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NEW UNIVERSITY
CONFUSING A UNIVERSITY
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A university is a place that amasses wisdom and perpetuates wisdom to future generations. En route to greater wisdom, most college students pick up knowledge and skills that help them find jobs. But this is not say that a university is an employment agency.

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This essential distinction, at the heart of what a university is about, seems lost on Winona State University's president, Darrell Krueger. His New University plan guarantees grads a job within six months or they'll get an extra semester free. This is dangerous. The guarantee puts faculty in the position not of incubating and propogating wisdom but of teaching skills to make students job-ready.

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Nothing is wrong with grads being employable, but something is wrong in turning a university into a vocational school. If universities give up their sacred social responsibility as a repository and champion of wisdom, what institutions do we have to fill the void? Talk about a return to the Dark Ages.


Background: Profs erupt over promises to students

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County rejects Plaza bid

WINONA, Minn., Dec. 26, 2004 -- Two recent Winona State University grads, Nicholas Hefko and William Prate, lost their $855,000 bid to buy the downtown Plaza Square on Third Street to open a restaurant. The County Board voted against considering the proposal on legal advice that a late-arriving letter of credit from a bank made the offer problematic. Hefko and Prate had wanted to use the former Thrift Drug site for a restaurant with additional retail shops own the enclosed mall. Part of the plan was built on dining traffic generated from the new Great River Shakespeare Festival.

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County Commissioner Dave Stoltman said he had doubts about the offer because of Hefko and Prate's youth and inexperience: "To open and restaurant and buy a whole mall as a first venture is too much." Even had the bank letter of credit been timely, the Hefko-Prate bid may have been insufficient. They offered no upfront money and asked the county, which owns the building, to wait seven years forf them to pay off the acquisition contract with a balloon payment.

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Meanwhile, another bidder, Twin Cities developer Stuart Morgan, has withdrawn his $327,000 bid to raze the building and put up retail storefronts with upstairs apartments.

Background: WSU grads foresee restaurant

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Study: Tuition news not so bleak

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2004 -- With dwindling state financial support, the cost of attending a four-year public college rose 10 percent in 2004-2005, according to the College Board's annual national tuition survey. The increase was smaller than last year's 14 percent. Perhaps more meaningful, the College Board found, the average amount that students actually paid after receiving grant aid and education tax benefits was about $1,300. After adjusting for inflation, that is less than students paid a decade earlier. Tuition at two-year public colleges rose by 9 percent, at four-year private colleges 6 percent.

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NEWS		 TAG AND TOW. In the season's first emergency snow operation, police ticketed 59 cars for being parked on the wroing sie of the street. Fifty-six were towed.

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POOL DREDGING. The River Resources Forum, an advisory group, recommended at least a two-foot drawdown of the Mississippi River above the Minnieska dam, preferably 2-1/2 feet, to improve aquatic growth and wildlife habitat. The Army Corps of Engineers has budget for dredging only a 1-1/2-foot drawdown for barges to clear the bottom.

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BAKERY SALE.Bloedow's bakery, known locally for the best doughnuts in the world, has been sold to long-time employee Hugh Polus and his wife Mary. Terms were not announced. Hugh Polus said he has no plans to change recipes. (Note to Winona newcomers: Rhymes with Play Dough.)


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NEW UNIVERSITY

WSU ad-man defends radio campaign

WINONA, Minn., Dec. 25, 2004 -- The communicaions director at Winona State, Tom Grier, said that the university's new advertising that's built around the "new university" theme in no way says the controversial NewU plan has been approved. The New University is mentioned in the advertisements only to help people see a vision for Winona State, Grier said. The ads, which began airing Nov. 4 on Winona radio stations, have prompted the Student Senate, which opposes the New University, to call on administrators to call them off. The ads are Grier's creation.

