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Debate coach wins teacher of the year award H annah T homas thomas@esubulletin.com

Instructor and director of debate Sam Maurer assists sophomore political science major Matt Parra with a research topic. Maurer recently received the Collegiate Teacher of the Year award. Jordan Storrer/ The Bulletin

After coaching at Emporia State for 10 years, Sam Maurer, instructor and director of debate, was recently recognized as Collegiate Teacher of the Year by the Kansas Speech Communication Association. The award is given to members for their lifelong service to the profession of speech education at the university level.

“I wanted to coach because I love teaching, and debate, I think, is a special kind of test for a teacher unlike any other,” Maurer said. “If a team breaks a new argument about Lacanian psychoanalytic political critique, or an argument about the

earth cooling and heating cycles, then I have usually 15 minutes to explain those arguments to them so that they can win.”

Maurer said that debate is much more technical and competitive than most people might think because it is about how best to get a point across, using academic training to do research and requires being a good listener.

“The reality is that intercollegiate competitive college debate is far closer to a sport than a club,” Maurer said.

Christopher Loghry, assistant debate coach and former debate team member, said that the reason he chose to join the debate team as a student was because of the

“If I am as good as the other winners, I need to continue to work for it – to earn it. And I plan to.”

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Duncan encourages education students “I think we should be paying teachers a heck of a lot more money.

Obviously, no one goes into education to make a million dollars, but you shouldn’t have to live in poverty either.”

– Arne Duncan

R ocky R obinson sports@esubulletin.com While there are no easy answers to the challenges facing America schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said during a campus visit Tuesday that he believes Emporia Students will be part of the solution.

“I think in many places, the entire pipeline doesn’t work,” Duncan said. “So there’s not one easy answer here. I think, historically, we haven’t attracted enough folks like you (ESU students) to come into schools of education, or come into teaching.”

Lasting about an hour, the town hall type meeting, which was part of the Education Drives America Tour, even drew in administration from Flint Hills Technical College and Emporia High School. National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel and Cynthia Apalinski, an elementary science teacher and 2012 Teaching Ambassador, joined Duncan. The trio toured the Teacher’s Hall of Fame

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks with senior elementary education major Jared Kitselman at a meeting on campus Tuesday afternoon in the Visser Hall Atrium.

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ESU ranked 97th out of Hug Man Prophecies top 100 Midwest colleges Former student shares the love

L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com

Emporia State has once again been ranked in the top 100 Midwest regional schools by U.S. News and World Report, placing 97th on the list and maintaining its Tier 1 status. ESU ranked below Washburn University at 70, and Pittsburg State University at 80, and above Fort Hays, who did not officially place on the list. ESU also ranked 35 out of 54 public institutions in the region.

Schools on the list are ranked based on a number of categories, including peer review by administrators of nearby schools, retention and graduation rates, alumni involvement and financial resources.

Jim Williams, vice president of Student Affairs, said he feels as though the criteria being used to rank schools are fair, provided that they lead to consistent results among schools. Williams also said that he feels that ESU can help improve its ranking over time by focusing on some of the categories being examined.

“In a general sense, the qualities, and the general outcomes of those qualities, are what continue to predict success of an institution, so working on enhancing those and building on the momentum the campus is experiencing is moving those kinds of things forward,” Williams said.

John Schrock, professor of biol-

A lex H osack hosack@esubulletin.com About once a week, sleepy-eyed students either going to their first class or getting out of their first class see a man sitting between Morse Hall

and Cram Science Hall with a whiteboard advertising free hugs and an inspirational quote.

This man, who prefers to be called “Beta Rock,” attended

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John Schrock, professor of biological sciences, says personal attention to students and specific programs make ESU unique. ESU remains a Top 100 regional university as ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

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ogy, said that the ranking would be very important to international students when choosing a school.

But Schrock also said that he found the system used by US News and World Report to be flawed when it came to actually examining a school.

“They’re taking the whole university, and the whole university is a mix of things, some of which are really exceptional and some of which are really mediocre, and they’re just giving out one grade,” Schrock said. “The truth is, schools differ by departments.”

Even so, students seem optimistic about ESU’s ranking, including

Joseph Harbison, freshman psychology major.

“It’s always nice knowing that you’re beating out some competition, especially being in the same brackets as them in things like sports,” Harbison said. “It’s just one more thing to have an upper hand in.”

Harbison also said that he felt the ranking itself could be helpful in persuading prospective students who might see it. Claire Parson, freshman psychology major, said that the ranking would be beneficial when it comes to getting students’ attention as well.

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Beta Rock, aka “Hug Man,” gives freshman elementary education major Randy Park a hug. He greets anyone who needs a free hug on campus in the walkway between Brighton Lecture Hall and Morse Hall.

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Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Sept. 12 Officer stopped KS 546BWG at 18th and Merchant Street. A verbal warning was given for failure to yield to pedestrian in cross walk.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a personal search of suspect at 1200 State St. Officer stopped KS 307DVT at 1829 Merchant St. – Short Stop Convenience Store. A verbal warning was given for defective headlight.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 1004 E 12th Ave. – Mr. Goodcents.

Officer stopped CA 6PLR688 at 1800 Merchant St. for defective headlight.

Officer contacted operator of MO UG167F at King Lake and advised to park in proper parking area.

Officer checked the west campus.

Contacted operators of KS 848DBH and WJS388 and advised them of parking restrictions after hours.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a car stop at Merchant and Highland Street.

Ambulance responded to South Twin Towers Room 605 for an injured male student. He was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

The Smoke Detector head in South Twin Towers (zone 280-Room 815) malfunctions repeatedly and needs to be replaced immediately.

Sept. 13 Officer stopped KS 040CZU at 1500 Center St. A verbal warning was given for defective headlights.

Officer stopped KS 692DQZ at 1000 east 15th Ave. A verbal warning was issued for a stop sign violation at 15th and Market Street.

Officer stopped KS 913EGF in 100 W 12th Ave. A verbal warning was given for defective headlight.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. at 1020 Merchant St. Sept. 14 Officer took report of a non-injury accident involving State Vehicle 54498 and TX CG6X912 in Kellog Circle.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 928CFN at 15th and Wooster Drive. A verbal warning was issued for parking violation.

Officer stopped KS 644EJL and KS 507DBH at 1500 west 12th Ave. Verbal warnings were issued for defective headlights.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 329BWG at King Lake.

A verbal warning was given for parking violation.

Officer stopped CO 598VGM at 15th and Wooster Drive. A verbal warning was given for driving without headlights at the same location.

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ASG recognizes eight RSOs, tables three

Ambulance responded to North Twin Towers Room 312 for a fall.

Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Hospital.

Sept. 15 Officer contacted a bicyclist in Sector 6 and issued a verbal warning for stop sign violation.

Officer contacted bicyclist and gave a verbal warning for one violation in Sector 6.

Officer stopped KS 251DVK at 1200 block of Market Street. A verbal warning was given for defective tail light.

Officer stopped KS A083576 at 1200 block of Highland Street. A verbal warning was given for defective tail light.

Officer checked welfare on KS 335CSX at King Lake. A verbal warning was given for parking violation.

Officer stopped KS 788DVT at 12th and Market Street. A verbal warning was given for driving without head light.

Officer assisted the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office with a car stop at 1900 Highway 99.

