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City revises downtown parking restrictions, meters

K enzie T empleton templeton@esubulletin.com Downtown Emporia can expect a parking regulation revamp in the near future.

On Monday, the Traffic and Safety Committee met to discuss possible options for new parking restrictions after the City Commission voted to remove all parking meters in the downtown district.

“We’re having trouble finding parts for the parking meters because they’re so old,

so we have some spots where the meters simply aren’t working – its not really fair if you park in one spot and have to feed the meter, but someone parking in another spot doesn’t have to,” said Matt Zimmerman, City Manager and Chairman of the TSC. Zimmerman said that more people were getting tickets because the meters appeared to be expired, but parking enforcement doesn’t always know about broken

meters. There was also the question of whether people should have to pay to park downtown.

“We asked ourselves, what kind of message do we want to send? You can park for free in front of Wal-Mart but you can’t park for free downtown?” Zimmerman said.

According to Chief of Police, Gary Smith, the current regulation for time restricted areas is enforced from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but permit

parking areas are always enforced.

Zimmerman said that the TSC’s main goals were to determine the appropriate level of parking once the meters are removed, to make sure the new regulations are reasonable and enforceable and to keep customers parking on the street and employees in the parking lots.

“There’s a perception that city parking spots are a lot cheaper than those provided

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Veteran becomes citizen after tour of duty in Iraq

Senior political science major Armando Pinon speaks about his experiences in the U.S. Army that eventually led to his citizenship in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon in the Memorial Union. Alissa Miller/The Bulletin.

K enzie T empleton online@esubulletin.com After the Twin Towers in New York City fell on Sept. 11, 2001, senior political science major Armando Pinon decided to enlist in the U.S. Army.

“I got my green card in 2003 so that I could enlist… before that, I wasn’t able to join the army,” Pinon said.

Pinon, then 22, had been living in the U.S. for most of his life after his parents emigrated to the U.S. from Mexico shortly after he was born. He began attending ESU in 2001 but left his schooling after signing a three-year active duty contract as an infantryman in Iraq.

“I didn’t know much about the war when I went in – all I knew was that we were attacked,” Pinon said.

But it wasn’t until a sergeant approached him in 2005 while still on tour in Iraq that Pinon began to consider the possibility of being a permanent U.S. citizen.

“I actually had no idea (that I could gain my citizenship) and at the time, I was fresh in the army so I was just excited to be overseas… the whole citizenship thing was sort of in the back seat, it didn’t really register with me at the time,” Pinon said.

According to the website FindLaw.com, citizenship in the U.S. is based on two fundamental principles – jus soli (right of birthplace), in which a person is granted citizenship by actually being born within the U.S., and jus sanguinis (right of blood), which is given to someone with at least one parent who is already an American, regardless of his or her birthplace. One who does not fit into one of these categories can apply for citizenship through the process of naturalization.

Pinon said that the naturalization process usually takes a very long time, but former President Bush made it possible for non-citizens serving in the armed forces to gain their citizenship at an accelerated pace.

Although it took him approximately a year to gain his citizenship, Pinon had to complete the same process that everyone undergoes. This included getting an I.D., having his fingerprints taken and traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, to complete the interview and testing portion before finally being sworn in as a legal citizen of the U.S. along with other military members.

In 2006, Pinon’s tour ended and when he returned the states, he joined the army reserves where he currently serves a noncombatant military fire fighter and resumed his attendance at ESU. “I decided to come to ESU because it just seemed to make sense to start here, I feel like I found the right area of study and I’ve met a lot of great teachers – it’s been really great,” Pinon said.

Pinon said that the army pays for all of his tuition

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Photo Illustration by Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin.

H an Y an yan@esubulletin.com With the onset of winter, increasing utility expenses gradually become a concern of the students who live off-campus.

Joanna Evans, specialist of the Resource Center for Independent Living, said there are five utility assistance programs that can help students who have difficulty paying their utilities in Emporia. They are: Project Deserve, Lyon County Restricted Emergency Fund, Gas Assistance Program, ECKAN Weatherization and Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP).

“Most people came here and applied for Weatherization and LIEAP,” Evans said. “I will recommend to students these two programs.”

Weatherization provides a series of energy saving measures, including cleaning and setting up the furnace so it is at its most efficient and safe position, sealing leaks in heating systems, repairing broken glass in windows and sealing holes in outside walls and ceilings for insulation installation. There is no charge for this help if the applicants are eligible for this program.

Yvonne Johnson, human services coordinator of Community Action, said this program has been running about 40 years in Emporia.

Both American students and international students can apply for the program as long as their incomes are eligible.

“If you’re renting place to live in Lyon County, just because you are a student and you’re from another country, that’s doesn’t disqualify

you from weatherization,” Johnson said. “We will go to weatherize your house as long as your income is eligible.”

Johnson said just in Lyon County from Sept. 1 through 26, there are 49 houses that are works in progress, 11 completions and 37 applications in waiting. The average cost to weatherize per house is $5,244.63.

The application goes year round and there is no deadline. Applications and information can be picked up at the ECKAN Center at 616 Merchant St. LIEAP is federally funded utility assistance which helps eligible households pay a portion of their home energy costs through providing a one-time per year benefit.

The maximum allowable monthly income for persons living at the address in 2011 is $1,174 for one person, $1,579 for two persons and $1,984 for three persons. However, only those with citizenship or lawful residency are qualified to apply this program.

The online application for 2011 will begin on Dec. 28, and the paper application begins on Jan. 13, 2011. The application can be picked up at the ECKAN Center. For more information, call 1-800-432-0043.

Caitlin Sheridan, senior English and secondary education major, said she was glad to know the information.

“I’m going to talk with my roommates about this,” Sheridan said.

For more information: www.eckan.org and http://content.srs. ks.gov/EES/KEESM/Current/keesm 13000.htm

Results of Docking Institute political poll released K enzie T empleton online@esubulletin.com

In a recent political poll of students at Kansas universities, Emporia State participants rated their feelings toward President Obama to be among the most positive, while Sarah Palin was rated most negatively.

“I’ve got the impression that people in Kansas have particularly strong negative attitudes about President Obama, (but) we actually found that he was rated in the middle of the scale on average (among college students),” said Gary Brinker, director of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays

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Although the results indicated a wide variation in ratings for both Obama and Palin, the President tended to remain neutral, favoring neither the positive nor negative sides of the scale, while Palin was rated significantly on the negative side.

Brinker said the Docking Institute asked the Provosts from the six Kansas Board of Regents universities and Washburn University to participate in the poll measuring the nature of political participation among college students in October, prior to the midterm elections in November. ESU, Fort Hays State, the Universi-

ty of Kansas, Pittsburg State, Wichita State and Washburn University agreed to participate.

Kansas State University declined.

