February 28, 2013 Issue

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Harlem Shakin’ Hornets

At halftime of the basketball game between the Lady Hornets and rival Ichabods, ESU students and fans made their own Harlem Shake video last night at White Auditorium. Will Austin/The Bulletin

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Former student works to make difference through U.N. position S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com A former student was recently appointed the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Belarus, a country with a population of 10 million that shares its borders with Poland and Russia. Sanaka Samarasinha was appointed by Ban Ki-moon, secretary general for the U.N., in September 2012. The job for Samarasinha began Jan. 1.

“Sanaka is a remarkable Hornet doing remarkable work in the world,” said Roger Heineken, administrative officer for the Memorial Union.

His new job in Belarus will focus on preventing the spread of HIV and tuberculosis, strengthening the health system, improving education, creating a “green” economy, preparation for natural disasters and working on the prevention of human trafficking

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1 in 150 Khelifi wins ‘life-changing’ scholarship

M arilyn K earney kearney@esubulletin.com When he first arrived at Emporia State in 2011, he simply wanted to earn his degree and leave as soon as possible. But now, the institution and the people who make ESU what it is have grown on him, and he says it will be difficult to leave it all behind.

“Now that I have spent one year and half in Emporia, I am sure that I will have a very hard departure,” said Talal Khelifi, English graduate student, and first ever recipient of the 1863 Scholarship.

The award was presented to Khelifi during the Founder’s Day Luncheon Feb. 15. The criteria for the competition was to write an essay about a significant change in one’s life and what role ESU played in effecting that change.

Roughly 60 eligible submissions were considered.

“As the coordinator of the judging, I myself was not one of the evaluators,” said Mel Storm, chair of the English department, in an email. “Talal’s essay stood out because of the emotional impact of the experiences he narrated, the clear sense it imparted of a life being significantly changed, and its poignant recognition of the role ESU played in that change. The prose itself was

graceful and at times moving.”

Before coming to ESU, Khelifi worked as an assistant legal manager at a petroleum company in Algeria.

“I always wanted to pursue my studies despite (that fact),” Khelifi said. “I was more interested in literature and philosophy, through which we can have a better understanding of the human nature.”

Storm said he has known Khelifi since he first arrived at ESU as a Fulbright FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant) in fall 2011, and he is pleased with Khelifi’s win.

“He is a deserving young man with a unique life experience,” Storm said, “who can use the prize money to support his studies as he makes his way through school so far from home.”

The small-town environment of Emporia was a new experience, compared to Khelifi’s urban background.

“I always say that ESU chose me,” Khelifi said. “I came here as a Fulbright Scholar. My application was sent to universities across America, and Emporia State was the first to respond.”

While it is very challenging for international students to live in a foreign country, Khelifi said, he found Emporia very welcoming

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Campus urged to lock up after alleged computer theft in Plumb C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com

Talal Khelifi, graduate English student, was recently awarded a scholarship in the amount of $1,863 as part of ESU’s 150th anniversary celebration.

Khelifi has been at ESU since 2011. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

Tuesday night, the SMART cabinet in Plumb Hall Room 307 was broken into, and some equipment was allegedly stolen. The missing items include a monitor, an amplifier, an optical mouse and a wireless mouse, said Mel Storm, interim chair of the department of English, Modern Languages and Journalism.

Sgt. Don Shafer and Officer Penny Mains of campus police are in charge of investigating the incident, but The Bulletin was unable to reach either Shafer or Mains by press time last night.

In addition to the missing equipment, the SMART cabinet was damaged, said Gwen Larson, assistant director of Marketing and Media Relations, who received information regarding the incident from Police and Safety.

According to the Annual Security and Fire Safety report in 2011, three incidences of burglary occurred on-campus, two of which occurred in the residence halls.

Storm said in an email to the English department that the cabinet and missing equipment would

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Gala raises $5,000 for Professional SAC adviser next scholarship fund fall still controversy on campus A ustin S chopper schopper@esubulletin.com Nearly 500 guests attended Emporia State’s Sesquicentennial Gala Feb. 15 in the Memorial Union.

Tickets sold for $75 each, and proceeds, which totaled approximately $5,000, were donated to the general scholarship fund.

“I very happy to report that, thanks to the generous support of guests and donors, Emporia State was able to celebrate the Sesquicentennial Gala at no cost to the University,” said Jennifer Denton, vice president for

Stewardship and Administration, in an email.

The night kicked off with speeches

by President Michael Shonrock, who spoke about the origins of ESU, and Lana O’Leen, chair of the board of trustees.

Shonrock said the university was founded by one professor and a handful of students while Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States. He also mentioned that he is the 16th president of ESU and joked that he would be avoiding theaters.

“I’m so over-

President Michael Shonrock makes opening remarks at the gala Feb. 15.

Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

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The Bulletin reported Feb. 14 that in place of faculty advisers in the Student Advising Center (SAC), students will instead meet with a professional adviser next fall. In the article, Jacoda Barger, freshman psychology

major, said students would benefit from “unbiased advice and information” when the change takes effect.

But some professors, like Charles Brown, professor of philosophy, said the statement unfairly judged faculty advisers.

“This implies that faculty advisers are biased and lack adequate knowl-

edge to properly advise students,” Brown said in an e-mail to The Bulletin after the article ran. “This is an unfortunate and undeserved insult to faculty.”

Gwen Alexander, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, said she didn’t know what in-

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CAAP test required for grads, some students unsatisfied

graduation in 1977, when surveys were conducted about what skills employers expected their employees If you’re a Hornet, chances are to have. Since then, it has served you’ve been informed at some point as a way to measure the increase that you need to take the CAAP in students’ knowledge from test to graduate. And if you’re an when they entered school to when education major, you may even they leave. Ambrosio said that by have been told you need the CAAP comparing students’ ACT scores to before entering Phase. their CAAP scores, the school can But it seems few students are gain an idea of how its programs aware of the actual role the test compare to other institutes. plays within a university.

CAAP consists of three parts – Anthony Ambrosio, director reading, writing and mathematics. for the Assessment and Teaching The subjects are further divided Enhancement Center, said EmSee CAAP ...Page 2 poria State began testing before A ustin S chopper schopper@esubulletin.com

Photo illustration by Jordan Storrer

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Police Reports Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Feb. 20 Officers stopped KS 277AWA in 100 E 12th Ave. Verbal warning given for defective headlight.

Officer opened the East Compound for delivery of de-icing material.

Officer checked KS 876FDE in 1700 Highland St. - the president’s residence driveway entry.

