Spring Issue April 15, 2010

www.esubulletin.com • The students’ voice since 1901 • Vol. 109, No. 23 • Thursday, April, 15 2010

‘I’m in a band’

fORNELLI GETS 600TH WIN

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Greek Week Greek week| Page 6 & 7

sports | Page 8

ASG allocates $138,000 for next year

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Associated Student Government unanimously passed SB09055, approving $138,459.38 in allocations for over 60 recognized student organizations for fiscal year 2011 at last Thursday’s meeting.

“It was really great meeting with all of these groups and hearing what they’re doing because I think they will do some fantastic

things,” said Jonathan Rivers, fiscal affairs committee chair, junior secondary education major and ASG president-elect for next schoolyear.

“Emporia State has a really bright future.”

ASG received requests totaling over $225,000, an amount that Rivers said was less than the preceding year.

In order to reduce the allocation amount into a target range between $137,000 and $142,000, ASG first

makes a series of guideline cuts.

“Guideline cuts are cuts that we normally make for all allocations, except we changed a few things this year,” Rivers said as he addressed the gallery.

He said that the amount that can be requested for lodging was increased by $20, which brings the total to $110 for 1 to 4 travelers or $200 for 5 to 8 travelers for two nights. Printing and publicity was increased to $275 and speakers to

$450.

The guideline cuts reduced the requested $225,000 by about $80,000. To bring it the target range, an additional 14 percent was deducted from each RSO’s request.

“Basically the 14 percent reduced it down by like $500 which was pretty miniscule but put us where we wanted to be,” Rivers said in an interview. “It’s nice because last year they had to cut about 28

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Up ‘til Dawn raises over $29,000 ESU group helps ‘Strike Out Cancer’

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Members of Up ‘til Dawn reveal the total amount of money they raised over the last year Friday afternoon at Trusler Sports Complex. $29,091.19 was the total amount raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Erica Cassella/The Bulletin.

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Lauren Reddick, a former St. Jude patient, throws the opening pitch of the ESU baseball game Friday afternoon at the Trusler Sports Complex. Up ‘til Dawn raises money and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Erica Cassella/The Bulletin.

More than 200 emporia students witnessed Up ‘til Dawn revealing that they raised $29,091.19 during the interval between the softball and baseball games at Trusler Sports Complex last Friday.

All of the money was donated directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“Up ‘til Dawn is a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Kalyna Nelson, junior sociology major. “This event not only benefits the Hospital but also benefits the student and participants of our organization. UTD offers a sense of gratification knowing that our time, energy and everything is helping children in need.”

Jaclyn Lane, executive director for the event, said the theme for Up ‘til Dawn this year was “Strike out Cancer.”

“Since St. Jude treats patients regardless of their families’ ability to pay, the money will go towards paying for treatments, research as well as housing for the patient and their family while they are going through treatments,” Lane said.

Lane said that St. Jude and Up ‘til Dawn program was amazing.

“We raise money so that ‘no child should die in the dawn of life,’” she said.

Up ‘til Dawn members spent months planning how to play out the events. They hope through their efforts more and more students would find out what St. Jude is and what they are doing.

“We hope the reveal shows the campus how their hard work paid off,” Lane said.“We have had so much student support this year with students forming teams and writing letters at our letter sending party in October, helping at

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PRIDE Week events ‘Break the Silence’ April 19th

Acting Out: The Alternative Beauty Contest, at MU Ball Room at 7pm

April 16th

Days of Silence, 9:30p.m. on campus

April 20th

April 21st

April 22nd

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Robyn Ochs: Beyond Movie & Craft Panel Night, Binaries, 4p.m. at MU Night, 7p.m. 7p.m. at Science Ball Room; “Building a at Visser Hall Hall 72 Diverse Campus 330 Community” 7p.m. at April 23rd MU Ballroom PRIDE Prom, 7:30p.m. at Granada Theatre

Pride Week Events

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The annual PRIDE Week events will begin April 16th and continue to the 23rd with events including an alternative beauty contest, a speaker and a prom.

PRIDE, People Respecting Individuality and Diversity in Education, has been in existence for over ten years. It was founded as a way for members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transsexual, and Questioning community along with their Allies to come together, support one an-

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junior nursing

“I’m a little worried, especially around here, but I don’t want to stay in Kansas, so I feel a little better. I’m student teaching in Johnson County where there’s a little more availability but, I’m still a little worried.”

-Amber Harlow, senior

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are always needed, everywhere you go you will always have a job, there’s a lot of stability.”

-Julia Faulkner,

A poor economy and massive budget cuts have made the prospect of finding a job even harder for Emporia State graduates, particularly for those students going into the education field.

“I am definitely worried about the prospect of getting a job out of school,” said Recil Skinner, sophomore English secondary education major. “I know people that just graduated who are having a hard time finding a job.”

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, hiring for the class of 2009 was down 21.6 percent from previous years and is currently down 7 percent for the year so far.

“Education jobs have been hit particularly hard for us,” said June Coleman-Hull, director of career services. “Social services have also been hit hard. We normally have between 10 and 15 companies coming to recruit from us, but this year we have only one.

Our career fair attendance was also down 2530 percent.”

With education being hit so hard by the recent Kansas budget cuts for education, many students will have to sacrifice their desires for practicality with regards to their job hunting.

“There are jobs out there,” said Ken Weaver, assistant dean of the teacher’s college. “The challenge is where the jobs are to be found. Students are often focused on a dream teaching location, but the job market may not allow for it. For instance, the pickings are pretty slim in eastern Kansas.”

There are several options open to students graduating with their bachelor’s degree, Coleman-Hull and Weaver said.

“Many of our students are pursuing graduate school in hopes that when they’re done the job market will have recovered,” Coleman-Hull said. “Some of the schools in western Kansas have actually benefited from the recent crisis since some graduates are looking for any school that has openings, including the ones that they may not have normally considered.”

Weaver offered other alternatives, including government positions.

“We would never intentionally tell our students to go out of state for a teaching position, but if there’s a good fitting job out of state where they can have it then it’s a worth-

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74 percent of employers now screen GPA for their new hires

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ESULA hosts game night Empowered Students for University Libraries and Archives will host a game night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. today on the 3rd floor of the William Allen White Library.

Board games and interactive games, including Wii, will be provided along with refreshments.

Country Comedy Tour comes to Granada

The Country Comedy Tour featuring CasioKid, Matt Mitchell and MG Gaskin will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Emporia Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at The Granada, The Sweet Granada, 805 Commercial St., The Granada Coffee Company, 809 Commercial St., or Marion National Bank, 1448 Industrial Rd.

Community service opportunity for RSOs

Students needing community service hours can volunteer to help monitor rooms during the 6A State Music Festival for allotted times between 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 24 in Plumb Hall, Beach Music Hall or the Memorial Union.

Volunteers can sign up by emailing Lyndel Landgren at llandgre@emporia.edu.

Community service hours for all Recognized Student Organizations are due May 7.

Counseling Center sponsors group for Children of Dysfunctional Families The Emporia State Counseling Center will begin a new group for adult children of dysfunctional families from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 22 in the Counseling Center, 211 South Morse Hall.

This group will meet every Thursday and is designed for students whose parents are alcoholics, drug users or abusive.

Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department April 6

Officer checked KS 476BWG at ESU Apt.-1201 Triplett Dr. Officer contacted owner at apartment A-9 and advised that interior light was on.

Officer pursued vehicle from 1800 Merchant through campus and east part of city for various traffic infractions. Suspect was identified and vehicle located but owner would not respond to officers attempt to contact him at his residence.

April 7

Officer stopped KS VZT952 at 200 W 12th. Verbal warning for child restraint violation at 12th and Merchant.

Officer stopped KS VFD060 at 700 Commercial.

Verbal warning for improper display of tag.

Officer stopped KS 284BZX in 1100 Commercial.

Citation for careless driving at 12th and Highland.

Parking Enforcement immobilized KS VVS874 in Pavilion meters. Officers assisted the Emporia Police Dept. with a lock out for KS 609AFH at 1225 Sunnyslope.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with attempting to contact a student at Trusler Hall Room 7. No contact was made.

Officer stopped IA 258XAN in 1400 Market. Verbal warning for driving with high beams on and a one-way violation at 13th and Market.

April 8

Travis Savage was taken into custody for allegedly driving while suspended and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

Officer responded to a 911 hang up at Central Morse Hall Room 12. Officer was unable to make contact with anyone in the room.

Officer took report of a non-injury accident involving KS 477BWH and KS 423AUE at 1700 Morse Dr. Officer observed male subject attempting to pick up a bench in front of Snip-N-Clip 12th and Merchant.

Subject fled after spotting officer. After searching the area, officer was unable to locate.

Officer observed two male subjects carrying construction cones in the area of 15th and Merchant.

Subjects had removed the cones from a construction site in 1400 Merchant. The cones were turned over to an Emporia Police Dept. officer to be returned.

April 9

Officer contacted subjects in 1400 Merchant and advised to stay on the sidewalk.

Officer contacted students on soccer field and advised of campus policy.

Ben Hanke reported Jessica Penn had hurt her knee in the practice fields north of Sector 5. Subject was transported to Newman Regional Health by private vehicle.

