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Gordon attorneys were last to learnWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2005 -- The public defenders for Paul Allen Gordon received a box of evidence Thursday morning after the grand jury decision to indict Gordon was announced. Julie Maxwell, one of Gordon's two attorneys, said the box was the first she had seen any of evidence. "The first thing we plan on doing is reading through all of the reports," Maxwell said. Maxwell said she and her new public-defender partner are going to start working with Gordon about any discrepancies they find in the evidence. "Until this time we have not had anything to question him about," Maxwell said. "All we could do was reassure him and let him know that everything was going as expected," Maxwell said.
After the grand jury's indictjment was announced, Gordon appeared frightened, Maxwell said: "He doesn't know what is going to happen or how things will go down the pipe." Maxwell and her new partner, Carol Weissenborn, met with Gordon for an hour after the hearing to discuss their next steps . Weissenborn, the southeast Minnesota chief public defender, is taking Karen Duncan's place after Duncan relocated to Dodge City for a murder case.
While Gordon's trial is scheduled for Aug. 29 and a pre-trial hearing for Aug. 3, Maxwell said there will be at least one, probably of more, hearings in the interim. One of these hearings will be a rescheduled evidentiary hearing that was supposed to have taken place on April 16 on other charges unrelated to the Sugar Loaf murders. The reason for the rescheduling, Maxwell said, was due to the fact she and Duncan and Weissenborn had not been shown the evidence. "The grand jury was still out and they had all of the evidence," Maxwell said. "Both sides were e-mailing the judge almost simultaneously." |
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PAUL
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GORDON
Accused in Winona strangulation murders
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Reporter: Jenn Baechle
Background: Gordon indicted on all 10 counts
Guster prep takes WSU parking spaceWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2005 -- About 20 parking spaces will be closed off at Winona State University's Memorial Hall for the Guster concert on Friday, according to chief organizer Joe Reed. There will be no parking on Main Street between 9th and 10th streets on the west side of campus, Reed said. Another spot closed off will be around the corner of 10th Street toward the Performing Arts Center. Signs were posted Wednesday to go into effect at midnight Thursday through midnight on Friday. Vehicles in no-parking zones will be towed, Reed said.
Reporter: Angela Wurst
Background: Guster concert ticket sales lag
Gordon indicted on all 10 countsWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2005 -- A grand jury indictment against 22-year-old Paul Allen Gordon on 10 counts in the Sugar Loaf slayings last December, including first-degree murder, was read to him by Judge Lawrence Collins. Gordon, in ankle and wrist shackles, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, spoke only twice. Asked whether his name was Paul Allen Gordon, he said: Yes, sir." Asked his birth day, he said: "Two-five-83." After the hearing, which lasted 18 minutes, ending at 10:55 a.m. Gordon was returned to jail.
Judge Collins asked attorneys for motions to change Gordon's bail. County prosecutor Chuck MacLean called Gordon a flight risk and asked that bail remain at $20 million. Gordon's court-appointed attorneys, Julie Maxwell and Carol Weissenborn, registered no objection. Maxwell said, however, that a reduction may be requested at a future hearing. Collins scheduled a pre-trial hearing for Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. and a trial for Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. Those dates would be pushed back if Maxwell and Weissenborn challenge any evidence gathered by police and the grand jury. A challenge would trigger an evidentiary hearing.
The indictment includes four counts of murder in the first degree, four counts of murder in the second degree, one count of criminal sexual misdemeanor in the first degree, and one count of arson in the first degree. MacLean said the indictment is on the same charges that he originally filed against Gordon. MacLean said the first count of murder in the first degree carries life in prison without parole. The other three charges of murder, in the first carry a life sentence; the four second-degree murder, 40 years max; the criminal sexual misdemeanor charge, 30 years and a $40,000 fine; and the arson charge, 20 years and $20,000, MacLean said.
After the indictment was read, Judge Collins asked Gordon if wanted to enter a plea. Weissenborn answered: "No your honor, he does not."
The courtroom was packed, the largest contingent being the family of Stacy Smith and her 10-year--old daughter Taylor Swanson. They were murdered, the mother strangled, the daughter raped and strangled, in the wee hours of Dec. 16. Their unit at Sugar Loaf Apartments was then set afire. Gordon was arrested Jan. 4 at the Mexico border in California. He was charged Feb. 28 in Winona. The grand jury was convened March 23. |
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Accused in Winona strangulation murders
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Reporter: Jenn Baechle
Background: Grand jury delivers conclusion
WSU bit-run victim irked at "apology"WINONA, Minn., April 21, 2005 -- A Winona State University student, Emily Crigler , who was hit by a car while walking home from work Dec. 5, said she has received an apology letter from the driver, but she dismissesd it as a weak effort to justify his driving off after the impact. Crigler said the driver, 21-year-old St. Mary's student Brett Jandacek, wrote the letter in hopes that she would back off legal action against him. Quoting from the letter, Crigler said Jandacek explained that he was concerned about her after he drove off and called his friends to go to check on her to make sure she was OK. The next day, Jandacek turned himself into police, admitted to the accident, and said he had been drinking. His blood-alcohol level, Crigler feels, is why he fled.
Crigler was unable to graduate in January because she missed a deadline for a paper while in the hospital from the accident. Crigler said Jandacek "should feel worse about what he did." She said: "He put me in the hospital and made me go to school for another semester to graduate."
On Saturday Jandacek's parents showed up at Bub's Restaurant, where Crigler works, and apologized in person for their son's actions This apology Crigler said seemed sincere. "These people didn't have to go out of their way to apologize for their son's actions last December. I was touched."
Currently Jandacek is awaiting sentencing, Crigler said a plea bargain was agreed upon but she isn't at liberty so specify the terms.
Reporter: Dustin Sharstrom
Background: Hit-run victim in dark about driver
Blackhorse launching volleyball leaguesWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2005 -- The Blackhorse bar's summer volleyball league will be starting next Thursday. Manager Eric Lichman calls the league one of the most popular Winona summer activities for college students and locals. "People play hard, but when the games are over they relax and enjoy each other's company," Lichman said. Last summer, he said, 115 teams participated in the summer long round-robin tournament with more than 900 people ranging in age from 21 to 60. It's a spectator sport, too, Lingen said, noting the Blackhorse's 6,000-square foot patio overlooks the volleyball sandboxes. The Blackhorse is on the far East End on Higwhay 61.
