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President Shonrock doles out hugs and cookies Monday afternoon to children at the Center for Early Children Education. Shonrock also read “Walking Through the Jungle” by Debbie Harter to the kids. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin

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Identity thieves strain students’ bank accounts S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com When Andrea Stohs, junior business administration major, received her bank statement in the mail earlier this month and noticed a charge on her debit card in a language that she didn’t understand for a hotel room in Spain, she knew something was wrong.

There were over 17 transactions, but Lyon County State Bank at 902 Merchant St. caught the fraudulent charges.

The transactions included the hotel room, as well as various retail stores, and the charges put Stohs in debt.

“People can just walk by and see your pin number (when you’re checking out),” Stohs said. “Don’t give anybody any information or let

them use your debit card. I even have a hard time allowing my parents to use my information now.”

A s soon as Stohs noticed the foreign transactions, she contacted Lyon County State Bank, and they immediately closed her account. Stohs had to file a transaction dispute claiming that the charges where not made by her.

Now, Stohs said she no longer does as much online shopping and has notified her bank that she should never have any international transactions without her personal approval.

Kevin Flanders, sophomore Spanish and psychology major, also recently noticed that his bank account was sufficiently lower than usual. Flanders said students should always carry an I.D. on them and keep all

STOHS other forms of identification locked away. “ (My parents) checked my monthly bank statement and found there were two charges to a business that I (had) never patronized,” Flanders said.

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College Jet Set: Final Part in a Series

Language barrier is biggest obstacle to immersion C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com For Aki Sakurai, junior political science major, speaking up in class is one of the most difficult adjustments from Japanese to American classrooms she’s had to make.

“Sometimes, especially in my political science classes, professors ask a student ‘so what do you think of this program or that,’ but I haven’t improved my thinking skills like that yet,” Sakurai said.

C lass discussion is also an issue for Min Ha, senior political science major. He said that while it is a major part of his classes, students and professors expect his full comprehension while he struggles just to understand the material.

But Ha said that if he asks other students for help comprehending the material in class, they always gladly oblige him.

Kevin Johnson, associate professor of business and president of Faculty Senate, said the language barrier is the first thing that comes to mind as a difficulty for international students.

“I think one way (professors) try to deal with it is ask them to

come and talk to us if they have questions,” Johnson said. “It seems that when we talk one-onone, it seems to be easier for them to understand a few things.”

Johnson said that another difficulty of the transition is the different style of teaching, with more discussion and asking questions instead of listening to a professor lecture.

Johnson said that just having someone to talk to would be a simple way to help international students improve their language skills.

Mel Storm, professor and chair of the English department, said the language barrier would be more easily breached by immersion. “ I always encourage international students that I teach or advise, if they live in an apartment with people from the same language community, I tell them even amongst yourselves, try to force yourselves to speak English,” Storm said. “The harder one tries to do this, the more thorough the immersion is, the more rapid the mastery develops.”

T he variety of viewpoints that comes from the diversity of ESU’s students was what Storm pointed to as the best advantage of the

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Groups of international students from different countries discuss relationship and love differences among their cultures in the IEP reading class Tuesday afternoon. Cara Codney, the IEP instructor, brought cookies, snacks and love topics to her class on the Valentine’s Day. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin

Verhulst offers ‘mixed bag of degrees’ for recruitment T ianhai J iang jiang@esubulletin.com Stene Verhulst, new assistant director for international communication and recruitment, arrived in Emporia about a week ago and said he is ready to get to work.

“My job is to expand our international student enrollment and to diversify it, to make it more attractive for kids to come here and then to actually go and turn these inquiries of students into (actual) students at Emporia State,” Verhulst said. “It is kind of an exhaustive review of what’s working and what’s not.”

Thanks to the Office of International Education’s new advertising budget, Verhulst said he is hoping to be able to be more active in going out and meeting

prospective students face-to-face.

He said his role is to be the voice and face of international education at ESU. “I think the beauty of Emporia State is that it’s an inclusive community where you are valued,” Verhulst said. “I think that is something that I want to get back to, talking about how you are not just a number and you can be an important part and you are going to get an opportunity to do hands on research as an undergrad, all of the beauties of going to a smaller institution as opposed to getting overlooked.”

Verhulst comes to ESU with a background fitted for the position.

He said all the travel he has done has equipped him well because of the cross-cultural experience and exposure.

“I have worked with students in

a lot of different contexts, but never in this role,” Verhulst said.

As an undergraduate at the University of Wyoming, Verhulst studied communication with a minor in international relations, and this was when he became interested in traveling. He got his masters in political science with a focus on international relations and an emphasis on peace and conflict studies.

“I am from Spearfish, South Dakota. Then I went to a small private college my freshman year and played soccer,” Verhulst said.

“It was too small and too private so I transferred to the University of Wyoming and went straight through. I got my undergrad in ’08 Stene Verhulst, assistant director for international communication and recruitand just got my masters in 2011.

Now here I am with a mixed bag of ment, says that his learning experiences at the University of Wyoming prepared him for his upcoming duties at ESU. Verhulst said the best thing about degrees.”

