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Key House leaders take banker giftsWASHINGTON, July 31, 2004 -- Two House Republican leaders who have crusaded for banker-friendly changes in federal student loan rules have received massive contributions from the bbankers who would benefit, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported in an investigative article. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, chair of the House education committee, took $172,000 from the student-loan industry and loan-consolidation companies. Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chair of the House higher-ed subcommittee, took even more, $198,000. The gifts, revorded in Federal Election Commission documents, were made while Boehner and McKeon were pushing for rule changes to forbid college grads from shopping around for lower-interest rates to repay their loans.
Confronted abuout the gifts, Boehner and McKeon denied being influenced by them, the Chronicle reported. The gifts were passed on to numerous Republican re-election committees, notably those of President Bush and members of the Boehner's education committee and McKeon's higher-ed subcommittee.
Background: GOP backs off changes for now
Background: Loan policy shift on House agenda
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
JULY 31, 2004 | Security guards assisted city police with several non-students who had fled onto campus about 2:30 a.m. One individual was taken into custody.
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Iraq vet interns with CongressmanROCHESTER, Minn., July 30, 2004 -- A Winona State University freshman, Bowie Hall, just back from Army duty in Iraq, is getting an inside look at political life as an intern in the Rochester office of Congress member Gil Gutknecht. When Gutknecht swung through the southern Minnesota First District of his Jobs Tour in June, Hall helped helped plan trip details, including the visit to Wenonah Canoe. "I stay very busy," Hall said. In the office Hall draws on his Army experience to help with constituent concerns about the military.
Hall, a Winona native, joined the Army Reserve right out of high school. In 2003 he was activated for the Iraq war. After a year, his tour ending, Hall was considering a career in public service and checked into interning with Gutknecht. Hall sent a letter to Gutknecht, and the Congressman's District director and office manager looked over his resume and references and scheduled him for an interview.
Hall's tasks first included general office work, answering phones, making copies and typing, but before long he got into the "good responsibilities and more fun tasks." He interacts with Gutknecht,to whom Hall refers only as "the Congressman." About life on the campaign trail, Hall helps plan events and travels with the Congressman and his staff around the district.
Hall commutes daily from Winona to Gutknecht's Rochester office, which he acknowledges makes for long days, but attending events has been "pretty exciting," he said. Hall has met the secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge; the secretary of agriculture, Ann Veneman; and Gov. Tim Pawlenty. For a Gutknecht meeting with Air Force officials, he flew on a C-130 transport.
Hall is the only Gutknecht intern has this summer in Rochester, although there are two Washington interns. "When Congressman Gutknecht is in the district I usually see him in the office every day, but he has been busy in Washington recently," said Hall. Hall said he chose this type of internship because he wanted to gain experience in government affairs and wanted to help people. "I wanted to work for Congressman Gutknecht because I respect him and have grown up in his district," said Hall. He likes Gutknecht's support of the military and his reputation as a deficit hawk. "I feel Gutknecht is a good congressman because he has integrity and serves his constituents well, and his reputation shows that he is helping to guide our country in the right direction," said Hall.
Hall is confident about Gutknecht's re-election. "Congressman Gutknecht's leadership in agriculture and prescription drug prices has made him popular with the citizens of the First District, and I am confident that he will be re-elected in November," said Hall. Will Hall himself someday seek political office? "I would want to be established in my career and family life before I considered running for any political office, but I would like to follow in Congressman Gutknecht's footsteps as a family man and person of character," said Hall. "My internship will help me in my future because it gives me practical experience in a professional setting and familiarity withhow government really works, and I hope it will be an impressive part of my resume," said Hall.
The most important things Hall said he learned during his internship are how to help people with their government and how much work it takes to run an election campaign. For career he is considering international business or government-business relations. Also, he is staying in the Army
Reserve," said Hall.
Reporter: Sarah Goberville
Background: Senior savors Gutknecht internship
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
JULY 29, 2004 | At 8 a.m. a worker reported that three flower baskets were removed from the gazebo and thrown on the ground. The incident took place sometime between 4 and 6:30 a.m.