Officer checked Trusler Sports Complex. The south yellow gate was left open for an RV that had made arrangements through the athletic department to stay there overnight.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a possible fire at the Student Christian Center-1503

April 11

Resident Assistant reported a suspicious subject east of Morse Hall Complex. Officer made contact and advised subject to leave campus.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 325 BBA at Trusler Sports Complex.

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The last of a series of the three Lectures on Liberty was held last Thursday night at the Granada Theatre. The lecture, “In Defense of Sweatshops,” was given by Benjamin Powell, professor of economics at Suffolk University in Boston.

“Many people attack sweatshops because it’s low wages and poor working conditions,” Powell said. “What determines compensation? It is determined by how much the workers contribute to revenue.”

Powell criticized the “Anti-Sweatshop Movements,” explaining that boycotting sweatshops only results in lower wages and throwing more workers away from jobs.

“You can’t compare them to U.S. standard but should compare to the average national income,” said Powell, “Wages in sweatshops are eight times as large as national income in the third world countries.”

Powell praised the sweatshops by comparing them to other, worse alternatives.

“Children in the third world countries, because their families are so poor, they cannot go to school,” Powell said. “If they are not in the factory,

they are in the field.”

Powell talked about some things that are featured in his article “In Defense of Sweatshops,” released earlier on the Library of Economics and Liberty website.

“After one sweatshop in Bangladesh laid off 50,000 children in 1993, what are these children’s alternatives?,” Powell said. “According to the British charity Oxfam, a large number of them became prostitutes.”

To prove sweatshops really bring benefit to poor countries, Powell listed the process of sweatshop development including technology, capital and human capital that are brought by developed countries to poor countries which all contribute to increase wages.

Lillian Sun, junior music education major, attended the lecture with an open mind.

“He had a strong argument, but I still cannot stop thinking about the ethical issues,” Sun said. “He mentioned the contribution to minimum wages, but why can’t we just raise it a little bit.”

Even after the lecture, Sun still sees problems with sweatshops.

“I am still confused about another thing, that is, sweatshops products that sell in the United States threaten lo-

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Students of this generation have advantages for finding jobs that their forerunners did not, Coleman-Hull said.

“I would say this generation is one of the most flexible in means of technology and skill transfer,” Coleman-Hull said.

“They are far more marketable in just about any labor market.”

cal factories’ survival because of their much lower price,” Sun said. “How can he explicitly explain that sweatshops on one hand help third world’s workers find jobs while on the other hand throw local workers out of jobs?”

Brian Miller, assistant professor of history, thought this lecture the most impacting of those this year because of Powell’s approach to the topic.

“I found the lecture on sweatshops the most compelling particularly because of the presentation style of Dr. Powell,” Miller said. “He really was kind of a nuts and bolts basic here’s my argument here’s the evidence right in front of you, there you go, make of it what you will, and I thought that was a really effective way of presenting to an audience.

He said listening to diverse views, like Powell’s on sweatshops, is an important part of education.

“I think it’s important to bring a diversity of thoughts and speakers the a university community even if you don’t necessarily agree with the opinions being offered in the lecture,” Miller said. “That’s your opportunity as a student or a member of the community to come and meet the speaker, engage with them, debate with them.

That’s what they want.”

Coleman-Hull advises all students graduating to maintain a high GPA, since NACE says that 74 percent of employers now screen GPA for their new hires. The “cleaning up” of one’s social networking sites is also advised, as 30 percent of companies nationally evaluate candidates through their social networking site materials.

Skinner remains undaunted by the challenges facing her as a future teacher.

“Sometimes I have my doubts about teaching,” Skinner said. “But teaching is what I really want to do, so I have to go for it.”

Two school districts get green light to merge TOPEKA (AP) — Two northeast Kansas school districts easily cleared a key hurdle to consolidation Wednesday, putting the final decision in the hands of voters.

The 10-member State Board of Education unanimously approved a merger agreement between the Axtell and Sabetha districts, setting up a May 25 vote of local residents. Consolidation would take effect July 1.

Superintendents in the two districts say the process began several years ago when declining rural populations and tighter education revenues for small districts became problematic.

“We were a year or two out from not being able to continue,” said Bob Bartkoski of Axtell, who will lose his job as a result of the merger. “The situation is different now because of the severe declining enrollment.”

The superintendents say the decision was driven by a desire to maintain quality education for students without further cuts in staff or programs at the elementary grades. Axtell has about 290 students and Sabetha has nearly 900.

“Our most precious resource in the state of Kansas are our kids,” Bartkoski said. “It’s challenging, but (consolidation) is an opportunity.”

Dennis Stones, Sabetha’s superintendent, said the move will at least temporarily retain curriculum that would otherwise have to be cut in coming years, resulting in staff reductions.

“It keeps people working. They are all good teachers,” Stones said.

Mark Tallman, a lobbyist for the Kansas Association of School Boards, said the pace of consolidations among the 295 districts has gone from one or two annually a decade ago to three or more a year. He said at least six districts have either agreed to or are working toward consolidation.

“The question is at what point does this stop being news?”

Tallman said.

Voters on April 6 approved a Claflin-Loraine merger but rejected a Hanston-Pawnee Heights plan. Hanston officials said voters were concerned about a loss of local control under the new arrangement.

More consolidations are likely in the coming months. Legislators are negotiating final language on a bill that would allow multiple school districts to enter discussions that result in fewer districts. Currently, state law allows for only two districts to enter consolidation agreements.

The new changes could allow districts faced with large geographic areas to decide to split territories. Tallman said even if it doesn’t result in fewer schools, it will encourage reorganization among districts to better serve students.

The Axtell-Sabetha district will be able to take advantage of financial incentives that allow the consolidated district to receive the same level of funding as if they were separate. After two years, funding will be based on the new combined enrollment, which still could force staff or building changes to balance the budget.

Tallman said legislators have ordered studies and considered measures to force districts to consolidate. But the bills have failed because many want to leave the decision to locals, not force it on Kansans as it was done in the 1960s to improve education quality.

He said the most recent efforts are motivated by cost savings, but districts also realize it’s time to act when education quality suffers.

“There’s not a lot of public support to change the system of public education we have now,” Tallman said. “When it doesn’t work, the system is responding.”

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FACULTY PROFILE: TED GENTLE

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“I love my job,” said Ted Gentle, reference and instruction librarian forEmporia State’s University & Archives.

Gentle was born and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and his family now lives in Pell City, Alabama.

After graduating from Rhodes College in May 2004, and the Library School at the University of Alabama in December 2008, Gentle became faculty at ESU’s library.

“This is his first professional library job after graduating from library school.” said Steven Hanschu, head of information and instructional services for University Libraries & Archives.

Gentle is always trying his best to look for chances for learning and promoting his writing skills.

“Working in the library is a great opportunity to help people in their education and also to learn new things myself,” Gentle said.

Gentle majored in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Gentle enjoyed studying English at that time.

“It was a great deal,” said Gentle. “I guess I chose it because it taught me a lot about how to interpret the world, how to express myself, and also as an excuse to read books for two years.”

As Gentle’s supervisor, Hanschu has known Gentle since he began working at ESU in January 2009. His first impression of Gentle was a good one.

“Gentle is very conscientious about doing his job well,” he said.

Gentle enjoys working in the library, doing instruction and visiting with faculty about appropriate resources for

the library.

“Ted is a very pleasant person to work with, and he is very sincere and dedicated to his work. He strives to do a job well, and he is willing to take on new tasks,” Hanschu said.

Gentle came to work in ESU with a background working with Web sites, so gentle took on the added responsibility as Web Master for the library. “(Gentle) is a hard worker that cares about our students and does a good job in assisting people in the library,” said Terri Summey, head of Access and Children’s Service andassociate professor in the University Libraries & Archives.

Gentle works to help students use the library and comes up with good ideas on helping to serve the library customers.

“He is customer oriented,”Summey said.

Gentle has also taken the lead on ESU’s information literacy course with another librarian and they have been working together to teach it.

“As a good addition to the library staff, Ted works well with individuals in the library and across campus,” Summey said.

“He is now doing a great job and we are glad that he is part of our library staff,” said Hanschu.

Most of people around him may think Gentle is quiet, but Summey thinks that he is thinking about issues before he speaks.

“He may seem quiet, but he has a wonderful dry sense of humor,” said Hanschu.

With variety of interests, Gentle loves to draw, to write and to go the movies. He also enjoys rafting, hiking, tennis, and the great outdoors. Annual travelling with family

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is a great part of Gentle’s vacation plans.He has gone to Costa Rica and Alaska. And this year, he and his family are considering Puerto Rico.

“Visiting foreign countries is a great way to learn about other people and cultures,” said Gentle.

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Lauren Halstead, president of the Didde Catholic Campus Center and junior elementary education major, said the process was clearly communicated and easy to understand.

“I think things went well,” Halstead said. “I ran into a couple problems in the beginning but I know people in ASG and they were very open and made sure that they were catering to me and that I was understanding the entire process.”

The Didde Campus Catholic Center requested about $4,700 and received roughly $2,100, more than Halstead had expected.

“This is actually a lot more than we’ve received in the

past,” Halstead said. “I was actually really pleased even though we only got half of it. We just apply for as much as we can knowing that we wouldn’t get it all.”

The group will use the money to attend “March For Life” in Washington, D.C., a Pro-Life rally supported by different associations and political groups. In the past, some members of the Didde Catholic Campus Center went but had to find a different way to fund it.

