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Food Fight

WSGA hopes to raise $9,000 by April 10 Jennie Loucks WASHBURN REVIEW

Students protest lack of input on Chartwells contract extension

With $3,000 dollars already raised, the Washburn Student Government Association continues efforts to reach its goal of $12,000 for the Pennies for Peace program. Greg Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time,” started the Pennies for Peace program to raise money to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His program is designed to show how one penny can change the lives of students overseas. The Pennies for Peace Web site, www.penniesforpeace.org, explains: “Our best hope for a peaceful and prosperous world lies in the education of all the world’s children.” “Our goal is to have the money raised by next Friday, April 10. That is when transitions for senate happen,” said Erica Koepsel, WSGA public PENNIES relations director. FOR To accomplish PEACE this, WSGA asked students and faculty at Washburn as well as area grade schools to help out. Jars with new advertising have also been placed in offices around campus. Edwin Madrigal, freshman, dug into his book bag and found 23 pennies. He was impressed that what was so little money to him could actually be a significant part of building schools overseas. Nick Brown, freshman, thinks world peace starts with children. He donated $5.03 in pennies, which he found lying around his dorm room. Booths will also be set up near the Corner Store on campus April 8 through 10. Games and prized will be available to all students who stop by. “We are really just hoping for foot traffic, as well as handbills,” said Koepsel. “ As well, we will be holding a contest to build a school out of dimes. The details of the contest are still being figured out.”

Travis Perry WASHBURN REVIEW Aside from the usual pizza and sandwiches, Washburn administrators were served a healthy portion of student opinion Thursday as a group of roughly 40 vocal Ichabods gathered outside the Union market to protest the contract extension of Chartwells Dining Services. Led by Washburn Student Government Association senator Phil Norris, the group marched, sang and shouted its objection to the University’s decision. On March 20, the Washburn Board of Regents made the decision to extend the university’s contract with Chartwells through the next decade. In return, Chartwells has planned $700,000 in renovations to the Union Market and the Corner Store, all planned to be finished by the 2009 fall semester. The spearhead of the protestors’ argument was that students were not consulted prior to the decision. Norris said his ideal outcome from the demonstration would be a cancelation of the current contract and renegotiation with student input. The contract allows for either party to cancel it with 60 days notice. When asked why students had not been included in the discussion, Duke Divine, director of business services for the Memorial Union, said the primary factor was time. Specifically, Divine said if the decision had waited, the renovations may not have been in place by fall. “I honestly thought we were doing a good thing,” said Divine. “But, what’s the saying, no good deed goes unpunished.” Matt Beadleston, director of dining services, echoed the reasoning during the WSGA meeting on April 1. “The reason we chose to present it at [the meeting on March 20] is because if we would have waited, we would not have been able to provide this next fall,” said Beadleston. Norris was dissatisfied with the reasoning. “There is always time to talk to students,” said Norris. “I want students to decide if they want Chartwells here or not.”

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Fed up: John Larsen marched among a cadre of other students protesting the lack of student involvement in the University’s decision to extend its contract with Chartwells Dining Services through the next decade. Amy Billinger, WSGA vice president, was also unhappy with the lack of student input on the issue. “Students are on almost every committee across campus that makes important decisions,” said Billinger, “so why not involve students in this

decision?” Beadleston attended the WSGA meeting to speak with senators about the proposed renovations. He also gave an apology, saying the issue should have

Jennie Loucks is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her a jennifer.loucks@ washburn.edu.

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Transformational experience receives mixed reviews from students “All I did was write one paper, filled out the paper work, and got some references,” he said. “It was a good way to convert my work into cash.” But because the transformational experience is a requirement, more students will study abroad, which means there is less money available for each individual. “The smaller the group is, the more generous the pool,” said Tina Williams, coordinator of international studies. “But so far it hasn’t been a problem to send students overseas.” The direct exchange programs, offered by the international studies department, are the most affordable.

Two international students offer unique perspectives on living in America.

The Kansas Expo Centre rocked to the sounds of some big-name bands Saturday.

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Student opinions about the Washburn Transformational Experience are varied and rarely absolute. Some who have completed the experience said they were pleased with the outcome and some said they weren’t. But no one said they thought it should be a requirement to graduate. Travis Byers, a senior German and management major, was not required to complete the transformational experience because of his catalogue year, but he did it anyway.

“Any activity that helps students finance study abroad is worth it,” he said. Byers has traveled to Germany three times during his academic career. All trips were school related, and the modern languages department awarded Byers $3,500 for his most recent trip: studying in Osnabrück, Germany. Now, Byers is completing the transformational experience by traveling to China, where he will meet with one of Washburn’s sister schools to work on a business project. The transformational experience scholarship fund awarded Byers $900 to go.

There are 25 different programs which award anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 to students studying internationally. The 12 faculty-led or departmental programs typically award less money for studying abroad because financing is left up to the leader of the trip. For example, Rick Ellis conducts fund raising each year with the group he takes to Nicaragua. The money raised helps fund the trip in addition to money awarded by the international studies department. The transformational experience scholarship fund also helps finance scholarly or creative projects. John Barry traveled to Ledyard,

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Conn. to conduct primary document research on the Pequot Tribe’s Reservation. The trip cost about $1,200 and the transformational experience fund covered almost all of it. “I would not have been able to do it without the WTE program,” said Barry. “The paperwork was a bit irritating. I think that the staff could benefit from completing mock WTE paperwork, so they could see the work that students have to put into it.” Byers said international studies

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TUESDAY April 7

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. ANGEL demonstration, 12 p.m., Bennett Room 102. Writing Circle, 7 p.m., Crane Room. WU Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall.

WEDNESDAY April 8

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Deployment Support Group, 12 p.m., Morgan Room 122. Brown Bag International Lecture, “Nihon Yakyu! Japanese Baseball as a Way to Understand its Culture and Modernization” 12 - 1 p.m., International House. “The Great Themes of Paul,” 5 - 6:30 p.m., Catholic Campus Center, 1633 S.W. Jewell.

THURSDAY April 9

Alcohol disorder screening, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Henderson Room 111. Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Nall Speak Off, 6:30 p.m., Henderson Room 100. Food drive and concert, 7 p.m., Upstage Gallery 700 S.W. Jackson. Documentary “Journey to a Hate Free Millennium,” 7 p.m., Washburn Room.

FRIDAY April 10

Mulvane Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Retirement reception for Ron Pressgrove and Lonnie Ritchey, 12:30 - 2 p.m., Kansas Room, Memorial Union. Coleman Hawkins High School Jazz Festival, all day, White Concert Hall.

SATURDAY April 11

Holiday egg hunt, 9:15 - 11 a.m., Memorial Union lawn. Mulvane Art Exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Sunday April 12

Apeiron hosted at WU April 17 Will playing with clay or a Rubik’s Cube make you more relaxed? What does the sun have to do with marine deforestation? Why were hippies drawn to Lawrence, Kan., in the 1960s? Answers to these and other questions examined in research projects will be presented by 92 students at The Washburn Apeiron: A Forum of Student Research, Scholarship and Creativity from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, on the Washburn University campus. The Apeiron allows students from all disciplines to present their work in an environment that closely resembles the professional conferences and performance venues of their chosen area of study. Entries include poster presentations, oral presentations, exhibitions and performance. Several of the presentations will fulﬁll portions of the Washburn Transformational Experience graduation requirement for which students must demonstrate excellence in scholarly and creative activity, community service, leadership or international education. The WTE graduation requirement was established to provide baccalaureate students with an opportunity to make a difference to others or society through enhanced learning designed to complement traditional college studies. - Campus Announcement

WU kicks off United Way campaign Washburn University will kick off their United Way campaign “LIVE UNITED” at noon Monday, April 6, in the Washburn Room, Memorial Union, Washburn campus. Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to see their Washburn family in a whole new light. Ten United Way agencies will also be in attendance to allow attendees to see how their donation to United Way affects the community. Miriam Krehbiel, president of United Way, and Jerry Farley, president of Washburn, will talk about Washburn’s partnership with United Way and what it means to LIVE UNITED. Jim Ogle, general manager of WIBW-TV and 2009 United Way campaign chair, will serve as emcee. As a pacesetter organization, Washburn University will lead the community as the ﬁrst donor group to stage a United Way campaign for 2009. Faculty, staff and students will have an opportunity to pledge their support to the United Way from April 6 through May 5. Several special events have been planned to help raise awareness and donations throughout the month. This year’s campaign approach is to help those at Washburn gain a better understanding of what United Way does for our community and how we as members of this community can become more involved. Together by supporting United Way, Washburn is able to show that as individuals,

Law library book sale, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Law Library. Mondays at the Mabee, President Farley discusses Washburn University, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Mabee Library. Washburn Review at noon. Presentation by Jackie JoynerKersee, 7 p.m., Washburn Room. Advance registratioon begins for School of Law fall semester.