Officer assisted the Emporia Police Department with a foot chase at 800 Constitution St. Officer assisted the Emporia Police Department with a fight at 1407 Center St. Sept. 16 Officer stopped KS 39869 in 1100 Exchange St. A citation was issued for speeding 100 w 12th Ave. Officer stopped KS 318EDR into Lot 3. A verbal warning was given for defective tail light.

Officer assisted Lyon County Sherriff’s Dept. at 1201 E 12th Ave. Officer stopped MO PH1P2W at 10 W 15th Ave. A verbal warning was given for stop sign violation at 15th and Wooster Drive.

Sept. 17 Officer stopped a bicyclist at 15th and Morse Drive. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation.

Officer stopped KS 263 EXJ in 1200 Highland St. A verbal warning was given for defective tail lights at same location.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a search for suspicious subject at 105 W 12th Ave. Sept. 18 Parking Enforcement immobilized KS 279DCN in Lot 5. A citation was issued.

Amanda Hill requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ to report a gift card either lost or stolen.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a car stop at 18th and Merchant Street.

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Workshop to be held in memory of international students

A fire prevention workshop will be held from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday in Webb Hall 1. The Office of International Education and Student Affairs are working in conjunction with the City of Emporia Fire Department to bring this workshop, “Zheng Lin and Yawei Fan: A Tribute,” about fire safety and prevention to the general public in memory of Lin and Fan, two international students from China who lost their lives in an apartment fire near campus last October.

“The purpose of this workshop is to prevent similar incidents and educate people, especially young people who have never lived on their own, about fire hazards in apartments or homes, basic fire safety techniques, and – a commonly misunderstood concept – their rights as a tenant in regards to fire prevention,” said the OIE in an email sent to Recognized Student Organization yesterday afternoon.

According to Bulletin archives and authorities from the Emporia Fire Department, the fire was caused by combustibles left too close to a floor furnace, including clothing, paper and other personal items.

“After the fatal fire last fall, we realized that we have students in our community that are not familiar with the type of heating equipment that they may encounter in off campus housing here in Emporia,” said Tom Andrews, fire marshal, in an Yawei Fan and Zheng Lin died last interview with The Bulletin last October when a fire broke out in their spring. off-campus apartment at 12 East 11th Captain Larry Bess, Battalion Ave. A fire prevention workshop will be Chief Rex Fisher and Andrews held Tuesday in their honor. will speak at the event.

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Ben Rielly, senior music education and performance major, discusses the plans for the “Walk a Mile in Our Shoes” charity event. This is an event where men walk in high heels for a mile. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com The Associated Student Government voted on bills to recognize eight student organizations at their meeting last Thursday. Five of the RSOs were re-recognized after having been rescinded previously by the senate for reasons ranging from late paperwork to lack of community service hours.

Ben Reilly, senior music education and performance major and president of the Interfraternity Council, represented IFC at the meeting, a governing body for fraternities on campus.

“We lost our RSO status because…there was some confusion,” Reilly said. “I thought someone was turning in community service hours and he thought I was (turning in community service hours).”

Hug Man from ...Page 1 Emporia State for two semesters about a year ago before withdrawing due to personal reasons.

Boredom was what inspired him to start giving away free hugs, and he comes to campus about once a week from about 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“I have nothing better to do,” Rock said. “And someday, someone’s really going to need a hug.”

Originally from Detroit, Mich., Rock moved to Emporia to see a different part of the United States and because he had family living here.

“Detroit was getting old, and I wanted to see more of the world,” Rock said. “I had family here. My brother moved away, so (Emporia) was the easiest place to move without being immediately homeless.”

As for his inspirational quotes, Rock chooses from the Internet “anything that might inspire someone or

Ranking from ...Page 1 “When you’re looking at schools, and you’re trying to decide who’s the best, that’s definitely something that would catch my eye,” Parson said.

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Other groups returning to RSO status were the Episcopal Campus ministry of ESU, Sigma Pi fraternity, Alpha Sigma Tau sorority and the Public Affairs Club. Three bills for recognition were tabled due to lack of representation for the groups. Three other organizations were granted recognition by the senate, including the 12th Man Flash Mob, the Athletic Training Club of ESU and ESU Chinese Students and Scholars Association.

Luke Drury, legislative director and senior political science major, discussed his and President Brooke Schmidt, senior Spanish major’s, upcoming meeting with the Kansas Board of Regents, which took place Tuesday and Wednesday in Topeka, and possible topics that might come up over the coming months, primarily the possible return of the concealed carry on campus bill, which

remind them that life’s going to suck and you might as well be happy.”

Rock lives by the motto, “Life sucks, get over it.”

What Rock does is far from conventional, and some students are not completely comfortable with hugging

“I have nothing better to do. And someday, someone’s really going to need a hug.”

– Beta Rock a stranger.

“I think it’s weird that he just sits there,” said Hallie Luken, sophomore secondary speech and theater education major.

But for other students, a free hug is all it takes to improve their days. ranking would appeal to students looking to get the most out of their education.

“There are some schools out there that maybe it’s online or it’s not really recognized as being accredited, and so when they see that somebody else recognizes that Emporia is a good

was voted down last year.

“More than likely, with how the elections turned out this year, there were a lot of conservatives that replaced the more moderate Republicans in the senate, which means, more than likely, conceal and carry is going to come back up again, only this time it has a serious shot at passing,” Drury said.

ASG voted last spring to not support House Bill 2353, the Personal and Family Protection Act, which would force all state-run buildings to allow concealed carry of weapons on the premises.

Tyler Curtis, director of Alumni Relations and vice president of the Emporia Main Street Organization board, along with Jessica Hopkins of Big Brothers Big Sisters, secretary of the board, spoke to the senate about Emporia Main Street.

Curtis covered topics ranging from basic information about the organization, and Hopkins discussed a number of events for the upcoming semester, including Haunted Tours in October, the Freedom Fest 5K Run and Bike event in November and the annual Christmas Parade.

Mike Erickson, associate vice president of Technology and Computing Services, and Cory Falldine, director of user support for TCS, spoke about some of the changes coming to ESU this semester and gave an update on the status of the switch to Gmail for the student email platform. Falldine said the Gmail switch is on schedule and will go live on Sept. 24.

First readings for the meeting were primarily reserve fund requests for seven different RSOs and one bill for the recognition of the Biology Club. These bills, along with those tabled during general order, will be voted on at the next meeting at 5 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Senate Chamber on the third floor of the Memorial Union.

“I stop after my first hour and give him a hug, and it brightens up my day,” said Gabrielle Garrison, freshman secondary English education major. “So it has a positive impact on my day. He knows that just by one gesture, he can probably make everyone’s day. I mean, it seems like he’s just trying to make everyone happy.”

Free hugs also make days brighter for Ashley Lamgdon, junior political science major.

“I think he’s awesome,” Lamgdon said. “He has a little inspirational quote board next to him, so those are always good, but it’s just like a little free pep-me-up kind of great thing.”

When he’s not giving away free hugs, Rock enjoys reading, walking, disc golf, video games and watching television.

“Nothing out of the ordinary because there’s nothing to do here,” Rock said.

school, they feel like they can get their money’s worth,” Helmke said.

The full list of universities, rankings and the methodology used in creating the list can be found on the U.S. News and World Report website.

