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Bill would give veterans tuition breaks S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com House Bill 2652 aims to allow veterans to pay in-state tuiton rates. When it was introduced on Feb. 7 by Rep. Paul Davis and representatives from the University of Kansas Collegiate Veterans Association and the American Legion, the bill had no challengers, according to a supplemental note on Kslegislature.org.

“It’s a great way to give them (veterans) an opportunity to have advanced education into the states again,” said Tyler Curtis, director of alumni relations and legislative liaison. “It’s a way to thank them for their

service.”

Any military personnel having served a minimum of three years as active duty would be eligible for this tuition rate, according to the bill. These military personnel consist of “any active service in any armed service in the United States or membership in the Kansas army or the air national guard,” according to the supplemental note.

Emporia State and the Kansas Board of Regents are in full support of the bill, Curtis said, especially because Emporia is the founding city of Veterans Day. “ESU and the Regents certainly support this effort to assist our military veterans in pursuing

their goals to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities,” Curtis said.

Steve Harmon, director of external affairs at Flint Hills Technical College, ESU alum, and veteran said the bill is a generous offer and he knows that veterans will be appreciative. Harmon served in Yugoslavia from 2004-2005, and Afghanistan in 2010.

“It would allow those (who are) serving in Kansas, but may not be from Kansas, to become members of state,” Harmon said.

Veterans are no different than other people, Harmon said.

When a person leaves one job and goes to a different lifestyle,

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Campaign aims to raise Students win groceries $1 million in one semester at UAC BINGO night B rooke S chultz schultz@esubulletin.com The Union Activities Council has all of their chips in a row with their most recent event, Grocery BINGO. Last Thursday, UAC invited students to participate in the classic game with a twist.

“I just think it’s something college students need,” said Ali Anderson, sophomore biology major and member of UAC. “Everyone needs food.”

As students entered, they were each given a BINGO card. Anderson explained that the game would be played traditionally, but students would receive a “grocery” prize if they

were the first person with a BINGO. Some of the featured prizes included not only food, but also items such as movies and pillow pets.

Anderson said that UAC was able to provide the prizes for the winners of each round with the help of some of their sponsors, including Doobies, Wal-Mart and Java Cat-5.

Freshman elementary education major Lauren Dobrowsky said there were to be 13 winners total. At the end of the event, a final round of black-out was played for a grand prize.

“I love BINGO,” said Chelsea Hunter, junior psychology major.

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Senior communication major Kelsey Cowan talks about the National Teachers Hall of Fame and its annually chosen honor teachers. The hall is located in Visser Hall Room 115. Yo Han Kim/The Bulletin

S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com In 2008, a campaign began to raise money for the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Four years later, it has raised about $400.

But this semester, when senior communication majors Kelsey Cowan, Beka Enoch and Holli Schletzbaum were assigned a semester-long public relations project, they realized the NTHF’s need for funding and decided to make it the lucky recipient of their task

to let more people know about the already ongoing fundraiser.

Their personal campaign, however, is a nationwide effort called “One in a Million,” and their goal is to do exactly what the title says – to raise $1 million in just one semester.

“It seems steep,” Enoch said, “but we thought if we’re going to try, we might as well aim high.”

Opened in 1989, the NTHF is dedicated to honoring exceptional teachers for Pre- K-12, according to Nthf.org. Since 1992, five new

inductees are put in the Hall annually, making for a total of 100 so far.

The way the fundraiser works is by donating $1, contributors can say a few words about a teacher who has made an impact on their personal education.

“It’s to tell teachers there are students who care about what they do,” Cowan said. “(Teachers) don’t go into the profession for the money.”

The names of the nominees will go on a plaque in the museum

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Brittany Mason celebrates with her BINGO prize Thursday evening in Webb Lecture Hall. The BINGO night was an event held by UAC members.

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Hijinks abound in upcoming play TRiO reaches out to struggling students S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com

Rehearsing for the upcoming show “The Ladies Man” has been nothing short of interesting and full of comical mishaps for the eight-member cast.

“During rehearsal Monday night, we were going over a scene where part of my skirt gets ripped off and my entire skirt and petticoat fell off,” said Amy Dunlap, junior theater major, who plays the role of Suzanne Aubin. “I was practically half naked on stage, but I could not stop laughing. We had to make some adjustments to that whole thing after we went through the rest of the act.”

Some of the cast’s rehearsal

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Senior Casey Mccabe, junior Annie Rosenbrook and sophomore Brandon Jensen rehearse for the production of “The Ladies Man” Tuesday evening. The play will premiere at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 in King Hall. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

The 13th annual TRiO Luncheon held last Friday brought people from all over Kansas, including Sen. Jerry Moran who accompanied President Michael Shonrock for soup and sandwiches.

This year’s lineup of speakers included TRiO tutors, students who had been helped by the program, Moran, Shonrock and Trudi Benjamin, director of Project Challenge and Upward Bound, who announced that this will be her last official year with the program due to her retirement this year.

“Trudi is probably the one who introduced me to TRiO. In

some fashion, she wandered into my life and became gum on my shoe,” Moran said. “It works.

Her retirement does not end the lobbying for TRiO at Emporia State University. I can tell you it is an easy thing to support in spite of the current economical situation in Washington D.C.” ESU 1993 alumna Denise Raleigh gave a tear filled speech on how the TRiO program helped her.

