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See page 5 W NONA STATE UNIVERSITY L BRARY Established in 1922 II II I I I II I II I ll 3 0106 00366 7028 Witionan Wednesday, March 25, 1998 Winona State University's First Student Newspaper Volume 76, Issue 14 Talks stalled between teachers, faculty Fake IDs 3y Jeff Kocur sity," Yard said, "but an increase is troubling to the quality of found on Editor-At-Large education and the overall health of the institution." Issues of contract Yard criticizes MnSCU for wanting to take away the faculty's It has been nearly a year since the contract between the Minne- students MnSCU wants: Teachers want: ability to call in an arbitrator to settle issues of arbitrary incapricious sota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) and its faculty has • To limit use of adjunct when the administration grants tenure or a promotion to a faculty expired, and still no new contract has been negotiated. • More flexibility when member. Even though the threat of a strike lingers, the two sides are using adjunct profes- professors "If a president makes a decision like this on a whim, why can't During a walk through at currently at a stand still. And it does not look as if they will be going sors we ask an arbitrator to judge," he said. Fitzgerald's Feb. 4, Winona po- back to the bargaining table anytime soon. • To limit use of third • Availability of third Dale countered that MnSCU doesn't necessarily agree with a lice officers Paul Anderson and Dr. Alexander Yard, history professor at Winona State Univer- party arbitrators to party arbitration in third party making a decision that judges teachers, but does believe Linda Williams attempted to sniff sity and president of the Winona State Faculty Association said that make decisions on arbitrary incapricious a third party should be allowed to judge the process. out minors. Williams came upon ne does not know of anybody who would want a strike, but he can promotions, tenure cases Perhaps the largest issue involved in these negotiations is the three women who appeared to be make no prediction as to whether or not the faculty would vote for • A pay increase of 3.7 • A pay increase of monetary isssue. There is roughly a $2 million difference between underage. ,,'strike. percent the first year roughly the same the what MnSCU is offering and what the faculty is requesting. Readily, two of the women vol- "It would be very disruptive to students in paticular," Yard said. and 4.1 percent the year and about seve MnSCU is offering roughly a 3.7 percent increase during the unteered to show identification. The issues being negotiated revolve chiefly around compensa- second year for a total percent the second y first year of the contract and a 4.1 percent increase during the The third admitted to being under tion, but also include what Chris Dale from MnSCU's Labor for a package total package increase of second year for a total increase of nearly $19 million, according to 21. Relations department calls "A narrow range of language propos : almost $19 million nearly $21 million Dale. What the faculty wants is roughly the same the first year and Five days later, Officer John al s." •Talks are not moving anywhere, and if about 7 percent during the second year for a total of $21 million in Howe got word that the same two Those language proposals that MnSCU wishes to implement are negotiation drags on, the faculty may cal pay increases. women were using fake identifi- meeting opposition from the faculty. They include the use of for a strike Dale said that these increases are above average for comparable cation. Later he was tipped off that adjunct professors, the use of arbitrators to decide tenure or / universities in this region, but Yard compares MnSCU's offer to the two women, Kelly Moe, 19, promotions and the use of community professors. professors when regualr professors leave for reasons such as the package recently given to faculty at the University of Minne- and Jeni Johnson, 18, were fresh- The latter is a unique feature to Metropolitan State University. sabbatical, or when there are fluctuations in enrollment. sota. This year each faculty member recieved an average raise of 8 men Winona State University stu- It is a program that allows for members of the community who are "Currently, our university system uses adjunct faculty to a far percent, and they are currently negotiating for next year's contract. dents. professionals in their field to come in and teach a class. They don't lesser extent than other universities," Dale said. "The change Yard also compared comments made publicly by Mark Yudof, Through some detective work, necessarily hold doctorates in their field, but they offer practitio- would not be harmful to students or faculty, and it would be University of Minnesota President with the general attitude of Howe found out they obtained fal- ner-based instruction. cheaper." MnSCU. sified birth certificates and used This issue has already been settled, but the other issues— Yard agrees that there is a short term savings when hiring Yudof has expressed the need to recognize teachers, and has them to apply for Wisconsin IDs. including the monetary issues—still hang in the air. adjunct faculty. But he also believes that any short term gains are publicly praised them, while according to Yard, the general attitude On March 12, Howe executed MnSCU would like to allow greater flexibility regarding the use greatly offset by long term losses in regards to the health of the of MnSCU shows a lack of trust and respect of faculty. In fact, a search on Johnson's Conway bf adjunct professors. university. dorm room, where the fake ID was According to Dale, the current language in the contract limits "There is a need for adjunct professors for fluctuations in See Contract, page 2 recovered. the ability of the administration to hire part-time, or adjunct enrollment, and so that students can have exposure to some A search of Moe's Morey room proved worthwhile after a one hit- ter marijuana pipe with residue Professor loses wife Task force wants changes and a bag of psychedelic mush- rooms were found. By Ryan Hatch hol-free dance club. related arrests in Winona bars occurred Narcotics officer Tom Will- in morning house fire Staff Writer In late March, live task force mem- Brothers (91 arrests), Jake's (50 ar- iams later confirmed the identity bers from the panel and seven volun- rests), Fitzgerald's (27 arrests) and of the mushrooms as The Winona Alcohol Tack Force on Bulls Eye (17 arrests). hallucinagens. By Mark Lorisch By the time Mishark's husband re- teers will meet with Miller to put the underage drinking will likely recom- Deputy Police Chief Don Walski Currently, both women are be- Staff Writer alized she was not behind him, it was recommendations into final form. mend to the City Council that the fine said he has spoken at the Alcohol Task ing charged with aggravated forg- too late. The house was too engulfed in Miller said the proposal would back for first-time minor consumption tick- Force meetings about the four down- ery and face up to $20,000 in fines. A tragic fire took the life of Harriet flames for him to go back in after her. up the schools' DARE drug education ets be tripled to $250. town problem bars, but until this report ten years in prison or both. Mishark March 8, at her home in Wi- According to Captain Gary Kujak, program. Winona Mayor Jerry Miller said the had been released, he did not want to Don Walski, WSU Director of nona. one of the first fire fighters on the "Getting the college students to help stiffer fines, which police recom- mention any specific bars. Security, said, "The approach the Her husband John Mishark, a Wi- scene, there was a report of someone the younger kids make good choices at mended, will send a message to first- "The bars mentioned in the study police department is taking toward nona State University history profes- trapped in the house en-route to the an early age is an important aspect in time offenders. know that this is a problem; we are false identification is on the rise, sor, was also home when the fire oc- fire. solving the underage drinking prob- Current lines average $83. going to continue to work with them to especially this kind of ID tamper- curred, but he escaped with minor When Kujak arrived, he entered the lem," Miller said. Miller said the task force's recom- reduce the number of arrests at their injuries.