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WSU's Shakespeare changes parksWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- The Winona State University theater club is bringing its annual Shakespeare in the Park to the campus for the first time in its 15 years. With seating for 100 people the free outdoor production will take place at the gazebo in the center of campus. "Other than the gazebo trapping the sound of dialogue it will be really great," said Shannon O'Brien production coordinator. "We'll just use it as a set piece," she said. In years past the Wenonah Players have done the performance at the band shell in Winona's Lake Park attracting a good community crowd but not many students. "Tt's really nice to bring this production to campus," said O'Brien. "Hopefully it will bring more students."
The group will perform eight different Shakespeare scenes with selected work from "Romeo and Juliet," "King Lear," "Othello" and others. The highlight of the production is a three-round improvisational piece based on the television game show "Family Feud," with Romeo and Juliet's Montagues and Capulets doing the feuding. "This year is heavily comedy based as where last was more tragedy driven," said O'Brien. "The cast will sit in the crowd and heckle, it's fun." This year there are four different student directors from the theatre department. Yet not all the members are theatre majors or minors. "We love having people from out side areas, it brings a new look and new perspective. We draw from all the departments and majors, there's members from English, math, education and even a psychology major," said O'Brien.
Date: Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25
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Reporter: Seamus Boyle
Congressional hopeful eyes WSU visitROCHESTER, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- Democratic Congressional candidate Joe Mayer said he hopes to visit Winona State University during his campaign. Mayer, of Rochester, said he has been on contact with campus Democrats about arrangements. Over the weekend Mayer was at Gustavus Adolphus for the state College Democrats spring convention. In an interview Mayer said that he and his campaign members are waiting to hear back from incumbent Gil Gutknecht to set a debate time up. How is the campaign going? Mayer said he has been attending county conventions and has been working to gather volunteers . "I feel I have been perceived well at the events I have attended, though I have been speaking mostly to Democrats," he said. Raising money has not gone as well as he had hoped, said Mayer. Mayer said now that he has the Democratic endorsement, he will be able to raise more money. Mayer said the campaign currently has $20,000.
Reporter: Lindsay Bauer
Background: Polysci student heads campaign |
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WSU SECURITY
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APRIL 23, 2004 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Six students were cited for an alcohol violation in the Lourdes dorm at 8:30 p.m.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A student was cited for an alcohol violation in the Prentiss dorm at 8:46 p.m.
INCIDENT NO. 3: A maintenance person turned over some found property, which returned to its owner.
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At the dedication of the Karwand collection in the new Winona State masscom reading room, university President Darrell Krueger offers his appreciation to donor Elwood Karwand of Red Wing, Minn. Karwand gave 1,100 books acquired over a career in journalism and j-education. |
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WSU not expecting O.A.R. security probsWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- The Winona State campus should have plenty of security officers the night of the O.A.R concert, said Don Walski, campus director chief. Because O.A.R has mostly a college following, there won't be as many people to create problems, Walski said. In the last couple years Nelly and Sugar Ray brought more than 3,000 concert-goers to Winona State. "I expect about 2,000 for this concert," said Walski. Security measures taken for this concert are similar to past years. The band requested that fans are not allowed to bring bottles into the concert for safety concerns, said Walski. Campus caterer Chartwells will be runnning the concession stand. People can purchase drinks in cups, not bottles. About 30 security guards will be on staff as well as guards for the band, said Walski. People will be patted down at the door and purses will be searched, Walski said. He said backpacks are not usually allowed in the concert but if a fan feels itŐs necessary to have it, it will also be searched at the door.
Overall Walski said he doesn't expect much trouble. One reason given is because Winona State has raised its standards for incoming students so fewer students are here just to "party," he said. Walski also said too that there have been fewer house parties than in the past, which means there probably will be fewer people arriving juiced-up.
Reporter: Allison Ethen
Background: First 1,750 tickets gone
Speaker calls for citizen action on climateWINONA, Minn., April 24, 2004 -- Citizens must empower themselves to influence public policy decisions on energy and the environment, the science policy director for Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy told a Winona State University audience. Drake Hamilton focused on the potential impact from climate change: "Since Minnesotans depend heavily on water supply, climate change will affect all fresh water users because groundwater and lake levels will decline and pressure to extract water from the Great Lakes will grow." Agriculture is at stake, Hamilton said., noting that severe rain and flooding during planting during harvest seasons can depress productivity. What to do? Possibilities include reducing heat-trapping gas emissions, minimizing pressures on the environment, and preparing for the impact from global warming that cannot be avoided, she said. Hamilton stressed the importance of getting scientists in front of legislatoirs so that more educated public policy decisions can be made.
Reporter: Rachel Cherry
Background: Speaker assesses global warming
Polysci student heads Mayer campaignALBERT LEA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- A St. Thomas University student, Mike Gumbert, has been hired as campaign manager for Democratic Congressional nomionee Joe Mayer. Gumbert, a political science major, is taking the semester off for the job. Gumbert said that he has previously worked on other campaigns, including a position as regional field organizer in Illinois for the Blair Hull U.S. Senate campaign. In 2002 he was also political director for Minnesota College Democrats. He worked for the worked for Roger Moe gubernatorial campaign in 2002.
Reporter: Lindsay Bauer
Background: Moen: Vibes weak |
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Not yet built, WSU skyboxes all soldWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- All eight luxury suite in the proposed 7,000 square-foot press box and skybox structure at Winona State University's Maxwell Field have been sold. Dan Schumacher, the university's athletics fund-raiser, said that the seats in the luxury skyboxes were sold to area corporations. Schumacher declined to name the buyers, however, until they have consented to the release of their names. The skybox suites each will have seating three floors up. The fourth floor will be the press box. Schumacher said that eventually the first and second stories will house meeting rooms, coaching offices and physical education classes. Schumacher said that in the first year after construction, only the third and possibly the fourth floors will be completed. "The first two stories will remain empty shells until we get enough money to finish them," Schumacher said.
Revenue from leasing skybox suites to corporate patrons will go directly into a general athletic scholarship fund, Schumacher said. He also said that just like ticket sales for football, the newly generated revenue will benefit all sports, not just football. "Not one state dollar, not one tuition dollar goes toward scholarships," Schumacher said. "Our athletic department needs to find creative ways to generate scholarship money in order to compete with bigger schools." Schumacher said that Winona State ranks sixth in a nine-school division in scholarships paid out. "Winona State is a top-tier competitor in football," Schumacher said, "We were 24 seconds away from a national championship game last year despite our limited resources Imagine what we could do with the added revenue from corporate support."
Schumacher said he will find out in the next seven to 10 days whether construction will begin this year. "We may get a late start on construction," Schumacher said. "If we do, it may not be used during next football season, but we want to get the project started." Campus facilities manager Dick Lande said that the cost of the 60-foot tall building could reach $1.5 million.
