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Inside . Student senate throws out Dirty laundry ban on WSU booze t-shirts Photo Illustration News by Kate Weber/ ■ Desire2Learn WINONAN to take over Winona State donned drink- Blackboard ing shirts during Homecoming 2005. Admin- ■ Instant istrators did message viruses not approve of use of "Winona attack laptops State Universi- ty" and its logo. The t-shirts ■ NGP were sold by campus clubs Experience offers and bring in new learning more money than most other environment fundraisers through out the year. Arts ■ HONK! to take PAC Main Stage

Kathleen Kulkay tion with the consumption of last week at the student senate the American Marketing ■ WSU student WINONAN alcohol by Winona State clubs meeting. Association's "(Expletive) and organizations. Cal Winbush, vice president Kansas, There's No Place is breast cancer Winona State University Flynn said the motion is of student affairs, expressed Like Home," the drama club's survivor students can pull out their out of order because it goes concern to the senate about the "Yes I'm a Thespian, and You Homecoming T-shirts and against the WSU Student slogans on some of the Home- Can Watch," and Tau Kappa wear them with pride after Association Constitution, the coming T-shirts being sold by Epsilon Fraternity's "If I Only ■ Wednesday's student sen- Minnesota State Colleges and campus clubs and organiza- Had a Beer," that pictured /Were-Rabbit' ate meeting destroyed the Universities policy 3.1, part 2, tions. The Wizard of Oz's cowardly is good-natured proposed policy of banning which referenced the freedom Examples of the clubs and lion drinking a beer that was certain Homecoming attire. of expression for students, their T-shirts include: The labeled "liquid courage." fun for all ages Student Senate President and the First Amendment of Student Association of Social These T-shirts are a vital Ryan Flynn threw out the mo- the Constitution of freedom of Worker's "Warriors, Football, fundraiser for clubs and orga- tion that would have banned speech. and Beer '05," the National nizations around campus, said the sales of T-shirts using the This censorship of T-shirt Broadcasting Society's Sen. Jared Stene. official WSU logos in connec- sales at WSU was introduced "Wasted State University," See Shirts, Page 6

Phone: 7) 45 5119 http: i N\ W\A .winona.eduiwinonan TECH UPDATE Desire2Learn slowly engulfs Blackboard Jessica Myers WINONAN

Although Minnesota State Colleges and Uni- versities decided two years ago that Desire2Learn would be used instead of Blackboard, only 25 per- cent of the instructors at Winona State Universi use this course management system. MnSCU pays for schools to use Desire2Learn; however, the university chooses to pay for Black- board, said Ken Graetz, Winona State's Director of E-Learning. Cost is definitely an issue when choosing a course management system, said Graetz. Wi- nona State will stop using Blackboard once Desire2Learn becomes more stable, he said. "We have a duty to provide the university with a stable course management system," Graetz said. According to Graetz, students have encountered problems with the system being slow and not ac- Nicole Feest/WINONAN cessible. Winona State students have been recieving a lot more viruses lately, and its likely through one of theit favorite When the course management system is not ways to communicate—instant messanger. working, it's a disaster, he said. Desire2Learn runs off of a MnSCU shared server in St. Cloud, Minn., where Winona State can access it through the network. Laptops plagued by chat viruses According to Graetz, this causes problems in Joanna Chinquist Messaging system, said Feller. people sending links and to know WINONAN Since most students don't know where the link leads. the exact type of virus received, "Avoid clicking on things in a "It's like putting a padlock Winona State University students said Feller, technical support will message, make that a practice," said experienced a barrage of chat-based "wipe" the computer's C-drive of Feller. on a classroom door!' computer viruses that affected more all information and then reinstall One way the university is try- the basic programs onto the stu- ing to stop the spread of computer Ken Graetz, Winona State than 100 students in the last couple dent's computer. viruses, is by "pushing" updates Director of E-learning of weeks, said Laptop Support Technician Dan Slama. Feller said workers wipe the onto students' computers when they Technology Support Center Man- computers because it can take an are connected to the network, said the connectivity at times. ager Dean Feller said many "new" hour or more to go through and Feller. Something may happen to the line between St. viruses are actually old viruses systematically remove a particular These "pushed updates" are sent Cloud and Winona and cause the connection to be that take on new forms and are virus from a computer and even through the university's server and slow or unattainable, Graetz said. able to re-infect a computer even then part of the virus could still be uploaded automatically onto a stu- Also, each school using the server forfeits its if an older version of the virus was in the computer's operating system. dent's computer without the student decision on when to upgrade the system. patched. "Vitus attacks are getting more aware of it happening. Feller said Some schools prefer to wait before upgrading The viruses usually spread from complicated as time goes on. the university has used this process to make sure it won't cause any major problems, computer to computer in a chat- They're taking more forms, and it's for almost a year, for both anti-virus said Graetz. message format, asking the receiver not going to decrease," said Feller. and service pack updates. Before MnSCU decided to use Desire2Learn, to look at a cool picture, said Feller. It's almost impossible for the "The people who design these different schools used other programs, such as "The phrases make them look in- university to stop a chat-based virus viruses usually target the most-used Blackboard, WebCT and Anlon. nocent, but they aren't." from spreading, said Feller. chat services, namely AOL Instant Graetz said no schools used Desire2Learn be- Feller said the university expe- "The safest way to protect your Messenger and MSN Messenger," fore MnSCU decided to use it. rienced several big virus hits last computer: don't chat." said Feller. By using a tool that is supported by MnSCU school year, the worst was at the Feller also said he realizes that Slama said he's seen a range in start of fall semester. asking students to avoid using chat computer damages from the recent The most recent chat-based virus services is unreasonable, so instead virus, everything from the See Desire on Page 5 spread through the AOL Instant he advises students to know the See Virus, Page 6 2 News Annual Great Plains trip more than just credits Amber Dulek weeks in June, traveling to the different WINONAN sites. Possible locations include: Wounded The Northern Great Plains Experi- Knee, Sage Creek, Bear Butte and Pine ence, a two-week, six-credit program Ridge Indian Reservation, S.D.; Fort allows students to travel four states and Robinson and Santee Indian Reserva- visit eight different sites, studying the tion, Neb.; Pipestone National Monu- Lakota and Cheyenne ways of life. ment, Minn.; and Bear's Lodge, Wyo. NGP shows students how the Ameri- Before traveling west, students must can West was won and lost at the same attend one-hour workshops each week time, said Winona State University as- in March, April and May and one class- sistant English professor Rob Brault. room session. Back in Winona, they "Students will be forced to deal have two classroom sessions to attend. with competing versions of the story," The total cost of the program is Brault said. about $2,000, which includes tuition, "Before college a lot of the learning books, travel expenses, food, lodging, is sanitized for their protection, but this gas, and camping and entrance fees. is the adult version of what really hap- Only 16 students can enroll for the pened," said Brault. program and, as of last week, three The NGP Experience allows stu- people signed up, but none have made dents to earn credits in two university a deposit to guarantee their spot. studies courses, Advanced Exposi- There are three informational meet- tory Writing and Leisure in Different ings scheduled for interested students: ed 1=' o o Cultures. See NGP on Page The partici- Student on last year's Northern Great Plains Trip helped build a sweat lodge. pants will be on Those that went said it wasn't just about earning credits, it was about learning a the road for ap- new culture. proximately two Oct. 15 declared Latino AIDS Awareness Day

ST. PAUL—Gov. Tim women and children have been 151 E. Third St., Winona munity-based planning corn- Pawlenty has proclaimed Sat- diagnosed with HIV infection mitte has set up several events, (507) 454-4494 urday, Oct. 15 as Latino AIDS in Minnesota, including the 114 exhibits, trainings and HIV test- Awareness Day in Minnesota. who have died. In 2004, Latinos ing opportunities in observance www.rascalslive.com It is the third annual National represented 11 percent of all of Latino AIDS Awareness 13 - TBA Latino AIDS Awareness, spon- reported HIV cases and had an Day. A calendar of local events, Oct. sored by the Latino Commision infection rate of nearly seven along with the governor's proc- Oct. 14 - Boiled in Lead (Irish rock from

on AIDS. times higher than whites. lamations can be found online Minneapolis) - non smoking dance floor Since 1982, 467 Latino men, In Minnesota, a local com- at www.health.state.mn.us . Oct. 15 HOOCH (jam-rock, La Crosse) English and math placement test schedule Oct. 16 - Tossers (Irish rock) - 18+