Reporter: Will Maravelas
New humanities-sciences dean at SMUWINONA, Minn., April 21, 2005 -- A St. Mary's University chemistry prof, Roger Kugel, has been appointed associate academic vice president for the humanities and sciences. Kugel also has been associate dean for the natural sciences and math. The appointment was made by outgoing president Louis DeThomasis. Kugel will replace Joe Shields, who has served for five years. Shields will return to the classroom.
Air Force Academy beset with religious issuesAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., April 21, 2005 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy has been accused of encouraging religious intolerance in which Christian cadets are urged to convert Jews, Muslims and others who are not "born again." The accusation was made by Americans United, an advocacy organization. Meanwhile, an academy spokespeson acknowledged that a March 2004 survey identified a lack of respect for religious differences. A program to increase awareness of religious intolerance has begun, the spokesperson said, The survey found 55 incidents of alleged discriminatory conduct reported by current and former cadets between 2000 to 2004.
Prof sees nanotech as transformationalWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2005 -- Nanotechnology will rival the automobile and the personal computer someday as lifestyle-changing technology, a University of Wisconsin engineering and physics professor told a Winona State audience. Describing how nanotechnology could improve the world, Wendy Crone said that if light-emitting diodes were used in automobile brake lights, drivers would have three car lengths more stopping distance than today's incandescent bulb. How? Because of the the speed at which diodes light up, she said. Traditional incandescents need time to heat up a filament with electricity to cause it to glow, whereas a light-emitting diode turns on almost instantly. Crone said light-emitting diodes emit different kinds of light by the way the atoms are arranged, which is useful in many applications, such as brake lights.
Where does nanotechnology come in? Scientists need to see the atoms to manipulate them into light-emitting diodes, said Crone. It is now possible, she said, to detect atoms in the nanoworld using an instrument called a scanning probe microscope that has a tip ending in a single atom. "Roughly 10 hydrogen atoms placed end to end make up one nanometer, which tells you how truly small we are dealing with," said Crone. Another use of nanotechnology is a material that can remember its original shape if bent called memory metal, said Crone. Memory metal works by forming its original shape when it is heated to a certain temperature after being contorted, said Crone. Crone said an Italian designer made a long sleeve shirt that will roll up the sleeves automatically when it reaches a certain temperature.
Reporter: Doug Sundin
NEWS AND COMMENT
WINONA MEDIA WATCH |
WINONA RADIO PLAYS CATCH-UP
In its first on-air acknowledgement that Winona State students oppose the New University passel of curricular and other enhancements, Winona Radio carried a news item on Wednesday that students will hold a rally next week to protest the changes. Wnona Radio, which owns all five city radio stations, had been silent for months that there was any student discontent on the issue -- even after three Student Senate votes in November and a referendum in February in which students voted by a 5-1 margin to oppose the project. The silence was consistent with the station's $34,000 contract with the university to carry pro-New U commercials and news and discussions. Winona Radio owner Jerry Papenfuss has been a strong support of the New University, which is a last-hurrah project of retiring univerity President Darrell Krueger.
The news item was based on a news release from the Student Senate:
Winona State University students will hold a rally next week to protest the so-called "New University" plan also known as the Winona Experience being proposed by the university administration.
The rally will be held at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 27th, in front of the WSU Library and is being sponsored by the WSU Student Senate. The student senate says the proposal would drastically alter the workings of the university as well as increase tuition one thousand dollars over the next four years.
Recently, the Student Senate held a referendum vote asking students if the New University plan should be implemented as proposed including the one thousand dollar tuition increase. The vote was 5 to-1 against the New University plan, among those who cast ballots.
Organizers say the rally is being held to raise awareness and influence the administration of Winona State and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board. WSU administration has said along with the increase in tuition, the plan will offer students enhanced and increased services plus a better education.
The Daily News has covered student resistance to the New University on its front page, although belatedly. The Winona Post has been silent on the issue.
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Background: Full New U story gets ink
Background: WSU buys radio praise, silence
Background: WSU students postpone New U protest
WSU plan to hike tuition wins OKWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2005 -- The Winona State Univerity Student Senate voted 11-6 to support up to a 4.3 percent tuition this coming fall. Voting against supporting the increases were Sens. Jonathan Jacob, liberal arts; Caitlin Powers, sophomore; Ryan Predmore, at-large; Matt Swanson, at-large; Scott Taylor, senior; and Emilie Wiener, liberal arts. The Senate was clear it would rather the increase be less than 4.3 percent, noting that an unknown variable in the univerity's expenses is how much the faculty's union depending on whether the salaries of Winona State faculty negotiates in new salariues. If facultry salaries increase are less than 2 percent, then the tuition increase should be scaled down, the Senate said.
The Senate action did not deal with a separate proposal from univerity administrators for a $250 tuition surcharge to support the New University program of curricular and other enhancements. The Senate has been solidly opposed to a New Univerity tuition hike, which with the 4.3 percent increase in basic tuyition plus higher fees, would move the cost of attending Winona State to almost $7,000 in the fall -- a 9.5 percent increase.
The 4.3 percent increase proposal that won Senate approval was formally presented by university Comptroller Scott Ellinghuysen. The motion set off a firestorm of questions and challenges from senators and students in the gallery. Sophomore Sen. Caitlin Powers asked Senate President Dusty Finke how Ellinghuysen's proposal squared with the Senate's support of a tuition freeze. Finke noted that a freeze will be possible only if the Legislature puts up $86 million in new funding for the MnSCU state college system. Both the Senate and the Minnesota State University Student Association are lobbying for the extra money. But, said Finke, "Without the budget settlement at the state level, the tuition freeze cannot happen."
From the gallery, a Winona State student with responsibilities with the Minnesota State University Student Association, Ezra Kazee, quoted State Rep. Gene Pelowski D-Winona, from a morning radio interview that students should expect a 10 percent tuition increase. Ellinghuysen responded that Pelowski was citing a doomsday scenario and that Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget is close to what Winona State is seeking. Senior-classs Sen. Taylor proposed increasing tuition from 4.3 percent in the mnotion to 5 percent. He said 5 percent was the number the university came to the senate with and that it was a decent enough number to use. "It could be less than 5 percent," Taylor said. Taylor motion lost 12-5 with two abstentions.
