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The investigation continues after smoke has settled from flames that destroyed the north elevator at the Living Learning Center, leaving Washburn with $200,000 to $300,000 in damages, and a reward which totals $12,500.

Capt. Ed White of the Washburn Police Department said the reward for information regarding the arson is a combination of money offered by Washburn, Crimestoppers of Topeka and the State Fire Marshall’s Office.

Investigations are still trying to determine how and who started the fire that destroyed the elevator in the early morning hours of Oct. 18. White said officials from the State Fire Marshall’s office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of Kansas City and the Topeka Fire Department are all conducting investigations that will be

Infographic by Travis Perry, Washburn Review

Bookstore offers gear trade-in Jennifer Loucks WASHBURN REVIEW

The Washburn University Bookstore is allowing students to trade out the old for the new.

Following the settlement of the copyright lawsuit between Washburn and the University of Wisconsin, Kay Farley, bookstore director, began brainstorming ways to introduce the newly branded WU merchandise to students.

“The new logo came out so suddenly that we had to find a way to get it out to the students,” said Farley.

Farley and a colleague created the idea of a trade-in program, where people could take Washburn merchandise branded with the old “W” and exchange it for new merchandise.

The program kicked off last Monday.

“Students can bring in any WU T-shirt and pay $5, plus tax, then leave with a new shirt, which has a regular retail value of $9.99,” said Farley.

Old merchandise won’t simply be tossed aside and forgotten, though.

“We contacted Barry at the Topeka Rescue Mission to ask him if they would like the old shirts to be donated,” said Farley. “He was honored and elated that we thought to call him. There is no limit; everything will go to them.” The Topeka Rescue Mission set up a box in the bookstore.

“I’m always up for a new T-shirt, and I knew my old one was going somewhere where someone who needed would get it,” said Hilary Larson, freshman, about the trade-in program.

Since the program began, though, Farley said only a few students have taken advantage of the offer. Because of the low number of exchanges, the Washburn Bookstore has decided to extend the event through this week.

Graphic by K.J. Th ies, Washburn Review

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Prevention Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW There’s a natural drive about people that seems to make them want to keep going even when they’re tired.

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, which is headed by the National Sleep Foundation, argues that shouldn’t be the case when people are driving.

But are accidents really a problem with tired drivers at the wheel? Recent studies show that in Kansas, more than 800 reported accidents were caused by drowsy driving in 2006, and more than 50 percent of those drivers were under the age of 25. Although people might think they can continue on the roads for extended periods of time, studies show that someone who stays awake longer than 18 hours has the

impairment equal to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent, and this impairment only increases as someone stays awake.

“Many people have awareness about consumption of alcohol but few realize the effects of staying awake for long periods of time and what it does to you,” said Henry Johns, director of the Pulmonary and Sleep Associates Sleep Center.

The risks of falling asleep at the wheel can be fatal. An automobile traveling at 70 mph covers about 100 yards every three seconds. That’s the length of a football field. Imagine having no control during that time, dozing in and out of consciousness.

Many health professionals advise pulling off the road and resting somewhere, even for just a few hours.

Drivers need to remember it’s not

worth risking their lives to get to their destinations.

What else can be done to ensure safety behind the wheel? Adequate rest is vital. The Pulmonary and Sleep Associates and National Sleep Foundation recommends seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Results show that six hours of sleep or less triples the risk of an accident, and the risk increases even more as hours spent sleeping decrease. Caffeine can come in handy, but it should not be used as a sole method of staying awake.

“Although caffeine has a short burst and effect, it will only really help for someone who isn’t a regular user of it, because the body becomes used

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WU hosts emergency blood drive Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

With the Topeka Community Blood Center in a shortage of Type O blood, it looked to Washburn for help.

This past Monday, a blood drive was sponsored by the American Medical Student Association and Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society.

The event took place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower level of the Petro Allied Health Center. Students, faculty and community members turned out for the event. Ninety-three donors registered and gave blood when the event was through. This came to 71 units of blood, which Kathy Belanger, a Recruitment Representative for Topeka Community Blood Center, said could help up to 142 people.

The reason it was important for the center to increase its blood supply was mainly because of the shortage of Type O blood. Also, with the Thanksgiving

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A&E pays tribute to the activity which helps so many students get through a boring class: doodling.

Check out the preview of the upcoming Lady Blues basketball season.

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The Giving Tree program is back yet again to spread holiday cheer this Christmas season.

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Jennifer Loucks is a freshman mass media major. Reach her at jennifer.loucks@washburn.edu.

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Tuesday

November 18 Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m.

- 7 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Tunes at Noon, 12 p.m., Memorial Union.

Informational meeting about Cambridge trip, 1 - 2 p.m., Henderson Room 100.

Post-election forum, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Mabee Library.

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Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m.

- 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Thanksgiving Buffet, 11:30 a.m. 1:3- p.m., Washburn Room, Memorial Union.

NAMI Movie Night, 6 p.m., Morgan Room 160.

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THURSDAY November 20

Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m.

- 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Day of Transformation, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mabee Library.

Washburn Book Club, 1 p.m., Thomas Room, Memorial Union. iRead author, Greg Mortenson, 7 p.m., White Concert Hall.

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iRead author to speak As part of the iRead program at Washburn University, Greg Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time” will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center, Washburn campus. The public is welcome to attend and advance tickets are required.

Tickets are free and may be picked up in advance at the Center for Undergraduate Studies and Programs office located in room 122, Morgan Hall or the Student Activities and Greek Life office located on the lower level of Memorial Union. Tickets also may be reserved by phone (785-6702299) and picked up at the will call table in the lobby of White Concert Hall the evening of the event.

Mortenson is scheduled to speak for 45 minutes, including a brief question and answer session, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Donations to the Pennies for Peace program also will be accepted.

Pennies for Peace is a program Mortenson started when he first began his project of building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The program emphasizes the impact of how one penny can impact the education of these students. For example: one penny = 1 pencil.

Washburn Student Government Association’s goal is to raise $12,000, which is how much money it takes to build one school. Pennies for Peace jars have been placed in 24 locations around the Washburn campus (listed below). If your business or classroom would like to contribute to the Pennies for Peace program, contact Erica Koepsel at (785) 670-2320 or e-mail erica.koepsel@washburn.edu, for more information. For more information, about Pennies for Peace visit www. penniesforpeace.org.

Hunger awareness: (above) Rick Ellis, director for the Center for Community Service and Civic Engagement, sits down to a highincome tier dinner during the OXFAM Hunger Banquet as a part of the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. (below) A child sits among the strewn newspapers and tarps to consume a low-income dinner. The 15 percent of high income diners ate a full meal, the middle-income diners ate a meal of rice and beans and the low-income diners were allowed small portions of rice and water.

Photos by Kristen Wold and Aaron Deffenbaugh.

In “Three Cups of Tea,” Mortenson and David Oliver Relin recount the unlikely journey that led Mortenson from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully building schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

By replacing guns with pencils, rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the thirdworld to fight terrorism with books, no bombs, and successfully bring education and home to remote villages in central Asia. Three Cups of Tea is the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world – one school at a time.

The iRead program started in fall 2007. For more information about the iRead program, visit http://iread. washburn.googlepages.com Pennies for Peace drop off locations on the Washburn campus: Curriculum Resources Center, Carnegie Hall; rooms 203 and 303, Benton Hall; rooms 133 and 211, Garvey Fine Arts Center; rooms 101, 114, 221 and 311, Henderson Learning Resources Center; KTWU; Mabee Library; Bookstore, Corner Store, Student Activities and Greek Life office and Washburn Student Government Association office, Memorial Union; rooms 104, 110, 115, 123, 202 and 267, Morgan Hall; rooms 201 and 205, Petro Allied Health Center; and room 302, School

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Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m.

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Working with Chartwells, the Washburn Student Government Association is forming a Food Services Committee. Its goal will be to take student feedback to Chartwells, evaluate progress, and decide upon future action. We have put together a two-year plan outlining the Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2009. Applications will come out soon, and we will be selecting the committee by the end of this semester. The committee will begin meeting at the start of next semester and begin gathering student feedback and taking suggestions to Chartwells.

If you want to see the plan, come to the WSGA office and request a copy. Look for updates on the food services plan next semester.

Dlany Conny is a Freshman Senator who sits on the WSGA Spirit Committee. His goal for the WSGA this year is to “promote

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SATURDAY November 22

Mulvane Art exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Artist Birthday Celebration, 10 a.m.

- 12 p.m., ArtLab at Mulvane Art Museum.

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November 23 Mulvane Art exhibits, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Monday

Mondays at the Mabee, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mabee Library.

Review at noon.

Auditions for V-Day productions, 5 - 8 p.m., “W” Room, Memorial Union WU Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall. for

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of Law. Donations to Pennies for Peace also may be made the night of the Mortenson event on Nov. 20.

St. Francis Health Center, Topeka, and Washburn’s Mabee Library, Center for Undergraduate Studies and Program, Leadership Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Community Service and Civic Engagement, School of Applied Studies, School of Business, School of Nursing, Washburn Student Government Association, Washburn University Bookstore, Georgia Neese Gray Committee and the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library are sponsoring iRead.

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11/08/08 - Info. report, alcohol violation, 11/10/08 - Criminal damage to property, LLC, report taken. parking lot 9, report taken, photos taken.

11/10/08 - Info. report, harassment, Kuehne, report taken, referred to dean 11/10/08 - Info. report, medical of students. fish bones, LLC, report taken, AMR responded, no transport to hospital.

11/10/08 - Hit and run motor vehicle accident, parking lot 18, report taken, 11/11/08 - Info. report, broken glass, photos taken.

Benton, report taken, collect broken glass.

11/10/08 - Theft, SRWC, report taken.

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the wellness of the WU student body.” Other than the WSGA Senate, Senator Conny is involved with College Republicans, Bod Squad, Christian Challenge, and he participates in intramurals. He plans on communicating with his constituents through email and random conversations. The WSGA is proud to call Dlany Conny a senator!

In Service, Whitney Philippi WSGA President

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11/12/08 - Info. report, hit and run, parking lot 7, report taken.

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11/13/08 - Info. report, smell of natural gas, Bennett, report taken, TFD and FS personnel called.

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Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 • News

BLOOD: looming holiday traffic cause for stockpiling blood Continued from page A1 holiday, many people will be taking to the roads. Accidents are going to increase because of the number of drivers on the roadways, and the supply currently available just wasn’t a sufficient amount.

“We like to have at least a three day supply, and at the beginning of the drive we only had 0.6 of a day’s supply, equaling out to around 22 units, which is a dangerously low amount,” said Belanger. “Washburn is both a foundation and a leader by action in our community for their effort.”

It was recommended to anyone wanting to donate to the blood drive to hydrate themselves and eat plenty of food prior to having blood drawn.

