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

Travis Perry is a senior mass media major. Reach him at travis.perry@ washburn.edu.

Softballer Tish Williams recently broke the school home run record.

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“No one is invincible”

s the bell tower rang nine times to signal the time on a frigid Wednesday night, candles were lit in honor of those who have lost their lives or suffered tragic injuries because of alcohol-related incidents.

About 50 students attended the candlelight vigil sponsored by the Washburn Student Government Association and Bods Against Destructive Decisions.

In honor of Alcohol Awareness Week at Washburn, March 11 was designated to be a day for people to speak out about their traumatic experiences with alcohol. As students arrived, they were greeted by piano music. Attendees were encouraged to sign a book with their names and thoughts to help ease their pain.

“It was pretty solemn,” said Angel Romero, WSGA chief of staff. “I think especially with Ben Muir’s death being so recent, it was on the forefront of people’s minds.”

Muir, a Washburn student and football player, passed away March 7 following a single vehicle accident. Officials believe his death was alcohol-related.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, almost one third of automobile accidents are alcohol-related, so safe drinking isn’t something being taught to enough drinkers.

“In reality accidents do happen and no one is invincible,” said Billie Jean Bergmann, who attended the vigil. “Drinking and getting behind the wheel affects not only the person driving, but the people around you. So next time you are out drinking think twice about getting behind the wheel.”

The vigil was emotional. Many people were crying and they received hugs and words of comfort from their friends.

Counselors were also on hand to help people cope with their emotions. The counselors encouraged people who were negatively affected by alcohol to speak out about their experiences.

“I think it can be really therapeutic and really helpful,” said Romero. “It lets people know they’re not alone.”

Whitney Philippi, WSGA president, agreed with Romero, saying the vigil offered a great opportunity for reflection.

“I don’t know where else anyone could come together and identify on these issues,” said Philippi.

After the vigil, many of the attendees went to a lobby in the Student Union to share the company of others who had been through similar experiences. At first, people were reluctant to speak to each other about such painful memories, and the room remained silent for some time.

“If someone is having trouble talking about it or coping with it, I encourage speaking with loved ones or friends who knew the individual who suffered from the incident,” said Bergmann. “Remember and talk about the good times you had with that individual rather than remembering the incident.”

As the evening drew to an end, many people who attended the vigil walked away with better understanding of how alcohol use and abuse can affect themselves and others. However, it shouldn’t take a tragic accident for that to take place.

“There is a lot of information and support groups on the web that speak out about alcohol-related incidents,” said Bergmann. “Ninety percent of the time, if you speak with someone who has experienced an alcohol-related incident it will hit home and others will soon realize the effects of it.”

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News Briefs • Monday, March 23, 2009

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TUESDAY March 24

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

Workshop, “Tapping the Hidden Job Market,” 12:30 - 1:45 p.m., Cottonwood Room, Memorial Union.

Writing Circle, 7 p.m., Crane Room, Memorial Union.

WEDNESDAY March 25

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

Brown Bag International Lecture, “Where is My Home? Columbia, (SC), Topeka, (KS), or Seoul, Korea?”

12 - 1 p.m., International House.

“The Fagbug Documentary,” 7 p.m., Henderson Room 112.

WU Symphony Orchestra concert, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall.

THURSDAY March 26

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

Graduation Fair, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Washburn Room.

WU Book Club, 1 p.m., Thomas Room, Memorial Union.

FRIDAY March 27

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

Diversity Matters in the Workplace, 1:30 p.m., Morgan Hall 270.

Middle Eastern Evening, 6 p.m., United Methodist Church.

Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting, all day.

SATURDAY March 28

Run for a Reason 9 - 10 a.m., Washburn University campus.

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

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

Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting, all day.

Sunday March 29

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

Monday March 30

Washburn Review at noon.

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

Tuesday March 31

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

Friends of Women’s and Gender Studies Brown Bag, 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., W Room, Memorial Union.

Honorary degrees to be awarded Three honorary doctorates will be conferred at the Washburn University commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16.

Robert E. Duffens, honorary doctor of commerce Duffens earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics in 1947, having completed military service in the United States Naval Air Force. He then assumed management of the family business, Duffens Optical, and served as chairman of the company, which was sold in 1996. His invention of the four-headed cylinder machine in 1954, which was purchased by Gerber Coburn, is considered to have revolutionized the optical industry.

Duffens, along with his brother, Roy, and their father, Robert, were among the 14 inductees in the original class of the Optical Laboratory Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2000.

Duffens also served as president of Citizens State Bank, Marysville, Kan., as director of First National Bank of Topeka and as president of the Optical Wholesalers Association.

A Washburn Endowment Association trustee emeriti, Duffens, along with his wife, Jean, are members of the Lincoln Society and established the Duffens Family Scholarship fund in 1996.

The Honorable Kay E. McFarland, honorary doctor of law McFarland was in the private practice of law until 1971, when she became Judge of the Probate and Juvenile Courts in Shawnee County and earned the distinction during her two years in office of reducing serious juvenile offenses by more than half.

Two years later, she became judge of the newly created Fifth Division of the District Court of Kansas, and in 1977, she was appointed by the governor to be Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

McFarland was named Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court in 1995, a post she held until retiring in early 2009. She is recognized as being the first woman in the state to be named to the judgeships she held.

At Washburn, she received dual degrees in English and history-political science in 1957 and earned a juris doctor degree in 1964, the same year she was admitted to the Kansas Bar. In 2005, McFarland was honored by her alma mater as an Alumni Fellow

Campus life: Amy Billinger and Amanda Mayo perform during the Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday, March 11 by the Bell Tower on the Memorial Union Lawn. The vigil honored those who had been affected by incidents of drunk driving. The vigil was hosted by WSGA during Alcohol Awareness Week. Other events included beer goggles, “mocktails,” root beer floats and other events where information about the effects of alcohol and alcoholism was handed out to participants.

Association and has established the James W. Sloan Law Scholarship, James W. Sloan Scholarship Fund for Golf, James W. Sloan Men's Tennis Scholarship and the Jeanne BowmanWohlberg Drama Scholarship. In 1998, he was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Washburn Alumni Association.

Sloan received a bachelor’s degree in 1950 and a juris doctor in 1952, both from Washburn.

‘Hate free’ movie to be shown

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Middle Eastern evening planned An evening of authentic Middle Eastern food, folk dancing and learning about the countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey will start at 6 p.m. Friday, March 27, at the University United Methodist Church, 1621 SW College Ave. The event is open to the public free of charge and children are welcome.

Speakers will include Washburn

faculty Bob Beatty, Tom Kennedy and Bassima Schbley, and Topeka residents Abeer Al-Asali and Jim McHenry.

For more information about the event, contact Bassima Schbley at (785) 670-2137.

- Campus Announcement

President’s Press

See “Journey to a Hate Free Millennium,” the multiple awardwinning documentary that seeks solutions to ending hate and hate crimes that have become frequent events in our daily lives, at 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 9, in the Washburn Room, Memorial Union, Washburn University. The event is free and open to the public.

The documentary addresses the subject of hate CAB by searching the origins of how EVENT it is "taught and learned," the scope of its danger beginning with childhood taunting to murder. Viewers are invited to take a stand against hate and create their own vision of a world free of hate, where senseless acts of violence are a thing of the past.

Campus Activities Board is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact (785) 670-1222.

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Hello students, WSGA knows that safety is a concern for many students. Many of you might think that Topeka is an unsafe place to live, but the WSGA wants to change your perspective by showing you how Topeka is becoming safer every day and by giving you some tips on how to stay safe. Any town or city can be unsafe if you don’t take necessary precautions.

This week is Safety Week, so I’d like to make you aware of the events WSGA is hosting. The first is a self-defense demonstration to be held Monday from 11am1pm in the Memorial Union.

On Wednesday from 11am1pm, various public safety organizations will be in the bell tower parking lot in the middle of campus. Then on Thursday, community organizations will be in the Memorial Union from 11am-1pm to provide students

with information on how Topeka is making efforts to become the safest city in America.

