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Dances, songs and fashion of cultures from all around the world were on display last Friday evening in Washburn’s White Concert Hall. The Washburn International Club hosted the “Celebration of Cultures”.

The event helped the International Club fulfill its goals of helping international students experience authentic American culture and provide opportunities for students to learn about other cultures around the world, as well.

This is the 10-year anniversary for the founding of the Washburn International Club and the “Celebration of Cultures” is the biggest yearly event the club hosts. A variety of traditional singers and dancers, a magic show and a fashion show were all part of the show.

“The fashion show was where people show off the clothes, both traditional and modern, of all the different countries,” said Mary-Lucia Darst, member of the international club and senior in music performance and history. “I represented Vietnam and America.”

Darst participated in the fashion show and helped as a backstage hand for the rest of the show. Darst originally joined in international club because her brother was involved in the club.

She said that she has really enjoyed being part of the club and the involvement on campus that the clubs brings.

Maria Haag, a senior in fine arts and a minor in music, just joined the international club this semester. Haag is on the executive board for the club and designed most of the stage decorations for Friday’s show.

“There was quite a large crowd,” said Haag. “I couldn’t find a seat at first when I came out from back stage.

It was a great turnout.”

Along with designing the decorations, Haag also helped backstage during parts of the show.

“I have to say the Mexican dancing was one of the highlights,” said Haag. “There was an Italian opera that was really good, as well.”

To commemorate the 10th anniversary, a logo competition was opened to students. The winner of the competition was also announced during the show.

“I haven’t been in it very long but the Celebration of Cultures was really fun to work on and it was fun to see all the different cultures,” said Haag. “It was a great exposé of cultures.”

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One of Washburn’s newest faculty members for 2011 in the art department is Jennifer Marsh, who teaches Design I, an introductory course in design principles.

Marsh comes to Washburn as a Cantron Fellow from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she taught for two years. She received her master’s in sculpture at Syracuse University in New York, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Columbus Art and Design in Sculpture in Ohio.

Marsh will be teaching at Washburn for the next two years. She hopes to create more art opportunities at Washburn.

“The Cantron Fellowship was established in 2002 by the family of Donald B. and Twila Cantron, Sr., alumni of Washburn, in their honor,” said Glenda Taylor, art department chair. “The income from the endowment is matched by the state of Kansas in a program established at that time to promote support for higher education in Kansas. The Cantron professor fulfills two main roles: to teach in the Art Department and to provide outreach activity to promote the Mulvane Art

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New Faculty: Jennifer Marsh, along with being a new teacher at Washburn, is the founder of The Dream Rocket Project, a large wrap of collaborative art in Alabama

Museum and Washburn.”

Marsh will be teaching a new class for the spring 2012 semester called Art and Civic Engagement. In this course, students will be creating art projects that show students working with local and international art communities and how it is possible. Students get the opportunity to interview artists via Skype and collaborate with them through the

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Domination: Junior forward Dana Elliot looks to pass the ball during a recent Washburn game. The Lady Blues won their most recent game 111-19 against Tabor College.

Lady Blues open home slate with impressive win, 111-19 Sam Sayler

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Cultural Highlights: Members of the Washburn International Club perform dances and songs significant to cultures all around the world. The international club hosted its yearly “Celebration of Cultures” event on Friday help students learn about other cultures.

Highlights of the show included traditional singers and dancers, a magic show and a fashion show.

Megan Hash is a senior double majoring in mass media and music. She can be reached at megan.hash@washburn.edu.

During the American Civil War, Gen. William T. Sherman employed a scorched-earth strategy of destroying any resources useful to the opponent while advancing through enemy territory.

The Washburn University Lady Blues practiced a similar method Monday when they defeated the Tabor College Bluejays 111-119 at Lee Arena.

This marked the Lady Blues’ 12th straight opening win. At 92 points, this was the highest margin of victory in school history with the 11th time WU has broken 100 points in a single game.

“The kids play and that’s their job,” said Ron McHenry, Washburn head coach. “We were looking for something to push us a little bit, and that’s what it is. We shot and blocked

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Even with the vastly disparate scores, McHenry still saw the game as an opportunity for the team.

“We got to pace ourselves,” said McHenry. “Every time you’re going out, you’re trying to get something done. We worked against a zone defense, which we hadn’t seen on them.

So that helps a little bit, too.”

With this being Shawn Reed’s first year as head coach at Tabor, McHenry had confidence going into the game, but even he was surprised by the final outcome, while still giving praise to his opponent.

“You never expect 90 points,” said McHenry. “Tabor over-timed a team the other day. [Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference] level is a little different. They struggled a little bit as far as starting.”

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Pryor wins $500 Nall Speak Off scholarship Jordan Loomis

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Beta Alpha Psi tutoring: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Henderson 109

Many who have done it know that it takes more than a little courage to stand in front of an audience of people that you’ve never met before and perform a speech fluently; especially if you’re the final six competitors in the 2011 Nall Speak Off. Round one of the Speak Off was held in Morgan Hall on the Washburn University campus, where 12 students performed in front of select judges. Then, six were eliminated as the competition moved to the Henderson Learning Center.

After each performing a six to eight minute speech, the competitors anxiously rejoined the crowd in the hope of winning the first place title and a prize worth $500 in scholarship money.

Sixth place was awarded to Brett Ash, who delivered a speech on the importance of being knowledable of your credit score.

Fifth place was awarded

OPEN meeting: 3 p.m. Mabee Library Social Justice League meeting: 4 p.m. Mabee Library Women’s Basketball vs.

Southwestern College: 7 p.m., Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center

Tuesday, Nov. 22

Beta Alpha Psi tutoring sessions: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., HC109 Men’s basketball vs. Peru State College, 7 p.m., Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center

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If you can bring awareness to worthy causes, then each person can change and that enacts a larger change.

- Kelly Andrews Co-president, Social Justice League

There is a club on campus for students who want to end bullying in schools and are sickened by the thought of child abuse. The Social Justice League is a student club that meets i n Henderson 107 every Wednesday at 4 p.m. to discuss and organize events to help right social injustices.

The club functions as an open forum where students can address concerns they have and to raise awareness and potentially solve it.

“A lot of what we do is education,” said Kelly Andrews, co-president of the SJL and junior in mass media and sociology.

Two events the club does to educate are No Name Calling Week and The Dark Side of Chocolate.

“No Name Calling Week” is an event inspired by the James Howe book “Misfits.” It will be taking place Jan. 23 to 27, 2012. Resa Boydston, Social Justice League secretary and senior in sociology, helped bring the event to Washburn.

“We felt it was a very important issue b e cause of the continuing suicides of victims of bullying, whether they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual or not, young people are taking their lives, and we feel this is unacceptable,” said Boydston. “No one should be tormented while they are at school. One goes to school to learn, not become a victim.”

Among other events during the week will be a guest speaker named Bob Minor, professor emeritus at the University of Kansas, and the showing of the movie “Cyberbullying.” The purpose of “No Name Calling ew

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children the opportunity to communicate with others.

“Giving these kids this opportunity increases the chances of kids staying in school and going to college and decreases the chance that they will get into alcohol and drugs,” said Hoffman.

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The acronym, OPEN, stands for “Open Minded, Positive, Equality, Non-Discriminative,” and is an group that enjoys and is excited to help children that are less fortunate than others. In fact, the organization is involved in quarterly social interactions that give

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Also, they complete community service every month for several different organizations.

This most recent was the Monday Night Art Walk in downtown Topeka.

“Honestly, I’ve always wanted to do things for these kids, but never had the opportunity or enthusiasm,” said Hoffman. “Everybody has the opportunity now, so please come help support.”

For more information, contact Jeremy Hoffman at 785670-1608.

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Nov. 18. All canned food items are asked to be brought to the sociology/anthropology department in Henderson 218.

OPEN invites anybody wanting to join to come and interact and focus on issues about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues. However, people do not have to be a part of the LGBT community to join.

“Honestly, if someone is upset with something, they can just come and vent,” said Hoffman. “We’re great at sitting and listening to problems.”

OPEN also puts on other events, too. Currently, it has a movie night and has shown the films “Two Spirits” and “The

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The Washburn Sociology/ Anthopology club, OPEN, is teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters, to put on an annual canned food drive sponsored

by BBBS and an organization of their choice.

