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The students’ voice since 1901 • Vol. 112 • No. 21 • Thursday, March 28, 2013 • Check us out online
Poli-Sci students protest possible suspension
Keisler running for commission again
See Sandy ...Page 7 See KeiSler ...Page 7
See aPPartmentS ...Page 7
See ProteSt ...Page 3
Debaters named national champs
Students help pick up pieces in wake of Sandy
Spring Fix
ESU apartments remain closed, unused one year later
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After finishing fifth place in the running for Emporia City Commis-sion two years ago, Christian Keisler, senior communication major, is running again. Keisler said he hopes to bring a new, young voice to the table and that people can look at his last campaign compared to this year’s go around and see how much he has grown as both a man and a leader.
“I’m invested in the community,” Keisler said. “I’ve been on boards, I’ve been on committees, and I’ve volun-teered throughout the community.”
Keisler is currently the vice chair-man of the Recreation Commission, where he handles budget issues to try to better the quality of living for the city of Emporia. He is also the assistant director for Granada Theatre and holds an internship with President Michael Shonrock where he focuses on campus campaigns.
Keisler said in the previous cam-paign he fared well but didn’t quite get enough votes to hold a seat. This time around, he feels much more aware and well-informed on the is-sues at hand.
“We need to be more innovative
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For the first time in Emporia State history, Hornet debaters are national champions.
Ryan Wash, senior communica-tion major, and Elijah Smith, junior political science major and colum-nist for The Bulletin, took first place in the CEDA National Champion-ship Tuesday night. They beat the University of West Georgia in the final round – a close match – with a 5-4 decision.
“I feel very accomplished win-ning the CEDA tournament, but I
Emporia State’s political science program could be on the chopping block. Nine students donning bright yellow “#ESUpolisci” shirts gathered
recognize the NDT (National Debate Tournament) is start-ing in 36 hours, and I’m just trying to do my best to bring the Hornets back some more hardware,” Wash said.
The team trav-eled to Ogden, Utah yesterday for NDT, which starts tomor-row.
“We’re all excited to have won a na-tional championship, but it still hasn’t re-
ally sunk in,” said Sam Maurer, instructor and director of debate.
The debaters said that the short turn-around and travel was
tiring but well worth the time. “I feel excited (winning a national
championship),” Smith said. “The next tournament is a challenge, and I’m up for it.”
Wash said that the preparation for the tournament was a lot of work.
“It was a lot of long days, early mornings and late nights, a lot of reading, but our discussions, just bouncing ideas off of each other, is where we’re most productive,” Wash said.
ESU was the title champion at CEDA in 1993, but this is the first outright national championship.
Twenty-one students from Chris-tian Challenge took nine days over
Charles Chiddix, senior political major, holds a sign reading, “Cut the lies not programs.” Even with the cold weather, nine students wore bright yellow shirts Tuesday morning in Union Square, protesting the possible suspension of the political science program. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
Chrisitian Keisler, senior communication major, is running for City Com-mision once again. Voting is April 2. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
The University Apartments have been closed since the university decided to . the university will begin work on them *dates
Ryan Wash, senior communication major, and Elijah Smith, junior political science major, pose with their championship trophy Tuesday. The duo won the Cross-examination Debate Association National Tour-nament by defeating the University of West Georgia, Pocatello, Idaho. Photo Courtesy of William James Taylor
Jason Huebner, Christian Challenge director, and Rebekah Hood, junior English secondary educa-tion major, measure sheetrock in a home on Staten Island. Hannah Thomas/The Bulletin
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Spring Break to pile into two vans and drive 20 hours to Staten Island, N.Y. to help clean up the wreckage of Hurri-cane Sandy.
Christopher Alderman, freshman biochemistry and molecular biol-ogy major, said he wanted to use this time “to act as Jesus’ hands and feet.”
Chua Yang, se-nior sociology major, expanded on that
thought. “I wanted to come
on this trip because I wanted to show
God’s love in a different way I haven’t before—serving people’s physical needs by helping rebuild their homes,” Yang said.
in the Union Square Tuesday morning to protest alleged discussions within the administration to suspend the program.
Oscar Lara, sophomore political science major, was one of the students protesting. Lara said that the protest
was intended to inform students of the discussion to suspend the pro-gram.
“We need to let the students know (and) let the university know that their programs are in jeopardy,” Lara said.
Wooden barricades separate what used to be the university-owned apartments east of campus on 12th Ave. By fall 2012, the apartments had officially closed, but Emporia State still currently owns the buildings and the property.
Ray Hauke, vice president for administration, said that due to lack of interest in the apartments, the cost of keeping them open was more than the revenue that the apart-ments brought in. At the time of their closing, Hauke said that only
about 20 students were living in the apartments. He also said he believes the location of the apartments was a factor in the decline of residents.
“They are about three blocks from the main campus, and over the years, students tended to want to live closer,” Hauke said. “They started preferring to live just to the west of campus instead.”
But Bennie Green, senior art major, disagreed. Green, who lived in the apartments for the last year that they were open, said he enjoyed the apartments more than living in the dorms.
“I like walking, so it wasn’t really an issue,” Green said. “It only took about 10 minutes to get here, so distance wasn’t really too much of an issue. Dillons (902 E 12th Ave.) was also closer, so that was nice.”
Collin Haire, senior glassblowing major, said there were other prob-lems with the apartments, though. Haire had lived in the apartments since 2009 and said that a few of the apartments had mold issues, and some had damage to the walls, due to issues with the pipes.
“After a few years of living there,
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Police ReportsReports given to The Bulletin
from ESU Police and Safety Department
March 6Officer stopped KS 528CFB at
300 E. 14th Ave. Verbal warning given for failure to use turn indicator at 15th and Morse Drive.
Officer stopped KS 672FNE at 400 E. 12th Ave. Verbal warning given for defective tail lights.
Officer stopped KS 269EAN in Sector 3. Verbal warning given for a stop sign violation at 15th and Morse Drive.
Taylor Weisman reported com-puter chargers, iPad and iPhone char-gers missing and presumed stolen.
Kaelan Jones reported computer chargers missing and presumed sto-len.
Male student requested to speak with an officer about his missing bicycle. Bike was located and returned to the student.
Officer stopped KS 080BXY in 10 W 15th Ave. Verbal warning given for littering at 15th and Wooster Drive.
Officer stopped KS 555AWA at 9th and Merchant Street. Verbal warning given for defective head-lights.
Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call in 1200 Merchant St.
Officer stopped MN SSE728 in 300 E 12th Ave. Citation given for speeding in 100 E 12th Ave.
March 7Guangyi Gao reported the theft of
his iPod from WAW Library.Eric Conrad reported a depart-
ment computer missing and pre-sumed taken illegally from his office in King Hall.
Officer stopped KS 114FND in 1100 Union St. Verbal warning for speeding in 10 E 12th Ave.
Officer stopped KS 555AWA at 1314 Highland St. Verbal warning given for a defective headlight.
