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Vietti on Sept. 10 said that the university “formally and publicly exonerate(s) Debbie Rittgers of any wrong-doing in this matter.”

The release also said that Rittgers offered to take a lie detector test and take another hand writing test to prove her innocence. “ESU put out the false story that the handwriting is untestable because it exists in the form of a cellphone photo,” said Melvin Hale. “There was enough written material there for Wendy Carlson to move forward. A lot of their examination happens under a microscope, any-

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Sunny Suicide, Mahneeguh Suicide and AnneMarie Suicide act as Princess Bubblegum, Marceline and Jake the Human from Cartoon Network’s hit television show “Adventure Time” during the Blackheart Burlesque Show at the Lawrence Granada Theatre Sept. 29. The Blackheart Burlesque Show has been on the road since 2013, performing in cities all over the world. MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin see SUICIDE GIRLS page 6

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A dispute in the freshmen dorms resulted in a student being taken taken into cusWEATHER FORECAST tody and later transported to Lyon County jail for a wound on his finger.

On Sept. 13, there was 70F 67F 64F fight on the fifth floor of 43F 42F 44F North Tower between two residents. One resident, THURS FRI SAT James Anderson, violently assaulted another student.

The identity of the victim has 68F 73F 78F yet to be released.

48F 51F 57F Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety, is unsure SUN MON TUES what sparked the confrontaSource: Weather.com tion. A popular rumor floatINFOGRAPHICS BY ing around is that a video WENDY BRIGIDO | The Bulletin game caused the dispute.

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No matter what the cause of the dispute was, violent incidents such as this are very serious. Police and Safety, along with the residential complexes, must be prepared to handle such an incident should one break out.

“This type of incident can become very serious quickly,” Hoover said. “Generally, multiple officers respond, in this case both ESU and EPD officers were on scene.

Suspects are identified and secured and or arrested and witnesses are interviewed.

Reports are completed and copies provided to prosecution authorities.”

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In the case of an active shooter or other campus emergency, Emporia State has policies in place to protect students, but those policies don’t include a lockdown.

School officials say that while they try to provide a secure campus, safety is ultimately your responsibility.

“You’re a hundred percent responsible for you - one hundred percent - and in our society, we tend to shift that responsibility to others because if I get hurt, the ambulance is coming,” said Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety.

“If I’m threatened, cops are coming. You know, if it really gets ugly, the National Guard is coming. If I’m on fire or my building’s on fire, the fire department is coming.”

The shooting of Ethan Schmidt, ESU alumnus, at Delta State University last moth, may have others thinking about safety on campus.

Schmidt was shot by a colleague in his office at the Mississippi University. He graduated with two bachelor’s degrees and one master’s de-

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a violent fight like this break out.

“If Residential Life staff come upon a physical altercation or recognize a fight is about to break out, they are to immediately call Emporia State University Police and Safety,” said Wade Redeker, director of Residential Life.

“As phone calls are being made, staff members direct others away from the scene and clear the area, reducing the chances of spectators getting harmed. Staff have also been directed to let those who are involved in the altercation know that Police and Safety have been or will

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Formal Complaints and How Students Can Use Them

Discrimination has been a hot topic on Emporia State’s campus lately. Students have a way to voice their issues with discrimination in a way that will be heard and investigated by ESU. By filing a formal complaint through Human Resources, ESU is required to hold an investigation.

Only one or two students file a formal complaint per semester, according to Judy Anderson the executive director of affirmative action and the executive director and Title IX Coordinator of Human Resources.

Filing a formal complaint is fairly simple and is a good way for a student to be listened to.

Formal complaints must be submitted in writing to the Human Resources Office in Plumb Hall. A formal investigation will follow conducted by Human Resources.

This opportunity is open to many people as students, faculty, staff and community members, if they are involved in ESU events, may file a formal complaint through ESU. Discrimination complaints are for anyone who feels that they have been discriminated against based on their age, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or ancestry.

For harassment and discrimination complaints, formal complaints must be filed within 180 days after the initial event. There is no time limitation on sexual violence formal complaints and they can be filed at any time.

When students file a formal complaint at ESU or through ESU, they should expected that an informal inquiry and discussion. This may be followed by a mediated meeting, unless it is a case of sexual harassment. Then there will be no mediated meeting.

Following these steps, disciplinary, or other appropriate action will be taken towards the accused.

The file will be confidential and will be shown to others on a need to know basis. The only people who will see it are those who can help resolve the matter.

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Parties, discounts to mark start of pot sales in Oregon

The L-CAT, a public transportation bus that has set routes throughout Emporia. The L-CAT stops on campus in front of Plumb Hall 10 times between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. KAIYUAN WU | The Bulletin

Emporia ranks 16th in best commuter cities in Kansas J osh D ale s ta f f w r i t e r

Emporia has been ranked number 16 on a list of best commuter cities in Kansas by The Obrella Insider, an insurance report and information company.

Kerry Sull, city clerk, said that the easy access to different highways allows for quicker, more convenient travel around Emporia, and likely contributed to the city’s high ranking on the list.

“We have two major highways, highway 99 going north and south and U.S. highway 50 going east and west,” Sull said. “We also have the interstate, so you can go from one side of town to the other by cutting through.”

Obrella determined the rankings by analyzing traffic data for cities with a population of 3,000 or more.

Marisa Meyer, senior English education major, said that the amount of traffic in town does not have much of an impact on her commute times.

“Sometimes traffic is a little heavy near the school, but it’s not really bad overall,” Meyer said.

According to Obrella, only 0.43 percent of Emporia commuters use public transportation to get to work.

Meyer said that her personal vehicle is her primary way of getting around, and that she was not aware of many public transportation options available in Emporia.

“I think I’ve seen a transit bus a couple of times, but that’s about as exciting as it gets,” Meyer said. “I don’t really know of a lot of other options though.”

Sull said that Emporia’s small size makes it easy for those without a vehicle to get

around town.

“We have a cab company and the L-Cat,” Sull said. “But we aren’t that big, so nothing is really out of walking distance or is close enough to be able to ride a bicycle.”

Obrella said that the average commute time for Emporia residents is around 15 minutes.

Caitlen Giesing, senior secondary English education major, said that Emporia is an easy city to navigate, and allows for reasonable commute times.

“For work, it takes about four minutes. For school, it takes about seven minutes,” Giesing said. “The only place that really slows me down is on 12th and Rural at the fourway stop.”

Emporia came in just ahead of Salina, which ranked number 17, and behind Scott City at 15. Beloit was rated number one overall in the state.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Discounts on pot, free food for folks with the munchies and live music will usher in a historic day for Oregon and for marijuana advocates across the country on Thursday, as recreational sales of the drug that is still illegal under federal law begin in the state.

Oregon is one of four states that have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. It will start with far more dispensaries than did Colorado or Washington state, where pot shops have been up and running for more than a year. Alaska could begin retail sales next year.

Pot shops in Oregon that already sell medical marijuana have made big plans for the historic day — and hope there is enough supply to meet what is expected to be a huge demand.

“I’m just trying to basically stock up for maybe four or five times what the normal volume would be,” said Chris Byers, owner of River City Dispensary in the southern Oregon town of Merlin.

