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WU not concerned by parking lot situation Rob Burkett

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Gridlock. Running late. Creeping through the parking lot. These are all things that students tend to associate with going to school at Washburn.

Recently, the university has been undertaking a systematic approach to repairing facilities around campus.

Among those projects has been the largest of the parking lots on the east side of Petro Allied Health Center. At an estimated cost of over $1 million dollars for the entire campus wide project, the Petro parking lot was targeted as the first in a series of infrastructure improvements.

Students however wonder why Washburn decided to undertake the project at the time that they it did.

“What students don’t realize, is that the campus continues to run even though they’re not here in the summer,” said Rick Anderson, vice president of administration and treasurer. “Petro in general has a lot of particular activity; Sunflower State Games, basketball, volleyball camps etc.”

While all of those facts are true, the question still remains. Why now as opposed to earlier in the summer?

According to Anderson, the process for beginning the infrastructure improvements began back in May of this year. As the system currently stands, Washburn administration cannot spend more than $50,000 on a project without Washburn Board of Regents approval.

With that in mind, the initial process of submitting a bid for a contract began at the beginning of the summer.

After going through the approval process, the board of regents approved the bid in June at the end of the month. As a result of this, the absolute earliest that the university could have moved on the project would have been July 1.

With the consideration of the busy schedule during the summer, the administration took a look at the schedule

and tried to determine a period of time in which the project could be completed without undue inconvenience to the campus community.

Towards the end of July was when the project was started. Since then the project has met with some adversity due to weather conditions keeping crews from being able to stay on schedule.

“Right now I expected two-thirds of [the parking lot] to be open,” said Anderson. “Really not quite half yet is and they’re still pouring concrete. Twothirds will be open in another week.”

Students however, still feel that Washburn needs to build at least a small amount of more parking on campus.

“On Monday, Wednesday, Friday I have to park all the way out on Boswell [street],” said Ryan Caldwell, junior art major. “Its just nuts. I mean I think they should have started working on the parking during the summer.”

In response to many students grumblings about the lack of space and availability, Vice President Anderson expressed his view that many students were reacting early on in the year to the first week of classes in which many more students are on campus than will be seen throughout the bulk of the semester.

“Clearly the first week on campus, everyone is trying to figure out things,” said Anderson. “Even if we had the Petro lot, we would still have parking issues. This is natural to every campus.

New freshman, everybody coming to campus start of the semester, between [9 a.m. and 1 p.m.] everybody descends.”

While some students might complain about the parking, Anderson feels that Washburn is really giving students a privilege for free that other universities take advantage of students on.

“You know its an interesting perspective,” said Anderson. “I’ve been on a lot of campuses and this is the easiest campus to park on that I’ve ever been on. Students don’t know any different.

Photos by Rob Burkett, Washburn Review

What parking problem?: With construction on the parking lot near Petro Allied Health Center running behind schedule, students at Washburn have faced a daily challenge of finding a place to park. Rick Anderson, vice president of administration and treasurer, calls it a “walking problem, not a parking problem.”

All they know is what their situation is here. We don’t charge for it and in most cases, other than certain narrow windows, [parking] is not a problem on this campus.”

In fact according to Anderson, students don’t have a parking problem as

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much as they have, what he terms as “a walking problem.”

“Even from 9 a.m. to noon, it’s a walking problem not a parking problem,” said Anderson. “In reality you can find a space over near the [Washburn Village], you can find a space

over by the tennis courts, but thats a ways away if you’re coming to Morgan Hall.”

Rob Burkett is a senior mass media major.

Reach him at robert.burkett@washburn. edu.

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Lady Blues win, flawless victory Burger Stand opens Jordan Loomis and Brad Pechanec WASHBURN REVIEW

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Defense ready: Breanna Lewis, junior outside hitter and Mollie Lacy, senior middle hitter guard the net against Missouri Southern last Wednesday.

With the bleachers quickly filling up and the student section growing by the minute, Lee Arena was anything but quiet last Wednesday night. A large crowd had gathered to cheer on Washburn’s very own Lady Blue Volleyball Team as they faced their fellow MIAA opponent, the Missouri Southern Lions.

Match one started out with a bang right from the opening serve, with both teams going point for point in the very beginning until halfway through the match, when the Lady Blues took a commanding 18-11 lead. The Lady Blues then moved on to take match one in a standing score of 25-15.

At the start of match two, both teams came out struggling as they both made early mistakes. However, the Lady Blues ended up using MSU’s errors against them to bust out a 1713 lead. They then added three more points to make the score 20-13. The Lion’s head coach, Trish Knight, concerned that her team was losing momentum, called a timeout to try and

talk things out.

After the timeout, the Lady Blues came out confidently, with swagger, and junior captain Jessica Fey responded with a ferocious kill that echoed through Lee Arena. MSU reacted quickly to that attack and put two more points on the board, nevertheless, it was not enough to diminish the burning confidence of the Lady Blues as they took the second match 25-15.

“We came out excited for our first home game,” said Fey. “Sure, we didn’t play as well as we initially wanted to but we ended up with a win—which is always good.”

Senior captain, Courtney Wallman, agreed with her teammate.

“Jessica is right,” Wallman said.

“Last week was a good experience for everyone in learning about where we’re at as a team—it gave us a good feel of who much we need to improve on and what we still need to practice before our game against Northwest Missouri State next week.”

After the 15-minute break,

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Michelle Boltz

WASHBURN REVIEW

The Burger Stand made their Topeka debut in the College Hill development, and has been hopping since they unlocked their doors for business Sept. 10. The Burger Stand, owned by native Topekan Simon Bates, also has two locations in Lawrence.

The Burger Stand not only features burgers, but Hawt Doggz (featuring Nathan’s Famous hot dogs), eight custom-made dipping sauces, six varieties of French fries, and more. One of the dipping sauces available is the Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Aioli.

“It’s like mayonnaise in texture and creaminess, only better,” said Pedro Concepcion, The Burger Stand’s executive chef.

One of the most popular burgers ordered is Smoke, which includes applewood-smoked bacon, smoked Gouda cheese, and chipotle-cocoa ketchup. The Ichabod Dog is one of the most ordered Hawt Doggz with whiskey caramelized onions, bacon baked beans, and cheddar cheese. Duck fat fries are also well liked, and are made to order fresh.

“The trick is to eat them fresh out

Photo by Jordan Loomis, Washburn Review

Eating out: The Burger Stand, 1601 S.W. Lane St., recently opened with a menu of upscale burgers and other offerings.

of the fryer,” said Concepcion. “Everything is made fresh.”

What sets The Burger Stand apart from other places is they try to please everyone, including vegetarians and

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

alendar Farley discusses future of WU

Friday, September 23

Lady Blues Volleyball vs Truman State Lee Arena 7 p.m..

Sat., September 24

Downtown Topeka Farmer’s Market Judicial Center Parking Lot 12th & Harrison 7:30 a.m. - Noon Ichabod Senior Day Bradbury Thompson Center 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Lady Blues Volleyball vs.

Missouri Western Lee Arena 7 p.m.

Mosaic Concert White Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 25

Bone Day at the Zoo Topeka Zoo 9:30 a.m.

Monday, September 26

Monday’s Farmer’s Market Topeka-Shawnee Country Public Library 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Washburn Symphony Orchestra Concert White Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.

Rob Burkett

WASHBURN REVIEW

Each year is a new beginning for Washburn. For each of these new beginnings comes the annual address of President Jerry Farley in what has been coined the, “state of the university” speech.

Farley started off his address with a few elements that are familiar from his opening year addresses, recognizing faculty and students that had achieved honors and outstanding performance while representing the university in different academic and athletic pursuits.

Farley then found a couple of key ideas which he homed in on throughout his speech.

“I have a couple of ideas I think we can embrace this year and change the way we do things at Washburn,” said Farley. “To me, I am always amazed at how much vitality there is at Washburn.”

Farley expressed his excitement for the coming year as he talked about students returning and their energizing the campus. Farley also emphasized collaboration to the faculty in the audience as well.

Among the two key concepts Farley’s address centered around, innovation was his key

thrust.

“Our success on our campus will be in our openness and in our connectivity with one another,” said Farley. “At any point in time there is an opportunity for extraordinary change in our world, but at any moment only certain changes can occur and do occur.”

Specifically the president pointed to the two numbers by which universities around the country are measured; student retention and graduation rates.

Farley gave examples in which other areas of the country have linked funding of higher education to these performance numbers.

The president then challenged faculty and staff to seek to raise those numbers.

“Our mission is to educate students and to help the succeed,” said Farley. “These metrics are not simple percentages, they are not simple numbers. They represent a student. I challenge each one of us to create an environment that is innovative so that we can improve not only these metrics, but the underlying learning that must also occur.”

The president then pivoted to the topic of results from last year’s National Survey on Student Engagement. The NSSE was given to both freshman

and seniors as a way to gauge how students viewed their time, both at the beginning and end of their college careers, at Washburn. According to Farley, in most categories there was an increase in performance standards since the test was last administered in 2007.

“Even despite the improvements, we remain about average,” said Farley. “We can do better than that. We are better than average. I challenge all of us to do the things that are necessary for us to improve those scores.”