This year, OPEN was chosen as the special group to participate in the activity. However, they realized that there could be a bigger difference made, so they opened the drive up to the entire Washburn community.

“This is an attempt to feed as many families for Thanksgiving that won’t otherwise have anything,” said Jeremy

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Strong Speech: Participants on the 2011 Nall Speak Off await the results of the competition.

The Nall Speak Off is a yearly speech competition open to Washburn Students. This year’s winner of the $500 scholarship was Jeanette Pryor.

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to Caitlin Edigar, who gave a speech over the importance and individuality of being homeschooled, rather than being taught in a public school.

Fourth place was awarded to Garrett McGraw, who, with the aid of a Power Point presentation, delivered a speech on the beauty of Ireland.

Third place was awarded to Jared Moeder, who gave an interactive speech on the importance of learning from failure.

Second place was awarded to Delaney Fish, who delivered a historical speech over women who contributed to the ethics of computer science.

First place and the $500 Nall Scholarship were awarded to Jeanette Pryor, who captivated the judges with her speech over the true story of Erin Gruwell and her fight for a classroom free of gang violence and racism.

Fight for Justice: Members of the Social Justice League meet in the Henderson Learning Center to fight the evils of child abuse and other social injustices. The sociology/anthropolog department club is dedicated to raising awareness through education.

Week” is to help give people the tools they need to help victims of bullying and help end it altogether.

Another event hosted by the Social Justice League is a viewing of the documentary “The Dark Side of Chocolate.”

The film explores how big conglomerate chocolate companies like Hershey’s exploits children to cut costs and make

larger profits.

The Social Justice League’s goal is to bring international problems to the local community.

“If you can bring awareness to worthy causes, than each person can change and that enacts a larger change,” said Andrews.

The hope of the groups is that if enough people become

more educated and aware of the social injustices in the world that maybe everyone will work together to end the problem permanently.

Neil Thompson is a junior theater major. Reach him at niel. thompson@washburn.edu.

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WU serves up turkey traditions

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Throughout the year, the Memorial Union along with the Washburn Bookstore and Washburn Dining Services gives students opportunities to celebrate a variety of holidays and events.

The nearest is the Thanksgiving Buffet held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, and it promises to be a stomachfilling event.

“It’s your traditional thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, fruits, vegetables, and a variety of other food,” said Kathy Reser, director of the union.

Students are able to prepay for their tickets at the union cash registers or pay at the event for $1 more.

The union enjoys hosting these events to bring together the “families” between friends and groups that are created at Washburn. It also gives a new twist to Washburn dining.

“It really is a fine-dining experience, just like a 5-star restaurant,” said Reser. “We have the waiters waiting on people and all you can eat. It’s just a nice addition to meals. “ Typically, the average is about 150 people but the Union has come to expect possibly more than 200. It is hard to prepare the exact amount of food, but it is estimated there will be approximately five to six turkeys cut up for this meal.

Another important quality about these events includes the live entertainment the staff

brings in to play. A quartet will be playing during the thanksgiving dinner to set the joyous mood.

“We really don’t get to see a lot of live entertainment that we used to,” said Reser. “It’s a great opportunity for the kids to hear the live music and the bands to play in front of a group.”

There are several other events the union directors collaborate with others to form for the students.

Throughout both semesters, there are several “Scorch the Porch” events that feature food, games, and entertainment. Also, the bookstore gets involved to put on several sidewalk stores with sales for the students to save some money.

In addition, there is an attempt to have three themed buffets each semester.

In the fall semester, two of the buffets have been announced with a Mexican buffet held several weeks ago and the Thanksgiving buffet coming up in a week. The third is still yet to be determined. In the spring, the current plan is to do a Marti Gras event, winter comfort food event and Italian buffet.

“There is nothing better than giving the students new activities and fun events that they can celebrate with their new friends,” said Reser. “That’s our job.”

Graphic by Kayla Norton. Washburn Review

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman mass media major.

He can be reached at michael. vanderlinden@washburn.edu.

Photo by Kelly Andrews, Washburn Review

Tales of Diversity: Washburn students and staff share their personal stories of triumph over discrimination. The Mabee Library hosted the “Tales of Diversity” event on Monday as part of the Washburn Diversity Initiative.

Mabee celebrates campus diversity

Brad Pechanec

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Diversity. It is such a strong word that can take on several different meanings.

Jinato Hu, the current leader of the People’s Republic of China defined diversity as “a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.” That quote mostly represents what the third Annual “Tales of Diversity” from the Washburn community segment did.

On Monday, the Diversity Initiative group sponsored the event for a large crowd of students, faculty and members of the community at Mabee Library.

This year’s segment included a wide variety of speakers that conquered diversity. Luke Eeinsell, a student at Washburn University spoke about his experiences with being homeless.

He had a very good job, but he lost it and that caused him to

lose his home.

“I felt shameful and that was a very traumatic experience,” said Eeinsell. “The hardest part was admitting that you were in that situation.”

Bassima Schbley, a social work professor, told her tale of hard times in Lebanon. Schbley was not allowed the freedom to go wherever she wanted to or go to school. That all changed when she met her husband.

“I looked at it as an opportunity to have freedom from confinements of Lebanon and my house,” said Schbley. “My husband encouraged me to pursue an education. He changed my life.”

Jason Drinker, a student teacher told an emotional story about growing up poor with his grandparents. Drinker was able to conquer the diversity to pursue his dream of teaching.

“We lived in very harsh conditions and didn’t have the finer things in life like city water and indoor bathrooms,” said Drinker.

Another professor, Brian Ogawa, talked about his heritage. Ogawa’s name originates from Japan, where family preservation is more important than family diversity. In 1924, Ogawa’s father immigrated to the United States where he worked in a potato field to survive. The workers at the fields would call him Frank because they could not pronounce his real name.

However, his last name still stuck and went on to the next generation as Ogawa.

Briel Stenaker was the next to share her story.

“Ever since I was younger, I have had an obsession with Military History,” said Stenaker, who recently joined the National Guard.

Stenaker did not really know her true calling in life until becoming inspired by a friend. However, it is not at all easy being a female in the military.

“Higher ranked officers don’t take you seriously when you are a female lieutenant,”

said Stenaker. “You have to stay strong.”

Issac Fisher and Shelby Jeffrey, both Washburn students, were the last two to go.

Fisher told audience members about his rough journey of coming out about his sexuality.

Jeffrey, who was adopted, never really knew who she was until she went to her first Native American Pow Wow and discovered who she really was.

The stories by these individuals touched everyone’s hearts. They made them laugh and cry. The speakers truly inspired everyone in the room to not give up, no matter the situation.

To tell a story about diversity or to take part in the Diversity Initiative, go to washburn. edu/diversity or facebook.com/ wudiversity.

Brad Pechanec is a freshman mass media major. He can be reached at bradley.pechanec@ washburn.edu.

Political science and English departments welcome new faculty Kerry Wharton

Linsey Moddelmog

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Linsey Moddelmog, a new political science lecturer at Washburn University, has always been immersed in politics.

“I grew up in a political family,” said Moddelmog.

She said that her grandfather would engage her in political discussions when he babysat her. As a young woman, Moddelmog became more and more interested in history.

When she began at Washburn University as an undergraduate, she realized that, in order to get her questions about human behavior answered, she would need to go into political science as well.

She had always wanted to study Latin America, and her initial interest was in political corruption in that part of the world. After her questions regarding that topic were answered, she continued on and started studying electoral systems, getting her undergraduate degree in history and political science. She did her graduate work at the University of Kansas.

Moddelmog loves traveling and has done her fair share of it.

She’s traveled to Nicaragua and Brazil among other places and speaks Portuguese.

“Everything about Brazil

is amazing,” said Moddelmog.

One thing Moddelmog recommends is studying abroad, and she traveled to Brazil to do this twice. During the trips, she said she was completely immersed in the language and culture. She lived with a family that didn’t speak any English, but was used to housing American students.

Moddelmog highly recommends studying abroad to every student and states confidently that it will be the “best experience [a student] will have in college.”

