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LATEST NEWS WSU exec honored with Peace Award WINONA, Minn., Jan. 20, 2006 -- The student affairs vice president at Winona State University, Cal Winbush, was presented a Peace Award as the campus International Peace Exhibit drew to a close. For decades Winbush has been educating and solving conflicts so efficiently that many times there was no evidence that a problem ever existed, said Mayor Jerry Miller in making the presentation. "Through his leadership," said Miller, "a lot of things were taken care of without it being known to the public." Newscaster Wayne Valentine of Hiawatha Broadband, who's been in Winona television and radio more than 40 years, presented a community service award. Valentine's program, "Casual Corner," was No. 1 on Hiawatha program last year. Miller called Valentine " truly a pillar of our community." Reporter: Mark Chryst CAL WINBUSH Peace award TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE UPCOMING EVENTS ST. MARY'S SOUTHEAST TECH WINONA STATE TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN'S) WSU 107.7, Gustavus Adolphus 170.325 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU 92, Northern State 78 Warriors unseat league-leader Northern State WINONA, Minn., Jan. 20, 2006 -- Winona State University sent the No. 1 Northern Sun men's baketball team, Northern State, back home to South Dakota with its first conference loss. The Warriros won 92-78. Winona State had a five point lead late in the first half but Northern State made a run for a 43-42 halftime edge. In the second half the Warriors hit 50 percent of their shots compared to Northern State' 30 percent. As a result, Winona State outscored Northern State 40-21 at one point in the second half to take an 82-64 lead. However, Northern State cut the Warrior lead to 10. Winona State guards Zach Malvik, David Zellmann and Jonte Flowers stepped up tehjir game, all hitting clutch free throws late in the game to seal a 14 point victory. Leading the Warriors in this game was Malvik who scored 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists. Zellmann added 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. John Smith scored 13 points while grabbing 8 rebounds. Flowers, who scored 9 points, gathered 5 steals. Aaron Busack led Northern State with 25 points. The victory gave Winona State a 4-1 record in conference play and moved the Warriors into a tie with Northern State for first place in the conference. Reporter: Adam Stanek Statistics TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) Northern State 67 WSU 41 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE HOCKEY (WOMEN'S) Gustavus Adolphus 4, SMU 2 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE ELECTION 2006 Wetterling quits Democratic Senate race ST. PAUL Minn., Jan. 20, 2006 -- Child-safety activist Patty Wetterling gave up her bid for the Democratic endorsement for the U.S. Senate. Wetterlinbg said that Hennepin County prosecutor Amy Klochubar has so much momentum for the endorsement that there was no point continuing. Wetterling encouraged Democrats to unite behind Klochubar against north Twin Cities Congressman Mark Kennedy, who is expected to be the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Mark Dayton. Dayton is retiring. Background: Wetterling wants deadline for Iraq withdrawal Background: Races campus people are watching TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE HOCKEY (MEN'S) Gustavus Adolphus 4, SMU 0 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Trustees rubber-stamp 9% WSU tuition hike ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 19, 2006 -- State college system trustees approved a 9 percent tuition hike for Winona State University students for fall, catapulting tuition above $5,000 a year for the first time in history. Tuition will be up $446 to $5,386. With fees, including the $1,000 laptop lease, costs for attending Winona State would be $6,892 unless the Legislature intervenes. The trustees' decision was an endorsement of a statewide college tuition ande fee package submitted by state chancellor Jim McCormick. MORE At Southeast Tech, with campuses in Winona and Red Wing, tuition would increase 8 percent to $3,994. With fees, students would pay $4,352 to attend Tech in the fall, a total increase of 7.3 percent. MORE On the average, students in the MnSCU system, which includes seven state universities, as well as community colleges, would pay $288 more a year in tuition and fees. The increases would bring the average tuition and fees to $5,656 for a full-time state university student and $4,282 for a full-time two-year state college student. Overall, tuition and fees for the system's 32 colleges and universities would rise an average of 6.8 percent. The Winona State increases for tuiton and fees combined would be 7.8 percent. MORE The chair of the trustees, Robert Hoffman, called it "a modest increase, given some recent years of double-digit increases." Hoffman said: "Trustees continue to be concerned that tuition increases contribute to student debt loads, but we also know that a two- or four-year college degree leads to higher earnings and more career possibilities." MORE Chancellor McCormick said: "We are confident that our colleges and universities still offer the best value for higher education in the state. Yet, we will continue to search for and adopt new ways to reduce costs and to raise the already high quality of our programs." MORE Each of the 32 state colleges and universities proposed its own tuition and fees to McCormick, who assembled a package for the trustees to consider. McCormick trimmed the proposal of Winona State President Judith Ramaley from her 9.5 percent to the 9 percent that the trustees approved. Students at many campuses had pushed for a lesser increase. At Winona State, the Student Senate considered Ramaley's proposed 9.5 percent excessive and endorsed only 8 percent. Last year the Minnesota State University Student Association lobbied the Legislature to overturn the increases approved by the MnSCU trustees but failed. Background: Chancellor backs 9% for WSU Background: Trustees push job-relevance WSU TOPS LIST DUBIOUS DISTINCTION? Winona State will continue to be Minnesota's most expensive state college next year. With tuition and fees at $6,892, including the $1,000 laptop fee, the cost of attending Winona State in the fall would be 8.4 percent more than Bemidji State the second costliest college in the MnSCU system, with new rates now approved by the state college board. Of course, the weather's warmer in Winona. The cost of Winona State is masked in most campus-to-campus comparisons because a quirk in calculating costs excludes the mandatory Winona State laptop fee. The MnSCU data, in the following chart, is for a typical academic load of 15 credits a semester. The laptop fee is not folded in. Fees vary because some courses have special add-on charges, such as labs. There also are other relatively minor variables. 