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Student struck by car still recovering C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com At around 8 p.m. Nov. 1 near the 1500 block of Merchant Street, Yali Huang, an international student from South China Normal University studying education at Emporia State, was struck by a 2002 gray Jeep Liberty driven by Patricia Sutton, 72, of Americus. The 23-year-old student was transported by LifeTeam to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Gonzalo Bruce, assistant vice president for International
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Tribe restores Kan. roots on campus S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com President Michael Shonrock joined Chief Paula Pechonick of the Delaware tribe to announce the placement of a new Delaware Tribe Historic Preservation office on campus Nov. 16 in the Roe R. Cross room in the Memorial Union. “The Delaware tribe was removed from Kansas in 1867, and we are glad to be back,” Pechonick said. Shonrock called the occasion an opportunity to share ideas. “I was so optimistic and excited about this,” Shonrock said. “This is what our university should be about. Our students should get the opportunity to learn from our past.” Marie Miller, dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of music, said the university is “thrilled” to expand the partnership.
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Paula Pechonick, chief of the Delaware tribe, and President Michael Shonrock sign a document Nov. 16 in the Roe R. Cross Room providing the tribe office space on Emporia State’s campus. The tribe was removed from Kansas in 1867, and Pechonick said they were “glad to be back.” Jordan Storrer/The Bulletin
Student moonlights Opera helps as stuntman, teacher
students’ voices grow
N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com About 150 people gathered in Heath Recital Hall Nov. 17 to watch Emporia State’s fall opera program kick off. Ten people, including the director, one costumer, one pianist and seven singers, worked and rehearsed to present ESU’s annual opera show. The show included excerpts from a variety of operas, including “Les Contes d’Hoffmann,” “Hansel and Gretal,” “Don Pasquale,” “Falstaff,” and “La Divina.” The show’s purpose was primarily helping students’ voices grow and giving them the feeling of putting together a full production. The opera was directed by Penny Speedie, associate professor of music. Singers started practice about the second week of school
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this semester and rehearsed for two hours, three times a week. “We spent the first three weeks playing theater games, getting comfortable with each other and they sang for me,” Speedie said. Speedie chose particular scenes for the singers according to their special vocal styles and levels. The show also put on several scenes from operas that ESU is unable to do due to a lack of performers and sets. “It allows us to perform certain scenes and also allows the new students to join our workshop who have never sung opera before,” said Justin Peterson, graduate music student. “It’s a good opportunity to let them see what it is like.” Peterson said the show was an opportunity for students to see how
See Opera ...Page 3 Austin Schopper, senior secondary-education major, demonstrates a crotch kick. Schopper teaches stunt classes during the summer, and he said his background in martial arts and gymnastics helped him learn stunts. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin
If you’ve ever been to a Zoiks! show, you could probably pick senior Austin Schopper out in a crowd. Aside from his affinity for improv comedy, dressing in drag and his trademark blond locks, there’s another side to Schopper that many on campus never get to see – his work as a stuntman. Schopper, English secondary education major, started learning stunts at a school in California. “I’ve always been interested in trying to see how far I can push myself, and, you know, what exciting things that I can do,” Schopper said. “I started taking advantage of opportunities, and the opportunity just kind of fell into my lap to go to California and start doing the work.” Schopper’s background in martial arts and gymnastics aided him in learning stunts. He doesn’t usually do any stunts during Zoiks! performances, except for a few shoulder rolls during the Halloween dance show. “It’s always a lot of fun to do, but improvising stunts is a pretty quick way to injury,” he said. During summers, Schopper teaches at the Hollywood Stunt Camp at Pali Overnight Adventures in California. The camp offers
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Hostess shutdown cuts 500 jobs in Emporia
Takako Iyadomi, vocal performance graduate student, performs in Health Recital Hall Nov. 17. About 150 people gathered for the event. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin
L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com Hostess closed its doors after 82 years in business due to a two week strike by the Bakers Union. The Dolly Madison plant at 1525 Industrial Road, which is the city’s second largest employer, is shutting down, resulting in the loss of roughly 500 jobs for the Emporia community. This marks the worst job loss the city has seen since the Tyson plan laid off 1,500 employees in 2008. Joe Endres, salesman for American Electric, has lived in Emporia for 33 years, and the Dolly Madison plant has been one of his premier accounts for last 30 years. Endres said he felt
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Former and retired employees of the Dolly Madison factory gathered across the street in a picket line on the afternoon the bakery closed, Nov. 16th. Employees set up the picket primarily to protest against the company for taking away their pensions. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin