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The Lady Blues basketball team marked their ninth straight win over Ft. Hays State.

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• Establish tuition projection program

• Increase WSGA communication with students

key issues

• Create on-campus childcare for students with children

• Build school spirit • Lobby for “dead week” before finals

• Keep WSGA accountable

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Resolution Solution - staying on track when times get tough Nicole Stejskal WASHBURN REVIEW

Climbing the challenge: Johnathon Blake tackles the climbing wall at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, which is running the Resolution Solution program to help students and faculty reach their goals for the new year. Photo by Matt Wilper, The Washburn Review.

Stay motivated in the new year • Working out with a buddy is a good way to stay accountable • Variety is the spice of life, so don’t be afraid to mix up the routine • Proper nutrition is the key to any weight-loss program • Don’t push too hard – set aside time to rest

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Kansas rocked campus Saturday with the Washburn Symphony Orchestra.

The Ichabods mens basketball team fell to the Ft. Hays State Tigers.

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Washburn celebrated its 144th anniversary Thursday.

a habit, so we’ve targeted Resolution Solution to a 12-week program,” said Wilber.

Elisa Gayle, sophomore actuarial science major, decided to make Resolution Solution part of her new year goal. She believes New Year’s resolutions are positive goals to set for oneself.

“I think they’re a really great opportunity to just get yourself pumping into the new year and change all those bad habits you have,” said Gayle. She advises people to work on resolutions with friends to keep each other motivated.

Although many people struggle to keep resolutions, some students have set goals and maintained them for long periods of time.

“About three-and-a-half years ago, I really wanted to get into shape,” said Eric Fournier, law student. “I’ve maintained that goal ever since then, and it’s been my New Year’s resolution every year.”

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up for the program in teams of five, and participate competitively through components such as weight loss, activity and wellness events.

It’s that time of year again: the While losing weight and point when many people have given increasing physical activity are both up or forgotten important parts about their New of the program, “ Year’s resolutions.

Resolution Numerous Solution is targeted people struggle at more than just It’s about with maintaining achieving these educating a New Year’s goals. resolutions, “It’s about person about the especially students educating a person different health and faculty who are about the different busy with the start health aspects aspects than of the semester. [more] than just The popular stepping on a scale just stepping diet, exercise and measuring on a scale and and weight loss weight alone,” resolutions are said Becky Wilber, measuring weight among the most assistant director alone. difficult for people of the SRWC. to keep. However, “Just because a - Becky Wilber the Student person has optimal assistant director, SRWC Recreation and body weight Wellness Center doesn’t necessarily offers resources mean that they’re for those striving ” healthy.” to maintain their Throughout the 12 goals. weeks of the program, Wilber stresses Resolution Solution, a 12-week the importance of sticking to the program offered by the SRWC, is program’s regimen and helping team designed to help people looking to members stay in check. change their lifestyle through diet and “It takes a person eight to 12 weeks exercise. Students and faculty sign to actually develop a new lifestyle into

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Visit The Book Store GREAT GIFT IDEAS: Valentine’s Day Booth Balloons free on campus delivery Cards Thursday Feb 12th, Friday Feb 13th 11am- 1pm in Memorial Union

Stuffed Animals T-Shirts

Washburn V-Day T-Shirts

News Briefs • Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

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The Bod Beat Campus News • Topeka News • Kansas News • Police Report • Weather

TUESDAY February 10

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Master class by Liliam Rodriquez, 2:30 p.m., Garvey Room 143.

Mabee Library RAP session, 4 - 5 p.m., Mabee Library electronic classroom.

Mabee Library RAP session, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m., Mabee Library electronic classroom.

WEDNESDAY February 11

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Mabee Library RAP session, 4 - 5 p.m., Mabee Library electronic classroom.

Mabee Library RAP session, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m., Mabee Library electronic classroom.

THURSDAY February 12

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Presentation, “Make the Career Fair Work for You,” 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Cottonwood Room, Memorial Union.

Mabee Library RAP session, 4 - 5 p.m., Mabee Library electronic classroom.

Dramatic Reading, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 7 p.m., Mabee Library.

Mabee Library RAP session, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m., Mabee Library electronic classroom.

FRIDAY

February 13 Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Student Productions, 8 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre.

SATURDAY February 14

Celebration of Artists youth activity, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., ArtLab in the Mulvane Art Museum.

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

Student Productions, 8 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre.

Sunday

February 15 Mulvane Art Exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR FINANCIAL AID.

Monday February 16

Resume Roadshow Appraisals, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Main lobby, Memorial Union.

Washburn Review at Noon.

Mondays at the Mabee, “What I Want My Words to Do to You” movie, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mabee Library.

War in Gaza forum to be held

Learn more about the war in Gaza at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, in room 100, Henderson Learning and Resources Center, Washburn University. The event is free and open to the public.

The forum will feature Bassima Schbley, assistant professor, social work; Bob Beatty, assistant professor, political science; and Tom Prasch, professor and chairman, history. After brief presentations by each speaker, there will be a question and discussion session.

Phi Alpha Theta history honor society is sponsoring the forum. For more information, contact Prasch at (785) 670-1892.

- Campus Announcement

Kansas City author to speak at Brown site

Campus life: (above) The Washburn Student Government senate listened to candidate teams Garrett Love/Caley Onek and Will Lawrence/Charity Hockman announce their candidacy. (below) Mondays at the Mabee hosted a documentary film, “Finding Dawn” about the large number of missing Aboriginal women in Canada. The film was part of the V-Day events. The next Mondays at the Mabee will be another film, “Men are Human, Women are Buffalo.”

- Campus Announcement

WU org to sponsor Topeka Green Fair Ever wonder what it would take to go green? Attend the Topeka Green Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Kansas Expocentre Ag Hall, One Expocentre Dr. The fair is free and open to the public.

This one day event will help educate Kansans who have been thinking about living greener, but might not know how. Various speakers will demonstrate ways everyone can go green in our daily lives and vendors will provide information on all sustainable alternatives, their “green” products and services they provide.

“Most people want to be more environmentally responsible but we all could use more information about green opportunities and resources, especially on the local level,” said Lacey Bisnett, event coordinator.

Proceeds from exhibiting vendor funds will help the Washburn Americorps Bonner Leaders, a nonprofit Washburn student group, provide funding for education and activities in Topeka and the surrounding areas.

Washburn Americorps Bonner Leaders is sponsoring the event. For more information or to reserve booth space, contact Bisnett at 580-6372 or lacey.bisnett@washburn.edu - Campus Announcement

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President’s Press -paid for by WSGA-

As a member of student government, especially as your vice president, my job is to ensure that the voice of students reaches those in charge of university programs such as the WTE. With this purpose in mind, WSGA formed the Transformational Experience Committee. Our mission is to become informed and act as a medium through which it can pass along students’ thoughts about the WTE to the administration, faculty and staff members. We would appreciate hearing any experiences you have had as a result of the WTE. Please email me at amy.billinger@washburn. edu or Lora Biesenthal, the chair of the committee, at lora.biesenthal@ washburn.edu with any thoughts you might have.

On personal note, I have gone through three TEs and grown immensely from them. Thus, I am passionate about making the WTE as beneficial to students as possible. My advisor and fellow students played an active role in shaping these experiences. As you go through the process of earning your TE, I encourage you to seek out an advisor who will guide you through the process and connect with students who will share your experience.

Don't forget the Financial Aid Priority Deadline for Washburn University is Feb.15, 2009 for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.

Complete your scholarship renewal application at https://secure. washbur n.edu /ser vices/f inaid / scholarship-application.html.