Some dispensaries will be opening just after midnight to get a head start on sales.

One store is offering a goody bag with T-shirts, but no free marijuana. Another will have a live band and 10 percent discounts.

The marijuana review site Leafly will set up with food trucks at a handful of stores, giving away free meals to anyone who promotes the service on social media.

Several stores have erected billboards in Port-

land. A shop in Merlin is advertising on the radio.

Shoppers have one more incentive to buy early and often: Under Oregon law, pot purchases will be taxfree until January — a savings of up to 20 percent.

Under the state law approved last year by voters, possession of marijuana in limited quantities has been permitted since July 1. But there’s been no legal way to buy it.

In Washington and Colorado, which preceded Oregon in allowing legal marijuana sales, the first day of sales brought massive crowds, severe shortages and high prices.

More than 250 medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon have told the state they’ll sell to recreational customers. By contrast, Colorado had 24 stores on Day 1. Washington had just four, and a year later, still has fewer than Oregon.

Oregon also has a robust supply of marijuana that’s grown to support medical marijuana users and for the black market.

Companies have invested in massive warehouses in Portland to grow the drug indoors, and southern Oregon has some of the nation’s best conditions for outdoor cultivation of marijuana.

Growers don’t face strict regulations yet, so the supply can more easily flow into retail stores than it did in Washington and Colorado.

Still, there’s concern.

Summer has historically been a time of marijuana shortages in Oregon, and most of the outdoor crop isn’t ready to harvest.

Oak tree itch mites take over Emporia A riel C ooley P ayge Q uintana editor-in-chief s ta f f w r i t e r

After spending a day doing yard work, Rebecca McKenzie, administrative specialist in the art department, noticed a very red, itchy bite. A trip to the doctor’s office told her she had been bitten by a mite.

“I have gotten several more that were very red, very itchy, and lasted for quite some time,” McKenzie said. “The worst ones stuck around for well over a week.”

There have been more cases of mite bites this year than in previous years.

“This year we had a big increase in the amount of cicadas there were due to the emergence of the 17 year cicadas,” said Travis Carmichael,

Police Reports Reports from ESU Police and Safety Sept. 23 Officer reported a small horse in the road north of Trusler Sports Complex at 18th and Whittier.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 1100 E 12th.

Officers were notified of a dog in the lobby of the Twin Towers Complex. Officers returned the dog to its owner.

Officers responded to a sprained ankle call north of Trusler Hall. Student was

Horticulture and Community Development Extension Agent at K-State Research and Extension, Lyon County. “Like most things in the animal world, when there is enough food for a population to grow and be sustained, it will grow and thrive.”

Word of the mites in Emporia has spread across campus.

“We’ve had several students and actually some of our staff as well who have experienced these,” said Mary McDaniel, health services director. “Most people don’t need to see a healthcare provider but can manage symptoms at home with oral antihistamines and topical steroids. Really the only reason you’d need to seek medical treatment is if you’ve scratched enough that you develop an infection at the site.”

Oak leaf itch mites live in Oak trees and drop down on

unsuspecting victims.

“In my research of the mites, they have said that the mites can be on your body for 3-4 hours before biting and sometimes the bites won’t show symptoms for several hours after,” McKenzie said. “I read that soap does kill them, so you should keep outside work/activities for less than 3-4 hours and immediately shower and change your clothes upon going outside.”

The mites are about the size of a dust particle and controlling the infestation is nearly impossible.

“There is no way to take care of the mites,” Carmichael said.

“When we would be wanting to spray to control them, that are protected within a gall at the margin of the leaf. These galls make it impossible for spray to penetrate and get to the itch mite inside. There is

transported to Newman Regional Health by personal vehicle.

Officer stopped KS 30-Day Temporary tag A953865 in Sector 6. Verbal warning for driving with no headlights.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with an aggravated assault call in the vicinity of 1300 Center.

Sept. 24 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a parking problem in 800 Commercial.

Twin Towers Complex Reception reported a non-injury accident involving KS 329HSP, KS 393FRJ and KS 918HEP. The first vehicle was unattended and rolled out of its parking stall, colliding with the other two legally parked vehicles.

Officer stopped a vehicle in Sector 7. Verbal warning for a

one-way violation in same location.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a car stop at 1829 Merchant.

Officer stopped KS 866GDU in Lot 9. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in same location.

Officers stopped KS 539DVK in 10 W 12th. Verbal warning for defective head light. Citation for no Proof Of Insurance.

Officers stopped KS 344GTM in 1300 Market. Verbal warning for defective tail light.

Sept. 25 Officer received report of a suspicious odor near the entrance ramp of Science Hall/ Brighton Lecture Hall. Officer noted a diminishing smell, but

A mite bite on the neckline of Abbi Timmermeyer, sophomore theatre major. Timmermeyer noticed the bite two weeks ago and has received another bite since then. DUSTIN BITTEL| The Bulletin

also no easy way to stop them from biting us. DEET, which is used in all our common insect repellents, has mixed results if it truly works to help stop the itch mites from biting us.”

One female mite can produce up to 200 offspring. Since mites are so small, they can eas-

ily be spread by the wind.

“The bites will heal over time without treatment, but most people say the bites are very itchy and are painful.” Carmichael said. “To help control the itching of the bites one can use Cortisone cream or Calamine lotion to help soothe the bites.

not suspicious.

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

Officers assisted Lyon Co. Sheriff’s deputy with a transport from Road N and E 18th.

Officer transported male subject to Lyon Co. jail.

Officers stopped KS 795FMB at I-35 and Merchant.

Citations for a stop sign violation and no proof of insurance.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dpt. with a suspicious vehicle in 1100 Exchange.

Police Dept. with a fight call at 1201 Triplett Dr.

Sept. 26 Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a domestic dispute at 1333 Merchant.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at I-35 southbound off Merchant.

Officers assisted Emporia

Sept. 28 Officers stopped KS 889HWR at 1829 Merchant.

Verbal warning for driving with no headlights.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a Criminal Threat call at 1829 Merchant.

Sept. 27 Officer stopped KS temporary A964414 in 1500 Morse Dr. Verbal warning for stop sign violation at 15th and Wooster Dr. Officer assisted the Emporia Police Dept. with a suspicious call in 400 E 13th.

Officers stopped TX BZL5048 in 1000 Union. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation at 12th and Highland.

The Bulletin | October 1, 2015

ENTERTAINMENT

CHECK IT OUT S II

BY RALVELL ROGER

The Dark Side of Politics With President Barack Obama preparing to take his final leave from the White House soon, many public figures have began to campaign in hope of filling the seat of President of the United States of America. Among this

candidates includes democrats, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb, and republicans, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and Donald Trump.

Of course, these aren’t the only candidates running for the presidency,

but these are certainly more likely to be chosen in 2016 according to the numbers.

While all of these political scandals, campaigns,and debates going on in the next couple of months, I want everyone to be mindful and prepare themselves with knowledgeable ammunition on politics, and how it all really works.

So while you’re doing your research and factchecking certain politicians (as you should), I would like to suggest another source that should give an insight on the workings of politics.

Similar to “Scandal,” “House of Cards” is a series that follows the dark side of politics.