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In an interview, Grier said that he will listen to anything that anybody has to say about the New University plan and the ads, but his job is to promote the New University. In some ways, Grier said, he resents that some people feel he needs approval of all details of everything he does to promote the university -- even though the New University still has major hurdles, including state college board approval, before it can be implemented. "We ought to tell people what the New University is all about and let them know it's exciting," Grier said. He said that if he waited until everything was approved, the plan would be behind schedule. The schedule, set by university Presdient Darrell Krueger, is for implementation before he retires in June. Krueger is Grier's boss.

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"Students have been involved from the very beginning," Grier said, although, he added, many student senators didn't show up for planning meetings. To senators who have asad students have not been sufficiently folded into the process, Grier said: "I don't think it's accurate for students to say they haven't been involved." For the most part, Grier said, students support "all the great ideas" in the New Univerity plan even though they don't support the $1,000 tuition increase to pay for them. Grier said that maybe students don't understand what the New University is yet.
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About objections to the price tag for the ads, Grier said that Winona Radio owner Jerry Papenfuss is paying half of the $68,000 cost of the local radio campaign. A lot of radio coverage has been scheduled for very little money, Greier said.

Reporter: Michelle Adank
Background: Krueger pardons Finke dissent
Background: NewU team gets grilling
Background: WSU pays half-price for radio ads

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R.I.P.: George J. Nissen

EDINA, Minn., Dec. 25, 2004 -- A Winona State University grad who spent 23 years as business manager of at Normandale Community College, George Nissen, died at age 77.

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Two profs fret over Iraq elections

WINONA, Ninn., Dec. 24, 2004 -- A Winona State University prof, Christopher Cook, believes that the United States-backed elections in Iraq, scheduled for Jan. 30, are coming too soon. Right now the elections are structured to help the majority religious group, the Shiites instead of giving the equal chance to the minority of the Sunnis, said Cook. Whether the election is perceived as legitimate can affect the country's future, he said, adding that U.S. President George Bush has misjudged the situation and its long-term effects. "A lot more is riding on this election than President Bush had originally thought." The Bush government government has to look ahead at how the results will play out in the long term, not just the first few months but forthe next five or ten years, said Cook. "Iraq has a weak government with no history of democracy," said Cook. "There is no way of telling what the elected prime minister can do."

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A Sunni boycott of the elections seems eminent, said Michael Bowler, another Winona State politcial scientist. The Sunnis don't see that they have much to gain, Bowler said. Also, he noted, other countries will see the election as illegitimate if a major constituency does not vote.

Reporter: Veronica Langel

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R.I.P.: Gary C. Baab

WINONA, Minn., Dec. 23, 2004 -- A retired pressman at the Winona Daily News, known to many Winona State University journalism students with the old Winona Campus Life and Independent newspapers, died at age 62 after a brief bout with cancer.
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R.I.P.: Ruth (Severud) Fish

WAYZATA, Minn., Dec. 25, 2004 -- A 1933 Winona State grad who was awarded the universitys distinguished service award in 1993, Ruth Fish, 91, died of Alzheimer's in Wayzata. She had established two Winona State scholarships in art education. Ruth Fish also held an advanced degree from the University of Wiscosnin. She taught at Iowa State, UW-Madison and the University of Colorado. She also taught in Winona, Lake City and Red Wing, Minn.

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Habitat chapter collects 4,500 cans

WINONA, Minn., Dec. 23, 2004 -- The Winona State University chapter of Habitat for Humanity has collected 4,500 pounds of aluminum pop cans toward a 5,000-can goal. Sarah Hoffman, chapter president, Once the goal is met, the club will trade the cans for a $5,000 grant for habitat projects. The club has been active in building houses at Jimmy Carter Place in downtown Winona. Two houses are being framed and two are having the finishing touches put on them for occupancy in January, said Hoffman.


