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VOLUME 118 - NUMBER 18

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THE STUDENTS’ VOICE SINCE 1901

ASG votes to award $152,240 in allocations Sarah Spoon

Editor-in-Chief

The Associated Student Government voted in favor of distributing $152,240 in allocations to 72 organizations during their meeting Thursday which was held in Visser, due to the high number of attendees. The bill passed with no against and no abstentions from voting. $60,000 of the allocations will go to ASG’s operating costs.

ASG also approved $1,105 in reserve fund requests for two organizations.

“To receive the allocations,... it’s by reimbursement only,” said Malcolm Dade, chair of ASG fiscal affairs committee and senior accounting major. “So once you have all the receipts for your trip or your speaker or your publicity, please go see Anna Dragoo in the CSI (Center for Student Involvement) office.”

ASG implemented a $1,680 cap this year for how much funding organizations could request.

“The trips’ amounts have been capped for four people...at $270 per person, so that means that the total cap amount is $1,080,” Dad said. “Anything over that amount will just be capped at $1,080. Speaker cap...is $500, and

Associated Student Government senators raise their hands during a vote at the beginning of the ASG meeting on March 21.

The meeting was held in Visser Hall 118 to accommodate the Recognized Student Organizations representatives, which had to be in attendance in order to receive their allocations. Margaret Mellott | The Bulletin

publicity cap is $100.”

ASG President Michael Webb has the power to veto line items for RSO and will be considering that for RSOs who were not present at the meeting.

The organizations awarded the complete amount possible were: Alpha Kappa Delta, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Beta Beta, Chinese Students and Scholarship Association, Didde Catholic Campus Center, E-KANS, A Capella Choir, ESU Ambassadors, American Chemical Soci-

ety Student Affiliate, Collegiate Republicans, Marketing Club, Glass Guild, Organization of Biology Graduate Students, Panhellenic Association, PRIDE, Public Affairs Club, Soccer Club, Student Art Therapy Organization, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Student Chapter of the American Library Association, The Photo Club and Xenos.

No representatives from the student organizations receiving allocations spoke during the

Professor requests $18,000 for weather station Lucas Lord Staff Writer

Paul Zunkel, assistant professor of physical science, has

Paul Zunkel, assistant professorof physcial science, talks about the $18,000 weather station he has requested from the university Friday in the in the Science Hall. Zunkel said the current weather station’s problems outweighed the benefits. Xialoe Chou | The Bulletin

recently put in a request for an $18,000 weather station.

ESU currently has a weather station on the roof of the Science Hall.

“There are a lot of issues with a roof-mounted station,” Zunkel said. “One of the issues we can have with weather stations that are mounted on a roof, is if they’re not calibrated and that calibrations not maintained, you can get some erroneous values and we want to try and avoid that as much as possible. They require a lot of maintenance.”

The data from the current station is a hassle to get ahold of, requiring a lot of IT work before they can work with it, according to Zunkel.

“My thoughts were that we should get something newer… something that can connect to the mezonenetworks,” Zunkel said. “These networks help get a finer picture of what’s going on around Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, what have you.”

The station would require a small area away from traffic, in a field somewhere, according to Zunkel.

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Lyon County History Center to hold community book read Margaret Mellott Managing Editor

The Lyon County Historical Society will be holding a panel discussion over Sarah Smarsh’s New York Times Bestselling Book “Heartland: Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth” at 6:30 P.M. April 4 at the History Center. The event is a precursor to Smarsh’s visit to Emporia at 2 p.m.

Attendance to the panel is

free. The panel is funded by a KC Humanities grant.

“The grant will provide 40 copies of the book for community and campus members via the Center for Great Plains Studies at ESU or the Lyon County History Center in town…It also provided a small stipend of $50 for the panelists” said De Wayne Backhus, chair of the Center for Great Plains Studies Advisory Committee and retired ESU professor. “It’s incredibly beneficial

meeting.

In other business, the School Psychology Student Society received $675 for lodging and travel from a reserve fund request. The bill passed 18 in favor, 0 against and with 0 abstentions.

“We just recently took a trip to Atlanta, Georgia and what we’re requesting the funds for.

It was the National Association for School of Psychologists,” said Brettany Williams, president of the School Psychology Student Society and psychology gradu-

ate student. “We attended 45 minute sessions throughout the day just to get professional development.”

The Students for Environmental Sustainability organization received $430 to pay for a speaker. The bill passed 18 in favor, 0 against and with 0 abstentions.

“Our goal as a club is to promote environmental awareness and promote campus sustainability through student action,” said Colin Dallimore, senior biochemistry and molecular biology major.

ASG also recognized two organizations as official registered student organizations. The Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization and ESU Print Guild as an official registered student organization.

“Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization, while it sounds like a business organization, is actually a club for anyone on campus because you don’t have to be business minded to be an entrepreneur,” said Carissa McAfee, junior marketing and management major.

Both bills recognizing the organizations were passed with 18 in favor, 0 against and 0 abstensee ALLOCATIONS page 2

ESU nursing students add 349 to donor list Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

Ten Emporia State nursing students put together a DKMS swab drive last Thursday and Friday in the Memorial Union, Union Square, HPER building, Science Hall and Visser Hall.

They added 349 to the donor list, which surpassed the previous swab drive two years ago at 230 donors.

“I was pretty proud of it. I was very excited,” said Katelyn Hutley, senior nursing major.

“We tried to be as all encompassing on campus as we could be so we could get more people.”

DKMS is a international nonprofit based in Germany that matches bone marrow donors with people who need transplants, according to dkms. org. DKMS pays for the materials required to register, like the swabs.

“We decided that we, as a department would incorporate this into one of our public health practicum projects,” said Kari Hess, associate professor of nurs-

ing. “We actually had a group of students assigned to promoting the event and then participating in the event.”

Hess said the ESU nursing department plans on repeating this project every few years.

“We’ve established a really good relationship with DKMS and their staff, as well as Earl (Young),” Hess said. “Our big charge this year was to get more numbers than we did prior to and we did...In fact the first day we almost exceeded what we did the first time in two days.”

Earl Young won a gold medal in the 1960s Olympics and was a speaker at the ESU DKMS swab drive both this time and two years ago.

“Right now, someone is sitting in a bed, waiting for that person to be put on the registry,” Hess said. “If people don’t take five minutes to do what his (Earl Young’s) donor did in Germany two weeks prior to his diagnosis, he wouldn’t have been here for our drive. He wouldn’t have see MARROW page 7

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NEWS

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More than ‘mere advocacy:’

Diversity candidate talks Diversity candidate talks structural changes, cultural competence, representation making change

TaJuan Wilson Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

TaJuan Wilson, currently an assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, spoke and took questions from Emporia State students, faculty and staff last Friday as he is one of two candidates being considered for the Senior Diversity Officer position.

