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As the bell tower rang nine times to signal the time on a frigid Wednesday night, candles were lit in honor of those who have lost their lives or suffered

tragic injuries because of alcohol-related incidents. About 50 students attended the candlelight vigil sponsored

by the Washburn Student Government Association and Bods Against Destructive Decisions.

In honor of Alcohol Awareness Week at Washburn, March 11 was designated to be a day for people to speak out about their traumatic experiences with alcohol. As students arrived, they were greeted by piano music. Attendees were encouraged to sign a book with their names and thoughts to help ease their pain.

“It was pretty solemn,” said Angel Romero, WSGA chief of staff. “I think especially with Ben Muir’s death being so recent, it was on the forefront of people’s minds.”

Muir, a Washburn student and football player, passed away March 7 following a single vehicle accident. Offi cials believe his death was alcohol-related.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, almost one third of automobile accidents are alcohol-related, so safe drinking isn’t something being taught to enough drinkers.

“In reality accidents do happen and no one is invincible,” said Billie Jean Bergmann, who attended the vigil. “Drinking and getting behind the wheel affects not only the person driving, but the people around you. So next time you are out drinking think twice about getting behind the wheel.”

The vigil was emotional. Many people were crying and they received hugs and words of comfort from their friends. Counselors were also on hand to help people cope with their emotions. The counselors encouraged people who were negatively affected by alcohol to speak out about their experiences.

“I think it can be really therapeutic and really helpful,” said Romero. “It lets people know they’re not alone.”

Whitney Philippi, WSGA president, agreed with Romero, saying the vigil offered a great opportunity for refl ection.

“I don’t know where else anyone could come together and identify on these issues,” said Philippi.

After the vigil, many of the attendees went to a lobby in the Student Union to share the company of others who had been through similar experiences. At fi rst, people were reluctant to speak to each other about such painful memories, and the room remained silent for some time.

“If someone is having trouble talking about it or coping with it, I encourage speaking with loved ones or friends who knew the individual who suffered from the incident,” said Bergmann. “Remember and talk about the good times you had with that individual rather than remembering the incident.”

As the evening drew to an end, many people who attended the vigil walked away with better understanding of how alcohol use and abuse can affect themselves and others. However, it shouldn’t take a tragic accident for that to take place.

“There is a lot of information and support groups on the web that speak out about alcohol-related incidents,” said Bergmann. “Ninety percent of the time, if you speak with someone who has experienced an alcohol-related incident it will hit home and others will soon realize the effects of it.”

“No one is invincible”

Richard Kellyand Travis PerryWASHBURN REVIEW

Richard Kelly is a freshman mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

Travis Perry is a senior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

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Campus News • Topeka News • Kansas News • Police Report • Weather

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ampusalendarCTUESDAYMarch 24

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Workshop, “Tapping the Hidden Job Market,” 12:30 - 1:45 p.m., Cottonwood Room, Memorial Union.

Writing Circle, 7 p.m., Crane Room, Memorial Union.

WEDNESDAYMarch 25


Brown Bag International Lecture, “Where is My Home? Columbia, (SC), Topeka, (KS), or Seoul, Korea?” 12 - 1 p.m., International House.

“The Fagbug Documentary,” 7 p.m., Henderson Room 112.

WU Symphony Orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall.

THURSDAYMarch 26


Graduation Fair, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Washburn Room.

WU Book Club, 1 p.m., Thomas Room, Memorial Union.

FRIDAYMarch 27


Diversity Matters in the Workplace, 1:30 p.m., Morgan Hall 270.

Middle Eastern Evening, 6 p.m., United Methodist Church.

Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting, all day.

SATURDAYMarch 28

Run for a Reason 9 - 10 a.m., Washburn University campus.

Celebration of Artists youth activity, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., ArtLab, Mulvane Art Museum.

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting, all day.

SundayMarch 29

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

MondayMarch 30

Washburn Review at noon.

Mondays at the Mabee, Art Discussion, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mabee Library

TuesdayMarch 31


Friends of Women’s and Gender Studies Brown Bag, 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., W Room, Memorial Union.

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03/10/09 - Info. report, spray paint, Morgan, report taken, two houses spray painted off campus.

03/11/09 - Info. report, intrusion alarm, Memorial Union, report taken, new employee

03/13/09 - Info. report, assist outside agency, 17th Jewell Ave., report taken, H&R accident, passenger injured, TPD case.

03/14/09 - Info. report, Pri-2 Alarm, Memorial Union Bookstore, report taken, callback called and reset alarm.

03/16/09 - Criminal damage to property, 1313 S.W. 21st St., report and photographs taken, spray paint on building.

03/17/09 - Theft less than $1,000, KTWU, report taken, item entered innto NCIC.

03/17/09 - Info. report, disturbance, Kuehne, report taken, guest advised not to return without resident.

03/18/09 - Info. report, gas smell, Stoffer, report taken, TFD checked building and cleared.

03/18/09 - Info. alarm, intrusion alarm, KATS, report taken, area checked, alarm reset.

Campus life: Amy Billinger and Amanda Mayo perform during the Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday, March 11 by the Bell Tower on the Memorial Union Lawn. The vigil honored those who had been affected by incidents of drunk driving. The vigil was hosted by WSGA during Alcohol Awareness Week. Other events included beer goggles, “mocktails,” root beer fl oats and other events where information about the effects of alcohol and alcoholism was handed out to participants.

Photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

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‘Hate free’ movie to be shown

Honorary degrees to be awarded


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Three honorary doctorates will be conferred at the Washburn University commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16.

Robert E. Duffens, honorary

doctor of commerce Duffens earned a bachelor of arts

degree in economics in 1947, having completed military service in the United States Naval Air Force. He then assumed management of the family business, Duffens Optical, and served as chairman of the company, which was sold in 1996. His invention of the four-headed cylinder machine in 1954, which was purchased by Gerber Coburn, is considered to have revolutionized the optical industry. Duffens, along with his brother, Roy, and their father, Robert, were among the 14 inductees in the original class of the Optical Laboratory Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2000.

Duffens also served as president of Citizens State Bank, Marysville, Kan., as director of First National Bank of Topeka and as president of the Optical Wholesalers Association.

A Washburn Endowment Association trustee emeriti, Duffens, along with his wife, Jean, are members of the Lincoln Society and established the Duffens Family Scholarship fund in 1996.

The Honorable Kay E.

McFarland, honorary doctor of lawMcFarland was in the private

practice of law until 1971, when she became Judge of the Probate and Juvenile Courts in Shawnee County and earned the distinction during her two years in offi ce of reducing serious juvenile offenses by more than half. Two years later, she became judge of the newly created Fifth Division of the District Court of Kansas, and in 1977, she was appointed by the governor to be Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

McFarland was named Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court in 1995, a post she held until retiring in early 2009. She is recognized as being the fi rst woman in the state to be named to the judgeships she held.

At Washburn, she received dual degrees in English and history-political science in 1957 and earned a juris doctor degree in 1964, the same year she was admitted to the Kansas Bar. In 2005, McFarland was honored by her alma mater as an Alumni Fellow

James W. Sloan, honorary doctor of humane letters

From 1955 to 2008, Sloan served as a partner in the law fi rm of Sloan, Eisenbarth, Glassman, McEntire & Jarboe LLC and from 1959 to 1961 as assistant Shawnee County attorney

Currently, Sloan is a member of the Topeka Salvation Army Advisory Board, and the boards of the Kansas Children’s Service League, Friends of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library and Friends of Mabee Library. He previously served on the Topeka Civic Theater Inc. board and was named to their Hall of Fame.

A member of the board of Washburn’s Ichabod Club, he is also a trustee of the Washburn Endowment

Association and has established the James W. Sloan Law Scholarship, James W. Sloan Scholarship Fund for Golf, James W. Sloan Men's Tennis Scholarship and the Jeanne Bowman-Wohlberg Drama Scholarship. In 1998, he was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Washburn Alumni Association.

Sloan received a bachelor’s degree in 1950 and a juris doctor in 1952, both from Washburn.

See “Journey to a Hate Free Millennium,” the multiple award-winning documentary that seeks solutions to ending hate and hate crimes that have become frequent events in our daily lives, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Washburn Room, Memorial Union, Washburn University. The event is free and open to the public.

