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FBI alarmed at campus terrorismWASHINGTON, May 31, 2005 -- Attacks by two extremist groups, Animal Liberation Front abd the Earth Liberation Front, areone of the most serious domestic terrorism threats today, the FBI told a Senate committe. John Lewis, a deputy assistant FBI director, said the groups claimed credit for 1,100 incidents of vandalism that have caused more than $110-million in damage in the past five years, including recent attacks at the University of Iowa and Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, "We're lucky that no one has been killed," Lewis said. He said the groups are recruiting members on college campuses. He showed a video from a 2campus conference on how to build a $2 homemade bomb.
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CONVENTION CENTER. The Chamber of C ommerce commissioned a University of Wisconsin-Stout graduate class to study the feasibiity of building a convention centerin Winona. The last proposal fro a conferene center, at the Holiday Inn, but projected bookings then were insufficient to justify the expense.
THE PAVEMENT ENDS. Some paved county roads may revert to graveled status because of a lack of funding, county Engineer Dave Rgholl said. State funding has declined and costs have risen. Roads in jeopady include County 7 to Pickwick.
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Study: Transfer students take longer to finishWASHINGTON, May 31, 2005 -- Most students who graduate with bachelor's degrees have attended two oir more colleges, according to the U.S. Education Department assessment of 1999-2000 data. All told, 59 percent switched colleges or simultaneously enrolled in two or more colleges -- a growing number. About 60 percent of students who started at a community college transferred only once. As group, gthey took an average of eight years to earn a degree. Students who transferred twice took 11 years.
Feds now specifically urge meningitis shotsATLANTA, Ga.,, May 31, 2005 -- A recoimmendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for all children over age 11 to be inoculated against meningococcal meningitis means more colllege student's health insurance plans will cover the cost of vaccination. Students have had a hard time recovering teh cost on the shots, typically $85, because it was not sp[ecifically recommended -- even though close-proximity dorm living renders them especiallu suspectible. Five to 15 students die each year from meningitis. Twselve to 20 suffer permanent hearing loss, brain damage, or loss of limbs.
Government eyes college sports dope testsWASHINGTON, May 30, 2005 -- Legislation has ben introduced in Congress for government oversight of testing for performance-enhancing drugs in college sports. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va, could impose the standards of Anti-Doping Agency, which enforces drug testing of U.S. athletes for the Olympic sports, on the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Divisions I and II.
Travel claims sideline college presidentQUINCY, Mass., May 30, 2005 -- The president of Quincy College, Sean L. Barry, was placed on administrative leave while an auditor checks allegations that he improperly used money from the college's foundation for travel expenses.
Study: New grads sour on Iraq warWASHINGTON, May 30, 2005 -- The angst felt by college grads this spring is not being terrorism victims but gettng a job and paying off college loads, according to the nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service.Of 800 students surveyed, 32 percent said going into debt was their major worry. Thirty-one percent listed being unemployed. The survey asked questions about the impacty of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade C Center and the Pentagon. Three of four respondents said the attacks affected them personally and 80 percent said they considered themselves to be "very or somewhat patriotic." Even so, only 8 percent said the opportunity to serve their country would be their main reason for taking a government job. The study's authors called them "pratcical patriots." Forty-two percent said the Iraq war had influenced their views of the United States. The report concluded from the data: "The window of opportunity that 9/11 may have provided to recruit a new generation to public service has closed, in part because of polarization over the Iraq war."
WSU baseball player to all-America teamMONTGOMERY, Ala., May 30, 2005 -- Winona State University designated-huitter Joe Korneta was named to the Rawlings/ABCA Division II All-American thid team. This past season Korneta led the Warriors with 20 home runs, 61 RBIs, a .838 slugging percentage, and a .395 batting average. Korneta is the second Winona State player to be named to the Rawlings/ABCA squad. Aaron Braund was named in 1998.
Feds fault Nevada-Reno on animal careRENO, Nev., May 30, 2005 -- The University of Nevada-Reno was fined $11,400 for violating federal rules on caring for research animals. The U.S. Agriculture Department, which normally conducts annual checks, stepped up inspections after prof Hussein Hussein blew the whistle. Over 11 months, ending in March, inspectors found 46 violations, including insufficient water, poor sanitation, and inadequate veterinary care. Meanwhile, Hussein claims the university has tried to fire him and denied him promotion. He is pujrsuing legalaction.
Construction, spending flaws plague UConnSTORRS, Conn., May 29, 2005 -- Dozens of fire and building-code violations have been discovered in a new $2.3 billikon University of Connecticut dorm complex, prompting multiple investgations. At issue is whether constrction contractors cut corners. State auditors estimate it will cost $14.8 million to correct the errors. The audit report also said the process by which the university awards construction contracts may not comply with state laws on competitive bidding. Gov. Jodi Rell, a Republican, said: "We cannot afford to pay twice for projects that should have been managed properly," Audior said university officials may have used funds for authorized projects to fund other propjects that had not been approved by the Legislature. A calculation mistake by a construction manager also contributed to $15.8 million in cost overruns on a renovation of student union.
