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Junior wide receiver Ray Ray Davis reaches for a pass last Thursday at Welch Stadium. The Hornets won their first game this season, 41-18, against Fort Hayes State. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin

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Flash Mob highlights Hornet pride S usan W elte welte@esubulletin.com A flash mob surprised students in the Hornets Nest in last Wednesday afternoon. The mob started with participants standing up slowly for about 30 seconds until they ran around the cafeteria dancing, cheering and passing out flyers, said Benny Bowden, junior digital audio recording major.

The mob performed to Gabe & Benny’s hype song “Right Now” to promote the first football game of the season, which the Hornets won, 41-18, against the Fort Hays State Tigers Thursday at Welch Stadium.

“When you see flash mobs, you just can’t help but smile and get that uplifting feeling,” said Jason Bosch, director of Student Life and Learning Assessment and the group’s faculty adviser.

The group, known as 12th Man Flash Mob, has been working towards become a Recognized Student Organization for a little over a month now, said Caleb Critchfield, junior elementary education major and the organization’s president.

Critchfield said the group will undergo its second reading on Sept.

13 during the next Associated Student Government meeting.

“We haven’t really practiced at all simply because it’s not an official RSO and we’re kind of waiting to see what happens with that,” Critchfield said. “(But) we’ll probably start out bi-weekly.”

School spirit was almost nonexistent at the community college

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from which Critchfield came to ESU, he said, so he wanted to find a way to increase student involvement and school spirit. Bosch said that Critchfield wants to “bring a lot of energy to the campus.”

“The whole point of the flash mob is a social activity for students if they’re feeling stressed about classes or something,” Critchfield said. “It’s just a way to bring students together.

What we did in the cafeteria, that was more to get everybody involved, (and) get them to say, ‘Hey, this looks kind of cool.’”

The club is a way for students to get involved on campus if they don’t have a lot of time or if they just don’t know what other clubs they want to join yet, Bowden said.

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RSO presidents prepare Smith returns to work for alma mater in OIE office for pizza challenge S teven E dwards edwards@esubulletin.com

Select Recognized Student Organization presidents will each be chowing down on a 24-inch pizza during the “Corky Challenge” at 6 p.m. on Monday at Wheat State Pizza, 1015 Commercial St. The event, President v. Food, is a competition to raise money for the first ever Fan of the Year Scholarship.

“I really like the idea of a self-sustaining scholarship,” said Stuart Sneath, Associated Student Government vice president and senior sociology major. “I thought a ‘Man vs. Food-like’ competition would be a great idea to raise funds for the scholarship.”

The scholarship will be awarded in the spring semester to the student – or students – who attend the most ESU sports events. Brooke Schmidt, ASG president and senior Spanish major, said ASG and the Union

Activities Council are co-sponsoring the scholarship and hope to raise enough money to be able to award it to multiple students. The Bulletin is also helping to sponsor fundraising events for the scholarship.

“It’s pretty great to see local businesses help out like this,” Schmidt said. “They have been really supportive.”

Wheat State Pizza will also donate 30 percent of their sales on Monday to the Fan of the Year Scholarship fund.

“The goal of this initiative is to increase sporting event attendance from students and increase school spirit,” Schmidt said. “It’s really important that our students have pride in their school.”

Sneath said that ASG will also implement a new online service called CampusLabs that will help connect students and student organizations.

“Our main goal is to get students

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H annah T homas thomas@esubulletin.com Rozita Smith, new interim director of International Student and Scholar Services, knows what being a student in a foreign country is like. Originally from Malaysia, she attended Emporia State in 2007, and in 2010, graduated with a master’s degree in mental health counseling.

As a graduate student, Smith worked in the Office of International Education. Teresa Yount, administrative assistant, worked with Smith both then and now and said Smith is dedicated.

“She has a heart for international students because she was one,” Yount said. “We’re glad to have her back.”

Smith said she chose to work at ESU because she has a good history here and lots of friends. She said that she started a new life in the United States, and it feels like home.

Before coming to America, Smith had worked at a psychiatric hospital in Malaysia, but she wanted to know more and further her education.

Smith said that compared to Malaysia, which has a dry season and a wet season, Kansas is very different.

“It was really nice to be able to finally touch and play around (in) the snow. . .but I’m still adjusting with the really cold weather,” she said.

Smith’s responsibilities include orientation for new international students, helping them get settled in, assisting with immigration and visas and working with advisers to make sure students get the best education

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Rosita Smith, the new interim director for international student and scholar services, says she feels at home in her new position at Emporia State. Originally from Malaysia, she attended Emporia State in 2007, and in 2010, graduated with a master’s degree in mental health counseling. As a graduate student, Smith worked in the Office of International Education.

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Chalk ‘graffiti’ targets campus, community C harlie H eptas news@esubulletin.com

RSO presidents will chow down on a 24-inch pizza like this at 6 p.m. Monday night at Wheat State Pizza.

Photo illustration by John Coffey and Cheyenne Broyles/The Bulletin

On the morning of Aug. 29, students were welcomed to campus with messages of anarchism from possible protesters.

The messages were seen around town as well, including in front of the courthouse and Natasha’s Bar & Grill, 627 Commercial St. The on-campus messages touting

phrases such as “Police State” “Protest Tuition Increases” and “One world is enough.”

If the “artists” behind the chalk graffiti were discovered to be students, Gwen Larson, assistant director of Media Relations, said the only action the university would take would be to inform them of the school’s policy regarding chalk on campus, since chalk is so easily removed and doesn’t leave a lasting mark.

According to the University Policy Manual, the policy for chalking and any other temporary placements is “restricted only for the promotion of campus events, student body elections, and academic activities.” A form must also be completed and turned in to the Director of Facilities, Mark Runge, prior to the placement of any sign.

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Police Reports

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department Aug. 29 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 10th and Mary Street.

Connie Shrock reported a burning smell in Science Hall. Officers found two lights burned out in Room 250. Contacted Al Zeimer.

He will replace them.

Ambulance responded to a fall at Singular/Trusler Complex. Subject refused transport.

The light switches in King Hall Room 207 will not shut off the lights. Something is obviously wrong.

Officer checked KS 180CMT on Kellogg Circle. Operator could not be located. No problem was found.

Officer stopped TX Temporary 94R3513 at the Merchant Street on-ramp for I-35. A verbal warning was issued for a stop sign violation at 18th and Merchant Street.

Aug. 30 Linda Parks reported a window was broken out of a vehicle in Violet Parking behind Didde Catholic Campus Center.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 755EKV in 1100 Merchant. Operator was having mechanical problems with the vehicle.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 902 E 12th Ave. Officer stopped KS 863DVK at 1200 Highland St. A verbal warning was issued for driving without headlights.

Officer assisted the operator of a vehicle to turn on head lights at Merchant and Highland Street – Short Stop. Operator did not know how to turn the lights on.

Officer stopped OK 824HIO in Sector 7. A verbal warning was given for a stop sign violation at 15th and Wooster Dr. Officer was flagged down by a female student in Sector 7 to report she lost her bicycle from 1533 Merchant St. Officers searched area and campus but did not find the bike.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a foot chase on Mechanic between 8th and 11th Ave. Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a car stop at 15th and Center St. Aug. 31 Officer stopped KS 730BWA at 18th and Merchant St. A verbal warning was given for failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrian at 15th

and Merchant St. Dr. Williams reported finding a disturbing letter in the one of the elevators in Plumb Hall.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 9th and Payton St. Ambulance responded to Welch Stadium for an injury. Bob Bailey was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Officer stopped KS 042DVO 100 W 12th Ave. A verbal warning was given for no tail light at same location.

