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Scholarship cuts may not impact students K enzie T empleton news@esubulletin.com Each year, the ESU Foundation donates a certain percentage of its endowment allocations to fund scholarships offered by the university. Beginning this fall, scholarship funds will be cut by .5 percent.

“Because the economy became so vol-

atile – and that’s when we had the near crash (of the stock market) – we lost a lot of money,” said Judith Heasley, executive director of university advancement and president of the ESU Foundation.

Heasley said endowments are invested in the stock market and the earned interest income of the stocks determines how much the foundation is able to

donate to scholarship funds. Generally, Heasley said around $2 million is used for scholarships.

According to the financial aid office, about $1.9 million in scholarships was awarded to students for the 2009-2010 school year. Around $1.5 million of that was donated by the foundation.

This year around $2 million in

scholarships were awarded and about $1.8 million of that was funded by the foundation.

Heasley said the foundation used to donate 5 percent of its endowment allocations, but in 2008 this was reduced to four percent due to the economy.

Originally, next year’s funds were to be

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Associate professor Amy Sage Webb speaks after receiving the Ruth Schillinger Award Friday afternoon at the Sauder Alumni Center.

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Webb recognized for positive impact on women at ESU H uibing L u lu@esubulletin.com Amy Sage Webb, professor of English and codirector of the creative writing program, received the Ruth Schillinger Award for her service to women last Friday at the Sauder Alumni Center, 1500 Highland St. “I’m very impressed,” Webb said. “It’s a big honor and I am very touched by it. Some of the women who have won this award are amazing. I don’t think of myself as being in a same class as they are.”

About 60 faculty members and students attended the ceremony to support Webb. At the reception, Frances Busby, senior secondary English education major and staff assistant for the ethnic and gender studies program, gave a brief history of Ruth Schillinger and said the award is given to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the women of Emporia State over a sustained period.

“It’s important to support women,” Webb said.

“Women are often caring for their family, their children and their adult parents and are very nurturing with their students and they are also trying to become professionals. So I think that we rely on each other as a community.”

Webb has been the co-director of the creative writing program since 1996. She said that creative writing programs are usually reserved for graduate students, but ESU’s is open to undergraduates.

As a result, undergraduate students in the program have to compete with graduate students, but Webb said ESU students have won two national competitions in the past.

Lindsey Bartlett, graduate teaching assistant in the English department, said if not for taking Webb’s creative writing course, she would not be the person she is today.

“She has taught me the most valuable lessons I have learned since I came to ESU, and they have nothing to do with academics,” Bartlett said.

Ariel Robello, director of multicultural affairs, said Webb has been a “guide” and she was impressed with Webb’s various leadership roles.

“She often seems superhuman in her ability to accomplish so much and do it so well,” Robello said.

At the reception, Webb praised Ruth Schillinger for her great contribution to women and said she had witnessed many changes over the years.

“Women need to be able to see other powerful, intelligent, kind women in their profession,” Webb said. “I think it’s a great advance to see women starting to do those roles and do them so well.”

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K enzie T empleton news@esubulletin.com As spring commencement approaches, graduates can enter the job market with confidence. A recent report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers indicates that U.S. employers plan to hire over 19 percent more college

graduates in 2011 than they did last year.

According to the document, “The picture painted by this report shows that overall college hiring continues to be encouraging for Class of 2011 graduates.”

But the unemployment rate for Kansas as of March was 6.8 percent compared to the national rate, 8.8 percent, according to statistics from the Bureau of

Labor.

The career center on campus conducts an annual survey of students who graduated the previous year. June ColemanHull, director of Career Services, said the statistics for the past two years have not yet been processed, but according to the 2008-2009 results, 55 percent of graduates from the school of business were

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Laps 4 Landon fights Cystic Fibrosis, raises $2,500 C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com

Participants sign in for Laps for Landon Tuesday night at the HPER Building.

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Despite rainy weather, Laps 4 Landon, named for four-year-old Emporia resident Landon Dody, was held at Welch Stadium on Tuesday evening to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

“Laps 4 Landon means people are being supportive of a cure, and to me it means hope and a longer life for my son,” said Landon’s mother, Blythe Eddy, associate director of the Center for Student Involvement.

The event was organized by health promotion majors and Jen Thomas, assistant professor of health and physical education. Thomas Eddy, professor of biology, is Landon’s grandfather and his aunt, Laura Eddy, is director of

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Briefs Hot rods on display

The Karate Club and Brown Express Athletic Club will host the 14th Annual Super Custom Car Show from 1-4 p.m. this Saturday on the 9th and 10th blocks of Commercial Street.

There is no admission charge, but proceeds from the event will be donated to the general scholarship fund.

Entrants can register in four categories for $17 each, which includes cars and trucks, under construction, miscellaneous and the Sound Off Stereo competition. Registration opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 1 p.m.

Chi Alpha Epsilon will serve hot dogs, chips and drinks and the Saudi Club will offer Arabian and Indian food.

In case of rain, the event will be May 7. For more information, contact Gilbert Rodriguez at rlcg65@yahoo.com or 620-340-0353.

International day at the mall A group of marketing students, along with several student organizations, will share their various cultures and backgrounds with patrons of the Flint Hills Mall from 1-3 p.m. this Saturday.

During the event, shoppers will receive a “passport” to take with them and are encouraged to visit each culture to play games, make crafts and learn about the different heritages. Participants will receive a stamp for each culture and those with completed passports will get coupons and be entered into a prize drawing.

A special donation will be taken for Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.

Yearbooks available Monday The 112th volume of The Sunflower, Emporia State’s yearbook, will be available for students to pick up on Monday. The yearbooks will be distributed at buildings across campus and the Memorial Union Bookstore for the rest of the semester.

This year’s theme, “Look Again,” is scrapbook based. Students design, edit, photograph and write the Sunflower. Editor is Alaina Young, sophomore elementary education major.

Students can pick them up without paying since student fees fund the yearbook.

Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department April 22 Officer checked a suspicious vehicle in Sector 7. No problem was found.

Officer contacted paint ballers north of I-35 and advised of campus policy.

Officer provided escort for female subject from ESU PD HQ to 1301 Lutheran and from ESU PD HQ to Pavilion meters.

Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex. Secured Hannah Club House Room 202.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a disorderly conduct call in 1100 Union.