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Students get ‘digital’ on Fridays N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com During its first official Digital Friday event in Visser Hall last week, the Instruction Technology Design Student Association (ITSA) provided students an opportunity to learn the correct way to do research citations.

This first workshop was about “Zotero”, which is “a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources and lives right where do your work – in the web browser itself,” according to Zotero.org.

“Since there is a lot of paperwork for the IDT students to do, they have to make sure they use APA citation when they cite for sources,” said E-Lu Chen, instructor in Instructional Design and Technology, who presented the first workshop. “In our department, we have been working very hard to try to allow students to find the correct way to cite information properly. Zotero is a great tool.”

Focusing on a variety of technologies, Digital Fridays will offer attendees a broad view of integrating different technologies into students’ classes and will help students from any major acquire the latest knowledge of new technologies.

Aiming to provide training and some extra information for students around Kansas, these workshops are open not only for students, but also

anyone who needs it.

Qing Zhang, graduate IDT major who also helps organize Digital Fridays, said that all the presenters are from ITSA, and some of them are either instructors or graduate teaching assistants who have worked with instructional design for several years.

“We picked the workshops based on our experience of providing the most useful tools for both students and instructors,” Zhang said.

Having been in the graphic web design field for over 15 years, Tod Estest, graduate IDT major, came back to school to study more skills, although he had already been in e-commerce and built large catalogs.

“I thought that all my skills, like the graphic, professional, educational and mental health skills, along with my 15 years of graphic web design, all the skills together would be combined in an IDT environment,” Estest said.

Additionally, the staff from IDT department taped the event, which will be published for those with interests in learning these technologies and those who were not available to attend the workshop.

“I think this workshop was really helpful,” said Abdullah Alotaibi, graduate IDT major. He also said that some information taught in the classroom moved too fast, so he did not have enough time to understand it, which can be difficult for inter-

Qing Zhang, instructional design and technology graduate student, teaches Zeni Colorado, assistant professor of instructional design and technology, how to use Zotero, which is a free bibliography organization tool. The Instructional Technology Student Association will host “Digital Fridays” during the upcoming weeks from 3-5 p.m. on Fridays in Room 122, Visser Hall. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

national students like himself. These workshops are designed for them to learn the programs by themselves after class.

In the next few weeks, ITSA will still have new workshops introducing

skills about Web Design, Graphic Design, Adobe Suite, etc.

“There are no special requirements for the students. All the workshops are free and just come with your laptops, or use the laptops pro-

vided at the workshops,” Zhang said.

“The only thing the students need to do is to catch up with the instructor at each step.”

Digital Fridays are from 3-5 p.m. in Visser Hall room 122.

Faculty Senate honors former member C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com The Faculty Senate voted unanimously to commend Tes Mehring, professor of elementary education, early childhood development and special education, on her service to the both the faculty and the university as a whole on Tuesday at their second meeting of the semester.

“It became very clear that our experience (with Mehring) had been unique,” said Amy Sage Webb, associate professor of English and co-director of creative writing. “It had been special, something that was not likely to come again.”

The senate also heard from DenaSue Potestio, president of the ESU Foundation. She said she hoped to bridge the gap between the foundation and the university and also officially announced the $45 million comprehensive campaign, the largest in Emporia State’s history.

“We’re developing a set of core values of being responsive, being service oriented, being transparent,” Potestio said. “These are all things that are very important, especially when you run an $80 million financial organization.”

Stuart Sneath, Associated Student Government vice president, spoke on the student govern-

ment’s current events, including sending a group to the Kansas Board of Regents meeting in Topeka yesterday. He also said that they were beginning work on the annual “Can the ‘Bods” campaign, as well as Homecoming t-shirts.

The faculty were also informed of the Raise the Bar program by Gwen Alexander, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, which is an attempt to incentivize professors to attend instructional design and technology workshops and design classes using what they learn.

This program is in response to the accreditation group that will be on-campus to rank the university

on its ability to collect data and, in turn, use that data to improve classroom learning.

The university asked departments to form a list of their priorities if the department’s resources were to shift up or down and what they would be able to do with the funds so that both the administration and the departments can be ready to respond to change.

Betsy Yanik, professor of mathematics, computer sciences and economics, and Kenna Reeves, instructor of communication and theater, presented their strategic plan.

They said they had been working on adjusting the plan to bridge the gap between the old adminis-

tration and the new one, and the plan aims to focus on how ESU can be distinctive and meet Kansas workforce needs.

The senate also announced their results for the newest second vice president. Manjula Shinge, assistant professor of English, was elected.

The administrator evaluation policy, which has been in the works since last year and was not approved by President Michael Shonrock, will undergo review by the senate to be certain of the legality of the information that can be released in the review.

The next meeting is at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Preston Family Room in the Memorial Union.

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team, said that Maurer is very good at overseeing the construction of the arguments.

“He constantly tests me and what I think so I can think about something more critically and think of how to argue something,” Casas said.

Maurer said that the toughest part of debate for him is the travel because he spends about two months every year in hotel rooms,

and he also attends recruiting trips, camps and meetings. He said that the other tough part is losing because he is very competitive.

The most rewarding part for Maurer is seeing his students grow and become professional and confident adults. He said that whether they win or lose, the activity is also about creating relationships and becoming a family.

Loghry said that Maurer taught

him how to be a good student, and without Maurer, he would not have graduated. “(Maurer) continues to teach me how to be a good coach and how to foster a really positive culture inside a debate team,” Loghry said.

Casas said Maurer has also helped him become a better speaker “and definitely just a better thinker.”

Maurer said that the thing most

needed by debaters is patience because debate is a difficult thing to learn. He advises future debaters to see it as a marathon rather than a sprint and to practice debating mentally.

“I am totally flattered, honored and mostly humbled by the award,” Maurer said. “If I am as good as the other winners, I need to continue to work for it – to earn it. And I plan to.”

competitive element and the opportunity to travel, meet smart people and learn new things. He said that Maurer is a “very smart” coach.

“He has a great eye towards strategy and is able to explain really complex things in ways that are really useful,” Loghry said.

Mark Casas, freshman sociology major and member of the debate

Schools sign ‘lifelong learning’ agreement TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top administrators at the University of Kansas and Washburn University are preparing to sign an agreement to offer special classes in Topeka for people 50 and older.

Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Washburn President Jerry Farley plan to participate in a signing ceremony Wednesday on the Washburn campus.

Classes will be offered through

the University of Kansas’ Lifelong Learning Institute, which provides courses in the arts, history, philosophy, culture, health and other popular topics. The goal is to reach older students from a wide range of backgrounds.

The institute began offering classes in 2004 in Lawrence. It now has courses in the Kansas City area as well as Hesston, Hutchinson, Manhattan, North Newton, Ottawa and Ulysses.

Kan. ethics panel tackles first Facebook cases TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas legislative candidates who had been “friended” by lobbyists on Facebook were fined Wednesday for improperly posting announcements about fundraisers, marking the state ethics commission’s first cases involving social media.

Kansas law prohibits legislators and statewide elected officials, along with candidates for those offices, from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists, businesses and political action committees while the Legislature is in session.

The Governmental Ethics Commission concluded that Rep. Greg Smith of Overland Park and House candidate Becky Nioce of Topeka violated the law and fined them each $100. But the panel also found that neither Republican intended to break the law.