Faber fourth in 400-meter national hurdlesABILENE, Texas., May 28, 3005 -- Winona State University hurdler Deidra Faber finished fourth in the 400-meter at the NCAA division II national championships. Faber finished in 59.98 seconds. Lynnsey Dailey of Fort Valley State won in 57.89. Faber's finish, although fourth, qualified her to become Winona State's first all-American in track.
SMU plans $120,000 dorm upgradeWINONA Minn., May 28, 3005 -- A summer project to change doors and install casework in the St. Mary's University St. Ed's dorm is underway. The university valued the project at $120,000 in filing for a building permit.
WSU SECURITY REPORT
WEEK ENDING MAY 28, 2005
May 24: A staff member reported at 8:40 a.m. that a drill and battery was taken from his work station at the East Lake dorm. Police were notified
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Report: Adjunct prof ratio nears 50-50WASHINGTON, May 28, 2005 -- Colleges nationwide are continuing to load up on super-cheap part-time faculty members and phase down the number of teh full-time profs, the U.S. Education Department reported. Data for 2002 and 2001, the latest available, shows the number of full-timers grerw only 2 percent, compared to 10 percent for part-timers, who go by variouis titles incvludinga adjuncts and commjunity faculty. The ratio of full-time to part-time faculty members neared 50-50, the report said.
Senate leader plans bid for governorST. PAUL, Minn., May 27, 2005 -- The chair of the State Senate education committee, Steve Kelley, D-Hopkins, schedeled a kickoff event next week for a campaign for governor. On education issues, Kelley has been a leading critic og Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty. He led the campaiogn to oust Pawlenty's education commissioner, Cheryl Yecke, over academic standards. Kelley promised an "energetic campaign" in the Democratic Party's endorsement process. He said he would not continue his camapign into the primary elections unless he wins the party's endorsement. In 2000 he sought nomination for the U.S. Senate bvut lost to fellow Democrat Mark Dayton.
Background: Races that campus people are watching
SMU'S high-jumper hits 5-7 again WAVERLY, Iowa, March 27, 2005 -- St. Mary's University hurdler Ashley Dingels cleared 5-3, then 5-5 and then 5-7 in the high jump at the Division II nationals for all-Ameican honors. It was the third time this season that Dingels has mnade 5-7. In the heptathalon, however, she missed the cut to proceed in the compeition.
College press on visa rules relaxationWASHINGTON, May 26, 2005 -- Severl major academic associations called on the federal government to welcome foreign students and scholars by overhauling the visa process. The group, led by the Association of American Universities and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recommended that Visas Mantis clearances for foreign scholars be valid for the duration of an their appointments in the United States. Since February the clearances have been abbreviated to as little as one year. Recommendations also include allowing visa holders to begin the renewal process while they are in the United States, instead of going hggome to reapply.U.S. colleges urged to attract foreign students
Pawlenty signs college bill in RochesterST. PAUL, Minn., May 26, 2005 -- Not surprisingly, Gov. Tim Pawlenty chose Rochester to sign the Legislature's $2.8 billion higher-ed funding bill, which includes money to get a four-year university up and going in Rochester. In the signing ceremony, Pawlenty said: "This is a dramatic and important step in Rochester's continuing jiourney toward world-class excellence and boom-town growth." About 200 people attended the ceremony. Funding for a Rochester university was proposed by Pawlenty in January, which critics said was a bid to bolster sagging Republican support in Rochester in the 2004 election. Pawlenty argued, however, that Rochester needs more higher ed programs, especially in medicine and technology, than the current degree programs cobbled together by Rochester Technical and Community College, Winona State University, and the University of Minnosota.
The bill includes $3.2 million for an 11-member trask force to study how to go about upgrading higher education in Rochester. Amid growing criticism that the state cannot afford yet another college, advocates have toned down their call for a stand-along insitution. At the signing ceremony, the rpesident of Richester Technical and Community College, Don Sonsalla, said it would be pre-mature to conclude that the role of Winona State and the University of Minnesota will be eliminated. The current cooperative arrangement may emerge as the most efficient, effective model for future, Sonsalla said.
Background: Pawlenty's Rochester plan gets full funding
WSU runner heads pack nationalsABILENE, Texas, March 26, 2005 -- Winona State University hurlder Diedra Faber won the 400-meter hurdles in teh first round of the Divison II nationals in 60.16 second. Faber moves into the finals.