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and as a university, we understand the importance of building a better, stronger and more caring community. More information is available at www. washburn.edu/unitedway. For more information contact Amanda Hughes at (785) 670-2153. - Campus Announcement

Alumni art work displayed at Mulvane Art work by 73 alumni of the Washburn University art department will be on exhibit April 18 to June 21 at the Mulvane Art Museum. The featured artists represent 18 states and the country of Malaysia and will show a variety of media ranging from painting, drawing and ceramics to printmaking, sculpture, glass and mixed media. The exhibit is sponsored in part by the Washburn Alumni Association. An opening reception will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, in conjunction with Alumni Weekend activities. The Mulvane Art Museum is located on the Washburn University campus at 17th and Jewell Streets, adjacent to White Concert Hall. - Campus Announcement

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Hello students, Since this is my last letter for the term, I’d like to leave you all with some thoughts that I feel are important to the well-being of this institution. First, the WTE: It is NOT a waste of money. The principles it stands for are the same as Washburn stands for, one of those being to give students the skills to learn for a lifetime. It is what could set Washburn apart from other schools if it is done the right way. Second, Academics are the core of the University. As such, the library also is the core of a university. I would even go as far as to say it is the cornerstone of a university. It is the gateway to all academic opportunities. Third, the right of the student voice to affect decisions made by the administration is vital. When this right is taken away, we must ﬁght to get it back. I also believe in good food at a fair price! Need

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I say more? Last, I believe in the city of Topeka. I truly believe Washburn could prosper if students were more connected with the community. Whether this is the job of students or the community still stands to reason. I have attempted to make that connection, and I hope the senate will continue to do so. It has been an honor to serve Washburn students as President of student government. Thank you to all those that supported the Philippi-Billinger Administration. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Sincerely, Whitney Philippi President Washburn Student Government Association

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03/26/09 - Info. report, door left 03/30/09 - Info. report, intrusion alarm, 04/01/09 - Info. report, ﬁre alarm, unlocked, Stoffer Science Hall, report Bookstore, report taken, call back called, Kuehne Hall, report taken, meal alarm reset. overcooked TFD arrived, alarm reset. taken, advised to talk to supervisor.

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Campus life: Earthball is the philanthropy for the Delta Chi fraternity. The proceeds raised from the event held on Saturday go toward the Jimmy V Foundation for cancer research. The foundation was named for Jim Valvano, a basketball coach who died of cancer in 1993. Photos by Arissa Utemark.

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Monday, April 6, 2009 • News

PROTEST: Senators say WSGA should have been notified Continued from page A1 been brought before students prior to finalization. When the tide of conversation shifted to why Beadleston had not met with the student government’s food services committee, he said he was aware it was being created, but was unaware it had formed. Senator Ashley Baker, a member of the food services committee, said the organization had its first meeting around late February or early March. Baker said she thought someone had contacted Chartwells to inform them the committee had been formed; however, the group had not yet met with Beadleston prior to the contract extension. Even so, Billinger and Norris agreed that was unacceptable. The two said even if administrators had not known about the committee, student government has been in existence for more than 100 years and should have been notified. “When this decision was made above our head, it’s kind of like kicking my knees out from under me,” said Billinger. “I’m supposed to be the voice of the students, and with this situation I wasn’t able to do that.” Another point of contention were the results of three surveys Chartwells administered over the course of 2008: one in March, one in October, and another in November. Chartwells used the results from these surveys to design the renovations to the Union Market

Photo by Mike Goehring, Washburn Review

‘We’re not gonna take it’: Protestors participated in a sit-in outside the Union Market Thursday in an effort to tell make University officials cancel the contract with Chartwells Dining Services and renegotiate the issue with student input. and Corner Store. Some students felt the sample size was too small and the questions were too leading. However, Steve Cann, political science professor, said otherwise. Cann, who teaches an applied

research course at Washburn, has a significant amount of experience creating and administering surveys, as well as examining the resulting data. While the two initial surveys were unavailable, Cann was given the

survey which Chartwells administered in November 2008. This survey was also distributed to senators at the April 1 WSGA meeting. After examining the questions, Cann said the survey questions seemed fair and that it

offered several opportunities for the person taking the survey to supply his or her own answer. Further, Cann said the sample size of 320 respondents, roughly 5 percent of the total Washburn student population, was proper for the survey method utilized. When the surveys were administered, Chartwells set up booths outside the Union Market and Corner Store, a method Cann said usually garners a return from 6 percent of the target population. Cann added that the method which garners the highest return rate — about 90 percent — is physically approaching people and asking them to take the survey. Beadleston said this was a the original method of choice, but Washburn did not allow it. Despite the protestors’ intentions, Cann thinks their actions were misdirected. “If you’re going to go protest somebody, you should be camped outside the president’s office,” said Cann. “Chartwells did nothing more than any business would do.” In the end, even if some were displeased by the demonstration, administrators were glad to see students voicing their opinions. “I think it’s good for students to voice concerns,” said Beadleston, who at the time of the protest hadn’t spoken with any of the students involved. “I just would hope what is being told to the students is accurate.” Travis Perry is a senior mass media major. Reach him at travis.perry@washburn. edu.

Student government prepares for transition to new administration Textbook rental, “success” week among items new staff will tackle in coming weeks Ben Fitch WASHBURN REVIEW Garrett Love and Caley Onek are slated to take control as president and vice president of the Washburn Student Government Association on April 15.

Love said the experience has been busy and stressful, but he feels good. “We are just kind of getting a start,” he said. Love said he has been working with the bookstore to push the implementation of a textbook rental program. He is asking teachers to commit to using their textbooks for three years, making a rental program viable. “This takes money away from the publishers and gives it back to the students,” said Love, adding that the program will also save

Washburn money. Love and Onek said they are also working to institute a text message system called Bod Alert. Students who sign up for the service will get text messages about upcoming events on campus. Bod Alert is being viewed as a no-cost option for students. Onek said she is working to make the week before finals less stressful by reserving it as a week for review, without overbearing expectations. At this point, the biggest issue has been what to call it. She referred to it as “dead week,”

but she said some faculty didn’t like the sound of it. “Success week” was also considered as an option, but it would be the second five-day period of the semester with that title. As Love and Onek work out the kinks, they are faced with a slim budget. “We are cutting spending wherever we can,” said Love. “I’m optimistic about enrollment. I hope it will be going up, but we don’t know how much money we will have.” Onek added that many of the plans the new administration has for

implementation are low-cost. As far as other plans go, Love thought the relationship with administrators and new senators was important. “I think communication is a big issue on campus,” he said. “We need to be reaching out as much as we can.”

Ben Fitch is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at benjamin.fitch@ washburn.edu.

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Opinion • Monday, April 6, 2009 Review’s View

University of Virginia closing computer labs According to a University of capabilities more available for the Virginia Web site, 99 percent of the masses. entering freshman class brought at While this may become a norm for least a laptop with them, if not also a larger universities, that is deﬁnitely not smartphone which can check e-mail an option for Washburn University. and surf the Web. Because of this, the During most of the weekdays, the university has begun the desktop computers in the process of shutting down area of the library REVIEW’S main many of its computer often have students using VIEW labs because they are them to write papers, becoming redundant and research or print off left unused. information from classes. However, The dream of a $100 laptop is Washburn needs to start working on not far from reality. The prices a few things as portable computers of netbooks are dropping rapidly, become increasingly present on thus making portable computers campus. with Internet and word processing The most important is how abysmal

the wireless Internet is in most buildings on campus. Sometimes, one’s laptop connects to tsunami and sometimes to WUPublic. Whichever one is connected, it is slow, especially in the library where it is sometimes unusable. We hope ISS is prepared for what is likely to be a massive inﬂux of personal computers bogging down the wireless Internet. The views expressed in the Review’s View are those of the Washburn Review editorial board, and not necessarily the views of Washburn University.