Every day this week, the WSGA will be signing students up for the iAlert program, which is a messaging program that will alert you when an emergency occurs on campus. When you sign up and/or sign a friend up you will be entered for a chance to win a free Blackberry. Look for us at all of our events this week to sign up.

The last event for the week will be “Party on the Hill” at College Hill (16th & Lane) to which Topeka and Shawnee County leaders will be present to hear your safety concerns. WSGA will also be providing free food and a DJ at this event, so I encourage you to come and have a fun time!

Stay safe!

Whitney Philippi

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James W. Sloan, honorary doctor of humane letters From 1955 to 2008, Sloan served as a partner in the law firm of Sloan, Eisenbarth, Glassman, McEntire & Jarboe LLC and from 1959 to 1961 as assistant Shawnee County attorney Currently, Sloan is a member of the Topeka Salvation Army Advisory Board, and the boards of the Kansas Children’s Service League, Friends of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library and Friends of Mabee Library. He previously served on the Topeka Civic Theater Inc. board and was named to their Hall of Fame.

A member of the board of Washburn’s Ichabod Club, he is also a trustee of the Washburn Endowment

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03/13/09 - Info. report, assist outside 03/17/09 - Theft less than $1,000, 03/18/09 - Info. alarm, intrusion alarm, agency, 17th Jewell Ave., report taken, KTWU, report taken, item entered innto KATS, report taken, area checked, alarm reset.

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Monday, March 23, 2009 • News

Philanthropy keeps moving forward Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW A 5K run is a grueling task. But add in a T-shirt, breakfast and the cause of raising money for breast cancer education and awareness, and you have one of Washburn University’s most successful student-run philanthropy events.

Run for a Reason is a 5K walk/run held by the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority each year on the university’s campus.

Beginning at 9 a.m. this Saturday at 1845 S.W. Jewell Ave., right outside the ZTA chapter house, Washburn students, faculty and staff, along with Topeka community members, have the opportunity to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation by participating in the event.

Freshman Jane Billinger, ZTA’s service chair, has worked hard to get Run for a Reason set up, arranging sponsors, getting the informational brochures out to the community, and working on the T-shirt design.

“If we can make people realize that breast cancer is a significant problem and that [Run for a Reason] is a step toward finding a cure and finding a solution for this problem, that is the overall goal,” said Billinger, who has been carrying on the tradition for more than five years. “All of the money that we will be raising will be donated to our philanthropy in hopes of achieving this goal.”

The pink brochure the ZTAs put out pushes the hard facts of breast cancer. According to the brochure, every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and breast cancer will affect one in eight women during her lifetime.

Last year, Run for a Reason raised $2,800 with the registration of 114 participants, according to junior Betsy Baker, former ZTA service chair. Billinger’s goal for this year is to get around 130 participants.

One of last year’s participants, Garrett Love, junior, won the event and plans to run again this year.

“It is definitely an enjoyable experience that is a lot of fun and at the same time benefits a very good cause,” said Love. “The Zetas have done a great job in the past and I hope their success carries on

in this upcoming one. I definitely look forward to getting out there again bright and early to support them.”

Registration for the event is $20 and includes a Run for a Reason T-shirt, breakfast muffins and orange juice, provided by Perkins Bakery and Restaurant after the race. Registration forms can be picked up and turned in at the ZTA chapter house and will be accepted through Saturday morning. A registration table will be set up at 8 a.m. For any questions about the event, Billinger can be reached at wuthinkpink@gmail.com.

“You can walk, run, jog, skip, whatever you feel you need to do to get that 5k done,” said Billinger. “If people want to do it, they should. It’s for a good cause. It’s not that hard of a project. We would love to see them out there on the morning of the 28th.”

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

The Rundown When: 9 a.m.

Saturday, March 28 Where: ZTA chapter house, 1845 SW Jewell Ave. Why: Raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

‘Fagbug’ documentary will be screened on campus Wednesday James Ahrens WASHBURN REVIEW Erin Davies will be screening her new documentary at Washburn University on March 25.

“Fagbug” follows Davies on a 58-day campaign across the United States. According to Davies’ Web site, www.fagbug.com, the goal is to “raise awareness about hate crimes and homophobia in our society, to give a voice for those who are silent, to inspire others to take a stand against

bullies and to be an example of how to overcome obstacles in bringing a creative project to life.”

Davies is hesitant to talk about what she dedicates her life to other than driving her multicolored Volkswagen around the country and promoting her film. She made her crusade very personal when she left graduate school to spend time educating people.

Although it only took two months to make her documentary, she’s been promoting it full time for two years.

Davies has experienced a wide range of reactions to her cause.

She found that people where she visited acted differently toward her than she had expected, defying her preconceptions. She was surprised that people in her hometown of Albany, N.Y., boycotted her, while many in traditionally conservative Southern communities embraced what she was doing.

Resa Boydston, senior sociology major and secretary for the student organization OPEN, an acronym for open-minded, positive, equality and non-discriminating, helped bring Davies to campus. Boydston sent an

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e-mail, made some phone calls and awaited Davies’s visit.

“That’s why we do this, to erase the hate,” said Boydston. “We’re open, we don’t discriminate, we’re there for every student. Gay rights are not special rights, they are equal rights.”

OPEN is a strictly volunteer, fully accredited student organization. Find OPEN at the Upstage Gallery every Wednesday, and helping with the First Friday Art Walk. OPEN has also helped present an AIDS prevention and safe sex panel. They have also volunteered for the Topeka AIDS Project. OPEN

receives donations from the Upstage, the Washburn Endowment Association and private donations.

The documentary will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in Henderson room 112, followed by a question-and-answer session.

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

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Opinion • Monday, March 23, 2009

TE needs ‘Epic’ cable battle indicative of problems better sales people Review’s View

ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW The WSGA election is finally over.

A new set of students was elected by a small number of students to “represent” the student body. (When one reads about politics too much, one often becomes increasingly cynical – even about student government politics.)

Either team’s policies would have faced an uphill battle in this climate of fear, budget cuts and downsizing.

Both teams had ideas that are going to cost too much and are not likely to happen. But, as President Obama said of his dog promise to his daughters, t hey, it’s a campaign promise – no big deal.

As for the team that got elected, some of their ideas will pan out and some of them will not. I do not hope that they and the students who voted for them are under the that FROM THE delusion all of their EDITOR campaign platform talking points are going to be completed. For one, there simply is not enough time, but more importantly, there is not enough money.

For this reason, the new president and vice president must be selective in their programs and their plans. I hope they accomplish all they want to accomplish – however, the one thing that I think they should focus on above all else is the Washburn Transformational Experience.

The WTE has the worst salesmen on the planet. This is not to speak poorly of the people who advocate the WTE – they work tirelessly to keep it alive. I am talking about the people who tell new students, “it is a requirement that you have to do to graduate.” That makes it sound awful.

It adds yet another requirement on the laundry list of things students must complete in order to receive a diploma from Washburn University.

But the WTE is so much more than Algebra or English 300. The WTE is an opportunity to make yourself more marketable. Putting it on my transcript means little to me, but the ability to put original research, community service, leadership and international study on my Curriculum Vitae or resume makes me much more marketable to graduate schools and employers than someone who just went to class and passed.

Another thing that is absolutely killing the WTE is when those marketing it only tell students about the study abroad, mostly because it sounds like the most fun and the easiest way to get students interested in doing it. Some people take studying abroad seriously – some do not. This marketing strategy has also turned the study abroad program and the community service into a weird elitist struggle. As if, students who have money can go study abroad and students who do not are stuck doing community service. This is absurd. Of course, the study abroad program does cost more, and through studying abroad, one can learn about other cultures and expand boundaries.

Additionally, historians can see where history happened, as opposed to reading about it in a book. The study abroad program is extraordinarily beneficial and I am glad Washburn emphasizes it. However, unless you are going to become a translator or go into international business, perhaps the more beneficial WTE for you would be scholarly research or leadership or community service. The WTE is about making students go above and beyond their classwork and their internships.

It is supposed to make them think and act and reflect on what their area of study is.

The WTE is not just another requirement for graduation – it is an opportunity for Washburn students to make themselves stand out.

ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major.

