Washburn Review: November 14, 2018 -Issue 12

November 14, 2018

Volume 145, Issue 12

Dr. Monica Scheibmeir, Dean for the School of Nursing, is set to retire after the spring of 2019.

An advocate for departmental improvement and changes, Dr. Scheibmeir has left an impact on Washburn.

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Nursing students to defend doctoral projects

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The Washburn University School of Nursing will have four candidates defend projects this week on their way to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

The DNP program, which began in 2013 and has already seen 11 graduates, consists of classwork, clinical work and this final community-based project.

“Our students in their project defense are actually taking a community-based problem and finding an intervention to address that using evidence-based practices, trying to improve health outcomes for a specific population,” said Alizabeth Ballard, assistant director for Student Services in the School of Nursing.

The DNP program focuses on two different areas; psychiatric and mental health and primary care. The students will present a defense of a project based in one of these areas.

“During the defense, our students will take center stage and present on their research,” Ballard said. “They’ve been working on this project for three full semesters. They will present on the literature that...exists around the general issue.”

The students will present the steps taken with the specific population they worked with and the outcomes of this work.

“They’ll share about either the intervention [or] the type of assistance that was given to that population to address the problem,” Ballard said. “They’ll then present on their findings.”

After their presentation, the candidates will take questions from those in attendance, including faculty.

“Then the defense committee will proceed to close the meeting,” Ballard said. “[Next], the committee will talk about how the project went, what questions they might have [or] if anything needs to be improved. Then they’ll vote as a committee whether or not to confer their degree or if extra needs to be worked.

Then everyone can come back in and we’ll celebrate because [they will all] be doctors.”

One of the projects being defended is a group effort. Even though work for their project began in fall of 2017, Amy Hanlon and Kerri Moore have had their minds on the project for quite a while.

“We were encouraged to think about… topics that appealed to us that we felt like… had a place and needed to be studied in nursing and in medical practice in general,” Moore said.

Hanlon and Moore’s project looked at the psychiatric side of the program.

“It is looking at the issues associated with boarding, which is length of stay greater than four hours for psychiatric patients in the emergency department,” Hanlon said.

Hanlon said that the project included a sixmonth analysis and a survey that was given to emergency department providers and nursing staff in that time period.

“The survey looked at their confidence and knowledge of mental health and treating mental health patients as well as barriers to learning and what topics they would like for training in the future,” Hanlon said.

The team of two looked at the analysis and survey and used the results to determine the next steps. “[We] combined those to see where things could be helped, where the issues lie and what we could do for recommendation for further education,” Hanlon said.

Moore said that this research was done at two separate locations, Via Christi Hospital St. Joseph in Wichita and Holton Community Hospital, and combined those into one sample group. These two locations offered a diversity of settings.

“We worked with a large, urban, academic medical center and then we also worked with a small, rural critical access hospital as well,” Moore said.

This final defense is a culmination of the hard work that these candidates have been through for the past few years.

“It is a long and arduous process,” Hanlon said. “It literally takes over your life and you forget who you are by the end of it, but it is all worth it. We learn a lot of great things.”

In addition to being in the psychiatric and mental track, Hanlon and Moore are also a part of the fast track program.

“Anyone going into the [DNP] program, whether you’re in the psychiatric/mental health track or you’re in the family nurse practitioner track, we all start together,” Moore said. “After the first year, if you’re grades are good enough, you can choose to do either the fast track program or the traditional program.”

For Hanlon and Moore, and anyone else doing the psychiatric and mental health fasttrack program, it takes three and a half years to complete.

Hanlon and Moore credit the faculty for their help in the entire process.

“The faculty for the program have been so helpful,” Hanlon said. “Very encouraging and supportive but they also push us really hard. That’s a necessary thing when you are moving through a terminal degree.”

Hanlon mentioned a few faculty members she was thankful for specifically.

“Dr. Delaine Smith and Dr. Tracy Da-

vies, Dr. [Brenda] Patzel, she was there first but she’s retired now,” Hanlon said. “They’re all the psych/mental health faculty and they are just fantastic to work with.”

Hanlon also said that professor Shirley Dinkle, the head of the DNP program, has been helpful as well.

“She pushes us to keep moving forward when we don’t want to,” Hanlon said.

“All of the staff that teach at our level are doctoral prepared or in the process of receiving their own doctoral degree, whether that’s a Ph. D or a Doctorate of Nursing,” Moore said.

As Hanlon and Moore get ready for their defense this week, the two have a lot of work to do.

“We are finishing our manuscript, which is pretty much done,” Hanlon said. “We have a Powerpoint presentation we’re finishing up and then basically it will be a lot of run-throughs of our presentation.”

The manuscript they are finalizing will not just be presentphoto courtesty of Amy Hanlon ed to Washburn, it is also desNearly there: Kerri Moore, left, and Amy Hanlon, right, are defending tined to be reviewed by outside their doctoral project on Friday, Nov. 16. They’re pictured here while groups as well. working together as nurse practitioner students in Guatemala during “The manuscript that we pre- the summer of 2017. pare is actually supposed to be to it,” Hanlon said. “I think if you can have something that we can submit to a professionsome of that experience as a nurse first beal journal,” Moore said. “On top of that, we fore you head into something, I think that is are also required to submit to each of the host beneficial.” facilities, each of those hospitals, an execuMoore said that those looking at getting tive summary of the results that we found.” into the program or those who are in the first Moore said that the summary will help the year or so of the program might consider hospitals understand how the research relates coming to one of these defense presentations. to them and the recommendations that HanShe said that when students first start looking lon and Moore would give to them, including at the project, it can be a surreal and someinformation such as financial implications. what daunting thing.

Hanlon said that those who are considering “I feel like being present for these defense going into the DNP program need to underpresentations, and actually getting to see the stand the commitment it takes. way they’re structured, the amount of time, “[Commitment] not just for yourself, but energy [and] analysis that goes into each one being able to work is difficult, especially at of them, it takes it out of abstract thought and this last part of the program because there are makes it concrete to what’s expected of [the so many clinical hours,” Hanlon said. “The students],” Moore said. project process in and of itself is just very If you are interested in attending Hanlon time-consuming.” and Moore’s defense, it will take place at The two also said that it might be helpful 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16 in Petro Room 204. for nursing students to get into a job before Two additional defenses, by candidates Crysconsidering going into a program like this. tal Stevens and Rachel Hill will be given at “The more experience you can come with 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. respectively on Monto a program like this, not coming directday, Nov. 19, in the same room. ly out of your undergrad and going straight

W a s h b u r n Succesful women take seats in Congress commits to 20 -year contract DeyJa Cardenas

Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

Washburn announced they will be purchasing energy from a wind farm being developed

by Westar Energy.

According to a press release, the 20-year agreement approved by the Board of Regents will see Washburn purchasing four megawatts of energy from the farm, about 80 percent of the university’s main campus and Washburn Tech campus.

“We have been exploring ways to increase our use of green energy so this opportunity came at an opportune time,” said Jerry Farley, Washburn University president, in the release. “But, just as important, this new arrangement will save the university upwards of $100 thousand a year.”

According to Jim Martin, vice president of administration and treasurer, this agreement will lower energy costs for Washburn because of the rise of projected fuel costs.

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For decades women have been striving to achieve equality. According to research, women have been brushed off to the side and treated as irrelevant. This is found to be a valid statement because of the timeline of women’s congressional movements.

Tracking back to 1769, the first recognized act proved to be the beginning of women being lessened as human beings. This was the first year that documented women being stripped of their equal human rights. Women were required by the newly adapted English law, which decreed women to understand that they were unlawful if they were to keep their own earnings. This decree also banned women from owning their own property. In 1777, a law passed in every state to inform the nation that if you were a woman, you were not allowed to vote.

It wasn’t until 1939 that women could own property, however this was only legal in Mississippi and the women would not own their own property unless their husband allowed it.

In 1848 in New York, 300 men and women joined together and signed the Declaration of Sentiments, which was the first act to stop the discrimination against women. It wasn’t until 1868 that this declaration, the 14th Amendment, was passed.

Between 1869 and 1873 women were at a

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Making history: On Nov. 6, Sharice Davids is elected into congress to represent Kansas. Davids made history as the first gay representative from Kansas and the first Native American woman in Congress.

constant battle to be associated with practices of the law in many ways. The unexpected shift of change took wave in 1887. Argonia, Kansas was the home of the first woman elected as mayor of any American town in the U.S. Since then, there have been many movements between 1887 and 2018.

Many women felt that they had been hushed when President Donald Trump was elected in November 2016. Not only were women losing their voices in the world, they were also being deemed as a lesser importance and were objectified by the president.

On Oct. 7, 2016, a recording leaked of President Trump’s explanation on his personal

views to “handle women.” President Trump explained to the host of “Access Hollywood” about a married woman he pursued.

From the transcript of President Trump’s experience in 2005, he admitted to recognizing the woman.

“Yeah, that’s her. With the gold. I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” he said. “Grab ‘em by the pussy.”

As soon as this content emerged to the public, hundreds of women began to report sexual harassment. Not too long after Trump was elected as president of the U.S., the PussyHat Project emerged.

In 2016, Jayna Zweiman gathered with her friend, Krista Suh to take crochet classes to help her overcome her boredom whilst recovering from a serious injury. They loved it.

They were planning to walk in the Womens Rights March in Washington D.C in January 2017. The cold weather sparked their inspiration to come up with stylish hats to keep their heads warm during the march. Shortly after their new inspiration, they met with Little Knittery owner Kat Coyle to come up with a design for their hats.

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Pitch Contest

‘Final Cut’

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Dreaming big

The fifth annual Washburn Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition occured Nov. 8. Five teams advanced to the final round.

Washburn students perform “Final Cut”, an interactive murder mystery about Hollywood actors in a confined room.

Louise Krug is an English professor here at Washburn who enjoys connecting with her students and making them better writers.

Javion Blake strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a professional basketball player.

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Students take part in Washburn Pitch Competition Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

The Washburn Pitch Competition is underway as five teams are preparing for the final round and a chance to win up to $8,000.

In its fifth year, the Washburn Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition began with its knockout round Nov. 8 in the Memorial Union. About 50 teams made up a total of about 80 students that entered the competition this year. Each entry saw students give a three-minute pitch for a new business, product, service or social venture. Although conducted by the School of Business and its entrepreneurship department, entries were open to any Washburn University and Washburn Institute of Technology student.

“We started an entrepreneurship and innovation major in the School of Business...in 2014,” said David Price, associate professor of marketing. “So what this pitch competition does is it complements our new major, although it’s open to any student.”

Price said this competition is useful for these students in different ways.

“For entrepreneurship majors, it’s a very important skill to have,” Price said. “To be able to pitch [and] present your business idea and sell, it’s designed to sell stakeholders.

Most of the time you think of investors who are going to give money to your business, but it could be potential partners for your business. It could be potential staff that you’re looking to hire. It could be convincing your wife that it’s a good idea to quit your job and start a business. The art of the pitch is very important for entrepreneurs.”

Price said that by having the competition on campus, it allows for a friendly and welcoming environment but still challenging by being outside the classroom.

Price also said that it was important to open the competition to any Washburn student and not just business students.

“We think any Washburn student from any discipline can benefit from understanding entrepreneurship and a pitch,” Price said. “At any part of your life, you’re selling something. Whether it’s selling for your business or even if you have a position in an existing business, we want students to be entrepreneurial in a larger business and take an idea.”

Price said that students can use these principles and apply them anywhere they may be working. Additionally, the goal is to create an entrepreneurial culture. photo courtesy of Washburn Univeristy School of Business “By having this competition with great prize money, Business minded: Finalists Aneliz Lemon, Andrew Foreman, Jermaine Adams and Jim Henry pose after the Pitch Competition.

These students along with Wesley Collins, Taylor Jacobson and Connor Bigham will compete at the finals on Thursday, Nov. 15. which is a hook as well, we get students thinking about this so they’re looking for op“We think any Washburn student from any students thinking about this so they’re lookportunities all the time,” Price said. “It may discipline can benefit from understanding en- ing for opportunities all the time,” Price said. come later in life. A lot of students don’t want trepreneurship and a pitch,” Price said. “At “It may come later in life. A lot of students to start a business while they’re in school cer- any part of your life, you’re selling some- don’t want to start a business while they’re in tainly, and even when they get out of school thing. Whether it’s selling for your business school certainly, and even when they get out they might have student debt or they just need or even if you have a position in an existing of school they might have student debt or they to get a job. So, actually starting a business business, we want students to be entrepre- just need to get a job. So, actually starting a might come several years down the road. We neurial in a larger business and take an idea.” business might come several years down the want to give them the skill set so when that Price said that students can use these prin- road. We want to give them the skill set so moment comes they’ll be ready.” ciples and apply them anywhere they may be when that moment comes they’ll be ready.”