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ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW In case people did not have enough to panic about with the economy, North Korea happily obliged to add another heaping helping of alarm to Barack Obama and the rest of the world’s plate. This weekend, North Korea launched a controversial missile that has the entire world up in arms. China is urging restraint on all sides, and on Sunday, Obama called for a nuclear-free world. Although the sentiment is respectable and I think the halt of nuclear arms proliferation is respectable, it also provided a mental image of two kids fighting while another kid stands in the middle, stomps his feet and says, “Guuuyyysss…stop fighting! Gosh!” Indeed, Obama now more than ever, needs to put more legislation out to stop the proliferation of weapons and loose nuclear material. Treaties like the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) and the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty have fallen to the wayside, and, according to a Reuters article from Sunday, the START 1 will expire in December. There are at least 24 multilateral arms regulation and disarmament agreements listed on the disarmament.un.org Web site dealing with the FROM THE proliferation of weapons EDITOR and weapons testing. However, nations like North Korea, that are actually willing to use these weapons, are not playing nicely with the rest of the world North Korea was once a member of the NPT, but withdrew in 2003. Since 1993, the Time Magazine archive lists several stories in which North Korea presents itself as a threat. Of course, media have often been rather highstrung when it comes to our potential destruction in a nuclear blast – just go back to the articles during the long stretch of the Cold War. Countries like North Korea and Iran do not subscribe to the regular rules. Generally, most nuclear weapons have been kept in check by the threat of mutual destruction: the idea that, if a country strikes another country with fully developed nuclear weapons, then the first country will be struck in return. That said, places like Iran and North Korea are testing missiles and making threats with reckless abandon. North Korea actually gets a large amount of food and economic aid from China, according to an Associated Press article on Sunday. Despite this delicate lifeline, North Korea still does not seem to heed China’s requests to stop tossing missiles over Japan. I am not an expert, but I do know I am a kid who is honestly afraid of being blown up. I hope President Obama’s plan works. But I am not sure another world leader telling countries who won’t adhere to treaties to not make and launch nuclear weapons is going to work. It is a delicate balance, because, frankly, I cannot advocate the stopping of aid from China and South Korea into North Korea because then, innocent people are going to starve and the delicate diplomatic situation will be upset. The Cold War rhetoric is going to increase as more hear about this event, particularly from the cable news networks. They might even get so cheeky as to play songs like “Eve of Destruction” or something. Wolf Blitzer is going to have a field day. I hope people take serious notice of this, do their research and become fully aware of what is occurring in the world around them. ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major. Reach her at reanne.utemark@washhburn.edu

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Writer argues for P-Day awareness Brian Allen WASHBURN REVIEW No one could have missed VaginaDay, the women are so well organized that their myriad of issues were highly proﬁled. You can’t cross campus without seeing a pink breast cancer ribbon and women’s basketball teams across the nation have been wearing pink jerseys to honor victims, to raise awareness of and to ﬁght breast cancer. Let us not forget Wear Red Day for women’s heart disease awareness. There were movies and monologues and nights out during V-Day week, or should I say month. You have to tip your hat to our sisters, they got it together. But where is P-Day, the men’s equivalent to V-Day for raising awareness of male related issues? What color is the prostate cancer ribbon? We are not animals. If you prick us do we not bleed? Men have issues too! According to the Centers for Disease Control; •Heart disease and cancer are the top two leading causes of death for males. In 2002, 340,933 men died from heart disease, the leading cause of death for men in the United States. The most commonly diagnosed cancers

among men are adolescents and prostate, lung, “ adults were for and colorectal. males. Testicular cancer Men need to Men need to raise occurs most often raise awareness awareness of their in men between of their own the ages of 20 and gender issues own gender issues 39. like the women • In 2004, have. Men are like the women males accounted slow to seek have. for 78% of fatal medical help and unintentional don’t participate drownings in the in preventative - Brian Allen United States health screening Washburn Review Staff Writer • Males take as they should. their own lives men are ” Young at nearly four full of bravado times the rate of thinking that females and represent 78.8% of all they are invincible and will live U.S. suicides. forever. The CDC says you aren’t and •Males are at higher risk than you won’t, especially if you are not females for motor vehicle crashes, falls, aware of the health issues particular to drowning, and homicide. Compared your gender. with women, men are twice as likely Until we do organize, you can get to sustain a traumatic brain injury and more information on male health issues, four times as likely to sustain a spinal prevention, diagnosis and treatment cord injury. form your doctor, the Student Health • Nearly 5.3 million incidents of Center in Morgan Hall, Room 170, Intimate Partner Violence occur each 785.670.1470 and the CDC at www. year among U.S. women ages 18 and cdc.gov/Features/MensHealthatCDC/ older, and 3.2 million occur among men. Brian Allen is a staff writer with the • In 2006, almost three quarters Washburn Review. Reach him at brian. of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among allen@washburn.edu.

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Corrections The Washburn Review does not intentionally print anything that is considered libel or that is incorrect. If a correction or a clarification needs to be made, please contact the editor at reanne.utemark@ washburn.edu. All corrections and clarifications will be made as soon as possible on the Web site and will be located in this section in the next week’s paper. In Issue 22 of the Washburn Review, it was incorrectly stated that the senior recital for Alex Wise was rescheduled. This is incorrect, the recital occured on March 29th. The Review regrets the error. In Issue 22 of the Review, Board of Regents chairperson Bob Storey’s name was misspelled on the first reference in the Chartwell’s story. The Review regrets the error.

Monday, April 6, 2009 • News

CaddyStacks tees-off second year Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

Saturday was also a very competitive tournament. The six competitors were Ben Sallee, Lori Most people have heard the Williams, Brian Long, Kristin Long, cardinal rule: “be quiet while you’re in Wiard, and KC Williams. Sallee had the library.” But this past Wednesday attended the year before, and his score and Saturday, Mabee Library hosted to get into the tournament was an Caddystacks, where the cardinal rule impressive 37. became “be quiet while someone else “I got a hole in one on the hole is putting.” with the volcano, and also the hole that For its second year, Caddystacks flips over,” said Sallee. “I knew some brought an 18-hole of the tricks, mini-golf course since I was here to the three floors last year too.” of Mabee Library. At the end The idea was a of the 18th spin-off of an idea hole, there was from a university a tie for second in the northeast place among - Marj Murray United States. As Sallee, Long and Library Assistant players advanced Lori Willams. through the course, Following a tiethe idea is to raise breaker round, awareness in both winners were students and the public about library determined and prizes awarded. First facilities. Besides playing the course, place prize went to Wiard, second Long participants could buy baked goods and third place going to Williams. KC that were being sold. All money went Williams, Sallee, and Long were also toward Mabee Library. given prizes. On both Wednesday and Saturday, As of Saturday, final counts had a six-person tournament was held. On not yet been made as to the amount Wednesday, the tournament became of funding raised from the event. a heated battle among couples, CaddyStacks saw approximately 55 pinning Kurtis Wiard, Jenny Mills, people between the two days. After ReAnne Utemark, Brandon Wentz, the event was all over, Marj Murray, a Sarah Madle and William Arasmith library assistant, had positive remarks. against each other. The grand prize “It’s been a good time and fun for was a Nintendo Wii. Second place all involved,” said Murray. received a flip-video camera, and third place doled-out a family four-pack to Westridge Lanes. Arasmith was the winner of Wednesday’s event, with Richard Kelly is a freshman mass media second going to Wiard, and third place major. Reach him at richard.kelly@ going to Wentz. washburn.edu.

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Fore!: Jenny Mills and Kurtis Wiard play a round of golf at Mabee Library. CaddyStacks was held for its second consecutive semester, and library ofﬁcials hope to make it an annual event.

Area high school students participate in Chemistry Day Robert Burkett WASHBURN REVIEW

Last Thursday, Stoffer Science Hall was the site of Chemistry Day, an annual event hosted by the chemistry department. Schools from across the state sent students to learn and compete in the events that took place. Among those events was a standardized test from the American Chemical Society, in which the top ﬁve participants, which in some cases presented ties between students, were given awards for their accomplishments. While one group of students took the test, a second group of students was taken to Stoffer’s labs and research areas to get a look at what Washburn’s science and chemistry facilities have to offer incoming students. Many pieces of equipment were showcased in an application setting by current Washburn students, while tours were given to the

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Chemistry Day guests. team in the competition, while Silver “All the students seemed really Lake High ﬁnished second and Hayden, interested in the with two teams in the instruments that we competition, took “ had to show,” said third. David Reed, junior “All of the You are all the chemistry major. students seemed best of the best After the pretty knowledgeable that Kansas has to standardized tests had and really seemed been taken by both interested in offer... groups of students, chemistry,” said - Stephen Angel everyone was given Scott Bush, senior, the chance to eat some Chair, Chemistry Department forensic chemistry pizza and snacks major. provided in part by scores ” wereWhile the Chemistry Club of tallied and Washburn. results were The second portion of the afternoon complied, students watched a humorous featured a tradition of Chemistry Day, YouTube blooper reel featuring the Chemistry Bowl, a quiz show format chemistry experiments gone awry. contest which pits teams of four from After the entertainment, Stephen different schools against each other Angel, associate professor and in a contest to see who could answer department chair, took to the podium to the most chemistry-related questions. congratulate all the students that won, Concordia High boasted the winning and he offered encouraging words to

everyone who had participated. “You all are the best of the best that Kansas has to offer and we hope to see you all continue your interest in chemistry and the sciences,” said Angel. Awards were presented to the winners of the day’s events by Alan Shaver, president of the Wakarusa Valley chapter of the American Chemical Society and Renae Solko, president of the Chemistry Club of Washburn. Results First place, Casey Zimmerman; Concordia High, Second place, Billy Welton; Hayden, Third place, Pete Ziegler; Hayden, Joe Mayer; Hayden, Fourth place, Creighton Leif; Concordia High, Derek Holmer, Silver Lake High and Fifth place; Kayla Sicard; Concordia High, Carrie Frizzell; Topeka West Robert Burkett is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at robert.burkett@ washburn.edu.

