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Students remembered as hardworking couple K enzie T empleton editor@esubulletin.com They died as they lived – together.

Before coming to Emporia State to study in Fall 2009, Yawei Fan and Zheng Lin had never met, despite attending to same university, Liaoning Normal, in northeastern China.

But shortly after arriving at ESU, the two began dating and were soon inseparable.

And last Thursday, they died within hours of each other, killed by the fire which broke out in their apartment at 12 East 11th Ave. Fan was 23. Lin was 22. “ They were dependent on each other,” said Shi Qui, graduate business student and close friend of Lin and Fan. “They always wanted to be together.”

Since the night of the fire, the Emporia Fire Department has determined the cause to have been combustibles left too close to the furnace. Fan died at the scene. Lin was lifeflighted to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, where she died later that day.

Qui said that he believes that the couple is together in the afterlife.

Friends hold a candlelight vigil last Friday night for two Chinese students, Yawei Fan and Zheng Lin, who were killed in a fire that started last Thursday morning shortly after midnight. Those who attended the vigil offered prayers and messages written on sticky notes that they attached to posters with the students’ pictures. Armando Pinion/The Bulletin

Lin and Fan

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President search narrows to four candidates S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com The search for Emporia State’s next president has been narrowed down to the final four candidates.

The prospective presidents will be invited for campus visits in early to mid-November for personal interviews with search committee members, according to Deryl Wynn, search committee chair.

“ESU is the best kept secret and we don’t want to be the next best secret anymore,” said Jonathan Rivers, search committee

member and senior social science secondary education major. “We want a leader and champion and I think that’s what we are going to get.”

During their campus visits, candidates will tour the university and interact with various groups to determine if ESU is the right fit for them.

Students will also be allowed to sit in on interviews with the candidates, ask them questions and get to know them, Wynn said. The committee is also setting up a survey where students and faculty that participate in the

open forums can give feedback.

Rivers said students hold considerable weight in this final decision.

“ESU (has) a strong foundation,” Rivers said. “A lot of individuals are in love with this institution. We want that inspirational leader who is ready to take us to the next level.”

The names of the finalists will be available within next few weeks before they come to campus, but Wynn said the names of the candidates who are sent to the Board of Regents for selection would not be made public until after a presi-

dent has been appointed.

“The final ones that go to the Board of Regents will not be made available before they meet with the board,” Wynn said.

Still, Rivers said that KBOR aims to appoint a candidate whom students can rally behind.

“The process also has to have a certain amount of flexibility because it’s important that we find the right person for the job,” said Vanessa Lamoreaux, spokeswoman for the KBOR. Rivers said the committee is assembled by an appropriate team of people who have the best inter-

est of ESU at heart and want to see it move forward.

“Even though we come from all different walks of life and have different experiences, the committee itself, despite differences, (is) unified in their assessment,” Wynn said. “I feel extremely encouraged and positive about where we are.”

Lamoreaux said the search committee will submit to KBOR its candidate recommendations at the conclusion of the campus interviews. KBOR intends to name the 16th president of ESU before the end of December.

Flentje sacks transparency bill Greeks participate in ‘Pole Sit’ for charity

K enzie T empleton editor@esubulletin.com R ocky R obinson robinson@esubulletin.com Despite efforts of the Faculty Senate to provide more transparency in the administration, interim President H. Edward Flentje opted last Tuesday not to sign a bill that would modify the current procedures for faculty and staff evaluations of administrators.

“Last week I met with President Flentje,” said Kevin Johnson, Faculty Senate president at last Tuesday’s meeting.

“It appears the rejection was not so much an opposition to the policy but the main thing he stressed was he just did not want to saddle the next president with the bill.”

The bill would promote “an atmosphere of transparency and trust at Emporia State,” according to a letter sent to Flentje on the senate’s behalf by Max McCoy, senator, assistant professor of journalism and adviser to The Bulletin.

The bill aims to allow administrators the opportunity to share the results of their own,

Faculty Senate President Kevin Johnson explains that interim President H. Edward Flentje decided not to sign the bill that would modify the current administrator evaluation policy. A motion is made that the bill should be held and submitted to the new president. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin

individual evaluations with the faculty. It also states that the evaluations will “neither be made public nor available to any party outside of Emporia State University without the consent of the evaluated administrator, the University President, or as required by law.”

But last spring, former President Michael Lane vetoed the bill because he believed

it was “self-contradictory and inconsistent with (the Kansas Open Records Act),” according to McCoy’s letter.

Still, the bill recognizes that certain information found in administrator evaluations may be deemed confidential under KORA. Last spring, Provost Tes Mehring made her own administrator evaluation available

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Doug Porter, freshman history major sits atop a pole Oct. 14th. Phi Delta Theta members sat for 36 hours to raise money for SOS. John Henningsen/The Bulletin

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Emporians invited to partake in spooky tour Adults age 16 and older are invited to the Emporia Ghost Tour at 9 p.m. this Friday night. The tour will start at the Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St. Participants will explore the Granada’s basement, then head to Poehler Mercantile’s haunted elevator, Plumb Place, the William Allen White State Historic House and the tour will end at Emporia State’s Memorial Union.

There is no admission fee, but a suggested donation of $5 is encouraged. Tourists should wear walking shoes and bring a flashlight.

Pie in the face “contest” helps raise money for United Way Students, faculty and staff can help support the United Way by voting to have a pie thrown in the face of one 18 “candidates.”

Art Gutierrez, Bill Noblitt, Brian Schrader, Chris Hoover, Dwight Moore, Joella Mehrhof, Karla Ingold, Kim Simons, Mark Runge, Mike Wise, Ray Lauber, Roger Heineken, Thad Davidson, Trudi Benjamin, Tyler Curtis, Ashley Vogts, Brenton McCoy and Lauren Lief are all in the running to receive a pie in the face.