The documentary addresses the subject of hate by searching the origins of how it is "taught and learned," the scope of its danger beginning with childhood taunting to murder. Viewers are invited to take a stand against hate and create their own vision of a world free of hate, where senseless acts of violence are a thing of the past.

Campus Activities Board is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact (785) 670-1222.

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An evening of authentic Middle Eastern food, folk dancing and learning about the countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey will start at 6 p.m. Friday, March 27, at the University United Methodist Church, 1621 SW College Ave. The event is open to the public free of charge and children are welcome.

Speakers will include Washburn

faculty Bob Beatty, Tom Kennedy and Bassima Schbley, and Topeka residents Abeer Al-Asali and Jim McHenry.

For more information about the event, contact Bassima Schbley at (785) 670-2137.

Middle Eastern evening planned

Hello students,

WSGA knows that safety is a concern for many students. Many of you might think that Topeka is an unsafe place to live, but the WSGA wants to change your perspective by showing you how Topeka is becoming safer every day and by giving you some tips on how to stay safe. Any town or city can be unsafe if you don’t take necessary precautions.

This week is Safety Week, so I’d like to make you aware of the events WSGA is hosting. The fi rst is a self-defense demonstration to be held Monday from 11am-1pm in the Memorial Union. On Wednesday from 11am-1pm, various public safety organizations will be in the bell tower parking lot in the middle of campus. Then on Thursday, community organizations will be in the Memorial Union from 11am-1pm to provide students

with information on how Topeka is making efforts to become the safest city in America.

Every day this week, the WSGA will be signing students up for the iAlert program, which is a messaging program that will alert you when an emergency occurs on campus. When you sign up and/or sign a friend up you will be entered for a chance to win a free Blackberry. Look for us at all of our events this week to sign up.

The last event for the week will be “Party on the Hill” at College Hill (16th & Lane) to which Topeka and Shawnee County leaders will be present to hear your safety concerns. WSGA will also be providing free food and a DJ at this event, so I encourage you to come and have a fun time!

Stay safe!Whitney Philippi

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A 5K run is a grueling task. But add in a T-shirt, break-fast and the cause of raising money for breast cancer edu-

cation and awareness, and you have one of Washburn University’s most successful student-run philanthropy

events.Run for a Reason is a 5K walk/run held by the Zeta

Tau Alpha sorority each year on the university’s campus. Beginning at 9 a.m. this Saturday at 1845 S.W. Jewell Ave.,

right outside the ZTA chapter house, Washburn students, fac-ulty and staff, along with Topeka community members, have the

opportunity to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foun-dation by participating in the event.

Freshman Jane Billinger, ZTA’s service chair, has worked hard to get Run for a Reason set up, arranging sponsors,

getting the informational brochures out to the commu-nity, and working on the T-shirt design.

“If we can make people realize that breast can-cer is a signifi cant problem and that [Run for a Rea-son] is a step toward fi nding a cure and fi nding a solution for this problem, that is the overall goal,” said Billinger, who has been carrying on the tradi-

tion for more than fi ve years. “All of the money that we will be raising will be donated to our philanthropy in

hopes of achieving this goal.”The pink brochure the ZTAs put out pushes the hard

facts of breast cancer. According to the brochure, every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and breast

cancer will affect one in eight women during her lifetime.Last year, Run for a Reason raised $2,800 with the registration

of 114 participants, according to junior Betsy Baker, former ZTA service chair. Billinger’s goal for this year is to get around 130

participants.One of last year’s participants, Garrett Love, junior, won

the event and plans to run again this year.“It is defi nitely an enjoyable experience that is a lot of fun and

at the same time benefi ts a very good cause,” said Love. “The Zetas have done a great job in the past and I hope their success carries on

Philanthropy keeps moving forwardin this upcoming one. I defi nitely look forward to getting out there again bright and early to support them.”

Registration for the event is $20 and includes a Run for a Rea-son T-shirt, breakfast muffi ns and orange juice, provided by Perkins Bakery and Restaurant after the race. Registration forms can be picked up and turned in at the ZTA chapter house and will be ac-cepted through Saturday morning. A registration table will be set up at 8 a.m. For any questions about the event, Billinger can be reached at [email protected].

“You can walk, run, jog, skip, whatever you feel you need to do to get that 5k done,” said Billinger. “If people want to do it, they should. It’s for a good cause. It’s not that hard of a project. We would love to see them out there on the morning of the 28th.”

Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

Eric SmithWASHBURN REVIEW

Erin Davies will be screening her new documentary at Washburn University on March 25.

“Fagbug” follows Davies on a 58-day campaign across the United States. According to Davies’ Web site, www.fagbug.com, the goal is to “raise awareness about hate crimes and homophobia in our society, to give a voice for those who are silent, to inspire others to take a stand against

‘Fagbug’ documentary will be screened on campus WednesdayJames AhrensWASHBURN REVIEW

bullies and to be an example of how to overcome obstacles in bringing a creative project to life.”

Davies is hesitant to talk about what she dedicates her life to other than driving her multicolored Volkswagen around the country and promoting her fi lm. She made her crusade very personal when she left graduate school to spend time educating people. Although it only took two months to make her documentary, she’s been promoting it full time for two years.

Davies has experienced a wide range of reactions to her cause.

She found that people where she visited acted differently toward her than she had expected, defying her preconceptions. She was surprised that people in her hometown of Albany, N.Y., boycotted her, while many in traditionally conservative Southern communities embraced what she was doing.

Resa Boydston, senior sociology major and secretary for the student organization OPEN, an acronym for open-minded, positive, equality and non-discriminating, helped bring Davies to campus. Boydston sent an

e-mail, made some phone calls and awaited Davies’s visit.

“That’s why we do this, to erase the hate,” said Boydston. “We’re open, we don’t discriminate, we’re there for every student. Gay rights are not special rights, they are equal rights.”

OPEN is a strictly volunteer, fully accredited student organization. Find OPEN at the Upstage Gallery every Wednesday, and helping with the First Friday Art Walk. OPEN has also helped present an AIDS prevention and safe sex panel. They have also volunteered for the Topeka AIDS Project. OPEN

receives donations from the Upstage, the Washburn Endowment Association and private donations.

The documentary will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in Henderson room 112, followed by a question-and-answer session.

James Ahrens is a senior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

The RundownWhen: 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28

Where: ZTA chapter house, 1845 SW Jewell Ave.

Why: Raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

The WSGA election is fi nally over. A new set of students was elected by a small number of students to “represent” the student body. (When one reads about politics too much, one often becomes increasingly cynical – even about student government politics.)

Either team’s policies would have faced an uphill battle in this climate of fear, budget cuts and downsizing. Both teams had ideas that are going to cost too much and are not likely to happen. But, as President Obama said of his dog promise to his daughters, t hey, it’s a campaign promise – no big deal.

As for the team that got elected, some of their ideas will pan out and some of them will not. I do not hope that they and the students who voted for them

are under the delusion that all of their c a m p a i g n p l a t f o r m

talking points are going to be completed. For one, there simply is not enough time, but more importantly, there is not enough money.

For this reason, the new president and vice president must be selective in their programs and their plans. I hope they accomplish all they want to accomplish – however, the one thing that I think they should focus on above all else is the Washburn Transformational Experience.

The WTE has the worst salesmen on the planet. This is not to speak poorly of the people who advocate the WTE – they work tirelessly to keep it alive. I am talking about the people who tell new students, “it is a requirement that you have to do to graduate.” That makes it sound awful. It adds yet another requirement on the laundry list of things students must complete in order to receive a diploma from Washburn University.

But the WTE is so much more than Algebra or English 300. The WTE is an opportunity to make yourself more marketable. Putting it on my transcript means little to me, but the ability to put original research, community service, leadership and international study on my Curriculum Vitae or resume makes me much more marketable to graduate schools and employers than someone who just went to class and passed.

Another thing that is absolutely killing the WTE is when those marketing it only tell students about the study abroad, mostly because it sounds like the most fun and the easiest way to get students interested in doing it. Some people take studying abroad seriously – some do not. This marketing strategy has also turned the study abroad program and the community service into a weird elitist struggle. As if, students who have money can go study abroad and students who do not are stuck doing community service. This is absurd. Of course, the study abroad program does cost more, and through studying abroad, one can learn about other cultures and expand boundaries. Additionally, historians can see where history happened, as opposed to reading about it in a book. The study abroad program is extraordinarily benefi cial and I am glad Washburn emphasizes it. However, unless you are going to become a translator or go into international business, perhaps the more benefi cial WTE for you would be scholarly research or leadership or community service. The WTE is about making students go above and beyond their classwork and their internships. It is supposed to make them think and act and refl ect on what their area of study is.