SMU hurdler proceeds to second roundWAVERLY, Iowa, March 26, 2005 -- St. Mary's University hurdler Ashley Dingels finished sixth in the first four events of the heptathalon at the NCAA Division III national championships. Dingels amassed 2,842 points. Leader Jillian Crandal of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls led with 2,932. Dingles did the 100 hurdles at 16.02, the 200 at 26.88, the high jump at 5-5, and the shot put at 37-1/2. In the 1,500-meter, St. Mary's senior Ellen Koranda ran far back at 4:45.51 and was eliminated from further competition.
Perpich aide eyes governorshipST. PAUL, Minn., May 25, 2005 -- A public policy consultant with a long record in Minnesota politics, Peter Hutchinson, formed a campaiogn committee for governor. Hutchison is with the Independence Party, formerly called the Reform Party. he served as state finance commissioner under Democratic Gov. Rudy Perpich. He has been superintendent of Minneapolis schools and also a Minneaplis deputy mayor. The Independence Party has been a major factor iun gubernatorial elections since Jesse Ventura was elected in 2000. In 2004, with former Congress member Tim Penny carrying the party banner, Independence voters, became spoiler for Democrat Roger Moe and put Republican Tim Pawlenty into the governor's mansion.
Background: Races that campus people are watching
States' growth in financial aid slowsWASHINGTON, March 24, 2005 -- States increased student financial aid for the 2003-2004 academic year although not as much as in recent years, according to the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs. States offered $7.3 billion in financial aid, an increase of 6 percent from the year before. The increase, however, is the least since 1997-1998, the association said. In Minnesota, the increase was 7 percent.
Legislature into extra daysST. PAUL, Minn., May 24, 2005 -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty called the Legislature into special session to wind up its 2005 business. "Finish your job," Pawlenty told legislators. By statute, the 2005 session ends at midnight Monday, but key budget measures, including education, health, taxes and transportation, remained in play. It was expected that legislators would take the rest of the week off and convene in special session next week.
Background: Legislators agree on more higher-ed mone
Background: Tech prez to Legislature: Not enough
Background: Pelowski: Half full not enough
Pelowski on funding: Half full not enoughST. PAUL, Minn., May 24, 2005 -- One legislator who isn't pleased with the Minnesota Legislature's higher-ed package is Rep. Gene Pelowski, D-Winona. He said:
"You will hearc that the Higher Education Finance Bill isn't perfect, that it is a glass of water half fullo. I do not represent glasses of water. I represent parents and students who have to pay these record increases in tuition and then take a decade or more to pay off the debt they have acquired to gain an education. The only thing a glass of water has to do with this bill is that once their tuition bills are paid, and the pay of a decade of debt, the only thing they will be abke to afford to drink will b e a glass of water, and it will be half full." |
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Background: Legislators agree on more higher-ed money
Mayo charged with federal grant fraudMINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 24, 2005 -- The Mayo Foundation, which administers grants for the high-profile Mayo Clinic based in Rochester, Minn., diverted left-over federal funds from research projects to other purposes, the federal government claimed in a lawsuit filed in federal court. The U.S. Justice Department said Mayo had violated the U.S. False Claims Act. The complaint credited Christine Long, a Mayo accountant, for informing the government that unused federal grant money, which was supposed to be refunded to the government, had been used for unfunded projects since 1992. Mayo has closed afilliations with the Winona State University nursing program, but the complaint made no reference to the university.
According to the complaint, Mayo "failed to maintain current, accurate and complete accounting records." Further, the complaint said, existing records were not supported by documentation, as required as a condition for federal grants. The complaint also stated that the Mayo knowingly lied to get false claims paid. "A recent sampling of 100 costs transfers between grants during the period of 1992 and the present revealed that nearly half of the transfers were either untimely, inadequately documented and/or misallocated, " the complaint said.
Reporter: Jessica Myers
New SMU women's hockey coach namedWINONA, Minn., May 24, 2005 -- An assistant men's hockey coach at St. Mary's University, Terry Mannor, has been named women's hockey coach. Athletic Director Chris Kendall said a factor in the decision was Mannor's familiarity with the university's league, the Minnesota Intercollecte Athletic Assocaition. Also, Kendall said, Mannor has a track record in recruiting. Mannor replaces Duncan Ryhorchuk, who resigned after five seasons and has left the university. The team made it to the semifinals of the MAIC tournament last season.Mannor lettered in Cardinal men's hockey for three years until a serious knee injury his senior year.
Harvard ponders stronger women's roleCAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 24, 2005 -- Two Harvard University committees recommended that more women profs be recruited and then supported and retained by a new senior executive dedicated to women's issues. The recommndations are part of a $50 million project proposed by Harvard President Lawrence Summers.