Voters can put coins or bills in the jar of the person they want “pied” at one of the following locations: Office of Student Life, 205 Plumb Hall; Financial Aid Office, 103 Plumb Hall; Teacher’s College Word Processing Center, 210 Visser Hall; Center for Student Involvement in the Memorial Union; Stormont Maintenance Center, Room 211.

Voting ends Nov. 18.

Revived SPJ chapter hosts groundbreaking reporter tomorrow The newly revived student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host speaker Ron Sylvester of the Wichita Eagle at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon in Plumb Hall 407.

The event is open to the public and all students, faculty and staff who are interested in journalism, community journalism and writing are invited to attend.

Sylvester, legal affairs reporter for the Eagle, will present his views on community journalism and the importance of SPJ. He will also speak on the use of Twitter in legal reporting.

With more than 30 years of experience, Sylvester has had lunch with the likes of Johnny Cash and has even interviewed the BTK killer.

For more information about the event or SPJ, contact Rhonda Voorhis, instructor of journalism at 341-5541, or Max McCoy, assistant professor of journalism and adviser to The Bulletin, at 341-5544.

“Hairy” competition kicks off next week The Alternative Spring Break group will host a “No Shave November” contest to help raise money for their trip to Fairfield, Ala. next semester, where they will help build houses with Habitat for Humanity.

Anyone at Emporia State can participate for $5. The competition will run from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30. Those interested should stop by the Alternative Spring Break table in the Union by this Friday to sign up.

Questions can be directed to Brooke Schmidt at bschmid2@ emporia.edu. All the proceeds will benefit Alternative Spring Break and Emporia’s local Habitat for Humanity.

Play festival features work of students The English department in conjunction with the communication and theater department will host a short play festival this Saturday, featuring plays written by students in Professor Kevin Rabas’ playwriting course.

Rehearsals will begin a 9 a.m. and will continue through 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Friesen Studio in Roosevelt Hall. The performances will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Fredrickson Theater in Roosevelt and will last approximately an hour.

The plays are written, directed and performed by ESU students. The show is free and open to the public. Questions can be directed to Kevin Rabas at 341-5218 or krabas@emporia.edu.

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Union faces ‘old’ challenges in renovation process B rooke S chultz schultz@esubulletin.com After breaking ground in April 2010, the Memorial Union continues to be on track for a total makeover, which should be completed this coming April, according to Dave Hendricks, director of the Memorial Union.

“We’re over halfway (done), which is nice,” Hendricks said.

Hendricks said the project is moving along, but there is still much more that must be completed and some obstacles have come up.

Hendricks said that the current focus now is the third floor, which will house student publications and a senate chamber for the Associated Student Government. This work is scheduled to be completed sometime this semester.

“The areas that we’re working in right now are the most challenging for the contractor because they’re the oldest,” Hendricks said.

He said that much of the building dates back to 1925, which has added complications. There was a holdup with fire suppression systems and getting new plans approved and equipment installed.

The next area that is scheduled to go online is the west side of the lower level. This will include the entrance from the north side of the building, the Office of International Education and Career Services. Hendricks said that the nicest feature of this portion is the open stair tower. These stairs are concealed by glass so it will be possible to see up to the top from

Representatives of the various trades involved in the Memorial Union renovation project discuss their progress Monday morning in the Veterans Hall of Honor. The project should be finished in April. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin

the lower level as well as down and outside.

“And then, unless something drastically happens, we’re on track to complete the main street area over the winter break,” Hendricks said.

The final portion of the renovations will include the Kanza, Flint Hills and Greek rooms which will go offline at the end of the semester.

“I’m excited to see how it turns out,” said Kaylynn Anderson, freshman secondary history education and Spanish major. “It’s kind of annoying right now because you have to walk around it and hear the noises.”

Originally, Hendricks said about

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A motion was made and passed 25-4 that the bill should be held and re-submitted as is to whomever is appointed as the next president of ESU. Three other bills were also brought to the attention of the senate.

Marian Riedy, associate professor of business administration and education, said that the intellectual property bill was passed last April, but it was never sent to former President Lane for approval.

A bill addressing credit hours for different courses was also discussed. The Department of Education now requires institutions that enroll students receiving federal financial aid to define the amount of work needed to

$18 million was the estimated cost of “phase one” of the process. Since the first phase cost only $16 million, the union was able to initiate what Hendricks called “phase two” of the process, which included the third floor, everything west and north of the ballroom and some extra work on the lower level waterproofing. “(It has) far, far, far exceeded any expectations that I had,” Hendricks said.

New features will include an updated main street, additions to the ballroom and a new “convenience” store, according to the ESU renovations website.

Additional information and updates on the progress can be found at Emporia.edu/murenovation.

receive a credit hour.

“We are looking at a variety of things out on the internet and various other schools who have already dealt with this issue,” said Dwight Moore, associate professor of biology. “It defines a credit hour in face-to-face classes and accommodates distance learning in which the same amount of learning should occur to earn a credit hour.”

Another bill regarding the time limit for which a course can still be considered consistent with current academic standards was also addressed.

Moore said the issue was called to attention when a past student graduated with a 40-year-old course which “had gone stale.”

Drafts for these bills will be looked over at the next meeting at 3:30 p.m. next Tuesday in Webb 2 Lecture Hall.

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STUDENT PROFILE Student goes above and beyond to help others S imone C osper cosper@esubulletin.com

Tuesdays and Thursdays after school,” Murphy said. “Tuesdays will be spent researching a particular country, and Thursdays will be spent participating Many Emporia State students recin a presentation with an internationognize and can appreciate the imporal student from that country.” tance of community service.