Officer provided escort for female student from Science Hall to 1100 Congress.

Officer stopped KS VHD932 in 200 W 12th. Verbal warning for driving without headlights in 100 W 12th.

April 23 WAW Library zone 72 Fire Trouble. Mechanical error. Recurring problem.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a hit and run call in 1000 Merchant.

Officers recovered a utility golf cart from the woods north of I-35. Cart is being stored at the Physical Plant.

Memorial Student Union zone 79 Fire Trouble 1st floor kitchen.

Mechanical error.

Memorial Union zone 244 Fire Trouble 3rd floor mechanical Room 311. Mechanical error.

April 24 WAW Library zone 72 Fire Trouble/Smoke detector Room 209.

Mechanical error.

Officer provided escort for a female student from Science Hall to 1100 Congress.

April 25 George Emch reported damage to a wooden sign frame at ESU Apt. Complex-1201 Triplett Dr. Officer took a report of a non-injury accident involving KS 899CBO and KS 436BRY in 1500 Morse Dr. Officer contacted skateboarders in 1700 Wooster Dr. and advised of campus policy.

Officer provided escort for male student from Student Health Center to Newman Regional Health.

Toilet will not stop running in King Hall Room 20 The ceiling tile in the elevator of Visser Hall elevator is hanging down and needs to be secured.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident in 400 W 15th.

Officer provided escort for a female student from Science Hall to 1100 Congress.

April 26 Officer stopped KS 765DQA in 1100 Market. Verbal warning for no brake lights in 1400 Highland Brukelman/Brighton-Science Hall zone 203 Fire Trouble. Mechanical error.

WAW Library zone 40 Burglary south entry. Human error.

WAW Library zone 9 Burglary northeast emergency exit doors. Human error.

WAW Library zone 9 Burglary northeast emergency exit doors Human error. WAW Library zone 103 Fire-Trouble Mechanical Room 123.

Unknown error.

Corrections If you have an error to report, please email editor@esubulletin.com.

The Bulletin regrets all errors.

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Runners and walkers to honor Blaufuss L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com Runners and walkers will raise money for the general scholarship fund tomorrow by participating in the Annual BLAUFUSS Blaufuss Scholarship Walk/Run. The event is named for John Blaufuss, a former Emporia State controller who was killed in December 2005 after being struck by a vehicle while out jogging. Blaufuss was an employee at ESU for over 30 years, becoming the controller in 1973 after serving as the

business manager for the College of Emporia. “(He) was a big believer in Emporia State and he wanted to see students succeed, so when he was killed the university thought that it would be good to honor him by doing this event every year,” said Shanna Basset, development officer for the event.

Basset said the event has been in existence for six years and is split into two different courses. Participants can choose between a five kilometer run or a two mile walk. Both courses begin at the Sauder Alumni Center and run through the campus, eventually returning to

the finish line at Sauder.

Participants can register for the event at the Sauder Alumni Center during business hours or at the event itself beginning at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $25. Anyone who has already registered can also pick up their race packet which contains a T-shirt and bib number at the Sauder Alumni Center during business hours.

“I have volunteered at the Blaufuss Run with the ESU Ambassadors for the last two years,” said Lacee Hanson, senior communication major and intern for Basset. “Previously my job has been to direct runners and walkers on the route and cheer them on.”

Other participants in this year’s run are also previous volunteers.

“I am doing the Blaufuss run this year because I wanted to help donate to the General Scholarship Fund, support the Blaufuss family and because it is part of Senior week,” said Drake Foster, senior secondary social science education major.

Foster helped direct runners and walkers, handed out water and helped with the reception that followed the event last year.

The event begins at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Sauder Alumni Center, followed by a reception at Sauder.

Kansas arts backers fear Governor veto of funding TOPEKA (AP) — The Kansas Arts Commission’s chairman said Tuesday that he worries Governor Sam Brownback will veto its entire budget, and the agency’s future loomed as an issue in legislative budget negotiations.

The Republican governor hasn’t said publicly that he’ll use his power to veto individual budget items to strike the Arts Commission’s funding from the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. But he has already attempted unsuccessfully to eliminate the commission as a state agency and replace it with a private, nonprofit foundation that would rely far more heavily on private funds.

Commission Chairman Henry Schwaller IV, president of a Hays real estate investment firm and a local arts council, said the state agency has drafted a plan for operating with less money during the next fiscal year — and another one for closing down in June, should it receive no funds.

“We’re not certain, and that is our concern,” he said, adding that commission members and staff haven’t been able to get meeting with the governor or

his aides. “This is troubling to us.”

Legislators were returning Wednesday from their annual spring break to wrap up business for the year, and House and Senate negotiators were expected to continue discussions about a $14 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. Funding for the Arts Commission is among dozens of issues they must settle — but a contentious one.

The commission supports artists, communities hoping to have them visit, local arts councils and arts education programs. The commission and an advocacy group, Kansas Citizens for the Arts, are urging people to call or e-mail legislators and the governor’s office.

The Republican-controlled Senate’s version of the budget includes $689,000 for the Arts Commission, a decrease of nearly $109,000, or 14 percent from its current budget of nearly $798,000.

The GOP-dominated House’s version of the bill was in line with Brownback’s recommendations, eliminating all funding for the Arts Commission but providing $200,000 to the Kansas State Historical Society, funds that

could then go to the new, private foundation.

House Speaker Mike O’Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, noted that the setup Brownback proposed is similar to how the state oversees other humanities programs.

“You eliminate the state government footprint part of it and any added expense that goes with that,” O’Neal said.

Brownback sought the change as part of initiatives he argued would make state government more efficient and save taxpayers money. Arts advocates contend the move would cost Kansas as much as $1.2 million a year in federal arts funds, something the governor and his staff dispute.

Last month, Senate killed an executive reorganization order making the changes, effective July 1. But the private foundation already has formed, and Brownback could get much of what he sought if he simply vetoed the Arts Commission’s entire budget.

Overriding his veto would take twothirds majorities in both chambers, something that’s not likely.

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Union renovations to improve building efficiency lu@esubulletin.com While students work towards finals week, constant changes are taking place in the Memorial Union as renovations continue.

