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The students’ voice since 1901 • Vol. 110 No. 10 • Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 • Emporia State University

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Lane enters final stage with Millikin University K enzie T empleton out of 80 overall applicants. templeton@esubulletin.com “It’s always an honor to be offered

Emporia State President Michael Lane will interview with the Board of Trustees today at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., as the search for Millikin’s new president reaches the final stages in the nearly ninemonth-long process. Lane, LANE along with two other candidates, Cheryl Norton and Harold Jeffcoat, was recognized in October as one of three finalists

an opportunity to visit a campus as a finalist for president. In this case I was nominated for it, so it’s a little better honor that someone thought enough of me to propose me for that position,” Lane said.

Lane was nominated and recruited by the Presidential Search Committee at Millikin. The three finalists participated in open forums at the university showcasing each candidate during Oct. 13

through Oct. 22.

According to an Open Records request by The Bulletin, Lane did not travel to Millikin with state funds.

The Millikin University website says that the Board of Trustees for the university will select the president and make a public announcement in November or December. Lane said that the position advertised a July 1, 2011 starting date.

Lane said that he plans to stay at ESU if he is not offered the position and that

Republicans Sweep Elections LONGBINE WINS 17TH DISTRICT SENATE SEAT

he hopes people will understand that he remains committed to ESU. “I’m not out in the market looking for a job. This was a one-time opportunity that came forward. I’m still maintaining my focus on moving ESU forward during this process – we’re still working hard to make ESU the best place for students that we can make it,” Lane said.

According to www.sammiller.com, “Qualifications and characteristics that the search committee is looking

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Court date set for mother of baby found in dumpster K elsey R yan editor@esubulletin.com

An Emporia State student whose baby was found alive in a dumpster on Oct. 22 will have a hearing at the Lyon County courthouse at 9 a .m. on Dec. 9.

Christina Devine, 24, is charged with attempted first degree murder and appeared in Lyon County District Court before Judge Douglas Jones during her first appearance in court on Oct. 26.

Devine is being held in the Lyon County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond.

Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman said he has handled similar cases in the past.

“I would hope we’re certainly confident we can get a conviction, but it’s really up to the jury,” Goodman said. “We’ll present all the evidence to them and it’s really their decision.”

Paul E. Dean, of Sherman & Dean, 10 W. 6th Ave., is Devine’s court-appointed lawyer. Dean did not return calls for comment by press time.

According to a court affidavit, the baby boy was found in a trash bag around 8:20 a.m. Friday morning inside a green dumpster at Chapel Ridge Apartments. Chapel Ridge Apartment maintenance worker Alex M. Deleon discovered the baby with his umbilical cord still attached, inside of a trash bag.

Deleon was not able available for comment.

Jeff Longbine is congratulated after winning Kansas’s 17th district senate seat Tuesday night at the Lyon County Republican HeadquarThe baby was transported to Newman Regional ters located at the corner of 7th and Commercial Streets. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin.

Health and was determined to be 7 lbs. 10 oz., full term and 30 minutes to one hour old.

“The way (the Democrats) are able to win is primarily by retailing, Devine worked at Wal-Mart, where employees C harlie H eptas which is to meet as many voters as possible and when you only have five had tipped off the Emporia Police Department that heptas@esubulletin.com weeks… that’s hard,” Karr said. she had come to work that day and no longer looked The election for the 17th District’s state senate seat came down to a Karr said he was pleased with the campaign and the great support he pregnant. Police questioned Devine, read her the close finish Tuesday night with Jeff Longbine defeating Jerry Karr with 56 received. He said he looks forward to more service opportunities in the Miranda rights and transported her to Newman percent of the vote, according to the Kansas Secretary of State’s website. future.

Regional Health for medical attention. She said she “I had a formidable opponent but I knew that we had to work exLongbine has made funding for K-12 and higher education, a top pri- had only become aware of the pregnancy earlier in tremely hard,” Longbine said. ority in addition to economic growth and managing the budget. He is the month and that she was raped and did not know Both campaign offices had large crowds representing both parties looking to create more jobs in the private sector for young people in the who the father was, according to the affidavit. and were watching the vote closely as the numbers came in Tuesday area and to increase state revenue.

Devine told investigators she had attended night. After waiting and tallying the votes, Karr won Lyon County but the Other winners in the general election according to The Secretary of the Homecoming musical on Thursday night and other six counties represented in the district went to Longbine.

State’s website include Jerry Moran for the United States Senate seat with watched Project Runway, which she had previously “I did work extremely hard in all the counties and I had great volun- 70 percent of the vote, Tim Huelskamp for the United States House of recorded, before falling asleep. teers in the counties… and that really made a difference in the end all the Representatives with 74 percent of the vote, Sam Brownback for GoverDevine woke up the next morning and took a help and support I got,” Longbine said. nor with 63 percent of the vote, Kris Kobach for Secretary of State with bath, during which she said she “blacked out,” and Both candidates faced a tough election this year because of the 59 percent of the vote, Derek Schmidt for Attorney General with 55 per- woke up, apparently having given birth. According greatly abbreviated time for campaigning. With only five weeks to get the cent of the vote, and Ron Estes for State Treasurer with 58 percent of the to the affidavit, she then took the baby to the dumpword out, instead of the normal six months, both candidates had to rely vote. The two constitutional amendments on the ballot also passed. They ster, drove back home and later went to Braum’s for a on support to get the word out. Both candidates said they were pleased dealt with voting rights for those with mental illness and the right to bear chocolate shake before work. with their campaigners who worked hard even under such constraints. arms.

ESU’s registrar’s office confirmed that Devine is currently a student.

Kansas’s Infant Safe Haven Law says that an infant 45-days-old or younger may be relinquished by a parent or person with lawful custody to any emits position. that the university would be precluded ployee who is on duty at a fire station, city or county K enzie T empleton “From our understanding of the job from offering a similar program if the job health department, or medical care facility. As long templentonl@esubulletin.com market for graduates with elementary market for teachers changed, since the as the infant has not suffered bodily harm, the perAt a Kansas Board of Regents meeting education degrees and who are interESU program would be in what is charson relinquishing the child will not be prosecuted for last month, a proposal by Emporia State ested in teaching, there are very little acterized by the Regents as KU’s service child abandonment. to begin offering its teacher’s college job prospects in the Kansas City area or area. program at Johnson County Community anywhere,” said Barbara Romzek, KU’s The KBOR has since said that KU PDFs of the affidavit are on esubulletin.com College was tabled after Kansas Univerinterim senior vice provost for academic would not be barred from offering a sity officials raised concerns. Jim Wilaffairs. similar program at Johnson County, liams, ESU’s associate provost for enrollRomzek said that KU believes it is Romzek said. ment management and vice president “not responsible to encourage students Romzek said that KU does not oppose for strategic partnerships, said that the to be majoring in fields where there are an ESU teacher’s program at Johnson Regents wanted the institution to clarify no jobs” and that KU was also concerned See JuCo...Page 2

KU and ESU disagree on teaching program at JCCC

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Q& A

Are you happy with the results of the election?

