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SLIM dean to retire in June S arah S poon sta f f w r i t e r

Gwen Alexander, dean of the School of Library and Information Management, has been on administrative leave since early September and has announced her retirement, effective at the end of June.

Alexander was at the center of an alleged hate crime against the Angelica Hale, former assistant to the dean of SLIM, in which a racial slur was allegedly written on Hale’s notebook.

After being told of the incident, Alexander allegedly ignored it, according to Angelica Hale and her husband, Melvin Hale, assistant professor of SLIM. The investigation showed there was no hate crime.

The Hales are continuing to fight for what they call justice by filing a harassment claim with the Kansas Human Rights Commission against Emporia State.

“I am on administrative leave pending resolution of a confidential personnel matter,” Alexander said.

“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.”

The Bulletin approached Jackie Vietti, interim president, about this issue as well. Vietti refused to comment in detail about the issue.

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Dr. Allison Garrett, the first of two Emporia State presidential candidates to visit campus, described herself as an experienced, inclusive leader who values diversity and the art of listening.

“My hope would be that I could spend the first few months getting to know folks on this campus, learning more about what makes this place tick, what the dreams are for the future, and then begin to continue with the implementation of the great strategic plan that already exists,” Garrett said.

Garrett made the remarks at a forum attended by about 60 students Tuesday at the Memorial Union. It was part of a day-long series of events during which she met with students, faculty, staff, and community leaders.

Garrett is one of two hopefuls to fill the shoes of Michael Shonrock, the 16th president of ESU, who left the university in June to pursue the presidency of Lindenwood

University in Saint Charles, Missouri. Garrett is currently the executive vice president of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas and has also testified in congress on her view of religious liberty.

“One provision of the Affordable Care Act is a provision that allows for low-cost contraceptives,” Garrett said at the student forum. “Which I personally am a big believer in, but that provision would also require Catholic organizations to provide contraception, and you’re weighing two competing interests – that personal right and this right to religious liberty, and there are other ways to address the contraception issue, and so, my personal view is that the government should have found other ways to address the contraception issue than causing a religious organization to violate its religious beliefs.”

Abilene Christian University has employed Garrett since 2012. Before that, she worked at Oklahoma Christian University from 20072012 as vice president and

Allison Garrett, Emporia State presidential candidate, talks at the student forum Tuesday in the Preston Family Room. Garrett asked about the correct way to do the “Stingers Up” symbol, a school spirit gesture.

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senior vice president for Academic Affairs. She was an associate professor of law from 2004-2007 at Faulkner University, and worked for Walmart stores, Inc. from 1993-2004, serving as vice president for Benefits Compliance and Planning from 2003-2004. In addition, Garrett practiced

law for almost 20 years.

“I have, for a number of years, thought that in some point in my career, the way that I can best serve others is in a presidency somewhere,” Garrett said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to have some

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Second presidential candidate on campus today

The second presidential candidate for Emporia State is Petra Roter.

Roter has been the vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of WisconsinOshkosh since 2005.

She received her bachelor’s in psychology and master’s of science in psychology-community mental health from

Western Illinois University. She went on to get her doctorate of philosophy from Indiana State University, according to a press release from ESU marketing and media relations.

Roter was also one of five finalists for the presidency at Dickinson State University in North Dakota in the beginning of September. The finalists

were chosen from a pool of 60, according to The Washington Times.

In addition to her current position, she has also been the interim chancellor at the University of Wisconson-Oskosh and the dean of student development and academic services at the University of WisconsonLaCrosse.

Roter will visit campus today and tomorrow to explore Emporia and to meet with students, faculty and staff.

The presidential search committee and KBOR hope to announce the new president

by Homecoming week, which begins Oct. 19. The new president will take office around Jan. 1.

Zombies used to create interest in disaster planning Zombie Apocalypse and Disaster Essentials D ustin B ittel sta f f w r i t e r

Gov. Sam Brownback has decided to declare October “Zombie Preparedness Month” for Kansas.

This doesn’t mean that Brownback will be pouring Kansas tax payers money into a fund for equipping Kansas to be the only safe state left when the zombie apocalypse does happen. Instead, the Zombie Preparedness Campaign is a tactic to get families talking about and working on a disaster plan should a real life disaster, like a tornado, strike.

“I think it’s good we are prepared,” said Teresa Fry, junior English education major.

“But, maybe we should focus on something like school education instead.”

The website, ksready.gov, includes a zombie preparedness brochure that explains what the campaign is all about and lists some disaster kit essentials.

The brochure does not list a clear plan of action for families about what to do should a zombie disaster strike, it simply implies to stay put.

Zombie movies and games typically showcase families or a group of survivors fleeing from the zombie infested city

Water Dust mask Cell phone and chargers Whistle to signal for help Three days worth of food: Battery powered, crank radio

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or town or battling their way through hordes of the undead to reach a safe zone.

Chris Lohkamp, theater technical director, said the best plan of action for the zombie apocalypse is to wait it out.

“All you have to do is stick it out for a week, maybe,” Lohkamp said. “Especially since the human body is extremely frail. The elements and natural predators will take care of the shambling zombies. Now if their rage zombie, we’re in trouble.”

The “rage” virus causes its hosts to permanently enter a primal state of murderous rage with a biological imperative to spread the infection or kill the uninfected above all else. The infected are reduced to an animalistic state of permanent hostility and aggression, driving them to attack non-infected with no concern for their own safety and no moral or other inhibitions that could control their actions and behavior, according to Zombipedia.

“Rage” zombies are the people that have been infected by some kind of mutated form of rabies that turns them into zombies that can run and climb. An example of these type of zombies can be found in the movie “28 Day Later.”

Shambling zombies are stereotypical zombies - people infected by some kind of virus that kills them and then reanimates the corpse. They

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ASG discusses surveys, remembers alumnus, approves two RSOs A manda G oering a s s i s ta n t d e s i g n e r

Campus improvement, Ethan Schmidt condolences and student organization recognition made for a packed Associated Student Government Sept. 24 in the Senate Chambers on the third floor of the Memorial Union.

The underage alcohol amnesty bill, Lifeline 911, passed unanimously among the 20 senators. From here, the bill will become a legal matter working with the local government and police station.

“That’s a resolution that is essentially a document as legal we move forward working with the city leaders who are involved in police, fire and medical,” said Lynn Hobson, dean of students. “Our next steps are to work with our city partners and county partners who are in law enforcement, and getting them to agree to go along with this.

This is just our first step, but it’s a really good first step.”