“For the union, it really is a complete makeover,” said Dave Hendricks, director of the Memorial Union. “We are finally more energy efficient and for the university as a whole, what we are trying to do is to create a front door, a welcome center for the campus.”

The west side of the union will be completed this week and its final inspection is tomorrow afternoon.

“The ID office, the scheduling office, catering office and IT office have been in four separate locations throughout the building for years,” Hendricks said. “When we move into the new space, all of the services offered will be in one location. It will be more efficient for the students and allow us some redundancy so that we can cross-train employees.”

Hendricks said the dining hall will be completed in early August. Work is currently being done on the heating, electric and water lines as well as the air conditioning system.

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cut down to 3 percent, but Heasley said the foundation was able to make adjustments so they could donate 3.5 percent for the 20112012 school year.

“They have always given the maximum that they can and (still) be good stewards of the funds,” said Jim Williams, vice president of student affairs. “What they did in this last round was reassessed their true expenditures, and bumped it up instead just deciding that 3 percent was safe.

“That’s the symbiotic relationship between the foundation and the university… they are partners in providing the greatest opportunities for students, but they’ve also got to be good stewards of the resources.”

Williams said about $450,000 would have been lost had the foundation kept the cut at three percent.

Even though all scholarships provided by

Although it was still under construction, the Greek Banquet was the first event held in the partially renovated Webb Lecture Hall.

“Because of (the contractors’) extra efforts, we were able to host the Greek Banquet, which was very important in a lot of reasons,” Hendricks said. “One is to complete the cycle from old to new. Also it’s a small token to say ‘thank you’ for the campus as a whole.”

Hendricks said to ensure that the event ran smoothly, the union staff had to make sure the fire alarm and life safety systems were working and blocked off all the construction zones. “(Webb Hall) is definitely more modern,” said Brent McCoy, junior secondary education major. “It looks more lively. Hopefully it will be a place with a lot more events and betterutilized space.”

Hendricks said the renovation project should be finished between April and June next year.

“If I were a new prospective student, I’d be more willing to come to ESU seeing (the renovated union),” said Heather McCoy, sophomore history major. “Compared to the rest of the campus, it is the prettiest. It is like the diamond of the school now.”

ESU are processed through the foundation, Williams said students were not likely to notice any decrease in funding and that the cut will actually secure greater flexibility and growth in the foundation’s endowments for the future funding.

“It really is an example of everybody working together to do what’s best for the students and everybody listening and sharing the data,” Williams said. “It really was being looked at as a win-win situation for the students.”

Heasley said the allocation rate will be visited annually and providing that the U.S. market goes up, the rate could be potentially raised in years to come.

“The best practice is to maintain our endowment and be supportive of ESU students, who are the reasons we’re here – we would not be here without the students,” Heasley. “Anything we can d to benefit the students is of paramount importance to us as a foundation.”

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The newly remodeled Webb Lecture Hall features wood floors, a new sound system and a new projection system. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin.

Kansas budget still unsettled as 2011 session winds down TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas legislators return to the Statehouse this week to begin the final push toward the end of the 2011 session and resolving differences over competing $14 billion budget plans.

Negotiators met briefly last week to begin discussing the plan, which would spend about $6 billion in state revenues in the fiscal year beginning July 1.

What was previously a debate over where to close a revenue gap of about $500 million has now become a conversation about how much of a revenue cushion is enough.

Legislators got some hopeful news earlier this month when a group of economists and researchers gave the latest

revenue forecast. While the state isn’t going to be flush with cash, the pattern of precipitous declines appears to be ending.

Still, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Marc Rhoades said legislators have a thin margin for error when budgeting.

“The House is interested in having a healthy ending balance because if the Consensus Revenue Estimating group is off by 1 percent for the whole year (roughly $60 million), then the current House budget is also under water by $6 million and the Senate is off by $59 million,” said Rhoades, a Newton Republican.

Negotiations began last week between House and

Senate members to work out differences in their budget versions. Several dozen spending items were agreed upon, mostly cuts that one chamber or the other sought. The final bill is likely to have a mix of cuts, revenue shifts and other accounting practices that have become commonplace in the budget process.

What it won’t have, unlike last year, is a tax increase.

Rep. Richard Carlson, a St. Marys Republican and one of the House’s budget negotiators, said the talks have resulted so far in significant progress, particularly because the Senate has accepted $23 million in spending reductions pushed by the House.

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Free Press=Free Society STAFF EDITORIAL This newspaper you’re reading from is a beautiful thing. Isn’t it great to be able to hold something that has been edited, refined and compressed for your viewing? This object, which seems to be benign, is incredibly important.

Though this paper is produced without much real hardship or challenges, there are journalists all around the world who struggle everyday through repression and life-threatening conditions to provide the world with clear, objective journalism.

In acknowledgment of journalists throughout the world who have been put through hell in an attempt to exercise the right to free press, “World Press Freedom Day” will be held on May 3.

“Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession,” the website for World Press Freedom Day states.

These fundamental principles, including objectivity, diligence and commitment to a higher calling to inform the public are the tenants by which journalists live by in order to produce the news.

Though commitment to these principles is relatively easy to do at The Bulletin, there are journalists around the world who are tested on these principles day in and day out. Some of them give their lives to protect them. Last week, award-winning photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Libya while covering the Libyan civil war. According to Re-

ports Without Borders, 18 journalists have been killed in 2011. World Press Freedom Day is a chance to acknowledge the work of journalists whose commitment to these principles has cost them their lives.

The U.S. is No. 20 on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. This index is based on 43 questions given to journalists from over 170 countries that assess the number of threats journalists receive, the amount of freedom they have to criticize the government and the amount of censorship the government imposes on them.

Freedom of the press is something Americans take for granted. We expect that the newspapers we pick up contain relevant, factual and, most importantly, unbiased information. It’s normal for us. So normal that we forget how wonderful it is to be able to read a newspaper and assume that its content came from an unbiased source. It is an essential part of the democratic system for individual citizens to be able to become informed voters. As such, freedom of press provides a way for citizens in a democracy to know what aspects of government affect them. As the nations in the Middle East who have recently had revolutions move towards more democratic political systems, freedom of press will be a crucial part of rebuilding those nations.

