WHO'S NEXT?
THREE LAPTOPS STOLEN
FROM WSU-AREA HOUSE
WINONA, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Jessica Klinkhammer is angry. Her new MacIntosh laptop, leased from WInona State University in a compulsory program, was stolen last week from her house -- the latest of at least 60 laptops stolen from students in the past year. She'll have to pay the university a $500 replacement fee. Somebody went into Klinkhammer's house at Huff an Sanborn and made off not only with her laptop but those of two housemates, plus two digital cameras and an iPod. "I feel angry and scared," Klinkhammer said. "We all feel like our lives have been violated and now we have to pay for it."
Klinkhammer said that her house was broken into while everyone was out. "I'm not sure if the people who robbed us were people we knew," said Klinkhammer. "But I know that they were watching us and knew when we were gone."
What happened has changed how Klinkhammer and her housemates live. "We always have to watch our backs," Klinkhammer said. "All of us have a pair of scissors or something sharp when we take showers just in case something happens."
Klinkhammer said that police need a stronger presence in the campus neighborhood. Referring to the annual police crackdown on underage drinking around campus, Klinkhammer said: "If they are going to have more cops out for safe and sober weekend, they should have more cops out protecting students from not only having laptops stolen but our safety."
Reporter: Justin Magill
Background: Reward to be posted for laptop thief
PARKING
ALERT | Overnight alternate-side rule effective at 1 a.m., Nov. 1, to April 1.
Odd side on odd-number dates, even side on even-number dates. Wednesday, Nov. 1 is an odd-number date. |
|
Background: Verbatim: City parking ordinance
Biologist worries at wildfires effectsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Wildfires that have burned around 370,000 acres in the San Diego County area are having a drastic effect to the environment, a Winona State University biology professor said. Bruno Borsari says he fears that the environment won't be like it was before these fires. In an interview, Borsari said that the trees in Southern California that are now burned had been fire-resistant species but only to a point.= California is accustomed to "quick moving fires, but these fires have stayed in a specified area longer than usual, so it is causing more damage to the local environments and habitats," he said.
Not only have the fires burned longer in one area than usual but also the vegetation that was once there is now gone. Fires can be good for the environment but to a certain degree, but, said Borsari, too much for too long has ominous implications. What's happened, he said, goes far beyond controlled burning that is used in forest management, farming, and greenhouse gas moderation. Controlled burning, he said, helps stimulate the germination of some desirable forest trees, and adds nutrients to the topsoil.
The current fires, pushed by winds up to 100 mph, destroyed more than 2,000 homes and forcing thousands into emergency shelters in seven counties. Conditions were ideal for fires, said Borsari. Lack of rain had caused a drought, which was exacerbated by low humidity and high temperatures.
Reporter: Alicia Werdel
WSU SECURITY REPORT
OCT. 31, 2007
At 5:30 p.m. a student reported minor damage to her vehicle from a hit-and-run driver in the Sheehan dorm south parking lot.
|
WSU's Sutton is top defensive playerST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Winona State University senior Holly Sutton has been named the Northern Sun conference's defensive soccer player of the year for the second straight season. Sutton finished the regular season with 13 goals and 12 assists totaling 38 points. She averaged two goals per game, both tops in the conference. She was second in conference total goals, total assists, goals per game, assists per game and game winning goals. Sutton was also named to the Northern Sun all-conference first team, along with junior Heidi Woerle and senior Kallie Tellefsen. Named to the second team were juniors Leslie Schumacher, Amelia Kasten and Amanda Diehm.
Background: Northern Sun soccer statistics
Profs to discuss value of studying abroadWINONA, Minn., Oct. 29, 2007 -- Two Winona State University global studies profs, Michael Bowler and Ruth Forsythe, will discuss the role of studying abroad as a vehicle for improving the world. Forsythe was the first director of the global studies program at Winona State. Forsythe, an English prof, said she will discuss the pedagogical value os literature in global studies. Bowler plans to focus on the value of studying the world both as a whole and in its regions.Date: Wednesday, Nov. 7
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Stark Auditorium
Cost: Free
Contact: Jim Armstrong at 507-457-5418
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
COLONIAL HUMORIST"If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." |
Cops think they've ID'd party houseWINONA, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- A Winona State University student was issued a citation for a loud party at 323 W. Broadway St. that went into the early morning hours Friday. Deputy Police Chief Paul Bostrack said the citation was issued the citation Wednesday. Police were on scene at 12:36 a.m. after a complaint from neighbors, Bostrack said. This is not the first time police have been called to the house, Bostrack said: "There was a verbal complaint of loud noises earlier this fall, We Bostrack said. "We have been there before." A city ordinance allows three violations of city noise regulations, then the landlord's license is revoked.
Reporter: Justin Magill
Iowa to arm campus copsDES MOINES, Iowa, Oct., 31, 2007 -- The Iowa Board of Regents voted 6-2 to equip campus police with firearms, reversing a no-gun policy that has been in place 40 years. The policy affects the University of Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. The decision was a response to the April massacre at Virginia Tech. Regents Michael Gartner and Rose Vasquez opposed the plan. Gartner said the major legal problem at Iowa campuses are alcohol and drugs, which won't be addressed by giving guns to campus officers.
| VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S)
OCT. 31, 2007
NSIC Quarterfinals
Southwest Minnesota State 0 (4), WSU 0 (3) |
|
Warriors lose heartbreaker in shootoutWINONA, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Winona State University's hopes of another Northern Sun conference tournament championship came to a heartfelt end when Southwest Minnesota State outscored the Warriors 4-3 in a shootout. The Warriors had plenty of defense, holding Southwest Minnesota to just three total shots and only one shot on goal in 110 minutes of play. But the Mustangs converted on four of five shootout shots to pull out the victory and eliminate the Warriors from the tournament. The Warriors also had plenty of offensive chances, putting up 32 shots, but Southwest Minnesota goal keeper Kayla Borstad was up to the task and came up with 13 saves. Borstad then continued to be up to the task in the overtime when she stopped Cori Beard's shot on Winona State's second shot in the shootout. Jessica Curl came up with what proved to be the game-winning goal for the Mustangs, but Amanda Kramer stopped Ellen Diekemper's shot to give the Warriors some hope with one shot left to tie the shootout. From there Kallie Tellefsen had the chance to tie the shootout, but her shot was wide right. The match officially ended in a 0-0 tie, but Southwest Minnesota advances on to the semifinal round of the conference tournament Nov. 2 in Aberdeen, S.D.
Background: Statistics
Speaker to discuss Indian life today WINONA, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- The community relations director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington, Polly Olsen, will speak at Winona State University on contemporary Indian life. Olsen is a member of the Yakima Nation in south-central Washington.Date: Thursday, Nov. 8
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: East Hall, Kryzsko Commons
Cost: Free
Contact: 507-457-5263
UW-L backs off tuition-diversity linkLA CROSSE, Wis., Oct. 31, 2007 -- The new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Joe Gow, has bowed to reluctance in the Legislature to use revenue from a proposed to tuition hike to expand need-based student aid. The result, he said, will be that tuition will increase less than the $1,320 tuition thad had been proposed over three years. Legislators failed to include the UW-La Crosse plan in the state higher-ed budget because they were uncomfortable with putting increased tuition into financial aid. "They were not in favor of using one student's tuition to pay another student's financial aid," Gow said.