Sept. 1 Officer stopped KS 863DVK at 1400 Market St. A citation was given for a one-way violation and no POI. Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 1100 Congress St. Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with shop lifting incident at 105 W. 12th Ave. Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 12th and Exchange St. Sept. 2 Officer stopped KS 377ATC at 100 E 12th Ave. A verbal warning was issued for improper display of license plate.

Officer retrieved a wallet belonging to a male student from Merchant and Highland Street – Short Stop Convenience Store.

Sept. 3 Officer stopped KS 362CSW in Sector 4. A verbal warning was given for a one-way violation.

Officer stopped KS 108DVK in Lot 5. A verbal warning was given for a stop sign violation.

Officer stopped KS 051AGY at 100 west 13th Ave. A verbal warning was given for driving without headlights.

Officer contacted a male subject and a female subject in Hammond Park and advised of park hours.

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Shonrock, Sherrer team up to re-establish honor society

A lex H osack hosack@esubulletin.com Originally founded in 1924, and chartered at Emporia State in 1961, the Blue Key Honor Society is resurging on campus this year.

“Blue Key is a national honor society,” said Gary Sherrer, former Kansas Board of Regents chair and ESU alumnus. “Essentially, people are selected for two things – one, their leadership abilities, and two, their willingness to serve.”

Sherrer will co-advise the group with President Michael Shonrock.

When it was chartered on ESU’s campus in the ’60s, the Blue Key Honor Society was “a national honorary leadership and service fraternity for men” and members were selected for their leadership ability, scholarship and service to the Teachers College, according to the organization’s website, Bluekey.org.

The website states, “Blue Key does not intend to build leaders, but to take them after they have established themselves, recognize their accomplishments and ability and form a group of men which will contribute to the welfare of Kansas State Teachers College.”

These days, women are also included in the organizations. In the past, members were chosen at the

Graffiti from ...Page 1 Sgt. Kevin Risley of the Emporia Police Department said in an email interview that four cases were taken by the Emporia Police Department involving the chalkings. He said that two other incidents occurred but were washed away before a case could be taken.

close of their junior year and participated throughout their senior year, but now the group will be open to juniors and seniors.

The Blue Key Honor Society is described on its website as “a premier honor society that recognizes college students at senior institutions of higher education for balanced and all-around excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.”

According to the website, selected members must demonstrate qualities of scholarship, leadership, service, and character and integrity. Benefits of membership include “recognition of scholastic, leadership, and service achievement on college campus, registration as a lifetime member of a respected international honorary society,” acknowledgement of “the contributions made by the top 1 percent of college students, opportunity to engage in service activities with peers, enhance leadership opportunities and experiences through organized interactions,” and to “participate in an international leadership conference that promotes leadership development, career advancement, and communication among Blue Key chapter members.”

The group will be officially rechartered Oct. 12 with the dedication of the Blue Key Leadership Conference Room, located in the For groups of 10 or more, there are three designated areas on campus where they can engage in free speech activities. The areas are the Union Square, the Phipps Sunken Garden and the open quad between Beach Music Hall, King Hall, Memorial Union and Roosevelt Hall.

Any group wishing to use these areas must notify the University’s

Courtesy photo of Sherrer Memorial Union, room 216, and a reunion for former Blue Key Members. The money for the room was donated by former members.

“We raised extra money outside of the room just to pay for furnishings that will go in there, and we will have the history on the wall,” said Pam Konetzni, major gifts officer of the ESU Foundation.

The event is for members and invited guests only and will be held from 5-9 p.m.

Conference and Scheduling Office no later than 72 hours in advance, according to the University Policy Manual. Notification must include a designated contact name and information for the group, as well as the date, time and location of the event, a statement of the nature of the event, the amplification devices to be used and the estimated number of people at the event.

Sept. 4 Officer stopped Ks 058AFI in 1000 Merchant Street. A verbal warning was given for improper display of registration.

Gabrielle Garrison reported stolen property from Welch Stadium.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a car stop and an arrest on a Shawnee Co. warrant in 1000 E 6th Ave.

Vandals defaced the northeast corner of 12th and Merchant Street near the William Allen White Library with chalk last Tuesday evening. It is unknown whether or not the vandals were students. Matthew Cook/The Bulletin

Motive still unclear in shooting that killed child WICHITA— Wichita police say two suspects are jailed as the investigation continues into a shooting that killed an 8-year-old girl with a stray bullet.

The shooting Tuesday morning in south Wichita killed Kimbra Moore as she slept with her two siblings. A 46-year-old woman suffered a minor wound when she was hit by a stray bullet.

Police say the shooting began with

an argument between a man in a stolen car and four other people. One of the four people shot at the car as it drove away. The stolen car was found Wednesday but the driver has not been located.

A 24-year-old man and a 28-yearold man were arrested Tuesday evening. Two others who were detained were later released.

Police say it’s still unclear what led to the shooting.

Kitten goes for 100-mile ride on NY woman’s bumper PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A woman says a 6-week-old kitten hitched a ride on the outside of her vehicle as she drove about 100 miles over upstate New York roads.

Stacey Pulsifer tells the PressRepublican of Plattsburgh that she recently drove from her home in Plattsburgh to Elizabethtown in the Adirondacks, then back to her apartment. Along the way she stopped for

coffee and heard meowing coming from her Jeep.

She asked two friends to help her search the vehicle. They finally found the kitten wedged behind a bumper and had to cut it free.

Pulsifer has since adopted the hitchhiker and named it Pumpkin.

She estimates the lucky black cat was lodged in the car for about 22 hours and traveled some 100 miles. She suffered a broken paw during the ride.

Shooting kills 8-year-old Wichita girl

WICHITA— An 8 year-old girl died early Tuesday after being hit by a stray bullet while she slept, Wichita police said.

The shooting began after a man driving a stolen car got into an argument with four men in a parking lot, said Lt. Todd Ojile said. As the man drove off, one of the men began firing a gun, sending some bullets across the street and into homes at the Oaks Mobile Home Park, Ojile said.

One of the bullets went through a wall and hit the girl in the head while she slept, killing her instantly, police said.

The Wichita Eagle reports when the mother checked on her children, she found her 4-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son asleep and unharmed, but their 8-year-old sister dead next to them.

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ASG opens with rescissions and recognitions L uke B ohannon bohannon@esubulletin.com The Associated Student Government held its first meeting of the year last Thursday. Six elected senators stood and were sworn into office before Michael Stauffer, senator and senior secondary education major, moved to open the meeting.

Following the opening, President Brooke Schmidt, senior Spanish major, gave her remarks.

“There’s been a lot of excitement surrounding this upcoming year, and I can already tell that we are going to be doing a lot of incredible things,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt also presented her recommendations for appointments to the senate. All 10 of Schmidt’s recommendations were voted on and approved, after which all of the senators were sworn in as well.

During his remarks, Stuart Sneath, vice president and senior sociology major, discussed plans to allocate funds for a new plaque in the Memorial Union when it is re-dedicated to students who have participated in the Iraq War. Luke Drury, legislative director and senior political science major, spoke on the Constitution Day event, where students will gather watch and discuss clips of John Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Drury said that refreshments will be provided and that it will take place at 5 p.m. on Sept. 17.