Murphy is also involved with “Community service is important international students from all age because it allows you to learn life groups. skills,” said Rebecca Oakman, freshShamika Rolle, man library scifreshman economence major. “It ics major, said she helps to keep the “I love meeting new came to ESU from community clean students and striking the Bahamas in and it creates a August. Rolle said caring environauthentic, spiritual it is important for ment where peoconversations with international stuple are dedicated dents to have help, to one another.” them.” such as that which But Amy Murphy provides, Murphy, sopho-Amy Murphy in adjusting to an more elementary American lifestyle. education major, “You need someone to relate to,” is one student whose achievements in Rolle said.

“In order to maximize volunteerism stand out from the rest. your true potential, academically, you For the past two years, Murphy need to be in a comfortable environhas earned a $1000 scholarship ment.” through the Bonner Leader Program As an International Swarm Leader, at ESU for 300 hours of community Murphy said she and others organize service at any location. and prepare incoming international “I love meeting new students and students each semester. striking authentic, spiritual conversa“When they arrive, we make sure tions with them,” Murphy said. they have all of their information, fill Last year, Murphy volunteered out all of their paperwork to be stuat the Center for Early Childhood dents, are checked into their rooms, Education. In November, she will parand feel welcomed in Emporia,” ticipate in an afterschool program at Emporia Middle School called Quest, Murphy said.

Murphy also tutors two internadesigned for sixth grade students. tional students at the Inner Bean, an “I will meet with the students on

Amy Murphy, sophomore elementary education major, talks with 7-year-old Rin. Murphy spends time with Rin once a week conversing in English to help Rin’s transition after moving to the U.S. from Japan. Murphy has also been involved in activities such as Spanish Club and Christian Challenge and she works at the Inner Bean. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

adult from China and a young Japanese girl, every Wednesday.

“I offered to tutor both of these students because I love helping others, and after I graduate, I want to teach English overseas, so this is a great opportunity for me to see if I do well at it,” Murphy said.

Murphy said she is also working towards a minor in Spanish. She is a first-year member of Spanish club.

Murphy said she chose ESU for the education program and proximity to her father.

“I have always wanted to be a teacher, so this is the place to be,” Murphy said. “My dad lives in Olathe, and I strongly wanted to be closer to him to build that relationship.”

To participate in the Bonner Leadership Program, contact the Center for Student Involvement in the Memorial Union for more information on the application process.

Legislation beefs up community service requirements K haili S carbrough

scarbrough@esubulletin.com In an effort to connect students with the community around them, the Associated Student Government passed a bill last year that revamped the community service policy for Recognized Student Organizations.

Under the new legislations, RSOs must have a must have a minimum of 20 hours of community service. No more than 10 hours of this service can be used for on campus activities.

The remaining 10 hours must be provided elsewhere in the Emporia community.

“The idea is to get student organizations more involved in the community,” said Luke Drury, junior political science major, ASG legislative director

and Community Hornets Service Corps member.

Drury said that the bill was passed because in previous years RSOs were only volunteering oncampus.

“We wanted to separate community service with campus service because they are two very different things,” said Ashely Vogts, senior interdisciplinary studies major and ASG president. “One’s getting out into the community and one’s on campus…we want our students to be represented on campus and do things that directly affects students as well as do stuff within our community because our community is what really hosts Emporia State.”

ASG and Community Hornets’ will host an open house from 2-5 p.m. today in the east lounge of the Memorial Union. They

will hand out copies of the new legislation as well as calendars of service events that students can participate in.

The open house is a come and go event that allows for members of RSOs to talk with the ASG and Community Hornets to get a grasp of what qualifies as campus service and what qualifies as community service.

“Community service in general is always a really great idea because you are helping out the people who are helping you,” Vogts said.

“Our campus is always in need of some sort of help, whether it’s cleaning up or if an organization is hosting a community service event on campus that they would like help with. The campus is what is helping us become more active and engaged citizens, so why not help the campus community, but also

the Emporia community?”

Drury said that community service looks good on resumes but it also reflects positively on RSOs and on ESU as whole.

“Emporia State students are invested not only in their campus but also in their community,” Drury said.

Eden Tullis, senior English major and president of the Union Activities Council, said that she thinks the 10 hours of off campus service might be a little harder for RSOs to accomplish, but she also said it is important to do service within the Emporia community because Emporia does so much for the university.

“Since RSO’s are organizations on campus, their main focus is on campus and most of their time and effort is spent fulfilling the commitments of being

part of that RSO,” Tullis said.

“Getting off campus hours will require commitments outside of those usual campus-driven commitments, (but) this will allow for a more well-rounded experience.”

Tullis also thought that providing service event calendars will help RSOs and ESU students know what opportunities there are for them to get involved.

“Sometimes doing service with the community or lack thereof comes down to students and RSOs just not knowing what those opportunities are,” Tullis said. “A calendar will help RSO presidents and vice presidents get the word out to their members.”

All students are welcome to attend the open house and see what service opportunities Emporia has to offer.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

A Portrait of Caring It is not often that our university faces a tragedy as terrible as the recent fire that took the lives of two international students.

While many may have taken a moment to feel sad and have since moved on, one student in particular, a member of The Bulletin staff, has taken this tragedy and turned it into an opportunity for hope and support.

Sisi Huang, president of the Chinese Student Association and business manager for The Bulletin, has orchestrated the creation of a memorial fund – the Phoenix Charity Foundation. The PCF is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that exists to supports the families of international students in emergency situations.

Sisi’s response was quick, having organized the foundation and acquired its IRS certification within one week of the accident. Putting aside her own grief over the loss of two friends, she had no hesitation whatsoever in her reaction.

Her work, which was accomplished in such a short time, is an outstanding addition to the many programs and organizations for international students that ESU has taken years to accumulate.

