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Washburn’s alcohol policy comes with loopholes Matthew Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

Chartwells has hosted events that have included alcohol such as weddings, corporate events and alumni events.

Scoular added that Chartwells and the university would not approve the use of alcohol at an event in which alcohol is the main focus, and that they limit their approval to events that merely use alcohol as an “enhancement of the event.”

“If alcohol is the sole focus of the event, then we strongly discourage using Washburn for the event,” said Scoular.

Susie Hoffmann, the director of the Washburn Alumni Association, agrees that approval from the university depends on the amount of alcohol intended to be served. Hoffmann has coordinated numerous events on behalf of the association, and is well aware of the process involved in gaining approval to serve alcohol.

“They’ll look at whether it’s a cash bar or whether it’s hosted, whether we’re providing complimentary alcohol based on how much alcohol you plan to serve and how many people are attending the party,” said Hoffman.

“You can’t order three kegs of beer when 100 people are going to show up. That’s just not a good idea. That’s too much beer for 100 people.”

Hoffmann said the application for approval requires that the applicant specify: The name of the event, the date and time of the event, the expected attendance, contact information from the host, the name of the organization providing the alcohol, the type of alcohol to be served, and the approximate quantity of alcohol to be served.

The applicant must also specify whether the event is to include a cash bar, the cost is to include alcohol, or the alcohol is to be provided without charge.

Hoffmann also clarified that student organizations as well as other

The answer isn’t always crystal clear.

One fact is certain: Washburn University has never regularly allowed the use of alcohol on campus since it was founded in 1865. However, there have been events allowed to include alcohol on a case-by-case basis.

The Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control division requires that events including alcohol on campus be catered by a licensed organization. At Washburn, Chartwells Catering fills that role.

“Chartwells is the provider that serves alcohol on campus. Everything has to be done through them because they have the license to serve through the state Alcohol Beverage Control,” said Kathy Reser, director for the Memorial Union.

Reser added that catering through a licensed organization such as Chartwells is the only legal way to serve alcohol on campus, and that there are no other legal options in terms of serving alcohol at approved events.

In order to include alcohol at an event on campus, a student or alumni organization must submit a request for alcohol at least 20 days prior to the event. This process allows Chartwells the time necessary to acquire approval and permission from both President Jerry Farley, and the Alcohol Beverage Control Division.

“Dining services will generate an alcohol request form to be signed by the group making the request, the office of the University President, the Campus police, Dining Services and we in turn send a request to the Kansas Alcohol Beverage Control,” said Bruce Scoular, catering director of Chartwells. “Chartwells holds license to provide alcohol service on the Washburn campus.”

Washburn organizations have gone through the same process as the alumni association in gaining approval from the university to serve alcohol on campus.

“Everybody fills out the exact same form. They go through the same channels and ultimately that form goes to the president’s office for approval or disapproval of the university president.

There shouldn’t be any discrepancy,” said Hoffmann.

Every event on campus that is to include alcohol must also be submitted through Chartwells, with the exception of tailgate parties.

As stated in the Facilities Use section of the Washburn University Policies Regulations and Procedures Manual, alcohol may be permitted at tailgating activities, but is not allowed to be carried into any of the athletic venues such as Yager Stadium.

It is also not permitted to sell alcohol at tailgate parties without permission from the university. There must also be non-alcoholic beverages and food present in order for alcohol to be allowed.

The Washburn alcohol policy has the support of many of the employees and faculty at Washburn. However, some of the students disagree with the policy, and would like to see it changed. These students feel that allowing alcohol on campus would

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help the university to become more of a social environment, and would give students incentive to stay in Topeka for their weekend activities.

Washburn student, Dave Clark is particularly passionate about the issue of alcohol not being regularly permitted at Washburn.

“I feel like Washburn is such a nontraditional campus in the first place, that there’s not a lot of opportunity for social interaction and activity, especially on the weekends, because everybody goes home or they’re just not around,” said Clark. “Also, there’s not a whole lot to do in Topeka, so it just doesn’t

make sense to me why a college campus would be so anti-drinking when it would be better to have policies in place that allow you to drink and allow you to regulate it and make sure that it’s done in a safe way.”

Clark also disagreed with exceptions made by the university with regards to alumni events, and argued that, although this can help the university to raise funding through alumni donations, this reflects poorly on the degree to which the university values it’s students.

“I can understand from wanting to be able to have good relations with the alumni they raise money for the school and everything, but they should care a little more for the students as well, not just the alumni. It should be dry all the time, or wet all the time,” said Clark.

Matthew Kelly is a junior mass media major. Reach him at matthew.kelly@ washburn.edu

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ternational student services, also said that it was rare for international students to receive scholarships initially.

“A vast majority of our international students do not receive scholarships initially. Students who have been a part of the program for several semesters are more likely to obtain scholarships,” said Staerkel.

According to Staerkel, the scholarship availability among competing universities is nearly the same. She said that the disparity between numbers of international students among these competing schools is based on the courses available to the international student.

“Schools such as Emporia State University, Fort Hays University and Pittsburg State University do have higher numbers as far as international students are concerned,” said Starkel.

“However, this is not due to the amount of scholarships given. The disparity lies in the fact that these universities offer more academic programs.

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a completely new culture and the universities gain students from different cultures that can broaden the learning Washburn University is home experience of native students.

Some might assume that these to nearly 200 international students.

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It is a choice you that this is not the An internacase. tional student can make to come to “I have atbe classified as a America and study. tended Washburn foreign student We do not expect for four semesters that has obtained now,” said Ran. either an F1 or J1 funding from the “In those four sevisa. These stuAmerican university. mesters I have dents are often part never received of exchange pro- Xuejing Ran scholarships or grams with specifSenior, mass media major funding for my edic universities in China. Washburn ” ucation. All of my expenses are paid students and the students from the Chinese universities by my family. It is a choice you make essentially swap schools for semesters to come to America and study. We do at a time, benefiting both the students not expect funding from the American university.” and the universities alike.

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Wednesday, March 30

Brown Bag international lecture International House Noon Presentation: “Careers in the U.S. Department of State” Ruth Garvey Fink Convocation Hall, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center 1 p.m.

Catholic Campus Center’s Theology of the Body Blair Room, Living Learning Center 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 31

Grad Fair Washburn Room, Memorial Union 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday, April 1 WU/Coleman Hawkins High School Jazz festival White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ally Safe Zone training Lincoln Room, Memorial Union 2 to 5 p.m.

Softball Softball complex, Washburn University 3 p.m.

Opening reception for Washburn art department student exhibit Mulvane Art Museum, Garvey Fine Arts Center 5 to 8 p.m.

Celebrate Kenya University United Methodist Church 6 to 9 p.m.

Ichtus movie night and Indian tacos Ichtus Campus Ministry house 6 to 9 p.m.

WU/Coleman Hawkins High School Jazz Festival concert White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 2 Softball Softball complex, Washburn University 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 3 Dodgeball fundraiser tournament YMCA, 421 S.W. Van Buren Ave. 1 to 5 p.m.

Honors concert White Concert Hall, Garvey Fine Arts Center 3 p.m.

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

Ichtus Sunday dinner Ichtus Campus Ministry house 6 to 8 p.m.

Don’t see your event in the calendar? Call the Review newsroom at 6702506 to have your event included in an upcoming edition. It’s FREE. For upcoming Washburn athletic events, go to www.wusports.com.