Psychology professor Joanne Altman was pleased at the number of psychology students who placed at the Great Plains Student Psychology Conference. “This is culminating work for students,” said Altman. Roughly 100 student submissions were presented, either orally or through posters. The conference is similar to a professional psychology convention. Students submitted their research for review in order to qualify to present their findings during the convention. Six Washburn students placed at the conference. Altman said seven students presented empirical research. “It is learning how to do the professional side of psychology,” said Altman. At the conference, students were able to make connections with the Midwest PSYCHOLOGY Psychology DEPARTMENT Association. The MPA is a regional organization with similar associations across the U.S. “Our students worked hard at doing the presentation right,” said Altman. Seventy-five percent of WU students presenting received some kind of an award. This feat tied Washburn with Creighton University. Kim Goodman, Molly Kelley, Jeff LaCerte, Mark Simonson, Lydia Thompson and Megan Wells all received recognition and awards. The students worked up to the deadline. Altman said the students worked 20 hours each weekend for the two weekends leading up to the conference, with 12-hour days thrown in for good measure. Kevin Goetz, psychology student, presented a study connecting the effects of violence in video games on child psychology. Goetz worked with 50 to 60 participants during his project, and he said Altman was helpful during his study. “She really knows her field,” said Goetz. “She’s a great tool for guidance.”

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

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Students experience new cultural perspective at Washburn Brian Allen WASHBURN REVIEW

Fangyuan “Mary” Ying crossed the Pacific and Marcel Kubsch crossed the Atlantic to attend Washburn University. They are international exchange students here for a semester to learn about U.S. language and culture. Marcel Kubsch is from Bremen, Germany, where he is a senior majoring in business law at F.H. Osnabrück University of Applied Science. He continues his business studies here at Washburn, but his main reason for being here is to study and practice English. Language has not been a problem for Kubsch, although he did have to drop a business law class because it did not apply to his studies. “Our legal systems are different, Kubsch said. “Ours is commonwealth law.” Washburn class sizes are similar to his college in Germany, but he is not used to homework and mid-terms. “At my college, you are responsible for yourself,” Kubsch said. “You could possibly do nothing all semester, but the final exam is everything.” He believes that while Washburn requires a lot of quantity academically, F.H. Osnabrück has better quality. Kubsch thinks American and German students are similar, but he feels American are more confident and free-spirited, noting that Americans dress more casually than students at his German University. Students who are

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A change in scenery: Fangyuan “Mary” Ying and Marcel Kubsch transition from life at home to life in the United States. Changes in the classroom and the social scene have given both students a new look on cultural practices. studying business there are expected to dress in business attire. For amusement, Kubsch enjoys handball and tennis at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and Texas hold-em tournaments. Kubsch has found sports to be a great way to meet people and socialize. He

said Washburn has been warm and welcoming, and he has enjoyed meeting many Kansans who have German roots. Fangyuan Ying goes by “Mary” because it is easier for Americans to pronounce. A junior from Ningbo, China, Ying is an English major

training to be a teacher at Zhejiang Normal University. She said Chinese academics are very competitive, with hundreds of students competing for each opening. At Washburn, Ying is taking classes in communication and English. Between studying English and

practicing it with her American roommates, Ying said language has not been a problem for her. Fast talkers, slang and humor can be difﬁcult to understand, but she is getting better at it. Ying said she appreciates how frank and direct Americans are, and she likes their friendly attitudes. She said relationships are different in America. “I found students here take it not so serious as we Chinese do,” said Ying. “Maybe we are a little bit conservative. In my home university, boys are not allowed to enter the girls’ dorm.” Ying had a little trouble getting used to a high-calorie diet. She said American meals are served too cold. In China, a meal must be served piping hot to be considered good. Ying thinks Chinese restaurants in the U.S. serve too much fried food and not enough fruits and vegetables. “We do not have fortune cookies in China,” she said. To socialize, Ying enjoys church, basketball games, swimming at the recreation center and attending concerts at White Concert Hall. She is here with six other Chinese citizens. Her group has had the opportunity to tour the east coast, and they will visit the west coast before they return to China.

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

Red tape holds up coffee cart addition to library Linda Meyer WASHBURN REVIEW

Walk into the library of other Kansas universities and the aroma of coffee ﬁlls the air. Walk into Mabee Library and the smell of old books envelopes the senses. To make the library more inviting to students, Alan Bearman, interim dean of libraries, asked for a coffee cart to be added. “We are in a competition with Barnes and Noble,” said Bearman. “The library should be the center of the university. It is a community place.” Coffee and education have a long history together. By the 17th century, coffee houses in England were known as “penny universities,” where a

person could get a cup of coffee and have a spirited conversation about the issues of the day. The process to get a coffee cart is not an easy one. Bearman gave his suggestion to Duke Divine, director of business services, who submitted it as one of nine capital equipment fund requests in December 2008. Divine ranked his requests, which included repairs to facilities. The coffee cart was ranked No. 3. Divine said the only glitch stopping the request from being fulﬁlled is the budget crunch. With the school’s grim budget forecast, there isn’t much money to spend on wants, let alone needs. However, a decision will be made by May. “It wouldn’t look too good if a

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were worth the work, but that the transformational experience program still has some problems. “The problem doesn’t lie within the WTE, but in the departments of the WTE,” he said. “I didn’t need a required program to show me that I had been transformed. What student who goes through college doesn’t get transformed?” Mark Bigler, a senior economics major, would not have otherwise been required to complete the transformational experience, but it was necessary because he transferred to Washburn in the fall of 2007. Bigler went to McAllen, Texas, and worked with an organization called Women United, a shelter for battered women to complete a community service transformational experience. “The experience itself was rewarding,” said Bigler, “but the WTE program is completely useless. I wouldn’t have come to Washburn if I’d known I had to do this thing. I didn’t find out about it until after a year in.” Bigler said completing 150 hours of community service was an opportunity cost because it was time spent that could have been spent earning money. Bigler graduates in May and he said having the experience as an addition to his resume has not been beneficial. He has talked to eight employers, none of whom brought up the experience during interviews. In fact, employers tend to be more impressed with experiences students have had at paid internships. “A solution would be to include internships as a way to fulfill the TE,” said Bigler. “Students have bills to pay. I can’t spend that much time doing un-paid work.” Bigler made $1,500 this semester through paid internships. “I think that if Washburn does not get rid of this program soon, that they will be out of business,” said Bigler. “Washburn enrollment is down, and it could be that people don’t want to go to Washburn because of the WTE.” Jessica Avers, junior, has not yet completed a transformational experience, but she will be traveling to Nicaragua in January. She said she thinks the transformational experience could have made a difference in her decision to come to Washburn. “I’m not a big fan of it being required,” said Avers. “I’m really excited about the trip, but I think it should be something that’s optional.” Byers said the program should try to be flexible with students. “Washburn isn’t trying to attack the students,” said Byers. “They are doing it because they know it is important. This is an excellent way, if used properly, to make career networks. I’d let Washburn pay me any day to go to Germany.” Ben Fitch is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at benjamin.fitch@washburn.edu.

leaky roof didn’t get ﬁxed, but they put a coffee cart in the library,” said Divine. “But it is still something that would bring in the students. I’m not giving up.” Chartwells, Washburn’s food service, was asked if it would be interested in supplying the cart, but representatives didn’t think it would be proﬁtable. They did, however, give suggestions as to the type of cart that would work well in the library. Its cost is estimated around $5,000. Additional funds are needed for a water line and electricity. Mabee Library is the only Regents school that doesn’t have ! coffee available. The other six state ! universities have coffee bars or carts in their main libraries.