Her actions are amazing, not only in their immediacy and incredible selflessness, but in the context in which they are occurring.

During this time of economic crisis, when people are protesting the legal theft of their income and clinging onto every dollar they earn, it is not common for someone, especially a college student, to be fighting for the financial wellbeing of others. She used every resource she had, including her knowledge of business, to accomplish something that not every student could or would do in a similar situation.

Sisi has set an example for us all.

Though this is a difficult time in our lives, we cannot forget the importance of altruism. Though we may be strapped for time, we cannot forget to volunteer. Though we may be swimming in debt, we cannot forget to donate.

T he Bulletin is honored to have someone of such a high caliber work at our humble paper. Sisi is the kind of person who will take an emotional trauma and, instead of wallowing in sadness, funnel it into productivity and strength.

Her cheerful personality brightens our lives every week, and her airtight organization has been essential to the smooth running of our publication. Now, people around the world will feel the benefits of her love.

Sisi knew what had to be done, and she did it. We are so proud of her.

Sisi Huang

A Silent Campus The politics of Emporia State are more diverse than they pretend to be. Yet somehow there is a pervasive belief that white, conservative America dominates the discourse surrounding politics at ESU and has glossed over the liberal and nonwhite elements that exist. Even absent the artificial distinction of “liberal” or “conservative,” we miss the boat on affecting change.

The absent element is activism. In particular, the student body seems silent when obvious affronts to our wellbeing arise.

Some small factions may spark conversations around campus, but demonstration and protest are barely a whisper on the breath of our students.

Students often don’t see the possibility for change that exists in their everyday lives. Activism takes many shapes. It is not merely sign waving and chorus chanting. Writing letters to the powers that be, running for office, flyer distribution and even an informal discussion group all constitute a political act.

But, let’s assume that students are already aware of the power they possess. When was the last time a noticeable body of students aggressively expressed their political ideas? Even hot button issues like smoking bans and tuition hikes have conjured only looks of disdain and frustration, but have never moved us to organize and demand.

Perhaps it is because we are happy.

It is possible that our school is far more accommodating than we are willing to admit. We do, after all, pay far less than most state sponsored schools in Kansas, let alone nationwide.

We do provide a safe atmosphere for our students and facilitate an easier transition to the professional world for certain degrees.

But contentment is not a virtue. The status quo may very well be a place of comfort, but every great historical example of

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M att C ook cook@esubulletin.com positive change has been born out of a desire for something even better. If you find yourself happy, imagine more.

It is true that not everything needs to be overturned, detached and disassembled. What we should consider is how important it is to simply exercise our voices, and since not every student is afforded a deciding vote at every Associated Student Government meeting, it is up to us to enforce change the only way we can – a demand on the administration.

Maybe it only appears that we should be vocal but not about any particular thing. And though the democratic way is something to fight for in itself, I do believe there is plenty to fight for on campus.

Quitcherbitchin’ It’s hard to miss what is happening on our streets and near our congressional buildings these days. Scruffy current and former students hold signs that decry the government for possible corruption, denounce the “1 percent” and their capitalistic ways, and more importantly, the problems that come up with trying to pay off student loans and debt.

They call it the Occupy Wall Street movement, and sometimes they call it a protest. It has spread not only throughout the United States, but also overseas to countries that have apparently tired of their governments.

But this “movement” seems to be nothing more than students who are sick and tired of not being able to pay off their student debts, or find jobs that pay well.

Do these jobs exist? Yes, of course they do. Are there people standing outside with a placard with your last name on it, waiting to whisk you away to a fabulous office in a town full of amazing bars and restaurants?

No. That will not happen. Nor has it ever happened, as this is not how our society works.

The truth is that we need to actively seek these jobs, and of course, to actually start at the bottom. I hear of teaching jobs in western Kansas that were once offering to help pay off student loans, but no one took them.

Why? Because they were in western Kansas, not Portland or Seattle or any of those other hip towns.

As about-to-be graduates and soon-to-be job hunters, we need to understand the fact that the world out there is not all puppy dogs and happy rainbows, but rather, something far more different. There will not be people out there willing to hire you at the industry middle level, ready to help you pay back your student loans in as little as a year.

We cannot leave here thinking that simply because we

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A ndrew P otter potter@esubulletin.com have accounting degrees, we are going to get a job with a fancy high-level corporation. We need to come to terms with the idea that we may be doing bookkeeping for a small, second-hand clothing shop.

The entitlement theory, that we are entitled to things after graduation, is a dead theory. It leads us nowhere, and I hope for it to die in its tracks soon.

Our mission here is to accept and change our future, not to blame others.

My name is Andrew Potter, and I really don’t give a shit about the 1 percent in this country, because every second I spend thinking about them is one second I don’t spend on myself, and one second further away from my own goals.

Maybe you’ll do the same.

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Halloween Goodies

Whether you are staying in and watching scary movies or going out with friends, these tasty treats are sure to make any Halloween get together a ghoulish good time. Just remember to drink responsibly.

The Bloody Cauldron Ingredients: 3 ounces of tomato juice 1 ounce of Black Vodka Pinch of celery salt Splash of Worcestershire Sauce 1/2 ounce of fresh lemon juice Pinch of Horseradish Stalk of celery for garnish 1 Slice of jalapeño for garnish Ice Directions: Add all the ingredients into a serving pitcher and stir until fully blended. If black vodka is not available, the recipe also works well with clear vodka.

Once fully blended, fill a tall glass with ice, garnish with a slice of fresh jalapeno and a stalk of celery and then pour in the mixture. Serve immediately.

NOTE: If you are making a batch and storing it in the refrigerator, leave the ice and garnish out of the mix until you are ready to serve. *Recipe obtained from Celebrations.com.

