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Josh Rouse WASHBURN REVIEW

In the midst of last Wednesday night’s Washburn Student Government Association meeting, a pair of teams announced their intentions of running for the 2011-12 presidential and vice presidential WSGA seats.

Taylor McGown, current budget director for WSGA and president of Bod Squad, was the first to announce her campaign for the presidency alongside vice presidential running mate Michael Kitowski.

McGown said her goals as president would consist of a switching from Angel online education platform to Blackboard, having a Bod Night where one night a month would be set aside to bring in free entertainment and increasing access to Mabee Library to 24 hours a day.

“This could create more on-campus jobs and pretty much make our university more marketable,” said McGown. “A lot of campuses around us already have a 24-hour access library so we feel that this would be something that would use the student’s money for the greatest benefit for everybody.”

McGown said she and her running mate had spoken with Alan Bearman, dean of university libraries, about the idea and he supported it, although the plans currently drawn up for increasing the library to 24-hour access are not plausible. However, McGown said they would work toward a “compromisable solution.”

The goal of switching online education platforms to Blackboard after two years with Angel came because of student input, and the change would eventually be necessary as the company was purchased by Blackboard. The switch to Angel in 2009 after Washburn’s contract with WebCT expired cost the university $117,700, and the contract is set to expire in February 2012.

“We just feel that the students want to check their grades, they want a better system,” said McGown. “Angel is not user-friendly from what we’ve heard from students. Angel is down a lot and Blackboard has an uptime of 99.9 percent, so we feel that’s a good step we can make as a university.”

The other campaign announced at the meeting was that of presidential candidate Tengku Rizki Aljupri and his vice presidential running mate, Nic Campbell. Aljupri, a native of Jakarta,

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Indonesia, is currently the talks and topics director for the Campus Activities Board, president of Delta Chi fraternity and a senator in WSGA. “I have a dream that someday when I go back and visit Washburn University either as an Indonesian senator, Indonesian minister or even Indonesian president, I can tell the students at that time ‘Hey, that’s what I did as student body president,’” said Aljupri.

During his announcement, he spoke of the nature of American politics and urged senators to make sure they voted for the candidate with the best platform rather than just voting for their friends.

After the meeting, Aljupri stood by his assertions that the presidential race often becomes a popularity contest instead of a political contest.

“I did a little research,” said Aljupri. “Many people have decided who they are going to vote for before the campaign time has even started. That means they have decided who they are going to vote for before they know the

goals of that candidate. I think that’s sad.

“The campaign has officially started tonight, but I’ve heard from several senators that they already made their decision even yesterday and they didn’t even know what the goals were. If they think that the goals of the other candidate are better, that’s fine, vote for that candidate. Let’s not make decisions before you know what this candidate is going to do.”

Alongside his goal of adding a radio station on campus to both entertain and keep students safe, Aljupri also saw a need to increase school spirit.

His solution is to get student athletes and non-athletic students to become closer by having athletes interact in campus through events such as playing video games in the union. An example he used was to have the golf team play “Wii Golf” in the union to increase awareness of the team.

“I think there are several problems in our university that have to be solved,” said Aljupri. “I want the student government to be more involved

in issues such as tuition, food service and involvement rather than working as a programming board, because we do have a programming board on campus. It’s great that student government has advanced, it’s great that WSGA has a lecture series, but let’s say that’s not our main job.”

WSGA president Caley Onek, who was elected WSGA vice president in 2009 as running mate to current Kansas state senator Garrett Love before winning her uncontested presidential bid in 2010 with current WSGA vice president Lucas Mullin, said she was excited for the candidates and was ready to see how the election would play out.

“Lucas and I were talking earlier, and he made the statement that this is one of the most exciting times of the school year at Washburn because the students that are running are generating excitement campus wide,” said Onek.

“It’s just really a neat time where we get to find out what other ideas students are bringing to the board.”

Mullin, who was named Home-

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coming royalty last semester alongside McGown, echoed Onek’s sentiments about the election causing excitement on campus.

“Last year, unfortunately, we didn’t have any competition,” said Mullin. “We were excited and ready to get the game on and have a great time with it, but unfortunately we didn’t have that. We still tried to build that up regardless and still had a really good turnout, it was still higher than it was in previous years.”

Mullin also noted the great deal of responsibility that came with the job title.

“It’s 7,000 students that you are leading and you should not take that lightly,” he said. “I think it’s awesome to see people excited already and I’m really looking forward to seeing where it goes in the next four weeks.”

Josh Rouse is a senior mass media at josh. rouse@washburn.edu

Tuition topics discussed at student government meeting

Washburn professor Judith McConnellFarmer has found a passion in childhood education

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student input before deciding to make them pay more in tuition. She said student government associations at many other universities have similar systems in place.

Alongside gathering opinions, Mullin said a huge concern is letting the students know what possible repercussions are in store.

“A good thing now for us to do is to educate people not only about if the tuition increase happens where that’s going to go, but also if the tuition increase does not happen what that affects,” said Mullin.

Mullin also believes it is important for the students’ voice to be heard when dealing with student money.

“Education is a big thing and I think it’s great that the administration is getting us involved,” said Mullin. “I think we’ve kind of been there in the background a little bit but I think it’s really good that we’re taking a more direct role and we don’t know how the students will react.”

Josh Rouse is a senior mass media at josh. rouse@washburn.edu

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The university budget was the main topic of last Wednesday’s WSGA meeting, particularly the idea of another tuition increase.

The meeting began with Washburn University President Jerry B. Farley addressing the state of the budget to the senate and how the steady increase of tuition has compared to other state public universities.

According to Farley, Washburn has managed to stay well below state, midwest and national averages in the past 10 years, increasing 92.8 percent.

The only state university with a lower percentage increase was Fort Hays State University, which increased 81 percent over the past 10 years. The highest increase in percentage was the University of Kansas, which increased 194.5 percent, followed by Kansas State University at 165.3 percent and Pittsburg State University at 114.5 percent.

Wichita State University and Emporia State University, which both increased more than 100 percent during that time frame, managed to stay under

a specific topic that we feel is necesthe national average of 116.8 percent.

“I don’t think [KU and K-State] sary for our senators to look into,” said can sustain that over the next ten years Onek. “We have been talking with our at that kind of increase,” said Rick administration, with President Farley, Anderson, vice president for admin- with Vice President Anderson and with istration and treasurer. “I think you’re our own Washburn Board of Regents going to see more of what Washburn just about the budget situation that we looks like, maybe do have right now and what a tuition 3 or 5 [percent an- “ increase means to nually].”

Education is a big However, students.” thing and I think Washburn stuAccording to dents will now Onek, the commitit’s great that the tee will communihave a say on the administration is cate with students possible increase getting us involved. of tuition. to educate them about the budget WSGA presi- Lucas Mullin dent Caley Onek situation and gathVice-President,WSGA and vice president er input. we Lucas Mullin an” would“What nounced the creultimately ation of a tuition task force, headed like to do from the collections of all

by WSGA senator Shea Kirsop, which these finds is we would like to have will allow students’ voices to be heard the WSGA senate vote on a resoluby the Washburn Board of Regents tion from what we find out from the when the time comes to consider the students on whether the regents should tuition increase. vote to increase tuition or keep it the “Basically, I wanted to appoint a same,” said Onek. select committee which, constitutionOnek also said the idea for the ally, is a committee that is set out over task force was brought about after the a certain period of time to look into inquiry of several regents, who want

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The Washburn Lady Blues narrowly squeaked out a victory over Truman State on Monday

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Tuition question: Jerry Farley, president of Washburn University, attended last WSGA meeting in order to discuss the history and possible future of Washburn tuition.

News • Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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Calendar

The Bod Beat Foreign politicians set to speak to Washburn PRESS RELEASE

Wednesday, Feb. 16 Career and Graduate School Fair Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Comfort foods buffet Washburn Room, Memorial Union 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Brown Bag international lecture International House, Washburn University Noon Welcome reception for Open World Program officials International House, Washburn University 4 to 5 p.m.

Soul food cookout University United Methodist Church, S.W. 17th St. and College 7 p.m.

Washburn University Bowl for Kids’ Sake Gage Bowl, Huntoon and Gage Blvd.

8:30 to 11 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 17 Women’s basketball Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center 5:30 p.m Presentation, Eric Alva, “The End of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’” Washburn Room, Memorial Union 7 p.m Men’s basketball Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 18 Play, “Elephant’s Graveyard” Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Center, Washburn University 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19 Black History Month bus trip to Kansas City, Mo. Meeting at Living Learning Center Noon Play, “Elephant’s Graveyard” Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Center, Washburn University 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 20 Sunday Mass Catholic Campus Center, 1633 S.W. Jewell Ave. 6 to 7 p.m.

Welcome potluck for Fukuoka students University United Methodist Church, 1621 S.W. College Ave. 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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Status update: Bassima Schbley, instructor in the social work department, speaks about current situations in countries such as Lebanon, Algeria and Egypt last Tuesday. The event also involved discussions from Thomas Prasch, chair of the history department. The event was sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta.

Test challenges law students Matt Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW On Feb. 14, prospective Washburn law students tackled the Law School Admissions Test, notorious for its stress.

The test is offered four times a year, and is required for acceptance to the Washburn University School of Law. In the meantime, for students who didn’t sacrifice their Valentine’s Day to the LSAT, the next several months will be filled with valuable study time for those taking the June LSAT. In fact, this grueling test requires several weeks of consistent preparation from any future law school applicant who expects to achieve a decent score. Students must decide for themselves which study method works best for them.

“There are different kinds of options,” said Karla Whitaker, director of admissions at Washburn Law. “Some people take a six-week course, which includes classroom time talking about strategies for pertinent questions, and then is followed up by a number of actual practice exams under time circumstances.”

Whitaker also said that students who feel more confident in their own study methods could easily find similar study materials at their local bookstore, which would include plenty of helpful study information, and practice exams.

There are also many who take online courses. Regardless of the method, the half day long LSAT is not to be underestimated.

“It’s five parts multiple choice, and one of those sections isn’t scored, and it’s used to test future questions,” said Whitaker. “After you finish the five multiple choice sections there’s a writing portion that’s given at the end of the test, and that is not scored. A copy of the writing sample from that test is included with each student’s LSAT report that goes to the law school.”

The LSAT score is not the only determining factor in whether or not an applicant will be accepted. Their undergraduate GPA will also play a role among other considerations.

However, the test results of the previous year could prove useful in determining the likelihood of acceptance.

“The median LSAT for Washburn last year was 155, so that means that was the middle point of our entering class,” said Whitaker. “Generally, if an applicant scores at or above the last years median, that’s an indicator of a pretty good chance of admission.”

Law students who have successfully conquered the LSAT have given testimony to the importance of heavy preparation.

Although it can be difficult for students who are in the process of finishing their

undergraduate degree to find the preparation time required for the LSAT, they must strike a balance between their schoolwork and preparation for the big test.

“You really need to make a difficult decision between focusing on your studies and focusing on LSAT,” said Samuel Foreman, student at Washburn Law. “If you can do both that’s great, but putting in the extra work can really make a huge difference.”

Having taken the test twice, Foreman said his first score would likely have gotten him in to Washburn Law with a small scholarship. However, his second score was higher.

With his second score he was accepted into Washburn Law with a full academic scholarship, and will graduate in May. “The amount of time that you put in really makes a huge difference, and you really have to study hard,” said Foreman.

For those unable to take this month’s test, the next LSAT will not be administered until June. Those interested in taking that LSAT need to register before the deadline on May 3.

orientation about their culture.

“They will do demonstrations on Judo or Karate, we Friday, Feb. 18, 21 students have host families get really will arrive from Fukuoka Uni- excited,” said Staerkel. versity to take English courses The International Program and shadow courses related to also works with the Topeka their major.

Friendship Network (TFN) Since 1980, the Washburn which matches families in the International Procommunity with gram has partnternational INTERNATIONAL istudents, nered with Fuwhich PROGRAMS kuoka University helps them get to bring students more exposure to for three weeks. The program the American culture. The stuhas been working with accom- dents spend a weekend with a modations in Residential Liv- matching family. ing at Washburn and matching “I think that one of the students to host students from saddest things is for students Japan. to come to the United States “The reason international and not get exposure,” said students come here is to get Staerkel. more knowledge and have a cutDuring the three weeks, ting edge,” said Heidi Staerkel, students attend English classInternational Programs coordi- es from 9 a.m. to noon and nator. then they attend their special On Feb. 20, International classes where students have Programs will host a welcome guest speakers along with other dinner at the University United things.

Methodist Church, across the At the end of the program, street from Morgan Hall. It will students get an evaluation form be open to anyone free of cost. where they are asked to rank During the welcome dinner, everything about the program.

Fukuoka students will give an “There have been times

Alva to present regarding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” PRESS RELEASE Eric Alva, an Iraq War veteran and gay rights activist, will talk about the military’s repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’” policy at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Washburn Room, Memorial Union.

Alva will tell what it meant to stand next to President Barack Obama as he signed the

law.

By using his own experiences as an example, he talks about difficulties faced by gays and lesbians serving in the military, and he urges audiences to support the LGBT community members who serve our country.

Campus Activities Board is sponsoring the free lecture.

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Fukuoka students coming to WU Maria Sigala GUEST WRITER

“Democracy in the Heartland,” will be discussed by six politicians from Russia and Eurasia, as they tour Kansas under the Open World Program, at the Brown Bag International Lecture at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the International House, Washburn University.

The event is open to the public.

The Open World Program enables young Eurasian elected officials and civic leaders to observe the American democratic system firsthand.

The Open World Leadership Center believes that principles of accountability, governance, and the role of citizenry in government are most effectively illustrated through direct interaction between participants and their United States professional counterparts and through hosted community and cultural activities.

The program brings groups of five to six participants, accompanied by a facilitator, for theme based visits to the United States.

The visits usually begin with an orientation in Washington, D.C., followed by a program in a local community.

Participants are placed in home stays and attend professional appointments during the day.

Programs address the theme of federalism and representative government, as well as other topics such as rule of law, health, environment, economic development, education reform, and social services.

The Program has nearly 15,000 alumni and a network of more than 5,300 United States host families since 1999.

Program alumni hail from Russia and other Eurasian countries and include parliamentarians, mayors, judges, regional administrators, journalists, educators, non-profit directors and community activists.

Rotary International Topeka Downtown Club, Washburn international programs office, and Phi Beta Delta are sponsoring the event. For information, call (785) 670-1051 or visit www.washburn.edu/iip.

where students say they don’t like something but it just helps us because we can make adjustments to the program,” said Staerkel.

Because it is an academic program where students earn three credit hours in three weeks Staerkel said that there has to be a schedule for the students but at the end of the program they are given free days.

“Students get to go to Oklahoma City and then to Dallas, which both are really good additions to the program,” said Staerkel.

Some of the International Program’s faculty and Fukuoka students ride a bus and have a tour guide that deals with the accommodations and all the planning of the trip.

