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VOLUME 118 - NUMBER 6

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HOMECOMING

Mahr, Martinez crowned Homecoming royalty Skyla Fox Sports Editor

Matt Mahr, senior theater education major, and Selena Martinez, senior nursing major, were announced as this year’s Homecoming king and queen during half-time of the Homecoming game Saturday at Welch Stadium. The student body votes on the candidates selected by faculty on a review board. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

NEWS

After a several week-long nomination process, school-wide voting narrowed the 10 Homecoming nominees down to the final two.

Selena Martinez, senior nursing major, and Matt Mahr, senior theater education major were crowned this year’s Homecoming royalty during the Saturday football game aginst Missouri Western.

“I think I am still in shock,” Martinez said. “I still don’t know if my name was called. It was so exciting. I am really proud to represent (ESU).”

Moira Pyle and Wyatt Sander, alumni and the 2017 Homecoming Queen and King, presented the tiara and crown to Martinez and Mahr during the halftime show.

“It was so much fun,” Pyle said. “I was so glad to be able to come back for the ceremony and all the Homecoming festivities and getting to crown the next queen and get to be involved this year.”

Martinez and Mahr won based on ESU student votes. Nominations for the Homecoming court royalty were due Monday, Oct. 1. Nominees had to be seniors (90+ hours, undergraduates) with a 3.0 or better GPA. Organizations such as fraternities and sororities could only nominate 10 percent of their male and 10 percent of their female members. Undergraduate students received an ESU email ballot on noon Wednesday, Oct. 17. Voting for homecoming ended 3 days later on Friday, Oct. 19 at noon.

“It was just wild,” Mahr said. “I just was not expecting this at all, but this experience is an awesome one I was just surprised that not only did we both win but so did our fraternities and sororities for the can the bods.”

ESU homecoming is dated back as far as 1916 though the homecoming king and queen have not always been known as king and queen, in 1936 they renamed see ROYALTY page 3

NEWS

Career services works to prevent Local political organizations fraudulent Handshake jobs, internships begin campaigns Gage Simpson Copy Editor

The local Lyon County Republican and Democratic organizations will be campaigning with the Nov. 6 midterm election in mind.

“Get out, vote, and don’t let anyone else decide your future,” said Jeremy Adkinson, chair of the Lyon County Democrats.

The Lyon County Republicans will be hosting a town

hall at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 1 at their building, 1115 Commercial St., featuring Ron Highland and Kris Kobach as guest speakers.

Highland is running for the Kansas House of Representatives and Kobach is running for governor.

“When I see the direction of the two parties, Kobach and the republican agenda focusses on the individual, a culture of life, a culture of personal resee POLITICS page 5

Professor donates to organization, campaigns Allie Crome Managing Editor

For the past ten years, Theresa Mitchell, professor of communication and theater, has consistently donated money to political campaigns. Her donations range from local and state elections to political action groups.

While most people typically think of canvassing, participating in rallies and

voting as the ways to support candidates, money key to political campaigns, according to Mitchell.

“I give money because I know campaigns are run with volunteers and money,” Mitchell said. “Canvassing and calling, not only does it take a lot of time, but it takes a lot of effort and energy. You have to be in the right frame of mind.” see DONATIONS page 5

Robyn Macgregor, career counselor, talks about the steps career services is taking to ensure no fraudulent jobs or internships are posted on their site for ESU students. This action follows an incedent at the University of Deleware, as reported by “Insider Higher Ed.” Allie Crome | The Bulletin

Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

After an article appeared in “Inside Higher Ed” about fraudulent internships and jobs appearing on Handshake and a loophole that allowed people to create fake postings on Handshake, Emporia State’s Career Services department has been taking steps to prevent this don ESU’s campus.

Previous incidents indicate that colleges could have difficulty screening for scams, ac-

NEWS

Higher Learning Commission to evaluate ESU Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

A seven member team from the Higher Learning Commission will be coming to Emporia State to evaluate the university Oct. 29-30. They will hold seven open meetings to hear from people within the university to see if the university is fulfilling its role as a student centered organization and following the accreditation criteria.

HLC is an independent group that accredits higher education institutions in 19 states, according to the

hlccommission.org.

“I do think it’s important (to attend the meetings),” said David Cordle, provost. “If you look at it from the perspective of the evaluation team, when they hold an open meeting and there’s a good turnout, that’s a signal to them that the institution take accreditation seriously. That it’s not something we just think about every five years.”

Three forums will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 29. The student forum will be held in the Skyline, the Faculty will be held in

the Preston Family room and the staff will be held in Webb Hall.

There will be an additional three forms to talk about the criteria for accreditation which are open to all community members. These will be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Preston Family Room.

A drop in session for those unavailable on Oct. 29 will be available 10 a.m. Oct. 30 in the Preston Family Room. see EVALUATION page 2

cording to the article.

Handshake is a platform all ESU students have access to where they can apply for more than 1,000 jobs, internships and fellowships.

“No system is fail safe,” said Robyn Macgregor, career counselor. “It doesn’t matter what you use, whether it’s the newspaper, or Handshake or Simplicity, all of them. It’s a combination of what schools can report, what schools do on their own due diligence and what students do to keep ev-

erybody safe.”

Currently no ESU student has reported fraudulent activity on Handshake to career services, according to Macgregor.

However, Career Services will still be updating their website with information on how to avoid scam internships and how to protect yourself during the job search process to prevent fraudulent activity.

The department also already has a screening system in place, which they will continue to use.

“When someone new tries to join us, there’s two ways that can happen,” Macgregor said.

“They can create a Handshake account and then they reach out to us. If we allow them to, they could join us without our permission. But we don’t do that.”

The employees at Career Services check for specific things before the organization is approved.

“They look to see whether or not they’re using an email domain that matches the company they are,” Macgregor said.

“We have some local people see HANDSHAKE page 2

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The Bulletin | OCTOBER 25, 2018

National student exchange program to end after spring semester Where could you go through NSE?

150+ universities

including

Canada Guam Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Source: NSE.org Infographic by Kalliope Craft | The Bulletin Bailey Miller Staff Writer

The Office of International Education plans to end the National Student Exchange program following this spring semester.

The NSE is an organization that works with universities to send students around the country and surrounding countries. This is the only program currently like this at ESU, according to their website.

“The real reason why we want to do this is because the greatest interest at Emporia State is for students to go abroad,” said Mark Daly, dean of international education. “That’s growing, and we really want to support that and right now the NSE is just one of the extra things that doesn’t quite fit with our mission.”

The mission of the Office of International Education is to further education oversees and has recently started furthering their teaching

overseas as well, according to their website.

“We will have faculty that go into other countries to teach,” said Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations.

“We’ve had music faculty go to China (and)...go to Paraguay and I know we have teacher education programs with both Paraguay and Finland where our students can go over there and do some student teaching.”

This change was first listed in Hornet Announcements sent out Oct. 15.

The change comes due to limits on financial and personnel resources, according to Daly. Because of this, they decided to cut the NSE and refocus on studying abroad.