Resident of North Twin Towers reported the occupants of the room above hers were playing loud music and possibly dribbling a ball. Officer contacted residents and advised to keep the noise down to an acceptable level.
March 8Officer stopped KS 60-day tag
A209310 in 1500 Merchant St. Verbal warning for driving without headlights.
Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 304 E 12th Ave.
Officer contacted skateboarder in 300 W 12th Ave. and advised of city policy in regards to skateboarding in the streets.
Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with an accident at 105 W 12th Ave.
March 9Resident Assistant reported a
broken window in Singular Hall.Officer stopped KS 040DBT in
Sector 5. Verbal warning given for a one-way violation.
Officer stopped KS 522FDY in 1100 Market St. Verbal warning given for driving without headlights.
Officer stopped KS 756DVK in 1100 Commercial St. Verbal warning given for defective tail light.
Officer stopped KS 757BBW in 10 W 15th Ave. Verbal warning given for improper backing in 1500 Morse Dr.
March 10Garrett Weber reported a hit and
run accident involving KS XSB196 in Sector 7.
Officer stopped KS 178AFQ in Sector 8. Verbal warning given for a one-way violation.
Officer contacted the operator of KS 854DRA in Sector 8 and advised to obey one-way signs.
March 11Sasha Anderson reported her
bicycle chain had been cut outside of Central Morse Hall. Officer placed an ESU PD Dept. chain on her bike.
March 12Officer stopped KY 505EAR in
300 E 12th Ave. Citation issued for speeding in 100 E 12th and expired license plate.
Officer stopped KS VIN 1ngcd-5634va077117 at 520 Constitution St. Verbal warning given for failure to properly display license plate.
Male student requested to speak with officer at ESU PD HQ in refer-ence to a possible burglary and theft from Singular Hall.
Female faculty requested to speak with officer at Visser Hall Room 328 in reference to a possible theft from Visser Hall.
Resident of North Twin Towers reported the occupants of the room above hers were playing loud music and possibly dribbling a ball. Officer contacted residents and advised to keep the noise down to an acceptable level.
A female student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ in reference to a pending case.
Officer stopped KS 892CAQ in Sector 2. Verbal warning given for a stop sign violation in the same loca-tion. Citation issued for no proof of insurance.
March 13A female student reported a friend
was in the Memorial Student Union and could not exit. Officers located student and escorted her from the building.
Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a search for a suspicious person at 11th Ave. and East Street.
March 14A male student reported his con-
cern that another student came too close to him with hot glass at the Art Annex. Officer referred the situation to their instructor to handle.
A male student requested to speak with officer at ESU PD HQ in reference to LCD lights on a motor vehicle.
March 15Officer checked out a gun belong-
ing to Bradie Hucklebe from ESU PD HQ.
Officer removed a chain from a bicycle belonging to Sasha Anderson at Center Morse Hall.
A male student reported his bicycle was missing and possibly stolen from Morse Hall Complex basement.
March 16Officer stopped KS 041CDZ in
Sector 7. Written warning given for a one-way violation in 200 E 16th Ave.
March 17Officer stopped KS 313DVK at
1100 Exchange St. Verbal warning given for defective tail light.
Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop in 300 E 12th Ave.
Officer stopped KS 122FNF in Sector 4. Verbal warnings given for defective tail light, defective headlight and a one-way violation. Kaitlyn Wisdom was taken into custody on a Lyon Co. warrant and transported to Lyon Co. jail.
Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 12th and Exchange Street.
March 18Officer checked all Blue Light
Emergency telephones on campus.The Blue Light Emergency tele-
phones in Sector 3 (northeast Visser Hall) and on Kellogg Circle are out of order. They ring once at ESU PD HQ and then disconnect.
March 19Officer contacted a fisherman at
King Lake and advised to park vehicle properly.
Officer checked KS 921ERF in 1200 Burlingame Rd. Operator stopped to take some pain medication. No other problem was found.
March 20Officer stopped KS 018DVK in
Sector 8. Verbal warning given for a one-way violation.
Officer stopped CO 953TKY in 1100 Merchant. Verbal warning given
BriefsT-shirt exchange is back
Crime Stoppers
Campus women honored tomorrow
Hope is topic for inaugural lecture series
Ambassadors are gearing up for round two of the T-shirt exchange launched last semester. A table will be set up in the union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 2-3, where students can exchange shirts from other colleges and universities for a limited edition Emporia State shirt not available anywhere else.
Students can also pay $5 for the ESU shirt. All shirts collected at the ex-change are donated to local shelters.
Positive psychologist and the world’s preeminent expert on hope, Shane Lopez, will deliver the inaugural lecture in The Teachers College Lecture Series at 7 p.m. April 1 in Webb Hall.
His new book, “Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Other,” was published in earlier this month as “a blueprint for using the power of hope in every area of life and communicating that hope to others,” according to an Emporia State press release.
Copies of the book are available in the Memorial Union Bookstore. The lecture is free and open to the public A book signing is scheduled after the lecture, and books will be available for purchase.
“In addition, representatives of nearly two dozen private and public Kansas schools are attending the lecture and will receive complimentary copies of the books signed by Lopez. Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, president of Emporia State University, and Carol Strickland, executive director of the National Teachers Hall of Fame, will assist Lopez in handing books to the school representatives,” according to the press release.
The Women’s History Month Reception is from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. to-morrow at the Sauder Alumni Center. Several Hornet women will be honored for the services to the women of Emporia State.
Marie Miller, dean of the Liberal Arts and Sciences College, will receive the Ruth Schillinger Award. Student Lea Thompson will receive the Susan B. Anthony Award, and Malonne Davies, associate professor of physical sciences, will receive the Mary Headrick Award.
for a defective headlight.Officer stopped KS 283AIT in
1300 East. Verbal warning given for defective headlight.
Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a search for a suspicious male in the vicinity of 1400 Center St.
Officer stopped KS 982CSW in 1100 East. Citation issued for speed-ing in 100 E 12th Ave.
March 21Officer stopped KS 584DBF at
12th and Exchange Street. Verbal warning given for speeding in 100 E 12th Ave.
Officer stopped KS Antique 178378 in 400 E 12th Ave. Citation issued for speeding in 100 E 12th Ave.
Custodian in HPER Building re-ported the smell of natural gas in Gym ‘C’. Officer detected the odor as well. Contacted Mark Runge, Emporia Fire Dept. and Dave Johnson.
Emporia Dispatch contacted the gas company. Emporia Fire Dept. cleared building. Dave Johnson is on site.
March 22ESU PD HQ contacted Joel
Young and advised that his vehicle had rolled into the street by the Butcher Education Center. The vehicle was moved.
Savana Benson requested an officer check welfare of male student in South Twin Towers. Benson believed subject may be suicidal. Officer escorted student to ESU PD HQ.
Memorial Student Union staff reported a staff member stuck in an elevator. Officers were able to release the subject.