Moddelmog stays politically active in her community in Lawrence by involving herself in the Link program in her church, which helps feed the needy. She also helps out with the English as a Second Language program with daycare and occasionally participates in fundraisers through Ecumenical Church Movement. In her spare time, Moddelmog likes to spend time with her family. She runs and plays kickball during the summer with a league in Lawrence. She’s also a former

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and says she still likes WASHBURN REVIEW to get involved with sports on campus A new face is being seen when she has time. around the halls of Morgan Hall Having gone and at the front of classrooms to both a small since the Washburn and a University Department of English has added a new member to their faculty.

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S h e loves the small class sizes and feels she has a vested interest in her students’ future, as she sees many of them for several classes and knows them well.

Kerry Wharton is a junior English major. She can be reached at kerry.wharton@washburn.edu.

Melanie Burdick comes to Washburn as a new profes sor this semester, teaching t w o courses: Freshman Composition and Advanced Composition.

“Professor Burdick brings positive energy and new ideas to our composition program,” said Sarah Smarsh, Washburn English professor. “Plus, she’s a very friendly presence with a great laugh.”

Burdick was born in California, but grew up in Kansas City, Mo. She received her Mas-

Melanie Burdick ter in English at the University of Missouri and achieved her Ph.D in English education from the University of Kansas.

“Ever since I can remember, I loved to read and write,” said Burdick. “It always just felt natural to study English.”

Currently, on Burdick’s bedside table, you might find some poetry by Dean Young or perhaps a Jane Austen novel, but she says that if she had to choose, she would consider Willa Cather and Mark Twain to be two of her favorite authors.

“I especially like Twain’s later work,” said Burdick.

When it comes to academics, Burdick likes to focus on the overlap between the creative and the more formal types of writing. She said that she is interested in the way that different genres of writing change the way we think and how it “affects both the process of composing as well as the resulting text’s message.” For example, she says that an essayist can learn a lot from a poet, and vice versa.

Coming to Washburn to teach was exciting for Burdick because it combines two interests of hers: teaching students to write and helping to prepare students interested in teaching English someday.

When she was younger, Burdick never thought she

would one day be in the professor position that she is in now, but says that it is a “happy surprise.” Some of the challenges she has had to endure being a new teacher are mainly getting used to the in’s and out’s of the institution.

“The best part of it is getting to know the wonderful students and inspiring colleagues at Washburn,” said Burdick.

Outside of school, Burdick is married and has four sons.

Together they love to spend times outdoors, camping, canoeing and hiking as much as they can.

Their sons are involved in many sports and activities, but when she is free, Burdick and her husband enjoy going to art galleries and relaxing to jazz music and still finding time to tend to her garden and to read and write.

“Melanie is a great addition to the Washburn English Department,” said Tom Averill, Interim Chair of the Washburn Department of English.

“Though she is new here, she has already become a key part of our faculty. She is a great asset to Washburn.”

Graphic by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn Review

Tanner Ballengee is a senior English major. Reach him at tanner.ballengee@washburn. edu

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Thanksgiving is almost here. The Review wants to know what part of the holiday are our readers looking forward to the most...

Penn St. falling short in almost every way

“What do you like the most about Thanksgiving?”

“Just gonna be eating turkey.”

“I’m going to go home to Wichita to visit my family.”

Cameron McCormack, junior history

Adam White, sophomore English

“I’m going back home to work for the sherriff’s department.”

“I will be sleeping because I have to get up and work at Best Buy for Black Friday.”

Matt Quick, junior mass media

Tyler Mackie, senior criminal justice

Graphic by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn Review

“I’m going home to visit my family in Newton, Kansas.”

“I’m going home back to Emporia to see my family.”

Carly Willis, freshman mass media

Holly Kraft, freshman respiratory therapy

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Rob Burkett

WASHBURN REVIEW

By now only people who have been living under a rock have not heard the news coming out of University Park, Pa. The sordid and sickening tale of what is alleged to have occurred at Penn State is something that makes everyone pause.

How a man could do something like what is alleged to have taken place is beyond me.

The molestation that is outlined in the grand jury indictment is something that should sicken anyone who reads it. That the athletics department at PSU chose to turn a blind eye is disturbing.

I had a chance to listen to some of the Bob Costas NBC interview with Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant coach at Penn State who is alleged to have committed these crimes.

What struck me the most about the conversation was the sense of reasoning and indecision that comes from someone who doesn’t understand what they have done is so abjectly evil.

During the interview, Sandusky was repeatedly confronted with eye witness accounts of having allegedly seen him engage in acts that are by any definition of the word, horrid.

Just for the sake of argument, assuming that the only thing that might have occurred is Sandusky taking a shower with children that were as young as 8-9 years old at the time, how was this behavior even considered appropriate? It obviously was OK with members of the administration at the university.

That Sandusky was simply told not to do it at university facilities is a sickening fact of this case. No one bothered to say that this kind of thing was wrong, period. Just wrong as long as Nittany Lion honor wasn’t involved.

Costas, at one point, after mentioning the 40-count indictment that faces Sandusky, asked what he had to say. Sandusky of course protested his innocence.

When further pressed for a proclamation of complete innocence, Sandusky attempted to equivocate his behavior.

Trying to shake off what is alleged to have occurred as locker room behavior if both people were of consenting age would be a stretch in my opinion.

Saying that “horsing around” with children when he was, in some cases, 50 years older than them, and completely naked in a shower with them

is mind blowing in its unbelievable nature. That no one in the administration thought this was a reportable offense to law enforcement officials, frankly, amazes me. In all honesty, I’m most surprised that more people haven’t lost their job over this incident.

Certainly the misplaced outrage over former head football coach Joe Paterno’s dismissal has been alarming to see.

When an arrest wasn’t made after Paterno reported the incident up the chain of command, he should have driven the eye witness that came to him to the police station himself.

By pretending that he had done all that he could in that situation is a bit insulting. Some students and alumni think that PSU’s dismissal of Paterno was to harsh scares me just as much as the actions of the administration to cover up the mess.

How could anyone think that by turning a blind eye to the situation that somehow Paterno didn’t deserve a measure of punishment in all of this?

Apparently, the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis had it right all along when he famously said “Just win baby.”

Somehow in the culture of big money in big time college sports, it has become permissible for people to lie or cover up virtually anything in the pursuit of a Bowl Championship Series title.

Some will say that this had nothing to do with sports and money but I think that at its core, the problem starts when we as a society can turn our backs on the most vulnerable in life. Perish the thought that it might inconvenience the football team, making it harder for the university to keep generating revenue.

Finally, the last nail in the coffin containing what little decency might still exist at Penn State is the reaction of people to how the board of trustees have handled the situation.

Everyone has been lauding them for moving swiftly and decisively to dismiss those who are clearly guilty of covering up this situation.

What else were they supposed to do? That people want to celebrate the board for taking the only course of action that was responsible and decent in this situation amazes me. The next time I properly brake at a stop light I expect everyone in the vicinity to stand up and applaud my moral rectitude.

To say this incident at Penn State has been a complete nightmare for everyone involved is like calling the sinking of the Titanic a minor boating accident. I just hope that everyone takes away the most important lesson. Expect better from your leaders. Don’t excuse this lack of decency that some seem to be chalking up to be just another sign of the times we live in.

Rob Burkett is a senior mass media major. He can be reached at robert.burkett@ washburn.edu.

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Movie deemed laughable Depp depicts youth successfully David Wiens

WASHBURN REVIEW

When I watched “Immortals” this weekend, I felt rather frustrated; the theater was very full at the time and by the climax, I was struggling to restrain my laughter and incur the scorn of all the other, less-cynical moviegoers.

“Immortals” is essentially a nothing of a film trying to ride the coattails of big-budget action movies set in Ancient Greece like “300” and “Clash of the Titans,” where greasedup shirtless guys kill things in slow motion. Do not get me wrong, I can get behind the heavy use of violence that has been stylized and glorified for our entertainment in a good movie, but in a movie like “Immortals,” the artistic air purifier fails to filter the goriness and the stink of viscera makes the film that much fouler.

The plot is almost an outright mix between the original “Clash of the Titans” and its remake, with a few scenes from “300” peppered over it.

A mortal man (with a moral fear of wearing a shirt) is chosen by the gods to defend the world against an evil force. In this particular incarnation, we have Theseus (Henry Cavill), a

bastard child with a distaste for oppression and an inexplicable penchant for twenty-first century fighting styles, against King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke), also a bastard child with an explicable yet disturbing penchant for murdering pregnant women and castrating his soldiers. For a love interest, they have the seer/oracle/psychic/plot device named Phaedrea (Freida Pinto), who will lose her power if she has sex (see also: Kelly Hu as the sorceress in “The Scorpion King.”)

