Washburn Review Issue 8

October 9, 2019

Volume 146, Issue 9

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Washburn welcomes new softball field

Matt Self Washburn Review

This past Sunday the latest improvement to Washburn’s campus came in the form of a new softball field which further adds to the prestige of our university and celebrates 50 years of softball players.

The new field is now made completely of turf which will allow the players to practice and scrimmage with other teams rain or shine. The team can also play with greater ease, as the previous field was tilted and could get rather muddy during a game. Other new updates which came to the field also include new fencing, bullpens and batting cages that have been added to the new dugouts.

The new field was officially welcomed to the university in a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was preceded by a tailgate where dozens of family members of the team and alumni who contributed to the field’s update arrived to witness the first scrimmage to take place on it: Washburn vs.

Cowley County Commu-

photo by Matt Self

A proud moment: Alumni members Bill and Emilie Gahnstrom cut the ribbon on the new field. This symbolized the start of a new era of softball on Washburn’s campus.

nity College.

The softball players showed a great amount of pride while stepping onto the field for their first scrimmage on it last Sunday.

“The excitement of the turf means a lot to us as a team because it’s something new and we can practice on it year round. I think we’re all really excited to be on it today,” said senior player Winter Henry.

“If it would have rained

on our old field we would have been flooded. It’s really nice to be able to play on this field in all conditions,” said senior player Brianna Fuchs.

No small amount of effort was put into the creation of this new field either. A great amount of money had to be donated to the field in order for it to be renovated, much of it coming from Washburn alumni.

“We have a great team

at the Alumni Foundation.

We work closely with the athletic department and really just try to connect people that we knew had an interest in the softball program for the opportunity to really make a difference with their facility. What we ended up with was around half a million dollars in contributions and a firstclass facility,” said Marshall Meek, president of the Washburn University Alumni Association and

Foundation.

To conclude the ceremony, speeches were given by the head softball coach Brenda Holaday, Washburn Alumni Association and Foundation president Marshall Meek and University president Jerry Farley. They welcomed those alumni members who could be at the event on Sunday to help commemorate the completion of the new facility by inviting them onto the field.

Those donors and alumni who helped to create this new facility include Bill and Emilie Gahnstrom, Greg and Jaena Greenwood, Tom McClure, Hoyt and Laurie Moore, Mark and Sheree Yardley, Lonnie Hossfeld, the Sunderland Foundation, Cynthia Heath and James and Martha McClinton.

The honor of cutting the ceremonial ribbon for the new facility was given to Bill and Emilie Gahnstrom. Without their support, the renovation of the new facility would not have been possible.

Kid Ink ‘pipes up’ Lee Arena

Anna-Marie Lauppe Washburn Review

WUStock is an affordable concert event on campus sponsored by the Campus Activities Board and WSGA every two years as a night of entertainment for students.

This year, the main act was Kid Ink. He was preceded by Rory Fresco who is a rap artist from the Kansas City area. Both artists delivered a show that the students in attendance seemed to love.

There were roughly 200 students in attendance for the electric show which started at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. For Washburn University students this concert was only $5 to attend.

The show took a total of two hours from start to finish. One thing which was repeated over and over was how appreciative students were for this low price.

While this show was open to the public for an additional price the WUStock directors released a statement early Sunday simply noting that this show wouldn’t be a “Family Friendly Show.” This message follows the now well known controversy of the Snoop Dog performance put on by Kansas University.

One of the student co-directors of the WUStock show, Kim Korber, addressed the issue of genre and song content of the artists brought to campuses.

“We did everything we could to tell people that ‘Hey this isn’t a family friendly show’, you know what you signed up for make sure you don’t bring kids to this. I honestly don’t think we will have any problems,” said Korber.

No one in attendance seemed to have any problems with the curse words

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Don’t be a bully: The teachers teaching teachers class wears blue to support National Bullying Prevention Day. Sixteen students enrolled in the class this semester.

