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Something Smells Downtown: Marion Lane Candles is one of two businesses along the Kansas Avenue corridor opposed to the redevelopment of downtown Topeka. The owners expressed concern over the disruption of the flow of customers through their doors.

Downtown owners take issue with redevelopment Megan Hash Photo by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review

#Winning: Despite a second place team finish by the Ichabods in the MIAA Championship, senior golfer Riley Piles won the individual championship with a 6-under 210.

Ichabods falter in final round of MIAA tourney Luke Warnken

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The MIAA Men’s Golf Championship tournament in Smithville, Mo., turned out to be a bittersweet one for senior Riley Piles.

Despite winning the tournament individually with a 6-under 210, the Washburn Ichabod golf team fell just short of the team championship, finishing second in the tournament for the third year in a row. The last time Washburn won the MIAA Championship was during the 2008-09 season, led by a second-place, 3-over 216 finish by All-American Matt Ewald.

“Golf is a weird sport. It’s an individual sport played as a team,” said Piles, who played as an individual during the Ichabods’ 2008-09 MIAA championship. “You have to be selfish and play for yourself, but to reach a common goal.”

The Ichabods were less than thrilled with the Outlaw Golf Course at Paradise Point Golf Complex after a

windy Sunday practice round.

“It was so windy at times Sunday that it was almost pointless to be out there,” said Piles. “Sunday after we got done, I hated it.”

Washburn overcame their frustrations with the course on Monday, April 16. The wind died down and the Bods jumped out to a seven-shot lead over Central Missouri after two rounds of play. Piles led the Ichabods and the tournament field after shooting a pair of 71’s that gave him a 2-under 142 going into the final round.

Fellow senior Chris Grause was tied for second after rounds of 74 and 71. Junior Nathan Hoefflin had a 4-over 148 and fellow classmate Brian Walker had a 6-over 150. Senior Ben Moser shot an 11-over 155 after scores of 74 and 81.The Ichabods failed to put away the Mules, however, and surrendered their top spot during the final round of play Tuesday.

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Many downtown business owners feel their businesses are being threatened—threatened by redevelopment plans.

The Capital District Project team was created to “revitalize” downtown Topeka and make it more appealing to visitors and Topekans. However, many business owners disagree with the proposed plans to cut Topeka Avenue down to two lanes in order to build wider sidewalks.

Two business owners and staff, specifically, have come forward to speak out against the redevelopment plans. Marion Lane Candles, located at 713 Kansas Ave., and The Merchant, located at 913 South Kansas Ave., are both locally owned businesses.

“I personally don’t like it. I’m scared for the future of our business,” said Emily Lewis, employee at Marion Lane Candles and senior anthropology major at Washburn. “This construction will probably be detrimental to a lot of businesses downtown. When the construction is going on, nobody comes downtown.”

Marion Lane Candles has been located in downtown Topeka for more than 8 years and Lewis has worked there for more than three years.

“I feel pretty strong that once the entire downtown is under construction, people will avoid downtown all

together,” said Lewis. “They really need to take into consideration how the local businesses feel.”

Downtown businesses have been invited to attend redevelopment meetings but some owners still feel like their opinions are being ignored.

“I’ve been actively against the things they have been talking about for three years,” said Connie Cook, owner of Marion Lane Candles. “The thing that is so aggravating is that they asked to meet with us business owners. We told them exactly what we wanted and it was as if we said nothing and didn’t show up. They are doing the opposite of what we wanted.”

Lisa Boyd, owner of The Merchant has shared many of the same frustrations that Cook and Lewis have expressed. Boyd has estimated that when the construction is in full height, the business owners could lose from $50 to $100 a day as evident from previous construction projects.

“Downtown has become a dirty word,” said Boyd. “Like us business owners are asking for handouts. I know at least 10 downtown business owners that are against the redevelopment.”

The justification behind the decision to enlarge the sidewalks is to increase outdoor dining and seating.

However, it is still being determined if cutting the street down to two lanes will be sufficient for traffic flow. “[The developers] still do what they want,” said Boyd. “I feel like we

are not being heard at all. I’m a frugal shopper and as a taxpayer I don’t understand the amount of money they are spending. I’d like to see the money going for something else. I would love to see the Jayhawk Theatre restored. I would like to see the money going to recruit businesses.”

Boyd feels that the money could fix more cosmetic issues of downtown instead of changing the whole street structure.

“They haven’t maintained what we already have,” said Boyd. “I just want to fix what’s broken. We need more trashcans and benches. Curbs are deteriorating. I know that most taxpayers don’t want crumbling curbs in front of their businesses and homes.”

Another concern they have with the campaign is the negative image it places on the downtown area.

“I also don’t like the whole slogan of ‘Rethink Topeka,” said Lewis.

“It’s negative and makes people feel like there is nothing down here. They ignored most of the businesses. It’s hurts a large part of the community by doing this. There are a lot of hidden gems. People have no idea what’s downtown.”

Megan Hash is a senior double majoring in mass media and music.

Reach her at megan.hash@washburn. edu.

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Kelly Hurla

and figure drawings. ditionally, the gallery talk is open for “With the landscapes, I try to go faculty and other art majors. off of my memories of what I have While having her own exhibit is with my children,” said Jolly, a fine something new to Jolly, she is not new arts major. to having her work displayed. PreviAlthough Jolly has emphasis on ously, Jolly has had two works submitpainting and drawing, she considers ted in the annual student exhibits at the herself a well-rounded in Mulvane Art Museum ARTIST regards to the different and also twice at the anmediums.

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Jolly’s gallery recepAfter graduation, tion was held Friday, April 20 from 6 Jolly considers relocating to advance to 8 p.m. The reception is open to in- her career and further pursue art vites other guests interested in learning through graphic design. more about the exhibit. Jolly’s gallery “I do want to get my masters detalk will be held today at noon. Tra- gree [now,] but with two kids it’s kind

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As long as she can remember, senior Kathleen Jolly has always been interested in the arts. Since 2006, she has been pursuing that interest at Washburn University. Although her interest may never end, her time at Washburn will end shortly.

“The Passage Through Creativity” is currently displayed on both levels of the art building and will remain on display through Friday. The exhibit showcases some of Jolly’s best works, featuring several landscape paintings

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Kathleen Jolly senior art exhibit: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Washburn University Art Building LOBIT-one day kid’s tennis camp: 5-7 p.m., Washburn Tennis complex Thursday, April 26

Kathleen Jolly senior art exhibit: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Washburn University Art Building Eating Disorder Screening Day: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Henderson 111 Bone Marrow Registry Drive: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Kansas Room, Memorial Union MTV Made Casting Opportunity: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Boswell Room, Memorial Union Friday, April 27

Kathleen Jolly senior art exhibit: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Washburn University Art Building Art Department student exhibit: 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center Day of Transformation: 12 - 1 p.m., Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center Saturday, April 28

First Annual Dodgin’ Aids Dodge Ball Tournament: 12 - 3 p.m., Student Recreation Center Art Department student exhibit: 1- 4 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center

Sunday April 29

Art Department student exhibit: 1- 4 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center

Jinglan Jiang

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On April 20, Apeiron sought to exemplify its slogan “Know no limits, transcend all boundaries.” Apeiron provides students a showcase of their research, scholarship and creative activities in a setting similar to a professional meeting.

Shaun Schmidt, the chair of Apeiron committee, who is also a faculty member of the chemistry department, pointed out the importance of presentation by taking chemistry class, for example.

“In chemistry, the students learn about it in the classes, but they don’t start doing chemistry until they do research,” said Schmidt. “In part of doing research is communicating these results. They need to do that.”

Schmidt said the quality of students’ presentations was outstanding.

“These are students that are going well beyond what happened in the classroom,” said Schmidt.

Apeiron had a fine arts performance session, an oral presentation session, a last lecture and a poster session this year.

In the fine arts performance session, “Nowhere Bound” written by Ashley M. Vaughan, “Driving” written by Elise Nicole Barnett and “The Spirit of Hope” written by Arissa L. Utemark were performed in Carole Chapel.

Barnett, a junior English majored, said it was tough to get “Driving” done. It was the first dramatic piece that Barnett had written, and it took her four months to write the story.

“Once I got it done and had the characters set up, it was such an easy process, and it went pretty fast,” said Barnett.