Still, what really pushed this film from ‘stale’ to ‘laughable’ was the gods. Not since cartoons in the ‘90s have the Greek gods been depicted so embarrassingly and so inaccurately. To begin with, Athena (Isabel Lucas), the goddess of wisdom, strength, courage, war, etc., is depicted as a dainty daddy’s-girl and Zeus is insistent that he and the other gods not interfere with humans.

What is more, all of the gods (although there are only a handful in this movie) are depicted by barely-legal models in gold capes and revealing gold skirts, none of which reach even halfway down their thighs. To add insult to embarrassment, these boy-toys (and Athena) are all wearing absolutely ridiculous

hats/helmets. When they finally do fight, their action sequences play pretty cartoonish.

Honestly, I could go on and on about the dozens of little things in this movie worthy of mockery. I could question why Phaedrea’s only clothes were spotless minutes after she jumped into a tar pit. I could point out that when Theseus stood above the doorway spouting rhetoric to his army, they could all see directly up his skirt. I could point out the truly inconceivably absurd premise that the lost mystical bow everyone was looking for was buried in a mind-bogglingly conspicuous rock formation, jutting out from the wall of the mausoleum/temple that was made of a completely different colored and textured stone in Theseus’s home village.

NOBODY noticed when walking through it every day, but if I listed all the problems with “Immortals,” the article would simply be too large to fit in the paper.

David Wiens is a senior English major. Reach him at david. wiens@washburn.edu

David Wiens

WASHBURN REVIEW

When I first sat down to watch “The Rum Diary,” there were two thoughts running through my head: “I came to the 1 p.m. Monday showing, and I have the theater to myself” and “can this be considered a prequel to ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’? Both movies were based on novels written by and loosely-based on the life of Hunter S. Thompson and both star Johnny Depp.”

“The Rum Diary” is the story of a young journalist named Paul Kemp (Depp) in San Juan, Puerto Rico working at a dying newspaper while trying to express his depression and discontent with the poverty of the locals while being wined and dined (mostly wined) by businessmen who want him to plant key articles that will help them build more beach front hotels.

Thompson wrote the novel on which the film is based at the

age of 22 and although Kemp’s age is never given, it is safe to assume the main character was roughly the same age. This puts Depp, at 48, more than twice as old as the character he is portraying. I do not know if there was some “Jeff Bridges in ‘Tron: Legacy’” digital youth-ifying or if Depp’s face is really that wrinklefree, b u t h e mana g e s to look and act as younger or as young as his co-stars, including a loveinterest named Chenault, who is played by 25-yearold Amber Heard.

Depp’s Dorian Gray-ish aging aside, this movie does not have much to offer. The plot frequently detours to allow for madcap antics of Kemp and Sala (Michael Rispoli), a newspaper photographer and Kemp’s watereddown equivalent to Duke’s Dr. Gonzo. Granted, a lot of these incidents are pretty funny and

it makes every kind of sense that a twenty-something would bemoan the plight of a people kicked off of their own beaches while signing contracts to help investors build more hotels and disregarding it all to get wasted or chase after some guy’s girlfriend.

And I can hardly criticize Kemp for shifting from an idealistic young reporter with clean suits and Don Draper hair to a disheveled drunk with stained shirts and hair hanging in front of his face, then back again the next morning without feeling like a hypocrite. But as much as most of us might identify with Kemp, the inconsistent plot does not make for a very good movie.

As much as I enjoyed certain parts of this movie, too much of it plays like a toneddown “Fear and Loathing” with a clearer theme and a more lucid protagonist.

Graphics by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn Review

David Wiens is a senior English major. Reach him at david. wiens@washburn.edu

Students create art awareness

Design classes displayed their art on Washburn’s campus this week to raise awareness for the homeless during the holidays. Five design classes were asked to use two threefoot by four-foot panels to create a module for Tent City for Homeless Awareness Week.

One group of students, Brook

Ward, Samantha Hays and Kyle Quiett built a bus stop, bench and all. They named it “Restless” because homeless people don’t get good nights sleep and they move around a lot.

Cans can be donated to the homeless by dropping them off near the structures.

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Comedian brings more than laughs Jordan Loomis

WASHBURN REVIEW

Photo by Kate Fechter, Washburn Review

Local Collaborative Art: Artist work with one another to create the masterpieces that consist of the “Inspirations” art exhibit at the Fairlawn Plaza Classic Bean. Painters and photographers were challenged to use each others work to create their own works of art.

“Inspirations” shows off art, reality Kate Fechter

WASHBURN REVIEW

A unique exhibit combining art and photography is currently on display at the Fairlawn Plaza Classic Bean at 2125 SW Fairlawn Drive. “Inspirations” allows patrons to view artwork and the photograph that inspired it hanging side by side.

This exhibit was coordinated by and originated in the creative mind of Tammy Patterson, a Topeka resident, independent graphic designer and photographer. This is the second year in a row Patterson has coordinated with artists and photographers to put together the “Inspirations” exhibit.

“We have 14 artists this year, including myself,” said Patterson, who graduated from Fort Hays State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design. “We have five photographers, and the rest are painters and then Ruth Powers, who does textile fiber art.”

The idea came to Patterson after she created a digital art piece from a photograph she had taken with a butterfly.

Although she has artists collaborate with a photographer other than themselves for the Inspirations exhibit, this work of art that started it all can be seen on display in the meeting room at the Fairlawn Plaza Classic Bean. Patterson explained how the idea evolved.

“Before I knew any painters or photographers personally in this town, I was doing my own thing,” said Patterson, who moved to the Topeka area with her husband in 1997. “I created my own art from my original photograph. I always thought this would be interesting to see them both hanging side by side. I thought for the viewer to be able to walk around and see the photograph

and the painting hanging side by side, they could truly see what inspired the painting.”

The idea became a networking opportunity for artists and photographers around the community because of Patterson’s idea to not have artists work off their own personal photographs or photographers paint renditions of their photos.

“Painters work from their photographs all the time,” said Patterson. “I, as a photographer, could do a watercolor rendition of any of my photographs I have taken over the years. It’s going outside of your own personal collection, and having the permission from the photographer to allow the painter to do it; marrying them together, so to say.”

The photographers for the 2011 “Inspirations” show are: Charles Benton, Northwind Image, Bob Hayes, Leslie Richards and Patterson. Patterson also contributed a watercolor piece for the exhibit, along with her photography and the digital piece that sparked her idea. Other painters for the show are: Naomi Cashman, Kathleen Cobb, Becky Drager, Connie English, Betty Fox, Dorethy Hancock, Angela Lexow and Cynthia Stotlar. Ruth Powers is a textile fiber artist.

Powers is nationally known and has a blog about her artwork, www.ruthpowersartquilts.com.

Patterson has a website for her independent graphic design business, photography and other artwork, www. tscpgraphics.com.

TSCPGraphics can also be found on Facebook. Patterson can be contacted through her website.

“If individuals are interested in participating, I am interested in receiving portfolios or being contacted, through email,” said Patterson. “We are interested in expanding “Inspirations” to other venues, as

well as the Classic Bean. Once we have the venues available, we are definitely interested in getting more artists involved.

I think it would be great to see how far Inspirations can go.”

Doug Thomas is the manager of the downtown Classic Bean and decides what art goes on display at both stores. He is enthusiastic about “Inspirations.”

“It was Tammy’s idea, and I think she has a great idea to pair an artist and a photographer side by side,” said Thomas. “I know Tammy wants to expand and I think it’s a great idea. It seems like there is more and more people who want to participate in the pairing.”

Currently on display downtown is watercolor on silks created by Diane Lawrence and her

art students. “Inspirations” and the exhibit downtown will be on display until the first of the year.

Visitors to “Inspirations” can vote for their favorite photography and artwork pairing.

This voting opportunity is called “People’s Choice.” The results will be posted and ribbons awarded to winners on Dec. 16.

Kate Fechter is a senior mass media major. Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn.edu

The African American Male Leadership Council had a special presentation for a group of young men last Friday night on Veterans day, when Sinbad the Entertainer came to the Topeka Performing Arts Center before his show.

The journey, according to Sinbad, started for him when he was five or six years old.