Reporter: Nathan Bortz
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He cited the Division II regional playoff last fall:
"The NCAA wasn't going to allow us to host a playoff game at Maxwell because the current press box is so rickety.
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| EASTWARD VISION. It's not the official master plan, but university facilities manager Dick Lande has his own blueprint for Winona State to expand eastward all the way to the East Lake dorm beyond Franklin Street. The East Lake dorm is in the bottom right corner at the end of the trackside corridor. |
WSU eyeing strip expansion to eastWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- An aerial map showing the potential expansion of Winona State six blocks from the main campus to the East Lake dorm has been drawn by university facilities manager Dick Lande. The expansion us a theoretical annex to the current campus master plan, Lande said. The eastward expansion would be on the other side of the Canadian Pacific tracks from the campus -- along Belleview Street back halfway to the alley. The area now is occupied by two dozen houses and two giant but deteriorating buildings -- the abandoned Kelly Furniture warehouse, now owned by composites industrialist Hugh Miller, and the Winona Daily News building, now mostly unused with the transfer of production to La Crosse, Wis..
The acquisition of the land is the fifth of six goals in improving Winona State's facilities, Lande said, noting that the project is tentative and not officially in the master plan. But, he added, the expansion fits the university's goals. "We've drawn up a picture showing what the boundaries of Winona State land would be if it were to happen," Lande said, "We need something to start from if we want to plan for it." What the new master plan does include is the Lincoln building and the rental properties along Winona Street across from Maxwell Hall -- along with other properties near campus that eventually may be acquired by the university. Lande said that acquisitions for an eastward expansion have not begun and that there has no schedule. He said, however, he's heard that some land owners along the strip may consider selling.
If the six-block expansion were to occur, Lande said he doesn't expect the strip to be filled with academic buildings. Lande said that one possibility would be to lease land for businesses and establishments that students would enjoy. "I visited Stanford University in California and found that in a similar stretch of land there was a small village of businesses and residences that was geared toward students," Lande said. "They called it a strip mall." Although land acquisition is a priority for Winona State, Lande said that campus will not expand across Huff street or Main street -- except for the possible expansion to the East Lake dorm. Why not? Because there are many historical buildings around campus, he said.
Reporter: Nathan Bortz
Activists tackle college endowment choicesWILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., April 23, 2004 -- Students and alumni at 22 leading colleges formed nn activist group to promote socially responsible investment policies for college endowment funds. The Responsible Endowments Coalition has members from colleges with $56 billion in their endowments. These include Duke, Pennsylvania, Brown, Columbia, and Yale. Co-founder Mark Orlowski, a senior at Williams, said the coalition advocates investing to promote social good and divesting from companies whose practices undermine economic and social democracy. Orlowski noted that refoemrs have persuaded Home Depot to stop using old-growth timber in its wood products, RJR Nabisco to discontinue its Joe Camel ads, and Arco to withdraw from Myanmar.
WSU composer draws from colleaguesWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- After 12 years at Winona State University, prof James Hoch has strong relationships with music department colleagues. He knows their styles well enough to hear them playing in his head when he's composing. Both of Hoch's albums, his first "Jubilance," released in 1998, and now "From Within," are heavily flute based, written specially for Zoe Shepherd. "I ask Zoe and she will be truthful in telling me if something's good or not," said Hoch. He composes with performers he knows in mind. And he works directly with them, letting them toy with works in progress and give him feedback. "It's real nice writing for people I know." For "From Within," released in March, Hoch enlisted help from Shepherd and also fellow instructors Patricia Lundeen on the organ; Paul Vance, cello; and Barb DuFresne, organ. Hoch himself does clarinet.
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Hoch starts working out ideas with a pencil and paper at a piano, but once he establishes ideas he moves to the computer. "The computer gives me instant feedback and I can make instant changes if something's not working," said Hoch. "I've gone to music conventions and I find flute players are the ones most interested in music," said Hoch. All the recording for "From Within" was done locally with help from Winona State music major Randal Kline. Recording was at the Performing Arts Center on campus and at Central Lutheran Church. "The natural acoustic sound in the church is just what I'm looking for."
Hoch has had four compositions accepted by the National Flute Association for its library. One composition from "Jubilance" was featured at the 1999 national convention of the Society of Composers in New York City. A work works for organ will be performed at a church in Rochester this June. "It is really hard as a composer to get your work played," said Hoch. "When the St. Paul Orchestra plays one of my pieces then I know I've got something." Currently Hoch is working on a concerto commissioned by the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra for the Spring 2005 season. The piece will feature the Native American flute in combination with the orchestra. "This is not common to the classical concert world -- the trick will be to not have it sound like new age music," said Hoch.
Reporter: Seamus Boyle
QUICK
SPORTS
APRIL 23, 2004 | TENNIS (MEN'S): St. John's 7, SMU 2.
TENNIS (WOMEN'S): SMU 8, Hamline 1. Gustavus Adolphus 9, SMU 0.
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| WINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- Police continued investigating a fight that broke out Saturday night at Schyde's bar. Cole Bruneau was injured, said Police Chief Frank Pomeroy, whose officers reported that witnesses said a black man, his name not known, had hit Bruneau for unknown reason. Cliff Tornell, bar manager, said that the fight broke out in the bar after the two men had been drinking. "We took care of the problem right away and made the men leave," Tornell said.
Reporter: Carrie Guler
Background: Man bonked with beer bottle |
New senator sees nursing issuesWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2003 -- Student Senate newcomer Laura Berens, who represents Winona State University nursing and health students, isn't sure which Senate committees to serve on. "I just found out on Friday that I was elected, so it's still sinking in," she said. In an interview after being named to the Senate, Berens, a freshman, said she wants "to push the importance of funding needed for the nursing program. "There will be 120 open spots in the nursing program next year, and there are 300 declared nursing majors in this year's freshmen class." Funding is an issue, she said. Berens noted too that the restricted nursing enrollment precludes many applicants from getting in. "You have to have a 3.4 GPA," she said, "and the prerequisites are quite extensive," Berens said she'll balance her classes and her Senate duties along with a job every other weekend. "I wanted to get involved, and Lobby Day in the Cities was my first step to wanting to be on the Senate committee," said Berens. "I didn't want to do this just to put it on my resume."
Reporter: Carmell Loosbrock
Background: Senate nursing vacancy filled
Cops nab pissing twosomeWINONA Minn., April, 23, 2004 -- Police cited a 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old man peeing in the parking lot at Schyde's a downtown bar, at 1:11 a.m. They were issued tickets for disorderly conduct. One of the men is a Winona State Univerity student.
