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• Oscar Nominees P. 6 • Basketball P. 8 • ‘Organized Chaos’ P. 5 The students’ voice since 1901 • Vol. 110 No. 19 • Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 • Emporia State University

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Congressional bill targets student financial aid, Pell Grants B rianne S imon simon@esubulletin.com Last Saturday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would cut the Pell Grant, a post-secondary educational aid program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, by $815 – a more than 15 percent cut.

Sophomore Communication Major Nadia Williamson said she is worried about the bill since she relies on the Pell Grant for

Proposal in Topeka aims to abolish regents, board of education K enzie T empleton news@esubulletin.com A proposal in Topeka by the House Committee on Education would require an amendment to the state Constitution in order to abolish both the Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas State Board of Education, both of which are protected under Article 6 of Kansas’ Constitution. In place of these institutions would be a Secretary of Education, a cabinet position appointed by the governor.

Nile Dillmore, House Representative for the 92 district, said the governor would appoint an “education czar” that would oversee both K-12 and higher education in place of KBOR and KSBE. “I am always wary when we are condensing too much power into one hand, and this proposal does just that,” Dillmore said.

Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution states that the KSBE shall be comprised of 10 elected members and the nine members of KBOR shall be appointed by the governor.

Peggy Mast, House Representative for the 76 district, said a Constitutional amendment would require a supermajority vote in both the House and Senate and would ultimately have to be a referendum of Kansas voters.

Mast said the proposed abolishment of KBOR and KSBE is “definitely not on anyone’s radar screen – it’s not a legitimate issue that’s going to be introduced this year (and) if it is, I’m going to be surprised.”

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Regents task force proposes standardizing general education syllabus S amantha J ones jones@esubulletin.com

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A task force commissioned by the Kansas Board of Regents to review transfer credits between community colleges and universities has proposed a plan that could potentially include standardizing the general education core syllabus across the

board.

“It’s very difficult to put something into place that’s black and white and simple to follow,” said Jim Williams, vice president of student affairs and Emporia State’s representative for the task force. “But again, the commitment is there to, as a system, make sure we communicate with what the concerns are and get those concerns addressed. That’s one of the main focuses of this task force – to keep consciousness, and it’s working.”

But Gary Alexander, vice president of academic affairs for the Kansas Board of Regents, said he does not agree with the idea.

“One of the issues in this country is that we have a wide variety of universities with different strengths, different faculties… this is not something that can be done from the top down.

The faculty are the owners of the curriculum,” Alexander said. “So simply standardizing a curriculum is not necessarily the answer to the transfer issues.”

Nikki Wetstein, freshman athletic training major, said she took a biology class in high school that was supposed to count for college credit, but she was told by her adviser that the class would not transfer to ESU. “It ended up transferring so I didn’t get

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basic necessities.

Elaine Henrie, director of the student “That’s the financial aid and money I use to scholarships office, HOW THIS AFFECTS ESU pay my rent, to said that in addi• ESU could lose about $1 million in tion to cutting the buy my food,” Pell Grants Williamson said. grant, the House • 1, 759 ESU students receive Pell voted to do away “I work part Grants time, but it’s with supplemental • ESU Pell Grant recipients could grants. only 20 hours a lose up to $750 each week at miniShe said Empomum wage, and ria State receives it’s a little difficult to get by on that.” about $199,000 a year in supplemental

grants and matches 25 percent of the funds received in additional student aid.

Henrie said that if the program disappears, that is an additional $253,000 lost.

While the House passed the bill, it has yet to pass through the Senate and, as Henrie said, “face a good fight.”

Even if the bill does not make it through all of Congress, a cut to Pell Grants could be inevitable, according to

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Toward an Ecology of Education ZHAO SAYS U.S. MUST GO BACK TO THE FUTURE K enzie T empleton news@esubulletin.com

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n his lecture titled “Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization,” Yong Zhao, the 2011 Jones Distinguished Lecturer, addressed global competition, tolerance and the strengths of the American education system, among other topics last night in Albert Taylor Hall.

“We try to publically shame our schools by publishing AYP results or we try to tie teacher salary with student test scores,” Zhao said.

Zhao criticized recent implementations to the American education system like former President Bush’s No Child Left Behind and President Obama’s Race to the Top. Zhao said that programs like these force educators to emphasize core curriculum courses like math and science and devalue other areas like physical education and the arts.

“The U.S. is fixing the wrong thing,” Zhao said.

Zhao said America is in a global competition against countries like China and India because Americans tend to assume that these countries have better education systems.

In the past, education in China was strictly core curriculum based with little opportunity for students to enroll in elective courses.

But Zhao said that China, India and other East Asian countries are revamping their stringent educational standards to match those of America’s, while the U.S. is doing the opposite by focusing less on non-traditional core classes.

“What China wants is what America wants to throw away,” Zhao said.

Zhao said the reason American education is a model for other countries is because of the tolerance and diversity of talents of U.S. students.

“Any economy can go away (but) if you have tolerance, you have a vibrant, fast-growing economy,” Zhao said.

Zhao said the strength of America’s education system lies in the multiple criteria educators use to judge success which is “best reflected in school talent shows.” He also said that American students get to choose what goals to set for themselves.

However, Zhao said that America still has room to grow in global competence. He suggested bilingual immersion for grade school students and study abroad programs at the high school level.

“We can’t say it’s us versus them – we have to be together,” Zhao said.

Emporia State President Michael Lane introduced Zhao at the lecture. Zhao was born and raised in China’s Sichuan Province and is currently the presidential chair and associate dean of global education and online learning and the director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the University of Oregon. He is also a fellow of the International Academy for Education and the founding director of the university’s Center for Teaching

Jones Distinguished Lecture Series speaker Dr. Yong Zhao talks about the impact of No Child Left Behind and standardized testing on American students Wednesday night in Albert Taylor Hall. Erica Cassella/The Bulletin.

and Technology. “(Zhao’s lecture) really hit home because it was true to the heart,” said Jessica Brown, junior elementary education major. “It really inspired me to live up to that expectation and go back to my classes and see how we can turn around our education system, embracing what we do have that’s awesome instead of thinking in terms of tests.”

Zhao’s lecture was part of the Jones Distinguished Lecture Series that was established in 1986 to bring nationally recognized leaders in education to the ESU campus, according to ESU’s website. Zhao said he was “honored and flattered” to be recognized a Jones Distinguished Lecturer.