“I had a lot of ideas growing up,” said Sinbad, “I wanted to play basketball. I wanted to be in a band. I wanted to perform—it didn’t matter as long as I dreamt it was possible.”

As a child, Sinbad was not allowed to watch TV as much as the youth of today.

“I didn’t have video games,” said Sinbad. “I actually went outside and played in my yard.”

Years later, his imagination took him places he never thought he would go.

“I was so hung up on playing pro-basketball, and I didn’t know what I was doing,” said Sinbad. “So, I joined the military, and it saved my life.”

Professionally, Sinbad’s life was changed the night of the military talent show.

“I discovered that I wanted to perform comedy more in my life,” said Sinbad, “all because a friend didn’t want to go up on stage.”

Sinbad performed in as many places as he could after that night.

“I sometimes went to night clubs to perform,” said Sinbad. “I had bottles thrown at me, and the DJ even unplugged my microphone.”

Those amateur nights only pushed Sinbad to work harder at pursuing his dream.

“If somebody else can do it, then you can too,” said Sinbad. “You may not be as great as that person, but you sure can outwork them.”

Afew years later, Sinbad was hired for a live television show.

“I warmed up the audience for the Cosby Show,” said Sinbad. “A few weeks later, Bill Cosby got me a role on A Different World.”

So, as Sinbad stood before the young men on Friday night, he offered one central piece of advice.

“Sometimes, the difference between success and failure is the direction of the journey,” said Sinbad. “Don’t worry about the little things you come up against. Take that first step and everyone and everything that is supposed to show up—will.”

Jordan Loomis is freshman mass media major. Reach her at jordan.loomis@washburn. edu

New art professor Continued from page 1 through the art community. There are no prerequisites to take this class.

When creating art, Marsh has no particular favorite medium that she uses.

“My work is based on collaboration rather than defined by materials or techniques,” said Marsh.

Marsh also works with Kelly Jo Karlin, a Junior who is currently in the Bonner Honor Leader Program with Rick Ellis. Karlin helps Marsh with calling schools and teachers throughout the state.

“Washburn has good people with lots of energy, and that’s important,” said Marsh.

“It makes for a truly educational experience, both good for myself and my students, my teaching and artwork flow together and exist in the same vein.”

Marsh is also one of the founding members of The Dream Rocket Project, which was founded in 2009 through the International Fiber Collaborative. The Dream Rocket Project is a large collabora-

tive wrap that will have up to 8,000 works of art that will be connected side by side on the 365’ Saturn V Moon Rocket.

It is located at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. Some of the dream themes include: health, peace, space, education, equality, freedom, science, technology, conservation and community. Any type of art materials are welcome in the designs like cloth, yarn, plastic, and anything else an artist can dream of using.

For more information about the Dream Rocket Project, please visit www.thedreamrocket.com. The Dream Rocket plans on having an exhibit at the Mulvane Art Museum in the near future. Anyone would be encouraged to enter artwork for the exhibit, and does not have to be an art major.

“During my service at Washburn University, I hope that my students see the great potential in problem solving and collaboration with individuals from all walks of life,” said Marsh.

Michelle Boltz is a senior mass media student. Reach her at michelle.boltz@washburn.edu

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Topeka Holiday Tradition Continues Niel Thompson

WASHBURN REVIEW

Photo by Andrew Escandon, Washburn Review

Bargain Shopping: Shopping for Thanksgiving can be pricey, but great deals can be found around this time of year. Washburn students have different plans this year that don’t include traditional pumpkin pie and turkey.

Students prepare non-traditional Thanksgivings Nicholas Birdsong

WASHBURN REVIEW

The holidays are nearly here and beyond all else that means one thing—the unnecessarily massive consumption of food.

Many students head home for the holidays to enjoy the company of family and hometown friends, but some are unable to make the trip. Long drives or other obligations sometimes can make those reunions implausible.

“I have usually gone home to eat with my family, so this is the first year I have to worry about it myself,” said Washburn student Jordan Duncan.

“I personally have to work and my boyfriend is going to try to make us a Thanksgiving dinner.”

Students who aren’t going home for the holidays are tasked with the responsibility of creating their own version of the holiday. Celebrating Thanksgiving as an adult gives students the independence to create new traditions.

“As long as it is special and includes friends and family it’s Thanksgiving, no matter what is really on the table,” said

Duncan.

Any excuse to get away from school for a few days to spend time with friends and family is a holiday worth celebrating, but the history behind Thanksgiving holds controversy.

Depictions of the relations between peaceful Native Americans and beneficent European settlers can be misleading. The conquest and genocide of the Native American peoples is usually omitted from the happy images of pilgrims eating turkey.

Washburn student Kristen Danielle said that she participates in the holiday as a celebration of family and being thankful, but doesn’t agree with the history behind it.

“I’m Hawaiian, and the white people came to our land too, took our land and imprisoned our queen and killed anyone who tried to go a different direction than what they wanted,” said Washburn student, Kristen Danielle. “They did the same with Native Americans. I don’t appreciate that.”

Alternatives to the traditional holiday vary widely.

When asked what their plans were, students responded with

such non-traditional answers ,such as eating Chinese food, Taco Bell, sushi, popcorn and a movie, or going to the local bar, the Boobie Trap, for a pot luck and weekly Resistance dance night.

More traditional dinners can be a welcome respite for those who feel homesick due to the separation from family or for students who simply enjoy the food.

Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pies, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, fresh rolls, sweet potatoes and other usual staples of the Thanksgiving season can have prohibitive costs associated with them for financially struggling students.

A good idea is to stock up on things when they go on sale, and during the holiday season, most stores provide sales on popular seasonal recipes.

Gathering with friends and designating each person to bring a different dish saves money but doesn’t neccessarily cost anyone a ton of money.

Nicholas Birdsong is a senior political science major. Reach him at nicholas.birdsong@ washburn.edu

This year will mark the 14th year the Topeka Performing Arts Center, TPAC, will be doing its annual fundraiser, Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays. From Nov. 18-20, participants will be able to see unique gingerbread houses made by local Topeka organizations and businesses.

“The event is divided into three stages,” said Erin Aldridge ,TPAC’s Marketing Manager.

Aldridge has been personally involved in the fundraiser since she came to TPAC in the fall of 2007. “The first station is the Gingerbread Viewing Area, the second station is Graham Cracker Junction where people build mini houses and the third station is Sweet Tooth Lane and the Holiday Boutique.”

There will also be additional entertainment provided by Santa Clause and the Hayden Bell Choir.

The first station is where the houses are sold through silent auction. Organizations who have donated in the past are Boy scouts, Hospice, WIBW and Prairie Band Casino.

“Prairie Band Casino once made a replica of the casino out of gingerbread,” said Blair Adams, events services manager at TPAC. Other memorable gingerbread houses available to be viewed this year include a replica of Topeka High School, a sandcastle and a storybook made by Topeka Civic to promote one of their children’s shows.

Attendants of the event are given kits at the first station to build their own gingerbread houses and some of them can be very interesting.

“One year a family of 10 made a whole village out of their kits including a church and post office,” said Aldridge.

Anyone with a creative mind can come up with their own gingerbread masterpiece.

The money raised from this event goes to-

wards funding TPAC’s youth education programs such as Sheffel theater clinic, school time theater performances and Young Artists of the Year Awards.

Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays is a Topeka tradition that relies mostly on the community for advertisement.

“Nearly 2,000 people attend the event annually,” said Aldridge. “We have teachers calling in the fall to confirm.”

Nov. 18th is when the schools are allowed to come and visit, and according to Blair, the people who have gone in the past tend to keep coming.

There are some who have come every year.

Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays is a Topeka tradition that is both entertaining for people of all ages and gives support to TPAC’s youth education programs. This event is truly in the spirit of Christmas. Not only do they provide a chance for Topeka residents to build their own gingerbread houses, but it also promotes donations to a program that brings smiles to the faces of Topeka’s youth.

Graphic by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn University

Niel Thompson is a senior English major. Reach him at niel.thompson@washburn.edu

From Tricia’s Kitchen...

Graham Cracker Crust

Pumpkin Cheescake

2 packages of Philly Cream Cheese 1/2 cup sugur 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup canned pumpkin dash ground cloves 1 recipe Graham Cracker Crust

2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 pound unsalted, melted butter Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Press into pie shell evenly. Bake 10 minutes at 350. Fill and bake as directed.