No problem was found. Operator was having difficulty driving up Highland in snow.

Officer stopped KS 472DVR in 200 W 12th Ave. Citation for disobeying a traffic signal at 12th Ave. and Commercial Street.

Officer spread road de-icer at the intersection of 15th Ave. and Highland Street.

Emporia Police Dept. reported a non-injury accident involving OK 612F2G, KS 980DGA and 763AOO in 1400 Highland St. The operator of the Oklahoma vehicle lost control on the icy street and struck the other vehicles in the process.

Officer escorted operators of vehicles damaged in non-injury accident in 1400 Highland St. to their vehicles.

Officer contacted two skateboarders in 1700 Highland St. and advised of city policy.

Feb. 21 Officer took report of a noninjury accident involving KS 779EOT and KS 926EAN in Sector 7.

Officer contacted track coach concerning a parking problem at HPER building and advised of campus policy.

Officer contacted several sledders at 15th and Market Street and advised of campus policy.

Officer assisted a stranded motorist in 1300 E 12th Ave. Officer contacted the operator of a vehicle violating the one-way restriction in Sector 6 and advised of campus policy.

Officer contacted the operator of a vehicle driving recklessly and violating the one-way restriction in Sector 7 and advised of campus policy.

Officer contacted operator of KS 936EAN in 1500 Merchant St. for a parking problem and advised of campus policy.

Officer contacted a 3 vehicle operators parked improperly in Sector 5 and advised of campus policy.

Officers responded to a report of a suspicious odor outside Morse Hall Complex. Officers were unable to detect any foul smells.

Officer contacted subjects sledding in 1800 Morse Drive and advised of campus policy.

Officer checked on a vehicle stuck in the snow in 10 E 15th

CAAP from ...Page 1 into components, which include multiple choice questions and an essay portion. Not all students are required to take each portion, however. Several exemption options are available for most students.

“Students can, for example, get a score of an A- or higher in English 102 and are then exempt from writing,” Ambrosio said. “The same applies to math if they score an Aor higher in MA 110.”

Ambrosio was quick to mention, however, that students entering the teaching program cannot be exempt from the test and are also expected to score higher than other students in the reading and math portions. Education students are eligible for what Ambrosio called a “window,” meaning that if students pass two of the tests, but are just a few points short on a third, they can still enter Phase (1).

Lauren Walbridge, senior English major, said she felt the test was a waste of time, especially for education majors, who are also required to take the PRAXIS test.

“I feel like it’s not a very accurate way to measure what we learned in college,” Walbridge said.

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Freshmen spring retention rate up to 90 percent

Ave. Operator was able to free the vehicle from the snow bank.

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Feb. 22 Officer responded to a suspicious noise in Plumb Hall Room 411J. The noise was a fax machine.

Female subject reported a male subject throwing snowballs at cars at Wooster Lake.

The retention rate for the freshman class is up to 90 percent this year. By the 28th day of classes this semester, enrollment for on campus increased by 74 students overall.

“It means there is a positive feeling on campus,” said Jim Williams, vice president of Student Affairs and leader of the enrollment management team for Emporia State. “It speaks to the quality of ESU, and it speaks to opportunities that ESU offers. In a general sense, it creates positive wellbeing for the institution.”

Williams said the university is “excited” for and working toward another enrollment increase this fall.

In efforts to recruit new stu-

Feb. 23 Officer stopped KS 260BBE at 1100 Merchant St. Verbal warning given for driving with without headlights.

Officer stopped KS 465AFG at 1400 Merchant St. Verbal warning given for driving without headlights.

Feb. 24 Harry Stephens requested to speak with an officer at 1701 Wooster Drive.

Feb. 25 Officer responded to a report of a suspicious odor in Morse Hall Rooms 114 and 115. Smell was from backed up sewer gas.

Officer assisted a male student with a flat tire on his wheel chair in Morse Hall Complex.

Campus wide power outage due to weather. Officer checked all buildings. Contacted Mark Runge, Carrie Boettcher and Capt. Hoover.

Officer set up a temporary stop sign at 12th and Commercial Street that had been blown over by the wind.

The card reader on the main lobby doors of WAW Library are not functioning properly.

Officer and campus maintenance crew checked Student Recreation Center. It was without electrical power. Officer checked all buildings on campus after electrical power was restored.

Officer checked a vehicle in Sector 1. No problem was found.

Operator was checking the weather on his cellular telephone.

Feb. 26 Student Guard reported someone yelling loudly outside of Twin Towers Complex. Officer checked with students and staff. Suspect left the area prior to officer’s arrival.

Derek Wilson reported his vehicle had been damaged earlier today, most likely while parked in Sector 7.

Officer spread de-icer on the street in 1700 Highland St. Officers assisted KS 843EHV at 12th and Exchange Street. Vehicle was high-centered on snow.

Officer spread de-icer in the Morse Hall Complex loading zone.

Officer spread de-iced at 15th and Morse Drive.

“It’s basically the same test as (the ones in) high school. I’d taken my last math class freshman year, and as a senior had to take a test over it.”

Russell Cornelius, senior business administration major, had another concern about the test.

“I honestly think the reasoning behind making students take it is so that we can get a good observation of how students progress through college, but by exempting students, it skews the reported data,” Cornelius said. “I don’t like it.”

Cornelius, who is also a member of the General Education Counsel, said several meetings last semester were dedicated to discussing the CAAP test.

“We discuss a lot of the content on the CAAP test, why we use the CAAP test as opposed to the Collegiate Learning Assessment, (and) we compare our scores to other institutions.” Cornelius said.

Ambrosio recommends students sign up for testing in their junior year. Five testing dates are offered each semester. Students can sign up for testing in the Assessment and Teaching Enhancement Center in Room 23 in Abigail Morse Hall.

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dents, ESU has created a series of strategies for successful enrollment.

The university has broadened its advertising campaign and launched more recruitment events to personalize the experience for prospective students.

“We have made sure that we highlight our faculty and our strong academic programs,” Williams said.

“We have improved the scholarship program through the generosity of the foundation.”

Williams also said that ESU will market the institution and engage students who are both domestic and those who come from abroad.

Strengthening international students’ enrollment is also a goal.

ESU’s theater program is what initially inspired Evan Eisenbarth, freshman theater major, to enroll.

Eisenbarth said increasing numbers are “really good for the school.”

Eisenbarth also said he “loves” the residential life on his floor in the Towers Complex because living with international students lets him experience different cultures.