The WTE is not just another requirement for graduation – it is an opportunity for Washburn students to make themselves stand out.

Jon Stewart is a collective newsroom hero. He does not claim to be a journalist, yet his show has won two Peabody awards. How can someone who uses a large amount of profanity and funny faces to give us “news” be so good at it?

The answer is that he asks the right questions and he uses his satire to its absolutely correct purpose: to point out faults in mainstream media, politics and various other organizations who make logical errors so gaping that we can’t help but laugh.

The only other thing we can do is cry.

Recently, the battle between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” show came full circle when Cramer appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

This event was a long time coming. It began with Stewart making fun of CNBC for being a group of terrible business journalists. One analyst on the network called individual homeowners stupid, while the rest of the network was telling viewers to buy and support companies like Lehman Brothers and AIG.

Stewart, suitably, made fun of this. Afterward, Cramer and the rest of the Cable universe was abuzz with talking about Stewart’s analysis — saying he took it out of context, a sort of cherry picking of mistakes. Stewart responded in kind with a hilarious eight-minute segment on trying to clarify his legitimate point, that, as experienced business journalists, CNBC should have seen this coming and done something about it. It is not just about bad advice, it is about bad journalism. Of course, viewers had to read between the lines on this

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ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major. Reach her at [email protected]

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‘Epic’ cable battle indicative of problems

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WU alum comments on school spirit

I’m embarrassed at this point to be a Bod Squad Alum.

- Patrick McLaughlin

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BodSquad,

I’m very disappointed in your lack of participation in the MIAA tournament. Please tell me that there was some reason you all weren’t there. It was fun being the only loud and rowdy people in the WU crowd, and the free food from participating in every media time out and half time promotion was nice, but depending on a handful of recent alum to bear the burden of an entire student section is ridiculous.

I quote you the Bod Squad Web page:

“This small group quickly expanded to become the largest student organization at Washburn University. Bod Squad’s goal is simply to have fun while fostering school spirit.”

After 4 years as a Student Org you wouldn’t know it existed by the turn out at the MIAA tournament and you’ve gone bananas if you think you’ve fostered any school spirit.

Our “mature” crowd gave the teams their all, but the WU crowd was a joke compared to that of our opponents. Our teams had to take on our most bitter rivals without the student support they

deserve. Thankfully, we pulled off dual victories against Emporia, but they were not near as sweet without the endless Hornet hate mongering and heckling for their punitive efforts on and off the court. Anyone who has been to a basketball game should realize how empowering a vivacious crowd can be during that fi nal 5-minute overtime period. It is possible that if our Ichabods had felt an overwhelming spirit in the crowd, they may have been overcome by it and empowered to take a victory over UCM into the championship game instead of experiencing the devastating season ending OT loss that occurred in reality. Wins over UCM and MO-West would have atoned for their regular season record, earned them the automatic bid into the regional tournament, and given them a shot at a national title. Perhaps

a long shot, but lets not forget that MO-West nearly earned the bid themselves by knocking of the one seed and only

lost in OT to the two seed. I’m embarrassed at this point to be a Bod Squad Alum, “It IS more than a t r a d i t i o n ”. . .It is a joke. Congrats to our Ichabods for a valiant effort and to our Lady Blues for another MIAA To u r n a m e n t Title. And

thanks to those few who showed up.

Regretfully:

Patrick McLaughlin,Washburn Alumnus

because Stewart ended the show by “appearing” on “Dora the Explorer.”

Stewart seemed to be having fun with it and then when Cramer agreed to be on his show, he maintained his lighthearted banter, but he seemed legitimately upset at Cramer. He was upset because Cramer and his colleagues on CNBC failed in their role as journalists to warn people who have little knowledge but are deeply tied to the stock market.

Where were the journalists when all this was going down? Likely talking about the Obama’s potential dog.

Stewart does not claim to be a hard-hitting, investigative journalist, but in his own profane, offensive way, he makes us think more than any of the other news networks can.

If those terrible talking heads on 24-hour news networks are going to call

themselves journalists or something similar, like “news analysts,” then they should actually start doing their job well, as opposed to failing miserably and then blaming someone else — like Cramer did during his interview with Stewart.

In the unsteady world of journalism, journalists have no room for error. Journalism is becoming so bloated and so useless that no wonder no one wants to pay for it anymore, they can get mediocre news on the Internet for free.

Stewart is not always right and he does not always have a legitimate point, but he’s way ahead of most.

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Yard work (12%)

School work (19%)

Eat, sleep, xbox (31%)

Getting out of Topeka! (38%)

What are your spring break plans?

This week’s poll topic: march madnessvote online @ www.washburnreview.org

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The H2O Project fi nished Wednesday and participants were fi nally able to drink more than tap water.

The H2O Project challenged participants to drink nothing but water for two weeks, save the money normally spent on cola, juice or coffee and donate that saved money to help dig wells in developing nations. Participants were given blue bracelets to wear to remind them of their promise and to create awareness, while encouraging awareness about the need for adequate access to water.

Patti Lyon, director of the Catholic Campus Center, said the program has raised more than $1,000, a fi gure fi ve times more than what was garnered last year. This number is directly tied to the number of students who participated, but unfortunately Lyon didn’t have an exact number.

“I honestly don’t know because many just came up and handed in cash,” said Lyon, who credits the increased success to greater publicity of the challenge.

William Biles, president of Campus Ministry, teamed with several volunteers from the Catholic Campus Center, including Elise Richardson, to help organize the event.

Biles said the money will be donated to help build a well in Africa.

Andrew Schaffer, also with Campus Ministry, participated and said he would have approximately $30 to donate.

“It was defi nitely a struggle but it was worth the sacrifi ce,” said Schaffer.

Lizzy Bernhart found out about the event through her contemporary youth service at the University United Methodist Church.

”It’s a great program that shows sacrifi ce along with compassion for people less fortunate than yourself,” said Bernhart.

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The H2O Project fi nished Wednesday and participants were fi nally able to drink more than tap

The H2O Project challenged participants to drink nothing but water for two weeks, save the money normally spent on cola, juice or coffee and donate that saved money to help dig wells in developing nations. Participants were given blue bracelets to wear to remind them of their promise and to create awareness, while encouraging awareness about

Patti Lyon, director of the Catholic Campus Center, said the program has raised more than $1,000, a fi gure fi ve times more than what was garnered last

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On March 14 at the Topeka Expo Center, the AmeriCorp Bonner Leader Program hosted the Topeka Green Fair. Its purpose is to educate Topeka and the surrounding areas about recycling. Overall this year, there were 40 venders, ranging from nonprofi t organizations to heating and air companies.

Businesses such as Chevrolet had various demonstrations on display from eco-friendly cars to a small windmill.

At this event, WU had two booths, one run by WU All Green which informed patrons of the “10 ways to green” and the other put together by the Washburn Treehuggers, whose focus was coal pollution.

Considering that WU sponsored a couple of booths and considering all the recycling related information students could obtain from this fair, Washburn should rank high in “greenness.”

Not quite. Lacey Bisnett, leader of WU All Green said, “Washburn is in the baby steps of becoming green.”

There have been numerous attempts in the past few years to improve the campus’ ecological responsiveness. For example, the Facility Services have set goals about recycling and are now using more eco-friendly cleaners and fertilizers on the lawns, according to Bisnett.

As well, there are recycling bins in all the offi ces on campus, including ones for colored paper. There were initially

containers placed throughout the buildings, but they were stolen at some point in the past year.

WU All Green, in conjunction with WSGA, has put in a bill that will provide funding for new bins, and it has been approved.

Many students wonder if all the material put in the bins is actually being recycled.

Freshman Bethany Whitehurst, who is currently living in the LLC, said, “I always recycled my bottles and paper, but then I heard that they were just being thrown away. It wasn’t until after Christmas Break that our RA told us that it was actually going to be recycled now.”