Complete your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) before Feb. 15 to be considered for these programs: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Perkins Loan, and Federal WorkStudy. Go to: www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Questions? Contact the financial aid office at 670-1151 or (800) 524-8447 or e-mail financialaid@ washburn.edu.

In Service, Amy Billinger WSGA Vice President

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Don’t see your event in the calendar? Call the Review newsroom at 670-2506 to have your event included in an upcoming edition. It’s FREE. For upcoming Washburn athletic events, go to www.wusports. com.

Photos by Arissa Utemark, Washburn Review

Kansas City writer Joe Miller, author of “Cross-X: A Turbulent, Triumphant Season with an InnerCity Debate Squad,” will give a public reading and discussion at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11, at Brown v.

Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe St. The event is free and open to the public.

“Cross-X” was written in 2006 and documents the unlikely success of an African-American debate team from struggling Central High School in Kansas City, Mo. The true story’s themes of equality, racial issues, education and hope are as relevant as ever. “Cross-X” was named a best book of the year in 2006 by the Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly.

Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn University and Brown v. Board National Historic Site are sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Sarah Smarsh, assistant professor, English, at (785) 670-1735.

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01/30/09 - Info. report, Pri-2 alarm, West Hall, report taken, alcohol seized, Garvey, report taken, area checked referred to dean of students. alarm reset.

02/902/09 - Info. report, Pri-2 alarm, 01/31/09 - Child in need of care, Garvey, report taken, alarm set off by parking lot 4, report taken, transported staff accidentally, reset alarm. to juvenile intake.

02/02/09 - Info. report, harassment, 01/31/09 - Info. report, harassment, West Hall, report taken.

Kuehne Hall, report taken.

02/02/09 - Info. report, medical, Garvey, 01/31/09 - Info. report, alcohol violation, report taken, refused transport.

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38° 28° snow

02/03/09 - Theft, Petro, report taken.

02/04/09 - Info. report, possible problems, LLC, report taken.

02/05/09 - Info. report, disturbance, art building report taken, subject left building for the day.

02/05/09 - Info. report, information, Memorial Union, report taken, wind damage.

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Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 • News

Escaping the rental woes

WU to host Fast Forward luncheon Robert Burkett WASHBURN REVIEW

James Ahrens WASHBURN REVIEW

Young adults must make sure they understand costs and learn to account for expenses on a monthly basis so planning for expenses is easier. They The day a student moves out should consider where they want to of their parents’ house or out of the stay: the neighborhood, city and what dorms to start out on their own can that area costs. A good housing locator be an exciting or dreadful experience. can be found at www.hcci-ks.org.

Generally an apartment is a good Housing and Credit Counseling idea but the rental process can be as Inc. held a lecture at the Topeka and stressful as living with mom and dad, Shawnee County Public Library to and there are a few things to keep in help families and students understand mind during the transition. the basics of moving into an apartment Checking credit for the first time. The scores is an important first STUDENT lecture is part of HCCI’s step. Web sites like www. to Planning and HOUSING Guide annualcreditreport.com Security series. Teresa can give a person an idea Baker, a tenant and landlord whether renting is even an option. counselor with HCCI, said students A potential landlord will consider can get into sticky situations. past delinquent utility accounts such “We get many calls from students as electric and phone bills. On-time after school starts in August because payments establish a good rental they’re having issues with roommates history, and will reflect positively on a [or] they didn’t read the lease before tenant in the future. they signed it,” said Baker.

Prioritizing is natural, but often overlooked, and tenants must understand that “needs” are different from “wants.”

Initial costs are common.

Looking at an apartment before moving is important, and prospective tenants should inspect for plumbing or electrical problems that are required by Kansas law to be fixed. Roommates should figure out who will buy what so that ownership is assured if one roommate moves out.

Andrea Espinosa is looking at going back to school and eventually moving out of her mom’s house. She was at the lecture with her mom.

“I wanted to come because I thought it would be helpful,” said Espinosa, who wants to live on her own and finish her degree.

Reading a lease is essential. According to HCCI, “A lease is a legally binding contract between you and the landlord that lists rules and responsibilities.”

Tenants need to watch out for additional clauses in a leases that may tighten his or her wallet. Understanding an entire lease is important, so taking it home to digest is a good idea.

The most important part of renting an apartment is the lease. A lease is a binding agreement. It is important to pay rent on time and in full. A landlord can only enter a rental property with 24-hour notice.

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

A financial planning professional will be speaking at a luncheon that is “Fast Forwarding” the future for students and faculty at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday Feb. 11th at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center on Washburn University’s campus.

Guy Richardson, agent for New York Life and registered representative for NY Life Securities, Inc., will be speaking about the economically tough times and the opportunities that young professionals and imminent graduates alike can expect and look for in today’s economy. Richardson earned a B.B.A. from Washburn in 1997.

In addition to his work as a financial planning professional, Richardson has been involved in the Fast Forward program, which has evolved over the years within the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce.

“Guy has been involved with the Fast Forward program since the steering committee started it all about eight years ago,” said Marsha Sheahan, vice president of public relations for the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce.

Specifically, the Fast Forward program is a partnership program between Washburn University and the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce.

The intent behind the program is to provide a forum for social networking for young professionals living in the greater Topeka area.

In addition to the events held biannually, the Fast Forward program hosts monthly social events to give young professionals and soon-to-be professionals a chance to get to know one another in a more casual setting.

Washburn will provide meals for the luncheon. Tickets cost $20 for nonstudents and $10 for students wishing to attend.

Robert Burkett is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at robert.burkett@ washburn.edu.

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Opinion • Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

Students Phelps put that in his pipe and smoked it should invest in Washburn Review’s View

ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW

At the Kansas concert, everyone from the aging hippies to their children had a great time listening to an energetic band play great songs from a different era. Sure the 1960s and 1970s were not as nostalgic as “That 70’s Show” or the aging hippies make them out to be. Nixon, gas prices, downturn in the economy and the cold war permeated American society. While I cannot get nostalgic about a time during which I was not alive, I do have to wonder what happened to the rabble-rousing student?

This month also marks the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. It held that a school district could not suspend students for wearing black armbands in an anti-war protest because the students did not pose a significant threat of disruption.

While I was working with the University archivist over the summer, I learned a lot about Washburn’s rich past. I also enjoyed looking at the old issues of the Washburn Review, to learn about what students were thinking about, in the mid-1970s, it was, among other issues, tuition and fee increases, possible intervention in the Middle East and student apathy.

Sound familiar?

I am not sure if this is history repeating itself or if Washburn students are just the same.

Admittedly, so many Washburn students are required to work more than 30 hours per week and take out loans just to make their tuition payments. What are they getting out of college, though? Are they just getting a degree to get a job? Is that what college is about? I have always thought that college students have a unique opportunity draw FROM THE to attention to EDITOR important issues.

I also saw a piece about how the president’s office would make a good place for a sit in. It seems like current Washburn students don’t have time for a sit in. We wouldn’t know how to go about it. We are too busy with jobs and chasing that ever-important “A.” This is not to say that I think we should recreate another group of Ichabods’ experiences. I do think, however, that Washburn students need to take more of an initiative in their college experience, emphasis on experience.

Ever wonder how or why college tuition went from $300 for 15 hours in 1975 to almost $3000 for 15 hours in 2009? That is a 900 percent increase.

While I understand that everything has gone up in price since 1975, a 900 percent increase seems like a lot.

College is not supposed to be a short stop on the way to “Jobsville.” It is supposed to help you discover who you are and who you want to be.

