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WSU frosh enrollment slipsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 8, 2004 -- Freshmen enrollment at Winona State University fell almost 10.6 percent short of projections, a worried President Darrell Krueger told the Faculty Senate. Krueger said by the university would be out almost $1 million in tuition revenue. In addition, the dorms, another source of revenue, are running a 3 percent vacancy rate. The university had anticipated 1,650 frosh from the regular admissions process plus 200 late-registered super-jocks and high-achieving high school scholars. Instead of 1,850, the fall enrollment is 1,576, Krueger said. Why the drop? Krueger said that his team had taken "an optimistic approach" to predict enrollment. Krueger also expressed concern about retention of freshmen. The retention rate slipped from 76 percent to 74 percent. Forty-nine students did not return this fall.
To address the revenue shortfall, Krueger said put a hold on plans to hire a library dean position, a $100,000-a-year position, and also on faculty searches.
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Yard sign metamorphosis: No BushWINONA, Minn., Oct. 8, 2004 -- The mystery of missing Bush-Cheney yard signs has been solved -- partly. Police found the signs, some mangled, hanging from the Interstate bridge 70 feet above the Mississippi River. Some were tacked to a board into what seemed to be a message: "No Bush." The sign faced upriver traffic. Police said the signs had been stolen from yards on both the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides. About 20 signs were recovered and turned over to the Winona County GOP office at the Winona Mall. Meanwhile, Democrats say they too have reported stolen yard signs.
Background: Prosecutor: Steal signs, go to jail
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OCT. 8, 2004 |
GOLF (MEN'S): At Pebble Creek: WSU 305 (1st). Bemidji State 320 (2md), UM-Crookston 326 (3rd), Wayne State 337 (4th), Northern State 344 (5th).
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S): SMU 33, Wartburg. Central College 3, SMU 2.
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SMU finalist left Millikin under cloudDECATUR, Ill., Oct. 8, 2004 -- One of the finalists to be president of St. Mary's University in Winona, Minn., had a rocky end to his career at Millikin University. Thomas Flynn, 52, resigned as Millikin's president in 2002 after the faculty voted that it lacked confidence in his leadership and demanded a meeting with the board of trustees. The resignation culminated growing tensions during Flynn's four years as president, during which he froze salaries and cut budgets.
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Currently Flynn is a senior fellow at the Council for Independent Colleges in Washington. The Council's president, Richard Ekman, said that Flynn's experience at Millikin doesn't detract from his abilities as an energetic fund-raiser who works with the news media and lobbies with legislators and state agencies effectively. At Millikin, Flynn was responsible for the largest corporate gift in the university's history and in increasing federal and state funding. The rift with the Millikin faculty resulted from reforms that were necessary to meet problems beyond Flynn's control, Ekman said.
Background: Three left in SMU presidential search
R.I.P.: Nadine M. (Danielson) CarrWABASHA, Minn., Oct. 8, 2004 -- The 1967 valedictorian at Winona State University, Nadine Carr, who started college at age 45, died at the hospital. She was 87. She taught high school at Wabasha for 16 years, until she retired. When she graduated from Winona State, at age 49, news articles called her "Grandmother Valedictorian." She later earned a master's degree, also from Winona State. In 1972.
Schyde's exceeds occupancy max 32%
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Police not only counted Schyde's customers coming out but also checked IDs. Three citations were issued for underage consumption and one for a faulty ID.
Background: Bars had been warned
Background: Fire marshal rarely checks
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WATERS AND SEWERS. Housing developers will have to pay for sewer and water lines to the residential projects they build, according to a city policy change being for City council consideration. The city currently bears the cost until houses are sold. The city practice came under review after an $800,000 cost overrun on lines to the 21-house Crestview development.
