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Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 1980s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 10-27-1982 The inonW an Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s Recommended Citation Winona State University, "The inonW an" (1982). The Winonan - 1980s. 68. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan1980s/68 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The inonW an – Student Newspaper at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in The inonW an - 1980s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. '•( Winona. State University Winona, Mn 55987 October 27, 1982 WINONALVVolume LX, Number 7 Regional Campus dean out of job by Jim Riccioli continuing education division of non-traditional students and Winona State University the university." helped stabilize enrollment and Because of budget cutbacks and accounted for an increase in the since its responsibilities can "Regional campus was overall enrollment," she said. most easily be diStributed developed to aid in the growth, "They've done an outstanding job." elsewhere, the position of dean of expansion and full implementation regional campus will be eliminated of Bob DuFresne's (President Still, she cited additional next year at Winona State. Hanson's predecessor) plans for criterion on which the higher education," Froelich said. " administration based their The cut is part of the continuing decision. retrenchment of WSU programs, "President Hanson decided with this one affecting an there was a great future in adult "In trying to see what reductions administrative position. higher education," Froelick added, can be made with the least damage explaining why he was named dean to academic programs, I decided According to Helen Popovich, on September 3, 1979. that s regional campus acting president of WSU, various responsibilities could be assumed, areas related to the State He speculated that many of his reasonably, by other areas," she University System have had to responsibilities will be shifted to stated. learn to anticipate personal the department of Business and cutbacks. Industry, headed by Dean Dennis In attempting to alleviate the Tanner. concerns of people wondering what "As the university entered the changes mean, she added, budget-cutting matters, all of the Popovich said that the "This does not mean the areas knew they were going to responsibilities have not been department is not an important have to share in cutbacks," she completely reassigned yet. James- operation to the campus. The said. "That includes , Spear, acting academic vice university does intend to keep administration, faculty, and staff." president, is in charge of that task. offering classes outside the immediate area. This is merely a The person involved with the cut Froelich feels that he has change in the way it's. was Dean Robert Froelich who has performed those responsibilities administrated." headed the regional campus well. department since 1979, when WSU Last February, the Inter Faculty President Robert Hanson hired The statistics seem to bear out Organization suggested to the him. his opinion. According to a report administration that the position of entitled "A Five Year Summary of dean of regional campus be cut, but As a result of the cut, he will TO Full-Year-Equivalent Enrollment," Popovich denies any direct HO relationship of that request and have to find employment P WSU increased its off-campus elsewhere, and his departmental enrollment 49.2 percent between her own independent decision. responsibilities will be distributed AFF 1977-81, increasing a little each to other areas in WSU. ST year. Every other member of the "We both made some Dean Robert Froelich SUS showed sharp decreases over evaluations, and we just happened He offered no personal opinion administration's view, it was in the expected him to "provide the same time period. to come to the same conclusions. on the necessity of the move, but best interests, and I believe it was leadership in graduate, There is a history of IFO stated a basic understanding of the done in good faith," he said. undergraduate and non-credit Popovich confirmed the suggestions of administrative decision. program development, and provide department's success. cutbacks, in both times of growth According to the official job coordination and overall and in times of cutbacks," she "I'm sure that in the description, the administration management of the extension and "They increased the service to added. Will appeal Whether or not the position will be restored in the future depends on a variety of unknown variables Kinsky gets more than 10 years that may not become apparent for several years, according to and the executive director of by Leigh Davis Thompson requested that the Popovich. sentence be stayed while an appeal Genesis 2, agreed that Kinsky was immature, naive and no threat to Margaret Mary Kinsky, 20, was was prepared, but Collins denied "It would depend on growth, the society. sentenced Oct. 21 to 10 years and the request. extent of the growth and how well one month in prison for the April the operation is working under the They said Kinsky needed both 17 death of her infant daughter. Earlier in the day the defense structure of that time," she individual and family therapy that had filed motions that deterred concluded. Kinsky, a former Winona State from the Minnesota State Kinsky was experiencing sophomore, was convicted of Sentencing Guidelines. depression and denial and needed second degree murder Sept. 27 in the intense lengthy counseling that Inside the strangulation of the baby Thompson, who proposed could not be provided at which was found in a dumpster on alternatives to incarceration, said a correctional institution. King over the bottle the WSU campus. Kinsky should be placed on Page 3 probation in the Hennepin County Kinsky told the judge she Judge Lawrence Collins said it Workhouse for , six months, realized she needed help and was pained him to be on the bench Oct. counseling at Genesis 2, a day willing to comply with the Rock-'em sock-'em 21 and the sentence was no treatment center for women counseling program set up by her KQAL reflection of Kinsky's character as offenders, continuation of family lawyers and the counselors. Page 9 a person, but a serious crime had counseling, a continuation of Margaret Kinsky been committed. counseling at Genesis 2 after time Before being taken away by a at Hennepin was up and following should be put on probation and Winona County sheriffs deputy Almost counts only in Collins then went on to read the treatment Kinsky would perform sent in for counseling. Kinsky went to her parents Robert horseshoes and and Barbara Kinsky, St. Paul, and sentence of 121 months with time community services. hand-grenades already served to be subtracted. The three witnesses, a The defense called --three corrections agent, a counselor at Page 14 Kinsky's attorney Douglas witnesses all of whom said Kinsky Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Continued on Page 2 "•,•1400 , 047TIVOW• ,. Page 2 October 27, 1982 Improvements aimed at upgrading dorm life by Carol Gunderson project really got rolling seven or money left over from the $3,000 and Student Affair's operating indestructible. eight years ago. fund, students were able to budgets is used to cover the cost of Students living on Winona purchase ping-pong tables and a the projects. And that money, he As for the students' reaction, State's campus are enjoying a At that time,there was a lot of couple of televisions, he said. added, comes from the room and Peak said, "They raved for days!" higher standard of living than ever vandalism taking place in the board fee that students living in Evening population in the Prentiss- before, says Dr. John Kane, residence halls. So he decided to Since that time, vandalism has the dorm pay. Lucas lounge has increased three director of Student Affairs. try an incentive program to curb slackened off in the dorms, Kane times over," he added. the destruction. noted. "It's the students' place to Kane said, "We don't receive any Over the last five years, live and we've made a real effort to state money to run our residence According to Kane, the numerous improvements — The program consisted of setting improve the quality of life in the halls. We're self supporting by the improvements have helped to ranging from drapery aside a $3,000 vandalism repair residence halls." fee we charge — and that fee is one create more of a community feeling replacements to installing new fund from the budgets of Student of the lowest in the country." among resident students. showers — have been made in the Affairs and Student Housing. Kane According to John Ferden, residence halls. informed the students that any director of housing, that effort has When the big push to improve "You have to get students money left over at the end of that meant spending an average of the residence halls began, it was involved and really make it their "There's been a real group year would be turned over to the $67,200 yearly over the past five decided to rotate the money being campus," he said. "As we improve feeling in taking pride in the dorms. years to remodel and decorate the spent. Rather than improving one things, students take more pride in residence halls, especially in the residence halls. building at a time, all benefit a their housing." last two years," Kane said. "That plan seemed to turn the little each year, said Ferden. tide," Kane said. Vandalism fell Ferden said that each year a According to Kane, the whole significantly that year. With the percentage of Student Housing's Replacing drapery was one of the first concerns.