Students also had to weigh at least 115 pounds and be in good health to participate. Indications were that there was not going to be another blood drive around the area any time soon, but the Topeka Community Blood Center is open Monday through Saturday for anyone interested.

Some people who were giving their blood to the drive had never before done so. For others, it was nothing new going through the process. Belanger

said 42 first-time donors came out to the event to donate. Some of those who had donated before had done so many times.

“I’ve been giving blood for over 30 years, the first time when I was 18,” said Janet Radziejeski, a Memorial Union Bookstore secretary. “I just feel it’s a way to give to people, in the hope that good karma allows someone to give back to me if I ever needed it.”

The Topeka Community Blood Center reported a few students came the following day to their location to give blood. The supply is no longer dangerously low and it should help the center to get through the Thanksgiving holiday season.

“More should get involved if they can,” said Sheyenne Meister, a student at Washburn. “It just feels good to help be a part of the community. It’s not really scary either, because knowing you’re giving back outweighs it.”

Richard Kelly is a freshman mass media major. Reach him at richard.kelly@ washburn.edu.

Photo by Arissa Utemark, Washburn Review

Gift of life: Kendra Fritz, sophomore business major, donates for the blood shortage. The Topeka Blood Center is working to build up its supply of blood in preparation for possible high demand during the winter season.

Day of transformation approaches for students Lauren Eckert WASHBURN REVIEW

presenters are encouraged to attend the reception after the forum to celebrate the achievements of all participants.

All students interested in participating in the Students recently completing the required Day of Transformation first had to consult with Transformational Experience, either this past their mentors regarding the information that semester or during the summer, are preparing was to be submitted, and they had to complete to present their projects at an open forum to be the online registration form by Thursday, Nov. held in Mabee Library on Nov. 20. The public 6. Requests submited after this deadline were not accepted because of forum is an event to showcase each student’s project and TRANSFORMATIONAL scheduling.

Robin Bowen, vice the activities that led to the EXPERIENCE president for Academic completion of the various Affairs, is among many experiences. faculty members encouraging the public Donna LaLonde, Dean of Honors and to attend the Day of Transformation and Director of the Center for Undergraduate Studies support Washburn students as they share their and Programs, is coordinating the event.

“In addition to being a celebration and an experiences and accomplishments on campus, opportunity for discussion,” said LaLonde, in the local community and abroad.

“The primary goal of the day is to celebrate “we believe this is an excellent opportunity for students to learn what types of activities are the incredible accomplishments of the students who have completed WTEs,” said LaLonde. possible and to ask questions of their peers.”

All students, faculty, staff and community The Washburn Transformational Experience members are encouraged to stop by Mabee presentation is meant to demonstrate not only what students did, but also what students learned Library on Nov. 20 to support the presenters’ endeavors to share their experiences with the and how their experiences affected them.

Students will present their projects through public. oral or poster presentations, following the welcome at 10:20 a.m. Presentations will be Lauren Eckert is a sophomore mass media major. given throughout the day until 4 p.m. Guests and Reach her at lauren.eckert@washburn.edu.

DROWSY: sleepy drivers cause estimated 1,150 deaths annually Continued from page A1 to the caffeine and that hinders the effects,” said Johns.

The prevention week has only been going on for two years, including this one. This year, Nov. 10th – 16th are the designated days of awareness. For the Pulmonary and Sleep Associates Sleep Center, it’s been difficult to get out awareness, but with an estimated 1,550 deaths a year from sleep-deprived driving, it emphasise that people should not drive when

they are tired.

“People need to stop and say to themselves ‘is it really worth injury or death of me or someone else?’ when they continue driving when drowsy,” said Johns. “It’s putting an endangerment not only to the driver, but to anyone else on the road, and that can’t keep happening.”

Richard Kelly is a freshman mass media major.

Reach him at richard.kelly@washburn.edu.

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Opinion • Monday, Nov. 17, 2008

Internet iRead event is good for WU makes short spans Review’s View

At 7 p.m. on Nov. 20, best-selling a vote.

Mortenson presents a personal, author Greg Mortenson will speak in White Concert Hall. The Washburn individual account of the rural Review editorial board is excited about Pakistan area that will be beneficial this opportunity because not only does for students and the community to it expose mostly Midwestern students hear and understand.

Another benefit to to the larger world, but it Mortenson’s visit is the also promotes Washburn.

REVIEW’S benefits it can bring to Washburn’s student VIEW Washburn. For decades, body is mostly made up of Washburn students have Midwestern students, many of whom have not traveled much, nor flocked to Kansas University and have they seen the rest of the world, Kansas State University for cultural except through the eyes of major news events like speakers and music. They corporations or politicians. Particularly bemoaned Washburn as “boring.” Most in the case of the middle east, it is students claimed that Washburn never important to learn about these places had any “big names” come to campus.

Student Government from those who have been there and Washburn who are not necessarily trying to get Association administrations and the

ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW A couple of months ago, the Atlantic Monthly published an article titled, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”

If it is not making us stupid, it is surely shortening our attention spans and stunting something. As I am staring down the barrel of two papers to be written, I am beginning to wonder if it is true.

As I am not a neurologist, nor am I a psychologist, I cannot offer scientific theories behind this thought, but I did Google it. There seems to be an intellectual debate afoot about whether Google, and the Internet in general helps aging minds stay nimble or if it keeps people from committing to a long book or article.

You’ve probably stopped reading this after 100 words. It could be because I am boring, though.

As a frequent user of Google and most other Web sites, it is apparent that people want short, precise bits of information. This is helpful if you want to know the weather or the score of your favorite sports team. However, this is most unhelpful for news and novel writing.

Imagine if all news stories consisted of 160 words or less. What kind of information could one fit into those 160 words? a writer FROM THE Sure, could fit the EDITOR who, what, where, when and maybe why, but what about the so what? The so what is the impact of an article – what this news means for you.

Media critics and the public at large have bemoaned the advancement of the “Soundbite.” A soundbite is a sixty-second clip of a speech or a statement that tells one something without really telling them anything.

The soundbite can be a politician’s best friend or worst enemy, and they unduly influence listeners and viewers. With the increasing shrink of attentions spans, the syndrome of the soundbite influence is only going to get worse.

I think that novels could also suffer.

Consider if Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” was written in a modern style.

“Nevermore” is too advanced a word to use and its repetition would have no place, despite the effect it is used to produce on the narrator and the reader.

Nevermore, indeed.

I am not sure I could completely get through a classic novel without getting distracted by something. Perhaps we will devolve those novels into Cliff’s Notes and the Wishbone series for kids.

There is a plethora of information on the Internet. One could spend hours and hours per day trying to absorb it all and there are lots of people who try to do this. I am still not sure if Google and the Internet is making me stupid, but I am sure I can Wikipedia it.

ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major.

Reach her at reanne.utemark@washhburn.edu

Want to hear what else we think? Read The Editor’s Meeting, the new blog for the Review editorial board http://blogs.washburnreview.org

University have attempted to change this phenomenon.

It is important for Washburn students to support these efforts.

Students should read the iRead book and attend the lecture series. It is good for you.

Students from other universities and the community will be coming to Washburn for a change for a big event with a major speaker. We hope you’re there, too.

The views expressed in the Review’s View are those of the Washburn Review editorial board, and not necessarily the views of Washburn University.

Senator thinks editorial unfair I, for one, am disappointed with the Review’s recent coverage of the WSGA. Early in the semester I had gone to the editor of the Review and requested that they cover to the Senate meetings. I felt that the student body would like to know how their Student Activity Fee is being spent and the lack of debate that was taking place on major expenditures. While Travis Perry is in regular attendance at the meetings, it took a heated debate to get any news coverage.

In the Nov 10 edition of the Review, Perry wrote two very good articles explaining two very important debates that took place in the Senate. These debates were heated. While some might call them drama filled, others might call them progress. Many members of the Senate were unhappy about decisions that had been made and chose to voice their concerns during debate. The point is, the Senators care about what is going on and they are speaking up and speaking out.

However, the Letter from the Editor, entitled “WSGA internal battles are petty” was written in bad judgment.

It was a cheap shot at the WSGA and it was a dis-service to students.

Very little of what was written in that article is factually based, but rather

speculation. In fact, the editor of the Review hasn’t even attended a Senate meeting that I’m aware of. She didn’t quote any Senators or Executive Staff.

She merely speculates that the trouble might stem from the outdoor stage issue or that it might be “a select group of people who are upset about the outcome of an election.” She then goes on to suggest that a few select Senators are “immature” and that they are trying to “avenge” something. No facts. No names. Just unfounded attacks, that only serve to discredit the WSGA and undermine the confidence of the student body in this organization.

Next, the Editor offers up suggestions on what WSGA should be doing while simultaneously attacking the outdoor stage proposal that was passed (and paid for) last year. Unfortunately it isn’t “issues and events like these that undermine the credibility of WSGA”; it is un-informed, biased media, printing speculation and half-truths to a student body that is likewise un-informed because this same paper never cared to write about the good things WSGA does.

There are now 34 Senators on WSGA. Almost half of these are new Senators. We are all learning. We are all working very hard. I for one

am impressed at the level of debate that is taking place. From what I can tell, this has the potential to be one of the best Administrations and Senates in a long time. We aren’t simply voting yes to everything that comes up. We are questioning the merit of every expenditure and event to make sure that the Student Activity Fee is being spent wisely. Last year, the WSGA exhausted the Reserves account that had been accumulating for years and ran out of funding for student organizations before the end of the school year. I am willing to bet that this doesn’t happen this year (even with a drop in enrollment). Last year the Senate seemed to give the Administration a pass by voting yes on everything. This year, Senators are asking questions and challenging the Administration instead of taking everything at face value. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing. There wasn’t any shouting, threats, violence or beheadings, so I’m not sure what the Editor means when she asks that we “criticize [our] leaders in a civilized fashion?”

RJ McGuire WSGA Senator

Dem columnist responds to election What does Barack Obama getting elected president mean to me? To put it simply, everything. His victory means everything to me. And it goes beyond the fact that I have worked my tail off for this campaign.

In my opinion, the better man won.

Of course, that fact can be debated until the end of time. However, supporters of both candidates can agree that the best campaign won. I am fond of and have the deepest respect for John McCain, but, truth be told, his presidential campaign was a hot mess. Plain and simple. There were several ads and statements made by his campaign that McCain either didn’t know about or didn’t agree with. If his campaign did something he didn’t approve of, he should have put a stop to it; he didn’t seem to realize that he was the boss.

The way I looked at it, why should he be trusted to run the most powerful nation in the world if he couldn’t control his own staff? By contrast, Obama’s camp ran a campaign that was organized and highly effective (obviously). Its execution brings to mind a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.” It’s as though these words were painted on the wall of every Obama for America office.