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Krueger: WSU leads nation in laptopsWINONA, Minn., July 29, 2004 -- Winona State has solidified its position as the nation's leading laptop university, said univerity Presidenty Darrell Krueger in his latest update letter to campus people. This summer, Krueger noted, the university became the first major higher educational institution to standardize on the tablet PC platform. The tablets, along with campus wi-fi wiring now being installed, means freshmen and students receiving new laptops on the two-year replacement cycle won't need to find an Intenet port to tap into Blackboard course support sites and other Internet sources.
Krueger also said that new programs being worked up through the New University process, some considered transformational, may be ready to roll by Fall 2005 classes. A draft of dozens of changes, some major, some minor, has been drawn from recent months of campus-wide dialogue for one final round of campus discussion.
Background: Next laptop stage
Background: New University update
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CAMPUS ALMANAC
POSTED JULY 29, 2004 |
Hiolders of city-issued on-site liquor-vending licenses, with licensee name and location:
Beier's Restaurant
(Beier's Restaurant Inc.)
405 Highway 14
Betty Jo's Byoloski's
(Betty Jo's Inc.)
66 Center St.
Blanches
(Blanche's Inc. )
1000 E. King St.
Brother's
(Brother's of Winona)
129 W. Third St.
Bub's Brewing Company and Mutt Lynch's
(Bub's Brewing Company Inc. )
66 East Fourth St.
Bulls-Eye Beer Hall
(Bullseye Beer Hall Inc. )
107 W.Third St.
Charlie's D & D Bar and Grill
(Charlie's D & D Inc. )
170 W. Second St.
Chula Vista Restaurant
(Chula Vista of Winona Inc.)
1415 W. Service Drive
Chartwell's at Saint Mary's University
(Compass Group USA Inc.)
700 Terrace Heights
Cozy Corner Bar
(Roger C. Sobeck)
901 W. Fifth St.
Dan's Dugout
(Daniel J. Boynton)
579 E. Third St.
East Side Bar
(Jerome Micheal Repinski)
851 E. Seventh St.
E.B.'s
(E.B.'s Inc. )
700 W. Fifth St |
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(Edward V. Malewicki Jr.)
500 W.Fifth St.
Gabby's Bar and Grill
(MCH Inc. )
179 E. Third St.
Green Mill Restaurant and Winona Holiday Inn
(Rivers Hotel Company Inc. )
1025 Highway 61 East
Handy Corner
(Lun Van Nguyen and Kathleen Ann Nguyen)
700 E. Fifth St.
Hei-N-Low Tap
(Hei-N-Low Tap Inc.)
529 E. Seventh St.
Jefferson Pub and Grill
(Jefferson Restaurants Inc.)
58 Center St.
Mankato Bar
Thomas L. Overland
477 Mankato Ave.
Mulligan's Pub
(Wenonah Property Group Inc.)
219 E. Third St.
Poot's Tavern
(Matthew J. Pellowski)
579 E. Seventh St.
Prime Steak and Cake
(Prime Steak and Cake Inc.)
270 W. Third St.
Quality Inn Winona
(Winona Inn Limited Partnership)
956 Mankato Ave.
Rascal's
(Winona Entertainment Group)
151 E. Third St.
Riverport Inn and Suites
(Rivers Hotel Company Inc.)
900 Bruski Drive
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(Schniepp Inc.)
929 E. Eighth St.
Schyde's Drinks and Whatnot
(H&S Restaurant Ventures LLC)
102 Johnson St.
Shorty's Cafe and Bar
(Scoot-N-Shine Inc.)
528 Center St.
Sloppy Joe's Tavern
(Edward J. Loshek and Charles E. Loshek)
526 East Third St.
Steve's Bar
(Steven Jeffrey WilsonM)br />501 W. Fourth St.
Swede's Bar
(Tobi Johnson and Lance Thrill)
252 E. Third St.
Tequila Mexican Restaurant
(Guerro Ltd.)
408 Highway 14
Westfield Lounge
(Westfield Bar and Lounge Inc.)
1460 W. Fifth St.
Westgate Bowl and Wellington's Pub
(Westgate Lane's Inc.)
1423 Service Drive
Winona Bowl
Winona Bowling Associates Inc.)
