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Faculty Senate bill could change academic dishonesty policy K enzie T empleton news@esubulletin.com Providing the Registrar with the ability to block a student from dropping a course to avoid repercussions of academic dishonesty is a driving force behind a new Faculty Senate bill. The bill also aims to establish cheating and plagiarism as grounds to deny a student admission to a program and to provide department chairs and program directors with information regard-

ing students who have committed academic dishonesty.

Dwight Moore, associate professor of biology and chair of academic affairs, said faculty members are not required to follow the guidelines set forth in the current policy.

“It’s like the police, sometimes they’ll pull you over and give you a ticket and then sometimes they don’t give you a ticket,” Moore said.

Moore said that Emporia State faculty members would be able to continue following their

own policies but that the new bill sets forth the recommended procedure.

According to the bill, the current policy will be replaced in its entirety. The bill states that academic dishonesty is “a basis for disciplinary action” that “includes but it not limited to activities such as cheating or plagiarism.”

Moore said the Academic Affairs Committee was commissioned by the Provost’s office to consider changes to the current policy because there were uncertainties in how to handle students

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with multiple infractions.

“There is at least one case that I know of where the student had committed two acts, and the Provost expelled that student from school,” Moore said.

Currently, the Provost keeps a list of students who have been found guilty of academic dishonesty, but Moore said that this list “doesn’t really go anywhere” since there is no way for faculty to obtain access to the list.

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STUDENTS SHARE CULTURES THROUGH FOOD, ART, ACTIVITIES

Christian Keisler, sophomore communications major and City Commission candidate, answers a question presented at the City Commission Forum Monday night at Flint Hills Technical College. Erica Cassella/The Bulletin

City Commission candidates discuss issues at FHTC forum H uibing L u lu@esubulletin.com

Members of the Korean Student Association perform a fan dance at the International Food Festival Saturday night in Visser Hall.

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B rianne S imon simon@esubulletin.com The atrium of Visser Hall was packed food lovers last Saturday evening as six student organizations gathered with the aid of the Office of International Education to host the annual International Food Festival from 4-7 p.m.

Food and performances were featured from areas around

the world including the Americas, China, Germany, Greece, Japan and Korea. The atrium was noisy with chatter and music, swarming with color and full of the smells of food from around the globe.

Harry Imbeau, director of international education, was in charge of coordinating the

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Students lobby at ‘Day Under The Dome’ C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com

Emporia State students, Associated Student Government senators and several faculty traveled to the state capitol on Tuesday to speak with legislators about higher education funding.

ASG’s “Day Under the Dome” shows the importance of a relationship between ESU and the state legislature, said Sarah Tidwell, assistant professor of nursing.

“I believe this event is critical to keeping Emporia State University visible to the legislators,” Tidwell said in an email interview. “Having students meet with individual legislators gives a face to the individuals being affected.”

The event was an opportunity for faculty and students to visit with various members of the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate in face-to-face meetings and to talk to them about the importance of higher education.

Kim Simons, assistant professor of physical sciences, said he felt that the day offered him an opportunity to show legislators that ESU is not just a teacher’s college.

ASG President Jonathan Rivers, right, and ESU President Michael Lane, middle, meet with Sen. Jay Scott Emler during the “Day Under The Dome” Tuesday in Topeka. Erica Cassellla/The Bulletin.

“I was able to inform legislators that more students graduate with a degree in chemistry from ESU than from KU, a little known fact,” Simons said.

Simons said he felt that while some of the legislators seemed unsupportive of higher educa-

tion, they were the “loud minority, not the majority.”

“One of the representatives thought that higher education should be purely online to save money – I’m not sure how that would work,”

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The City Commission Candidate forum was held Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Flint Hills Technical College where the 10 candidates presented themselves to the Emporia community.

About 40 students and community members attended the forum., which started with a brief opening statement from each candidate.

Bobbie Agler, who began his first term as a Commissioner in 2006, said he and other Commissioners had made recovered the City General Fund from a $750,000 deficit to an estimate positive balance of $3.3 million.

But Agler said he decided to withdraw from the race this year. “(It’s) not because of what we have or haven’t accomplished, but because it is time for someone else to step forward…coincidentally we’ve got really good candidates (and) we are going to have a better city next year, but make your pick well,” Agler.

Bobbi Mlynar, who is experienced in journalism and public relations, said communicating and being objective is the key of problem solving.

“We know we need more industries and higher wages of diverse jobs, so when students graduate from (the) university or technical college, they don’t have to leave Emporia to find jobs,” Mlynar said.

Joe Endres, sales representative for American Electric, said being a City Commissioner was to treat the city as a customer, and he promised to not make decisions without community members’ input.

“We need new leadership that is responsive and connective with the will of people,” said James Bordonaro, local attorney. “We simply can’t afford further monuments to inefficiency such as the proposed carved limestone entrance makers.”

Christian Keisler, sophomore communications major at Emporia State, is still in the running. He said that compared to other experienced candidates, he could bring youthfulness, fresh ideas and new perspectives from students to the Emporia community.

The candidates then took turns answering three questions concerning consolidating law enforcement, support for building the fair ground and cooperation between Lyon County and the city of Emporia.

Candidate Janelle Tibbetts said there is an opportunity to consolidate law enforcement to make it more efficient. Joel Phipps

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Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department March 2 Officer completed deposit for Sauder Alumni Foundation.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 571BYR at 105 W 12th.

Officer escorted a male student from Student Heath Center to ESU Apt. H-86 1201 Triplett Dr. Officer checked broken door at Northeast Morse Hall. Contacted Dennis Barr for repair.

Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex. Secured north yellow gate March 3 Officer escorted female student from Visser Hall to Newman Medical Complex 1300 W 12th.

Officer took report of a non-injury accident involving MO UF1Z9A and KS 144BJQ in Lot 3.

Female student reported a suspicious person lighting firecrackers in vacinity of 226 W 12th. Officer made no contact.

Michelle Tanner reported water problem at ESU Apt. C-28 1201 Triplett Dr. Maintenance contacted.

Officer provided escort for female student from 1301 Market to 8th and Union.

WAW Library/SLIM zone 13 Intrusion west ramp doors. Human error.

Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex.

One occupant still in indoor practice facility.

Officer stopped KS 132BWH at 12th and Commercial. Verbal warning for driving with no tail lights in 100 E 12th. Vehicle was legally parked in 1200 Commercial. Citation for driving with no drivers license and no proof of insurance.

Johnson March 4 Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex. secured the north yellow gate.

Officer stopped KS 283CHT at 15th and Wooster. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation at 15th and Wooster Dr. Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. in locating a subject involved in a chase in 800 Merchant.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with an injury accident at 2301 Industrial Rd. Officers contacted Bryce Campbell who had been banned from Twin Towers Complex and escorted him out of facility.

Twin Towers staff reported suspicious subject in complex. Kevin Jones was taken into custody for alleged MIC and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

March 5 Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex. South gates were unlocked for softball team.

Officer checked the welfare of KS Personalized ‘PRLJAM’ in Sector 7. No problem was found.