NUDE PIX. Judge Jeff Thompson ruled that girls depicted in nude photos used to convict softball coach Randy Wait may have copies of the material. Wait had wanted the photos destroyed. Wait has served eight years in prison for child porn. See earlier story
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Prof: How fascism changed SpainWINONA, Minn., Oct. 7, 2004 -- Fascism in Spain under generalissimo Francisco Franco was all about control, said Spanish linguist Rosine Tenenbaum in a Winona State University lecture series on fascism. Tenenbaum who spends summers in Spain, said Franco befriended the trade unions and then replaced them with a new union that gave him control over everything the country produced. Tenenbaum said too that Spanish fascism in the mid-20th century needed war. The World War II alliance with German fascists was a unifying phenomenon that helped the country realize it potential and strength, she said. Even religion, Tenenbaum said, was incorporated with fascism.
Tenenbaum said fascist zealots saw themselves in grandiose terms, citing Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, who compared his political ideas with those of Jesus Christ. Primo , however, never saw Spanish fascism to fruition. His anti-republican groups turned illegal and he was arrested and executed in 1936. It was about that time that fascism gripped the country under Franco, who ruled for half a century.
Reporter: Veronica Langel
Background: WSU lectures explore fascism |
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MnSCU proposes 4% tuition hikeST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 7, 2004 -- Tuition increases at MnSCU campuses, which include Winona State University, would average 4 percent next year and 4 percent the year after, under a proposal by state Chancellor Jim McCormick. The proposal will go system trustees, who make the final decision. The 4 percent would follow years of double-digit increases -- 12.4 percent on average last year, 60 percent since 2000.
Background: Students demand tuition freeze
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Steal yard signs, go to jailWINONA, Minn., Oct. 7, 2004 -- County Attorney Chuck MacLean warned that strealing a political yard sign is a crime punishable by 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The statement followed dozens of reports of stolen and desecrated signs for both Democrats and Republicans.
Speaker talks up worker incentivesWINONA, Minn., Oct. 7, 2004 -- Employees can be inspired to new productivity with non-monetary gifts, the marketing director for Business Incentives told Winona State University marketing and advertising students. Ron Berry, whose products include Event Ticket Club an d Q-Bid Auctions, said front-row tickets to a Bon Jovi concert can stir employee enthusiasm. In his company's Q-Bid Auctions, somewhat like eBay, employees can bid on an item that they like and win it free.
Reporter: Kim Mella
WSU prof: Debate's effect minimalWINONA, Minn., Oct. 7, 2004 -- The vice presidential debate Tuesday, pitting Republican incumbent Dick Cheney and Democrat challenger John Edwards, will have a negligible effect on the presidential election Nov. 2, according to Winona State University political science prof Christopher Cook. If anything, Cook said, the debate helped illuminate the postions of presidential candidates George Bush and John Kerry. The debate probably confirmed already decided voters about their preference but didnŐt sway undecided voters, Cook said, adding that undecided voters are looking to the remaining two debates between Bush and Kerry. In the vice presidential debate, Cook said, both Cheney and Edwards tended not to answer moderator Gwin Ifill's questions directly. Cook said that Edwards wasn't aggressive enough regarding Iraq but was aggressive on domestic issues like education and healthcare.
Addressing persistent Republican charges that Kerry is a flip-flopper, Edwards accused Bush and Cheney himself of changing positions, a point with which Cook agreed. The Bush administration has a tendency to flip-flop, Cook said. In the debate, for example, Cheney conceded that the events of 9/11 had no connection with Saddam Hussein, but last week on NBC's Meet the Press he stated the opposite, Cook noted. Cook said the only connection between the 9/11 terrorists and Hussein is that neither like Americans. Edwards derided Cheney's long record in government service, saying the election is "not about the resume." Cook agreed. Edwards is qualified even though he doesn't have Cheney's experience, Cook said.
Reporter: Katie Carlson
Father-of-bride Gutknecht skips debateMINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6, 2005 -- Two of the three candidates for the First District congressional seat, Leigh Pomeroy and Greg Mikkelson, debated on television but without Republican incumbent Gil Gutknecht, Gutknecht didn't show, saying his daughter's wedding took personal precedence. Leigh Pomeroy, the Democrat, said he consdiered the wedding was an understandable excuse not to show up but criticized Gutknecht for not informing the League of Women Voters, sponsor of the debate, in time to revise the scheduled. "Rep. Gutknecht's treatment of the League of Women Voters was abhorrent and a slap in the face." Pomeroy said. Pomeroy noted that there have been several opportunities for Gutknecht to debate with the challengers, but he has chosen not to show up. "Rep. Gutknecht is notorious in not wanting to be in the same place at the same time with the other candidates", Pomeroy said.