“I didn’t see the draft (of the Hornet Announcement),” Daly said. “It probably could have included more context so people who don’t know what the NSE is, could’ve understood it and maybe not thought it was something that it wasn’t.”

The NSE offers over 150 universities across the U.S., Canada, Gaum, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands, according to NSE.org.

“Students have always been able to (travel to other universities),” Daly said. “Say they’re an art student and there’s an art institute in Chicago that had the courses of all courses and they wanted to go do that for a semester. There’s not a real barrier that would prevent them from doing that.”

With NSE gone, all of the exchange programs at ESU will only be for students to study abroad.

ESU has a well-developed international exchange program that involves many students from our university and from other countries.

However, in the past five or six years there have been only a dozen students or less that participate in the NSE, according to Larson Chie Austin, international student mobility and study abroad coordinator, declined to be interviewed.

Alumnus holds book signing outside Union bookMargaret Mellott Copy Editor

Fred Kipp, alumni and author, held a book signing for “The Last Yankee Dodger” in front of the Memorial Union bookstore last Saturday as a part of the Homecoming festivities.

Fred Kipp graduated from Emporia State in 1951. After graduation, he went on to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees.

From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Fred Kipp had people stopping by his signing table and display. The book was released in January, according Lorraine Kipp, Fred Kipp’s wife.

“We’re married 28 years and I’ve come to Homecoming every year,” Lorraine Kipp said. “It’s fun because it brings him back to where he played and those people he played with and Fred says that ESU was the greatest thing that ever happened in preparing him for the major leagues.”

He had his books available for purchase and signing as well as two posters up that explained what he did throughout his career and where he had played baseball. He also had

a video playing nearby of him being interviewed.

During his visit, Fred Kipp reminisced about his days at ESU and he’s been to more of the Homecoming breakfasts than most, he said.

“I started going to K-Cup breakfasts in 1950,” Fred Kipp said. “I’ve gone on and off for years.”

In their time spent at ESU, the two are both thankful for the memories made here, Lorraine Kipp said.

“Just thank you (to the college), for the fond memories that Fred has of alma mater,” Lorraine Kipp said.

“I’m from the east coast and don’t get back there that much. I feel like I came here too because I know so many people through him.”

During the signing, Fred Kipp ran into Tom Haskett, his second cousin and fellow ESU alumni. The two were even able to catch up at the event. Haskett saw a notice in the Emporia Gazette and decided to come to the signing, he said.

“I don’t come to a lot of the reunion stuff,” Haskett said. “But he’s my second cousin...I was a little afraid at first (to meet him), but he’s very warm and very easy to visit with.”

KBOR to visit campus Nov. 7 Margaret Mellott Copy Editor

The Kansas Board of Regents will have their next meeting at Emporia State Nov. 7. KBOR will spend Wednesday holding meetings, with the main one starting at 1:30 p.m., and on Thursday they will tour the campus.

“I was here when they were last meeting at ESU,” said David Cordle, provost and vice president of academic affairs. “I thought it went very well. The basic format for their monthly meetings is mostly the same regardless of where they meet.”

The last KBOR meeting held at ESU was Nov. 15, 2016, according to the KBOR website.

This is the third visit to the ESU campus for their monthly meeting in the last eight years, according to Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations.

“They routinely have some of their monthly meetings on the individual campus’, but I don’t know how they determine where they go what year,” Larson said.

While the agenda for the meeting hasn’t been released yet, it will

be available in the next couple weeks on the KBOR website.

Having KBOR here is good for both the college and the regents, according to Cordle.

“I always think it’s a very good opportunity to have the regents here and see for themselves what we do at ESU,” Cordle said. “It’s a good thing for them too. The meetings, when they’re in Topeka, they’re not really that close to the actual work of faculty, staff and students. It’s a good thing for them to get out a couple times a year and meet on one of the campuses.”

Larson said that her hope with the KBOR visit is to show them the different opportunities on campus.

“For Emporia State...by hosting the Board of Regents monthly meeting, is it does give us the opportunity to showcase campus, showcase programs, showcase students…(and) put our best foot forward,” Larson said.

The KBOR meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Webb Hall of the Memorial Union. It is an open meeting and anyone can attend.

Sitting next to his wife, Lorraine Kipp, Fred Kipp signs books for fellow Emporia State alumni. Fred Kipp’s book, “The Last Yankee Dodger,” came out in January. Margaret Mellott | The Bulletin

handshake

continued from page 1 who...use a private email account for their business, but they’re local and we know who they are. Otherwise we wouldn’t let them do that.

That would be one of the flags.”

Career Services will also be employing Handshake’s trust score mechanism to help locate scams.

Organizations with trust scores lower than 66 percent will not be accepted. Trust scores are automatically calculated by Handshake on a scale of 0-100, according to the Handshake blog.

evaluation

continued from page 1 There will be an additional 15 closed meetings where the HLC team will meet with specific people such as a meeting with the president and provost and a meeting with Associated Student Government leadership.

“This evaluation team that is coming, they already have most of the information they need, before they even get here,” Cordle said.

“Really what they’re coming here to do is just to fill in any gaps...

They’re here to validate the claims we’ve already made.”

The HLC team has already looked at the assurance argument,

“Different schools and different people can report when people have done something kind of squirrely and that will be a red flag,” Macgregor said. “If there haven’t been a lot of schools that (have) allowed them to join, that lowers their trust score. If they haven’t posted a lot of jobs, that lowers their trust score.”

Students who have questions about their safety or who are concerned about the validity of a job or internship posting should contact Career Services and talk to a career counselor, according to the website. which ESU filed in August, to explain how the university meets criteria needed. This gave them most of their information, according to Cordle.

“I’m reasonably certain they’ll ask us questions about how we do assessment of the general education program,” Cordle said. “I know that because in the last review five years ago that was pointed out as something where there are some weaknesses...On the other hand, I’m thinking about that student forum. What questions they might ask students? I have no idea. I’m not sure how we would even really predict.”

According to Cordle, a university being unaccredited is rare.

Police Reports Logs from ESU Police and Safety Oct. 17 Officers responded to a report of a student falling at Plumb Hall. Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Officer took report of a laptop stolen from Cremer Hall between 09/22/2018 and 10/02/2018.

Officer engaged in community contact with a subject north of I-35.

Officer checked welfare of two subjects at 105 W 12th. Officer also advised subjects of a defective headlight on their vehicle.

Officer assisted a female student to return a laptop to the WAW Library Circulation Desk.

Officer checked on a water leak in 1400 Merchant to ascertain if it would affect campus microfiber lines.

Officer checked the Blue Light Emergency telephone at 18th and Morse Dr. ESU PD Dispatch received multiple calls that, when answered, heard just static. The phone is now out of order.

Oct. 18 Rebecca Howard reported a vehicle parked in Motorcycle Parking at Singular/Trusler Complex. Citation was issued.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a fight at 8th and Union.

Officer assisted KSUM0N3K in Sector 7 with removing their gas cap.

Resident Assistant in Twin Towers Complex reported the smell of marijuana on 8th floor South Twin Towers. Officer did not detect any suspicious odor.

