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Poll: Most WSU students favor smoke-free campusWINONA, Minn, Nov. 30, 2006 -- A majority of students want Winona State University to be be smoke free, according to a survey. Fifty-eight percent of 50 respondents favor a smoke-free campus. The survey, although not statistically designed but nonetheless interesting, was intended to test student feelings about the university smoking policy that bars anyone with a lit cigarette within 25 feet of any building. "There's nothing worse than having to walk through a cloud of smoke when you are on your way to class," said one student. "I always try to hold my breath but I can't escape the smell because it's instantly embedded in my clothes." Only 10 percent of students surveyed said they smoke regularly. Of all survey participants, not one disagreed with the current policy. In fact, 24 percent said keeping smokers 25 feet from campus buildings is not far enough. Several students complained that the current policy isn't strongly enforced. "I always see people smoking right outside the doors of Minne," said one participant. "I shouldn't have to smell like smoke when I'm sitting in class just because I had to walk into the building."
A student journalist conducted the survey, interviewing students at random in Kryzsko Commons, a campus gathering place, and outside. The survey was conducted on Nov. 15, a Wednesday. Students responded to a printed questionnaire.
Only 16 percent of survey participants said the university's current smoking policy is fine and doesn't need to be changed in any way. "I think it's fine the way it is," said one. "As long as smokers follow the rules and don't smoke too close to the buildings there isn't really a problem." Several students said it wouldn't be fair to take that freedom away from those who do. "I think smoking is disgusting, but it really is the person's choice." said one participant. "This is a social issue that shouldn't have laws or rules."
One student said that she usually tries to stay at least 25 feet away from buildings while smoking but not always. "The only time I break the rule is when there isn't anybody else around me," she said. Two non-smoking students said the university should provide areas on campus or specific rooms where students can smoke,like aa lounge area. One university has done just the opposite.
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Smoking policies vary at other campuses in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall has an area on campus for non-smoking -- rather than an area designated for smoking. Minnesota State University, Mankato, specifies a 15-foot smoke-free buffer around buildings. Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie doesn't specify a distance at all. Many schools prohibit smoking in campus buildings. Others, including Northwest Technical College in Bemidji prohibit tobacco use altogether |
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"Concert for the Hungry" set at WSUWINONA, Minn., Nov. 30, 2006 -- The sixth annual "Concert for the Hungry," with admission being non-perishable food items, has been scheduled for next week at Winona State University. Cash contributions will also be accepted, said music prof Don Lovejoy, who is directing the performance. The Winona State Chamber Orchestra will perform a setting of French carols by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform traditional seasonal music. The concert will end with an audience sing-along, Lovejoy said.
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Wincraft scholarship to WSU social-work senior| WINONA, Minn., Nov. 30, 2006 -- A Winona State University senior in communications, Kelly Paszkiewicz, has received a $1,000 Wincraft community-service scholarship. Paszkiewicz is a peer mentor at St. Martin's Lutheran School. She also has tutored and volunteered in other activities at St. Martin's. Paszkiewicz is the 16th recipient of Wincraft scholarships, which go to children of WinCraft employees. WinCraft, of Winona, which markets school souvenirs and collectibles, employs 36 Winona State grads, plus 33 part-time students as seasonal workers and five to seven paid interns. |
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Underage and boozing in Florida? Bye to drivingTALLAHASSE, Fla., Nov. 30, 2006 -- Alarmed by alcohol abuse on college campuses, several Florida legislators are drafting bills to cut down on underage drinking. One bill, based on a report by the State Senate's Committee on Regulated Industries, would confiscate drivers' licenses of 18- to 20-year-olds who are caught trying to purchase alcohol. Another proposal calls on colleges to crack down on alcohol use.
Black, white are garb for WSU danceWINONA, Minn, Nov. 30, 2006 --The Black Cultural Awareness club at Winona State University announced black and white theme dance, with black and white clothing suggested.
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Education secretary wants firmer accreditationWASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2006 -- Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings promised to use federal pressure to transform the nation's college accreditation system. Spellings, speaking at a forum on accreditation, said that colleges need to focus on student-learning outcomes and that accreditation is a vehicle to force the change. She offered no specifics but said that the federal government could be a "purveyor, an investor or use its bully pulpit" for reform. Spellings said a uniform template might be devised for accreditors to assess curriculum, faculty qualifications, library holdings, graduation and employment rates and student-learning outcomes. Results should be available to the public for the sake of accountability, she said. While talking on hand about federal pressure, Spellings also told accreditors that she favors a partnership: "We're going to do it with you, not to you. This is absolutely a shared responsibility." The secretary stressed a need for flexibility. A one-size-fits-all approach is neither desirable nor feasible, she said.
Unaccredited university switches namesCHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 29, 2006 -- An unaccredited online university, Kennedy-Western, which uses a Cheyenne address, announced a name change. It's now Warren National University, in honor of Francis E. Warren, the first governor of Wyoming. There was no clear explanation for the name change except that it was a "strategic initiative." The announcement said that the change "will in no way" affect the validity of Kennedy-Western degrees. Several states don't recognize the degrees anyway. The university awards credit toward a degree for what it calls "life experience."
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Judge dismisses Vermont hazing allegationsBURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 29, 2006 -- A judge dismissed hazing charges against four University of Vermont frat members who were ticketed for violating that state's anti-hazing law that dates to when Judith Ramaley, now president at Winona State University in Minnesota, was Vermont's president. Campus Police Cheif Gary Margolis said an appeal is possible. Campus police said there was a clear violation of the state anti-hazing statute, which dates to 2000. Based on interviews with 20 students, police said that a March 2 party at the Phi Gamma Delta house had a theme drawn from the gay cowboy film "Brokeback Mountain." One witness, a sorority sister, recalled the slurs "fag" and "faggot." Pledges were made to wear cowboy outfits and taunted with homophobic language, police said.
David Sleigh, attorney for three of the frat brothers, said the dismissal of charges made sense. The university, he said, failed to prove that the conduct occurred in the context of some sort of initiation or membership or qualification procedure. Also, he said, there was no proof that anyone was targeted with intent of causing mental or physical harm. All things considered, Sleigh said, he would advise his clients to file libel suits against the university. He called the cases "malicious prosecution."
The Vermont anti-hazing law was created after university hockey players forced freshman players to drink warm beer until they vomited. The frosh also were required to hold each other's genitals and march in an "elephant walk." In the aftermath of the incident, including an attempted cover-up by the athletic department, Ramaley suspended the hockey season, which contributed ultimately to her being asked by the university's governng board to leave the presidency in mid-contract.
Background: Ramaley'd misjudgment of Vermont's love of hockey
WSU soccer player to all-academic team| NOTRE DAME, Ind., Nov. 30, 2006 -- A Winona State University senior, Christine Beatty, has been named to ESPN magazine's academic all-American women's soccer first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Beatty, a defender, helped the Warriors to a 14-5-2 overall record and a regular-season Northern Sun championship. To be eligible, a student must have been a varsity starter or key reserve with grades averaging 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale. |
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Governor's aide accused of harassment in campus roleBATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 29, 2006 -- Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco ordered an investigation of charges that her assistant chief of staff sexually harrassed employees of the Southern University System. The aide, Johnny G. Anderson, who is also chairman of the system's governing board, told a interviewer he is innocent. The allegations have not been detailed. They cropped up in correspondence among state senators. Meanwhile, State Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, called for legislative action to prohibit members of the governor's staff from serving concurrently on government boards.