Reach her at reanne.utemark@washhburn.edu

Jon Stewart is a collective newsroom hero. He does not claim to be a journalist, yet his show has won two Peabody awards. How can someone who uses a large amount of profanity and funny faces to give us “news” be so good at it?

The answer is that he asks the right questions and he uses his satire to its absolutely correct purpose: to point out faults in mainstream media, politics and various other organizations who make logical errors so gaping that we can’t help but laugh.

The only other thing we can do is cry.

Recently, the battle between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” show came full circle when Cramer appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

This event was a long time coming.

It began with Stewart making fun of CNBC for being a group of terrible business journalists. One analyst on the network called individual homeowners stupid, while the rest of the network was telling viewers to buy and support companies like Lehman Brothers and AIG. Stewart, suitably, made fun of this. Afterward, Cramer and the rest of the Cable universe was abuzz with talking about Stewart’s analysis — saying he took it out of context, a sort of cherry picking of mistakes. Stewart responded in kind with a hilarious eight-minute segment on trying to clarify his legitimate point, that, as experienced business journalists, CNBC should have seen this coming and done something about it. It is not just about bad advice, it is about bad journalism. Of course, viewers had to read between the lines on this

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because Stewart ended the show by “appearing” on “Dora the Explorer.”

Stewart seemed to be having fun with it and then when Cramer agreed to be on his show, he maintained his lighthearted banter, but he seemed legitimately upset at Cramer. He was upset because Cramer and his colleagues on CNBC failed in their role as journalists to warn people who have little knowledge but are deeply tied to the stock market.

Where were the journalists when all this was going down? Likely talking about the Obama’s potential dog.

Stewart does not claim to be a hardhitting, investigative journalist, but in his own profane, offensive way, he makes us think more than any of the other news networks can.

If those terrible talking heads on 24hour news networks are going to call

themselves journalists or something similar, like “news analysts,” then they should actually start doing their job well, as opposed to failing miserably and then blaming someone else — like Cramer did during his interview with Stewart.

In the unsteady world of journalism, journalists have no room for error.

Journalism is becoming so bloated and so useless that no wonder no one wants to pay for it anymore, they can get mediocre news on the Internet for free.

Stewart is not always right and he does not always have a legitimate point, but he’s way ahead of most.

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

WU alum comments on school spirit BodSquad, I’m very disappointed in your lack of participation in the MIAA tournament. Please tell me that there was some reason you all weren’t there.

It was fun being the only loud and rowdy people in the WU crowd, and the free food from participating in every media time out and half time promotion was nice, but depending on a handful of recent alum to bear the burden of an entire student section is ridiculous.

I quote you the Bod Squad Web page: “This small group quickly expanded to become the largest student organization at Washburn University.

Bod Squad’s goal is simply to have fun while fostering school spirit.”

After 4 years as a Student Org you wouldn’t know it existed by the turn out at the MIAA tournament and you’ve gone bananas if you think you’ve fostered any school spirit.

Our “mature” crowd gave the teams their all, but the WU crowd was a joke compared to that of our opponents. Our teams had to take on our most bitter rivals without the student support they

deserve. Thankfully, we pulled off a long shot, but lets not forget that MOdual victories against Emporia, but West nearly earned the bid themselves they were not near as sweet without by knocking of the one seed and only the endless Hornet lost in OT to the hate mongering “ two seed. I’m and heckling for embarrassed at I’m embarrassed at their punitive this point to be efforts on and off a Bod Squad this point to be a the court. Anyone Alum, “It IS who has been to a more than a Bod Squad Alum. basketball game t r a d i t i o n ”. . . should realize It is a joke. how empowering Congrats to our a vivacious crowd Ichabods for a can be during that valiant effort final 5-minute and to our - Patrick McLaughlin overtime period.

Lady Blues for It is possible that another MIAA if our Ichabods ” To u r n a m e n t had felt an Title.

And overwhelming spirit in the crowd, they thanks to those few who showed up. may have been overcome by it and empowered to take a victory over UCM Regretfully: into the championship game instead of experiencing the devastating season Patrick McLaughlin, ending OT loss that occurred in reality. Washburn Alumnus Wins over UCM and MO-West would have atoned for their regular season record, earned them the automatic bid into the regional tournament, and given them a shot at a national title. Perhaps

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Monday, March 23, 2009 • News

H20 project finalized James Ahrens WASHBURN REVIEW

WU taking ‘baby steps’ to being eco-friendly Jennifer Loucks WASHBURN REVIEW

The H2O Project finished Wednesday and participants were finally able to drink more than tap water.

The H2O Project challenged participants to drink nothing but water for two weeks, save the money normally spent on cola, juice or coffee and donate that saved money to help dig wells in developing nations.

Participants were given blue bracelets to wear to remind them of their promise and to create awareness, while encouraging awareness about the need for adequate access to water.

Patti Lyon, director of the Catholic Campus Center, said the program has raised more than $1,000, a figure five times more than what was garnered last year. This number is directly tied to the number of students who participated, but unfortunately Lyon didn’t have an exact number.

“I honestly don’t know because many just came up and handed in cash,” said Lyon, who credits the increased success to greater publicity of the challenge.

William Biles, president of Campus Ministry, teamed with several volunteers from the Catholic Campus Center, including Elise Richardson, to help organize the event.

Biles said the money will be donated to help build a well in Africa.

Andrew Schaffer, also with Campus Ministry, participated and said he would have approximately $30 to donate.

“It was definitely a struggle but it was worth the sacrifice,” said Schaffer.

Lizzy Bernhart found out about the event through her contemporary youth service at the University United Methodist Church. ”It’s a great program that shows sacrifice along with compassion for people less fortunate than yourself,” said Bernhart.

On March 14 at the Topeka Expo Center, the AmeriCorp Bonner Leader Program hosted the Topeka Green Fair.

Its purpose is to educate Topeka and the surrounding areas about recycling. Overall this year, there were 40 venders, ranging from nonprofit organizations to heating and air companies.

Businesses such as Chevrolet had various demonstrations on display from eco-friendly cars to a small windmill.

At this event, WU had two booths, one run by WU All Green which informed patrons of the “10 ways to green” and the other put together by the Washburn Treehuggers, whose focus was coal pollution.

Considering that WU sponsored a couple of booths and considering all the recycling related information students could obtain from this fair, Washburn should rank high in “greenness.”

Not quite. Lacey Bisnett, leader of WU All Green said, “Washburn is in the baby steps of becoming green.”

There have been numerous attempts in the past few years to improve the campus’ ecological responsiveness. For example, the Facility Services have set goals about recycling and are now using more ecofriendly cleaners and fertilizers on the lawns, according to Bisnett.

As well, there are recycling bins in all the offices on campus, including ones for colored paper. There were initially

containers placed throughout the buildings, but they were stolen at some point in the past year.

WU All Green, in conjunction with WSGA, has put in a bill that will provide funding for new bins, and it has been approved.

Many students wonder if all the material put in the bins is actually being recycled.

Freshman Bethany Whitehurst, who is currently living in the LLC, said, “I always recycled my bottles and paper, but then I heard that they were just being thrown away. It wasn’t until after Christmas Break that our RA told us that it was actually going to be recycled now.”

Bisnett said that, after a report was filed with the new director, employees were retrained as to the procedures of collection.

Also, Facility Services have agreed to meet every six months with WU All Green to review the previous semester and to set goals for the next one.

WU All Green is also trying to push for a Styrofoam-free cafeteria.

“We want to work with Chartwells to create a different to-go option such as students and staff being able to bring their own Tupperware. With this, people would also be able to get a discount on their food,” said Bisnett.

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A Season in Review The Lady Blues started the season strong, trumping Southwestern College 87-42 in the second game of the season.

Their string of dominance continued as they bowled through Indiana University of Pennsylvania with an overtime win of 72-62.

The Lady Blues rebounded from their first two losses of the season by beating Pittsburg State University 74-55 in Lee Arena.

After suffering two straight losses, the Ichabod basketball team won a squeaker over the University of NebraskaOmaha 84-83.

The men began stumbling near the middle of the season with a loss to Missouri Southwestern State University 6782.

After losing their 19th game of the season, the Lady Blues swatted the Emporia State University Hornets in a rematch victory 87-74 in their final home game.