Barnett hoped to develop this piece into a productionready drama through the insight and feedback gained by a dramatic reading.

Apeiron also had 28 oral

presentations and 31 posters this year. The presentation “Abstinence-only Education: What impact does it have on teen pregnancy rates?” by Robert J. Pilgrim got a large audience.

Pilgrim analyzed that abstinence-only funding was not only a negative statistical significance variable impacting teen pregnancy rates, but it actually had a negative impact on STI and STD rates for this groups, as well.

“It was a very interesting lecture, and I would definitely be interested in hearing more about it,” said Amanda Richards, a junior sociology and anthropology major. “I can’t say I am especially surprised by the results, but I definitely think it is something that needs to be looked into at greater detail. The results eventually were made public and brought to the awareness of people who are in charge of that type of funding.”

The Apeiron is an ancient term offered by Anaximander of Miletus in the 6th Century B.C. that embraces the spirit of this forum. Apeiron actually started back in 1996 as two faculties had this idea of doing a student research poster section.

They had a total of 13 presentations by 19 students in 1997.

It kept going for a few years and became known as a student research forum. In 2002, there were finally some fine arts sessions added. They didn’t get the name Apeiron until 2003.

From 1996, there have been 287 oral/fine arts presentations and 596 poster presentations, which are totally 880 presentations by more than 1100 students.

Schmidt said it was the next natural step the students need to take, in terms they become professional and learning to present in a professional way.

This sentiment is exemplified in the slogan for the event “know no limits, transcend all boundaries.”

“Because the student will

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No Limits, No Boundaries: Students showcase their projects during the annual Apeiron. Apeiron provides students with an opportunity to display their research, scholarship and creative activities in a setting similar to a professional meeting. Apeiron’s slogan is “Know no limits, transcend all boundaries.” do that no matter what they do after they leave here, whether it is a company, a graduate school or a professional school, they will need to be able to communicate,” said Schmidt. “Apeiron gives them that opportunity, and also gives them opportunity to celebrate their great work.”

Jinglan Jiang is a graduate journalism student. Reach her at jinglan.jiang@washburn. edu.

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Businesses want to ‘rethink’ downtown development continued from page 1 Cook invents her own fragrances for all the products sold at Marion Lane Candles and all the products are handmade in the store. The store also has an “aromatherapy dog,” Annie, who greets customers and entertains children during tours.

“We have a set group of customers,” said Lewis. “Most are employees of the local downtown businesses. We know most of our customers by name. It’s also so relaxing and calming to work with the wax.”

The Merchant has been located downtown for more than three years and offers new and gently used clothing and jewelry, home goods. Boyd maintains the slogan “You never know what you’ll find at the Merchant.”

Boyd said that she feels that some decisions should be left up to the store owners and not development officials— decisions like if trees will be planted in front of their stores or if the awnings will still cover their front windows.

“In the development design plans it does not show the awnings in front of the shops,”

said Boyd. “I have this fantastic awning that has been grandfathered in. It is a huge identity to my store.”

Boyd has inquired multiple times to see if she will be able to keep her awnings but has yet to receive an answer.

“I love my downtown,” said Boyd. “There are some really cool shops down here. This could be a really cool place to hang out.”

Megan Hash is a senior double majoring in mass media and music. Reach her at megan. hash@washburn.edu.

Photo by Linnzi Fusco, Washburn Review

Something Smells Downtown: Marion Lane Candles is one of two businesses along the Kansas Avenue corridor opposed to the redevelopment of downtown Topeka. Marion Lane Candles is a local specialize in handmade candles

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On April 17 in Washburn Room A, Washburn University honored outstanding individuals based on their academic and service performance. The annual ceremony also offered a chance for faculty to get together.

Washburn University employees were recognized for their accomplishments during the past academic year and their service in the university. There were more than 200 people attending the ceremony.

At 3:30 p.m., Jerry B. Farley, Washburn University president, gave opening words to welcome faculty and staffs.

“Thank you for what you have done this year,” said Farley. “I am very pleased to be

part of this faculty.”

After the welcome, Rick Anderson, vice president of administration and treasury at Washburn presented the classified and administrative awards for years of service and Eminentes Universitatis.

Randy Pembrook, vice president of academic affairs, presented the faculty awards for years of service, Emeritus, A. Roy Myers Excellence in Research Award, Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service and Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award.

Pembrook also introduced the achievements of these winners.

Classified and Administrative Outstanding Service Award was given by Elieen Brouddus, member of staff council. Denise Ottinger, vice president of student life, presented the award

for Muriel D. Clarke Student Life Award.

“It is a great ceremony to celebrate together and recognize their achievements,” said Amanda Hughes, assistant adviser of university relations.

“We picked these winners by the student survey and their academic performance.”

Most faculty enjoyed the employee recognition and spoke highly of the ceremony.

“It is good and we can know how long they have been in Washburn,” said Bill Edmonds, supervisor of facilities.

Winners and nominees were also excited about the ceremony.

“We can celebrate together for people’s achievements,” said Heidi Staerkel, DSO/ARO and coordinator in international student services.

Dodgeball tournament helps ‘dodge’ AIDS Michael Vander Linden WASHBURN REVIEW

The Washburn Black Student Union is sponsoring a dodgeball tournament April 28 at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Tournament time is starting at noon, but teams can register all the way up to game time.

Teams must consist of 7 players with the option of 2 alternates. There are already three teams, with the hope that three more join before the 28. Teams can sign up on game day or can sign up all week long in the student union from 11-1.

This tournament is not just there to let students have fun, but to spread the awareness of a growing issue in today’s society.

“We’re working with the Topeka AIDS Project to help sponsor an event that spreads awareness of what AIDS are and what they are doing to people across the world,” said Porchia Brown, president of the Washburn Black Student Union.

This is the perfect timing as it will be occurring right in the middle of National AIDS

Awareness week.

Every member of the organization has come together to advertise and prepare every factor needed to make a successful dodgeball tournament. They are seem extremely excited to get the students together for fun and facts about AIDS. “The group consists of mostly AfricanAmerican

students, but is not just limited to them,” said Dona Walker, event sponsor. “Anybody interested in African-American studies can join.”

Not only is Walker the organization’s sponsor, but is also the head director of multicultural affairs. She is passionate about cultures and their ability to keep cultures alive in today’s age.

The dodgeball tournament is not the only activity the black student union participates in.

They have many fundraisers, community service projects and leadership conferences, as well as participating in other groups’ events.

However, the dodgeball tournament gave the group the ability to have a purposeful event with an extremely fun twist in it.

“With all the other tournaments like basketball and bowling, we figured why not dodgeball?” said Brown. “Everybody likes it and hopefully we get the turnout.”

Graphic by Kelsey wWagers , Washburn Review

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman biology major. He can be reached at michael. vanderlinden@washburn.edu.

Graduate students face immediate, mounding dept Summer Workman

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A majority of students, whether they are traditional or not, rely heavily on financial aid programs to get them through school. Effective July 1, 2012, major changes are starting.

These changes affect all current and future college students in America receiving government backed financial aid.

One of the biggest changes will include the ineligibility for all graduate students to receive subsidized Stafford loans. Instead, aid will only be provided for students in the form of unsubsidized Stafford loans.

Subsidized Stafford loans are currently granted to many undergraduates and graduates.

Unlike unsubsidized Stafford loans, the government pays all interest that accrues during the time it takes students to complete their schooling.

In addition to this change, the government will also suspend all payment of interest that accrues during the sixmonth grace period granted to students immediately after graduation.

These changes require graduate students, and temporarily undergraduate students, to be responsible for paying all of the interest that accrues during their schooling.

The idea is that students should already be in their professional careers at that time and able to

afford payments on the interest.

Many graduating seniors at Washburn now have to reconsider their future plans for graduate school due to a lack of funds and an inability to find jobs during a recession.

“These changes require me to reconsider all of my future plans,” said Amy Day, senior English major.

Day is considering a course of study in academia with the hopes of eventually becoming a professor. This would require many more years of schooling, and she has been investigating different graduate programs.

“I was considering graduate p r o grams that pro-

vide teaching stipends, but now it looks like I will only be able to consider this type of option,” Day said.

Other students at Washburn who are not graduating this May, are worried about the effect this change will have on their futures, as well.

“Generally, people in authority don’t understand what it’s like to live at the bottom of the barrel,” said Amanda Phoenix, senior English major.