Gutknecht responded that he is "a dad before a congressman." Gutknecht said that the fact that the League of Women Voters scheduled a debate without checking with his schedule was itself arrogant part and that the wedding had been planned for more than a year. "My opponents seem to forget that I have a full-time job to do in Washington," Gutknecht said.
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There was a debate scheduled for the Minnesota Broadcasting Association earlier in October, but since Gutknecht was unable to attend, it may be rescheduled for Oct. 27, Pomeroy said. However, Pomeroy does not know if the congressman will attend that debate either. If Gutknecht does participate, Pomeroy said that it will be a little late, as by that time it will be only a week before the general election. Asked by a reporter if a debate would be possible before the Nov. 2 general election, Gutknecht said: "I don't know if we can get one scheduled in time."
Independence party candidate Greg Mikkelson said he understands Gutknecht's reluctance to participate in the debates. Mikkelson said that if he were in the Gutknecht's shoes, he wouldn't avoid the debates, but he can understand why Gutknecht does not participate: "It would benefit a candidate like me to debate, but for Gutknecht. It is good business to not be at the debate Mikkelson said that he doubts that there will be a debate with all three candidates before the Nov. 2 election. The debate between Mikkelson and Pomeroy took place Oct. 2 and was aired on television station KSTP on Oct. 4. The candidates mainly discussed their views on the war in Iraq, the economy and rising prescription drug costs.
Reporter: Alison Paytnaude
Background: Races campus people are tracking
Students demand tuition freezeST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6, 2004 -- On the eve of the state college chancellor's scheduled announcement of his tuition recommendations for next fall, the Minnesota State University Student Association kicked off its campaign for a tuition freeze for the next two years. The association president, Winona State senior Brad Krasaway, said MSUSA is addressing the system trustees, who will make the final tuition decision. Usually the board of trustees accepts the chancellor's recommendations, which has meant near-15 percent increases on average the past two years. The MSUSA kickoff was a 30-minute news conference attended several reporters from one television station, two newspapers and several radio stations. Underscoring that MSUSA is calling fro a freeze, students at the event bundled themselves in winter coats and caps for the event.
"Tuition has gone up 30 percent in the last two years and the quality of education has not gone up," said Krasaway. "Tuition increase resulted in a lot more student loans being taken out, students having to work more hours and taking fewer classes." Krasaway said he knew people who were graduated last December and are unemployed and looking for jobs in their field. "Most loans you have to pay back six months after you graduate. Many of my friends are deeply in debt, and they're only 23." Krasaway criticized Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the Legislature for slashing higher-ed funding, which he said is down $191 million for the biennium. The result, Klrasaway said, is higher tuition that burdens them as students and enslaves them in debt after graduation: "We have already crossed the line in my mind, and that's why we are doing this tuition freeze campaign."
Also at the news conference, Justin Paul, president of the state two-year college association, talked about what students difficulties with the increase of tuition.
MSUSA's communications director, Shannon Moore, noted that Minnesota has slipped on the national higher-ed report card that's issued every two years. Minnesota dropped from an A in affordability in 2000, to a B in 2002 and a C-minus this year. "I don't think a C-minus is anything to brag about. It has declined significantly in four years," Moore said.
At the kickoff news conference, students were dressed in winter attire. The room was filled with snowmen and icicles. "Our tuition freeze campaign really has to be a big grassroots movement," Moore said. "It can't just be from people at the office and the Student Senate. It has to be a movement from students who understand that they need to be involved and have their voice heard." She said that people from her organization will be visiting campuses to get more students involved by writing letters, phoning legislators and being part of MSUSA's annual Lobby Day in February. Moore said that the organization has begun passing out tuition freeze postcard petitions to students statewide: "In a week we have already received 2,000 signed post cards."