Memorial Student Union zone 193 Fire/ Smoke Detector 2nd by kitchen. Unknown error.

Officer contacted subjects playing soccer in Welch Stadium and advised of campus policy.

Officer escorted male subject from 6th and Commercial to Twin Towers Complex and then to ESU PD HQ. Subject requested to check welfare for female student.

Student was transported by officer to Newman Regional Health.

March 6 Morse Hall Complex zone 18 South Morse Hall 3rd floor Smoke Detector. Unknown error.

Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex.

Officer checked the Earl Center.

March 7 Ambulance responded to the east side of Plumb Hall for a fall. Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex.

Secured east gate, practice building door, gate to Weatherholdt Lake and men’s locker room.

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Laptops: Addiction or Aid? B eth E dmonds

edmonds@esubulletin.com For Andy Hall, senior English major, having a laptop in class is helpful because he uses it to look up information that professors suggest.

“I don’t find it necessary for classes, however, I like to use it for classes because my hands hurt when I write everything out in pen when the professors talk really fast,” Hall said.

But students who do not use laptops in class have different views on the topic.

“If it helps them in class, that’s good for them and if they’re just getting on Facebook instead of paying attention, it’s their money,” said Brenna Fulton, senior theater major.

Kim Swain, junior secondary English education major, said that laptops in class are distracting and people often abuse the privilege by using sites like Facebook or by checking their emails.

“If they want to use it for note taking because that could be a quicker way of getting down what they need as opposed to writing that’s fine,” Swain said. “Anything other than that is unnecessary in my opinion.”

Though Hall usually uses his laptop in class, he said that he does sometimes get on Facebook during class.

“I am ashamed when I use it during classes… Facebooking in class is like texting on your cell phone,” Hall said. “It is not focusing on the professor’s lecture. That’s incredibly rude.”

Hall said that laptops are handy

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for taking notes, and they are good for researching information, but they can become addicting.

“Laptops can interfere with professors’ lectures and other people’s learning just like cell phones going off or people texting during classes,” Hall said.

Megan Koranda, graduate teaching assistant for psychology, only has one student who uses a laptop in class.

“It depends on the student – if they want to get the information down they can do it faster,” Koranda said. “Other students might just be taking (it) as a general education class and get bored and bring it to play games in class,” Koranda said.

Koranda said that laptops in the classroom can be helpful, but she has her own classroom policy for students with laptops.

“I ask students to sit towards the back because they can be distracting for other

students,” Koranda said.

Richard Schrock, professor of biology, said that he only has a few students who use laptops.

“During class, when I glance over… it’s hard to know if they’re actually taking notes,” Schrock said.

Schrock also allows electronic dictionaries to be used in his classes, but this is becoming an issue because the dictionaries are now on cell phones.

“This merging of technologies has made it difficult for uses in class, but I just have to stay on top of it,” Schrock said.

Schrock said that convenience has replaced learning and people think they can simply look up information online now.

“People say they’re the way of the future – oh no, they’re not,” Schrock said.

“If you want to learn less, go that way, but it’s not cheaper or more economic. The technology is very short lived.”

Kansas Senate panel OKs cuts in base aid to schools TOPEKA (AP) — A Kansas Senate committee has endorsed cutting public schools’ base state aid by $226 per student for the next school year.

The proposed reduction approved by the Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday is close to a cut proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback.

The committee’s plan would drop schools’ base aid to $3,786 per student from the current $4,012. The proposal is part of the

budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Brownback’s proposed cut was $6 more — $232 per student.

The funds cut from per-pupil aid would be spent instead on special education and teacher pensions.

The state Department of Education distributes about $3 billion in state tax dollars to Kansas’ 289 public school districts, and that aid consumes more than half of the state’s tax revenues.

Corrections In the last issue, students in the Student Veterans Association photo were misidentified. They are actually Tiffany Humiston and Trenton Fay. The Bulletin regrets the error.

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lu@esubulletin.com While students on campus were studying for mid-terms yesterday, pre-school children from the Center for Early Childhood Education were painting murals in Visser Hall with soft background music playing.

Six CECE children ranging from one to five-year-olds painted on three canvases while eight students and faculty members assisted them by setting up the canvases and providing them with painting materials.

“There are so many brushes of different shapes available (that) the kids can experience the medium,” said Patricia Kahn, professor of art education.

The children’s finished paintings will be displayed in Visser Hall.

After seeing the blank walls on the second floor of Visser Hall, Carol Russell, professor early childhood development and elementary teacher education, and her husband Fletch Russell, adjunct professor of art, got the idea to display children’s artwork on the walls. “(Children’s artwork) is beyond putting it on the refrigerator…some people just didn’t think about framing and displaying children’s artwork as art, which is probably the purest art we have because many of us have been stapled to school,” Russell said.

The Russells helped to complete the Children’s Art Gallery, which has been on display in Visser Hall since last fall. Tomorrow, CECE children will create threedimensional art.

Russell said all the artworks should be on display sometime in April. The mural and three-dimensional mural projects are supported by the Faculty Incentive Grant, which gives faculty members the opportunity to do research in creative ways.

“It’s a lot of fun hanging out with the little ones, and see what they make,” said Jessica Romine, junior elementary education major. “I think it benefits them because they get a chance to express themselves in a way that they normally wouldn’t get to.”

Children’s artwork also helps teachers

An Emporia State Student shows a student of the Center for Early Childhood Education how to use a roller on his mural Wednesday afternoon in Visser Hall. Megan Gartner/The Bulletin.

and parents understand the process of children’s art, Russell said.

“There are 20 different kinds of children’s scribbles that are universal across the world.” Russell said. “It is a window into their brain because they draw what they know.”

Russell said she is considering a “virtual art gallery” where they would videotape the children in the process of creating artwork and put the footage on ESU’s website so that any art education teacher could access it anywhere and use it as class material.

Carol Marshall, who started the Early Childhood Education Program in 1970, said ESU was one of the first universities in Kansas to incorporate pre-kindergarten education into the university’s curriculum.

“Art is one of the earliest forms that young children use to express themselves, so there are a lot of programs with an emphasis in art,” Marshall said.

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Page 3 COURSES... from page 1 “In departments that deal routinely with people, like nursing or counseling, ethical behavior is paramount in that,” Moore said.

Moore said that departments like these want access to this kind of information that would indicate whether or not an applicant had committed an act of academic dishonesty.

Elaine Henrie, director of financial aid and scholarships and Registrar, said that students can drop a class on their own before the tenth day of class through Buzz-In if they have their PIN. After the tenth day, they have to have their adviser’s signature and then process their withdrawal through Registrar.

Henrie said that Registrar relies on direct contact from the department in which the infraction was committed to block students from dropping a class.

Moore said that faculty members have the right to flunk a student, give them a failing grade on the assignment or impose any other penalties.

But Henrie said that when students simply drop a class to avoid such repercussions, this takes away a faculty member’s rights.

“From my experience, students who have been told that they will receive a failing grade don’t come in to try to drop the class,” Henrie said.