“I had a hard time deciding what path I should choose,” Raleigh said. “I knew I wanted to work with animals, but I didn’t know what field. With help from Project Challenge I finally decided to major in environmental biology. After

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Students, faculty get taste of poverty

Campus invited to donate blood A blood drive for the American Red Cross will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 6 in the Visser Hall Atrium and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 7 in Webb Hall. Signup tables for appointments will be available on Main Street in the Memorial Union on March 1, 2 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All donors will receive a t-shirt. In accordance with state regulations and subject to approval of the supervisor, benefits eligible classified and unclassified employees may be excused from work to donate blood.

Church to host garage sale The First United Methodist Church will host a garage sale to raise money for local and regional missions this weekend at 823 Merchant St. On Friday the sale will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday it will be held from 8 a.m. to Noon.

Traditional garage sale items as well as some antiques will be available.

For more information, contact Paula Sauder at 342-4939 or paulakay46@hotmail.com.

Community service group to hold fundraiser Pizza Ranch, 3000 West 18th Ave., will host a fundraising event for Alternative Spring Break from 5-8 p.m. on March 5.

The group will be on-hand to wait tables and will collect 100 percent of the tips.

The organization will travel to Fairfield, Ala. during spring break to help families faced with daily struggle to survive living among substandard and inhumane living conditions.

Writers help community improve skills On Saturday, ESU will host the Focus on Writing Day to help participants improve their writing skills beginning at 9 a.m. at the William Allen White Library on campus. Two sessions will be lead by professional writers Andrea Warren, Max McCoy, Gwen Larson, Amy Sage Webb, Theresa Mix, Jerilynn Henrikson and Andrew Smith.

Lunch will be served in the Visser Hall Atrium at 11:30 a.m., served by the International Food Festival. The day will conclude in Visser Hall 118 with keynote speaker Andrea Warren, a William Allen White Children’s Book Award recipient.

ESU course credit is available with paid tuition, and PDC points are offered. The Focus on Writing workshop is open to all ESU students and community without charge. For more information, please contact Connie Phelps at 620.341.5817.

Mackenzie Cannan, senior history major, exchanges a piece of paper with Sohyung Kim, senior English major, and her friend Hayeong Shin, junior Chinese major. The GIVE program met in Webb Hall on Monday for the poverty simulation program.

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T ianhai J iang jiang@esubulletin.com Getting Involved in Volunteering in Emporia held a poverty simulation Monday night. Participants were given 15 candies, which was a simulation of monthly income, to spend on categories like housing, healthcare, food, transportation, technology access, laundry facilities and shopping.

When Blythe Eddy, associate director of the Memorial Union, chose how to spend her 15 candies, she felt she had a hard choice to make.

“I felt guilty after the simulation,” Eddy said, “because I got to eat those candies after the simulation, while there are real people facing these choices all the time.”

The task of each family or individual was to obtain or provide food, shelter and other basic necessities during the simulation, Eddy said, while interacting with various community resources staffed by volunteers.

Some of the students chose to spend more than one candy on healthcare. Many of them started

to give up technology access, transportation and even food after the candies gradually decreased from 15 to 10.

During the workshop, students also got to role play single parents or pregnant teenagers who were seeking food, shelter and hygiene and organizations who were offering help.

Chelsea Hunter, junior psychology major, said her role as an orphanage organization was to walk around the crowd to offer food and shelter.

Even though she tried very hard to help, she didn’t get a chance to give out all her shelter and food.

But Chi Do, freshman pre-pharmacy major, said becoming “a single dad with five children” was not fun.

“It was difficult when you have to suffer all of these difficulties,” Do said. “I have to study hard not to suffer all these.”

Do said nobody was willing to trade with him. Even though there were many organization players out there, he couldn’t find any food.

“Maybe I didn’t ask (those organizations),” Do said. “I don’t think men easily go out and ask for help because they have (too much) selfrespect. They don’t want to go out

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Police Reports Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Feb. 22 Officers provided lock out assistance for KS 765DQA at 1893 Merchant. License Plate was invalid and removed. Vehicle was moved from no parking zone.

Feb. 23 Officer contacted owner of a dog at large near Plumb Hall and advised of campus policy.

Officer contacted skateboarders on Kellogg Circle and advised of campus policy.

Feb. 24 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a fight at 1333 Merchant St. Feb. 25 Officers stopped KS 289BPX in 1000 Exchange for speeding at 100 E 12th St. Marco Madrigle was taken into custody for driving without a driver’s license and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

Kristine Becker requested welfare check for two males walking around South Twin Towers who appeared to be intoxicated. Officer unable to locate subjects.

Feb. 26 Officer stopped KS 106DVO in 300 E 12th St. Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation at 12th and Mechanic St. Feb. 27 Officer stopped KS QVJ465 in 1100 Neosho St. Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation at 12th and Rural St. Officer stopped KS 617CVG in Sector 1 for failure to dim high beams in 1800 Merchant St. Seungri Yoon was taken into custody for driving without a driver’s license and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

Feb. 28 Parking Dept. staff reported graffiti on the green power box outside Plumb Hall. Physical Plant was notified to clean. *Log for Feb. 29 not provided to The Bulletin by press time on Wednesday.

and ask for help, they want to do this by themselves.”

Jasmine Greene, GIVE coordinator and junior political science major, said the simulation gave a brief glimpse into the day-to-day challenge of the struggling, impoverished and homeless.

More than one in seven people in the United States lives below the poverty line, Greene said, which is a $22,113 annual income for a family of four in 2010.