According to the results, one-third of the total respondents self-identified as Republican, one-third as Democrats, and the remaining third as Green, Libertarian or Independent. ESU students were most likely to be Democrats.

“I think a lot of ESU students don’t really know yet what party they associate with because they don’t have enough information or enough interest in politics,” said Caroline

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What is your favorite part about Thanksgiving?

“Getting to spend time with my family and all my loved ones, while also having a great excuse to eat tons of delicious food because I love food and you can’t go wrong with pumpkin pie.”

Amber Defore, Freshman undecided major

“My mom and I cook together, everyone comes over and eats, after we go out and shoot clay pigeons.

Not to brag, but I like to think I’m pretty awesome at it.”

Nicole Casey, Freshman undecided major

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Police Reports Reports given to The Bulletin from

ESU Police and Safety Department Nov. 5, 2010 Peggy Lane reported vehicle parked on sidewalk near HPER. Parking citation issued.

Officer cut the pad lock off a locker for Eric Welman in HPER. Morse Hall zone 57 Fire. Mechanical error.

Officer stopped KS WOT043 in 1400 Merchant. Verbal warning for failure to stop for pedestrian in crosswalk at 15th and Merchant.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with 911 Hang-up at 1839 Merchant. No problem was found.

WAW Library zone 10 Intrusion northwest emergency exit.

Mechanical error.

Nov. 6, 2010 Memorial Student Union Zone 9. Fire Trouble. Mechanical error.

Emporia Police Dept. reported an ambulance was dispatched to ESU Apt.-1201 Triplett Dr. for a sick person.

Subject was in the care of ambulance crew upon officers arrival.

Officer checked Trusler Sports complex. Secured south door to practice facility.

Trusler Sports Complex pressbox window is broken and needs cleaned and repaired.

Resident Assist. reported a suspicious odor in Singular Hall.

Officer inflated tires on vehicle 4268.

Nov. 7, 2010 Hannah Bain reported a water fountain overflowing on the second floor of Central Morse Hall. Officer shut off the water.

Memorial Student Union zone 9 Fire Trouble. Mechanical error.

Nov. 8, 2010 Parking Enforcement immobilized KS 744BKC in Lot 3.

Parking Enforcement immobilized KS 729BWG in Kellog Circle.

Parking Enforcement immobilized KS 333CQD in Pavillion meters.

Parking Enforcement removed immobilizer from KS 333BYQ in Pavillion meters.

Nov. 9, 2010 Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex. Secured south door to indoor practice field.

Memorial Student Union zone 9 Fire Trouble. Unknown error.

Nov. 10, 2010 Officer stopped KS 909DFD in 1400 Highland. Verbal warning for parking problem at same location..

Kara Hoisington requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. Officer coned off parking space in Lot 3 for HAZMAT vehicles.

Nov. 11, 2010 Memorial Student Union zone 9 Fire Trouble. Mechanical Error.

Power House Operator reported a high temperature reading in Butcher Education Center Room 112. Officer found Room 111 to be warm and opened window and door.

Earl Center multiple zones Fire Trouble. Officer re-set. Mechanical problem.

Nov. 12, 2010 Officer stopped KS QSN943 at 12th & Mechanic St. Verbal warning for driving without headlights, same location.

Officer served warrant to subject at North Twin Towers, transported to Lyon County Jail.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Department with drunken driver at 418 Arundel.

Female reported domestic battery at 1201 Triplett Drive D45.

Officer and EPD officers arrested Aubray D. Baker for alleged obstruction and an outstanding warrant.

Nov. 13, 2010 Faucet and drain are leaking in Science Hall Room 170.

HPER Zone 1. Burglary. South wall computer alarm. Unable to get shut off; southwall wires are loose.

Officer checked welfare of two male students, one female student in 20 minutes loading zone of Morse Complex.

Nov. 14, 2010 Cremer Hall Computer Lab Zone 1 Intrusion Alarm. Human Error.

William Allen White Library Slim Zone 35 Intrusion Alarm.

Human Error.

Officer responded to 1201 Triplett Drive for a report of a solicitor. Subject left prior to officer’s arrival.

Carmodee Austin reported a noise complaint at 1201 Triplett Dr. Apt H-95. Officer contacted individual to turn down the volume.

Nov. 15, 2010 Officer stopped KS 110BWG in 1500 Merchant. Verbal warning for following too closely.

Officer stopped KS 771AWR at 15th and Wooster Dr. Citation for stop sign violation at 15th and Wooster. Verbal warning for stop sign violations at 10 E 15th and 10 W 15th.

Officer stopped KS VME956 in Lot 5. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in 1400 Market.

Nov. 16, 2010 Officer stopped LA RXB547 in 600 Constitution. Citation for a stop light violation at 7th and Merchant.

Christine Shade requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. Report of suspicious subject taking down license plates numbers in Lot 3. Handled by officers.

Jamie Williams reported a non-injury accident involving KS 767CHI and KS 30-Day tag 306328 in Sector 8.

Officer responded to report of a disorderly subjects at the east entrance of Butcher Education Center.

Lock on southeast door of Roosevelt Hall is broken and needs repaired.

The lights on the north light pole in Sector 6 are out.

A female student reported a barrel leaking an unknown liquid on the floor of King Hall Room 1. Officer found a container of cleaning solvent with a small amount of fluid pooled around its base.

Contacted Tom Peterson. He advised to monitor spill and watch to see if it spreads.

The north door of King Hall does not close properly and needs to be adjusted.

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Senate discusses syllabi, international students H an Y an

yan@esubulletin.com The Emporia State Faculty Senate discussed the new bill “Report on Assessment of International Students’ Preparation in English Usage” and passed the Modification of the Policy “Providing Students with Syllabus” on its second reading at their meeting on Nov. 16.

“In some cases, (international) students are not very well prepared for their academic courses, and in some other cases they are quite well prepared.

It seems to vary … from discipline to discipline how serious this issue might be,” said Dwight Moore, associate professor of biological sciences and chair of academic affairs.

According to the report, international students study in science, such as mathematics and economics and do better in business and some other programs which require high English skills, while the higher TOEFL scores do not indicate the better performances in the classroom.

“Perhaps different programs could have different standards for English usage, or they could access them in different ways,” Moore said. “We just want to bring before the university this possibility.”

In fact, the nursing program has already had a higher standard for nonnative speakers’ English skills than the university’s requirement for undergraduates. International applicants to the nursing program must meet minimal scores in every sections of the TOEFL-

ESU Faculty Senate begins their discussion of the new bill “Report on Assessment of International Students’ Preparation in English Usage” during their meeting Tuesday afternoon in Visser Hall. Alissa Miller/The Bulletin.

