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Did WSU dorm slip on the sand overnight?WINONA, Minn., Jan. 24, 2003 -- Although bitterly cold weather was first blamed for the pipeline break that cut off water to Richards dorm at Winona State University on Thursday, plumbing contractor Boomer Zolondek wasn't so sure. The water line was sheared off at the point where it enters the building, said Zolondek. His theory is that the massive four-story structure shifted on the sand foundation. "I don't really think the frost had anything to do with it," Zolondek said, noting that water to the 13-story Sheehan tower was lost during the summer when that dorm shifted and a water main was shered off where it entered the building underground. Zolondek cited the fact that Winona is built on what was once a Mississippi River island. The old river-bottom sand means there is a lot of shifting, he said.
Reporter: Paul Sloth
Background: Water main breaks at WSU dorm
Wheezing, not cold, strikes class attendanceWINONA, Minn., Jan. 24, 2003 -- Wind chills of 35 below or more haven't deterred many Winona State University student from making classes, but sniffles and colds have meant a few empty seats. "I didn't make it to my first class today because I wanted my cold medicine to kick in before I left," said Dan Johnson, a history major. Campuses nurses saw an influx of colds when students returned from the between-semester holiday break.
Reporter: Patrick Walsh
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Jan. 24, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1:At 8:45 p.m. a student reported receiving harassing phone calls just prior to calling security.
INCIDENT NO. 2: Security guards responded the Minne classroom building at 11:30 a.m. for a student complaining of chest pains. The student was escorted to the campus nursing station.
INCIDENT NO. 3: A faculty member reported at 9 a.m. that her laptop was removed from a classroom in Lourdes HallÊsometime between 3:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. |
"But, officer, we had to go, really go:"WINONA, Minn., Jan. 24, 2003 -- Two Winona State University guys, their bladders full, were caught pissing in the alley behind 166 Main St., near the downtown bar district, about 11 p.m. The police cited the two, age 19 and 18, for underage consumption.
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Jan. 24, 2003 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Bemidji State 108, WSU 98.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): WSU 86, Bemidji State 66.
GYMNASTS (WOMEN'S): Cardinal Classic: Central Michigan 193.20 (1st), WSU 185.45 (5th).
HOCKEY (MEN'S): SMU at St. John's.
HOCKEY (WOMEN'S): SMU 5, Bethel 1.
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WSU SECURITY
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Jan. 23, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1: Security guards spotted a broken water main on Huff Street outside the Richards dorm at 4:30 a.m.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A student was warned at 12:15 a.m. concerning disorderly behavior in the library. |
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NO FLUSHING AT RICHARDS
Crews identify the broken water main
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Water main breaks at WSU dormWINONA, Minn., Jan. 23, 2003 -- A busted water main at Winona State University in the predawn hours left tenants at the Richards dorm waterless most of the day. Because the university doesn't own heavy digging equipment, contractor Boomer's Plumbing, was called, said chief campus engineer Scott Kluver. With the temperature barely above zero, the water turned the sidewalk into an impromptu ice rink but helped thaw the ground making it easier to dig, Kluver said. Richards tenants went to nearby dorms to use the facilities. A "No Water Closed" sign was posted on one bathroom, but everybody got the message about the others. Tenants took the inconvenience in strde. "I found out when I woke up and went to Morey Hall," said senior dorm supervisor Nick Lebejko. "I was at class all day so it didn't really affect my daily procedure except I haven't showered yet." One frosh, Alex Dalton, was not inconvenienced at all: "I just woke up at 3:15 p.m. and that's when I found out, but the water is back on now." The Richards break was just one of the water problems along Huff Street. A city water main broke just north of the train tracks at Huff and Mark Streets. Traffic was detoured to the Main Street track crossing.