Mix cream cheese and sugar until well blended.

Add eggs, mix until incorporated, then add pumpkin and spices.

Bake 350 for 35-40 minutes in a water bath.

Refrigerate 3-4 hours

Graphic by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn University

Tricia Peterson is a junior major.

Reach her at patricia.peterson@ washburn.edu

Vegans explore Thanksgiving alternatives WASHBURN REVIEW

Thanksgiving is a long standing American tradition, and brings to mind visions of roast turkey, mashed potatoes and other butter-laden foods.

Americans living a vegan lifestyle, however, don’t eat meat, dairy or eggs, and are finding ways to carry on this time honored American holiday.

Jessica Reed, 27, is a former Washburn student and has been vegan with her husband and children since fall of 2009.

She explained what prompted the change.

“Late October, early November 2009 is when I made the switch from one day eating lots of meat and dairy to the next day, cold lettuce and not cold turkey, going vegan,” said Reed. “It was a buildup of knowledge over time from a friend of mine who was vegan.

But also the main reason was I watched the documentary “Earthlings,” and it changed my mind. I didn’t feel like I had a choice anymore. I was vegan.”

Reed did tons of research to make sure the decision her family had made would be beneficial to their health.

“I didn’t know what to do, so I did research,” said Reed. “I read a book, did a lot of online research reading articles and watched [many] videos. I decided it was the best decision for me and my family. I didn’t want to participate any longer in the suffering of animals since it wasn’t necessary for my health, and it is better for the environ-

ment to adapt this lifestyle. I no longer cook animal products or spend my money on them.”

Reed says proper nutrition for her family was something she had been concerned about prior to doing all the research.

She has a 10-year-old daughter, 4-year-old son and an 11-yearold stepson.

“I wanted to learn especially about protein and calcium,” said Reed. “I immediately found it was really easy and I was just misinformed about it. Calcium is in leafy greens and almonds.

Protein is in everything from grains and vegetables. There are things like quinoa and amaranth that I had never eaten before, and are eaten all over the world that are naturally vegan, ethnic cuisines, but are unfamiliar to our drive through western diet. Being vegan opened up a whole new world to me and I have no problem getting all my nutrients.”

Reed says most people believe that meat is necessary for amino acids and that she has learned that is not the truth.

“As for amino acids, it is now known that you don’t have to get them all in one sitting,” said Reed. “You can get what you need from broccoli, and then at dinner you can get what you need from rice. You can get everything you need without the fat and cholesterol of meat.”

Amazingly, Reed is feeding her family a fairly traditional Thanksgiving feast.

Relatives who are not normally vegan will be in town.

“I just bought, the other day, a tofurkey roast,” said Reed. “You can get that at

Akins or any other health food store. It’s like a roast that is stuffed with stuffing and comes with a gravy. I was going to make it homemade like I did the year before. There are great recipes online for homemade wheat ‘meat’ recipes, but I decided not to since I am making so many other things this year and it would save me time.”

Cornbread, dinner rolls, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin pie, green bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, squash and mashed potatoes are some of the other items that will be headlining the Reed family vegan Thanksgiving.

“All those things are easy to make as long as you make sure the butter you use is nondairy,” said Reed. “It tastes exactly the same. The butter I use is ‘Earthbalance’, made by the same brand as ‘Smartbalance.’

There are lots of margarines out there that are already vegan.

Then, also making sure to use non-dairy milk, like soy milk or almond milk.”

For those who may want to try a vegan Thanksgiving, but not adventurous to try making tofurkey at home, Blue Planet Café is offering some Vegan catering this year.

“At Blue Planet Café, we are offering some vegan alternatives for Thanksgiving,” said Grace Kasper, who works at the café. “Vegan turkeys and vegan pies. You can order one as long as you order before the 17th of November. Our vegan turkeys are made similar to our seitan.”

Seitan is a wheat “meat” made with vital wheat gluten.

Blue Planet Café has vegan op-

tions 365 days a year and is located on 8th and Quincy downtown.

Reed offered some suggestions for people wanting to learn more about veganism or wanting to try vegan cooking at home.

“Great books include, ‘The Kind Diet’ by Alicia Silverstone and ‘The Vegan Lunchbox,’ [blog]“ said Reed. “There is a great website, www.icantbelieveitsvegan.com, that tells you what foods you are already eating that are vegan, and PETA has a great vegan starter kit they will mail to you or you can download. Google saved my life though.”

Reed says her neighbors have been borrowing cookbooks, and she is thrilled with how the vegan lifestyle is growing in interest and popularity.

“My next door neighbors just decided to go vegan after watching the documentary ‘Forks over Knives,’” said Reed. “Then a couple houses down, they have decided to do the same thing. It is amazing how it is catching on. My neighbor decided to borrow a couple recipe books for Thanksgiving.

Because this is all so new to her and she is having a lot of family in from out of town, she is going to make everything [but the turkey] vegan, and she is sure no one will know the difference. It’s so easy and it tastes great. You would never know.”

Kate Fechter is a senior mass media major. Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn.edu

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Hughes strives for success on the court

Jordan Loomis

WASHBURN REVIEW

WU splits weekend matches Half and half: Senior middle hitter Mollie Lacy sends the ball over the net to Emporia State University. The Lady Blues lost to the University of Central Missouri 3-0 before defeating ESU 3-1 over the weekend. WU next plays in the NCAA South Central Region Tournament starting on Thurs. against Arkansas Tech University.

Photo by Rob Burkett, Washburn Review

Michael Vander Linden

WASHBURN REVIEW

The Washburn Lady Blues volleyball team went 1-1 over the weekend to claim a share of the MIAA title for the second straight year.

Last Friday, the Lady Blues traveled to Warrensburg, Mo., to take on the University of Central Missouri Jennies.

With WU sitting at a perfect conference record and UCM only losing one conference game, which was against the Lady Blues, it was bound to be an exciting game.

Jumping up to an early 5-1 lead, it seemed the Lady Blues were fired up and ready to win.

However, with massive runs by the Jennies, the Lady Blues fell in the first set 25-16.

The second set seemed steadily close as the Lady Blues were only down 17-16. They went on a 6-2 run and seemed as though they would take the set. However, after a timeout

by UCM, the Jennies scored six out of the next seven to crush the high spirits of the Lady Blues and took the set 25-23.

Washburn tried to return after the break with a fierce intensity and even led 5-1 and 11-7 at different times. When tied at 13 though, the Lady Blues gave up a large 5-1 run to give up the lead and all of the momentum as they were never able to regain the lead as they

lost 22-25.

This was only the second loss of the season and the first sweep the Blues. This ended a 22-game winning streak and a 25-game MIAA winning streak dating back to last year.

It also set up an added intense factor to the next day’s game against Emporia State University, which gave Washburn the chance to clinch at least a share in the MIAA title.

Endurance had little factor at the beginning of set one as the Lady Blues jumped up to an early 5-0 lead. With the early lead, they never gave up the lead, eventually winning set one 25-20.

The second set was a different story as there were eight different ties before either team got to 10 points. With an overall 13 ties, it was close until a 5-0 run by WU gave them a 1914 lead. It got within one point at 23-22 but two kills in a row finished the second set 25-22.

The third set saw the exhaustion kick in as the Lady Hornets took control. Through the play of Emporia and the mistakes of Washburn, the Lady Blues dropped it 25-18.

However, if anybody thought endurance would continue to be a problem would have never expected what happened in set four.

With back and forth action, it seemed as though Emporia would take the set as they

reached set point at 24-22. On the contrary, Washburn connected with two kills and an ace to get within match point.

From there, it went 1-1 for nine different points.

The Hornets had set point in sight four different times while the Lady Blues saw it twice themselves.

It was not until Jessica Kopp put down two kills in a row that finally finished the match 35-33.

This gave the Washburn Lady Blues a share of the MIAA title since Central Missouri won that same night. But, this setup for some controversy as to who would host regionals since both teams had the same conference records.

“It was crazy, just crazy.” said Chris Herron, Washburn head coach. “We had some great points and some boneheaded points in that first set.”

Because of some criteria, the Lady Blues were unable to achieve the number one ranking and will now be traveling to Warrensburg to play in the regional tournament at the University of Central Missouri as the No. 2 seed. Their first game will be Thursday vs. Arkansas Tech.