Residents of one room on 8th were burning incense.

Oct. 19 Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with an attempt to locate subject.

Officer provided escort for male student from Cremer Hall to ESU PD HQ. Officers stopped MO CN6K6R for improper turn at 10th and Exchange. Matthew Hazen was taken into custody for a revoked license and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

Officer provided escort for a female student from 10th and Exchange to Lyon County jail.

A female student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 11th and Merchant-Country Mart.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a noise complaint at 1114 East.

Oct. 20 Officer responded to the Blue Light Emergency telephone at Beach Music Hall. Officer made no contact. No problem was found.

Oct. 21 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a suspicious vehicle call in 1000 Sylvan.

A female student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a shots fired call and clearing a building in 900 Mechanic.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with suspicious behavior in 1300 Merchant.

Oct. 22 Officer responded to a report of an elevator being stuck in Singular/Trusler Complex.

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Hornets on Parade

The Homecoming parade, which marched Saturday down Commercial St. , represented many organizations.

President Allison Garrett (above left) and Michaela Todd, Associated Student Government vice president and senior communication and political science major, ride at the beginning of the parade. Michael Webb, senior business administration major, was a Homecoming king candidate. Members (left) and family members of the Office of International Education represent themselves in the parade. The Marching Hornets (above) performed during the parade before playing at the Homecoming game. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

Archives preserve the life of William Allen White Gage Simpson Copy Editor

Rebekah Curry, public services supervisor of ESU Special Collections and Archives, carefully lifts the William Allen White scrapbook out of its storage box Tuesday in the Archives. The scrapbook was used by Beverly Buller, lecturer in the School of Library and Information Management to research about White. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

royalty

continued from page 1 the homecoming queen to Peggy Pedagog. The Peggy Pedagog was a contest held until 1970 and featured two queens. Homecoming was later canceled until 1980s when

President Glennon reopened the Homecoming royalty.

“To be a part of a tradition that has gone back many years is just an amazing feeling…to be able to give the crown to the new king is something I was happy to be a part of,” Sander said.

Handling the scrapbook with extra care, Rebekah Curry, public services supervisor of the Emporia State Special Collections and Archives, barely let her fingertips touch the dark tan page of William Allen White scrapbook. The newspaper articles, which had faded to a light orange, were from another time.

Compiled by Sallie Lindsay, White’s wife, the scrapbook and its contents were from White’s 1924 run for governor in opposition to the Ku Klux Klan. The sixweek campaign ran 2700 miles with around 104 speeches given, all on a $500 budget, according to Curry.

That campaign is the focus of the event “William Allen White and the KKK in Kansas: A Real American Goes Hunting.” The event is sponsored by the archives and featuring Beverly Buller, lecturer in the School of Library and Information Management.

In an email, Buller explained that she used the archives in her research.

“I spent a day there in December…what I needed was fresh information on his gubernatorial race, and I found it at the archives,” Buller said.

Buller used the scrapbook gathered by Lindsay.

The archives main goal is to preserve the lives of White and others, according to Shari Scribner, director of university archives.

“We’re not just concerned about having the materials,” Scribner said.

“We’re also interested in the context in which they were created and used, the stories that go along with why they even exist.”

All of the materials about White and his history were given from the White family, according to Curry.

“The family still owns the materials,” Curry said. “We just keep them here and have permission to use them.”

The archives are a service provided by the university.

“Anyone can view the materials without permission,” Curry said. “(But) in the past when we’ve had people who wanted to publish photos from the collection, they did have to get permission from the

family for that.”

The objects in the archives are handled with extra care, according to Curry. Paper is not normally handled with gloves unless given a professional exception, according to Scribner. Frequent handwashing is enough to prevent extensive damage to paper, but all photographs are handled with gloves. “(Touching the photo without protection) will immediately have an impact,” Scribner said. “But it would be really hard to delicately turn those pages (of the Bible) if I were wearing a glove.”

Curry said that the conditions in which items are stored affect their shelf life. The room in which the special collections are stored is temperature and humidity controlled. Acid-free boxes and paper help with preserving the items as well, according to Curry.

“Our aim is basically that the item is preserved forever,” Curry said.

The event hosted by Buller about White’s run for governor will be at 7 p.m. next Monday outside room 119 in the William Allen White library.

URGE hosts poetry slam Nico Sims, freshman political science major, reads a poem at the URGE poetry slam last Thursday outside the Center for Student Involvement. The event featured original and open-source poems, quotes and discussions about gender equity and sex education.

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Rocky Horror Picture Show Interactive Show The Rocky Horror Picture Interactive Show at the Granada Theater last Friday night was fabulous.

The event started off with a costume contest and had a huge number of participants. All the contestants were led on stage

and the crowd decided who won. The contestant who won was dressed as a very colorful Frankfurter.

It wasn’t quite a full house, but it sure sounded like a packed venue once the movie began.

The theater also gave everyone goody-bags for the occasion, but they weren’t goodybags for people to take home.

They had items to use during the show.

During the wedding scene, they had rice for the audience to throw and a piece of newspaper to put on your head when they made rain with little water guns and a sprinkler up above.

They also had toast to throw at the toasting scene, which meant if you were sitting up

front you got pelted with bread.

The final items were cards to throw towards the end during the last song.

One of the best parts was when almost everyone got up to dance the Time Warp. About six people went up front to dance and the people working the theater started flashing the spotlights.

Through the entire show, almost everyone sang along to the songs and yelled lines to go along with the movie. There were even some veterans who had the entire movie memorized and would yell weird questions the movie would then shortly answer.

It was all really hilarious and

fun. It was really nice to see so many people from the community come together to just have a good time.

The movie itself is a cult classic and most people have seen it. It definitely helps support the LGBTQ community.

The character presented and the attitudes toward them present an acceptance towards LGBTQ culture.

I would like to see Emporia State Theater perform the show. It would be a way to support our PRIDE members and LGBTQ Hornets. I think many people from the community would come to watch it and have a chance to see our talented theater department.

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EDITORIAL

The Bulletin | OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s time to turn this red sea blue

The governor election is inching forward and we can’t help but notice that with everything that’s going on, it’s time to turn this red sea blue.

And Laura Kelly is the woman for the job.

Kelly is a woman willing to do anything and work with anyone to achieve better and ongoing education from young kids to adults.

Kelly was born into a career military family where she learned the importance of integrity and accountability, according to her website. She dedicated her life to fighting for children and families’ rights for a good education and healthcare.

Kelly was formerly a senator where she quickly built a reputation as a no-nonsense leader who could work with both sides of the aisle.

Most recently, though, Kelly fought to repeal Brownback’s tax plan and hopefully put Kansas financially

back on a better foot.

Kelly believes in increasing funding for education and funding Early Childhood Block Grants to create a foundation. Kelly believes it has a big impact on families.

Growing up in a military family, Kelly moved to Kansas for a topnotch education. Her children also received great educations thanks to the schools and teachers. However, in recent years with Brownback’s cuts, education has suffered. There are bigger classes, less teachers and less pay for the teachers.

