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Homecoming Candidates Announced M egan S heckells msheckells@esubulle tin.com

Voting for Homecoming Court begins at noon on Nov. 1 and closes at noon Nov. 4.

Students should receive an email on their student accounts with instructions on how to vote.

There are five candidates for Homecoming Queen.

Elizabeth Blevins, senior nursing major, is currently a member of the Didde Catholic Campus Center, where she helped start the Didde choir, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. Blevins is a fourtime athletic honor student chosen for the MIAA All-Academic Team.

Jessie Farnsworth, senior nursing major, is a member of the Honors College and Sigma Sigma Sigma. Farnsworth is active in fraternity and sorority life, being a white rose in Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. She has also been involved in Special Olympics, the Down’s Syn-

drome Guild of Greater Kansas City and Happy Hearts Working, Inc. Lillian Lingenfelter, senior secondary social sciences education major, is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma and the Interdisciplinary Secondary Education Alliance. Lingenfelter is also a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters and is an Americorps VISTA. Moira Pyle, senior marketing major, is involved in Sigma Sigma Sigma, the Panhellenic Council, E-Team, Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Student Ambassadors, and the Peer Mentor Program.

Payton Shook, senior nursing major, is president of the ESU Department of Nursing Kansas Association of Nursing Students and the consultant of Kansas Association of Nursing Students.

Shook is treasurer of the ESU Mens Assembly of Nurs- Barret Koch, senior psychology major, Josh Hoeven, senior communication major, Moira Pyle, senior marketing ing, a representative for the major, and Wyatt Sander, senior health promotion major, set up homecoming cups Tuesday for the meet and greet Nursing Student Council table in the Memorial Union. Koch, Hoeven, Pyle and Sander are four of the ten homecoming candidates. Gabriel Molina Maruda | The Bulletin

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Quivira tells ghost stories by firelight R ayna K arst rkarst@esubulle tin.com

On this year’s 35 degree Halloween night, 16 students sat in a circle on the ledge of a stone fire pit about 10 feet in diameter in Wilson Park. Some wore costumes while others huddled in warm coats and jackets. They roasted marshmallows, drank hot chocolate and gazed through the gray smoke at their friends, listening intently as they took turns reading spooky stories and poems.

Quivira, a student-run literary organization, has sponsored a Spooky Stories Night around Halloween for the past few years, according to Zachary Palmer, Quivira president and junior interdisciplinary studies major. Students at the event read original works, works by famous spooky authors and told their own personal scary stories.

Isabelle Rawley, sophoMembers of Quivira roast marshmallows for s’mores before reading original and classic works on Tuesday night at Wilson more secondary English eduPark. Quivira has hosted a Halloween themed event for the past three years. Xiangru Chen| The Bulletin cation major, read an original poem titled ‘Nary a Whisper.’

Forum held to discuss leadership minor S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com

Thirty students and 14 professors and administrators sat in a circle last Wednesday night and discussed why the leadership minor was cut and what could be done to save it. If the program cannot be saved, Emporia State will be doing away with its largest minor program and will be one of the only regent schools without a leadership program.

“For 20 years, the Teachers’ College has nurtured the leadership program,” said Ken Weaver, dean of the Teachers’ College. “You see under his (Clint Stephens, director of the leadership program) guidance and his

tutelage the program grow.

This move is nothing about Dr. Stephens or the students in the program.’”

Erynn Dahlke, the sophomore economics major who is spearheading the move to save the leadership program, said it would be hard for her to see ESU as fulfilling their mission statement if the leadership program was cut.

ESU’s mission statement is “preparing students for lifelong learning, rewarding careers and adaptive leadership,” according to emporia. edu.

“I know that it’s a difficult place for a lot of people to be in (to have to cut the program),” said Dahlke. “I think that if we are to completely get rid of this program, for

“I think I like the mystery and the buildup of them (scary stories),” Rawley said.

A short story titled ‘The Bench,’ written by Amanda Mechtley, graduate English major, was also read for the group.

“This was based off of the prompts, the scary photos that we were looking at,” Mechtley said.

Palmer helped the group prepare for the night by holding workshops on how to write spooky stories.

“For my seminar project in Creative Writing, I studied to try and master the craft of suspense,” Palmer said. “I studied four Stephen King books, the entire collection of Edgar Allan Poe and a couple Dean Koontz novels just trying to see what the best do, and try and get to that level.”

During these workshops, the writers looked at prompts such as images of abandoned cars or amusement parks and

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me I would struggle to say Name: that we are truly aligning Carrie with our mission statement if we fail to prioritize a place Age/Sex: for leadership.”

Adult Female The leadership program was cut due to massive budHair: get cuts that began this fiscal Short hair year on July 1.

“The size of that cut was Adoption Fee: $2,200,000,” said David Cor$20 dle, provost. “For an institution our size, that is a significant cut. You can’t cut that much without doing some Carrie has been at the shelter damage.” since June 2. She is very affecThe cut was mostly due to a reduction in funding from tionate, playful and snuggly the state, but also because of an dip in student enrollment, with an ornery streak. according to Cordle.

Those interested in adopting Carrie should fill out an application to adopt at the

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Emporia Kansas Animal Shelter, 1216 Hatcher St. Carrie, like all animals at the shelter, was picked up as a stray. Sarah Spoon| The Bulletin

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Police ESU, Schneider deny abuse claims in civil suit Reports A llie C rome acrome@esubulle tin.com

Emporia State and a former teacher at the Center for Early Childhood Education have denied negligence in a civil lawsuit brought by four families who say their children were abused at the center.

The former teacher, Kimberly Schneider, and ESU are requesting a trial by jury, in their answers to the petition filed recently at District Court in Emporia.

The families filed a civil suit against ESU, Schneider, the CECE and Keely Persinger, who was the center ’s former director, alleging

the emotional and physical abuse of four children.

The families are asking for $2 million in damages, according to the statement of monetary damages from the case file.

Emporia State and the CECE are represented by Assistant Attorney General and Senior Trial Counsel Shon D. Qualseth, an attorney at Thomas Warner, P.A., a Lawrence based law firm.

