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Sitting in a chair atop a 14-foot pole for 30 hours may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but members of the Phi Delta Theta (PDT) fraternity have been doing it for Emporia State Homecoming for the past 27 years.

“You would be shocked how far you can see.

You can actually see…pretty much to the other end of Emporia, all the way down Commercial St.,” said Matthew Crome, senior information systems management major and current president of the Emporia chapter of PDT. “You do feel very odd as the cars come by because it’s just a lot of attention on you, but you hope everyone knows what you’re doing.”

Crome said that only about one out of four people know why they are sitting on the pole, which is to raise money for S.O.S., an organization that provides help and support to women and children suffering from physical and emotional abuse.

The event starts at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning at the

See Pole Sit ...Page 2 Freshman psychology major Stephen Folsom sits on a pole during last year’s pole sit. The money raised went to SOS. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

The cast of “Guys and Dolls” pose for photos Wednesday afternoon. The show premieres at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Albert Taylor Hall. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

Gallery under recent grad’s ‘Examination’ “As a glass blower, I just want to strive for perfection.

Each piece is more than just the last and best attempt at what I’m trying to make.”

–Travis Ison

S teven E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com Students and glass aficionados gathered for the opening of alumnus Travis Ison’s Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis exhibition “Under Examination” on Monday in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre lobby in King Hall. The exhibition is on display in the Gilson Memorial Gallery until tomorrow.

At first, Ison said he was nervous for the opening, but that it was “awesome” that he got to this point. He first started blowing glass seven years ago at Emporia High School.

“I caught onto it pretty early,” Ison said. “So it was an easy choice for me.”

Danny Shipley, senior glass major who helped Ison with one of his larger “jar” pieces, said he enjoyed seeing Ison’s work in the Gilson Gallery.

“I like the ‘Spine’ pieces,” Shipley said. “I find a lot of his work inspirational. It’s nice to see his final work in a gallery.”

Kaila Mock, senior glass major, said her favorite of Ison’s work on display is another spine piece titled “Speak Softly.”

“It looks even better in there than it does on the shelf in the shop,” Mock said. “I really like seeing his work on display.”

Alumnus Travis Ison describes to President Michael Shonrock how he created this piece, “Vertebrae Study #2.”

The exhibit is on display in the Gilson Memorial Gallery until tomorrow. Jordan Storrer/The Bulletin

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Candidates discuss local issues on campus S teven E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com

Mediator Mark Schreiber motions to This District Lyon County Commisioner candidate Rollie Martin to answer a question from the audience.

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A 90-minute debate between candidates running for local and county offices took place Tuesday night in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The debate was open to the public and featured candidates running for Lyon County Clerk, County Treasurer and Commissioners for the second and third district. Emporia State, the American Democracy Project and Associated Student Government sponsored the debate.

The candidates running for Lyon County Clerk are incumbent Republican candidate Tammy Vopat and Democratic candidate Billy Garner, a sophomore secondary social science education major and ASG senator.

“I started this campaign because I want the opportunity to give something back to the Lyon County

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Party foul prompts pulling of fraternity’s charter L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com Kappa Sigma, a fraternity which has existed on Emporia State’s campus since 1977, had their charter pulled by their national headquarters following an incident at a party on Friday, Aug. 31.

John Windle, senior crime and delinquency major and president of Kappa Sigma, said the fraternity’s charter was pulled because a student was allegedly assaulted in their parking lot the night of the party.

“He was assaulted by a person that was underage,” Windle said.

Windle said the issue arose from the party being open and the report of underage drinking, and that, to the best of his knowledge, the charter was pulled based on the incident, not due to any ongoing problems.

The Kappa Sigma Lambda Upsilon chapter currently has 17 active members and eight probationary members. Their house, located at 136 W. 12th St., was built the same year the fraternity was founded

at ESU. The national fraternity was founded on Dec. 10, 1869, at the University of Virginia on the ideals of leadership, fellowship, scholarship and service, according to Kappa Sigma’s official national website.

Currently, the fraternity has 175,000 alumni and 13,500 undergraduate members nationwide.

Taylor Kriley, director of Greek Life, said that the pulling of the charter should be viewed by other chapters as a learning experience and as a reminder to educate current and prospective members about safety and codes of conduct within the Greek system.

“On one hand, I can see how there are members of the community and chapters who are wanting to know how they can support the Kappa Sigma members, but on the other hand it’s also an opportunity for everyone to look inside at their own policies and procedures and make sure that they are following

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Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Oct. 3 Office provided lock out assistance for KS 433AWA at 6th and Washington – Dollar General.

Oct. 4 A subject reported by telephone a reckless driver in the vicinity of Merchant and Highland Streets.

Officer was unable to locate.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a fight in 10 W 4th Ave. Oct. 5 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a fight at 2511 W 18th Ave. Officer stopped KS 320 BYO in Sector 5. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation in same location.

Officer rolled up on a non-injury accident involving KS 399BBF and KS 925DBF in 10 W 15th Ave. Ambulance responded to Welch Stadium for football-related injury.

Tyler Mathias was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Officer stopped CO 522UWN in 100 E 12th Ave. A verbal warning was given for a defective brake light.

Oct. 6 Officer stopped KS 528CHS in 1200 Market St. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation in the same location.

Officer contacted subjects on the football field and advised of campus policy.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 612ARM at King Lake.

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A citation was issued for parking in no parking zone.

Officer stopped KS VFF583 in 100 W 18th Ave. A verbal warning was given for a defective head light.

Officer contacted a skateboarder in 1300 Highland St. and advised of city policy.

Oct. 7 Officer stopped MO YF2V6C at 200 E 12th Ave. A citation was issue for speeding in 100 E 12th Ave. Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a car stop in Sector 1.

Oct. 8 Officer contacted operator of KS 449DVQ and advised the vehicle lights were on.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 12th and Neosho St. Officer contacted skateboarder at 15th and Market St. and advised of campus policy.

Oct. 9 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a trespasser at ESU Apt. Complex – 1201 Triplett Drive.

Officer stopped KS WTA993 in 100 W 12th Ave. Gave verbal warning for a defective tail light.

Officer checked KS 185DBH in 1200 Exchange. No problem was found.

Officer checked KS 790ECL in Free Parking. Map light was on. No other problem was found.

Officer checked KS 067EZR in Sector 6. Lights were left on. No other problem was found.

ASG vice-president Stuart Sneath listens to Timothy Thomas, senior crime and delinquency studies major and president of Sigma Alpha Lambda, discuss the upcoming talent show during yesterday’s Hornet Squad meeting.

Sodexo and Community Hornets were scheduled to speak at the meeting but canceled just before the meeting began at 4 p.m. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin

Glass from ...Page 1 Ison said classical vessels, such as apothecary jars and old medical bottles, are the main influences on his work and that he likes to “put his own spin on those type of things.”

“I want each piece I make to have some meaning and story behind it,” Ison said.

Ison also said all the work featured in the exhibition was made during has last semester at ESU, except for the “Copper Spine” piece, which he made during his sophomore year.

“As a glass blower, I just want to

Fraternity from ...Page 1 through with what they need to,” Kriley said.

But while the chapter’s charter was pulled, an appeal can be made within 30 days to the national fraternity.

Windle said that Kappa Sigma is planning on appealing the decision and that the appeal is already being put together. He also said that he thought the pulling of their charter wasn’t the best choice.

“I don’t think that it (pulling

Pole Sit from ...Page 1 corner of 12th and Commercial St. and ends at noon on Saturday.

Members take three hour shifts sitting on the pole. Donations from people passing by go directly to SOS. As far as safety of this venture goes, Crome said that the fraternity has a base for the pole that covers three feet of it and holds it steady. A ladder is provided by the university so that members can climb to the seat on top.

Doug Porter, sophomore history education major and secretary of PDT, said he was worried before his first time pole sitting.

“You’d think that a chair (sitting) on top of a pole would be kind of not safe, but it was actually pretty comfortable,” Porter said. “It actually didn’t really move all that much…it was quite sturdy.”