Henrie said financial aid and scholarship money is not directly affected by charges of academic dishonesty, but students lose aid when they are unable to meet requirements.

“It would be the same if you just didn’t pass, say, a five hour class,” Henrie said. “You didn’t pass it so you didn’t complete enough hours to receive the aid.”

Moore said that according to the Provost’s office, there are about 10-15 cases of reported academic dishonesty each year.

The bill will be on its second hearing at the Faculty Senate meeting at 3:30 p.m. on March 15 in Visser Hall Room 330.

401(k)-style pensions issue for Kansas House panel TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas legislators waded Monday into a debate over having the state move toward a 401(k)-style plan for teachers and government employees to attack the long-term funding problems of their pension system.

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They say the state and its taxpayers can’t afford traditional pension plans.

Groups representing teachers, government workers and retirees oppose such a change, and their representatives told the committee that moving toward a 401 (k)-style plan wouldn’t solve the underlying problem facing the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, or KPERS. The pension system faces a projected gap of nearly $7.7 billion between its anticipated long-term revenues and the benefits it has promised current and future retirees over the next several decades.

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Academic (Dis)honesty The Emporia State Faculty Senate is reviewing the university’s policy regarding academic dishonesty in order to curb the amount of plagiarism and cheating on campus.

The changes to the current academic dishonesty policy that would go into affect with the ratification of this bill are that students who commit academic dishonesty can be denied access to a major program, would allow the university Registrar to block a student’s attempt to withdraw from a class to avoid penalties for academic dishonesty and would allow department chairs to be informed of students in the major program under his or her direction who have committed acts of academic dishonesty.

Academic dishonesty is a major issue in academia. Cheating or plagiarism in any capacity of another’s intellectual property is an act that should be taken seriously by everyone in academia. The faculty senate is taking the proper action to ensure that no ESU student commits these acts.

This new bill is a good thing for ESU students. It protects the sanctity of the academic process that all ESU students are involved in.

The new bill is good for the majority of ESU students, who take the academic process seriously and understand the importance of honesty in the classroom.

Every student at ESU has seen a copy of the academic dishonesty policy. It is printed in every

class syllabus that is handed out each semester.

However, most students do not read the policy and therefore do not know for certain what the rules and punishments for committing academic dishonesty are. Perhaps this new bill will be a catalyst for ESU students to take note of what constitutes academic dishonesty and how serious the penalties for committing academic dishonesty are.

This is an important bill that directly affects ESU students. By bringing the matter of academic dishonesty to the forefront, it will be easier for professors to explain to students how grave an offense it really is. There may be students who think occasionally peaking at another student’s test is not a major problem. By that same token, it is much easier to meet a word requirement on a research paper by taking bits and pieces of others’ ideas. This new bill can be a means of discussing what academic dishonesty is and the importance of protecting the intellectual property of others.

There is no excuse for academic dishonesty.

Most students at ESU know this. It is very possible that the ratification of this bill will go a long way in curbing the amount of academic dishonesty that occurs at ESU. Even one instance of academic dishonesty is too much. The harsher penalties and more efficient ways of dealing with the issue will hopefully ensure that no academic dishonesty happens at ESU. Ideas and creative thinking are what makes the

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Grinding is for Squares The other day I was at a party. It wasn’t any sort of unusual party, just your average college get-drunk-a-palooza.

There was beer pong and miniskirts that didn’t match the weather. I was most interested in the dance floor downstairs, where I got down with my bad self and had fun. Unfortunately, the more people got drunk upstairs, the less inhibited they felt to come downstairs. Men staggered in one-by-one to look for dance mates. Only they didn’t want to dance.

They wanted to grind.

I don’t remember the last time I felt more disrespected or disappointed.

They would courteously ask for a dance and when given the green light, grab my hips and shove them in their crotch.

I would tell them, “I don’t dance like that,” and they would act like I was speaking a different language. I would leave the dance floor, frustrated and insulted. After a couple minutes, I took the time to look around. Lo and behold, it was as if all the men’s crotches were mortars, all the women’s butts were pestles, and everybody needed their herbs ground. Apparently, merciless dry-humping is now the standard for dancing.

This wasn’t an isolated incident either. Every house party I’ve gone to has had at least one couple who look like they’re hell-bent on making a baby. What happened to waltzes, swing and salsa? What happened to footwork? Where are the people who impress my socks off with improvisation? It seems that true dancing is just not a necessary skill anymore.

One might argue that grinding has its advantages. Anyone can move from side to side with your feet planted on the floor. It makes men feel manly and women feel sexy. It pro-

E llen W eiss , weiss@esubulletin.com vides an outlet for built-up sexual tension without any risk of babies or STDs. It’s fun and easy… which is especially important when you’re so intoxicated you can barely stand.

Despite all that, I still believe that this ubiquitous grinding has become way too extreme. I’m not suggesting that everyone go out and learn to Foxtrot, but people can at least try to look like they remember what dancing is. I don’t know about all you other ladies, but I am most attracted to the guy who is confident enough to take a risk, and make an attempt at coordinated rhythm.

I feel like I’m in the minority when I say that these people need to take humping off the dance-floor, and move it to the bedroom where it belongs. I’m not going to shut up, bend over and take it and I challenge all of you to do the same. Don’t be afraid to be silly. Forget about being sexy. Dance your little heart out.

ESU Needs Best Buddies Best Buddies is a non-profit program that helps and caters to 700,000 intellectually disabled people across the world today. The people who are involved in the program sometimes have Down Syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, low functioning autism or many other intellectual disabilities.

Started in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, it grew from a single program at Georgetown University to 1,500 programs around the country and world. Volunteers hang out with kids and adults with intellectual disabilities to help close the gap between the social aspects of each other’s lives. The volunteers make people who would normally feel out of place and left behind part of the group.

You would think that Emporia State would participate in something so amazing and progressive. But unfortunately, there is only one Best Buddies program in the entire state of Kansas, at Kansas University.

Though the Office of Disability Services does help disabled students in the classroom, this does nothing to help these students in a social setting.

There are at least 20 people in the city of Emporia that would benefit out of high school by Best Buddies. The program is designed to help anyone do what they want. The volunteers hang out with their “buddy” at home, in town, at school, on holidays and weekends, but not because they have to, but because that’s what friends do.

Starting a Best Buddies program at ESU would not be particularly easy. Since Kansas only has one outstanding program, there would be no one to oversee the construction and successful development of a program here. There is a fair bit of paperwork to do, and you have to get permission from Best Buddies headquarters and they would also have to find people around the city to partici-

protecting the intellectual property of everyone, this bill makes ESU a stronger learning community.

Letter to the Editor I highly commend Governor Brownback’s stand on protecting the unborn, however, I am concerned about his plan to not protect our most vulnerable citizens who now reside at KNI. They have no voice, we must speak out for them. Most all of these citizens are severely disabled. Their mothers chose to give them life and are unable to provide a suitable home due to their severe developmental challenges. We as citizens should value their quality of life, and it should not be compromised to save money.

KNI is a facility which has been carefully designed to meet their patient’s extensive physical needs. Many are confined completely to beds and wheelchairs. Others wear protective head gear or helmets to prevent in injury to their brains. Many receive all of their nutrition through special feeding tubes.