Background: Harvard faculty: No confidence in prez
QUICK SPORTS
MAY 24, 2005
BASEBALL (MEN'S)
Named to the coaches; all-Central Region baseball team were WSU first-base player Joe Korneya, short-stop Regie Stevens third-base player Dale Zwack.
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New fed policy: Consolidate college loans nowWASHINGTON, May 23, 2005 -- In a significant policy change, the U.S. Education Department will allow hundreds of thousands of students to consolidate their federal guaranteed loans while they are still in college. This means students can lock in historically low interest rates over the lives of their loans before the rates are reset in July. The policy change follows weeks of lobbying by student advocacy groups for the Education Department to recognize a provision in the law that allows students borrowers to repay their loans while in college.
Tech prez to Legislature: Not enoughWINONA, Minn., May 22, 2005 -- The Legislature has failed to support college enrollment growth with the dollars that are needed, said the president of Southeast Tech, Jim Johnson. Students will suffer, Johnson wrote in an opinion piece in the Daily News. To cover operating expenses related to enrollment growth, the MnSCU colleges needed $23 million added to their base allocations, he said. The Senate-House conference bill offers about half of that, Johnson said: "This disturbing slight is the first time the Legislature has not fufilled their statutory commitment to recognizing enrollment growth." He said the bill's 9 percent increase for MnSCU schools is only half what's been lost in the past two years to cuts in base funding.
Johnson predicted that Southeast Tech may need to limit enrollments to maintain quality. "Throughout MnSCU we've 'gone to the wall' time and again, slicing here and dicing there, doing what we can to maintain a manageable cost-per-student ratio," he said. "There is little more we can do on our own to offset escalating costs. My fear is that by continuing to seek solutions internally, we will cut into the core of quality higher education in Minnesota, which ultiimately impacts the quality of our workforce -- as well as Southeast Tech's ability to fulfill our mission of 'education for the workforce.'"
Background: Legislators agree on more higher-ed money
Anti-sweatshop group OKs six brandsWASHINTON, May 22, 2005 -- Six name-label apparel companies have been endorsed by the the Fair Labor Association, an anti-sweatshop group, for meeting the group's global anti sweatshop labor standards. Accredited were collegiate licensees Adidas-Salomon, Nike and Reebok. Also receiving accreditation were Eddie Bauer, Liz Claiborne and Phillips-Van Heusen.
WSU t'ai chi course scheduledWINONA, Minn., May 22, 2005 -- A non-credit summer course in the ancient Chinese exercise t/ai chi is being offered at Winona State University beginning June 6 and continuing on Monday evenings. The course is taught by BahiehWilkinson, whohas been teaching t'ai chi for 23 years. Wikinson also holds a master's degree in counseling and a second-degree black belt in judo.
Date: Monday, June 6 (first class)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: East Cafeteria, Kryzsko Commons
Cost: $85
Contact: (507) 457-5080 |
WSU SECURITY REPORT
WEEK ENDING MAY 21, 2005
May 18: It was reported at 1 p.m. that two students entered an open room at the East Lake dorm and removed several items.
May 16: At 2 p.m. Witt Vending reported a vending machine was damaged between May 11 and May 16. An undetermined amount of money was missing.
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Police sting catches six booze outletsWINONA, Minn., May 21, 2005 -- A police sting caught six liquor-vendors not checking a minor's age and making a sale, triggering perhaps sacntions agains the vendors's liquor licenses. None were college bars. The stings, each using a pair of underage decoys who ordered a beer, were aimed at 13 places, all outside the Winona city limits. Facing misdemeanor charges are bartenders and clerks at:
Elba: Mauer Brothers BarElba: Johnny's SaloonmGoodview: Kwik Trip on Highway 61Lewiston: Paradise Lanes, Lewiston.Utica: Brewskie'sUtica: Golden Horn.
Each establishment's liquor licenses could be subject to review, although generally sanctions are mere slaps on the wrist.
To minimize bars alerting each other that stings were underway, deputies used five decoys, two age 18 and three 19, in almost simultaneous attempts to be served. Turning away the police decoys were:
Goodview: Warehouse LiquorGoodview: Rocco's PizzaGoodview: The BarLewiston: Rec BarLewiston: TR'sSt. Charles: Goodsport BarUtica: Jimmy G's
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SCHOOL LOCKDOWN. A lockdown at the Winona high school was called off after a week of no further terroristic grafitti. During the lcokdown, students were escorted to bathrooms during classtime. Police were posted at school entrances. Earlier item
WHAT'S INSIDE? Two women were charged with packing $1,900 worth of electronic gear and toys into a Rubbermaid tote bin and using the self-service checkout line at the Winona Wal-Mart store to avoid paying for anything except the bin and some candy. The women, both from La Crosse, Wis., were arrested in the parking lot.