All new students must take Oct. 20 - Moonclawg (jam rock, Winon 106, 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Tues- ing your name and Warrior ID the English and mathematics day, Nov. 15 in Gildemeister number to jbellman@winona. Oct. 21 - Teage Alexy and IVIedication ( placement exams. Exempt are Room 156 and from 3 to 4:30 edu with the date and time you Jock) students who have transferred p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, in want to take the test. in credit for college-level Howell Room 135. Students must bring a photo 'Oct. 22 - Wookie Foot (jam, Minneapo English and/or mathematics Students must register to ID to the testing site. courses. Tickets are $12 presale, $15 at the door, 21+ take the exams by visiting the Admitted students may take Advising and Retention "Oct. 27 - 10/29 - Battle of the Bands the exams on the following office, Phelps Room $600 Group Fundraiser Bonus 3 - Trampled by Turtles (Blue Grass) dates: 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Thurs- 129, by calling (507) day, Nov. 10 in Minne Room 457-5600 or by e-mail- Four hours of your group's time ;and Lazy Ike and the Daredevils (Country) Plus our free (yes, free) fundraising r Nov. 4 - White Iron Band (country, MNPLS) programs EQUALS $1000-$3000 in Nov. 5 - Freshwater Collins (Jam-rock from earnings for your group. Call I Read the WINONAN I Colorado) TODAY for up to $600 in bounses online at when you schedule your fundraiser with Free live music every Tuesday and http://www.winonaoedu/winonan CampusFundraiser. Contact CampusFundraiser, (888) 923-3238, Wednesday! or vist www.campusfundraiser.com MIMI MIME IMMO MEM MUM 1111111•11 MIN MIMI MEM J News 3 Pasteur Hall renovations on schedule Government Danielle Schulz According to Schmidt, job and in- WINONAN the renovated Pasteur will be mostly classrooms and offices Winona State University's to compensate for the new ternship fair Pasteur Hall renovations are science building being built on track with both budget without a standard classroom to be held and time, said Jim Schmidt, or office. vice president of University Every floor in Pasteur Oct. 31 Advancement. will include a connection to "The building is on sched- the new science building to A government job and ule," Schmidt said. It is due increase handicap accessibil- internship fair will be held to reopen in fall of 2006. ity, Schmidt said. In order to from noon to 5 p.m. at the Built in 1962, Pasteur Hall save money, the new science University of Minnesota's is the oldest science build- building was built without Coffman Center in Minne- ing in the Minnesota State elevators. apolis. Colleges and Universities Pasteur Hall's renovations The fair is free, but system. have been in the works for pre-registration is required Biology, geosciences, eight years, Schmidt said. through Winona State's physics and chemistry are all It was not until last Janu- Career Services. housed in Pasteur. ary that the $11 million bond Students will be able to In order to compensate was officially allotted to meeting with government for the lack of space due to the project from the state's agencies seeking profes- the renovation, classes and budget. sional canidates for job and faculty offices have been The bond will primarily be internship opportunities crammed into every corner of paid back by Minnesota State within their organizations. the university, said Schmidt. Colleges and Universities, Registration is due by "They [faculty] are liter- said Schmidt. The university Monday, Oct. 24. ally squirreled away into will be held responsible for Career Services is located cubicles all over campus. about $180,000. at 110 Gildemeister. Matt Kasper/WINONAN "We are offering all of the "We are very fortunate to For information call Pasteur Hall, the oldest science building in the MnSCU system, is same courses, they too are have had such great legisla- (507) 457- 5340 or e-mail scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2006. Vice President of just spread all over campus," tive support on this project," [email protected]. University Advancement Jim Schmidt said it's right on schedule. said Schmidt. Schmidt said.

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"I get pop-ups like nobody's busi- The Winona State University social work department will host a presenta- Slama said he thinks AOL is hit more ness," Haller said, "including porn." tion about the welfare and education systems in Bangladesh at 7 p.m. on Oct. often with viruses than other chat servic- Haller said last year her computer 12 in Minne 104. es, so he only uses MSN Messenger for needed to get its C-drive wipokin order The featured guest speakers are Dr. Muhammad Samad and Dr. ASM chatting and avoids all the others. to remove the virus, so now she saves her Atiqur Rahman, who are visiting Winona State for 10 weeks from the Univer- Wendy Haller, a Winona State sopho- files on the D-drive. sity of Dhaka in Bangladesh. more, said this was the second time in a She said she intends to keep chat Dr. Cathleen Faruque, an assistant social work professor at Winona State, year her computer caught a virus. services on her computer even though will also be speaking at the presentation. Haller said she knew her computer got it increases the risk of getting a virus, In the 1950s, modern advances were made to correct the social problems a virus once she clicked on a link and the "AIM is so handy." within Bangladesh's urban community. However, these problems have spread screen came up blank. to the rural areas and are bringing the whole social welfare and education system into question. Child protection center receives grant Bangladesh is busting at the seams with 140 million people crammed into a country about the size of the state of Wisconsin. Bangladesh was formed The National Child Protection Training Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre- when the eastern part of Pakistan seceded. Center (NCPTC) at Winona State Uni- vention Program. The program received versity received a gift of $250,000 from diminished funding in 2004 and 2005. the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP However, legislation recently passed in Shirts Foundation for Education, Public Health the United States House of Representa- Coninued from Page 1 and Social Justice to support the center's tives authorizing approximately $15 mil- Sen. Ryan Predmore said that he The petition was created to protect continuing efforts to end child abuse lion in funds for the center over the next has talked with more than 100 people students' rights and to keep the within three generations. five years. in the last week about the T-shirt is- student senate from infringing upon Victor Vieth, executive director of the The legislation is still pending in the sue. these rights with censoring or ban- center, accepted the gift Friday, Sept. 30, U.S. Senate. Predmore said one student thought ning the sales of T-shirts. at a special ceremony commemorating Now in its third year, the center the T-shirts were a great idea. This petition is not limited to just the center's work and the release of the offers training across the country for He does not drink and was able to the T-shirt issue, but also includes new book, Ending Child Abuse: New professionals from law enforcement, avoid those who did by simply read- rights of the students in all categories, Efforts in Prevention, Investigation and the judicial system and social services. ing the T-shirts. said Kazee. Training. The book is co-edited by Vieth Since its inception, the center's attorneys Flynn said that he spoke with an This petition contained signatures and prominently features the Winona have trained approximately 15,000 child attorney and was told that neither Wi- of club members, especially those center's work. protection professionals from all 50 states nona State University nor the student with T-shirts on the market, students The NCPTC at WSU was founded in and 17 countries. senate has any legal authority over of all classes and majors and student 2003 through a $993,000 federal earmark the name so it has no right to tell the senators. from the U.S. Department of Justice's university's clubs and organizations The student senators that signed that they cannot include "Winona the petition include Sen. Sachin Pad- State University" or the university's hye, Sen. Stene, Sen. Richard How- Security Incidents logo on T-shirts. den III and Sen. D.J. Danielson. Winbush, who had been pressuring The senate executives, President Oct. 1 found unconscious. EMS notified and the the senate to ban clubs for printing Flynn, Vice President Kari Winter 8:10 p.m.— A student was cited for a student was eventually transported to the and selling these T-shirts because he and Treasurer Laura Berens, did not noise and alcohol violation in Prentiss-Lu- hospital. felt that they were hurting the univer- sign the petition because they must cas. Matter referred to the Hall Director. 9 p.m.—Security responded to a noise sity's image, was unable to attend the remain neutral and because of the Oct. 2 complaint at East Lake Campus. Referred meeting. ambiguous language in the motion. 1 1 :30 p.m.—A resident of Sheehan to the Hall Director. Student Ezra Kazee presented a reported a housing violation. Matter was 10:15 p.m.— Security cited a student at petition to Flynn with 229 signatures. referred to the Hall Director. the Quad for an alcohol violation. Re- 8:30 p.m.—Security discovered dam- ferred to the Conduct Officer. age to a cement pillar outside of Phelps Oct. 6 Spring Break/Mexico Hall. Matter referred to the Director of 8:15 p.m.—A student was cited for an From $549. Be a rep and earn a trip (800) 366-4786 Security. alcohol violation outside of Memorial Oct. 3 Hall. Referred to Conduct Officer. (952) 893-9679 8:40 a.m.—A parent phoned security Oct. 8 www.mazexp.com concerning the welfare of her daughter 6:20 p.m.—A student was cited for an • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • who is a student on campus. Matter re- alcohol violation at Prentiss-Lucas. The • • ferred to the Director of Security. matter was referred to the Hall Director. • • Oct. 5 Oct. 9 • Have a bone to pick? • 5:36 a.m.—A student was cited for a 7:30 p.m.—Security received a re- • • noise violation outside of Prentiss-Lucas. port and responded to a complaint of an • Drop off a letter to the editor • Matter was referred to the Hall Director. unwanted person in Lourdes. Security • • 9:52 a.m.—Security responded to Pren- arrived and was unable to locate the indi- • • tiss Hall concerning a student who was vidual. • at the WINONAN. • • • 6 News • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A little faith and a lot of reason