No legs? No matter, says Paralympic athleteWINONA, Minn., Nov. 29, 2006 -- Everyone has some sort of disability as well as an obligation to use the abilities he or she has to become a productive member of society, a Paralympic athlete and entrepreneur told a Winona State University audience. Matt Glowacki said anything that makes life harder for a person can be considered a disability. "A disability is nothing more than a magnifying glass on your character," he said. Glowacki said that people should avoid picking on the first thing that comes to their mind when meeting others. He said instead to try to initiate a conversation with the person and share interactions to get to know the individual better before passing judgment. Glowacki refers to those who stereotype people who are handicapped or disabled as "gimphobics." Gimphobics, he said, tend either to overaccommodate those who are labeled as disabled or simply avoid them completely.
Glowacki, who was born with no legs, said that he doesn't consider his wheelchair as a major disability because it is who he has been his entire life. He said he prefers to be called by his name rather than being called stereotypical names such as disabled, handicapped and wheelchair-bound. "People are coming from a point of ignorance," he said. Glowacki said that most think he is a motivation and inspiration to others but that he is just a person who gets around in a different way. He said that most of the time society doesn't have any expectations for those who are disabled. However, having expectations helps people develop themselves and the self esteem of others, said Glowacki. He said that expectations from others have helped him move forward and succeed in many things. He has competed on the Paralympic volleyball team, owns three successful businesses and has given motivational speeches to thousands of people nationwide.
Reporter: Tiffany Zilch
Background: Wheelchair athlete at WSU to discuss stereotypes
WSU kitchen operator: No risk with bad foodWINONA, Minn., Nov. 29, 2006 -- All the food served at Winona State is safe from the recent salmonella outbreak, according to the university's contract cafeteria operator. Bruce Bechtle, director of food-service operator Chartwells, said the outbreak that peaked in late September and affected 171 people in 19 states appears over. Winona State had no reports of the bacteria-caused food-borne sickness. Investigators are not positive how the outbreak started but tentatively blame tomatoes or other fresh produce. Health inspectors have warned people to take extra precautions when eating meat, eggs and all fresh produce. Said Bechtle: "We never take any risks where our customer or staff safety is in question." The food at Winona State, from kitchens operated by vendor Chartwells, is all inspected by health professionals before it is brought to the campus dining area, Bechtle said. If any issue exists about possible contamination, suspect items are removed from the menu, he said.
Bagged spinach recently was removed from Winona State menus because of the E. coli contamination in several states, Bechtle said. He has a team trained in proper food handling and how to handle products in situations like the spinach case, Bechtle said. Bagged spinach still is not allowed in Winona State kitchens, he said. "If there is a question we will not prepare, serve or even purchase any product that may be an issue," he said.
Reporter: Anne Pilmonas
College history too hot for Baylor to publishWACO, Texas, Nov. 29, 2006 -- Under pressure, Baylor University Press has cancelled a book about the university's history because of the authors' treatments of the controversial recent period in which Baylor began shifting itself into a high-power-research institution while trying also to strengthen its Chritian tradition. The cancellation came after former Baylor president, Herbert Reynolds, architect of the so-called Baylor 2012 reforms, called the book inaccurate. The book, Reynolds said, could "plunge the university into a new era of conflict and renewed animosities." Contributors to the book, "Baylor Beyond the Crossroads: An Interpretive History, 1985-2005," have defended their work as balanced.
The issue over publication has been nasty. In an e-mail message that has been widely circulated, Reynolds told one of the book's editors, Robert Sloan, his successor as university president, that he would divulge potentially damaging information about Sloan if the project proceeded. The e-message talked about "one or more documents which I have kept in my 'asbestos' files." After a section about his experience with psyhological warfare in the military, Reynolds then said: "I have placed strategic items in the hands of a trusted confidant who will release them timewise as I have instructed him, so they are now out of my hands." Sloan has responded that he has nothing to hide.
The book's editors and contributors are considering options to publish the book other than under the Baylor imprint. Meanwhile, the controversy continues over Baylor 2012. Reynolds, who freed the university from strict Baptist control when he was president, has opposed imposing religious requirements on new faculty. Sloan, as Reynolds's successor, has argued that faith and learning must be closely intertwined. Sloan also favored a strong Christian presence in classrooms.
WSU theater costumes nominated for regional exhibitWINONA, Minn., Nov. 29, 2006 -- The Winona State University production of the children's play "Many Moons" has been nominated for representation in a costume parade at the Kennedy Center's regional American College Theater Festival in January. The costumes were designed by Winona State student Erin Dostal and constructed by staff costumer Susan Bratt. "Many Moons" was presented last spring. Theater prof Vivian Fusillo directed.
Bars adjust to 3 percent hike in city feeWINONA, Minn., Nov. 29, 2006 -- Bars are tweaking their budgets to accommodate a 3 percent hike in their city licenses without, probably, charging more for drinks. Paula Rettkowski, co-owner at Hei 'n Low, said the price of drinks is driven mostly by what wholesale distributors charge. The increase in the city fee, effective Jan. 1, comes every year and normally covered by sideline revenue, Rettkowski said: "We added a jukebox and also count on the sales from pinball, darts and pool to cover the cost." College students play a lot of pool, use the jukebox more often and also tend to spend more on drinks than other customers, making them valued and needed customers for the bar, Rettkowski said. What effect will higher license costs have on bars that find it necessary to boost drink prices? "I don't think higher prices will keep college students and other valued customers from coming back to our bar, so we look for other options to cover the increase in cost," Rettkowski said.
Hei 'n Low continues to be profitable because it is one of the few Winona bars with live music on weekends, Rettkowski said. "We are still in business because of our regulars, but we also count on college students to boost sales on the weekends and during special occasions and sporting events," Rettkowski said. Keeping prices low and providing entertainment and options other bars can't offer is what keeps college students, who are a crucial market for the Hei 'n Low coming back, Rettkowski said. "The liquor license costs will always be a part of owning a bar but, if bar owners are doing their job of getting customers and keeping them satisfied, the costs of running the business should be covered by the profits received," Rettkowski said.
At Schyde's, bar manager D.J. Riemer sees no increase in drink prices because of the higher fee. Like Hei 'n Low, Riemer said, Schyde's counts on miscellaneous income from pool, darts and food to cover fixed expenses like the city license. "There is always going to be a certain amount of money you must spend on fixed expenses to keep a business running," Riemer said. "We market toward the college crowds so raising prices every year on drinks because of license fee increases would not be an effective strategy for our business," he said.
Reporter: Jessica Pluth
Background: City hikes bat license fee
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Short list announced for WSU No. 1 student exec jobWINONA, Minn., Nov. 29, 2006 -- The committee searching for a new student affairs vice president at Winona State University will bring three candidates, all with lengthy resumes, to campus for interviews beginning Thursday. The short list was drawn from from fly-in committee interviews in Minneapolis over recent weeks. The university's interim vice president, Ruth Schroeder, who took over from Cal Winbush, who retired, was not among the committee's recommended candidates. The university did not list a salary range when it advertised the position, but it's thought to be in the range of $130,000 to $150,000. Schroeder, as interim vice president, is at $100,000. Winbush, who left in June, was at $120,000.
Here are the candidates and the schedule of open forums:
| Connie Gores is a consultant with Longwood University to enhance the quality of student life and learning and more fully engage students in the university. From 1996-to 2006 she was the enrollment vice president at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Earlier she was the dean of enrollment and student affairs at Cornish College in Seattle, Wash., where alsi she was admissions and financial aid direcor. She also was admissions director at the Willamette University law college; admissions counselor at Portland State; and a dorm-floor supervisor at Colorado State. Gores currently is state chair for women in higher-ed of the Virginia Council on Education. Gores holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Washington, a master's in student personnel administration from Colorado State, and a bachelor's in sociology from North Dakota State. |
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Forum: 1:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 7: Kryzsko dining rooms Em F and G
Helen Mamarchev is special projects assistant to the president of Illinois State, where she oversees long-range housing and dining plans, child care options. She teaches grad courses in educational administration. From 2000 to this July she was vice president for student affairs at Illinois State, managing a combined budget of $56 million. Earlier Mamarchev served six years as associate vice president for student affairs at the University of Florida. At Florida she taught grad courses in crisis management. For nine years she was was assistant director the ERIC research system at the University of Michigan. She has been on the governing board of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. She is a former president of National Association of Women in Education. Mamarchev holds a doctoral degree from Michigan in sounseling, a master's from Indiana in student personnel, and a bachelor's from Southern Methodist in sociology.