“I believe in coming into environments and transforming to be better,” Wilson said.

“There’s work that specifically needs to be done on Emporia State University...I believe in cultural consciousness, which is the notion that you have an ongoing responsibility and commitment to engage in this work day in and day out and that you are never done learning about diversity and inclusion.”

The person selected will have to collaborate with people across campus to develop strategies to recruit and retain a diverse campus and implement diversity training initiatives, according to emporia.edu.

The Senior Diversity Officer Search Committee has nar-

rowed their search down to two candidates: Wilson and Aswad Allen, from UC Denver.

“People have asked me all throughout the day ‘Why am I interested in Emporia State University?,’” Wilson said. “I think if I could sum it up in a word after being here today it’s because of the opportunity that I see to really impact change on this campus with respect to issues of diversity and inclusion.”

Wilson said he rarely ever uses the word “diversity,” because diversity is just the first step. Instead, Wilson says we should be working towards equity and inclusion.

“What is my vision for diversity, equity and inclusion?

I think it’s a cultivated environment where diversity, equity and inclusion work is the responsibility of every community member,” Wilson said.

“I would like to create conditions where every person can contribute in their unique and equal way and feel safe and secure in doing so. Essentially, I want you to be able to be yourself at Emporia State University.”

Wilson also emphasized the importance of collaboration, saying that nothing can be accomplished without collaboration, and wanted ESU to make diversity, equity and inclusion training a top priority.

The committee will announce their candidate selection in the next couple of weeks, according to Jim Williams, chair of the Senior Diversity Officer Search Committee and vice president of

Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

Aswad Allen, currently the assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at the University of Colorado Denver, spoke and took questions from Emporia State students, faculty and staff last Monday as he is one of two candidates being considered for the senior diversity officer position.

“Because of my background and my experiences, no matter what is going on in my world or the world of those I’m with, I’m always searching to try and find solutions,” said Allen. “I try to not say ‘We can’t.’ I try to say ‘How can we?’”

The person selected will have to collaborate with people across campus to develop strategies to recruit and retain a diverse campus and implement diversity training initiatives, according to emporia.edu.

The Senior Diversity Officer Search Committee has narrowed their search down to two candidates: Allen and TaJuan Wilson, from Medical University of South Carolina.

Allen said he could understand where underprivileged students come from because of his own experiences growing up.

“I grew up in a house of serious dysfunction. Along with my father being a Vietnam veteran, he had post traumatic stress that played itself out often in the home,” Allen said. “There was a lot of violence and abuse. There were a lot of mental health issues...I left home when I was 16 because of the dysfunction, and I was homeless for a time.”

Allen uses this experience to

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tially be an organization that not only involve print makers, but continued from page 1 also students, faculty members and other people in the commutions.

“ESU Print Guild will essen- nity,” said Thuong Tran, senior art,

Aswad Allen bridge gaps between underprivileged students and administration before, specifically with student veterans, athletes and students of color, and hopes to be able to bring this skill to Emporia State.

Allen also emphasized the importance of structural and institutional changes when it comes to diversity.

“There is a difference between activities and impact. What I am realizing is that there are a lot of activities happening on Emporia State’s campus but the impact may not be quite understood or realized,” Allen said. “(We need to be) talking about sustainable efforts that go beyond...It requires institutionalized initiatives that will measured so that we can get the outcomes.”

Change for diversity on ESU’s campus is a trajectory that is going to involve leadership, changes, support from the community, innovative thinking, time and structural changes, according to Allen.

The committee will announce their candidate selection in the next couple of weeks, according to Jim Williams, chair of the Senior Diversity Officer Search Committee and vice president of student affairs.

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painting and print making major.

ASG passed two resolutions continued from page 1 unanimously: one to celebrate Black History Month and one in instructor at Flint Hills support of affirmative consent.

Technical College; Joelle Spotswood, Emporia State creative writing instructor; and Max McCoy, Kansas author, according to the Humanities Kansas website.

“We partnered with the Lyon County History Center and Historical Society to write a grant for the KC humanities council,” said Susan Brinkman, assistant director for the Center for Great Plains Studies.

They had originally planned the writer’s workshop with Sarah Smarsh, but decided to hold the panel instead, according to Brinkman.

“I think it’s a great way to get other people’s perspectives on books and uncover Source: Malcolm Dade, chair of the ASG fiscal affairs committee and senior accounting major, and The Alloca- themes that maybe you hadn’t tion Bill presented at last Thursday’s meeting. Infographic by Sarah Spoon | The Bulletin thought about before,” Johnson said. “(Sarah Smarsh) talks about rural poverty but I didn’t spend all of my childhood in Kansas, I grew up in an urban area of Pennsylvania where I saw poverty a little different.”

The Tallgrass Science & TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kan- the Kansas Board of Regents enough qualified workers and Nature Writing Workshop sas businesses are asking state requested. Regents say the law- they rely on the state’s higher with Sarah Smarsh is April, lawmakers for big increases in makers allocated $588 million to education system to train future 12-13th. Registration is $160 higher education funding. state universities this year. employees. for two days, or $65 for The Lawrence Journal-World The vice president for human So far the budget-building the Saturday Keynote prereports that a group of more resources at the tech company committees in the House and sentation and is online at than 30 business representatives Garmin in Olathe said busi- Senate have approved bills that tsnw.brownpapertickets.com. and advocates asked lawmakers nesses need skilled workers to would increase higher education to provide the $50 million in- be competitive. Laurie Minard spending between $13 million crease to state universities that said employers struggle to find and $18 million.

Kansas businesses want more money for higher education

Police Reports Logs from ESU Police and Safety March 20 Power for elevator turned off in North Tower. Elevator is out of service.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call in 10 W 12th.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop in 1200 Highland.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop in 1100 Sylvan.

March 21 Officer responded to a parking problem in Kellogg Circle. Vehicle left prior to officer’s arrival.

Officer engaged in community contact with a skateboarder in 100 E 14th. The door to Plumb Hall Room 313 needs attention.

Alex Reid reported a student stuck in the elevator in South Twin Tower. Officer reset elevator and student was released.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop in 10 E 12th.

March 22 Officer responded to reports of a suspicious person in the Memorial Union. Subject was asked to leave the building.