Reporter: Kristin Maloney
Senate silent on WSU kitchen wagesWINONA, Minn,. Oct. 6, 2004 -- The Winona State Student Senate backed off from calling on university administrators to request that dining contractor Chartwells honor the campus-wide minimum wage for kitchen workers. The Senate had struggled with the issue since April, when it was learned that Chartwells, which employs mostly minority students from other countries, would not match the minimum wage increase, from $8 an hour to $8.40, for other students on campus. Speaking against pushing for the increase, business Sen. Mick Reis said there was no right answer. Either way someone will get angry, Reis said, referring to Chartwells' defense that a wage increase would mean a $24 a year hike in meal tickets, fewer hours of operation or fewer menu choices.
Science Sen. Sachin Padhye proposed at least supporting pay increases of 2 to 4 percent or kitchen workers in their second year, which Chartwells campus directror Joanne Bradley had said was a possibility. The Padhye motion failed.
Reporter: Sarah Ricci
Background:
Students delay action on kitchen wages
Comment: Who knows what kurks in the heart
Comment: Where are WSU's student leaders?
Comment: Should Wisconsin's disgrace be ours
Comment: The shame of Chartwells
Comment: WSU's hidden sweatshops
White vows to address parking crisisWINONA, Minn. Oct. 6, 2004 -- At-large City Council candidate Debbie White promised the Winona State University Student Senate to work on the campus-area parking crisis. In a campaign visit, White said that a new ramp and additional parking permits for students ae already in the works. She called on students to inform themselves about candidates and issues. Many college students work in the community have a stake in city policies, she said. And considering Winona State's enrollment, between 7,000 and 9,000 depending on how the counting is done, students could have a high impact, said White. She has been knocking door to door and meeting with focus groups, talking to people about her ideas. She said that among the things she wants are revitalizing downtown and attracting and repairing the workforce.
Junior Sen. Adam Fredrickson asked what sparked White's interest in running. White said she respects many Council members and wants to give back to the community.
Reporter: Katie Carlson
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Trucks collide at Blue HeronWINONA, Minn., Oct. 6, 2004 -- A two-car accident happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. at Huff and Ninth streets when one truck broadsided another. No one was injured seriously. A blue Toyota, driven by Winona State University freshman Jesse Woodring, was northbound on Huff Street turning onto Ninth Street, when the passenger side was hit by a southbound city truck. Woodring's truck spun onto the sidewalk in front of the Blue Heron Coffee House. Woodring suffered bruises from his seatbelt, said a rescue worker. Rebecca and Douglass Wood, sitting outside the coffee house. said they had their backs to the intersection and could not see the accident. "I heard the screeching brakes and jumped up," said Rebecca. "I even spilled coffee on myself." The city truck had damage to the front passenger side and the Toyota on the mid-section of the passenger side.
Reporter: Veronica Langel
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Melissa A. Rappel, 19, Lyons, Colo., $290.
Henry E. Beck, 20, 536 W. Fifth St., $165.
Melissa C, Berg, 20, 700 Terrace Heights 286, SMU, $165.
Tia K. Evans, 19, Rollingstone, Minn., three days and $390.
Ryan J. Gooding, 19, Whitefish, Wis., $165.
Nathan J. Heiden, 20, Watertown, Wis., $165.
Valerie R. Jones, 19, Spring Valley, Minn., $165.
Casey R. Kranz, 19, 526 Garfield St., 60 days.
John M. Rabe, 20, Burnsville, Minn., $165.
Dustin R. Reinholtz, 20, Muskego, Wis., $165.
Megan E. Richards, 19, Burnsville, Minn., $165.
Adam M. Rooney, 20, Prairie du Chien, Wis., $590.
Jacy M. Strand, 20, Blaine, Minn., $165.
Joshua D. Ubell, 19, 520 Harriet St., $165.
Scott J. Wondrasch, 18, Rochester, Minn., $165.
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Three left in SMU presidential searchWINONA, Minn., Oct. 6, 2004 -- The field of candidates for president of St. Mary's University has been narrowed to three, all men, all Catholics, one of them a Christian Brother with long connections to St. Mary's, the university announced. A decision is scheduled by the board of trustees on Dec. 11. The vacancy was created by the pending retirement of Louis DeThomasis, who has been president of St. Mary's for 20 years.