Jessica Santifer, president of Sigma Gamma Rho and junior elementary education major, was also pleased with the funding that her organization received through allocations. Sigma Gamma Rho received roughly $2,300 and had requested nearly $4,300.

“I was actually quite surprised, I didn’t expect that we would get that much,” Santifer said. “I’m also in the Black Student Union and we got more than they did, so I was surprised by that, too.”

Santifer said the allocation money will go towards conferences, recruitment, community service activities and other things to help expand the sorority. It was reactivated on campus in December.

She thought the process went smoothly, but did not think that attending last week’s ASG meeting was necessary.

“I thought when I went to the meeting it was going to be more about the allocations,” Santifer said. “The timing of the meeting was not reasonable and it really didn’t address allocations. I didn’t think it was very considerate of people’s time to require them to go.”

Rivers said groups that are unsatisfied with the funding they received can go through the reserve fund request method next school year as extra funds are needed.

Because of complications and possible miscommunication with a few groups, ASG will review three more allocation requests at its meeting next Thursday.

Court workers to get some pay for furlough days Race in Kan. 2nd could TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas court workers who are being forced to take four unpaid days off in April and May will get some financial help from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund, the state Department of Labor said.

In mid-March, the state Supreme Court announced that 1,490 full-time court employees would be furloughed for four Fridays in April and May. That has shut down county district courts and appellate courts, saving the state about $220,000 each Friday.

The Labor Department has not calculated how much in unemployment benefits the workers will be paid, department spokeswoman Kathy Toelkes said Tuesday.

The unemployment insurance trust

fund, which is financed by payments from employers, not the state’s general fund, is depleted and Kansas is borrowing money to replenish it from the federal government, Toelkes said.

The first furlough was on Friday, and the remaining furloughs are scheduled for April 16, April 23 and May 7. The furloughs do not apply to judges, whose pay was cut 5 percent.

The payments are to help defray the financial impact of the furloughs, said Ron Keefover, a spokesman for the state Supreme Court.

“We think every little bit will help,” he said.

Based on a formula used to calculate unemployment benefits for the furloughed

workers, a clerk who normally earns $13 an hour would receive $57.46 for each Friday, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

A court services officer earning $20 an hour would receive $88.40 for each day, but that would be reduced $1.20 because the benefit cap is $87.20 a day.

Keefover said the Labor Department devised the program for the furloughed court workers. The workers can receive their money either on a debit card or direct-deposit to a bank account. Court workers are automatically signed up for the payments.

Don Troth, Shawnee County District Court administrator, said court workers could expect to receive the payments in late April.

heat up for GOP incumbent

TOPEKA (AP) — A conservative Kansas legislator said Monday he will announce in a few weeks whether he will challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins in the Republican primary.

State Sen. Dennis Pyle’s actions in recent months suggest the Hiawatha farmer, who’s served in the Legislature since 2001, is running against Jenkins in the Aug. 2 primary. He set up a campaign organization in November and has a Web site featuring a brief video of him on his farm, asking viewers for support.

It would be the first primary challenge for an incumbent U.S. House member from Kansas since 1998.

“I am very close to making an announcement,” Pyle said during a telephone interview. “Hopefully, within the next few weeks, if not sooner.”

Jenkins has been a reliable GOP vote against economic proposals from President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats, including the new federal health care law. She’s already received the endorsements of Kansas’ two GOP senators, Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts.

She’d start a primary race with a big financial advantage. She began the year with a $653,000 balance in her campaign fund, while the figure for Pyle was about $44,000, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

“Right now, I’m just focused on taking care of

business, because I’ve always said if you take care of business, the politics will take care of itself,” she said.

“I take nothing for granted.”

Democrats’ only declared candidate is Cheryl Hudspeth, of Girard. She had worked in banking and economic development but has been taking care of her husband for several years following an auto accident.

“There are some other folks who are looking at the race,” Kansas Democratic Party spokesman Tyler Longpine said, declining to name them.

The eastern Kansas district leans in voter registration toward the GOP but has been competitive for Democrats.

Republican Jim Ryun won the seat in 1996 and, after easily overcoming a primary challenger two years later, held it for a decade. But in 2006, Democrat Nancy Boyda unseated Ryun.

Two years later, Jenkins defeated Boyda, after holding off Ryun’s attempt at a comeback in the primary.

Before her congressional run, many Republicans considered Jenkins a moderate as she served in the Legislature and won two terms as state treasurer.

Pyle, one of the Legislature’s most conservative members, said he’d discuss issues in detail if he enters the race. But his comments Monday suggested he’ll seek the backing of the tea party movement energizing conservatives over the past year.

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PRIDE...from page 1 other, and grew to include educational outreach to the Emporia State campus as well as the surrounding community.

“Each officer within PRIDE has taken charge of one event, to organize and get everyone involved,” said Luck Wolford, president of PRIDE and junior sociology major.

Events this year are being more publicized.

“More individuals and groups from campus are involved to make sure that everyone knows what is going on this year,” said Joshua Smith, secretary of PRIDE and graduate student in mental health counseling.

The “Day of Silence” is the national event, which is a day where a vow of silence is taken to call attention to the members of the GLBTQA (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning and Allies) community who have been silenced within education, without a choice. It is also in honor of every voice that has been silenced through hate and discrimination and as a call to break this cycle.

“Acting Out” is supposed to be in contrast with the “Day of Silence” and will be considered “Breaking the Silence.”

“It is to show that with our voices, by acting out if you would, that things are better than when we’re silent.” Wolford said.

There will be a 3-rounded “Drag Show,” which any student is welcome to compete in starting at 7 p.m. on April 19 in MU Ballroom. Winners will be crowned “Mr. ESU Drag-King” and “Miss ESU Drag-Queen.” Competitors will be challenged in areas of attire, talent and interview.

“It will be the first time we do a drag show at ESU,” said Austin Schopper, senior secondary education major.

In addition, there will be performances by individuals and skits from the ZOIKS! cast.

Robyn Ochs is a long-time activist, and the editor of the Bisexual Resource Guide and the new anthology “Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals around the World, ” will be presenting the two lectures, “Beyond Binares” at 4 p.m. and “Building a Diverse Campus Community” at 7 p.m. on April 20 in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

The goals of PRIDE Week are “so (that) everyone, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, veteran status, disability, etc. can be welcome and accepted at ESU.” said Wolford.

During movie/craft night, which will be held at 7 p.m. in Visser Hall 330, people will be invited to watch a movie and make Mardi-Gras style masks for PRIDE Prom.

“It’s just designed to be a fun night, where everyone wants to get together.” said Wolford. “And the movie will be a surprise!”

At 7 p.m. on April 22 in Science Hall 72 an educational panel will be held for ESU and the community to come together and raise awareness about the GLBTQA community.

“If anyone has ever had a question about what it is like to be gay, lesbian, or an ally, they should come by and ask, because it’s always better to get answers than just to be left wondering,” Schopper said.

T he B ulletin | A pril , 15 2010 PRIDE’s Prom “Behind the Mask” will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 23 at the Granada Theatre. Donations will be taken for the Emporia S.O.S. Shelter.

“It is not only a masquerade ball, but also an event to raise awareness for the issue of Domestic Violence, which affects every community, regardless of sexual orientation,” Wolford said.

The PRIDE Prom this year will be a new experience from previous years.

“The venue is perfectly fitting into our theme this year, and I am really excited about it,” Smith said.

The attendance of people from Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University, Kansas University and Wichita State University will make the prom state-wide event.

“In the past, we have had individuals come to our events from other schools, however, it is shaping up this and should just be a ton of fun.” said Wolford.

PRIDE Week Events are sponsored by PRIDE, ZOIKS!, Union Activities Council, Alpha Kappa Delta, the Sociology Honor Society, ESU Division of Student Life, ESU Multicultural Affairs, ESU Ethnic & Gender Studies, ESU Gamers’ Guild and ESU Swing Society.

“And of course, the difficulty in any event planning is financing. As we do have to plan everything on a budget, so we have to be careful not to spend more money than the organization has, and to make sure we leave some for next year’s activities,” said Wolford. “I think we’re going to have one of the best PRIDE weeks that we have had in many years.”

Analysis: A sure thing for GOP is less sure TOPEKA (AP) — Democrats now have a chance of holding onto Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District because retiring Rep. Dennis Moore’s wife has jumped into the race.

For weeks, Stephene Moore’s fellow Democrats appeared likely to hand over the seat without giving the Republican nominee a serious fight, providing a small boost to the national GOP’s effort this year to recapture a majority in the U.S. House. Then, she confirmed last week that she’s running, a month after her husband hinted that she would and prominent Democrats began talking her up as a potential candidate.

She faces some significant hurdles, not the least of which are anti-incumbent sentiment among voters, unhappiness with President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats and the emergence of the conservative-to-libertarian tea party movement. But Republicans are at least going to have to work hard.

“She’ll have access to a lot of money,” said state Rep. Kevin Yoder, an Overland Park Republican who is one of eight GOP candidates for the 3rd District seat. “The name identification that she’ll have due to her husband’s last name will provide her some buoyancy.”

Stephene Moore is the only declared Democratic candidate in the race, after Mayor Joe Reardon of the unified government of Kansas City, Kan., and Wyandotte County, and its former mayor, Carol Marinovich, declined to run.