Reporter: Veronica Langley

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THE SUGAR LOAF MURDERS

Man sought is no stranger to cops

WINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2004 -- A man whom police want to question in the Sugar Loaf Apartments homicides of Winona State University psych student and her fourth-grade daughter has been in one scrape after another with the law and has spent time behind bars. This is the criminal history of Paul Allen Gordon, 21, as pieced together from police and court documents:

PAUL GORDON ALLEN

Age: 21
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 170 pounds

Earlier addresses
Bentonville, Ark.
Detroit

  • DETROIT: In 1997, at age 13, Gordon was ruled delinquent in a felony case involving a concealed weapon.

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  • BENTONVILLE: On Feb. 9, 2004, Gordon was convicted of fourth-degree sexual asault against an adult in Bentonville, Ark. Probation was being served in Winona County, with permission of the Benton County, Ark., court on condition that he straighten up.

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  • BENTONVILLE, AGAIN: Later in 2004 Gordon was charged in another Benton County rape that occurred on May 21. He turned himself in to authorities on the charge on Sept. 25. He was released on $10,000 bond on condition he abide by the law and show up for further court appearances.

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  • WINONA: On Oct. 31 police arrested Gordon in a downtown alley incident in which they say he assaulted two plain-clothes officers with a black plastic gun. Police said had closed in one three drug suspects, two of whom fled. During the incident, officers said that Gordon tried to discard 13 grams of cocaine in 12 heat-sealed plastic bags, Gordon was locked up for two days and charged with a felony, making terroristic threats, and second-degree conrolled substance possession. He was released by Judge Margaret Shaw Johnson on $15,000 bond on condition he show up for further hearings.

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  • WINONA, AGAIN: On Dec. 3 Gordon was involved a minor two-automobile accident in the parking lot at Sugar Loaf Apartment, 358 E. Sarnia St. It was at the 40-unit building on Dec. 13 that the bodies of Stacy Smith and her daughter were found. For the Dec. 3 accident the other driver was cited for following too closely.

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  • WINONA, AGAIN: On Dec. 19 a warrant charging second-degree assault was issued for Gordon, and he was put on a police list to pick up. Police said the assault apparently was a drug deal gone bad. Witnesses said that on Dec. 6 Gordon, upset about $150 due for a crack coaine sale, had threatened to kill the other guy and pointed a loaded 9mm handgun at the man's head. He also beat the man in the head with the gun, according to court documents. Witnesses said the crack had been consumed and, as they quoted Gordon, the money not paid.

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    On Dec. 16 Stacy Smith and her daughter were found badly burned and dead in their apartment at 357 E. Sarnia St. The state fire marshal has ruled the fire arson. An autopsy concluded that the mother and daughter were dead before the fire started.

    In Winona drug circles Gordon had become known as X. Whether he has Chicago connections has not been established, nor is it known if he is among five yet-to-be-apprehended people named in sealed arrest warrants in the massive Nov. 12 police raids that netted 10 arrests and what's believed to be the largest confiscation of illegal drugs in Winona history.

    Background: Acquaintance sought in murders

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    Marjuana club claims 65 members

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2004 -- The Winona State University chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which was sanctioned for the first time this fall, plans to hold a benefit concert at Rascals this spring to raise awareness, said Sara Manz, pesident. The club has about 65 members, Manz said. The group also plans a trip to the Twin Cities and talk to the governor, said Manz. The trip will include a visit the University of Minnesota NORML chapter, she said.

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    The chapter was the Manz' brainchild. "I saw that other colleges had a chapter and thought,'Why can't Winona have that too?'" she said. The organization supports the use of marijuana responsibly and as a beneficial drug. "If marijuana is legalized, the government can control the amount of THC, the chemical that gives a person that high feeling, and it is safer because users can be sure that it is not laced with a stronger drug," said Manz. All fall the club staffed a campus informational booth with information about beneficial uses of industrial hemp. "We wanted to help break stereotypes and dispel the rumors," said Manz.

