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Board of Regents pass spending on energy audit A&E Matt Kelly
WASHBURN REVIEW
The Washburn University Board of Regents approved a proposal Tuesday for a heating, ventilating and air conditioning company to be selected to perform a detailed energy audit of both Washburn and the Washburn Institute of Technology and make recommendations for a comprehensive energy program. Qualified proposals to provide the conservation and improvement services were received from Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Schneider Electric and Trane according to the WBOR agenda. But Honeywell didn’t “make the cut.” Only the remaining three companies were selected to proceed in the selection process. Washburn should be able to recoup its expenses from the program in no more than nine years according Vice President of Admissions and Treasurer Rick Anderson. “We don’t want to take any money away from our other purposes, so anything that we do will be at least revenue neutral or better in terms of further energy savings,” said Anderson at the WUBOR meeting on Tuesday. “A number of institutions have done this around the country. What I’m looking for here is how to improve our energy efficiency and improve our infrastructure in the same process without spending any more money.” In the WUBOR meeting agenda,
Washburn University President Jerry Farley recommended the contract be awarded to Trane, who has a long history of helping institutions save money by reducing energy expenses. In 2009 the University of Central Missouri signed a $36.1 million contract with Trane that addressed necessary upgrades in energy efficiency and maintenance. The project generated $500,000 in savings before it was completed in 2010, and is still paying for itself. Regent David Moses summed up his understanding of the initial project expenses at the WUBOR meeting. “If we don’t make any improvements, it will cost us about $60,000 for the audit,” said Moses. “If we do some things it will still cost us $60,000 plus whatever it costs to do the work. We will then recoup those dollars over time.” Anderson mentioned that the University of Missouri Kansas City, where he used to work, replaced i t s
chiller plant and, among other things, improved its lighting in a similar program. The project cost was $19.4 million, and was funded through utility savings from the improvements. “I have had the pleasure of being able to do this at several institutions,” said Anderson. “The recommendation here is that Washburn, through a request for proposal, move toward selection of an energy services company to perform a detailed energy audit and from there we will make recommendations to the board on what types of energy savings and investments the institution could make.”
Matt Kelly is a senior mass media major. Reach him at matthew.kelly@washburn. edu.
Senior Artists display their art off campus
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WU alumni donate $6 million Luke Warnken
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In today’s economy of pinching pennies and higher tuition rates, money has become an even more vital commodity to any teaching institution. On April 27th, Washburn University President Jerry Farley and Washburn Foundation President JuliAnn Mazachek held a news conference in Mabee Library to announce that Washburn will be receiving a generous donation. “A gift of this magnitude is truly transformational,” said Farley. “It will permit us to do some things that, without the gift, we wouldn’t have the resources to do otherwise.” That gift was a large sum of a little over $6 million donated by Jacki Summerson and her late husband, Frank, who passed away a few years ago. “We wanted to choose something we felt would be a significant contribution to something here in Topeka and we chose Washburn,” said Summerson. “We’ve always felt that our education here has helped us with our successful careers.” Summerson and her husband both graduated from Washburn University after transferring from Kansas State University. “The small class sizes and the fact the professors have a real interest in the students was amazing,” said Summerson. Summerson was fascinated with how Washburn’s faculty and class sizes allowed students and teachers to have more one-on-one interaction. Because of their fondness for Washburn’s terrific faculty, the Summerson’s decided to graciously donate a substantial amount of money towards helping Washburn’s
faculty in the future. “Truly an exceptional opportunity that we’ll be able to provide to our faculty in the future and be able to continue to our strong commitment to teaching excellence,” said Mazachek. The Summersons created a trust fund in Frank’s name that houses the six million donation. Washburn held a news conference to tell the community of the donation and how Washburn University is now the beneficiary of the irrevocable trust fund. Many prominent members of Topeka and Washburn attended the press conference including Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten and Kansas
Graphic by Kelsey Wagers, Washburn Review
Senator Garrett Love. The money will not transfer until Jacki passes away. The money will be used in various ways to help out the faculty of Washburn University. The terms to the agreement are very lenient allowing the Washburn administration to use the money in whatever way they deem suitable, as long as it pertains to the faculty. Salaries, technological advancements, and traveling expenses are just a few of the mentioned ways the money is intended to be used. As technology and research increases, there will be a growing demand for pedagogical changes which will be costly. Summerson’s much appreciated endowment will help Washburn overcome the challenges of the struggling economy. Jacki grew up in the small town of
Clearwater, Kan., while her husband, Frank, originated from Hoxie, Kan. The couple met at Kansas State and transferred together to become Ichabods. Jacki graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physical sciences while Frank graduated with a business administration bachelor’s degree. The couple purchased the Manpower franchise in 1987 and expanded the business with offices now in Wichita, Kan., Springfield, Mo., and parts of east Texas. They went on to start Professional Security, Inc. with offices in the same places as the Manpower franchise. They then created PSI Armored, Inc., with offices located in Topeka, Wichita, Springfield, Kansas City, and St. Louis. Summerson is still very much involved in Washburn affairs as a member of the Washburn University Foundation’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors. The soft spoken Summerson made a brief statement during the announcement but her gift said enough. Farley was very grateful for Summerson’s donation and willingness to help the school out in tough financial times. “We want to continue our long term commitment to teaching. We are a teaching institution,” said Farley. “Our faculty are exceptionally good at teaching. We want to be able to recognize and reward those faculty members for their excellence.” The donation by Summerson of $6 million is the largest gift ever given to Washburn University, beating out the $5 million donated a few years back that is being used right now by the university.
Luke Warnken is a sophomore history education and athletic training double major. Reach him at luke.warnken@ washburn.edu.