2006-2007 TUITION (WITH FEES) Bemidji State $5,700 ($6,263) Southwest State $5,400 ($5,956) Winona State $5,486 ($5,892)* MSU-Mankato $5,104 ($5,596) St. Cloud State $5,045 ($5,483) MSU-Moorhead $4,888 ($5,319) Metro State $4,830 ($5,082) * WSU students also pay $1,000 laptop lease TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Trustees push job-relevance in expanded plan ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 19, 2006 -- State college system trustees vowed to push for more campus innovation that's responsive to the state's economic needs. The explicit commitment, which expands the system's existing strategic plan, represents a further policy shift against education for its own sake and toward linking college curriculums to serve Minnesota business and industry directly. The chair of the MnSCU board, Robert Hoffman, cast the strategic in upbeat terms but acknowledged that it is much about training workers." Every day our talented faculty members use their knowledge to solve local problems and educate the next generation of workers and citizens," Hoffman said. "This plan supports their efforts to do even more." The five-year strategic plan retains earlier commitments for the 32-college system, which includes Winona State, to increase access to higher education, to improve educational programs, and to boost economic development. MORE Trustee David Paskach, chair of the board's strategic planning committee, echoed the workforce orientation of the expanded five-year strategic plan. "We see the challenges in global competition, other important demands on state resources," Paskach said. MORE The plan further blurs the distinction between the mission of the seven MnSCU stse universities and the vocationally oriented community colleges that were folded into the same system four years ago. MORE These are strategic directions in the revised plan: Increase access and opportunity. This includes meeting the needs of students with diverse needs, maintaining an affordable cost of attendance for state residents, and working with other organizations to prepare all Minnesota high school students for college-level work. Promote and measure high-quality learning programs and services. Provide programs and services integral to state and regional economic needs. This includes identifying economic development priorities; contributing artistic, cultural and civic assets that attract employees and others; and adding value to each college's region. Innovate to meet current and future educational needs. How? Among other goals, by rewarding staff who advance excellence and efficiency, remove barriers to innovation and responsiveness, and prtomote innovation and accountability. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Landlord laments vacancies and "pigs" WINONA, Minn., Jan. 19, 2006 -- With the rental market flooded with units, and also with a run of "absolute pigs" among his tenants, landlord Steve Scharlau said he's had a challenging year to say the least. "This has been the toughest year I've ever experienced," said Scharlau, who speciaslzies in college housing. Of 58 rooms at 12 different properties eight rooms are empty, he said. "I typically deal with one or two empty bedrooms, but this year has been rough." said Scharlau. "I've already burned up two different lines of credit in keeping up with the negative cash flow." One problem, he said, has been damage from tenants that left places not fit to show. "I've recently had some tenants that were absolute pigs and completely trashed my rooms," said Scharlau. MORE The oversupply of rental units, caused by Winona State's new East Lake dorm two years ago, has created a renters' market. Michael Crow, a Scharlau tenant, said he found a room just before fall classes started. In earlier times. rentals were full months ahead. Even so, some of the last units to go are in less than perfect shape. "It had a huge amount of holes in the wall, and the carpet was ripped up and dirty, but luckily that's how I got it because I knew he would fix it up," said Crow. "I toured four or five other houses from other landlords and all of them were pretty sloppy." MORE Another Scharlau tenant, Christy Peterson, said many students have opted for East Lake suites because some landlords are "just lazy or cheap about doing repairs." The decision of many students to stay in dorms. Will the new mix of dorm and off-campus housing change? Scharlau said he's hopeful: "I do have all my bedrooms committed for next year and hopefully from my standpoint I won't have the same struggles as this year." Reporter: Mike Palony TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE SANDWICH AND SOUP How many college grads can't handle a menu? Would you believe 20% WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2006 -- Twenty percent of U.S. college students completing four -year degrees -- and 30 percent of students earning two-year degrees -- are unable to estimate if their car has enough gasoline to get to the next gas station or calculate the total cost of ordering office supplies, according to the American Institutes for Research. Although the results of the AIP study found a lack of basic quantitative literacy skills, the study concluded there is no difference between today's grads compared with previous generations. The study also concluded that current graduates generally are superior when it comes to other forms of literacy needed to comprehend documents and prose. The new study was based on a sample of 1,827 graduating students from 80 randomly selected two-year and four-year public and private colleges and universities. MORE "The surprisingly weak quantitative literacy ability of many college graduates is troubling,” said Stephane Baldi, who directed the study. "A knowledgeable workforce is vital to cope with the increasing demands of the global marketplace." MORE Among findings: Students have the greatest difficulty with quantitative literacy, even basics like comparing ticket prices and calculating the cost of a sandwich and a salad from a menu. Thirty percent of students in two-year colleges and nearly 20 percent in four-year colleges have only basic quantitative literacy. Students about to graduate from college have higher prose and document literacy than previous graduates. Differences between current and former college grads are not significant. There are no significant differences between students graduating from public and private colleges. Nor are there differences between part-time and full-time students. No overall relationship exists between literacy and the length of time it takes to earn a degree, or between literacy and an academic major. MORE There are no significant differences between men and women in college in their average prose, document, and quantitative literacy. Women seem to have bridged the lojng-standing divide between the sexes. The average prose and quantitative literacy of whites in four-year colleges is higher than for any other racial/ethnic group, mirroring trends in the general population. The fact that white students also have the highest prose and document literacy among students in two-year colleges provides further evidence that the literacy gap between minority and non-minority students persists. The literacy skills of students relates directly to the education of their parents. Children whose parents graduated college or attended grad school have higher literacy than students whose parents with a high school or less. MORE Most differences in the literacy of students across income groups are not significant. The most significant disparity exists between students in four-year colleges with the lowest and highest income backgrounds. Students in the highest income group (either their personal income or the income of their parents) have higher prose and document literacy than students in the lowest income group. Literacy level is significantly higher among students who say their coursework places a strong emphasis on applying theories or concepts to practical problems, in comparison to students who say their coursework rarely touch on these skills. MORE Peter Ewell, vice president of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, who helped design the study, said the findings need to be noted: "Higher education institutions should take careful note of the important benefits derived from emphasizing analytic and critical thinking, and the application of theories in preparing students." TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE RECENT DAYS IN THE CITY POSTED JAN. 19, 2006 SPILLED MILK. A big milk rig overturned at the Fourth and Main downtown intersection, splashing milk more than 20 feet in the air. No one was injured. The accident happened about 4 a.m. More than 1,000 gallons was lost. Police said the driver had been drinking. No, not milk. AUTO LOT SWAP. The Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership at the cramped old Owl Ford site at Fourth and Main will move to Huff and Second, displacing the Toyota dealership. Owners Bill Hutzmacher and Butch Walz paid $1 million for the larger Toyota facility. Toyota dealer Tim Underdahl is expected to sell Toyotas at a new building at his Chevrolet dealership on Highway 61. What of the old Owl Ford building? The city may use the site for a proposed downtown parking ramp. EARLIER NEWS IN THE CITY TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Weber State nixed for athletes' misspending OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 19, 2006 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association placed Weber State University on probation for two years because 193 athletes spent $8,467 in textbook stipends on other things. The athletes were on all 15 varsity teams. Scholarship athletes spent portions of their $200 bookstore credits on items they did not need for classes, including $4,700 on clothing and personal items. Football players accounted for more than half of the misspent money, the NCAA said. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE WSU prof discusses river ecosystems WINONA, Minn., Jan. 19, 2006 -- A Winona State Univerity biology prof, Mike Delong, Biology, gave the presentation, "River Ecosystem Theory: Putting Concepts Into Action for Defining Reference Conditions of Great Rivers" as an invited speaker for a Great River Ecosystems workshop in Cincinnati, Ohio. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Apple movie contest returning at WSU WINONA, Minn., Jan. 19, 2006 -- The Apple computer Make-a-Movie contest, an activity at Winona State University for five years, will be back, this time sponsored by the campus chapter of the National Broadcasting Society chapter. The chapter's webmaster, Mike Williams, said the prize will be $500 at an Academy Awards-style screening, an event that has attracted audiences of 250-plus in the past. Details will be worked out in the next few weeks and announced in February, Williams said. Reporter: Adam Stanek TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE HOW MUCH ENERGY TRULY IN YOUR CHEERIOS? Speaker: Farming sucks up fossil fuels WINONA, Minn., Jan. 19, 2006 -- Alternate energy sources most be used in farming if the human species is going to keep eating, environmental reporter Kurt Cobb told a Winona audience. Most people don't think about what all goes into growing wheat, beans, corn or raising cattle, Cobb said: "What about how much energy it takes to process those items for consumption, the packaging, or distribution to local grocery stores all around the world?" He called for new ways of calculating the cost of food by overlaying the amount of energy from food on to the energy from fossil fuels it takes to get food thjrough the whole food chain from sowing to tabletop. What about solar energy? Wind mills? Or even the splitting of the water molecule H20 for hydrogen? All, said Cobb, are "energy sinks" and may not solve the issue of a net energy loss in modern food production. MORE A day of reckoning is approaching, Cobb said, noting that global oil production is expected to peak between 2010 and 2037. "Once we reach our peak, whenever that may be, oil production will fall, and we will have no choice to find alternative sources of energy," he said. Is there any hope? Cobb encouraged people to start with their own communities and get leaders involved in finding models for reducing the role of fossil fuels in agriculture. Reporter: Seth Johnson Background: Speaker to assess farm dependence on oil TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Military tracking campus antiwar activity NEW YORK, Jan., 19, 2006 -- The Pentagon has tracked campus antiwar demonstrations to categorize whether they constitute threats to national security, the television network NBC reported. Demonstrations at eight colleges were categorized as "suspicious incidents." One antiwar protest, at the University of California at Santa Cruz, was cited as a "credible threat." NBC's report was drawn from a 400-page list that the network obtrained. In all, NBC reported, 1,500 "threats" to national security were listed for a 10-month period and characterizes them as either "credible" or "not credible."The campus protests, all aimed at military recruiters, were at: New York University, which appeared twice on the list. University of Wisconsin, presumably Madison although the list wasn't specific. University of California at Berkeley. University of California at Santa Cruz. State University of New York at Albany, also twice on the list Southern Connecticut State University. City College of the City University of New York. "A New Jersey university." MORE Neither Winona State nor St. Mary's appeared on the list. Nor did Southeast Tech. MORE In Washington a government spokesperson defended the list and denied that the Defense Department was spying on college students. The spokesperson, characterized the database as "unfiltered" threat information from police, intelligence, and security agencies and also from "concerned citizens." Analysts screen the information to determine the level of threat, if any, and whether incidents are connected, the spokesperson said. "We can connect the dots before the next major attack occurs," the spokesperson said. MORE At Berekley, a protest participant, Snehal Shingavi, was surpised at the NBC report, Only 20 students were in the protest, he said. Shingavi, of Berkeley's Stop the War Coalition, called it "patently laughable" that the demonstration could be considered anything approaching a threat to national security. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE ZaZa's 'puncher' goes back to Korea WINONA, Minn., Jan. 18, 2006 -- An assault outside ZaZa's Pub and Pizzeria on Jan. 2 likely will never be resolved, unless the 23-year-old male assailant comes back from Korea. The male reportedly punched the female victim three times outside the pizza joint at 9:12 p.m. and then fled. Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said the man left the country. "We mailed a ticket to his last known address," Williams said. "What will happen is he won't show up for his court date and then a warrant will come out for his arrest." If the man does come back to the United States, he will be arrested, Williams said. "We're not going to extradite for misdemeanor assault." Williams said he didn’t know what provoked the assault. Neither the man nor the woman was a Winna State student. Winona State junior Jonathan Schulz, whio was celebrating his 21st birthday the night of the attack, said when he and his friends left the bar at 7 p.m., there were no other customers. MORE ZaZa's manager Cory Default said the assauLt occurred on HIS night off. "I didn't see anything, and it didn’t happen inside so it isn't an issue for me," Default said. "The bartender working that night was inside and didn't see anything unusual." ZAZA's 529 Huff St. Reporter: Megan Buesgens Background: Cops check Huff punching incident The assault that happened outside ZaZa’s Pub and Pizzeria on Jan. 2 will likely never be resolved, unless the 23-year-old assailant comes back from Korea. Insoo Yoon reportedly punched the woman victim three times outside the pizza joint at 9:12 p.m. and then fled. Winona Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said, “He left the country, and we mailed a ticket to his last known address.” “What will happen is he won’t show up for his court date and then a warrant will come out for his arrest,” said Williams. Williams said, “If by some chance he does come back to the United States, he will be arrested.” “We’re not going to extradite for misdemeanor assault,” said Williams. ZaZa’s manager Cory Default said, “It was my one night off so I didn’t see anything, and it didn’t happen inside so it isn’t an issue for me.” “The bartender working that night was inside and didn’t see anything unusual,” said Default. Many Winona State University students frequent ZaZa’s because it is located at 529 Huff St, which is directly across from Sheehan Dorm and near several rental developments. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Union accepts Ramaley limits on lobbying WINONA, Minn., Jan. 18, 2006 -- The president of a major Winona State employee union, Pat Shaughnessy, said he has "no heartburn" over university President Judith Ramaley's change of rules on union members' annual March trip to St. paul to lobby state legislators. Ramaley said members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, mostly clerks and janitors, are free to do go only if they take a personal or vacation day. Said Shaughnessy: "We don't have any problem with it. She's not saying, 'No, you can't go.'" Former university President Darrell Krueger, now retirement, had allowed employees to take a day off for the union's Day On The Hill activities, which begin with union-related workshops in the morning. MORE Shaughnessy was a member of the committee that oversaw the selection of Ramaley succeed Krueger. "We've enjoyed a good relationship with Dr. Ramaley,” said Shaughnessy, commenting on these first six months Ramaley has been president of WSU. "She's worked well with us." The first formal mjeetying of the union's leadership with Ramaley is scheduled for Feb. 16. PAT SHAUGHNESSY No heartburn Reporter: Andy Hamilton Background: Ramaley changes union lobbying policy TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Peace Corps pitches for WSU volunteers WINONA, Minn., Jan. 18, 2006 -- An experience in the Peace Corps will change your life forever, recruiter Colleen O'Dell told Winona State University students. The Peace Corps has endless opportunities in more than 70 different countries, she said. O'Donnell herself spent two years in Turkmenistan in both big city and rural settings. Fellow recruiter Brian Green said his two years in Costa Rica included developing a school band camp and a baseball team in four neighboring communities. Green said he raised more than $10,000 for equipment and other expenses to start the league. It's cultural immersion, he said. Reporter: Joel Shirek TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) St.Olaf 58, SMU 57 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) SMU 56, St. Olaf 46 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Speaker: Martin Luther King's job not done WINONA, Minn;., Jan. 17, 2006 -- Were Martin Luther King Jr. still alive he would encourage Americans to pick up where he left off in the fight against social injustice, a University of Tennessee history professor told a Winona State University audience. Cynthia Fleming said that many Americans have King freeze-framed in their mind giving his "Free at last! Free at Last" speech, which she said was unfortunate, Fleming says. There is more to the lioned civikl rights leader Fleming said: "When we find the real Dr. King, we’ll be confronted with our own responsibility.” Fleming chronicled the civil rights movement through tpday with King as the central focus. Fleming spoke of her own memories as an African-American in the South during the civil rights movement. Her speech was part of the campus MLK commemoration. b>Reporter: Lydia Oglesby Background: Civil rights author speaks at WSU TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE AFTERMATH OF A HORRIBLE NIGHT PARTY HOUSE Teen-driver Katelyn Appelwick said the drinking that preceded the accident was at 417 W. Sarnia St. The rental property has a police history of partying. MORE Teen partiers ID'd in court documents WINONA, Minn., Jan. 17, 2005 -- Those with whom 18-year-old Katelyn Appelwick had been partying the night her car collided into two Winona State University coaches could face criminal charges, said County Attorney Chuck MacLean. Those present at 417 West Sarnia, the alleged party site, have been identified and located by police, MacLean said. The police report, included with the criminal complaint against Katelyn Appelwick, 18, the driver who hit the coaches, named Zack Fricke, Kendra Hengel and "Mitch" as the three present when Appelwick was drinking. Ben Johnson, approximately 18 or 19 and a neighbor of Appelwick in the upscale Valley Oaks subdivision, was identified by Appelwick during police questioning as the individual who bought the alcohol for her. Police recovered a bottle UV Blue, a raspberry-flavored vodka, at 417 W. Sarnia after the accident. MORE The accident occurred at 12:30 a.m., Dec. 28, Winona State football coach Tom Sawyer and volleyball coach Connie Mettille, were struck on Franklin Street by the Appelwick car. Appelwick was on Mark, a stop street. A witness is quoted in the court documents as telling police that he had been driving about 100 yards behind Appelwick, holding his distance because she was driving in the middle of the road. Another witness reported seeing Appelwick get out of her vehicle after the accident and removing a stop sign that had been thrust by the impact into Sawyer's driver-side window. According to that witness, the red octagon portion of the sign was outside the vehicle, the green pole was lying across Sawyer's chest. MORE Rescuers found Mettille unconscious in the passenger seat. Sawyer was awake but confused and in pain. Authorities had to remove the top of the car to free Sawyer. MORE Appelwick, a senior at Cotter High School, lives with her family in the upscale Valley Oaks subdivision. Her father is a Fastenal executive. Her next court appearance is an scheduled for 10:30 a.m., March 9. KATELYN APPELWICK Offered police full details Reporter: Chandler MacLean Background: Prosecutor has name of booze provider TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE ROCHESTER HIGHER-ED PELOWSKI ON GOVERNOR Wrong message, wrong place WINONA, Minn., Jan. 17, 2006 -- State Rep. Gene Pelowski said he was shocked that Gov. Tim Pawlenty is still trying to drum up interest in a new four-year university in Winona State's traditional turf in Rochester. It was all the more shocking that the governor would use a Winona State forum to make the pitch, Pelowski said, referring to Pawlenty's mention of his Rochester project in a campus visit last week. Pelowski, a Winona Democrat, said at a higher-ed forum that Pawlenty has never received a list from the Rochester community of higher-ed needs that are not being met. Pawlenty, a Republican, proposed the new university last January, stirring antipathy at Winona State. He then appointed a task force to study options. The task force's recommendations are due any day now. MORE At the higher-ed forum, held at Winona State, Pelowski said that there is absolutely no need for state funds for another four-year university in southeast Minnesota. Rochester sits now with a community and technical college that are connected with Winona State and St. Mary's universities -- plus links with the University of Minnesota and its special ties to the Mayo Clinic. Pawlenty has argued that Rochester is ready for its own university because of the city's rapid growth. Pelowski, however, said he doesn't see the need. He calls it "another example of an ultimate want." The state government, currently looking at a $700 million deficit, doesn't have the funds to satisfy a mere "want," he said. Pelowski is the ranking Democrat on the House Higher Education Finance Committee and member of the House Education Policy and Reform Committee. MORE State Sen. Sandy Pappas, D-St. Paul, chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee, agreed: "We are not funding our current needs for education so how will adding another university help anything?" The money is just not there, Pappas said. MORE The panel was sponsored by Winona State student Democrats. GENE PELOWSKI SANDY PAPPAS Rochester U? Why? Reporter: Laura Servaty Background: Panel takes up legislative school issues Background: Governor backs $11 million for WSU upgrade Background: Report: $156 million to start Rochester U Background: Pawlenty calls Rochester U a win-win Background: Task force divided on Rochester higher-ed Comment: Duplicity in high places Comment: Pawlenty's transparent pandering TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE WSU's Strube gymnast of week MADISON, Wis., Jan. 17, 2006 -- Winona State University freshman Eileen Strube has been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference gymnasts of the week. Strube won the all-around competition in the Warriors' recent meet with UW-Stout. Strube compiled an all-around collegiate career high of 36.025, which included the winning total of 9.250 on the vault. Strube also placed second on the uneven parallel bars with an 8.925.