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Calvin profs object to Bush policiesGRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 20, 2005 -- On the eve of his commencement address at Calvin College, more than 100 professors at the small Christian college signed a letter criticizing President Bush for "an unjust and unjustified war in Iraq" and other policies. The letter, released to the news media, complained of conflicts between "our understanding of what Christians are called to do and many of the policies of your administration."
A leader in circulating the letter for signatures, religion prof David Crump, expressed concern about how the Bush administratiion has aligned itself with reacytioanry religionists. "We wanted to object to some specific policies but also to object to the way that the language of orthodox evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by the religious right and its close association with this administration," Crump said. The letter argues that Bush's policies "favor the wealthy of our society and burden the poor."
Responding, college spokesperson Phil de Haan called the letter ievidence of Calvin's lively intellectual climate. "I would have been disappointed if there hadn't been dissent," de Haan said . He noted that the college only one-third of the college's 300 faculty members signed the letter: "The majority of people on campus are excited about the president's visit."
Background: Bush to speak at Calvin commencement |
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to the President
of the United States
On May 21, 2005, you will give the commencement address at Calvin College. We, the undersigned, respect your office, and we join the college in welcoming you to our campus. Like you, we recognize the importance of religious commitment in American political life. We seek open and honest dialogue about the Christian faith and how it is best expressed in the political sphere. While recognizing God as sovereign over individuals and institutions alike, we understand that no single political position should be identified with God's will, and we are conscious that this applies to our own views as well as those of others. At the same time we see conflicts between our understanding of what Christians are called to do and many of the policies of your administration.
As Christians we are called to be peacemakers and to initiate war only as a last resort. We believe your administration has launched an unjust and unjustified war in Iraq.
As Christians we are called to lift up the hungry and impoverished. We believe your administration has taken actions that favor the wealthy of our society and burden the poor.
As Christians we are called to actions characterized by love, gentleness, and concern for the most vulnerable among us. We believe your administration has fostered intolerance and divisiveness and has often failed to listen to those with whom it disagrees.
As Christians we are called to be caretakers of God's good creation. We believe your environmental policies have harmed creation and have not promoted long-term stewardship of our natural environment.
Our passion for these matters arises out of the Christian faith that we share with you. We ask you, Mr. President, to re-examine your policies in light of our God-given duty to pursue justice with mercy, and we pray for wisdom for you and all world leaders. |
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COURT CONVICTIONS
WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 2005
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
UNDERAGE CONSUMPTION
Scott Allyn Belter, 20, 29764 Elfmanns Road, $340.
Jeremy David Brickner, 20, 203 Michaelwood Drive, $165.
Abby Marie Clark, 20, Valentine, Neb., $165.
Ryan Matthew Curtin, 20, 1721 Gilmore Ave.,$165.
Christopher Talbot Heckman, 20, Elba, Min., $120.
Justin Lloyd Hoffman, 20, Dresser, Wis., $165.
Bethany Lynn Holtegaard, 19, Lanesboro, Minn., $165.
David Andrew Lotz, 21, 409 E. Fourth St., $65.
Joshua Kenenth Jahr, 19, woodbury, Minn., $165.
Chandler Lee MacLean, 20, Minneapolis, $165.
Travis Lane Mielke, 19, Eyota, Minn., $165.
Nicolette Anne Noeske, 18, Minnesota City, Minn., $165.
Max Williuam Ruff, 19, 613 Second St., $165.
Adam Robert Schroeder, 20, 123 E. Sanborn, $165.
Jacob Christian Serum, 20, 208 E. Sanborn, $315.
Jessica Ann Singer, 20, 1014 E. Wabasha St., $590.
LOUD PARTY CONVICTION
William Michael Cienian, 19, Verona, Wis., $265.
Patricia Lucille Dolan, 20, 227 W. Fourth St., $265.
Katherine Kay Martin, 227 W. Fourth St.,, $265.
Erin Theresa McDowell, 20, 166 W. Broadway, $265.
Timothy Gavin Scardina, 19, Dernon Heights, Ill., $265.
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R.I.P.: Renee Lois SeversonARCADIA, Wis., May 20, 2005 -- A 1992 Winona State University nursing grad, Renee Severson, died of cancer at age 45. She worked at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.
Legislators agree on more higher-ed moneyST. PAUL, Minn., May 19, 2005 -- State support foe public universities and colleges would grow 9 percent over the coming two years in a compromise agreement by the Minnesot Senate and House. The high-ed funding bill would reverse the spending cuts of recent years and, backers hoped, stave off more double-digit tuition increases. The MnSCU system, of which Winona State and Southeast Tech are part, and the separate Uhniversity of University systen would receive $213 million increase. Over the past two years MnSCU was cut $191 million and the University of Minnesota $185 million.