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman mass media major.

Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@washburn.edu

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Striving to be the best as an athlete is a guarantee while playing on the Washburn Universitys Lady Blues volleyball team—junior outside hitter, Hillary Hughes promises that.

Hughes’s passion for her team and her academics can only be described as tough love.

Hughes first started playing volleyball in the fifth grade while attending grade school in Wisconsin.

“I played for as much time as I could get,” said Hughes. “I played throughout high school and even on a traveling club team at the YMCA.” Then, during the fall of her senior year at Wisconsin Heights High School, Washburn University’s head volleyball coach, Chris Herron, found her.

“I’m not sure how, but Coach Herron just showed up in Wisconsin one day,” said Hughes.

WU’s competitive volleyball team, campus and academic offerings drew Hughes in a week later.

“Hillary is an outstanding athlete,” said Herron.

From the beginning, Her-

ron knew she was driven to be successful.

Herron said Hughes can sometimes be her own worst enemy.

“It took us awhile for her to reach the point she’s at now,” said Herron, “She doesn’t let a bad play affect her as it did upon her first arrival.”

As a junior and starting outside hitter, Hughes feels the need to practice more and more often.

“I find myself to be competitive as a player,” said Hughes.

“I know that I’m not perfect and the desire to fix my errors compels me as an athlete.”

Despite her academic and athletic success from the past three years, the one thing that Hughes finds extremely challenging while attending Washburn University is the fact that she’s eight hours away from her hometown.

“It’s really been hard being so far away from home,” said Hughes. “My friends and family will always come to watch me, but they have to leave right afterwards.”

Hughes’ determination as a soon to be senior athlete helps her pull through though.

“I want to be as great of a leader as this year’s current senior girls are,” said Hughes.

2011 NCAA Division II Womens Volleyball

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Photo by Mike Goehring, Washburn Review

Perfect 10: Junior outside hitter Hillary Hughes uses her desire to fix errors to keep her at top performance levels.

Senior outside hitter Courtney Wallman has been a great influence to Hughes during the three years they’ve had together as teammates at Washburn University.

“Courtney has been a great person to look up to,” said Hughes. “I strive to be as good as she is in both academics and volleyball.”

Both volleyball players are currently studying to become physical therapy assistants.

Hughes hopes to attend physical therapy assistant school after graduation.

Jordan Loomis is a freshman mass media major. Reach her at jordan.loomis@washburn. edu

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Sports • Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Topeka unleashes offensive firepower, wins 6-2 Washburn Review The Topeka RoadRunners took the lead early in both Friday and Saturday night’s contests versus the Amarillo Bulls.

Unlike Friday, Topeka (137-2) never looked back, maintaining a lead the entire game, as it defeated Amarillo (15-2-2) 6-2 Saturday night at Landon Arena.

Topeka head coach Scott Langer was happy with how Topeka responded after losing 5-3 Friday night.

“We did a lot of good things,” said Langer. “We weren’t taking the physicality tonight. We were handing it out, and that was the big difference.”

At 4:39 of the first period, while on the powerplay, defenseman Chris Bond capitalized on a loose puck and fired a slap

shot past Amarillo goalie Mike Taffe. It was Bond’s first goal of the season.

Roughly five minutes later, while his team was shorthanded, forward Dan Dupell found himself alone on a breakaway and slipped a shot past Taffe.

Dupell’s goal gave the RoadRunners a 2-0 advantage until forward Karl Beckman made it 2-1 when he found a loose puck in front of Topeka goaltender Peter Traber and fired it into the back of the net.

After goaltending difficulties the night prior, Langer was satisfied with Traber’s 18 saves on 20 shots on goal.

“To me, that’s being a team guy when you’re going out there and stepping up knowing that we need this win,” said Langer.

“You could just tell in his [Traber] eyes before the game he wanted to win tonight.”

In the second period, Topeka continued their pepper-

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Washburn Review Week 11 is the last bye week of the NFL season. There are four teams with byes this week: Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Houston. If you have players on these teams get them out of your lineups and look at these players as possible replacements.

Quarterback It appears that Matt Schaub and Matt Cassel may be out for the year. Here are a couple of replacements at quarterback to look at for the rest of the year if you were relying on them.

Actually, if you were relying on Matt Cassel you probably do not have a great record.

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Oakland travels to play at Minnesota who just came off of a thumping on Monday Night Football to Green Bay. I like Carson Palmer in this matchup.

Week 11 forecast: 20-for-32, 295 yards, three touchdowns, one interception.

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Running back There are always injuries to running backs and here are a couple of backs that are not heavily owned that you may be able to pickup.

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Wide Receiver Here are some receivers that you may want to pickup and play in Week 11.

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Since coming off of injury several weeks ago he has 11 receptions for 176 yards and one touchdown. He has quickly become Jay Cutler’s favorite target down the field and should continue to put up big numbers. The Bears are at home this week to play the San Diego Chargers. Week 11 forecast: Six receptions, 92 yards, one touchdown.

Harry Douglas - Atlanta Falcons (4% Yahoo! owned): For those of you that are in deeper leagues or competitive leagues, Douglas may be worth a look. He had his best game of the season last week and with Julio Jones looking iffy to play this week Douglas could get plenty of targets. The Falcons play host to the Tennessee Titans so he may not put up huge numbers this week. Week 11 forecast: Five receptions, 59 yards.

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They forced three turnovers last week and picked up five sacks and they play at Cleveland this week. The Cleveland offense is not good and Jacksonville should put up solid defensive numbers. Week 11 forecast: Four sacks, two interceptions.

Photo by Richard Kelly, Washburn Review

Slap shot: Topeka RoadRunners forward Dan Dupell fires a shot past Amarillo Bulls goaltender Mike Taffe on Saturday night. Topeka won the contest 6-2 and stopped a six-game losing streak to the Bulls. ing of shots on Taffe. At 3:38, forward Ben Bahe scored the first of his eventual three goals on the night, giving him his first North American Hockey

have 30 points and Amarillo has played three less than Topeka but already has a staggering 32 points on the season.

The RoadRunners continue their home stand this weekend when they host the Springfield Jr. Blues on Friday and Saturday. Puck drop is 7:05 p.m. both nights.

Friday night is MS Night at the RoadRunners. The night will be devoted to raising awareness about Multiple Sclerosis in northeast Kansas.

Tickets are $11 and can be purchased with their iCard.

Richard Kelly is a senior social work and mass media major.

Reach him at richard,kelly@ washburn.edu.

Allen brings leadership, experience to backcourt Jordan Loomis

Washburn Review Hometown legends are rare amongst small Kansas communities, especially for high school athletes. But college athletes are a different story.

Mitch Allen, junior point guard for the Washburn University Ichabods, was an allaround player during his high school career, and this year, he’s raising the stakes.

Allen’s basketball career first started at the young age at Sabetha Elementary school.

“I got onto a team with a group of guys that were in the fifth grade,” said Allen. “Ever since then, I pretty much played in tournaments on and off throughout the school year.”

Allen continued playing basketball throughout Sabetha Middle School and then into Sabetha High School, where he also played football and baseball.

“You can’t take a year off,” said Allen. “You get time off in between seasons in basketball and other sports but never a full year, so I didn’t.”

Then, when the time came for Allen to choose a college to attend, he already had Washburn in mind.

“I had a couple of friends that I was playing basketball with that were already attending Washburn University: Bryce Simons and Bobby Chipman,” said Allen. “That made it comfortable for me to come to school here.”

Allen’s relationship with Washburn head coach Bob Chipman also helped in his decision to attend Washburn University.

“I had known Coach [Bob] Chipman a few summers before

Photo by Jordan Loomis, Washburn Review

Sabetha showstopper: Despite being on the short side for a basketball player, Sabetha native and junior point guard Mitch Allen gives his all for the Washburn Ichabods. Allen looks to continue to excel this season.

I first came to Washburn,” said Allen. “I was playing basketball with his son when he first started recruiting me.”

Bob Chipman, Allen’s coach of three years, had nothing but kind words about his player.

“Mitch is a really humble, quiet guy, who plays very tough,” said Bob Chipman.

“He’s my kind of basketball player.”

For a 5’9” point guard, Allen proves himself amongst his teammates.

“With my size, I’ve been forced to play the only position a short guy can play at,” said Allen. “I take a lot of height

jokes.”

