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Give-away clue: A case of beer

Warriors favored against Wayne State

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WAYNE, Neb., Sept. 18, 2003 -- The undefeated Winona State Univerity Warriors will arrive with a 3-0 record against winless Wayne State for Saturday's conference football game. The records of Northern Sun teams: Winona State 3-0 Northern State 2-0 Bemidji State 2-1 Southwest State 2-1 Concordia of St. Paul 1-1 UM-Duluth 1-1 UM-Crookston 1-2 MSU-Moorhead 0-2 Wayne State 0-2

SMU names interim track coach

WSU leases 10 more parking slots

WSU computer shop open Sundays

Mom: No distress signs from team bus

WSU restarts open drawing sessions

SMU prepares Family Weekend shows

Soph Kazee resigns Senate seat

KAZEE Continues as president of Lourdes dorm

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 17, 2003 -- Energetic sophomore Sen. Ezra Kazee, who was at the vortex of substantive issues last year, resigned from the Student Senate in an apparent rift with President Michael Hofland. Kazee said he was resigning because "my pessimistic attitude and humors will not coincide with President Hofland’s way of conducting the meetings." The resignation came after Hofland removed Kazee s as the Winona State representative to the Minnesota State University Student Association and as Senate committee chair for cultural diversity. Reporter: Kasey Kolberg Background: April election returns Background: Kazee: Senate no failure

Noise draws cops; party busted

Asthma blamed in football death

Cops nab student in booze-shop stakeout

WSU football player pays party fine

CURTIN Party ticket

WINONA, Minn., Sept.17, 2003 -- A Winona State University football player, running back Kevin Curtin, who was busted for a loud party on Labor Day weekend, paid a $265 fine in District Court. Neighbors complained about the noise at 427 Center St., where Curtin lives, and the cops shut down the party at 11:25 p.m. Curtin, a senior, was the first Winona State student to go to court for a noisy party this school year. The party was Aug. 31. Background: Cops bust revelers

SMU loses track coach

Ex-student prez opts for sidelines

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 17, 2003 -- The former student president at Winona State University, Tony Romaine, had toyed with running for a Senate seat -- and even filed an application -- but changed his mind at the 11th hour. "I don't want to get in the way of the new phase of the Senate and where it's going," Romaine said. He served a president last year, sometimes criticized as a lackey of university President Darrell Krueger, which put him at odds with senators who opposed Krueger's proposed tution increase. One tuition opponent, Michael Hofland, was elected to succeed Romaine in April. Reporter: Kasey Kolberg Background: Romaine frets for Senate's future

ROMAINE Change of mind

Student loan defaults at record low

Porn foe closes furniture store

ZIMMERMAN Closing shop

WINONA, Minn., Sept.17, 2003 -- Anti-pornography crusader Mark Zimmerman, who led the unsuccessful battle to shut down the porn shop on Third Street, will be going out business himself. Mark Zimmerman said his Sugar Loaf Furniture, in the former Bub's Brewery in the shadow of Sugar Loaf mountain, will close after 23 years of operation. Taxes have gotten too high, Zimmerman said. Zimmerman co-chaired a moralist group, Stand Together Opposed to Pornography, that made a case against the adult book store when it opened downtown in 1999. A federal judge found the Zimmerman group was fighting an unconstitutional battle against free expression. That stopped STOP.

"Very concerned about students"

ED JACOBSEN 1922-2003 1976 photo Other rembrances: Brian Aldrich Hugh Capron Russ Dennison Joe Emanuel Richard Hastings Bill Palzer Jim Reynolds Dave Robinson

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2003 -- A Winona State University librarian, Kathy Siullivan, remembers retired library Dean Edward Jacobsen, as a "great librarian that was very concerned about the students." He epitomized service, Sulllivan said: "He was very concerned with helping people as much as he could." Jacobsen was was always willing to fill in, she said: "He worked on Saturday and Sunday when other librarians couldn't." Jacobsen was with the Army at the Battle of the Bulge. "He used to tell us stories about his time in the war," Sullivan said. "It was always fun to hear about what he went through. He was so proud." When Jacobsen retired in 1984, he was "definitely ready," said Sulivan, noted that he was 62 years old and that he and Marjorie, his wife, wanted to spend time together. "They traveled a lot, even returned to Europe to visit some of the places he was during World War II." said Sullivan. Reporter: Ali Coates Background: Retired library dean dies

Marimba concert set at WSU

WSU students ponder e-ballots

Governor to National Guard: Stand by

R.I.P.: Brian Bennett Huling

School counselors at WSU workshop

WSU union leader frets on health issue

UNION BUTTON Union members are wearing this button to object to Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to reduce state-funded health coverage for state workers