According to Kelly, she would make sure the schools have all the supplies they need to properly educate students. No matter where they live, all kids deserve a good education and our teachers deserve respect and support.

College is also a top priority for Kelly. She believes in funneling K-12

to college and the workforce. Kelly also believes in technical colleges, wanting to more thoroughly fund the institutions.

She says that with all the cuts that happened under Brownback, tuition prices have gone up and that’s pushing people not to attend college, affecting their career prospects for the rest of their lives.

Kelly plans to fight for more funding for all schools if she is elected governor.

Kelly also wants to bring back more psychologists into the schools, especially high school and college.

Kelly knows it’s very important for students to have good mental health.

Kelly also plans to be more transparent and hopefully build more confidence in the state and in herself. Kelly has many more plans in expanding health care and investing in our workforce to help the

economy.

Her cross-aisle appeal is so strong that the Traditional Republicans for Common Sense has decided to officially endorse Kelly over the Republican candidate, according to their press release.

We need a leader like Kelly who can make hard decisions and is able to make compromises to get things passed, but will also stick up for the little people and take a stand on the value of education.

With Kelly’s past experience as a senator Courtesy of Laura Kelly | The Bulletin and her work in schools, she gives Kansas the best shot at more productive, healthy and profitturning around and becoming a able state.

We’re not lazy or apathetic, we’re frustrated and suppressed

Gage Simpson Opinion Writer On the news you might see depictions of the “lazy millennial voter.” The one who would rather sit in their parent’s basement than go to the polls, or the one who would rather post on Instagram than care about the

election.

However, I’m here to set the record straight.

We’re not lazy. We’re suppressed.

And we’re not apathetic.

We’re frustrated.

When the election system is rigged against younger people, I can imagine this feeling is widespread. Oppression of any kind can have a chilling effect on action.

Until we change the system, young people will continue not to vote. Only around 46 percent of people between the ages of 18-35 vote, according to NPR. To put that in comparison, Baby Boomers, and are turning out at 71 percent.

However, there are a few ways we can change how we vote to end young voter suppression.

The first is abolishing the Electoral College.

People are much more likely to vote if they feel that they’re represented, and that they feel their vote matters just as much as the person in the state next to them. For instance, each voter in Wyoming, due to its small population and required two senators, has 3.6 times the amount of voting power compared to a voter in California, according to the Huffington Post.

Abolishing the institution will likely help voters feel their vote matters.

Another aspect that needs to

be changed is gerrymandering.

Gerrymandering is a huge issue on its own and will take more than one piece of legislation to end it.

Something a little smaller, however, might still have a big impact on young voter turnout: changing the day of voting.

In most states, the voting day is Tuesday, and if you’re a young voter, good luck getting it off.

For millennials, low wages mean that we can’t afford to take a day off, and decreasing benefits means sick days are few.

I don’t want to get to the polls at 6 a.m. to vote, and I really don’t want to wait in line for an hour with only three other polling places in my area.

Changing the day to perhaps a Saturday or Sunday might help, but the best solution would be to make a national holiday for voting. This way everyone is pretty much guaranteed to have the day off from work.

Young voter suppression is a serious problem, and it’s not talked about enough. Institutions like the Electoral College and small things like the day of voting seriously affect young voter turnout.

Educate your peers and advocate for change of the election system. Bring it up in conversation with your friends. The only way we’re going to make change happen is to vote.

The EneMy of the People

Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

When I was a freshman, I was approached by an English professor and encouraged to become a staff writer at The Bulletin.

When I mentioned it to an upperclassman, they said “Don’t do that. Working for The Bulletin is

committing social suicide.”

I get it. It’s “cool” to hate newspapers. Especially campus newspapers.

I mean, who hasn’t laughed at a dumb headline or funky design?

Who hasn’t made fun of the misspelled words or fragmented sentences when copy editors miss their mark?

It’s “fun” to trash reporters.

Especially campus reporters.

However, at this point, the jokes have gone too far and it’s becoming a little less funny and little more dangerous every day.

With cries of “Fake news!” a good portion of the country believes that the President should be able to close down news organizations.

Every year, the United States becomes a more hostile place for journalists.

Out of 180 countries, the U.S. is only 45 in press freedom, according to the world press freedom index. We are consistently passed by countries like the Czech Republic, Jamaica, Costa Rica and the Netherlands.

This year, alone, eight journalists have been killed and 39 have been attacked, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. This doesn’t include Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist for the Washington Post who was brutally murdered and mutilated in Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

And I could cite to you 1,000 more statistics, but the real tragedy

is the effect we are seeing on this campus.

There is a movement in this country and, unfortunately, it makes people (professors, administrators and students alike) forget that the people who work here, at the “dreaded” Bulletin, are working for you.

We’re working to defend your rights, protect your freedoms and to inform you.

We know you don’t want to sit in on 20 boring meetings a week.

That’s why we do it.

We do it so you’ll still know what’s happening on this campus and how your money is being spent.

We know you can’t look into every email or claim that’s made to

verify it. That’s why we’re here.

Democracy without journalism is tyranny.

Every person who works for The Bulletin believes that the world becomes a better place when we are transparent, open and honest with what is actually going on.

Every day, I am thankful I ignored that upperclassmen because becoming a journalist and working for The Bulletin is one of the most worthwhile things I have ever done.

We don’t need you to like us.

But we are worthy of your respect because at the end of the day, everything we do, we do for you: the students of this campus.

I’m proud of the work we’ve done on this campus.

Why you should vote Some say you should vote so your voice can be heard and so you can make an impact on who will win.

Others argue your voice is never heard and your one vote won’t make a difference.

I will say there are many reasons it feels like your voice doesn’t count. When there are so many people in the U.S. and so many people in each state, Violet Porter it definitely feels like ‘How Opinion Writer is your vote going to matter To vote, or not to vote, compared to the hundreds of that’s the question. others?’

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One of the biggest problems is the money involved in the election.

The richest candidates or those with the most endorsements always seem to win. The candidates with little money don’t have as many advertisements, they don’t get to travel as much, and their voice isn’t as loud.

Despite this, there are reasons to vote.

Sometimes your voice actually can be heard, especially if there is a big selection of can-

didates that year.

For example, could you imagine the difference it would make if every student from Emporia State voted this year?

We, as a school, could be the deciding factor in our city through the election for the board of education, and a major influence in the state through the election for the first congressional district.

The biggest reason to vote is respect. Regardless of whether or not you think your

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ESU Republicans partner with Lyon County GOP to fundraise, support veterans, candidates Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

The Emporia State Collegiate Republicans group is working with the Kris Kobach campaign, holding a phone bank event to support him. They are also setting up events in conjunction with the Lyon County Republican organization to fundraise and have a watch party planned for the general election.

“We try to (have) strong alliances and strong ties with (the Lyon County GOP),” said Grayce McAllister, secretary of ESU Collegiate Republicans and senior business administration major. “We’re an organization that wants to have a space where students can come and talk about some of the current political things that they’ve seen.”