Prizes, ranging from $1,000 for fifth place working. Additionally, the goal is to create an Prizes, ranging from $1,000 for fifth place up to $8,000 for first place, come from spon- entrepreneurial culture. up to $8,000 for first place, come from sponsor Go Topeka, an economic development “By having this competition with great sor Go Topeka, an economic development organization. prize money, which is a hook as well, we get organization.

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Successful women take seats in Congress STORY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The PussyHat website explains the meaning behind the hat.

“The name Pussyhat was chosen in part as a protest against vulgar comments Donald Trump made about the freedom he felt to grab women’s genitals, to de-stigmatize the word ‘pussy’ and transform it into one of empowerment, and to highlight the design of the hat’s ‘pussycat ears’,” Zweimen said on the Pussyhat Project website.

“Pussy” is a derogatory term not only about specific genitalia, but also about femininity.

Many women want to reclaim the term as a means of female empowerment. Pussyhat is about speaking up for body autonomy and fighting against abuses of power. Women are trying to re-shape the offensive term and recycle it as armor to fight fair in society.

This project was acclaimed to have given women their voices back and a sense of empowerment and control over their own bodies, but sexual abuse continues to hush women’s voices. According to statistics, one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives, which is why the #Metoo movement was coined by activist Tarana Burke in 2006. This movement didn’t take off until 2017 when a celebrity used the famous hashtag on her post. This trailed into Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood producer, who was reported for sexual misconduct allegations in which he was accused of sexually

Gingerbread Homes

Starting 9 a.m. Nov. 16 to 9 a.m. Nov. 17 and 11 a.m. Nov. 18. at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, be part of a holiday tradition. Celebrating 22 years, this festival captures the excitement of the holiday season by featuring gingerbread pieces created by local organizations and individuals, benefiting the TPAC youth education programs.

assaulting 84 women.

The unfortunate truth is that throughout history women were forced to endure drastic measures to obtain their equal rights, but men were automatically gifted these rights.

The most recent win of the 2018 midterm elections, which gifted the U.S. with the “women’s touch” that has been explained in various ways by President Trump, shows that women are making progress toward powerful positions.

Many women from diverse backgrounds won the elections and they are now seated in congress, including Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts’ first black congresswoman; Jahana Hayes, Connecticut’s first black congresswoman; Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids, the first Native American congresswomen; Janet Mills, Maine’s first female governor; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman elected to congress at only 29 years old; Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim women in congress; Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico’s first Latina governor; Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee’s first female senator; Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne, the first women elected to the House of Representatives from Iowa; Kristi Noem, the first female governor in South Dakota and Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia, Texas’ first Latinas elected to Congress.

During the midterm election in 2018, women will represent 2/3 of the districts that

democrats have successfully flipped.

“The surge was driven largely by Democrats as the party took over House control.

Democrats account for 84 of 96 women set to serve in the House so far, including 30 of the 31 newcomers,” according to USA TODAY analysis.

Nine women have photo courtesy of Instagram won governor seats New in town.: U.S. House Members-elect, from left to right, Ilhan Omar, Minn. 5th, for their states. Cur- Ayanna Pressley, Mass. 7th, Rashida Tlaib, Mich. 13th and Alexandria Ocasio-Corrently, 107 out of tez, N.Y. 14th attend the Congressional Progressive Caucus new member orienta535 seats in con- tion. These Democrats were all elected to the U.S. House in the 2018 election. gress are taken by women. In 2018, this number is predicted midterm elections. It’s about time Congress to continue to increase by the 2019 election. looks more like our nation. The United States Seventy-two women out of 312 seats hold population is made up of 50 percent women, statewide elective executive office seats. so it only makes sense for more women to Women hold 1,785 seats out of 7,383 state represent the American people in D.C.,”Baklegislative seats. Women will continue to er said. “Beyond that, it’s exciting to see more silence the oppression that is continuously people of color and LGBTQIA+ folks elected as well. I feel as though we truly have a more forced upon them.

Bayley Baker, senior at Washburn Univer- representative body of legislators nationwide sity is excited about the new additions to con- as a result of this election. The momentum of the last two years finally paid off last week gress.

“I am thrilled about the new wave of rep- and I’m hopeful for where this trajectory will resentation in Washington as a result of the take us in 2020.”

Wonderland. Topeka Metro Bikes will be back again this year with bikes on hand.

Suggested donation of $2 per person or $1 per person with canned food items to benefit Project Topeka. Helmets are required. Suggest having lights and encourage festive decorating.

Brewing. There will be food trucks, put on a show full of music, lights and local vendors and music from 1990s fireworks. Hot chocolate and cookies will coverband, the Mixtapes. Entry is free, be provided. but will collect canned goods and coats for Let’s Help.

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Topeka Brewfest

7 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. Nov. 17. at Cortez Holiday Light Show, it’s time again for the Grand Lighting Ceremony to kick off the 2018 holiday light show. They will also be choosing one lucky winner to push the button to turn the lights on and begin the light show for the season.

Bring family and friends along as they

Briefs

Noon to 5 p.m., Nov. 17. at Downtown Topeka, here is a chance to enjoy Topeka’s 5th Annual Wheeling Won- brews and fantastic beer all in one spot.

The beer is from Happy Basset Brewing derland 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Lake Co, Norsemen Brewing Company, The Shawnee Campground, join them for Blind Tiger Brewery and Restaurant and a two-wheeled tour through Winter get a sneak peek and taste of Iron Rail

4th Annual Lighting Ceremony

4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 19. at 2040 SW Wanamaker Road #103. Make dinner a selfless act by joining Chipotle for a fundraiser to support Sigma Lambda Gamma. Bring in the flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Sigma Lambda Gamma. Come and support the girls.

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Washburn commits to 20-year contract CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Westar has 15 or so power plants that burn gas, coal or have uranium decay, that boil water that puts off steam,” Martin said. “That steam spins a turbine which puts out electricity. The fuel charge that Westar charges us has been above 2 cents a kilowatt hour for a long time.”

This option will see that charge drop to 1.8 cents for the next 20 years. “[It’s] less than we’re paying today to get green energy,” Martin said.

Martin said that the physics behind how this works is that Westar is part of a larger grid of electricity. When the wind turbines are spinning, the need for a gas or coal power plants is lessened, so they can burn less fossil fuels.

“It does save and truly is green power,”

Martin said.

Martin said that this reduction in spending will benefit the university and its students. As a non-profit institution, tuition is based on the costs to run the university. By saving money on electricity bills, it costs less to run the university. According to Rich Connell, director of facility services, those savings could be enormous.

“It will start around $70,000 and then escalate up over the next 20 years to possibly closer to $100,000- $110,000 a year,” Connell said. “If you aggregate that out, it comes to almost $2 million.”

Martin said that what will help even more is the potential rise in fuel costs in the next 20 years.

“If there are additional taxes put on coal or environmental taxes on fuel, we’ll escape

that because we’re generating with wind,” Martin said.

Connell said that the reason the university did not place the entire weight of their energy in wind, only 80 percent, is that there is potential for technological advances that may help the university more.

“Who knows what’s going to happen in the next 20 years,” Connell said. “We wanted to have some room left in our energy purchasing portfolio that we can make adjustments.”

Connell also mentioned that, with the additional projects being built, the energy load will go up. The other side of that, however, is the potential for advances in saving on energy consumption.

“Like LED lights, we could see the next generation of lights being more efficient,” Connell said.

Washburn Student Government Association submitted their own press release in support of this agreement. The release stated: “WSGA recognizes the need for renewable energy, and we have made strides ourselves to try to achieve green initiatives.”

WSGA President Zac Surritt said that the organization has been in talks with Martin about ways to improve these initiatives and he is grateful to see progress moving forward.

“While this [agreement] does a tremendous amount for the community, we’re still going to put together our sustainability committee,” Surritt said. “It will be an ad hoc committee to lessen our footprint on the community.”

Surritt said that he hopes that this committee will put Washburn ahead of the game. “[This] will hopefully set a good example for other universities as well,” Surritt said.

Habitat for Humanity helps improve our local community

Matt Self

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As winter gets closer and the holidays approach, it is important to remember the local organizations in our community that help make Topeka a great place to live and give families a home during the winter season.

One such organization, Habitat for Humanity, helps improve our local community by offering donated home improvement items at a discount in their store locations. They also provide home repair options and the construction of affordable homes. Hundreds of people in our community have benefitted from one of the many programs that Habitat for Humanity offers, and their house-building program has provided many families in Topeka with a decent place to live through volunteer efforts.

The Topeka Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing ministry that focuses on providing affordable housing to needful families in our community. Since the organization first became active in Topeka, there have been 104 new houses built through the efforts of volunteers and generous doners. Families who apply to the organization to build a house receive home ownership education and participate in the construction of their new home

alongside volunteers. Over 500 “sweat-equity” hours must be worked by families who are looking for an opportunity to own their own home. Those who put in the effort are rewarded by an interest-free loan that allows them to own their new home and give their family a home that they helped to build. Once a house is built, it is placed on donated land in the Topeka city limits.

In addition to helping families build affordable housing, Habitat for Humanity also has several other programs to help the needy in our community. The Senior Home Repair, Brush with Kindness and Accessibility Modifications programs have all benefitted those who have trouble making ends meet in our community. The Senior Home Repair program aims to meet the needs of our community’s aging population by offering volunteers to help them make repairs on their houses that they couldn’t make themselves or couldn’t afford. The Brush with Kindness program offers the paint, materials, resources and volunteer labor needed to paint a house belonging to low-income families that cannot maintain the exterior of their house without help. Lastly, the Accessibility Modifications program helps to make the daunting cost of housing modifications more affordable to families who have a disabled member or an elderly member who has difficulty getting into their house.

Habitat for Humanity also accepts donations of cash or a variety of household items such as furniture, plumbing fixtures, tools, windows, cabinetry, hardware, doors and more. These donated items will be sold at a steep discount at the Habitat for Humanity’s location in North Topeka at 121 N.E. Gordon St. Selling the donated items helps to fund the organization as well, allowing Habitat for Humanity to build new houses in the community.

Nikki Macmillan, the director of community engagement, has been involved with Habitat for Humanity since she began volunteering in high school and believes that the organization offers great opportunities for young people to learn valuable life skills while helping improve the community.

“There are lots of ways to get involved.

Individuals can volunteer at one of our construction sites or at a desk job in our store location in Topeka or as an administrator,” said Mrs. Macmillan. “We also accept a lot of group work activity. We frequently get help from groups from high schools, youth groups, and even Washburn students on occasion.”

Mike Self, a Topeka local, spoke about how his mother benefitted from the program.

“Habitat for Humanity really came through to help my mom by refurbishing her house through the Senior Home Repair program.

Her house was really starting to fall apart and she couldn’t make any repairs herself and the organization stepped in to repair her house before it got any worse.”

Those who put in the time and effort to help Habitat for Humanity improve our community will be rewarded not just with the satisfaction of knowing that they helped families in need, but also with important lessons in team work and construction experience. Volunteers will get to do hands-on work most of the time, if they sign up for one of the build projects in Topeka, and they get to work under the experienced construction crews used

by Habitat for Humanity. Many students will get to operate power tools for the first time and learn the skills to improve their own future houses or even build them from scratch.

Habitat for Humanity also has a constant need for volunteers to help with housing construction that many families in the community rely on for help when constructing their homes. Volunteers work under the experienced construction team that the organization maintains and alongside the family working towards creating their dream home.

Whether you are looking for an opportunity to work with members of the community or donate some unneeded household items that have been taking up space in the basement, then Habitat for Humanity is the place for you.

Mario Segale: The Inspiration behind Mario dies at 84 Bre Poynter

Washburn Review bre.poynter@washburn.edu

Mario Segale, the inspiration behind the iconic Nintendo character Super Mario, died at the age of 84.

Segale’s obituary states that he was born in 1934 in Seattle, Washington to Italian immigrant farmers. He is known for his incredible determination and becoming a self-taught businessman.

After his high school graduation from Highline High School in 1952, he began his first construction company.

From this construction company, he started M.A. Segale Inc., which became a main construction general contractor in the Northwest region of the U.S. According to Gizmodo, Segale sold M.A. Segale Inc. 45 years after launching the company for $60 million.