As much as I wish I could attribute Obama’s win to his superior campaign, it just isn’t so; John McCain made several critical mistakes. McCain supporters will try to blame the economic crisis for Obama’s victory.

Shenanigans! The only thing the financial fallout did was present the two men with an opportunity to show the American people how they would react to a catastrophe. McCain was the one who said the fundamentals of the economy were strong when they clearly weren’t. He’s the one who “suspended his campaign” to address the emergency, only to not do anything about it. The economy didn’t damn McCain’s campaign; McCain’s reaction to the economy damned his campaign.

McCain supporters also like to accuse the media for being “in the tank for Obama.” Shenanigans! I’ve been following this campaign since before the primaries started and remember

when Hillary “ Clinton was The disparity between the two the main focus.

More recently, worlds is dead. My parents in the weeks following lived through it, I lived with Oba ma’s it, but my daughter will live acceptance speech at without it.

Invesco Field, - Naomi Green the television was saturated Washburn Student with Sarah ” Palin.

I vividly recall because they look like her; they could waking up Friday, August 29, with be her. In her mind, they are her friends. my celebratory hangover, and seeing And that’s when I heard it, softly in the her on every channel. I waited and distance but clear as day: boom. The waited for some focus to shift back to sound of hypothetical racial inequality Obama’s beautiful address but to no disappearing. In that instant. Barack avail. As far as any subsequent media Obama is the first president she will coverage was concerned, if news cognitively remember. She’ll know relating to the McPalin camp seemed why this win is historic, but only after negative, it’s because the campaign it is taught to her. She’ll learn soon was a HOT MESS! enough about Martin Luther King, Speaking of Sarah Palin…Ding! Jr., Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Rosa Ding! Ding! Picking her was a mistake. Parks, and Stokely Carmichael. She’ll I said it. There was a reason why they learn soon enough about the poll tax, limited her exposure to the press. the use of police dogs and fire hoses Perhaps if they fully restricted her on peaceful demonstrators, the church contact to none whatsoever, he would bombings, the “white-only” counters, have had a better shot at winning. But and everything else associated with the you can’t even blame Sarah Palin. She Civil Rights Movement. She’ll learn didn’t do anything except be Sarah just like I learned. The only difference Palin. She didn’t ask to be a part of the is that I was taught by a generation campaign, McCain asked her to be, who lived it. To them, my generation is once again showing poor judgment at one that epitomizes a step away from a critical time. the injustices they had to endure and a So why bring this up? The man lost; step closer to a United States in which why am I picking on him? I’m trying skin color would not be a detriment. to exaggerate a fear I had. A fear that, My daughter’s generation would have in a panic, the American voters would represented yet another step closer to vote for a less apt candidate. I assumed that goal, except those steps no longer that, given the circumstances, the exist. The world I grew up in is gone. only logical reason for a McCain win I now live in a place as my daughter would boil down to some underlying sees it. One in which she will never apprehension of electing a minority consider her skin a drawback. True, to the highest office in our country. the same can be said for all AfricanCall me a cynic, but the 2004 election Americans (or any persons of color, for was fresh in my mind, and I could not that matter), but what is precious here fathom that happening one more time. is the fact that she doesn’t know the On a more significant note, I was difference. This is her reality; this is watching my daughter watch Obama all she knows. The disparity between on TV when I realized something: She the two worlds is dead. My parents looks at Obama, sees brown skin much lived through it, I lived with it, but my like hers, and it constitutes one of the daughter will live without it. reasons why she likes him (she’s five and is allowed that superficiality). She Naomi Green gets excited when she sees his daughters Washburn Student

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Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 • News

Giving Tree continues to spread good will James Ahrens WASHBURN REVIEW The Holiday Giving Tree campaign is running again this year and will be accepting donations at new campus organizations, encouraging the idea of giving during the Christmas season.

The idea of the campaign is simple; to help those in need.

Campus organizations, including the Catholic Campus Center, Campus Ministry, Washburn Student Government Association, Washburn Residence Council, Living Learning Center, the multicultural affairs office and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority are sponsoring trees.

The organizations which benefit from the Giving Tree campaign include Let’s Help Inc., Doorstep, the Rescue Mission and KVC Behavioral Healthcare. “[The goal] is to be as nonrepetitive as possible,” said Patti Lyon, director of the Catholic Center.

Lyon has been in contact with the organizations on campus to work as a liaison. Lyon said she has seen two new organizations in the last two years. This is how the structure of the relationship between the Catholic Campus Center and the university has grown since the program started more than seven years ago.

Each Holiday Giving Tree is covered with angel tags. People who are interested can go to any of the campus organizations and take one or more angel cards. The card will list a gift, whether the recipient is a boy or a girl and initials of the non-profit benefiting. This will allow the donor to have some control over the gift-giving process. Lyon says children are the focus of the program.

Once a toy has been found, it can be dropped off where the card was picked up.

Lyon and the Catholic Campus Center were promoting the campaign in the Memorial Union on Nov. 12.

Fliers and lists were distributed to each

campus organization. In turn, each organization is expected to promote its own tree. The Campus Catholic Center updates information every year when officers contact each other between university organizations.

There are two locations Let’s Help, one at S.W. Van Buren and another at S. Kansas Avenue. Doorstep Inc. is located at 10th and Clay, Rescue Mission Inc. is at Northwest Curtis and North Kansas Ave and KVC is located at Harrison between 33rd and Croix Street.

The angels, along with unwrapped gifts, can be returned until noon Friday, Dec. 5. Donation tables will also be set up in the Union from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 and Dec. 3. Each campus organization will be accepting donations until this time.

James Ahrens is a senior mass media major. Reach him at james.ahrens1@ washburn.edu.

ARSON: Washburn working Veteran’s Day tribute to repair damaged elevator flames, both elevators were made inoperable.

“One will be working before the compiled to determine exactly what other,” said Rendon.

Students don’t seem to be happened.

White said one item had worried about the early morning been sent to the Kansas Bureau of disruption or the aftermath.

Freshman Lisbeth Hollenbeck Investigation’s lab, which appreciates all of the cooperation and information said that students have only been complaining when it comes time students have provided.

Darrell Dibbern, director of to move something or bring in Washburn’s Risk Management, groceries.

“Because you have said the university’s to take everything insurance carrier will ARSON single handedly-down,” pay for repairs after the deductible, which the INVESTIGATION she said.

Students who have school pays annually.

The initial $1 million estimate on to move rooms or residences at the police report was made by the semester hope repairs are completed fire department immediately after by then. the incident, but estimates by the insurance company have dropped tremendously.

Mindy Rendon, director of residential living, said students are Christine Nelson is a senior mass media left with no elevator at this time. major. Reach her at christine.nelson@ She said that in the effort to put out washburn.edu.

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Photo by Kristen Wold, Washburn Review

Solemn song: A bugle player plays “Taps” last Tuesday at a Veterans Day ceremony held at Washburn University. Kansas Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting spoke before a crowd gathered for the event to honor those who have served in the U.S. military.

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KTWU raises funds with ‘Lights, Camera, Auction’ Brandon Bills WASHBURN REVIEW

he gets so excited with the board on Sunday night,” said Artzer.

All fun aside, “Lights, Camera, Topeka’s public television station Auction” is ultimately about providing KTWU Channel held its annual on- the funding so that KTWU can air fundraising event Nov. 13 through continue airing quality programming 16. For four consecutive evenings, to Northeast Kansas. Unfortunately, merchandise and services were the economy could pose a problem. auctioned to viewers who bid from “This year, we’re a little unsure,” home by telephone. said Cindy Barry.

The items auctioned were all Artzer said fewer items for auction donated by individuals and businesses were donated this year. Barry is in the KTWU concerned that viewing area. viewers may Items included not be able to everything from bid as high on travel packages items. This could to barbecue lead to KTWU sauce packages. falling short of Other items were the auction’s books, furniture, $45,000 goal. vehicles and Nationwide, local artwork.

PBS stations’ Graphic courtesy of www.ktwu.washburn.edu “It’s a fun September and exciting part of the Topeka pledge drives were down by 10 percent community,” said Amanda Artzer, from the previous year. However, auction manager.

KTWU’s was up 3-4 percent. KTWU’s Several hosts and auctioneers September drive raised $70,000, conducted the auction, which was exceeding the goal of $65,000, but broadcast live from KTWU’s Ruth that was before the bad news about the Garvey Fink studio. Phil Grecian economy hit. hosted the Sunday evening auction, “October was our first indication the night when most of the big ticket that things might be tough,” said items were auctioned off.

Artzer.

“I’m the resident doofus,” said KTWU saw the first reduction in Grecian. “I jump up and down in a tux fundraising in October. While total and keep things interesting.” fundraising dropped, it was due to Grecian has volunteered with the individuals and underwriters giving auction since the early ‘80s. less, not a reduction in contributors. If Grecian remembers one year fundraising revenue continues to drop, when a huge antique organ was the KTWU will have to either increase being auctioned. Some viewers who fundraising efforts or face budgets considered bidding on the organ cuts. wanted a demonstration. Since no “The station isn’t running on a one in the studio knew how to play, chubby budget as it is,” said Barry.

Grecian pounded on the keys as a Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ demonstration.

“It’s worth it just to watch Phil, washburn.edu.

Restaurant review

Cryster’s offers unique Asian experience for decent price Deana Smith WASHBURN REVIEW

either a crab rangoon or eggroll. This out-of-the-way restaurant also serves something that is difficult to serve As a college student, one is properly in the Midwest—sushi. always looking for a quick, tasty and The sushi bar is stocked with all the reasonably priced meal. basics you would expect one to have.

The sad It is also made thing is that well and tastes most college “ even better. students also And if all this The selection on the often settle good food with what is and variety of menu is great, offering close and just choices hasn’t affordable lunch OK. I took a sold you, the venture out view will. specials complete with to Hunter’s Looking rice and choice of an Ridge just a out of the few minutes window of extra (crab rangoon or down North Cryster ’s eggroll).

75 Highway.

Asian diner This is reveals a where I found c a l m i n g Cryster ’s look into the - Tricia Lagae Asian Diner. unpopulated Washburn student This inviting hills that eatery offers s u r r o u ” H u n t e rn’ ds several styles of Asian Ridge. So if cooking, such as Chinese and Japanese, you are knee-deep in finals and need to name a few. They also have a wide a break, I would say taking a short selection of drinks, including some retreat for lunch just might be the right Asian sodas, smoothies, espresso and thing to do. ordinary fountain sodas.

The selection on the menu is great, Deana Smith is a junior English offering affordable lunch specials education major. Reach her at deana. complete with rice and choice of smith@washburn.edu.

MONDAY, NOV. 17, 2008

Doodling banjos

Photo by Arissa Utemark, Washburn Review

Doodles McGee: Students put their artistic talents to use by doodling in class.