“It (increasing enrollment) also means that our teachers are doing well, and our sports are doing well because we are bringing in new people,” Eisenbarth said.

Savannah White, sophomore undecided major, who transferred from Wichita State, said she considers ESU a better academic environment.

“It is going to be a fresher experience because there are so many different cultures coming in,” White said.

This year’s freshman retention rate will increase the sophomore retention numbers as well, Williams said.

Kansas braces for federal cuts; furloughs expected TOPEKA (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback assured Kansas residents Wednesday that core government services would remain fully funded, even if automatic federal spending cuts take effect that could force spring furloughs for some 6,650 civilian employees at the state’s military bases.

Brownback said agencies are assessing how much money may be at stake in $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts that could be authorized to occur Friday barring a deal.

The cuts would not go into effect until March 27, when the current continuing resolution on federal spending expires.

“State agencies have begun examining the potential impact sequestration at the federal level will have on Kansas if it goes into effect,” the governor said.

The White House issued a fact sheet on each state, estimating the cuts in federal spending in Kansas at more than $130 million, including grant

payments for job training, public health, law enforcement, environmental protection and child care.

The biggest and most immediate impact would be on military operations in Kansas and the potential for furloughs of some 6,650 civilian employees starting in April. Military spending accounts for about 1 percent of the gross state product, or $7.5 billion annually, said John Armbrust, executive director of the Governor’s Military Council.

The Army has said civilian employees would be told to take one day off a week for 22 weeks to absorb the budget cuts. Formal notifications are not expected for several weeks.

Salaries of military employees, both direct and indirect, total $5.5 billion, which includes soldiers and contractors, Armbrust said. Civilian employee furloughs would reduce that by $40 million through the remainder of the current federal fiscal year, including an estimated $14 million

at Fort Riley, the largest Army post in Kansas.

“It’s tough on the individual but it rolls through the community,” he said.

Additional cuts in military operations also could mean curtailing some training and travel, Armbrust said, but how the cuts would be implemented hasn’t been announced.

Brig. Gen. Donald MacWillie, senior commander of Fort Riley, said the post and the 1st Infantry Division were adjusting to the “new fiscal environment” that will result in adjustments in training, workforce and future contracts.

“We’re going to slow some things down at the installation and ensure that everything we do supports our readiness and commitment to our soldiers and families first and foremost,” MacWillie said.

He said Fort Riley continued to meet with community leaders to discuss how the funding cuts will impact the region and its economy.

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the “best education in life,” he said.

“Experiencing other people and other cultures teaches you not only about the world, but also about yourself,” Samarasinha said.

As for current Hornets, Samarasinha said the best advice he can give is, “carpe diem.”

“Life is uncertain, but what you make of it today is what you will be

tomorrow – both in fact and in the memories of those you leave behind,” Samarasinha said. “Take time to appreciate people around you – especially those who may sound and look different to you because if you let them, everyone has something they can share with you that will prepare you for life. And before you know it, the world will be your oyster.”

and domestic violence, among other issues.

“Sanaka is fundamentally kind,” Heineken said. “He is friendly and fun to be with. He has courage and is determined in character to make things better for people he will never meet.”

Along with his recent appointment, Samarasinha also serves as the U.N.’s development programmer and is the head of the population fund, UNAIDS. He also serves as the head of the U.N.’s Department for Public Information in Belarus.

During his time at ESU, Samarasinha was editor-in-chief of The Bulletin, served as a senator on Associated Student Government and was also initiated as Phi Delta Theta’s first international member from Sri Lanka, according to a press release. He started out as a psychology and journalism major and then transferred to Kansas University as a junior, where he graduated in 1991.

Before ESU, Samarasinha started college in Sri Lanka, but he wasn’t able to “engage fully as a university student” because universities there were mostly closed during that time due to political upheaval in the country.

“It was ESU that helped define how I would evolve through my undergraduate and graduate years,” Samarasinha said. “It was also the first time I had lived abroad, thousands of miles from my family and friends. It was a challenging time, but I found that most people were warm and welcoming.

“Those first years at ESU were when I learned to appreciate a multicultural setting and learnt to appreciate people for who they are and not just from where they come.”

Now, Samarasinha has lived in 12 different countries on five different continents and traveled to 70 countries around the world. He said before he worked for the U.N., he was accustomed to heavy travel. Traveling is

opinion Setting the Quenchmark

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Water. We use it every day. We cook and clean with it. It is essential to all life on this planet. And, according to water connoisseurs, Emporia’s water is some of the best in the world.

At the 23rd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in West Virginia, the city of Emporia’s water won the Best Tap Water prize. So why, given the massive importance of clean water, are Emporians so uninterested?

Water doesn’t spark the imagination like football does. Americans are fortunate enough to have had better than average sanitation systems for generations. We take that for granted more than we should. A title like “Best Tap Water” doesn’t attract visitors and students. No one stays for the water.

But we shouldn’t dismiss this achievement so quickly. We see infomercials on developing nations’ clean water scarcity and its implication to health and wellness. Water is crucial to the control of spreading diseases. Its sanitary function prevents instances of dysentery, among other things, which can be fatal. But that’s not something we see every day in Emporia, precisely because our city cares enough to provide us with superior, clean

water.

Still, having clean water does not necessarily mean we have enough water. The snow may have eased the drought, but we are still facing prolonged periods of waterlessness.

Emporia takes precautions against shortages with restricted lawn watering measures, but we must still be vigilant in preserving what we have.

It is appropriate, then, to boast about water. That we manage our reserve and utilize a state-of-the-art filtration system should be the envy of other communities. Anyone who grew up in a town with less-thandesirable water should have no problem touting this achievement back home.

Between classes, as you pass a water fountain, know that what springs from that spout is a substance so integral to your survival that you wouldn’t last very long without it. Know that this particular fountain provides some of the best water in the nation.

You’ll find yourself more appreciative of your time here and more willing to carry that appreciation wherever you go after graduation, and your drink will be a little sweeter by comparison.

Cartoon by Ellen Weiss

My First Gala I was totally impressed by last Friday’s Sesquicentennial Gala. I was glad to see Emporia State’s administration, faculty, community, students and alumni rally to raise scholarship funds – not to mention that in a town where one of the fanciest restaurants is Applebee’s, having a black-tie event was quite exciting.

I didn’t have to pay to get in because I had art on display, but after that experience I would gladly shell out $75 for the next gala.

For those of you interested in dropping some cash on a fun and uplifting experience – if the opportunity should arise again – here’s what you would have to look forward to: a classy atmosphere; an excuse to dress up; performances and exhibitions by ESU students; socializing with grown-ups and lots and lots of finger food and free drinks.