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Stark auditorium was filled last Thursday for the Faith and Reason series' panelist discussion of evolution, Creationism and intel- SEMCAC ligent design. Winona State professors Ed Slowik, Melanie Reap, Troy Paino, James Armstrong, Toby Dogwiler and Andy Ferstl participated in the discussion. CLINIC Zonfidential, Income-Based Trio di Colore to play at WSU's Performing Arts Center Services Including: The Winona State University's Lyceum Series will present zens. Trio di Colore at 2 p.m.; on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Performing Master classes will be held with the artists at noon on Mon- • Family Planning Art Center's Recital Hall. day, Oct. 17, in the Peforming Arts Center. • Pregnancy Tests Guy Yehuda will play clarinet, Yuval Gotlibovich, viola; and For more information contact the Department of Music at Jimmy Briere, piano. (800) 342-5978, ext. 5250. • Emergency Tickets will be $8 for adults, $5 for students and senior citi- Contraceptive Adjuct instructor to perform Oct. 18 Pill (The Morning Spring Break 2006 with After Pill) The Winona State University music and Eric Graham, who will be playing the Student Travel Services to Jamai- department will be holding a jazz piano bass. • STD Screening ca, Mexico, Bahamas and Florida. concert featuring Larry Price, an adjunct John Paulson, a music professor from St. • HIV Testing instructor. Mary's University, will also be playing the Are you The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tues- saxophone and the flute. connected? Sell Trips, Earn Cash 76 West 3rd Street day, Oct. 18, at the Performing Arts Center Price studied jazz at the University of &Travel Free! Call for group Recital Hall. Florida in Miami, Florida, and at the Con- PO Box 61 discounts. Other Winona State musicians include servatory of Music in Luxembourg, Ger- Winona, MN 55987 Rich MacDonald, who will be playing the many. Info/Reservations percussion and vibraphone, Richard Ham- Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for stu- 800-648-4849 (507) 452-4307 mergren, who will be playing the trumpet, dents and senior citizens. www.ststravel.com. (800) 657-5121 Mike James, who will be playing the guitar, News 7 NONAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005 Use general education credits wisely The required physical the stress of the three writing the ladies in spandex on to make the most of our time education credits are never on classes I am currently enrolled the TV screen. each day, but skipping one the "dreaded list" of classes in. Every Wednesday, as I of the easiest, most carefree to check off of the list before After the first day of class, climb to 'the third floor of Me- classes simply because you ( graduation. I know many I realized we only have to morial, I think how easy I have JI can doesn't make sense to me. students who take beyond the exercise once a week and don't it. Yet, as I walk through the You only need two physical set amount of credits in phy ed have tests or quizzes. How doors, gearing up for another education credits to fill your before earning their degrees. could it get any better than 80s-inspired workout, I see university studies require- With such classes as bowl- this? students signing their names ments. Wouldn't it be nice if Weber ing, ballroom dancing and Our Wednesday classes con- and leaving the building. you actually earned the grade Editor-in-Chief walking/jogging, how could sist of various aerobic tapes, At the beginning of the you were given? students not take advantage of most from the early 1980s. semester our teacher told us Temptation is hard to fight the well-deserved break from Although jazzercise can often about this. Students learned sometimes, and although you English papers and library be laughable, the teacher could that as long as they came to need to study for all of your projects? not make the class easier for sign their names, they could "real classes," try as hard as 111111ett I have been looking forward busy and stressed out college easily get away with sneaking you can to not take the easy Manage to my land aerobics class since students such as myself. All we out before class started. I was way out. I signed up in the spring. I have to do is show up, sign our amazed. knew the two hours of exer- names on the sheet of paper I realize that we are all signer, Reach Kate Weber at cise per week would lessen taped to the door and mimic busy college students, trying [email protected] Can students handle freedom of speech? by student organizations was underlying issue of college stu- century ago, we were expected hasty and decisive. dents not considered capable to be able to maintain a house- It's great fun for journal- of such things as restraint. hold. The training was intense ism when there's a breach of Insulting as it may seem, and not celebrated. But with- rights of any kind because it makes a lot of sense: high out knowing how to take care rfl it stands for something big- school and family dynamics of or provide for children, you ger; a slippery slope if you barely address coming-of-age were damned. Achievement will: the downfall of student's in the capacity the real world then was more tangible than free speech across the nation requires. most students ever see now. Kai Oehler "could" begin in Winona after You wouldn't notice as you Our lives are an open book mac. Op/Ed Columnist all. snoozed your adolescent years for whoever wants to read your Really, President Ramaley away in a high school that chest: "If only I had a beer," and Vice President Winbush's didn't prep you to live inde- "WSU Drinking Team." I Freedom of speech works initial idea to stamp out im- pendently; but neither would know that you just look stupid wonderfully when you're age-worsening Winona State you be blamed for catching Z's on the outside; so do the deci- condemning the extinction of T-shirts was never legally during barely engaging classes. sion-makers on campus. puppies (except Paris Hilton's feasible. With notoriously under- So you arrive at college and

'7/ dogs) or publicly declaring that End of discussion—the ad- challenging curriculums, leave parents, teachers and babies should not be cussed at. ministrators' argument wears high school is a day care for friends the right to ridicule and „./.„ The more agreeable your argu- thin, and students win. oversized children, for whom censor you behind; you have e opinions oj t is news- ment/statement, the freer you If this concludes the fiasco, society no longer knows how freedom after all. But now that paper do not reflect those are to your speech. it demonstrates nothing more to handle. The proof? Which you can say what you want, do of the MnSCU system, The Winona State Home- than applied learning, inter- consumed you more: your you really want to be listened Winona State University, coming T-shirt fiasco began preting law theory in a way homework, or your homies? to? its faculty, staff or stu- by university bigwigs oppos- that could make the founders You may be all you ean be dent body. Any questions ing club-produced Winona proud. But then, why aren't in high school: athlete, burger- Reach Kai Oehler at or comments should be State T-shirts emblazoned with administrators that reward this flipper, teacher's pet, the girl/ [email protected]. directed to the Winonan drinking references parodying kind of intellectual savvy mak- boyfriend—all status symbols publication board, editors the university's logo and mis- ing toasts themselves? in the context of secondary or submitted as letters to sion statement. The adminis- This'Icind of conversation, education. trators' party-crashing attempt while victory is Obvious, does But think of this, for better the, editor. to shutdown the sale of T-shirts nothing to address the real, or worse. By our age, even a

8 Kate Weber, Editor-in-Chief [email protected] (507) 457 - 5119 orals questionable os - omecomin9 woes the environment, but because me on the Sunday morning of ointed by college students yet the cost to properly dispose of Homecoming weekend. again. the toxic waste costs more than They wanted a tour of the While waiting in line, three it does to purchase the paint "beautiful" city of Winona. very inconsiderate students and lacquer to cover it, they Alas, Winona was not at its standing right next to us loudly ignored it. best after the rowdy Home- discussed random sexual en- The community of Ring- coming activities of the day counters that were littered with wood is riddled with corrup- and night before. profanity—right infront ont of my tion on all levels, even in the Frankly, I was embarrassed six and eight-year-old cousins. Jim Rosson government. Who suffers Laura Greene to show my family around I have rarely been ashamed Op/Ed Columnist Copy Editor because of all this greed? Once town because the streets and of my peers, however, after again, the poor people. There's I have come to the unfortu- lawns were littered with keg these incidents I felt like de- As I was scanning recent nothing like hush-hush money. nate realization that Winona cups, beer cans, fast food bags nouncing my association with news articles online, a head- As many of you graduate State students need to become and other ugly pieces of trash. any college students. line caught my attention. The from WSU and make your way more respectful of this town. I thought I would be re- Clean up your acts kids. article was titled "New Jersey into the world landing jobs at My aunt, uncle and two lieved when we went out to eat Reach Laura Greene at Community Endures Decades high profile companies, I hope young cousins came to visit at Jefferson's but was disap- LMGreene4525 @w inona. edu of Ford's Toxic Legacy." I you can remember to make the read the article, and like many right moral decisions. other big companies in this Common sense tells you Letter to the Editor country, I learned that Ford has that dumping toxic waste just dumped gallons and gallons of Suicide policy confusing to "If a student is found to be in anywhere is not a good thing. A Note from the Winonan: toxic sludge in and around the A lot of corporations in this students violation of an offense of the community of Ringwood, New Residence Life or University country are so focused on how We invite readers and Jersey. Dawn Gaede Conduct Code, the sanctions much money they can make Winonan staff members to Ford is apparently resort- Senior available include, but are not that they will walk all over share their opinions in these ing to all kinds of excuses and Social Work Major limited to: anyone, even their own, to get columns. pushing the blame. "The dis- -Administrative Warning: it. Letters to the editor must Ili posal of Mahwah plant waste There are some issues I "Warning is given to inform I personally hope the whole 250 words or less and receives at the Ringwood site was need to address in response the student that a specific community of Ringwood sues by the Sunday preceding approved by the appropriate to Mackenzie Elke's letter. I behavior does not meet the the pants off of Ford. You can't our Wednesday publication authorities; it was not illegal," have never suggested an RA minimum expectations for put a value on human life, but dates. Include your full name, said Ford spokesman, Tony carry the full responsibility residence hall living. This I am thinking that $10 million major, year in school and Bianchini of Holt, Mulroy & of any student's suicidal or sanction takes the form of a a piece for each community telephone number for publi- Germann. Ford also says oth- depressed comments. If that is written warning issued to a member sounds good. cation. Letters from faculty ers dumped waste in Ring- Ford should be penalized the conclusion any of you have student following the disci- members must include full wood and share responsibility arrived at from my article you plinary hearing with a hear- tremendously for their actions, name, title or department and for the pollution. It has been are highly mistaken. ing officer. An administrative and if they go bankrupt, that's phone number. stated that they were dumping their issue, just as they made My response was not warning is not imposed for a Letters from community this toxic waste— which ap- intended to target RA's or any specific length of time; how- the toxic waste Ringwood's members must include full pears to have caused all types issue. one responsible for enforcing ever, further misconduct may name, address and phone of cancer in people of all ages, It is sad how greed and this policy. Specifically, I am lead to residence hall probation number. We do not run even children—on private land focusing on the policy itself. or termination of contract." money clouds the mind and anonymous letters. belonging to farmers. It was mentioned that the As well intended as the heart. If you want to build The Winonan edits for The worst part is that feder- student is not getting "writ- policy may be to WSU Student a respectable business, then space and relevance when al officials let Ford walk away ten up" or getting in trouble. I Housing—a student could you need to make respectable necessary. The Winonan from tons of industrial waste in have looked it up in the Policy read it very differently. I don't moral decisions. So as you doesn't edit f el. Ringwood. The Environmental Handbook. think a student's viewpoint enter the sometimes unpleas- grammar or Protection Agency ignored On page 222, under Resi- should always be the focus ant real world, please make the a many reports of widespread right decisions when it comes dence Life Code Violations, when Residence Life policies contamination when it assured to running a company. Your read number 8. It says "Con- and procedures are referred to. residents that Ford had cleaned family's life may depend on it. duct that endangers or could But, when a student's inter- up their neighborhood. endanger the health and safety pretation has the potential for a set of consequences no one Now, I don't claim to be Reach Jim Rosson at of any person including one- should consider ideal...I think any sort of genius, but it seems [email protected] self." that Ford knew that what it Now turn to the next a change is necessary. was doing would be bad for page-223. At the top it says