“I don’t think they realize how difficult it is to find work now.”

In addition to these changes taking place on July 1, 2012, interest rates on all subsidized Stafford loans will increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Unsubsidized Stafford loan rates will stay at the current 6.8 percent.

It will also become harder for students to qualify for Pell Grants. Currently legislation allows for students in families making less than $30,000 to qualify, but starting next school year only students living in households with incomes of $23,000 or lower will be eligible for these type of grants.

Graphic by Kelsey Wagers , Washburn Review

Summer Workman is a senior English major. Reach her at summer.workman@washburn. edu.

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It’s a great ceremony to celebrate together and recognize the [faculty] achievements. We picked these winners based on the students surveys and their academic performance.

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She was also a nominee for Outstanding Service Award.

Here is the 2012 winner list.

Emeritus were: Raylene Hinz-Penner, lecturer in the English department; Ursula Jander, associate professor in the biology department;

and Richard Moellenberdt, assistant professor in accounting, School of Business.

Outstanding Service Award winners and their categories were: Administrative/technical/ paraprofessional category: Jim Fosdick, technology support technician I, information systems and services; and Deborah Moore, director in human resources. Secretarial/ clerical category: Lynn Bailey, secretary II, in the math department; Wendy Stafford, secretary II, in the biology department. Service/maintenance category: Mark Noble, electrician; and Colin McGinty, custodial worker. Muriel Clarke Student Life Award: Harrison Watts, assistant professor in criminal justice and legal studies.

Faculty receiving honors were: Roy Myers Excellence in Research Award: James Martin, Snyder Distinguished Lecturer, school of business. Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service: Pat Munzer, professor and chair in allied health.

Ned N. Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award: Susie Pryor, assistant professor in school of business; and Mary Sheldon, associate professor in the English department.

Yaxuan Gao is a junior political science major. Reach her at yaxuan.gao@washburn. edu.

Biology Dept. pilot wait list program “

Anthony Fast

WASHBURN REVIEW

Enrolling in popular classes at Washburn may become easier for students thanks to a new pilot program being tested by the biology department.

The Banner Wait List Module will begin testing by the department in the summer and fall 2012 semesters, and the program will make it easier for students and administrators to track demand and enrollment for classes.

Previously, students could not register online for classes that were at capacity and individual departments needed to manually keep track of waiting lists. This process became a hassle for many students and administrators which led to the development of the BWLM. “It was definitely a need for our department,” said Wendy Stafford, biology department secretary.

“For example, at one point before the spring 2012 semester, we had 60 students that were waiting to get into classes, and I had to keep track of this manually, so there were days where I didn’t do anything but work on the wait lists.”

While students may not notice the changes immediately, there are a few differences to look out for. Previously, stu-

It’s pretty cool that when a student prints out their schedule, it will show the class that they are on a waitlist for and reserves that time.

- Jeannie Cornelius academic advisor

” dents could only see the capacity of a class and the number of students enrolled in the online course catalog. With the new changes in place, students will now be able to see whether a course offers a waitlist and how many students are before them in line, should they choose

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“They did a really good job designing this program and providing instructions,” said Jeannie Cornelius,

academic adviser. “I walked a student through signing up to be on the waitlist, and it worked perfectly. Also, it’s pretty cool that when a student prints out their schedule, it will show the class that they are on a wait list for and reserves that time.”

The wait lists are firstcome, first-serve, and students will be notified by email to enroll in the class or remove their names from the wait list. However, time is limited as they will only be given 72 hours during advanced registration and 24 hours during open registration to enroll in the class or be removed from the wait list.

As with any rollout of a new program, the Biology department has encountered a few issues and is still fine tuning the system.

“We’re still working a few kinks out in the system, but overall, it has worked really well so far, and we’re happy to have it,” said Stafford.

Graphic by Katie Child , Washburn Review

Anthony Fast is a senior mass media major. Reach him at anthony.fast@washburn.edu.

Photo by Alex Voskoboyev, Washburn Review

Leadership Awards: The Washburn Leadership Institute banquet was held last night. Students were honored for their contributions to the institute. The institute recently hosted the Washburn Leadership Challenge, an annual event bringing students from various colleges and high school through out the region.

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“If you could make any change to the campus meal plan what would it be?”

“I would probably stop making it so expensive for people to buy plans.”

“The university should not make us pay for the meal plan at the start of the semester. We should pay as we go.”

Adam Fritz, freshman undecided

Subin Chun, junior

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“I say abolish the mandatory meal plan for students living in the LLC.”

Garrett Fenley, freshman English

Olivia Ann Rosenberger, sophomore

“The university should lower the amount of money we pay as a minimum sized plan.”

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“Meal plans are dumb and they should make them optional for students.”

“I wouldn’t make it mandatory for students living in the LLC to have a meal plan.”

Chris Helt, freshman political science

Dagan Mitchell, freshman psychology

Interviews and photos by Sophie O’Neill

What could you buy with the money you spend on a college education?

With the average cost of college topping out at $48,683, we were curious what else students could potentially buy with that cash...

A brand new sports car.

Rob Burkett

WASHBURN REVIEW

A recent study by the Institute for College Access & Success put the accrued tuition debt of a college graduate in 2009 at $25,000.

With the cost of tuition rising nearly 10 percent each year for the last three years, the trend seems to be pointing in the direction of another perfect storm on the horizon.

When the housing market collapsed and with it took the economy, hundreds of thousands of Americans reported promptly to the unemployment line.

Now with skyrocketing costs of school combining with a relatively flat job recovery pace, the next economic tipping point could be on its way.

With an overall unemployment rate of more than 10 percent--the current unemployment rate plus the people unemployed but no longer looking for a job--the outlook for students isn’t looking as promising as some had hoped.

The tough job market compounded with students emerging into a professional world that is being even more picky about who the do hire is spelling bad news for soon-to-beprofessionals.

In the years since the graduating class of 2009 left school, 8.8 percent of the 3.6 million graduates are currently in default on their student loans.

With what the department of labor charitably calls a flat growth rate in jobs, the U.S. economy is looking at a lot of unforgiving debt on the hori-

While this might not seem to trouble those in Washington D.C. much at the moment, the damage that defaulting on college loans will do to the future of the youth of America will be unimaginable.

With negative credit ratings, the ripple effect will be assured. Many sectors of the economy, already fragile from the economic depression just recently felt, will have to take the on the strain of college graduates not able to qualify for home loans, auto loans and investment loans to start their own businesses.

While President Obama does recognize the issue of student debt--asking for a program that would forgive college debt after 20 years, congress seems unworried by the effect that not moving on the issue will have.

For Washburn students who are on the verge of graduating, the fact that tuition at this school is well below its regional competitors is good news.

While the national average of student loan defaults is nearly 10 percent, the average of public university students like Washburn is just 7.2 percent.

On the spectrum of those institutions, Washburn is a bargain basement price point.

So students should take heart in that, while Washington continues to twiddle its thumbs, students of this university will be placed financially in a more stable position than their counterparts from the University of Kansas and Kansas State University.

So to those of us who are about to graduate, the best of luck out there and remember: those ramen noodles you had last night and the night before and the night before weren’t that bad.

They’ll still taste okay for the next few years until you can get Uncle Sam to stop chewing on your wallet.

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

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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Tennis teams take third at MIAA Championship Luke Warnken

WASHBURN REVIEW

Starting the season optimistic was how Washburn University’s head tennis coach, Dave Alden described his season after both the women’s and men’s tennis teams played their first matches. Now, after both the men’s and women’s teams completed their final matchups in the MIAA Championship Tournament, he could not be any prouder.

First beginning with the women’s team, Alden described their season as a strong finish.

“The girls really fought through adversity and put together a good season wrap up,” said Alden. “I was very proud of the great position they put us in with the strong last match this season.”

Saturday, April 21, the Washburn Lady Blues tennis team began their first match in the MIAA Championship Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., against Northwest Missouri.

Unfortunately, The Lady Blues fell in the semifinals with a 5-0 lead by Northwest Missouri as the Lady Blues lost all opening doubles matches.

Sunday, April 22, the Lady Blues tennis team wrapped up their 2011-2012 season in their third match of the MIAA Championship Tournament against Emporia State with a 5–0 win.