I know an event like this

doesn’t quite fit into a college student’s budget, but, like cookies, galas are a “sometimes snack.” It’s something to budget for and get excited about.

It also seems much more worth it when you stop thinking about it as paying almost $100 to eat hors d’oeuvres, wax your handlebar moustache and wear a monocle.

Rather, you are donating to a good cause, socializing with the people who organize and care about ESU and eating food you wouldn’t have a chance to sample ordinarily.

While there, I spoke with President Michael Shonrock. He told me that the gala is the direction that ESU is heading and asked if I liked it. I said yes, and I meant it.

I’m almost sad to graduate in May. I’m excited for ESU’s future, but I fear that once I move away, I’m going to lose touch with this place.

Even if I can’t find a way to

ing through status updates on Facebook and other social media platforms.

What compounded our puzzlement was the sheer amount of classes that were cancelled, independent of the university’s decision.

And even if a class wasn’t cancelled, what kind of professor would punish students for not being in attendance?

We understand that any request to cancel school only sounds like a whiney attempt to take a free day, but there are legitimate claims that need to be addressed. What about parents with kids whose schools were closed? Babysitters are hard to come by in blizzard conditions. Should we force them to abandon work or risk an absence?

What about students that live in rural areas or more than two miles away from campus?

The reality is that there is a whole other world outside of our campus that was ignored Tuesday morning. Not just a physical world, but one of schedule conflicts that are created when the normal rhythms of Emporia are disrupted.

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weiss@esubulletin.com take a day or two out of the year to check in, I do hope that my collegiate posterity will find ways to stay excited and connected with our university, whether or not it means spending money.

As we said many-a-time at the gala, stingers up!

Leaving Students in the Cold

The pressure to keep school open during inclement weather must be overwhelming because there was no good reason to do so Tuesday. Clearly, keeping classes going is more important than the safety of students.

As we all know, Emporia found itself at the mercy of Mother Nature over the last week. Inch after inch of the white shroud blanketed the town and made travel difficult, if not impossible, for many students and other Emporians.

It’s not as if we were completely helpless. The city managed to make some roads drivable a few hours after the snow let up. We were reassured that, “President Michael D. Shonrock said he finished walking around and driving around campus and downtown. The campus and city road crews have done a super job,” according to Emporia State’s Facebook page.

But as students looked out their windows, the impossibility of travel became apparent. Report after report of frustration with ESU, the only school in Emporia operating on Tuesday, came stream-

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Harlem Shaking Up a Problem Flame wars have now introduced millions of privileged people from around the world to the struggle of the black community through a beautiful piece of our tortured history. But as off-putting as the Harlem Shake phenomenon might be, it’s certainly not racially provocative.

I don’t usually follow Internet memes, but every now and then a controversial one will plaster my Facebook with flame wars, and I get hooked on the trend.

This week, at the end of a Black History Month that was barely noticed by many Emporia State students and organizations, virtual race wars have broken out over what’s being called the “Harlem Shake.”

In the video trend, 30 seconds of a new-age synth track of the same name is played while costumed participants, who are usually identified as white, flail uncontrollably with props when the beat drops. The participants’ willingness to embarrass them-

selves is one thing, but that is not as controversial as the fact that the Harlem Shake is already a famous dance move from the AfricanAmerican community.

Now, as a self-proclaimed critical race theory scholar, my first thought was to consider a growing consensus that this is another case of white America’s history of cultural misappropriation before taking my own stance on the issue.

Surprisingly, I don’t think this is a racial issue, but it is a very widespread one that even ESU students have made themselves a part of with their own 30 second shake vids.

I don’t take issue with the naming of the track, so I guess I can’t take issue with the rest of it.

A pretty cool DJ named a song after a pretty awesome dance, and it exploded into something silly white people have taken the time to participate in.

I can see why someone could think that it is messed up that the name “Harlem Shake” is an

particulates that cause color spots that make the new plastic hard to sell.

Recycling is a business, and like any other business, there must be a demand for what is being created.

If there is no demand, then a material isn’t recycled, even though it is recyclable.

Some materials with no demand in the United States are sent somewhere else, like China, to be recycled and sold there. This means using more energy and producing more CO2 along the way. Coupled with the fact that the emissions produced during recycling are actually greater than the product saved, we are, in effect, trading one negative for another.

Air quality surveys often include recycling facilities as a source of harmful air-polluting emissions.

It would be better to simply reduce the amount of waste we produce in the first place.

While recycling electronics like phones and computers is good, we should also buy new computers that are Energy Star certified.

In one year, one computer can produce the same amount of CO2 as driving a car almost 2,000 miles.

With all the computers and cell

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smith@esubulletin.com international craze known for something other than what it originally represented, but it does not take away from the brilliance of the black community. We will always be able to say, “We did it first. You’re welcome for our style, our music, and you can add more.

Thanks for the inspiration!”

pete with the larger cities located nearby, and that is a huge relief to a poor college student like me.

I hate driving to Kansas City or Lawrence and paying $20 for a concert, not including the gas and parking, and then trudging back to Emporia in the late evening.

I am glad that we are starting to make the transition to some larger names, as Emporia has plenty of places for performers getting off the ground and emerging in their field, like the Granada and Beer:30.

The visiting speakers at ESU have improved over the years as well, including our recent visit from the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. While that may have been more oriented to teachers and educators, the impact remains the same.

With these people coming to Emporia, it not only creates a sense of excitement in a normally docile town, but it opens up our chances to even more collegefriendly acts, entertainment and worthwhile political and social figures.

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Seen & Heard Weather forecast for tonight: dark.

- George Carlin

Don›t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn›t start a conversation if it didn›t change once in a while.

- Kin Hubbard A lot of people like snow.

I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.

- Carl Reiner One day you stepped in snow, the next in mud, water soaked in your boots and froze them at night. It was the next worst thing to pure blizzardry. It was weather that wouldn›t let you settle.

- E.L. Doctorow, Welcome to Hard Times Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

-John Ruskin When snow falls, nature listens.

-Antoinette van Kleeff When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I will know I am growing old.

-Lady Bird Johnson

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rex@esubulletin.com phones on campus, it makes me wonder how effective our initiatives really are.

I am an advocate for being good to the environment and making earth-healthy choices. I think it is just as imperative that we, as students and as responsible citizens, question the methods we are implementing towards being green.

Are our methods actually effective, or do they just make us feel like we are doing good?