“I expected a large Republican gain, but California’s Proposition 19 getting shot down is a huge disappointment.

Colin Kennedy, junior computer science major

“I might as well have voted for myself, that’s the only person I could trust.”

Donovan Elrod, sophomore art major

An abandoned baby was found in this dumpster of the Chapel Ridge Apartments at 3601 W. 18th Street. Alissa Miller/The Bulletin.

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Police Reports Reports given to The Bulletin from

ESU Police and Safety Department Oct. 29, 2010 Officer stopped TX BR4C616 at 12th and Market. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in 1100 Market.

Officer provided lock out assistance for MO SH7C52 at 19 E 6th.

Officer provided jump start for KS 908CEU in Sector 5.

Officer took a report of runaway juvenile from ESU Apt. 1201 Triplett Dr. Officer admitted Zichen Jiao into King Hall Room 13 to retrieve property.

Student Guard admitted Levi Howe into King Hall Rooms 8 and 13.

Officer checked welfare of female student by Wooster Lake.

Subject had displayed emotional issues earlier in the evening.

Oct. 30, 2010 Officer checked the President’s residence.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 539AQT at 1310 Drury Lane.

Officer stopped TX GBW950 in 1200 State. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation in 1200 Officer provided lock out assistance for NE OUS314 in 1300 Center.

Officer admitted Emily Warren into King Hall Rooms 205 and 206.

Officer admitted Elizabeth King into King Hall Room 13.

Officer admitted Christina Thomas into King Hall Room 205.

Officer admitted Soile Mustapua into King Hall Room 8.

Officer admitted Garrett McCuda into Science Hall Room 19.

Officer admitted Peter Shoemaker into King Hall Room 12.

Officer admitted Erica Cassella into King Hall.

Officer admitted Li Yang into Beach Music Hall Room 321.

Officer admitted Christine Bacca into King Hall Room 3.

Officer admitted Alexandria Emmer into King Hall Room 8.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 207BWU at 716 Commercial.

Oct. 31, 2010 Ambulance responded to Twin Towers Complex for unresponsive subject.

Shelby Bisnett refused transport and was escorted to her room.

Officer admitted Matt Cook into King Hall Room 210.

Officer admitted Brady Wilson into the Art Annex.

Officer admitted Lixiao Huang into King Hall Room 211.

Officer admitted Christine Hayes into King Hall Room 12.

Officer admitted Alex Martin into the Art Annex.

Officer admitted Soile Mustaphua into King Hall Room 207.

Officer admitted Lixia Huang into Visser Hall Room 224.

Officer checked in firearm for Kyle Converse.

Officer admitted Erica Cassella into King Hall Room 7.

Oficer admitted Kevin Blake into Science Hall Room 50.

Officer admitted William Hanna into the Art Annex.

Qiang Zhao reported a snake in the hallway outside the Richel Computer Lab in Cremer Hall. Officers removed the snake and disposed of it properly.

Nov. 1, 2010 Female student requested to speak with an officer.

Subject reported a vehicle blocking the driveway.

Officer issued citation to KS 701AYN for blocking the drive way to 1226 Market.

Officer admitted Christina Thomas into King Hall Room 214.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 477AAW at 1239 Tomahawk.

Officer admitted Adrienne Staggs into Plumb Hall Room 404 to retrieve keys.

Officer admitted Christine Baca into King Hall Room 3 and Michael Hernandez into King Hall Rooms 2 and 105.

Officer admitted a female student into King Hall Rooms 205 and 206.

Nov. 2, 2010 Scranton, KS Police Dept. Chief reported information in reference to possible unlawful voluntary sexual relations in North Twin Towers occuring last September and October. Case referred to Lyon Co. Attorney.

Doug Cooper reported a female student had passed out in Plumb Hall elevator. Officer escorted subject to the Student Health Center.

Officer attempted to provide jump start assistance for KS XOD723 at 12th and Elm-Cora Miller Hall School of Nursing.

Officer provided directions to Physical Plant to semi-truck operator on Kellogg Circle.

Parking Enforcement immobilized KS 417BYL in Sector 2.

Parking Enforcement immobilized KS WZZ203 in Lot 11.

Officer admitted Lixiao Huang into Visser Hall Room 315.

Officer admitted Zhixuan Li into King Hall Room 7.

Central Morse Hall Rooms 458 and 459 lost electricity. Officer reset breaker.

Trey Edwards requested officers check welfare of a female

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Black Student Union to host step show C hris H opkins

hopkins@esubulletin.com

The Black Student Union is hosting their annual step showat 5 p.m.

Saturday in Albert Taylor Hall. The show, “Dance Your ‘A’ Off,” will be the sixth annual show put on by the organization and will feature several dance teams. Four ESU sororities will compete against each other by performing their own dance that they have created with the winner taking home a trophy.

“This is an event to really get excited about,” said Jaleesa Beard, senior sociology major and social awareness chair of the Black Student Union.

“This is a fun way to bring up cultural awareness to students, help collect goods, and host something that is unlike any other.”

This is the third year Beard has helped out with the event and she said this show is a little different from years past. In past years, the organization brought in singers and rappers to perform. However, this year they are bringing other step show teams from around the area to help run the event.

The competition is judged on several categories, according to Beard, by a panel of three judges. Some of the categories include originality of the dance, crowd participation, creativity and uniforms, to name a few. Teams will have 20 to 25 minutes to practice on Friday and prepare for the last time.

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File photo 2009 step show. member Rosie Sauls is one of the three judges for Saturday. Although this is her first time judging a contest, she says she has seen numerous shows to know what to look for.

“I have seen bigger step shows

by Big 12 schools, fraternities and sororities, than what this show will be like,” Sauls said. “I will judge a group’s performance to what kind of things I have seen or noticed in the past at those shows.”

Sauls said this has been an event in years past that traditionally has a great student turnout and is one that the students usually favor. To her, the event is an opportunity to learn about other cultures of different students.

It’s an event that only happens once a

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for in the candidates are vast. Examples include having strength in fundraising and budgeting, a collaborative leadership style, and being slow to impose one’s own views. Integrity, enthusiasm, flexibility and even humor are some personal qualities the ideal candidate will also possess.”

Millikin and Emporia State have another connection through university presidents, said Roger Heineken, administrative officer for the Memorial Union. Millikin University, originally known as Decatur College, was founded in 1901 with Albert Taylor as its first president. He served periodically as president until 1924. Taylor served as president of Kansas State Normal School, later Emporia State University, from 1882 until 1901 when he relocated to Millikin.