Awarded for service: Dave Boose prepares to cut the cake made for his retirement ceremony on Tuesday in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union. Boose, the chief engineer for Washburn Information Systems and Services, had worked at Washburn the last 28 years, beginning in what was then called the “media center.”

Buhler presents on 2010 visit to Haiti PRESS RELEASE “Update on Haiti,” will be discussed by Adam Buhler, a business major at the University of Kansas, at the Brown Bag International Lecture at noon Wednesday, March 30, at the International House, Washburn

University. Buhler has had a long relationship with Haiti and its people. He and his wife were in Haiti when the quake hit in January 2010.

Buhler returned a year later and will discuss the progress and obstacles of rebuilding the Western Hemisphere’s poorest

nation.

Washburn international programs office is sponsoring the event.

For information, call 785670-1051 or visit www.washburn.edu/iip.

The event is free and open to the public.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Equal opportunity For example, Pittsburg State offers a graduate program in engineering and many international students take interest in that program. That something we can’t control.”

International students do not expect scholarships from the universities they choose to attend. Staerkel described that the international students are just as likely to obtain scholarships as traditional students.

“Our degree seeking inter-

national students, in most all cases, have the same opportunities for scholarship money as the universities degree seeking traditional students. However, many of our international students are not degree seeking and because they are not seeking a degree they are not able to obtain Washburn University scholarships. Many international students choose to spend shorter amounts of time abroad,” said Staerkel.

Despite the fact that many international students do not receive scholarships to assist in the funding of their education based on degree seeking or non-seeking status, the international house prides itself on broadening the education of their participating students in any way that they are able.

suming. Sumpter said that she has not had time to organize T.I.K.E.S this semester.

This past fall, five students “I believe that the organiat Washburn started the organi- zation is still active, but it needs zation T.I.K.E.S. This spring, more people to keep it going,” only one founding student re- said Sumpter. “I would even be mains actively involved. willing to come back next seTeaching and Interacting mester and help keep it going.” with Kids of Educated Students Larry Stone, a sophomore started out as a hypothetical in applied studies, was also in organization for a class project the same class that Sumpter atlast semester, but the students tended last semester. He hopes decided to make it a reality. to take on the T.I.K.E.S. orgaThe original goal of nization and reestablish it next T.I.K.E.S was to connect Wash- semester. burn students, faculty and staff “My group, in that same who have children. They want- class, created a campus charity ed to provide a way to help stu- called A Visit from Old St. Ich, dents who are juggling the roles a Christmas-Bureau type camof student and paign, which parent.

T. I . K . E . S . “ “All the will overI believe the members see,” said organization is still agreed that Stone. they would Stone active but it needs like to make is trying to more people to it a reality, contact the and everymembers keep it going. one put their that were on names down the original as members,” roster and -April Sumpter said April g e n e r a te T.I.K.E.S. Sumpter, one more aware” ness of the of the original founders organization. of T.I.K.E.S. “Unfortunately, I His goal is to start putting up have been the only one of the fliers and advertising on camoriginal five to continue on with pus to draw more attention to the organization.”

T.I.K.E.S. There have been many “I’m not necessarily the roadblocks for T.I.K.E.S and it leader of T.I.K.E.S., I just want has not taken off like the found- to get the members together ers hoped it would. They cre- first. Then we can start thinking ated a Facebook page and even about who the leaders will be,” used a website, www.when- said Stone. isgood.net, to try to schedule The issue of leadership is meeting times for parents. Of what Sumpter said will make the 20 Facebook fans that re- T.I.K.E.S. successful or eventusponded to the request, none ally fall apart. of their schedules matched up.

“I think that once T.I.K.E.S. Scheduling has been a major is- gets a couple of committed ofsue for T.I.K.E.S. ficers, the organization will do Another problem that is great,” said Sumpter. “But until looming in the future is the then it is to big of a job for one question of the organization’s or two parents to handle.” leadership. Sumpter plans to graduate this spring with a degree in anthropology and her Megan Barfield is a member of last semester at Washburn has Regina Cassell’s advanced newsproved to be very time con- writing class.

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Hello Washburn!! Hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break. I know that mine went VERY quickly, but was also relaxing.

Applications are out for the Above & Beyond Scholarships. The purpose of the Robert L. Gustavson Above and Beyond Award is to recognize outstanding performance by Washburn students. This non-renewable award focuses on academic achievement, service to Washburn, and service to the community. A minimum of three recipients will be awarded anywhere from $500 to $1000.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Must be currently enrolled in six credit hours.

2. Must be returning next semester to take at least twelve hours.

3. Must have at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA 4. Must demonstrate academic achievement, service to Washburn, and service to the community.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Submit the application, your resume detailing campus and community involvement, and a 1-2 page essay describing how you believe you have gone “Above and Beyond” during your time so far at Washburn University.

You can pick up the applications in the Student Activities & Greek Life office, then the applications will be due there as well. The deadline is next Friday, April 8th at 5:00pm so make sure you turn in your application on time!!

For those of you who have not yet heard, I just recently got engaged!!

Very exciting-- to someone you may know, Garrett Love, who proposed to me on March 4th at Skies Restaurant in Kansas City!! There are pictures on my Facebook if you would like to find out more. We are planning on having our wedding here in Topeka sometime this summer.

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Student spirituality

Group embraces faith Group questions faith Megan Barfield WASHBURN REVIEW Seeing Washburn students wearing Tshirts that read “Christian Challenge” on the front and, in bold letters, “At The Peak” on the back is a frequent occurrence. Usually during the first week of classes every year, the group Christian Challenge gives out these T-shirts to students who sign up for information about their group.

When Craig and Janene Freerksen first started out as directors of Christian Challenge in 1998 they were about 20 students involved. This past year, an average of 78 to 85 Washburn students attend their weekly large group meetings. The group meets every Thursday night at 7 p.m. at The Peak, 1930 S.W. Gage Blvd.

“Our purpose is to help students grow in the knowledge, the wisdom and the perspective of who God has made them to be and help them get there,” said Freerksen.

“We want to help, train and send out.”

As well as their weekly meetings, Christian Challenge also provides small group Bible studies, one-on-one discipleship, summer and winter mission opportunities, student conferences and campus and community serving opportunities.

Lora Biesenthal, a senior psychology major and a leadership studies minor, has been involved in many of these activities including a spring break service project to Greensburg, Kan. for disaster relief.

“I have been involved in Christian Challenge for four years. The experiences I have gained through the people I have met at Christian Challenge have had a tremendous impact on who I am today,” said Biesenthal.

“If you were to compare me to who I was four years ago, I am a completely different person.

I have been encouraged to consider deep questions about my purpose and meaning.”

D a v i d Wingerson, a junior in music education major, said that he became a Christian in 2009 but this has been his first year involved in Christian Challenge. Wingerson became involved when he was asked to play drums for the worship band on Thursday

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“I was surprised to find such an open and inviting community of believers that have fun and learn something of eternal importance every week,” said Wingerson.

Freerksen said that Christian Challenge is open to everyone and that Christian Challenge is not affiliated with one denomination.

“We are really there for students from all different denominational backgrounds,” said Freerksen.

Freerksen said that when he went to Emporia State University he was involved in a campus ministry much like Christian Challenge. His experiences with that group caused him want to help develop a group like it at Washburn.

“Janene and I have learned so much from the leaders who invested time in us and we wanted to share that experience with students at Washburn,” said Freerksen. “We continue to see God work dramatically in the lives of many students, and it is a great joy to see that.”