Officer took report of a theft of a bicycle between 3/21/19 at 1600 to 3/22/19 at 1040. Case taken.

Officer assisted KS 749GMC at 901 Constitution with a flat tire. Officer aired rear passenger tire.

Front passenger tire had a sidewall blowout.

March 23 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call in 900 E 12th.

Officers responded to report of water leak in South Twin Towers Room 706. Fridge in room above was defrosting and leaked through the tile.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with four subjects in 1600 Road V-6. Coffey Co. deputy on scene interviewed all subjects and determined no arrest should be made.

March 24 Officer stopped KS 470GMC at 6th and Neosho for driving without lights. A female was taken into custody for DUI and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

March 25 Officer took report of a hit and run accident in Sector 7. Accident occurred between the 3/23/19 and 3/25/19.

March 26 Male student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ to report a stolen bike off campus. Case referred to Emporia Police Dept.

Female student reported the theft of a bicycle seat at ESU PD HQ. The seat was taken between 2130 hours on 3-25-19 and 1230 hours 3-2619. Report taken.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a search for a male subject in the vicinity of 900 Exchange.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Student art showcased at Albrecht-Kemper museum Huayi Zhang Staff Writer

Elicia Aceves, junior painting major, will have two of her paintings featured in a student show at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri.

“I started painting my freshman year of high school after moving to a new state and used it as outlet to express my emotions,” Aceves said. “It was scary and hard being the new kid and art became my coping mechanism. After painting for a while, I just fell in love with it and decided to keep practicing throughout the years.”

The museum is housed in a historic home and hold artwork from artists like Mary Cassatt, Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Hart Benton and Wayne Theibaud, according to visitmo.com.

Aceves said she had an “amazing teacher” during freshman year who pushed her and helped her realized her full potential. When she enrolled in ESU, Elicia was majoring in both painting and pre-med, with plans of attending medical school.

Elicia Aceves, junior painting major, explains her process, yesterday in King Hall, of completing two art pieces that were selected to show at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri. The pieces feature her two siblings. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

“It wasn’t until last semester that I decided to drop premed and do painting as my only major study, now with plans of going to grad school for painting,” Aceves said. “I decided art is something I am much more

passionate about and I enjoy being able to voice my opinions to a larger audience through my pieces.”

Her pieces are presented as a diptych, so they go together side by side to make a single piece.

A I R O EMP EATS Breakfast like Mom’s

Lucas Lord Of the many diners and restaurants in town, so many miss the mark when it comes to breakfast food.

IHOP has variety but lacks any personality and it’s far from what I’d call local.

I’d heard stories about the massive serving sizes at Commercial Street Diner and decided I had to taste it for myself.

Located at 614 Commercial Street, the diner is hardly more than a quick jog away from campus. Situated in a small pocket next to Gravel City Roasters, the diner is small but more than welcoming.

Packed full on a Sunday afternoon, I was lucky enough to get a table to myself. With a good variety of omelets, burgers, massive waffles and pancakes and desserts the diner had just about everything you’d want for

breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner and everything in between.

For about $12 I ordered a cinnamon roll and the #1, the Traditional platter which came with bacon, a biscuit, hash browns and scrambled eggs.

Commercial Street Diner receives 4 out of 5 forks.

Despite being a smaller space, the staff seemed to make it work with great synergy and familiarity with the regulars.

I was served instantly and didn’t have to wait more than 10 minutes for my entrée and cinnamon roll.

The cinnamon roll was almost enough itself. Massive and coated

There is actually a third piece as well, making it a triptych, but it wasn’t finished in time for the submission.

“The piece is titled Pick Your Poison and is important to me for a variety of reasons,” Aceves

said. “The models shown are my siblings, so it has a special place in my heart based on that alone.

I enjoy painting people that are close to me rather than random models because it makes it more personal for me, encouraging me to push myself further and work harder.”

The subjects are painted in a thick colored substance with their eyes closed and an overall peaceful look on their face, Aceves said. The subject’s overall state is up to the viewer’s interpretation.

“I enjoy the contrast of the questionable background with such a calm focus point, it makes the viewer really get in closer and think about what it means,” Aceves said. “I think my paintings were chosen because of my good craftsmanship and overall concept. I spent at least 30 hours on each individual canvas trying to capture all of the details in the face and hair to make it look as realistic as possible.”

The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art will be holding an opening reception at 5 p.m.

April 12 at the museum, according to the website.

with glaze and butter, the cinnamon roll was fluffy, sweet and easy to bite into. I had hardly finished it when my entree was brought to me.

There was a generous amount of hash browns, that despite being burnt, were great with some ketchup.

The worst things hash browns can be are soggy, but they were crisp and hot.

The eggs went well with the buttermilk biscuit which seemed to absorb the butter. The eggs made up for the hash browns and the biscuit was a nice touch.

The bacon was crispy if somewhat dry.

Eating at the diner was an enjoyable experience, with friendly staff.

It was like the town was waking up together to come eat at the diner.

Well worth the price for the variety and closeness, the diner is worth the morning visit, if you’re quick enough to snatch a table.

Sodexo changes come to International Food Festival Emma Sha Staff Writer

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The Office of International Education will host the International Food Festival at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30 in Webb Hall in the Memorial Union. Representatives from 12 countries will participate.

“This year is different than the past. We worked with Sodexo. Students can cook at the kitchen actually all the ingredients is provided from Sodexo,” said Nana Cai, assistant director of OIE. “We are looking forward for 300 people to come for this event.”

OIE also provides three prizes, they are “the table with the tastiest dishes,” “the table with the best cultural presentation” and “the RSO with the best presentation.”

“Each prize will provide $300 (item) to per team. It could be bookstore gift card, scholarship,” Cai said. “And financial support package for campus programing, this is specific for the RSO. All the profit and money will go to James Heart scholarship funds.”

OIE wants to share diverse food from different countries with the community, and the food festival will be a good experience for local people, according to Cai. “We are collecting the recipes and ingredients and the Sodexo is going to buy those ingredients,” Cai said. “Of course, we would love to share the recipe with Sodexo in the future to make our cafeteria have more diverse food.”

So far Sodexo has received 23 recipes spent around $300 on ordering the fresh vegetable, chicken, steak and pork belly.

“We will have supervisor in the kitchen, make sure they washed their hands and tied up the hair…to give whatever they need,” said Myron Bridges, the general manager of Sodexo. “We have extensions to the students, so they have meal plan, if they want to swipe their meal plan to go there, we will cover that” Students can use the card or cash or meal plan to get multiple tickets for the food in the food festival, according to the OIE.