Food theme bridges gap between programs C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com

Choosing a theme for general education in order to improve the experience of students was the main focus at the General Education Enhancement Workshop yesterday afternoon in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

“We use the metaphor of a silo,” said Gary Wyatt, associate dean of liberal arts and science and director of general education. “You hop into the history silo at nine and climb out, and then at 10 you hop into the biology silo and they’re completely different – we want to bring connections.”

The forum chose to use food as the theme for the general education program next year. The forum hopes that incorporating this theme will connect the different general education classes to one another as well as the real world and will help students find more relevance in the courses, Wyatt said.

Some of the topics presented by faculty and students

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John Sheridan, dean of the university library and archive, discusses next year’s theme for the general education program Wednesday afternoon in the Memorial Union Colonial Ballroom. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin.

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Briefs ‘Beat Fort Hays State’ Blood Drive Emporia State’s Spring Blood Drive will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 3 in the Colonial Ballroom of the Memorial Union.

The blood drive is sponsored by Caduceus Society and the American Red Cross Club.

Dwight Moore, associate professor of biological sciences and faculty sponsor of Caduceus Society, said the goal is to collect about 150 pints of blood.

Moore said anyone who is over 18 years of age and in good health is eligible to sign up. Before donating blood, donators must complete a series of health tests, including answering several health-related questions and going through a hemoglobin check to ensure donators will not put themselves at risk from lack of iron.

Those interested need to bring a photo ID to sign up.

Appointments can be made in person at the sign-up table in the Union’s Main Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 24, 25, 28 and on March 1. Appointments may also be made online at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Chris Smith, Caduceus Society president, said that since its beginning in 2005, ESU has never won the competition, and that pending President Lane’s approval, and ESU’s defeat of Ft. Hays, all those who donate blood will receive free parking on March 11 with special parking passes handed out, and those who donate need to place their “I Gave Blood” sticker on that parking pass. The amnesty day for parking qualifies for all parking meters, and excludes Gold and Orange parking zones.

Smith also said that there’s currently a huge shortage of blood – 28,000 units across the nation – in part due to the inclement weather across the country.

Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Feb. 16

Officer removed chains from doors ‘C’ and ‘D’ at Science Hall.

Officers completed deposit for the Foundation.

Officer admitted student into Bruder Theater to attempt to locate lost wallet.

Officer completed deposit for Memorial Student Union.

Officer responded to non-injury accident involving KS 657AWS and KS WRI445 in 100 W 15th A stroller was reported found at the south entrance of Plumb Hall. Owner was located.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a foot pursuit and suspicious vehicle in the vicinity of 1202 W 6th-McDonald’s.

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International students get help with tax returns B rianne S imon

simon@esubulletin.com When 3:30 p.m. rolls around on Tuesday afternoons during tax season, the Office of International Education is a busy place. For the last six years, Alexis Downs, accounting professor, has helped organize the tax preparations services for international students on campus.

“I am a trainer and coordinator,” Downs said. “The students prepare the returns.”

Every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5 p.m. international students can receive help with tax returns on campus.

The service has been available since Feb. 8 and will continue through April 12. Five students in the accounting department volunteer their time every Tuesday to help international students.

“I think if they do them well and are able to do them correctly then it is good,” said Megan Willis, sophomore elementary education major.

Downs said all of the volunteers are Emporia State students that have taken federal income tax classes and have passed a test from the Internal Revenue Services. She also said it was good practice for these volunteers.

Jalessa Lorick, sophomore elementary education major, said her parents still prepare her taxes for her.

“I think this service is a good idea,” Lorick said. “A lot of them don’t know what they

Shubha Chatterjee, graduate art therapy student, and accounting major Chunna Gu work on preparing their taxes Tuesday afternoon in the International Student Affairs Office.

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are doing and how it is supposed to be done.”

Downs said for most students the most important part is to receive their tax returns.

“They get money back from the government – they don’t owe,” Downs said.

In addition to this, Downs said if international students ever wanted to apply to become a resident of the United States, compliance of the laws if very important.

When U.S. citizens do not file their taxes, Downs said the procedure will start with a letter from the IRS to tell them they owe for their taxes with interest now included. If they ignore

Corrections The Bulletin is commited to accuracy and regrets all errors. If you spot an error call us at 620-341-5201 or email us at editor@esubulletin.com.

Feb. 17

Two female students reported a suspicious person in Sector 2.

Officer made no contact.

Bobbi Nash was taken into custody for an alleged suspended driver’s license and an alleged illegal tag and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

ESU PD HQ received report of skateboarders north of Plumb Hall. Officer made no contact.

Student Recreation Center staff reported two subjects refusing to leave. Officers contacted and advised them to leave. Subjects exited the building.

Power House Operator reported a high temperature reading in the 1st floor Chemical Storage Room in Cram Hall. Contacted Darrell Stephens. He advised to contact Nane Weaver. Contacted Nane Weaver. He will come in to shut down steam valve.

Twin Towers Complex Resident Assistant reported a female resident in North Twin Towers witnessed an older male subject on the ledge outside her dormitory window. Suspect left the area prior to officer’s arrival. Extra patrol was requested.

Feb. 18

Officer provided jump start assistance for KS 898CCK in Sector 3.

Officer stopped TX 33LBJ4 in 1700 Center. Citation for expired tags. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in 1700 Morse.

the IRS, they will be taken to court.

Downs said the office of international education emails all the international students to inform them that their taxes can be prepared for free.

“We see a little over 100 international students through the course of the tax season,” Downs said.

The on campus service is only for international students, but there is a free tax service available for Emporia community members and students at the Lyon County State Bank, 902 Merchant St. “It would be good for people free of charge if they don’t

know how to do it or don’t have money for it,” Willis said.

International students who want to receive the tax preparation help need to bring documents including their passport, visa/immigrations status information, social security number or individual taxpayer identification number, address, U.S. entry and exit dates and any tax or income forms they may have received.

A more detailed list of forms can be given by contacting Alexis Downs at adowns@emporia.edu. If you are not able to make the Tuesday afternoon time, students can email Downs to make an appointment.

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A representative from Rock Springs will be in the Union on February 28th – March 2nd, 2011.

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including social networking, death and climate change. The forum participants addressed all of these points in small groups and then voted as a whole through three rounds of narrowing down the subjects.

The idea of choosing a theme to make connections from subject to subject stemmed from previous meetings of faculty and students and Wyatt said that other schools he had heard from had found success with this strategy.

During the debate, food received support because it was broad enough to encompass all of the subjects but not so broad as to dilute the subject so the connections could not be made.

Jim Bartruff, director of theater, believed that freshmen would be bright enough to make those connections even with such a broad topic.