“One of the favorite parts for the girls is all the shopping they get to do,” said Staerkel.

At the end of the trip students will depart from Dallas, Texas back to Fukuoka, Japan.

Maria Sigala was a member of Regina Cassell’s feature writing class.

-paid for byWSGAHello Washburn! Hope everyone is having an excellent week so far.

This is the LAST WEEK of Can Emporia, so please bring cans to the WSGA office or to the different departments on campus. We would really appreciate it! Studentswe also have some very cool CAN EMPORIA T-SHIRTS we are giving out at the game tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 17 so bring some cans or $$$ to get a t-shirt and enter to win a chance to get a Best Buy giftcard worth over $100!! :) Also, tomorrow night is PINK OUT night so the first 500 people get a free WU Pink Out t-shirt!

Come out to support our Lady Blues and Ichabods. They are both doing really well! Also-- side note but the Emporia game is NEXT Wednesday and we need to pack Lee Arena!

Make plans to be there to cheer on our teams!!!

Also freshman and seniors, it is our year to take the NSSE survey! Please go back and check your emails that you would have received from Dr. Farley and myself regarding the survey. It is really important a lot of students take the survey to help Washburn, but also, take into consideration that you are automatically entered to win one of TWO iPads they will be giving away!

Happy I <3 WU Week! Hope everyone had a fun Valentine’s Day. Please take advantage of all of the free giveaways in the union the rest of this week and the first part of next week. We love Washburn and we love our students! :) Go Bods!!!

Caley Onek WSGA President

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News • Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Faculty member finds calling in education Enrollment grows Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

In her childhood, Judith McConnell-Farmer was the eldest sibling and was expected to be a good caretaker. She carried that mentality into a lifelong passion.

McConnell-Farmer, a professor in the Washburn education department, has long worked in school settings teaching children or teaching others to teach children. A facilitator of study abroad trips, including a recent trip to orphanages in Belize and an upcoming trip to schools in Jamaica, she focuses mainly on early childhood and elementary education.

As an undergraduate in the education department at the University of Kansas, McConnell-Farmer was expecting to graduate a semester early. However, a new early childhood education program emerged and kept her there an extra semester, as recommended by her faculty advisor, Evelyn Swartz.

It would eventually give her a direction toward many of her later endeavors.

“I knew she had my best interest in mind and that I would graduate,” said McConnellFarmer. “So, thank goodness I listened to Swartzbecause it’s been my lifelong work and love.

Learning about young children, teaching young children, and teaching others who’re going to be teachers of young children.”

With her direction now set, she went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in elementary education, a Masters of Educa-

Courtesy of Judith McConnell-Farmer

A lifelong passion: Judith McConnell-Farmer takes time to snap a picture with a child at an orphanage during a study abroad trip to Jamaica.

McConnell-Farmer has long found working with children is her calling.

tion degree, and a Doctorate through Linton Atlantic Books. of Education. While she has She has been a frequent conferworked in a multitude of school ence coordinator and presenter settings, mainly as a college on topics correlative to early professor, McConnell-Farmer childhood education. has now been at Washburn for As she attempts to take 17 years. her topics of interest and apply During her time at Wash- them at Washburn and beyond, burn, where she has been ten- she often works with the knowlured since 1998 and has had a edge of how difficult student professor status since engagement can be.

2001, McConnell- FACULTY But, McConnellFarmer says the uniFarmer believes she PROFILE has found the proper versity has given her an opportunity to do formula, for adults many extraordinary activities and children alike. for herself, including making “We all know that adults trips to numerous conferences. learn very much in the same But the benefits of activi- manner as young children, ties such as studying abroad and that means being involved have also reached her under- in their own learning such as graduate and graduate students. talking, discussing, using maHer involvements also in- nipulatives, getting up and clude advising roughly 100 stu- doing things as small groups, dents a semester and McCon- individuals or pairs,” said nell-Farmer has also published McConnell-Farmer. “The least her own books, including “Ad- effective way to teach underventures, fantasies and dreams graduates or young children is in children’s literature” in 2010 for the teacher to do all the talk-

ing and for them to sit there and not move.”

One of the biggest assets to the learning of the students she teaches at Washburn outside of the classroom is through studying abroad. She consistently sees it open eyes on the value of education.

“Most people in our country have the opportunity to go to college,” said McConnellFarmer. “That does mean taking out financial aid and it means working two or three part-time jobs, so it’s not without effort, but at least the opportunity is there. In many of the countries we visit, the opportunity is not there for a vast majority of the children.”

Through all of her travels abroad, which began in her late 30’s, she has been to China, Spain and the Czech Republic, among other countries.

These opportunities to see the difference of educational settings in different regions have only helped to continue her interest in helping children.

“I will always do something that involves children,” said McConnell-Farmer. “Whether it is teaching teachers to teach children or whether it’s directly working with children in some manner, my occupation will always revolve around children.”

Richard Kelly is a junior mass media/social work major. Reach him at richard.kelly@washburn.edu.

General education may soon see changes Jaimie Luse WASHBURN REVIEW

Washburn may be seeing a makeover in some of its main general education and core class requirements.

According to the recently-adopted general education proposal that came from the academic affairs committee and was approved by general faculty, a core course is defined as a course taken by all or, virtually all students that emphasizes a set of skills that exemplify a set of basic University values.

“The academic affairs committee is reexamining general education goals and trying to figure out how to better meet the needs of students,” said Kathy Menzie, chair of the academic affairs committee.

Through meetings and surveys the committee is trying to decide what should be in the core.

In the past, core classes and general education classes needed to incorporate nine general education skills. However, those nine skills have been

replaced by five learning out- core classes should also have learning outcomes.” comes.

The primary issue that reThe learning outcomes are communication, quantitative mains is which classes should and scientific reasoning and lit- be in the core. The faculty are eracy, information literacy and not replacing the core, just reexamining technology, it and trying critical and to figure out creative “ We’re still what should thinking and be in it. also global discussing it and I T h e citizenship, anticipate that there current ethics and will be a couple core classes diversity. are: freshT h e more discussions on man comgeneral facthe core. position, ulty deteradvanced mined that - Kathy Menzie composigeneral edu- Chair, Academic Affairs Committee tion, lifetime cation classwellness and es should incorporate at ” either algebra or exleast one to ploring mathematics. two of the learning outcomes.

The committee has not “We’ve done a number of meetings with faculty,” said decided yet how many hours Menzie. “We’ve done several should be in the core.

“We are limited on hours surveys, too, and what we have discovered is that people think because a number of the dethat all of our general education grees already have quite a few classes should have the learn- hours and adding more hours to ing outcomes, we are pretty the core would make it very difmuch agreed on that. And the ficult for some degrees,” said

Menzie.

The number of hours is only one of many factors that have to be considered. For some departments, not having enough faculty to teach classes that might become a part of the core is a concern.

There is also the issue of classroom space and whether there would be enough classrooms for every student on campus to take the class.

With the issue of how to implement the new guidelines for core classes still under consideration, the issue is still being assessed.

“We’re still discussing it and I anticipate that there will be a couple more discussions on the core,” said Menzie “The next step is sort of up to the academic affairs committee and we are meeting at the end of February so we will be looking then at what our next step is.”

from fall semester Nicholas Birdsong WASHBURN REVIEW

coming in will allow growth in new programs, additional faculty and additional money for Washburn currently has student government, according positive news for its enrollment to Liedtke. numbers.