Smith and Nioce posted notices about fundraising events on their Facebook pages in late May, but the Legislature didn’t formally end its session until June 1. Smith is running for an open Senate seat, and Nioce is challenging Democratic state Rep. Annie Kuether.

University of Texas defends bomb threat response AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas officials were defending their decision to wait more than an hour before evacuating due to a bomb threat, one of three such incidents reported at U.S. college campuses in a span of just a few hours.

Tens of thousands urgently heeded evacuation warnings Friday amid the threats at the University of Texas at Austin, University of North Dakota in Fargo and much-smaller Hiram College in northeast Ohio.

The Texas school received the first threat around 8:35 a.m. from a man claiming to belong to al-Qaida, officials said. The caller claimed bombs placed throughout campus would go off in 90 minutes, but administrators waited more than an hour before blaring sirens on the campus of 50,000 students and telling them to immediately “get as far away as possible” in emergency text messages.

Authorities said they started searching buildings for explosives before the alert was issued.

“It’s easy to make a phone call ... the first thing we needed to do was evaluate,” UT President Bill Powers said. “If the threat had been for something to go off in five minutes, then

you don’t have the time to evaluate, you just have to pull the switch.”

Not everyone agreed.

“What took so long?” student Ricardo Nunez said. “It should have been more immediate.”

Recent violent protests outside U.S. embassies in the Middle East also stirred nervous tension among some students, and Texas officials acknowledged global events were taken into account.

Sirens wailed on the Austin campus and cellphones pinged with text messages when the initial alert when out. Students described more confusion than panic as they exited the sprawling campus, where police blocked off all roads heading in as lines of cars sat in gridlock trying to get out.

Tania Lara, a graduate student at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, said she was at work inside a central campus academic building when she got a text message to get as far away was possible.

“It was calm but nobody knew what was going on,” she said, describing a crush of students heading for the exits. “No one was yelling ‘get out of here’ or anything like that.”

North Dakota State University

President Dean Bresciani said about 20,000 people left the Fargo school’s campuses as part of an evacuation “that largely took place in a matter of minutes.” FBI spokesman Kyle Loven said NDSU received a call about 9:45 a.m. that included a “threat of an explosive device.”

Police and school officials said the evacuation was as organized as could be expected, with one campus employee describing people as “being North Dakota nice” while driving away.

“Nobody was panicked and nobody was trying to speed or run over anybody,” said Juleen Berg, who works at the NDSU heating plant.

“Everybody was waiting their turn.”

Graduate student Lee Kiedrowski of Dickinson, N.D., said he was walking on the NDSU campus when he got a text message telling him to evacuate within 15 minutes.

“The panic button wasn’t triggered quite immediately,” Kiedrowski said. “But there was definitely the thought that we live in a different world now, and with everything that’s going on with the riots at the U.S. embassies in the Middle East, your brain just starts moving. You never really know what’s going on.”

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Hug Man Prophecies STAFF EDITORIAL

Allegedly, everything is bigger in Texas – steaks, bank accounts, cars, you name it. But the big moments in life – the birth of a child, a wedding, that job promotion, graduation – are far between and few. Instead, it’s the small pleasantries that wake us up to the value of everyday. Texas has it backward.

Enter Hug Man - former student Beta Rock. He’s the guy that sits on stone façade at the southwest corner of Morse Hall and offers free hugs to anyone interested. Sometimes he is joined by friends. Often he’s alone.

But rain or shine, he waits with his dry erase board to give away the universal symbol of acceptance.

It’s not for us to determine what his motives are, nor do we really care. Someone, somewhere needed what he had to offer and they were thankful for his service. “What” he represents is more important than

“why.” He illuminates an aching need in society, one that pitters away through cynicism wrought by distrust in authority, years of interpersonal heartbreak, dashed ambitions and lowered expectations. He represents a need for unconditional human intimacy.

This is not to say that Hug-Man embodies pure love. He just happens to provide a kindness that is paradoxically simple, and, to some people, off-putting. The strange looks he gets from people passing by haven’t seemed to faze him. We could learn from that too.

One doesn’t have to seek recognition in order for the world to be better. Our niceties can be as simple as feeding a parking meter that has expired before the motorist’s return or holding a door open for someone.

And perhaps it won’t feel that good, either. It’s arguable that we only do

Mexican, American’t I openly applaud President Barack Obama’s current policy that has been making him a critical target in this election – his desire to stop the deportation of many illegal immigrants that meet a certain level of requirements, instead offering them a chance to become naturalized citizens.

Most of those applying for deferred deportation are students, much like you and me, who came to the United States before their 16th birthday and are still under the age of 30. They came to this land with their parents to seek a better opportunity, and I can say that many of them are working toward keeping that ideal strong in their hearts.

These students want to be full citizens, just as their parents wanted to be when they first crossed the border.

As a nation created by immigrants, who are we to destroy their hopes and ambitions for a better life? We cannot throw them to the side and tell them to find a better education somewhere else while claiming to be the greatest nation in the world. We can either embrace both, or reject both.

By trying to force them out, we only show our own weakness in these trying times. We outwardly blame all others for our problems, forcing them to evacuate our land before they have a chance to use the knowledge they have gained from our institutions. As citizens, they, too, would be working to make this country better. We cannot, in our right minds, deny them their desire to better us all.

kind things so that we can feel better about ourselves. To a degree, that’s obviously true.

But anyone who thinks for longer than a few minutes on a particular kind gesture will see that it’s not the entire truth. A small portion of us hope to ease suffering where it exists, even if that suffering is something as small as a parking ticket.

Hug Man sits and sits and sits.

His hugs are generally no better or worse than anyone else’s. He won’t force you into a conversation you don’t want to have, and he certainly doesn’t want your money. Any confusion we have about him, about why he does what he does, is only a grappling with our own insecurity.

If you don’t need a hug, that’s fine, but understand that some people desperately do. That understanding should be enough to warrant a unique kindness of your own.

Cartoon by Ellen Weiss

De Facto Amnesty For Votes

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potter@esubulletin.com As many of us plan on being future educators or workers within a corporate world, we have to see the good that can come of this action.

They are given a chance not to work toward staying here, but rather a chance to show how hard they work.

We should be supporting them, helping them with whatever they need in order to stay here and obtain the ability to claim themselves as naturalized citizens.

These students work their hearts out, going to either high school or college full time and work multiple jobs in order to support themselves and their families. They deserve to stay, some even more than those of us born here. After all, with spirits like that, they embody American ideals and the American spirit far more than most of us.

What does “illegal” mean? Our nation’s leaders sure as hell don’t know. Perhaps it’s time someone enlighten them.

Let me be a little more specific – illegal immigrant: somebody who has entered a country illegally, simply breaking the law. And now, the president who I voted for and supported is going to allow many young illegal immigrants a free pass for at least another two years, and then they can renew it for an additional two years. With unemployment numbers high and the economy in the crapper, sure, let’s add a few more people into those numbers for a few votes.

It is hard to actually come up with a figure of what illegal immigration costs the legal, tax-paying citizens of this country because no one knows for sure how many undocumented workers there really are. Some figures show as high as 20 million and growing every day. The government would like us to believe there is nothing they can do to stop it.

BS! They don’t want to. Slavery is illegal, and this is the next best thing for the top 2 percent of the money that controls this country. They get their cheap labor and house help. An illegal immigrant has no one to complain to because the rich will just play the deportation card. Until our government closes the borders, the illegals will keep sucking us dry.