He sold the company because he wanted

to focus on the real estate under his family’s ownership of Segale Properties.

Since Segale managed a variety of commercial properties in the Seattle area, he had to become involved in a lot of businesses.

“In 1981, Segale was renting a Tukwila warehouse to Nintendo of America. Shigeru Miyamoto had created the Mario character for his game ‘Donkey Kong,’ but was calling him Jumpman and his girlfriend Lady. Nintendo wanted proper names for the characters, so they named the hero after their landlord and the lady Pauline after a Nintendo of America employee’s wife,” Kotaku said.

One instance occurred where Segale was visiting the Tukwila warehouse that he was renting out to inform the president that he had not paid rent. President Minoru Arakawa reportedly found out that Mario was the name of his new Italian plumber character following this interaction.

The Mario franchise exploded and is still popular today, however, Segale did not ap-

preciate the fame that came along with this.

He wanted to be known for his hard work in his company rather than his correlation with the short plumber.

Segale did accomplish many things in his life. He was extremely successful with his businesses. According to his obituary, when he was not working, he enjoyed a slew of activities including hunting, fishing, piloting his airplane and a good joke.

Throughout his life, he brought a lot of happiness to his wife, Donna, and his four children, Lisa, Mark, Tina and Nita. He passed away with nine grandchildren and a loving family.

Most importantly to him, he left behind a legacy for the following generations of his family.

Unfortunately, the inspiration behind the iconic Nintendo character passed away at a local hospital Oct. 27, 2018. His cause of death has not been specified, but many are assuming it was from old age.

photo courtesy of Nintendo It’s a me: Mario rides Yoshi in the platform scroller “New Super Mario Bros. U.” Mario made his debut in 1981’s “Donkey Kong.”

“I grew up on the Nintendo DS and I loved playing ‘Super Mario Bro’s,’ so that was a part of my life. I feel like that part of me is grieving because that’s a part of my childhood,” said Justine Fantroy, Washburn mass media student.

The current generation of college students grew up with the influence of the Mario franchise. For many, it is difficult to deal with the death of such an iconic character.

Crime Report issued from 1800 BLK SW Lincoln St. Alarm report Medical report Warrant arrest of subject.

1:11 p.m. Nov. 6. A report was filed from 10:46 a.m. Nov. 10. A report was placed 4:34 a.m. Nov. 11. A report was placed from Knock and talk Morgan Hall. Theft of Apple itunes gift cards. from WIT Bldg C. An alarm sounded from a Lot 10. Medical call, subject transported to the 10:54 a.m.

Nov. 8.

A report was made from Don’t let Meow bother you motion detector in room C103 in building C hospital.

1800 BLK SW Lincoln St. Knock & talk 2:51 a.m. Nov. 7. A report was issued from on the Washburn Tech campus.

If you don’t have a key, get away conducted by officers.

1300 BLK SW 21st. NE fence motion, cat Lesson learned: do not park off 10:42 a.m. Nov. 12. A report was filed from Drug report seen in the area. All secure, alarm reset. campus Henderson Learning Center. Unknown subject 10:17 p.m.

Nov. 8.

A report was placed from Accident report 11:33 a.m. Nov. 10. A report was filed from entering office after hours.

Lincoln Hall.

Drug investigation ongoing.

10:03 a.m. Nov. 7. A report was made from SW 19th St. and SW Jewell Ave. Vehicle Medical report Hugs not drugs Lot 1. Non-injury vehicle accident between owner discovered car had been damaged 11:59 a.m. Nov. 12. A report was issued 1:17 a.m.

Nov. 9.

A report was filed from two vehicles. while parked in the off campus parking. from Morgan Hall. Subject tripped on stairs, SW 17th St. and SW Washburn.

Driver cited Keep the wheels coming Intrusion alarm refused medial but was seen by Student for drug paraphernalia.

2:26 p.m. Nov. 7. A theft report was placed 6:32 p.m. Nov. 10. A report was issued from Health.

Why you gotta tell? from REC Center. Victim’s bike was stolen WIT Bldg A. WIT building A conference Scammers are everywhere 12:00 p.m.

Nov. 9.

A report was issued from from the bike rack at SWRC. intrusion alarm.

12:36 p.m. Nov. 12. A citizen assist report WIT. Staff member reported violation of a Y’all really out here stealing Always be careful where you’re at was made from Morgan Hall. Subject reported civil agreement. bikes, huh?

12:31 a.m. Nov. 11. A report was made possible email scam.

Domestic report 6:50 a.m. Nov. 8. A theft report was filed from Lot 9. Information report taken due to Panic alarm 4:32 a.m.

Nov. 10.

A domestic report was from REC Center. Theft of a bicycle. past threats which occured off campus. Victim 6:50 p.m. Nov. 12. A report was placed from made from the LLC. Aggravated domestic Warrant arrest report requested escort from lot to LLC. Morgan Hall. Panic alarm, determined to be battery arrest.

1:59 p.m. Nov. 8. A warrant report was accidential.

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Ask Smalls, the ‘know-it-all’ Ichabod

Dear Smalls, How do you make friends on campus?

-Summer Dear Summer, Making friends can be super easy or super difficult. I, myself, am bluntly honest, and some people dig it, some people don’t. I’d say speak your mind, compliment people, say “hey” and be as you as possible. Don’t lose yourself in trying to make friends.

The greatest friendships I have right now started because I told someone I liked their sweater and then told them, “I’m walking this way anyway, so what’s up? Are you from here?” Some people think you’re flirting, but just be friendly.

Good luck, -Smalls Dear Smalls, I need holiday spending money but I don’t want to work, what do I do?

-Broke Dear Broke, I hate to be this person, but you are out of luck, unless you want to donate plasma for about $30. If you really don’t want to work you can’t really complain about being broke, can you?

Student Media is always hiring. We offer a flexible schedule for students who want to work. Let them know you read in the “Smalls” article that we’re hiring.

-Smalls Dear Smalls, I have a crush on this boy, but I’m not really sure if he swings my way, you know what I mean? How can I approach this situation?

-Crushing Dear Crushing, In my opinion, there is no point in having crushes in college. You either pursue or you don’t. You can either daydream or find out.

I’d straight up tell him, “hey, which team do you bat for?” and if he doesn’t get it, be more direct, “are you gay?” If he gets all super offended because he’s not, just smile and say, “okay, just wondering.” Don’t start with “I think you’re cute, are you gay?”

That’s too much for some people to handle.

Don’t worry if he doesn’t swing your way, there are more fish in the sea. At least now you know what’s next.

Best of luck, -Smalls

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Opinion: Do you feel safe in Student Media Trump’s America?

DeyJa Cardenas Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

Today? Absolutely not. I carry a weapon on myself everywhere. I don’t feel like I can be safe with the way that Trump is brainwashing America right now. Essentially, Trump is training a pack of wolves with the words he uses to describe women. He objectifies us so much that sometimes I feel guilty for wearing a lowcut blouse. I fear for my daughter’s future, the way she will grow up with the boys that are adopting the verbal traps that Trump lays for the youth to hear. On top of being afraid to be “handled” by a man, now I’m afraid to walk into the grocery store, or sit in class unarmed or at ease, because of the lack of gun control. My daughter is 3 years old, it’s already time to start thinking about when and where to put her in school. Because there is so much going on in the world, I have started a savings fund to hire a personal homeschooling teacher for her, but even then, my mind is not at ease. I can’t believe the world has come to such a sticky trap for crimes that we can’t even trust each other. To the point that wearing a hooded sweater is prohibited in Colorado gas stations due to the number of robberies that were committed by “hooded safe bandits.” Guns are handed out at pawn shops to whoever has money and an I.D. is almost like lollipops on Halloween.

Was there always this much crime or is the country barely catching onto it enough for the media to inform us about it? I caught myself wandering away from lecture in class the other day because I was lost in thought about what precautions I would have to take if there were a mass shooting at this school, where would I hide? What would I do? Who is capable? I almost have a sense of post traumatic stress disorder by reading about all the mass shootings happening in the world right now. I think there should be a mandatory contract that ensures whoever conceals carry to inform their instructors that they conceal carry. Trump seems to treat guns like genitalia, except when we hear that we understand that our privates are to remain private, and not whipped out and shot around at people we don’t like. As Trump would say, “it’s ridiculous.” The way that school shooting, suicides

and rape happen today is almost as common as a weekly-continuing series. I have read about one or the other every week in the news this year. It doesn’t seem to be getting any better.

The ironic part about these mass shootings is that most of the shooters are white American men, as are the rapists and the bullies.

Trump has this idea in his mind that if he puts the blame on the immigrants, he can minimize crime. Yes, crime has decreased since he has been president, but how many of those crimes that weren’t reported were committed by white men who “got off the hook?” I agree that we should minimize crime performed by gangs, but what about the white supremacy groups that can’t be deported because they are Americans? The crime that seems to be reported mostly occurs in the census in impoverished towns. I am in no way discriminating against white men, colored men or men in general. I’m on my guard about everyone because of the way that Trump has influenced people’s mindsets since he has become president. I believe Trump is supposed to be a respectable man that our kids can look up to. Personally, I have never let my daughter see this man’s speeches because I want to protect her growing self-esteem. Trump talks about women and Mexican people in a way that makes you feel like dirt if you are one, and when the president feels it’s okay to treat women or people of color like dirt, so will everyone else.

I’m afraid a little more every day for the future of our youth, seeing as the country they are growing in is currently being led by someone who is so close-minded. However, after the congress has opened their chairs to a more diverse set of minds, I do feel like the future will be headed to a more grounded way of being since their will be more diverse perspectives being considered. I pray that when my daughter starts school, she will be protected and safe. Unrealistically, I hope the hate of the world washes away and my daughter wouldn’t need to know how to survive at school the way that we do. I hope, for the sake of our future, that Trump opens his mind and becomes more humanized toward the beauty of diversity in the United States.

Letter to the editor: Updates from WSGA Hello, fellow Ichabods! This has been a accountable whether they be in the legislative very busy semester for WSGA so far and we or executive branch. We have changed some don’t expect to slow down any time soon. of our funding policies so now organizations To start, we have had quite a few successful can apply for up to $500 for shirts instead of events this fall including WU Fest, Can Em- $300. We continuously look for areas of imporia, Lecture Series and much more. WSGA provement within our organization and part brought Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman to of that is to receive feedback from students, Washburn’s campus on Sept. 27. We almost faculty and staff about our processes or their filled White Concert Hall with students, fac- general view of WSGA. ulty, staff and community members. This One of the biggest ways the Washburn could not have been such a success without Student Government Association is evolvour partnerships with so many fantastic com- ing to become a better representative body is munity organizations and Washburn offices. our new constituency program. Many other Our Can Emporia food drive lasted from student government associations have repSept. 21 to Oct. 26. While Emporia did gather resentatives from different academic areas, more cans and I got pied in the face, together athletics, Greek life, international students, we raised more than 85,000 meals for those diversity and more. Currently, 33 of the 34 most in need in our respective communities. senate seats in WSGA are at-large seats, These are just some of the events we have meaning any student that applies or earns a put on so far. We have also been busy be- seat through elections can receive a spot, no hind the scenes with university administra- matter any outside factors. Only one seat on tion, pushing forward with many of our ini- our senate is reserved for a special purpose tiatives. Most recently we were involved in and that is our designated international stuthe university’s decision to buy four MW of dent seat. Our goal with this program is to be wind energy from Westar Energy to assist in able to hear student voices and concerns from lessening Washburn’s carbon footprint and all areas of campus, especially those that becoming more sustainable. We will not stop are under-represented. This will, of course, this conversation there, as we have moved change how we hold our elections, but in the our attention to recycling on campus. WSGA end this will bring a great benefit to not only is creating an ad-hoc committee called the WSGA, but our efforts to unify our campus Sustainable Energy Committee to explore and students. our options as to how we can improve the The Washburn Student Government Assorecycling situation. Currently the problem ciation has many exciting ideas and projects lies in the fact that many of our Washburn in the works and we hope to unveil those as community members are unaware that plas- time goes on. In the meantime, we want to tic bottles or any bottles with liquids must be continue hearing any questions, comments washed out before they can be recycled. If and concerns from Washburn’s community even one bottle has liquid left it is considered members so that we may continue our efforts contaminated and the entire recycling bin be- to create a WU for you. comes trash. We are working on an educaIf you wish to contact WSGA, anyone is tional program for our students, faculty and welcome to stop by our office in the Memostaff so we can improve our situation. rial Union Underground, email me personalOther initiatives we have taken up are some ly at wsga.president@washburn.edu or our internal changes that we promised during the main office email at wsga.office@washburn. campaign. Vice President Jim Henry and I edu, or call my desk phone at 785-670-2322 ran on a platform partially about transparen- or the office phone at 785-670-1169. cy and accountability and we have made efforts from within WSGA to accomplish those goals. First, we began posting weekly graphThank you and I hope to see you all in the ics detailing what was on our agenda for our WSGA office throughout the year. Go Bods! full Senate meetings. Second, we are in the process of looking through and amending our Sincerely, Constitution, By-Laws and Finance Policy so that our process is simple, easy to understand Zac Surritt and holds all individuals Student Body President