The special staff members at KNI are not only their caregivers—but parents. A deep emotional bond has developed over many years.

KNI is the only home they have known.

The 24 hour round the clock care is essential to their wellbeing and safety. Their needs cannot be adequately met in foster care homes.

I have worked with these patients in the hospitals many times over the past 30 years. Most are very vulnerable to illness and require special care. I feel that more hospital visits would be required if KNI closes. Most patients require such a high level of special that they must be admitted to ICU which is far more expensive to the taxpayers. Closing KNI will not only compromise patient care but will increase patient mortality. Now is the time to write your congressmen, senator and governor. Ask them not to close KNI. Let’s not allow our most helpless citizens become homeless and displaced, only physiological and psychological damage will occur.Kansas government needs to look elsewhere to trim the budget.

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But the pros outweigh the cons. Best Buddies rewards not only the kids, but also the volunteers. It opens their eyes to how different their lives could be and how lucky they are sometimes.

It builds friendships that stand the test of time and changes the lives of the people who participate in it. It’s also an amazing volunteer and community service program.

A friend of mine started a Best Buddies chapter at her high school in Texas. There were nearly 100 volunteers and 23 kids.

She has thought of creating a Best Buddies chapter at Emporia State University and hopes to someday change the lives of many Emporians. With a Best Buddies program at Emporia State University, we could open doors for students and kids all over the city to the things they really want to do in life. It would give people the chance to realize that not everything is impossible, even if you have disabilities.

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STUDENTS AND FACULTY SHOW SUPPORT FOR ILL-TREATED WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE

Emporia State students and faculty members gather for International Women’s Day Tuesday night on Wooster Bridge. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin.

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bohannon@esubulletin.com Eight women met at 6 p.m. Tuesday night on Wooster Bridge for International Women’s Day to show support for battered, abused and otherwise ill-treated women around the globe.

“All over the world today, women stood on bridges to honor those who haven’t quite crossed over, that means from poverty to opportunity, from enslavement, oppression, torture, into basically what we so luxuriously have here – women’s rights,” said Ariel Robello, director of multicultural affairs.

Students and professors alike comprised the group that stood huddled together while candles were handed out and lit for everyone in attendance.

Those present were invited to read a poem or piece of literature out loud to the group, which several members did. Two

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“There are many things that make this day important,” Imbeau said. “The students are able to highlight their cultures, they are able to put on their traditional dress, sing traditional songs and show the student body, campus and the community who they are.”

The International Food Festival has taken place at Emporia State for the past 25 years. The event is usually held in the fall semester on Family Day, but with Family Day and Homecoming falling on the same date this year, Imbeau said the move to the spring semester was determined to let international students have their own day.

Brenda Perez, junior international business major, helped prepare the food for the Central America region.

This table featured the most traditional dish from the region – tamales. A Mexican three milk cake (minus the rum) was featured as well.

“We’ve been planning this for a month,” Perez said.

Everything was prepared that morning and the group met at 10 a.m.

“This event is good for people who do not know our religion, culture or the type of food we eat,” Perez said.

“It is a good representation.”

While Imbeau and the OIE had been planning the festival since summer 2010, Heejeong Jeong, junior sociology major, and her fellow South Korean students spent only two weeks preparing their traditional Korean

of the women held a banner between them as the pieces were read. Once everyone had a chance to read, they closed the vigil by singing, “This Little Light of Mine.”

Robello said this year was the 100th anniversary of the event. She went on to explain how it started in Europe and is currently a national holiday in every European country as well as in Canada, Mexico and all of Asia.

According to the IWD website, Emporia State is only one of thousands of other institutions across the globe that actively host events for the holiday, which has been observed since the early 1900s.

The website states, “The tradition sees men honoring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc. with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother’s Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.”

But one problem that Robello said she hopes to correct is fan dance.

“I learned this dance when I was in elementary school,” Jeong said.

Jeong said the fan dance has very stylized flowing movements and shaking motions. It is usually performed on anniversaries, New Year’s and birthdays.

Jeong said she loves performing the dance because it is full of beautiful colors and gorgeous movement. Because Korean females learn it at a young age, Jeong said it was easy for the girls to get this performance together.

“There are many international students here at ESU,” Jeong said. “I think we need more gatherings.

We need more globalization to communicate – it is very important in this era.”

Imbeau said there are 519 international students on campus this semester.

“What makes the day is the sharing and receiving of the different cultures by the campus and community,” Imbeau said. “They get exposed to different lifestyles.”

Daniel Rush, senior biology major, said he enjoyed the festival.

“Having this event on campus shows we are not narrowminded, and it breaks stereotypes about the Midwest,” Rush said.

Imbeau said the evening had a successful turnout and he was pleased with the amount of fun people seemed to be having.

“It’s fantastic – we’re running out of everything,” Perez said. “We didn’t know it was going to be this big.”

that IWD is not currently celebrated as an officially-recognized national holiday in the U.S. “We’re working on trying to get it as a national holiday here in the U.S. … somehow we’re late, so we’re trying to get on board,” Robello said.

Amy Sage-Webb, associate professor of English, was among those in attendance and also read a poem during the reading portion of the vigil.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to gather with other women on campus and to recognize the significance of this day,” Webb said.

Kyle Farmer, junior secondary social science education major, said he supported the cause even though he was unable to attend the event.

“Abused women need all the support they can get and to tell them they are not alone and that if they need anything they can always look for help and they will find it,” Farmer said.

Art therapy graduate student Clara Corn performs a Greek belly dance at the International Food Festival Saturday night at Visser Hall. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin.

Kansas lawmakers resume talks over current budget TOPEKA (AP) — A Kansas Senate panel endorsed most of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed cuts in aid to public schools, reflecting a loss of federal aid and tight state revenues.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee adopted a subcommittee’s recommendation to reduce the base aid to Kansas’ 289 school districts in the fiscal year beginning July 1. The panel followed the outline of Brownback’s proposal, making minor tweaks to specific programs in effort to blunt the effect.

“The education budget is struggling, but all budgets are struggling,” said Sen. Mark Taddiken, a Clay Center Republican.

Senators moved about $4 million around in the Department of Education budget, adding $6 back to the base per pupil. If adopted, school districts would see their base aid per student drop to $3,786.

The recommendation also requires that half of any new

revenue collected by the state in 2011 above the April forecast be dedicated to public schools.

“Given our revenue at the end of February and the prospects, it doesn’t look promising there will any new revenue,” said Senate Vice President John Vratil, a Leawood Republican.

State revenues collections were off $11 million in February from what had been expected.

Vratil and two Senate colleagues resumed negotiations Tuesday with three House members to find a compromise plan to trim the current budget. The group, which had not met Monday or last week, is supposed to draft a final, compromise version of a bill revising the current budget, but the work has stalled over special education spending.

Senators offered a new proposal to end that impasse while still meeting Brownback’s goal of reducing overall spending.