Kimberly Schneider is represented by Peter J. Orsi II, an attorney at Madden & Orsi, which is a firm based in Wichita.

The families are represented by Peter Goss, an attorney at the Goss Law

Firm, P.C., which is a Kansas City, Missouri based firm.

The case was filed in August and the allegations stem from incidents that allegedly occurred between January and April of 2017.

Schneider filed her answer to the petition on September 27, in which she denied the allegations of abuse.

ESU and the CECE were granted an extension by Goss and filed their response on October 20.

“Defendant Schneider ’s alleged actions were not reported to ESU,” according to their answer to the petition.

A separate investiga-

tion conducted in April by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in conjunction with the Department of Children and Families, found that seven of the 12 employees at the CECE witnessed acts of abuse and did not report to their supervisors. The investigation found multiple instances of child abuse, including verbal, physical and emotional abuse, according to the KDHE website.

Schneider and Persinger are no longer employed by ESU. Persinger resigned before KDHE completed its investigation, according to Goss.

Students work to expand ASL program

Basil Kessler, assistant professor in counselor education and professor for RE541 Sign II, teaches Halloween themed words on Tuesday in the Earl Center. A group of students is working to formalize the process that allows American Sign Language to count as a general education foreign language credit. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

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A group of passionate students are working to expand the role of American Sign Language classes on campus.

A few of their goals include expanding the program to have more classes, obtaining RSO status for their organization and having ASL classes count for general education foreign language credit.

“I’m very pleased,” said Basil Kessler, assistant professor of counselor education. “Students really really are committed...I’ve been re-

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“The funding that has been attached to the leadership program is $89,000,” Cordle said. “That $89,000 is already gone. It went away July 1. We got our financial department to find some reserve money that would keep us rolling for one year.”

Some of the ideas brought up by students to save the program was to work across departments to find the money, to house the leadership program under different colleges, to find a grant to fund the department or to ask a donor to endow the leadership program. Students were even willing to raise student fees to cover the cost.

“I think we can all sit here and see what the leadership program has done for these students,” said

ally impressed with the students and their desire to not only learn the language but to reach beyond the classroom.”

Kessler began teaching ASL at Emporia State in 1988.

He took various other jobs teaching and working with those who sign before returning to ESU last year.

“Right now they only go up to Sign II, but there is a group of us in Sign II currently who are extremely passionate about signing and we really want to continue our studies,” said Isabella Tate, junior theater education ma-

jor. “We are hoping we can find a way to get a class for Sign III for next Fall.”

A main goal is to formalize the process that allows ASL classes to count as foreign language credit.

“I have been visiting with Dr. (Kevin) Rabas, the chair of English, modern languages (and journalism) and he has indicated that he has granted, from time to time, students an opportunity to have the sign language class recognized as a foreign language,” Kessler said. “My interest is formalizing that and seeing it being recognized as

such.”

There is also an organization, the American Sign Language Club of Emporia, that informally meets weekly at 8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Memorial Union in front of the CSI. They are working on obtaining RSO status through ASG. “We are planning on working with the Emporia Police Department and the Campus Police Department,” Tate said. “We are planning on showing them 5 to 15 signs that every officer should know. We just want to make Emporia, and ESU specifically, a more deaf friendly place.”

Courtney Barger, junior physical science education major in earth science and physics, and Katie Farrant, junior music education major, practice ASL together.

“I’ve just always wanted to learn,” said Barger. “It has absolutely no prevalence or relevance to my major at all, except that I would love to be able to communicate with any students I might get. I feel it is a good skill to have to put on my resume, even though I’m already guaranteed to get a job wherever I want because (I know) physics.”

For Tate, ASL is an important part of ESU and she wants to see it expanded.

“The ultimate dream, further down the road, is if we could obtain the Kansas Certification for Interpreters Program here at ESU,” Tate said. “That would be nice to have.”

Deanna Williams, director of diversity programs.

“You can tell by the way these students are speaking about this program...what the leadership program is doing. It’s producing these leaders.”

For students, the importance of this minor comes from its ability to apply to every major and the diversity training that goes into the coursework.

“The department for leadership is gone,” Weaver said. “It wasn’t gone before July 1 but it’s gone now. One of the principles from the Kansas Leadership studies is ‘speak to loss’ and the leadership minor is a loss. It’s a loss for the Teachers’ College and it’s a loss for the campus.”

The program was sponsored by Associated Student Government and Faculty Senate.

Amy Sage-Webb, professor of English, modern languages and journalism,

suggests ways to save the leadership program as Clint Stephens, director of the leadership programs, listens. The pair was part of a group of 44 students, faculty and staff who met last Wednesday to disucss ways to stop the leadership minor from sunsetting and retain Stephens’ job. Sarah Spoon| The Bulletin

Reports from ESU Police and Safety Oct. 24 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call on 6th Ave. Officer responded to a report of a suspicious odor in Singular/Trusler Complex.

Officers were unable to determine the source.

Oct. 25 Chief Hoover reported a parking problem on Kellogg Circle due to activity in Plumb Hall. Officers contacted operators and vehicles were moved.

Officer assisted Emporia Fire Dept. with call at 418 W 12th-Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority house.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with an arrest in 1200 E 6th.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a search for an missing patient from Newman Regional Health.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a welfare check in 900 East.

The WAW Library second floor woman’s restroom’s east stall has been turned off.

Oct. 26 Officer stopped KS 991HXN on I-35 at southbound mm 130. Verbal warning for turn signal violation.

Officers served Gregory Moellman a ‘No Trespass Order’ for all ESU property.

Moellman was handed a paper copy and officers read NTO. Officer contacted the operator of a semi-truck at 16th and Highland and advised to park in a non-hazardous spot.

Officer responded to a report of a water main break on 15th between Market and Highland. City water crew also responded.

Oct. 27 WAW Library zone 50.

Burglary. Room 308-B entry door. Mechanical error.

Officer extinguished a fire in an ashtray on the northeast side of Morse Hall Complex.

Officer stopped KS 477EPH on I-35 at northbound mm133. Verbal warning for failure to maintain lane and use of turn signal.

Officer and a female student attempted to locate subject’s vehicle last seen in Sector 6. Vehicle was located in Sector 4.