Ben Reilly, senior music education and performance major, said that he remembers one particular memory from pole sitting.

“We were sitting up there one year, and it was cold. It was down

strive for perfection,” Ison said. “Each piece is more than just the last and best attempt at what I’m trying to make. It has to match up exactly with what I’m wanting to do.”

After graduating in May, Ison spent the summer teaching glass workshops at the Jewel Gardens Glass Studio in Skagway, Ala. “Seven days after graduation, I was on the plane to Alaska,” Ison said. “I got the chance to teach a lot of people to blow glass, (and) I got to work with a group of people with mental illnesses, homeless people and younger kids. It was really great to be

able to share this art with them and teach them the process of glass blowing.”

Ison said his future in glass blowing will be spent in Seattle, Wash., continuing to make his medicallythemed art and occasionally teaching workshops.

Mock said the Gilson Gallery and Norman Eppink Gallery are preparing for the next ESU art show, the Annual Faculty and Emeritus Faculty Exhibition, which will feature art made by ESU art and non-art faculty.

The Annual Faculty and Emeritus Faculty Exhibition will be on display from Oct. 22 to Dec. 3.

the charter) was unfair or unjust,” Windle said. “However, I think that other action should have been taken before revoking the charter outright.”

The absence of Kappa Sigma is already being felt within the Interfraternal Council (IFC), a governing body which presides over the fraternities on ESU’s campus.

Ben Reilly, senior music education and performance major, president of IFC and member of PDT, said that their absence affected a number of aspects of the IFC,

including community service hours, IFC sports schedules and even finances from the loss of dues from Kappa Sigma.

“I’m really hoping that (the appeal) goes through because re-colonization is…a hefty process,” Reilly said. “It’s hard to do, especially if the charter gets pulled…it’s hard to get headquarters to re-colonize right away.”

Windle said should the appeal be denied, the Kappa Sigma chapter and house will be closed down at the end of the semester.

pouring rain, the wind was blowing, it was raining sideways, and it was, like, 3 in the morning,” Reilly said.

“It doesn’t sound like a very good memory, but that’s one of the ones I remember the most just because (of) the unity of the people out there providing the support for people who really need it.”

The tradition of pole sitting originated from monks meditating while sitting on poles for hours on end, but using it to raise awareness for a cause originated some 30 years ago by a man called Shipwreck Kelly. PDT chose to start doing it to get publicity, and SOS was chosen because it was a local organization.

“Weather permitting and safety permitting, we have someone up on the pole at all times because our view on it is – if it gains attention and it brings people to be more aware of the dangers of domestic violence and the work that SOS does, then it’s worth it to be uncomfortable for a little while,” Crome said. “What we go through is nothing compared to the kind of things that the people we’re trying to help have to deal with.”

“Weather permitting and safety permitting, we have someone up on the pole at all times… what we go through is nothing compared to the kind of things that the people we’re trying to help have to deal with.”

– Matthew Crome

Colleges compete in business school ‘arms race’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When it comes to attracting the best business students these days, Ali Mallekzadeh knows what it takes.

“Very astute students walk through the doors of your college with a check list,” said Mallekzadeh, dean of Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration.

“They are asking: ‘Do you have an entrepreneurial center, and an international business center, a financial trading center, a place to start a new business? And by the way, do you

have an espresso machine?’

“And the answers need to be ‘yes’ if you want to stay competitive.”

Lots of universities are saying “yes” right now, erecting big new buildings for their business schools, facilities filled with 21st-century technology to support the latest teaching methods.

The University of Kansas last week announced plans for a $60 million building for its School of Business, double the size of the current facility.

The University of Missouri-

Kansas City already has its new b-school building in the works.

K-State expects to put up a $50 million building in the near future.

Call it a “business school building arms race” — that’s how Robert Mittelstaedt, the dean of Arizona State University’s Top 25 business school, puts it. His school’s new building, scheduled to open next year, “is not just to attract more students, but to make room for all the stuff we’ve now got crammed into a fivepound bag,” he said.

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Security report highlights campus safety C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com Last year, Emporia State had the safest campus in Kansas, according to Stateuniversity.com, a website that collects information on universities ranging from the degrees they offer to their safety statistics.

“We know that parents sending their kids to college are looking at campus safety,” said Gwen Larson, assistant director of Media Relations. “I know at every Hornet Connection during the parents session at least one parent asks how safe our campus is.”

Larson said it is important to have the statistics on hand for those parents to illustrate how safe the campus is.

The most recent numbers, released earlier this month, showed increases in forcible sex offenses, up from one instance in 2010 to three in 2011, as well as an increase in burglary, up from two in 2010 to seven in 2011. There was one motor vehicle theft and one illegal weapons possession arrest.

The annual security report, which tracks reported crimes for the past three years on campus, in the residential facilities and the surrounding area, is a result of the Clery Act. The act is a federal statute that requires universities to disclose information pertaining to the safety of their campus in the form of the security report.

The legislation stems from the rape and murder of Jeanne Clery in her residence hall at Lehigh University in 1986. It was signed into law in 1990.

ESU’s current report shows a decrease in liquor law arrests, down to 19 from 23 in 2010, and the disciplinary action referrals from liquor law violations is down to 25 from 43 in 2010. There was also one instance of a drug law arrest and drug violations referred for disciplinary action.

Overall liquor law arrests have consistently decreased for the past three years.

“I’d love to be able to say that it’s because of our police officers, the good job they do and the fact that they’re out there and obvious,” Chris Hoover, director of campus police.

“I think that being seen regularly on routine patrols does have an impact on criminal behavior.”

Campus Police and Safety have 24-hour-a-day patrols, seven days a week patrols throughout campus and currently have eight officers on staff, including Hoover and one officer in training.

Hoover said that while he thought the quality work done by the officers on campus aid in the safety of the campus, the statistics are “kind of like the market,” and sometimes they are up, and sometimes they are down.

The entirety of the report can be found on ESU’s website at Emporia. edu/right2know.

According to Stateuniversity.com, a website that collects information on universities ranging from the degrees they offer to their safety statistics, Emporia State had the safest campus in the state last year. The annual security report, which tracks reported crimes for the past three years, was released earlier this month.

Photo Illustration by Jordan Storrer

Debate from ...Page 1

We would be willing to bend over backwards to get more people without IDs to register and vote.”

Vopat said although she is not necessarily opposed to voter ID legislation, she does support making the requirements more flexible for citizens without an ID card.

“It’s cumbersome and not voterfriendly,” she said.

One point Garner made was that reducing funding would have a “terrible effect on the speed and function of the office.”

“Things may need to be cut, but not everything needs to be cut,” Garner said. “There definitely needs to be a change in how the budget is handled.”

In Vopat’s case, she said she would make the budget more efficient.

“During my experience as four years in office, I’ve made local government more transparent,” Vopat said.

The candidates running for Lyon County Treasurer are Democratic candidate Sharon K. Gaede, who is currently the county motor vehicle supervisor, and Republican candidate Lisa Jones, a cash clerk for the Treasurer’s office.

“I am honest, dependable, trustworthy and reliable,” Gaede said. “I

pledge to have an open door policy. I believe in the Golden Rule, and I will apply it to my policies in office.”

Gaede said she opposes cuts to the Motor Vehicle Department.

“The Motor Vehicle Department has made vast improvements as of recently,” Gaede said. “It is faster than recent years. Production has increased, not decreased. I am still working diligently on improving the new system.”

Jones said she disagrees with Gaede’s position on the Motor Vehicle Department’s current efficiency, but she does agree with Gaede’s position against cuts to the department.

“The (current motor vehicle) system is slower than the old system,” Jones said. “I would make changes that reflect the older system. I don’t see how the (department) can function with any less people, though.”

Gaede said she thought the Motor Vehicle Department had enough staff already.

The candidates running for Second District Commissioner are Democratic candidate Mike Dorcey and Republican candidate Dan Slater, who is currently County Controller.