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WSU readies for Maxwell overhaul

Prosecutor has name of booze provider

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 17, 2006 -- Court records identify a Winona teenager, Ben Johnson, as the source of alcohol for 18-year-old Katelyn Appelwick the night she drove into two Winona State University coaches and injured them seriously. Johnson's name is in documents in the criminal complaint against Appelwick. County Attorney Chuck MacLean said he needs more information before charging Johnson, in particular whether coaches Tom Sawyer or Connie Mettille suffered "substantial" or "great" bodily harm. The legal distinction would influence the severity of a charge, MacLean said. Mettille has been hospitalized three weeks with head injuries. MORE A related question is from whom Johnson, identified in the court documents as 18 or 19, acquried the alcohol. The minimum age in Minensota to buy alcohol is 21. MORE According to the criminal against Appelwick, a police officer responding to the accident noticed a distinct odor of alcohol and her eyes were bloodshot and watery. A preliminary test found a blood-alcohol level of .134 percent, the documents say. The state statutory definition for drunken driving is .08 percent. Appelwick refused medical attention at the scene, the documents say. Appelwick was arrested and taken to jail.

KATELYN APPELWICK Has named supplier

WSU's Hynes to all-America team

BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) Carleton 55, SMU 40

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) Carleton 68, SMU 58

League names WSU's Smith player of week

MISJUDGING STUDENT SENTIMENT Governor greets students inside Maxwell Hall after impolitic aside that state college trustees "missed the boat" in rejecting a 10.7 percent tuition hike. University president Judith Ramaley, left, supported the 10.7 percent.

AFFORDABLE COLLEGE?
Flynn: Governor just doesn't get it

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 15, 2006 -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty is oblivious to the need to keep Winona State an affordable unversity, student President Ryan Flynn said, shaking his head, in the wake of the governor's visit to campus last week. Flynn was reacting to the governor expressing disappointment in the state university board for "missing the boat" in July when it rejected a 10.7 percent tuition increase to finance former university Presidentg Darrell Krueger's New University reforms. The board, pressured by students, allowed only 7 percent. In an interview, Flynn was frustrated that Pawlenty made the negative reference about MnSCU Board of Trustees decision. "He has no concerns of making this an affordable university," Flynn said. MORE Pawlenty said not only that the board had "missed the boat" but was steering Winona State in the wrong direction. Pawlenty, a Republican, had been lobbied for months by Krueger that the New University would set Winona State apart with new career-oriented and more hands-on courses and other initiatives -- but that it would take a $1,000 tuiiton surcharge phased in over four years. Pawlenty, apparently unaware of student opposition, lamented the trustees' rejection of the Krueger surcharge during a visit to announce support for a proposed $11 million renovation of Maxwell Hall. Flynn former president of the campus Democrats, was among the most strident opponents of the Krueger surcharge. MORE Present at Pawlenty's announcement about supporting Maxwell renovations was new university President Judith Ramaley, who last summer had hoped the trustees would approve the Krueger surchargee. Ramaley has kept hope alive for the Krueger reforms in a project she calls Learning for the 21st Century. At Pawlenty's presentation Ramaley applauded the governor for "creating the university and the state for the 21st century." Her words seemed a plug for her L-21 program, for which she sought a 9-1/2 percent tuition hike but which has already been trimmed by the state chancellor to 9 percent and still face hurdles before the state college system board of trustees. MORE On his main point, Pawlenty said that the Maxwell building, once the university library, "has served the university well, but it needs to be modernized." Rep. Gene Palowski, D-Winona, said that now that this is on the governor's budget, "we can count on this thing being done."

TIM PAWLENTY RYAN FLYNN Hardly eye to eye

Aide: Hanson was a born educator

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 14, 2006 -- The secretary to Bob Hanson when he was president of Winona State Univerity remembers him as "an avid reader, an historian, a very bright man." Karen Northam, recollecting her experience with Hanson, who died this week in retirement, said he "was meant to be in education." Hanson, 78, had a long career as a classroom teacher and university administrator. MORE In his inaugural address as Winona State president in 1978, Hanson said: "We must find ways of teaching our youth that order in society is both essential and inevitable. We must teach them how to develop or enhance a system in which equality of opportunity is a reality." Some profs still remember Hanson. Joseph Foegen and Marvin Wolfmeyer of the business faculty, called hanson a likable president and their contact with him was positive.

BOB HANSON From the cover of his 1977 inaugural address as WSU president

Panel takes up legislative school issues

Police recover vodka bottle as evidence

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 14, 2006 -- It was a night of raspberry-spiked vodka for Katelyn Appelwick, enough to make her way drunk, before she plowed into a car driven by Winona State University football coach Tom Sawyer, according to court records. Appelwick, 18, now facing numerous criminal charges, related to injuries to Sawyer and fellow Winona State varsity coach Connie Mettille. The criminal complaint alleges that Appelwick told police she obtained a bottle of UV Blue, a raspberry vodka, from another teenager and was drinking with high-school friends at a house on West Sarnia Street. She guessed the person who provided the vodka was 18 or 19, according to police whose report is the foundation for the criminal case. MORE The criminal complaint said that police entered the West Sarnia house with a warrant at 5:50 a.m. and found the vodka bottle on the kitchen table. The accident had occurred at 12:30 a.m. at Franklin and Mark. No one has been charged with providing alcohol, although county prosecutor Chuck Maclean has said a charge can be expected. According to the criminal complaint, police found no alcohol in Appelwick's mangled car.

