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3-4-2020

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Winona State University’s Student-Produced Newspaper Since 1919 Track places fourth at 24-Hour Theatre returns to Winona State NSIC Championships

MAURICE HUDSON sports reporter [email protected]

inona State University’s Wwomen’s track & field team finished fourth overall out of 15 total teams at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor Championships. Winona State finished behind University of Mary, who took first in the meet Augustana, who took second and Minnesota State following. The Warriors had eight top-five Wenonah Players hosted 24 HOUR THEATRE in Performing Arts Centre, on Saturday, MOHAMMED ISLAM finishes at the event. Feb. 29. In this event, all Winona State students were encouraged to volunteer as photo editor Sophomore Michaela Pryor set a participants to write, act and run tech for the performances, which began and ended in the [email protected] personal best with a 25.04 time in Dorothy B. Magnus Theatre of the Dufresne Performing Arts Center (PAC). the 200 to finish fifth. HANNAH HIPPENSTEEL as being “kind of an accident.” He said he enjoys being a part Junior Kalley Harris talked about features reporter “I’d done the more technical of the productions because of the the expectation for herself and the [email protected] side of this before, but I wanted community brought by the THAD team going into the meet. to be a director so I could be more department. “We are fine tuning for next 4-Hour Theatre returned to involved with the processes,” “It’s really cool to see a weekend as well as getting ready 2Winona State University on L’Heureux said. production start at conception and for the conference meet. It is Saturday, Feb. 29th. She also expressed that this event go all the way to creating, from important to take it one week at In this event, all Winona is a chance for students, especially an on-paper idea to being three- a time to focus on the aspects we State students were encouraged ones in the Theatre and Dance dimensional,” Weldon said. need to,” Harris said. “Each week to volunteer as participants to (THAD) department, to showcase As the technical director for the we are getting faster, which always write, act and run tech for the what they had been taught. department, Weldon also said he makes it exciting to get back on the performances, which began After about an hour of auditions wanted to express his gratitude to track.” and ended in the Dorothy B. and finished plays at midnight, everyone involved, his professors, Magnus Theatre of the Dufresne the next step in the process was to the opportunities he’s been given Continued on page 3, Track. Performing Arts Center (PAC). figure out lights, costumes, and the and especially Rachel Maron, The event began on Friday, physical set for rehearsals. the production manager, who he Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. where everyone For this element, Tristen Weldon, described as the “backbone of the Tompos awared for involved had a meeting about a senior theatre major, spearheaded whole production.” Maron is also initial ideas for the performances. the tasks as the technical director the president of Wenonah Players, From this meeting came the alongside his assistants, Tyler Winona State’s on-campus theatre poem “Cyanide” understanding that 24 hours from Biggerstaff and Cameron Lorntson. club, who were the sponsors for the then, each roughly 10-minute Weldon came into Winona State event. KELLEN BRANDT play would be performed for the as a declared theatre major and has The performance began at 7 p.m. features reporter Winona community. been involved with the department Saturday, 24 hours from when the [email protected] According to Courtney since then. creating of the plays started. or the fifth year, Winona L’Heureux, one of the shows’ In his position, Weldon has many The first play of the night was FState University’s English three directors, the night was then roles. called ‘Averagers: Fin.’ department presented the Winona broken into auditions, playwriting “I work with a lot of the The play opened with Julia Burk Prize in Creative Writing and and casting for each performance. production’s tech, carpentry, lights as Captain Antarctica and Nicholas awarded Nicole Tompos for poetry This was L’Heureux’s second and music. Anything that lives in Kendall as Cotton Man. and Dahlia Garofalo for both year participating in the 24-Hour the PAC is what we help with,” According to playwrite Noah fiction and non-fiction. theatre, but she described this time Weldon said. Nelson, the play was a spoof from Nicole Tompos, a senior the Avengers: Endgame movie, at Winona State majoring in which is why the duo called communications in arts and themselves the Averagers. literature teaching and an English Cotton Man revealed that, much writing emphasis, had the winning like in Avengers, they had to gather poem called, “Cyanide”. five objects to defeat Snapper, “It’s a poem about suicide,” which was this play’s take on the Tompos said. “I have a background villain of Thanos. in the National Guard, and that Humor in this part lie within poem was kind of born from one of what the items were: a copy of The my battle buddies who committed Crucible by Arthur Miller, a half- suicide.” eaten tortilla chip with a hint of Tompos did not write the poem lime, a baby stegosaurus, a tube of right after the death but wrote lip balm shaped like Shakespeare it a month or two later with the and a $5 Walmart gift card with a inspiration and desperation of her baby fox wearing sunglasses on it. own struggle with mental health. A member of the crew, Breanna Bahr uses the MOHAMMED ISLAM miter saw in the Dorothy B. Magnus Theatre photo editor workshop, adjusting sizes of the blocks which [email protected] will be used to prepare the stage for the Continued on page 2, Theater. Continued on page 5, Creative. performance. Winona public schools see attendance drop KRISTIN KOVALSKY Annette Freiheit, superintendent The majority of the students left “We do a drop form that gives news reporter of the district, said one reason for the district out of necessity. us information about where [email protected] the drop in student enrollment was “Over half the kids moved out of [the student] is going, is there tudent enrollment in the because of the change in semesters. the district, or their parents moved something that happened at school, SWinona Area Public School “It was kind of a natural break. states, so that’s part of it,” Freiheit is that the reason that they’re District has dropped by 35 students After the January board meeting, said. “And it probably occurred leaving, or is it purely because between Jan. and Feb 2020. we had our semester break, and because of the natural break there.” their time here is done,” Denzer The data for student enrollment so lots of times there’s changes Nancy Denzer, chair of the said. was collected at the end of the fall for our student population at that school board said that they collect semester. time,” Freiheit said. the reasons students drop. Continued on page 3, WAPS. 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 THE WINONAN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Meet the photography staff...