“I have demonstrated my ability

community,” Garner said. “I believe I have the determination, will and perseverance to be successful in this office.”

Vopat said she is a lifelong resident of Emporia and has worked for Lyon County for 10 years.

“Public service is the most important need to me,” Vopat said. “When someone comes into my office, what they come to me with becomes a priority, if it will help the community.”

Garner said that he opposes the current voter ID legislation, which is one of the primary issues he wants to focus on.

“The voter ID law marginalizes voting rights for students, elderly and low income citizens,” Garner said.

“As County Clerk, I would introduce better legislation to address to the voter ID issue. All individuals need to be able to get out there and vote.”

Vopat said that the voter ID law had to be dealt with, but it also shouldn’t be a hindrance to voters.

“The new Voter ID law is very complex – however, we have to work with (it),” Vopat said. “But we are taking measures to get those without IDs to get them and be able to vote.

to lead,” Dorcey said. “I’ve worked with other community volunteers to revamp Peter Pan Park and provide aid for the victims of the Reading tornado.”

Slater said the reason he is running for office is to manage the budget, and he would like to see an increase of jobs in the community. He also said he supports the sales tax extension.

“It seems unfair, but places in our community really need that money,” Slater said.

Dorcey said he supports a sales tax extension in short term, but not the current extension proposed – he does not support long-term sales tax.

Dorcey also said he would oppose most of the proposed cuts to local departments.

“We live in difficult times,” Dorcey said. “We have to live more prudently, but if we keep cutting, we will bring down the living quality of the community. I doubt there are that many efficiencies to cut, but there may be a few.”

Slater has a different position than Dorcey’s on the law enforcement consolidation issue.

“Law enforcement is tricky to consolidate,” Slater said, “but it’s some-

thing that will have to be looked at in the future.”

The candidates running for Third District commissioner are incumbent Republican candidate Rollie Martin and Democratic candidate Richard H. Kennison Jr. “I decided to run because I believe the people need a representative that will truly represent them,” Kennison said. “They need someone who will listen to them.”

Martin said he believes he has an open mind to deal with the issues he is currently facing. He also supports the sales tax extension.

“It will present a diversity of income to benefit the community,” Martin said. “It helps the county, helps the city of Emporia and it helps the small towns.”

Kennison said he does not support the proposed sales tax extension and that he will work with any political party as long, as it helps the people.

“Lyon County needs three things,” Kennison said. “We need increased jobs, decreased government spending and relief from an unbearable tax burden. I can achieve these three things.”

Elections are Nov. 6, and the voter registration deadline is Oct. 16.

2 dead, 1 trapped in Fla. parking garage collapse MIAMI (AP) — A section of a parking garage under construction at a community college collapsed Wednesday, killing two people and trapping two others in the rubble, officials said. One worker was rescued amid the debris, but there was too much concrete around the other to immediately get him out.

At least 10 other workers were hurt when the roof of the five-story

concrete garage fell, creating a pancake-style collapse on the campus of Miami-Dade College, officials said.

“It was a floor upon floor, collapsing all the way down to the ground floor,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Louie Fernandez said.

The trapped worker was pinned inside a vehicle. He was receiving oxygen, had an IV inserted into him and was being treated by a physician

and a paramedic. Officials did not describe the extent of his injuries.

They said it could be hours — possibly even days — before they can rescue him.

“It’s going to be a long, tedious effort,” Fernandez said.

Dogs, firefighters and other people in hard hats walked over piles of concrete, plywood and metal to look for other possible victims. Authorities

believed at least one more worker was still unaccounted for, and they were trying to make sure everyone else was OK. Many workers left the site without telling authorities.

Victoria Buczynski of Miami said she saw the collapse while she was working at Gurkha Cigars across the street from the construction site at the Miami-Dade College.

“It fell to the ground like a house of cards,” Buczynski said. “The construction workers started running out, screaming. It was loud. Our entire building shook.”

No students were in the area at the time. They campus was evacuated and closed for the rest of the week.

Investigators planned to pick through the rubble to see what caused the garage to crumble.

“We just know that the roof collapsed,” Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Griselle Marino said.

William P. Byrne, president and chief executive officer of the garage contractor, Ajax Building Corp., said an internal review was being launched to determine the cause. Byrne said the company would embrace “any additional protocols, policies and procedures that will enhance and ensure the continued priority of safety.”

Marino said three people were initially trapped in the rubble, including the man who died. Another eight were taken to a hospital, she said.

Two injured workers were treated on the scene.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

The most recent presidential debate, like all that followed in previous election years, brought with it an attachment to perception. Last Wednesday, Mitt Romney dominated rhetorically. If debates were decided by sheer amount of words spoken, he would undoubtedly be the winner. Although this is a factor in a candidate’s desirability, it is not the most important criteria.

The debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in 1960 were the first to be televised.

Many speculated that Kennedy’s cool demeanor and Nixon’s anxious perspiration swayed undecided voters and solidified Kennedy’s eventual victory, all because Nixon appeared nervous. A fundamental change in how we perceive candidates followed.

One characteristic that televised debates portray better than others is posture in pressure situations. This is, no doubt, a becoming trait of

any potential president, as the job requires poise during high-pressure and high-stress moments.

Debates do not, however, appeal to reason. The written transcript of the first presidential debate, devoid of tone, inflection, diction and prowess, confuses any decision.

Both candidates showed inconsistencies and logical gaps that are often quickly forgotten by the viewing audience. Neither candidate completely and directly answered contentious questions set before them, a politician’s bread and butter, for sure.

The format of the debates and the loose time constraints play another large role in our perception of candidates. One shouldn’t forget that elections are competitions and rules are created to reign in zealous competitors. The moderator, for one, should consistently enforce the constraints governing the debate in order to represent both candidates

fairly. Without an enforceable limiting factor, the debates become a spectacle rather than an illustration of democracy in motion. And sometimes, they appear as nothing more than a presidential “beauty” pageant.

Americans want a candidate that speaks to their interests, someone honest, who doesn’t balk in the face of opposition. These debates represent more than what’s at face value.

They require the electorate to investigate the debates even after they’ve been watched and to separate the flash from the substance.

As students of higher education, we need to apply an academic scrutiny to their words. Hold them up against their track record on policies. Verify the factual accuracy of each assumption. If the candidates and moderator won’t allow us to see the larger picture, then we must do it for ourselves. Don’t be blinded by the glitz.

Scouts’ Dishonor

Imagine walking across the stage at commencement, hand open and ready to accept your diploma. But at the last moment, as your family and peers watch, you are denied your diploma, not because you did not complete your coursework or because your GPA was not high enough.

No. You are rejected because you are Puerto Rican, or perhaps because you have green eyes instead of blue.

Ryan Andresen, a 17-year-old California high school senior, is experiencing that feeling right now as he is being denied the Eagle Scout Award – one that requires years of work and a slew of daunting tasks – on account of his sexuality. Andresen is gay, and because of that, the Boy Scouts of America are withholding his Eagle Scout title as it goes against principles that the BSA wishes to uphold.

The irony is that Andresen’s final project was the creation of a “tolerance wall,” a structure compiled of 288 tiles built to encourage those who have been targeted by bullying

and hatred. To reject a boy preaching tolerance because of your own intolerant views should be a wake-up call to everyone.

These archaic modes of judgment have to be abolished. The idea that someone’s sexual orientation should overshadow their actual accomplishments in life is barbaric. His actions would have meant the exact same and would have helped the same youth cope with the difficulties of growing up had he been straight. And yet, all of his endeavors have been washed away by the bureaucratic policies designed by an organization hoping to assist today’s youth to grow up to be responsible adults who can assist in our growth as a nation.

The BSA needs a reimagining, a new conceptualization of the way it wants to assist those in an increasingly accepting society. To deny recognition of people’s achievements because of middling differences is to continue to deny the inevitable change around you. And we, as students, need to

available as we graduate and join the workforce.