“If enrollment goes up The number of incoming enough we are going to have to students increased 4.9 percent hire new faculty,” said Liedtke. over the previous year as of “We don’t want to grow our Feb. 4. Total credit hours have class sizes like a few other increased by 3 percent. The universities next to us. We are rise in enrollment comes on the going to maintain our class heels of an 8.7 percent gain for sizes.” the fall.

Washburn University Administration and fac- maintains a 15:1 student to ulty welcome the news as new faculty ratio. In comparison, student growth had been on the Kansas State University has a decline for three years prior to 19:1 ratio and the University of the fall semester. The 2010- Kansas is 20:1. Washburn uti2011 school lizes the small year marks a “ class size to Everybody significant redraw students versal in the with promises working together u n i v e r s i t y ’s of personalized is a part of that previous adattention and a overall success. missions trend. supportive edu“There cational atmocontinues to sphere.

- Richard Liedke be a lot of hard The uniExecutive Director, versity admiswork and efforts from a Enrollment Management sions office sets lot of differgoals for enroll” ment each year. ent individuals across Washburn’s campus,” In the wake of this most recent said Richard Liedtke, executive year, Washburn is set to meet director of enrollment manage- goals again. As of mid-January, ment. “It’s the faculty, it’s the approximately 1,300 new stustaff, and it’s the students. Ev- dents had applied with goals set erybody working together is a around 1,400 for Fall 2011. part of that overall success. If “This is my third year here any one of those components and I’ve seen some big changes isn’t there, then it is hard to see for the better,” said Priscilla Saenrollment growth. “ marripa, admissions counselor Liedtke said friendly fac- at Washburn. “We are making ulty, welcoming students, and more relationships, building on a successful outreach program those relationships and having were a few of the many ele- conversations that we didn’t ments that contributed to the have in the past. I think that university’s success. we are going to reach our goal.

One possible concern over That is definitely what we are the growing size of the student all hoping for.” body is increasing class sizes.

Continued increases in the number of students will mean Nicholas Birdsong is a senior poadditional revenue for the uni- litical science major. Reach him at WASU Elephant 2ColX5 Ad:Layout 1 2/4/11 2:07 PM Page versity.

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Opinion • Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Students ‘Sportsmanship’ stifles crowd involvement just play in college

University students used considered the next generation of academia. They wrote essays in the same style as the great writers. Everything was handed to them with the intention for them to learn it in the pursuit of more knowledge, more wisdom, in order to pass it on to the next generation of students.

Back then, artisans, businessmen, traders, blacksmiths, erchitects and etc. learned their trades through apprenticeships.

You only went to school if you aspired to be a court physician of some kind, or a professor.

Why does that matter now? Because the university system has hardly changed.

The students are not looking at a career path, but at a place to play while they figure out what they’re doing with their lives.

I am fortunate to be in a department that is very oriented toward the hands-on approach to learning. Most of us are required to spend quite a bit of time networking and researching for practical projects that I can see myself doing for an employeerin the job place. But often, my peers are FROM THE not granted EDITOR the same opportunity.

They write papers and attend lectures about subjects that interest them, but they don’t have a lot of experience doing anything practical in their field.

When current college students graduate, most of us will have to get internships before we are even considered for the jobs we want. The emphasis on internships makes all the years we spend in classrooms seem relatively pointless. These internships more resemble the apprenticeships of old, where a student learns by doing under the watchful eye of the master, instead of just studying in a classroom about how it is done.

I’m not completely against the university system. However, I think that we ought to take a look at the way it’s being run. Are we really encouraging students to learn in a practical way? Usually we’re encouraging students to learn in a way that will lead them to further education in graduate schools.

And again, I’m not anti-grad school, but as the popularity of grad schools increase, the value of Associate and Bachelor degrees decreases.

For instance, research indicates that law students who are not in the top third of their law school will likely be unable to even work in law. Not to say that a law degree is worthless for them, but it hardly equates the time and money in vs. time and money out equation.

I know life isn’t an equation to balance, and continuing education is important, but is encouraging the same path for everyone really the best thing?

It’s hard to say to a student “college isn’t right for you” or “yeah you did well in college, but that’s as far as you should go,” but sometimes that’s what is better for their life.

Life isn’t an equation, but to quote Marshall Mathers, life is no Nintendo game, either.

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

Not all sports can be like golf. The big ones at Washburn, in fact, are not. Football, volleyball and basketball involve intense action and roaring crowds.

OK, well maybe at Washburn, it’s more like intense action and the occasional crowd cheer or two. But still, two fingers tapping the palm of one’s hand is agreeably the least amount of effort a spectator can put in.

At the last home basketball game, there were four boys standing in to do their alma mater proud and cheer on the efforts of our athletes. Only four, because everyone else was at home busy watching the activities at Bramlage Coliseum,

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50 or so miles away. talking anyone’s mother. They The four boys, like the were just pushing at the other band on the other side of the team with banter. gym, were cheering for the University police brought team. For anyone who has wit- the students a yellow card, innessed an athletics game that sisting that they were calling takes place with players older people out by name or number, than 10, it is more or less com- and that was unsportsmanlike mon knowledge that cheering and could be penalized. While on one’s own team the students were includes NOT cheermomentarily thrown, ing on the other team. REVIEW’S soon they picked back VIEW In fact, it pretty much up with their “stupid means that you’re ugly purple” and tracheering against the other team. ditional chants about “you can’t Scratch that, not pretty much, do that” and things of that nait literally means that you are, ture. Apparently, this scenario by default, cheering against the is only a repeat of the volleyball other team. games from first semester.

The four boys at this game Written on the card were were cheering against the other words like “racial, sexual, abuteam. Words like “ugly” and sive etc.” The “crowd” of boys “stupid” may or may not have weren’t screaming anything been thrown around. Now like that. They may have been we’re not talking about trash irritating, but none of their cat-

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calls could have amounted to anything close to personal attacks. So what does this say?

It should tell us that people are a bit on the oversensitive side. Not that we shouldn’t be civil about athletics, but sports are agressive, end of story. If a player can’t handle the pressure of being “picked on,” then they should not play competitive sports.

No wonder Washburn’s student attendance at games is so low if they will be criticized every time they get rowdy.

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

Ever since Washburn was established, it has been a dry campus. The Review hit the street to find out how popular the alcohol policy is on campus.

How do you feel about Washburn’s alcohol policy?

Cody Davis Junior

“I want the same rights in the dorms as I do on the street.”

Brett Johnson Junior “I can respect the rule because the majority of students living in the dorms are underage.”

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Shakeya Steele Freshman “If you are of age they shouldn’t be able to tell you that you can’t have alcohol.”

Amanda Kathrens Freshman

“I like having a dry campus, but the rule is obviously being broken.”

Student defends alcohol on campus university atmosphere. Mini golf in the library? Wii Sports in the Union? I’m not [7 years old]. Tailgating before the football game? Why yes, I am [21].

It’s hard to draw large swaths of students who are willing to get rowdy to Washburn sporting events; Washburn’s teams lack the prestige and hype of programs like KU’s or KSU’s.

There’s a mass exodus of Washburn students every weekend as they flock to the other college towns to experience the social scene of a major university.

However, if WSGA provided a few kegs of ice cold Natural Light to of age patrons (obviously), I’m willing to bet that attendance at Washburn games would steadily increase. There would be more fan participation (thank you, liquid encouragement), more social interac-

tion between the buzzed chatty Kathys in the student section, and a more authentic college experience for Washburn students.

Undeniably, alcohol has negative effects.

However, appropriate risk management training and an organized structure for wet events would allow students to do what they’re probably already going to do – hit the sauce – in a safe and controlled area. Why not take advantage of this and increase school spirit at the same time?

