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Town hall meeting to address sexual harassment A llie C rome

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A town hall meeting to discuss sexual harassment will be held today at 3:30 p.m. in the Preston Family Room, planned by Kansas Leadership Center Facultyin-Residence Gary Wyatt, associate provost and dean of the Honors College and Amy Sage Webb, professor of English, modern language and journalism.

The town hall was prompted by The Bulletin’s previous stories about “Jane,” the student who re-

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ported a professor for sexual misconduct, and the #metoo movement, according to Wyatt.

“Given all of the things that have been happening in our society, the #metoo movement...as well as events on campus, we thought it would be a really good idea to get people together and begin the conversation of what sorts of things we can do to make our campus the kind of place we want it to be,” Wyatt said.

Although Webb and Wyatt both spoke to David Cordle, provost, about the event,

they planned on holding it regardless of administration response and are not partnering with administration on it.

“Administrators were neither expressly invited nor expressly disinvited,” Webb said.

The town hall is to help share the student perspective, Webb said.

The intent of the town hall is to help determine what changes need to be made and who can make that change, using the adaptive leadership model, according to Webb and Wyatt.

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Megan Reynolds, ASG president and junior sociology major, sent an email in support of the meeting and encouraged students to wear black.

“The Student Body Vice President, Jacob Miller, and I are working to find adaptive solutions while brainstorming ways to improve our policies and procedures so all students feel safe here at ESU,” McReynolds wrote.

“To stand in solidarity with the ‘Time’s Up’ movement

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G ary W yatt A s s o c i at e P r o v o s t

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‘Jane’s Story’ stirs controversy, support S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com

Crossland construction workers work yesterday in the lot for the new residence halls during 28 degree weather.

The university campus was closed Tuesday due icy weather. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

“You can’t really change a culture from the top down, just by saying ‘tomorrow, we will have no discrimination,’ they (authority) already do that...It’s in their policies, but clearly these sorts of things happen still.”

“Jane,” the South Korean undergrad who kicked a hornet’s nest of controversy when her story of a professor’s sexual misconduct was told in The Bulletin last week, says she hasn’t heard anything new from the administration.

She also assumes she is still under the requirements of the Non-Disclosure Agreement that Emporia State forced her to sign when she reported Brian Schrader, tenured professor of psychology, of sexual misconduct.

The Non-Disclosure Agreement forbade Jane from talking to others about the case and threatened discipline if she did.

“I think others should know my story,” Jane said in an interview with The Bulletin Tuesday night. “I don’t even have any expectations

of them (administration responding), so I don’t have any disappointment...The school seems to be waiting for the incident to become quiet.”

The Bulletin is continuing to withhold Jane’s real name to protect her against the stigma of reporting sexual misconduct. The Bulletin is naming Schrader because of the “preponderance of evidence” that indicated he violated the university’s sexual conduct policy, according to a summary of the investigation, which Jane provided.

When Jane reported the incident to campus police, they logged the incident as “sexual battery,” according to police logs from May 25, 2017. She told police that Schrader took her into a storage room in Visser Hall and attempted to kiss her and

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Residence hall named at Founder’s Day luncheon R ayna K arst rkarst@esubulle tin.com

It was officially announced Friday that the new residence hall being built on the east side of campus will be named after Kay Schallenkamp, ESU’s 14th president.

She was the first woman president of a four-year public institution in the state of Kansas, serving as ESU president from 1997 to 2006.

“Twenty years ago this week we celebrated my inauguration at Emporia State University, and I never dreamt that 20 years later something like this would happen,” Schallenkamp said. “It is absolutely overwhelming.”

During her tenure as president of ESU, the Student Recreation Center was built, the Power E was adopted as the university’s symbol and the school of business became AACSB accredited, according to President Allison Garrett.

“She accomplished a number of really amazing things during her tenure as the 14th president,” Garrett said. “She shattered some glass ceilings.”

Schallenkamp expressed her thanks for her parents, her husband Ken Schallenkamp, her children, teachers she has had along the way and the ESU administrative team who she worked with during her presidency.

“We know that things like this don’t happen in a vacuum, that we stand on the shoulders of many people,” Schallenkamp said.

The announcement of Schallenkamp Hall, which is due to open in August of 2019, was part of ESU’s Founder’s Day Former ESU president Kay Schallenkamp addresses those attending the Founder’s Day luncheon last Friday in Webb Hall. It was an-

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nounced that the new residence hall would be named after her. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

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The Bulletin | February 22, 2018

University response to ‘Jane’s Story’ not enough, some say S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com

Some students in the Psychology Department are dissatisfied with the university president’s statement in response to The Bulletin’s stories last week about an undergraduate student who filed a sexual misconduct case against a tenured professor.

“I feel like our department really tried to sweep this under the rug and the psychology students are not happy with it,” said Hannah Turner, senior psychology major. “It could have been any of us.”

President Allison Garrett emailed the response to Emporia State’s students, faculty and staff last Thursday. In the statement, Garrett defended the university’s use of confidentiality agreements in misconduct investigations, and said the law had been followed.

The statement was in response to two stories and an editorial in Thursday’s edition of The Bulletin, which told the story of an undergraduate international student—called “Jane” in the stories—who said she had been left feeling “hopeless” by the university’s response to her complaint.

She said a tenured professor of psychology, Brian Schrader, had attempted to kiss her after taking her to a storage room on campus. Jane said she was required by the university to sign an agreement that forbid her from talking to others about the case, or face discipline.

“Confidentiality requirements are in place to ensure that those who feel they have been wronged have a safe and secure channel for reporting complaints,” Garrett said in her letter. “If this confidentiality were to be betrayed by the university, the result would be a chilling effect on those who want to come forward and participate in these matters as complainants, respondents or witnesses.”

Some students did not agree with this sentiment, however.

“This is not accurate,” said Madison Denham, senior psychology major. “When you silence survivors, you kill their story. You make other survivors more afraid to come forward. This is not okay. I understand what they’re trying to go

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Schrader was still employed at the university as of Wednesday night, according to Ray Lauber, director of human resources, affirmative action and Title IX coordinator.

When asked whether they were in violation of the Clery Act, the administration, through spokesperson Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations, asked The Bulletin which provision of the Clery Act The Bulletin believed they had violated.

“We’re not going to do the university’s work for them,” said Rayna Karst, editor-inchief of The Bulletin and senior English major. “If they don’t understand that historically the Department of Education has barred univer-

for, but it does more harm than good.”

Chevelle Balcacer, junior psychology major, said she was disgusted by the news.

“I actually was a student who did not receive the statement, so first of all, that made me upset, especially because I am a psych major, and I feel like out of everyone, we need reassured the most considering we are the ones who will be having direct contact with him every day,” Balcacer said.