Reporters: DJ Danielson, Melissa Ferolie, Matt Kroulik and
Tom Wilder
Background: Tuition, fees plan: Up to near $7,000
QUICK SPORTS
APRIL 20, 2005
BASEBALL (MEN'S)
WSU 3, UM-Duluth 2; UM-Duluth 5, WSU 4.
SMU 11, Bethel 7; Bethel 18, SMU 0.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S)
SMU 10, St. Olaf 2; SMU 10, St. Olaf 6.
TENNIS (WOMEN'S)
SMU 7, UW-River Falls 2.
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Marijuana puff at 4:20? Nobody's watchingWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- City police and Winona State University security officils confirmed they won't be more alert than usual on April 20, a day when marijuana users gather at 4:20 p.m. to smoke. Don Walski, director of campus security, said he will not beef up his staff of student guards. Guards will respond, however if complaintss come in. There will be no special patrols, he said, near the campous courtyard or Kryzsko Commons, where the Winona State chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws plan s a 420 celebration. Walski said students are welcome to have fun and enjoy the activities as long as they "obey the laws and abide by university policy."
Students who smoke marijuana on campus, however, should know the consequences, Walski said: "If students want to take a chance, then it's their decision." Police Chief Frank Pomeroy said his officers always watch for drug use and transactions but they will not increase their patrols around campus or in the city. Not especially concerned about the 420 celebration, Pomeroy said he will leave it to campus security to handle university issues unless the situation requires legal action.
Pomeroy said too that his focus has become more cocaine than marijuana. He noted that of 133 drug arrests conducted last year, almost 80 percent were cocaine-related. The community has grown concerned about cocaine traffic and alcohol, Pomeroy said. He said more residents and students also are concerned since it was discovered that Paul Allan Gordon, a man accused of murdering Winona State student Stacy Smith and her daughter, allegedly earned $15,000 per month selling cocaine, he said. The Sugar Loaf murders are part of at least six homicides in Winona related to cocaine, said Pomeroy. He said, in relation to cocaine sales, police are vigilant. "We're out looking all the time," Pomeroy said. "Alcohol and cocaine are a real nemesis."
Winona State's 420 celebration also isn't a major concern for police because most drug users not typical college-age students, Pomeroy said . Most, cocaine users, he said, are in their mid-20s to 50s, he said. He said students also are less likely to use drugs because it is hard for them to keep their grades up while high. Although cocaine and alcohol are currently his major concerns, Pomeroy cautioned students against feeling free to use marijuana, Pomeroy said. "It's still a problem," he said.
Sara Manz, president of Winona State's chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said her group is not worried about police or security activity for its 420 gathering. She said the club's events are legal and fun for students. "It's our day and we are doing something positive on campus," she said. Manz said even if some students light up marijuana at 4:20, most will do it in a place where they won't pose a threat to others. "When we smoke it won't be in a car driving. It will be quietly somewhere enjoying the spring time, harming no one," she said. Manz said that even though the university's 420 celebration will abide by laws, the group still thinks police should not be overbearing on marijuana users. "The police are always something that marijuana smokers fear. It's especially hard because we are doing nothing wrong," she said.
Reporter: Heather Stanek
Gordon grand jury delivers conclusionWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- The grand jury that was convened 29 days ago to investigate the Sugar Loaf murders finished its work and delivered its conclusions to Judge Lawrence Collins. The judge scheduled a hearing for 10:15 a.m., Thursday, and ordered Paul Allen Gordon to be brought from his jail cell to the court to hear what the grand jury concluded. The judge did not reveal whether the grand jury had decided to indict Gordon or to return what's legally called a "no bill," which would mean that the jury found the evidence against Gordon insufficient for an indictment.
Gordon, 22, is charged with strangling a pregnant ex-womanfriend, Stacy Smith, 29, who was an on-again, off-again Winona State University student, and then raping and strangling her 10-year-old daugher Taylor Swanson. The charges also blame the loss of Smith's baby on Gordon. Under Minnesota law, a first-degree murder case with a possible life sentence must be reviewed by a citizen panel -- a grand jury. Grand juries are empaneled from the usual jury pool.
Because a grand jury doesn't find guilt or innocence but only reviews evidence and investigates a case, they meet secretly and do not consider any defense arguments. Grand juries have subpoena power and take evidence from witnesses under oath, which can help a prosecutor solidify evidence gathered by police, whose investigatory powers do not include subpoenas. If a grand jury returns a "no bill," prosecutors have a difficult time pursuing a case. With an indictment, there would be a regular public jury trial open to the public with Gordon having an opportunity to defend himself. He has two public-defender attorneys from Rochester, Minn.
Police concluded the Smith slayings, at the Sugar Loaf Apartments at 358 E. Sarnia, occurred sometime between 2:30 or 3:25 a.m., Dec. 16. Autopsies concluded they were killed before someone, presumably the perpetrator, set their apartment afire. The fire marshal said the fire was arson. Police said Gordon, a heavy-duty cocaine dealer, took the next train out of town -- six or seven hours after the murders. Gordon was arrest at the Tijuana border on Jan. 4 and returned to Winona to face charges. The charges include not only the Sugar Loaf murders but also drug-related incidents from October and early December. He has been held on $20 million bond on the murder charges and $200,000 bond on the lesser charges. |
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Accused in Winona strangulation murders
CHRON-
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DEC. 16
Firefighters retrieved the bodies of Stacy Smith and Taylor Swanson from their burning apartment
DEC. 21
Police name Paul Allen Gordon as "person of interest" in case
JAN. 4
Federal authorities arrest Paul Allen Gordon returning to the United States from Mexico
FEB. 28
Gordon formally advised of charges against him
MARCH 10
Gordon's attorneys request a hearing at which they can challenge evidence
MARCH 21 Grand jury convened to consider the case against Gordon
APRIL 19
Grand jury finished its investigation
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Background: Smith family joins feminist rally
Speaker to call for U.S. reforms on CubaWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- A member of Cuba delegation of Witness for Peace, Audrey Thayer, will lead a discussion at Winona State University on the politics of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Thayer has visited Cuba to see first-hand how the embargo has affected the Cuban people. Witness for Peace is a politically independent, grassroots organization committed to nonviolence sustainable economies in the Americas.
Date: Thursday, April 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Stark Auditorium
Cost: Free
Contact: Amber Gaster
WSU SECURITY
POSTED APRIL 19, 2005
April 17: Several students were cited for an alcohol violation in the Prentiss-Lucas dorm at 9 p.m.