May 3 is a good day to reflect on the fact that not every country around the world shares these ideas or allows journalists the freedom to report the news without fear of backlash. Around the world, “publications are censored, fined, suspended and closed down, while journalists, editors and publishers are harassed, attacked, detained and even murdered.” This day is a chance for

Cartoon by Ellen Weiss

the global community to acknowledge the importance of free press throughout the world.

Maybe, with a little knowledge and

Through the Looking-Glass When I first started working for The Bulletin, I didn’t think the job would lead to much. I was entering my second semester of freshman year and suddenly realized, like most college students, that I was low on funds. I applied as a page designer, thinking I could draw on the skills I learned in high school yearbook to make some quick cash. But I was told the position was filled.

Do you have experience writing?

Yes. You’re hired.

So began my journey down the rabbit’s hole at The Bulletin.

By February, I had covered Barack Obama’s campaign stop in El Dorado. By April, I was writing a series about a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act and Kansas Open Records Act by the Faculty Senate. By May, I was hired as the managing editor for the next semester. Then by the next May, I was editor. That was two years ago.

Being a college journalist isn’t easy. You’re often told when you screw up and rarely told when you do well. There’s a constant pressure from deadlines and you’ll often find yourself writing an article instead of doing homework, or scheduling interviews instead of hanging out with friends. But it’s indescribable the feeling you get when you see your byline on page one, even if it’s just a college paper. That’s when you know you’ve got the journalism bug, that you’re willing to follow the rabbit down a hole.

But despite all of the stress, this job has been extremely rewarding. I’ve gotten to interview people on this campus that I wouldn’t normally talk to and share their stories. I’ve found a mentor in our adviser, Max McCoy, who is one of The Bulletin’s greatest assets. I’ve met countless friends who share a healthy dose of outrage with me. I’ve gotten to intern at the Student Press Law Center, a non-profit that advocates for student jour-

K elsey R yan , editor@esubulletin.com nalists’ rights, and at The Joplin Globe in Joplin, Mo. I’ve learned to become a better writer. And I’ve finally discovered what I’m supposed to do with my life.

I was lost when I came to ESU. I came here because I needed an affordable college education. I had family that had gone to school here. My long-term boyfriend was a student here. But when I joined the paper, I finally found a calling. I’m not going to say that journalism “saved” me, but rather it has pointed me in the right direction. And despite the job cuts, I’m going to give it my best shot to make it as a journalist.

Graduation looms. There’s that raw anticipation in my gut that comes from knowing I’ll soon be doing bigger and better things, but it’s juxtaposed by a sense of dread that nearly all graduates have right now in this economic climate – that maybe I won’t succeed. That maybe I’ve chosen the wrong path.

But that’s just the way it is – we just have to deal with the unknown, the possibility of failure, but also, the possibility of great success. We have to see the possibilities in ourselves as we peer through the looking-glass.

Stop the Press?

In just a few short weeks ESU Printing Services will close their doors. For 103 years the presses have run for only the ESU campus community. Professor William Keller brought a hand press to the campus in 1908 and the service was so welcome that by 1920, five faculty members put their own money and signatures on the line to purchase new state-of-the-art printing equipment, which at that time was a linotype machine.

Imagine a faculty or staff member feeling so strongly about a department on campus that he or she would lend personal funds or sign a promissory note to keep that department afloat. We would scoff at such an idea in 2011. Sadly I suspect that few if any faculty or staff asked a single question about the closing of Printing Services.

The mission of the Printing Services office, according to their website is not just putting ink on paper. They consider their efforts an important part of the recruitment, education, and retention of ESU students. They take pride in knowing that the materials they print are used to help recruit, are used in the classrooms, and are a part of seeing the student through to degree completion. The ESU presses literally have printed the applications on which new students record their hopes for college admissions right through to printing that same student name on the commencement program.

Yet come July 1, we will begin outsourcing our printing and paper needs to companies whose employees have likely never been on our campus and perhaps could not even find Emporia on the map. These companies will not have such a lofty mission as to see our students succeed. This is perhaps just a micro view of our larger picture in the United States where the bottom line is the most important element in the equation. When decisions are driven solely by profit we see jobs sent overseas and dollars leave our own economy, not to mention a usual decline in quality. Our OOE dollars will now leave our campus, likely our community, and surely even our state as part of this decision.

As near as I can tell through some very unscientific research, no one spoke up on behalf of our Printing Services office. There were

no open forums to allow decision makers to know how such a decision might impact departments. I wish I’d told someone about how the closing would affect my own office. I wish I could have told someone the quality and pride with which jobs in the Press were completed. I would have mentioned getting to know student employees, their goals and dreams and my concern for the elimination of more student jobs. I would have told them that this move will cost my office $75 more per box of envelopes and $50 more per box of business cards. I wish I could have told someone that our office would be willing to pay more than the current $27.50 for envelopes if it meant saving the press.

Sadly it seems that very little outside feedback was solicited prior to the decision to close Printing Services. In fact, estimates and contracts for future printing needs were not even gathered until following the decision to close. Simply put, the decision was made with the hope it would save money but with the knowledge it would remove one more department from the books and place that burden among the remaining offices.

I challenge everyone to find your black and gold pride. It doesn’t matter if you push a broom or balance the books or hit the books.

This is your campus and the more voices at the table, the more ideas put forth, the better university we will build for the future.

It might well have been that together we would have come to the same decision on the closing of the Press, but I would have liked to see the flourish of ideas that would have resulted from an encouraged, open, and engaged dialogue among all campus stakeholders.

Let us take the closing of Printing Services as a mandate to stop putting our heads down and hoping for the best. Let us be empowered to find our black and gold voices, to not wait to be invited to the conversation, but to start our own dialogues for the future of our university.

Susan Brinkman, Assistant Director Center for Great Plains Studies

some activism, a world where everyone is given the right of free press will no longer be a dream for the future, but a fact in the present.

Letters to the Editor Congratulations to The Bulletin! I was so happy to hear that our Bulletin received a top collegiate honor, All-Kansas College Newspaper, after eight years of hard work. I felt very proud that I was a member of the Bulletin family.

I had worked with the newspaper as a staff writer last semester. The experience with the newspaper gave me much more than I had expected. It was an access leading me to discover the people’s real lives, and I got the opportunity to touch the American society and culture, rather than merely learn them from textbooks.

Congratulations to all the individual awards winners.