Leia Karimul Bashar WASHBURN REVIEW

more than a tiny drawing in the margin of a notebook. However, a doodle that stands out in some way can draw Doodles are those seemingly unwanted attention to its creator. meaningless little sketches people Wright said people would watch her often draw mindlessly whenever they doodle in her notebooks in high school, are preoccupied. and, looking back, she is embarrassed Habitual doodlers tend to find about the kinds of things she drew. certain designs and illustrations they “They kind of thought I was weird,” like and stick to those kinds of doodles. she said. “No one ever said anything Jesson Garcia, 24, said he considers it to me about it, but they obviously a good time to doodle anytime he is thought it was weird because I would near a piece of paper and a pencil. never draw normal things.”

“We live in a ridiculous Sometimes, people world, I just doodle use their doodles to blow IN-CLASS off steam in stressful what I see,” said Garcia.

ART “However, some of my situations. personal favorites include “I got a bill from St. dinosaurs, bunnies, trees and robots. I Francis hospital for an outrageous really like drawing robots.” amount of money,” said Garcia. “Since Jessica Wright, 23, also said she I couldn’t pay it at the time, I decided normally draws the same kinds of just to draw a Tyrannosaurus rex on things when she doodles. the return portion of the bill, with the “I draw faces a lot,” said Wright, caption ‘it is a t-rex, he is hungry.’

“I draw a lot of dancing, inanimate Apparently, they would not accept objects. Cigarettes, pencils, paperclips, that as payment because I still get bills beer cans, anything like that. I give from them.” them legs and arms, and I make sure Is there a reason why people they have dancing shoes on, and canes repeatedly draw the same things in and top hats.” their doodles? Sue Richards, 54, A standard doodle consists of little can attest to doodles overtaking her

Doodles by Jonna Kilian

notebooks at work. She said she tends to draw circular patterns in her notes for work.

“I usually doodle either circles, or flowers-circles, you know, a circle with five flower petals around it, and then I make a stem,” said Richards.

“Or I’ll make circles all around a page, like bunches of grapes.”

But Richards says she draws designs instead of illustrations solely for one reason.

“Because I’m a terrible artist and I figure if I can just get the basic shapes down, then that will be a definite plus,” she said.

Garcia seems to agree with Richards that doodles have nothing to do with unconscious desires or anything even remotely Freudian.

“It could be to express some kind of unrequited love or suppressed sexual impulses,” he said, “but really I think I just like to draw robot bunnies.”

Leia Karimul Bashar is a senior mass media major. Reach her at leia.karimulbashar@washburn.edu.

Photos by Leia Karimul Bashar, Washburn Review

Doodle Fun Facts: Dennis Hwang is a graphic artist who draws the doodles for Google’s holiday logos.

The word “doodle” in the song “Yankee Doodle Dandee” actually means “simpleton” National Doodle Day is Feb. 27.

“Alien hand syndrome” is a syndrome during which one of a person’s hands seems to have a mind of its own, and it draws pictures and words without that person knowing it.

The term for doodles and comments made in the margins of a book is “marginalia.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt was an avid collector of model ships, and he liked to draw doodles of ships at sea.

Christmas classics: Holiday music can grow old if played too early Brandon Bills WASHBURN REVIEW

Before long it will be everywhere.

In stores, on the radio and maybe even in your home. The topic is Christmas music, of course.

“It’s fun that they’ve been around a long time but no one is sick of them,” said Tricia Lagae.

The second week of November and Lagae already had a Christmas song stuck in her head. As a member of the Washburn Choir, Lagae has been rehearsing Christmas tunes in preparation for the upcoming Holiday

Vespers concert on Dec. 7.

For some, the holiday season isn’t complete without Christmas music to set the mood. With the exception of those who don’t celebrate Christmas, and a few curmudgeons, most people enjoy Christmas music to some degree.

However, the time and place that Christmas music is enjoyed can be surprisingly divisive.

“I start listening to it pretty hot and heavy

around mid-November,” said Morgan McMurry.

Others have a different perspective.

“If it starts too early, by the time Christmas gets here, I’m sick of it,” said Baruch Thompson.

Local radio station KMAJ Majic 107.7 is the only station in Topeka that plays Christmas music 24/7 during the Christmas season.

KMAJ begins playing Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving and doesn’t

return to their regular format until the day after Christmas.

“I look forward to it every year,” said Rose Diehl, program director and midday announcer for KMAJ. Diehl said that KMAJ started playing Christmas music a few years ago in response to listeners requests.

Since then, KMAJ has had the highest Arbitron rating for that period.

“People are looking for that feelgood kind of thing,” said Diehl.

Diehl said original recording of traditional Christmas songs like “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Here Comes Santa Claus” are amongst the

most popular among listeners.

Such classics are learned by children at a young age and have become a shared cultural experience.

“When it comes to Christmas music, we all know the same songs,” said Lagae.

However, Lagae isn’t a fan of all Christmas music. “‘Santa Baby’ should just die already,” said Lagae.

Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ washburn.edu.

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Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 • Arts & Entertainment

Fable II offers endless hours of play Deana Smith WASHBURN REVIEW

said Hanson.

Hanson only had one criticism with the game.

People review games all the time.

“The only problem I had with But after a game has been out for a bit; the game is that many of the world’s do we ever get anyone’s afterthoughts? ‘bosses’ were very simple, and there Well I did. I went to find Washburn were not very many.” Though this students who had played may be true and we could Fable II and asked them discuss whether a game GAME what they thought of its really needs an “endgame,” REVIEW storyline end. Most of the many people think that people had similar things the hours of game play to say. Almost everybody agreed that available after the game actually ends the game is, well, awesome. Many is a faucet of Fable II that not many commented on the success of the game other role-playing style games have. to build on the history of Fable I, like In fact, student Jason Wages is one of Robert Hanson. those that feel this way.

“The history in game is rich and “Not since Oblivion has a video creates a wonderful fantasy world,” game presented such a wide open

world with near endless hours of play,” said Wages.

For my view: I didn’t meet one person who disliked this game, and everyone had one good thing (if not more) to say about it, and I can’t disagree with them. You can play this game from the beginning five or six times and end up with a completely different character and story. So if you like the world of RPG gaming, my fellow gamers and I suggest that you do not skip past Fable II. It is a game that 99 percent of you will really enjoy.

Deana Smith is a junior English education major. Reach her at deana. smith@washburn.edu.

Photos courtesy of www.lionhead.com

Columnist hates Hawaii Mulvane celebrates artist Leia Karimul Bashar WASHBURN REVIEW

The day we arrived, I ate a piece of shrimp. I was never bothered by shrimp in Kansas. In fact, it was (and Winter vacation is almost here, remains) one of my favorite foods in and some of you luckier, wealthier this world. But something about that students may be pondering a trip to fresh, straight-from-the-ocean shrimp an exotic locale to get away from it caused my throat to close up from all during the holidays. My advice to anaphylactic shock. I spent the next 15 you? Do not go to Hawaii. My sole minutes clawing at my throat in nearly visit to the Hawaiian Island of Maui in vain attempts to breathe. I have been 2006 led me to conclude that Hawaii is allergic to delicious shrimp since that an overrated tourist trap. day, and for that I blame Hawaii.

First of all, the Hawaiians’ contempt The roads in Maui were awful. for tourists was so obvious it The side streets were was annoying. I couldn’t ridiculously narrow, TRAVEL escape the irony that the and there was only one COLUMN tourist industry workers highway, which wrapped were among the most around the island. This contemptuous people toward tourists. meant we were always within 50 yards It sure would have been nice if more of a beach. It sounded good in theory, than a couple of them had smiled until we actually went down to a beach as they took all my money. I just and the traffic noise competed with the couldn’t escape the feeling that I was sounds of the waves. an unwelcome guest, and the “Free Finally, there were crosses located Hawaii” bumper stickers on many of along the highway every couple the cars certainly didn’t help. of yards to commemorate a spot I almost died in Hawaii. Maybe where somebody had died. At first that’s another reason I ended up I was shocked by all the crosses hating it so much; I associate the place – how six fatal car accidents can with my only near-death experience. occur in front of an Old Navy outlet

is anyone’s guess – until I saw the way people were driving. Apparently, the beautiful weather in Hawaii deludes motor vehicle operators into some sort of false sense of immortality. I personally witnessed one man casually kicking at a guard rail with his foot as he sped down the highway on his motorcycle at 50 m.p.h., and without the protection of a helmet, no less.

I was completely underwhelmed by the whole Hawaii experience. I advise you to go to Florida or California if you want to see an overcrowded beach located right beside a major highway. You will probably save a lot of money. At any rate, you won’t have to suffer through an eight hour plane ride just to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with 8 trillion other tourists on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere. I truly believe the next person who steps off a plane in Maui will act as a catalyst, adding just enough weight to the island so it will be forced back into the sea from whence it came.

Leia Karimul Bashar is a senior mass media major. Reach her at leia. karimulbashar@washburn.edu.

Eagles concert rocks K.C.

ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW

My childhood soundtrack was filled with Eric Clapton, Three Dog Night, Bon Jovi and the Eagles. My parents, the aging rockers of the 70s and 80s, passed their musical taste on to me.

Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to see the Eagles in concert. It was an early Christmas present for my mom and I was excited.

I mostly expected to see a bunch of old guys playing to a drunken middleaged crowd.

The latter CONCERT was true. The REVIEW woman sitting next to us was screaming at the top of her lungs in the nosebleeds. I tried to tell her that Glenn Frey couldn’t hear her, but she did not seem to care with her $7 plastic bottle of beer.

The Eagles were a little grayer and a little more wrinkled than my mom remembered, but since I’ve only been around and aware of the awesomeness that is the Eagles since a few years after the “Hell Freezes Over” album, I’ve always known them as older.

Since they are in their 60’s, I didn’t expect them to be able to move really fast or really get into the guitar riffs of their early albums – especially when they first opened with some of the slower songs from their latest album, “Long Road Out of Eden,”

Photo by Arissa Utemark, Washburn Review

Young talent: Four-year-old Monica Carr paints a picture Saturday at the Mulvane Art Museum’s Artist Birthday Celebration. The event celebrated Georgia O’Keeffe’s b-day.

Regina Budden WASHBURN REVIEW

and Frey welcomed us to the “Eagles Assisted Living Tour.” I was happily proven wrong. After those first two songs, they played Hotel California, and it sounded as good as it did on the “Hotel California” album. I am not sure how Joe Walsh did it, but that 61-year-old man is still an insanely awesome guitarist and the rest of the band tirelessly kept up.

Their vocals still sounded the same – smooth and harmonized. They had energy and played for over two and a half hours.

I hope I have that much energy when I am 60 years old.

The cross-section of humanity that came together was interesting. Young and old people, people who paid $1,000 for a seat and those of us up in the nosebleeds. There were grizzled

Photo courtesy of www.myspace.com/eaglesmusic

older men and high school kids with lighters. All of these people knew every last word to “Desperado,” “Take it Easy,” and the rest of the songs in the set.