April 17: An edmergency medical team was called for an impossibly drunk student in the Prentiss-Lucas dorm at 12:51 a.m.
April 16: Several students were cited for an alcohol violation in the Maria dorm at 6:40 p.m.
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125 turn out to protest sexual abuseWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- An annual rally against sexual violence and abuse, Take Back the Night, whose fervor has lagged in recent years, drew 125 people last week. A campus coordinator at Winona State University, Danielle Sotir, said the goal had been 75 participants. Last year, she said, there were only 40. Sotir attributed the turnout to the slayings of Winona State student Stacy Smith, her unborn child and her daughter in Dec. 16. Smith's parents and siblings attended the event in tears. The rally started at the Sugar Loaf apartments, where Smith and her daughter lived. From there, a crowd, half women, half men and children, marched to Lake Park carrying banners and chanting "Women unite, take back the night" and "We have survived, we will thrive."
Sotir said that an especially moving part of the evening was a Die-In at which all victims of domestic violence in Minnesota in 2004 were remembered. "People were embracing one another and crying," Sotir said. The rally included speakers, a candlelight vigil, and an open mic for stories and personal reflections.
Reporter: Katie Warman
Background: The Sugar Loaf murders
Jones to push Senate-students linksWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- Junior Sen.-elect Elizabeth Jones hopes that the Winona State Student Senate will try to work on the relationship between itself and the universitty's students as a whole next year. The relationship between students and the Senate isn't very positive right now, said Jones. Asked what she would do, Jones said she wants to be the best representative she can. Jones said she will ask her junior-class constituents how they feel on issues before the Senate and will keep their thoughts in mind when voting. "Communication is the key," said Jones.
Jones received 181 votes and came in first in a five-way race for three junior-class Senate seats two weeksd ago. Jones credited her victoru to getting the word out by talking to people, putting flyers up and going door to door in the dorms. |
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Reporter: David Paulus
Background: Election returns
Background: Guide to election coverage
Dormant WSU space unit revived for crisesWINONA, Minn., April 20, 2005 -- The Space Utilization Committee at Winona State University, which has been dormant since last spring, has been reconvened for a meeting on April 29 to take up critical issues. Dick Lande, the university's facilities manager, said that consultant James Goblirsch from Holabird & Root will o discuss future remodeling projects. University President Darrel Krueger has been under growing criticism for proceeding with projects and plans without consulting faculty and other campus constituencies. Space committee members were shocked in February, for example, when it was learned that Krueger had signed off on a master plan to double the campus. This month the Legislature approved money for Winona State to raze Howell Hall without any on-campus discussion about relocating current Howell tenants, including the masscom department's television taeching studio. Also, plans for a new 400-bed dorm, 300-car parking ramp, on-site retail outlets and an emeritus center have unraveled with a projected $7 million cost over-run without keeping the space comm ittee up-to-speed.
Space committee members:
Dusty Finke (student)
Karen Gardner (nursing)
Donna Heyer (registar)
Larry Holstad (athletics)
Nancy Jannik (sciences dean)
Jon Jacob (student)
Gene Lundak (computer science) |
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Tom Nallin (chemistry)
Steve Ronkowski (construction liaison)
Judy Routhe (media services)
Peggy Sannerud
John Weis (masscom)
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Background: Howell razing a year away
Background: Faculty fret over Pasteur, Howell plans
Background: New WSU dorm plan in deep trouble
Anxiety builds over Samp's fateWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 --Former Winona State University wide receiver Chris Samp said he is confident he will land in an NFL camp this summer, even if he isn't taken in this weekend's draft. The draft has seven rounds, with at least 32 players selected each round. Two Fridays ago Samp was in Green Bay working out for the Green Bay Packers. He said he had a good workout, but because the Packers don't have a seventh-round pick in the draft he wasn't sure if they will draft him. According to Samp, other teams that have shown interest in him are the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburg Steelers and Denver Broncos. "Most teams keep in hush about who they may draft because it is so close to the draft," said Samp.
Samp, who played high school ball in Green Bay, said that the Miwaukee Journal-Sentinel had quoted one source that at least 10 teams had him on their draft list. Samp said those numbers don't mean a lot because the draft can alter a lot depending on which position is in demand at the time. In recent years, an average of 34 receivers are drafted each year. "I'm not too worried if I get drafted or not because I believe I will be in a camp for sure no matter what," said Samp.
If Samp isn't drafted he said he is for sure a free agent. "I don't really care what team I go too, but obviously my favorite would be Green Bay," he said. After graduation, Samp worked out with players at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and also took part in their Pro Day, when pro scouts and some coaches and managers came to look over the talent.
Since early March, Samp has been working out nearly every daywith an ex-Winona State teammate, quarterback Brian Wrobel. John Sullivan, a Green Bay Packers scout, told Samp he would like to see him weigh 235 tom 240 pounds. Samp currently weighs 225 and stands just under 6-foot-3. Samp will be throwing a little get-together for family and friends in Winona for the second day of the draft, where he may find out what team he will go to. Both days of the draft will be aired live on ESPN. |
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Reporter: Brian Olson
Background: Packers scout checks out Wrobel
Background: Samp focusing on 40-yard dash
Nursing students to lead WSU processionalWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- A nursing major from Hong Kong, Sooi Yong Lo, will lead the processional with the Winona State banner for the university's morning commencement ceremony. Another nursing student, Erin Friedrich, will carry the banner for the afternoon ceremony. Sooi and Friedrich were chosen from among juniors as the holding the highest grades. Business and liberal arts students will be graduated in 9:30 a.m. ceremonies on May 6 and education, nursing and science students at 2 p.m. The university expects to award 1,000 degrees.
Also serving as college banner carriers are:
Emily Brenner, a business administration student, the College of Business bannerLisa Eggebrecht, an elementary/middle school education student, College of Education bannerLaura Noll, an English student, the College of Liberal Arts bannerLindsay Claeys, a nursing student, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences bannerAmanda Shields, a geoscience student, the College of Science and Engineering banner.
Introducing degree candidates will be Rebecca Bishop, a theater and English student, and Denise Ruemping, a theater student. They students were selected by the theater faculty. The university has not yet announced a commencement speaker.