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As for people who attended, I just hope they had some good laughs,” Theater Nelson said. The second play, titled ‘Stress Continued from page 1. Level Midnight,’ featured a Once the two gathered all of the concept familiar to many students: items, with some obstacles, they a group project. were able to wage the final battle In this play, the group of four against Snapper. scrambles to turn a presentation Captain Antarctica, Cotton in to the D2L dropbox before it Man and Snapper had a final closes at midnight. battle which resulted in a tongue- The play beings with a frantic in-cheek ending line recited by realization that group member Snapper, played by Mae Mironer. Tom, played by Sal Tabaka, had “I think I just snapped,” Mironer put in too much information about said, which was a last tie-in to Eisenhower for their Cold War Endgame. presentation. Nelson was initially supposed to This resulted in a panic, which be an actor, but decided to step in was led by Jenny, who was played The actors, Sal Tabaka(bottom), Kaitlyn MOHAMMED ISLAM for a friend and bring his writing by Hannah Beumer, as she tried to Johnson(left) and Jayde Grass (right) rehearsals photo editor experience to the event. This keep everyone else in check and in the Dorothy B. Magnus Theatre after going [email protected] also was not Nelson’s first time finish the assignment, especially through initial auditioning. participating in 24-hour theatre, the bickering boyfriend-girlfriend from a ‘special brownie’ he ate As Oswald and Azalea got more but he did have a message for duo of Hazel and Logan. before attending the study group exasperated, Late Arrival made an those who attended the show. Tom, on the other hand, was and wearing the gauntlets. impassioned speech about how the “I hope everyone who tasked with staying out of Miraculously, the group turned beauty of theatre is that nothing participated gained a better everyone’s way after the group the presentation in as they all goes as planned, which is followed appreciation for the time and effort tries to right his mistake. worked to research Nixon instead by PJ saying, “the show must go it takes to put on a quality play. He instead spent the time rolling of Eisenhower, only to realize wrong,” which elicited a laugh. that their presentation was not Just as Oswald and Azalea were late because Tom had written about to get back into character the wrong due date and forgot to and finish the last scene, the lights factor in Leap Day. went black and the show was over. The final performance of the After final bows and applause night was called ‘The Play Gets from the audience, Rachel Maron Interrupted.’ was given time to reflect on her Oswald and Azalea were lovers first experience with the 24-hour who just found out Oswald had theatre. been drafted into war. But instead “This was a great opportunity of being able to perform, they’re for THAD students to put faced with multiple distractions. learned skills to the test and for First, PJ, played by Jayde Grass, students watching and creating absentmindedly walked onto the to experience the fun and joy in stage and ate a snack, where he theatre,” Maron said. was then moved to the audience. PJ was quickly joined by the Julia Bark(left) plays Captain America and MOHAMMED ISLAM character Late Arrival, played by Mae Mironer, who weaved Nicholas Kendall(right) plays Cotton Man in the photo editor HANNAH HIPPENSTEEL first play of the night, called “Averagers: Fin. [email protected] throughout the audience seats features reporter noisily and caused a commotion. [email protected]

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IN NEWS Winona Enrollment Issues Page 3 Budget email sent to faculty NEWS Page 4

ContinuedWAPS from page 1 One reason for the drop in student enrollment is that several students graduated from the Alternative Learning Center. The Alternative Learning Center is avail- able to students who need a different learning environment. Another reason is that students moved to a different school in Winona County. “There were a few families that moved to an in-district option,” Denzer said. “There might’ve been an opening come up, and they were able to get in, they might’ve gone Ridgeway, Bluffview or any of the other charter schools.” Student enrollment affects staffing at the schools. “In each grade level [we have] target numbers, so then if we go over the target number, we add a teacher,” Denzer said. “If it’s under, we really have to look at are we going to be able to sustain that building, or The majority of the students left the district out of necessity. According KRISTEN CARRIE we might have to have a teacher report to to Annette Freiheit, “Over half the kids moved out of the district, or their photographer [email protected] another building.” parents moved states, so that’s part of it.”