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James Moore is vice president for student development at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. Formerly he was assistant vice president for student services at Creighton. Before that he was dean of students at Marquette. From 1978 through 1983 he was assistant dean of students at Iowa State. Moore has held multiple roles in the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities, the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. He has taught regularly throughout his career. He is involved in Habitat for Humanity. Moore holds a doctorate in higher-ed administration from Iowa State, a master's in student personnel from Ohio State, and a bachelor's in history from University of California-Santa Barbara.
Forum: 1:45 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, Maxwell Leadership Center
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WSU offers on China business environmentWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- A new course on the business environment in China, will be offered this spring at Winona State University by visiting scholar Wu Fen. The course will focus on the social, economic and cultural framework of Chinese business practices, said business Dean Gabe Manrique. The class meets at 6 p.m., starting Jan. 16.
Contact: Gabe Manrique at (507) 457-5014
WSU seniors in "Three-Ring Circus" art showWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- Three Winona State University seniors have hung and erected their works at the Watkins Gallery on campus for an exhibit, "Three-Ring Circus," through Dec. 6. Leah Degarmo shows mixed media painting and wire sculpture. Meghan Geiger includes oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, drawings, mixed media work and carved sculpture. Joe Salveson shows abstract acrylic paintings. The opening reception:
WSU names fund-raiser for major giftsWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- Winona State University, gearing up for a multi-million dollar fund drive, has brought a new major gifts director on board. Carl Miller, himself a Winona State grad, began his new duties Nov. 20. In announcing the appointment, the university's vice president for advancement, Jim Schmidt, noted that Miller has "a wealth of fundraising experience," including the campaign for the Dakota Dome at the University of South Dakota and a multi-million dollar campaign for additions to the hockey arena at the University of North Dakota. Miller also served as mayor of Mason City, Iowa, where he led the planning, construction and operation of Music Man Square, a multi-million dollar music and museum complex. For his Winona State work Miller is on leave as executive director from the La Crosse, Wis., Historical Society. His Winona State salary is $77,000. Miller holds a doctorate from the University of North Texas in educational administration, a master's in physical education, guidance and counseling from Winona State, and a bachelor's in physical education and biology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He has been involved in athletics as a coach, teacher and athletic director. As major gifts director, Miller replaces Michael Swenson, who is now the associate director for alumni relations.
The addition of Miller comes as university President Judith Ramaley ramps up her commitment when she was hired 1-1/2 years ago to accelerate fund-raising. Numerous construction projects are on the drawing boards, including an elaborate workout facility and indoor track at Memorial Hall and a stand-alone building for the College of Business. Plans include hybrid funding that combines state appropriations, student-activity fees, and donations. Miller, who is 72, said he expects to be on the job two years. He said his priority project is raising roughly $5 million toward the Memorial Hall project, which has a tentative commitment of $5 million from the Legislature. Student fees are expeced to fund an additional $5 million. |
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CATHEDRAL EXPANSION. A building permit was filed for a $1.9 million expansion of Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on Main Street.
CLOSING FOR SEASON. Locks on the upper Missisippi River will close for the season on Dec. 1, as soon as the tow City of New Orleans heads back downriver after unloading barges of fertilizer in Winona. The unloading as scheduled for Wednesday. Usually barge tarffic resumes March 1 if the ice has broken.
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WSU lawyer-grad named commencement speakerWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- A partner in the Minneapolis law firm Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Martin Lueck, will be the commencement speaker at Winona State's winter graduation ceremony, the university announced. Lueck is a 1978 Winona State grad. The student speaker is Jennifer Dobbertin, a mass communication major. More than 400 graduates are scheduled to participate in the winter portion of the university's 155th commencement processional. The Winona State Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by music prof Donald Lovejoy, will offer a prelude concert.
Lueck was honored in 2005 as a Winona State distinguished alum. At Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Lueck is chair of the business trial and litigation group. He has served on the firm's executive board since 1996. His clients, mostly in patent and antitrust cases, have included General Electric, Union Oil Company of California, Eolas Technologies, Honeywell, and Ergonomics. He was named a 2006 "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics. A profile in Chambers USA said: "Martin Lueck is an IP litigator known to be 'very good at boiling things down for juries.' This has led to some 'spectacular results for clients,' including Honeywell, and a jury verdict in favor of Eolas Technologies and the University of California on issues of infringement, validity, and damages in the region of $520 million. Keen to stress that these are not freak results, peers enviously noted that 'he wins a lot.'" He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America editions for 2006 and 2007. In 2004 the National Law Journal named Lueck one the nationls 10 top litigators. He is admitted to practice in Minnesota and New York state courts, in federal courts in California, Minnesota and New York, in the federal circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Besides his undergrad degree from Winona State, Lueck holds a 1984 degree from William Mitchell law college. He was a 1983 national finalist in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America trial advocacy competition.
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Date: Friday, Dec. 15
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Handel's "Messiah" sing-in returns to WSUWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- For the 15th consecutive year, the Winona State University Choirs present the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah" in a sing-in styled concert organized by music prof Harry Mechell. Singers of many area choirs will form a massed choir. Performing with the Winona State Concert Choir and WomenŐs Chorus, directed by Mechell, will be the Winona Senior High School, directed by Peter Schleif; the WSU Flute Choir, directed by Zoe Shepherd; the Winona Oratorio Chorus, directed by Mechell; and Choirs from St. Mary's University, directed by Dr. Patrick O'Shea. In addition, all choirs wll perform one seasonal selection of their choice. The featured vocal soloists will be Winona State music profSuzanne Draayer and community vocalists David Echelard and Brian Mueller. Janet Heukeshoven and Patrick O'Shea of St. Mary's will be featured as guest conductors. The sing-in concept of the evening, introduced to Winona by Mechell, is unique because the audience is invited to sing along with the choirs. People are encouraged to bring their own music scores to the performance, Mechell said. Also, music may be purchased at the door.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 2
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WSU marketing chief search enters 2nd phaseWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- A consultant for the Minneapolis brand-building firm Beyond Marketing Thought, Durwin Long, has been invited to Winona State for interviews for the university's new assistant vice president for marketing and communications position. The search was restarted after an initial field of more than 50 applicants was declared unsuccessful. Long holds a bachelor's in journalism and English from Valparaiso University and a master's in masscom from the University of Minnesota. He is doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota. Long has been an instructor at the University of St. Thomas, Cardinal Stritch, the University of Minnesota, Concordia, and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has taught marketing, public relations, mass communication, and publication design and production. Long has held marketing and public relations management positions at Berkman & Daniels Marketing Communications; Foodmaker, Inc. (Jack in the Box); Medtronic, Inc.; and eFunds Corp. At Beyond Marketing Thought he is a senior consultant and trainer. The search committee has scheduled an open interview:
Date: Friday, Dec. 1
Time: 10:30 a.m.
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Minnesota magazine honors WSU music student| WINONA, Minn., Nov.28, 2006 -- Winona State University music education major Jake Runestad was named Minnesota Monthly magazineŐs College Student of the Month for November. Runestad, a 20-year-old junior, caught the magazine editors' attention for his original music scores. |
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Johns Hopkins nano-researher to discuss his workWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- A seminar on nanotechnlogy in medicine will be presented at Winona State University by Tarl Prow of Johns Hopkins University. Prow said he will address societal concerns of nanotechnology.