Comment: Evaluating commencement speakers
COMMENT:
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
WORTH HEARING
Over the years, 154 now, Winona State has had some compelling and memorable commencement speakers -- and some, well, nobody can remember who they were or what they said. As anticipation mounts for the announcement of the university's 2005 commencement speaker, we offer comments on those at neighboring campuses and some select other colleges. Some are prestigious and their addresses will make headlines. Others? Not so likely.
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul, Minn. |
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President of Minneapolis Community and Technical College |
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Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Moorhead, Minn. |
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Kristen Harris
Professor of neurology at the Medical College of Georgia |
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Visiting firemen spark their own interest just because they're from far away
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St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minn. |
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Gretchen Morgenson
Financial reporter for the New York Times |
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A bright journalist with loads of stories to tell. We expect to hear ethics stories that Ole'sfuture Ken Lays should heed
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Lakeland College
Sheboygan, Wis. |
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Gwen Ifill
Senior correspondent for PBS's The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer and a moderator and managing editor of Washington Week |
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Top-notch. She even moderated a Bush-Kerry debate and did it well
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Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wis. |
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John S. Shiely
Chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the Briggs & Stratton Corporation |
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Could MSOE be pandering for a donation?
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Ripon College
Ripon, Wis. |
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Barbara Kellerman
Research director for public leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government |
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She is a leader in her field from Harvard, no less, and the Kennedy School, no less. Take a trip to Ripon to hear her May 15
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St. Norbert College
De Pere, Wis. |
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Kenneth J. Zahorski
Professor of English at the college |
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But the grads all heard that lecture
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wis. |
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William A. Bablitch
Retired justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and a former state senator |
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This guy has been there, done that, and has lots of wisdom to share
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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa |
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Benjamin Mordecai
Founder of the theatrical producing and management firm Benjamin Mordecai Productions and associate dean of Yale University's School of Drama |
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Expect a flair for he dramatic in Elizabethan English
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Central College
Pella, Iowa |
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Stephen Bell
Professor of telecommunications at Ball State University and a trustee of Central College |
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Not exactly a top-tier visiting fireman
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Clarke College
Dubuque, Iowa |
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Jo Luck
Executive director of Heifer International |
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Heifer is a charitable organization that promotes sustainable development to end world hunger. Great choice
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Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa |
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Caroll Bellamy
Executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund |
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If being asked to be a commencement speaker is a recognition of meritorious causes, Grinnell has done well
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Loras College
Dubuque, Iowa |
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William L. Bolster
Retired chairman and chief executive officer of CNBC International |
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After working his way up the NBC hierarchy, Bolster was graduated into an independent consultancy. He's also on the board of global equity trader Knight Group, which gives him a scent of money
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University of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa |
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James Nussle
Republican member of Congress from Iowa |
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WSU phone fund-raiser hits recordWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- The Winona State University phone-a-thon fundraiser has had a record year with $275,000 pledged so far, an increase of $40,000. Dan Schumacher, who is in charge, credits his student workers. The quality of the callers shows in pledges, said Schumacher. He added that the alumni and friends have been especially generous this year. Last year the goal was $225,000 and the university received $235,000 in pledges. Schumacher acknowledged that only about 80 percent of donors follow through on their pledges, about the national norm. Paid pledges last year totaled $213,000 This year the paid-pledge goal is $250,000, he said.
"It has been a tremendous year," said Schumacher. The phone-a-thon began calling for the Warrior Club, a booster group, in early April. The goal from Warrior members is $40,000, said Schumacher. So far $20,000 has been pledged by Warrior Club members, including $5,000 on a single night last week. The calls went to former athletes and people who have attended a Warrior Club event, said Schumacher. Warrior Club money goes to the general athletic fund. The money for scholarships goes half to men, half to women consistent with federal Title Nine requirements. Last year $350,000 athletic scholarships were awarded.
"Not every athlete gets an athletic scholarship," said Schumacher, noting that that there just isn't enough money for that. To qualify athletes for other financial support, coaches work to recruit the brightest, most talented players, said Schumacher, making a point that most athletes get academic scholarships as well. "There isn't an athlete that has lower than a 23 ACT score," said Schumacher. The highest ACT college entrance exam score possible is a 36. There are 421 varsity athletes at Winona State.
Reporter: Meghan Frain
WSU plans 100-year football reunionWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- The athletics fund-raising director at Winona State, Dan Schumacher, expects at least 500 grads, representing every generation of the university's football history, at a 100-year reunion. Every coach, except one, from 1950 to the present will be there, Schumacher said. The reunion will be Sept. 9 and 10, marking the grand opening of the $775,000 press box at the Midwest Wireless stadium. Although Schumacher is a fund-raiser, he said that the event is about celebrating history, not raising money.
Informal invitations have already been sent and formal ones will be sent in early June. Schumacher said that 1,000 former football players could attend. The last reunion that took place was in 1955. Schumacher said the 50-year reunion was formal with black ties and tuxedos. "The 100-year reunion won't be that formal," said Schumacher. He said that some of the players who attended the 50-year reunion are still around to attend this one.
Football began at Winona State in 1895 with 18 players. In 2005 the football team at the university has grown to more than 100 players. The reunion will begin with the grand opening of the stadium addition, then a golf outing. Saturday's events will include a pre-game tailgate party and a dinner, guest speakers, presentations and entertainment. The event will bring enthusiasm from all generations back to Winona State to celebrate history, said Schumacher. Winona State will play against the University of North Dakota that weekend. He also said that a committee of 14, from all generations, will select an all-century team.
Reporter: Meghan Frain
COURT CONVICTIONS
WEEK ENDING APRIL 22, 2005
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
UNDERAGE ALCOHOL-RELATED CONVICTIONS
Bethany Jean Jorgeson, 19, 414 Gould St., $165.
LOUD PARTY CONVICTION
Isaac Daniel Raaen, 20, 123 E. Sanborn, $165.
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Student Senate OK's higher parking feesWINONA, Minn., Aperil 19, 2005 -- The Winona State Student Senate has endorsed higher parking permit rates for the fall on condition that the university not seek more increases for three years. The endorsement, approved with only four dissenters, followed a repeat presentation by campus parking czar Shirley Mounce, who said maintenance needs to be done. "We have not had an increase in the parking fees since 1991," Mounce said. For close-in, premium gold lots, 12-month permits will go from $180 to $205.