Student enrollment also affects the budget for the district for the school year. “The budget that was built [for the enrollment number] was lower than where we’re at right now, so our budget hasn’t really been impacted by the drop,” Freiheit said. “But now as we move into the next year, we have to be really aware of what our enrollment numbers are in order to build that budget.” Support services for students are a large part of the budget for the district. “I think we have pretty adequate pro- gramming and support services for kids,” Freiheit said. “We continue to always review that and make sure we’re providing what we need there.” The district and school board are working to keep student enrollment stable within the Winona Area Public School District. Madison Elementary School, once a part of Winona Area Public Schools, KRISTEN CARRIE closed in 2018 after budget cuts resulted in the closure of both Madison photographer KRISTIN KOVALSKY and Rollingstone Elementary Schools. The district has since seen a de- [email protected] news reporter [email protected] cline in student enrollment.

CRIME AND SAFETY REPORTS Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Febrauary 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 February 29 March 1

11:17 a.m. 6:46 p.m. 1:44 p.m. 8:48 a.m. 8:43 p.m. 1:30 a.m. 2:45 a.m.-5:00 a.m. Annie Mae Gierok, 39, Dalton Lee Volkman, 27, A package was reported Michael George Kro- A liquor law violation One simple assault and Two liquor law violations of Winona, was arrested of Winona, was arrested stolen on the 8200 block ss, 28, of Winona was for minor consumption three instances of disor- for minor consumption and referred to the county and referred to the county of East Sixth Street in ticketed for shoplifting occured in Richards Hall. derly conduct occured in occured in Sheehan and attorney for a potential attorney for potential Stockton. The package two sandwiches from the Lourdes Hall. Morey-Shephard Halls. charge of misdemeanor charges of fifth-degree contained 50 pounds of Kwik Trip on Highway domestic assault after possession of a controlled cat food. 61 and Homer Road. she reportedly assaulted substance, possession someone and damaged of drug paraphernalia a resident and vehicles and driving after license on the 500 block of East cancellation. Seventh Street. 4 WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 THE WINONAN NEWS Ellinghuysen annouces $6 million budget reduction