“I think the theme will be general enough for people to stay interested, and not a huge political stance like it could have been,” said Traci Schremmer, senior communications major.

Climate change was overlooked because of how polarizing a subject it could be, which could immediately turn off certain students, said Deborah Gerish, associate professor of social sciences.

Death was dismissed as a theme because of previous experience with such a dark subject was poorly received by students in an English course taught by Rachelle Smith, associate professor of English. She was a supporter of the theme but acknowledged the darkness of the subject.

“The overall theme, especially the uplifting one of food as compared to death, I could see that being fun for incoming freshman who can come in and see that all of their classes will have food involved. I’m very excited to see what’s going to happen next year,” said Liz Coffey, senior earth science major.

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‘Nightlife and the Law’ sheds light on alcohol, marijuana regulations H uibing L u

lu@esubulletin.com “Nightlife and the Law,” a forum focusing on regulations of house parties, drug/alcohol use and related prosecutions was held Monday night in the Colonial Ballroom of the Memorial Union to an audience of about 30 students and community members.

The forum, which was hosted by the Associated Student Government City Relations Committee, consisted of eight representatives from Emporia law enforcement, city prosecution, alcohol beverage control and Emporia State police and safety who answered audience questions relating to the topic.

Monte Miller, local defense attorney, said when a minor is caught drinking at a party, those present may also be subject to legal repercussions if they were aware of the illegal activity. This also applies when parents know their children are drinking in the house, said Steve Smith, agent of the Kansas Alcohol Beverage Control.

The questions raised at the forum came from the audience, including one questions as to whether or not Emporia Police use undercover cops.

“It is not uncommon for law enforcement agency to use undercover, underage partners to see if they (liquor stores) would sell alcohol to underage people,” said Gary Smith, Emporia chief of police. Smith said that in these kinds of situations, law enforcement is always standing nearby.

Marc Goodman, Lyon County attorney, said that if a person owns any part of the house and minors with alcohol are found by the police, that person will be charged with unlawful hosting. Also for sororities and fraternities, if the police find minors with alcohol, the president and the officer of the house are held responsible, Goodman said.

In terms of measures hosts can take to prevent minors with alcohol, Chris Hoover, ESU’s Police and Safety captain, said, “Easy solution – don’t let the minors in.” Hoover said even if minors are marked, they will consume alcohol if it is available.

Smith suggested that hosts should serve both alcohol and food and make sure everyone has a designated driver.

An audience member raised the question whether Emporia has stricter regulations on alcohol use than other cities in Kansas. Hoover, responded with a real story of a car accident caused by drunk diving.

“It doesn’t matter if it is a university student, high-school student or visitor, Emporia decided that we are going to step this (Law on MIC & MIP) up and try to keep this sort of thing from happening. To my knowledge, in Emporia there

City Prosecutor Laura Miser answers a question about house parties during “Night Life and the Law” Monday night in the Memorial Union Colonial Ballroom. Alissa Miller/The Bulletin.

has never been a MIC (Minor in Consumption) charge, only MIP (Minor In Possession), but MIC and MIP are the same status,” Hoover said.

Laura Miser, city prosecutor, said if people get the ticket and it is their first offense, they can get a diversion, but they cannot get the diversion if it is their second offense.

“If you are first time MIP or MIC in Emporia and apply for a diversion, a base cost not including your attorney and bail bond is $555.50, which includes $200 diversion fee, $155 court cost and $200 drug and alcohol evaluation,” Goodman said.

If people get a diversion, there are still some traces on the

record, but if they are trying to get a job or buy a car, the people related will see a blank record, Miser said.

Another audience member asked what happens if someone’s roommate smokes marijuana. Goodman said if people are in the apartment where an officer determines marijuana is present, then those people can also become part of the system.

“If you have a desire to be a teacher, doctor, dentist or any profession requiring a professional license, kiss it goodbye. So the answer now – get another roommate,” Goodman said.

The City Relations Committee is a joint effort between ASG and the city of Emporia to improve relations among Emporia State students and members of the Emporia community.

Bill aims to change academic calendar S mantha J ones

jones@esubulletin.com For students at Emporia State, 75 days of classes per semester is the norm, but for other Regents schools, this is not the case. “(KBOR) changed their policy for school days,” said Dwight Moore, associate professor of biology and chairman of academic affairs for Faculty Senate.

“They want to have at least 73 class days.

So, ESU has more class days than any other Regents school.”

On Feb. 15, Moore introduced a bill to the Faculty Senate that would change ESU’s policy concerning the number of class days and other issues regarding the academic calendar.

According to the bill, ESU will no longer have separate Fall and Thanksgiving Breaks, if passed. Instead, the bill states, “Fall/Thanksgiving Break will be held on 5 consecutive days (Monday through Friday) of the week that contains Thanksgiving Day.” Moore said most of the Regents schools have a week-long Thanksgiving Break, so this proposal is not uncommon.

Some students like the idea. Beth Lewis, freshman business administration major, said that she travels a lot to see family for Thanksgiving, so the extra days would make traveling easier.

However, there is some concern among students about this potential change.

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Associate professor Dwight Moore discusses the proposed changes by Faculty Senate to the academic calendar for the fall 2013 school year. Megan Gartner/The Bulletin.

campus because under the current policy, there is one more day in the spring semester than in the fall, so students get this one day off to compensate for that. Moore said that if the bill passes, this short break would no longer be necessary.

A few things that the bill won’t change include Veterans Day, since it is a state holiday, no activities the week before finals and the set-up of finals week. It will, however, change recognition from Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to the official national holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

If passed, the bill will not be effectively immediately. According to the bill, it would “become effective for the academic year that begins fall 2013.”

“The bill was on first reading at the last meeting and at the next meeting, it can be voted on, so we can pass the bill or reject the bill,” Moore said.

“And, if people want to make amendments, they can suggest amendments to the bill. So, the real decision will come at the senate meeting.”

The next Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 in Visser Hall Room 330.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

An Apolitical Education System Our government is based on a delicate system of checks and balances. The founding fathers drafted the Constitution in this manner in 1787 and a similar system was adopted in Kansas by way of the fourth and final drafted Kansas constitution in 1859.

This system of checks and balances is being threatened in the form of a bill that would change the Kansas constitution and eliminate both the Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas State Board of Education.

Though the bill has not been drafted yet, permission to do so has been given.