At least a few Democrats had Gov. Mark Parkinson on their list of potential candidates, but he’s said repeatedly he’s not running for any office this year.

Though Stephene Moore, an obstetrics nurse, isn’t an incumbent, her husband’s political career lessens her need to build up her name recognition. She can tap his donor base, and Kansas Democratic Party Chairman Larry Gates, an Overland Park attorney, said Stephene Moore also has her own, career-based network apart for her husband’s.

“In Congress, I will take the best of what Dennis has done and carry it forward while using my unique background to direct my work on creating jobs, ensuring access to health care and preparing students to complete in the global economy,” she said in kicking off her campaign.

Dennis Moore’s ability to win and keep his seat frustrated Republicans because of their dominance of politics in Johnson County, which holds the bulk of votes in the 3rd District. Re-

publicans outnumber Democrats nearly 2-to-1; Republicans are close to half of the county’s registered voters.

But Dennis Moore had some goodwill left from three terms as the county’s district attorney when he first ran for the seat in 1998, and he benefited from ongoing tensions between GOP moderates and conservatives. His first three races were relatively close, but by 2008, he had become a fairly safe incumbent.

“Representatives, over time, develop a relationship with their districts that can transcend individual votes and individual issues,” said political scientist Bob Beatty, of Washburn University of Topeka. “It can protect you against sort of the normal electoral forces.”

Also, in 2008, the 3rd District didn’t seem inhospitable for Democratic congressional candidates, despite the preponderance of votes from Johnson County or its traditional GOP leanings.

After all, Obama narrowly carried the district that year.

“I still think this district actually votes its collective conscience and there’s a collective sort of middle-of-the-road philosophy on things,” Gates said.

Then, the nation’s mood toward Obama and

congressional Democrats soured as the economy remained sour and as Congress became mired in a yearlong debate about overhauling health care. By the fall, many Republicans thought Dennis Moore would be vulnerable, especially because he supported the federal stimulus package Obama championed and the health care legislation Obama signed.

He announced in November that he wouldn’t run again, saying it was time for a new generation of leaders.

Republicans are already trying to tie Stephene Moore to her husband’s record, suggesting that voting for her would be as close to reelecting Dennis Moore as possible.

“You go down the list, and it sounds like Dennis Moore, back in office again,” said former state Sen. Nick Jordan, of Shawnee, the 2008 GOP nominee in the 3rd District, who’s running again this year. “She’s going to be carrying a legacy from Dennis Moore that runs counter to that mood.”

Gates said Stephene Moore will be her own candidate because her career has given her different perspectives on issues. He said spouses often disagree on at least a few issues — something married couples understand well.

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I’m an ESU student and...

‘I’m in a band’ B y A shley P eaches M anaging E ditor

Being in a band is about more than fame and money. For Eric Murphy, senior English major, it’s about a love of music and a passion for the art.

“We just want to write good songs and play them and record them well,” Murphy said. “There’s the artistic motivation but then there’s the motivation of ‘I hate my job’. So it would be really nice if we could start paying some bills with this. We’re just giving it a shot. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll do something else.

Murphy is a guitar player, singer and writer for the local band Radio City.

“A band that a lot of people say we sound like is The Replacements and they were influenced by a band called Big Star,” Murphy said. “They had an album named Radio City but we didn’t know that. The original idea was to make super cheesy ‘70s rock and we thought that that sounded completely extravagant and stupid so we used that (as our name). Now people think we did it on purpose because of Big Star.”

Murphy’s favorite part about music is being able to see it all come together from what he originally imagined. “(My favorite part about music) is writing music and coming up with the arrangement with the band, the first time you play a song the right way, the way it sounds in your head,” he said. “The first time you play a new song live is the most exciting thing.”

Radio City plays all their own music so being able to compose a song is an important part for them.

“I just listen a lot (to get inspiration for my writing), to a lot of other people, all different kinds of music,” Murphy said. “Sometimes listening to music that’s not like what you write will inspire you more. Most of the songs we have right now are all about growing up here. We don’t try to sound like classic rock but we’re influenced by it.”

Radio City has never done a cover of another band because they haven’t found the right one.

“We’re not against (doing covers) and we toy around with it in the basement but we write a lot so we’re always more excited to play the songs we wrote than a cover,” Murphy said.

The band practices in the basement of their lead singer, Matt Kosinski, Emporia resident.

“How often we practice depends on what’s going on,” Murphy said. “For a while, If we weren’t at work or school, we were down there (in the basement) but now since we do shows every weekend and we all have jobs, we haven’t been down in the basement much.”

Since all of Radio City’s band members don’t live in Emporia, that also makes it harder to practice often.

“Everything has to be totally scheduled, band wise and the rest of your life,” Murphy said. “It’s not really conducive to most musicians.”

Radio City will record a full length album in St. Louis this summer. They have played in Kansas City, Warrensburg, Mo., Manhattan and Lawrence. They will soon take up gigs in Tulsa, Okla. and Omaha, Neb. “We’re going to record a full length album in St. Louis,” Murphy said. “We’ll start with a national booking agent in June. The plan is to get an independent agent. We deal with Sidecho Records in California right now and that got us on ITunes. But the goal is to end up on independent label and tour.”

With the connections that Radio City has, the band could well be on its way to stardom.

“People can give you chances and you can go out and play and if there is a good crowd there and if you have a good show, then that’s good,” Murphy said. “But you to make sure that the people come. There are a lot of factors (affecting our success). We’re thankful for opportunities.”

While he has big hopes for the future of Radio City, being a full time musician has not quite become a serious option for Murphy yet.

“It’s not really hard to make a CD anymore,” Murphy said. “We don’t really know about it being a ‘career’ career. It’s something we’re toying with. At some point I realized that the caliber of the song writing and the performances are about as good as other people that are doing it. So it’s like ‘shot we should do it then.’”

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he harsh winter is finally behind us and now we can sit back and enjoy the wonders of spring and summer. But just because the seasons are changing that doesn’t mean we should change our energy-efficient habits.

There are still a lot of little things we can do every day to help reduce our energy use our impact on the planet and our monthly bills.

One of the best ways to utilize the new weather is to optimize windows and doors for shade. Use or install curtains on all windows to reduce the amount of light, and therefore heat that enters your home. By cutting out unwanted heat you will drastically reduce the need to cool your place.

Of course this technique should be used wisely, as the less sunlight you allow into your home the less natural light you’ll have and the more you’ll have to rely on lamps and over head lights. The amount of energy used by lamps and lights could cancel out anything saved in air conditioner use, so be careful of that as you plan. Use curtains and window shades to find the right mix of indoor and outdoor light, depending on the time of day.

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hey always say don’t judge a book by its cover, but what about albums? Often times the content of an album is predicted, or even enhanced, by the art that goes with the sale of the CD. In an era where music downloads have put a significant dent in the sale of hard copies, album artwork may have its place at the guillotine next to newspapers and DVDs. That being said, album artwork is one of my favorite parts of an album, since it has the potential to draw me towards a work before I even get the opportunity to sample the music. Then there are those album covers that defy explanation. Why anyone in their right mind would choose some of these covers is beyond me, but I guess I am not selling albums. Here is Josh’s Top Five “Hilarious Album Covers.”

5. “Street Songs” from Rick James – Here’s James with dreads, a bass guitar and red thigh high boots standing on a street corner with what could only be described as a woman of questionable reputation walking away behind him. In essence, this is Rick James’ life put onto the cover of an album.

His drug induced shenanigans were made famous by some court cases and Dave Chappelle, so the reputation of Rick James could only be enhanced by the fact that he died with enough drugs in him to make Tony Montagna cringe.

4. “Zip Zap Rap” by Devastatin’ Dave –The actual single from the album is an anti-drug song to teach the hopefully adolescent listener just how whack crack is, since we all know rappers are notorious for their staunchly anti-drug position.

I am totally surprised that Devastatin’ Dave isn’t mentioned alongside such greats as MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice. I suppose this is white America’s solution for reaching urban youth – a guy who looks like a poor Lionel Ritchie. In fact, I think this cover makes me want to do drugs more so that I can hopefully lose the memory of having ever found this steaming pile of 80’s MC crap.

3. “In a Metal Mood – No More Mr. Nice Guy” from Pat Boone –We have an aging man in a leather vest who is giving you one heck of a shimmering wink. As a fan of such bands as Behemoth, Mastodon and Dimmu Borgir, the hilarity of this being subtitled “No More Mr. Nice Guy” is astounding. If the title, the wink and the leather vest don’t get you then the ear piercing and gold chain will. He means business, since apparently crooning metal is about as badass as Pat Boone could ever hope to be.

2. “Sticky Fingers” from The Rolling Stones – Wait a second. I’m not sure if they just greased a guy up and slipped him into the most sperm killing, voice heightening jeans they could find, or what. No matter what, this album cover raised some eyebrows at its debut in 1971. The original vinyl issue featured a working zipper that when opened showed underwear, but that probably wasn’t what people were expecting to see. Most casual observers believe the infamous… form in question was Mick Jagger’s, but in actuality the model is unknown since there were several different men who posed.

