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Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 2000s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 10-19-2005 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" (2005). The Winonan - 2000s. 137. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s/137 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]. 7ednesday, Oct. 19 , 2005 Volume 84 Issue 7 Inside Dilapidated rental properties News Students plagued by ■ Hurricane Re- lief Initative con- caved roofs, mice, bugs .7% tinues planning ■ Students angry about losing parking spots to faculty ■ WSU aims for fourth blood drive trophy Photos by Matt Kasper/WINONAN WSU student Heather Anderson claims she has been liv- ing with mice and bugs at her 309 E. Fifth St. apartment. Arts Amber Dulek Streier planned to build ■ Chinese au- WINONAN an addition to the duplex during the summer unbe- thor shares As the age-old battle be- knownst to Schmidt and tween landlords and tenants his roommates, when they experiences as wages on, two Winona State signed the lease in June. Red Guard University students share some "They told us a week recent episodes about their after we signed the con- tion. able to use over half the apart- current rental situations. tract, but we found out by the "Remember that week dur- ment," Schmidt said, "We had ■ WSU student "It's horrible how they take zoning committee that they've ing the summer that it rained to go out to eat all the time money from college students had this permit for two years," everyday? Well, that was because we didn't have a us- crowned beauty and get away with this," said Schmidt said. the week the house flooded able kitchen." Dustin Schmidt, a sophomore "This summer we were con- because the roof was tore off," Schmidt said his room- queen marketing major. stantly woken up by sounds of Schmidt said. mate's car was hit when one of Schmidt and his room- hammering at 7:30 a.m. in the They used 55 gallon the builder's boards fell from mates, Gunnar Zollinger, Chris morning," Schmidt said. garbage cans and whatever the house. ■ Eric reviews Bjerke and Jared On, rent one Schmidt and his roommates buckets they could find to hold "Since the builders weren't 'Elizabethtown' side of a duplex on 466 Kan- were hanging out in the living the water that was coming into insured, the landlord had to sas Street from Donna Streier room one night when the ceil- their house. pay $1,300 out of her own of the Broadway Property ing caved in and their dog was "She gave us one month pocket for the damages," Management. almost killed in the commo- free of rent, but we weren't See Rent, Page 6 Phone: 50 / 457-5119 http://www.winonasedutwillOildll ............ - k I S1 E College Degree and No Plans? 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Gil Gutknecht, R-Minnesota, WINONAN The HEA is reauthorized every five to Miller said. seven years so any changes to it would Earlier in the month, MSUSA rep- Winona State University students stay in effect until the reauthorization. resentatives traveled to Washington, made their opinions heard against Con- The Budget Reconciliation bill will D.C., to lobby against the two bills. gress' attacks on financial aid. have Congress approving a budget The MSUSA representatives, in- Approximately 120 Winona State resolution that will cut down the stu- cluding Winona State Student Senate students called in and told their local dent loan programs. This will eliminate President Ryan Flynn, talked with all legislators that they are taking a stand $9 billion from the programs. These of the Minnesota's representatives. against the two bills that will make cuts will remove many student borrow- Except Gutknecht and Rep. John access into higher education harder and er benefits and will cause an increase Kline, R-Minnesota, most of the more costly for students. in student debt by thousands of dol- representatives expressed concern The legislators are now hearing that lars. The budget reconciliation bill will with the Budget Reconciliation Bill students do in fact care, said Julia Mill- finalize these cuts. and H.R. 609 er, Minnesota State University Student MSUSA and the Winona State Stu- "We made an impact with Gut- Association campus coordinator. dent Senate gave students a chance to knecht," Miller said. The House will vote on the H.R. voice their opinions by organizing and Students are unaware that this is a 609 bill, which represents the single hosting the call-in day. national effort, not just a Minnesota largest cut in the history of student aid MSUSA is an independent, non- one, Winona State Sen. Jared Stene programs. 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Despite the relocation of the Red Cross one donor, but restores most of the donor's Nathan Kafka, assistant hall Blood Drive, Winona State managed to plasma. director for the Quad, said the lot raise blood for 837 blood transfusions dur- "First time donors are extremely impor- Campus construction is causing that was previously silver was the ing the annual drive that took place Oct. tant. It widens the pool of potential do- a rift in available parking for the smallest lot for the largest residence 11-13. nors," said Predmore. Winona State University Commu- hall. The Smaug's construction forced the Peplinski said donors are allowed to nity. Kafka has received nine parking blood drive to be held in the Purple Rooms give blood every 56 days if they give single As a result of Pasteur Hall reno- violations for continuing to park in of Kryzsko Commons. units and every 165 days if they donate vations and the Kryzsko Commons the former silver lot. Student Senator Ryan Predmore, who double red-cell units.