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ESU is that it is an “inclusive community.” Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

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Police Reports Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Feb. 8 Annelise Adams reported a non-injury accident involving KS 073DVK and KS 360DVM at 18th and Merchant. Citation issued to Qing Zhang for a stop sign violation at same location.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop in 900 Mechanic St. Feb. 9 Resident of North Twin Towers reported finding drug paraphernalia in dormitory room. Officer confiscated a pipe with suspicious residue.

Twin Towers Complex reception reported suspect returned to dormitory. Suspect left prior to officer’s arrival.

Feb. 10 Officer dispatched to a stranded motorist at 12th and Highland St. Vehicle had already started prior to officer’s arrival.

Officer lowered flags in Sunken Garden and Sauder Center to half-mast.

Feb. 11 Officer assisted the Emporia Police Dept. with criminal threat call at 1222 Neosho St. Resident of ESU Apt. C-27 reported someone knocking on her door. It was the ESU plumbing crew working at building C. Officer advised the resident of ESU Apt. D-38, 1201 to turn down his music.

Officer advised the residents of ESUApt. B-22 to turn down his music.

Feb. 12 Officer issued citation to KS UMB377 for unauthorized parking.

Adil Masood turned in a found purse.

Officer assisted KS PML155 with snow removal from vehicle windows.

Feb. 13 Officer assisted KS 411AYQ from snow bank at 15th and Center.

Parking Enforcement immobilized KS XCS920 in Lot 3. Citation issued.

Officer stopped KS 120DVL at 200 W 12th St. Verbal warning for obstructed window at 12th and Merchant St. Parking Enforcement immobilized OK 340JCI in Pavilion Meters.

Feb. 14 Female student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ.

The Bulletin | February 16, 2012

Campus celebrates ‘proud past, focused future’

DeWayne Backus and ambassador Samantha Beye cut the cake at the 149th birthday celebration of Emporia State in Webb Hall Tuesday morning. With the theme “Proud Past, Focused Future,” President Shonrock spoke on how he focuses on the future every day and he sees a bright future with ESU. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

T ianhai J iang jiang@esubulletin.com Paul Miller, 94-year-old math and physics alum, has been to two Founders’ Days celebrations at Emporia State. The first was the 75th anniversary of ESU in 1936 when he was a freshman, and on Tuesday in Webb Hall, he attended the 149th celebration. Over 300 alumni, students, faculty and staff attended.

“The school was much, much smaller than this (when he was a student),” Miller said, “but I tell you, it just changed my life completely. I grew up in extreme poverty, literally. We had no money as a family. I don’t think anybody could match the record I had. College was just beyond rich.”

Miller said he considered several other schools like KU, K-State and Wichita State, but he ultimately chose ESU, at the time known as the Kansas

State Teachers College. Miller said ESU offered him $15 a month to attend, while other institutions offered no more than $10. The tuition and fees per semester were $14 in 1936.

“I lived on that,” Miller said. “I had exactly $25 that I saved when I came to school here. I took that down to the post office, and put that in postal savings because I wouldn’t dare carry $25. That was too much money.”

But when Miller graduated from ESU in 1940, he still had $20 in his pocket.

“So my schooling only cost me $5,” Miller said.

Alum Belle Grimsley, who graduated in 1962, said she was surprised at students’ fashion nowadays.

“When I was in college, we really dressed up to go to class, wearing heels and sometimes gloves,” Grimsley said, “but that doesn’t happen anymore. It’s

much more relaxed and much easier.”

Originally known as the Kansas State Normal School, ESU was established by the Kansas Legislature on Feb. 15, 1863, said Tyler Curtis, director of alumni relations and legislative liaison.

The first class began two years later with 18 students under the direction of Lyman Kellogg, ESU’s first president and only staff member, Curtis said. Now, ESU has upwards of 60,000 alumni.

President Michael Shonrock was in attendance for the celebration. This year’s theme was “Proud Past, Focused Future.”

“This is the day, from the day one, that touches my heart,” Shonrock said, “and on Valentine’s Day, you can’t ask for a better thing than to touch your heart… we have been changing lives since 1863, and we look forward to changing lives in the future…it’s not about organizations, not about titles – it’s about making differences in lives.”

Campus counselors help students cope for free T ianhai J iang jiang@esubulletin.com About 11 percent of Emporia State’s student population utilizes the free on-campus counseling services provided by Student Health Services. “(That’s) about the same as the general population that go to counseling in the public,” said Sally Crawford-Fowler, assistant director of counseling services.

Counseling services schedules between 600 to 700 appointments each semester, Crawford-Fowler said.

But only about 5 percent of international students use the campus counseling services, Crawford-Fowler said.

“ESU offers counseling services, but I don’t need it,” said Xu Wang, graduate business student. “When I have problems, I will talk to my family or solve them by myself.”

There will be a workshop held at 3:30-4:30 pm on Feb. 22 in Sauder Alumni Center called “Balancing Act” for international students to balance life, school and friends.

