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LATEST NEWS AFTERMATH OF A HORRIBLE NIGHT Criminal charges stiffened against teen driver WINONA, Minn., Feb. 28, 2006 -- The charges against a teenager who smashed her truck into another vehicle and seriously injured two Winona State University coaches have been jacked up because of new medical information on the injuries of one of the coaches. Originally Katelyn Appelwick as charged with causing "substantial bodily harm." Now the charge is causing "great bodily harm," which carries severer penalties. At issue are injuries to Winona State volleyball coach Connie Mettille. New medical reports show Mettille suffered "a severe traumatic brain injury requiring trauma surgery." Friends say her short-term memory has been affected. Football coach Tom Sawyer, meanwhile, has largely recovered. The coaches were struck by the Appelwick truck, which police say failed to stop at Franklin and Mark streets. The accident happened in December. MORE Meanwhile, Appelwick's across-the-street neighbor in the upscale Oak Valley coulee, Benjamin Douglas Johnson, 18, has been charged with the felony of providing alcohol to a person under 21 resulting in great bodily harm. According to police, Applewick fingered Johnson the night of the crime as supplying her the bottle of flavored vodka for a party at 417 W. Sarnia St. Later that night night she ran the stop sign, police said. The criminal complaint against Johnsonsaid he acquyired the liquor from a woman, but she is not identified in the document. Background: Mom: Teen-age driver "coping" KATELYN APPELWICK Teen driver CONNIE METTILLE Faces brain surgery 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 No new Gateways or Dells at this college GLENDALE, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2006 -- Glendale Community College claims to have saved nearly $200,000 this year by building 775 computers and 13 servers rather than buying off-the-shelf units from vendors. K.C. Hundere, the college's information technology director, said the do-it-yourself program cut costs 25 percent. The campus computer repair shop did the custom assembly from components from lowest bidders. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) St.Olaf 4, SMU 2 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Peace Corps stories coming to WSU WINONA, Minn., Feb. 28, 2006 -- A Winona State social work prof, John Collins, will discuss his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in the early 1960s in Ethiopia at the Athenaeum series at the university. Collins will be joined by Jason Wetzel, a recent grad who was a volunteer in Bolivia from 2003 to 2005. Also on the panel will be Brian Greene from the Minneapolis Peace Corps recruitng office. Date: Wednesday, March 1 Time: 1 p.m. Place: Second floor, library Cost: Free TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE River author to speak at WSU WINONA, Minn., Feb. 28, 2006 -- Mississippi River historian John Anfinson will deliver a talk, "A Barge-Load of Books: Writing and the Mississippi," at Winona State University. Anfinson, a founding board member of Friends of the Mississippi River, is author of "The River We Have Wrought: A History of the Upper Mississippi," published by the University of Minnesota Press, and "River of History: A Historic Resources Study of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area." He contributed several essays to Charles Dee Sharp's "The Mississippi River in 1953: A Photographic Journey from the Headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico." Date: Wednesday, March 1 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Science Auditorium Cost: Free Contact: (507) 457-2907 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Pennsylvania schools sued on speech issues PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb,. 28, 2006 -- A conservative, Christian legal-advocacy group, Alliance Defense Fund, filed suits on behalf two students, one against Pennsylvania State, the other against Temple University, alleging that campus "speech codes" violate their First Amendment rights. The suit on behalf of Penn State poliysci sophomore Alfred Fluehr contends that an "Orwellian speech-code policy" suppresses the discussion of controversial viewpoints. The complaint says too that the code is partly enforced by a reporting system that encourages students to inform on each other if they say or do anything "intolerant." The Temple suit claims that Christian DeJohn, a grad student in military and American history, was the victim of "retribution and retaliation" by profs Richard Immerman and Gregory Urwin, both after he objected to "antiwar e-mails" from Immerman and "diatribes" by Urwin against the U.S. military in Iraq Bush policides. DeJohn is a sergeant in the Pennsylvania National Guard. MORE A lawyer for Alliance Defense Fund, David French, said the goal of the suits is to "open up free speech for all students." At Penn State a spokesperson denied that the university has a speech code, saying the university vigorously protects the freedom of speech speech rights of all campus people. At Temple a spokesperson declined comment because of the pending litigation. One of the Temple defendants, Gregory Urwin, objected to being depicted as "some antimilitary wacko," noting his reputation as a military historian and participant in historical military re-enactments. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE WSU president set to announce shake-up WINONA, Minn., Feb. 27, 2006 -- A remake of Winona State University's administrative structure with at least one fewer vice president will be unveiled by President Judith Ramaley, sources said. Ramaley has been working at reorganizing top levels of her administration since she was appointed last spring. Gone, sources said, will be the technology vice president position. The $107,000-a-year posiiton has been vacant since August when, six weeks into her presidency, Ramaley fired Joe Whetstone. The technology vice presidency had been created by former President Darrell Krueger as part of his high-profile project to establish Winona State's reputation as a laptop university. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE No family, friends calling on jailed Minor WINONA, Minn., Feb. 27, 2006 --The man accused in a downtown Winona bar stabbing, Jonathan Hanz Minor, has not been a discipline problem in custody at the Winona County jail, according to jail administrator Steve Buswell. In an interview, Buswell said that Minor, 21, has not caused any problems since he was booked Feb. 10. Minor had been arrested on Feb. 7 but was held at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., for a few days to stabilize his nearly amputated left pinky finger, which was injured during the stabbing. Minor wound up in the jail after he was unable to post $100,000 set back on Feb. 10. Meanwhile, bouncer Steve Adams of the Schyde's college bar, is recovering from repeated stab wounds in his lower back. MORE Buswell said Minor has shared the same cell with two other inmates. The cell is classified as a "medical unit with serious offenses." Minor's injury, which according to Buswell, remains bound by stitches. MORE According to Buswell, Minor has yet to receive any visitors other than his lawyer. Buswell said he was unaware of any family or friends calling on Minor. Family and friends are allowed two 20-minute visits every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Lawyers can visit at all times excluding lock-downs, meals and head counts. MORE Despite the lack of visitors, Buswell said Minor has received spending money from outside sources. An inmate credit system, or "canteen," allowed inmates to buy calling cards, junk food and toiletries. Buswell did not know particulars but said that Minor's canteen account has a balance. Inmates are not allocated canteen credit beyond cash in their possession when arrested and money wired in from the outside. Inmates do earn canteen credit through work or good behavior. MORE The jail currently houses around 30 inmates but can accommodate close to 70. There are seven cellblocks on the upper level, which houses serious offenders. Each cell on the upper level can hold three inmates, each cell with a shower and toilet. Inmates are allowed to shower whenever and as often as they like. Five guards patrol the upper level at all times. The inmates in the upper level are not allowed to interact, or leave their cells without an armed escort. MORE The lower level has 48 beds and five toilets and showerheads. There are no cells. Inmates share the communal space. One jailor guards the annex at all times. Buswell explained the security differences between the upper and lower levels with a schoolhouse analogy. The lower level is like a large classroom with one teacher, he saied. The teacher can see and hear everything and use firsthand observations to react accordingly. The upper level is like a hallway between rows ofcells. On the upper level teachers roam the hallways and react when something happens, usually without firsthand observations, he said. MORE All inmates follow the same schedule. Around 6:30 a.m. the inmates wake up and eat breakfast. Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., dinner between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Meals are catered by an outside vendor. Inmates eat in their cells. According to Buswell, there is not much activity in the jail between and after meals. MORE Self-help classes are offered periodically, with inmates accompanied to sessions by an armed guard. Programs cover a wide range of topics, including alcohol abuse and anger management. Buswell did not know what programs Minor had attended. Other than self-help programs and designated visitation hours, inmates are allowed periodic trips to the canteen shop. During lockdown, between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., inmates are locked in their cells. JON HANZ MINOR Accused in bar stabbing Reporter: Chandler MacLean Background: Stabbing court hearing resheduled TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE House burglar takes iBook, guitar WINONA, Minn., Feb. 27, 2006 -- A Winona State student, Michael Thornton, reported an Apple iBook leased from the university and a Fender guitar were stolen in a break-in. Thornton valued the iBook at $2,000. He reported discovering the break-in, at 102 East Eighth St., at 2:44 a.m. Saturday. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE Ramaley shares thoughts on assessment WINONA, Minn., Feb. 27, 2006 -- The president of Winona State University, Judith Ramaley, wrote a chapter, "Goals for Learning and Assessment: Why Do We Keep Trying to Reform Our Educational System?" in the book "Uses and Misuses of Data for Educational Accountability and Improvement: the 104th Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education." The book was edited by Joan Herman of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Edward Haertel of Stanford University. The yearbook was published by Blackwell. TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE WSU STUDENTS SEEK ANSWERS MIGHT CRANBERRIES HARBOR MIRACLES? WINONA, Minn., Feb. 27, 2006 -- Students in three Winona State University classes are exploring whether cranberries might be a miracle to ease ailments as disparate as diabetes and achy muscles. So far, there are no conclusions. But vitamin-peddling companies, always looking for evidence to tout their products are interested. According to exercise and recreation prof Gary Kastello, people from Winona-based Watkins Inc. are pondering whether to develop a cranberry supplement pill have in contact about the students' research. Kastello's students, in a junior-level on movement science, are tetsing whether cranberry anti-oxidants can cut soreness after athletic activity. MORE Participants are given a cranberry drink or a placebo drink before a strenuous workout, not knowing which is which. Tests include blood samples, which are given to biology and chemistry students for study, questioning and physical tests of participants. MORE Students in a sophomore-level anatomy and physiology course taught by Ted Wilson are looking at the effects if cranberry ingestion on diabetes. Will regular cranberry doses, eikther in juice of a supplemen, help control glucose levels that run high in diabetics and can lead to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.Students first compared glucose levels of fellow students who ingest store-bought regular calorie cranberry juice, low-calorie cranberry juice. Early idications are that full-fledged cranberry juice is beneficial for diabetics, Wilson said. The next step, he said, would be tests with diabetics, perhaps next year. The next round would be costly, he said. MORE Neither Watkins nor other outside companies are funding the Winona State cranberry projects. The projects have been funded with a $10,000 univerity grant under the L21 program that encourages hands-on studenty research and discussion. Reporter: Sam Molter TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE TENNIS (WOMEN'S) WSU 5, UW-Eau Claire 4 St. Scholastica 5, WSU 3 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE "Academic Rights" bill dead in South Dakota PIERRE, S.D., Feb. 26, 2006 -- The South Dakota Senate rejected a plan to require the public colleges to ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of an array of ideas on their campuses. The plan was defeated 18-15. The defeat was a setback for supporters of the so-called Academic Bill of Rights, whose backers claim left-wing professors dominate campus dialogue and use their classes for indoctrination. Although conservatives who back the Academic Bill of Rights are seeking legislative support nationwide for government-enforced diversity, no legislature has accepted the plan. In the South Dakota Senate, eight Republicans joined all 10 of the state's Democratic senators in opposition. The bill earlier passed the House 42-26. Background: Academic diversity bill makes SoDak progress TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) WSU 74, UM-Crookston 59 TO EARLIER ITEMS TO TOP TO HOME TO NEWS ARCHIVE RECENT DAYS IN THE CITY POSTED FEB. 26, 2006 BYE, BYE, PUTNAM. The latest attempt at a stand-alone restaurant at Winona Mall, Putnam Gray's Pub & Grill, has closed. Long-time restaurater Fred Benning, who opened the place in 2005, said he never attracted the late crowd necessary to succeed. Benning, best known for Betty Jo Byloski's, which he operated at two sites, said he is leaving the restaurant business for good. 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BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) WSU 5, MSU-Moorhead 3 MSU-Moorhead 7, WSU 6

