The Winonan - 1980S

Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 1980s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 9-24-1986 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" (1986). The Winonan - 1980s. 173. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s/173 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]. St. Charles flooded, Page 8 & 9 Winonan Smart NIC Player of the Week, Page 16 Winona State University Volume VXIV Warner will be remembered , Winona, Minn. 55987 Number 4 September 24, 1986 (.' Page 11 WSU fall enrollment makes new record By JACKIE COSTA students it has (calculated by Staff Reporter dividing the total credit hours ac- Records are becoming all too easy cumulated at the university by an to beat for Winona State University, average base of 15 per student). as enrollment reached a new peak FTEs are up 328 this year Martin this fall. said, to a record of 4,950. The 10th instructional day's total FTEs actually droped while head count of students last week reveal- count increased two years ago, ed increases in the number of resulting in the only decline in real students and total credits they're enrollment the university has felt for taking. close to 10 years. Since then, the Almost 1,200 freshmen came into university's admissions department the university this fall, compared to has been trying a few new things. last year's record setting 1,087. That Increased phone calls to in- increase, combined with more non- terested students, visits by the traditional and transfer students, university president to certain com- helped boot total enrollment up to munities and heavier recruitment ef- 5,726 this year, 251 higher than last forts in the Minneapolis, St.Paul area year's all time record. and Chicago area are only a few, ac- The number of students, however, cording to Admissions Director is less important for the university James Mootz. than the number of credits each stu- But even with the new tactics, dent, on average, is taking. The Mootz persisted in saying the univer- university receives funding based on sity sells itself because of its size, how many full-time equivalent location and quality of education. Grawe plans on strong republican turnout By BILL POND News Editor Winonan photo by Mark Hoffman Winona State University English professor Paul Grawe may not be as well One of the younger participants to attend the sixth annual Take Back the Night Rally takes a peak known as 1st District Rep. Tim Penny, but he is counting on a lot of republican at the other side of a sign posted in the courtyard at Winona State. The rally, which is the largest voters to come out of the woodwork to help him beat the incumbent during of its type in Minn. outside of the Twin Cities, attracted about 80 participants. the Nov. 4 election. Grawe hit the campaign trail by bike in June, covering about 400 hun- dred miles of territory from Winona to Mankato. "It really gave me a chance to get to know people and for them to get to know me," Grawe said. Rally takes back the night But in early August, Grawe's campaign dried up due to lack of funds. His luck changed when the First District Republican Office of Winona commit- ted $10,000 to rejuvegate his campaign efforts about two weeks ago. Grawe is now confident he will make a good showing and that the rest of his cam- from rapists, pornographers paign will be a success. Grawe claims about 40 percent of the voters in the First District know who By LIZ MILLER form a procession headed down Huff and Broad- he is or are familiar with his name."That's very good for someone who has Staff Reporter way Streets and part of Winona's downtown while not held an office before." The Winona Women's Resource Center held its chanting "Women Unite" and "Rape and battery Grawe said the First District has a high concentration of republican voters sixth annual Take Back the Night Rally Friday night are no joke". which he hopes to capitalize on. "All kinds of people are switching to the to protest violence against women and children The ralliers received mixed reactions from many Republican Party. But people are turned off. They don't want to be involved Signs reading "Stop Rape," "We will not be vic- of Winona's observers. One woman drove by in her in politics." timized" and "Snuff Out Porn" filled the Winona car and honked in support of the marchers. Some Grawe said his campaign has been "real issues-orientated" and as a State University courtyard where the rally began with students inside Winona State's dorms jeered at the result, voters will better identify with his stances. "Our issues base is real about 80 participants. marchers as they passed by. Front porch lights solid." he said. As dusk grew closer, men, women and children flickered on and off as the rally went down their Grawe feels Penny's image is only skin deep and that the second term encircled a platform that was the center of the rally streets. Some heads peered out from inside of some Democrat is not facing up to issues like he should be. and listened to speeches dealing with the abuse of downtown bars to see what all the commotion was Grawe said major issues confronting Minnesotans have been the Hormel women. about. meat packer strike in Austin Minn. and pollution of the Mississippi River. After the speeches, ralliers banded together to See Night, page 6 He said Penny has done nothing. See Grawe, page 2 Different newspapers at WSU have same need By STEVE EISWIRTH went with Campus Life this fall. which it can not afford at this time." Mass Communications Chairman costs will be covered by advertising, Assistant News Editor In an effort to pay for Campus Terhune was refering to the John Vivian, other ways needed to which Vivian hopes will someday Two newspapers at Winona State Life's production costs, Winona Daily Winonan's recent agreement to be found to fund the newspaper. reach $13,000 a year. University may be too much for each News' sales staff was brought in to make payments for three years on a Winona State administrators The change to a monthly format one to survive financially. sell student directed ads for Campus new typesetting system worth earlier this month approved an was made because of concern over Steps taken to cure recent finan- Life's first four "back to school" $28,000. allocation of $8,100 to the mass com- "maintaining good relations with the cial problems with, Winona State issues. Future issues will take in After one year at his job, Winona munications department to partially Winonan, who (sic) ... has been fear- University's laboratory newspaper, advertising sold by students both in Daily News Publisher Howard Hoff- pay for Campus Life. According to an ful of losing advertising revenue to Winona Campus Life has adversely and outside of the mass communica- master this summer cut off the Aug. 28 memo sent from Dean of Winona Campus Life," Coughlin affected the student produced tions classroom, officials said. original arrangement with Winona Liberal Arts Richard Coughlin to Vice said. The decrease in pages also Winonan. In a memo to Vice President of State's mass communications President of Student Affairs John meant a savings of close to $6,000 Winonan business manager Mon- Student Affairs John Kane, Sept. 11, department to allow Campus Life Kane, the allocation will help cover in production costs annually. ty Terhune estimated the student Terhune said, "Unless Campus Life free use of its printing, supplies, the cost of producing nine monthly "The current lack of guidelines on newspaper lost as much as $900 in returns to its original design, intent facilities and circulation. issues with a total projected number Campus Life advertising and piles of two weeks from advertisers who and purpose, the Winonan may face After Hoffmaster cut off the free of pages equal to last year's weekly previously delt with the Winonan and a substantial reduction in revenue services, valued at $22,000 a year by eight page editions. The remaining See Newspapers, page 6 Page 2 Winonan September 24, 1986 Police Chief Scherer retiring from force By TISHA HARMS the excitment involved in police Scherer feels job satisfaction is an said he faced his share of freshman law it will probably end their college Staff Reporter work. "There are always tests. important element in any successful jitters. career, so there are deterrents for the "I never considered quitting, and There's always the expectation of career. Scherer said college "I could face two drunks in a dark college student that are not I never would have — unitl now," danger, of risks, of boredom, of really students who are confused about alley without any sweat, but to sit in necessarily there for local kids." said Winona's Chief of Police John dealing...with the unknown." what they want to do should take a a classroom full of intelligent young The biggest trends Scherer sees Scherer about his 34 years with the Scherer said. "To me that was wide range of classes to pinpoint an persons and to match wits with them involving students is the affect of city's police department, and his always an exciting challange." area of interest and job satisfaction.

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