MCKENNA SCHERER However, transfer student num- create this advanced learning envi- how much money it will save by news reporter bers are increasing, and the accept- ronment?’” using BESI until its deadline and [email protected] ed graduate student application rate Alongside its additional funding will not know if an increase in inona State University’s is up over 700%. request from the state legislature tuition has been approved by legis- Wchief financial advisor Scott Around this time last year, there and a proposed 3% increase in lature until May or June, according Ellinghuysen announced a $6 had only been 18 accepted gradu- tuition, Winona State also recently to McDowell. million budget reduction plan to ate students versus the 147 accept- implemented Board Early Separa- “That’s a whole lot of ‘maybes’,” combat the school’s budget deficit. ed students this year. tion Incentive (BESI). McDowell said. “So, if you don’t Ellinghuysen sent out a “uni- McDowell said that the decision BESI was implemented in hopes know, then plan for the extreme versity budget update” e-mail to to implement the $6 million budget that faculty members would enter and hope for the best.” Winona State employees on Feb. reduction target was due to numer- early retirement with monetary However, Winona State is not in 17 to make the announcement. ous factors. incentive. a unique financial situation. Back in September and October, Factors included general decline Ellinghuysen had said in October Several other Minnesota State Ellinghuysen informed employees in high school graduation rates and that “our [Winona State’s] biggest universities and colleges have re- and students that the university was therefore lower application num- expense is people.” ported to be struggling with enroll- in a $1.6 million budget deficit. bers, the chance Winona State will This is something the university ment numbers and finances. The school had made budget receive little supplemental funding seems to be trying to cut back on. McDowell said that even though reduction plans for either $3, $4 and could be denied its proposed BESI was delivered to specif- Winona State is going through a or $5 million for fiscal year 2021 3% tuition increase. ic departments and only to those budget deficit and will likely raise depending on future enrollment “We’re trying to be more pro- who are 55 years or older with ten its tuition rates for another consec- numbers and other various factors. active,” McDowell said. “This is consecutive semesters or five con- utive year, it is still able to boast Ellinghuysen said in the begin- the just-in-case. It’s one of those tinuous years of employment with affordability compared to compet- ning of February that the school heart-wrenching opportunities.” Minnesota State Universities. ing area universities. had been moving towards its $5 McDowell also said she believes Areas targeted were the colleges “We provide that private school- million budget reduction plan for it is “inevitable” that tuition rates of Business, Education, Liberal feel at a public-school price,” the 2021 school year. will rise again unless more support Arts, Nursing and Health Sciences McDowell said. “It is not like the However, the most recent e-mail is given to universities from the and Science and Engineering. others around us are staying stable, update revealed a fourth budget re- government. Those eligible in the library, so we still fall in the middle of the duction plan of $6 million has been “Universities are going to have to business office, campus card/purple pack.” put into place. decide what programs and services pass area and Information Technol- The university is still planning The e-mail said that although are must-haves and what are nice- ogy also received the offer. on expanding and offering new the university is seeing “positive to-have’s,” McDowell said. The president’s office, admin- amenities to students, including a trends” in transfer student and McDowell also said that as vice istration and athletic departments possible e-sports lounge, McDow- graduate student applications, it is president of student life, her and were among those not targeted for ell said. currently down 12% in incoming her team have made it their mis- BESI. Winona State administration is freshman applications compared to sion to try and minimize negative “Administrators were asked to planning to have another budget last year. impact on students. identify the departments where we meeting at the end of March to “We need to be prepared for the She is working on preserving could either absorb the retirement discuss updates. worst and hope for the best,” said work study positions and hours without replacement,” Ellinghuy- Further budget updates will be Denise McDowell, vice president for students and protecting other sen said in the e-mail announce- given through a public budget of Enrollment and Student Life. recreational activities, like Kryzsko ment. “Or the replacement would forum in April, according to Ell- Around this time last year, Win- After Dark. yield substantial salary savings.” inghuysen. ona State had over 7,000 incoming “We have to attract students who Those who accept BESI by its freshmen applications. are cutting edge, who want to be deadline of March 16 will either This year, there have only been the leaders of the future,” said Mc- retire this year or next and may not around 6,400 applications so far, Dowell. “We have to decide, ‘what be replaced. creating the 12% decline. are our priorities’ and ‘how do we The university will not know An apology to our readers The Winonan would like to issue an apology for the following inaccuracies and errors that were published in our Feb. 26 edition. First, we apologize for our headline “Student Senate creates task force to combat sustainability”. We realize this headline sends the wrong message concerning the task force and has since been corrected to “Student Senate creates task force to combat incorrect recycling”. The task force was also mistakenly acknowledged as an official body of the Student Senate, which it is not. The task force is an independent effort. It also important to note that Senator Nicole Ruhland is not the president of the group as our caption with the article stated. It has also been noted to us that the All-University Sustainability Committee is a separate entity from the Student Senate’s taskforce. The Winonan would also like to apologize for an error in the article “Senate hears six club speakers”, where the article states the senate was working on automatic voter registration. The senate does not have legal authority to register students to vote and is simply in favor of the stance to have a system of automatic voter registration implemented.

Horoscopes Week of March 4 By: Shannon Galliart Pisces (Feb. 19 to March 20) Gemini (May 21 to June 20) Virgo (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Sagittarius (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Follow your intuition today. It Do not take risks today. It may Get a lot of work done today. This Learn something new today. You will help you solve any issue that seem tempting, but it is not worth would be a good time to catch up, may discover that you have a comes your way. it. or even work ahead a little. knack for it!

Aries (March 21 to April 19) Cancer (June 21 to July 22) Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Capricorn (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Nothing can slow you down today! Be confident in everything you You are going to be validated for Be a problem solver today! The Do something special to treat do today. It is your day, and your hard work today. Feel good thing you fix may come with some yourself and make this day great. everything should go your way. about all the work you have done! reward later.

Taurus (April 20 to May 20) Leo (July 23 to Aug. 22) Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Aquarius (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) It may be time to change up your You are going to finish a huge You may be feeling down, but Stick to your plans today. Loyalty look. If you have been considering project today. Take time to today is the day things will turn goes a long way. a haircut or something, this is a celebrate, no matter how small the around. Take time to soak in the sign to do it. victory! good coming your way.

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Kristin Kovalsky McKenna Scherer Kalli O’Brien News reporter News reporter News reporter THE WINONAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 5

IN LIFE “Invisible Man” review Page 5 Way Back Winonan: This day in 2015 LIFE Page 6 Creative Continued from page 1.