It was a fantastic experience. I paid too much for a concert T-shirt and I got to see one of the best rock bands of all time. It makes me wonder what my kids are going to take me to. Will Rhianna beat Tina Turner, who is still performing at nearly 70 or will Britney Spears be the next Cher, who is still performing at 62? Probably not. Until then, I will bask in the glory of all things not digitally enhanced.

ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major. Reach her at reanne.utemark@ washburn.edu.

In the intimate setting of Mulvane Art Museum’s basement Art Lab, four young artists’ works were blossoming— literally. The artist of the day was Georgia O’Keeffe, an American painter who was born Nov. 15, 1887, and whose best-known art subjects were flowers. Thus, the participants in the Birthday Celebration were given watercolor paints and encouraged to paint flowers, too.

Teacher Sean O’Callahan said the main attendees of this event were children under the age of 10 and their parents. This particular Celebration, then, was right in line with the norm.

The participants were Mikki Cross of Topeka and her daughter, Kyler Slapar, age 7, and Maria Carr, also of Topeka, who brought her two sons, Fischer, 9; Culhan, 6; and daughter Monica, 4.

As the parents made small talk and fine water-colored lines, the children went to work, slopping water into pigment and busily getting their ideas on paper. The Carr family is very heavily involved in art of all forms; Maria detailed their latest escapade: celebrating the election day by using melted wax to make an American flag. The family also does mosaic projects together. Fischer attended the “Many Worlds of Mosaic” camp held at Washburn this summer, and

the family hopes to attend many more events here.

Kyler has also attended quite a few events at the university. “I went to ‘Trash to Treasure’ with my dad,” she said. Cross affirmed that she and her husband bring Kyler to art events at Washburn regularly. In fact, she and Kyler left the Birthday Celebration early to catch part of the basic painting class on acrylics. “It’s really nice,” said Cross, “They offer a lot of classes and programs for kids here.”

O’Callahan, who was informed last minute that he would be teaching this session, is a student at Washburn studying to be a secondary art teacher.

Although he admits he wouldn’t want to teach younger children art for a living, O’Callahan said: “Art does a lot of great things for kids. It can teach them creativity, expression, and even how to analyze and problem solve.”

The next Artist’s Birthday Celebration will be based on Claude Monet and will take place Saturday, Nov. 22. For a complete listing of these and other Mulvane Art Museum events, please see the calendar online at www.washburn.edu.

Regina Budden is a freshman mass media major. Reach her at regina. budden@washburn.edu.

MONDAY, NOV. 17, 2008

Natural selection Hunters miss out when targeting one species

Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW

Josh Rouse WASHBURN REVIEW

A bitter chill in the air and a frost underfoot can only mean one thing for the experienced sportsman: goose season is fast approaching.

Goose hunting has become increasingly popular through the years thanks to hunting videos, HUNTING shows and TIPS games. You’d be hard pressed to enter a sporting goods shop without seeing a row of goose calls, with average prices ranging from $10 to $50. However, many casual sportsmen in Kansas only seek the thrill of pursuing one species of goose, leaving two very important and entertaining species out of the mix.

Canada geese The Canada goose is perhaps the most sought after of the three main groups. This branch is broken up into two categories: greater (larger) and lesser (smaller). The Canada goose, also known as the honker to locals for its signature call, is the iconic species of goose. It is often the toughest to hunt, thanks to keen eyesight and a durability that even the best shooters often curse. Some regard the honkers as the smartest of the geese family, primarily because of their persnickety nature toward flying into decoys.

To get an edge up on the competition, follow some of the basic rules of building a decoy setup in corn fields where geese fly in to feed: face them into the wind, break the setup into groups of two with space in the middle where you want the birds to land and position the decoys differently throughout the spread (standing, resting and sentries).

You can also use three letter shapes to help design a spread: X, Y and J. Any of these shapes can work for you and really depend on where you want the birds to land.

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Flight pattern: The 2008-09 goose season kicked off Nov. 5 to high expectations from local hunters. The daily bag limit for Canada geese is three, while the daily bag for white-fronted geese is two and light geese is 20 until extended season.

When shooting, it’s better to overlead than under-lead. Geese are deceptively fast and hunters must aim to where the geese will be, not where they are. Head shots are the most efficient way to take down a honker, as wing shots are more prone to simply clip them. Honkers are perhaps some of the toughest birds in the sky.

White-fronted geese White-fronted geese, or speckle bellies, are one of the rarer species of geese. These geese are found more by luck than planning, as they often travel and feed with light geese. The daily bag limit for white-fronted geese (two) is even more sparse than the limit for Canada geese, so solo shots are a better option than firing into a group.

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Snow storm: Even after the regular goose season ends on Feb. 15, light geese may still be taken until April 30 as part of the extended season, during which there is no daily bag.

These geese, much like the Canadians and light geese, have their own unique calls and can be vocally picked out fairly easily from other species. While the big Canadians are the bread and butter of goose hunting, you can consider this species to be a fine delicacy.

Light geese The last and most numerous of the Kansas species are the light geese, which can be broken into three subcategories (snows, blues and ross’). Snows and blues are basically the same species but a different color, with snow geese being allwhite and blues having a bluish-black body with a white head. Ross’ are similar to the snows but smaller and with a shorter beak.

Some hunters use decoys or white plastic bags to create large setups that attract the huge bunches of light geese that populate the Kansas skies.

Another effective, albeit costly, way to hunt light geese is by vehicle. Many hunters attempt this form of hunting, driving around the cornfields of the countryside after sunrise, checking their binoculars for signs of a mass of birds in the skies or a large, white gathering in some open field. After locating a field where they’ve landed and getting permission from the owner, they then use draws, treelines, hills or other features of the terrain to stay hidden and stalk their prey. This

can mean miles of duck-walking or crawling, as they like to get up from time to time and move about the field (especially during the middle and end of the season when they’ve been hunted regularly).

However, the benefits of a successful jump are much higher than the other species. Hunters may bag a daily limit of 20 birds per person during the regular season, meaning four licensed hunters could garner up to 80 birds any given morning. It may sound hard to believe, but I can tell you from past experiences that there have been days where it is achievable. After the regular season, the extended season kicks in and the daily bag limit is dropped, giving hunters the liberty to shoot as many geese as they see fit.

Hunters can also take the plugs out of their guns, which are mandatory for all other species of birds and limit hunters to carrying only three shells at a time inside their shotguns.

The light geese populations are so numerous that they literally eat themselves out of house and home.

Without hunting these birds to keep the population in check, they would eventually kill themselves off completely, as well as many other species that rely on the same food sources.

Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu.

Bryan Schmidt was crowned the winner of the BASS Federation Nation Championship, which took place Nov. 8 at Milford Lake in Junction City.

The event battled weather conditions, which shortened the tournament.

“The anglers said that it was some of the toughest conditions they’d have fished in for several reasons,” said Anthony Barkowski, a spokesman for the event. “One, the wind made it unsafe conditions. Two, the water temperature dropped five degrees within a 48-hour window.”

Schmidt, of Olney, Texas, caught three fish that weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces in the two-day shortened event that fielded 55 anglers.

Matt King of Olathe finished sixth overall and second in the Central Division to Schmidt. King led the first day with 5 pounds, 4 ounces but was unable to tally any fish for the second day.

Schmidt and five others qualified for 2009 Bassmaster Classic, which will be held Feb. 20-22 on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La. “The hosts were more than accommodating,” said Barkowski. “It was a great win-win for all parties involved.”

Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric.smith1@ washburn.edu.

Current seasons: Fall turkey — Oct. 1-Dec. 2, Dec. 15-31, Jan. 5-31 Trapping — Nov. 12-Feb. 15 Beaver trapping — Nov. 12March 31 Dove — Nov. 20-Feb. 28 Snipe — Sept. 1-Dec. 16 Woodcock — Oct. 11-Nov. 24 Ducks, late zone — Oct. 25Dec. 28, Jan. 17-25 Canada geese — Nov. 5-Feb. 15 White-fronted geese — Nov. 5Jan. 4, Feb. 7-15 Light geese — Nov. 5-Feb. 15, Feb. 16-April 30* Sandhill crane — Nov. 5-Jan. 1 Pheasant — Nov. 1-Jan. 31 Quail — Nov. 8-Jan. 31 Squirrel — June 1-Feb. 28 Rabbits — All year Crow — Nov. 10-March 10 Deer, archery — Sept. 22-Dec. 31 Elk, archery — Sept. 22-Dec. 31

Upcoming seasons: Deer, firearm — Dec. 3-14 Elk, firearm — Dec. 3-14, Jan. 1March 15 *No daily bag limit

Making the shot Shooting a deer differs from duck and turkey hunting, because rather than aiming for the head, you want to hit the animal’s vital organs. Aim directly behind the shoulder blade when the deer is quartered for the cleanest and most humane shot.

Mule it over: Mule deer, as pictured above, inhabit various parts of Western Kansas.

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Blues return to Emporia ESU wins conference, could play Washburn with regional championship on the line

Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW The Washburn Lady Blues volleyball team has had a great season, going undefeated at home while winning three-fourths of their conference games.

However, none of that will matter this weekend when they take the court as part of the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament.

“I think we’re all just clearing our heads from the [ESU] game,” said Stephanie Nitz, senior. “Because once regionals start, everyone is back at 0-0. It’s a clean slate and so we just need to work hard in practice this week and go prepared for whoever we have to play.”

The latest rankings of the South Central region that came out last Wednesday placed Emporia at No. 1 and Washburn at No. 2, while Truman State was No. 3, Pittsburg State ranked at No. 4 and Central Missouri was No. 6.

Although pairings were not announced until after 9 p.m. Sunday, the Lady Blues’

loss to Emporia State on Friday all but eliminated them from the chance to earn the top spot and host the tournament.

Truman State may jump the Blues in the rankings, but if the team stays in the top three of the South Central, they avoid having to play ESU until the regional championship.

“It was a really important game because it determined pretty much who hosted regionals,” said Ashley Shepard, sophomore. “If [Emporia State] won, they hosted regionals. If we would have won, we would have hosted regionals. So there was a lot riding on that game.”

The Hornets won the MIAA, finishing 32-3, 18-2, while the Lady Blues record was 30-5, 15-5. Washburn finished third behind ESU and Truman State.

“We’ve played [in Emporia] once and so we know what it’s like,” said Molly Smith, sophomore. “We just need to take that loss and build on it. That’ll give us more confidence about playing in that gym and in that surrounding because we’re going to have to play in there again obviously against some tough teams.”

Eric Smith is a senior mass media major.

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The Lady Blues still hope to grab the No. 2 seed from Truman, with whom they split the season 1-1.