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Thomas Flynn, former president of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., bow a senior fellow at the Council for Independent Colleges in Washington, D.C.
Craig Franz a Christian Brother who is president of St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., and former executive assistant to the president at Winona's St. Mary's.
Richard Yanikowski, former president of St. Xavier University in Chicago and now an adjunct faculty member at Loyola University in Chicago.
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OCT. 6, 2004 |
CROSS COUNTRY (WOMEN'S): Named Northern Sun player of the week as WSU's Amelia Soto.
FOOTBALL (MEN'S): Named Northern Sun special teams player of the wek was WSU kicker Eric Kraus.
SOCCER (WOMEN'S): WSU 3, Upper Iowa 0.
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S): SMU 3 St. Olaf 0.
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Tip: Create routines for toddlersWINONA, Minn., Oct. 6, 2004 -- Consistency when setting routines for children helps them develop positive, long-lasting habits, said parent educator Katy Smith in a Maxwell day-care presentation at at Winona State University. Smith, whose focus was kids 6 months to 4 years, said that routines will eases stress on parents and give kids structure, make their frantic times more predictable, and help them know what they are doing. She said that routines can take up to three months to establish, but with consistency, small rewards and praise, and sternly set limits they can be successful. "Include children in the planning of their own routines," she said. "For example, let them choose how many stories they read before they go to sleep."
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WSU pair: Blame us for loud partyWINONA, Minn., Oct. 6, 2004 -- Two Winona State University students, Amy Konkel and Adria Sherwood, told police they ticketed the wrong people at a party Sept. 16 for noise. The women said they were responsible for the raucousness at 556 Harriet St. The police withdrew three tickets originally issued at the party and wrote new ones for Konkel and Sherwood.
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INCIDENT NO. 2: Areport of loud music was made at 8 p.m. against a band playing by the gazebo. Police were notified. The band was shut down.
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WSU Shackathon seeks awarenessWINONA, Minn., Oct. 5, 2004 -- Members of the Habitat for Humanity club at Winona State University slept overnighy in cardboard boxes to raise awareness about homelessness. The goal of the Shackathon was to remind students and others about Winona homelessness and substandard housing, said President Sarah Hoffmann. Awareness will encourage people to volunteer and donate, said Hoffman. Ten members of the club built cardboard homes for the night and put themselves in the shoes of the homeless . One Habitat memberwho slept outside for the night, Laura Feider, called the cardboard houses are "a reality check" for passersby who might otherwise associate homelessness only with larger cities.
Jessica Nelson, the club's education chairperson, said that the Shackathon not only was a reminder of the need for affordable housing but that it also got word out about the club itself. Habitat for Humanity is an organization that builds a couple of times a month at the Jimmy Carter Place, a housing subdivision on Third and Ewing Street, said Hoffmann. Also, said Nelson, Habitat members organize educational events.
Reporter: Julie Welscher
Expert: College sets eating habitsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 5, 2004 -- Multitasking while eating does not have a direct correlation to being overweight but can lead to medical problems and unhealthy lifestyle habits, according to a Winona State University health educator. Ruth Schroeder said that many factors can contribute to being overweight and that multitasking while eating generally is a lesser contributor. However, overeating can result from not taking time to enjoy and slowly eat, she said. The brain needs 20 to 30 minutes to realize that the stomach is full, so if people are eating quickly they will still feel hungry and keep eating until their brain catches up with their stomach and that is when the feeling of being too full happens, she said, adding that there can be medical problems such as heartburn and ulcers. "If people are stressed out while their eating it can cause and heartburn and ulcers to develop," she said. "Ideally people should be relaxed while eating."
Schroeder also said the not taking the time to eat slowly can put strain on the intestines because if a person does not chew food completely the intestines have to work three times as hard to digest the food. If people are multitasking while they eat they could also be making unhealthy food choices. "People that are multitasking while eating are probably not making good food choices," said Schroeder. Schroeder said that commonly people will eat quick and easy food such as, fast and microwavable food if they are eating at their desks or watching television. If they are not eating in the cafeteria, college students may do a lot of snacking in front of the television, which are not good habits to set, Schroeder said. "College is where students set a lot of their lifestyle habits."
