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Allison Garrett fields question from the local press right after being announced the 17th president last Thursday. Garrett discussed ideas about how she will advance the university. TIFFANI WILLIFORD| The Bulletin

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Allison Garrett, executive vice president of Abilene Christian University in Texas, has been named as the 17th president of Emporia

State.

“I’m thrilled to be moving into the role at ESU because the university is already on an upward trajectory,” Garrett said in an email to The Bulletin. “I will be serving the students, faculty and staff as we maintain that mo-

mentum.”

In order to make the announcement, the Kansas Board of Regents held a meeting in the KSTC Ballroom in the Memorial Union on campus this morning.

KBOR moved to approve Garrett as the 17th president in a unanimous vote in the Ballroom immediately before the announcement.

“Naming a president of an institution is one of the most important things that we do as a board and we take that obligation very seriously, and it’s quite an honor to be here today,” said Shane Bangerter, chair of KBOR, during the meeting.

Bangerter recognized the work that the Presidential Search Committee put into the interview process.

“It’s been a great adventure for me, as a former graduate of Emporia State,” said Andy Tylicki, chair of the search committee. “It was wonderful because I was able to work with a committee that had such great

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Red Jumpsuit Apparatus band members have had a makeover since 2009 as Emporia State students reverted back to middle school fanatics last night in Albert Taylor Hall.

The once long-haired alternative rockers donned hair cuts and lead singer, Ronnie Winter, wore a clean cut suit as they sang their new songs from “Et Tu, Brute?” and old songs to the nearly full floor seats.

“It’s one of the biggest (concerts) Union Activity Council has done in a while, but we’ve been working with a sound person and their agent is great,” said Sarah Fletcher, live music committee chair for UAC and senior elementary education major.

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“We looked at this website called ‘concert ideas,’ and we were looking at all the people in our price range,” Fletcher said. “They were already on our radar then we ended up getting an email from their agent.”

In 2007, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus released their charttopping song, “Face Down,” which spent 43 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100, and spent 29 weeks on the alternative songs list where it peaked at the number three spot on Feb. 17, 2007, which was the closing song for the night.

“We have some from every record,” said Randy Winter, guitarist and backup vocalist. “We (played) a little bit of everything we have.”

“Except ‘Face Down,’” interjected Josh Burke, lead guitarist.

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The Bulletin: Since you will be the president of a public institution and the last two universities you have worked at were Christian universities, will it be hard to separate your religious beliefs in your new presidency at ESU?

Garrett: I am a Christian and I’m proud to say that. I’ve worked for Christian universities, and also in the corporate world and for the U.S. government. In every setting, my values have helped me. I try to treat everyone with respect and fairness and work to assure an environment that fosters civil discourse and inclusion. I believe in seeking truth, wherever that may lead; that’s one of the reasons I feel so strongly about faculty members’ and students’ rights of academic freedom.

The Bulletin: What is your number one goal as you come into the presidency at Emporia State on or around Jan. 1, 2016?

Garrett: I will spend the first several weeks just getting to know students, faculty and staff at ESU and meeting alumni and community members. My priority will be understanding how I can best serve them.

Randy Winter, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus talks about the craziest fan experience he can remember during an interview yesterday outside of Plumb Hall. He said a girl tripped and fell face down into his guitar while he was playing.

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“We’re not going to play that or ‘Guardian Angel,’” Winter joked.

“Guardian Angel” is also one of their more popular songs. Burke even took a spill off the side of the stage in the middle of the song once.

“It’s sad because I don’t remember where we were,” Burke said. “I remember how it felt when I fell though.”

According to the guitarists, falling off stage is a common occurrence.

“It’s one of those things you remember, but you try not to remember,” Randy Winter said. “Like you fell off the stage and you remember not to fall off again.”

Randy Winter also said that some venues mark the sides of the stage so that particular incident does not happen.

Before going onstage, Randy Winter likes to pace

passion for this school and such great passion for what has occurred over the past five to seven years, as we see (a) sudden, great momentum for our university as we move toward.”

During a press conference immediately following the announcement, Garrett called ESU a “great match.”

“One of the things that Emporia has going for it… is that this is a town that has really embraced the university,” Garrett said.

She said that the students, faculty and staff were friendly and that community members have been “incredible.”

“I do intend to hit the ground running,” Garrett said. “But, I think my first objective as a new president will be to do a lot of listening. I really need to get to know the campus and meet and get to know the people who are here. I am really impressed by the quality of

Q&A

Angelica and Melvin Hale filed a suit against Emporia State on Oct. 14, suing the university for at least $75,000 for reputation and privacy damages. ESU administration has until Nov. 9 to respond to the suit.

The incident that caused the Hales to sue was a racial epitaph written on a student’s notebook in the School of Library and Information Management offices, as well as the movement of an employee’s things in their office. Both the Hales and other employees talked to Gwen Alexander, dean of SLIM and allegedly nothing was done. ESU also released in a press release that they believed that no hate crime had been committed.

“I’m suing them for two things,” said Melvin Hale, assistant professor of SLIM. “One is for defamation of character

and the other other is for false light and invasion of privacy.

What false light means is I suffered emotionally. Someone just walked past us on the street a few minutes ago when we were coming in here, that was part of a team that we worked with… She wouldn’t even speak. It hurts my feelings, yes.

I’m not made out of steel.”

Melvin Hale also claims that ESU has caused people to doubt not only his character, but his integrity as well.

“I’ve seen a fair amount of this in online commentary following the articles that have been coming out, both in The Bulletin and The Gazette,” Melvin Hale said. “ People are saying all manner of things about me, from calling this a hoax, to calling it something that I did or my wife did. We filed the case so the court will make it clear about what the facts are.”

Hale is not the only one who

has had his character questioned due to recent allegations.

“Yes, (my reputation has been damaged) but the filing of the case is just for Melvin at this time,” said Angelica Hale, former assistant to the dean of SLIM. “Even down to looking for other work. I feel like who, in Kansas, would want to hire me? Maybe even outside of Kansas. They’re going to see what happened.”

By filing a court case, the Hales said they are hoping that ESU will come out with the “full facts” and show students, faculty and employees that the Hales were not at fault.

“This is one way to require them to answer and to put their story out there,” Melvin Hale said. “We know what the facts are. ESU has built their findings on false stories and half truths. I

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Danielle Walker, a Missouri State student activist, speaks about the issues that are caused by racism. The second walk on Emporia took place in front of King Hall on Tuesday at 11 am.

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Speaker at Hayes Lecture encourages students to never give up Gwen Alexander S arah S poon s ta f f w r i t e r

“An Ordinary Life of Extraordinary Experiences,” was Hornet alumnus and founder of 10Fold, Susan Thomas’ lecture at the Hayes Lecture Series on Oct. 22. Thomas graduated from Emporia State in 1986 with a BS in psychology. Since then she has created her own business.

“The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t,” Thomas said. “I’ve continued this phrase throughout my life. Just tell me I can’t so I can prove you wrong.”