Special congratulations to photographer Megan Gartner.

We worked together on the story “All in the family” last semester. Now, I can still remember that wonderful Saturday morning on Emporia Farmers Market, those big pumpkins in the truck, the children’s beautiful smiles and the blue sky. Good job!

The wonderful experience with The Bulletin became a treasure in my life. I will always remember those stressful topics, the heartbroken deadlines, those exciting interviews, and the moment of happiness when people said to me, “I enjoyed your story this week.”

All the best for you, Bulletin staff!

Han Yan English graduate student

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Movie Review

C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com “Ben Dover,” better known as Kristin Gilmore, health promotions graduate student, and “Lady Hollyweird,” or Jamarious Wicker, sophomore theater major, were named the 2011 Mr. and Ms. ESU at PRIDE’s alternative beauty pageant last Thursday.

“Winning was great, I had so much of fun, like I said in the show I’ve come a long way – this has really boosted my confidence,” Gilmore said. “I never would’ve seen myself doing this four years ago.”

Despite some costume malfunctions throughout the show, Wicker was still very excited to win and enjoyed the fact that his dance partner, Gilmore, also won the crown. He said this was his last year for doing the show because it was so much work, but he loved the experience.

Last year’s Ms. ESU, Austin Schopper, senior secondary English education major, hosted the show under the stage name “Valerie.”

“I (was) most excited to see the new talent this year – we didn’t have anyone that competed last year compete this year,” Schopper said.

The first event was the catwalk, followed by the talent portion, then an interview with the three judges, Giovanna Follo, assistant professor of sociology, Edward Emmer, assistant professor of social sciences, and Michelle Hernandez, the adviser for PRIDE. Schopper’s stylist for the event was Shanon Fletcher, a stylist at Salon Del5ive, who did his hair, make up and even a waxing for the show. She said she enjoyed the challenge and all the hectic activity that happened backstage.

Schopper started the event with a dance number showing off some of the skills that won him last year’s crown such as a cartwheel in high heels. Then the rest of the participants joined in the dance number.

There were poetry readings and song and dance numbers. The questions

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“Water for Elephants” not a thirst quencher

Jamarious Wicker, sophomore theater major, aka “Lady Hollyweird” was crowned Ms. ESU during PRIDE’s alternative beauty pageant Thursday in Albert Taylor Hall. Erica Cassella/The Bulletin.

posed by the judges offered the contestants an opportunity to show how well they could stay in character.

Emmer enjoyed the whole show and the opportunity to get a new perspective since he had just been an audience member for the previous year’s show.

Richard Stephenson, junior chemistry major, while under the stage name “Mindy

the Mennonite,” sang Marilyn Monroe’s “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.”

“I’m just strutting my stuff, showing off what I have, letting it be judged in the harshest competition Emporia has to offer,” Stephenson said.

PRIDE President Josh Smith said the group plans to continue the show next year and keep drawing in the crowd.

‘80s-themed dance show takes stage

Noah Mefford, junior theater major, and Cara Lohkamp, sophomore theatre major practice their moves for the spring dance show Monday in Roosevelt. Erica Cassella/The Bulletin.

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bohannon@esubulletin.com This year marks the first time a dance show has been part of the main

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theater season. “Dream Park in ‘80s City” is the title for first show of its kind in Emporia State’s history. The story revolves around 17 people working through a day in the city, told through dances choreographed to music from the ‘80s.

“I decided to do the ‘80s because there’s a lot of exciting hip-hop, breakdance and just a sense of the times, so I placed it in a park in a city…that allowed for people to have all kinds of dreams and themes,” said Lindy Bartruff, director of the show and adjunct professor of dance.

Bartruff said the buildup to the show had been slowly developing over a long period of time, beginning in the 1970s with ballroom dancing. Over the last seven years, Bartruff said the dance program has developed from dancing in the Friesen Studio for anyone who could come to putting on a full show in the Karl C. Bruder Theater.

“I thought it would be a nice experience, lots of fun, high energy (and I) get to hang out with my peers,” said Cara Lohkamp, sophomore theater major.

Lohkamp will perform in a scene with Noah Mefford, junior theater major. Mefford plays a man who has finally gotten a car and spots Lohkamp’s

character in the park who is just trying to do her aerobics in peace. The two perform a pas de duex, or a duet dance to the tune of “Get Out of My Dreams and Into My Car.” “Dream Park in ‘80s City” has an extensive cast comprised of 17 dancers and three other students who are working on the more technical aspects of the show such as lighting, costume and sound design. The show will also feature a small amount of special effects including fog during another duet which is choreographed to the song “Who Made the Moon?” by Little River Band.

Bartruff said that while the music will provide a great deal of atmosphere for the show, the characters themselves are also well defined.

“My character is a convenience store clerk,” said Emily Warren, senior theater major. “She’s sick of her job, sick of her life, her boyfriend just got laid off, and she just wants to leave the city and start a new life with him.”

Warren will perform to “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman. She will also perform in other dance numbers both as the clerk and as other characters.

“Dream Park in ‘80s City” premieres on at 7:30 p.m. on May 6 in the Karl C. Bruder Theater. Admission is free.

“Water for Elephants” is the tale of Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson) whose life seems to be going perfectly. He’s about to graduate from Cornell with a degree in veterinary science and he’s got loving parents.

However, the sudden death of said parents catapults Jacob out of his life and into the harsh unforgiving world of Depression-era America.

He eventually finds himself a part of the Benzini Bros. Circus after hopping their train. He is immediately smitten by Marlena (Reese Witherspoon) who just happens to be the wife of the circus’ charismatic and volatile ringleader, August (Christopher Waltz).

The movie has a rich background, great story potential and a cast of characters drawn from an old school circus, none of which are actually used to better the film. While this film is based in a time with great soul, none of that soul transfers over into the movie. Both Pattinson and Witherspoon are supposed to be in love with each other and yet no chemistry is present onscreen.

The only saving grace is Waltz’s performance during which he infuses his character with depth and menace. He portrays August perfectly, bringing the full gamut of emotions to the table in top form. Waltz dominates each scene he is present in thanks to his own masterful acting as well as the flatness of the other performances.