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU 68, UM-Crookston 50

SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S) WSU 5, St. Cloud State 2 St. Cloud State 7, WSU 6

Forgery, drug-bust trials set for April

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 25, 2006 -- Separate trials for lesser charges against Paul Allen Gordon, who also is accused in the Sugar Loaf Apartments triple murder, have been scheduled by Judge Jeff Thompson. Gordon, 23, will be tried April 10 on charges of cocaine possession and threatening police with a toy gun. On April 12 Gordon will go on trial on charges that he pistol-whipped a drug customer who was late paying. The trials will be in Winona, as well as a trial of forgery charges. The date for the foregery trial has not been set. Nor has Thompson rules on particulars of the big case -- the murders of erstwhile Winona State University psychology student Stacy Smith, her unborn child, and her 10-year-old daughter. Gordon's attorneys have petitioned Thompson on a broad range of issues, including asking for dismissal of charges and exclusion of evidence. Thompson is also considering whether a fair trial can be held in Winona.

PAUL ALLEN GORDON Accused in Winona strangulation murders

BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) SMU 85, Bemidji State 67

SOFTBALL (WOMEN'S) WSU 12, UW-Superior 0 WSU 4, St. Cloud State 2

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU 85, Bemidji State 67

Houston political vet readies state Senate bid

BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) Bemidji State 74, WSU 72

Prof: Danes, others should back off cartoons

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 25, 2006 -- The controversy over the recent cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad is a result of ethnocentrism and cross cultural perspectives, according to Winona State University communication prof Jin Xu. The controversial cartoons, which originated in a Danish newspaper, have since then caused widespread anger and violence among some Muslims. Xu said that the difference in cultures contributes to the difficulties for the different cultures to understand one another. Noting that many Muslim cultures don't value free speech, he said it's difficult for them to understand why Danes can speak freely. One of the cartoons featured a picture of Muhammad wearing a turban shaped like a bomb. MORE Xu pointed out that although the Danish newspaper that originated the cartoons as part of series was exercising free expression, the cartoons exploited common negative stereotypes that many Muslims resent. To make his pointy in an interview, Xu picked up a Newsweek magazine flipped to seven articles depicting Muslims in a negative way. Xu said that it's important for peple in non-Muslim cultires, including the Danes, to look at the cartoons from the Muslim perspective and realize how upset they would be if something they hold dear to them was depicted in such a negative way. MORE 3Xu said that to prevent escalation of the current crisis, one side needs to back down. He feels that the Danish newspaper should offer some sort of peace offering to the Muslims and that other newspapers should end any further reproduction of the cartoons.