Bars must ante-up $2,300 renewal feeWINONA, Minn., April 23, 2004 -- Liquor license renewal forms will be sent to Winona license-holders on April 30, City Clerk Monica Hennessy Mohan said. All the college bars, including Bulls-Eye Beer Hall, Brother's Birthday Bar, Schyde's Drinks and Whatnot, Gabby's and Mulligan's, are expected to apply by the May 28 deadline -- and send in a $2,295 fee. Mohan said renewal is not automatic, noting that her office, the country attorney and the police chief review the applications for liquor law violations over the last five years. Applications then go to the City Council, which makes the renewal decision. Mohan noted that the Council suspended the license of Chucker's bar for 60 days three years ago because of sales to minors. The place, operated at the time by Winona State ex-jock Steve Speer, now is Schyde's under new ownership. There have been other briefer suspensions, mostly for underage sales, but Mohan said the sanctions against Chucker's were the most serious in the five years she has been city clerk.
Any new bars starting up? "So far there have been no applications," Mohan said. "Some establishments may be moving in, but we haven't heard anything yet." New establishments have until July 1 to report to the state Department of Alcohol, Safety and Gambling Enforcement for a license, said Mohan. New business owners can come in anytime, but the application has to be submitted two weeks before a City Council meeting.
Reporter: Carrie Guler
Bulls-Eye bathroom defaced
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Eulogy remembers a man of detailWINONA, Minn., April 22, 2004 -- Retired Winona State University prof Hugh Capron was man who paid great attention to detail, the Rev. Rick King of First Congregational Church told mourning family and friends at his funeral Saturday morning. Capron died April 18 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. King spoke of the first time he met Capron, in the church basement where Capron was doing extensive filing and "special attention to detail." That attention to detail was a quality that held strong throughout Capron's life, King said.. Capron was a teacher, metal and wood worker. Even through his battle with Alzheimer's, King said, "he still had an inner sense of how things worked." King said that Capron had planted a seed in everyone he met to help them grow and learn, and King said he felt himself being more deliberate and more careful when he was around Capron.
Capron's son, John Capron, remembered working on many projects together, and over the years built their relationship around these projects. John said his father was never angry with him when he made a mistake. He said too that his father was always concerned about his safety. John said he was "so fortunate to have a tangible reminder of these projects I worked on with my father."
Capron was born on June 9, 1917, in Lanesboro, Minn. He served as a lieutenant commander for the U.S. Navy. At Winona State he was an industrial arts and driver-ed instructor. He uis survived by his wife, Virginia; his son, John Kenneth Capron; and William Dawley Capron and Charles Banfield Capron, gradsons.
Reporter: Chistina Ferrise
Background: R.I.P.: John Hugh Capron
Speaker assesses global warmingWINONA, Minn., April 22, 2004 -- The science policy director at Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Drake Hamilton, will discuss the scientific understanding of global warming and its impacts on Minnesota at Winona State University. She will review efforts to develop public policy to reduce greenhouse pollution and slow global warming.Date: Friday, April 23
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Stark 103
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Power Hour? Cain't 'member nuthin'WINONA, Minn., April 22, 2004 -- The ritual of turning 21, almost always at a college drinkery, is called the Power Hour. "I really don't have any clue what happened that night," said Winona State University senior Mirandi Rundquist. Her friends foisted all she could drink on her after midnight of her 21st birthday until the bar closed, by law, at 1 a.m. It was mostly shots of hard liquor. How many? She doesn't remember: "I was sick the next day, and I woke up with bruises all over my body and I had no idea where they came from." No matter the cost of post-partying misery, Rundquist said. "You don't stay home during your Power Hour without a really good reason," said Rundquist. "It's a milestone and you wait a long time for it." Although it's against the law to imbibe before 21 in Minnesota, the drinking doesn't necessarily start at midnight of a 21-year-old's birthday. Rundquist and friends were downing tequilas at her apartment before heading to Gabby's downtown at the magic 12 o'clock hour.
Rundquist admits that binging is "definitely dangerous," adding: "It's all worth it, though." Ruth Schroeder, Winona State's health educator, said that students who consume that much alcohol in a short period are in danger of alcohol poisoning. "Your body can process about one drink an hour. Anything after that just floats around in your system," said Schroeder. "The problem with this is that alcohol is a depressant. When students start drinking 14, 15 and 16 drinks in a one-hour period, it can start to depress automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate. After that happens, a person is in danger of death," said Schroeder. Schroeder said that another danger is alcohol aspiration. She said that aspiration happens when a person passes out, vomits and then inhales the vomit. "Aspiration is basically death by suffocation," said Schroeder. "I understand that 21 is a nice, traditional age," said Schroeder, adding that students can drink responsibly without Power Hours. "Plan another activity besides drinking. See a movie, play a card game, do something other than just getting drunk," said Schroeder. Schroeder said that she hopes to send out birthday cards to students who turn 21 next school year. The cards will be sent to their college dorms or homes and encourage responsible drinking.
One 23-year-old Winona State student, chagrined to have her name use in this article, said that she also doesn't remember much from her Power Hour. Her friends told her later that she drank 19 shots in an hour -- as well as other alcoholic beverages. "I went out with 10 or 11 friends, and they just kept buying me alcohol," said the student. "I think I drank beer, mixed drinks, wine coolers and shots." "I was really lucky," said the student. "I didn't throw up."
Megan O'Connell, a 21-year-old senior, had to work during her Power Hour but would have gone out had she been free. "It's hyped," said O'Connell. "When people hear it's your 21st, the first thing they ask you is if you went out for your Power Hour," Meredith Bocian, another senior, said that some people don't even consider it a Power Hour unless they throw up. Kelly McFerran, another Winona State student, said that she wasn't pressured to go out. "I went to have fun," said McFerran, who said she went to Mulligan's and Bulls-Eye. "Random people just buy you shots," said McFerran.
Reporters: Sarah Lang
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Their kids join dads in jazz concertWINONA, Minn., April 22, 2004 -- Jazz becomes a family affair at Winona State University with father-daughter and father-son match-ups featured in a jazz ensemble performance Friday night. Music prof Rich MacDonald will team up with son Alan on drums for a rhythm heavy jazz tune, "Explosion," that will climax with a expressive drum battle in which the MacDonalds trade solos while throwing their drumsticks back and forth through the air to each other. Just as expressive, although in a sweeter vein, will be a father-daughter pair -- former Winona Cotter High band leader Rick Snyder and his daughter Melody on their trumpets for the ballad "I Can't Get Started," made famous by Maynard Ferguson. "We always talked about playing this tune," said Melody. "It's what got me interested in the trumpet." Alan and Melody, both Winona State students, learned music from their fathers at a young age. "We share another language in our house and it's not Spanish or French," said Rick Snyder. "It's music," said Alan MacDonald: "This Friday will be one of those days I'll talk to my kids about for a long time -- what I did this night with their grandpa."
Reporter: Seamus Boyle
Background: Cotter joins WSU for jazz concert
Write-in candidate takes nursing seatWINONA, Minn., April 22, 2003 -- The second college of nursing seat on the Winona State University Student Senate has been filled by frosh Laura Berens, one of three write-in candidates, each with one vote. Berens was named to the position after neither Melanie Lindgren nor Mark Retz, the other write-ins, responded to queries about whether they were interested in a run-off election. The other nursing seat was won by Meghan Worthley, who was unopposed on the ballot in the general spring election.