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2003 -- Lest there be any doubt, a Winona State University union leader, Pat Shaughnessy, isn't pleased with the health-care plan offered by state negotiators for a new union contract. The offer would increase the deductible for medications from $600 to $2,000 and would decrease the percentage of family medical coverage paid for by the state, Shaughnessy said: "With the medications my wife has to take every day, we use up our deductible by April. If this budget got passed it would take us until September." Shaughnessy, president of the AFSCME Council 6 local in Winona, doesn't see much choice but to strike unless the governor's negotiators soften on the health issue. Union members, who number about 190 at Winona State, are voting next week whether to authorize a strike. "Going on strike is never something we like to do," Shaughnessy said. "Either way you are going to lose. If I go on strike now I will lose the money from not working, but if I were to accept this contract I would lose in the end with higher prescription costs leaving me with less money to put towards retirement." Reporter: Patrick Walsh Background: Unions take plea to radio listeners

WSU co-sponsors Victorian Fair

Math career guide profiles WSU prof

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 16, 2003 -- A new book, "101 Careers in Mathematics," profiles Winona State prof Richard Jarvinen and his work at the university and as a research scientist consultant for the U.S. space agency. Andrew Sterrett edited the book, which was published by the Mathematicsl Association of America.

JARVINEN Model career

WSU prof re-elected to river group post

City to bars: Close up at 1

College keggers are out, wops in

R.I.P.: Carol Jean (Hoppe) Schossow

Study: If beer cheaper, students drink more

Forecast: WSU students to pay more

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 15, 2003 -- Students will bear a greater burden of the cost of their education in the foreseeable future, the president of Winona State said in a State of the University letter. Darrell Krueger noted that tuition, which by law was once capped at 31 percent of the univerity's budget, will increase dramatically. Already, he said, tuition and private support, mostly from grants and gifts, comprise 50 percent of the budget. By 2010 it will be at least 70 percent, Krueger said, citing projections by university Comptroller Scott Ellinghuysen. This year, Krueger noted, more than $1 million has been trimmed from the university's operating budget and tuition raised 15 percent to make ends meet. There probably will be another 15 pecent tuition hike next year, he said. Even so, he said, "those actions barely keep us afloat." Krueger called for innovation to deliver quality education. Higher-ed is not in a cyclical down period, he said, observing that the state will continue shifting its resources away from the state colleges to health care and other programs. Background: "We need to reinvent WSU" Full text: State of the University letter

KRUEGER Higher tuition ahead

Research examines cranberries as antioxidant

Bill Koslowski: A dubious distinction

BOOZER LIST NOISY PARTIERS All the convictions

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 15, 2003 -- The first Winona State University student to pay a fine for underage boozing this school year was William J. Koslowski, 19, of Arlington Heights, Ill. He paid a $165 fine in District Court. A CyberIndee tally on underage citations issued from September 2002 through August 2003 found 366 cases -- almost 5 percent of the student body. Some, however, were not college students.

WSU's wireless network running slow

Unions take plea to radio listeners

UNION BUTTON AFSCME theme If AFSCME and MAPE members vote to reject the state offer, the unions' leaderships would be authorized to call a strike.

ST. PAUL, Minn, Sept. 15, 2003 -- Two giant unions representing almost six of 10 state employees launched a barrage of radio advertisements statewide to build public sympathy for a possible strike. The theme is that the state is "simply wrong" to try "to balance its budget by cutting health care for 50,000 working families." Members of both the AFSCME and MAPE unions are voting on whether to reject a contract offer from Gov. Tim Pawlenty. The governor's negotiators have insisted that a significant share of health insurance premiums be shifted to employees. The unions declined to say how much the radio ads are costing, but the word among union members is that about $130,000 is budgeted. Background: AFSCME delegates: Reject Comment: Strike they must

Speaker: Unraveling groundwater mysteries

BAHR Hydrogeologist

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 15, 2003 -- Rapid suburban development has a profound effect on the ecosystem, a University of Wisconsin-Madison geology prof, Jean Bahr, told a Winona State University audience. "Up to 50 feet of the water table has declined due to urbanization," said Bahr, who works to maintain and restore springs and wetlands in urbanized regions. The deterioration of wetlands affects the entire country, she said. Increasingly, groundwater is pumped into suburban areas as drinking water, while "sidewalks and pavements prevent the recharge of the water table," said Bahr. "The wetlands system is now entirely dependent on rainwater." The disappearance of wetlands across the United States comes hand in hand with the loss of the habitat of wading birds such as cranes. "Hydrogeologists can and should play an increasing role in projects designed to restore and maintain critical ecosystems," said Bahr. "Setting aside the land is a good first step, but just setting aside the land is not enough." Bahr was optimistic oabout groundwater storage wells, like those being built in the Everglades, which can store 5 million gallons of water each day. Bahr also supports the removal of levies and channels to replenish wetlands. Reporter: Erin Johnson Background: Hydrogeologist due at WSU