KATELYN APPELWICK Drunk on UV Blue

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A cold, cold night on the prairie for WSU

Term-paper copyright suits settled

Financial lures proposed for engineering

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BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU 77, Southwest Minnesota 67

Warriors lag in 2nd half but win

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BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) St. Thomas 51, SMU 39

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) St. Thomas 98, SMU 62

College endowments earn 9.7%

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HOCKEY (WOMEN'S) Hamline 6, SMU 3

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Governor backs $11 million for WSU upgrade

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced his support for spending $11.1 million in state funds to renovate the old Maxwell library at Winona State University. If the Legislature approves, construction could start as early as this summer, Pawlenty said in a campus visit. The renovation, which would include new classroom space, would ease a critical room shortage caused by enrollment growth over the last 10 years, he said. Winona State has a 30 percent shortage in classroom space. The renovation would use state-of-the-art technology, the governor said. MORE Addressing a campus crowd, Pawlenty acknowledged Winona State resentment at his initiative for a new four-year university 40 miles away in Rochester. "Don't be threatened by the thought of an institution in Rochester," Pawlenty said. "With careful alignment and thought, they will both be able to prosper." Whatever happens in Rochester will greatly help Winona State and benefit both the faculty and staff, he said. "Things are changing, the world is changing, and with that we need to be changing our educational institutions. Twenty years ago people didn’t know if Winona State would survive, but through time it's actually thrived and become a nationally respected institute for higher learning." Reporter: Ryan Wolf Background: Governor due Friday at WSU

TIM PAWLENTY WSU project on his priority list

BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) Wayne State 65, WSU 56

Hanson shook up WSU fundraising, PR

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Former Winona State President Robert Hanson, who died this week, played a big role in building outside fundraising during the late 1970s and into the 1980s, according to the university's current director of publications. Richard Davis said that Hanson inherited an ineffective fund-raising apparatus when he arrived as president in 1977. "There wasn't a real effort for fundraising or private funding at all," said Davis. Certain administrative units such as the business office and administrative affairs were all separate with different vice presidents and protocols, he said: "Hanson saw this and realized fund-raising and public relations should all be under one vice president and work together." MORE Hanson consolidated positions and offices into one department, conserving time and resources and also improving public relations, Davis said. Hanson then created positions to oversee and increase fundraising from private sources, he said. These positions included a vice presidency for advancement, a position now held by Jim Schmidt, and director of university communications, now held by Tom Grier. Davis himself saw his job changed from reporting to one vice president to reporting to another. About Hanson, Davis said: "He saw ways to improve funding for our university and worked hard for it."

BOB HANSON WSU president, 1977-1981

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU 176.625, UW-Stout 171.175

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Hanson vision for WSU as special place

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 13, 2006 -- The successor to Bob Hanson as Winona State University president after he suffered a stroke in 1981, Helen Popovich, remembered him as commited to quality. "He wanted us to do the best job possible to see that students got a good education at Winona State University," said Popovich, recalling their years together down the hall from each other in the Somsen administration building. Hanson, 78, died Monday. Popovich said she remembers Hanson as wanting Winona State to be special -- a place for the students to thrive. MORE Popovich was academic vice president when Hanson's aneurysm struck. Popovich then served as interim president. Earlier she had been dean of liberal arts. "He was a very friendly guy," she recalled. "He used to like to walk around campus. He loved talking to students." In the time following his aneurysm, Popovich would stop in to see Hanson in his state of recovery. She visited every few days to talk with him and his wife, she said. "I would ask if he knew me. Sometimes he did. Sometimes he didn't." Regardless of his lapses, even from the previous few minutes of conversation, "he seemed very happy and content," said Popovich. "He seemed his usual cheerful self except that he didn't have any memory."

BOB HANSON WSU president, 1977-1981

Students who drop out would keep insurance

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU 98, Wayne State 91 (overtime)

Warriors hit 10 overtime points for victory

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ROBERT A. HANSON, 1927-2006

Widow: He "loved education," gave 200%

MOORHEAD, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Former Winona State University president, who died Monday at age 78, "lived for education," his widow Helen said in an interview. "Education was his life." Remembering the early days of their marriage, she said: "Bob was determined to learn as much as possible. There was a never time he wasn't in school." He went to school during the summer and even on Saturdays, she said. They met as students at the University of Minnesota after World War II and were married in 1948. "We just celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary in December," said Helen Hanson. "We were married the day after Christmas." MORE Most of Hanson's career was in the Moorhead area, and that's where the couple returned after a stroke in 1981 ended his presidency at Winona State. Earlier at Moorhead State he had been academic vice president. "He started in the registrar's office before becoming the vice president," said Helen Hanson. "We stayed in Moorhead for 18 years before Bob was offered the position at WSU." When his Winona State term was cut short by the stroke, Hanson at age 54 was forced into early retirement. "He was at the pinnacle of his career," Helen Hanson said. "He had an agenda, and I think he did a lot of what he wanted to." She called him people-oriented: "Bob always gave 200% to the people in his life," said Helen Hanson. "I’m very proud of all of his accomplishments." MORE The stroke affected Hanson's short-term memory, but he and Helen were able to travel and vacationed in Hawaii, Alaska and Florida. In 1989, the Hansons moved back to Moorhead. "Winona is a beautiful place to live," said Helen Hanson, "but we still had a condo back home in Moorhead." The last couple of years were difficult, she said. "He used to love reading and collecting books about presidents," said Helen Hanson. "The anuerysm destroyed his short-term memory so he couldn’t even remember what he read a few pages ago."

BOB HANSON WSU president, 1977-1981

Reporter: Marissa Block
Background: Death claims former WSU president
Background: Former student leader recalls Hanson

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Governor due Friday at WSU

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- In a campus stop Friday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to announce his recommendation to the Legislature on what to build next at Winona State University, his office announced. The visit is part of the governor's four-city tour highlighting several key capital bonding proposals that will be considered during the upcoming legislative session. His office did not announce the project Pawlenty will support, but Winona State has been pressing for $11 million to remodel the old Maxwell library for more classroom, office and other facilities. MORE The governor has been under pressure to demonstrate support for Winona State since January, when he came out in a favor a new four-year university in Rochester. Winona State people were affronted at the governor's position, which as perceived as a blow at Winona State's traditional bachelor's degree and graduate programs in Rochester. Date: Friday, Jan. 13 Time: 11 p.m. Place: Maxwell 212B Cost: Free Background: Report: $156 million to start Rochester U

TIM PAWLENTY Time for amends?