Tompos spoke about her personal struggle with mental health and her own struggle with thoughts of suicide. “There’s a line about the orchard joining the garage and being something that I couldn’t own and it’s in there because my initial thoughts before my friend died was that I was going to gas myself in a garage,” Tompos said. “But I couldn’t do that because I don’t own one.” Tompos’ poem created a powerful statement in the battle of mental health and the lives of those who were lost to it. Elizabeth Oness, English professor at Winona State talked about the content of both Tompos’ Nicole Tompos, a double major in Communication Arts and Literature Teaching as well as English: KRISTEN CARRIE and Garofalo’s winning pieces. Writing Emphasis, took first place in the poetry category of the 2020 Winona Prize in Creative photographer “Writers are people who have Writing with her poem “Cyanide.” Tompos’s poem will be published in Winona State University’s [email protected] explored tough subjects, whether annual literary and arts magazine, “Satori.” it’s in fiction or poetry or an essay a while to process, but I end up helped me so I would love to be seek support. and tried to delve below what we putting that into poetry somehow that person for someone even just a “It’s important if you’re might call the soundbite culture or if I’m really angry at someone little bit,” Tompos said. struggling to try to seek help and that we’re in,” Oness said. “That sometimes I’ll storm off and write Tompos plans to ask the Satori it can be isolating and hard and requires a certain kind of wrestling a poem,” Tompos said. group that will publish her poem you might not want to, but it’s and reckoning.” Tompos claims her poetry helps in the newest production to add important to try and reach out,” Tompos is an example of a writer to express deep feelings and hopes a special dedication in the poem Tompos said. “If you do that, who has endured many tough that it can also help others who are for her unit member and plans to I guarantee you there will be subjects and writes many of her struggling with mental health. donate some of the money she won someone there to help.” experiences down in poetry form. “I think everybody has stuff to from the contest to an organization “I write about things that say and can relate to things and that supports mental health. happened to me, like my if it wouldn’t have been for me Tompos offered her insight, experiences with family stuff that reading stuff in middle school that encouraging anybody who KELLEN BRANDT features reporter happens, sometimes it takes me really resonated with me and really struggles with mental health to [email protected] Film in review: “Invisible Man” by Leigh Whannell NOAH MRUZ are far and few between when film reviewer compared to all of the moments [email protected] that make the plot so shocking and memorable. ou might not see it coming So, should you go see The Ybased on the film’s Invisible Man? Without a doubt, advertisments and trailers, but The yes. I myself am not a big fan of Invisible Man is nothing short of horror films since they can get a great horror and psychological predictable and repetitive, but thriller that creates confusion in the The Winonan’s film reporter rates “Invisible Man” 4/5 this is not the case with here. It is viewer along with the protagonist. great for a date night or a taking The film stars Cecelia, played by a few friends to the movies to be Elizabeth Moss, as she attempts to able to stalk her in such a way. You actor leave the shot, and make the scared for roughly two hours. The escape from her abusive boyfriend. see early on in the film how much viewer wonder if they’re missing film keeps up the suspense almost However, after she believes she she fears her ex as she struggles to something that shows The Invisible perfectly from scene to scene has finally left him in the past, he return to a normal life after leaving Man creating some form of chaos thanks to terrific cinematography. uses his genius engineering ability him, which only adds to the for Cecelia. The way that some The man responsible for this to create an invisible suit to stalk suspense and fear. Every moment of the shots are created feels very camera work is named Stefan and terrorize Cecelia, making she is on screen feels genuine similar to Jordan Peele’s style of Duscio, and I think we owe him everyone close to her question her and heartbreaking as we see her visual storytelling in all of the best and Elizabeth Moss a big thank sanity. Elizabeth Moss’s amazing try to convince others of what is ways. you for creating one of the most performance, as well as incredible happening. The film is not perfect, however, chilling, suspenseful, and shocking cinematography, are the two The cinematography in this as there are some moments in the horror films where we rarely ever strongest aspects of this chilling film is absolutely amazing and plot that seem to drag on longer see anything in the shot at all. If take on a tale almost 90 years old. adds to the tension of the story. than necessary without much you’re a fan of the horror films Elizabeth Moss does an amazing At several points, the camera will reasoning. However, there are Jordan Peele has been making in job as the protagonist of the film. leave just enough empty space other moments that go on for the past few years, then you will The viewer can relate to her and for you to wonder “Is he standing the perfect length and truly add definitely be a fan of this retelling her struggle at every step as she, there, or am I just as paranoid as suspense to the plot. It is these of the Invisible Man. and those around her, question the everyone believes Cecelia is?” moments where the plot drags that I give this film a solid 4/5. validity of her ex-boyfriend being Other moments will show every are truly disappointing, but they THIS WEEK IN WINONA Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10

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rebekah.vrabel@win- [email protected] wsufoundation@wino- wsufoundation@wino- info@kinstonecircle. ona.edu na.edu na.edu com 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 THE WINONAN LIFE Pet of the Week: Kosovo the smiley cat Kosovo is a two year old cat who loves people. He enjoys sleeping, cuddling and playing with hoodie strings. His other hobbies include dragging himself across the carpet by his claws, and getting dirty so he can clean himself. He is also very strong, according to owner Mitchell Breuer. The scratching post must be held down with weights so Kosovo doesn’t tip it over.