Reporter: Carmell Loosbrock
Background: Election returns
QUICK
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APRIL 22, 2004 | BASEBALL (MEN'S): SMU 11, Bethel 6; SMU 8, Bethel 1. WSU 1, Concordia of St. Paul 0; WSU 3, Concordia 2.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): Southwest Minnesota 4, WSU 3; Southwest Minnesota 6, WSU 0.
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Prof examining role of dogs in slaveryWINONA, Minn., April 22, 2004 -- A Winona State University history prof, recently granted a sabbatical leave for next year, plans to finish a book on the role of dogs in slavery and abolition. "There is a whole world of dogs in slavery," said John Campbell, noting that dogs were used to hunt down slaves and also that slaves had dogs as pets. "This is another way to examine slavery," he said. "No one has written on this subject before." Campbell said he might make a trip to the Public Record Office in London. Some of the information he needs, said Campbell, is about slaves in Jamaica, which was a British colony. He began his research into dogs and slavery more than two years ago.
Campbell said sabbaticals offer time to concentrate more heavily on the research that profs need to keep current. "It's important that professors take these sabbaticals to refurbish and improve," said Campbell. "It is important for professors to remain intellectually engaged. I am a firm believer in ongoing research." This is important to the university, said Campbell, because "students don't want deadwood professors." Another benefit of sabbaticals, according to Campbell is that it helps to improve morale. Knowing that a colleague is doing something really interesting on his or her sabbatical can "make you feel more a part of an intellectually alive place," he said.
In an interview, Campbell acknowledged a perception that sabbaticals are a waste of taxpayer money because, in effect, profs are paid not to teach during their absence. A waste? "Not true," Campbell said. "It is a key research and writing time." "The more professors who have research published, that will improve the reputation of the university," said Campbell. In his own case, Campbell said, this research will help him to become a better teacher because his knowledge of the subject matter will be deeper. Besides his book project, Campbell hopes to catch up on reading related to courses. Then he hopes to "revise courses in light of the reading."
Reporter: Mae Schultz
Background: 13 sabbaticals approved
Victim identified in parking lot assault
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Texts for sale? You can still post your adWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2004 -- The Student Senate booed down a proposal by Sen. Tim Donahue, chair of its academic committee, to eliminate hand-made signs hawking used textbooks in the Winona State University student union building. Donahue proposed a single large sign to encourage students to use an online site that the academic committee has been developing. "Right now the hallway to the bookstore is absolutely useless for textbook sales because people tend to post 10 posters of the same book to be noticed," he said. "It is a mess." Sen. Mick Reis objected: "We don't tear down approved club posters, and I don't think we have a right to being doing that." Joe Reed, Student Union director, said: "It's the students' building, and the students have been allowed to post textbooks for sale for years." Sen. Craig Pearson sided witth Donahue, saying the said that the ideas were being proposed as a positive change for the hallway and the students' efforts to search for cheaper books. In the end, Donahue said he would look into alternateives to promote the online site.
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Historian named WSU prof of yearWINONA Minn., April, 21, 2004 -- History prof Amie Dobbs has been elected Winona State University professor of the year, the Student Senate academic committee announced. The choice was greeted with a standing ovation at a Senate meeting. Dobbs, in the third year on the faculty, teaches U.S., Asian and Russian courses. She was chosen in student elections two weeks ago, but the academic committee delayed the announcement to make sure the count was correct, Donahue said. Dobbs holds a master's degree from the University of Toronto and a bachelor's from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reporter: Sarah Goberville
WSU student leader upbeat on Booze BusWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2004 -- Despite a city uproar over dangerous rowdyism on the Booze Bus campus-to-bar-and-back shuttle, the student president at Winona State University, Michael Hofland, is optimistic about the program's future. The safe ride bus has had "tremendous success with community relations," said Hofland. The goal when the service started two years ago was to provide a safe way to get people off the streets after bar time. The recently reported Rock the Bus game by late revelers, he said, is the first major problem. He said there are always going to be problems when you have a bunch of drunk people on a bus. Hofland said he is hopeful that limiting the number of riders per bus will help, said Hofland. Also, the city is putting on an additional bus during the busy 1 a.m. bar time. "Less incidents equals success," Hofland said. The Winona State and St. Mary's contract with the city to operate the service is in place through December. The contract is considered for renewal every year.
Reporters: Allison Ethan
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Transcript privacy rules relaxedWASHINGTON, April 21, 2004 -- The U.S. Department of Education relaxed its interpretation of a privacy law to permit colleges to accept online requests from students to release data about them to the news media or anyone else. The agency earlier had specified that requests be handwritten.
COMMENT: BOOZE BUS
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Cal Winbush and Char Tjaden need to take a midnight ride. Maybe then they would get the first-hand experience they need to do their jobs.
When drunken misdeeds on the Booze Bus got so out of conrol that city leaders threatened to suspend the service, Winbush, who is student affairs vice president at Winona State, admitted he had no idea what was going on. The same with Tjaden, who manages the St. Mary's dorms where the drunks get dumped off at the end of the shuttle ride back from the downtown booze palaces.
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Background: To SMU "Hullo?" Hullo?"
Background: Winbush: First I've heard
Background: "Must I be sober to ride?"
R.I.P.: Anthony PamaWINONA Minn., April, 21, 2004 -- A maintenance worker at Memorial Hall at Winona State University for 12 years, Tony Pama, died at a nursing home at age 92. He retired from the university in 1976.
Used WSU laptop prices up $20WINONA, Minn., April 21, 2004 -- Laptop computers coming off lease at Winona State University will cost more this spring, said coordinator Robin Honken. The Gateway 450 L, $375 last spring, now will be $395. Apple iBook 700s will be $49. "Macs tend to hold their value more than a PC because there is no real competition for them," said Dean Fuller, the university's technical support manager. The computers, all two years old, can be purchased by the public as well as Winona State people on May 6 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For graduating seniors, the laptops will still contain the Microsoft Office applications originally on the, Honken said. Others purchasers will need to buy their own software. Merrimak Capital, which finances the Winona State laptop leasing program, is the agency selling the computers.
Reporter: Erik McClanahan
Moen for Congress? Vibes not quite rightWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2004 -- Even though the Democratic Party machinery seems to be lining up behind Rochester music teacher Joe Mayer for Congress, Winona State University grad Jerry Moen is still considering a run. Moen said in an interview that he's been in contact with the Democratic organization and hoping for help to put together a campaign against incumbent Republican Gil Gutknecht. Moen acknowledged, however, that he isn't feeling a lot of support. "The key to running is to create a movement," said Moen. Being a newcomer to politics, he said he's not sure how to do that. Moen said he is willing to contribute $30,000 of his own money to a campaign. What hasn't he announced his candidacy for the party nomination? Moen said he's hesitant unless he has party support. He remains interested, though, out of concern over employment issues, including the exportation of jobs to foreign countries, he said. Moen acknowledges having no political experience but believes that more than 15 years of management and marketing experience would be an asset. Moen is a marketing associate at Sysco Minnesota, a quality assurance company based in St. Paul.