Racheal Countryman, public affairs director and junior communications major, discussed her plans for the upcoming year.

“One of my big goals for this year will be to actually educate our

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Smith said her new job has been “so far, so good.”

“I know there still lots more in front of me that I have to learn, and I have got to be quick,” she said. “I know that it’s challenging, but like in the past with the help of a lot of people and my willingness to learn, I’m

Flash Mob from ...Page 1 “It’s just a group that’s for fun… you can get involved without having to put in a ton of extra time and extra effort,” Bowden said. “It’s always super fun to be in a flash mob…I’m in a fraternity here on campus, so I’m pretty busy and my time is pretty used up, and this is just a small thing that’s fun and doesn’t have to have a

Pizza from ...Page 1 involved more,” Sneath said. “Being involved on campus is such a crucial part of college experience.”

Micheal Torres, UAC president and sophomore communications major, said that so far seven RSO representatives are competing. As of Tuesday, Juan Rosales, Hispanic American Leadership Organization president; Ben Riley, Interfraternity Council president; Taylor Wash, Black Student Union president; Tim Thomas, Sigma Alpha Lambda president; Kirsten Zamarippa, Beta Alpha Sci president; Schmidt and himself

students on our student services,” Countryman said. She also said that she wants to push the Corky’s Cab program more this semester.

Under first readings, the senate heard a number of bills regarding recognition of student organizations and another bill for rescinding 38 recognized student organizations.

However, of the 11 organizations seeking recognition from the senate, seven of them were rescinded by the final bill. Another two organizations, Kappa Kappa Psi and Kappa Mu Epsilon, were also taken off the list of organizations to be rescinded by a textual amendment.

When discussing the rescission of the organizations, Mary Shively, director of leadership, said that the groups to be rescinded had been contacted multiple times and were informed of the situation. No single reason was given for any of the rescissions, aside from what was written in the bill itself, which was that the “organizations have failed to fulfill their RSO requirements.”

The other four groups petitioning for recognition from the senate were 12th Man Flash Mob, ESU Chinese Students and Scholars Club, ESU Rec Club and the Multicultural Greek Council. These, along with the other seven, will be voted on at the next meeting.

The rules were suspended and the bill for rescinding student organizations was moved to general order and voted on by the senate.

The bill passed by a vote of 16-0-0.

The next ASG meeting will take place at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 on the third floor of the union in the Senate Chamber.

sure that I can get something done.”

Gonzalo Bruce, assistant vice president of international education, said that Smith’s education enables her to work effectively across campus, promoting support services and leadership development among recognized international student organizations.

“I hope I can help this school, this office, and especially helping the students the way I received help while I was a student,” Smith said. ton of commitment.”

The club has a Facebook group that is open to members – they currently have around 48 Critchfield – who can join before the first official practice. After the practice, those who did not show up will be removed from the group and the group will become private.

“Being a flash mob, you want people involved, but you also want to keep it kind of secret,” Bowden said. had signed up for the challenge.

“ASG and UAC have been working on getting other local businesses such as Amanda’s Bakery and Do-B’s to participate in events like this in the upcoming months,” Schmidt said. “We would like to expand this scholarship to students who attend the most theater and music events on campus. It would be pretty interesting to see this idea applied to a lot of the other programs here at ESU.” The deadline for RSOs to sign up for the challenge is tomorrow, and the cost is $13 to enter. Email Schmidt at asgpres@emporia.edu, or Torres at mtorres2@emporia.edu to sign up.

Rescinded Organizations Active Artist Society Alpha Sigma Tau* American College of Sports Medicine American Criminal Justice Association American Red Cross Anthropology Club Association for Computing Machinery Big Brothers Big Sisters Biology Club Engineering Club Episcopal Campus Ministry of ESU* ESU Athletic Training Club* ESU Chess Club Society of Public Historians ESU Student Chapter of USITT ESU Students for Life ESU Swing Society FCA GAMMA (Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol) Instructional Technology Student Association* Interfraternity Council* Korean Student Association Latter-Day Saints Student Association MBA Association Mental Health Counseling NAfME Collegiate Newman-Kansas Association of Nursing Students POWER Presbyterian Student Organization Public Affairs Club Saudi Club of ESU School Psychology Student Society Sigma Pi Fraternity* Sigma Pi Sigma Society of Physics Students Student Veteran Association of ESU Tau Beta Sigma* Xi Phi *RSO with a bill already drafted for re-recognition.

Theater suspect withdrew application to attend KU DENVER— The man suspected of opening fire in a Colorado movie theater had applied to the University of Kansas graduate school but withdrew his application before the school decided whether to admit him.

The university released James Eagan Holmes’ application on Wednesday in response to open records requests filed by The Associated Press and other news outlets.

Holmes applied to neuroscience programs at a half-dozen graduate schools and ended up at the University of Colorado, Denver. He withdrew at the end of his first year, about six weeks before the shootings.

Many parts of Holmes’ application to Kansas appear to be similar to his applications released by other schools.

The July 20 shootings killed 12 and wounded 58. Holmes is charged with murder and attempted murder. He hasn’t entered a plea.

ASG vice president Stuart Sneath discusses plans to allocate funds for the Memorial Union. The first ASG meeting of the year was held last Thursday in the Senate Chamber on the third floor of the union. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

Right to name 2 cougars at Kan. zoo up for auction WICHITA — The right to name two young cougars at Sedgwick County Zoo is going to the highest bidder at the zoo’s annual fundraiser.

Zoo spokeswoman Melissa Graham says it’s the first year the zoo has given patrons at Zoobilee a chance to purchase naming rights in the silent auction.

The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/ OMaawv) reports that cougars No.

8 and 9 are sisters that are estimated to be about 2 years old. They have been at the zoo since they were about 6 months old after being orphaned in the wild.

Graham says items usually sell for less at a silent auction than a live one, so more people will get a chance to name the cougars -- also known as pumas, mountain lions and panthers.

Tickets to Zoobilee cost $125.

Group files petition seeking grand jury for statue OVERLAND PARK— A group that believes a sculpture of a partially clad woman should be removed from an arboretum in a Kansas City suburb has filed a petition asking a grand jury to determine if the statue violates anti-obscenity laws.

The American Family Association of Kansas and Missouri contends a sculpture, “Accept or Reject,” in the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens violates a state law against promoting obscenity to children. On Tuesday, the group turned in petitions with about 4,700 signatures to Johnson County officials, said Phillip Crosby, director of the group.

The group needed just under 3,700 valid signatures, The Kansas City Star reported.

Mike McLain, Johnson County court administrator, said a copy

of the petition will be sent to the Johnson County Election Commission to verify the signatures.

If enough signatures are valid, the petition will be returned to the court and assigned to one of the court’s civil judges, who will oversee the grand jury.

Johnson County will have 60 days to empanel the jury after the signatures are verified.

The sculpture, by Yu Chang, is among 11 artworks donated to the arboretum by a group of Chinese artists. The life-size bronze, on display at the arboretum since November 2011, shows a woman wearing an opened blouse, her breasts exposed, taking a picture of herself.

Overland Park officials have said they do not intend to remove or relocate the sculpture from the arboretum. Two signs have been posted near the site telling visitors that “some pieces include a display of the human body.”