OPINION

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Staff Editorial

Two exceptional, diverse voices that we need

This past week, Emporia State brought two candidates to campus to speak with students, faculty and staff as they considered them for the Senior Diversity Officer position in our administration.

We, as the editors of The Bulletin, fully intended on going into this week’s staff editorial with a choice: Candidate A was better than Candidate B, and here’s why.

We were looking at each candidate based on a multitude of criteria points, from transparency, goals and focus on outreach to how well they related to students on our campus, because let’s be real changing our campus for the betterment of diversity and inclusion is a pretty remarkable feat.

We were excited going into these sessions and hearing the candidates talk about their credentials, their stories and their goals for ESU. However, as we left, we were stumped. These candidates were amazing. Impres-

sive. They absolutely blew us away and, truth be told, ESU should consider itself damned lucky to get either one onto our campus.

But who do we pick? Both candidates had outstanding resumes and backgrounds.

Who do we endorse?

One candidate, Aswad Allen, comes from a disadvantage background and has experience in negotiating between students and administrators.

He also emphasized the importance of institutional changes when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

The other candidate, TaJuan Wilson, believes in “cultural consciousness,” a new notion for us, in which one is never really finished learning about diversity and inclusion. He emphasized the importance of impacting change and training sessions.

So which one is more important?

An administrator from a disadvantaged background who can relate to and negotiate

Additional fees should include the arts

Emma Boyd Opinion Editor

Each year, a certain amount of the tuition we pay goes toward additional fees.

These fees cover admissions to athletic events among other things. However, these fees do not include admissions to arts events.

As someone who supports the arts, I find this incredulous. For years, educational institutions have promised that they care just as much about the arts as they do about athletics.

Yet, when paying for college, students are forced to pay additional fees that go toward athletics. In return, we can attend sporting events for “little to no cost.”

I, personally, went to maybe two football games and a basketball game this year.

In contrast, I have attended multiple arts events, whether they be for assignments or to support my friends.

For each one, I have had to purchase tickets in advance or pay at the door.

I already paid for my admission to athletic events that I don’t even go to. That money then goes toward the athletic departments.

Don’t get me wrong, I am glad I am supporting athletics in some way, but I wish equal opportunity was given to the arts here at Emporia State.

The importance of arts in education has been an ongoing debate for a while. If ESU wants to give support, something needs to be done.

There is a possibility to enact change.

If you truly wish to show more support for our art departments and students, please talk to our student leaders, faculty leaders and administration to get this changed.

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with students or an administrator experienced in cultivating environments where students can feel safe being themselves, both of whom understand the importance of institutional change?

And that’s when it hit us.

This is the problem with diversity and inclusion on our campus.

We’re in a constant negotiation of priorities and of which characteristic is more important, when the answer is right in front of us: for us to succeed as a campus and for us to truly succeed in our university’s undertaking of Goal 5: Being a model of diversity, equity and inclusion, we need both.

We need both of these diverse voices and both of these priorities.

We need more leaders of color on our campus.

We need more diverse voices.

But, let’s be honest, money is an issue here. Can the campus afford to provide salaries for TWO amazing candidates

Cartoon by Yusaku Kimura | The Bulletin

when they were only looking for one?

We think so. If it’s really a priority, the money can be moved around and found.

And wouldn’t you be willing to pay more tuition to have an additional administrator who really cares about diversity and

The right to a place to sleep

Lucas Lord Staff Writer

Once I started college, I could not wait to get a place of my own. It took over a year to find a place and save enough to move, but I finally did it.

Going to the college in your hometown holds a variety of advantages, especially with the smaller size of Emporia State.

However, the more people I met the more I realized just how much of a hassle finding a place and living on your own can be. Landlords, rent and

dorm life became common themes with my friends, most of them not good.

To attend Emporia State, if you don’t have family in town you can stay with or you’re from out of town, you are made to live in the dorms your first year.

I suppose being closer to the school has its advantages, but I’m just a block away and pay nearly $1,000 less a year than my friends for a reasonably nice one-bedroom apartment to myself.

Between the cost of the dorms themselves, and the meal plan, housing itself has been an obstacle in attending school to my friends, many of whom have dropped out as a result. I live in a complex with a number of students stretching the capacity of a two-bedroom apartment to make rent, some with four roommates.

Going to school is hard enough, but for those of us

who can’t live at home, finding and maintaining a place to live can be a full-time job.

Housing, like food, water and clothing, are basic things we need to survive. The cost of living in California where I grew up was enough to force my family out of it, and even in Emporia, Kansas, I face the same problems as a student with two jobs.

People should not be charged for things they need to survive. Things like a place to sleep are crucial to your health and safety. I’ve managed with the help of my family, but many people are not as lucky.

Student or not, you should not be forced to pay for shelter. We settle for substandard living and abusive landlords happy that we were able to pay the rent this month.

We deserve the right to live and not be charged for it. We deserve a place to sleep.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Carrie Lancaster Topeka, Kansas

I urge Kansans to please ask their state legislators to vote against HB 2395, an education bill being considered in the Kansas House.

Our education system has changed radically in the last 20 years.

We get a growing number of students who have special needs and diverse backgrounds.

We can’t back away from addressing these issues.

Children are our future, so we have to sacrifice other budget items to put their education and well-being first

just like we do for our own children.

I also disagree with moving bullied children to private schools, because that is not addressing why children are being bullied.

Also, what happens when the child is again bullied in private schools?

This is not helpful to the children or their families.

Often times private schools do not provide special education services or support such as counselors.

Bilingual children do need extra support.

What if you were suddenly dropped into China and

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is willing to go to bat for the students in our time of need?

We do.

But before it comes to that, we hope ESU will “put their money where their goals are” and fund these two amazing candidates and find a place for them amongst our ranks.

Max McCoy Adviser Professor of Journalism

EDITORIAL STAFF Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief Margaret Mellott Managing Editor

Cameron Burrnett Sports Editor Emma Boyd Opinion Editor

asked to perform professionally at the same level you do now?

I am a believer in language by immersion, but we can’t ask for miracles.

I strongly disapprove the limiting of local control in HB 2395.

People on local school boards are usually well-educated professionals who handle decisions and finances carefully.

They only want the best for the children in their districts.

I ask legislators to vote for HB 2066, Expanded Kancare, but vote no on HB 2395.