Mayer, meanwhile, has declared his candidacy and is trotting around the First Congressional District, which stretches across southern Minnesota, to drum up support. The chair of the First District Democrats, Lori Sellner, said Joe Mayer is an awfully impressive option. He is well respected, with great credentials and even greater integrity, she said. Whoever is nominated, she said, will have party help with lists and tools to help with fundraising: "The party also helps provide the foot soldiers for parades, list drops, phone banks."
Reporter: Lindsay Bauer
Background: WSU grad ponders candidacy
Background: Rochester Democrat declares
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
APRIL 21, 2004 | A student reported at 4:35 p.m. that some clothing was removed from a washing machine in the Conway dorm between 12:40 p.m. and 1:10 p.m.
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WSU in quick search for hoop coach| WINONA, Minn., April 21, 2004 -- A quick regional search to find a new women's basketball coach to succeed Terri Sheridanis under way. Interviews will begin the first week of May, Sheridan said. The goal is to have candidates on campus before summer break so student athletes can meet them, Sheridan said. Sheridan said that she will not participate in the search but her two assistant coaches, Melissa Young-Kruse and Stacey Brunner, will help in the process. Sheridan, coach for 12 seasons, resigned her coaching duties after the recenr season. Sheridan said that she chose to retire now because she feels the basketball program is in good shape. "It has always been my goal to get the program to a winning and competitive stage," Sheridan said. "Now that we have built it to that, I feel I can walk away and feel good about it." |
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Sheridan will remain at Winona State and teach physical education and recreation classes. Also, she will work with Athletic Director Larry Holstad with administrative duties, although she's unsure as yet what they will be. Sheridan holds a master's degree in sports administration. She said she hopes to do more of what her degree prepared her for.
Sheridan has coached 24 years, first in high school basketball in Wisconsin. She was the graduate assistant coach at Ohio State. Sheridan was the head coach at UW-La Crosse for four years. She later took on an assistant coaching position at Wichita State, then at Western Illinois before coming to Winona State for the 1992-1993 season. The Winona State women's basketball team ended its season with a 16-11 overall record this season and ranked third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
Player testimonials:
| TERRI SILVI, junior forward: "Coach Sheridan has helped improve this program over the years she has been here." "Our team has so many talented players that have grown and matured over the past few years." "We will be able to accommodate to any coaching philosophy that is introduced." |  |
| JENNY JOHNSON, senior guard: "I will take many memories with me, as I have been a part of the Winona State women's basketball program for four years. It has been a great experience." | |
Reporter: Anne Jungen
Background: Basketball coach steps down
QUICK
SPORTS
APRIL 21, 2004 | SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): SMU 8, Augsburg 0; SMU 8, Augsburg 0.
TENNIS (WOMEN'S): SMU 7, UW-River Falls 2.
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ELECTION
AFTERMATH
Two weeks after the election, campaign signs for Winona State University student elections still clutter campus bulletin boards. There had been a rule the candiate posters still up past 11 p.m. on the eve of an election would disqualify the candidate, but the Student Senate has dropped the rule.
Predmore lost his bid for vice president.
His are not the only posters that haven't been removed.
Running next year maybe?
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Background: Hofland hopes election rules followed
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NEWS | COAL TRAINS. The $2 billion project to extend the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad into Wyoming coalfields may begin next year, said President Kevin Schieffer. Financing is almost in place, he said. The expansion would include upgrades across southern Minnesota to Winona.
KRAGE IN UNIFORM. City Council member Gerry Krage of the 2nd Ward has been activated with his Army unit for 12 months duty. Mayor Jerry Miller will appoint an interim replacement.
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WSU SECURITY
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APRIL 20, 2004 | A student was cited for a housing violation in the Prentiss-Lucas dorm at 12:47 a.m.
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Judge trims charge in George's brawlALMA, Wis., April 20, 2004 -- A criminal charge against Dylan Kearns in the kicking of another reveler outside George's bar in Bluff Siding was reduced because the victim was unconscious and couldn't reliably recall all that happened. Kearns, 23, of Houston, Minn., had been charged with substantial battery, but Judge Dane More reduced the charge to a misdemeanor. It was in a parking lot brawl early the morning of Dec. 7 that Christopher Bobo was assaulted. Prosecutor Thomas Clarke conceded to the judge that interviews with witnesses indicated that his original charge was "somewhat shaky." On the misdemeanor charge, Kearns faces as much as $10,000 in fines and nine months in jail.
After the hearing Kearns declined to comment on the case on the advice of his attorney. Bobo, who also was present at the hearing, said in an interview that he didn't know Kearns: "I don't remember meeting him because I was unconscious." Bobo said he had been hospitalized for a day with a "busted-up jaw, busted up ribs, bruised neckline, bruised back." The injuries, however, did not cause him to miss any work, he said.
Reporter: Ty Gangelhoff
Background: Arm in cast, Kearns denies charge |
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VIGIL
Valorie Bieganski passes the flame to David Mosse.
Kathy Schiroo listens to the music while Nicole Johnson looks on.
Anne Beckerman lights Valorie Bieganski's candle. | 
PHOTOGRAPHER: KAYLYN MESSER |
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WSU names interim gymnastics coachWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- The assistant gymnastics coach at Winona State University, Beckie Rolbiecki, has been named interim coach to replace Rob Murray after a snafu that cost athletes a chance at regional and national competition. When the foul-up was reported in March, Murray accepted responsibility. Murray finishing the second year of his third four-year contract as coach. Athletic Director Larry Holstad put off a request for an interview in his rush to leave for an NCAA meeting.
Background: Holstad: This can't happen again
Speech prof leads Faculty Senate voteWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- A communication prof, Kelly Herold, received the most votes for a seat on the Winona State University Faculty Senate. His term ends in 2006. Here is the tally, all to two-year terms:
Kelly Herold (speech)
Susan Ballard (nursing)
Colette Hyman (history)
Dan Lintin (speech)
Pat Ferden (counseling)
Jim Reineke (education)
Kim Bates (biology)
Toby Dogwiler (geology)
Christine Pilonm-Kacir (nursing)
Mark Engen (chemistry) |
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Navy vet in charge of WSU flag projectWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- Retired Navy Capt. David Thorn, thought to be the highest ranking military veteran at Winona State, was appointed by university President Darrell Krueger to take charge of the project to place more flags on campus. Thorn, student accounts director at the university, has 23 years of military. Thorn was active in the Navy for 11 years and in the Naval Reserve for 12 years. In an interview Thorn said he will work through which of 11 projects recommended by the campuswide flag task force will have priority. "We need to take time and do it right," he said. Thorn has a meeting scheduled this week with campus facilities Director Dick Lande to discuss the projects. Thorn said he was pleased to take on the assignment to make sure the flags are displayed properly. His appointment ends months of high-visibility controversy over how to properly display U.S. flags on campus.
