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CARE Team in place to prevent tragedy S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com

Five years ago, in response to the shooting at the Virginia Tech college campus in 2007, Emporia State created the CARE Team. Shanti Ramcharan, director of disability service and chair of the team, said CARE stands for consultation, assessment, referral and education.

The CARE Team is made up of a committee of four faculty members and is a resource where students, faculty and staff members can report “students of concern,” which can mean anything from students experiencing stress, depression, engaging in

risky behaviors or who may even have developed mental illnesses. “(College students are at) the traditional age when certain kinds of disorders may start to commonly appear,” said Jacqueline Schmidt, director of Student Wellness. “For instance, say we have someone who is showing signs of having hallucinations and illusions, and schizophrenia is the disorder that causes that. There’s really good help out there and if we can catch it early, (then) we can get that person in some kind of treatment and medication and prevent those illusions and hallucinations from taking over their lives.”

According to the team’s website,

their goal is to offer “assistance to students in distress through consultation with concerned faculty, staff, and students; consistent communication between departments, and referral to campus and off-campus resources.”

Some of the warning risks of a “student of concern” could include a change in behavior, class attendance, social group, hygiene and comments in casual conversation and Facebook posts or homework assignments that are out of character, Ramcharan said.

“One of the recommendations that came out of the Virginia Tech tragedy was that campuses needed to

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Student wins state finger style competition S teven E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com

Finger style guitarist Thomas Silkman opens the stage for three bluegrass bands Friday night at the Granada Theatre. Silkman teaches at Flint Hills Music and encourages students of his to not only play, but to also understand the guitar and bass. Silkman won the finger-style guitar category at the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships Aug. 26. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

Thomas Silkman, senior integrated studies major, took first place in the finger style guitar category of the 32nd Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Competition in Lawrence on Aug. 26.

“I didn’t expect to win,” Silkman said. “It was my first time ever in a guitar competition. I never thought I would place first in a group of three hundred skilled finger style guitarists.”

Silkman, who works at Flint Hills Music, 715 Commercial St., as a guitar teacher, performed Friday night at the Granada Theatre, opening for three bluegrass bands – The Whiskey Trio, Fast Food Junkies and Mountain Sprout.

Silkman said he started playing guitar when he was 12-years-old and started teaching guitar two years later. At 18, he began working as a guitar teacher at Flint Hills Music.

He said he really enjoys teaching people who pick up the guitar a second time after not playing for a while.

“I really love working at Flint Hills Music and I really love Emporia,” Silkman said. “Local

music has definitely started getting more attention and respect, and that’s a really great thing.”

Silkman, who mainly plays his own original compositions, opened Friday night’s show with a song titled “Bagpipes.” It was only the third time he has performed in public, he said.

“I have always wanted to play at the Granada,” Silkman said. “It was awesome to get such a great reaction from the crowd at the Granada. I hope I can do it again some time soon.”

Within the last eight months, he said he has started writing more songs with the thought of competition and live performance in mind.

But Silkman said he still isn’t used to being onstage.

“It’s a different world up there,” Silkman said. “To be honest, I was actually very nervous on the day of the competition.”

Tim Mohn, owner of Flint Hills Music, said that Silkman’s style of playing and composing is very interesting.

“I like that he won that competition playing his original compositions, as opposed to playing a cover or a traditional,” Mohn said.

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New counsel advocates transparency Roll call motivates students to attend class C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com

Kevin Johnson, associate professor of business administration, will begin his new role as Emporia State’s general counsel next July. He is currently serving as interim general counsel in addition to his teaching duties. He has also served as faculty senate president.

A lex H osack hosack@esubulletin.com Unlike in high school, in college there are no truancy laws forcing students to attend class. There are no mothers to wake students who sleep through an obnoxious alarm clock.

But some professors include attendance as part of students’ grades, providing for unmotivated students an incentive to attend class.

“I take attendance because I think it’s very, very important to know if students are there because if they are struggling with something and they were there, that means I, as a teacher, need to think of a different way to explain it,” said Catherine Bergman, clinical instructor of flute. “Whereas if they’re not there, they don’t understand it because they didn’t get the explanation in the first place.”

Bergman passes around a sign-in sheet daily, which students sign for credit points. Other teachers, such as Carly Horne, graduate teaching assistant, give attendance points on sporadic days throughout the semester.

“I take attendance every single day, but only 10 days of this semester are for points,” Horne said. “The students don’t know when the points days will

“We’re a public institution. We shouldn’t keep secrets.”

– Kevin Johnson Charmetra Walker, sophomore elementary education major, signs the sign-in sheet for Carly Horne’s, graduate teaching assistant, Developmental Psychology class. In Horne’s class, she uses the sign-in sheet method rather than calling roll. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

be, so it’s important that they come every time because every time could be a points day.”

Other professors hold students accountable for attending class with-

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What was your previous position at the university?

I’ve been teaching with the faculty here since the fall of 1999, in the school of business, teaching business law and business ethics courses. I’ll do that the rest of this academic year and then at the end of this year I’ll be the full time general counsel.

Will you miss teaching?

Yeah, I’ve really enjoyed teaching.

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Kevin Johnson, newly-appointed general counsel, explains his position, which he will assume next July. He has also served as Faculty Senate president. Cheyenne Broyles/The Bulletin

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Briefs

Secretary of education to visit ESU

Next Tuesday, the United Stated Secretary Of Education, Arne Duncan; Cynthia Apalinski, an elementary science teacher and 2012 Teaching Ambassador; and Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, will hold a “town hall” style meeting in the Visser Hall atrium at 2:45 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

“For nearly 150 years, Emporia State University’s Teachers College has been at the forefront of teacher education,” said Ken Weaver, dean of The Teachers College, in a press release. “We are honored to have Secretary Duncan and President Van Roeckel stop in Emporia to honor career teachers inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame and seek input about education in America. It promises to be inspirational for our students and our faculty.”

Emporia is one city on the 10-day Education Drives America tour, which concludes Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C.

Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Sept. 5 Mark Magathan reported an injury occurring in Twin Towers Complex Maintenance Room. Loris Gilbert was transported by officer to Newman Regional Health.

Sept. 6 Officer stopped KS 549CGS in Sector 8. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation.

Officer stopped KS AI868 in Sector 3. A verbal warning was given for defective tail light.

