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Ichabod football player killed Ben Muir, defensive end, died following a single car accident Saturday Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW Ben Muir, a junior defensive end for the Washburn football team, died Saturday morning as the result of a single-vehicle wreck. Muir was found injured in his vehicle at 7:45 a.m. near the intersection of S.W. 93rd and Auburn, and was taken to Stormont-Vail by ambulance. Although Muir was concious and responded to paramedics when they found him, he passed away at the hospital later that day. Muir, a senior physical education major from Belton, Mo., was driving by himself south of Topeka when the accident occured. The cause of the
crash is still under investigation. Brad Haug, a sophomore fullback on the football team, was a close friend of Muir’s and lived with him as a freshman in the residence halls. “I’ve known him for five years,” said Haug. “He was a hard worker, always working hard, making money. It was the same on the field, always a hard-hitting kid. He gave all he had all the time.” Haug was not at the hospital until after Muir’s death, but he said relatives had arrived earlier, including Muir’s mother and grandmother. “I’m not exactly sure of all the details,” Haug said. “But I’m told it was a laceration on one of his arteries. He was talking to the doctors just fine, and they saw there was a severed artery. They just didn’t have time to fix it.” Muir had one year of eligibility left for the Ichabods, and started eight games last season after recovering from a knee injury and switching positions.
“His main goal was always to help the team out,” said Haug. “He came back strong from his injury, and then got moved to D-line. It was all for the team.” Although Muir will be missed on the football field, players and coaches alike say it is his character and goodnatured attitude they will miss the most. “Our coaches and players are very saddened by the news,” said Craig Schurig. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Ben was an outstanding young person and the ultimate teammate and did everything he could do for the team. He was a great young man to his family and his teammates. He will be missed.”
Chris Marshall is a senior mass media major. Reach him at christopher.marshall@washburn.edu.
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Gridiron giant: Ben Muir started eight games in the last season, recording 29 tackles and five solo stops. He died following a single-vehicle accident Saturday.
Love/Onek win in landslide victory
Election sees record turnout
Candidates captured 67 percent of presidential votes Robert Burkett and Travis Perry WASHBURN REVIEW
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Washburn students turned out in droves for the recent Washburn Student Government Association election. Last year 773 students voted in the election. This year that number ballooned to 1,388 students, about 20 percent of the total student population at Washburn. Whitney Philippi, WSGA president, noticed lots of new voter turnout coming from various populations at Washburn, and she also noticed the increased use of technology in campaigning. “The use of technology this year was a big key,” said Philippi. “It really helped get the names of candidates out there. And with Garrett [Love] being an athlete, I think that helped the elections to reach a new population of students.” Philippi also credited communications and advertising for the increased numbers. As students filled the basement of the Memorial Union to witness the announcement of the new WSGA president and vice president, the excitement was palpable. Blake Bryant, WSGA special events director, said he wasn’t all that surprised. “People were actually excited this year,” said Bryant. “There was a lot of diversity in the candidates and people actually felt like they could get behind who they were voting for.”
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Garrett Love and Caley Onek were announced as the next president and vice president of the Washburn Student Government Association Friday in a decisive victory over opponents Will Lawrence and Charity Hockman. Current president Whitney Philippi and vice president Amy Billinger announced the results of the election in the lower level of the Memorial Union to a large gathering of supporters for both presidential teams. Immediately after the results were announced, a crowd of LoveOnek supporters cheered emphatically in support of their new president-elect and vice president-elect. Supporters of Lawrence and Hockman, who ran against Love-Onek in the election, spent some time offering consolation to their candidates. After all the votes were tallied, the Photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review results pointed to a decisive victory for the team of Love and Onek, who Taste of success: Garrett Love (left) and Caley Onek (center) celebrated their landslide victory over opponents Will Lawrence and garnered 932 of the 1,388 votes cast. Charity Hockman. The duo garnered 67 percent of the record 1,388 presidential votes. Despite their performance, which some students felt was less impressive about the pavement and surfaces of Students also finalized votes for election for granted. Specifically, he against Lawrence and Hockman in last the university campus, as well as the 27 available senator seats. Out doesn’t think it would be right for him Monday’s debate, Love and Onek decorative bows around some of the 27, Angel Romero posted the to be given a seat without earning it. managed to overcome those of the trees. largest number, garnering 702 total Romero said he is excited about what obstacles with what mass media WSGA “We definitely want to get votes. Romero has run for a senate his final year on WSGA holds, and he major Brian Dulles termed as a down to business,” said Love. seat the last three years, and each time hopes to help make big things happen. “publicity blitz” in the days leading up “We will do big things at Washburn he has earned the most votes of any to the end of the voting period. University.” senator. Some students said an Onek was jubilant about her “It’s amazing and humbling to overwhelming amount of campaign resulting appointment, and she said know that many people have come Robert Burkett is a sophomore mass media advertising largely contributed to the she is eager to get started. out to show their support for me,” said major. Reach him at robert.burkett@washlopsided win secured by the Love“I’m really excited to work with Romero, current WSGA chief of staff. burn.edu. Onek campaign. In the weeks leading Whitney and Amy and find out what Romero credited his success in the to the election, students and faculty they’re doing right now and what we last three elections to his persistence. Travis Perry is a senior mass media major. were bombarded with messages strewn can do to adjust into it,” said Onek. He added that he tries not to take the Reach him at travis.perry@washburn.edu.
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Tuesday March 10
Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Alcohol Awareness Week root beer floats, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main level Memorial Union. Workshop, “Enhance Your Job Search for a Down Market,” 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Cottonwood Room, Memorial Union. Writing Circle, 7 p.m., Crane Room, Memorial Union.
Wednesday March 11
Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Alcohol Awareness Week Scorch on the Porch, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Memorial Union lawn. WU Spring Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall. Alcohol Awareness Week Candelight Vigil, 9 p.m., Bell Tower.
Thursday March 12
Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Workshop, “Networking from Scratch,” 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Cottonwood Room, Memorial Union.
Friday March 13
Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.
Saturday March 14
Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Topeka Green Fair, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Kansas Expocentre. Praxis test
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Alcohol awareness week events planned Alcohol Awareness Week kicks off at Washburn University on Monday, March 9. Monday, March 9 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Enjoy alcohol free mocktails, main floor, Memorial Union 11 p.m., Late night breakfast, Union Market, Memorial Union Tuesday, March 10 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Root beer floats, main floor, Memorial Union Wednesday, March 11 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Scorch on the Porch, lawn, Memorial Union 9 p.m., Candlelight Vigil, Kuehne Bell Tower. Honor loved ones who have been affected by drunk driving or alcohol poisoning by visiting mywsga. com and entering the name of the person you want to honor. Their name will be read at the vigil, and a candle will be lit in their honor. Washburn Student Government Association is sponsoring the week. For more information, contact Erica Koepsel at (785) 670-2320.
Job search seminar to be held Tuesday “Enhance Your Job Search for a Down Market” presentation will explore the current job market, where jobs are, and a few strategies for enhancing one’s job search, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the Cottonwood Room, Memorial Union, Washburn campus. The event is open to Washburn University students, faculty and staff. Space is limited, call (785) 670-1938 or e-mail career-services@ washburn.edu to reserve a spot. Chips and iced tea will be provided for those who wish to brown bag their lunch. This presentation is the first of a three part series. Follow-up presentations in the series will be March 12, “Networking from Scratch” and March 24, “Tapping the Hidden Job Market.” Washburn career services is sponsoring the workshop. For more information about the workshop, contact Kent McAnally, career services specialist, (785) 670-1450. - Campus Announcement
WU alum witness to Saddam trial “The Iraqi High Tribunal and the Trial of Saddam Hussein” will be presented by Tom Luedke, Topeka, at the Wake Up With Washburn Breakfast lecture at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16, in the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center, Washburn University.
