SMU in the news
Here is a recent mention of SMU “making the news” — in the Winona area and beyond.
• Stories about 2006 alum Maddy Loftus’ death in a New York plane crash were published across the United States. SMU staff fielded calls from local, Twin Cities, Chicago, and New York media. Articles about Loftus ran in CNN, the New York Times, and on national network news including ABC, FOX, NBC and CBS.
• Tycho de Boer, history, was interviewed in a Winona Daily News article on Feb. 16 titled, “Make room for Millard.”
• An article titled “SMU send-off: Seven destinations, seven days, one mission” about SOUL trips ran in the Feb. 14 issue of the Winona Daily News.
• A story about SMU’s “The Long Christmas Ride Home” production ran in the Feb. 24 issue of the Winona Daily News. Theatre major Sarah St. Laurent was interviewed for “No strings needed for these masters of puppets.”
• Photos of SMU students with Winona Bishop John Quinn appeared in the February edition of “The Courier.” Quinn was at SMU for a vocations breakfast, hosted by the SMU Women of Faith Discernment Group.
• Articles about this year’s “Above and Beyond” students have been running each Wednesday in the Winona Daily News. SMU is a sponsor of the Above and Beyond program, which recognizes high school seniors who have overcome obstacles or performed outstanding community service.
• A story about the David Munnelly Band, appearing March 5 at SMU, appeared in the Winona Daily News Thursday, Feb. 26. The article was titled, “Luck of the Irish.”
• Ray Faber sent an e-mail to Denny Long and Jim Gilbert of WCCO radio in mid-February. The two have a program called Nature Notes on Sundays. Long read the whole email on-air. Jim’s response was “I took a couple of courses in Winona and those guys were just great.”
The e-mail read, “A pair of bald eagles was at their nest near Pickwick along the Mississippi River on Saturday. Deer in the Ridgeway area (south of Winona) have been exhibiting nutritional stress since late December. Last week a fawn stayed in the same place without moving for two days, then died underneath a crabapple tree right in front of our house. We moved it away from the house and into an open field on Sunday afternoon. Within two hours a pair of bald eagles were circling the carcass and have been feeding on it ever since. This is almost 10 miles from open water! Eagles regularly fly through the area in winter, on the lookout for victims of winter. Last night I counted 39 deer within sight of my house.”