After meeting with the Kansas Board of Regents, Janet Weaver, ASG president and senior psychology major, returned with news of a weapons policy survey that will be distributed this semester.

“It’s going to be really professional,” Weaver said. “We want students to take it seriously.”

The current extension for weapons on campus will expire in July of 2017, so the group of regent university presidents,

and Washburn University, sat down to discuss open carry and unpermitted closed carry policies for university campuses. They came to the conclusion of outsourcing a service for surveys and hope to have the results by the end of the fall semester.

The results of the Uber survey were also announced. Of the 128 students surveyed, 75 percent voted yes to needing the taxi service, and 50 percent said they would use the service every week. The most popular answer for cost was $5 with 29 votes, but the suggestions ranged from $3 to $20.

“We will talk about what to do with the survey at a later time,” said Mikala Sharlow, ASG vice president and junior communication major. “That will be a different conversation.

I know fiscal put it on, so we will have a conversation with them, and work with them on that.”

ASG briefly mentioned the progress of the tobacco-free campus initiative that began in the spring.

“We are very excited to get that started here,” Sharlow said. “We have a tentative timeline that we created at the beginning of the year, and I think we will be able to get it going a lot quicker than we actually thought.”

ASG passed a resolution in honor of the recent loss of Emporia State alumnus Ethan Schmidt, who was shot in an on-campus shooting at

Elijah Williams, sophomore political science major and Lifelien 911 bill originator discusses the bill at the Associated Student Government meeting on Sept. 24. The bill passed unanimously.

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Delta State on Sept. 14. Roger Heinekin, Memorial Union administrative officer, received a framed resolution on behalf of Schmidt’s wife and Phi Delta Theta fraternity, of which he was an active member in when he sought his undergraduate degree at ESU. “The support and the care for the Phi Delts at Emporia State has been very warm, comforting,” Heinekin said. “Many of our undergraduates actually knew Ethan because in the last

eight months alone he has visited campus four times. He was working on the history of our chapter.”

Two student organizations, Marine Biology and Clean Energy Club, gained unanimous recognition. ASG also unanimously voted for Russian Club to be renamed European Club.

The next meeting will include the annual safety walk at 5 p.m. tonight starting in the Senate Chambers on third floor of the Memorial Union.

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The issue of concealed carry, as well as the reading of three new bills, were the focus of Faculty Senate on Tuesday.

Cynthia Kane, faculty president and professor for University Libraries and Archives, said the main topic of the Kansas Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 16 was the temporary exemption from concealed carry for state universities.

Universities in Kansas are currently under an exemption from Kansas law K.S.A 75-7c20 that allows for concealed carry in state buildings. Kane said the exemption will expire on July 1, 2017.

“It is time for all of us at Kansas state universities to start thinking about what our next steps are going to be, particularly in light of recent events at other institutions,” Kane said.

Michael Morales, associate professor of physical sciences, raised a question asking whether, as an instructor, he would be allowed to deny concealed carry in the classroom.

“I think we need to avoid being naive... a sign is not going to prevent someone from bringing in a gun into a building or a classroom,” said

Police Reports Reports from ESU Police and Safety Sept. 30 Officer took report of a minor injury auto accident involving KS 182DYO and KS Handicapped tag 50205 at 1601 State.

Oct. 1 Student reported a theft of a prescription from the Science Hall.

Officer stopped KS personalized EGGBERT at 1839 Mer-

George Durler, professor of business.

Melissa Bailey, chair of the academic affairs committee and associate professor of biology, introduced three bills – FSB 15001, 15002 and 15003 – to have their first readings at the meeting.

FSB 15001 is in response to the HLC accreditation visit and deals with minimum faculty qualifications. The bill outlines what qualifications are used to hire faculty.

“HLC specified that we have to define ‘equivalent experience’ when hiring people,” Bailey said.

FSB 15002 is a procedural change for grade procedures.

The new bill would reflect that any grade change made by a faculty would be done so electronically.

“The old policy has people filling out paperwork and submitting that to the registrar, filling out change of grade cards,” Bailey said. “That’s not done anymore, so it’s just reflecting the current process.”

FSB 15003 is a modification to undergraduate transfer credit. Two hundred level courses at other institutions transfer to ESU as 300-level courses.

“Currently, they (students) do get credit as a 300-level course for it to satisfy that chant. Verbal warning for driving on expired tag.

Officer stopped KS 308HXS at 1300 block Merchant. Verbal warning for driving with no head lights.

Officer stopped KS 620HMM at 300 block West 13th St. Verbal warning for red light violation at 12th and Commercial.

Officer stopped MO AH2E4Y at 18 Morse Drive. Citation issued for one way violation at 1700 block of Morse Dr. Oct. 2 Officer contacted a suspicious female subject in WAW Library. Officer provided escort from Library to 1230 Highland.

Officers stopped KS 666FDO in 1100 Cottonwood.

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course requirement in their major, but it does not count towards the 45 hours that they need of upper division credit, so this bill would allow them to count the class that transfers in as 300-level and above toward that 45 credit hour require-

ment,” Bailey said.

The bills will have their second readings at the next Faculty Senate meeting for discussion and voting. The next meeting is at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Preston Family Room of the Memorial Union.

Verbal warning for defective tail lights.

Officers stopped KS 124HCP in Lot 3.Verbal warning for a defective head light.

Officers stopped KS 235DVR in 1200 Highland for a non-injury hit and run in 100 W 12th. A male juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and leaving the scene of an accident. The suspect was released to guardians.

in Sector 5. Verbal warning for driving without headlights.

Oct. 3 Officer assisted Lyon Co. Sheriff’s deputy and Wildlife and Parks officer with a call in 1800 Highland.

Oct. 4 Officer stopped KS 924CUY

Oct. 5 Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call in 900 Sylvan.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 1830 E US Hwy 50-Budget Host Inn. Oct. 6 Officer took a report of a non-injury accident involving KS 729DVQ and KS 844AUD in Sector 9.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with car stop in 300 E 12th.

Student reported a window was broken on the ground floor of Central Morse Hall near the Game Room.

CANDIDATE continued from page 1 really interesting experiences through the years, and as I read more about Emporia State, I became more and more impressed by what a wonderful place this is.”

Garrett said that she hates having meetings in an office, so she will have them while walking around campus.

“We’re able to interact with other students, other faculty (and) staff, and I really, really appreciate that,” she said.

During the forum, Janet Weaver, Associated Student Government president and senior psychology major, asked Garrett to describe her leadership style. Weaver is a member of the Presidential Search Committee.