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STATE NEWS

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Kan. bill to help targets of domestic violence avoid homelessness stalls Angel Tran KU Wire Service

TOPEKA — When Deepal Patel was violently attacked by her husband, she was afraid, in danger and unsheltered, she said. She couldn’t return home to where the attack happened, and she had limited time and money to find a new and safer place. Patel reached out to her landlord for help, who gave her choices that weren’t “real options.”

She could either stay at the home where she was attacked, pay a $300 transfer fee for a new apartment in the same complex where she’d be responsible for the old and new lease, or buyout the lease.

“None of the options were safe nor were they affordable,” Patel said. “Worst of all, they gave my abuser power and control to continue victimizing me when I was fighting to get away.”

On Wednesday, March 6, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard a bill that would enact housing protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking.

According to Senior Assistant Revisor of Statutes Jason Thompson, Senate Bill 150 would be a new section of law and consist of the following: • Landlords cannot deny tenancy to someone because they

are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking.

• Landlords cannot evict tenants who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking.

• Tenants are not liable for rent after they vacate the premises for the reasons listed.

• Tenants must provide a statement, court record or document to indicate that they qualify for protections.

• Any false information given could result in a denial of tenancy, eviction or violation.

• Landlords can impose a reasonable termination fee on tenants, but only if the fee is within the terms of the lease agreement.

• Definitions of “domestic violence,” “human trafficking,” “sexual assault,” and “stalking” are the same as in K.S.A 75-452, also known as the “Safe at Home” law where victims can obtain a substitute mailing address so they cannot be tracked.

Sen. Dinah Sykes (D-Johnson), the main sponsor of SB 150, said safe housing is crucial when victims are trying to leave a dangerous situation. She said there are existing housing protections for those who have been discriminated against for reasons such as race, sex or religion — and that it’s time to extend those protections.

Although there are many resources, they are not always permanent or available. Sykes said emergency shelters are often full and landlords can refuse housing because of a victim’s dangerous situation.

“Safe housing is an important step toward leaving an unsafe situation,” Sykes said. “The least we can do is make sure these victims are not discriminated against in housing when they do try and escape danger.”

Shannon Leeper, a detective for the Lenexa Police Department, worked with Deepal Patel on her case and also spoke in favor of the bill during the committee meeting.

“Not allowing a victim to break a rental lease without substantial cost re-victimizes them and substantially increases their chances of being seriously harmed,” she said.

According to Julie Donelon, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault in Kansas City, Missouri, about 55 percent of sexual assault attacks happen at or near the victim’s home, yet there are still no housing protections.

Donelon said victims face many consequences for breaking their leases and are often left with little to no choice. They may have to stay in their room or break their lease and damage their credit report and rental history, she said.

“This bill offers reliefs — emotionally, socially, and economically — to victims,” Donelon said.

Michelle McCormick, program director for the YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment in Topeka, shared the story of an unnamed survivor who was abused twice at the same apartment complex even though she requested an emergency transfer to other housing. While the victim was hospitalized for a substantial time, McCormick said, she received a notice for eviction and “no grace or understanding from the apartment complex.”

“The chief strategy that [abusers] are using is to limit the options of their victims and survivors from getting to safety,” McCormick said. “This bill is an opportunity... to help create more options for safety.”

In addition to these testimonies, there were many others that echoed similar thoughts in support of the bill. Proponent testimonies came from organizations including the Westwood Police Department, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas Interfaith Action, United Community Services of Johnson County, Wichita Family Crisis Center, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Keep Girls Safe Foundation and The Associated Landlords of Kansas.

“My apartment community

and my landlord betrayed me, and I was denied my safety,” Patel said.

“Passing this bill could save lives, provide safety and shelter to women who are brave enough to leave.”

Since then, Patel has obtained an order of protection from the District Court and has worked with the Lenexa Police Department to find safety from her abuser.

There were no opponents to the bill.

SB 150’s fiscal note reported that landlords would not be able to evict or refuse leasing to individuals that have been or are in imminent danger of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking or stalking. Tenants would also not be liable for rent if they vacate the property for those reasons.

Although the bill would provide additional housing protections, the Office of Judicial Administration claimed that the bill would have a minor fiscal effect on the Judicial Branch’s operations.

On March 14, the Senate took final action on the bill and passed it as amended. It was received and introduced by the House the following day. The House Judiciary Committee met for the bill hearing on March 19. No action was taken and nothing is scheduled for SB 150 as of March 20.

Angel Tran is a University of Kansas senior from Wichita majoring in journalism.

Kansas House committee proposes reducing requirements defining a school bus Olivia Schmidt KU Wire Service

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas is looking to change the definition of a school bus for motor-fuel tax law purposes.

Currently, the Department of Revenue specifies that gasoline, gasoline blended products and diesel used in school or school activity buses are exempt from paying motor fuel taxes.

On March 19, the House Committee of Transportation met to discuss HB2214, a bill that would

remove a requirement stating a vehicle be designed for carrying more than ten passengers to be considered a school bus and remove the transportation of school personnel.

The bill was introduced to the house by Rep. Richard Proehl (RParsons) on Feb. 8, 2019. On Feb. 27, 124 house members voted in favor of the bill.

According to the supplemental note on House Bill No. 2214, it would allow more vehicles to be defined as school buses, increasing the number of school activity vehicles to apply for a refund on

motor fuel tax. This would reduce receipts going into the State Highway Fund and Special City and County Highway Fund, according to the note.

No one testified in favor or against the bill at Tuesday’s committee meeting.

During the meeting, the committee also discussed SB 189, which creates registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicles. Since no one testified for HB 2214, the committee agreed to strip the contents of HB 2214 and replace it with the amendments of SB 189. This way,

SB 189 will be heard this year.

“Since no one showed up to testify that, even though I have some history in the school district dealing with school buses, I think this is an important bill to make sure we get past the session in light of the fact that we have several bills that we’re trying to signal to our constituents and the public.” Sen. Tom Hawk (D-Manhattan) said.

“I would be comfortable in substituting [SB189] into that school bus bill.”

According to the fiscal note, the Department of Revenue can’t

yet estimate the number of vehicles that would be considered exempt from the motor fuel tax or how the State Highway Fund and the Special City and County Highway Fund would be affected as a result of the enactment of the bill. However, the Department of Education estimates the enactment of the bill would have no fiscal effect on the department.

The meeting concluded on the note that the bill will move forward to the floor.

Olivia Schmidt is a University of Kansas senior studying journalism.

Amidst controversial legislation, Planned Parenthood fights to protect Roe v. Wade Olivia Schmidt

KU Wire Service

TOPEKA — Since Roe v. Wade was decided more than 45 years ago, abortion laws have remained controversial in Kansas.