The Senate-House conference committee dropped a Senate proposal to cap tuition increases ar 4 percent, which college adminsitrators said would narrow an essential revenye stream for operations. State Rep. Bud Nornes, R-Fergus Falls, said the committee hoped that the colleges would use the increased state funding to keep tuition increases in a range of 5 to 6 percent. At the University of Minnesota, President Bob Bruininks said that he doubted that a 5 to 6 percent increase was manageable but that certainly there would not be anogther double-digiit tuition hike. At WInona State, President Darrell Kreueger has built a budget on an assumed 9.5 percent increases in tution and fees, including the first $250 installment on a surcharge for initatives under the New University umbrella of reforms. So far, however, the MNSCU board of trustees has approved only a system-wide average of 4.5 percent new tuition.
The new higher-ed package represents a commitment to the state's universities and colleges, said State Sen. Sandy Pappas, D-St. Paul, referring to calls by some student leaders to drop the word "state" from their school's names because of declining financial support from the Legislature in recent years. Said Pappas: "We do value higher eduication in our state."
Background: State Senate imperils WSU's New U
Pawlenty's Rochester plan gets full fundingST. PAUL, Minn., May 19, 2005 -- Just as he wanted, Gov. Tim Pawlenty will receive $3.2 million from the Legoslature to explore the feasbility of creating a new university in Rochester. Senate and House negatitators agreed on the funding, which could actually get the university uip and going, in a compromise bill that, once approved by both houses, as expected, will go to Pawlenty for signing as part of the higher-ed spending package for the next two years. Although it's been disputed that Rochester needs a stand-along university, Rochester legislators maxed out their leverage throughout thed 2005 Legislature for the Pawlenty funding. Pawlenty's plan would end Winona State programs in Rochester. Critics have called his plan a crass bid to regain Republican political strength in Rochester and that current upper-division, higher-ed programs in Rochester, offered mostly by Winona State and the University of Minnesota, meet the community's needs.
Background: State Senate imperils WSU's New U
Augbsurg "flu" nurse pleads guiltyST. PAUL, Minn., April 19, 2005 -- A nurse who injected Augsburg College students with unauthorized flu shots last fall, Michelle Torgerson, 33, pleaded guilty. Torgerson has been indicted for diluting vaccine lef over from an earlier flu clinic. She then donated some of the money to her daughter's grade school heart fund fund drive but also kept some.
Background: Nurse with diluted flu shots indicted
Anti-Power Hour bill on courseST. PAUL, Minn., May 19, 2005 -- The Minnesota Senate voted 48-15 to stop the clock at 11:59 p.m. on the eve of a 20-year-olds 21st birthday to discourage binge drinking in the so-called Power Hour before bars close at 1 a.m. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Bob Kierlin, R-Winona, would not allow 21-year-olds to be served at bars until 8 a.m. of their birthday. A similar bill has been moving through the legislative pipeline in the House.
Background: Legislators take aim at Power Hour
Two laptops missing from Broadway houseWINONA, Minn., May 17, 2005 -- Two Winona State students reported their laptop computers, leased from the university, were stolen from their placeon the 100 block of East Broadway. A digital camera also was missing, they said. The thefts occurred sometime after 10:20 p.m., Monday. They discovered the theft about 1 a.m.
WSU's Krueger given emeritus statusST. PAUL, Minn., May 17, 2005 -- The president of Winona State University, Darrell Kruger, who is retiring was awarded the honorary title president emeritus by the state college board of trustees. Krueger had been nominated by state Chancellor Jim McCormick for "exemplary service" of his 16 years as president. Said McCormick: "President Krueger made a good university better in every way. He has a steadfast and passionate devotion to raising the bar for Winona, its level of excellence, its delivery of academic service, and the nature of professional and civil leadership." Also honored with emeritus titles were the retiring presidents of Hennepin and Northland technical and community colleges and Minnesota Tech-Detroit Lakes.
WSU hurdler to Division II nationalsWINONA, Minn., May 17, 2005 -- Winona State University hurdler Seidra Faber will compete in the 400-meter NCAA Division II national championships in Abilene, Texas, May 26 to 28. Faber's best time this year, 59.58 seconds, is the third best in the division nationally. Faber will be competing against national leader, Lynnae Samuels of California State-Dominguez, who did it in 59.64 seconds, and Amy Mills of Turtleton State in Texas, 59.80.
R.I.P.: Linda (Simon) MatzkeROCHESTER, Minn., May 17, 2005 -- A 1965 Winona Vo-Tech grad, Linda Matzke, of heart problems in a Rochester, Minn., hospital.
WORTH READING
MAY 16, 2005
Shannon Fiecke. "Tsunami Map 'Vacation,'" WInona Daily News (May 18, 2005), Page 1C. Fiecke, a news reporter, tells about part-time St. Mary's University geography instructor Jay Meehl's work mapping tsusami-devasted parts of Indonesia as a United Nations volunteer.