The U.S. Department of Education is demanding that

Kansas increase its current spending by $26 million or face losing the same amount of money each year, starting with the fiscal year that begins July 1. Brownback and legislators want to prevent the loss of federal funds, but the governor also is keen to reduce the current budget.

House members had pushed a plan to divert the money to special education from schools’ base state aid per student, a move senators opposed because the base aid already would be cut under Brownback’s recommendations. Senators instead proposed an accounting move — delaying a state contribution to the pension fund for teachers and government workers — to push the burden into the next fiscal year.

Senators still want to delay the pension payment, but, to deal with House members’ insistence on a reduction in overall spending, they proposed a series of new cuts to both the current and next fiscal year’s budgets. The biggest cut would be the elimination of $10 million in longevity bonuses for state employees in the next fiscal year.

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Spring Break Fever

Faculty offer advice for student travelers HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR ‘VACA’ IN A SAFE WAY C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com As Spring Break approaches, many students have thoughts toward traveling abroad.

Mel Storm, professor of English, recommends that students plan well.

“Just assume that some things will go wrong or they won’t work out the way you plan. You have to be flexible, always be ready for the unexpected,” Storm said.

Storm said he had once taken a group of students to a supposedly haunted graveyard to tell ghost stories while abroad. The yelling had awoken some neighbors and he ended up talking with a Scottish policeman.

Fortunately, the group managed to stay out of Scottish jail.

Storm also said to “take more money than you need and fewer clothes.” He has taken 10 groups of students on international trips over the years.

Ellen Hansen, associate professor of social sciences, can attest to things not going according to plan while traveling.

“We were nine hours into the flight, and I fainted, fell and broke three bones in my ankle and dislocated my foot, too,” Hansen said.

She said that the people on the plane took care of her, but she still had three and a half hours before landing. They managed to get her to a hospital quickly and got her foot reset.

She recommends being open to trying new things, but “don’t be stupid.” She also recommends getting trip insurance with all of the upheaval happening all over the world, as well as getting an international student identification card.

Hansen said traveling with a group is the safest way to travel abroad because it is important to be with familiar faces.

Dwight Moore, associate professor of biological sciences, advises keeping your wits about you as you travel.

“The thing that people get in trouble with mostly involves alcohol and people being off by themselves – you certainly want to keep your wits about you and be careful where you go, especially late at night,” Moore said.

He recommends keeping a copy of your passport on you as well as leaving one with someone here at home. This will help to replace a passport if it is lost while abroad.

“One of the best things to do is to carry a map of where you’re from because people often ask where you’re from and it gives them a better understanding of where you’re from – it’s a good conversation starter,” Moore said.

For international travelers, the State Department puts out travel warnings and alerts on countries that are experiencing turmoil and are considered by the government to be dangerous to travelers.

There are 32 countries on the travel warning list, which are countries with “longterm, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable,” according to the State Department Travel website.

There are also travel alerts issued by the State Department which are countries or events that may pose risks to U.S. citizens abroad. There are six countries on this list currently including New Zealand, Bahrain, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Uganda.

TOP LEFT : Stephanie Trump, Kit and Kit took a picture with a guide at Bluff Dweller’s Cavern near Noel, Mo. during Spring Break 2007. Courtesy Photo Stephanie Trump. TOP Timothy Ellis and Daniel Page were in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. for Spring Break 2008. Courtesy Photo Timothy Ellis.

LEFT Raysha Zweimiller, Stephanie Adams, Holly Thomsen visit the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas for Spring Break 2010. Courtesy Photo Raysha Zweimiller. MIDDLE Lauren Peel, Hilary Moe, Amy Lemmon, Caelee Gibbs and Tracy Vacinek visit Nashville, Tenn. for Spring Break 2009. Courtesy Photo Lauren Peel. MIDDLE RIGHT Lauren Peel and Ashley McCullough went to New Orleans, La. for Spring Break 2010. Courtesy Photo Lauren Peel. ABOVE Racheal Countryman and Natosha Walker visited Huntington Beach, Calif. For Spring Break 2009. Courtesy Photo Racheal Countryman.

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Aries Do not try to change something that is in its natural state. Unless it’s apples into apple pie.

Cancer You will need to exercise the other part of your brain soon. Logic and passion go together like peanut butter and jelly.

Libra All of your pent-up anxiety is going to explode out in the wrong places. Stab a pillow.

Capricorn Go see a doctor about that thing you’ve been concerned about. Don’t be embarrassed, it probably happens to everybody.

Taurus Do not allow yourself to become numb to everyday wonders. Keep your eyes and heart open.

Leo Reconnecting with an old friend will go awry. At least you had good times long ago.

Scorpio Don’t disregard good ideas as being childish or absurd, it could be the next Snuggie.

Aquarius Traditional may not be your style, so don’t try to cram yourself into the wrong shape.

Gemini Try to lay off the fake foods for a while. You are what you eat.

Virgo Try not to look so desperate in trying to achieve your goals. People are attracted to confidence.

Sagittarius There is no horoscope for you this week.

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Pisces Something won’t work out the way you wanted, but don’t fret, it will build character.

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Friends with Benefits

G als People our age have a lot of builtup sexual tension, so having a “special someone” would be great. But wait, being a full-time student is your numberone priority and “official” relationships are for people with time. It sounds like someone’s trying to have their cake and eat it, too.

Friends with benefits may be the relationship for you. The best thing about these relationships is that they’re flexible. They can be open, exclusive, ones that can say “I love you” and ones that wouldn’t dream of it. Design your own to fit your needs.

Remember that these relationships can lead to some pretty awkward situations, so make sure that both parties know what they’re getting into before the activities begin. Friendships can be ruined and hearts can be broken. Come to think, have you ever heard of a friendship with benefits that ended happily?

Me neither. Now, I have heard about them ending on neutral terms, which is passable in my book. They’re volatile, passionate and outrageous.

Perhaps they are taboo for a reason.

College is the time to try.

G uys I have a friend. Let’s call him Bugs.

Bugs recently entered into a physical relationship with a girl… Let’s call her…

Olivia.

Everything was going great between B & O. The sex was good (I’m going strictly on how it sounded through the wall here) and it seemed they both understood the dynamics of the relationship—just two sexual degenerates partaking in a bit of naked lunch (and brunch and breakfast and fourth meal).

Until… Olivia said the three words Bugs was dreading—“What are we?”

Worlds were shattered. Egos (sexual and otherwise) were wounded and the sexified B & O railroad came to a screeching halt.

The moral of the story—both parties must enter into a sexual contract of sorts wherein both parties agree upon the nature of their sexcapades.

Otherwise it will not, much to the chagrin of Bugs and others like him, end well.

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Page 8 FHTC... from page 1 said consolidation would create mismatched cost among different law enforcement agencies and he would not support spending cuts in Emporia’s safety needs.

All of the candidates agree on supporting the building of the fairground.

“The fairground serves as a great tourism and economic tool for our community,” said Rob Gilligan, sales director of EmporiaMarketPlace.com.

The candidates agreed that economic development was the primary focus for the cooperation between Emporia city and Lyon County. Some candidates brought up specific projects, such as maintaining the golf course, recycling throughout the city and broadband improvement. Public and life safety issues were also ways to work with the county, Gilligan said.