1. “Por primera vez” by Tino – Unfortunately, the first thing that comes to mind when I see this album cover is Ricky Martin violating Wilmer Valderrama while singing “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”

The pose itself is classic, but the combination of clothing and the stare that just screams sex offender is wonderfully tacky. The strangest part of this cover seems to be that he REALLY wants you to know that he’s married. Maybe it’s some sort of sin deterrent, since those Daisy Dukes would drive anybody into a Latin loving frenzy.

Eco Logic Another great tip is to watch your appliance use. Appliances suck up a lot of energy not just when in use but also when not being used as well. Any appliance left plugged in still draws energy from the wall even if the appliance is turned off.

This energy that is lost during inactivity is known as vampire energy and can account for up to two percent of your monthly energy bill.

So when using or purchasing appliances make sure they are energy efficient. Energy Star is one of the highest rated standards for energy efficiency in appliances so look for their seal of approval. Then once you are done using the appliance be sure to unplug it.

Speaking of appliances fans are one appliance that get brought out in mass quantities this time of year. It is important to realize when using fans that they are designed to cool the people in the room not the room itself. Fans work to lower your temperature but do nothing to the actual temperature of the room.

So when you leave a room remember to turn off any fans (electric or overhead) along with the lights. If it’s plugged in be sure to unplug them as well.

Those who are interested in taking a more involved role in managing their energy use should talk to their landlords or prop-

erty managers about making renovations to your apartment or house to make it more efficient.

There are a handful of things that could be improved in any home to reduce the energy output or to increase its ability to stay cool during the summer.

Better insulation could be installed to properly trap in the cold air and release the heat. Also see if a house fan could be installed. Working in place of an air conditioner unit, a house fan sucks in cool air and pushes out the hot air. Check your home for cracks and leaks in windows and doors to see if any of the cold air you are generating is leaking out.

For a cheap investment you could install your own personal solar power panels that could power most of the appliances in your home. The panel, which could be bought for a little as 60 bucks, would hang on an outside window and draw power straight from the sun. That power could be converted into energy to charge appliances and electronics you would typically plug in.

There are lots of ways to save energy during the summer and spring months. The more that we do to conserve energy the less resources we use and the better off the planet will be. And, for you personally, you will see the difference in your energy bills.

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“Let’s get together and feel alright”

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Under the theme of “Let’s get together and feel alright,”ESU’s Greek community organized Greek Week activities with support from students.

Greek Week 2010 started on Monday and ended today. This year’s week of competitionand community service covered all sororities and fraternities in events ranging from all Greek and Faculty Sand Volleyball Tournament to Canoe Races.

Jason Bosch, assistant director of student involvement for Greek Life, defines Greek Life as “ Leave Your Legacy.”

“Greek Week is really about coming together as a Greek community to build friendships and celebrate our accomplishments for the year,” Bosch said.

Greek Weekwas put on by a planning committee that coordinates all of the Greek Week activities, led by the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association Activities Chairs, Lauren Leif, Greek Week co-chair andjunior communications major, and Ryan Westmoreland.

The week began with Dunk a Greek on Monday in Union Square. The money will be donated to Haiti.

“It was fun, wet, and all for a good cause,” said George Jeng, junior information systems major and recruitment chair for Sigma Pi Epsilon.“I’m glad I can help raise money that will be donated to Haiti.”

Dunk-A-Greek was $1 for three throws.

“I felt nervous because I didn’t want to get cold and wet. Sometimes I was hoping people would miss,” said Kyle Farmer, vice president of finance for Sigma Pi Epsilon and secondary social studies education major. “I thought it was a good idea to raise money to help another country in need, to help out others.”

On Monday afternoon,the All Greek and Faculty Sand Volleyball Tournament took place on the court outside Morse Hall. Kappa Sigma won the No.1 ranking, followed by Alpha Kappa Lambda, Sigma Tau Gamma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Pi and Phi Delta Theta.

On Tuesday, fraternities and sororities members wore Greek Week T-shirts.

Wednesday was spent with Greeks participating in events outdoors like Canoe Racing, Tug of War and a Greek Relay.

While Greek Week hinges on participation from Greek community, all ESU students as well as the community as a whole are encouraged to participate in competitive events.

“It is a time where the Greek Community can show its unity to ESU as well as the pride we have in being Greek,”Lief said. “Greek Week gives students on our campus a chance to see our Greek values at work. Being Greek is all about promising to hold you to a higher standard and this time allows the Greeks to show that to ESU as well as celebrate together. The great thing about Greek Week is that it is a team effort, no one chapter could ever do it on their own and it’s wonderful to see how much we can accomplish when we come together and use all of our skills to put together all of the events.”

At the last day of events today, the participating sororities and fraternities will be presented with awards and recognitions. After the performances, the winner of Greek Week will be announced.

“I hope the ESU campus and Emporia community will see the positive things the Greek community is doing this week. These projects are just a sample of the many service and philanthropic projects Greeks do every semester,” Bosch said.

Bosch was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Wichita State University and remembers what he gained from it.

“I had a great experience in my chapter and I owe a lot of my personal and professional success to my fraternity,” he said.

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Sigma Sigma Sigma members participate in the tug of war.

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Chi Omega members participate in the Greek Games on Wednesday against Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. E rica C assella /T he B ulletin

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Sigma Sigma Sigma member Jayme Lindstrom, junior communications major, puts on rubber gloves prior to playing tug-of-war. E rica C assella /T he B ulletin

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ESU wins big over SC, Fornelli earns 600th win

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The Emporia State baseball team punished Sterling College for last Tuesday evening, 24-4. The win marked Coach Bob Fornelli’s 600th of his career.

“It’s a neat deal,” Fornelli said. “It means I’m getting old, and I’ve been around for awhile. It’s because we’ve had good players, and they’ve done the right things to allow our programs to do good in the past.”

Senior outfielder Tyler Herrig was proud to be apart of the milestone.

“We played real well,” Herrig said.

“And that (600 wins) is an amazing feat for Coach Fornelli…he deserves it, though. He’s a great coach, knows what he’s doing. He’s one of the best ones I’ve ever played for.”

According to junior infielder Kevin Wempe, the 600-plus wins just come with the territory for Fornelli.

“That is a big number,” Wempe said. “It’s just a testament to what he demands of his players. He’s just got a passion for winning. He’s allergic to losing.”

The bats came alive for the Hornets in epic fashion versus the Warriors of Sterling – Emporia State outhit SC 19-9 and had five home runs on the evening.

According to Fornelli, the game was in hand before it even started.

“You could tell before this game that it was going to be a good day,” Fornelli said. “Guys were loose, and they were having fun before the game even started. (They) were a little tight after the first inning, striking out two out of three of the first hitters, but we had some guys step up and have good swings and got on

Universities add stadium seats with ‘sports mortgages’

LAWRENCE (AP) — Season ticket holders know the annual lament. The cost of prime seats keeps rising, even if the team is lousy.

Now, combine that frustration with cash-strapped college athletics departments, struggling to upgrade aging stadiums, and you’ve got the latest innovation in marketing for big-time athletics — the sports mortgage.

At Kansas, Jayhawk fans who sign up to pay as much as $105,000 over 10 years will earn the right to buy guaranteed top seats for football over the next three decades.

In return, the seats themselves will stay locked in at 2010 prices.

California fans have even more latitude — 30 years to pay for a halfcentury’s worth of season football tickets. Like a home mortgage, the long-term deal requires the equivalent of annual interest payments.

The new pricing plans are Robinson known as “equity seat rights,” and Junior infielder Kevin Wempe gets a hit against the Sterling Warriors Tuesday evening at Glennon Field. The Hornets finished the are being pitched as a win-win for game with a 24-4 win and move on to face Missouri Southern at home April 16. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin. fans and teams. Die-hard fans can a roll and good things happened.” good. be certain of what they’ll pay to see Wempe went 2-5 with two home runs on the out“Personally I made a couple adjustments and their favorite team well into the fuing, a step up from pervious attempts from several had to sit there and watch for a little while,” Wem- ture — and can always sell tickets weeks before. pe said. “Hopefully me, and also as a team, we get in the secondary market while tak“I got some good pitches to hit today,” Wempe things rolling and play nothing but solid baseball ing a tax write-off for donating to said. “It felt comfortable and (I) was able to put from here on out.” a school. Teams can bank on extra some good swings on it.”

Senior infielder Kenny Burkhead went 1-3 with revenue and avoid borrowing.

Fornelli said that it was a small break that gave three RBI and a home run, while junior outfielder Stadium Capital Financing Wempe the tools to put it together.

Travis Whipple went 2-4 with four RBI and a homer. Group, the Chicago company be“I think the time off made him (Wempe) relax a Acting as a pinch hitter, Herrig went a perfect 2-2 hind the change, says it has the polittle bit and just watch the game a little bit,” For- with five RBI and a home run. tential to transform how both colnelli said. “I thought he played really well Sunday The Hornets next take the mound on April 16 at lege and pro teams court their most and came out and did a good job again today.” home against MIAA opponent Missouri Southern. loyal fans. They’re confident sports Wempe agreed that the time off did him some The first of a four-game series is set to start at 6 p.m. mortgages will overtake the personal seat license, which doesn’t necessarily lock in ticket prices.

The only trick now is convincing fans it’s a good deal.

“Even in difficult financial times, the price of the best seats in professional stadiums and uniB y S hane W ilson nis, you have to be able to stay on a steady versity programs go up,” said Lou S ports E ditor plain, and not go up and down.”