`J . „ „ „ „ ,, ♦ „ , .,, 4 , , . , a 0'4'4 ' i v 1 .- 1' 1 4 1 eS‘ WINONAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005 Survivor celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness month Arts S litertahmtent Danielle Schulz Meyer credits her speedy tion from the medicine," raise pledges in advance and nity to share your story and be WINONAN recovery to the support net- Meyer said. take turns walking around a there for one another." work her family and friends Besides family, the track—all with the goal to Meyer said the relay has This October, people provided. American Cancer Society eliminate cancer. mapped her journey with nationwide will trick-or-treat, Her daughter even at- Relay For Life team also gave "There was a great group breast cancer. decorate pumpkins and don tended chemotherapy sessions encouragement, she said. of us that participated in the "The first time I walked, costumes for Halloween. I walked with fear in my One Winona State Univer- heart," she said. sity student has much more to Meyer took a lap celebrate than Halloween. around the track with her For non-traditional stu- father, who was diagnosed dent Angela Meyer, this Octo- with cancer in 2001. ber marks her second year at This past year, Meyer Winona State, her ten-year-old walked the survivor lap son's birthday and her 10-year with her 13-year-old daugh- anniversary as a breast cancer ter holding her hand. survivor. Meyer pledges her Meyer, a health education time to finishing her health student, said she was diag- education degree at Winona nosed with breast cancer four State University, being with weeks after her second child her family and sharing her was born. story with whomever will She said she was shocked listen. and in a state of disbelief. She also works to pro- "I was 28. The thought of mote breast cancer aware- cancer didn't even cross my ness. mind," Meyer said. "People at "My wish is that (the 28 don't get cancer." government and research- Throughout chemo and ers) would dive into the radiation therapy, Meyer con- fact that breast cancer can tinued to work full-time at a be contracted early in life," heath clinic while raising her Doug Sundin Meyer said. - newborn. WINONAN She said early detection She said her children Angela Meyer spoke to participants at last year's Relay for Life in Winona. She encouraged all sur- is important, and funding for vivors, their family members and other people to work actively to find a cure for breast cancer. encouraged her to fight the research could help cancer cancer. victims. "I had just had a baby,"

Meyer said. "I had no alterna- with her. The relay is a fun-filled Relay For Life," Meyer said. See Awareness, Page 12 tive but to live through this." "She was a great distrac- overnight event where teams "It was a great opportu- Saint Mar 's team plans Walk of Horror to deli ht all a es Students looking for more the bluffs surrounding Saint frequent, unexpected scares how old they are, including or shine, and tickets cost $5 than just haunted houses this Mary's University. during the walk. parents." for adults, $4 for students with Halloween will want to check During the 20-minute "You should always watch This is the team's ninth Saint Mary's identification out what Saint Mary's Univer- walk, participants will stop to your back because you never year holding the Walk of Hor- cards and $3 for children 12 sity is planning. watch frightening scenes and know who or what might be ror. and under. The women's softball skits. following you throughout the Proceeds from the fund- Children three and under team will hold their annual Jenni Gutterman, a Saint trail," Smith said. raiser will help the team pay are free. Walk of Horror Oct. 21-22, Mary's senior softball player, Gutterman added that ev- for their trip to the Sun West For information, con- Oct. 28-30 and Oct. 31. said this year's scenes will be eryone is welcome to the Walk Tournament in California. tact Coach Nikki Fennern at Walks begin at dusk and scarier than in past years. of Horror. The Walk also raises [email protected], or end at 10 p.m. every night. Mara Smith, a Saint "Age does not really money to serve the team's by phone at (507) 457-1638. The tours take participants Mary's junior, said par- matter," said Gutterman. "We financial needs. through a haunted forest near ticipants also will experience tend to scare people no matter The walk will be held rain 10 Arts 6 Entertainment Students take time to learn about Middle Eastern culture Stephanie Magnuson Islamic community gathered have power in society, said El professor and director at the trying to create an Older WINONAN for a traditional experience. Hedeny. Institute of Social Welfare and Peoples Association to hold The food was catered "Women are cooperating Research at Dhaka University recreational activities that When students go out on by Casablanca Restaurant, with other women to design a in Bangladesh, also spoke to gain substantial income, said a normal Thursday night, they located in La Crosse. strategy to alleviate poverty," students. Rahman. usually hit the bars. It consisted of hum- Rahman discussed The Islamic Center of Wi- Last week, however, sev- mus, a combination of his research on poverty nona is located downtown at eral Winona State University garbanzo beans; tahini and the elderly. 54 East 3rd St. and is mainly students took the opportunity (sesame seeds mixture), He said he works a place for prayer for Muslims to learn about the Middle East garlic; chili powder, rice with an organization that in Winona and surrounding instead. pilaf, a variety of meat offers housing to the areas. Faculty and students dishes and baklava, a elderly. The event was sponsored gathered with members of traditional pastry with a The buildings can by the Residential College's the Islamic Center of Winona sweet blend of walnuts hold 50 people but only Global Village Living and to enjoy a traditional Middle and honey between layers 20 spaces are filled, he Learning Community. Eastern meal and hear remarks of flaky phyllo dough. said. Its purpose was to explore from two Fulbright scholars. "Casablanca is one of "There is a social hidden cultures that exist Students met with lo- the most elite and most stigma attached to the around Winona. cal Muslims to participate in popular Middle Eastern organization because no The Islamic Center is one breaking the fast of the second restaurants in the area," one wants to put their way students can learn more day of Ramadan, a Muslim said Michael Bowler, a mom or dad in a home," about others from the Middle holiday where believers avoid global studies professor. said Rahman. "People are East. eating from sunrise until Following dinner, two trying to keep their mom Students said last Thurs- sunset. Islamic Fulbright scholars or dad with them but, day's event left them with un- They fast from a tradition spoke about poverty in because of the poverty, forgettable cultural memories. that honors the prophet Mu- their home countries. tep ante agnuson they cannot provide for "I found this interesting hammad and the first revela- Dr. Almany El Hed- Almany El Hedeny, a Fulbright scholar them." because it's a different culture tion that is part of the Quran, a eny, a scholar at the Uni- from Egypt, spoke to students about The organization re- and a good experience," said holy book of Islam. versity of Cairo in Egypt, her culture of Islam and poverty in the ceives government grants Rebecca Ploog, a student in- As the "Maghrib" (prayer talked about women in Middle East. but 60 percent of their volved in the Global Village. at sunset) took place, par- poverty in Egypt. costs are from income, ticipants listed the dates when While in Egypt medical support, family Reach Stepha- they would break their fasts. women suffer economi- members and recreation, nie Magnuson at A large meal was served cally, they struggle even more said El Hedeny. Rahman said. SEMagnus [email protected] as students, faculty and the culturally because they do not Dr. Atiqur Rahman, The organization is now The Ugly Duckling pays a visit to Winona State's theater department Meggan Massie Theatre professor, Dr. Corey Tackmann, said he had contact the box office at 457- Reach Meggan Massie at WINONAN David Bratt is producing the fun playing Ugly. 5235. [email protected] show with musical director, "This experience has Many people know the Harry Mechell and choreogra- been a blast," Tackmann said. story of the Ugly Duckling, pher Gretchen Cohenour. "Meeting new people and get- but more than 50 students and Bratt said it was a good ting involved has been the best faculty will present the story excuse to have fun. part." in a new, musical light. "HONK! is not trying to Tickets go on sale today Winona State University's change peoples lives or their at 12 p.m. at the Winona State Department of 'Theatre and world," he said. "It is a lot less box office located in the lobby Dance and Department of meaty than previous shows of the Performing Arts Center. Music present its fall semester we've done." Prices are $6 for Wi- musical, HONK! The cast has a multitude nona State students and senior The musical, based on of students of all ages, majors citizens and $8 for the general Hans Christian Andersen's and experience levels. public. "The Ugly Duckling," will be Susan Hoagland, a junior In order to avoid any dis- presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20- theatre major, said "It has ruptions, they ask that children 22 with a matinee performance been interesting working with under six years of age not be Doug Sundin/WINONAN at 2:00 Oct. 23 in the Perform- people in different depart- brought to the performances. Winona State University students are gearing up to present Honk!, the theater and dance department's fall production. ing Arts Center Main Stage. ments." For more information, Sophomore music major Arts Entertainment 11 Black Maria's latest release is an exceptional blend of smooth and hard-core tunes Will Maravelas underground metalcore move- second track, continues the WINONAN ment. trend but offers a more me- Black Maria guitarist/ lodic and contagious sing- The Black Maria's debut front-man Kyle Bishop fronted along chorus. album "Lead Us To Reason" Grade and has been credited At this point, the band should lead listeners to the with putting the scream in goes in every direction until record store. screamo. it reaches the finale, "Rats The 11-song album out on On "Lead Us," Bishop in a Prison," another driving