“This has been a process to get the city of Overland Park, the council, to listen to the grievances about this sexting statue,” Cosby said.

“Fortunately, Kansas does have a tool by which the citizens can have their day in court when those in a position of power become indifferent to the law.”

Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said “grand juries are unique in that the presiding juror speaks on behalf of the rest of the jury and controls what evidence they want to hear.” That would include whether the petitioners are allowed to present evidence, The Star reported.

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Graffiti STAFF For Dummies EDITORIAL

Students who passed the corner of 12th and Merchant Street last Wednesday may have noticed some politically charged graffiti on the northeast corner’s sidewalk. The topics ranged from a perceived police state to this year’s tuition increase.

And with a quick spray from a water hose, the latest attempt at political subterfuge in Emporia was relegated to memory. Chalk just doesn’t stick.

There’s a reason politically conscious graffiti artists use paint. It tends to resonate, due in no small part to the difficulty in concealing it. The vandal(s) who laid an impressive claim throughout Emporia Tuesday night chose perhaps the flimsiest mode of dissidence one can imagine. It is difficult to take a message seriously when the medium is reminiscent of an 8-year-old’s doodling in the driveway.

The Bulletin does not condone wanton vandalism. We do, however, believe that politics is something that

should be taken seriously. Clearly the chalk graffiti was based in strong conviction. Maybe it spurred some introspection on behalf of the student body. Hopefully people thought about what was portrayed and how they might be implicated.

The message was not very clear, however. Are they implying that Emporia State is a police state, or simply that one exists somewhere? Are we to assume that a protest against the tuition increase is forthcoming, or is it merely an amusing thought? Is this all symptomatic of the New World Order they clearly think exists?

The messages lacked a precision and depth. They were nothing more than ad hoc slogans that one could find at the nearest Hot Topic outlet store. One shouldn’t spend much longer than a few seconds attempting to decipher the code.

It’s important to understand that there is no separation of medium and

message. Our friends in the communication department will attest to that. Graffiti is a particular kind of message that relies entirely on geographical placement and context to garner meaning. Not only was the “vandalism” not very creative or compelling, it was an embarrassment to the perceived level of political discourse at ESU. Rather than involving students and faculty in frank discussion of school policies and larger, conspiratorial phenomena, we are relegated to the functional equivalent of hopscotch as protest.

It’s not even clear at this point whether the “artists” were students at all. But we encourage the vandals to come forward and speak up. Own your politics. If you have something to say, then say it in a way that can’t be erased by light rain or a stiff breeze.

For the rest of us, we can learn something from last week’s act – don’t become a parody of yourself.

The Wizard of ROZ

As future graduates, we are increasingly unsure of our individual fates as the job market becomes progressively smaller, and our loans become exponentially larger. Yet, Kansas is trying to attract interest in the counties that have recently lost a large number of citizens.

They call them Rural Opportunity Zones, and they exist within 50 of the 102 counties in the state hoping to raise their populations after years of loss, due to droughts and the poor economy. ROZ’s main point of interest is that they are willing to pay up to $15,000 of your student loans over five years if you choose to live in any of the counties.

But this incentive seems to be too little too late to increase the already dwindling population in western Kansas.

While paying off our student loans sounds like a fantastic deal, in no way do they mention job security for our time there. I would hate to live in a town where they are paying off my student loans but offer me no

form of income.

They also do not mention the types of jobs they have in the city but merely mention that some people have obtained jobs in healthcare and education. Without giving us more concrete information about our futures there they cannot expect us to uproot and move to these locations immediately.

Additionally, many of us have become more metropolitan-minded people. Our generation has lost the love of walking through fields and experiencing small town life in favor of skyscrapers and condos that line every street. Our desire to drive to Lawrence or the Power & Light district grows every day. And these cities offer far more in terms of entertainment and career choices than do those of western Kansas towns.

While I may not be able to enjoy career security in these larger cities, I will definitely be presented with more career options in the larger towns.

If the counties participating in the ROZ program offered incentives

for knowing and acting on the fact that they didn’t need it.

I’ll admit that Facebook is a fun place to go on the web, and it’s good networking tool, especially if you are a person who can spread their concern for every person they have ever met.

And especially if you are an advertiser who follows “likes” to figure out how to market toward young adults. And especially if you truly have nothing better to do with your time.

But for the rest of us, the majority of its functions seem useless, unless stalking people from high school that you’ll never see again is very useful.

God forbid we should actually socialize with actual humans or do homework.

I know that everyone is not like this, and that this is not an issue for everyone, but I beg of you, if you are joking about being addicted to Facebook, maybe it’s time for a

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Unliking Facebook These days it is common for people to joke about theirs – and others’ – Facebook addictions. And yet, it almost seems like a legitimate claim.

We – yes, I am also occasionally guilty – are compelled to log on the second we get on the computer. We receive alerts on our phones and wonder about who’s posted what while we don’t have access to a computer.

Let’s be honest, we’re pathetic.

What a shame that we should be damned to a youth of computer zombieism.

But hark! A beacon of light shines on the horizon.

I’ve noticed that some people are actually unhooking themselves from Facebook’s grasp. Normal, healthy people have done the unspeakable – they deleted their accounts. And while I initially judged them for not being able to exhibit any sort of selfcontrol, I should have admired them

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E llen W eiss

weiss@esubulletin.com change. Pick up a book, call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while, say no to the Stalkerbook!

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Guest Column: Tipping the S.C.A.L.E.S.

C zarli R ex

crex@g.emporia.edu I would like to take a moment to correct some errors and clear up some

confusion that may have been created by the article “BDSM group strives to gain RSO status” published in the Aug. 30 issue of The Bulletin.

BDSM is an acronym which stands for five words: Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission and Sadomasochism. Bondage & Discipline, Domination & Submission and Sadomasochism (the combination of sadism and masochism) as subsets have distinct meanings. There are many other subsets, roles and identities that fall under the umbrella term of “BDSM.” In the BDSM community we bastardize and pervert the English language in some very interesting ways.

BDSM has its own dictionaries with terms and definitions that are not included in mainstream dictionaries.

For instance a “fetish” in the BDSM

community refers to an object or idea that is required in order for an individual to reach orgasm.

While it might be acceptable to define BDSM as a fetish in mainstream media, it is not acceptable by the BDSM community. BDSM is a lifestyle for some, a type of sexual activity for others, or a kinky addition to liven up the bedroom for others.

These kinds of misunderstandings are a great example of why our group discussions are so important. We take the time necessary to clearly define terms and bring alternate terms or definitions to the discussion.

S.C.A.L.E.S. provides a safe community with support and education specifically for students who live alternative lifestyles and those persons who are curious about where they might belong in regard to alternative

lifestyles. While there are individuals within the group who are dedicated to bringing awareness and education to the general public, those individuals do not represent the intent of the group as whole.

Mainstream media portrays practitioners of BDSM as taboo at best, as abuses illegally perpetrated by the mentally unstable at worst.

From a legal standpoint there is no distinction made between consenting practitioners of BDSM and criminal predators that abuse their victims non-consensually. Because of these perceptions, people who are connected to BDSM can lose their reputations, jobs, friends, family and rights to custody of their children.

These perceptions create an environment of fear in BDSM communities, making the line between protecting

members and educating the public very hard to walk. As the President of S.C.A.L.E.S., my first obligation is to ensure the safety of our members.