Business Sen. Mick Reis proposed the three-year freeze on further increases. Reis also called for any further increase in silver lots, used mostly by students, be coupled to similar increases for gold lots. Reis, also, called the university to work with a city taskforce to head off a proposal for permit parking on residential streets.
Voting against endorsing any increases were sophomore Sens. Kari Winter and Caitlin Powers, senior Sen Scott Taylor and liberal arts Sen. Jonathan Jacob, Powers said that parking was already too expensive. Reis responded that anyone who can afford the current permits can manage an extra $5 or $10. After the meeting Mounce said that she doesn't feel the increases would affect the number of permits issued.
The increases would be $10 per semester, and $5 for the summer. The two-semester gold parking permits had a proposed increased from $165 to $185. The increase would include an increase in rates of $10 per semester. Tweny-four-hour dorm parking rates would increases a $5 per semester to $125 to $135 a year. The motorcycle permit for fall and spring semesters would increase from $21 to $25. Except for motorcycles, rates have not been raised since 1991.
Reporter: Tom Wilder
Background: Plan: Hike some WSU parking fees
Gifts to bolster WSU television classesWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- The Winona State University masscom department has received $83,000 in gifts and grants to help in a shift from production techniques to creating messages. Instructor Robin O'Callaghan said a fresh news set, a gift of the Mayo Clinic, has been installed in the Howell teaching television studio. The set is valued at $50,000. Also, O'Callaghan wrote grant proposals that have been approved by the Ethics And Excellence in Journalism Foundation, $22,284; the WSU New University project, $7,974; and the Winona State Foundation, $2,463. O'Callaghan said the grants will update the equipment to provide realistic experiences for students. Also, she said, the grants will establish stronger relationships with Hiawatha Broadband Communications with student-produced health and fitness cable programs.
John Weis, masscom department chair, said the new equipment allows the broadcast students to focus on more creative aspects of video-editing and airing news stories and to de-emphasize technical training. "This shift, and the equipment that supports it, will give our students hands-on experience in identifying stories and then reporting on them in the field," said Weis. The new equipment, he said, supports the philosophical shift in the broadcasting emphasis approved by the mass communication department a year ago, and clears the way for the mass communication department to implement the changes beginning next fall.
WSU econ prof sets up blogWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- A Winona State University econ prof, Don Salyards, calls himself a blogger now, Salyards, who once proclaimed himself a libertarian, although he's backed off the label, is compiling regular opinion pieces on the site: www.donsalyards.com. Salyards also is a regular local colunmnist in the Winona Daily News.
Unified student support proposed at WSUWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- In a final report, a committee that has examined improving student services at Winona State University has proposed turning the old Maxwell library into a one-stop service center for enrollment. Teresa Waterbury, committee co-chair, told the Faculty Senate, that the consolidation of the registrar, admissions, financial aid and other student-services offices would enhance inter-office communication and improve student service. The whole enrollment process would work better, she said.
Waterbury said the Integrated Academic Services Committee, part of the New University project, said, also, has boiled down recommendations from five work groups to three pages for further consideration next year. One recommendation, she said, includes web pages for every student as a portal for students to have customized access to all kinds of information. Profs also would have portal pages to facilitate communication with students, including those who arrive at Winona State without having decided on a major field of study.
Reporter: Heidi Draskoci-Johnson
Hoch's "Trio"performed at monasteryWINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- A Winona State University music prof, James Hoch, had his "Trio, Op. 7" performed by the Melanchton Ensemble in the old Kloster Gerresheim monastery in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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QUICK SPORTS
APRIL 17, 2005
GOLF (MEN'S)
Gustie Spring Classic (final day): St. John's 885 (1st), WSU 887 (2nd), Gustavus Adolphus 892 (3rd), UW-Eau Claire 894 (4th), St. Thomas 906 (5th), Bemidji State 916 (6th), Luther9277 (7th), Milwaukee Engineering 929 (8th), Augsburg 938 (9th), MSU-Moorhead 945 (10th), SMU 955 (11th), St .Olaf 983 (12th).Macalester 986 (13th), Concordia 990 (14th).
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WSU students postpone New U protest| WINONA, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- A rally at WInona State against the New University project, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, has been postponed because of predicted rain. Business Sen. Mick Reis, chair of the Student Senate ad hoc committee on the New University, said the rally would be at 1:50 p.m. next Wednesday. Reis said the new date has an additional advantage because the original time would have competed for news media attention with a University of Minnesota rally. |
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Background: Charge: New U lies about support
Background: Officialdom still vague on New U dollars
Background: NewU budget taking form
QUICK SPORTS
APRIL 17, 2005
BASEBALL (MEN'S)
Concordia of St. Paul 14, WSU 12.
GOLF (MEN'S)
Gustie Spring Classic (first day): St. John's 583 (1st), UW-Eau Claire 594 (2nd), Gustavus Adolphus 594 (3rd), WSU 599 (4th), St. Thomas 602 (5th), Bemidji State 604 (6th), Luther 617 (7th), Milwaukee Engineering 605 (8th), Augsburg 629 (9th), MSU-Moorhead 631 (10th), SMU 642 (11th), Macalester 649 (12th).
TENNIS (WOMEN'S)
SMU 8, UW-Stout 1.
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R.I.P.: John A. WetzelWINONA, Minn., April 18, 2005 -- A former janitor at the College of St. Teresa, John Wetzel, 57, died at a Rochester, Minn., hospital. He also worked for the county highway department.
Charge: New U lying about supportWINONA, Minn., April 18, 2005 -- A Winona State University student senator, Emilie Wiener, accused the people in charge of the New University project of lying in posting a list of students purported to support the $1,000 tuition surcharge project. Wiener, who represents liberal arts, found her name on a sheet posted at the two-day New University fair in Kryzsko Commons last week. The sheet had a number of signatures, including hers, of people who actually have been outspoken against the New U. "My name was placed on this sheet without my consent or my knowledge," she said.
Wiener said that she asked how he name got on the sheet and that she was told it was because she was on a New University implementation committee. That, she said she was told, meant she supported the New University. "Even after I explained that I was not in support, the people running the booth were very hesitant to allow me to take my own name off of this list, even though I never wanted my name on the paper in the first place," she said. So Weiner took a pen and crossed it off herself. Wiener said other studentsâ names also were placed on the list without their knowledge as well. "Isn't something wrong if the people running the New University fair are lying about who is in support of it?" she said.