The watch party for the general election will be held Nov. 6 in the Lyon County GOP Headquarters, 1115 Commercial, and all are welcome to attend, McAllister said.

The group will also be helping to run a soup and pie fundraising event Oct. 28 at the Senior Center, 603 E 12th Ave,

according to McAllister.

“Different members of the Lyon County GOP will bring either a soup or a pie...Then there will be some pie for auction and other auction items as well.” McAllister said. “It’s just a way to fundraise for the Lyon County GOP. I’m pretty excited about it. It’s been a good event for the past couple of years.”

They also wanted to focus on doing something to support veterans since Emporia is the founding city of Veterans Day. “Our plan is to, in November, is to get together a Veterans Thank You Note table and then we’ll have different students who are walking through the union, if they want to thank a vet, as a way to show our appreciation,” McAllister said. “We are also going to have a float in the Veterans Day Parade to show our support for those who have given themselves for our freedom.”

The parade will be at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 10, according to visitemporia.com.

They also worked with Kurtis Engel, Kris Kobach’s field director, last Monday to call people

Mackenzie Haddix, freshman elementary education major, and Elliot Kobiskie, freshman accounting major, made phone calls on behalf of the Kobach campaign last Monday. If the students made 125 calls to voters, they would recieve a Kobach t-shirt. Sarah Spoon | The Bulletin

and ask for their support of Kris Kobach for governor.

Mackenzie Haddix, freshman elementary education and political science major, was one of the members that worked the phone bank.

“I’m a Republican because a lot of my morals and things that

I’ve grown up with just reflect on the party,” Haddix said. “I think it's important to be Republican not only at ESU, but on college campuses in general. When we talk about the minority, Republicans are the minority. There’s lots of liberals on campuses and that’s good to have the other op-

posing side...but I’m also really excited about having a group that I feel like I can confide in.”

ESU Collegiate Republicans currently has around 15 members. Those interested in joining should email gmcallis@g.emporia.edu.

Faculty exhibition showcase original works Allie Crome Managing Editor

For the next few weeks, faculty art will be on display in the Norman R. Eppink and Gilson Memorial Galleries in King Hall. The faculty art exhibition is an art department tradition and has happened for over six decades, according to the ESU art department website.

“It’s really the opportunity for students to see what their professors do and it’s also an opportunity for the campus to see what some of our creative projects are,” said Roberta Eichenberg, chair of the art department. “It’s pretty important and valuable to the community.”

The exhibition is intended

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continued from page 1 sponsibility, a culture of ‘We are responsible, and we do for ourselves, rather than rely on the government to provide for ourselves,’” said Vi Heskett, Lyon County Republican committee member.

The Lyon County Democrats will be hosting Alan LaPolice at 11 a.m. Oct. 27 at their headquar-

to celebrate the art making process and give community members a chance to view the original works of faculty members, according to the website.

Faculty members are invited to display three to five pieces of current work within the exhibition, according to Eichenberg.

The exhibition includes a variety of pieces from faculty members, such as ceramics, glasswork, etching, sculpture and paintings.

Patrick Martin, professor of art, has three pieces on display in the show, all of which are cast glass pieces. Two of the pieces were made using a graphite mold, which allows him to recreate the work multiple times, and the third

piece, a pair of flip flops, was made in the glass shop, according to Martin.

The length of time it takes to complete each piece varies and he doesn’t work continuously on one piece at a time, according to Martin.

“For the flip flops, I might fabricate a couple of pairs, doing the casting and the metal work, and I may not finish the imagery on the bottom,” Martin said. “It’s really hard, because sometimes I have that together and I was just waiting on an image I wanted to use so it took a while, just sat there, until I could figure out what I wanted to put there.”

Those interested in viewing the art pieces can stop by the gallery, which is open from 9

ters, 1101 Commercial St. LaPolice is running for the Kansas House of Representatives.

Both parties stressed the importance that everyone vote, and that the midterms this year are especially important.

“We always encourage everybody to advance vote, just in case something happens, or something comes up,” Adkinson said. “Take advantage of that, and make your life a little less

stressful.”

Early voting began Saturday, Oct. 20 in the Lyon County Courthouse. Voters must have a form of ID to receive their ballots. In-person advance voting ends Nov. 5th at noon.

Absentee or mail-in ballots can be requested via ksvotes.org. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Oct. 30. They must be postdated and received by the Lyon County clerk’s office up to three days after election day, according to the Kansas Secretary of State website.

The methods of both organizations differed when it came to campaigning.

Brandon Rains, treasurer of Lyon County Republicans, said that the organization is taking out radio ads and newspaper advertisements in “The Gazette” and other publications. Lyon County Republicans also have a Facebook page, which anyone can follow, and email outreach, according to Rains.

The Lyon County Democrats are focusing on personal connections, Adkinson said.

“When you really get down to it, you can talk about all the different ways you can contact voters, (but) what really actually makes the most difference is person-to-person contact,” Adkinson said. “That will do more for you than any radio ad."

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a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, according to Eichen-

berg. The exhibition will be on display until Dec. 7.

Derek Wilkinson, associate professor of art, and Patrick Martin, professor of art, talk about the meaning of Martin's art piece Tuesday in King Hall.

The work, and other faculty art, is displayed in the King Hall galleries until Dec. 7. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

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All individual contributions to campaigns, including Mitchell’s, can be viewed on the Federal Election Commission’s website. The website also lists finance data for campaigns and offers more advanced data subsets, such as spending, loans, debts and money raised.

In the past, Mitchell has participated in canvassing, including making phone calls to potential voters and going door to door.

“I’ve started contributing a little bit more because I don’t feel like I have the time to raise my voice by knocking on doors and making phone calls, which I have done for previous candidates,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell currently makes an automatic monthly contribution to ActBlue. The organization is a nonprofit fundraising software that helps raise money on the Internet for Democrats, progressive groups and other nonprofits, according to the Actblue website.

"They support like minded candidates and that is again both federal and state,” Mitchell said.

She has also contributed to Laura Kelly’s campaign for governor, Mitchell said.

For students who have the means to donate and don’t have the time to work a campaign, donating is a good option, Mitchell said.

“Money is a vehicle for communicating ideas and that’s what we need to listen to,” Mitchell said. “People’s ideas, their point of view, what they see, where Kansas is right now, or where they would like Kansas to be in the future.”

Mitchell also encourages students to vote in the upcoming election.

“Don’t leave it up to others to make decisions about how you live, how the government operates. It’s your responsibility,” Mitchell said. “There are large numbers of people that stay away and don’t vote and I would particularly encourage university students to get out and vote. Your numbers can swing an election if you’re unified.”

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Schallenkamp Hall currently half finished, cost $18.5 million Emma Sha Staff Writer

Schallenkamp Hall is still under construction as a new dorm facility. Currently it is half finished, as was announced during a “hard-hat tour” last Saturday.

Emporia State has spent about $18.5 million and the money has been the largest challenge while building, according to Jim Williams, vice president of student affairs.