WSU prof surveys business ed

Lyceum's outside sponsors back out

SULLIVAN Target gone PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS Shareholders come first LYCEUM SPEAKERS OVER THE YEARS Maya Angelou Robert Bly Linus Pauling Kurt Vonnegut Lyceum this year

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 15, 2003 -- The high-profile Lyceum speaker series at Winona State University is in jeopardy because outside support is drying up, said Kathy Sullivan, Lyceum co-chair. "Outside sources like Target and the state arts and humanities organizations have cut down on the amount of grants they give," Sullivan said. "The state budget cuts affected organizations across the state." Target, the giant retailer, a long-time Lyceum supporter, is having bottom-line problems like the rest of the recession-battered retail industry. Compounding the problem, Sullivan said, speaker fees are going up. The issue for Sullivan and her Lyceum Committee this year, as the already-scheduled program continues, is how to handle the series next year. "We're going to examine how other universities are able to fund speakers and programs, see if we should focus on fewer, as we had to do in 2000, and look at what changes need to be made," Sullivan said. Reporter: Kasey Kolberg Background: Lyceum planning on ice

WSU birthday greeting: Stay sober

SMU enrollment slips 3.6 percent

AFSCME union delegates: Reject offer

UNION BUTTON AFSCME theme If AFSCME and MAPE members vote to reject the state offer, the unions' leaderships would be authorized to call a strike.

ST. PAUL, Minn, Sept. 15, 2003 -- The 400-member Delegate Assembly of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the largest state employee union, voted unanimously over the weekend to recommend that members reject the state's contract offer. Earlier, the executive board of the union's Council 6, which represents 190 Winona State employees, also voted to recomend a strike. Background: MAPE mails strike ballots Comment: Strike they must

Diffuse play attracts WSU theater senior

MAPE union mails strike ballots

UNION BUTTON AFSCME theme If AFSCME and MAPE members vote to reject the state offer, the unions' leaderships would be authorized to call a strike.

ST. PAUL, Minn, Sept. 15, 2003 -- Middle-managment employees throughout the state, including Winona State University, were mailed ballots from their union's headquarters on whether to accept the state's contract offer. Negotiators for their union, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, have recommended rejection. MAPE represents 10,600 state workers. Meanwhile, the larger AFSCME Council 6 unit, with 19,800 members, will conduct a vote next week. Like MAPE, AFSCME negotiators have recommended that the state contract offer be rejected. Background: Strike being urged Comment: Strike they must

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$500 computer essay contest at WSU

WSU computer printers lag, then fail

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50 Frisbee teams due for Hallowinona

Union groups urged to OK strike

UNION BUTTON Vote theme

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15, 2003 -- The negotiating committee representing University of Minnesota clerical workers recommended that union members reject the state's final contract offer, which it said represented "a deep pay cut and was completely unacceptable." The committee recommended that members vote to authorize a strike -- yet another voice within AFSCME, the largest state employee union, to go to the mat with Gov. Tim Pawlenty in a hard-ball contract confrontation. Negotiators for the AFSCME unit representing corrections officers have also recommended that members reject the Palwenty offer. So has the union's Council 6 that represents janitorial and clerical workers at campuses statewide. Making no recommendation to their members are negotiators for University of Minesota health-care and technical workers. Background: "Simply wrong" on insurance Comment: Strike they must

Broadcast students: Get henna, get well

Cops bust Third Street party

Dancers to draw on "River in Motion"

ENVIRONMENTAL DANCE Choreography inspired by the setting

WINONA, Minn., Sept. 15, 2003 -- Students chosen for the Dancescape performance at Winona State University in February will draw on the BodyCartography residency this month. Dancescape director Gretchen Cohenour said the avant-garde BodyCartography choreographers, Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad will create dances on site in a "River in Motion" artist forum, introducing students to environmental choreography. Cohenour said that nobody knows how the environmental experience from the residency will shape Dancescape but that undoubtedly it will be transformational for student dancers. Dancescape, she said, "is always full of surprises."

Marketing club sets professionalism goals

Proposal: Penalize colleges for tuition hikes

WSU prez: Tighter times ahead