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Student makes secret trip, still missing “Emilee is part of our Hornet family.” – Lynn Hobson
S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com Approximately 20 days ago – over Fall Break – Emilee Irsik, a 20-yearold junior German major, took a secret trip to Germany. No one – not her family, roommates, or even boyfriend – knew about her plans to travel overseas, and she has not been heard from since. “I just feel weird that she didn’t tell anyone because usually when she’s excited about something, she tells people,” said Megan Nolan, sophomore secondary English education major and one of Emilee’s roommates
in Morse Hall. Nolan is a former writer for The Bulletin. Nolan said that all Irsik said was that she was “going home” over the break, which she assumed meant Irsik’s grandmother’s home in Wichita. A Facebook group called “Emilee Irsik – Missing Person” was created for updates and information about Irsik’s disappearance. As of last night, the group has already accumulated over 9,000 members. The description on the group states that Irsik took a flight from American Airlines in Wichita to Dallas, Texas on Oct. 19.
She then flew to London Heathrow Airport. Her flight from London to Hamburg was cancelled, and she was detoured on a flight to Vienna and then to Hamburg. She made both of these flights. A ticket was scheduled for her to return to Wichita Oct. 26, but she didn’t make the flight. “As far as I have gotten to known her, I would say (going to Germany) was very out of character because she was supposed to go to Germany next semester,” said Roxanne Riegler, associate professor of German and French and director of the German and
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Courtesy photo of Irsik
Campus glad Sigma Sigma Sigma election is over claims Step Show title
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No matter what side of the political fence Emporia State faculty and students were on in this year’s presidential election, they can all agree on one thing – they are relieved it’s over. “It’s seems like with elections “I did vote because I want to be one there’s just a lot of badmouthing and of the many that actually did, instead of mud flinging from the state level – being one that didn’t get to go vote.” from state elections all the way up to – Dwayne Wall the presidential level,” said Spencer Weaver, senior secondary history education major. “I think a lot of the time that just tears people apart. Sometimes it just brings out the worst in people.” Amy Feldkamp, junior biology pre-med major, said that she thought there was too much money spent on the election and that too many people were riled up about it. “I registered, but I didn’t end up vot“It is a huge thing, the presidening because I didn’t really see the point. I tial debates and all the elections and didn’t really know anything about either the whole process,’’ Feldkamp said, “but it’s basically you’re just electing of (the candidates).” – Amy Feldkamp a figurehead.” John Barnett, associate professor of political science, said that one of the negative aspects of the election was that there was “too much lying going on,” including within the mainstream media. Tuesday night, tensions between political parties skyrocketed as results rolled in for Republican “I voted because I think it is a Godnominee Mitt Romney and incumgiven right that we have. It’s a shame bent President Barack Obama, a that people don’t (vote) because there’re Democrat. Obama was projected by people that will die for that right, so I CNN and other news outlets as the feel like I owe it to them to exercise my
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right to vote.” – Spencer Weaver
N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com Sigma Sigma Sigma was this year’s champion at the Black Student Union’s annual Step Show Explosion. Around 600 people gathered on Saturday in Albert Taylor Hall for the show. This year, there were four teams of sororities at Emporia State – Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Chi Omega and Sigma Sigma Sigma – who participated in the competition. “This Step Show is a chance to showcase Greek life on campus,” said Taylor Bullock, senior sociology major and vice president of BSU. Bullock also said the first form of stepping originated in the gold mines in South Africa to facilitate communication, and stepping was gradually mingled with singing or different forms of music by some music groups. Later, some fraternities began to use it with dance, rhythm, and peddling to make the steps. On Saturday, each team had its own distinctive style for the show. “Our team did an army theme routine,” said Jade Sparks, senior communications major. Sparks and Marah Melvin, senior theater major, were the choreographers for Sigma Sigma Sigma. “We came up with ideas through inspiration from other professional dancers and creative ideas of our own,” Sparks said. “It eventually turned into the army theme. Our
team rehearsed for around four weeks, and around two to three hours per practice. I went to this event last year as an audience member supporting Sigma Sigma Sigma, and this year as a performer and a choreographer.” Gabe and Benny, the musical duo consisting of Gabe Andrews, junior business administration major, and Benny Bowden, junior digital audio recording major, performed their original ESU hype song to open the show. After the first intermission, Dwayne Walker, junior digital audio
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(Top) Jade Sparks, senior communication major, performs in the Step Show with Sigma Sigma Sigma. The sorority took first place. (Bottom) Alpha Sigma Alpha perform their routine for the annual Step Show, hosted by Black Student Union, in Albert Taylor Hall on Saturday. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin
Students Zumba for St. Jude Chinese student struck by Jeep, in critical condition L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com
Zumba instructor Amy Haden displays her Cancer Sucks apparel as she leads Up ‘til Dawn members in a Zumba session during the letter sending party Monday evening in the Memorial Union ballroom. Up ‘til Dawn invited students and organizations to help send letters requesting donations for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin
Yali Huang, a 23-year-old unspecified major, is in critical condition after being struck by a gray 2002 Jeep Liberty last Thursday while crossing the street in the 1500 block of Merchant Street near Butcher Education Center. Huang is originally from Shenzen Guandong, China and is at Emporia State for a two semester exchange program. The Emporia Police Department (EPD) was dispatched to the scene at approximately 7:50 p.m. after a call was received reporting the accident. Huang was transported to Newman Regional Hospital by ambulance.
From there, she was transported by Life Team to Wesley Medical Hospital in Wichita, where she was declared to be in critical condition. The driver of the jeep was 72-year-old Patricia Sutton of Americus. Sutton was travelling north on Merchant Street when she struck Huang. Sutton was questioned at the scene, but she was not taken into custody, according to Lt. Jim Tilton of the EPD. But Tilton also said that charges will probably be filed in the case. Justin Lawrence, junior crime and delinquency studies major, heard the accident and witnessed the after-
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