Oct. 28 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a possible hazmat spill on I-35at mm 131 on I-35.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call off campus.

Ambulance responded to North Twin Towers 6th floor for male resident experiencing possible alcohol overdose. Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Oct. 29 Officer made contact with the operator of a school bus in front of Plumb Hall.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call in 300 14th.

Oct. 30 Officer stopped KS 442GDV at 12th and Topeka.

Verbal warning for no side view mirror.

Officer stopped KS 948JWW in 600 West. Verbal waning for driving with expired license plate.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop/ DUI in 1100 Lake View.

Oct. 31 Officer stopped KS 388JSZ at 18th and Highland. Verbal warning for failure to stop for pedestrians at 15th and Merchant.

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Homecoming events run through Sunday

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Emporia State’s Homecoming begins this week and will continue through Sunday. There are numerous events for alumni and current students to participate in and show their Hornet pride.

Homecoming was organized by the homecoming committee, a small group of about ten students, along with several organizations on campus.

“The purpose of the homecoming committee is to kind of rally up student involvement and the homecoming spirit throughout campus and promote ESU,” said Lexi Holstin, president of the homecoming committee and junior marketing major.

The committee had a budget of about $1,300 to $1,500 through the Center of Student Involvement and allocations and used nearly all of it. They had $20 to spare, which they plan on putting back to use at some point, according to Holstin.

“A lot of these events are free and it’s, honestly, something to do other than sitting in your room, hanging out doing nothing,” Holstin said. “There is a little bit of a difference going around campus this week, definitely get involved and hang out, meet new people, challenge your comfort zone and there are just so many different events to get involved with.”

SPURS, a service based recognized student organization (RSO), is the group in charge of the homecoming

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She also serves as a Kaplan student representative and a member of AAMN, NSNA, KANS and E-KANS, as well as multiple honors societies.

There are five candidates for Homecoming King.

Jared Germann, senior communications major, is currently chapter president of the Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity, and a member of the Order of Omega Greek Honor Society.

Joshua Hoeven, senior communication major, is a marketing assistant in the Theatre Department and Fraternity and Sorority Life Office. He is involved in the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity, Zoiks!

Improv Comedy Troupe, and the E-team.

royalty.

“About seven years ago, Blythe Eddy approached me and asked if we (SPURS) would be interested in taking over the homecoming royalty event,” said Lendi Bland, SPURS adviser and instructor of elementary education, early childhood and special education. “The group that had previously organized it, Cardinal Key, had disbanded. I approached the SPURS members and they agreed to take this on.”

There are five male and female candidates for homecoming royalty.

“The candidates were first nominated by an RSO and then had to complete an application,” said Jessica Schasteen, president of SPURS and senior elementary education major. “The names were taken off of the applications and were scored by our panel of judges. Lendi (Bland) then added up their scores and found the top five males and the top five females to be the candidates.”

The female candidates are Elizabeth Blevins, Jessie Farnsworth, Lillian Lingenfelter, Moira Pyle and Payton Shook. The male candidates are Jared Germann, Joshua Hoeven, Barret Koch, Wyatt Sander and Andrew Wimp.

“Students will be able to vote for candidates via an electronic ballot that will be sent out in the Hornet Announcements,” Schasteen said. “Students will have from noon on Nov. 1 to noon on Nov. 3 to vote.”

The king and queen will be announced at halftime during the football game on Saturday.

Barret Koch, senior psychology major, is involved in ESU Ambassadors, Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity, Blue Key Honor Society, Psychology Club and Psi Chi. Wyatt Sander, senior health promotion and pre-physical therapy major, is president of SAAC. Sander’s is also on the Emporia State Track & Field team and a member of the HPER club.

Andrew Wimp, senior marketing major, is president of Sigma Phi Epsilon, a senator in Associated Student Government and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Marketing Club. Wimp is also involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters off campus.

The announcement of Homecoming King and Queen will take place at halftime during the ESU football game Saturday at Welch Stadium. The game begins at 2 p.m.

g n i m o c e ESU Hom Schedule of Events

Thursday 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Friday 3:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Homecoming Musical “9-5” Bruder Theatre, King Hall Sam E. & Jeannene Hayes Lecuture Webb Hall, Memorial Union

Musical Teaser and Martin Beach Music Hall Cuellar & Ramiro Miranda Concert Black and Gold Gala Webb Hall, Memorial Union Homecoming Musical “9-5” Bruder Theatre, King Hall Homecoming Welcome Back Brickyard 20 Ale House, Block Party 402 Merchant St.

Saturday 8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Self-Guided Tour of ESU Campus Ground Breaking Ceremony for New Residence Hall Homecoming Parade Watering Hole Pre-Game Tailgate The Teachers’ College Party on the Patio ESU Football vs. Missouri Western Wine Tasting

7:30 p.m.

Homecoming Musical “9-5”

Welch Stadium Twin Rivers Winery, 627 Commercial St. Bruder Theatre, King Hall

Homecoming Musical “9-5”

Bruder Theatre, King Hall

11:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

Sunday 2:00 p.m.

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Source: ESU Alumni Relations Infographic By Sarah Spoon | The Bulletin

Hornets collect cans to pie Washburn’s student body president

Munashe Mangwendeza, community hornets coordinator and senior accounting major, and Alex Gill, involvement consultant and junior psychology major, rearrange donated cans yesterday in the CSI. The last day to donate cans is Nov. 8. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

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Can the Bods is an annual food collection drive between Emporia State and Washburn University. The goal of the drive is to collect nonperishable food items that will be donated to organizations like the Salvation Army and Corky’s Cupboard, an on-campus food pantry that benefits students in need.

“If ESU wins, not only will Emporia continue its six year winning streak, but we will also have ultimate bragging rights over our rivals,” said Jacob Miller, ASG vice president and sophomore communication major. “For an added bonus, Megan (McReynolds) will be able to pie Alexis, the Washburn Student Body President, in the face at halftime of the ESU/ Washburn football game on November 11th.”

The drive began on Oct. 2 and will end at 5:00 p.m. on Nov. 8, according to Miller.