Thomas, from Newton, Kansas, spoke about how every student “has a shot to be great.” Thomas says she wasn’t a 4.0 student and she had to get student loans to pay for college.

“Success is 60 percent attitude, plus 20 percent skills, plus 20 percent hard work,” Thomas said.

This is what inspired Thomas to start 10Fold, a marketing and public relations agency.

She was working 60 hours a week trying to make her business succeed when she was diagnosed with stage 2 Breast Cancer.

“I decided that not only was I not going to step away from my company, but I was going to use the chemotherapy time to reflect on my company and see what I could improve,” Thomas said. “I’m inspired by

adversity.”

Thomas encouraged students to find their purpose and passion and to make a plan to accomplish the goal.

“There are going to be setbacks,” Thomas said. “There are going to be real set backs that make you want to give up.

Don’t mistake a setback as a personal failure.”

Thomas tried to motivate students to not focus on the negatives of the setback, but to focus on what they did succeed at.

“I came to hear Susan’s lecture to be motivated more in life,” said Cody Filbert, freshman business major. “Hearing her has helped me view my dreams of working at a nonprofit in the future. Also, (I came) for the scholarship opportunity.”

Students that came to the Hayes Lecture had an opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship.

They had to attend the lecture and write essays over what they heard.

“I came because she is a former ESU tennis player and psychology major like me,” said Lori Ahuja, freshman psychology major. “Also for the scholarship opportunity. Susan’s continuous determination is very inspiring towards me.

Some students were offered extra credit if they attended the lecture series.

“Honestly, I came for the extra credit in a class,” said Brian-

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Susan Thomas, founder, CEO and president of 10Fold Communications, speaks at the fifth annual Hays Lecture series last Thursday in Webb Hall.

Thomas graduated from Emporia State University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and went on to earn her masters degree in industrial/ organization psychology at the University of Tulsa in 1986.

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na Cobb, freshman elementary education major. “I didn’t know what it was even about, but I am so glad I came. It helped me realize that through struggle, you can achieve success with the right attitude and hard work.”

The lecture was followed by a brief Q&A segment. Sam and Janine Hayes, as well as Susan Thomas, were presented with gifts and flowers as a thank you for hosting the event and speaking.

Ghost hunter student says there’s good, bad energy

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A mysterious woman’s silhouette in a photo taken on a spring break trip sparked Zach Palmer’s interest in ghost hunting.

“We ended up taking this one picture that still to this day gives me chills every time I see it,” Palmer, junior secondary psychology education major, said. “At first you think it’s like a doll or something, but when you look closer, the picture frame goes straight through her.”

The photo was taken at Crescent Hotel, an alleged haunted hotel, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, by Palmer and his friends before a haunted tour while they were sitting in the cafe at

Police Reports Reports from ESU Police and Safety Oct. 21 Officer stopped KS 894AVR in Sector 7. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in same location.

Oct. 22 A male student reported a cat in a tree on Kellogg Circle. Officer could not convince the cat to come out of the tree.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a check welfare call at 12th and Merchant.

the hotel. They didn’t realize the silhouette until after they had gotten home.

“I do believe that through death, we do have a certain energy within us that travels somewhere on earth, sometimes back home to where your house once was or somewhere behind, who knows, where emotional trauma happened,” Palmer said. “That spiritual energy sometimes doesn’t leave a certain location and it’ll just keep repeating its life over and over, kind of like a limbo.”

Before transfering to ESU, Palmer attended Johnson County Community College, where he was involved with a paranormal group called Supernatural Anthropology and Paranormal Club.

“I have about five legitimate investigations under my belt right now,” Palmer said.

Within that group, they went to a professional to debunk the photo from the Crescent Hotel, but no explanation has been found yet.

A typical night ghost hunting begins around 8 or 9 p.m. with setup and staking out a location. Generally, the group would go to museums or hotels, but never personal homes, cemeteries or abandoned mental hospitals.

Oct. 23 Student reported the theft of her purse from Plumb Hall.

Student reported the return of her purse previously reported stolen without the valuables.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a juvenile case at 302 S East.

Oct. 24 Officer stopped KS 60 day tag A953663 in 10 W 12th. Verbal warning for defective tail lights.

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Verbal warning for defective brake light.

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“More so for respect for those who were there,” Palmer said. “Those are typically where people go to rest, so don’t want to disturb that.”

The investigation will usually begin around 10 p.m. and they will separate into groups of two to three people. It’s a lot of waiting time, and going through all of the evidence can also be time-consuming afterward.

The eeriest experience Palmer has with ghost hunting was at Brown Mansion in Coffeyville, Kansas. By using a flashlight, he said that responses were given via yes or no questions to determine it was Charlie, a servant who worked at the mansion.

“We were in Charlie’s room, and we asked if anyone was here and the flashlight turned on,” Palmer said. “We asked if anyone was there, if they could please turn off the flashlight so we could ask another question, and so the flashlight turned off. We asked, then, if this was Charlie, and the flashlight lit up really, really bright.”

Schweitzer Hotel in Hill City, Kansas is an unbelievably active supernatural area, according to Linda Clarke, a paranormal investigator who gave a presentation with the Kansas Paranormal Research Society sign violation at I-35 and Merchant.

Officer stopped IA 253 at 1100 Cottonwood. Verbal warning for driving without headlights in 1200 Market.

Officer stopped D2158D at 1800 Merchant. Verbal warning for driving without highlights in 1400 Merchant.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. Sheriff’s deputy with a car stop on I-35 at mm128.

Officer stopped KS 005GMD in 1400 Merchant.

Verbal warning for a defective headlight.

Oct. 27 Ambulance responded to Central Morse Hall Room 359 for a breathing problem.

Student was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

on Tuesday.

“A friend and I were doing some things upstairs and we had a toy truck, and it just kept going off,” she said. “This group was communicating with a little boy who died. He liked knives. You can find all kinds of things out just by talking to them.”

Ouija boards are one method of contacting the spiritual world that Palmer said he won’t mess with anymore, due to previous experiences. The fact that stores place them in the toy section is “horrifying,” he said.

“The Ouija board is dangerous because it’s like a door, and when you start to use it you unlock the door as you using it,” Palmer said. “When you’re done, you close the door, but you don’t ever get to lock it up again.”

Being a psychology major, Palmer said he believes 90 percent of all paranormal activity is mental.

“There is a lot of it that we mentally attribute to paranormal stuff,” Palmer said. “The goal isn’t to say, in proof, ‘Oh, hey, here’s a ghost.’ The goal is to mainly make people see safe, debunk things that they think are truly scary. That 10 percent that is not mental is spiritual energy.”

School of Library and Information Management dean, Gwen Alexander is being paid her full $121,259 salary while on administrative leave, according to Emporia State administrators.

Alexander was placed on administrative leave in September, following accusations of racism by assistant professor Melvin Hale, who has since filed a federal lawsuit. ESU administrators would neither confirm nor deny that Alexander was on administrative leave as a result of the allegations, which stem from an April incident in SLIM. “I am on administrative leave pending resolution of a confidential personnel matter,” Alexander said in an email to The Bulletin on Oct. 6. “All parties have been requested to honor the confidential nature of this issue, so it would be inappropriate for me to comment at this time.”