GIVE will have another poverty simulation from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on March 15 for participants to experience a snapshot of the realities of life with a shortage of money and an abundance of stress.

Participants will role play the lives of those with low-income, from single parents trying to raise their children to senior citizens trying to maintain their self-sufficiency on Social Security.

“This interactive method of learning will provide an experience that will not soon be forgotten by those participating and will hopefully carry over to their daily responsibilities and interactions within the community,” Eddy said.

ESU Theatre presents

English Adaptation of the 1886 Bedroom Farce by Georges Feydeau

March 7-10, 2012 at 7:30 pm Karl C. Bruder Theatre in King Hall, Emporia State University Box Office 620-341-6378

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Shonrock kicks off state media tour T ianhai J iang jiang@esubulletin.com It takes a lot to impress Carl Hoffmans, former business administration major who has worked for three presidents of Emporia State. But so far, Hoffmans said President Michael Shonrock has done just that. “(Shonrock)’s a good president…because he’s a people man,” Hoffmans said. Hoffmans worked for ESU’s printing operation for 40 years after graduating and volunteered for the alumni association for another 15 years. “My life has been with

PLAY... from page 1 Rehearsing for the upcoming show “The Ladies Man” has been nothing short of interesting and full of comical mishaps for the eightmember cast.

“During rehearsal Monday night, we were going over a scene where part of my skirt gets ripped off and my entire skirt and petticoat fell off,” said Amy Dunlap, junior theater major, who plays the role of Suzanne Aubin. “I was practically half naked on stage, but I could not stop laughing. We had to make some adjustments to that whole thing after we went through the rest of the act.”

Some of the cast’s rehearsal

Emporia State University since 1949, and President Shonrock impresses me a lot. He works with students, staff, all the professors at the university, and that says a lot for a president to be able to do that.”

To further ESU’s partnership with alumni, local media outlets and other schools, Shonrock kicked off his media tour around Kansas with a breakfast for alumni and other members of the public last Wednesday in Council Grove. He also had lunch with over 20 alumni and Emporia community members last Thursday at Bruff ’s Bar and

Grill, 2640 W 18th St. “(Shonrock) always talks about how we need to ‘tell our story,’” said Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations, “and he’s very good at telling our story. Letting him go around the state and tell, that is just one piece of how we tell our story.”

Larson said Shonrock is the first ESU president to do this media tour.

“It all works hand in hand, the alumni and the support we get from them,” Larson said, “whether it is talking to the student living next door to them

who’s looking for a college, or whether it turns into working with a foundation to make a donation to the university, or working with other institutions maybe we want to partner with, or talking with media to tell them about ESU. It all works together for student recruitment.

All the pieces come together to benefit the students.”

Shonrock will visit Topeka alumni and community and the local media March 22, Larson said. On March 29, Shonrock will visit the Douglas County area, primarily Lawrence, and meet with Chancellor Bernadette

Gray-Little of the University of Kansas.

“My personal goal is I want to see as much of Kansas as I can in the future,” Shonrock said. “Anything we can do to connect in different ways to the institution because we’ve got a great thing called Emporia State University. We just want to take the opportunity to personally tell people about Emporia State.”

Shonrock also plans to visit El Dorado and the Wichita area, Western Kansas, Hutchinson and Salina during the summer and early September.

mishaps have helped the set crew fix mistakes that could have been troublesome during the performance. Part of the set is a revolving bed that has previously caused some technical issues.

“My foot got caught in the brace on the revolving bed during rehearsal,” said Aubrey Near, sophomore communication and theater major, who plays the role of Yvonne Molineaux. “It’s good to have that type of stuff happen during rehearsal so we can fix the problem and it doesn’t happen during show time.”

The play was written by Salt Lake City playwright Charles Morey, who provides a script that

is loosely translated from Georges Feydeau’s “Tailler Pour Dames.”

“Charles Morey has freely adapted this work,” said Theresa Mitchell, professor of theater and director of the show. “The adaptation stays true to the time period, but the humor is still somewhat modern.”

In the author’s note, Morey says that those who know Feydeau’s original text might be taken aback by the “wholesale additions, deletions and emendations.”

Morey also says that many of the alterations and reengineered comic devices are lifted from other works from Feydeau.

“The Ladies Man” is set in Paris

in the early 20th century over the course of one day in the second floor parlor of the Molineaux residence, serving also as a doctor’s office and waiting room, as well as a dressmaker’s shop. Hijinks ensue when the recently married Dr. Hercule Molineaux tells “one, tiny, little, hardly noticeable lie” to cover up an innocent but embarrassing indiscretion that unravels a storm of increasingly convoluted deceptions, misunderstandings and mistaken identities.

Adding to the insanity of Molineaux’s situation are a suspicious wife, a gorgon of a mother-in-law, an outrageously aggressive female patient and

her violently jealous Prussian husband, a well-intentioned friend with a serious lisp, a valet with an attitude, a maid with a secret and “more slamming doors than realistic architecture should ever accommodate.”

The Theater Department decided on “The Ladies Man” last year, and began casting at the beginning of the semester. Mitchell said she’s had “a lot of fun” working on the show and hopes to do plays like it in the future.

The show is set for 7:30 p.m. from March 7-10 in Karl C. Bruder Theater in King Hall. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for students.

Carlos Urgiles, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major and vice president of UAC, said that the event drew about 180 students.

Urgiles also said that Grocery BINGO was created and held a few years ago. While what events are hosted each year is up to the president and vice president of UAC, the event will probably be brought back again in the future, Urgiles said.