Balcacer has experience working with sexual assault victims and is familiar with Title IX because of her work with THRIVE and her personal passion to help survivors.

“Second of all, I personally am familiar with Title IX, and I do understand why those protections are in place, however, they obviously were not executed properly if the student did not feel safe, and felt the need to come forward of her own volition, breaking confidentiality,” Balcacer said. “I work with survivors of sexual assault often, and it is something I take very seriously. Again, I do know why these protections are in place, but we have to ask ourselves, what is wrong with them if it doesn’t help the victim. From what I understand, they have an agreement that the student and the faculty member must avoid each other. What good does that do?”

Balcacer also said the size of the psychology department was an important factor in this story.

“The psych department is one of the smallest on campus, it is impossible not to pass each other,” Balcacer said. “He also is now the advisor for all the psych majors, (which means he will be having one on one meetings with every undergraduate female psych major) and that office is by the main entrance that students use. She will have to go out of her way, use alternative entrances, and have modified classes due to this.”

Balcacer expressed her unhappiness with Garrett’s statement.

“They were talking about confidentiality, but it’s pretty obvious what the decision was since he is still seeing students and teaching,” Balcacer said.

“What does that say about our school? What about the next person who is victimized? Will

sities from using gag orders for victims of sexual assault, then they need better advice from experts. The university’s response to this seems to be to cloud the issue with a smoke screen of legalese. We stand by our reporting, our concern for Jane and all of the other students on campus.”

“It doesn’t make sense for a student newspaper to determine the liability of a university who has general counsel,” said Max Kautsch, a press lawyer from Lawrence.

“The Clery Act contains the Campus Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights, which requires colleges to disclose educational programming, campus disciplinary process, and victim rights regarding sexual violence complaints,” according to knowyourix. org.

“I don’t understand why the university thinks that an instance of sexual as-

The Psychology Department where Professor Brian Schrader is still employed. Schrader was accused of sexual misconduct by an undergraduate student last year. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

they even come forward after seeing what happened (or didn’t happen) in this situation? Personally I am disgusted.”

Cole Lara, sophomore psychology major, was also unhappy with Garrett’s statement.

“I feel (that) while confidentiality requirements are very helpful to protect those involved,” Lara said. “At the same time I feel (that) in situations like this, I feel students should have been informed of the circumstances surrounding Dr. Schrader much sooner, that way they can decide for themselves if they feel comfortable to have him involved in their academic lives. The whole situation enrages me greatly because I fear for my friends and other students, that with how things were handled with him (Schrader), that something like this could happen again.”

According to Garrett’s letter, the university was following the law when it came to non-disclosure agreements.

“To provide clarification regarding The Bulletin’s references to the Notice of Confidentiality and Non-Retaliation document, the university complied with the 2011 U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights guidance requiring confidentiality

and non-retaliation as part of Title IX investigations,” Garrett said. “New guidance in September 2017 removed this feature from Title IX investigations. ESU modified its procedures accordingly.”

However when Jane asked Lisa Moritz, associate affirmative action officer and Title IX deputy coordinator, on Feb. 6 for a copy of her Non-Disclosure Agreement, Jane was not told that it was rescinded or no longer in effect.

According to Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations, ESU no longer uses the Notice of Confidentiality and Non-Retaliation that Jane was asked to sign.

“It doesn’t matter what you call a document, the practical effect of this document is that the complainant has to agree to waive their right to talk about the issue in exchange for the university investigating their complaint,” said Max Kautsch, a Lawrence attorney who specializes in press issues.

“So it doesn’t matter what you call it. It’s a contract that prohibits speech.”

Garrett did not respond to five requests from The Bulletin to discuss this matter, including some that were marked as “urgent.” As of Friday afternoon, Garrett still has not contacted The Bulletin.

sault would not be compiled and reported as part of its’ responsibilities under the Clery Act,” Kautsch said.

“How does an instance of sexual assault not fall under the Clery Act?” The Bulletin’s adviser, Max McCoy, agreed.

“One of the responsibilities of an independent student press is to hold the administration’s feet to the fire, when necessary,” McCoy, a veteran reporter and professor of journalism, said. “I can think of few more important examples of this than in the case of ‘Jane’s Story,’ in which an undergraduate student was left feeling hopeless, and gagged by a non-disclosure agreement, after filing a misconduct complaint against a professor. The system seems designed not to serve justice, or the students, but to keep a lid on things at all costs.”

“I think she (President Allison Garrett) meant to be quiet about my case,” Jane

said. “She is the highest person in the school and people will obey her so they won’t get fired.”

Garrett declined multiple interview requests from The Bulletin.

“I didn’t know many people would be mad about my case,” Jane said to The Bulletin during the Tuesday interview. “I am grateful to them (those showing their support online) and I think their words give me courage.”

Jane said she also found comfort in the opinion piece from “The Emporia Gazette” entitled “Zero Tolerance For Harassment.” She especially liked the quote, “ESU needs to have processes and procedures that protect students so they don’t feel “helpless,” as the young woman in the story said she felt.”

Jane said she also appreciated the message Megan

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Police Reports Reports from ESU Police and Safety Feb. 14 Officers stopped KS 053GDW in 1800 Merchant.

Verbal warning for a seatbelt violation.

Parking Enforcement immobilized OK EFM773 in HPER building loading zone. Citation issued.

Officer stopped KS 108HNT in 1800 Highland.

Verbal warning for driving with no headlights.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 315KVK in 2301 Industrial Rd.Walmart.

Officers responded to a report of a suspicious male subject at 226 W 12th Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Subject left the area prior to officers’ arrival.

Feb. 15 Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 148JMT at 1004 Sylvan.

Officer provided jump start assistance for KS 59BVS in Sector 7.

Officers stopped KS 075FXU in 200 W 13th. Verbal warning for a seatbelt violation.

Officers stopped KS 177FND at 12th and East.

Verbal warning for defective driver’s side mirror.

Officer provided jump start assistance for KS 764HCK in Sector 7.

Feb. 16 Officers escorted male staff member from the Physical Plant to 518 MechanicEmporia Police Dept.

Officers stopped KS 375JPU in 300 W 12th Ave. Verbal warning for seatbelt violation.

Officer provided jump start assistance to KS 914EOQ in 1400 Highland.

Officer provided jump start assistance to KS Veterans tag ‘95110’ in Sector 7.

Feb. 17 Officer checked welfare of KS 60 day tag B075373 in Sector 3. Verbal warning for defective brake lights and distracted driving.

Male student reported a theft from KS 392DVT that occurred at 1326 Highland St. between 1840 and 1845 hours on 2/17/18.

Stephen Catt reported a broken urinal in the men’s bathroom on the second floor of King Hall. It is constantly flushing but not flooding.

Feb. 18 Officers assisted Lyon County Sheriff’s Office with a lockout in Americus. A 6 month old child was locked in the car.