EMMA’S THOUGHTS

BY EMMA ANNE DEPRIEST

He Shoots, He Misses After a breakup, it seems that the only way to get over that special someone is to fill the hole where their love used to be with a new someone.

Some people believe that a rebound will solve all of their problems, using it as a way to distract themselves from the real issue of moving on.

Though to be completely blunt, rebound relationships don’t fucking work.

Breaking up sucks. It does.

And if you’re in love with that other person, you’ll want to find any way possible to think about anything but the crushing realization that you’re alone now. But trying to get over a recent love by trying to find a new love isn’t the best way to do this.

One of my friends was tell-

ing me about how he wished he could get over his ex by sleeping with and potentially dating other women right after they broke up. He mentioned how one girl he saw potential in was looking for the same thing, hoping to fill the hole (not a double entendre) of her recent breakup.

By the end of their brief and passionate love affair, they realized they were just trying to fill that empty space with concrete and hope for the best.

The reason that rebounds don’t work is because it’s all filler affection. You’re just distracting yourself, whether that’s with cheap, meaningless sex, or dating, whatever that constitutes. You will be in this new relationship, pre-

tending that everything is okay without really meaning it, giving your new partner false hopes and stringing them along while you’re trying to be happy. But it’s hard.

You’re still going to have feelings for that last person.

You’re still going to be thinking about them and how much they meant to you, hoping that this new person will make you forget, when really, you’re just going to be thinking about them more.

She’s going to giggle, and you’re going to remember how your ex used to laugh when you tickled her. He’s going to brush your hair behind your ear and all you can think about is how he used to do it better, the right way, whatever that means. You’ll be having sex with them and you won’t even be thinking about them, you’ll be thinking about the last person you were naked in this bed with, snuggling afterwards, talking about the future.

It sucks and it’s not fair to the person you’re trying to rebound with. What if they’re catching feelings while you’re too busy trying to lose yours? Don’t be an asshole to your new lover, your ex, or yourself. Take the time to move on properly, by mourning properly without trying to cover your past affections like a poorly executed manhole cover. xoxo, Emma

Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, is the protagonist of the series. Underwood, who starts off as a Democratic congressman of South Carolina and House majority whip, slowly manipulates others until he gets what he wants most (no spoilers here, I promise).

Claire Underwood, who is played by Robin Wright, is Frank’s main consultant and partner in crime as “House of Cards” seemingly presents the Underwoods as our modern Bonnie and Clyde.

Watching the shows one after the other, one might begin to apply certain actions played out in the show to real-life events,

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which begs the question, “Does this stuff really happen in politics in America?”

Now, that question is not something that I can answer myself since I have no credibility in that regard, but I will say that it gets me thinking.

And this is all that I personally beg of you to do while listening to these politicians because honestly, if they do something that I think Frank Underwood would do, then they definitely should not be President of the United States.

“House of Cards” is available on Netflix and DVD and Blu-ray. According to Aarati Shah of christianpost.com, season 4 is set to release in spring of 2016.

Titanic’s last lunch menu, from Money Boat, goes for $88,000 NEW YORK (AP) — The Titanic’s last lunch menu, saved by a first-class passenger who climbed aboard a lifeboat whose crew was said to have been bribed to row away instead of rescue more people, sold at auction for $88,000 on Wednesday.

The online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs offered the menu and two other previously unknown artifacts from Lifeboat 1.

Abraham Lincoln Salomon was among a handful of first-class passengers who boarded the lifeboat, dubbed the Money Boat or Millionaire’s Boat by the press because of unfounded rumors one of them bribed seven crew members to quickly row the boat away from the sinking ocean liner.

The menu, which lists corned beef, dumplings and other savory items, is signed on the back in pencil by another first-class passenger, Isaac Gerald Frauenthal, who escaped on another lifeboat.

It’s believed the two men lunched together that fateful day in 1912.

Salomon also took away a printed ticket from the Titanic’s opulent Turkish baths, which recorded a person’s weight when seated in a specially designed upholstered lounge chair. The ticket bears the names of three of the five other first-class passengers with him on Lifeboat 1. One

of four weighing chair tickets known to exist, it sold for $11,000.

A letter written by Mabel Francatelli to Salomon on New York’s Plaza Hotel stationery six months after the disaster fetched $7,500.

Francatelli had climbed into Lifeboat 1 with her employer, aristocratic fashion designer Lucy Duff-Gordon and her Scottish husband, Lord Cosmo Duff-Gordon, who was rumored to have bribed the crew to row them to safety in the boat, which had a capacity of 40.

The Duff-Gordons, the only passengers to testify about the disaster, were cleared by the British Wreck Commissioner’s inquiry, which determined that they did not deter the crew from attempting to rescue other people but that others might have been saved if the boat had turned around.

“We do hope you have now quite recovered from the terrible experience,” Francatelli wrote to Salomon. “I am afraid our nerves are still bad, as we had such trouble & anxiety added to our already awful experience by the very unjust inquiry when we arrived in London.”

Lion Heart Autographs said the seller was the son of a man who was given the items by a descendent of one of the survivors of the lifeboat. It did not identify the buyers.

Local eating contests popular among ESU students S arah S poon s ta f f w r i t e r

The Annual Twinkie Festival and the Do-B’s Challenge eating contest were joined by a Jimmy Johns sandwich eating contest last weekend.

The Annual Twinkie Festival has one twinkie eating contest division for children and one for adults.

The infamous Do-B’s challenge requires one to finish six one third pound beef patties, eight slices of cheese, six slices of bacon, grilled onions, sliced tomato, grilled mushrooms, lettuce, grilled jalapenos, pickles, mayonnaise and creole mustard on top of a 10 inch baguette.

The five year record was beat last week, and the new time is 9 minutes and 22 seconds.

“It’s becoming a pretty popular challenge,” said Chris Linebarger, Do-B’s worker. “If they beat the time, they will get to rename it (the sandwich.) We

will buy it back from them, which is $27 right now, and they’ll get a free t-shirt.”

Jimmy John’s put together the most recent eating contest last Saturday at the E-Zone Tailgating event.

“Over the summer, my co-chair and I were thinking of things we could bring to the E-Zone Tailgate,” said Michael Wilson, senior communications major and spirit committee co-chair for Ambassadors. “We approached Jimmy John’s, just to see if they would come and have some games and free samples. They asked about an eating contest and...we decided on having their big, The J.J. Gargantuan, sandwiches.”

The eating contest was separated by gender with four women and six men participants. Each person was given a sandwich and whoever ate it the quickest, or the most in the time allotted, won.

“I feel pretty good (about winning,)” said Madison Landwehr, a graduate busi-

Participants eat Jimmy John’s in a sandwich eating contest on Saturday during the E-Zone tailgate. The winner of the girls’ division was Madison Landwehr, graduate business administration student.

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ness administration student and first prize winner in the female competition. “I wish I could have ate that whole sandwich. I was slowing down there at the end.”

The first place prize winners, received a “Go Hornet’s” T-shirt, Emporia State sunglasses and a Jimmy John’s cornhole set. “(I’m feeling) pretty good,” said Wyatt Sander, sophomore health promo-

tion major and first place winner in the male heat. “I got a cornhole set...I love that sandwich.”

Sander finished his sandwich in under four minutes.