Luedke received a bachelor of arts degree from Washburn in 1983 and a juris doctor degree from Washburn School of Law in 1986. An Assistant U.S. Attorney in the civil division of the Topeka office, Luedke worked 2005-07 in Baghdad, Iraq, as attorney/ adviser and as deputy to the Iraqi High Tribunal in the regime crimes liaison office. He assisted prosecutors with evidentiary and legal issues during the initial trial of Saddam Hussein, and for six months in 2007, assisted the Tribunal in becoming a fully functioning and independent court in all aspects of its operation. He also served 1987-90 in the Marine Judge Advocate General’s Corps and 1990-96 in the Inactive Reserve Corps, from which he was honorably discharged at the rank of captain. The event is sponsored by the Washburn University Alumni Association and School of Business. The cost is $11 for dues-paid members of the Washburn Alumni Association and $13 for non-members. For reservations, call the Alumni Association at (785) 670-1641 or e-mail wualumni@washburn.edu. - Campus Announcement
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Dear Washburn Students, Congratulations to the Love/ Onek team and all the students who won a Senate seat! However, the Philippi/Billinger administration has not yet stopped our work for students. This week is Alcohol Awareness week, which is our way of supplementing the long time Safe Ride program. The purpose of this week is to provide students with education on the effects of alcohol. It is not my intention to condemn the legal consumption of alcohol, but rather, to give students some practical advice on how to be responsible. For instance, did you know that a night of heavy drinking can have effects on one’s ability to think for up to 30 days? This is certainly not conducive to an academic environment. Please remember why you came to the university. One student recently commented on the notion of alcohol awareness saying, “we’re already aware of alcohol!” Of course the college
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experience will inevitably include social functions which could in turn involve drinking, but please make an attempt to understand how alcohol can be harmful to your educational experience. The alcohol experience is not what the university wants your Washburn experience to be. WSGA is going to have some fun this week with mocktails, root beer floats, drinking music, and free stuff! We are also going to handing out some important information in our Alcohol Info Cups. Please take advantage of this free educational information. We will also honor victims and survivors of substance abuse at a candlelight vigil on March 11 at 9:00 p.m. at the bell tower. If you know someone who has had an experience with substance abuse, please submit their names at mywsga.com (right side of the homepage) so that we can honor them at our vigil. Sincerely, Whitney Philippi
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Campus politics: (above) The Washburn Review hosted the annual WSGA candidate debate between the team of Garrett Love and Caley Onek and the team of Will Lawrence and Charity Hockman. The Review livestreamed this event on the Web site. (below) Two students vote in the WSGA elections. A record 1,388 students voted in this election. Photos by Arissa Utemark.
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University addresses budget shortfalls Farley said layoffs, while an unpleasant scenario, may be necessary Brian Allen WASHBURN REVIEW Washburn staff and faculty joined Washburn University president Jerry Farley for a second town hall meeting March 6. “The purpose of this afternoon is to have a conversation, to talk about the current financial situation as it relates to us here at Washburn University and to talk about things that we ought to consider,” said Farley. After Farley’s address, Wanda Hill, vice president of administration and treasury, explained the sources of Washburn’s 2009 General Fund Budget, “Tuition $40 million [52 percent], State Operating Grant $12.5 million [16 percent], Sales Tax $18 million [23 percent] and other sources 9 percent.” These revenues are declining. Enrollment is down 8,000 hours, or $1.6 million. “Every loss of 100 students at 12 hours each represents $236,400,” said Hill. Proposed cuts to the state operating grant range from a half million to 2 million dollars. Sales tax revenues are holding so far this year, but December’s revenue was down $400,000. To keep pace with some of the losses in revenue, Washburn has already identified $2.6 million in budget cuts, but it needs to identify
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Ready the troops: University president Jerry Farley addressed faculty and staff at a town hall meeting concerning Washburn’s budget. The university has already identified $2.6 million in budget cuts, but needs to cut out another $713,226. Farley said for that to happen, Washburn may have to consider layoffs. another $713,226. Early retirement has been suggested as a solution, and utility conservation has been instituted, but it may not be enough. “The reality is 75 percent, or a little better, of our total budget is salaries and wages,” said Hill. “The more we have to cut, the less flexibility we have because it is such a large part of our budget.” The floor was then open for audience participation. Questioned about tuition rates, Farley repeated
statements he had made several times previously. “Our board said we are not going to increase tuition to offset losses in revenue,” said Farley. One faculty member questioned the cost of the Washburn Transformational Experience to the university and its effect on enrollment. “I don’t know [the effect] for sure,” said Farley. “There has not been enough time to determine whether [the WTE] is good or bad.”
A variety of cost cutting suggestions were offered ranging from controlling the heat in stadium bathrooms to shortening the work week. However, Farley said the end solution may be much less pleasant than many had hoped. “We have to talk about the 75 percent [salaries and benefits] represents,” said Farley. “Layoffs would be dreadful but they may be what we have to do.” No doubt was left that future
employment, wages and benefits were on the discussion table and that increasing enrollment is a priority. Farley stressed that no decisions have been made yet, and further consideration and participation is needed. He wants to minimize any impact to student education, support or services. Brian Allen is a writer with the Washburn Review. Reach him at brian.allen@ washburn.edu.
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Opinion • Monday, March 9, 2009
Showing Not many women in politics up is not half the battle Review’s View
ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW The idea of getting decent grades to show up to class irks me. In a Feb. 17, 2009 article of the New York Times, reporter Max Roosevelt wrote a story about how some college students expect high grades because they show up and do the homework – not do well on the homework, necessarily, just complete it. This sense of entitlement to an “A” is, frankly, ridiculous. Sure, President Obama wants to make it so more people can go to college, which is wonderful. The United States is lagging behind in the creativity race and already is being surpassed by many European countries and in particular, China. New perspectives in college classrooms will be good for the dynamics of those classrooms and will help us recreate and reform industry and academics. However, the only way the U.S. is going to “catch up” is also by making the students work hard and reward effort, talent and excellence. Some students work really hard to do well, not just skate by. Sure, there are days and weeks when one does not read the assigned chapter or has just fallen behind. It is understandable, but to do that constantly is a waste of tuition money and professors’ time. It is also a waste of the students’ time who work hard. In the New York Times article and even in some classes I have been in, students expect to be rewarded for showing up and maybe doing the reading. Professors also have to force participation by making it part of the grade. The students reading this are now disregarding it because I am one of “those” kids – one who always talks in class and always shows up. Sure, I always talk in class because I am a loudmouth. Honestly, I write a 500-word column ranting about something every week. I have skipped class, forgotten FROM THE a s s i g n m e n t s and even EDITOR c r a m m e d for tests, but these are not habits. Students who expect a decent grade because they show up and play on facebook in class do not respect their education, which is infuriating to those of us who do. Being a brownnoser does not get you good grades, being smart and working hard gets you good grades. Students rack up thousands of dollars in debt to only barely pass classes. They get nothing out of them and people who do care usually get partnered with them to do group projects. On an unrelated sidenote, this is why group projects are terrible. Students, even if you do not find benefit in general education, which you should, you should still work hard to engage with the class. An “A” grade is not for effort, an “A” grade is for excellence. Also, you should not expect to pass a class simply for showing up and napping, which is also fairly prevalent. Doing the reading, the homework and showing up is not half the battle, it is the beginning. ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major. Reach her at reanne.utemark@washhburn.edu
The V-Day celebrations and events brought a stark awareness to the plight of many women around the world. In light of this and Sarah Palin’s hanging on to her 15 minutes by the tips of her well-manicured fingernails, we wondered if the glass ceiling still existed. It does in many ways, but in many ways, some women are just as – if not more so powerful, intelligent and driven as men. Indeed, the United States has not elected a woman as president and women are sorely underrepresented in congress – there are only 75 women to 360 men in the House of Representatives and 17 women to 83 men in the Senate. However, women are edging in as business professionals, according to the Women’s Bureau at the United States Department of Labor, “women accounted for 51 percent of all workers in the high-paying management, professional, and related occupations.”
The rest of the world seems to be working to catch up. Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, is not only one of the highest ranking members of the German government but also has a doctorate for her physics and chemistry work and speaks fluent Russian in addition to English and German. Many Americans, male or female, can barely speak their own native language properly. Merkel became the second woman to chair the G8 after Margaret Thatcher, the iron lady. Cristina Kirchner was elected president of Argentina in 2007. While some might argue that her husband’s former status as president helped her, she was still a powerful politician. Nevertheless, despite powerful women in professional and political arenas, there is still widespread sex trafficking, slavery, sex slavery and violent abuse of women and children. While this is more likely to happen
to women, it can still happen to men and boys. In this current economic and social climate, men and women are going to have to work together to make sure both are well represented and both are working hard to end the hardships of modern slavery, hunger, homelessness and to help those who lack clean water and education. Women should have greater representation in political leadership and should be paid as much as a man for the same work. However, men and women should be judged in terms of individual talents, not in terms of gender. We should judge the professional or politician on what they can do.
The views expressed in the Review’s View are those of the Washburn Review editorial board, and not necessarily the views of Washburn University.