The president then talked about the current financial challenges facing Washburn. With the end of funds from the federal stimulus of 2009, Washburn now faces shortfalls in funding.

Farley alluded to the need in the future to explore the option of raising tuition. Farley also explained the recent decision to offer certain areas outside of Kansas in-state tuition prices in an attempt to get more students coming to Washburn.

“Recruiting from outside the state has several benefits,” said Farley. “The students contribute to the university and the local economy. Furthermore, there is a high probability that students will want to stay.”

The president finished up the address by touching on some of the economic hardships

FBI agent wakes up Washburn

Tuesday, September 27

Beta Alpha Psi Tutoring Session Henderson Hall, rm. 109 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Air Force Brass and Blues Band concert White Concert Hill 7:30 p.m.

Wed., September 28

Beta Alpha Psi Tutoring Session Henderson Hall, rm. 109 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Crimes of the Heart Topeka Civic Theatre 12:30 p.m.

The Plagiarism Forum Memorial Union, Washburn “A” room 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Thurs., September 29

Washburn Lady Blues soccer v. Missouri Western Yager Stadium 6 p.m.

Top City Thursday Downtown Topeka 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Two Painters: Philomene Bennett & Margo Kren Beauchamp’s Gallery 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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the university faced, which kept the administration from offering a salary increase to faculty.

The administration managed to help members of the university healthcare program by giving full payment for those enrolled in the program.

“I care very deeply about this university and about our future,” said Farley. “I feel extraordinarily privileged to serve Rob Burkett is a senior mass media major. Reach him at robert. burkett@washburn.edu.

Forum sheds light on key issue

less of a problem it becomes.

Awareness is important and empowering. Everybody makes Plagiarism can be inten- mistakes and nobody is perfect tional or unintentional, so it is so it happens.” imperative to know what plaThe idea is to help prevent giarism is, how to prevent it it. and why you should.

“The Washburn Review Questions related to the is involved in giving back to topic will be answered at the the community every day and “Plagiarism Forum,” Sept., 28 we wanted to be able to give from 6 to 8 p.m. back more,” said in Memorial Robert Burkett, PLAGIARISM Union’s Washeditor-in-chief FORUM burn Room. of the Washburn Plagiarism is an act of dis- Review. “This event is made to honesty that can be easily pre- be an informative way to give vented. Malone University’s back. Everybody makes misPresident Gary W. Streit was takes and even we make miscaught using material that he takes.” had not written and was quesThe event will have a numtioned when people began to ber of presenters who are there notice striking similarities be- to help students better undertween Streit’s material and in- stand what plagiarism is and formation that had previously provide resources to arm them been posted online. According with knowledge to help them to The Daily Mail, Irish Prime be successful through their caMinister Enda Kenny alleg- reer at Washburn and throughedly ripped off one of President out the course of their lives.

Obama’s speeches, claiming Also, different areas of plagiathat it was a tribute to the Presi- rism will be covered and how it dent after he was caught. Ac- applies to various majors. Any cording to Plagiarism.org, 36 questions that may be a concern percent of undergraduate col- can be asked at this event, and lege students admit to know- prizes are also involved. ingly copying work that wasn’t “Most acts of plagiarism their own. Plagiarism comes in are usually lack of knowledge, many forms so it is very im- however ignorance is not an exportant that students are able to cuse,” said Stover. identify and prevent it.

“The topic of plagiarism needs to be discussed,” said Graphic by Cameron Hughes, Washburn Review Maria Stover, speaker for the forum and associate professor Zacharey Bradley is a freshman of mass media at Washburn. sociology major. Reach him at “The more visible it is the zacharey.bradley@washburn.edu.

Zacharey Bradley

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German Shepherds National Show Kansas Expocentre all day

German Shepherds National Show Kansas Expocentre all day

Photo by Rob Burkett, Washburn Review

Looking forward: Washburn President Jerry Farley addresses audience members Sept. 8 regarding the Washburn. Farley said he’s pleased at Washburn’s current state, wants improvements to continue in the future.

Photo by Nevada Mills, Washburn Review

Alumnus’ words of dedication: Dave Burlew entertains Washburn alumni with stories of his years serving the FBI. Burlew is a Washburn alumnus and spoke at the Bradbury Thopmson Alumni Center on Sept. 15.

Tanner Ballengee

WASHBURN REVIEW

On the morning of Sept.

15, members of the Washburn Alumni Association as well as other guests from the Topeka community welcomed back an alum with a life straight out of “Law and Order.”

Over plates of bacon, eggs and coffee supplied by the Alumni Association, guests and Washburn alumni listened to a presentation given by FBI agent Dave Burlew, who has been serving the bureau for over 20 years and has been working as the training and national academy coordinator since 2008.

Burlew graduated from Washburn University in 1980, receiving a bachelor’s degree and playing baseball for four years. After graduation, Burlew served as a police officer of Olathe, Kan., for six years, before joining the FBI in 1988.

Success came swiftly for Burlew as an FBI agent; he received awards and recognition throughout his career, starting in 1996 with the recognition of his liaison work with agencies in Nebraska, then receiving the Meritorious Achievement Award in 1999 for his work in the drug and weapons busts known as “Operation Powerball,” and again in 2002 when he was given the Officer of the Year Award for law enforcement in Nebraska, or otherwise known as the “Top Dog” award.

In 2008, Burlew accepted the job of the training and national academy coordinator for the FBI in Kansas City. Since then, he has been training and recruiting potential FBI agents from the bureau’s National Academy, a university in Virginia where would-be agents endure 10 weeks of hands-on training and activity that ends with the completion of a final fitness test called “The Yellow Brick Road.”

The Yellow Brick Road, named after its yellow painted rocks that mark the trail, is the ultimate of all obstacle courses: a grueling stretch over six miles of woods, water, ropes, barbed wire, walls, trenches and much more. Those who do complete it are awarded a commemorative yellow brick upon graduation of the academy.

Burlew not only looks for graduates of the National Academy, or completers of The Yellow Brick Road, but he said he looks for the people of today’s generation that are driven, have the energy and real desire to become an agent for the FBI. Burlew also travels and speaks to different schools looking to recruit college students as well.

After roughly 23 years in service, Burlew says he’s in the twilight of his career, and that he has lived his dream, but his career has not been as glamorous as some movies and television shows portray it to be.

“I’ve lived in hell, and I’ve met the devil,” said Burlew

in regards to his work against drugs, “That ruins peoples’ lives and careers. I did that for 13 years and I wouldn’t wish that upon anybody, because it is not a fun scene.”

During his talk Burlew told a couple “war stories,” as he calls them; some funny, like his tale about his prevention of a gas station robbery and an exhilarated clerk’s remark about him and his FBI crew (“Damn you guys are fast!”), and some not so funny, like his remembrance of the cocaine and heroin smuggler who pulled a gun on him.

“That’s not TV, folks,” said Burlew. “That’s real stuff, and it’s not fun.”

Whether good or bad, Burlew’s memories grabbed everyone’s attention, and his lighthearted words on his career as an FBI agent brought smiles to a room full of fellow Washburn alumni.

Dave Burlew thanked Washburn and his baseball coaches for the opportunities and experience they gave him, even recalling how crawling through the muddy water on the Yellow Brick Road reminded him of baseball practice.

“I was one of the 600 hired to be an FBI agent back in 1988,” said Burlew. “I’m proud to be an alumni of Washburn.”

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

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News • Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Vets seek credit for service

Michael Vander Linden WASHBURN REVIEW

As a student comes into Washburn University, he/she is told they must complete a certain class requirements before they can graduate. Among these general education classes are math, science, English, and a Kinesiology 198 (KN198) class.

However, not everyone feels as though some of these classes will be beneficial. Anthony Fast, a veteran of the United States Army, feels as though KN198 for veterans is unnecessary and a waste of money, and has done something about it.

Fast, a senior at WU, decided to draw out a proposal to gain support for his idea.

“I just wanted veterans to be granted the credit for the KN198 class due to knowledge they have already gained on this subject while they served,” said Fast.

He went on to compare the classes sections to objectives they have already studied.

These include weight training, kardio kick,

Graphic by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn Review

walk/jog, aerobics, body toning and self-defense. However, the most ironic one he believes to be is the boot camp class.

“The college takes the name from the military to offer it as a class; however, veterans go to a real boot camp and it is not accepted? Give us credit where credit is due,” said Fast.

Fast also said that he thought it was even more illogical that they introduced an online version of the class.

“I wonder at the dilemma

of having an online physical education class that meets the requirements, yet veteran’s experience is not accepted,” said Fast.

Fast is not only trying to look for ways to help veterans, he also believes by the school accepting the proposal, it would increase the chance that veterans looking to higher their education after service would attend Washburn University.

Gordon McQuere, dean of college arts and sciences has had a chance to look at the proposal and form several ideas over it.

“In general, I support the notion that we should have the requirement of KN198 waived for veterans,” said McQuere.

Although the “backing” of a proposal is not necessary for one to pass, it is important to obtain support from a variety of people to get the attention of the faculty/administration.

McQuere also acknowledged that the material covered in KN198 is important to education and not all veterans may have this knowledge.