“I usually attend UAC events,” said Erin Ferguson, senior history major. “I’ve always enjoyed UAC

events. They usually bring some pretty good things here.”

Dobrowsky said that the next event UAC will host is Night at the Movies on March 7 at Flint Hills Theatres. Students can enjoy a movie for only $4, and tickets can be purchased at the Welcome Center in the Union.

Also coming up on March 12 will be Safe Spring Break, which is an educational opportunity to prepare students for their Spring Break fun.

Funds will predominantly go toward keeping the museum running. The hall already had to be moved from its original generous downtown museum location to its current location, 115 Visser Hall.

The museum runs solely on donations and is starting to deteriorate without those funds, Enoch said. “(Emporia State) is a great teaching college,” Schletzbaum said. “But no one knows about (the NTHF).

The campaign will help the image of Emporia to just get the name out

about the museum.”

Excess funds will be donated to outreach programs, such as future teacher academy workshops, which bring mentors over to high schools to help students looking in the educational fields, and early career workshops, which help cater advice to teachers within their first three years of teaching.

To donate to the One in a Million campaign, go to Nthf.org and click on the “One in a Million” link at the bottom.

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it can be challenging and anything that is done to make the switch easier is beneficial.

“A lot of veterans come to Kansas and stay in Kansas,” Harmon said.

Harmon also said he encourages those citizens to serve in the military if possible and to take advantage of this opportunity.

“It’s a great way to serve in your community,” Harmon said. “(Veterans) should keep on supporting Kansas because Kansas supports them,” Harmon said.

On Feb. 23, the bill was withdrawn from the House’s calendar and will now be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

“Ever since fifth grade I’ve had good luck with BINGO.” Hunter said that she was very excited to test her skills at the game.

She also enjoyed the perk of grocery prizes, even though she mainly eats on campus.

Blaise Jensen, freshman elementary education major, who is also a member of UAC, said that the group was expecting there to be about 50 students in attendance.

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For $25, sponsors may also purchase a certificate with the name of the recognized teacher on it. For $125, they may also purchase a brick with the teacher’s name, which will be placed in the museum.

“It’s really easy to do,” Schletzbaum said. “Students get the benefit of (recognizing) someone they care about and who has helped them along the way.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

A Forward Thinking Emporia Downtown Emporia’s recent designation as a “historic district” by the Kansas Historical Society and the threat of strikes at Emporia’s Dolly Madison plant bring to light a particular personality trait of the town – destructive nostalgia.

Although there is no connection between the two events, Emporia consistently tries to keep itself economically relevant while the world is moving in the opposite direction.

Success in business is like success in any other field – be mindful of competition and move forward. Emporia has been checking its rear-view mirror for too long and has fallen victim to growing disinterest.

This is not to say that we should not celebrate our past. The rich tradition of Emporia as a beacon of small town life and our reverence for those that came before us are facets that motivate many Emporians to work hard.

But what might begin as motivation can paradoxically snowball into stagnation and leave us vulnerable to corpo-

rate mishandlings, like those at Dolly Madison’s parent company Hostess.

T he Bulletin loves Emporia for what it is and what it could be, but the loss of slaughter operations at Tyson, the divestment of downtown Emporia and slumping enrollment numbers at ESU provide us with a moment of reflection.

We encourage the community to think about what they feel must happen to move Emporia forward.

W hatever conclusion each of you come to, be sure it is mindful of the world at large. Investing in our history has not yielded dividends for the future.

We need bright, courageous minds to invest in Commercial Street. Our university must stay competitive, but it is only through a community effort that this can be achieved.

Downtown Emporia does not need to be reminded of its importance in history. That history is ingrained in every Emporian and will not soon be forgotten. It needs to be reminded of its future.

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Look Within, Live Without I ’m not Catholic. My beliefs, however, do not stop me from tipping my hat to a religion for having a good message. I like the idea of Lent.

For me, sacrifice is not something with which I am very familiar. I have fasted for religious reasons in the past, but nothing longer than a day. And even then, I didn’t feel enlightened, just hungry.

I know it’s not just me – we could all use a healthy dose of sacrifice. Living in this wonderful country, getting a college education, having three meals a day – even if it’s Ramen noodles – there’s no denying that we are spoiled. Spending a day hungry is one thing, but many of us need to take more time to know what it feels like to be without. It puts things in perspective, builds character and helps you become a stronger person.

I’m not saying we should all give up our favorite things to make us better people. Rather, I’m saying those without religion should take a leaf out of the Catholic book. Sacrifice has many heavy connotations, but it can also mean something simple, like giving up the comfort of a routine.

I’m sure many of you have thought about changing for the better, giving to charity, or giving up a bad habit. But if you’re like me, it always feels like you’re saying “tomorrow I’ll do it… tomorrow I’ll do it….”

And it never gets done – those routines are just too important.

Sometimes, people just need to set aside some time

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E llen W eiss weiss@esubulletin.com to get something done. We need that time to dedicate to something beyond our own hedonistic desires, to draw strength from within and to hold ourselves accountable for something, and not because we’re getting paid to, or because we’re getting graded on it.

Instead, we should do it because we know that it is good and just.

Whether or not you feel the need to tie such behaviors to a religion, it is still a good idea. Look within, and live without.

Voter Resignation Currently, all you need to vote is a small card with an image of yourself, be it your driver’s license or any other photo ID. In less than a year, however, that will change.

