The Winonan - 2000S

Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 2000s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 3-26-2008 The inonW an Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s Recommended Citation Winona State University, "The inonW an" (2008). The Winonan - 2000s. 197. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s/197 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The inonW an – Student Newspaper at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in The inonW an - 2000s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Volume 86 Issue 19 INSIDE: News la of Rid W Student Senate president resigns from her position v iN • Akon cancels WSU MOkel" co‘i' coc appeareance, heads to Europe Kobit? Rachel Smith New library rules WINONAN for non-students A students' petition for a smoking ban has been placed on a referendum during this week's Student ▪ Self-injury Senate election. Students will be able to vote on whether the smoking ban should become the new documentary shown policy on campus. on campus Senior Bryon Pavelka led the student petition asking for a smoking ban on campus. For three weeks, Pavelka and others walked through the Arts dormitories to gather signatures. Support for the cause was so strong, Pavelka said that within a Candlelight vigil about an hour he had collected all the signatures honors anorexia needed. Pavelka and the other petitioners needed 250 victims student signatures to be able to present the position to the Student Senate. II The Ruckus reviews After the three weeks, the petitioners had retro Stevie Ray gathered a total of 846 signatures. "I think there's a lot of good support for this," Vaughn Pavelka said. Until a recent Student Senate vote, Winona State University had adopted a smoking policy ▪ Underbakke hears that required smokers to stand 25 feet away from Horton: review of campus buildings while smoking. Student Senate's recently adopted stance calls for designated Dr. Seuss film. smoking areas on campus. By representing the opposite position of the a Magician vists Student Senate, the student petition was able to go Katherine Chickey/WINONAN directly to referendum for this week's election. campus; shocks Used cigarette butts litter the ground by Minne Hall Thursday on campus. students Bryon Pavelka, who arranged the petition for the vote on a smoking ban, See SMOKING, Page 3 wants a full smoking ban at WSU. Phone: (507) 457-5119 http://www.winona.edu/winonan Documentary sheds light on the issue of self-mutilation Dana Kudelka relationship with her boyfriend for girls to be violent," said WINONAN when she began cutting. Manson. "Men can get rid of "(Cutting) was a way to aggression through sports. Musician Wendy Schneider release everything," said Girls get labeled as bitches." was shocked to hear her friend's Rachel. Manson stopped cutting daughter Kaylee had been self- Shirley Manson, lead singer when Garbage formed in injuring for four years. of the rock band Garbage, 1994. She was more shocked when shares her personal struggles "I had a new way to express Kaylee said she knew 25 other with self-injury in "Cut." myself," said Manson. students who participated in "Cutting itself was a stress Manson takes what she cutting. reliever," said Manson. learned from her personal After walking around Manson said although she had interactions with cutting as a Kaylee's school and not seeing a great family and upbringing, way to better understand the any information about who self- she still doesn't understand world. injuring students could contact, why she resorted to cutting. "(Cutting) allowed me to Schneider decided to make a "The triggers for why I cut understand the world in a less documentary portraying the each time were different," said black and white fashion," voices of the teenagers. Manson. "But the release was said Manson. On Tuesday, March 18, always the same." Gina Young, playwright Schneider showed her But even the release made behind "She Cuts Herself/ documentary "Cut: Teens and Manson feel ashamed. She Likes to Write," told Self Injury" in the Science "I felt like a freak," said Schneider she used cutting as Lab Center at Winona State Manson. "I had a compulsion an alternative to getting upset University. to cut." and screaming. "Cut" shares the stories of Manson believes that cutting "I didn't think others [cut teenagers and why they resort may be used by many women themselves]," said Young. "I to self-injury and cutting. as a way to let their aggression met a lot of people in high Katherine Chickey/WINONAN "Cut" begins with a teenage out. school who self-injured." Wendy Schneider answers questions after showing her girl named Rachel who