Heineken said that he has always known that Taylor had another building on another campus named for him, and after researching the topic, he discovered that Millikin has an Albert

year on campus and is an alternative to most other events.

“I am really looking forward to the event,” said Ashley Mitchell, junior education major, who plans on attending the show for her first step show ever. “It’s for a good cause, it gives the sororities a chance to shine, and for someone who has never been to one of these, it should be fresh and exciting.”

The event is scheduled from 5-7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 4 p.m. Admission for the event is $3 for students and $5 for anyone else attending. However, members are collecting canned goods, and anyone who donates a canned good will have $1 off admission.

Taylor Theater.

The two other candidates for the position are recently retired university presidents. “Norton recently retired as president at Southern Connecticut State University, and Jeffcoat recently retired as president at Texas Wesleyan University.

Norton holds a Doctorate of Education with a focus in Applied Physiology, however spent her undergraduate years studying Physical Education and Recreation. Jeffcoat is an American history guru and has a Doctorate of Education with a focus on Policy Studies and Evaluation,” according to www.sammiller. com.

Today, Millikin is a four-year university in with approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 40 graduate students, the average undergraduate class size being 23 students.

It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.

Emporia State caters to about 6,500 students, the average class also containing 23 students.

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County but that the university’s concerns were standard questions usually asked by the Regents each time a new program is proposed, but these had not been addressed prior to the meeting.

Williams said, “It’s not us against them,” about the relationship between KU and ESU. However, Phillip Bennet, dean of ESU’s teacher college, said that ESU has been working on the elementary education project at Johnson County for over a year – it is not a “spur of the moment” proposal.

Williams said that ESU and Johnson County have been working together to determine the future needs of teachers and looking for growth opportunities across the state.

“This has been thoroughly researched and we’re confident that we are offering the right program… we want to give our citizens in that area an opportunity to experience a first class (teaching) program,” said Bill Noblitt, ESU marketing director. “We have one of the top teacher education programs in the country – we want to bring that level of excellence to the people of Johnson County.”

Noblitt said the program would allow students to attend Johnson County for two years and transfer to ESU to complete the program.

Ultimately, students would gain a degree in elementary education.

Romzek said that the program could create more competition for new student teacher placement opportunities in the Johnson County area, since the program would cater to students who want to remain in that area post-graduation.

The proposal will again be up for review this month.

A proposal to offer ESU’s teaching programs at JCCC has been tabled after Kansas University officials raised concerns. . Ashley Wells/The Bulletin.

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Teacher Career Fair changes to increase time for interviews L auren L au

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The Teacher Career Fair will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in the Colonial Ballroom of the Memorial Union. There will be 41 schools and 70 recruiters looking for full-time teachers and some administrative positions.

“It has paid off, and it is a good opportunity for students,” said Charlotte Norman, education interview coordinator and administrative specialist of Career Services.

Norman said anybody can come and it is “all walk-in,” no “sign-up” and no fees. Usually students and alumni attend and sometimes there will be five to 10 students from other schools.

Senior psychology major Seung Gufsch said her husband, who had a hard time looking for a job before, succeeded through the career fair program.

“It’s a good chance to go no matter what kind of backgrounds and (students) can see more schools and have better chances to get hired than throwing resumes by themselves,” Gufsch said.

Emily Wilson, art education graduate student, plans to go to the career fair.

“It is my first time to go to this kind of professional interview, I will practice and try to talk to as many people as I can to learn the interview process,” Wilson said.

The Teacher Career Fair is usually held two times a year, once in November for December graduates and once in March for May graduates. According to Norman, the March career fair is usually twice as big as the one in November, since there are more graduates in the summer. “(The schools) are looking ahead, as well as having openings also,” Norman said. “They are looking to get a head start on finding the best teachers.”

In order to find some of the best students in their field, most the schools that attend hope to visit with the graduates, looking at their resumes and talking to them.

“Students need to do a really good job of presenting themselves, selling themselves, and like marketing themselves to do the interview,” Norman said. “It is faceto-face contact to the recruiters, and the chance to make

good first impression on them. Students get to sit down one-on-one and sell themselves to do the interviews.”

With no previous experience of formal career interviews, Wilson is now working on her resume to make it professional and preparing for the answers that she may be asked during the interview.

Based on an evaluation from students last year, Career Services decided to start the interviews earlier this year to make time for more students to be interviewed. The career fair part and the interview set-up will be shortened.

The agenda of the career fair has been sent to students via BuzzIn account.

Career Services suggests all the students who are graduating to access their hire-a-hornet accounts with their E-numbers so recruiters can go log on and look up students’ credentials (letters of reference, copy of transcript, and resume) without any cost.

Dressing up professionally, bringing plenty hardcopies of resumes and portfolios to hand out to recruiters will also help.

Number of registered offenders decreases at ESU C hris H opkins

hopkins@esubulletin.com There are three registered offenders at Emporia State this year, dropping to one less than the start of the 2009 school year. All three offenders were on last year’s list, with offenses ranging from child endangerment, aggravated indecent liberties with a child between the ages of 14 and 16, indecent solicitation of a child between the ages of 14 and 16, aggravated indecent liberties with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 and aggravated sexual battery.

The list is made up of individuals who are registered sex offenders that either are enrolled or are employed through the university. Students can see this public information by filing an Open Records Request, or by visiting the Campus Police and Safety building.

“This kind of information is important to have on file because it brings awareness to the students of who they are going to class with,” said Chris Hoover, Police and Safety captain.

“It allows the students to be aware, but is also very beneficial in helping me see potential situations so that I can fully do my job in preventing incidents from happening.”

Hoover has been with campus police since 1981, and has served as the director since 1998.

He says that the public information not only is beneficial to students and security, but it could be equally important to the offender.

“The records give more detail on what the offender was charged with which gives the reader a better idea,” Hoover said. “Someone of a less-

er form of a sexual offense might be put in the same category as someone who did something more severe. This information helps students see the differences.”

In Hoover’s almost 30 years of service, he says that he has never come across a problem with a student or member on the list.

Junior business major Jared Mindrupsaid he believes that although the information can be beneficial, its purpose is very minimal.

“All the book does is give a list of names of offenders,” Mindrup said. “However, somebody caught streaking could be labeled as a sex offender, so it depends on how far you read into something.

Upon request, the records are open to the public in a red folder that has every registered official that has worked or enrolled with Emporia State over the last couple of years. Hoover said he thinks that people are much more up to date on these kinds of things than what they were five and 10 years ago.

“It’s definitely harder today for someone that has committed such a crime to go unnoticed with all the information that is out on the web,” said Nick Jones, sophomore psychology major.

