Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 2000s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 11-1-2006 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" (2006). The Winonan - 2000s. 163. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s/163 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, Nov. 2006 Volume 85 Issue 9 Fresh Air campaign takes its coalition to the streets INSIDE: What students think about the smoking issue... News = • A student's guide to the 2006 elections • A student's 1,4 i:4141 lat guide to vot- 4 "Having a smoking section in ing: everything a restaurant is like having a you need to peeing section in a pool." know before Michelle Varhol, English major the polls open • Memorial Hall renovation set for March 2007 Arts "Cigarette smoke causes • Roberts gives heart disease, cerecrovascular disease and cancer, all `The Departed' leading causes of death in the the credit it U.S. If you chose to smoke, the least you can do is keep it deserves away from those who chose campaign, a statewide Whatnot asking hospitality not to."—Amanda Knapton, Sarah Brecht! • Getting your grassroots coalition, 13:0-.P.E.----Trorkers if they prefer a Nursing major vehicle pre- WINONAN merrric,ers have formed a "street smoking or non-smoking work team,- whose purpose is to environment. "As a smoker and a patron, I pared for win- Secondhand smoke has a gather video testimonials about Several other Minnesota don't have a problem with the ter new enemy. the effects of smoke in a work college communities including ban; I don't get mad if I am Winona State University's environment. Mankato, Moorhead, Duluth, not allowed to smoke. I think Health Organization for The coalition is conducting St. Cloud and Bemidj have it is a little non-American to tell a business owner that Promotion and Education j oined inters iews in local formed street teams. • Post-WWII a statewide campaign to ban they can't allow it." said, establishments including Fresh Air representative Mark Liedel, manager of Pop Culture smoking from all Minnesota B rem, ski's Pub and Eatery, Mike Dean introduced H.O.P.E. restaurants and bars. Jefferson's, one of the only ZaZa's Pub and Pizzeria, Betty restaurants in Winona with Lyceum event Part of the Fresh Air Jo's and Schyde's Drinks and See SMO E, Page 5 a separate non-smoking room. Anna Ligocki/ WINONAN Phone: (507) 457-5119 http://www.winona.edu/winonan Nursing students host political debate Fair Trade Elena Grimm _Kaitlin Smith, a junior nurs- health care system needs im- more skeptical at early child- festival to be WINONAN ing student, said that the topics provement. He does not support hood funding. of health care and education universal health care, but thinks Kelleher wants to consider held at WSU Candidates running for state were important to her. that negotiation in public-pri- all areas that are asking for "They face all voters and Legislature shared their ideas vate partnerships will make for funding first. Reiman said that Winona State University they're something everyone on how to improve education better health care. early childhood has not proven will invest in the lives of arti- can identify with," she said. and health care with Winona Reiman, the Republican can- to be the only solution. sans around the world by sell- The debate confirmed her State University students at a didate, said that the free market All the candidates oppose ing their handcrafted gifts and choices when she votes next forum in Somsen Auditorium should control health care. the transportation amendment home decor. The event, which Tuesday. Thursday. Pelowski, a Democrat, said that will appear on the Nov. 7 will be held at the lower level Heather Reiter, a senior The forum featured Senate that the focus should be on ex- ballot, which asks voters if they of Kryzsko Commons, offers nursing major, helped organize district 31 candidates Sharon panding health care programs, support moving the motor ve- a unique opportunity for stu- the event. "It's good to get the Ropes and Kevin Kelleher, and such as Winona State's nursing hicle sales tax from the general dents and Winona residents to names out there, and put a face incumbent Rep. Gene Pelowski program, rather than changing fund to funding for roads and invest in their world by shop- to the name," Reiter said. the system. and his challenger Lewie Rei- transportation. ping Fair Trade. Shoppers will The candidates answered man for House district 31A. Government funding for Ropes and Reiman said it is also learn more about skilled several questions on health care Senate candidate Brenda these programs will allow them not guaranteed to benefit south- artisans in Africa, Asia, Latin issues, such as whether they Johnson was unable to attend. to expand, he said, citing more eastern Minnesota, as most of America and India. support a universal health care About 100 people, many of than 100 Winona State students the funding would stay in the The Winona State Women's system in the state and how whom are Winona State nursing were turned down from the pro- metro area. and Gender Studies depart- they would respond to the nurs- gram last year. students, spread out in Somsen Pelowski said all the amend- ment is hosting the festival ing shortage. Auditorium to listen to the de- The candidates differed on ment guarantees is "a $300 showcasing handcrafted items Sharon Ropes, the Demo- bate, which was organized by how education should be fund- million hole in the budget," re- marketed by Ten Thousand cratic candidate, was the only a group of nursing students led ed. ferring to its removal from the Villages. candidate in favor of univer- by senior Jason Bauman. Ropes, president of the Min- general fund. Sale organizer Molly Yurick sal health care, saying that a Bauman came up with the nesota Parent-Teacher Associa- says, "For more than 60 years, streamlined system will save idea for a dual purpose: To ful- tion, and Pelowski stressed the Elena can be reached at ER- Ten Thousand Villages has the state billions of dollars in fill a requirement in the nursing importance of providing more [email protected] worked with talented artisans administrative waste. program and to provide an op- funding for early childhood around the world providing Kelleher, the independent education. portunity for students get in- vital, fair income in exchange candidate, agreed that the volved in the elections. Kelleher and Reiman were for their beautiful handcrafted items. By holding this sale, we give people in the Winona community a chance to help River Explorer closes its first season members of these global Fair Trade co-ops feed, clothe and Winona State University re- tirement. "Our experience this year credit courses on the River educate themselves and their cently docked its riverboat, the Students studied the move- makes clear that this machine Explorer in the weeks directly families." River Explorer, for the winter, ment of water and applied it to is a great teaching tool," said following the spring semester This event is being made closing its first full season of modern dance techniques, ob- Drake Hokanson, mass com- and directly preceding the fall possible by Ten Thousand Vil- use. tained and analyzed thousands munication professor and direc- semester. lages, an alternative trade or- Various disciplines, from of water samples, listened to tor of the Winona State Center "One of the things we've ganization offering merchan- geoscience to theater, chem- local river experts and camped for Mississippi River Studies. learned this year on the river dise with the assurance that istry to education, took ad- on sandbars. The university has two is that being out there, with a craftspeople have been paid vantage of the River Explorer, Winona State has used the years left on its lease for the good plan, is both a lot more fairly. making about 38 trips—some River Explorer to reach out to River Explorer. A committee fun for students and faculty, Sale organizer, Linda about an hour long, others as the greater Winona community from the Center for Mississippi and it vastly enhances the ex- D'Amico hopes that this sale long as three days—between as well, hosting area elementa- River Studies has begun to poll perience of education," said will raise $4,500 with all pro- the beginning of the academic ry schools, research groups and students about the best use for Hokanson. ceeds will go directly towards year and the boat's winter re- the Audobon Society. the boat. The River Explorer will helping the artisans in third The university has not yet make its return from La Crosse, world countries. made any commitment, but Wis., to Winona in early May. The sale hours are 9 a.m. to Tusk rank— a diffnent Mal of church is looking into holding three- 7 p.m. Nov. 2, noon to 6 p.m. Eternal Life Interested? Nov. 3 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4. For more information Mated Atmosphere Sunday Schedule about the sale, contact mly- Open Discussion Coffee 10:30 [email protected] . Service 11:00 &cots .402 Main St Good Colice 'taws town en-It -AHa 2 News - Itedllesdau, November 1, 2006 ..abouctio-ftwasmionsswisweersp.