JIN XU WSU communi- catiion prof ONE IN SERIES. This was among cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on Sept. 30, 2005. As the controversy has grown, the cartoons have been reprinted in newspapers in more than 50 other countries, leading to violent protests involving dozens of deaths, particularly in Islamic countries.

HOCKEY (MEN'S) SMU 3, Bethel 2

HOCKEY (WOMEN'S) SMU 5, Bethel 3

BASEBALL (MEN'S) Christian Brothers 9, SMU 6 Christian Brothers 6 SMU 5

Howard Street house escapes WSU net

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 25, 2006 -- Somebody was asleep at the switch at Winona State University when Wallace Voss put his Howard Street house up for sale. Although the house is in a targeted area for university acquisition, the university didn't make an offer. Now the house has been sold to somebody else. "We should have bought it if it was available," said Cal Winbush, the university vice president whose responsibilities include acquisitions. Winbush noted, however, that the Voss house, at 68 W. Howard St., is not in the university's primary target area. "The area along the railroad tracks is our highest priority right now," he said. The Winbush priority is the five-block Bellview Strip parallel to the tracks, for future dorms, parking and student-oriented retail shops. The Strip,just south of the tracks, extend east from Main Street to Franklin. MORE The university's master plan, which pushes the campus south all the way to Lake Winona, identifies different priorities for acquisition. The Voss house is in a block identified in the master plan to be "considered for acquisition on a case by case basis." The area is three-block by one-block area bounded by Sanborn, Mark, Main and Center streets identified as "existing residential and mixed use." MORE The university's acquisition policy is not to force sales or to use the state's power to confiscate property for public use. The policy is to wait for houses to come on the market. "If it is up for sale and within our target area, we will probably buy it," said Winbush. MORE Real-estate agent Tamara Graham, who represented Voss, said no one from Winona State called when the house went on the market. "No one from Winona State ever showed interest," Graham said. "I would not have been opposed to selling to the university." Graham herself is a recent Winona State grad. MORE The house, a modest yellow, ranch with an unattached one-car garage, was advertised in newspapers in January. An offer was accepted on Feb. 20, Graham said. The house, built in 1880, has two bedrooms and one bathroom. Voss has occupied the house for the last 13 years but, at age 89, he decided it was time to move closer to his family in the Twin Cities. He listed the house with Prudential Properties Plus for $85,900. The value of the accepted offer will not be available in public documents until after the deal closes, which is expected in a few days, Graham said. County assessor Stephen Hacken has pegged the value at $64,400.

MAIN STREET North from the railroad tracks at bottom, extracted here from the WSU master expansion plan The Voss house, 68 W. Howard St., is in the gray-tone area east of Main Street CAL WINBUSH "We should have bought it"

Prof: Naive not to foresee caricatures' impact

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 24, 2006 -- The issue with caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammad, which has sparked anti-Western rioting and death and destruction, is not only freedom of speech but also sensitivity, said Winona State University political science prof Ed Guernica. The drawings, which appeared in a Danish newspaper in September, were taunts, Guernica said: "The people publishing these had to know they were entitled to suffer some consequences." He believes that people in Muslim parts of the world, where the riots have occurred, would have responded differently had there not been the post-9/11 build-up of frustration at U.S. and Western responses to terrorism. "I have a feeling that the Muslims think the West and the United States are just picking on them," Guernica said, adding quickly that the frustrations, understandable though they may be, do not excuse the recent rioting. MORE Guernica calls the situation tragic for all. "I understand the reaction coming from this, but I don't really understand the violence that is going on," he said. He thinks it is terrible that people are killing and harassing others, which has worsened the situation. About the Danish newspaper that solicited the cartoons showing Mohammad, depictions of whom is considered blasphemousn by some Muslims, Guernica said: "People need to consider what they say and know it could be offensive."

ED GUERNICA WSU political scientist ONE IN SERIES. This was among cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on Sept. 30, 2005. As the controversy has grown, the cartoons have been reprinted in newspapers in more than 50 other countries, leading to violent protests involving dozens of deaths, particularly in Islamic countries.

WSU student skier rammed, bruised, cut

LA CROSSE, Wis., Feb. 24, 2006 -- Two Winona State University students were injured at Mount La Crosse when an out-of-control skier crashed into them as they waited at the bottom of an advanced run for their classmates to descend. Mark Chryst, a junior, was the more seriously hurt. He suffered a mild concussion, a black eye and face cuts. The Mount La Crosse ski patrol gave Chryst a brief hillside check, then pulled him on an emergency sled ride to an aide station for medical attention. A ski patrol dentist examined Chryst's teeth and recommended soft foods for a few days. The less-seriously injured student arrived at the aide station under his own power shortly after Chryst. MORE Chryst said the skier who lost control flew past classmates and crashed into him at top speed. Witnesses say that skier neither attempted to stop nor warned he was coming. Chryst went home to ALbert Lea, Minn., to recover.

MARK CHRYST On soft foods for awhile

SOMBER THOUGH TONGUES IN CHEEKS Student Sen. DJ Danielson, far left, prepares to officiate at mock last rites at WSU

Remnant books from WSU "burial" to Africa

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 24, 2006 -- The charity group Books for Africa is relishing a big donation from Winona State University students. Organizers of the campus Textbook Prices Suck project promised to ship books collected for a mock "burial" Thursday to Books for Africa, whose office and warehouse are in the only building with a loading dock on a side road in a St. Paul industrial area. Ginger Wange, one of five part-time paid administrative staff people, said the organization ships at least three 40-foot ship containers of books a month. It's a lot, Wange said: "We're sending nearly 75,000 books every month." MORE Books for Africa has the highest-possible, four-star rating from Charity Navigator, which rates charities on how much of their contributions go into their mission. MORE Books come from various collection and donation programs and drives: "There are hundreds of drives at any moment" Wange said. Books come from volunteers on campuses, libraries and book clubs, she said. Shipping runs about 38 cents a book. The books go to non-governmental organizations in Africa that distribute them to "hundreds and hundreds" of recipient organizations, including YMCAs and churches, said Wange. Books for Africa has partner U.S. organizations that together disburse books in 26 different African countries. MORE Books for Africa accepts children's books, reference books, college textbooks, as well as fiction and nonfiction and books in medicine and law -- although no U.S. history nor religious books. "We only are filling requests that our African counterparts make," said Wange. "It's not dictated by us what other people read." A Books for Africa requirement is that books be available free.