“I would say my leadership style is very inclusive,” Garrett responded. “I try to make sure that I’m getting feedback from lots of different people. I recognize that when you make a decision, that it’s almost impossible to have consensus on the decision, but what is incredibly important is that everybody feels heard about important decisions.”

Diversity was another topic that came up in the student forum on Tuesday.

“Someone else once said, ‘Diversity is about being invited to the party, inclusion is about being asked to dance,’” Garrett said. “And so, to me, it’s one thing to say these are the students who are coming, it’s another thing entirely as a university to be very intentional about making sure that every student feels supported and every student feels that he or she has opportunities.”

Ariel Forsythe, sophomore pre-nursing major, said Garrett was very positive. A president who has an active presence on campus and doesn’t stay behind closed doors is important to Forsythe as a student.

“She also talked a lot about getting a lot of opinions, and I thought that was great,” Forsythe said.

Aimee Emo, junior history major, said she is concerned about the transition Garrett would have to make from her current university to ESU. “With her coming from a Christian college to a more liberal college, I’m not sure if she would be able to be as openminded and objective when it came to all of the students and student groups on campus,” Emo said.

Impressed was the word Garrett used when she said she was learning about ESU, and that made her want to apply for the position.

“The more I know about it, the more deep my convictions are about what a great place this is and what an exciting place this would be to lead,” she said.

The second presidential candidate was identified Wednesday morning in a university announcement as Dr. Petra Roter, who is currently vice chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Roter, who will be on campus today, is expected to have a schedule similar to Garrett’s.

The Kansas Board of Regents has said it anticipates to have a president chosen by Homecoming week, which starts Oct. 19. The new president would take office on or around Jan. 1, 2016.

Correction Due to a design and copy editing error, in the Oct. 1 issue of The Bulletin in the story “Hale must retract or face the axe,” the pull quote was attributed to Jackie Vietti, interim president, but should have been attributed to Melvin Hale, associate professor of School for Library and Information Management.

The Bulletin | October 8, 2015

ENTERTAINMENT

CHECK IT OUT S II

BY RALVELL ROGER

“The Walking Dead” New Season Ghoulish gestures, fog machines and scary costumes are just around the corner as Halloween creeps up I’m sure there will be tons of creative costumes out there as well as character imitations from major horror flicks.

And you can be sure to find someone dressing as a

“frat” guy, or a princess of some sort, but with season six of “The Walking Dead” starting on Sunday and Gov. Sam Brownback proclaiming October, “Zombie Preparedness Month,” I’m sure there will be a few zombies out there on Halloween as well.

For those of you who

have never heard of “The Walking Dead,” or have a friend that constantly encourages you to start watching it on Netflix, I will give a synopsis of the show for you.

Initially, “The Walking Dead” was a comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore. The comic was first published by Image Comics in 2003. “The Walking Dead” television series loosely follows the source material, introducing new characters and slightly straying away from the comic at certain points.

The show follows Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, who is a sheriff that awakens from a coma in a zombie apoca-

lypse. Grimes eventually reunites with his family and becomes the leader of a group of survivors.

Now, I know to you may be thinking, “Oh no, not another zombie show.”

And I know that you may cringe when I say that “The Walking Dead” is not just another zombie show, but that is the simple truth.

You see, Kirkman and the production crew have managed to create characters that are not only badass--Dana Gurira’s Michonne--but that are extremely relatable. Through these characters, viewers begin to pose questions such as “Would I kill another human being to survive?” or “Is life even worth living if the world

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is overrun by zombie?”

Of course, Gregory Nicotero and the makeup crew have done a stellar job on making the walkers on the show look as gruesome and gory as possible, but for “just another zombie show,” the zombies are hardly ever the focal point of the show.

It is truly the love for the characters that encapsulates viewers and has them craving for more.

Seasons one through five of “The Walking Dead” are now on Netflix. So if you are a little behind, like me, then now is your time to get caught up before season six airs.

Season six premieres on Sunday on AMC first at 8 p.m., with an encore at 10 p.m.

EMMA’S THOUGHTS

BY EMMA ANNE DEPRIEST

This Ain’t No Sister Wives When one pictures a modern love story, they see in their mind’s eye two strapping young lovers, rosy-cheeked and probably heterosexual. But it’s 2015 – it’s time to get with the program of modern love stories.

Polyamory, literally “many love,” is a modern

romantic practice including three or more people in a consensual, communicative relationship with one another. I know it might be tough to understand, so let me break it down for you.

Person A, we’ll call them Danny is in a relationship with Person B, named Alex.

They’re really happy to-

gether. Danny is polyamorous. After many conversations with Alex, they have decided they’d also like to date Person C, Devon. Alex knows about Devon and is totally cool with them dating and having sex and whatnot, normal relationship things. Perhaps, Alex is dating Person D, Taylor.

What is important about these sorts of relationships is that Persons A through D are all communicating about their expectations openly and fully.

Those outside of poly relationships may look on as if it is an easy way to cheat on your significant other without others being upset about it, or that you’ll forget who you’re dating because you have too many partners (this may be an issue for some, try not to exceed your limit). But that’s not what it is at all! Poly relationships are healthy and fun and easy if you do it right.

The thing about this sort

of love is that if one person says ‘no’ to the other relationships, the answer is no.

It’s not happening. Poly relationships take the common relational aspect of communication and bump it up to over 9,000.

One of my friends – we’ll call them Ron – is in a polyamorous relationship with two other people.

They have a partner - called Liam – and a girlfriend – called Marianne. When Ron started dating Marianne, he asked Liam if it was cool. Liam was cool with it and now Marianne and Ron are dating. The three of them even hang out all together sometimes. They are all okay with the other relationships because they talked extensively about it beforehand.

I’ve beaten the horse quite a bit here, but I think you get the point. On television, we see people in relationships with multiple people (Sister Wives, yuck) and those are bad examples

of polyamory. It is illegal in the U.S. right now to be married to multiple people, but they never said anything about dating multiple people.

Something that should also be mentioned is that these relationships are not just for those who consider themselves bisexual or pansexual. Those in these relationships can be gay, lesbian, or even asexual.

Polyamory can overlap many different identities without changing anything about the general idea of the practice.

The best parts of these relationships is that they don’t remain inside the strict confines of one person at a time and there’s no jealousy. Okay, there might be a little jealousy, but if it gets to the point where one of your partners is unhappy with the situation, it may be time to end one of your relationships.

xoxo, Emma

I CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION

1) What do you do when you’re frustrated?

2) How often do you get frustrated?

3) What normally frustrates you?

4) Would you say that you get more frustrated now that you’re in college than you were in high school? Why?

5) How does your frustration affect those around you?