Those who came in second place received a gift card to Jimmy Johns.

“The guy who won - that was some good competition,” said Russell Hampton, senior physical education major and second place

winner. “It’s always the smaller guy you’ve gotta worry about, not the bigger guy...Give me some time to recover, and I’d do it again.”

Most students were excited to see if Jimmy Johns would come back and do the eating contest again.

Betsy Schmidt, senior communication major and second prize winner said she hoped Jimmy John’s did the eat contest again next year.

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A Pool for Two is Not the Pool for Me STAFF EDITORIAL

Emporia State no longer has to wait to meet our potential new president.

A press release from the Kansas Board of Regents sent out on Sept. 29 stated that two final candidates are coming to campus in early October to meet the student body. After months of waiting and the Presidential Search Committee doing everything in their power to keep the students out of the search, they are finally allowing us to see their results – when it’s down to two mystery finalists.

The search for the university’s 17th president has been cloaked in secrecy from the beginning, with KBOR refusing to give details on subjects like the size of the candidate pool and the diversity of the candidates. It’s not that we’re not excited to see who our finalists

are, it’s that we should have known a bit more about them before this point, their names would be a good start. And only two? How big of a pool did we pull these two from? Were these the only two to begin with? We can only hope that they represent the entirety of the initial candidates and will represent our campus accurately.

Do the students actually get a say in the school’s final decision? The committee is bringing them to campus to meet ESU students, so maybe we can expect those who attend the student forum to give their opinions on the candidates.

As students, we should know a bit about who will be the face of our university. Yes, we are going to see and meet them the 6th through the 9th of October when they will be coming individually to campus

to “tour the campus and interact with various Emporia State University constituent groups,” according to the press release.

When Shonrock was brought to campus as our potential future president, there were four individuals brought to campus to get a feel for the school. Why only two now?

The press release didn’t give any more information about the candidates, other than there were two of them and that they would be giving names and biographies out the days before each of them come to campus.

Two days for each candidate. Is it that they don’t want the students doing any background digging before the candidates are brought to campus?

KBOR needs to stop screwing around with information that is ours by right. We don’t need the names and addresses

CARTOON by ITZEL LOPEZ-VARGAS of the candidates who were being interviewed – we just wanted to know if they were considering any women or minorities for the position.

KBOR has been spending too

SuicideGirl Power

A manda G oering A s s i s s ta n t D e s i g n e r

To the typical crowd member or conservative audience, the SuicideGirls from the Blackheart Burlesque Show are merely glorified strippers, but their show is about embracing sexuality.

You might see scantily clad women performing a semi-lesbian act, but I see it as women empowerment.

These women don costumes, put on make-up and expose bare skin to entertain crowds of men and

women around the nation, and despite their nonconventional looks, they rock the stage.

As a woman, I am inspired by these women to be confident in who I am and my looks. I know that I am just as beautiful and sexy as any super model.

That in mind, I don’t want to be scantily clad on a computer screen, but confident none-the-less.

While the show is entertaining and titillating, they are examples of confident women.

With varying body types and an unconventional concept of beauty, the women push the envelope on what is sexy. Even though most of the woman are tattooed and pierced, that’s not the main focus of their hotness. The idea is highlighting the nonstereotypical beauty. Those who don’t look like “the girl next door.” It’s about

embracing every woman and every form of beauty no matter what.

Themed shows, like their nerdy show Tuesday ,provide entertainment for a crowd that does not want to look at the stereotypical stick thin model.

These women are truly an inspiration for the tattooed, curvy, purple haired and unique women of the world. They are a calling card for women everywhere to embrace their true colors.

SuicideGirls prove that everyone is beautiful and being yourself is all the sexiness you will ever need.

SuicideGirls further proves that women are beautiful no matter their skin color, intellect, height, tattoo and piercing preferences, hair color or any other defining characteristic.

Be you. You are sexy, so rock it.

Paying the Way

B luelake P ritchett opinion writer

Remember when life was easy?

At most, you worked a summer job and used that money for savings so you can go to college. When was the last time you were able to put your check into a savings account? We live in a society where students have to make a choice between either working all the time, or going to school all the time. This shouldn’t happen, and, in a college town, this kind of choice between school and work should never even come up.

Obviously, those days

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of the summer job seem to be gone. For most of us, we’ve had to take one or two minimum wage jobs to help pay for our schooling.

Or, as is the case for some, get minimum wage jobs to pay for other aspects of life and take out loans for tuition. But off course there is a small problem with doing that. Minimum wage is too small to really handle either of those.

Between my jobs here at The Bulletin and my other job, in order for my paycheck to be $100 or more for two weeks of work, I’ll have to work over twenty hours. Something that is impossible given my college hours.

Now, that’s just in terms of purely money, when it comes to hours, this problem gets worse.

There is a saying, when it comes to studying, that you should always spend twice as much time studying as you do working in the classroom. Yet, with minimum wage jobs, you

much time trying to remain secretive when the university’s future is in their hands. We, as the students, deserve to know more than the obligatory, ‘a search is in progress,’ bullshit.

Class Grouping

A nastasia M otiti opinion writer

Each and every undergraduate student at Emporia State, in order to successfully finish their degree, has to take general education classes. All of these classes are very useful and expand the student’s knowledge of the different aspects of the world and how to perceive it. Sometimes the material taught in these classes are associated with each other and if they are being taught at the same time, they can provide a more rounded understanding of the information they are teaching.

I have come to this conclusion after personal experiences - in my previous semesters I have combined classes that I later realized that, when grouped together, provided a better understanding of what I was being taught. For instance, I had to take music history, art history and philosophy my last semester. Without realizing it, both music history and art history were talking about parallel historical periods.

At the same time, the philosophy class was talking about philosophers of the periods taught in the other two classes. Every day when I was going from one class to the other, I could connect more and more the puzzle pieces of information that I was getting from each class.

Another even stronger example is my combination of Introduction to Sociology, Contemporary Cultures and Public Speaking.

All of them discuss aspects about society, culture and people and give a rounded perspective. All of them combined together helps me more deeply understand the concepts of each class and do better in the other classes as well. Interestingly, all three classes do not just present similar material, but also teach the same concepts and terminology.

Combining several classes that are associated can be really helpful for students. Advisers, as well as professors, should promote these strategies so that the students can benefit the most from each class, understand more and gain the best possible grades. There are already several classes that are being combined under same subject categories like zoology and entomology or music history and music theory. However, attending classes that are of similar categories can really help the understanding of theoretical classes. Classes in each of these categories combined can give a more complete perception of the knowledge that is associated with them.

After all, we attend universities to learn, to understand different perspectives of knowledge and remember the knowledge we gained in the future. I feel like these can be more successful if the knowledge is renewed every once in awhile, but more importantly, if they are established with a very strong strategy, such as combining knowledge from similar perspectives.

need to work a lot more hours simply to get by.

You’re slowly reaching a point, between being in classes and at work, where studying becomes difficult.

Eventually, you’ll reach a point where one will have to take priority over the other, and if you prioritize school, then your reward is naturally a smaller paycheck.