BOOK CHARITY Recipient of WSU Student Senate cast-off books

BASKETBALL (MEN'S) WSU at Bemidji State, postponed

BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) WSU at State, postponed

Friends shocked, dubious at athlete's arrest

BASEBALL (MEN'S) Christian Brothers 4, SMU 0 Christian Brothers 6 SMU 5

HOCKEY (MEN'S) SMU 5, Bethel 0

HOCKEY (WOMEN'S) Bethel 2, SMU 0

SMU suspends hockey player

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 24, 2006 -- Hockey player Cullum Seth Buetow-Staples has been suspended from the St. Mary's University varsity team in the wake of his arrest for car break-ins, sources said. Coach Don Olson was not available for an interview, but Buetow-Staples confirmed that he has not able to practice or play with the team. Buetow-Staples remained on the roster posted on the university athletic program web site as recently as Friday -- 15 days after the arrest. About the case, Buetow-Staples said in a telephone interview: "I really, really can't comment." He explained the case was still in the courts. Buetow-Staples, an education junior, said he probably won't be back on St. Mary's men's hockey team until fall. MORE Police took Buetow-Staples' cell phone after his Feb. 10 arrest, along with other electronics confiscated in the arrest. A recorded message at the number says: "I don't have my phone on me, and I won't have it for awhile. So if you need to get a hold of me, call (another number)." MORE The arrest occurred at Winona State University, where campus security gaurds tackled the 6-foot-1, 195-pound hockey player after, they reported, spotting him breaking into cars and stealing electronics. The guards said they tackled him when he tried to flee with stolen items. MORE Buetow-Staples was back in school the day after his arrest. A fellow student said that the hockey player told one class a little about the arrest, but the student was unable to recall what exactly was said. In the grapevine around St. Mary's is that Brian Murphy, whose parents own restaurants in the Twin Cities, posted $2,500 in bail to get Buetow-Staples out of jail on Feb. 10. MORE Buetow-Staples had a PBT of .153 on the night of the arrest, police said. Judge Jeff Thompson ordered him not consume alcohol and submit to random testing for drugs and alcohol. MORE Buetow-Staples was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, but his attorney was unavailable so the case was continued. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 9 at 9 a.m. Reporter: Megan Buesgens Background: Court date reset for SMU jock

CULLUM SETH BUETOW- STAPLES Hopes to play next season

Researcher chronicles WSU ghost sightings

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 23, 2006 -- Most universities are haunted, and Winona State is no exception, a paranormal investigator told his audience at the County Historical Society. The Richards dorm third and fourth floors are haunted by a male student who hung himself in his closet, said Chad Lewis. One audience member told those sitting around him that he lived on fourth floor Richards in the 1970s: "I never saw ghosts, and we were pretty stoned back then." Lewis responded that the suicide did not occur until 1978. Lewis cited a website, theshaddowlands.net, which claims the ghost has been seen brushing past the residents of the ghost's former dorm room and walking through the halls late at night. MORE Lourdes Hall is also haunted, said Lewis. The fourth floor was an infirmary for the nuns who lived and died there. Several students attest to hearing and seeing nuns whose spirits remain, said Lewis. MORE Lewis also reported finding several haunted off-campus locations in Winona. Witnesses whom Lewis has interviewed talk of seeing a Victorian-dressed woman roaming Third Street sidewalks, he said. In another case, employees at Pieces of the Past, 79 E. Second St., speak of merchandise mysteriously flying off the shelves, Lewis said. One employee told Lewis that she felt a cold hand on her shoulder, turned around, and no one was there. Workers and patrons at the Winona YMCA, 207 Winona St., have seen the ghost of a former custodian who's still working to keep the place clean, said Lewis. MORE Lewis has been researching paranormal activity around the world for 10 years but said he has never seen a ghost himself. Asked if he believes in ghosts, Lewis said he knows something paranormal exists: "I've interviewed hundreds of people who say they've seen ghosts. They can't all be hallucinating or have a mental illness."

CHAD LEWIS Paranormal author

Gordon forgery trial not to be relocated

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 23, 2006 -- The drug-dealer accused in the Sugar Loaf murders will be tried in Winona on lesser forgery charges, Judge Jeff Thompson ruled. On multiple murder charges, the judge is still deciding whether Paul Allen Gordon, 23, can get a fair trial in Winona. Gordon's attoneys have argued that the community is too incensed over the murders and too racially biased for a fair trial. Gordon is an outsider and a black, the attorneys noted in seeking a change of venue. The forgery charges involve signatures on an apartment lease in the Winona State University neighborhood and a related request for utility service a few weeks before the murders. MORE County attorney Chuck Maclean issued a statement with the particulars of Judge Thompson's ruling. Gordon's public defenders, Richard Smith and Julie Maxwell, could not be reached for their reaction. MORE The murder charges, and also arson charges, followed an intensive investigation and manhunt after Gordon's former woman-friend, Stacy Smith, 29, and her 10-year-old daughter were found dead in their burning apartment on Sarnia Street. They had been brutally slain before their apartment was set afire, according to autopsies. Smith, a Southeast Tech grad, was taking courses at Winona State although not in the semester that the murders occurred. MORE Regarding assault and drug cases against Gordon, originating from a back-alley arrest downtown six weeks before the murders, Judge Thompson denied a request from Gordon's attorneys to suppress evidence. Thompson still is considering a motion to relocate Gordon's trial on the October charges. MORE Also still under advisement by Thomson are defense motions in the murder cases. These include motions to dismiss the charges, to change venue, to suppress DNA results, and to suppress statements that Gordon made to police. The judge is expected to decide those issues in the next 30 to 90 days, MacLean said. Meanwhile, Gordon is in his 14th month in jail under on $20 million bond. MORE In jail as pre-trial processes continue, Gordon is segregated from other inmates but is allowed to receive visits. Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said the visitation rules for Gordon are the same as for other inmates. His father and sister have visited, Williams said: "They go downstairs in the visiting room, and there's obviously a divider. They can talk to each other over the phone, see each other through the glass, but there's no contact."

PAUL ALLEN GORDON Accused in Winona strangulation murders

Academic diversity bill makes SoDak progress

PHOTOGRAPHER: ANDY HAMILTON

LONELY FUNERAL FOR OLD TEXTBOOKS Student senators at Winona State University had ried to stir campus interest against textbook prices with a demonstration loaded with theatrical touches. But only senators and Senate hangers-on showed up.

Chuckles hard to suppress at textbook dirge

PHOTOGRAPHER: ANDY HAMILTON MORTICIAN IN TRAINING Not quite all in black, sophomore Sen. Jared Stene awaits his stage entry at a Student Senate-sponsored mock funeral for textbooks. Among the student senators in attendance: DJ Danielson, who was elected at at-large Kristina Durivage, science and engineering Ryan Flynn, president Liz Jones, junior Rotney O'Shea, senior Melinda Schuck, science and engineering Jared Stene, sophomore Lindsey Stelpflug, sophomore Theresa Strahota, at-large Also in attendance: Erin Feger, the salaries Senate administrative assistant Brandon Luedtke, a volunteer Senate associate Joe Reed, student activities director Former Sen. Tim Donahue Former Sen. Travis Reese, now the Winona State rep to the Minnesota State University Association, which has launched its own attack on textbook prices.