Illegal immigrants don’t only

come from the south – they come from all directions. Do I need to remind you of the 9/11 attacks on our country? The most expensive tragedy this country has ever seen.

Those attacks were carried out by illegal immigrants. With the money from that alone, we could have secured the borders and added extra patrols.

I am not against immigration.

In fact, I’m just the opposite. All I expect is that they come to the front door, knock and go through the proper channels. I know the process is long and hard, but aren’t all good things in life a struggle?

Instead of this De Facto Amnesty crap, the government needs to begin to deport all illegal migrants and then shut down the borders. Watch and see as we send the illegals back to where they came from. It will start to open up jobs for the unemployed.

I know what they will say, “They only do the jobs no one else wants.”

Untrue. Someone did those jobs before they came.

As the illegals are removed and the jobs are filled by unemployed citizens, the unemployment numbers will fall, more taxes will be collected and more money will stay in our country. The economy will begin to rebound.

We should demand our borders be closed and stop the De Facto Amnesty. Only allow immigrants who are willing to enter our country in the correct manner.

(G)rade (P)oint (A)nxiety I’ll be the first to say I’m very protective of my GPA. Maybe that’s why every semester, on the first day of class, I hold my breath as I flip to the grading portion of the syllabus.

“Does this teacher use the plusminus system? They DO?! @#$%&!”

I know I can work hard enough for an A, but sometimes, when that A minus slips in and steals away that precious three-tenths of a point, it can mess everything up. We are basically given more of a chance to score lower than a 4.0, and no chance whatsoever to score higher. Enough 3.7s, and I can’t make summa cum laude upon graduation. It’s the stuff of nightmares!

Can you tell I’ve thought about

this a lot? Because I have.

My GPA will affect my getting into any post-baccalaureate programs, or receiving scholarships, fellowships and grants. It’s not just a number to me – it’s a future.

For these reasons, I feel justified to have a panic attack over a single exam grade. Sue me.

When I found out that some of our neighboring schools don’t use this system, I almost lost it. Why should my nearby friends be given a better shot at that admittedly nearimpossible perfect GPA? What gave Emporia State the crazy idea to go with this system?

I understand that making a 4.0 more exclusive may make students

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work harder for it, but in the long run, would it not make more sense for the material to be more challenging instead? Maybe push us to work a little harder, then give them a nicer reward when they score a 91.2%?

Wouldn’t that lead to a higher quality of education, as well as a less sticklerish grading system?

If anyone else out there cares about this as much as I do, please let me know. Maybe we could all make a big stink about it and make a change!

Or maybe I just admitted that I hate A minuses to thousands of students who are now going to think I’m crazy. Either way, let me know what you think.

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S teve E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com Students and community members gathered to support local music at the “Most Epic Concert of the Year” event last Friday at the Granada Theatre, featuring performances by Slack Theory, Gabe & Benny, Chad “C-Major” Carson and the Emporia State Percussion Ensemble.

“I grew up listening to the blues and a lot of classic soul and rock,” Carson, senior marketing major, said. “2Pac was a huge influence on my rapping from the storytelling perspective, and southern hip hop was an influence from the cadence and rhythmic aspects. As of recently, I’ve drawn a lot of influence from Drake and Flosstradamus.”

Benny Bowden, junior digital audio recording major of the duo Gabe & Benny, said that Carson came to them to collaborate on a song, which turned into “an awesome project that was really easy, but very interesting to record.”

At the end of the show, all the acts joined together for an onstage debut performance of a new song titled “Livin’ Right” that Carson recorded with Gabe & Benny.

“We began coordinating practices in class from day one,” said Sage Thurston, freshman percussion performance major and member of the percussion ensemble. “It was pretty easy when it came time to practice all together. The part where we perform the intro tracks of the mix tape are my favorite part.”

Carson said he really enjoys working with Gabe & Benny and plans to collaborate with them again.

Carson’s newest mix tape, “2012:

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Chad “C-Major” Carson, senior marketing major, performs last Friday night at the Granada. The concert consisted of local bands and musicians Slack Theory, Gabe & Benny, C-Major and the Emporia State Percussion Ensemble. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

End of Days,” was released in May. The mix tape incorporates the use of tribal drums and themes related to the Mayan prediction.

“The mix tape is actually not about the end of the world,” Carson said. “(It) is about a change of things to come in the world. I see my music, and music as a whole, as part of that change.”

The mix tape was produced completely electronically, but Carson plans to employ more use of acoustic instruments in the future.

Carson said that he used to produce electronica ranging from breakbeats to trance and that electronic music also continues to be a huge influence on his work, but he plans to continue incorporating live bands in performances and recordings in the future. Carson also released an

album titled “I’m Ready” in May 2011.

“I’ve never incorporated a live band before,” Carson said. “So I gave them a lot of free range to work with the tracks. It almost seems a little easier to perform the song this way, and I really liked the musician mentality of the collaboration.”

This was Carson’s second performance at the Granada Theatre.

Singer-songwriter Vivian Parks joined Carson onstage for a performance of “I Hear Em’ Calling My Name” from Carson’s latest mix tape. Parks previously joined Carson for a performance on April 7 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Carson said there are no plans for a formal release of the collaboration, but it will most likely be included on a future mix tape.

Zoiks! has big plans for own brand of improv on campus

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Lonely Island influential. He said he also draws a little influence from movies like “Talladega Nights” and After a successful “Back 2 Kool” television shows like “Parks and show in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre Recreation.” in King Hall last Wednesday, Bryce “I don’t really draw as much Cooke and the improvisational com- from movies and television as I do edy group Zoiks! are preparing for the from stand-up (comedy),” Cooke “All Hallows Eve” show at 10 p.m. on said.

Oct. 30 in Albert Taylor Hall.

The “Back 2 Kool” show, Cooke, senior social science major Cooke said, was “packed” and that who has been a part of Zoiks! for five some people had to be turned away years and is currently art director, will because the theater was at capacity. end his last year at Emporia State and He said Zoiks! is also trying to set with the group with a series of improv up a show for Nov. 14. comedy shows.

“We’re matching up with “It’s going to be our brand of Union Activities Council and improv comedy,” Cooke said.

Associated Student Government,” Austin Schopper, senior secondCooke said. “We invited all of Bryce Cooke, senior social sciary English education major who the Greek houses. We are trying ence major, and Emma Dejoined Zoiks! in spring 2010, said he to set a record for largest student Priest, junior secondary English is excited for the sketch activities they attendance and participation for a education major, perform a have planned. Cooke said although student-run activity.” the group is very excited, they will be skit at Zoiks! first show of the Schopper said the group has keeping a lot of the content for the been competing in the Improv year last Wednesday in Bruder shows “under wraps.”

Thunderdome, a Kansas CityTheatre.

“We want a lot of the acts to be a based improv comedy competition, Cheyenne Broyles/The Bulletin surprise,” he said. “off and on for a long time.” This Cooke said he finds Jim Gaffigan, year’s competition was held in January Steve Carell and older material from at Westport’s Comedy City in Kansas City, Mo. “A lot of the people we work with influence us,” Schopper said.

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Peeling Back the Onion What is the reasoning behind why some can exercise nearly every day, while others seem like they would rather go to the dentist?

There’s seemingly a rather huge disconnection between these two types of people, and it’s been something I’ve had to try to overcome in helping people with their fitness goals.