“I say this coming from the perspective of a veteran myself; I was in good physical shape but had very little exposure to the ideas about a healthy lifestyle,” said McQuere.

Not only does it need to obtain the attention of these members, it also has to travel through a long process before it even gets to a final vote.

“Typically, proposals start at the University Senate,” said McQuere. “Then they will proceed to a general faculty meeting where it must obtain a majority vote. Then, the administration takes a look at it to determine their stance. If it passes through all of these stages, it gets to a final vote by the Washburn Board of Regents.”

As a senior, Fast could be gone before his proposal makes it to the board of regents.

“In the military, there is a brotherhood,” said Fast. “I’ll be happy to take this class if it means I’m helping my brothers in the future.”

Sex Ed event leaves impression Jordan Loomis

WASHBURN REVIEW

Sex. Be honest with yourself, that one word was all it took for you to be interested in this article, wasn’t it?

That’s all it took for almost 200 of Washburn’s students to be interested in attending last nights presentation: “Sex Ed Bootcamp.” The program’s creators, Sexologists: Dr. Joni Frater & Esther Lastique, know what they’re talking about.

Both women are Amazon. com best-selling authors and have been interviewed by over 300 media outlets, including Playboy and Maxum magazine.

With a fair warning, the censors came down and the audience was given the cold, hard truth—literally.

Sex-Ed Bootcamp, according to Frater, was built around the goal that the audience leaves with the accurate information about their bodies and the true information no one wants to talk about.

“What we’re really trying to come across with is the knowledge that your body belongs to you and that you need to know what to do with it, for it,” said Frater. “We want you to love your body, inside and out.”

Both women are huge believers in monopolizing the opportunity to have the program be presented to college stu-

dents.

“We believe in abstinence with education because, come on, everyone chooses to have sexual intercourse at one point or another in their lifetime,” said Lastique. “We want students to be educated on this topic so that they can be happy when that time in their life comes.”

W h e n asked for a basic description about their program, the sexologists described it as a very interesting and different type of sexual program.

“We focus on informing the student body anything we can cover: the basic anatomy, STD protection, barrier protection and technique,” said Lastique. “If you’re going to be sexual with another person, we want you to know how to maximize your pleasure while staying safe.”

Frater added that with every campus presentation, the two women speak personally with the health departments in the hopes of customizing their

lesson based upon each campus’s statistics.

An hour and a half of productive talking, inappropriate jokes made in the audience and valuable lessons from Frater and Lastique had the entire audience enjoying themselves as the program covered everything starting with the basics: self-love, protective practices, hints about talking things through with your sexual partner, pleasurable tricks, the right way and the wrong way to doing things and more mature content that

Photo by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn Review

will not be mentioned.

“As our first time in Kansas, we really enjoyed speaking with the Washburn students who came to see our presentation,” said Lastique.

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

Journalist to speak at WU Sam Sayler

terson of the sociology department. “This year the speaker is being funded by WSGA, the president’s office, the law school, history and political science. Mass Media’s putting a little money in and so forth.”

Over the past few years, the committee of approximately seven or eight people has become more serious about Constitution Day, and Peterson thinks it shows.

“The last couple of experiences have been successively better in terms of getting students involved,” said Peterson.

“This one, I think, will carry on that tradition.”

Having travelled the world

for her work and becoming a Jill-of-all-trades in mass media, Wright has much to offer with her speech.

“One of the things that I hope happens is that kids at Washburn get a better sense of their relationship to a much larger world,” said Peterson. “I think your generation is going to discover that globalization has real meaning.”

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

To mark the founding of the United States government and to educate Washburn University students, staff, and faculty about how it came to be, Saturday Sept. 17 was another Annual Constitution Day. Wednesday, Sept. 21 sees award-winning journalist and author Robin Wright in the Washburn Room of the Memorial Union at 7 p.m. as a special guest speaker in support of her new book “Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World” with a book signing following her speech.

In 2005, the late Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest serving senator at the time, helped enable the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which requires every educational institution in the country that receives federal support to mark constitution day in a public fashion.

In the beginning, like other schools, Washburn began observing Constitution Day by placing notices and signs around campus and even ran a student essay competition, but that soon expanded.

“We got better organized and formed a bigger committee,” said professor Mark Pe-

in attendance included Cumulus Broadcasting, imageQuest, Bartlett and West, State Street and Saint Francis Community Services, Inc. Many of the businesses have attended the fair at Washburn more than once.

Christina Johnson of Cumulus Broadcasting, Inc. said that Cumulus is currently looking to hire for two positions: a sales representative and a parttime board operator and pro-

gramming assistant who helps out in running different events that Cumulus does. Prospects should be reliable, outgoing and hard working with a flexible schedule.

Cumulus Broadcasting, Inc. is a broadcast company that owns six radio stations in Topeka and many more stations throughout the United States.

Local Cumulus stations broadcast anything from rock music

to country music to sports.

State Street is a banking company that is into institutional investment banking. They have been around since 1792 and are based out of Boston, Mass. They provide financial services to mutual funds companies, insurance companies and companies and states with pension plans.

“At State Street, we look for well-rounded business stu-

dents,” said Bret Fischer with State Street. “Our positions are kind of a combination of accounting, finance and economics all rolled into one package. We don’t get hung up on the type of degree. We look for someone with the ability to learn new things because, in our industry, things constantly change, so you have to constantly learn new regulations and new ways of doing things.

We look for people who have innovation, the ability to think outside the box and come up with better solutions for solving problems.”

State Street is a global company that has been affected by the recession. However, Fischer says that Kansas City has been designated as a growth site for State Street. It is anticipated that they will add 600-800 new employees in the next couple of years.

Bartlett & West is a civil engineering and special technology firm. They have 330 employees at 11 locations all over the Midwest. The company supports the school and gives scholarships to pre-engineering students.

Ali Williams, a former Washburn graduate and employee at Barlett & West, said that they have been really lucky during the recession.

“We have really loyal clients and we’re in a market where there’s not a lot of competition,” said Williams. “We are a pretty small engineering firm and we have hired 65 people since January.”

imageQuest is a Xerox company that provides office and production equipment, digital color and software solutions.

Jeanna Allen from imageQuest says they’ve been on a hiring kick since November and are busier than they’ve ever been. While imageQuest is also looking for outgoing, hard-working individuals with flexible, they are also looking for somebody who is willing to relocate. imageQuest has locations in Wichita, Lenexa and Salina.

Saint Francis Community Services, represented at the fair

by Heather Elliott, is a company that specializes in social services for families in Kansas. In the northeastern part of Kansas, the company’s goal is family preservation and they work with families before the children are removed from the home.

Intensive in-home services are provided to help keep the family together. The company has offices in the western half of the state where they provide foster care services as well.

Elliott said that, being in the social work field, the recession hasn’t impacted the company’s services or amount of hiring.

“We’ve done the fair here for four years and it’s always been a great success for us,” said Johnson. “We always meet some great potential interns and employees here.”

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

Fair gives students glimpse of job market Whitney Eastwood

WASHBURN REVIEW

Washburn University held its semiannual Career Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in Lee Arena. The Career Fair is designed for students and community members to meet important people in their area of expertise and get an idea of what jobs are available.

Some of the businesses

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Register for the free service and keep your contact information up to date at www.washburn.edu/ialert or call 670-1154. iAlert will enhance our ability to maintain a safe academic environment for students, staff and faculty.

Whitney Eastwood is a senior English major. Reach her at jessica.eastwood@washburn.edu.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Washburn student apathy no excuse

Rob Burkett

WASHBURN REVIEW

For sports fans, the time of year approaching is one of complete ecstasy. With football coming into full swing, many different team shirts can be seen around campus throughout the week.

Now understandably, many people going to Washburn have allegiances to the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, not to mention NFL teams (I myself never pass up an opportunity to catch a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game.)

With all that said, I hope that students will remember where they are going to school and take a moment to appreciate the efforts that our student athletes put forth each time they take the field or court.

Specifically, the somewhat poor attendance at many of the sporting events I have been at this year has been disheartening.

While some may argue that there has been an uptick in attendance this year, I still find this to be a bit laughable.

The fact that students can’t bother to show up, when the ticket is free to watch the currently American Football Coaches Association Division II eighth ranked Washburn football team play on a MIAA game of the week is in my opinion, pitiful.

Keeping in mind that KU just came off of a mind altering beating last Saturday, Washburn has continued to roll with a gritty road win against its first legitimate opponent of the year in Missouri Southern State University, now comes the first measuring stick of if the culture of Washburn is for real. Everyone showed up for the home opener, but will students in particular show up for a nationally televised game? Considering it is against an opponent that will fight back unlike Lincoln University (Mo.) who lost to Washburn 66-26.

I can only hope that there will be a sea of blue clad fans ready to watch the game and cheer on the team to hopefully another victory.

Some will say that they

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

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just don’t enjoy football, and that is fine. Sports aren’t for everyone. That said--there isn’t an excuse not to enjoy another of Washburn’s highly successful teams as they compete for conference supremacy.

In the case of the Lady Blues volleyball team, which started off the season preseason ranked number five in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, there is plenty of upside to going to a game.