1. I go to sleep or read a book.

2. I normally try to do something that prevents me from getting frustrated, because when I get frustrated I can’t think straight.

3. I have OCD, so I get frustrated when things are not in order or things that come at the last minute.

4. Yes. High school, it was so easy. Do what you need to do, graduate.

Boom. College is buy your books, read your books, and do the homework for your books. And it can get overwhelming at times.

5. I am not one to take my anger out on other people. So I tell them first

C eanna T rice off I’m not in a good mood. So I’m just gonna move myself from this

S o p h o m o r e S o c i o lo g y M a j o r environment because I don’t want to take it out on you when you’re just an innocent party.

1. I usually just take a minute and try to figure out what would be the best thing to do in whatever situation I’m in.

2. Not too often. I usually am pretty good at figuring out how to solve whatever problem I have.

3. Video games. When I’m losing, I get mad and I just pause the game and take a minute and calm myself down.

1. If I’m frustrated with someone, I walk away and give myself some time to breathe and calm down and know what to say to that person. I like to think about what happened and understand why I’m frustrated.

2. It takes me a long time to get frustrated. I would say once every two weeks, unless that person is consistent with trying to frustrate me.

3. When people make rude comments.

4. Kind of. There’s more pressure in college. You have an expectation to do your best.

5. I usually keep it within myself. I try not to take it out on anyone around me like my friends that

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1. I have to go to the gym and I have to put on some loud music and break dance in the gym otherwise I get stressed out and am not able to do my work.

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2. This semester has been really busy with work and always doing overtime, so I think it’s been twice a week so far.

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3. Yeah, I think so. It’s been more complicated because, of course, we have to think more futuristically rather than thinking “Okay, what am I gonna do when I get out of high school?”

4. I would say I get less frustrated, because in high school we’re really immature. Here, there are still some immature people, but it’s different in the fact that in high school, not to generalize, almost everyone was technically immature. I feel like now in college, there are more mature people and they know exactly what they mean.

5. When I’m frustrated, everyone can see. I don’t put up a smile. I want to say it’s contagious. It does affect the people around me, big time.

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4. I think it affects a lot of people in my life. My friends, they see my frustration and they worry about me and they care about my situation. And it affects other people and their mood because it’s not just about how I’m feeling, but how other people feel about me.

J u n i o r C o m m u n i c at i o n s M a j o r 5. I don’t know

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The Mourning After STAFF EDITORIAL

In the wake of the recent mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon and the murder of Ethan Schmidt, Emporia State Alumnus at Delta State, it is time that we at Emporia State begin to recognize our own mortality. With Kansas’ April 2015 passing of the NRAendorsed Senate Bill 45, which, “allow(s) the concealed carry of a firearm without a concealed carry license issued by the State,” and the new discussions of allowing concealed firearms on college campuses, it is only a matter of time before one of these tragedies makes its way to the Sunflower State.

The first university shooting took place at the University of Texas in Austin in the summer of 1966, culminating in 16 deaths, according to history.com. Since then,

there have been 26 mass school shootings (mass shooting here constituted as three or more deaths). Nine of those have been at high schools and 14 at colleges.

While we at The Bulletin pray to any and all Gods that exist that this tragedy never befalls the Hornet Nation, we have to understand that it could happen. ESU, according to campus chief of Police and Safety Chris Hoover, does not have a lockdown procedure. He stated in an interview that you are “onehundred percent responsible for you” in cases of emergencies. As students, we should feel as if our administration is doing everything in their power to protect us from those who wish to harm us.

If someone was willing and in the state of mind to kill, and they came onto campus with an assault rifle or a handgun, well-stocked

with ammunition, it seems we would not be able to help ourselves. ESU - all universities, really - must implicate stronger restrictions on guns on campus and put a lockdown procedure in place.

President Barack Obama, in a press conference following the murders of the nine Oregonians, looked understandably tired. He said, “As I said just a few months ago, and I said a few months before that and I’ve said each time we see one of these mass shootings, our thoughts and prayers are not enough.” He calls on America to vote for stricter gun laws, because without them, this will happen again.

This isn’t even a discussion of taking guns away.

That is not what gun laws do. They will ensure that our communities are safer because of tighter restrictions. Bringing guns onto

CARTOON by ITZEL LOPEZ-VARGAS college campuses will not make us safer - just because someone has a gun doesn’t mean they will know how to use it properly in a shooting situation.

Emporia State - our safety is in jeopardy.

Nightclubs in Emporia

Garrett: Not the right fit

A riel C ooley editor-in-chief

I don’t like her or dislike her, but I don’t think she should be Emporia State’s next president.

In Dr. Allison Garrett’s defense, I was predisposed to not like her, partially because of all the trouble the Presidential Search Committee has given The Bulletin, but mostly because of her seemingly staunch religious views.

Her no-nonsense attitude reminds me of a one room schoolhouse teacher who slapped students’ wrists with a wooden ruler when they were misbehaving, or of Dolores Umbridge, but less pink and without the obsession with

cats.

She seems wishy-washy.

She focused more on the positive stuff she has done at Abilene Christian University rather than what she hopes to do at Emporia State. Maybe that was just her demeanor, perhaps she didn’t want to get on anyone’s bad side the first day she met them, but I think honesty is always the best policy.

During the student forum on Tuesday, Garrett said her biggest challenge in transitioning from a private Christian college to a public college would have to do with where the funding comes from. I find it hard to believe that separating church and state wouldn’t be the biggest challenge for her.

The mission of ACU, located in Abilene, Texas, is to, “educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world,” according to thier mission statement. I can’t help but think that it would be nearly impossible for her to remove her religious views from the equation and be objective and impartial, espe-

cially on a public campus.

Garrett said she always saw herself as the president of a university somewhere and I agree that she could make a good university president somewhere, but I think she would be more suited as the president on a religious campus.

When the announcement that we would only be meeting two presidential finalists came, I expected them to both be exceptional. I have to wonder how many candidates the search committee started with.

Filling Shonrock’s position is not going to be an easy job. Whichever candidate is selected has a lot to live up to and I hope they are well equipped for the position.

Shonrock saw big things for ESU and he included a lot of other people in his vision.

I don’t believe that Garrett is cut out for the job. I don’t think she is capable of representing ESU the way we need to be represented. We need a president who is willing to embrace all that ESU is and can be, and leave religion out of the equation.

Who’s Driving?

B luelake P ritchett opinion writer

College students party and drink. At this point, we can accept that.