Our group specifically chose a social network because of its focus on building alternative lifestyle communities and encouraging education and support within those communities. The intent of Fetlife.com is not to provide education and awareness to the general public at large. People who are sincerely curious are welcome on FetLife.

However, the members of FetLife. com do not want their family, friends, acquaintances and co-workers invading their safe space out of a curiosity created by mainstream media.

S.C.A.L.E.S. has not yet applied for RSO status yet because we do not have a faculty adviser or sponsor.

lifeStyles

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‘Controlled Chaos’ unleashed in Gilson Gallery

Westbook began glassblowing in high school and started taking classes at Emporia State State in 2008.

She works mainly with glassblowing and sculpting, but her emphasis is glass.

“I would have to say my Native American heritage is what influenced a lot of these works,” Westbrook said.

“That’s something that has been embedded in me for such a long time, so it comes out in my art.”

The glass in the exhibit consists of spherical and vase-like works. Kaila This untitled sculpture made of books, paper rolls and Mock, senior trash by 2012 alum Christa Westbrook, is on display in glass major, helped the Gilson Memorial Gallery through Sept. 14.

Westbrook with Yiqing Fu/The Bulletin one untitled set of three pinwheel-shaped twisted glass S teve E dwards pieces on display near the back wall of edwards@esubulletin.com the gallery.

“Her work is amazing,” Mock said.

Christa Westbrook, a recent “We took glass together and we were gradute, will present her senior exhibiusually partnered. After working with tion “Controlled Chaos” at 7 p.m. her for awhile, I found her work to be Saturday in Gilson Memorial Gallery.

very inspirational.”

Two of the sculptures featured in the exhibit incorporate recycled items.

“The (untitled) sculpture along the back wall is made out of old books from the William Allen White Library that were about to be thrown out,” Westbrook said. “A lot of the books were older Religious Studies textbooks.”

The untitled sculpture near the entrance of the gallery was made from trash and broken items such as plastic and paper bags, bottle caps, wood, rubber hose, wire, plastic zip ties and a metal fan grill all covered in gray spray paint. Mock said she remembers watching Westbrook make the trash sculpture.

The sculpture-based work along the north wall, titled “Black & White,” is a set of cushion-like circular sculptures made of recycled leather and meticulously placed glass beads.

“The sculpture evolved from doing glass,” Westbrook said. “I got interested in mixed media through other art classes. I had a couple projects for sculpture classes that required we use recycled items and I really had a lot of fun with those projects.”

The alumni artist visits have also had a positive impact on new students.

“I’ve seen some of her work before and I really like it,” said Nic Dikin, freshman glass major. “I just started studying glassblowing here, so I’m excited to see what recent graduates have done during their time here.”

Westbrook’s exhibition will be on display through Sept. 14.

Musicians honor alumni with scholarship concert N ing L iu liu@esubulletin.com The music department’s Annual Gala Concert has more than 20 years’ worth of history and aims to raise money for music scholarships. This year’s concert is at 8 p.m. Saturday in Heath Recital Hall.

Some of the performances are faculty recitals and some of them are senior or graduate recitals.

Occasionally, the music department will bring a guest artist, like Frank Sidorfsky, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Emporia State and is in the music field now.

“Every year we feature different guest artists, and they are either an alumni of the music department, or they may be a retired faculty associated with the music department,” said Allan Comstock, chair of the music department and associate professor of music. “So this year is very interesting because Frank Sidorfsky was an undergraduate here.”

Occasionally, guest artists will present master classes, where they will work with one or two students on a piece.

“Typically, when we bring in a

guest artist, we will have them do a master class as well, and that is a way to give special insights from really well-known musicians,” Comstock said.

Sue Claridge, graduate music performance major and past scholarship recipient, said that last year’s concert was very good and she enjoyed it immensely. She also learned a lot from it.

“Concerts and recitals are excellent learning opportunities for me, as well as good entertainment. It is encouraging to see alumni who are so successful, and it gives me hope about my own career,” Claridge said. “This event is a great marriage of honoring successful alumni and raising funds to help students.”

As for the scholarship fund, it varies from $8,000 to $ 15,000 each year.

This year’s goal is going to be around $20,000.

“The money generally from this concert can go to any major,” Comstock said. “So generally we use this money to help provide scholarship funds for students who might be very engaged in music than other music majors.”

Michael Murrell, a spring alum

Health-

I Take My Performance Enhancing Drugs Black

G reg F arris

farris@esubulletin.com Whether or not you’re a sports fan, it’s hard to ignore the massive media attention of performance-enhancing substances and athletes. For many people, performance enhancing drugs are often how certain athletes are remembered.

But is that really fair? Sure, rules are rules, and if an athlete breaks them they should pay the consequences.

But too often I think the argument is one-sided.

Former competitive cyclist Lance Armstrong has recently been stripped

of 14 years of accomplishments, including his record seven wins of the Tour De France for allegations of using illegal performance-enhancing substances.

It is worth noting that Armstrong has never tested positive for an illegal substance, nor has he admitted to using them. He and a few others will only know whether or not he, in fact, cheated.

That being said, every day thousands of Americans start off their day with the worlds’ most popular performance-enhancing drug – caffeine – and no one bats an eye.

Imagine the increase in headaches and decrease in productivity America would experience if suddenly we couldn’t obtain this powerful substance. Caffeine has become so engrained in our society that we do not see it as performance-enhancing, but that’s exactly what it is, the 9 to 5ers’ form of steroids.

Let’s not forget the positive effects that many of these allegedly enhanced athletes have on our society. In the

who graduated with a master’s in mathematics, said the concert really shows the devotion musicians at ESU give to their art. Murrell received the Music Talent Scholarship several times over the course of his education.

“The performances on Saturday will demonstrate the entire music department’s appreciation for the donors’ support,” Murrell said.

There will be 30 to 40 concerts this semester, along with a silent auction before the concert starts on Saturday.

Allan D. Comstock, chair of the music department, said the gala concert raises funds on average between $8,000- $15,000 each year. The annual concert will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday in Heath Recital Hall.

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case of Armstrong, his Livestrong Foundation has raised nearly $500 million for those affected by cancer and has undoubtedly served as inspiration to many different people.

Obviously, caffeine, anabolic steroids, blood doping, etc. are incredibly different in respect to their effects on the body, but the goals of each individual is identical – to perform better at their jobs.

Like many other nutrients or substances, caffeine falls in line with its huge misunderstanding by the general public, typically, with two extreme sides. One side swears it is the cause of all the world’s problems and the other chugs energy drinks like they’re water and think it gives them special powers.

And like most topics in nutrition, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

Most people, especially college students, who consume caffeine do it for the increase in alertness and higher energy levels. Why? Because it works! Although sometimes we indirectly consume caffeine by choosing our favorite vices, such as a delicious pumpkin spice flavored treat or some elegant dark chocolate. So watch out for the hidden calories.

With caffeine there is a tolerance build up, which means you’ll have

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Perfectly Normal, Natural Things Let’s Get Digital

K enzie T empleton

editor@esubulletin.com Sometimes, as a product of Generation X, I feel romantically handicapped. I grew up with a computer connected the Internet.

When I was 10, I got my first cell phone because my family decided it would be cheaper than to have a landline. I have never not been “plugged in.”

