Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 2000s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 3-29-2000 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" (2000). The Winonan - 2000s. 7. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s/7 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]. wirona State Universit IWINriA 1TE TERI iff 3 0106 00362 4193 Established in 1922 Wednesday, March 29, 2000 Volume 78, Issue 17 Ventura visits Winona Jen Selby students, began work at 8 a.m. knew what they were talking WINONAN March 13. They spent three days about." setting up lights, cameras, audio She also followed the roaming Gov. Jesse Ventura's March 15 and a satellite truck and running cameraman on the auditorium floor appearance on "Hardball with Chris cable to the generators parked out- during filming to keep the cables Matthews" was broadcast on the side Somsen Hall. According to straight. This camera was used to cable network MSNBC from a executive producer Phil Griffin, set- show audience reaction and people standing-room-only Somsen audi- ting up the stage for the national who asked Ventura questions. torium. broadcast cost more than $100,000. "I was on cloud nine for three The audience of about 1,000 stu- Vernard Gantt, manager of tech- days," said Nietz. dents and community members got nical operations for MSNBC, When Ventura arrived March 15, , an idea of what it takes to produce a arrived the first day of work, short- he was greeted by more than. 100 television show. They saw how pro- ly before a bank of WSU's portable Winona School District 861 stu- motional pieces are filmed, what lights was raised 25 feet and bolted dents, teachers and parents who goes on during commercial breaks to metal supports. blamed him for the district's $2.6 and how audience members are As he checked that everything million budget cuts. During a com- cued. was aligned correctly and that both mercial break an audience member About 10 students learned how Matthews and Ventura would be came forward to address the issue. much preparation is needed by col- visible from all locations in the Ventura referred to his 17 per- laborating with workers from auditorium, Gantt said he was cent increase in school funding, MSNBC and three freelance com- impressed with the job the crew had saying, "1 just gave you S1.2 mil- panies. done so far. lion." He told the man to ask the "I was most impressed by the Nietz helped set up lights and school board what it did with that people coming from all over," said test the lightboard. She spent the money. The man did not have time senior broadcast student Colleen second day helping a TV truck tech- to respond before filming resumed. Nietz. "The attitude was incredible nician. by being his connection to This dialogue was the only local — and the teamwork and cama- the people inside the building. issue addressed, despite TV news Eric Voung/PuBt INFORMATION OFFICE raderie. "My TV production classes Gov. Jesse Ventura chats with Chris Matthews March 15 during a break in filming "Hardball with About 20 people, including the helped a great deal," she said. "I See Ventura, Page 2 Chris Matthews" for cable network MSNBC. WSU proposes new Student assaulted Lauren Osborne approached the woman and touchec residence hall site WfNONAN her inappropriately. The womar described the man to police as Bill Radde for the foundation. A 19-year-Old -Winona Slate beirik' in his late teens or early 20s WINONAN An informational meeting was University student reported to WSU between 5-foot-5-inches and 5- hosted Wednesday by Winona Security and the Winona Police foot-7-inches, clean shaven with Winona State University is try- Mayor Jerry Miller to discuss the Department she was assaulted buzz hair cut and bulky but no - ing to acquire federal land to con- options of the proposed land site. Friday. muscular. struct a new residence hall. County board members, city coun- According to Don Walski, direc- After a police officer took the The news of WSU's possible cil members and WSU representa- tor of WSU security and Winona woman's initial report Friday night land prospect surfaced last week, tives attended. deputy police chief, the woman was Walski took over the case. As o . but WSU has spent six months sur- Director of Economic walking with four friends by the Monday evening he had inter. veying the land. The hall would be Development Judy Bodway dis- Performing Arts Center near the viewed all four witnesses. While built at Franklin and Sarnia streets, cussed necessary steps for WSU to intersection of 10th and Johnson the investigation is under way, he requiring the U.S. Army Reserve obtain the property. The land will streets and became separated from advised students to be cautious. Center land to be declared surplus. first be offered to all federal agen- them at approximately 11:45 p.m. "Stay together," he said. "That's Developers for WSU have plans cies at market value. If there are no A blue two-door sports car the important thing." for a proposed four-story, 310-stu- bids, the land will be declared sur- pulled up, and the woman thought The last assault reported to dent residence hall, which would plus and surveyed by the Army she knew the occupants. but real- Walski occurred at least two years alleviate some of the overcrowding Corps of Engineers to gain environ- Jim Scl, ash TION1lCZAVI \ ONAN ized she didn't recognize the indi- ago. problems facing the university. mental certification. The land is The WSU Foundation wants to build a 310-student residence viduals as she got closer to the vehi- Any student with information "WSU is in desperate need of then offered to the Department of hall on this U.S.Army Reserve property at Franklin and Sarnia cle. should contact Walski at 457-5555 housing and they need do some- Education and therefore WSU. streets, but Winona County wants to use it for a prison holding An unidentified male passenger or the Winona Police Department at thing about it quickly," said sopho- Disagreement between Winona facility. reportedly exited the car, 454-6100. more Lindsey Kuhn. County and the WSU Foundation The WSU Foundation has over who Oins access to building bill is considered and passed. if they get the site. This is a finan- offered to pay for the construction, rights on the land was also dis- Bodway said that is not expected cial burden the WSU Foundation is which could cost $10 million. The cussed at the meeting at City Hall. until late spring. unwilling to pay year to year. International week plan was taken up by the foundation The county board has plans to The American Legion has pro- "If WSU is not allowed to con- under the assumption that the non- construct a prison holding facility posed a project for the back portion struct a tax-exempt residence hall. profit foundation would be tax-free, on the property, but WSU has the of the Army Reserve, next to WSU may be forced to build on the joins communities like the university. support of U.S. Rep. Gil Gutknecht. WSU's proposed site. parking lot between Sheehan and "The WSU Foundation would He has sent a letter to the The American Legion would be Kryzsko Commons," said Director Lauren Osborne said, work together to break barri, not be building student housing if it Department of Defense for transfer expected to pay property taxes esti- of Auxiliary Services John Ferden. WINONAN ers and create a comfortable, educa has to pay taxes," said attorney of the property to the WSU mated at $25,000 and the founda- "WSU is working hard for other tional and fun atmosphere because Kent Gerander, member of the Foundation. The final status of the tion may be required to pay approx- options, because we do not want to Winona State University will be of their universality. board of directors and legal counsel request will not be known until the imately $100,000 in property taxes lose any more parking." "bringing the world to Winona" "The role of the university am next week as it celebrates its first the role of this (international) office International Week Saturday is to help people overcome those through April 8. "fears," said Markos. "Being able tc Commencing with the embrace the diversity will make u; Science building plans up for funding Malaysian Dinner Saturday in the better human beings." Smaug of Kryzsko Commons and Considering herself 'a teacher Missy Teff Construction would be completed in two demics at WSU arc good; it's just the facilities closing with the International outside the classroom, Marko: WINONAN phases: first a four-floor building and then an that are lacking. Dinner April 8 in Kryzsko's East advocates learning about anc addition to it. Pasteur would either be leveled Anne-Marie Priebe, sophomore pre-mcd Cafeteria, WSU's International understanding other cultures as 2. Winona State University will be granted $2 or remodeled. Pelowski said the earliest build- cell molecular biology student, has also noticed Week will feature daily events way to become more open-mindec million to design a new science building if a ing could begin would be 2002, in which case the difference between WSU and other univer- scheduled throughout the week.