First, the team is extremely exciting to watch. For those that haven’t had a chance to watch the likes of Jessica Fey, junior middle and rightside hitter Breanna Lewis, senior rightside hitter, Hillary Hughes, junior outside hitter and the rest of the team, you are missing out on a superior show of athleticism.

The job of recruiting quality athletes to Washburn has been something that head coach Chris Herron has been able to achieve in spades and it’s just a travesty that more students don’t show up to give them the support and respect they deserve as they defend their regular season conference title this year.

Second, the games are played indoors so unlike with the football team, the casual fan doesn’t have to deal with the elements and cold weather as the season progresses.

Lastly, these young ladies have been wonderful ambassadors for the university, going to tournaments throughout the country and competing with some of the best teams in the nation.

Beyond all of that, one has to remember that unlike in Division I athletics where students receive the “full ride� scholarship and don’t have to take on the additional stress of paying for school, many of these athletes are paying for their own school in some way or another. The fact that they take on the additional burden of not only academics and the financial stress that comes with student loans but also then devote their time and energy to competing at a high level is a testament to their dedication.

The least we can do as fellow students is show our respect for them by appreciating the efforts they put forth and the sacrifices they make by attending.

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Marvel brings new life to Ultimate Spider-Man

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More than just burgers: The Burger Stand offers a variety of local beers on tap such as Tallgrass, Blind Tiger, Boulevard and Free State. They also offer cocktails such as Tequila Rickeys, Gin Fizzes and Rum Relaxers.

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everyone, including vegetarians and vegans.

“We think out of the box, keep everyone happy, and want everyone to go home with a smile,” said Concepcion.

The Burger Stand has a kid-friendly menu to please the inner child of taste buds, which includes grilled cheese, cheeseburgers, corn dogs and hot dogs.

“They can be custom ordered with additional ingredients,” said Concepcion.

Soon, The Burger Stand will have daily and weekly specials, along with a complete cocktail and beer list. On tap, they have beers made from local breweries, including Tallgrass, Blind Tiger, Boulevard, and Free State. A sampling of the cocktail menu includes Tequila Rickey, Gin Fizz, and Rum Relaxers.

One of the things that is unique about The Burger Stand is their Pong Bar, located on the other side of the establishment and is only featured at the Topeka location. The Pong Bar features two tournamentsize ping-pong tables, two pool

Other offerings: The Burger Stand serves up hot dogs with eight different custom-made dipping sauces and six different varieties of french fries.

They also have a kids menu. tables, a foosball table and a pinball machine, along with another full size bar. Above the bar is a net that house a huge pile of ping-pong balls.

“It’s a great place to hang out,” said Kenny Pingleton, bar manager. “Our location is great, centrally located for hospitals, [the Washburn] campus, and downtown.”

Robert Krause drew up the Pong Bar concept after being fascinated in the sport for two years, which has again become

a popular trend. Another feature about the Pong Bar is the mural painted by local area artist Aaron Marable, who lives in Lawrence.

The Burger Stand is located at 1601 S.W. Lane St. Feel free to also visit their Facebook page, or on Twitter @theburgerstand.

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

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Marvel hero with both his living still alive, but time will tell if Morales’s new Spider-Man is born of tragedy like Parker or because of his own desire to do “Ultimate what is right and be accepted Spider-Man” #1 For the uninitiated, Mar- like DC Comics’ Superman.

Even though Morales’s parvel’s Ultimate Universe is a separate entity from their main ents are both alive, the family dyline of comics. Originally, the namic still has its cracks. Pichelli imprint was designed to bring excels at character moments in in new readers and slowly the book such as when Morales transfer them over to regular is accepted into a new school via lottery. His parents are ecstatic Marvel books.

However, after 10 years of for their son, but Morales has distelling alternate-reality tales of dain for the idea of the lottery and Spider-Man and the like, the that he got in while other children ultimate universe now bears are crushed by being rejected.

After the lottery, Morales an even smaller resemblance goes to see his uncle when he is to the Marvel Universe. For bitten by a new mutated spider. instance, Ultimate After a phone call Peter Parker is dead after being shot by COMIC BOOK to Morales’s father, it is clear that the the Green Goblin.

REVIEW grown-ups do not While Parker like each other and is running around in movies, TV shows, and half we see Morales use his powers of every other Marvel comic for the first time, another opporseries, writer Brian Michael tunity to show how he is not a Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli carbon copy of Peter Parker.

The issue has strong charwork their magic to make Morales everybody’s new favorite acter moments, beautiful art, and is definitely worth the attensuperhero.

While Morales already ap- tion of any curious spider fan. peared as Spider-Man in “Ulti“Deathstroke” #1 mate Fallout,” this story shows This issue may be the polar his background and origin before he ever wears the tights. opposite of “Ultimate SpiderIt’s understandable if readers Man” in terms of storytelling, are left wanting more in terms but it is still the most entertainof superheroics and action, but ing offering from DC Comics’ Bendis plays the slow game second week of the New 52.

Deathstroke, also known and definitely has plans for the future of the title (pay special as Slade Wilson, is already well attention to the number 42), just into his career as a mercenary as he did when he launched the and assassin at the beginning of original “Ultimate Spider-Man” the issue and writer Kyle Higgins and artist Joe Bennett do starring Parker in 2000.

The first issue puts crime- not shy away from action and fighting on the backburner in violence.

Wilson has been relegated order to introduce Morales and build his corner of the Ultimate to bodyguard work and desires Universe. Bendis and Pichelli to be the most fearsome man on make sure that Morales isn’t the planet again. He is brought Parker with a different skin into a new mission and joins color. In fact, Morales’s race forces with the Alpha Dawgs. is not mentioned at all. For the Bennett draws the best “acting” moment, it’s refreshing to see a in his career with the annoyance

of classic tough guy Deathstroke and his new partners for the MTV crowd.

DC had a strong showing this past week with “Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE” and “Demon Knights,” but “Deathstroke” is the company’s best book of the week. Big action, gallows humor, and a genuinely surprising twist make this a must-have for actions fans that are new to comics and older readers mourning the loss of DC’s terrifically violent and hilarious “Secret Six.”

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Comic book heroes: Recent offerings from Marvel, DC and Image Comics include a revamped “Ultimate Spider-Man,” “Deathstroke” and “Pigs.”

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“Pigs” #1

Image Comics’ new espionage thriller from cowriters Nate Cosby and Ben McCool and artist Breno Temura is mostly exposition in its first issue, but “Pigs” promises more action and intrigue to come.

All that is known in the first issue is that a second-generation KGB sleeper cell is located Cuba and the time has come to invade the United States.

Meanwhile, New York cops a interrogating a woman about the sleeper cell, but as expected, she is uncooperative.

Cosby is known mainly for editing all-ages titles at Marvel, but now that he is writing his own series free from editorial confines, the swears come out in full force.

This issue is a tad light, but “Pigs” has a great last page, and creator-owned comics need all the help they can get with DC’s New 52 and Marvel’s big event comics and relaunches.

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

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Musical tapestry entertains Ivy Marcus

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Mosaic - the word is defined in many ways as pertaining to something made from many diverse elements, and the name is perfect for the Mosaic Concert, taking place at Washburn a second time this year.

What is the Mosaic Concert all about? The best way to describe it would be as a collage of many different musical groups, all brought together in one place for one performance.

There are no breaks between each piece of music, only a constant flow of sound. As soon as one piece ends, another begins.

All the singers and musicians are spread throughout the auditorium in different positions, surrounding the audience with music.

“It’s sort of like short attention span theater,” said Mark Norman, director of bands.

“Each piece is about five minutes - it would start off with the wind ensemble on stage, then the women’s choir in the balcony and so on. They go one right after the other...you end up getting about 20 pieces of music in an hour and 15 minutes.”

Norman said that while the concert is fast-paced, it is also easy to enjoy due to the eclectic range of music presented. Everything from band and orchestra to piano solos, jazz combos and choir voices can be expected at this year’s performance, with many major composers such as Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn represented.

The entire music department gets involved in the concert, professors included. Once the pieces have been decided,

the performers and groups practice separately. There is one group rehearsal that takes place, Norman said, in which they work out lighting, and positioning.

“It can be difficult sometimes because there are students who are performing in more than one group and need to get from one place to another,” said Norman.

The group rehearsal lasts a few hours.

Jaron Marcus, a junior piano performance major, performed in the concert the first year it took place at Washburn and will also be performing this year as part of the choir.

“Getting ready has been a lot of hard work,” said Marcus.

“Dr. Kellam is always good at preparing his students, it’s always fun to be a part of his choir.”

Marcus commented that while performing in the last concert was something he had fun with, he also enjoyed being able to watch the majority of it and appreciate the music.

“I think the piece I liked the most last year was the brass piece by Mr. Norman,” said Marcus. “I’d love to see some teachers perform again this year as well.”

Marcus will be performing “Hymn to the Fallen” by John Williams as part of a choir in the concert this year.

The Mosaic Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 24 in White Concert Hall, and it will be open to the public free of charge.

Ivy Marcus is a freshman English major. Reach her at ivy.marcus@ washburn.edu.

Run event supports WU Robert Burkett

WASHBURN REVIEW

It doesn’t matter how someone gets to campus, whether they run or walk, as long as participants show up this weekend to support the Washburn Alumni Association.