Bisnett said that, after a report was fi led with the new director, employees were retrained as to the procedures of collection. Also, Facility Services have agreed to meet every six months with WU All Green to review the previous semester and to set goals for the next one.

WU All Green is also trying to push for a Styrofoam-free cafeteria.

“We want to work with Chartwells to create a different to-go option such as students and staff being able to bring their own Tupperware. With this, people would also be able to get a discount on their food,” said Bisnett.

WU taking ‘baby steps’ to being eco-friendly

Jennifer Loucks is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at [email protected].

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The Lady Blues started the season strong, trumping Southwestern College 87-42 in the second game of the season.

Their string of dominance continued

as they bowled through Indiana University of

Pennsylvania with an overtime win of 72-62.

The Lady Blues rebounded from their fi rst two losses of the season by beating Pittsburg State University 74-55 in Lee Arena.

After losing their 19th game of the season, the Lady Blues swatted the Emporia State University Hornets in a rematch victory 87-74 in their fi nal home game.

The Lady Blues would then go on to capture the MIAA Championship, beating the Hornets yet again, 78-69. The team would ultimately lose in the second round of the NCAA South Central Tournament.

After suffering two straight losses, the Ichabod basketball team won a squeaker over the University of Nebraska-Omaha 84-83.

The men began stumbling near the middle of the season with a loss to Missouri Southwestern State University 67-82.

The Ichabod men’s basketball team capped the end of the regular season with a loss to ESU, 63-78. Their fi nal overall record was 16-13.

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Washburn softball’s home run race didn’t have the same fanfare as McGwire vs. Sosa in 1998, but it did involve two of the school’s all-time greatest hitters going neck and neck.

Unlike the MLB’s steroid-induced slugfest, neither player was even aware they were approaching the record.

Junior Tish Williams was the fi rst to break former teammate Brooke DeVader’s record, hitting home run No. 39 last Sunday in a 6-3 win against Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Senior Dani White, who plays across the diamond from Williams at fi rst base, is two blasts away from tying DeVader’s mark, currently ranked No. 3 on the list with 36 home runs.

“It’s not something we talked about, or even knew about at all until it happened,” said Williams. “It was a complete surprise until after the game, someone told me I broke the record.”

The home run total is even more impressive after considering the pace Williams is hitting them.

DeVader wrapped up her four-year career with the team last season, well aware that someone like Williams or

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Home run queen: In just two-and-a-half seasons at Washburn, third baseman Tish Williams surpassed the school’s career home run record with 39. Senior Dani White, who has hit 36, is also likely to pass the total later this season.

Junior third baseman Tish Williams breaks Washburn softball record by hitting career home run No. 39


The Division II NCAA Tournament has been unkind to the Washburn Lady Blues basketball team in recent years. This season was no different, because the Blues lost 72-63 to Central Oklahoma in the South Central Regional semifi nals March 14 in Canyon, Texas.

The No. 8 Lady Blues played the fi rst half like many other games this season, leading 36-33 and shooting 50 percent from the fi eld. However, foul trouble began to creep up in the fi rst half when several Washburn players, including Janice Bright, Brette Ulsaker and Dayna Rodriguez, picked up two fouls.

“In the [Central Oklahoma] game, we were confi dent but things just didn’t seem to go our way in the second half,” said senior Jessica Mainz, who played her last game as a Washburn athlete. “We had trouble scoring and could never come back from the defi cit.”

In the second half, the Lady Blues shot just 9-of-25 from the fi eld compared to 16-of-30 for the Bronchos.

Foul trouble continued to plague Washburn as fi ve players picked up three or more fouls.

“I think it was just how the game was going. It was a different reffi ng style than we had seen and we had to adjust to that,” said Mainz, who fouled out. “We got a couple calls on us early that we had to adjust to. We did an OK job in the fi rst half with it, but in the second half it affected us more.”

The other dagger for the Lady Blues was the 3-point shooting from Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos shot 9-of-18 for the game including 6-of-10 in the second half.

“Their 3-point shots in the second half really killed us,” said Mainz. “And some girls who don’t usually make a lot of shots for them stepped

Senior send out: Forward Renata Germano is one of six seniors who played their fi nal game in the second round of the NCAA tournament last week.

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White would top the feat. While the three sluggers have comparable stats, only Williams amassed the numbers in less than three years.

“With her hitting that many before her senior year, there’s still time for her to add on to her own record,” said

up and hit them. When we’re having trouble scoring, that’s hard to come back from.”

For Washburn, Bright scored 16 points while Mainz had 11. Lizzie Brenner had a game-high 24 points for Central Oklahoma.

“We didn’t go all the way to the top like we wanted to but all the seniors played really hard and played our hearts out and left it all on the fl oor,” said Bright. “I’m proud of all the girls.”

The Lady Blues were able to win the fi rst game of the NCAA tournament when they handled Incarnate Word 57-38. Bright led the team with 16 points, while seniors Kalee Silovsky and Stanecia Graham had 12 and 11 points, respectively.

While 57 points was the lowest output of the season for the Lady Blues, their defense made up for it, holding the Cardinals to a season-low 38 points and 13-of-50 from the fi eld.

It was also the lowest amount the Lady Blues had allowed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Washburn women ended the season with a 27-5 record, fi nishing second in the MIAA, and making their eighth consecutive appearance in the NCAA DII tournament.

The downside is the loss of six seniors, including fi ve of the team’s six top scorers in Bright, Graham, Mainz, Karla Tailele and Silovsky.

Mainz, the only one to be with the team for all four years, said this year’s team was one of the most talented she’d been on.

“You never think about your last game into you actually play your last game,” said Bright. “It was defi nitely an emotional game for me. I’m going to miss all the girls and coach [Ron McHenry] and coach [Toni Gross]. And I’m just thankful for the opportunity that I had to come in and play for Washburn.”

I didn’t plan on going to Kansas City to watch basketball over spring break, but apparently thousands of other Kansas basketball fans did.

After considering trips to New York, St. Louis and Omaha, I had to settle for a much more exotic location: Kansas City’s Sprint Center.

On television, it appeared every arena was empty for the NCAA tournament’s fi rst round, with the exception of a few college students and retired fans who could make the road trip.

I expected more of the same for the second round in Kansas City, especially with Kansas and Missouri playing at other sites. However, the arena was fi lled almost to capacity with fans from all four teams that were playing, as well as KU s u p p o r t e r s who had nothing better to do until Sunday’s game against Dayton.

The lower level was split evenly four ways between Memphis, Oklahoma, Maryland and Michigan fans, while the upper level was a mixture of Jayhawks and other misguided fans who paid for tickets hoping to see their team play.

The environment was as good as it gets for a second round game at a neutral site.

Memphis fans mocked Maryland by chanting “ACC, ACC” in the fi nal minutes of the blowout win. Maryland responded by starting the Rock Chalk chant, reminding Memphis of last year’s championship loss.

Although tickets weren’t cheap (about $65 face value for upper level, and even more from one of your friendly scalpers), it was good to see Kansas City had one of the few highly-attended arenas in the opening rounds.

This event had a lot of potential for the Sprint Center, and the city in general. We missed out on the NHL and NBA bringing the Penguins or Sonics to Missouri, but the large crowd showed the NCAA how big the college basketball fan base is in the area and sets up the chance of hosting more tournament games in the future.

In my opinion, the arena was built primarily for sports. Music fans might be satisfi ed with performances from a washed-up Garth Brooks and Disney star Hannah Montana, but I’d much rather watch Sidney Crosby or Kevin Durant lead a franchise on a nightly basis.

There are enough unstable franchises in professional sports that the Sprint Center still has hope of landing another major league team, and nationally televised events like Thursday and Saturday’s NCAA games can only help Kansas City’s odds.

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manager Lisa Carey. “She still has about a year and a half left to play here.”

Williams has gone yard nine times this season, while White continues to close in quickly with fi ve in 2009.

“They’re all great hitters,” said

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Bods’ five seniors difficult to replace

One and done: Lekheythan Malone, and fellow Arkansas-Little Rock transfer DeAndre Eggins, each had successful individual seasons at Washburn, but the five senior leaders were unable to make it past the MIAA tournament semifinals.

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University of Arkansas-Little Rock, made significant contributions in their year with the team.