A racial epitaph was allegedly written on a notebook left on Angelica Hale’s, former assistant to the dean of SLIM, office in April. After being told of the incident by Hale and her husband, Alexander allegedly did nothing.

An internal investigation followed the alleged incident.

The university found that no hate crime occurred.

Alexander also announced her retirement, effective at the end of June.

Alexander is on paid administrative leave until she completes some “administratively defined expectations to improve the working environment within SLIM,” according to Jacqueline Vietti, interim president.

On Oct. 8, Gary Wyatt, associate provost and interim dean of SLIM, said Alexander was expected to return “soon.”

Vietti also said that Alexander was nearing the completion of the expectations she was given on Oct. 6.

However, Alexander has not returned and Vietti said a date for the return has not been set.

“Beyond that, the university is unable to comment since this is a personal matter,” Vietti said.

Judy Anderson, executive director of Human Resources and Affirmative Action and Title IX Coordinator, said she was unable to comment about Alexander’s return.

Alexander declined to comment regarding her return to ESU.

The Bulletin | October 29, 2015

ENTERTAINMENT

JUMPSUIT continued from page 1 the parking lot checking social media and smoking a cigarette.

“If I have time, I warm up, then immediately be counterproductive and smoke a cigarette, then warm up again,” Winter said. “Everyone has their own rituals.”

Although he paces the parking lot, Winter does not get nervous before a gig because of his experience in marching band when he was 14 or 15.

Emporia was a stop on RJA’s drive from California to their home of Jacksonville, Florida.

The band planned on going home after the concert last night, will take Halloween off and travel to Michigan the next day.

“It’s been so much fun,” Fletcher said. “The band is great, and they’ve been so much fun to work with.”

After their work with RJA, UAC plans to get more bands of the same caliber in the future.

“We know the budget isn’t quite as big in the spring semester, but we’re hoping to bring (bigger names) in the next year or so,” Fletcher said.

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If you could be any song, what song would you be?

“Drown” by Bringing the Horizon

(above) Randy Winter (left), rhythm guitarist and vocalist of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Josh Burke (right), lead guitarist of the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, laugh after answering a question during an interview yesterday outside of Plumb Hall. When asked about their two most popular songs, “Face Down” and “Guardian Angel,” Winter said, “The day (songs are) not fun to play, you shouldn’t even be playing.” CASSIE HOLT | The Bulletin

-Josh Burke lead guitar

(left) Ronnie Winter belts the lyrics to “False Pretense” last night in Albert Taylor Hall. Ronnie Winter founded the band with his brother, Randy. AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin (right) John Espy plays the cymbal during Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’ performance Wednesday in Albert Taylor Hall. Espy joined the band this year. AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin

“When I was Your Man”

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Adele’s ‘25’ On Oct. 22, the world was graced with a brand new single and music video from Adele.

The actual music video seems to channel singer/ songwriter, Lionel Richie’s music video of the same name. In Richie’s version, which came out over 20 years ago, he too sings “Hello” through a vintage telephone.

Adele’s version goes even more vintage as it is mostly in black and white, and Adele and the male lead use a flip phone.

Honestly, Adele’s ability to incorporate these aspects into her music video and still manage to receive over 118 million views in less than a week is simply impressive.

“Hello” is said to be the leading single from her forthcoming album, “25.”

Faithful Adele fans have been waiting in anticipation for a full-length

project for five years now, but for good reason. First, the album was stalled because of vocal cord surgery, and then pregnancy.

In an interview with i-D Magazine, Adele mentioned how “25” will not be full of break-up songs like its predecessor, “21.” In fact, Adele told i-D Magazine that “25” will be “a record about getting older and becoming nostalgic. It’s about what was, what is, what might have been. It’s about missing things that you had no idea were so precious...”

Whatever Adele has comprised in “25,” fans can be sure that it will be big, but not as big as “21.”

For those who have forgotten or are unaware, “21” is the second studio album by the English recording artist. The album won Adele seven Grammys including “Record of the Year” and “Album of the Year,” and essentially catapulted her career to international prominence.

Being that “25” is expected to be a more reflective project than anything else, I encourage my fellow Hornets to take a listen.

For those students out there who are being overwhelmed with school work, Greek life, or their jobs, Adele’s “25” will surely be an easily accessible antidote just as the rest of Adele’s albums have been for us when it comes to broken relationships.

“25” is set to release on Nov. 20, and Adele will perform “Hello” live on SNL on Nov. 21.

EMMA’S THOUGHTS

BY EMMA ANNE DEPRIEST

Not for Everyone There are a ton of sources on campus for students who like getting down and dirty with their naughty bits. But, with seven billion people in the world, we’re bound to run into a few who don’t like knocking boots.

And you know what – that’s totally cool.

Last week was Asexuality Awareness Week, where the focus is turned away from those who use their genitalia for “sin” (my grandmother’s words, not mine) and instead to those who don’t like, don’t have, or don’t want sex. Asexuality is one of the lesser known sexualities, another spectrum where some people go so far as to be disgusted by sex as an idea and those that have sex because they enjoy it physically but don’t necessarily need or like it.

I know what you may be thinking – a person who doesn’t like sex? That’s something essential for survival.

It’s the truth. There are people who don’t need sex for sur-

vival.

Sure, there are asexuals that have sex. There can be a multitude of reasons for it, even if they don’t want to have it (which is an interesting idea) like perhaps procreation, or the emotional bond that is created by sex. It feels good physically or they and their partner have extensively discussed things and decided it’s good for them.

Asexuality can’t exactly be broken up into tiers like other sexualities, it really does lie on a spectrum. One end of the spectrum are those who consider themselves sex revolted - literally they get sick at the idea of sex. A common misconception is that being sex revolted means that something traumatic happened to you sexually. Not only does this discredit the people who just don’t feel like sex is a huge part of life, but it’s pretty insulting and breaking them down to an experience. At the other end of the ace spectrum is probably demisexual, who

enjoy sex and want it like any other sexually motivated person, they just have to create an emotional bond with the person they plan on having sex with before they do the deed. In the middle of the wavelength that is asexuality lies gray-asexual, but there are so many different types. Those who are turned on by sexual things but don’t get turned on during a sexual situation, called autochorisexuals, those called lithosexuals, who experience sexual desire but don’t want it to be reciprocated, and many others. Everyone is different.

Just because a person doesn’t enjoy sex or want it doesn’t mean that they don’t want or have healthy relationships.

Some people may think that being in a romantic relationship with an asexual person may be really difficult and be a frustrating experience. However, being with an ace individual can be just as rewarding, if not more, than a sexual relationship.

The thing about dating an ace person is that your relationship is not based solely on how busy you get or how good they are in bed. An ace relationship is based on personality, hobbies, things you like about each other that don’t include sexual attributes.