The Senate Committee recently held a hearing on the Senate Concurrent Resolution 1606. This resolution condemns The Reproductive Health Act in the state of New York as it decriminalizes abortion. The resolution also encourages legislators and executive officials throughout the rest of the country to reject similar legislation. Women seeking abortion due to health complications are at risk of losing these rights.

Following the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in October

2018, the Supreme Court now has a conservative majority. Because of this, advocates for reproductive rights have been preparing for the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade.

The Senate Concurrent Resolution 1606 claims that the terminology of the Reproductive Health Care Act “allows a woman to claim minimal mental or societal effects as a reason for an abortion, up to the very moment of birth” and “allows not just physicians but also licensed nurse practitioners, physician assistants and licensed midwives to perform abortions, and thus, removing important safety protections from women.”

Rachel Sweet, regional director of public policy and organizer for Planned Parenthood Great Plains in Kansas City, Missouri, spoke in

opposition to the resolution. She was quick to note that “only 1 percent of abortions occur at 22 weeks or later.”

During her testimony at the March 7 Senate committee hearing, Sweet shared a story about a New York woman who was part of the 1 percent of women who found out 22 weeks into pregnancy that her child would be born with a severe condition.

“No one wants a later abortion,” Sweet said, quoting from the woman’s testimony. “Few people get them. And nearly all parents who do are grappling with devastating diagnosis like mine or worse.”

Kansans for Life Senior Lobbyist Jeanne Gawdun is a supporter of the resolution and also testified during the hearing. “We’re horrified

about what New York has done and we want to send a message,” she said.

Gawdun quoted civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during the hearing.

“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny,” Gawdun said. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

Following the hearing, Sweet said she believed some legislators didn’t focus on the issues at hand during the hearing.

“I think a lot of this was political grandstanding. It was pretty disgusting to see so many proponents spouting outright false information,” Sweet said. “I’m really just disappointed that we even had to have a hearing over something that

is so inconsequential and politically toxic.”

Sweet expressed frustration with a resolution that is not binding and does not change any Kansas laws or affect anyone in Kansas citing that she would rather be directly helping clients.

“Progressive states are saying, ‘Hey, maybe Roe v. Wade isn’t always going to be around,’” Sweet said. “We need to start planning ahead and thinking about what we want our laws to look like so we can protect women’s access to safe abortion.”

For those interested in hearing more about Planned Parenthood’s actions on bills, they can go online to plannedparenthoodaction.org.

Olivia Schmidt is a University of Kansas senior majoring in journalism.

Senate Bill 32 on Health Insurance moves to House, passes Marissa Ventrelli KU Wire Service

TOPEKA -- In a 45-second meeting, House members on Wednesday unanimously passed Senate Bill 32, which exempts “certain non-insurance healthcare benefits from the commis-

sioner’s jurisdiction.”

The bill, which was introduced in late January, was sponsored by the Senate’s Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, headed by Sen. Robert Olson (R-Olathe).

The bill was turned over to the House Committee on Insurance

on Feb. 21 after passing through the Senate during an Emergency Final Action meeting the previous day with a 28-11 vote.

The bill exempts several groups from being “presumed to be the subject” of insurance commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R-Wichita). These groups in-

clude the Kansas association of professional architects, professional dentist association, members of bank trade associations, members of trucker associations, doctors in the Kansas City metropolitan area and members of nonprofit agricultural organizations.

Section three of the bill states that those in the aforementioned exempted groups are to pay taxes at the rate of 1% per year on top of existing tax payments.

Marissa Ventrelli is a University of Kansas junior from Chicago majoring in journalism.

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Women’s History Month speaker: “Let’s be authentic” Emma Boyd

Opinion Editor

Women’s History Month guest speaker Ashley Gaddy spoke last Tuesday about being unapologetic for who you are as a woman.

Gaddy’s theme was based on the Disney Pixar movie “Inside Out.” She discussed how emotions may affect us one way on the inside, but must be portrayed outward while keeping in mind the space and the company you are with.

“The way you speak to people in those different spaces and realizing what you need to say in different spaces, not all spaces have the same response,” said Mati Alford, junior political science major, about keeping those spaces in mind.

One feeling that seemed to resonate with the crowd was the feeling of disgust. Instead of showing the emotion on our face or saying something offensive, Gaddy encourages people to say, “I cannot stand by someone who demonstrates hate.”

“I really like the breakdown of the emotions” said Abigaile Weiser, senior sociology major and Diversity and Inclusion student ambassador. “It was a really cool analogy…This makes sense and it’s also connected to a cool movie that we

Ashley Gaddy speaks in Webb Hall Tuesday about being unapologetically true to yourself as a woman. Gaddy was the Women’s History Month guest speaker at ESU. Hidenobu Kaga | The Bulletin

know.”

Gaddy encouraged individuals to be unapologetic for their true selves. As an employee in collegiate student affairs, Gaddy said she wanted to empower students to find their voices in a way that does not disrupt systems so badly that

they are never heard again.

“The embracing all of your story, not just the ‘My name is this, my major is this, this is what year I am in school,’ but embracing every piece of who you are and letting that be your narrative,” said Kaiesha Serbin, KU graduate student

in higher education.

She then discussed being unapologetic about systems of oppression. Gaddy included gender inequality and paid wage gaps, gender norms, white supremacy, islamophobia, heterosexism, the idea of superiority in ableism, and

transphobia.

“I encourage you to be unapologetic with yourself…and I encourage you to be unapologetic about these systems of oppression and hold your peers accountable for them to be unapologetic for these systems of oppression and I encourage you to be brave,” said Gaddy.

Gaddy said that people should not just pick one system to stand against and preach hate for all the others. Individuals also should not ignore the others. She says all intersectional framework is important and it all matters.

“In fact, the work of gender equality and equity matters to society, but…we also have to be mindful that if we truly want to do the work, we have to broaden the umbrella to ensure that more women are being assisted or helped or gained this power of equality and equity,” said Gaddy.

Gaddy answered questions after her keynote. She discussed microaggressions, how to get involved and how to keep an open mind about expanding your umbrella of systems of oppression.

Gaddy ended her time presenting at ESU with six words: “Protect yours. Love yours. Be brave.”

House passes bill dropping concealed carry age to 18 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People as young as 18 would be allowed to carry concealed weapons under a bill that won final passage Wednesday in the House.