Early in the 18-month-old New U project, many student senators were appointed to committees to consider ideas for expanding student services and creating a more career-oriented learning environment. Since November, however, senators have been unanimously opposed to the project, as reflected in several votes. Also, in a February referendum with a record turnout, the student body voted by a 5-1 margin against the New as a pocketbook issue. |
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Background: Officialdom still vague on New U dollars
Background: NewU budget taking form
WSU SECURITY
POSTED APRIL 18, 2005
April 10: Several students were caught causing damage at the Maria dorm at 12:50 a.m.
April 11: A student reported at 4:45 p.m. that within the hour someone had entered his unlocked dorm room and removed his laptop computer. Police were notified.
April 13: It was reportedly belatedly that on March 22 that guards at Rochester Community and Technical College responded to a medical situation involving a WSU student. An emergency team weas called. The student was taken to a hospital.
April 14: A student reported at 9:25 p.m. that she left her laptop computer unattended in the library for most of the day and when she went to get it it was gone. Police were notified.
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Anti-New U rally expected to be peaceableWINONA, Minn., April 17, 2005 -- The director of campus security at Winona State University, Don Walski, said that he's not worried about a rally set for Wednesday against the New University reforms that will cost students an eventual $1,000 in extra tuition. "I have no clue at this point how many people will show up," Walski said. The rally, sponsored by Student Senate, will be for students and faculty to speak out. Business Sen. Mick Reis, chair of the Senate ad hoc committee on the New U, said that the rally will be at 1:50 in front of the library. Speakers, besides Reis, include student Presdient Dusty Finke, student President-elect Ryan Flynn, masscom prof John Vivian, and student Vice President-elect Kari Winter. Vivian said he would discuss the cloak of secrecy that administrATors have kept on key aspect of the project. "Campus journalists have run into zipped lips everywhere," Vivian said. "It's been a violation of every principle of good public relations and largely explains student skepeticism. Secrecy has bred the opposition, which is more acute than I've ever seen here."
Walski doesn't plan anything special. "Generally no problems are experienced during these events," he said. Students at Winona State have a good reputation of acting responsible while expressing their opinions, he said. The last time any problems occurred was in 1969 during the Vietnam War, Walski said.
Reporter: Amanda Knowles
Effect of booze photos? Generally slightWINONA, Minn., April 17, 2005 -- Photos that some candidates posted on the College FaceBook web site, some in compromising sitiations, did not seem to have any effect on Winona State University student elections with the possible exception of presidential hopeful Tim Donahue. Donahue appeared drunk on the floor in a photograph with Senate candidate Adam Fredrickson lost the presidency to sophomore Ryan Flynn. Flynn, who did not appear in negative pictures on the FaceBook site, pulled 442 vote to Donahue's 377. Fredrickson, however, was handily re-elected as a junior-class senator. Worth noting: A majority of candidates did not post incriminating photographs or content.
Like Fredrickson, most of the candidates who did post dubious material were still elected. Rotney O'Shea, senior senator candidate, received a majority of the votes even though he posted a controversial picture of a shaved cat. Adam Fredrickson not only posted numerous alcohol-related pictures on his FaceBook page but has been plagued by news about a drunken--driving charge from February. One Senate incumbent who posted several alcohol-related photos, frosh Nate Glynn, was disqualified from the ballot for eligibility reasons.
Dusty Finke, outgoing Student Senate president, doesn't think the pictures influenced voter choices. Voters were more interested in candidate qualifications and experience, which is "more relevant and useful," Finke said. He said students follow this information because it helps them set expectations for candidates. Also, stories about the photographs ran on the CyberIndee, which may not reach a majority of students, Finke said. Although numerous influential studentys read the Indee, most students are more likely to read the Winonan student newspaper, Finke said. The Winonan was light on election coverage and never mentioned the FaceBook. Finke called the Indee stories a "sensationalist kind of coverage."
Drake Hokanson, journalism and photojournalism professor, said he didn't think the stories affected voter choices because students understand that senators are their peers. Voters realize that "college is a time to be responsible and also have fun," he said. Students are more interested in what candidates say they will do, rather than "drinking or college student foolishness," Hokanson said.
Fredrick Lee, political science professor, said students might vote based on stories and photographs, but they are usually persuaded by word-of-mouth messages. He said students know a candidate or have friends who know the Senate, so they vote for certain individuals. Lee said most scenarios with voting involve students thinking, "My buddy is voting for him, so I'm going to vote for him too."
Students also are more likely to vote for candidates who come to their dorm rooms to campaign, Lee said. He said students remember candidates who speak with them because personal contact is more memorable than posters or advertisements. How about the contradiction of Donahue's campaign persona, in an impeccably pressed, dark business suit and tie, and the FaceBook images of drunkenness in a T-shirt and blue-jeans? Students weren't swayed by the photographs because most understand that candidates have public and private lives, he said. Lee said students realize that people behave differently in public than they do at home with their peers or family.
Most students also don't mind alcohol-related photographs because they perceive getting drunk to be "a rite of passage" in college. He said some students may be offended by the pictures but most will understand that a majority of college students drink. "Saying that college students don't like to drink is like saying you don't like the sun," he said. Some students may even find the pictures humorous. Looking at a photo of Glynn standing shirtless on a dorm bed with gravity rushing beer down a funnel contraption into a buddy's mouth might lead some students to ask, "Where can I get that bong?" Lee said.
Also, students are in an academic setting, so they understand that certain behaviors don't affect how candidates work, he said. He said a similar instance occurred in the 1960s, when one candidate in a Florida election said his opponent's sister was a thesbian and his brother was a homosapien. Lee said intelligent voters would understand that the candidate claimed these individuals were an actress and a human being but inattentive voters would associate these words with "lesbian" and "homosexual."
In regard to Donahue's loss, Lee said some students may have been swayed to vote for Flynn due to news stories about Donahue's leadership and his appearance in alcohol-related photographs. Some students are more likely to believe pictures and claims than others, he said. He said Abraham Lincoln once put it this way: "You can fool some people some of the time. You can fool some people all of the time. But you can't fool all people all of the time." Students also feel that drinking and partying does not relate to a person's character, Lee said. Photographs might be in "poor taste," but they don't accurately reflect an individual's ability to achieve their goals, he said. |
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President candidate
Election results
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Donahue
Spahn
White |
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Election results
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Fredrickson
Soderberg
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Disqualified sophomore senator candidate
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Meyer
Stelpflug
Stawinoga
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159
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Reporter: Heather Stanek
Study: Inflation outpaces prof salariesWASHINGTON, Aptil 18, 2005-- Faculty salaries lagged behind inflation this year for the first time in eight years, according to an annual American Association of University Professors study. Average faculty salaries rose 2.8 percent to $68,500. At the high end, the average at private doctorate-granting universities was $127,214. On the low end, community college faculty at the assistant professoe rank averaged $47,473.