Part of the challenge presented by this massive project is finding a "practical way" to deal with the recommendations, Thorn said: "It's not realistic that one of the secretaries is going to pour concrete for a flag pole." Thorn said some parts of task force recommendations, all of which President Krueger has accepted, will be flying sooner than others, partly because of budget. "Not every project will cost the university a lot money," he said. "It's just a matter of coordinating all the departments involved." The WSU Foundation, a fundraising arm of the university, has an account in place for the flag project. University Vice President Jim Schmidt, whose job is fundraising and image-building, said that some recommendations can be accommodated soon. Others, such as the international flag plaza, will take longer, he said.
Reporter: B.J. Puttbrese
Background: Krueger: Yes on flag plan |
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Students ask: Must I be sober to ride?WINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- The disciplinary officer at Winona State University, Shirley Mounce, said students are concerned about talk that police should be assigned to ride the Booze Buses to maintain order. Mounce said the most frequent question she hears from students is "Will we be breathalized?" Police security, she said, would decrease ridership. As many as three city mini-buses, part of the two-year Safe Ride project, carry students between campuses and the bar district at night. Rowdiness including Rock the Bus shenanigans have put the project in jeopardy.
Reporters: Colleen Harer and Sarah Lang
Background: SMU absent from talks
Background: Cops ready for bus duty |
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Police presence could discourage ridership |
WSU geo-prof to state union boardWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- A geocience prof, Cathy Summa, was elected to represent Winona State Univserity on the state board of the Inter-Faculty Association, the statewide faculty union. Summa received 133 votes. She was unopposed on the ballot. Eleven write-in votes were cast.
Williams: Cops ready for bus dutyWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- Drivers of the Booze Buses that carry college students to and from the downtown bars at night may need police help to maintain safety, Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said. Williams raised questions about the ability of drivers to limit the number of passengers on the bus to 30: "Are drivers able to say 'no' to inebriated and potentially violent students?" Williams suggested using the street patrol police officers to offer assistance to the drivers in limiting the number of riders, should they need it.
Reporters: Colleen Harer and Sarah Lang
Background: SMU absent from solution talks
Background: Top cop. Rowdiness imperils bus
Background: Comment: This is a safe ride?
Students take first 1,750 O.A.R. ticketsWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- The numbers are in. Winona State University students bought 1,780 tickets for the April 30 O.A.R. concert. at a discount of $15 bee sales opened up to the public. "This is more tickets than we sold last year the first week to students," said Joe Reed, student activities coordinator. Reed said he was surprised because O.A.R. is not played much on local radio. Some students bought the maximum number of six, reflecting O.A.R.'s loyal but small -- some say cult-like -- following. Others, not knowing anything anout the Ohio-based band, aren't going. "I'm not going to the show because I donŐt know what their music sounds like," said Darek Iverson, a junior studying business. Iverson has attended Winona State s spring concerts annually since 2000.
The chair of the university's student amusements committee, sponsor of the concert, Kasey Kolberg said: "I'm not worried about the ticket sales one bit." Kolberg said her committee had planned on selling 1,000 to 1,250 of 3,500 tickets to students the first week. "We will probably sell a lot next week because there are a lot of people calling us that aren't students," Kolberg said. The committee, called UPAC, began fielding calls from concerned area O.A.R. fans within weeks of the announcement in January that the band would be coming, Kolberg said. Reed reported many e-mail message from O.A.R. fans concerned that students would get all the seats, with none left for the general public. many messages were from beyond Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, Reed said. Tickets between now and the April 30 concert are going for $20.
Reporter: Nathan Simonson
Background: Promoter: O.A.R. on a roll
Hullo, SMU? Hullo? Anybody in there?WINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- Although St. Mary's students have been targeted for causing serious disturbances on the Booze Bus, nobody from the university showed up when the Campus-Community Relations Committee met to discuss the problems. Contacted about the absence, the director of residence life at St. Mary's, Char Tjaden, who is a member of the committee, said she was unaware of March 27 incidents in which riders, many drunk and crammed into the city-operated mini-bus, rocked the vehicle as it made its way back to campus. It wasn't the first Rock the Bus incident, but this time there was also damage, a broken window, which the driver discovered after dropping off the last Terrace Heights riders. Why didnŐt Tjaden or anybody else from St. Mary's attend the campus-community meeting? "Our school year ends in two weeks," said Tjaden, "It was not a good time." Also, Tjaden said the other two committee members, one student and another administrator also had previous engagements with Casino Night at St. Mary's
The Booze Bus was created two years ago with 60 percent city and 25 percent from percent from Winona State and 15 percent from St. Mary's. The buses, three at heavy times, shuttle students back and forth to the downtown bars on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. To reduce drunken driving and rowdyism. The buses cost $32,800 a year to operate. Drivrs say they have the most passengers -- and problems -- from St. Mary's.
Reporters:
Colleen Harer and Sarah Lang
Background:
"Mob behavior" on Booze Bus
Arnold: What had bus flipped?
Driver targets SMU riders |
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Tom Williams
Deputy police chief
Cal Winbush
WSU student affairs vice president
Al Thurley
City Council member
Chris Arnold
City Council member
Joe Reed
WSU student activities director
Shirley Mounce
WSU parking director
Char Tjaden
SMU residence life director
Tim Donahue
WSU student
Ryan Flynn
WSU student |
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Top e-prof selection under way at WSUWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- Nominations are in for the Winona State University eProfessor of the Year Award and interviews to narrow the field of candidates are under way this week, said Nick Szulczweski, chair of the Student Senate technology committee. The award recognizes profs who think outside the box in how they engage learners and enhance the learning process, said Szulesweski. Simultaneously, it encourages effective use of new resources to make life better for learners, he said. The award, co-sponsored by Apple Computer, is believed to be the only award of its kind in the United States.
Background: Students continue e-prof award
WSU cancer walk raises $23,000WINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- Winona State University students raised $23,031.25 for the American Cancer Society from the 14-hour overnight Relay for Life walk. Cassie Lynch, president of the Colleges Against Cancer club, said that 21 teams with 208 students participated. The team that raised the most money was Hula-Hawaiian with $2,586. Scott Cooper raised the most as an individual -- $1,100. The event was led by four cancer survivors, including Lynch's mother from Marshall, Minn.
Reporter: Anne Jungen
QUICK
SPORTS
APRIL 20, 2004 | BASEBALL: (MEN'S): St. Cloud State 5, WSU 1; WSU 3, St. Cloud State 2.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S): Named Northen Sun player of the week was WSU's Jenny Dobbertin.