Weisbach, Stadium Capital FinancIt’s not only Schoon’s leadership qualiing’s chief executive officer. “This is Emporia State tennis’ Kevin Schoon ties that have been noticed. Last year, the ultimate solution for the shortknows how to be successful in more ways coaches around the MIAA honored him falls universities are facing in their than one. The Winfield native is a biochem- with the Sportsmanship Award. athletics programs.” istry and molecular biology major, the “It meant a lot knowing that they (MIAA At Kansas, mortgage sales are men’s team captain and the #1 player on coaches) think highly of me,” Schoon said. being targeted at the new 3,000the team.

“I try to be a good sport, so it’s really nice seat Gridiron Club, an addition to John Cayton, head coach of the men’s that people notice that.”

90-year-old Memorial Stadium in tennis team, believes Schoon’s mental abilAlong with excellent sportsmanship Lawrence that will offer its memities transcend just the classroom. and a soft-spoken leadership style, Schoon bers cushioned seats, catered food, “Kevin’s always been a very, very smart brings to the table a complimentary skill private restrooms and preferred player,” Cayton said. “He plays well with his set. parking. mind, and he’s always been somebody that “One of the things Kevin has developed The school hopes the sales will plays high percentage.” is some weapons,” Cayton said. “His forenot only cover the costs of $34 milSchoon’s a proven leader of the team, al- hand has become a very big weapon. His lion in stadium renovations but though he’s not a very vocal person. serve has become more of a weapon… the eventually will raise a total of $200 “I’m team captain and I feel like I’ve thing that he does very well…is he moves million — without going into debt done a good job at that,” Schoon said. “I’m forward and finishes points at net very or relying on tax dollars. really not the most vocal leader, but I try to well.”

That would pay for renovations lead more by example in playing hard and Consistency has been a word closely asto Allen Fieldhouse, home of the just being really motivating to the other sociated with Schoon since he came to EmKansas basketball team, and build guys.” poria State four years ago. a new “Olympic village” for the JayFellow senior team member Spencer “I think it’s really important for me to hawk track and field, soccer and Pozek has seen first hand Schoon’s impact just try to do what I know I can do and not swim teams. Another $40 million on the squad. try to do more, and that’s being really conwould go toward academics.

“He’s a good teammate,” Pozek said. “He sistent,” Schoon said. “A lot of times it does Still, problems remain. The always gives his best effort. He’s definitely frustrate other players who want to end the Gridiron Club’s planned opena quiet guy, but the underclassmen follow point quickly.” ing for the 2010 season has been Schoon him – not by what he says, but the way he Cayton realized Schoon’s value and podelayed since the school has only acts. tential from an early stage. compete and perform for you day in, day out,” Cay- been able to raise about $5 million He never gets real fired up,” Pozek said.

“He’s extremely valuable because, a ton said. “He’s been a very, very consistent per- of the needed $34 million, said Jim “That probably why he he’s been so suc- guy like Kevin, you can put him out there former, somebody that’s not going to make a lot of Marchiony, associate athletics dicessful because he’s real even keel. In ten- at whatever position and you know he will mistakes.” rector.

Student-Athlete Profile Emporia State Tennis’ Schoon leads team by example, sportsmanship

SPORTS COMMENTARY

Catch it if you can

Mere weeks separate the students of Emporia State from the ever-coveted summer vacation.The time for books and studying will come to a halt for most, and along with that, the crack of a bat, the whoosh of a tennis racket, and the thud of a shot hitting gravel will also halt.

I know I’ve spent my fair share of time trying to persuade my readers to get out and catch a game, but I only do so because I think it’s important.

A fanbase without fans is a sad, sad affair.

The chance to go watch some premium MIAA competition this year is waning and fast.How awesome would it be if the momentum from the women’s basketball National Championship carried over to a spring sport?

I’m sure the athletic department would love to see it.

I know what you’re thinking.Spring sports

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S por ts E ditor don’t have the same fan appeal that fall and winter sports do.I partly agree with that.

It would be hard for me to pass up a good game of football or basketball to watch a softball game.

I implore you to at least give it a chance.

It’s still exciting to see your peers hit a home run or jump a record height.Just because the spring sports aren’t the “big ticket” sports doesn’t mean they don’t deserve

some love, too.

Think about the time and dedication it takes to play a college sport.Now think about the same factors playing a sport that receives little to no admiration or attention.

It doesn’t sound too fun to me.

These student-athletes are just like the student-athletes that we all adore from the big name sports.For every Alli Volkens there’s a Kevin Wempe, who deserves just as much adoration as the former.

These athletes can do some pretty amazing things as well – just try and hit a tiny ball with a stick going 90 miles per hour and tell me how easy it is.

I’m not trying to criticize those who simply don’t enjoy baseball or tennis or track and field.I’m simply trying to persuade those of you who won’t even give these sports a chance to do just that.Who knows, you might enjoy yourself.

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ESU sporting events, and collecting change at their Greek houses or RSO meetings. We are also very thankful for the Black Women’s Network for having their proceeds of $130 from their Ball last semester go to Up ‘til Dawn.”

Up ‘til Dawn kept the amount of money ESU had raised a secret until the actual reveal. The only people who know the total before were Jason Bosch, assistant director of student involvement for Greek Life and adviser of Up ‘til Dawn, and Niki Leonard, senior event marketing representative of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

“Last year we raised $32,300,” Bosch said.“All of the money raised through Up ‘til Dawn programs supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The money helps keep the hospital running on a daily basis.”

Jason Bosch also emphasized that the Up ‘til Dawn program not only provided a ton of support for the students, but they also invested in students’ leadership development.

“We have amazing student leaders who plan and coordinate Up ‘til Dawn fund raising events. They are a caring and

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motivated group and I’m so proud to be their adviser,”Bosch said.

Every year, two executive board members get to attend the St. Jude Collegiate Leadership Conference in Memphis.

During the conference the Up ‘til Dawn members are able to meet with patients and doctors, tour the Hospital and get great ideas for its program.

Leonard said she appreciated what the members of UTD have done.

“They planned everything so well and organized the event efficiently,” Leonard said. “They did very a good job and they also make the whole university involved in it.

Moreover, it helps the students to undertake leadership experience and community service.”

Lauren Reddick, a former St. Jude patient who now lives in Council Grove with her family, came along with Leonard and revealed the total money that ESU’s UTD raised on Friday. She was also invited to throw the first pitch at the baseball game.

“Lauren was diagnosed Retinoblastoma in February 2002

and then she got her left eye removed during a surgery at St. Jude in October 2002. After that, she is cancer free forever,” said Dana Reddick, Lauren’s mother. “We were very scared at first, and then we met Niki. St.Jude helped us cover all the expense for treatment. That relieved my worries about finance. Now Lauren can do everything she likes.She lives really well.”

Dana Reddick said that Up ‘til Dawn not only changed Lauren Reddick’s life but also brought her a new aspect to experience the world.

“She got to know how important life is, and also learn the attitude about helping and sharing,” Dana Reddick said.

Traci Schremmer, public relations chair and communication major, was responsible for contacting the Reddick family. She said it was an honor for her to do these kinds of activities to help children with cancer.

“You know what you do will make a difference,” Schremmer said, “As a member of the Up ‘til Dawn, it expresses positive power and in the end it turns out to making some changes to children’s lives. ”

Death of 18 horses on farm angers town LOUISBURG (AP) — Melissa McCoy hasn’t lived in this small town in 15 years, but she knows the talk.

“A lot of people are speculating,” said McCoy of Stilwell in southern Johnson County.

“They didn’t know. They didn’t ask.”

They are speculating about how McCoy’s farm, once owned by her father, a well-known breeder and horse trainer, became a bone yard for 18 horses found dead last month. The sight of the possibly starved horses lying unburied has stirred this town of 4,000.

The horses, in various stages of decomposition, apparently died over an extended period of time, said Miami County Undersheriff Mark Schmidt.

Neighbors who live near the farm that housed about 60 horses say the animals were not fed enough over the harsh winter. Increasingly thin horses scavenged bark from trees and scrounged nubs of grass on the 146acre farm that now houses about 30 animals.

A barn that in previous years was full of hay sat empty this winter, said Dan Hamilton, whose property overlooks the barn.

The Miami County Sheriff’s Office has found that the horses’ deaths were not criminal, although they acknowledge a problem at the farm.

Criminal neglect requires an intent to neglect, Schmidt said, and he has no evi-

dence that the owners intended to neglect the horses. Investigators have receipts from feed that McCoy bought. It is unclear whether the farm’s hired caretaker fed the horses or whether there was enough food.

Once named Kansas Horseman of the Year and top trainer at The Woodlands, Jim McCoy once had the largest racehorse breeding and training operation in Kansas, according to the Louisburg Herald.

In an interview at her lawyer’s office, McCoy said she had little to do with the farm over the years. Her sister, who died in a house fire in 2000, took after her father and was the horsey one.

McCoy’s brother, Michael, lives in Arkansas. He declined comment through his attorney.

A caretaker who had worked for her father for 20-plus years ran the farm and its 60 horses, McCoy said. The caretaker no longer works there.

The farm was a place for her father’s retired racehorses to live out their lives, she said. Most were 20 to 30 years old.

McCoy learned of a problem in early March, when she was told that six horses had died. Given the ages of the horses and the harsh winter, that number was not unexpected.