The Ichabod men’s basketball team capped the end of the regular season with a loss to ESU, 63-78. Their final overall record was 16-13.

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The Lady Blues would then go on to capture the MIAA Championship, beating the Hornets yet again, 78-69. The team would ultimately lose in the second round of the NCAA South Central Tournament.

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Tish digs the long ball Junior third baseman Tish Williams breaks Washburn softball record by hitting career home run No. 39

Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW Washburn softball’s home run race didn’t have the same fanfare as McGwire vs. Sosa in 1998, but it did involve two of the school’s all-time greatest hitters going neck and neck.

Unlike the MLB’s steroid-induced slugfest, neither player was even aware they were approaching the record.

Junior Tish Williams was the first to break former teammate Brooke DeVader’s record, hitting home run No. 39 last Sunday in a 6-3 win against Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Senior Dani White, who plays across the diamond from Williams at first base, is two blasts away from tying DeVader’s mark, currently ranked No. 3 on the list with 36 home runs.

“It’s not something we talked about, or even knew about at all until it happened,” said Williams. “It was a complete surprise until after the game, someone told me I broke the record.”

The home run total is even more impressive after considering the pace Williams is hitting them.

DeVader wrapped up her four-year career with the team last season, well aware that someone like Williams or

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Home run queen: In just two-and-a-half seasons at Washburn, third baseman Tish Williams surpassed the school’s career home run record with 39. Senior Dani White, who has hit 36, is also likely to pass the total later this season.

White would top the feat. While the three sluggers have comparable stats, only Williams amassed the numbers in less than three years.

“With her hitting that many before her senior year, there’s still time for her to add on to her own record,” said

manager Lisa Carey. “She still has about a year and a half left to play here.”

Williams has gone yard nine times this season, while White continues to close in quickly with five in 2009.

“They’re all great hitters,” said

Carey. “That’s something they all have in common. They all played together last season, and they can all put up big numbers.”

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up and hit them. When we’re having trouble scoring, that’s hard to come back from.”

For Washburn, Bright scored 16 points while Mainz had 11. Lizzie The Division II NCAA Brenner had a game-high 24 points Tournament has been unkind to the for Central Oklahoma.

Washburn Lady Blues basketball “We didn’t go all the way to the team in recent years. This season was top like we wanted to but all the no different, because the Blues lost seniors played really hard and played 72-63 to Central Oklahoma in the our hearts out and left it all on the South Central Regional semifinals floor,” said Bright. “I’m proud of all March 14 in Canyon, Texas. the girls.”

The No. 8 Lady Blues played the The Lady Blues were able to win first half like many other games this the first game of the NCAA tournament season, leading 36-33 and shooting when they handled Incarnate Word 50 percent from the field. However, 57-38. Bright led the team with 16 foul trouble began to creep up points, while seniors Kalee Silovsky in the first half when several and Stanecia Graham had 12 and 11 Washburn players, including Janice points, respectively.

Bright, Brette Ulsaker and Dayna While 57 points was the lowest Rodriguez, picked up two fouls. output of the season for “In the [Central the Lady Blues, their NCAA Oklahoma] game, we were defense made up for it, confident but things just TOURNEY holding the Cardinals to a didn’t seem to go our way season-low 38 points and in the second half,” said 13-of-50 from the field. senior Jessica Mainz, who played It was also the lowest amount the her last game as a Washburn athlete. Lady Blues had allowed in the NCAA “We had trouble scoring and could Tournament. never come back from the deficit.”

The Washburn women ended the In the second half, the Lady season with a 27-5 record, finishing Blues shot just 9-of-25 from the second in the MIAA, and making field compared to 16-of-30 for the their eighth consecutive appearance Bronchos. in the NCAA DII tournament.

Foul trouble continued to plague The downside is the loss of six Washburn as five players picked up seniors, including five of the team’s three or more fouls. six top scorers in Bright, Graham, “I think it was just how the game Mainz, Karla Tailele and Silovsky. was going. It was a different reffing Mainz, the only one to be with the style than we had seen and we had team for all four years, said this year’s to adjust to that,” said Mainz, who team was one of the most talented fouled out. “We got a couple calls she’d been on. on us early that we had to adjust to.

“You never think about your last We did an OK job in the first half game into you actually play your last with it, but in the second half it game,” said Bright. “It was definitely affected us more.” an emotional game for me. I’m The other dagger for the Lady going to miss all the girls and coach Blues was the 3-point shooting from [Ron McHenry] and coach [Toni Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos Gross]. And I’m just thankful for the shot 9-of-18 for the game including opportunity that I had to come in and 6-of-10 in the second half. play for Washburn.”

“Their 3-point shots in the second half really killed us,” said Mainz. Eric Smith is a senior mass media “And some girls who don’t usually major. Reach him at eric.smith1@ make a lot of shots for them stepped washburn.edu.

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Senior send out: Forward Renata Germano is one of six seniors who played their final game in the second round of the NCAA tournament last week.

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I didn’t plan on going to Kansas City to watch basketball over spring break, but apparently thousands of other Kansas basketball fans did.

After considering trips to New York, St. Louis and Omaha, I had to settle for a much more exotic location: Kansas City’s Sprint Center.

On television, it appeared every arena was empty for the NCAA tournament’s first round, with the exception of a few college students and retired fans who could make the road trip.

I expected more of the same for the second round in Kansas City, especially with Kansas and Missouri playing at other sites. However, the arena was filled almost to capacity with fans from all four MARCH teams that were playing, MADNESS as well as KU supporters who had nothing better to do until Sunday’s game against Dayton.

The lower level was split evenly four ways between Memphis, Oklahoma, Maryland and Michigan fans, while the upper level was a mixture of Jayhawks and other misguided fans who paid for tickets hoping to see their team play.

The environment was as good as it gets for a second round game at a neutral site.

Memphis fans mocked Maryland by chanting “ACC, ACC” in the final minutes of the blowout win. Maryland responded by starting the Rock Chalk chant, reminding Memphis of last year’s championship loss.

Although tickets weren’t cheap (about $65 face value for upper level, and even more from one of your friendly scalpers), it was good to see Kansas City had one of the few highly-attended arenas in the opening rounds.

This event had a lot of potential for the Sprint Center, and the city in general. We missed out on the NHL and NBA bringing the Penguins or Sonics to Missouri, but the large crowd showed the NCAA how big the college basketball fan base is in the area and sets up the chance of hosting more tournament games in the future.

In my opinion, the arena was built primarily for sports. Music fans might be satisfied with performances from a washed-up Garth Brooks and Disney star Hannah Montana, but I’d much rather watch Sidney Crosby or Kevin Durant lead a franchise on a nightly basis.

There are enough unstable franchises in professional sports that the Sprint Center still has hope of landing another major league team, and nationally televised events like Thursday and Saturday’s NCAA games can only help Kansas City’s odds.

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

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University of Arkansas-Little Rock, made significant contributions in their year with the team.

Malone, a Dallas native, averaged Despite an above average year on close to 8 points per game in his three the court, many critics of Washburn’s years at UALR and was named Sun men’s basketball team believe that Belt Freshman of the Year in his coach Bob Chipman and his staff 2005-2006 campaign. His Washburn failed in maximizing the potential career wasn’t too shabby either, as he of the crop of players that had been was named to the MIAA honorable brought together at the beginning of mention team, averaging 11.7 points per game. Malone ended his run as an the season.

At the helm of Chipman’s squad Ichabod No. 11 in minutes averaged were a group of five very talented at 26.9 per game.

Eggins’ 3-year run with the Trojans seniors who, upon coming into their final season as Ichabods, hoped to of UALR, he averaged just over eight make a splash in the conference and points per game and led the team in restore Washburn’s place atop the 3-point percentage as a freshman. At Washburn, Eggins’ scoring average MIAA conference.

Forward Paul Byers, from Beattie, improved to 16 points per game. He is the lone senior to play four years ends his career fourth in minutes averaged, fifth in the under Chipman. For his MEN’S conference in scoring career, Byers averaged 7.4 points per game, and is BASKETBALL and took home all-MIAA second team honors. third on the all-time blocked Last but not least of shots list with 81, seventh in games started with 91 and seventh in the senior class is Darnell Kimble.