We can argue on how big of an issue this is, or if there is a way to fix the situation, but there is a more immediate program we can create in the mean time. We can try and hammer into people’s heads how important it is to drink responsibly, but the truth is a good amount of people won’t even consider it. So, instead of the hands off approach, we

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should have a system in place to at least make sure students get home safely.

The two biggest aspects this taxi program will have to have are cheap prices and discreet service. If you set up a studentrun taxi service, solely for the purpose of driving students to their homes or dorms, and have these two aspects, we can ensure students’ safety off of campus. Students will go out and drink, but often times they won’t call a cab, or even have a designated driver because they feel either like they won’t need a ride or they won’t get that drunk.

However, the problem with this is most people don’t know how to drink responsibly. As such, it is our responsibility to look after our fellow students.

That is why, above everything else, this taxi service should be discreet, so as to be more welcoming. The more discreet this service can be, the more I

Administration - make students, staff, and faculty register any and all firearms.

Put together some semblance of a lockdown procedure.

Ensure that ESU will not be the next Umpqua. Lest our blood be on your hands.

A nastasia M otiti opinion writer

I’ve wondered many times why Emporia does not have a nightclub. Any time a nightclub opens, it shuts down almost the same week. After observing how the nightclubs functioned in Emporia, I’ve come to the conclusion the nightclubs in Emporia lack professional organization and business. Based on the nightclubs in my country (Cyprus), which have succeeded for years, I’ve concluded that good music, professional personnel, safety, organized events and being under a safe and well-designed structure and at some point age limits, will make a club successful.

For a club to have good music, a DJ has to anticipate the music that the people who will attend the club enjoy listening and dancing to. Music that cannot easily be danced to or will become boring at some point will create the wrong atmosphere for a club. Thus the DJ has to be professional and aware of what makes a majority of the audience satisfied, energized, content and excited.

The manager of the club, the waiters and the bouncers are also responsible for a successful, enjoy-

able, long-lasting club.

The person who owns the club is owning a business, just like McDonald’s or Wal-Mart. The business, in order to succeed, has to have control and safety. In any situation that is not under control, there should be security to interfere instantly and not wait for the police. Once the police arrive, obviously that means that the club does not function properly and it should be shut down.

Another very important aspect for nightclubs is age restrictions. Each club in my country has a different age required for entrance.

For instance, it would not be proper to see 20 year olds dancing and next to them 60-year-old men and women; it creates an unsafe atmosphere. Some of the clubs that we have are for 16 to 18 years old, others for 20 to 23 year olds, others for 25 to 30 and so on. Additionally, professionalism is not only provided by the personnel and the club itself but also by the guests. In my country we have the “dress to impress” code. When people dress up nicely and gather, they see each other as under control instead of coming to get wasted.

Emporia State students need a nice nightclub where they know that they can have fun, be protected, be around same aged peers, meet people, dance and relax from the week’s tensions. Also, a successful clubs creates job openings, can represent a very good part of Emporia’s culture, can attract young people from other areas and can also strengthen the name of ESU.

feel students will rely on it. If students can expect a cab to be able to take them from a party, back to the dorms no questions asked, students will use it more than driving their own cars. If for no other reason, then students won’t have to worry about their own cars for a night.

The point with this service isn’t to make money, offer up student jobs, or to encourage drinking. This is meant as a safety net for those who party.

We used to have a student taxi service with Corky’s Cab, but that is no longer around, which once again, leaves students with little option but their own vehicles for getting around town. That is fine, but when you are intoxicated, getting behind the wheel can be the worst decision you Letters to the editor should be no more than 400 words could make. At least this way, and can address any issues, concerns, ideas or event you you’re not making someone choose. Letters may be edited for content and length. feel left out by telling them they Email letters to editor@esubulletin.com. Include your are going to be the designated name and student email so we can verify authorship. driver.

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Schulmeister will travel to Thailand on Fulbright Grant

M arcia S hulmeister a s s o c i at e p r o f e s s o r o f physical sciences

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Marcia Schulmeister, associate professor of physical sciences, is the newest recipient of the Fulbright Grant from Emporia State. This grant will allow her to travel to Thailand and look at wa-

ter resource questions.

“There are many projects I having going on while I am in Thailand,” Schulmeister said. “One of the most relevant things I am doing is looking at the water resource questions, which involves the supply of groundwater for a community.”

Schulmeister will be traveling to Thailand on Nov. 13 and will be staying for 18 days.

“I think this a great opportunity,” Schulmeister said. “I think the greatest thing about it is that I get to involve students. This will be the first time I get to work with some of the master students in that program, and I hope to bring one of our students there one day.”

The Fulbright application is a hefty process. One must write an extensive essay and answer questions about

one’s self. Two letter of recommendation are required and it takes about six weeks to hear if one has been approved.

“I think the hardest thing about the application is the language barrier and trying to tell others what you are trying to say,” Schulmeister said. “There is always adventure when you travel; you never know if you’re going to be somewhere on time or if you’re going to miss your airplane, or if people are going to speak English. Just have to be ready for whatever comes your way.”

There have been other professors from ESU that have received the Fulbright Grant as well. John Barnett, associate professor of social sciences, is another recipient of this grant. His award sent him to the Vietnam University of Agriculture.

“It was a wonderful experience,” Barnett said. “It is an experience that opens many doors for research and teaching, but I did more teaching than research. It was very positive for me.”

Allowing professors and students to travel for their work has a strong impact on their lives and careers. Experiencing another culture allows professors to learn different ways of communication, and different teaching methods as well, according to Barnett.

“It definitely changed my career because of the research that was done,” Barnett said.

“You learn different teaching methods, like using Facebook more often, because they use Facebook a lot, and it allows different ways of communication. That same university in Vietnam has asked me to come back, so I’ll go back as

William Allen White Award winners visit ESU

a Fulbright specialist.”

Other faculty members are proud and excited for these professors heading for their new journey. It allows the professors new experiences and they are able to bring those experiences in their classrooms and departments.

“What we do as scientist is fairly specialized,” said Kim Simons, interim chair and professor of chemistry.

“If Schulmeister is able to go over there and learn more about hydrogeology, it benefits her and the people in Thailand to help people understand how water is moving through their country.”

This grant has allowed many professors around the country to travel to foreign countries and advance their research and teaching methods.

St. Francis accepts diaper donations from PRIDE J aevin C olvin s ta f f w r i t e r

Author M.H. Herlong and author W.H. Beck stand with Corky as they listen to kids from across Kansas chant about their love for reading last Saturday in front of Plumb Hall. The night before, the authors met with the kids to answer questions the reader had about the books and about the authors. TiFFANI WILLIFORD| The Bulletin

DEAN continued from page 1 “Dr. Alexander is on leave with pay while she completes a set of administratively defined expectations to improve the working environment within SLIM,” Vietti said.