“We’re kind of hoping to be on the opposite end of the bracket from Emporia so that maybe we can face them in the Championship round on their home court and try to get some revenge on them,” said Shepard.

And now that it’s the postseason, it’s single elimination. Either win or go home.

“I think everyone just realizes that we need to step up our game,” said Smith.

“The conference season is over. Everyone knows to play that much harder for the seniors because it might be the last time you play together as a team.”

Tiger tamers: Seniors Kate Hampson (left) and Stephanie Nitz swept Fort Hays State in their final home game, but Emporia State returned the favor Friday to clinch an MIAA championship.

Exactly 2,432 people came to see the rematch of the rivalry that is WashburnEmporia State volleyball last Friday night in Emporia. And although many of the MIAA record-breaking crowd left happy, the Lady Blues left confused and disappointed.

The No. 6 Hornets swept the No. 10 Lady Blues, 25-17, 25-21, and 28-26.

“Emporia’s crowd was fired up and loud,” said Molly Smith, sophomore.

“They had a black-out game and we knew it was going to be intense.”

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Seniors Fahey, Mainz end careers after program’s first NCAA tournament win

yards out.

“It feels really good,” said Englehardt.

“A lot of girls never get to experience this so I’m glad we got the chance. It’s really exciting.”

Washburn was over-matched in the first In the past few years, the NCAA half as it was against the wind. WTAM outtournament has been rough for the Lady shot the Lady Blues 6-0 while attempting Blues soccer team, who lost shootouts in nine corner kicks compared to Washburn’s their first two appearances.

However, Friday night in Canyon, none. The offensive advantage paid off for Texas, the No. 3-seeded Washburn women the Lady Buffs as they struck first in the ended their winless postseason streak 34th minute off a free kick goal by Kayla when they beat No. 6 West Texas A&M, Sisco from Adi Stein.

“It was deplorable conditions,” said 2-1, in double overtime of the first round coach Tim Collins. “Wind gusts up to 45 of the NCAA Division II playoffs. miles per hour. A little bit of a dodgy call The winning goal, senior forward Manon Englehardt’s third of the year, by the referee, and we gave up a free kick came 47 seconds into the second overtime with about 10 minutes left to go in the off an assist by Danielle Ayala from four half. But 1-0 with that wind is not a bad result.”

During the second half, the Lady Blues went with the wind and out-shot the Lady Buffs 13-1 and had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.

But the extra chances didn’t pay off.

“In the second half, we didn’t really play to the best of our ability,” said Collins.

“We were fortunate to get a goal.”

Ashley Taylor, junior, tied the score in the 79th minute with an assist by Kaydi Hooker. It was the seventh goal of the season for Taylor.

The first sudden death overtime resulted in a scoreless period during which WTAM out-shot Washburn 2-1.

“We [went] against the wind in the first overtime, dodged a couple of bullets,” said Collins.

The Lady Blues had the wind in the second overtime and the rest is history.

Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review “It’s really important not to Fahey’s on fire: Defender Lisa Fahey joined fellow panic,” said Taylor. “We knew senior Jessica Mainz on the all-MIAA team.

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South Central Regional NCAA tournament results Nebraska-Omaha 0 Texas A&M-Commerce 1

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coming out, going against the wind, if we could it keep it 0-0, we’d have a chance when we had the wind at our back. It worked out.”

Ashley Klone was the winning goalkeeper for the Lady Blues with four saves.

The Lady Blues victory moved them to 15-6-2, tying the school record for wins in a season.

The team was unable to break the record after falling 1-0 to Truman State in the second round.

Ten minutes into the match, the Bulldogs scored the eventual game-winner in another windy, dirt-field setting.

While the loss is disappointing, the season was not for the team or its players, especially the seven seniors who leave Washburn with several awards.

Washburn senior defender Lisa Fahey was named to the Daktronics All-South Central Region team last Tuesday, and senior forward Jessica Mainz was named to the second team.

“Lisa is a real anchor on defense and Jess is real good up top and is a great motivator,” said Taylor. “They’re both important parts of our team.”

Fahey and Mainz were also named to the All-MIAA Women Soccer first team on Wednesday. It is the fourth time Mainz has earned first team honors, and the second time for Fahey.

Second team all-conference honorees were senior midfielder Traci Nigg and senior forward Ayala, while senior defender Hooker, sophomore Danielle Sicard and freshman midfielder Lauren Henry were named honorable mention all-conference.

The Lady Blues, with seven seniors, hope to keep their NCAA dreams alive and play as long as possible.

“We want to keep going as far as we can for the seniors,” said Taylor. “Every game could be the last one that they play soccer. So they’re all important.”

Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric.smith1@ washburn.edu.

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men’s basketball Chipman leads Ichabods into 30th season at Washburn Sheldon Warmington WASHBURN REVIEW Many people believe that winter has a direct effect on a person’s mood, something often referred to as the “winter effect.” The colder it gets, the bigger the reminder is that it’s once again time for college basketball.

Not only does everyone get a chance to watch some of the best talent in the nation on a nightly basis, but this year in particular Washburn fans may get the chance to watch the Ichabods make a run at restoring their once dominant men’s basketball culture.

This year coach Bob Chipman enters his 30th season, and he, along with his staff, have done some blockbuster recruiting in the offseason. If talent is a tell-tale sign of victory, then the MIAA might a well just ship the trophy to Topeka.

Of the 18-man squad, 10 of them are new faces; seniors Lekheython Malone and Deandre Eggins, juniors Jeramie Hart, Jonathan Leopaul, Covier Carter,

Key Info • Went 18-11 (9-9) last year

sophomore Logan Stutz and freshmen William McNeill, Steve Feighny and Todd Ellis.

For Eggins, the toughest transition has been getting used to playing reduced minutes as well as the style of play that comes with Division II basketball. Eggins and Malone both hail from Arkansas-Little Rock, where they had a major impact, and now find themselves playing under coach Chipman, who with his unique coaching style presently has the third highest winning percentage in NCAA Division II history among coaches with 30-plus seasons of experience.

“We definitely have the pieces, we have some great post up players as well as guards but we need to work on team chemistry in order to win a championship, which is the ultimate goal,” said Eggins.

According to assistant coach Matt Keeley, the biggest difference between this year’s team and 2007’s is the work ethic.

“These guys love to work, they are always in the gym,” said Keeley.

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Looking to deliver: Lekheythan Malone, a transfer from Arkansas-Little Rock and one of 10 new players on the roster, leads the team in scoring early in the season.

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DeAndre Eggins Guard, sr.

Mario Scott Guard., jr.

Darnell Kimble Forward, sr.

Lekheythan Malone Forward, sr.

Paul Byers Forward, sr.

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Roster Guards

3 Mario Scott 22 DeAndre Eggins 23 Jeramie Hart 32 Covier Carter 33 Nate Daniels 35 Layne Nash 40 Garrett Love 50 James Williams 52 Todd Eils

Forwards

10 William McNeill 12 Moriba DeCoteau 14 Logan Stutz 15 Paul Byers 20 Lekheythan Malone 21 Darnell Kimble 24 Jonathan Leopaul 44 Steve Feighny

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2007-08 Bods start season WU crushes Colorado strong, make MIAA semis Christian at Ichabod Classic Sheldon Warmington WASHBURN REVIEW

season, and was first in rebounding margin with +6, second in scoring margin with +9, and third in 3-point percentage. Even though no Washburn players made the allMIAA first or second team, senior Kyle Last year, the Ichabod basketball team Snyder made the honorable mention list. finished with an overall record of 18–11 Then new assistant coach Matt and 9-9 in conference, a 10-game swing Keeley believes that last year’s team from the 2006-2007 season, which saw underachieved based on the personnel them finishing 8-19. Even though the that was present, but also points out how Bods didn’t have a great post season, the loaded the conference was. turnaround can be viewed as a step in the “Every night was an extremely tough right direction. game, there was never a night off,” Keeley As the season approached, the coaching said. “As a coach we don’t spend much staff had practically a new team with time looking at what we could have done tremendous talent, which is something instead we think about how to get better.” that doesn’t ensure a winning season This year’s team again features a but drastically improves any revamped lineup, and has team’s chances.

2007-08 brought in a whopping 10 new The season began with a players, which adds depth to RECAP very tough schedule; facing the Ichabods, the likes of which three Division I opponents: didn’t exist last season. From KU, UMKC and UNLV. Even last year’s squad, eight players return and though these games resulted in losses for if Moriba Decoteau’s thoughts are correct, the Bods, they showed signs they could the Ichabods are set to have an impressive become a dominant team. season.

After losing the first three, the team He believes that especially behind this went on to win the next eight games and year’s set of returning seniors Darnell entered December No. 26 in the nation.

Kimble, Paul Byers and James Williams However, things got more difficult once pending his clearance, the Bods are poised conference play began. to play late into the post season and “I’m not sure what one thing happened, subsequently bring back the glory days of it could have been losing players during that time or overconfidence after being old. ranked,”said junior Moriba Decoteau, who remembers all too clearly the improbable turnaround that the team underwent.

After such a rough start in conference play, the Bods were within reach of the MIAA tournament championship, making it to the semifinals in Kansas City.

Meanwhile, across the MIAA, Southwest Baptist was making some noise of their own and had other plans as to who the champions would be.

The Bearcats ended up being last year’s MIAA champion followed by Northwest Missouri State and Central Missouri.

Washburn finished fifth in the regular

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Sheldon Warmington is a senior Business Finance major. Reach him at sheldon. warmington@washburn.edu.

November

The Washburn Ichabods have won their season opener, the first game of the Ichabod Classic, 75-54 against the Colorado Christian Cougars on Saturday, November 15. Washburn also played the Central Methodist Eagles on Sunday.

The game started off slow, and the Bods held the Cougar scoreless until the 13:18 mark in the first half. Colorado at one time led 14-12, but after Ichabod Paul Byers answered with a three-point shot, Colorado would never see the lead again.

Washburn had a small 33-25 lead at the half, but that lead was about to grow.

After a Lekheythan Malone lay-up at the 14:04 mark, the Ichabods had a 20 point lead on the Cougars. The closest it got to was 63-52 at the 6:07 mark, but Washburn pulled away and put away any chance of a comeback, ending the game with a score of 7554.

Perhaps the most impressive story of the game was the Washburn debut of Lekheythan Malone, who did his part by scoring 24 points and collecting 9

Schedule

4 Kansas, L 98-79 9 Kansas State, L 81-57 11 UNLV, L 74-56 15 Colorado Christian, W 75-54 16 Central Methodist (Mo.), W 95-73 25 Baker, 7:30 p.m.

28 SW Oklahoma St., 6 p.m.

29 Central Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

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3 Nebraska-Omaha, 7:30 p.m.