In January 2013, every voter will be forced to show proof of citizenship in order to vote. In fact, some want that starting date moved to June 2012. I find it to be a ridiculous and unnecessary concept.

I understand showing a photo ID to vote, as I have to show my driver’s license when I purchase alcohol or write a check. That is not a problem. But to force me to take my social security card with me – or even my birth-certificate – when I go out to vote for a representative is criminally insane.

It is a complete invasion of privacy, and the irony of the situation is that most of the voter laws, including this one, were created and championed by Republicans, who are known for trying to decrease the role of government in everyday society. And yet, here they are, forcing me to prove myself as an American citizen with as many documents as possible.

While many others are claiming that these laws are being enacted to keep minorities and seniors from voting, many say that it is to help keep illegal immigrants from voting.

I should not be held responsible for that problem. Just because Kansas has messed up their ability to determine who is and who isn’t here legally is not something that should force me to prove myself with a birth certificate or social security card. If anything, this law will create a larger number of people who

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A ndrew P otter potter@esubulletin.com wish not to vote at all.

If we, the youth of this country, can barely find the time or energy to vote in any election, what does Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the Republican behind this law, think is going to happen when we are forced to bring with us a document most of us keep in a bank?

He, too, must be insane.

We obviously need to fight this head on, demanding not only the repeal of this law, but the destruction of such an idea. We need to stay true to the idea that our identity, our citizenship, is a private matter, not something we put on display when we vote.

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Magician mystifies Granada audience Off the Reel

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“Act of Valor” is ultra-realistic thriller

Assistant Shadow brings a box to magician T.A. Hamilton. Inside the box was a parting gift for the audience member’s participation in Hamilton’s magic show.

Hamilton also performed for a group of elementary students at Emporia Elementary on Friday evening. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin

S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com Magician T. A. Hamilton’s show “Magic Ka-Zam!” filled seats at the Granada Theater last weekend.

Part of proceeds from ticket sales went to benefit the Emporia East Side Community Group’s East Side Park project and the Emporia High School scholarship program.

“I started doing magic at somewhat of an early age,” Hamilton said. “Not in the womb, but right after that.”

Hamilton has worked with David Copperfield, and as a pyrotechnician for Earth Wind & Fire, Emerson Lake & Palmer and KISS. Hamilton said his magic show office recently got a call from the White House, informing him that

Sen. Jerry Moran had suggested him for a list of possible entertainers for the White House Easter celebration.

“Family audiences are my passion,” Hamilton said. “I do corporate and school events, and I have fun doing those, but family audiences are definitely my passion.”

Hamilton recently performed at a Boy Scouts event in Kansas City and said he learned his first magic trick – cutting a piece of rope and putting it back together as if it had never been cut – while he was in Boy Scouts.

“Magic Ka-Zam!” is a comedy magic show geared toward audiences of all ages. The show features magic themed skits, classic magic show tricks involving audience volunteers and humor infused with sleight of hand tricks and illusions.

Hamilton’s assistant, Michael O., performed shows in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas in the 1980s and early ’90s. He is a skilled harp player as well as a magic show producer.

“I am a community producer,” O. said.

O. said he enjoys playing jazz tunes live, especially songs from Duke Ellington. The middle part of the show featured songs played

by Hamilton’s assistant on electric harp. One of the songs he performed was bebop classic “Little Suede Shoes” by Charlie Parker.

“Michael is one of the finest concert harpists around,” Hamilton said. “He can play anything.”

O.’s role in the show was not limited to just musical performances. He was featured in several of the more comedic parts of the show.

O. said he enjoys the comedic atmosphere of the show.

“Magic is a very large, obtuse instrument,” O. said. “There’s nothing like a live performance.”

Just before the finale, Hamilton performed a trick involving sticking a needle through a balloon and allowing those up close to the stage to come up and see it. He ended the trick by taking the needle out and then popping the balloon with it. The finale of the show included a performance of the classic magic trick “Zig Zag Lady,” featuring Hamilton’s assistant Shadow and a gravity defying levitation trick featuring Hamilton’s assistant Feather.

“What I do is I lead my audience down the garden path,” said Hamilton, “and then, I turn the sprinklers on.”

EAC brings fresh, unique acts to Emporia K haili S carbrough scarbrough@esubulletin.com In order to spice up Emporia’s culture, the Emporia Arts Center is bringing two unique acts to the Granada Theatre. The Kenya Safari Acrobats are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The second show is Black Violin, which will be at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday. “ We thought that (these acts) would have a broad appeal and especially with Kenya Safari Acrobats, we felt like it was a family show that would appeal to both young and old and that it really had a unique cultural element to it that we thought could bring some entertainment as well as education to our community,” said Melissa Windsor, executive director of EAC. Windsor said that Black Violin is something unique and different that will appeal to a younger audience that EAC is not always able to reach. “(They) are showing people that traditional musical instruments can be played in nontraditional ways,” Winsor said.

“I think that it is a great opportunity for us to enrich our lives and expose people to something new and different.”

Will Hohmeier, EAC marketing assistant, said that Black Violin combines classical skills with a modern, DJ or Hip Hop mix to create their own unique sound. “ With Black Violin, ESU has been very helpful and we are

really thrilled to have UAC as a part of our sponsors,” Windsor said. “They will be helping us get the word out and spread the news that we have a great concert coming up.”