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MORGAN REDDEKOPP photographer [email protected] Nerd Nite celerabtes second anniversary KELLI KNOBLOCH features reporter [email protected] erd Nite Winona celebrated its Ntwo-year anniversary this past Wednesday at Ed’s (no name) Bar. Nerd Nite is an event that happens once a month at Ed’s, where people who love a topic so much that they share it with others and “nerd out”. This model of Nerd Nite actually started back in 2003 in Boston by a graduate student who wanted to share his adventures and research with others. Now, Nerd Nite is held in over 100 cities worldwide including San Francisco, New York, Toronto, and of course, Winona. Carl Ferkinhoff, a physics Patrick Clipsham, an associate professor of philosophy at Winona State University was one of the SHANNON GALLIART professor at Winona State three speakers featured during Nerd Nite at Eds (no name) Bar on Wednesday, February 26th. He photographer University, was the one who presented a philosophical analysis of the eight most common objections to ethical veganism. [email protected] started Nerd Nite here in Winona two years ago. learning things can be more fun Amanda Pflughoeft-Job, a senior it started and absolutely loved “It’s pretty crazy,” Ferkinhoff when you’re out on the town studying social work, talked about it,” Pflughoeft-Job. “We just kept said. “The response has been rather than just sitting in class or at owning and caring for special going back and I think I only really great, and I can’t believe it’s home,” Ferkinhoff said. needs pets. ever missed two nights and only already been two years.” Every Nerd Nite has speakers “I have three animals of my because I was sick.” Ferkinhoff said he helped run a present on a topic about which they own with special needs right Pflughoeft-Job said she is not Nerd Nite when he was in school are passionate. now so I’m just talking about the usually a person who does public and decided to bring it to Winona. “Three people get up and talk importance of why you shouldn’t speaking, but finally decided to “When I was in grad school, I for about 15-20 minutes about pass them up,” Pflughoeft-Job said. give her own presentation. helped run a Nerd Nite there and something that they ‘nerd out’ Pflughoeft-Job said she has been “I don’t really know why really enjoyed it,” Ferkinhoff about,” Ferkinhoff said. “It could going since Nerd Nite started in I decided to finally do it,” said. “When I moved to Winona, be their own research, something Winona two years ago. Pflughoeft-Job. “It’s something I thought it would be a good idea related to their work or their own “It’s hard to believe it’s been that I really like and am passionate to bring that here since there was hobby.” two years already and it’s really about, so I’m taking that passion nothing like it nearby.” Past speakers include many cool to be speaking at the two-year and spreading it to others.” Ferknhoff said that anything can people from the community, many anniversary,” Pflughoeft-Job said. Nerd Nite takes place at Ed’s (no fly when it comes to topics; it does professors from Winona State, and Pflughoeft-Job said she always name) Bar from 7:30-10 p.m. every not just have to be people from even President Olson. has a good time there and has fourth Wednesday of the month. campus but also people from the This past week the talks included rarely missed a night. community. topics such as special needs pets, “A friend of mine told me about “Essentially, the idea is that veganism and traffic stops. it so we went the very first night

