The Winonan - 1990S

Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 1990s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 12-18-1996 The inonW an Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1990s Recommended Citation Winona State University, "The inonW an" (1996). The Winonan - 1990s. 169. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1990s/169 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 - 1990s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Christmas greet- "What's Going On? >% Tips to make you ings, your favorite Tuesday Night Topics holidays merry and columnists share and lunch for a buck. bright. holiday sentiments. See Page 2 See Page 4 See Page 7 See Pa• e 10 e W NOVA Fri UN vERi TY L 11/1 3 0106 00362 4722 1111011(111 Wednesday, December 18, 1996 Vol. 75 Winona State's First Student Pa er Established 1922 WSU radio station seeks funding, equipment More money for KQAL could mean increase in sound quality, student involvement "This station attracts so many stu- By Chris Mashak cations Commission to establish the also require listeners to buy new digi- Funding the equipment is sure to an equipment account. For the 1996- Special to the Winonan dents here because you can start as a technical standards for digital broad- tal radios which could receive digital be a concern. Until standards have 97 school year, KQAL has applied for first-year student," said senior Lisack, casting equipment. According to Chief transmission. been set, Martin said, it is hard to say $82,768 under the Ampers operations Brian Turany and Tom Lisack both KQAL's chief announcer. Engineer Mike Martin, digital broad- "It won't happen overnight," said how much the equipment will cost. account and $16,690 under the knew why they wanted to come to Both Turany and Lisack are broadcast equipment would result in a Martin, who predicts anywhere from "It could be anywhere from $5,000 Ampers equipment account. Last year Winona State University. casting majors and are anticipating clearer transmission. five to 10 years. to $50,000," said Martin. "You never the station spent $74,291 and $3,969, It wasn't just because the bars are KQAL getting updated equipment. "It would sound like you're play- Martin added that listeners won't know if the funding will be there." respectively. within walking distance. Updated equipment would not only ing a CD in your own house," said have a choice but to buy new digital KQAL operates within Winona Ron Elcombe, chairperson of the And it wasn't because the Winona make their lives easier, but it would Martin. radios because the current radios be- State's mass communication depart- mass communication department, State application forms are short. also help the station maintain its status Martin said such a change would ing used would only pick up static. ment. Its budget comes from two added grants could help pay for some It was because of KQAL-FM, as a recruitment tool. not only require every radio station in "It would be like trying to play main sources—an academic account of the costs. Winona State's student-operated KQAL, like all other radio stations, the country to buy new transmitters CD's on an old record player," said and an Ampers Grant, which is di- commercial-free radio station. is waiting for the Federal Communi- and other equipment, but it would Martin. vided into an operations account and see KQAL, page 3 I SANTA CLAUS COMES TO TOWN A Season for Giving Campus Groups Spread Holiday Cheer By Andy Chadwick state a needy persons name and one thing that they want for Christmas, News Reporter and whoever picks that tag off the tree With the help of Luminet, Being in the midst of the Holiday can get that gift for that person." Ex- Santa Claus was broadcast season brings out the giving nature in plained Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority live from the North Pole to St. everyone. The spirit of the Holidays member, Jennifer Morrison. "We are Mary's University via is being reflected by several campus also singing Christmas carols for interactive television. With the organizations who are donating their canned goods." help of Winona State student time to contribute to the community, The "Pi Lambda Phi" Fraternity Kevin Moore, Santa was ensuring that everyone has an enjoy- held a Thanksgiving food drive, and broadcasted through Winona able Holiday season. "Phi Theta Chi" Sorority is constantly Senior High School to SMU The campus Greek system, for devoting time to the American Breast where children asked Santa example, is always Working to help Cancer Association and the Head Start Claus questions and got the community in various ways, espe- Program. answers right away. cially during the Holidays when it Lourdes Hall is also playing a big counts the most. part in contributing to the needy this We are doing several things such Holiday season. as helping out at the Senior Friend- At the Lourdes front desk, there is ship Center by spending time with the a "Donate to the Needy" box that will elderly and helping them set up their be accessible until Thursday, Decem- `Giving Tree,' which is a tree that is set up with tags on the branches that see Holiday, page 3 TODD MARTIN/staff photographer Holidays trigger increased credit card use, debt Credit union Jeff Kocur $120 billion (if consumers charge at pushes many students over the edge. who feel overwhelmed by the stresses than es cash status least as much as they did last year) "About a month before Christmas created during the holidays by trying News Reporter will be charged between Thanksgiv- is when we usually see more people to reframe how they view the holi- looked at. We had lost a lot of money The holiday season is supposed to ing and Christmas alone. That is nearly coming in for stress problems, and days. "We can help them re-examine By Michelle Wolf and the accounts were not taken good be about giving, and in the true holi- $4 billion per shopping day, and much financial troubles are usually a big what they expect of themselves dur- News Reporter attention of," said Tedrick. day spirit more Americans are giving of that $120 billion dollars will, un- part of those stress problems," said ing the holiday season, and try to help To be a successful working cash more and more each year. doubtedly, be used for gifts and other Dr. Kettner. them to not see it so materialistically. Students who normally cash per- branch, a credit union needs to have Consumers spent an average of holiday related goods and services. The financial nroblems are only . .we try to teach them to cope," said sonal checks or withdraw money in enough loan volume to support the $1,160 on Christmas gifts in 1995— For college students who tradi- one aspect of students' stress during Dr. Kettner. downstairs Kryzsko need to find an- cash branch and have a working cash an almost 24% increase from 1994. tionally have very little money and the holidays. According to Kettner, Credit consultants suggest that other location to receive money. branch. Holiday credit card usage has bal- are venturing into the land of credit students who do not get enough rest, shoppers carry a gift list and stick to it, The Winona M.S.U.S.A. Federal Maksud Mahbub, Director of Op- looned in the last decade rising from for the first time, the holidays can be study properly or eat healthy enough consider some used items, limit pur- Credit Union no longer handles cash erations at the credit union, is aware chases to one or two credit cards and of where the credit union's focus need -$28 billion in 1985 to $120 billion last very stressful. What is more stressful, are also contributing to a high stress for members and students. year. According to a CNN poll of perhaps is the credit card bill that level. The stress created by these prob- keep track of what is charged, or, if The decision to switch to a non- to be. shoppers on the day after Thanksgiv- comes in January to the college stu- lems may have a snowball effect on they are not using a credit card, only cash branch came from Matthew "These branches need to provide ing, consumers plan on making 61% dents who have no money. Not being students because it may cause their take a predetermined amount of cash. Tedrick, President and CEO of the better services in the aspect of loans. of Christmas purchases this year with able to pay the bills procured during grades to go down, they may not feel Of course it is the thought that counts M.S.U.S.A. Credit Union, at head That's why were are giving more a credit card. the holiday season can be very frus- very motivated to do anything, they after all, so one could always make office in Mankato. emphasis on loans," said Mahbub. The credit card tracking firm RAM trating to students, and according to may become depressed and/or they something or do something special Tedrick became the President and The credit union will not handle Research Group estimates that more Psychotherapist Dr. Donna Kettner May turn to alcohol to try and cope for someone for little or no cost. CEO in July and noticed not enough cash for the next few months but will than $700 billion will be charged this of the Brady Clinic in Winona, finan- with their problems.

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