The expectations that Alexander are to complete are

unclear, and no comment would be given on the nature of the expectations.

“Dr. Alexander is nearing completion of the set of expectations, so it is most likely her return from leave will be in the near future,” Vietti said.

Gary Wyatt, associate provost of ESU, has been placed as the temporary director of SLIM while Alexander is away. He expects that she will return in the next couple of weeks and confirmed that she did submit her retirement for the end of June.

“I really can’t comment on her retirement and the motive for it,” Wyatt said.

Judy Anderson, executive director of human resources and affirmative action and Title IX coordinator, confirmed Alexander’s announcement.

After reading The Bulletin’s article about Emporia State’s People Respecting Individuality and Diversity in Education (PRIDE) being called a liability

by Kansas Children’s Services League, St. Francis Community Services reached out to PRIDE, SOS Advocates from ESU (SAFE), and the Sociology Club.

Rochelle Rowley, assistant professor of sociology, anthropology and crime and delinquency studies, received a phone call from St. Francis stating that they would be happy to accept the diaper donations.

Rowley said she thought it was something good coming from something bad.

Originally, the three groups wanted to give their diaper donations to KCSL. After contacting KCSL, the groups received an email on Sept. 2 stating that the intern’s supervisor thought PRIDE might be considered a liability.

The groups then set out to look for another company that would accept their donations. “(St. Francis is) one of two contractors for the state,” said Gerri Blaisdell, reintegration worker at St. Francis. “We deal with foster care, license foster homes, family preservation and more.”

St. Francis is a non-profit, faith-based organization that is devoted to helping and protecting children. They don’t receive a lot of donations, according to Blaisdell, but St. Francis hosts Christmas For Kids (Toys For Christmas) so children can receive toys, dolls, bikes, games, clothing, and more.

“St. Francis is a good company,” Blaisdell said. “They care for their workers and the children.”

The diaper fundraiser has not happened yet, but SAFE, PRIDE and the Sociology Club are trying to decide a good date to begin the diaper drive.

“We’re going to try to do it in the spring or sometime later this semester,” said Nick Thomsen, senior psychology major and co-president of SAFE. “Whichever one works around people’s schedules better.”

A goal has not been set for the amount of donations that are hoped to be received.

“We’ll be happy with anything we can get,” said Sean Claridge, senior biochemistry and molecular biology major and co-president of PRIDE.

HORNET LIFE

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Students prioritize social issues in U.S. S arah S poon s ta f f w r i t e r

Taylor Stueve, senior elementary education major, races in a giant hamster ball down a 75-foot track on Oct. 1. Around 150 students attended the event at the soccer practice fields hosted by Union Activities Council. MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin

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continued from page 1 reanimates the corpse. They are slow, dimwitted, and easy to avoid but are trouble if encountered in a group, according to Zombipedia. An example of these types of zombies can be found in the popular TV series “The Walking Dead.”

“I’d find out where it started as soon as I could,” said Josh Hoven, sophomore communication major. “Then I would tell as many of my loved ones as possible, drive far away from it and wait it out.”

The Zombie Preparedness Campaign started by Brownback is similar to one the Center for Disease Control and Prevention created years ago. The CDC used the zombie apocalypse as a way to get families across the country to create a disaster plan. A graphic novel created by the CDC called “Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic” demonstrates the importance of being prepared along with providing a disaster kit checklist at the end of

the novel. A downloadable pdf version of the novel can be found at www.cdc.gov/phpr/ zombie_novella.htm.

Be it an actual disaster or a fictional one like the zombie apocalypse, it’s important for families to have a disaster plan and a disaster kit ready should disaster strike. Both the CDC and Brownback know this which is why they are trying to get families ready by preparing them for the zombie apocalypse.

One time I. . .

“One time I went to the train park with my best friend. And we got on top of this train and we were like right at the end of it and we decided to recreate the Titanic scene where she was Rose and I was the other guy. And I didn’t know if I was supposed to say anything so I just asked her if I had to. And she was like “Just stand there and be a guy.” So I just yelled out “I’m a guy!” And that was it.”

-Ian Brannan, sophomore English major

“One time I sang my high school fight song in front of the whole student body because the seniors were doing a scavenger hunt. And as seniors, we were top dogs and trying to win and I was the only one gutsy enough to do it. And that was probably one of the most fun, but one of the most humiliating times of my life.”

-Sarah Jane Clark, junior secondary mathematics major

Social change surrounds people in nearly every aspect of their lives. The news covers social change, people talk, march and rally about it.

With so much information readily available, social change movements have been able to advance and multiply in ways never seen before.

Racism is the most important social change, according to Emporia State students and faculty.

Between immigration fears and flat out discrimination against people of another race, 34 percent of students said that racism was one of the largest social issues in America today, according to a survey of 100 students, faculty and staff conducted by The Bulletin in the Memorial Union.

“Racism, especially right now when we’re having the presidential candidacy and everything that Donald Trump is saying about immigrants, is an issue right now,” said Jessica Perez, junior elementary education major. “He’s trying to pin things on immigrants, saying they’re rapists and they’re killers. It’s just stereotyping and saying all immigrants, and all Latino groups are bad people.”

Racism has been a hot topic lately. Between the national news of possible police brutality against minorities and the local issue of alleged discrimination against the Hales, racism has surrounded students of ESU. “I think racism is becoming a big problem, again I think a lot of times we are taking it out of proportion,” said Chelsey Wilson, junior elementary education major.

“We are being overdramatic about race (divides). I think everyone just needs to take a chill-pill.”

Of the 34 percent of students, faculty and staff who cited racism as the most important social issue in America, 2 percent cited a very specific type of racism – Islamophobia.

“Recently in the news, there was a kid in high school who made a clock and he was arrested for it,” said Jose Angel Montes, freshman music education major. “He was investigated by bomb squads for it, even though they never took it away. They kept it with him and didn’t evacuate the school like they would for a real bomb threat. I felt like that (Islamophobia) had a lot to do with it.”

The issue of gun control trailed racism, as 23 percent of students, faculty and staff cited it as the most important social issue in Ameri-

can society. Following gun control, came LGBTQ issues. 18 percent of students, faculty and staff said that same sex rights was the most important social issue.

“We are in the midst of a lot of debate about same sex marriage,” said Michael Smith, chair of the social sciences department. “I think we are moving away from the argument of whether same sex marriage is going to exist or not and how we are going to incorporate same sex marriage into our culture.”