Megan Barfield is a member of Regina Cassell’s advanced newswriting class.

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Last semester a new student organization formed with a mission to debunk perceptions about the school of thought they represent.

The Student Atheists of Washburn consists of Nick Taylor, president, Barbi Warhurst, vice president, and Sharla Blank, faculty advisor. Taylor and Warhurst are the founding members of the group.

To get the word out about the group, both members put flyers up around campus. The first few meetings had really high turnouts, and students and teachers have showed curiosity.

The purpose of the group is to provide students with the opportunity to socialize in an open and non judgmental environment. The group gives students the chance to have an open forum of conversation without feeling the need to censor oneself out of fear of offending someone.

The members that have stuck around are ones that are looking to have intelligent conversation with their peers that challenge assumptions about ideas.

“We disagree on a lot of things, but when we do, we justify our positions with reasoned arguments and not “because the Bible says so” or “God did it.” It’s those kind of responses that are conversation killers and quite annoying to anyone looking to have their ideas really listened to and challenged,” said Nick Taylor.

The official mission statement of SAW is a student group that seeks to promote a positive awareness of atheism, to oppose discrimination of all groups, and to support and defend constitutional first amendment rights of free speech and the principle of church-state separation. In addition, the group seeks to provide an open forum to students where all ideas can be voiced and discussed in order to build a society of inclusion and understanding, dedicated to the pursuit of reason and logic.”

The group meetings are open to many ideas but doesn’t always proceed in the same manner. Some nights consist of game nights, community service, even community activism. The group has 26 members on the Facebook group and eight members that attend meetings on a regular basis.

“The main message is to get people used to the idea that not everyone believes

in god, that there are a lot more atheists out there than most people think, and that we’re good people! The word atheist is a term that most people run from. Surveys have been done that have shown that atheists are among the least trusted groups in the United States,” said Taylor. “There is a stigma associated with atheism, and one of the biggest goals of the group is to “promote a positive awareness of atheism” and show people that atheists are normal, ethical people, with the same hopes and dreams of everyone else in society.”

Some responses to SAW have manifested itself in ways that the group perceives as negative. Such as when the group posted flyers, many of them were destroyed, taken down, and written on featuring writing like “new age lies”, “fascist lies”, and “atheio-fasist!” This made the group avoid putting up posters.

“In our experiences, almost all self proclaimed agnostics are, in fact, atheists. Free-thinkers are atheists. Non religious people are atheists. They just don’t know it. Our goal is to let more people realize the proper application of the term atheist and to get them to come out of the closet. We are a group of freethinkers, agnostics, humanists, and non religious... and those are almost always synonymous with atheism,” said Taylor. “So thats what we call ourselves, Student Atheists of Washburn. We chose this name to get people comfortable with the idea that there are atheists out there, we’re not afraid to say it, and we are good people.”

The group will attend events such as debates and lectures that have relevance to Atheism. Game nights and trivia nights are some things that the group enjoys, rather than the traditional sit down meeting. The group meetings take place every Wednesday and last about an hour.

“I frequently meet with Craig Freerksen, who helps run the Christian Challenge here at Washburn, and we are working together to do events that involve theist and atheist students; debates, panel discussions, guest speaking at each others meetings. He and I are in talks about co-hosting guest speakers for next semester, but that’s a long way away,” said Taylor.

Future plans for the group are focused on attracting more members, getting more publicity, and really just informing people on what the group consists of. Hopefully be able to have debates, lectures, and anything to promote the group and the group’s ideas.

Pete Nicklin is a member of Regina Cassell’s advanced newswriting class.

Students go 40 days without luxuries Maria Sigala WASHBURN REVIEW Every year, millions of Christians around the world give up something for Lent, known as a time for reflection and preparation for Easter.

After Ash Wednesday, people make promises for 40 days by abstaining from something that simply is a type of pleasure. It could range from giving up candy to giving up Facebook.

This year Gabriela Berumen, sophomore, gave up soft drinks and chocolate because they are two of her favorite snacks. Berumen believes that by giving up something is a way to self-improve yourself.

“I also think that is a little taste of what God gave for us, is a sacrifice we chose to do,” said Berumen. “If God gave up his life for us then by giving up

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something is a little reminder of what he did.”

Dustin Haverkamp, Washburn alumnus, gave up carbonated beverages because he said that is a good way to start a healthy lifestyle. Haverkamp usually drinks two to four carbonated beverages a day.

“I think it’s important to stick with what I started and is also a way to keep following away from something,” said Haverkamp.

Others are trying something new; Haverkamp said that today giving up something is half self-improvements, half faith.

JoVaughn Anderson and five other friends decided to do something new this year.

After hearing the “Love Dare” on the radio, Anderson talked her friends into doing it for 40 days.

“There is a book and they

also make a movie about it, “Fire Proof” it helps strengths your relationship with someone,” said Anderson. “Everyone can do it, not just you and your significant other.

Anderson said that it is more like an inspirational book.

The book gives the reader a challenge to do every day.

“On the very first day you are not suppose to say anything negative to your significant other or to yourself. If you are going to say something negative is better to not say anything at all,” said Anderson.

Anderson also said that with the Love Dare you focus more in God. “It’s not like you are giving up something just for no reason, it has a meaning behind it,” said Anderson. “It helps view our relationship in a better perspective.”

Anderson and her friends

made a Facebook page where they talk about their experiences with the challenge.

“One of the bad things is that it is very time consuming, but at the end I know it will be all worth it,” said Anderson.

Anderson said that this is a different way that you can improve yourself and your relationship. It is also a way to get closer to God. She also said that she believes many people say negative things about themselves and that it is a hard habit to give up.

“I think that once I’m done with this challenge I’m just not going to try to say so many negative things all the time,” said Anderson.

Maria Sigala is a member of Regina Cassell’s advanced newswriting class.

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Ryan Hodges WASHBURN REVIEW My mother passed away a little more than a year ago following a lengthy illness. She had been many things over her life, including working as an operating room nurse. But her most fulfilling job was working as a librarian for the middle school in the town where I grew up.

A friend of mom’s, and a former teacher at the school where she was a librarian recently asked me for suggestions about a book to donate to the library in her name. I’ve been thinking this over and trying to distill what mom meant to me into a single book hasn’t been easy.

I’ve had several ideas, but I witnessed something recently that helped me decide. Sister Helen Prejean, author of “Dead Man Walking,” was on campus recently, talking about the death penalty. I was familiar with Sister Helen’s work mainly through the book and movie of the same name, which starred Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.

But I had never met her in person. If you ever get a chance to hear Sister Helen speak, or to meet her in person, I absolutely recommend it. After giving her presentation, Sister Helen was available to sign autographs. I purchased a copy of her book “The Death of Innocents,” and asked her to dedicate it to my mother. When I asked her to sign the book and told her why, the way her face lit up was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. The inscription reads: “In memory of Jeannie Foos—librarian and lover of books.” It was Sister Helen’s idea to add the part about my mom’s love of books.

When you read the books (or watch the movie) you get a sense of her love and compassion.

But face to face, it’s overGUEST whelming.

COLUMN She’s the type of person that could make me want to believe in god, and hope that he/ she/it was modeled after her.

The biggest lessons I took away from this experience have been in compassion and the power of human contact to change lives. It doesn’t matter if someone on death row is guilty or innocent, they are worthy of respect and when we treat them as human beings, rather than monsters, the death penalty becomes much harder to swallow.

Because now, you’re not just killing an uncivilized animal, you’re killing a human being with a family and a story all his own.