The plan had been to increase enrollment by 1,000 in the coming five to eight years. A quarter of the money raised by a $1,320 tuition increase over three years would have gone toward need-based financial aid. The other 75 percent would have hired 130 new faculty and staff. Gow said he remains committed to more socioeconomic and racial diversity, although, he emphasized, financial aid would not be awarded based on race. Gow said he is working on a new differential-tuition plan using only state funds, not tuition revenue,
Prof writes ninth media text edition| WINONA, Minn., Oct. 30, 2007 -- A Winona State University masscom prof, John Vivian, has penned the ninth edition of his college textbook for introductory mass media courses. Publisher Allyn & Bacon will have the edition available to adopters nationwide in January. the publisher described the edition as the most thorough revision in the 17-year history of "Media of Mass Communication." The book is most widely used in college masscom curriculums in the United States and Canada. Foreign editions include two in China, one in the English language and one in Chinese |
|
| 
SNEAK PEAK
Matte black, embossed cover |
Senators lobby for, against sports fee hikeWINONA, Minn., Oct, 30, 2007 -- The Student Senate, wary of another student fee increase for varsity athletics, postponed a decision on a 3 percent hike proposed by Winona State University athletics Director Larry Holstad. The postponement gives time to senators to jockey newly elected senators for and against the increase. A vote is expected Wednesday. For several years the athletic fee has gone up roughly 3 percent annually. The fee now $43.44 a semester on top of $59.40 for student recreational sports.
Senior class Sen. AJ Schuler, a firm athletics supporter, was the only senator last year who opposed paring Holstad's request for 4 percent to the final 3.5 percent increase. "Four percent is what they asked for and I believe they should have had 4," Schuler said. "I believe in our athletic department." Schuler acknowledged, however, that the department did fine with last year's 3.5 percent.
This year Holstad said he needs more money to cover increasing travel and equipment costs. LIberal arts Sen. Ian Galchutt said he understands that the increase is need to keep up with the high equipment standards. Also, he said his understanding is that "a good 75 percent of the increase goes towards the football team."
How much of a fee hike is justified? Senior class Sen. Terri Burke said that the most she would be support is 2 percent. "We can't give them a 3 percent increase each year," said Burke, but then went on to say that she fully supports the athletic department.
Senate Vice President Emily Feehan, who campaign for office last spring staunchly questioning fee hikes for athletics, said she now that she isn't against the increase but would like to learn more about. As a Senate officer Feehan is not a voting member of the Senate.
Reporter: Mari Arriola
Background: Athletics seeks 3% fee hike
PROF MELISA HIMELEIN ON
WIKIPEDIA:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE"Wikipedia does not count as a primary source. OK. Use it. We all do. Just don't give it reverential status by putting it in your reference section." |
WSU begins laptop update searchWINONA, Minn., Oct. 31, 2007 -- Well into the first year of a two-year cycle for Winona State students leasing Gateway M285E laptop tablets, the process has begin for choosing replacements. Education student Sen. Nathan Lynn, chair of the Senate technology Committee, said a new model, the Gateway E155, is being looked at. The E155 is is similar to current laptops students, just more portable, he said.
An 11-member student-faculty committee will be make a final recommendation but only after considering models from different manufacturers. The university has opted for Gateways, except for students who prefer Macs, since the mandatory $1,000-a-semester laptop leading program began.
Reporter: Amanda Gliva
|
|
| 
GATEWAY M285
Current model
GATEWAY E155
Possible successor
|
Tasered Florida student apologizesGAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 30, 2007 -- Authorities have chosen not to prosecute University of Florida student Andrew Meyer for an incident at a public speech in which campus cops tasered him. The deal is this: Mayer agreed to apologize and serve 10 months on probation. The incident occurred in a question-answer period after a speech by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. Mayer, 21, became loud after somebody cut off his microphone. In a public letter of apology Meyer said: "I want to educate people about the critical need for free and fair elections, and the need for people to be involved and vote.... The process of self-reflection after the Kerry event, and especially writing my letters of apology, has helped me to understand how to communicate my beliefs.... Confrontation does not accomplish that goal."
In a separate letter to university President Bernard Machen, Mayer addressed "Gator Nation the World Over" and he said:, "I never wished to cast a negative light upon our fair university. I'm so sorry that I lost my cool in that auditorium."
In yet another letter, to campus security officers, Mayer said: "I stepped out of line and broke the rules of the forum," he also said: "It was my actions that forced the officers there into a position where they needed to take action." He also apologized to the officers who were placed on administrative leave during an investigation. "I am very sorry that these officers were forced to miss work on my account," Meyer said. "I know that you were only trying your best to do your jobs." The officers have since been called back to work.
Background: Taser-shooting Florida cops cleared
Soft-projectile guns prompt alertSPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2007 -- Students headed for cover cove and kept their heads low after a text message that an armed suspect was loose at Wittenberg University. Police found a group of students, armed with softair guns that shoot "soft projectiles," had been conducting a birthday prank. Students on the campus. Then came a second text message: "All subjects have been apprehended and the weapons recovered. No threats were made."
Background: Airsoft guns, depictions raise eyebrows
 |
|
| BROADCAST
AWARDS
With the hardware, Sam Gronlund of Winona State University was named regional Student Member of the Year and Claudia Cappiello won Communication Coordinator of the Year by the National Broadcasting Society. The Winona State chapter was
named Chapter of the Year for the second year in a row. The chapter web site, under webmaster Zach Smith, was named the best in the region. A video award went to Jason Staskus.
GRONLUND, CAPPIELLO
And their plaques |
Texas drop "dirty gold" class ringsAUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30, 2007 -- Students at the University of Texas-Austin were instrumental in convincing Commemorative Brands, which sells its Balfour brand class rings on campus, to sign the Golden Rules against so-called "dirty gold." The Golden Rules is a campaign by the environmental organization Earthworks to ensure that gold is mined with socially and environmentally responsible methods. One target is class rings with "the taint of dirty gold." So far, according to Earthworks, 23 companies have signed on. Twenty percent of the $700 million class rings market is unsigned.
WSU SECURITY REPORT
OCT. 29, 2007
Several students were cited for alcohol in the Maria dorm at 1:50 a.m.
|
Survey: WSU Part-time profs love laptopsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 29, 2007 -- Almost two -thirds of Winona State part-time profs are satisfied with their university-issued laptops, according to survey by the Faculty Senate. Bruce Svingen, faculty president, said that respondents commented that they could not imagine doing their jobs without a laptop. The part-time profs reported that the programs they need for teaching are easily accessible, Svingen said. He acknowledged, however, that his sample was small. The questionnaire, distributed a week ago, went to 119 adjunct faculty members. Only 26 responded.
Half of the respondents said that they had university-issued laptops, said Svingen. The survey was promoted by Faculty Senate s concern that, although Winona State flaunts itself as a laptop university, not all part-timers are not getting a laptop. The survey respondents said that sharing a laptop with another faculty member is out of the question, he said. They said that this would be inconvenient when preparing for classes and checking email, Svingen said.
The university encourages students to use their laptops to communicate with profs, said Svingen. He called laptops no longer a supplement to enhance learning but a necessary tool. Svingen said he would attempt to get more responses from more part-time faculty on their views of laptop use and providing all faculty members at Winona State with a laptop.
Reporter: Christina Rhein
WSU hosts "Prairie Home" showWINONA, Minn., Oct. 29, 2007 -- The radio program "Prairie Home Companion," the signature broadcast of Minnesota humorist and folk commentator Garrison Keillor, will visit WInona State University for a live broadcast in February. The program is carried on 580 public radio stations. Arrangements for Winona State to be on Keillor's tour started six years ago when music prof Rich MacDonald offered to make contact with alum Kathryn Slusher, now a segment producer and music librarian for the. MacDonald said that Slusher, who may be remembered on campus as Kathryn Hauser, was enthusiastic put him in touch with the show's tour manager.
The show will be part of the university's 150th birthday celebration, which is running all year. "Prairie Home Companion," Now in its 33rd year, features comedy sketches, music, world-renowned as well as little-known performers, and installments in Keillor's monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon."
The performance will be Saturday, Feb. 23, at 4:45 p.m. in McCown Gymnasium. Pre-sale of $250 VIP tickets begin Nov. 1-14, the university announced, VIP tickets include parking and a reception with university President Judith Ramaley. Two hundred dollars from each VIP ticket goes to a sesquicentennial scholarship fund. Other tickets,for $20 to $45, go on sale Nov. 15.
"Prairie Home Companion" has broadcast live from each of the 50 states and also from Canada, England, Germany, Iceland. Ireland and Scotland. The show claims more than 4 million listeners a week. It is carried abroad on America One and the Armed Forces networks in Europe and the Far East.
Contact: WSU Alumni at 507-457-2655 |
|
| GARRISON KEILLOR,
RICH MACDONALD
Six years later, the show will emanate from WSU's 3,600-cap-acity McCown gym |
Report: Profs fuzzy on copyrightWASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2007 -- High-school teachers and college profs are woefully ignorant of U.S. copyright law and often err with caution against reproducing material that would benefit their students, according to a study by the Center for Social Media at American University. "Too many teachers fear they will misinterpret fair use or are simply unaware of its expansive nature," said study co-author Peter Jaszi. Some teachers even pass on faulty information to students about fair-use doctrine, which allows photocopying and other uses of copyright material without specific permission from rights-holders. The study was based on interviews with more than 60 media-literacy educators.
Student dies after robbery beatingGLASBORO, N.J., Oct. 28, 2007 -- A Rowan University student died after being attacked and beaten by robbers near a campus apartment complex. Sophomore Donald Farrell was walking toward the apartment buildings about 9:45 p.m., Sunday, when they were approached by several men asking for directions, police said . At least two of the men then attacked him and took his cellphone and wallet and fled. The attack occurred during homecoming weekend.
UND's "Fighting Sioux" on extinction trackINDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 28, 2007 -- The University of Dakota, which slavishly has defended its Fighting Sioux mascot, has accepted a three-year deadline to retire the mascot unless two Sioux tribes consent to its continuation, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced. If the tribes approve the mascot, the university will receive a waiver from the NCAA prohibition against colleges from using Indian imagery that can be taken as hostile and abusive, the NCAA said. If the tribes do not approve the mascot, the university must adopt a new logo and mascot. In Grand Forks, university spokesperson Peter Johnson confirmed the settlement of the NCAA lawsuit. Johnson reiterated that the university cannot be described fairly as hostile or abusive toward Indians.
WSU SECURITY REPORT
OCT. 28, 2007
Several students were cited for alcohol in the Maria dorm at 1:50 a.m.
A parent called at 8:15 p.m. concerned for daughter's safety. The daughter was located.
|
Anti-noose bill gains momentumALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2007 -- New punishments for anyone displaying a noose have been approved y the New York Senate. The bill prescribes harsher punishment for etching, painting, drawing, placing or displaying nooses. The bill applies to both public and private property.
Background: Noose at Columbia called intimidation
Background: Noose left on prof's door
Seven students die in beach-house fireOCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C., Oct. 28, 2007 -- Seven college students, most from the Delta Delta Delta sorority and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, died when fire swept a seaside beach house where they were spending the weekend. One of the dead, reportedly, was Clemson University. Six other students escaped and were treated at a hospital and released. The fire began before 7 a.m. and consumed the first and second floors. Authorities launched an investigation of the cause.
| SOCCER (WOMEN'S)
OCT. 28, 2007
WSU 2, University of Minnesota-Crookston 0 |
|
Warriors take regular season titleCROOKSTON, Minn., Oct. 28, 2007 -- Winona State University captured the Northern Sun conference regular-season championship by using a pair of Holly Sutton goals in a 2-0 victory over the University of Minnesota-Crookston. Sutton did all the scoring for the No. 11 Warriors by coming up with goals at the 22:27 and 43:49 marks. Kallie Tellefsen and Annie Lauterer were given assists on the first goal. Lauterer and Kayla Walters had assists on the second goal. Sutton finished the game with seven shots, four on goal with two finding the back of the net. Winona State goalkeeper Amanda Diehm picked up her 16th win of the season against two losses by stopping all five shots on goal by the Golden Eagles. Minnesota-Crookston had just six total shots for the match. It is the fourth straight Northern Sun regular-season title for the Warriors and the league-high seventh title since the inception of soccer in the Northern Sun.
Background: Statistics
Me pee? Not really, officerWINONA, Minn., Oct 28, 2007 -- Police issued a ticket to for public urination and providing false name and date of birth to a man zipping up his pants in a parking lot behind Mulligan's Bar at 1:27 a.m. After admitting to giving a false name, the man said he was unwilling to admit to public urination. He was was "checking out the structural architecture of the parking awning," he was quoted as telling officers.
Reporter: Rebecca Erdmann
Prof acquitted in parking ticket spatDURHAM, N.H., Oct. 29, 2007 -- A jury has acquitted a University of New Hampshire prof who was on trial for a furious diatribe in he assailed a university administrator over a parking ticket. A John Collins, a biochemist, was found not guilty of stalking and disorderly conduct. Collins, who lost his department chairmanship after the incident, which was late JUne, still faces a court hearing on the restraining order. The parking administrator, Stacia Sower, has claimed that Collins threatened to kill her and wants him banned from campus.
| VOLLEYBALL
OCT. 27, 2007
SMU 0, Gustavus-Adolphus 3 |
|
Cardinals fall in season finaleST. PETER, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- The St. Mary's University volleyball team fell to Gustavus Adolphus in straight games, ending the Cardinals' 2007 campaign. The Gusties swept the match 30-25, 30-24, 30-26, dropping St. Mary's to 3-8 in the conference and 17-12 overall. Jessica Mate had 11 kills, and Rachel Monterastelli dished 27 assists for St. Mary's in the loss.
Background: Statistics
WSU SECURITY REPORT
WEEK ENDING OCT. 27, 2007
OCT. 27, 2007: A student was injured in a fall at 1:59 a.m. at the Tau dorm. An ambulance crew took the student to the hospital.
OCT. 26, 2007:> A student was cited at 9:30 p.m. for a housing violation at the East Lake dorm.
OCT. 26, 2007: At 8:40 a.m. a student reported receiving harassing phone calls.
OCT. 26, 2007: Several students were cited for a housing violation in the
Tau dorm at 2:45 a.m.
OCT. 26, 2007: An individual fell in Stark classroom building at 10:15
a.m. Security administered first aid and notified a ambulance crew, which took
the individual to the hospital.
OCT. 26, 2007: A student reported at 2:02 p.m. that she was being
harassed by another student in the Lourdes dorm.
OCT. 25, 2007: On A student was cited for alcohol and drug violation in
the Lourdes dorm at 2:27 a.m.
OCT. 24, 2007: Security guards and firefighters and Winona Fire responded
to Memorial Hall concerning an alarm at 6:28 p.m. Nothing found.
OCT. 23, 2007: A fire alarm activated in Maria Hall. A smoke machine set
off an alarm in the Maria dorm at 6:45 p.m.
OCT. 22, 2007: At 4 p.m. a student reported that his parked scooter on
campus as it had been tipped over. There was minor damage.
|
Police: Stop chicken-waste trucks elsewhereWINONA, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Police are pressing state agencies to crack down on regulations for agricultural waste hauling, Police Chief Frank Pomeroy said. Pomeroy has complained to Wisconsin and Minnesota authorities after three incidents if trucks leaking chicken rendering wastes in the city en route between a processing plant in Arcadia, Wis., and a Redwood, Minn., plant that converts the gunk to livestock feed. Two spills have been on Main Street, some splattering cars parked at Winona State University.
Background: More chicken slop on Main Street
Agency moves to purge term "social justice"WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2007 -- Controversial language about social justice should be dropped from standards for evaluating teacher-ed programs, the board of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education recommended. The Council has been criticized by conservative activists for encouraging students toward "beliefs and attitudes such as caring, fairness, honesty and responsibility, and social justice." The Council's board suggested this rewording its accreditation expectations to assess "professional dispositions" by considering students' sense of "fairness and the belief that all students can learn." Why eliminate the words "social justice." CRitics said that colleges were using the terminology to weed out students for their social and political beliefs.
COURT CONVICTIONS
WEEK ENDING OCT. 27, 2007
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
UNDERAGE BOOZING
NOISY PARTYING
Christopher J. Horner, 21, 379 W. Fourth, 20 hours and $177.
