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He left El Salvador for the United States in 2002 when he was just 18 years old. Soon after, Julio Berti married Lorena Zamora-Berti,
his wife of seven years. Together, they have four children – Cesar, 6; Jashua, 5; Emanuel, 3; and Julena, 2 – and a fifth is on the way. “Julio is a good man – a really good father,” said Itzia Aparicio, a friend of the Berti family. “He is the only source of income for his family,
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he has no criminal record, and he (went) to school and learned English to better himself and be a better member of the community.” But in 2005, Berti was approached to purchase a fake Kansas driver’s license. He then contacted law enforcement to report the inci-
dent, and he continued to work with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation under the impression they would offer him assistance on the path to obtain his citizenship, according to Dreamactivist.org. In July 2012, Berti was detained
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Slaymaker honored
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Turki Saad S. AL-Zahrani said James Harter was like a father to him. Photo courtesy of AL-Zahrani
“You will be remembered in our prayers as well as our dreams; because of you we all have dreams.” - Turki Saad S. AL-Zahrani
Dresses shed light on gender roles through reconstruction A ustin S chopper schopper@esubulletin.com
Few articles of clothing hold as much symbolism in American culture as the wedding dress. Often considered a symbol of femininity, wedding dresses can be passed down through generations and usually cost anywhere between a few hundred bucks to thousands of dollars.
In workshops presented Monday and Tuesday in the Center for Student Involvement, students were invited to investigate the roll of wedding dresses in popular culture. Cara Hagan, founder of the Wedding Dress Project, said she started the project as a way to artistically raise awareness about relationship issues,
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(Above) Kajsa Mullenix, junior communication major, Asrah Little, junior interdisciplinary studies major, and Rachelle Smith, professor of English, rip into a wedding dress Wednesday afternoon in the CSI. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin
Director of Ethnic and Gender Studies Karen Smith explains her craft of a cape with a “W” for “woman” stitched over a Superman symbol Wednesday in the Greek conference room in Memorial Union. Will Austin/The Bulletin
No facility in Emporia was big enough to accommodate his Celebration of Life last Friday, so an estimated 800 people gathered in Albert Taylor Hall with one, singular desire – to honor the life and memory of James Harter. What kept the service from taking place at a church, however, was the sheer number of people who came, said Gonzalo Bruce, dean of International Education. Harter was vice president of International Education for more than 40 years until he retired last June. He died at age 70 in Emporia on Feb. 20. Those in attendance for Harter’s Celebration of Life included family, friends and students whose lives Harter impacted at Emporia State and abroad. “We were so blessed to have Mr. Harter,” said Mohsen Haidar, ESU alumnus. “It (coming to ESU) was
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Former Hornet basketball coach Ron Slaymaker is honored at halftime during the game against Washburn Feb. 28 at White Auditorium. The court officially took on his name to become the “Ron Slaymaker Court.” See Page 8 for full details. Will Austin/The Bulletin
Poets flock to campus for renga A ustin S chopper schopper@esubulletin.com Emporia State hosted 15 of Kansas’ premier poets March 1 in the PKP room of the Memorial Union. Emporia native and former Kansas Poet Laureate Denise Low was one of the writers in attendance. Low recalled growing up in Emporia, her education in the Emporia School District and working for The Gazette under William Lindsay White. Low said that much of her childhood was spent on the ESU campus in Beach Hall and Albert Taylor Hall. “It was always about Emporia State, in one way or another, or what (William Lindsay) White’s done this time, in his editorials,” Low said, “so it’s sort of like being back in my fish tank.” The event was also a celebration of sorts for the release of “To the Stars Through Difficulties: A Kansas Renga In 150 Voices,” a book of poetry written in renga style, a Japanese poetry form where each poet writes in response to the previous poets’ lines. The poets each read their works from the book. The reading was co-sponsored by the English department, the ESU 150th celebration committee, the creative writing program and Quivira. Kevin Rabas, co-director of creative writing, said the event was particularly exciting for ESU, as it marks one of the first times in the past 10 years with so many poets from across the state reading in the same place at the same time. “We actually had set up this reading a year ago but had to cancel it because of a tornado,” Rabas said. In addition to the renga reading, the event also included an improvised poem by the current Kansas Poet Laureate, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. Mirriam-Goldberg took several words suggested by the audience and used them created a poem detailing college life. She also compiled and edited “To the Stars.” “During 2012, when things
Past Kansas poet laureate Denise Low reads a sample of her work March 1 in the PKP room. Low was one of the several poets to contribute to the book “To the Stars Through Difficulties.” Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
were really falling apart with arts funding, there was a lot of turmoil in the arts community, and the state motto seemed to fit, so I started these projects on-line,” Mirriam-Goldberg said. “Throughout 2012 it unfolded, and we decided to put together a book of it.” An estimated 60 people were in attendance. Kayla Dugan, senior English major, said she was excited to hear the poets speak, as well as also having networking opportunities. “Since I’m a senior, I do want to make connections to published writers, and that was a big draw, since there are a lot of professional poets here tonight,” Dugan said. Natalia Barb, senior English major, said she felt the night was a success. Barb, who is also the co-president of Quivira, said they had been approached by the creative writing program to help with the event. Barb also said that Quivira was proud that an ESU student, Tyler Sheldon, junior English major, had been able to read with the rest of the poets. “It’s really great to have Tyler involved with this project,” Barb said. Sheldon, along with his father,
Poet Bill Sheldon recites a portion from “To the Stars Through Difficulties” March 1 in the PKP room. The poetry reading was first planned a year ago, but it was delayed due to a tornado. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
ESU alumnus Bill Sheldon, were two poets who were featured in the book. “To the Stars” is currently available for purchase through Mammoth Publications’ website, at Mammothpublications.com.