Pen To Paper: Senior fine art student Shelby Leach’s artwork are on display at the Barnes and Noble on Wanamaker Road. Leach specializes in scientific illustration. piece, a painting based on a kidney Kelly Hurla structure, or a digital work of specific WASHBURN REVIEW anatomy based off an imaginary creaYou might put “Pen to Paper” ture. while peering “Through the Looking Like most of the approach Leach Glass.” uses in her art, her choice of a title for These two senior exhibits are just her exhibit was to the point. a couple of many exhibits new to cam“When you have science, it’s pretpus and a few other locations around ty much straight forward,” said Leach. the city of Topeka. The exhibits are “It’s pen to paper.” part of an exit requirement of seniors “Through the Looking Glass” is pursing their Bachelor of Fine Arts de- Gwaltney’s exhibit title, although he gree. got the idea from the sequel to “Alice’s “For scientific illustration, the Adventures in Wonderland.” main purpose is to educate and to give “The author was able to just disobvious information,” said Shelby tort Alice’s perception on herself, othLeach, senior fine arts major. “Not just ers and the world around her,” said to tell a story, because art itself is com- Gwaltney. “It’s a very warped, dismunicating and this is just being more torted twisted perception of the world direct and detail oriented.” and others and that’s kind of what my Scientific illustration is Leach’s show is about.” chosen emphasis for bachelor of fine Gwaltney describes his personal arts degree. attachment of the title further as more Although scientific illustration is along the lines of behavioral, humanthe kind of thing you would find in istic and missed assumptions in psytextbooks, Leach says that her exhibit chology. He views this as a different is more of a showcase of what you can approach to how we view ourselves, do with that in mind. others and the world around us. Not so much scientifically speakLeach’s gallery talk took place ing, another senior will mostly show- Monday, April 30. As part of the talk, case his works of photography and Leach spent a good part of the show digital media along with variations going through a step by step creation and manipulations of the two media. of scientific illustration for the art de“Pretty much everything influenc- partment students and faculty in ates my art because art is very adaptable tendance. Her exhibit will remain disto other forms, not just other things,” played at Barnes and Noble through said Jason Gwaltney, senior fine arts May 14. major. “It’s used for so many purposGwaltney’s work will premiere as es, but it can go so well with literature, part of May’s first Friday art walk at music, psychology and everything else the Upstage Gallery. His gallery talk that it’s able to interact with in every will be held at the art building at noon, aspect of the world pretty much.” Friday, May 4. Later that evening, his Gwaltney likes the interaction and gallery reception will be held from 6 being able to throw his own twist on it. to 8 p.m. at the Upstage Gallery. The His emphasis is on photography and gallery is located at 720 S.W. Jackson computer graphics. in the Jayhawk Towers. Gwaltney’s For Leach, the influences were a exhibit will be displayed May 4 until little more straightforward. She cred- June 1. its mainly biology, some anatomy and her pet chameleon for that aspect of her work. For her favorite piece in her Kelly Hurla is a sophomore mass collection, Leach couldn’t decide be- media major. Reach her at kelly. tween two. Either her more abstract hurla@washburn.edu
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Stoffer Science Hall Greenhouse Plant Sale: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Stoffer Science Hall Art Department student exhibit: 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center Thursday, May 3
Stoffer Science Hall Greenhouse Plant Sale: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., Stoffer Science Hall Art Department student exhibit: 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center Retirement reception for Dee Pierson: 1-3 p.m., LLC Lobby Crane Observatory open house: 9-10 p.m., Crane Observatory, Stoffer Science Hall Friday, May 4
Autorama: 8 -10 a.m., and 12 - 2 p.m. Washburn Tech, Building K Retirement reception for Gary Forbach: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Henderson 211 Art Department student exhibit: 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center Godzella Film Festival: All Day., Henderson Resource learning center “Crafts National” Opening Reception: 5 - 8 p.m., Garvey Fine Arts Center
Saturday, May 5
Godzella Film Festival: All Day., Henderson Resource learning center Baseball vs. Emporia State University: 3 p.m., Falley Field, Washburn University
Sunday, May 6
“Crafts National” Arts Exhibit: 1 - 4 p.m., Garvey Fine Arts Center Art Department student exhibit: 1 -4 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center
Monday, May 7
Final Exams: All day, through Friday. Good luck students.
Tuesday, May 8
Final Exams: All day, through Friday. Good luck students. “Crafts National” Arts Exhibit: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Garvey Fine Arts Center Art Department student exhibit: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Garvey Fine Arts Center
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Summer Workman
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Due to big changes to federal financial aid programs taking place this coming July 1, all students currently seeking and using financial aid will be affected. While some students do have the funds available outside of financial aid, according to the U.S. Department of Education an estimated 12.8 million college students received financial aid from the federal government in 2009. This was a 16 percent growth over five years, and in 2009, President Obama put into motion the Recovery Act as part of his education reform campaign in the hopes of keeping the money flowing to the Department of Education and to increase graduation rates of college students. New changes coming this summer that would result in only allowing graduate students to receive unsubsidized Stafford
loans, and to quit paying inter- ners to receive their Ph.D beest on subsidized Stafford loans fore they can practice by 2015. during recent graduates grace- This means that a large majorperiod are already causing stu- ity of current nursing students dents to rethink plans for after will be required to continue on graduation. with their education after they “These changes require me receive their undergraduate deto reconsider all of my future gree. Because of this change, plans,” said Amy Day, senior Washburn is also implementing English major. a new Ph.D pro“I was considgram enrolling STUDENT ering graduate FINANCE SERIES this fall. programs that “Look at all provide teaching of the types of stipends, but now it looks like jobs that require post underI will only be able to consider graduate degrees like nurses, this type of option.” social workers, professors,” Not only do these changes said Kimbrel. “How does the affect future graduate students, government expect them to be but they affect current graduate able to work full time and meet students as well. the demands of a graduate pro“I don’t agree with these gram?” changes because the majority When it comes to students of students going to graduate graduating now, not only will school probably don’t work, so they be required to immediately where are they expecting this start paying the interest on any money to come from?” said subsidized students loans they Stephanie Kimbrel, a graduate have accrued, but if they have nurse practitioner. plans to move on to a graduate Recent legislation changes program they will need to find will require all nurse practitio- resources and jobs available to
pay for interest immediately accruing on any loans they receive from the federal government. “I might have thought twice before starting a program had this happened prior, but I think when it comes right down to it I still would have done it regardless,” said Kimbrel. These changes will require all graduating seniors to reconsider their future plans.
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Summer Workman is a senior English major. Reach her at summer.workman@ washburn.edu.
MTV fullfills students’ dreams, holds casting at WU Jordan Loomis
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Thursday, April 26, welcomed an opportunity to the students of Washburn University. They had the chance to be cast on MTV’s reality series, MADE, for it’s 12th season. Nathan Johnson, casting producer of MTV’s Made, described the series as a reality show that helps students who have a certain goal they’ve been struggling to accomplish and do so with the aid of a coach that is excellent in their desired field. “Whether it be a W.W.E. [World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.] star, an actor or a coach to help the student lose weight, we will provide a coach to help them meet their desired goals,” said Johnson. Johnson has been traveling continuously since early January. “I can’t estimate how many universities that I’ve been to,” said Johnson. “By now, I’ve probably seen a different school a day, except for Saturdays and Sundays that is.” Washburn University and the University of Kansas are Johnson’s last two stops before
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Fulfilling Dreams: Nathan Johnson, casting producer of MTV’s show MADE, interviews a Washburn student for the show last Thursday. Washburn hosted a casting call for the show. Made is a reality show that helps students accomplish their goals and dreams he can go home. “I’m from New York City,” said Johnson. “I’ve been going home on the weekends sometimes, but it’s very rare because in MTV, we like to do this while you, the students, are in school because we don’t cast in the summer.” After meeting with the 15 students from Washburn University, Johnson describes his
screening as one he’s confident in. “I’ve been doing casting calls for six years now,” said Johnson, who, in his career, says that it’s never the same. “I may hear similar goals, but I never see the same person,” said Johnson. “They have different stories, different personalities and bring different personalities to the table that I
learn from them telling me in our casting sessions—It’s truly a magnificent job.” Wahkunah Blevins, senior mass media major at Washburn, is one of 15 students who auditioned, described the experience as a wonderful opportunity. “I personally thought having MADE on campus was a great chance for students to step out of their shells and get closer to their dreams,” said Blevins. Blevins has two dreams that she hopes MTV will give her a chance to complete. “The first being that I want to go [to] Second City,” said Blevins. “It’s an improv school. The second was that I wanted to start a rock band. Been wanting to for a few years, but nobody is ever interested in joining. Blevins, along with the other students auditioning, said the wait outside of the casting room was extremely tremulous. “You have no idea how nervous I was,” said Blevins. “I felt like I rambled too much afterwards.” While MTV doesn’t do callbacks, especially for MADE, they do move quickly in casting.