Derek L. Stahlecker, 23, Apple Valley, Minn., 38 days and $177.
|
H.L. MENCKEN ON TRUTH-TELLING:
COMMENTATOR"The smallest atom of truth represents someone's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable chunk of it there is some brave truth-seeker's grave upon some lonely ash dump."
|
Cops couldn't miss staggering drunkWINONA, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- A Winona State University student was charged with minor consumption of alcohol at Seventh and Lafayette streets at 11:19 p.m. The man was staggering in the street with bloodshot, watery eyes, police said. His blood alcohol level was 0.19 percent, almost 2-1/2 times the legal max, police said.
Reporter: Rebecca Erdmann
Physicist to discuss new Swiss colliderWINONA, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- A University of Minnesota physicist, Brian Batell, will discuss a new high-energy particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, that will begin operation in Switzerland next year. In the presentation, at Winona State University, Batell will explain why he expects revolutionary discoveries from the new collider, perhaps ranking with such conceptual revolutions in an understanding of the universe, such as relativity and quantum mechanics.Date: Monday, Oct. 29
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Pasteur 229
Cost: Free
Contact: Andrew Ferstl
Judge: Short classes not fraud LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Three instructors at Chapman University, who claimed profs regularly dismissed classes early, have lost their lawsuit in federal court. Judge Philip Gutierrez said that although Chapman had promised in military contracts that classes would meet a prescribed number of hours, the contracts were not a prerequisite for the university being paid. The instructors who filed the suit, none with the university any more, claimed there had been fraud against the government. On a separate issue, the judge said, Chapman's accrediting agency, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, had no requirement on how long classes meet.
Casting call for "Vagina Monologues"WINONA, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Auditions have been scheduled for the all-women's cast of "Vagina Monologues" at Winona State University. The production, sponsored annually by campus feminists, will be Feb. 21 through. Auditions."Date: Monday, Nov. 5, and Tuesday, Nov. 6,
Time: 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday; Noon to 6 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday
Place: Somsen Auditorium
Cost: Free
Contact: Rachel Ostroot
| FOOTBALL
OCT. 27, 2007
WSU 37, University of Minnesota-Crookston 0 |
|
Warriors blank UM-CrookstonCROOKSTON, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Alex Wiese rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns in leading Winona State University to a 37-0 conference football victory over the University of Minnesota, Crookston. It was the second shutout of the year for the Warriors and marked the first time since 1970 that they recorded two shutouts in a season. It also was the third straight meeting of the two teams in which the Warrior blanked the Golden Eagles. Wiese scored from two yards out in the first quarter for the first score of the game. He added a 10-yard burst in the third period. The 180 yards was a career high for Wiese and pushed him into the No. 3 all-time slot for Winona State career rushers with 2,477 yards. The Warriors added a 29-yard field goal by Ryan Abbott in the second quarter to take a 10-0 lead at the intermission and then scored twice in each of the next two quarters.
After Wiese's second score, Ellis Minor hooked up with Amir Ross on a 10-yard passing play for a 24-0 lead and then Andrew Verbancourer scored from seven yards out and Carey Rottman hit for pay dirt from four yards out to wrap up the Warrior scoring. WSU came up with one interception and four fumble recoveries and turned two of those turnovers into touchdowns. Defensively Marcus LaBadie had the interception and Jared Stahlecker, Bryce Fogelson, Peter Schiltz and Brandon White had the fumble recoveries. Tim Ainsworth led the Warriors with seven total tackles, including a sack for a three-yard loss.
Background: Statistics
| VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S)
OCT. 27, 2007
WSU 2, Bemidji State 1 |
|
Warriors beat Beavers, now lead conferenceBEMIDJI, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Winona State University scored two goals in a 3:28 span and went on to defeat Bemidji State University 2-1 in Northern Sun conference soccer. Amelia Kasten and Holly Sutton did the goal scoring. Kallie Tellefsen. Annie Lauterer received assists on the plays. Kasten came up with the first goal at 21:13. Sutton followed up at 24:41. Bemidji State made the match interesting with a goal a 44:47, but that was the only shot on goal of six Bemidji shots on goal that got past Winona State goalkeeper Amanda Diehm. The Warriors take over the conference lead with one game left to play in the season after the University of Mary beat Northern State 1-0 Saturday.
Background: Statistics
Foot chase ends with ticketWINONA, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- A Winona State University student was ticketed for minor consumption and obstructing the legal process in an incident that began near Ninth and Main streets at 11:33 p.m. Tghe man was found lying in the grass, police said, then ran. Officers caught him at 11th and Main streets "Running sounded like a good idea," he told police. His blood alcohol level was 0.20 percent, 2-1/2 times the legally permissible .08 percent.
Reporter: Rebecca Erdmann
| VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S)
OCT. 27, 2007
Northern State 3, WSU 1 |
|
Warriors drop second straightABERDEEN, S. D., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Winona State University dropped a second straight Northern Sun conference volleyball loss when Northern State University handed the Warriors a 3-1 setback. The only win the Warriors salvage came in Game Three when they came up with a 30-17 decision. The Wolves won the other three games 30-25, 30-23 and 30-15. Rudi Balich led the Warriors with team highs of 12 kills and 23 digs. Jenna Padley totaled 10 kills. Lisa Dobie scored 44 assists and 21 digs. Crystal Otte came up with 17 digs, Carmen Stankowski 15, and Kim Nemcek 13 digs respectively. Mollie Bjelland added 12 digs. Kirsten Arendt had five total blocks.
Background: Statistics
NCAA: Arkansas must forfeit track titles INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 27, 2007 -- Because of recruiting violations the University of Arkansas must surrender its 2004 and 2005 NCAA men's track and field championships, the NCCAA Committee on Infractions ruled. An investigation concluded that a former assistant coach provided impermissible lodging, transportation, and academic assistance to a high-profile recruit the summer before his freshman year. The athlete, Tyson Gay, had bee significant in helping Arkansas win the team titles.
| CROSS COUNTRY
OCT. 27, 2007
MIAC Postseason Meet |
|
Cardinals run well at MIAC meet, prep for regionalsST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 27, 2007 -- In the conference postseason meet , St. Mary's University runners improved individual times in gearing up for the NCAA Central Region meet in two weeks. The Cardinal men were led by an all-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic conference honorable mention performance from sophomore John Vallez. He finished 21st overall with a time of 26:30. Freshman Quentin Moore turned in a time of 28:16, good enough to place 61st overall.
Freshman Emily Dee turned in her best performance of the year for the women, 62nd with a time of 24:59. Anne Schute was right behind Dee with a time of 25:09, in 64th place. Senior Tina Koecheler finished with a time of 25:27 for 70th.
MILAN KUNDERA ON TRUTH-TELLING:"Speak truth to power."
|
SMU student reports car marredWINONA, Minn., Oct. 26, 2007 -- A St. Mary's University student, Alexis Bohlinger, came out of Wal-Mart and found the letters P-O-O-P scratched into her car. Bohlinger told police that she didn't know if the damage was done on campus or while she was in Wal-Mart, said Deputy Police Chief Paul Bostrack. Surveillance cameras did not see any activity around Bohlinger's car, Bostrack said. Bohlinger said she had had left campus for Wal-Mart at 9:20 p.m. She spotted the scratches at 10:30 p.m.
Reporter: Justin Magill
Airsoft guns, depictions raise eyebrowsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 26, 2007 -- A co-creator of the new Airsoft Club at Winona State University bristles at the word "paramilitary." Trevor Armbruster said that the club promotes safety and that it's played for fun. He said he has no worries about club members staging anything like the Virginia Tech massacre. Even so, there is a paramilitary theme in a club recruiting advertisement posted recently in three high-traffic campus buildings. The poster depicts two men in paramilitary gear with military-grade weapons drawn, with the headline "Looking for Some Fun and Excitement?" The tagline read: "Help us start an airsoft club."
Karen Johnson, interim dean of students, said in an interview that she had concerns about the posters but defended their presence on campus as free expression. Some students may be attracted, others totally opposed, Johnson said. The photo in the advertisement, in fact, depicts airsoft accurately. Airsoft imitates combat settings with the exception that BBs are shot instead of bullets. The gear looks military, and players engage in activities with earmarks of combat.