“Now, we can go to certain web pages that show where all of these offenders live and work.”

Colleges and universities that participate in the federal financial aid program are required to disclose information about crime on their campus because of the Clery Act, named for Jeanne Clery, a 19-year-old Lehigh University freshman who was murdered on her campus in 1986.

Photo Illustration by Ashley Wells ESU policy states that a background check may be required for a perspective employee if the safety of other employees, students or the university community would be affected by their acceptance into the position. If their background check shows any previous convictions, the number of offenses, severity and nature of the crime and the accuracy of the information will become factors in con-

sideration of their employment. Therefore, an individual who has a criminal background will not automatically be denied for employment.

To request information about registered offenders, students can call the Campus Police and Safety office at 620341-5337. Information can also be seen online at www.accesskansas.org.

Five Kansas counties approve liquor by the drink HUTCHINSON— Liquor by the drink was a big winner in this year’s election.

Voters in Kiowa, Barber, Comanche, Scott and Hamilton counties on Tuesday all approved measures to allow people to buy individual drinks.

The Hutchinson News reports that in Barber, Comanche and Scott counties, liquor sales would not require buying food. In Hamilton and Kiowa counties, the sale of

liquor would require that at least 30 percent of the establishment’s gross receipts come from food sales.

In most of the counties, people were required to be a members of an establishment before they could buy a drink with their meals.

Proponents of the ballot measures say allowing liquor by the drink would promote economic growth by luring visitors and new businesses.

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The Bulletin |November 4, 2010

STAFF EDITORIAL

Reach out a helping hand By this point, most students have heard about the newborn child who was left in a dumpster in the Chapel Ridge Apartment complex in West Emporia on Friday, Oct. 22.

When the child was found, it had been in the dumpster for around an hour. The mother of the child, Christina Devine, an ESU student, was questioned and taken into police custody that morning. More information on the incident can be found in the news story on page one of this issue.

To The Bulletin staff it is apparent that this news is beyond the point of tragic. Few words can accurately describe the heartbreaking story of this child’s first hour on Earth.

A terrible thing has happened at ESU and the Emporia community at large. This homecoming baby was brought into this world in perhaps some of the most horrible circumstances possible.

It would be all too easy to write this baby’s story off as terrible and leave it at that. But the opinion The Bulletin staff is that this cannot happen. As members of this community, we have a responsibility.

Emporia is a town full of wonderful people, people whose values and senses of moral dignity are both strong and longstanding. This community looks out for its fellow citizens. When one of our own is in trouble, this town has shown a brilliant ability to respond with sympathy and empathetic actions.

Citizens of Emporia, this child needs your help.

The Bulletin staff has decided to take a step to ensure that this child’s life does not continue in the same direction it started in. The Bulletin, in cooperation with the ESU Alumni Foundation, is in the process of instituting a scholarship fund for this homecoming baby. The details of this fund have not been worked out completely at this point, but anyone interested in contributing to this fund should read The Bulletin in the coming weeks as more information becomes available.

This child’s birthplace will forever be Emporia. It is up to us to show that our community will not allow this to go unnoticed and help to give this child the life he, despite all the odds, deserves.

Blessed are the Meek A few days ago I was sitting in my living room watching an episode of “The Simpsons,” when I heard a rustling coming from the pile of junk on our back porch. I was sure it was harmless alley cat or something, but I decided to check it out anyway.

What I saw when I went outside to investigate struck a chord with me.

A man who seemed to be in his late 30s with thick, bulbous glasses that seemed to wrap around his head was gathering up used soda cans that we had collected for recycling.

He had a lanyard that jingled from the random slew of keys on it had a black baseball cap with gold-emblazoned poker cards on the front. It seemed that the man was slightly mentally deficient.

“Do ya mind if I take your cans?” the man asked timidly.

“Oh, yeah, of course. I’m sorry if I scared you, you can definitely have them,” I said.

I said goodbye and left him to his can scavenging. Later one of my roommates asked me what had happened to the cans and I told him that the man looked like he needed the meager amount of can money more than we did.

And this gentleman is certainly not the only person in Emporia who rifles through rubbish in order to survive. We’ve all seen those who have fallen on hard times throughout the town and we should not forget them. We should help them when we can, not shun or ignore them.

In a big city, the existence of homeless is never surprising, but in a small, idyllic town like Emporia, the problem of povertystricken people seems more apparent because you see the same people day after day.

It doesn’t take much to help these people out. Setting out recyclable cans in a separate bag so that people don’t have to dig through garbage or giving someone a dollar or a can of food can

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.

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The only thing worse than ignoring these people is to be fearful or hateful toward them. A friend once told me he didn’t like people going through his garbage because he was afraid that they might steal his identity after finding a discarded receipt.

Though I suppose anything is possible, I find it a little ridiculous to think that a person who is collecting cans for food money will have both a computer and the know how to steal an identity.

If you truly are afraid of someone going through your garbage, then you have all the more reason to set your cans apart from a trash can.

We may be poor college students who sustain ourselves on a diet of ramen noodles and Easy Mac, but we can all at least afford to attend school. I’m not saying that we should all volunteer at homeless shelters, but it won’t hurt you to help someone out when you can.

Because who knows? Someday you may be among them.

The Cutest, Cuddliest Responsibility Let me start off by saying that I love animals. Back home, my family has a minimum of two dogs and two cats at any point in time. I grew up with them being my siblings, and was raised to believe that they are to be respected as little people. I even say “excuse me” when I bump into them. They relieve stress, provide good company, and can help break the ice. However, because I love them, I’d like to discourage all of my fellow college students from arbitrarily deciding to get a pet, specifically a cat or a dog.

I have seen, and heard of, too many animals that get secondrate care because their college-aged owners can’t handle the responsibility. Dogs that never get walked, and then get yelled at when messes are made in the house. Sick cats that need expensive medical attention, sometimes they get it, sometimes they don’t. Pets that have never been spayed or neutered, and then got pregnant and produced more and more mouths to feed. Pets that were adopted, thinking they would be great fun, and then returned to the shelter, or even let loose on the street, when they turned out to be too much of a hassle.

Not only do they take time, money and energy to maintain, but when looking for homes, you have to remember that a lot of places don’t even allow pets. Sometimes they will, but only some kinds of pets. Finding a place to live that you like is hard enough, but then add an animal and your options are even more limited. Let’s face it; pets are a big, fat liability.

All of this makes me think that having a dog or cat is some kind of training to have a baby. There are so many young adults that see a cute, furry face and think, “Awww, how cute! I want one,” and then drive straight to the shelter. It’s just like when someone lets you hold their infant, and just when you think you’re going to go out and get one of

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Kansas filmmaker lectures ‘On my Films’ E ric H emphill opinion@esubulletin.com Kevin Willmott, professor of film at the University of Kansas and writer/director of several films came to ESU on Wed. to give a lecture entitled “On my Films.”