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WSU led Northern Sun in championshipsST. PAUL, Minn., May 17, 2005 -- Winona State University was named the Northern Sun leader in all sports for amassing the most points, 72.5, for performance in 15 conference programs. A distant second was Concordia of St. Paul at 52.5. Third was Northern State of Iowa at 49.5. Helping the Winona State teams were nine conference championships -- six in women's sports and three in men's sports.
WSU hurdler to Division II nationalsWINONA, Minn., May 17, 2005 -- Winona State University hurdler Seidra Faber will compete in the 400-meter NCAA Division II national championships in Abilene, Texas, May 26 to 28. Faber's best time this year, 59.58 seconds, is the third best in the division nationally. Faber will be competing against national leader, Lynnae Samuels of California State-Dominguez, who did it in 59.64 seconds, and Amy Mills of Turtleton State in Texas, 59.80.
QUICK SPORTS
MAY 16, 2005
SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S)
Names to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Division III team was SMU third-base player Jenni Gutterman. Named to the third term were Jenny Schipp and Amy Edge.
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Bad smoke detector blamed at SMUWINONA, Minn., May 14, 2005 -- A defective smoke detector drew fireifghters to the fourth floor of St. Mary's Hall at St. Mary's University about 10 a.m.
Real estate developer for U.S. SenateST. PAUL, Minn., May 16, 2005 -- A newcomer to state politics, real-estate developer Kelly Doran, declared his candidacy for the party nomination for the U.S. Senate. Doran, 47, describes himself as a Democratic centrist. The seat is being vacted by one-term Democratic Sen. Mark Dayton.
Background: Races that campus people are watching
Second WSU soccer pays party fineWINONA, Minn., May 16, 2005 --A Winona State University varsity soccer team, Erin McDowell, C paid a $265 fine for violating the city noise statute at a gathering at the third floor Broadway apartment she shares with teammate Christine Beatty. Beatty earlier paid a $265 fine, bringing the total for the noise to $530. Both women were ticketed the night of May 3.
Background: Varsity soccer pays party fine<
State Senate imperils WSU's New UST. PAUL, Minn., May 16, 2005 -- The Senate vote to cap state college tuition increases at 4 percent, approved narrowly last week, could kill the proposed Winona State University tuition surcharge to finance the controversial New University reforms. Winona State was counting on a a 9.5 percent increase in tuition and fees, including the first of four $250 surcharges for the New University. The 4 percent cap was in an amendment to the Senate higher-ed bill. The amendemnt passed 34-30, but then the entire Senate higher-education package was voted overwhelmikng, 63-3. As it stands, the bill would likmity the ability of the MnSCU Board of Trustees, which sets tuition at Winona State and other state colleges, to increase tuition by more than 4 percent each year.
Sen. Chuck Wiger, D-North St. Paul, who proposed the 4 perce nt cap, said students deserve relief. Over the past four years, he noted, students have had a 60 percent increase. It is time for lawmakers to step in, he said.
Sen. John Hottinger, D-St Peter, spoke against the cap. Utv had been Hottinger who championed a tuition free proposed by the Minnesota State University Student Association but only if the Legislature came up with $63 million to make up for s shortfall in tuition that would bne lost. Hottinger said students opposed the 4 percent cap on tuition increases without addition state financial support for the colleges because programs and classes would be lost. Sen. Cal Larson, R-Fergus Falls, also opposed the amendment, saying it was the first time in 30 years the tuition rate was being set on the Senate floor.
Senators did not significantly change any other parts of the higher-ed bill, although Sen. Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater, added an amendment to ensurethat military recruiters would be able to recruit on campuses. An amendment to add $700,000 to the $2.5 million appropriation for a new university in Rochester, a pet proejct of Gov. Tim Pawlenty, was defeated,. Also defeated was an amendment to remove the resident tuition status for students who graduate from Minnesota high schools but are not legal residents of Minnesota.
The Senate bill increases funding for the MnSCU system by $125.6 million and allows system trustees to create centers of excellence, another initative of Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Winona State has been eyeing the centers of excellence proposal as source of funding for the New University plan.
A conference committee likely will be appointed today or early next week; that is where final decisions on funding, tuition caps and other parts of the higher education bill will be made. All this must happen in the next two weeks before the required May 23 adjournment.