Malone, a Dallas native, averaged close to 8 points per game in his three years at UALR and was named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year in his 2005-2006 campaign. His Washburn career wasn’t too shabby either, as he was named to the MIAA honorable mention team, averaging 11.7 points per game. Malone ended his run as an Ichabod No. 11 in minutes averaged at 26.9 per game.

Eggins’ 3-year run with the Trojans of UALR, he averaged just over eight points per game and led the team in 3-point percentage as a freshman. At Washburn, Eggins’ scoring average improved to 16 points per game. He ends his career fourth in minutes

averaged, fifth in the conference in scoring and took home all-MIAA second team honors.

Last but not least of the senior class is Darnell Kimble. Kimble, who stands at 6’ 8”, 230 pounds is what in basketball vernacular is referred to as a “beast.” Kimble, from Buffalo, New York, played for two years at Brown Mackie Community College, averaging more than 16 points per game as a sophomore and leading the team to a 23-8 record. Kimble climbed into the top 10 of the all-time in career blocked shot list at Washburn, and fourth in blocked shots average with one per game. Kimble was dismissed from the team prior to the conference tournament, but finished fourth in the MIAA in blocked shots average and ninth in rebounding.

“I felt like we had a pretty good team,” Byers said. “We had some down seasons earlier in my time here,

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so it was good to bounce back from those and start getting the team back on track.”

With such a talented and accomplished set of basketball players going through the door, the word rebuilding does not do justice to the task that the Chipman-led coaching staff is faced with for the ‘09-’10 season. The seniors this year

were invaluable to the Ichabods, and their impact on the team will be sorely missed and virtually irreplaceable.

Most notable of the Washburn recruits for the upcoming season is Bobby Chipman, son of head coach Bob Chipman. As he grows in his 6’ 8” frame, Bobby looks to be an integral part of his father’s rotation straight out of the gate, and if the recruiting

class is anything like the one brought in after last season, Bobby and the Bods are poised to start what should be a resurgence of Washburn’s rich basketball heritage.

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Tough matches early in the season have provided the Washburn tennis teams with experience and preparation for upcoming conference play. The men’s team suffered two close losses early last week to Cameron, 3-6, and Midwestern State, 4-5, but coach Dave Alden was pleased with the team’s competition. “Those schools have played a ton of matches leading up to us,” said Alden. “So they were already in mid-season form, and we’re still pre-season basically, so I thought we played well.” The team then turned their success around with solid finishes in matches during the weekend. On Friday, the team swept Dallas Baptist 9-0 and continued to play well on Saturday with a 5-0 win against East Central. “This week was the week for us to get things going and start our season by playing really good teams,” said Alden. Men’s competition will continue next weekend as they take on Cowley County, Truman State and Wichita State in what will be the start of the season’s most vital matches. “The most important match is against Truman because that’s the first conference match,” said Alden. “Cowley is also a strong program, so we’ll play a pretty tough match right before we play our first big match.” After a perfect start to the season, the women’s team continued their success with an 8-1 win over Fort

Hays State two weekends ago, giving Coach Alden more confidence in his young team. “Fort Hays was a good start to our conference season,” said Alden. “We performed well, and we’re getting more and more experienced.” The team was then handed its first loss of the season early last week in a 3-6 defeat against Midwestern State. They moved on to play Cameron the following day and finished the week with a solid 6-3 win. The women continued competition on Friday against Dallas Baptist, and after a close 4-5 loss, the team fought back to beat East Central 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. Despite a few ups and downs, Coach Alden was proud of the way the team competed. “Dallas Baptist was tough, and it came down to the last match in the third set,” Alden said. “We’ve already beaten two of the top eight teams in the region, so that will help us make a case to be one of the top eight in the region.” The women’s team will also take on Cowley County and Truman State next weekend in what Alden hopes to be experience-building matches. “Cowley is a good match for us to play additional competition to get more experience and an additional set underneath our belts,” said Alden. “Truman is also tough, and they’ve got a pretty experienced team, so we need to make sure that we’re ready for them.”

Nicole Stejskal is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at [email protected].

Despite an above average year on the court, many critics of Washburn’s men’s basketball team believe that coach Bob Chipman and his staff failed in maximizing the potential of the crop of players that had been brought together at the beginning of the season.

At the helm of Chipman’s squad were a group of five very talented seniors who, upon coming into their final season as Ichabods, hoped to make a splash in the conference and restore Washburn’s place atop the MIAA conference.

Forward Paul Byers, from Beattie, is the lone senior to play four years under Chipman. For his career, Byers averaged 7.4 points per game, and is third on the all-time blocked shots list with 81, seventh in games started with 91 and seventh in minutes played with 2,559.

“I had a good time playing here at Washburn,” said Byers. “My biggest regret would just be not winning the conference. That was always a goal we had.”

James Williams, from Topeka, played the first two years of his college career at Cloud County Community College, where he averaged 10 points per game. His basketball journey then took him to St. Bonaventure where, after a short stint as a Bonnie, he came back to his hometown to play for the Ichabods. For his career, Williams is ranked eighth in assist average with 2.8 per game, and is No. 11 all time in steals averaging 1.1 per game. Lekheythan Malone and DeAndre Eggins, both senior transfers from the

the record books, the main goal for Williams and White is to match the success they had last year, when DeVader helped lead the team to a berth in postseason play.

Williams said the most important part of home run No. 39 was the impact it had on the game.

“It’s nice to have the record and be up there with someone like Brooke,” said Williams. “But the main thing we’re trying to do is keep getting wins so we can make regionals again.”

Despite playing all but two of their first 29 games on the road, the Blues still maintained a respectable record. The team has bounced back from a 1-9 record to their current 13-18 mark.

3-2 records in each of their

last two tournaments has helped the team’s confidence, as well as gaining experience against MIAA competition.

The Blues beat Pittsburg State in a tournament at Missouri Southern

in early March, then shutout Truman State in the ESU To u r n a m e n t , where Williams hit the record home run.

On Sunday, the Blues lost their first home game of the season in a 1-0 shutout, but found their offense in game two, winning

7-0 against Benedictine.Neither of WU’s all-MIAA sluggers

added to their home run total, but both played huge roles offensively.

White was 4-for-4 in game two and had two RBIs to lead the Blues in their 11-hit performance.

Williams scored twice and had RBI of her own while finishing the game 2-for-3.

Benedictine’s Michala Green logged a complete game shutout in game one, but even then the Blues still managed to get on base successfully.

The Raven pitcher didn’t have any strikeouts, and WU even outhit their opponents 6-4. The problem for the Lady Blue offense was driving the runners home, a dilemma that was solved early and often in game two.

Pitcher Kayla Moore made sure Benedictine wouldn’t rally, throwing a complete game shutout to match Green’s performance in the first game and improving to 6-9.

With the offensive support of White and Williams, the team took another step toward’s their goal of making the postseason once again.

“The numbers are nice,” said Williams. “But the best part of hitting a home run is helping the team out by putting a run on the board.”

Scores and standings

Standings Conf. OverallEmporia State (5) 12-2 22-5Nebraska-Omaha 10-4 20-9Missouri Southern 9-5 16-11Washburn 6-4 12-9Pittsburg State 6-4 9-15Central Missouri (16) 8-6 13-7Fort Hays State 6-10 14-16Southwest Baptist 5-9 7-16Missouri Western 4-8 15-13Northwest Missouri 4-10 9-14Truman State 4-12 5-21

StandingsBaseball Softball

Results March 22ESU 7, UCM 5MSSU 6, FHSU 4PSU 23, TSU 20MWSU 7-5, Upper Iowa 3-3

OverallMissouri Western 23-4Nebraska-Omaha (19) 19-6Emporia State 17-8Central Missouri 13-7Pittsburg State 18-13Fort Hays State 16-17Washburn 13-18Southwest Baptist 9-15Truman State 8-15Northwest Missouri 9-21Missouri Southern 7-20

( )- Collegiate Baseball Magazine national ranking

WU this weekTuesday vs. Wayne St., 4 p.m.Friday vs. ESU, 5 p.m.Saturday at. ESU, 2 p.m.Sunday vs. ESU, 2 p.m.

Results March 22Benedictine 1, WU 0WU 7, Benedictine 0

WU this weekFriday vs. MWSU, 2 p.m.Saturday vs. TSU, 1 p.m.