Johnson said her main concern is safety. Airsoft guns can be used only off-campus and no laws can be broken, she said. With a recent murder at a Memphis, Tenn., campus and the Virginia Tech shootings, more campuses are alert for anything that looks suspicious. Don Walski, head of campus security at Winona State, said that if a gun is used on campus, it will be confiscated. The student will have to speak with him before getting the gun back, Walski said.
Johnson questioned the academic value of an airsoft club, but then again, she said, not everything on campus needs to be academic. Part of the college experience is to be exposed to a wide range of activities, she added.
Armbruster and Peter Wiese, a freshman, who together established the club, said that their goal is to teach students the sport and how to play it safely. Armbruster conceded, though, that he is aware if students who use airsoft guns unsafely, such as in backyards and even randomly shoot them off in the dorms.
Airsoft guns look so similar to actual guns that the SoftAir Special Operations Team, comprised of law enforcement, military and other professionals, says on its website that airsoft guns should never be used in public or even left in sight in a vehicle.
Armbruster said that anyone playing in games at one of the four fields in Minnesota is briefed ahead on how to play and knows the rules. The Minnesota fields are near Chatfield, Buffalo, Delano and Ham Lake. In fact, Wiese said, there are safety briefings before every game on things such as never taking the goggles off and gun safety. This is required by the Minnesota Airsoft Association, which organizes competitions.
Airsoft guns are pricey -- around $100. That's why, Armbruster said, that few people know about the sport and don't play it. For their Winona State club, Armbruster and Wiese plan to buy middle-grade guns that they can rent out to club members for games at $20 a gun. They don't know what type of gun they want to buy, working with just a $1,200 budget that is pending before the Student Senate. Armbruster said that with the club, he and Weiss aim to promote teamwork, fairness and honesty, which they say is what airsoft is all about.
Reporter: Chelsey Swanson
|
|
|
SAMPLER OF AIRSOFT WEAPONS FROM RETAILER CATALOGS
|
|
| VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN'S)
OCT. 26, 2007
University of Mary 3, WSU 1 |
|
Warriors five-game win streak snappedBISMARCK, N. D, Oct.. 26, 2007 -- Winona State University stubbed its toe a little, dropping a 3-1 conference volleyball decision to the University of Mary. The Warriors came into the match with 11 wins in its last 12 matches and victories in 33 of its last 36 games. The match started with a 30-27 Winona State win, but the Warriors dropped the next three games 31-9, 30-26 and 30-21. Lisa Dobie came up with a triple-double despite the Winona State loss. Dobie recorded 42 assists, 19 digs and 10 kills. Carmen Stankowski had a team-high 17 kills to go along with 14 digs. Rudi Balich posted 11 kills and 13 digs. Kim Nemcek added to the Winona State effort with 12 kills and six total blocks.
Background: Statistics
Cops ticket vomiting driverWINONA, Minn., Oct. 26, 2007 -- Police ticketed an 18-year-old Winona State University student late Thursday after finding her lying under a vehicle outside a house at Sixth and Lafayette streets. Deputy Police Chief Paul Bostrack said the woman was vomiting while under the vehicle. She was issued the citation and released.
Reporter: Justin Magill
Reward to be posted for laptop thiefWINONA, Minn., Oct., 25, 2007 -- A rash of laptop computer thefts from student housing near the main Winona State University campus caught the attention of the Crime Stoppers organization. A cash reward is being put together for information that leads to an arrest, said police community liaison officer Kevin Kearney. He said the thefts clearly are related. Fourteen computers have disappeared in recent weeks, some from cars, Kearney said. In the past year at least 60 have been stolen, he said. Police have sent an email message to all Winona State students with this message: Lock your doors and windows and don't leave computers in the open.
Most thefts have been within four blocks of campus on weekends between 7 p.m. and midnight, Kearney said. When most of the computers were stolen, the houses were unlocked and unoccupied. Sometimes other electronic hear was taken, but it seems to have been secondary to grabbing the laptops, he said.
Crime Stoppers is funded mostly by donations from businesses. A board of directors establishes the amount of cash rewards for information.
For many Winona State students, a stolen computer is a major financial hit. The laptops technically don't belong to students but are leased from the university. A university insurer picks up the loss but only after a $500 deductible. The laptops themselves, all Gateways or Macs, are worth between $1,200 and $2,400. If a student doesn't report the loss within 24 hours to the university and file a police report, the student is responsible for the full replacement cost.
Scientist: Creationists misquoting old ideaNEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2007 -- A chemistry prof who was embarrassed to find himself quoted by creationists has retracted a statement from a 1955 issue of American Scientist. Homer Jacobson, now retired from the City University of New York's Brooklyn College, had said it was improbable that processes on the early earth brought about the first organisms. Seldom does anyone retract anything from a work more than 50 years earlier, but Jacobson said that creationists were misusing his article to argue their case for Divine explanations for life. Jacobson called his 1955 work "bad science" being used for "anti-science ends."
Jacobson's original article argued that it was "utterly improbable for a single amino acid molecule to morph into terrestrial life within the time and space available for the origin of terrestrial life." The statement, he said in his retraction, was based on a calculation assuming there was no external source of energy involved in forming amino acids. Other research has eclipsed his calculations, Jacobson said. It's now widely believed that electrical discharges, including lightning, provided the energy to produce amino acids, he said.
R.I.P.: Annette M. (Cierzan) HortonMINNESOTA CITY, Minn., Oct., 25, 2007 -- A retired Winona State University nursing prof, Annette Horton, 59, of Minnesota City died at a nursing home. She was a 1970 grad of the College of St. Teresa's College and held a master's degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota. She taught nursing at Winona Technical College and Winona State .
| THE OLIVER TODRYK TRAGEDY |
Gores still working for defibrillatorsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 25, 2007 -- The new student life vice president at Winona State, Connie Gores, said she has approached fellow university administrators "a couple times" about installing automatic external defibrillators around campus but got nowhere. "I'll ask again," Gores said when asked at a monthly roundtable with students about the the life-saving machines.
A year ago, senior Oliver Todryk collapsed of a heart attack in a campus gym and suffered permanent brain damage because, some said, a defibrillator was not handy. The Student Senate then called on university administrators for more defibrillators. Although Gores was not at Winona State at the time, she has promised that the university would purchase more of the units. About her quest for university funds falling on deaf ears in Somsen Hall, Gores finally told students: "At some point if we don't get an answer soon, or some progress soon, maybe we'll just have to buy them." |
|
| | External defibrillators are portable machines used to restore normal heartbeat by applying an electric shock. |
OLIVER
TODRYK
Stricken in
WSU gym |
Reporter: Spencer King
Background: The Oliver Todryk tragedy
Background: Comment: No time to dally
Background: Defibrillators called no panacea
Background: Frisbee player in coma
Background: Nurse: Hypothermic treatment saved him
Background: Doubts on defibber's value
Towson ends male-preference admissionsTOWSON, Md., Oct. 25, 2007 -- Towson University has dropped an admissions program that favored male applicants after finding a drop-out rate than students admitted under under traditional standards. Two years to bolster male enrollment, Towson enrolled 190 students whose high-school grades were weak but who did well on college-entrance exams. Of 190 students admitted under the lower standard, 85 percent of them men, only 70 percent lasted more than a year -- 15 percent fewer than other students.
RECENT DAYS IN
THE CITY
POSTED OCT. 25, 2007
WINONA BREWERY. The owner of the old Bub's brewery below Sugarloaf mountain, Mark Zimmerman, wants to start making beer there again. German-born brewmaster Peter Boettcher would produce as much as 30,000 barrels a year. Boettcher and Zimmerman would refurnish two caves, build three silos and draw water from an existing well, perhaps within a year. Some history: German immigrant Jacob Weisbrod, who had been brewing in East Burns Valley, began digging caves into Sugarloaf in 1858 for a new brewery. The brewery burned down in 1872 but was rebuilt and operated almost continuously until 1969. The building later became a furniture store and now an antique mall. Zimmerman said the antique mall would be retained
BIKERS NOTE. The bike path around West Lake Winona, from the entrance at Huff Street to the bridge by Winona Senior High, will be closed for flood-related repairs from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday. Repairs are expected to be completed by Wednesday.