Officer stopped KS 644KHN at 12th and Merchant. Verbal warning for one way violation in 1100 Constitution.

Morse Hall Zone 83 smoke alarm. Central building. Ground floor. Southeast in lounge. Human error.

Feb. 19 Officer provided jump start assistance for WA AMP3792 in Sector 6.

Female student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. HBO. Officer provided escort for female student from Twin Towers Complex to 1000 Michelle.

Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 919BMJ at 1308 E 10th-Bluestem Apt.’s.

Officer responded to ESU PD HQ for a report of a fall by the Student Guard, which occurred at west Welch Stadium, resulting in an ankle injury.

Subject was transported by officer to Newman Regional Health.

The Bulletin | February 22, 2018

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Office of International Education holds student panel

Calandra Matoushauge, freshman biochemistry major, panelist and international student from Zimbabwe, talks about her country’s education system during the International student panel event last Thursday in the Kanza Room. Other topics that were discussed include how education differs between countries, the expectations of international students, and goals that the students have. Xiangru Chen | The Bulletin

M egan S heckells msheckells@esubulle tin.com

The Office of International Education held a student panel last Thursday to discuss topics surrounding international education and students’ experiences with this topic.

“When international students come here they run into different kinds of problems, and most of the time their question cannot be an-

swered,” said Qiyang Zhang, assistant professor of physical sciences. “So, whatever information we get together during the student panel could be very useful for recruiting future international students.

During the meeting, panelists were asked questions about goals and expectations as international students and their transition to college, as well as other topics. They then held an open discussion.

“My expectations were definitely to build a bigger network and it’s really awesome, the experience that you get to study and interact with people from so many different countries, cultures and backgrounds,” said Amira Naji, International programming graduate assistant at the OIE and business administration graduate student. “There is a lot to learn and that definitely makes me want to travel more and explore the world.”

They also discussed the possible misconceptions international and non-international students might face and allowed students to explain how these might look in reality, as well as what the diversity in their lives looks like.

“For me when I got here I tried to find people who are the same as me,” said Calandra Matoushaya, freshman biochemistry major from Zimbabwe. “I ended up having a friend group of people who have different backgrounds, beliefs, socioeconomically, values and families, and I think even though they are different, we found common ground which we connect on.”

Part of the panel involved open discussion on how education systems and expectations for students can differ from country to country, including the importance of grades and class sizes.

“They (student panels) bring around people who are interested to learn about other cultures,” Matoushaya said.

“To learn about different cultures and what people follow, because most times you don’t get to interact with other international students.”

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and to rally for the town hall meeting, we encourage all Emporia State University students to wear black tomorrow...to come together as a community to put an end to sexual harassment on ESU’s campus and beyond.”

The purpose of adaptive solutions is to make longer lasting social and cultural change, according to Webb.

“I think when you’re looking at something like this, the idea that administration might be the experts and they can come in and just fix it, is probably a rash oversimplification,” Webb said.

They are committed to the fact that people cannot rely on authority to save them, Wyatt said.

“Authority does have an important role in this and other issues, but our conviction is that the change that we want to see happen, happens...when everybody comes together and we talk about things that we can all do...to make our campus better and safer and welcoming to everybody,” Wyatt said.

According to Wyatt, there is a tendency for those in our culture, beyond that of the university, determine who is in charge and place the duty

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of fixing issues on them. Everyone plays a role in making social change, Wyatt said.

“You can’t really change a culture from the top down, just by saying ‘tomorrow, we will have no discrimination,’ they (authority) already do that,” said Wyatt. “It’s in their policies, but clearly these sorts of things happen still.”

The Town Hall will look beyond procedures such as termination and discipline, which are questions that Wyatt said should be handled by authority.

“Consider for example, the women’s movement or the Civil Rights movement,” Wyatt said. “That extraordinary change happened when just regular people said ‘the ways we have been conducting ourselves, the things we’ve accepted are just no longer acceptable.”

The conversation at the Town Hall is intended as a catalyst for social change, meaningful discussion and to help launch broader conversation, said Webb.

“We’re hopeful that we can create some kind of framing, using leadership principles, to help us have a productive discussion,” Webb said.

If campus is closed due to weather, they plan to reschedule the meeting for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27 in the Preston Family room

Phi Delta Theta works to revive local chapter d b i tt e l @ e s u b u l l e t i n . c o m

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The Kansas Epsilon Chapter of Phi Delta Theta is currently in the process of revitalizing their group on Emporia State’s campus. Originally founded in 1969, the fraternity has faced a decline in membership the last few years which resulted in it becoming inactive in the fall of last year.

“Nothing was wrong with them (the past Phi Delta group) by any means, they just weren’t recruiting up to our standards,” said BJ Henderson, senior expansion and leadership consultant for Phi Delta Theta.

“Obviously they’re not going to be in college forever, so we needed someone to fill the shoes. We made a conscious decision with our headquarters along with the alumni as well as the university to move those individuals to alumni status.”

Henderson, along with Kyle Brown, also an expansion and leadership consultant for Phi Delta Theta, have been on campus for the past four weeks to help with the recruitment and the refounding of the group on campus.

“During our first week we met with a lot of campus professionals, both in the CSI (center for student involvement) but also just across different majors, different colleges, different councils, student organizations things like that,” Henderson said.

Low recruitment numbers is one of the primary reasons that a Fraternity or Sorority life organization may become inac-

tive, according to Katie Brady, director of fraternity and sorority life.

“I think it depends on the chapter culture,” Brady said.

“The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life has a commitment to guiding and advising chapters in their journey to success, but students have to be the leaders. Sometimes this means that organizations go through cycles and experience difficult times.”

One of the biggest things Phi Delta Theta prides itself on is its alcohol free housing policy, meaning that all Phi Delta Theta properties have to be alcohol free, according to Brown.

“We do that basically to focus on having a place for members to actually study, get good grades and kinda have a safe place to be,” Brown said.

“Aside from that we strive to be the greatest version we can be.”

Brown is on campus until March 2, while Henderson will remain until March 16 as they continue their revitalization efforts and plan on returning in the fall.

“We met up with Katie (Brady) earlier to talk about that because obviously, like we said, most people join in the fall,” Henderson said. “She said it might be essential to have someone here in the first two or three weeks of classes to just get the ball rolling.”

Questions about Phi Delta Theta or interests in joining can be directed to Henderson’s email, bjhenderson@ phideltatheta.org.

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The Bulletin | February 22, 2018

Garrett’s Imperial Presidency

Throughout the past week, The Bulletin has reached out to President Garrett several times, looking for answers to important questions in regards to the university requiring a student to sign a non-disclosure agreement before filing a sexual misconduct complaint against a professor.