Victory Records is one of the opts to exercise a strong ] rock song. ,-t il s )) ) best rock albums released this distinct singing voice. "Organs" is about as year, which is surprising since Although lead vocalist catchy as a rock band should the members all come from Chris Gray takes most of the be—memorable but not different from what I usually punk and metal bands. singing duties, the pair's dual sickeningly reminiscent of a same time. look for in an album. Band members split their vocal approach works well to majority of pop radio. "Lead Us To Reason" will Being the rock fan that I time in Grade, Zyon, and New round out the band's already Besides powerful tracks, not disappoint anyone look- am, I usually look for the driv- Day Rising before starting The creative niche. the album also contains emo- ing for some real rock music ing rock tune that makes my Black Maria in 2002. The album starts with the tional melodies. without gimmicks. headphones vibrate. The bands are all respected driving "Memento," bring- "Our Commitments a In this case it was the ethe- for their work, and Grade is ing the listener right into the Sickness" has some of the Band: The Black Maria real sixth track, "The Lines We still considered one of the most record with a wallop. most clairvoyant lyrics about Album: "Lead Us to Reason" Cross," that got me. important bands in the early "Betrayal," the album's love and relationships in mod- Album Highlight: "The Lines ern rock. If this song doesn't do We Cross" Several lyrics state that something to you, you may Rating: B "the sad news came today, that want to check your pulse. Similar Bands: Everclear, you gave up, you quit, you're The album is an amazing The Queens of the Stone Age, walking away, and you can't piece of work from an ac- Flickerstick find the right words to say, and complished band, despite this Go see them Live: Wednesday that are part of a ship that is being their debut. October 19th. The Warehouse sinking." Fans of modern rock LaCrosse, WI. 7 p.m. All ages Gray's vocals are so bands like Coheed and Cam- welcome. emotional that he seems to bria, Dredge, older Pearl Jam sing right to you, explaining or Soundgarden will dig this Reach Will Maravelas at something so familiar that it's group. [email protected] creepy. It's intense, driving, beau- The album's highpoint is tiful and soothing all at the Jamie Blair: Have fun but be safe Awareness Continued from Page 10 Your friend Jamie is back. performance. • Unfortunately, finding donations is dif- recommends eating a balanced diet and main- Remember to always be smart 11. The McGown catwalks. ficult. taining a healthy weight throughout life. and use protection. Enjoy! 10. The darkroom in Phelps. "If I had a million dollars to give I would A recent study also shows that, by adopt- The top 20 places on cam- 9. The Lourdes pool. give it, but I don't," Meyer said. "I will just ing a physically active lifestyle, a woman can pus to have recreational sex: 8. Any bathroom on the continue to use my voice and my story to help reduce her risk of cancer. 20. The back of the shuttle fourth floor of Lourdes. (You find a cure." Meyer said it's important for all women to bus on the way to West Campus. might want to pull this one off October 2005 marks 20 years of National follow these recommendations because cancer 19. Inside Pasteur Hall. after Halloween, unless you're Breast Cancer Awareness Month. statistics are alarming. 18. Any campus bench with the type that likes creepy, kinky Throughout the month, the American In 2005, more than 3,200 Minnesotans a flaming "W." stuff.) Cancer Society encourages women age 40 and will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 620 17. In the middle of 7. The stage in Somsen older to have an annual mammogram. will die from the disease, according to the Laughrey Field on the pitcher's Auditorium. Mammography screening is the most American Cancer Society. mound. 6. The third floor of the new effective method of early detection and has Meyer said that if people contract cancer 16. In the solarium con- science building. been proven to increase treatment options and they should not be afraid to persevere. struction site. 5. Your roommate's bed. save lives. "There is life after this disease—it isn't 15. The Sheehan elevator. 4. The computer lab in Self breast exams also are an option for a death sentence. It is important for people to 14. The Student Union Phelps 109. women in their 20s. know this," she said. phone booth. 3. The Memorial play- Currently, there is no known strategy to 13. The third-floor library ground. eliminate breast cancer risks. Reach Danielle Schulz at study rooms. 2. The gazebo. However, the American Cancer Society [email protected] 12. In the back of the Per- 1. The bleachers at Maxwell forming Arts Center during a Field. 12 Arts 'Were-Rabbit' promises claymation fun for everyone The moment I heard the for best animated short, turning scene after scene of amazing people become fearful for their wonderful and familiar "Wal- Nick Park into the Spielberg of clay animation that never fails prized vegetables when a curse Erik McClanahan lace & Gromit" opening music animated films. to please the eye. hits the town in the shape of a WINONAN theme, I knew I was in for treat The British-born Park took This time, Wallace and giant, garden-destroying mon- with "The Curse of the Were- a break from the series when Gromit are running a vegeta- ster rabbit. Rabbit." he made his first full-length ble-protection service in which Wallace and Gromit set out Film The popular "claymation" animated film "Chicken Run," they capture rabbits that eat to solve the mystery, leading to "Wallace & Gromit: The duo is back with their first a movie filled with the sable neighbors' gardens. many hilarious moments and Curse of the Were-Rabbit" full-length feature movie that dry wit and sly humor as the Their business becomes a clever plot twists that I won't is filled with the same clever ruin. Movie Type storytelling that has been a The film is another success Animation/Comedy/Ad- staple of this franchise. for Nick Park, who can't seem venture Wallace and Gromit be- to do any wrong. came one of animation's most The five years spent mak- ing the film pays off in terms of Running Time beloved duos in creator Nick Park's Oscar-nominated, 30- how well crafted the characters 85 minutes minute short "A Grand Day are and how alive the animation Out" (it lost to Nick Park's feels. Directed by other animated short film in Of course, the best part of Nick Park and Steve Box 1990 titled "Creature Com- this franchise is Wallace's best forts," a hilarious satire on friend Gromit, who is still one Cast zoo animals). of the best sidekicks in anima- The voices of Peter Sal- The next two chapters tion history. lis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena in Park's saga of the cheese- Gromit remains silent but, Bonham Carter loving inventor and his silent thanks to brilliant work by but faithful dog were 1993's animators, we always know what he is thinking by his facial MPAA Rating "The Wrong Trousers" (My personal favorite in the series, "Wallace & Gromit" series. success when Wallace works expressions. G in which Wallace and Gromit Five years in the making, for the rich Lady Tottington If you enjoy dry British stop a diabolical penguin from "The Curse of the Were-Rab- (wonderfully voiced by Helena humor, great animation, a witty Rating committing a daring diamond bit" is another brilliant chapter Bonham Carter) to rid her yard storyline and funny characters A heist) and 1995's "A Close in the series. of troubling rabbits. then "Wallace & Gromit: Curse Shave." Filled with numerous sight Lady Tottington is hold- of the Were-Rabbit" is for you, Both short films won the gags and over-the-top inven- ing the annual giant vegetable and it is one of the best films of Oscar in their respective years tions, "Were-Rabbit" contains growing contest, but the towns- 2005. CAPSULE REVIEWS berg, rated R thought-provoking thriller that cal thoughts on the nature of but a weak pay-off in the end. Adapted from a graphic will stick with you long after violence in America. Foster plays Kyle, a women novel of the same name, it's over. A briskly paced film with flying back to America with "A History of Violence" director David Cronenberg's Tom Stall (Viggo a classic three-act structure her daughter to bury her dead Directed by David Cronen- ("The Fly," "Scanners," Mortensen in a subdued, but (all three acts end in brilliantly husband. "Crash") first real step into gripping performance) is choreographed shootouts) When Kyle awakes mid- Girls & Sports mainstream filmmaking is a claimed a hero after killing and lovely acting, "A History flight to discover her daugh- two would-be robbers, thrust- Violence" is a film about the ter has disappeared from the ing him and his family into the past catching up with you and plane, the passengers and the media spotlight. every human being's inescap- flight attendants begin to ques- Gangsters from out of able need for violence in some tion her sanity as she fright- town see Tom on TV and way, shape or form. A- fully searches for her child. claim he is really a former Where the story goes from killer named Joey Cusack who "Flightplan" here is completely nonsensical wronged his employers years Directed by Robert Schwen- and ridiculous. ago. tke, rated PG-13 The pieces don't add up Is Tom really a crook? Put this boringly predictable correctly—the result of a I won't ruin the story for thriller in the category of when poorly-crafted screenplay with you but be assured the film is good actors do crappy movies. more holes in its plot than a filled with classic Cronenberg Two-time Academy pound of Swiss cheese. C- images (of the gruesomely Award-winning actress Jodie Reach Erik McClanahan violent nature) and layers on Foster stars in "Flightplan," a at EMMcClan1841@winona. top of layers of philosophi- movie with a clever premise edu Arts S Entertainment 13 baseball players in the entire Bonds is just one season away Scott: Bonds may have world. Further, you have to from winning his all-time no World Series rings, but look at the natural progression record seventh MVP award his career isn't over yet, and of the athlete. Do you honestly at the age of 41. In the 2004 the only reason he didn't get believe that the best athletes season, he played more games one in 2002 was because of from 1920 could compete with than any other Giant while a bad Giants bullpen. Bonds the athletes of today in any 1?atting4.36A itia&IDeLting4 played ►mmarkably, in , sport? If you think they could, home runs. And we aren't even the postseason and holds compare some track and field to the good stuff yet. six World Series records to Ian Stauffer statistics. Bonds recorded a ridiculous prove it. He batted a .471 in Scott Swanson Sports Editor Ian: Of course they 232 walks, shattering his own the 2002 seven-game series. Asst. Sports Editor couldn't, but that doesn't previous record of 198. You His on-base percentage was a Eds. Note: Assistant mean Ruth's numbers are could argue it was the best record .700 and his slugging Bonds has great numbers, Sports Editor Scott Swanson any less great. percentage was a no doubt, but how many WS and editor Ian Stauffer are And at the time of record 1.294. He titles again? None. And just so debating whether Barry Bonds Ruth, 90 percent also tied the series we're clear on numbers, Ruth or Babe Ruth is the greatest of the world's mark for home runs has more career homers, runs- baseball player ever. best players were with four. His eight batted-in and runs scored with Ian: Barry Bonds is a great white Americans. home runs in the less at-bats than Bonds. Also, hitter and a great baseball The sport hadn't postseason that year the Babe has less strikeouts player, but not the best ever. been brought to are still the record. and higher on-base, batting Babe Ruth was the best ever the Latin world Bottom line: no one and slugging percentages. because of his ability to hit the yet, and few black position player can Ruth's 11.8 at-bats per homer ball, field the ball, pitch the players excelled win a World Series is also better than Bonds 12.4, ball (early in his career) and until the late 1930s no matter how much so even if Bonds passes Ruth to win over the crowd. The and early 40s. Ruth's other season of his entire career. they do. You must hold Steve next season, it won't matter only steroids he was on were asset, his longevity, makes His on-base percentage was a Kerr to a very high standard. because he has had way more hot dogs and beer, and he is a him better than Bonds as well. single-season all-time record Bonds hero to everyone who has ever Sure Bonds has played a long that will never be touched, also picked up a bat, ball or glove. time, but he has been fragile in .609, 140 points ahead of separates Scott: First off, no recent years. He barely played second place. He hit three himself disrespect to Babe Ruth. He at all this season. At his current less home runs than the major because was an amazing player for pace, he won't catch Ruth for league leader, Adrian Beltre, of his all- his time, but he played before another two seasons and Hank but Bonds did it in 225 less around vreckwwwwwwiatig African-American and Latin Aaron is still six or seven at-bats! Bonds hit a home run ability. He players were allowed to play. seasons away, at best. every 8.3 at bats in 2004. If has won He dominated an all-white Scott: Bonds has been he would have had the same eight gold league of Americans, while fragile in recent years? He number of at-bats as Beltre, he gloves and Bonds dominates a league full hit five home runs in the 14 would have cracked 72 home is the only of athletes open to the best games he played in 2005. runs, one shy of his all-time player ever single season mark. to record Ian: He didn't have as 500 homers many at-bats because no one and 500 tatt. pitches to him. How many stolen No one can say Bonds (above, hitting record World Series titles does Bonds bases. No 73rd homer in 2001) or Ruth (below, hitting have? None. How many times one else in then-record 60th homer in 1927) aren't great, has he led his team division history has but who is better and is either the best ever? titles? Six. How many did 400/400. Both photos are from the Associated Press. Ruth get? The Babe led his Bonds was team to six WS titles (1916, named the player of the decade tries than the Babe. `18, '23, '27, '28, '32) and was in the 1990s by The Sporting This argument will probably on the winning team for one News, and followed that up never be settled, and there is a other championship (1915, he with four MVP's thus far in the good reason for that. These are had one pinch-hit appearance) 2000s. probably two of the three or and played in a total of 10 Ian: Yeah, his career isn't four best players ever. I don't championships series. I know actually over, but you know like Bonds because I think he baseball is a team sport, but he's done. Even the great Joe cheated, and you are a huge Bonds has never been good Montana hung around a couple Giants fan. So I guess we'll enough to lead his team extra years with the Chiefs, just have to agree to disagree anywhere. You can't be the and who can forget Jerry Rice and wait to see what Bonds best player ever without a the Seahawk and Bronco or can do in the future, if his World Series,title. Emmitt Smith the Cardinal. knees will allow it. On the ball...Holy cow Packers!