March 23Officer stopped KS 60-Day tag
A219327 in 500 E 12th Ave. Verbal warning given for driving without headlights.
March 24Officer stopped KS 428BIC in
100 W 15th Ave. Verbal warning given for defective brake light.
Officer stopped KS 122FNF at I-35 and Merchant Street. Verbal warning given for obstructive wind-shield.
Officer was dispatched to admit Sabrina Barber into King Hall Room 207 but discovered light switches are out of order.
Officer stopped KS 781EHV in 1200 Merchant St. Verbal warning given for no tail lights.
March 25Officer assisted KS 621BVW in
Sector 7. It was stuck in a snow drift.Officer assisted KS 991CHQ
at 12th and Market-First Christian Church. Vehicle had run out of gas.
Officer removed keys still in the door lock of KS 425DVK in Lot 5.
Officer stopped KS 674BBF at 15th and Merchant-Didde Catholic Campus. Verbal warning given for a stoplight violation in 1300 Merchant St.
Officer stopped a bicyclist at 15th and Wooster Dr. Verbal warning given for a stop sign violation at same loca-tion.
Officer stopped KS 776EKZ in 1700 Highland St. Written warning given for defective brake lights.
Katie Winchester reported her iPhone missing and possibly stolen from the Student Recreation Center.
Officer stopped KS 854BWT at 10 E 12th Ave. Verbal warning given for a defective headlight.
March 26Officer stopped KS 130AOS in
1200 Market St. Verbal warning given for a one-way violation.
Officer stopped KS 531FNF at 1200 Merchant St. Verbal warning given for a one-way violation at 13th and Merchant Street.
Officer stopped KS 904BZX in 1400 Merchant St. Verbal warning given for a defective headlight.
Officer stopped KS 867DVL in 200 W 12th Ave. Verbal warning given for driving without headlights.
Officer stopped KS 203AUE in 1000 Merchant St. Verbal warning given for defective head light.
Provost, vice president candidates finalized
Names of the four finalists for Provost and Vice-President for Aca-demic Affairs will be released Friday. They represent institutions in Il-linois, Minnesota, Missouri and North Carolina.
Candidates will be on campus from April 1-12 for approximately two days each, following the same schedule, which begins late afternoon on Day 1 and continues through lunch on Day 3.
Some locations are still being finalized, but all locations will be located on ESU’s website, which can be accessed by clicking the blue button for Provost and Business Dean Searches on the home page (right under the search box).
The schedule for visits is as follows: Day 1: 5 p.m. — Reception with Emporia community; Day 2: 3
p.m. — Faculty forum; 4 p.m. — Campus and community open forum; 5 p.m. — Candidate reception.
Approximately 27 million people are enslaved in various countries and cultures around the world today. Emporia State, along with over 500 other schools around the country, has been hold-
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newsHornets take steps to stop slavery
ASG prepares for elections, holds forumwith deans
Emilea Peine, senior elementary education major, stands by a poster for the Stand for Freedom event March 12. Students stood for 27 hours to raise awareness for the 27 million people held in different types of slavery all over the world, including the USA. Hannah Thomas/The Bulletin
Approximately 27 million people are enslaved in various countries and cultures around the world today. Emporia State, along with over 500 other schools around the country, has been hold-
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Student Government senators, presi-dent and vice president and changes to the ASG constitution will be held through Buzz-In April 8-10.
The election debate and open forum will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. April 4 in Webb Hall. The forum will conclude with a Q&A session with the provost and deans.
“Students can come and ask ques-tions,” said Brooke Schmidt, ASG president and senior Spanish major.
Stuart Sneath, ASG vice president and senior sociology major, said pro-posals to change the constitution will be discussed at tonight’s meeting at 5 p.m. in the Senate Chamber on the third floor of the Memorial Union, including the reduction of senate seats from 27 to 23 and increasing other programs’ representation in ASG.
Amandra Campbell, ASG election commissioner and junior communication major, said that ASG is aiming to widen the range of involvement in the senate, despite the proposed reduction of seats.
“They are wanting to reduce seats in the senate,” Campbell said, “but we want to get more departments involved, such as the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and Multicul-tural Affairs.”
ASG senators “represent the col-lege that they are in,” Campbell said, and boost their department’s repre-sentation in ASG.
“If the senator is an education major, they represent ESU’s Teachers College,” Campbell said. “Senators vote the way they feel will help their department, as well as the university as a whole.”
Campbell said the roles of the president and vice president are dif-ferent in how they work and interact within ASG, but they both “represent the student body as a whole.”
“The vice president, as president of the senate, brings new ideas to the table,” Campbell said. “The president communicates what the students want to ESU faculty and the Kansas Board of Regents.”
Another amendment that will be discussed are the restrictions on how registered student organizations acquire their required 20 community service hours.
Campbell said the proposed change would allow RSOs to meet their required twenty community service hours anywhere in the Em-poria community “instead of strictly 10 service hours off campus and 10 service hours on campus.”
Sneath said that any change to the constitution must be voted on by at least 10 percent of the student body for it to pass.
Campbell said questions sur-rounding rumors about the possible closing of certain academic programs, like political science, will also be answered.
The deadline to submit intent to run applications for the senate ticket to ASG is tomorrow.
ing “Stand for Freedom” activities to raise awareness.
One event hosted by the Inter-national Justice Commission on March 13 in the Memorial Union was part of the End It Movement organized by the Passion Confer-ence. ESU students and other vol-unteers like Brandi Lundgren, who
works for the 12th Avenue Baptist Church, said the event was hosted on campus because awareness is part of the solution.
“I pray that this event will be used in the greater picture of end-ing modern day slavery and bring-ing restoration to the 27 million lives who are trapped,” Lundgren
said. “At the Passion Conference in Atlanta (Ga.) I attended in Janu-ary, we were urged to use freedom to bring freedom, and that is something I haven’t been able to forget.”
Students were given a choice of three options to help the move-ment. First, there was a desk set up where students were urged to come by to read and gather information regarding the problem, then there was a petition that students could choose to sign that was being sent to President Barack Obama to raise government awareness on the issue. The goal was to get 500 signatures in order to send it to the White House, which was successfully ac-complished.
Last, students could take a picture holding a sign that read, “I Stand for Freedom,” to be posted on websites for the International Justice Commission.
Yukki Hoshino, international student from Japan and commu-nication major, was asked to help with the event for her leadership class and said she was not aware of how serious the problem was until digging deeper.
“After realizing the severity of the issue, I decided to get involved with it on campus,” Hoshino said.
According to the End It Move-ment website, the problem of modern slavery exists in 161 coun-tries around the world, including the United States, and the only way to help those in need is to raise awareness of the problem.
Their motto is clear, “We are here to shine a light on slavery. No more bondage. No more sex traf-ficking. No more child laborers. No more, starting now.”
Go to Enditmovement.com to learn more or get involved.