But then she learned that 18 — not six —

horses had died.

“As far as pinpointing exactly what happened, old age and cold weather don’t mix very well,” McCoy said. “The oldest horse that passed away was 31 years old.”

McCoy said she did not know the age of the youngest horse that died.

She provided feed to the farm’s caretaker, she said. It never ran out.

“My father trusted him to take care of the farm,” McCoy said of the caretaker. “When we were told everything was OK, we believed that.”

So were the horses fed?

“To be honest, I don’t know,” McCoy said.

“That’s something we may never be able to answer.”

In an interview, the former caretaker said the horses died because of age, not starvation.

“The horses were too old,” said Jose Marinoi, who now lives in Oklahoma.

But neighbors and those who know the farm think the horses died because they did not get enough to eat. One neighbor put out bales of hay every other week or so for the animals. By the next day, it would be gone.

McCoy gave nine of the horses last month to Cloud County Community College for its equine program, said William McGuire, head of the college’s Agriculture Department,

which includes the equine management program.

Eight of the horses are broodmares 7 to 28 years old, and one is a stallion, McGuire said.

The horses were in good shape, said McGuire.

Todd Welsh, a veterinarian who handled Jim McCoy’s horses until his death and is now helping Melissa McCoy, said the horses were thin when he first saw them last month. Not all, but a good percentage of the horses were underweight, he said.

Some of the horses were older, but a lot of them were younger — ages 2 to 4, Welsh said.

He is not sure what happened.

“Jim passed away, and the kids were overwhelmed,” Welsh said. “And they weren’t involved with the horse thing so much, and they got hit with a lot of stuff in a short period of time.”

Now the horses are on the right track, he said.

“We got them on a consistent feeding program,” Welsh said. “We came up with a game plan to get weight back on the horses and make sure they were treated correctly.”

Melissa McCoy said she was dedicated to fixing what went wrong.

She and her brother are giving horses to others to care for because they realized it was best for the animals. They hope to keep fewer than 30.

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Newspaper Theft is an Attack on Free of Speech, Press

On Monday, The Bulletin staff reported to Police and Safety that a stack of 200-300 newspapers had been stolen. So far, the person who committed the theft has not been identified.

Newspaper theft is not just a problem at Emporia State. According to the Student Press Law Center’s Web site, newspaper theft has increased in frequency on campuses throughout the country. Most commonly papers are stolen during parent visit weekends or alum events to prevent any bad press from resonating from the campus.

Acts of theft and vandalism are upsetting – and illegal.

Stealing the papers is not only an ineffective way to voice concerns about the direction of the paper, it is also a costly and illegal action. The SPLC estimates that newspaper theft costs student media organizations thousands of dollars each year.

Though the paper is offered to students free of charge we have to pay to print and produce each issue. When they are stolen it’s a waste of student fees. Another factor is the amount of advertisements that are placed within the paper. Advertisers pay to put adds in the paper and additional money is spent to print the ads.

But the biggest problem involved in this situation is that it creates a style of censorship against our First Amendment rights. We choose to print information and opinions to educate and inform the student body. But we have the right, just as any newspaper or citizen in this country does, to print publish or speak anything that we would like, and the right should be defended by any means necessary.

The school should be working to prevent anyone or anything from censoring freedoms on campus. Many schools around the country have imposed rules and sanctions that penalize anyone caught stealing papers in bulk. Studentpress.org offers a few examples of what a school policy against newspaper theft looks like. Our school should impose similar rules on our campus.

It should always be remembered that The Bulletin, like any source of news media, should be the direct voice of the public. If there are people who don’t like what is being put in the paper then they should speak up officially. But if we are never informed of people’s complaints then we can never take those critiques into account. The Bulletin is a learning tool for stu-

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On-Campus Groups Should Present to Classrooms About two weeks ago, a friend and I had the pleasure of giving a presentation to a freshman class on a topic I feel very strongly about—studying abroad.

The presentation went relatively smooth and my perception was that the class enjoyed it. Maybe they were interested in studying abroad, or maybe they thought it was a nice break from the normal classroom routine, in either case, they all seemed to pay attention.

Afterwards, I was satisfied and excited about how the students seemed to be listening to what we said. I cannot remember a time in my entire collegiate career when a student group or RSO came into my classroom to talk to my fellow students and I about what the group was all about.

This thought stuck with me, and I find it relevant to use this article as a kind of question box. Why doesn’t this type of thing happen more often? Not just study abroad but any RSO or student group.

Maybe I have had a perpetual case of “wrong place, wrong time,” but I feel like at least one or two of my classes would involve something like this at one point.

It seems to me that the answer to this question of why this doesn’t happen is more complex than it looks on the surface, but something easy remedied.

The easiest answer is that professors have a strict syllabus and list of course-

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O pinion Writer work they have to cover in any given semester. That makes sense. But I think that a professor’s job (especially in freshmen-dominated classes) is not only to teach the subject material for a class, but also to introduce students to the extracurricular opportunities involving the subject material.

Why couldn’t one political advocacy group talk to a political science class about their RSO or student group? Why not have members of Quivira talk to an English class about creative writing?

It seems like this would help students connect what they are learning about with real world events and inform them on how they can get involved in an organization they feel passionately about. It is just my opinion, but this would help them learn in the classroom setting as well. Getting students passionate about a topic, which then helps them in their studies is a win-win situation in my book.

I’m not saying that there should be a presentation on a different RSO for every class

I am an exchange student from Japan. When I came to Emporia I was shocked that people were throwing everything away in one trash can. I realized this meant they throw away recyclable stuff too.

Japan has strict rules for recycling. Households have to separate its recycling materials from its garbage before they throw it outside. If a household does not separate it the city recycling department will not collect any of that household’s garbage. In addition, beverage companies have to collect their bottles and cans after they have been used because it is their responsibility as a beverage seller.

Newspaper companies also have to collect all used newspapers. The companies must provide the bins or the service, or both, for all of customers to use. In the field of education, Japan tries to teach children that importance of the environment and recycling from an early age. Because of this people recycle without complaint.

Japan works hard to be eco-friendly. After the city collects the garbage from households they transport it to an incinerator. The energy released in this process is harnessed and used to power parts of the city. Garbage in America is carried to landfills and just thrown away. It seems extremely harmful to the environment.

Emporia has its own recycling center but it is far away and many students, especially international ones, don’t know how to get there. There is little recycling occurring on campus, except for what is being done by certain buildings and departments. There should be something put in place that is campus-wide to make it as easy as possible to get students used to recycling.

We live on the Earth comfortably because our ancestors protected the environment, so we have a responsibility to protect the Earth. America is the largest consumer of resources in the world and therefore has the largest responsibility to take action. I know that recycling is a small thing; however it is the easiest and most effective way to maintain our life on the Earth.

According to ESU Environment Club, 400 pounds of reusable items are thrown away a day. If we raise awareness for recycling, we can save 400 pounds of reusable items at ESU. Why don’t we take action for recycling for a sustainable future?

period, all I am suggesting is maybe once or twice a semester, a different on-campus group speaks to a class about joining or supporting their organization.

I think, ultimately, the problem is that RSOs and on-campus groups don’t ask professors to present because they think professors are too busy teaching the -Ishikawa Hiroo, coursework to allow it, and since no one Senior business major asks the professors, professors stick to their coursework. This may be presumptuous, but I think it is close to the truth.

So, my “mission statement” is this—if you are in an on-campus group or RSO, ask your professors if giving a presentation in his or her class on the subject the group advocates would be something they would be interested in. You never know if the professor would support something like this if you don’t ask, and the worse they can say is no.

Our campus has many noteworthy organizations that cover a wide array of topics. One of the few elements they all have in common is that they are all always looking for new members. By promoting their group and their events in class they have a direct audience in which to appeal to and hopefully generate interest in what they are doing.

Try it. A 10-minute presentation may be just the catalyst some students need to get on board. When your group grows, awareness grows with it.

COMMENTARY

Sweatshops Don’t Deserve Praise Last Thursday, the Granada played host to the provocatively titled Lectures on Liberty with “In Defense of Sweatshops,” given by Suffolk University economist Benjamin Powell.

In short, Powell’s assessment was that sweatshops are worth the sweat. And that they aren’t exploitative at all – they are a boon to their employees and the developing countries that host them.

The wages at sweatshops are generally higher than the wages offered at other jobs available to workers in the third world.

What are those jobs? Jobs tilling fields by hand, full time panhandling and, in some cases, even prostitution. For many, sweatshop labor is a step up in the world. Workers are making more than they would were they not employed by outsourced retail corporations like Nike and the Gap. Maybe sweatshops aren’t as bad as they appear at first glance. After all, people generally do not line up around the block in an effort to land a job that exploits them.

While I don’t doubt Powell’s basic argument that third world workers have fewer options than workers in the U.S. and that sweatshop labor beats panhandling or prostitution, sweatshop workers are still logging long hours with no opportunity for advancement in unsafe working conditions, with infrequent breaks for wages

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O pinion Writer that are not always adequate to live on. Some of these workers are children and pregnant women. Meanwhile, as of 2007, Nike’s cofounder and former CEO Phil Knight had an estimated net worth of $9.8 billion.

What these workers need is not simply a job but one that enables them to feed and house themselves properly. While corporations like Nike and the Gap are not technically enslaving anybody, they still have their workers “over a barrel.” The fact is, if you work in a factory making Nike shoes, you will probably never make enough money to own a pair.