Date: Thursday, Dec. 7
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Science Laboratory Center Auditorium
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Home burgled, Xbox 360 missingWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- An Xbox 360 game console and some games were reported stolen from a house in the 250 block of W. Mill Street near the Winona State University campus. The burglary happened sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Monday, Sera Stevens, told police. She estimated the loss at $1,050. There was no sign of forced entry, said Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams.
Reporters: Alyssa Franklin and Steve Lang
Auditions set for "Stop Kiss" drama at WSUWINONA, Minn., Nov. 28, 2006 -- Winona State University senior theater major Meggan Massie announced auditions for her production of "Stop Kiss." The cast features three men and three women, Massie said. Those who audition will read provided excerpts from the script. The play will be Feb. 27, 28 and March 1. "Kiss Stop," by Diana Son, is about two women, one a veteran New Yorker and the other new to the city, and their evolving friendship and romance love and how it changes their lives, Massie said.
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 30
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Place: Green Room, Performing Arts Center
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WSU black leader: Shooting smacks of racist stereotypingWINONA, Minn., Nov. 27, 2006 -- A black student leader at Winona State University, Mike Brako, said he is not surprised at a police shooting that killed a New York bridegroom on his way home from a bachelor party with friends. Noting that 23-year-old Sean Bell, who was black, and his two friends, were fired at 50 times in their vehicle, Brako said questions of racism in the case are hard to avoid. The cops -- two white, two black, one Hispanic -- have said they were under the impression that one of Bell's friends had a gun. Brako, who grew up in Winona, said such an incident could happen elsewhere, Police nationwide have similar stereotypes of people they consider as dangerous or as part of a gang, said Brako. He said that he has been victim of racial stereotyping in Winona. Brako said that he has been pulled over multiple times and been given only a warning because police could never give a reasonable answer for why he was pulled over. "After helping break up a fight last summer in downtown Winona, I was shot with a taser gun and charged for being the aggressor," Brako said. He said that he believes this was due to the fact that he is African American and fits the stereotype that police have for gang violence. Brako said that participation in clubs the Black Cultrual Awareness at Winona State can help cut down incidents that occur due to racial discrimination. "If you learn anything from this incident, let it be to open up your minds and learn more about different cultures," he said.
Reporter: Tiffany Zilch
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WSU 77, Edgewood 63 |
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Three-pointers key to WSU victoryWINONA, Minn., Nov. 27, 2006 -- Winona State University held Edgewood College to 29 first-half points and went on to score a 77-63 nonconference women's basketball victory. Winona State took its first half lead thanks in part to three-point field goal shooting. The Warriors netted 7 of 16 from that range in the first 20 minutes and finished off the game with a 12 of 24 effort. Anna Wurtz led that three-point shooting by making five of her seven attempts and totaled 15 points. Leslie Ross also netted 15 points. Nikki Fleck connected on two of three three-pointers and accounted for ten points. Edgewood scored the first two points of the game and tied the game three times. Other an that the Warriors were in command. Winona Stte's biggest lead of the first half was 13 points three times. The biggest lead of the game for Winona State came in the second half at 24 twice -- the last was 68-44 with 8:49 left. All 10 Warriors who played scored a point and grabbed a rebound.
Background: Statistics
Antivivisectionists win UW-Madison lawsuitMADISON, Wis., Nov. 27, 2006 -- Animal-rights activists, who have fashioned themselves as underdogs in a court battle with the University of Wisconsin, won a lawsuit and now can proceed to build a museum against animal research on land between two of the university's primate-research labs. Judge Sarah O'Brien upheld a contract for the Primate Freedom Project to buy the land. The judge said the contract, for $675,000, could not be superseded by a later university offer of $1 million. The property is between the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and the Harlow Center for Biological Psychology. Rick Bogle, of the animal-rights group, said the museum will feature exhibits about primate abuse in scientific research. Speakers and artists will be invited to hold conferences at the museum, he said.
Court dates set for Michigan drug dealerWINONA, Minn, Nov. 26, 2006 -- Michigan drug wholesaler Jonathan Jenard Jackson, who is implicated in the 2004 murders of pregnant Winona State University student and her daughter, will move back into court Dec. 14. The court docket has Jackson scheduled to enter pleas or challenge whether there was a legitmate reason for his arrest. Jackson is accused of supplying a 9mm handgun that was used in a December 2004 pistol-whipping of a Winona man by Jackson's Winona drug agent. He also is accused of racketeering and drug crimes. On the charge of aiding and abetting in the murders, Jackson is on the docket for a hearing Jan. 16 before Judge Margaret Johnson. Police in Troy, Mich., a suburb north of Detroit, in October on Winona charges. His Winona drug dealer, Paul Allen Gordon, is serving a life term in prison for the murders.
Background: Jackson to be given public defender
Wheelchair athlete at WSU to discuss stereotypesWINONA, Minn., Nov. 26, 2006 -- Motivational speaker Matthew Glowacki who was born without any legs and who represents his country on a paralympic team, will speak at Winona State University on stereotypes, prejudices and personal triumph.
Student leaders buoyed by talk of tuition freezeWINONA, Minn., Nov. 26, 2006 -- The student president at Winona State University, Carl Soderberg, said he is pleased to hear Minnesota House Speaker-designate Marty Seifert speaking about a tuition freeze is a possibility. Responding to Seifert's comments in a recent radio interview, Soderberg said: "It is refreshing that both sides are talking about a tuition freeze as a viable solution." Soderberg predicted a friendlier climate for student lobbying efforts. The legislative affairs chair for the Winona State Student Senate, business Sen. Rick Howden, concurred. Howden said that recent tuition increases caused students and their families hardship. Howden favors restoring the state practice of funding 67 percent of the cost of the state's higher-ed system instead of pushing more of the burden on stduents through tuition hikes. Winona State students are likely to be lobbying in full force on the issues of tuition and student debt when the Legislature convenes in January , Howden said. "With the debt stories our students are willing to share, we can show the legislature the effects of increasing tuition," Howden said. For this year tuition at Winona State rose 9 percent, following years of double-digit increases. The MnSCU Board of Tustees wants 4 percent next year and another 4 percent the year after.
Background: House leader calls tuition freeze a possibility
Background: Trustees using tuition to pry funding from Legislature |
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COURT
CONVICTIONS
WEEK ENDING NOV. 25,
2006
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
UNDERAGE BOOZING
Katelyn Carol Appelwick, 18, 62 Oak Park Court, 70 days and $77.
Elizabeth Katherine Brennan, 18, 264 W. 11th 704, $177.
Laura J. Congdon, 20, 560 Harriet, $177.
Michael John Degidio, 20, 452 E. Broadway, $277.
Travis Floyd Feuerhake, 21, 101 E. Broadway 1A, $277.
Adam Joeph Fretty, 19, Rochester, Minn., $702.
Joseph S. Gillett, Buffalo City, Wis., $377.
Roy Terreal Gore III, 20, 902 Park 229, $477.
Bradley Wayne Hammann, 19, Lewiston, Minn., $177.
Zachary Elliot Kendal, 20, Burnsville, Minn., $302.
Aaron Dale Kennebeck, 29, 103 E. Third 7, $602
Trevor Craig Mack, 18, Ringwood, Ill., $177.
Cory Jason Marsolek, 19, Independence, Wis., $202.
Bruce Jonathan Sense Jr., 20, Dennison, Minn., 150 days and $677.
James Phillip Weaver, 20, 1845 W. Fifth 30, 39 days.
Tyler Francis Winters, 18, 751 E. 19th, $602.