The Lady Blues opened the match with a strong lead in the doubles sweep and finished strong with a 7-4 score as seniors Whitley Zitsch, Morgan Rainey, Jamie Blackim and Alyssa broke the tiebreaker.

The Lady Blues then con-

Blues pick up season ending split, clinch MIAA playoff spot Michael Vander Linden WASHBURN REVIEW

Photo by Alex Voskoboyev, Washburn Review

Third Place Blues...and Bods: Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams finished in third place in the MIAA Tennis Championship Tournament in Kansas City on April 21, 2012. tinued into their single matches, which ended victoriously, giving the Washburn Lady Blues the third place title in the 20112012 MIAA Championship Tennis Tournament.

Then, Alden moved on to describe the men’s tennis team’s season wrap up as great decision-making.

“I’m just really proud of how the boys played, especially in the match that they lost,” said Alden.

He then moved on to de-

scribe the situation as one semifinals on April 21. where the Washburn players The Ichabod’s began their were given every opportunity match short after the doubles to be there. matches at 2-1 and continued “The guys fought really to fall as Washburn ended the hard in their final two matches match 2–5 against Southwest and as a coach, Baptist.

MIAA that’s all you can The Ichaask for,” said Al- CHAMPIONSHIPS bod’s returned den. to play on April The Washburn Ichabod’s 22 as they faced off against tennis team matched up against Truman in the MIAA ChamSouthwest Baptist in their first pionship Tournament for third match of the MIAA Champi- place. onship Tournament during the Truman began the match

with a strong lead in doubles play and then continued even stronger in singles play, which secured the Ichabod’s 5-2 win.

“We’ve got a great season ahead of us,” said Alden. “These last matches proved that.”

Luke Warnken is a sophomore history education and physical training major. Reach him at luke.warnken@washburn.edu.

NCAA changes rules for DII recruiting process Part one of a three part series on the recruiting process Rob Burkett

allow a myriad of new avenues for recruiting.

Prior to the rule changes, No matter if it’s a quarter- instances of contact off campus back setting records in school were only allowed in a given history, volleyball players mak- situation three times during a ing all-academic teams or a high school senior’s academic new softball coach having to year. This has been changed fill in a roster full of open spots, dramatically with coaches now recruiting is a common thread able to visit off campus as many that runs through collegiate times as they want starting the athletics.

June 15 prior to a high school All of the athletes at Wash- student’s junior year. In addiburn have their own stories to tion, coaches can text, email, tell as to how they came to be fax and call recruits beginning an Ichabod or Lady Blue. How- at the same time as much as ever, the process of how these they want. According to Mcathletes come to be a part of the Cartney, these new rules will tradition of excellence at Wash- make it easier for Washburn to burn is a regimented process. avoid any potential landmines It’s a journey that is always in the field of recruiting. evolving at the “It’s going RECRUITING Division II level. to make it easier SERIES “Recruiting for us to monifor this level is just as com- tor,” said McCartney. “We just petitive as any other,” said Jill have to monitor the day in McCartney, Washburn Univer- which coaches are contacting sity assistant athletic director recruits.” for compliance. “You’ll find Another aspect of complicoaches are always pushing to ance is getting certified for the get the players they want.” recruitment process. With the Every year, the news is new academic year on the horifilled with reports of coaches zon, Washburn coaches have to and athletics programs being hit the books as well. reported for breaking the rules “Each academic year of NCAA recruiting at the Divi- coaches have to take a test adsion I level. In 2011, 11 schools ministered by a faculty athletics were on probation for violations representative,” said McCartof NCAA recruiting rules in as ney. “The test is over different many as 14 different sports per rules of recruiting and what school in some cases. they can and can’t do. Anyone In contrast, Division II had that is going to do any off camjust six schools with reported pus visits has to get certified.” infractions, all of them with just one sport reported. This relative lack of violations is due in part to the way the rules work in Division II sports.

While schools like Washburn do have restrictions on the times of year they can recruit, the window is about to open much more widely. Prior to this Rob Burkett is a senior mass year, the Division II council of media major. Reach him at presidents reformed the rules to robert.burkett@washburn.edu.

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It is time for the post season as the Lady Blues Softball team wrapped up their regular season play.

After splitting their last three double headers, the Lady Blues were able to clinch an MIAA tournament berth with an 18-22 record.

The first double header saw two very close games between Washburn and the Truman Bulldogs.

The Lady Blues took an early lead in game one, but the Bulldogs bounced right back to go up 4-2. The sixth inning looked promising for the women in blue, but after only scoring one and stranding the bases load, the momentum was gone and Truman picked up the win 4-3.

The second game was scoreless through its regularity as it went into the eighth tied 0-0. The bottom of the eighth saw Kacy Covert single to lead off the inning and steal second.

The team only needed one hit to score her in, and that is what they got. Alex Zordel sent a shot into right to score Covert and win the game 1-0.

Later that week, Pittsburg State softball rolled into town.

Washburn struggled scoring runs in the first game as they were down 1-3 going into the sixth. However, momentum built as they were able to bring girls across home plate, particularly with a grand slam

by Zordel, making it 9-3. The game got scary as the Gorillas were able to put up five runs, but could not get the tying run as the Lady Blues won 9-8.

Runs seemed to be an issue in the second game for the Blues, as well. Heading into the last inning, they found themselves down 10-3. Down but not out, Lindsey Moore hit a solo homerun followed by a few more scores. However, that was all she wrote as Washburn scored no more and lost 10-7.

The end of the week pitted Washburn against Missouri Southern in Topeka. This was a special night for the Lady Blues, as it would be some of the seniors last time playing at home.

Senior Britny Cushing reflected on her career at Washburn.

“Washburn softball has prepared me for life,” said Cushing. “I have made lifelong friendships with my teammates and know I can always count on them.”

After a ceremony celebrating the seniors Kacy Covert, Lindsey Moore, and Cushing, the Blues looked to take both games. However, the first was another close but no cigar moment as they dropped it 7-6.

However, the second game was a completely different story as the Lady Blues awoke and scored 11 runs within the first five innings.

With steady defense, only giving up two runs, Washburn took the win by run rule, and ended the home field play on a positive note.

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman mass media major.

Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@washburn.edu.

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Sports • Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Archive photo, Washburn Review

From the ashes: Junior pitcher Brett Ash has compiled a 4-4 record this season with an ERA of 3.32. Last season, Ash had a 3.99 ERA with a 7-5 record.

WU struggles at UCM saw the Bods tie for the most runs scored in a game since WASHBURN REVIEW 2008.

Fighting to maintain their Connor Crimmins played a goal of having a .500 or better big role in bringing in the runs. record, the Ichabod baseball On the day, Crimmins had sevteam is fighting every game en at bats and hit five of those to keep pushing their record. times. This brought in four difWith a 20-19 record, every win ferent runners at different parts is crucial to helping their post of the game and helped carry season hopes. the offensive T w o momentum. weeks ago, “ The next It’s not only my Wa s h b u r n day, Head achievement, but hosted Lincoln Coach Steve every guy that University in a Anson set walked onto this four game sea milestone ries. Day one of his own, field to play. saw the Bods achieving 800 roll to two wins as a baseeasy victories ball coach.

-Steve Anson Head baseball coach with an 18-6 With a 33-year on his 800th win at and 9-0 win. career, all at Washburn ” K e r r y Washburn, it Schachenwas a great meyer pitched moment Anthe first game and picked up the son was able to have. win after going six innings and “It’s not only my achieveonly giving up five runs. Trent ment, but every guy that walked Speaker in only his second start onto this field to play,” said Anfor Washburn pitched the shut- son. “I guess when you fill out out only allowing four hits and a lineup card that many times, striking out five. you’re going to win games.”

Obviously, the big factor to The 800 win came off of the wins was the 27 runs scored a 2-1 victory in extra innings. during the day. The first game However, the day was not able

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to be closed out, as the Bods dropped the second game 3-6.

After winning three out of four against Lincoln, they headed to Warrensburg to take on Central Missouri. With a 31-7 record coming in, the Bods knew it would be no easy task to take the series.

Unfortunately, Washburn was unable to get any wins during the weekend as they dropped all four games, 2-8, 0-6, 1-5, and 5-6.

It looked like the Men in Blue would be able to squeak out the last game, but the Mules were able to take advantage in the bottom of the last inning and take the win.

The Washburn Ichabods have ten more games on the season as they look to snap their losing streak and go on a winning streak to finish them off.