In fact, one of the characters with the most amount of spirit isn’t even human. Rosie is a middle-aged elephant that August purchases in order to bring more people to his circus. While most movies that feature animal protagonists come off as cheesy or forced, Rosie’s role in “Water for Elephants” is perfectly done. Rosie is used both as a plot device and as another character in the drama.

Hal Holbrook plays an elderly Jacob and truly brings the character to life. Holbrook is lively, sharp and witty in the few scenes he appears in, which leads me to wonder when, during the time period of the movie between 1931 and the present, the character of Jacob developed a personality.

The world of the Depression was a dog-eatdog world where the weak failed and the strong survived, a world of desperation and violence.

“Water for Elephants” glosses over all of these aspects of the world it inhabits. While there are scenes that reflect these themes, the movie shies away from what it should be.

The film presents itself as a period piece, drawing from the rich history of the circus and America in general, but sadly it is not.

While I won’t say to avoid “Water for Elephants,” I cannot say much in favor of it. The film provides a fair amount of entertainment and even a few genuinely touching moments, but aside from that, it lacks a heart and soul. My verdict? Wait and rent it.

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Printing Services to close after 103 years K enzie T empleton templeton@esubulletin.com In June, the university Printing Services, which has been in operation since 1908, will officially close its doors for the final time. In an effort to save money, the administration made the decision to dismantle the print shop last semester.

“It wasn’t ever going to be as big an operation as it had been when more stuff was printed,” said Ray Hauke, vice president of administration and fiscal affairs.

“For that reason, it was best to phase it out.”

Bill Noblitt, director of marketing and media relations, said maintaining the print shop on campus had become expensive and that ESU was actually one of the last public universities in Kansas to maintain on-campus printing services.

Noblitt also said that most of the equipment in Printing Services is outdated and would cost “a lot of money” to upgrade since technology is constantly changing.

“At some point you have to make a decision,” said Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations. “Do we invest in the technology so we can pull all the jobs back on campus or do we go ahead and say it’s time to get out of the printing business and give the best product that we can, but not from campus?”

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Hauke said some projects were already being outsourced to other printing companies before the decision was made to eliminate Printing Services.

“I think it took long enough that anybody who had a thought on the matter had an opportunity to speak,” Hauke said when asked if decision to close the print shop was ever up for debate among different departments.

Larson said in comparison to the university’s print shop, newer presses in outside companies expand the possibilities in what can be done to create a publication. For instance, some presses can provide more color than Printing Services.

“The quality’s going to be better, and that reflects on the quality of the institution,” Noblitt said.

In June, Noblitt said Printing Services will essentially consolidate with the current copy center in Visser Hall to handle basic printing needs like posters and flyers.

“Some of the existing equipment will become surplus, be sold and then we’ll run a copy center,” Hauke said.

There are currently two full-time employees, one temporary full-time employee and two student employees working in the print shop. Noblitt said the full-time employees have been placed in different departments on campus.

The student positions have not yet been sorted out, but Noblitt said there

employed and the average salary was $36,000.

Additionally, 50 percent of graduates from the liberal arts and sciences college were employed an earned an average salary of $34,000. Graduates from the teacher’s college also earned $34,000 and 48 percent were employed.

Graduates from the school of library and information management are not included in this article due to insufficient data.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment rate for people aged 20-24 in 2010 was around 60 percent. The unemployment rate for people 25 or over with a bachelor’s degree or higher was 4.7 percent.

“A university has two obligations,” said June ColemanHull, director of Career Services. “One is to give students knowledge and training in their field and the second is to help them find employment after they graduate.”

Coleman-Hull said Career Services offers career

In an effort to save money the ESU administration has announced it will officially close the university Printing Services this June. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin

may be an opportunity for the students to work at the copy center in Visser Hall.

“They are going to need a lot more students because they are going to be taking over copying for the entire university, so those students (working in Printing Services) can certainly apply and they do have experience,” Noblitt said.

The Bulletin asked Tony Hall, director of Printing Services, and a student employee for comment on Tuesday afternoon, but both declined.

counseling, opportunities for internships, resume and cover letter development and aids in job search or graduate school application along with preparing students for interviews and salary negotiations. Students and alumni can access the benefits free of charge.

Coleman-Hull said most career centers in the U.S. started sometime around the late 1970s to early 1980s and began as simply placement centers for graduating students.

“Now, fortunately, over the years it’s become a comprehensive full range of services,” Coleman-Hull said.

“We figured out a lot of student were getting into student teaching and hated it.”

Coleman-Hull said the goal of ESU’s Career Services has “evolved” to start counseling students for career choices earlier on in their education.

Another advantage the university offers is the tightknit community among faculty and students, Coleman-

Noblitt said the university already has a stationery contract with Chester Press, 2 S. Commercial St., to handle letterheads, envelopes and business cards.

“Like any transition, it could be painful,” Larson said. “We’re changing how people do things and we’re changing the timelines in which they do them… in short term, there’s probably going to be some stress.”

Unless the university gets “an influx of a lot of money,” Noblitt said Printing Services would probably never reopen.

Hull said.

“That’s a huge advantage over what KU can provide or another huge university because you just can’t have great letters of reference or great connections with employers,” Coleman-Hull said.

Coleman-Hull said the job market has improved for graduates nationally, and that employers are slowly beginning to post jobs openings again.

“One-third of the Midwestern employers fall into the employer categories with the strongest overall hiring projections,” according to NACE report. “Results suggest that oil/gas extraction, chemical (pharmaceutical) manufacturers, computer/electronics manufacturers, and employers in the finance, insurance, and real estate group are among the best bets for Class of 2011 graduates.

“For the Class of 2012, Fall 2011 recruiting expectation suggests the job market for new college graduates will continue to be stable,” according to the NACE report.

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‘Father of international students’ to retire in June H uibing L u lu@esubulletin.com After 40 years at Emporia State, James Harter, director of international education special projects, will retire in June. A reception for him was held from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Colonial Ballroom of Memorial Union. About 55 people attended.

“James has been a wonderful member of Emporia State,” said Gonzalo Bruce, assistant vice president of international education. “He has really put Emporia State in the world and has brought the world to Emporia State.”

Harter said that no matter how much he will enjoy his retirement, he will miss all the people he worked with over the years.

“Since he came here, we have developed so many partner-

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ships. He knows people all over the world,” said Jason Strachota, psychology graduate student and graduate assistant for the study abroad program. “He has always helped me to do my job right.”