Officer stopped NJ RYT41D in 1200 W 15th Ave. A verbal warning was given for a stop sign violation.

Officer stopped KS 141DVJ in 1300 Merchant St. A verbal warning was given for defective headlights.

Officer stopped KS 926EAN in 10 E 12th Ave. A verbal warning was given for defective tail light.

Officer stopped a bicyclist in Sector 2. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation.

Officer stopped KS 299COO in 1200 Highland St. A verbal warning was given for defective headlight.

Officer stopped KS 867DVL in 300 E 12th Ave. Citations were issued for speeding in 100 E 12th Ave., DUI and MIC. Subject was taken into custody for DUI and MIC and transported to Lyon Co. jail. Subject is also being held for warrants through Denver, Co. Police Dept.

Sept. 7 Officer took reports of a noninjury accident involving KS USD 76586 and a stop sign at 17th and Wooster Dr. Resident Assistants in Morse Hall Complex reported loud music in Central Morse Hall Room 167. RAs were unable to contact the residents.

The residents returned home and officers asked them to turn down their music.

Officer stopped KS 627DVR at 6th and Commercial Street. A verbal warning was given for driving with-

out headlights.

Sept. 8 Officer checked out gun belonging to Alex Winkler from ESU PD HQ. Officer checked in a gun belonging to Alex Winkler to ESU PD HQ. Officer stopped KS 179DBI at 12th and Highland Street for speeding. Subject was arrested for suspended license and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 100 West 12th Ave. Officer stopped KS 34761 in 200 E 14th Ave. A verbal warning was given for failure to use a turn signal at 16th and Highland Street.

Sept. 9 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 10th and Exchange Street.

Sept. 10 Officer opened the gate at Trusler Sports Complex to allow a vehicle to be towed out.

Male student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. Officer admitted Biology Dept. staff into North Compound.

Officer returned a found bicycle to owner Keyona Carter.

Officer assisted KS 920DVJ in 200 E 13th Ave. with low tire. Air bubble was used.

Sept. 11 Parking Enforcement immobilized KS 815DRE in Lot 7. A citation was issued.

Resident of South Twin Towers reported a fork stuck in dormitory room keyhole. Contacted Robert Whitmore. He will come in. Lock was replaced.

Officer stopped bicyclist in Sector 6. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation.

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The Bulletin | Sept. 13, 2012

Former Bulletin editor soars with Eagle S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com After graduating from Emporia State in May 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in journalism, Kelsey Ryan, former editor-in-chief of The Bulletin, took a job as the education reporter for The Joplin Globe in Missouri, the same paper she held an internship at two years prior. She also married Kellen Jenkins, former multimedia editor for The Bulletin, that June.

Today, she is a business writer for The Wichita Eagle, one of the state’s largest newspaper.

But on May 22, 2011, a massive and damaging tornado swept through Ryan’s future residence, making it a hectic transition into her first, professional job.

“I was coming back from Kansas City from my bachelorette party when I found out about the tornado,” Ryan said. “We asked our friends for canned goods and water and things…we packed and left the next morning.”

Thrust into her new job, Ryan and her fiancée had to frantically search for an apartment. She worked there the week following the tornado before returning to Emporia to prepare for her wedding.

“It was pretty depressing to be in that area the day after it happened, but it was something that when you’re a journalist in a new town, you need to experience the town in the way that everybody else does that lives there,” Ryan said.

As a student at ESU, Ryan was a Bulletin staffer for nearly the entirety of her studies – three and a half years.

She started as a staff writer in the second semester of her freshman year and worked her way up to editor-inchief by her junior year.

“As soon as I started working for The Bulletin, I knew I wanted to get at least a minor in journalism,” Ryan said.

As editor, Ryan was faced with problem of choosing a new printer when the Emporia Gazette shut down

Johnson from ...Page 1 It’s set up to where I can teach one to two classes a year, depending on what the school of business would like. In fact, before I applied for this position, I thought a long time about what it meant to give up in order to take this position. I finally decided to do it.

What led you to the general counsel position?

I practiced law full time before I was teaching here. In my practice I had represented an awful lot of small business, and some of the small businesses can get kind of big. So I feel like I’ve got some actual experience in advising the CEO. I just felt that I had the background for it, and (President Michael Shonrock) agreed, at least enough to give me a shot.

Were you initially planning on applying to be the full time general counsel?

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its printing press, and the paper switched to the Lawrence Journal World. She also revamped the paper’s website, started social media accounts, hired someone to handle the programming aspect of the website, redesigned the fonts used in the paper and redesigned the logo.

“It basically got a complete makeover as far as the design of the paper,” Ryan said.

In her senior year, The Bulletin won the All-Kansas award, the highest honor given by the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press.

Max McCoy, associate professor of English, faculty adviser for The Bulletin, and one of Ryan’s former instructors, said Ryan was an exceptional researcher, and with her leadership skills, set the tone for her staff and all the staff of The Bulletin that has followed.

“Being the editor… it’s no easy task,” McCoy said. “Everything you do is very public. It’s a very steep curve. Overall, Kelsey did a great job, and I think, like other editors, she probably learned as much from her mistakes as she did from her successes.

When people criticize student newspapers, they need to remember that it’s published by students.”

Ryan’s dedication to journalism is also somewhat ironic because she is, in fact, allergic to newsprint ink. On a field trip in the fourth grade, her class visited the local newspaper office.

When they reached the printing press, she passed out. She said she still needs to be careful when dealing with ink today, but that doesn’t stop her.

“She certainly demonstrated a talent for journalism and a passion for it as well,” McCoy said.

Ryan said she enjoyed her position with the Globe, but that being three and a half hours away from her family in Topeka was challenging.

“Being in Joplin and hearing people say time after time, ‘We lost our house, but at least we have each other still,’ it was a reminder to me that my family is here in Kansas,” Ryan said.

At the Eagle, Ryan will cover stories on health care and retail on the as interim and even when I started, I hadn’t really intended to apply, but as I was doing the work, I found that I really enjoyed doing this. It was challenging in a different way than teaching, and I started to really enjoy it. It just hit me that I really like these people, and I like what I’m doing – maybe I should apply for this. If I hadn’t been interim counsel, I probably wouldn’t have applied, but it gave me a good taste.

What are your responsibilities as general counsel?