Garrett instructed The Bulletin to direct all questions to Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations.

Garrett refused to directly answer our questions herself or meet with us in person.

Larson failed to provide any real answers to our questions.

Instead of responding to multiple interview requests, Garrett sent out a statement to campus after our paper was distributed last Thursday.

The statement did not shed any light on the matter, but instead was disingenu-

ous and filled with confusing legal language.

Garrett said in her statement that the university is following new guidance that they received in Sept. 2017, which “removed this feature from Title IX investigations.”

However, after saying that NDAs are no longer required, Garrett goes on to say that “confidentiality requirements are in place to ensure that those who feel they have been wronged have a safe and secure channel for reporting complaints.”

If this procedure is no longer required, why is it necessary to defend confidentiality requirements?

How does this protect the students?

Clearly, the faculty and administration are the only ones being served here.

Although we recognize the importance of protecting student privacy, there is something equally important, and that is justice.

NDAs are a way for the university to act unfairly and keep others from knowing.

Shouldn’t the university’s first priority be to students, rather than protecting faculty members and creating policies that hamper justice?

We think so.

Students should be able to trust that the university has our best interests at heart.

Until Garrett’s presidency becomes more transparent, we will not be convinced that Emporia State is dedicated to its student body.

Only tyrants refuse to answer the questions of those governed.

Only dictators deny justice to the victimized.

President Garrett, we believe you are neither a tyrant nor a dictator. But, you’re not yet the president we need.

It’s time to put aside the crown and be the leader we know you can be.

Cartoon By Brock Artis | The Bulletin

Capitalism is a Zero tolerance for harassment force for good GUEST EDITORIAL

Reprinted with permission from Wednesday’s Emporia Gazette

How in the world can an Emporia State professor take a student into a locked storage room on campus, attempt to have inappropriate relations against the girl’s will and still be teaching at Emporia State University?

That was our question after reading a story written by the ESU Bulletin and published in Friday’s Emporia Gazette.

Needless to say, the story and university response is shocking, disturbing and highlights the failure of the university system.

This ESU professor is still allowed to teach even after the university completed an investigation that found “a preponderance of evidence that Dr. (Brian) Schrader abused his authority as professor and violated ESU’s sexual harassment policy.”

So, how could a professor be teaching after all that? We do not know. But it would appear through the processes and investigations, ESU lost

sight of what was important — which was removing the professor from contact with students.

We commend the girl for trying to work through the process and then doing more to make sure her story was heard by going to the Bulletin.

In light of what’s happening across the country to shed light on and stop this type of behavior, it’s surprising ESU didn’t do more to demonstrate a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to sexual harassment.

President Garrett’s published response dealt mainly with explaining the process of the Title IX investigation and seemed to lack any empathy of the situation or provide any clarity as to why he is still teaching.

Even the email correspondence to the victim by ESU administration seemed to be out of touch.

ESU Vice President David Cordle responded to the victim by saying, in part, “We

hope that overall your experience as a student has been positive. ….”

Cordle would not disclose the consequences to Schrader, but did say he should not have contact with the victim.

If she didn’t like the consequences, she could file a written appeal within 30 days.

ESU needs to have processes and procedures that protect students so they don’t feel “helpless,” as the young woman in the story said she felt.

If it were us, this would have been our response to their situation: “To the victim, we are so sorry and we apologize. We failed you and the system failed. This professor is no longer in a teaching capacity and is not in a position to harm any more students.”

Chris Walker “The Emporia Gazette” Editor & Publisher

Everyone Should Try Kindness

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Last week I was doing some quick grocery shopping. I had 15 items, so I got in the express lane. Then, a woman with just two cartons of ice cream got in line behind me.

Since she had way fewer items than I did, I offered to 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KS 66801 Campus Box 4068 Emporia State University 3rd floor Memorial Union, Room 312 Phone: 620-341-5201 Fax: 620-341-5865 Email: rkarst@esubulletin.com bcox@esubulletin.com www.esubulletin.com

switch places with her. She seemed so surprised when I asked, and said that it was perfectly fine. We had a pleasant conversation, and she told everyone that got in line behind us what I had offered.

When I offered to switch places, I wasn’t thinking anything of it. Growing up, I always spent a lot of time with my mom, and she would model to me what kindness is.

She would offer to take carts back to the cart return for elderly shoppers. She always held doors open for people.

I am incredibly thankful for everything my mom has taught me, but I feel like treating everyone with kindness is by far the most important.

There is no such thing as a

“small” act of kindness, since usually it has a huge impact on someone. Hold the door for someone. Offer a helping hand. Compliment someone.

There are endless possibilities to show kindness to others.

There is so much negativity around us, so why add to it? By sharing your smile and kindness, you can help make the world just that much better.

When was the last time you did something nice for someone? Held the door?

Offered a helping hand? How about the last time you paid someone a genuine, sincere compliment?

Not only does showing kindness to others make their day a little brighter, a great feeling swells inside of you, too!

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It’s a common misconception that business is a form of theft, especially in the United States. The truth is, capitalism has been a huge force for good in the world.

Capitalism thrives on mutual benefit between two or more parties, there is no coercion. If you go to McDonald’s to buy a McChicken, you get a McChicken out of the deal, and McDonald’s gets your dollar. You haven’t been stolen from, you’ve willingly forgone your dollar to get something of greater or equal value, the McChicken.

Capitalism is also great for students because it enhances competition between educational institutions.

If there was a government operated education system without the private market, the government would decide what the prices should be and you’d be forced to pay them if you wanted post-high school education.

However, thanks to capitalism and the free market,

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there are thousands of schools that are competing for your dollar “votes.” Due to this fact, school prices are being kept down much more than they would be if the government was more involved.

Capitalism also “kills” bigotry.

If I’m a racist restaurant owner and I won’t sell my products to minorities, than the minorities will just go across the street and eat somewhere where they’re welcome.

Over time the restaurant that is most welcome to all people will receive the most income, while the bigot’s restaurant will go out of business and his family will starve or be forced to rethink their prejudices.

There is much data to show that the more government intervention in an economy, the more poverty, income inequality and fewer rights citizens have.

China, Russia, Cuba and North Korea all have MUCH more income inequality than the United States does.

It’s no wonder that the vast majority of countries in the world operate under a free market system.

Therefore my fellow students, the next time you hear someone mention capitalism, instead of anger and resentment coming to mind, maybe you should try to think about all the fantastic things capitalism has brought us and be grateful for the fact you live in the best possible economic system the world has to offer.