The 83-41 vote sends the bill to the Senate for approval. Opponents argued that the measure could endanger lives, but backers say it’s about having protection when the unexpected happens, The Wichita Eagle reports.

“We’re not training people to go into combat and to kill people,” said Rep. Stephen Owens,

R-Hesston, when the bill was debated Tuesday. “We are training people for self-defense.”

Kansas has what is called constitutional carry, or the right to carry a firearm in any capacity, for residents 21 and older. A concealed carry license, available to those who complete required training, allows the holder to carry in states that have reciprocal agreements with Kansas.

Under the new law, the minimum age for concealed carry training would drop to 18. Residents who don’t receive a license

Work in ss e r g o r P

Megan Sheckells

When all is said and done, we move forward As people, we tend to hold on to the things we’re comfortable with. We stick with the same things because we’re used to them and we know how they function in general.

We comfort ourselves with “usually” and “most of the time,” but sometimes we get too comfortable with things that are actually bad for us or merely just aren’t fitting for us anymore.

Just because we got used to something doesn’t mean it’s the best thing for us. So, while we might tend to reject sudden changes to our routine, we can often benefit from trying to accept some of those changes sooner rather than later.

Often times in life we face changes that we are unable to control, a friend moving away, a job falling through, or something entirely different. But sometimes we get so wrapped up in what could have been, we only prolong the inevitable.

The inevitable is this: whether

it’s a terrible grade in a class or anything else, what’s done is done.

Maybe there is extra credit or a way to make up something like an assignment, but when it comes to bigger things, acceptance can be our greatest tool.

Preventable or not, things happen, and we can’t rewind time to do them again. The greatest power we have is acknowledging how things are at this moment and where we can move from this moment forward.

It’s also a lot harder than it looks. We dwell on these things because they matter to us. If it gives you closure to talk about whatever it is with a friend or a counselor on campus, by all means you should.

Even if you dwell on the changes a bit longer than you think you should, remember that if you have the future in mind this can be beneficial too. If we understand how things happened, we might avoid making the same mistakes in the future.

at 18 would still be allowed constitutional carry in the state at age 21.

Several lawmakers expressed concern, noting that the debate comes less than a month after bullets were fired at an elementary school in the Kansas City suburb of Missouri. Police later wounded a man across the street from the school as parents picked up their children.

Rep. Jerry Stogsdill, D-of nearby Prairie Village, proposed an amendment limiting licensees to carrying 10 rounds of ammunition, saying it could reduce

injury or death in the event of a shooting.

“Those few seconds can be the difference between life and death for an elementary school student, teacher or law enforcement officer,” Stogsdill said.

The amendment was found unrelated to the bill and was rejected.

Other opponents said they worried about weapons on college campuses. Until 2017, Kansas universities were exempt from a 2013 law allowing the carry of concealed weapons in public buildings. Democratic

lawmakers staunchly opposed the law when it passed, and have been trying to repeal it ever since.

Rep. Barbara Ballard, DLawrence used Tuesday’s debate to reopen the issue, offering an amendment prohibiting concealed carry on state campuses.

But the amendment failed by a vote of 43 to 75.

“I knew that the amendment to lower the concealed carry age was coming. I was still highly disappointed that it passed,” said Rep. Stephanie Clayton, DOverland Park.

New obstacles and a lot more mud: Nitty Gritty Dirt Dash 2019 Huayi Zhang Staff Writer

The 7th annual Nitty Gritty Dirt Dash registration will be at 8:30 a.m., and the race begins at 9 a.m. April 13 at the Trusler Sports Complex.

“This is a muddy fun run filled with a variety of obstacles participants will go through in efforts to raise money to benefit organizations such as Big Brother Big Sisters, Emporia Child Care and other non-profit organizations,” said Donicia

Vasquez, vice chair of Featured Events committee of UAC and senior business administration major.

Last year, the race raised $1,800, according to Vasquez.

“My goal for this event is to bring people together from ESU and from the Emporia community,” said Kathryn Born, junior Elementary Education major “Nitty Gritty Dirst Dash is such a fun event to experience and partake in. I also want high levels of participation because I want to be able to give back

as much money as we can to the three organizations we are supporting.”

The course will look similar to last year’s but will include a few new obstacles and a lot more mud, according to Vasquez.

“Students should expect to have fun and maybe get a little dirty,” said Helen Bollig, sophomore elementary education major. “The proceeds will go to Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, Emporia Childcare, and Camp Alexander.”

Cross the finish line strong with these safety tips

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Avoid hard workouts the night before

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Do not carb load before the race

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warm up well

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pace yourself

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drink water!

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ESU adds student-employed graphic design, advertising agency Emma Boyd Copy Editor

Studio e is a recent addition to ESU campus and is a graphic design, advertising and marketing agency run by Emporia State students and staff.

“We aren’t aiming to compete with local businesses,” said Rosalie Krenger, general manager of Studio e. “If they’re a nonprofit, nine times out of ten we do the work for free.”

Studio e has helped businesses and nonprofit organizations from the Emporia community to North Carolina. They create logos, marketing strategies, event materials, banners, t-shirt designs, flyers, set up social media accounts and build websites.

Krenger also says that Studio e’s work varies from client to client and is based on the needs

of the client.

Undergraduate and graduate students can intern at Studio e.

One semester will give students three hours of college credit.

The students work as creative writers, marketing interns and graphic designers.

Studio e is open for business to ESU students and staff as well.

“There’s really a lot that we can do that I think we’re just waiting for the person to say ‘Hey, can you do this?’ for us to try it,” Krenger said.

This semester, they have five graphic designers, two marketers and one creative writer.

Email Rosalie Krenger at rthomps1@emporia.edu or contact your adviser if you are inZiwen Wang, graphic designer for Studio e and senior graphic design major, signs his name as a part of the open house for terested in joining the Studio e Studio e. The advertising collective offers the community a variety of services. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin team.

Kansas State to lower tuition weather continued from page 1 for students in 5 states to campus as possible so we can MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is becoming cheaper for good students from five more states.

“The Manhattan Mercury” reports that the Kansas Board of Regents agreed this week to allow new students from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas to begin paying less in fall 2020.

To qualify, they must have at least a 3.25 overall high school GPA and scores of either 22 on

the ACT or 1100 on the SAT. President Richard Myers says it will help with recruitment.

Under the reduced rate, they would have paid $6,562.50 this fall for 14 credit hours.

Regular out-of-state students spent $11,610, and in-state students shelled out $4,375.

Qualifying students from nine other states already can receive out-of-state tuition at the same reduced rate, which is 150 percent of the in-state tuition cost.