“Can the Bods has been a competition between Emporia State and Washburn since 2006 when Washburn challened ESU to the competition,” said Megan McReynolds, ASG president and junior sociology major. “Since then we have been diligenty working to give back to our students here at ESU.” Due to the rules and regulations with Washburn, no official number of cans can actually be released until Nov. 11 when the results are announced at the game, according to Miller.

So far, the Blue Key Honors Society has donated the most cans with a grand total of 1,175 points, according to Miller.

“We (Blue Key Honor Society) participate because we have three values, scholarship, service and leadership,” said Bailey Lampton, president of the Blue Key Honor Society and senior biology major. “We did this as a way to give back to the community and ESU be-

cause the donations go to the Salvation Army and Corky’s Cupboard.”

The Blue Key Honor Society collected cans by handing out flyers at Walmart that contained a list of items Corky’s Cupboard needs and asking shoppers if they’d be able to grab a few items while they were shopping to donate, according to Lampton. They also collected $55 in cash donations.

“Another reason we got involved is that Brooke Bailey (member of the honor society), works there (at Corky’s Cupboard) and she explained to us first hand how it helps the community,” Lampton said. “ “She sees students that come in and how it is so beneficial to students and the community so it’s something we want to keep on doing.”

The collection boxes can be found in almost every building around campus in a variety of offices and places.

Collection will continue until Nov. 8.

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The not-so-sweet truth about that sugar skull you’re wearing Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday that spans multiple days and is celebrated throughout most of Mexico and parts of the U.S. It is a time honored tradition in which loved ones spend time creating beautiful altars and delicious food for their relatives who have passed on.

But, for whatever reason, there are those on this campus that toss out the reverence demanded by this beautiful and sacred tradition in favor of plastering “cute” and “trendy” sugar skulls across their organization’s t-shirts.

There are others who have already, or are planning to paint their faces with the sugar skull design as a way to get likes on Instagram.

It happens far too often, and it’s time that we start talking about it.

Día de los Muertos is a unique holiday. It combines elements from both the Aztec

and Catholic religions.

It began as an indigenous holiday, but it survived and adapted through the colonization of Central and South America.

Día de los Muertos is a holiday that celebrates life, death and the afterlife, without the fear or horror that is so often associated with death.

The altars combine images of the Virgen de Guadalupe (the Virgin Mary), candles, marigold flowers, sage and burning incense as a way to greet and honor the dead.

The holiday is just as important as any other religious holiday and should be treated just as respectfully by those who don’t celebrate it. If every year on Easter, people wore images of Christ hanging on the cross on their face, people would be in outrage. The indigenous origins of this holiday do not make it any less religious or

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any less deserving of respect.

When people who don’t celebrate the Day of the Dead wear sugar skulls, they might feel as though they are special.

They’re wearing something colorful and “exotic.”

But in reality, when you wear the sugar skull without understanding the importance of the culture, you’re perpetuating racism.

You’re appropriating a culture in order to look “cool” and it’s not okay.

A culture is not a costume.

So before you pick up the white paint, consider the strong and beautiful religious holiday that you are disrespecting.

Let’s have a year of not using sugar skulls to “look hot,” or to get likes or to have the “trendiest” organization shirts on campus. Let’s respect this holiday and hold it in esteem just like any other Photo Courtesy of Darvin Santos on Pixabay.com holiday.

What’s an extra $15?

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Students at ESU have decided to fight back against the sunsetting of the leadership minor, which was cut from the curriculum due to massive budget cuts that went into effect July 1.

I commend these students for pushing against the leadership minor being cut and for trying to find a way to keep leadership in the curriculum.

I applaud them for confronting the problem with possible solutions and not just rolling over and accepting their fate.

Though they may not realize it, these students are not fighting just for themselves and for leadership students. They are fighting for all students who are part of clubs they love, clubs with funding so low that they are barely hanging on.

Last year, 90 students were

declared leadership minors, according to Clint Stephens, the director of leadership studies. This fiscal year, a little over 500 students were enrolled in leadership classes.

This makes the leadership minor the largest on campus.

The minor has been extended through this year and next fall using reserve funding in an attempt to give students the opportunity to finish up their minor, according to Ken Weaver, dean of the Teachers’ College, but this is not a permanent solution.

The students pushing back against cutting the program have suggested increasing students fees. If tuition was increased by only $15 for every student, there would be enough funds to keep the minor.

Administration pushed back against this suggestion, saying that if they begin increasing fees to cover the leadership minor, they will have to increase the fees to cover all other programs.

Quite frankly, that is ridiculous.

Leadership students receive skills that can be used in any major and the coursework contains important diversity training. It is the largest minor on campus. It’s not just any other program.

Without this minor, ESU will be one of the only schools

in the regent who do not have a leadership minor.

Fifteen extra dollars a semester is an insignificant amount of money when you think about all of the possible negative outcomes.

Without the option of being a leadership minor, there is a chance that ESU will drop again in enrollment as students search for schools that do offer more leadership courses or a minor.

Some clubs on campus survive exclusively on student fees, which are tied to the number of students enrolled.

The fewer students there are enrolled, the less money there is for these student clubs, some of which, like debate, actually draw students to the school.

By cutting a program this important there is the potential for a harmful domino effect, causing both enrollment and funds to drop every year.

So join your fellow students in their fight to preserve the leadership minor.

Attend meetings, speak out at forums and fight for this program.

Show your support for the $15 increase in student fees.

By doing so, you fight for not only leadership students, but all students who simply want to be involved.

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The R-Word S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com

A few days ago I was sitting in class when a teacher asked a question.

That, in itself, was not shocking, but the answer the professor received from one of the students was.

“It’s like saying you’re the king of the retards. It doesn’t mean much.”

In that moment, I was shocked, angered and ready to fight.

All of a sudden, I was six years old again and I was transported back to a grocery store, where I saw kids calling my older brother, someone I dearly loved and thought hung the moon, a “retard.”

At the time, I had no idea what the word meant and I had no way of knowing that they were referencing his severe autism.

What I did know was that they were being mean to my brother and I knew that my brother was hurt. That was all the validation my sixyear old brain needed before I stomped off down the aisle toward them, ready to fight,

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when my mother hauled me back and dropped me into the cart.