Reporter: Paul Sloth
Pro-choice leader attacks Bush, PawlentyWINONA, Minn., Jan. 23, 2003 -- President Bush could have a terrible effect on the reproductive rights of women by appointing unsympathetic justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, an abortion rights activist told Winona State University students. Tim Stanley, state director of National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League, said the Court is one vote away from overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. "The reversal of Roe will lead to many more dangerous back-alley and illegal abortions," Stanley said. If re-elected, Bush will do significant damage to family planning centers and sex education, he said. Stanley noted that Bush has cut off funds to international organizations that offer abortion as an option. Bush also has blocked a plan that would have helped female victims of war crimes, usually rape, receive emergency contraceptives, he said. Stanley also criticized Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty for a state law requiring a 24-hour waiting period between a consultation and abortion. This law is not required for any other surgery, Stanley said.
Reporter: Ellen Ryan
WSU bids adieu to state work-study jobsWINONA, Minn., Jan. 23, 2003 -- The Winona State financial aid director , Greg Peterson, said the university may have no state-funded work-study student jobs over the summer and maybe not in the fall either. It depends on the Legislature. Hiring under the program stopped when spring classes began because the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office eliminated funding state-wide. Greg Peterson said the elimination was logical in order to fund a shortfall in the the state grant program for students. "When the work-study program was taken away, WSU's resources were severely reduced by 20 percent," said Peterson. "This reduction was half of what was needed to balance department budgets with actual available resources." The number of state work-study students had been at an all-time high 439. Students have objected to cutbacks. Senior Mel Zyduck said she felt cheated: "Let me get this straight: When the state needs to cut its budget, the first thing they get rid of is money towards students' educations? Doesn't that just seem wrong?" Peterson said the financial aid office is prepared to help students find alternate income: "Students wanting reimbursements for losing work should visit the financial aid office and we'll see what can be done about it."
Reporter: Jerrad Radocay
$15,000 donated for WSU varsity aidWINONA, Minn., Jan. 23, 2003 -- New gifts totaling $15,000 for Winona State athlethic scolarships were announced by Dan Schumacher, the university's sports fundraiser. The largest gifts, $5,000 each, were from Midwest Wireless of Mankato, Minn., and the Winona-based Rivers Hotel Group. Custom Alarm/Custom Communications Inc. of Rochester, Minn., and Underdahl Chevrolet-Oldsmobile of Winona each gave $2,500.. "We could not compete at a national level without our corporate sponsors," said Schumacher. "A great deal of Winona State's athletic success can be attributed to the generosity of these sponsors." These recent contributors join other corporate sponsors, including Ace Communications, Wells Fargo, Quality Inn, Jefferson's Pub & Grill of Winona, Merchants Bank, Enterprise Rent-a-Cars, Southeastern Minnesota Sport & Spine, Schott Distributing Company, EconoFoods and Pepsi.
What if WSU tuition soars 12%? Doubles?WINONA, Minn., Jan. 23, 2003 -- With Winona State University looking at a double-digit increase for fall, many students agreed in an informal survey that they would not like but could handle another 12 percent increase. Only a few said a 12 percent increase, roughly the same as the last two years, would drive them away. "I would have to drop out," said frosh Charlie Villanueva. Ninety percent of the 72 survey respondents, contacted between afternoon classes by advanced journalism students, said, however, they would continue at Winona State. What if the university, facing dire budget straits, doubles tuition? "This school isn't worth double the tuition," said sophomore Alison Barth. Said sophomore Seth Porter: "I would leave in a heartbeat and have nothing good to say about this school. I came here because it was cheaper." Allison Kerkman, a junior, said that she "might as well go to a private school." For most students, tuition now runs $3,490 a year -- 32.1 pecent less than the national average. Some students were sympathetic with the university's fiscal plight. Jake Voskul said he's heard of 40 percent increases at other colleges: "We can't really complain about 12 percent." Pondering the survey questions, some students took a reality check about their future. "I would have to sit down and seriously evaluate whether getting a degree in my major would be cost effective, worth the money spent on it, " said Jesse Bambenik. Freshman Maggie Bambenek said tuition hikes that drive away students don't make sense in the long term: "Sticking it to people who are here to get an education and become taxpayers who will be able to contribute to society is counterproductive."