The counseling services on campus are free, except for court evaluation for drugs and alcohol, CrawfordFowler said. The team has six counselors and three intern students.

“These services are free, and if they are not students, they cost a lot of money,” Crawford-Fowler said. “So if there’s something to fix, you might as well do it now while it’s free. And it’s important to try to fix those things when they are still kind of small before they really interfere with their life. If it’s got to the point where it’s big, that means get in as soon as possible.”

Depression, anxiety and relationship problems are the top three reasons students seek counseling, Crawford-Fowler said. They also come in for eating disorders, homesickness, loneliness or roommate problems.

Counseling services also provides art therapy for students who don’t feel like talking about their problems.

They can communicate with the counselor through various kinds of art such as drawing, painting and model magic, said Shubha Chatterjee, graduate art therapy and mental health

counseling student.

Bonnie Starr, counselor and biofeedback coordinator, has given about 500 biofeedback sessions to students to help them relax. Some of the stressed-out students she’s seen have had hands as cool as 70 degrees, but by the end of the session they warm up by about 20 degrees, an indication that their stress is alleviated.

“When we get more relaxed, the temperature of our fingers goes higher,” Starr said. “Our fingers and toes are the coldest parts of our body.

We try to see if we can help people to warm up to about 95 (degrees), then that’s a very relaxed state.”

Biofeedback is intentional relaxation, Starr said. It uses techniques such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation and guided imagery to help students with test anxiety, stress or sleep disorders. It also has a scientific approach, using a thermometer on the finger to rate the feedback.

The office will set up a table in the Memorial Union about healthy relationships on Feb. 23, and help students with the pressures of school on March 29.

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Students brainstorm enrollment boosters R ocky R obinson robinson@esubulletin.com Emporia State’s declining enrollment was the hot topic at the Student Open Forum last Thursday.

A group of about 10 students, most of whom are members of Associated Student Government, discussed ways to improve enrollment and increase student retention.

“Enrollment is low, and the students that do enroll don’t even stay for the weekend,” said Luke Drury, junior political science major. “It’s turning into a suitcase college – kids just pack up every chance they get.

The old motto used to be ‘come here, go anywhere,’ which makes us sound like a junior college, and we are holding true to that motto.”

During the hour meeting, the group discussed ways to obtain and retain students, focusing more on recruitment in rural areas and ways to better promote the school.

“I haven’t heard a good sales pitch since I’ve been here,” said Luke Chiddix, junior political science major. “I want a hardcore, ‘here is

Emporia, and here is what we have to offer.’ We need to keep it simple.”

ASG president and senior occupational therapy major Ashley Vogts said ESU needs to focus more on the school’s strengths, delivering the message that the school is more than just a teachers college. Vogts said ESU should also focus on the fact that it is the safest campus in Kansas among all regents schools.

“We never show interest in students unless they show interest in us,” Vogts said. “Once they show interest, we do a good job sending out information, but we need to get the word out, whether that means students going to high school around the area to talk to students or having the administration sending more information.”

Getting the campus better involved in the community was the main solution. The group concluded that the more students get involved and have things to do, the less likely they will be to go home.

“I think having students do community service would help students, help them find out what is going on

Luke Drury, junior political science major, Charles Chiddix, senior political science major, and Ashley Vogts, senior interdisciplinary studies major, listen to ideas that Stuart Sneath, sociology major has. They disscussed creating new inventive ways to bring in students and help students transition into Emporia State smoothly. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

around Emporia,” Drury said. “It wouldn’t have to be much, just five or 10 hours, (and) we could even offer something like a credit hour for it. It is not unreasonable to ask for each semester. You could do it individually or get involved in an

DEGREES... from page 1 Amy Murphy, sophomore elementary education major, works with OIE as a SWARM leader and international ambassador. She said ESU markets well to other countries because there are many opportunities for other cultures to represent their cultures and countries, such as with the upcoming International Food Festival.

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“I’ve discovered so much of the whole world from Emporia, just coming and talking to the students,” Johnson said. “With American students you learn more about other parts of Kansas, and with international students you can sit and chat

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RSO.” The group wrote down the solutions they would like to see, and the list will be given to the administration. Drury blamed the low attendance of the meeting on a lack of advertising.

Hee Yeon Lee, freshman graphic design major, said that she thought the most appealing thing about ESU was the affordable tuition. Her college in Korea is partnered with ESU, so she receives cheaper tuition.

Verhulst said he is putting a new face and fresh ideas to use to grab the attention of students around the globe. For more information on the OIE, visit their page on ESU’s website. with them… and I’ve learned so much about different holidays, different culture.”

Domestic students can get involved by joining the conversation partners program. To join, students simply need to write an email to iep@emporia.edu and include their name, gender, major and availability.

BANK... from page 1 dent and back office processing manager at Lyon County State Bank, said identity theft occurs when a person finds your personal information, such as your social security number or PIN number and address, and uses it to either pretend to be you or make fraudulent charges. It occurs most commonly through “dumpster divers” – which is someone who digs through trash to find personal information – spam emails asking for clarification of information and phony telemarketers, Spellman said.

