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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 29, 2010

At 7:41 a.m. a mirror on a maintenance truck parked was reported damaged just north of the football field.

Security guards responded to the library regarding a suspicious person at 8:20 p.m. The individual was removed.

Police were called to to the Alumni House at 10:40 p.m.regarding a possible break-in. It had was determined that a resident forgotten his keys and was attempting to gain entrance.



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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 28, 2010

A student in the Sheehan dorm reported at 3:30 p.m. that she has been missing some money from her unlocked room in Sheehan. Matter referred to the Director of Security.



WSU looks inward for foreign studies leader

WINONA, Minn., April 27, 2010 -- An English prof at Winona State, Holly Shi, has been named the university's interim dean for international studies. Shi has been university's director of the English Language Center the past three years. She has been on the English faculty since 1995. Shi holds a 1993 doctorate in rhetoric and linguistics from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Shi's appointment was announced by Winona State President Judith Ramaley, who thanked outgoing Ken Gorman, who is retiring.

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 25, 2010

A student was cited at 1:20 a.m. for alcohol near the Gazebo.

Security guards found a student passed out in somebody else;s vehicle at 3:52 a.m. Police cited the student for underage boozing and released him to friend.



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WSU to lose neighborhood video shop

WINONA, Minn, April 28, 2010 -- The video shop to the main Winona State University campus, Videoland at HUff and Sarnia, will close May 5, owner Marilyn Kroening said. Kroening blamed declining profits, off 30 percent from a year ago. The biggest factor in the declining video rental business, she said, is mail-order competition from Netflix. Kroening's Videoland shop had been operating 20 years.

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Two Tasers stop fleeing 21-year-old

WINONA, Minn., April 25, 2010 -- A 21-year-old Rochester, Minn., man was arrested after a foot chase in the Winona State University neighborhood after police shot him twice with a Taser stun-gun. Police on foot patrol about midnight had stopped the man and a 19-year- old woman on Fifth Street, when man, who seemed nervous, broke away and ran, according to the police incident report. The man resisted arrested, which led to the Taser shots. Later police found a bag of marijuana, the report said. Recommended will be charges of fourth-degree assault, obstructing the legal process, obstructing the legal process with force, fleeing police on foot, and possessing marijuana. Police cited the woman for underage drinking.

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 24, 2010

A student was cited at 8 p.m. for alcohol on campus.

A student was cited at 9:45 p.m. for alcohol in the Prentiss-Lucas dorm.

A student was cited for alcohol near the Watkins art building at 9:45 p.m.

Several students were cited for alcohol in the Prentiss-Lucas dorm at 10:20 p.m.

A student was cited at 10:50 p.m. for alcohol in the Maria dorm.

A student was cited at 12:46 a.m. for a dorm Violation in the Quad.

Several students were cited at 1:29 a.m. for alcohol in the Quad dorm.

A dorm supervisor requested assistance at 8:27 a.m in checking a welfare on a student. Student was found to be fine.

An elderly male was taken by ambulance from the ball fields to the hospital between 3 and 3:30 p.m.



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Marijuana founded after WSU-area police chase

WINONA, Minn., April 23, 2010 -- Police threatened a 19-year-old Chaska, Minn., man with a Taser stun gun after he fled officers on the east end of the main Winona State University campus, according to a police report. Charges including marijuana possession will be recommended, said Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams. The report said an officer parked in a squad car at 55 West Sarnia about 11:30 p.m. spotted the man running, apparently after seeing the cop car. The officer, the report said, ordered the man to stop but he hurdled a fence. The officer tackled the man near Main and KIng streets, and during a struggle the officer cuffed the man, but he continued to resist until the officer pulled a Taser gun on him. After arresting the, police reported finding a bag with a small amount of marijuana. Recommended charges, besides marijuana possession, include obstructing, obstructing with force, underage drinking, p possession of drug paraphernalia.