In a college town, this balancing act should never happen. However, a solution to this isn’t easy. You can either cut back and save your money in small increments, work more during the summer, and hope you have enough to keep going to class. I would argue that the better solution would be to bump up the minimum wage. We’ve gotten to the point socially where a higher education is important, yet no business is willing to help stu- Letters to the editor should be no more than 400 words dents pay for it. To get a and can address any issues, concerns, ideas or event you good job, you have to have choose. Letters may be edited for content and length. a degree, but you need a Email letters to editor@esubulletin.com. Include your good job to afford a degree. name and student email so we can verify authorship.

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‘Party drug’ access easier on college campuses H arrison N ichols s ta f f w r i t e r

Molly, a form of ecstasy, can be found just as easily as alcohol on college campuses.

Molly contains the chemical compound methylenedioxy-meth-amphetamine (MDMA) which causes increased neurotransmitter activity, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This causes the user to feel pure ecstasy. Use of this drug, often considered a party drug, can be very dangerous, many users experience severe dehydration while using, according to drugfree.org.

People tend to stay away from it, according to Tyler Schweitzer, sophomore sociology major.

“Most people don’t mess with it because it’s the first drug that branches out into the ‘heavy drugs,’ not as commonplace as weed and alcohol,” Schweitzer said.

“But if you can get alcohol you could probably get

molly.”

Lynn Hobson, dean of students, agreed with Schweitzer.

“If there is an ecstasy problem, I have not heard about it,” Hobson said.

“I have not had a student come in and talk to me about ‘hard drugs’ in years.

When you look at our crime statistics, drug-related arrests are very low.”

While this drug seems to be easy to procure, a factor that might keep people away is the fact that molly is considered a “hard drug.” The dangers of MDMA use can be seen first hand if someone isn’t drinking enough water.

Molly can cause longterm health problems, including increase in heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, blurred vision, chills or sweating and can even lead to death, according to teens.drugabuse.org.

Many MDMA pills can be diluted with anything.

Often times it is cut with other drugs, including Ad-

derall, to make them cheaper to make so the turnover is better for whoever is selling. But sometimes very dangerous chemicals can be thrown in to induce a brain damage stronger high. affecting thought Confusion, According to The Sydand memory impaired ney Morning Herald, Ausjudgement, sleep tralian police put out a brain fails to reguproblems, severe warning over a type of eclate learning, sleep anxiety, paranoia, stasy pill called Blue Batand emotion drug cravings, man. After the death of a nauseau Sydney teenager, police tested the ecstasy involved with the death. They found that it contained a very potent psychedelic that can blurred cardiovascular vision cause psychotic behavior collapse and even death. The fact they you never really know involuntary teeth kidney failure what is in the pills might clenching factor into why some ESU students don’t want to get hemorrraging, involved. muscle tension, convulstions, “The most common faintness and chills psychosis, death, or swelling, false drug we see is marijuana,” degenerative sense of affection said Chris Hoover, direcnerve endings tor of Police and Safety. “If and nerve someone is willing to go to branches the effort to get it, they’re going to get it, but I don’t SOURCE: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/mdma-ecstasy-or-molly think it’s especially comGRAPHIC BY AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin mon here.”

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gree from ESU. ation can get “very old, very down, according to K-State’s Carrie Boettcher, public fast,” Hoover said, especially student newspaper. service executive for Univer- in the event of an emergency “(K-State’s emersity Facilities, said she cannot situation like an active shoot- gency notification system) recall a time when campus er. notifies you when a dangerhas ever had a lockdown.

“What we don’t want ous condition exists on cam“It really isn’t applicable to do is lock a building down pus, such as storms or winter to higher education in most and say ‘lockdown’ and lock weather, an active shooter or cases because you can’t really a door and trap someone in a for a forced campus closure lock down such an open envi- building with somebody that like the lockdown of the Manronment,” Hoover said. is actively shooting,” Boettch- hattan campus this morning,” Even in that kind of sce- er said. a September press release nario, she said, university If a lockdown policy or from K-State’s Office of Stuofficials would probably not procedure were in place, it dent Life said. use the word “lockdown.” would be expected to be folIn the event of an emer “We would gency - whether it be probably say, ‘Stay environmental, weathindoors’ or ‘Avoid er, violence or another the area,’ so we’re I think that it would be circumstance - ESU not putting people in will alert students, jeopardy trying to figbeneficial to have a camfaculty and staff imure out what to do,” mediately and in the Boettcher said. pus-wide lockdown policy, same way, regardless The reason that of what’s going on. campus cannot have a but at the same time, I can This may include an lockdown, so to speak, email, an emergency is because ESU does see how it would be really alert through RAVE, a not have the ability to message on the caminstantaneously lockhard to institute. pus computers and down every building an emergency banner and door in such an placed on ESU’s home A mber S eymour environment. webpage. The univerjunior nursing major “We don’t have an sity is also working on automatic door lockother venues to alert ing system where you individuals of emercan just push a button from lowed, and Hoover said that gency situations, which will another building and all the emergency situations can be be able soon. doors are locked,” said Lynn fluid and change frequently.

“We would try to give speHobson, dean of students.

“You can’t give a set of cific language that gives the The residential halls are directions that are going to individual the ability to make one location that could actu- apply to every single person the decision of what they ally be locked down because involved in the situation,” need to do in that situation,” they require a swipe card ac- Hobson said.

Boettcher said. cess. A campus-wide lock In 2015, two colESU teaches the method down, however, is not plau- lege campuses have under- of “run, hide, fight” to its stusible, Hoover said. gone “lockdowns” on their dents, faculty and staff. “Run, “I think that it would be campuses. In May, Johnson hide, fight” is a process crebeneficial to have a campus- County Community College ated in Houston, Texas, and wide lockdown policy, but at underwent a lockdown after supported by Homeland Sethe same time, I can see how it a report of a woman with a curity and the Federal Bureau would be really hard to insti- gun on campus. The lock- of Investigation. tute,” said Amber Seymour, down consisted of asking “We can’t stop these kinds junior nursing major. those on campus to “stay in of things from happening The life of a faculty or staff place while they did an ex- because of the open environmember will not be jeopar- tensive search of the 250-acre ment and society we live in, dized by the university in campus,” according to KMBC but I think we can certainly order to lock all buildings on News. In September, Kansas minimize a lot of the horrible campus if a situation is hap- State University was put on outcomes that have occurred pening, Hoover said. lockdown for four hours after at other events,” Hoover said.

“It goes back to (the ques- a possible gunman was spotBoettcher said if you can tion of), are we going to have ted on campus. run, try that first. If you need building services standing Hoover said that other to hide until you can run, lock there bent over with an al- universities have taken simi- a door and secure yourself len wrench trying to lock a lar stances as ESU in terms of somewhere safe. As a last redoor when there’s somebody lockdown procedures. sort, it may be necessary to running around shooting?”

However, K-State adopted fight with whatever weapon Hoover said. “The answer to a new policy last spring that is available. that question is no, we’re not includes “lockdown” in its The university will be going to put somebody in name. The ALICE program holding two “Run, Hide, that jeopardy. The university stands for “alert, lockdown, Fight” workshops in the upwouldn’t do that to one of its inform, counter and evacu- coming weeks. The first is at employees.” ate.” Steve Broccolo, who 2 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Preston Another reason that ESU is the emergency manage- Family Room in the Memoridoes not have a lockdown ment coordinator at K-State, al Union. The other will be at procedure is because infor- did say that many rooms on 3 p.m. Oct. 22 in Science Hall, mation in an emergency situ- their can’t actually be locked room 72.