Sure, protests have gotten a bad name, especially in Topeka, because of the blight that positions itself in front of Family Video and at the corner of 17th and Gage. Also, sit ins and peaceful protests around the flag pole are a bit outdated, but in a time of increasing Web presence – blogging, micro blogging, etc. – there are new ways to make an impact on your university and the world around you.

I hope that Washburn students celebrate the ability to say what they want, when they want, by any means possible. WSGA elections are coming up – make the candidates listen to you, don’t let them set the agenda.

Don’t forget that college isn’t JUST about getting a degree and getting out.

It is about learning and growing and making a difference. Invest yourself in your University - you and it will be all the better.

ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major.

Reach her at reanne.utemark@washhburn.edu

Last week, a photo surfaced in a students about how bad drinking is.

London tabloid that showed Michael When Matt Lauer asked him about it, Phelps, golden god of the Beijing he said it was an isolated incident and Olympics, taking a hit off a bong. he felt he had let a lot of people down.

This opens up several questions, After being asked about it, Phelps not to mention, gives us the apologized for being a young person munchies. and acting so irresponsibly. Then he Phelps is a world-renowned had to explain it to his mom, which can swimming star and an instantly often be more difficult than explaining recognizable face. There is it to the American the standard argument that people.

REVIEW’S he has let down all of his Are Americans really VIEW young fans who want to be upset about a 24-yearjust like him. Well, keep old kid who spends in mind that the guy is 23 years old most of his time working his tail off and has spent most of his life in a to win glory both for himself and for pool since he was a teenager. He is his country? Shouldn’t they be more only human (we know that is hard upset about bicyclists who are doping to believe, considering how fast he or baseball players who are using swims). steroids? Phelps was not using pot to This transgression is also not enhance his performance. Indeed, that the only run-in Phelps has had with would probably hinder it if he were the law. Shortly after the Greece using it regularly.

Olympics, he was arrested for driving Would the media pressure be as bad under the influence. This was a real if he were caught smoking a cigarette? kicker, considering he was 19. He The issue of legalizing marijuana pled down and was forced to pay a has been brought to the surface by fine and give speeches to high school the Phelpsgate event. Editorialists,

newspapers, commentators and potheads in general are questioning the validity of a legal ban on marijuana.

If pot were legalized, it would free up a lot of space in our legal system, the government could tax it into oblivion, like cigarettes, and generally, we’re not sure who it hurts.

The jury is still out, though.

Smoking pot can and does lead to negative consequences, but so does alcohol. The prohibition on alcohol did not work and perhaps the one on marijuana will be proven to not work either.

Until then, while we think that Phelps should be held to a higher standard, we also think that he should be cut some slack. Most young people’s stupid mistakes aren’t splashed across the front pages of international newspapers.

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

Writer compares WU and KAW classes Brian Allen WASHBURN REVIEW

entertain or make you think. My classmates are traditional colligates, young men and women, computers Any trainer will tell you to do at the ready. I find it challenging and the same number of repetitions with mentally invigorating; I enjoy weaving your right arm as stories out of your left or you will thin air. look a little silly “ At the flexing on Muscle Kaw Area I’m lucky enough to Beach. Washburn Te c h n i c a l University and Kaw School I am be taking a class at Area Technical in a Machine School might be T o o l each, fantasy world the answer for Technology meets real world. pumping up your class. There right and left brain. the left They have recently brain known partnered and I’m for logical, - Brian Allen lucky enough to objective be taking a class at and critical Washburn Review reporter each, fantasy world thinking meets real world. ” gets a work At Washburn I’m out. I have enrolled in a creative writing class. A to follow the blue print to within one great place to exercise the right brain thousandth of an inch if I want to end known for creative, subjective and up with something useful. We are imaginative thinking. When I finish carving cold rolled steel and our errors a story I end up with some words last forever, there is no delete and no on paper that hopefully convey an spell check. It is an evening class, all image, idea, or a concept that might men twenty to sixty. It requires skill,

practice and concentration to use the metal lathes and milling machines. I find the work grounds me and I enjoy producing something useful that can felt and touched.

I have heard members of each discipline, academic and skilled trade, denigrate the other. I don’t get tweed jacket vs. blue collar xenophobia.

Like all prejudices I think it is based on ignorance and misunderstanding.

Metal-smithing takes a lot more thought than you might imagine and word-smithing requires a lot more labor than you might think. Flexing both sides of the brain, firing lots of neurons across the connecting corpus callosum seems a healthy and balanced way to live.

Some may think the marriage of University and Technical School a mismatch but after experiencing both I believe the differences complement each other. Steel and paper, skill and creativity, all necessary for living and dreaming.

Brian Allen is a staff writer for the Washburn Review. Reach him at brian.allen@ washburn.edu.

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The Washburn Review is published every Monday throughout the academic year, excluding holidays and some other dates.

Copies are free for students, faculty and staff, and can be found at numerous locations around the campus of Washburn University. Subscriptions to the Washburn Review are available at the following rates: 13 issues for $20 or 26 issues for $35. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.washburnreview.org or call (785) 670-2506.

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The Washburn Review accepts letters to the editor pertaining to articles appearing in the Washburn Review or on issues of importance to the Washburn or Topeka community. We do not accept mass letters to the editor. Please limit letters to less than 400 words. Letters must be submitted via Word document if possible, and there must be a phone number where the person can be reached for verification. Please e-mail letters to editor@washburnreview.org.

The Review reserves the right to edit all submissions to the paper for length, libel, language and clarity. Because of volume on the opinion page, we are unable to print all letters and are unable to return submissions.

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Corrections

Have you completed a WTE? Excited about it? Not looking forward to it?

Tell us about it! The Review wants to know what students think about the process, the requirement and the experience.

Sometimes we get tired of hearing ourselves talk.

Send us what YOU think. review@washburn.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

The Washburn Review does not intentionally print anything that is considered libel or that is incorrect.

If a correction or a clarification needs to be made, please contact the editor at reanne.utemark@ washburn.edu.

All corrections and clarifications will be made as soon as possible on the Web site and will be located in this section in the next week’s paper.

In Issue 15, a more correct statement about the scholarships available for students who wish to study abroad would be that scholarships up to $2,000 are available through the Transformational Experience and that Washburn University School of Business scholarships can be up to $800. Both figures are at the upper end of the award distribution and are subject to applicant’s G.P.A., the availability of funds and other factors.

The Review regrets the error.

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Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 • News

RESOLUTION: Set attainable goals

Anxiety clinic accepting new patients

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Jennifer Loucks WASHBURN REVIEW

Year’s resolution may be, Wilber encourages people to develop small goals that they’re more likely to successfully achieve.

“I think the most important thing is setting smart goals, something that’s specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely,” said Wilber. “A successful resolution is something that a person can do with their lifestyle that they’ll see the rewards for.”

Nicole Stejskal is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at nicole.stejskal@ washburn.edu.

Disney teacher of the year to appear at WU Ben Fitch WASHBURN REVIEW Ron Clark, Disney teacher of the year, will appear at Washburn, Feb. 24.

He will give a lecture in the Washburn AB room at 7 p.m. which will be about an hour and 30 minutes long.

Afterwards, those attending will be able to purchase DVD’s, workbooks, pictures, and stickers.

“The theme for the event is ‘Transforming Through Education,’” said Blake Bryant, WSGA special events director.

Bryant said Clark will talk about applying the material in his books to any field of study, and his lecture should be interesting.

“He’s a very good speaker,” Bryant said.

Students can get tickets at Carnegie Hall. The tickets are free and only available to students until Feb. 16, after which they will be available to anyone in the community who wishes to attend. Tickets are limited to two per person.

Feb. 19, WSGA will show “The Ron Clark Story,” featuring Mathew Perry, in the Washburn AB room as a promotion for Clark’s lecture. The movie will start at 8 p.m.