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 23, 2010

A student requested assistance at 9:27 p.m. to get back on campus due to some harassment at ZaZa's. Police responded.

Several students were cited at 11:10 p.m. for alcohol at the East lake dorm.



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WSU joins list of 286 "green colleges"

WINONA, Minn., April 22, 2010 -- Several initiatives, including the new eco-conscious workout addition to McCown Gym, have landed Winona State on a list of 286 environmentally conscious colleges. The list was compiled by Princeton Review, which markets its self-generated lists, and the U.S. Green Building Council. If 286 colleges on the list seven are in Minnesota. Princeton Review said the colleges demonstrated an above average commitment to sustainability in their infrastructure, activities and initiatives. Winona State was cited for the Building Council's green certification program for the workout gym, environmental literacy programs, formal sustainability committees, use of renewable energy resources, and recycling and conservation programs.

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Of the 286 colleges named to the list, seven are in Minnesota, with WSU as the only school within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to be recognized.

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Winona State has commenced on the path to become carbon neutral by 2050 with the new workout gym as a LEED-certified green building, the Million Miles Per Gallon campaign encouraging students to bicycles, and the Recyclemania program that produced more than 120,000 pounds in campus recycling this academic year.

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 22, 2010

Police stopped a vehicle on campus containing some students. Six occupants of the vehicle were cited for underage boozing.



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Cows escape on campus, photographer handcuffed

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 21, 2010 -- A student photographer for the Ohio State University Lantern, Alex Koltran,, was handcuffed and charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass after shooting pictures of a chaotic scene when a cow transport project went wrong. Kotran spotted groundskeepers and veterinary school workers trying to corral two cows that got loose on the campus. The vet school workers and groundskeepers tried to stop Kotran from taking until police arrived. The cops then handcuffed Koltran and tranquilized one of the cows. The photographer was released after about 10 minutes. An investigation into the police conduct was ordered by the police chief.

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Two cows escaped. One cow charged a campus worker heading home at mid-afternoon and flipped her in the air. She was not hurt. Seven police cars, a university tractor, a cattle prod and tranquilizers used to round up the animals. The cows were being brought to the veterinary school to have their hooves trimmed.

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 20, 2010

A iPod was reported stolen from a bag during a function at the stadium. A suspect was found and police notified.

A staff member reported at 9:30 a.m. that her vehicle was struck while parked on campus and that the driver of the other vehicle took off. The other vehicle was located.



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College trustees peg state tuition hike at $300

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 19, 2010 -- Average annual tuition and fee rates would increase by $301 at the Minnesota state universities and by $210 for at the state colleges this fall, according to a preliminary decision by the state college system's trustees. At Winona State and the systems six other state universities, tuition and fees would average of $6,596, a 4.8 percent hike. At at community colleges and tech schools, the average would be $4,907 or 4.5 percent more. Trustees will l make a final decision at their May 19 meeting.

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System Chancellor Jim McCormick blamed the hikes in declining state budget support. "In the face of declining state support, the colleges and universities have made significant budget cuts even though enrollments are increasing rapidly." McCormick said. The 32 campus presidents are balancing their budgets by reducing expenses for travel and equipment purchases, eliminating administrative support, increasing class sizes, limiting course offerings, restructuring and closing programs, and taking other actions, McCormick said. "The proposed tuition increases will help maintain programs and services for students."

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McCormick said that system expenditures per student, when adjusted for inflation, will b less per-student than in fiscal 2002. In fiscal year 2011, the system expects to spend $6,864 per full-year equivalent student, a reduction of $323 per student or 4.5 percent since fiscal year 2002, he said. State appropriations are expected to cover 43 percent of the cost of educating students, tuition the other 57 percent.

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The board will have a public hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which includes the recommended tuition increases, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the system office. The address is Wells Fargo Place, 30 7th St. E., Suite 350, St. Paul, 55101.

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 19, 2010

Police asked campus security officials to assist in an assault investigation off campus.