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"Entrepreneural Spirit" workshop at WSUWINONA, Minn., Nov. 25, 2006 -- A motivational speaker on entrepreneurialism, Terry Whipple, executive director of the Juneau County Economic Development Corp., will speak at Winona State University. Whipple has created a club for inventors and entrepreneurs, now with 200 members, in Mauston, Wis. The session is called "Catch the Entrepreneurial Spirit."
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 12
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Maxwell Leadership Center
Cost: Free
Reservations: (507) 457-5571 |
WSU SECURITY REPORT
WEEK ENDING NOV. 25, 2006
Nov. 22, 2006: Security guards were called to the library at 1:25 p.m. concerning possible misuse of the university's computer system.
Nov. 20, 2006: A call was received from the Rochester Campus to locate a student concerning a welfare check. The studentwas located; but Rochester authorities in the meantime had learned it was someone else who was being sought.
Nov. 20, 2006: A student reported at 10:40 a.m. that his laptop was taken from an unlocked locker in Memorial Hall between 3:20 and 6:30 p.m., Thursday.
Nov. 20, 2006: A staff member reported receiving an obscene phone call at 1:15 p.m.
Nov. 19, 2006: At 2:25 a.m. Security found a vehicle that had been picked up and placed on the curb. The vehicle did not appear damaged.
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Mayor sees new tact for sales tax in 2008WINONA, Minn., Nov. 25, 2006 -- Mayor Jerry Miller blames himself and other city leaders for failing to communicate the need for a local option one-half cent sales tax for street and other municipal infratsructure imoprovements. The tax proposal failed badly in the Nov. 7 election. A new approach could be to be specific about the projects the tax would fund, Miller said. The city has two years to get a new proposal together. Another referendum on the a local option sales tax cannot be on the ballot until then. In the meantime, the city will again need approval from the State Legislature to proceed with a referendum.
Background: Voters say no to street upgrade tax
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UW-Eau Claire 78, SMU 65 |
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Author: Dead-end jobs not only blue-collar issueWINONA, Minn., Nov. 24, 2006 -- Even people who have college degrees and "have done everything right" to succeed find themselves in the same predicament as blue-collar workers who can't make ends meet, social observer Barbara Ehrenreich told a Winona State University audience recently. Ehrenreich should know. After her million-copy bestseller on hopeless blue-collar jobs, "Nickel and Dimed," for which she took jobs as a maid, a waitress a Wal-Mart clerk, Ehenreich tackled white-collar issues for another book. Once again she did an experiment. This time she sought a job in corporate public relations. She found that skills are less important in getting a corporate job than being likeable. The new book, "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream," deals with why the middle class does not protest the lack of white-collar jobs: "It is because people feel ashamed -- like what is told to the poor, it is the person's fault and people who are actually the victims feel like they are the ones to blame," she said. "Many people believe that poverty stems from a defect, such as promiscuity or drug addiction." Poverty is not a character defect, she said: "It is a shortage of money."
Reporter: Alyssa Franklin
Background: "Nickel and Dimed" author speaks at WSU
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Game tied early, then Warriors explodedWINONA, Minn., Nov. 24, 2006 -- Winona State University burned the nets from three-point range in the first half and went on to topple crosstown rival St. Mary's 98-54 in a nonconference men's basketball game. In the first half the Warriors connected on 10 of 16 three-point field attempts. The Warriors lead at the half: 53-31. Freshman David Johnson led the three-point shooting by netting 4 of 5. Jonte Flowers and Quincy Henderson each hit on two three-pointers. Winona State turned up the defense in the second half, outscoring the Cardinals 45-23. Johnson led the Warriors with 18 points. Flowers netted 15. Henderson totaled 13.
The game was tied at seven with 17:08 left in the opening half. Then the Warriors put the game out of reach, outscoring the Cardinals 29-9 for a 36-16 lead with 9:19 left in the first 20 minutes of play. The Warriors led by 22 points twice more before a 17-7 run gave them a 70-38 lead with 12:04 left in the contest. A 28-14 run then gave the Warriors their biggest lead of the night at 46 points, 98-52, with 13 seconds left to play. The Warriors outrebounded the Cardinals 48-37 with John Smith coming up with ten rebounds.
Background: Statistics
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Nebraska-Kearney 77, WSU 68 |
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WSU scoring surge too little too lateKEARNEY, Neb., Nov. 24, 2006 -- A final rally by Winona State University fell short, as the Warriors dropped a 77-68 nonconference women's basketball game to the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The Warriors trailed 17 points with 11:44 left in the game. Their surge trimmed the deficit to three, 71-68, with 1:17 left. But the Warriors would not score another point in the final 77 seconds. Leslie Ross came off the bench to lead the Warriors with 18 points. Anna Wurtz also came off the bench and netted 14. Warrior starter Amanda Reimer added another 14. Nebraska-Kearney scored the first eight points of the game and held the Warriors scoreless in the first 5:47. Winona State did come back for a 9-2 run that cut the Nebraska-Kerney lead to 24-20 at 6:38 left in the opening half, but a 15-4 run by the Lopers left the Warriors trailing 39-24 at halftime. Nebraska-Kearnt upped its lead to 17 points, 60-43, with 11:44 when the Warriors put its best run of the game together. The Warriors outscored the Lopers 25-11 of the next 10 minutes and trailed 71-68 at 1:17. From there, though, Nebrsaka-Kearney did all the scoring.
Background: Statistics
WSU coach seeks restitution for brain injuriesWINONA, Minn., Nov. 24, 2006 -- The brain-damaged Winona State University volleyball coach, Connie Mettille, has confirmed that she is pursuing a civil suit for financial damages from a drunken teen-age driver who caused a disabling accident last December. The amount that Mettille is seeking is not known. In many such cases a deal is worked out between insurance carriers before a suit is filed. Mettille has been reticient about discussing the accident, but at the sentencing of driver Judge Jeff Thompson declined to award restitution for Mettille pending resolution of the civil case. Unclear from docuents is whether civil damages also are being sought from Mettille's companion, football coach Tom Sawyer, who also was injured. Mettille has permanent brain injury. After eight months of convalescence she returned to coaching in August but has been unable to resume teaching. She quoted doctors that she will never recover completely.
Background: Judge has stern words for teen driver
| PHOTOGRAPHER: PAUL SOLBERG
AMONG FIRST OUTINGS
WSU volleyball coach Connie Mettille made a few spring games after the December accident, but not not until this fall was she in charge again. Here, she's at a Sept. 28 match. Even then, she wasn't in full gear. Her classes were taught by others. |
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Prof releases last volume of Spanish song collectionWINONA, Minn., Nov. 23, 2006 -- Winona State University music prof Suzanne Draayer wrote the last of three volumes of "Canciones de Espana: Songs of 19th-Century Spain." Publication is scgeduled in early 2007. The series of history, musicology and song books features vocal music by more than 50 little-known Spanish composers, short biographies , translations of the lyrics and a Spanish pronunciation guide. Draayer has searching obscure archives in Spanish and British libraries since 1999. Draayer said she hopes to release instructional CDs for each edition.