Sincerely, Dave Clark

David Clark is a junior political science major at Washburn University.

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Dear Editor, member, who would like to see I and, I assume, most other a wet campus. I’ll try not to slur Washburn students, came to my speech as I advocate for wet college to spend my Friday campus. nights in the library making sure Blights on America’s highmy homework was done. If I er education system such as didn’t, how would I be able to Harvard, MIT, and Brown have go to church on Sunwet campus policies. day then rest as God While they sit in their intended? Clearly I LETTER TO ivory towers, raincouldn’t and I would THE EDITOR ing empty beer cans be banished to hell to down upon us comgnash my teeth and mon folk below, they drink warm beer with all the manage to squeak by academiother lush sinners that populate cally and become the leaders the Earth. of America. I don’t intend this I take issue with last week’s to be a knock on Washburn’s front page article titled “Wash- academic curriculum, but I’m burn Alcohol Free Since 1865.” guessing the difficulty of the What substance the article had massive work load at these into offer cast some light on the stitutions exceeds Washburn’s. history of our dry campus and A major issue WSGA and a one sided view of the policy. the larger community at WashThe article needed the perspec- burn constantly battles is how tive of a student, not a faculty to develop more of a traditional

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Farley runs campus, 3,000 miles Robert Burkett WASHBURN REVIEW

As American author Arnold Hano once said, “There is an itch in runners.” That is no truer than in the case of the face of Washburn, President, Jerry

Farley.

Growing up in Oklahoma, Farley admits that he wasn’t an athlete and that he spent more of his time as a youth pursuing academic endeavors. It wasn’t until after Farley’s time in the hands of one institution in

particular that he first started toward the path of a runner.

“The first time that I started doing any real physical activity was in the Army,” said Farley.

“It was after I graduated college and you had to do things then, they called it physical activity

and part of it was running and that’s just what you did, I didn’t think to much of it.”

After serving his time in the army, Farley went back to school. While working part time at the University of Oklahoma, one of his coworkers managed

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to talk him into going for a run with him.

“I bought a pair of shoes and went running with him and I thought, ‘this is terrible, this is hard’,” said Farley. “I was no good…but I decided that I would stick with this and so he and I would go running instead of going to lunch.”

Eventually, working different positions at both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, Farley would continue to build his distance culminating at that point in a six-mile race. The continuation of this process became ingrained in him as he moved forward in his professional life. He began tracking his distances and noticed he was coming close to 2,000 miles for the year.

“So when I came [to Washburn] I came in July of that year in [1997] I ran 2,000 miles,” said Farley. “And so then it became really obsessive and I felt good and I was running more and I just started running 50 miles a week. So in [1998] I did about 2,500 miles.

Since then I’ve run no less than 2,500 miles a year.”

In 2009, Farley set a goal and managed to meet the mark of 3,000 miles for the year.

The achievement was one that Farley doesn’t plan on repeating again anytime soon.

“It’s the most I’ve done

and its hard, really hard,” said Farley. “It takes it out of you and its just too hard.”

Beyond the distances that Farley has run, where his endless strides have taken him is just as impressive.

“My brother and I took a trip around the world, roughly three and a half weeks,” said Farley. “One of my goals was to run on every continent. I’ve run around the Pyramids [of Egypt], I’ve run on the Great Wall of China, I’ve run around the Eiffel Tower, I’ve run around Big Ben.” One of the toughest places that Farley has ever run was in the mountains of Peru at 14,500 feet above sea level.

“It was hard, the first 100 yards felt like I had run 10 miles,” said Farley.

With all the traveling that Farley takes on as part of his job, finding the time to run sometimes is a matter of using the time that presents itself.

“Sometimes if it’s a long flight I’ll run an airport,” said Farley. “I’ll change shoes and head outside and run around the parking lot or in the garages to stay out of the bitter cold.”

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

‘Bods overcome sloppy play Ulsaker assumes Team climbs into tie for 3rd, sets sights on No. 1 MSSU Matt Lazzo WASHBURN REVIEW

stayed the same throughout the second half as the Ichabods pulled ahead by seven points Washburn moved into a but the Bulldogs cut the lead third-place tie with the Univer- to one, three different times. sity of Nebraska-Omaha with a Every time the Ichabods tried 72-61 win over Truman State to put the game away, the lead University on Monday night. would slip back into a tight With the win, the Ichabods game. Nate Daniels, senior continue to follow the season’s guard, put the game out of up-and-down nature followed reach with 2:44 to play with a with a two-game skid by an- steal and a layup, propelling the other win streak.

Ichabods to a 72-61 win.

“We felt like we gave away “It wasn’t pretty, but at the the game to [University of Cen- end of the day it goes down as a tral Missouri]. We didn’t make win,” said Bobby Chipman. the plays we needed at the end One thing has stayed conto come out with a win,” said sistent for Washburn, adverBobby Chipman, sophomore sity has not proved to affect the forward. team. If it has a rough night ofThis season, the Ichabods fensively like in the Thanksgivhave been a team trying to find ing Invitational, it comes back its identity and at other times with a barrage of 3-pointers looking like a title contender. the following game. When it For some teams, struggles with this could be too defensive intenICHABOD much pressure to sity against MisBASKETBALL handle. The Ichasouri Western bods have shown State University they can get back to its winning and gave up 102 points, the folways, displaying an ability to lowing game the Ichabods held put losses behind them and fo- the Central Missouri to under cus on the positives. Washburn 50 in their best defensive outhas continued to learn from its ing. The Ichabod fans have not mistakes and grown from the had to endure any long losing experience. spells or poor play on the court “After those two tough this season. The season’s other losses, we refocused as a team consistent has been Stutz who and have been able to grind out has played well all season. our last two wins,” said Bobby “I owe a lot to the team,” Chipman. said Stutz, senior forward. “Our Washburn entered Mon- team chemistry has been great day night’s game needing a on and off the court and it has win to move its way back up showed this season.” the MIAA standings. The BullStutz recorded his fifth dogs had thoughts of putting an double-double this season, and end to the Ichabods home win seventh of his career, with 24 streak and doing something points and 10 rebounds. Stutz only one other team has done entered the game as a threethis season; come away with a time MIAA player of the week win in Lee Arena. and only player to receive the In a defensive battle, the award more than once. The seIchabods led at the intermis- nior forward holds the nation’s sion with Logan Stutz adding highest field goal percentage at 15 first-half points. The theme 71 percent and is still averaging

more points than any Ichabod this decade.

“I have been working hard by getting into the gym and staying focused,” said Stutz.

“It’s my senior season and this team has a chance to accomplish something. I don’t want to have any regrets.”

Up next, the Ichabods host MIAA leader and No. 8 Missouri Southern State University, in Lee Arena. In the first

meeting between the two teams, Washburn jumped out to a 10point lead but MSSU rallied for a 90-73 win in Joplin, Mo.

Matt Lazzo is a senior communications major. Reach him at matt/ lazzo@washburn.edu

alternative role Louis Bourdeau WASHBURN REVIEW

College students and sports fans may not realize how much time and effort student athletes put into their sports and what a commitment playing sports at the college-level is for those who play for Washburn University’s Ichabods and Lady Blues athletic teams.

Brette Ulsaker, a student assistant coach, senior and political science major with a minor in history from McPherson, Kan. is a prime example of the impact that collegiate sports can have on student athletes at Washburn. Ulsaker is a 5 foot 9 inch guard who originally played Division I women’s basketball for the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah and transferred to Washburn in order to be closer to her family in McPherson, Kan. “Brette Uslaker trans-

ferred to Washburn from Utah to be closer to home,” said Ron McHenry, head coach for the Lady Blues. She was majoring in secondary education but she is now a political science major. She has a brother Christian Uslaker, a senior forward at McPherson High School who just recently signed with the Washburn University Ichabods men’s basketball team.”