A disturbance was reported at 2:04 p.m. near 10th and Main streets. Police and campus security guards found nothing.



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Hoyt, Locks added to WSU Living History series

WINONA, Minn., April 18, 2010 -- A new installment in the Living History series at Winona State University, focusing on retired profs Dan Hoyt and Joyce Locks, will be unveiled May 5. Hoyt, taught history at Winona State from 1951 to 1984, and Locks phy-ed from 1962 to 1987. The ongoing Living History project comprises video documentaries based on interviews by Winona State masscom seniors studying television.
Date: Wednesday, May 5
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
Cost: Free
Contact: Robin O'Callaghan at (507) 457-5117
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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 18, 2010

Several individuals, including two Winona State University students, were reported at 12:45 a.m. to be attempting to steal bikes on the north side of Kryzsko Commons.

Some letters from the Winona state sign at Huff and Belleview streets were reported missing.

A student was cited at 12:45 a.m. for attempting to bring alcohol into the Quad dorms .

At 2:25 a.m. Security were several students were causing a disturbance in the Quad dorm.

Dorm authorities in Lourdes reported a possible drug violation. A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was found.



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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 17, 2010

AN individual fainted in Memorial Hall at 10:10 p.m. and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

An ambulance crews was called at 11:25 p.m. to the Quad dorm where a student was found passed out in a hallway. The student was allowed to remain within the dorm with a friend.

Police were called to the Tau dorm at 10:50 p.m. for a student who had previously been ordered to stay away. Police arrested the student for trespassing.

A student was cited for alcohol outside of the Prentiss-Lucas dorm at 10:50 p.m.



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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 16, 2010

Several students were cited for alcohol in Lourdes dorm at 9:29 p.m.



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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 15, 2010

Graffiti on the walls in the Maria dorm at 9:02 p.m.

At 1 p.m. a faculty member reported a window broken in her office sometime the previous evening. Unknown how the damage was done.

An ambulance crew took a n individual from Kryzsko Commons to the hospital at 6:42 p.m.



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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 13, 2010

Security guards went to the Maria dorm to remove an unwanted individual at 10 p.m. but the individual was gone.



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Students give trash-bin Palin papers to attorney general

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 13, 2010 -- Two California State University -Stanislaus students told the attorney general that had found pages from a contract drafted by the university for Alaska ex-Gov. Sarah Palin to speak on campus. The draft specified that Palin be flown from Anchorage by private jet or first-class. The students said they had been tipped to check a garbage bin, in which employees had dumped bags of papers from an administration building office Friday. The students said they found thousands of university documents, some shredded, and six pages that had escaped the shredder of what appeared to be speaking contract for Palin this June. The intact pages did not include Palin's speaking fee, which typically is $100,0000 up. Besides a private jet, or first-class commercial seats from Anchorage, the document specified three hotel rooms. A quirky detail was that there be two bottles of water at the lectern and bendable straws. Diet Dr. Pepper? That Palin trademark was not included.

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It was not clear how the attorney general would respond to the documents, which the students turned over on Tuesday. Already the state had begun an investigation into arrangements for Palin's scheduled speech at Cal State-Stanislaus. It is know that university administrators had hired Palin, a darling of the Republican right-wing since running for vice president in 2008, for a $500-a-plate fund-raiser. The speech is part of a 50th anniversary celebration for the university. The event has drawn criticism from public interest groups, which had sought public records related to the speech and been turned down. University administrators claimed that Palin has insisted in the contract that they not divulge her fee. Too, officials noted that technically that the event was under the auspices of the university's nonprofit foundation and not subject to California public disclosure requirements. Nonprofit foundations are widely used by state universities to circumvent state rules on spending.

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New executive for WSU Rochester campus

WINONA, Minn., April 13, 2010 -- A speech prof at Winona state, Ted Reilly, has been named assistant academic vice president for the university's Rochester campus. Reilly, who holds a doctorate from Louisiana State, joined the Winona State faculty in 1997. Since 2008 he has been associate dean of liberal arts. Reilly succeeds Ken Gorman, who is retired as Rochester vice president.