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Pet of the week is back SPORTS Page 8 Track Women’s basketball defeated in NSIC Tournament Continued from page 1. AUSTIN WALLERT In the 400 event, four Warriors basketball reporter placed in the top eight places. [email protected] Sophomore Brooklyn Schyvinck (56.68) took third, Harris (57.26) he Winona State University took fifth, sophomore Shereen Twomen’s basketball team’s Vallabouy (57.66) took sixth, and season officially came to a close first-year Allison Waterman (58.51) after falling short in the Northern brought in an eighth-place finish Sun Intercollegiate Conference which gave the Warriors 14 points (NSIC) tournament. towards their total. Last Wednesday, the Warriors Junior Kristi Springer leaped tipped off the first round of the her way to a second-place finish tournament with a home game in triple jump with a distance of against the Minnesota State Uni- 12.07m. versity-Moorhead Dragons. In the 4x400 event, the team The first time these two teams took second with a time of 3:50:85 met, the Warriors battled back in trailing Minnesota State by four the final minutes to send the game hundredths of a second. to overtime and ultimately secured In the mile event, senior Anna the victory. Rogahn came in with a time of Junior Emma Fee had a career 4:56.77 that brought in a third- night in that win. place finish. This time around roles were First-year Kaylee Beyer set a switched up a bit, as the Warriors The women’s basketball team huddles right before the NATALIE TYLER new personal best in the 1000 with headed into halftime up by nine. ending of their game against Minnesota State University- photographer a time of 2:58.67 to take fifth while Coming out of the break the War- Moorhead Dragons on Wednesday, Feb.26 in MacGown [email protected] Gymnasium. The Warriors managed to hold off the sophomore Kendall Zeman also set riors kept their foot to the Dragons’ comeback effort, winning 82-77. a personal best, finishing fourth in necks, increasing their lead to 16 at losses on the season, but two of the fourth, going on one run after the 600 with a time of 1:36.80. the end of the third. those were to the Warriors. the next, but the Cougars always The participants for the NCAA Seeming like the game was well Going into the game, the ener- seemed to have an answer to stop National Indoor Championships in hand, the Warriors stepped off gy was great and all the women the momentum swing. will be announced on Tuesday, the gas pedal a little bit. seemed more than ready for battle. Winona State would win the March 3. The championships will But, the Dragons were not ready It was going to be extra tough quarter 18-13, but loses the game take place on March 13-14 in Bir- for their season to be over, as they this time around though, as the 71-59. mingham, Alabama. came scorching back in the fourth Cougars were out for revenge and Junior Emma Fee led the way hitting from all angles for 31 points MAURICE HUDSON had a sea of the wrong shade of with 14 points, with sophomore sports reporter in the quarter. purple backing them in the crowd. Sydney Lodermeier was right be- [email protected] Luckily for the Warriors, Junior The game tipped off and it was as hind her with 11. Taylor Hustad decided she wanted fast paced as ever, trading buck- Luckily for this Warriors team, to be a walking bucket, dropping et after bucket until the quarter they had no seniors on the roster. 32 on the Dragons on 13 of 18 buzzed; it was 22-18 Cougars. So to the rest of the NSIC, watch from the field. The team was hoping for more out, these Warrior women will be The Warriors managed to hold in the second, but the Warriors just back with more vengeance and de- off the comeback effort, winning could not keep up with the transi- termination next season, and with 82-77. tion offense of the Cougars, losing another year of experience under Next was Sioux Falls where the the quarter 20-10, and heading into their belt. team went for the Quarterfinals of the break down 14. the NSIC tournament. The Warriors came out of the The Warriors, being the five break a bit sluggish, and the usual seed, were slated to battle against leading scorers were having an off a familiar opponent in the one seed night as the third went the Cougars Sioux Falls Cougars. way as well 16-13. The Cougars, who were ranked With hope and time running out, nationally all season, only had five the Warriors showed no quit in

SPORTSWednesday, Thursday, Friday, STHISaturday, Sunday, WEEKMonday, Tuesday, March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 Baseball - 12 p.m. Mens Golf - Vegas Mens Golf - Vegas Softball - 1:30 p.m. Women’s Golf Softball - 1:45 p.m. at. Tiffin Universi- Invite Invite at. Lewis Univer- Warrior Vegas at. Indiana Uni- ty RussMatt - Flor- at. Minot at. Minot sity - The Spring Invite versity of Pennsyl- ida Invitational Games vania Baseball - 8 a.m. Baseball - 12 p.m. Tennis - 9:30 a.m. at. Seton Hill Uni- at. Wayne State Softball - 3:45 p.m. at. Webber Univer- Softball - 4 p.m. NO EVENTS THIS versity University at. Bloomfield Col- sity at. University of DAY lege - The Spring Southern Indiana Gymnastics - 4 p.m. Games Softball - 1:30 p.m. at. WIAC Cham- at. Truman State Baseball - 5 p.m. pionship/NCGA University at. Florida South- Regionals ern College 8 WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 THE WINONAN SPORTS Gymnastics finishes third in final meet JENNA STATZ record this season, they show what performance on the bars this from our conference are there tennis reporter tough competitors they are as weekend as she scored a 9.225, competing. We are going to have [email protected] their overall team score has been taking seventh. a much larger crowd than normal, he Winona State University improving every meet. As for vault this weekend it was so it will be fun to feed off of the Tgymnastics team wrapped up Zehr also talked about how first-year Allison Crescimanno audience’s energy and hopefully their regular season on Friday, Feb. the team is continuing to grow who came up big for the Warriors use it to our advantage,” Zehr 28 in Menomonie, Wis. as they together. in the event scoring a 9.375 taking said. “It is going to be a very fun battled University of Wisconsin “There is always room for sixth place. atmosphere, and it should be a - Stout, University of Wisconsin improvement in our team,” Wrapping things up for the great experience for the freshmen - Eau Claire and Hamline Zehr said. “After each meet, our Warriors were two of their seniors who have not yet competed at this University, finishing third overall coach likes to tell us to focus on Kelly Johnston and Sunny Hasebe, kind of meet.” with a team score of 182.725. improving by one tenth, to find one who both competed well on the As for the Warriors they will next Before the Warriors’ last regular thing that we can do better for the beam. Johnston scored a 9.475 travel to Eau Claire, Wis. as they meet of the year, junior Shelsea next meet.” taking fourth place and Hasebe take the floor again this Saturday, Zehr talked about how the team For the team, it is important that ending with a 9.425 finishing sixth March 7 in the Wisconsin feels as they entered the weekend. they continue to grow even though in the event. Intercollegiate Athletic Conference “Throughout the season, our they do not have any more regular Looking at the Warriors’ (WIAC) Championship and NGCA team has been progressing and season meets. upcoming schedule, they are about Regionals, competing at 4 p.m. improving each meet,” Zehr said. Competing on the floor this to begin their tournament run. “We are excited for this last chance weekend, Zehr set a new best with Zehr described what the team is to prove ourselves before going off a score of 9.675 taking fourth in looking forward to as they begin to to Regionals.” the event. prepare. Although the team has a losing Zehr also had a strong “At Regionals, all eight teams Mens basketball season officially ends with loss at Pentagon CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS basketball reporter [email protected]