The KSBE is a group of education officials who are elected by the voters who govern the state’s secondary school system. The KBOR is a governor-elected group of individuals who govern the state’s universities and colleges. If the KSBE and KBOR are eliminated, their duties would be left to a governor-appointed secretary of education.

To do away with the system of checks and balances that has worked in this state for 150 years and hand over the power to make decisions about the education system in Kansas to politicians is a dangerous prospect.

Making the government as concise as possible is not a bad idea, but the entire reason the KSBE and KBOR were created in the first place needs to be considered at this juncture.

The first rumblings to create the KBOR started in 1924 when Ernest Lindley, who was Kansas University’s Chancellor, was forced out of the position by then Gov. Jonathan Davis for political reasons.

Lindley’s dismissal was met with little opposition from the educational governing body at the time, the

state Board of Administration. Davis and three others made up the board, so it is little surprise that the firing went over without any fuss.

The people of Kansas, however, responded by demanding that an educational body less connected to politicians and more connected with the state’s educational needs be created. Thus, in 1925, the people of Kansas voted to create the KBOR. As the history of the KBOR shows, the KBOR and KSBE are in place for a reason—to curb the influence of politics on the education system in the state. Education is more important to the state’s well being than the current political atmosphere. It must be maintained as an entity separate from the government. Otherwise, Lindley’s situation could easily happen again. This is not to say that the current political administration would perpetrate something similar to what happened to Lindley, but the chances would increase dramatically if a Constitutional amendment to replace the KBOR and KSBE was ratified.

Though it is now in its earliest stages, it is necessary for the people of Kansas and particularly those at Emporia State who will one day be employed by the education system to take note of this threat now so that it goes no further.

When the KBOR was established, The Leavenworth Times published an editorial on the subject. “(This situation) has shown the people of Kansas the danger of having our educational institutions so directly under the control of politicians. Our educational institutions should be taken from under the control of any political board,” the editorial read.

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The words of this editorial still hold true. The government cannot start with the KBOR and KSBE when looking to consoli-

date the Kansas government. These boards are there and should remain there for good reason.

The Day the Music Died I love Emporia’s music scene.

At my house alone there have been concerts of some of the most talented and unique musicians Emporia has to offer. We have had everything from hip-hop to punk to noise metal all under the same roof.

We even have a couple house bands and, let me tell you, getting a solid dose of live music almost every week does great things for the soul. I have also been to shows at bars and the Granada Theatre and I’m blown away at the music that comes into Emporia.

But one thing that has always disappointed me during the last few years of going to music shows is the level of attendance. It seems that no matter how many people are at a show, I always want there to be more. I see more people walking to one class than I do at an amazing local music show.

During these shows, I always wonder why there are so few people. Is it because of the quality of the music or the venues? Is it because we are a “commuter school?” Or is it because we simply don’t have enough motivated people?

Of course the weather has played a large part in low attendance as of late but I think the reason people don’t come is a combination of the above things. Strangely enough, those are all assumptions people make which may come from a false perception.

We all know the simple equation: no people = worse music in the future. If people don’t attend events of any sort, those venues make less money and can’t book as good shows and eventually Emporia sucks even more.

There is a schism in people who stay in Emporia and enjoy what is here and those who do not. Those who don’t are afraid to even try

A lex P edersen , pedersen@esubulletin.com enjoying what Emporia has to offer because they are solidified in the mindset that Emporia is boring.

On the other side of the coin, you have the people who realize that Emporia is fairly boring and do all that they can to make it fun and interesting.

It feels like when I first came to Emporia, this side was much larger and people went to bars to see live music, not to Natasha’s or Desperado’s to shake it to a DJ playing canned music.

I am not asking that you change your way of life and go to every show possible, but I am asking for you to have an open mind and take a taste of some local flavor.

Don’t shut down, get down.

Wikisponsibility

Ahhh, Wikipedia. My lover and my foe, my best friend and worst enemy. You’ve been used and abused by high school and college students near and far. It seems you’ve been outlawed by many teachers, but why?

Well, Wikipedia has been banned from most classrooms for a reason. Though it can be useful for menial, unimportant things, we all have to accept the fact that this is not a scholarly source for trustworthy information. It’s a source of entertainment.

I’m sure we’ve all taken a class recently where a research paper is required, and I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase, “No Wikipedia citations.” It’s possible your response was something along the lines of, “What? No fair! It’s the most convenient gathering of random information of all time, how dare they take it away from me!”

Come on, we all know it’s banned for a reason. No matter how much people say Wikipedia is trying to tighten-up its fact-checking process, the fact of the matter is that incorrect information is rampant on this site.

Case in point: Christina Aguilera at the Super Bowl. Everyone knows that she messed up the lyrics to the National freakin’ Anthem, but did you know where she got the lyrics? You got it, Wikipedia. No big deal, right? She just sang the wrong lyrics to a song that a lot of people can sing correctly from memory, on television, on one of the most-watched football games of ALL TIME. You may want to retort with, “Well I’m not going to be on television, so it doesn’t matter if a few of my ‘facts’ are a little off.” Wrong. In order to sound like an intelligent adult, you’re going to have to know where you information is coming from. Don’t be fooled by things that appear official.

This isn’t to say that Wikipedia is useless. Let’s say I’m sitting

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EDITORIAL STAFF E llen W eiss , weiss@esubulletin.com around and all of a sudden I want to know how old Tom Hanks is. In such an instance as this, when one needs some casual, for-fun information, it’s okay to hit up the ol’ interwebs. In other words, we should go to this site to be entertained with trivial information, not to find something we’re going to present to others as fact.

If you must use Wikipedia for a research paper or other such scholarly writing, the articles are often filled with citations, which can link you to sites that may provide more reliable information.

Try to think of Wikipedia as a jumping-off point. It can inspire you to learn more from other sites and act as a springboard for further research.

Teachers shouldn’t have to remind us that Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Use your common sense, a discriminating eye and hey, maybe even a book.

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Filmmaker asks ‘What’s the Matter with Kansas?’

C harlie H eptas

heptas@esubulletin.com On Tuesday night at the Granada Theatre, there was one question on everyone’s mind: “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”

The film of the same name was shown with a question and answer session afterward with the filmmaker, Joe Winston, and one of the people featured in it to a crowd of about 200.

“One of the reasons we wanted to bring this movie here was to get people to think about it – what is the matter with Kansas? Are we voting against our own self interests?” said Ellen Hansen, associate professor of social sciences and emcee for the screening.

The documentary is based on the book “What’s the Matter with Kansas” by Thomas Frank and follows different Kansans without outside commentary or a narrative.