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At Winona State, Reilly served 5-1/2 years as chair of communications studies. He also belonged to a wide range of committees.

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Judith Ramaley, university president, announced the appointment, which she said would be effective immediately to assure an equal transition before Gorman leaves.


Ted Reilly

TED
REILLY

Assistant vice president


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COURT CONVICTONS
WEEK ENDING APRIL 12, 2010
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT


UNDERAGE BOOZING
Nick A. Hudek, 20, Buffalo, Minn., $10.
Cameron J. Keys 19, 265 W. King St., $180.
ALL BOOZING CONVICTIONS
ALL NOISY PARTY


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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 12, 2010

A camera was missing from an unlocked locker in Memorial Hall, apparently taken around April 1. The camera was eventually recovered.

At 5:30 p.m. a student reported the theft of a geo-positioning device from avehicle parked near Main and Mark Streets between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

student reported that she was assaulted at an off campus location several weeks earlier.

A Prentiss-Lucas form supervisor a theft in the dorm a week earlier. With a recording from a video camera, investigators identified the thief.



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COURT CONVICTONS
WEEK ENDING APRIL 13, 2010
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT


UNDERAGE BOOZING
Nicholas P.Baldwin, 19, Eden Prairie, Minn., $180.
Anthony J. Walfoort 20, Woodbury, Minn., $180.
ALL BOOZING CONVICTIONS
ALL NOISY PARTY


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R.I.P.: Virginia Lee Hawley

WINONA, Minn., April 11, 2010 -- A Winona Tech grad, Virginia Hawley, died at a hospital emergency room. She was manager of the Dollar Store in Sparta, wis. A member of the Winona Clowns Club, she called herself "Kwikie."

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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 10, 2010

A campus shuttlebus driver reported at 12:32 a.m. that there was a drunk on board. Am ambulance crew took the person, who was not a Winona State University student, to the hospital.



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Prof writes ecohydrology habitat research report

WINONA, Minn., April 10, 2010 -- A Winona State University geosciences prof, Toby Dogwiler, co-authored a paper "Disturbances in the Habitat of Macrocotyla Glandulosa (Kenk)" in in Ecohydrology Journal.

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Prof honored for gay encouragement, help

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 9, 2010 -- A Winona State Universiyy prof, Cindy Killion, has received the Chalgren Award for helping improve the lives of gay faculty and employees in the state college system. Killion, who teacheds masscom and gender studies, has served as a mentor for faculty and has worked with several organizations on campus and the larger community in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The award, by the faculty union's state GLBT committee, was presented at a union delegate banquet. The award honors James Eric Chalgren, a Mankato State University student who founded his campus GLBT office in 1977 and worked in statewide for gay rights.

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Tech instructor family details funeral plans

RED WING, Minn., April 9, 2010 -- The family of Winona Tech instructor Lisa Laing released this obituary:
Lisa Leann Laing, 51, of Red Wing, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 7, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

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She was born Sept. 7, 1958, in Sauk Centre, Minn., to Donald and Arlene (Weiner) Bailey and was raised on a farm there. She attended public school in Sauk Centre and graduated from high school there. She went on to attend Alexandria Vocational Technical School and graduated from Bemidji State University with a Bachelor of Science in business education and then received a Master's of education from University of Wisconsin-Stout.

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On August 9, 1986, she married Peter Laing of Red Wing at the Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. She taught business education at Rogue River High School and moved to Red Wing in 1992 where she worked at Xcel Energy. In 1993, she began teaching at Red Wing Technical College, where she taught a variety of courses in the Administrative Support Program at the Red Wing and Winona campuses, as well as business ed classes at the Red Wing high school and correctional facility post-secondary high school.