Looking through an awful lot of contracts. Whenever the president or anyone in the administration has a question that is even remotely related to the law that affects university interests, they’ll ask me, and it’s my job to give them an answer. Employment issues that come up, reviewing policies. Just whenever decision makers have a question that involves the university they ask me and I try to give them an answer instead of, “Well it depends.” Nothing is more frustrating

Attendance from ...Page 1 out taking role every class period.

“I don’t want to take the time in class to do it,” said Richard Sleezer, associate professor of physical geography, meteorology and soil science.

“Some people are really, really strict about attendance, and they have their reasons. You’re hurting yourself by not showing up to class.”

For some students, professors who keep track of attendance give them motivation to go to class.

“It makes me get up in the morning and go to class,” said Emily Lang, freshman elementary education major.

“I’m less willing to skip when I know it’s part of my grade to be there.”

Other students feel that they should be held accountable for their

Guitar from ...Page 1 Local musician Hank Osterhout, bassist for Deadman Flats said he enjoys Silkman’s style of playing.

“It’s really cool to see someone have that kind of appreciation for acoustic guitar and this particular style of playing,” Osterhout said.

Courtesy photo of Ryan

business end of the paper.

“It’s a whole other area that I’ve never covered before,” Ryan said.

“When it comes down to it, the basic skills are still the same...the subject matter is new, so I’m having to research that. I’m also going to have to do extra thinking now in order to do more investigative reporting.”

Ryan said she suggests three things for students who desire a good job after college – get an internship, learn a second language and study abroad.

Those experiences set you apart from competitors, she said.

“One of the advantages of ESU is that students develop contacts with their professors,” said Rob Catlett, professor of economics and director of the Center for Economic Education.

“Professors can sometimes open doors (and) help students in the internship market. I’m positive that Kelsey’s internship helped because I remember when she came back after that and she was just really excited and pumped up about it…it’s kind of like a pre-employment.”

Catlett also said that he is pleased that ESU has another successful graduate.

Jenkins is currently a videographer for a reality television show with a rural theme, “Tough Grit,” which premiered last week on RFDTV. than a lawyer who just says, “Well it depends.”

Where do you stand on the enforcement of the state’s open meetings and open records laws?

In my practice, when you get to know the lawyers you’re dealing with instead of going through the formal procedures, you can call them up and say, “Hey, can we have copies of this stuff?” If it’s something they’re going to get anyway, then the practice becomes “let’s just share it.” My feeling is similar, that if it’s something that is clearly available through the open records law, why make somebody jump through the hoops? We’re not opponents out here. We’re all at the same school. We’re a public institution. We shouldn’t keep secrets.

What is your philosophy as a lawyer?

My philosophy is summed up by an old saying, “The law aids the vigilant, not those asleep on their rights.”

attendance.

“I feel like if a student chooses not to show up to class and fails because of it, that’s their own fault,” said Isaac Mullins, senior elementary education major.

But Hannah Rosenwald, junior sociology major, said she that taking attendance is actually a bit unnecessary.

“I feel like it does help the lower levels to secure attendance and actually provide for some extra points,” Rosenwald said, “but once you reach the junior and senior levels, I think there’s no reason to because the assignments that you have cost so much of your grade, and if you don’t go to class you just won’t do as well, and it’s your own fault by then.”

Mohn said Silkman is an “interesting” musician he’s watched develop over the years.

“His material is very interesting and intricate stuff,” he said.

Silkman will compete in the International Finger Style Guitar Championship this afternoon in Winfield.

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Double Vision: Two Corkys on campus

H annah T homas thomas@esubulletin.com Note: Since the Corkys are anonymous, they shall be referred to in this article as Corky 1 and Corky 2 for convenience.

For over 80 years, Corky the Hornet has served as the mascot for Emporia State. He originated in the 1930s and has been immortalized in statues placed all around campus.

But this semester, not one but two students have been hired to play Corky’s role.

“In order to have Corky at as many events as possible, we need two people giving us scheduling flexibility,” said Jodi Brinkman, executive assistant for Enrollment Management and coordinator for Corky’s appearances. “If one Corky is in class, the other Corky might be able to be there…we would never ask Corky to miss class.”

One of Corky’s duties includes making regular appearances at sporting events, and the Hornet may also be seen leading a parade, handing out prizes, posing for pictures or dancing, Brinkman said. Corky “does it all,” she said.

“I thought that being Corky would be a great opportunity to show off my school spirit, and plus,

who wouldn’t want to wear the head?” Corky 1 said.

Corky 2 said they wanted to be the mascot because it was something that not every student has the opportunity to do.

“Throughout my college career, I want to be able to say that I made the most of every opportunity,” Corky 2 said.

The mascot may also be spotted at the Watering Hole or the Black Hole before a sports game. He also roams campus, meeting students and faculty, and often posing for pictures.

“Who doesn’t want a picture with the coolest mascot in Kansas?”

Corky 1 said.

Both Corkys said they enjoy playing the part. Among the benefits, Corky 2 listed a scholarship and interacting with new people, “even though I can’t talk.” Corky 1 added that some of the perks also include, “close relations with the president, which is always good.”

Brinkman said that when applicants were interviewed, they were asked about their school spirit, how they felt about Corky and interacting with different age groups.

Outgoing personalities were among the qualities that were looked for.

Corky makes his way to Welch Stadium before the Hornets’ first game of the season against Fort Hays State on Aug. 30.

Photo courtesy of Emporia State

Corky’s responsibilities include getting crowds involved at sporting events, attending new student orientations and making children happy.

But being the mascot isn’t always as “easy” as it may seem. Both Corkys agreed that being in the suit is hot.

“Let me put it this way, those football players have it easy when it comes to dealing with the heat,” Corky 2 said.

New water classes offer exercise, relaxation Man tried to pay bartender N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com The HPER swimming pool now has an array of new classes open to all students, staff and faculty free of charge.

The classes added this semester are Cardio Tone Up, Water Activities, Game Night and Aqua Dance.

All begin at 6 p.m. from Monday through Thursday respectively.

James Thayer, junior political science and health promotion major, said that some activities were designed for relaxing in addition to exercise.

“Swimming is very good exercise that gives you cardio without impact on the joints,” Thayer said, “but Cardio Tone Up is like an exercise class, and the Water Activities and Game Night focus on games…they are more kind of interactive and more relaxed.”