Reporters: Forrest Dailey, Carrie Guler, Tanya Cooke, Brian Krans, Jerrad Radocay, Jessica Schank, Paul Sloth, Teresa Woodall |
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WSU gender suit deal: $191,000 to women profsST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 23, 2003 -- Women profs at Winona State would share $139,000 in backpay, $720 each, under a proposed settlement of a gender discrimination suit against the university. Fourteen women also would divide $52,000, about $3,700 each, for the current academic year. Jeanette Karjala, an info-systems prof, would take an additional $15,000 as the lead plaintiff in the class-action suit. The compromise settlement has been presented to federal Judge Donovan Frank, who has invited male profs to file objections if they have a problem with the proposed deal. In the suit, Karjala argued that women profs at Winona State averaged $1,400 a year less than comparable male faculty. In the compromise settlement, the university admits no wrong-doing but would put $560,000 into the settlement, including $354,000 for Karjala's attorneys.
Background: Progress reported in gender suit
WSU black student leader: We're left outST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- Winona State University and the Winona community are not doing enough to keep minority students, according to the president of the campus Black Cultural Awareness Association. Winter Blanchard suggested that the UPAC student entertainment committee offer more events that would appeal to minority students. Many minority students just don't feel like they are "a part of the community," Blanchard told student senators. He cited a lack of black movies. Local business owners, Blanchard said, don't see enough demand for minority-geared products and entertainment. Blanchard called for more minority advisers and other office workers on campus. According to Blanchard, the university has only one full-time and one part-time adviser in minority affairs.
Reporter: Matt Geiger
WSU called to attend St. Paul Lobby DayWINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- The legislative affairs coordinator for the state college students' association, Tyler Despins, called on Winona State students to travel to the state Capitol in St. Paul for the association's Lobby Day and be heard on higher-ed issues. A bus is being arranged for Feb. 12. Despins called Lobby Day "an important tool that can be used to keep a handle on currently rising higher education costs." Speaking at a Student Senate meeting, he encouraged all students to attend and bring at least 10 friends.
Reporter: Anthony Rizzio
WSU prof: Abortions occur legal or notWINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- A Winona State University feminist, history prof Collette Hyman, said public policy that historically has denied reproductive decisions to women has been a male attempt to assert authority over women. But even when abortions were illegal, Hyman said, women still found ways to have them -- sometimes in dangerous circumstances. Speaking in a series of campus programs on the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, which opened the way for legal abortions, Hyman traced history. She talked about the Jane Collective, a secret network to provide safe and cheap abortions from the late 1960s until 1973. In the 1800s, she said, midwives performed abortions but called it "bringing on menses" and did not associate it with a fetus. Herbs and compresses were used to end unwanted pregnancies, she said. Looking to the future and noting that Roe v. Wade still has opponents, 30 years after the decision, Hyman asked: "Will women have access to safe and legal care or will we be forced to return to back alleys?"
Reporter: Angie Hoppe
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Jan. 22, 2003 | INCIDENT NO. 1: A student fainted in class at 11:40 a.m..Ê The student was conscious when security guards arrived and needed no further assistance.
INCIDENT NO. 2: A student reported at 1:22 p.m. that his unlocked dorm room was entered about 2:30 p.m. on Jan 13 and that a number of DVDs were missing.Ê |
Student leader sees WSU tuition hike as last resortWINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- The student president at Winona State University, Tony Romaine, said a tuition increase is not the front-line answer planned by administrators to make up budget shortages in the fall. Romaine told student senators that the university plans to eliminate an expected $1.2 million deficit by first using reserves and then implementing program cuts. Even so, he said, tuition may go up by double digits as a result of budget problems caused by state revenue shortages.
Reporter: Anthony Rizzio | 
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WSU SPORTS GIFT
Midwest
Wireless, a regional cellular and digital wireless technology firm based in Mankato, Minn., donated $5,000 for Winona State Univertsity athletic scholarships.