“Ignore them,” my mother told me.

But I couldn’t.

I have never been able to ignore injustice.

I do not share this anecdotal piece to advocate for violence, against anyone, nor do I share this piece because I feel that this person in my class really meant any harm.

I share it to show that words really do have an impact and that to use “retarded” as a way to describe people is more hurtful than people probably realize.

Words have importance and they have impact in our society. They shape the way we think about things. Calling someone the “r-word,” whether they have a disability or not, is wrong.

The word excludes those who have a disability, whether it be mental or physical, and puts them in an “out group.” This word is like any other slang term that is used to describe a minority and is hurtful, mean and offensive.

The language itself prioritizes able-bodied people, and whether you realize it or not, it perpetuates discrimination.

There are over 30 synonyms for the word “stupid” alone. Don’t limit yourself to the r-word, especially considering the hurtful and offensive ramifications.

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Estudiantes trabahan para expandir las clases de señas C esar S anchez

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Un grupo de estudiantes apasionados están trabajando para expandir el trabajo de las clases del lenguaje de signos americano (ASL) en campus.

Algunas de sus otras metas incluyen expandir el programa para tener más clases, obtener estatus de RSO para su organización y tener clases de ASL que cuenten como crédito de educación general de lenguaje extranjero.

“Estoy muy contento”, dijo Basil Kessler, asistente profesor de educación consejera.

“Los estudiantes están muy muy cometidos…he estado muy impresionado con los estudiantes y sus deseos de no solo aprender las señas pero también de lo que se encuentra fuera del salón”.

Kessler empezó a enseñar ASL en Emporia State en 1988. Tomó varios otros trabajos como maestro y trabajó con muchos que usan señas antes de regresar a ESU el año pasado.

“Ahorita solo van hasta la clase Sign 2, pero hay un grupo en esta clase en este momento que son extremadamente apasionados sobre señalando y que quieren seguir estudiandolo”, dijo Isabella Tate, estudiante de tercer año

Basil Kessley, profesor asistente de educacion consejera y profesor de RE 451 Sign II, enseña senas de Halloween el martes en el Earl Center. Un grupo de estudiantes esta trabajando para que ASL sea considerado un crédito de lenguaje extranjero. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

en educación de teatro. “Esperamos que podamos encontrar una manera de conseguir una clase para Sign 3 el próximo otoño 2018”.

Una meta principal es formalizar el proceso de que las clases de ASL cuenten como un crédito de lenguaje extran-

jero.

“He estado visitando con el Dr. (Kevin) Robas, el presidente de Inglés, lenguajes modernos (y periodismo) e indicó que de vez en cuando permite que los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de que la clase cuente como un len-

guaje extranjero”, dijo Kessler. “Mi interés es en formalizarlo para que siempre sea así”.

Hay una organización, el club de Emporia de lenguaje de signos americano, que se junta informalmente cada miércoles a las 8 p.m. en el

Memorial Union en frente del CSI. Están trabajando de conseguir el estatus de RSO por medio de ASG. “Planeamos en trabajar con el departamento de policías de Emporia y el departamento de policías del campus”, dijo Tate. “Planeamos en enseñarles 5 a 15 señas que cada policía debería de saber.

Solo queremos hacer Emporia, y especialmente ESU, más amistoso para la gente sorda”.

Courtney Barger, estudiante de tercer año en educación de ciencias físicas y Katie Farrant, estudiante de tercer año en educación de música, practican ASL juntas.

“Siempre he querido aprender”, dijo Barger. “No tiene nada que ver con mi maestría, solo me gustaría aprender a comunicarme con algún estudiante que lo necesite. Yo siento que es una buena habilidad para poner en mi resume, aunque ya esté garantizada cualquier trabajo que sea porque (se) física”.

Para Tate, ASL es una parte importante de ESU y quiere ver que se expanda.

“El mejor sueño, más adelante, es que podríamos obtener la certificación de Kansas para el programa de intérpretes aquí en ESU”, dijo Tate.

“Eso sería bueno de tener”.

Viaje a Vietnam Can the Bods colecciona ofrece oportunidad latas para donar G aby A mparan

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Can the Bods es una colección de comida anual entre Emporia State y Washburn University. La meta del evento es coleccionar alimentos no perecederos para que sean donados a organizaciones como el Salvation Army y Corky’s Cupboard, la despensa de comida que beneficia a estudiantes.

“Y si ESU gana, no solo sería la sexta vez, pero nos daría el derecho de fanfarronear contra nuestro rival”, dijo Jacob Miller, vicepresidente de ASG y estudiante de segundo año en comunicación. “Como un bonus, Megan (McReynolds) va poder aventarle un pie a Alexis, la presidenta de Washburn, durante el mediotiempo del partido de fútbol americano contra Washburn el 11 de noviembre”.

Can the Bods empezó el 2

de octubre y terminará a las 5:00 p.m. el 8 de noviembre, según Miller.

Debido a las reglas y regulaciones con Washburn, el número oficial de las latas no puede ser revelado hasta el 11 de noviembre cuando los resultados sean anunciados en el partido, según Miller.

Hasta ahorita, el Blue Key Honors Society ha donado más latas con un gran total de 1,175 puntos, según Miller.

“Nosotros (Blue Key Honors Society) participamos porque tenemos tres valores: becas, servicio y liderazgo”, dijo Bailey Lampton, presidenta de Blue Key Honors Society y estudiante de último año en biología. “Hacimos esto como una manera de ayudar a la comunidad y ESU porque las donaciones van al Salvation Army y Corky’s Cupboard”.

Blue Key Honors Society repartió folletos en Walmart

con una lista de alimentos que se podían donar para coleccionar latas, según Lampton.

“Este fue nuestro primer año participando en Can the Bods porque la mayoría de nosotros estamos involucrados en Greek Life y en Greek Life tenemos nuestra propia competición de Can the Bods, entonces estamos coleccionando donaciones”, dijo Lampton.

También juntaron $55 en donaciones de dinero.

“Otra razón por la que nos involucramos es porque Brooke Bailey (miembra de Blue Key), trabaja ahí (en Corky’s Cupboard) y nos explicó cómo ayuda a la comunidad”, dijo Lampton.