Review Editor in Chief Morgan Holloway Assignment Editor Randi Dofat General Reporters Bre Poynter Darby Toth Savannah Workman News Editor Oriana Perez News Reporters DeyJa Cardenas Charles Rankin Matt Self Features Editor Samuel Cox Features Reporters Yash Chitrakar Natalie Croze Nicholas Solomon Sarah Miller Arts and Living Editor Samuel Cox

Arts and Living Reporters Alicia Muniz Mingzhu Zhu Sports Editor Alex Landwehr Sports Reporters Seth Burdick Brandon Brownlee Bryan Grabuskaus Design Editor Cody Dannar Designers Joshua Irsik Online Editor Joelle Conway Web/Social Media Joelle Conway Online Freelance Videographer Amira Linson KAW Editor in Chief Maggie Gile Designer Joelle Conway Anna Marie Lauppe Bod Mag Editor Rachel Ciummo Chief Copy Editor Shayn Jones Copy Editors Shelby Hanson Adam White Abbie Barth Kendra Wicks Ads Manager Josey Trimble Ad Sales Kodee Christianson Victoria Smith Paper Delivery Mingzhu Zhu Josey Trimble General Photographers Ying Liu Freelance Lou Collobert Steven Dennis Wes Tabor Dillon Babcock John Burns Administrative Assistant Bailey Sater Executive Editor of Student Media Kraig Dafoe Director of Student Media Regina Cassell

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Unmentionables to Overskirts: An interactive night of fashion and history Sarah Miller

Washburn Review sarah.miller6@washburn.edu

Phi Alpha Theta and the Washburn history department is hosting a unique, interactive event called Unmentionables to Overskirts: An Interactive Exploration of Late Victorian Women’s Fashion at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in Henderson 107.

This event is being led by Washburn University alumna Hannah Thompson. Thompson graduated from Washburn in 2012 with a degree in history and anthropology and continued her education by receiving her masters in Museum Studies from Texas Tech. She worked briefly as the director of operations at the Kansas Aviation Museum in 2017.

Thompson currently works as the director of the Harvey County Historical Museum.

The pieces that she will be using for demonstration were all pieces she made herself. It took her approximately a year in total to make all the pieces for the Victorian era walking dress that she will be displaying at the event.

The event will consist of Thompson ex-

plaining the typical dress for women of the Victorian era. She will then showcase how to put on each layer of clothing on how women wore clothes in the past using herself as a model. She will use this opportunity to speak on some of the social issues that faced Victorian era women. Thompson has done this event once before at Washburn and she is excited to do it again.

Thompson said that at the past event she had accidentally buttoned the dress on wrong and she had to start over, which goes to show how hard it was to wear the clothes in the era.

Washburn University is happy to welcome her back to bring an interesting, interactive experience that is an educational and entertaining event.

This event is open to everyone but specifically history majors who are interested in museum studies in the future. While this event might seem a bit gendered, Tom Prasch, history professor at Washburn University, recommends the event to anyone interested in Victorian era history and fashion or museum studies.

“This is a particularly interesting time in women’s fashion,” Prasch said. “It was the first time in history that women’s clothing started to come from off the rack, instead of everything being hand-made, so it’s interesting to learn about.”

The event is being sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, the Washburn University history sorority. Thompson was involved in this organization when she was a student from 2010 to 2012 and even served as president for a year.

This organization puts together many events for the history department.

Most recently they organized several historical movie showings.

Unmentionables to Overskirts is coming 7 p.m. Nov. 14 to Henderson 107. it is free and open to the public and there will be refreshments offered. If you have any questions rephoto by Julie Velez garding the event feel free to contact Tom Prasch at tom.prasch@wash- Fashion forward: Hannah Thompson is pictured wearing a traditional Victorian era dress. The event Unmentionables to burn.edu.

Overskirts will be focused on fashion like this.

Topeka Performing Arts Center hosts annual Topeka Zoo features a Humboldt penguin Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays event from the Kansas City Zoo are recordings on the website that people can watch. Along with those, there are features being done that show highlights of the presentation and other different facts that they added to heighten interest in the presentation and the Kansas City Zoo. Dillan Hunter, junior computer science major, was interested to hear about the event.

“The fact that they brought a live penguin to our local zoo is a great thing, because not only were children able to learn facts about penguins themselves, but adults were able to learn about the conservation efforts that people are trying to do in order to keep the penguin population from declining.”

Faydra Knox, freshman human services major, was excited about the penguin feature.

“I was really excited about this event, and when I went there, I was riveted by the information that they gave. Penguins are my favorite animal, and to find out that they are having so much trouble surviving in the wild where they belong is quite saddening,” Knox said. “To think that these creatures are suffering is bad, but because of the efforts of conservationists, there is hope that penguins might be able to survive the wild after being reintroduced once their living conditions become better.”

Kodee Christensen

Alicia Muniz

This upcoming Friday through Sunday, the Topeka Performing Arts Center is hosting their annual Gingerbread Homes for the Holidays event to support art programs in the Topeka community.

Builders register early in the month to secure a spot to display their very own festive gingerbread creations. Builders can choose to display, compete with, auction off or donate their gingerbread home.

“It’s really importphoto courtesy of Photo courtesy of TPAC ant that we support art programs, especial- Holiday cheer: Children from a previous year’s event build gingerbread ly because they aren’t homes. Kids from all over the community came to enjoy holiday festivities. funded as well as other major Mika Schmelzle. “Gingerbread subjects.” said sophomore education major Homes for the Holidays also sounds like a Jasmine Creighton. “Art is important in de- great event, and it helps give back to the comveloping a child’s creativity and thinking pro- munity, which is the true spirit of Christmas.” cesses, especially at a young age. This event At this year’s Gingerbread Homes for the shows that the Topeka community takes art Holidays event, you can expect to experieducation seriously and wants to support it ence a similar community feeling through through funding.” various activities. The hand-crafted GingerGingerbread Homes for the Holidays is an bread homes will be on display all weekend. opportunity for the community to come to- Unique and heartfelt gifts such as crafts and gether for a worthy cause and start off the fresh fruit baskets can be found at the Holiholiday season right. Proceeds from the event day Boutique. The Holiday Café along Sweet go towards supporting the Topeka Perform- Tooth Lane offers baked goods and homeing Arts Center in providing children in the made candy for sale to enjoy during the event community with arts education programs or bring home to family and friends. Other through TPAC’s Youth Education Programs, activities range from making your own ginthe Sheffel Theatre Clinic, Young Artist’s gerbread home to visiting with Santa and Awards and Schooltime Theatre. much more.

“In my hometown, there is an event where The event will be at the Topeka Performing Santa and Mrs. Claus ride down Main Street Arts Center. Cost of admission is $3 and is in a horse drawn carriage. It’s also the first available only at the door. Festivities will be night that the Christmas lights along Main from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, SaturStreet are lit. The whole community comes day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 17 and Suntogether to watch,” said sophomore history day, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 18.

According to ccenterdispatch.com, a penguin from the Kansas City Zoo made an appearance at the Topeka Zoo this week. It was a special guest and treat for everyone visiting the zoo this week. On Thursday, the Conservation Connection at the Topeka Zoo had a feature of a Humboldt penguin, giving information about the penguin and history on not only that type of penguin but many others, along with how the different penguins are really struggling with surviving out in the wild, especially with the fish population declining rapidly in certain areas.

Along with the informative speeches about penguins, the senior director of zoological operations at the Kansas City Zoo, Sean Putney, talked about his most recent trip to Punta San Juan Marine Reserve located in Peru. Kansas City Zoo partners with multiple other accredited zoos to assist in keeping the designation of the reserve under the Peruvian Protected Areas System (PPAS), as well as keeping the future of the Humboldt Penguin in Peru secure. This is important because other conservational areas have lost funding and have had to shut down, so in order for them to continue being able to help, they need the information out there to help make people aware of the issues.

According to the Topeka Zoo’s Facebook page, the Conservation Connection program gave the presentation as a free, live audience discussion about penguin conservation, along with different facts that would interest anyone who likes penguins. It went from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Topeka Zoo. It was photo courtesy of Kansas City Zoo based on a first come, first Flightless birds: The Conservation Connection at the Topeka Zoo on serve event, seeing as it was Thursday welcomed a Humboldt penguin from the Kansas City Zoo. only a one-day presentation. The event discussed how Humboldt penguins, as well as other species For those who missed it, there of penguins, are struggling to survive in the wild.

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What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

Katy Vasquez Senior Biology “I love to bake. I love making cakes and pies with my family.”

Benjamin Wolf Senior Computer Science “When I was a child I liked to play football.

We went to my grandparents’ house, and they had a big field in the backyard where we could all play football.”

Danielle Ortiz Senior Marketing and Managment “My favorite part of Thanksgiving is having dinner with my family and making all the food. Usually we make turkey, stuffing, green beans sometimes ham.”

By Mingzhu Zhu

M ax Levasseur Sophomore Mass Media “I like going home and watching football with my entire family on Thanksgiving. It’s always been big for my family.”

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‘Final Cut’: Fun and interactive with a lovable cast Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

“Final Cut” is a fun show that sets itself apart with a great cast and interactive aspects.

The performance took place Nov. 10 at The Vinewood in Topeka.

The show is billed as an interactive murder-mystery. The original script template was written by Susan Haley of Haley Productions, and the final script is credited to director Jane Elliott and an ensemble of others. “Final Cut” is essentially about a group of actors and other Hollywood types in a “bottle” setting, meaning in one general confined area, when a number of the characters are murdered. The rest of the characters argue along the way about various Hollywood things and try to figure out which one of them killed the others, in classic Clue-like fashion.

The interactive part of the show was done in the form of audience members actively being on the stage, sitting at tables and by cast members involving consenting audience members into the story. The setting of the play involved the surrounding tables, so it felt like the audience was truly playing a part in the play.

The main cast consisted of Drew Bosack, who portrays Eddie Cheek, a film director that is meant to be one of the Bryan Singer/Weinstein types. Elly Sharemet portrays Nova Devoe, an Vaudeville-esque actor, and CJ Williams-Herrera who portrays Rock Stud, the straight man of the group. These are among many others who all deserve credit

for their hard work.

One thing I found interesting about the play was the mix of characters. Some were given that sort of Broadway acting that is supposed to be less believable because they talk at you instead of to you. Other characters had more emotion that the audience could connect to, particularly Williams-Herrera’s Rock, Gabby Singleterry’s Cherry, and Chelsey Jenkin’s Billie. It’s an interesting mix of characters that added to the story.

This mix isn’t a bad thing. I always love the Broadway old-style acting and it was definitely used for a comedic effect alongside the less outlandish sounding characters. For instance, Scott Frost’s Quinnie or Hannah Kirby and Reagan Propps’ Anita and Liza, or Xiaojing Sun’s Glitzy interacting with more deadpan and relatable characters like Dr. Feelings (Justine Frakes), Chelsey Jenkins’ Billie Club or Pari Joshy’s Allia and Avery Weishaar’s Sam. The only real problem I had with the show was the script. A few of the jokes didn’t completely land, although something like comedy is entirely subjective and varies from person to person.

That criticism being noted, there were great bits as well. I particularly loved Stormy Lukasavage’s Smokey as a sort of mix between a Bond villain goon with just a dash of Snake Plissken. I loved the physicality and outlandishness the character had. Williams-Herrera’s character and his straight man/serious guy nature lent itself perfectly to outlandish characters and definitely made me smile.

photo by Cody Dannar

Outlandishly entertaining: Students perform in an interactive murder mystery play. The show was held at the Vinewood, a local event venue recently purchased by Washburn alumni, Zach and Anna Haney.

The other problem I have, again entirely subjective, is the character of Eddie. He is definitely written to be an unlikable character, but there is an attempt of humanization to his pretty villainous character that I’m really not sure I like. Nonetheless, I think Bosack did a wonderful job on the character, even with my conflicting thought.