Lara also said the students involved felt like a protest was part of the progression that they had planned. He said that the group had also used sit-ins and postcard writing campaigns to inform the administration of their discontent.
Lara said that he felt the demon-stration was a success.
“We’ve had professors and students alike show support – sometimes vocal and sometimes silent – but around campus we are spreading the mes-sage,” Lara said.
Carrie Stanley, senior political sci-ence major and editor-in-chief for The Sunflower, agreed with Lara but said that she was more interested in what the administration thought.
“We can bring awareness to stu-dents here, but in the end, it’s really up to the administration and what they think,” Stanley said.
President Michael Shonrock was among those who stopped by to talk with the protesters. Shonrock said he was glad that students were getting involved and making their opinions known.
“I think it’s wonderful when students exercise their first amend-ment rights,” Shonrock said. “I think students should be active participants in their education, and they should take full advantage of the opportunity to express their first amendment.”
Lara added, though, that the pro-test was about more students exercis-ing their right to assemble. He said he was concerned over his future as well.
“I want to continue my educa-tion,” Lara said. “I love Emporia State University. I want to continue my education here, and making classes harder to get to or cutting my pro-gram altogether gives me no incentive to stay here.”
According to students who were present, the vote to suspend the politi-cal science program has been shelved until next year, though discussions are continuing.
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The Fight for Poli-SciSTAFF EDITORIAL
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A small group of neon-clad politi-cal science students made as much noise as university regulations would allow Tuesday morning in Union Square. Time will tell if it was enough to save the political science depart-ment from closure.
But as the students wait with bated breath, we should all join the fight to preserve liberal arts education at Emporia State.
Protest isn’t common on campus, so when the students most educated in the ways of political dissidence decided to make a statement, they were met with looks of bewilder-ment. They held signs and chanted as students walked by. A few curious students joined the ranks or inquired about the cause, but it appeared as if indifference won the day. We cannot
allow apathy to dictate our academic future.
What is at stake is an education that prioritizes political participa-tion in our community. At a time when partisanship has hamstringed genuine discussion, the fostering of a democratically-minded and educated population warrants our full support in every way possible.
The lack of faculty participation in Tuesday’s demonstration was discour-aging and is indicative of the culture of submission that exists at ESU. The struggle to preserve political science re-quires a unity across disciplines, ages, genders, races and ethnicities.
The restrictions on our collec-tive voice, the rules that determine appropriate forms of protest, should be met with scrutiny. If the university
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I don’t know if I will ever attend an Emporia State football game again. With all the accomplishments of the team this year – winning the Kanza Bowl, finishing with 10-2 season, etc. – I was proud of their well-deserved success.
But not anymore.On March 7, the Union Ac-
tivities Council brought diversity speaker Phillip Milano, director of the National Forum on People’s Differences, to the Memorial Union Ballroom on campus. All student athletes were required to attend, and as a runner for the cross country and track teams, I went.
About 10 to 12 members of the football team sat behind me near the middle of the crowd during the presentation. While one female UAC member was speaking to those at-
tending, one of the players proceeded to say, “Shut up, fat bitch. No one wants to hear your fat ass talk.”
Of course, he didn’t say it loud enough for all attendees to hear, but it was loud enough that his teammates were able to snicker at his hurtful words. And I heard him, too.
A short while later, a different student addressed a question to the crowd. One of the players said, “Someone should kill that fucking dyke.”
Needless to say, by the end of the presentation, I was horrified at my peers sitting behind me and incred-ibly disappointed in the football program that I previously thought was so beneficial to ESU.
The thing that disturbs me most about the incident is that these play-ers were representing the school and
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their sport at this event – especially since the majority them were wear-ing T-shirts that read, “Emporia State Football.”
When representing the school as a student athlete, isn’t it our duty to act professionally, and if not profession-ally, then, at the very least, respect-fully? And even if all the players weren’t tossing out hateful words, isn’t it the others’ responsibility to tell their teammates to shape up and be courteous? If the players can tell their teammates to get it together on the field, then they most certainly can do the same off the field.
The honor to wear black and gold is a privilege, not a right – whether as an athlete, a member of campus organization or just as a student. If we don’t respect ourselves and our classmates, then we can’t respect ESU,
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seeks a greater educational experience, then it is up to students to call out intrusive policies that are contrary to that experience.
Union Square cannot be the extent of our activism. Our reaction to the political science department’s poten-tial closing will be a testament to the resolution of our students.
The students brave enough to protest Tuesday were not the only ones with something to lose. If we permit the disintegration of political science, then all humanities are at risk. The recent trend against the arts and soft sciences has been met with fierce resistance within the United States.
The battle is no longer somewhere else. It is at our doorstep. There is no greater time to voice your opposition than right now.
One topic plaguing our legislative body is the fate of undocumented workers and their rights within our state, and the same battle over their educational rights rages on our door-step once more.
Two weeks ago, members of a Kansas House committee suggested a bill that would repeal the ability for groups of undocumented workers to pay in-state tuition, an action they tried two years ago.
I have written several times on the subject of undocumented work-ers, and my disdain for the actions this state has taken in the past to correct this supposed “problem.” We seem to dislike giving education to those who need it, even if this country prides itself on educational opportunities. Slowly and steadily, we are making education unattainable to a growing population.
To limit or deny anyone educa-tion is an atrocious action and one that reeks of its own inability to see the problems created. By denying in-state tuition to undocumented
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. This week, the Center for Student Involvement is rolling out its latest initiative toward student involvement and going green. Hornet Life will replace the poster route and paper flyers as a one-stop online location for students to “get involved.”
The website allows students to follow recognized organizations, sign up for and track events they attend and even produces an “Involvement Resume” that can be printed out or saved. As with all new programs, there are some bugs that still have to be worked out and will only show up once students are using the program on a regular basis.
Some students worry that this will be just another mangled attempt, just one more addition to the already bogged-down and ineffectual system of communication on campus.
Currently, any student can at-tempt to get information from the user-unfriendly campus website, the multitude of campus Facebook pages that only show if you look at them
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students, the state will only be dismiss-ing a group of those willing to pay for higher-education, especially in a culture that is already facing a difficult future due to budget cuts throughout.
Denying their accessibility to higher education also destroys an unlimited number of paths for this country. Refusing any person the knowledge learned in a government or civics class or the possibility to engage the academic community is despicable.
Rejecting these undocumented workers only damages the educational system we find ourselves in and ac-tively creates a community that claims to be the greatest nation in the world while dismissing those who want and need our help. The choice is between assistance to undocumented citizens or their outright rejection.
By even considering this action, our legislative body is destroying the future of this country and more. The responsibility rests in all of our hands, not just those with a degree or legislative authority. A path to a
regularly, campus TV’s that most students don’t have time to sit and watch, Buzz-In announcements, paper flyers and ads where many students do attribute their information gleaning, e-mails directly sent to the departments in charge and direct, on-site verbal communication. Even when students do go through all of these sources, the information available is often contra-dictory, incorrect, not up-to-date, or cannot be confirmed.