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 23, 2006 -- A processional of eight students made their way to a "textbook funeral" at a gazebo in the center of the Winona State University campus Thursday afternoon. Student Sen. DJ Danielson and Student Senate associate Brandon Luedtke served as pallbearers, carrying a life-size casket. The casket, spray-painted black with a 1-1/2-foot red cross and packed with books. A bouquet of plastic flowers rested atop. MORE Awaiting the procession at the gazebo was a crowd of 30, about half of them reporters, half student senators. No faculty were there, but the university's student activities director, Joe Reed, kept an eye on the ceremony. Throughout the 10-minute "funeral," no more than three non-senator students "mourned" at any one given time, although some passersby gawked briefly before moving on. Undaunted at the sparse turn-out, sophomore Sen. Jared Stene, chair of the sponsoring Student Services Committee, said afterward: "I'm very happy with the turn-out and event today. Even if only one student showed up, we're getting the word out." MORE The intended message: Reduce college textbook prices. Danielson, an at-large senator and vice chair of the Student Services Committee, served as priest of the funeral in a black blazer, black shirt, black pants, and black shoes. At 2:15 p.m., as a stiff breeze chilled the gloomy 23-degree outdoor ceremony, Danielson started by saying he was truly impressed with the turn-out. He proclaimed the service "an evolution of academic resources." Then he incanted: "We are gathered here today to mourn those textbooks no longer able to be used in an academic setting." Danielson went on to explain that students suffer when textbook publishers release new editions, eroding the resales value of existing editions. He said textbooks caused students pain and financial hardship. MORE Danielson's tone was serious, but the mood wavered awkwardly between serious and light-hearted. At one point during his speech, Danielson growled at some student reporters: "This is a very serious occasion, I don't see why you would be chuckling." MORE When Danielson finished, Luedtke took over and read student testimonials. Luedtke read accounts of students hurt by textbook prices aloud. "Shawna couldn't buy groceries for three weeks," said Luedtke. "That's bad." Stene spoke next. He encouraged students to take action against textbook prices, and told the mourners not to let the books "die" in vain. As an alternative, Stene pleaded with students to open dialogue aimed at limiting textbook updates and lowering textbook prices. Afterwards, Danielson asked other students in attendance to recount their textbook horror-stories. No one responded. MORE The ceremony abruptly ended at 2:25 p.m., 10 minutes after it had started. The books were removed from the coffin, packed into four medium-sized brown boxes, and loaded onto a one-person wheeled dolly. Danielson said that the books, donated by students prior to the funeral, would be shipped to Books for Africa, a non-profit organization in St. Paul. MORE

WSU TEXTBOOK PALLBEARERS The processional being followed by the lone television crew that covered the event

Turn-out about 30 for textbook "burial"

Criminal case delayed against SMU jock

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 23, 2006 -- A court hearing was delayed against a St. Mary's University hockey player accused of stealing from cars. The delay was routinely ordered because the attorney for Cullum Seth Buetow-Staples was on vacation and unavailable. The hearing was rescheduled. Meanwhile, Buetow-Staples remains on the St. Mary's website hockey roster as a junior forward. Reporter: Megan Buesgens Background: Bail at $20,000 for hockey player

CULLUM SETH BUETOW- STAPLES Hockey player

Stabbing court hearing resheduled

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 23, 2006 -- A court hearing was delayed Thursday against the man accused in a college bar stabbing two weeks ago. The delay was granted because the attorney for Jonathan Hanz Minor, 21, of Anoka, Minn., was unavailable. The hearing was rescheduled to March 9 at 9 a.m. Meanwhile, Minor, a house painter and pizza deliveryman, remains in jail under $100,000 bail. In the stabbing, a bouncer at Schyde's, 102 Johnson St. took at least five penetrations in the lower back. The bouncer, Steve Adams, survived. Minor was arrested at the scene, just outside the bar.

JON HANZ MINOR In custody in lieu of $100,000 bail

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Bargain-hunting senator's book tab: $290

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 23, 2006 -- An organizer of the mock textbook funeral at Winona State University, Student Sen. Jared Stene, spent roughly $290 on textbooks this semester, he said in response to an interviewer's questions. The total was the least in his four semesters at Winona State, Stene said. He pegs the average in the past at $350. This spring for the first time, Stene said, he didn't buy all of his books directly from the campus bookstore. As much as possible, Stene said, he bought from friends and from sellers on the new Student Senate-sponsored student book trade Web site. "Like many other students at WSU, I try to find ways to purchase books in which they are the most affordable in the end," he said. MORE Stene, a sophomore in polysci and masscom, is taking five classes this semester. By his own figures Stene's outlay per course averaged $58. Stene's account of his purchases, listed by course: MCOM 130, News Writing: "News Reporting and Writing" by Alfred Lawrence Lorenz and John Vivian, published by Allyn & Bacon, for $40 on the book trade Web site. Also the Associated Press Stylebook, edited by Norm Goldstein, published by Associated Press, for $14 at the bookstore. MCOM 300: Mass Media Law: "Communication Law in America" by Paul Siegel, published by Allyn & Bacon for $53 at the bookstore. PHIL 110: Critical Thinking: "Critical Thinking" packet with self defense guide and CD by Kevin Possin, for $80 at the bookstore. PSCI 280: Political Research I: "Research Methods for Political Science" by David McNabb, published by M.E. Sharpe, for $82 new from bookstore. PSCI 320: Constitutional Law: "American Constitutional Law," by Alpheus Thomas Mason, published by Prentice Hall, for $20 from a friend. MORE Two of Stene's books, the AP Stylebook and McNabb's "Research Methods," together totaling $96, usually are considered professional references that students keep into their careers after gradution. Excluding long-term reference purchases, Stene's current textbooks totaled $182 or $36 per course.

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WSU baseball coach upbeat for season

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 22, 2006 -- The Winona State Univerity baseball team should be at the top of the Northern Sun Conference this year, coach Kyle Poock predicts. "Our goal is to win conference and advance to the NCAA playoffs," said Poock. This is the first year the NCAA is giving an automatic playoff berth to the winner of the conference. Poock called the playoffs a realistic goal. Transfer students Ben Barrone and Brad Bjerke should add depth, said Poock. Barronem a catcher, will also be the closing pitcher with a fastball topping out over 90 miles per hour, according to Poock. MORE The Warriors lost eight players from last year, including Joe Korneta, who blasted 21 home runs, and Dale Zwaack, Ben Vasquez and Brett Schmidt. Poock said the team will miss the offensive numbers put up by these players but expects the continuing players to fill their shoes nicely. The team only lost one pitcher and has added some new pitchers, said Poock. The official pre-season conference rankings have not came out yet. but Poock expects Wayne State to be at the top of these rankings. "They were tough last year and are looking to be pretty stacked again this year," said Poock. Reporter: Joel Shiek

KYLE POOCK WSU baseball coach

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Schyde's beefs up post-stabbing security

WINONA, Minn., Feb 22, 2006 -- The co-owner of the college bar Schyde's said business since a stabbing two weeks ago has been normal. "Maybe the next night was a little slower," said Corey Hyde. Nor was the next weekend busy, Hyde said, "but for the most part, from what I've looked at, things have been normal. An underage drinker faces prison for the stabbing, which seriously wounded an off-duty bouncer. "As far as my business goes, it hasn't hurt it," said Hyde. "If anything, there's been a lot of people that have come out and been very supportive." Hyde said his main concern is for the bouncer, Steve Adams, 24. "I'm his friend," Hyde said. "I'm glad his recovery is going well." MORE Hyde said has tried to ensure that such an incident never happens again. Hyde said he's talked to every one on his staff personally and scheduled a class on self-protection with non-lethal tactics. A specialist from the Twin Cities will offer the class, he said. Hyde said that Schyde's will have an extra bouncer on duty on noramlly slow Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the indefinite future. The stabbing occurred on a Tuesday. Before the stabbing, Hyde scheduled only one bouncer for security on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The weekend security staff will continue with five men on duty every Friday and Saturday, he said. MORE The stabbing, Hyde said, opened a lot of eyes to how dangerous people can be: "It woke me up." Some employees are still shaken, Hyde said: "Some are taking it better than others." About Adams, now out of the hospital recovering from the wounds, Hyde said: "Steve is probably taking it better then some of them." MORE Hyde said that Schyde's will have a benefit for Adams on Feb. 26 to raise money for hospital bills. The benefit will feature darts and billiards tournaments, in addition to several giveaways with prizes from other businesses. Hyde said he will donate a large portion of the profits earned at Schyde's during the benefit. The benefit starts at 8 p.m. MORE In a telephone interview from his parents' home in Chippewa Falls, Wis., last Thursday, Adams said his injuries had begun to bruise. He remained pain medication, he said. Adams had made a trip to Winona the day before, his first time back since the stabbing, to meet with the county prosecutor. The man accused in the stabbing, Jonathan Hans Minor, of Anoka, Minnl., who has since turned 21, remains in custody at the Winona County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Minor's next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 23 at 9 a.m. before Judge Margaret Johnson.