526 Cottonwood Drive |
Compiler: Teri Silvi
Boozing WSU senator pinched twiceWINONA, Minn., June 29, 2004 -- A senior Winona State University student senator elected last spring, Rotney O'Shea, a foreign exchange student, has a taste for the traditional American college party scene. And one taste seems not to have been enough. Police caught O'Shea in two alcohol incidents within 14 months, court records show. On Sept. 7, 2002, O'Shea was cited by police officer Eric Mueller for underage consumption at a house party at 509 Center St. around 12:30 in the morning. Mueller found O'Shea hiding under a bed during a bust. O'Shea, once on his feet, readily admitted he was underage, Mueller said. O'Shea, who lived in the Phelps dorm at the time, blew a 0.071 into the Breathalyzer. Mueller used the adjectives "polite" and "cooperative" in his report about O'Shea but ticketed him any way. A total of six citations were issued that night for the party.
In another offense, on Nov. 7, 2002, O'Shea was ticketed for an open bottle in a motor vehicle in a routine traffic stop. Officer Andrew Mohan had stopped a green Chrysler near Sixth and John Streets at 2:45 a.m. when the vehicle for speeding. The officer noticed the back right passenger, O'Shea, had an open can of MGD Light between his legs. According to Mohan, O'Shea claimed he didn't know that drinking in a car in the United States was illegal and that he had only been living in Winona for about a year. O'Shea, who was living at 472 West Seventh St., pleaded guilty to the petty misdemeanor and paid a $150 fine. The driver of the car, Crystal Ann Nagy, received a speeding
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New MSUSA chief from WisconsinST. PAUL, Minn., July 29, 2004 -- The Minnesota State University Student Association, which lobbies for student interests, has hired a new executive director. Clayt Freed. previously executive director for the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, begins Aug. 2. The association's chair, Brad Krasaway of Winona said Freed "has a lot of good ideas." Freed replaces Frank Viggiano, who resigned after 18 years in April.
Reporter: Tanya Cooke
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Mankato firm jumped at chanceWINONA, Minn., July 29, 2004 -- Winona State University's approach to Midwest Wireless to be a corporate sponsor for improvements at Maxwell Field, was hardly calculated, not even planned. The university wasn't even searching for a sponsor when the idea was mentioned in a meeting with Midwest officials, said univerity Vice President Jim Schmidt. The Mankato,
Minn.-based cellular company didn't hesitate, Schmidt said. The sell was not difficult, he said: "Winona State has had an ongoing relationship with Midwest Wireless for a while now. They were the first organization that knew about it, and when we told them about our idea, they immediately expressed interest in being the sponsors."
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With the sponsorship from Midwest Wireless, Schmidt said the final monies needed to complete the $1.4 million project have been collected. Construction should begin in the first week of August, he said. Athletic fund-raiser Dan Schumacher said the stadium should be ready for women's soccer and softball in the spring. Schmidt the press box-skybox structure will bring in a steady revenue stream from corporate sponsorships for more athletic scholarships. Said Schmidt: "It is an amazing enhancement for the campus, and in addition, it will provide for more space on a campus that is always short on space."
"With the recent success of our football team, we expect to host a few more playoff games in the next few years, and we were told we wouldn't be able to do so," Schmidt said. The current press box is too small," he said. "Just ask the two radio stations or television crews that have to sit outside in October and November to broadcast the football games.
Reporter: Ian Stauffer
Background: Chancellor OK's renaming stadium
OUR CAMPUS PAST
ARCHIVAL DUST |
FIVE-DEATH SMU ACCIDENT
Five St. Mary's University young people died in March 1997 when, after a night of heavy drinking, their speeding sports truck left the icy curve on Huff Street and plunged into the Mississippi. Nobody saw the accident, which prompted a massive search after it was realized the fivesome was missing. The truck was found submerged under the ice six days later and the bodies recovered. Details
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EARLIER ARCHIVAL DUST
Speaker: Colleges lax on voting ruleBOSTON, Mass., July 29, 2004 -- The federal Higher Education Act requires colleges to distribute voter registration information and forms to students 120 days before the local registration deadlines, but hardly any do, the director of politics research at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government told College Democrats at a national meeting. "Most colleges are not in compliance," David King said. King called on student to challenge their institutions on the law. Colleges that fail to comply with the provision, in the law since 1998, could put federal student-aid funds in jeopardy, he said
CAMPUS READER
What in-the-know Winona college people are reading
Shannon Fiecke. "Checking Out the Patriot Act," Winona Daily News (July 26, 2004), Page 1A, 3A. Fiecke, a news reporter, found that Winona and La Crosse public libraries maintain no permanent records on who checks out books. The practice, she was told, makes it virtually impossible for federal agents to use the Patriot Act to check patrons' reading habits. The Winona library erases records when a book is returned. Internet logs are deleted daily.