“We decide while I’m sitting here during a casting session who goes forward, then we talk about it in casting meeting, and the people higher up decide who we will green light,” said Johnson. Green lighting, according to Johnson, is another deciding factor on screen. “We will shoot two green light episodes and then pitch it to the network to see if it would make a good ‘MADE kit,’” said Johnson. The 15 students Johnson sat down with will be pitched to the producers this upcoming Thursday, or so Johnson believes during the next casting meeting. “Our students have to be interesting,” said Johnson. “When we know we move very quickly. We know right away.” Blevins, as one of the 15 being chosen from, wishes everyone good luck.
Jordan Loomis is a freshman double major in mass media and art. She can be reached at jordan.loomis@washburn.edu.
Success Week is not so successful AJ Dome
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Washburn students have a week and a half of classes before summer break. However, those two weeks are being met with some confusion, in regards to their schedules. Success Week comes before the week of final exams, but these have been unclearly defined since 2009. “Success Week is before finals week,” said Shelbie Konkel, WSGA’s Chief of Staff. “It’s a dead week, basically. It’s an entire week before finals, where students can review their material and study for their upcoming final exams. No homework is supposed to be assigned during Success Week.” There are more incentives during Success Week than a lack of homework. “We have incentives for students during Success Week, to make sure they do their best,” said Konkel. “We have an evening of pizza and energy drinks, then later we serve breakfast on campus, and finally we have a late-night snack for students.” Rewards and incentives for students are supposed to help garner participation in Success
Week, but some students aren’t buying into it. “Success Week is a joke. It’s a bunch of bull crap,” saidBrian Rutschmann, double-major in English and biology. Rutschmann had a few choice words about Success Week. “I think we should totally have a dead week,” said Rutschmann. “People complained about needing one a couple years ago, but they didn’t actually get one. What they got was this silly excuse of a dead week that professors don’t actually care about.” According to Konkel and WSGA, professors are supposed to follow the policy for Success Week. If they don’t, they could face punishment from a dean or department chair. “I’ve heard of some professors not adhering to the rules for Success Week,” said Konkel. “That’s going to change soon, though. Myself and other WSGA members are working with the vice president of academic affairs to clarify and improve Success Week and make it easier to understand.” There are three key points in the policy which are being
addressed. “A. Faculty are encouraged to utilize Success Week as a time for review of course material in preparation for the final examination. If an examination
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I think we should totally have a dead week. People comlained about needing one a couple of years ago, but they didn’t actually get one. - Brian Rutschmann senior double major in English and biology
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is to be given during Success Week, it must not be given in the last three days of Success Week, unless approved by the Dean or Department Chair. Assignments worth no more than 10 percent of the final grade and covering no more than one-fourth of assigned reading material in the course may be given.” “B. Major course assignments (research papers, projects, etc.) should be due on or before the Friday prior to Success Week, and should be
assigned early in the semester. Any modifications to assignments should be made in a timely fashion to give students adequate time to complete the assignments.” “C. If major course assignments must be given during Success Week, they should be due within the first three days of Success Week. Exceptions include class presentations by students, and semester-long projects, such as a project assignment in lieu of a final. Participation and attendance grades are acceptable.” The policy continues, saying that “make-up assignments, make-up tests, take-home finals and laboratory exams” are not included in the policy. Also, classes that meet one day a week are exempt. Rutschmann said that professors don’t exactly follows those rules. “It’s a lack of enforcement,” said Rutschmann. “The actual leadership of the school doesn’t care about the student body at all. They just hurriedly put together an appeasement for students, so that they didn’t have to listen to end-of-the-year complaints.”
Local community colleges such as Allen County have a pre-determined dead week, and it’s been found to be beneficial for their student body. Washburn’s Success Week didn’t come about until 2009, when Konkel was the Chair of Campus Activities. “I dealt with student needs and wants,” said Konkel. “They wanted a dead week before finals--and so did I. It was originally refused, so Success Week was the compromise.” It looks as if another compromise is in the works at WSGA. “We’re going back to the drawing board,” said Konkel. “We need to get faculty and students on the same page. The long-term goals for Success Week include better advertisement and incentives for students.” Better advertisement and incentives may--or may not-make everyone happy. “I’d just be happy if I could have a week of peace and quiet before finals,” said Rutschmann. “That’s all I want.” AJ Dome is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at andrew.dome@washburn.edu.
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January 2009 is a time where my life changed forever. I had been at Washburn for a semester and wasn’t sure if I was on the right path. My mother had passed away on New Years Day that year. It was a tough
Megan Hash
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This week set off a chain of “lasts” in my college career. Last classes, last piano lesson, last newspaper and last week of finals. I’m going to miss Washburn. I’m going to miss my piano teacher, James Rivers, who is not only proficient in piano, but in life wisdom. At times when
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Washburn has been my home for the past five years, and I am happy to report it was an amazing experience. I believe Washburn students don’t
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Having been in this organization longer than anyone on staff, it’s kind of a strange sensation to be writing my senior farewell. I have poured my heart and soul into the Review, the website (www.washburnreview.org) and the Kaw Yearbook for the last five years, and I really don’t know how to function without being a member of student media. During my time, I’ve been the Arts & Entertainment Editor for two years, Sports Editor, Assistant Web Editor, Online Editor-in-Chief, Copy Editor, Yearbook Photo Editor and now back to Sports Editor for the final semester of my career.
time for me, and I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it through school. During the fall, I had been encouraged by a professor to give working for the newspaper a shot. Sitting down with the editor of The Review at the time, ReAnne Wentz, I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into. I spent a semester not sure of what I was doing and had contemplated quitting, but ReAnne, to her credit, gave me the encouragement to keep at it. I don’t know where I would be now, so I have to say thank you to her for keeping me on a path which I am now fully committed to. After ReAnne, the next person who helped me is one of the smartest people I have
ever known. Regina Stephenson was the editor of The Review prior to me, and I learned so much from her. Her sense of humor and grace under pressure is something I took away from my encounters with her. It was never what words she had to say to me; it was always the example she gave that helped me so tremendously. In terms of the learning experience, I have had so many professors who have had such a profound impact on my experience at Washburn. I could spend all day talking about the class of professors we have on this campus. I wanted to thank one of them in particular. Maria Stover was for me, the first professor at Washburn who really pushed me past where I thought
I could go. She challenged all of my assumptions about everything I thought I knew about the world of mass media. Her incredible intellect, sense of humor and honest desire to see myself and the all of the other students in her classroom succeed is an immeasurable gift, which I take away with me as I prepare to leave Washburn. Regina Cassell has had an impact on me which I’m not sure I can adequately describe. Regina has been a mentor and friend to me in her role as faculty advisor to Washburn Student Media. There were times when I doubted myself or was uncertain what came next. Regina has been there to give advice and listen equally when I needed it. She has been tough
on me when I needed it, also. A lot of the feedback I got this year has factored in to the way I look at where I am going next. Overall, my experience at Washburn has been something I will remember always. To those I didn’t get a chance to mention, thanks for everything you did for me. For those who are going to be leading this publication next year, good luck! Lastly, I want to thank my family for supporting me these past four years. My brother especially for always being there when I needed someone to talk to.
I would get frustrated with a piece of music, he always had great advice. I think I learned as much about life from him as I did piano technique. “Don’t get so caught up in the struggle that you become moody,” he told me one day when I was particularly frustrated that my fingers kept tripping over each other in disharmony. Perfect advice for a stressed out college student. I’m going to miss my mass media teachers. Kathy Menzie was one of the reasons I added mass media as a second major. She was the first one (besides my mom, of course) to see that I had potential in the mass media field and helped me gain confidence in my writing. Regina Cassell and Maria Stover have both been so supportive and I’m going to miss their advice
and encouragement, as well. I’m going to miss the Washburn Review staff. Robert Burkett has taught me so much about the field of journalism, and I am so grateful he gave me the opportunity to work for the Review. I’ve been lucky to have the Review staff as my friends and coworkers. It’s been a fun year, especially going to the Kansas Association of Collegiate Press conference in April. We had fun. Enough said. Of course, I can’t look back on my college career without acknowledging the very important presence of my parents and husband. My mom and dad have always, always been there for me. From supporting me all three times I changed my degree, to helping me with late night study sessions, they were there.
I’m sure it was not easy for my husband, Brandon, to share me with Washburn. Over the last four years, he has been my rock. College has been a hurricane of events and Brandon has been my calm in the middle of it all. With the excitement of graduating, there is one voice that I wish I could hear cheering my name as I walk across the stage to receive my diploma. Of course my incredibly supportive husband, parents, sisters, in-laws and friends will be there, but one major voice will be missing. My grandpa, Gene Sullivan, was one of the main reasons I went to college. As an English teacher, his love for learning touched everything he did, including his family. He lived frugally and saved enough money to help each of
his grandchildren pay for college. He was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, and it would have been fun to share stories. Even though I miss him immensely, I know I am making him proud. A valuable lesson he taught me is that learning and growth doesn’t stop with school. It’s a lifelong process. Even though I will miss my friends, my teachers, the Washburn Review staff and my SAI sisters, it will be amazing to see where we all go from here. There is a lot more learning to do.
realize how lucky they are to be at a school that offers them so many life-changing opportunities. As a double major in Actuarial Science and Business Finance, one would expect me to be buried in books, but I have been involved in a lot of different organizations, worked on campus, networked through conferences and built great relationships with my professors. I’ll admit not every class had the best professors, but when I had a great professor, they became a mentor and friend. In particular I would like to thank: Mike Mosier for getting me excited about statistics, Azyz Sharafy and Donna La-
londe for taking an interest in me and my wellbeing and Gary Baker and Rob Weigand for opening my eyes to my future in finance. My recommendation to those of you who aren’t finished with this chapter of your lives would be to do everything you can, while you can. As cliché as it sounds, these years do pass by quickly, so don’t miss your chance to get involved!
I’ve done almost everything there is to do as a student journalist, from taking photos and writing stories to selling ads and helping plan events such as the Jayhawk Revival. It’s been an incredible experience to be in each of these positions, and I learned so much. I encourage future staffers to try new things and go for different positions on staff. I’ve seen a ton of changes during my time here, and though I haven’t always been a fan of them, I am happy to see the way our publications have developed and evolved over the years—particularly the website and its social media applications. I hope in the years to come that our future editors will use those services to the best of their capabilities to provide quality coverage to the students. It’s been a long and strange journey, and I’m thankful for those I’ve met along the way. In particular, I want to thank Regina Cassell for always having faith in me and pushing me to be the best I can as a writer and her husband Gene for all the help he’s given me. I’d also like to thank ReAnne Wentz for tak-
ing a chance on me when I first started and letting me become Arts and Entertainment Editor, Valerie Caviglia for getting me involved with the website and Mike Goehring for taking the time to teach me how to be a real photographer and taking the time himself to be a real friend. I have several others I’d like to thank, as well: my family, especially my grandparents; Regina Marie Stephenson; Garrett and Caley Love; Linnzi “Lizo” Fusco; Chris Marshall; and Eric Smith. Without you all I don’t know how I would have gotten through the past five years without pulling my hair out and joining the circus, so for that I am eternally grateful. I’m off to bigger and better things, now, trying to figure out what type of fast food jobs you can get with a degree in mass media. I’m terrified, as all seniors are at this point in the year, but I’m excited to see what comes next. In conclusion, thanks for being my friends.
Elisa Gayle is a graduating actuarial science and business finanace double major. Reach her at elisa.gayle@washburn. edu until May 12.
Josh Rouse is a graduating senior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu until May 12.
Rob Burkett is a graduating senior mass media major. Reach him at robert.burkett@ washburn.edu until May 12.
Megan Hash is a graduating senior music and mass media double major. Reach her at megan.hash@washburn.edu until May 12.
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Blues knocked out Missouri Western deals Washburn final blow in MIAA Tournament
Junior Swan catches on at catcher
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Folkerts signs deal with Saints
Michael Vander Linden WASHBURN REVIEW
If one looked into the dugout during game day, they would see one player keeping to himself trying to stay as relaxed as possible. This player would most likely be junior catcher Richard Swan. “I get with the coaches every once in a while to figure out who can hit or steal,” said Swan. “But I love the silence and just being able to get locked in.” Swan plays arguably the toughest position in the game. Not only does he have to focus on calling every pitch and catching it, but he also has to be aware of who the batter is, where the runners are, and how the defense should be set up. This is all before the ball is even put into play. Being the only player able to see the whole field, the coaches trust the catcher to be the coordinator on the field. Obviously understanding the roles of each player and possibilities is huge in being successful. “We honestly control how the entire game goes,” said Swan. “If we make one mistake, it could cause a run to score or an out to be lost.” However, runners that get on base bring the pressure of catching even higher up, particularly when base runners are on first or third. When on third base, the catcher is aware that any pitch has the ability to get behind him. The catcher POSITION is in FEATURE charge of doing whatever it takes to make sure he blocks the ball in front and keep the runner at third. “When they’re at first, there is always the potential for them to steal,” said Swan. “We’re on the balls of our feet at all times, because if they steal then they’re in scoring position.” To keep runners from stealing, catchers have to focus on getting the ball out as fast as possible. They call their motion “short arming” as they throw directly from their ear. It is not healthy for their arms, but it is a part of the game that every catcher sacrifices for the team. Swan keeps his arm fresh by long tossing, or the practice of throwing extremely long distances with a partner. “This keeps everything loose in my arm and helps strengthen it,” said Swan. “But Ibuprofen has become my best friend during the season.” Between being aware of all possibilities and knowing exactly what pitches to call, it can be a tough job. However, playing an entire season with these guys have helped Swan know who can do what. “We’re all just brothers now,” said Swan. “When you have a family of brothers, you learn what his strengths are.” Michael Vander Linden is a freshman biology major. Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@ washburn.edu.
Josh Rouse
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You’re Out!: The Lady Blues were knocked out of the MIAA Tournament April 27 by the Missouri Western Griffons after losing 9-6. The Blues finished their first season under head coach Vanessa Becerra with a 19-24 record (9-11 in MIAA). Archive photo, Washburn Review
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The Washburn Lady Blues season came to an end with a 9-6 loss to Missouri Western at the MIAA Postseason Conference Tournament. Washburn ends the season 19-24. The Lady Blues started off the game in fine fashion scoring three in their first at bat. After Katie Schroeder led off the game with a single, she moved to second after Lindsey Moore was hit by a pitch. Alex Zordel drove in Schroeder with
a single to right field and then in the bottom of the third inning Moore would score on a wild on an unearned run. In the fourth pitch moving Zordel to second. inning, Washburn took the lead Britny Cushing singled to right when Kristen Bell scored on scoring Zordel staking the Lady a Griffon wild pitch to go up Blues to a 3-0 lead. Howver 4-3. Again the Griffons rallied the Griffons scored two in the scoring four runs in the bottom bottom of the first to of the fourth inning SOFTBALL cut the Lady Blues’ to regain the lead at lead to 3-2. During a 7-6 advantage. SEASON the Griffons at bat Wa s h b u r n in the bottom of the second, scored two runs in the top of the teams had a 50-minute the sixth inning on a pair of lightning delay sending the RBI singles by Schroeder and teams off the fields and back to Moore, but left two runners on to their vehicles. end the threat. Missouri Westen The Griffons tied the score added two more insurance
runs in the bottom of the sixth putting itself up 9-6 and the Lady Blues put two runners on in the bottom of the seventh but would not score as the Griffons closed out the game and the Lady Blues season. Washburn pounded out 11 hits in the game with Schroeder, Cushing, Shelby Erickson and Bell each recording two hits. Moore (7-11) took the loss in the circle allowing six earned runs before giving way to Kayla Oldham who pitched two innings allowing a pair of unearned runs.
WU to face Emporia State Saturday for Senior Day
Former Washburn Ichabods offensive tackle Brian Folkerts announced via Twitter Sunday that he has signed a free agent contract with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. “My agent says it’s a done deal with the Saints! #whodat” said Folkerts on the social media network following the end of the 2012 NFL Draft. Folkerts is now the fourth former Ichabod who will be competing in an NFL camp this summer, with wide receiver Joe Hastings and linebacker Michael Wilhoite at the San Francisco 49ers camp and Cary Williams at the Baltimore Ravens camp. Folkerts earned first team Daktronics all-region honors and first team all-MIAA honors as a senior, leading the No. 4-ranked passing offense in the country, with 331 yards per game, which ranked No. 5 in total offensive yards with 481 per game. He was a second team d2football.com All-American selection and a third team Don Hansen Football Gazette AllAmerican pick. As of Tuesday night, fellow senior Dane Simoneau had yet to be contacted by an NFL team. Josh Rouse is a senior mass media major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@washburn.edu.
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Facing a six-game losing streak, the Washburn baseball team was looking for anything to get them back on track. They found what they needed headed into this last weekend and were able to pick up three wins out of four games. On April 28, the team traveled to face Northwest Missouri State in a four game series. The first game did not look extremely promising as the defense gave up three runs in the first inning. However, the bats of the Bods battled back and put five runs on the board through the next six innings. The game was tied 5-5 heading into the seventh inning. Junior infielder Brad Alberts was able to get on base with a single and later scored. The defense held tough, and the Ichabods won the game, 6-5. Senior pitcher Kerry Schachenmeyer realized that this was a major difference in the team from the beginning of the season to the end. “When we were down, it was hard to get anything going for the team,” said Schachenmeyer. “Now, we are just consistently hitting the ball and scoring runs; it’s a great way to head into the post
2011-2012 Team MVPs Football (Offensive): Dane Simoneau Football (Defensive): Marty Pfannenstiel Volleyball: Breanna Lewis Archive photo, Washburn Review
On the Line: Washburn has four games left on their regular season slate, a pair of away games at Emporia State Friday and a pair of home games against Emporia State Saturday at 3 and 5 p.m. for Senior Day. season.” Schachenmeyer started the game and felt relaxed and confident up on the mound through the game, thank to the offensive production the Ichabods manufactured. The Ichabods were able to take the second game, 12-8, with seven of the starters having at least two hits apiece. “It is so much easier to just settle in and throw strikes when the offense is putting up numbers like ours,” said Schachenmeyer. “It’s easier to pitch and keep them from scoring 12 runs than it is shutting them out.” The second day of the series saw the Bearcats pull
off the upset in game three by hitting a walk off grand slam in the last inning to win, 9-8. However, this irritated and pumped up some of men in blue, especially junior catcher Richard Swan. During the final game, he went 3-for-4, driving in a season high five runs and hitting a pair of doubles. “I always feel relaxed before games,” said Swan. “But this was the most relaxed I’ve ever felt up at the plate.” With these wins, the Ichabods control their own fate headed into the post season. With four games against rival Emporia State, every win brings their chances of getting into the
MIAA championship closer. If playing against a rival team for a chance to make the post season is not enough motivation for the Bods, Senior Day is on Saturday at Falley Field, and everyone wants to go out with a bang. “One of our goals is to beat Emporia every year,” said Swan. “There is no better way to send out the best senior core I’ve ever played with than to beat Emporia and play in the MIAA.” Michael Vander Linden is a freshman biology major. Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@ washburn.edu.
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Photo by Richard Kelly, Washburn Review
Down For the Count: Amarillo Bull defenseman John Rey takes down Topeka RoadRunner forward Gage Hough during the first period Friday night. Amarillo defeated Topeka 3-1 to advance to the Robertson Cup.
‘Runners bullied by Bulls, 3-1
Richard Kelly
had to kill [six penalties.] We gave it everything we had and deserved to win that game.” An overall successful seaFollowing an early delay son for the Topeka RoadRun- because of a tornado warning ners came to a disappointing in Shawnee County, the game end on Friday night. got underway about 40 minutes Leading 1-0 with less than late. In the first period, momen10 minutes left in the contest, tum swayed, but it was Topeka Topeka couldn’t fight off a striking first at 14:28 when forrally from the Amarillo Bulls, ward Ryan White fired a wrist who defeated the RoadRunners shot from the right circle past 3-1 at Landon Arena. With the Amarillo goaltender Gregg win, the Bulls finished off the Gruehl. It was White’s third NAHL South division series to goal of the series. advance to the Robertson Cup. In the second period, deThe game included many spite holding a 14-4 shot advantesty moments, tage, Gruehl kept including an the game close. NAHL ejection of both The Bulls PLAYOFFS coaches in the broke through at first period following a skirmish 12:41 of the third period when between the Amarillo and To- forward Mike Erickson slipped peka benches. The two coaches a shot past Topeka goaltender watched the remainder of the Peter Traber. Forward TJ Sargame from the upper balcony. cona scored the game-winning “I really, truly feel that our goal just minutes later at 17:44. guys laid it on the line tonight,” Despite multiple opportunities, said Scott Langer, Topeka head including a few late chances in coach.“They deserved a bet- the third period, Topeka was ter fate. They played a solid unable to tie the game. Instead, hockey game. We didn’t get forward Matt Johnson finished some of the calls there and we off the RoadRunners with an WASHBURN REVIEW
empty-net goal at 19:59. “We had some huge chances we just didn’t seem to capitalize on,” said Langer. “We just couldn’t get the puck in the upper third of the net. It came down to a turnover at the blue line late in the game and that’s when the fatigued showed.” In the victory, Gruehl stopped 25 of 26 shots while in the loss, Traber stopped 27 of 29 shots. Langer said his team should be proud of its efforts though in the game and for the season as a whole. The team battled through multiple injuries and lineup changes over the season. “You go look at the guys in that room and they have blood on the jerseys and missing teeth,” said Langer. “They didn’t leave anything in the dressing room. They left it all out on the ice.”