Emporia: Making a Scene Last Wednesday at the Granada Theatre, I realized Emporia is bringing some great names to turn this quiet town into something entirely new, a place worthy of nationally acclaimed acts.

I have been a fan of the Upright Citizens Brigade after first viewing their short-run television series on Comedy Central, and I had a chance to see members of the UCB Touring Company in Emporia last week. I was treated to several comedians that have graced podcasts and performances on the main UCB stages in New York and Los Angeles, and there was not a moment that I didn’t enjoy the experience. The fact that this sleepy Kansas town had the ability to book them demonstrates that Emporia is moving beyond the small university mindset.

The future promises acts such as the Whiskey Trio, and we can track the trend with past acts like Ha Ha Tonka, rockabilly legends The Reverend Horton Heat and George Winston, a fantastic piano player. Emporia is moving, albeit slowly, to a level that can com-

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Green But Not Clean The world is going green.

We want to feel like the way we live will make us happy, keep us healthy and save our planet. But is greener always better? Not always.

Emporia State is taking its own initiatives toward being a healthier and greener campus. We have separate bins for recycling in many campus buildings, and we are making strides toward going paperless.

Recycling takes our waste, melts it down and turns it into something we can use again. That is the idea, but it isn’t exactly the reality. Not all materials are recyclable, nor are they actually being recycled.

The chasing arrows on the bottom of plastics do not mean they are recyclable, but rather, mark each plastic into chemical categories that may or may not be recyclable. Only markers listed by a recycling facility will actually be recycled by that facility. The rest are often sent to waste disposal, the very trash site we tried to keep them out of.

Something as easily recycled as Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) usually isn’t recycled at all because, when broken down, there are brown

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potter@esubulletin.com When we complain about how bland this town is and then leave to experience the thunder of our larger cousins, we seem to diminish the ability of Emporia to grow, and even I am guilty of this.

But with the recent influx of notable acts, maybe we have helped Emporia grow without even knowing it.

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event.

You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?

-J.B. Priestley The snow does not give a soft white damn whom it touches.

- E.E. Cummings Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.

- Vista M. Kelly

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Spring Gala celebrates New Year, raises funds

The Spring Gala hosted by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association Feb. 16 celebrated the Chinese New Year. Proceeds from the event went to members of Yali Huang’s, the student who was hit by an automobile last semester, family.

The event raised more than $8,200.

Huang and her family leave Wichita this - weekend to return to China. When they a return, Huang will be admitted to Zhongsan Hospital to continue her recovery. e y

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Jifan Guo, MBA student, performs the dance solo “Hermetic Par Avion.”

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The Marketing Club performs the ending dance, using umbrellas. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

Students perform with the Chinese Traditional Instrument Trio. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin Yiting Ni, graduate biology student, performs a solo fan dance. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

Drum Roller from Kansas City preforms “General Roy’s Journal.”

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Chi Che, junior accounting major, sings the solos “Getting Home” and “Mr. Magic.”

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Ruijun Tian, graduate psychology student, performs a solo, “When You Believe.” Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

Drum Roller from Kansas City performs at the Chinese New Year Gala, using a massive red dragon as a prop.

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Webb offers insight, inspiration for writers in my mind, like all kids do. Other kids in the neighborhood, we would write epic tales of what we were doing.

How long did you work on “Save Your Own Life” before you were able to get it published?

I had published almost everything in that book over a period of 10 years and then just put them together in that book. Putting them together was a process of choosing what went together and what didn’t go, taking things out that didn’t match and deciding which of my publications would work well as a book.

Where do the ideas for your plots and characters in your stories come from?

I got most of the stories from things that I teach. There’s a story in there that I created to try to test a narration concept. I knew that I wanted to talk to students about moving the narration without elapsing the time of the story, and so I gave myself the task of doing that, and it turned into an assignment that we do in Fiction Writing called the vignette.

So, a lot of those stories came out of questions I had about, “How am I going to teach this to a student?” And so I would go and try it and explore it and try to answer that question.

What does the writing process look like for you? How do you go about creating stories?

I create a lot of pieces as they come to me, and they’re in a lot of different files, and then I start putting them into a structure.

Sometimes, if I’ve given myself a task like the vignette, it will come about more linear, more straight through, but most often, it doesn’t.

I get pieces of it as I’m working on other things, and I store them up and come back and configure them and re-work them.

During a reading of an excerpt from her book, “Save Your Own Life,” Feb. 18, Amy Sage Webb shared a story about baking with a crowd of nearly 50. Webb has been the co-director of the creative writing program since 1996.

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Amy Sage Webb, professor of English and co-director of the creative writing program, read from her first book, “Save Your Own Life,” a collection of original short stories Feb. 18. for the Visit-

ing Writers Series. The series brings writers to campus so students can see possibilities for their own work and interact with the writers, Webb said.

The Bulletin sat down with Webb after her reading, where roughly 50 students, faculty, alumni and community members

crowded the Preston Family Room in the Memorial Union. This is what she had to say: What is the first thing you can remember that sparked your interest in fiction writing?

I read all the time when I was a kid and used to write stories

Off the Reel “Excision:” A Pleasant Horror

If horror films are meant to horrify, then “Excision” (2012) doesn’t appear to qualify. But the loose interpretation of the genre isn’t that disconcerting when held to a broader cinematic standard. “Excision” somehow manages to keep us queasy and hungry at the same time.

The film is the feature length writing and directorial debut of Richard Bates Jr. The story follows Pauline (Annalynne McCord), a sickly, quick-witted, socially inept and, most importantly, sociopathic teenager whose obsession with medical procedures and blood

permeates all aspects of her life.

Her family appears normal enough.

They eat together. They live in a nice home in the suburbs. The family matriarch, Phyllis (Traci Lords), is overbearing and just shy of tyrannical. The father, Bob (Roger Bart), is a pushover. Ariel Winter of ABC’s “Modern Family” plays Pauline’s precocious younger sister, Grace, who lives with cystic fibrosis.

“Excision” travels back and forth between the fantasy world of Pauline, rife with sadomasochistic fantasies and art house-ish gore, and the reality of modern American teenage life. It follows the tradition of

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opinion@esubulletin.com pinnacle horror films like “Carrie” (1976) in depicting the “social outcast with a dark secret.” But unlike Carrie, Pauline is unconcerned with the politics of high school. Instead, she manipulates her peers to do her bidding, rather than weep at their insults.

Bates Jr. takes plenty of opportunities to tip his hat to other directors. There’s even a small role in the film for famed gore-centric and underground cinematic icon

What inspires you to keep writing?