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Students register and swab for the DMKS drive on Friday outside the memorial union. The drive took added 349 students to the registry in two days. Xialoe Chou | The Bulletin

determine what’s going on at campus,” said Zunkel. “I’d like this to be associated with student research projects in the future, and we could do some nice climatological impact studies as to what an event, whether it be a cold front or heat wave, or even something pretty severe.”

According to Zunkel, professors were asked by the department of physical sciences to come up with ideas for re-

quests and grant work. Zunkel suggested the station.

“I used the (current) station to demonstrate to students in my Meteorology and Climatology classes how parameters like temperature, humidity, pressure and wind direction change over short periods of time,” said Richard Sleezer, professor of climatology, in an email. “It was less than optimal because the old station saved data to a memory module. The modules had to be removed, the data downloaded to a computer and then some analysis done with a spreadsheet in or-

der to get anything useful for students.”

According to Sleezer, Zunkel is working to get a much more automated system, one that has data that is easier to access and thus more useful.

“I’m pretty excited about it,” said Zunkel. “It’s enough to put Emporia on the map so to speak, something we’ve never been a part of with these networks.”

The request for the station will be approved or denied by the end of the current semester by Provost David Cordle and the Faculty Senate.

Women discuss U.S. military experiences

Michelle Hitchcock Kriss, Navy veteran, Shelly Miller, Army National Guard veteran, Robyn MacGregor, Coast Guard veteran, Melissa Clemens Navy veteran, Justyna Caldera, Army Reserve veteran, and Sarah Johnson, SVA Faculty Advisor, discuss their experiences of being part of the United States military. They also shared their stories and what they had to go through as well as how their life changed when they retired. Hidenobu Kaga | The Bulletin

Kansas death penalty case has implications for mentally ill WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The day after Thanksgiving in 2009, James Kahler went to the home of his estranged wife’s grandmother, where he shot the two women, along with his two teenage daughters.

No one — not even Kahler’s attorneys — disputes that he killed the four relatives. Instead, his lawyers argue that he was suffering from depression so severe that he experienced extreme emotional disturbance, dissociating him from reality.

What had been an openand-shut death penalty case — Kahler was convicted and sentenced in 2011 — was upended when the U.S. Supreme Court said this past week that it would consider whether Kansas unconstitutionally abolished his right to use insanity as a defense. A ruling from the

nation’s highest court could have far-reaching implications for mentally ill defendants across the nation.

Kansas is one of five states where a traditional insanity defense in which a person must understand the difference between right and wrong before being found guilty of a crime isn’t allowed. Instead, someone can cite “mental disease or defect” as a partial defense but must prove that he didn’t intend to commit the crime. The other states with similar laws are Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Utah.

“A favorable decision in this case would make it clear that the Constitution requires that a defendant be able to understand the difference between right and wrong before being found guilty, and, in cases like Mr. Kahler’s, put to

death,” his defense attorney, Meryle Carver-Allmond, said in an email.

Kahler’s lawyers argued in their petition to the Supreme Court that although Kahler knew that he was shooting human beings, his mental state was so disturbed at the time that he was unable to control his actions.

“We’re hopeful that, in taking Mr. Kahler’s case, the United States Supreme Court has indicated a desire to find that the Constitution requires better of us in our treatment of mentally ill defendants,” Carver-Allmond said.

The state argues that it hasn’t abolished the insanity defense, just modified it.

“We think the state’s approach, providing for an insanity defense based on mental disease or defect, satisfies

constitutional requirements,” Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in an emailed statement. “We look forward to defending the statute and arguing our case before the Justices in the fall.”

Kahler was in the middle of a contentious divorce when he went to Dorothy Wight’s home in Burlingame, where his wife, Karen, and three children were spending the Thanksgiving holiday amid contentious divorce proceedings. He found Karen in the kitchen and shot her twice, then shot Wright and his daughter Emily in the living room. He found his daughter Lauren in an upstairs bedroom. His son, Sean, fled to a neighboring house.

Sherrie Baughn, executive director of the Kansas chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness, said her orga-

nization opposes execution of individuals who have a serious mental illness or mental disability when committing a crime.

“I am happy that they are looking at it and reviewing this,” Baughn said of the Supreme Court decision to take up the Kansas case. “Despite constitutional protections, the death penalty is still somewhat applied to people with mental illness or mental disabilities.”

It is unclear how often an insanity defense would be used in Kansas, because the state hasn’t really had one for so many years now, CarverAllmond said. Without the option, seriously mentally ill defendants are often left to go to trial with little-to-no defense or forced to plead guilty on bad terms.

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Hornets prepare for ESU meet Allie Barrett, sophomore pole vault, practices yesterday at Welch Stadium.

Emporia State has their second outdoor meet Saturday at Welch Stadium.

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Women place 6th, men 7th at ESU invitational Cameron Burnett Sports Editor

Last Saturday, the track and field team hosted their spring twilight invitational at Welch Stadium. Women placed sixth and men seventh out of 23 scoring teams on each side.

Of the women, Jazmin Williams won the long jump with a mark of 19-06.00 (5.94m).

That is a provisional qualifier and currently ranks #1 in the nation in NCAA Division II. Williams also anchored the women’s 4x100m relay team that ran 47.97 to finish third.

In addition to this, Hannah Showalter, in her first collegiate outdoor competition, carried another win for Emporia State in the Women’s 5,000m.

Madison Runnion placed

third in the high jump for the Hornets with a clearance of 5-01.00 (1.55m).

The women’s 4x400m relay team placed third as well with a time of 4:02.78.

On the men’s side, Hayden Goodpaster had the top individual finish for the Hornets. Goodpaster ran 48.99 to finish second in the 400m and was also a member of the 4x400m relay that ran 3:19.53 to pick up the only championship for the men and ran a leg of the 4x100m relay team that was timed at 42.31 to place third.

In the men’s 400m hurdles, Davion Scott finished third with a time of 55.18.

The Hornets track and field team host the ESU re- Hannah Showalter, freshman distance runner, competes in her first collegiate outdoor competition Saturday at lays at Welch Stadium this Welch Stadium. Showalter ran 19:02.43 to capture the woman’s 5,000 meter championship. Xialoe Chou | The Bulletin Saturday.

Hornets sting Vikings

The Emporia State men’s tennis team quickly succeeded in defeating the Augustana Vikings Sunday in both their singles and doubles matches. Their next tournament is at home this Sunday against the Washburn Ichabods. Emma Sha | The Bulletin