Cynthia Porter, "WSU Wants to Have Landlord Partnership, Not Competition," Winona Post (July 28, 2004), Page 1A, 5A. Porter, a news reporter, draws heavily on an interview with Jim Schmidt, public relations vice president at Winona State, to respond to landlord critcicism thay new university dorms have glutted the student housing market.
Background: Earlier recommendations |
Hoffman pledged to downtown revivalWINONA, Minn., July 29, 2004 -- Downtown Winona should see an economic upturn as Winona becomes more of a "bed and breakfast community," said Jennifer Hoffman, Winona City Council candidate. The Great River Shakespeare Festival is going to play a large part in drawing
tourists to the town, she said. The downtown location of Abby's Soda Jerk, the business Hoffman co-owns
with Joyce Tlougan, is evidence of her faith in the area's potential, she said. Hoffman is running for election to the at-large council seat currently held by Dieter Mielimonka, who is not running for reelection.
Mielimonka, who served with Hoffman on the Convention and Visitors Bureau, urged her to apply for candidacy, she said. "My wife Denise and I back her 100 percent," Mielimonka said. She has also been part of the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, the Alliance for Youth Foundation and Women in Business. Mielimonka said that Hoffman is the right woman for the Council seat because "she is a competent businesswoman, a determined supporter of downtown Winona and has boundless energy and enthusiasm." "She went to work on an old, decrepit building. She was there with a hat, goggles, mask and sledgehammer knocking down walls," Mielimonka said of her work opening Abby's Soda Jerk.
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Hoffman said that though she has always stayed involved with city and county government, she wants to run for the Council so she can become even more involved. One question she hopes to help answer from a Council seat is, "How will downtown businesses attract tourists when Wal-Mart opens?" More city events should be planned for the downtown area in order to draw visitors, she said. The Grand Excursion served as a good example, drawing visitors as well as instilling the idea that the Mississippi River is a resource that needs to be preserved, Hoffman said. The river is an attractive feature for visitors and tourists, but it's been underutilized in that regard, she says. Hoffmanâs setting an example, though, by planning to sell souvenir bottles of Mississippi water, which she said Mielimonka suggested.
Hoffman sees Winona colleges as important to the development of local businesses because the students provide a seasonal workforce as well as a large consumer group. Also, the colleges conduct business with local companies, but Hoffman said she would like to see even more of that money spent in the local community. "I hate to see Winona State University going to La Crosse or Rochester with business," she said. She did, however, commend Winona State University for its outreach efforts to maintain a good relationship with the community.
What of common concerns regarding student drinking in the downtown entertainment district? Last year the Council decided not to allow bars to remain open for an extra hour, but Mayor Jerry Miller has said it's not necessarily a dead issue. Hoffman said she hasn't decided where she stands on the issue of extending hours for bars. Referring to Police Chief Frank Pomeroy's opposition to the proposed 2 a.m. clodingh time, Hoffman said: "I can see Chief Pomeroy's side, but I don't like to see that window where students have to cross the river after they've already been drinking." As for regulating bars, the Council needs to take the next step and change gray-area guidelines into strict ordinances, Hoffman said.
Reporter: Adam Krahn
Background: Soda Jerk owner running
Background: Races campus people are tracking
Driver blamed in Delgrave boat crashPRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis., July 29, 2004 -- The boat accident in which Winona State University football tight end Joe Delagrave was paralyzed was caused by his friend, Kyle Schmidt, who was at the wheel, an investigator said. In a preliminary report, Warden Martin Stone from Lancaster, Wis,, said that Schmidt failed to control the 17-foot, 40-horsepower speedboat. Schmidt was making a wide turn towards a bank by Hunter's Slough on the Mississippi River near and collided into the bank head-on. Delagrave,who was in the boat, was thrown forward. Among injuries were fractured sixth and seventh vertebrae. Another Department of Natural Resources warden, Pat Lisi, expects a full report to be complied in a few days. Meanwhile, Kyle Schmidt, 19, of Prairie du Chien, has been cited for failure to have the proper number of flotation devices on board.