I shared this story with a group of friends and this is what one of them wrote back to me: “I get why this is emotional... but in the end, after the initial emotion of this subsides, this is really a great and humbling thing. 100 years from now Jeannie Foos will be remembered, if even for a moment, by people she never even met because of the person she was.”

I admit, I cried quite a bit after that. Just knowing that there are people in this world who have the capacity to love and empathize with someone they barely know brings me a great deal of inner peace.

Ryan Hodges is a junior social work major. Reach him at ryan. hodges@washburn.edu.

Radiation makes global local Editorial Board WASHBURN REVIEW In only the past few months, the students of Washburn heard about war in Iraq and Afghanistan and protests and revolt in Egypt and Libya. In the past few years, we raised money for Haiti. This newest natural disaster in Japan has also raised quite an international stir.

However, the reasoning for the hype is not because of the American humanitarian attempts, nor is it solely because of the threat of radiation, although that is part of it. The radiation merely underscores what has been passed over in all of the other international situations. The theme is that we live

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in not only a global economy, faction at being able to provide but a global community. for those less fortunate.

We’ve all been raised hearEgypt, Libya and the other ing about the global economy countries attempting democand how we can’t live in isola- racy have appealed to our sense tion. But it seems that Ameri- of identity as a democratic peocans don’t take that very seri- ple. Conversely, these troubles ously, let alone rely on the idea have also made our gas prices of a global community. rise and have put other AmeriEven with the wars that can interests in jeopardy. These America is in, alare things that we can though many of adapt to, in spite of the us have neighbors, REVIEW’S inconveniences. friends and relatives Radiation poiVIEW fighting, it’s still easy soning, however, to relegate the war to isn’t something that a foreign place and ignore troop we can just learn to “get over.” movements and action.

And that’s why the incidents in Haiti, although it happened Japan are finally bringing the in America’s front yard, didn’t point home. As everyone beaffect our daily lives, either, comes more concerned about aside from our collective satis- radiation poisoning reaching

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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.

A Kansas House committee is proposing to cut up to $5.5 million of Washburn’s state funding. The Review went to search out student reactions to this proposal.

How do you feel about the possible Morgan Hutcherson Junior

Alahnna Mendez Sophomore “I think they need a better reason to cut so much money.”

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“There is already enough money taken away from education, we don’t need to lose anymore.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea but I don’t know how Washburn is spending that money.”

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the California coast, people in the United States have started to take more issue with the events oversea. Maybe one day we really will consider these disasters and events to not just affect one isolated country, but also to be a part of a comprehensive global history.

Globalism isn’t a fad. As the internet and social technology continue to defeat cultural barriers, an attitude of isolation is no longer possible.

“That’s a lot of money for a small university to lose.”

Cut to Washburn’s state funding Scott Rinehart Junior

“I think if anything we need more money to make Washburn a more enjoyable experience.”

Xin Jiang Junior “I hope Washburn doesn’t increase tuition and I hope it doesn’t cut student activities.”

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Teng Ge Senior “I think education is such an important part of society so it’s not good to cut funding.”

“I think they should let Washburn keep what ever funding they have.”

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MIAA set to realign, again Madness at With the sudden exit of UNO, Washburn could capitalize its maddest

Robert Burkett WASHBURN REVIEW The MIAA conference is just one in a line of conferences that have recently been discombobulated. The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s recent move to Division I sports was just another brick in the proverbial wall.

UNO’s move has a few consequences that will affect Washburn in the near term.

Currently, college athletic recruiting for this year is in large part over. National signing day, when players decide what school they are going to play for, came and went with 29 players signing national letters of intent with the Ichabods for next year. With the decision by UNO to drop football in their move to Division I sports, many players who either play for UNO or signed letters of intent

MIAA Realignment - 2013 By 2013-14, the MIAA will look quite different. It will consist of 15 members, four of which join the MIAA from other conferences and two of which, Lincoln University and Southwest Baptist University, are current MIAA members in every sport except football. Both will join by 2013.

The University of NebraskaOmaha is leaving the MIAA following the spring athletics season, moving to NCAA D-I in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The MIAA is gaining four schools from different conferences in 2012, the University of NebraskaKearney, Lindenwood University, Central Oklahoma University and Northeastern State University.

Graphic by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review. Logos courtesy of the MIAA, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and Twitter.

to play there are now stuck Beyond the recruiting without a team. According to situation, Washburn now also Washburn head coach, Craig faces another problem. The Schurig, the players at UNO 2011 football schedule was to face a precarious situation open with a home game against “Their players are going UNO Sept. 3. Washburn now to be able to find some teams is looking to fill the hole with that have room still but like we whatever opponent they can signed a big class this year so find. With the position of the some of their players might have game in the scheduling lineup, to be patient,” WU feels it is in said Schurig. a decent position MIAA At the same get a partner REALIGNMENT to time, Schurig school that might does view also be looking this unique situation as an for an opponent at this late opportunity to possibly bring in juncture. players that the coaching staff “It’s the first week so we is familiar with. have a chance to fill that game,” “In the case of some said Schurig. “A lot of teams players, they’ve played one or keep that date open until pretty two years so we’ve had a chance late. We didn’t get our first to see them a lot and know what game last season until around kind of players they are,” said this time last year.”

Schurig. “Some of them we Beyond the immediate recruited once already also so future, Schurig also sees the we’ll make some phone calls realignment as somewhat in flux and touch base with them.” now. With UNO’s departure for

Division I, there are currently 14 football teams involved in the MIAA that will require a rework of a process that had been in place already.

Lincoln University, a current MIAA school in all its sports but football, will add its program to the MIAA in the upcoming football season.

Southwest Baptist University, which is in a similar situation, will not join the MIAA in football until the 2013-14 season.

“The change is going to bring about some challenges,” said Schurig. “We’ll have to bring the process back in and work on it some more.”

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

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either Virginia Commonwealth University or Butler University in the National Championship In all the years I’ve been game. Both teams have pretty watching March Madness and unbelievable stories. filling out my brackets, this is Who would have guessed one of the best I can remember. that Butler would make I don’t have many two consecutive Final Four allegiances to college teams appearances? I’m thinking only (being for Fort Collins, Colo., the Butler players and coaches.

Colorado State has never really When it came down to it, their given me anything to cheer parents might not have even about and I was trained to have picked them twice in a row. The hatred toward Colorado.) My Bulldogs have been nothing one allegiance is to Gonzaga but clutch in this tournament, (used to live in Spokane) and an irreplaceable ingredient to I hoped for good things from winning the championship. them in this years tournament Then you have VCU, a but wasn’t holding my breath. team that had to play an extra This year’s tournament game just to get INTO the was impossibly unpredictable, tournament. There were plenty seeing as there were NO correct of people upset when they were brackets out of the over 5.9 picked for the tournament and million filled out on ESPN. they have put the doubters com and only 2 that had the behind them. With the correct Final Four. My bracket leadership of head coach Shaka is probably close to being one Smart, the Rams are in it for the of the worst of the 5.9 million long haul. brackets.