If you think you may be asexual, don’t get discouraged you’re not broken. Talk to some of your other ace friends, calculate your experiences. Do you like the feeling having sex, or are you strictly into keeping all of your clothes on? You’re just like any other person, you just don’t always have to be thinking about bumping uglies to enjoy yourself. xoxo, Emma

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Here’s to the future STAFF EDITORIAL

The 17th President of Emporia State was chosen last Thursday. The race came down to two candidates, who were brought to Emporia in the last few weeks to scope out the campus and speak to students: Candidate A comes from a private Christian university in Texas with an enrollment of just over 4,500 undergraduates. She has a long history with private, religious institutions with no job experience with public university undergrads. She stresses inclusivity and prides herself on being a good listener.

Candidate B comes from a public university in Wisconsin with an enrollment of over 13,000 undergraduates.

Her resume includes a list of public universities, with plenty of experience dealing with public university undergrads. She labels herself as a

student-centered leader that values service and diversity, as well as inclusion.

Last Thursday, the Kansas Board of Regents shocked a large portion of the ESU student body when it announced that candidate A, Allison Garrett, would be Michael Shonrock’s successor as ESU’s new president.

Many students wanted candidate B, Dr. Petra Roter, so much that The Bulletin staff was hard-pressed to find a Garrett-supporter to quote in our issue two weeks ago.

It was definitely an interesting choice, to say the least, as the more conservative candidate of the two was chosen, despite a large contingency of ESU students belonging to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Tack on the fact that ESU resides in a state where education is being drained by conservatives, and the deci-

sion comes across as downright puzzling.

What’s even more bewildering was the lack of student involvement in the decision.

Should this decision be left entirely up to KBOR? Or should a student vote count towards at least a portion of the huge decision that most profoundly affects – you guessed it – students.

Despite our desired candidate not winning the presidency, I believe it is important for people to support their new leader, because like it or not, that’s what they are – our new leader.

Garrett will now be the face of ESU to the world, and she will have plenty of tall tasks to tackle. This list includes, but is not limited to, the perception of ESU as a non-diverse and non-inclusive institution, the continuation of Shonrock’s ten-year

Spooky Safety

C ourtney E vans opinion writer

We are all adults at Emporia State. No one is going to want to pass out candy to a bunch of adults, even if you dress up. Trust me, I’ve tried.

Tricks and treats, costumes and decorations alike - it’s the week of Halloween, everyone.

Halloween is a wonderful time where one day out of the whole year, we celebrate the joy in bags brimming to the edge with candy, pranks to scare the socks off of one another and dressing up to be someone completely else.

So what do adults like to do

for Halloween? Well there are haunted houses. Some people will binge watch scary movies with their friends all night and then try to watch and equal amount of happy movies to combat the scary movies they just watched. People will pass out candy to trick-or-treaters. And of course, there are parties.

First of all, don’t drink/ text and drive. This seems like a “well duh” tip, but seriously people. Just don’t do it. If you are distracted by your phone or are intoxicated, you might hit someone trick-or-treating.

Kids will run across the street and if you’re not paying attention, there could be a serious accident. No one wants to wake up Nov. 1 in a jail cell for killing a kid.

If you’re going to a party, keep track of your drink.

I mostly speak toward the females, but it can happen to males too; always carry it with you. It’s also best to not go alone. Having a friend go with you helps keep you in check.

There is so much that could go wrong at parties when you’re by yourself. Even if you go by yourself, let someone know where you are going to be.

That way, if something goes wrong, you have someone to call to come and get you.

As for those fur babies we all love and adore, keep them safe too. If you have an outside cat or dog, bring them in. If you let your pets outside to go to the bathroom, watch them.

There are people who find joy in harming animals, and it’s not pretty how they choose to hurt them. Don’t give anyone the opportunity.

Halloween is meant to be fun, not for people to lose pets or have some kind of accident happen to them. Of course, there are going to be people out there who do whatever they want, but at least now, you’re more aware. The more people that become aware of the dangers that come with Halloween will be better prepared, have more fun and potentially save a life.

Not-So-Peaceful Protest

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I don’t think a hate crime is ever okay under any circumstances, and victims have every right to speak their mind, protest, file a lawsuit, or whatever they feel is necessary.

I was at the second March on Emporia that took place between Beach and King Halls on Tuesday. The protest had several speakers who discussed the situation before they marched.

It started out as a peaceful protest and the speakers spoke about their feelings and thoughts about the situation. The first three speak-

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ers discussed how the crime affected more than one person and that the victim and his family had their sympathy and support, and they would be there for them every step of the way.

But what started out as a peaceful protest turned ugly and counterproductive. Students and faculty members who walked past the protest had to walk through the muddy grass to get to their destinations.

But that was just the beginning of it. As students tried to walk past to get to their classes on time, they were called out by Danielle Walker, an activist from the University of Missouri, brought to speak, and shamed for not being at the protest, even though most people did not know about the protest until a day before it took place. They were called rude for trying to use the sidewalk so they didn’t have to walk through the wet, muddy grass.

One faculty member that

plan, and improving ESU in all aspects in order to make this campus a popular destination of choice for prospective high school students, instead of just a safety school.

What is bestowed on Garrett now is the task of serving the student body to

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the best of her capabilities.

As Ben Parker once told his nephew, Peter, “With great power, comes great responsibility.”

Welcome to Emporia State, Garrett. We hope your tenure here is a lengthy and productive one.

Musical Experiences

A nastasia M otiti opinion writer

The experience I had working for the musical could have been a whole lot better.

“South Pacific,” the musical presented by Emporia State last week, was an amazing experience for me as a musician. The actors, who sang beautifully for each and every song at all the performances, have done such good work that even at the fifth performance I was still captured by their voices and acting. Playing in the pit orchestra though, I was not able to see the performance and thus I missed a great deal of the action.

Having played the music of “South Pacific” so many times, but not actually knowing how it worked in the show kind of sucked.

Filming or videotaping the show is illegal, so neither the actors nor the musicians will have the experience of seeing their performances, how their efforts appeared to the audience or make improvements. For the almost 40 musicians that were under the stage and performed in rehearsals and the actual performances, nine performances of three hours and thirty minutes each time, it is disappointing that we didn’t get to see the show and hear the music that we performed.

Even though working the

musical was a great experience, it is very tiring and also time consuming for not a lot of reward. The musicians were paid $125 for 31.5 hours of work, not including practicing beforehand. Such a low amount obviously lowers the motivation of the musicians. As musicians have little acknowledgement from the audience, that money is a big part of feeling that they had a professional role in the musical and that they were equally important for the production as the actors were.

Among the musicians that participated, there were music faculty professors of ESU, students ranking from freshmen to seniors, as well as non-ESU students. Most of the musicians, by the end of the rehearsal, lacked the motivation for the next performance.

We were exhausted. The environment conditions of the pit were not very good either. The area under the stage where the pit is is very cold, but it’s unknown if it’s that the air conditioning is on high or because of some damage in the system. This causes many negative effects to the instruments of the musicians, the intonation and how well the music sounds and certainly to the health of the musicians. It was not a coincidence that most of us after the pit we were either sneezing, coughing or trying to wear as many clothes as we could.