The Ichabods return home May 5 for a doubleheader with Emporia State. Game one begins at 3 p.m. and game two begins at 5 p.m.

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman mass media major.

Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@washburn.edu.

Golf finishes second in MIAA Continued from page 1 “I feel like we played really well the first round,” said Piles. “We just let it slip a little bit the second round.”

Piles finished strong in the final round with a 68 in the last 18 holes to earn the individual conference title with a 6-under 210 in the tournament. He garnered All-MIAA Golf Team honors, but could not contain his disappointment after the Ichabods failed to win the championship title despite leading after two rounds.

“It’s gratifying to win, but when I left the course I didn’t

feel happy because as a team we ended poorly,” said Piles.

Grause slipped from his second place spot to tie for fifth with a 4-over 220 after shooting a 75 in the final round. Walker tied for 11th with a 226 while Hoefflin struggled Tuesday with a score of 81 to knock him from fifth place all the way to tie for 17th. Moser tied for 24th with a 16-over 232.

Washburn needed to win the tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They also needed Central Missouri to falter to win the outright MIAA title but the Mules made a comeback Tues-

day to win by four shots. Washburn finished with a team score of 881, just short of the Mules 877.

“We just have to look forward to the next tournaments,” said Piles.

Washburn will head to Jefferson City, Mo., May 5-7 as Lincoln University hosts the NCAA Midwest/South Central Regional Tournament.

Luke Warnken is a sophomore history education and physical training major. Reach him at luke. warnken@washburn.edu.

Columnist predicts round one picks 11-20 of Thursday’s NFL Draft Josh Rouse

WASHBURN REVIEW

In the previous issue, I predicted how I think the first 10 picks of the NFL Draft will unfold. Next, I’ll pick the next 10 in our mock draft.

11. Kansas City Chiefs: OL Cordy Glenn, University of Georgia—Assuming they don’t trade up to get Ryan Tannehill, their next biggest glaring issue is along the offensive line.

They can use help at either the guard or tackle position, which makes Cordy Glenn a prime pick because he can play either position comfortably. This makes the most sense, but don’t be surprised if they decide to waste another first round pick on a defensive lineman.

12. Seattle Seahawks: DT Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State—People are hyped on this guy’s potential, and with good reason. Seattle’s top need is at quarterback, but if they don’t trade up for Tannehill, they might wait until the second round or trade back at this pick. The 12th pick is probably too high for Brandon Weeden.

13. Arizona Cardinals: OT Riley Reiff, University of Iowa—If Buffalo takes Jonathan Martin over Reiff at No. 10, this seems like a no-brainer at No. 13. The Cardinals desperately need a tackle.

14. Dallas Cowboys: SS Mark Barron, University of Alabama—The Cowboys have been searching for a big safety to take over since Roy Wil-

liams’ skills started to decline.

This seems like a perfect pick to solidy their secondary and it sounds as though this guy has Eric Berry potential, which is exciting news for America’s Team.

15. Philadelphia Eagles: ILB Luke Kuechly, Boston College—Some have the Chiefs taking this monster linebacker at the No. 11 pick, but he makes a lot more sense going to the Eagles. Philly spent a ton of money in free agency last year building a defensive line and secondary, but they never took the time to upgrade their linebacker corps, and it showed.

With this pick, Philadelphia becomes an instant contender.

16. New York Jets: DE Quinton Coples, University

of North Carolina—The Jets need a pass rusher, and this guy is the best end available. If they don’t take him here, they will probably be looking to add Dontari Poe, the huge defensive tackle from Memphis.

17. Cincinnati Bengals: DT Dontari Poe, University of Memphis—The Bengals will be happy to add a big defensive lineman, and this guy is, by all means, BIG. He is 346 pounds of raw upside and extremely athletic. If they add this guy, look for their rushing defense to improve markedly in 2012-13.

18. San Diego Chargers: OG David DeCastro, Stanford—The Chargers would fill a huge hole in their line here by drafting this beast of a guard. If

they want Philip Rivers to be able to recover from last year’s pitiful performance and have a good year again, it’d be nice if he could stay on his feet for more than four seconds. This addition would also help a running game that lost bruising running back/fullback Mike Tolbert in the offseason.

19. Chicago Bears: WR Kendall Wright, Baylor— Some see the Bears’ biggest need being on the defensive line. However, Chicago has a HUGE need for a speedy wide receiver who can get behind opposing secondaries and allow quarterback Jay Cutler to make some big plays.

Cutler is at his best when he can throw a deep bomb pass, and with his current receiving

corps, he has floundered.

20. Tennessee Titans: CB Dre Kirkpatrick, University of Alabama—I double dare you to name an active cornerback on the Tennessee Titans’ roster. You cannot! With Cortland Finnegan heading to the St. Louis Rams, the Titans are effectively hapless in the secondary. Kirkpatrick offers a terrific presence at the corner position and can be the difference between the Titans having the NFL’s worst pass defense next year and the 10th worst.

Check out the next 12 picks online at www.washburnreview. org today!

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

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Swinging for glory

Sports • Wednesday, April 25, 2012

MIAA champion Piles prepares for final shot at team championship in NCAA Tournament

Luke Warnken

WASHBURN REVIEW

Though he has yet to earn his degree in engineering, Washburn senior golfer Riley Piles managed to engineer a thrilling finish to his impressive golf career.

The Topeka product walked away from Smithville, Mo., on April 17 with a gold medal in hand after a 6-under 210 in the MIAA Men’s Championship Golf Tournament. The team as a whole took second place, narrowly missing out on a conference title for the third year in a row after winning the MIAA Tournament during the 2008-09 season. Piles had little time to enjoy the victory.

“It’s gratifying. It’s something that I feel I should have done a lot more times,” said Piles. “But we let the championship slip through our hands.”

The Hayden High School graduate was named to the AllMIAA Golf Team and still has a chance to make some noise in the upcoming NCAA Regional Tournament.

The son of Dan and Jane Piles first gave the game of golf a try when he was 5 years old, after being given his first clubs.

Things just took off from there.

Piles went on to letter all four years on varsity at Hayden while being on the honor roll all throughout high school.

Piles won two regional championships and had three top ten finishes in the high school state tournaments. He knew he wanted to pursue a college career in golf. He also ran cross country in the fall, because his mom didn’t want him to play football, and played basketball during the winter, but his future was in golf.

“At the time I was graduating and looking at schools, I knew I was going to play golf in college,” said Piles.

Piles would have liked to follow in his father’s footsteps and been a Washburn basketball player, but his small frame was better suited for golf. The 5-foot-11, 165 pound Piles picked Washburn University over Denver University to play golf, even though basketball was his favorite sport.

“I wasn’t as skilled at basketball as I was at golf,” said Piles. “Washburn had just taken fifth in nationals and I knew it was the right fit for me.”

Piles won his first collegiate tournament in his sopho-

Photo by Tianzhe Qi, Washburn Review

Big bat: Senior third baseman John Calhoun is one of the most touted infielders on the Ichabods.

Calhoun leads red hot infield Michael Vander Linden WASHBURN REVIEW

Photo by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review

Last shot: Senior golfer Riley Piles prepares for his last chance at a team championship in the NCAA National Golf Championships May 15-19 in Simponsville, Ky. The MIAA’s individual champion will first have to lead the Washburn Ichabods past the NCAA Midwest/South Central Regional Tournament May 7-9 in Jefferson City, Mo. more season at the NCAA Division II Championship Preview.

The following season, as a junior, he managed to earn AllMIAA Golf Team honors. With consistent scores and top ten finishes, Piles soon became a sturdy frame for the Washburn golf team.

Although Piles has created a blueprint for individual success, the Bods never managed to get over the hump and win a team title in Piles’ four years at Washburn.

“There’s been some good times and some bad times,” said Piles. “In my four years, I’ve never won a team tournament, which has been unfortunate.”

No matter the outcome, try clubs to earn some cash. golf has been a passion for “It’s kind of weird because Piles. Whenever he isn’t on I enjoy school and I actually enthe golf course, the senior en- joy work,” said Piles. gineering major can usually be Come May, Piles will trade found hanging out with friends in his driver and golf bag for or hitting the books. Or he a pencil and drafting board. might be found in Lawrence, But for now, the senior golfer Kan., where many of his close has some unfinished business. friends attend the Washburn still has GOLF University of Kana chance to make sas, the same place a splash May 7-9 FEATURE Piles hopes to earn at the NCAA Midhis architectural engineering west/South Central Regional degree once he has graduated Tournament in Jefferson City, from Washburn.