Another worry among students is that this new system won’t learn from previous mistakes of the past. Appar-ently, it took a lot of complaining on the part of students just to get the Buzz-In announcements sent as one e-mail daily rather than each event sent as separate e-mails.
A cursory glance at Hornet Life reveals that the browsing system is not user-friendly. Rather than a few mouse-clicks from one organization to the next, users are sent back to the beginning of browsing over and over again. The Hornet Life provider is an outside host, so making little fixes like
better America is through education, not abandonment of those hungry to learn.
To permit this egregious denial of higher education is to set into motion the destruction of our educational be-liefs from a societal viewpoint, and to create hardships for those who already know how crucial an education is.
this could be time consuming if it is even possible. Students do not want to take any more time than they already do just to “be in the know.”
With all these worries laid out, I say we students should give it a try. Give them time to work out the kinks. Let’s use Hornet Life for everything its worth and give it our all before we give it a “Yea” or “Nay.”
and we certainly don’t deserve to be a part of something that does.
I recognize that it wasn’t the entire football team behaving in such a monstrous manner, and I don’t want to condemn the entire team because of the actions of their teammates. But a portion is still a portion, and I refuse to support something that does not represent the values of our university.
“Diversity and inclusion improves the learning environment for all student-athletes, and enhances excel-lence within the Association,” says the NCAA guidelines. I ask my fellow athletes and other students alike to act with sportsmanlike conduct on, and off, the field.
We cannot learn from others if we treat them like animals and not like human beings.
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Freshmens’ close quarters foster community
Eenie, Meenie, Miney Pope Francis I chosen as Catholic leader
Many students have spent at least a little bit of time in one of the two freshmen dormitories on camps – Towers and Singular. Despite being so close together, the two complexes have many differ-ences between them. Some of these differences are good in the eyes of their residents, and some of them aren’t so good. But these differenc-es give rise to the question, which of them is the better dorm?
The competition begins with
For the first time since 1415, a pope has given up his position as leader of the Catholic Church, ac-cording to Cnn.com. Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Feb. 11 and officially resigned Feb. 28.
“When Pope Benedict resigned, I was a little shocked, but I realized he was getting to an age where it was dif-ficult for him to lead the church,” said Eric Wietharn, sophomore account-ing major.
The process for selecting the new pope began March 12. The papal conclave met in the Sistine Chapel – the required method by law – to begin voting on the newest leader of the church, according to Cnn.com. All current cardinals under 80 years of age must attend the conclave, and a two-thirds majority vote must be reached in order to declare a final decision. By March 13, the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel released white smoke, signifying a decision was made.
“This is such a big event for the Catholic Church because they have to select a new head of the church, which predominantly occurs after the passing of the previous pope and resigning from being pope is rare,” Wietharn said.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Walk into any gym, and you’re bound to see a battle for treadmills, el-lipticals and other conventional cardio equipment, while dumbbells, kettle-bells and barbells are collecting dust. Often, the pinnacle of one’s fitness level is their one-mile time and not their five rep max squat.
We’ve been programmed to think aerobic exercise is king, but is this true? Slow and steady does not win this race.
It’s easy to see the appeal to aerobic training. Jump on this shiny machine, pace yourself for an hour, break a little sweat and have the body of your dreams. Little effort, high reward. But
seriously, since when does life work that way?
What is often overlooked in the gym is the importance of resistance training and high-intensity work. By re-sistance training I don’t mean dumbbell kickbacks and squats on Boso balls. I’m talking about exercises that stress the body enough to make serious changes, such as squats, presses, deadlifts, pull-ups and other functional movements.
Studies have shown that aerobic exercise helps with weight loss by increasing energy expenditure – calories in v. calories out.
But you can also increase your ex-
penditure by making lifestyle changes, like walking your dog and taking the stairs instead of the elevator. High intensity work, such as resistance train-ing and high intensity interval training (HIIT) include added benefits, such as increased 24-hour metabolism through gaining muscle. So maybe it’s time to drop that magazine and crank up the
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Health-intensity.
“But doesn’t slow cardio burn fat and fast cardio burn carbs?” I’ve heard this misinterpretation so many times my head is about to explode. It’s up there with “toning” muscles.
While it’s true that during slow car-dio, fat is the primary fuel source, this must be put into context. Your body also stores fat right after you eat a meal, but this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t eat. This is where high intensity work shines, by increasing expenditure all day, instead of only during the exercise bout. Put simply, if you burn 200 calories walking for an hour, then that’s it. If you burn 200 calories strenu-ously lifting weights, your body is also forced to repair that damage after your workout, therefore burning additional
calories.Another missing link with aero-
bic training is muscle tension. Take a look at a physique you admire. I’d bet they’d be guys with muscular chests and women with firm curves – you simply can’t get that without resistance training.
Aerobic training has its place, especially for beginners and those not equipped for high intensity work, but if you’re frustrated with lack of results and are looking to enhance your physique, try adding resistance training or high intensity cardio, such as kettle bell workouts.
Quick fix: substitute 20 minutes of walking with three sets of squats and thank me later. Remember, if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
their history, as told by Wade Re-deker, director of Residential Life. He said Singular was constructed in 1959, while Towers was built in 1971. In addition, Towers has had recent renovations, with work being completed in 2006 and 2007.
Brian Mosier, freshman math-ematics major, said this is a point in Towers’ favor.
“I’d say Towers is a little bit nicer,” Mosier said. “They’ve got sinks (in their rooms) and they’ve been renovated more recently.”
In fact, it was the dorms’ ages that kept Jackie Blackwell, freshman
elementary major and a resident of Towers, out of Singular.
“I liked the Towers because they’re newer,” Blackwell said.
While Towers may one-up Singular in the age department, Singular does have something that Towers does not. That is, according to Mosier, a lower price for living. The rooms, too, he said, are a little bit bigger.
The two buildings also differ greatly in terms of the layout and condition of their bathrooms – more specifically, their showers.
Mosier lives in Singular and said that the one thing he’d change about the building as a whole is the size of the showers, as they are, he said, “tiny.”
Laura Braun, freshman undecid-ed major and a resident of Towers, confirmed their showers are superior to Singular’s.
“We have a door on our showers rather than the curtain,” Braun said, although the size difference is not vast.
The two buildings differ the most in the state of their hallways and leisure areas. Braun and Mosier both said Singular does not have a lobby for students to gather.
“We have learned that residents would like lounges on each floor of Central Morse and Singular Hall,” Redeker said. “These spaces were not developed when the buildings were originally constructed.”
of Didde Catholic Campus Center, said the change is important to her because of her vocation belonging to a religious order and also because she is a baptized Catholic, but she said she trusts that God will continue to guide the church, no matter who is in office.