Last spring, the staff at the recreation center conducted a survey about pool activities and asked some general questions about what interests students may have in the pool.

The responses indicated students wanted to get in the pool, however the pool time did not necessarily go along with the hours that students would prefer to go. With that information, the staff decided to add later classes to the program.

Unlike the Cardio Tone Up class that requires more physical activity, Game Night on Wednesdays can help students let loose and have fun.

Daniel Moore, junior elementary education major and instructor of the class, will have different games prepared for students to come and relax.

He said that anything in the pool is good exercise for the body, and people can do different things in the pool, which will help them to exercise in a multitude of ways.

The open pool time has been extended in the morning and on weekends, which allows students to come at more convenient times.

Songshan Bai, graduate psychology major, said that since the pool was not open over the weekend before, he seldom had time to go. But this semester he said that it was really convenient to go to the pool and unwind on weekends.

Sung Rim Lee, graduate English student, also enjoys the extended swimming time and hopes that the extended time continues into the future.

“I’ve been morning swimming this semester,” Lee said, “but I haven’t heard about these new classes. If I knew before, definitely I would have tried them. I guess if they put some note about the new water classes in the swimming area about the time and content, more students would know and enjoy it.”

BPI plans ‘pink slime’ defamation lawsuit LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Beef Products Inc. plans to file a defamation lawsuit in the wake of a publicity storm over a meat product that critics have dubbed “pink slime.”

The Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based company said Wednesday that it will announce a lawsuit Thursday. A company executive and lawyer refused to name the defendant.

Company officials have long insisted that the product is safe and healthy, and blamed the closure of three plants and roughly 700 layoffs

on what they viewed as a smear campaign.

The lean, textured beef trimmings were the subject of many media reports earlier this year, and also have drawn comments from television chefs and food commentators.

The term “pink slime” was coined by a former U.S. Department of Agriculture microbiologist.

BPI has declined to discuss how much it has lost in sales, but acknowledged it took a “substantial” hit after social media erupted with worry over

the product and an online petition seeking its ouster from schools drew hundreds of thousands of supporters.

Critics worried about the way the meat is processed — bits of beef are heated and treated with a small amount of ammonia to kill bacteria.

The filler has been used for years and meets federal food safety standards.

The company has won public backing from multiple governors, including Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman.

with his own card

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police in Miami Beach say a homeless man broke into a car, stole a credit card and then tried to use it to buy a beer — from the bartender the card belonged to.

The case was cracked when 53-year-old David Weber handed

the card to the bartender who took his order Monday night. The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/RRk8km) reports the bartender noticed he had just been handed his own credit card.

The bartender called Miami Beach police. Weber was charged with credit card fraud and theft.

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of struggling, whether it is socially, academically or in other ways.

“A lot of times we get reports that seem pretty minor, but we start to see a bigger picture,” Ramcharan said.

In 1988, an Emporia State international graduate student, CheunPhon Ji, opened fire at Calvary Baptist Church in Emporia, according to an article by The Emporia Gazette.

Ji ended up killing one and sending four others to the hospital. He is currently serving a life sentence in jail for his crime.

“I think students should always be aware of and take precautions of their personal safety, whether that’s just being careful about your personal safety when you’re at a friend’s house or at a party or out just having fun,” Ramcharan said.

Schmidt said the CARE Team has various strategies for getting in contact with a student that is “not weird or threatening to them,” such as asking a professor or a Resident Assistant to check up on him or her.

“It just provides a way to try to help students from slipping through the cracks,” Schmidt said.

Students, faculty and staff can file a report on the CARE Team’s page on ESU’s website. ESU does not accept anonymous reports, and once the form is received, a member of the CARE Team or Student Advising Center will review the information and take appropriate action. In cases of emergency, contact ESU Police and Safety at 620-341-5337.

keep each other informed a little bit better, or have a central place or group that could be communicated with so that they could become aware of problem behaviors, or something that may be going on with a student of concern,” Schmidt said. “There were several departments (at Virginia Tech) that knew that (the student responsible for the shootings) was behaving strangely, and they didn’t know it was happening in more than one place.”

According to an article by The New York Times, James Holmes, the man who opened fire during a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., sent a text message to a friend weeks before the incident. In the message, he told the friend to stay away because he was “bad news.” Also, according to an article by CBS News, Holmes left the university he was attending in June after flunking his year-end final and making threats to a professor.

“I think that the Aurora shooting helped to open the eyes of some of the staff and some of the students because (if) the shooter’s behavior had changed and if someone would have spoken up about it, they could have helped save lives,” said Doricka Menefee, junior secondary English education major.

Ramcharan also said having the CARE Team allows for an early intervention if a student is showing signs

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The Bulletin | Sept. 13, 2012

Leveraging Tragedy and Perpetual Fear STAFF EDITORIAL

Eleven years ago Tuesday, the United States experienced the first attack on its soil since the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941. As Americans awoke Wednesday to find the U.S. embassy in Libya was under siege, it almost seemed as if we were reliving the same nightmare.

But as more information surrounding the four confirmed deaths, including U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens, begins to filter into our lives through various media, it is imperative that cooler heads prevail – something our nation’s leaders and leading news outlets continue to ignore.

It is beyond the capacity of The Bulletin staff to adequately investigate the tragedy in Libya with any amount of journalistic integrity. We know what you know. But what becomes painfully obvious is that in an election year, nothing is off limits in order to garner political leverage.

The repugnant tactic used by the Mitt Romney campaign to drum up conservative support regarding President Barack Obama’s response to the attack represents the kind of opportunistic politicizing of a national tragedy that trivializes the lives lost and furthers the political divide within American politics, all for few percentage points.

Additionally, media attention on the attacks contains a dangerous lack of perspective. Photos of proAmerican and anti-terrorist Benghazi citizens can be seen in less visible publications.

Largely, the angle is fear. It is the perfect storm of 9/11 fear, an election year and American culpability that drives the media to set the agenda.

Any attempt at portraying Islamic culture as anything less than violent is met with resistance by editors because it simply doesn’t sell.

Perhaps this reflects more on our culture than it does on these individuals and companies. Our insatiable bloodlust thrusts news in the direction of perpetual violence that borders on disaster pornography. The public preoccupation with derisive political discourse compels candidates to proclaim and validate baseless assertions of weakness. These are nothing new and not surprising.