    Reporter: Veronica Langel

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    WSU SECURITY
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    DEC. 22, 2004

    		An alarm was activated in the Memorial athletics building at 8 a.m. A power failure was blamed.



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    Lucas recycling goes only so far

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 2004 -- After a trashy start, a recycling project is ready to be implemented again at the Lucas dorm at Winona State University. Mic Nauman, dorm director, said the student senators who set up the project have agrees to themselves empty the recycling bin at the dorm entrance. Nobody had been doing it. Said Lucas tenant Erin Baker: "It's difficult when you have to deal with garbage blocking the hall as your trying to move out." Nauman said the bins are had been constantly overflowing. "It doesn't help," said Nauman, "that the bins are only the size of the bins that used to be on each floor, and now there is only one bin for the whole building for each recyclable item."

    Reporter: Alana Gacke
    Background: Paper bags being tried for dorm trash

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    THE SUGAR LOAF MURDERS

    Acquaintance sought in double deaths

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 2004 -- Police intensified their hunt for Paul Allen Gordon, whose rap sheet is a mile long, this time for questioning in the deaths of Winona State University psych student Stacy Smith and her 10-year-old daughter. Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said Gordon, who has Winona drug connections, has not been charged in the deaths but is "a person of interest in the investigation." He was already being sought in an assault case from earlier in the month.

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    The deaths of Stacy Smith and Taylor Swanson, being investigated as homicides, occurred apparently at Sugar Loaf Apartments, 358 E. Sarnia St., where firefighters found the bodies. The fire has been determined to be arson . Williams said that Paul Gordon, 21, and Stacy Smith, 29, knew each other, but he declined to go into detail about what police know of their relationship. Smith grew up in Winona. Gordon grew up in Detroit and has served time in Arkansas for rape. He was serving probation in Winona on the Arkansas conviction.

    Background: Cops: Mother, daughter murdered

    		Paul Allen Gordon

    PAUL
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    GORDON
    Cops call him a "person of interest"


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    DEC. 21. 2004    		 BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): St. Cloud State 72, WSU 54.



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    WSU Diversity Dorm still in review

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 2004 -- A proposal to create a Winona State University dorm around cultual diversity is alive and well, said Mick Reis, chair of the Student Senate diversity awareness committee. The proposal has sputtered after initial enthusiasm, but Reis said a review is under way by the all-university cultural diversity committee. At one point Reis talked about faculty approval being sought, but now, Reis said, endorsements from the Faculty Senate and other campus organizations are not required. At the same time, Reis said, "Consultation and feedback is essential regarding the success of the dorm." The dorm, perhaps Tau, would be geared to but not exclusive to non-traditional, foreign, gay and disabled students.

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    So far, Reis said endorsements have been received from the Student Senate and seven cultural diversity clubs. The all-university diversity committee, headed by communication prof Emilie Falc, is in the process of refining components of the proposal, including pricing and programming, Reis said. As for location, Reis originally proposed the Tau Center on the West Campus as being an ideal place because of the residential college community atmosphere. Discussion about the location has been put on hold, however, until an approval of the proposal has been completed. In addition to input from campus organizations, Reis has received feedback from the director of a similar housing program called Open Borders at Bemidji State University.

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    If the dorm plan fails, Rris has a backup. Reis is working on a peer-educator program that could be linked to the dorm or stand alone. "I strongly believe in teaching students what I know and giving them a chance to incorporate cultural diversity into their future," said Reis.Lauren Elizondo

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    Cops: Mother, daughter murdered

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 2004 -- The deaths of Winona State University psychology student and her fourth-grade daughter are being investigated as homcides, said Police Chief Frank Pomeroy said. The fire at their Sarania Street apartment on Dec. 16 did not cause the deaths of Stacy Smith, 29, and Taylor Swanson 10, according to autopsies, Pomeroy said. The bodies were badly burned, but the fire was arson, he said. At a news conference, Police Chief Frank Pomeroy declined to provide autopsy details or other information about the investigation.