Mo., and head on to the NCAA During the offseason, Piles National Golf Championships can be found all over the place, May 15-19 at Northern Kenworking various odd jobs rang- tucky’s Cardinal Club Golf ing from coffee shops to coun- Course in Simpsonville, Ky.

Piles has a chance to add on to his already solid Washburn legacy and has maybe one final shot at getting the team title he has so long waited for.

Whether they win as a team or not, Piles has made his mark on Washburn golf. Even former NBA great John Stockton didn’t win an NBA championship, but similar to Piles, his legacy will not soon be forgotten.

Luke Warnken is a sophomore history education and physical training major. Reach him at luke.warnken@washburn.edu.

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When one gets into a fight, they always want support from people they can trust that will have their back. When a pitcher goes to battle with a batter, the infield does just that.

“It’s our job to make the easy outs that the pitcher gives to us,” said Blaine Matthews, senior shortstop. “We should get almost all of the ground balls and some line drives to help the pitcher out.”

The infield may not get the out every time, but they still focus on keeping the baseball in the infield. If a ball gets into the outfield, there is an increased chance that a runner will try to go run for another base.

The infielders sacrifice everything they have to keep the ball in front. Whether it is a glove, chest or even face, they use whatever they can to knock it down.

“This is big because it keeps our pitcher from getting down on himself,” said Matthews. “A single is so much better than a double or letting a runner from second get all the way home.”

Blaine actually enjoys diving the most. He hopes to knock it in front, but there are occasions where he still gets it clean enough to make the out.

He also enjoys the double play.

“Obviously, it helps cause we get two outs of the deal,” said Matthews. “But even more, it boosts the confidence for everyone that we can make the plays we need to win.”

However, to get outs during the game, the infielders use a different throwing motion than most. Instead of getting a full windup and really throwing with everything, they “short arm” it. This means they go directly from their glove to their ear with the ball in an attempt to make the throw quicker.

Third baseman John Calhoun has had to master this art as he fields the ball and has the longest throws to first.

“It’s really important to know our throwing motion, but even more important to just stay in the game,” said Calhoun. “We always communicate and know exactly where we’re going with the ball if it is hit to us.”

Calhoun not only prepares mentally before each pitch, but prepares rigorously all week for games.

Calhoun likes to vary his workouts to keep himself stretched out and feeling good during the week. He uses lifting, running, stretching, throwing, hitting, and even eating to help himself prepare.

“Everything keeps the blood flowing in different ways to keep my body loose,” said Calhoun. “Then when I eat, I focus on what my body will need to run off of to be successful and play my best.”

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman mass media major.

Reach him at Michael.VanderLinden@washburn.edu

A&E

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Doves enjoy current lineup Photo by Ryan Ogle, Washburn Review

All Kidding Aside: Left to right, John Barry (bass/vocals), Matthew Shiflet (drums), Ezekiel Calabrese (guitar), Chris Copp (vocals) and Cale Michael (guitar/vocals), like to joke around, but are very serious about their band and promoting their music around Topeka. They look to help the local music scene expand as well as to get more people out to their shows by having a unique sound.

Ryan Ogle

WASHBURN REVIEW

Formed in 2010, progressive/rock/hardcore/metal sonic experimentalists, The Soiled Doves, have quickly become one of Topeka’s most unique and exciting acts.

The Soiled Doves were hatched by guitarist/vocalist Cale Michael who was writing music at home while trying to piece together a lineup that shared his desire to perform. A drummer and lead singer soon stepped into the picture, but things quickly picked up when Washburn alum John Barry, a bassist with whom Cale has an extensive musical and personal history with, joined.

“From there, things just began to build, and we started getting out there and doing shows,” said Michael.

After a year of gigging shows with this lineup, Michael and Barry parted ways left the band and recruited cur-

rent Dream Killer University drummer Matthew Shiflett and vocalist Chris Copp (both exmembers of Schuman’s Resonance,) who splits his time between the Doves and local rap outfit The Blos.

To round out the lineup the band started to aggressively seek after the talented guitarist Ezekiel Calabrese, who had spent several years with Barry and Michael in local metal band Given With Honor, to round out the lineup.

“Basically, Cale bugged me until I joined,” said Calabrese.

Shiflett confirms his guitarist’s assessment of Michael’s stubborn recruiting tactics, which are indicative of his determination.

“My brother sent me a text and said they were looking for a new drummer,” said Shiflett.

“I was already in another band and didn’t really have time.

They said, ‘We’re coming over to your house and we’re gonna

play.’”

Copp’s story was similar to Shiflett’s on why he joined.

“Basically, Cale started the band and forced everyone to join,” said Copp.

Kidding aside, The Soiled Doves’ founder couldn’t be happier about the musicians he’s surrounded himself with.

“I just wanted to jam with people I liked and loved,” said Michael. “I didn’t want to jam with anyone else but [Barry] on bass, and I definitely felt the same way about [Calabrese] as far as bringing another guitar player in. [Shiflett] and [Copp] came in like the last two pieces to the puzzle; it’s just awesome.”

Personal connections are only a part of what gives The Soiled Doves their undeniable chemistry, which one can easily sense from spending time with the quintet. The variety of styles each member brings to the table also gives the band an interesting and attention-getting

presence.

“The whole idea behind this is that we’re all so aggressively different in what we want to play, but are able to put everything into the mix effortlessly,” said Michael. “There are so many styles that go into this.

[Barry] and I have played in bands together forever. He and I don’t have exactly the same styles when it comes to writing stuff, but we’ve always made it work. I’ve had the same the connection with [Calabrese], as far playing guitar together goes.

We’re different, but we make it work.”

Currently honing their wild blend of progressive hardcore, rock and metal (among other things) with shows in and around Topeka, The Soiled Doves are looking ahead to the future, but with a sense of reality that only comes from the years of experience the members have.

“We’re trying to piece together an album, but money

is kind of an issue. I think the main goal is to have fun,” said Calabrese.

Michael also agreed on the main goal of the band “We’re not here to be the most bad ass band around,” he said. “Of course, we want to play good stuff, but it’s more important to make sure that we’re having a good time. If you see us onstage and one of us messes up, you’ll see the rest of us up there making fun of him. We try not to take things too seriously. When you’re younger, it’s easy to get caught up in all that stuff.”

Looking back at the approach he and many other musicians took in his youth, Calabrese commented that it used to be if a band didn’t get signed, they would just break up. ”It used to be this balls-to-the-wall attitude, which we still have, but we try to maintain a sense of fun as well,” said Michael. “If you don’t, things start to suck and people start quitting, the music suffers and bands fall apart.”

A level of maturity also contributes to the band’s laidback approach.

“We’re all at that age where we know better than to expect anything,” said Copp.

A recent decline in the support of local music can lead to frustration at times. When asked about the current state of Topeka’s music scene, Barry answers with mixed emotions.

“People don’t go to shows like they used to anymore,” said Barry. “It used to be that if you knew at least one band on the bill, people would go out to the show to have a good time and see everybody. These days, it seems like if someone doesn’t know everyone involved, they just don’t bother coming out to the show. It’s so hard to get people out anymore. I don’t

know if it’s due to oversaturation and social media where people are constantly bombarded with show events and flyers.

There’s not that sense of unity that we used to have around here when, even if you weren’t a fan of something your friend was in, you would still go out to their show, hang out and support them.”

Ever the optimist, Barry sees ways that local musicians can work to improve things.

“Just more bands willing to work together and do shows together again. That’s one thing we’re trying to do with our sound,” said Barry. “Instead of being full-blown metal like our

Album cover courtesy of The Soiled Doves

old bands, we’re trying to open our minds a little and reach bands and fans that aren’t strictly metal. We have elements that appeal to other people. We want to hang with and learn about these other bands just as much as we want them to hang out and learn about us. It’s about sharing a fan base. Let’s get your fans out here along with our fans; it works out for everyone.”