Overall, “Final Cut” was definitely a fun time. The cast in its entirety was excellent,

and I loved the mix of outlandish, unlikable and normal characters that the show had.

I would say it is a testament in the show’s favor to note that the little problems I did have were subjective, and the interactive bits sprinkled in really made it even more fun to see. It was more of a one-of-a-kind experience, certainly unique to the shows I have seen over the years. Involving the audience in the show enhanced the experience.

The Day of Transformation at WU Grocery Bingo with CAB students to take learning from the classroom to the real world, The Washburn Transforas they gain mational Experience is a valuable firstprogram unique to Washhand experiencburn University. It gives es doing what students the opportunity to they’re passionparticipate in and receive ate about. transcript recognition for “Every student four areas: Internationshould consider al Education, Commudoing a WTE,” nity Service, Leadership Beemer said.

“It and Scholarly or Creative gives you the works. For the past 11 photo courtesy of Tina Williams years, students have had Poster presentation: Sydney Spyres presents her WTE project at a Day opportunity to something the opportunity to showcase of Transformation. She chose to display her experiences on a large cork do that you would board for easy viewing. their WTE accomplishments have never nance major Kendall Beemer. “I’m through presentations at the thought you were capable of doing. looking forward to hearing feedDay of Transformation.

“When students come back from back and answering any questions It’s really awesome when college students pursue what they’re passtudying in another country or that people have.”

Beemer partnered with sopho- sionate about, and WTE provides completing a project they’ve been working on, they are overwhelmed more Becca Nyman for a Leader- the resources to do that.”

“I’m always impressed by how by everything they’ve experi- ship WTE. Over the summer, the adventurous and curious these enced,” said Tina Williams, study pair were peer mentors for the secstudents are,” Williams said. “Stuabroad program coordinator. “Af- ond year of the High School Leaddents who are interested in a WTE ter taking time to process every- ership Academy with the Washburn should come to the Day of Transthing, the Day of Transformation is Leadership Institute. The program formation to see what all other stuan outlet for them to tell everyone aims to help Shawnee County high dents have been doing and explore school students learn more about about it.”

Students who complete a WTE leadership and how they can im- the possibilities for how they can pursue their own ideas.” project can choose from differ- pact their communities.

This year, the Day of Transfor“Through this project, I learned ent presentation methods, one of mation will be held Friday, Nov. which is to print posters through that I’m passionate about seeing 16 at Bradbury Thompson Alumni UMAPS, where they can apply for high schoolers grow as they disCenter from noon to 2 p.m. with a grant to cover the cost of print- cover their leadership potential,” presentations beginning at 12:30 Beemer said. “I also made some of ing. p.m.

If you have any interest in “We chose to do a poster and the best friends on the entire planthe WTE program or would like to present at the Day of Transforma- et. The experience really bonded see what other students have been tion because we felt like it would us together through the challenges be the best way to showcase every- we faced and the things we accom- working on, come listen to a student present on what they’re pasthing we’ve done this past year,” plished.”

Participating in a WTE allows sionate about. said sophomore marketing and fiKodee Christensen

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Without the possibility of winning a fun prize, Bingo is a game that might be a boring affair.

However, the inclusion of prizes has made the game a hit for Washburn’s Campus Activities Board. It has done do well that, this year, they made the decision to make their popular Grocery Bingo Nights a monthly event this semester.

“We started doing that because Bingo Night got so popular,” said Anneleise McEvoy, the program director at CAB. “Everyone wins and people like free stuff.”

There is an abundance of free stuff useful for college students and average people alike. Event attendees can expect to win gift cards, speakers, headphones, a TV, a Keurig coffee maker and, most importantly, groceries. The quality of the prizes at stake will be increased as the event goes on. The event is happening in the Union Market Nov. 15 and will go from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This will be the last Bingo Night of the semester, so McEvoy expects to cross the 150-person attendance from last month. The idea for organizing the event is the same for every event: to increase participation in college activities. “Events like these promote all the fun things and encourages involvement on campus,” said McEvoy. “I also like shopping for Bingo.”

Attendees will get one Bingo

ticket upon entering and can get one more if they share the electronic poster in the Union Market on Instagram and tag CAB. Their Instagram handle is @cabatwu.

There are two more events CAB is involved in. One is the Bell Tower lighting that will happen Nov. 29 and the other is a giveaway on Dec. 3 during finals week.

CAB has already laid the groundwork for next semester, as they went to a conference in Texas to scout for prospective talents who may be appearing.

photo courtesy of Nancy Negrete

Bingo bash: Olivia Smith and Kaylee Rearick play grocery bingo in hopes of winning. Both enjoyed spending the evening with friends at this free event.

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“What class are you most excited for next semester?”

By Yash Chitrakar

photo courtesy of Intergalacticrobot

“Don’t dream it, be it”: Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) poses inside the iconic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” lips. Washburn students gathered in the Union Underground for the showing of the film.

Queers & Allies screen ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Sarah Miller

Washburn Review sarah.miller6@washburn.edu

Washburn University’s student organization Queers and Allies put on the first screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

The showing included some of the classic traditions alongside the movie.

The showing of the movie was at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 in the Union Underground. The film was projected on the stage and a group of about 50 people huddled around the screen, some with pillows and blankets, to watch the classic.

Each viewer was provided with a prop bag that contained items that the audience could use for the traditions that go along with the film. Each one contained a bag of rice, glow stick, piece of toast, party hat, noisemaker, newspaper, latex glove and two playing cards.

There were 10 bonus bags that also contained a spray bottle. The props were meant to be used during certain scenes to make the movie more interactive and there was an instruction sheet included in the bags for any “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” “virgins” to reference.

Sammi Ford, junior psychology major, was a first-time viewer.

“The movie was really interesting. I’ve never seen anything quite like it,” Ford said.

“Throwing the rice and yelling were the best parts for me. It was cool to see people get so into the experience.”

The information sheet also gave instructions on some verbal traditions that the crowd was supposed to do. Many of the verbal tradi-

tions are based on the characters. Everytime a character’s name comes up on the screen, the audience was expected to shout out the phrase. Audience members were also encouraged to sing and dance along with the well-known musical numbers. The viewers danced along to one of the most well-known songs from the film “The Time Warp.”

Amelia Anderton, vice-president of Queers and Allies, was very excited that the event went so well.

“This is something our club has wanted to do for a long time, and I’m excited that we could reach so many people outside of our small club and bring a little bit of queer culture to campus,” Anderton said.

Queers and Allies is an organization dedicated to being a safe space for all queer-identifying Washburn University students and any allies of the queer community. The club offers bi-weekly meetings, hangouts and events like the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” screening.

For the future, Queers and Allies are planning to work with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to put on Gaypril. This is a month of queer-related events and speakers that will come to campus to bring awareness to queer issues.

If you have any questions pertaining to Queers and Allies or any future events that they are planning, feel free to contact the president Sarah Miller at sarah.miller6@ washburn.edu. All are welcome to attend the next general meeting being at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 in Mabee room 105.

Students take part in Washburn Pitch Competition STORY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 “When we started our entrepreneurship program, they approached us and said ‘this is a good idea, we want to develop entrepreneurs,’” Price said. “They start businesses, they hire people [and] they make positive change.”

Price said that Washburn really benefits from this organization and the money they give for the prizes, too. In some cases, Washburn might have a leg up on other schools and competitions because of it.

“There’s a national pitch competition that’s put on by an organization and one of our students competed in it,” Price said. “The best students from around the world, not just nationally, come and compete in it. That winner gets $5,000, whereas our winner gets $8,000.”

Not only do the finalists get prize money, but the competition gives out two other prizes for specific entries.

“We’ve also got prize money for the top Washburn Tech to try and get them involved,” Price said. “We’ve also got $1,000 for the top freshman entry, so when students just come on to campus, we get them early and get them involved in this entrepreneurial culture at Washburn that we’re trying to develop.”

One of the finalists for the competition is senior management, finance and entrepreneurship and innovation major Jim Henry.

Henry has competed in previous competitions as well.

“My freshman year, my Intro To Business class required it for the end of the year project, so my roommate and I actually presented for that one,” Henry said. “We didn’t do so hot. It was a requirement, so we didn’t take it too seriously.”

This year, Henry and Andrew Foreman, the partner who Henry worked with last year and took second place in the competition with, pitched an idea for raising crickets and creat-

Rachel Alexander Senior Economics and Philosophy “The class I am looking forward to is Free Speech versus Hate Speech. I am passionate about free speech and think that it’ll lead to good discussions.”

Atit Adhikari Junior Computer Science “The Data Structure class would have to be my pick. Organizing and managing data is an aspect of computer science that you see everywhere.”

Marin Suzaki Junior Business “I am interested in the Digital Marketing class because it fits our time where everything is being digitized. I am interested in seeing the prospects of that in marketing.”

Tranise Marshall Sophomore Criminal Justice “Intro to Forensic Investigation. I find dead bodies interesting and knowing how people died or following that path is very interesting.”

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Henry is glad that Washburn has opportunities like this specifically as a way to connect with business people in the community.

“Just the other day, when I had my first round of pitching, I talked to some of the judges afterward,” Henry said. “I got some business cards. It’s a good networking opportunity.”

Price said that the networking opportunities extend beyond just the relationship between businesspersons and students.

“Just by creating this buzz with students, they get together and get to be around like-minded students,” Price said. “There’s a certain type that wants to get into these events... They tend to be go-getters.

Price said that these students can benefit from each others knowledge and strengths.

“So you might get one student who thinks they have a great idea and maybe they kind of get it going [but] it’s the technical side of it they don’t understand,” Price said. “Getting these kids together, they might find somebody from Washburn Tech who can actually make it for them.”

Price said that other ways students can get connected is by using local organizations and businesses like 712 Innovations, which gives people access to resources they might not have otherwise.

Henry also said that he feels like this competition is good for the Topeka community.

“In general, we’re going along with the rebuild of Topeka,” Henry said. “The mood in Topeka in the last couple of years has been promoting innovation, bringing in new businesses and try[ing] to boost morale in the city. I think Washburn’s kind of following suit with that.”

The finals for the pitch competition will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.

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Nursing students to defend doctoral projects CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 do either the fast track program or the traditional program.”

For Hanlon and Moore, and anyone else doing the psychiatric and mental health fasttrack program, it takes three and a half years to complete.

Hanlon and Moore credit the faculty for their help in the entire process.

“The faculty for the program have been so helpful,” Hanlon said. “Very encouraging and supportive but they also push us really hard. That’s a necessary thing when you are moving through a terminal degree.”

Hanlon mentioned a few faculty members she was thankful for specifically.

“Dr. Delaine Smith and Dr. Tracy Davies, Dr. [Brenda] Patzel, she was there first but she’s retired now,” Hanlon said. “They’re all the psych/mental health faculty and they are just fantastic to work with.”

Hanlon also said that professor Shirley Dinkle, the head of the DNP program, has

been helpful as well.

“She pushes us to keep moving forward when we don’t want to,” Hanlon said.

“All of the staff that teach at our level are doctoral prepared or in the process of receiving their own doctoral degree, whether that’s a PhD or a doctorate of nursing,” Moore said.

As Hanlon and Moore get ready for their defense this week, the two have a lot of work to do.

“We are finishing our manuscript, which is pretty much done,” Hanlon said. “We have a powerpoint presentation we’re finishing up and then basically it will be a lot of runthroughs of our presentation.”

The manuscript they are finalizing will not just be presented to Washburn, it is also destined to be reviewed by outside groups as well.

“The manuscript that we prepare is actually supposed to be something that we can submit to a professional journal,” Moore said. “On top of that, we are also required to submit to each of the host facilities, each of those hos-

pitals, an executive summary of the results that we found.”

Moore said that the summary will help the hospitals understand how the research relates to them and the recommendations that Hanlon and Moore would give to them, including information such as financial implications.

Hanlon said that those who are considering going into the DNP program need to understand the committment it takes. “[Commitment] not just for yourself, but being able to work is difficult, especially at this last part of the program because there are so many clinical hours,” Hanlon said. “The project process in and of itself is just very time-consuming.”

The two also said that it might be helpful for nursing students to get into a job before considering going into a program like this.

“The more experience you can come with to a program like this, not coming directly out of your undergrad and going straight to it,” Hanlon said. “I think if you can have some of that experience as a nurse first be-

fore you head into something, I think that is beneficial.”

Moore said that those looking at getting into the program or those who are in the first year or so of the program might consider coming to one of these defense presentations.