Richard Kelly is a senior mass media and social work major. Reach him at richard.kelly@ washburn.edu.
Bods bound for Jefferson City Luke Warnken
at Washburn,” said Grause. “It took some time to get over but we have to.” The Washburn men’s golf Washburn blew a seven team failed to earn the auto- shot lead to UCM and went matic qualifying spot that ac- home empty handed. It was ancompanies winning the MIAA other tough loss to swallow as title, but the Ichabods still man- the Ichabods failed to win their aged to nab a spot in the NCAA own invitational the week prior Regional. to the MIAA championship. On The Bods will pack their the bright side, after failing to bags and head to Jefferson City, bring their whole team to the Mo., May 7-9 for the NCAA regional tournament the last Midwest/South two years, WashNCAA Central Regional burn’s five man To u r n a m e n t . TOURNAMENT team will make Washburn looks its way to Mispumped and ready to redeem souri with high hopes this year. themselves after faltering late “We have to play well in their last two meets. so we can keep playing,” said “We definitely feel good,” Grause. “It’s so much bigger said Washburn senior golfer than Central (Missouri) and us. Chris Grause. “We feel pretty It’s bigger than us versus the optimistic.” MIAA.” Washburn failed to put the The Mules of UCM were University of Central Missouri able to claim the No. 6 seed away in the MIAA Champion- after winning the MIAA chamship Tournament April 16-17, pionship, but the Ichabods were but the Ichabods won’t let the able to snag the fourth seed in bad memory linger. the South Central Regional “That was the toughest out of 10 teams. In their tenth lost we’ve had since I’ve been NCAA appearance, the veteran WASHBURN REVIEW
group of Bods looks to leave a mark and leave with no regrets. “I just want to go out and enjoy every second of it,” said Grause. Grause is joined by fellow seniors Riley Piles and Ben Moser. Piles was crowned MIAA individual champion during the MIAA championships in April. Juniors Nathan Hoefflin and Brian Walker round out the five man squad traveling to the Jefferson City Country Club where the Ichabods placed third earlier in the season at the 2011 MGA Regional Preview. Washburn must finish in the top five to advance to the 2012 Division II Spring Championships Festival May 15-19 at The Cardinal Club in Simpsonville, Ky. “We just want to play good and just keep going,” said Grause. Luke Warnken is a sophomore history education and physical training major. Reach him at luke.warnken@washburn.edu.
Coaches, players form first opinions of each other during recruiting process Rob Burkett
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Building a winning collegiate sports athletics program is no small task. For Washburn this is especially the case as the university is coming off one of its most successful years overall. The Washburn football team has been able to continually build on its success by putting increasingly elite athletes on the field. How that occurs however is another story entirely. As part of the process, Washburn coaches head out periodically to evaluate, meet and hopefully sign athletes from around the nation. In the case of sophomore wide receiver Ronnell Garner,
Part two of a three-part series on the recruiting process in NCAA Division II sports
the recruiting process was a trial as the Raytown, Mo., product struggled to come to terms with what he wanted from a prospective school. “I had a few schools who were interested in me,” said Garner. “The main thing I took to heart was, who was I comfortable with. I wanted to play for sure but I also wanted to go somewhere I felt I could trust the coaches to be fair with me.” Garner’s recruitment was a competitive one for the Washburn staff. As an all-state pick and Kansas City metro star, Washburn indentified him early as a player they were interested in. “We knew we were interested in getting to know him,”
said Washburn head football coach Tim Collins is a lone coach Craig Schurig. “Obvi- talent sleuth on the hunt. With ously we recruit talented play- recruitment rules allowing him ers but we also want to know to spend a large amount of time the young man we are talking on the road constantly, Collins to, getting to know them and is always busy looking to bring their family. Its important to us in quality athletes to compete at to get the right kind of person Washburn. to.” “I’m on the With a larger road constantly,” RECRUITING staff than most said Collins. SERIES sports, Schurig “Once the seatrusts in his coaches under him son ends, I enter a whole new to help lead the charge in bring- season with a lot of miles put ing in talent as well. According on the odometer. It can be exto Schurig the task of identify- hausting, but it’s worth it when ing players is a team effort. you are able to bring a player to While football has a large Washburn, because you know roster and thus a need to recruit they are going to contribute players on a larger scale, some while they are here.” sports are looking to become While the coaches are almore selective at Washburn. ways looking for talent, some Washburn soccer head talent can come to Washburn in
odd ways outside of the traditional recruitment route. In the case of junior forward Sierra Moeller of the Lady Blues basketball team, the recruitment process was an almost seemingly unending process. With an initial year spent at Boise State University Moeller had a recruitment encounter completely by accident. “I was working at a golf course in Lawrence when I met [Washburn Head Coach Ron McHenry],” said Moeller. “He and I started talking, and we just hit it off well. I started looking at Washburn after that and saw the kind of winning tradition that was here so I knew I wanted to give this is a shot.” Since her arrival Moeller
has been one of the intregral parts of a team that won the MIAA crown this past year. Regardless of how an athlete comes to Washburn, one thing is certain, Washburn coaches and athletics administration are on a mission to build one of the best programs in the nation by bringing in unparalleled talent. “The coaches here care about the players they recruit so its a win-win for everyone,” said Collins. “We know that our mission is to get successful athletes, but we all want to make sure we get our players ready for life after school also.” Rob Burkett is a senior mass media major. Reach him at robert.burkett@washburn.edu.