Each person presents their own challenge.

The first battle in any war is being present. If you don’t show up

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farris@esubulletin.com at the gym, then how can you possibly progress? This is the tricky part.

We are all unique in what motivates us. Some need that kick in the butt and others need a calming voice or a friend to exercise with. But one thing is for certain – you must find

whatever it is that keeps you going.

I once heard the analogy of exercise motivation being like an onion. Yes, I’ll admit, I’m a little obsessed and biased when it comes to food analogies, but hear me out. Most commonly, those truly motivated people (usually around the New Year) set a health goal and begin their journey. They start with an arguably healthy diet for a few weeks and exercise on a consistent basis.

But then “life” gets in the way, and a few months later they’re back to their old habits. Nobody is perfect and we all need to peel back the onion from time to time, which

Last week a friend of mine donned a bright green dress suit and some red lipstick to her classes because she was a in a crappy mood and wanted to feel good about herself. Those lucky enough to witness her get-up were confused, especially when she explained why she wanted to look like a Foxy Margaret Thatcher. If she was trying to feel better, why would she wear what looked somewhat like a costume that aged her 20-some years?

Personally, I thought she looked hot. I’ll admit that when I first saw her, I thought she was probably dressed like that as a joke because she’s just that kind of gal. But as I slowly realized that she was, in fact, wearing an “80s power suit” because it gave her confidence, I found myself attracted to – and jealous of – that same confidence. And to be perfectly honest, I was even a little turned on.

We all wear clothes in public; it’s a basic necessity. Some of us dress business casual on a daily basis.

Others “slum” it. There are those who just don’t give a damn and wear whatever they want whenever they want. Some make conscious decisions to wear a shirt that shows a good amount of cleavage – or none at all – and pants that make their derrieres look nice. Many want to just blend in and wear “normal” attire. Whatever your reasons, you wear clothes.

I hate to buy into the stereotype that what you wear matters because I don’t believe that’s necessarily always true. I do, however, believe there are instances where a certain outfit may be more appropriate than another. For example, it’s a societal necessity that we dress professionally for a job interview. But there are other times when what you choose to put on the outside of your body is a conscious reflection of who or what you are or are trying to become on the inside.

Like many women, I have certain clothing items that are my “goto” whenever I want to look or feel sexy. It starts with the underwear.

If I’m going out to the bars or to a party, I always make sure to wear a pair of seductive undies just in case I find myself in an intimate situation.

If I’m actively trying to hook-up, I’ll go the extra mile to wear a matching bra and underwear set. This not only ensures that I won’t be caught in my granny panties, it boosts my confidence and makes me feel good, and, apparently, that’s a great way to

attract a potential partner.

Don’t get me wrong; I don’t think anyone truly needs a black lacy bra to be attractive, but the fact of the matter is that wearing something like this can have a noticeable effect on one’s confidence. And the same is true for other gender identities. It doesn’t matter what your gender is; chances are you own at least one outfit that makes you feel good, maybe even sexy.

And then there are those who have a special wardrobe collection dedicated entirely to role-playing and other erotic purposes. It’s one thing to own a few items that help you feel attractive; it’s another to own a collection of “for sex only” garments, and if you do, that’s your prerogative. You should be proud of your collection, never ashamed.

One friend has what I like to call a “pleasure chest,” where she keeps her various kinky costumes. It’s comprised of short pleather skirts, see-through tops and at least one red fishnet bodysuit. While I’ve never actually witnessed her in one of these garments, I have to imagine she probably looks like she could eat you for lunch and/or rock your world in the bedroom.

Many of us only get to experience the thrill of dressing like a real life Stripperella on Halloween. Last year, I dressed up as Snooki from “Jersey Shore” simply because I wanted an excuse to look like a floozy-sex-kitten.

I wore a dress that barely covered my bottom and a push-up bra so I had an absurd amount of cleavage. To be honest, it was exhilarating because even though I looked like I belonged on a street corner, I felt bad in a totally good way.

So I guess my point is dressing in clothes that make you feel good and boosts your confidence can be a great way to stroke your ego – so to speak – among other benefits. Whether you’re wearing a pair of Daisy Dukes that leaves little to the imagination or bright green business suit, rock that confidence and own it because you never know whose eye you might catch.

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“We work with a lot of other college improv groups.”

Andrew McCutcheon, sophomore theater major who is in his second year with Zoiks!, said he enjoys playing the new improv games the group comes up with.

“I grew up watching a lot of Jim Carrey movies,” McCutcheon said. “I drew some influence from his physicality.”

McCutcheon also said he does not watch much stand-up comedy

and that most of his material is drawn from personal experience.

Cooke said he briefly performed stand-up comedy before he came to ESU and that he is definitely planning on doing comedy in the future.

“I would like to get back into it again or get involved with other local improv groups,” Cooke said. “My most recent solo stand-up act was at Leeds Center at Kansas University with a few other amateur stand-up artists from the Kansas City area.”

means finding what truly motivates you. Maybe you say it’s simply to fit in “X” size of jeans. But such a superficial motivation won’t get you through those tough times. You need to peel.

Why do you want to fit in those jeans, and for whom? Keep asking yourself questions until you get to the root of your motivation; you’ll probably be shocked at how deep your motivation lies. This is a continual stream of question and answering that does not stop. It is the act of seeking this root that is going to push you through those ugly days when 20 minutes of cardio feels worse than 50 minutes of

world geography.

I personally just competed in my first natural bodybuilding competition and put myself through 24 weeks of pretty intense diet and training. My motivational roots come from my grandmother, who is by far the strongest person I know.

When I don’t want to train, when I want to swallow an entire pizza but I know it doesn’t fit with my goals, all I do is think about making her proud, and, suddenly, the right decision becomes much easier.

Sure, looking good at the pool is a nice reward for your hard work, but I encourage you keep peeling until you find your root.

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The Bulletin | Sept. 20, 2012

SATO spreads message of peace

Freshman music major Payson Maydew receives a pinwheel from graduate art therapy student Kristi Gildner on Tuesday morning. Student Art Therapy Organization (SATO) distributed their pinwheels for a project called Pinwheels for Peace in Memorial Union.

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Duncan from ...Page 1 before the meeting.

“We have to be able to take on the toughest challenges from schools who are not delivering to students at all,” Roekel said, “and say, ‘Here is what we believe will make a difference’ and we are going to have to do that with others because we can’t do it by ourselves.”

Duncan and Roekel gave a short introduction before opening the floor to questions. Nearly all the questions asked came from concerned student teachers and covered a range of topics from education funding to teachers’ salaries.

“I think we should be paying teachers a heck of a lot more money,” Duncan said. “Obviously, no one goes into education to make a million dollars, but you shouldn’t have to live in poverty either.”

Standardized testing and the No Child Left Behind legislation were major topics of discussion after John Schrock, professor of biology, sent

N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com To celebrate the International Day of Peace tomorrow, the Students of Art Therapy Organization set up a booth to make Pinwheels for Peace in the Memorial Union Tuesday.

Pinwheels for Peace is a project started in 2005 by two high school art teachers from Florida, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, as a way for students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives, according to Pinwheelsforpeace. com.

“The pinwheel is something to express creativity and make awareness of peace nationally and internationally,” said Erin Carter, graduate art therapy counseling student. “It is a project that has been implemented over the past seven years, and it’s something we think is an awesome project, and it’s an awesome thing for national peace day.”