Winston hoped that this would produce a “much more satisfying and powerful” meaning to the film.

The film focuses on two conservative, religious families and Donn Teske, Kansas Farmers Union President, who also attended the screening, and the struggles of being a farmer as well as the struggles faced by the people of Immanuel Baptist Church in Wichita. Winston said these groups portrayed a fair and accurate representation of the specific demographic of Kansas.

“We were very pleased, everybody felt fairly treated, nobody felt tricked and that was very im-

Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske and filmmaker Joe Winston answer questions from the audience after a showing of the film “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”

Tuesday night at the Granada Theatre.

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portant to Laura (Winston’s wife and co-director of the film) and I,” Winston said during the question and answer session after the film.

Winston said he hoped the film could change people’s minds about the people of Kansas.

“What I find is that the people out on the coast already have pretty low opinions of people in the Midwest, but in this movie they get to see people who they disagree with as real people,” Winston said.

Winston said that the movie is very positive for people out-

side of Kansas because it shows that there are real people behind “just the headlines.”

Teske said that the situation of politics in Kansas is a bleak one for the Kansas farmer and that the people of Kansas continually vote against their own best interests. He said he was particularly against the estate tax.

“All of Kansas wants the estate tax repealed. How many people are going to benefit from that? For the rest of us that’s a tax increase and we’re screaming for it,” Teske said after the screening.

Winston said he hoped the movie invoked the question of whether it was even possible to have a political discussion in this country at all.

“The movie shows that the conservatives are much better organized, much better unified, much better funded and many of the liberals are barely heard from,” Winston said.

Winston said that if more people like Teske ran for office in the liberal parties they could win and begin to make a difference.

Winston said that the Democrats had dropped the ball many

Elliot’s glass display is ‘organized chaos’

times, harming their cause as much as any other outside source did.

During a down moment in the question and answer session, Teske mentioned that two of his children, Lisa and Zach, graduated from ESU. “I’m not a history buff so I learned a lot from this tonight, but it was kind of all over the place,” said Rachel DeLay, senior business education major.

DeLay said that the movie presented interesting points but didn’t cover many major issues in the state.

Principal tubist from New York Philharmonic performs with ensemble B eth E dmonds edmonds@esubulletin.com

Kristin Elliot, who graduated last year with a bachelor’s degree in glass forming, stands by her favorite glass piece Wednesday afternoon in Gilson Gallery inside King Hall. Elliot’s closing reception will be Friday from 7 to 10 p.m.

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T homas G overt govert@esubulletin.com The Gilson Memorial Gallery in King Hall has hosted a number of exhibitions for Emporia State art students. Currently being displayed in the Gallery, Kristin Elliot’s art exhibition “Over and Over” features the product of four years in ESU’s glass-forming program.

“An exhibition is a culmination of the students’ studies here at ESU,” said Patrick Martin, associate professor of art.

“They take all of their studies and draw them into one show.

This is the body of work they will use to get into graduate school, galleries and to obtain jobs.”

Though she already graduated with her bachelor’s degree last semester, “Over and Over” is Elliot’s senior exhibition.

Her showing was on hold due to the number of senior exhibitions that go through the gallery in King Hall.

“All BFA students will do a senior exhibition,” Martin said. “Each student gets a slot up there (in Gillson Memorial Gallery). Sometimes there are two or three (exhibitions) at a time.”

Like her degree, Elliot’s exhibition has an emphasis in glass forming.

Elliot said there are 16 pieces in total and out of these, two pieces are mix media, a combination of different materials with glass – in this case, pennies with one piece and 40,000 push pins in another.

“My artwork is very intricate and time consuming,” Elliot said. “Some pieces have taken over 50 hours to complete.”

According to its artist statement, the work in Elliot’s display “revolves around meticulous organization and repetitive processes with a material that is somewhat unpredictable.”

To put it in simply Elliot calls her work “organized chaos,” since each piece has a repetitive them and the focus of the display is glass work with patterns and colors being repeated “over and over again.”

“It’s very methodical and she’s very concerned about detail and form in all of her work,” Martin said.

ESU’s art department has the only glass-forming program in Kansas.

“We’re one of only a couple in this region, so we have students from all over the country in our program.” Martin said.

All glass-forming processes are taught through this program such as solid sculpting, cold working, blowing, fusing, casting and slumping. Elliot used all of these for her show.

“Art to me is about the process rather than the end product,” she said.

Martin said Elliot’s work is “exceptional for an undergraduate student.”

Elliot will use the knowledge she gained at ESU in Seattle, Wash., where she has been offered a glass job as a cold-worker.

“Opening my exhibit was a sign of relief,” Elliot said. “It was horrible and overwhelming, but to finish something and have others see it is the best feeling in the world… it’s is not a closing – it’s a new beginning.”

The closing reception for “Over and Over” is scheduled from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 at the Gilson Memorial Gallery in King Hall.

For Gary Ziek, director of bands and professor of music, the Wind Ensemble Concert on Tuesday evening was a source of anxiety, mainly due to the recent weather.

“This has been the most stressful concert ever because of Mother Nature,” Ziek said. “Unfortunately, we missed about half of our practices (so) we had a meeting with the band and I said ‘Guys, you have to step it up like you’ve never stepped it up before’ and I think they have.”

The concert began with the Badger Creek Brass Ensemble, who played six songs including the “Overture to the Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” by Richard Wagner, which Ziek said is his favorite piece.

“Wagner was known for his very long operas – one unifying factor for all of his operas is that they all have astoundingly dramatic music. It’s this wonderful gushing kind of crescendo of music,” Ziek said.

The Badger Creek Brass Ensemble was the opener of the concert, but the focus of the night was on Alan Baer, principal tubist for the New York Philharmonic, and the ESU Wind Ensemble.

“It’s a rare treat to have someone of that caliber up here anywhere, but to have him here in Emporia is really extraordinary,” said Allan Comstock, chair of the music department.

In preparation for Baer’s performance, Ziek wrote a new piece focusing on the tuba as a solo instrument.

“Tubists don’t have many pieces. So whenever we get the chance to get a new piece, it’s just awesome – especially one of this quality,” Baer said. “I can take it out and use it for other gigs.”

Baer played two songs with the wind ensemble including Ziek’s piece entitled “Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble” and “La Virgen de la Macarena.”

“I felt privileged because he’s so connected and awesome because he’s in the New York Philharmonic. Coming to ESU must be very different for him,” said Danielle Harris, sophomore music education major and flautist in ESU’s Wind Ensemble.