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Rikki Bruntmeyer and Josh Rouse WASHBURN REVIEW

Avenged Sevenfold gained mass popularity with their song “Bat Country” and have since skyrocketed to fame with “Almost Topeka was treated to a night of Easy” (featured on Rock Band 2) metal during the weekend as four and the acoustic ballad “Dear notable rock bands descended upon God,” concluded the show with a bang, though a noticeable portion the capital city with a fury. Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, of the crowd left before their performance began. Papa Roach and guest band “I was outside having a Rev Theory performed ROCK smoke after Buckcherry Saturday night at the CONCERT played their last song and Kansas Expocentre in front I saw at least 100 people of a packed house. Rev Theory opened the night, leaving and not even waiting to see after speculation as to who the the other bands,” said Hewitt. secret guest band would be. Papa Roach, who hit the music scene in the ‘90s with the rock classic “Last Resort,” was the next band to hit the stage, and was followed by Buckcherry. “I’ve been waiting for almost two Rikki Bruntmeyer is a junior mass months for the concert,” said Emily media major. Reach her at rikki. Hewitt, freshman. “I really only bruntmeyer@washburn.edu. Josh came to see Buckcherry, but Papa Rouse is a junior mass media major. Roach and Avenged Sevenfold were Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu. good, too.”

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Arts & Entertainment • Monday, April 6, 2009

Washburn Opera hits high note Regina Budden WASHBURN REVIEW

“If they were written in English, the melodies would actually be different,” said Snook. A few of the solos in “Barber” The music department at Washburn were sung in the original Italian, University exhibited a tour de force including Figaro’s famous entrance April 3 and 4, performing excerpts aria, “Largo al Factotum Della Citta.” from two operas in White Concert (Figaro, Figarrrroooooooo!) Hall. Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere Elliot Lauxman, the student who di Siviglia” (The Barber of Seville) played Figaro, was given props such and Guiseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff” were as a barber’s pole and electric razor to significantly shortened because of help the audience interpret his solo. time constraints and the youth of the “It was a very difficult song. I performers, but both operas served as worked a lot in the last four months platforms for the singers to exhibit just on that song itself,” said Lauxman. their skills. “It’s great to see the work pay off.” The concert opened at 7:30 p.m. If Rossini seemed somewhat young with Rossini’s piece, to be writing operas, then with an introduction by Verdi had the opposite its director, Washburn WASHBURN issue: he was 80 when University professor Dr. OPERA “Falstaff” premiered in Lee Snook. The opera, Vienna. The opera, based based on an earlier French on Shakespeare’s “The version of “The Barber of Seville” Merry Wives of Windsor” and “Henry by Pierre Beaumarchais, follows a IV,” was directed by Ivalah Allen. It timeless formula of romance. featured the second scenes of Acts 1 “Boy sees girl,” said Snook in and 2. his introduction. “Boy falls instantly “Falstaff” is the story of a man in love with girl. Boy can’t get girl. down on his luck who tries to seduce Boy gets frustrated. Finally, boy gets several married women for money. girl.” The plot thickens when the women Rossini wrote “The Barber of discover his treachery. They decide to Seville” when he was 24, and it was try to make sport of him. his 17th opera. The entire performance More mischief ensues as a would have lasted more than three prankster’s husband suspects her of hours, so it was shortened to selected going through with the affair and scenes from the first act. Snook filled attempts to out her “lover.” Comical in the gaps. trouble runs rampant as the pitfalls of Snook said most of the songs in double-crossing are displayed. “Barber” are much easier to sing in “I’m personally not a fan of just Italian because the musical phrasing doing scenes,” said Rick Huffman, a was made for Italian diction. vocal performance major who played

Musician to headline Topeka AIDS project Leia Karimul Bashar WASHBURN REVIEW

be unable to cook. OPEN decided to co-sponsor the concert and food drive after learning Lawrence musician Charles McVey that the food pantry for the Topeka will be featured AIDS Project was live in concert at 7 running low. p.m. on Thursday “ A I D S at the Upstage medications cost Gallery, located at so much that a lot 700 S.W. Jackson of times [AIDS Ave. patients] don’t have Sponsored by money for food left Washburn student in their budget,” said organization Boydston. “When OPEN and Traig I found out that Consulting, the their food pantry concert will was running low, double as a food it just broke my drive to benefit heart. We had to do the Topeka something.” AIDS Project. To learn more Admission is one about the Topeka non-perishable AIDS Project, food item, visit the Web site, although OPEN TopekaAIDSProject. suggests five org. The site items of nonoffers information Photo courtesy of www.myspace.com/charlesmcvey perishable food about volunteer per person. opportunities and Resa Boydston, secretary for outreach programs in the Topeka OPEN, said the Topeka AIDS Project area. is looking for things like ravioli, Leia Karimul Bashar is a senior spaghetti-O’s, soup and other easy- mass media major. Reach her at leia. to-prepare foods for people who may karimulbashar@washburn.edu.

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Figaro: The WU Opera took place April 3 and 4 in White Concert Hall. The show featured scenes from “Falstaff” and “The Barber of Seville” and was performed by the music department. in “Falstaff” as Dr. Cajus. “But these are difficult operas.” “Opera is the Italian word for work,” said Snook, which demonstrates what is both loved and hated about the art

form. “Some students have never done anything like this,” he said. “It’s a lot of hard work. They’re not used to it. Not only do we make them sing, but we make them walk around at the

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

Dunnigan clowns around Brandon Bills WASHBURN REVIEW

was wearing slippers to the show and typing on a lap top. “It was awesome,” said Gelsinger. Comedian Kyle Dunnigan brought “I didn’t know what to say. I’m pretty his comedy stylings to the Washburn sure I was red in the face.” Room of the Memorial Union on John Larsen and Garrett Love Tuesday night. were late to the show because of Dunnigan’s act is a mixture of an evening Spanish class. Despite observational entering through c o m e d y , “ the back door Performing at characters and and taking seats comedic songs. in the back row, colleges can be “I like to Dunnigan called scary. mix it up with them out and a little guitar or asked why they something,” said were late. - Kyle Dunnigan Dunnigan. “Spanish Comedian Dunnigan class,” said ” Larsen, yelling tackled topics ranging from from the back the absurdity of “Cash for Gold” row. advertisements, to the difficulty men “Banjo class?” said Dunnigan, have removing their socks before sex having not understood Larsen’s without appearing unsexy to their reply. partners. “No, Spanish,” said Larsen. He To keep things interesting, then yelled back to Dunnigan in Dunnigan interacted with audience Spanish. members throughout the show, often “I told him he wasn’t funny, in singling out people who stood out in Spanish,” said Larsen after the show. some way. Even this publication was subject to Audience member Heather Dunnigan’s comedy. When he noticed Gelsinger was sitting next to the a photographer from the Washburn entrance in a lounge chair she brought Review taking photographs, he in from the hallway. Dunnigan asked what the photos were for. comedically chided Gelsinger for her The photographer replied that she laid-back appearance because she was with the Washburn Review, the

student newspaper. “The Washburn Review? I fuckin’ hate that paper,” said Dunnigan, in a joking tone. Dunnigan’s first attempt at standup comedy was during a high school talent show. That performance led to his suspension from school after his use of the word “penis.” He studied improv and sketch comedy for many years before seriously pursuing standup again. Dunnigan has performed his stand-up act on “Comedy Central Presents,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” He has acted in “Cedric the Entertainer Presents,” “Reno 911!” and “Howie Do It.” In November, Dunnigan filmed episodes for the new season of “Reno 911!” which began Wednesday. He is also in negotiations with Hardees restaurants to bring back the commercials for milkshakes in which he shakes a cow. Dunnigan is currently performing at comedy clubs and universities. “Performing at colleges can be scary,” said Dunnigan. “You never know where they’re going to set you up.” Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ washburn.edu.