“We knew we had limited budget, so we (had) to design a building (that) fit in that budget and we did,” said Cass Coughlin, director of residential life. “We have to choose between competitive values, because we can’t get everything that you expect.”

The tour showed anyone interested around the structure and gave more details about Schallenkamp.

“I’d say about half of the

Javier Esteban, architect from KWK Architects of St. Louis, describes what is left to finish for Schallenkamp Hall’s construction during the hard hat tour last Saturday. The tours were a part of the Homecoming events and gave visitors a sneak peek into Schallenkamp’s structure. Gage Simpson | The Bulletin

building (is done),” Williams said. “The building has been built crossed, so by July 29, it

will be completed.”

The structure is finished, according to Javier Esteban, archi-

ESU students show pride at annual ‘Yell like Hell’ Logan Cayton Staff Writer

A massive pile of logs sits ready to be ignited in Wilson Park surrounded by Emporia State students, in preparation for the Homecoming game last Saturday. Atop the large pile is a Griffin, the mascot of Missouri Western. This is the setting for last Friday’s ‘‘Yell like Hell’ contest.

“Yell like Hell” is an annual shouting match held at Wilson Park to pump up the ESU student body before the Homecoming football game.

Any student organization can enter, although the event is predominantly composed of Greek organizations. A

group of judges makes the final decisions on which fraternity, sorority or student organization has the best “yell” in their category.

Kelley Colwell, Sigma Sigma Sigma pledge and freshman social science education major, said she was confident that her house would take home the victory.

“We’ve pretty much been practicing all week, I feel pretty confident we will get the win,” said Colwell. “I’d just like to thank God and Tri Sig. Duh, we’re gonna win.”

Once the lumber is blazing and the Homecoming king and queen candidates are introduced, the screaming showdown begins.

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Dress for Self Success First impressions are important, but often times appearance can be a larger factor than behavior in the way someone perceives you. Of course, wardrobe can never come close to defining who someone is, but with some effort, it can make a claim in your favor.

If you had an interview tomorrow, you would probably make sure to wash your hair, and find that perfect first impression outfit, so you would make the best impact you could.

Even if you don’t have something in your own closet, Emporia State offers business clothes for students at Corky’s Closet on campus. We all know how important it is to look our best for a job interview, but it doesn’t have to be any different for a typical day.

When we make the extra effort to look our best most days, people notice more than it seems like they would. This doesn’t mean we have to be

perfect, it just means a habit of looking your best can make a difference.

Have you ever ran into someone you know in public, and immediately wish you had put more effort into your appearance that day? It’s not a great feeling.

Making a habit out of putting in the effort beforehand could be beneficial to how you feel as well.

Yet, wearing sneakers or dress shoes doesn’t change who you are. Feeling comfortable with yourself is the root of this idea.

Self-confidence is more important than an article of clothing, or having your hair fixed.

But dressing your best might just change the way you conduct yourself throughout the day. Give it a shot, and see if it gives you just the bit more confidence you needed to do that thing you have been feeling nervous to step up and do.

Each organization takes their turn attempting to impress the judges, who are critiquing the yells based off of creativity, volume, clarity, spirit and pride.

“It was a little difficult (judging) because it was really loud and it hurts my ears,” said Lisa Foster, judge and senior business management major.

“The results are in,” Munashe Mangwendeza, senior accounting major, said over the loud speaker.

Sigma Tau, Sigma Sigma Sigma and the ESU Marching Hornets each won their respective fraternities, sororities and student organization categories.

tect from KWK Architects of St. Louis. The roof is almost done, the stairs are half done, and they

are beginning to put the walls in, Esteban said.

The students’ rooms are all designed to hold two people, except the Resident Assistant’s rooms. Students will have a shared closest, and on each floor there will be kitchens and study lobbies, according to Caleb Kohman, assistant director of facilities.

“All the students’ rooms haven’t (been finished) yet,” Coughlin said. “They still have quite a bit of bricks to do, and all the inside stuff needs to be done.”

Fortunately, the weather has been favorable, so the project hasn’t had any setbacks so far and everything is on schedule, according to Williams.

After Schallenkamp Hall is completed, ESU will start an $8 million renovation of Abigail Morse Hall in May of 2019, according to Williams.

Alumni return for halftime show

Glenda Torkelson, who was a member of the Kansas State Teacher’s College Band from 1960-1964 performs along with other alum during the half time performance of the Homecoming game at Welch Stadium, according to William Woodworth, director of athletic bands. Torkelson’s performed last at ESU during the 2014 homecoming half time. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

Visiting writer debuts new unfinished work on campus Bailey Miller Staff Writer

Michelle Tyrene Johnson, playwright and author, came to Emporia State as a part of the visiting writer’s series and debuted an in progress play.

“When you’re in theater, the more you work on plays, the more you think of it as more than just writing,” said Johnson.

“You’ve done different roles as a playwright. I’ve been a stage manager (and) a director. I mostly write though.”

Johnson has been writing plays for seven years and her latest play is “The Green Book Wine Club Train Trip,” which won the New Works Playwright Competition.

Johnson shared her process for writing her latest play during the series.

“I took myself on vacation by myself to London and Paris to make myself write,” Johnson said. “I wrote every day and I even went to one of the cafes where James Baldwin used to write.”

She also spoke about how writing in different places is different.

“Everything I’m doing sort of invades and inhabits what I write, even literally,” Johnson

said. “How I write when I’m sitting in a Starbucks (or) the Starbucks on Main in Kansas City, sort of impacts how I write.”

Johnson interacted with the crowd and with the actors who helped read her play throughout the hour.

“She was very warm and very personable with the crowd, which I enjoyed,” said Jordan Baker, sophomore English major. “I went to the first visiting writer. He was a professional and he’d been writing for years.

He was like a rock star, but she interacted with us, asked ques

tions and asked our opinions to see how we’d react to it.”

The play she debuted is about Theo, a black college student and Jamie, his first nonwhite female college professor, and their relationship as well as some struggles in both of their personal lives.

“I was really surprised that she was showing of her new, unfinished play but I was pleasantly surprised,” said Paula Minten, sophomore psychology major. “It intrigued me. For the entire time I was thinking what’s happening and it really dropped the bomb on me.”

Michelle Tyrene Johnson (far right), playwright and author, reads a character from a new play “Buried Roots” with Hewleek McKoy (right), senior theater major, Amy Sage Webb (left), professor of English, modern languages and journalism, and Alec Walberg (far left), junior communication major last Thursday in the Kanza Room. Johnson made a promise to students to finish the play by Dec. 5. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

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Helping folk to THRIVE

James Morgan, speaker for KCAVP, explains “The Gender Unicorn,” a graphic they use to explain gender, sexuality and identity in a way that encompasses multiple viewpoints. KCAVP is a non-profit that provides assistance for LGBTQ+ youth. Sarah Spoon | The Bulletin Lucas Lord Staff Writer

The Healthy Relationship & Interpersonal Violence Education program held a meeting Oct. 22 in the Phi Kappa Phi room to speak about the violence LGBTQ+ people face and some of the available resources that the Kansas City Anti-Violence Program offers.