But it is times like these when our national identity becomes a central focus. We are projecting an image of the paranoid authority and of a leadership willing to sacrifice meaningful discussion on the altar of mudslinging. Democracy in action.

Some facts surrounding the attacks in Libya are still unclear at this point. What is clear, however, is that Americans find themselves unaware of the larger truth and more politically combative than ever before.

A Stitch in Time When Thomas Edison was 28-years-old, he had already worked several jobs, filed multiple patents, opened his own telegraph manufacturing shop and created the electric pen.

So when our peers say “I don’t have time. I am too busy…”, it makes me think of what Edison would say.

The theory that we need to be in school only to learn what is relevant to our major is extremely outdated, yet so many students still hold true to that ideology. We don’t go to school to learn only about history or molecular biology, but also how we can become democratic citizens and adults, a process that should have started in high school.

With this said, students with a “lack of time management skills” is preposterous, but we hear the time excuse more often than any other.

Our ability to manage time and events, both social and school related, should be at a peak. But in reality, we look like we are moving further away

from this ideal.

We put too much emphasis on the social events in our lives and even more on the art of lounging in common rooms and lobbies than the events that need to be deemed important.

Instead, our time management skills have been condemned to a back road, left to waste away and never be used in a professional manner. No potential employer is going to hire the first applicant that can show a lack of punctuality or disinterest in homework.

As college students, we need to look at ourselves and where we are headed, understanding that what we do with our time will better assist us in our forward movement. This is the perfect time for us to practice writing down times and appointments in our free planners and sticking to those arrangements. Now is when we should be experimenting with ways we can perfect the balancing of our social agenda and our desire to gradu-

assaulted or even arrested.

Now that there is evidence to support a relationship between idiotic drinking and how much it is valued by this patriarchal, white-dominated society, I most certainly hope that the rest of us – the minorities, women, and dirt-poor – can help rebuild the value system of collegiate culture.

Just imagine – a college where you don’t have to blow your paycheck to be cool. A place where you are not judged by the number of times you’ve thrown up, but by the content of your character. And it’s all totally possible...if we all just stop being dumb.

And while I don’t think there is anything wrong with drinking, and I don’t think every person who has blacked out is a moron, I still feel like it has been taken too far.

Call me crazy, but I don’t think that having fun, being happy, and one’s level of badassery should, in any way, depend on how much one drinks.

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Perhaps a simple “no” here and there, or moving to a desk in the library rather than a chair in front of a television will bring us closer to the ideals Edison had when he was young. If not, at least we will be using our time wisely.

Keg Stands and You Binge drinking is dumb. I thought this statement was pretty self-explanatory, in a way.

But according to Time magazine, that’s not the case. A recent article discussed a study conducted on Northeastern college students.

Apparently, collegiate binge drinkers are happier, and the drinking is also associated with higher status – the technical term for badassery.

An interesting find in the study was that the happiest students with the highest status were financiallysecure white males.

If I were to interpret this data, my response would be, “Duh.” Of course rich, white men who binge drink reported being happier and having higher status – they have enough money to get incredibly drunk, and enough unimportant time to be hungover the next day.

In addition, I think it could be assumed that they have less concern when it comes to getting raped,

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Letter to the Editor: Not a Time to Politely Applaud Next Tuesday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will not enter to the Darth Vader theme from “Star Wars.” But he should.

The No Child Left Behind death star is devastating American education.

As students, you have seen your teachers “deprofessionalized.”

The American teacher who, for decades, was unique in the world in having the professional leeway to customize lessons for diverse students from rural or urban backgrounds is now an assembly line worker whose sole goal is test preparation.

Many teachers hoped that this standardization, begun under President George W. Bush, would

end under President Obama.

Unfortunately, NCLB continued “on steroids” (to quote its proponents).

Standardization of education has moved from state standards to a national Common Core curriculum in math and reading, to be followed by diluted-down national science. Lacking the authority to directly mandate a national curriculum, Duncan’s department is extorting compliance by making federal Title money dependent on adopting it. Assertions that it is not a national curriculum do not pass the smell test: It works like a national curriculum. It will test like a national curriculum. And it tastes like pork.

In more and more states, veteran teachers can be fired if their students’ standardized test scores decrease for two years in a row. In response to the impossible NCLB goal of 100 percent of students being proficient by 2014, Sec. Duncan is giving waivers to states only if they make student test scores the major criteria for evaluating teachers. A mediocre teacher in an affluent school is safe; a superb teacher in a poverty school is toast.

School curricula have narrowed. Across Kansas, art and music teachers are losing their jobs because the only courses valued are those that are tested. Student dropout rates are going up, not

because students are flunking out, but because they are bored with a narrower curriculum and test drillwork. Fewer high school teachers are recommending their students enter teaching. And more veteran teachers are looking for early retirement – or another profession.

For over 10 years, measures of American student creativity have plummeted as teachers have been forced to abandon the questioning and inquiry that made U.S. education unique.

This outcome is not unexpected. Other nations with national curricula score high on international tests. As the Ministry of Education in Korea states: big deal. We train stu-

dents to take tests, but they do not get Nobel Prizes. Many such countries are trying to get off of teach-to-the-test schooling while the U.S. moves in the opposite direction. The last 10 years are truly the “Dark Ages of American Education.”

ESU students have a sober opportunity with Secretary Duncan’s visit. This is not a time to politely applaud. This is a time to ask Secretary Duncan the hard questions about bad education policy.

John Richard Schrock, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Education and Director of Biology Education

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‘Bluegrass’ bands bang out jams

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Whisky Trio plays a show at the Granada Theatre Friday evening. The trio, originally from Emporia, consists of vocalist Megan Nelson and her husband, guitarist Eric Nelson, with Josh Futma on bass.

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Bluegrass music fans gathered last Friday night for performances by The Whiskey Trio, Fast Food Junkies and Mountain Sprout at the Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St. The show began with a solo guitar performance by Thomas Silkman, senior integrated studies major.

Silkman opened his debut live performance with a song he called “Bagpipes.” Silkman recently won first place in finger-style guitar at the Kansas State 32nd Fingerstyle Competition in Lawrence (See article on Page 1).

The Whiskey Trio consists of bassist Josh Thuma, guitarist Eric Nelson and lead singer Megan Nelson. All three members lived in Emporia for 10 years before relocating to Lenexa.