Author reads excerpts from “Welcome to Shirley” Leia Karimul Bashar WASHBURN REVIEW

She witnessed an alarming number of Shirley residents developing breast, lung and thyroid cancers. McMasters Author Kelly McMasters read researched Brookhaven National from her book “Welcome to Shirley: Laboratory, a top-secret nuclear A Memoir from an Atomic Town” research lab near Shirley, to learn at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night in the more about the effects of hazardous Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. waste that was released from the During the reading, plant into Shirley’s McMasters described nearby rivers and moving with her family aquifers. McMasters to Shirley, a working recalled one report that class town near Long employees at the plant Island, New York, had voiced concerns to when she was 5 years their supervisors. old. Although the town “When [the was poor, she said as employees] questioned an only child it was the risk of certain a wonderful place to activities, they were grow up because there told by their supervisors were so many families that ‘a little radiation Photo courtesy of kellymcmasters.com in her neighborhood won’t hurt you,’” she with children her own said. age. Her parents had moved a lot After the book reading, McMasters before they settled in Shirley, and discussed the circumstances leading up McMasters said she had never felt to “Welcome to Shirley.” She said that like she belonged anywhere. shortly before the book’s release, she “But after we moved to Shirley, I became nervous about how it would never again wished for brothers and be received by Shirley residents. As sisters,” she said. “Anytime I wanted she drove through the town one day, to be part of a larger family, I just it occurred to her it might be the last walked out the front door and picked time she was welcome in Shirley. a direction.” “When you’re in your house, in However, as McMasters grew older, your little room writing, that’s not she realized Shirley had a darker side. what you’re thinking about,” she

said. But McMasters said her book has received a positive reception from residents of Shirley. “I think mostly they were just happy to be seen,” she said. “I didn’t whitewash anything. The town is complicated, and it’s not pretty in a lot of ways, but I think the fact that I did talk about the other ways that it is pretty meant a lot.” Jennifer Brayton, a Washburn student working toward a bachelor’s in integrated studies, attended McMasters’ book reading. Brayton, who was in the process of reading “Welcome to Shirley,” said it was interesting to learn more about McMasters’ book. “She’s a really good writer,” said Brayton. “She shows a journalistic approach to writing. You can tell she did a lot of research.” Brayton said she is especially fond of the parts in the book where McMasters describes the close-knit community of her childhood. “Even though McMasters grew up near an atomic lab, she wrote about her happy memories, not just the sad ones,” said Brayton. Leia Karimul Bashar is a senior mass media major. Reach her at leia. karimulbashar@washburn.edu.

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Atomic reactions: Author Kelly McMasters shared parts of her book Wednesday.

Monday, April 6, 2009 • Arts & Entertainment

Reviewer digs A7X, Buckcherry concert Rikki Bruntmeyer WASHBURN REVIEW

but my favorite song was “Sorry.” It was amazing to watch lead singer Josh Todd perform, and it turned out The concert featuring Buckcherry, it was actually his birthday. Todd wowed the audience with Avenged Sevenfold and Papa Roach was by far one of the best things to intoxicating lyrics. Buckcherry is one of those bands that is just as good live come to Topeka in a long time. Papa Roach were the first in the as when it spends hours recording in line up. They really got the crowd a studio. Avenged Sevenfold also played a going, mostly playing songs off their good set. I wasn’t really new album. Lead singer a fan of them before last Jacoby Shaddix surprised CONCERT night, but they were pretty the whole crowd when he REVIEW good. They were loud and got off the stage and started kept the crowd going until singing in the stands. the end. I plan to keep Many audience members were lucky enough to get close to listening to them now. All in all, the show was great and Shaddix as he walked along the wall and climbed up the stairs to a few not something normally available to Topekans. The only bad part was more fans. Buckcherry played next, and it waiting almost an hour to leave the was obvious they were the band parking lot after the concert was most people came to see. With over. the occasional crowd surfers and random objects being thrown around, Buckcherry definitely had the Rikki Bruntmeyer is a junior mass audience’s attention. They played media major. Reach her at rikki. songs from a few different albums, bruntmeyer@washburn.edu.

Photos by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

Rockstars: (Clockwise from top) Fans go nuts as Buckcherry takes the stage, Rev Theory’s lead singer Rich Luzzi entertains the crowd prior to Papa Roach taking the stage, Buckcherry swoons the masses at the Kansas Expocentre.

Washburn hosting high school jazz festival Regina Budden WASHBURN REVIEW

will then spend time critiquing them on their performance of each composition, and how they perform as a group as a whole. Washburn University will host “It’s a chance for local high school 12 area schools on April 10 for the jazz ensembles to be critiqued by Coleman Hawkins High School Jazz nationally recognized jazz educators,” Festival. The festival will include said Craig Treinen, professor of jazz all-day workshops and activities studies at Washburn, and the festival for students, and it will event coordinator. “It’s conclude with an evening also a huge recruiting tool. JAZZ concert featuring the You get 12 bands with 20 FESTIVAL to 30 kids in them, and WU jazz ensemble, and a performance by Eric you’ve got 300 or 400 Person’s jazz quartet. kids coming for a day to Washburn. From 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., the It gives the students an opportunity to high school jazz bands will be given come and see campus.” about a half hour each to perform The festival originated as a way three or four pieces in front of a to celebrate the life of renowned jazz jazz professional. The professional tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins,

a former student at Topeka High School and Washburn University. The event has become more significant this year because the annual Coleman Hawkins Legacy Jazz Festival was canceled after its most prominent funders suffered economic hardships. “For the music student, it’s a great opportunity to see one of these musicians work with an ensemble,” said Treinen. The music education majors will benefit from the chance to observe the critiquing process. The festival will conclude in the evening with two different concerts. The first concert will begin at 5:30 p.m., when the Washburn University Jazz ensemble performs with trumpet soloist Lorenzo Trujillo. The evening will come to a head at 7:30 p.m. with

Graphic art design exhibit opens at Mabee Library

Photos by Arissa Utemark, Washburn Review

Some graphic artwork: The student graphic art design exhibit opened last Monday in Mabee Library. The exhibit will be on display in future weeks and is open to the public free of charge.

a live performance from professional jazz saxophonist Eric Person and his quartet. “The concert in the evening is a way for students here on campus to see a national recording artist for free,” said Treinen. “You’d pay between $20 and $30 to see him otherwise.” Treinen also encourages nonmusic majors to attend the evening concerts. “If you’ve never attended a live [jazz] performance, it’s a whole different experience than, say, a rock concert,” he said. Regina Budden is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at regina. budden@washburn.edu.

Concert times Both concerts Fri., April 10 5:30 p.m.—Washburn University jazz ensemble, soloist Lorenzo Trujillo. 7:30 p.m.—Saxophonist Eric Person and his quartet.

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MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009

Grand slammers Dani White, Tish Williams hit top of Washburn softball record book, Blues hit trouble in MIAA schedule

Sheldon Warmington WASHBURN REVIEW Until the last day of March, the Washburn softball team had a perfect record against MIAA teams this season, beating Pittsburg State and Truman State in their last two tournaments. Unfortunately for the Lady Blues, the wins came during tournaments, and they don’t count toward the team’s conference record. The Blues opened the conference season last Tuesday and the results were completely different. Missouri Western came to Topeka and swept the Lady Blues, winning 6-5 in game one and 5-3 in game two. Amidst the losses, Tish Williams recorded her career WASHBURN 40th run and SOFTBALL home brought her team-leading season HR total to 10. The home run from Williams came as a three-run shot to close out the second inning. The Griffons’ second win of the day brought their record to an impressive 27-4 mark with a 2-0 MIAA record. At the beginning of the game Washburn (15-22, 2-4) struggled, but they rallied to cut the two-run lead in half. Ashley Podschun led Washburn’s charge as she grounded out, allowing Williams’ safe passage after leading the inning with a double. After two more runs by the Griffons, Washburn answered in the fourth when Katie Duncan grounded out to drive in Whiney Tapp for the score. The other run came in the sixth on a single run from Duncan. “So far we haven’t managed to put all aspects of the game together,” senior Dani White said. “We are a very talented team, but we need to turn that talent into wins.” In the next contest, which was against Northwest Missouri, Washburn managed to pick up the hard fought split. In the first game, both teams combined for a total of eight hits, which led to a NWMSU 1-0 win against the Blues. The second game was a different story, however, as the Blues packed on a 12-2 thrashing of their opponents. White tied a school record, hitting three home runs and scoring five times to move into second on WU’s all-time softball home run list. “I just try to go out there and play my game,” said White. “The individual stuff is great but winning and the team aspect is what really matters to me.” Williams hit her 41st career home run to lead off the game. White followed Williams’ lead with her first of the night, which in turn led to Ashley Podschun’s home run the very next at bat. White went on to hit her second home run in the fourth, driving Williams home after her previous single. Washburn was scoreless in the fifth,

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38 HRs, .336 BA, 225 hits, 123 runs, 141 RBIs Photos by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review

Hitting the books: Junior Tish Williams (top) and senior Dani White rank first and second on Washburn’s all-time home run list. White passed previous record holder Brooke DeVader last week with a three home run game. then continued to add to the blowout, putting five more runs on the board. The Blues ended the night with six home runs, tying a school record that was set on April 15, 2006. Just one day after the split with MWSU, the Blues had yet another split, this time against nationallyranked Nebraska-Omaha. In the first game, Washburn opened strong and won 11-4, setting a school record with seven doubles in the

process. Podschun and Maggie West each had three hits, while Williams picked up her 42nd career HR, and the No. 12 on the season. “Tish has had a huge impact on the team,” said White, “She leads by example and there is no way we would be where we are without her.” In the second contest, despite out hitting their opponents 3-1, the Blues lost after they allowed a lone single in the third, which led to a 1-0 win for the

Mavericks. The Lady Blues play Truman State on April 8 at home, a double-header WU hopes to sweep, as the Bulldogs currently sit in last place of the MIAA standings.