Qassim Almukhtar, senior information systems major, met Harter when he graduated from high school in 2006 and was looking for a school to attend at a conference with representatives of 500 colleges from the U.S. “I felt good talking with (Harter),” Almukhtar said. “I felt that he was not marketing the school.

I felt he was talking from his heart. So I told my friends I was applying to this school and I’m glad that I made this decision.”

Almukhtar said international students not only have to adjust to a new country, but they have to transition into a new life when they study abroad.

“He’s the one who was walk-

admissions.

Landon faces daily treatments for Cystic Fibrosis, which affects the lungs and digestive system. He has to wear a vest which shakes loose the mucus in his lungs and undergoes breathing treatments in which he inhales medicines through a nebulizer.

Landon spends his days at home with sitters to avoid getting sick in public daycare, but plans to attend kindergarten in a year.

“He is very, very energetic,” Blythe Eddy said. “I don’t think that cystic fibrosis slows him down for the most part really. He just acts like a regular four-year-old.”

Last year, the event drew more than 500 people and raised $4,000 for CFF, Thomas said. This year, before the event had even begun the fundraiser had already raised $500.

“I’m very thankful for Jen Thomas and all of the students who take their time to request prizes from sponsors, the city of Emporia and all the businesses and how they support this event is amazing,” Eddy said.

The event persevered through the rain and moved inside the HPER building into two gyms, one for the prizes and the other

ing with me to run the transition from my old life to the new life very smoothly and safely,” Almukhtar said.

Harter also helped Almukhtar establish the Saudi Club and International Club.

“All the Saudi students here in Emporia think that he is our father – he’s a father of international students,” Almukhtar said.

For Harry Imbeau, director of international education, Harter has been his boss, his mentor, his friend and sometimes like a father to him as well.

“When working with him, he always lets us figure things out for ourselves,” Imbeau said. “He guides us in the right direction, even in work place, he is a father.

He teaches. He doesn’t tell you what to do. He allows you to learn,” Imbeau said.

Imbeau said the one thing that stands out more than any-

James Harter, director of international education special projects, speaks with guests at a reception held for him in light of his up coming retirement in June Tuesday afternoon in the Memorial Union Colonial Ballroom.

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thing else is that Harter “has a big heart.”

“He cares about every single student that comes to ESU,

for walking and for the children in attendance to play with ESU athletes.

Students and members of the community bid on items in a silent auction for the cause. They walked around the gym and got the opportunity to see Landon running around, exemplifying the energetic four-year-old his mother described.

“The best part of (Laps 4 Landon) is getting to see Landon running around and having fun,” said Alison Germany, senior health promotion major.

Thomas said the event gave health promotion majors an opportunity to market an event and also a chance to support a worthy cause.

“Blythe and I have been friends since the sixth grade and when it turned out that Landon had Cystic Fibrosis it was just ‘well, we need to do something,’” Thomas said. “We want family and friends to be able to feel like they’re doing something for him.”

This year, the event raised $2,500 and had about 500 attendees. Thomas said they also received donations after the event from people that wanted to help but were unable to attend.

especially international students,” Imbeau said. “Every single one of them, he wants them to be his friend.”

Day care in Emporia closed after drugs found EMPORIA (AP) — A daycare center in Emporia has been closed after police found marijuana and cocaine there.

The Emporia Gazette reports that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment closed the Love, Laughter and Learning daycare this month.

The closing was announced Monday.

The department says the drugs were found in the basement, where the children went during storms.

The health department says investigators who visited the home April 13 found daycare operator Tonya D. Rangel asleep with the front door open and four young children unsupervised.

A health department document says Rangel’s boyfriend listed the residence as his home. The state had told Rangel that her boyfriend was prohibited from living at the home or being present during daycare hours.

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New coach, new beginnings

B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com

For the second time in three weeks, Emporia State has named a new head coach to its athletic department. Yesterday, Bryan Sailer was named the new head soccer coach at ESU. From the opening statement, Sailer was excited for the opportunity.

“I’m here to develop something special,” Sailer said. “I’m here to bring what I know and know I can do to Emporia State, and that excites me greatly.”

A coaching profile that includes multiple levels of coaching experience, Sailer has a combined record of 244-68-12 in his career as a head coach. After coaching at the high school level in Colorado for 10 years, Sailer came to Kansas where he began his career at Barton Community College in Great Bend.

Sailer was named the Jayhawk Conference Coach of the year in 2008 and went on to hold a 59-23-2 record at Barton.

In 2008, Sailer led the Cougars to the KJCAA Championships and an 18-4 overall record.

Not only does Sailer bring a winning record as well as enthusiasm to Emporia, he plans on expanding his recruitment process internationally as well, something he has done in the past.

“It’s a universal sport,” Sailer said. “I’ve had players from about 10 different countries. If you have a couple of international players, they all play different styles in what they’re used to, and mixing that in is tough to defend. It could be very dynamic.”

Director of Athletics Kent Weiser echoed the excitement that recruiting internationally brings to both the soccer program and the ESU campus.

“That possibility is exciting,” Weiser said. “A lot of times you can get kids (who) just want a chance to play in college.

And you can get some really quality players without the scholarship costs if you know where to look, and they get a chance to go to school in the U.S. He’ll exhaust all possibilities. I’m sure of that.”

Sailer’s strength in his resume comes from turning around the soccer program at Barton, something that will have to be done here at ESU. Last season the Hornets struggled to break ties in going 1-11-6 and tying the MIAA record for ties in a season.

Sophomore Midfielder Ashley Hill noted the excitement that Sailer’s resume brings to the current Hornets.

“I think he’s going to do a really good at attacking to get our numbers up instead of just playing defense most of the

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Bryan Sailer smiles as his son Brayden applauds after Sailer is announced head coach of ESU soccer Wednesday afternoon at Sauder Alumni Center.

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time like we have been for a while,” Hill said.

Despite the work that has to be done, Sailer said that ESU will be a good sell for future recruits. “(ESU) is a very good sell,” Sailer said. “I’m selling the future… and you’re selling the fact that you’re going to be part of something special. We’re going to do this together, and we’re going to turn this thing around, and we’re going to do it the right way.”