“With any young person, especially in college, there’s a lot to learn,” Spellman said.

“We rely a lot on the Internet as a communication tool.

Those are some great resources, but they are also the most common method for people to try to steal identity or account information to ultimately steal money.”

Spellman said that her husband had his identity stolen several years ago.

“A person in California was using my husband’s name and social security (number) to open cell phone and credit card accounts,” Spellman said.

“Those companies started calling and things weren’t matching up because they were using our current address as a previous address.”

Spellman said ways to reduce the risk of identity theft includes keeping personal information safe. When receiving any mail or documents with personal information, it is best to shred it instead of throwing it away. Another way is to monitor credit reports. “ We encourage people to check their credit reports,” Spellman said. “If you see you didn’t authorize (a transaction), it might indicate someone is using your identity and social security to gain credit.”

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Undocumented But Not Invisible The debate in Topeka over undocumented workers has a profound implication on the Emporia community. Kansas business groups are proposing to keep undocumented workers in Kansas in order to satisfy hard-to-fill jobs in agricultural and other industries.

GOP delegates are split in their desire to keep and utilize a burgeoning workforce. The same rift exists between the staff of The Bulletin. We all agree, however, that one should approach undocumented immigrants with a sense of compassion and reason.

Last week we published an article as part of the “College Jet Set” series regarding the international make-up of ESU. But a much larger population of immigrants exists across town. A large portion of Emporia is of Hispanic origin and has relocated to America, and some have bypassed the laws governing entrance into the United States.

It is a statistical fact that an immigrant is as much a part of Emporia as any American born citizen, regardless of where you stand on the illegal-legal immigration argument. They own businesses, their children attend schools, they are community leaders and they affect public policy.

To claim that because they are here illegally they do not deserve our attention is to erase them from

our community identity. To do so would be ethically reprehensible.

Each person who enters the U.S. does so for unique reasons. The Bulletin believes it is our job as compassionate citizens to participate in a dialogue with all foreigners in Emporia with the intent to facilitate a pleasant and mutually beneficial coexistence.

The Kansas legislature seems to only value immigrants in terms of their economic productivity. Some on the business end regard undocumented workers as economically essential. Others believe these immigrants sap money and resources from public services that they do not pay into. The Bulletin does not condemn regulations on immigration. We merely recognize the intrinsic value of human life.

Though there is a direct economic implication to undocumented workers, there is also a human element within the data. All we ask is that policy makers acknowledge that humans are more than numbers.

If Topeka determines that illegal immigration is a problem that must be stopped, then our readership should expect a forthcoming reaction.

But until that day, it is everyone’s obligation to sympathize with our fellow Emporians.

Be Your Brother’s Keeper When I was a kid, the police were a sign that everything was OK. If I was by myself in public, a nearby cop made me feel a thousand times more secure. They protected me from hooligans, criminals and the evils of drugs.

T hen I read about a study that shows people with power tend to abuse it. Then I saw that picture of the police officer pepper-spraying the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

T hen, very recently, I read an article about the woman who called the police after someone threw a brick through her window. The police officer that came to her house raped her, and she was subsequently arrested.

I suppose I’ve always thought that corrupt officers were only in the movies and that the police must go through some sort of rigorous “be perfect” training process before they’re given a badge and a gun. Now, as I grow older, I feel… disillusioned.

I’m not going to say that police shouldn’t be trusted. Rather, we have no choice but to trust those who have authority over us. And not just police officers, but politicians, teachers and anyone else who is in a position of power.

T hese people aren’t superheroes, but they certainly are not the power-drunk villains that make cameos in the newspaper. What I’ve come to realize is that they’re just regular people. The same proportion of them will be good or bad, dumb or smart, as there are in the rest of the population.

For those studying to become police officers, poli-

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E llen W eiss weiss@esubulletin.com ticians or any other person with any sort of effective power, all I can do is to implore you – please, be good people. Fight the urge to – what psychologists might say is a natural desire – abuse power.

To the rest of you, do not be afraid to stand up to a badge, sign or diploma if you know that you can prevent a misdeed.

I felt the need to share this revelation because there may be others my age that have not had it. The more people live with their eyes and minds open, the sooner we can live in a world where everyone has the power to check and balance our fellow human beings.

Bulldozing Students’ Rights Gov. Sam Brownback plans to pass legislation that will change the way with which education in Kansas is dealt. While most people complain about the legislation bringing about radical changes to teachers, I am far more concerned about the students.

Two major changes brought about with Brownback’s legislation include forcing eighth graders to create a career plan, as well as offering a $1,000 incentive to any high school for each student who graduates with skills in specific labor-based industries.

By having high schools reach for that sweet money from the government, they are coercing the schools into shifting their direction from an open and free system for students to one that will focus on more labor-intensive studies. The classes offered at any high school will slowly shift away from the arts and humanities to those that deal with areas that are lacking, such as the agricultural industry.