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A new gaming store, Game Cycle, brings more gaming options to Emporia.

Game Cycle, a chain store with nine other locations open across the Midwest since 2009, offers its customers everything from the early arcade game Pong to games on the PlayStation 4. They also have a selection of used games ranging from every generation. From Metal Gear, for the Nintendo NES, all the way to the modern era, Game Cycle strives to offer any level or age of gamer the game for them.

Game Cycle is setting up shop on 6th Avenue where Matty B’s Gaming used to be.

Game Cycle not only offers a great selection, but also a great experience for customers, according to Patrick Everett, the store’s owner.

“We strive to offer a family friendly, welcoming environment,” Everett said. “Game Cycle is a good place to come and hang out. It’s a place where gamers can come out and be themselves.”

Everett also said that Game Cycle offers a little more when it comes to trade ins. Their trade-ins are competitive and fair.

“Values of trade-ins are always changing,” Everett said.

“Knowing this, we do what’s called live time trading, if what you want to trade in used to be $5 but now is worth $20, you’ll get the $20. It is very customer friendly.”

With the closing of GameStop, the already small selection of video game stores got even smaller.

A new game store in town is welcomed, according to student Alex Rojas, sophomore earth science major.

“I think it sucks that GameStop closed since they have a variety of old and new games,” Rojas said. “I really like the store already on 6th, Tru Gamer, but I think a new game store would definitely be good for gamers in Emporia.”

Tru Gamer, the store located just a few blocks away from Game Cycle, offers many new and old games, as well as cards and tabletop games. Tru Gamer also offers pre-orders for games and systems, including special edition systems.

“I think there is definitely enough room here in Emporia for both of us,” said Brad Robbins, the owner of Tru Gamer.

“Honestly, we are just competing against Wal-Mart now that GameStop is gone. I think that customers will go wherever they find the game they want.”

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be called. Staff are not expected to physically stop the fight themselves. They are to follow instructions of Police and Safety and work to assist officers upon their arrival.”

Both residential complexes hire residential assistants, or RAs, to manage the floors housing residents and one or more complex coordinators to help the RAs. Before the new semester begins, the RAs go through a camp where they are trained.

“Resident Assistants and professional Residential Life staff are trained to contact the authorities immediately,” Redeker said. “They look out for the safety and security of themselves and other community members while asking those who are fighting to stop. We train them to follow the lead of Police and Safety and observe as many details as possible. Once the incident is over and controlled, staff members follow up with residents, providing comfort, information, resources, and advice as it is

needed.”

According to Hoover, violent encounters involving a weapon are rare at ESU. He was unable to recall an incident like this happening since his 35 years as an employee of ESU Police and Safety.

“There is always concern about the possibility of bad things to happen, but I try to concentrate on probabilities,” Hover said. “We prepare for the worst, but expect something far less.”

On campus, residents feel safe living in the dorms thanks to all of the security measures taken by Police and Safety and the residential life staff. The dorms are locked 24/7 with only on-campus residents, Residential Life staff, maintenance and Police and Safety having access to the buildings.

“I definitely feel safe living on campus,” said Ann Thimesch, sophomore elementary education major. “People are pretty good about not letting strangers in.”

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Ghost writers, academically dishonest J aevin C olvin s ta f f w r i t e r

The SuicideGirls stop for a photo before beginning the show on Sept. 29 at the Granada Theater in Lawrence. The Suicide Girls travel all around the United States performing burlesque shows. MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin

SuicideGirls Titillate Lawrence, Kansas E mma A nne D e P riest opinion editor

Fans of alternative beauty from around Kansas filled the dance hall of the Granada Theater in Lawerence Sept. 29 as members of the SuicideGirls’ Blackheart Burlesque danced and teased audience members in a comic-con themed show.

“It’s going to be a really fun, debaucherous night of nerdy burlesque, it’s a lot of fun. We really speak to our audience, which is our fans of the website,” said Sunny Suicide. “What we’ve noticed over the last 10 years collectively, is that our fans on suicidegirls.com with models, they really embrace cosplay, they’re gamers, they like a lot of cult classics, things like that. They really embrace aspects of pop culture that we bring out on our show.”

The SuicideGirls was created by Missy Suicide in 2001 as a way to see her friends represented in modern modeling.

“I wanted to showcase the girls that I knew, girls with piercings and tattoos and who I thought were some of the most beautiful girls in the world to give them a platform to share their thoughts and feelings,” Missy said. “It started with just some friends in Portland and it quickly grew once the site was online. By the end of the first year we had girls from London and Italy on the site.”

The Blackheart Burlesque came after the beginning of the modeling agency, usually featuring six or seven girls from the group who are trained dancers. The show initially ran from 2003 to 2007, starting back up again in 2013.

Tuesday’s show began with Sunny, who has been in SuicideGirls since 2014, dressed in classic burlesque attire doing an intentionally poor choreographed striptease before the music was slammed to a halt and the other five tattooed dancers,

Annemarie Suicide, Mahneeguh Suicide, Yuni Suicide, Peneloppe Suicide, and Liryc Suicide came out in animal onesies, dancing to “Cookie Thumper” by Die Antwoord.

The scene was sexy, colorful, fun, as they stripped down to their underpants and colorful knee-high socks.

“There’s just no place like home,” Sunny said after the first set was over.

She then encouraged the audience to post any and all photos they took throughout the night to social media with the tag #blackheartburlesque.

The night continued in a sexy, nerdy way, dances touching on pop culture icons such as DC Comics, Adventure Time, and Harry Potter. The girls, six in total, also danced to sets centered around Beetlejuice, a new set.

Liryc and Sunny danced to “Jump in the Line” by Harry Belafonte, Liryc dressed as Beetlejuice and Sunny as Lydia Deetz. The two ended the dance with a kiss that left the audience cheering.

The SuicideGirls brought volunteers from the audience up on stage for a few of their sets, one in which Liryc gave a lapdance tutorial to a married couple, who then in turn won a one-year subscription to their website.

Members of the site can see the 2,700+ models from all corners of the world in their birthday suits.

They also had a “potential SuicideGirls” striptease, bringing members of the audience to come up and show off their assets. In another, they brought Blake DeMarco, automotive sophomore at University of Central Missouri, up on stage to read a short story from a 5th grade reading comprehension test while receiving a lapdance from AnneMarie.

“I was just trying to focus on the paper so I could actually win a year’s supply,” DeMarco said. “I follow them on Twitter, so I was expecting this and more. I was going to go to Columbia to see it, then I realized it was in

Peneloppe Suicide, a SuicideGirl, flashes some skin during a Sailor Moon sketch at the Blackheart Burlesque Show on Sept. 29. Peneloppe has been an official SuicideGirl since 2014. MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin

Lawrence and thought, “Oh that’s closer!” I knew they were going to do the ‘Time Warp’ set, but I really loved the ‘Beetlejuice’ one, that was my favorite.” DeMarco attended the show with his younger brother, Corey DeMarco, freshman advertising major at Longview Community College.