For more on The Soiled Doves and to check out their recently recorded two-song demo, visit facebook.com/TheSoiledDoves

Ryan Ogle is sophomore mass media major. Reach him at ryan.ogle@washburn.edu

Students asked for a concert and they received WUStock Michael Vander LindenWASHBURN REVIEW

Amber Kissell, former special events director for Washburn Student Government Association had a simple message for students during her time in office.

“If the students are asking for something, then we’re going to do whatever we can to get it here,” said Kissell.

This time around, the students wanted a concert.

After a large variety of events called “Bod Nights,” the McGown-Kitowski term wanted to go off with a bang.

They were looking to throw an end of the year concert, and ironically, so was the campus activities board.

“WUStock is a concert that will please many different people’s taste for music,” said Kissell. “We have local groups from Topeka and a big headliner to finish off the night.”

WSGA and CAB are planning to open the doors for the concert in Lee Arena around 5 p.m. to allow all community members to get good seats.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $5 per Washburn Student and $10 for other community members. Limited tickets will be available on Sunday, April 29, the day of the con-

cert.

“We have done quite a bit with [promoting the event] including posters in local high schools and radio ads,” said Micah Offermann, who is the public relations director for the event. “This is shaping up to be a pretty big event so if people want tickets they should buy them now, because there is a good chance we will run out at the door.”

The night will o p e n with a fa-

miliar face to Washburn as the winner of WU Idol Brail Watson will be singing a few of his own songs. Although it is not finalized, two other members of the Washburn community approached WSGA and CAB about being a part of this year’s event.

“I think it is great that we’re giving these local groups a chance to get out and show their talents in front of their

own student body,” said Kissell.

These local groups will be the warm-up for the headliner that will close out the night. Big Gigantic, a dubstep group, will be rockin’ Lee Arena by the end of the night.

Dubstep, for those who do not know, is a split between techno and hip hop music. It focuses on the bass and instruments that can be played on a computer.

This will be the final event that the McGown-Kitowski administration. After putting money aside at the beginning of the year for their Bod Nights, students have experienced a variety of entertainment.

“It’s crazy that our year is coming to an end,” said Kissell. “We’re really looking forward to putting on this event which will be great and then just sitting back and relaxing.”

However, do not think that these organizations will be without plans. New officers have been elected, and events for next year are already being planned.

“Washburn will have some big things to look forward to next year,” added Kissell.

Graphic by Kelsey Wagers, Washburn Review

Michael Vander Linden is a freshman biology major. Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@ washburn.edu

Photo courtesy of Brendy Muninger

They’re Back: Hunter Hallmand, left, and Juan Saenz, right, jam out at Boobie Trap last Friday as members of the band Sedlec Ossuary. It was the band’s first time back on the stage since they’ve endured lineup changes.

Band reunites after struggles

Tanner Ballengee

WASHBURN REVIEW

The ear-deafening, gutwrenching, beat-blasting Sedlec Ossuary is back. After several months of lying dormant, the Topeka metal band has gotten back on its feet and erupted onstage last Friday, April 20 at The Boobie Trap Bar. It’s been about two years since their last interview, and Sedlec Ossuary has gone through numerous changes: the hair length of the band members, their number of shows and the loss of their bass player, two lead singers and their long-time drummer. But the two founding members of the band, Hunter Hallman and Juan Saenz, managed to stick together through the hard times and kept playing

and writing music. After finally finding a new drummer, Sedlec Ossuary started coming back to life and working toward what it once was.

“Over the past seven or eight months, we haven’t done anything,” said Saenz, a guitarist for the band. “We’ve been on hiatus.”

In their last interview with The Review, the band met and practiced at a storage unit in northern Topeka. Around this same time, Hallman, also a guitarist, moved from Lawrence to an apartment in central Topeka.

With the approval of the band and surrounding tenants, Hallman and the band moved all their equipment into his apartment, where they practiced for several months, saving money

by not having to pay for a storage unit. The superintendent was not too keen on the band practicing in the apartment, but the tenants, who were all friends of the band, did not mind.

“We’re getting the ball rolling,” said Hallman, “We’re getting ready to play shows in early spring time.”

Sedlec Ossuary, which is named after the Roman Catholic church in the Czech Republic that is adorned with thousands of human bones, experienced its first bump in the road with the loss of their first singer, due to personal differences. The band then went instrumental for

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Arts and Entertainment • Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Theater plans renovations

Kelly Hurla

WASHBURN REVIEW Chairs can be squishy, cushiony, soft, hard, comfortable, uncomfortable, sometimes colorful, purposeful, transportable or even used for relaxation.

It’s all about seating.

It may not be something you consider every time you take a seat, but you can look forward to the new seating and changes for a building on campus.

More of a remodel than a renovation, Washburn’s Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre won‘t be showcasing any performances until mid June. For the remainder of the spring term and into the beginning of the fall term, the theatre will be undergoing some modifications.

The next scheduled performance for the theatre is for June 15, pending the rights.

“Circle Mirror Transformation” will run for two weekends and then is set to be revived in September when more students are back on campus.

At the performances, students and other guests can expect to see new additions as well as the subtraction of a few elements in the theatre. Starting with the actual number of seats: they are going from 338 seats to 330.

And the infamous rail that runs the length of the stage? No more.

A temporary rail will be installed for the possibility of using the orchestra pit underneath the stage.

The theatre may be receiving a revival or even facelift of sorts, but there is always room for improvement. Replacing and installing a new lighting grid system in the theatre was, and still is, something that has been in the works for the last 14 to 15 years, according to Paul Prece, professor and theatre department chair.

When it became apparent that the money was not plausible for the lighting grid, the seats became the next priority.

“We weren’t approaching what we would need to do to the ceiling, so we decided maybe it’d be best to work on the seats,” said Prece. “The seats were really becoming more of an issue, and we couldn’t wait until the other was done.”

Not necessarily the cosmetic aspect of the seats, but the actual mechanics of the seats, made for a pressing matter in the remodel. Completely new seats will be installed, along with a reconfiguration of the seating. With this remodel, it can allow for more adequate seating for individuals with disabilities.

Aryssa Utemark, a senior mass media major, who has spent a lot of time in the theater, says she is excited for the new seats.

“From an actor’s prospective, it’s always nice when people are comfortable,” said Utemark. “They’ll give you better energy in that way and when people are comfortable they’re more apt to may attention to what’s going on.”

Graphic by Katie Child, Washburn Review

Kelly Hurla is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at kelly.hurla@washburn.edu

Hill’s sponsors dog party Chelsey Moran

Washburn Review Load all four-legged friends up and head to the Hill’s Bark Park at the end of April to help raise money.

The Bark-A-Paw-Looza is set for April 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Hill’s Bark Park in the southeast corner of Gage Park on an old softball diamond.

The event is in its fourth year and will feature music, games, food, prizes and various pet vendors.

“The Bark-A-Paw-Looza started out as Spring Fling, which was a Gage Park event. It was kind of a family day,” said Mike Bauman, president of the Friends of the Hills Bark Park.

“We got involved in that originally. When they had the Parks and Rec budget cuts, they nixed the Spring Fling, so we started Bark-A-Paw-Looza.”

The event is raising money for an agility course.

“It’s an expense,” said

Bauman. “It’s about $6,000 to $7,000 for the equipment and then probably another $10,000 to $12, 000 for the fence. This isn’t going to do all of it, but it will help.”

They are also hoping to add a patio area that is handicap accessible.

Various pet vendors such as the Capital Area Animal Response Team and Helping Hands Humane Shelter will be at the event.

“CAART does disaster relief for animals,” said Bauman.

“They help house animals and feed them until people can get back on their feet. They also run the pet food pantry.”

They are asking people to bring donations of pet food to donate to CAART. “We are also collecting items for the Helping Hands wish list,” said Bauman.

Some of the items on the wish list include towels, dog and cat toys, and sheets.

Bauman says that the park

sees an average of 250 cars a day.

He says that the social aspect plays a big part in the park.

“It’s a place for people to exercise their dog, play with them and spend time with them and meet other people who have that same passion,” said Bauman.

People enjoy what the Bark Park has brought to Topeka.

“I think it’s great to have a place where people can take their dogs to play with other dogs because dogs really benefit from socializing with other dogs,” said Dennis Denger, who is a frequent visitor of the Bark Park. “A lot of dogs don’t get access to other dogs and those are the ones that tend to be a problem around other dogs.”