Inveterate partier among those snared in bustWINONA, Minn., Nov. 22, 2006 -- Among revelers at a busted beer party on Harriet Street were inveterate Winona State University boozers, some with ongoing police records for partying. Among 14 people ticketed for underage drinking was erstwhile Winona State University student Sen. Nathan Daniel Glynn, 20, of Grand Meadow, Minn. In April 2005 Glynn withdrew under pressure from a bid for a second Student Senate term. The withdrawal occurred amid reveations that Glynn had posted self-incriminating photos on his Facebook.com page. About the Tuesday night party at 415 Harriet St., police listed citations from these individuals, all of whom with previous booze-related court convictions:
Adam Patrick Parkers, 20, of Desoto, Wis., who lives at the party address, underage drinking, obstructing the legal process, loud partyAaron Matthew Clark, 20, Lewiston, Minn., underage drinking, obstructing the legal process
Nelson said that partiers cowering in closets were cited for obstructing the legal process:
Kimberly Lynn Deitering, 20, Winona, underage drinking, obstructing the legal processGregory Paul Dennis, 20, Winona, underage drinking, obstructing the legal processJennifer Nicole Gray, 20, Burnsville, Minn., obstructing the legal processDanette Marie Gunther, 20, Winona, underage drinking, obstructing the legal processBrandon Allen Kirchhof, 20, Winona, underage drinking, obstructing the legal processMichael James Mielke, 20, Winona, underage drinking, obstructing the legal processCasey Leigh Spangler, 19, Winona, underage drinking, obstructing the legal process
Also cited were:
Nathan Daniel Glynn, 20, Grand Meadow, Minn., underage drinkingSarah Leanna Richards, 20, St. Charles, Minn., underage drinkingTiphanie Marie Rood, 19, Winona, underage drinkingAshley Ann Supple, 19, Oshkosh, Wis., underage drinkingSarah Lynn Verhulst, 20, Oakdale, Minn., underage drinkingBrian Eric Waletzki, 19, Eyota, Minn., underage drinkingNicholas Henry Wiersma, 21, tenant, loud party |
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FACEBOOK.COM FUN. In a facebook.com posting, Glynn gurgles beer draining down a funnel contraption from a buddy standing on the bed. |
Background: Parties flee to closets, cupboards
Background: Glynn: Photo not what it seems
New Pelowski role includes college system review| ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 22, 2006 -- State Rep. Gene Pelowski, D-Winona, will remain on the Higher Education and Workforce Development finance subcommittee of the Minensota House. Pelowski, in his 11th term, had been considered likely to chair the committee but chose instead to chair the Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee. Pelowski, a long-term voice for higher-ed in the Legisature, said the Government Operations committee will be reviewing the MnSCU state college system to to identify possible economies and improved accountability. The system headquarters in St. Paul has mushroomed over the years to more than 300 employees. Pelowski is on record favoring decebtralization with more decision-making at campus levels. |
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Government Operations chair |
Partiers fleeing into closets, cupboards when cops knockWINONA, Minn., Nov. 22, 2006 -- Police cited 16 young people, mostly for underage boozing, when they busted a house party. Some partiers also were charged with trying to hide from the cops. At the daily police breifing, police Sgt. Chris Nelson said police found partiers hiding in rooms and closets. One had scrunched into a cupboard above the refrigerator. Nelson said. Police had gone to the party place, 415 Harriet St., two block from the Winona State University campus, at 1:14 a.m. Nelson said the landlord had tried to get the partiers to leave, but they refused. Of the 14 cited for underage drinking, the average blood-alcohol level was 0.12 percent, Nelson said. Under state law, impairment passes into an illegal level at 0.08 percent.
WSU students ask neighbors to donate foodWINONA, Minn., Nov. 22, 2006 -- Two Winona State Student University student groups, the student services committee and the dorm council, are collecting nonperishable food through Dec. 13 for food shelves. Food collection bags will be dropped on the doorsteps of campus neighbors, said junior Student Sen. AJ Schuler, an organizer.
Contact: AJ Schuler at (847) 902-0072
Ropes to State Senate's education unit| ST. PAUL, Nov. 22, 2006 -- State Sen.-elect Sharon Erickson Ropes, D-Winona, who emphasized her education experience in her election campaign, has been appointed to the Education Policy Committee of the Minnesota Senate. Ropes also was named vice chairwoman of the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division of the Minnesota Senate. She also will be on the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee's Health and with the Human Services Budget Division. |
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Education Policy committee |
WSU football player reports break-in attemptWINONA, Minn., Nov. 21, 2006 -- Winona State University football player Kenneth King, 23, reported damage to his house at East Broadway and Hamilton streets on Monday night at 8:35. Two men attempted to gain entrance through a window then ran and drove away when they realized they had been spotted, Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said. King identified the men as black, Williams said.
Reporter: Amy Semelhack
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Augustana 67, WSU 63 |
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WSU yields to Augustana in back-and-forth gameWINONA, Minn., Nov. 21, 2006 -- Augustana College scored the last five points of a women's basketball game and held on for a 67-63 nonconference victory over Winona State. The Warriors held a 63-62 lead with 1:29, but Augustana came up with a three-point field goal and after a pair of Winona State turnovers converted two free throws for the final margin of victory. It was a back-and-forth game with the lead changing 13 times and the score tied four times. Senior Leslie Ross led the Warriors with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman Nikki Fleck came off the bench to add 13 points . Augustana led by six twice in the second half. Winona State's biggest lead in the second half was three at 61-58 with 2:25 left.
Background: Statistics
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SMU 6, Northland 2 |
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SMU 52, Martin Luther 42 |
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Pawlenty tuition plan in partisan crosshairs| ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 21, 2006 -- The tuition plan proposed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty in his re-election campaign is attracting partisan lightning. The incoming Minnesota Senate majority leader, Sen. Larry Pogemiller, D-Minneapolis, said he doubts that the Pawlenty plan will fly. Said Pogemiller, in an ingterview of the Minensota Public Radio program "Midday": "I donŐt think itŐs fundamentally fair." The Pawlenty plan would offer two years of free tuition to high-achieving high school students. Pogemiller said the Legislature should focus more broad-based tuition relief. He proposed "stable and modestly increasing tuition." On the same program Sen. Dave Senjem, R-Rochester, the new Senate minority leader, supported the Pawlenty plan. |
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Senate majority leader |
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Senate minorrity leader |
Background: Trustees using tuition to pry funding from Legislature
Background: Profs' lobbyist profiles Hatch, Pawlenty higher-ed stances
"Gamma Ray" drama coming to WSUWINONA, Minn., Nov. 21, 2006 -- The 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," by young person's playwright Paul Zindel, will be staged at Winona State University. The director is theater prof by Vivian Fusillo. The set design is prof Peggy Sannerud's. Lighting is by student Ryan Seifert, and costumes are by staff costumer Susan Bratt.
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29, to Saturday, Dec. 2
Time: 7:30 p.m.; also matinee 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3
Place: Magnus Theater, Performing Arts Center
Cost: $5 to $7
Contact: (507) 457-5235 |
League choose Reimer cager of week ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 21, 2006 -- Winona State University junior forward Amanda Reimer has been named Northern Sun conference women's basketball player of the week. Reimer averaged 20.5 points and 10 rebounds in the season's opening two-game stretch. Reimer finished out the week by shooting 54 percent (13-24) from the field and 83.3 percent (15-18) from the free throw line. She added seven assists and four steals to her efforts.
Background: WSU 70, UW-La Crosse 63
Background: WSU 89, Waldorf 86
WSU's Sutton, Beatty make all-region soccer teamMISSION, Kan., Nov. 21, 2006 -- Winona State University's leading soccer scorer, Holly Sutton, and senior defender Christine Beatty were named to the NSCAA/adidas all-Central first team. Sutton, with 31 points, and Beatty, with 18 points, now are on the ballot for all-American consideration. Named to the second team was Winona State defender Whitney Bernhardt. To the third team was midfielder, Kayla Walters.
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House leader calls tuition freeze a possibilityST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 21, 2006 -- A tuition freeze is a possibility at state college system campuses, according to State Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall. Seifert, who is the incoming House minority leader, said a freeze would "allow families to catch up and take a breath." Seifert offered his views recently on the Minnesota Public Radio program "Midday." He said a tuition freeze would not necessaily affect faculty or current programs. The system's trustees have endorsed an 8 percent tuition, half next year and half the year after. Seifert said he bases his position against any tuition hike on a general need for greater accountability at hghest administrative levels in the MnSCU system. "We're going to probably have to take a more direct role in some of these things," he said. The Minnesota State University Student Association, which represents students at each of the seven state universities, has already passed a proposal calling for no increase.