Education department partners with a local elementary school

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photo by Anna-Marie Lauppe

A Colorful Performance: Kid Ink brought his vibrant energy to the stage during his Sunday night performance at WUStock.

or the subject matter. A lot of students in attendance seemed to have a lot of fun.

Event volunteer Raven Stroda was very excited about a favorite artist coming to campus.

“I’m very excited! I just love Kid Ink,” said Stroda.

A lot of people have been listening to Kid Ink for a while. Stroda has been listening to his music since she was 14 years old.

Kid Ink seemed to resonate deeply with the students there.

For a lot of the students in attendance their favorite Kid Ink songs tended to be “Show Me,” “Be Real” and “Money and the Power.”

Charles Dilliehunt III likes the idea of low priced tickets so students can afford to attend concerts and jokes that it better not impact his tuition.

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Gallery: WUStock 2019

New education program offers students a real-life education.

This semester, the education department began a professional development school partnership with the Seaman School District in Topeka. The department hopes that this partnership will blossom into partnerships with districts throughout Topeka within the coming years.

The professional development school is located at Logan Elementary, one of the many elementary schools within Seaman School District. At Logan, lecturer of education, Tracie Lutz, has her own classroom where she can teach her students the content of the program, called Teachers developing teachers, that would normally be taught in Carnegie Hall on campus, but in a real elementary school setting.

“It is just a shift of where class is held, but that shift enables them to have the total experience of learning about being a teacher in the school setting,” said Lutz. “This is a hands-on experience. It’s about experiencing the pieces of the puzzle that make up an elementary school.”

The purpose of the professional development school is for education students to experience what they are learning, while they are learning it.

“For example, I teach them all the content/pedagogy that I need to teach, but all of a sudden the fire alarm goes off. So, you have to go through the process that a teacher would go through. You have to get your class list, make sure you shut your door.

So, I’m able to train them as teachers when things like that happen,” said Lutz.

Gallery: 2019 Hall of Fame Breakfast

The students of the class also do their practicum at Logan. Practicum is when the student has to work with a teacher in a real school setting to create lesson plans, observe the classroom or teach a class. The Washburn students were invited to go with the elementary students on their field trip to a Topeka Pilots hockey game.

“We were able to split the kids up and they were able to help the teachers with all the kids that were at the ice hockey game,” said Lutz. “They are going to learn more from making sure that those kids go to the restroom safely, get off the bus safely, are in their seats [than in the classroom]. They were immersed in that setting.”

Lutz wasn’t the only person that helped get this program started. Craig Carter, education director of student field experience and lecturer, and Cherry Steffen, education department chair, played an integral role in creating this partnership.

“It was Dr. Carter’s brainchild, but it was the support of Dr. Steffen, who is always encouraging us to think outside the box, be brave, be bold and try innovative things.

She is so supportive,” said Lutz.

Carter sees this partnership as a way for both schools to mutually benefit.

“From our standpoint as an education department, because we’re in the building we see different things that they’re trying to implement in the schools, and it gives us the opportunity then of sharing that with all of the students at the University,” said Carter. “Whether it’s technology or a new curriculum, it gives us the opportunity of sharing with them what’s really going on in schools.”

Gallery: Soccer hosts the Bearcats

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Article: Abuse expressed through art

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NEWS

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Traveling art show 12:46 p.m. Oct. 1. A report was made from the Art building. A report of theft was made.

Be safe on those busy streets everyone photo courtesy of washburn.edu

Finalists emerge: The final round of the Washburn Elevator Pitch Competition is Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.

The competition began last week with nearly 60 competitors.

Five finalists chosen in Washburn pitch competition Abbie Barth Washburn Review

The Washburn Elevator Pitch Competition had a high turnout of nearly 60 competitors.

The knockout and semi-final rounds of the pitch competition were held Thursday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. The competition was open to undergraduate and graduate students from Washburn University and Washburn Tech.

The five finalists are: Chase Brill and Elias Overby, Jesus Gallegos, Yuto Hirayama, Taylor Jacobsen and Abigail McCrory.

Sophomore business major Abigail McCrory is

very excited about being a finalist.