IBT. Jonathan Rivers, senior secondary education major and president of associated student government, said ASG was going to send out mailers to Gov. Sam Brownback to get his support on the Kansas Commitment, a $50 million fund plan aimed at boosting the Kansas economy by investing in higher education.

“We just want the new government to realize that this is very important to all of us,” Rivers said.

Rivers said they planned to get at least 500 students’ signatures around campus as well as from other universities.

Tes Mehring, provost and vice president for academic affairs, reported that about $175,000 was saved from last summer through applying a series of energy

saving plans.

“That’s probably really good, since how hot the summer was,” Mehring said.

The senators passed FSB 10001 Modification of the Policy “Providing Students with a Syllabus.” This policy will replace FSB 03011 “Providing Students with Syllabi,” the current policy in university policy manuals.

According to the new policy, course syllabi should be available to students within one week of the start date of the class. Furthermore, all syllabi must include statements of the criteria set forth for grades, student accommodations for disabilities and the academic dishonesty policy in details.

However, students still cannot have access to a class syllabus when making decisions about which class to take before the class begins.

CITY... from page 1 by the campus, (so) what I’ve been told by the businesses is that there has been a longstanding problem with overparked vehicles, primarily from students on the 1100 block of Commercial and Mechanic,” Smith said.

Because of this, businesses have had a detriment to the turn around and were somewhat reluctant to have the meters removed since they felt the meters often selfpolice, Smith said, but parking enforcement in that area close to campus is a little more aggressive.

Smith said law enforcement has held back in collections over the past year, but the policy will change soon.

Those who have unpaid parking tickets can expect their fines to double or find boots on their tires or having their vehicles towed.

According to an ordinance amending sections 25-44 of Emporia’s City Code, “If a violator of a parking restriction

School funding outlook gloomy TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas school districts might have to consider cutting budgets for the current year as state revenues slowly recover, education officials said Wednesday.

Officials estimate as much as $75 million is needed in the current budget to supplement increasing numbers of students, and more of those students need assistance because of the economy.

Kathy Cook, executive director of the group Kansas Families for Education, said districts will have to consider reducing more staff, programs or even closing schools.

“That’s the quickest way to save the most money if they don’t appropriate the supplemental aid and find something to fill the hole with the loss of stimulus dollars,” Cook said.

State revenues are improving in part because of a new 1 cent increase in the state sales tax. But the growth isn’t raising enough to keep pace with spending. New projections from economists and state researchers show a gap of as much as $500 million in the 2012 Kansas budget.

Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jay Emler, a Lindsborg Republican who’s serving on Republican Gov.elect Sam Brownback’s transition team, said the committee hasn’t made any decisions about the budget.

But he said there’s no appetite for a tax increase after last year’s.

“I have a great deal of difficulty figuring out where we’re going to the get the money to replace the (federal) stimulus dollars,” Emler said. “What do I see? What I see is no money to replace stimulus dollars.”

does not pay the fine or appear at the traffic desk in the Municipal Building to contest citation within a period of 10 days, the parking fine shall be doubled… further, that the vehicle may be rendered inoperable, and/or towed if there is an accumulation of parking fines on the vehicle in excess of $100, and no other warning shall be necessary.”

Zimmerman said that the meters currently bring in about $10,000 a year in revenue, but cost about $6000 to maintain and repair when parts are available. “(Once the meters are removed) we will have a net loss of about four thousand dollars, but it’s not that substantial of a loss since the general budget consists of about 18 million dollars… it’s a small portion,” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman said that the changes should be implemented sometime in January.

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Although he has had no formal training, Pinon picked up photography while completing a project for a political science class. He ran across pictures by war photographers like James Natchwey.

Alaina Young, sophomore elementary education major and Editor-In-Chief of the Sunflower, said that Pinon does

all of the photo editing and that he is dependable and easy-going.

“Armando is very passionate about his photography. He’s constantly looking up new ways to do things and new techniques – he’s just really interested in learning to do all that he can,” Young said.

Pinon said he has been buying a lot of photography gear in hopes of starting his own business or doing some freelance work in the future and has a particular interest in war photography.

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ALUMNI PROFILE: KEN CANNON

ESU alumnus participated in gubernatorial race L auren L au

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Ken Cannon, Emporia State alumni, recently participated in the Kansas state governor’s race, running on the Independent ticket.

“We wanted to listen and hear what Kansans wanted to say,” Cannon said.

Republican candidate Sam Brownback won this year’s race. Although Cannon did not win, he still believed that his “campaign platform was the best platform of the four candidates.”

Dan Faubion, owner of Faubion Tank Company, has known Cannon for two years and decided to run the governor’s race with him. Faubion said it was a really good experience.

Ray Makalous, owner of Ray E. Makalous and a financial services consultant, has known Cannon since last year.

Makalous said it was a really hard time for Cannon and he worked very hard.

“His father died in September and it was hard for him to keep running the race, shaking people’s hands when he just lost his father,” Makalous said.

With a strong belief in establishing a “grass-roots” following, Cannon and his wife, Connie, travelled throughout Kansas in their recreational vehicle on the campaign trail for nearly 40,000 miles. Cannon and his wife lived in Salina for nine years and now live in Andover. Cannon bicycled from the Colorado state line to the Missouri River, with the Bike Across Kansas group in June.

“I can always lay claim to the fact that I was the first gubernatorial candidate to ride a bicycle across the state of Kansas,” Cannon said.

Cannon said the reason why he chose to run for the governor’s seat was that the partisan politics that were taking place in Kansas created more issues and that thinking was not taking the state and the citizens forward.

“I felt and still believe that a third party candidate could put together the best team because that third party candidate could assemble the best people from all parties,” Cannon said.

He used the motto “HERE BY CHOICE” in the campaign.

“He (Cannon) is a highly intelligent individual with so much energy, and he worked extremely hard on it,” Faubion said.

After Cannon spoke at a political forum in Sedan, he was asked to run on the ticket for the Reform Party.

“By making that move to the Reform Party, it meant that my name would definitely be on the ballot for the November election. It also meant that I would no longer have to get 5,000 signatures in order to have my name appear on the ballot,” Cannon said.

As a huge believer in creating a team atmosphere, which is “where everyone knows what their role is and they fulfill that role to the best of their ability.” Cannon said his educational career, training in leadership and “Dream Weavers” all helped prepare him for his run for the governor’s seat.

“I believe that I will continue in politics. I believe that I can make a difference,” Cannon said.

Before participating in the race, Cannon worked in education for 36 years, which covered 15 years in the classroom, 18 years as a principal and three years as a college professor and dean of education.

Cannon studied English and social sciences at ESU. “I had outstanding teachers who played a major role in my life and were very influential, and I felt like I could make

CANNON the same kind of difference in the lives of young people,” Cannon said.

With the true enjoyment of the relationships that he developed with students and co-workers throughout the education career, Cannon said it is quite satisfying to have students maintain contact with him regarding what happens in their lives.