Ben Fitch is a writer with the Washburn Review. Reach him at benjamin.fitch@ washburn.edu.

College Anxiety Screening Day was Feb. 5, and the Psychology Department of Washburn University set up a booth for anybody who wished to be screened. Fortunately, though, this is not the only day of the year this department is available to help.

The Anxiety Clinic at the Psychological Services Center is now taking new clients. Supervised

by Cynthia Turk and Dave Provorse, the center is currently run by seven second-year graduate students who are going into the field of clinical psychology.

It is certified by APA standards, and is one of the only clinics in the area that specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy.

“The students who run this clinic are typically graduate students who have spent a year doing classes, and will go on to complete an external internship within the community with a licensed psychologist,” said Turk.

The center is also available to anyone.

“You don’t even have to be a student here at Washburn to come in,” said training therapist Julie-Renee Kabriel.

In comparison to a private practice, the prices are convenient as well. Students pay $5 per 50-minute session, whereas they would be paying upwards of $100 to $200 in the professional world. There are no set hours for the center, either.

“We don’t work on weekends and on the holidays, but anytime students are available, someone can come,”

said Kabriel. “Our hours are based on the client’s needs.”

The stance of the center reads, “If it’s a problem, it’s a problem.”

Another therapist, Andra Broxterman, explained, “This is a safe and welcoming place to come if you’re even slightly concerned or having some difficulties. There isn’t a problem too small to ask for help.”

The center sees people with a wide array of issues. Depression and anxiety are the leading mental health disorders in America, especially for college-aged people.

“We can help someone who has limited fears but is functioning at a normal level, so that we can prevent potentially bigger problems,” said Turk, “and we can also help people who are having more extreme issues.”

For serious cases, patients should

bear in mind the students’ training is limited.

“We give out referrals to places who can deal more readily with certain situations,” said Broxterman.

Individual sessions are not the only service provided by the Anxiety Clinic.

Several times a year, the staff put up tables for screenings and information about issues such as depression, eating disorders and substance abuse. Also, the clinic holds group therapy sessions every spring.

For more information, students can find the Anxiety Clinic in Henderson 111, or they can reach a therapist by calling (785) 670-1564.

All calls are confidential.

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

Conference makes IMPACT on students Event provides valuable knowledge to Washburn Greek community James Ahrens WASHBURN REVIEW Washburn Students visited the IMPACT Leadership Institute from Friday Jan. 30 to Sunday, Jan. 1 at Tall Oaks Conference Center in Linwood, Kan. IMPACT is an event organized to seek students interested in shaping the university community in which they live and learn. The goal of the event is to create leaders who have a greater idea of multiplicity, integrity and working relationship skills.

Forty-eight Washburn students participated in this year’s IMPACT. Ryan Calovich, a student participant, said many students learned how to help one another.

Calovich enjoyed small group sessions that were aimed at having participants learn about others on a more intimate level, as well as discussion forums and break-off games and similar teaching guides.

He said there “ was strength in being more open [IMPACT is] specifically about personal agendas and designed to help the Greek becoming open community learn everything to new ideas and learning how to from skills to [new] education. speak one’s mind while listening to others.

Recruitment and retention are an important - Jessica Neumann part of the Greek assistant director, SAGL community, and IMPACT brought ” stereotyping to the forefront as a designed to help the Greek problem that needs attention.

Calovich said it was difficult to community learn everything from fight negative stereotypes held by skills to [new] education,” said the non-Greek community, and he Neumann.

Neumann said IMPACT taught was glad it was used as a teaching students how to confront problems, opportunity at IMPACT. “Judging people is a terrible how to deal with conflict on an thing to do,” said Calovich. He said individual basis and how to translate IMPACT gave him the ability to stop that into chapter settings.

“We need to able to work stereotyping others.

Jessica Neumann, assistant together, communicate together, be director of the Student Activities and able to hold each other accountable,” Greek Life office, worked behind the said Neumann.

Neumann, who has acted as scenes and made sure the advisors a small group facilitator at North had what they needed. “[IMPACT is] specifically Dakota State and several colleges

in Wisconsin, said she wants to see a revolution in the Washburn Greek community. She hoped to see students make large plans at IMPACT. IMPACT participants gathered at the Living Learning Center Friday and took a chartered bus to the retreat center. In classic retreat style, the students took their own bedding and toiletries and stayed in cabins where socializing was encouraged.

Workshops during the weekend included seminars on team-building through critical thinking, collective compromise and large group presentations. Highlights included a video presentation about the life of Jim Valvano, ESPN commentator, coach of the NC State NCAA Championship basketball team and cancer victim. The Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded on the inspirational model that IMPACT members could learn from and act on.

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

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University celebrates 144 years Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW When Washburn University was founded the 1800s, it consisted of a single building and went by a different name. It all began with the announcement of Lincoln College on Feb. 6 1865, 144 years ago, which became the first higher education school in Topeka.

The college was named for Abraham Lincoln and his support of anti-slavery toward the end of the Civil War. It began as a private Congregational school.

In 1868, the school changed its name to Washburn University after Ichabod Washburn donated money with the agreement that Lincoln College would change its name to Washburn College. The board of trustees voted Nov. 19 to do this after Ichabod Washburn started donating the money in October. Unfortunately, Washburn passed away on Dec. 30 of the same year, and Washburn didn’t receive any more money after the first payment was made.

“The legend is that he was going to give a lot more money, like $100,000,” said Martha Imparato, the special collections librarian at Washburn. “But this was his first installment. But, we can’t substantiate that story, so I just take it that he gave the $25,000 and he basically saved the college.”

In the mid 1870s, Washburn moved from its original location at 10th and Jackson to its current location.

John Ritchie donated 160 acres to Washburn, but the acreage wasn’t used at first because of its distant location

from Topeka. “ When the President Henderson was one location was moved to of the main contributors who where it is moved the campus forward after today, there was only the tornado. He helped raise one building $50 million to build the Law on campus, known as School building, Mabee Library, Rice Hall.

Garvey Fine Arts Center and T h e original Henderson Learning Resources c a m p u s Center. actually held both high school ” and college classes because there were so few chosen at an earlier point. The official students, and it could occupy all the blue of Washburn is known as Yale high school and college students at Blue, because many faculty members received their education from Yale at once.

“Something a lot of people don’t the time.

With the tornado of June 8, know is this is where Washburn Rural got its start,” said Imparato. “It wasn’t 1966, all but one of the buildings on until 1918 that they became a separate Washburn’s campus were damaged to school, but they were still on campus, the point that they were demolished or they just had their own building for in desperate need of repair. Carnegie Hall stands now as the only building classes.”

Washburn greatly expanded in that was intact prior to the 1966 tornado terms of students in its time. When that did not have to be renovated. It was Lincoln College was in its final year in easy for the university to keep Carnegie 1968, only five to six college students as its one true intact building, because were estimated to have attending it had just been given air conditioning and was the newest of the buildings. classes there.

John Henderson, former WU In 1906, the first mention of the nickname for Washburn showed up in president, was one of the main a print story about athletics. They were contributors who moved the campus referred to as “the sons and daughters forward after the tornado. He helped of Ichabod.” In the late 1930s, the raise $50 million to build the Law logo was chosen in a contest to School building, Mabee Library, see who could design the best one. Garvey Fine Arts Center and Bradbury Thompson had the winning Henderson Learning Resources Center. entry. It was first shown in the 1938 There is now a building with his name yearbook. The colors, however, were on campus. The Garvey Fine Arts

Center also got its name from the Garvbey family, who had a long history at Washburn. The name Garvey did not take effect until H e n d e r s o n ’s name was dedicated to his building. Even today, renovations are going on to the university, with the finishing of updating Stoffer Science Hall just taking place.