( )- Fastpitch Coaches Association national ranking

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B3Monday, March 23, 2009 • Sports


Bods sweep Bearcats, prepare for ESU

Swinging for the fences: Senior outfield Brian Gorges has been solid on offense and defense, batting .338 and committing just one error in 21 games.

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While Washburn students went home for the break, the Ichabod baseball team stayed in Topeka, won six of nine games at Falley Field and achieved something the team hadn’t done in nearly three years.

That feat, a four-game sweep of MIAA opponent Northwest Missouri this past weekend, was the first sweep for the Bods against one team since April 2006.

“It doesn’t happen very often, so it feels really good,” said second baseman Brian Clark.

The series sweep began Friday with a 7-2 victory as Washburn’s Brett Sorenson went 4-for-4 with 5 RBIs and pitcher Curtis Hamilton improved to 3-0 with a complete game, allowing two earned runs.

“They got themselves out really,” said Hamilton, who has a 1.80 ERA in six appearances. “I mean not a lot of strikeouts. My infield has been doing real good, getting a lot of groundouts and they’re making plays for me.”

The Ichabods won the night-cap with a 4-2 victory that saw two RBIs from Wes Joy and two hits from Vicente Vieyra. The Bods’ Danny Cook went seven innings, allowing only two earned runs and picking up his third win.

The Ichabod domination continued Saturday as the Bearcats were held to one run in 16 innings, losing 6-1 and 5-0.

“It was a great weekend for us,” said Sorenson.” All of the pitchers pitched amazing.”

In the first game, the Ichabods scored five of their six runs off Bearcat errors, as Thomas Holliday had two hits with a run and an RBI while Washburn pitcher Joel Ricketts went six innings, allowing just five hits and no runs.

Saturday’s second game featured two more hits and four more RBIs

from Holliday, while Brian Gorges added three hits, a run and a RBI. Andrew Miller had a complete game, four-hit shutout and earned his second win. The Ichabod victory ended a 13-game streak in which the Bearcats had not been shutout.

“That’s real nice,” said Hamilton. “A shutout of a good team any time is exciting. It’s the energy our team needs to get on a winning streak so we can keep this going.”

The Bods’ victories were in part fueled by a team meeting the group had Thursday morning after their loss to non-conference opponent Rockhurst.

In that game on Wednesday afternoon, the Ichabods fell to Rockhurst 6-3. After leading 2-1, the Bods’ Sorenson was tagged for four runs on five hits in the top of the third, giving the Hawks the lead for good and Sorenson the loss.

“ C o a c h [Steve Anson] was pretty upset about the loss to Rockhurst,” said Clark. “He called us in. We had a meeting and everything. That got us fired up and ready to play this weekend. Our pitchers shoved it against the other team. We played great defense, hit the ball, scored runs when we needed to and basically that was it.”

The Ichabods’ spring break began against MIAA foe Missouri Western as the Ichabods split the weekend series winning the first and last game.

The series opener against the Griffons began with a 2-0 Ichabod victory thanks to two costly Western errors and a seven inning complete game by Hamilton.

The Griffons responded, beating Washburn 7-4 in the night cap before taking the early game Saturday 7-2. Washburn never led in either game.

The Ichabods were able to salvage the weekend, winning game four 7-6 after trailing by four early. Ricketts earned the victory, allowing five runs on five hits in five innings.

In the Western series, Washburn’s Holliday went 4-for-10 with one run and three RBIs, while Brian Gorges went 4-for-11 with a RBI.

After beginning the season 6-6, including an 0-2 record in the MIAA, the Bods have turned it around sitting

at 12-9 overall including a 6-4 record in the MIAA, good for fifth place.

“It’s real big. We needed to get back up in the standings,” said Miller. “We lost two early to [Southwest] Baptist, didn’t play very good. We started to play good this weekend.”

Up next for Washburn is a 2 p.m. home game

Tuesday against Wayne State before a weekend showdown against No. 5 Emporia State. It begins at 5 p.m. Friday in Topeka with a nine-inning contest before heading to Emporia for two seven-inning games beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The four-game series wraps up at 2 p.m. on Sunday back at Falley Field.

“Hopefully we can take four from [Emporia] just like we took four from Northwest,” said Sorenson.


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2 p.m. Saturday at ESU

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Strategic management: Manager Steve Anson has helped lead the Bods to an 11-9 start in his 30th year with the team.

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This Wednesday will mark a signifi cant achievement for the Washburn University Symphony Orchestra. At 7:30 p.m. in White Concert Hall, the orchestra will perform in its seventh concert of the school year, a feat that music director Norman Gamboa said tops that of even the Topeka Symphony Orchestra.

Another thing that will set this concert apart is that in most WU orchestra performances, in at least one song, the orchestra accompanies a

soloist. If an appropriate soloist from outside the university is unable to be found, then Gamboa said at least one of the music faculty performs.

“Mainly this is so students have interaction with professionals,” said Gamboa. In this concert, however, the

orchestra will stand alone. The central piece being

featured in this particular concert is “Symphony No.

5 in E minor,” by Tchaikovsky. It is one of the biggest pieces available for the orchestra in music literature, said Gamboa. It is also important that every music student is familiar with it.

“[The Symphony] is one of the most

representative of romantic orchestral repertoire,” said Gamboa.

One of the most impressive things about this performance is that, with as diffi cult as Tchaikovsky’s symphony is, the program has been put together with only six rehearsals.

“The orchestra has really risen to the case,” said Gamboa.

The orchestra has not always operated this professionally, however. Gamboa said that being able to handle pieces of this size has taken the WU orchestra a while to reach.

“It’s been a process,” he said. “I’ve been building it up for fi ve years, and now the orchestra has reached a mature

level.”The performance is free and open

to the public, and Gamboa hopes there will be a large turnout to give his students a chance to display their accomplishments.

“It has been quite challenging, and it speaks quite well of the level of our music students here at Washburn,” he said.

Joey Little still works in a studio, but a different kind of studio.

Little, known to Topeka radio listeners as Joey Baggz, the popular host of the morning show on rock station V100, is now starting a career as a photographer

After seven years at V100, Little was laid off Aug. 27 for a policy violation. Though his termination was an unwelcome surprise, he holds no negative feelings toward his former employer.

“It was seven years of doing something that I probably wasn’t qualifi ed to do in the fi rst place,” said Little. “But I did really good at it and I was really successful at it, so I’ve got no hard feelings for Cumulus.”

Finding himself unemployed, Little began to consider his other interest: photography.

Little shot photos for V100 and as a hobby, but now he is pursuing it as a business.

Little started his photography career with Little Man Photography in early December. He opened a studio in College Hill, beneath Oscar’s Bar on Lane Street. He’s still defi ning what his business is about, but one thing is certain: whether it is their small business or how they feel about themselves or their community, Little wants to help people. Currently, Little spends his work imaging for businesses, doing photoshoots for clients and shooting artistic pieces.

“I’m so scatterbrained right now that I need to get everything in one direction,” said Little. “I’m just so excited about having a studio and a brand new business.

Since leaving the air, Little has been fi ghting to leave his radio persona behind. As Baggz, Little made sometimes shocking statements to get people talking and keep listeners tuned in, but it did not refl ect his true character.

“Joey Baggz is not me,” said Little.

Baggz was only about 80 percent Little, said Many Stos, Little’s girlfriend.

“When you’re on the radio, people think they know who you are, but really they only know Joey Baggz, they don’t know Joey Little,” said Stos.

Little, along with a producer and co-host, decided which emotions and reactions Baggz would have on-air, all in the interest of ratings.

“They were trying to make me the guy that every man wanted to be,” said Little.

Baggz was one to live out the fantasy life of V100’s average male listener.

“He can listen and live vicariously through me,” said Little. “‘Man, Joey got like, 17 lap dances in the VIP room over the weekend that his buddy bought him because he got his tax

return back.’ When really, I’m going to my mom’s house and having a cookout with my step dad.”

Apparently, Little did his job well because many people still can’t separate Little from Baggz.

“There are people that hate me that don’t even know who I am,” said Little.

A major part of Little’s hopes for his business is doing imaging for local businesses. He believes that what others see can make all the difference for a business.

“ F r o m photography, I saw how I could make ordinary things look great through lighting or through gels or through a different f-stop,” said Little. “It works the same way in business as well. You can redo your logo.

Redo your menus. Redo everything about your business and just look better.”