Ulsaker’s love for the game is prevalent and she spends many hours helping her teammates to excel and try to win the M.I.A.A. Championships.

The Lady Blues are always attempting to stay highly rated in the conference after winning the 2005 Division II National Championship.

“I love the competition and the finesse of the game. There’s a thrill when you hear the starting lineups and especially the

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Lady Blues rally against Bulldogs Sam Sayler WASHBURN REVIEW

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Slow start: Laura Kinderknecht, sophomore guard, looks for an open teammate in the Lady Blues 62-53 win over Truman State University.

It is often said that good things come in threes. The Washburn Lady Blues may concur after winning three games in a row against the University of Central Missouri 55-49, Northwest Missouri State University, and a special Valentine’s Day game against Truman State University 62-53.

Washburn started the game on its heels and trailed throughout most of the game, down 3321 at the half. Nevertheless, free throws and three-point-shots in the second half helped the Lady Blues (18-4, 14-4 MIAA) rally and get the best of the Bulldogs (11-11, 9-9 MIAA) in the end.

Ron McHenry, Washburn head coach, has said throughout the season that the main factor the Lady Blues need to overcome is winning road games.

After winning two games on the road, the Lady Blues ran into a focused Truman squad that was looking for an upset of its own in Lee Arena.

“That’s the difficult thing,” the game at 35-21. The Lady said McHenry. “Everybody Blues found a way to claw its thinks that when you’re at way back into the game. home, you should win the game.

“Second half, we finally That’s not the way it works.” just got going,” said McHenry.

McHenry acknowledges “Some kids bounced better. You that Truman played an admira- want protection on the floor, ble part in the game, especially and I know our kids hold down during the first half. The Bull- pressure, and it’s hard to come dogs shot 46.7 out there when percent in the you get down 11, LADY BLUES first half to the 12 on your home BASKETBALL Lady Blues 23.3 fort to dig out of percent. Truman that.” also jumped out to a 10-2 lead Stevi Schultz, junior guard, after a slow start for Washburn. took the game into her hands “I thought Truman had won with a little over seven minutes three in a row coming in to this to play. She scored Washburn’s game as well,” said McHenry. final 11 points of the game and “They were playing with a ton a total of 19 points for the game. of confidence in that first half. Cassie Lombardino, senior cen22, [Becka] McHenry kid, my ter, had 17 points and seven renamesake, was just getting bounds in the game. us. [Breanna] Daniels scored “This team showed a lot of well.” character. That’s impressive to McHenry said he was me when you can find character proud of his team for overcom- when things aren’t feeling good ing adversity in the face of de- to you,” said McHenry. feat and overcoming a HercuFor the last two home lean comeback. At the start of games of the season, McHenry the second half, Truman scored hopes that the team can have first to obtain its biggest lead of the same energy shown against

Truman and the seniors will leave their home court with a win on Senior Night.

“In the middle of February you got to win all your games,” said McHenry. “They’re all important as far as rankings and where you stand. Maybe earlier in the year, you can catch back up, but not right now.”

Up next the Lady Blues face Missouri Southern State University at home on Thursday in its Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Pink Zone game at 5:30 p.m. All fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game in support of breast cancer awareness. In the two teams first meeting this season, Washburn won 75-71. Missouri Southern is coming off a win over No. 20 in the country, Emporia State University.

Sam Sayler is a sophomore English major. Reach him at samuel. sayler@washburn.edu

Hunter adapts quickly SRWC provides options, Sam Sayler WASHBURN REVIEW

a world away from everyone she knows was difficult, but Hunter is pleased with her seFor nearly 10 years, Elek- lection and looks forward to tra Hunter has been playing more tennis. Her goal was to tennis alongside her family in continue her tennis career afher homeland of Noosa, Queen- ter she graduated from high sland, Australia. school, so she began looking at This past fall, she made the different schools and talking to voyage to Washburn University numerous coaches. for her freshman year to play “I wanted to keep playtennis without ever having trav- ing tennis after I finished high eled to the United States before. school,” said Hunter. “I had The decision seems to be hav- been speaking to a few coaching a positive impact thus far es and Coach Dave [Alden] with the ‘Elektra-cutioner’ re- seemed really nice, and the procently helping to defeat No. 19- gram sounded really good, so I ranked Drury University. decided to give it a go.”

Hunter quickly learned While Hunter enjoys playAmerican idioms, adapting to ing tennis at the collegiate levsweaters instead of jumpers and el, she also has big plans after ketchup as opshe graduates posed to tomato from Washburn.

LADY BLUES sauce. The bigShe is working TENNIS gest difference toward a busifacing the young ness degree with Australian was the weather. hopes of focusing on marketing Noosa has a subtropical climate and at some point working for a that reaches between 55 to 68°F university. in the winter.

“I want to do business and “So coming here, I thought marketing,” said Hunter. “Then I had ‘winter clothes,’ but soon maybe do marketing for collegrealized why everyone told me es and stuff like that.”

I needed more,” said Hunter.

While tennis is almost “This was the first time I saw equally as popular in America snow, slipped on ice and felt and Australia, many differenclike I nearly was going to freeze es arise in the culture of other to death.” sports within the two countries.

Hunter has since been in“It’s a surf culture where I troduced to American food and live,” said Hunter. “Surfing is a currency. class, so you go surfing all the “All the pennies, dimes and time. You don’t go to football. quarters got me confused,” said Over here, football’s a really Hunter. “Plus all your money is big deal. Back home, it’s like the same color.” you go do surfing, you can go The decision to move half do cricket, and you do [Austra-

lian rules football].”

Like many girls her age, Hunter enjoys swimming and shopping. Hunter also enjoys the many national parks and reserves in her area, saying that seeing a kangaroo or koala would be akin to a deer sighting in Kansas.

Hunter plans to make the most of her time in America and is concentrating on perfecting and having a more consistent tennis game.

“I want to get a lot of tennis matches and get better, get more consistent,” said Hunter.

“I’ve made a lot of friends through tennis. It’s just been really good.”

Alden, Washburn head coach, says he has a great respect for Hunter taking the leap to study and play in America.

He said that it can be difficult being away from home when you are just a short car trip away, but she is more than 20 hours away from her home in Australia.

“She just turned 18 in October,” said Alden. To put yourself out there like that with no support system, that speaks a lot about her character. She’s really fits in nicely now with the girls. They’re her support system, and she’s started playing a lot closer to her potential.

She’s made nice gains.”

Sam Sayler is a sophomore English major. Reach him at samuel. sayler@washburn.edu

variety for all students Louis Bourdeau WASHBURN REVIEW

Hall and participating in intramural sports at the SRWC. Faculty and staff who want to use Washburn University stu- the rec have to pay a fee of $75 dents, faculty and staff lead per year or monthly payments busy, hectic and stressful day- of $12 to use the facility or parto-day lives. The demands of ticipate in intramural sports. school, teaching, work and “The Student Recreation family life do not leave much or Wellness Center was built in time for students, faculty and 2004 and was available for stustaff to relax and take some dents to use in 2005 and I have time for themselves or to spend been here since the building time with friends. opened,” said John Cummings, Students who are stressed assistant director of the rock might not wall and intrado as well in murals.