Ten percent of students, faculty and staff believe that sexism is the most important social issue in American society. Contrary to certain beliefs, sexism hasn’t gone away. Women are paid at least 21 percent less than men, according to the American Association of University Women. The gap is even larger for women of color.

“I think it’s sexism because women don’t get treated equally in the workforce, still, today,” said Bobbi Jo Rockers, freshman elementary education major. “Even though we try to pass a bunch of acts, it just doesn’t happen.”

The biggest social issue is rape culture and sex trafficking, according to 5 percent.

“When you walk through the streets and you see drunk people telling you gross things, you don’t feel good because you’re a woman and they’re discriminating against you,” said Emilia Flores, freshman chemistry major.

Obesity trailed at 3 percent and ageism at 2 percent. Ageism is the unfair prejudice and discrimination against seniors, according to the Assisted Living Federation of America.

“There’s becoming a lack of appreciation for older people and more want for younger workers,” said Josiah Asberry, junior communications major. “If you look at the jobs that older people they’re taking jobs that high school students, straight out of high school, are allowed to do. They are not being very well respected by people because they are a little slower.”

Abortion, the Affordable Care Act, Environmental Issues, Immigration and Sins were each cited by 1 percent of students, faculty and staff as the biggest social issues in America.

“The unwillingness to change (is the biggest social issue),” said Nick Ramsey, freshman English education major. “I feel that in order to help others we are unwilling to make ourselves uncomfortable. (We need) to be more accepting in general.

Less bigotry towards people of other races, religions, and sexualities.”

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NEWS

ESU Gets A Makeover: Student IDs and building access change

7 University mail no longer being forwarded

S arah S poon s ta f f w r i t e r

Information Technology and Memorial Union have paired up to bring Emporia State a new door access system that uses smart card technology that is found in the new student IDs. IT had a growing concern that the original swipe access, that used a magnetic strip on student IDs, was growing outdated, according to Cory Falldine, associate vice president of IT Furthermore, that system was easily corruptible as others could magnetize their cards to get into buildings they shouldn’t be in.

“The quick answer (as to why IT changed the system) is that the previous solution being used was antiquated and did not function properly, causing... frustrations to students, faculty, and staff that could not gain entry to their secure-access areas on campus,” Falldine said.

Students often had difficulty accessing the 24-hour library commons due to this issue, said Falldine.

The old system was 10-15 years old and was breaking down faster than IT could fix it.

This caused them to pair with Memorial Union and talk about not only replacing the door system, but expanding it as well.

“Our long term goal is to have at least one external door to each building be card access controlled,” Falldine said. “This could potentially reduce the need for issuing building keys, could streamline the current “late pass” process for students, and would help with other unusual building access time changes.”

Eventually, students might not need to apply for late passes, which are special permission slips handed out to students when they need to access buildings. These can be handed out for club meetings, play rehears-

GRAPHIC BY WENDY BRIGIDO| The Bulletin

S usan W elte Nathan Jarvis, technician, installs a gallegher card reader on Sept. 29 at The Bulletin office. Emporia State hopes to have all card readers replaced by tomorrow. ARIEL COOLEY | The Bulletin

als, forensics practices, etc. Late passes would no longer be needed as student IDs would be electronically updated so students could enter the building they needed.

Currently, IT is focusing on outfitting the buildings on campus with the new technology. Safety is a main concern, as the previous system wasn’t as “smart” as this new access technology will be, according to Steve Stone, technology support consultant.

“Our initial rollout was the dorms,” Stone said. “We had that in place before move-in.

That was the simplest door and the one we needed to make sure we got right, as students are living there and we needed to make sure we had them secured.”

Currently, the new system is online in all of the dorms, Memorial Union and the William Allen White Library. Students will need the new IDs to access these buildings after hours.

“We will have completed the installation of the enterprise software and the transition of those 60 plus doors by Friday, October ninth,” Falldine said.

Students, faculty and staff can still come in to the Memorial Union to change their IDs, free of charge. Students will need these “smart cards” for the 24-hour library commons access.

“To date, we have upgraded about 2,500 cards, so a majority of the on campus student population has been in to get their new card,” said Jason Bosch, director of the Memorial Union and Student Involvement.

“There are certainly a number out there who haven’t.”

The projected cost of the project outfitting all of the doors and changing student IDs is $100,000. IT expects this new system will last for 10 years or more.

“There will be no cost increases to the students from this change,” Falldine said. “We were able to utilize one-time funding from fiscal year 2015, and savings from other areas, to reduce the implementation costs of this project. One of our goals was to minimize the costs to students as much as possible, while ensuring we had functional technology to keep you safe.”

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Mail addressed to 1200 Commercial St. will no longer be forwarded to the university at its new address, 1 Kellogg Circle.

“If they did it forever, it’s just too much work,” said Karen Weatherholt, administrative specialist for the Emporia State mail room.

“It’s up to the individual to have everything changed within the year that they are forwarding their mail for a move or an address change.”

ESU changed its address for marketing reasons a year and a half ago on April 1, 2014. The address was renamed 1 Kellogg Circle in honor of Lyman B. Kellogg, the first president of ESU, according to a university press release. ESU was then known as Kansas Normal School.

“I think it’s a super cool address,” said Umair Abbasi, director of Marketing and Media Relations. “The number one brings some sense of prominence to the place, and what an ode to our first President Lyman Kellogg.”

Mail from ESU’s old ad-

dress, 1200 Commercial St., was forwarded for 18 months until Oct. 1. Usually, mail is only forwarded for a year, but the timeline was extended since ESU is an institution.

“Our Emporia post office said they’d try to make sure we get it, but other post offices would see that the forwarding time has expired and possibly return that mail to (the) sender,” Weatherholt said.

Buildings on campus have been assigned addresses for emergency reasons or large freight shipments, but these are not mailing addresses.

“A lot of people are getting confused and think their building address is their mailing address,” Weatherholt said.

For example, the Memorial Union’s building address is technically 1331 Market St., but the post office does not have that information.

“That’s a location, but not a delivery address,” Weatherholt said.

Weatherholt also said that those on campus need to change their return address to 1 Kellogg Circle as well.

SPORTS

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Hornet soccer remains positive after loss Sports Shorts Volleyball sweeps Bearcats

Trying to avoid a turnover, Grace Linton, sophomore forward, prepares to pass the ball at the game against Central Oklahoma Sunday at home. The hornets lost in overtime 4-3. AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin

D errick D uncan s ta f f w r i t e r

The Emporia State soccer team fell to the Central Oklahoma Bronchos 4-3 in their first overtime game since their 2013 season. The Lady Hornets fought until the final minute, but were unable to aquire the win.