“Ella ve los estudiantes que entran y cómo les beneficia, entonces es algo que queremos seguir haciendo”.

Las cajas de colección pueden ser encontradas en casi cada edificio en campus. El evento seguirá hasta el 8 de novembre.

John Barnett, profesor asociado de ciencia social, habla sobre el viaje a Vietnam que será durante las vacaciones del invierno, que él y Mark Daly, decano de educación internacional, están organizando. Seis estudiantes están registrados para el curso que se tomara de acabo en la universidad nacional vietnamita de agricultura. Gabriel Molina Maruda| The Bulletin

G aby A mparan g a m pa r a n @ e s u b u l l e t i n . c o m

Un grupo de estudiantes conducidos por John Barnett, profesor asociado de ciencias sociales y Mark Daly, decano de educación internacional, viajaran a Hanoi, Vietnam durante las vacaciones del invierno, 27 de diciembre al 13 de enero. Los estudiantes van a tomar “La Experiencia de Vietnam,” un curso de ciencia política.

“Van a atender una universidad vietnamita, la universidad nacional vietnamita de agricultura, de cual Munashe Mangwendeza, estudiante de ultimo ano en contabilidad y coordinador de Community Hornets, y Alex he tenido relaciones con los Gill, estudiante de tercer año en psicología, organizan latas ayer en el CSI. El ultimo dia para donar latas es el 8 de últimos quince años”, dijo Barnett. “En la mañana, atnoviembre. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin enderán tres horas de clase y en la tarde irán a otras excursiones. Como es una universidad de agricultura, iremos a áreas rurales. Van a pasar por la vida de la aldea y los problemas por los que pasan”.

Hay seis estudiantes registrados, según Ciera Symmonds, especialista administrativa de educación internacional.

“Está es una oportunidad para Emporia State porque la universidad nacional viet-

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namita de agricultura quiere establecer relaciones con Kansas”, dijo Barnett. “Emporia State y Kansas State son las dos escuelas en las que se quieren enfocar”.

Barnett y un grupo de estudiantes vietnamitos que fueron alumnos de Barnett en vietnam cuando fue un profesor Fullbright van a traducir. “(Vietnam) es mi pasión profesional”, dijo Barnett.

“Me he enfocado en vietnam desde los ‘80s cuando era estudiante en Arizona State.

Era parte de mi niñez. Era la guerra. Cuando empecé a crecer y empecé a leer más de la historia, me interese mucho”.

Barnett espera que está sea una manera de traer de nuevo estudiantes vietnamitos.

“Amo el lugar”, dijo Barnett. “Es muy economico. Es algo bueno de esto”.

Mientras ahí, el grupo visitará a Ha Long Bay, según Symmonds.

Ha Long Bay fue reconocido como un sitio patrimonio mundial y una de las siete maravillas del mundo.

Registración para el viaje cierra el 3 de noviembre.

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Debra Reid speaks at 2017 Zimmerman Lecture Series M ackenzie T hornton mthornton@esubulle tin.com

Historian and professor Debra Reid visited last Thursday to lecture students about the importance of developing an agriculturally intelligent mindset in educative settings.

“It is important to think historically and creatively (when studying) farming evidence of the past,” Reid said.

During the lecture, Reid asked the audience to think agriculturally when observing photographs of historical towns and scenes.

“One would not think to remember the farmer in the image, but if we think about the farmer, we can establish how much knowledge that the farmer had to have had in order to act as a weatherman, an engineer and a horticulturist,” Reid said as she discussed a photograph of a farmer digging an old-fashioned irrigation system.

She emphasized the importance of interpreting agriculture with more than one

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continued from page 1 attempted to write stories about those places, according to Palmer.

“Another prompt we did was six-word short scary stories,” Palmer said. “Wrapping up the entirety of a spooky story

mindset, with both structure and abstractness.

Reid informed the audience of the benefits of becoming agriculturally literate and aware of what farmers have historically overcome over centuries of maintaining the world that exists today.

“You will strengthen your (academic) arsenal if you think about (agriculture) in a humanities perspective,” Reid said.

James Howerton, sophomore accounting major, said he was pleased that he attended Reid’s discussion.

“It was interesting to hear how Reid’s perspective of agriculture reflects on so many different majors,” Howerton said.

Reid was invited to speak at Emporia State by Michael Smith, professor of political science.

“After reading the summary of Reid’s newest book, as well as the about-the-author text, we have these two endowed lecture series, and it sounded like she would be a very good speaker,” Smith said. “Emporia is an agricul-

tural town and (we knew) there would be interest in her being a professor as well.”

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with just six words was pretty difficult, but really interesting to see what people would come up with.”

Any student can join Quivira regardless of major, according to Palmer.

“It’s always interesting to see students from different backgrounds and what they bring to the table,” Palmer said. “The more diversity, the

more interesting the night gets.”

During meetings, members often use prompts to write creative works, but they can also work on other aspects of being a writer such as learning how to perform these works and speak in front of a crowd, according to Palmer.

“We had Dr. (Kevin) Rabas, our Kansas Poet Laureate (and

and the C. Stewart & Mary Louise Boertman Lecture Series’ are two historically funded lectures specifically

for ESU. Both families chose to sponsor the annual lectures for ESU students with an interest in social sciences.

Debra Reid, the curator of agriculture and environment at The Henry Ford Museum, and professor emeritus in the Department of History and Historical Administration Graduate Program at Eastern lllinois University, talks through her lecture “STEM or the Humanities When Interpreting Agriculture. Why Does it Matter?” last Thursday in the Blue Key Room. She is the author of “Interpreting Agriculture of Museums and Historic Sites.”

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chair of the English, modern languages and journalism department), come visit us and teach us some microphone etiquette and how to speak in front of a crowd,” Palmer said.

“It’s not just writing, but how to use your writing as well.”

The club also helps students from the Emporia Middle School publish their works in a small journal, and assists

students at Strong City Elementary School with developing their writing.

“They’ve got various characters and stories they’re working on, so we just show up and talk about what they’re working on and help out,” Palmer said.