With all this in mind, I hope that the next musical will be an even better experience for both actors and musicians, and that perhaps the musicians will get the respect and treatment that they rightly deserve.

Because without our music, the stage is a silent bore.

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Kansas Paranormal Society visits ESU

Dr. Linda Clarke and Brandy Nance, members of the Kansas Paranormal Society, show students different types of equipment and how it works in Plumb Hall on Tuesday. The Kansas Paranormal Society is open to doing free investigations of any property if you contact them. TIFFANI WILLIFORD| The Bulletin

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The Society of Public Historians presented the Kansas Paranormal Researcher ’s Society on Oct. 27. Linda Clarke and Brandy Nance talked about properly conducting a paranormal investigation and their experiences with hauntings in Kansas.

“The Kansas Paranormal Researcher ’s Society is an

organization that conducts paranormal investigations of homes, business places,” said Blaine Hamilton, graduate history student and president of The Society of Public Historians.

“We thought it would be an interesting presentation leading into Halloween that would draw a crowd… (and to) get the people who attend thinking about the history of buildings and places in general.”

The KPRS is a group that helps individuals and businesses with their hauntings in a private way. They are a not-for-profit organization, according to their official website.

“I first got involved when I was very young,” said Linda Clarke, a paranormal investigator. “I was seven years old and I had a near death experience.

This set me up to look at things differently. My dad

was from Virginia and after his mother died, we went out there to clean stuff up.

I remember feeling fingers running across my face, all night long.”

Brandy Nance, paranormal investigator, also became interested in the paranormal at a young age.

“When I was a young child I had a friend die and I remember seeing her on her porch long after she was dead,” Nance said. “I have also seen an apparition at my work. I’ve seen her several times...I became interested in the research.”

Nance and Clarke both became involved with the investigations because of their interests in paranormal activities and after television shows started talking about paranormal investigations.

Nance and Clarke talked about the many different kinds of spirits, such as residual spirits, disembodied voices, full-body apparitions, interactive spirits, dark shadows, smoky apparition and orbs. They range from “unintelligent” spirits, who are set in time and continuing to do what they always did, residual spirits, to interactive spirits, such as poltergeists and ghosts that can throw things, make noises and answer questions.

The team has investigated several places on campus. Memorial Union is barely haunted, but they found a lot of activity in

the William Allen White Library. They know who the ghost is, but cannot name them due to privacy reasons.

The Sallie House has had books and movies written about it and the team has investigated there.

“Atchison is the most haunted city in Kansas,” Clarke said. “The Sallie House has a real reputation. People have been pushed down stairs. The guy who lived there was almost ripped to shreds.

He had cuts up and down his body and as they took photos, the cuts would reopen.”

Clarke and Nance talked about the equipment people will need in order to investigate, such as a digital recorder, flashlights, digital camera, batteries, EMF meter, notebook, food, drinks, and extra clothes, for weather conditions that may change during the night.

They stressed that the most important part of investigating, is to never go alone and to always get permission, in writing, to enter the property.

“Take protection if you feel it’s needed,” Nance said. “Some of us use crystals, holy water, salt or incense. It’s dependent on your beliefs....It’s never a good idea to bring weapons during an investigation. It’s so easy for them to go off if you trip or you get scared.”

A Haunting for the Birds: The Tale of Bird Bridge E mma A nne D e P riest s ta f f w r i t e r

The quiet city of Emporia was rocked the early morning hours of July 17, 1983, as an overturned station wagon was found at the bottom of the craggy embank of the Cottonwood River underneath the Rocky Ford Bridge. Lying facedown in the water, supposedly thrown from the car, was 33-year-old Sandy Bird, wife of Reverend Thomas Bird, mathematics professor at Emporia State, and mother of three children.

Then-affianced couple Brian and Cherylen Fletcher came the one-lane wood and rusted steel bridge to check the waters below for a canoe trip they had planned that day.

“I was parked on the north side of the bridge, in my dad’s pickup, and he (Brian) came running back across the bridge,” Cher-

ylen Fletcher said. “Telling me, ‘Stay in the car, there’s somebody dead down there.’”

As police swarmed the site, rumors began to fly about the fate of Sandy Bird. Could it have just been a terrible accident, or was there something darker at hand? Though blood was found on the bridge, the county police wrote it off as an accident, and the city mourned and moved forward.

However, the story began to meld into something entirely different when Martin Anderson was shot and killed by a masked gunman in Geary County Nov. 4, 1983. Married to the secretary of Thomas Bird, Lorna Anderson, Martin Anderson’s murder made the city begin to question the original story - was Sandy Bird murdered as well?

The tale has become an urban legend around the city, resulting in late-night

drives out to the now renamed Bird Bridge and eerie experiences of the late Sandra Bird. Even during the daytime, the creaking bridge at the end of Road P’s dusty gravel road gives anyone who heads out there the chills. Kassie Coffman, former ESU student, had mostly come across the bridge by accident, and even before she knew of the bridge’s grizzly origins, perhaps dealt with the ghost of Sandy Bird.

“These first times I didn’t experience much of anything to raise concern, or so I thought at the time.

I would hear strange noises from the bridge, but I always assumed it was just the fact that it was an older bridge,” Coffman said.

“I would almost always hear what I thought was a strange crying noise, almost like Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter, and my chest would feel kind of heavy and hot.”

The rumors of the hauntings have ranged from anything like sightings of Sandy Bird’s ghost on the bank, a woman’s crying and moaning, to phantom cars traveling across the bridge. Jessica Sichel, former ESU student, had her experiences during the day, unlike the usual horror stories one sees on television. “(I) was hanging out underneath the bridge by the water,” Sichel said. “Beautiful day, right? And at that bridge you can hear cars coming from a good distance, was dang near silent though. Then, me and my friend all of a sudden hear a dundundun consistent...

Kind of like when you drive over railroad tracks.

I get nervous because my car was unlocked so I start to climb up. Nothing.

Nothing at all. No dust, no sound of gravel under the tires. It seemed so real at the time. Terrifying to think that something was

there and we couldn’t see it.”

Although Thomas Bird and Lorna Anderson were both put away for the deaths of their respective spouses, after nearly thirty years, Thomas Bird remains absolute in his innocence in the deaths of Sandy Bird and Martin Anderson. Lorna Anderson said in some interviews that she and the Reverend were lovers, and that they conspired to kill their wife and husband, but Thomas Bird was the only one convicted of murder. Both of them are out of prison and off of parole now, spending their lives in different corners of the country with different new spouses.

Cherylen Fletcher says she believes in ghosts, and if the rumors surrounded the Rocky Ford “Bird” Bridge are true, then perhaps Sandy Bird still remains on that northern bank of the Cottonwood River.

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Homecoming Festivities

people here and I’m looking forward to doing some great things.”

The most important duty of a university president is planning for succession and working to develop a staff who may work for that individual, according to Garrett.

“That really is what assures the future of an organization, or in this case, a state system,” Garrett said.