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Book club going strong Michelle Boltz
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Photos by Ryan Burge, Washburn Review
Traditionally Non-Traditional: Artist Carol Ann Carter uses traditional techniques for creating her artwork, but in a non-traditional way. Her art is on display at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
Artist reinvents everyday objects Kelly Hurla
WASHBURN REVIEW
Carol Ann Carter not only consistently strives for meaningful work, but gives patrons the opportunity to connect with her art by more than just looking at it. Art isn’t always a visible texture. Sometimes it’s about what you can feel. “She’ll start with cloth, but that’s just the beginning,” said Sherry Best, gallery director at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. “She’ll use wire, paint, stitching- what we’ll think of sometimes as traditional quilting techniques and traditional sewing techniques, but she’s not using them in a traditional way.” The non traditional and mini-retrospective exhibit of Carter’s work “Threading Body & Space” is on display at the Sabatini Gallery until May 18. While some elements within the pieces can be recognized as realistic, they’re mainly used for details or surface decoration. The pieces Carter has created actually stretch that boundary of what an object can be, would be or should be. “There’s apron forms, jacket forms, dress forms, purses and bags and even shoes,” said Best. “None of them can necessarily be worn, but they’re all about the idea of those garments and how they decorate the body.” Along with the different forms are variations of bundles. These bundles may consist of paper, letters, outdated currency and sometimes even old birthday cards. “There are things that have been sent to me in good faith and love,” said Carol Ann Carter, artist of the exhibit. Carter describes herself
What You See Isn’t What You Get: Some of the art featured in this exhibit may look like common items, but most of the time, they are not. not as an independent artist, but a teaching artist. She is currently a professor at the University of Kansas, although she has held many other teaching positions at various colleges and universities throughout the United States. Speaking toward the process of Carter’s work, Best has a few theories. “Sometimes she’ll get tired of a piece, take it apart and use the parts for something else,” said Best. “So I think really for her, the material itself is only a starting point or jumping off point for developing an idea. Then when she combines things, she’ll try all different kinds of combinations and then finally settle on one that she thinks is working.” At the artist’s reception, Sunday, she went over her ideas on the exhibit, while explaining where she gets her ideas and how she developed them for her current and also future projects. “Because of a lot of what she’s doing is responding to the feel of cloth, we wanted people to be able to feel what she’s feeling, but without putting the work at risk,” said Best. To make this happen, a touching table was put together. Carter supplied many materials
from her studio for the table, allowing guests to see, feel and be able to touch many of the same materials in the exhibit, thus really getting the chance to experience what the artist herself was experiencing. Whenever a student asks what they should be doing, Carter only replies with a question. She asks them what their hands want to do. “I go where my hands and my heart want to be,” said Carter. The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is open daily, with hours of operation varying. Monday through Friday the library is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday’s hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday’s hours are from noon to 9 p.m. There is no admission cost to the library or it’s Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, which shares the same hours also. The exhibit is currently open at the Sabatini Gallery, and will be a part of May’s first Friday art walk.
actually help interpret and relieve stress among any age group. Sears goes on about a The average life of a psychological study that she did college student is filled with on a group of women undergoing constant and consistent stress. daily stress in which was able We tend to analyze and then to determine where their stress analyze the reason for why we was coming from and how are analyzing she was able to the point of to relieve absolute overit for them stressing about by simply the things that allowing them we do even in to color. our everyday I also lives. embarked on Students coloring the max out their pages given in stress levels this workbook to their brink and then likely because reading the they simply interpretation. do not know The concept how to stop that certain Photo by Linnz Fusco, Washburn Review the stress from colors are piling on. Have you ever heard drawn to certain emotions someone state that they wish should come as no shock they could just go back to the to most, but few recognize simplicity of their childhood? that the instinctive color that Perhaps they were not that far one chooses from a box of off of a solution. crayons can also interpret A book that I read recently their stress levels, feelings and entitled “Colors For Life” by life challenges at the time of Martha Soria Sears delves into coloring. the concept of coloring. Yes, This book analyzes coloring, one of childhood’s everything from the need for most treasured activities, can forgiveness in relationships WASHBURN REVIEW
The Washburn Book Club has been meeting every four to six weeks since its start in 2000. The book club sparked an interest by an employee in the Washburn bookstore who was a librarian that wanted to share their love of reading with others. It usually meets in the union on the third floor on a Thursday at 1 p.m. The book club is led by Denise Ottinger, vice president of student life, and Martha Imparato, a special collections librarian in the Mabee Library. People that are interested in joining the club are welcome to attend a discussion, or contact Ottinger or Imparato via email. All that is needed is a connection to Washburn in any way, and an enjoyment of reading. There is no cost to join. There are currently about 12 members, but about eight to 10 members come on a regular basis. The book club meets year-round. “If it’s before winter break, we try to meet in early December,” said Imparato. People that come regularly get the opportunity to choose books for the club, and they also get to lead the discussion for their chosen book. “It doesn’t take that long to prepare for a discussion,” said Imparato. “We mainly do fiction, but occasionally, we do non-fiction or a memoir.” Members give opinions about what they have read and ask general questions that would be at interest. The selected books are available through the Washburn Bookstore and can also get them special ordered at a discount through Nikki Daniels, who works in the general reading book area. Daniels has been working in the bookstore for two years. “We order about 10-15 copies for the book club and a
Photo by Rodolfo Parisi, Washburn Review
Must Love Reading Books: If you are a Washburn student, or employee and you love reading books, the Washburn Book Club just may be for you. Currently they are reading “Fractured” by Karin Slaughter. few extras,” said Daniels. Some of the titles that the book club has read and discussed this year include: “Our Stealing Horses” by Per Patterson (translated from Norwegian). “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Resey. “Rode” by local author, Tom Averill. On occasion, the book club will read books by local Kansas authors, and will invite them to join in on the discussions of their books. Averill recently discussed his new novel “Rode.” Another Kansas author that has been read recently is Nancy Pickard, who writes mysteries and lives in the Kansas City or
Lawrence area. Pickard’s latest book is called “The Scent of Rain and Lightning.” The next book club meeting is Thursday, May 3, at 1 p.m. in the Thomas Room inside the Memorial Union. This meeting’s selection is “Fractured” by Karin Slaughter. The next meeting is planned for mid-June. For upcoming titles, dates, times and location of future book club meetings, feel free to e-mail denise.ottinger@ washburn.edu or martha. imparato@washburn.edu.
Michelle Boltz is a junior mass media major. Reach her at michelle.boltz@washburn.edu
Off the art walk’s beaten path Tricia Peterson
Kelly Hurla is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at kelly.hurla@washburn.edu
Coloring solves life’s problems Shelby Atadgi
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and the way one can interact with another to the chance that they may thrive in financial situations. You can determine all of these things given your level of stress and then solve them by coloring with a different color. Though this book had many interesting facts about the way one can interact with the stress around them through color, I felt that it almost lacked more substantial differences or specifics for given pictures. Like many psychological evaluation type materials, it was very general about life events and stereotypes and lacked a lot of substance to the reasons behind the meaning of a given color. However, if you can look past that portion of the book and through to what is there it can be very informative and a neat learning experience about the insight into your own and others lives and stress. If only we would have known years ago that the stress relief is as simply as choosing a crayon. Perhaps we still can ‘go back to the simplicities of childhood.’