However, it would be nice to see some information on the types of jobs that are being created. I would hope that they are in education and technology. Manufacturing is also an important part of the American way of life, so if this sector could be built back up with fewer jobs outsourced to other countries, then one could hope a sustainable economy would follow.

As you continue your studies at ESU, keep this thought in mind – what you learn now will benefit you as you go out into the workforce. It will be your ideas and commitments that change how we live and work in the United States.

The future is in our hands. Learn as much as you can about your field of study. It is important that those of us that have this chance to further our education take advantage of that chance and prepare to move into the world, assuming that we can change

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potter@esubulletin.com keep this within our thoughts as we challenge the future before us. Our views of others’ accomplishments should be based on the acts themselves, with details of the physical person put to the side, not the forefront.

We can and should be better than this.

A Trend to Defend

I’ve heard many people talking over the last few days about the most recent unemployment numbers released last Thursday. The national unemployment rate dipped below 8 percent for the first time in four years, bottoming at 7.8 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Was there a true drop in unemployment, or were the numbers fudged as a political maneuver? I took a look.

While I examined the numbers, I found that a year ago the national unemployment rate was at 8.9 percent, so it’s true the current numbers are dropping.

But does this mean President Barack Obama is doing his job? I will give him the benefit of doubt and say it does look like we are moving in a more positive direction, which is good news for all of us at Emporia State who will soon be seeking careers. If this trend continues, jobs will be more

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EDITORIAL STAFF M ichael E. W illiams williams@esubulletin.com things.

We can make our country strong again. But for now, we must study hard and grow. With our collective energy and strength, maybe someday we will turn on the news or open a newspaper to see the unemployment rate is near zero.

Seen & Heard Homecoming Style “If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.”

- Mike Ditka

“Academe: an ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.

Academy: a modern school where football is taught.”

- Ambrose Bierce “Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed.

Courage is what makes you do it.”

- Bryce Courtenay

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Homecoming 2012 Letters to the Future

Students enrolled in Professor Amy Sage Webb’s Honor’s Program Seminar class were asked to write letters to their future counterparts in the year 3001 to describe what life at Emporia State is like now and what their hopes, fears and predictions for the future are. Webb is a professor of English and co-director of the creative writing program. The following is a sample of what the students had to say:

Zimmerman I live in a fairly peaceful era. I’m sure you will laugh when you read that – either because you’ve seen several world wars, rebellions and violent governmental changes in your time and are laughing at how blind I am to their impeding inevitability, or because the age you live in is much more peaceful than mine, and, by comparison, we look like a bunch of arguing Neanderthals incapable of making tangible change.

Technology seems to be this generation’s defining feature. Social media is a force to be reckoned with – we use the World Wide Web, an international database accessed through our computers, to log onto websites that connect us with other people around the world. We share photographs, concerns, thoughts, games and cultures. We live our lives as much online as we do in person. Despite the predictions of many, I do not believe these technologies are inherently responsible for making us less intelligent, and I do not believe that these technologies will ever try to take over the world. I believe they may be able to replace humans in a majority of manufacturing and machinery

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Huettenmueller My name is T.J. Huettenmueller, and I am a freshman mathematics major currently attending Emporia State University, like yourself, in the year 2012. Right now, the United States has fallen upon some rough times, not just with the economy being terrible, but also with the quality of people who are living in America. Some would say the end of the world is upon us; however, if you are reading this, it most certainly did not.

We have had many apocalyptic scares within the last century. The most recent being one that has not happened yet – the end of the Mayan calendar on Dec. 21 of this year.

Nevertheless, much like previous predictions, I believe this one to be false as well. You should know all about failed predictions, though, as long as history has repeated itself.

On the anniversary of the first millennium after Christ, the Christian inhabitants of this earth were all scared by the book of

jobs. I believe as a result of this, the population of the globe at your time will either be the same as mine or less because most families will not see reason to have more than one or two children.

I encourage you not to fear the unknown, not to fear the end of humanity and not to fear your own death. If humanity is meant to end, it will. At the end of the day, you determine what each day has been worth to you, and that’s all you can do. If you do know that the end is coming, which I would advise you to be hesitant to believe, keep living and improving the human race in the time you have left. You want whatever comes next to admire the gusto with which our species left this planet.

Now for my predictions. These will probably be the most fascinating and most absurd parts of this letter: The United Nations will be replaced by some other form of international governance; this new organization will have a more concrete power.

Countries will start to come together; we will no longer have countries separating as we did after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

South America will only have a few countries instead of its current 12. Ireland will have broken away from the United Kingdom at some point over the next 1,000 years, but, ultimately, European Nations may have come together in fewer countries as well (the European Union will not have survived to your period).

Africa will contain few nations.

People will not write very often. Instead, they will use voice control and have ways to turn thoughts into words.

There will be ways to save memories so that people may re-watch them like videos.

Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism Revelation, which predicted the second coming of Jesus 1000 years after his death. On the occasion of the second millennium, the major scare to everybody dealt with newfound technology and its incapacity to compensate for the changing of years. If history repeated itself in the year 3000, you just got through an apocalyptic scare yourself, although, it, like the other two, proved false.

Although none of these apocalypses have come to be, the way our future is looking now would leave me surprised if humanity lasts long enough for anyone to read this letter.

We are in the midst of a heated presidential election between two candidates who, frankly, do not seem fit to do the job. This is happening at the same time as a crisis in the Middle East, one in which an ambassador has already been killed. If we do not do something soon, I believe a full-out war will occur, which, with the technology for a nuclear bomb becoming more readily available, could spell disaster for the entire world.

On the other hand, if you are reading this, I must be completely wrong, so congratulations! Enjoy your time at Emporia State; so far, it has been a blast for me. We are celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding this year, and soon you will celebrate the 1,150th anniversary.

Don’t get caught up in the apocalypse theories and predictions. If you have made it this far, you should not have much to worry about. *T.J. is a freshman at ESU studying mathematics.

Corky’s Creator

Paul Edwards, an ESU alumnus and the original creator of Corky, drew this picture for President Michael Shonrock after hearing of his affinity for high fives. Edwards created the hornet in 1933 for a contest to depict the school’s mascot and won. Thus, Corky was born. Edwards currently resides in Santa Barbara, Calif. Photo courtesy of Media Relations

and Buddhism will still be the primary religions in the world.

Physical books will be obsolete.

Higher education will be assumed, and most students will be forced to earn their degrees beyond high school. Of course, by this period you will have other terms for the schools you attend. You will attend at least 15-17 years of schooling as opposed to the 13 presently required.

You will still have to study the Greeks and Romans.

You will not be dependent on physical money, and money may be easier to spend around the globe than it is now. Currently, we have to exchange your currency between each country.

Physical photographs will be nearly obsolete, save for those that are kept as art.

Human genetic engineering, on at least a basic scale, will be commonplace. Couples may come before impregnation to have eggs and sperm scanned to find the healthiest and strongest of each.

Those may be boring predictions, but it’s the best I’ve got. I’m sorry I can’t predict any great disease outbreaks that will sweep away half the globe’s population and am not living in constant fear of a nuclear attack from all angles of the globe. I hope that life and the world is doing well in your hands, and I hope that no matter what your teachers tell you about all of us being dumb and simple, you will understand that a majority of us are humbly living our lives and doing the best with what we have.

Good Luck, Anna Marie Zimmerman

Cronk

together? If you have gotten rid of the written English language, how are you reading this right now? 2. Do you find it odd to be reading the writings of a dead person? I mean, I’m sure you all read Shakespeare still, right? I never thought it was weird to read his writings, even though he’s dead, but I wonder if he thought about people reading his works once he passed on. I find it rather odd writing this letter knowing that it won’t be read until I am very well dead.

After typing these questions, another thought enters my mind. Why am I writing these questions? I won’t be alive to hear the answers. I suppose if you have figured out time travel by the year 3000, you will be able to come back in time to visit me and let me know the answers to my questions. I wonder if you look on us like we look onto those who lived on the prairie in the late 1800s, like people who were crazy and had no idea what they were missing. Sometimes, I feel like I would love to live in those simpler times, away from all the rush and craziness. Do you feel the same?