I love technology, don’t get me wrong, but I sort of feel like at 20 years old I’ve been screwed out of some sort of dating rite of passage.

When I meet a guy at a party or on campus somewhere who I’m into, my first instinct is to find the nearest computer and “friend” him on Facebook because as a child of the digital age, this is how I flirt.

It’s geeky and overly subtle, but it’s what I know, and for me, it’s tried and true.

But what ever happened to good old fashioned, physical, inperson flirting, sans a smart phone?

Granted, sending a risqué photo of yourself or a suggestive text message has its perks, but sometimes flesh to flesh contact is all you need to get the ball rolling.

I’ve wracked my brain trying to think of one instance in my dating history that technology – computers, cell phones, etc. – didn’t play an instrumental role in landing me a date. I can’t think of even one. So it baffles me to think that I have some sort of unexplainable aversion to online dating.

One lonely Friday night last spring in the midst of finals and sleep deprivation, I created a profile on a popular dating site after some encouragement from friends and family who’ve had luck in the virtual dating world. It took me roughly 40 minutes to answer all of the questions and upload a few photos of myself. As soon as I clicked, “publish,” I was immediately bombarded with photos and links to profiles of men from Emporia and surrounding communities.

After perusing a few intriguing choices for about half an hour, something inside me clicked. I suddenly felt extreme embarrassment.

What if someone recognized my photo? What if, God forbid, someone I knew in “real life” found me?

After being a member of the online dating scene for little more than an hour, I deleted my profile.

But I’m not entirely sure why I did it. Of course, there’s the reasoning that I was using the free version of the site, and to harvest any fruit of my labor, I would have to cough up a monthly fee to actually make a connection. And as I said, I was embarrassed. But why?

It’s due, in part, to the stigma of online dating. There’s a belief in our culture that those who turn to the Internet to foster romantic desires are desperate, or somehow “unfit” to

to consume more and more to get the same effect. This can be limited to some degree by using caffeine in moderation. So in short, the less often you consume caffeine the more effective it’ll be when you do. Which may come in handy after you decided to play Halo all weekend instead of study for that Monday morning quiz.

Acutely, caffeine can slightly aid in fat loss by increasing overall caloric expenditure. One cup of coffee or soda yields 60-100mg of caffeine.

Caloric expenditure could increase roughly 100 calories a day when 500mg is consumed. This will fluctuate slightly on body size.

Long-term research has been inconsistent, but overall has trended towards habitual coffee/caffeine intake being beneficial when used in moderation. Coffee may contain separate substances beneficial to one’s health. Once again, no secrets – caffeine isn’t the big bad wolf and could probably help you take better notes during those 8 a.m. classes we all love. Cheers!

mate with the rest of us. Unattractive.

Damaged goods. Socially awkward.

Weird. The list is endless.

I think that for many people – at least for me – resorting to online dating is like saying, “I give up. I don’t fit in with the ‘normal’ daters, so I’ll take what I can get online.” But what we don’t realize is that this simply isn’t the case. The fact of the matter is that we are human beings. We evolve.

Why shouldn’t the way we court one another evolve, too?

So far in 2012, 40 million people either used or visited an online dating website, double the number in 2007, according to an infographic published

by MBAPrograms.org. And the online dating industry has gone from a $900 million industry in 2007 to a $1.9 billion industry in 2012.

While sites like Facebook don’t entirely resemble more traditional ones, are they really any different?

Don’t social networking sites have, at their core, the same agenda as dating sites?

Let’s be honest for a moment.

Who in this day and age doesn’t have a Facebook account? I’ll concede that there are a few diehards out there who refuse to join the social network bandwagon, but gems like these are few and far between. For the rest of us, we’ve been sucked in and escape, let’s face it, is futile. Now take a moment to think about your account; visualize it in your mind.

Is your profile picture like mine?

Did you pick that photo specifically because it highlights your more attractive qualities or portrays you in some sort of desirable way?

Now picture your “about me” section. Have you tailored it so you appear witty and culturally sophisticated, etc.?

Face it. Dressing up your account is like picking out a low-cut top that makes your boobs look good so you’ll be noticed by potential suitors.

When you boil it down to the basics of human nature, many forms of modern technology have a common thread. At the end of the day, we are all simply trying to make a connection, whether we’re looking for just a friend or trying to get laid.

So to hell with the stigma that being on a dating site means that there’s something fundamentally wrong with you. If getting digital with someone is easier or more comfortable for you, who are we to judge?

T empleton

About the Health Guy

Greg Farris is a senior at Emporia State studying health promotion and chemistry. This dual background shapes his approach to health.

“I enjoy the science, while also understand that hands on outside of the lab experience. I also practice what I preach,” he said.

This fall he started personal training at the rec center on campus in preparation for his first bodybuilding competition and applying to graduate school for nutritional sciences.

Greg’s goal for “Health-E” is to educate students about everything health.

“Friends know me as the guy who can fit some ice cream or pop tarts in his diet and still see results. That’s what I’m all about. Making health enhance all other areas of your life. Be flexible, not obsessive.”

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When Adrienn Clark, sophomore political science major, noticed a flyer on the counter at Pizza Hut about the business’ efforts to help Children’s Mercy Hospital, she knew she wanted to get involved.

Clark came up with the idea for Alpha Sigma Tau, a group that is currently seeking re-recognition as a Registered Student Organization, to collect crayons for children in the hospital. The group then decided to make it a campus-wide event.

“Alpha Sigma Tau decided to host

the Crayon Drive because it exhibits one of our core values, graciousness,” Clark said. “Philanthropy is also very important to us as an organization, and we strive to be involved with the community and to create positive change in the world. The crayons that we collect are going to be dropped off

Sophomore art major Taylor Smith donates money to Alpha Sigma Tau to help them collect new boxes of crayons for Children’s Mercy. Alpha Sigma Tau collected a total of 305 boxes of crayons for the kids.

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at Pizza Hut, where they will be sent centrate on making something for to Children’s Mercy Hospital locatheir families. tions across the country.”

As for Clark, “brighten some of A total of 305 boxes of crayons their darkest days” is simply stating were collected. what the effect of the boxes of crayons Many will have on “Can you imagine the children at the child that Children’s receives them. smiles on the childrens’ Mercy are in “Can you faces when they receive life-threatening imagine the conditions, a box of crayons? It will smiles on the and some need childrens’ faces be so powerful because long periods when they something as simple as of surgeries, receive a box of which can lead crayons? It will crayons allows them to to long hospital be so powerful return to being a normal stays, Clark because somesaid. child and helps to distract thing as simple “I don’t as crayons them from the pain and think I can allows them to challenges they face every return to being imagine how it is like for the a normal child day.” children in the and helps to – Adrienn Clark hospital being distract them very sick and from the pain not really havand challenges ing anything to do. So these crayons they face every day,” Clark said. and the pictures that are available to The table in the union didn’t only color will help brighten their days and collect boxes of crayons, but also monmake things better for them and their etary donations, which will be used for families,” said Kelcie Pusch, senior purchasing more boxes of crayons. psychology major.

“It’s good for kids because they are Sharon Messmer, senior elemennot able to do something in school. I tary education major, said that she try to help, you know it is not much, “could not agree with (Pusch) more.” but a little bit could help,” said Leslye Instead of focusing on their illnesses, Soto, freshman crime and delinquency Messmer said the children can conmajor.