Thuma said the band comes back to play a show in Emporia “every couple months.”

Eric Nelson said Split Lip Rayfield, Truckstop Honeymoon and

the Del McCurry Band are the biggest musical influences on the trio.

“Playing in Emporia is awesome,” Eric Nelson said. “We’re glad people came out to support live music here.

We really want to see more live music in Emporia.”

Megan Nelson said Emporia State opera director Penny Speedie influenced her singing style.

“She taught me how to use my voice as an instrument,” Megan Nelson said. “It’s awesome to see everything happening in downtown Emporia. Not every small town has all this. There’s definitely something special going on here.”

Fast Food Junkies consists of Rob Stewart on upright bass, Landon Unruh on banjo and Clinton Snyder on acoustic guitar.

“We don’t call what we play ‘bluegrass,’” Snyder said. “We just play the music we like on the type of instruments you find in bluegrass music.”

The trio released their recently completed fourth album on the night of the show. The album, “Your

Dying Day,” was recorded at Ninth Ward Picking Parlor in Lawrence.

Snyder said the band formed in 2004, in his and Unruh’s hometown of McPherson, and they have “toured at least two thirds of the continental United States.”

Mountain Sprout hails from Eureka Springs, Ark., and consists of Grayson Van Sickle on banjo, Blayne Thiebaud on violin, Adam Waggs on acoustic guitar and Daniel Redmond on upright bass.

“We evolved from a street band that Grayson was part of in New Orleans,” Waggs said. “The band in its current name and form started back in 2008.”

Van Sickle said, like Fast Food Junkies, they don’t call their sound “bluegrass,” but prefer referring to themselves as a “chin hair band.”

The band played a range of songs from the six albums they have released over the last four years, but Redmond said most of Saturday night’s set came from their most recent release, “The Best of the Beans.”

Home for Poem

Poet William “Bill” Sheldon reads selected works from his two collections of poems, “Retrieving Old Bones” and “Into Distant Grass” Wednesday night in Plumb Hall. Room 303 was packed as students, faculty and community members gathered to hear the alum read. Sheldon graduated from Emporia State with both an M.A. and B.S. in English. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin

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I was horrified when a friend I say go with your instincts. recently told me that he was If you’re still not satisfied, ask your doctor or visit the health “pretty sure” the only infection one can get from oral sex is hercenter on campus.

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There’s nothing sexy about swamp ass.

The bottom line is, if you want some head, make sure you’re properly prepped. This includes grooming your pubic hair. Some like a vagina that’s completely hairless and others like a little, or a lot, of foliage. Luckily, hair doesn’t grow on the shaft of the penis, but many guys enjoy some testicle action during fellatio.

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Emporians plan return trip to Kenyan orphanage

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In summer 2011, Ellen Hansen, associate professor of social sciences, and a group consisting of students and community members, visited the Happy Life Home for Orphaned and Abandoned Children in Nairobe, Kenya as part of a service learning trip. Now, plans are being made to return.

“If you’ve ever traveled to other countries, you know that you learn things you can never expect, and you learn things that you’ll never learn by reading about a place,” Hansen said.

“So it’s a horizon expanding experience, just going abroad.”

Hansen said the previous trip provided many learning experiences, from dealing with inconsistent water and power to learning about service itself while working at the orphanage and on other projects, such as minor construction.

Hansen said that the planning for the 2011 trip began in summer 2010 when Andrew McHenry, pastor of the First Congregational Church in Emporia, introduced her to Peter Ndungu, pastor and director of Happy Life Home.

Preparations for the upcoming trip, set for May 25 through June 8 or 15, 2013, depending on the participant’s choice, began this summer.

McHenry’s church is one of seven sponsors for Happy Life Home, and McHenry has visited the home three times previously, two of which were prior to the trip in 2011, which he also took part in.

“The trip is something that really

meets both the needs of the ESU students and the faculty and the mission,” McHenry said. “For the faculty, we’re more interested in expanding the opportunities for students to travel and study abroad. There have been some in Korea, there’ve been some in Europe…but nothing really changes your perspective like seeing a third world country firsthand.”

McHenry said that Happy Life Home itself is a good place to go, as it has onsite lodging for volunteers.

Among those volunteers for the 2011 trip was Alyssa Salisbury, senior psychology major, who said that her favorite part of the trip was seeing how grateful the children were for the things they had, despite the poor conditions they were living in.

Salisbury recommended that any students who wish to go should make sure they’re ready for what they’ll experience.

“Just really do your research on (the trip) and make sure it’s really something you want to do because you’re getting into these children’s lives, and it’s really nothing to mess around with,” Salisbury said.

Hansen said between travel fees, updated vaccinations, room and board and souvenirs, the trip will cost around $3,000 total.

An informational meeting was held on Sept. 5 in Plumb Hall.

Another meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday at the First Congregational Church, 326 West 12th Ave., at the corner of 12th and State Street. The meeting is open to anyone who is interested, including students and community members.

Alyssa Salisbury, senior psychology major, and Brandi Wade, a 2012 graduate who earned her bachelor’s in sociology, sit with children at the Happy Life Home orphanage during the 2011 trip to Kenya.

Photo Courtesy of Ellen Hansen

Market Floods Commercial Street

Jeremy Starr and James Starr play violin for attendees at the Great American Market. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

Junior music major Masatoshi Takami and graduate music major Takako Iyadomi eat popcorn Saturday morning at the Great American Market. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

Freshman psychology major Eachary Nance holds a poster for fund-raising with Emporia State cheerleaders. The Great American Market took place on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Commercial Street. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

Senior sociology major Madi Lousch and graduate computer science major Zach Harbort look through a variety of baked goods offered at the market.

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H annah T homas thomas@esubulletin.com George Delgado, senior health promotion major, grew up hearing about his ancestors. His parents hailed from Mexico, with strong lineages from Spain.

Now, Delgado is finally in the land of which he has heard so much – Spain. Thanks to help from the Gilman Scholarship in the amount of $2,500, Delgado is spending four months studying in Spain, after which he plans to backpack across Europe for about 38 days and then begin his studies in Amsterdam in early February.

“The reason I chose to study in Spain was because I felt a strong urge to get back here and experience in person the place from which my genetics largely reign,” Delgado said. “I am very much fascinated and intrigued with how open and progressive Holland is and would like to experience it firsthand.”