Willmott, a native of Junction City, has directed four full-length films and written four others. His most recent film, “The Only Good Indian,” was screened at ESU on Tuesday.

According to the movie’s website, it has received several awards, including a best director award for Willmott at the 34th Annual American Indian Film Festival in 2009. The film was also screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

The “On my Films” lecture included various clips from Willmott’s films and a question and answer session with Willmott. The lecture was sponsored by the Department of Ethnic and Gender Studies, the Department of English, Modern Languages and Journalism, the Performing Arts Board, the Special Events Board and Quivira, the student-run creative writing group on campus.

Karen Smith, the director of Ethnic and Gender Studies, said the film screening and question and answer session was very successful.

“I’m thrilled… We had about 70 people here and usually we struggle to have people at our evening events for the Ethnic and Gender Studies. Every question I had was asked and answered so it was just great,” she said.

Willmott said that growing up in Kansas has a great influence on how he makes films.

“I had a great upbringing in Junction City and a great neighborhood I grew up in. It was an incredibly integrated neighborhood. I think it influenced me about race, which is a big part of my films typically, and it taught me a lot about trying

Movie Review: “Paranormal Activity 2” Demons haunting a suburban family… so what?

Filmmaker Kevin Willmott speaks to Quivira, the creative writing club, Wednesday night in Science Hall 072. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin. to break open the whole issue of race,” he said.

Willmott also said that “The Only Good Indian” was different than any film he made.

“It’s different in the sense that it was the first time I had really got to make a western, so I got to do a lot of the things I have always wanted to do in a western, not fully but partially. There were a lot of things that were different about that film. I was trying to make a big movie with very little, in a way,” he said.

Willmott said that he is working on a couple new films dealing with the issue of race, including a sci-fi film and an alternative history film about McCarthy

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‘Dating road bands’ find opening band This Saturday at Beer:30, Bright Giant is back from Iowa to play with Emporia’s own Radio City and opening band The Floor is Lava.

“We just played in Iowa City last night and it was deader than hell. We really like coming and playing in Kansas actually, and any place we can get with Radio City,” said Bright Giant guitarist Josh Davis. “I think we’ll keep doing well there for sure.”

Both Radio City and Bright Giant are currently working on full-length albums, so they will have new material to play at the bar. Radio City guitarist and Emporia State graduate student Eric Murphy said in a previous interview that the record was set to release this month, but now the tentative release date is December.

“The artwork is being submitted right now, but they have to proof the artwork, which takes like a week and then they have to proof all the audio, which could take anywhere from a week to a few months,” Murphy said.

Davis said Bright Giant plans to release their CD sometime in February or March.

Saturday night will be local band The Floor is Lava’s first time on the bill at Beer:30. Sophomore business major and guitarist and vocalist for the band, Nick Yoho, said the band has played at the bar’s open mic night Thursday nights.

“We’re obviously way excited. We’ve

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Beer:30 photos courtesy of Kaila Williams. talked about playing in the red room since we really started jamming together, before we were even a band,” Yoho said.

Yoho said that, as a band, Beer:30 is one of their favorite places to play because the crowd is so receptive and makes the band perform better.

“If you feel the love coming, you like to send it back,” Yoho said.

Yoho said The Floor is Lava’s bassist Chandler King is friends with Radio City Guitarist Matt Kosinski, so the bands connected through those two members.

Yoho said his band looks up to the two bands they will be opening for.

“We look up to both of those bands quite a bit, especially Radio City because they’re from here in Emporia and we

know those guys,” Yoho said.

Murphy said Radio City and Bright Giant haven’t seen each other in a month or two, but they have kept up on contacting each other by texting.

“We all text each other all the time, like it’s really weird because at first I assumed that Josh and I would be communicating, but all of us all talk to each other all the time,” Murphy said.

Davis said he’s excited to play with Radio City again and that he talks to Murphy every day.

“We’re dating road bands,” Davis said.

The Floor is Lava will open at around 9 or 9:30 p.m. Cover charge for those younger than 21 is $5 and it’s $3 for anyone over 21.

In 2009, audience members were terrified and haunted by the one of the most talked about horror pictures in recent years, “Paranormal Activity.” The movie consisted of using a high-definition camera, unknown actors and low budget special effects to heighten the terror of the movie. What took audience members by surprise: it worked.

Now in 2010, we are reunited with the ghoul phenomenon in its sequel, “Paranormal Activity 2.” Shot in the same style as the first one, the movie attempts to deliver more thrills and chills with its cheap effects. Sure, it looks similar to the first one, but this one will maybe leave you asking a question to yourself throughout most of the movie: “So what?”

In the first “Paranormal Activity,” we focus on an average couple that has been witnessing moments of paranormal activity happening in their home. Their solution to finding out what was happening was to get a camera and film the events that happen in the night.

The sequel focuses on a normal family who live in a very nice house. One night, the house is apparently broken into. The father of the family decides to install 24-hour surveillance cameras all over the house in order to make sure that they are safe from whoever tries to break in. We are then introduced to the “Night #1” descriptions in the first movie. Why? What purpose does it have?

The audience is then focused on those haunting demon tortures they were so afraid of in the first one.

Are the audience members going to be as scared of these tortures as they were in the first one? Some may be or some may sit there with a bored look on their face, thinking, “OK, seriously, so what?”

What made the first movie so masterful is that we were witnessing what hadn’t happened since “The Blair Witch Project.” We were witnessing events that looked convincing and believable because we were seeing people we had not seen in other movies.

Another detail the director added to make the movie believable was that he did not give the actors of the movie a script, having the actors try to play out what would happen in the situation they were in. Apart from that, the characters described what has been happening in their home before the whole “Night #1” descriptions happen.

Here, the vibe is killed as the actors in this movie actually sound like they are reading from a story line, and also making it sound so obvious that you can even predict when most events are going to happen and how they are happening.

Apart from at least one scary moment in the movie that at least had the audience scared for a little while, “Paranormal Activity 2” is an, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” kind of movie, proving that we should leave pure gold alone. The first one proved that silence is golden.

This one proves that “BANG-BANG” is not. As disappointing as it may seem, the movie is a NO-GO.

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Living on less than $5 a Day C harlie H eptas

heptas@esubulletin.com With the economy the way it is, it pays to live cheap.

With a little knowledge and some savvy shopping, there are many options available to students who wish to find inexpensive meals throughout the week.