My University strategy was to of Connecticut pick a lot of upsets and University of MARCH this year but my Kentucky are also MADNESS problem was that I surprises in the MAYHEM didn’t pick any of Final Four. UConn the right upsets. wasn’t even ranked I think having at the beginning no chance to win my bracket of the season and Kentucky pool from the horrible start I hasn’t made a Final Four in got off to made the tournament over ten years despite high watching that much more expectations. With both teams enjoyable. I didn’t find myself being from power conferences, cheering for a team simply they have the experience of because I had picked them in tough competition and could be my bracket. I got to cheer for better for it. the team that I really wanted to Ok, I’ve made up my win! mind. I’m going with the Butler Seeing as 70 percent of Bulldogs as the 2011 National brackets don’t have any teams Champions. They will win both in the Final Four, a lot of people games in clutch fashion as they are finding themselves in the have the entire tournament. But same position as me. I haven’t I think they have the perfect yet decided which underdog I blend of athleticism, talent and am going to cheer for. I know, heart to put an exclamation that living in Kansas, most of the point on their two-season state is in a state of depression Cinderella story. due to the recent loss by the But has we all have come to Jayhawks. They were my only find out, anything is possible in hope for not getting last in my the month of March (or April.) pool of more than 100 people, so I feel a small part of their (probably your) pain.

The only decision I have made about the team I am Kate Hampson is a senior mass going to cheer for in this Final media major. Reach her at katelyn.

Four is I am going to cheer for hampson@washburn.edu

Broadcasting Crew committed to teams Regina Budden WASHBURN REVIEW

The team preps for the game. Members have watched the tape and analyzed their moves. They have checked and double-checked the equipment, making sure they’re in sync. A half hour until the clock starts, they do warm-up shots and make sure they are listening to each other, hearing each other correctly.

Game time. They follow the movement, and are thrilled by the cheers of the crowd.

Someone cracks a joke over the headsets, and the other members of the broadcast crew roll their eyes or laugh while staying trained on the ball.

The crew in many ways reflects the sports that it covers. Crew members report three hours before the game, and are in position by warm-up time.

They operate as a team to coordinate shots for the best coverage.

However, unlike the teams

they cover, the majority of the Broadcasting Crew members are mass media majors.

“Typically I just go to mass media classes to recruit,” said Dale Rusche, the Information Systems and Services coordinator of production. “Mass media students need the experience, and we can help with that. We also put them in contact with other students who they go to class with and see everyday but wouldn’t otherwise normally interact with.”

Rusche, along with Lyall Ford, the ISS production assistant, is in charge of the crew, and ultimately its product. The broadcast crew is responsible for filming football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball home games. Some games are contracted to other companies or picked up by KTWU, but many fall through the cracks.

The crew films the remaining games and broadcasts them live through B2 Networks’ online hosting. The games are also rebroadcast during the week

by Washburn University Cable the director is the most chalTelevision station, channel 13. lenging.

There are six students on “I think director is very each crew: three camera opera- intimidating,” said Wilson. tors, one person to work the au- “It’s probably the tougher one. dio board, one Some people director and get scared of one character “ the audio, as generator, who well as the But it can give is responsible CG. They’re real world for queuenot hard, it’s experience, and ing packages just a matter of for advertisegetting used to a lot of places ments. them.” recruit right off Each poIt is the the crew. sition plays an director’s job integral part, to determine said Rusche, which camera but often the shots are the - Dale Rusche director posibest to use, and Coordinator of Production tion is the one tell the camera that is most operators what sought after. It ” to focus on. is also the one The CG inserts that he reserves for students ad packages during timeouts, who have seniority on crew. and the audio board operator Jared Wilson, a junior mass switches off and on the commedia major, has been on crew mentary of the game, which is all three years, and said that broadcast on radio by KTPKwhile he enjoys doing whatever FM 106.9. Rusche and Ford are position he is assigned, being there to oversee the process and

help when needed, but the process is largely dependent on the students because there is only about a 15-second delay before the footage runs on the B2 Networks’ website.

The experiences gained while on the broadcast crew are the biggest draw for mass media students, who often use the crew to springboard onto bigger projects.

“Broadcast crew is very much a you-get-out-what-youput-in experience,” said Rusche, “But it can give real world experience, and a lot of places recruit right off the crew.”

Amy Horvath, a senior mass media major, is in her second year on the crew, and said the promise of experience drew her in. The experience she gained on the crew led her to a job filming the Topeka RoadRunners hockey games at the Kansas Expocentre.

“The second I told them I had done sports production at Washburn, they knew that I had the ability,” said Horvath, “Al-

most everyone else on the crew for the RoadRunners did or has done sports production, so they knew what I had been taught and what I have done.”

The job at the RoadRunners games is very similar to working on the crew at Washburn, Horvath said, which is why it has become so easy for the Expocentre to recruit its video operators. Wilson also worked at the Expocentre for a time, and agreed that getting a job there was made possible by his work with the broadcasting crew for Washburn games. Since he already had so much experience, it saved a lot of time not having to worry much about training and operating equiptment.

Rusche said that another prominent crew alumnus, Justin Gutierrez, now has a job working for ESPN. “I can’t take credit for Justin,” said Rusche, “but I like to think that we helped him take it this far.”

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RoadRunners prepare for postseason Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

a lengthy speech in the locker room.

The team responded After three consecutive positively to the coach’s frustrating games, the Topeka actions.

RoadRunners put the pieces “Their focus level and their together on Thursday night. energy was a lot better tonight,” Aided by a 14-3 shot said Langer. “We did a lot of advantage in the first period things prior to the game to and a solid effort the rest of the get back to what RoadRunner night, Topeka (43-12-3) finished hockey is. They bought in. The off their regular last three games, season with a “ it was tough 4-2 victory over We did a lot of buying in but we the Amarillo had to do it in a Bulls at Landon things prior to tough way and Arena.

The the game to get got it done.” victory assured back to what Topeka Topeka the trailed early North American RoadRunners in Thursday’s Hockey League hockey is. They match. At 7:18, Regular Season forward Eric Championship bought in.

Millisor slipped and ended their a shot behind an - Scott Langer out of position recent three Topeka head coach goalie game losing Eric streak.

Rohrkemper to Following give the Bulls ” a 1-0 lead. But We n d e s d a y ’s 3-2 loss, Topeka head coach the RoadRunners responded Scott Langer left Landon Arena quickly as forward Justin without even addressing his Hussar scored a powerplay goal team. Langer instead allowed at 9:20, putting a loose puck assistant coaches R.J. Enga behind goalie Greg Gruehl. and Harry Mahood to handle At 13:12, forward Jordan

Davis made his way around a Bull defenseman and put a shot behind Gruehl to give the RoadRunners a 2-1 lead at first intermission.

Early in the second period, at 4:05, forward Davey Middleton fired a slap shot past Gruehl. Amarillo responded with a goal at 5:42 by forward Brooks Behling.

But Topeka’s solid defense and offensive pressure proved to be the story Thursday, as Amarillo developed few quality chances the remainder of the contest. Middleton sealed the game with an empty net goal at 19:52 of the third period Middleton said the efforts made by Langer, Enga and Mahood were what the team needed.

“It brought us together as a team,” said Middleton. “We refocused and came out with a team effort here tonight. It was a must-win.”

Goaltending was a weak point for Topeka over the losing streak, but Rohrkemper stopped 18 of 20 shots in the victory.

“He’s been in games like that,” said Langer. “Last year, he had to win a few of those

Going all out: Topeka forward Jake Lynes dives for a loose puck on Thursday night. Lynes and the RoadRunners defeated the Amarillo Bulls 4-2 in the contest to clinch the NAHL Regular Season Championship.

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Ichabods hit losing streak

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One large part of helping members find jobs is that the broadcast crew is full of networking opportunities.