A recent study that was done by the American Dietetic Association and ConAgra Foods Foundation shows that 62 percent of the people that participated in the survey say that they are too busy to sit down to eat. "In our society meals have been a time to connect with family," Schroeder said. "Meals should be a time to relax and connect."
Reporter: Sarah Hovey
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OCT. 5, 2004 |
VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S): Concordia of St. Paul 3, WSU 0.
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BAND'S GIFT. The band Union Station, a Winona fixtue for 23 years, will donate proceeds from its first CD, being released Nov.7, to Winona school music programs. Guitarist Steve Jorde projects at least $75,000.
BICYCLE SHOP. Cycling enthusiast Brad Walker and his wife, Betsy, bought Adventure Cycle and Ski, putting the downtown store into local ownership. Walker has worked at the store since high school.
BIKE PATH. An abandoned railroad spur into the Peerless Chain factory is being considered for a bike path on the Mississippi dike. The city is considering deeding the land to the Port Authority for possible industrial development on condition there be an easement for a bike path.
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OCT. 5,
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Ryan T. Loes, 20, 526 W. Fifth St., $165.
Katy M. Long, 18, 270 Oak Leaf Drive, $165.
Amanda J. Maffei, 19, Conway Hall 206, WSU, $65.
Matthew T. Manning, 19, 103 W. Wabasha St., 1, $165.
Steven C. McCarthy, 19, Burlington, Wis., $165.
Lisa M. Pehling, 20, 516 Harriet St. $65.
Favid C. Ryan, 19, 103 W. Wabasha St. 1, $165.
Jennifer A. Shire, 18, 700 Terrace Heights 1540, SMU, $165.
Joshua W. Skinner, 19, 700 Terrace Heights, 202, SMU, $165.
Amy J. Van Derra, 20, Kimberly, Wis., $165.
Phuong Van Hoang 20, Rochester, Minn., $365.
Laura C. Van Ryn, 634 Franklin St. 204-2B, $165.
Aaron K. Weber, 19, 700 Terrace Heights 418, SMU, $%165.
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Dorm tenants: Who stole our parking?WINONA, Minn., Oct. 5, 2004 -- The Winona State University executive responsible for housing, John Ferden, is working to regain student access to parking on old Army land next to the new East Lake dorm, tenants were told at a meeting. Students are displeased that about 20 percent of the parking places at the dorm last year now are off limits. Ferden is negotiating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts that withdrew student access to 51 parking spaces on their land, an abandoned Army Reserve site. When tenants at the 340-bed dorm signed up for rooms last spring, they assumed all of last year's 263 parking slots would be available first come, first-served. But at midnight, Sept. 24, the veterans-owned gravel went off limits.
The WSU Foundation, which owns the East Lake dorm, and the veterans agreed 2-1/2 years ago that students could park in the vets' lot. The agreement specified that after three years, if the vets did not update the building, the land would become university property. Now, according to East Lake dorm director Tracy Ferber-Rahim, the veterans want to change the agreement so they can sell their land to the highest bidder.
Meanwhile, student tenants who bought first-come, first-served parking permits feel betrayed. The flap also has spawned other frustrations with the parking system. Said Autumn White: "Why should I get punished for being responsible and getting my parking application in on time, when there are others who waited until the last minute and are taking my spots." At a dorm meeting, some tenants suggested moving next year to assigned specified parking slots guaranteed to permit-holders. Tenants seeking free parking would be directed to the univerity's overflow lots six blocks away.
Reporter: Melissa Mathern
Background: Vets take back East Lake parking
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INCIDENT NO. 2: Guards assisted dorm supervisors with a drug violation in the Quad doirms at 10 p.m.