James Morgan, women studies graduate and speaker for the KCAVP, visited Emporia State speak to a group of

students Monday night about the program.

“We provide dedicated services to LGBTQ youth and adults throughout Missouri and Kansas who have experienced trauma, violence, harassment or neglect,” said Morgan. “That’s a really big mission but someone’s got to do it. We are the only LGBTQ specific anti-violence organization in a four-state region.”

In the wake of campuswide concern regarding sexual

assault, the meeting served as a space for students to talk freely about themselves, their concerns and ask any questions they had regarding identity and violence.

LGBTQ+ folk face violence in many ways, from being forced to hide their identity to violence in interpersonal relations, according to Morgan.

“Having any experience that falls out of the trope (of man on woman domestic violence) can make one feel isolated,” Morgan said. “This is especially problematic for LGBTQ folk who many of our relationships don’t fit that template to begin with…No one deserves to be abused.”

Morgan said that it can be extremely difficult to survive violence alone.

“We are there like a hand to hold or a brain to think because, especially after we’ve experienced trauma, our brains are not doing normal things,” Morgan said. “It helps to have someone by your side to listen and record and take care of the nitty gritty while you are surviving…Our ad-

Alumnus speaks on relationships, acts of service Mike Abell Copy Editor

Ron Frierson, director of national incentives at NAI Capital Inc., the fourth largest real estate and investment firm located in Los Angeles, spoke last Thursday in Webb Hall as a part of the annual Hayes Lecture Series. Frierson, a former Emporia State athlete, said that the athlete’s mentality he carries still affects him in his day-to-day life.

“I take in the moment, but then I brush it off and prepare

for the next moment…That’s the important part of an athlete’s mentality,” Frierson said.

“You don’t dwell on losses and you don’t dwell on wins...You can’t become complacent and always have to get ready for the next challenge.”

Frierson also focused on how students can develop both personal and professional relationships, while doing acts of service for others. As an alumnus, Frierson told stories about his time at the college and gave students advice for life afterward.

Ron Frierson, director of national incentives at a Los Angeles real estate investment firm, speaks about acts of service last Thursday in Webb Hall. Frierson was the featured lecturer for the 8th annual Hayes lecture series. Ziwen Wang | The Bulletin

“One of the best ways we can show that we value relationships, both professionally and personally, are through acts of service,” Frierson said.

“We’re compensated for doing our jobs, but if we perform those responsibilities with an ethical mindset that exudes a spirit of service then it will show in our work product.”

This lecture was hosted and organized by Blue Key Honor Society as the 8th annual Hayes Lecture Series.

Students who attended the lecture had opportunity to fill out an application and complete essay questions for the chance to be awarded a $1000 scholarship.

“I really enjoyed Ron’s speech,” said Lexi Holston, Blue Key president and senior marketing major. “I truly cannot express how amazing of a man he is. The words of wisdom that he carries, inspires me. During the speech, I felt myself sit on the edge of my seat wanting to hear more.”

Holston was one of the organizers of the event.

“Relationships are the first connection that many of us can utilize with our career paths moving forward into the future,” Holston said. “As a soon to be graduate of ESU I took Ron’s speech to heart, he talked a lot about living in the now and helping others the best you can. Success is a journey, not a destination, and one day each of us will find our success.”

Michael Webb, Associated Student Government president and senior business administration major, also attended the lecture series.

“It shows us how we can take our experience here at ESU and the knowledge that we’re taking in, in the classrooms and bring them forth into our career,” Webb said. “Leadership isn’t just in a job, leadership is in your life.”

vocates are prepared to help folks right in the moment… and case management is more of the long-term stuff.”

From providing free therapy sessions and clothing to finding a room for the night, the program works to help survivors with assistance from fellow organizations such as Kansas City Passages and Harvesters.

Morgan pointed to the “Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students,” published in 2016 jointly by the U.S Department of Justice and U.S Department of Education, as legal ground for current protections of trans students.

“The departments treat a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex for purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations,” according to the letter. “This means that a school must not treat a transgender student differently from the way it treats other students of the same gender identity.”

The letter, while not law itself, is a guideline for schools who receive federal funding

to follow.

Hillary Wallace, graduate assistant for THRIVE and clinical counseling and art therapy graduate student, thought that the presentation went very well.

“Emporia State is doing an amazing job in their progress with Title IX,” Wallace said.

“It’s important that we continue to push for more outreach programs like this one.”

Wallace outlined the need for more focus on international students who may experience language or knowledge barriers to accessing the resources that the campus can provide.

“It is important that we help educate each other and our teachers to create a more inclusive environment,” Wallace said.

The KCAVP can be contacted at 816-561-0550 and is located at 4050 Pennsylvania Ave in Kansas City, KS. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233.

THRIVE will hold its next meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Student Wellness Center in Morse Hall.

Committee to review strategic plan Margaret Mellott Copy Editor

The campus was notified that there will be a Strategic Plan Review Committee in the upcoming months, according to a recent email sent out from President Alison Garrett, The original Strategic Plan was put in place in 2015 as a goal to keep the university on track to success and improvement, according to the email.

The original goals were to “pursue distinctive initiatives in curricula and programs that will foster vibrant communities, enrich the student experience with opportunities for leadership development and practice, enhance the competitive role of Kansas by achieving the State’s goals for public higher education, create a culture of adaptive change as the foundation for innovation and growth (and to) become a model for diversity, equity, and inclusion (which was added in 2017),” according to the email.

Amy Sage Webb, professor of English, modern languages and journalism, said she’s already gotten some feedback from those on campus.

“My understanding is that this is not a major overhaul of the strategic plan, but a revisiting to see where we are,” Sage Webb said. “I will see when I show up to that meeting what our charge is and then of course, (I’ll) reach out to liberal arts and sciences.

People have already emailed me when they saw that message, sharing things they’re

doing in their departments, things that they think are important.”

The committee is composed of nine people: David Cordle, chair; Amy Sage Webb, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, Teachers College; Antonina Bauman, School of Business; Mirah Dow, School of Library and Information Management; Michael Webb, Associated Student Government; Shane Shivley, ESU foundation; Lynn Hobson, Student Affairs; and Angela Wolgram, Administration and Finance.

Webb, a senior business administraion major, is the student representative. His part will be to help advocate for the students success, Webb said.

“My role is to bring in the student perspective,” Webb said. “It’s a strategic plan, so it’s meant to progress the university over the years and it’s meant for now, but also the future is really important…

(My role is also) to gage how we can move the students forward.”

This plan committee is also how Garrett hopes to improve the university, according to the email. The committee will meet soon and have a plan by the end of the academic year.

“The committee will begin its work in the near future,” Garrett said in the email. “It will deliver a report by the end of the current academic year...Having a plan and pursuing goals is how we ensure a bright future for the university.”