SCHYDE'S 102 Johnson St. STEVE ADAMS Mending at fo;ks' place

Coach: Expect basketball tourney at WSU

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 22, 2006 -- Basketball coach Mike Leaf feels secure that the Warriors will be hosting the Northern Sun conference tournament. Moving into the conference lead should mean the Warriors once again will be the tournament site -- for the second consecutive year. The Warriors went into a big game tied with Northern State for the conference lead last week, building a nine-point lead in the first half and eventually and moving as far as 13 points in the second half. Beating Northern gave Winona State a 13-1 conference record. Overall the Warriors had only four losses. MORE Asked about the team's mindset for the championship tournament, Mike Leaf said the players are not acting any differently. "We played at a steady pace all season," said Leaf. Noting that the victory over Northern Sun was on the road, Leaf said there may have been a little more hurrah from fans about taking first. Home games are better, he said: "It is fun to see the fans at home games. It gets the team pumped up." Leaf said he's not convinced that Warriors have definite possession of the championship. "We still have two more regular season conference games left," he said. "We have to focus on those." Those games will take place this weekend at Bemidji State and the University of Minnesota-Crookston. "We must win one of the two games this weekend to take conference," he said. Reporter: Kristen Elicerio

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Cultural expert: Answer lies with youth

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 22, 2006 -- As protest, destruction and death continues in some Muslim regions over Danish cartoon depictions of the prophet Mhammed, the cultural diversity director at Winona State University said he saw the battle approaching between the Western and Muslim worlds. "People have been pointing fingers to different races and different religions, and this time something snapped," said Alexander Hines in an interview. The solution, he said, rests with young people to "step out and change what people are thinking." Hines said he does not see a solution right now. "This tension is just like any other disagreement among races and religion," Hines said. MORE If young people do not make a difference it is going to be scary what the world will become, Hines said. "We have to talk to cultures different from us and learn why they do what they do," he said. "Why in some cultures are women detached from society? Why do they celebrate certain days? Why do they dress in certain ways?" Society must find answers to these "whys" and come up with a solution, Hines said. "I think it is too late for the Danish to apologize because it is now worldwide," he said. "We need a healing process now, for the whole world." MORE Hines tells students that people have been killed for them, raped for them, given up everything for them to live how they are living, and that they have no reason to be mad at the world. Now, he tells them, is your chance to give back. "Someone is always lower than you and what you do makes a world of a difference," Hines said. MORE Hines, who has lived overseas, said many peoples elsewhere see the United States as individualistic and greedy. Just a little change would change the minds of many people overseas and that right there is a start to changing our world's cultural sensitivity, he said.

ALEX HINES WSU cultural affairs director DEFINITELY NOT FUNNY. This was among cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on Sept. 30, 2005. As the controversy has grown, the cartoons have been reprinted in newspapers in more than 50 other countries, leading to violent protests involving dozens of deaths, particularly in Islamic countries.

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WSU finds $87,500 for football coach

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 21, 2006 -- Winona State University continues this year to cobble together extra contracts to give football coach Tom Sawyer a salary package of $87,500 -- more than most profs earn under their union's master contract that governs salaries. Like other profs, Sawyer is officially represented by the Inter-Faculty Organization, a statewide labor union. Sawyer, who has put together the srongest football teams in Winona State history, receives income this year from a combination of duties that include coaching and teaching, as well as an extended coaching contract. The breakdown: $41,500 as head coach, $21,000 for extended coaching duties, $21,000 for teaching, and $4,000 for summer teaching. To date this is .7 percent less than last year. However, last year Sawyer was involved in a a summer football camp, which could still be added to his current package. Reporter: Kristen Elicerio

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Supreme Court passes on college press case

WASHNGTON, Feb. 21, 2006 -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider whether administrators at Governors State University in Ilinois sidestepped the First Amendment in censoring student newspaper articles that critcized the school. Former student journalists at the south Chicago university had sought a review so campus officials in Midwest states would have guidelines on whether the censorship perogatives of high school administrators extend also to colleges. The Supreme Court, which typically hears only one of 25 cases brought to its attention, offered no explanation for not taking the case. The decision lets stand a 2005 lower-court decision that could allow university administrators to censor school-sponsored speech by students and faculty, including speech in some student newspapers, at state-supported colleges in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Those are states where courts are bound by decisions of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that last year upheld the Governors State censorship. MORE The Governors State case had figured into the 2005 Winona State University search for a president. One candidate, a Governors State vice president, Paul Keys, was dropped from the list of finalists after revelations that he was among defendants in the censorship case. MORE In the case, Hosty v. Carter, the Chicago-based 7th Circuit appeals court ruled that the 1988 Supreme Court decision in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, which has been used to restrict the First Amendment rights of elementary and high school students and teachers, applied also to colleges. At the Student Press Law Center in Washington, attorney Mark Goodman said the appeals court decision was in stark contrast to over three decades of law that has provided strong free speech protection to college student journalists and protected them from censorship by school officials unhappy with what student media published. Said Goodman: "The appeals court decision last year turned on its head the traditional belief that a university is a 'marketplace of ideas' where speech from all sides is not only tolerated but encouraged. We hoped that the Supreme Court would step in to reaffirm that important principle. We are very disappointed that the Court left that issue to be decided another day." MORE Fifteen national student and professional news media organizations led by the Student Press Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the students in October, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and warning that the 7th Circuit's decision posed a threat to free speech on the nation's college campuses. Similar briefs were filed by groups of journalism educators and civil rights organizations. MORE The Supreme COurt against hearing the appeal comes more than five years after a dean at Governors State University demanded that she or another university official be allowed to read and approve the student newspaper, the Innovator, prior to publication. The student editors, who had published stories and editorials critical of the administration, refused the administrator's demands. The Innovator has not been published since.