The price of items like clothing, shoes and electronics have dropped precipitously in the last few decades thanks in part to our friend the sweatshop worker. Rather than pocket the savings and allocate the money somewhere else (like say debt repayment) Americans have simply upped the ante on

what is considered necessary – consuming more and more. Why settle for one TV when you can have a second in the kitchen and a third for Junior’s room?

That got me thinking…is cheapness all there is? Is the object of earning money simply the accumulation of as many goods as possible as inexpensively as possible?

Can someone paying well over $100 for a pair of tennis shoes or four bucks for a cup of coffee manage to pay a bit more in order to ensure safe working conditions and adequate wages for sweatshop workers?

Thoughts such as this lead to questions about the nature of our economy.

America likes to claim that its economy is based on the free market with full Darwinistic “survival of the fittest” procedures in place. But if corporations can simply outsource their work to the poorer countries and reap the savings, then it’s not really a free or balanced economic environment. It has become less about fairness and more about which companies can exploit their resources and workers the best.

It is hard not to feel aggrieved by the morbid wealth inequality between the third world and the U.S. and while Americans may not be the cause of third world impoverishment, they do not seem to care much about being a part of the solution either.

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‘Green Porno’ costume designer to speak B y L auren W albridge S taff W riter

Costume designer Andy Byers creates animal mating scenes for the Sundance Channel’s short film series “Green Porno.”Byers is speaking at 3 p.m. on April 21 in Science Hall Room 72.

The series is written, starring, directed and produced by Isabella Rossellini.

“It’s (Rossellini) dressing up, usually in a unitard with some sort of crazy eyeballs on or wearing wings Byers and she’s humping some sort of paper sculpture that I’ve made,” Byers said.

In the series, Rossellini wears costumes created mostly out of paper. The set design is also predominantly made of paper.

Byers said that Rossellini wants to keep the design simple.

“Usually if it’s silly and simple, she goes for it, and a lot of times if I try to make things more complicated, she shies away from it unless she finds it really attractive, so I usually try to go somewhere in between making things really attractive and making them really crappy,” Byers said.

Byers said that he will show some of the films and photographs of his work. Professor of Photography LarrySchwarm said Wichita State University’s art department was interested in a speaker ESU had last semester, so they did a sort of trade.

This week, Byers is speaking at WSU for the TallgrassFilm Festival at the Ulrich museum.

“Last semester we had a speaker that they were very interested in and so they piggybacked onto us and since we were bringing him in anyway, they got him to come up to Wichita, and in doing that, it sort of opened up some doors,” Schwarm said.

According to the Sundance Channel Web site, Byers received his bachelor of fine arts in ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute and his master’s degree at Ohio State University. Byers said by the time he was in graduate school, he wasn’t really using clay all that much.

“I was just using clay as a material like anything else, so at that point in time I was building these sort of theatrical pieces and I was building animals and things, but the only thing that was ceramics anymore was usually the eyeballs of the animals,” Byers said.

Byers said he never really understood costume design and that’s why he became interested in it. He said after he started listening to The Beatles in college and saw the “Magical Mystery Tour” album cover he figured out that costumes design and fashion design are not the same.

“It doesn’t have to be the elegant pieces that some really super famous designer made, you know, they can be a trash bag with a light bulb hanging over your head and you call yourself an idea, or whatever. That’s kind of how I’ve been looking at them,” Byers said.

Schwarm said the art department has art forum as a requirement for all students enrolled in the art department because it’s difficult for the students to see other contemporary work.Art forum is funded mainly by the Visual Arts Board.

Courtesy Photo Every other Wednesday, a different artist comes to speak.

“The art department feels like a very big part of education for an art student is to see what other artists are doing and Emporia being somewhat isolated, it’s difficult for our students to get in to see galleries and museums,” Schwarm said.

Schwarm said any students or members of the community are welcome to attend any of the art forums.

“We try to cover as many different disciplines as we can, glass, ceramics, painting, this is the first costume designer we’ve had to my knowledge,” Schwarm said.

Byers said he’ll talk a little bit about what to do after graduating with an art degree and how to get out there and become an artist.

“I would like for (students) to get out of it that they can make stuff that looks shitty as long as it’s cool,” Byers said.

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Emporia State University’s music department will perform a Mozart opera titled “Cosi Fan Tutte” at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in Bruder Theatre after months of preparation.

“It’s a comedy, and the jokes deal a lot with the relationship between the rich and poor,” said Levi Howe, senior theater design major and lighting designer for “Cosi Fan Tutte.” “There are also a lot of jokes about the easiest way to find love.”

The basic premise of the opera involves two young men who believe that their fiancées will be faithful to them when they go off to war and a wager between the two drives them to dress up as other men and try to seduce the others fiancée. The wager is initiated by Don Alfonso, played in the ESU production

by Russell Swanson, freshman music education major.

“Don Alfonso is a sly old man that likes playing pranks on people,” Swan-

son said. “He’s trying to put the young bucks in their place by showing them just how much more he knows about the world then they do.”

The opera was written in the 18th century

by Mozart, and the work that goes into such a production is quite different from a regular musical, said Christine Tompkins, freshman music education major and chorus member.

“It’s a long and arduous process to get this production ready,” Tompkins said. “We have been having 4-5 hour rehearsals and the leads have been working since the beginning of the semester. Just the singing is hard to get coordinated.”

Howe expressed his excitement to see the elaborate costumes and lighting finally staged after so much preparation.

“I am really excited to see the look of the lighting and costumes together,” Howe said.

“It’s going to be extremely beautiful, and it’ll look great on the stage.”

Those new to opera may be unfamiliar with the role of the chorus, and Tompkins clarifies that the chorus is less pronounced than in modern musicals.

“We help emphasize emotional points in the story,” Tompkins said. “We’re more behind the scenes than anything and our job is to help the leads.”

This is also the first large scale opera in ESU history, Tompkins said.

“We’re using Bruder this year and a full orchestra for the first time,” Tompkins said.

“The ESU opera is becoming a much bigger deal than it used to be.”

The cast’s long practices have brought them closer together and provided a sense of togetherness, Swanson said.

“The most rewarding thing for me is the fellowship shared with students that have a common interest,” Swanson said. “They’re all good people, and hanging out with them over the course of the production has been so much fun.”

Those involved have expressed interest in doing another large opera production.

“I’d love to do something like ‘Don Giovanni,’” Swanson said. “The big problem with that is that we lack a lot of the resources for a production that size. Modern American operas would be cool to do also.”

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Eric Undercover: Rugby

For this installment, I thought I would highlight my incredible athleticism…

I wanted to write about something physical, because at least then there would be some comic relief involved.

I thought about what club sport would be the most foreign to me, or else something that men of my stature usually do not even try to play. I finally settled on rugby. A sport, which met both criteria I set for myself, and also one that, I felt most certain had the highest risk of injury.

Let me preface this by saying that I am 5’6’’ and 125 pounds (after a good meal). Through the wonders of the Internet, I found that the average weight of a rugby player in the United Kingdom (where rugby is a major sport, just behind soccer) is 235 pounds. So, I am only at a slight disadvantage physically.

Rugby is played outside of the UK as well, and is extremely popular in South Africa, Australia,NewZealand and throughout Europe. ESU has its very own rugby team, Old Yellow Rugby club, which competes with regent schools, as well as schools from Missouri. I decided to get a better glimpse of the game by attending an Old Yellow practice.

When I arrived at the rugby pitch, located between Glennon Field and campus woods, I found a group of about 15 guys throwing around a ball shaped like an over-inflated football. I knew this experience was going to be interesting, but I had no idea what I was in for.

Once I met some of the guys and started asking them about the rules of the game, I realized how much I underestimated the intricacies of the game.

Rugby is an incredibly complex game, which doesn’t help a guy like me, who just wants to discover what it’s all about.

The team has a game this Saturday, versus Missouri Northwest. So I, not wanting to detract from practice time, decided to sit the practice out and try to analyze the game as they played it…

My athletic prowess would have to wait to be unveiled to the rugby world at a later date.

But I did learn a lot for one afternoon, which was my primary purpose in attending the practice. I feel like I now have a better, albeit sideline, view of what the hell this game called rugby actually is.

I found a deep appreciation for the game, and respect for those like the Old Yellow Club, who play it. These guys go out there with next to zero padding on, ready to crush somebody, and often times get crushed in the process. That takes an incredible amount of gall, and a ton of intestinal fortitude, no matter who you are.

I feel like rugby doesn’t seem so foreign to me now. I am still a lowly greenhorn, but I think I could really get into this game— as a spectator, of course. There is so much rich history in it, even here at ESU. Andrew Rutter, the president and captain of the club explained that different groups of students have been playing rugby at ESU since the ‘70s. There is even an alumni game set for April 24, which I strongly urge everyone to attend. Rutter estimated that around 50 alumni were set to attend the event.

Rugby is an amazing game, and I am really thankful that the guys of Old Yellow took the time to painstakingly explain it to me.

There aren’t many organizations at ESU that practice a craft that has so much history and tradition behind it.

Eric Undercover is a weekly Arts and Entertainment article in which Eric experiences a different facet or interesting aspect of society and life at ESU. Email Eric Undercover suggestions to entertainment@esubulletin.com.

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