Washburn is a school

of high tradition and has been through its share of changes in 144 years. But as its 144th anniversary is celebrated, people should take the time to appreciate the university. The name of each building is significant and there’s history to be found behind every turn.

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Wayward sons Brandon Bills WASHBURN REVIEW Kansas brought the music home Saturday night at White Concert Hall.

The Topeka-born classic rock act teamed with the Washburn Symphony Orchestra for a concert, which was filmed for the band’s 35th anniversary DVD titled “Know Place Like Home” to be released in August. Performing for about two hours, Kansas and the orchestra visited every era of the band’s history.

The current line-up features founding member Phil Ehart, Steve Walsh on keyboards and vocals and Richard Williams on guitar, along with bass player and vocalist Billy Greer and David Ragsdale on violin, vocals and guitar.

The evening featured guest appearances by some former members. Former guitarists Steve Morse, currently of the band Deep Purple, joined for a performance of “Rainmaker.”

Founding member Kerry Livgren joined on guitar for “Hold On” and played pipe organ on “The Wall.”

“Icarus II,” a song written about a fallen soldier, was dedicated to the men and women serving overseas in the U.S. military.

Kansas closed the evening with a performance of their perennial hits “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry On Wayward Son.” Livgren joined in for both songs, which he wrote. For “Dust in the Wind,” Morse joined on violin. The crowd response for “Carry On Wayward Son” was possibly the loudest thing ever heard, or that will ever be heard, at White Concert Hall.

Members of the Washburn Symphony Orchestra started practicing the material for the concert after returning from winter break on Jan. 20. Trombone player Paul Kirkwood said that it was the most music he’s ever rehearsed for a single concert. He said it took a lot of hard work to learn the music in less than three weeks, but that it was amazing to be part of the concert.

“It’s once in a lifetime, or well, once in my lifetime,” said Kirkwood.

Shakin’ off the dust: Legendary rock band Kansas celebrated its 35th anniversary with a concert at White Concert Hall.

“Nothing I ever expected to be a part Wagner has seen Kansas perform at to miss this one. of.” least 50 times. The concert tickets “I’ve always liked the symphony Violinist Diana Crain is looking were a gift from his wife, Karol. Kurt idea, so to be part of a symphony shoot forward to the release of the DVD. conveniently mentioned the concert was important to me,” said Citron.

“It was really cool,” said Diana to his wife everyday from the time he Citron said that for fans, concerts Crain, violin. “Cameras in my face first learned about it until tickets went like this are about memories freaked me out a bit.” on sale.

“Everyone has a band they listened A portion of the proceeds from the Kurt and Karol Wagner each came to when they were 15 or 16,” said concert will go into an endowment for away from the concert with one of the Citron. “After 34 years, the music orchestra scholarships. drumsticks that was tossed into the brings back a lot of memories.”

Kansas fans, called Wheatheads, audience after the show.

Cheri Kutsch of Chicago remembers packed White Concert Hall.

“He jumped the front row to get it,” the first time she heard Kansas in 1975.

Wheatheads of all ages came, but the said Karol Wagner. “We’re going to She was first introduced to the band’s majority were old enough to remember frame everything we got.” music through their second album, when Kansas climbed the charts in the David Citron of East Lyme, Conn. “Song for America.”

1970s. Some traveled from all over has been a Kansas fan since 1975, “My sister Cindy said, ‘You gotta the country to be part of their favorite when he was 16 years old growing up hear this band,’” said Kutsch. “One band’s concert DVD. in New Jersey. Citron estimates that time and I was hooked.”

“Excellent, the best I’ve seen ‘em,” he has seen Kansas perform at least Kutsch has lost count, but estimates said Kurt Wagner of McPherson, a 50 or 60 times, but this is the farthest she has seen Kansas perform between long time Kansas fan. Wagner has he has ever traveled to see the band. 60 to 80 times. She traveled to Topeka been a fan since the band White He missed the filming of Kansas’ last with her sister Jill Peal and friend Carol Clover, an early ‘70s band that would DVD, “Device, Voice, Drum,” in 2002 Dubois. The three also attended the later become Kansas. Since then, in Atlanta, Ga. He was determined not recording of “Device, Voice, Drum,”

Writer reviews Kansas concert Nicole Stormann WASHBURN REVIEW

I chuckled to myself when the violinist changed from a coat with tails to a vest sans shirt, but with arms To be at all honest, I had no idea like his I suppose he can pull it off. that Kansas was even playing at White I was instantly impressed with their Concert Hall and was even hesitant instrumental quality and the in-tune when I was asked to attend. The truth vocal harmonies. Pardon me, but for is, as much of a music fanatic that I being “old,” these guys still knew how am, when it comes to classic rock my to rock.

Adding the symphonic orchestra taste is slightly different. Upon saying made for a beautiful that, I feel like I’m doing sound. The long intros music an injustice. Classic CONCERT and bridges that would rock is just that: classic. normally have made me REVIEW So I feel bad—ashamed fidget with discontent were even—to admit that my appropriately filled with riveting iPod blasts to a different beat.

As I sat in my aisle seat in Row M, strings and brass.

All in all, I was happily surprised taking in the multi-colored lights, the video cameras set at every angle and with how much fun I had and would sounds of instruments being tuned to even venture to say that this experience perfection, I prepared to compare their has broadened my horizons on classic live performance to their “best of” CD rock.

I admittedly bought the night before.

The show I got was legitimately Nicole Stormann is an undecided better.

After 35 years, they have certainly freshman. Reach her at nicole.stormann@washburn.edu. mastered the art of performance.

in 2002, when they first met Todd and Jennifer Gaudier of Rochester, New York. The two groups met and partied together seven years ago in Atlanta.

They coincidently met up again at the Ramada Inn on Thursday.

Todd Gaudier has been a fan since boyhood in 1977. He said that Wheatheads have a connection through Kansas’ music and lyrics. They find that a certain song will hold special meaning for fans or that a street sing will remind them of a Kansas song.

Todd Gaudier said that Saturday night’s show was the best he has seen and his excitement wasn’t soon going to die down.

“I’m gonna have a hard time sleeping tonight,” said Gaudier.

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

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KANSAS Part two of a two-part series

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KANSAS: The band, pictured left, took the stage Saturday night at White Concert Hall to a packed house. David Ragsdale, above, rocked out on the violin, guitar and vocals as the band recorded a DVD for its 35th anniversary.

Interview with Phil Ehart, drummer and manager of Kansas Q: So, you’re returning to Topeka for a 35th anniversary concert and filming a DVD. Why White Concert Hall?

A: Good question. Yeah, that’s a very good question. Well, it kind of happened accidentally. It being our 35th anniversary, we’ve always wanted to record something with a symphony on video and it’s never been done for us anyway, so we kinda thought of different places to go, different cities around the country and we thought about the concept of bringing the music of Kansas back to Kansas. That’s really what this is about. A number of us actually went to Washburn, and were students there, and some of us actually played in bands that played for the opening of White Concert Hall, which was in the early 70’s. So it just kind of made sense. One of our band houses is on 17th street, right across the street there in College Hill area, so the band was writing music right there across from Washburn. We were attending Washburn, we were playing at Washburn. So it just made a lot of sense to come back there for this. And of course, to use the university orchestra and the pipe organ and all that kind of stuff. So we came up there a couple months ago and checked out the hall and just looked at each other and went ‘man this would be great.’ I think the hall had just been refurbished.. It just seems like a natural place for us to come and do this on our 35th anniversary.