Quivira holds weekly meetings at 8 p.m. Tuesday nights on the 3rd floor of Plumb Hall.

Costumed children play games and snag treats

Children (above) line up at a game booth to earn candy. Many families opted to be indoors for Halloween. Evan Bennett (above right), costumed as Harry Potter, throws a glow stick rings around witch hats Tuesday night in the Flint Hill Mall. At another booth, trick-or-treaters (right) “fished” for cards with drawings on them. This was the mall’s tenth year hosting Halloween at the Mall. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

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ASG discusses academic dishonesty policy N ick W athke n wat h k e @ e s u b u l l e t i n . c o m

Last Thursday the Associated Student Government (ASG) met to discuss the recognition of student organizations, as well as potential changes to ASG policies and the academic honesty policy, which will directly affect students.

The current academic honesty policy will see changes in wording. Line 40 of the policy currently defines academic dishonesty as “cheating and plagiarism.” The proposed changes would follow the above phrase with “and any other unethical activity as defined by the faculty or the academic discipline.”

“One of our concerns is the subjectivity of (the policy) and what professors would see as unethical,” said Megan McReynolds, student body president and junior sociology major. “It’s going to be on first readings (in faculty senate) next week…and this would be a good opportunity for ASG to share their feedback.”

Another proposed change to the policy would change the letter grading system by adding a new grade: “XF.” This grade would be used to indicate failure in a course specifi-

cally as a result of academic dishonesty. According to McReynolds, the “XF” would be removable from a student’s record after two years.

On first readings this week were two resolutions and four bills. The resolutions were 18002, a Revision of the Constitution of the Associated Students, and 18003, a Resolution for a Paperless ASG. Two of the bills on first readings were funding allocations for the ESU Cricket Club and the Muslim Student Organization.

These allocations totaled $2,152.10.

Christina Brunton, junior information systems major, was chosen for ASG’s Legislative Director position, freeing up her position as chairperson of the Campus and Community Relations committee. The position is now filled by senator Brettany Williams, junior psychology major. “(Brunton) will represent ASG and ESU at the Kansas Board of Regents and state level,” McReynolds said. “I’m confident that (Brunton) is going to do great things.”

The next ASG meeting will take place at 5:15 p.m. next Thursday Nov. 9 in the Senate Chambers.

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Student Vietnam trip offers chance for international ties S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com

A group of students led

by John Barnett, associate professor of social sciences, and Mark Daly, dean of international education, will be going to Hanoi, Vietnam over Winter Break from Dec. 27 to Jan. 13. The students will be taking “Experiencing Vietnam,” a three hour political science course.

“They’ll be attending a Vietnamese University, which is Vietnam National University of Agriculture, which I personally have had ties for the last 15 years,” said Barnett. “In the morning, they’ll be attending two to three hours of lecture, and then in the afternoon we’ll go out on excursions. Since it’s an agriculture university, we will go out into the rural areas. They’ll experience, first hand, village life and problems that villages are currently facing.”

Currently six students are signed up, according to Ciera Symmonds, administrative specialist in international education.

“This is an opportunity for Emporia State because Vietnam National University of Agriculture wants to create ties within Kansas,” said Barnett. “Emporia State and Kansas State are the two main schools they want to focus on.”

Barnett and a group of Vietnamese students that Barnett taught in Vietnam when he was a Fullbright Professor will translate for the group. “(Vietnam) is my professional love,” Barnett said.

“I’ve been focused on Vietnam since the early ‘80s when

John Barnett, associate professor of social science, talks about the Vietnam trip that will be over Winter break he and Mark Daly, dean of international education, are organizing. Six students are currently signed up to take the “Experiencing Vietnam” course at Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Gabriel Molina Maruda| The Bulletin

I was an undergraduate at Arizona State. It was part of my childhood growing up. It was the war. When I started growing up and started reading more and more about their history, I became very intrigued.”

Barnett hopes that this will also be a way to bring Vietnamese students back to ESU. “I’m in love with the place,” Barnett said. “It’s very affordable. That’s one

good thing about this.”

While there, the group will visit Ha Long Bay, according to Symmonds.

Ha Long Bay was recognized as a World Heritage site and is one of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World, as named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The deadline to join the trip is tomorrow.

Poet Laureate Kevin Rabas performs at poetry reading Newly appointed legislative director and junior information systems major, Christina Brunton, gives a speech on her new role in ASG last Thursday in the Senate Chambers. ASG also discussed academic dishonesty and approved four RSO’s. Gabriel Molina Maruda | The Bulletin

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Kevin Rabas, Kansas poet laureate and chair and professor of English, modern languages, and journalism, reads poems from his books and performs a drum instrumental yesterday in the PKP room. The event featured Rabas and Emporia State undergraduate and graduate students to celebrate the holding achievement of laureate, a position Rabas acquired this April. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

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O’Grady finds his way back to ESU

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Senior offensive lineman Thomas O’Grady hasn’t had the typical college football experience. Currently on the starting roster and one of the team’s captains, O’Grady transferred to a community college after redshirting his freshman year, only to return to Emporia State the following year.

The summer of O’Grady’s freshman year, he moved to Emporia and lived with a few of the upperclassman players so he could participate in the team’s summer weights program. According to O’Grady, several of his teammates told him that there was a chance he wouldn’t be redshirted that fall, like incoming freshmen in ESU’s football program often are.

Despite his teammates’ thoughts, O’Grady was redshirted. As a redshirt player, O’Grady was part of the scout team that helped the rest of the team run plays during practice.

Encouraged by how well he was holding his own among his teammates despite being redshirted, O’Grady was inspired to transfer to a community college.

“I thought to myself ‘maybe I can go to a community college and make a Division 1 roster,’” said O’Grady.

The following season, for his sophomore year, O’Grady transferred to Butler Community College, which is a program that has had past successes in helping athletes improve and make Division 1 teams.

“It was both an eye-opening and humbling experience,” O’Grady said. “Guys from all over the country came to this small town in Kansas to try and earn their way onto this team with dreams of moving on to a bigger school.”

