Prez nods off as lieutenant governor speaksWINONA, Minn., Feb. 10, 1999 -- The university president couldn't keep himself awake during a campus speech by Lt. Gov. Mae Schunk, a Winona State University newspaper, the Winonan, reported. The week's lead photograph showed Darrell Krueger slouched in an auditorium seat. The photo rankled many campus people as gratuitously unflattering. It also revived questions whether Krueger suffers nacrolepsy. Amid reports four years ago that he fell asleep at the wheel at a Sarnia and Huff stop sign, Krueger was asked whether he suffered the disorder. He said no.
Athlete sidesteps temptationWINONA, Minn., Feb. 10, 1999 -- A La Crosse Bobcats basketball player, Marcus Mann, told Winona State University students that his faith in God led him to walk away from a National Basketball Association career. An NBA lifestyle, Mann said, means being tempted by drugs, women and "all of those traps." The Lord told him to "pack up and go home," he said. Mann said his faith is absolute. God, he said, helped him develop basketball skills and saw him through an A- grade-point average at Mississippi State. "God has been good to me," he said.
Newspaper: Keep town in tech nameRED WING, Minn., Feb. 10, 1999 -- The Red Wing Republican editoralized for caution in discussions about changing the name of Red Wing/Winona Technical College. Going to a compass name, like Southeast Minnesota Vo-Tech, would vaporize community identity, the newspaper said.
Guv turns back on angry studentsST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 10, 1999 -- An exchange between students from several state colleges and Gov. Jesse Ventura degenerated into shouting on the Capitol steps -- until Ventura retreated back inside the Capitol. Students, numbering about 150, had been chanting: "Lower tuition is our mission." Ventura fired back: "Then maybe your professors should take a pay cut." Things went downhill until Ventura said, "I'm not bothering anymore." He strode through the students and disappeared inside.
Student prez: Access to news in doubtWINONA, Minn., Feb. 10, 1999 -- Wiping out state funding for noncommercial broadcasting, including KQAL at Winona State University, would be "detrimental," said the president of the Student Senate. Referring to the $36,400 that KQAL received this year, Rob Lambent said: "To cut funding would be detrimental to our access to bib-partial, non-biased news."
Judge issues Chief Barry probeWINONA, Minn., Feb. 9, 1999 -- A pre-sentence investigation was ordered for Barry Logan, a background player in the G-Bone Perkins drive-by shooting case. Judge Lawrence Collins issued the order after a closed-door meeting with Logan's attorney and a county prosecutor. Courthouse speculation: A plea bargain near. Barry, known in underground circles as Chief Barry, was accused by Perkins of locking his girlfriend in a bathroom while he and another man ransacked his place. The drive-by shooting, outside Chukka's downtown at closing time, sent dozen of college students diving for safety. Nobody was hit.
Cook: KQ keeps students up-to-dateWINONA, Minn., Feb. 9, 1999 -- Student awareness of campus and community events could be hurt by Gov. Jesse Ventura's proposed finding cut, said Tracy Cook, promotions manager at the Winona State University station KQAL-FM. News and sports programs make students aware of what's going on, Cook said. The station also serves as bulletin board of events, she said. Among programs Cook cited:
Prof: Use G-Bone jewelry for billsWINONA, Minn., Feb. 9, 1999 -- Retired Winona State University prof Mac MacCauley called on the court to sell G-Bone Perkins' jewelry to help pay the cost of his government-provided attorneys. In a letter to the Winona Daily News, MacCauley said: "I believe every story related to drug crimes should contain information relative to what taxpayers pay to defend those participating in illegal drug activities." When he was sentenced, Perkins asked the court to give the jewelry, worth an estimated $430, to his girlfriend.
Masscom's KQ seen as training groundWINONA, Minn., Feb. 8, 1999 -- The masscom program at Winona State University, which includes KQAL-FM, produced 34 grads in 1997, university placement figures show. Enrollment could decline if a funding cut proposed by Gov. Jesse Ventura is approved, say people at the station. Said junior Jenny Caldwell: "I get the feel of what it's like to be a real disk jockey. I would be lost when it came time to start my career if I didn't have some kind of training on a noncommercial station before hand."
Hang 10 dancers finish secondST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 7, 1999 -- The Winona State University team Hang 10 danced its way to second place at the Winter Carnival with a jazz-funk routine. Minnesota State-Mankato won with 158 points. Winona State had 152, and Moorhead State 149. "Too bad we didn't have more teams to compete against," said Winona State team captain Natalie Young. Most teams, she said, are saving their travel money for a trip to nationals in Florida.