“Justin helped me get on with ESPN,” said Wilson. “I got to work with them this summer and it’s helped me know people in my classes who can help me.”

While the personal relationships are often the most fun part of the job, since there are two crews per semester, people often have to switch to different groups.

“We use people from each crew to sub in the other,” said Rusche. “As they transfer to the new semester, there’s a bit of wanting to stick together, but there’s also their schedules that get in the way.”

At the end of each session, Rusche and Ford have a taped version of the game, but B2 Networks does not release the number of viewers who watch the game online. Wilson said the online option is not heavily promoted, but he thinks it is becoming more popular.

“Last year and this year I’ve heard a lot more people like students and players talk about it,” he said. “I don’t know how much people watch, but it seems like more people at least know about it.”

It costs $7 to buy the code to watch each game, more to purchase a season pass for each sport or an all-access pass, but Wilson said it is worth it because having students on the broadcasting crew is a win all around.

“It provides for the com-

munity to see the games, and so it helps Washburn have that connection, and it gets us experience and networking,” he said.

With the basketball season at a close, members of the crew have dispersed and won’t meet with cameras in hand until next semester’s football and volleyball season begins.

However, the comraderie remains: Rusche and Ford plan to treat the crew to a barbecue at the end of the semester.

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

Blues suffer first loss Sam Sayler WASHBURN REVIEW

performance by winning all of his singles matches.

“Pascal had been playing While many Washburn a little lower in the line-up, but students spent spring break re- I thought he had been playing laxing, the Ichabods and Lady exceptionally well,” said Alden.

Blues tennis teams travelled to “So he ended up playing No. 2 Edmond, Okla. to face Camer- for me. He beat Cameron’s No. on and Dallas Baptist Universi- 2 guy, which is a tremendous ty before heading to Oklahoma win, beats Dallas Baptist’s No. City against Midwestern State. 2 guy, and then he beats MidThe Ichabods beat Dallas western.”

Baptist 8-1 but The Lady lost their other Blues had trouble WASHBURN two matches early on when TENNIS with the score reteam captain versed. The Lady and No. 1 player Blues lost 7-2 against Cameron Morgan Rainey suffered a leg and 9-0 against Dallas Baptist injury, causing the entire team and Midwestern State, marking to play one spot higher than their first losses of the season. usual, including junior Annie “We had the opportunity to Doole, who usually plays dougo and play some very tough re- bles. gional competition,” said Head “For us to be successful, Coach Dave Alden. “They are we need to go through and win not regional matches. By doing our conference for us to have this, it give all of my guys real- the opportunity to play in the ly good experience. It gives us NCAA tournament,” said Althe opportunity to gauge where den. “The depths that we’re we’re at. It also gives us a tar- facing down upon are much get to shoot for.” greater than what we have in While the Ichabods came our conference. up short in two matches against “So the opportunity for strong opposition, freshman us to play, really play a tough Pascal Laucht stood out for match is great. Not only did evWashburn with an impressive eryone do that, but everybody

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had to play one spot higher than they normally did. It was a great opportunity to get some great match experience for the girls.”

Junior Whitley Zitsch stated that contingencies are in motion in case of another teammate being injured or otherwise incapacitated.

“We had a team meeting over break to talk about what we need to do, because I don’t think many believe we are ready,” said Zitsch. “So we have to kind of step up as a team and be more positive instead of being really negative.”

Both teams next head to Emporia State University and Zitsch is confident in many future Washburn victories based on past experience.

“We beat [Southwest Baptist], and they’re probably the best team in our conference,” said Zitsch. “Looking forward to our conference matches, we should be pretty good if we play the way we have been playing.”

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

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games for us and he did a great job when it counted.”

The contest was played without forward Michael Hill and forward Andrew O’Leary, who are each missing their

fourth straight contest. Ryan White also left Thursday’s game with an apparent shoulder injury.

Topeka now begins postseason play at 7:05 on April

2 when they host the Wichita Falls Wildcats at Landon Arena.

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

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Review Staff WASHBURN REVIEW The Washburn baseball team is in the midst of a seven game losing streak and is looking to turn its fortunes around when it faces Fort Hays State University today in Hays, Kan. The misfortune started when the Ichabods lost back-toback double headers to the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Before the series the Ichabods had a winning record of 6-5 and were looking forward to a winning season.

After three more loses, the Ichabods find themselves with a losing record at 6-12, including a close loss in a weather shortened game to Missouri Western State University. The Ichabods haven’t been able to come up with clutch hits when needed and haven’t been clutch on the mound.

In many of the Ichabod loses, the pitchers have seemed to be in a flow through the first few innings and then have bad inning the team can’t seem to recover from.

Boone Plager has been a

standout on the diamond for Washburn this year. The second baseman leads the team with a .308 batting average. Andy Petz, senior catcher and first baseman, has a .286 batting average and leads the team with 29 total bases, including two homeruns.

Reach the Review staff at wureview@gmail.com, or visit our website at www.washburnreview. org.

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Join us at the Grad Fair “WU’s official ‘One-stop’ source for graduation information, services and products.”

Begin your celebration at the Washburn Room (Memorial Union) March 31st, 9:30 am to 6:00 pm • Purchase your cap & gown

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Daniel Narducci Brings Hollywood to Topeka Michelle Boltz WASHBURN REVIEW

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Billy Vanilly: sweet treats with pizazz

Billy Vanilly, formerly known as Daddy Cakes, has a variety of flavors for everybody.

I learned that immediately when I stepped in the little shop, which is bigger than their last location, and was confronted with tons of flavor and size combinations.

It was hard to choose, so I decided to get one of each of their “Preemie-Cakes.” These are bite-sized cupcakes and are perfect if you are like me, and enjoy a variety.

Of course, there are other sizes available, ranging from “Big Kid Cakes,” which are the little monstrosities in themselves, to “Baby Cakes,” which are closer to the single-serving cupcake most people are accustomed to baking at home. For all you frosting lovers out there, the buttercream is made from scratch daily in a variety of flavors. Each cupcake has its own special frosting, sometimes with a special topping. In particular, the red velvet cake has crumbles of candied pecans on the top of the vanilla flavored buttercream frosting, and the Cookies-and-

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A sweet surprise: Local sweet shop Billy Vanilly offers gourmet treats for every sweet tooth. The prices are reasonable for the quality with a wide variety of sizes and creative flavors.

Tricia Peterson WASHBURN REVIEW

Wednesday, MARCH 30, 2011

Cream cupcake has a piece of important thing about shopping Oreo on top of their Oreo cream at Billy Vanilly is to remember swirled buttercream frosting. these cupcakes take a lot of time The combinations seem endless to prepare, so what you see is at Billy Vanilly. what you get. Come early to If you have a major sweet have first pick. tooth like me, this is the best The first one I tried was the place in Topeka and surround- Southern Style Red Velvet cuping areas to get a gourmet cup- cake, which is a deep red color, cake. Although it is a little ex- with white frosting and candied pensive, for example for twelve pecans sprinkled atop. It was Preemies it cost me rich, buttercreamy almost $10, the fact and the nuts added a that they are baked RESTAURANT much needed crunch.