Letter to the editor: treat students like adults Dear Editor: Last week the Review have children, have abortions and, reported on an incident where a most importantly, choose to serve student was fined for being in a dorm their country in a time of war, should room where beer cans were present, “ a violation of the Student Code of ...if a student is old enough Conduct, evidence of which came from to make the ultimate sacrifice a picture posted for our country, he or she is on Facebook. The incident brought probably old enough to have a up numerous issues regarding student beer. privacy in our digital world and - Paul Byrne whether students Associate Professor, Economics should give greater consideration to ” “pleading the fifth” when being questioned by be denied the ability to freely choose administrators. In addition to these to have a beer. Opponents of lowering important issues, the incident brings up the drinking age will be quick to a greater societal question of whether bring up the legitimate problem of 18 to 20 year olds who are given the drinking and driving. However, this freedom to help choose our countries logic is a type of “guilt by statistical leaders, get married, get divorced, correlation.” Because 18 to 20 year
old adults as a group are more likely to drink and drive, all 18 to 20 year old adults are denied the right to drink. Society has roundly rejected this type of statistical profiling in all other settings. I could imagine the outrage if a local school district chose to stop hiring male teachers, because they were statistically more likely to have inappropriate relationships with students. While Washburn University certainly has the right to regulate the behavior of all those on its campus and has the right to set expectations regarding student behavior, perhaps instead of buckling to the rest of society’s prohibitionist fervor, we should consider treating our students like the adults they are. I figure that if a student is old enough to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country, he or she is probably old enough to have a beer. Paul Byrne, Associate Professor, Economics
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Eating disorders dangerous, hidden problem Jennifer Loucks WASHBURN REVIEW Though some try to hide it and disguise the truth, it’s no secret that eating disorders can damage lives and relationships. “There are no statistics on eating disorders among Washburn students because no one wants to admit to having that problem,” said April Stos, psychology major. While the mental health services and the psychology department can refer individuals seeking help to a trained professional, Washburn does not have a trained specialist on campus to treat eating disorders. In late February, the psychology department set up an eating disorder booth with surveys for students to fill out. “The 20 people who stopped by and did so were asked a series of questions and then given a particular score at the end of it,” said Stos. The two most common types of
eating disorders “ meals and are anorexia m e n t a l nervosa and fatigue. In There are no statistics bulimia nervosa. extreme on eating disorders Anorexia nervosa cases, the is characterized body sprouts among Washburn by a refusal a downy to maintain layer of hair students because no a minimally to provide one wants to admit to normal body insulation in weight, whereas the absence having that problem. bulimia nervosa of fat. - April Stos is characterized People by repeated with these Psychology Major episodes of binge e a t i n g eating, followed ” disorders, by compensatory 90 percent behaviors such as self-induced of whom are female, get to this point vomiting, misuse of laxatives, for several reasons. diuretics or other medications, as well “Preteens to early 20s are at high as excessive exercising. risk for developing anorexia,” said There are several ways to tell if a Dave Provorse, chair of the psychology person might have an eating disorder. department.” Some of them buy into These include a change in weight, lots the media’s obsession with thinness, of secrecy, such as wearing baggy but then there are also a high number clothing to hide his or her body, who engage in this behavior because reluctance to eat in public, a consistent other problems are at the root of this practice of visiting the restroom after eating disorder.”
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“It’s just amazing how many voted this year,” said Onek. “I can’t believe it. It’s so great that we’re getting The most recent presidential students more involved.” election campaign matchup between Ultimately, the dramatic Barack Obama and John McCain increase of 615 votes this year may have also played a factor in this was a big stepping stone for WSGA. year’s turnout, reminding people of Angel Romero, WSGA chief of staff, the power they hold in their vote. For thinks the numbers could continue to Bryant, this was another reason why so rise in the future. many people took part in the WSGA “We had two really strong elections. candidate teams and a big diversity President-elect Garrett in types of people voting,” said Love was astounded at the WSGA Romero. “So I definitely outcome of the voter turnout. think it’s possible “Word of mouth is a really we could get even more powerful tool,” said Love about one of to vote next year. Overall, his campaign strategies. “And it made I think it’s just great for the a big impact and helped us out a lot in university.” this election.” Vice president-elect Caley Onek was also thrilled about the number of Richard Kelly is a freshman mass people who came out to vote in this media major. Reach him at richard. election. kelly@washburn.edu.
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person. “When talking to someone who may possibly have an eating disorder, it is important to not be confrontational,” said Provorse. “Taking an ‘I’m worried about you’ [approach] is the best way to proceed.” The next step is to encourage an individual to contact a licensed therapist or physician, who can fully understand his or her psychological disorder. In worst-case scenarios, family members or friends should contact a professional themselves. Treatment is often very specialized and intense. “We need to remind ourselves that this is a serious, life-threatening issue,” said Provorse, “If someone is good at it, they will die.”
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A case involving a former assistant principal in the Wichita school district accused of raping a 6-year-old girl has put the spotlight on teacher abuse involving young children. More than half of the 76 teachers in Kansas who have lost their licenses this decade had inappropriate relationships with children, state records show, but just three of the cases involved charges of sexually molesting grade-school-age children. Earlier this month, a former assistant principal of Cloud Elementary School, Robert C. Baker, was charged with rape and aggravated indecent liberties. Baker, 59, is free on $250,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 18. Baker, an employee of the Wichita school district since 1974, told a judge
during his first court appearance last week that he was retired. Kansas has more than 70,000 licensed teachers. Kansas State Department of Education records show that 41 teachers who have had their licenses revoked since 2000 had inappropriate relationships with students or were convicted of sexually abusing other children. “I promise you, that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” Bob Shoop, a Kansas State University education professor who specializes in studying student abuse, told The Wichita Eagle for a story published Sunday. “Most cases don’t get reported.” Those that are reported don’t always lead to criminal charges, he added. “In many cases, the parents don’t want to see their child become the poster kid for being abused,” he said.
He added that the majority of these people are high achieving, driven, self-disciplined individuals who feel outside pressure to perform or be perfect. The only part of their life they can truly control is the food they choose to consume. At the national level, overeating is considered a more severe issue, but by psychological standards, it is not considered an eating disorder. “For every one person diagnosed with an eating disorder, there are 100 people overweight,” said Provorse. While a majority of sufferers are female, males are not exempt. In fact, the psychiatric profession has been trying to legitimize a new disorder called male body dismorphic disorder. This occurs when a man spends a majority of his time participating in excessive exercising activities. Whether the individual is male or female; anorexic, bulimic, or dismorphic, the situation is not hopeless. Provorse recommends that friends and family first should not be reluctant to bring up the topic with a
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Blues top Hornets for title Eric Smith and Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW Postseason success and Washburn Lady Blues basketball have become synonymous over the last decade, and this year’s team is no different. “It’s not like our record is terrible in the regular season,” said Hope G r e g o r y, sophomore MIAA guard who CHAMPIONS helped lead the Lady Blues to a 23-4 regular season record. “Coach [Ron McHenry] has really done a good job of preparing of us during the season getting us ready for the postseason.” Last weekend in the 2009 MIAA Championship Tournament, the No. 11 Lady Blues picked up three big wins and secured a spot in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament by winning the conference championship for the fifth time in the last seven years. The 78-69 win in Municipal Auditorium was the second in the past two weeks for the Blues against the top-seeded Hornets. The Blues took command of the game at the start and finish, opening the contest with a 16-4 lead, and hitting 17-of-21 free throws in the final six minutes to put it away. Janice Bright, the senior guard who has led the team all season, had 25 points and 12 rebounds in the championship to earn tournament MVP honors. Brette Ulsaker, a junior guard, joined Bright on the all-tournament team with 14 points in the Turnpike Tussle’s third installment. Shortly after the win, the Blues (24-4) were seeded No. 2 in the NCAA tournament, with a first round match up against No. 7 Incarnate Word (21-8). The region’s games will be hosted by top-seeded West Texas A&M on Friday, Saturday and next Monday. From the very beginning of the weekend’s conference tournament, the Blues showed why they’re always a force in March. After a nine-day layoff since their first win against Emporia, the Blues came out of the gates strong to throttle Fort Hays State 73-46. While the game was in range for the Tigers all through the first half, with an intermission score of 31-29 Washburn, it was poor shooting for Hays that ultimately spelled defeat. The Lady Blues defense held the Tigers to 3-for-31 (9.7 percent) shooting from the field in the second
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More hardware than a tool store: The Lady Blues took home the MIAA Tournament trophy for the fifth time in the past seven years with a 78-69 win against Emporia State. Janice Bright scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to beat the Hornets for the second time in two weeks and win Tournament MVP honors. half, including 1-for-15 from 3-point range. Fort Hays had just one field goal in the first 18 minutes of the second half. “Hays has some nice shooters, and we knew that,” said Bright, a senior guard who had two steals and two blocks. “We just had to buckle down and guard them. We kind of switched up our defense on them a little bit. When you get a team back on their heels and make them take some quick shots, and we got them to miss a little bit, we were able to get out and run on them.” That running led to seven fast break points compared to zero for Hays. Washburn also smothered Hays defensively, forcing 19 turnovers that led to 24 Lady Blues points. The Lady Blues never trailed after halftime, going on a 30-6 run to open
up the first 10 minutes of the period. Their lead increased to as many as 30 points, while still shooting a stellar 51.9 percent from the field. Bright led the Lady Blues in scoring with 15 of a game-high 20, while key senior bench players Stanecia Graham and Karla Tailele scored 12 and 11 respectively, helping to outscore the Hays bench 31-0. The Lady Blues went 3-0 against the Tigers on the year, while the victory Friday ended Hays’ season. The Blues did much of the same Saturday evening in the semifinals as they defeated Pittsburg State 83-64. Leading 36-30 at the half, the Lady Blues never trailed in the game, leading by as much as 25 at one point in the second half. “In the second half, we kind of just broke the game open and pulled away
from them,” said Bright. “We played really good.” Bench scoring was a key factor again as Washburn outscored Pittsburg 39-12, including 19 points from Graham and 11 from Tailele. Senior starter Kalee Silovsky also pitched in 13. The victory was payback for the heartbreak two weeks earlier when the Gorillas hampered the Lady Blues’ chance at winning a regular season conference title with a 94-87 three overtime win in Pittsburg. “It always feels good to come back and beat a team that beat you,” said Bright, who scored 11 points. “The next time that you play the team that beat you, you always have that in the back of your head that they beat you. We just wanted to come out and redeem ourselves from the triple
overtime loss and that’s what we came out and did.” After getting revenge on a pair of teams that beat the Blues in the regular season, the team sets its sight on an even bigger prize. When the season first started, there was talk of the Blues shooting for the Elite Eight in San Antonio. After winning 12 of their last 13, it appears the Blues may be primed for a deep tournament run in Texas. “Just to win,” Bright said. “Take each game one at a time. That’s our ultimate goal anyways. Go down there, work hard and try to get wins.” Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric.smith1@ washburn.edu.