The Packers beat the New A win is a win, and it Again, I was wrong. He won Green Bay a Super Orleans Saints so bad I think doesn't matter who you are I can't say enough about Bowl, almost won another the hurricane victims would playing. Favre and all the things he has one, and right now he and the rather see Katrina Part II rather If you hang 52 points done in his career. He has been Pack are on a three-NFC North than Brett Favre again. against any defense made up the hero for many since he Championship winning streak. The week before, he sur- of 11 professional football ran in for Don Majikowski in They might not win it again prised the Carolina Panthers, players, something is working. 1993. this year, but they could come and everyone else watching, To make it even more im- He has even been the nam- back. And it's not like the by leading the Packers on an pressive, Favre and his cob- ing influence for who knows division is loaded with quality amazing charge that only fell bled-together team did it with- how many kids in Wisconsin. I teams. Minnesota is terrible, Ian Stauffer short when Donald Driver out Pro Bowl wide receiver don't even want to know how Detroit barely beat the no-of- Sports Editor dropped a slant pass he should Javon Walker, starting tail back many Bretts have come out of fense Ravens and Chicago have caught. Ahman Green and a young, Wisconsin maternity wards in is just bound to blow it. The Alright, I am a man who can I was wrong. unproven offensive line. the last 13 years. Bears always do. admit when I am wrong, and I So what if the Packers' Then, just when things were So anyway, I was wrong to So maybe Green Bay can have to say it — I was wrong. record is only 1-4? Last year looking OK and backup run- rip on Favre and to doubt him win the North and make the A few weeks ago on these they became the first team ning back Najeh Davenport the way I did. playoffs. Who knows? Weirder very pages, I talked about Brett ever to make the playoffs after was filling in well for Green, He has proven me, and a lot things have happened. Favre as if he were unproven starting the season 1-4. After an awkward tackle and a bro- of other Packer fans, wrong, The Packers are off this rookie who didn't know what watching them play Sunday, I ken ankle ended his season. just like he has proven his abil- week and then they are at Min- he was doing. doubt there is anyone out there So the Packers played the ity time and time again. nesota the week after that. I was wrong. who can honestly say there is entire second half without the That is something I forgot Here's hoping Favre can As it turns out, he is as good no way it can happen twice. help of a starting receiver and when I wrote that last column. keep this good play up, or I as he has ever been, and appar- Some naysayers might say their top two running backs. I forgot everything Favre has just might forget again. ently he spread a little of that they ran up the score on a Good thing No. 4 was still done in the past and how much Reach Ian Stauffer at around last week. lesser team. I say who cares? around. he has done for the Packers. [email protected] WSU NSU set up for a big game

