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volume 137, Issue 1 • wednesday, August 25, 2010
Washburn welcomes students
Morgan Hall returns to complete accessibility Christina Butler WASHBURN REVIEW
Photo by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review
Welcome Week Fun: Lucas Mullin, Vice President of Washburn Student Government Association, joined the festivities of Washburn Welcome Week 2010. The inflatable obstacle course was just one of many activities for students to experience during their afternoon on the Union Lawn before rain drenched the city.
Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW Many new students now have a good understanding of Washburn University and it’s only the first week of classes. Sundaes on Sunday and the Big Screen Event of “Iron Man 2” capped off Welcome Week 2010, which provided numerous opportunities for social engagement, trips around the university, and experiences that are
intended to relieve stress as classes began this week. For a student coming in who doesn’t know too many people, Welcome Week can be a great way to open up doors. “The SOC’s [Summer Orientation Counselors] and student leaders did a lot to help make us mingle, like at the Playfair and Rock the Rec,” said Kristen Onions, freshman. “It was just the fact that they were making sure we were introducing ourselves to each other and meeting new people and
changing our groups around.” Freshman Robert Miller said Welcome Week is a quick way to feel comfortable with the university and know what Washburn is all about. “When I first got here, it was like I already felt at home and connected with the people here,” said Miller. “I like the school a lot so far.” For more reserved students, Welcome Week may have seemed a bit overwhelming. While some freshmen were able to use the week to break out of their comfort zone, that could not be
said by all. “I think the biggest problem with the freshmen is a lot of them are shy and scared and most of them from my dorm, they won’t home this weekend,” said Miller. “But I don’t think it has anything to do with the school. I just think a lot of them are scared. It’s a whole new experience, so they’ll get used to it.”
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Farley unveils new Ichabod mascot Kelsie O’Connell WASHBURN REVIEW
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Student Orientation Counselors and CAB host 10th annual Casino Night for Welcome Week
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tional blue suit, top hat, and more realistic facial features giving the Ichabod mascot a humanistic feel. “The other mascot was starting to fall apart, and it was time to change him,” said Amanda Hughes, assistant director of University Relations. “He had more puppet-like features. He had human hands and a plastic face. Now we’ve upped the quality.” With the improved look of the Ichabod mascot, the question of the mascot’s attitude remains. “Ichabod hasn’t changed at all,” said Hughes. “Ichabod is going to remain the same. He always will, because that’s our tradition.”
Kelsie O’ Connell is a freshman mass media majorReach her at kelsie.oconnell@ washburn.edu.
Mulvane Art Museum showcases a new collection of rare Dali prints
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Christina Butler is a freshman modern languages major Reach her at christina. butler@washburn.edu
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Grand Unveiling: Dr. Farley stands by the new Ichabod mascot during the introduction last week. The mascot replaces the prior one, which had been used since the 1980s.
Last Friday, Washburn staff members and students gathered on the north Union lawn to witness the introduction of the new and improved Ichabod mascot. Following the appearance of Jerry Farley, Washburn President, and the cheers of eager staff members and alumni, the mascot danced and posed his way down the aisle in a grand attempt to show off his classic, yet updated, new look. Washburn staff members, in particular, were buzzing about the new Ichabod look, waiting in anticipation of the event. “It was time for a new one,” said Kathy Reser, director of the Memorial Union. As the crowd continued to look on, Farley spoke of Ichabod Wash-
burn’s commitment to education and the meaning behind the mascot. “Isn’t it about the most unique one you’ve ever seen in the country?” said Farley. “We are not an animal of some kind. We’re not an insect of some kind. We are a real person.” The mascot, important to the history of the school, has not been changed since the 1980s. With the previous mascot’s outdated features, the change to the mascot was welcomed. Students of all ages were drawn to the ceremony. Many of the new freshmen seemed unsure of what the previous mascot looked like. “I had a general idea of what it looked like, but not down to the last detail,” said Alyssa Carver, freshman. “The new one looks good, though.” The design of the Ichabod, originally created by Washburn Alumnus Bradbury Thompson, was designed for the need of an updated look. The new look includes the tradi-
Students will definitely feel more comfortable and accomodated for when they walk into a class on a warm or cold day this fall in two campus buildings. During the summer, a large part of Morgan Hall and the Memorial Union were closed because of construction, which will improve classroom environments for students. With the previous system, the ventilation was difficult to control, leaving classrooms too warm on fall afternoons. The constructions purpose was to “upgrade [the] mechanical systems and ventilation system,” said Nelda Gaito, Project Manager at the Washburn Facilities Department Washburn University didn’t want to close all of Morgan Hall at once in order to complete the ventilation work. So updates were spread over three summers. The lastest construction began last summer; however, Morgan has been updated nearly every summer for many VENTILATION years. “Last UPDATES summer we had done the previous round of renovation work and [the] three consecutive summers before that we had done classroom renovations, where we went in and painted, and put in new furniture,” said Gaito. “[We] kind of updated the classrooms. Then, before that we had done the ceilings and light fixtures in the corridors, so each summer we do something we know we can get done in 10 weeks.” In 2009, the first and second floors of the north front and the east upper wing were renovated. The work this summer consisted of the east lower wing and the center wing. On the agenda for the summer of 2011 is the ventilation renovation of the west wing. “With this system we are hoping we can take better control of the classrooms so the [students] are more comfortable while they are in there,” said Gaito. Most ventilation systems become outdated after 15 to 20 years. Over the years, the system at Morgan has been “patched and cobbled,” together. In contrast, a computer will be able to regulate temperature according to each room’s specific usage allowing the system to be more energy efficient. “[When the computer knows a class or activity is coming] it will gear up and gear back when there is not a heavy demand,” said Gaito.
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