The far more damaging of these two sections, however, includes having the eighth graders create their own career plans for their future, similar to what I have experienced in European nations.

I would be a fool if I were to expect each and every student to follow the career plans they create in eighth grade. By forcing the students to create a career plan, the school puts an insanely large amount of pressure on its students. How would you feel if you had to choose your future in eighth grade? Brownback is destroying the

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And the damage this bill would cause for liberal colleges would be apparent in about two years after being passed. The enrollment in liberal arts schools will drop significantly as high schools create more linear paths for their students. With some students already worried about the job market as it is, just think of the inevitable chaos.

This bill needs to die now, and Brownback needs to learn this from those that it affects – everyone.

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James Ehlers presents his work, named “Untitled.” It is displayed in the passion fruit show in Eppink Gallery in King Hall. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

S teven E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com This month, the art department is presenting the passion fruit art show, an exhibit of works created by art department faculty in the Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery in King Hall. The art show opened Jan. 31 and runs through March 22.

“Anyone who has ever wondered what faculty do with their time when not in the classroom should attend the passion fruit exhibit,” said Roberta Eichenberg, assistant professor of sculpture.

Eichenburg said the show revolves around the theme of highlighting artworks designed by faculty members during an artist residency, fellowship, sabbatical or workshop they attended or directed.

The exhibit features works

by Eric Conrad, James Ehlers, Roberta Eichenberg, Patricia Kahn, Stephanie Lanter, Patrick Martin, Larry Schwarm and Derek Wilkinson.

Last winter, Eric Conrad, assistant professor of art, participated in the Frans Masareel Centrum Artist Residency Program in Kasterlee, Belgium. Conrad said Frans Masareel Centrum will accept individual works as well as collaborative group proposals, and his group’s proposal was to create fifteen large-scale monotype prints.

“Frans Masareel Centrum is primarily a printmaking residency and has a well equipped print studio,” Conrad said. “In addition, each resident receives an A-frame house with kitchen, living room, bedroom and small studio space within the house.”

In 1999, Patricia Kahn, assistant professor of art education, traveled to Hindman, Ky. to attend the Hindman Settlement School Appalachian Folk Week Class.

Kahn made a custom Appalachian style chair that is currently on display in the passion fruit show.

Kahn said she felt it was important to experience chair making since she was writing about it for her dissertation “To make the chair frame, I had to chop down a white oak tree, drag it across the creek to the woodshed and saw it into parts,” Kahn said. “I used an ax to split the wood with the grain. I also used Colonial tools such as die measurements and a drawshave.

I cut the parts close to size and used the drawshave bench to refine them, while measuring with a die cut.”

In 2009, assistant professor of engraving James Ehlers was invited to participate in an artist residency at the Print Base in Guanlan, China. Ehlers said he stayed at the Print Base for two weeks, where he worked with artists from China, England, Poland and Canada.

Ehlers produced two engravings during his two-week stay at the Print Base.

“One (engraving), a self-portrait, and the other a portrait of a friend from my days in Florida,” Ehlers said. “Many of the Chinese printers asked me if the girl in the portrait was my girlfriend, which I clarified in saying ‘pengyoe’ – which means friend. This of course led to the title (of the second engraving).”

The Norman R. Eppink Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Jazz fever resonates throughout campus S teven E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com The music department presented a jazz concert and all-day festival Tuesday.

Both the concert and festival included performances by the Emporia State Jazz Ensemble with director Gary Ziek and the Emporia High School Jazz Ensemble with director Robert Haselhuhn.

The ESU Jazz Ensemble performed “My Spanish Heart,” a set of five songs by jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea. “ The jazz concert was really great,” said Sean Claridge. sophomore psychology major.

“I really enjoyed the performances of the Chick Corea songs in particular, but the concert as a whole really made my night.”

Ziek said ESU’s ensemble plays a wide variety of music, ranging from Count Basie to Duke Ellington to Gordon Goodwin and Bob Florence. “ The group has performed with jazz artists such as Frank Mantooth, Bob Bowman, Doug Talley, Arthur Lipner, Robert McCurdy, Rick DiMuzio, Arthur White and Randy Hamm,” Ziek said.

The Emporia High School performed “Sack O’ Woe” and “Work Song” by Cannonball Adderley, “Birdland” by Josef Zawinul, “Stolen Moments” by Oliver Nelson and “Egyptian”

by Carla Bley.

The first performance fea-

Guitarist Riley Day, member of ESU’s Jazz Ensemble, presents “My Spanish Heart” on Valentine’s Day in Albert Taylor Hall on Tuesday night. The Emporia High School Jazz Ensemble was the special guest for the Jazz Concert.

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tured Jordan Williams and Jae Shin on alto saxophone, Charlie Wilks on tenor saxophone, Megan Dorcas on baritone saxophone and flute, Trisha Stockton and Cesar Zuniga on trumpet, Tommy Dorcas on trombone, Autumn Howell on piano, Olivia Coulson and Rick Garcia on bass, Cory Thephachan and Alex Benjamin on guitar, and percussionists Luke Phillips, Matt Howard and Sage Thurston.

