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The Winonan - 1980S Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 1980s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 2-6-1985 The inonW an Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s Recommended Citation Winona State University, "The inonW an" (1985). The Winonan - 1980s. 128. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s/128 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 - 1980s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Winonan .... Winona State University Volume LXII, -Number 17 February 6, 1985 UJI, Credit transfers easier with new bill By LISA LARSON Education Coordinating Board to Chief Reporter develop common course A bill recently introducted into numberings to distinguish the Minnesota House of remedial, lower division, upper Representatives could make it division, and graduate course easier for students to transfer to work. colleges. James Mootz, director of The three-part bill, co- admissions at Winona State sponsored by Rep. Tim Sherman University, however, said it is not (IR-Winona), would require the realistic to develop a common state board of community course numbering system. "We colleges to develop a system- can't even get the seven state wide standard of general universities to agree on a education requirements for an common numbering system," he Associate of Arts degree. said. According to Tim Sherman, It would be hard to keep up to there have been problems date with courses dropped, transferring to a four-year college added, and course name changes with an Associate of Arts degree. within each department, said Sherman said the bill's chief Mootz. sponsor, Rep. Randy Kelly (DFL- At Winona State, 330 new St. Paul), had a constitutent who transfer students enrolled this was unsatisfied with a credit fall. In order for them to have their The Raging Apache tackles MO Manager Dave Evenson at mudwrestling night. (photo by Scott J. transfer. general education classes waved, Brooks) "Common course numbering at least 60 credit hours earned would reduce some of the must have been in the liberal arts. Is it really main cultural event ? confusion involved in Two English composition transferring," said Sherman. classes, speech, and a basic If the bill is approved, course math class must have been Mudwrestling slops into Winona equivalency guides would be included. developed between the University At least six credits must have By PATRICK McILHERAN of Minnesota regents, the State been taken in each of the broad Feature Editor of the stage. University Board, state areas such as humanities, social 'Tis Tuesday night, and the Mississippi Oh, but they aren't ready to wrestle quite yet. community colleges, and the sciences, and natural sciences Queen nightclub is seething with anticipation All the ladies are dressed more like secretaries Higher Education Coordinating with one lab class. of Winona's great cultural event of 1985. than athletes, for this is T-shirt time: for a few Board to use between The same rules, however, do The Chicago Knockers are in town. paltry dollars, any devoted sports fan can have a institutions that have a high not apply to a student In less than an hour — sometime around 10 genuine Chicago Knockers T-shirt, autographed frequency of transfers. Two-year transferring in from a vocational p.m. — the Knockers are set to send a standing- by the wrestlers. And they'll gladly converse and four-year private colleges school. If a student completes a room only crowd to the heights of artistic with the custome as they sign their names. would also be asked to one-year program at a vocation ecstasy with a demonstration of their art: mud One of the Knockers, not busy at the participate. school, 24 credits are given. A wrestling. moment, consents to talk with a reporter. Her The bill would also require the completed two-year program Some of the art is in the timing. The show name, she says, is Taste of Honey, and she's University of Minnesota regents, earns a student 48 credits. was to have begun at 9 o'clock, but it is nearly from Calumet City, Ill. Does she enjoy earning a the State University Board, state "Normally, none of these 10 before the crowd catches its first sight of the living by hurling other women about in an community colleges, the state credits can apply toward general ladies on the team. The extra hour, mixed with artificial mud puddle? board of vocational technical education or a major. They are beer and loud tunes, has assured that the crowd "I love it, I'm here, aren't I? We're like a education, and the Higher general elective credits," said will cheer for anything, and cheer they do when family," she gushes, and motions to her sister Mootz. the all-female team files out to sit on the edge athletes. Music activities may lose some SAF funding by DALE KURSCHNER going to the guest musicians costs students approximately $14,000 hole in projected student State University Board on a bond News Editor area of the music activity fund. $3,600. activity funds is still going to be balloon payment coming due in Student activity fund She also asked that some to all of There was little reaction and absorbed by the student union five years caused a problem for allocations to music activities at the fund for the university string not opposition by committee and health services at Winona this year's activity fund ad hoc Winona State may be cut quartest be elminiated. member to Hermsen's proposal. State next year, areas directed by committee. approximately $4,000 next year if As it was unamiously passed. Dr. John Kane, vice president of The board decided last year to approved by President Thomas "As much as the string How students at Rochester's student affairs. begin funding a balloon payment Stark. quartest is an activity for the Winona State University center Kane said he plans to target on 20-year-old bonds originally Student Senate President Mary students, it is also a public are charged by activity fees was most -of the cutback's effects on set up under a 30 year repayment Hermsen last Thursday proposed relations item for the university also looked into at last weeks the student union because "last schedule. the cut during a weekly student because of the number of meeting. After twenty minutes of year I cut $7,500 out of Health That balloon payment fund activity fee ad hoc committee community residents it attracts," discussion alternatives to the Services." He also said it would caused an $8 increase in student meeting because she felt the Hermsen said. present "pay half" policy, be easier to take the cuts in the activity fees at Winona State and money was needed more else Allocations for the guest committee members decided to union because the health service other state universities last year, where. musicians last year totaled leave the rules governing the fee figure is based more on salaries none of which locally went into Hermsen proposed cutting all $1,400 - $2,000, according to alone. than the union's. the student activities. student activity fund money Hermsen. The string -quartet An estimated $12,000 to Late financial planning by the Inside Editorials Page 4 Coaching the kids - Hey, baby, Goob's here - Feature Page 10 Arts Page 12 Page 8 Page 12 Sports Page 13 Page 2 Winonan February 6, 1985 11•1•1111111111M111•1111111•11INP ro Proposed drinking age law 1‘,e/tyl49:5/0-e-ded affects age groups differently By TRACY KLOVENS senators are concerned with the said Hermsen. Staff Reporter • bill because a major part of One major reason why the bill In approximately six months, entertainment at Winona State is was moved so fast, Hermsen the drinking age in Minnesota in the downtown area. "With so said, is the fact that the Federal could very likely be raised to the many students under the drinking government plans to withold five age of 21. age, if the bill is passed it would percent of a state's highway This past week, the Criminal create problems in finding funds if the bill is not passed. Justice Subcommittee of the weekend alternatives," Hermsen Hermsen said that this bill is Minnesota House of Representa- said. really "more or less a penalty on Winona's Finest & Happiest Hour tives heard a preliminary bill The new age law would still those states letting 19-year-olds dealing with alcohol legislation, allow people of the age of 18 to continue to drink legally." Mon.-Sat. 4 to 7 p.m. Double Bubble, All Drink Specials according to Winona State be employed in the sale of on sale Bob Krause, director of student Delectable hors d'oeuvres Student Senate President Mary liquor, Hermsen said. affairs at the State University NIGHTLY SPECIALS Hermsen. "It just doesn't make any sense System said the board plans to Monday - MAX'S Lite Ladies Nite 2 for 1 If passed, the bill would be to do something like that," she contact appropriate legislators Tuesday - Men's Import Nite brought into effect July 1, 1985 said. about concerns the board has largest selection and would still allow individuals of imported beer on special Hermsen said she was about the bill. who are 20 years old to continue surprised to see that the bill was "We feel attention should be Wednesday - Fiesta Mexicana 3 tacos for $1.00 to drink. moving along as fast as it was paid to coordinating our Margarita and Mexican entrees on special However, individuals who through the legislature.
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