Still caring about students in ESU, Cannon advised students to enjoy college life and said that it’s important to get involved.

“Prepare yourselves academically and prepare yourself to live life. Always do your best and be willing to outwork everyone around you,” Cannon said.

Attorney says KU fraternity not changing its ways LAWRENCE(AP) — An attorney representing the father of a University of Kansas student who died last year of alcohol poisoning says Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity still hasn’t changed its approach to underage drinking.

Attorney Stephen Gorny is representing Jay Wren in a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity, its parent organization, the owner of the fraternity house and 10 members. Wren’s son, Jason, was a 19-year-old freshman in March 2009 when he was found dead at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house after a night of heavy drinking.

In a recent filing in the lawsuit, Gorny pointed to an April 2010 alcohol violation at the fraternity house as evidence that “future possible harm to other victims is likely.”

But Michael Seck, representing the fraternity, said things that happened after Wren’s death can’t be used as evidence to seek punitive damages in the suit.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the chapter has expelled nearly two dozen active members of the house after the April violation, in which the fraternity was found to have purchased alcohol and provided it to

pledges.

The death of the Littleton, Colo., student put the spotlight on underage drinking at the university. Less than two months after his death, an 18-year-old freshman, Dalton Hawkins, died after falling off the roof of a scholarship hall on campus. Authorities said that he had been drinking before his fall.

In Wren’s lawsuit, the family alleges fraternity members failed to seek medical attention for their son despite his intoxication and a head injury.

On the night he died, Wren had used a fake ID to drink alcohol at a restaurant, then continued drinking beer and liquor at the fraternity house, the lawsuit alleges.

Wren was living at the fraternity house because he was banned from living at a university residence hall after he violated the school’s alcohol policy.

He had a 0.362 blood alcohol content when he died, according to the autopsy.

Gorny’s motion to seek punitive damages says the national Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity required the local chapter to pay an increased risk-management

premium after Wren’s death. The national organization also encouraged the local chapter to implement at least a one-semester ban on alcohol in the chapter house, Gorny wrote.

But Seck said state law does not allow punitive damages in a wrongful death suit.

“There was no reason to prohibit alcohol consumption in the house prior to the incident, as there was no indication that alcohol consumption was a problem at the house,” Seck wrote.

A status conference on Wren’s lawsuit was scheduled for Wednesday. The trial date is April 25.

Among issues to be considered was a request by Gorny to have more time to disclose expert witnesses and conduct other depositions. He said extreme circumstances have caused the process to take longer than anticipated.

“Following Jason Wren’s death, Jason’s younger sister committed suicide,” Gorny wrote. “Tragically, months later, Jason’s mother Mary also took her own life.”

Gorny has filed a motion to remove Jason’s mother as a plaintiff and make Jay Wren the only one.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Higher Ed Investment: Foresight 2020 The Kansas Board of Regents has passed two initiatives aimed at bringing the Kansas education system up to or above the national educational averages.

Foresight 2020 is a plan to achieve significant strides in secondary and post-secondary education by the year 2020.

Included in the plan is the expansion of state funding available for those seeking financial aid, the increase in retention and graduation rates of both traditional and non-traditional students and the promotion of degree paths that focus on the acquisition of skill-sets that are currently lacking in the Kansas workforce.

The KBOR also approved a $50 million Kansas Commitment plan aimed at boosting the state’s economy. The plan includes a 2.73 percent increase from all state institutions in order to keep up with the inflation of the state. For more information on the specifics of each plan, see the Sept. 23 issue of The Bulletin.

These new initiatives are very important for ESU students. ESU is primarily a teacher’s college, and as the KBOR begins to implement Foresight 2020 and Kansas Commitment there will be some changes to both the secondary and post-secondary education systems in the state.

Students who graduate with teaching degrees within the next decade will have to adhere to the stan-

dards set by Foresight 2020. Preparing elementary and high school students for the next rung in the educational ladder is a primary focus of Foresight 2020.

ESU graduates who will eventually teach these students will have the primary responsibility of preparing their students for the world they will eventually enter. The teaching of skills that will prove helpful for these students in college and post-graduate life is a top priority in the Foresight 2020 plan. It is up to future ESU teaching college graduates to disseminate these skills.

There are many pros and cons in these plans. The main con is a higher cost of tuition for ESU students to keep up with the state inflation costs. But, with the implementation of the portions of Foresight 2020 aimed at providing financial aid to low or middle income families, the KBOR hopes to curb the increase in costs.

Overall, the KBOR’s plans are optimistic. They seem to be clear and precise actions from the KBOR to maintain and increase the standards of the Kansas higher education system through this tough economic time.

The main issue, however, if whether or not the plans will pane out the way they are intended to. If one or more of the sections of these initiatives fails or becomes unattainable, it could potentially throw both

Cartoon by Ellen Weiss initiatives off track. It is going to take all of that Kansas universities working together to ensure that this does not happen.

As students and citizens it is our duty to understand and help to imple-

Obedience School 101 I was walking around Wal-Mart the other day, and, of course, there were screaming children running around. As I passed by one particularly fussy little girl, I heard her mother say to her father, “Just smack her!” Now, if I misheard her, and she actually said something like “just take her outside,” then I should preemptively apologize. If, however, I heard correctly, then I do believe it’s time for another article about raising children.

We college students are getting to the age where having children isn’t as big a deal as it used to be. We see our female friends getting pregnant or someone casually brings up their child in conversation. It’s just becoming standard. We can have kids whenever we want, and raise them however we please. Everyone wants to be a good parent, and yet smacking and spanking a child are considered to be typical methods of discipline.

For you elementary education majors, I’m sure when you’re taking care of a group of kids you don’t let them hit each other because that’s not a nice thing to do. But wait, mommy and daddy are allowed to hit. We’re teaching children that only adults are allowed to hit, because they are bigger, and can dominate smaller people. “I’m bigger than you, I’m smarter than you, and I control you.”

I hear many people using the excuse “Well my parents did it to me, and I turned out fine.” In no way is this an excuse to hit a child. The way Americans parent is constantly changing, especially with developments in the fields of psychology and sociology. All it takes is an introductory course in intimate relationships or something similar to learn that

Letters to the Editor Policy Letters to the editor should be no more than 350 words and can address any issues, concerns, ideas or event you choose. Letters may be edited for content and length. Email letters to editor@ esubulletin.com. Include your name and student email so we can verify authorship.

Online Commenting Policy E llen W eiss , weiss@esubulletin.com striking a child does affect the development of a child’s psyche in a negative way.

This is not to say that all children who are spanked will turn out to be emotionally damaged, but it can’t be denied that we first begin learn the basics of social interaction and “correct” behaviors at a very young age. The sooner we teach children that physical control is not the way to get what you want, the sooner we’ll live in a world where violence and physical domination aren’t considered to be acceptable methods of acquiring what we desire.