The biggest challenge is transitioning from a private university to a public university will be dealing with state funding instead of private funding, she said.

“I recognize that when you’re receiving state funding, of course, there (are) obligations that go along with that,” Garrett said. “I’ll be doing a little learning about that process over the next several months.”

Garrett, her husband and their 17-year-old son will be making the move from Abilene, Texas, to Emporia. Hornet fan, Cathy Cox, cheers on the Hornets Saturday at Welch She will begin her duties as Stadium. The Hornets won 17-3 against Missouri Northwestern. president on or around Jan. 1, AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin 2016.

Nerf Nation battles bi-weekly in union

Brett Charbonneau, sophomore engraving major, prepares to shoot his Nerf gun at an opponent on Oct. 11 in the Memorial Union. It was Charbonneau’s forth time attending Nerf Nation.

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When Derek Wilson yells, “Nerf war,” it’s go time.

Wilson, a senior sociology major, officially started the campus Nerf gun club in 2012, after he and about a dozen friends began having Nerf wars in the basement of the Towers dorm complex.

“Originally, the way it started was I was doing homework one night in my room, and a Nerf dart came in and hit my computer,” Wilson said. “And I looked outside and some random guys had ran around the floor and shot everyone, so my roommates and I figured we couldn’t sit still, so we grabbed our Nerf guns and chased after them.”

Nerf Nation, which is the club’s official name, became a Recognized Student Organization (RSO) in November 2012.

“In a college setting, it just works as the silly fun students need to decompress and socialize and forget some of the burden of being in college,” said Oscar Lara, senior political science major and member of the club for three years.

Wilson said the response they got back after making Nerf Nation an RSO was “exciting, yet overwhelming.”

The amount of students who show up to meetings depends on the week. Up to 60 students have come to participate in the bi-weekly Nerf gun battles, but the club averages about 35-40 students in a typical meeting.

“Membership is kind of hard to track with Nerf Nation because we don’t have an official dues or member list,” Wilson said. “It’s open to anybody coming at any time.”

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Holly Clark, sophomore marketing major, is one of those come-and-go members.

“I love how crazy it seems – a Nerf club,” Clark said. “You get together with a big group of people and play team games all night. I love that you can borrow a gun and go crazy, but you can also not come for seven weeks, show up, and still be welcomed. Plus, I really like trying to work on the fight side of my flight or fight reactions.”

A typical meeting will start with any business the club needs to discuss. After that is when the fun begins. Usually, the club will begin with a game of Team Death Match, which has two or three teams. “(For Team Death Match), it’s standard rules,” Wilson said. “One shot, you’re hit. Two shots, you’re down and you’re out until the next game. It’s all based on honesty.”

Other common games for the club’s Nerf wars include Hunger Games, Zombies, Gun Game and Trouble in Terrorist Town.

“Some people are barrel rolling through the halls, others are just skimming through Twitter on their phones and if someone comes along, they’ll casually shoot back,” Wilson said. “There’s different levels of involvement.”

Wilson used to yell, “Nerf war” to start the battles when the club used to have their battles in Visser Hall. But they’ve since transitioned to the Memorial Union, which makes it harder to yell and have all players hear him.

The next Nerf Nation meeting will be at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8 in front of the Center for Student Involvement in the Memorial Union.

Karsyn Henry, senior physical education major, matches the musical theme with her Tri Sigma sorority sisters during the Homecoming parade Saturday. Fraternities paired with sororities to make floats.

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HALE continued from page 1 think the truth needs to come out. One thing about filing cases is that cases are won or lost based on the facts. They have not wanted to discuss the facts with us.”

Kevin Johnson, general counsel, and Judy Anderson, executive director of Affirmative Action, declined to comment, as litigation is still pending.

Jacqueline Vietti, interim president, confirmed that the Hales filed a lawsuit against ESU. “The university was notified by the Hales that Dr. Hale had filed a federal suit in Topeka against the University for defamation and false light invasion of privacy,” Vietti said. “Thus, the university is unable to comment further because this is a legal matter and the university must not comment on issues related to legal matters.”

The Hales said they feel that ESU has not only damaged their personal reputations, but has cut them off from other faculty that they had considered friends.

“One time last week, we were sitting in Plumb Hall and an ESU employee walked through and say ‘Hey, how

you doing? Everybody has been talking about this but in my department you can’t say anything about it,’” Angelica Hale said. “It’s like it’s a given that nobody is supposed to talk about it. We had faculty at the last march who just stood there but… there was a reason that they didn’t march. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes. It’s pretty serious.”

In addition to the lawsuit, the Hales feel they deserve a public apology in the same way the suspect, Deb Rittgers was fully exonerated in a public statement by ESU. “I think they (ESU) needs to apologize to us,” Melvin Hale said. “It’s not going to be enough to lose the case and the lawsuit, which I think they should and they will. I think they need to make a public apology. Are they going to be big enough to do that? I don’t know. But that’s how you move forward. They need to admit that they did the wrong thing.”

The Hales said they would also like ESU to consider what Wendy Carlson, the national forensics handwriting expert, said as legitimate. Carlson told The Bulletin and the Hales, in two different phone conversa-

tions, that it was ‘highly probable’ that Deb Rittgers wrote the racial epitaph.

There are nine classifications in forensics handwriting of how likely it is that someone wrote what they are accused of writing, according to fbi.gov.

The classifications are identification, highly probable did write, probably did write, indications did write, no conclusion, indications did not write, probable did not write, highly probable did not write, elimination.

In order for Carlson to classify the handwriting as anything else, she would need more samples from Rittgers.

In the midst of the lawsuit, Melvin Hale is writing a book documenting his experiences.

“I’m working on a book, my memoirs of the whole situation,” Melvin Hale said.

“Hopefully that will be out in the spring or the summer… It’s going to be ‘March on Emporia State: Exposing Institutional Racism at a Public University in Kansas’... I intend to make sure that something like this never happens at ESU and that they don’t feel that they can just keep doing this. It is a new day.”

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Lyon County home to 160 offenders H arrison N ichols s ta f f w r i t e r

Lyon County has more than 160 registered sexual, violent or drug offenders, with many residing here in Emporia and some living only a couple miles from campus, according to the Lyon County sheriff’s department’s registry list.

Some of the registered offenders have a school address listed in the register.

Emporia State reviews this information on a case by case basis to keep students safe, according to Wade Redeker, director of Residential Life.

“As residents are completing their housing contract, they are asked a question regarding their criminal history,” Redeker said. “Each person is required to answer

the question with a yes or no response. If someone answers yes, they must describe the crime details, including relevant facts of the infraction and sentencing.

The information provided is reviewed to determine whether the university’s interests would be best served if the applicant is not permitted to live in the residence halls.”

Jerry Wenciker, an Emporia resident who has rented to registered offenders in the past, says that characteristics of Emporia might attract these people.

“Here in Emporia, they don’t have to pay that much for rent,” Wenciker, a retired principal and ESU alumnus, said. “It’s also easier for them to find jobs that might not do background checks and keep

a low profile in a place like Emporia.”