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Oficina Internacional de Educación llevó a cabo un panel de estudiantes internacionales

Calandra Matoushauge, estudiante de primer año en bioquímica, panelista y estudiante internacional de Zimbabwe, habla sobre el sistema de educación de su país y como estudiantes de Zimbabwe tienen que tomar un examen internacional antes de atender una universidad en America durante el panel de estudiantes internacionales el jueves pasado en el Kanza Room. Otros temas que fueron discutidos incluyen como la educación es diferente en otros países, las expectativas de estudiantes internacionales y que metas tienen los estudiantes. Xiangru Chen | The Bulletin

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La Oficina de Educación Internacional (OIE) tuvo un panel de estudiantes internacionales el jueves pasado para debatir temas relacionados con la educación internacional y las experiencias de los estudiantes sobre este tema.

"Cuando los estudiantes internacionales vienen aquí se topan con diferentes tipos de problemas, y la mayoría de las veces su pregunta no puede ser respondida”, dijo Qiyang

Zhang, profesor de ciencia física. "Entonces, cualquier información que reunamos durante el panel de estudiantes podría ser muy útil para futuros estudiantes internacionales”.

La junta duró aproximadamente una hora. Preguntas a los estudiantes sobre los objetivos y expectativas de los estudiantes, su transición a la universidad, etc. y luego mantuvo una discusión abierta sobre estos temas.

"Mis expectativas eran definitivamente construir una red más grande y es

realmente increíble, la experiencia que se obtiene al estudiar e interactuar con personas de culturas y orígenes de tantos países diferentes”, dijo Amira Naji, asistente posgrado de programación internacional en OIE y estudiante de posgrado de administración con una concentración de sistemas de información.

"Hay mucho que aprender y eso definitivamente me hace querer viajar más y explorar el mundo”.

También discutieron los posibles conceptos erróneos que los estudiantes internacionales y no internacionales podrían enfrentar y permitieron a los estudiantes aclarar cómo podría verse en la realidad, así como también cómo es la diversidad en sus vidas.

"Para mí, cuando llegué aquí, traté de encontrar personas que fueran iguales a mí”, dijo Calandra Matoushaya, estudiante de primer año en bioquímica de Zimbabwe. "Terminé teniendo un grupo de amigos con diferentes antecedentes, creencias, nivel socioeconómico, valores y familias, y creo que a pesar de que son diferentes, encontramos un terreno común en el que nos conectamos”.

Parte del panel implicó una discusión abierta sobre cómo los sistemas educativos y las expectativas para los estudiantes pueden diferir de un país a otro, incluida la importancia de las calificaciones, el tamaño de las clases, etc.

"Ellos (paneles de estudiantes) traen personas interesadas en aprender sobre otras culturas”, dijo Matoushaya.

"Aprender sobre las diferentes culturas y lo que la gente sigue, porque la mayoría de las veces no puedes interactuar con otros estudiantes internacionales”.

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El grupo de arcilla tiene un estudio abierto para el semestre de primavera C esar S anchez csanchez@esubulle tin.com

El miércoles 14 de febrero de las 5:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m. dentro King Hall en campus, el grupo de arcilla tuvo su estudio abierto de una vez al semestre dejando que cualquier persona entrara y tratara de hacer arte de cerámica.

“Abrimos nuestro estudio al publico y dejamos que entren y experimenten con cómo es trabajar con arcilla y trabajar con cerámica”, dijo Emily Young, vicepresidente del gremio de arcilla y estudiante de cuarto año en cerámica.

También trajeron estudiantes de la organización de terapia de arte estudiantil (SATO) para que ayudaran con el estudio. Costó cinco dólares por persona para entrar, parte del dinero fue donado al l consejo nacional de educación para el arte de cerámica.

Se ha convertido más o menos en una recaudación de fondos para el grupo de arcilla”, dijo Stephanie Lanter, instructora de cerámica y consejera del grupo de arcilla. “En los últimos tres años hemos ido a una conferencia sobre cerámica en la primavera, y cada año esta en una diferente ciudad en el país.

Este año va ser en Pitts-

burg así que los fondos proporcionarán a ayuda”.

El grupo de arcilla también donó parte del dinero que recibieron del evento a Plumb Place, un asilo de mujeres en Emporia, KS. “La mayoría del dinero del estudio abierto fue asea un tipo de caridad”, dijo Charlotte Blackwell, una estudiante de tercer año con en cerámica y soplado de vidrio. “Este semestre 60% del dinero fue asea Plumb Place, el asilo local de mujeres”.

Aunque ya paso el estudio abierto, el grupo de arcilla tendrá una venta de cerámica en Main Street en el Unión, que es una vez por semestre. La venta será del 28 de febrero hasta el 2 de marzo de 9:00 a.m.

– 4:30 p.m. de acuerdo con Lanter.

“La mayoría de las cosas son vasos, tazas, platos hondos, a veces platos y también hay algunas personas con cosas esculturales”, dijo Lanter.

“La cosa que me gusta mas de estar en el grupo de arcilla es ayudar a la gente aprender mas sobre esto”, dijo Blackwell. “Tenemos varias personas durante la venta y el estudio abierto que absolutamente no tienen idea de que es la cerámica y siempre es divertido explicando lo que es y como sirve”.

Centro Cristiano de estudiantes sirve espagueti gratis cada viernes G aby A mparan g a m pa r a n @ e s u b u l l e t i n . c o m

Cada viernes de las 11a.m. a las 2 p.m. el centro cristiano de estudiantes le da el bienvenido a aproximadamente 300 estudiantes para darles un lonche de pasta. Opciones de ensalada, espagueti, pan, vegetales y postres son ofrecidos gratis a todos.

“Hemos estado haciendo esto por mucho tiempo, por lo menos 20 años”, dijo Anita Wright, voluntaria del centro. “Cuando empezamos a ofrecer lonche teníamos de 10 a 12 estudiantes”.

El centro cristiano de estudiantes empezó esta tradición de viernes con un desayuno de pancakes, pero después de que cambiaron de voluntarios, se cambiaron al lonche. Espagueti se sirve porque es fácil de cocinar para bastante gente. Espagueti también es una opcion barata; es estimado que el precio por plato de estudiante es $1, según Wright.

Desde que empezaron a ofrecer un lonche de espagueti gratis, el número de estudiantes que van ha crecido. La hora más ocupada es a las 12 p.m., después de que estudiantes salen de clase a las 11:50 a.m.

Los voluntarios cuentan platos para saber cuanta gente se sirvió. También ofrecen cajas para llevar para los estudiantes más ocupados, para que puedan servirse y salir pronto.

“Es muy raro y si no estoy ahí”, dijo Eli STewart, estudiante de tercer año en psicologia. “Usualmente me junto con unos amigos después de que salgo de mi clase a las 11. Me quedo como una hora y hablo con amigos mientras como”.

Voluntarios Neil Tayler, Ginger Haas, Barbara Unruh, DeAn Gortzen, Marge Serivner, Anita Wright, Kathy Weakley y Kathy Harder ayudan a preparar el espagueti cada semana.