Chelsey Moran is a student in Regina Cassell’s Journalism 2 class. Reach her at chelsey. moran@washburn.edu

Movie unexpectedly hilarious Fatima Oubaid

Washburn Review Every time I get on Netflix, I never know what kind of movie I am in the mood for. With so many poorly made movies out there and my bad luck, I usually end up wasting my time on pointless movies.

When I recently watched a movie called “Lucky,” however, that was not the case.

The movie is about a hilarious twist to a serial killer’s life after he ironically wins the lottery off a ticket one of his victims and finally goes after a girl he has known since his childhood. His so called “dream girl” just so happens to be overly positive and ditsy, which is completely opposite of his character. In the beginning, she is reluctant to give him a chance, but when she hears about his winning the lottery, she immediately changes her mind.

The movie is basically about the life they share togeth-

er and how far some people will go for a little money.

When I first started watching the movie, I didn’t expect it to be funny at all. I thought it would be just another desperate attempt to turn something serious into something funny and enjoyable. As the movie progressed, I realized that was not

pear to be so normal, it was hard to figure out who the serial killer was until it was revealed. This element of surprise occurred throughout the movie and kept me watching it even though, I will admit, it had tendencies to be a little slow at times.

The best part about the movie is the extremely major twist at the end. Just when you think you have the whole movie figured out, they throw in another twist.

Usually when movies throw huge twists at the end, it leaves me feeling upset or frusGraphic by Linnzi Fusco, Washburn Review trated. In “Lucky,” I the case. felt completely satisfied with Within the first 10 minutes, the twist.

I could hardly contain myself It actually made the movfrom laughing. The movie itself ie much more enjoyable and has serious elements, but what the ending well worth sitting makes it so enjoyable and in- through. triguing is the fact that the charIf you’ve never heard of acters never do what you would this movie, I recommend you go expect them to. One minute check it out on Netflix. I guarthe characters are completely antee you will be surprised. normal, and then they are com- Fatima Oubaid is a freshman pletely out of the ordinary and mass media major. Reach her bizarre. at fatima.oubaid@washburn.

Because the characters ap- edu

Photo b y Tricia Peterson, Washburn Review

Forgotten Food: The food at Lupita’s Mexican Restaurant is good, but nothing special. It seems to be just another Mexican restaurant in town. Pictured above is one of the combo plates they serve for lunch.

Lupita’s serves forgettable cuisine Tricia Peterson

Washburn Review There are so many Mexican restaurants in Topeka, so it’s extremely hard to find one that stands out to me, and Lupita’s just didn’t do it.

Don’t get me wrong, the food is good, and the service is, too, but it just seemed to be another Mexican restaurant among a list of others. The prices seemed a little higher than some Mexican restaurants I have been to. Nothing stood out to me as memorable, except that during a weekday, it was extremely busy. The line was out the door and packed with downtown employees on their lunch break. Get there early, because if you don’t, you will be waiting.

Dinner time, I hear, is much more laid back, for those of you who don’t like crowded restaurants.

I ordered the burrito, sancho style, which was served with rice and beans. I thought it

was different that they chose to serve half of a hard-boiled egg with their rice. I found the rice to be a little dry and the egg did not help.

The egg made it seem drier than it really was, and didn’t help the blandness either. The refried beans were typical refried beans.

The burrito was tasty, but again, there wasn’t anything memorable about it. I have eaten at many Mexican restaurants, as I stated before, and usually, there is something memorable to talk about, but I am left blank when trying to remember this burrito. Not to say that it wasn’t good, just not exceptional enough to recall. From what I understand, Sancho-style means they add lettuce, tomato and sour cream to a regular burrito that only comes with meat and cheese.

There are many other items on the menu that I would like to try, especially because a lot of people seem to love this res-

taurant. This is the only reason I plan on going back, so I can give it another chance.

My friend that was with me ordered a combo meal with an enchilada, a taco and a burrito with rice and beans. He let me try the enchilada, and it was really spicy. Not spicy-hot, but spicy, as in they used a lot of spices. This item is what stood out to me the most, so I plan on going back and ordering my own, that way I can eat the entire thing. Hopefully, my second experience is more memorable than my first.

Lupita’s Mexican Restaurant is located downtown at 732 S. Kansas Ave. They don’t have a website that I can find, but you can find more reviews and information about their food by looking up their Facebook page.

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

Local band reunites after many obstacles Continued from page 8 then went instrumental for a while and kept doing shows, even playing a free show in the basement of a house party in the winter of 2009. The remaining four members of the band stayed strong, continuing to play music while searching for a singer.

“We’re a lot different now, more matured, more concentrated,” said Hallman.

A new singer was found with little difficulty, but conflicting visions and interests caused another swift loss. Not longer after that, their bassist, Washburn graduate Conner Morton, informed the band that he would be leaving the country for a teaching job in Thailand. It was sad news for the members, but the departure was in good spirits. Sedlec Ossuary held on for as long as it could before it finally collapsed, as the drummer decided it was his time to leave.

“We had everything rolling, then lost momentum and picked it up at the wrong time,” said Saenz, “It all fell apart when we lost control of the band.”

The final loss seemed to be a dooming factor for the band, but Hallman and Saenz kept their chins up and had hope that Sedlec Ossuary would somehow resurface someday.

The hope they needed came by chance, or some may say fate, as Hallman randomly met a drummer at his place of work. The drummer was Dylan Watt, an undeclared freshman of Washburn University.

The two hit it off, talking about with Watt. metal music and the bands that “You will definitely be they both loved. They made able to tell there’s a difference plans to jam together, and from there,” said Saenz. “We have then on, Hallman knew he had material that can appeal to more found Sedlec Ossuary’s new people than just metal-heads.” drummer.

In regards to a singer, Hall“We just jammed, and man stated that they were going it was insane. He was really to just “let it ride,” saying that good,” said Hallman, “He’s they realized that a singer and way humble. I think he just a bass player were not necesdoesn’t know yet.” sarily needed in order to write Hallman and Saenz were music. ecstatic about their new addiWhen they made their tion, and their dream of get- comeback last Friday, the band ting the band back together was second to last to play and was starting to take flight. They went on stage without a singer described Watt as “happy-go- to slay the crowd with a loud, lucky,” not taking anything too fast and brutal instrumental set. serious, but still stay“We’re still down ing focused. They said LOCAL with showcasing our that Watt’s personal with just guitars BAND stuff style of drumming fit and drums,” said Hallthe band better than PROFILE man, “And when people their old drummer. see that, they’ll know “[Watt] is open to sugges- we’re still driven and going for tion,” said Saenz, “He’ll either it.” do what we tell him, or he’ll Hallman and Saenz both spin on it, and turn it into some- agreed that in a year or two thing he’s more comfortable from now, they would like to with.” see themselves signed and on Since Hallman and Saenz the road. While getting signed were still good friends with with a label is not all that imtheir old drummer, they decided portant to them, they both exthat they would keep him up to pressed that they crave to expedate with the band and told him rience going on tour. all about their new drummer.

“Hopefully, in a year we “We just had El Mezcal the will be back to how we were other day, and I told him every- two years ago,” said Saenz. thing,” said Hallman, “It wasn’t Sedlec Ossuary’s music awkward at all, like it would be can be heard online on Myspace with an ex-girlfriend.” (myspace.com/sedlecossuaryInstead of teaching Watt music) and on their Facebook the band’s old songs, they de- page (facebook.com/SedlecOscided to teach him newer ones suary.) that followed in their new di- Tanner Ballengee is a senior rection. Hallman explained that English major. Reach him at all material from here on out tanner.ballengee@washburn. would be “new Sedlec” written edu

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Invisible Bike jams at Burger Stand

Arts and Entertainment • Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Photos by Kelly Andrews, Washburn Rview

Senior artist exhibits art on campus

Rock N’ Roll on College Hill: Invisible Bike, a Topeka band who describes themselves as Indie rock, rock and roll, pop, raggae and funk. The members, Austen Bunyar, Jason Degenhardt, Jason Finson and Pat Unrein, members of the band, are known to party.

The band has played all around town, including the Boobie Trap on St. Patrick’s day and the former Kansas Grill in February.

To listen to their music, check out their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/InvisibleBike.

There you can find a link to their Reverbnation site, and there you can check out their music for yourself.

Expression on Canvas: Kathleen Jolly enjoys expressing herself through her landscapes and portraits. Her senior show also includes some of her sketches.

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