For WAA, the 5k Fun Run and Campus Walk event is an event that does several things at the same time.

For the association, the event is one of several fundraising events throughout the year that helps to build community on campus with those that have graduated.

Along with more traditional social events like After Hours, an event that dues paying members can attend to meet, greet and catch up with their fellow members, the 5k event gives alumni members a chance to do something that is a little more casual and different from most other fundraising events that WAA throws.

Through the event, WAA is able to help fund further en-

Wang brings back eastern influences

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Professor Art: Ye Wang’s ink paintings can be found on the top level of the Art Building. Wang’s time in China influenced his current collection on display. The works will be available for viewing through next week.

Kelly Hurla

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The emphasis is on the briefness and firmness of strokes, with just the delicacy of the paper, precision is required.

Too much ink and control will be lost. There is no erasing or going back.

With help from Sweet’s Sabbatical, a funding source for Washburn faculty to take time away from Kansas and study, Washburn professor Ye Wang studied in China for two months over the summer. During his sabbatical Wang worked on improving his ink painting techniques and studied under two master artists.

Su Maolong and Tang Yunming gave him many ideas for not only the painting aspect but teaching later in his lessons about the art of ink painting as well. Yunming specialized in

mountain paintings while Maolong demonstrated calligraphy.

“I like landscapes, but I didn’t want to paint only landscapes or just figures,” said Wang.

Instead, Wang focused on flowers and birds for his series of ink paintings.

After his two month study Wang is closer to understanding the traditions of Chinese painters.

“In China, they believe in the Taoist philosophy,” said Wang. “They hide themselves in the mountains, away from reality. They believe this allows them to blend with nature.”

After the trip, Wang began to like ink painting more and more.

“It shows confidence in your drawing,” said Wang. “It doesn’t limit you by any rules from the realistic style. The opposite of accurate is fine, it al-

lows a lot of flexibility and the focus is on inner expression.”

Figure drawing and painting are just two of the classes Wang teaches on campus. For painting classes, Wang demonstrates oil, watercolor, ink and other various techniques. His current exhibit was his first containing strictly ink paintings.

Wang’s previous exhibit “Reflection” on display was at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo. ended on Sept. 16. His “Reflection” collection was made up of just that, reflections.

Wang sets up a scene, has his subjects stand behind glass and he takes a photo. He then paints from the photo he takes.

While he has a focus on each painting, he never knows what will be reflected in the glass.

People walking by, cars, billboards, signs and whatever else comes in view that brief second are what will end up in the final

painting.

“I’ve been working on these types of paintings for the last ten years or so, but I have an idea for what I’d like to do next,” said Wang.

Wang expressed his desire to go all the way back to the classics. Applying his same reflection technique, he wants to set up scenes from classical paintings. His emphasis is to reconstruct classical paintings and deconstruct them at the same time.

“This is what I’d like to do in the following years, maybe even another ten,” said Wang.

The Ink Painting Exhibition by Ye Wang is currently on display upstairs in the Art Building.

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

deavors like funding alumni scholarships for students and supporting future events that the WAA supports throughout the year.

This year the event is set to start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Sept. 24 at the Bradbury Thompson Center. The course will take participants around the campus of Washburn, throughout the nearby college hill neighborhood and will end back at the BTC where refreshments will be available for participants.

For those still interested, entries will be accepted up to the morning of the event but will incur an additional $5 fee on top of the $15 walk and $20 run fee. Late enrollers will not be guaranteed the t-shirt given out to early registrants for the event. For more information on sponsors for the event go to www.washburn.edu/alumni/ funrun/2011runwalk.htm.

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

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Workshop pulls together media

Elizabeth Evans

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Pastels, glue, and watercolors covered the hands of those who participated in Sha Sha Higby’s workshop Saturday at the Mulvane Art Museum.

This performance art workshop incorporated visual art, music and dancing. Higby is a sculptural artist who emphasizes in costume design.

To begin the workshop, Higby turned off the lights and talked the participants through a series of different movements. The participants moved up and down and waved their arms to the sounds of one of Higby’s performances on the screen in the background. After the warm-ups, the participants began to create costumes out of paper plates, butcher paper, paper bags and wires. They layered their costumes with watercolors, pastels, fabrics and colored tissue paper. Once the participants finished their costumes, they put them on and danced throughout the room, simulating a small part of Higby’s performances.

Among the participants at this workshop was junior Candice Morris.

“I’m an art student, and we’re making costumes and masks in one of my art classes,”

said Morris. “I wanted to get some ideas for my costumes.”

Other than the United States, Higby has performed in several other countries. Higby started her work in art by sewing dolls and puppets at a young age. She also began making sculptures. Her art made it into galleries, but she decided she wanted her art to move. “[The main idea] is to show how people can transform into something else and make stories,” said Higby. “The costumes are the atmosphere around our bodies, and the story is up to the audience.”

Higby creates her performances through a process, which includes making the costumes, taking pictures, and then recording her practice performances. After watching the video several times and adding different props and movements, it usually takes Higby a year to fully develop her performances.

“I feel the most satisfaction when I’m making something with my hands,” said Higby.

“It’s refreshing. I love the surprise of how it comes together in the end.”

Elizabeth Evans is a sophomore English major. Reach her at elizabeth. evans1@washburn.edu.

Office Too not too bad

Tricia Peterson

olive oil and reduced balsamic vinegar the tomato mixture was spot on. The bread they placed this toI heard the new Office Too mato mixture on, on the other hand, had a great menu, so I thought was not. It was as if the chef took I would check it out. I was im- French bread and sliced two-inch mediately surprised with what I thick slices, lightly melted parmefound, and I was so impressed san cheese, and then plopped the that I got my hopes up – not such tomatoes on it, causing the bread a good idea. to get soggy, fast. If only they The “first” Office location is had toasted the bread sufficiently downtown, but recently the own- the entire dish would have made ers decided to open a second one on more sense. I must also note that South Topeka Boulevard, so they on the menu they claim the tomajust named it the The Office Too. toes are roasted 24 hours, which I It has the same menu, thought they seemed drinks and prices but RESTAURANT like fresh tomatoes. the hours at The Office I was disappointed REVIEW Too extend until 5 a.m. with this because I Wednesday through Saturday. was looking forward to trying brThe initial atmosphere is uschetta bread that wasn’t like any that of a bar, and because it is a I had tried before. dueling piano bar there are piano The fried pickles were my keys painted on the walls. There least favorite of my entire visit are booths and tables, as well as soggy and salty, which is not what many seats available at the bar, I wanted. I didn’t finish them and which is located in the middle of I always finish my fried pickles. the room. During nice weather The batter slid off the pickles and they also offer a patio with a seemed oversalted, which with smoking section. the briny-ness of the pickles, there The menu is not your typical should be little salt, if any. bar menu, and you can find a vaI then ordered The Office riety of appetizers and entrees that Cristo, which is a fried sandwich. you wouldn’t find at other bars – Each sandwich is served with a shrimp cocktail and fresh oysters on choice of sides, French fries, onthe half shell for example. I played ion rings, cole slaw, side salad it safe and ordered the bruschetta or kettle chips, and comes with and fried pickles. Both were good, a pickle spear. The Office Cristo but lacking on small details. is basically a Monty Cristo sandThe bruschetta bread was my wich which consists of turkey, favorite of the two because the to- ham and Swiss cheese layered matoes were fresh, and seasoned on bread, then battered and deepjust right. With basil chiffonade, fat-fried. After it’s golden brown WASHBURN REVIEW

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Office Eateries: The Office Too new location on South Topeka Boulevard.

The fried pickles are served with ranch dressing and a pickle. and crispy, powdered sugar is sprinkled on top and it is served with raspberry preserves.

The sharpness of the Swiss combined with the sweetness of the powdered sugar and preserves combine wonderfully. I spread the jam on the top of the sandwich and then ate it because the preserves are more chunky than smooth and it’s difficult to dip the sandwich. I thought this sandwich was wonderful and would order it again, the appetizers not so much.

Another sandwich I tried was the pastrami sandwich. I was expecting pastrami and I got roast beef. Granted the roast beef had good flavor, but the chef also cut the meat the wrong way. The cut needs to go against the grain, not with it which someone missed because parts of my sandwich were

extremely chewy. It was served with provolone cheese with an herbed mayonnaise. The flavor was there but disappointing if you are expecting pastrami.

The staff did an excellent job in taking care of me, refilled my drink and even noticed the onions in my salad and had it remade for me, without complaining. Most of the food was good, yet some left me wanting more, especially after getting excited for bruschetta bread.

Overall my experience at the Office Too was alright, and I plan on going back some night for the dueling piano bar. I might even check out the (first) one downtown.

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

Hits album breaks Benjamin Ryan Hodges

WASHBURN REVIEW

Greatest hits albums usually mark a turning point in a successful band’s career, whether it is number of albums released, anniversaries or as Monty Python once titled their own hits package, “Contractual Obligation Album.” They don’t, however, usually cause a band to implode. Breaking Benjamin’s “Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin” managed to do just that.