Reading and teaching student writers. More than anything, teaching students is an inspiration to write because you are constantly exposed to the problems of story and you come home asking yourself, “How would I fix that? How would I do that?”

So, I think that’s cool and then, of course, being inspired by other people’s writing. Also, there’s just a need to write. We all have that part of our brain that is “narratizing” to us...I think it has a real power over our ways – the way we tell a story.

What is the most beneficial thing about being a creative writing teacher?

I get to be around creative,

John Waters as a Catholic priest who attempts to counsel Pauline per the request of her parents. The film is riddled with stylistic references to Water’s films – the merging of sex and gore, the “freak” factor, the underplayed and satirized moral soothsayer. Bates’ use of bright colors and high-noon, daylight photography also alludes to films like Mary Harron’s “American Psycho” (2000), which dismantled the long held motif of horror movies as visually dark and perpetually dirty.

Indeed, the clean, methodical and surgical precision of the cinematography adds to the grotesque nature of Pauline’s personality disorder. The film schizophrenically plays with images of cleanliness and filth, premeditation and spontaneity in a way that keeps the audience unsure of the plot’s direction. Hats off to art director Robert Platzer, as well as Anthony Tran for his costume

fun people all the time, and I get to help people with things that they value, that they’re personally invested in, and we get to talk about very important, meaningful human issues together.

What is the most beneficial thing about being, yourself, a writer?

You bring something into the world where there was not something before.

There’s a satisfaction to that – to forming something. There’s a satisfaction to putting ideas and images together and being able to express them to someone else. It’s intellectually and aesthetically very satisfying to do that.

Do you think fiction writers should be considered artists?

Oh, sure. Writers are definitely artists. They have to understand the history of their craft and all the components of it. They have to apprentice to it fully in the same way that visual artists and other artists have to understand their media… all the arts create something that brings society together and show society some component of itself. Without the arts, we would all be a little bit crazy.

How did you feel seeing fellow faculty members and students coming to your reading at Emporia State?

It was great. I admire these people - the students and the faculty. I appreciate their work and enjoy working with them and spending time with them, so it was wonderful to see them there as well and to be able give something, to read something to them. I mean, my day is spent on student writing.

The creative writing program at ESU offers only a minor right now. Would you like to see it developed into a possible major for future students?

There are a lot of students who would like to major in it… it’s an interesting direction. I think you could tie creative writing to other areas of the arts and humanities – philosophy, psychology – to make it a robust and interesting major, to conjoin more with journalism and other forms of writing…

However, you never want to get so big that you can’t do what you’re doing as well as you possibly can, and for the number of faculty we have and the number of things that we offer, we’re doing about as much as we can.

If we had a bit more staffing, I think there are many more extraordinary things that we could do, but you don’t want to grow beyond what you can do well.

design. Both managed to visually straddle the line between the pristine and deformity.

The acting is as good as the script would allow. The closing scene showcases McCord’s chops better than the build-up hinted at. The rest of the cast smartly and accurately bowed to Pauline’s screen presence in every scene. It’s refreshing to see a disciplined cast unwilling to tip the direction of a film just so they can add something dramatic to their resume.

But after the credits roll, it’s obvious that “Excision” isn’t meant to keep you up at night. The audience is instead left feeling as if they just finished watching an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries,” rather than a slasher flick. It simply doesn’t scare anyone. But that’s not a reason to avoid seeing “Excision” – it’s a reason to reconsider what constitutes a horror film.

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Ashley Langdon, junior elementary education major, helps the improv group Upright Citizens Brigade with their first sketch at the Granada Theatre Feb. 20. The show opened with a short performance by ESU’s own improv group, Zoiks!. Will Austin/The Bulletin

S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com Last Wednesday’s snowstorm was no match for comedy-loving students who enjoyed a night of improv comedy featuring the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company and Emporia State’s own improv group, Zoiks!, as the opening act.

The show was free for ESU students at the Granada Theatre.

“It was great to see people come out, even though it was snowing,” said Amanda Sitko, UCB member.

Jackie Morris, freshman business major and vice chair of variety entertainment in UAC, said UAC had been planning the event since winter break and that it was rewarding to see students attend, despite the weather.

Zoiks! opened the show with an improv skit, asking the audience to

call out suggestions for a historical figure to base the skit on, with the exception that they were not United States presidents.

“It was really awesome working with them (UCB) and doing similar stuff as,” said Emma DePriest, Zoiks! member and junior secondary English education major. “It’s kind of cool seeing that there is definitely a future in improv comedy.”

For UCB’s first act, they pulled an audience member, Ashley Langdon, junior elementary education major, onstage and asked her questions about her life that they used in a series of skits.

The group asked about her experiences living in the Alpha Sigma Alpha house and studying elementary education.

UCB’s second act was based on text messages audience members had

received. The resulting skits occasionally visited raunchy and bizarre territory, pushing the envelope further with each text message called out.

“The crowd seemed to really be on board with the stuff we were doing,” said David Harris, UCB member.

Allan McLeod, also a UCB member, said the group just finished their tour through Kansas. McLeod said he enjoyed the “onstage feel” of the Granada Theatre and the vibe from the audience.

“This (theater) is actually the most ideal venue for an improv comedy show,” McLeod said.

Danae Coffee, junior economics major and chair of variety entertainment for UAC, said the next event will be “Black Light Laser Pursuit at the Recreational Center” April 17.

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is a one-on-one,” O’Barto said. “They know you, they’ve taken classes with you, and they know you by name.”

But O’Barto also said there will still be some beneficial aspects to having a professional adviser in SAC. “The benefits with professional advisers would be (for) students who didn’t know what they want to major in because of the wide range of degrees that we can get at Emporia

State,” O’Barto said.

Another concern Brown mentioned in the email was a claim regarding adjunct faculty members who are hired to teach the classes that regular faculty cannot when they are reassigned to advising.

“While this may be true in very limited cases, it is certainly not generally true,” Brown said. “This information seems to imply that faculty

formation or experiences prompted Barger’s comment, but she thought it “would depend on specific situations and people – one or the other could be better or worse.”

Thomas O’Barto, senior history education major, said faculty advisers are not biased.

“What we have now with faculty

Members of the improv group Upright Citizens Brigade invent a scene on stage at the Granada Theatre Feb. 20. The event was put on with the help of the Union Activities Council and was free for all students.

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advisors in the SAC office are very expensive for the university. I believe this to be false.”