Background: Prospects seen as good for more doctorates
Background: Senate wants 4% cap on tuition
WSU composer explores Indian courting fluteINONA, Minn., May 16, 2005 --Winona State University music prof James Hoch unveiled his Native American flute compositions for an upcoming La Crosse Symphony performance. About 30 students and townspeople listed as Hoch played samples of his music and explained the the challenge of bringing the Native American flute to the symphony. "This project is not the white man writing for the red man. It is a marriage of the two cultures," he said. "I just want to bring our cultures together and form a common ground." Hoch said he took so much interest in this project because of the uniqueness in the sound of the flute and its unique background. The flute was used in courting, the man playing the flute outside a woman's house, he said. The womanwould come out and listen if she liked him, or have her mother chase him away if she did not want him there. Hoch said he tried to bring this rich history into his music and the titles of his movements. He has titled them, "Thunder and Rain," "Mountain With Its Feet In Water," "Eagles Flight," and "Ancestral Voices."
Reporter: Ashley Johnson
Who will run this time?WINONA, Minn., May 16, 2005 -- These are the 2006 races that Winona campus people will watching:
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GOLF COURSE WITHIN LIMITS. The state approved the annexation of the 59-acre Winona Country Club to the ciry of Winona. The annexation gives access to city utlities.
NEW DREDGE. A new 600-ton river dredge, the Goetz, arrived at the Army Corps of Engineers yard at Fountain City to replace the 58-year-old William A. Thompson. The Thompson, however, will not replaced until three other vessels are built as part of a fleet to make the Goetz operational.
LAKE PARK SINKHOLES. Dredged fill from Lake Winona will be used to fill sinking sections of Lake Park at the bandshell, high school ball fields and at the hospital.The fill was takenm from the lake several uaers ago for Riverbend Industrial Park.
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Contrary to the hunky-doory, peachy-keen biography that St. Mary's University has presented the public on incoming university President Craig Franz, the record shows a leader who was out of touch on major issues in his last college presdiency and who badly bungled issues about sexual assault involving his students. The faculty at St. Mary's College of California, where Brother Craig is leaving, voted for a motion of concern about leadership two years ago and has been considering a vote on no-confidence.
Nobody can question Franz's accomplishments as scholar in marine biology. And he has loads of academic titles. But there are significant matters of record that Terrace Heights spinmeisters in Winona haven't told. First, Franz and his adminstrative team at St. Mary's of California, the college's trustees too, were duped into believing a $112 million pledge was en route and proceeded with an expensive campus construction program. The pledge was a fraud. The naivite bordered on malfesance. There was lots of blame to go around. It was, however, Brother Craig's watch.
Then came revelations about sexual assaults on thbe campus, with one of Franz's vice presidents going soft on a student rapist and overturning a disciplinary board recomendation for expu;sion. Understandably, sudents went ballistic. Under the glare of media attention, the vice president resigned. The resignatin was best for everybody, but Franz stumbled badly in a television interview, in effect stating he wasn't on top of what happened. It was a sad, tragic replay of his not being in touch on the $112 million faux donation.
Additionally troubling have been accusations that the college fudged on federally required reports on campus crime and even destroyed crime documents.
All indications are that the Moraga, Calif., campus is in shambles. Franz announced his resignation last fall when he realized he wasn't the right person to restore donor confidence in the college. The faculty has been in seething in revolt, unusual in the top-down governance structure of Catholic institutions. Students, frustrated, took to public demonstrations to bring news media attention to their grievances.
In his new role at Winona's St. Mary's, we hope that Brother Craig has learned lessons from the California mess. So far, though,the public relations folks at St. Mary's need to pick up their own lessons on institutional forthrightness and honesty. The half-truths in their propnouncements are an insult to everyone at Terrace Heights, as well as townspeople, as if we're too dumb to get the whole story.
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Background: Franz leaves bungled record at Moraga
Background: SMU names new prez: Craig Franz
Background: Investigator: SMC fiasco avoidable
Background: Comment: Lesson in forthrightness
New education senator sees info voidWINONA, Minn., May 16, 2005 -- Newly ][_elected Winona State University student Sen. Jason Slack said that his main goal as one of the representatives of education students is to enhance the relationship between the Senate and students. "I think that to many college students the Student Senate is something they don't know much about and really don't care about, but of course I, like everyone else would like to change that," said Slack. He also said that he would like to improve communication between the university administration and the students concerning the New University reforms . Slack thinks that students should know exactly where their money is going if the New University is implemented. The reforms ar3e sheduield to require a $1,000 tuition surcharge implemented incremetally over four years. Slack also would like faculty to have full and accurate informatioin on student opinions about the New University.
Asked about the election of Ryan Flynn as student president, Slack said he thinks that Flynn will do a great job. C=Slack said he own initial reaction to his own election to the Student Senate seat was relief. Being that only two candidates ran for two education spots the only thing he had to worry about was a write-in candidate. "I was a bit apprehensive of the responsibility that I had just gotten into," he said. Slack said that he really didn't have a campaign strategy beyond hanging a few posters around campus.
Reporter: Andrea Zellmer
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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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