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office works not only to keep the list of registered offenders up to date but also to keep residents informed and safe, according to deputy Jacob Welsh.

“The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office does they best they can with the resources at hand to keep track of registered offenders throughout Lyon County,” Welsh said. “ We attempt to do quarterly checks on offenders to verify their information they give to us is correct.

We encourage everyone to stay informed about registered offenders in the area in which they live. If someone knows an offender and sees that information on the current website is not correct,

there is a place to submit a tip about the offender and it can be investigated.”

To stay informed on the registered offenders in your area, or to submit a tip or correction, visit the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department’s website and click the registered offenders tab. This is the best course of action to staying safe and knowing your surroundings, according to Lisa Sage, administrative sergeant for the Emporia Police Department.

“There are probably more registered offenders living in communities across the country than most citizens realize,” Sage said. “The EPD encourages citizens to utilize LYSO’s Offender Watch website to educate themselves on offenders living within our community.”

Tree in Union Square cut down for safety J aevin C olvin s ta f f w r i t e r

The Bradford pear tree in Union Square was recently cut down because it was considered to be unsafe for the public. A windstorm had damaged the tree, causing two major limbs to break off.

“Fortunately no one was hurt when they split from the tree,” said Mark Runge, director of university facilities.

“It was at least 20 to 25 years old,” said Eric Sprague, ground maintenance. “It was probably close to the end of its life.”

Bradford pears are known for being “weak” trees that do not usually live long and are inclined to losing large limbs.

The two major limbs that had broken off had balanced the Bradford pear. With the limbs gone, the limbs on the other side of the tree that covered Union Square were beginning to show signs of cracking, according to Runge.

“During the windstorm, a major section of the tree had dropped to the sidewalk and we had to clear that,” said Rich Jensen, manager of university facilities. “At that time, it was ascertained that there was a major crack in several of the

other major branches. So we strapped them together to hold it together for a while, while we decided what we need to do.”

“It wasn’t a matter of if it was going to break, but when it was going to break,” Runge said.

If the tree had not been cut down, the other major limbs would have fallen during the winter from snow, winds, or ice. For the safety of everyone on campus, it was decided that it was safer for everyone if the tree was cut down, according to Runge.

“It was a magnificent tree,” Runge said. “The tree’s branches hovered over the sidewalk of the Union Square and the adjacent sidewalk between Plumb Hall and the Memorial Union. While it was beautiful and it’s sad that it needed to be cut down, it was for the safety of ESU residents.”

Last year, a similar situation had happened to a different tree adjacent to the Bradford pear and had been cut down and replaced with a redbud.

“Future plans are to plant a matching redbud, matching the one on the west side of the sidewalk, where the Bradford pear used to stand,” Jensen said.

German Guzman, owner of Guzman Tree Service, saws limbs off of the Bradford pear tree in Union Square on Sept. 29 after it lost two major limbs. University Facilities decided the tree was not stable enough to keep but will be replaced with a redbud tree.

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No machete trend found H arrison N ichols s ta f f w r i t e r

Three incidents involving machetes in Emporia have occurred since the beginning of 2015, but law enforcement officials say there is no machete trend forming.

At the beginning of the calendar year, two were arrested for their involvement in a machete-related incident. Last month, a man was arrested after allegedly threatening multiple residents with a machete. The most recent incident was earlier this month. A man was allegedly attacked with a machete.

These incidents do not signal a trend of any sort, according to Lisa Sage, administrative sergeant of the Emporia Police Department.

“I would say the events are just semi-related circumstances happening relatively close together,” Sage said.

“Criminal carrying of a weapon is knowingly carrying” other than an ordinary pocket knife “concealed on one’s person, a dagger, dirk, billy, blackjack, slungshot, dangerous knife, straight-edged razor, stiletto or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character,” according to Emporia’s Criminal Use of Weapons Statute. It is illegal to conceal and carry a machete, as those would fall into the “og like character” category.

However, because machetes are used for clearing brush, it isn’t illegal or difficult to buy one. Most sporting goods stores sell them and you can buy one without having an ID, since it is considered camping gear.

In March, a mentally ill man attacked police in a New Orleans airport with a machete, as well as other weapons. This led to a short stir in the media about the mentally ill and weapons with little to no regulation that are easy to buy, like machetes. This shouldn’t be a concern as the mentally ill are more likely to be hurt by others than the other way around, according to Amanda Cunningham, quality risk management director and psychologist at the Mental Health Center of east central Kansas.

“We don’t see a correlation between mental illness and machete use,” Cunningham said. “The latest incident seemed to be a domestic dispute, and not related to mental illness at all.

You can’t, and shouldn’t, parallel the two.”

The incident from September occurred at 13th and State Street, only a 10 minute walk from campus.

Even with the close proximity, Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety, said he doesn’t see any machete problem here in Emporia either.

“One of the incidents was close to campus, that’s the one that most concerned me,” Hoover said.

“I don’t think it’s really a growing problem since you don’t see this kind of thing happen that often here…

Our campus, and Emporia in general, is (a) relatively safe place. But it’s the responsibility of the students as well to be aware of their surroundings and to stay safe.”

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Hornet defense defeats Griffons on Homecoming Sports Shorts Soccer falls to Fort Hays

Brent Wilson, senior quarterback, prepares to pass the ball to a teammate before Missouri Western has a chance to tackle him at the football game Saturday afternoon. Hornets kept a strong lead on Missouri Western at Welch Stadium, ending with a win of 17-3 with an overall record of 7-1 this season. BRITTANY COLLINS | The Bulletin

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The Emporia State football team bounced back on Homecoming against Missouri Western with a 17-3 win on Saturday afternoon at Welch Stadium.

The first quarter was a scoreless in battle. The Griffons only had one pass completion on just five attempts through the quarter. They had 14 rushes for 63 yards.

The Hornets’ quarterback Brent Wilson, senior, went 8-11 for 70 yards. Josh Monteagudo, junior linebacker, led the defensive charge with five total tackles, only four assisted.

“We played great defensively,” Monteagudo said.

“We’ve been showing signs and glimpses of it and we

just have to be consistent.”

ESU took a 7-0 lead into the locker room after Austin Morton, sophomore kicker, missed a 35-yard field goal to end the half. The Hornet defense held the Griffons to just 103 yards at the half.

They also held the Griffon offense despite turning the ball over three times. Wilson was 16-24 with 179 yards.

He also had one touchdown pass, got intercepted twice and sacked once. The Griffons were just 4-11 passing for 40 yards in the first half.

“You have to give credit to Missouri Western and what they do,” Wilson said.

“At the same time I have to get better and be a smarter football player.”

Western received the opening kickoff to begin the second half and missed

a 51-yard field goal to open the half. The drive took 12 plays and went 5:20 but he pushed the field goal wide left. ESU took over at their own 34. With 4:55 left in the third, Western recovered a fumble following a sack and took over at the ESU 25. The Hornets forced a 29-yard field goal attempt which they missed wide right.