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HOCKEY (WOMEN'S) SMU 5, Hamline 2

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ROBERT A. HANSON, 1927-2006

Former student leader recalls Hanson

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- A member of the WSU Foundation's governing board, Michael Russell, remembers former university President Robert Hanson as a progressive leader. Hanson, who died Monday at age 78, left a stamp during his four years as president, said Russell, who was student president during Hanson's tenure. "Winona State has a history of continuous self improvement," said Russell, adding that Hanson "laid some of the seeds for that mindset." Russell remembers Hanson as exceptionally open to the students and always willing to talk about student issues. Reporter: Sam Molter Background: Death claims former president Background: Foundation creates remembrance fund

BOB HANSON WSU president, 1977-1981 MIKE RUSSELL Former student president

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HOCKEY (MEN'S) UW-River Falls 3, SMU 1

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Student exhibit ArtMuse at WSU

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- A juried student exhibition of 50 works, ArtMuse, has opened at the Watkins Gallery at Winona State University and runs through Feb. 1. The juror was retired Mankato, Minn., prof James Tanner, a sculptor, painter and printmaker. The reception:

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 18 Time: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Place: Watkins Gallery Cost: Free

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RECENT DAYS IN THE CITY POSTED JAN. 13, 2006 UBC LUMBERYARDS SOLD. Winona-based United Building Centers, whose history dates to the 1850s, has been sold by the Laird and Norton families to a Boston investment firm, Fidelity Capital, as part of a larger deal. The Lairds and Nortons own 325 stores and production units in the Midwest and West. Alll were sold. Terms were not announced. EMBEZZLER TO JAIL. A former Catholic Schools finance officer, Colleen J. Gardner was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison and ordered to pay back $815,500. Gardner took the money from accounts and falsified books over six years. EARLIER NEWS IN THE CITY

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Civil rights author speaks at WSU

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13, 2006 -- A professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Cynthia Griggs Fleming, will speak at Winona State as part of the campus Peace Exhibit, the university's Office of Cultural Diversity announced. Her subject: "I've Been to the Mountaintop." Fleming is the author of "Soon We Will Not Cry: the Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robison" and "In the Shadow of Selma." The exhibit itself, focusing on Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Daisaku Ikeda and the difference that one person can make in promoting peace through non-violent action. The Fleming speech:

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 18 Time: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Place: Watkins Gallery Cost: FreeContact: (507) 457-5263

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AFTERMATH OF A HORRIBLE NIGHT

Attorney: Charges against Appelwick excessive

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- The attorney for a teenager accused of drunken driving in an automobile collision that injured two Winona State University coaches, Rich McCluer, said he will challenge the charges against his client. There is insufficient evidence to warant the charges against Katelyn Appelwick, 18, according to McCluer. The Cotter High School senior has been charged with four counts of felony vehicular injury and four misdemeanors, including underage drinking and driving. McCluer said he couldn't be definitive about his next legal step because he hasn't yet seen all the evidence. The next hearing in the Appelwick case is March 9. MORE Meanwhile, Appelwick has been released from jail but on condition that she report back every second day for a sobriety test. Sawyer has been released from the hospital to recuperate at home, but Mettille, 2-1/2 weeks later, remains hospitalized.

KATELYN APPELWICK Four felony, four misdemeanor counts TOM SAWYER CONNIE METTILLE For him: Banged, bruised, internal injuries For her: Still hospitalized with head injuries

Background: Prosecutor: Booze provider will be charged

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Chancellor backs 9% WSU tuition hike

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- Somebody in St. Paul took a paring knife to the Winona State tuition increase sought by university President Judith Ramaley for fall. The recommendation forwarded by state Chancellor Jim Mccormick to the Board of Trustees would increase Winona State tuition 9 percent to $5,386 this fall. Ramaley had sought 9.5 percent, in part to fund her L-21 package of curricular and other reforms. With fees, the cost of attending Winona State would be $5,892, up 7.8 percent. Students had objected to Ramaley's 9.5 percent. The Student Senate vioted to support only 8 percent. MORE The McCormick recommendations for his seven state universities: Bemidji Mankato Metro Moorhead Southwest St. Cloud Winona TUITION $ 5,700 5,104 4,830 4,888 5,400 5,045 5,386 FEES $ 563 432 252 431 556 438 506 TOTAL $ 6,263 5,596 5,082 5,319 5,956 5,483 5,892 8.0% 8.5% 8.6% 8.7% 6.7% 5.7% 7.8%

JIM MCCOR- MICK State chancellor JUDITH RAMALEY WSU president

Background: WSU students axe away at Ramaley budget

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WSU author pens fantasy sequel

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- A Winona State University librarian, Kathy Sullivan, wrote a sequel to her award-winning young adult fantasy "The Crystal Throne." The new book, "Talking to Trees," was published by Amber Quill Press in both electronic and paper versions. Book stores will be stocking the book by February. Sullivan also recently wrote "Michael and the Elf," a picture book about a boy who finds a tiny elf in his parents' garden. "Michael and the Elf" has been published electronically by Writers Exchange.

KATHY SULLIVAN Her latest book

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Four vacancies on state colleges board

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- The MnSCU Trustee Candidate Advisory Council, which devises short lists for the governor to consider for appointments to the state college system's governing board, invited applications for four vacancies. The application deadline is Feb. 17. Terms are six years. The council screens and inteviews applicants. Trustees whose terms expire June 30:

Will Antell, 6th Congressional District.
Duane Benson, at-large
Ivan Dusek, 7th Congressional District.
Lew Moran, 5th Congressional District.

Student trustees Christopher Schultz, representing the state universities, and Carol Ley, representing community colleges, also have terms expiring June 30. The governor accepts student applications directly.

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WSU river biologist opens book series