MARGARET HOSTY Student editor who fought censorships

WSU colleges revive dormant tri-college goals

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2006 -- The old Winona tri-college agreement, which fell apart with the financial collapse the College of St. Teresa in the 1980s, has been renewed. With the fanfare of a mayoral news conference, the presdients of Winona State, St. Mary's and Southeast Tech pledged to cooperate anew on many fronts, including policies for students to attend courses at all of the campuses and to transfer credits. Mayor Jerry Miller, opening the news conference, called the "renewed commitment to collaboration" a win-win situation. The new tri-college agreement means "more options and opportunities for all of us in Winona," Miller said. MORE The original tri-college agreement, which did not include Tech, fell from favor not only when St. Teresa was shuttered but when Louis DeThomasis, now retired at St. Mary's president, chose a distinctly independent course that focused on evening graduate programs in Minneapolis. At Winona State in the same period, President Darrell Krueger, also now retired, focused on internal development, particularly bricks and mortar projects. MORE At the news conference on Monday, presidents Judith Ramaley of Winona State, Craig Franz of St Mary's and Jim Johnson of Southeast Technical said the new agreement would benefit not only students but also all the constituencies that the colleges serve. Although offering only a few specifics, the presidents talked about sponsoring a city-wide student service day and supporting regional economic development, including county's plans to develop wind energy as an alternate power source. MORE "All three institutions are equity partners in the Community Winds of Winona County project," Franz said. Noting that Winona State held the first regional Energy Summit in November, he said that St. Mary's would host a renewable energy workshop for educators this spring, as well as the second Energy Summit in the fall. MORE About mobilizing students for community service, Ramaley announced a Winona Spruce-Up Day for April 6. From 1 to 5 p.m. teams of students from all three colleges in specially designed t-shirts will be assigned to target areas including downtown, Lake Park and the bike path. Said Ramaley: "Students and employees of all three Winona Higher Education institutions have a history of being involved in the community in a number of ways. We are working together to serve the community and at the same time to prepare our students to live responsible and productive lives. Working side-by-side we can make a difference in the life of the community while also inviting our students to join us in good citizenship." MORE Jim Johnson was enthusiastic about the renewed partnership. Johnson noted that Tech students now are able to use the health, fitness and library services at Winona State and that new agreements for student transfer of credit are being pursued. He said St. Mary's has a history of collaborating with Tech students on transferring academic crfedit, which he said will be "revisited and enhanced." Said Johnson: "We are looking to create a seamless process that allows students to pursue higher education through career pathways and builds upon their previous educational experience. This benefits our students, our employers and our communities. In this era of shrinking resources and increased demands for lifelong learning and economic development, we need to work together."

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WSU exec keeps salary after stepping down

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2006 -- The former Winona State University academic vice president, Steve Richardson, who stepped down in Sepotember, is still earning a salary of $130,000. The salary is the same as last year, when Richardson was the university's chief academic officer. He has been on special assignment since he resigned as academic vice president and is finishing out his time at Winona State this spring. Richarson's resignation followed the appointment of Judith Ramaley as university president. He had applied unsuccessfully for the presidency. In recent months he has been tidying up his resume and applying for university executive positions elsewhere. A search for a successor is under way. In the meantime, business Dean Ken Gormon has been the acting academic vice president.

STEVE RICHARDSON $130,000 a year

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Senator casts aspersion at WSU author

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2006 -- The vice chair of a student committee sponsoring Textbook Prices Suck Day at Winona State University, DJ Danielson, objected to critical commentaries on the CyberIndee news site by saying that John Vivian, the site's editor, is himself a textbook author. In a prepared statement, Danielson, an at-large student senator, said: "It is my opinion that in the interest of full disclosure, in regards to the CyberIndee comment posted earlier today concerning Textbook Prices Suck Day, it should be noted that CyberIndee editor John Vivian does indeed author well-circulated textbooks. In addition, authors of textbooks receive income from the profits generated by sales of the books." Danielson asked that his two-sentence statement be posted on the CyberIndee. MORE Vivian denied "the implication" of Danielson's message that CyberIndee commentaries have had a personal pecuniary motivation. "To avoid even the appearance of impropriety I always have followed the practice of many ethical textbook authors and take the income from sales of my books to my students and turn it back to the university -- and also the income from sales generated by my Winona State colleagues who also use my books," Vivian said. He estimated he has given $20,000 to the WSU Foundation scholarships since 1989, when his "Media of Mass Communication" first appeared. Vivian said he would be pleased to authorize the WSU Foudnation to share its normally confidential donor record with Danielson. MORE Vivian, a tenured journalism prof, has written several textbooks. Best-selling is "The Media of Mass Communication," which is in its seventh edition, plus updates, a Canadian version in its fourth edition, and forthcoming translations for students in India and China. "All tolled I think the book has been through 19 editions," he said. "I lose track exactly." Since its introduction the publisher claims the book is the most widely adopted in its field at U.S. colleges nationwide. MORE "I have assiduously avoided a conflict of interest" Vivian said. "An alternative, I suppose, would be not to specify my books for my Winona State students, but what sense would that make? I work hard to produce the best books I possibly can. Using a book from another author, in my subjective opinion, which is all I have, would be giving my students a lesser learning tool." He noted that textbooks from major publishers, including Allyn & Bacon, which issues his books, undergo rigorous peer view to assure their quality. Vivian pointed to page proofs of a forthcoming update that lists 102 reviewers. "The blind review process is as pristine as it can be," he said. "I see the reveiws but never know which reviewer said what." MORE Vivian expressed disappointment with Danielson, who is a masscom major. "I know DJ well from several classes, and he's an especially bright and talented guy for whom I have a lot of respect, but on this issue he's plain, flat-out wrong," Vivian said. MORE About CyberIndee commentaries, which are clearly labeled as commentaries, Vivian said the site welcomes a wide range of views as part of the traditional forum function that the mass media serve in society. "Truth comes from dialogue," he said. Vivian invited Danielson and other members of the Student Senate's Student Services Committee, sponsor of Textbook Prices Suck Day, to address facts, offer interpretations and facilitate "our search for truth." Nothing, he said, is "more sacred at the university."

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Walz: But Gil promised to come home

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 20, 2007 -- In a Winona whistle-stop during a long day of announcing his candiacy for Congress across southern Minnesota, Democrat Tim Walz was unrelentingly on the offensive against 12-year incumbent Gil Gutknecht. The Gutknecht record is one of broken promises, Walz told a downtown rally. "He told us he would clean up corruption, he told us he would balance the budget, and he told us that in order to maximize his effectiveness he would limit himself and his colleagues to 12 years in office," Walz told 80 supporters. "These promises are broken promises." Democrats have been critical of Gutknecht for embracing term limits when they were politically popular in the New Ginrich era and more recently changing his mind. Gutknecht's position now: "Let the people decide." MORE Walz, 41, a Mankato high school teacher, is a Minnesota Army National Guard veteran with Iraq war service. MORE In his stops Monday in Winona, Rochester and earlier First Congressional District cities, Walz called for more federal "investment" in education to "make America not only better but stronger." He called for a broad national health-care plan as something every citizen deserves. He also called for earth-friendly policies including alternative fuels. MORE Winona Democrats had hoped for a turnout of 200 people for the Walz appearance at the American Legion post on Third Street. The hour, 7 a.m., was early for some people, a party coordinator said.