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Lisa was a member of the Hay Creek Valley Saddle Club, serving as both a leader and member of the club; NEA; MBEI, where she had been awarded teacher of the year; and was an officer of the college Teacher's Union. She was also involved in MQHA, MPHA, BPW, was an officer in Friends of the Florence Town Hall, secretary of Florence Township, member and officer of Pheasants Forever, and was a Hiawatha Valley Land Inc. officer. Lisa enjoyed raising, training and showing quarter and paint horses. In 2009, Lisa placed with her quarter horse in the World Quarter Horse Show in Oklahoma City, placing 8th with her aged mare.

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Lisa was very civic minded; she had a sense of community and was not afraid to stand up for what she believed in. She was a loving and devoted wife, sister, and daughter and was committed to her family. Lisa, who had a great sense of humor, enjoyed gardening, reading, shopping, antiques, treasure hunting, and planning get-togethers for her friends and family.

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She is survived by Peter of Red Wing, her husband; Arlene Bailey of Sauk Centre, Minn., mother; Jeanne Massoletti of Avon, Minn., sister; Jeffrey (Brenda) Bailey of Sauk Centre, brother; Suzanne (Stan) Shefveland of Hammond, Wis., sister; Julie (Al) Monroe of Morris, Minn., sister; and Gwen (Wayne) Bailey-Bitz of Bemidji, Minn., sister; and many nieces, nephews and godchildren.

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She was preceded in death by an infant son, Nathanael James, and her father, Donald Bailey.

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Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel, Red Wing, with Reverend Gordon Trelstad officiating. Visitation was 4 to p.m. Friday at the funeral home and for one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Patti Weigand, Lyle Stelter, Mark Swanson, Neva Burdick, Lisbeth Nelson Butler and LeAnn Moreno.

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Memorials to form a scholarship in Lisa's memory are preferred to the Southeast Technical College Education Foundation or the Department of Corrections Education Foundation.


Lisa Laing

LISA
LAING

1958-2010
Background: Tech instructor collapses on campus, dies

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COURT CONVICTONS
WEEK ENDING APRIL 8, 2010
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT


UNDERAGE BOOZING
Drake D. Larson, 20, 79 W. Broadcway, $180.
Theodore T. Lenneman, 2, St. Michael, Minn., $180.
ALL BOOZING CONVICTIONS
ALL NOISY PARTY


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Audience participation play focuses on violence

WINONA, Minn., April 8, 2010 -- An advocacy performance as -art of Sexual Violence Awareness Month has been scheduled at Winona State University on social victimization, intervention and risk management. Gender studies prof Tamara Berg said the performance is divided into three short scenes. After each scene, audience members will be asked ti reflect on the scenes by re-directing the actors, discussing with others and acting in the scenes, Berg said. The performance, called "When, " is based in a abuse survivor at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Date: Thursday, April 15
Time: 2 and 7 p.m.
Place: Somsen auditorium
Cost: Free
Contact: Tamara Berg at (507) 457-1477
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COURT CONVICTONS
WEEK ENDING APRIL 9, 2010
IN WINONA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT


UNDERAGE BOOZING
Mitchell J. Larsen, 20, Princeton, Minn., $180.
Aaron G.L. Rassat, 19, Maple Lake, Minn., $380.


LOUD PARTYING
Aaron G.L. Rassat, 19, Maple Lake, Minn., $380.
ALL BOOZING CONVICTIONS
ALL NOISY PARTY


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Winona tech instructor dies on campus

WINONA, Minn., April 8. 2010 -- An instructor at Southeast Tech, Lisa Laing, died at a Rochester, Minn., hospital after collapsing on campus of an aneurism. Laing, 51, of Red Wing, MInn., taught in the administrative Support Careers department at both of Tech campuses in Red Wing and Rochester.