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400 sign anti-New University petitionWINONA, Minn., Oct. 4, 2004 -- Concerned that the Student Senate hasn't taken a position on the New University initiatives that could cost students an extra $1,000 in tuition, four Senate leaders set out on their own door to door with a petition against the plan. By Monday afternoon, they had 400 signatures from the East and West campuses. The petition was started by junior Sen. Craig Pearson. Pearson said that students didn't know what they were getting into and said that he wanted to inform them of what the New University plan entailed. "Some aspects of this plan are not realistic," said Pearson. Assisting Pearson were student Vice President Tim Donahue, junior Sen. Adam Fredrickson and sophomore Sen. Caitlin Power.
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"Due to the fact that the Student Senate has not taken a formal stance on the New University plan yet we are doing this as students and not student senators," said Donahue. Acording to Donahue, students are expressing concern over many aspects of the New University plan but most notably the tuition surcharge. "The most common question we received was, 'What exactly am I getting for this $1,000 increase,'" said Donahue. The goal of this petition drive is to educate students and provide them with a voice, said Pearson. "We would like to have enough signatures so that we can take them to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees and show them how students really feel," said Donahue. University President Darrell Krueger had hoped to go to trustees for approval with a Senate endorsement.
With more than 400 signatures collected the first day, Pearson and Donahue hope that they will be successful on Tuesday when they make stops at the main campus dorms. "Just door knocking is hard to get a good turnout, but we are still hopeful," said Donahue. Pearson and Donahue stress that this action should not be looked at as an effort to derail the New University plan but to delay approvals to allow more time for assessment. Pearson said that he believes that the timing for New University plan is bad. With tuition expected to rise again this year, on top of back-to-back 15 percent increases, some students are finding it hard to pay the bills, he said. Like Donahue, Pearson believes that the New University plan is not all bad. "I feel that the New University Plan will be a great improvement to the University but I also believe that as it stands it is not financially responsible," said Donahue.
After making rounds through the main campus dorms, Pearson, Donahue and the others plan to reach out to students who live off campus. Pearson said this will be especially difficult.
Reporter: Chris Warrington
Background: "New-U critics miss whole picture"
Author to present Iraq peace planWINONA, Minn., Oct. 4, 2004 -- The director of Friends for a Non-Violent World, Phil Steger, will deliver a lecture, "A Plan for Peace: America's Road Map out of Iraq," at Winona State University. Steger said he will describe what the grassroots has done to build congressional support for this plan. Also he said he will discuss what he believes can be done to bring U.S. troops home and to guarantee Iraqi home rule. Sponsors: WSU Greens, Everland Collective, Winona Area Peacemakers, Winona Catholic Workers and Winona County Greens.
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 12
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Stark auditorium
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Diversity training session due at WSUWINONA, Minn., Oct. 4, 2004 -- A televised diversity conference, "Achieving Success in Challenging Times: Reaching the Leader Within," from the Multicultural Development Center in St. Paul, Minn., is being offered at Winona State University, Participants will gain a greater ability to influence positive change, cultivate leadership skills and position leaders to effectively drive organizations to a higher level of performance while continuing to value diversity, sponsors said.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 7
Time: 11 p.m.
Place: Purple Rooms, Kryzsko Commons, WSU
Place: Atrium 118, RCTC
Cost: Free
Contact: (952) 881-6090 |
East Lake mired in VFW-Legion spatWINONA, Minn., Oct. 4, 2004 -- The manager of Winona State's East Lake dorm, Tracy Ferber-Rahim, said the university has lost 51 student parking places in a feud with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars over a business deal. The Legion and VFW posts decided not to rent their adjacent gravel lot to the WSU Foundation, which owns the 340-bed dorm, unless the foundation surrenders its first-option rights for buying the land. "This decision really has nothing to do with the university and especially not with the students," said Ferber.
Students unable to find parking at the dorm now look for on-street slots on the crowded Sarnia Street arterial or go to the university's overflow lots at Main and Mark streets and Sarnia and Main streets and take a shuttle van. Ferber-Rahim said that she is hoping that an agreement van will be reached with the Legion and VFW posts before the city's alternate-side winter parking rule worsens the situation on Nov. 1.
The East Lake dorm is built on a former Army Reserve site, which was the government gave over free to the WSU Foundation for the dorm and to the VFW and Legion for a new club house. The VFW and Legion, which are rivals, spatted for months about whether to proceed with a joint club house. Unable to proceed with the original plan, the posts now want to sell their part of the old Army site but donŐt want to be hobbled by the original agreement that required them to let the WSU Foundation be first in line to buy it.