Bods pull off first round Blues bounce back, upset, lose in MIAA semis win five of seven Sheldon Warmington WASHBURN REVIEW Washburn shocked the basketball world last Thursday and pulled off an upset against the Emporia State Hornets, a team that beat the Ichabods in their first two encounters. Just when it seemed Emporia was about to sweep the season series against Washburn in the MIAA tournament’s first round, the Bods came back from an 11-point deficit to win 88-82. Despite a stellar defensive effort by the Bods early in the game, Emporia State managed to put together play after play, and toward the end of the first half, they found themselves up by as many as 11. A 3-point shot by Nate Daniels in the final minute of the first half cut the lead to 8, and Washburn went berserk in the second half, putting together an 18-8 run to tie the score at 53 with 11
minutes remaining. The Hornets reclaimed a 5-point lead, but back-to-back buckets by freshman William McNeill tied the game once again and the Bods never looked back from there. Senior guard DeAndre Eggins scored the team’s next 10 points, and the team hit seven of their last eight free throws to break open what had been a close game. Eggins, an all-MIAA second team selection, and, all-MIAA honorable mention, Lekheythan Malone led the Bods in scoring with 20 points each. “There was no way that we were going to allow our seniors to lose to Emporia State three times in the same season,” said McNeill. “So we went on the court with pride. We just knew that we had to win the game.” The win over the Hornets gave the Ichabods a chance to play Central Please see BODS page A8
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Dunk you very much: Logan Stutz slammed the door on Emporia’s season.
Bethany, Pittsburg State, Drury and Missouri Science and Technology. These four schools have one thing in common: Last week, they were all handed losses by the Washburn Lady Blues softball team. Washburn went 5-2 last week, beginning Tuesday in Topeka at the Washburn Softball Complex, as they trounced Bethany College 7-2 and 8-0 in six innings. In their first home games of the year, Washburn took full advantage, smacking 13 hits in each game. Leading the charge offensively, senior first baseman Dani White went a combined 6-for-7 with six RBIs, while juniors Tish Williams and Ashley Podschun each had four hits. “They were definitely the confidence booster we needed,” said
White. “We’ve had trouble getting wins in the wins column so it was just kind of the first step we needed.” Samantha Farris, freshman, earned the win in the first game, going six innings while allowing 10 hits and two earned runs. Kayla Long, junior, picked up the second victory, going five innings and allowing just one hit and zero earned runs. SOFTBALL The Lady Blues were in Joplin, Mo., Friday and Saturday as part of the Missouri Southern/Teri Mathis Memorial Tournament. Washburn lost the opening game to the defending NAIA National Champions Oklahoma City 6-4 after an untimely error cost the Lady Blues four unearned runs. Washburn also stranded seven runners and allowed runs in the final two innings to break Please see SOFTBALL page A7
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SOFTBALL: White ‘Former Fat Boy’ offers heating up for Blues supplement advice White. “Both teams had runners on a lot of the innings but both teams just managed to get out of it by pitching and defense.” Against Cameron, the Lady Blues stranded eight base runners. One bright spot was the offensive play of Lindsey Himpel, who had three hits and scored three runs. “I think when we lose, we think too much about what’s going to happen next,” said Williams. “And when we go up to bat, we over think our swings. Basically, we need to go up there with an open mind and just play the game.” Since beginning the season 0-8, the Lady Blues have rebounded well, now sitting at 9-15. They will play next at 3 p.m. Wednesday at home against Benedictine in a doubleheader. “I think we need to come out and get the two-game win. And take it into the ESU tournament for the following weekend because that’s a big tournament,” said White. “A lot of good teams are there and we need to make our presence felt.” Beginning Friday at 2:30 p.m., as part of the Emporia State Spring Tournament, Washburn will play Truman State. The Lady Blues will then finish the day off with a 5 p.m. game against Tarleton. The tournament continues for Washburn at 4 p.m. Saturday against Nebraska-Omaha, followed by a 6 p.m. contest against Augustana. Southwestern Oklahoma State will be the final ESU tournament opponent for the Lady Blues when they play at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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open the 4-4 tie and waste their early 2-0 lead. The Lady Blues got back on track against Pittsburg State, winning 6-3 thanks to a 3-run fourth inning and a complete game, three earned run performance by Long. Offensively, Podschun and Whitney Tapp led the way with three hits apiece. “I would say the game against Pittsburg State was the most important because it was against a conference team,” said White. “And you always want to beat conference teams whether you’re in conference play or in a tournament.” Washburn’s Friday nightcap was a 12-5 shellacking of Drury that began with a rally after falling behind 3-1 in the first inning. Williams went 4-for-5 scoring four runs and earning 5 RBIs. Megan Kimerer, a junior pitcher, earned the win. “I think when we were playing against all the other teams, no matter what happened, we didn’t back down, we kept battling,” said Williams. On Saturday, the Lady Blues went 1-1, winning the early game versus Missouri Science and Technology 1-0 before losing to Cameron 6-4 in the final game of the tournament. In the first game, the Lady Blues scored the only run in the first inning after Williams doubled and Podschun singled her in. Farris picked up the win, throwing a complete game two-hit shutout while striking out four. “It was a close game the entire time,” said
Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric.smith1@washburn.edu.
Tournament, March 5-8 in Kansas City Men’s 1 Southwest Baptist (23-4) MWSU 93-82 8 Missouri Western (12-15)
MWSU 69-62
4 Fort Hays State (19-8) FHSU 66-56 5 Nebraska-Omaha (17-10)
UCM 86-84, OT
3 Emporia State (18-9) WU 88-82 6 Washburn (15-12)
UCM 72-69, OT
2 Central Missouri (23-4) UCM 77-76, OT 7 Missouri Southern (19-11)
Women’s 1 Emporia State (23-4) ESU 81-65 8 Southwest Baptist (8-19)
ESU 83-69
4 Central Missouri (17-10) MSSU 62-57 5 Missouri Southern (18-9)
WU 78-69
3 Pittsburg State (19-8) PSU 81-79 6 Nebraska-Omaha (15-11)
WU 83-64
2 Washburn (23-4) WU 73-46 7 Fort Hays State (12-15)
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Nutritional supplements are an industry of over $20 billion in this country, that’s over $20,000,000,000 if you need to see the zeros to get the picture. We have all seen the ads on magazines and even late night infomercials. Take these capsules or drink this mix and you’ll be ripped and muscular in absolutely NO time! Just like [insert professional athlete or celebrity]. Vitamins, minerals, protein powders, ‘fatburning’ pills, creatine and amino acids all fall under the dietary supplements category. First of all, the supplement industry is a tricky thing. It is not regulated by the FDA like the pharmaceutical industry, so as long as your product doesn’t get anybody sick, and isn’t reported to the authorities, you can pretty much sell pills full of sugar. It doesn’t have to be proven to work at all, but the FDA needs to demonstrate it is harmful in order to take it off the market. By law, the manufacturer can’t claim its product will cure or treat any conditions, hence when phrases like “burns fat” or “promotes muscle growth” are used, somewhere in the label you will always find the following disclaimer: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” Another dirty secret is the labeling of the ingredients. If you have a product that contains X, Y and Z ingredients, you can hide the real quantities of each one under what is considered as a “proprietary blend.” Originally conceived
to protect companies from having their formulas copied by competitors, but often misused to hide the real quantities of the active ingredients in a product. It is not the most honest strategy, so for the most part, stay away from proprietary blends. If a product has solid, researched ingredients there should be no secret in how much of each it contains. And then there are the before and after pictures. Nothing helps sales more than a real world transformation. My transformation is real and has about six years of diet and exercise in between. However, you have to be skeptical next time you see a TV commercial or “special six-page ad report” on a magazine about the latest fat burner or musclebuilding product. Using the same resources available to fashion magazines to make celebrities look unrealistically perfect, some of those before and after pictures are actually taken the SAME DAY. You would not believe what you can accomplish with professional lighting, make up and, most commonly, digital manipulation. But despite all this, the current unregulated freedom is great for consumers because it gives us many options to pick from. Before making a purchase, consider the company’s reputation, why a product contains certain ingredients and how much there should be in it to be effective according to the scientific literature. Always do your research before buying. Go to www.washburnreview. org to see Vinny’s current and all-time favorite dietary supplements.