It’s easy to spank a child and get instant results, but it’s harder to find a way to discipline a child effectively and in a non-aggressive way. Present and future parents, please, educate yourselves in alternative methods of discipline.

Experience the Arts Throughout my years here at ESU, there has been one thing that has always impressed me about this campus and town – we have an extremely talented artistic community.

I’m not just talking about our school’s visual arts department, I’m talking about everything. From a Japanese Taiko drum band playing at the luxurious Granada to a poetry reading in a friend’s backyard, I have always loved the art that I have experienced here.

Or, even if I didn’t particularly enjoy it, I loved the fact that it happens here. I love that we have groups like the Emporia Arts Council, UAC and bar owners who strive to better the town by bringing outside art into the community and by encouraging local artists.

But what I am not fond of is the level of apathy from those who are not involved in an art. It seems that most students will only go to an orchestral concert or play if they are required to do so for a class.

We are a fine arts university, yet the only ones concerned with art are those involved in it.

Though there also seems to be a schism between the different mediums of art in town. Of course, it makes sense that if one were interested in theatre, one would go to more plays.

However, I argue that all of the arts compliment each other and, like all knowledge, learning about many fields can help you in a single field. Art inspires more art.

I get the feeling that students are scared of arts. Perhaps you’re scared that you will get bored and, hell, who could honestly go an hour without texting?

Art is the expression of the human soul and, as such, it is

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EDITORIAL STAFF A lex P edersen , pedersen@esubulletin.com always a beautiful thing to witness. If you get bored when you hear beautiful poetry that sings the song of life, love and loss, then maybe you need to actually listen, not just hear.

It is surprisingly not very difficult or expensive to experience excellent art in Emporia because it really is so ubiquitous. The music department is always putting on recitals, the theatre department puts on a great deal of main stage plays and one-acts alike and the Norman R. Eppink art gallery in King Hall is open all day.

So please better yourself and support the local art community. If you do, I guarantee that you will gain more fulfillment in your life than you would watching another episode of “My Super Sweet 16.”

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The Bulletin | November 18, 2010

Ha Ha Tonka ends ‘Novel Sounds’ tour

Lead singer of Ha Ha Tonka Brian Roberts performs Saturday night at Beer:30.

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A lex P edersen pedersen@esubulletin.com The stage lights of Beer:30 were lit yet again when Ha Ha Tonka came to entertain about 200 people last Saturday night, finishing up their 2010 tour in a city that they feel always gives them a warm welcome. Antennas Up from Kansas City, Mo. was the opener band.

“It’s a great college town with a really rowdy crowd

and it’s just a great place to play,” said Brian Roberts, vocals and guitar for the band. “We’ve been coming to Emporia for close to four years now and we always look forward to that stop on tour.”

Their first album, “Buckle in the Bible Belt,” was released in 2007 and their second album, “Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South,” was released in 2009. According to the band, they sound like, “indie rock meets ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?”

“I thought it was really good,” said Lainie Harber, senior communication major. “I like their music, I think it’s really fun, but what I really enjoy is the crowd they bring in. People are so excited to see them and they bring a really neat atmosphere.”

They also plan to release a third album in the spring of 2011 titled, “Death of a Decade.” The band plans to return to Emporia in April when they go on tour for that album.

“The end of the decade is an obvious reference point to the first point in our lives that we felt that passage of time,” Roberts said. “It’s not a funeral procession for the last years, it’s more like that morbidly optimistic praise that the passage of time is better than the alternative, we’re peaking around the corner to see what’s coming next.”

The band consists of Brett Anderson on keyboard and guitar, Lennon Bone on drums, Lucas Long on bass and Brian Roberts on guitar. While Roberts sings most of the songs, all of the other members also pitch in vocals.

“They’re our biggest crowd pulling band, as far as straight entertainment music,” said Josh Olsen, owner of Beer:30. “We keep having them back just to bring something to Emporia.

For a three dollar cover, you can see a nationally touring, signed band.”

Ha Ha Tonka was signed by Bloodshot records in 2007 and they are very proud of their Ozarkian heritage, a very important influence in their music. In fact, they take their name from a state park in the area.

“We’ve always tried to sing about what we know and where we’re from so there are a lot of Ozarkian trends in both the music and the lyrics,” Roberts said. “I think if there’s any prevailing theme throughout our music, it would be that we are a band from the Ozarks.”

The band has been together for around five years so they are no strangers to Emporia, having played here several times. And according to Roberts, Emporia is one of their favorite places to play.

Reckless Rebellion plays at Desperado’s C hris H opkins “We play here quite a bit hopkins@esubulletin.com because the crowd is always Self-titled red dirt country and rock band Reckless Rebellion were last weekend’s feature at the bar Desperado’s.

They played music ranging from original material to AC/ DC, to music from the Zac Brown Band. The band from Manhattan has become a local favorite, said building owner Ralph Soyez, after playing for the fifth time in Emporia last Saturday.

“I think that their music is music a lot of the younger people like and can relate with,” Soyez said. “They sent us a video about a year ago, and we have liked listening to them ever since.”

According to Soyez, the estimated attendance for the show ranged from 180 to 200 people.

The band is made up of four members that all come from small towns in Kansas: Brady Moddelmog is the lead vocalist/backup guitar player, Terry Jenkins is the drummer, Weston Klein is the lead guitar player/harmony vocalist and J.J. Quillin is the bass player.

The band has been together for two years now according to Moddelmog, and enjoys the enthusiasm displayed by the crowd whenever the band plays at Desperado’s.

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one of the better crowds,” Moddelmog said. “Tonight was no different. We as a band were pretty happy with the turnout and everyone seemed to really get into it as the night wore on.”

The band didn’t really have a set list coming in on Saturday according to Jenkins, but did start off by playing original music from their recently released first album “Live at the Wareham”. After playing most of the 12 originals, the band entertained the audience by playing music like Randy Rogers and Cross Canadian Ragweed country music and “Back in Black” by AC/DC and other rock music.

The band typically plays around the Manhattan area as they became increasingly popular in the area after a local Manhattan radio station, 104.7 FM, played some of their music on air.

“Right now, we are just kind of waiting to see where this all takes us,” Klein said. “We just like playing our music and would do it for free if it wasn’t so expensive for everything else.”

Senior business administration major Cody Thurston saw the band play for the fifth time on Saturday. Thurston believes that since many Emporia students are from small

Brady Moddelmog of Reckless Rebellion performs Saturday night at Desperados.

Erica Cassella/The Bulletin. towns in Kansas, they can easily relate to the band’s style of music.