Little attributes this to the value society puts on image. How people perceive something or someone can affect their success.

“You can have the greatest business in the world,” said Little. “But unless you’re looking great to people out there and attract them—you’re going to be great because you’re a great

business, but you can do even better with the right image.”

Little was the image director for V100, where he was charged with making the station look good. He shot photos and created graphics and content for the Web site. He is now applying that knowledge to his business.

“Everything that I did to make V100 look good, now I am using on my own to try to help small businesses the same way,” said Little.

Currently, Little is working with local business owners around Topeka, but he hopes to do more soon.

Little recognizes the importance of local businesses to a community. He sees his business as a way to help Topeka keep a local fl are and to fi ght becoming a corporate society.

“We don’t want to be a corporate society someday,” said Little. “I don’t think anyone really wants to.”

Through working in the community while at V100, Little grew to love Topeka and the people. About six years ago, Little heard a joke that made him aware about how people perceived Topeka.

“The joke was ‘What’s the difference between Topeka and yogurt? Yogurt has active culture,’” said Little.

While he thought the joke was funny, Little didn’t like the message it conveyed. The joke launched his pride in Topeka. Now, through his business, Little hopes to do his part in helping others feel proud of Topeka.

“I want to do whatever I can to improve the small business and the thinking of what people think of their town,” said Little.

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Comedian coming to Washburn

Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

SEVENCONCERTS

Everything that I did to make V100 look good, now I am using on my own to try to help small businesses the same way.

- Joey “Baggz” LittleFormer radio personality/owner

of Little Man Photography

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Washburn students can relax from the mid-semester rush next Tuesday, thanks to the Campus Activities Board. Kyle Dunnigan, a popular stand-up comedian, will be coming to campus to perform his sketches free to the public.

Dunnigan has had several sketches appear on his show on Comedy Central, and has performed at a few comedy festivals. Other television appearances on his resume include “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”

These credentials were part of what made him a good fi t for Washburn, said Amanda Repp, director of entertainment for CAB. She said she is responsible for random acts of entertainment, and discovered Dunnigan at a conference for CABs from different Midwest universities.

“We saw Kyle Dunnigan perform and though he’d fi t Washburn,” she said.

As part of her job, Repp supplies whatever activities she can, including bowling and skate nights, but the real job is deciding on one big act to bring in each semester. For fall, she set up the magician act, and so Dunnigan’s performance will be the climax of entertainment for the spring, she said.

Repp said she knew she wanted a comedian going into the conference, but the toughest part was fi nding one that was right for Washburn.

“We’re a pretty conservative school,” said Repp.

She said that it was diffi cult balancing that comparatively conservative humor with the college’s youthful population.

“We saw a number of other comedians, but they got really offensive,” said Repp. “Kyle Dunnigan just fi t. He appeals to a younger crowd, but he doesn’t cross the line in terms of being too offensive.”

Dunnigan will perform at 7 p.m. March 31 in the Washburn Room of the Memorial Union. Repp encourages all students to take advantage of this opportunity to see good comedy.

“I just think that he was hysterical, and he’s well-known,” said Repp. “A lot of the students will enjoy him.”

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Washburn Symphony Orchestra concert making city history

Regina Budden is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at [email protected].

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Oct. 10—Clarinet imagesNov. 5—Showcase!Nov. 24—Arabian NightsDec. 7—Holiday VespersFeb. 7 —KANSAS concertFeb. 23—Schubert’s Unfi nishedMarch 25—Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

Record setters

Next concertMay 8—President’s ConcertRegina Budden is a sophomore mass

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Public television is feeling the pinch from the economy.

KTWU completed its most recent pledge drive on March 15. The station raised a little more than $100,000 dur-ing the two week drive.

“With everything that’s going on, maybe we were lucky to get that much,” said Cin-dy Barry, director of development for KTWU.

Donations to KTWU for this pledge drive were down about 30 percent from last year. Nation-wide, donations were down 30 percent as well, said Elaine Gill, assistant director of development for KTWU.

Barry attributes the drop in dona-tions to the troubled economy and viewers who have had difficulty mak-ing the switch the KTWU’s new digi-tal signal.

Many of KTWU’s viewers are old-er and haven’t made the transition to digital unless they have had help from family, said Barry.

“Add the two together and you get a challenging drive,” she said.

Barry believes that KTWU’s return from this pledge drive was the best possible under the current circum-stances. Two other public television stations in Kansas had to continue their March pledge drives for an extra week, a measure to which KTWU did not have to resort.

The sta-tion holds three s c h e d u l e d pledge drives a year. A fourth is sometimes held in June if need-ed. A pledge drive in June is very likely, said Barry.

“We hold that at bay and don’t plan on that, but it’s still an option,” said Barry.

Still, the outlook for KTWU is strong.

“As soon as the economy rebounds, we will do fine because we have such loyal viewers,” said Barry. “We appre-ciate those who donate. They are very special and important to us.”

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Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

Results in for KTWU

Photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

I went to New York City for spring break, and among the popular tourist destinations I visited, several stood out and turned the trip into an unforgetta-ble experience.

Ground ZeroIn 2001 I had the opportunity to

visit the World Trade Center in all its glory just five months before the Sept. 11 attacks. I remember being so amazed by the impressive stature of the twin towers that I laid down on my back between the buildings to get what turned out to be a fairly decent picture of them as they arched toward the sky.

I’ve had more than seven years to come to grips with 9/11, just like ev-erybody else, but when the taxi cab driver pulled up to Ground Zero, it was a sobering mo-ment. All the emotions from that terrible day came rush-ing back, and the passengers in my cab were on the verge of tears.

A fence surrounded the spot where the buildings once stood, and there were holes in the fence where we could peer in and see the construction work taking place to build the memo-rial. The experience was extremely emotional – I felt a strange combina-tion of anger, acceptance and sadness. I was exhausted after we returned to the hotel, and I had to lie down for sev-eral hours.

ChinatownI learned something important

during my visit to Chinatown. As we walked along the crowded sidewalk looking for a place to eat, we came

across a kindly old restaurant owner standing outside his shop. He was or-dering random tourists to come in and eat his food because his was “the best restaurant in Chinatown.” The food looked pretty good, but I was on a tight budget, so I asked him if there was a buffet. Apparently this was the funni-est thing he had heard in his entire life. “Buffet?” he asked me incredulously. “No buffets in Chinatown!” So there you have it, lesson learned.

The Late Show with David Letterman

If you ever get tickets to this show, be prepared to pretend you’re having a good time. A few hours before the show, several Late Night interns herded me and other guests into a small room and told us the rules. He said we had to laugh at each of Dave’s jokes like it

was the funniest thing we’d ever heard. Fine, I thought, I can handle that. The most important rule to remember

is no peeing is allowed once you enter the Ed Sullivan Theater. I thought this would be no problem, either, but I was wrong. I was so wrong.

As we lined up to enter the theater, I felt a slight urge to use the restroom. By the time we got to our seats, it was a full-blown emergency. I went up to one of the interns and asked him if I could please use the restroom.

“If you don’t get back to your seat right now, missy, you’ll be up in the balcony for the rest of the show,” he basically spat in my face. I felt like I had no choice because I had a great sixth row seat in the center of the the-ater, and I wanted my family to see me on TV that night. Imagine the worst

you’ve ever had to pee, and then imag-ine having to hold it in for two more hours.

To top it off, they made us clap the entire time during commercial breaks until our hands were about to fall off. The unlucky people on the edges of the rows had to hold their hands up in the air and clap. If anybody on the edges stopped clapping, one of the in-terns would run over to them and clap aggressively in their faces until they started clapping again. It was like we were being ordered around by fun-Na-zis. With the urge to urinate constantly on my mind, I had to sit through two interviews with Nicolas Cage and Rachel Maddow, which made me sad because I love Maddow’s show and I could barely pay attention to what she was saying.

After the Letterman show, I found a McDonalds with a public restroom, and then I came across an Irish pub called O’Lunney’s, where I met two Canadian tourists who had also been to the show. They told me they had to pee the entire time, too. We laughed about the show, and drank our cares away on the eve of St. Patrick ’s Day. As I made my way back to the hotel that evening, I took in the sights, sounds and smells that are New York, and I wanted to shout out: “I LOVE THIS TOWN!” a la Winston Zeddemore at the end of “Ghostbusters,” but I was sobering up, and I didn’t want to look too touristy. New York City truly is an amazing city.