Lisa Laing

LISA
LAING

1958-2010


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Sup, donate, take handmade bowl home

WINONA, Minn., April 5, 2020 -- A fundraiser for food shelves, called "Empty Bowls," has been planned by Winona State University art students and Winona potters. Participants can lunch on soup and bread donated by restaurants Beno's, Bloedow's, Blue Heron, Chartwells and Signatures and take home a handmade bowl, said art prof Anne Plummer.
Date: Friday, April 9, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10
Time: Wednesday, April 7
Place: Watkins Gallery
Cost: $12 to $18 donation
Contact: (507) 457-5395
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Universities accused of student fee grab

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 4, 2010 -- California universities are using student fees as a cash cow for things students don't even know about, according to a state budget analyst. The dubious expenditures, said Steve Boilard, a director of the state nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, cited $25 million going into a $185 million basketball stadium upgrade at the UCLA that include cushier seats, a high-def scoreboard and bigger locker rooms after private fundraising fell short. The stadium was among several projects cited by the Los Angeles Times, which placed the shift in funding in a context of major state budget cuts that have triggered new rounds of student fee hikes.

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Boilard said the universities have turned opportunistic "with other people's money." The Times also quoted former UCLA fundraiser Richard Bergman as calling the stadium upgrade "a strange priority." Bergman was fired last year after complaining about diverting students funds. There had indeed been student approval, but student Regent Jesse Bernal called it a rubber-stamp. Students didn't know what was going on, Bernal told the Times.

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Fifteen million dollars of the student money was from fees approved by a student referendum in 2002 to maintain student gyms and student centers. The remaining $10 million had been set aside for seismic repair of student facilities.

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The Times also cited dipping into student fees at Cal State Sacramento. Administrators used co-mingled the fees into a general fund that was used to cover a real estate investment that collapsed, the Times said. The Cal State Sacramento general fund generally is for faculty salaries and class-related operating expenses.

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Nurses continue research on health literacy

WINONA, Minn., April 3, 2010 -- Two Winona State University nursing profs, Catherine Nosek and Martha Scheckel, and recent grad Nicole Emery, wrote an article, "Addressing Health Literacy: Understanding the Experiences of Undergraduate Nursing Students" published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

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Spring children's show takes kids into rabbit hole

WINONA, Minn., April 2, 2010 -- The classic "Alice in Wonderland," the annual children's production at Winona State University, opens next week with matinee for grade-school kids and two weekend performance for the public. Prof Vivian Fusillo directs the show, the 43rd in the annual series. "Perfect for young audiences," Fusillo said. Her thumbnail description: "A classic tale of a teenage girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world full of unique creatures."

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Cast and crew:
Holly Anderson, props supervisor
Justin Atkinson, production assistant
Natoli Barbera, assistant house manager
Corrin Carlson, Duchess
Clara Cerling, dresser
Briana Dankers, Alice
Molly Daun, Red queen
Amanda Gehrke, stage manager
Andrew Halvorsen, mock turtle
Mara Jarvis, wardrobe supervisor
Ben Lambrigtsen, white rabbit
Erik Larson, Gryphon
Skylar Ogren, Humpty Dumpty
Jocelyn Olson, dormouse
Erin Over, assistant stage manager
Ian Parrague, cook
Amber Redig, makeup
Lucas Schmidt, Cheshire cat
Ryan Stefani, king
Tiffany Streng, white queen
Anthony Stewart, light board operator
Jenny Taylor, publicity manager
Ben Weis, sound board operator
Matthew Wenzel, house manager
DeShawn Woods, scenic shift crew
Date: Friday, April 9, and April 10
Time: 7 p.m., Friday; 2 p.m., Saturday
Place: Student Activity Center, Kryzsko Commons
Cost: $3 to $8
Contact: (507) 457-2949
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Economist named WSU liberal arts dean

WINONA, Minn., April 1, 2010 -- A former chief economist with the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries, Ralph Townsend, has been named dean of liberal arts at Winona State. the university confirmed. The appointment, announced Thursday, ends two with the liberal arts college, the largest at the university, being without a dean selected through the usual rigors of a national search. Townsend begins July 1, university President Judith Ramaley said, although Townsend said he will be on campus earlier.