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at the college level, they’ve shown no signs of weakness thus far as they finished 9-0 over Newman on Saturday, giving them a perfect record in both singles and doubles matches so far this season. “We’ve been doing really well so Despite injury, illness and far,” said Trang Le Nguyen, junior. inexperience, the Washburn tennis “We did a really good job the first teams have gotten off to a solid start game, and for the second game, it this season. After a 7-2 win for the men’s team gave everyone a lot of confidence, so and a 9-0 win for the women’s team we played well.” The men’s and women’s teams over the University of NebraskaKearney two weeks ago, the teams will play Barton County Community have played well in both singles and College on Wednesday, and Alden hopes that the competition will give doubles matches since then. The men’s team played back-to- them the chance to shake off some of their first match jitters. back matches this past “Barton County is weekend and proved to be WASHBURN always pretty tough,” said strong competitors despite Alden. “This really is a TENNIS missing ill and injured great opportunity for us to players. On Friday, the team finished 4-3 against Southeastern go out and get the teams to gel a little Oklahoma State University, but more, especially from the doubles with two players missing from the standpoint.” Overall, Alden is pleased with the competition, they had to give up two way his teams have competed so far points to Southeastern, resulting in a this season, but he still sees room for 5-4 loss. improvement. Saturday’s match against Newman “We’re good from a practice University gave the men’s team its standpoint,” he said. “We just need to second victory of the season with a continue to get the match play in so solid 7-2 win over the Jets. Coach we can get match tough.” Dave Alden was happy with the team’s overall performance and hopes to see the success continue throughout the season. “Once our guys get back from injury and sickness, we’ll continue to get stronger,” said Alden. Although the women’s team has had little experience playing tennis
Missouri in the second round of play in the MIAA conference tournament. On Saturday, the Washburn faithful watched in horror as the Ichabods’ Cinderella story came to a screeching halt against the No. 2-seeded UCM Mules in a 72-69 loss. The overtime thriller was an up and down battle down to the very last whistle and saw several lead changes with no sign of letting up by either team. Led by James Williams, senior, Washburn remained resilient after falling behind by 15 in the first half. Similar to the game before, WU battled back to tie the game with 11 minutes left. The Bods never surrendered their lead in regulation and led by as many as five. The lead was at four with 23 seconds left, but UCM’s De’Andre Byrd hit four free throws to tie the game with six seconds on the clock. Byrd missed a game-winning jumper with two seconds left to put the game in overtime. The teams were still tied with 2:21 left in overtime, but UCM scored six unanswered points to secure the win. Malone’s 3-pointer with two seconds on the clock made it a one possession game, but it was too little, too late for the Bods. “We tried our hardest,” said DeCoteau. “But there were a couple of questionable calls that if they went the other way could have shifted the balance in our favor.”
Nicole Stejskal is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at nicole. stejskal@washburn.edu.
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Where there’s a Will: Freshman William McNeill and the Bods suffered a tough loss in the semifinals, but surprised the MIAA for a second consecutive year with a first round upset. In overtime, a couple of costly mistakes by WU and questionable calls would undo the impressive showing in regulation from the Ichabods. “We just did some petty things to give the game way,” said McNeill. “Not boxing out and touch fouls gave them a bunch of free throws at the end of the game.” Williams had a team-high 14 points, followed by Eggins, who added 13. Paul Byers had his first double-double of the season in his final game as an Ichabod, finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Although seniors Byers, Malone, Eggins and Williams will leave
the team, a young, talented crop of underclassmen now carry on the hope that Washburn is in good hands. Underclassmen McNeill, Logan Stutz and Nate Daniels are just some of the players that are returning, and if coach Bob Chipman and his staff can surround them with a strong recruiting class, then the Washburn Glory days could be fast approaching. “I’m taking about two weeks off,” said McNeill. “After that its back to work to prepare for next season.” Sheldon Warmington is a senior business finance major. Reach him at sheldon.warmington@washburn.edu.
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Nothin’ but a good time... citizen can take is to simply trudge on and make the best of a shoddy situation. In this time of great turmoil, the entertainment industry is now perhaps more vital than ever. Sometimes a trip to the movies or a favorite song can be just what the doctor ordered to fight off the bits of frustration, disbelief and outright insanity that the greedy have created. A good play or This month’s Argo focuses on art exhibit can make all the worries cheap sources of entertainment you of the world fade away, and a bad can enjoy during the recession. one can make you too pissed to care While the word “recession” is in it- about them. self about as cheerful as a In this issue of the Argo, punch in the jeans, we all ECONOMIC you will find various ways need to accept reality for TURMOIL to take advantage of the what it is and admit that we current economy climate, currently are in a recession of biblical and perhaps even to thrive in it. proportions. Thrift stores, for instance, are built it be the government bailing out for this type of monetary hardship. the big businesses while the small Cheap diners and restaurants make businesses flounder, the stock mar- big money when the middle class ket dropping like a chunky drunk customers who once ate at fancier or the folks next door taking out a restaurants can no longer afford to $500,000 loan for a $50,000 house, go there. the world economy has found itself It is my firm belief that everything in quite a pickle. While the tempta- happens for a reason. Maybe this retion to point fingers is, in the words cession is more than just a product of of Robert Palmer, “Simply Irresistible,” greed and corruption. Maybe it will the only course of action the average bring families closer together, make
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people less worried about money and give them time to simply enjoy life. It’s hard to see so many people lose their jobs, and certainly Topeka is not immune. Goodyear, one of the largest employers in Topeka, recently announced that 250 workers will be cut. The journalism industry also has taken several hits, including the closings of several major publications, one of the more recent and prominent being the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, just 55 days short of its 150th anniversary. While this news is troubling, it also offers a dash of hope. The economy is not in a free fall yet, and while it’s lower than it has been in quite some time, we can still pull out of it before we crash and burn. And if not, we can always go back to using rocks for money.
Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu.
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Tips for cheap movie enjoyment by David Wiens
films, and I do not condone sneaking food into movies. But if you decide to In what the TV and newspaper tell us do it anyway, it’s best to go in groups are tough economic times, almost all of so you can sneak more in. Furthermore, us who have jobs are going to start feel- purses are your friend and pockets are ing the strain, and those of us without your enemy. The ticket takers aren’t gojobs could stand to save some money- ing to give a second look to the dozens anyway. Still, with the disturbing out- of purses carried past them, but the look of the news and the ever-increas- odds are a lot worse that you’re going ing level of reality shows, it’s too much to get past them with a box of Sugar for some of us to give up our torrid af- Babies and a bottle of Mountain Dew fair with movies, so here are a few tips sticking out of your pants. If you’re not on how to save money without giving going with someone who has a purse, them up. take advantage of the cold weather and Tip 1: Save money at the ticket wear a large coat with a lot of room to counter. Unless you’re really good with fit something in snugly. Just make sure words, you’re not going to convince there’s not enough room for it to shake any theater to lower its prices, but go- around. ing to the matinee means you’re going Tip 3: Save money by skipping. to pay a lot less to get in. Sure, it might For some of us, the thought of waiting kill the mood if you’re on a six months for a film to be redate in the middle of the afleased, only to watch it on a MOVIE ternoon, but so will not havwimpy little TV, is simply out of TIPS ing enough money to buy the question, but if you don’t anything else the rest of the care very much about the thenight. If you’re somebody who spends ater experience, increasing options bea lot of weekends out of town, you sides rental are available. Although you might want to check out the local the- still have to tolerate commercial breaks, aters whereever you go because ticket Web sites like Hulu allow viewers to prices vary from place to place. A lot of watch movies and shows with decent the theaters around Wichita are cheaper picture quality for free without the an(and quite frankly a lot nicer) than the noyance of waiting for them to air on TV ones in Topeka, so if you’re in the area with all the good parts cut out. Sites like you might want to take the time to Sidereel offer links to thousands of free drive over to Newton, where the theater shows and movies, as long as you don’t charges $4.75 for the matinee, and the mind sifting through the five or six links seats can recline. that lead to overdubbed versions, dead Tip 2: Save money at the snack links or unsynchronized audio to get to counter. When it comes to snacks at a link that works. the movies, the best course of action is So good luck out there trying to put to skip them altogether. Still, if you ab- this stuff to use, and if you didn’t find it solutely have to have snacks, consider helpful then you’re on your own. Have bringing them from home. It should fun reading, dork! be said that movie theaters earn most of their revenue from snack sales be- David Wiens is a freshman English major. cause most of the ticket sales go to the Reach her at david.wiens@washburn.edu.