According to a report from billboard.com, the remix of “Blow Me Away,” which features prominently on “Shallow Bay” was not authorized by singer Benjamin Burnley but was instead approved by guitarist Aaron Fincke and bass player Mark Klepaski. At the time of the release of the remixed “Blow Me Away,” the band was already on a “hiatus” due to Burnley’s illness and inability to tour and the remix situation further complicated a situation that led to the eventual termination of Fincke and Klepaski from the band.

Drama aside, “Shallow Bay” offers an adequate overview of the post-grunge band’s career from its self-titled debut EP all the way through 2009’s “Dear Agony.” While not nec-

essarily a huge fan of Breaking Benjamin, there are at least enough songs on the album that I at least recognize to justify calling this a “best of” album.

“Polyamorous,” a minor radio hit from the band’s 2002 album “Saturate” starts off the album in a rather generic manner, which I suppose is appropriate for the band.

“So Cold,” one of the few Breaking Benjamin songs I actually like, is definitely the standout track on the album.

The song, which featured in the movie “Hellboy,” brings a strong presence to an otherwise somewhat bland and generic album.

The rest of the album plods along in such a fashion that leaves me lumping Breaking Benjamin into the same pile of generic, clichéd rock as Creed and Nickelback. Listening to the previously mentioned remix of “Blow Me Away,” I am struck by both a question and an answer. First, who is “Valora” and why were they unnecessarily grafted onto this song?

Secondly, this question also provides the answer to the question of why Burnley fired his band mates. In his suit against his former band mates, Burnley alleges that Fincke and Klepaski were offered $100,000 by the band’s record label to ap-

prove the song.

If you are a fan of Breaking Benjamin, it might be worth the effort to track down the deluxe version of “Shallow Bay,” which offers an additional disc of rare songs and acoustic performances. I often enjoy acoustic rock so I actually enjoyed this bonus disc more than the actual album. The songs “I Will Not Bow,” “Polyamorous,” “Until the End” and “Breath” all benefit greatly from the acoustic treatment.

The bonus disc also features covers of Queen’s “Who Wants To Live Forever” and

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Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence.”As a fan of Depeche Mode’s “Violator” album, I found the “Enjoy the Silence” cover especially grating. Burnwell’s attempt to ape Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan’s English accent rings hollow and the band completely fails to capture the essence of the song.

As a “greatest hits” package, “Shallow Bay” offers a look at a band that often failed to live up to its own inadequacy.

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

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Sports

Washburn earns first win against Ft. Hays

No. 6 Washburn wins in MIAA opener Homecourt dominance: The Washburn Lady Blues celebrate a point during the first home game of the year. Washburn won in straight sets 3-0 moving to 8-1 on the year. The Lady Blues were led by Jessica Kopp with 8 kills and Abby Wittman with 11 assists respectively.

Tesa DeForest, Washburn Review

Continued from Page 1 The Lions and The Lady Blues came back into the gym ready for game two. Urgently, the MSU Lions struck the first point off of the Lady Blues error. The blues then countered back with three more points to make the score 3-1. Soon afterwards, the Lions scored twice as the Blues struck net. Both teams continuously seemed to go kill for kill, dig for dig and block for black—at this point, the Lions played like they had something to lose, scrapping for everything they could get to make the score 8-11 in favor of MSU.

WASHBURN VOLLEYBALL

Not pleased with the current standing, Coach Herron called timeout to get his team refocused. “We weren’t responding well after the break,” said Herron, “which is always disheartening, but that’s volleyball.”

However, the timeout did not seem to help as the Lions added two more points to their lead and it continued to grow to a 5 point lead.

Finally, Freshman Marissa Cox stepped up and scored a thunderous kill, igniting the Lady Blues’ momentum. The Blues went on to score 5 consecutive points to cut the score 14-16. It looked as though the Lions would go on to survive another match, but the Lady Blues had other plans in mind.

The score became 20-19 in favor of Washburn when the Lions called timeout. The Blues came out firing on all cylinders adding two more points to make the score 22-19. Another tomahawk kill by Fey would seal the deal on the Lions as the Lady Blues won 25-21. “We had a great fan based crowd that helped motivate us during the last few moments of the match,” said Fey. Senior Mollie Lacy continues her stellar season, capping the night off with 8 points accompanied by 4 blocks. Junior Jessica Kopp racked up 8 kills with Sophomore Kelsey Lewis totaling 11 digs. The Lady Blues next game will be against Northwest Missouri State on September 20th and according to Coach Herron, the team is ready. “We want to play well,” said Herron, “with practice and strong leadership—that will be our primary goal every time.”

Brad Pechanec is a junior mass media major. Reach him at brad.pechanec@ washburn.edu

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Back on track: Rachel Hansen, sophomore forward, maneuvers down the field against Ft. Hays State University Saturday en route to a 2-0 win.

The Lady Blues are now 1-5-1 on the season.

Ivy Marcus

WASHBURN REVIEW

Breanna Lewis 6’5 Senior RH

Jessica Fey 6’0 Junior MH/RH

Mollie Lacy 5’11 Senior MH/RH

34 sets played

34 sets played

34 sets played

89 kills

78 kills

93 kills

26 total blocks

28 total blocks

32 total blocks

Amanda Guess 5’6 Senior Setter

Jessica Kopp 5’11 Junior OH/MH

Hillary Hughes 5’10 Junior OH

32 sets played

32 sets played

34 sets played

149 assists

53 kills

82 kills

54 digs

11 total blocks

90 digs

Fantasy Football

Josh Rouse

WASHBURN REVIEW

This week, many fantasy owners and Kansas City Chiefs fans alike took a huge hit as the franchise, running back Jamaal Charles, went down with a leg injury. Later that night, fan fears were confirmed as it was announced that Charles had torn his ACL. Charles, a top 5 draft pick in fantasy drafts, is just one of many higher-tier running backs who have disappointed fantasy owners so far. Chris

Graphic by Josh Rouse

Johnson has been slow to start after holding out all preseason, Arian Foster was injured Week 1 and barely played Week 2 and Rashard Mendenhall was dreadful in the Steelers’ opener against Baltimore.

So here are a few fantasy pick-ups at running back that can help you out, even in a deeper league.

Thomas Jones, Kansas City Chiefs: TJ may not have the great speed of CJ, but he is a very capable runner that amassed 896 yards last season as a backup running back.

Jones had a streak of five years

where he rushed for more than 1,000 yards each season, but that streak came to an end last season. I fully expect him to accumulate his normal payload this year.

Ben Tate, Houston Texans: It may only be a short-term fix, or it may be the best pickup you make all year. It’s hard to say really. All we know is that Arian Foster is still having issues with his hamstring, which can plague a player all season, and that Tate is the third leading rusher in the NFL at the moment with 219 yards. After the great preseason he had, I think it’s entirely possible he could continue his dominance all season if he gets an opportunity to do so. If you have space on your roster and he’s available, pick him up and monitor the situation. You might be good to start him this week and with the way he’s been running he might even be a good starter, even if Foster starts the game for the Texans.

Roy Helu, Washington Redskins: He’s the backup in Washington behind fantasy sug-

The Lady Blues went head to head against Fort Hayes State University in soccer on Saturday, pulling out a victory in the last quarter with a score of two to zero.

The game got off to a slow start, with several goalpost ricochets and near misses in the first half, but no scores.

The Lady Blues showed great stamina as they put forth powerful plays and a strong defense in a constant barrier against the Fort Hayes determined offense, which continued all throughout the first half.

The pace quickened with the beginning of the second half, as the Fort Hayes offense picked up their feet, forcing the Lady Blues defense to step up in order to keep pace with them.

As the game wore on, both teams continued to run harder and faster, refusing to give in.

Within the first minutes of the last quarter, the Lady Blues gained the advantage as Caysie Beetley, sophomore midfielder, sent the ball sailing into the goal for the team’s first point.

It was after several more minutes of gameplay, that the Lady Blues scored another goal. The end of the game saw Washburn shutting Fort Hayes out of the goal completely, pulling out a well-earned victory.

Coach Tim Collins said that two goals was very pleasar daddy Tim Hightower, but he had impressive stats Week 2 against the Cardinals. He is mainly being used when Hightower gets tired, but he has the breakaway speed to be a fantasy game changer on any given week. I expect to see him used more in the next few games and by midseason the running back position in Washington could become a timeshare.

Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: He is not going to get a lot of carries this season, but where he can help you out is with his receptions.

In two games he’s caught the ball 13 times for 79 yards, and I’m willing to bet he will catch a touchdown pass sooner than later. I wouldn’t start this guy unless your team is incredibly low on running back talent (like all your starters are backups), but he can still offer you a little bit in PPR leagues.

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

ing- and that after five losses, while it was hard to have confidence, he felt that the team had really showed a lot of it out on the field that evening, both in themselves and in each other.

“Something we talked about at half time is that you can’t play at a pace that is slower than what you’re capable of,” said Collins, “You have to work and get faster and quicker and better.”

Collins is confident that the Lady Blues did just that, and hopes to see that attitude continue.

Mallorie Monhollon, freshman goalkeeper, expressed satisfaction with the team’s defense and passing maneuvers during the match. The defense kept its game up really well the entire match, while there were very well connecting passes to the forwards that allowed them to really get a good advantage.