Thomas O’Grady, senior offensive lineman and a team captain, stretches Tuesday on Jones Field during a snowy practice. O’Grady transferred to Butler Community College in hopes of being recruited to a Division I school, but ultimately decided to transfer back to Emporia in 2015. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

O’Grady stayed at Butler for a year, where he watched his teammates receive offers to larger programs and deliberate on where they would transfer. However, O’Grady knew exactly where he wanted to go.

“I missed my teammates, coaches and the culture that came along with ESU football,” O’Grady said.

He returned to ESU for the 2015 season, hoping to make a bigger impact than in the past.

O’Grady began to get minutes, serving as the offensive line’s

sixth man, and went into the 2016 season planning on making the starting roster.

His progress was sidelined for several weeks when he suffered an ankle injury, which momentarily stalled his starting roster hopes.

After facing setbacks his junior year due to his ankle injury, O’Grady was inspired to make the most of his senior year, and his final football season.

“I have always taken pride in being a hard working guy so

I kind of went into the offseason with a ‘no regrets’ mentality,” O’Grady said.

His work during the offseason proved to be enough and O’Grady earned a spot on the starting roster for his senior year. He was also appointed one of the team captains.

Now, after citing it as one of his reasons for returning to ESU, O’Grady has his own impact on the football culture.

“Senior leadership is vital for a team to be successful,” said Anthony Koehling, the

offensive line coach.

According to Koehling, younger players always look up to the upperclassmen and a football program’s culture is usually based on the actions of the senior class.

“He’s the type of guy who has always had the leadership characteristics that it takes to be successful,” Koehling said.

“He has a positive attitude, great work ethic, loves his teammates and this program.

Those are traits that make Thomas a great captain.”

ESU Soccer finishes season with two shutout wins M ackenzie T hornton mthornton@esubulle tin.com

The Emporia State soccer team came away with two wins on the weekend against Washburn University and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

The Hornets beat Wash-

burn University Friday, Oct. 27 and kept their hope of making postseason play alive.

Although the Hornets were outshot 11-17, ESU held Washburn scoreless the entire match, with freshman goalkeeper Bethany Reeves recording seven saves.

The first goal was scored

by freshman midfielder Olivia Miller going into halftime.

Ashton Miller, junior defender, scored the second goal of the match with a heel touch shot off of a free kick in the 62nd minute of play.

The third and final goal of the match was scored by sophomore forward Kennedy

ESU Volleyball finishes weekend with win, loss

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Emporia State Hornet Volleyball took on the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Fort Hays State University on Saturday and Sunday. The Hornets came away from the weekend with both a win and a loss.

Opening the weekend against Nebraska Kearney, Emporia State fell in the first set 19-25. The Hornets won the second set 25-22.

The Nebraska Kearney Lopers controlled the final two sets, and defeated Emporia State with wins of 20-25 and 21-25.

Junior outside hitter Jamie Hauptman led the team with 17 kills, followed by freshman outside hitter Jordan Evans with 16 kills. Freshman setter Yuchen Du led the team with 52 assists, and sophomore defensive specialist Allie Maloney contributed with 27 digs.

Sunday proved to be a better day for the Hornets as they came away with a threeset win against Fort Hays State.

The Hornets took the first set 26-24 despite five lead changes.

The second set saw four lead changes, but again, Emporia State finished the set 25-18. The final set of the match, taken over by the Hornet offense, was won 25-20.

Freshman outside hitter Karly Patton led the team with 13 kills, followed by Evans

Hoffman on a rebound kick from junior forward Jacki Martinek.

The Hornets defeated Washburn 3-0.

Sunday’s game against University of NebraskaKearney featured two overtime periods and was scoreless until the final minutes.

Senior forward Ashlynn

ESU falls to Fort Hays last Saturday A llie C rome

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Valerie Golder, freshman middle hitter, spikes the ball Sunday in the William Allen White Auditorium. Emporia State volleyball won in straight sets over Fort Hays State Sunday. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

and Hauptman both with 11.

Du finished the match with 34 assists, and Maloney led the team with 15 digs.

Du finished the game with 8 kills, 34 assists, and 13 digs.

The ESU Volleyball team has a record of 14-13.

The next Emporia State volleyball game will be in Warrensburg, Missouri, as they compete against the University of Central Missouri on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Statistics provided by esuhornets.com.

Summar scored the only goal of the game in the final minute of the second overtime, with the Hornets defeating the Lopers 1-0.

The Hornets advance to the MIAA Tournament and will face Central Missouri on Nov. 1 in Warrensburg, MO. Statistics provided by esuhornets.com.

The Emporia State Hornets were outscored and held to an offensive standstill

by Fort Hays on Saturday in Lewis Stadium, losing 7-34.

Senior Braxton Marstall, the Hornets starting quarterback was injured during their previous game against Pittsburg State, and was out of the starting lineup. Without Marstall, the Hornets had 223 total offensive yards during the game, while the Tigers had 583.

Fort Hays was first on the scoreboard, when quarterback Jacob Mezera connected with tight end J.J Lewis on an eight-yard pass that resulted in a touchdown during the first quarter, putting the Tigers up 0-7.

Fort Hays completed two field goals during the second quarter, putting them up 0-13.

At the start of the third quarter, the Tigers completed a three-play drive that increased their lead to 0-20, when Mezera made a 68 yard pass to wide receiver Tyler Bacon.

Fort Hays further increased their lead on their

next possession. Mezera hit running back Kenneth Iheme with a 25 yard pass on a four play drive, taking a lead of 0-27.

The Hornets started their responding drive with six minutes left in the third quarter. Sophomore quarterback T’Quan Wallace completed two passes for a total of 30 yards and junior running back Landon Nault rushed 11 yards, but Fort Hays received the ball after a no gain rush by Nault. The score at the end of the third quarter was 0-27.

Fort Hays opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with a two yard run by running back Charles Tignor, increasing their lead to 0-34.

With five minutes left in the game, the Hornets finally got on the scoreboard off of a seven play drive. Redshirt junior running back Kai Collins rushed for one yard and the game finished with a score of 7-34.

The Hornets will return to Welch Stadium on Saturday for the Homecoming game.

They host Missouri Western, kicking off at 2 p.m.

Statistics provided by esuhornets.com.