    Background: Fire deaths report to take two weeks

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    NEWS AND COMMENT
    WINONA MEDIA WATCH


    NEW DAILY NEWS EDITOR

    After eight months as city editor of the Daily News, the No. 2 spot in the newsroom, Darrell Ehrlick has been promoted to editor by absentee publisher Rusty Cunningham of the La Crosse, Wis., Tribune. Ehlick, 29, has been responsible for the recent blockbuster series on the Middle School conversion into apartments and for a forthcoming series on rural annexation. In the newsroom he is regarded as a strong tutor for young staff reporters.

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    Ehrlick, a native of Billings, Mont., holds a degree in literature and religion from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He began his daily newspaper career at the Fargo, N.D., Forum and spent four years at the Logan, Utah, Herald Journal, where he worked his way up to city editor.

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    The Daily News is operated as a nominally independent subunit of the La Crosse Tribune, which is owned by the Iowa-based Lee newspaper chain. Ehrlick's predecessor, Chris Steinbach, left the Daily News in October for greater responsibilities at Lee's Twin Falls, Idaho, Times-News. Ehrlick has been interim editor.

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    City kicks in $50,000 for bardfest

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    Next season
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    "Much Ado About Nothing"

    "Richard III"


    		WINONA, Minn., Dec. 20, 2004 -- The City Council approved a grant of $50,000 to keep the Great River Shakespearc festival afloat for a second season, on condition that the Port Authority throws in $25,000 and the Convention Bureau $15,000. Festival sponsors said the money will almost offset a $97,000 from the first season. The festival chair, local booster Gary Evans, bristled at the funds being called a "bailout." He insisted that the money is an "investment." Evans has projected the festival will generate $1.6 million this coming summer.

    Background: Where is promised $100,000 gift?


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    Police seal fatal fire scene

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 20, 2004 -- The apartment where Winona State University student Stacy Smith and her 10-year-old daughter died has been sealed by police with a 24/7 guard. Agents from the state crime bureau have been in and out of the fire-damaged F14 unit at Sugar Loaf Apartments. The fire was reported at 3:26 a.m., Thursday. Pending autopsy results, it's thought the mother and daughter died of smoke aphyxiation even before firefighters arrived. Police Chief Frank Pomeroy has said arson was not suspected, but the second-foor apartment unit has all the earmarks of a crime scene. A police tape has the entrance sealed, and a guard was ordered around-the-clock. Notices were posted on neighbors' doors to contact police as soon as possible.

    Background: Funeral set for Stacy Smith, daughter

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    		WSU ABORETUM COMPLEAT
    Ruby horse chestnut

    Northern pin oak acorn    		Ruby horse chestnutNorthern pin oak acorn
    Autumn blaze maple

    Crab D. Wyman fruit    		Autumn blaze mapleCrab D. Wyman fruit

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    Book shows off WSU campus forest

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 20, 2004 -- The trees Winona State University, whose campus has at least one variety of every indigenous Minnesota tree, are featured in a new book by senior groundskeeper Bill Meyer and university communciations director Tom Grier. The book, with dozens of color photographs, includes detailed campus maps noting the location of each tree. Close-up photos show distinctive interesting leaves, bark, fruit and blooms.

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    Grier called the 98-page book a celebration of campus beauty that can be used as a guide for walking tours. Also, said Meyer, it can be considered a fieldbook for tree identification. The book, "The Trees of Winona State University," has been provided free to campus campus employees through a special account set up by university president Darrell Krueger and through private gifts. The book also is available at the campus bookstore at $10 with proceeds going to for continued maintenance and diversification of trees on campus.

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    		WSU trees book

    WSU TREES BOOK
    Bill Meyer
    Tom Grier
    Co-authors

    Meyer had the initial idea to record and catalogue all the trees on campus and collaborated with Grier over the past several years to photograph campus trees throughout the seasons and to write about several trees of particular interest. The campus has 90 varieties. For the book several faculty offered advice and expert opinion on tree varieties and species. Local nurseries helped with identification and acquisition of trees. The university publications office designed the book. Student employees helped in the book's layout and design.