Raise Your Stingers High

Before the start of the season opener, ESU fans cheer on the football team Thursday evening at Welch Stadiun. Yohan Kim/The Bulletin

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Campus moves to go wireless by 2014

A lex H osack hosack@esubulletin.com A new campus-wide initiative will have Emporia State students wirelessly connected to the Internet virtually anywhere on campus by spring 2014.

The wireless expansion project, spearheaded by Michael D. Erickson, associate vice president and chief information officer of Technology and Computing Services, will allow students to work wherever and whenever they want on campus.

“We focused in the past few years as we’ve gone and expanded the wireless coverage in the student areas,” Erickson said. “So traditionally, the places that we have not put in wireless would be like faculty offices, some meeting rooms and classrooms.”

Around half of the wireless expansion project will be implemented this year, with the rest being implemented in the 2013-14 school year.

“I think that wireless connectivity always is a positive thing,” said Omer Khan, graduate business major.

Other students are also looking forward to the switch.

“I think it will be great because the Internet in my dorm is always spotty,” said Kate Slayton, sophomore psychology major. “So hopefully that will make it better campus-wide.”

Erickson said the project is a “priority” for President Michael Shonrock. The costs of installing and maintaining the equipment required to go wireless will cost almost $500,000.

“We have been looking at increasing the coverage year by year with a small amount of budget, and when (Shonrock) came, he saw that that incremental approach wasn’t going to get us where we want to be,” Erickson said, “It’s a priority to him to provide that service to all of the students. So he helped us to identify the funding of $250,000 over each year for the next two years to really make it wireless across the campus.”

Erickson said that there is currently “excellent” coverage in the Towers and Singular/Trusler Halls; partial to excellent coverage in Morse Complex, Butcher Education Center, Cremer Hall, Sauder Alumni Center and the Memorial Union; partial coverage in HPER, Visser Hall, the Earl Center and the William Allen White Library; limited or no coverage to partial coverage in the Student Recreation Center, Welch Pavilion, the Art Annex, Cram Science Hall, Plumb Hall, King Hall, Beach Music Hall, Roosevelt Hall and the Newman Division of Nursing; and limited or no coverage in Police and

Panel OKs raises for Kansas public employees TOPEKA— A committee overseeing state employee pay is recommending about $11.4 million in raises for underpaid state workers, with corrections officers at Kansas prisons among the groups benefiting most.

The Joint Committee on Employee Pay Plan Oversight on Tuesday recommended 7.5 percent raises for more than a thousand corrections officers. The funds were appropriated during the 2012 legislative session.

Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts told the committee the increases would bring officers who haven’t had a pay raise since 2009 closer to the market rate. Roberts said that out of seven states surveyed by his agency, only Oklahoma paid its corrections officer less than Kansas.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reported the pay raises are part of a state program to raise the pay of certain state employees closer to similar private sector employees. This is the fourth year of a five-year program and the first since legislators suspended funding the increases last year over budget concerns.

The pay increases range from 5 percent to 12.5 percent and will go to 4,296 state employees, which is about a quarter of the state payroll. The committee’s recommendations now go to the State Finance Council for approval. The increase amounts were negotiated between the Department of Administration and state employee unions.

“I don’t have a lot to say except thank you for the money,” Mike Marvin, of the Kansas Organization of State Employees, told the committee.

Marvin said after the meeting that the union would keep working to get pay raises for other employees.

“It’s a step forward for basically

3,500 workers that KOSE represents,” Marvin said. “That means there’s probably another 5,500 that do not get a step forward.”

About 1,000 corrections officers are KOSE members. The committee’s recommendation allocates about $1.65 million to the Lansing prison, $1.04 million to El Dorado, $1.19 for Hutchinson and more than $400,000 to the five other smaller facilities and the Department of Corrections itself.

Juvenile Justice Authority employees would see increases, as well, with $455,155 split among 161 employees at the Kansas Juvenile Corrections Complex in Topeka and $205,775 for 60 employees at the Larned facility.

“This will go a long way toward helping the long-term employees of JJA that risk their lives every day,” Teamsters representative Matt Hall told the committee.

He said the pay increases would make the jobs more attractive and help retain and recruit staff, while alleviating the number of overtime hours being worked.

The Topeka juvenile complex was the subject of a critical audit released in July that found the facility had a 32 percent turnover rate among staff, the highest among Kansas correctional facilities in the past five years and a factor in a number of security problems.

“We try not to have too many of those situations where people work 16 hours (straight),” Roberts said. “But it always works better if you have sufficient staff.”

Sen. Vicki Schmidt, a Topeka Republican and chairwoman of the committee, said other reforms were needed to improve conditions at Topeka juvenile center, but pay raises to retain trained staff is “certainly a piece of the puzzle.”

Freshman undecided major Doug Kepkko, freshman history education major Bailey Gipson and freshman communication major Marcus Butler browse the web between classes in the lobby on the South Tower dorm.

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Safety, the power plant and Stormont Maintenance.

After Phase 1 of the wireless expansion project, there will be partial to excellent coverage in HPER,

Wichita scrambling to recruit high-demand teachers WICHITA— The Wichita school district has hired a recruiter to scour job fairs and college campuses across the nation to find teachers for hardto-fill vacancies.

The district also has launched a Facebook page, and school officials are visiting local high schools and community colleges to encourage more students to consider teaching as a career.

Much of the district’s efforts are targeted at recruiting special-education teachers. But it also needs other high-demand teaching areas, including math, science, English as a second language and consumer sciences.

The Wichita Eagle reported that the school board last week approved up to $50,000 to hire retired administrator Don Dome as its district recruiter to find special education teachers. The district, which employs more than 9,000 full and part-time employees, started this school year with 25 special-education vacancies.

“It’s a huge shortage area for us.

We have difficulties getting qualified special-ed candidates,” said Shelly Martin, director of recruitment and staffing for the district.

Its new Facebook page features job openings, upcoming job fairs, campus visits and other recruiting efforts.

Postings include chief operations officer, teachers, paraprofessionals, physical therapists, psychologists, nurses, electricians, custodians and more.

Visser Hall, Cram Science Hall, Plumb Hall, King Hall, Beach Music Hall, Roosevelt Hall, White Library, Plumb Hall, the Earl Center and the Newman Division of Nursing.

After Phase 2 there will be excellent coverage everywhere except Police and Safety, Stormont Maintenance, the power plant and the Art Annex.

100 chickens stolen from eastern Kansas farm OTTAWA— A major theft at an eastern Kansas farm has authorities wondering just how to track down some stolen livestock. After all, says Franklin County Sheriff Jeffry Curry, chickens aren’t tagged or branded.

KCTV reports that 100 chickens were taken over the weekend from a farm in a rural part of the county. The thief or thieves also took a $1,000 mower and a four-wheel ATV.

Curry estimates the chickens’ value at $600.

The farm is owned by Bo Tran, who lives about 40 miles away in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood and works the property on weekends.

Since the chickens aren’t marked, the sheriff says he’s not sure how they’ll be identified. But he says detectives will do what they can to figure out who stole them.

Kan. sponsoring meetings on Medicaid overhaul TOPEKA— Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration will sponsor meetings in 12 cities next month on its plans to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program.

Administration officials say the meetings are designed to educate Medicaid participants and health care providers about the coming changes.