Ian Stauffer Concordia's Aaron defense did it all, fumbles, playing at Winona State's disappointing loss to Northern. WINONAN Cawthorn was the top-scorer interceptions, and blocked homecoming, they played at Southwest gets a chance to last week, tallying 32 points punts, and the offense got the Concordia's, and the results show that it isn't terrible, but Only two undefeated teams with 161 yards and three points in this blowout. Bemidji were similar. it won't work and Wayne will remain in the Northern Sun scores. Teammate James did not look good. Concordia halfback Aaron win by two scores. Intercollegiate Conference and McNear put up 29 points with Northern State 29, Cawthorn ran for 161 yards Concordia at MSU- it looks like no one is going to one touchdown on the ground Wayne State 13: Northern and three scores on eight Moorhead: Moorhead has a catch Anthony in NSIC fantasy and three through the air. State scored 16 points in the carries, while quarterback tough one after its first win in football. The Moorhead defense was second half, including a pair James McNear carried the ball more than a season. Concordia Winona State pounded worth 29 points as well, but of touchdown runs by new nine times for 151 yards and a is coming off a sizeable win Bemidji State and Northern since the Dragons have been fuming back Chuck Driscoll, touchdown. over Crookston. State got past Wayne State, terrible, no one has them on to put this one away. Northern This week in the NSIC I'm picking CSP to win, but setting up this week's game as their team. is now undefeated in the NSIC. Winona State at Northern if Moorhead is still high from the one not to miss. Too bad Concordia's defense scored MSU-Moorhead 37, State: This one is the battle last week and can figure out it's an 8-hour drive, or maybe 20 points and Winona State's Southwest Minnesota State for the conference lead. Both how to slow McNear down, more WSU fans would go. up 19. 16: Southwest now qualifies as teams are 3-0 in NSIC play who knows. Either way, the winner will Winona State quarterback the second worst team in the and both have beat at least one Bemidji State at UM- be in control of the conference Drew Aber scored 22 points conference, and it would be solid opponent. Crookston: Well, after this with three games to go. with two touchdowns, no the worst except Crookston is Northern brings a solid Crookston will be done with Winona's next two games interceptions and 390 yards. amazingly terrible. defense and a dink-and-dunk the top three teams in the are easy with a home game Standings after Week 7 Moorhead snapped a offense, while WSU has a NSIC. At least the Golden against Moorhead and one at Anthony (Bemidji) 503 16-game losing streak with good defense and a wide-open Eagles did it like a band-aid... Wayne, but the Warriors finish Paul (Winona Radio) 405 this win, which came on and explosive offense. quick. with Concordia-St. Paul in the Ian (Winonan) 352 Homecoming weekend and Look for Northern to get its Bemidji will roll after Metrodome Classic. John (Winonan) 284 was highlighted by three first loss in a game that likely getting smacked around last Northern State still has to Greg (KQAL) 228 defensive touchdowns, two won't be close at halftime. week. Don't be surprised if the travel to Bemidji State before Rick (Winona Daily) 168 from Josh Jones. Wayne State at Southwest Beavers hang another 70 on finishing with Crookston Last week in the NSIC Concordia 73, UM- Minnesota: Wayne gets a Crookston. at home and Southwest Winona State 47, Bemidji Crookston 13: Poor chance to redeem itself this Reach Ian Stauffer at Minnesota State in the dome. State 13: The Winona State Crookston. One week after weekend after last week's [email protected] Sports 15 WSU is movin on u

is also topping out the NSIC Warriors win two, extend leader board, holding the lowest goals-against-average for keepers with more than NSIC lead to 1.5 games four games played. Thanks to the efforts of John Huggenvik and Kayla Walters each scored Walters, Kramer and the rest WINONAN a goal against the Dragons, of the Warriors squad, WSU while Griffith, Erin McDowell, remains undefeated in the The Winona State Holly Sutton and Kallie NSIC, and will be hosting the University women's soccer Tellefsen each added an assist. only two conference opponents team was ranked No. 21 Walters punched in the lone that pushed the Warriors before last weekend, but after goal to overtime, Southwest wins over Minnesota State- of the Wzgowwww,.:.- Minnesota State and Wayne Moorhead and Northern State, Northern State (Neb.), this weekend. the Warriors could be headed State "(Those two games) gave higher on the poll, which was contest, us a reason to refocus," Omar released Tuesday, too late for giving said about the first game with the Winonan. the SMSU and WSC. "We let the Against Moorhead, the Warriors girls know that every single Warriors were trailing for a 1-0 team we play is going to be the first time since facing off win over extra concerned with how they against South Dakota, the only play against us. the No. Walters team to defeat WSU to date, 3 team "After Southwest Minnesota but came back and scored four in the State tied with us, it looked unanswered goals to secure the Northern Sun Intercollegiate like it was the most impressive 4-1 win. Conference. thing that has ever happened. Walters is leading the To them it was a win, but to us, This Weekend we didn't perform well and we Who. Winona State hosts Warriors (12-1-1 overall, 8-0-1 knew that and we fixed it." Doug SundinJWINONAN Southwest Minnesota State NSIC) and the NSIC in goals SMSU will be in Midwest Junior defender Kara Fritze chases down a loose ball during and Wayne State scored, chipping in her eighth Wireless Stadium at Maxwell a Winona State game in September. Fritze has scored three When Saturday, 1 p.m.; Sun- and ninth goals of the season over the weekend. Field at 1 p.m. on Saturday and goals this season, tied for fourth on the team. c:„--q, 1 p.m. Wayne State will follow at 1 5ecords. WSU is 12-1-1, Right behind Walters is a somehow got the equalizer in playing is the best team in the large group of players who are p.m. on Sunday. the remaining time, posting the world and we need to play our `.WSU is 4-7-3, WSC is 6-7-2, In the first meeting with tes: SMSU is the p assisting in the scoring efforts score at 90:00. The Warriors absolute best to contend. For for WSU, including McDowell Wayne State, the Warriors went on to win in overtime. us it is all about attitude. We that Winona $' scored with two seconds left !- with five goals, Sutton and "These teams are playing can't coach the girls in terms y-iaten this year in to play, seemingly sealing the t Gina Florian with four each for a different goal than we of Xs and Os anymore, now and Kara Fritze and Christine win. However, Wayne State are," Omar said. "We are it is all about how we carry Beatty with three. Schumacher looking to do more than ourselves." :t3AW has two goals and leads the simply win the NSIC, we want To keep their edge, the team with six assists. . into the NCAA tournament." Warriors have mixed things up "Right now when Kayla The Warriors are well on this season and aren't afraid to "We could have had (South scores, it is a plus," Omar their way, but they certainly continue to do so. Dakota) but we came up a little said. "For some teams it is remember a loss to Northern "Look at Sarah Griffith," short," Omar said when asked necessary for their team leader State last year that ruined any Omar said. "When she came to if he and his team would like to get goals, but for us we chances of a playoff berth. us she was a career defensive another shot at the Coyotes. want our attack to be balanced. "Part of the reason we player. Last year we shifted "They probably won't make We need everybody to be didn't make the tournament her to midfield out of necessity the regional tournament now contributing. last year was the loss to and she did a terrific job for us. because they have four losses "In the end, we know Northern," said Omar, who "This year we have played but that game was a wake up (Walters) is going to get her also said that no team can be her back (on defense) and up for us, just like Moorhead was goals, but when we see other overlooked. "Their record front (on offense) and she has a wake up call. people in there that is great. did not reflect how good they done everything that has been "They got one good shot That kind of balance really were and because of that our asked. She has even scored a and scored and we needed to emphasizes the fact that we strength of schedule was hurt goal. When she subs in, we are come back and retake the lead, have five or six people who are when we lost to them. going to catch teams off guard something we really haven't capable of scoring. No one is "We are not going to let because she is more dangerous had to do this year." shy. They are all ready to shoot that midseason slump happen than most people think." Kristen Carpentier, Leslie the ball." again. We go into every single Reach John Huggenvik at Schumacher, Sarah Griffith WSU goalie Katie Kramer game as if the team we are [email protected] 16 Sports Rivalry renewed: WSU sweeps Cardinals in the conference with a 2-5 record, and it won't get any easier this weekend when the Warriors travel to Southwest Minnesota State and Wayne - re6go, 1** State (Neb.). Majorp9msf)0. Both SMSU and Wayne looki have received votes in the national rankings this year. Southwest's only conference loss came to Concordia, while Wayne's two losses have come to Southwest and Concordia. "Our goal for the season is 15 wins," Mettille said. "We feel that if we can get there, Ruth served 11 straight we will be in good shape points in Game 2 of VVSLYs going into the conference win over Saint Mary's to tournament." erase an 18-9 deficit. She finished the week with 32 WSU has plenty to worry digs and seven aces in about before the NSIC three matches. tournament begins, including this weekend's matches and Kayla Hall and Rudi Balich. contests against Concordia Lati lead the team with 18 and MSU-Moorhead, both of kills and 21 digs, while Hall whom are nationally-ranked. stepped up with 14 kills in her "This conference is very first collegiate start. Balich good, and all four of those anchored the defense with 17 teams are dangerous," digs. Mettille said. "Whoever wins Dobie did her part with 51 the conference tournament assists. definitely deserves it." Lati's 18 kills brought her In the win over Saint career total to 1,003, making Mary's, Lati had 13 kills, her the seventh player in while sophomore Kiersten school history to tally 1,000 Arendt pounded 10 kills. kills. Horihan was the sixth. Sophomore Lisa Dobie put Concordia presented a up 35 assists. much tougher challenge, and "The Saint Mary's match WSU was never in the match. is fun and it is a good way CSP had three of its players in to promote volleyball in double figures in kills. Winona," said Mettille, whose Lati had seven kills, while Doug Sundin/WINONAN team lost to SMU last year. Freshman Annah Benson goes down for one of her four digs Horihan and Kiersten Arendt Monday at Saint Mary's Uni- "Although I would prefer to versity. Benson and the Warriors beat the cross-town rivals in three games. had six each. Dobie had 24 have the match much earlier in assists, while Lati and Balich Ian Stauffer 10 matches the entire 2004 team that is trying to rebuild, the season, it is still a fun one each had seven digs. WINONAN season, but things are going you focus on smaller victories to play and a good way to get Horihan is fifth in career much better this season. throughout the season. good volleyball going on in kills, while Lati is seventh. The Winona State With at least 10 matches "It especially means a lot town. Lati is also fifth in both aces University volleyball won just still on the schedule, WSU to (seniors) Kaylan Lati and "You've got to have fun and digs and Horihan is second already has 12 wins, including Molly Horihan. They were the with it. It's always nice to beat in solo blocks and block This Weekend a 30-27, 30-24, 30-19 sweep of first players I ever recruited, the rivals, and now we've got assists. Who: WSU at Southwest cross-town rival Saint Mary's and to get that record would be bragging rights for a year." "It really is amazing that of Minnesota and Wayne State on Monday. The Warriors a great way for them to finish Winona State came from all the great players that have When: Friday, 7 p.m.; Satur- record is 12-11. their careers"." behind to win Games 1 and 2 come through here, we've got day, 3 p.m. "It really means a lot to us WSU also got a 30-32, before cruising in Game 3. two at the same time," Mettille Racorrk.,;: Wai is 12 - 11; to get to the 11-win mark," 30-25, 30-25, 30-16 win over Upper Iowa gave the said. "The program hasn't been SIASU is 16 -3; \i'vS. 0 is 18-5 said WSU coach Connie Met- Upper Iowa last week before Winona State volleyball team very successful the last few Notes: Southwest and tille, whose team is now three falling in three games Friday a good first game, but couldn't years, but these two are going \A/ayne have both received wins from setting a school at Concordia-St. Paul, which hang with the stronger WSU to leave WSU as two of the recognition in national polls, record for wins in a season ranked No. 7 in the country. team after that. best that ever played here." while Winona State is having since becoming a Division Despite the better overall Coming up big in the Reach Ian Stauffer at its best season in years. II program. "When you are a record, WSU is still struggling win were Lati and freshmen [email protected] Sports 17 Aber leads WSU past Beavers