“Most current college students were not even born when John Paul II was elected, so there has only been one Holy Father (Benedict XVI) for those students as they have lived as Catholics until this time,” Lynch said. “In their lifetime, they may see few or many popes, depending on their longevity. But the first change in the papacy is always significant for Catholics.”
Tim Morrow, senior business ad-ministration major, said today’s youth aren’t really as religious as their parents or previous generations were, so it was good to be able to put it back into people’s eyes.
“The more people think about it, the more something will get done,” Morrow said.
Wietharn said that he thinks that Pope Francis I will be an effective leader for the Catholic Church.
“His actions have already shown that he is down to earth and has the right mentality to increase participa-tion in the Catholic faith,” Wietharn said.
But Morrow said he doesn’t expect
much to change with the election of Francis I.
“How much can one guy do? It’s not really the pope that’s doing it, it’s everybody else underneath it,” Mor-row said.
“When Pope Benedict resigned, I was a little shocked, but I realized he was getting to an age where it was difficult for him to lead the church.”
– Eric Wietharn
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“Manhattan, Kansas” Hits Close to Home
Off the Reel
Documentaries often pretend to tell an objective story. “Manhat-tan, Kansas” (2006) is an example of documentary that adapts to its sub-ject. Director Tara Wray doesn’t force the audience to accept any particular truth. She understands the complexi-ties involved in making amends with estranged family members, even if she lacks movie-making savvy. Wray shows maturity and vision as she lays bare an earnest attempt at personal closure.
Unlike the familiar marquee documentaries from directors like Ken Burns (“Baseball,” “The Civil War”), Wray doesn’t tackle a mam-moth subject matter. She grew up in Manhattan, Kan. but the film begins with an introduction to Wray’s life in Manhattan, N.Y. Her departure from Kansas was abrupt and turbulent. She was raised by her mother, Evie Wray, an eccentric and free spirited woman who Wray blames for much of her emotional and psychological baggage. The film chronicles Wray’s attempt to confront her mother about their rocky past.
The film is Wray’s directorial debut, and she enlists the help of experienced film makers in telling a story in the most appropriate way she could imagine. The confessional, narrative and first-hand footage are chunky and the low resolution video quality detracts from the otherwise exceptional shot selection. Film editor Cindy Lee did her absolute best with the grainy imagery.
But it is precisely the grain of the images that creates a sense of des-peration in the film. The backdrop of rural Hunter, Kan. and Evie Wray’s dilapidated dwelling are not elevated above the subject matter. If we were given a pristine picture, literally or figuratively, it would seem dishonest.
Wray is front and center through-out the film. There is rarely a moment where she is not in-frame or com-menting on what is happening. It’s
obvious from the outset that Wray is invested in rectifying her own problems through the making of this film. Her intentions clearly aren’t to sell DVDs.
The very personal nature of the film raises questions to its situational appropriateness. Several scenes feature Wray’s therapy sessions leading up to her trip back to Kansas. It’s an uneasy viewing for the audience, since we are entirely at the whim of the director’s vision. But Wray’s manages to show us more than herself, even if we see very little outside of her.
Evie doesn’t seem as crazy as Wray makes her out to be. Sure, she’s irre-sponsible and aloof. She’s unemployed and often speaks about getting rich without any conceivable plan for do-ing so. She even indirectly admits that she was negligent with her daughter. But by the end of the film, we want to believe in Evie because perhaps we aren’t as far removed from her as the director hopes.
It’s clear that both Wray and Evie are lost. What’s not clear is that this film rectified any of the underlying problems that lead them astray in the first place. Wray understandably couldn’t let the film end without some sort of resolution and does a decent job of portraying the first baby-steps of personal growth. But we are no closer to understanding either charac-ter than we were an hour ago.
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Battle of the Dorms: Towers v. Singular
When these spaces will be developed is not clear just yet, but the desires of students are not going ignored.
“We are currently considering options which might address this concern on some floors within those facilities,” Redeker said.
There are other small improve-ments students would like to see. Blackwell, for example, said she would like to see renovations so that two adjacent rooms could share a bathroom. However, there was unanimous appreciation for the
closeness encouraged by both Tow-ers and Singular alike.
“You’re close to everyone,” Black-well said. “If you have friends, you can just go hang out with them.”
In fact, Mosier doesn’t even mind very much that Singular lacks a lobby, as students from both buildings gather in the Towers lobby.
“It brings everybody together,” Mosier said.
And that, regardless of architec-ture or pros and cons, is a point in all students’ favor.
(From left to right) Daniel Claassen, freshman undecided major and Singular resident, Sam Bickle, freshman business administration major and Singular resident, Chase Johnson, freshman Spanish major and Towers resident, Drew Ehresman, freshman history major and Singular resident, and Chase Johnson, freshman biology major and Towers resident, hang out Wednesday in the Towers lobby. Jordan Storrer/The Bulletin
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Lifestyle is key factor for Res Life matchmakersSuSan Welte
Carrie Kellie, freshman marketing major, and roommate Dominique Staats, freshman psychology major, requested to live together for their first year at Emporia State. The two have known each other for nine years, and Kellie said they “get along really well.” Jordan Storrer/The Bulletin
How early you wake up, cleanli-ness, what time you go to bed and smoking habits – all of these are aspects that factor into how Residen-tial Life matches students with the perfect mate to share a room in the dorms.
Wade Redeker, director of Resi-dential Life, said their computers are able to start matching roommates based on their responses to these lifestyle questions, but the process becomes more complicated after that.
“It gets more complicated when you get into, ‘Are they an athlete and they want to live with someone in particular, are they interested in those communities?’…so that takes a little bit of a personal touch,” said Amanda Meek, housing coordina-tor for Residential Life. Meek said matching roommates is like a puzzle.
“I like to think of it as a Rubik’s Cube,” Meek said.
Meek said they do the best they can to match students with a com-patible roommate. Smoking, she said, is one of the key factors they take into consideration with housing contracts because “a smoker and a non-smoker never works out.”
Carrie Kellie, freshman market-ing major, has known her room-mate Dominique Staats, freshman psychology major, for nine years and decided to request Staats as a room-mate because she was easygoing and had the same morals.
“We have a lot of the same
friends, and we get along really well,” Kellie said. “Also, knowing each other for a long time has made us have good communication.”
Meek said that placements occur on a first-come, first-serve basis, and students who turn in their contracts later are more likely not to get what they requested. She also said the gen-der of floors may change from year to year based on the amount of males and females enrolled.
Meek said she recognizes that living in the residence halls can make or break one’s experience at Emporia State.
“I try my very best to set people up to have the most successful experi-ence possible, and if they’re having an issue, we definitely try to work with them,” Meek said.
Katlin Fuel, freshman history education major, said that she and her first roommate got along well, but she didn’t have as much luck with her second roommate.
“After a minor conflict that was made into a major one, I moved into my own room at the dorms,” Fuel said.
But Redeker said that even if a roommate experience isn’t ideal, students can always learn something from the situation. This was the case for Fuel.