“We knew that they were a strong team so our strategy was to play hard defense and just take advantage of our opportunities on offense,” said Jacki Martinek, freshman forward.

Central Oklahoma started the game off with the first goal scored

by Kentia Kokis. ESU answered back with an assist by Amelie Heun, sophomore midfielder, and

Kelsey Wakefield, senior midfielder, goal with 17:25 left in the half.

The Bronchos quickly came back on top with a goal by Courtney Essary with 17:08 left in the half, advancing the score 2-1.

As the Hornets kept fighting to receive the lead, Wakefield scored her second goal with another assist from Heun, with 2:53 left in the half, which sent the teams tied 2-2 heading to half.

Katie Killion came out strong scoring the first goal of the half, giving the Bronchos a 3-2 lead.

With only 30 minutes left in regulation, Marinek, scored the tying goal with an assist from McKenzie Koch, junior midfielder, making the score 3-3, sending the game into

Hornet football looks to cage Gorillas A dam B lake sports writer

The Hornets will put their undefeated record on the line when they face long-time rival Pittsburg State in a top 25 clash this Saturday at Welch Stadium.

Led by head coach Tim Beck, the 13th-ranked Gorillas have opened the season 4-1, their only loss coming in a surprising upset to Washburn.

Gorillas’ John Roderique Jr., freshman quarterback, has been adequate in the passing game so far this season, completing 78 passes for a total of 965 yards and six touchdowns.

In averaging only 193 yards per game through the air, the majority of the Gorillas’ offensive production is on the ground.

Pittsburg State is second in the MIAA with 259 rushing yards per game, with many of those yards coming through the feet of their quarterback. Roderique Jr. has recorded 393 rushing yards and seven touchdowns so far this season.

Fans on Saturday should expect to see a close game as the Hornets and Gorillas are even in most major statistical categories.

Pittsburg State has had more time of possession than their opponent in

each game this season, so the Hornets should look to capitalize on every offensive opportunity they get. On the defensive end, it will be important for Emporia State to limit Roderique Jr ’s ground game and force the young quarterback to throw.

There are make or break games in every football season. For the Emporia State football team, that game is this Saturday against Pittsburg State.

The Gorillas, who come to Welch Stadium ranked 13 in the country to take on the 18th ranked Hornets for the first time in five years in Emporia. PSU is 4-1 with their only loss to Washburn, ESU is 5-0 with a landmark win over top 20 team Central Missouri.

If ESU wins on Saturday, it will be their first win in years against a traditional Division II power house. They have been beaten badly in recent years by Northwest Missouri State who is seen as one of the pre-eminent MIAA powers. The other is Pitt.

If the Hornets can get a win Saturday it will be the win that proves that they are finally a threat to take the MIAA crown.

The Hornets’ quest for a perfect season will continue at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

overtime.

“It was a great feeling knowing that we were still in the game, but I was mostly just focused on the team getting another one (goal),” Marinek said.

“When Jacki scored that third goal off my ball it was very exciting because it got us back into the game for the third time,” Koch said.

“If she hadn’t gotten on the end of my free kick we might not have made the game go into overtime.”

As the Hornets went into their first overtime of the season, the game was nothing but a challenge. Both teams fought to receive the winning goal, but Kokis scored her second goal of the game with 5:08 into the first overtime, giving the Bronchos a victory over the

Hornets 4-3.

“Our team has so much talent this year and we cannot be intimidated by anyone,” said Jaide Allenbrand, junior defender.

“It will take every player giving everything they can, but I think we have what it takes to make it far this year.”

Although the Hornets were not able to pull off a win, they are working hard to prepare for their next home game against Northwest Missouri State University at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9.

“We are using the loss to get us prepared for this weekend’s games,” Martinek said. “Nobody likes losing, so we are just focusing on what we can do better so it won’t happen again.”

ESU serves Friends

Matheus Motam, sophomore, returns a serve against a tennis player from Friends University this past Wednesday. Emporia State won both singles and double against Friends University.

MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin

The Lady Hornets volleyball team put a cap on their weekend road trip as they swept Southwest Baptist 3-0 on Saturday in Bolivar, Missouri.

The first set turned out to be very indicative of the game’s overall pace. There were 12 scoring ties between the Hornets and the Bearcats in the set. Tied 24-24, the Hornets relied on clutch play from their veterans and eventually prevailed 26-24 on an attack error by the Bearcats.

The final scoring line of the game would read 26-24, 25-21, and 25-20 in ESU’s favor.

The Lady Hornets displayed consistent hitting.

After recording a season high .389 hitting percentage on Friday, Emporia State posted another above .300 performance.

Josie Williams, junior outside hitter, led the team with 13 kills and recorded a .478 hitting percentage in the process. Danika Burton, junior middle hitter, added another 7 kills on a .455 hitting percentage, and Shayla Cotman, junior right side and middle hitter, recorded 4 kills with an impressive .500. Altogether, the team mustered a .316 percentage.

The two weekend victories gave the Lady Hornets an 8-6 overall record.

The next game is at 7 p.m. on Friday at Fort Hays State.

Football continues winning streak

Emporia State’s Brent Wilson, senior quarterback, set the school record for alltime touchdown passes in the Hornets’ 20-13 victory over Lindenwood last Saturday in St. Charles, Missouri.

The Hornet defense played a major factor in bringing them to 5-0 in the year as they allowed a season-low 289 offensive yards.

Lindenwood was able to keep the game close by holding on to the ball and limiting ESU opportunities.

Their game plan ensured that each team’s total time of possession was about 30 minutes.

The ESU defense was able to hold their own in that time however, recording five sacks. Aided by defensive performances from Trey Dickerson, junior defensive back, and Josh Monteagudo, junior linebacker, who recorded 12 and 11 tackles, respectively, the Hornets were able to run out the clock and escape with the win.

Although not indicated by the final score, the Hornets racked up 492 yards of their own due in large part to Wilson.

In his record-breaking performance, Wilson completed 43 of 58 passes for 386 yards and three touchdowns ,while throwing no interceptions. The three touchdown passes brought Wilson’s alltime total to 61, surpassing Tyler Eckenrode’s previous record of 60.

Kavaski Ervin, senior wide receiver, aided his quarterback with another huge performance, catching 10 balls for 140 yards.

Mitchell Foote, junior wide receiver, caught two of Wilson’s three passing touchdowns on the day, recording eleven catches for 90 total yards.

The next game is 2 p.m. on Saturday at Welch Stadium.