Phipps said he already had a step ahead setting up relationship with Lyon County officers, but “Emporia State and the Technical College are the place where we need to grow (the) community… we need to take care of what we have already had in higher education in our community.”

The forum ended with closing statements from each candidate calling for votes on April 5.

“Right now it is a name game,” Keisler said.

“If you know someone’s name, you are going to vote for them. Hopefully people vote on the issues instead of the name.”

Christian Keisler, sophomore communications major and City Commission candidate, speaks with an Emporia community member after the City Commission Forum Monday night at Flint Hills Technical College. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin

The Bulletin | March 10, 2011 LOBBY... from page 1 Simons said. “I think the more that we interact with the legislature, they more they will support us.”

Jonathan Rivers, senior social science secondary education major and ASG president, said he felt that the students enjoyed the opportunity and said he hopes that their message got through to some of the legislators.

“It went well – we got faced with reality, just a sense that a lot of legislators see the importance of higher education,” Rivers said.

He said that the Kansas Senate was supportive of the need for continued funding of higher education, while the House was a bit less supportive, but that the overall feeling was to be conscious of the state budget in the current economic climate.

“While there probably won’t be any other cuts to (ESU) our expenses have gone up,” Rivers said. “We’re hoping that legislators can see that.”

Calvin Bruner, senior business management major, said he felt like the legislators respected the fact that ESU had brought students not just from ASG, but from all aspects of the school.

“We told them personal stories about why we think higher education is important, why we think programs like TRiO and those types of things are vital and the type of investment that they should take in higher education,” Bruner said.

He said that being able to share personal stories about how various groups had helped him through college really brought ESU to Topeka.

“You get educated in school, but you also find out who you are,” Bruner said.

Father of California college student awaits Spain autopsy results CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — The father of California college student whose body was pulled from a river in Madrid said Wednesday that he has not ruled out foul play in his son’s death.

Larry Bice spoke to reporters outside his home in Carlsbad only hours after he returned from Madrid, where he spent a week searching for his son, 22-year-old Austin Bice, who was reported missing 10 days ago after going out on the town. His body was found Tuesday near the Madrid nightclub where he was last seen.

Police said they found no signs of foul play after Bice’s body was spotted in a stretch of the slow-moving Manzanares River that had been drained as part of the search for the San Diego State University student on a semester abroad in Madrid.

Forensic experts performed an autopsy Wednesday on the body but said it could take weeks before the result is known, a judicial official said.

Larry Bice said Wednesday morning he had not received autopsy results yet and that he understood it could take weeks for the toxicology report to be finished.

Austin Bice was studying international business at Carlos III University and had been in Spain since January.

Roommates had reported him missing after he failed to return home following a night out with friends.

Larry Bice said his son’s friends said he had a few drinks but did not indicate he was drunk when they last saw him outside the club. Austin Bice never went into the club and instead said he was going to walk home, about a 45-min-

Abstracts being accepted for Research & Creativity Day - Deadline is April 8 April 8 is the deadline for entries for oral presentations and poster exhibits for Research & Creativity Day, scheduled for April 21.

This year the annual Research & Creativity Forum is being combined with the undergraduate Research & Creativity Day, to include undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Undergraduate and graduate students may submit abstracts for an oral presentation or a poster, or both. Faculty are invited to submit entries for a poster or other exhibit for the poster session.

Oral presentations are approximately 15 minutes in length and will be scheduled for the morning of April 21. The poster session will be held in the afternoon at the Sauder Alumni Center, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

ute trek in an area that appeared to be safe, Larry Bice said.

“He told me before, ‘I don’t want to be that American that tries to be the life of the party,’” his father said, adding that it was not in his son’s character to be stumbling drunk.

Larry Bice said he also cannot understand how his son would have fallen into the walled Manzanares River across the street from the club and drowned. The river has ladders along it, and Austin Bice, a former San Diego State University football player, was a good swimmer, he said.

Larry Bice said it has been frustrating because Spanish police have not been forthcoming with their information, but he trusted they were being “diligent” in their investigation.

In Spanish cases in which investigations determine that no one else had a role in the death, the results are almost always kept secret and forwarded only to the family to protect the privacy of the victim, the spokesman said.

It will be up to the judge handling the case to determine whether the findings of the autopsy are made public, said a spokesman for Madrid’s Superior Justice Tribunal who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with department rules.

The initial results of the autopsy, which concluded around 2.30 p.m. (1330 GMT), will be forwarded to the judge and to Bice’s family, said a spokeswoman for the Madrid regional government’s justice and interior department. She also spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with department policy.

Lunch will be provided for all participants.

Awards will be given for student posters, faculty posters, and collaborative posters. An award ceremony will follow the poster session.

All student participants will receive a t-shirt.

This event is being sponsored by the University Honors Program, the Research and Grants Center, and the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Committee. All abstracts, including those for posters, should be submitted at the following web site: http:// emporia.edu/honors/rcd.htm. We are excited by the opportunity to combine these two events into one Research and Creativity Day. This is an opportunity for the campus to celebrate the excellent research, creative and scholarly activities being conducted by our students and faculty. Please encourage your students and colleagues to participate, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for April 21.

Any further tests ordered by the forensic experts, such as toxicology tests, could take up to three weeks to come back, the officials said.

Bouquets of flowers were placed Wednesday near where Austin Bice’s body was found, along with candles and a picture of him glued on a makeshift American flag with the words: “Murdered in Madrid. Americans Demand Justice!!!”

There was nothing to indicate who had placed the sign there, and retired military engineer Manuel Calderon said he thought it was premature for people to conclude it was homicide.

But Calderon, 78, agreed it was puzzling how Bice might have fallen into the river because the 3 foot- (1 meter-) wide stone wall separating the long stretches of the walkway from the water.

“I just don’t understand it. Maybe he was lying or sitting on top the wall and somehow fell in,” said Calderon.

Calderon and other residents said the area is very safe, even long after midnight, and that young adults heading home from nights out on the town frequently walk along the river in the park because crime isn’t a problem. None could remember anyone ever falling into the river.

Family members and friends said Bice was enjoying his time in Madrid. He posted glowing reports on his blog touching on themes ranging from Spanish food, to a trip to Valencia, his initial difficulty with Spanish, heavy homework assignments and Madrid’s vibrant nightlife.

“We hope we get some answers soon,” Larry Bice said.

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Sodexo to offer nutrition facts online S mantha J ones jones@esubulletin.com The development of a website that will include nutritional facts for the cafeteria’s menu is currently underway as the Sodexo staff are working on making the information available for students online sometime after Spring Break.

“We are coming up with a website where students can get a hold of all the menus with the nutrition information,” said Saiket “Johnny” Patwary, Emporia State’s executive chef.

“Our goal is to have it by the first of April.”

Patwary said that the tentative menu for the cafeteria is available on ESU’s website, but it does not include nutritional information.

But Patwary said the cafeteria is making an effort to serve healthier meals.