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

Singles star Trang LeNguyen helps women’s tennis team stay undefeated in MIAA play by beating UNO

Washburn tennis teams remain undefeated in the MIAA after dominating conference play last week. The men’s team took its competition on the road and faced Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, sweeping the Mavericks 9-0. They then traveled to Northwest Missouri State on Saturday and won 7-2, sweeping the singles matches 6-0. The key victories gave coach Dave Alden a better sense of where the team will stand in postseason play. “In the conference, they were big wins, and regionally they were big wins because they should help move us up [in the standings],” said Alden. For the Lady Blues, competition began Wednesday with a 9-0 sweep

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‘Mama Trang’ guiding Blues Nicole Stejskal WASHBURN REVIEW

In the Stands

over Missouri Western State. They joined the men’s team on the road Friday with a match up against Nebraska-Omaha, where they pulled off a close 5-4 win over the Mavericks. The team then closed the weekend on Saturday with another 5-4 victory against Northwest Missouri State. After facing one of the toughest weeks of the season, Coach Alden was proud of the way the women’s team performed. “The girls played really well,” said Alden. “Northwest has not lost to anybody in the conference, so it was a really big win for us. The women played exceptionally well in that match.” One of the key players for the women’s team has been junior-college transfer Trang LeNguyen. So far this season, LeNguyen has remained perfect in singles conference play at

4-0, with an overall record of 13-3. She’s also maintained a solid doubles record, going 3-1 in the conference and 10-3 overall. For Coach Alden, LeNguyen’s presence on the young team may be the factor that has ultimately contributed to much of the team’s success. “Every day she brings great energy and really helps pick up girls when they’re down or not playing as well,” said Alden. “She’s always very supportive. She’s been a leader on and off the court.” LeNguyen also understands what role she plays on the team as the only non-freshman and embraces the opportunity to be a leader for her teammates. “My team has given me the nickname ‘Mama Trang’ because I always talk with everyone and try to help them learn something from every

match,” said LeNguyen. “I try to help them understand that when we win or lose, we do it as a team.” The Lady Blues and Ichabods look to continue their success in upcoming matches, especially against conference rival Southwest Baptist, which they’ll meet on Saturday in Bolivar, Mo. Alden hopes that his teams will be able to withstand the pressure of holding perfect conference records. “We’re in a position that since we have not lost a conference match yet, we have a target on our backs, so it’ll be interesting to see how we respond,” said Alden. “Southwest Baptist, because of the rivalry, will ﬁght, so we need to maintain our focus and bring our best game.” Nicole Stejskal is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at nicole.stejskal@washburn.edu.

Josh Rouse WASHBURN REVIEW God must be smitten with me, for I am not smote. North Carolina and Michigan State will match up tonight in the National Championship in Detroit. North Carolina seems to be the favorite. However, Michigan State’s new defensive scheme may turn the tides: 300 Spartans. THIS…. IS…. EIGHT MILE!!! Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler was traded to the Chicago Bears after a long stretch of WORLD melancholy and OF SPORTS boo hooing. In return, the Bears shipped former Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton to the Mile High City. In retaliation, Rex Grossman crossed his arms and pouted, so expect a trade sometime soon. Danica Patrick crashed again in the season-opening Honda Grand Prix, this time with rookie Raphael Matos. In further news, Patrick’s optometrist has just been fired. Coincidentally, he is a NASCAR fan. Man Law requires that I make a sexist quip right here about women and their inability to drive, but I refuse. I’m sure Danica is actually a really great driver and… oh, she just wrecked again? Screw it. Louisville knocked off one-seed Oklahoma in the Women’s Final Four on Sunday night. Nothing is better for recruiting than making your star player pay back four years worth of her scholarship. Good luck with the WNBA, Courtney Paris. Wonder if Paris will promise her future team national television time? Wouldn’t gamble the house on this one, Courtney. Chad Ocho Cinco will reportedly lose $250,000 (or about four times Courtney Paris’ college education) for not showing up to the offseason workout program for the Cincinnati Bengals. Ocho Cinco had a horrible season last year, including 53 catches, 540 yards, four touchdowns and one ridiculous name change. The Bengals finished 4-11-1. On a related topic, we’re in a recession. Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who accidentally shot himself in a club while wearing sweatpants, made his presence felt at the Final Four. According to ESPN.com, Burress, whose next court case for gun possession is June 15, “laughed and mugged for pictures following the Spartans’ semifinal victory over Connecticut.” Better get used to those mugshots, Plax. “Don’t drop the soap” jokes are even funnier for wide receivers. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who spent some quality jailtime in Kansas for dog fighting charges, will reportedly work a construction job after leaving prison for $10 an hour. Finally, Vick is going to realize that he’s living in a dog-eatdog world. What, too soon? Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@washburn.edu.

Monday, April 6, 2009 • Sports

Burning fat not always best option to improve nutrition Vinny Vasquez WASHBURN REVIEW “Nutritional correctness” is a term I first heard from Dr. Michael R. Eades, best-selling author of “Protein Power.” But the term itself is not new, considering its appearance in a 1994 New York Times article to describe the removal of butter and egg yolks from a recipe to achieve nutritional correctness. Nutritional correctness is the diet equivalent of being politically correct. If I told you that saturated fat and cholesterol are not the heart-clogging evils they’re made out to be, I would be displaying a massive lack of nutritional correctness. But that’s what I do, so let’s get cooking major controversy: Myth #1: You must eat as indicated in “The Food Guide Pyramid.” First released in 1992 by the USDA and “updated” and renamed to “MyPyramid” as recently as 2005, these series of guidelines send a simple message: Base your diet around grain products each day, and you’ll be “fine.” Finely overweight that is. The truth is, if you are holding on

to a few extra pounds, chances are Myth #3: Saturated and animal those extra carbohydrates are the cul- fat raises cholesterol and can cause prit. Not the extra eggs or steak, but heart disease. those so dang convenient, cheap and That’s what the dogma indicates. In delicious carbohydrates that are every- 1998, a review of 27 studies involvwhere around us. ing more than 150,000 subjects was Myth #2: Fat makes you fat. Fat published in the “Journal of Clinical is evil. Epidemiology.” Looking for a relaAs we learned in high tionship between diets and school biology, fat has nine their effect on the heart, ‘FORMER calories per gram, while researchers found no difFAT BOY’ protein and carbohydrates ference in animal fat intake only have four each. On between those with heart paper, if you reduce your fat intake, disease and those without. you’ll drastically reduce calories. Started in 1948, the Framingham However, in the real world, it’s not Study is a famous government-sponthat simple. Fat is more satisfying than sored study on heart disease that hoped carbs and can keep you full longer, so to investigate all the factors that might while that piece of bread may have 200 contribute to heart disease, while folless total calories than the almonds (or lowing men and women of certain ages bacon), in the long run, you’ll be hun- from the town of Framingham, Mass. gry sooner and you’ll be eating more An early result published in 1961 than you would have by keeping the showed cholesterol level “abnormalifat, defeating the whole purpose. ties” to increase the risk of heart disInterestingly enough, substituting ease. A follow-up study 16 years later carbs with dietary fat (including satu- found very little differences between rated fat) will almost always results in the cholesterol levels of those who drastic improvements in skin health, suffered heart attacks and those who optimized hormonal production and didn’t. Contrary to what the researchers expected, almost half of those suflower incidents of acne.

Scores and standings Tennis Men’s

NWMSU (26) WU (34) SBU (22) TSU ESU UNO

Conf. 3-0 2-0 2-1 1-2 0-2 0-3

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WU NWMSU TSU UNO ESU SBU MSSU FSHU MWSU

Conf. 5-0 5-1 4-1 4-2 1-1 2-3 1-4 1-5 0-6

fering heart attacks actually had low cholesterol levels. Still going strong, in 2002 the Framinghham Study embarked in a new phase with the enrollment of a third generation of participants-the grandchildren of the original subjects. Results from all three generations still fail to indicate a clear and direct correlation between high cholesterol levels and increased risks of heart disease.   If your main concern has always been your levels of HDL (“good” cholesterol) and LDL (“bad” cholesterol), congratulations, you are on the right track. The Framinghan Study determined in 1988 that high levels of HDL cholesterol reduce the risk of death, while a 2006 study published in the “American Journal of Cardiology” reported that LDL levels only matter in relation to HDL levels. In women particularly, high cholesterol levels are not a risk factor for heart disease. A French study published in 1989 concluded that women with high cholesterol lived longer, and those with low levels had a mortality rate five times higher. Further analysis

Results last week:

Conf. 14-2 19-5 13-7 12-7 15-11 8-10 7-11 6-12 5-13 5-15 5-16

Olvidio ‘Vinny’ Vasquez is a senior exercise physiology major. Reach him at olvidio.vasquez@washburn.edu.