“I think that they appeal to college students because a lot of their songs are about our life,” Thurston said. “Small towns, college, women, booze and everything else in between. Reckless Rebellion and The Jared Daniels Band are the two best bands around in my opinion.”

Those interested in learning more about the band or interested in future shows can check out the band’s Reckless Rebellion Facebook page.

Anyone interested in purchasing merchandise such as shirts or their album “Reckless Rebellion: Live at Wareham” can purchase these items by contacting the band via Facebook or MySpace.

The cost of the album is $10.

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Movie Review: “Unstoppable” Choo-Choo!

“Unstoppable” is a darn fine thriller. It hits all the right notes on being a tense thrill ride that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

We’ve seen movies with snakes on planes, we’ve seen movies where there’s a bomb on a bus, but we haven’t seen anything quite like this. “Unstoppable” deals with a more realistic approach with a transportation device that ought to be used in film more often: a runaway train.

Set throughout Pennsylvania, the situation deals with a coaster (or a train that is being steered by no one) traveling at fast speeds and carrying toxic chemicals that could destroy a whole town. The operators of the train do everything they can to try and stop it before it can do any damage to the town and townspeople.

The situation falls into the hands of two conductors, Frank (Denzel Washington) and Will (Chris Pine), who try to stop the train without being forced to do so. The town’s fate lies in the hands of these two heroes who do what they can to stop the train from total destruction.

This isn’t the first train movie director Tony Scott has made. In 2009, he released the train thriller, “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.” That movie dealt with more of a hijacking storyline.

This time, Scott takes a realistic approach to this disaster, and having the situation be just a simple accident from one of the workers who wasn’t doing their job right. In a way, this approach worked as a better result. Not just because it’s a more realistic approach, but because the movie knows what it is: a disaster movie.

A typical clichéd theme that happens throughout the movie is moral choices. A railroad executive named Galvin (Kevin Dunn) struggles to decide if the cost of wrecking this train is worth the lives of the townspeople. Frank and Will think differently. They don’t care how much this situation will cost, they just want to save peoples’ lives. Could you blame them?

Boy, this movie is fun in all caps. It does the perfect job of gripping its audiences’ attention and getting them adrenalized with what could happen to this train, especially when it’s carrying loads of toxic chemicals. It is through a sequence of fast-paced editing and exquisite camera shots that the movie stays tense and chugging along.

There was one stunt sequence that was unnecessary in the film, which involved a bunch of cop cars driving to stop the train and one of the cars flips through the air, not even because of the train.

But other than that, the movie is filled with plenty of stunts that go old school, using limited visual effects.

“Unstoppable” is one of those bruised forearm movies – meaning if you’re seeing the movie with another person, you simply grip their forearm hard because you’re wound up from all the suspense and tension of the movie. You can be assured you’ll be doing that throughout this film without a doubt.

Open the tunnel and get all aboard on this MUSTSEE.

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GIVE Banquet honors students who volunteer C harlie H eptas

heptas@esubulletin.com For Jasmine Greene, political science major and GIVE program coordinator, volunteering is more than just a way to give back to the community.

“It bothered me that none of the service organizations in Emporia were for international students, so I decided that I was going to create a program,” Greene said.

GIVE stands for Getting Involved in Volunteering in Emporia. It is based around the idea that international students can benefit from volunteering opportunities just as much as the Emporia community can benefit from such activities.

Greene began the GIVE program this semester and Blythe Eddy, associate director of the Memorial Union, said they’ve had over 40 students involved in many of the service projects.

“I am very ecstatic that Jasmine has created a program with the interest of international students in mind… she has such a well-rounded approach all for the sake of international students who may only be here for a semester,” Eddy said.

The banquet, held Tuesday, honored the students that attended most of the events throughout the semester and was an opportunity to share memories of the events. The students said they were impressed by what not only Emporia could gain from these activities but what they had gained from them over the semester as well. “ We’ve done things such as painting storm drains to educate people not to dump waste, we did a little bit of Red Ribbon Week at the Elementary schools, United Way Day of Caring and the Haunted Trails (at Camp Alexander),” Greene said.

Students involved in the GIVE program said that it offered them the opportunity to get to know many other

Assistant Professor of mathematics, computer sciences and economics, Rob Catlett, talks with students at the GIVE banquet Monday night in the Kanza Room of the Memorial Union. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin. students in ways they otherwise couldn’t have at the banquet. They said it was good to have a program geared towards international students because they couldn’t maintain contact with some other programs because of things like the language barrier.

“There are a lot of volunteering opportunities so we can meet other (international students) Japanese and Chinese,”

said Jieun Gu, business administration major.

The diversity of the program was an important point for Greene, as well as showing that there is more to volunteering than just picking up trash or tutoring. Greene said she is always looking for new projects throughout the community and ways for GIVE to be involved and encourages anyone with project possibilities or partnerships to contact her.

POLL... from page 1 Ewing, senior English major, ASG Senator and self-identified Republican.

But Ewing did say that college students tend to be more liberal than any other age group, so they are most likely to be Democrat.

There were some correlations between the political affiliation of peoples’ role models growing up. Respondents to the poll tended to report having mostly conservative role models, yet also slightly tended to report their own political ideology as liberal.

Despite this fact, there was a strong tendency for respondents’ political orientations to match those of their respective role models.

“If someone’s parents were conservative, there was a strong tendency for that student to be conservative as well,” Brinker said.

About 86 percent of overall respondents from participating colleges said they were registered to vote – ESU was just under 80 percent. Out of that 86 percent, another 87 percent expressed an intention to vote on Nov. 2.

Ewing said that there is a strong push on campus for students to vote.

“Voting is definitely viewed positively on campus, people really respect it and promote it,” Ewing said.

Although it was reported that the eco-

nomic recession in the U.S. was officially over at the time of the survey, respondents tended to overwhelmingly disagree but despite relatively pessimistic views on the economy, respondents tended to be optimistic regarding their chances of obtaining employment upon graduating, according to the survey.

Brinker suspects this is because college students tend to think along the lines that unemployment affects the older population or workers who are caught in occupations that are dwindling as a result of the “evolving” economy, whereas the jobs that colleges are preparing students for are still

viable.

The poll was given to students at all academic levels, but seniors and students at the graduate level accounted for 56 percent of the total respondents. Brinker said that the higher the class rank, the more politically active students are.

“I suspect a lot of it is age and maturity – it’s not until you get to the point where you see yourself moving into the real world, getting a job, earning some money, forming a family that you start to realize the impact of politics… so I would suspect that seniors and grad students are more likely to be at that point in their lives,” Brinker said.

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Madrigals Feast brings Renaissance to Emporia L auren W albridge

news@esubulletin.com With a chance to transport audience members to 14th century England, the A Capella choir’s annual Renaissance Madrigal Feast is at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

“People come along, sit here, have dinner and whatnot and they kind of get a chance to forget everything, kind of leave everything at the door, kind of step into the 14th century and experience that kind of music and just leave all their worries behind,” said Jerrod McNutt, senior music education major and A Capella choir memeber..