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Townsend holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and then joined the faculty at the University of Maine-Orono. In 20 years at Orono, Townsend served as chair of the Economics Department, associate dean of the Graduate School, director of liberal studies and multidisciplinary programs, and faculty.

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He served one term as president of the North American Association of Fisheries Economists. Later he took up his New Zealand work, then was a visiting research fellow with the Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. He is a two-time Fulbright scholarship recipient.

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History prof Peter Henderson has served two years as interim dean and, after a one-year for sabbatical beginning in the fall, is returning to teaching. The deanship has been vacant since Troy Paino took a career step in 2008 to go to Truman State in Missouri.

Background: Maine economist accepts WSU deanship


Ralph Townsend

RALPH
TOWNSEND

New dean



Peter Henderon

PETER
HENDER-
SON

Sabbatical ahead



Troy Paino

TROY
PAINO

Now in Missouri



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WSU SECURITY REPORT
APRIL 1, 2010

Several students were cited for alcohol in the Sheehan dorm at 11:21 p.m.

A student reported that she was assaulted at an off-campus location by another student.



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Activists to court over deaths of research sheep

MADISON, Wis., April 1, 2010 -- Two animal-rights groups asked a judge to invoke an obscure state law and set up a special prosecutor to go after University of Wisconsin researchers for the deaths of sheep from decompression sickness. The groups, Alliance for Animals and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, claimed that there's probable cause to believe a law has been violated and that the district attorney has refused to prosecute. The issue is now before Judge Amy Smith on whether to order a special prosecutor to file civil charges in the deaths if three sheep that, it is alleged, died from rapid changes in air pressure that can disrupt blood flow. Judge Smith said to expect a ruling later this month.

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Eric Sandgren, director of the university's Research Animal Resources Center, told the Wall Street Journal that researchers are exempted from Wisconsin animal-abuse laws. Also, Sandgren said, the researchers didn't intend to kill the sheep. He called the research "really important."

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NOVEMBER
BALLOT


GOVERNOR
Minnesota

Matt Entenza (Democrat): Former state representative
Mark Dayton (Democrat): Former U.S. senator
Susan Gaertner (Democrat): Ramsey County attorney
Steve Kelly (Democrat): Former state senator
Margaret Anderson Kelliher (Democrat): Speaker of the Minnesota House
John Marty (Democrat): Minnesota Farmers Union president, former state senator
Doug Peterson (Democrat): Former state representative
State Sviggum (Democrat): Speaker of the Minnesota House
Paul Thissen (Democrat): Former speaker of the Minnesota House

IN THE DUST: Tom Bakk (Democrat): State senator
Tim Pawlenty (incumbent) (Republican): Not seeking third term
U.S. HOUSE
Minnesota First DFistrict

Randy Demmer (Republican): State representative fom Hayfield
Jim Engstand (Republican): Pine Island business operator
Jim Hagadone (Republican):
Allen Quist (Republican): Former stat representative from St. Peter
Tim Walz (incumbent) (Democrat): Seeking third term

STATE AUDITOR
Minnesota

Rebecca Otto (incumbent) (Democrat): Seeking second term


WSU STUDENT SENATE

David Obray
President

Caitlin Stene
Vice president

Travis Carlson
Treasurer

Kevin Hoffman
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
At-large

Phil Bergstrom
Sean Gau
Josh Martin
Senior class

Mackenzie Moy
Eric Samuelson
Rachel Schromen
Junior class

Chris Brignull
Melissa Goodwin
Alexandra Shoemaker
Sophomore class

Tha Yeng Her
Annelise Hughes
Vacant
Freshman class

Rebecca Fritz
August Whipple
Business college

Nate Lynne
Michael Majerowicz
Edcation college

Ian Galchutt
Justin Hiniker
Liberal arts

Nicole Woods
Vacant
Nursing college

Jordan Corrigan
Alex McCullough
Science/engineering

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Grad students




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