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Big Apple huge on culture

TRAVELCOLUMN

Bow proThe Topeka Bowhunters Club,

located in southeast Topeka at 3920 S.E. Ratner Road (1/8 mile east of Tecumseh Road. and 37th), is a 100 acre piece of land set up specifi cally for bowhunting.

The club, which is celebrating its 33rd year in existence, currently has about 150 members. Their annual jamboree holds claim to Kansas’ largest and oldest bowhunter event.

“We have our own piece of ground and we have a lot of fun,” said member Gary Hunsicker. “We have slingshot targets, a place where you can throw the atlatl. We have places you can throw the tomahawk.”

Hunsicker sees archery as a cheap and family friendly source of entertainment.

“Our membership is closed right now,” said Hunsicker. “However you can be sponsored. We’re looking for positive infl uences. We want somebody that knows if that they join and just come out and use the facilities and dump some trash that we don’t really need them back.”

My spring break, in a nutshell, was spent dipping my fi ngers in smelly catfi sh bait and watching college basketball games. I don’t know whether it was the fumes from the bait or the basketball overload, but a stroke of genius (or heat) caused me to come up with the idea of a bracket system for catfi sh bait.

The fi rst round—or as I like to call it the “Ewwy Eight”—presented a few good matchups, but only one upset.

No. 1 Chicken Liver vs. No. 8 Minnows

Chicken liver, a favorite amongst many catfi sh hunters, received the automatic number one seed. Minnows, the lowest seeded bait in the bracket, are common as bait but not as common when chasing catfi sh. Chicken liver, of course, wins this matchup in a blowout. Liver is an extremely effective catfi sh bait in any weather and location, and only gets better with age.

No. 2 Shad Guts vs. No. 7 Stinky Cheese

Shad, especially their innards, are a great source of smell to attract big cats and are generally effective in all

bodies of water. As a general rule of thumb, the more disgusting the bait is, the better off you are. Stinky cheese, an old favorite of aging fi shermen and perhaps underrated as a seven seed, is still up against a wall on this one. Stinky cheese can draw in big cats, but it generally is not as effective across the board as shad guts. Shad guts win in a close one.

No. 3 Soy Beans vs. No. 6 Pre-made Doughballs

Soy beans that have been left out a few days in a bucket and soaked in water are a beastly weapon against the whiskered ones and double as chum, as well as bait. Simply stick 3-4 beans on a hook, drop it near the bottom and wait. Pre-made doughballs, which are sold in almost every sporting goods outlet in the country, can be worthwhile in small ponds on hot days, but that’s about as far as their worth goes.

No. 4 Worms vs. No. 5 Dip BaitsThis matchup presents the fi rst

upset, as dip baits edge past worms in the realm of catfi shing. Worms can be useful when other baits

aren’t working, as they are the most natural form of bait. However, dip baits are specialized for catfi sh and, on any given day, can be explosive. Worms are a good backup bait, but dip baits take the cake.

The second round, which I lovingly dubbed the “Funky Four,” was just as dramatic as the fi rst round, offering another upset as the one and three seeds moved onto the fi nals, or the “Terrible Two.”

No. 1 Chicken Livers vs. No 5. Dip Baits

Chicken livers prevail again, as dip

baits still fail under cooler conditions when compared to chicken liver. Chicken liver is really the utility player of catfi sh baits, the go-to bait when nothing else works.

No. 2 Shad Guts vs. No. 3 Soy Beans

Incredibly close matchup, and shad guts may have even had the edge if it weren’t for the soy beans secondary role as chum. Throwing out gobs of

food to starving catfi sh is the essential way to fi ll your stringer, and using the same type of food as bait and chum is the perfect strategy to induce a lot of strikes. Beans upset shad guts.

I’d like to give the readers a chance to get involved now. With the “Terrible Two” matchup of chicken liver and soy beans, I fi nd myself unable to declare a champion, so perhaps the democratic process is best in this situation. To

vote for which bait you think works best for springtime catfi shing, go to the Washburn Review Web site (www.washburnreview.org) and leave your vote as a comment on this column. You can also e-mail your vote to me at the address listed below.

Bowhunting is one of many activities that an outdoors person can take part in. And for 70-year-old Gary Hunsicker, a local bowhunter extraordinaire, it’s one of the best.

Hunsicker, a Topeka native and retired postal worker, has been bowhunting for more than 50 years and operates an archery store from his house called Gary’s Archery Sales. Hunsicker services compound bows and sells all sorts of bows and archery accessories.

An active member of the Topeka Bowhunters, Inc., Hunsicker is an accomplished outdoorsman who has participated in hundreds of competitions. He considers bowhunting just a hobby that he loves to participate

in and help others with.One of the main reasons Hunsicker

enjoys bowhunting so much is because it is something the whole family can enjoy. Gary’s wife of 48 years, Carol, also enjoys bowhunting and helped Gary get started in the sport several years ago.

“She bought my fi rst decent hunting bow,” said Gary. “That’s when we

were going together in high school. She got me hooked. She’s often said that was a really big mistake.”

Many of the Hunsicker’s kids and grandkids are also avid bowhunting and archery participants. Carol attributes that to all the time they spent outside shooting their bows and arrows.

“When our kids were little, we spent many hours out at the archery range,” said Carol. “It’s good family time, and I think that it needs to get back

to where people are spending more time with their families and enjoying their kids because they’re up and gone before you know it.”

For Carol, there are not too many things better than just sitting outside and listening to the sounds of nature.

“I really enjoy getting out and sitting in a tree and hearing all the birds and the squirrels and all that,” said Carol. “It’s just pleasant.”

For beginners looking to get into bowhunting or archery, Gary suggests fi nding a friend or neighbor involved in the sport and getting proper instruction about the equipment.


Jeffrey hosts youth hunts

Bow knows: Local hunter Gary Hunsicker enjoys getting others involved in archery, and sells bows from his home-operated shop.Photo by Eric Smith, Washburn Review


Current seasons:

Upcoming seasons:

Light geese (extended season) — Feb. 16-April 30Rabbits — All yearBeaver trapping — Nov. 12- March 31

Spring (archery only) — April 1-7Spring turkey (youth/disabled) — April 1-7Spring turkey (regular season) — April 8-May 31

On the weekends of April 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19, the Westar Energy Green Team will guide youth who have never harvested a turkey at its Jeffrey Energy Center west of Topeka. Assisted by experienced volunteer guides and hunting from stationary ground blinds, youngsters will hunt accompanied by an adult mentor in prime fi elds closed to the public until the youth hunters are through.

While an adult mentor is required, the Green Team is looking for both youth and mentors with little or no turkey hunting experience. (While most

participants are teens, young adults who have never hunted are welcome to

apply.) The hunt is designed for those who have minimal access to turkey hunting areas, as well. The youth must bring a shotgun and shells. They will hunt from enclosed blinds, so no camoufl age clothing is needed. The volunteer guide will bring decoys and calls, as necessary.

The youth must provide their own turkey permits for Unit 2 and, if they are 16 or older, have a valid Kansas hunting license. Everything else will be provided.

Turkey densities are high in this area, so chances for a close shot are excellent. Sixteen hunters will be selected on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. To apply, contact Brad Loveless at 785-575-8115 by Tuesday, March 31, and give him the hunter and adult mentor’s names, a phone number, and a mailing address.

Topeka resident operates archery shop from home, still hunts at 70

Spring catfi shing spawns its own March madness

KDWP REPORTS

TURKEY HUNTING

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Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].


Archery club offers sponsorshipJosh Rouse and Eric SmithWASHBURN REVIEW

TOP CATFISH BAITS

Bait BracketEwwy eight Funky four Terrible two Championship

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We want to hear your opinion on what bait works best for spring catfi shing. Leave a comment on this column on the Washburn Review Web site with your choice and we’ll tally up the votes and announce the winner in April.

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CHICKEN LIVER

CHICKEN LIVER

CHICKEN LIVER

SOY BEANS

DIP BAITS

SOY BEANS

SHAD GUTS

MINNOWS

WORMS

DIP BAITS

SOY BEANS

DOUGHBALLS

STINKY CHEESE

SHAD GUTS

Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected]. Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at [email protected].

LOCAL ARCHERY

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