After the accident, on July 9, Delagrave was taken to the Prairie du Chien hospital, then flown by a meical helicopter to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse for surgery. Still he has little feeling in neither his fingers nor from the chest down. In reent days he has been able to move his arms through his wrist muscles. He is receiving physical and occupational therapy twice a day and respiratory therapy every four hours. Delagrave said he expects to call Gundersen Lutheran his home for the next five months.
Reporter: Amber Dulek
Background: Delagrave boat hit river bank headon
NEWS AND COMMENT
WINONA MEDIA WATCH |
CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS
AND RETRACTIONS
The Daily News erred in a July 14 article by saying a Winona Post reporter's conversation with a source had triggered a tempest on a controversial land acquistion issue. The reporter actually was from Winona Radio, not the Post. Consistent with current journalistic practice, the News promptly ran a correction.
That would seem to end the petit episode. But not for the Post, which made the error its dominant inside story on July 25. Under a three-column head: "Daily News Article / Wrongly Names Post," reporter Cynthia Porter said the Post wanted a retraction, not a mere correction. Then the Post article pontificated:
"In publishing terminology, a retraction is the most serious of error admissions, usually including an acknowledgement with regrets that false information was inadvertently published. Retractions are commonly used when the untrue information could be deemed as damaging to the reputation of the party named. Corrections and clarifications, on the other hand, are for less serious published inaccuracies."
That's a fanciful definition. Most publications today make corrections in matter-of-fact language to set the record straight. That errors are regretted goes without saying. The "sincerely regrets" and "begs forgiveness" mea culpas that the Post seems to revere, at least when the Other Guy goofs up, is early 1900s stuff. Even then, it was hardly universal. Today, media lawyers advise against elaborative corrections so damage from the error is not compounded -- just as the News did it:
"A story in the Wednesday edition identified the wrong news organization."
The Post has a hard-to-defend double standard. When publisher Fran Edstrom failed to check the facts for a lengthy diatribe against the Grand Excursion planning committee a few months back, there was nary a word of correction, let alone regrets. Daily News publisher George Althoff, the planning committee chair, called Edstrom on the errors in a column of his own. In response, Edstrom went silent and skipped doing a column the next couple weeks. No correction. No clarification. No retraction.
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Claim: College lobbyists not quite trueWASHINGTON, July 29, 2004 -- College lobbyists are engaged in a misinformation campaign about proposed changes to the Higher Education Ac being considered in Congress, said House education chair John Boehner, R-Ohio, and high-ed subcommittee chair Buck McKeon, R-Calif. They leveled the accusation in an unprecedented way -- a letter to the presidents of more than 6,700 college presidents. The five-page letter denied the claim by lobbyists that proposed changes in the law would significantly increase college reporting requirements for student-aid programs. Boehner and McKeon wrote not only that the assertions are wrong but self-serving, put the needs of colleges ahead of the needs of other Americans.
Background: GOP seeks better grad-rate data
NCAA ponders recruiting crackdownBALTIMORE, Md., July29, 2004 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association should do away with recruiting practices that create "acelebrity environment and the sense of entitlement," the association's Division I Management Council decided. To curb excessive practices, high school recruits would be housed in dormitories instead of resort-style hotels. They would be flown to campus visits on coach-class airline tickets instead of aboard chartered jets. The changes are aimed at curbing wild parties and extras like chauffeured vehicles with television sets, as well as providing of alcohol and sex to lure recruits.
Other recommended changes included allowing basketball players to compete for five seasons instead of four. Coaches claim longer eligibility will lead to higher graduation rates. Also, current limits on off-season practices would be relaxed. The recommendations go to the NCAA Division I governing board in August.