6 Northwest Missouri, 7:30 p.m.

13 Truman State, 7:30 p.m.

17 BYU-Hawaii, 11:30 p.m.% 18 Chaminade, 11:30 p.m.% 29 Missouri Western, 7:30 p.m.

31 Fort Hays State, 3:30 p.m.

January

3 Central Missouri, 7:30 p.m.

7 Southwest Baptist, 7:30 p.m.

10 Missouri Southern, 7:30 p.m.

14 Pittsburg State, 7:30 p.m.

17 Emporia State, 7:30 p.m.

24 Nebraska-Omaha, 3:30 p.m.

28 Northwest Missouri, 7:30 p.m.

31 Missouri Western, 7:30 p.m.

rebounds. Throughout the preseason and now in the early days of the regular season, Malone has proven to be a leader for the Ichabods. Mario Scott led Washburn in assists with 3, and the top defender was Darnell Kimble with a steal and a pair of blocked shots.

Starters for Washburn included Mario Scott, DeAndre Eggins, Lekheythan Malone, Paul Byers, and Darnell Kimble.

The win marked Bob Chipman’s 27-season opening win (27-3 alltime) in his career.

John Henderson is a freshman mass media major. Reach him at john.henderson@ washburn.edu.

March

3-5 MIAA tournament in KC 14 NCAA tournament first round 15 NCAA tournament second round 17 NCAA tournament Sweet 16 25 NCAA tournament Elite 8^ 26 NCAA tournament Final 4^ 28 NCAA tournament championship^

February

4 Truman State, 7:30 p.m.

7 Fort Hays State, 7:30 p.m.

11 Central Missouri, 7:30 p.m.

14 Southwest Baptist, 3:30 p.m.

21 Pittsburg State, 7:30 p.m.

25 Emporia State, 7:30 p.m.

Home games in bold * Exhibition game %Hoop n Surf Classic in Hawaii ^ in Springfield, Mass.

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women’s basketball No. 3 Blues’ roster stacked for title run Dave Becker WASHBURN REVIEW Coming off a 26-7 season and a trip to the Elite Eight, the Washburn Lady Blues look to build on last season’s achievements and put together a repeat performance. Although these lofty goals have become yearly expectations, the Lady Blues will have to work hard to replace last year’s seniors Corkey Stiger and Amanda Holmes.

“When you lose those two punches inside and outside you’re going to take some lumps,” said coach Ron McHenry about the loss of Stiger and Holmes.” We’re really trying to focus on having some people step up in those areas. It was pretty good one two combo we had to replace.”

Coming into the 2008 season, the Lady Blues hold the top spot in the conference and are ranked No. 3 in the nation behind California, University of Pennsylvania and Northern Kentucky University, the team has

Key info • Went 26-7 (14-4) last year • Lost 85-80 in 2008 Elite Eight • Posted 13-1 home record in 2007 • Start season Wednesday against MissouriSt. Louis • First in MIAA preseason poll

become quite used to the hot pursuit from other teams.

“I definitely think it puts a target on our back,” said Brette Ulsaker, junior guard. “I think that teams are going to play us like we’re the Washburn Lady Blues and we shouldn’t take that for granted.”

Ulsaker’s teammate Renata Germano knows just as well the Lady Blues aren’t a team others will take all too lightly.

“They think they we are really good and we have to show them that we are good, and prove to them that we are the team they thought we were,” said Germano.

McHenry agrees with his players and thinks that some of them like the challenge of being in the top spot with others gunning for the position.“There’s no doubt, they’re looked at to do certain things and some of them have been here a long time and they always had that target,” said McHenry.

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Championship on three: Seven seniors headline a Lady Blues roster that hopes to benefit from experience. The team is picked to win the conference and is favored to make at least the Elite Eight.

Starting lineup 2008-09 L A D Y

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Jessica Mainz Guard, sr.

Janice Bright Guard., sr.

Renata Germano Senior, sr.

Roster Guards

3 Brette Ulsaker, jr.

4 Jacki Tipping, fr.

10 Lauren Henry, fr.

13 Jessica Mainz, sr.

20 Hadleigh Meek, so.

24 Karla Tailele, sr.

25 Stevi Schultz, fr.

32 Janice Bright, sr.

33 Hope Gregory, sr.

Forwards

4 Stanecia Graham, sr.

14 Alyssa Mullen, so.

30 Kalee Silvosky, sr.

40 Dayna Rodriguez, jr.

42 Rachel Boling, jr.

44 Emily Gibson, so.

Centers

Stanecia Graham Forward, sr.

Hope Gregory Guard, so.

11 Renata Germano, sr.

21 Cassie Lombardino, fr.

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Dave Becker WASHBURN REVIEW The Lady Blues’ hopes for a national title ended last year in double overtime with a loss to South Dakota in Kearney, Neb. Washburn ended the 2007-’08 season with a record of 26-7 and actually jumped from No. 24 up to No. 5 with the loss to South Dakota, but it was a season that had all the promise of a repeat of the Lady Blues’ 2005 national championship victory.

The team started out 2007 as No. 6 in the country in the WBCA/ESPN Division II polls and moved as high as No. 3 in the polls after rolling through their first five opponents. The team held that spot until they were handed their first loss of the season at the hands of Drury.

The Blues then won five 2007-08 consecutive RECAP games, including a trouncing of Central Missouri that marked the 1,000th game in program history. The streak didn’t stay alive though because the Lady Blues dropped a close game to Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo. The Blues dropped two more losses in January, falling to Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern before setting off on an eight-game win streak that included a rematch with Northwest Missouri, a victory that marked another milestone in the program’s history as the team celebrated their seventh straight 20-win season. The Blues only lost two games from that point on, an impressive run that included a win against long-standing rival Emporia State to move into the Elite Eight.

Head coach Ron McHenry credited two of his seniors’ leadership skills for the team’s success.

“We were lead well,” said McHenry.

“We had two really good players in Amanda Holmes and Corkey Stiger, we had some role players that played exceptionally well, but our best basketball was late in the year when it counted. We had some weeks where we didn’t play very well and our seniors got us going did a nice job of finishing the season.”

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The Lady Blues faced their toughest exhibition Friday night in Lee Arena, but the opponent wasn’t a Division I basketball power. They weren’t a division II opponent from outside the MIAA. No, the Washburn Lady Blues looked on campus for their final exhibition foe, and what they found were gophers, er golfers.

That’s right, their opponent was the Washburn men’s golf team, and the golfers proved they could be ballers as well as duffers, overtaking the Lady Blues 74-58.

Junior Nate Sargent was the first to put one in, after one minute of play. The men went on a 7-0 run before the Blue’s Emily Gibson showcased her own short game, hitting a jumper from inside the paint. The Bods answered back, going on a 17-0 run of their own to take a big lead going into halftime 35-16.

Coming out of halftime, or going into the back nine, the Blues showed the golfers how to swing, outshooting them 42-39 in the second half. But the golfers’ first half lead proved to be too much to overcome in the second half.

Tasteless golf and Caddyshack references aside, the Lady Blues have played the golf team each year for the past several years as an exhibition opponent, because other paid opponents didn’t give the team the bang for its buck they were looking for.

“One year we were paying teams to come

November

2 Kansas State, L 66-47* 9 Kansas, L 67-51* 14 Ichabod golf team, L 74-58* 19 Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis, 7 p.m.

22 Southwestern College, 7 p.m.

25 Drury University, 5:30 p.m.

28 Sterling College, 7 p.m.

29 Indiana Univ. of Penn., 7 p.m.

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3 Nebraska-Omaha, 5:30 p.m.

6 Northwest Missouri, 5:30 p.m.

13 Truman State, 5:30 p.m.

18 Barry University, 5 p.m.% 19 Nova Southeastern, 5 p.m.% 29 Missouri Western, 5:30 p.m.

31 Fort Hays State, 1:30 p.m.

in and play us and they weren’t very good,” said head coach Ron McHenry. “And these guys will come and play us and we don’t have to pay them, we just buy them a T-shirt and they enjoy coming out and playing us.”

Though the Blues have played larger programs, the golf team has proven that they’re not a bunch of hacks and they have provided McHenry’s team a chance to tune up before entering regular season play, allowing younger players to play minutes that wouldn’t come in other exhibition match ups.

“Playing the golfers gives us another chance to play a really good team,” said McHenry. “And they are probably one of the better teams that we’ll play in exhibition.

They do some different things to you that you really can’t prepare for and you have to look at that as a positive, but it really gave us an opportunity to look at some kids who haven’t got that much playing time, or haven’t been in the system that long.”

For the golf team, playing the Blues isn’t about bragging rights.

For them it is more about helping the team prepare for future opponents.

“We didn’t really prepare for the game,” said Sam Wempe, senior. “The game

Schedule January

3 Central Missouri, 5:30 p.m.

7 Southwest Baptist, 5:30 p.m.

10 Missouri Southern, 5:30 p.m.

14 Pittsburg State, 5:30 p.m.

17 Emporia State, 5:30 p.m.

24 Nebraska-Omaha, 1:30 p.m.

28 Northwest Missouri, 5:30 p.m.

31 Missouri Western, 5:30 p.m.

for us is really more about preparing the girls than anything else.”

Senior Renata Germano agrees with McHenry and looks at the game as a way to find possible fatal flaws in the Blues’ game.

“They’re tough guys,” said Germano.

“We’re going to play teams like that and that’s going to help us in upcoming games and will also help us to see what we need to work on.”

Janice Bright, senior guard led the Blues with 20, while Wempe and Matt Ewald led the golfers with 17 points apiece.

The Lady Blues start regular season action at 7 p.m. Wednesday night in Lee Arena, hosting the Tritons of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Dave Becker is a senior mass media major. Reach him at david.becker@ washburn.edu.

Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

March

6-8 MIAA tournament in KC 12 NCAA tournament first round 13 NCAA tournament second round 15 NCAA tournament Sweet 16 25 NCAA tournament Elite 8^ 26 NCAA tournament Final 4^ 28 NCAA tournament championship^

February

4 Truman State, 5:30 p.m.

7 Fort Hays State, 5:30 p.m.

11 Central Missouri, 5:30 p.m.

14 Southwest Baptist, 1:30 p.m.

19 Missouri Southern, 5:30 p.m.

21 Pittsburg State, 5:30 p.m.

25 Emporia State, 5:30 p.m.

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LADY BLUES: Picked No. 1 in MIAA Continued from page 6 “I think that’s why some people come here is to be challenged like that.”

Aside from having to watch out for sleeper opponents, as well as inconference rivals, the Lady Blues have to find those willing to step out from the lime light and into the leadership roles.

For McHenry, he looks to his seniors.