GOLF (MEN'S): Gustie Spring Classic (third day): Gustavus Adolphus 880 (1st), UW-Eau Claire 891 (2nd), St. John's 897 (3rd), St. Thomas 918 (4th), WSU and Luther 920 (5th) (tie), Lawrene 926 (7th), Augsburg 931 (8th), Bemidji State 959 (9th), SMU 968 (10th), Macalester and Milwaukee Engineering 970 (11th) (tie), St. Olaf 983 (13th), Carleton 1,041 (14th).
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Gamelan concert set at WSUWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- A student and community gamelan ensemble will perform Java music to wind up the school year's international concert series at Winona State University.Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: North Lounge, Lourdes Hall
Cost: Free |
WSU negotiator voted to new termWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2004 -- A Winona State University finance prof who's a veteran on the faculty's state-level negotiations committee, Matt Hyle, was re-elected to the negotiating team. In a campus election. Hyle received 64 votes. Masscom prof Cindy Killion was second with 64, speech prof Kelly Herold third with 38.
City leader: What if bus had flipped?WINONA, Minn., April 19, 2004 -- City Council member Chris Arnold pulled back from an earlier statement that the Booze Bus, funded largely by the city, could be cancelled unless late-night student behavior improves. Arnold said that cancellation was an "off the cuff response to a very serious incident." He brought up cancellation after drivers said student riders, sometimes 60 on a 24-pasenger bus, were shifting their weight to rock the bus intentionally as it was maneuvering through residential districts to take students home after the bars closed. Alarmed about the Rock the Bus game, Arnold raised the spectre of cancellation. Now, despite the rowdyism, he said that the late-night shuttle service is a great benefit to the city. Once the misbehavior is curbed Arnold said he sees the buses having a "great long future." Arnold said, however. that it would have been a very different story if the bus had flipped and students had been injured: "If the bus had flipped, oh my God. If even five kids scraped their knuckles, this would have been a disaster."
Reporters: Colleen Harer and Sarah Lang
Background: Driver blames SMU riders
Background: Almanac: Booze Bus funding |
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"If the bus had flipped, oh my God"
Arnold represents the Third Ward, whch includes Winona State University |
COMMENT: BOOZE BUS
THIS IS A SAFE RIDE?
When the campuses and city decided to start a free late-night shuttle to keep drunken students off the streets, they called it the Safe Ride bus. As it turns out, it's hardly safe. What itŐs done is move drunks and their wanton misbehavior from the streets to inside the buses. The drivers have horror stories -- and the buses are anything but safe. Imagine 60 drunks crammed into the dinky buses after the last call at Bulls-Eye Beer Hall. Then imagine that the drunks decide to rock the bus for the fun of it.
Any who came up with the name Safe Ride anyway?
Serious questions are being asked about whether the buses are worth the $32,800 they cost. These are city taxpayer and student activity fee funds. That kind of money could give Police Chief Frank Pomeroy an extra 40 hours of officer payroll time to keep the streets safe. | |
Background: Troublemakers on the booze bus
Football player suspended for cop attackWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2004 -- A Winona State football player who pleaded guilty to attacking a police officer at a drunken party is not sure whether he will be kicked off the team. Carey Rottman, a freshman redshirt running back, confirmed that he was suspended after press reports that he had been arrested Jan. 24. On April 8 Rotman admitted in court to "head-butting an officer." In an interview Monday, Rottman said that he had been suspended from the football team for three months. Rottman said his suspension was a joint decision by football coach Tom Sawyer, Athletic Director Larry Holstad, and university President Darrell Krueger. "They thought it was a good idea to suspend me until everything blew over," said Rottman.
Rottman's recollection, that the three-month suspension was imposed two weeks after the arrest, pegs the date in a window of Feb. 6 to 9. He had no explanation as to why Athletic Director Larry Holstad was still telling interviewers two weeks later that no action would be taken by the university until the court case was resolved. Holstad was out of town early this week and unavailable to clarify the sequence. Sawyer has refused to take questions on the case.
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Three-month suspension
No spring scrimmage for him
Hopes to be back in team
Otherwise may leave WSU
Sentencing date for party charges in May |
The suspension issue arose again on April 8, the day that Rottman pleaded guilty to a reduced bevy of charges, when reporters noticed that he had been removed from the university's online football roster. To a query, sports information director Mike Herzberg declined to confirm anything, saying only. "If he's not on the roster I suppose then that he's not on the roster." Herzberg referred questions to Sawyer.
Rottman hopes to be let back on the team. "The president will make the ultimate decision," said Rottman. He added that he is not sure when the decision will be but that he expects "within the next week or so." If the three-month suspension indeed started Feb. 6, it would end about the end of final exams.
Rottman said that his plans to stay at Winona State may change if he is kicked off the team. "Nothing is for sure, but I just really hope everything will work out." Rottman said that he hasn't been playing or lifting with the team during the suspension. "It sucks. I really love football. I really love it," he said. Rottman said that he is upset about having to miss spring scrimmages. "It's my first chance to play college spring ball and I have to sit out. I've never sat out of anything in my life," he said. Rottman said that he still hangs out with his fellow football players unofficially and that they understand his situation.
Rottman was originally charged on eight criminal counts, but the felony counts were dropped in plea bargaining between his attorney and the prosecutor. His guilty plea was to four misdemanors. Rottman said that he knew of the plea bargain a week before the April 8 hearing. Rottman said that as part of the plea bargain he had to "admit to certain things," such as head-butting an officer. "You just bite your lip and grind your teeth and admit it," said Rottman. Adding that he's just happy it's all over. Rottman said that he's just been really lucky in the whole situation so far, and adds that his parents "have been great." His father, a dentist in a north Milwaukee surburb, is continuing to pay for his education even after the incident, Rottman said. Rottman, a freshman, will need to be in Winona County District Court on May 20 for sentencing.
Reporter:Sarah Lang
Background: Football partier leaves roster
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
APRIL 19, 2004 | A student reported at 5 p.m. that she was being harassed by another student on campus.
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Driver: Bus troublemakers mostly SMUWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2004 -- A late-night Booze Bus driver Bob Paz, says St. Mary's University students are more to blame than Winona State students for abusive behavior. Paz said St. Mary's students ride the buses the most, probably because their campus is three miles farther from the bar district than Winona State. "WSU kids walk more," Paz said. "Really it's St. MaryŐs kids that cause most of the problems," he said. He noted too that he sees a lot of younger riders who are "about 14 years old and drunk." They also get rowdy, he said. "I've kicked them off every week," Paz said. Does he see a solution? Paz, 32, said, "I'm not doing this next year. I'm getting too old for this." He noted, however, that adding a third late-night bus at bar-closing time has alleviated overcrowding. The buses seat 24 people, but twice that many climb aboard on the late runs after the bars close. The buses, called he Safe Ride program, have been running for two years. They are funded by Winona State, St. Mary's and the city. The buses run Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. The route makes stops at Third and Center streets, the East Lake Apartments, the Winona State campus, the St. Mary's campus and Winona State's Lourdes Hall.