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Cheap theater: West Ridge 8, located at 1727 S.W. Wanamaker Road, enjoys its reputation as the cheapest theater in town. It charges only $2 per ticket, regardless of a film’s showtime.
West Ridge a cheap option by Regina Budden
Prather. However, Carly Donaldson, a psychology major, goes to the “cheap theater” more often than she does the more exFriday night. Date night. The tradi- pensive Hollywood Stadium. tional format for a night out is the four“The high prices are ridiculous,” said word phrase “dinner and a movie.” But Donaldson, a psychology major. “The with the regular Hollywood Theater movies are worth waiting for to go see Stadium 14 charging $9.25 per ticket on for cheap.” these nights, even for just two people, West Ridge employees were unavaila night on the town may cost too much able for comment because of to the mefor most Topekans (let alone college stu- dia policies of the Hollywood Theaters dents), and we haven’t even factored in company. the price of popcorn. One student described her single But what is the alternanight experience at the thetive to these economically aters as a success. Amanda CHEAP unsound ticket prices? West Repp, a finance major, said THEATER Ridge 8 Theaters, where tickthat several of her friends go ets cost $2 apiece, are a much to West Ridge frequently, and cheaper alternative to the theater up one evening they finally convinced her the road. Many students agree that West to join them. Ridge 8 is a good way to save a buck “I was really excited that it was cheap,” when living on a college budget. said Repp. “I felt like I was getting my “The funny thing is, I remember when money’s worth. The big theaters make those were the expensive ones,” said Wil- you feel ripped off.” liam Biles, a public administration major. So maybe West Ridge 8 isn’t exactly Although West Ridge 8 used to be the the most romantic place. And students most prestigious of Topeka’s theaters, it should note that it is probably a bad idea has obviously been a while. Caution tape for a first date or for trying to impress lines broken seats, ceiling tiles fall inter- someone. But for people who are simmittently, and the floors are sticky from ply looking for a night out with friends spilt pop and the gunk on the bottom of or an activity that is inexpensive, fun and peoples’ shoes. It is no longer the defini- entertaining, the West Ridge 8 Theater is tion of ritzy, but it still serves an impor- just the ticket. tant role for Topeka. James Prather, an accounting major, said that the sticky floors, not money, are a big determent to his viewing enjoyment at West Ridge 8. Regina Budden is a sophomore mass “If they were cleaned up, going to the media major. Reach her at cheap theaters wouldn’t be so bad,” said regina.budden@washburn.edu.
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Winter Jam rocks Wichita by Nicole Stormann On February 28, Winter Jam, Christian music’s largest annual tour, came to the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, featuring artists tobyMac, BarlowGirl, Brandon Heath, New Song, Francesca Battistelli, Stephanie Smith and Pure NRG. Seeing this many big name Christian bands and artists at one time was enough motivation to attend but even more reason was the ticket price. Admission was first come first serve and a mere $10 at the door. The concert started around 5:30 p.m., so in regular fashion I was there around two. As I arrived I could see that there were already over a CONCERT hundred people in REVIEW line waiting for the doors to open. I had expected a large number of people to attend and had heard on the radio that only 1.600 people would be allowed entrance. Through the course of the day the crowd grew substantially and I was concerned that many people would be turned away. When the clock struck five, the doors opened and I headed inside just in time to get great seats. The stage was positioned so that half of the arena seats were behind it, and, as the minutes ticked away, I saw people filing in behind the stage on the other side of the arena. In minutes the entire arena was filled. Because so many people showed up, the concert directors opened up seats behind the stage as well. The music was spectacular. My favorites of the night were BarlowGirl and headliner tobyMac. The three sisters
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Jammin’ for Jesus: Francesca Battistelli, pictured right, was one of the seven Christian artists to perform at the Winter Jam in Wichita’s Charles Koch Arena. Other big name artists to perform included tobyMac and Brandon Heath. comprising BarlowGirl sang their harmonious rock ballads perfectly while tobyMac and his band Diverse City jammed to a hip-hop, bass induced beat. It was almost overwhelming to see so many people praising God in one place. There was a prayer for our soldiers in Iraq, testimonies from Winter Jam’s touring pastors, and even a spotlight on an organization called Holt International, an adoption agency for abandoned chil-
dren overseas. It was truly more than a concert and according to HearItFirst. com, 267,180 people have attended these concerts all across the U.S. and 54,700 people have made decisions to accept Christ. Which begs the question: Why doesn’t Topeka host Christian concerts like this one? We have the ability with the Kansas Expocentre, and I believe we have a population that is ready to step up for
the Christian music industry. Instead, we travel hours away and will continue to travel to see the shows Topeka isn’t hosting. In the end it was a great way to get away for a weekend and hear great music in the process. Nicole Stormann is an undecided freshman. Reach her at nicole.stormann@washburn.edu.
Video games can be found for cheap prices, good value by Deana Smith So, a lot of people are officially having problems with money, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up your love for gaming. This potentially expensive pastime can be made much more affordable and still retain its entertainment value. Resale stores are your friend: The old saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” definitely applies here. Most resale stores have decent prices on games that you would have to pay top dollar for at retail outlets. The only downside is that you won’t have much luck on
new releases, but those aren’t cheap no Not being the first kid on the block to matter where you purchase them. have the hottest, newest game will net The Internet is your friend: The you large discounts. Awesome games online rental Web site gamefly.com is a that were initially expensive often go into good option if you need a steady supply platinum or greatest-hits editions after of console games. For a small they begin to lose their luster. GAMING Games like “BioShock” get their monthly fee, this company lets you keep two or three games COLUMN prices knocked down $20 or for as long (or as short) as you more when this happens. The like. What it boils down to is a ton of va- wait may seem like torture, but, aside riety at a fraction of the price, compared from pooling money amongst friends to to buying the games outright. Another co-own a game, waiting is a cheap way good online source for cheap games is to get the games you want. ebay.com. MMOs are your friends: Massively Time is your friend: It pays to wait multiplayer online games often get a bad when it comes to buying console games. rap; however, it doesn’t change the fact
that they are easy on the pocket book. MMOs offer hundreds of thousands of players the opportunity to fraternize with each other, and the games feature ongoing content, so they tend to grow old much slower than a console games. But the best part is, after the initial software fee, you’ll only pay a small monthly installment for unlimited play. The prices range from $9.99 to $14.99 per month, about the same price as a movie ticket and a soda. Deana Smith is a junior English education major. Reach her at deana. smith@washburn.edu.
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Bottom $ dining Bradley’s worth trip downtown
Bradley’s Corner Cafe, located at 844 N. Kansas Ave., offers cheap yet tasty food.
by Brandon Bills Located at 844 N. Kansas Ave. in historic downtown Topeka, Bradley’s Corner Cafe is a bit off the beaten path for most Washburn students, but it’s definitely worth the trip. Bradley’s offers an extensive menu of home-style meals. On the menu are club sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads, an open-faced sandwiches topped with real mashed potatoes. The dinner menu includes home-cooked favorites like meatloaf, roast beef, turkey with dressing, pot roast and chicken fried steak. For people with a little extra cash in the food budget, Bradley’s also offers steaks, ribs and seafood. During my trip to Bradley’s, I ordered a roast beef club that was absolutely amazing, tender, thin sliced roast beef and Swiss cheese on delicious grilled sourdough bread with au jus for dipping. The sandwich was served with a choice of french fries, chips, onion rings or potato salad. I got my sandwich with a heap of fries for a bargain of $6.99. Bradley’s touts its selections of pies and cinnamon rolls. Depending on the day of the week, pies can include strawberry, German chocolate, rhubarb, coconut, gooseberry and peanut butter, among others. Desert time was difficult for this reviewer. Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ washburn.edu.
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Hong Kong Chinese Buffet, located at 1835 N.W. Topeka Blvd., is the perfect spot to grab some cheap Chinese food.