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Hornets lose in fourth quarter against Missouri Western

Braxton Marstall, senior quarterback who now holds the record of 9,531 total offensive yards, according to the ESU Hornet Football Twitter account, looks for a receiver during the Homecoming game against Missouri Western Saturday at Welch Stadium. The Hornets lost in the fourth quarter, 28-42. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin Skyla Fox Sports Editor

Emporia State fell to Missouri Western during the Homecoming game Saturday, after the Griffins scored 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Hornets were in the lead the first three quarters and the game was their first loss with a fourth quarter lead since Sept. 30, 2017. The final score was 42-28.

“It is just disappointing because to come (from) two big wins that we have had the past two weeks and even take the lead like we did,”

said Garin Higgins, head coach.

“We had the momentum and defensively I thought we were playing well...at that time, but we let them flip the field, and we could never overcome that.”

In the first quarter, the Hornets scored a 14-yard touchdown pass from Braxton Marstall, senior quarterback, to Tyler Harris, senior wide receiver, bringing the score to 7-0.

The Griffins quickly scored a one-yard touchdown in response with three minutes left, making the score 7-7 heading into the sec-

ond quarter.

During the second quarter, Missouri West scored two touchdowns to take the lead, 7-20.

However, with five seconds left on the clock before half time, the Hornets made a last minute scoring drive. Justin Brown, senior wide receiver, successfully caught a pass from Marstall and ran it for a touchdown, bringing the score to 14-20.

“We were great the first half, but the second half we just didn’t execute like we should have,” Harris said.

In the third quarter, Landon Nault, senior running back, rushed 16-yards to put the Hornets in scoring position. Marstall followed with a 64-yard pass to Harris, who ran the pass in for a touchdown and put the Hornets in the lead, 21-20.

To finish off the third quarter, Marstall ran a seven-yard touchdown, bringing the score to 28-20.

Missouri West started off the fourth quarter with an eight-yard run that resulted in a touchdown and tied the game 28-28. Then the Griffens made another touchdown and pulled ahead, 28-35.

Although the Hornets battled defensively for the rest of the quarter, they could not hold off the Griffens. With 1:56 left in the game, Missouri West scored another touchdown off a four-yard run. The Griffen’s touchdown was the final scoring effort of the game, which finished with a final score of 28-42.

“We have to play more aggressive, fit up stronger and do all that next time,” said Jace Mcdown, sophomore linebacker.

The Hornets will be back in action 1 p.m. Saturday in Topeka, Kansas where they will take on the Washburn University Ichabods at Yaeger Stadium.

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Wallace to compete in national dance competition Emma Sha Staff Writer

Jawuan Wallace is a street dancer and an Emporia State senior communication major. He has been practicing street dance for more than eight years.

“All of the sudden they (my friends) asked me after soccer team practice (to join.) They said they did performance every year, and I joined them,” said Wallace.

“That was the first time I (had an) interest in break-dancing.”

Wallace goes to at least four or five competitions across the country every year. Wallace has been to Chicago, Oklahoma City and other cities to compete.

Wallace usually goes to freestyle competitions, because he feels that he can do whatever he wants with the music.

Competitions have changed Wallace; first he just wanted to show his face, but now he thinks competing is showing off what he has been practicing and letting people know how good he is.

“Jawuan’s dance is really powerful,” said Joe Peng, Wallace’s teammate in SlickKnightz Crew. “They are really hard and challenging. It needs a lot of practice. He is a nice, thoughtful person and always full of passion” However, his very first performance didn’t go well, and

he was laughed at. Wallace said he continues because he wants to prove that those people who laughed at him were wrong.

“It was my first performance with my friends who asked me in soccer team,” Wallace said.

“I went out there for my solo, and all of the sudden, the school started laughing at me. I thought I did a good job (and) I found out people were like ‘I made a fool of myself’…That’s probably the turning moment, I want to prove them wrong.”

Wallace kept practicing and when he came back for a talent show in his last year of high school, he won. After his performance, people couldn’t stop cheering, according to Wallace.

Wallace is still practicing for his competitions and improving himself.

“Practicing everyday is not beneficial, unless you have a goal, so I practice three times a week. I practice the movement that by the end of this month I want to reach that goal,” Wallace said. “I just do regular push-ups, and hand stands all the time.”

Wallace will be competing in the Silverback Open Championships 2018-UDEF, a competition Oct. 27-28 in Philadelphia, according to its Facebook page.

It is the biggest competition for him in this year. Wallace’s goal for this competition is to be in the top 100.

Emporia State men’s basketball prepare for upcoming season Skyla Fox Sports Editor

Emporia State men’s basketball is starting off their season with an exhibition game against the Kansas University Jayhawks at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

“I feel good about the upcoming game against KU,” said Aaron McGee, junior forward. “I think it’s a little different for some of us Kansas kids who get the opportunity to play in a gym we all grew up watching and dreamed to be a part of. But it will be a great learning experience for our whole team playing in an environment like Allen Fieldhouse.”

The Hornets have a new coach-

ing staff this year, including a new head coach, Craig Dorty. Dorty is the former head coach of Graceland University, who went to the NAIA Division I championship two years ago.

There are also three new assistant coaches this year, including Evan Lavery, Tyler Bredehoeft and Chase Dippel. Additionally, the Hornets have added six new student assistants.

Danny Hodge, redshirt junior guard, said he was excited for the new members of the team, both the coaching staff and players.

“I am excited about this upcoming season with a new coaching staff and a lot of new faces on our team,” Hodge said.

The exhibition is the 25th meeting between the teams and the ninth game in exhibition play. KU has the winning record for these games, with a 13-3 record for the regular season games and 8-0 in exhibition play.

“I think it will be a good year,” said Duncan Fort, redshirt freshman forward. “A lot of new faces on the team and we’re all hungry to go out and prove that we belong with any team put out in front of us.”

The Hornets will play 16 away games this season, including the KU exhibition. There are 13 home games on the schedule as well. The first home game is against the University of Saint Mary at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in White Auditorium.

Jawaun Wallace, senior communication major, practices street dancing on Tuesday by the student recreation center. Wallace, who has been involved in street dance for over eight years, competes in competitions around the country. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

Emporia soccer wins 1-0 Sarah Carpenter Sports Writer

The Emporia State women’s soccer team continued their successful season by defeating Lindenwood 1-0 last Friday.

“I think we were very slow, we could have been better,” said Chloe Flynn, junior defender.

“We are usually quicker.”

Both teams remained scoreless in the first half and both teams took under ten shots on goal the entire match.

With about ten minutes let in the game, Rachel Marshall, freshman midfielder sent an assist to Aislinn Hughes, fresh-

man forward, for a goal to bring the score 1-0.

“It’s hard to stay motivated when the score is 0-0, so we had to keep encouraging each other to keep on pushing,” said Ashlyn Lakin, freshman defender.

The team’s record is now 104-1, according to ESU Athletics.

“The harmony is very good (with the team) and everyone is supporting each other,” said Antonia Lewentz, freshman goalkeeper. “I really think that our winning streak can continue.”

The Hornets will play tomorrow against Washburn in Topeka, Kansas.

Chole Flynn, junior defender, fights to get the ball away from a Lindenwood player last Friday at home. This game brought the team’s overall season record to 11-4-1. Ziwen Wang | The Bulletin