Aunque el centro designa a una persona para comprar mandado, muchos ingredientes son donados por voluntarios y organizaciones. Corky’s

Cupboard dona los ejotes para el lonche y voluntarios hornean postres, según Wight.

Voluntarios empiezan a preparar el espagueti y la ensalada el viernes en la mañana y siguen hasta las 2 p.m., dijo Wright.

“Cada quien tiene un rol diferente, el primer grupo llega a las 9 a.m. para empezar a preparar”, dijo Wright. “Los demás llegan pronto después, y todos están aquí a las 10 a.m. Luego nos quedamos hasta las 2:30-3 p.m. para recoger”.

Leah Nelson, estudiante de tercer año en marketing, dice que come el espagueti cada semana.

“Creo que es una buena representación de lo que es Emporia”, dijo Nelson. “Es una comunidad cercana y generosa, me deja con una sonrisa y una estomago lleno cada viernes”.

El centro cristiano de estudiantes invita a todos que vengan y coman espagueti. Y si estudiantes quieren ayudar, pueden hablar con cualquiera de los voluntarios.

Zoe Gillis, estudiante de segundo año en pintura, trabaja con arcilla en su clase ayer en King Hall. El grupo de arcilla tendrá ceramica de venta de las 9 a.m. a las 4:30 p.m. del 28 de febrero al 2 de marzo en Main Street para juntar dinero para caridad y conferencias. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

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Christian Student Center provides free spaghetti every Friday C aleb M oes cmoes@esubulle tin.com

Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m the Christian Student Center, 1503 Merchant St., welcomes approximately 300 students to a free pasta meal. Salad options along with warm spaghetti, bread, vegetables and desserts are offered for free to anyone and everyone.

“We’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember, at least over 20 years,” said Anita Wright, volunteer at the Christian Student Center.

“When we first started offering lunch we had about ten to 12 students that would

come.”

The Christian Student Center began this Friday tradition with a pancake meal, but after volunteer turnover the lunch menu changed.

Spaghetti is the meal of choice because it is easy to cook for a large number of people. Spaghetti is also a cost efficient option; it is estimated that the cost per plate is only $1.

Since they started offering a free spaghetti meal, the number of students attending has grown by dozens, according to Wright. The busiest time is at noon, right after students get out of class at 11:50 a.m.

The volunteers count

plates to help keep track of how many people have been served. They also offer to-go boxes for students with busier schedules, so they’re able to grab a meal and eat on the go.

“It’s very rare that I’m not there,” said Eli Stewart, junior psychology major. “I usually meet up with a friend or two and go at 11 right after class. I usually stay for an hour and chat with friends while we eat.”

Volunteers Neil Tayler, Ginger Haas, Barbara Unruh, DeAnn Goertzen, Marge Serivner, Anita Wright, Kathy Weakley and Kathy Harder all help prepare for the spa-

Celebrating the Year of the Dog

ghetti feed every week.

Although the Christian Student Center designates one person to do grocery shopping, many of the lunch items are donated by volunteers and organizations, according to Wright. Corky’s Cupboard donates the green beans for the meal and the volunteers bake desserts.

Volunteers start putting the spaghetti and salad together Friday morning and the cooking continues until 2 p.m., Wright said.

“Everyone has a different role in what they do, the first group arrives at 9 a.m to start preparing,” Wright said.

“The rest of us just keep trick-

ling in, everyone is here by 10 a.m. Then we stay until 2:30-3 p.m. to clean up.”

Leah Nelson, junior marketing major, said that she eats free spaghetti every week.

“I think it shows what the town of Emporia stands for,” Nelson said. “It’s a close knit community that gives with open arms, it leaves me with a smile and a full stomach every Friday.”

The Christian Student Center invites everyone to stop by and eat spaghetti. If students are wanting to help, they can talk to any of the volunteers about staying after to help clean.

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no building nor grounds.”

The Kansas State Normal School had to borrow from the county school district, operating in the upstairs room of Emporia’s stone schoolhouse, according to Feliciano. The school had no seats, desks or other furniture.

“From Lyman Kellogg and these 18 Normal School students grew the university we know today as Emporia State University,” Feliciano said.

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luncheon, in which attendees celebrated ESU’s 155th year as a university.

“One hundred and fiftyfive years ago, 18 students arrived to the first day of class,” said Jose Feliciano, director of alumni relations. “Lyman B. Kellogg, first president of the Kansas State Normal School, started a school that had

Kansas lawmakers split on response to teen governor hopefuls Shuaina Zhou, freshman music major, Nan Li, freshman music major, Ruosi Liu, senior information systems major, Yu Lin, freshman music major, and Han Yu, junior biology major, perform a traditional Chinese dance called “Cai Wei- From the book of Odes” on Saturday in Albert Taylor Hall for the Spring Festival. The festival was held to celebrate Year of the Dog. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

Clay Guild raises money for women’s shelter M egan S heckells msheckells@esubulle tin.com

said. “This year it’s in Pittsburgh so the funds will help provide support.”

For an additional fundraiser, the Clay Guild also holds a ceramics sale on the Memorial Union Main Street once a semester. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28 to March 2, according to Lanter.

“Most of the time there are cups, mugs, bowls, sometimes

plates and then some people usually have little sculptural things,” Lanter said.

Blackwell said that she enjoys the opportunity to teach people about ceramics.

“We get several people during the sale and open studio that have absolutely no idea what ceramics is,” Blackwell said. “It’s always fun explaining what it is and how it works.”

The Clay Guild held an open studio to help raise money for Plumb Place, a local women’s shelter located at 224 E. 6th Ave, as well as to help Clay Guild members attend a conference and for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The open studio was Valentine’s Day and anyone who wanted to try their hand at ceramics was able to attend.

“We open up our studio to the public and we let them come in and experience what it’s like to work with clay, to work with ceramics,” said Emily Young, vice president of the Clay Guild and senior ceramics major.

They also brought in students from the Student Art Therapy Organization to help with the studio. It cost five dollars per person at the door and some of the funds earned will go to the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts “Most of the earnings from the open studio usually go to a charity of sorts,” said Charlotte Blackwell junior glass-blowing and ceramics major. “This semester 60 percent of our earnings went to Plumb Place, the local women’s shelter.”

The open studio has also become a fundraiser for the Clay Guild itself, according to Stephanie Lanter, advisor for the Clay Guild and ceramics instructor “In the last three years we have gone to a ceramics conference in the spring, and every Zoe Gillis, sophomore painting major, works at the pottery wheel for year it’s in a different city wheelthrowing class yesterday in King Hall. Clay Guild will have a ceramics around the country,” Lanter sale 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28 to March 2 on Main Street to fundraise for charities and conferences. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

By MITCHELL WILLETTS, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — In a Kansas governor’s race that’s already wild and crowded, more than half a dozen of the prospective candidates are teenagers, and legislators are divided over whether to try to prevent having such young hopefuls in the field in the future.