Kimble, who stands at 6’ 8”, minutes played with 2,559.

“I had a good time playing here at 230 pounds is what in basketball Washburn,” said Byers. “My biggest vernacular is referred to as a “beast.” regret would just be not winning the Kimble, from Buffalo, New York, conference. That was always a goal played for two years at Brown Mackie Community College, averaging we had.” more than 16 points per game as a James Williams, from Topeka, played the first two years of his college sophomore and leading the team to career at Cloud County Community a 23-8 record. Kimble climbed into College, where he averaged 10 points the top 10 of the all-time in career per game. His basketball journey then blocked shot list at Washburn, and took him to St. Bonaventure where, fourth in blocked shots average with after a short stint as a Bonnie, he came one per game. Kimble was dismissed back to his hometown to play for the from the team prior to the conference Ichabods. For his career, Williams is tournament, but finished fourth in the ranked eighth in assist average with MIAA in blocked shots average and 2.8 per game, and is No. 11 all time in ninth in rebounding.

“I felt like we had a pretty good steals averaging 1.1 per game. team,” Byers said. “We had some Lekheythan Malone and DeAndre Eggins, both senior transfers from the down seasons earlier in my time here,

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One and done: Lekheythan Malone, and fellow Arkansas-Little Rock transfer DeAndre Eggins, each had successful individual seasons at Washburn, but the five senior leaders were unable to make it past the MIAA tournament semifinals. so it was good to bounce back from those and start getting the team back on track.”

With such a talented and accomplished set of basketball players going through the door, the word rebuilding does not do justice to the task that the Chipman-led coaching staff is faced with for the ‘09-’10 season. The seniors this year

were invaluable to the Ichabods, and their impact on the team will be sorely missed and virtually irreplaceable.

Most notable of the Washburn recruits for the upcoming season is Bobby Chipman, son of head coach Bob Chipman. As he grows in his 6’ 8” frame, Bobby looks to be an integral part of his father’s rotation straight out of the gate, and if the recruiting

class is anything like the one brought in after last season, Bobby and the Bods are poised to start what should be a resurgence of Washburn’s rich basketball heritage.

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

Tennis teams pick WILLIAMS: Record-breaker up wins in South comes in win at ESU Invite Nicole Stejskal WASHBURN REVIEW Tough matches early in the season have provided the Washburn tennis teams with experience and preparation for upcoming conference play.

The men’s team suffered two close losses early last week to Cameron, 3-6, and Midwestern State, 4-5, but coach Dave Alden was pleased with the team’s competition.

“Those schools have played a ton of matches leading up to us,” said Alden. “So they were already in mid-season form, and we’re still pre-season basically, so I thought we played well.”

The team then turned their success around with solid finishes in matches during the weekend. On Friday, the team swept Dallas Baptist 9-0 and continued to play well on Saturday with a 5-0 win against East Central.

“This week was the week for us to get things going and start our season by playing really good teams,” said Alden.

Men’s competition will continue next weekend as they take on Cowley County, Truman State and Wichita State in what will be the start of the season’s most vital matches.

“The most important match is against Truman because that’s the first conference match,” said Alden.

“Cowley is also a strong program, so we’ll play a pretty tough match right before we play our first big match.”

After a perfect start to the season, the women’s team continued their success with an 8-1 win over Fort

Hays State two weekends ago, giving Coach Alden more confidence in his young team.

“Fort Hays was a good start to our conference season,” said Alden. “We performed well, and we’re getting more and more experienced.”

The team was then handed its first loss of the season early last week in a 3-6 defeat against Midwestern State.

They moved on to play Cameron the following day and finished the week with a solid 6-3 win.

The women continued competition on Friday against Dallas Baptist, and after a close 4-5 loss, the team fought back to beat East Central 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. Despite a few ups and downs, Coach Alden was proud of the way the team competed.

“Dallas Baptist was tough, and it came down to the last match in the third set,” Alden said. “We’ve already beaten two of the top eight teams in the region, so that will help us make a case to be one of the top eight in the region.”

The women’s team will also take on Cowley County and Truman State next weekend in what Alden hopes to be experience-building matches.

“Cowley is a good match for us to play additional competition to get more experience and an additional set underneath our belts,” said Alden.

“Truman is also tough, and they’ve got a pretty experienced team, so we need to make sure that we’re ready for them.”

last two tournaments has helped the team’s confidence, as well as gaining experience against MIAA the record books, the main goal for competition.

Williams and White is to match the The Blues beat Pittsburg State in success they had last year, when a tournament at Missouri Southern DeVader helped in early March, lead the team to a “ then shutout berth in postseason Truman It’s nice to break the in the State play.

ESU Williams said the To u r n a m e n t , record and be up most important part where Williams there with someone hit the record of home run No. 39 was the impact it home run. like Brooke had on the game.

On Sunday, (DeVader).

“It’s nice to have the Blues lost the record and be up their first home there with someone game of the - Tish Williams like Brooke,” said season in a Williams. “But the Washburn third baseman 1-0 shutout, main thing we’re but found their trying to do is keep ” offense in game getting wins so we two, winning can make regionals again.”

7-0 against Benedictine.

Despite playing all but two of their Neither of WU’s all-MIAA sluggers first 29 games on the road, the Blues added to their home run total, but both still maintained a respectable record. played huge roles offensively.

The team has bounced back from a 1-9 White was 4-for-4 in game two record to their current 13-18 mark. and had two RBIs to lead the Blues in 3-2 records in each of their their 11-hit performance.

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Williams scored twice and had RBI of her own while finishing the game 2-for-3.

Benedictine’s Michala Green logged a complete game shutout in game one, but even then the Blues still managed to get on base successfully.

The Raven pitcher didn’t have any strikeouts, and WU even outhit their opponents 6-4. The problem for the Lady Blue offense was driving the runners home, a dilemma that was solved early and often in game two.

Pitcher Kayla Moore made sure Benedictine wouldn’t rally, throwing a complete game shutout to match Green’s performance in the first game and improving to 6-9.

With the offensive support of White and Williams, the team took another step toward’s their goal of making the postseason once again.

“The numbers are nice,” said Williams. “But the best part of hitting a home run is helping the team out by putting a run on the board.”

Baseball

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Overall Emporia State (5) 12-2 22-5 Nebraska-Omaha 10-4 20-9 Missouri Southern 9-5 16-11 Washburn 6-4 12-9 Pittsburg State 6-4 9-15 Central Missouri (16) 8-6 13-7 Fort Hays State 6-10 14-16 Southwest Baptist 5-9 7-16 Missouri Western 4-8 15-13 Northwest Missouri 4-10 9-14 Truman State 4-12 5-21 ( )- Collegiate Baseball Magazine national ranking

Results March 22

ESU 7, UCM 5 MSSU 6, FHSU 4 PSU 23, TSU 20 MWSU 7-5, Upper Iowa 3-3

WU this week

Softball Standings

Overall Missouri Western 23-4 Nebraska-Omaha (19) 19-6 Emporia State 17-8 Central Missouri 13-7 Pittsburg State 18-13 Fort Hays State 16-17 Washburn 13-18 Southwest Baptist 9-15 Truman State 8-15 Northwest Missouri 9-21 Missouri Southern 7-20 ( )- Fastpitch Coaches Association national ranking

Results March 22

Tuesday vs. Wayne St., 4 p.m. Benedictine 1, WU 0 Friday vs. ESU, 5 p.m.

WU 7, Benedictine 0 Saturday at. ESU, 2 p.m.

Sunday vs. ESU, 2 p.m.

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Bods sweep Bearcats, prepare for ESU Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW While Washburn students went home for the break, the Ichabod baseball team stayed in Topeka, won six of nine games at Falley Field and achieved something the team hadn’t done in nearly three years.

That feat, a four-game sweep of MIAA opponent Northwest Missouri this past weekend, was the first sweep for the Bods against one team since April 2006.

“It doesn’t happen very often, so it feels really good,” said second baseman Brian Clark.

The series sweep began Friday with a 7-2 victory as Washburn’s Brett Sorenson went 4-for-4 with 5 RBIs and pitcher Curtis Hamilton improved to 3-0 with a complete game, allowing two earned runs.