We try to do a their academStudents, ics at school, variety of events to faculty and staff Washburn has who utilize the just the cure offer non-traditional SRWC and are for students, sports and activities overly stressed faculty and to students. by the academstaff who are ic, personal and stressed by work responsitheir daily bilities that are commitments. required of them -John Cummings have many acWa s h SRWC Assistant Director tivities that they burn students, faculty and can participate staff have the in, such as runStudent Recreation and Well- ning-on the track, utilizing the ness Center to turn to when exercise machines, participatthey are stressed about an up- ing in the wellness program that coming quiz or exam, teaching is coordinated by the SRWC or work responsibility. Students and participating in intramural pay $43 in student activity fees sports. Students, faculty and which allows them multiple staff have multiple, organized options for stress relief and intramural sports options that breaks from their studies and they can participate in that alother personal obligations such low them to relieve stress. as attending the many sporting Students who are interested events across campus, attend- in intramural sports must find ing concerts at White Concert a team manager and sign-up

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to participate in these sporting events that are organized by the SRWC. Students who win gain bragging rights as intramural champions for a semester.

Champions receive a champion T-shirt and a banner with their team name on it in the gym.

Intramurals are an opportunity for participants to not only interact socially with other students, faculty and staff members but also to learn outside the classroom about conflict resolution and communication that is on display.

Those interested in the intramural activities that are offered at the SRWC for this semester still have a chance to sign-up for many activities. The schedule of intramural deadlines are posted in the entrance of the SRWC as well as on their website.

“Students use intramurals as a stress relieve definitely and these events are not new this semester. We try to do a variety of events to offer non-traditional sports and activities to students who are not as interested in the strenuous activity for instance Wii Bowling is an example of how we try to target students who are not interested in the traditional sports,” said Cummings.

Louis Bourdeau is a graduate student. Reach him at louis.bordeau@washburn.edu

NEW ROLE: Ulsaker ‘beneficial’ I’ve coached the McPherson High School teams every sumnational anthem. There’s noth- mer since I started college and ing like winning that big game found I really enjoyed it. I’ve or making a big play. Moments also done lessons for girls and like that make basketball an found I just love teaching the amazing sport to be a part of,” game to kids. On the floor as said Ulsaker. a player I always knew every Student athletes have many players position in every ofdifferent interests and some- fense and that’s an aspect I’ve times their time playing leads tried to take with me this year them to want to as a coach,” said assist other playUlsaker.

LADY BLUES ers to learn from Ulsaker has BASKETBALL their experience. taken the skills Ulsaker’s NCAA she learned as eligibility for playing time is a player and put them to use over and so she has decided to assisting the current Lady help her teammates to succeed Blues players. She assists Ron McHenry, Lady Blues head by being an assistant coach.

“I had some opportunities coach with making the calls on to play basketball but decided I what plays to run each game.

“Her transitioning from really wanted to get my degree and pursue the coaching aspect. player to coach has been very

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beneficial to me because of her knowledge of our system. She knows the system that we run and she helps me out a lot because I can bounce ideas off of her and I know she will help me make decisions that are beneficial in making the team succeed. Also, since she has matched-up against a lot of the other players that we still play against her knowledge of how to play against them is very beneficial to us. Brette Ulsaker influenced our other players because she was a leader on the court and she was just a winner,” said McHenry.

Louis Bourdeau is a graduate student. Reach him at louis.bordeau@washburn.edu

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Multiple exposures: Senior art major Michael Allen will have his artwork on display at the Break Room downtown for the first ‘Fine and Thriving’ event on Feb. 22. In addition to the event Allen has artwork on display at Keyoka Gallery and Treasures in downtown Topeka, and has been featured in several juried and group shows across Kansas. “Issues”, pictured above, is a multiple exposure “digital manipulation” combining photography and graphic design elements.

Local art is ‘Fine and Thriving’ Kate Fechter WASHBURN REVIEW

Art is fine and thriving in Topeka at the Break Room downtown every Tuesday. Artists and art lovers mingle and enjoy the work of Topeka area artists at ‘Fine and Thriving’ each week.

On Feb. 22, Washburn students and local artists Michael Allen and Adam Koger will have their art on display.

In addition, Rebellyious will be doing modern fusion belly dancing and also hosting a silent auction for the northeast Kansas chapter of ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War.’ ‘Fine and Thriving’ is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Break Room, located at Ninth Avenue and Kansas Avenue. It was created by local artist and community leader J.D. Stottlemire and was first held in December 2010.

Stottlemire and Allen met through involvement in the Aaron Douglas Art Fair. After attending an exhibit at the university theater gallery where Allen’s work was on display, Stottlemire asked him to be a part of the first ‘Fine and Thriving’ event, along with Stottlemire and artist Melanie Eyman.

Allen, who is a senior working on his bachelor of fine arts, says prior to attending Washburn in 2006 he really only “messed around” with art doing things like T-shirt and tattoo designs.

“Since then I kind of ex-

ploded as far as much work Koger’s work also inas I’ve produced,” said Allen. volves photography. He will be “I’ve been shown in four stu- displaying four black and white dent juried exhibitions and just images from his series in which submitted for a fifth. I’ve been he photographed abandoned fortunate enough to have been houses in rural Kansas. shown in several juried and Although his main focus group shows is fine art all the way “ photografrom Russell phy, Koger to Kansas His goal is to show has done Topeka that art is City.” weddings, In addi- fine and thriving in portraits tion to ‘Fine and shoots this area and that and Thrivphotos for ing,’ he also you don’t have to go “XYZ” and has work outside of Topeka to “785”magaon display buy art, see art and zine, for at Keyoka whom he did meet artists Gallery and the photos - Michael Allen for an article Tr e a s u r e s , Senior art student on ‘Fine and located on Eighth AvThriving’ enue.

His he met ” where work comStottlemire. bines photography and graphic Having taken many classes with design elements. Describing Allen, Koger credits him and them as “digital manipulations” his meetings Stottlemire while altered by computer or camera, shooting for ‘785’with helping Allen described the pieces he him get involved in the event. will have at ‘Fine and Thriv“We had been talking ing.’ about me getting more expo“The ones in particular I sure and getting my art seen am going to be showing at ‘Fine more,” said Koger, a senior art and Thriving’ are actually ones major and single father to a 3 where I set the camera on a six- year old daughter. “This is my second exposure,” said Allen. first actual exhibit outside of “I hold the pose for three sec- the Washburn student exhibit, onds and then change the pose which I’ve done each spring for so I get a double image on one the last two years. My goal is exposure. It actually takes two to get out there and try to put pictures in one thing and then I my work, whatever it may be in go in and manipulate colors and galleries around town.” stuff like that to add feeling. If Koger says his series init’s anger use red, sad use blue. volving abandoned houses is You know the whole color as- originally based on becoming a sociation thing.” single father.

“The idea kind of went off of when the mother of my daughter left, kind of tying into abandoned type feelings,” said Koger. “Now as it’s progressed, it’s kind of abandoning those feelings. It’s more of a positive now, abandoning those feelings. The pictures and abandoned houses tie in that people had once lived in these houses.

They were full of life, full of memories and now for whatever reason people ended up moving out for a bigger house or relocation, stuff like that. I think that you can tie that into relationships very similiarly.”

Koger has a website for his photography, http://kogerphoto. weebly.com, where his photos can be viewed.

‘Fine and Thriving’ has a Facebook page with information on this and upcoming events. It is free to attend and food and drinks are sold. The art is also for sale.

Allen explained Stottlemire’s goal with the event is to bring artists and art lovers together and show different works to public view that might not be in a typical gallery.