EAC is offering students free tickets for both acts that are available at the ID office in the Memorial Union. There are 150 tickets for Black Violin and 50 for Kenya Safari Acrobats. “ I think that students are going to be surprised because the quality is top notch,” Windsor said. “They are going to see professionals of the performing arts. It will broaden their experiences. I think that overall it is a wonderful way to get a different perspective on the world.”

Windsor said that the arts really opens doors to new experiences and it is really important that people continue to be open.

She thinks that acts such as these will help Emporia to draw new businesses, people and students. “ I think that bringing more culturally diverse shows to Emporia is a great idea because it keeps things interesting,” said Sarah Williams, sophomore elementary education major. “New and different experiences help to draw people out of their homes into something fun.”

After the shows there will be educational outreach opportunities for youth to learn more about the performances and the artists. Students from Riverside Elementary and William Allen

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White Elementary will get the opportunity to meet and ask

questions of the Kenya Safari Acrobats.

What originally began as a recruitment film has evolved into something more, although, not much more, mind you. Wrapped in patriotism and clichés, “Act of Valor” doesn’t do much to disguise its origins, but the action is good enough that it more than makes up for that.

“Act of Valor” tells the story of a team of Navy Seals – played by actual active duty Navy Seals – who start the movie off by tracking down and rescuing a CIA operative who’s been kidnapped by a shady group of terrorists. A phone found during the rescue leads the group to a terrorist plot to use a new type of undetectable exploding vest to attack America. From there it’s a race against time to find the men in charge of the operation and stop the vests and those determined to use them from reaching the United States.

The main message of this movie seems to be that Seals are awesome. One of the coolest moments of the movie is one that has made its way into most of the trailers as well. One of the Seals snipes a man standing on a dock who then falls onto a pair of hands waiting to draw him underwater in silence. This movie is filled with moments like that, but never do you get the feeling that anything is being exaggerated when it comes to tactics. Aside from a couple of “lucky” moments, including a dud rocket, the whole movie is incredibly realistic in terms of the combat presented and the tactics being used by the soldiers.

But where the Seals bring believable action to the screen, their awkward line readings and stilted dialogue leave a great deal to be desired. That being said, I have to say that I really wasn’t expecting Oscar worthy dialogue for this film. If the filmmakers wanted the dialogue to be perfect, they would have used actors.

So while it’s painfully obvious that these Seals haven’t received extensive acting lessons, it can be forgiven, considering that instead of said acting lessons, they were learning the actual combat tactics we see used in the film.

“Act of Valor” is also swimming in clichés. We start off learning that one of the two main characters is a soon-to-be a dad, and, of course, his buddy has to constantly give him crap and tell everyone about it.

Although it started off as an ambitious project, “Act of Valor” comes out as a pretty average action movie with a few interesting aspects. The use of actual Seals adds a little something else to the film, but not enough to boost it beyond the realm of your run of the mill action flick. Military buffs and action fans will love this film, so if you happen to be one of those, check it out.

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news ‘Makeover’ to help students land jobs

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B rooke S chultz schultz@esubulletin.com In order to help prepare students for the post-graduation job search, Career Services and Greek Life are teaming up to host an Extreme Makeover program today at 7 p.m.

“I think it’s important because everybody should have their opportunity of knowing what to wear,” said Anne Harmon, senior psychology major. “I think a lot of times students aren’t 100 percent sure.”

The event will be held in Webb Hall. Harmon said that all students are invited to attend the event and get some valuable information, including what to wear to an interview.

“We’re hoping to get a wide variety of students, just to kind of have fun but learn,” Harmon said. “Maybe give them a leg up on the competition and help them be more confident when they go into their next interview.”

Karla Olson, administrative assistant for Career Services, said that the event will be set up with multiple stations with people there to give advice on hairstyles and makeup as well as

a tie tying demonstration. Also featured will be a table demonstration about proper dining etiquette, and at the end of the night there will be a fashion show to display examples of proper business attire.

“Some of the styles right now are trendier and not necessarily professional,” Olson said.

Olson said that in addition to the demonstrations and fashion show there will also be door prizes, refreshments and a DJ. “The purpose of the program is to train students how to dress professionally and what professional image looks like,” said June Coleman, director of Career Services.

Coleman said that the program was started in 2004, and has been alternated with an etiquette dining program since then. This is the first year that Greek Life has been asked to cosponsor the event.

“It’s a great opportunity for them to develop some leadership skills and event planning,” Coleman said. “Also, every Greek chapter has a requirement for professionalism or there is a professional component built into their membership.”

Coleman also explained that there are several tests that students must pass in order to

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get a job. The first portion is the resume, and then following that is making a solid first

impression when entering an interview.

“They need to pass that

professional image test to actually get to the job offer,” Coleman said.

Bartruff wins highest Students jam to Karaoke LIVE honor at festival K haili S carbrough scarbrough@esubulletin.com

Jim Bartruff, director of ESU Theatre, shows his award, which he earned during a regional theater festival last month. The Region V annual meeting of the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival was held at Iowa State University Jan. 15 through 21. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

R ocky R obinson robinson@esubulletin.com Returning to the stage he performed on as a high school student, Jim Bartruff, director of theater, was awarded the 2012 Golden Medallion during the Region V annual meeting of the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival.

The festival was held at Iowa State from Jan. 15-21.

“At lunch the next day, I discovered there was another Ames High alum who had been there,” Bartruff said. “He was there when I received the award, and the next day I was able to sit down and have a nice lunch with him. He also teaches at the college level in the region, so it was nice to sit down and compare notes about that.”