The SuicideGirls also performed fan favorites like dances revolving around 50 Shades of Grey, Thriller, Clockwork Orange, Orange is the New Black, the Little Mermaid, Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, Legend of

Zelda, Donnie Darko, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Sailor Moon, ending the evening with their triedand-true Stormtrooper set, headed by Sunny dressed as Boba Fett.

SuicideGirls offers girls of all types, no matter their size or skin color, a way to be themselves and also feel confident.

“I think that if you’re confident with your body then you’re confident with yourself,” Missy said. “The more comfortable and confident that people are, the happier the world is going to be.”

Paying another student $20 to write your paper may not seem like a lot, but the price for getting caught turning in an essay written by someone else can be high.

“If a person asks someone else to write it (the paper) and they paid that person to write it, that is a form of plagiarism because the person did not write the paper,” said Theresa Mix, director of the Writing Center.

Emporia State may impose penalties for academic dishonesty up to and including expulsion from the university, according to ESU’s academic dishonesty policy. The policy includes presenting as one’s own intellectual or creative accomplishments of another without giving credit to the source or sources as a definition of plagiarism.

Professors can make their own penalties for plagiarism.

“In my own syllabus, I state that plagiarism may receive an F or 0 for the assignment, an F for the course, or expulsion,” said Jessica Madinger, English lecturer.

Madinger said she tends to give students who plagiarize a zero and then, if the plagiarism seems unintentional, a chance to revise.

She also said that she makes sure to communicate with the student to get their side of the story.

“Sometimes, something that really looks like plagiarism actually isn’t, so it’s important to talk to the student before making judgments,” Madinger said.

If a Writing Center employee finds out a paper they have been reviewing was written by someone other than the student asking for help, Mix said she would ask the student be referred to her.

“At that point, I would step in and speak with the student and give that student our policy statements on plagiarism and what they can or cannot bring to the Writing Center,” Mix said.

Amy Sage Webb, director of the creative writing program, said she has never heard of this happening at Emporia State.

“Obviously you hear that that happens, but maybe I don’t hear it because I’m a professor and they wouldn’t tell me,” Webb said.

Michael Meloy, junior accounting major, said he had not heard of anyone writing someone else’s paper at ESU. However, Meloy, a transfer student from Cowley County Community College, said a few students from his previous college had asked him to write their papers for them. The students were a mixture of friends and acquaintances.

Some students offered to pay Meloy up to $20 to write their paper, but he always told them no.

“If I caught the person who was passing off work that wasn’t his or her own, I would talk with that person about academic honesty and integrity,” Webb said.

“If I caught the person who was writing the paper, I might have a slightly different conversation. We would still be talking about some of the same issues, but they are different sides of the equation.”

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continued from page 1 way so it is being done under conditions where the handwriting is being enlarged.”

Gwen Alexander, dean of SLIM, has been accused by the Hales of ignoring their request for an investigation. Alexander is currently on administrative leave while Gary Wyatt, associate provost, has stepped in as dean of SLIM during her leave.

The Hales filed the claim as a next step in their process to seek justice, they said. They were unsatisfied with ESU’s handling and internal investigation of a racial slur. Melvin Hale also claims that much of the information ESU is giving out to the students is false.

The Hales had approached Wendy Carlson, a forensic document examiner, and asked her to compare the racial epithet and handwriting from Debbie Rittgers, senior administrator of SLIM. Carlson has been qualified as an expert in 15 states by judges in court and has testified in multiple trials. Carlson has also consulted on thousands of documents from 46 states in the United States and from foreign countries.

“It is my professional expert opinion that it is highly probable that Deb Rittgers authored the racial slur,” Carlson said. “Because I don’t feel I have enough evidence to state with complete certainty that she wrote it I must qualify my opinion. With more samples of Deb’s handwriting I might be able to determine with complete confidence that she was the author. However, unless or

until I obtain more of her handwriting I can only make a determination of high probability of her authorship.”

The Hales confirmed paying Wendy Carlson for her consultation, as she is a professional consultant and requires a fee.

According to Carlson’s website, her consultation fee is $300.

The Hales evidence from Carlson is not seen as legitimate

by ESU, according to the Hales.

Angelica Hale, former assistant to the dean of SLIM, filed a harassment claim with the Kansas Human Rights Commission against Emporia State, citing the incident in SLIM that occurred last semester.

She accused ESU of discriminating against her because of her race and her retaliation over the racial slur.

“I want for them (ESU) to acknowledge the outcome of the independent investigation and what it reveals and accept that instead of coming after the person who reports the thing that happened,” Angelica Hale said. “This is an independent investigation and I just want fairness. I want justice.”

The Hales said they are hoping that by appealing to the Kansas Human Rights Commission they will conduct an impartial investigation to discover what really happened.

“During an investigation, a field investigator will interview the complainant, review relevant documents, conduct interviews with witnesses, and summarize the case for the investigating commissioner,” ac-

cording to the KHRC website, khrc.net. “All information discovered throughout the course of the investigation is confidential and is gathered in an objective and impartial manner.”

“A set of expectations has been presented to Dr. Hale to be completed prior to and upon his return to campus,” said Jackie Vietti, interim president. “One of the conditions does relate to public comments he has made regarding Debra Rittgers, but it is an incomplete statement that Dr. Hale’s employment will be terminated if he does not make a retraction. The university is unable to comment further due to the fact this is a personnel matter.”

Hale is not, however, currently on suspension.

“Dr. Hale remains an employee of the college, teaching his assigned on – line classes for the fall semester at a distance,” Vietti said. “His physical return to campus is predicated on acceptance of a set of expectations that is designed to foster a positive work environment for all within SLIM, including Dr. Hale.”

Neither Melvin Hale nor Vietti would speak about the other expectations.

“The expectations are a personnel matter that the University is not at liberty to discuss, as is the case with all matters pertaining to personnel,” Vietti said.

The Hales are planning a second march to take place on Oct. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

named,” Anderson said.

“Filing a formal complaint doesn’t cost any money and students will not get into any trouble for formal complaints. Formal complaints are taken very seriously and investigated as soon as pos-

sible.

Often, however, according to ESU Policy Manual, the accused will correct their behaviors immediately after it is brought to their attention that their actions are perceived as inappro-

priate.

If students feel they have been discriminated against based on any of the above mentioned attributes, they should contact Human Resources of Emporia State University at 620-341-5379.

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Hornets use big plays to sting Northeastern A ce F inch spor ts editor

Big plays were the theme as the Emporia State football team rolled over Northeastern State 55-14 last Saturday. The Hornets are now 4-0, which matches their win total for all of last season.

“I was very pleased with our play today,” said Garin Higgins, head coach. “We came out and played with the Hornet edge we talk about.”

The Hornets started with a bang on a 26-yard pass play from Brent Wilson, senior quarterback to Morris Williams, junior wide receiver. The drive ended with a oneyard touchdown run from Landon Nault, freshman running back. It spanned eight plays on 76 yards in 2:06.

The ESU defense forced a punt on their first defensive series. They would score on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Williams making it 14-0 in favor of ESU with 8:05 remaining in the first quarter.