ESU featured Ben Reilly

on alto saxophone, Michael Murrell on alto saxophone and clarinet, Griff Young on tenor saxophone and Billy Bostic on baritone saxophone. The trumpet section consisted of Leeann Graves, Christine Tompkins, Brad Harzman, Bobby Little, AJ Pence, Emileigh Frederking and Ethan Dodd.

On trombone were Samantha Beemer, John Robinson, Grant Saylor-Perkins, Alex Nelson, Stephanie Marston and Jeff

Poort. Riley Day played guitar, Penny Speedie on piano, Colin Jones on bass, John Blaisdell on drum set and Trevor Lendreth on auxiliary percussion.

Ziek said the Emporia State Jazz Ensemble will perform the music of Chick Corea at the Kansas Music Educators Association convention later this month. The Emporia State music department is planning another jazz concert in Albert Taylor Hall in April.

“Safe House” is one of those movies that you’ll find in 10 years and think, “Oh hey, I didn’t know those two did a movie together, I should check it out.” Then after watching it, you’ll realize why you’d never heard of it before.

Denzel Washington plays the shadowy and epically named Tobin Frost, a former CIA agent who goes rogue and starts selling secrets. When Frost walks into an American consulate in South Africa, he’s taken to a nearby safe house, which is overseen by Mathew Weston (Ryan Reynolds).

A group of mercenaries attack the safe house, forcing Weston to escape with Frost. What follows is a choppy and predictable romp through South Africa as Weston tries to keep Frost from escaping while also trying to stay alive and prove himself to his superiors.

Like any espionage thriller, “Safe House” has a few twists, but they’re all so very predictable that it takes all the fun out of it. If you’ve seen any spy movie before, you’ve seen “Safe House.” Even Denzel seems to get bored as the movie goes on. When we first meet Frost, he has a mischievous gleam in his eye, but by the end, he just seems bored and tired of the events unfolding.

Frost is one of the more poorly used characters that I’ve seen in a while. When I first saw a preview that showed Denzel playing a rogue CIA agent with a knack for mental manipulation, I immediately started looking forward to it, but by the end of the film, I realized that Frost barely did anything to make us believe that he was as much of a threat as he was supposed to be. Provided, Denzel does a great job with the moments he’s given and gives the character at least a little depth, although we never get the full picture of Tobin Frost.

Reynolds plays the naïve Weston perfectly. All too often we get the character who’s been overlooked by their superiors, and they either end up being hopelessly incompetent or a closet badass.

Weston is neither, and it works very well.

While his lack of field experience is obvious, we can also see him prove that he is, in fact, a trained agent with the skills to prove it.

One thing that director Daniel Espinosa does well in this movie is to continually remind the viewer that nobody can be trusted and nobody is safe. From the opening scene where Frost meets with a contact from MI6 who initially sells him the much sought after file which drives the film, each scene is laced with tension as it’s never made perfectly clear who can be trusted.

“Safe House” is nothing all that special, and doesn’t live up to its hype, but it’s worth a see for fans of the actors.

2 out of 5 reels

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Shonrock using media to “build the brand” T ianhai J iang jiang@esubulletin.com Emporia State will be in the local spotlight at least once a week on a regular basis, said Gwen Larson, assistant director of marketing and media relations.

President Michael Shonrock will appear on a KVOE radio show every other Thursday at 8:15 a.m. and a monthly Town Talk show on E-TV, channel 70 on Cable One, to help increase awareness about ESU. He will also write a monthly article for The Gazette.

“Everything we do should be strategic,” Shonrock said.

“Everything we do to help build the brand and the image of our institution is important. That’s what we are trying to create, word of mouth.”

The first television show will air at 12 and 5 p.m. each day this week and into next week, according to an email sent to The Bulletin

by Larson. It will also be available online at etv70.com, said Matthew Fowler, station manager of E-TV, which was started this past fall.

“It’s a great opportunity to build stronger ties between ESU and the community,” said Rob Gilligan, host of Town Talk and 2001 student body president alum. “I really appreciate what Dr. Shonrock is doing, really hitting the ground and saying ‘I need to make sure I’m out there, I’m

accessible to the community and accessible to people that care about ESU.’” Shonrock brought Ashley Vogts, senior interdisciplinary studies major and Associated Student Government president, and Jennifer Cheray, senior marketing major and ASG vice president, to the E-TV show last Friday to talk about ESU. Vogts said this was the first time she had ever done a television and radio show.

“I think it’s pretty cool that he gives opportunities to the students,” Vogts said, “because we hear from the administrative side of ESU a lot more out in the community than we do from the students.”

Shonrock also plans to invite different groups to come in, such as graduate students, out-of-state students, faculty and staff. Kevin Johnson, Faculty Senate president, will be the next guest for the show.