“We just need to keep up our communication,” said Monhollon. “We’ve been improving every game. We’ve really stepped it up. I think we just need to keep going in that direction.”

Ivy Marcus is a freshman English major. Reach her at ivy.marcus@ washburn.edu.

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Sports • Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Bods tie for second at Pitt

Hoefflin wins tournament with 4-under, 140 score

Mike Vander Linden WASHBURN REVIEW

After day one at the Pittsburg State Invitational Sept.

12-13, the Washburn Ichabods were vying for two different championships: the team championship and individual championship.

However, after day two, it became evident only one of those trophies was coming back to Topeka.

Junior Nate Hoefflin finished two strokes of the second place compet-

itor to take home the award.

“I’ve worked so hard in the game of golf. It’s nice to see it pay off,” said Hoefflin.

After day one, Hoefflin finished with a score of 69, which was one shot behind the leader.

On day two, it became a back and forth battle to see who would come out on top. However, as the exhaustion hit, Hoefflin continued to play strong and took the lead with a second day score of 71.

“The hardest part was definitely finishing the tournament strong,” said Hoefflin.

Hoefflin finished the tournament with an overall score of 140, four strokes below par.

Head coach Doug Hamilton, was not too surprised to see Nate on top of the leaderboard.

“I really thought he would get a win last year,” said Hamilton. “So I am not surprised to see it happen.”

With a comeback finish in store for the individual championship, it was the exact opposite when it came to team scores. After 18 holes, the Washburn golf team had a combined 288 score, two strokes ahead of the University of Central Missouri.

The message was quite clear from Hamilton what he wanted from his players. Concentration, controlling emotions, execution, grit and determination all comprise to maintaining a lead.

“I wanted them to be focused, yet to play their games and not force things,” said Hamilton.

Yet, as day two continued, Central Missouri golfers contin-

ued to put up numbers that Washburn could not match. This result put the team in a tie for second place, scoring an overall 585, or a nine above par.

“It’s extremely disappointing,” said Hamilton. “We feel like we lost it more than we got beat.”

With Nate’s impressive numbers leading the way, it was easy for other guys to step up and contribute. Brian Walker, junior, finished the tournament with a 147 score, tying him for eighth.

Senior Riley Piles also had a solid tournament, tied for twelfth with a score of 149. The other two Ichabod golfers, senior Chris Grause and freshman Sam Schulte, both

finished with a score of 154.

Of course, there were good and bad things that the head coach saw. He was happy with the ball control, especially off the drives. However, the mental side of the game seemed to take its toll on the team.

“We have the physical ability to be a good golf team,” said Hamilton. “We have potential.”

The Washburn golf team will be in action again Sept. 2627 in Muskogee, Okla.

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

“I’ve worked so hard in the game of golf. It’s nice to see it pay off.” - Junior Nate Hoefflin Graphic by Cameron Hughes, Washburn Review

Ichabods set for nationally-televised game against Missouri Western Mariauna Hernandez WASHBURN REVIEW

Neither rain nor lightning could dampen the spirits of the Washburn Ichabods Saturday in Joplin, Mo., as they were forced to wait out a rain delay for over an hour.

Fortunately for the Ichabods the late start brought good news as they extended their winning streak to 3-0 against the Missouri Southern State University Lions with a final score of 30-14.

Within the last decade Washburn has outscored Missouri Southern a whopping 338-234, Saturday’s game was no different.

“Our offensive coordinator, Rob Robinson, did a real nice job,” said Washburn head coach Craig Schurig.

“We mixed up our formations a little bit to try to give Southern a different look. It worked and got us going. Our run game started going a little bit and with the way our receivers and quarterbacks are once we get the timing down and they start getting that momentum they’re pretty good.

“We got hot and really started making the plays that we were just missing in the first half.”

In the opening drive of the game, Missouri Southern was forced to punt after Lions’ senior quarterback, Collin Howard, endured the first of two sacks

by Washburn senior defensive end Da-

kota Palan-Johnson and an incomplete pass. Washburn’s first drive would prove disappointing after a few misreads and a fumble by senior quarterback Dane Simoneau. Ichabod junior kicker Jeremy Linn delivered the first score of the game with a well-needed field goal. MSSU and WU played a punting game until the beginning of the second quarter, when the Lions put up seven points after a 5-yard touchdown reception by junior wide receiver Ne’Ronte Threatt that would close out the first half, 7-3.

Everything that could possibly go wrong for the Ichabods did in the beginning of the third quarter, leaving them stunned and a bit bruised. Washburn’s first two drives would result in a pair of sacks by MSSU junior defensive lineman Brandon Williams and Photo by Jordan Loomis, Washburn Review an interception by Lions sophomore In Good Hands: Sophomore receiver Ronnell Garner hauls in a reception against defensive back Demon Haire. An am- Lincoln College. The Bods return home Thursday to face Missouri Western. ped Ichabod defense regained the ball for its struggling offense through the we were off a little bit, but it wasn’t Lions up 14-10. Washburn would folhelp of a pair of sacks by junior line- anything we couldn’t handle.” low up with a 20-yard touchdown rebacker Jahmil Taylor and sophomore Washburn would remain unsuc- ception by sophomore wide receiver defensive end Adebayo Oladapo for a cessful until the final four minutes of Ronnell Garner. The Ichabods’ next total of negative 9 yards. the third, where senior quarterback, drive would end in a 30-yard recep“We weren’t playing as ourselves, Dane Simoneau would hook up with tion for a touchdown by sophomore but once we got together on the side- Beard for his first of two touchdown tight end, Toré Hurst, but a failed kick line, started talking and communicat- receptions giving the Ichabods the attempt by junior kicker Jeremy Linn ing things started going,” said sopho- lead at 10-7. would add only six points to Washmore wide receiver, DeJuan Beard.

The Lions would regain their lead burn’s lead. The Ichabod’s final score “We just contined to trust ourselves in the first minute of the fourth quarter would come in the final four minutes and didn’t get away from what we with a rushing touchdown by freshman of the game ending with an 11-yard knew. Trust and chemistry came back, quarterback, Kyle Webster, putting the touchdown reception by key sopho-

more wide receiver, DeJuan Beard. After scoring sixteen unanswered points the Ichabods were able to pull out their third consecutive win with a final score of 30-14. Senior quarterback Dane Simoneau was 23-for-45 with one interception and racked up 274 passing yards with four touchdowns, while senior running back, Justin Cooper had 83 yards on the ground.

This week’s matchup against rival, Missouri Western brings little preparation with much excitement.

The Ichabods have three days worth of practice before they host the Griffons this Thursday at 7 p.m. in Yager Stadium. The game will be nationally televised as the CBS NCAA Division II game of the week, making this the first time these two will meet via television. In his tenth year at Washburn, Schurig knows Missouri Western will be no easy task.

“They are one of the good teams in our conference and we’ve had really good games with them since I’ve been here for ten years,” said Schurig. “ It’s usually we match up really well with each other and basically it just comes down to fourth quarter. We need to play like we did against Southern and if we can play that way in the fourth quarter we’ll win.”

Mariauna Hernandez is a sophomore mass media major. Reach her at mariauna.hernandez@washburn.edu.

Week Four

the staff

w e i v e Staff Pick ‘Em R e h T

the games

Slayer

Roboto

Washburn vs Missouri Western State

Washburn

Washburn

Washburn

Washburn

Washburn

Washburn

Washburn

Washburn

Emporia State vs Langston

Langston

ESU

ESU

ESU

ESU

ESU

ESU

ESU

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Arkansas

Kansas State vs Miami

Miami

Miami

Miami

Miami

K-State

Miami

K-State

Miami

Oklahoma State vs Texas A&M

TAMU

OSU

TAMU

TAMU

OSU

OSU

OSU

OSU

LSU

LSU

LSU

LSU

LSU

LSU

LSU

LSU

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Chargers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Bucs

Bucs

Bucs

Falcons

Bucs

Falcons

Falcons

Falcons

Vikings

Lions

Lions

Lions

Vikings

Lions

Middle Tennessee vs Troy

Troy

Troy

Troy

Mid Tenn

Troy

Mid Tenn

Mid Tenn

Troy

Last Week Record

5-5

7-3

8-2

8-2

5-5

8-2

7-3

6-4

18-12

22-8

20-10

22-8

15-15

22-8

19-11

19-11

@ Alabama vs Arkansas

LSU vs West Virginia

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

OVERALL RECORDS

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The Review Staff Pick ‘Em is a weekly feature where we pick the winners of college and pro football games around the country. Check back weekly to see our standings!

Lions Cowboys

Lions

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Kansan to compete for berth in Classic Josh Rouse

WASHBURN REVIEW

Fifty-four anglers, including a Kansas resident, will compete Nov. 5 in the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship on the Ouachita River in Monroe, La. Beau Branine, of Haysville, Kan., will compete in the Central Division against a field from 46 COMPETITIVE o t h e r states FISHING and six international locations. He is a member of the 2012 Kansas Bass Federation Nation State Team.

The overall winner of the event will receive a fullyloaded bass boat and a 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series qualification, as well as a berth into the Bassmaster Classic February 24-26 on the Red River in Shreveport, La. Josh Rouse owns RouseOutdoors. net. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu.