She said that when students first start looking at the project, it can be a surreal and somewhat daunting thing.

“I feel like being present for these defense presentations, and actually getting to see the way they’re structured, the amount of time, energy [and] analysis that goes into each one of them, it takes it out of abstract thought and makes it concrete to what’s expected of [the students],” Moore said.

If you are interested in attending Hanlon and Moore’s defense, it will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16 in Petro Allied Health room 204. Two additional defenses by candidates Crystal Stevens and Rachel Hill will be given at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. respectively in the same room.

Molly Manske: Junior majoring in social work Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

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Dedicated to her students: Louise Krug is an English professor at Washburn. She teaches a series of creative writing courses and loves interacting with students.

Professor Louise Krug inspires Alicia Muniz Washburn Review alicia.muniz@washburn.edu

Louise Krug is an English professor here at Washburn University.

She is in her fourth year at Washburn, but she has been teaching for about 12 years total. She originally taught at the University of Kansas, KU, from which she obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

After graduating with bachelor’s degree, she worked for a while in southern California as a freelance writer.

However, she then got extremely sick and needed to have brain surgery in 2005. After her surgery, she had to start fresh, and she moved back to Kansas. She didn’t know what she wanted to do when she went back to KU to pursue another degree. She figured that, since she loved to read and write, she might as well go into a degree in English, or a degree that involved reading and writing. She applied for the Master of Fine Arts program and specialized in studying English. The program required a series of creative writing papers and projects like novels and poems.

While applying to their master’s program, Krug was given the opportunity to be a part of a teaching assistant program in exchange for piad tuition and a small stipend. She was greatful for the offer, and she soon became a part of the program.

“Most big schools do that.” Krug said. “So, if you ever apply for graduate school, you should apply to big schools like KU so that you can do an apprentice program so they pay for your schooling.”

As a teaching apprentice, students can only teach composition classes because they are well-balanced with the workload of graduate school. It was during her time as a TA that Krug realized that it was what she wanted to do with her degree.

“If you had told me in my early 20s that I would end up being a college professor, I would have laughed,” Krug said.

As time went by, she graduated and got married. After having her first child, she decided to get her PhD to improve her chances of landing a job as a professor. However, she was originally unsure of going through the program, as it meant five more years of school. After having a second child, she graduated and started to look for a job.

Her current job at Washburn had just opened up when she graduated. She was a bit taken unsure at first because she had never heard of Washburn before and hadn’t been in Topeka too often. Even so, she took a chance with the university.

At Washburn, every English teacher has to teach two sections of composition, which is a rule at Washburn so that all students have a chance to get into their required classes. Besides these, Krug teaches different kinds of creative writing classes. She teaches Composition, Beginning Fiction Writing and Reading as Writers, which all English majors have to take. She also advises a Publishing Lab, an English program capstone meant to mimic work in a publishing agency. Students in the program edit and put together Washburn’s annual literary magazine, “Inscape.”

Krug has also taught a special topics course that involved injecting humor into fiction and non-fiction works. She would love to co-teach a course with a psychology or history professor and create a course over the history of writing. She is also open to course suggestions that stuends would like to take. Krug likes to create couses that combine more than one subject; she may combine a language course with a writing class so that students could learn how to translate works that are written in a different laguage in a way that maintains the original work’s style.

Another course idea was based on transforming different types of writing into other forms of writing. For example, a student may change a fiction piece into a non-fiction piece, perhaps by taking a fantasy story about a dragon into a non-fiction story about an exotic pet. She says that students are welcome to email her course ideas or even slide paper ideas under her door when she’s not in office.

Krug is very passionate about teaching writing and wants to challenge students to become better writers. She teaches students of all levels, and she enjoys interacting with other majors other than English as well. She loves working with and being around college students, and she is always there if any of her students have questions or need help with assignments.

Molly Manske is a junior at Washburn majoring in social work with a minor in Spanish. She is from Prairie Village, Kansas, about an hour away from Topeka.

Her decision to pursue social work stems largely from her father.

“My dad was a criminal justice professor here, so there was always a special desire to want to go to Washburn as well. I actually came to Washburn as a full Spanish major, then I kinda figured out what the social work major entailed, and it related back to more of what I wanted to do in life,” Manske said. “The social work part came from when I worked with non-profit organizations and advocacy groups.”

Social work has been a great fit for Manske. To her, it’s more than a job.

It’s a chance to be a helping hand to those who need it. “[I want] to help people,” Manske said. “That’s just such a common desire for social workers, but mainly to be a voice for the voiceless.”

Although social work has been a great fit, Manske still has a passion for minoring in a foreign language.

“I’ve studied abroad in high school and at Washburn in different Spanish speaking countries, so that’s where the Spanish speaking part came from,” Manske said.

Manske has made trips to a variety of places. In high school, she went to Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Through Washburn, she has traveled to Italy and Cuba. She leaves for

Columbia this coming spring semester.

“Both experiences provided me with a great opportunity to gain cultural awareness and educate myself academically and personally,” Manske said.

Masnke also was the third place winner of the study abroad photo essay contest for her photos during her study in Cuba.

In terms of what she does on campus, it would be an understatement to say she is involved. She’s in Young Life, Bod Squad, Friends of the Library, Delta Gamma and Spanish Club. On top of that, she also works as a writing tutor at Mabee Library.

Rhonda Peterson Dealey, photo courtesy of Molly Manske a professor in Washburn’s social work department, has Going places: Molly Manske is a junior majoring much to say about Molly ac- in social work with a minor in Spanish. Manke is an outgoing student who is getting the most out of her ademically and personally.

“Molly is the type of stu- time at Washburn. dent that makes teaching rededication to the coursework, but warding. She loves new experienc- more importantly, her passion for es. She thinks critically about new social work,” O’Neill said. “She is ideas and asks great questions. She always excited to apply the course cares deeply about her fellow hu- content to case scenario and role play mans and isn’t afraid to stand up for opportunities, and is an active particothers,” Dealey said. “I can’t wait to ipant in class. I look forward to seesee where her social work education ing her continued growth throughout will take her.” the rest of her time in the social work Assistant professor Beth O’Neill program.” had a similar outlook on Molly.

Manske is already making an im“It has been such a pleasure to pact at Washburn and in the countries have Molly in two classes this se- she travels to. She takes advantage of mester, one seated and one online. every opportunity to learn new things Molly consistently demonstrates her and make a difference.

Haruka Muratani: International student from Japan Alicia Muniz Washburn Review alicia.muniz@washburn.edu

Haruka Muratani is a senior international student from Japan. She is 24 years old and has been attending Washburn University for two years.

After attending university in Japan, she took a leave of absence for two years to travel around the world in order to figure out if college was what she truly wanted to do. Her major is computer science, and she hopes to graduate in May of 2020.

She chose Washburn to continue her education because of the small community, something her previous univerities have lacked. The smalltown feel of Topeka allows Muratani to focus on her studies. She is able to stay on campus and enjoy the beauty of the grounds.

“My favorite place on campus is probably the fish pond by the art building,” Muratani said. “There are many koi fish, which remind me of home.”

Washburn was also recommended to her by a study abroad agency in Tokyo because the computer program fits her level.

The most interesting class that she is taking this semester is Drama Classics on Video. It is slightly difficult for her though, because a lot of the videos have British actors, which is harder for her to understand than videos with American actors. Along with that, it is quite difficult for her to understand the English without

subtitles, and, since a lot of the videos she has watched in the class are older, the subtitle option isn’t always available. However, she still enjoys watching them and learning new things.

For next semester, she will take a logic and computer class that she is looking forward to. Her favorite subjects are math and art. Math involves numbers, which ties into her major, and art helps her cultivate her creativity, even if she is not the greatest artist.

Muratani is enjoying the people she has encountered photo by Alicia Muniz and made friends with who Tech-savvy: Haruka Muratani is a senior internationhave made her feel accept- al student from Japan. She hopes to be a successful ed, even if she struggles with freelance computer programmer after graduating.

English. Her professors have programming techniques and types also been welcoming and offered ex- of programming from other places tra help. She enjoys the music events while she travels. She wants to disthat are done at the White Concert cover the world and what it has to Hall on campus. offer, hopefully becoming successIf she could change one thing about ful along the way. Her main goal is Washburn, it woud be the food. to meet new people and create new “Something I don’t like about things for programming that can Washburn is that the food is so ex- change the world and help people pensive, even though many times it improve their lives. is very low quality,” Muratani said.

“In my ideal future, being a proMuratani wants to use her major grammer will be something that can to become a computer programmer, be used in order to help not only peomore specifically a freelance pro- ple but the world,” Muratani said. “If grammer, because she will be able I can become successful, than that is to do projects and things at her own just a good bonus.” pace. She wants to travel around the world as well, learning different

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Goldblum’s debut album with artistic touch

Yash Chitrakar

Washburn Review yash.chitrakar@washburn.edu

Jeff Goldblum’s delicious eccentricity is well-known throughout the movie industry.

The actor, known for his roles in classics like “Jurassic Park,” “Independence Day,” “The Fly” and, more recently, in “Thor: Ragnarok,” has an inexplicable charm about him that comes out when he saunters through a stage or when he punctuates every other sentence with a buttery “umm” or “uhh.”

When I was on the verge of listening to Goldblum’s debut jazz album, “Capitol Studios Session,” I was looking for his mannerisms to translate into his music. I am happy to announce that I found what I was looking for.

Goldblum performs the songs in front of a live audience, which, as many people don’t know, is what he does on a semi-regular basis with his jazz ensemble, Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, on Wednesday nights. He also has other high-profile performers accompanying his piano, such as Haley Reinhart, Imelda May and even the comedian Sarah Silverman.

The music itself is nothing too special.

There is nothing avant-garde about it. It soothes the ears and serves the cabaret-style of the album, but Goldblum’s improvisation and Goldblum-isms elevate it to an enjoyable level.

The setting is intimate, and the atmosphere is playful. Audience members applaud the band other performers. As Goldblum sprinkles in a few arpeggios and floral inflections here and there, he flirts casually and with self-awareness with his on-stage guests. This is just Goldblum having fun with his band, his creation, and most importantly, being himself.

Before the song “Me and My Shadow,” Goldblum candidly chit-chats with Sarah Silverman for a little over three minutes, and Silverman goes along with it. Even in the song itself, Goldblum expresses his doubts to Silverman about leaving butter out so that it will be soft for use in the morning. Silverman gives assurance that it’ll be alright. Later in the song, Goldblum sings, “In Jurassic Park, scary in the dark,” and Silverman adds haltingly, “I am scared that I’ll be eaten.”

Goldblum purr-growls as a response. This comedic offbeat camaraderie is just one of

the album’s virtues.

Goldblum’s eccentricity and his unabashed expression of the self is why people, especially the denizens of the internet, love him. The eccentricity isn’t just for show. He will happily go around handing out hotdogs from a truck named “Chef Goldblum’s” as part of research for a role. He will play the piano in front of a London crowd as part of a promotion. He will do all of this with the same Goldblum-ian swag that is apparent in the many latenight interviews he’s had. Even in his latest movie, he seemed to be playing himself.

“Capitol Studios Session,” may not appeal to everyone, but I think it will reach both Goldblum fans photo courtesy of Amazon Music and jazz enthusiasts in a meaningful way. One doesn’t have to be Renaissance man: Jeff Goldblum takes his talents from the big an avid jazz listener to enjoy this screen to the recording studio. Goldblum partners with famous album. Neither does one have to faces such as Haley Reinhart, Imelda May and Sarah Silverman. know Goldblum to enjoy his perle their joy like Goldblum tickles the ivories sonality. And for the intersection of those delicately and playfully. two classes of people, this album will tick-

World War II flick ‘Overlord’ is Imagine Dragons releases ‘Origins’: fun but contains slow segments The fourth full-length studio album Nick Solomon

Natalie Croze

“Overlord” is a World War II flick that has fun moments, but is ultimately a mixed bag.

I was incredibly excited to see this film.

The premise sounded cool with Nazi occult experiments and great action, and I had high expectations going in. While “Overlord” may definitely be a fun turn-off-your-brain flick, it is marred by problems that ultimately make it a missed opportunity.

The film centers around a group of American soldiers the evening before D-Day, who are sent to destroy a German radio tower. The soldiers sent in include some of the central protagonists such as Boyce (Jovan Adepo), Ford (Wyatt Russell), and Tibbet (John Margaro). They meet central hero Chloe (Mathilde Ollivier), a civilian, and they all get embroiled in Nazis doing incredibly strange and cruel things. The protagonists aren’t the most original bunch, but I definitely enjoyed them all, especially Russell’s Ford and Ollivier’s Mathilde.