Nearly 1,600 students and faculty members from 50 colleges in Region V, which consists of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, attended the festival.

Twenty students accompanied Bartruff. Ross Rundell, senior theater major, has attended the festival with Bartruff for the last four years, and this was the second award he has seen Bartruff receive.

“One of the great things about Jim is that you can talk to him outside of the classroom – you get more than a teacher student relationship,” Rundell said. “He takes

the time to actually get to know people and their situation, (and) he is a very involved teacher who is dedicated and spends a lot of time with his students.”

The Gold Medallion is given to the teachers “who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the values and goals of KCACTF and to excellence in educational theatre.”

It is the most prestigious award presented by KCACTF. Over the years, Bartruff has taught at several Division I and II universities.

“In terms of its tradition and in terms of what if offers to students, I think Emporia is the best institution I have taught at,” Bartruff said. “The others have their strengths in a lot of different ways, but just flat out in terms of what the program offers its students, I think it is clearly the best.”

Bartruff started his theater career in college after a friend teased him into trying out for the school play.

The two still remained friends after he received the lead roll, and his friend was cast in a supporting roll.

“I grew up in a church family and our parents always encouraged my brother and I to follow our interests,” Bartruff said. “A couple of my brothers became really good basketball and football players, but I was never much of an athlete.”

An avid baseball fan, sports are still a hobby of Bartruff, but his true love remains on the stage.

Black Student Union kicked off its first annual Karaoke LIVE event Tuesday night.

About 30 people showed up to either sing or watch. The event was co-sponsored by BSU and Kappa Sigma.

“We thought it would be cool to bring everyone together to do something fun and exciting that we hoped everyone would love to do,” said Chastity Wadley, junior marketing major and publicity chair for BSU. “Karaoke was at the top of the list when we talked about things that we could do that are different from the norm and something that would bring people out to have fun and step out of their comfort zones.”

Wadley said that the idea for karaoke came almost entirely from Jamarious Wicker, junior theater major, and that they wanted to do something theatrical and fun for BSU. Wicker said that the idea was inspired by a combination of loving karaoke, singing in his room and having fun without caring what people think.

“We started talking about this about a month ago, and from there it was just trying to find a karaoke person, which we finally found, and then someone let us borrow the equipment,” Wicker said.

“So we kind of pulled it together ourselves and tried to make it work, which we were able to do, so that was a success.”

The event started with a short video entitled “A Little Elevator Music,” which summed up Wicker’s inspiration for Karaoke LIVE. In the video, Wicker gets trapped in an elevator for several hours with another guy. Over the course of that time, Wicker sings different songs, each getting more intense than the last, until, finally, the elevator is fixed and the other guy walks out singing as well.

After the video, Wicker kicked off the karaoke by singing and dancing to Tina Turner’s “Rollin’ On the River,” complete with slacks and show jacket.

Among the songs sang that night were hits such as Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song” sung by Mike Stack, senior marketing major, “Tic Toc” by Kesha sung by Wadley and “ET” by Katy Perry sung by Rachel Cook, freshman undecided and Kayla Dugan, junior English major. “(Singing) was fun,” Dugan said. “No one judged anyone and we could just get up there, whether we messed up or not, and just have a good time and rock it out up on stage.”

Dugan said that she would definitely recommend Karaoke LIVE to other students and that it was a good idea.

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Chasity Wadley, junior marketing major, sings “Tic Toc” by Ke$ha.

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news ASG passes two bills, nixes two others

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L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com

Associated Student Government met last week to vote on four bills and discuss two others in first readings, including a line item addition for Community Hornets.

Election commissioner Chase Turney also spoke to the senate and outlined his goals for the upcoming elections, which include having 1,000 students vote in the election and bringing more diversity into the student senate by reaching out to international students.

Billy Garner discussed his plans for an ASG focus group that would ask students questions focusing on two different concentrations – the effectiveness of ASG and communication between ASG and the student body.

Luke Chiddix introduced a bill in first readings for a line item addition for Community Hornets. The bill recommends an addition of $3.00 for full time students and $.50 for part time students to student fee items.

President Michael Shonrock was also present at the meeting

and spoke briefly on a number of topics, including the Day Under the Dome event in Topeka and recent meetings with city officials.

“There’s a lot of interest from our mayor, city manager and commissioners about getting our students more involved in the community and how we can work together to get our students more engaged in the community,” Shonrock said.

Four bills were voted on, the first of which was a reserve fund request for Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society. Sigma Tau Delta was represented by Josh Johnson, senior secondary education major and treasurer of Sigma Tau Delta.

“We’re growing and we’re hoping to keep growing, and we advocate for things in the community like English educators,” Johnson said. “We help grad students get their papers published from ESU’s campus. So we put a good name out for the university.”

The funds were requested to help defer costs for a trip to a national conference. The bill passed 18-0-0.

Next was a fund request

by the American Criminal Justice Association which was voted down due to lack of representation at the meeting.

Chiddix voted to pass the bill unfavorably, stating that he felt the senate needed to maintain a serious posture on funding. The bill failed with a vote of 16 for, one against and one abstention.

Following that was a vote on a bill regarding a reserve fund request for the ESU Young Democrats. The group was represented by Zoe Bartlett, senior rehabilitation education major and president of ESU Young Democrats. The funds were to help defer costs of an annual regional conference.

“We want to bring a lot of young voters…it’s also a good way to meet other Young Democrats,” Bartlett said. The bill passed 17-0-1.