Hunting and Fishing Day set for Sept. 24 PRESS RELEASE

The 40th Annual National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD)—designated by Congressional decree and Presidential Proclamation—will be held Sept. 24. The event is a nationwide celebration of hunters and anglers and their contributions to conservation.

This year, T. Boone Pickens is the honorary chair for National Hunting and Fishing Day. Pickens is one of America’s most prominent and influential businessmen. He is president and CEO of the investment firm BP Capital Management and founder of Mesa Petroleum.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Operations Office will host a NHFD event at its Pratt Operations Office located at 512 SE 25th Ave. (2 miles east and 1 mile south of Pratt) on Saturday, Sept. 24. The celebration will run from 8 a.m. through 1 p.m. The event will include a kids’ fishing derby, a casting contest, catch and release fishing, archery, a canoe race and other outdoor events.

Fishing with Echo Lake Josh Rouse

WASHBURN REVIEW

For a band named Echo Lake, it’s only natural that the founding fathers of the group love to fish.

Drummer Matt Mirsch, senior music education major, and bassist Scott Stormann, who is coming back to Washburn after taking a few years off to work, created the popular Topeka-based funk band while earning their degrees at Seaman High School in 2006.

Several years and a few new band mates later, the band has become a local favorite thanks to various gigs they’ve done in the area, including the Jayhawk Theatre Revival in 2009.

However, when the pair of North Topekan rockers aren’t practicing for an upcoming gig or studying, they spend a good chunk of time at various fishing spots, mainly the Shawnee State Lake just north of Topeka.

“Scott has an addiction,” said Mirsch. “I fish because I like to eat, Scott fishes because he’s addicted to the adrenaline rush of the catch and he should probably see someone about that. That’s all I have to say about that.”

The two began fishing together in high school, but said they just recently started fishing frequently again this summer.

“We used to fish every now and again, because Matt’s dad was a big fisherman and my dad was,” said Stormann.

“We’ve been fishing since we were little, but this summer we really started fishing a lot, like hardcore. I’ve been going out every weekend and Matt comes along probably once every other weekend with me and we’ve been going catfishing and bass fishing.”

The other members of the bandlead—singer Dave Hess, guitarist Michael Spangler and saxophonist T.C. Gomez—are all from Washburn. Hess recently graduated with a degree in vocal performance, while Spangler is working toward a business degree and Gomez is working toward a music education degree. Stormann said they’ve never managed to get the whole band together for a fishing trip, joking that it was mostly because Gomez never had enough money for a fishing license.

“Dave came out once... he’s a better singer than a fisherman,” said Mirsch.

Stormann said he had a lot of fond memories from his fishing adventures this summer, including a trip to Holton’s Prairie Lake.

“I had a good time fishing out at this place called Prairie Lake up in Holton,” said Stormann. “We went up there fish-

2011-12 Hunting Seasons • Fall Turkey—Archery/ Shotgun: Oct. 1-Nov. 29, Dec. 12-31, Jan. 9-31, 2012.

• Teal—Sept. 10-25.

• Ducks—Oct. 29-Jan. 1, 2012. Jan. 21-29, 2012.

• Youth Waterfowl— Oct. 22-23.

Outdoors

Gr ap h ic b y Jo s h R ou a s h bu se, W r n Re v iew

• Canada Geese—Oct. 29-Nov. 6, Nov. 9-Feb. 12, 2012.

• White-Fronted Geese—Oct. 29-Jan. 1, 2012. Feb. 4-12, 2012.

• Light Geese—Oct. 29-Nov. 6, Nov. 9-Feb. 12, 2012.

• Pheasant—Nov. 12Jan 31, 2012. Youth: Nov. 5-6.

• Quail—Nov. 12-Jan. 31, 2012.

• Whitetail Deer— Youth & Disability: Sept. 10-18. Muzzleloader: Sept. 19-Oct 2. Archery: Sept. 19Dec. 31. Firearm: Nov. 30-Dec. 11. Extended firearms antlerless: Jan. 1-8, 2012. Extended archery antlerless: Jan. 9-31, 2012.

• Woodcock—Oct. 15Nov. 28.

Photo by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review

Algae still affects many Kansas lakes PRESS RELEASE

Photos by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review

Echo Lake at State Lake: Echo Lake bassist Scott Stormann holds up a two-pound largemouth bass he caught at the Shawnee State Lake. Stormann is returning to Washburn this fall after taking a few years off. ing one night and it was a full I started trying to put the pole moon. We didn’t catch anything back together and I realized big but we were catching them the lure got stuck in my shirt. every time our bait would touch Then I was like this is really the water.” stuck in my Not all shirt, it’s rememories ally in there from the deep. Then summer were I pulled it a particularly little bit and pleasant for said ‘I think Mirsch, howI got myself ever. During a little bit... their second I think it’s in fishing trip there pretty of the sumdeep.’ mer, Mirsch “ W e caught himtried to get self with a it out and treble hook were unsucfrom a lure cessful and that required I made a call medical atto Prompt tention. and Pain in the back: Echo Lake drummer Care “ We l l , Matt Mirsch enjoys fishing, despite I was the I remember hooking himself earlier this summer. highlight it like it was of the day yesterday,” in the docrecalled Mirsch. “It was a beau- tor’s office and they took care tiful day out, ya know, with all of me very kindly at Sunflower the neat stuff in nature... I went Prompt.” for a really good, long cast, so I Stormann said that after the put some oomph behind it. Next quick hospital trip, they went thing I know my pole fell apart right back out and continued where it attaches it detaches fishing, but with little luck. and my line was a bit funky “I got like three in a row and I thought the pole just hit right before he hooked himself me in the shoulder blade. So and then when we went back

out, we didn’t catch shit,” said Stormann.

Mirsch wasn’t the only one with a hook story, however.

“I would like to say Scott had an incident as a young child, if we’re going to go into embarrassing stories of treble hooks,” said Mirsch. “Scott was a wee lad with his father, I believe it was his first time fishing. He caught a decent sized bass or something and I guess he went to take the hook out and he was holding the fish by the mouth. It flopped around and he let it go and the fish and the lure went up in the air and the lure caught him right in his thumb and then the whole fish was hanging from his thumb ...

I think it was a traumatic incident for him.”

With summer winding down, they duo now have less time to devote to fishing. The band’s next gig is Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. at the Blackbird Espresso Bar & Bistro as part of Tattooween, a Halloween costume competition hosted by Looking Glass Tattoo & Gallery.

Josh Rouse owns RouseOutdoors. net. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu.

Recent testing of Kansas lakes by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has revealed no change in blue-green algae levels from last week’s sampling.

Samples collected at Milford Reservoir in Clay, Geary and Dickinson counties indicate that high toxin levels of algae bloom are still present throughout. Based on samples tested at different points around the lake, a Public Health Warning will remain in effect, and the lake will be open to fishing and boating only. Recreational activities that involve direct contact with water—such as skiing, swimming, wading, and personal watercraft riding—are not allowed.

Tuttle Creek River Pond, below the dam at Tuttle Creek State Park, has been upgraded from an Advisory to a Warning.

Based upon the latest sampling results and established health r i s k BLUE-GREEN ALGAE levels, KDHE issues Warnings and Advisories. A “Warning” is issued when high levels of toxic blue-green algae have been detected. A “Public Health Warning” indicates that water conditions are unsafe, and direct water contact (wading, skiing, and swimming) should not occur.

Blue-green algae do not affect the drinking water in state parks, and all campgrounds, marinas and other lakeside businesses remain open for business.

KDHE samples recreational bodies of water for bluegreen algae when the agency is alerted to a potential algae bloom. When harmful algae blooms are present, KDHE, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, responds by informing the public of these conditions.

Health effects from exposure to blue-green algae can vary. The most common complaints after recreational exposure include vomiting, diarrhea, skin rashes, eye irritation and respiratory symptoms.

These toxins also cause deaths in pets.

Hybrid bluegill a fun, challenging catch Josh Rouse

WASHBURN REVIEW

One of the lesser-known game fish available to anglers is the hybrid bluegill.

These fish are a hybrid between a male bluegill and a female green sunfish. As a result of the cross-breeding, a large majority (90-95 percent) of the hybrids are male. However, reproduction is still possible. The second generation offspring is typically weaker and killed off by predators.

Hybrid bluegills grow quite a bit larger than either of their parent species, with a growth rate of three to five times as much as a pure bluegill, and put up a terrific fight when hooked.

They grow at a rate of .5 to .75 pounds per years and can reach as much as three pounds, according to Dunn’s Fish Farm.

They battle similar to a largemouth bass and have beautiful coloring.

Hybrid bluegills are often stocked in ponds because

Photo by Josh Rouse, Washburn Review

Echo Lake at Shawnee Lake: A hybird bluegill caught by Sam Shenk, of Meriden, Kan. These hard-fighting fish are a cross-breed between bluegills and green sunfish. of their aggressive nature and willingness to bite on lures, and they are a great alternative to regular bluegill that can overrun a pond.

Hybrid bluegills can easily be caught using grasshoppers or worms. However, they also are willing to attack a majority of lures, including topwater pop-

pers, jigs, plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits.

Josh Rouse owns RouseOutdoors. net. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ washburn.edu.