The pinwheel is used as a symbol of freedom and peace. Additionally, Carter said a pinwheel is easy to make, which enables people to create and imagine their own ways to pursue world peace.

As co-president of SATO and one of the organizers of the project at Emporia State, Carter said that SATO sent out pinwheels to people earlier

this year to make sure that they could have the pinwheels and plant them in the ground in advance.

Last year was the first year Pinwheels for Peace took place on the ESU campus. SATO gave out about 300 pinwheels around campus.

They also uploaded the photos of the activity to the International Peace website. This year, SATO wants to get more people involved in the project to spread the message about world peace.

“I really like the International Peace Day,” said Becky Schuldt, graduate art therapy and mental health counseling student and co-president of SATO. “It kind of brings people together and reminds them that we are peaceful people.”

The group hopes to spread the message of International Peace Day all over campus.

“Hopefully they can carry the message, and it can give (students) more awareness,” Schuldt said. “I think it is a good experience for people to (take part).”

Chelsea Litfin, sophomore pre-art therapy major, said that she likes the project very much, and it is “a really sweet way of remembering the day.”

As of press time on Wednesday, the group had already handed out over 150 pinwheels.

a letter to the editor to The Bulletin expressing his concern for NCLB, calling it is the “death star (that is) devastating American education.”

“It is not testing that is bad – it is how we use it,” Roekel said.

During the tour, which started Sept. 12 and will conclude tomorrow, Duncan, Roekel and Apalinske traveled across the country to promote education.

“We might not be the biggest or most popular school in Kansas, but we are a teachers college, so I think it was important for them to visit Emporia,” said Dillon Riley, sophomore history education major.

The arts were also a hot topic.

With more focus on core classes, like science and math, some seemed concerned that the education system has neglected the arts.

The Education Drives America Tour also made a stop in Topeka.

Duncan and Roekel spoke at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site before leaving Kansas.

Senior secondary English education major Kat Foster asks a question regarding charges for tests that are required for becoming a teacher. Duncan was joined by National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel.

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Corky give the “stingers up” sign outside Visser Hall. The Education Drives America Tour stopped at Emporia State Tuesday afternoon.

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Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9 in sex abuse case (AP) - There’s little doubt former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky faces a long prison sentence. In a few weeks, he’ll find out just how long.

A judge announced Monday he will sentence Sandusky on Oct. 9, nearly four months after Sandusky was convicted in the child molestation scandal that brought shame to Penn State.

Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts of sex abuse involving 10 boys. Prosecutors said some of the assaults took place on the Penn State campus.

The 68-year-old Sandusky, given

his age and the serious nature of the crimes, is likely to receive a sentence that will keep him in prison for life.

He is jailed pending sentencing and maintains his innocence.

Judge John Cleland scheduled a morning hearing at the courthouse in Bellefonte to determine if Sandusky should be classified as a sexually violent predator, a designation that subjects a convict to intense reporting requirements upon release. An assessment board has recommended Sandusky for the designation, though it’s expected to have little practical effect since he stands to die in prison.

Sandusky will be sentenced immediately after the hearing. The judge ordered defense attorneys and prosecutors to submit written statements “intended to aid the court in the imposition of sentence” by Oct. 5.

Sandusky’s attorney Joe Amendola said his client might make a statement at the hearing.

“Jerry remains in relatively good spirits and has spent most of his time in custody preparing for his sentencing and his appeal,” Amendola said via email.

Attorney Tom Kline, representing a young man who testified

during Sandusky’s trial that he was fondled in a school shower in 2001, said Monday he expects his client either to testify at sentencing or to supply a statement to the court.

“We expect to provide what is requested by the attorney general’s office to assure justice is achieved in Mr. Sandusky’s sentencing,” Kline said in an email.

Attorney general’s office spokesman Nils Frederiksen said prosecutors will make a sentencing recommendation to the judge.

Also Monday, two former Penn State administrators facing charges related to the sex abuse scandal

asked a judge to be tried separately.

Defense lawyers are seeking to split the criminal cases against former athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president Gary Schultz.

Curley and Schultz are charged in Dauphin County with failing to report suspected child abuse and lying to a grand jury. They have pleaded not guilty and face a January trial.

A spokesman for the attorney general’s office declined to comment on the defense motions. Prosecutors have until Oct. 1 to file a response with the court.

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Student runs for office, wants to be force for change H annah T homas thomas@esubulletin.com

Billy Garner, sophomore social science education major, explains what the position of Lyon County Clerk entails. Garner said he wants to encourage more people to vote. Cheyenne Broyles/The Bulletin

In addition to being a senator for the Associated Student Government, secretary for ESU Young Democrats, political chair for P.R.I.D.E. and treasurer of the Environmental Club of ESU, Billy Garner, sophomore secondary social science education major, is running for the office of Lyon County Clerk.

“I believe it’s time for a new voice, a new generation to be in local politics,” Garner said.

Garner chose to run for Lyon County Clerk after attending a Lyon County Democrats meeting in April during which a speaker asked if any of the attendees would be interested in running.

If elected, he would be the election overseer for Lyon County, in charge of voter registration, and be the record keeper for meetings of elected officials.

“I think he will make an excellent County Clerk because although he hasn’t called Emporia his home for too long, he values his neighbors, the university and the rest of the community and strives to make it better,” said Zoe Bartlett, senior rehabilitation

the greatest rights we have.”

Garner also said he believes that the money spent on the law could be better spent on education, infrastructure or transportation.

Racheal Countryman, junior communication major and public affairs director for ASG, said that she thinks Garner is qualified for the job because he was only a freshman when he joined ASG and has been very successful thus far. Countryman also said that it will be a big challenge since Garner is new to the area and may have to withdraw from some of his activities if he is elected.

If elected, Garner said he will have to resign from ASG and take only two online or evening classes at ESU. “Actually, if I were elected, this ID, especially for those who have not would take off a lot of stress because had driver’s licenses for a while. It will I would only have to work on one thing (at the office),” Garner said. “As also be difficult for college students a student, I have to work on homewho may be living in different states work and work and organizations.” from the addresses listed on their Garner said that he is a caring driver’s licenses. individual, and when he sees some“(The Voter ID law) ruins the thing that has a disastrous effect upon simplicity of voting…many people many individuals, he is motivated to are just going to find that difficult work on changing it. His official camand say ‘Well, I’m just going to stay home,’” Garner said. “Voting is one of paign website is Billgarner.com. services major and member of ESU Young Democrats.

Garner, originally from Meriden, said he believes that the Voter ID Registration law, that went into effect this year, will have a disastrous effect on Kansas, and he is hoping to change that. He said that it will be difficult for the elderly to gain a photo

“I believe it’s time for a new voice, a new generation to be in local politics.”

–Billy Garner

Students Have ‘Fun on the Field’

Assistant vice-president for International Education Gonzalo Bruce assists in organizing games. Fun on the Field was held by the Office of International Education on Tuesday afternoon at the practice fields. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

The

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Diversity Lecture Series

The premier diversity lecture series in Kansas

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“Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets One Helping Hand at a Time”

Wednesday, september 26, 2012

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7 p.m.

Albert Taylor Hall in Plumb Hall On the Emporia State University campus

Reception and book signing immediately following in the Plumb Hall Rotunda Admission is free, but seating is reserved.