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- Retired Winona State bilogist Cal Fremling, a leading authority on the Mississippi River, will open the university's spring book series, "The Book and the River," on Feb. 8. English prof Jmes Armstrong, organizer of the series, said seven events have been lined up, coordinated with additional river-related activities . Fremling, whose passions include the ecology of Lake Winona, wrote "Immortal River: The Upper Mississippi in Ancient and Modern Times," published in 2005 by The University of Wisconsin Press. MORE The series and related events: Jan. 19: Kenny "River Rat" Salwey will discuss his life on the river, the background for his book 'Tales of a River Rat," as part of the Frozen River Film Festival (ticket required), 7:30 p.m., Somsen Auditorium. Jan. 31: Discussion with Winona State profs Bruno Borsari, Toby Dogwiler, Robin Richardson and Ed Slowik and also Sustain Winona member Martha Greenwald, "Silent Spring in the 21st Century," on the book that helped start the environmental movement, sponsored by Winona Reads, 7 p.m., Science Lab auditorium. Feb. 8: Cal Fremling, Winona State professor emeritus, "The Eternal Task of Writing Immortal River," 7 p.m., Science Lab auditorium. MORE Feb. 16: Panel, "Beyond Tom Sawyer: Children's Books About the River," on children's literature about the Mississippi, 7 p.m. Winona Public Library. Feb. 22: Patrick Coleman, Minnesota Historical Society, "River of Ink: The Mississippi in Print," 7 p.m., Science Lab auditorium. March 1: John Anfinson, National Park Service, "A Barge-Load of Books: Writing & the Mississippi," 7 p.m. Science Lab auditorium. March 2: Discussion with Anfinson Fremling, Reggie McLeod of Big River magazine and Winona writer Richie Swanson, "Writing the River," 7 p.m., Winona Historical Society. MORE March 8: Panel of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Winona State, "Reading the River: How Science Gauges the Mississippi, " 7 p.m., Science Lab auditorium. March 9-April 28: Exhibit of fine press and artists' books, Winona Arts Center, 228 E. 5th St. Reception: March 21. Bookbinding workshop with Jill Kraase, 6 p.m. March 27. March 22: Josephine Stealey, University of Missouri-Columbia, :"Seeds, Stalks, Sculpture: My Life with Handmade Paper," 7 p. m., Science Lab auditorium. April 5:Tim Barrett, University of Iowa Center for the Book, "Handmade Paper: Craft, Art and Science," 7 p.m,, Science Lab auditorium.

CAL FREMLING Autographing his book

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Warriors sign track and field pair

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- Distance runner Allie Glasbrenner of Cassville, Wis., and jumper and sprinter Jessica Prange of Elkhart Lake, Wis., have been signed to compete for Winona State University, coach Mason Rebarchek announced. Glassbrenner captured state high-school Division 3 cross country championship in 2002. Prange was a place finisher in the 2004 state high-school triple jump and in the 2005 long jump and 4 x 100 relay events.

ALLIE GLASSBRENNER JESSICA PRANGE Running as Warriors in fall

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ROBERT A. HANSON, 1927-2006

WSU Foundation creates remembrance fund

WINONA, Minn., Jan. 12, 2006 -- The Winona State University Foundation, which funds scholarships, established a memorial fund for former university President Bob Hanson. Gifts may be sent to P.O. Box 5838, Winona MN 55987. Hanson, who was president from 1977 to 1981, died in a Fargo, N.D., hospice on Monday.

BOB HANSON WSU president, 1977-1981

Background: Death claims former WSU president

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WSU SECURITY REPORT WEEK ENDING JAN. 14, 2006 Jan. 14, 2006: A supervisor at the Quad dorms reported at 2;14 p.m. that two tenants weere in an altercation regarding money. Jan. 14, 2006: Security guards cited several students for using soft-air pistols in the Tau dorm at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 2006: An unconscious student was found in the Lourdes kitchen. at 4:45 p.m The student regained consciousness and was tasken to the hospital. Jan. 12, 2006: Security guards cited students at 9:30 p.m. for smoking marijuana in the Lourdes dorm. Jan. 12, 2006: A student reported at 12:30 p.m. that his jacket was taken from the coat rack outside of the Kryzsko cafeteria. MORE Jan. 10, 2006: A student at 2:45 p.m. reported ft of her laptop on Dec. 15. The student thought it may have taken when she was moving some of her belongings. Jan. 9, 2006: A student reported at 3:15 p.m. that her vehicle was struck at the East Lake dorm. Jan. 8, 2006: At 2:10 a.m. police Department asked campus guards to help locate an individual who fled custody. The individual was found near the south side of campus and stood by until the police arrived.

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Oklahoma college requires marital bliss

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 12, 2006 -- Oklahoma Christian University employees, including profs, may be fired if they get a divorce under a new written policy. Dismissal will be at the discretion of university President Mike O'Neal, who has built his four-year-old presidency around being "in the same model of service as Jesus Christ." The new policy, which was created quietly, became a public issue when reported by the newspaper the Oklahoman. O'Neal has not responded to queries, but spokesperson Ron Frost said: "If the employee is not modeling good marriage behavior, then the president will determine the situation and see if there needs to be a parting of ways." The 2,000-student school is affiliated with the churches of Christ group. MORE Frost said some divorces might be justified under the policy. "The very fact that you have had or are getting a divorce does not preclude you from working at the university," he said, offering adultery by a spouse as justification for a divorce. Frost confirmed that Oklahoma Christian fired one professor several years ago for a divorce. At the time, the no-divorce policy was unwritten, he said.

MIKE O'NEAL With Oklahoma Christian's first lady WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

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COURT CONVICTIONS WEEK ENDING JAN. 15, 2006 IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT UNDERAGE CONSUMPTION Shannon Marie Georgens, 18, Rushford, Minn., $465. Jolene Virginia Kolter, 19, 216 E. Third St. 1, 30 days and $77. Katie Marie Long, 20, 270 Oak Leaf Drive, $177. Jenica Lauren Lee, 19, Egan, Minn., $177. Daniel Thomas Sbertolo, 31, Libertyville, Ill., $$177. Matthew David Sheima, 19, Austin, Minn., $177. Matthew Wayne Tverberg, 20, Young America, Minn., $177 ALL BOOZING CONVICTIONS ALL NOISY PARTY CONVICTIONS

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Legislative unit OK's state profs' contract

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 11, 2006 -- The Legislature's Subcommittee on Employee Relations approved a two-year contract with the union that represents profs at Winona State and six other state univerisities. The approval clears the way for faculty raises, retroactive to July, to be included in profs' Feb. 3 paychecks. Under the new contract, profs will be getting a 2.4 percent raise, plus a 1.35 pecent across-the-board pay increase retroactive to July 1.  Faculty will receive another one-step 2.4 percent in July 2006.   In addition, the annual employer contribution medical-express reimbursement beyond the standard state employee rate was raised from $500 to $600.

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The faculty's lead negotiator, Rod Henry of Bemidji State, said some legislators on the subcommittee asked about performance pay in the new contract. It was apparent, he said, that there is confusion between university profs and community and technical college faculty. Even some MnSCU staff people forget that performance pay at univeristies is in the form of promotions, tenure, reassigned time, overload, and extra duty days, he said. Henry vowed to continue correcting people who see McSCU contaccts as a one-size-fits-all, which has been a major problem for univeristy profs system the old university system and the community college and voctional schoool systems were merged.