Speaker bemoans loss of indie bookstoresWINONA, Minn., April 18, 2005 -- Small presses are critical to the life of literature, the editor of an independent publisher told a Winona State audience. Emerson Blake, editor-in-chief of Milkweed Editions, speaking to about 70 people, said it's mostly small presses that produce the "true" literature that is only 4 to 6 percent of the 140,000 books published in United States yearly. "It is commonplace for people to think that all books published are literary works," Blake said. "Instead about 95 percent deal with biographies, hobbies, cookbooks, textbooks and politics." Blake defines true literary work as poetry, fiction and other artistic creative writing that engages the imagination: "It makes you think and feel about things and people around you. It makes you feel different and like you have been changed somehow."
Blake said that until the 1980s, with the advent of big-box bookstores such as Barnes and Noble, most bookstores were independent and were able to carry more releases from smaller publishers. "Small stores simply cannot buy in the quantity that the big stores such as Barnes and Noble and Borders can," Blake said. "Thus, they cannot offer competitive of pricing, which is sure doom for the small stores." An audience member, who said that the best music is found in the past, asked Blake if he feels books are the same. Blake answsered that he doesn't. "The publishing industry has been shortsighted, with a real pool of work waiting to get published," Blake said. "We live in a time with crazy things happening, and writing is a way people explore their relationship with things around them."
Blake's Milkweed Editions is one of the largest nonprofit literary presses in the nation, with more than 115 books of poetry fiction, nonfiction and criticism in publication and more than 1.5 million copies in print. Milkweed is the second-largest nonprofit press in North America, second to the Great River Review based in Winona. Before working for Milkweed, Blake was the executive editor of Orion magazine, a nonprofit national literary and arts magazine.
Reporter: DJ Danielson
Yale grad students go on strikeNEW HAVEN, Conn., April 18, 2005 -- Grad students at Yale went on strike to protest the university administration's refusal to negotiate with their union. The strike may cause problems for undergrads as the semester ends, but the Yale administration has told regular faculty to take over classes taught by the grad assistants. A similar strike was launched also at Columbia University in New York. The grad students are pushing for higher compensation.
QUICK SPORTS
APRIL 17, 2005
BASEBALL (MEN'S)
Concordia of St. Paul 5, WSU 2; Concordia of St. Paul 15, WSU 4. Hamline 12, SMU 3; Hamline 7, SMU 0.
GOLF (WOMEN'S)
Maverick Invitational: MSU-Mankato 327 (1st), North Dakota 329 (2nd), Nebraska-Omaha 325 (3rd), Southwest Minnesota State 335 (4th), Souith Dakota 346 (5th), Truman State 346 (6th), Augustana, South Dakota State 351 (7th) (tie), WSU 354 (9th), North Dakota State 358 (10th), St. Cloud State 374 (11th).
TENNIS (WOMEN'S)
Northern Sun championships: WSU 36 (1st), MSU-Moorhead 11 (2nd), Bemidji State and Southwest Minnesota State 8 (3rd) (tie)
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Klochubar confirms U.S. Senate bidPLYMOUTH, Minn., April 17, 2005 -- Hennepin County prosecutor Amy Klochubar made it official, announcing for the U.S. Senate in the 2006 election. Klochubar, a Democrat, chose her childhood home for the announcement, said something must be done about the upward-spiraling national debt and inequities in health care and tax laws.
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APRIL 16, 2005
BASEBALL (MEN'S)
WSU 9, Concordia of St. Paul 6. SMU at Hamline postponed.
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S)
WSU at Concordia of St. Paul postponed. St. Benedict at St. Mary's postponed. SMU 5, Macalester 4.
TENNIS (MEN'S)
WSU postponed.
TENNIS (WOMEN'S)
Northern Sun championships: WSU 12 (1st), MSU-Moorhead 4 (2nd), Southwest Minnesota State (3rd), Bemidji State 2 (4th). SMU 5, Macalester 4
TRACK (MEN'S)
SMU (8th).
TRACK (WOMEN'S)
SMU (4th).
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Berens hedged bets, won two jobsWINONA, Minn., April 17, 2005 -- Near the end of her late-night shift at a Taco Bell in Onalaska, Wis., Laura Berens got the call. She had been re-elected as a nursing representative on the Winona State University Student Senate and also as the Senate's treasurer. She had a decision to make -- one or the other. Berens accepted the $2,100 treasurer seat. She said she wanted to be involved with the financial aspects of the Student Senate as well as with campus clubs.
In an interview Berens credited her victory to her campaign publicity. Also, she said, students recognized her devotion to the Senate. For nursing representation on the Senate, Dustin Timo was the lead candidate with 58 votes. Berens garnered 57. By opting out, Berens left third-place Tonya Balow, who won 4 seats, to take the second nursing seat. Berens said she hopes the new nursing senators will not only represent the nursing and health science college but also the whole university.
Berens noted that there were several close races in the election, a result, she said, of high voter turn-out. The results were announced at 11 p.m. after 9-1/2 hours of hand-counting.
With prior experience as the treasurer of the campus Democrats club, Berens said she knows what to expect when taking as Senate treasurer. Berens said she will be meeting this summer with incoming President Ryan Fylnn and Vice President Kari Winter to get a head start for next year. Berens said this summer they plan to design a packet with all the rules and regulations for online for Winona State clubs. |
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Reporter: Ashley Yoss
Background: Election returns
Background: Guide to election coverage
R.I.P.: Josephine Stoltman KukowskWINONA, Minn., April 17, 2005 -- A 1942 Winona State Teachers College grad, Josephine Kukowska, 97, died at a nursing home. She spent most of her career at the Winona Junior High School, teaching English, civics and history. She also directed school plays. She began her teaching in Ivanhoe, Minn., and moved up to principal.
Who will run this time?WINONA, Minn., April 17, 2005 -- These are the 2006 races that Winona campus people will watching:
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WSU president
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SMU president
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Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
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