“Any opportunity we have to talk about Emporia State, we want to do it,” Shonrock said, “and we want to make sure the local community has a sense of some of the great things that are happening at ESU.” Shonrock said he considers this media outreach as part of his long-term vision. He said he has planned a media tour at the end of spring around the state to build relationships with not only media but also the alumni in other

From right to left, President Shonrock, Ashley Vogts, Associated Student Government president, Jennifer Cheray, ASG vice-president and Rob Gilligan from The Gazette film the “Town Talk” for E-TV last Friday morning. The show aired on Tuesday. Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin

communities and to meet with partners at other institutions.

“Information is so easy to

get out there now,” Gilligan said. “If you are not working to keep Emporia State in people’s

forethoughts, then you are losing that battle for future students and future support.”

‘Ask a Black Person’ breaks down stereotypes K haili S carbrough scarbrough@esubulletin.com

Senior recreation major and president of BSU James Jones answered questions people had about the black community. Black Student Union hosted the event last night in Webb Lecture Hall I. Yo Han Kim/The Bulletin

Explosives found in pickup near Kansas Statehouse TOPEKA (AP) — Several homemade bombs were found Wednesday in a pickup truck parked near the Kansas Statehouse that had specialty license plates issued only to U.S. military paratroopers, and police said they arrested the owner inside an underground tunnel connecting the Capitol to an office building.

Capitol Police spokesman Patrick Saleh said the incident was not connected to another arrest Wednesday of a man who allegedly phoned in a threat to Gov. Sam Brownback’s office from a Topeka motel.

“Neither one of them was armed, and neither of them offered any resistance,” Saleh said.

Saleh said officers went to investigate the pickup after receiving a call from a state employee about it being parked in a restricted lot outside the Kansas Judicial Center, south of the Statehouse, without the normal state worker tag. An officer saw suspicious objects

inside, including an empty gun holster, and authorities called in the Topeka Police Department’s bomb squad.

Saleh said the homemade explosives were made with household materials and designed to spray shrapnel once they were detonated. He didn’t have further details, but called them “actual explosives.”

But, he added, “Everybody in the building was safe.”

Officers arrested the pickup’s owner inside the tunnel used by legislators, state officials, lobbyists and citizens to go between the Statehouse and a building that houses state agencies and legislators’ offices and where legislative committee meetings are held. Saleh said the man claimed to have an appointment in the office building, but none was verified. Saleh didn’t have information about the man’s identity.

The man was being questioned by agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Saleh said.

Students and members of Black Student Union met in the Memorial Union yesterday to address questions and debunk stereotypes about African Americans as BSU hosted their annual “Ask A Black Person” event.

“It is basically a time for students to come and ask questions that they wouldn’t normally ask someone,” said Chastity Wadley, junior marketing major and publicity chair for BSU. “It’s supposed to be anonymous. It’s a time for people to come together and get to know more about the African Americans in a laid back way.”

Wadley said that BSU set out a table to collect questions from students that would then be read and discussed at the event. The point was to ensure that no one

would be embarrassed or shy to ask a question.

“There (was) be a chance for people to add their own input, so it’s not just from an African American standpoint, but also from different viewpoints as well,” said Taylor Bullock, senior sociology major.

Bullock said that in past years they have gotten questions asking why black males are more athletic than other athletes, if there really an issue between lighter and darker skinned individuals, as well as questions about the differences with black women’s hair.

“I think BSU’s goal is to answer those wandering questions that people have and to get people to understand more about African Americans, so they don’t feel afraid to come up to somebody and have a conversation with them,” Wadley said. “Also to create diversity

so that everyone knows about everybody.”

Bullock said BSU hoped to educate others about the African American community.

“We all may look the same, but everyone has different issues,” Bullock said. “I am from the suburbs, middle class, so what I go through in life as an African American may not be the same as our president of BSU, who is from Dallas, Texas.”

Erin Bleich, sophomore secondary education major, said that she thinks “Ask A Black Person” is a good idea.

“We build up stereotypes in our heads about people, and then we don’t really ask to see if it is true or not, so we really don’t have any idea,” Bleich said.

BSU hosts several events throughout the semester. Their next event is “Karaoke Live” from 7-10 p.m. on Feb. 28 in Albert Taylor Hall.

Frosty Shows Face On Campus

Sophomore German major Masahiro Sudo and Rin Takamura from Japan enjoy making a snowman in front of the library on Monday. Yo Han Kim/The Bulletin

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Women slash Lions after rough start C helsie S laughter slaughter@esubulletin.com The Lady Hornets took on the Lions of Missouri Southern on Saturday. ESU won 79-65.

“When one or two people make a shot, the confidence builds for everybody,” said Jory Collins, head coach. “We are definitely a better rebounding team now than we have ever had in the season.”

The Hornets lost the tipoff, but senior guard Heather Robben took the ball to the hole 20 seconds into the game, scoring the first basket. Emporia threw the ball away early, trying to force the ball inside to the posts. With about 14 minutes left in the first half, the Hornets trailed the Lions 6-8. Then junior guard Jocelyn Cummings made two layups on back-to-back plays up the court.

On the defensive end of the court, junior guard Rachel Hanf took a charge then made three consecutive three-pointers to help put the Hornets up 19-10.