I am positive that the future is bright. I am sure that global warming hasn’t ruined our planet (did you learn about that in a history book?). I am sure that the ozone layer as also held up and that you still have plenty of oil to use, if you even still have any need for it. I am sure that the recession we are going through now seems like a small matter to you then, or whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama will be the next president – do you still have presidents? Perhaps we seem barbaric to you as those from 1,000 years ago seem ferocious to us.

Here’s to you and your generation, and another generation 1,000 years from where you stand.

Megan Cronk

My name is Megan Cronk, and I am a sophomore studying elementary education in the year 2012. Today is Sept. 19. Living in the year 3000, I am sure that many things are much different than they are here, but I am just as sure that many things are the same as they are here.

For example, in the year 2012, many people believe the world will end Dec. 21. I know, right? You must be thinking how stupid we are. Your generation probably believes that the end of the world is coming soon for you.

I think this much could be said about every generation. I know my grandparents’ generation thought they were in the end times, my generation thinks it’s in the end times and I’m sure my grandchildren’s generation will think they are in the end times.

It’s cyclical; everyone thinks the end of the world is coming for them. What they don’t realize is that after every fall our world has had, it has always risen back up. I’m sure it is the same for your generation, unless you’re being attacked by aliens. We don’t have aliens in this generation, so if you have them, you’re probably screwed.

As I am typing this letter on my laptop, a few thoughts come to my mind. 1. Do you *Megan is a sophomore at ESU studying *Anna is a freshman at ESU studying commu- have laptops in the year 3000, or have you nication and business administration. gotten rid of the written English language all elementary education.

Wells I believe in being frank when beginning this letter, thus treating you with the intellectual equivalence you deserve. Honestly, this letter is an assignment, and I have found a way to do it whilst multitasking, which can be quite common for any college student.

In one of my classes, an honors seminar entitled “The Future and Apocalypse,” we have been discussing the role of the story and how it affects the way we think. For instance, the stories we tell about and to ourselves often shape how we see ourselves and who we are. I hope that the stories I tell are not vain, futile or overall damaging. However, I am, in one way of thinking, not a master of my own fate; there is only so much I can achieve on my own, thus my future is dependent upon society as well as myself.

The thing that is most influential in my outcome is my own attitude. Every day I try to live without regrets, find some small

piece of joy in which to marvel, smile at least once and laugh as though I need laughter to breathe. With this mindset, it is easy to say that the future is a blank canvas, and I am but a painter. The opportunity is mine to help direct society, which, in turn, influences my outcome, much like reflective surfaces can be used to redirect light, either increasing or decreasing the brightness of a room.

Right now, I am young, only 19 years old, but I want to live life fiercely, arms open, embracing, fearless. However, fear is an obstacle which, at times, can be insurmountable whilst being conquerable. One of my greatest fears is that I will not reach my full potential, that I will fall short, that I will be relegated to being a happy wife and doting mother. I want to be a scientist, and yet, right now, I feel so aimless, stuck between the world of chemistry and physics. I do so very much long to be able to take the universe apart, to understand the how and why of everything we see. I want to know, and the thought that I may be cut off from knowledge chills me to the core.

If you do anything, I beg of you this – do not let knowledge die. There is truth in this world, and so often it is blotted out, erased from the memory of man, silenced and reworded by the power hungry. Corruption is not new, and yet, everything is inherently corrupted and distorted in our own thinking. However, it is not sane to not think, for thoughtlessness is the bane of the human race. For all of our free thinking, we live too much in a cage, bound in the binary, tied to the heretical stake and our secrets are the nightmares that we keep – alive, hidden in our

pockets.

I would not presume to give you advice, as I am young myself, but I urge you to be human, to be real, to allow yourself to be flawed. Embrace your nuances, wear your scars with dignity because they tell the story of you – the story that only you can tell. Without your imperfections, you are faceless, a simple statistic, a name in a crowd. Be not superficial.

Proclaim your family name with pride, for they are the ones who touch you and hold you close when no one else would dare. And if you have no family name, you have a family still, that family which you choose, that name which you give. Proclaim it above the crowd.

Be the voice of reason; you may dissent, but only speak the truth so that your enemies may only prove you blameless.

Do your best in all things, this is all that I can ask, and that is what I will do. I know you depend upon me just as much as I depend upon my ancestors. Everyone factors into the grand equation of life, and no one leaves without being a catalyst or forming a product. Therefore, I give my hope to you; my optimism and my courage will not be without result, wither though I may.

I will not apologize for what may be my shortcomings, my faults, my mistakes that hurt you, for I have no measure as to what the future can hold, or what the future will hold, and neither do you.

Sincerely, Jenni Wells *Jenni is a freshman at ESU studying chemistry.

Royal Court

(Left to right) Anne Harmon, psychology major; Tyler Swalley, business education and information systems major; Brooke Schmidt, Spanish major; Garion Masterson, digital audio production major; Alex Crowe, biochemistrymolecular biology major; Matthew Crome, management information systems; Lezley Lawson, mathematics and economics major; Ben Reilly, music education and performance major; Ashley Gillett, secondary English education major; and Chase McIver mathematics education and Spanish major. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

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Corky’s dealing you the winning hand during Emporia State University’s 2012 Homecoming October 12 – 13! We’ve got a finely tuned Hornet Machine guaranteed to pay out big wins, regardless of whether your game is football, reunions, socializing or taking in the arts.

As Homecoming’s House Dealer, Corky’s sliding a tall stack of chips your way across the game table. We’re betting high that you’ll be talking about the Homecoming 2012 memories you make for a long time!

hOmecOming eventS thurSday, OctOber 11

Saturday, OctOber 13

10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Spirit Week: ’50s actors & actresses, Main Street in Memorial Union.

9-11 a.m. | Kaffee Klatch, Main Street in Memorial Union (outside MU Bookstore).

7 p.m. | Sam E. and Jeannene Hayes Lecture featuring U.S. Army Col. Cameron Leiker on the traits of effective leaders, Webb Hall, Memorial Union.

9:30 a.m. | Memorial Union rededication, east concourse area.

7:30 p.m. | “Guys & Dolls” Homecoming musical, Albert Taylor Hall, for tickets call (620) 341-6378 or 1-877-341-6378.

8 p.m. | Hide and Seek sponsored by Black Student Union, Union Square.

Friday, OctOber 12 6 a.m.-Noon Saturday | Phi Delta Theta Pole Sit to benefit SOS, 12th Avenue and Commercial St. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Spirit Week: ESU spirit, Main Street in Memorial Union.

2 p.m. | Walking tour of campus and Memorial Union, departs from Sauder Alumni Center, 1500 Highland St. 4 p.m. | Soccer: Emporia State vs. Lindenwood, Soccer Pitch.

4:30 p.m. | Blue Key/Darling Room dedication, Blue Key Room in Memorial Union.

5:30-7:30 p.m. | ASG reception for current ASG members and alumni, Preston Room in Memorial Union.

6 p.m. | Oktoberfest, Granada Theatre, downtown Emporia.

6:30 p.m. | Tricycle races sponsored by ESU Ambassadors, Wilson Park.

7:30 p.m. | “Guys & Dolls” Homecoming musical, Albert Taylor Hall, for tickets call (620) 341-6378 or 1-877-341-6378.

8 p.m. | Bonfire, Wilson Park.

11 a.m. | Hornet Walk for football team, line up from north entrance to Union, along east side of Wooster Lake, across street and along east side of Welch Stadium.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | The Teachers College Barbecue Visser Hall, east side lawn 11:30 a.m. | Homecoming parade, Commercial Street from Fourth Avenue north to campus.

Noon-1:45 p.m. | E-Zone Black Hole/White Wash tailgating, Pedestrian Mall.

2 p.m. | Football game: Emporia State vs. Lindenwood; students get in free with a swipe of their ID cards.