Background: Bare breasts, booze and marijuana |
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CAMPUS ALMANAC
POSTED JULY 29, 2004 |
Recent editors of the Winonan student newspaper at Winona State University, by year of appointment:
Adam Crowson
Stacy Booth
Jennifer Selby
Lauren Osborne
Anna Derocher
Chris Drago |
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Compiler: Kasey Kolberg
CAMPUS ALMANAC
POSTED JULY 29, 2004 |
Critics of Gov. Tim Pawlenty for naming the Citizens League to chart a course for the future of Minnesota higher education pointed to the League's history as unduly oriented to the Twin Cities and biased against outstate areas. These are the members of the higher-ed committee that is outting together recommendations for Pawlenty:
METRO ADDRESSES
Maria Benavides
Minneapolis
Yvonne Cheung Ho
Minneapolis
Mark Chronister
Minneapolis
Henry Crosby
Minneapolis
Buzz Cummins
St. Paul
John Doan
St. Paul
Gordon Eid
Minnetonka
Jacob Elo
Minneapolis
Lynn Gitelis
Golden Valley
Joe Graba
Forest Lake
Mario Hernandez
St. Paul
Rick Heydinger
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St. Paul
Thomas Klas
West St. Paul
Peggy Leppik
Golden Valley
Beth Mercer-Taylor
Falcon Heights
Chuck Neerland
Minneapolis
Vance Opperman
Minneapolis
Bharat Parekh
St. Paul
Mitch Pearlstein
Minneapolis
Karri Plowman
Minneapolis
Kate Rubin
Minneapolis
Paul Taylor
Minnetonka
Bruce Vandal
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St. Paul
Bill Wilson
St. Paul
NON-METRO ADDRESSES
Rondi Erickson
Duluth
Jack Geller
St. Peter
Kathryn Jensen
Grand Rapids
Mary Mathews
Virginia
Kathy Meyerle
Rochester
David Nycklemoe
Fergus Falls
Valerie Pace
Rochester
Colleen Thompson Michels
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Compiler: Jenn Baechle
Background: Summer stunts MSUSA voice
Background: Citizens League claims clean slate
Stopwatch on Student Senate debatesWINONA, Minn., July 29, 2004 -- Student Senate meetings, so tedious and boring last year that even journaliusts left early, will be tightened, said incoming President Dusty Finke. No more five-hour marathons, he said. "Our meetings have been running longer than they should," said Finke. "Ideally, our meetings should be shorter, hopefully staying within two or three hours instead of stretching out to four- to five-hour meetings," he said. With shorter meetings, Finke hopes more students and reporters would attend and, perhaps, more students will be drawn to student government. He wants a limit on how much time, 20 minutes max, is allocated for debate. "If the senators need to debate more than 20 minutes on a motion, it will be set aside for senators to think about until the next meeting," Finke said. "Too much time seems to be wasted on repeating the question."
Reporter: Miranda Rundquist
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Krueger: WSU firmer as laptop leaderWINONA, Minn., July 29, 2004 -- The full text of the decision of a letter to campus groups from Darrell Krueger, president of Winona State University, on the eve of the new school year:
July 27, 2004
Dear Colleague:
Another great year is about to begin at Winona State University. By mid August, the campus will once again come alive with students, faculty and staff ready to meet the demands and challenges of the new year.
This year, a five-day orientation/development program will begin the academic year. Please note that a program agenda, along with a list of this yearŐs new employees is attached, and also posted on the Human Resources website and on campus posting boards. I hope you will join me in welcoming our new employees so that they may quickly feel a part of our campus community.
Please note that we have scheduled our third annual Convocation this year on Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall. It will be followed by a reception in the WSU Courtyard. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for this special campus event.
As I reflect on the past year, I see both the achievement of many goals and also new opportunities for enhancement of the University. This summer, WSU solidified its position as the nation's leading laptop university, when we announced the adoption of new tablet-style laptop computers. Winona was one of the first laptop universities in the nation in 1994, and now is the first major higher educational institution to standardize on the tablet PC platform. Additionally, WSU was awarded membership in the New Media Consortium (NMC) and acknowledged as a global leader in its innovative approaches to technology. WSU now stands with 150 other prestigious colleges, universities and museums, who are associated with NMC.
The New University Steering Committee and several focused work groups are creating planning and implementation documents that will be shared with all university employees this academic year. With approval, implementation for the New University may begin as early as fall 2005.
For the eighth year in a row, WSU was nationally recognized as one of "America's 100 Best College Buys." WSU is one of only a handful of schools to make the list for eight consecutive years.
I plan an upcoming "Dear Colleague" memorandum to detail the events of the summer and what we can expect as we move into the next academic year.
I hope you enjoy the remaining days of summer. I look forward to seeing you during the opening days of the academic year, at the Convocation on the 26th and at the University Picnic on the 27th. Best wishes for a rewarding and successful academic year.
Sincerely,
Darrell W. Krueger
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