“They got themselves out really,” said Hamilton, who has a 1.80 ERA in six appearances. “I mean not a lot of strikeouts. My infield has been doing real good, getting a lot of groundouts and they’re making plays for me.”

The Ichabods won the night-cap with a 4-2 victory that saw two RBIs from Wes Joy and two hits from Vicente Vieyra. The Bods’ Danny Cook went seven innings, allowing only two earned runs and picking up his third win.

The Ichabod domination continued Saturday as the Bearcats were held to one run in 16 innings, losing 6-1 and 5-0.

“It was a great weekend for us,” said Sorenson.” All of the pitchers pitched amazing.”

In the first game, the Ichabods scored five of their six runs off Bearcat errors, as Thomas Holliday had two hits with a run and an RBI while Washburn pitcher Joel Ricketts went six innings, allowing just five hits and no runs.

Saturday’s second game featured two more hits and four more RBIs

from Holliday, while Brian Gorges added three hits, a run and a RBI. Andrew Miller had a complete game, four-hit shutout and earned his second win. The Ichabod victory ended a 13-game streak in which the Bearcats had not been shutout.

“That’s real nice,” said Hamilton.

“A shutout of a good team any time is exciting. It’s the energy our team needs to get on a winning streak so we can keep this going.”

The Bods’ victories were in part fueled by a team meeting the group had Thursday morning after their loss to non-conference opponent Rockhurst.

In that game on Wednesday afternoon, the Ichabods fell to Rockhurst 6-3.

After leading 2-1, the Bods’ Sorenson was tagged for four runs on five hits in the top of the third, giving the Hawks the lead for good and Sorenson the loss. “ C o a c h [Steve Anson] was pretty upset about the loss to Rockhurst,” said Clark. “He called us in. We had a meeting and everything.

That got us fired up and ready to play this weekend. Our pitchers shoved it against the other team. We played great defense, hit the ball, scored runs when we needed to and basically that was it.”

The Ichabods’ spring break began against MIAA foe Missouri Western as the Ichabods split the weekend series winning the first and last game.

The series opener against the Griffons began with a 2-0 Ichabod victory thanks to two costly Western errors and a seven inning complete game by Hamilton.

The Griffons responded, beating Washburn 7-4 in the night cap before taking the early game Saturday 7-2.

Washburn never led in either game.

The Ichabods were able to salvage the weekend, winning game four 7-6 after trailing by four early. Ricketts earned the victory, allowing five runs on five hits in five innings.

In the Western series, Washburn’s Holliday went 4-for-10 with one run and three RBIs, while Brian Gorges went 4-for-11 with a RBI. After beginning the season 6-6, including an 0-2 record in the MIAA, the Bods have turned it around sitting at 12-9 overall including a 6-4 record in the MIAA, good for fifth place.

“It’s real big.

We needed to get back up in the standings,” said Miller. “We lost two early to [Southwest] Baptist, didn’t play very good.

We started to play good this weekend.”

Up next for Washburn is a 2 p.m. home game Tuesday against Wayne State before a weekend showdown against No. 5 Emporia State. It begins at 5 p.m.

Friday in Topeka with a nine-inning contest before heading to Emporia for two seven-inning games beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The four-game series wraps up at 2 p.m. on Sunday back at Falley Field.

“Hopefully we can take four from [Emporia] just like we took four from Northwest,” said Sorenson.

WU-ESU series 5 p.m. Friday vs. ESU at Falley Field

2 p.m. Saturday at ESU 2 p.m. Sunday vs. ESU at Falley Field

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

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Swinging for the fences: Senior outfield Brian Gorges has been solid on offense and defense, batting .338 and committing just one error in 21 games.

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to behind the

business, but you can do even better with the right image.”

Little was the image director for V100, where he was charged with making the station look good. He shot photos and created graphics and content for the Web site. He is now applying that knowledge to his business.

“Everything that I did to make V100 look good, now I am using on my own to try to help small businesses the same way,” said Little.

Currently, Little is working with local business owners around Topeka, but he hopes to do more soon.

Little recognizes the importance of local businesses to a community.

He sees his business as a way to help Topeka keep a local flare and to fight becoming a corporate society.

“We don’t want to be a corporate society someday,” said Little. “I don’t think anyone really wants to.”

Through working in the community while at V100, Little grew to love Topeka and the people. About six years ago, Little heard a joke that made him aware about how people perceived Topeka.

“The joke was ‘What’s the difference between Topeka and yogurt? Yogurt has active culture,’” said Little.

While he thought the joke was funny, Little didn’t like the message it conveyed. The joke launched his pride in Topeka. Now, through his business, Little hopes to do his part in helping others feel proud of Topeka.

“I want to do whatever I can to improve the small business and the thinking of what people think of their town,” said Little.

Washburn students can relax from the mid-semester rush next Tuesday, thanks to the Campus Activities Board.

Kyle Dunnigan, a popular stand-up comedian, will be coming to campus to perform his sketches free to the public.

Dunnigan has had several sketches appear on his show on Comedy Central, and has performed at a few comedy festivals. Other television appearances on his resume include “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.”

These credentials were part of what made him a good fit for Washburn, said Amanda Repp, director of entertainment for CAB. She said she is responsible for random acts of entertainment, and discovered Dunnigan at a conference for CABs from different Midwest universities.

“We saw Kyle Dunnigan perform and though he’d fit Washburn,” she said.

As part of her job, Repp supplies whatever activities she can, including bowling and skate nights, but the real job is deciding on one big act to bring in each semester. For fall, she set up the magician act, and so Dunnigan’s performance will be the climax of entertainment for the spring, she said.

Repp said she knew she wanted a comedian going into the conference, but the toughest part was finding one that was right for Washburn.

“We’re a pretty conservative school,” said Repp.

She said that it was difficult balancing that comparatively conservative humor with the college’s youthful population.

“We saw a number of other comedians, but they got really offensive,” said Repp. “Kyle Dunnigan just fit. He appeals to a younger crowd, but he doesn’t cross the line in terms of being too offensive.”

Dunnigan will perform at 7 p.m.

March 31 in the Washburn Room of the Memorial Union. Repp encourages all students to take advantage of this opportunity to see good comedy.

“I just think that he was hysterical, and he’s well-known,” said Repp. “A lot of the students will enjoy him.”

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

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

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Brandon Bills WASHBURN REVIEW Joey Little still works in a studio, but a different kind of studio.

Little, known to Topeka radio listeners as Joey Baggz, the popular host of the morning show on rock station V100, is now starting a career as a photographer After seven years at V100, Little was laid off Aug. 27 for a policy violation. Though his termination was an unwelcome surprise, he holds no negative feelings toward his former employer.

“It was seven years of doing something that I probably wasn’t qualified to do in the first place,” said Little. “But I did really good at it and I was really successful at it, so I’ve got no hard feelings for Cumulus.”

Finding himself unemployed, Little began to consider his other interest: photography.

Little shot photos for V100 and as a hobby, but now he is pursuing it as a business.

Little started his photography career with Little Man Photography in early December. He opened a studio in College Hill, beneath Oscar’s Bar on Lane Street. He’s still defining what his business is about, but one thing is certain: whether it is their small business or how they feel about themselves or their community, Little wants to help people. Currently, Little spends his work imaging for businesses, doing photoshoots for clients and shooting artistic pieces.

“I’m so scatterbrained right now that I need to get everything in one direction,” said Little. “I’m just so excited about having a studio and a brand new business.

Since leaving the air, Little has return back.’ When really, I’m going to been fighting to leave his radio my mom’s house and having a cookout persona behind. As Baggz, Little made with my step dad.” sometimes shocking statements to Apparently, Little did his job get people talking and keep listeners well because many people still can’t tuned in, but it did not reflect his true separate Little from Baggz. character.

“There are people that hate me “Joey Baggz is not me,” said that don’t even know who I am,” said Little.

Little.

Baggz was A major only about 80 “ part of Little’s Everything that I did percent Little, hopes for his said Many business is doing to make V100 look Stos, Little’s imaging for good, now I am girlfriend. local businesses.