Miss the lines on game day by stopping by Union Services by 5 p.m. Friday.

4:30-6:30 p.m. | Alumni and friends post-game party with casino games, Sauder Alumni Center, $10.

7:30 p.m. | “Guys & Dolls” Homecoming musical, Albert Taylor Hall, for tickets call (620) 341-6378 or 1-877-341-6378.

8-11 p.m. | Dance Through the Decades, Webb Hall in Memorial Union, $15.

Sunday, OctOber 14 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Alpha Sigma Alpha chili feed, ASA house.

Noon | Soccer: Emporia State vs.

Truman State, Soccer Pitch.

2 p.m. | “Guys & Dolls” Homecoming musical, Albert Taylor Hall, for tickets call (620) 341-6378 or 1-877-341-6378.

www.emporia.edu/homecoming

lifeStyles Art therapy conference Perfectly Normal, empowers PTSD survivors Natural Things The Bulletin | Oct. 11, 2012

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Candace Sherman of Strong City and Jane Dokken of Omaha, Neb., examine a ceramic sculpture titled “Embrace” by artist Mikelle Russell valued at $1,000. The annual Kansas Art Therapy Association Conference will be held Oct.12-13 at the Emporia Arts Council. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

optimistic for the future of art therapy Council will be $40 for students and programs in Kansas. $100 for non-students, with art sup“ESU has recently added a dual plies and lunch provided. The workcurriculum to the master’s program, so shops run from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The 34th Annual Kansas Art art therapists can be licensed,” Stallings with a break for lunch and a meeting Therapy Association Conference said. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. starts tomorrow and runs through The Kansas Art Therapy “Pre-registration is preferred, due Saturday at the Emporia Arts Council, Association will attend the TEDx to only 20 seats being available for 815 Commercial St. The conference conference in Overland Park on Oct. each workshop, but registration on aims to empower veterans and Post 17. The TEDx license the association Friday and Saturday will be accepted,” Traumatic Stress Disorder survivors.

Stallings said.

“This year, the conference focuses recently acquired allows them to present at the conference annually.

Further information and regon ‘Art as a Social Action’ and ‘Paper Registration for Friday night’s preistration forms can be found at Making as Trauma Therapy,’” said sentation is $15 for students and $25 Kansasarttherapy.org, or by contacting Jessica Stallings, assistant professor of for non-students. Registration for the Stallings at jwoolhis@emporia.edu, or art therapy.

Saturday workshops at Emporia Arts at 341-5810.

An art show featuring the work of veterans with PTSD will be held at JavaCat-5, 608 Commercial St., before the conference. The opening reception is from 6-7 p.m. on Friday and is free and open to the public.

The conference will begin at 7:30 p.m. that same night with an hour and a half presentation.

Margaret Mahan, who has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, Gretchen Miller, who has a bachelor’s degree in art therapy and is a certified art therapist, and Drew Matott, who has a master’s degree in book and paper arts and a bachelor’s degree in print making, will present on Friday.

Mahan, Miller and Matott are all members of the Peace Paper Project, which “works to empower PTSD survivors by introducing collaborative art processes that foster positive forward thinking, enhanced communication and peaceful reconciliation,” Stallings said.

“Through hand papermaking, writing, book and printmaking activities, we work together to transform significant articles of clothing into works of art that broadcast personal stories, mutual understanding and healing,” Peace Paper Project’s website states.

Mahan will teach a bookbinding and creative writing workshop, and Miller and Matott will teach a paper making workshop on Saturday.

Mahan said the creative writing exercise will exemplify “how Peace Paper activates the journals.”

Stallings also said that art therapy in Kansas has recently taken some hits Senior Katie Pinnell, early childhood education major, designs a portion due to cuts to state art and mental of the the chalk art on the walkways outside of King Hall Tuesday mornhealth programs, but she remains ing. Students in Patricia Kahn’s elementary art education class colored the

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Chalk Walk

walkways for a class assignment.

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Off the Reel

“Taken 2”Will Find and Thrill You

Any good action movie ends with a pretty high body count of nameless bad guys racked up by the hero, and the first “Taken” with Liam Neeson was no exception. However, unlike most action sequels, “Taken 2” doesn’t disregard that death toll; it brings it to the forefront by giving those baddies families and friends who are angry and ready for vengeance.

“Taken 2” begins with a montage of Brian Mills’ (Neeson) attack on the men who kidnapped his daughter in the first film, intercut with

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bohannon@esubulletin.com scenes showing them being transported home and buried by weeping family members. Among the mourners is Murad Hoxha (Rade Šerbedžija), the father of Marko Hoxha, recipient of Mills’ famous speech from the first film whom Mills tortures and electrocutes to death. Hoxha vows revenge against Mills, setting the stage for this much-anticipated sequel.

Meanwhile, Mills is still trying to be a good father by helping his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) pass her driving test. When he finds out that Lenore (Famke Janssen) is having troubles with her now exhusband, he invites both her and Kim to take a vacation in Istanbul with him after he’s finished a job there. Unfortunately for all three, this places the entire family firmly in the crosshairs of Hoxha, and he enacts his plan, managing to capture Mills and Lenore, but missing Kim, who is now placed in a reverse role as she works to find and free her parents with help from father over the phone.

Neeson reminds us once again why we keep coming back to see him.

While he’s not tossing out one-liners and blowing up everything in sight, he still plays a perfect action hero in

Homecoming weekend conjures to the mind three things – football, fundraisers and fornication under the influence. Amidst the hoopla that comprises this year’s gamblingthemed festivities, one thing is a constant in the backs of our minds: just how many keg stands will we do when our football team secures that seventh consecutive victory against Lindenwood University?

As much as we might like to tell ourselves that we are all good little boys and girls with an unshakeable grasp on our own self-control, the fact of the matter is that a large portion of us who stay in town for the annual celebration of our school’s rich history will, inevitably, overindulge at the after-party. We will become bumbling fools with faces painted black and gold, chanting, “Fight on, Emporia, for the right, Emporia!” And with so much excitement and school spirit in the air, coupled with a bellyful of Jell-O shots and Natty Light, some of us will also feel a certain degree of excitement happening in our pants.

The effects alcohol can have on our bodies are unpredictable. We may become slobbering, incoherent messes, develop violent tendencies, visit our “dark place” and thus sob uncontrollably, and often, we get a little horny. The phenomenon known as “beer goggles” makes people more attractive, and as result, we might find ourselves making out in the corner with someone whom we might not even give a second glance while sober.

“Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, which explains a lot of the effects,” said Mary McDaniel, assistant director of Health Services and my personal go-to guru for all things sexual health. “Specifically, the question of lowering inhibitions can be explained by this, as the part of the brain that filters ideas is depressed and not functioning up to par. So if your filter typically would say, ‘Better not do that; you’ll look like a fool,’ and it is not working, you will go ahead and act on the impulse and not care.”

McDaniel said this can also explain the feeling of being “turned on” while intoxicated, but this effect may be as much psychological as it is physiological. And it makes sense.

How many of us feel a certain sense entitlement to completely let go and just roll with the punches, so to speak, when we drink? We tend to use alcohol as an excuse for unbecoming behavior.

But being drunk as a skunk is no excuse for engaging in any sexual activity that you would otherwise be ashamed of while sober. I’ll be completely honest because I believe honesty is the best policy – I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t admit that I’ve used intoxication as validation for acting, frankly, like a trollop. But thankfully, I have caring friends who have, on several occasions,

his own way. Even when he’s been kidnapped and tossed into the back of a van, Mills remains calm and in control, planning his next several moves well in advance.

Much like the first film, Neeson leaves a trail of bodies in his wake, but the violence isn’t splashy or over-thetop. Like Neeson himself, it’s understated, yet still satisfying to audiences looking for an action fix. There are some really cool fights over the course of the film, and we get to see the spy skills that made Mills an instant badass in the first film.