SULLIVAN'S CASH. A co-owner of Sullivan's supper club near Trempeleau, Wis., Scott J. Jensen 34, pleaded not guilty to embezzling more than $51,000 by altering revenue sheets from the restaurant over 13 months. Jensen's business partner reported a discrepancy in September. Documents filed with the court quoted Jensen that he needed money to pay a former wife.
|
You already knew this: Tuition upWASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2007 -- The cost of college outpaced inflation again this year, more so at public than private colleges, the College Board reported. In-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions rose 6.6 percent to almost $6,200, the survey found. For out-of-state students the increase was 5.5 percent to $16,600. At private four-year institutions, tuition and fees increased 6.3 percent to $23,700. Federal Pell Grants covered less than a third of tuition, fees, room and board at the average four-year public college, according to the report.
10,000 Villages artisan fair at WSUWINONA, Minn., 25, 2007 -- An artisans' fair, 10,000 Villages, is coming up at Winona State University. Organizers said the fair is part of a worldwide movement striving to practice fair trade for disadvantaged artisans. Profits go directly to helping artisans in third-world countries. Last year the fair raised more than $3,500, organizers said. The goal this year: $9,000.Date: Nov. 1 to 3
Time: 9 a.m.- to 6 p.m., Thursday; Noon to 6 p.m., Friday,; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday
Place: Kryzsko Commons
Admission: Free
Contact: Linda D'Amico
California drops Capella schemeSACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct., 25, 2007 -- The University of California to canceled a deal through which the upstart Minnesota for-profit Capella University paid $500 to UC-Irvine for every continuing-ed student who transferred to Capella. The arrangement had been scheduled to go into effect also at UC-Berkeley until a recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. A University of California spokesperson said the Capella arrangement was being canceled because outsiders were "misconstruing this as somehow being, if not illegal, unethical."
Nevada regents say no to arming profsCARSON CITY, Nev., Oct. 25, 2007 -- The University of Nevada's governing board rejected a proposal to train and arm faculty and staff as auxiliary campus cops. At the urging of regent Stavros Anthony after the Virginia Tech shootings, the board had asked the university system's campus police chiefs to draft a plan for faculty and staff members to carry concealed weapons. The idea now has been defeated 8-5.
YOU'RE FREE NOW TO READ SECOND SUPPER
THE STUDENT SENATE
SAYS SO
WINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Second Supper is coming to Winona State. The University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse student paper will be given a trial distribution in the student union until May, potentially hitting racks as soon as next week. The Winona State Student Senate defeated a motion from its student services committee to prevent campus distribution of the paper. When the vote was taken, only three senators supported banning Second Supper.
At Wednesday's Senate meeting, student services Chair Josh Martin introduced a motion to keep Second Supper out. Fellow student services committee member AJ Schuler seconded the motion. Martin and Schuler shared their concern that Second Supper might steal advertising dollars from the Winonan student newspaper and potentially crush the paper's already thin budget. "I don't see how a paper geared towards the La Crosse community would be beneficial," said Schuler. "I don't want to see a (WSU) organization suffer because of unnecessary outside competition."
Junior class Sen. Charlie Moburg and senior class Sen. Rotney O'Shea spoke against a ban. Their position: Students should have as many information outlets as possible. Moburg said the Martin motion would go against the First Amendment rights. "I love being an American and having the right to read what I choose, Moburg said, "When my right to choose is put into question it gets personal for me. Other senators went on to share similar ideals about American freedom and the right to choose.
Second Supper is a satirical publication with contributions from UW-LaCrosse students. It's content is similar to the nationally distributed Onion. The paper's layout is not much different from that of the Winonan, except for color on inside pages because of its larger operating budget. |
|
| 
UW-LA CROSSE SHEET
Competition for Winonan?
First Amendment argument prevails |
Reporter: Jack Chandler
Background: Second Supper hits WSU third time
Background: La Crosse newspaper eyes WSU readers
Background: Comment: Bozos dominate Senate vote
Taser-shooting Florida cops clearedTALLAHASSE, Fla., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Campus cops at the University of Florida acted properly in subduing and tasering a student who shouted tough questions to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at a public forum after his microphone had been shut off by forum sponsors, a state Department of Law Enforcement investigation concluded. The investigation focused on whether the arrest was in order and whether the tasering was justified. Yes was the answer to both questions. The aggressive form that the questions from Andrew Meyer took constituted disrupting a public event, the report. Subduing him with a taser for resisting when officers tried to escort him from the auditorium also was justified, according to the report.
The arrest, widely viewed on the Internet site YouTube, with Meyer, pinned to the floor, begging not to be tasered and then screaming in pain, triggered a massive revulsion. To charges of excessive force and brutality, the state report accepted the version of campus police that they were acting acting the same as they would to remove an unruly student from a football game.
With the report, the university reinstated two officers whom had been placed on administrative leave following the incident.
Why didn't the officers use less-painful pepper spray? The report supported the officers' choice of the taser to protect other people in the crowded auditorium. Why not physical restraint? The report said that "pain compliance" techniques like pressure-point and joint manipulation had more of a chance of inflicting serious injury than the taser. The taser discharge was for five seconds, the report said. "The officers' actions appear to fall well within the guidelines." |
|
| 
THE ARREST On YouTube all the world could witness the arrest, and everybody could decide whether police force was excessive
STUN-
GUN
TARGET
Jail mug
shot
|
Background: More campus cops acquiring tasers
Background: Medical study: Tasers safe
Background: The night they tasered Roberto Gonzales
Background: Attorney: Restraint with tasers, please
Background: Prof: Cops too quick to shoot tasers
Background: Cops taser Florida student for taunting queries
WSU wins award for TV spotWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- A Winona State University television commercial, "What Can You Do?" won a Silver Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The 30-second spot, aimed at recruiting students, was produced by Vendi Advertising of La Crosse, Wis. At Winona State the project manager was Brett Ayers. The spot features student voices on their accomplishments at Winona State. Colleges from six states competed for the awards -- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
| FREE INQUIRY / FREE EXPRESSION |
Tutu to St. Thomas: "Yes, if"MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu has accepted an invitation to speak at the University of St. Thomas but only if the college gives a peace studies prof her chairmanship back. The college won't say why it demoted Cris Toffolo, but the demotion got Tutu's attention -- and it's become a cause celebre. Faculty and staff members are rallying and gathering signatures for a petition to reinstate Toffolo. Aides to Dennis Dease, university president, say that the Tutu invitation and the Toffolo demotion are unconnected and that Toffolo definitely is out as chair of the justice and peace studies program.
Developments have followed a twisted trail. The issue surfaced when the university reneged on an invitation for Tutu to speak. Then two weeks ago, President Dease acknowledged that it was a mistake to ban Tutu and issued a formal invitation. Now, Tutu has accepted but with his caveat about Toffolo being restored to her chairmanship.
| SOCCER (Women's)
OCT. 24, 2007
SMU 2, St. Thomas 1 |
|
Cardinals snap seven-year losing streakWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- The St. Mary's women's soccer team snapped a seven-year losing streak against St. Thomas, besting the Tommies 2-1. The Cardinals were led by first-half goals from Amy Sibik and Bridgette Baggio, and backed by seven saves from sophomore goalkeeper Mariana Sanchez. The Tommies' lone goal came in the second-half from freshman forward Lexie Fisher. With the victory, St. Mary's moved to 4-6 in conference play with eight points, good enough for a seventh place standing. St. Thomas dropped to 4-5-1 and is only one point ahead of St. Mary's, with nine on the year. The Cardinals last victory against St. Thomas was a 2-1 overtime victory during the 1999-2000 season. Since that time St. Mary's had been outscored 21-5 and was 0-6-2 against the Tommies.