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    R.I.P.: Judi M. (Feehan) Williams

    BELOIT, Wis., Dec. 20, 2004 -- A Winona State College grad, Judi Williams, 63, died at her daughter's home. She had taught physical education at Beloit Catholic High School.


    Reporter: Veronica Langley

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    WSU SECURITY
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    DEC. 19, 2004

    		A fire alarm activated in the Sheehan dorm at 2:57 a.m. A malfunction in system was blamed.



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    SMU alum in post-murder suicide

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2004 -- A St. Mary's Univerity alum, ordained priest Ryan Erickson, 31, was found dead, apparently a suicide, after being questioned about a double murder at a Hudson, Wis., mortuary two years ago. According to a spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Superior, Erickson had denied any involvment in the murders. The body of Erickson was found Sunday morning in hallway connecting the church and the rectory at St. Mary of the Seven Dolors at Hurley.

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    Erickson was from Campbellsport, Wis., After attending St. Mary's in Winona, he went to the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, Minn. He was ordained in 2000. Through 2003 Erickson served in Hudson, on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border on the St. Croix River,. He then was transferred to Our Lady of Sorrow in Ladysmith in northern Wisconsin. This August, Erickson was transferred to Hurley, near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.

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    The Hudson nurder was in February 2002. The firector of the O'Connell Family Funeral Home, Dan O'Connell, and an intern, James Ellison, were found dead in the mortuary office.

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    Bad pump blamed for Sheehan "shower"

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2004 -- Firefighters were called to the high-rise Sheehan dorm at Winona State University when the fire sprinkler was activated about 3 a.m. Firefighters found no flooding. Tentatively blamed was a pump relief valve. The pump was turned off. Firefighters left the problem to campus maintenance people to resolve.

    Background: Sheehan elevator rewired, now working

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    Funeral set for Smith, daughter

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2004 -- The funeral for Winona State University psychology student Stacy Smith, 29, and her daughter, Taylor, 10, who died in a fire Thursday, will be Wednesday at St. Martin's Evangelical Lutheran Church, the family said. The service will be at 2 p.m., the Rev. Lyle Kath officiating. Pallbearers will include Gregg Sheldon, a special friend, and Shad Swanson, Taylor's father. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, at Martin-Myhre Funeral Home, next to the Sugar Loaf Aportments, where the fire occurred, and at 1 p.m., Wednesday, at the church. Burial will be in St. John's Cementery in the Winona County town of Nodine.

    Background: Mother in fatal fire a WSU student

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    DEC. 19, 2004    		 BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Saginaw Valley State 72, WSU 68.



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    No pepperoni? Thief can't be choosy

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2004 -- Somebody stole two pizzas from a Domino's delivery vehicle at a St. Mary University's dorm at 2:10 a.m., police said. The driver was making a delivery. The pizzas were priced at $23.68. The blue thermal pouch was worth $100.

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    Colleges hit for Michael Moore speeches

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2004 -- The Federal Election Commission is investigating a complaint that college speaker fees to film-maker Michael Moore on his Slacker Uprisng Tour violated a ban on corporate donations to political campaigns. During the 2004 presidential campaign, Moore made 60 stops, mostly on campuses, with a strident anti-Bush theme. In several speeches, including at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, attended by several carloads of Winona State students, Moore said: "We're visiting all 20 battleground states, and our goal is to remove George W. Bush from the White House."