The villains themselves are well done, especially Hoxha. Šerbedžija plays his role perfectly as both a grieving father and as a dangerous criminal. At first, we can almost feel for him as he seeks vengeance for the death of his son, but as the story pro-

stopped me from making some fairly terrible mistakes.

That being said, I do believe that liquor can sometimes serve as a “magical” sort of liquid courage, if used correctly. It should be a performance enhancer, not an excuse to let your private parts run wild. There’s nothing wrong with having a drink or two before approaching someone you’re interested in because, let’s be honest, this can be a little daunting. Alcohol, sweet, sinful nectar that it is, can give you that extra boost of confidence you need.

On the flipside, male readers need to be wary. Consume too much, and you run the risk of developing, pardon my vernacular, whiskey dick.

“Sexual performance is hampered by alcohol’s effect of decreasing testosterone,” McDaniel said. “Anything that lowers testosterone impairs sexual function; therefore, alcohol misuse can have a profound effect on libido, the ability to achieve and maintain an erection, and (the ability to achieve and/or the quality of) orgasm.”

Is there really anything more disappointing than being ready to get down to business, and lo and behold, your hardware has crashed?

Another thing to consider before engaging in drunken sex is Kansas’ rape law. One definition of rape is knowingly engaging in sexual intercourse “when the victim is incapable of giving consent…because of the effect of any alcoholic liquor, narcotic, drug or other substance, which condition was known by the offender or was reasonably apparent to the offender,” according to Kansas Statutes Annotated 21-3502. So even if your partner gives consent, if, when sober, he or she claims it was not consensual, you could be faced with criminal charges, a grim realization indeed.

Taken everything I’ve just said into account, it’s essentially “O.K.” to fornicate under the influence as long as all parties are aware of and comfortable with what’s going on. To quote Go Ask Alice, a peer-reviewed online health resource produced by Columbia University, “Sex, expectations, values, and desires can get mixed up, especially when alcohol is involved –sometimes in fulfilling and exciting ways, sometimes in unsettling, unclear, or even scary ways.”

The takeaway? Get your freak on this weekend. Flaunt your Hornet Pride, raise your stingers high, and when it comes to having sex, do it like a mature, intelligent student of higher education.

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gresses, we realize that, grieving father or not, this man is just as evil as his son was, and it adds a fresh dimension to the film. That being said, every other bad guy in the film seems like a stock character pulled from an old cartoon warehouse.

This film requires a pretty hefty amount of suspension of disbelief, but movie-goers actually looking to have a good time will have no trouble with it.

Director Olivier Megaton has managed to bring us a sequel that, while not quite on the level of its predecessor, manages to be relevant and interesting, as well as just plain fun to watch.

3 out of 5 reels.

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Kids convene on campus for book awards S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com Dozens of reading clubs from Kansas elementary and middle schools visited Emporia on Saturday for the 60th Annual William Allen White Children’s Book Awards held on campus.

Wendy Mass, author of “11 Birthdays,” and Diana Lopez, author of “Confetti Girl,” were both the guests of honor at the awards ceremony. Mass was the winner of the Grades 3 through 5 category, and Lopez was the winner of Grades 6 through 8.

Before the awards ceremony, activities were held for the children on the second floor of the Memorial Union. Emporia State students volunteered for many of the booths in the MU Ballroom, including a “silly science booth.”

Mocha Yang, senior elementary education major, said they had a lot of fun setting up the booths and that it was creative.

“I had a lot of ideas for the ‘silly science’ booth,” said Lacy Jordan, senior elementary education major. “Kids don’t know how a lot of stuff, like things that glow in the dark, work.”

The WAW Book Awards were started by Ruth Caliarto, a former employee of White’s in 1953.

Caliarto wanted the award to be decided by elementary and middle school students.

“Caliarto started the annual event to bring authors, books and children together,” said John Sheridan, dean of Libraries and Archives who also serves on the WAW Children’s Book Selection Committee. “Kids read these stories and become engrossed in these

new amazing worlds, and then they get to meet the person who wrote their new favorite books. It’s like, ‘Hey, this book was written by a real person.’”

Sheridan said they started the program at ESU in 2002.

This year, over 40,000 Kindergarten through 8th Grade Kansas students participated in the voting process. The students were given a list of over 60 books to choose from and were required to have read at least two of the books before Oct. 6.

“Kansas was the first state to have a contest where children vote on the book,” Sheridan said. “More than 90 percent of the books that have won since 1954 are still in print.”

Community members also got the opportunity to ask the Mass and Lopez questions at a similar event on Friday night at the Red Rocks State Historic Site, a house located at 927 Exchange St. where White lived until his death in 1944.

“Even though this event is for the kids, we wanted to make it available to the community as well,” Sheridan said. “The authors got a tour of the William Allen White House after the (awards ceremony). We’ve never before had this much connection with the students and the community.”

Sheridan also said with Kindles and Nooks, more young people are reading compared to the last 10 years.

“We really appreciate everything ESU is doing for us,” Sheridan said.

“We would like to get more ESU students involved. We have a lot of ideas for the future.”

Author Diana Lopez answers questions regarding her book Confetti Girl. Lopez was awarded the William Allen White book award for the grades six through eight category on Saturday in Webb Hall.

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Dolls in the Hall

Female cast members in the Homecoming msucial, “Guys and Dolls,” pose for photos yesterday afternoon in Albert Taylor Hall. The show runs through Sunday. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

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Alumnus to deliver leadership lecture

N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com Col. Cameron Anthony Leiker, who graduated from Emporia State with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1990, as well as Distinguished Military Graduate honors, is this year’s Hayes Lecture Series speaker. “(The Hayes Lecture Series) is a relatively new event at Emporia State,” said David Sparks, director of the ESU Foundation and Alumni Communications. “This is only the second year for the series; the first was delivered in Oct. 2011

by Doug Smith.”

The Hayes Lecture Series was established by Sam and Jeannene Hayes, according to ESU’s website.

Hayes is an alumnus who also served as chair of the ESU Foundation Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2003.The aim of this lecture series is to engage alumni in highlighting their successes and to provide a leadership series where distinguished alumni come back to ESU to share insight on a variety of topics revolving around leadership and its impact on students and today’s society.

“Col. Leiker was selected because of his distinguished career in the U.S. Army,” Sparks said. “He currently serves as director of Human

Capital Enterprise and Strategy, Plans and Initiatives for the Training and Doctrine Command Personnel and Support Element (TRADOC) at Fort Eustis, Va.” Leiker’s lecture, “Building Dynamic Leaders for the Future,” takes place at 7 p.m. tonight in Webb Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. He also attended a leadership workshop at 2 p.m. today in Butcher Education Center.

“My intent is to talk about the skills I see necessary for future leaders, how education plays an important part in building leaders and, finally, I have an idea of how ESU

can build a leadership center that integrates education, business and government into a cohesive program for future public leaders,” Leiker said. “I chose ‘Building Dynamic Leaders for the Future’ because the world has dramatically changed since I was in college, and the skills necessary to be a good leader have changed.”

Leiker’s experiences of serving in various countries includes combat operations in Iraq, as well as providing supporting the Katrina Hurricane relief efforts in New Orleans. Coupled with his education, these experiences led Leiker to think about what people can do to

build future leaders and how ESU can play a significant role.

“Col. Cameron Leiker has great excitement for this university,” said Mary Shivley, director of leadership.

“I feel he will impact students by challenging them to dream big and demonstrate how ESU can open a great number of doors of opportunities.”

Five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who attend either the 7 p.m. lecture or the 2 p.m. workshop and answer five essay questions. The funding for these scholarships was provided by last year’s Hayes Lecture speaker, Doug Smith and his wife, Nan.

Making a Racquet

ESU alumnus Jose Vaca snatches a stray ball Saturday during the alumni tennis game. Will Austin/The Bulletin

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Hornets make victory comeback

Junior wide receiver Ray Ray Davis carries the ball downfield during the game last Saturday at Southwest Baptist University. The Hornets beat the Bearcats 19-15. Lydia Freeman/The Omnibus

Tennis takes on alumni to end fall season, bond C risty F lippin flippin@esubulletin.com The Emporia State tennis teams invited alumni tennis team members back to campus for a game on Saturday. Five alumni made the trip back to their alma mater.