he Winona State University Tmen’s basketball team started the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Both games were against opponents that the Warriors beat earlier in the year. In the first matchup, the Warriors had a home game against University of Minnesota- Crookston. The Warriors’ offense came out firing early as they were able to get out to a 11-0 lead with nine points coming from junior forward Andrea Lo Biondo. The Golden Eagles finally got on the board with 15:59 left in the first half. Winona State then extended the Senior Caleb Wagner makes attempts to score against University of Minnesota - Crookston, on NATALIE TYLER lead to 19 with 6:58 left in the first Wednesday’s game held at McGown Gymnasium Feb. 26. The Warriors’ offence came out firing photographer half. early as they were able to get out to an 11-0 lead with nine points coming from junior forward [email protected] The Warriors would get the lead Andrea Lo Biondo. to 23 at halftime. Falls, SD. shots and play long stretches of low note, but senior Caleb Wagner Winona State’s defense was The Warriors were able to get defense. went out with a bang in his final suffocating as they were able to out to a quick lead and got it to After 1:30 of no scoring to begin game as a Warrior by adding 30 hold the Golden Eagles to only double-digits with 13:14 left in the the second half, both teams started points along with four rebounds nine made shots from the field and first half following a three-pointer to go back and forth. and five assists. 25% shooting from the field. made by junior Kevion Taylor. Consecutive three-pointers Whitelow said he felt that the The Warriors on offense shot Later on in the first half, the made by the Golden Eagles cut the run by the Bulldogs happened over 45% from the field and made Bulldogs were able to cut their Warrior lead to 6 with 15:26 left in because they made mistakes eight of 17. deficit to six with 3:18 left. regulation. defensively Winona State ran away with the Winona State responded and got The Warriors were able to get “We had lapses where we game and empty their bench en- their lead back to double-digits. the lead back to 10 but Minnesota- stopped guarding and executing,” route to the 88-57 win. At halftime the Warriors led 40- Duluth responded right away to cut Whitelow said. “We didn’t extend Junior guard Devin Whitelow 29. the deficit to just three. our lead and they kept cutting it said the team was excited about The key for the Warriors Winona State then got it going down and we weren’t able to get a their victory against Minnesota- early lead was their defense and led by senior guard Caleb Wagner hold of it.” Crookston but not satisfied. offensive rebounding. who had 10 of the Warriors 13 He also added that next year, the “We were really happy, we knew They held the Bulldogs to only straight points. team will use it as fuel because we had things we had to clean up two made three-pointers and 40% But the Bulldogs still would not the loss hurt them, and it was going into Saturday, but we were shooting from the field. let the game slip away as they went ultimately something they could excited to keep playing,” said Winona State was also able to on 23-0 run. learn from. Whitelow. get 13 second chance points and Wagner added a three-pointer at The Warriors will return next In the second round of the NSIC make six three-pointers. the buzzer as the Warriors fell 76- year. tournament, the Warriors would In the second half, all the 72 to the Bulldogs. take on University of Minnesota- Warriors had to do is take smarter The Warriors season ends on a Duluth at the Pentagon in Sioux

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