Larry Holstad, WSU
athletics director
Bob Dunham, Midwest major accounts manager
Richard Arians, Midwest district manager
Dan Schumacher, WSU athletics fundraiser
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WSU plans doubling West Campus fees ELCOMBE
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| WINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- A plan to double fees for the Residential College that Winona Stated University touts as a unique living-learning environment at the old College of St. Teresa was unveiled by program chief Ron Elcombe. Students living at Lourdes and Maria halls will be required to pay a $200 activity fee in the fall, twice the current level, Elcombe said. What about West Campus students who don't want to participate in the res-college activities? It makes no difference, Elcombe said in a presentation to student senators. He explained the fee increase as necessary for two new initiatives: Developing living and learning communities, and the student leadership development program. The living and learning communities programs puts West Campus frosh in courses with the familiar faces of those who live around them, he said. The student leadership development program helps expand dorm supervisor training for sophomores and upperclassmen, he said.
Reporter: Anthony Rizzio |
Dancers open WSU spring concertsWINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- The Winona State University International Music Series opens Thursday with folk msic and dance performed by the Winona International Dancers. Performances begin at 7 p.m. at Lourdes Hall on the old College of St. Teresa campus. The whole series:Jan. 23
Jan. 30
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Feb. 13
Feb. 27
March 20
March 28
April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24 | Winona International Dancers (folk music)
Calle Sur (music of South America)
Robayat (music of Turkey and Persia)
Diane Jarvi (music of Finland)
Sowah Mensah and ensemble (music of Ghana)
Todd Hammes (drumming)
Sandip Burman and Friends (music of North India)
Ray Young Bear (music from the Meskwakis)
Gao Hong (pipa music of China)
Winona Gamelan Ensemble (Javanese music)
Joe Gow (American blues) |
WSU football players begin gearing upWINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- Off-season lifting began this week for Winona State University football players, half of them at 6 a.m. and the other half at 2 p.m., in the Maxwell workout gym. Athletic trainer Stacey Czaplewski said plyometric training, cardiovascular fitness will begin in February. The first week of February will begin plyometric training, repeated rapid exercises to stretch and contract muscles to boost power. "Everyone needs to be bigger, stronger, and faster, said player Bruce Carpenter. Spring practice starts April 1 with 15 two-hour sessions over 30 days.
Reporter: Teresa Woodall
Senate votes to save some student aid fundingST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- The Minnesota Senate wants to trim Gov. Tim Pawlenty's plan to raid the state college tution assistance fund for students. Instead of passing the governor's proposal to take all$30 million out of the reserves held by the tution-assistance agency to pay for other state programs, the Senate voted to take only $20 million. Under the Senate plan, the remaining $10 million would be used the rest of the year to replenish depleted financial aid accounts.
Background: Senate plan easier on colleges
QUICK
SPORTS
Jan. 22, 2003 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Hamline 66, SMU 60.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): Hamline 73, SMU 72.
HOCKEY (WOMEN'S): SMU 4, Bethel 3.
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Sarnia dorm bus options ponderedWINONA, Minn., Jan. 22, 2003 -- To shuttle students 4-1/2 blocks from the new Sarnia dorm to campus in the fall may take one of two avenues -- running a new shuttle route to the Saernia dorms, or extending he route of the current shuttle between the main campus and Lourdes Hall on the West End. Richard Twait, manager of Minnesota City Bus Service, said it may be summer before a decision is made. "We have not progressed for a quote in the contract," he said. Twait said he would prefer and single pickup and departure spot on the main campus.
Reporter: Carrie Guler
Background: Thirty dorm vacancies remain
WSU pedestrian hit by "large red vehicle"WINONA, Minn., Jan. 21, 2003 -- A vehicle struck a Winona State University student crossing W. Howard Street on foot at about 9:05 a.m. The student, Brooke White, 23, said it was "a large red vehicle" that hit her. White could not identify the driver. "He was hurrying up to get away," she said. Campus nurses urged White to call the police after she entered health services. Police were notified about 9:20 a.m. White suffered arm bruises and complained of a sore tailbone. She believed she landed on the tailbone.