“It was really good to have the alumni here, and it was a lot of fun to get the chance to play with the girls and mix things up for a change,” said Keenan Smith, freshman undecided major.

The alumni team consisted of George Milton, former coach, John Cayton, current head coach, Tyler Zappia, Eric Sparks and Jose Vaca.

They played a round-robin mixed doubles tournament. The winners of the tournament were senior Alex Crow and Smith, who went 3-0 on the day.

“It was a really cold day to play – not a day I would have chosen – but it turned out to be a lot of fun,” said Kenton Hallowell, freshman undecided major. “We were supposed to have a really good turnout of alumni, but due to the weather, not as many came as expected, but it was still fun.

Hallowell said the day was also

enjoyable because the men and women were randomly paired.

“We haven’t had the chance to play with them at all this season,” Hallowell said. “It was a really good bonding experience for the whole team and I think we are more unified now as a whole.”

Collin Conner, freshman prephysical therapy major, said the mixed doubles match was entertaining.

“We didn’t have to take it completely seriously, so it was more fun than competitive,” Conner said.

After the games were over, the team and alumni went to George Melvins’ house for a KFC chicken dinner, to play some games and to bond. Melvin is a sponsor for the tennis team and a former coach for ESU. “It was a nice change of pace from the daily grind,” said Andrew Davids, sophomore secondary education major. “It was a really good and fun way to end a good fall season.”

The men’s tennis team ended their fall season with a record of 4-2, and the women ended with a record of 5-0. The teams will start their spring season on Feb. 27 against Ottawa University at home.

ESU alumnus Eric Sparks and freshman Kayla Fraley reach for the same ball during Saturday’s alumni tennis game on the Milton Courts.

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S hane J ackson jackson@esubulletin.com “One of the gutsiest performances I have ever seen out of a quarterback in all my years of coaching,” said Head Coach Garin Higgins of senior quarterback Tyler Eckenrode’s 299-yard performance in the second half against Southwest Baptist on Saturday in Bolivar, Mo. And Eckenrode used those 299 yards and three touchdowns to erase a 15-point deficit, as the Hornets won 19-15. Their record now stands 6-0.

But what made Eckenrode’s performance more impressive as he moved to 2nd place in all-time career yards at ESU is that he did all this on practically one leg.

Emporia State was down for the first time this season when they took on the Bearcats. SBU’s Chris Muhammad returned the opening kick-off 98 yards, and the Bearcats started out with a 6-0 lead 15 seconds into the game. Before the quarter was up, the Bearcats beefed up the score when they tackled senior running back Derwin Hall for a safety as they moved up 8-0. Just when it seemed things couldn’t be worse for the Hornets, Eckenrode was taken out of the game on the final drive of the first quarter with a groin injury.

“I just planted wrong in the mud on one of my early scrambles,” Eckenrode, a management informa-

tion systems major, said.

But as he recovered on the sidelines, the hopes of the high poweredoffense were handed to freshman quarterback Brent Wilson, ESU with an 8-point deficit.

SBU capitalized on the momentum and as they tried for two of the next four drives. Only one of them resulted in a score for SBU, an 8-yard touchdown run for Bearcat senior quarterback Dan Conners. The Hornets went into the half down 15-0.

“I told the offense at the half that everything bad that could have happened, happened to us in the first half, but that’s why they play four quarters,” Higgins said.

In the second half, the offense got back on track behind returning quarterback Eckenrode. It took less than four minutes for the Hornets to get on the board, thanks to a 43-yard touchdown pass from Eckenrode to senior receiver Shjuan Richardson. “(It was) just a simple vertical route,” Richardson, a recreation major, said. “I had to make the play when my number was called, so we could start to rally our offense back up.”

They weren’t done, though, as Eckenrode hobbled down the field to lead the Hornets on another scoring drive, this one connecting with senior receiver Adam Schiltz with 36 seconds left to come within two points,

15-13.

The Hornets took their first lead of the game when Eckenrode connected on a 73-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Austin Willis.

The Hornets took a 19-15 lead with 12:29 left to go in the game.

The defense stepped up to seal a Hornet victory with two fourth down stops in the final five minutes. The last stop was the icing on the cake when the defense stopped SBU from scoring in the final seconds of the game on the 7-yard line.

Defensively, the Hornets played resilient and were led by senior defensive captain and middle linebacker Ben Carlson with 15 tackles. Jeff Richards, senior defensive back, came in second with eight tackles against the SBU offense.

Offensively, Shiltz led the way with seven catches for 83 yards and a score. Sophomore running back Jordan Tice led the ground game with 12 carries for 67 yards. Eckenrode was flawless as he went 17 of 19 for 322 yards, 299 culminating in his decision to come back in the second half.

“I just know those guys would have done the same for me,” Eckenrode said. “The biggest difference in the second half was this team showed a lot of heart.”

ESU will take on Lindenwood University during the Homecoming match at 2 p.m. Saturday at Welch Stadium.

Soccer denied vengeance, loses in overtime

around, it’s us.”

Each team had equal opportunities, each takimg10 shots during the game. ESU had a 6-5 advantage in the first half, but NMU had a 5-4 advantage in the second and ultimately won.

“We haven’t had much luck this season,” said head coach Brian Sailer in an interview with Media Relations after the game. “I felt like we had the game, and we ended up with nothing to show for it.”

On Saturday, the Hornets had the advantage against Missouri Western in almost every offensive category and outshot MWU 20-9.

For MWU, Abby Widrig scored in the 11th minute with a pass from Ashlyn Castillo from 80 yards out.

The Hornets answered when junior forward Tommi Bouknight scored her first career goal for ESU in the 36th minute of the game.

ESU continued to press MWU in the second half. The Hornets had nine shots, while MWU only had four in the last half of the game, forcing overtime with a score of 1-1.

Overtime had just begun when MWU’s Widrig got the ball and shot from 40 yards away and secured the goal, leaving the Hornets with their second loss for the weekend.

“We really played our hearts out and were playing as a team, and, unfortunately, it just didn’t pay off,” Wolfe said. “There was nothing we could really do to stop that one goal Sophomore forward Jordan Foutch watches the ball fly into the air during the game against Northwest Missouri State University on Oct. 5. The Hor- – we just needed to capitalize on the times when the ball was in front of nets fell in the 80th minute on a long-range goal and lost 1-0. the net.”

Will Austin/The Bulletin Wolfe said her hopes for the rest defensive player Katie Wolfe, sopho- of the season are to secure some wins C risty F lippin more forward Tommi Bouknight, flippin@esubulletin.com in the last few games. sophomore defensive player Shannon “My hopes are that we can make Emporia State had a busy weekThomas, and senior forward Mindi it to the tournament at the end of end of soccer, hosting Northwest Lozenski all had shots on the goal the year,” said Shannon Thomas, Missouri University on Friday and in the game. Senior middle Mallory sophomore health promotions major Missouri Western University on Walden led with three shots. Junior and sophomore defensive player. “All Sunday. goalkeeper Melanie Nuessen started we have to do is put two good halves The last time the Hornets faced in the goal for the Hornets. of soccer together. I know we can do Northwest Missouri was in the “We just need to work on putthat in this final stretch of games, and MIAA Tournament last season, in ting the ball into the back of the net. I hope we can have that break out which the Bearcats won 4-2. This Everything else is there; it is just the game that we need this weekend.” year, the Hornets were hoping to get missing piece we need to bring it The Hornets fell to 3-8-1 oversome revenge, but they fell in the all together,” Wolfe, an elementary all and are 0-6-1 in the MIAA. 80th minute on a long-range goal education major, said. “I have faith in The team will host Lindenwood and lost 1-0. this group of girls, and I really believe University on Friday. Kickoff is at 4 For the Hornets, freshman that if anyone could turn this season p.m.