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EHART: Kansas drummer’s exclusive interview with the Washburn Review

Carrying on: Drummer Phil Ehart and the other members of Kansas came together Saturday night to carry on their music to both new and old generations alike.

Continued from page B1 Q: What was the music scene in Topeka like at that time?

A: The music scene in Topeka was always very active. It was very strange how many bands there were in Topeka, and in Lawrence and Manhattan, and the whole area was just—there were billions. It seems like everybody was in a band. But as time went on, going into the early ‘70s, a lot of them started clearing out and guys got jobs, so there was just only a handful of us left that really wanted to pursue it as a full time endeavor. We were obviously very fortunate to be discovered, and as they say, the rest is history, Believe it or not, for being out in the middle of

nowhere, there were a lot of guys—and a few girls—that were in bands; a lot of them. You’d go to a lot of the music stores and all the bands had their band cards up, and there’d be hundreds of them.

Q: What’s it like partnering with the orchestra for this?

A: Well, it’s been great. Norman Gamboa has been very helpful in making this work. We understand it’s a bit of an endeavor for the orchestra to accommodate a rock band coming in and we really appreciate all they’ve done. We’re building staging, we’re bringing in a 10-camera shoot. People aren’t going to recognize White Concert Hall. It’s going to be very cool.

I think we’re going to be using close

to 50 of the musicians there in the orchestra. We’re going to be bringing in all sorts of moving lights and really cool stuff. Kerry Livgren, our original guitarist from Topeka, is going to join us, as well as Steve Morris who was our guitarist for a couple of years, who now plays for Deep Purple. There are going to be a lot of surprises and a lot of cool stuff.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish on this DVD? A: We want to visit, though a musical piece or song, every album that we have recorded. So there will be a lot of music there, but it will all be done with the orchestra, which is something we’ve never done before for a recording on DVD. That will be something that I think will be very cool

to see and make a musical statement with the orchestra, what Kansas has accomplished and our music works very well with an orchestra and that we’re not just your everyday rock band.

Q: You released you last album in 2000, are there any plans to do anything else in the future?

A: Well, yeah. We may have a new song on this DVD, we won’t be recording it the night of the show, but we might later, since there is going to be an audio CD with it also, we’re thinking about putting a new song on that.

Q: And the DVD comes out in August?

A: Yes. Q: When you started out 35 years

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ago, did you ever think you’d be back here filming a live concert in Topeka?

A: No. I always felt that the band would be successful. I never doubted that once the band got together we’d get a shot for somebody to hear us play that we’d deliver the goods, but, no. We would have just been happy to have an album out or a song on the radio. That’s about as far as we were thinking at that time—’Gosh, if we could just get a song on the radio’—so we surpassed any expectations we might have had, living there in Topeka.

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

Snow Creek offers nearby skiing Nicole Stormann WASHBURN REVIEW With meager snow left on the ground from this year’s insufficient winter flurries, there was little to no opportunity to actually enjoy winter.

No fluffy white snow drifts and definitely no sledding. In order to get any snow around here this year, we just might have to make it. That’s precisely what they do at Snow Creek Peak Resorts in Weston, Mo. More than 60 snow machines are at work to bring Snow Creek to life on a weekly basis.

These machines can make up to a foot of fresh snow in 24 hours, which keeps the park covered in roughly 12-96 inches of man-made snow.

Skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing are available for all ages with or without equipment

rental. A 300 ft. vertical drop is available for the advanced with the slopes being broken down into 30 percent beginner, 60 percent intermediate, 5 percent advanced and 5 percent terrain park.

(SkiSnowCreek.com) I’m no ski connoisseur but I thought the rates were reasonable, the staff was friendly and though I never made it past the “bunny slopes,” the skiing was incredible. With many options available for passes, including season, two day, one day, evening and 522, which is from 5 p.m.2 a.m., it was good to mix it up for a day and do something I don’t get to do often.

Check out SkiSnowCreek.com for weekly specials.

Nicole Stormann is an undecided freshman.

Reach her at nicole.stormann@washburn.edu.

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Mao mao mao: Patrons examine photographs and memorabilia in Mulvane Art Museum on Sunday.

‘China Before Mao’ exhibit adds historical context Deana Smith WASHBURN REVIEW

a museum employee. “That is why many of the first color photographs are army related.”

A section of the museum is dedicated to Refreshments were served just outside the documenting “The Hump,” which is the name of Garvey Fine Arts Center to celebrate the opening the dangerous plane route that was used as an air of their new exhibit Feb. 8. bridge for supplies during the war.

A sizable crowd of patrons, including many Many of the Flying Tigers flew this dangerous veterans, came to see the exhibit: route.

“China Before Mao: Through the lens “The planes had no radar flying over MULVANE of a Flying Tigers Photographer.” the some of the highest mountains in EXHIBIT It features a large collection of the world and the engines sometimes photographs and memorabilia froze up,” said Mary Dibble. accumulated between 1943 and 1945. Most of This exhibit is headed to the Flying Tigers these keepsakes were the work of the late Bill Museum in Kissimmee, Fla. after its stay in Dibble, and include a variety of noteworthy Garvey, which will end after March 22. items.

Among them are color photographs taken by William Dibble .

“Color film was developed by Kodak for the Deana Smith is a junior English education mamilitary to help with recon,” said Jan Bychinski, jor. Reach her at deana.smith@washburn.edu.

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Art Walk soars

Music institute missing letters, not customers

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Fly like an eagle: Participants at Mulvane Art Museum’s Art Walk raced paper airplanes, colored and made quilt designs. The Art Walk, located in the Art Lab, is geared toward educating children in the basics of art.

Regina Budden WASHBURN REVIEW

education of everyone interested in art basics, said Samantha Burns, a senior anthropology major at Washburn Mulvane Art Museum’s Art Lab rang University who helped supervise the with laughter Feb. 6 as the attendees event. All of the supplies are non-toxic of the First Friday Art Walk raced and washable, so the Lab is very kidtheir newly made paper airplanes. The friendly, which adds to the appeal of planes a the favorite project available the Art Walk. to the Art Walk participants—after all, “I think part of First Fridays is who doesn’t want to make something just about getting people out into the they can throw? community,” said Burns.

The Art Walk is a fairly The two main activities ART new event that is mostly this time were coloring and targeted toward children making paper airplanes— WALK ages 5 and up, although which were then propelled Art Lab supervisors encourage people across the room—and making quilt of all ages to come and experience designs with pasted-together scraps of the event. From 5-8 p.m. on the first wallpaper. The quilting project is done Friday of each month, the Art Lab as a supplement to the upstairs exhibit opens its doors and allows the public “Quilting, African American Women’s to come and experiment with different Heritage.” The goal is that the children artistic elements. It is free and requires will have been taken through the no prior registration. museum’s upstairs and that they will The Art Lab, which sponsors the Art have seen the exhibit and so have Walk, primarily subsists on donations something to relate the project to, said and donated material, and is for the Jessica Wagner, the other Art Walk

supervisor, and an undeclared major.

Carson Haldeman, 9, and Sarah Carson, 8, are cousins who frequently attend the Art Walk, and both said it isn’t anything like what they have for art in school. They jump from activity to activity, drawing moustaches on each other as they learn about contours, and tracing shadows while they learn light projections.

Benjamin and Clair Coultis, 10 and 7, respectively, also are regulars at the Art Lab. They come for the Art Walk when they can, said Benjamin, sometimes “just to do stuff.” Clair’s favorite part of the Art Walk is the opportunity to draw.