Photo by Mike Goehring, Washburn Review
Bobo’s Drive-In, located at 2300 S.W. 10th Ave., is a local hotspot that combines flavor and frugality. Photo by Mike Goehring, Washburn Review
Can’t go wrong with Hong Kong by Josh Rouse
Hong Kong Chinese Buffet, located at 1835 N.W. Topeka Blvd., is perhaps the most perfect Chinese restaurant in the world. I dare not even jest when it comes to something of this magnitude. With a fairly low price that rivals most restaurants in town, a veritable smorgasbord of devourable delicacies and RESTAURANT REVIEW more flavors of chicken than you can shake a stick at, it is well worth combating the large crowds that inhabit the small building during lunch hours just to get a taste of excellence. As a family owned an operated business, it is open nearly every day from morning until night, usually closing around 10 p.m. Diners may dine-in and go back for seconds and thirds of the world famous sweet and sour chicken, happy family and some of the best General’s chicken in town, or they can also grab a box and carry out a sampling. All in all, Hong Kong Chinese Buffet is the top Chinese Buffet in the city, perhaps even the world... in my opinion.
Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@washburn. edu.
Bobo’s Drive-In offers great taste, low price range by Leia Karimul Bashar
eight years, I was until recently one of the few people who had never eaten at Bobo’s. Chalk it up to laziness, I suppose, and maybe even a little bit of skepticism. At one time or another, nearly every I seriously doubted that Bobo’s could resident in Topeka has grabbed a bite to possibly live up to all its hype. I recently eat at Bobo’s Drive-In, the locally-owned had a chance to try it out, though, when restaurant renowned for its legendary my mother asked me to accompany her onion rings, tasty hamburgers and apple to Bobo’s for lunch. pies. As we pulled into the small parking Named after Louise and lot at 10th and MacVicar, Bob Bobo, the restaurant first where Bobo’s has sat for opened its doors in 1953. It RESTAURANT more than 55 years, I felt REVIEW quickly earned a reputation somewhat intimidated by for having great-tasting the establishment. I wasn’t food. In 2008, Bobo’s was featured on in awe of the ancient building itself, “Diners, Drive Ins and Dives,” a show on which was quite unexceptional, but it the Food Network hosted by Guy Fieri. struck me that Bobo’s is a historical place. Although I’ve lived in Topeka for nearly It is a bona fide old-fashioned drive in,
something many people my age are completely unfamiliar with. A large menu situated on a billboard allows drivers to decide what they want from their vehicles. There were no drivethrough windows, and, unlike at Sonic Drive-In restaurants, no speakers with buttons to press; people simply wait in their cars until a Bobo’s employee walk out to take their order. We were barely there for three minutes before an employee approached our car. After the woman took our order and got out of earshot, Mom informed me the woman is known as a “carhop,” just like in days of yore. After a brief wait, the carhop delivered our goods, and I closely examined my meal. I had ordered a double cheeseburger
and onion rings. Admittedly, they didn’t look particularly appetizing. The beef patties were on the thin side, and the onion rings were suspiciously greasy. However, upon biting into the burger, I experienced something that can only be described in polite society as a taste explosion in my mouth. Furthermore, the onion rings were extremely satisfying, although I wouldn’t recommend eating them on a regular basis because they were deep-fried in some kind of heavenly lard, and the only size they came in was large. Leia Karimul Bashar is a senior mass media major. Reach her at leia.karimulbashar@washburn.edu.
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Cheap culture “Sorrow happens, hardship happens, the hell with it, who never knew the price of happiness, will not be happy.” -Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet
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Topeka thrift stores offer world of culture at low prices
on in a department store? After all, countless people may have tried that top on before you. If you’re willing to sift through the racks, there are actually a lot of good clothes in thrift stores. Just beware of defects, stains or tears. When looking for furniture, examine the structure of it, not the dings and blemishes. Most furniture can be stripped and re-stained, and it will look as good as new at a fraction of Everyone has heard the phrase, “one the cost. man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and Most electronic items have stickers in our 21st century world there are dozens on them saying something similar to of options for finding whatever it is you “as is,” which means no refund, and call treasure. No longer are thrift stores they might be broken! If you’re looking limited to dirty, dusty, secondhand junk. to buy anything electric, ask a sales OK… some of them still are, but the point associate where a plug-in outlet can is, the art of thrifting has become be found and test it out. For THRIFT lamps, bring a light bulb, and widely available and has also been revolutionized by modern STORES for other small electronics technology. bring some AA batteries. Stores like Maj-R-Thrift, Goodwill, Some stores like Goodwill Salvation Army, Branded, Plato’s Closet and donate portions of proceeds toward even eBay.com and Craigslist.com have been philanthropy. warmly welcomed by patrons wishing to According to Goodwill.org, “the find used, vintage and sometimes even rare proceeds from your donation directly items. Not only does the practice of buying impact Helping Hands of Goodwill secondhand items usually cost less, it keeps Industries’ endeavors to provide a lot of unwanted materials out of landfills. opportunities for persons with barriers In today’s society, when something breaks to employment to work and live more it often becomes trash. But buying used independently in the community.” items to refurbish instead of buying new So the next time you’re out ones can actually save you a lot of money. shopping, don’t forget to check A wide variety of items are available, such out the abovementioned thrift and as clothes, furniture, electronics, books, secondhand stores of Topeka to save toys and jewelry. Keep these following tips money, save resources and even in mind when thrifting. benefit the needy. Clothes from thrift stores seem to have a common stigma: eww. Maybe it’s just the Nicole Stormann is an undecided idea that someone else had it before you, but freshman. Reach her at isn’t it the same thing as trying something nicole.stormann@washburn.edu.
by Nicole Stormann
Photos by Ashley Laird, Washburn Review
Thrifty gifts: Thrift stores, such as the Salvation Army, offer everything from secondhand clothes to furniture, all at relatively low prices.
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KTWU Native American Pledge groups dance at WU Drive by Dana Sanchez by Brandon Bills KTWU’s latest pledge drive is in full swing. Topeka’s PBS station, along with others across the nation, kicked off the pledge drive Feb. 27, and it will run through March 15. Because of the current economic woes, public television viewers may be hesitant about supporting their local station. “Nationwide, it’s tougher to raise a dollar,” said Cindy Barry, director of development for KTWU. “We anticipated that.” As of March 4, PBS stations’ pledges from the current drive are down by 33 percent from last year, however, KTWU’s is only down by 20 percent. “It could be worse, but it could also be a lot better,” said Barry. In addition to the weak economy, fewer people may be watching KTWU because of the digital transition, he said. Two weeks after KTWU ceased its analog signal, along with most Topeka broadcasters, the station is still being contacted by people who need help making the transition. “We’re taking at least 10 phone calls a day,” said Barry. Programs that KTWU will be airing during the pledge drive include “Wood, Brick and Stone,” the first in an on-going series produced by KTWU that explores Kansas architecture. This first installment, premiering Monday at 7 p.m., will feature the Topeka
State Hospital Administration building, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Topeka and a “Lustron” house, a post WWII pre-fab home made of steel and enameled steel panels. The premiere of “Chris Botti: Live In Boston” will be at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Trumpeter Chris Botti will perform with his band, which will perform at the Symohint Hall in Boston with the Boston Pops. Featured guest artists will include Sting, Lucia Micarelli, John Mayer, Josh Groban and Yo-Yo Ma. Promoting highquality programming is the best way to combat the increased challenges because of the economic market, said Kevin Goodman, director of marketing and promotions. He said quality programming spurs word-of-mouth advertising, which is better than any advertising the station can buy. “The viewers are the best advertisers we have,” said Goodman. KTWU usually holds three pledge drives a year, in March, September and December, but if the station experiences a shortfall, Goodman said a fourth drive in June may be necessary. “Unfortunately, it’s part of the business plan,” said Goodman. KTWU is always looking for people interested in volunteering for the pledge drive. If you are interested, contact volunteer coordinator Kathy Woods at the station, 670-1111. Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon. bills@washburn.edu.
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of their group Wednesday night, who performed for an audience of approximately A 6-year-old girl who is 45 people. The event started about to perform rehearses off with “Grand Entry,” which a dance in the corner of the was followed by eight dances. Washburn Room. The girl’s Members of the group wore mother ties a shawl around colorful traditional Native her neck. The girl American dress, looks down at her and headdresses AMERICAN made of eagle feet as she moves, CULTURE heel-to-toe, making feathers that are sure she is in rhythm only permitted with the beat of the drum that to be owned and worn by her grandfather Badger Suke Native American people. The is playing. “Round Dance,” also known as Reserved signs placed on a friendship dance, welcomed chairs in the front row are audience members to come to removed as visiting students the center of the dance floor from Fukuoka University, and join in the dancing. A Japan take their seats. circle was formed, followed by The Native American greetings and handshaking., dance group “Big Soldier known in Native American Creek Singers & Dancers,” tradition as a social gathering. from a reservation in Kansas, The event concluded with a performed several dances question-and-answer session. in honor of the 20 Japanese Audience members asked students visiting Washburn. questions about customs, The event, sponsored by the traditions, outfits and style of Multicultural Affairs office, was dancing. held March 4. “It is a good feeling to come “I just thought that this back to Washburn and dance was a good way to share the for students,” said Josette Native American culture with Wahwasuck, a member of the students from Japan,” “Big Soldier Creek Singers & said Dona Walker, director of Dancers,” and an alumni of Multicultural Affairs. Washburn. “It brings back a lot The family-based dance of school memories. group brought 10 members “I loved the dancing,”
said Lynda Zook, senior. “It’s wonderful to have such renowned dancers from so close to home come to dance for us.” Travis Byers, a senior who was encouraged by his history professor to attend the event, said he remembers going to powwows when he was younger, and he wants to check it out again. “The headdresses were colorful and really added to the dancing display,” he said. “The steady beat of the drum and singing echoed loudly in Washburn Room.” After the performance, members of “Big Soldier Creek Singers & Dancers” posed for group pictures with the students from Fukuoka University. Wahwahsuck graduated in May 2008 with a master’s degree from Washburn and travels the U.S. with her family dancing at powwows. She is also part of American Indian Dance Theater.