was in a "The way our culture is documentary "Cut: Teens and Self-Injury" Tuesday, March 18 mentally and physically abusive present makes it unacceptable See CUT, Page 4 in SLC 120. New library policies instituted,i users must present I.D. Courtney Zinter caught looking at pornography 34*-• :0:04??.,%V• WINONAN on at least three occasions. He said two were registered After catching com- sex offenders and one was ar- munity members using rested in the library for violat- its library to look at inap- ing his parole. propriate web sites, Win- Hardesty said after these inci- ona State University has dences, they didn't have much changed its public access of a choice but to implement rules. policies that would protect the As of Monday, commu- students. nity members who want to "It's a shame because it's just use the library must pres- a few people doing it," Hard- ent a government issued esty said, "but we have to do it I.D. because those few people are They also must be at disrupting and making it awk- least 17 years old, and ward and sometimes just un- anyone under 18 must comfortable for the majority." have a parent or guardian Aside from inappropriate with them when they are computer usage, Hardesty said authorized. there is a problem with younger The other main change people coming in to play games is that each person can and would bother others in the only use a computer for library. Fred Schuize/WINONAN two hours each day. Steve Heftman, of WSU tech support, works on the library's public access computers Monday to According to Dr. Larry prepare them for the new public access policies. Hardesty, Dean of Library Services, people have been See LIBRARY, Page 6 2 News SMOKING Continued from Page 1 Student Senator Rotney Senate recommendation for students. O'Shea is on the senate election designated smoking areas will "I think it's ludicrous," Burke Get It, Eat It, Win! committee that worked on the be adopted. said. "I think it goes against student smoking referendum For Pavelka, the petition for everything we've worked for to options for this week. a smoking ban was primarily build an inclusive environment For a limited time! You could win a $50 "We need to make sure that meant to address student health on campus." gift card from Best Buy! All you have to no side has been left out," concerns. The designated smoking areas do is try a delicious Take Er Bake Pizza O'Shea said. "Students shouldn't be would be a good compromise In order for the smoking ban subjected to the dangers of because non-smokers would from Kafe Kryzsko! Take one home and to be considered, there must be a second hand smoke," he said. know areas to avoid on campus; cook it yourself, or swing into Mama 10 percent student body turnout "There's no level of safe it would eliminate the ambiguity Leone's and we'll cook it for you. at the polls during this week's smoke:: that may have occurred with elections. If this 10 percent Not all students believe the the previous 25 foot smoking minimum is reached, the Senate all campus smoking ban is policy, Burke added. will adopt the position favored appropriate. Student Senator The all-campus smoking by student vote. Terri Burke believes the ban will leave no room for Without this 10 percent of smoking ban is the wrong compromise, Burke said. students, the original Student approach because it singles out "They're seeing it as an all or artwells nothing," Burke said. "It's not an Offer expires February 26, 2008. Winner will be contacted by email. all or nothing issue." Student Senate has not decided the designated smoking areas yet. Pavelka is still skeptical as to whether ••• the designated smoking areas could be enforced. "Lines don't ,‘' stop smoke," said Pavelka. "We have a beautiful campus why ruin it?" The policy that is passed will become the official position of the Student Senate and then presented to Winona State President Judith Ramaley, who has the final say on the matter. Contact Rachel at No official re RDSmith5697@ been brou ht to IighL 1 k\.‘a Imose' , winona.edu MI 40 ed carlici this sciiester \Awn Ali' fired all tOio Is began Tt't cominitoc chairs, (.:(mt-rovers:si and 'cal. )avi tmfav runs also o:lien many reit. tinconiesi,:d 1()r presidt:ai, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - News 3 Mysoginistic violence explained Claudia Cappiello for over 30 years to stop vio- their partners or other men, it is WINONAN lence against women. no wonder women fear for their The discussion began with safety. The federal Violence One in four women will be Morse asking the men at the Against Women Act of 2005 sexually assaulted before they discussion a few questions.

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