“The cafeteria is very nutritious,” Patwary said. “We are actually coming up with new recipes and more nutritional information for the students.”

Patwary said that students should also be aware that if they have a limit on the number of calories they can intake per day, they should contact him and he will help them determine what they can eat. The same help is available for those with allergies to peanuts, gluten and certain spices.

“We currently have four students who are allergic to gluten, so I do my best to come up with substitute menus and ideas for them,” Patwary said.

The cafeteria was forced to move its location to a smaller facility after Winter Break due to renovations in Memorial Union, and as a result, several students created a petition aimed at granting students a partial refund for their meal plans.

Although the petition was unsuccessful, students are still questioning the quality of food being served, particularly in regards to the nutritional value of meal options.

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Briefs Gaelic Storm to perform in Albert Taylor Hall Gaelic Storm, a Celtic band made famous by their role as the band in “Titantic,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. on March 15 in Albert Taylor Hall.

The band created its own music label, Lost Again Records, and has released the last four of their seven records under the label as well as creating their own art for their albums, posters and advertisements, according to their website gaelicstorm.com.

Steve Twigger, guitarist and singer for the band, said the band see themselves as a “live band” first and foremost.

The concert is a fundraiser for the Emporia Arts Council. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students of ESU and those 18 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the EAC, Sweet Granada and the Granada Coffee Company.

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Janzen Maring, freshman biology major, and Tabitha Keast, freshman elementary education/pre-law major, eat lunch Monday afternoon in the Memorial Union Cafeteria.

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“(The food) has definitely improved, but for the money we pay I think we should get a better variety of nutritious food that tastes better,” said Angelica Mays, freshman elementary education major.

Currently, there are three meal plans.

The cost of “All Access” is $3,050 for one year, the “15 Block” plan is $2,970 and the “10 Block” plan is $2,560.

Dave Hendricks, director of the Memorial Union, said that there will be a 1.98 percent increase in next year’s meal plans. Sodexo will receive 1.9 percent of the increase and the Union will receive the remaining .08 percent.

“The main reason is because the cost of doing business increases,” Hendricks said.

“Our goal is to keep the retail rate, which is what the students pay, at its lowest possible.”

The agreement ESU currently has with Sodexo is up for renewal in 2019, Hendricks said. Currently, their agreement says that Sodexo will be the official food service provider for the Union and that no events on campus can be catered by an outside company.

“Because it’s on a college campus, I think people sometimes forget that it is still a business,” Hendricks said.

At 7 p.m. tonight in Visser Hall 330, Susan Bordo, an internationally acclaimed cultural critic and philosopher from the University of Kentucky, will speak on her latest work on Anne Boleyn, the second of King Henry the VIII’s six wives.

Karen Smith, professor of social sciences, said the presentation titled “What Did Anne Boleyn Really Look Like? Lessons from History on Representation, Beauty, and the Body” is free and open to the public.

Smith said the presentation will address the social meaning and physical realities behind Anne Boleyn’s “fabled beauty” and her different “deformities” like an extra finger and moles and how neither mythological extreme of the “dazzling beauty or deformed witch” captures the truth.

Safe Spring Break to educate students Next Monday at 7 p.m., the Memorial Union Ballroom will transform into a remote beach where students will learn strategies to enjoy Spring Break activities in a safe way at the annual Safe Spring Break event.

The Newman Division of Nursing students have been planning games with titles such as “Harder as You Go,” “Tighten Your Nuts,” “Tribal Truth” and “Baby Belly Gauntlet.”

Refreshments and prizes will be provided.

Independent Living Centers in Southwest Kansas closes doors GARDEN CITY (AP) — Financial irregularities involving more than $1 million were found during an audit of an independent living center in Garden City and two related offices in Liberal and Dodge City, according to state records.

Garden City’s Center for Independent Living for Southwest Kansas and the two other offices were closed Monday shortly after an emergency meeting with the center’s employees. The center serves about 500 clients in 35 counties, helping disabled people to live independently, The Garden City Telegram reported.

Bill Miskell, spokesman for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, said the state ended contracts with the organization last week. But he said it was the center’s board of directors’ decision to announce the emergency closing.

Eleven SRS workers arrived in Garden City on Tuesday to help the center’s clients find services, Miskell said. He said home visits would be completed within four days, if the weather cooperates.

In a letter to the center dated March 2, Christopher Johnson, assistant audit director, said auditors found

$340,093 in undocumented state grant monies spent by the center, and $790,420 in Medicaid claims that were not billed correctly or did not have supporting documentation.

The Kansas Rehabilitation Services is seeking reimbursement of the $340,093.

Victor Otero, who had been interim director of the center, said employees were told during Monday’s meeting that the center was closing “for mismanagement of funds.”

He became the interim CEO on Dec. 30 after the departure of Dea Kent, who was the chief financial officer before becoming CEO in February 2010.

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Roehrig, Bearcats too much in championship B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com

Senior Alli Volkens works to get past a Northwestern Missouri defender Sunday during the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City.

Courtesy photo Matthew Hicks

The Emporia State Hornets found themselves playing for the MIAA Championship Sunday as well as an NCAA playoff birth. Despite 29 points and 18 rebounds from Alli Volkens, the Hornets never led in the contest and fell 79-63 to Northwest Missouri.

“We got off to a bad start,” said Head Coach Jory Collins. “We spent all game trying to recover from that. We were able to I think get within two there late. We just made too many mistakes.”

It was all Northwest Missouri early on in the first half. The Bearcats opened up a 10-0 lead on ESU before extending it to 13 points.

ESU scored seven straight points in a run that cut the lead to six points. The Bearcats answered with four of their own before Volkens hit a turnaround with three seconds left in the half to cut the deficit to eight points.

Volkens scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in the half, but the Hornets struggled containing Kyla Roehrig who scored 14 points and had eight rebounds.

“She’s a good player,” Volkens said.

“She’s big. She’s tough to displace. When she gets the ball that close to the basket, it’s very easy to score, so she was able to produce.”

The early minutes of the second half belonged to the Hornets. Volkens came out with tenacity scoring 11 of ESU’s first 14 points in the half, helping cut the Bearcat lead to just two with 12:58 remaining in the game.

“To get it down two, that was as close as it was when it was 0-2,” Volkens said.

“Obviously at that point of the game we wanted to string together some stops. We just weren’t able to do it.”

Roehrig – who would go on to win the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament award – and the Bearcats proved too much for ESU down the stretch. After pushing the lead back to double digits with 7:56 remaining, the Hornets cut the lead to seven but would not get closer.

Afterwards, Collins noted the injuries earlier in the season that had an impact on the game.

“Obviously losing those three seniors early just really took all our depth away in the post,” Collins said. “Alli V’s obviously been a monster. But she could be even more effective if I could play her five less minutes a game.”

Both Kelsey Balcom and Volkens were named to the All-Tournament Team after the game.

Volkens finished the tournament with the MIAA Tournament record in rebounds with 47 beating the previous mark by 13.

She ended her career as the 14th leading scorer at ESU as well fourth in rebounds and second in blocks.