Reporter: Emily Finley
Background: Winbush: We'll be watching
COMMENT: MEN IN ARMS
WOMEN NEXT?
By law the Selective Service can draft only men. The last time we had massive conscription, in the 1960s and 1970s for Vietnam, there were occasional objections that male citizens were being unfairly burdened. The argument that women should share the burden didn't resonate well.
Times have changed. Courageous women have been in combat and shown true mettle. The crusade for gender equity has made tremendous progress.
No right-thinking person likes war or the draft, but if the nation's security is at true risk, we must all, men and women, be ready to do our full part. It is time to bring the Selective Service law into the 21st century. | |
Background: Pentagon ponders "narrow draft"
Background: Comment: The draft as slavery
Background: Comment: A draft ahead?
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Despite outage, WSU e-mail is "stable"WINONA, Minn., April 19, 2004 -- Winona State University's massive and complex e-mail system is stable and efficient despite a constant barrage of viruses, junk e-mails and system corruption, according to Joe Whetstone, the university's technology vice president. Whetstone said the university is "extremely fortunate" to have a staff that knows the system well and can stop common problems. "It's like we are fighting an electronic warfare because there is so much garbage going around the Internet that can harm our system," Whetstone said. E-mail administrator Marc Hauge said he blocked 1,158 spam messages and more than 250 viruses from entering Winona StateŐs system from just midnight to 9:30 a.m. on April 12. He said the volume fluctuates day to day, but there are virus and spam threats every day. "That's just how much traffic there is in our e-mail system,Ó he said. "Viruses have been bad the last few months, and it can be a nightmare sometimes." There are 1,053 Winona State employee electronic mailboxes, one for every prof, staff member and student employee
The employee e-mail system is run on what is called the Exchange Server and carries as many as 20,000 messages a day, Hauge said. There are more than 10,000 student mailboxes on the e-mail system, which runs on a server called iPlanet. The number of student messages sent everyday is too large to track, Hauge said.
Whetstone said there are bound to be failures in a system so large, but, he said, the university has had no major failures. The first e-mail outage in four years, early on April 2, prevented campus employees from receiving e-mails until the problem was fixed by 9:30 p.m. Whetstone said the group database that runs the e-mail system had become corrupted. A systems group worked with Microsoft and spent the entire day correcting the problem, he said. The systems group consisted of two university technology employees -- Hauge, who worked on the e-mail side of the problem, and new technology administrator Scott Schradle, who worked on the systems side. Hauge said the problem had to do with the "mailbox door." E-messages sent that day were stored in a computer log and re-sent to faculty and staff members once the outage was taken care of, he said. Hauge said that of the 1,053 employee mailboxes, only 67 were not affected by the e-mail outage. Whetstone said that all incoming e-mail was received at the time of the outage and no e-mails were lost.
He said if any e-messages were lost it would have happened in the short time when the system was in the process of failing, but his records showed nothing lost. The systems group is continuing to work with Microsoft to determine the cause of the problem to prevent a repeat, Whetstone said. He said Microsoft tentatively blamed anti-virus software that Winona State uses. Whetstone said that fixing the outage was time-consuming because the systems group didn't want to lose any mail in the process. He said this was the right way to fix the problem because all the e-mails could have been lost otherwise.
Reporter: Erik McClanahan
COMMENT: MEN IN ARMS
A DRAFT AHEAD?
Short of troops in Iraq, President Bush has extended tours of duty. One unit was on the plane to come home after 12 months when the word came: Deplane for three more months. It was a broken promise. The President had promised 12 months max.
How bad is the troop shortage? The President has said repeatedly that the military has the resources it needs. That seems to be election-year politics speaking more than reality. The reality is that the President has asked the Selective Service to gear up to draft men in specialized fields needed by the military.
Would the President, if he wins re-election, go full bore with the draft? His people say no. The reality, whatever the promise now, is that drafting men for 11-Bravo duty can be done with a signature the day after the election.
President Bush has gotten himself in a mess with the Iraq war. We worry that he sees his way out in a draft of this generation of the nation's new generation of young people. After the election, of course. | |
Background: Pentagon ponders "narrow draft"
Background: Comment: The draft as slavery
Promoter: O.A.R. tour on a rollWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2004 -- The band O.A.R.'s winter tour went without a hitch, said spokesperson Dave Roberge, concert contact. Now after a break, the group has started a spring tour that includes Winona State University. "It was a good winter," said Roberge. "Everybody stayed healthy so we could do all of our shows." College-age reaction has been excellent and the band couldn't be happier, according to Roberge. At colleges the band does not usually sell out the general admission tickets. Not so at the Univerity of Pugent Sound in Tracoma, Wash.: "We didn't expect to sell out, but there were almost 2,000 students from our small school," said Kimberly Anderson, campus concert director.
This year has been the band's most aggressive tour since its inceptio. O.A.R. played 37 winter tour shows since Jan. 24. The tour has focused primarily on college venues and consists primarily of one-night shows. The band has never toured outside of the United States, but this year's tour has a lot of additional travel. "There is a lot of packing and unpacking this year," Roberge said. Dan Barbey, director of concerts at the University of San Diego, where O.A.R. played in March, said the new tour features "a pretty awesome light-show."
The band co-headlined most of its winter tour with Robert Randolf & the Family Band, but finished March touring with Donavon Frankenreiter. There is no word yet about who will be opening at Winona State, according to Joe Reed, student activities director.
O.A.R. concerts average from an hour to two hours depending upon how spirited the crowd is, according to Roberge. The band usually plays a differing mixture of its songs from night to night, intertwined with random cover songs. Said Barney: "I saw the band twice here in San Diego and it was different both nights." He noted that O.A.R. likes to play good covers. The band has an almost cult-like following that keeps detailed lists of songs played from different venues and almost every live performance is pirated by the fans. In a time when music and video piracy has received much attention from most of the music and movie industry, the band O.A.R. actually encourages its fans to tape live shows. "There is no professional equipment allowed, but if people want to tape some music it's OK," Roberge said.
Ticket prices from most venues range from $15 to $30 at college towns, according to Roberge. Winona State sold a first wave of tickets to students for $15. Remainingickets now are $20.
Reporter: Nathan Simonson
Background: WSU's $40,000 at high end
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APRIL 19, 2004 | GOLF (MEN'S): Gustie Spring Classic (second day): Gustavus Adolphus 576 (1st), UW-Eau Claire 590 (2nd), St. John's 595 (3rd), St. Thomas 604 (4th), Luther 607 (5th), WSU 609 (6th), Lawrene 611 (7th), Augsburg 617 (8th), Bemidji State 628 (9th), St. Olaf 637 (10th), Macalester 641 (11th), SMU 644 (12th), Milwaukee Engineering 646 (13th), Carleton 698 (14th).
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Tech president
2001:
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