Reporter: Brian Krans
60 WSU students watch MLK "Dream" speechWINONA, Minn., Jan. 21, 2003 -- Thanks to U.S. civil right leader Martin Luther King, the world is becoming increasingly diverse every day, said the assistant cultural diversity director at Winona State University in a low-key celebration of King's birthday. But, said Melissa Schulze, King's movement is hardly done. "It's important to keep moving," she said. About 60 students, many on class assignment, gathered to watch King's heralded speech, "I Have a Dream," after which Schultze said that learning about diversity is an "ongoing process." Winona State students are contributing to the completion of King's dream by showing that they are supportive to the diversity on their own campus by attending this event, Schulze said. Diversity is an "everybody thing," she said.
Reporter: Shannon Bona
Senate budget plan easier on collegesST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 21, 2003 -- The Senate higher-ed and finance committees voted to cut state college spending $40 million -- far less drastic than Gov. Tim Pawlenty had recommended. The Senate and House still need to consider the issue as a whole. The governor had proposed $50 million in permanent cuts to the base funding that the state provides for the University of Minnesota and the state college system. The Senate plan is for one-time cuts. In making his budget proposal, Pawlenty had said that he wanted only to cut the colleges' requests for new funding.Ê Sen. Larry Pogemiller said, however, that the governor's proposal would mean "real" cuts, dropping the 2003 appropriation to less than than the 2002 appropriation.
Background: Pawlenty plan called unfair
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SPORTS
Jan. 21, 2003 | SWIMMING (MEN'S): Named conference male swimminer of the week was SMU diver Erik Oksnevad.
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Thirty vacancies remain at new WSU dormWINONA, Minn., Jan. 21, 2003 -- Slowly the remaining units in the new Winona State University dorm on Sarnia are being reserved for fall. Mike Porritt, campus housing chief, said only 30 of the 354 spaces are left to fill. Th $11 million, four-building complex, geared for upper-division students, is due to open for fall classes.
Reporter: CarrieGuler
Background: Nobody's breaking down doors for new dorm
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Jan. 21, 2003 | At 8 a.m. a student reported that she was struck by a vehicle while walking near Main and 10th streets.Ê The vehicle failed to stop. The driver of the vehicle was eventually identified and referred to police. |
Protest vet proud of new SMU generationWINONA, Minn., Jan. 21, 2003 -- The anti-war rally in Washington over the weekend was deja vu for St. Mary's University prof Mary Kaye Perrin. "I decided to go before I knew the students were going," said Perrin, who, in the 1960s, went into labor with her first child marching in New Orleans against the Vietnam war. She also marched in Washington during the Persian Gulf war. This protest was different from the 1960s, Perrin said. "There was never any sense of violence. Everyone was so truly peaceful," said Perrin. "These students seem to be looking at the whole, big picture, more so than maybe we did in the 60s." Although only 20 of St. Mary's 1,200 undergrads made the trip, Perrin said she has hope for the new generation. "I am 60 years old now, so it is nice to see a new generation of students working for peace and justice," said Perrin. "I was really proud to have this group of kids at St. Mary's. It made me proud to be a faculty member here.'"
Reporter: Paul Sloth
SMU CONTINGENT
20 made trip from Terrace Heights | PHOTOGRAPHER: PAUL SLOTH |
Protest organizers found mixed reactionWINONA, Minn., Jan. 21, 2003 -- The St. Mary's University sophomore who organized a peace trip to a national rally in Washington, Mike Munson, used the campus e-mail system to generate enthusiasm for the weekend trip. "We went to a Winona Area Peacemakers meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and we got home, sent out a campus-wide email and got some responses right away," said Munson. He and fellow classmates raised $900 to help defray the cost of the bus. Several campus groups donated food and some extra money. Munson said that although the response was mostly positive, he did receive a few negative emails. From the sound of those emails, the authors would have felt right at home with 10 college Republicans who chose to counter-protest, he said. Mark Leeder, a sophomore history major who made the trip, said: "I wanted to voice my opinion about promoting peace." Leeder said he noticed some anti-Bush and anti-government sentiment among protesters. "I don't know how bashing your president in a time like this will help solve the problem," said Leeder. Liz Wente, a junior, was enthusiastic about making the trip, but noted a lack of support from students on campus. "There is a certain stigma on a conservative Catholic campus," said Wente. The percentage of St. Mary's students on the trip was low -- only 2 percent of the student body. "Politics is overlooked by our generation," said Wente.