“When you’re He believes that using on my own on the radio, what others see people think they can make all the to try to help small know who you difference for a businesses the same are, but really business. they only know “ F r o m way.

Joey Baggz, photography, I - Joey “Baggz” Little they don’t know saw how I could Former radio personality/owner Joey Little,” said make ordinary of Little Man Photography Stos. look great ” things Little, along through lighting with a producer or through gels and co-host, or through a decided which different f-stop,” emotions and said Little. “It reactions Baggz works the same would have way in business on-air, all in as well. You can the interest of redo your logo. ratings.

Redo your menus. Redo everything “They were trying to make me the about your business and just look guy that every man wanted to be,” said better.”

Little.

Little attributes this to the value Baggz was one to live out the society puts on image. How people fantasy life of V100’s average male perceive something or someone can listener. affect their success.

“He can listen and live vicariously “You can have the greatest business through me,” said Little. “‘Man, Joey in the world,” said Little. “But unless got like, 17 lap dances in the VIP you’re looking great to people out room over the weekend that his buddy there and attract them—you’re going bought him because he got his tax to be great because you’re a great

Washburn Symphony Orchestra concert making city history Regina Budden WASHBURN REVIEW

soloist. If an appropriate soloist from outside the university is unable to be found, then Gamboa said at least one This Wednesday will mark a of the music faculty performs. significant achievement for the “Mainly this is so students have Washburn University Symphony interaction with professionals,” said Orchestra. At 7:30 p.m. in White Gamboa. In this concert, however, the Concert Hall, the orchestra orchestra will stand alone.

SEVEN will perform in its seventh The central piece being concert of the school year, featured in this particular CONCERTS a feat that music director concert is “Symphony No. Norman Gamboa said tops that of even 5 in E minor,” by Tchaikovsky. It is the Topeka Symphony Orchestra. one of the biggest pieces available for Another thing that will set this the orchestra in music literature, said concert apart is that in most WU Gamboa. It is also important that every orchestra performances, in at least music student is familiar with it. one song, the orchestra accompanies a “[The Symphony] is one of the most

representative of romantic orchestral repertoire,” said Gamboa.

One of the most impressive things about this performance is that, with as difficult as Tchaikovsky’s symphony is, the program has been put together with only six rehearsals.

“The orchestra has really risen to the case,” said Gamboa.

The orchestra has not always operated this professionally, however.

Gamboa said that being able to handle pieces of this size has taken the WU orchestra a while to reach.

“It’s been a process,” he said. “I’ve been building it up for five years, and now the orchestra has reached a mature

level.”

The performance is free and open to the public, and Gamboa hopes there will be a large turnout to give his students a chance to display their accomplishments.

“It has been quite challenging, and it speaks quite well of the level of our music students here at Washburn,” he said.

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

Record setters Oct. 10—Clarinet images Nov. 5—Showcase!

Nov. 24—Arabian Nights Dec. 7—Holiday Vespers Feb. 7 —KANSAS concert Feb. 23—Schubert’s Unfinished March 25—Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

Next concert

May 8—President’s Concert

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Monday, March 23, 2009 • Arts & Entertainment

Results in for KTWU Big Apple huge on culture Brandon Bills WASHBURN REVIEW

“Add the two together and you get a challenging drive,” she said.

Barry believes that KTWU’s return Public television is feeling the from this pledge drive was the best pinch from the economy. possible under the current circumKTWU completed its most recent stances. Two other public television pledge drive on March 15. The station stations in Kansas had to continue raised a little more than $100,000 dur- their March pledge drives for an extra ing the two week drive. week, a measure to which KTWU did “With everything that’s going on, not have to resort. maybe we were The stalucky to get that “ tion holds three much,” said Cincheduled As soon as the econ- spledge dy Barry, director drives a of development year. A fourth is omy rebounds, we for KTWU. sometimes held will do fine because Donations to in June if needKTWU for this ed. A pledge we have such loyal pledge drive drive in June is viewers. were down about very likely, said 30 percent from Barry. last year. Nation“We hold - Cindy Barry wide, donations that at bay and Director of development, were down 30 don’t plan on KTWU percent as well, but it’s still ” that, said Elaine Gill, an option,” said assistant director Barry. of development for KTWU. Still, the outlook for KTWU is Barry attributes the drop in dona- strong. tions to the troubled economy and “As soon as the economy rebounds, viewers who have had difficulty mak- we will do fine because we have such ing the switch the KTWU’s new digi- loyal viewers,” said Barry. “We appretal signal. ciate those who donate. They are very Many of KTWU’s viewers are old- special and important to us.” er and haven’t made the transition to Brandon Bills is a senior mass media digital unless they have had help from major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ washburn.edu. family, said Barry.

Photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

Leia Karimul Bashar WASHBURN REVIEW

across a kindly old restaurant owner standing outside his shop. He was ordering random tourists to come in and I went to New York City for spring eat his food because his was “the best break, and among the popular tourist restaurant in Chinatown.” The food destinations I visited, several stood out looked pretty good, but I was on a tight and turned the trip into an unforgetta- budget, so I asked him if there was a ble experience. buffet. Apparently this was the funniGround Zero est thing he had heard in his entire life.

In 2001 I had the opportunity to “Buffet?” he asked me incredulously. visit the World Trade Center in all “No buffets in Chinatown!” So there its glory just five months before the you have it, lesson learned.

Sept. 11 attacks. I remember being so The Late Show with David amazed by the impressive stature of Letterman the twin towers that I laid down on my If you ever get tickets to this show, back between the buildings to get what be prepared to pretend you’re having turned out to be a fairly decent picture a good time. A few hours before the of them as they arched toward the sky. show, several Late Night interns herded I’ve had more than seven years to me and other guests into a small room come to grips with 9/11, just like ev- and told us the rules. He said we had erybody else, but when the taxi cab to laugh at each of Dave’s jokes like it driver pulled up to Ground was the funniest thing we’d TRAVEL Zero, it was a sobering moever heard. Fine, I thought, ment. All the emotions from I can handle that. The most COLUMN that terrible day came rushimportant rule to remember ing back, and the passengers in my cab is no peeing is allowed once you enter were on the verge of tears. the Ed Sullivan Theater. I thought this A fence surrounded the spot where would be no problem, either, but I was the buildings once stood, and there wrong. I was so wrong. were holes in the fence where we As we lined up to enter the theater, could peer in and see the construction I felt a slight urge to use the restroom. work taking place to build the memo- By the time we got to our seats, it was rial. The experience was extremely a full-blown emergency. I went up to emotional – I felt a strange combina- one of the interns and asked him if I tion of anger, acceptance and sadness. could please use the restroom.

I was exhausted after we returned to “If you don’t get back to your seat the hotel, and I had to lie down for sev- right now, missy, you’ll be up in the eral hours. balcony for the rest of the show,” he Chinatown basically spat in my face. I felt like I I learned something important had no choice because I had a great during my visit to Chinatown. As we sixth row seat in the center of the thewalked along the crowded sidewalk ater, and I wanted my family to see me looking for a place to eat, we came on TV that night. Imagine the worst

you’ve ever had to pee, and then imagine having to hold it in for two more hours.

To top it off, they made us clap the entire time during commercial breaks until our hands were about to fall off.

The unlucky people on the edges of the rows had to hold their hands up in the air and clap. If anybody on the edges stopped clapping, one of the interns would run over to them and clap aggressively in their faces until they started clapping again. It was like we were being ordered around by fun-Nazis. With the urge to urinate constantly on my mind, I had to sit through two interviews with Nicolas Cage and Rachel Maddow, which made me sad because I love Maddow’s show and I could barely pay attention to what she was saying.

After the Letterman show, I found a McDonalds with a public restroom, and then I came across an Irish pub called O’Lunney’s, where I met two Canadian tourists who had also been to the show. They told me they had to pee the entire time, too. We laughed about the show, and drank our cares away on the eve of St. Patrick ’s Day. As I made my way back to the hotel that evening, I took in the sights, sounds and smells that are New York, and I wanted to shout out: “I LOVE THIS TOWN!” a la Winston Zeddemore at the end of “Ghostbusters,” but I was sobering up, and I didn’t want to look too touristy. New York City truly is an amazing city.