The Didde Catholic Campus Center, located at 1415 Merchant St., offers a Dollar Dinner event once a month open to all students. “(The Dollar Dinner) benefits the students a lot because it gives them a cheap meal that’s good and a chance to socialize,” said Charlie Sigle, junior nursing major and director of the Dollar Dinner program.

Sigle said the food at this event goes fast and can be gone as within the first 20 minutes of service. The food available includes sloppy joes, spaghetti, tacos and chili.

“Dollar Dinners have been a long standing tradition at Didde, and owes its roots to a Sunday tradition on the Kansas University campus,” said Sister Pat Lynch.

Another food alternative is the spaghetti lunch available from the Christian Student Center located at 1503 Merchant St. This free meal occurs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday and is open to any student.

Don Bright, an Elder of the Church of Christ, has overseen the meal for the past three years and has seen a steady growth in the number of students who attend. The Christian Student Center accepts volunteers to help prepare and serve the spaghetti lunch.

Photos by Jon Coffey “Most students appreciate (the meal) and are always willing to help,” Bright said. The Center also serves breakfast every morning starting at 8 a.m.

Another option for those on a budget is simply shopping smart. The local grocery stores offer deals on most grocery items and often times there are bargains every day of

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the week. Reeble’s Country Mart offers many discounts, including the Always Save food brand, which allows students to purchase a large amount of food at a modest price.

Checking the newspaper for the deals and coupons offered from grocers is an option to find the best price among grocery stores.

Some restaurants around town offer meal

specials as well. Bruff ’s Bar and Grill, located at 2640 West 18th Ave.,sells 69 cent tacos on Mondays and Applebee’s, on 2901 Eaglecrest Dr., serves 39 cent chicken wings all day on Monday and Thursday and everyday after 9 p.m. Fast food is also always an option, and most of the local fast food restaurants have dollar menus if something quick is needed.

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yanl@esubulletin.com Associated Student Government recognized two new student organizations—the Black and Gold Disc Golf Club and Toymakers and Textiles Club – and approved the fund request of the Instructional Technology Student Association during their fifth meeting on Oct. 21.

“I knew that I couldn’t be the only one that interested in making toys and costumes,” said Daniel Rush, senior biology major, and organizer of Toymakers and Textiles Club.

“It’s also an interesting way to look at the history of multicultural toys and costumes.”

Toymakers and Textiles Club has six members now. They plan to hold a public toys and costumes show in local library this semester. After making those toys and costumes, Rush and his friends are going to sell them to toy shops or donate to schools.

“We are also going to one of the schools and working with the kids, focusing on developing their creativities,” Rush said.

After being recognized as a new student organization, the Black and Gold Disc Golf club already had their first meeting on Nov. 1 and they currently have 15 members. Jason Pfortmiller, sophomore business and accounting major and John Alfrey, sophomore secondary education speech and theatre major,introduced the club.

“Our main purpose is to just get students all together in a recreational way, anyone can do it, male, female, of any age group,”Pfortmiller said.

The Instructional Technology Student Association is receiving a $1,747.80 fund from ASG for attending two technology conferences this semester and next March. Jonathan D’Souza, IDT graduate assistant, introducedITSA’s purpose of going to conferences.

“Technology is always changing. So we go to these conferences. Whatever the speakers say, recommend I will take consideration, then bring it back here,” D’Souza said.

Jonathan Rivers, senior secondary education major, and president of associated student government, encouraged senators to visit Kansas Board of Regents’ website and to learn about the Kansas Commitment and Foresight 2020.

Rivers attends Kansas Board of Regents meetings every month as a member of the student advisers committee and to give suggestions and feedback from the perspective of a student.

Lynn Hobson, the assistant vice president for student life, introduced a guest from Ukraine, who is in an exchange program and came to learn how student affairs work in the United States. She took pictures for all the senators after the meeting.

Members of the Houston Ballet, hosted by the Emporia Arts Council, perform at Albert Taylor Hall last Thursday. Alissa Miller/The Bulletin.

Future teachers must show, not just tell, skills in classroom ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Standing at the edge of a pond surrounded by her class of fourth-graders, Jasmine Zeppa filled a bucket with brown water and lectured her pupils on the science of observing and recording data. Many of the children seemed more interested in nearby geese, a passing jogger and the crunchy leaves underfoot.

Zeppa’s own professor from St. Catherine University stood nearby and recorded video of it all.

“I think it went as well as it possibly could have, given her experience,” the professor, Susan Gibbs Goetz, said. Her snap review: The 25-year-old Zeppa could have done a better job holding the students’ attention, but did well building on past lessons.

Zeppa is among the first class of aspiring teachers who are getting ready for new, more demanding requirements to receive their teacher license. A new licensing system is being tested in 19 states that includes filming student teachers in their classroom and evaluating the video, also candidates must show they can prepare a lesson, tailor it to different levels of students and present it effectively.

Most states only require that would-be teachers pass their class work and a written test. Supporters of the new system say

the Teacher Performance Assessment program is a significant improvement, while others are a little more cautious in their praise, warning that it’s not guaranteed it will lead to more successful teachers.

The assessments also place responsibility for grading the would-be teachers with teams of outside evaluators who have no stake in the result. Currently, the teachers-in-training are evaluated by their colleges, which want their students to get their teaching licenses.

“It’s a big shift that the whole country is going through,” said Misty Sato, a University of Minnesota education professor who is helping adapt the assessments for Minnesota. “It’s going from ‘What has your candidate experienced?’ to what your candidate can do.”

Minnesota is scheduled to be the first state to adopt the new system when it implements it in 2012. Four other states — Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee and Washington — plan to implement it within five years. Fourteen more states are running pilots.

The teacher assessment program is a joint project by a consortium made up of Stanford University, the American Associa-

tion of Colleges for Teacher Education and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Sharon P. Robinson, president of the AACTE, an umbrella group for schools that specialize in training teachers, said the assessment will mean better teachers — and ultimately more successful students.

The assessment was developed at Stanford’s Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity. Ray Pecheone, the center’s executive director, said more than 12,000 teaching candidates have gone through it in four years of testing in California.

California and Arizona are the only states that currently require performance testing to license teachers. Two of California’s three different performance tests use video review. The third California test and the one in Arizona requires evaluators to sit in the classrooms and observe the teachers-in-training.

Pecheone said once more states adopt the program the consortium plans to track the performance of teachers who did well on the assessment to see if their students performed better on standardized tests than those of other teachers. He said the specifics of the follow-up study haven’t been decided, but he said it would make extensive use of sampling.

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Faculty Input Survey shows areas for improvement K enzie T empleton

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While most faculty members at Emporia State are satisfied with their jobs, according to the results of a morale survey taken last spring, the Faculty Senate is now seeking ways to improve areas in which faculty are less happy.

“Emporia State is a great place to be – we have our problems just like everybody else, but hopefully we can find some way to communicate those issues,” said Joella Mehrhof, Faculty Senate president.