Bob Chipman agreed with Allen.

“Mitch has had some huge shots for a player of his size,” said Bob Chipman. “He hit three out of four three-pointers against Emporia State last year; he’s not afraid to take the big shots.”

After suffering exhibition losses to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and University of Oklahoma, the Bods started the season with a 1-1 record at the South Central Shootout, with a 80-72 loss to the University of Arkansas at Monticello and an 87-66 win against the University of Arkansas-Fort

Smith.

Allen has yet to score a point this season, but will get his next chance Friday at 7:30 p.m. against Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.

“I think we have a pretty good team, especially for this university,” said Allen. “We’re hard workers who want nothing more than to perform our best for the university as well as ourselves.”

Jordan Loomis is a freshman mass media major. Reach her at jordan.loomis@washburn.edu

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Scott Moser is a senior accounting major. Reach him at scott.moser@washburn.edu

League hat trick. Later in the period, at 10:38, forward Ryan White made it 4-1 in favor of the RoadRunners.

At 4:16 of the final period,

Amarillo forward Brooks Behling scored his third goal of the series to cut the lead to 4-2.

But Bahe scored goals at 7:00 and 16:46 to finish off the Bulls and complete his hat trick.

“It felt great to get the hat trick,” said Bahe. “Coach [Langer] kind of got after me after the first period because I wasn’t playing my best. I decided to step up.”

Bahe now has eight goals on the season, which is tied for third on the team. He knows balanced scoring is a must in a tough south division.

“When you’re playing a good team like Amarillo, you need everyone to contribute,” said Bahe. “You just have to come together as a team and get a win.”

Topeka currently sits at third in the south division with 28 points. The Texas Tornado, who have played two less games than Topeka, currently

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Sports • Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Bods bound for DII playoffs

Photo by Jordan Loomis, Washburn Review

Home Sweet Home: Washburn senior free safety Casey Curran makes a play during last Saturday’s game against the University of Central Missouri. Washburn lost to the Mules 39-21, dropping their second game of the year. Washburn still managed to qualify for post season play, earning an opening round match against Abilene Christian on Nov. 19.

Mariauna Hernandez Washburn Review

It was all on the line this past Saturday for the Washburn Ichabods, who were in hot pursuit of clenching the No. 1 spot in the MIAA. Although it was a sunny day, strong winds blew the Ichabods completely off balance as they were served their second defeat of the season, 3921, by the University of Central Missouri Mules, who knocked WU out of first place contention.

“I think we’ll rebound well,” said Washburn head coach Craig Schurig.

“We’ve done it before when we lost last time to Northwestern and we came right back and played well. Disappointed but it won’t last long because we have to get back to work tomorrow.”

The Mules started the game at their own 30-yard line, and marched deep into WU territory after a crucial fourth down conversion from the WU 27-yard line.

The following play advanced the Mules further after a holding penalty on Washburn senior free safety Casey Curran, placing UCM at the WU 18yard line. Mules’ sophomore running-

Passing

back Camren Torneden rushed for a total of eight yards in two plays to the WU three yard line. The Ichabods created a huge defensive wall, stuffing Torneden on a third and goal at the 1-yard line.

Confident in their offense, the Mules remained on the field for a fourth and goal. The risk proved successful, with a short run by UCM senior quarterback Tommy Corwin putting up the first points of the quarter.

After the Mules’ kickoff, WU sophomore wide receiver Mark Fancher set up the offense with good field position after a 34-yard dash to the WU 42. The play was short-lived after a personal foul call on WU senior linebacker Zach Livingston.

After three plays of completed passes, the Ichabods seemed to have gained momentum until Washburn senior quarterback Dane Simoneau was sacked on a third down by UCM senior defensive end Sosaia Taufa.

In hopes of acquiring some type of rhythm, the offense went for it on fourth and long at the WU 40, but faltered after an incomplete pass to sophomore wide receiver Matt Kobbeman.

The failed play placed the Mules in position for another shot at the end-

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DeJuan Beard, WR: 58 REC, 965 Yards, 15 TDs

zone. The finish of the drive ended in a 12-yard touchdown reception by UCM freshman running back LaVance Taylor, leaving the Mules with 14 unanswered points.

The Ichabods once again began their drive in great position at their own 44, which ended after a sack on Simoneau by UCM senior defensive lineman Brandon Tett for a loss of 10 yards, forcing another punt.

The WU defense slowly came to life, creating the first scoreless drive for the Mules, compliments of a joint sack by senior linebacker Michael Hollins and junior defensive lineman Jayveri Kelly for a loss of 4 yards.

The Ichabods’ next drive led to Simoneau’s first interception of the game, after a tipped ball by UCM sophomore defensive lineman Rico Wilson was intercepted by junior defensive end David Bax. The Ichabod defense had another opportunity to shoo the Mules off the field and succeeded after a forced fumble by Curran at the 1-yard line was recovered by WU freshman free safety Calvin Kenney out to the WU 5. Washburn retained possession at the closing of the first.

UCM’s drive began from its own 49-yard line, as the offense galloped

down to the WU 5-yard line. Just when it appeared the Mules might score again, the WU defense crushed that attempt with a tipped ball and interception by Washburn junior defensive tackle Jake Cervantez.

The Ichabod offense repaid its defense with an 81-yard touchdown drive, ending in a 26-yard completion to sophomore wide receiver DeJuan Beard giving the Bods their first score of the contest. The Mules followed suit with a third touchdown after an 18yard reception by senior wide receiver Jamar Howard, extending their lead 20-7 following a failed kick attempt by junior kicker Aaron Jamieson. The Ichabods fought to rally back before the half, but entered the locker room down by 13 points.

In the second half, the Mules came out in full force deep in their own territory from the 1-yard line, marching 99 yards for a score, after a 12-yard pass completion to junior tight end David Cannon hammered on to the lead, 277. The Ichabods breathed their second gasp of air after an almost silent first half, thanks to a 42-yard touchdown reception to Beard, his second of the day. The Mules’ offense was unmoved, as it charged 64 yards for a rushing

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touchdown by Torneden. Looking to tack on more points, the Mules readied themselves to execute a two-point conversion, but came up short when the pass was broken up by WU’s Kenney to end the third quarter.

Beginning at their own 1-yard line, the Ichabods marched to the 39yard line, where Simoneau threw his second pick of the game, which was returned for a touchdown by junior defensive back Alexis Reedus. The extra point by UCM junior kicker Aaron Jamieson was ruled a miss after it took a bounce off an upright. The Ichabod offense mustered up its last scoring drive, after it was kept alive with a 17-yard completion by Beard on a fourth and 15. This allowed Simoneau to hook up with sophomore tight end Toré Hurst for a 7-yard touchdown reception, shortening the deficit to 18 points. The final drives of the game resulted in a punting fest by both teams.

Washburn had a total of 385 yards total offense and a meager 48 rushing yards. Simoneau, who was named MIAA Offensive Player of the Year Tuesday, went 29-for-50, throwing for 337 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Beard, an MIAA second-teamer, had six catches for a game-high 103 yards with two touchdowns, while Ronnell Garner had seven receptions for 102 yards.

With the loss, the Ichabods (9-2, 7-2) are still playoff bound—for only the third time in school history—as the No. 3 seed in the region, but will miss out on the bye week awarded to the No. 2 team in the region, MIAAchampion PSU. In total, the MIAA placed four teams in the playoffs, with Pitt State (9-1, 8-1) getting the No. 2 seed, Missouri Western (9-2, 7-2) getting the 4-seed and Northwest Missouri (9-2, 7-2) at the 5-seed.

UCM (8-3, 6-3) now faces West Texas A&M (7-3, 6-2 in Lonestar Conference) in the Kanza Bowl Nov. 27 at Topeka’s Hummer Sports Park.

“I’m excited about the playoffs,” said senior linebacker Jahmil Taylor.

“It’s another game, another opportunity. Our season is not over, but we have to come out this week, prepare hard and go far in the playoffs.”

WU hosts the No. 6-seeded Abilene Christian Wildcats (8-2, 7-1 in Lonestar Conference) Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at Yager Stadium.

The winner will continue on to the second round Nov. 26 to face the Gorillas in Pittsburg, Kan.

Mariauna Hernandez is an senior mass media major. Reach her at mariauna.hernandez@washburn.edu

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