Reporter: Paul Sloth
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SPORTS
Jan. 20, 2003 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): Concordia 71, SMU 52.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): SMU 568, Concordia 46.
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R.I.P.: Geraldine Frances (Kelly) KirkebyWINONA, Minn., Jan. 20, 2003 -- A 1954 Winona State University grad, Geraldine Kirkeby, a long-time Winona school teacher, died in the hospital at age 80. She also held a 1968 master's degree. Shed was a past president of the Winona Retired Educators Association.Date: Jan. 34
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Prof assesses "Charlie's Angels" parody, ironyWINONA, Minn., Jan. 20, 2003 -- A Winona State communication prof, Emilie Falc, will shre her views in the univerity's liberal arts colloquium series in a session she's titled "Viewing Charlie's Angels: Gender Parody and Irony."Date: Jan. 34
Time: 4 p.m.
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SMU students home, weary from rallyWINONA, Minn., Jan. 20, 2003 -- A bus full of tired St. Mary's University students returned at 2 a.m. from a peace rally in the nation's capital that drew tens of thousands of protestors against the pending U.S. war against Iraq. The 21-person St. Mary's contingent joined 30 other people from Winona and LaCrosse for the two-day bus trip. Their bus was among 17 from Minnesota and Wisconsin that converged on Washngton for what was touted as the world's "largest pre-emptive peace rally in history."
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Civil rights leader due at WSU, SMUWINONA, Minn., Jan. 20, 2003 -- A founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee during the 1960s, Charles McDew, will speak at Winona State and St. Mary's universities next week. During the volatile U.S. civil rights crusade, McDew worked to desegregate local facilities, operate freedom schools, and register voters in parts of the South deemed too dangerous for organizers from traditional civil rights groups. McDew teaches African American history at Metropolitan State University.Date: Jan. 30
Time: 3 p.m. at WSU, 7 p.m. at SMU
Place: Kryzsko Commons at WSU, Page Theate at SMU
Cost: Free
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ZaZa's manager denied role, slipped outWINONA, Minn., Jan, 20, 2003 -- Police ticketed the manager of ZaZa's, a campus hangout, for an after-hours party and for lying that he didn't even work there. Police said Corey DuFault was among those at the party. At first, nobody would accept responsibility for the party or identify the owners or give phone numbers. Finally a bartender took the blame. In the meantime, DuFault and the other reveles were let go. DuFault was identified the next day as the manager, and police paid him a call to write a ticket. The charges: Allowing non-employees to remain on the premises after-hours amd give false information to police.
Background: Cops close Zaza's late whing-ding
WSU SECURITY
REPORT
Jan. 20, 2003 | A student reported at 3:14 p.,m. that his unlocked room in the Lourdes dorm was entered sometime after 2:30 p.m. and a number of DVD's were taken along with a duffel bag.Ê |
Pawlenty plan called unfair to higher-edST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20, 2003 -- Higher-ed leaders told legislators that Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed budget cuts would unreasonably hurt state college funding iinto the future. Although higher-ed makes up only about 10 percent of state spending, the colleges took a 21 percent hit last year and would suffer 29 percent of the permanent spending cuts under the Pawlenty proposal., said faculty lobbyist Russ Stanton.ÊHe dismissed the argument that the University of Minnesota and the state college have reserves to see them tghrough the state's fiscal crisis.Ê"The reserves are one-time money," Stanton said. "Once spent they are gone, whereas the proposed cuts are recurring reductions."
Background: Union leader faults Pawlenty plan
| WHAT WINONA COLLEGE PEOPLE ARE READING |
On campus, Ayn Rand's "Atlas" is re-shrugging
Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged," 35th anniversary
edition, Random House.
J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," Scholastic.
Kurt Cobain, "Kurt Cobain Journals," Putnam.
J.R.R Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings," Ballantine.
Michael Moore, "Stupid White Men, and Other Excuses
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Reporter: Brian Krans
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SMU president
2000: $139,281
Darrell
Krueger
WSU president
2001: $152,130
Jim Johnson
Tech president
2001:
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