“I am very interested in art and artists,” said Clair. “That’s what I want to be when I am older.”

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

seems dull now in a lonely suburban life. He competes with his catty exwife and her exorbitantly rich husband Previews are often misleading. for the attentions of an immature girl They tell a little of the story, then who takes her perfect life for granted. throw in as many of the Mills’ skills from his old funny lines as they can, job come in handy, though, MOVIE but the actual movie leaves when Kim and a friend go REVIEW much to be desired. Not so to Paris and are marked out with “Taken.” The whole for prostitution by a crime movie was just as edgy and nail biting ring. Mills is told he has 96 hours to as the previews. find his daughter before she becomes The lead role, played by Liam absolutely untraceable.

Neeson, is that of Bryan Mills, a This movie has all of the makings government agent of some kind (the of a good action film. Neeson gives movie is intriguingly vague as to an unforgettable performance as a exactly what kind) who has given up man who has lost it all for love of his well-paying, high-risk job to settle country, wronged by those that mean down into suburban life. He wants to the most to him. As he hunts down his be closer to his 17-year-old daughter, daughter’s captors, he is a juggernaut of Kim, played by Maggie Grace. His life righteousness, almost a saintly James

That Damn Sasquatch entertains buffet goers Deana Smith WASHBURN REVIEW Dimmed lights and the bluegrass tunes of local band That Damn Sasquatch set the mood for students and faculty to pamper their stomach on Wednesday.

Advertised as the “Best Buffet, Ever!! serving only Comfort Foods,” the lunch hour buffet offered diners the chance to enjoy tasty fare in a more elegant setting. Buffet goers dined in the Washburn Room at candle-lit tables with white table cloths.

“It gives students and faculty the chance to come into a more private dining setting,” said Matt Beadleston, dining service director. “It’s a good way to break up the monotony of the day.”

Beadleston said dining services usually sponsors one or two buffets a month. A Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday buffet, will take place Feb. 24.

On the menu were old favorites such as fried chicken, meat loaf, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes with

cream gravy, buttered corn, seasoned green beans, tossed salad and a dessert bar.

Fiorella Dellavedova said she enjoyed not only the food, but the chance to get away from the Union Market.

“It’s good to do different things like this,” said Dellavedova.

Dlany Conny, who has attended all the buffets offered this school year, said that he ate his lunch at the buffet because he “wanted to support Washburn and all of its wonderful events.”

Conny said in the past he has had money left over on his Washburn meal plan, and the buffet is a good way to use it up.

Tickets were $9 in advance and $10 at the door.

“It could be a little pricey if you didn’t have an iCard,” said Conny.

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

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lessons, clinics, and have even had two Dan Falley Tributes that went very well. As for the future, we are two to three weeks away from finishing our There may be missing letters recording studio and are basically just from the building of the Live Music testing the equipment.”

Institute, but they are no means closed The Academy of Rock is designed for business. to help a band as a whole and will The inside of the center still has its offer the opportunity to play in a live stage and is decorated band weekly among many with concert flyers both new other valuable learning MUSIC and old. The sign outside experiences. For more INSTITUTE information: Live Music will tell you they still offer solo and/or group lessons Institute is located on 17th given by local Topeka musicians. street and can be contacted at (785) But since the Washburn Review’s 408-5111. last article, the Institute has had “Our target date for finishing all our three shows on the live stage and working projects, like the recording several clinics—local and touring— studio and instrument/music store, is where participants can listen March 3,” said David Schaffer, founder and ask questions. The magazine of the institute. “After this we will be Seveneightfive also has an office starting our ‘Academy of Rock.’” within the institute.

“We have lots of things going on at the Live Music Institute,” said Deana Smith is a junior English Tom Bronson, an associate of the education major. Reach her at deana. establishment. “Right now we have smith@washburn.edu.

Bond. There is essentially no character development, but it fits perfectly. The static characterization makes it easy to hate the “bad guys” and l-o-v-e Bryan Mills. And what’s not to love? There is an angry American father, who will stop at nothing to find his child and he is fighting the overwhelming odds of foreign crime bosses, rings of secrecy and (a favorite American movie theme) the corrupt French government.

The most negative effect of the movie will be for those who wish to travel soon after, because it leaves you with the feeling that there is truly “no place like home.”

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

“The Wrestler” is an unexpectedly stirring story about a big-name wrestler from the ‘80s struggling to make a living 20 years later. I say unexpectedly because it’s a very hard thing to do to make such a niche sport seem so universal, especially one that involves brightly-colored spandex.

What makes “The Wrestler” such a good film isn’t just the acting, or the genuine style it was directed, or the masochistic look at what these MOVIE wrestlers do to put REVIEW on a good show, it was the way the story was handled. With a character past his prime and down on his luck it would have been all too easy to trip over the various pitfalls that come with the territory. The clichéd characters or unreasonably sadistic antagonists you would expect are pleasantly absent.

“The Wrestler” even manages to fight the temptation of a comeback trail. Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, Rourke, is not some one-hit wonder who let his career fall apart only to

decide he wants it back two decades later because he never stopped.

‘The Ram’ still spends weekends at gymnasiums and arenas putting on shows or signing autographs. It isn’t until a heart attack after a particularly brutal show involving a staple gun, barbed wire, and several shards of broken glass, that he begins to think about other things.

Faced with the inability to perform without risking his life, he is forced to take stock of his life and his options.

Realizing how alone he has become, he attempts to foster relationships with a local stripper and his daughter. All the while, he makes a living taking more shifts at a grocery store under a patronizing boss who employs him largely to make homo-erotic jokes about wrestling, and the constant nagging of his fellow wrestlers not to quit.

Overall, “The Wrestler” was a pleasantly surprising movie willing to follow a more natural and realistic storyline instead of the formulaic story arc we’re used to seeing.

David Wiens is a freshman English major. Reach him at david.wiens@ washburn.edu.

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Schurig signs 18 recruits

MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2009

New additions paying off

Transfers Covier Carter and Erica Brown have added depth to the Bods and Blues in the spring semester

Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW Recruitment battles in the state of Kansas typically boil down to a decision between Kansas and Kansas State, with Washburn rarely getting consideration from the area’s top talent.

Craig Schurig, head coach for Washburn football, believes that trend has finally been reversed after hauling in 19 recruits in the 2009 signing period.

“We did real well regionally,” Schurig said. “Our main areas in Topeka, Kansas City and St. Louis have provided a good base for us and we got some of the best players out of those places.”

After five consecutive winning seasons, Washburn has become a school that is recognized by incoming freshman.

“They recognize our name and the success we’ve had,” Schurig said. “They’re impressed with the reputation of Washburn and know it’s a good school.”

The Bods signed four in Topeka, including Kyle Duncan, an all-state offensive lineman from Washburn Rural and Austin Flohrschutz, a twoway all-Centennial League pick from Shawnee Heights.

Flohrschutz received honors on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, but is expected to play safety for the Bods.

Other Topekans recruited were Please see RECRUITS page B5

Photos by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

On guard: Second semester additions Covier Carter and Erica Brown haven’t had trouble fitting in at Washburn, averaging 5.4 and 5.0 points per game, respectively.

Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW Covier Carter and Erica Brown are two of the newest additions to Washburn basketball. While they both come from different backgrounds, for them, it’s just another chance to play basketball.

Both juniors gained their eligibility to play for the spring semester and trying to make the most of it.

Carter picked up a good portion of his playing time for the Ichabods when junior point guard Mario Scott became academically ineligible for the spring. Since then, the 6-foot-2 Carter has helped share the duties with senior James Williams. In the 14 games

Carter has played, he is averaging 13.5 minutes, 5.4 points and 1.6 rebounds.