“If it weren’t for my bad room-mate, I wouldn’t be as determined to fight for what I think is right,” Fuel said.
Kellie said the method for choos-ing roommates is beneficial because the housing contract asks about lifestyles and if roommates have the
same lifestyle choices, then they will get along. But Fuel said that she does not think it is very effective.
“When you fill that out, you’re not really being honest and don’t want to seem outrageous or rude,”
Fuel said. “After a few weeks, you see how your roommate really is.”
Redeker said the method is very comparable to what other universities use.
“We want people to have as good
of an experience as possible,” Redeker said.
To fill out a housing contract with Residential Life for the 2013-2014 school term, visit Emporia.edu/reslife.
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my bathroom door came off due to massive termite damage.” Haire said.
Hauke mentioned that ESU had previously been seeking permission to sell the apartments, but Kansas law had made it difficult.
Hauke said that a bill was drafted suggesting that the revenue from the sale be used to assist with renovations of existing campus housing, but existing laws state that 80 percent of any land sales go to fund the Kansas Public Employee’s Retirement System (KPERS).
“They were not enthusiastic about us using the money for the university, so the bill has basically gone nowhere,” Hauke said. “I don’t think the university or the students would be enthused about selling
them and the revenue going some-where else, either.”
Hauke also said that if the apartments were sold and there was enough student interest, the univer-sity might look to construct newer apartments closer to campus.
“There are renovations go-ing on right now in Singular, so I think we’ll see how that plays out, compared to student demand, but I think there would be interest in some point at constructing newer apartment-style housing.” Hauke said.
Hauke said that the administra-tion was hopeful that the increase in student enrollment for next year, combined with the renovations to the residence halls, would lead to an increase in students living on campus.
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Alissa Miller, junior elementary education major, helps clean junior nursing major Melissa Mayer’s face off after being clobbered with a pan of whipped cream at the pie in the face event hosted by Sigma Sigma Sigma March 14. Mayer said she enjoyed the experience but is not a fan of whipped cream. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin
Josh Wallace, sophomore communication major, Levi Miller, junior com-munication major, and Josh MaGuire, secondary English education major, consult to answer a question at the B.U.I.L.D. Beauty guy panel last night in the Kanza Room. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
(From left to right) Ashley Rodgers, junior elementary education major, and Page Lindstrom, freshman business administration major, listen Katie Pinnell’s, senior early childhood education major, question on the male perspective. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
Melissa Falk, sophomore biology major, gets pied by her boyfriend Kyle Pfizenaier, sophomore marketing major. SSS members held the event to raise money for the Pi Chapter. They raised $250. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin
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Students had the opportunity to ask questions and address concerns surrounding Kansas’ concealed carry legislation with Chris Hoover, direc-tor of campus police, in a gun control forum held March 13 in Webb Hall. The forum was hosted by the Empo-ria State sociology and anthropology departments.
Amy Dunlap, junior communica-tion major, said she is “not for gun control whatsoever.”
“I think the very reason we bore arms in the first place was to fight an oppressive government,” Dunlap said. “The responsible gun owners aren’t really the problem, and violent criminals can find guns regardless of gun control.”
But Paul Knackendoffel, junior communication major, said he thinks some form of gun control is neces-
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“I feel that politicians should do more research (instead of) follow the hype,” Knackendoffel said.
Hoover said he is not against concealed carry laws as a whole, but he is “against conceal and carry in an 18-year-old to 22-year-old environ-ment,” such as a college campus.
“There’s absolutely no way that I will have a badge or target on my body – because that’s what that badge is, it’s a target for a violent criminal – and not be allowed to carry an armed weapon,” Hoover said. “It’s not about the initial training – it’s about ongoing training.”
Hoover said that one-third of police officers involved in shootings “immediately put the gun belt down,” and another third put the gun belt down “eventually.” He also said that every population differs in gun control and use, but no one is prepared for an actual shooting.
“There’s absolutely no way that I will have a badge or
target on my body – because that’s what that badge is, it’s a target for a violent criminal – and not be allowed to carry an armed weapon.”
– Capt. Chris Hoover
The One in a Million campaign seeks to raise $1 million for the National Teacher’s Hall of Fame in Visser Hall, room 115.
“It was started as another way to recognize and thank all the amazing teachers out there that make differences in people’s lives,” said Jade Sparks, senior commu-nication major. “It is an incredible thing to be able to nationally thank a teacher, and One in a Million is another way to get more teachers’ names out there.”
In addition to the T-shirts that were sold in the Memorial Union, Sparks said they were also sending out brochures to schools to spread the word about the NTHF and the campaign itself. She said they had also even produced a YouTube video about the campaign, featur-ing both a professor and students at Emporia State.
Carol Strickland, executive director of the NTHF and pro-fessor of educational psychology, jokingly said that many visitors to the hall are surprised to learn of its existence, but there are so many interesting things for them to see.
“It’s kind of a walk back through history,” Strickland said. “There’s something exciting. They can find things they’ve never seen before.”
Strickland described some of the displays, such as antique books donated by alumni or generous strangers, the wall of fame, which displays the inductees and also the main displays for those recent inductees.
“I was inducted back in 2003,” she said. “I have a real passion for (the NTHF).”
On top of the campaign, the NTHF is embarking on another project.
Sarah Van Petten, senior com-munication major, said that the
staff of the NTHF came up with an idea to erect a monument to honor educators who lost their lives.
“It’s being built in honor of all educators who have lost their lives while fulfilling their educational du-ties,” Van Petten said, “whether that be in a school shooting or visiting the moon.”
The memorial, Van Petten said, will resemble a large book with apple benches next to it and will be right off of Merchant Street below the one-room schoolhouse, visible from I-35.
Van Petten said ground will be broken in April with an unveiling in June.
In terms of the campaign itself, Strickland said they are still trying to reach their goal.
“We’re probably at about $700,” she said. “We’re working on it one teacher at a time. We’re optimistic.”
The NTHF is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and admis-sion is free. Donations can be made at Nthf.org, and T-shirts can still be purchased there as well.
“There are people who think that putting a gun on their body gives them a sense of power and authority,” Hoover said. “When a violent shoot-ing situation occurs, the population of non-police individuals who have conceal and carry may not be mentally prepared to pursue the shooter.”
Hoover said most people don’t even want to think about shooting another person because it “gives them the willies.”
“Guess what? It gives cops the wil-lies, too,” Hoover said. “We just have to accept it as part of the job.”
The state of Kansas currently requires concealed carry licensees to take eight hours of gun training and safety courses. Hoover said he is quali-fied to teach these classes but does not want to because he does not support concealed carry to that extent.
“I don’t want to be responsible for someone who took my class out there doing something stupid,” Hoover said.
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The students who made the trip are diverse in majors, from future doctors, teachers and psychologists to future writers. Five are international students, while the American students range from freshmen to seniors.
But despite their diversity, all said they desired to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy by working on their homes.