Shelby Atadgi is a sophomore psychology major. Reach her at shelby.atadgi@washburn.edu
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BA Designs offers four chances a year for local artists to display their artwork in the interior design buisness’s building for the monthly first Friday art walks. The artists don’t even have to be artists either, just people that produce artwork of some kind. “This particular [art walk], we just wanted to [feature] the design community, so some of the designers here, [from BA Designs] are in the artwalks,” said Cindy Manry, a designer for BA Designs. “We also extended the invitation to architects and designers and people who are in the community, so that’s what this one is. People that don’t necessarily have a job as an artist, they just do art as a hobby on the side.” One artist included in their exhibit is Gary Cox, who is actually color blind. He uses art to keep him busy, and to “prevent cabin fever.” “I don’t know if I consider myself an artist buy I have enough skills to get some things done that I like,” said Cox. “I also depend on Lyndsi [Cox] to help with advice and colors as I am somewhat color blind.” Because BA Designs specializes in interior design, this gives the designers that work there to create a theme and tie the art together in a fun way. This art walk’s theme is a “country fair” theme. “We, as designers, like to
Photo courtesy Lyndsi Cox, BA Designs
Blind to Color: Artist Gary Cox is color blind but is still able to create beautiful stained art pieces that will be displayed this Friday at BA Designs, located at 4119 Southgate Drive. do things that kind of pull it all together, design-wise, and feature the artists,” said Manry. BA Designs is located at 4119 SW Southgate Drive, and because of their location, the designers putting on the art show decided to hire a karaoke band, Groovy Girl Karaoke, as well as provide refreshments to their guests. Lyndsi Cox, a designer who is in charge of organizing this event, and daughter of Gary Cox, has additionally planned refreshments to give incentive to those attending the art walk to drive out to their location, which is off the beaten path. “We are going to have
a beer garden, which is like a buffet with tomato juice, pineapple juice, lemons and other things to flavor your beer,” said Lyndsi Cox. BA Designs was created by Beth Ann Brandon in 1995 in partnership with her family business, Martin Tractor Company, the second oldest Caterpillar dealership in the world. BA Designs is a full service interior design and contract furnishings dealership. Tricia Peterson is a junior mass media student. Reach her at patricia.peterson@washburn.edu
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Sam Sayler is a junior English major. Reach him at samuel. sayler@washburn.edu
Recycle books & get cash. Washburn University Bookstore Monday, April 30th - Thursday, May 3rd:
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday, May 4th:
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What a gas it was to see them WUStock brings Big Gigantic to Topeka
Michael Vander Linden
WASHBURN REVIEW
On April 29, Lee Arena featured four music acts that planned to entertain the Topeka community. Not only did they entertain fans that night, but they also had people talking for days later. The Washburn Student Government Association and Washburn University Campus Activities Board organized the event together to meet the request for a concert at Washburn. After much deliberation, CAB focused on bringing in local acts and WSGA contacted Big Gigantic to make their way to Topeka. The night started with Brail Watson, a local student at Washburn that won a performance time from winning the WU Idol competition. Watson is a double major in music performance, specializing in the cello and vocals. His goal with his music is to change the world. “I’ve always been involved in music whether it was in my
church or at home,” said Watson. “Then my brother-in-law came up to me and wanted to do music, so we’ve worked together ever since.” Brail now has an album coming out in a couple of weeks that he is hoping helps his music career take off. He even showed off some of those songs at WUStock, much to the delight of his fans. However, his rapping style is different from a majority of popular rappers. “I don’t cuss in my album at all,” said Watson. “It just doesn’t show off who I am.” Watson hopes to continue his music career trying to bring his different types of musical talents together to become a music engineer and/or a performing artist. Following Watson was Ty Schneider, aka That Kid Ty, a freshman at Washburn who is looking to become an art major. When Schneider heard about WUStock, he went to CAB and asked if they were looking for people to play. He showed them his music and they got him to play. Growing up, Schneider was a fan of all types of music. Now, he’s releasing his own music where Ty looks into spiritual beliefs, relationships, fun
activities and more. “I like my musical lyrics to be more serious, cause I think they honestly can show who I really am and show my fans why they should like me,” said Schneider. The next act was Nate Hargis, aka DJ N8, with Chris Beetles, aka Yung Bee, who combined hip hop and rap with electronic dance music to take to the “next level.” Both started at young ages watching musical acts and realized they wanted to become artists. When Hargis heard about WUStock, he gave a copy of his music to CAB and was selected to perform. “The network is growing and expanding every day,” said Hargis. Beetles agreed. “The stars are the limit; I want to do this every day if I can,” he said. However, the crowd really got going when Big Gigantic hit the stage. With hundreds of people and Lee Arena blasting dubstep, the environment was perfect for a concert. Jeremy Salken and Dominic Lalli hit the stage and gave the fans everything they could have wanted and more. “We not only play dubstep,” said Lalli. “We play
Arts and Entertainment • Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Photo by Alex Voskoboyev, Washburn Review
Gigantic Band Headlines WUStock: Jeremy Falken, (left), and Dominic Lalli, (right), make up the band Big Gigantic, who headlined Washburn’s own WUStock last Sunday. Falken is the drummer, and Lalli, also pictured below, is the saxaphone player. With their instruments they create their own unique sound, EDM and add classical and hip hop touches to it; it’s kind of our own style.” Big Gigantic has been around for nearly three years and just came together off chance. Both guys enjoyed all types of music and realized that their own types of music could really be synced together. “We get to improvise all of our music together,” said Salken. “Since we play instruments and electronic music, then the number of possibilities
are huge.” Their hopes for the future are to continue playing together and to make an impact on a much larger scale. They hope to go international at some point and hope that their music catches on with other cultures. Big Gigantic can be found on Facebook, Twitter and their website at biggigantic.net.
Michael Vander Linden is a freshman mass media major. Reach him at michael.vanderlinden@washburn.edu
Photo by Ryan Burge, Washburn Review
“Memory” largely a trip to forget Kelly Hurla
WASHBURN REVIEW
Have you ever watched a movie that had the potential to be great, but just couldn’t achieve that greatness? That’s what happened when I watched one of Netflix’s top 10 recommendations for me. This one was entitled “Memory.” Reading the brief description of the plot might not have been enough alone for me to choose this particular movie. “Dr. Taylor Biggs (Billy Zane) is haunted by a past that’s not his own. A hallucinatory drug gives him the power to see visions of vicious crimes, visions made all that more disturbing when he discovers that the murderous memories may belong to the father he never knew (Dennis Hopper). “Deirdre Blades co-stars as Biggs’s mother, whose own failing memory makes her powerless to help him unravel his family history,” states Netflix. If it weren’t for Zane and Hopper, this probably would have been lost to one of the
thousands of choices I have out of the streaming titles. The movie takes off rather slow, with awkwardly delivered dialogue. I’m actually wondering if Zane’s colleague is supporting a real “molestache” or if it’s just part of the
movie magic, or lack there of. In the next scene, the doctors are asked to do a consult while still in town for their conference. The “scans” they’re asked to look at, literally have me laughing out loud as they appear to be something configured using the “Paint” program that I assume is equipped on almost every computer. After viewing these “scans” it’s inferred that the patient is inflicted with what appears to be cancer, but only attacking the areas of memory. As Zane’s character searches through the patient’s bag for clues, he rips his glove and becomes exposed to the substance we later find out
is responsible for the strange memory mumbo-jumbo. His hallucinations begin shortly after. Throughout the film, I find the usual boring elements. Zane’s character sees visions of a serial killer that are “real,” but nobody believes him at first. He meets a women and they eventually fall in love. For the most part, even the twists are pretty predictable. The movie really gets exciting after the second plot point, however when Zane discovers who the real killer is and is hot on their trial. The last 20 minutes of the film almost make up for how slow the rest of the film is. Overall, it’s a film that I don’t feel was entirely a waste of my time in comparison to other “gems” in Netflix’s instant selection. I only wish more time and money could have been spent on the project and that the intensity of the last 20 minutes could be the same throughout the film’s entirety. Kelly Hurla is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at kelly.hurla@washburn.edu
Rob Burkett
WASHBURN REVIEW
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