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Prof sees more Muslim-Western clashes

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 19, 2006 -- A global studies professor at Winona State University, Michael Bowler, sees the underlying reason for the cultural chasm between the Western and Muslim worlds as ignorance. "The real tragedy is that we share many of the same religious traditions, but neither side understands the other," Bowler said. In the wake of wide-spread Muslim rioting over cartoons published in Danish newspapers depicting the Prophet Mohammad, Bowler said that Muslim-Western relations will likely worsen. "Some American extremists lump all Muslims together as being terrorists," Bowler said. "Sometimes our media give that impression." MORE Anisa Baradia, vice president of the Muslim Students Association at Winona State, said that the angry reactions of many Muslims should not be labeled as opposition to free speech. The real issue, she said, is that the depiction of the Prophet Mohammad in the cartoons was a reflection upon how many Westerners view Islam. "It hurts me knowing those feelings are out there and upheld under the banner of free speech," Baradia said. "The utmost disrespect was shown to the Prophet in the name of 'freedom of expression.'" MORE Bowler agreed that the cartoons were inappropriate. "They shouldn't have gone after the Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him," he said. It would have been equally disrespectful to target Jesus Christ, Bowler added, saying that many Christians would likely find that sort of cartoon offensive. MORE Both Bowler and Baradia agreed that the riots and embassy burnings that ensued in countries such as Syria and Iran represented only the reactions of Muslim extremists, and were not an accurate measure of how most Muslims feel about the issue. "I don't believe in going to war over this issue," Baradia said. "There are fanatics in every religion -- people who resort to violence are not Muslims. Islam is a peaceful nation." Reporter: Ruth DeFoster

MICHAEL BOWLER Publishing cartoons "inappropriate" TURBAN BOMB. This was among cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on Sept. 30, 2005. As the controversy has grown, the cartoons have been reprinted in newspapers in more than 50 other countries, leading to violent protests involving dozens of deaths, particularly in Islamic countries.

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WSU students to mourn over textbook prices

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 18, 2006 -- A symbolic funeral service for textbooks will be part part of sponsored by the Student Senate-sponored Textbook Prices Suck Day on Thursday. The ceremony will be at the gazebo in the center of campus at 2 p.m., said at-large Sen. D.J. Danielson, vice chair of the Student Services Committee, D.J. Danielson. “I will be acting as the reverend for the funeral," Danielson added as he gestured the sign of the holy trinity. Danielson encouraged to attend and wear black. MORE Both Winona State President Judith Ramaley and campus bookstore textbook manager Laura Mann are accepting of the textbook funeral idea, said sophomore Sen. Jared Stene, chair of the Student Services committee. "We had them understand that they’re not the target.” Stene said. “The focus of the day will me more on publishers." Student President Ryan Flynn said that once Ramaley understood the funeral was merely symbolic and books would not literally be buried, she was OK with it. Ramaley proposed that the books used for the funeral be donated to a non-profit group, Flynn said. MORE Textbook prices have been increased at twice the rate of inflation in the last two decades, according to a Government Accountability Office study cited by Stene. That is the reason for mourning, he said: "It's getting to be ridiculous" Stene said. Awareness of the issues surrounding textbook prices is the ultimate goal of the day, said Stene. MORE Textbook Prices Suck Day will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, with Senate table on campus where students can voice their hardships with textbook prices. Reporter: Lydia Oglesby

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WINONA, Minn., Feb. 16, 2006 -- A Winona State freshman won the university spelling bee in Round Five by getting with “harangue” right. English major Anne Flaherty won a $25 gift certificate from the campus bookstore. "It was pretty much the easiest $25 I've ever made in my life," Flaherty said with a giggle. The competition hosted by Grub Street, the Winona State English club and the Prentiss-Lucas dorm, started out with nearly a dozen students. By Round Three, five spellers remained. An audience of about 20 people clapped as each speller left the stage regardless of his or her success in spelling the word. Round Five narrowed the competition to two spellers and began with "halcyon." The first speller spelled the word incorrectly. Flaherty conquered “halcyon,” and a tense crowd waited to hear if Flaherty would spell “harangue” correctly to win. After spelling the word correctly, Flaherty shook hands with her opponents and curtsied toward the applauding audience. Flaherty had claimed victory by 8:50 p.m. The bee had been scheduled until 10. MORE In middle school, Flaherty won a regional bee by beating her older brother in the final round. She then advanced to the state bee where she didn't place amid what she calls intense competition. About winning the Winona State bee Flaherty said she did not feel a profound sense of accomplishment because she needed to spell only about 10 words. Flaherty said she spent a little time preparing by studying lists on the Internet. "You're luckier when you practice," she said. Reporter: Lydia Oglesby

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One more party, rental license at risk

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 16, 2006 -- Another noise violation could mean that a Kasson, Minn. couple could lose their city rental license for the house they bought for their son, freshman Alex White, to live while attending Winona State University. White, 20, rents space in the house to friends. The house alrady has two noise violation, thre latest on Oct. 27 when partiers locked themselves in when police arfrived o shut down the revelry. Said building inspector Steve Carson: "If we have to send one more, they could lose their license." A lesser penalty after a third citation is a fine, which can run as high as $2,000. MORE Timothy Wayne White and Jennifer Ann Weis of Kasson, Minn. own the house, at 560 E. Broadway Street, which quickly gained a reputation fall semester as a party palce. As owner, White and Weis sent warnings after two noised complaints to police. The first letter went out after tenant Kenny King was cited for a party at the place. Police said they cleared approximately 100 people out of the house. King was fined $277 for a first-offense noise ordinance violation. MORE Then, the night of Oct. 28, police arrived again suspicion of a loud party and reported hearing the noise from over 100 feet from the house. There are discrepant accounts on details of what happened next, but there is agreemnet that King answered the door. After telling police that he would retrieve the other renter, identified in polkice reports as A. White, King went inside the house and locked the door. Police made several more attempts to contact the people inside, by some accounts as many as 100, before they called White and Weis at their Kasson home. White and Weis were informedf that a search warrant was being sought from a judge because the partiers inside the house were refusing to cooperate with officers. White and Weis arrived from Kasson, about 90 minutes from Winona, around 2:30 a.m. Just after 4 a.m., a search warrant was executed by Judge Jeff Thompson. By cell phone, police announced they had the warrant, and the doors were unlocked. Twenty-three individuals were arrested or issued citations as they filed out. MORE Among charges against White and King was a violation of the offense noise ordinance -- the second at the address. Police routinely pass information on such violations to CIty Hall, where Carson sends a notice to the landlords, in this case White and Weis. Contacted in Kasson, White declined to comment about the violations. Meanwhile, the case against his son Alex on numerous counts stemming from the party remains open. King has paid fines totaling more than $2,000, some related to the party and some for missing court dates on motoring violations from Duluth, Minn.

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Police issue no tickets in pedestrian accident

WINONA, Minn., Feb. 15, 2006 -- A Winona State University student, Christopher Veerkamp, 22, was the driver of a vehicle in a bar-district accident Tuesday that injured a pedestrian, police said. Neither Veerkamp nor the pedestrian, Roland Haefel of Winona, was sure whether Haefel was in the crosswalk, police said. No tickets were issued. Veerkamp was approaching Market Street east-bound on Third Street near Gabby's bar when he struck Haefel, police said. Police listed 11:55 p.m. as the time of the collision. It was Haefel's 48th birthday. Reporter: Ruth DeFoster Background: Man hurt in bar-pedestrian accident

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