Emporia lost the lead for only one possession during the game, but with the help of Robben adding five quick points to the board, ESU led at the half, 28-27.

“The first half we did not play the best defense,” Cummings said. “We made mistakes that were correctable, and we fixed them in the second half.”

Emporia began the second half with the ball. The points were spread out amongst the players, but freshman forward Kathryn Flott nailed a three-pointer and then made a turn-around jumpshot on the next possession, which helped stretch the Hornet lead to 42-38. Cummings added four points in the paint for the Hornets. She led the team with

15 points on the night.

ESU covered the floor, allowing for easier drives to the basket, but struggled on the defensive end to stop Missouri Southern.

Freshman forward Merissa Quick completed two three-point plays for a total of six points in two possessions.

With a technical foul by the Lions, Robben stepped up to the line to sink both free-throws. The Hornets picked up the defensive pressure, denying the Lions smooth offensive possession.

Flott ended the game with 14 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.

“We executed what we needed to execute, and in the first half we did not do that,” Flott said.

“We talked about it at the half and came out and did it in the second half.”

ESU will take on Lincoln University at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Jefferson City, Mo.

Men lose hard fight against Mo. Southern C helsie S laughter slaughter@esubulletin.com

On Saturday, the Hornets took on the Missouri Southern Lions at White Auditorium. In a close game, the Hornets lost to the Lions, 57-61.

“Coach V’s (Vandiver) motto is ‘never stop fighting,’” said junior guard Chris Sights.

“Tonight we did that. This shows that we can go out and compete with anybody, no matter the rankings. Rankings really do not mean anything – it is about our heart.”

The game started with the ball in ESU’s possession, and sophomore guard Travis Dykman drained a three, followed by a three by senior forward and center Antonio DiMaria, making the score, 6-2, two minutes in.

The Hornets played strong

defensively, but the flow offensively slowed down, and the defensive pressure let up a bit as the Lions took the lead with about 11 minutes left, 13-18.

Center Troy Pierce was a verbal leader on the floor. With three minutes left in the first half, the Hornets were down 23-31. The points were spread among the players, and DiMaria and Sights added three-pointers to make the score 31-36 with 30 seconds left in the half. At the end of the first half, the Hornets trailed, 33-36.

“I’m happy we bounced back from Wednesday’s game and put out the right type of effort,” said Shaun Vandiver, head coach. “It is all about wins and losses right now, and we just need to get back on the right track.”

In the second half, the Hornets were sloppy with the ball for a few possessions, but Sights drove the lane for an easy two

points, pulling the score to 40-42.

Emporia was pumped up and cheered each other on as DiMaria sank a three-pointer, ending the game with 17 points and going four for six from behind the three-point line.

“Every game is important for us,” DiMaria said. “We knew the last couple of games we have not come out strong, and we were not going to let that happen this night.”

Going to a zone defense, the Hornets frustrated the Lions’ offense. Sights drove the ball between two defenders for a bucket, and at the four minute mark, the score was close at 53-52, with ESU on top. With three minutes left, Missouri took back the lead.

The Hornets fell 57-61.

“This is the hardest we have played in a long time on a consistent basis,” Sights said. “We just came up short.”

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Etheridge credits success to higher power M arcus H ix sports@esubulletin.com In his second year as a track sprinter, sophomore crime and delinquency major Andrew Etheridge hopes to build upon his first year’s successes.

Last season, Etheridge won the outdoor national championship in the 110 meter hurdles, according to Emporia State’s website.

“I went into the meet ranked 17th, and God blessed me,” Etheridge said. “He is always blessing me, and coming out on top was absolutely amazing.”

But success is not new to Etheridge. While in high school at Wichita Northwest, Andrew won the 6A state championship in both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles. He was involved in other sports as well.

“I played basketball for two years, football for four years and ran track all four years,” Etheridge said. “I was a member of Good Gangs USA. It’s a church organization that tries to combat youth crimes on the

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streets.”

Starting college, he was a business major but said he soon realized that he wanted to be a mentor and switched to crime and delinquency studies. “(I) decided that I really didn’t like numbers,” Etheridge said. “I really want to be a mentor to kids, so I took the crime and delinquency major to help influence young children.”

Etheridge said his mother and God are two major influences in his life.

“My mom is just an amazing woman,” he said. “She always has my back, and I know that. Also, God, he has just blessed me with so much.

I really can’t complain about anything.”

Etheridge’s demeanor and work ethic is noticed by his teammates as well as his coaches. His teammates voted him as a team captain this season.

“He’s a stud, and there is no question about that,” said Steve Blocker, head coach. “He is somebody that comes to practice and is ready to work every day.”

As a captain, Etheridge said he hopes to help his team reach the podium at nationals.

He has high expectations for the team this season.

“Last outdoor season we had the highest finish in ESU history,” he said. “That feeling was great. Winning a national championship was fun, and getting to see my team up on the podium as well, that was amazing…the team getting fourth place and seeing them so happy, that was better than anything.”

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