Though the students said they felt privileged, Baer said that he is very thankful to have been invited.

“This is a different experience because we (tubists) don’t get to be up front and play the melody all that often. So this is what makes my musical itch satisfied,” Baer said.

Baer said his life as the principle tubist for the New York Philharmonic is busy and full of performances and travel.

“Philharmonic performs four concerts a week. It’s a very busy orchestra and we tour probably eight to 10 weeks a year, two European tours a year, and every other year we go to Asia,” Baer said.

Despite his schedule, Baer made it to Emporia to perform with the wind ensemble since he and Ziek have been planning this for many years.

“Gary (Ziek) and I played in a quintet together years ago at Indiana University of Pennsylvania – he was impressive then and he’s still impressive. You have a real treasure here,” Baer said.

Baer said he was impressed by the students and faculty at ESU and that the band is great, the department is very strong, and they have got good direction.

“It’s always fun to get out of the orchestra and come out and do something different,” Baer said.

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Special Section

Feb. 24, 2011

Flinthills 8 screens six of 10 Best Picture nominees T homas G overt

govert@esubulletin.com The red carpet will be rolled out for the 83rd Academy Awards this Sunday as the biggest names in the film business will each take one of the 3,300 seats of the Kodak Theater and wait in their tuxedos and gowns to see who will win the golden Oscar.

Waiting right along with them will be those in Emporia in front of their television sets asking the question, “Why haven’t I heard of these movies?”

“It’s the biggest complaint I get,” said Christi Moser, manager at the Dickinson Flinthills 8 Movie Theater in Emporia.

Moser said she is aware the customers’ complaints about the few “Oscar worthy” films that make it to Emporia. Out of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture, Moser

said the theater screened six including “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “The Social Network,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “The King’s Speech.”

“Film companies limit the number of movie prints that go out,” Moser said. “They can decide whether or not to give the prints to Dickinson.”

Essentially, Moser said the deciding factor is what the market is for that theater and “Emporia has staggering low grosses for those kinds of films.”

Moser said the biggest audiences were for movies like “Twilight” and “Harry Potter,” the age group who sees these movies are 12 to 20-year-olds. “(They are) our biggest demographic because they have the highest amount of expendable income,” Moser said.

When people want a certain kind of film to

continue playing at Flinthills, Moser said, “I encourage people to come see those movies.”

Kevin Willmott, associate professor in film and media studies at Kansas University and filmmaker of several critically acclaimed works such as “C.S.A: Confederate States of America,” said Best Picture movies tend to focus on subjects with a great spectacle and fall into different categories.

“Movies like ‘Winter’s Bone’ are altogether independent,” Willmott said. “‘Social Network’ is a film about something important.

Historically, it will be looked back as significant (and) compared to ‘Avatar,’ ‘Inception’ is an effect driven kind of show – it’s smart, but also a big spectacle.”

Willmott said that a few a years ago certain popular movies would not have gotten a nomination, but then the number of nominations grew.

“The reason they expanded the list from five to 10 is so they could get popular movies nominated, like ‘Inception’ and ‘Toy Story 3,’” Willmott said.

According to oscars.org, ‘Toy Story 3’ is the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture since ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in 1992.

When asked what film he would choose for Best Picture, Willmott said, “I’d always give credit to the small film. There are a lot of independent of films that are not being seen because they’re not coming to theaters. Movies like ‘Inception’ don’t need the Oscar – small films like ‘Winter’s Bone’ need the award for people to see it.”

The Academy Awards will be televised on ABC Channel 49 on Sunday, Feb. 27. The Red Carpet Ceremony starts at 6 p.m. and the Award Ceremony follows at 7 p.m.

Information from oscars.org

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Rosales receives scholarship, HALO attends USHLI B eth E dmonds edmonds@esubulletin.com For Juan Rosales, sophomore business administration major and vice president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, being selected as a recipient of the Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders is an honor.

“It is a very intense scholarship to apply for… you must be attending a four year college, have three reference letters and answer two essays – over 3,000 people apply,” Rosales said.

The United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, which is based in Chicago, sponsors the scholarship. Rosales said that USHLI tends to honor 20 students, 10 in-state, and five men and five women from out-of-state.

“I am the first student from Kansas to get the scholarship,” Rosales said.

But Rosales’ accomplishment is not the only achievement that HALO has to celebrate. Rosales and the six other board members for the group traveled to Chicago to attend USHLI’s national conference from Feb. 17-20 last week.

“We listened to a number of speakers, including a woman who was an immigrant from Ecuador and started her own family business and the first Hispanic astronaut,” said Manny Requenes, sophomore pre-pharmacy major and president of HALO. Requenes said that the board members of HALO went to workshops covering Hispanic social issues such as lack of representation in the states and academic issues like education dropout rates.

“We were able to attend the conference because of our

GRANT... from page 1 the Obama administration.

President Obama stated last week in his press conference for the 2012 Budget, “The take-up rate on the Pell Grant Program has skyrocketed. If we continue at this pace, sooner or later what’s going to happen is we’re just going to have to chop off eligibility.”

The goal will be met by eliminating the year-round grants and the in-school subsidized interest for loans to graduate students, according to the President’s 2012 Budget.

Henrie explained the process of awarding the grant as entirely determined by FAFSA results, based on the income of students’ parents.

Henrie said ESU received a little over $6,000,900 in Pell Grants for this academic school year and if the 15 percent reduction were enforced, a little over a $1 million would be lost.

This year, 1,759 ESU students received Pell Grants. If the total amount awarded were to be evenly distributed to those who qualify, each student on average would receive $3,930, a loss of $750.

“It’s not very tough to keep the aid,” Henrie said. “You have to complete 75 percent of the hours with a 2.0 GPA – if

taco feed, which was sponsored by Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow… we made over $1,700 in just three hours,” Requenes said.

Rosales said that HALO also sold candles last November and raised over $1,000 before winter break to help pay for the trip.

Requenes said that most of the supplies were donated by HOTT, and all proceeds went to HALO’s fundraiser for the USHLI national conference in Chicago.

“There were also workshops for how to work with other culture groups on campus, and we talked about language barriers and reputations,” said Maria Zuniga, junior secondary English education major and vice president of recruitment and programming.

Zuniga said they also discussed how to make build relationships with other groups on campus. Talking with each other and co-sponsoring events to break barriers were two major suggestions.

“I really enjoyed it,” Zuniga said. “I am pumped to get the things I learned onto campus.”

Requenes plans to organize rallies with other HALO presidents and Hispanic Greek organizations across Kansas using the knowledge he gained at the conference.

