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"She for the residents, complete with piflatas WINONAN One of her could clean fish better than I could." and other games. favorite things to After the funeral, Thomas said he Amy also worked as a tour guide for Amy Jo Green will be remembered by do with her couldn't believe how many lives were the university, a dishwasher at Parker family and close friends as an outgoing, daughter was "to touched by his daughter. Two shuttle Oaks Nursing Home and was employed energetic, friendly person who was a ded- work in the busses full of university students attend- at Target. icated worker. • kitchen together ed her funeral. Thomas said his favorite memory of Amy, 21, a Winona State University and talk, one did Her parents said they were happy their his daughter was when she was either sophomore, was killed in a car accident dishes the other daughter attended Winona State. 12 or 13-years-old. News on U.S. Highway 42 March 27 after her cleaned up." • "She fell in love with the Winona "We were arguing about something, I String of thefts hit car collided with another car carrying Amy's father, area," they said. "She loved the school don't remember what exactly, but we off-campus houses two female university students. Amy Green Thomas, said he and spent t'vo years on the dean's list." were in the car and she got really mad," and Amy went fishing together when the Amy lived on the third floor of Maria he said. "Amy stuck up her arm and said See Thieves, Page 3 Amy's mother, Debra, said "she loved snowmobiling, walking and hanging with family visited their cabin. Hall and was involved with floor activi- `This is the U.S.A. and I'm a free woman "Amy loved fishing, boating, swim- ties. She recently planned a beach party friends" and "just about anything out- See Green Page 3 Rainy clays and Mondays... Senate candidates debate WSU issues Danielle Schulz Each of WINONAN the positions Et Cetera had 20 min- Students gathered Monday utes to Sculpture unveiled at night to listen to what Winona debate. Can- Tau Center State University Student Senate didates had president, vice president and trea- one minute to See Tau, Page 5 surer candidates had to say about answer each major issues driving this year's question. campaign. Both pres- idential can- Senate communication, the Ryan Flynn New University, senator account- didates said ability and the credibility of the that the rela- senate were common themes tionship through out the debate. between the Presidential candidates Tim student sen- Donahue and Ryan Flynn met ate and the face-to-face to compete for stu- administra- dents votes. tion needed Presidential candidate Lori to be Sports Spahn and write-in nominee Paul approved White were unable to attend the upon in Softball going far debates. order for stu- with juniors "I believe that I have the lead- Tim Donahue dents voices to be heard. ership needed to reconnect the See Softball, Page 8 student senate and the students," Flynn's main goal, if he were to Donahue said in his opening state- become president; is to increase sen- ment. ate accountability. Flynn said, "in order for the stu- Donahue's goal is to help the stu- dent senate to become better, we can- dent senate reconnect with the stu- not be satisfied with the status quo." dent body. See Senate Page 2 Brady to WSU: Film Review — See what film critic Erik McClanahan Heather HenkelIWINoNAN Not for Sale has to say this week Rain fall in Winona preventing biking around the lakes and town. See Movies, Page 7 B.J. Puttbrese group of rental property owners who WINONAN work together to see to their best interests. The high-priority rental property Brady said the association posi- Carbon Leaf, The Zambonis acquisitions directly south of campiis tively supports Winona State, but is laid out in Winona State University concerned about the shrinking prop- Master Plan Update are "not for erty tax base due to university acqui- sale." sitions being tax exempt. to play WSU gig with Guster "The university hasn't made an Brady, a Winona State alumnus, offer," Kevin Brady, owner of the said Winona State did make an offer Meggan Massie Mark Street rentals, said. "When and on a rental house at 123 W. Mark "a Submitted Photo if I get an offer, I'll consider it, but as few years ago," but the offer was WINONAN Guster will per- for now, the properties aren't for rejected. form with Car- Brady's rental property business, Carbon Leaf and The Zam- sale." bon Leaf and Bluff City Properties, owns more bonis will perform alongside A house at 118 W. Sarnia St., the Zambonis than 20 properties in close proximity Guster at this year's spring con- another piece of the Master Plan on Friday, April to Winona State. cert scheduled for April 22 in acquisition list, was purchased by 22 in McCown The master planning document the McCown Gymnasium. Winona State at the end of March. Gymnasium at slated 12 major university projects Tickets will cost $20 and The property will be torn down to Winona State due for starting or completion in the will go on sale April 4. They add to the university's overflow park- University. next five to eight years. will be available in the Univer- ing on the south side of campus near According to the document, the sity Programming and Activi- the athletic fields. projects that follow are in a particular ties Committee office and the "I'm all for the university expan- order; however, this order does not Student Union desk. sion, but it should be done in an intel- necessarily indicate a prioritization Concert organizer and Stu- ligent way," Brady said. "Parking and by the campus. Sources and timing of dent Union Director Joe Reed student housing are both issues the funding as well as State and Univer- finalized the concert lineup university will have to consider Awards. They have performed the Reed, Howie Day was recording on the sity approvals will juxtapose some early February after confirming the because they affect us all." national anthem at a NASCAR race and East coast and would only perform there. projects from an implementation absence of artist Howie Day. Reed said Brady's properties are surrounded opened for the Dave Matthews Band. Also performing is a band traveling standpoint. despite all of the hard work, he believes by university parking lots to the east, They recently signed a recording con- with Guster called The Zambonis, a The university has deviated from the payoff will be worth it. west, north and railroad tracks to the tract with Vanguard Records. rock-pop group who perform songs only the alphabetical progression shown Carbon Leaf, a five-person band out south. The band has released six albums about hockey. The band's front man, in the Master Plan with its purchase of Richmond, Va, describes their sound The Master Plan marks the prop- since the early 1990s. Their most recent Dave Schneider, said, "We're the only of the Lincoln building and the press as "Ether-Electrified. Porch Music" fus- erties in question as the future spot of records are Echo Echo, 5 Alive and Indi- band in the world whose two biggest box. ing elements of rock, folk, jazz, country, a campus parking ramp. an Summer which was released in 2004. influences are the Beatles and Wayne ■ Pasteur Hall renovation for fac- Celtic, bluegrass and pop. Their sound Across from the parking ramp Reed paid $5,000 for Carbon Leaf, Gretzky." ulty office, classrooms and teaching includes vocals, an acoustic guitar, bass, would be a new residential hall, half of what it would have cost for The Zambonis were featured in the laboratories: $10.3 million drums, a tin whistle and an electric man- which would replace the to-be- Howie Day, who was originally planned recent "125th Maxim Magazine ■ Maxwell Hall renovation and dolin. demolished residence halls in the as 'Gustdr's opener. 'He said he was Awards," and won the award for the backfill renovations to Somsen Hall, In 2002, Carbon Leaf took home the north-west corner of campus. unable to book Howie Day due to sched- "Best Band You Never Heard Of." They Watkins Hall and Gildemeister Hall: award for the "Best Unsigned Band in Brady is co-chairman of the uling and time conflicts. According to America" at the American Music See Guster Page 2 Winona Housing Association, a See Master Page 2 Phone: (507)457-5119 hitp://www.winona.edu/winonan Fax: (507)457-5317 1 April 6, 2005 Page 2 News today There is a 50 percent chance of precipitation today.