Jamaican Zombie

Ingredients: 2 1/2 ounces light rum 1 ounce dark rum 1 ounce apricot brandy 1 ounce fresh lime juice 1 ounce pineapple juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce passion fruit juice 1 or 2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Directions: Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a frosted zombie glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice and cherry. *Recipe obtained from Webtender.com.

Salem Witch Ingredients: 1/2 ounce vodka 1/2 ounce raspberry schnapps 1/2 ounce Midori melon liqueur Splash of lime juice Splash of grenadine Fill with 2/3 sour mix Fill with soda water Directions: In a collins glass with ice, pour vodka, Midori, and raspberry schnapps. Add a splash of lime juice.

Fill 2/3 with sour mix and the rest with soda water (or seltzer). Stir gently, and finally top with a splash of grenadine. *Recipe obtained from Webtender.com

Vampire Bite

Ingredients: 2 ounces premium tequila 3 ounces tomato juice 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice liberal sprinkle all-spice

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a highball glass with ice and stir.

TIP: For a fun “garnish,” buy a bunch of cheap plastic vampire fangs and hang them on the rim of the glass. *Recipe obtained from Celebrations.com. *Please note that The Bulletin does not condone underage drinking or any other illegal activities that involve alcohol.

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Cult classic induces ‘Time Warp’ madness

K haili S carbrough scarbrough@esubulletin.com Hundreds of fans swarmed the Granada Theatre last Friday night to take part in the object-throwing, aisle-dancing cult classic known as “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The show played at both 8 p.m. and midnight.

Shelby Lindsey, junior art major and volunteer at the Granada, said that the show appeals to viewers because it is a “cult film,” which means that fans are highly devoted to it.

“It’s interactive,” Lindsey said. “We had prop bags for everyone.”

The first 200 people at each showing received a prop bad, which contained rice; a newspaper; glow sticks; rubber gloves; noisemakers like whistles; a strand of toilet paper; pieces of toast; party hats and playing cards, Lindsey said.

All items were used during certain parts of the show and were most often thrown towards the stage. For example, during the opening scene of the movie, audience members mimicked the actors by throwing rice at the newlywed couple leaving the church on screen.

“We have concerts every month but this is really the only interactive event we have ever had,” Lindsey said, “I love it because it’s just strange – in general it’s just creepy.”

Some audience members came dressed in unusual outfits, which included maids in fishnet stockings. Two such viewers were Brenna Mercer and Daya Williams, Emporian sisters who said they came to enjoy the show and relive pleasant memories from their teenage years.

“The first time (I saw it), my dad took me when I was 18 and it was with the audience participation,” Mercer said. “It’s one of my most fun memories from when I was younger.”

Williams is an Emporia State secondary education graduate.

She donned a maid costume.

“I love the audience participation,” Williams said.

Along with using the items in their prop bags, viewers sang along with the music and danced in the aisles to the song “The Time Warp.” Members of the audience also shouted at the screen during key moments in the performance.

“It was nice having the prop bags – I didn’t have to remember what to bring,” said Janet Burenheide, Emporia resident.

Maria Morris, Flint Hills Technical College student, said that

Emporia residents dressed up for the Rocky Horror Picture Show Friday night at the Granada Theater. The movie showed both at 8 p.m. and midnight. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin

she loved the audience participation and her favorite part was when the volunteers at the Granada threw water at the audience during a rainy scene to simulate being rained on. Audience members put newspapers over the tops of their heads to keep dry from the “rain.”

The next show on Granada’s calendar is “Beetlejuice,” set for 7 p.m. this Friday night. Admission is $5 and the doors open at 6 p.m.

Ghost hunter seeks freaky activity on campus S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com If there’s something strange in your Emporia neighborhood, who are you going to call?

At 7 p.m. tonight, Ghost Hunter Jeff Davis will be in the Memorial Union’s Web Hall, courtesy of the Union Activities Council.

“We chose to bring Jeff because it’s different and we thought it would be something the students would want to see,” said Eden Tullis, senior English major and UAC president. “Picking it to go a couple of days before Halloween was definitely planned.”

Davis will discuss his own experiences with the supernatural and inform students about hauntings on campus, Tullis said. Before his presentation, Davis will spend the day pursuing any ghostly activity on campus.

There are various stories that deal with the paranormal on campus. One of the most well-known deals with the top floor of the Memorial Union, Tullis said.

Rumor has it that the halls are haunted by ghost named Martha.

The top floor of the Union used to serve as living quarters for 10 teachers.

One of the teachers, Martha, allegedly committed suicide in these quarters and has been causing havoc ever since, doing things like turning lights on and off in locked rooms and opening and closing doors, according to Tullis.

Born and raised in Washington, Davis has experience ghost hunting mainly on

“Paranormal Activity 3” Off Falls short of the Reel legacy

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I’m a huge fan of the “Paranormal Activity” movies.

The unique way in which these films have utilized the “found footage” style has been both refreshing and horrifying – that is, until now.

“Paranormal Activity 3” has fallen very short of the legacy of the series, and it’s a shame to bear witness to.

T his prequel to the first two films takes place in the late 80’s and again focuses on the sisters

Photo Illustration by John Henningsen

the west coast. Some of his accomplishments include being featured on an episode of “Haunted History Over the Northwest,” a television program on the History Channel, as well as writing several books.

“Students will enjoy hearing about the paranormal Jeff has found during his years as a ghost hunter, as well as things he has found while hunting the ESU campus,” said senior accounting major Ellen Huschka.

The American interest in the paranormal has peaked in recent years due in part by the media, according to Ghosthuntingserets.com. This includes the

Katie (Chloe Csengery) and Kristi Rey (Jessica Tyler Brown).