Reporter: Jen Lundberg
Background: Vets take back East Lake parking |
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| THE WSU FOUNDATION
The WSU Foundation is a legal mechanism that raises funds for the university as a separate corporation. Many universities have such foundations, which are not bound by the regulatory limitations and other restrictions faced by the universities themselves.
Because Winona State saw no possibility for state funding to buld the East Lake dorm, it used the Foundation to borrow the construction funds. The Foundation is paying off the loans with rental income that the university collects from dorm tenants and, in effect, passes on to the foundation. When the loans are paid, the Foundation plans to donate the property to the university.
The complex arrangement was intended to be transparent to students. The university manages East Lake just like any other dorm.
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Dan Schumacher
WSU sports fundraiser
Peggy Blank
President
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SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP GIFT
The Winona Quality Inn donated $5,000 to Winona State University athletic scholarships. |
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Goucher essayist to visit WSUWINONA, Minn., Oct. 4, 2004 -- Essayist Lisa Knopp of Goucher College will read from her works as part of the Great River Reading Series at Winona State University. Knopp 's includes "The Nature of Home" on the concept of home in relation to the natural and human history of Nebraska.
Date: Monday, Oct. 11
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: North Lounge, Lourdes Hall
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QUICK
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GOLF (MEN'S): Twin Cities Invitational at Stillwater Country Club (third day): St. Cloud State 299 (1st), St. John's 907 (2nd), St. Thomas 911 (3rd), Central College 915 (4th), UW-Eau Claire 306 (5th), Gustavus Adolphus and Nebraska Wesleyan 920 (6th) (tie) , Manitoba 928 (8th), Illisnois Wesleyan 933 (9th), Wartburg 935 (10th), Luther 936 (11th), Loras 943 (12th), Concordia 949 (13th), Augsburg 950 (14th),Bemidji State 961 (15th), Milwaukee Engineering 963 (16th), Simpson 965 (17th), SMU 977 (18th), Macalester 991 (19th), St. Olaf 1,020 (20th), Carleton 1,021 (21st).
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At-large Council winner to start earlyWINONA, Minn. Oct. 4, 2004 -- The City Council decided to leave the at-large Council seat vacated by Dieter Mielimonka unfilled until the Nov. 2 election. The Council then will appoint the winner of the election, in which Dave Kouba or Debbie White are the ballot candidates, to fill out the remaining two months of Mielimonka's term.
Background: Will Mielimonka be replaced?
WSU SECURITY
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| Several students from the Morey dorm reported that someone entered their unlocked room between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. earlier in the day and removed textbooks and DVDs.
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Prof's writing lesson: More patienceWINONA, Minn., Oct. 4, 2004 -- Winona State University author Elizabeth Oness said character development is a key in writing novels. For her book, "Departures," about three sisters whose mother vanishes on a trip abroad, Oness said, "I had to make sure there would be tension between each of the sisters." In the book Oness explores the challenges th sisters face in each of their lives. Asked about the writing process, Oness said: "I've gotten patient as I've gotten older." Forty people attended a recent reading of Oness works at which she offered writing tipd. She has published in many literary journals. Her awards include the O. Henry Prize and the Nelson Algren Award.
Reporter: Andrea Zellmer |
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ALCOHOL-
RELATED
CONVICTIONS
Winona
County
District
Court
OCT. 4,
2004 |
Jared R. Dechantigny, 19, Burlington, Wis., $165.
Alan M. Fitzenberger, 19, Woodbury, Minn., $165.
Ryan B. Kiesewetter, 19, Elgin, Ill., $165.
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Casey R. Kranz, 19, 526 Garfield St., 60 days.
Diandra K. Lane, 19, Apple Valley, Minn., $165.
Deanna L. Ledebuhr, 18, Minnesota City, Minn., $165.
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Darrell
Krueger
WSU president
2003: $211,836
Louis
DeThomasis
SMU president
2001: $155,245
Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
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