After forcing a turnover on downs, ESU struck with another big play. An 80-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Williams that would put ESU up by three touchdowns. Big plays made the Riverhawks give up six plays of 15 yards or more in the first quarter.

“The o-line held up and Brent made a great throw,”

Williams said. “I saw them bite on the post and I took it deep.”

A 5-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Buffalomeat, junior wide receiver, 5 seconds into the quarter made it 28-0 Hornets.

“Offensively that’s what we want to do is go down and score,” Wilson said.

“The o-line gave me great protection and my receivers made job easy today.”

The Riverhawks would come up with a big play of their own early in the second quarter, a 40-yard pass play, only to be intercepted by AJ West, sophomore defensive back, on first and goal from the 4.

West was then forced to punt.

An NSU fumble and a 34-yard pass from Wilson to Williams then set up a 21 yard touchdown pass to Jordan Jackson to make it 35-0 with 8:29 left in the half. ESU had over 10 plays of over 15 yards at that point.

NSU got on the board after a one-yard quarterback rush. The drive went 12 plays for 65 yards in just over five minutes, which included a conversion on third and 22.

A 24 yard rush by Nault would set up the score to end the half. A five yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Mitchell Foote, junior wide receiver. That would give the Hornets a 42-7 lead at the half. Wilson had five touchdown passes

Morris Williams II, junior wide receiver, tackles a Northeastern State University player as the NSU player’s helmet flies off while JP Lohrentz, junior defensive back, runs to assist in the tackle. The Hornets won against the Riverhawks 55-14, making the Hornets 4-0 so far this season. MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin

to four receivers in the half.

After the defense recovered a fumble on the opening possession, Ty Reasnor, junior backup quarterback, ran into the end zone on a four yard

keeper. The Hornets led 49-7 with 12:21 left in the third.

After three quarters, the Hornets led 52-14. ESU dominated the stat sheet after three with over 450

yards on offense.

ESU put a field goal in during the final quarter to end the scoring at 55-14.

The Hornets will try to make it five straight wins at Lindenwood this Saturday.

XC runs 2nd, 5th at home

Emily Schoenfield, junior psychology major and former Bulletin employee, runs at the cross country meet Friday. The Lady Hornets came in 2nd at their only home meet. KAIYUAN WU | The Bulletin

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The Emporia State men’s and women’s cross country teams finished second and fifth respectively out of seven teams in their only home meet this season, the Planet Sub Invitational at Jones Park last Friday.

The two top finishers for the Hornets were Daniel Claasen, senior, who finished third and Emily Schoenfeld, junior, who finished fifth. Schoenfeld had a personal best time of 18:49.8.

“I thought it was a decent performance both individually and as a team,” Classen said. “There is room for improvement both individually and as a team and we will continue to strive to get better and make these improvements.

We are really looking for the whole team to be able to group up and run as a pack.”

The Lady Hornet’s had two finishers in the top 10 and three others in the top 35. Mercy Perez, sophomore, finished tenth.

Mallory Kramer, freshman, finished 29th. Audrey Der-

osiers, freshman, finished 31st and Taylor Stueve, senior, finished 34th.

“The competition level was close to what it should be, but the meets we have coming up will give us an opportunity to run against more teams in the MIAA,” Schoenfeld said. “I think I ran a decent race, but I’m still not competing quite where I should and would love to be. The women’s team is fairly young, so it was exciting to see even more improvement from them on our home course.”

The men’s team also had two top 10 finishers and eight top 35 finishers. Brian Mosier, senior, finished ninth, behind Classen. The other eight finishers in the top 35 were Brian Newkirk, sophomore, 13th, Aaron Taylor, freshman, 19th, Thomas LaRoche, sophomore, 20th, Gabe Sims, senior, 23rd, Cole Bosley, freshman, 27th, James Bowlin, senior, 28th. Gabe Knoll, freshman, 29th and Michael Meadows, freshman, 34th.

“I try to bring as much positivity to the team as I can, it is much easier said than done to put in the effort that we do every day, so it always helps to have people there to pick you up if you are having a rough workout,” Mosier said. “I think that the team as a whole has a much more positive feel than we have had in the past. I try to never cheat myself by slacking off. It not only hurts my performance, but it hurts the team if I don’t do my part. This is the type of mentality that pretty much everyone else has as well. We like everyone to have the attitude that they have what it takes to be a leader for the team no matter who they are.”

The next meet for the Hornets is on Oct. 10, in Victoria Kansas at the FHSU Tiger Open. This will also be the site of the 2015 MIAA Championships.

Julia Joseph, freshman outside hitter, goes for the kill against Fort Hays State Friday at White Auditorium. The Hornets went 3-0 against the Tigers and fell to the Lopers Saturday 0-3. AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin

Volleyball falls to Nebraska-Kearney A dam B lake

sports writer

After defeating Fort Hays State Friday night, the Emporia State volleyball team was determined to keep up the streak against 14th ranked NebraskaKearny last Saturday at White Auditorium.

The Lady Hornets fell to the Lady Lopers 3-0 on their family and friend weekend.

The Lopers sprinted out of the gates, gaining a 12-5 lead in the first set before forcing an ESU timeout.

“The first set, we didn’t start very well,” said Bing Xu, head volleyball coach.

“I felt that we we’re a little intimidated and that we played tentatively.”

The Lady Hornets came out of the timeout scoring three straight points to close within four, but Kearney continued their brisk pace, quickly capturing the first set at 25-14.

In the second set ESU flipped the script and jumped out to a quick 7-4 lead, causing the Lopers to exhaust a timeout.

ESU maintained their lead throughout much of the second set, causing

another Kearney timeout as the scoreboard read 21-18 in favor of the Hornets.

The timeout became the turning point in the game as the remaining minutes consisted of back-and-forth play.

The Lopers drew even, tying the game 24-24, and taking their first lead in the set 30-29. Marked by loud cheers from the opposing benches and nervous looks from members of each fan section, the Lopers eventually prevailed, winning the set by a score of 32-30.

“The long set was a tough, all-out fight but it did not necessarily have to be,” said Shayla Cotman, junior right side and middle hitter.

“We started off the set on top then slowed up, and then tried to pick it back up at the end.”

The second set was a large talking point after the game.

“The second set we had a lot of energy and we were so determined to get the job done even though we fell short,” said Jamie Hauptman, freshman outside hitter. “I had a lot of fun competing with the girls and I felt we were really playing

as a team in that moment.

It made us want to get the third set really bad.”

In the third set, Kearney jumped out to a 6-3 lead, but the Hornets countered with a run of their own, drawing the score to 8-6 in their favor.

The Hornets kept the Lopers at arm’s length, pushing Kearney to call a timeout as the score stood 18-15. However, the Lopers continued the trend of back-and-forth play, tying it 23-23 and forcing a Hornet timeout. The Lopers regained control of the match, winning the set by a score of 25-23 and sweeping the Lady Hornets 3-0.

“Positives from this game is that win or lose we played as a team, and our team chemistry is starting to show,” Cotman said. “Our games can only get better from here.”

The Emporia State players and coaches saw many positives in their performance.

Xu said he was looking forward to watching the team grow.

The Lady Hornets will look to build on their encouraging performance when they take on Missouri Southern this Friday in Joplin.