Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 2000s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 4-9-2008 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. 199. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s/199 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, April 9, 2008 Volume 86 Issue 21 INSIDE: News • Students vote in favor of smoking ban MI Bike week: many events to promote bike riding Could thisioniser a New laptop models °Saturday Mgist Live" chosen gar be the WU spring ▪ Tri-Sig raises money through paformer? Rockin' for Robbie works with his Night Live" from 1996 to 2003. agents for three He currently stars as Tracy Jordan on Arts to four months the NBC show, "30 Rock." before an artist Winona State has put in a bid for a Annual Make- is announced. Morgan to perform at Somsen Auditorium A-Movie contest After Akon on Thursday, April 24. pulled out Reed said that Morgan was in the returns Google Images from the spring ballpark of what Winona State would pay Claudia Cappiello concert, Reed to bring a comedian, so he wouldn't be ■ The Ruckus names WINONAN decided that there was simply not enough surprised if Morgan accepts the offer. time to set up another concert. Morgan would be booked as a top 10 emcees of all Now that time is dwindling down "In all fairness, Akon came back with "backline," where Winona State would time until school is out for summer, Winona alternate dates, but they did not fit," Reed fly him out for the night, since he is not State University Programming Activities said. currently on tour. Committee (UPAC) is working to get a There is a small window in late march If Morgan declines the offer, Reed said ▪ Underbakke bored big-name comedian to come in place of until early April to book McCown that there would most likely not be a show the spring concert. Gymnasium for the annual spring concert, this spring because there is simply not by Leatherheads Joe Reed, director of the Student Union and that window has already closed enough time. at Winona State along with members of because of Sesquicentennial week and The cost of attending the comedian UPAC, felt they had to do something spring commencement. would be no more than $10 per person. big, and it had to be done in less than a Reed has been working with an agency Reed says that this won't even put a ■ Plan B: emergency month. from Green Bay, Wis., for 15 years, called dent in the cost to get Morgan to come birth control A big-name comedian is easier to pull Event Resources Presents Inc. They are to Winona, but that he wants as many off in a short amount of time than a well- helping him with the potential comedian, students as possible to attend. known band, because normally, Reed Tracy Morgan, who appeared on "Saturday See TRACY, page 3 Phone: (507) 457-5119 http://www.winona.edu/winonan Concert raises money for children's play therapy Tri-Sigma donates funds to two hospitals for the cause Rachel Smith Wisconsin—River Falls, the raising money for global WINONAN Winona chapter decided to try awareness and breast cancer a new approach this year. awareness. Students showed their support "It's a trial run. I'm hoping "Whenever we can play last Thursday at the Winona that we will be able to do this a show that's more than for State University's Tri-Sigma again next year and build it as a just playing music—that's sorority's Rockin' for Robbie new tradition," Horkey said. important. It's my favorite concert for The Robbie Paige Chairperson for Tri-Sigma's kind of performance," Memorial Foundation. foundation committee, Lauren Skyline Citizen's bassist This was the sorority's first Solmonson, said that the Tyler Scholl said. benefit concert raising money sorority's foundation committee Many students were for the foundation, which has still yet to decide whether to encouraged to attend the supports care for hospitalized continue the benefit concert in concert by friends involved children through play therapy. the future based on this year's in the sorority. The foundation was originally success. Junior and education created to raise money towards Three student bands, two major Sarah O'Brien felt finding a cure for polio, after local and one from the Twin especially connected to the the son of the Tri-Sigma Cities, Minn., area, volunteered cause at last week's concert. national president died from to perform at the concert, held "I'm in the ed(ucation) the disease. last Thursday night in Winona program