The film has a brilliant, action-packed opening. It has some wonderful shots and is definitely one of the more intense openings I have seen in a movie this year. However, somewhere in between the end of that beginning segment and the middle of the film, it slows down drastically. The pacing was so odd, and I would say this film could have benefited from having some time shaved off of it.

The cast is certainly an entertaining one, with Jovan Adepo taking center stage, but the characters fall victim to the horror movie trope of making incredibly dumb mistakes.

This happens in “Overlord” an annoying amount of times. When these things occur in a film once, it’s passable, but reoccuring offenses create an issue.

The action and horror in this film is definitely sporadic, but, when it does occur, it

Unlike many album titles, the word origins perfectly describes the list of songs given to us by Imagine Dragons. These songs are encouraging, upbeat and full of energy. “Bullet in a Gun,” “Natural” and “Boomerang” are so catchy and fun that I spent whole days just listening to them on repeat. The central theme throughout is, as the album states, origins, such as the beginnings of love, starting out as an artist or just deciding to be different from everyone else.

As a creative person, I found many of the album’s songs to be inspiring and comforting. “Machine” is the song that sticks out the most as a declaration of being different from all the rest, it’s a battle cry for those who want to make their own path. “Digital” fits in this category as well and is the third song talking about breaking out on your own and following your dreams, despite the doubts of others.

“Bullet in a Gun” is a song that stuck out to me, as it’s about the fears that artists go through when trying to make a living in the harsh world of entertainment. There is a humanity to the song that is easy to connect to and encourages the listener to pursue their dreams despite the hardships. We all hear songs about following your dreams, but it’s nice once in a while to hear someone acknowledge that taking that road is hard, but that it’s worth it.

There are some light-hearted songs too, I particularly enjoyed “Cool Out,” a song about unwanted love. What makes me laugh everytime I hear it is the nice way in which the singer gets rejected asking him to just “cool out, ‘cause baby I don’t think I’m the one for you.”

For some reason, it reminds me of the awkward times in my life that I had to tell someone, in the nicest way possible, that I was not into him. It’s nice to know that others have

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Nazi Zombies: This nazi zombie appears to be hungry. While ‘Overlord’ is without a doubt a fun time, it was ultimately a missed opportunity.

is excellent. Gunfire between Nazis and the protagonists pack a loud punch that really leaves a satisfying effect, and there are a few absolutely awesome and fun moments when the film gets into World War II action movie territory.

The horror is there, but I honestly think it’s not nearly enough. The special effects in this film are definitely wonderful. I don’t know how it was done, but there were some gag-inducing moments that are definitely to be remembered. I just wish these occurred more often and were introduced sooner.

One argument I’ve seen online is that this film is more of a war film than a horror film.

The film has some incredibly satisfying aspects of both, but, when the film slows down, it absolutely shows some weakness.

Overall, it’s well-made and has an interesting video game-type premise, but the movie really never fully goes Wolfenstein or goes all into action horror. It sort of dips its toes into both and relies mostly on tension. I really wish this film went full “Evil Dead,” gory horror. Don’t get me wrong, there were some awesome moments where I got the action I wanted, but the slow middle portion of the film was too irritating to ignore.

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Ten years strong: Frontman of Imagine Dragons, Dan Reynolds has been a member of the band since it’s origin in 2008. Imagine Dragons releases ‘Origins,’ their fourth full-length studio album.

faced this dilemma.

There are other songs, though, that are about more satisfying love stories, such as “Boomerang,” “Stuck” and “Born to be Yours.” While simple in composition, “Born to be Yours” is another sweet melody that melts the heart each time it is heard. Again, Imagine Dragons has perfectly captured the emotions of first being in love with lines like “I never knew anybody til’ I knew you-ooh.”

It describes how it feels to be in love for the first time perfectly.

There is also a song called “Love,” but it’s not the romantic kind you might expect.

Imagine Dragons takes this song to get up on a soap box and preach about loving people all throughout humanity, but that may not be such a bad thing given our country’s current state. With so much division and anger in our politics, especially after the Midterm results, having a song reminding us of what makes us all the same is a welcome message.

Overall, Imagine Dragons has delivered another great album with songs that are sure to be remembered by fans for years to come.

Around this week in history Snippets from past issues of The Review

By Natalie Croze

At the end of the day, it can all start looking the same. This comic was done Nov. 10 ,1995.

If a teacher gave you that option, you would be stupid not to at least try, right? This comic was put up Nov. 12, 1982.

This picture shows beginning construction of the Allied Health Center Nov. 12, 1982. Washburn’s campus has come a long way through the years.

Virtual reality is still a thing today, but sometimes it can look pretty ridiculous. This VR story was done Nov. 10, 1995.

This ad for a movie was taken out Nov. 12 1969.

This beautiful photo of a Washburn student ballerina was taken Nov. 12, 1969.

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In the last game of the season, the football team faced Nebraska-Kearney for senior day.

In a close battle, the Ichabods lost 16-17 due to a late Loper field goal. They finished the season 5-6.

Basketball The men’s basketball team starts the season 1-1. They beat Oklahoma Baptist University and lost to Southern Nazarene University at the GAC/MIAA Challenge.

Their next match is against Rockhurst University Nov. 14. The women’s team is off to a rocky start, losing both of their games against Augustana University and Concordia University. They will look to get their first win against Rockhurst University Nov. 16.

The women’s junior varsity team lost their scrimmage against Fort Scott 58-57 to a last second shot. They begin their season against Missouri Valley College Nov. 13. The men’s junior varsity team pulled out a close 91-88 victory over Ottawa University after going to overtime. Their next game will be against Baker University Nov. 15.

Volleyball The volleyball team played in the MIAA tournament where they advanced to the title match. The Ichabods defeated Emporia State and Central Oklahoma in dominant 3-0 and 3-1 victories, but the Lopers emerged victorious after a close 2-3 match in the finals. Now, the volleyball team is preparing for their NCAA Regionals match with no. 5 ranked Northern State University Nov 15.

Ending records Football The football team ended the season with a 5-6 record after losing their final game.

Volleyball The No. 8 volleyball team finished the regular season 29-4. They lost the MIAA Championship to Nebraska-Kearney.

To p a t h l e t e s Basketball

Javion Blake averaged 24.5 ppg and 4.5 rbg at the GAC/MIAA Challenge, earning him the HyVee Washburn Athlete of the Week award.

Volleyball

Allison Maxwell racked up 44 kills while Washburn was playing in the MIAA tournament. Her achievement earned her the HyVee Washburn Athlete of the Week award.

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Thorne: From the wilderness to Washburn Seth Burdick

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Athletes come from many backgrounds.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Isaiah Thorne is a freshman guard for the basketball team.

Thorne was raised by his father, Eric, and his mother, Rosie. His father works as a transportation supervisor at Cysco, and his mother is a manager for United Healthcare. Thorne also has a sister named Desiree. To Thorne, his family means everything to him.

“Both of my parents work hard to provide for my sister and me. They do whatever they can for us and have since we were little,” Thorne said. “When times were hard, they never showed us that. They made sure we had a childhood and they let us live our lives.

As for my sister, that’s my best friend in the whole world.”

After attending Warren High School, Thorne chose to go to the Air Force Prep Academy, where he played basketball. According to Thorne, the academy was very different from high school.

“Coming from high school, the transition was different. It was a lot more fast paced.

Since I was there [high school] four years, it was easy to know what to do, but going to Air Force you had a lot to worry about with the military, school and basketball,” Thorne said.

After one year at Air Force Prep, he transferred to Washburn.

“Now, we do everything different. Learning Washburn’s systems compared to their systems has been the toughest part for me,” he said.

Thorne has set goals for himself. At the moment, his most important goal is basketball.

“At the end of it, if I go pro, that would be great, but if not, I would love to be a coach.

I’m not sure on which level yet. I want to spread knowledge to others,” Thorne said.

Head coach Brett Ballard thinks Thorne is a hard worker.

“Isaiah is a good shooter and brings a scorer’s mentality to our team. Right now, Isaiah is working hard in practice. We have some experienced guards that are a little ahead of him now, but his attitude has been good and is getting better,” Ballard said.

With basketball and school, there is not a lot of time for Thorne to have a ton of fun, but he finds extra things to do in his spare time.

“I love playing Fortnite. I love hanging out with my friends and just having a good time,” Thorne said. “On a stressful day, I like to take naps. I’m not going to lie, naps are good for the soul.”

In movies and television shows, you see military academies sending people out in the woods to live on their own and make it back to base safely using nothing but their wits.

This is true for the Air Force Prep Academy basketball program that Thorne attended.

Last year, Thorne and his team had to face this obstacle.

“Last year, we had to navigate through the wilderness, and I had never been in forest in my life before that.

They dropped us off and said, ‘find your way out.’ We were given a first-aid kit, and that was it. I obviously found my way out,” Thorne said.

Thorne believes that his biggest accomplishment is graduating from the Air Force Prep Academy.

“While I was there, I knew I wanted something different. As far as looking at other schools and still trying to graduate the prep school in a year, which I did, it was a pretty cool accomplishment.”

Thorne and the basketball team are 1-1 so photo courtesy of Isaiah Thorne far this season.

They open Breakin’ ankles: Freshman guard Isaiah Thorne looks their home schedule Nov. to have a big year for the Thorne played for 14 at Lee Arena. Ichabods. the Air Force Prep Academy Cheer on Thorne last year. and the Ichabods as they begin the season.

Washburn football is a family affair: Meet Mitch Schurig

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After being born in Pittsburg, Kansas, and then moving to Topeka, senior quarterback Mitch Schurig has become all too familiar with Washburn and its football program. After attending Washburn Rural High School, Mitch Schurig stayed close to home to further his football career.

“I grew up around the university my whole life, with my dad being the coach. I’ve had family that’s been involved with it, and I’ve been involved with it, too,” Mitch Schurig said.

When asked how he feels about being coached by his dad, Craig Schurig, Mitch Schurig expressed that he’s just grateful for the opportunity to play college football.

“I didn’t know if I was good enough [to play for Washburn]. I got the opportunity though, and I like it. My dad’s the coach on the field, but off the field, he’s just my dad,” said Mitch Schurig.

Away from the field, Mitch Schurig said he likes to spend his time relaxing and catching up on his shows.

“When I’m not playing football, I watch a lot of Netflix. Currently, I’m watching ‘House of Cards’ since they have a new season,” Mitch Schurig said. “I’m a huge fan of ‘[Game of] Thrones,’ ‘Ozark’ and anything popular on Netflix [that] I’ve tried to get into.”

Outside of his football talents, Mitch Schurig says he doesn’t do anything much cooler than competing on the field.

“I’m a good skier, so I can go down some black diamonds if you consider that cool.

Other than that, I can’t think of anything,” Mitch Schurig said.

“I want to win an MIAA championship for sure. Once you’re in the playoffs, anything can happen,” Mitch Schurig said.

As far as accomplishments go, Mitch Schurig has had plenty in his football career.

He said his biggest one came earlier this season.

“My first start against Central Missouri [early in the 2018 season]. I was really proud of the opportunity, it was really fun,” Mitch Schurig said.

As for his dad being his coach, Mitch Schurig says they make an effort to bond outside of the football field.

“I go over there [to his dad’s house] to eat dinner every once in a while to get a home photo courtesy of Mitch Schurig cooked meal and hangout. Proud family: Senior quarterback Mitch Schurig poses with his family After games, we typically get after an Ichabod home game. Schurig said his family has supported his Chic-Fil-A or something, oc- football career from the beginning. casionally go to Happy Basthe ball out,” Soto said. set... Nothing crazy,” Mitch Schurig said.

After receiving his degree in physical sciWhen considering his favorite part about ence, Mitch Schurig has hopes to become a playing for Washburn, Mitch Schurig gives winning coach somewhere local. credit to his teammates and coaches.

“I’d like to stay in Kansas, but if the oppor“The guys, it’s a good group of people to tunity presents itself, I wouldn’t mind movplay with. The strength coach is awesome. ing outside somewhere else,” he said.

You can always go there and lift and get good Having family members here in town has advice from him. He’s a good dude. The been helpful to Mitch Schurig and his footcoaches are really nice. It’s a family atmoball career. sphere,” he said.

“They’re very supportive, they’re always To Mitch Schurig, having close teammates calling and texting me, just trying to keep me is important to the success they have as a motivated by saying I’m doing a good job and whole. they’re proud of me,” Mitch Schurig said.