The sisters are living with their mother Julie (Lauren Bitter) and her boyfriend Dennis (Chris Smith), and have befriended an invisible entity named Toby who lives in their house.

Naturally, some spooky stuff starts happening in the night and Dennis, who just happens to be a wedding videographer, decides to set up cameras in the house to catch said spooky stuff along with a lot of unnecessarily long pan shots and a completely random sub-plot involving witches.

As I said, I’m a fan of this style of filming, but “Paranormal 3” didn’t bring anything new to the table aside from stretching the bounds of believability. There were several moments in the film that I found myself wondering why the cameraman was carry-

Sci-Fi hit television show “Ghost Hunters,” as well as the 1984 classic movie “Ghost Busters.”

“I think students enjoy this because the paranormal always seems to interest people,” Tullis said. “The fact that we also haven’t had (a ghost hunter) on campus for a very long time should get all ages and classifications interested.”

At the end of his presentation, 50 participants will be selected by a drawing to accompany Davis around the college grounds. During this tour, he will share with students his observations and the locations of activity that he found.

ing around a camera at that particular moment or even why the camera was left on.

One possible reason for the shortcomings of this installment could be the directors, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.

Neither have worked with the “Paranormal” franchise before this, although they have made another “found footage” film called “Catfish.”

The true disappointment lies with producer Oran Peli, who has been involved as a writer with all of the “Paranormal” films as well as “Insidious.”

Seeing as he remodeled his own home to film in and bankrolled the original film, you would think he would have looked at the third one and said, “Maybe this isn’t the direction to take.”

T he biggest downfall of this movie is that all the cool and

interesting moments advertised, as well as the plot advertised in the commercials, were not actually in the movie. The previews show a house fire that played a large part in the back-story this movie was supposed to portray, yet it was completely absent in the final product.

Also, nearly all of the scary moments shown in the trailers that were omitted from the film for whatever reason were replaced by rather lackluster scares and false-alarms, aside from one rather inspired moment in a kitchen. “ Paranormal Activity 3” had the potential to be another great addition to the “Paranormal” series, but instead it became a tedious exercise in unrewarded patience for this unhappy viewer.

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Students’ memories honored at candlelight vigil

STUDENTS... from page 1 demic record that led to her When Lin traveled to China last summer, Fan’s mother took her out to dinner, which Qui said meant that she approved of their relationship. After graduation, Qui said the two planned to return to China to get married and pursue careers in their respective fields.

Fan was a sophomore chemistry major. Lin was a graduate English student. Although he never had her as a student, Mel Storm, English professor, was her adviser. Just two days before her death, Storm enrolled Lin for the spring semester.

“Her teachers liked her,” Storm said. “She was, they report, a good scholar, as I would have guessed from the excellent aca-

being accepted into our English master’s program… she was working hard at her degree and carrying a heavy course load. She had another heavy course load planned for the spring.

“Her fellow students and her teachers will miss her very much.

We’re all fortunate to have had her with us, even though the time was too short.”

Eric Yang, associate professor of biology, said he had known Fan and Lin for two years and they were a friendly couple. “ They always started to waved to me and had sweet smiles on their face each time they saw me on campus even a hundred yards away,” Yang said.

Last Friday night, friends and members of the Chinese Student

Association held a candle lighting ceremony outside of the apartment where Lin and Fan lived.

Nearly 200 students, faculty and community members attended.

At the vigil, prayers were said in both English and Chinese, and at one point, those present bowed in unison. “ We wanted to express our feelings and give our wishes to the victims,” said Sisi Huang, president of CSA and business manager for The Bulletin. “In China, bowing is the traditional way to show respect for the dead.”

There were also several posters that read “Wish You Were Here” hung on the fence next to the house that had pictures of Fan and Lin. Participants were able to write messages on Post-it notes to

stick to the posters.

“I want their parents to know that they had many good friends who all loved them,” Yang said.

“They were diligent students who wished to use hard study and learned knowledge and skills to return the love of their parents… they wished they could make their parents proud of their academic achievements.”

The newly formed Phoenix Charity Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help international students and families in emergency situations, according to Huang.

Donations can be made payable to Phoenix Charity Foundation and can be sent to Emporia State Federal Credit Union’s two locations in Emporia — 310 W. 12th Ave., or 2332

Industrial Road.

“All we are trying to do is in memory of Zheng Lin and Yawei Fan and we want to give our condolences to their families,” Huang said. “We feel so moved because we have received a lot of support with this town…this warmth will provide us the courage to overcome it step by step.”

A memorial service will begin at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Albert Taylor Hall. The evening will include songs by Harmonious Voices of Praise and memories from ESU faculty, staff and students who were friends of Fan and Lin. “I will remember them as my students, good friends and brilliant young couple who are alive in the bottom of my heart,” Yang said.

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Graphic designer brings new element to art department M egan N olan

nolan@esubulletin.com Emmy Rice, Emporia State’s newest instructor of graphic arts, is bringing fresh ideas to the art department in the form of web design for artists.

Before arriving at ESU, Rice was a graphic arts teacher at Kansas State, her alma mater, but she decided to come to ESU for the contrasting opportunities it offered. “(I came to ESU) because it was a great opportunity, nice community and had small class sizes,” Rice said.

Rice’s experience at K-State with larger class sizes was one of the things the art department liked about Rice, said Patrick Martin, associate professor of glass blowing and interim chair of the art department.

Another thing that set her apart from the other candidates was the fact that Rice already had a freelance web designing business. She will teach a course in web design next semester in addition to her graphic arts classes.

“I just gave a talk to the art department on the importance of creating an online presence for your work,” Rice said. “Using blogging, Twitter, Pinterest and other social networking sites as viral marketing is a concept that is really

important for today’s design student,” Rice said.