Background: Statistics
Ousted law profs sue schoolANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Three profs at Ave Maria Law School say they were suspended in retaliation for reporting conduct by school officials that they suspected was illegal -- and they've sued. The possible wrong-doing? The school was proceeding to buy property from Thomas Monaghan, who is chair of the school's governing board, and move the school there. The property is in Florida. Defendants in the action include Monaghan, who founded the school; the school's dean; and the school's foundation.
RECENT DAYS IN
THE CITY
POSTED OCT. 24, 2007
HUNTER'S BODY FOUND. The body of a duck hunter, Raymond Joe Slabek, 63, of Dakota, Minn., was recovered from the Mississippi River near Dresbach, near where his airboat was caught by a gust and capsized and sank Tuesday evening. Two fellow hunters floated safely to shore.
Reporter: Justin Magill
HERON AUCTION. An auction of 14 heron statues, which have been on display round town since spring, raised more than $65,000 for the Winona Fine Arts Commission. One of the seven foot statues, decorated by artist Barb Halvorson, drew the highest bid -- $12,500. The average was $4,600.
KAHL BACK. The City Council chose Jerry Kahl of the 2nd Ward to fill in for Council member Gerry Krage, who departs in November for Iraq with his Army Reserve unit. Kahl also replaced Krage when he was deployed in 2004. Background
|
Snowblind to join WSU jazz ensembleWINONA, Minn., Oct. 25, 2007 -- The Winona State University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of prof Rich MacDonald, will perform Thelonius Monk, Thad Jones and Bob Brookmeyer, as well as new composers Bret Spainhour and Erik Morales. The Minneapolis jazz quintet Snowblind will join the ensemble for three numbers and a set of original music.Date: Sunday, Nov. 4
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Mainstage, Performing Arts Center
Cost: $3 to $5
Contact: 507-457-5250 or 800-242-8978
Bye, bye to WSU's open micWINONA, Minn, Oct. 24, 2007 -- Open mic night in the Kryzsko student union basement at Winona State University is dead. The student activities committee voted to cancel the ongoing event tbecause of the lack of attendance. Open mic had been Tuesdays from 6 to 8 in the Smaug. Th activities committee's concert chair, Gretchen Corey, said the $75-a-session contract for the event, intended for student to show off their talent, was ending soon anyway. When Corey asked for a show of hands on whether to keep open mic night, all hands were against.
In the discussion, committee members said there had never been much of a turnout for open mic. The committee's assistant director, Rachel Czech, commented never seeing more a few students and the man who ran it. The committee's accounts manage, Nick Zastrow, speculated that open mic was a victim of Mugshots, a coffeehouse in the Lourdes cafeteria. Mugshots starts later and stays open later.
Reporter: Mari Arriola
WSU dorms host trick-or-treatingWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Tenants at four Winona State University dorms will be passing out treats in a Halloween celebration. Townspeople are invited to bring their kids.Date: Wednesday, Oct. 31,
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Place: Prentiss-Lucas, 265 W. King; Sheehan, 264 W. Mark; Quad, 256 W. King; Lourdes, 457 Gould
Cost: $3 to $5
Contact: Jodi Anderson at 507-457-5320
120-piece high school band at WSUWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- A retired Winona State band director, Lee Mendyk, will conduct a portion of a concert at the university's 30th annual High School Honor Band Festival. It was Mendyk who launched the festival and coordinated it for 20 years. This year's honor band includes 120 students from 25 high schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The festival, now under the direction of Donald Lovejoy, ends with a performance at:Date: Saturday, Nov. 3
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place:
Mainstage, Performing Arts Center
Cost: $3 to $5
Contact: 507-457-5250 or 800-242-8978
WSU prof wins social justice
awardWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- A retired Winona State University nursing prof, Dan Nicholls, received the Wellstone Social Justice Award from the Minnesota Nurses Association. The award is for a lifetime achievement of working to better the lives of others by increasing their access to quality health care. Nicholls led the nursing master's program at Winona State for 15 years. He retired in 2004.
Nicholls has been recognized for his professional nursing contributions to the Minnesota Nurses Association. In 1998 he was named Minnesota Educator of the Year Award. In 1999, Nicholls was selected as the Mayo School of Health Sciences Outstanding Educator. He continues as a guest lecturer in Winona State nursing courses,
Symphony rehearsing Elgar, HaydnWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- The Winona Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Winona State University prof Paul Vance, will perform music by Edward Elgar, Joseph Haydn, William Grant Still and Antonin Dvorak.Date: Saturday, Oct. 27
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Mainstage, Performing Arts Center
Cost: $5 to $14
Contact: 507-457-5250 or 800-242-8978
New guides sought on dangerous studentsWASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2007 -- After hearings on confusion among colleges about what they should reveal about dangerous students, the U.S. Senate voted to require the Education Department to provide provide clear guidance within three months. College administrators have been skittish about identifying students at risk of committing violence because of varying interpretations of federal student privacy law. Investigators have found that Virginia Tech had scary information ahead of time about a student who killed 32 people but, with a cautious, cautious reading of the law, didn't do anything about it.
WSU profs to review river courseWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Two Winona State University profs who conducted a course on the Mississippi River over the summer will describe the experience in am Athenaeum presentation, "Nature and Sustainable: From the Bluffs to the River. Bruno Borsari of biology and Chuck Ripley of English said they will share reflections about the the four-day trip on the Winona State launch River Explorer.Date: Wednesday, Oct. 31
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Second floor, Krueger Library
Cost: Free
Contact: Kendall Larson at 507-457-5367
New fines proposed for lab animal abuseWASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2007 -- A crackdown on the abuse of animals in laboratory experiments, including campus labs, is among provisions in a bill before the U.S. House. Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., the provision's author, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be required to provide better oversight of laboratory-animal welfare. Israel noted that the department doubled the annual number of citations from 2002 to 2006 but rarely levied, and when it does, the fines were generally only a few thousand dollars. Israel's proposal would boost fines from $3,750 to $10,000 and require the department to annually report summaries of investigations and fines.
Georgia naturalist speaks at WSUWINONA, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 -- Environmental activist Janisse Ray, a naturalist, will read from her award-winning book, "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood" in a presentation at Winona State University. The book, published in 2000, has given Ray the nickname "the Rachel Carson of the South." "Cracker Childhood" has won the American Book Award, Southeastern Book Sellers Award, the Southern Book Critics Circle Award, the Southern Environmental Law Center Award and was chosen by the Georgia Center for the Book as the "Book Every Georgian Should Read."Date: Tuesday, Nov. 6
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: North Lounge, Lourdes Hall
Cost: Free
Contact: Debra Cumberland at 507-457-5444
California may relax test requirementSACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct., 24, 2007 -- The University of California admissions board has proposed dropping a requirement for in-state applicants to take SAT subject tests. The board says that the requirement are not a useful predictor of student performance. Also, the board said, the requirement discourages black and Hispanic students from applying. Applicants must now take two of the tests in subjects of their choosing. The proposal is a further step away from SAT college-entrance exams. Before 2006, the university required three SAT subject tests-- mathematics, writing and one elective.
| SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FLOODING |
 |
| FORGE
ROCKERS
Courtney Ault
Sarah Witt
Courtney Pate
Jessie Stoop
Lindsay Heinonen
Erika Staub |
WSU students raise $1,300 for flood aidWINONA, Minn., Oct. 23, 2007 -- The Winona State University student group Fighting For Our Rights and Gender Equality raised more than $1,300 for flood relief in Rushford with its Rock for Choice benefit concert over the weekend. The money raised at the pro-choice event will be donated to the community-based Semcac Clinic that provides services ranging from energy assistance to family planning in southeast Minnesota. Semcac's senior dining center, food shelf and a low-income housing unit were seriously damaged in the August flash flooding.
Mistrial in Eastern Michigan dorm murderYPSILANTI, Mich., Oct. 23, 2007 -- A county judge declared a mistrial in the case of former Eastern Michigan University student Orange Amir Taylor III in a dorm rape and murder. Judge Archie Brown said the jury was "hopelessly deadlocked." Taylor had been caught on a surveillance camera leaving the dorm the night last December that Laura Dickinson was killed. An autopsy attributed death to smothering or strangulation, but Taylor's attorney claimed that Dicksinson had died of a heart condition. And Taylor's semen that was found on her leg? Taylor's attorney said that he had discovered her body and masturbated.