The Faculty Input Survey is taken every three years and addresses the quality of life at ESU, Mehrhof said. The results of last April’s survey indicated that 52 percent of respondents were either satisfied of very satisfied with being a faculty member here.

But there were some areas in which faculty life could be improved, the survey said. Among the issues cited were faculty recognition and respect, faculty compensation and time demands, research needs and the tenure process. The Faculty Senate is in the process of prioritizing the concerns and finding solutions.

“There are always issues that need to be improved, but these fit into these five areas – we can’t do something about everything on the list, that wouldn’t be our charge, but we (are) looking for three or four concrete things that we can

push forward (to the administration),” Mehrhof said.

Mehrhof said that the administration seems to be responsive to the survey’s results and that at last month’s senate meeting, the senators were charged with going to their departments to find out more about the survey’s results.

Rob Catlett, Faculty Senator, said the issues addressed in the list are not necessarily how the majority feels, but that the minority could be very vocal.

“For instance… if you’re allergic to tobacco smoke and you’ve got this pounding headache, you’re going to be more vocal about that issue than someone who doesn’t mind the smell of tobacco and isn’t affected by it,” Catlett said.

According to the findings, there is no steady place where current updates on campus happenings are reported. Mehrhof said that the faculty stopped using BuzzIn for this purpose because it become overwhelming, so there needs to be a new place for communication among employees.

Another concern is the disrespect of faculty initiated in the “forced office hours policy” and “highly inappropriate or unhealthy” working environments.

“Last year, the senate passed a bill on the number of office hours that faculty members would have during the week – it wasn’t necessarily a pleasant thing, but the bill was passed. Some see it as being forced upon them, others see it as being the same number of office hours that they had anyway,” Mehrhof said.

Mehrhof said that several departments’ working conditions are not as appropriate as they should be and cited the art department as an example – it has poor ventilation and a need for office space. In the physical education department, there is a lack of air-conditioned gyms, and Visser Hall has insufficient air-conditioning.

However, Mehrhof said that many things have been improved over the years, but one of the biggest setbacks for further attention is funding.

“Money only goes so far, so priorities are set each year, and perhaps the people who set these priorities are not aware of these things… (these issues) are stopping students from coming to ESU because (we) don’t have the proper facilities, or faculty leave because the quality of their studios or office space is not appropriate,” Mehrhof said.

Although the Kansas Board of Regents does not view ESU as a research institution, Mehrhof said the faculty still produces a large amount of research, especially since onethird of ESU students are at the graduate level.

“Research can be more easily measured than good teaching in how many articles someone has published or how many books you’ve written. At ESU, research makes a difference in terms of promotion and tenure. It’s tough to be competitive in research arena when you’ve got heavy teaching loads and less support. It’s expensive as well,” Catlett said.

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The Muslim Student Association (MSA) presented lecture “Dimensions of Leadership: a personal and organizational perspective”on Oct. 28.

“Leadership is a journey. The heart of the leadership lies in the heart of the leader,” said Lorraine J. Haricombe, the dean of the University of Kansas Libraries.

Haricombe holds both a master’s and doctoratedegree in Library and Information Science from University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. She served at Bowling Green State University and Northern Illinois Universityand Peninsula Technikon in the Republic of South Africa.

Haricombe took her two children from South Africa to the United States 26 years ago. From her own experiences, Haricombe spoke to the audience her understanding of leadership.

“Leadership for me is reflection of myself,”Haricombe said.“ ‘Reflect who you are’ is the healthy essence of the leadership.”

Walking two hours every afternoon is Haricombe’s habit and her challenge to herself. Her dream is to walk to the summit of Kilimanjaro,

the highest mountain in Africa.

Haricombe thought that the best way for students to develop and exercise leadership was to know what they want to do.

“Know what you need to do and what you can doand then look for opportunities,”Haricombe said.

Samia Azzouz, English graduate student, asked a question about how to make the individual’s voice be heard in a society that does not want or encourage change. Haricombe together with John Sheridan, dean of ESU library and archives, answered her question.

“They said sharing beliefs, network and communication would be the better way to face this challenge,”Azzouz said. “I think the best things in the United States are opportunity, justice and equality.”

Waseem Afzal, library and information management doctoral student and president of Muslim student association, said that principle centered leadership at all levels was important to have a healthy community. Therefore, they chose this topic to serve our campus community.

“MSA invited Dr. Haricombe because she has exhibited leadership through her own life. Also,

Lorraine J. Haricombe explains how students can develop their leadership skills Thursday night in the Kanza Room of the Memorial Union. Megan Gartner/The Bulletin. we had an opportunity to listen to one of her talks and we liked it,”Afzal said.

MSA has 30 active members and they

meet every month at Starbucks. They are also planning to participate in International Education Week Nov. 15-19.

Kansas GOP’s Moran rolls to win in Senate race TOPEKA— Kansas voters sent U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran to the Senate with a huge victory margin Tuesday night, something his fellow Republicans had expected in a race against an articulate but little-known, first-time Democratic candidate.

Moran’s win over Democrat Lisa Johnston, a college administrator, fit with the Republican nominee’s status in the GOP-leaning state. Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932.

Also, Moran easily tapped into many voters’ discontent with President BarackObama and his

fellow Democrats over the economy and the new federal health care law.

“I’m humbled,” Moran told The Associated Press by phone from Hays, where he and his supporters were celebrating his victory. “With success tonight comes great responsibility as we try to turn this country around.”

Moran, 56, also has a folksy, approachable image built with hundreds of town hall meetings as a congressman. He’s represented the sprawling 1st Congressional District of central and western Kansas since 1997.

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PLAYER PROFILE Katie Mona

Hornet battles back from injury B randon S chneeberger

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After an injury kept her out of the usual lineup for the Emporia State Cross Country team, junior and former MIAA champion Katie Mona has returned for the Hornets this season. The return has not gone unnoticed by the team.

“I think she’s looked very good,” said Head Coach David Harris. “She’s not 100 percent… I know she will relish the day when she can be 100 percent and not have pain in her foot. Right now she’s giving everything she can, so I really credit her for what she’s able to do.”

What could be a more impressive feat is the relative lack of experience for Mona.

Originally form Lenexa, Mona attended Olathe Northwest High School and didn’t begin running cross country until her junior year. After school she decided Emporia State would be a good fit.

“I picked Emporia because of the size and location,” Mona said. “At first I wanted to be an elementary education major, and they have a really good program here for that, but I ended up switching majors anyways.”

For Mona, Emporia has so far been a good choice as she has already become a two-time national qualifier and an MIAA champion in the mile run last year with a time of 4:57.