“He really involves the whole team and obviously he’s got a great shot,” said Garrett Love, sophomore guard. “He’s also played some great defense.”

The 5-foot-9 Brown hasn’t been as much of a factor for the Lady Blues as she is coming back from a knee injury

suffered last season with her previous team at Tallahassee Community College. However, in the 12 games she has played this semester, she is averaging 10.1 minutes, 5.0 points, and 2.3 rebounds.

“So far my experience is going great,” said Brown. “I’m trying to get Please see TRANSFERS page B5

Blues burn Hays, make up ground in MIAA Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW The No. 10 Washburn Lady Blues took their “just win” mentality into two MIAA games last week and came out victorious in both.

Winning Saturday at Fort Hays State 83-60 and defeating Truman State Wednesday in Lee Arena 61-46,

the Lady Blues improved their winning streak to five games.

In the game against Truman, the Lady Blues continued their trend in games of starting out slow leading only 22-17 at the half, shooting 10-37 from the field.

“I think we started off really slow,” said Hadleigh Meek, sophomore.

“We just couldn’t finish anything, any close-ups. They’re one of the worst Sheldon Warmington is a senior business and finance major. Reach him at sheldon.warmington@ washburn.edu.

Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

Slash and burn: Junior Brette Ulsaker was one of five Lady Blues to score in double figures Saturday as the team won their fifth consecutive game.

teams in our league, and we let them play with us [Wednesday] night. They were getting a lot of second chances in the first half and we took care of the ball better in the second half. We had a lot of turnovers in the first half.”

At Hays on Saturday, the story was a little different as the Lady Blues took the lead for good with 12:55 in the first Please see BLUES page B5

Mike Ditch, Jr. is a law school student. Reach him at michael.ditch@ washburn.edu.

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half. The Washburn women had five players in double figures and built up a lead of as many as 28 points in the second half.

Although the Washburn victories were against two teams that sit in the lower half of the MIAA conference (Hays is No. 7 and Truman is No. 11 in the 11-team league), the wins gave the Lady Blues 19 wins on the season with only three losses.

“At this point, we just need to take care of the easy teams and prepare ourselves for the teams we have coming up,” said Meek.

The Lady Blues have taken care of the “easy” teams, going 11-0 against teams not ranked in the top five in conference. However, it’s the MIAA’s top five teams they have had trouble with, going 1-3. And in the five remaining regular season games, they play all four including MIAA leader Emporia State at home at 7 p.m. on Feb. 25.

Washburn’s next game is at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday against Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. The Jennies beat the Lady Blues earlier this season in a 79-77 overtime thriller in Lee Arena.

Southwest Baptist will host the weekend game against the Lady Blues at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in Bolivar,

Mo. The Washburn women’s goals for those games are to play the full 40 minutes and to continue to move up in the conference and region.

“Just come out strong,” said Alyssa Mullen, sophomore forward. “We’re trying to get into the [South Central] region top 10 so we can keep on playing and hopefully even win our conference if we can.”

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

Continued from page B4 myself back into shape so I can be more Erica Brown and less injured player.”

Although she might not seem to have the biggest impact, her teammates see her as an important asset to the team.

“I think she brings a lot of her athleticism to the floor,” said Meek.

She’s another scoring ability which we didn’t have before because we don’t really have a lot of drivers except for [Janice Bright], who’s really good at that. Also [Erica] is really explosive and really good at driving the ball and getting the ball to shooters.”

Brown and Carter will continue to be individuals to watch down the stretch as the Ichabods and Lady Blues

work to get in the postseason.

Brown says she needs to work to become a better leader and getting back from her injury.

“I’m a team player,” said Brown.

“I’m looking forward to try to help my seniors win a championship here because they really want it. And I want it also. It’s about the team. We all have to win together.”

As for Carter, the team appreciates the input that he has given so far this season.

“It’s pretty exciting to have Covier after he had to sit out that first semester,” said Love. “He’s coming right in and doing big things for us.”

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

RECRUITS: ‘09 class may play right away Continued from page B4 Matt Kobbeman, a second team allcity and all-league pick from Shawnee Heights and Brice Turner, an honorable mention all-city and all-league linebacker from Topeka West.

With a team that returns several young starters, Schurig was able to focus on filling immediate needs.

“Our offensive line lacked numbers,” Schurig said. “We were able to go out and get guys who were comfortable playing on the line and who could come in and play right away. There’s enough talent in this class that they’ll be able to do that.”

Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

Golden Graham: Stanecia Graham was one of three Lady Blues to score 11 points and one of three to lead the team with five rebounds in Saturday’s 23-point win at Fort Hays.

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

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After building win streak to three, Bods lose game, spot in standings at Fort Hays heightened efficiency on the offensive end of the floor. DeAndre Eggins led the Ichabod scoring campaign with 13 points, followed by Covier Carter with Prior to Saturday night’s contest 10 points and Darnell Kimble, who against Fort Hays State, the Washburn recorded his second double-double men’s basketball team was ranked of the season with 10 points and 11 third in the MIAA standings, much to rebounds.

However, Saturday night’s trip the surprise of their critics. to Fort Hays put an end to the Bods’ The ranking came on the heels of short-lived stay in the MIAA’s top a 3-game win streak that the Bods put three. together as they “ Fort Hays, made short work who replaced of the Truman It’s like we just Washburn for State Bulldogs third in the didn’t come out on Wednesday in MIAA standings Lee Arena, and tough enough. after the win, Missouri Western was too much and Northwest for the Ichabods Missouri State the to handle as week before. they suffered an Truman State - Darnell Kimble 8-point loss in has been at the Senior forward a fairly evenbottom of the contest.

MIAA standings ” matched The Ichabods since the season began, with a 1-14 conference record, were down for most of the game, but but the 68-50 win gave Washburn their in usual Washburn form, came back in longest winning streak since mid- the second stanza to present a challenge to the Tigers.

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At the end of the first half, Washburn “Despite the ranking Truman is still was down 29-25. They entered the a very good team,” said junior Moriba second half hoping to return to the DeCoteau. “The MIAA is so strong style of play that resulted in three that any team can beat any other team straight wins, but Fort Hays had other on any given night.” plans.

At the start of the game, Washburn The second half was similar to the struggled to hold a lead against first, as the Tigers answered every the Bulldogs, but began to show attack that the Ichabods tried to put separation late in the second half together. because of hard-nosed defense and

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Consequently, Fort Hays won the game 68-60, dropping Washburn’s record to 9-6 in conference and 13-9 overall. Eggins led the team in scoring with 15 points, followed by Williams with 10. Byers and Stutz followed with nine points apiece.

“We just didn’t come out tough enough, even though we knew what we had to do,” said senior Darnell Kimble. “It’s like we wanted to just walk through Fort Hays.”

Despite Washburn’s drop to fifth in the standings, Kimble seems confident about the season’s last five games.

“If we finish out the conference strong then we have a chance to finish in the top three,” said Kimble. “And even though we lost a true point guard in Mario, James and Covier have done a great job and can lead us to the five wins we need.”

Washburn’s next test comes Feb. 11 when they take on Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. for what looks to be another evenly-contested matchup.

The Mules are ranked first in the South Central region and No. 12 nationally.

It doesn’t get any easier for the Bods after that, as they travel to Southwest Baptist for a game against the conference leaders on Valentine’s Day.

Sheldon Warmington is a senior business finance major. Reach him at sheldon.warmington@washburn.edu.

Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

Kimble Crew: Senior forward Darnell Kimble soared in for a dunk against Truman State.

After beating the MIAA’s worst team, the Bods struggled in a game at Fort Hays.

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