The Hornets were denied an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after the game officially ending their season.

“I’m proud of our young players,” Collins said. “They’ve hopefully grown a lot this year, they’ve learned a lot. I think they’re going to be pretty good for the next few years. As disappointed as I am that we’re done… I’m just as excited about what’s coming for us in the next few years.”

Championship game beckons Emporia State Hornets B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com

For the third time this season the Turnpike Tussle got underway between Emporia State and Washburn. But this time the victory belonged to ESU to break a season series tie and place the Hornets in the MIAA Championship game on Sunday. The Hornets got off to a good start before giving up the lead and heading into halftime down six. ESU rallied, however, and won the game 61-52.

“It feels good,” Head Coach Jory Collins said about beating Washburn. “It feels real good. Obviously they’re your rival, and it feels good to beat those guys more than it does any other team. And our girls enjoy that.”

The contest began the way ESU would have hoped thanks to 12 first half points from freshman Kelsey Balcom who led the team in scoring in the first half. The Hornets opened the game with an eight-point lead with 9:20 remaining in the half.

“I think we’re just executing our offense well,” Balcom said in reference to her 12 first half points. “We were setting good screens. I just happened to be open.”

Laura McMullin and Washburn responded with a 21-7 run to end the half up 32-26. McMullin led all scorers in the half with 13 total points, seven of them coming in the late run.

Alli Volkens (18 points, 10 rebounds) struggled shooting in the half but

still managed to get eight points as well as grab eight rebounds and block three shots.

“I told Alli V after the game that her first half was probably as bad as she’s been on the season,” Collins said. “(The second half) stretch was probably as good as she’s been. Nothing changed what we were doing. I just think she made a conscience effort to dig a little deeper to make an impact in the game.”

Volkens made her impact in the second half despite getting into foul trouble at the 16:05 mark. After picking up her third foul, Volkens would return with ESU down two and 12:28 remaining. She would score six straight points in 1:27 to give the Hornets a six point lead, one in which they never let go of.

“I think our team did a really good job while I was out of keeping it in reach,” Volkens said. “It’s tough sitting on the bench, yes, but coming back in I was rested I guess.”

Washburn wasn’t quite done yet. The Lady Blues pulled to within three points with 4:49 remaining after Volkens picked up her fourth foul. However, the Lady Blues would not score for the rest of the game. “(We) played a great second half defensively,” Collins said. “Obviously to hold them to 20 points is something we’re really proud of and excited about.”

The Hornets now look onward to Sunday’s game about Northwest Missouri, a game in which they must win to keep their season alive.

“They have a lot of good players,” Volkens said. “They’re really deep, and that’s something we’re lacking a little bit in the size. But I think if we come out, we execute our game plan we’ll be all right.”

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Emporia State survived a late run and even extra minutes to advance past the first round of the MIAA tournament on Friday.

The Jennies of Central Missouri fought back to cover a seven point deficit in the final 2:45 of regulation and push the game into overtime. However, the Hornets were too much for the Jennies in overtime as they game went to ESU 74-69.

“I’m sure it was more fun to watch than to coach,” said Head Coach Jory Collins.

“Central’s a really talented team, and we knew that coming in. It’s tough to beat anybody three times in one season, and we expected a dog fight, and that’s exactly what it was.”

The game was controlled by ESU early on and for most of the contest. After UCM tied things up at six early on, the Hornets took control leading by as many as eight points.

UCM fought hard though claiming their first and what would be their only lead of the game. The end of the half belonged to ESU, however, as they ended it with a three point lead. Despite controlling the game, the Hornets struggled with turnovers.

“I think Central’s better than their record is and are capable of making a lot of plays with a lot of people, and they did that tonight,” Collins said. “I didn’t want

Alli V to have seven turnovers in the double team. She’s been handling it great. She gets double and triple teamed every time she touches it. She didn’t do a good job of getting out of there as she has in the past.”

The game saw much of the same flow until UCM began to take over with less than three minutes to go. Missed free throws by the Hornets helped, and Nicole Caddell made a turnaround with 8.3 left.

Rachel Hanf would miss her potential game winner.

“It wasn’t set up,” Hanf said “Rhea (Egli) just handed it off to me, and I got a really wide open look. I thought it was going in, but I got a good look so that’s all that matters.”

In overtime, the Hornets capitalized on their charity stripe opportunities, knocking down all eight of their tries. UCM would have a chance down one with 17.6 remaining but would turn the ball over.

Two Hornet free throws and a missed three pointer by UCM led to a Hornet victory.

“We had a mental lapse there the last two minutes (of regulation),” said Alli Volkens. “But I think we really responded in the first couple of minutes of overtime.

Like Jory said we made some plays down the stretch.”

Volkens scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the contest as Jocelyn Cummings added 17 points. After the win, Freshman Rheanna Egli takes a shot over the Central Missouri defense the Hornets set their thoughts on defeating Friday night during the MIAA tournament in Kansas City. The Hornets Washburn in the semifinals. won 74-69. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin

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dvorak@esubulletin.com Bringing experience, dedication and fun to the Emporia State baseball team, senior Catcher David Allbritton is one of biggest leaders on the field for the Hornets this season. He transferred from Allen Community College last season and is helping make the Hornets the MIAA Conference runner-up as well as into post-season regional play.

“He has really grown as a catcher,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli.

“He was second team All-American last year and hope he can provide that same type of effort this year. He can provide us some leadership and give us an opportunity to play in the off season.”

Allbritton fulfills a number of roles on the team, one of which is being a team leader. Being the catcher he works with the pitcher to call the shots, and this carries over into the direction of the team as a whole on the field.

“We have a lot better chemistry this year,” Allbritton said. “It’s a lot better team. We’re working together a lot more and playing harder.”

Although he has not been on the team for four years, he brings a positive influence to the field and is very integrated into the team strategy. The influence of his leadership abilities are not overlooked by his teammates.

“Dave is an interesting, goofy guy… but he is a good leader. He is a big part of what we are doing this year,” said junior Pitcher Zach Dodson. “He is a captain out on the field, and he has power and is a great defensive catcher. He is a great guy to throw to.”

With the leadership on the field, Allbritton also brings his top game to practice every day by showing a great work ethic and keeping a positive attitude. “(Allbritton) has a great attitude and great effort every day,” Fornelli said. “He comes to practice with a smile on his face and works hard.”

As well as being a motivational leader to the team Allbritton also brings tremendous playing abilities. Last season he was the leading hitter for the Hornets and had a .401 batting average at ACC. So far this season, he is fourth on the team in batting average. Defensively he is also a great catcher and is able to guide the Hornets from behind the plate and has a .991 fielding average.

“He is solid all around. You really want a catcher as a pitcher that you are confident in he is not going to let a lot of balls pass,” Dodson said. “He is a good defensive catcher and has good batting power.”

After two years at ACC and now in his second year with the Hornets, Allbritton is looking to take the team further than they went last year and finish with a strong senior season.

“This is my last year. I’m looking to put it all on the field,” Albritton said. “I’m looking to get to North Carolina, for the National Championships. Those are my goals.”

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