Unfortunately for Mona, a stress fracture in her foot has kept her out of the first half of this year’s cross country season.

“I couldn’t run, I couldn’t swim for awhile, and then I got back into biking.

And then the second time I got a stress fracture again, in the same spot, I could only swim for six weeks,” Mona said.

Despite suffering the stress fracture, Mona has been able to be the high point’s scorer for the women’s team upon her return even placing first in the Tabor Invitational, her first meet since returning from injury.

Senior runner Kathryn Davison who has been running with Mona for three years recognizes Mona’s impact.

“She’s our highest point scorer, so when we found out she might not be able to run, it was kind of a hurting situation, but she’s a quick healer. It’s that natural talent that she has for her to come back so fast.”

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How has the off season training been going?

MONA jor, is gearing up for the MIAA championships set to take place on Nov. 6.

“She’s a really amazing athlete, she’s got natural talent. She’s just an all-around good athlete,” Davison said.

Basketball wins first exhibition game 68-52

Pre-season has been different for us this year because we have had several players (that) didn’t play last year because of injuries. Several players were out, just playing but not conditioning. Most of our preseason conditioning has been getting in shape, not as vigorous as it has been in the past. We have to limit and monitor what different guys can do. We’ve had bad injuries in the past, season ending injuries. We’ve had a lot of problems with stress related injuries, it’s been a little slower than we normally do it at this time of the year, but we’re coming into the season a little cleaner with not as many issues right now… Conditioning wise, we are not in as good of shape as we have been the last few years, but health wise we’re in better shape than we have been for quite some time.

What is your outlook for the team this season?

We were picked eighth in the (MIAA) preseason coaches’ poll. We’ve never finished worse than eighth since I’ve been here. I don’t have a problem with the other teams that were picked higher than (us). Most of them have a lot of returnees… and, based on what we’ve got coming in and what we’ve got coming back, we are good enough to win the league – we are good enough to finish 10th or 11th depending on how things go and how we adapt as a team. Talent wise, we are not short on talent.

How is the competition in the conference?

Senior forward Alli Volkens works for position in the lane against an Evangel opponent Tuesday night at White Auditorium. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin.

Freshman guard Rheanna Egil fights through a screen while working to cover an Evangel opponent Tuesday night at White Auditorium.

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Marcus Morris leads No. 7 Kansas past Washburn LAWRENCE (AP) — Even without the player fans most wanted to see, No. 7 Kansas had no trouble dominating Div. II Washburn.

Playing without No. 1 recruit Josh Selby, whose amateur status is still being investigated by the NCAA, the Jayhawks raced past Washburn 92-62 on Tuesday night in their exhibition opener.

Junior Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks with 28 points, including 11 free throws, and seven rebounds. The 6-foot-9 forward, took advantage of mismatches under the basket all night.

“Basically I just tried to get easy baskets,” he said. “Their bigs were a little undersized, so I just tried to get on the high side and score as easy as I could. They were working hard, but we had the height advantage.”

Selby, the 6-3 point guard from Baltimore, has been cleared to attend class and practice. But he is being held out of competition until he gets clearance from the NCAA over eligibility issues.

Markieff Morris and Tyshawn Taylor added 12 points each, and Markieff grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Jayhawks, who

Hornets shutout at Central Missouri The Emporia State soccer team fell this weekend to #2 Central Missouri Jennies 2-0. The Hornets were only able to generate two shots in the contest both of them coming on goal.

Central Missouri had better fortunes as they had 20 total shots with half of them coming on goal.

Lexie Bristow of Central Missouri scored each of the two goals for the Jennies in the 27th and 55th minutes of action. For ESU, Nikki Schmitz had eight saves on the day.

ESU travels to Missouri Western this Thursday for their next contest. They look to finish the season at home against Nebraska-Omaha Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.

are picked second in the Big 12 after winning the regular season title last year.

Four of Kansas’ five starters scored in the first five minutes to spark an 11-0 run against the outmatched Ichabod defense.

“We’ve been pretty fortunate and we’ve had some unselfish guys,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “But when your best players are your most unselfish guys passing the ball, that’s a good thing.”

Behind Marcus Morris’ 16 points, Kansas took a 51-27 first half lead and Washburn shot 10 for 23 from the field. Both teams struggled from the 3-point line early as the Ichabods finished the half 3 for 10 from behind the arc and the Jayhawks shot just 2 for 9.

Kansas’ 3-point shooting didn’t improve in the second half.

The Jayhawks were 4 for 19 for the game, but they made 32 of 35 free throws. Marcus Morris was 11 for 11 from the foul line.

Bobby Chipman led the Ichabods with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting.

We don’t know how things are going until we start playing games and see how we hold up. Barring any significant injuries, we are pretty good and competitive. It will come down to when two good teams play. There is going to be a lot of games this year in the league that are going to come down to the last two or three minutes. It will be about who gets the stops and the rebounds and makes some plays on offense. The teams that win a high percentage of those games are going to be at the top of the conference, and the teams who don’t are going to be at the bottom.

Will the senior leadership make a difference?

We have eight seniors. You get eight seniors who have all had individual adversity, whether its injuries, or having set out for a couple years or showing up from somewhere where they didn’t get good playing time.

We’ve have a bunch of guys who can play and make plays individually, but they’ve got to learn to work together and make each other better as individuals to make a great team.

Football loses to Griffons at Missouri Western

Hornets dominate in exhibition

The Emporia State football team dropped their third straight game last Saturday after a road loss to the Griffons of Missouri Western 45-14. The loss dropped the Hornets to 5-5 on the season. The Hornets committed a season high 12 penalties for 112 yards, and allowed nearly 450 yards on defense in the loss.

After a first quarter lead of 7-6, ESU trailed at half 28-14.

ESU started the second half with a drive to the MWU 20 yard line before a facemask penalty forced the Hornets to punt.

Following the punt, the Griffons would use a 20 play, 91-yard drive lasting 9:37 to seal the victory.

The Hornets close out their season at 2:20 p.m. Saturday when they travel to Washburn in what is the MIAA Network Game of the Week.

The Emporia State Women’s Basketball team began their 2010-2011 season with a roaring start this Tuesday as they blew past Evangel 68-52. The Hornets were led by AlliVolkens and Kelsey Balcom with 14 and 11 points respectively. Volkens was also able to grab 13 rebounds and three blocks giving her a double-double on the night.

After only scoring 27 points in the first half and holding a two point lead, the Hornets used a 9-0 run and an 8-0 run to distance themselves from the Lady Crusaders and jump out to an 18 point lead with 2:56 left in the contest. The Hornets were able to improve their defense as they held the Lady Crusaders to just 31 percent shooting from the floor in the second half.

ESU begins their regular season against NCAA Division I Tulsa on Nov 13.