R ice is the only graphic arts teacher at ESU, so she has a lot of freedom with the curriculum when it comes to her classes.

“I regularly incorporate collaborative projects into each semester that mirror the real world,” Rice said.

Rice’s classes have also put together a blog using Wordpress to document their daily artistic process.

“Incorporating Wordpress into my daily curriculum is a baby step towards (web design),” Rice said.

Rice said group work projects that students create together helps to create a more lifelike situation of what jobs will be like when the students graduate.

“These students want to learn how it will be in the real world,” Rice said.

“This way they get a feel for what it means to work in the same conditions as a professional.”

They recently finished a group packaging project, which is posted on the students’ blog. “ It seems like the projects she has her student do are appropriate – you know, fun and very real life,” said Stephanie Lanter, instructor of ceramics.

Lanter, a fellow first year instructor, said she was glad to have another new instructor in the department.

Emmy Rice, graphic design instructor, stands next to a display of shampoo designs made by her students in King Hall Tuesday afternoon. Prior to teaching in Emporia, Rice taught graphic design at Kansas State. Julie Thephachan/The Bulletin

“Emmy is wonderful,” Lanter said.

“She has tons of energy, cares and her positive attitude has contributed to my experience at ESU… we are both new this year so we connected easily. Trying to

figure out the system together and everything.”

R ice said she was excited to be at ESU and hopes to make Emporia her home for a long time to come.

Campus is ‘In the Mood’ for unusual 1940s music performance R ocky R obinson

robinson@esubulletin.com The 1940s will swing and dance into Emporia this Friday. The Emporia Arts Council will host In the Mood, a group made up of six singers and dancers accompanied by a 13 piece orchestra playing swing music from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and the Andrews Sisters, according to David Shaw, president of Art Beat.

The show is not the type of performance that the council would normally host, but they decided to bring it to Emporia after being con-

tacted by Art Beat, the nonprofit organization that helps schedule shows for In the Mood, said Melissa Windsor, executive director of EAC. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Albert Taylor Hall on campus.

“It is such a big production that there wasn’t room for it at the Granada,” Windsor said. “It is a show that attracts a broad range of people but really appeals to the older generation that lived through the 40s.”

Windsor said that about 200 tickets have already been sold, but EAC expects a rush in the days before the show.

“I heard about the show in one of my classes and saw fliers around town,” said Landon Noll,

freshman theater education major. “I am probably going to go even though the tickets are kind of expensive.”

The show is a celebration of an unusual era in American music, according to In the Mood’s website. The show is on its 17th year and has even been performed overseas. It has recently been on tour in Australia and the group performed a show for the 53rd presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton.

Shaw said the goal of In the Mood is to bring a quality show to small towns. After receiving positive feedback from past performances in Emporia, Shaw was eager to get in contact with the EAC. He said the show will

run throughout Kansas each year, and although no schedule has been made, he said they will probably make another appearance in Emporia in the future.

“We encourage feedback from the audience and often ask for suggestions for new music,” Shaw said. “We add new music every year so it is something that people like to see over and over again. The older generation really gets into the show because it is something they experienced in their lifetime.”

Tickets are available at the art council building downtown or at Brownpapertickets.com.

Adult tickets cost $27 and youth tickets are $12.50.

Fishing for Jokes

Freshman Joshua Rock sits outside of Brightons Lecture and Morse “Fishing for jokes.” His voice rang out to students, “Fishing for jokes! Homeless jokes accepted!” Friday afternoon, hoping to catch himself a little entertainment for the day. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

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Volleyball avenges early season loss C helsie S laughter slaughter@esubulletin.com Emporia swept the Truman Bulldogs 3-0 on Tuesday night at home. With 10 kills and 12 digs, sophomore middle blocker Brianna Kaiser finished with a double-double. Receiving player of the night, freshman middle blocker Courtney Haring had seven kills and eight blocks, two of them solo.

“We wanted this game really bad,” Haring said.

In their second face-off against the Bulldogs this year, the Hornets sought revenge after losing the first game 2-3.

“We need to be consistent,” said Bing Xu, head coach. “You can’t play up and down.”

The Hornets came out fired up from the start. Freshman setter Katie Deutschmann contributed with strong net play while her teammate sophomore outside hitter Paige Vanderpool viciously attacked the net. There was tension in the gym as the score became 24-24. The Hornets pulled away

taking the first set 26-24 off of a kill

by Haring.

Emporia lost some energy as they got down early, 0-4, in the second set, forcing Xu to call a timeout to rally the squad. Immediately after the timeout, the Hornets scored and continued their streak to get the score to 7-7.

Kaiser contributed many kills to as the Hornets played strong.

Haring continued to be a brick wall as she continuously stuffed the Bulldogs’ attacks. The set remained close as the score was tied at 26-26.

The gym exploded as Emporia took the second set 28-26 over Truman.

“We weren’t happy with the results the first time we played Truman so we knew we had to come out strong,” Kaiser said. “We just had to take it one point at a time.”

The Hornets took an early lead in the third and final set.

Deutschmann scored crucial points as her team rallied around her play.

Keeping the game intense the teams contained yet another close set, tying the score at 14-14.

Vanderpool, Kaiser and Morgan

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Sophomore right side hitter Morgan Buckner spikes the ball over the net Tuesday night at White Auditorium. The Hornets beat the Bulldogs 3-0.

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Buckner all played vital parts as they stretched the lead. The Hornets would close out the Bulldogs winning the third set by a score of 25-18.

“It was a very intense game,”

head coach Bing Xu said.

“Mentally, we are strong enough. I am really proud of them tonight.”

The Hornets will take on Missouri Western at 7 p.m. this Friday in St. Joseph, Mo.