“The conference was beyond our expectations,” Rosales said. “We met over 6,000 Hispanic leaders from all over the world and gained new contacts and resources.”

This was the first conference attended by the HALO board members and the group hopes to have more impact on campus from the strategies they learned.

“HALO has been blessed – we learned so much.” Rosales said.

you lost your aid, it’s probably because you stumbled.”

Williamson said she believes the Pell Grant cuts could force some students to change their decisions on college.

“Maybe they won’t go to a state university and they will have to go to a community college, which I think is unfortunate for our options to be limited,” Williamson said.

However, if the rate decrease is not passed in the Senate, the loss of the yearround Pell Grant will not affect Williamson at all and with no plans to attend grad school yet, she is not sure the unsubsidized loans would have an effect on her either.

Henrie said she views the interest rates on graduate school loans as a more practical means of making cuts.

“The graduate students got the help at the undergraduate level, so maybe it is time for them so assume a little bit more of that burden,” Henrie said.

A page on Facebook called ‘Save Student Aid’ is sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and aims to rally against cutting funds for education. It encourages students to be aware and vocal in the decision-making process of education budget cuts.

Juan Rosales, sophomore business administration major, attended a national conference in Chicago with HALO. Rosales received the Young Hispanic Leaders scholarship that was only awarded to 20 students out of 3,000 applicants.

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PROPOSAL... from page 1 Kip Peterson, director of government relations and communications at KBOR, said that the Regents have not yet formally taken a position on the proposal.

Dillmore said he has not seen anything in the proposal that outlines the justification for replacing KBOR and KSBE with a Secretary of Education, but called the proposal a “bad idea.”

“There’s really nothing in the proposals that I have seen that appear to have any positive impact on either our school curriculum for K-12 or addressing any apparent needs at the Regents level,” Dillmore said.

According to a document written in 1964

REGENTS... from page 1 credit for that – I only got 11 credit hours this semester (even though) I took 15,” Wetstein said.

Carly Herring, freshman elementary education major, said that she took Composition I and II in high school and they both transferred without any problems.

“I think we do a very good job (of accepting transfer credits). If a student is entering with an earned associate’s degree, we have responsibilities to say that the general education is complete,” Williams said.

“We are continuing to make efforts to make sure that the students can see the transfer data base, which is on our registrations page,

by Fred Ellsworth called “The Hectic Birth of the Board of Regents,” prior to 1925, the universities and colleges in Kansas were overseen by a four member Board of Administration made up of the governor and three salaried members.

The document states that then Gov. Jonathan Davis removed the Chancellor of KU, Ernest Hiram Lindley, from his position at the school for disputing “interference in University affairs by partisan politicians.” As a result, individuals in Kansas began to advocate for the creation of a separate Board of Regents.

Mast said the last amendment to the state Constitution was passed last year allowing individuals with mental illness to vote in Kansas. that’s constantly kept updated about how a course you might take at one school would transfer to our institution.”

Williams said that ESU does a “great job” of working with several community colleges in the surrounding area, such as Butler County and Kansas City Kansas and Johnson County to help those students know which classes to take if they are attempting to get a degree in elementary education. ESU is looking to expand this outreach to additional two year institutions.

Alexander said that the task force would meet again in March to give recommendations to KBOR to help with the problems of transferring credits.

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Boswell brings versatility to Hornet team B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com

For Senior Guard Matt Boswell, versatility has defined the way he has played through his basketball career at ESU – a career which began when he was very young.

“I started playing basketball when I was as young as I remember, two or three years old” Boswell said. “My biggest influence since I’ve been playing is my dad. He’s been working with me ever since I’ve been a little kid, practicing with me (and) playing whenever he could.”

This influence led Boswell to a successful high school career at Kapaun Mt. Carmel in Wichita where he led the Wichita City League in scoring both his junior and senior years while helping them earn their first Wichita City League title in 31 years during his junior year.

It wasn’t until high school that Boswell began his late growth spurt.

After growing four inches during his sophomore and junior years, Boswell notes that he played most of his life as a point guard.

“As young as I can remember, I’ve always been a point guard,” Boswell said. “That definitely shows in my ball-handling skills and the way I can see the floor sometimes. Coach (David) Moe will play me wherever. This year a lot of times I’ll be playing in the post, since I’m one of our taller guys.

But last year I played point guard for our team.”

Fellow Senior Guard Xavier Burnette recognizes the versatility that Boswell brings to the team.

“Bos is one of those guys who is really versatile,” Burnette said. “He can pretty much do it all. He can score, rebound block shots. And he’s long (which) allows him to do a lot of things that the average player couldn’t do.”

Boswell has brought this versatility to Emporia State where he has slowly grown into a leader for the Hornets. This year Boswell is averaging almost 11 points per game as well as 5 rebounds and currently leads the guards on the team in field goal percentage.

Another strength of Boswell’s game is the effort he gives on the court every time the Hornets play.

“I think he works hard and gives effort,” said Head Coach David Moe. “Everybody knows that Bos is giving the effort when he’s out there, all the time. There’s no question. Bos might make mistakes, but they know he’s giving everything that he has.

As the basketball year begins to wind down and Boswell’s career at ESU comes to a close, he looks back the times he’s had.

“Through the years, I’ve had a lot of different teammates through my freshman to senior year,” Boswell said.

“But as guys have come and gone, I’ve had a lot of great friendships a lot of great memories out on the court as well.”

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Turnpike Tussle is overtime thriller B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com

Emporia State’s defense held with 6.1 remaining as round two of the Turnpike Tussle turned into a charity stripe scuffle before eventually going into overtime and ending in a 61-59 Hornet victory.

With 6.1 seconds left to go and ESU up by one, the Hornets kept Washburn from attempting a shot to get the overtime victory.

“It was awesome,” said Senior Forward Alli Volkens. “We needed to finish the season strong. To come in here and get a win was huge for us. Senior year, beat ‘em here. Can’t get any better.”

The Hornets opened the first half with a two-headed attack as Volkens and Freshman Forward Kelsey Balcom combined for 24 of the Hornet’s 31 first half points. Volkens scored 15 of her 23 total points in the first half.

The game saw momentum shift back and forth as early on it went to the Hornets who opened up with a 19-9 lead. The Lady Blues countered with a 10-0 run to tie the game before ESU responded themselves going on their own 10-0 run to reclaim a 10 point lead. The half ended in Washburn’s favor after a 7-2 run ending in a buzzer beater by Washburn guard Alyssa Mullen cut the Hornet lead to five points.