WSU janitor earns rehab recognitionWINONA, Minn., Feb. 7, 1999 -- A Winona State University janitor, Dorothy Kleinschmidt, received a community support award from the Occupational Rehabilitation Center for working with ORC employees in the Smaug student center. Said ORC leader Erlene Heller: "She is outstanding with employees and really accepts them as any other employee." Elcombe: KQAL is key to learningWINONA, Minn., Feb. 7, 1999 -- Gov. Jesse Ventura 's plan to eliminate state funds for KQAL at Winona State University and other noncommercial stations would undermine broadcast education, said chair Ron Elcombe of the Winona State masscom department, which operates the station. Students gain experience that can be achieved only through working hands-on with equipment and ideas, said Elcombe. Said sophomore Chris Haugen of the KQ staff: "If the station was lost, it would be a harder to get a grasp of how things are supposed to work in a commercial radio station."
Barkeep: Never saw StapletonWINONA, Minn., Feb. 6, 1998 -- The owner of one of the bars accused of serving too much to Tim Stapleton the night that he and four other Saint Mary's University people died said he never saw him. Joe Jacobson, of Jake's bar, said he was on duty that night and would remember. The suits, by the families of two of the victims, cite a private investigation that concluded Stapleton was driving.
Hot Fish Shop out of businessWINONA, Minn., Feb. 6, 1998 -- The Hot Fish Shop, where generations of Winona college students celebrated special occasions, often with their visiting families, closed due to competition and growing overhead. The restaurant, known for its pickled beets, was founded in 1931 by Henry and Helen Kowalewski, who gave the place a Polish flavor.
Daniel: KQ draws enrollmentWINONA, Minn., Feb. 6, 1999 -- If Winona State University radio station KQAL suffers a state budget cut and has to scale back, the university's recruiting could be affected, said Ajit Daniel, station manager. Daniel noted, as an example, that a Drake University student has applied to Winona State just for the broadcast program and the reputation of KQAL. "This says a lot about our radio station and our school." Can KQ survive? "It's going to be tough, but we will try," Daniel said.
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KQ chief: State money key at stationWINONA, Minn., Feb. 5, 1999 -- Eliminating $4 million for noncommercial broadcasting would be "a drop in the bucket" for the state budget, but for stations like KQAL at Winona State University it goes a long ways, said Ajit Daniel, KQ's general mnanager. The FM station received $36,400 this year -- almost three times as much as comes from the university budget.
Lobbyist: Ventura has seen the light
Two bars seek end to death suitWINONA, Minn., Feb. 5, 1998 -- Two downtown bars, Jake's and Rascal's, asked the court to dismiss wrongful death actions by the families of two of the five Saint Mary's University young people who died in a 1997 truck wreck. A third bar in the suit, Hei 'n Low, did not participate in the request. The families of Susan Wall and Mary Karnick claim the bars served an "obviously intoxicated" person in violation of the state dram-shop law.
KQ exec "scared" over Ventura planWINONA, Minn., Feb. 4, 1999 -- If Gov. Jesse Ventura's public broadcasting cuts go through, KQAL would somehow limp along, said the student program director at the Winona State University radio station. "We would be able to stay in operation," Sean Hays said. Even so, Hays called the proposal "scary." The governor, he said, isn't up to speed on the educational and community value of the station.
State child care? Schunk says noWINONA, Minn., Feb. 4, 1999 -- New Lt. Gov. Mae Schunk, herself a school teacher, told Winona State University education students that the mail is split half for, half against the new high-school graduation standards. Schunk said Gov. Jesse Ventura will revisit the standards, but neither she nor the governor knows yet what, if anything, needs changing. To a student question about state support for child care, Schunk said: "If you aren't ready to have children, then you shouldn't." Schunk favors employer-provided child-care. Profs' lobbyist applauds Ventura budgetST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 4, 1999 -- The higher-ed budget proposed by new Gov. Jesse Ventura is the best "to come out of the governor's office in at least a decade," said Russ Stanton, lobbyist for the statewide college faculty union. Stanton noted that Ventura proposed 3 percent salary hikes next year and the year after -- plus 2 percent to help the state's colleges, including Winona State University, offer competitive salaries to attract new profs.
SMU student finds self shirtlessWINONA, Minn., Feb. 4, 1999 --Anybody seen someone wearing Greg Peebles polo shirt? The Saint Mary's University student told police somebody took the shirt, and a coat, gloves and ring worth $600 or so while he was in the campus rec center. Two SMU death suits droppedWINONA, Minn., Feb. 4, 1998 -- Two suits in the 1997 deaths of five Saint Mary's University people have been settle out-of-court, said attorney Mike Sieben. He called the settlement "confidential" between the families of victims Susan Wall and Mary Karnick, whom he represented, and the family of Tim Stapleton, who owned the truck that went into the Mississippi River at the foot of Huff Street. Meanwhile, the two families have sued three taverns where, they say, Stapleton was served too much booze, which led to the wreck.
SMU woman slips on slick iceWINONA, Minn., Feb. 4, 1999 -- A Saint Mary's University employee, on her way to work, slipped on thaw-slickened ice and hurt her left ankle. Rescuers applied a splint and took the woman, 44, to the hospital.
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