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    		Michael Moore

    MICHAEL
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    Targeted for Slacker Uprising Tour ro campuses

    The Federal Elections Commission investigation was prompted by a complaint from David Hardy, an Arizona lawyer who is a co-author of the campaign book "Michael Moore Is a Big Fat Stupid White Man." Hardy said Moore's $30,000 speaker fee at each stop was a campaign contribution. The fees, as Hardy reads it, were corproate contributions to Democratic candidate John Kerry that were not reported as required under federal election law. Hardy specifically complained about Pennsylvania State University, Syracuse University, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Florida. Hardy did not name Luther College. Even if the colleges, as nonprofit organizations, cannot be considered corporations under election law, Hardy said, the expenditures should be subject to the federal reporting requirements for campaign donors.

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    Moore has had a growing following since his 1999 documentary "Roger and Me," which castigated General Motors. His 2004 "Fahrenheit 911," a diatribe against George W. Bush that suggested the Iraq War was fought for oil and as a personal vendetta, elevated Moore to new prominence. The film has grossed $120 million, a record for a documentary. Bush supporters, who could only stammer at the film's portrayal, have vilified Moore since. Even-minded political observers have faulted the film as peppered with dubious claims and implications that cannot be supported. Even so, the film, issued in June, came at a critical point to weaken the Bush bid for re-election.

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    In an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education, Hardy said it was not Moore but his message that prompted his complaint: "The problem here is with the content, not the person. Colleges can pay to bring in a speaker anytime, no matter how partisan. As I read the law, they can't hire someone to promote the election of a specific candidate in a federal election, and that's what Michael Moore did."

    Background:
    "Fahrenheit" creator: Bush a liar
    Utah school loses $200,000 for Moore speech

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    Senate parliamentarian election set

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2004 -- Applications for Student Senate parliamentarian to replace Chad Thomas, who resigned recently, will be accepted until Jan. 6, said Winona State University student President Dusty Finke. Application initially were due Dec. 13, but Finke extended the deadline through winter break. Vice President Tim Donahue, who runs Senate eletions, said the Senate will chose a new parliamentary adviser at its first meeting in January. Each candidate will allowed a one-minute introduction, Donahue said. Senators than can ask questions with each candidate having one minute to respond, he said. Gallery questions will also be allowed, he said.

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    Thomas resigned to transfer to the Univerity of Minnesota. He left Winona State because the curriculum lacks advanced German courses."Finke said he was sad to lose Thomas: "He was a tremendous asset for me running the meetings." The parliamentarian assists the Senate president and acts as a resource on Roberts Rules of Order, also known by senators as the Book of Bob. The parliamentarian cannot speak on the substance motions, only procedures.

    Reporter: Heather Howard
    Background: Senate parliamentarian leaves WSU

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    Fire deaths report to take two weeks

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 18, 2004 -- A multi-agency investigation into an apartment fire that killed a Winona State University psychology student and her fourth-grade daughter may take two weeks, Police Chief Frank Pomeroy said. An agent from the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was in Rochester Friday for autopsies on the bodies. Stacy Lee Smith, 29, and Taylor Nicole Swanson, 10, were found badly burned in the fire but apparently were first the victims of smoke asphyxiation. The state fire marshal also is investigating the fire at the 40-unit Sugar Loaf Apartments on East Sarnia. Pomeroy said arson is neitehesuspected nor ruled out. He called in the outside agencies for investigatory expertise that goes beyond local resources.

    Background: Mother in Sarnia fire a WSU student

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    WSU broadcasters cite Koski service

    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2004 -- The president of the Winona State University chapter of the National Broadcasting Society, Kristi Koski, was named chapter member of the year. The chapter's webmaster, Michael Williams, was named rookie of the year. Koski and Williams will represent the chapter at the society's national convention in Los Angeles in March.
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    WINONA, Minn., Dec. 19, 2004 -- Winona employers expect to hire at a modest pace early in the new year, according to a survey conducted by temp-help agency Manpower. For January through March, 17 percent of interviewed companies plan to hire employees, 10 percent expect to reduce payrolls, and 73 percent expect to current levels. Job prospects appear best in manufacturing, worst in transportation and public utilities, Manpower said.

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