REVIEW fresh daily, and the I found my favorite buttercream is real, right away, or so I is enough for me. But if you thought. don’t have a sweet tooth, and A strange one that I never you don’t enjoy frosting the cup- heard of and had to try was cakes may be a little too much called Apple-Bacon. I was imfor you. Never fear, as I said mediately intrigued. I made before there is something for ev- sure to have other cupcakes left erybody at Billy Vanilly. Perfect after I tried this one in case it for people who dislike frosting was extremely awful, I was a “Naked Cupcakes” are the cakes little intimidated by this flavor. without the frosting. If you are I was surprised that it actually the other way around, they also worked, the savory saltiness of sell frosting shots, which are the bacon blended well with the exactly what they sound like, a sweet apple flavor. They blended shot of frosting. well together, in an unexpected So on to the flavors. I got way. one of each of what was availThe Peanut Butter Cup cupable in the preemies when I was cake was chocolate cake with there, which in other sizes there peanut butter swirled butterwere many other flavors. The cream with crumbled pieces of

the candy on top. The Strawberry Shortcake cupcake is a strawberry flavored cake topped with strawberry buttercream and pink sprinkles. The German Chocolate was exactly what is states it is, and has little chocolate sprinkles on the top of chocolate butter cream with the caramel and coconuts and pecans underneath the frosting, in an interesting and refreshing way.

Overall I was impressed with the flavor selection, flavor combinations, and the frosting is to die for. Not only can you buy single cupcakes, Billy Vanilly also does special orders for parties of all sorts.

Rest assured, there are many flavors other than the ones I have talked about, I just can’t fit them all in, so go in check them out and try them yourself.

You won’t be sorry you did.

For more interesting flavors, and the special flavors of the month, check out their website at www.billyvanillycupcakes.com. There you will find what Billy Vanilly has to offer beyond their cupcakes.

Tricia Peterson is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at patricia.peterson@washburn.edu.

Performing at White Concert Hall on March 17, back by popular demand was Daniel Narducci, a classic American baritone, accompanied by pianist Scot Woolley.

His concert was part of the 80th season of the Topeka Community Concert Association.

The Washburn Flute Ensemble performed for the audience’s pre-show entertainment.

Opening the show for Narducci’s introduction was Deb Johnson, first vice-president for the Topeka Community Concert Association.

“TCCA remains to be the best deal in town,” said Johnson.

Narducci has performed once before at White Concert Hall in 2009, along with Woolley. Woolley arranged many of the pieces performed for the evening.

“We had a lot of fun putting together tonight’s performance,” said Narducci. Woolley and Narducci have performed together for nearly 100 performances.

Narducci is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Music. He had also portrayed the role of Captain Hook on the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s “Peter Pan.” The theme of the performance was “Heroes and Villains: From Broadway to Hollywood.” Narducci enjoys singing songs from legendary heroes and villains from Hollywood to Broadway in a way that captures the audience, and keeps them entranced with each

individual role.

Narducci’s biggest musical influence was Robert Goulet.

He had the rare opportunity of performing alongside Goulet in the Broadway version of “Camelot.” He sang “If Ever I Would Leave You” in Goulet’s honor.

During intermission, copies of Narducci’s CDs were available for purchase. His debut recording, “Timeless Broadway” appears on the Archaeus recording label. Narducci’s most recent release is called “Christmas Once More,” a collection of classical and traditional songs.

Woolley had performed his solo medley from Hollywood Heroes and Villains as well.

Woolley’s biggest musical influence was his great-aunt Dorothy, who once played piano for silent movies.

Woolley shared a brief and fascinating history about various popular musical scores.

“If you’re going to steal someone’s music, make sure it’s going to be a big hit!” Woolley was referring to the original “Dragnet” theme, which was originally written in a different score by someone else.

Narducci’s personal favorite villain to perform is Don Quixote from “Man of La Mancha, as he closes his set with “The Impossible Dream.”

“80 years, I wish you 80 more!” said Narducci, again thanking the Topeka Community Concert Association for the evening performance.

Michelle Boltz is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at michelle.boltz@washburn.edu.

TSCPL event honors National Quilting Day Kate Fechter WASHBURN REVIEW

Quilts are utilitarian as well as artistic, but aren’t often displayed in galleries or other public venues. So the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library remedied that.

On Saturday, March 19 in honor of National Quilting Day and Kansas’s 150 year of statehood the TSCPL had an event displaying many colorful quilts and talking about Kansas quilting history. Patti Poe, supervisor at the library and evening president of Kaw Valley Quilters, helped organize the event.

“We were brainstorming ideas for Kansas’s 150th birthday and decided on Kansas quilting history and National Quilting Day,” said Poe, who has been quilting for 33 years.

“It’s always the third Saturday in March. This year is the 20th annual National Quilting Day.” That morning Lawrence quilter and author Deb Rowden gave a presentation on 150 years of Kansas quilts and quilters. Rowden went decade by decade and used Powerpoint and slides to help illustrate.

Linda Frost, author of “Happy Birthday Kansas,” also spoke and had work on display. Most of the area’s quilting guilds were involved as well.

“Capital Quilters here in Topeka and the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild in Lawrence did all the demos and quilts on display,” said Poe. “The library has hundreds of quilting books.

So we also promoted the collection.”

Bennett’s, a sewing supply store in Topeka, brought their long arm quilting machine for demonstrations as well.

Dorothy Stevenson and

Photo by Kate Fechter, Washburn Review

For the love of quilts: The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library recently hosted an event honoring National Quilting Day and Kansas’s 150th birthday. It was opportunity for quilters in the arena to share their passion and to learn about Kansas quilting history.

Rosie Mayhew, both of Topeka, explained many of the quilters are involved in more than one guild. In addition to Kaw Valley in Lawrence and Capital Quilters in Topeka, there is also Country Quilters in North Topeka.

“I’m a member of both guilds,” said Mayhew. “A lot of the members of the Topeka guild also go to the Kaw Valley meetings.”

Mayhew and Stevenson also commented on how much things have changed in the quilting arena from when they first started.

“I had little knowledge and not many books available,” said Stevenson. “The amount of fabric now was not available back then and was not the same quality. My first quilt is so bad, but I still have it.”

Poe still has her first quilt

as well and even brought it to the event, along with some of her more current work. The fabric and the relaxing qualities of quilting are Poe’s favorite things about quilting.

Mayhew and Stevenson talked about the creative aspects when asked what they loved about quilting.

“I love being creative and making something useful,” said Mayhew. “The designing of the

quilt.”

Stevenson enjoys taking liberties with her patterns and the process involved.

“I enjoy the process of cutting it and piecing it together,” said Stevenson. “I take patterns and put it together in my own way.”

For more information on local quilting guilds check out the Kaw Valley Quilters at www.kawvalleyquiltersguild.

org or Capital Quilters at www. kscapitalquilters.com. Also for upcoming events at the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library go to www.tscpl.org.

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

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Arts & Entertainment • Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Keyoka promotes local artists Kate Fechter WASHBURN REVIEW

Topeka’s art scene is beginning to thrive. One new gallery helping to promote local artists is the Keyoka Galleria and Treasures.

Owned and created by Kenny Ralph, Keyoka is located on Eighth Street near Kansas Avenue and opened last December. According to employee and Washburn alumnus Chris Waugh, Ralph wanted to open a place to show his collection of figurines and invited local artists to help fill the space.

“Much of the artwork we have on the walls here is from local artists,” said Waugh. “We have seven or eight local artists on display here. We also have Digrazia prints and some Hummel prints, which are from Germany.”