Delgado said he was “quite pleased” by being awarded the scholarship, and he is thankful that “(his) hard work paid off.”

“The Gilman Scholarship is a program aimed at encouraging students with less privileged backgrounds to consider study abroad opportunities,” said Gonzalo Bruce, assistant vice president for International Education.

The competitive scholarship is

based on the study project, length of the study abroad time and academic, as well as personal, background. In order to be eligible, students must be United States citizens and receive Pell Grants.

Delgado was chosen as the recipient because he had a strong study plan, a high grade point average and wanted to study abroad for two con-

“The reason I chose to study in Spain was because I felt a strong urge to get back here and experience in person the place from which my genetics largely reign.”

– George Delgado secutive semesters, whereas most students only want to study abroad for one semester, Bruce said.

Delgado said he chose to pursue a career in health promotion for two main reasons – he considers college to be an investment and health promotion seemed to be the best return on that investment.

He also said he wants to be able to help others and make a difference in bettering others’ lives. He wants to travel across the country, working at

different hospitals in a variety of cities.

“The ability to travel and not be stuck in one place is extremely appealing to me,” Delgado said. “I feel that having a job such as a (registered nurse), which is in very high demand, I would be able to travel (and) have pretty much a guaranteed job anywhere I go, all while making a decent living.”

Delgado also said he would definitely recommend other students to study abroad, because experiencing other cultures and perspectives is a valuable asset, he said.

Michelle Cunningham, study abroad graduate adviser for the Office of International Education, said that for study abroad programs, the OIE will help students find a place to live in the country of their choosing, and students will take classes related to their field of study and transfer them back to ESU. “We have students go all over the world,” Cunningham said. “Right now, we have students in Malaysia, Spain, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Germany.”

But Delgado said he will probably miss his family and friends while he is overseas.

“For right now, I’m not going to worry too much about it, I’ll be back in the States procrastinating, doing my homework (and) watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart soon enough,” he said.

George Delgado, senior health promotion major, stands on street corner in Spain. Delgado received the Gilman Scholarship in the amount of $2,500 to help fund his studies overseas. He said he was glad to be able to study in a country from which much of heritage hails.

Photo Courtesy of Delgado

Camp Alexander hosts 5K Dirt Dash

Joel Dixon, program supervisor of Camp Alexander, discusses the 5K extreme obstacle course. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Dash will take place at Camp Alexander on Sept. 22. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

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Students, teachers and community members are signing up to participate in a Warrior Dash-esque event, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Dash, on the morning of Sept. 22 at Camp Alexander,

1783 Road P5. The event is sponsored by the Recreation Center, Associated Student Government, Union Activities Council, Camp Alexander, Center for Student Involvement and Community Hornets.

“The Dirt Dash is going to be messy and a whole lot of fun,” said Joel Dixon, program supervisor. “We started setting a couple weeks ago.”

The trail is approximately as long as a 5K and boasts “a lot of mud pits, trenches and barbed wire,” Dixon said. The first wave of runners will start at 10:30 a.m., according to Emporia State’s website. Additional waves of runners will be sent off on the obstacle course until 12:30 p.m.

Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. the same day.

“We are also setting up log hurdles on the Walnut Grove area of the camp,” said Lance Claibourne, maintenance supervisor at Camp Alexander.

Other obstacles found on the course include tires, cargo nets and a half mile uphill run followed by a hay bale “mountain.” Food vendors and kids’ activities will also be available at the race site, as well as live music by Russell Dickerson at 12 p.m.

“We have already gotten a lot of feedback and participation,” Dixon said. “People from Wichita and Lawrence have signed up. We have a group of elementary school teachers who signed up as a group.”

Dixon said making the extra muddy trenches and pits required a couple trucks and a 150 gallon water tank.

“We are (also) hoping for one more, good, long rain by the 22nd,” Claibourne said.

Mike Wise, director of recreation services, said the event was spawned through research at other campuses.

“The Recreation Center is always

looking for something fresh and exciting,” Wise said. “While we were meeting with other organizations on campus, we found that CSI had also (come) up with the idea for a Warrior Dash type of event.”

The proceeds of the event will pay for kids in the Lyon County area to go to summer camp who could not otherwise afford to. Wise said their goal was to not only take care of students, but also the community.

“Because this is an event that benefits children in our community, we wanted to make it open (to everyone).

We tried to gear the event towards people familiar with the area or who would want to compete in a Warrior Dash event, but live too far away to do so,” Wise said. “We’re really excited to for the opportunity to work with other organizations. It’s good for the campus, and it benefits the community.”

Wise also said the Recreation Center is starting to plan a variety of other events that are not set in stone.

“We try to implement new ideas all the time,” Wise said. “We are currently working on adding more to the new pool programs as well.”

To register for the race online, visit ESU’s website to download the registration form. Completed forms can be turned in to the Center for Student Involvement or the Recreation Center. The entry fee is $10. On-site registration will also be accepted the day of the race. Optional T-shirt orders must be made by 5 p.m. this Friday, and all participants must sign a waiver and be at least 14-years-old.

Trial pushed back 2 months in TV station attack TOPEKA (AP) — The trial of a Topeka man accused of assaulting employees at a TV station has been delayed after his attorney requested more time to prepare.

Forty-eight-year-old Ray Anthony Miles had been scheduled to go on trial Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court. The Topeka CapitalJournal reports the new date is Nov. 5.

Miles is accused of forcing his way into WIBW-TV in Topeka on May 23 after the station manager said nobody was there to do a story about his problems.

Station employees say Miles punched, kicked and stabbed them before they overpowered him and took the knife away.

Miles is charged with three counts of aggravated battery and one count each of aggravated burglary and making a criminal threat.

Pa. man makes no bones about buying 2 skeletons SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A pair of skeletons for sale at a Pennsylvania auction house went for more than a couple of bones.

A Lancaster County antiques dealer bought both skeletons Tuesday at Tom Hall Auctions in Schnecksville.

A male skeleton in a tuxedo went for $900 and his Bible-carrying female counterpart went for $950.

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Volleyball record suffers after weekend ‘Everywhere’ tourney C risty F lippin flippin@esubulletin.com

Junior middle/outside hitter Brianna Kaiser delivers a spike in an away game against Washburn University on Tuesday. The night ended in a defeat for the Lady Hornets. Photo courtesy of Mike Goehring/Washburn Review

Men’s tennis prepares for spring season

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Coming off a losing season last year, the men’s tennis team has recruited six new players, compared to the women’s one.