The Kansas House on a 7343 vote advanced a bill Tuesday that would require candidates for governor and other statewide offices to be voters in the state, starting next year, effectively setting the minimum age at 18. House members were expected to take a final vote by Wednesday to determine whether the bill passes and goes to the Senate.

Some lawmakers said candidates should have some life experience before running for governor and that not having an age limit allows the ballot to get too cluttered with people who may not be serious.

Others argued that creating barriers to running is undemocratic and there’s no reason to discourage young people from being engaged in politics.

Kansas and Vermont are the only states with no age requirement to run for governor.

Until this year, Kansas officials haven’t discussed the need for one. The wide-open governor’s race and the national attention paid to the teens who have declared their candidacies have some lawmakers wanting to step in. The state also lacks a formal residency requirement for candidates, which has attracted some teen hopefuls from out of state as well.

Six Kansas teenagers have formed campaign committees, and the first, 17-year-old Wichita student Jack Bergeson has paid a $2,207 filing fee to secure a spot on the August primary ballot. At least three out-of-state teens also have declared their candidacies, exploiting the lack of a specific residency requirement that the bill also would impose.

More than 20 prospective candidates for Kansas governor of all political stripes have declared themselves, and one south-central Kansas man even tried to launch

a campaign for his dog. ExRepublican Gov. Sam Brownback was term-limited when he resigned last month for an ambassador’s post, and new GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer faces a tough battle for a full, fouryear term.

“Maybe we’ll have some Russian operative who wants to file as governor because we have no statute against that,” said House Elections Committee Chairman Keith Esau, a conservative Kansas City-area Republican.

Other lawmakers, including top Senate Republicans, think having a minimum age is reasonable. Rep. Jene Vickrey, a conservative eastern Kansas Republican, favored setting it at 30. He said that is an age in which someone has gained some life experience.

Having such young candidates can be a distraction and take away from those who are “engaged in really making an effort in being the next governor,” Vickrey said.

A majority of states require their governors to be at least 30 and to have been residents for at least two years, according to the Council of State Governments.

In Vermont, a 13-year-old boy declared his candidacy last fall, but Kansas has gained far more notoriety since Bergeson launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination last summer as a 16-year-old.

His platform includes legalizing and taxing marijuana and raising the minimum wage.

He called the age-requirement bill “obviously reactionary.”

“It is obviously coming up because they feel threatened, and they feel that people are bringing up real issues and the politicians in power don’t like to hear those things,” Bergeson said.

Some lawmakers side with Bergeson and the other teens — at least the ones who are running and from Kansas.

Those legislators argued during Tuesday’s debate that the state shouldn’t dampen young people’s interest in politics.

Democratic state Rep. Vic Miller, of Topeka, said if a teenager can manage to win a primary, “Then so be it.”

“That’s called democracy, and I love democracy,” he said.

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Administrators discuss KBOR meeting A llie C rome acrome@esubulle tin.com

Administrators met last Friday to discuss what occurred during the most recent Kansas Board of Regents meeting, Feb. 14 and 15.

According to President Allison Garrett, there was only one ESU specific item on the Board of Regents agenda.

In order for the new dorm to be named after former President Kay Schallenkamp, ESU was required to get approval from KBOR, according to Garrett.

“We proposed that the new dormitory be named for President Kay Schallenkamp, who was the first female president of a public university in Kansas,” Garrett said. “It’s a wonderful way to honor somebody who was a glass ceiling breaker, who did a number of great things while she was here.”

In the KBOR chief academics officers meeting, they spoke about the changes to proposal submissions that were recently made, according to David Cordle, provost.

There is a certain format for submittal that universities must use and the previous for-

mat was complicated to use, Cordle said. In the old format, the prompts that they were required to respond to were easy to misinterpret.

“In many cases there’s more than one way to interpret the information they’re asking for,” Cordle said. “So we find ourselves in the situation where we send a proposal up there, KBOR staff reads it, they say ‘oh well, that’s not what you needed there,’ they send it back to us, you can easily lose two months in the cycle from having it go back and forth.”

According to Cordle, KBOR staff drafted a new process that was more streamlined and clarified the prompts.

During the Fiscal Affairs and Audit meeting, they discussed the upcoming audits, according to Diana Kulhman, vice president of administration and finance.

“As a matter of policy and procedure, the six regents have to report out to fiscal affairs and audit about this time of year, every year, on our current fiscal picture,” Kuhlman said.

Emporia State will be discussing their fiscal picture during the next KBOR meeting,

Provost David Cordle talks about the changes to the proposal process during the post KBOR meeting last Friday in the Veteran’s Hall of Honor. ESU also proposed the naming of the new dorm during the KBOR meeting. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

Kuhlman said.

Megan McReynolds, junior sociology major, said in her committee meeting they spoke about creating a new KBOR

council.

“We talked about...working towards our goal of still creating chief diversity officers council within KBOR,”

McReynolds said.

According to McReynolds, they hope to file on March 1 and discuss the proposal at the next KBOR meeting, March 14.

Juggler Ivan Pecel performs next Wednesday R oyell B owleg rbowleg@esubulle tin.com

Ivan Pecel, juggler and standup comedian, will be performing at 7 p.m. next Wednesday in Bruder Theater.

Pecel is based in Los Angeles, California, and has appeared on MTV, America’s Got Talent and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, according to ivanpecel.com.

His shows can include flaming torches, juggling ping pong balls with only his mouth and comedy, according to his website.

“We heard about Ivan Pecel at our most recent NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) conference,” said Megan Budnik, UAC President and senior business administration major.

The UAC decided upon Pecel’s performance after seeing and enjoying his routine at the NACA conference, Budnik said. They believed that he would be a great addition to the events that UAC puts on for students to enjoy.

Although the specific price for his performance wasn’t given, it was based on a percentage of their current budget, which is subject to change every semester.

The funds required to bring the artist in come from the student activity fee that students pay every semester.

The activity fee is $15.

Student activity fees provide students with the chance to attend events, provide them with services, activities and additional educational opportunities, according to emporia.edu.

Any funds raised by the event do not return to UAC, Budnik said.

“None of the funds used on this event come back to UAC,” Budnik said. “UAC’s goal is to bring the campus together through our events.

We do not make a goal to ‘make money.’ It is important entertaining students and helping them make connections.”

Admission to the event is free. It is open for students and members of the Emporia community to attend.

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ESU’s track and field team split on the weekend; half of the team competed at the UCM Classic in Warrensburg, Missouri, while the other half competed at the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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continued from page 2 McReynolds, ASG President and junior sociology major, sent to the students that asked them to wear black today.