Molli Chitwood, senior music education major and director of the Madrigal Feast, said the event has been going on for around 20 years. The money made from it goes to fund scholarships and other things for the choir.

“We’re just trying to prepare for maybe another tour and then scholarships and just business costs of A Capella choir,” Chitwood said.

Tickets sold for $28, a price that Chitwood said is “steep” but worth it for the experience. Ticket sales ended Tuesday.

“You get a lot for what you pay for, you get a concert, you get a play, you get a dinner, just in one evening, so it’s really great,” Chitwood said.

Chitwood said the performance includes a king and

queen, who act as the hosts of the party, a royal court, peasants and singers dressed in clothing from the period.

The dinner will start off with a plate of grapes and cheeses and moves on to corn chowder soup and spinach salad, stuffed chicken for the main course and cherry cheesecake for dessert.

This year’s performance is a little different from previous years; instead of having just the chamber choir members perform shorter madrigal songs, the whole choir is singing one major work, “Gaudete.” Chitwood said there’s also more university involvement because an ensemble will accompany the choir and the art department will be showing some art, but for the most part, the performance will be similar to past years. There will be a magician and performers wandering during the meal, followed by a short play and the concert ending with a candlelight vigil to the song “Silent Night.”

“We try and stick with tradition for a lot of things just because it makes people excited about it,” Chitwood said.

Jennifer Brady, senior biology major and A Capella member, said this year’s play is about a damsel in distress who gets captured by the evil Sheriff Notting and the cast has to wander through an enchanted forest to save her.

“The play this year is kind of a mixture of a Wild West tale and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ – the shows are a little ridiculous,” Brady said.

Members of the Madrigal Singers rehearse Wednesday evening for their holiday performance this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

Alissa Miller/The Bulletin.

McNutt said the event gets people in the mood for the holiday season.

“It’s right before Thanksgiving and it kind of gets everybody in the mood for the giving season I guess, the joyous time that is this time of the year,” McNutt said.

International Education Week C harlie H eptas

heptas@esubulletin.com International Education Week aims to increase students’ awareness about other countries outside of their own. This week-long event has many activities for all students to participate in including booths in the Memorial Union open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to test International IQ, to get more information about studying abroad in future semesters and a speaker on Friday.

Kelli Brooks, school psychology graduate student, has been heading the week long project.

“Hopefully (International Education Week) will bring everybody together and spread international knowledge to more students,” Brooks said.

The International IQ booth, manned by Brooks, asks three questions varying from True/ False to map questions and if you answer correctly you are registered to win a $25 gift card.

On Monday, “Amelie” was shown at the Granada. The film is a French romantic comedy about a girl who devotes her life to helping others find happiness but neglects her own search

for happiness. This film was nominated for five Academy Awards and was very successful commercially as well as critically.

International Education Week intends to reach students who may not have had an opportunity in the past to find out about worldwide cultures and societies and educate them on other views than their own, said Kiwamu Otsuka, senior physics major.

“Many Americans don’t really have the chance to know about other cultures… they often don’t seek the opportunity either,” Otsuka said.

On Friday, Kris Holloway, the author of “Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali,” and currently the Director of Institutional Relations at the Center for International Studies, will be on campus to speak of her time with the Peace Corps. She spent two years in the early ‘90s living with a midwife in Mali and will be in the Visser Hall Atrium at 1 p.m.

International Education Week is a national joint initiative from the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of State to help future leaders become more globally minded as well as to improve international relations at

Sophomore information systems major Matt Crome answers questions to win candy and drawings from freshman nursing major Kelsie Wade and director of international education Harry Imbeau Tuesday afternoon in the Memorial Union. Alissa Miller/The Bulletin. earlier stages. This is the eleventh year of the project. The week is celebrated in more 100 countries globally.

According to the Open Doors Institute of In-

ternational Education website 690,923 international students studied in the U.S. in the 2009-10 school year while 260,327 U.S. students studied abroad in the 2008-09 school year.

Gov. reflects on budget, coal

ESU Theatre presents The Pulitzer Prize Winning Comedy

“Life’s pretty simple if you just relax.”

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TOPEKA (AP) — Outgoing Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson said Monday that he is leaving the state in a strong financial position and that critics are trying to “rewrite history” if they argue otherwise.

During an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Parkinson said he doesn’t blame Republicans for saying Kansas faces big budget problems or environmentalists for criticizing him over a new coal-fired power plant. However, he says Kansas’ finances are solid, largely because of a sales tax increase this year.

Kansas to delve into health case TOPEKA (AP) — Attorney General-elect Derek Schmidt promised Tuesday that within days of taking office, he’ll bring Kansas into a legal challenge of the federal health care law approved earlier this year.

Schmidt said during an interview with The Associated Press that he’s already consulting with other attorneys general about existing lawsuits in federal courts. A Republican, he takes office Jan. 10.

“It’s going to happen very quickly after I assume office,” he said. “It will be measured in days at the outside.”

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ESU Men win Home Opener B randon S chneeberger

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The Emporia State Hornets men’s basketball team played the Braves of Ottawa Tuesday in what would be the home opener for the Hornets. After a sluggish start, the Hornets were able to pull away for an 85-66 win.

“We started out the game just playing basketball,” said Head Coach David Moe. “Ottawa did a great job making shots, and then we had to get tougher defensively and make it tougher for them to get shots, and I thought that happened.”

Although the Hornets were able to bolt out to a fast 7-0 lead in the first half, neither team was able to gain ground by halftime.

With less than three minutes left, the Braves took a six point lead after back to back threes.

The Hornets, however, answered back with an 8-2 run, ending the half on a Robert Moores’s three with just eight seconds remaining.

“Coach Moe was telling us defensively we need to intensify our aggressiveness,” Moores said. “One thing we’re lacking is our aggressiveness on defense. As the game went we progressed and actually jumped out to a good lead.”

In the second half, it was the Braves who shot out of the gate with a 47-41 lead. The Hornet’s ability to get to the line again paid off however as they retook the lead 55-52 with 14:56 left in the game.

What may have been a momentum shifting play in the game came on a steal by Xavier Burnette in the open court that led to a one handed slam giving the Hornets a 60 to 56 lead with 12:07 left in the game.

“I try to get that done every game,” Burnette said. “It gives us energy. It gives me energy to play hard on the defensive end. I just want to do what I can to bring the team energy.”

The Hornets would mount a big lead after the play as they went on to win the game 85-66.

For Emporia State, their ability to get to the free throw line highlighted the game as they shot a total of 32 free throws.