Please call (620) 341-6378 or (877) 341-6378 for tickets.

www.emporia.edu/bonner/ “Runaway Girl” by Carissa Phelps with Larkin Warren will be available for purchase and signing in the Plumb Hall Rotunda after the lecture. Books may also be purchased in the Memorial Union Bookstore in the Emporia State Memorial Union from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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High-powered offense lands third win S hane J ackson jackson@esubulletin.com With help from senior quarterback Tyler Eckenrode, management information systems major, Shjaun Richardson, senior wide receiver and recreation major, scored a 43-yard touchdown pass with a little over four minutes left in the first quarter, giving the Hornets football team a 14-0 lead over the Bronchos of Central Oklahoma last Saturday at home.

This momentum ultimately led the Hornets to a 42-14 victory over the Bronchos at Emporia State’s Family Day. “They were a new team with a new coach, so we knew if we could get up early they would start having doubt in their minds,” Eckenrode said.

Hornet defense held the Bronchos scoreless in the first quarter, continuing their streak of not allowing a single point all season in the opening quarter.

Senior linebacker Ben Carlson, business administration major, picked off the Bronchos at the start of the second quarter. The Hornets responded

by taking the ball 80 yards off of nine plays, ending in a 12-yard touchdown run by Eckenrode, pushing the score to 21-0. The Bronchos responded with a touchdown of their own a minute and a half later, but they were blocked on the extra point attempt.

The Hornets scored right before half, 28-6, with a 1-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Jordan Tice. Tice had 49 of the 81 yards of that scoring drive off of four carries.

The Hornets kept the foot on the gas as they came out in the second half. Eckenrode connected with freshman wide receiver Kavaski Ervin on a 42-yard touchdown pass to cap off a seven-play 80-yard drive, pushing the score to 35-6.

After that, the offense went stagnant, but fortunately the defense made up for it with a few turnovers.

Carlson again picked off the Bronchos and recovered a fumble to maintain a Hornet victory.

“We were put in some tight spots, but we knew as a defense that we had

to get the ball back. We really excelled in those areas,” Carlson said.

Defensively, the Hornets had five takeaways against the Bronchos, three of them coming from Carlson. Senior linebacker Jordan Sanders recovered one fumble and led the Hornets with 10 tackles. Junior defensive back Chris Poston also recorded an interception for the second straight week.

Offensively, the Hornets racked up 538 yards over the Bronchos.

Eckenrode moved up to 3rd all-time in career yardage at ESU, with a 310 yard passing performance and four touchdowns. Richardson caught three of those touchdowns, ending the day with 100 yards from seven catches.

Tice led the ground game with 12 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown.

ESU’s record is now 3-0 with their third straight 40-point performance.

The Hornets look to carry their high octane offense into next week’s matchup at Northeastern State.

“We just need to keep our tempo up and keep doing what we have been doing,” Richardson said.

Jordan Tice, sophomore running back, rises from a touchdown against the University of Central Oklahoma. The Hornets are 3-0 after defeating the UCO Bronchos, 42-14, last Saturday at home. Will Austin/The Bulletin

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Hornets, but it was not be enough.

“We tried new things offensively since we have a lot of new players and The women’s soccer team took on transfers,” said Katie Wolfe, freshman Washburn University last Friday. The defensive and elementary education game was the MIAA opener for both major. “We could have had more offensive opportunities and had a teams and the only Turnpike Tussle scheduled for the season. The Hornets collapse in defense in the goal. It was a good learning opportunity, and it fell 1-0 to the Lady Blues.

Washburn started the game strong really prepared us for the rest of our and scored in the sixth minute on an conference games.”

According to ESU’s website, the 8-yard strike by Tia Sotvall. Freshman Hornet soccer team is now 3-3 after a Perri Mulder, an undecided major, played in her first game against WU. win on Tuesday against Northwestern Oklahoma State, 4-0. Their next “We came out slow and gave up game is at 2 p.m. today in Bolivar, a goal early, and then the rest of the Mo. against Southwest Baptist game we fought hard but couldn’t University. finish,” Mulder said. “It was disapThis was the first win of the seapointing, but we are moving on and son for Washburn. They now hold a looking forward.”

Nikki Schmitz, senior goal keeper, 13-4-2 lead over the Hornets in the all time series. made three saves in the game for the

Junior goalkeeper Kayla Wegman reaches for a ball at practice on Wednesday.

The Lady Hornets defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 4-0, the day before. Will Austin/The Bulletin

The Emporia State men and women’s tennis teams started their season at home last Wednesday against Baker University. The matches were held at the Emporia High School tennis courts.

The women won every match, starting off 9-0 on the season and earning the sweep.

“Our first matches went really well, and we had a lot of fun,” said Taylor Smith sophomore art major.

“The weather was great, and we had a lot of spirit.”

The men’s tennis team also started off the season strong against Baker University. They earned the sweep as well, starting off 9-0 on the season.

“We played really well, and it’s really nice to go into our first duel getting the sweep,” said Andrew Davids, sophomore secondary education major.

On Saturday, the Hornets traveled to Lindsborg for the Bethany College tournament. The women had four out of seven players make it into the finals of their brackets.

“It could be a very good year for us,” said Tiffany Khounsombath, sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major. “Our team is already really close, and we all support each other. We are very excited to play with each other this year.”

But the men didn’t fare as well as the women, but they did have freshman Collin Connor and sophomore Christian Lollar place second in the #4 doubles.

“It was good competition and a very fun team environment,”

Freshman Andrew Davids returns a serve against Ottawa University at Milton Courts on Wednesday. The Hornets will travel to Lawrence over the

weekend for the KU Invitational.

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Davids said. “We gained a lot of experience from the tournament that will help us later on in the season.”

The men’s tennis team is 6-9 overall on the season and is 0-4 in

conference play. The women are 15-6 on the season and are 4-3 in conference play.

The Hornets will travel to Lawrence over the weekend for the KU Invitational.

Sports Short Football looks to defeat old rival S hane J ackson jackson@esubulletin.com After the Hornets rolled into an easy 42-14 victory over the weekend against Central Oklahoma, they moved to 3-0 and are set to travel to Northeastern State to take on the 0-3 Riverhawks at 6 p.m. this Saturday. The Hornets are hoping to move to 4-0 for the first time since 1991.

Emporia State has scored at least 40 points in all three victories with their strong offense, and defen-

sively, they haven’t allowed a single point in the first quarter all season.

“Our guys get off to good starts, give us a lot of confidence and momentum, and we are able to sustain the momentum,” said Garin Higgins, head coach.

But the 0-3 Northeastern State Riverhawks lead the series matchup over the Hornets all time, 5-1. The last meeting between the two was in 1990, and the Riverhawks prevailed with a 34-22 victory.

The Riverhawks are 0-3 overall with losses to top tier teams in the

MIAA including Pittsburgh State, Missouri Southern and Washburn.

The Hornets picked up three early victories with decisive wins over Fort Hays State, Nebraska Kearney and Central Oklahoma.

“We’ve still got to work on limiting our penalties, be more disciplined and not let our emotions get the best of us,” said senior linebacker and usiness administration major, Ben Carlson.

Kickoff is at 6 p.m. at Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Okla.

Hornet wide receivers run a drill on Tuesday afternoon They play at Northeastern State University at 6 p.m. this Saturday.

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