Background: Pawlenty tuition plan in partisan crosshairs
Background: Trustees using tuition to pry funding from Legislature |
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WSU fails in hunt for marketing chiefWINONA, Minn., Nov. 20, 2006 -- The search for a new Winona State University assistant vice president for marketing has gone belly up. Of three candidates who participated in campus interviews, one was offered the position but declined, a search committee source said. A second candidate withdrew, and a third would not have been a good fit, the source said. The salary, listed as "commensurate with experience," is reported in the $110,000-plus range. The original candidates were Greg Evans, senior vice president and director of marketing at Merchants Bank in Winona; Robert Otterson, marketing and communications director at North Dakota State College of Science; and Bruce Smith, director of university relations and marketing at Dakota State University.
Background: WSU narrows marketing exec search to three
Background: WSU marketing candidate sees website potential
Backround: WSU marketing candidate: Consensus is key
Background: Job finalist would revamp WSU marketing
City to Sweazy: Keep out of WilkieWINONA, Minn., Nov. 20, 2006 -- The City Council decided unanimously to put new locks on the Wilkie steamboat replica at Levee Park, ostensibly to head off injury lawsuits from trespassers. The decision has the effect of keeping Paul Sweazy, who claims control of the facility, from carrying out a threat to strip the interior. City Attorney Rich Blahnik told Council members that Sweazy's organization, Winona Steamboat Center, is defunct and has no legal rights. The facility has no legal owner but does, Blahnik said, sit on city-owned land. Mayor Herry Millerinstructed Blahnik to come up with a clearer assessment on ownership of the boat as soon as possible. City Council member Gerry Krage said that nobody wants to linger on two to three more years with not knowing what to do with the boat. Also, Krage said, here needs to be better lighting surrounding the boat so it doesnŐt look dead.
At the meeting Mayor Jerry Miller appointed Council members Tim Breza, Gerry Krage and Deb Salyards to meet with a new community group that wants to restore the Wilkie. Sweazy left the Council chambers before the decision was made to pursue possibilities with the new group. In his presentation, Sweazy asked for more time to pursue possibilitites for restoring the Wilkie to make it operational. Sweazy said he needs the time to could continue negotiations with Winona State University and develop fund raising ideas for repairs that have been estimated variously at $280,000 to $400,000. Because Sweazy left the meeting early, his proposal was not considered.
The role of Winona State in Sweazy's plan is unclear. Jim Schmidt, a university vice president, has said the university has no interest in the Wilkie. In his presentation Sweazy said that the Winona State negotiations had been sabotaged by premature news coverage. The coverage, Swweazy said, had spooked Winona State about getting involved in the controversy.
Reporter: Sheila Goodlund
Background: Group incorporates as Julius C. Wilkie Paddleboat
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SMU 3, Augsburg 3 (tie) |
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WSU SECURITY REPORT
WEEK ENDING NOV. 18, 2006
Nov. 18, 2006: A parent phoned at 9:09 a.m. regarding a problem with his daughter and former roommate.
Nov. 17, 2006: An East Lake dorm tenant reported a couple arguing and yelling at each other on the sidewalk adjacent the dorm at 2:40 a.m. Security guards notified police, who sent the couple on their way.
Nov. 17, 2006: A student was cited for a housing violation in the Quad dorm at 12:50 a.m.
Nov. 16, 2006: A student reporetd being approached by three individuals at Memorial Hall at 8:25 p.m. and became a little concerned about their behavior. Security guards and police were unable to locate the individuals.
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Warriors play catch-up in second halfWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18, 2006 -- Winona State University outscored the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the second half and went on to secure a 70-63 women's basketball nonconference victory. The Warriors trailed 35-34 at the intermission but outpointed the Eagles 36-28 for the victory. Amanda Reimer recorded 20 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Nikki Fleck came off the bench to score 18 points. Leslie Ross added 10 points. The warriors came back to tie the score at 42-all with 16:18 left in the second half. They upped the lead to 56-48 with 9:01 to play. But UW-LA Crosse came back to trim the Winona State lead to 64-63 with 1:38 left in regulation play. The Warriors then scored the final six points of the game, as Molly Anderson netted three of four free throws, Reimer was one of two from the charity stripe, and Ross came up with a layup. The Warriors started the game by scoring the first seven points, but UW-La Crosse tied the game at seven and took a 24-17 lead with 6:43 left in the opening half. The Warriors came back to tie the game at 25 and jumped to a 32-27 lead with 3:08 to play in the opening 20 minutes. The Eagles then came up with the final surge in the first half by outscoring the Warriors 8-2 for a 35-34 lead at the break.
Background: Statistics
COURT
CONVICTIONS
WEEK ENDING NOV. 18,
2006
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
UNDERAGE BOOZING
Darci Jillian Barman, 18, Cross Plains, Wis., 30 days adn $602.
Stephen Thomas Beck, 18, 265 W. Ninth, $177.
Joseph Albert Brokenshire 19, 700 Terrace Heights, SMU, $177.
Daniel Patrick Flynn, 19, Monroe, Wis., $177.
Christopher Levi Hopp, 19, Dousman, Wis,., $177.
Nathaniel John Kastner-Cierzan, 20, 116 Mankato, $127.
Derek ALbin Kern, 19, 700 Terrace Heights, SMU, $177.
Erik Jmes Larock, 700 Terrace Heights, SMU, $177.
Stacey Lynn Mills, 19, Chanhasen, Minn., $177.
Samantha Breanne Olson, 18, 457 Gould 440, WSU, 180 days and $477.
Ryan David Peterson, 19, 700 Terrace Heights, SMU, $177.
Nicholas Charles Quandt, 19, 700 Terrace Heights, $177.
Benjamin David Steine, 19, 700 Terrace Heights, SMU, $177.
Angela Marie Welter, 19, 523 E. Second, 30 days and $602.
Bridget Haley Whelan, 20, White Bear Lake, Minn., $177.
LOUD PARTY
Anthony Daniel Welch, 20, 53 W. Ninth 1, $277.
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WSU 90, St. Joseph 68 |
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St. Joseph doesn't mar WSU record this timeWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18 -- Winona State University gained a little revenge in posting a 90-68 men's basketball victory over St. Joseph's College in a nonconference game. St. Joseph's was just one of four teams to defeat the Warriors en route to their national championship last season. In t he sdcond halfJohn Smith exploded for 21 points and 10 rebounds. Smith finished the game with game highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds. Zach Malvik netted 20 points . Henderson totaled 13 points. Th victory extended Winiona State's winning streak to 24 games. The Warriors scored the first 10 points of the game. The Warriors expanded their lead to 12 points with 9:14 left in the half. St.Joseph cut the lead 43-37 by the end of the half. To start the second half, powered by Smith, the Warriros outscored the Pumas 21-11. The Warriors took command and led by 23 points three times, the last coming at 88-65 with 1:43 left.
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Prof: Gory "Saw" flick drops violence thresholdWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18, 2006 -- A Winona State University psychology prof, Peter Miene, said the gory movie "Saw III" could harm viewers if watched repeatedly. The movie, which grossed $34.3 million its opening weekend, could desensitize viewers towards violent acts if seen enough times, Miene said. Viewers can come to require more extreme forms of violence to feel the emotional effect, said Miene. Fifty years of research on the effects of viewing media violence, mostly focusing on teen-age males, shows that young people in their formative years can be pushed by repeated exposure toward violent tendencies, Meine said,. There is a clear link between exposure to violence and actual violence from field research, said Miene. Seeing the show only once will have no effect, said Miene.