and it really has Now, the money earned now State's student union. a lot to do with working for the foundation is donated The bands were Wake Up with kids," O'Brien said. to two hospitals that Tri-Sigma Bedhead, Brass Lamp and "Raising money for these sponsors: the North Carolina Skyline Citizen. kids is important." Memorial Hospital at Chapel For the musicians of Skyline Hill and the Children's Medical Citizen, performing at benefit Center in Dallas, Texas. concert is a great tradition. Contact Rachel at Joy Horkey, treasurer for The band has played at other [email protected] Tri-Sigma, said the goal for benefit concerts that included the concert was to raise more prre than the $750 from sorority Eli Glorr of Brass Lamp plays the guitar Thursday night at the members' donations. Each Orr Rockin' for Robbie benefit concert in the Student Union. member of the sorority is required to pay a $25 fee Off-Campus Housing The Secret is Out! toward the foundation. The Robbie Paige Memorial for Next Year (6/08-5/09 Foundation is a national Learners who have learned are living in foundation that is supported Huge reductions in rental rates for ail remaining roUllataill City next year_ Learn whir by all national Tri-Sigma 3. 4 & 5BR apartments for new year. Now you sororities. cart rant the best for the price of the rest! After extensive advertising for the concert through flyers, campus e-mails and radio Apartnents & Houses in publicity, the Winona Tri- Winona & Fountain Ci Sigma sorority was able to RENT T raise $1,029 this year for the Be Qualiq and Seavice inWirio.na GreatRiverHouse'ste foundation. Office across from Sbeeban Hand Za Za The Tri-Sigma sorority had 47/ - Winona's Ori:gMal "Alunums-Owned" Miming *hot ellitatillreival iiyi &MN traditionally done a spring A few 1, 2, 3 beclioum apartmEsdn and 1 41IR walk-a-thon to raise money house asaullobie June 1,20118. Some 1 & 2 ER new discounts and promotions at: for the foundation. Lookifor apartments available now_ These walk-a-thons have WinanaStudentliousing.com .a _T5 wad zing, maims a tzeasionabientes,. had great success in the past, Horkey said, but after hearing 507.454 4444 Al SL.3fS nonaStudentHausing.com about the success of a benefit and Priecs: ‘44,013„ap.„.. 507.454,4444 concert from the Tri-Sigma YOMSZIM400024Wi>> 4 chapter at the University of 2 News Continue from Students voted overwhelming favor towards campus smoking ban TRACY page 1 Dana Kudelka Student Senate web site. According to a document icy, a student conduct officer Concerts are set up the WINONAN The issue has had very pas- containing a proposed amend- will send the violation to be same way. Usually, Winona sionate people on both ends .of ment prepared by Winona State reviewed through the student State doesn't make a profit In last week's Student Senate the spectrum, said Student Sen- president Judith Ramaley Nov. judicial process. but ideally, they break even. elections, Winona State Univer- ate interim vice president Tern 24, 2007, enforcement of the Winona State senior Bryon Student activity fees will sity students were allowed to Burke. tobacco-free policy will de- Pavelka believes the election subsidize the remainder of the vote either for or against a ban "(Student Senate) hasn't pend on the cooperation of all results verified what the stu- cost to get Morgan to come to that would eliminate tobacco seen many people in between," university faculty, staff and stu- dents wanted. Winona. usage anywhere on campus. Burke said. dents. Pavelka, a former Student Winona State was originally By Wednesday a record Burke has concerns of how "The University will develop Senate candidate who ran on looking at another comedian, 20.3% of the student body had Winona State security will en- training programs to assist and a tobacco-free platform, said Demetri Martin from The voted and their opinions were force a campus-wide ban. prepare students and employ- having a tobacco-free campus Daily Show. Winona State heard. "Security doesn't enforce the ees to help one another honor will be easier to enforce than put in a bid for Martin, but the The results of the elections 25 foot rule now," said Burke, the tobacco-free environment," the current 25-foot policy. offer was rejected. were 1,151 votes 'yes' and 579 and advocate against the cam- said Ramaley in the document. "They wanted more money," votes 'no', according to the pus smoking barn. If a student violates the pol- See SMOKING, page 6 Reed said.