Alexander defined an adjunct as a person who is hired to teach one or more courses over a semester but is not part of the regular faculty. She said the cost to hire adjuncts varies, depending on which department they are in. For the time that professors spend in advising in SAC instead of teaching, others will have bridge the gap in their course load.

“If another full-time faculty member is assigned this extra course (to bridge the gap), then ESU will have to pay (them) an ‘overage’

payment on top of the base salary,” Alexander said. “That payment is calculated on the faculty member’s base salary…and there is a very wide range in faculty salaries across the (ESU).”

The change will only affect those students who are either undecided or starting their first year. Faculty will continue to advise those students with decided majors.

“ESU administrators are researching ways to be more efficient and effective within our resources,” said Alexander. “This is one of many small changes that will help us progress in that direction.”

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Shonrock said 150 students were on hand for the evening, providing entertainment and representing the student body. Booths showcased a variety of programs and activities on campus, including the debate team, the leadership program and an exhibit by the art department.

Tess Hobson, senior communication major, represented the leadership department and provided guests with information on the leadership minor, as well as the Mosaic retreats.

“It’s rewarding (to be at the gala) because the leadership minor is what led me here,” Hobson said. “So I’m excited to show people what it’s all about.”

Several student groups, including the chamber choir and jazz ensemble and students from the theater department, provided musical entertainment throughout the night. Shonrock said it was rewarding to see “our talent at ESU.” “It’s a big deal to be around for 150 years,” said Jeffrey Poort, senior music education major and jazz ensemble member, “and to be asked to

be a part of it is an honor.”

Sen. Jeff Longbine and Rep. Don Hill were also in attendance. Longbine said his wife, Gwen, was also a member of the planning committee for the gala.

“I think the crowd that’s here is a tribute to the institution we have, and I think it’s just absolutely a great evening,” Sen. Longbine said.

The evening closed with a special announcement from DenaSue Potestio, president of the ESU Foundation and vice president for University Advancement. Potestio said the foundation has, so far, gathered $9.3 million toward its goal of $45.3 million for the Now and Forever campaign, which “engage(s) alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends in a mission to raise private funds for the university’s students, faculty and learning environments,” according to ESU’s website.

After the announcement, musical duo Gabe & Benny performed their ESU hype song “Right Now.” “It’s been fun to meet new people, and make connections,” said Gabriel Andrews, junior business administration major and one half of the duo.

“Also, I had one of the stinger cocktails, and that was on point.”

President Michael Shonrock listens to a speaker during the 150th Gala.

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and hospitable, and he has made many friends over the course of his time here.

Of those friends is Gloria Swift, senior administrative specialist.

She met Khelifi when he arrived in August 2011 during international

student orientation.

“He is a very deserving student,” Swift said. “We are all very happy for him.”

Currently, Khelifi is pursuing his masters in English and plans to graduate in December.

“Emporia State University is my home,” Khelifi said. “It is the

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JA Sakura performs at the 150th Anniversary Gala Feb. 15 in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

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Donors help dedicate rooms in the Memorial Union before the Gala. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

place of my rebirth, my confidence that was lost and my future that was found. I will graduate from here one day, but Emporia State will always stay in my heart and as a future alumnus, I am willing to honor this university and be one of its huge contributors.”

Crime Stoppers The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary to a residence in the 2300 block of Road Z, in the Reading area. This occurred during the daytime on Feb. 15.

Numerous valuables were taken in the burglary, including guns and jewelry. The owner may offer a small cash reward for information that leads to the recovery of the property.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office would like any information that may assist in the investigation.

Contact the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office at 342-5545, or Lyon County Crime Stoppers at 3422273. Crime Stoppers may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.

Emporia State University Theatre presents

by Brian Friel

February 27, 28 k March 1,2, 2013 7:30 p.m. k Karl C. Bruder Theatre Box Office 620-341-6378 Talal Khelifi, graduate English student, receives a scholarship check from English professor Mel Storm Feb. 15 in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Khelifi received the 1863 Scholarship. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin

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Irish memory play premiered last night S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com Emporia State theater premiered the first showing of Brian Friel’s play, “Dancing at Lughnasa,” last night in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre in King Hall.

“Dancing at Lughnasa” is a memory play as seen through the eyes of a 7-year-old boy, Michael Evans, played by Noah Mefford, senior theater major and distribution manager for The Bulletin. The play is set during the Festival of Lughnasa outside of the fictional Irish town of Ballybeg in August 1936.

Evans recounts a summer he spent with his mother and four aunts, the Mundy sisters, and the first time he meets his uncle, who has been in Uganda for the last 25 years, and his father, Gerry Evans.

“My favorite part is seeing everything coming together,” said Brandon Jensen, sophomore theater major, who plays Father Jack, a missionary. “Seeing the set and all the lights come together in rehearsal, it’s really beautiful.”

The cast and crew for the show had to attend rehearsals even when severe winter weather blew through Kansas and rehearsal time was already cut short, but Jensen said rehearsals were an enjoyable process.

“It’s such a short rehearsal time,” said Miranda Nation, freshman theater major, who plays Rose Mundy. “We had less time to rehearse this show, but I feel like it really (came) together well.”

Mike Koetkemeyer, senior theater major and sound technician, said the rehearsal process was “a lot

Trinity Standridge, senior theater major, talks with Andrew Walker, Senior theater major, during a rehersal for Dancing with Lughnasa. The play opened yesterday in Karl C. Bruder theater. Lingsi Su/The Bulletin.

of fun.”

“The rehearsal process was really fun,” said Erin Mullane, senior theater major, who plays Agnes Mundy.

“Sometimes, there were really long nights of rehearsal, but it was still a really fun process. I just really enjoy working with this group, and I love

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theater.”

“Dancing at Lughnasa” will run through March 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night in the Bruder The-

ater. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Bruder Theater box office at 341-6378, or they can be purchased at the door.

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that it is likely the door to 307 had been left unlocked.

Anyone with information related to the incident should contact Campus Police and Safety at 341-5337.

be replaced and urged everyone to be mindful of locking not only the cabinets, but also the doors to classrooms as well. He also said

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Junior secondary education majors Thomas O’Barto and Kayla McKinney look through examples of Nazi propoganda used during World War II Feb. 21 in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The holocaust workshop was held to help future teachers educate students on the topic.

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Senior proves Lady Hornets falter herself as top in front of alumni scorer, leader S hane J ackson jackson@esubulletin.com

Rachel Hanf shoots for three over a Washburn rival at her last home game with ESU last night. In her entire career as a Lady Hornet, Hanf has scored over 1,000 points, averaging 12.5 points per game this season.

