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Winona State University OpenRiver The Winonan - 2010s The Winonan – Student Newspaper 11-20-2019 The Winonan Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2010s November 20, 2019 / Vol. 100, No. 12 winonan.org Winona State University’s Student-Produced Newspaper Since 1919 Taylor seals win for Warriors over Michigan Tech MAURICE HUDSON looked towards redemption for amount of post presence we had, was changed. baskteball reporter their season. whether that’s getting to the paint Sophomore guard, Luke Martens [email protected] Junior guard, Dalante Peyton or making plays in the paint or just went five for five within the arc inona State Warriors men’s touched on what needed to be scoring in the lane itself,” Peyton while still going one for two from Wbasketball team scored worked on going into the Michigan said. “That’s something we want downtown. their first win of the season against Tech game. to carry over and build on if we In the 62-59 win, Winona State Michigan Tech, snapping a three- “One of the changes we saw want to be able to expand our post pulled away with a nine-point lead game skid that started the 2019-20 from the Clark University game presence to complement our three- going into the second half. season. from watching film this past week point shooting.” Coming off a loss to Clarke was the amount of shots we took In the game against Michigan University (70-73), the Warriors from the arch and the minimum Tech, what needed to be changed, Continued on page 6, Basketball. International Music Series wraps up The music festival at the Recital Hall inside the Dusfresne Performing Arts Center featured world class musicians known as Artes Latinas on on NATALIE TYLER Thursday. November 14, 2019. The performers included Ed East (left) and Karin Stein (right) Ed East played the flute, while Stein played the photographer ukele [email protected] SYDNEY MOHR musicology, and that was a passion Calle Sur, playing music of South This was definitely seen the features editor of hers coming into this,” Aaron America. night of the concert, as the small [email protected] Lohmeyer, Music education The series brought in a wide recital hall in the performing arts he International Music Series professor and director of the variety of artists from across the center was filled with students and Twrapped up its 2019 season International Music series said. globe to bring in many different community members who loved to this past Thursday, Nov. 14 with “She created this series just with sounds of music for both students get involved on campus all packed a performance by Latino and the idea that textbooks are great, and the community. in to hear Calle Sur. Hispanic music duo Calle Sur. and listening examples are great, “Every single performer we Calle Sur, made up of Karin The International Music series, but there is nothing like the real had this semester linked up to the Stein and Ed East, has traveled nearing its 20th year at Winona thing.” chapter we were studying at the and performed together for nearly State University, has become a The series this year included moment. It was really neat to have twenty years, creating a strong and fall tradition for students and six performances over the course that link happen between the class special bond through their love of community members alike. The of nine weeks, and included and the performers,” Lohmeyer Latino and Hispanic music. series is usually paired with MUS performances by Lyz Jaakola, said. “It is so much more than just The duo met many years ago 114, or World Music. Anishinaabe musician, Sowah the performance for these students in Iowa on student scholarships The class focuses on many Mensah, drumming and music though. When I ask for reading and made their life in a new different regions across the globe of Ghana, Colleen Haas with the responses to the text versus reading and foreign place. Stein worked and the cultural impact music has WSU percussion Ensemble playing responses to the concert, the solo for a few years, but finally on those regions and vice versa. music of Brazil, Pooja Goswami response to the concert is where reconnected with East and asked “The program was set up by Pavan, Allalaghatta Pavan, and the exclamation points come in. if they would want to join together my predecessor Cathy Schmidt, Prafur Kelkar playing music of It’s so much more meaningful to and make a music group focused who had enough credits to have North India, Goa Hong playing the students when they can see it on their home heritage. a graduate degree in ethnic Pipa music of China, and finally live.” Continued on page 2, Music. Winona State hosts climate crisis talk Faculty raises concerns over budget BENJAMIN RAYBURN of a high school student named McKENNA SCHERER their job security and ability to features reporter David Lightman who inadvertently news editor offer a stable student experience at [email protected] [email protected] activates the United States of Winona State. limate change became America’s nuclear arsenal during ne month after the Oct. 22 During the Oct. 22 forum, Ca hot topic at Winona his search for a new video game. Obudget forum regarding Allison Quam, an associate State University during the Swanstrom also discussed her Winona State University’s professor in the library, noticed “Communicating Climate Crisis” career and the backstory of how increasing budget deficit, faculty that a graph shown during event that took place in Stark she became involved in the topic of members continue to have Ellinghuysen’s presentation Hall on Nov. 15 from 2-4:30 p.m. conservation and climate change. questions and concerns. seemed to depict a large rise in The event was hosted by visiting “I am in the English department The university announced its employees despite a decrease in professors Anna Nacher and at the University of Utah and I $1.6 million budget deficit for student enrollment over the last Elisabeth Swanstrom. teach courses on literature, the this school year with an email couple of years. A guest lecture, led by Professor history of science, and digital announcement in September, with The graph showed an enrollment Elisabeth Swanstrom, comprised sciences. My primary research projections of an even worse deficit decline of 18 percent since its peak the first part of the event by interests are how we can use for next year. of 8,544 students in 2012, with focusing on climate change, computers and art in ways that help Chief financial officer Scott current enrollment sitting near technology and young people us think through environmental Ellinghuysen has since released 7,000. advocating for climate change crisis,” Swanstrom said. “Climate informational emails to faculty and Full-time employee hires action. A slideshow helped her lead change and conversation has been the student body and conducted a increased steadily from 2011 a discussion on a variety of topics a passion of mine since performing public budget forum. through 2017, having only declined ranging from conservation projects media studies in graduate school.” Weeks after the budget forum, 3 percent since its 2017 peak of to movies and technology. One of uncertainty regarding the 960 employees. the slides featured a movie called worsening deficit continued, as WarGames, which tells the story Continued on page 5, Climate. did faculty concerns regarding Continued on page 4, Budget. 2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 THE WINONAN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Meet the photography staff... Shannon Galliart Mohammed Islam Natalie Tyler Kristen Carrie Lydia Velishek though I don’t anymore. The cowboys, they were always singing Music to their cows on the farm. I got into music through them.” Stein said. Continued from page 1. Stein also moved to Costa Rica Stein spoke of how she had such as a teenager, and learned a lot of a good relationship with Winona her music skills there as well. State, and how she had been “This was a time during a lot of performing there for nearly twenty turmoil in Latin America, and a years. lot of artists moved to Costa Rica “Dr. Schmidt contacted me a from their home countries. There long time ago after her husband was a rich music scene from all heard us on Minnesota Public over Latin America in Costa Rica, Radio and we’ve been performing and I learned from many of them here since then,” Stein said. “It’s different music styles.” Stein said. really quite remarkable, this is the Her partner, Edgar East, grew longest standing relationship that up in Panama city and studied my duo Calle Sur has had with classical guitar at the conservatory any institution and it has been a in high school, and earned a Karin Stein performs in the music festival at the Recital Hall NATALIE TYLER total delight all the way. It’s a very scholarship to University of Iowa inside the Dusfresne Performing Arts Center on Thursday photographer special place for us.” to study music, and that is where November 14, 2019. The performance began at 6 p.m. and [email protected] Stein got involved in music when the two met. each song was performed with different instruments. she was a young girl growing up in East shared insights about their audience the significance behind favorite performances throughout a remote eastern area of Colombia. music in between sets, giving a the music. both years of the International “My mother taught me to bit of history about the songs they “When cultures converge, change Music series that I have seen,” harmonize at a very early age performed and the instruments they happens,” East said, referring to Fischer said.