The $2.9 billion-a-year program covers medical services for the poor, disabled and elderly.

Brownback plans to turn manage-

ment of the entire Medicaid program over to three private insurance companies beginning in January.

The first meetings will be held Sept. 24 in Manhattan, Pittsburg, Colby and Dodge City. Other sessions will be held Sept. 25 in Atchison, Chanute, Russell and Pratt, and on Sept. 26 in Olathe, Emporia, Hutchinson and El Dorado.

In each city, Medicaid participants and health care providers will have separate meetings.

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Hornets sting Tigers S hane J ackson jackson@esubulletin.com

Coming off a 5-6 record in 2011, the Hornets football team was anxious to kick off the 2012 season. Last year, the team fell short in the first three games, including the season

opener against the Tigers of Fort Hays State, 27-17. That wasn’t the case when the Hornets looked for revenge in the season opener against the Tigers last Thursday night at Welch Stadium.

They won 41-18.

“I’ve been doing this for so long,

and I have all the confidence in the world in my teammates. We’re anxious to get this game going, but not nervous,” said third year starting senior quarterback, Tyler Eckenrode, management information systems major, before the game.

During a time out, ESU players are instructed by defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Mike LoPorto Thursday night.

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Hornets plunder Vikings R ocky R obinson sports@esubulletin.com Coming off a 2-1 loss against Southwestern Missouri, the Emporia State soccer team defeated the Augustana Vikings, 2-1, in their home opener yesterday at the ESU Pitch.

“We came out strong, and I thought it was pretty even in the first half,” said head coach Bryan Sailer.

“But I thought our chances were more dangerous than theirs.”

Starting at 2 p.m., the women battled through the heat, leading 1-0 in the first half. Freshman Mindi Lozenski scored the second goal for the Hornets in the second half, making a header off the corner, assisted by Ashleigh Harris. That was Lozenski’s first goal of the season.

“The second goal was huge,” Sailer said. “But I thought on the same hand they relaxed after the second goal… we did and we paid for

it. We had to sweat that one out, but you would rather be up than down.”

An accidental ball kicked into the wrong goal gave Augustana’s their only point of the game, but the girls where able to maintain their lead for the last 30 minutes of the game with good defense.

“Our defense is really strong,” said freshman forward Sarah Crawford.

“We just had to stay together and communicate at the end.”

After only winning three games last season, the lady Hornets are back on track, starting off the season 2-1-0.

“I think we started out really well, it only being our third game together,” said sophomore defender Ashlyn Parker. “It was really intense and really physical. I actually got a yellow card so that was exciting, but we still need to work on our corners and possessing and just attacking the goal.”

The Hornets will travel to Fayette, Iowa on Sept. 9 to face off against Upper Iowa University.

In the play leading up to ESU’s first goal against Augusta College yesterday afternoon, junior forward-midfielder Mindi Lozenski strikes at the ball. The Lady Hornets claimed a 2-1 victory. Will Austin/The Bulletin

But with all that confidence, Eckenrode still didn’t expect that he would go 23-37 for 414 yards and two touchdowns.

“To be honest it’s my surrounding cast because I’m a very average player,” he said. “My coaches and my team make me decent. Any statistic, it’s those guys.”

Eckenrode and the offensive unit took the opening possession and drove it all the way down the field, consisting of 13 plays, 80 yards, and ending in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Eckenrode to sophomore running back Jordan Tice.

After forcing a turnover on downs, the Hornets responded with another touchdown, this one a 9-yard scamper by quarterback Tyler Eckenrode. The touchdown put the Hornets up 14-0.

In the second quarter both defenses tightened up, each trading a field goal. The Hornets headed into the half with a 17-3 lead thanks, in part, to a stellar first half by the defensive unit.

“We knew coming in they had a good offense,” said senior middle linebacker and business administration major Ben Carlson. “We just came in there and said we were going to get a three and out, especially in the second quarter when we had a few turnovers.”

Trying not to repeat last year’s season opener loss, where they failed to capitalize on 17-7 lead in the first half, the Hornets came out even stronger in the second half. They made two

field goals and a 1-yard touchdown run by junior Dozie Iwuagwa. The Hornets led 27-12 heading into the fourth quarter.

Senior Derwin Hall opened up the fourth quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run that put the Hornets up 34-12. In the very next possession, Eckenrode connected with junior Ray Ray Davis on a 23-yard touchdown, pushing the score to 41-12.

Hall led the ground game with 55 yards off of just 12 carries and a score. Tice came in second with 53 yards off of 14 carries. Senior Shjuan Richardson led the receiving group with 148 yards off of six catches.

Davis hauled in 84 yards from four catches.

The defensive side of the ball responded to a few turnovers in the second half to hold the Tigers back.

Senior Julian Dozier led the way with seven total tackles, while junior Chris Poston finished in second with five.

Senior Kevin Gaddis hauled in the only interception on the defensive side for the Hornets.

“We’ve got a long ways to go,” said Garin Higgins, head coach. “We turned the ball over, missed some opportunities, and those are things we’ve got to get cleaned up.”

With their first victory of the season under their belts, the Hornets have confidence as they head into next week’s matchup on the road against Nebraska-Kearney, who are coming off a 24-14 loss to Washburn.

Women go 4-0 at Pittsburg State Classic C risty F lippin flippin@esubulletin.com The Emporia State volleyball team started out the season strong this weekend at the Pittsburg State Classic. They defeated William Jewel College 3-0.

Katie Deutschmann, a sophomore, led the Hornets with nine kills and 16 assists. Senior Meg Schwartz led the team in digs with 19 total.

Freshman setter Sydney Hartman recorded 23 assists in her first game as a Hornet, according to the ESU Athletics website.

“My first game as a Hornet was very exciting. I was a little nervous at first, but once we were on the court playing, the nerves went away,” Hartman said. “It felt amazing to get off to such a great start with this team. I’m looking forward to a great season.”

The Hornets then faced Bemidji State University. Carly Spicer, sophomore, led the Hornet offense with nine kills and three blocks, followed

by Morgan Buckner, junior, who had eight kills. Schwartz added 13 digs and Hartman led the team in assists with 23. The Hornets defeated Bemidji 3-0.

The Hornets then faced off against Harding University. Schwartz, who had 19 digs, again led the Hornet defense. Juniors Brianna Kaiser and Paige Vanderpool, who both had 11 kills and 13 digs each, led the offense. Hartman led the Hornets in assists, followed by Deutschmann with 20 assists and 8 kills, according to the website. The Hornets defeated Harding 3-1.

Their final game of the weekend was against Northwestern Oklahoma State University, who they defeated 3-0, going undefeated on the season, 4-0.

“It was a great way to start the season,” Spicer said. “My expectations for this year are extremely high. We

have a very talented team and have good team chemistry. We are hoping this is our year.”

Schwartz, who had her fourth straight double figure dig match with 11 digs, led the Hornets on defense.

Spicer had 15 kills and again led the offense.

According to the athletics website, the Hornets are averaging 14.3 kills per game compared to their opponents’ 8 kills per game.

The Hornets will travel to Rolla, Mo. this weekend for the Missouri S&T Middle of Nowhere Classic.

In an exercise to work on strikes, sophomore medium and rear hitter Courtney Harin smashes the ball over the net. After their victory at Northwestern Oklahoma State, the team is on a four-game winning streak.

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