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R ocky R obinson sports@esubulletin.com Averaging 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists a game during her junior year of high school, Rachel Hanf knew she wanted to play basketball in college. Now, in her final year as a Hornet, the senior business major broke the 1,000-point mark and is a top scoring guard for Emporia State.

“I knew in high school that I wanted to play at the college level, (and) Emporia was the perfect fit,” Hanf said. “They showed the most interest in me from the start, and I got along with the coaches and other players well. The fact that they had continued success was great, too.”

Laura Spradling, sophomore elementary education major, who also attended high school with Hanf in Paola, said Hanf was somewhat of a celebrity in high school.

“Everybody knew who Rachel was at our school because she was so good at basketball,” Spradling said.

“It’s hard not to get into the game when you have someone with her talent on the court, and it’s cool that I can watch her in college now, too.”

As a freshman at ESU, Hanf was named MIAA Freshman of the Year after scoring 17 points against Missouri Western and 10 points in the win over #1-ranked Gannon

University. She kept up the intensity throughout her sophomore year, averaging 10.8 points per game and scoring a career high 20 points against Southwest Baptist.

This year, Hanf already has over 250 points and is 23rd highest scorer in all-time scoring at ESU. “It’s not something I ever thought about,” Hanf said. “I just tried to play my best, game by game.”

Hanf said, as a team, she would like the Lady Hornets to win the MIAA regular season and play as far as possible in the NCAA tournament this year.

“For myself, I want to try to become more of a leader for the team, being a senior and all,” she said.

But Hanf’s teammates said she already leads by example.

“In every tight game, she steps up and makes big plays that give our team the confidence to make big runs that can be the deciding factor in games,” said Merissa Quick, sophomore forward and crime and delinquency studies major. “She’s a great teammate and is always looking to improve herself and the team.”

Although this is her final year to play basketball, Hanf said she would like to still help out with the team until she graduates next December, but she currently has no plan for after graduation.

Big 12 admits officiating errors in Kansas win

DALLAS (AP) — The Big 12 says officiating errors were made at the end of regulation before No. 6 Kansas outlasted Iowa State in overtime on Monday night.

The league said Tuesday that “appropriate measures will be taken” against the two officials involved, including an adjustment of “the number of future assignments.”

The Big 12 did not identify the

officials or the plays in question.

Kansas’s Elijah Johnson drove into the lane and got tangled up with Iowa State’s Georges Niang with less than 10 seconds left. No foul was called, and Niang was then whistled for fouling Johnson on the floor. Johnson sank two free throws to force OT with 4.9 seconds left.

Kansas won the game 108-96.

On a day when several alumni were in attendance, Emporia State hung up former Lady Hornet Ali Volkens’ jersey. Volkens led the Hornets to the 2010 national championship.

“I was really proud of Ali – (it’s) well deserved,” said Rachel Hanf, senior guard and marketing major, who was also on that championship team.

“She’s a good player,” But the Lady Hornets were not able to secure a win as they dropped their second game in a row to Northeastern State, 66-56, Feb. 23 after winning nine straight games. “(There were) kids here who put work in (during their time at ESU) for a lot of years and a had lot of success – I was embarrassed,” said Jory Collins, head coach. “That’s not how you want to perform in front of those guys (alumni).”

As a team, the Lady Hornets shot just over 31 percent from deep and just barely over 44 percent from the field.

“It’s really frustrating when we are missing shots, but when we are missing shots, we need to get rebounds,” said Laura Patrick, junior forward and accounting major.

Patrick led the way with 14 points but had to take 16 shots to get there.

She got things going early for the team as she scored five quick points to help take a 12-9 lead in the first six minutes.

The RiverHawks snatched the lead with over 10 minutes to go, and they carried that into the half with a 37-33 lead.

After a soft puncture in the deficit, the Lady Hornets found themselves within four points of the RiverHawks with seven minutes to go, but Taylor

Sophomore forward Sarah Wood goes for a layup against Northeastern State Feb. 23. The Lady Hornets lost 66-56. Will Austin/The Bulletin

Lewis of the RiverHawks took back control of the game.

She nailed a three-pointer with over five minutes to go to extend their lead 60-44. She finished the game with 26 points.

“We had breakdowns, but she’s (Lewis) a shot maker,” Collins said.

“She’s shooting 50 percent from the three-point line. We didn’t have anyone on our team to guard her.”

The Lady Hornets, who were in

contention before this two-game skid for the conference championship, now have to win out.

“We are not in that race anymore,” Collins said. “We haven’t beat any good teams all year long. We just haven’t been very tough, and now we are going to have to win the tournament to play any post-season play.”

The ladies take on Pittsburg State at 1:30 p.m. March 2 on the Gorillas’ home turf.

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Jump out early and struggle to close out games – that has been the formula for almost every loss the Hornets basketball team have taken this season. The Northeastern State game was no different, as they suffered a 67-63 loss to during alumni weekend.

“We just want to keep the tradition any time we get a chance to play for the guys who paved the way for us,” said Chris Sights, senior guard, “and today we just came up a little short.”

From the start, the Hornets looked inside to Paul Bunch, junior center, who scored six of the first eight points as they gained to an 8-5 start.

As the ball drifted out of Bunch’s hands, the Hornets began to slip away on the scoreboard. After being down by as much as six points, the Hornets regained the lead with a corner three-pointer by Gavin Brown, junior forward, just before the half, 33-32.

The RiverHawks swept the lead in the second half after an early run, but the Hornets hung on. Terrence Moore, freshman guard, became the go-to guy and regained a 53-51 Hornet lead with 7:54 to go.

“I had to step up,” Moore said. “(It was) just players making plays – (being a) freshman doesn’t mean anything. It’s just making plays.”

The RiverHawks controlled the rest of the game with some clutch free throws to seal the deal. As the leading free-throw shooting team in the league, they shot over 90 percent for the game.

“When you have a chance to finish off a team and don’t, it’s frustrating,” said Shaun Vandiver, head coach. “When things got tough we fractured; we didn’t stick together.”

Senior guard Taylor Euler puts up an easy two against Northeastern State Feb. 23. The close game ended in a 67-62 loss for the Hornets.

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Moore finished with 13 points.

Bunch scored 12 inside to add to his seven rebounds and seven blocks.

Brown scored 11 points.

“We got guys on our team that just sit back and wait – we can’t do that. We (have) got to show up,” Vandiver said.