“His goal is to show Topeka that art is fine and thriving in this area and that you don’t have to go outside of Topeka to buy art, see art and meet artists,” said Allen. “I think that’s been his whole thing is to let people know that there is an art scene in Topeka.”

Kate Fechter is a junior art and psychology major. Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn. edu.

Photos courtesy of Adam Koger

Abandoning feelings: Senior art major Adam Koger’s photo series of abandoned houses deals with life after becoming a single father. With a focus in photography, Koger has done weddings, portraits and photographs for “XYZ” and “785” magazine.

‘The Black Rose’ provides free music for Blameshift fans Josh Rouse WASHBURN REVIEW

Photo by Mike Goehring, Washburn Review

Switching it up: Blameshift’s lead singer Jenny Mann has taken over more of the vocal work on the band’s new EP giving it a more uniform sound. The new EP “The Black Rose” was released this month and is available for free download on the band’s Facebook.

Blameshift, an alt-rock band out of New York, took a unique direction this month, using the social network Facebook to distribute its new EP, “The Black Rose,” for free. It worked.

The band, which was recognized last year by Alternative Press Magazine as one of the “Best Unsigned Bands,” seems to be taking the nation by storm. They have toured across the country including on the Vans Warped Tour and the AP Fall Tour. With the release of the new EP, close to 3,000 fans are getting a free taste of Blameshift’s unique sound.

Behind the dynamic vocals

of lead singer Jenny Mann, the the singing duties, which helps band’s catchy lyrics stand out give the songs a more uniform against captivating drum beats sound. For examples of the difby James Miller and excellent ference, check out Blameshift’s guitar work by Tim Barbour. other albums “Blameshift EP” With lines such as “What’s hurt- and “The Test” on iTunes. ing you is killing My favorite me,” it’s easy to see song on the album, MUSIC why this band has by far, is “KillREVIEW been as successful ing Me,” although as it is so far. all of the songs are Blameshift’s style on this catchy. It begins with a slightly EP sounds similar to bands such electronic sound that draws the as The Academy Is... and Fall listener into the song with its Out Boy, perhaps for a reason. eerie sound. Mann then begins It was produced by Eric Ron in singing with a light backbeat on Hollywood, who has produced the cymbals, which eventually for such bands as VersaEmerge, builds to include guitar and a Good Charlotte and Panic at more concrete drumbeat. the Disco. Barbour becomes What makes the song, less involved vocally than he however, is the chorus. Mann’s has been in previous albums, voice is so powerful as she with Mann taking over most of sings the lines “Desperate to

make you see, it’s more than just words I need you hear with me, you’re facing disaster I think you should know, what’s hurting you is killing me.”

The only complaint I have with the EP is that it makes me want to hear more. Eighteen minutes of music simply isn’t enough when you have a band of this quality. I need more.

To hear Blameshift’s new EP, “The Black Rose,” check them out at www.facebook. com/blameshift. You can hear more of their music on MySpace at www.myspace.com/ blameshift.

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

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Rally protests proposed Brownback art cuts

Photos by Anthony Richardson, Washburn Review

Walk the walk: Protesters gather outside the State Judicial building to voice their opposition to Gov. Brownback’s signing of Executive Order No. 39, which would have eliminated the Kansas Arts Commission. The House budget committee reversed the order on Feb. 15.

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Kansans rallied around the judicial building last Thursday to protest the executive order abolishing the Kansas Arts Commission signed by Governor Sam Brownback.

The governor signed Executive Order No. 39, which would have gone into effect July 11, 2011, but was reversed by the state house budget committee Tuesday. The order would have taken away $1.1 million in state funding and dissolved the KAC and replace it with a privatized non-profit. Kansas would have been the only state in the union with no state funding for art.

The ‘Rally for the Arts’ was last Thursday outside the state judicial building and attracted hundreds of Kansans armed with letters and signs to protest

the loss of state funding for the arts. The rally was organized by Washburn alumna Sara Myer and began as a Facebook group that quickly grew and led to the rally.

John Lothenore is a massage therapist and local artist who is involved in theater and has been a performing concert pianist for almost 30 years. He emceed at the rally, introducing the three speakers: Shannon Reilly of Topeka Civic Theater, state Sen. Roger Reitz (R-22nd District) and Harry Schwaller, chairman of the KAC. “It started with Sara Myer being amazed that anyone would cut the arts in Kansas, especially the KAC,” said Lothenore. “She was very vocal and outspoken from the beginning and started the Facebook page.”

Myer, who is active in Topeka Civic Theater and local

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Tired eyes: ‘Elephant’s Graveyard’ will open at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Washburn Threatre. The play follows a conflict between a circus and a small Tennessee town.

art, said that the rapid growth of the Facebook page inspired the rally.

“We thought the next logical step was to start a rally,” said Myer. “We all had connections to get everything together. It was like it was meant to happen.”

At the rally, volunteers asked attendees to sign a roster

and encouraged them to contact Kansas legislators. Volunteers handed out postcards for those who may not have already written letters before arriving.

“Hopefully people will bring letters to senators and representatives,” said Myer. “There are some that are still on the fence.”

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Paul Prece, Washburn theater The WU theatre department department professor and director, is bringing a big story to life. compares the play to a docudrama, “Elephant’s Graveyard” is because the actors do not re-enact about a conflict between a circus the actual events, instead they tell and a small town in 1916 Ten- a story. With 15 cast members nessee, which telling a story ends with tragic “ together, they results. Playing To me, it’s a play of include their on the curiosity voices. You could own account of of Americans the events that and their love close your eyes and occurred. for blood and be listening to them “To me, it’s violence, it pora play of voices,” trays the only and they could still said Prece. “You ever lynching tell you the story. could close your of an elephant. eyes and be lis- Paul Prece tening to them The play was Director, and they could awarded the David Mark Cohen ‘Elephant’s Graveyard’ still tell you the National Playstory.” writing Award This play ” from the John F. had been perKennedy Center for the Perform- formed only a handful of times ing Arts, a “Best New Play” cita- around the United States in varition from the Austin, Texas, Crit- ous colleges, because it is new. ics’ Table, a Playwrights Center Prece read the script before it was

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about this issue.

“I think it’s important,” said Mosier. “I want them [legislators] to know we think this is important.”

Myer, who has a six-monthold daughter with her husband Greg, is concerned about what the lack of state funding will mean for art opportunities for Kansas children.

“I want there to still be arts for my daughter when she gets older,” said Myer. “I want her to have the same opportunities I had.”

Kate Fechter is a junior art and psychology major. Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn. edu.

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Myer thought that despite it being 29 degrees Fahrenheit during the noon rally, the turnout was “pretty decent.” Washburn students were there with signs making their voices heard as well. Several concerns were expressed.

“Arts are very important,” said Aubrey Hoffman, senior art major. “They need to be known in Kansas and they need to be funded.”

Kaylee Hesse, senior art major, worried about the effect a lack of state funding will have on the job possibilities after graduation.

“If we don’t have a future with arts funding, that means no jobs,” said Hesse.

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published and was in contact with the author, George Brant, after he read an excerpt from the partially written play online. He got Brant to e-mail him the transcript soon after. He circulated it around the theater department at Washburn and everyone liked the script.

The cast includes 15 members, 13 of which are Washburn students, and the other two are Washburn alumni. Tony Naylor is in charge of set design and lights, and Sharon Sullivan is costume

director. Opening night is Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. with a followup performance Saturday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The next weekend, show times are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday Feb. 27.

Tricia Peterson is a sophomore Mass Media major. Reach her at patricia.peterson@washburn.edu.