“We do a good job of getting to the line for the most part,” Moe said. “Tonight we did a better job of attacking, getting to the rim and attacking the paint and looking inside out.”

For the game, Burnette led all scorers with

Volleyball beats Ft. Hays Saturday C hris D vorak

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Senior Robert Moores shoots a three point shot over Ottawa’s Kyle Schreiner Tuesday night at White Auditorium. ESU won 85-66.

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20 points. Adam Holthaus, Moores, and Christian Jackson were able to tap into double figures as well for the Hornets.

The Hornets improve to 1-2 on the season and will face Bethany in their next home contest at 7 p.m. on Nov. 22.

Behind the Scenes: Student Filmmakers

Junior Joe Standard videos a Hornet’s football practice Nov. 3 from the top of the HPER Building.

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C hris H opkins

hopkins@esubulletin.com Emporia State football recently finished their season with an improved record, and while coaches and players of the team have been recognized for their work this season as 10 Hornets were awarded MIAA honors last week, it is the hard work by the people behind the scenes, who spend countless hours working, that can be equally as important in becoming a successful team.

Junior Joe Standard and freshman T.J. Andrade were the filmmakers for the team this season.

“We typically spend about 15 hours a week doing what-

Men lose two straight The Emporia State men’s basketball team suffered two loses this weekend in the South Central Shootout in Bartlesville, Oklahoma opening up their regular season with a 0-2 start. On Friday the Hornets took on West Texas A&M losing the game 67-70. ESU took control of the game early in the second leading by as many as 12 points. The Buffaloes would score ten straight points in the second however, retaking the lead. With 49 seconds remaining Adam Holthaus would score on a lay up to tie the game. A three pointer with five seconds left gave the Buffaloes the victory. For the Hornets, Robert Moores led the team with 18 points hitting five three pointers in the first half.

On Saturday the Hornets would be unable to repeat the hot shooting as they took on #20 Midwestern State University. After cutting the lead to just three points with 15:15 left in the game, Midwestern State would begin to pull away winning the game 67-54.

ever the coach asks of us,” Standard said. “They really depend on us for a lot of other things than just setting up and filming games and practices.”

This season was the first season filming for the ESU football team for both Standard and Andrade. Standard is a transfer student from Independence after he graduated from Field-Kindley High School in Coffeyville in 2008. He started off playing football for Independence in the fall of ‘08, but after suffering a knee injury, decided to turn to helping his team out by filming.

“Although I would rather be playing obviously, this was a way to keep me involved with the sport that I love the most,” Standard said.

“After graduating from Independence, Coach Saia gave me the opportunity to keep doing it here.”

For Andrade, a freshmen majoring in physical education and health, this season was his first experience filming for a football team. Both were in charge of setting up and tearing down the camera equipment, showing up for meetings, loading and unloading not only their equipment, but equipment for the team, making sure everything was put away and traveling with the team for away games.

Senior biology major and defensive lineman Casey Finlayson isn’t a big fan of heights, and respects what these people have to do for their jobs.

“After what happened at Notre Dame, I would be terrified to get up in the stands,” Finlayson said. “There’s no way that I would get up there after what happened on that campus.”

Although both enjoyed the time working with the players and coaches this season, they said they were relieved to have more time for studies before football starts back up in the spring.

“The break is nice, but short-lived,” Standard said. “Spring ball is just around the corner, so it’s right back to work.”

The Emporia State Volleyball team swept unranked Fort Hays State University Saturday to finish regular season play 28-26, 25-15 and 25-17.

“We finished off the regular season strong, ready for post season,” said Head Coach Bing Xu. “It was a good environment for the seniors with all the family being here. It is not easy after last night with the intensity level being so high, but you have to treat (all opponents) the same, every ball the same. After the first set, we realized we need to play our own game.”

The Hornets also honored seniors Brianne Boner, Katelyn Kaiser, Brittney Miller and Ting Liu on Saturday.

“It is hard to see them go, but they have to move on,” Xu said. “It will be a new team next year with the four of them gone.”

After a rough start, the Hornets won the first set. Working to overcome an early deficit, the Hornets eventually regrouped and won the set in extra points 28-26.

“Everyone had that emotional high last night (Friday). Today everyone was a little tired,” Boner said. “That took a toll on us, but we’re a good enough team to bring it back.”

The Hornets had to work a new offense with the loss of key hitter Brittney Miller to injury in their previous match against Washburn.

“We were still mentally adjusting (to the loss of Miller), it was a big blow,” Kaiser said. “We have to get team chemistry going and coming together as a team for the win.”

The second set started off with a much more unified Hornet offense which quickly gained a large lead. After the rough first set start, the Hornets were able to cruise to a second set win.

Continuing the rhythm started in the second set, the Hornets gained another large lead and finished off the match with another solid set win.

“We came out in the second and third sets and showed them,” Kaiser said. “It’s all about chemistry on the court… everyone has to work together.”

Finishing regular season play, the Hornets move onto regional play. Emporia State will face West Texas A&M at 5 p.m. on Nov. 18. The Hornets finished the regular season 22-9, and 13-7 in the MIAA. “Everybody is beatable and everybody has a shot, we’re going to take ours,” Xu said. “It won’t be easy, but we’ll take it one game at a time.”

Ting Liu and Brianne Boner block a spike sent

by FHSU’s Camille Hubert Saturday afternoon at White Auditorium.

Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin.

Subway Facebook Face-off

ESU wins on the road

Emporia State athletic fans have an opportunity to show their school spirit in the next two months. Both Topeka and Emporia Subway stores have partnered with Emporia State and Washburn University to present the Subway Facebook Face-off. The rules for competition are simple enough. The school who has the most followers on their athletic department Facebook page wins the contest.

The winning school will have the privilege of seeing their alumni director put a pie in the face of the losing school’s alumni director at halftime of the men’s game between the Hornets and the Ichabods on Jan. 15. Subway is also giving away a $10 gift card to a student who likes both the ESU athletic page and the local Subway page. A $100 gift card will be presented to a fan of each school during the final week of the contest. To enter, just click “LIKE” on the ESU Athletics Facebook page.

The #6 Hornet Women’s basketball team started their regular season with a 68-64 win at Division I opponent Tulsa last Saturday. The defending national champions led for most of the game with help from senior center Alli Volkens who ended the game with 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.

ESU jumped out to an early 16-9 lead on the road about halfway through the first half and would push their lead to as much as ten in the first half with a 34-24 advantage with two minutes left. ESU would take the lead into the half 36-29.

However, Tulsa came roaring back to take their only lead of the game 53-51 with about eight minutes to play. ESU answered back with a Rheanna Egli layup and a Rachel Hanf three-pointer to take the lead for good. The Lady Hornets are back in action this Saturday for their home opener at White Auditorium against Concordia-St. Paul. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.