offense scoring the points, the Big plays, WSU defense looked better than it has all season, holding Sophomore, Linebacker the sixth-ranked scoring solid 'D' Altoona, Wis. offense to just 13 points, 27 less than Bemidji's average. The Warriors defense lock up stuffed BSU inside the 20- yard line three times in the first half, including the game's huge win opening drive after BSU senior quarterback Nathan Sannes led for Warriors the Beavers down the field in just seven plays. "Our defense has come a John led 'A' AU' with nine long way the last three weeks," Scott Swanson solo tackles- and 10 total said Winona State coach WINONAN "c,ackles and also forced Tom Sawyer, whose team has a fumble on the game's opening drive, stalling a allowed just 27 points in the In a crucial Northern Sun SSIJ drive inside the 10. last three games. "We are Intercollegiate Conference John was honored as the very excited with the way we NSIC Defensive Player of played. Bemidji is always one football game that was tie Week for his effort. supposed to be a competitive of the top scoring teams in contest featuring two explosive the country and they are well offenses, only Winona State Aber passed for 390 yards coached, but they didn't have University showed up. and two touchdowns, an 82- enough to finish it today. Led by sophomore yard strike to senior Brian "We are very excited with quarterback Drew Aber, the Hynes and a 60-yard pass to the way we played today." streaking Warriors trampled sophomore Scott Peters. On that first drive, Sannes over Bemidji State 47-13 "I know our offense real completed six of six passes, Saturday at Maxwell Field at well," said Aber. "It makes it but it a fumble by running Doug Sundin/WINONAN Midwest Wireless Stadium easy when you got your guys back Tyler Olson at the 4-yard Winona State's Scott Peters hauls in a pass at Bemidji's 30- en route to their fourth making the plays." line ended the drive. yard line on the way to his 60-yard touchdown grab. Peters consecutive victory. In addition to Aber and his Sannes pitched out to Olson, set career highs with nine catches for 119 yards in the win. who bobbled the ball until it State this week with the was knocked loose by WSU 1-yard line. winner in the driver's seat to sophomore linebacker John Senior Derek Malone put the conference title. Winona Tackmann and recovered by WSU up 14-0 a few plays State is going for its third Craig Martindale. later with the first of his three straight title, something that Four plays later, Aber hit touchdown runs. has never been done at WSU. Hynes streaking down the Malone finished with "We've got to keep taking - middle of the field and the rout 44 yards, while sophomore it one game at a time," said was on. running back Alex Wiese Aber. "We are ready to do this. On Bemidji's next added 79 yards on 12 carries. We are ready to win another possession, WSU forced a Bemidji got inside the WSU conference championship." three-and-out, but Eric Miller 5-yard line again on its next The Warriors are also going drive, but Sannes' quarterback broke through and blocked for their third straight NCAA Mike McDonald's punt and sneak on 4th-and-goal from the playoff bid, but they need to the Warriors recovered at the 1 came up short and Winona win their final four regular- State drove 99 yards for the season games and finish Winona State at 21-0 lead. ranked in the top 10 in the Northern State Malone's second score came Northwest region. from 8 yards out and put WSU Where: Clark Swish- WSU is ranked 11th in the up 28-0 going into halftime. er Field, Aberdeen, rankings released Monday. The win boosted Winona Hynes, who led the nation State's overall record to 5-2, When: Saturday, in receiving yards coming into including a 3-0 mark in NSIC, :1:30 p.m. the game, caught four balls for tied for first with Northern Zecords: WSU 5-2, 109 yards. Peters had the best Doug Sundin/WINONAN State, while Bemidji State NSIC; NSU 4-3, game of his career, catching Two WSU players team up to block Bemidji State linebacker fell to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in 3-0. six balls for 119 yards. Ben Baratto during Saturday's game at Maxwell Field at On Raciiio: CC Coun- conference play. Midwest Wireless Stadium. Reach Scott Swanson at try 99.3 FM WSU will face Northern [email protected] 18 Sports

Merritt, Toftness lead men to title IF YOU SAVE A HERO WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU? BECKER, Minn. — Troy Mer- Mark Bambenek, whose team ritt and Brett Toftness might be qualified for May's NCAA Super teammates on the Winona State Regional by winning the NSIC University men's golf team, but title. "As a coach, you can't ask they were opponents Saturday at for anything more than to have the Northern Sun Intercollegiate two guys in the playoff, but it's Conference Championships at still really weird how they ended Pebble Creek Golf Course. up tied like that." The two tied were tied at 148 WSU trailed by about four after the 36-hole tournament, so shots after the front nine on Day they played two playoff holes, and 2, but Merritt and Toftness both the sophomore Merritt beat Toft- shot 2-under-par on the final nine ness, a junior, on the second hole. holes to get the Warriors the win. Both scored pars on the first All five of the WSU golfers playoff hole, but Toftness found placed in the,top 12, including the trees on the second hole, Matt Horel and Kevin Loeffler in while Merritt hit it right down the seventh (154) and Chad Bischoff middle. in 11th. "I hit my second shot out onto Merritt, Toftness, Horel and the fairway, and he hit his like a Loeffler were all named to the all- foot away," said Toftness, who conference team. Merritt was also won the individual title last year. named the Golfer of the Year and "It was over after that." Bambenek was named the Coach Merritt putted for his birdie and of the Year. the win. "There was a lot to play for, This was all decided of course trying to get player of the year and after the Warriors had already won all that, but we were both happy the team title for the third year in knowing we already won the team a row and fourth time in the last title," Toftness said. "It's a great five years. feeling to be a part of a winning "Our goal every year is to win team, and it is even better to win the conference tourney, but this three in a row." fall was so great that this title just WSU tallied a 601 total, 10 added to it," said WSU coach strokes ahead of Bemidji State. Women's golf takes k second at NSIC meet championship and was named the Proshek takes 4th, NSIC Golfer of the Year. five Warriors make Winona State's Morgan Proshek finished fourth with a all-conference team 252, six behind Oakland, and Megan Placko was fifth with a WILLMAR, Minn. — The 255 total. Winona State University women's Jessica Nelson and Nikki golf team claimed five of the Wilson each had 257 and tied for top 10 spots, but it wasn't good sixth, while Tara Christensen was enough as Southwest Minne- 10th with 261. more mem and women an. the front lines are :surviving We-threatening 'injuries than sota State walked away with the The top eight golfers at the ever .before fur one reason: We have the most elite nurses in, the w arid. A:s a

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con- meet were named to the all-con- U.S.. Air Force murse.: you receiv e the most advasnced training and have a=ccess to the ference title for the sixth straight ference team, but Upper Iowa's best medical; technology on the pia net. And whether you" re treating Airmen on foreign year. golfers were not eligible because - :soil or their families on :bases here in the you can put all of that training to use. Ulu won't be an official member WSU tallied 1,030 strokes in y ou're interested in learning more about a better place to practice medlcinet call the 54-hole tournament at Eagle of the conference until next year. A BfORCLCOMIFAINGUE Creek Golf Course, 10 strokes The Warriors are now off for er visit ,us kr SW Sitit-S21611 • behind Southwest. the winter before picking things SMSU's Erin Oakland won the back up in March. WSU running back •yrey Rottman scored his first collegiategtouchciovvn as VVSU lolled past Bemidji Page 18)

Also Inside - Men's golf wins NSIC - Soccer closes in on another conference title - Women's golf 2nd at conference meet. again - Volleyball beats-SMU