Softball

Baseball Emporia State (3) Nebraska-Omaha (19) Missouri Southern Central Missouri Fort Hays State Washburn Missouri Western Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri Truman State Southwest Baptist

conducted on studies involving women and cholesterol have led researchers to conclude that having low cholesterol is more dangerous than having high cholesterol. Finally, regarding all those cholesterol-lowering medications that at least one of your family members is probably taking, in 2003, an analysis of 44 trials involving 10,000 patients over 15 years was published in the “Journal of Cardiology.” Researchers found the same death rate between those taking cholesterollowering drug and those taking absolutely nothing. Despite major controversy over these results, statins remain the best-selling drugs in the world, with yearly sales exceeding $13 billion, a statistic that attests to the tremendous effect a combination of uneducated media, misinformed physicians and powerful pharmaceuticals companies can have on our population.

Overall 26-5 29-10 21-13 20-9 23-17 14-16 18-16 9-23 13-19 8-26 7-24

Games this week:

Missouri Western (21) Central Missouri Emporia State Pittsburg State Nebraska-Omaha (22) Missouri Southern Washburn Northwest Missouri Fort Hays State Southwest Baptist Truman State

Results last week:

Conf. 6-0 6-0 3-1 4-2 2-2 3-3 2-4 2-6 1-5 1-5 0-2

Overall 31-4 22-8 22-9 22-15 26-7 13-24 15-22 11-27 19-22 16-24 8-17

Games this week:

@ESU: L 10-1, L 9-8 Tues. @ Rockhurst, 7 p.m. vs. MWSU: L 6-5, L 5-3 Wed.vs. TSU, 2 p.m. @ FHSU: L 15-2, W 13-9 Fri. vs. UCM, 3 p.m. @ NWMSU: L 1-0, W 12-2 Fri. @ PSU, 3 p.m. vs. MSSU: W 5-2, L 4-1 Sat. vs. UCM, 3 p.m. @UNO: W 11-4, L 1-0 Sat. @ MSSU, 1 p.m. vs. MSSU: L 10-1, L 6-1

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Sports • Monday, April 6, 2009

Golfers finish No. 2 in North Alabama Classic Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW The Washburn Ichabod golf team did something last week at the North Alabama Spring Classic that they have only done one other time this season. That feat-a second place finish at the Robert Trent Jones of the Shoals Fighting Joe Course in Muscle Shoals, Ala.-was the first since the second tournament of the year on Sept. 15-16 in the Pittsburg State Invitational. “As a team, I think we improved quite a bit in this tournament, compared to our first couple,” said Matt Ewald, senior. “I think the biggest thing is that we had two guys that played real solid instead of just one that we’ve had in the past.” Last week’s successful outing for the Ichabods, who shot a two-day score of 599 (23 over par), was bested only by the host North Alabama who shot a 597 (21 over par). UNA led for both rounds, while the Bods, after being down three strokes after day one, picked up one on the Lions for the final 18 holes. “To only be off by two shots, that’s one shot here, one shot there for each guy,” said Ewald. “We were right there, which is a big plus for us. It’s something to carry on and help us build some confidence.” Ewald tied for first place with two others shooting a 1-over 145. No playoff was held because of rain. It was Ewald’s second individual tournament title of the season. The Bods’ Dustin Yeager had his best finish of the season tying for fourth, shooting a 2-over 146. “I’ve had some good finishes this year,” said Yeager, a junior from British Columbia, Canada. “I’ve just kind of been playing well, keep plugging away. Working hard in practice, trying to shoot better so our team can try and get the first win of the year.” Three others-Matt Lazzo, Matt Salome and Nate Sargent-finished at least eight strokes behind the leaders at T-20, T-34 and T-88, respectively. The Bods are in Edmond, Okla., today and Tuesday playing in the UCO/ Kickingbird Classic at the Kickingbird Golf Course. They will play their first home tournament in two years next Monday, April 13, at the Topeka Country Club. “I obviously think we can win out for the rest of the year into the national tournament,” said Yeager. “We’ve got eight great players. Anyone of us eight can play well on any given day. I think it’s just a matter of getting everyone to play well at one time.” Eric Smith is a senior mass media major. Reach him at eric.smith1@ washburn.edu.

Baseball team struggling through toughest part of MIAA schedule Eric Smith WASHBURN REVIEW The Washburn baseball team played eight conference games last week, and, well, let’s just say they didn’t have their best stuff. Going 2-6, the Ichabods were outscored 65-32 and outhit 97-53. They lost three out of four at home to Missouri Southern, split a doubleheader at Fort Hays State and lost two against Emporia. “We played hard,” said Thomas Holiday. “We just didn’t get the job done. That’s the only thing. It’s no excuse.” The losses, which moved WU to 14-16 overall and 8-10 in conference, knocked the team from fourth to sixth in the MIAA.

While the Bods’ most recent competition was against three of the ﬁve top MIAA teams, Joel Ricketts, WU starting pitcher, felt that the teams weren’t much better than the Bods. “They just got some lucky hits and they were able to string them together,” said Ricketts. “All of us pitchers have been making good pitches and have been hitting our spots. The batters have just been ﬁnding holes. It’s just one of those things that happen, and we’ll have to bounce back from it.” Next, the Bods will play at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo., against Rockhurst, the third of four scheduled games against the Hawks this year. The season record between the two teams is 1-1. Central Missouri will then come to Topeka this weekend for a four-game series, beginning with a seven and

nine-inning doubleheader at 3 p.m. on Friday at Falley Field. It will wrap up at 1 p.m. Saturday with another 7/9 matchup against the Mules. “I think we’re just going to approach it just like any other team,” said Ricketts. “They’re all just a bunch guys in a different uniform.” There were few bright spots in the week that was Washburn baseball. The Bods started the week off getting swept by No. 3 Emporia State last Monday in Hays losing 10-1 and 9-8. The games were played in Hays because of unplayable ﬁeld conditions in Emporia and Topeka. In game one, the Hornets took a 10-0 lead by the fourth inning, while the Bods were only able to muster two hits. WU’s Curtis Hamilton was shelled, allowing all 10 runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings, earning the loss.

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Down in the dugout: Washburn’s baseball team has fallen on hard times in the 2009 season, going 2-6 in their last eight games against top MIAA teams like Emporia State and Missouri Southern. The Bods have been outscored 20-3 in the last three outings.

The Bods came back offensively in game two, only to see an 8-6 lead in the seventh topped in the following inning by two solo home runs and another unearned run. Washburn stayed in Hays to play the Tigers on Tuesday. And after game one, it was looking to be another twogame sweep as FHSU pounded the Bods to the tune of 15-2, while getting outhit 17-2. However, game two for the Bods proved to be much needed in a week where wins were hard to come by, as WU rallied from three down in the ninth to score seven runs and win 13-9. Dane Simoneau went 5-for-6 in the game with two doubles and two RBIs while Brian Clark and Cameron Kasel each had three hits. After a 1-3 road trip, Washburn hoped to have better success at home last Friday and Saturday. That wasn’t the case as Missouri Southern took three out of four from Washburn and held the Bods to just eight runs in four games. Friday was a split as WU took game one 5-2, never trailing, before losing to the Lions in game two 4-1. Hamilton redeemed himself from his earlier week performance to get the game one win, going 5.1 innings, allowing just one run on five hits. Scoring for WU came from a variety of sources including Simoneau, who hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth to give the Bods the lead for good. The Lions roared back in the nightcap to win 4-1 thanks to a complete game three-hitter by MSSU’s Garrett Groom. Saturday was dominated by the Lions as they beat Washburn 10-1 and 6-1. The first contest saw it all fall apart for Washburn in one inning-the fourthwhen Southern plated eight runs to break open a scoreless game. Washburn was tied through seven innings in game two 1-1 before the Lions tacked on five in the eighth and ninth to earn the victory. “We can’t do anything about the past,” said Holiday. “All we can do is worry about the future. We just got to make sure the way we played this week isn’t brought into next week. We just got to come back and be more competitive and maybe things will go our way.”

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

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