"Saw III" stole first place at the box offices Halloween weekend from big names such as Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg's war epic "Flags of Our Fathers" and Martin Scorsese's "The Departed." How could a film with so much violence reel in the bucks and attract so many viewers? Miene said people may be attracted to the movies because they're emotionally arousing. There is a roller-coaster element to it, he said, and people want to know if they "are tough enough to take this one." Viewers could also be attracted by "interestng dilemmas" that force them to consider how far they would go to get out of a situation, said Miene. "Saw III" was the third installment in a low-budget series of Lionsgate movies for Halloween weekends the last three years. Lionsgate has announced plans for "Saw IV" for Halloween in 2007.
Reporter: Elizabeth Adams
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Division II Regionals (Round One)
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WSU leans on frosh quarterback, loses big timeGRAND FORKS, N.D., Nov. 18 2006 -- Behind the rushing of Ryan Chappell, the University of North Dakota defeated Winona State 42-0 in the first round of NCAA Division II regional playoffs. Chappell ran 161 yards in 13 carries and scored four touchdowns in the first half. In all, he completed five touchdown runs and 235 yards rushing. Winona missed two scoring chances in the first half, when sophomore kicker Mike Salerno missed on field goal attempts of 52 and 48 yards. In the first 20 minutes of play North Dakota outgained the Warriors 306-83. The Warriors finished with 16 yards rushing and 67 yards passing.
Chappell began the North Dakota charge when he took the second carry of the opening series and scored from the Winona 23-yard line after rushing for 56 yards on the first carry. In the second period North Dakota scored 21 points, Chappell scoring on runs of 3, 21 and 8 yards. North Dakota quarterback Reed Manke kept the Warriors guessing by completing 14 of 17 passes for 123 yards in the opening two periods. For the game North Dakota totaled 595 yards on 404 rushing and 191 passing. The Warriors totaled 122 yards on 15 rushing and 107 passing. The game left Winona State 9-3 for the season and North Dakota 10-1. North Dakota now ges on to play the second-seeded University of Nebraska next Saturday in Omaha.
Winona State took a crippling injury early. After only three snaps, senior quarterback Aaron Boettcher broke a wrist in stopping his fall after being caught between two North Dakota players on an incomplete pass. Coach Tom Sawyer sent in redshirt freshman Mike Trotter as a backup. AFter the game Sawyer acknowledged a lack a quarterback depth had hurt. Since mid-season starting quarterback, Drew Aber has been sidelined with a knee injury.
Background: WSU football coach: Yes, we can
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WSU president goes global with engagement messageWINONA, Minn., Nov. 18, 2006 -- The president of Winona State University, Judith Ramaley, will deliver a morning keynote address on how colleges can engage with their neighborhoods at symposium at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia. The goal of the symposium, on Monday and Tuesday, is to devise an international plan of action for improving communities in which colleges are located.
| BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S)
Bon Appetit Classic
SMU 56, Willamette 43 |
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Macalester 124, SMU 101 |
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Warrior Club auction raises record $61,000WINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 20006 -- The 14th annual Winona State University Warrior Club auction, which raises money for athletic scholarships, generated a record $60,691. More than 300 people attended the Oct. 7 auction, also a record. Of the event's revenue, more than $43,000 is earmarked for scholarships, the rest for state-of-the-art scoreboards in McCown Gymnasium.
Background: Warrior Club issues auction appeal">
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Macalester 106, SMU 95 |
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STERN WORDS
FOR TEEN DRUNK
KAITLYN
APPELWICK
REMORSE?
Judge hopes she finds it in jail
WINONA, Minn., Nov. 17, 2008 -- Judge Jeff Thompson read the riot act to the teen-age driver who, drunk, plowed her truck into a car carrying Winona State University football and volleyball coaches last December, injuring both seriously. About her complaints in pre-sentencing reports that people had been cruel to her about the accident, Thompson told Katelyn Appelwick: "You dont quite get it." The judge said only relunctuantly was he accepting a plea-bargained 70-day jail term. "If there had been a trial, this would not have been my sentence,"Thompson said. He told Appelwick she needs to do some serious introspection. "I supect," he said, "that you're going to be a different person when you leave jail." It was emotional courtroom drama. Volleyball coach Connie Mettille, who still hasn't returned to teaching at Winona State, read from a prepared statement that doctors aren't sure whether she'll ever regain her health. Football coach Tom Sawyer said the accident put "terrible strain" in his coaching.
Appelwick, daughter of a Fastenal executive, who has been described as a privileged child, was ordered by Judge Thompson to show up Dec. 26 to start jail time. The sentence, consistent with the plea agreement, will total 70 days in increments. The first starts the day after Christmas and coincides with Appelwick's holiday break from St. Benedict College, where now is a freshman. There will be three years of probation. Two one-year prison terms are being waived if Appelwick stays sober and meets other probation terms. She must also stay out of bars and not attend parties where alcohol is served. In addition, Appelwick must complete 240 hours of community work service and submit to random testing. He ordered that Appelwick's DNA will become public record.
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STATEMENTS
Connie Mettille, the Winona State University volleyball coach, has found it hard to deal with brain injuries from the Dec. 28 car wreck blamed on drunken-driving by teen-age Katelyn Appelwick. Mettille, 38, has been guarded in talking about the injuries. At Appelwick's sentencing, Mettille choked on tears as she read her victim statement to the court She said that all she had wanted in life was to teach and coach. She said she was in a coma for three weeks, then under 24/7 care at home through all spring semester. She couldn't walk or even shower on her own, Mettille said. She described her coaching this fall as on a "trial basis." Her ability to teach has been "greatly compromised," he said. Doctors are unsure whether she can ever return fully to her work, she said. Some injuries, she said, are permanent: "Doctors say they will affect my life forever." Her vision and memory are affected, she said. Still, Mettille said, she suffers severe headaches, disabling fatigue and dizziness.
Mettille's points also are expected in a separate civil suit pending against Appelwick.
Winona State football coach Tom Sawyer, who was in the same car, told the court in his prepared statement that he missed the prime recruiting season in January, which had an impossible-to-assess but unmistakable effect on this fall's Warrior football team. "This accident put a terrible strain on my job as head football coach," he said. Sawyer, whose spleen was lacerated in the collision, was hopsitalized in critical condition. He also suffered rib and lung injuries. For six weeks, he said, he has to sleep upright. He said he missed a national football convention that was important to his coaching job. Sawyer called on parents to initiate dialogue with their teen-age children on the dangers in drunken driving. |
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CONNIE
METTILLE
WSU volleyball coach
TOM
SAWYER
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Background: Driver in Sawyer, Mettille wreck pleads guilty
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Augsburg 4, SMU 2 |
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SMU 3, Augsburg 1 |
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Pelowski hears UM non-compete promisesROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 17, 2006 -- The legislator expected to chair the powerful House Higher Education Finance Committee, Gene Pelowski, D-Winona, said he has new assurances from the president of the University of Minnesota that the new UM-Rochester program will not compete with existing Rochester higher-ed programs. Pelowski said Bruinicks made the assurances in a meeting Thursday. Pelowski, who had been a vigorous opponent of the UM-R plan, went into the meeting with two agenda points. First, he wanted to see that Winona State, Southeast Tech and other programs would not be jeopardized by what Robert Bruinicks, president of the University of Minnesota, has in mind for Rochester. Also, Pelowski wanted to let Bruinicks know that Rochester funding would need to be covered through the main University of Minnesota system budget. On both counts, Pelowski said after the meeting, he was satisfied.
Pewloski said Bruinicks plans to build Rochester expenses into his new budget as a line item. There will be no request to the Legislature for special funding, Pelowski said. Pelowski noted, though, that Bruinicks was firm that the university needs a larger appropriation overall from the Legislature for systemwide growth. Funding had been an issue because the Rochester program's start-up costs, at the urging of Gov. Tim Pawlenty, had been a separate $15 million appropriation in state funds.
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