“The seniors, you always Karla hope that they’re the ones Tailele that will take charge of their team,” said McHenry. “It’s their last year, they lead and the rest of the team

is determined to make it a great year would lead them, now they have to come for them. That’s always kind of how it’s out, play well and lead the team. The worked here. Mainz is always one of the veterans coming back, they understand leaders but we have some others that are the standards and expectations of this stepping up. Janice Bright is trying to be program and where we went to last year. a leader and it’s kind of a new And they look at it as they role for her, Kalee (Silovsky), WOMEN’S should go there, and they look we have a bunch of seniors back at it as they’re supposed and it’s their year and it’s their BASKETBALL to go there. And if you have job to get us going in the right that belief that you’re supposed direction and it’s the young kid’s job to to do something like that, there’s a good make sure they have a great year.” chance you’ll do it.”

Germano looks to one of her other Only time will tell for the Lady teammate to step into one of the leadership Blues if their hard work will lead them roles. back to the national tournament or if the “Karla (Tailele), she’s the fire. She opposition is too great a deep tournament really pushes us and she’s one of those run becomes just a dream. people that’s coming forward as a leader,” Germano said.

McHenry applauds his team’s efforts to become leaders and their attitudes before the start of the regular season.

“We have a good group of seniors this year and there’s a process of them coming Dave Becker is a senior mass media out and becoming leaders,” he said. “Last major. Reach him at david.becker@ year they would come out and the seniors washburn.edu.

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VOLLEYBALL: WU loses 3-0 Continued from page 2

The loss for the Washburn women gave the Hornets their first ever outright MIAA championship.

“We were on our heels and didn’t play to the best of our ability,” said Smith. “We played timid and lacked confidence. We kind of let them dictate the game. They didn’t make a lot of mistakes and we did.”

In the first set, the Lady Blues scored the first point, but never saw the lead again hitting only .089 to Emporia’s .342.

The second set was much closer after a 5-0 run by the Lady Blues that tied the score at 19-19. The Washburn women took the lead at 21-20 before giving up five straight points to lose the set.

The final set was one last try for the Lady Blues to save the match. And it was always close as neither team ever lead by more than four at once. Tied at 2424, the Hornets continued to force match point and make the Lady Blues play from behind. The Lady Blues broke a few match points but were unable to complete the set, losing 28-26.

“I don’t think we played to our potential,” said senior Stephanie Nitz.

“They came out strong, and we didn’t match that.”

The sweep, something that the Lady Blues did to their opponents 23 times on the season, was only their second of the year. It tied the ESU-WU season series at 1-1, and 3-3 since 2006.

Senior Monica Miesner led Washburn individually with 18 kills and picked up 12 digs while junior Kate Hampson had 36 assists and Smith had 21 digs.

The Lady Blues did have some upside to the week as they defeated Fort Hays State on Wednesday at home in three sets (25-15, 25-12, 25-19) on Senior Day. Miesner along with Nitz and Carolyn Raines were honored.

“They all played well and got significant playing time,” said coach Chris Herron.

“I’m really excited for them.”

All three seniors made contributions as Miesner earned another double-double in kills and digs, Nitz led the team with a .471 attack percentage, and Raines had a season-high eight digs.

The Lady Blues completed the regular season (30-5, 15-5) and will next play this weekend in the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament.

Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric.smith1@ washburn.edu.

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Leagues range from recreational to life or death Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW The point guard for the “Big Time Money Rollerz” dribbles down the court with just seconds remaining on the clock, and only three points separating the two co-rec basketball squads.

After being held scoreless for most of the game, she fires up a shot from behind the arc, hoping to add to her stats and cushion an already comfortable lead.

The ball bounces harmlessly off the rim, but surprisingly, it’s her teammates that are cheering when the ball hits the ground, not the opposing team.

She soon realizes she shot the ball at the wrong basket, and if it had gone in, the other team would have pulled even, if not won the game.

Anybody would hang their head with embarassment for a little while, but this particular intramural extrodinairre soon forgets the on-court drama.

While it’s not uncommon for a co-rec basketball team to play for fun, a player on the losing team shows the opposite end of the specturm, throwing the ball against the wall in disgust with his team’s shabby play.

As a result, he draws a technical foul that even he an admit was deserved.

In one pivotal play, one can see both sides of the excitement displayed in Washburn’s intramural program.

Whether the game is played for fun or for heated competition, everybody can find enjoyment in the sports offered at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

John Cummings, head of the SRWC’s intramural program, organizes all of the program’s sports and puts together leagues, schedules and manager meetings.

In recent years, Cummings has seen the program’s popularity grow as new sports are introduced, and more students see the appeal of joining a league.

“I think one of the best parts of our intramural program is that it caters to everybody’s level of competitiveness,” Cummings said. “We have people who get together just so they can play their favorite sports once a week, and at the same time you have athletes here who want that competitive level they enjoyed at the high school level.”

With the addition of new fall sports this semester, the non-typical athletes have also found enjoyment in intramurals.

“We saw a big increase in participation when we brought in games like checkers and 9 ball this year,” Cummings said.

“They aren’t the most popular, traditional sports, but they do attract a new crowd.”

Meanwhile, the sports that have been around since the program first began, like basketball and football have also seen increases in participation.

Soccer has also made a recent rise to become one of the program’s most popular sports.

“Our soccer leagues have gotten a lot more intense in the past season, and with participation from international teams I think people feel their energy and want to match their enthusiasm for the game,” Cummings said.

Even with flag football wrapping up earlier this month, and with new sports forming every semester, the game with the most widespread popularity is still 5-on-5 basketball.

The mandatory manager meeting will be held Dec. 3 to set up rosters for spring, and Cummings said of all the sports this is the one that always has full leagues.

With men, women and co-rec leagues forming, there are sure to be teams available that accomodate any skill level.

What matters most is staying in shape and having fun, and after a month of sitting around eating holiday hams, there is no better way to get back in the routine of school and homework than to get some exercise.

Even if you shoot at the wrong basket.

Chris Marshall is a senior mass media major. Reach him at christopher. marshall@washburn.edu.

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Additions of track, rugby could help give WU athletics a boost high schools across the state now bolster bowling squads, so recruiting is not a problem. It may seem like a silly idea to some, but take a look at some of the PBA bowling talent coming out of Wichita.

Swimming is another sport that makes sense for us, simply because we have a nice big pool on campus that is rarely used. This is another Josh Rouse sport that could benefit from the WASHBURN REVIEW high school recruiting across the state.

Frankly, I’m a little upset.

Rugby is a popular sport, believe No, it has nothing to do with the it or not, in Topeka. It’s like football fact that Ron Prince got fired… Ok, it has a little bit to do with that. It for hard-asses. I have a hunch that has nothing to do with the fact that this is one of those sports where “If Washburn’s best chance at making you build it, they will come.”

Rounding out the second tier, a bowl game now appears to be the hockey seems like the Toilet Water Bowl, or that least likely choice. with Kirk Hinrich being MORE However, it is also a injured I have no reason to SPORTS choice that we are wellwatch the NBA. What really shakes me to the core equipped for. With the Kansas is a realization I made this week: Expocentre right down the road Washburn needs more sports. It’s from campus, I see no reason that as simple as that. What we offer two hockey teams cannot inhabit athletically is similar to a two-year one arena. After all, the Expo has Christian College: All you get is the had its share of hockey teams (RIP Scarecrows and Tarantulas). basics.

For one reason or another, I Now, I’m thankful for the teams that we have, and we have talented doubt we will ever see any of these athletes to participate on those teams. teams on campus. Even if the MIAA However, there are many talented added these sports to their repertoire, athletes already on campus that Washburn likely wouldn’t add them. could provide even more excitement. However, they would all be able Cross country and track & field are to do something that Washburn’s the first sports that I think need to be administration is apparently unable added to our repertoire. The reason to do: attract students to Washburn.

The final group of sports are these sports trump the others is all rather unorthodox athletics in simple: these are the two sports that the Western culture that could be the MIAA features that we do not huge in a campus setting. The great participate in.

Now, these next few sports are thing about these sports is that we more traditional sports that I think have plenty of students on campus the MIAA needs to consider adding: already who are superhuman at bowling, swimming, rugby and these events: table tennis, world hockey. Bowling would be a fantastic ball, ultimate Frisbee, competitive addition, especially for Washburn. bass fishing, skeet shooting, beer We have several fantastic bowlers on pong, quarters, poker and find the campus already (for proof, stop by saltine.

Westridge Lanes tomorrow morning at 11:15 and watch my bowling class dominate the lanes) and the many

Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburnreview.org.

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BODS: Team unhappy with sixth-place projection Continued from page 4

So far, the hard working mentality has been displayed in the first three games that the Ichabods have played, and even though they lost to all three teams (KU, K-state, and UNLV), coach Keeley feels positive about the team’s performance.

“Athletically we’ve shown that we can match up to the best talent out in Division I,” Keeley said. “We don’t take plays off, and this year’s bunch is extremely deep”.

So far every night someone else has stepped up, from William four year-player Paul Byers one McNeill night to freshman William McNeill on another, displaying the depth that this year’s team possesses.

This wide range of options will make this year’s team a force to be reckoned with.

Regardless of the positives, the Bods still have much work to be done.

“We were outrebounded by K-state,” said Keeley. “But we won the rebounding battle between KU and UNLV, so we need to get rid of these inconsistencies.”

Every year, at least three teams from the MIAA are guaranteed to make the national tournament, which is a testament to the strength of the conference, and this year’s class is not much different.

Last year’s champions, Southwest Baptist, return to the MIAA ranked No. 1 in the coaches’ pre-season poll, followed

by Central Missouri and Nebraska-Omaha.

Washburn was picked to finish sixth in the conference.

Eggins’ goal is to disprove Washburn’s ranking.

“Myself and a couple of guys on the team feel as if we shouldn’t lose any game this season, and after the first three games we know that’s possible,” Eggins said.

“We just need to get on the same page and win this thing.”

Sheldon Warmington is a senior Business Finance major. Reach him at sheldon.warmington@washburn.edu.

Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

That’s how you defend the Brady Bunch: Lekheythan Malone guards Kansas’ redshirt sophomore guard Brady Morningstar in the 93-56 loss to KU. Morningstar dropped 15 on WU.

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Marshall Arts is an illustration by Chris Marshall. He likes college football more than life itself. Reach him at christopher.marshall@washburn.edu.

ELITE: Team hopes to improve Continued from page 6 Senior Brette Ulsaker looks to the start of the 2008 campaign for exacting vengeance on the opponents who beat the Blues early in the 2007 season.

“I really want to beat Emporia and Northwest,” said Ulsaker. “They beat us early in the season and it left a sour taste in our mouths early.”

Though the 2007 season was a successful season, 2008 holds just as much promise for a return to the tournament.

“I think here you’re always trying to win at the highest level and this team WOMEN’S knows that, and they expect to be BASKETBALL there, but there no givens in this world but this team has a chance,” McHenry said. “They have all the ingredients they just have to put it together and we have enough talent in that locker room to do it.”

Sheldon Warmington is a senior Business Finance major. Reach him at sheldon.warmington@washburn.edu.