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

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Jeffrey hosts youth hunts

Bow pro

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009

Topeka resident operates archery shop from home, still hunts at 70

KDWP REPORTS

On the weekends of April 4-5, 1112 and 18-19, the Westar Energy Green Team will guide youth who have never harvested a turkey at its Jeffrey Energy Center west of Topeka. Assisted by experienced volunteer guides and hunting from stationary ground blinds, youngsters will hunt accompanied by an adult mentor in prime fields closed to the public until the youth hunters are through.

While an adult mentor is required, the Green Team is looking for both youth and mentors with little or no turkey hunting experience. (While most participants are teens, young TURKEY adults who have HUNTING never hunted are welcome to apply.) The hunt is designed for those who have minimal access to turkey hunting areas, as well. The youth must bring a shotgun and shells. They will hunt from enclosed blinds, so no camouflage clothing is needed. The volunteer guide will bring decoys and calls, as necessary.

The youth must provide their own turkey permits for Unit 2 and, if they are 16 or older, have a valid Kansas hunting license. Everything else will be provided.

Turkey densities are high in this area, so chances for a close shot are excellent. Sixteen hunters will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. To apply, contact Brad Loveless at 785-575-8115 by Tuesday, March 31, and give him the hunter and adult mentor’s names, a phone number, and a mailing address.

Photo by Eric Smith, Washburn Review

Bow knows: Local hunter Gary Hunsicker enjoys getting others involved in archery, and sells bows from his home-operated shop.

Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW

in and help others with.

One of the main reasons Hunsicker enjoys bowhunting so much is because Bowhunting is one of many it is something the whole family can activities that an outdoors person enjoy. Gary’s wife of 48 years, Carol, can take part in. And for 70-year-old also enjoys bowhunting and helped Gary Hunsicker, a local bowhunter Gary get started in the sport several extraordinaire, it’s one of the best. years ago.

Hunsicker, a Topeka native and “She bought my first decent hunting retired postal worker, has been bow,” said Gary. “That’s when we bowhunting for more than were going together in high 50 years and operates school. She got me hooked.

LOCAL an archery store from ARCHERY She’s often said that was a his house called Gary’s really big mistake.”

Archery Sales. Hunsicker services Many of the Hunsicker’s kids and compound bows and sells all sorts of grandkids are also avid bowhunting and bows and archery accessories. archery participants. Carol attributes An active member of the Topeka that to all the time they spent outside Bowhunters, Inc., Hunsicker is an shooting their bows and arrows. accomplished outdoorsman who “When our kids were little, we spent has participated in hundreds of many hours out at the archery range,” competitions. He considers bowhunting said Carol. “It’s good family time, just a hobby that he loves to participate and I think that it needs to get back

to where people are spending more time with their families and enjoying their kids because they’re up and gone before you know it.”

For Carol, there are not too many things better than just sitting outside and listening to the sounds of nature.

“I really enjoy getting out and sitting in a tree and hearing all the birds and the squirrels and all that,” said Carol.

“It’s just pleasant.”

For beginners looking to get into bowhunting or archery, Gary suggests finding a friend or neighbor involved in the sport and getting proper instruction about the equipment.

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

Archery club offers sponsorship Josh Rouse and Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW

The Topeka Bowhunters Club, located in southeast Topeka at 3920 S.E. Ratner Road (1/8 mile east of Tecumseh Road. and 37th), is a 100 acre piece of land set up specifically for bowhunting.

The club, which is celebrating its 33rd year in existence, currently has about 150 members. Their annual jamboree holds claim to Kansas’ largest and oldest bowhunter event.

“We have our own piece of ground and we have a lot of fun,” said member Gary Hunsicker. “We have slingshot targets, a place where you can throw the atlatl. We have places you can throw the tomahawk.”

Hunsicker sees archery as a cheap and family friendly source of entertainment.

“Our membership is closed right now,” said Hunsicker. “However you can be sponsored. We’re looking for positive influences. We want somebody that knows if that they join and just come out and use the facilities and dump some trash that we don’t really need them back.”

Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu. Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric. smith1@washburn.edu.

Current seasons: Light geese (extended season) — Feb. 16-April 30 Rabbits — All year Beaver trapping — Nov. 12March 31

Upcoming seasons: Spring (archery only) — April 1-7 Spring turkey (youth/disabled) — April 1-7 Spring turkey (regular season) — April 8-May 31

Spring catfishing spawns its own March madness

bodies of water. As a general rule of thumb, the more disgusting the bait is, the better off you are. Stinky cheese, an old favorite of aging fishermen and perhaps underrated as a seven seed, is still up against a wall on this one.

Stinky cheese can draw in big cats, but it generally is not as effective across the board as shad guts. Shad guts win in a close one.

No. 3 Soy Beans vs. No. 6 PreJosh Rouse made Doughballs WASHBURN REVIEW Soy beans that have been left out a few days in a bucket and soaked in My spring break, in a nutshell, was water are a beastly weapon against the spent dipping my fingers in smelly whiskered ones and double as chum, catfish bait and watching college as well as bait. Simply stick 3-4 beans basketball games. I don’t know on a hook, drop it near the bottom and whether it was the fumes from the bait wait. Pre-made doughballs, which are or the basketball overload, but a stroke sold in almost every sporting goods of genius (or heat) caused me to come outlet in the country, can be worthwhile up with the idea of a bracket system in small ponds on hot days, but that’s for catfish bait. about as far as their worth goes.

The first round—or as I like to call No. 4 Worms vs. No. 5 Dip Baits it the “Ewwy Eight”—presented a few This matchup presents the first good matchups, but only one upset. upset, as dip baits edge No. 1 Chicken Liver vs. past worms in the realm TOP CATFISH No. 8 Minnows of catfishing. Worms can BAITS Chicken liver, a favorite be useful when other baits amongst many catfish aren’t working, as they are the most hunters, received the automatic number natural form of bait. However, dip one seed. Minnows, the lowest seeded baits are specialized for catfish and, bait in the bracket, are common as on any given day, can be explosive. bait but not as common when chasing Worms are a good backup bait, but dip catfish. Chicken liver, of course, wins baits take the cake. this matchup in a blowout. Liver is an The second round, which I lovingly extremely effective catfish bait in any dubbed the “Funky Four,” was just as weather and location, and only gets dramatic as the first round, offering better with age. another upset as the one and three No. 2 Shad Guts vs. No. 7 Stinky seeds moved onto the finals, or the Cheese “Terrible Two.” Shad, especially their innards, are No. 1 Chicken Livers vs. No 5. a great source of smell to attract big Dip Baits cats and are generally effective in all Chicken livers prevail again, as dip

Bait Bracket Ewwy eight 1

Funky four

CHICKEN LIVER

MINNOWS

1 4

CHICKEN LIVER

WORMS

5 DIP BAITS 5

DIP BAITS

3

SOY BEANS

3 6

?

SOY BEANS

DOUGHBALLS

3 7 2

Championship

CHICKEN LIVER

1 8

Terrible two

SOY BEANS

STINKY CHEESE SHAD GUTS

2

baits still fail under cooler conditions when compared to chicken liver.

Chicken liver is really the utility player of catfish baits, the go-to bait when nothing else works.

No. 2 Shad Guts vs. No. 3 Soy Beans Incredibly close matchup, and shad guts may have even had the edge if it weren’t for the soy beans secondary role as chum. Throwing out gobs of

SHAD GUTS

food to starving catfish is the essential way to fill your stringer, and using the same type of food as bait and chum is the perfect strategy to induce a lot of strikes. Beans upset shad guts.

I’d like to give the readers a chance to get involved now. With the “Terrible Two” matchup of chicken liver and soy beans, I find myself unable to declare a champion, so perhaps the democratic process is best in this situation. To

We want to hear your opinion on what bait works best for spring catfishing.

Leave a comment on this column on the Washburn Review Web site with your choice and we’ll tally up the votes and announce the winner in April.

vote for which bait you think works best for springtime catfishing, go to the Washburn Review Web site (www. washburnreview.org) and leave your vote as a comment on this column.

You can also e-mail your vote to me at the address listed below.

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