“Any ESU-Washburn game is going to have a lot of runs,” said Sophomore Guard Jocelyn Cummings. “Washburn had their runs.

We had ours. We ended up punching it out in the end.”

The Lady Blues carried their momentum from the first half into the second as they went on a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the game.

The game would come down to free throw shooting after Washburn cut the lead to single digits in the final minutes. With both teams in the double-bonus, it came down to two big free throws from Alli Volkens with 1:44 remaining to give ESU a 55-53 lead.

After free throws from Washburn, ESU would hold the Lady Blues to a difficult last second shot attempt to force overtime.

“We played great defense,” Volkens said. “We had a few mental lapses in which we’d foul the jump shooter, but I think down the stretch we really made them make some tough shots.”

Volkens finished what she had started in the first half as she scored four decisive points as well as grabbed a big rebound with 36.0 left in the game. With a 61-59 lead, the Hornets would run the clock down to six seconds after a shot clock violation. After a Washburn timeout, the Hornets defense didn’t allow the Lady Blues to get a shot off, securing the victory.

“Nothing about this team discourages me,” said Head Coach Jory Collins. “We’re young and inexperienced. I’m inexperienced.

But we’re fighting hard together and I’m proud of them today.”

The Hornets – 17-8 overall and 14-7 in the MIAA – will look to continue their success at 5:30 p.m. Saturday as they take on Ft. Hays State in what is the final game at White Auditorium.

For coverage of the men’s game against Washburn, visit wwww.esubulletin.com.

Senior Alli Volkens takes a layup against Washburn Wednesday night at Topeka. The Hornets won in overtime 61-59.. Matt Bristow/The Emporia Gazette.

Big win earns men’s basketball tourney trip

B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com

It didn’t happen right away, but the ESU men’s basketball team finally pulled away from Lincoln University Saturday evening. Poor shooting from beyond the arc in the first half helped keep Lincoln in the game until the Hornets outscored Lincoln by eight points in the second half to win the game 84-60.

“In the first half we’d go out and do what we wanted how we wanted and struggled,” said Head Coach David Moe. “Luckily we were still in the game at halftime, came out in the second half and came out and played the way we needed to play.”

The first half for the Hornets may not have been pretty, but ESU was still able to maintain the lead. Although the Hornets kept Lincoln from shooting well on the defensive end, they struggled themselves as they settled for ten

ESU track finishes up regular season

The track team split ways this weekend as some competed in the KSU Open while others traveled to Lincoln, Neb., for the Nebraska Tune-up.

In Nebraska, Josh Schuler gained the automatic qualifier to run the 200m in the National Championships after his time of 21.43 earned him the fifth highest in the nation. Schuler also earned a provisional in the 60m.

The distance medley team was just .49 seconds from and ESU record that has held up for 47 years.

The team earned the 11th best time in the nation.

Katie Mona recorded the second fastest 800m time in ESU history in Nebraska as she provisionally qualified with a time of 2:12.83, which is currently 8th best in the nation.

In Manhattan, Kevin Roulhac again broke his own ESU record in the weight throw of 62-01.25 Other provisional qualifiers for the men were Derwin Hall, Zach Rosenberg, Josh Honeycutt and Andrew Etheridge. Both teams look now to the MIAA Championships next weekend.

three pointers and made only one. Emporia State was led in the half by senior guard Robert Moores who had 10 of his 12 in the first half.

The Hornets came out sluggish again in the early goings of the second half as Lincoln went on a 10-4 run to open things up and tie the game at 40. However, ESU would counter with a 19-4 run of their own to lead 59-44 with 11:59 remaining.

“Definitely, in the second half, our defense kind of sparked our offense there,” said Senior Guard Matt Boswell who had 11 points and five rebounds. “Once we started getting some stops, we got easier buckets on the offensive end.”

Despite the hot shooting from the Blue Tigers in the second half (65.2 percent), the Hornets were able to force 12 second half turnovers and get easy buckets in transition. After the big run, the Hornets would lead by as many as 20 points with 3:15 left and didn’t allow Lincoln

anywhere closer than 14.

Xavier Burnette led the way with 14 points and four rebounds. ESU saw strong contributions from the bench especially from Michael Tyler who scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.

“Mike does come off the bench,” Boswell said. “But he’s one of our better players, better scorers. When we get it to him inside, he really uses his body well (and) makes stuff happen for us on the offensive end.”

Barring Wednesday night’s action, the win puts the Hornets at 10-10 in the MIAA and alone in sixth place. The Hornets are a game ahead of Missouri Western and Pittsburg State and two games ahead of Southwest Baptist.

The Hornets played Washburn on Wednesday night in the second round of the Turnpike Tussle. They return to White Auditorium for their final home game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday against Fort Hays State.

Hornet softball opens up season in Texas

Hornet baseball cruises at Newman

Sports Shorts The #25 ESU softball team opened their season in San Antonio, Texas, over the three day weekend, winning four of six games. Their first two games were against University of the Incarnate Word winning the first 4-3 in 13 innings.

The Hornets scored eight runs in the second inning, five of them unearned, to defeat Incarnate Word 10-1 in just five innings in the second of their double-header.

On Friday, the Hornets lost their first game against St. Mary’s University 5-3 and suffered another defeat to Tarleton State University in a close onerun game. Tarleton State took an early lead in three innings and after a 7-5 Hornet lead came back to defeat the Hornets 9-8. On Saturday, ESU defeated Tarleton State in a 6-0 blowout behind a two-hit and nine strikeout effort from Pitcher Jennifer Heerey.

The Hornets avenged their other loss against St. Mary’s as well by shutting them out later on Saturday 5-0. Abby Smith made two home runs and had three RBIs, and Kaitlin Martin added a home run.

The #8 Emporia State Hornets outplayed Newman University winning 10-3 on Tuesday. Tripling the Newman hits 13 to four, the Hornets got more runners on base and were able to capitalize on three Newman errors.

At the top of the third inning, Joe Kornburst scored off of two stolen bases and a sacrifice grounder to score the first run of the game. Newman scored at the bottom of the fourth to tie it up. The Hornets then responded with a run in the fifth inning, but Newman scored two runs to close the inning giving them a 3-2 lead entering the sixth.

Jacob Vaskas made an RBI double and scored himself to take the lead back in the seventh. A two-run homerun by Kornburst, and two runs in the eighth sealed the deal for ESU. The Hornets will play their next game at 12 p.m. on Saturday at Trusler Sports Complex.