Hazlett ‘great offensive player’ for baseball team

Senior Dillon Hazlett gets a hit against Nebraska-Omaha April 2 at Glennen Field. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin

C hris D vorak dvorak@esubulletin.com Every successful team has to have their player who can make good things come out of tight situations and bring out the best in the ball club.

For the Emporia State baseball team, that player is Senior Centerfielder Dillon Hazlett. Hazlett is a native Kansan but went to North Carolina University for his first years of collegiate baseball before transferring to ESU. “Baseball is a mental game, and he brings that to the table each and every day,” said Head Coach Bob Fornelli. “He can run, and he is a great offensive player. He does a lot of little things that make our team good.”

This season alone, Hazlett has earned the MIAA Hitter of the Week

twice and has also been named the Regional and National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Hazlett became the first player from the MIAA to earn either award.

“It is nice to (get the honors),” Hazlett said. “As long as we keep winning is the main thing. I can get all those, but if we don’t win then it’s not so fun.”

Hazlett earned the hitting accolades after a particularly spectacular game against Lincoln University. With the score tied in the fifth, Hazlett singled to get on base then stole second and advanced on a hit to third before stealing home to score the go-ahead run.

“He is the guy (who) when we need a big hit he comes up with it (or) when we need to get somebody on base,” said Third Baseman Kevin Wempe. “He is a complete package as a baseball player and a great teammate as well.”

Known for stealing bases, Hazlett is 36 for 36 in stolen base attempts thus far in the season. Also adding to his offensive power is his .437 batting average and a high on base percentage of .489.

This, coupled with his foot speed, makes him a capable player to score once he is on base. His speed also lends itself to his abilities as an outfielder.

“He can really run and has great baseball instincts,” Fornelli said. “He is not afraid to fail. He just competes, makes up his mind and goes.”

As well as being an outstanding baseball player, Hazlett is also a leader by example on the team, always has a great attitude and works hard to reach team goals, Cornell; said “He’s got a great attitude each and every day,” Fornelli said. “A lot of times, when your best player is one of your hardest workers, you’re going to have a good team that year. He definitely brings that everyday, works hard, competes, and on top of that, he is probably our best athlete in our baseball program that Emporia State has ever had.”

The Emporia State track team performed well in their midweek open yesterday in a meet that saw a majority of the events won by the Hornets. Despite the event being relatively small, Head Coach David Harris was pleased with the effort he saw.

“This meet’s twofold,” Harris said. “We wanted a tune up one last time before Drake (this weekend)... The other part of it is that many of these athletes now this is their last competition before the conference (meet). It’s 10 days out, so we felt like we wanted to give them one more opportunity without traveling somewhere.”

Those athletes gearing up for this weekend’s meet against Drake included runners in the 800 meter run. Coming in first and second respectively were Katie Mona and Kathryn Davison. Mona finished the 800m in 2:14.47 as Davison finished right behind her in 2:15.23.

“We were trying to get faster times to go to Nationals,” Davison said. “I don’t know if it’s just the weather or if we needed that higher competition level, but it was a good workout.”

The men saw their own success in the 800-meter as Will Hohmeier finished in first place. After the race, Hohmeier commented on the preparation the run got him for this weekend’s race in Drake.

“It was definitely an effort just to get ready for this weekend in Drake,” Hohmeier said. “In the eight (hundred meter), we had a lot of guys in it, so everyone had someone to work with. It was a good race.”

Other Hornets who earned first place finishes for ESU included Kevin Roulhac in the discus throw with a distance of 172-03. Deja Jackson also fared well picking up a first place finish in the women’s discus throw throwing for 152-00.

The women also took the first three spots in the shot put as Valeria Jordan finished first followed by Elizabeth Lewis and Ashley Watkins respectively.

Freshman Andrew Etheridge picked up a first place finish in the 110m hurdles as well with his time of 14.54.

The Hornets are now looking forward to this weekend’s big meet at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The event will be one of the bigger ones for ESU this year and is a prelude to the MIAA Championships which will be held at Witten Track May 7-8.

Junior Katie Mona passes senior Kathryn Davison on their way to the finish line in the women’s 800-meter dash during the ESU Midweek Open Wednesday night at Welch Stadium.

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SPORTS SHORTS Baseball splits with Mules

Tennis at MIAA tourney

Softball wins one, loses one

The #3 Emporia State baseball team split a four game series with #4 University of Central Missouri in weekend play. Sweeping the first double header of the weekend Friday, the Hornets went up two games with 5-4 and 9-6 victories. Although UCM was up 4-1 in the third inning, Travis Whipple made the Hornets first grand slam of the season to steal the victory in the fifth.

Making another comeback win in game two, the Hornets were down 2-1 in the fifth but scored 8 runs over the last three innings and held off UCM for the win.

The Hornets luck did not hold on day two, losing both games 5-2 and 12-8. In game three of the series, the Hornets were down 5-0 early in the game and could not make up the difference. In game four they were up early with a 3-0 lead but stranded 13 runners in the loss.

Men’s and women’s tennis competed in the conference tournament this weekend. The men’s team lost the first round to The University of Nebraska-Omaha five matches to two, the women advanced to the semifinals. Two wins on the men’s side came from number three doubles pair of Matt VanHorn and Mitchell Kibbe who finished with a four match win streak and had won eight of their last nine. Their other win came in singles with number five Nathan Wehrman winning 7-5 and 6-2.

In their first round match against Fort Hays, the women did not lose a set and forced an early defeat after winning three doubles then claiming two singles victories. In their semifinal match against Southwest Baptist, the Hornets were ahead after No. 1 doubles Niclole Jara and Amanda Morris and No. 3 doubles Kirsten Ford and Abby Morris won their matches. After not winning a set in singles, the Hornets were eliminated.

Tuesday the #14 Emporia State softball team split a double header with unranked Missouri Western State University losing their first game 1-0 but winning the second 3-2.

The first game went scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when the Griffons scored the game’s only run. The Hornets had more hits and runners on base than MWSU but were unable to capitalize.

After losing the first game, ESU was tied with MWSU for second in the MIAA conference but regained the lead after winning game two of the double header. The Griffons held the lead after the second inning, but the Hornets scored two runs in the fourth to take the lead, and had to score one more run in the sixth to secure the victory.