“I felt like it was a progression year,” said Coach John Cayton. “The teams grew together and got to know each other. We knew the matches we lost were to better teams.”

But the Hornets expect to compete this year on both the men’s side and women’s side in the league.

According to Emporia State’s website, the Lady Hornets’ junior Nicole Jara, who went 18-1 overall last year, returns as the number one singles player in the division. Jara and sophomore Taylor Smith also return as the number one doubles team in the division.

On the men’s side, the Hornets have six freshmen, along with an already young group, including Collin Conner, Bryson Dabney, Andrew Davids, Jordan Gobely, Kenton Hallowell, and Keenan Smith, all freshmen. The two seniors are Matt

Edwards and Mitch Kibbe. Kibbe is coming off a 8-7 year and Edwards was 5-10 in singles last spring.

“We need to get experience, especially since we’re a really young team,” Connor said. “We’re going to have really good doubles teams since that’s what we’ve been working on so far.”

The team is already putting in the hard work and hustle with several exhibitions and tournaments on their schedule this fall to get ready for next spring. They competed at a tournament last weekend hosted by Washburn.

The team took on Baker University at home last night. They won 9-0 to the Wildcats.

“To knock on the door with the upper half of the league is going to take a lot of hustle, and a lot of hard work,” Cayton said. “This first fall is just sort of like a preseason just to get us ready for next spring, when the actual season starts.”

The Hornets will start their spring season at home in 2013 at 2 p.m on Thursday, Feb. 28, when the welcome Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

The Hornets volleyball team traveled to Rolla, Mo. for the Middle of Everywhere Classic last weekend.

In the first match, Emporia State took on Northern Michigan and fell in five sets.

Their record moved to 4-1, and the match had seven lead changes and 14 ties. Three Hornets were in double figures.

The Hornets then played Missouri-St. Louis and won in three sets, earning them a split on the opening day of the classic, improving their record, 5-1.

Day two was more of a challenge for the Hornets, having to take on the #3-ranked Southwest Minnesota State team.

The Hornets fell in three matches. They then faced Upper Iowa and fell in five sets, their record falling to 5-3 on the season.

“Overall, I thought the weekend went well,” said sophomore Katie Deutschmann. “Although the games didn’t always end

in our favor, we learned from the mistakes we made, and we will use what we learned in our upcoming games this week.”

Junior Brianna Kaiser ended the tournament with three double-doubles, and Deutschmann recorded a triple-double in the final match with 10 kills, 19 digs, and 25 assists. Kaiser earned her third double-double of the weekend with 14 kills and 21digs. Senior Meg Schwartz led in digs with 33 total in the final match.

“We lost two games that we defiantly should have won,” Schwartz said. “It was frustrating because nothing was falling into place for us. We are focusing on getting better at practice today and get things rolling for our game against Washburn Tuesday.”

According to ESU game notes from the Athletic Department, ESU currently leads Washborn in the series, 63-26. ESU has played Washburn more than they have played any other opponent in volleyball.

This time the Hornets were unable to overcome the #5-ranked Washburn in the first “Turnpike Tussle” this season.

The Hornets fell in three matches against the Ichabods.

Junior Morgan Buckner had nine kills on 15 attempts to lead the ESU offense.

“The game could have gone a lot better,” Buckner said. “It was a hard loss, but we will be quick to bounce back – it is only the beginning of the season. We have a lot to work on, and we see that on the court but we are a very talented team with a lot heart and we just need everything to fall together.”

The Hornets are now 5-4 on the season. The next time the Hornets take on Washburn is Oct. 23.

“We are a new team, and we have nothing to lose as of right now,” Buckner said. “So next time around we will be ready to attack, and there will be no excuses.”

The Hornets’ next game will be Sept. 15 at Missouri Western State University.

Hornets pounce Lopers, 58-35 S hane J ackson jackson@esubulletin.com

Before jumping out to a 2-0 record to kick off their season, the Emporia State football team would first have to beat a team they hadn’t played since 1990.

The team traveled to NebraskaKearney to take on the Lopers on Saturday, winning 58-35.

“The only difference (from other teams they’ve faced) is you’re just not that familiar,” said Garin Higgins, head coach.

“We haven’t played them since I was playing, but with technology nowadays, there is always film.”

Higgins proved to be right as the Hornets were able to conquer the unfamiliarity of the opposing team.

ESU set the tone in the first half, with 41 of their 58 total points, including 24 unanswered points in the first quarter. They held the Lopers to just 21 points in the first half as well.

With the 20-point lead, the Hornets went on to score an additional 17 points in the second half, including a 32-yard interception return by Tyrone Weaver, senior defensive lineman. The defense held the Lopers to just 13 additional points in the second half.

Senior quarterback Tyler Eckenrode responded from a 414-yard performance last week with yet another strong perAt yesterday’s practice, senior right back Derwin Hall runs the ball on a kick formance, as he threw for 364 return. The Hornets will face the University of Central Oklahoma this Saturday yards and four touchdowns. His at Welch stadium. Will Austin/The Bulletin go-to receiver, senior Shijuan Richardson, hauled in 15 catches and learning their coverage,” history against their upcoming for 204 yards and three touchsaid sophomore punter Bryan opponents, 9-3-1, coming off a downs.

Adams.

“We have been workwin last year.

With the decisive 23-point ing twice as hard at practice and “We just have to worry about victory, the Hornets have contrying to stay humble so the ourselves and continue to get fidence as they sit 2-0 and head entire squad is mentally prebetter,” Higgin said. “This team back home to take on a 0-2 pared.” is still a very good team.”

Central Oklahoma team on According to ESU’s athletic Kick-off starts at 1 p.m. at Saturday. page, the Hornets have a losing Welch Stadium.

“We have been watching film

Haskell sports programs on probation through 2014 Taylor Smith, sophomore, returns the ball across the court in a doubles match against Baker University Wednesday night.

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KANSAS CITY (AP) — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has put all athletic programs at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas on probation through 2014 for “viola-

tions involving ineligible players.”

The penalty took effect Monday at the Lawrence school, said NAIA spokeswoman Kay Hawes. No other information was

provided on the association’s website, and Hawes said specific information on violations and penalties is available only from institutions themselves.