Dana Sanchez is a member of the advanced newswriting class. Reach her at dana. sanchez@washburn.edu.
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‘Vulvapalooza’ to raise awareness about health by regina budden
The Vulvapalooza jump-started the Vagina Monologues last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with displays and activities all related to the monologues and other V-Day events. Vulvapalooza takes place the hour before every showing of the monologues, and has many informational booths on women’s rights and health. Shanna Carlson, a sociology major at Washburn, said that the monologues and Vulvapalooza got started last year when theatre professor Sharon Sullivan and a few students met to discuss performing them. After one meeting, they decided V-Day was an event that Washburn University needed. Then the campus organizations concerned with social justice got involved, and things took off. The Vulvapalooza is about equality, said Carlson. “It’s for distributing health and information; it’s trying to raise awareness,” she said. The displays were sponsored by OPEN, the Kansas Equality Coalition, Topeka AIDS Project, YWCA (which included the Battered Women’s Task Force), and Amnesty International. Because Washburn doesn’t have an Amnesty International group, two students from the University of Kansas came to take care of that booth, which was based around this
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Girl power: participants in Vulvapalooza could answer various questions on a long piece of paper on the wall. Prompts ranged from “What would your vagina say?” to “Draw a picture of your own unique, beautiful, fabulous vagina!” year’s V-Day theme: stopping violence against women in the Congo. Trey Streetman, a member of OPEN and the chairman of KEC, was there to assist in those group’s displays. He said that it was important for OPEN and KEC to be there because they fight for rights on campus and are about empowering women. “Both are about breaking
down the hate stuff,” Streetman said, “Human rights. That’s what it boils down to.” Streetman said he thinks the monologues and the Vulvapalooza are good experiences. By performing these, it puts a spin on women’s negative experiences so that something good comes out of it, he said. “It let’s people realize we’re all in it together.”
“I didn’t really have what it took to relate,” Craig Schulz, vice president of OPEN, said about the monologues, but he said they were informative ways to look at women’s issues that people don’t normally hear about. The Vulvapalooza doesn’t just include information, however. One activity includes stuffing condoms full of tennis balls. So far, two records have been set: 52 tennis balls, seven softballs. Another activity was a board in the hall where one could draw what their vagina looked like or write what it would say or wear. Vagina apparel ranged from a 24K grill to a feather boa. And what would they say? They said “Is that it?” and “Must pass test before entering,” and everything in between. Sarah Patterson was a first timer for Washburn University’s V-Day, although she was active last year on her former campus. The primary reason she said she’s involved is because she has a vagina, but also because, “I recognize the importance of remaining empowered and aware of women’s issues in the world.” It’s about not being afraid of one’s body, and breaking that glass barrier, she said. “It’s girl power.” Regina Budden freshman mass media major. Reach her at regina.budden@ washburn.edu.
‘Vagina monologues’ helps educate about violence by kristen grimmer Last weekend “The Vagina Monologues” was performed for the second time at Washburn University. The play, directed by Sharon Sullivan, assistant professor in the Theatre department, ran for three days and was performed by a mix of students and community members. “The Vagina Monologues” were originally written by Eve Ensler as a set of stories from interviews she had conducted with women. The play was first performed Feb. 14, 1998 in New York City. From the play the global movement, V-Day, was created to end violence towards women. Each year Ensler writes a new monologue to be performed along with the others as a way to support V-Day’s Spotlight Campaign. This year the 2009 Spotlight Campaign is working to help the women and girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sullivan said 90 percent of the pro-
ceeds from the play will go to the local YWCA Battered Women Task Force and the other 10 percent will go to V-Day’s Spotlight Campaign. Sullivan also said this play is a way for women here to do something to help those in Topeka and in the Democratic Republic of Congo who have been victims of violence. Brenda Blackman, a student at Washburn and stage manager for “The Vagina Monologues,” said she felt the play was a way to help educate the community on the violence happening in the Congo and that the support the production would give to the Battered Women Task Force would be a great help. “I think when you’re doing that kind of work every penny counts. A lot of the victims need things like appliances and basic hygiene products,” Blackman said. Nicole Macmillan, community coordinator for the Battered Women Task
Force of Topeka, said that “The Vagina Monologues” was an important event for them. “The statistics for women who are victims across the country is 1 in 4 and in the college scene it’s 1 in 3. Here at the Battered Women Task Force we service 2,000 women each year,” said Macmillan. Macmillan also said that through working with Washburn University to put these performances together the Battered Women Task Force would have a chance to become more visible to the community and to let people know that there is a place victims can get help. The focus of the play was empowering women and helping them to feel comfortable with their bodies along with providing awareness on the current situation in the Congo. Sullivan said the play helped to take the mysticism out of women’s bodies
and helped them celebrate who they are. The monologues included a wide range of stories from women who had been raped to those who were transgendered. Both comical and serious moments kept the audience between laughter and tears until the end where Ensler extended a call to action to stop the femicide and mass rape of women and girls in the Congo in the last monologue. The 2009 performances of “The Vagina Monologues” were dedicated to Jana Mackey, a 25-year-old KU student, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in July, 2008 in Lawrence, Kan. Mackey had been a long-time volunteer in helping victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. A national campaign called The Eleven Hundred Torches was established in her name.
Kirsten Grimmer is a member of the advanced newswriting class. Reach her at kristen.grimmer@washburn.edu
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Entertainment Calendar march 9 11 12
Hairspray
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Little Shop of Horrors
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Topeka Civic Theatre Topeka 6 p.m.
Topeka Civic Theatre Topeka 7 p.m.
Topeka Civic Theatre Topeka 6 p.m.
The State Vs. & Sicadis The Boobie Trap Topeka 9 p.m.
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Uncle Bo’s Topeka 8 p.m.
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Little Shop of Horrors Topeka Civic Theatre Topeka 2 p.m.
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Joan Baez
Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall Lawrence 9 p.m.
Kansas Expocentre Topeka 7:30 p.m.
Afroman Granada Lawrence 7:30 p.m.
Polar Bear Club
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The Harlem Globetrotters
Kansas Expocentre Topeka 7 p.m.
Gordon Lightfoot
Topeka Performing Arts Center Topeka 7 p.m.
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Avenged Sevenfold and Buckchery Kansas Expocentre Topeka 6:30 p.m.
The Game
Liberty Hall Lawrence 8 p.m.
Chairlift
World Wrestling Ent.
Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall Lawrence 10 p.m.
Mike Zito
Spring Choral Concert
Little Shop of Horrors
Kansas Expocentre Topeka 9 a.m.
Little Shop of Horrors
Topeka Performing Arts Center Topeka 7:30 p.m. White Concert Hall Topeka 7:30 p.m.
Topeka Green Fair
Granada Lawrence 8 p.m.
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Bonnie Prince Billy Granada Lawrence 9 p.m.
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Stovall delights WU by Josh Rouse & Colten Henry
really focuses on putting on a really great live show,” said Stovall. “That’s what I love, because the live show is where I Country singer/fiddlist Natalie Stovall feel at home.” performed last Monday night in the Stovall said her earliest exposure to Washburn Room of the Memorial Union. fiddling came from her Grandma. “My Grandma Stovall, who saw an ad in the has appeared on newspaper for “The Oprah Winfrey More coverage online violin lessons and Show” and sang www.washburnreview.org asked me if I wanted “God Bless America” to play,” said Stovall. for President George “I’m not for sure I W. Bush, treated the knew what it was less-than capacity audience to a mixture of original and but I said OK, and I started playing violin, and I just loved being on stage.” cover songs. “Some of my biggest influences right Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. now are Keith Urban, and I love Garth Reach him at joshua.rouse@washburn. Brooks and Shania Twain—anyone who edu.
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Hey diddle diddle: Natalie Stovall fiddles for a group of students Monday night.
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If you’re gonna play in Kansas: Singer/fiddlist Natalie Stovall performed in the Washburn Room of the Memorial Union last Monday.