The case drew national attention because of an attempt at an internal cover-up. The president of the university was fired amid criticism that key officers in his administration had violated a law requiring disclosures about crime so students can take precautions.
For Taylor a retrial is scheduled for January.
Background: Profs want Yspilanti president out
GUEST COMMENT
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
MNSCU BOARD
INCLUDES PUBLIC COLLEGE GRADS
MELINDA VOSS
PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
In regard to the Oct. 17 story on the CyberIndee about State Rep. Tom Rukavina's visit to Winona State, a quick check of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities Board of Trustees' Web site shows these trustees who earned degrees from public institutions:• Ruth Grendahl, bachelor's and master's degrees, Minnesota State,Mankato
• Clarence Hightower, bachelor's, Southwest State
• Cheryl Dickson bachelor's, Metropolitan State
• Thomas Renier, bachelor's, University of Minnesota, Duluth
• Ann Curme Shaw, master's, University of Illinois
• David Olson, master's, Minnesota State, Mankato
Other trustees who have earned degrees from public institutions of higher education are:• David Paskach, bachelor's, Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa
• Christine Rice, bachelor's, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• James Van Houten, master's, Illinois State University
All together, 11 of the 15 board members, including three student representatives, have degrees from public institutions of higher
learning.
I also suspect that the reporter misunderstood Rep. Rukavina's remark about the "$151 million budget." The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system's total annual operating budget is about $1.6
billion a year, which includes state appropriations and tuition. The
$151 million that he referred to is the increase in the state
appropriation that the system will receive in the current biennium. For
more information about the system, this system publication could be
helpful.
As for the technology appropriation, essentially all of that appropriation is being spent to:• Provide easy and reliable access to all students, faculty and staff. This includes true round-the-clock availability so students, faculty and staff can focus on learning, teaching and efficient business processes.
• Significantly enhance security and identity management to protect against security breaches.
• Renovate current administrative systems (student records, finance,and human resources) to support technical changes with software vendors.
Handling these services through one centralized system is the most efficient way to provide and maintain these essential services. Without
these information technology services, institutions would be unable to
operate or would have to provide their own administrative and academic
information technology systems at a significantly higher cost than when
they are delivered statewide from a central operation.
In addition, $5 million each year of the biennium ($10 million total) is being allocated directly to the campuses for local information
technology needs, such as help desk support, local networks, wireless
networks, email, smart classrooms and other purely local needs.
SPENCER KING RESPONDSI apologize for inaccuracies in the original reporting of State Rep. Tom Rukavina's visit to Winona State University. Indeed, MnSCU's annual budget is, as Melinda Voss states, $1.6 billion, with a current two-year state appropriation of $151 million. It is to this biennium amount, not overall budget, that Rukavina's comments were directed. Also, "experience" was a poor choice of word for describing board members' familiarity with public education. Many members do indeed have degrees acquired from higher education public institutions, and this qualifies under the admittedly broad definition of experience. What was meant -- and was addressed following that initial, vague statement -- was the lack of representation of former union workers, administrators, and public education teachers on the board, according to Rukavina.
|
Background: Charge: St. Paul mishandled tech funds
WSU installs new dorm alarmsWINONA, Minn., Oct. 22, 2007 -- A new detection system will be installed in gas-heated Winona State University dorms to protect against deadly carbon monoxide leaks, the vice president in charge of dorms at Winona State University on Monday. Connie Gores vice president for student life, said that a coordinated alarm system in going into the aging dorms on the West campus. In July and again in September firefighters were called when basement boilers in the 440-bed Lourdes dorm sprung leaks and again in September when boilers in the 240-bed Maria dorm began leaking. Although the dorms were occupied, no one was adversely affected.
Gores said the new alarm system will be connected to campus security personnel who will monitor the system. When a leak is detected, Gores said, the alarm immediately notifies security. The system is not meant to notify the dorm tenants but to catch leaks before fumes reach serious levels, she said.
Carbon monoxide detectors are not needed in buildings other than on West campus, Gores said. Buildings on the main campus are not heated by gas, she said.
Gores said she acted the day after the first carbon monoxide leak to correct the problem, after being notified by the dorm director and campus security. "I do take things seriously, and I act quickly, and first and foremost in my mind is the safety of the students," she said. The university facilities vice president, Scott Ellinghuysen, has coordinated installation of the new alarm system she said.
In an interview Gores said she encourages students living off campus to buy carbon monoxide detectors for their apartments or homes if they are gas heated. They cost $20 to $50, she said. Always buy battery operated detectors and test them immediately to make sure they operate correctly, she said.
About the university's failure to alert students about the July and September leaks, Gores conceded that better communication is needed. Students have the right to be aware of what is happening in the dorms where they live, she said. About the Maria leaks, students learned belatedly from news reports that firefighters called to the dorm had been a desperate search for the leak and to check whether m had reached debilitating and deadly levels.
Reporter: Christina Rhein
Background: WSU exec ponders better fume alarms
More colleges close due to California firesSAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2007 -- More colleges in the San Diego and Los Angeles canceled classes as smoke an ash from wildfires created hazardous air quality. No injuries have been reported on campus, although the fire have claimed one life and forced 250,000 people to evacuate their homes. Colleges with closed classes: MiraCosta, Pepperdine, Palomar Community, Cal State-San Marcos, San Diego State, and the University of California-San Diego.
Background: Wildfire threatens Peppedine
Poet: Finding life's answersWINONA, Minn., Oct. 21, 2007 -- The greatest expression of the human soul is through poetry, a Winona State University audience of nearly 50 people was told by University of Mississippi poet Beth Ann Fennelly. The best way she has found to discover this expression, Fennelly said, is through answering all of her own questions about life. In a recent 50-minute presentation Fennelly read a variety of poems from her two books, "Open House" and "Tender Hooks," as well as some other unpublished works.
Fennelly said she discovered her love for poetry writing was in a workshop at the University of Notre Dame: "It was like someone pushed me off the dock and that was the first time I realized I wanted to swim."
Her inspiration, she said, comes from all aspects of her life. "Tender Hooks," she said, focuses on motherhood and her daughter Claire. With a new book, "Unmentionables," due to be released in April, Fennelly said she wants to explore new subjects.
Introducing Fennelly, prof Jim Armstrong of the Winona State English faculty described her work as "riveting" and "fearless." Her first book, "Open House," won a Kenyon Review Prize and was a BookSense Top 10 poetry pick. "Tender Hooks," won a National Endowment for the Arts grant and one poem was chosen for the anthology "Best American Poetry 2005."
Reporter: Hayley Fast
Background: Mississippi poet at WSU |
|
| 
BETH ANN
FENNELLY
"Like someone pushed me off the dock" |
$2 million to fired black coachBATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 21, 2007 --A jury has awarded $2 million to former head football coach Jerry Baldwin at of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, who claimed he had been fired because of his race. Jurors concluded that Baldwin, who is black, had been improperly terminated from his $120,000-a-year contract. The jury also concluded that the university had inflicted emotional distress. The jury did not find the university's case compelling that Baldwin had been dismissed for a poor win-loss record and low attendance. Baldwin argued that the university had provided bigger marketing budgets to two white head football coaches, one who preceded and another who succeeded him.
Athletics seeks 3% fee hikeWINONA, Minn., Oct. 21, 2007 -- Athletics at Winona State needs a 3 percent increase in student activity fees, the university's athletic director, Larry Holstad, said. Holstad asked for the increase, effective in the fall, to help cover increasing varsity travel costs and new equipment. This year students are paying student life fees of $59.40 and athletics fees of $43.44 a semester. The student life fee allows access to campus recreational facilities and intramural competition. The athletic fee allows unlimited admission to Warrior varsity contests with the exception of certain tournaments. With the change proposed by Holstad, the student life fee increase wo |