The final bill was for the recognition of Unwind Knit and Crochet. It was moved to pass the bill unfavorably due to lack of willingness by those involved in creating the group to continue on with it. None of the individuals connected with Unwind Knit and Crochet were present at the meeting.

Zoe Bartlett, senior rehabilitation major and president of ESU Young Democrats, speaks to ASG members about requesting a reserve fund for an annual regional conference last Thursday evening in Cremer Hall. The bill passed favorably. Julie Thephachan/The Bulletin

ESU partners with FHTC green program K haili S carbrough scarbrough@esubulletin.com

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TRIO... from page 1 my first semester my grades were lower than usual, and I was feeling helpless. I was really needing some help. With the tutors and Project Challenge, I was able to pass all my math and chemistry classes.”

During his speech, Shonrock said he was a first generation college student, but he was originally unsure whether or not he even wanted to attend college.

“Someone believed in me more than I believed in me, and

I feel blessed that that individual helped me through,” Shonrock said. “TRiO works and we know that. It is about success and someday these students will be the ones helping the next generation.”

Trio is a three-part program established by Congress to provide help for low-income students as well as first generation students. Moran, like Shonrock, was also a first generation college student.

“What I’ve seen about TRiO is what they do is designed to

In order to provide students with a new degree program, Emporia State has partnered with Flint Hills Technical College for a bachelor of applied studies with a major in sustainability studies.

“The official definition of sustainability is using resources to support people now without compromising the possibility that people in the future can also support themselves,” said Ellen Hansen, chair and associate professor of social sciences. “Sustainability can cover a huge range of activities and resources, and when you think about living life in a way that doesn’t deplete resources then you can understand that it has to do with everything around us.”

Hansen said that sustainability covers environmental protection and conservation, but also political policies, understanding of new technologies and all the things people use in their daily lives such as food, clothes, books and technology.

“The program we are setting up is intended to educate students who are interested in (sustainability) and to get them ready to go out and get

help an individual,” Moran said. “It’s not a program in the sense of some piece of paper or bureaucracy or checklist. What it is, is individual educators committing themselves to how they can help an individual student.”

The future of TRiO looks bright, Moran said. He said he is optimistic after the program received a slight budget increase last year, saying in a time of budgets cuts, a slight increase means Congress is still interested in the program.

jobs in public and private sectors,” Hansen said. “What we are hoping to do with this program is to prepare students to be flexible in their thinking and adaptable to things that are rapidly changing.”

Students in this program will take core courses such as green building, recycling and reusing materials, alternative energies, human ecology, environmental ethics and sustainable agriculture. Then there are two tracks students can follow, business and politics or technology. “(Sustainability) is a program that is designed to draw in new students that are interested in this area,” Hansen said. “It is not anything that is available in the regents system and is going to offer students the possibility of a new program that will take them in a new direction.”

Hansen said that putting together a new degree is a lot of paperwork and meetings with presidents and deans from both institutions. She said it has been a lot of coordination with lots of different people.

“Flint Hills Tech does things that we can’t do – we are not a technical college and we are not trying to be a technical college,” Hansen said.

“We don’t have the resources to teach classes in green building, but FHTC

does, so we are taking advantage of that.”

Along with the sustainability project, Hansen said she is working on smaller related projects that will launch with the program hopefully within the year. One such project is a cooperation with community hornets to revitalize the green houses down by the art annex.

“We are at the very beginnings of the green house project,” said Stewart West, junior sociology major and Community Hornet member. “We are waiting on the facilities to replace the windows and things, then we will get started on implementing and starting on the green house.”

West said that they are hoping to use the green houses to provide an organic section in the ESU cafeteria, food for Abundant Harvest, as well as offering a volunteer opportunity for RSOs on campus.

“I think that it’s a good idea that Emporia is thinking about it’s future because a lot of what we have right now is green issues,” said Jessie Goertzen, sophomore secondary education psychology major. “If we don’t start moving towards a greener planet, then what we have will be destroyed and we won’t be able to live here much longer.”

Sen. Jerry Moran and President Michael Shonrock enjoy the TRiO luncheon in Webb Hall Friday afternoon. Emporia State’s TRiO helps students that come from disadvantaged backgrounds both academically and financially.

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Sport Shorts Hornets land third seed in MIAA

Men lose to Tigers, get eighth seed

Taking the win on Saturday over Fort Hays State, the Lady Hornets will go into to MIAA Tournament as the number-three seed.

With neither team leading by more than five points in the first half, Emporia won, 73-64, over the Tigers. With 10 minutes left in the game, the Hornets stretched the lead 45-40, never trailing again in the game.

Knocking down some big shots, senior guard Heather Robben ended with 25 points, followed by junior guard Jocelyn Cummings, who added 15.

The Lady Hornets will take on Truman at 8:15 p.m. tonight to start the first round of the MIAA Tournament.

The Hornets took a fall to the Tigers of Fort Hays State on Saturday, 48-73. ESU took an 11-2 lead in the game but was outshot 52 to 33 percent from the field.

But with Truman’s loss to Central Missouri, the Hornets were able to land the eighth seed in the MIAA Tournament.

Senior forward and center Troy Pierce lead the Hornets with 16 points and seven rebounds, while junior guard Chris Sights added 12 points, going a perfect six-for-six at the free throw line.

The Hornets will face the top-seeded Washburn in Kansas City, Mo. at Noon on Friday.

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