Despite obstacles, track runner comes out on top M arcus H ix sports@esubulletin.com Coming into his fourth season on the track team, Frank Cortez shows determination in his pursuit of being a national qualifier in the 400 meter dash.

Cortez finished fourth in the 400 meter dash at the MIAA Outdoor Track Championship last season and in last season’s overall standings he finished third. His personal best was 48.36 seconds, which he ran during the preliminaries at a conference meet.

Despite all of last season’s successes, there were also bumps along the way.

Cortez grew up in Wichita playing football and basketball, his first love. Then in eighth grade he moved to Ellinwood, where he realized he had a knack for running track.

Like a lot of track athletes, he wanted to compete in the 200 meter dash, but by luck the 400 meter fell into his lap.

“It’s really funny how I fell into the 400,” Cortez said. “I was always big on the 200 when I was younger. I’ll never forget it. On the day of the meet, (my coach) said let’s switch races. Me being

the freshman, said ‘ok’ because I was trying to impress the coaches.

I ended up winning the meet that day. I have stuck with it ever since.”

Cortez said he decided to come to Emporia State on a partial scholarship. Due to less than ideal grades in high school, he redshirted his freshman season. After another hiccup, he would become academically ineligible his sophomore season.

But this did not discourage Cortez from running track.

“It’s really almost like a movie,” said track head coach Steve Blocker. “His story transcends him… he went from not even being on the team to making it all the way back. He literally made it back to being our number one 400 runner.”

In his fourth season with the team, he has improved and worked very hard to be in the position that he is today. He continues to work hard in the weight room to be a better athlete.

“His work ethic is awesome,” Blocker said. “After being away from the track team for nine months, he came out and was in horrible shape. But he came back and hung in there… Before you

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CORTEZ knew it, Frank Cortez placed in the MIAA conference meet.”

Even through all of the highs and lows in his track career, Cortez seems to have persevered.

“The competition drives me more than anything,” Cortez said.

“The sport itself gives me motivation in life. That inspires me the most.”

Sport Shorts ESU football beats Lincoln 52-23 The Hornets traveled to Jefferson City, Mo. to face the Lincoln Blue Tigers on Saturday. In a back and forth first half, the game remained close, 21-17, with the Hornets leading.

Adrian Abner scored the first points of the game with his first touchdown run of the season. Dasor Horton scored the second touchdown of the game with a 19-yard run.

The Hornets would pull away in the second half with LaDarrian Page getting in the end zone. Then Tyler Eckenrode then hit Cameron Gee on a 63-yard touchdown bomb over the middle. The defense was once again stout.

In the end, the Hornets gained a total of 563 yards of total offense as they pulled away with a 52-23 victory. The Hornets record now stands at 3-5. The team will take on Truman at 2 p.m. this Friday at Welch Stadium.

Volleyball downs FHSU 3-1

Senior defensive line Kennedy Ezimako tackles the Missouri Western quarterback for a safety on Oct. 15 at Welch Stadium. The Hornets lost 16-22 over homecoming weekend. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin

Anderson leads Hornet offense

The volleyball team traveled to Fort Hays State on Friday, ending up with a 3-1 record. The team had three players finish with double-doubles.

The team also had 12 total blocks. They won the first two sets 25-23 and 25-18. The Tigers took the third set 25-17. The Hornets rebounded ending the match 25-16 in the fourth set.

Katie Deutschmann led the way with 23 assists and 16 digs. Paige Vanderpool had another impressive night with 16 kills and 12 digs. Morgan Buckner hit .407 for the match, ending with 11 kills.

The team will take on Northwest Missouri University at 7 p.m. Friday night in Maryville, Mo.

In her fourth year at Emporia State, Sarah Anderson emerged as a consistent offensive weapon for Hornet soccer, an area the team need improvement on in going into the season.

Under her leadership, the Hornets have been able to generate 184 shots this year, 103 of those shots on goal.

“She’s a quiet leader,” said head coach Bryan Sailer. “But she does the right thing. She leads by example. She’s a hard worker.

She’s here everyday. She’s not missed one practice, one game, not late, nothing. She’s just a good kid, in the community (and) just as a person.”

Anderson grew up in Overland Park where she began playing soccer at an early age, as her dad influenced her to take up the sport.

Although soccer was the first sport she played growing up, she was also a pitcher for a competitive softball team until she entered high school. But in the end, soccer was Anderson’s first choice.

“Honestly, I just love the sport,” Anderson said. “I really like endurance… I love long distance running, so that matches a lot more with soccer than it did softball. Plus, just the whole soccer atmosphere, I like it better than softball.”

Anderson attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School where she lettered for three years in soccer.

During her senior season, she scored five goals and had two assists and was a member of the 2006 and 2007 state championship teams.

After high school Anderson chose ESU over other MIAA members Truman and Washburn.

In the end, her future plans and the location of the campus persuaded her to choose ESU. “The location was pretty good for me… I wanted to be close to all my friends and be able to have my parents come to my games, and stuff like that means a lot to me,” Anderson said.

Anderson’s career plans include becoming an elementary teacher or a middle school math teacher. During her time at ESU, Anderson has scored six goals and has had seven assists. This year she scored her sixth goal against Southwest Baptist in a game the Hornets won 3-0. Anderson also had an assist in the game.

Anderson, who has had three assists this year, is currently tied for second on the team in total points. Her leadership this season has not gone unnoticed.

“She shows us by, not only verbally speaking to us, but she also shows us by playing to her best ability,” said junior forward Ashley Hill.

This year is the first for the MIAA soccer tournament. The top six teams will earn a bid, and the Hornets are currently seventh and one point behind Washburn.

As the Hornets attempt to make it into this year’s tournament during their final two games, Anderson’s play at forward will be essential for the team’s success.

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