“How close-knit we are together, some of He said the only downside to having his them have good relationships with each other dad as his football coach is the inability to and care for each other on and off the field,” rant about his decisions on the field like other Mitch Schurig said. players sometimes do.

Senior offensive lineman Andy Soto attests Mitch Schurig thinks students need to work to Mitch Schurig’s qualities that make him a harder to support each other. great teammate himself.

“I try to go to a lot of sporting events... so “He’s a great guy and great teammate. He I just want people to come out and support stepped up when we needed him and played the athletes.

This is our school and we should great. I liked blocking for him. He made my want success for everybody,” he said. job easy by staying in the pocket and getting

Coach Lauren Ramatowski’s motivation helps lead volleyball to winning season Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

The Ichabod volleyball team is having one of the greatest seasons in the program’s history this year under head coach Chris Herron.

Like all coaches, Herron needs help to succeed at the highest level. In her first year with the Ichabods, Lauren Ramatowski has helped lead the volleyball team to a 29-4 record.

Ramatowski lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, JC, and her four-monthold son, Tommy. She is also near her family, as her parents and sister all live in Kansas City as well.

Ramatowski was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and attended Park Hill South High School, where she played volleyball, basketball and track. After Park Hill, Ramatowski went to Kansas State University on a volleyball scholarship. She then attended Truman State University where she was a graduate assistant for a year. After Truman State, Ramatowski went to the University of Texas-Pan American, now called UT-Rio Grande Valley.

Ramatowski then coached for St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City. Before coming to Washburn, she coached for Houston Baptist.

All of her experiences along the way have helped her become a successful coach.

“My experiences were good. I love coach-

ing. It is something that is my game to coach. For her, she passion and is something that loves helping young womI feel that I am really good en. at. Every university or every “My passion for coachprogram is a little bit differing stems from me lovent, and you just [have to] ing to help young women. be able to find your fit to be That’s why I coach and I able to motivate the girls and love being there for them,” to be able to work together as she said. a staff. Each program is difFreshman outside hitter ferent in their own way, but Emma Palasak said what it’s always fun,” Ramatowski she believes makes Ramasaid. towski a great coach.

Every coach has a drive that “Coach Ram has impushes them to make their proved so much of my photo courtesy of WU Sports skill as a player. She noplayers and themselves better.

For Ramatowski, her drive Passion for coaching: Coach Lautices things I can’t, and is the love of the game and, ren Ramatowski enjoys helping to she brought back my jump mainly, the love for her play- coach the volleyball team. It was an serve. What makes her a easy choice to come to Washburn. ers. great coach, however, is “I just love working with more than her expansive the girls. I think it is a unique time in their knowledge of the game. She cares about team life during college to go through a bunch of chemistry and each player’s well-being,” Padifferent things. I enjoy being there for them, lasak said. and kind of guiding them through some of Coming to Washburn was an easy choice their life decisions. I love motivating and for Ramatowski due to where she lives, but challenging them, but also loving them and has since become more than just an easy making them know how special they are,” place to work. said Ramatowski.

“To start, it just worked perfectly. I was Ramatowski loves the game of volleyball, back at home, and I had just had my son. but it takes more than just the love of the The job came open, and because I’ve known

coach Herron since I was a little girl, I was able to give him a call. Since we’ve previously known each other, we’ve been able to establish a good relationship pretty quickly,” she said.

As a coach, there are multiple challenges that the public does not see when they watch the volleyball team compete. For Ramatowski, it goes beyond the physical aspect of the game.

“Figuring out each of the girls, how they work, how they are motivated and how they play the game is a challenge. Every single girl is a little bit different, so I think that it’s a challenge, but a fun challenge. Everyday there is something different in the coaching world. Your day never looks the same. You have to come in here with the mindset that you have like four or five things to do, but then a player comes into my office wanting to talk about life, so those four or five things end up going out the window,” Ramatowski said.

Ramatowski and the volleyball team recently competed in the MIAA tournament, where they placed second after falling to Nebraska-Kearney. They have earned a berth into the NCAA Division II Regional Playoffs and are slated as the third seed. They will take on No. 5 Northern State this Thursday in Kearney, Nebraska.

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Football falls to Nebraska-Kearney on Senior Day Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

The football team took on the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers on Senior Day Saturday, Nov. 10. The Ichabods celebrated the careers of multiple student athletes that have left their mark on the football program.

To start the game, senior defensive back Corey Ballentine returned the opening kickoff to the 15-yard line. With the first play of the drive, the Ichabods fumbled the ball and the Lopers recovered it. The defense came through forcing a fourth down. UNK failed to capitalize on the turnover when theymissed the ensuing field goal.

Later in the first quarter, the Lopers fumbled the ball on a run. They then recovered it 10 yards down the field for a first down. The Lopers would eventually find the end zone on a 6-yard touchdown pass. UNK led Washburn 7-0 with 5:23 left in the first quarter. The Ichabods punted on their next drive.

After an Ichabod punt, the Lopers drove the ball 98 yards, and they capped the drive with a touchdown. UNK led 14-0.

The Ichabods then got to work and drove into the red zone, but they could not push it any further than the 4-yard line. Senior kicker Perry Schmiedeler knocked a 20-yard field goal through to make the score 14-3.

The Ichabod defense prevented UNK from gaining much ground, and they forced the Lopers to punt the ball. On fourth down, when the Ichabods looked like they were going to punt, Schmiedeler took off and gained 20 yards. A couple plays later, sophomore quarterback Mitch Schurig had found James Brania-Hopp for an Ichabod touchdown, but the Lopers still led 14-10 with 2:57 left in the

first half.

The Ichabods ended the second half down 14-10. Senior linebackers Austin Tillman and Derrick McGreevy had 19 tackles combined during the first two quarters.

The Lopers received the ball to begin the second half. They tried to fool the Ichabods with a trick play, but junior cornerback Josh Wright intercepted the pass. The Ichabods then drove the ball deep into UNK territory, but they had to settle for a field goal. The Lopers still led 14-13.

The Lopers drove the ball outside the Ichabod red zone, but the Ichabod defense had forced a turnover after a fourth down pass sailed past its receiver. The Ichabod running game came to life as red-shirt freshman running back Will Evans put together multiple 15-yard carries for the Ichabod offense.

Schmiedeler then came on to give the Ichabods a 16-14 lead after a 38-yard field goal.

UNK needed an answer to the Ichabods, and, once again, they got the ball into the Washburn red zone. Just before that, the Ichabods forced a fourth down, but an unnecessary roughness call gave the Lopers a second chance. With only 11 seconds left on the clock, the Lopers made a 24-yard field goal to make the score 17-16.

The Ichabods got the ball back with eight seconds left, but were not able to score and lost 16-17.

The Ichabods end their season with a record of 5-6, and the Ichabod seniors end their careers as some of the best to ever suit up for Washburn. Leading the way this year on defense were senior cornerback Corey Ballentine and linebacker duo McGreevy and Tillman.

McGreevy was grateful to suit up as an Ichabod, but he was upset with how the season

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Get in there: Senior wide receiver Will Hamilton goes for a touchdown against Nebraska-Kearney. The Ichabods lost to the Lopers 16-17.

ended.

“The season has kind of been up and down with wins and losses. I am proud of everybody with all of the hard work that they have done,” McGreevy said. “I am just happy to leave with no regrets. I want to thank all of the coaches for everything that they have done.”

As far as his career has gone, McGreevy believes that playing football for the Ichabods has been one of the greatest times of his life.

“This has been amazing. I made a lot of friends [and] a lot of memories. I have learned so much,” McGreevy said. “I can’t thank the coaches and players enough for everything. I am going to miss everybody a lot.”

Schmiedeler has been one of the best kickers that Washburn has ever had. He is second all-time in points scored by a place kicker. He was very emotional after their last game.

“This has been the best time of my life. I

was just telling these guys behind me that being out here with these guys on Saturdays, out in practice all day every day, 6 a.m. in the offseason, everything has been the best,” Schmiedeler said.

As far as the football program goes, these seniors have left their mark on the history of Washburn football, and they have certainly left a high bar for next season’s seniors.

Head coach Craig Schurig and the rest of the coaching staff are going to miss the qualities that these players brought to the field yearround.. “[We’ll miss] how they approached the game. They played hard [and] they had a lot of leadership,” Shurig said. “Whether it was in the weight room, our summer program or spring practice, the biggest thing about this senior group was how they approached the process of being a team. They did a great job of that.”

If you were a pro athlete, how would you spend your money?

By Brandon Brownlee

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Swoosh: Javion Blake attempts a three-point shot in Washburn’s exhibition game against the University of Kansas. Blake is one of nine players in Washburn history to score 1,000 career points.

Javion Blake: Basketball dreams Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

As basketball season begins, the Washburn Ichabods seem poised for a strong year and look to get back to the top of MIAA. One man who will look to lead that charge for the Bods will be senior guard Javion Blake. Blake recently went over the 1,200-point mark in his career during the first game of the season.

Blake is from Olathe, Kansas, where he was raised by his parents Monzell and Dionne Blake. His mother works closely with high school students by helping them find a career that will fit them and get them headed in the right direction as they go through high school and beyond. His father is a barber in Olathe. Javion said he enjoys always having his hair cut by his father.

On top of the support Blake receives from his parents, he is also appreciative of the support that he has around him from his grandparents both on his mother and father’s sides of the family.

“They are big supporters of what I do as far as school and basketball, and they make sure I have everything I need on and off the court.” Blake said. “I have a really big support system as far as family goes.”

Blake’s support system reaches even further, as he receives support from his six siblings: an older brother and older sister as well as two younger brothers and two younger sisters.

Blake made his way to Washburn, seemingly by chance, thanks to a conversation that changed his future. Blake was at an unsigned basketball camp his senior year when one of the Washburn coaches had a conversation with his parents and expressed to them that he liked Javion’s game, so they set up a visit and he has enjoyed it ever since.

When thinking about future goals, Blake has his sights set on chasing his childhood dream of becoming a professional basketball player. However he remembers his parents’ advice of gaining his college degree as a plan B. “Professional basketball would be ideal, like I’ve trained all my life and worked out all my life to be a professional basketball player, so I feel like I’ve got to chase that dream as far as possible,” Blake said. “My parents and my family say to always have a plan B, but

it’s kind of hard not to focus all your chips on plan A when you’re a college athlete.”

Plan B for Blake would spin off his mass media degree that he will obtain upon graduation. He hasn’t completely decided which direction he would go, but he said that it would be cool to be a sports reporter or an analyst for a TV network.

“I kind of have some ambition to be a journalist or an interviewer like someone on SportsCenter because it’s easy for me to talk about sports as far as what’s going on, because sports [is] all I’ve known since I was a little kid,” Blake said. “I think it’s cool how people conduct interviews and what it’s like to get both sides of [an] athlete, both on and off the court.”

One of Blake’s favorite hobbies is the shoe collection that has been passed down in his family from his grandparents on his father’s side down to him. The shoe collection has gotten pretty sizable over the years.

Blake’s bucket list could very well be a bottomless bucket because the big item on his bucket list is to travel the world and see everything there is to see.

“Just visit the world, see what the world has to offer,” Blake said. “I would say just get every moment of joy out of life as I can whether that be going to the Grand Canyon or going overseas. Just getting out of the states and seeing what the world has to offer for me would be the biggest thing on my bucket list.”

Overall, Blake has really enjoyed his four years at Washburn, speaking highly of the faculty about how kind and caring they have been in working with him one-on-one to help develop his plan B, so that he will always have something to fall back on after basketball.

Blake’s teammate, freshman forward Sevon Witt, is excited for the upcoming season and the leadership from the upperclassmen like Blake.

“I think the season will go really well for us. The team has been putting in a lot of hard work and we compete every single day,” Witt said. “We have a bunch of veterans and some newcomers, but we are all starting to fit in and mold into one.”

Blake and his teammates are set to open their home schedule against Rockhurst Wednesday, Nov. 14.

Josh Reed Sophomore Business Finance “I would first give some away to charity. Then I would make sure my family is secure and financially stable as well.”

Carson Denney Sophomore Chemistry “I would just want to have a secure house and a nice car, and I would do just fine.”

C.J. Murray Freshman History Education “I would definitely spend it on my family, a house and then probably cars. I would probably buy a Mustang, a brand new Mustang.”

Chris Martin Junior Education “I would invest most of it. I wouldn’t spend it on much. I would want it sitting there so I would have money in the long run because you never know what’s going to happen.”

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