After three quarters, ESU led 7-0. The Hornet defense gave up just 164 yards offense through 51 plays. On the first play of the fourth, the Hornets added to their lead with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Wilson and Mitchell Foote, junior wide receiver. That made the score 14-0 with 14:52 remaining in the contest. Following an interception by JP Lohrentz, junior defensive back, on

the first offensive play of the fourth for Western and a 32-yard pass play ESU added to their lead with a 27-yard field goal, making the score 17-0 Hornets with just 12:51 remaining. The Griffons scored with less than 30 seconds left.

This ended the scoring and the Hornets hung on to win 17-3. Head coach, Garin Higgins recorded his 100th career victory.

“The only way I knew (about the centennial victory) is that I looked at Don Weasts game notes,” Higgins said. “It means I’ve had a lot of good players play for me.”

The Hornets improved to 7-1 on the season and will face Washburn in the Turnpike Tussle at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Welch Stadium.

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Two veterans on this year ’s young Hornet squad, Jacie Stephens, junior catcher, and Eryn Stockman, junior pitcher and infielder, were enthusiastic to hear the news about Huddleston.

“It was so awesome to see her passion and excitement to be the head coach,” Stephens said.

“She’s easy to talk to and really cares and knows the tradition of this program.

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Former Hornet all-conference shortstop April Huddleston said she was thrilled when Kent Weiser, athletic director, announced she would be the 10th head coach in Emporia State softball history.

“This program has been a part of my life for the last decade and I can’t wait to take the next step in my coaching career at my alma mater,” Huddleston said.

“Hornet softball is more than just a program, it’s a family and a tradition.”

A player from 20062008, Huddleston served as an assistant coach for the Hornets over the last seven years at the school, in addition to instructing in the HPER department and being an active part of the program’s recruiting efforts. A long time contributor to the program both on and off the field, Huddleston’s past experience at the university will be a source of confidence for her as she moves forward.

“My past experience at ESU is vital,” Huddleston said. “It’s something that’s going to make this transition a lot easier than it could have been for someone that was coming in from the outside. I think it’s key that the returning players already know what I’m about and how invested I am in this program.”

“She’s always brought a fun and relaxed vibe to the field, but she is also very motivating and knows what she’s talking about.”

E ryn S tockman junior pitcher

She’s already been to the National Championship, so she knows how to get us back there.”

Stockman shared similar thoughts.

“She’s always brought a fun and relaxed vibe to the field, but she is also very motivating and knows what she’s talking about since she has had experience as a player and as an assistant,” Stockman said.

“I’m really excited to see her coaching style and what she is going to bring to the program.”

Although a good portion of this year ’s roster lacks collegiate playing experience, Huddleston sees no reason to have diminished expectations.

“I don’t think much should change in the line of expectations,” Huddleston said. “Every year, Emporia State softball strives to win the conference championship, go to the postseason, win regionals, and hopefully make it back to the World Series. The girls know the expectations and standards of a top-notch D2 program like Emporia State, and that’s why they came here.”

In agreement with Huddleston, Stephens and Stockman came to the program to win and plan to do their part in helping their coach reach the ultimate goal.

“We will lead by example,” Stephens said.

“If the team sees how hard we work and how bad we want to succeed, then I think the rest of the players will follow.”

“I think that establishing a team leadership role will be beneficial for our team,” Stockman said.

“If we really perform as a whole, like I know we can, and like Coach Huddleston knows we can, we’ll be back in the postseason.”

Huddleston and the Lady Hornets have a few months to prepare before their season begins on Feb. 5 at the Southeastern Oklahoma State Tournament in Durant, Oklahoma.

The Emporia State Hornets broke their seven game losing streaking with a sweep of the Pittsburg Gorillas on Saturday Oct. 24, winning 25-16, 31-29, 25-22.

The Hornets started the match winning the first set 25-16 leading the whole set.

Emporia had only three hitting errors in the set, and had a .355 hitting efficiency.

The second set was tight throughout. There were a total of 20 tied scores and seven lead changes. Jamie Hauptman, freshman outside hitter, tied the game 7-7 with a kill, then the Gorillas went on a 5-0 run to lead 12-7. The Hornets came back several times tying the game until the Gorilla’s first set point at 23-24. Emporia stayed alive battling two more set points for the Gorillas then finally took their first set point at 27-26 off a Gorilla error.

The final set point occurred at 30-29 with an Emporia State advantage. Danika Burton, junior middle hitter, finished the set with a kill ending the second set 31-29.

The final set was another tough one for both teams.

There were a total of 16 tied scores and six lead changes.

The final tie came at 20-20 when Torrie Rupe, senior right side hitter, would finish the match with a kill, finishing a 5-2 run, winning 25-22.

The Hornets will travel to St. Joseph Missouri for their next match-up to face Missouri Western, at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

Emporia State suffered a 1-0 loss against Fort Hays on Oct. 25 in Fort Hays, Kansas.

The Hornets had a total of 10 shots taken on the Tigers, but were unable to convert on any of them. Keeper Abbie Flax had six saves for Fort Hays, and the team had a total of six shots attempts.

Cassie Moosburger converted on an assist from Silvana Romero in the 71st minute, which put the Tigers in the lead, winning the game.

Grace Linton, sophomore forward, had a total of four shots for the Hornets, followed by McKenzie Koch, junior midfielder and Maria Walden, freshman midfielder with two each.

Yadira Rivera, junior keeper, had one save on the day. Both teams had struggles with fouls; Emporia had 17 and Fort Hays had a total of 11.

Emporia finishes out the season on Halloween weekend. The Hornets battle Washburn, hosting the Turnpike Tussle tomorrow. Then on Nov. 1, the Hornets host the final regular season against Nebraska-Kearny for Sunday’s Senior Day.

Cross country ninth, 10th at MIAA The Emporia State cross country teams headed to Victoria, Kansas for the championship round of the season at the MIAA Championships hosted by Fort Hays last Saturday.

The Lady Hornets had five finishers in the top 100. Emily Schoenfeld, junior, finished 18th. The second highest finisher was Audrey Desrosiers, freshman, at 66th; followed by Mallory Kramer, freshman, at 80th; Taylor Stueve, senior, at 83rd; Baylee Wilson, freshman, at 88th and Priscilla King, junior, at 91st.

Schoenfield earned All-MIAA honorable mention honors for the second straight year, leading the Hornet’s cross country teams at the MIAA Championships.

The men’s team placed ninth and the women placed 10th in the team standings. Daniel Claassen, senior, was the top finisher for the men’s team, finishing at 46th place.

On Nov. 7, the teams travel to Joplin, Missouri for the NCAA Central Regional Championships.

Upcoming Games Mens Basketball vs. K-State

7 p.m.

Fri

Volleyball vs.

Washburn

7 p.m.

Fri.

Volleyball vs.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Football vs.

Washburn Football vs.

Northwest Missouri State

2 pm.

Sun.

Cross country at NCAA Regional Championships

2 pm.

Sat. 1 p.m.

Sat. TBA Sat.