“To stand in solidarity with the ‘Time’s Up’ movement and to rally for the town hall meeting, we encourage all Emporia State University students to wear black tomorrow, Thursday, February 22nd, to come to-

Shepherd competed and won the pole vault at the UCM Classic with a vault of 3.60 meters. According to ESU’s sports website, this is the third best vault in school history.

Junior sprinter Hannah Shield won the 200 meter dash and placed second in the 60 meter dash.

The men’s 200 meter dash was won by junior sprinter

Colin Coleman, while Kyle Evans, a junior sprinter took the gold in the 400 meter dash.

Sophomore sprinter and long jumper Jazmin Williams placed second in the long jump at the Arkansas Qualifier.

The next meet for the Hornets is the MIAA Indoor Conference Championship in Pittsburg, Kansas tomorrow.

gether as a community to put an end to sexual harassment on ESU’s campus and beyond,” McReynolds said in an email to the student body Wednesday.

“I am grateful to her for trying to stand up with me about my case. I want to thank all who support me, including her,” Jane said Wednesday. “On the other hand, it is also dazing. Because I didn’t know that so many people would care about (me). Of course, I thank them. I would like to thank you one by one.”

Jane said she was con-

cerned by the number of times she had heard people on campus ask Asian women, some of whom are her friends, if she was “Jane” from The Bulletin’s story.

“If people find out I’m the victim, I’d have a hard time going to school,” Jane said.

“If my name is announced, people will know my face and there is a burden of feeling their eyes during school.”

Jane says she is still suffering from anxiety, but being able to tell her story and hearing the support from the campus and surrounding areas has made her feel better.

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Emporia State goes 1-3 at home opener C hristina W ankum c wa n k u m @ e s u b u l l e t i n . c o m

The Lady Hornets Softball team played at home last weekend in a series of four games in two days in the Emporia State Classic. Their record over the course of the series was 1-3.

“On the positive side, this weekend was full of lessons,” said Annelise Rockley, senior UTL (utility player). “Everyone of us gets stronger each game we play. It’s still early in the season, we took a couple steps back this weekend, but we will bounce back.”

In the first day of the tournament, the Hornets fell to both University of Missouri- St. Louis and Henderson State University.

Their first match was played against the University of Missouri-St. Louis Feb. 17. In the first inning, each team scored one point to keep the game fairly low-scoring until the Hornets scored five runs in the fifth inning.

This lead, however, would not last for long, as the University of MissouriSt. Louis scored six runs to take the lead. The Hornets fell 7-10 in the first game of the ESU Classic.

Their second match was played against Henderson State University.

The Hornets went hitless for the first two innings and ended up falling to Henderson State University 2-6.

Annelise Rockley, senior utility, runs off base on Saturday at Trusler Sports Complex. The team lost both games Saturday against University of Missouri-St. Louis and Southern Arkansas University. Gabriel Molina Maruda | The Bulletin

The Hornet women had a positive third match the following day against Southern Arkansas in a very close, low scoring game.

The score was tied 1-1 for the first four innings, before the Hornets scored two runs in the fifth inning while Southern Arkansas scored one run.

Two more runs were scored in total as the

Hornets came out on top for a much needed victory, 4-3.

The fourth and final match of the weekend was a double header played the same day after the Hornet’s victory over Southern Arkansas. The Hornets played William Jewell College out of Missouri.

Neither team got off to a quick start in the scoring

department.

However, William Jewell College scored five of their six total runs in the top of the third.

The Hornets ended up falling to William Jewell 3-6 to finish up the ESU Classic at home.

“I think we played together pretty well,” said Danielle Sprinkle, first baseman and UTL (utility player). “Our

offense wasn’t as strong as we have been in the past but our defense was very consistent the whole weekend.”

The Hornet women will be back in action at home this weekend in a tournament against three other teams. Games start at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and the final game at 2 p.m. the following day.

Women’s basketball victorious over SW Baptist M ackenzie T hornton mthornton@esubulle tin.com

Emporia State women’s basketball took on Southwest Baptist last T h u r s d a y, i n B o l i v a r, Missouri. Despite a rocky start, the Hornets came

back to defeat the Bearcats 77-63.

The Bearcats took off in the beginning of the first quarter, leading by seven points with just 2:41 left in the period. At the end of the quarter, the Hornets were trailing by 5 points, 13-18.

At the beginning of the second quarter the Lady Hornets tied the score 2020 just a few minutes in.

The Hornets took a minor lead, 27-26 as the game progressed, however, the Bearcats answered with an 8-0 run, and a three pointer. This raised the

score to 31-39 going into the locker room.

The Lady Hornets came out of the locker room ready to score as they went on a 13-0 run to start the half. With about 2 minutes left in the quarter the Hornets lead by 10, 56-46.

The Hornets ended in a double digit lead as they won the game, defeating the Bearcats, 77-63.

The Lady Hornets will be back in action at 5:30 p.m. today in Ta h l e q u a h , O k l a h o m a , playing Northeastern State University.

Baseball sweeps Newman

M ackenzie T hornton

mthornton@esubulle tin.com

The Hornet men came away from the weekend series against Newman University with three wins.

The baseball team now has a record of 6-4.

They traveled to Wichita, Kansas last Thursday to play the first game of the series. Seth Holman, senior pitcher, started on the hill for the Hornets, giving up one run on two hits and nine strikeouts.

ESU jumped on the board throughout the game, scoring in the second, fourth, and sixth innings.

Trevor Turner, senior center fielder, had three hits and scored two runs for the Hornets.

Brian Grove, junior second baseman, hit a 3-RBI homerun in the game, while senior left fielder Mack Gowing also contributed with two hits and two RBIs on the day. The final score of the game was 7-1, in favor of Emporia.

Game two of the series was held in Emporia last Saturday. Offensively, the

Hornets did not have any trouble scoring, as ESU scored 16 runs in the game.

The Hornets had 13 combined hits for the day.

Turner led the team with five of his own hits. Gowing and Bryce Fischer, senior right fielder, also added three hits each.

Tanner Cairns, Junior pitcher, picked up the win, as he pitched five innings with five strikeouts and two earned runs on five total hits.

The third and final game of the series led ESU to their sixth straight win on the season. The Hornets’ 10-7 win was given to Max Simpson, senior pitcher.

Leading ESU at the plate was Fischer who went three for five on the day with three RBIs and doubles.

Mason Brow n , se n ior center, also added two hits and one RBI. ESU swept their second series of the season, and will be back in action this Saturday. The Hornets Sloan Baker, junior pitcher, pitches on Saturday at the Trusler Sports Complex against Newman University. ESU will travel to Maryville, won 16 to 4. Gabriel Molina Maruda | The Bulletin Missouri to take on Northwest Missouri at 3 p.m.