Jason Huebner, director of Chris-tian Challenge, said that since Hurri-cane Katrina, Christian Challenge has attempted to help others in need every Spring Break.
“This year there was a unique opportunity to join other students in New York,” Huebner said. “Between 100 and 150 students will be work-ing in New York each week during the month of March to make a bigger difference than one group from one campus could make.”
They arrived at Staten Island March 17 and began work the next morning. The Southern Baptist Disas-ter Relief Organization set up head-quarters in the backyard of a church, including tents and cots for students from all over the country who come to work during their own break. Meals were cooked and served by volunteers. Port-a-potties and shower trailers were set up to accommodate needs.
“I loved seeing the staff at the site
serve us students and volunteer – sac-rificing their time, energy and sleep to help things run smoothly,” Yang said. “It’s always encouraging to see that.”
Students tore down walls and installed insulation and water-resistant sheetrock, and then covered cracks with “mud,” a special compound similar to spackle.
Alderman said the hardest part of the work was hearing the stories of what some of the families went through because of the hurricane.
“It was hard for me because when we just hear the numbers of deaths and injuries on (TV) we don’t have faces or specific stories to correspond to the incident,” Alderman said. “However, when the victims talk about specific situations, it becomes much more real.”
Most of the residents of Staten Island who were affected by the hur-ricane said they feel forgotten and were glad that students came to lend a helping hand.
“I think seeing students connect the dots and figuring out that God calls us to care for people and put our own plans and agendas on hold some-times is the best for me,” Huebner said. “That’s a big part of why we do trips like this. College life can kind of be life isolated from other people and can be really ‘me’ focused. I love seeing students turn their attention from themselves to other people.”
EMPORIA (AP) — The Red Rocks State Historic Site, home of famed Kansas journalist William Allen White and his family, will reopen April 4 for the spring and summer travel season.
White was editor of The Emporia Gazette and in his day hosted high profile political and literary people at his home in Emporia. Theodore Roosevelt was among the five U.S. presidents to visit Red Rocks.
The Historical Society said Tues-day that visiting hours will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday during the season, which ends Oct. 26. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 students. Kansas Historical Foundation members and children five and younger are admitted free.
in the way we go about trying to ac-complish things because other towns are trying to tackle the same issues we, here in Emporia, are,” Keisler said. “The difference is how we go about solving those issues.”
During his time at Emporia State, he has had a support group comprised of teachers in the communication de-partment and even Shonrock himself.
“I saw President Shonrock pull weeds in a suit, and that was awe-some,” Keisler said. “It’s very rare when you see a leader in his position get down and do the dirty work.”
Keisler said he hopes to bring the
same energy and enthusiasm as Shon-rock does for the campus to the city.
Keisler pointed to his freshman public speaking class and professor Kenna Reeves as an influence in help-ing him give speeches and debates for his campaign.
As a freshman, he said he hated to speak in front of people, but with Reeves’ tips and tools of the trade, he now feels extremely confident when speaking in front of an audience.
“Be true and speak of what you know,” he said. “In the first race, I tried to pull out some things I wasn’t too sure on but learned quickly it is better to speak from the heart because
confidence or lack there of is very noticeable.”
Devin Carlson, an ex-co-worker of Keisler’s, said he is a “good guy.”
“We need somebody with his age and background to help get Emporia to what it could be and not what it is today,” Carlson said.
Steve Harmon, Matt Chanay, Kevin Nelson, Danny J. Geifer, John Geitz, Kelly Wade and Joel R. Phipps are also running for the three City Commission openings, according to Lyoncounty.org.
Voting will be held on April 2, and Keisler urges everybody to go out and vote because, “Your voice does matter.”
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Ladies take tough loss in regional championshipRocky Robinson
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With spring break in full swing and March Madness in high gear, the Lady Hornet basketball team was focused on the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship game against the Augustana Vikings March 18 in Topeka.
Despite coming back from a double-digit deficit, the Hornets fell short by two free throws with just .7 seconds left in the game, losing 74-75. Head Coach Jory Collins addressed his time in the locker room following the heartbreaking loss.
“I couldn’t be more proud to coach this group of players,” Collins said. “I appreciate (the team) hang-ing in there when it didn’t look very good right after Christmastime, but we stuck with it and we didn’t
change anything. We just tried to do what we do a little bit better.”
With just over two minutes left in the first half, the Hornets found themselves trailing by 15 points. This is when they started a 7-2 run just before the half and started off well in the second with a 12-2 run to pull within one point of the Vikings.
From there, neither team could gain a comfortable lead, according to the Emporia State website. The lead changed nine times in the last six minutes of the game. With less than a minute left, junior forward Rheanna Egli drained two free throws to put the Hornets up 72-69. A foul sent the Vikings to the line, and the Hornets found themselves up by only one point.
A couple seconds and a few fouls later, the Hornets maintained their one point lead. After a forced miss for the Vikings with just .7 seconds
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In a doubleheader last Tuesday, the Lady Hornet softball team swept the Rangers of Northwestern Oklahoma 9-0 in the first game, and 12-3 in the second.
In the first game, the Lady Hornets dominated, starting with a home run from outfielder Stepha-nie Goodwin with two runners on base. A bases loaded double from outfielder Andrea Piezuch put the Hornets up 6-0. Adding a few run in singles, the Hornets took the win.
A bases-loaded triple from
infielder Amanda Self started off the second game. Goodwin managed to hit another two run home to put the Hornets up 6-0.
The Rangers did not manage to score until the bottom of the second, but the Hornets quickly answered with two more runs to put the score at 9-2. Goodwin managed to hit another homer in the fifth; it was the final score for the Hornets and put them up 12-2.
The Hornets are set to play Wash-burn at 2 p.m. in Topeka.
left, a foul was called on the ESU after a video review. Viking Alex Feeney made both free throws to win the game.
Merissa Quick, sophomore forward, and Rachel Hanf, senior guard, both had over 15 points in the game, and Laura Patrick, junior guard, added 14 points. The Hor-nets tied their own MIAA record for free throws, making 23 for 23.
“Even though we started out a little slow, we were able to get back in the game,” Quick, undecided major, said. “We are worked hard and we played well, but it was disap-pointing to lose that way.”
Quick ended her sophomore sea-son with almost 340 points, averag-ing 11.7 per game.
Even though they could not pull out the win in the championship, the Lady Hornets finished the season 23-9. Eight players will rejoin the lineup for next year.
LEFT: Head coach Jory Collins raises the Lady Hornets’ MIAA Tournament cham-pionship net after cutting the last strand loose. Will Austin/The Bulletin
RIGHT: Playing for keeps, junior guard Rheanna Egli looks for an opening in the University of Cen-tral Missouri Mules defense at the MIAA Tournament cham-pionship game in Kansas City, Mo. on Sunday, March 10. The Hornets took home their fifth MIAA championship. Will Austin/The Bulletin