One of the local artists Photo by Kate Fechter, Washburn Review on display at the Keyoka is Part of the scene: Kenny Ralph, owner of Keyoka Galleria and Treasures, stands before a collection of works current student and bachelor by local artists. Keyoka, located near Eighth Street and Kansas Avenue opened in December. of fine art major, Michael Allen. Allen has some of his three artists gained their skill “Wet Paint Photography” se- outside formal education and ries on display at the Keyo- give proof that there are different ways to learn about ka. art.

“He has For those taken objects, “ dropped wet We have seven or interested in buying a work paint on them and taken pic- eight local artists of art by any tures,” said on display here. of these local artists, the Waugh.

“It fascinates me. We also have Di- Keyoka webshows It is so differ- grazia prints and site some of the ent from what Hummel pieces on disanyone else is some and the doing.” prints, which are play price of these Kathleen works.

Cobb is another from Germany.

Photo by Kate Fechter, Washburn Review “Pricing Keyoka artist -Chris Waugh depends on the and Washburn Picture in a frame: Keyoka features art pieces from several local artists.

Keyoka Galeria artist,” said Pieces may be purchased through keyokagalleria.com. alumna, with and Treasures Waugh. “We dual degrees in anthropology ” get a percent- sures will be one of the many Treasures and its artists, check out keyokagalleria. age of what is galleries participating. and fine art.

“We’ll open up and be webs.com or find them on The Keyoka website displays sold here, but they put the here until 8:30 or 9 p.m.,” Facebook.

Cobb’s many achievements price on it.”

Although there is one said Waugh. “We’ll have as an artist and also her involvement in the Topeka Art piece priced at $12,000, most coffee and cookies for folks of the work ranges from $90 who want to come by. We are Guild.

Some of the other art- to $1000. Friday is April very pleased to support local Kate Fechter is a junior art and psychology major. Reach her at ists on the Keyoka website Fool’s Day and also the night artists.”

For more information kate.fechter-stamper@washburn. are Staci Dawn, Ravenous of the First Friday Artwalk. and Karol Sutherland. These Keyoka Galleria and Trea- on the Keyoka Galleria and edu

Planet Comicon unleashes inner geek Sam Sayler WASHBURN REVIEW

Caped crusaders, Jedi Knights, pirates, luchadors and masked adventurers made the trip to the Overland Park International Trade Center on March 26 and 27 for Planet Comicon, Kansas City’s largest pop culture and comic book convention.

Fans packed the halls of the convention for a costume contest, live entertainment from the Damsels of Dorkington, and the chance to meet their favorite comic book creators and media personalities in moderated panels and at their tables to sell merchandise.

Local comic creators including “Scalped” and “Wolverine” and “Proof” writer Jason Aaron writer were in attendance as well as special guests such as Canadian “Batman Incorporated” artist Yanick Paquette and Australian “30 Days of Night” artist Ben Templesmith.

Fans of science fiction on comic book writer, creating the television had the chance to series “Lucid” for Archaia with meet prolific voice actor and Anna Wieszczyk illustrating.

Kansas City area native Tom “’Lucid’ is a pop-fantasy Kane of “Star Wars: the Clone action story about Matthew Wars” and numerous other car- Dee, a secret agent working for toons and video the government games as well “ who is trained as the original If everybody walks in magic and Bionic Woman away happy I’ll be sorcery,” said Lindsay WagMcMillian. “He good. Also, I plan protects the U.S. ner.

One of the on buying a few from supernatufew guests who ral terrorism.” is active in both comics for myself.

Fans of Harcomic books ry Potter, Star -Michael McMillian Wars and James and film was Actor Bond should get Olathe, Kan.raised Michael out if it. ” aIt’skickweird, McMillian of fun “True Blood.” stuff and the first 4-issue mini“My first comic conven- series is out now.” tion was the KC Comicon McMillian is also co-writwhen I was a kid,” said McMil- ing “True Blood: Tainted Love” lian. “So when Planet Comicon with Marc Andreyko and art by invited me to attend I jumped at Joe Corroney and Stephen Molthe chance. The circle, as they nar for IDW Publishing. Both say, is now complete.” series sold well at McMillian’s In addition to roles in “True table with little to no copies left Blood” and “Firefly,” McMil- at the end of the convention. lian also established himself as “Someone has contami-

nated bottles of Tru Blood with a mysterious ingredient that makes vampires go feral and attack humans without restraint,” said McMillian. “Jessica falls victim to it and attacks Bon Temps.”

“As Bill tries to stop her, Sookie and Eric set out to solve the mystery of who’s behind these attacks... And hopefully discover an antidote. Marc and I have worked hard to make it feel like an episode of the show.”

McMillian enjoys meeting fans who are unable to attend bigger comic conventions in Sand Diego and New York, especially when he’s close to where he was raised.

“If everybody walks away happy I’ll be good,” said McMillian. “Also I plan on buying a few comics for myself!”

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

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Album should have remained in vault Ryan Hodges WASHBURN REVIEW

Once upon a time, Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell had a Robert Plantesque voice that could peel the paint from walls, but the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle has a way of taking its toll on a singer’s vocal cords.

Soundgarden’s new Image courtesy of soundgardenworld.com album “Live on I-5,” released March 22, was recorded near the end of the band’s 1996 Johnny Cash, who released tour in support of the “Down his own version of the song in on the Upside” album and 1996.

“Black Hole Sun” presents was scheduled to be released an interesting performance in 1997. But the band’s with just Cornell and a guitar. implosion in April of that year meant these recordings Cornell has been playing the were left sitting in a vault song this way at many of somewhere gathering dust. his recent solo shows, but The band’s reunion last year here, it feels somewhat out unlocked that vault and “Live of place. You want to hear Thayill’s screaming guitar and on I-5” is the result.

Guitarist Kim Thayill, Cameron’s pounding drums.

Cornell’s vocal problems bass player Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron become painfully clear on the last song, “Jesus are at their peaks.

MUSIC Christ Pose.” When In fact, Cameron’s REVIEW compared with a live performances just version from 1993 that highlight how much his talents have been wasted was released last year on the during his stint behind the deluxe edition of the greatest drum kit with Pearl Jam. But, hits package “Telephantasm” the most shocking thing is how the difference is stark. In the bad Cornell’s vocals sound in span of three years, Cornell’s places. When compared with went from hydrochloric acid their studio counterparts, to vinegar. Unfortunately, this the singing on “Live on I-5” album should’ve remained in ranges from strained to anemic the vault where it has been and, in some cases, just plain stored for the past 15 years.

For a truer sense of what sad.

That’s not to say that Soundgarden sounded like in “Live on I-5” is necessarily their prime, try to find a copy a bad album. It is what it is, of the rare 1990 promo album and there are several standout “Louder Than Live.”

The edition of “Live on songs hidden amongst the sludge. The whole band shines I-5” exclusive to Best Buy on tracks like “Burden in my includes a DVD featuring from the Hand,” “Boot Camp” and performances “Dusty,” all of which hailed band’s performance at last from the band’s current album. year’s Lollapalooza festival.

And the band manages to turn Purchases made via iTunes their cover of The Beatles’ also include four bonus “Helter Skelter” into a dirge- “soundcheck” tracks, and the like moan. It’s only on some cover of The Doors’ “Waiting of the songs from the band’s for the Sun” is exceptional, early catalog like “Nothing to with Cornell’s voice coming Say” from 1987’s “Screaming across better than almost Life” that Cornell’s voice anywhere else on the album. really shows the strain.

A nice touch comes when Ryan Hodges is a junior social Cornell dedicates “Rusty work major. Reach him at ryan.

Cage” to “the man in black,” hodges@washburn.edu

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