“I can’t wait to show the judges and Topeka community members my idea.

There is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into the six-minute pitch, but it’s all worth it in the end,” said McCrory.

The competition is made possible by a partnership between the Washburn School of Business and Go Topeka.

During the knockout round, participants pitch a business idea in a brief three-minute elevator speech. There were nearly 60 participants dispersed across four different rooms for competition.

The top three participants of each room moved on to the semi-final round.

Each of the 12 semi-finalists presented during the knockout round which then narrowed the field to five competitors – who then reach the finals to compete for prize money awarded

by Go Topeka.

Chase Brill and his partner Elias Overby put a lot of hard work into their pitch.

“We practiced almost every night for about a week and a half leading up to the knockout and semifinal rounds. Prior to that there was extensive research and time put in going all the way back to this summer,”

said Brill.

Finalist Yuto Hirayama hopes that his business pitch will be enough to sell the judges.

“I still can’t believe I made it to the final. My business idea is based on my difficult experience in American college life,” said Hirayama. “I have been thinking of this business idea for 3 years. ‘My business idea is titled “English Online Learning Service” because I have a passion to improve the Asian English level which is really poor today.’”

The finals will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 in the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.

Continued: Education department partners Seaman was chosen for this partnership because Carter is on Logan Elementary site council and he was able to get in touch their director of curriculum.

“This is a pilot program. Dr. Steffen doesn’t

want other school districts thinking that this was the only place where we would have a professional development school,” said Carter. “We’re open to having these relationships with any school district and could for any reason.”

The department welcomes getting partnerships with other districts and they hope to look into doing a professional development school with those districts as well.

“We really wanted to have an opportunity to try

it out and see if it’s going to work for us and for the schools,” said Steffen.

The education department hopes that this program can expand to the middle school and high school practicums as well.

Continued: Kid Ink ‘pipes up’ Lee Arena

photo by Anna-Marie Lauppe

Light it up: Students follow the request of opener Rory Fresco and light up the room. The room was completely lit up by phone flashlights.

“As long as my tuition doesn’t go up for it than that is perfectly fine,’’ said Dilliehunt III. All in all, most students consider WUStock to have been an overwhelming success. Rory Fresco shared some new music with the students which they seemed to love, Kid Ink thrilled and everyone left the concert happy.

“The event went so well.

Honestly, I am so proud of everything everyone has done. It has been fantastic.

We’ve had a great volunteers help setup, for the show, and we’ve had so many students who have showed up. Everyone looks like they are having a great time,” said Korber after the show.

Every WUStock year students get to vote on who they would like to see come to campus. This is an event made by and for the students here at Washburn University.

9:00 p.m. Oct. 1. A report was made from SW 21st St and Washburn. A report of a three non-injury accident was made.

Some kind of late night delivery 12:12 a.m. Oct. 2. A report was made from the 1300 block of SW 21st St. A Suspicious vehicle was reported just south of the gated area. A narcotics investigation was conducted.

Forgot your books?

7:02 a.m. Oct. 2. A report was made from the Washburn Book Store. The Burglary/Intrusion alarm was activated.

Some late night studying hmm?

11:23 p.m. Oct. 2. A report was made from Washburn Tech West. The Burglar/ Intrusion alarm was activated in Building A in reference to the vending room door.

You can’t get your mail from behind the building 9:08 a.m. Oct. 3. A report was made from the Washburn University Post Office. A suspicious person was reported near the post office.

Please go away good sir 2:11 p.m. Oct. 3. A report was from the 1700 block of SW Washburn AVE. An individual reported an unwanted persons. The unwanted persons left on arrival of officers.

I just want to ride my bicycle photo by Anna-Marie Lauppe

Star status: Rory Fresco performs at WUStock on Sunday evening. Fresco is a rising artist from Kansas City.

12:31 a.m. Oct. 4. A report was made from the LLC. A theft of a bicycle was reported.

Please be safe when driving on the roads 4:54 p.m. Oct. 4. A report was made from SW 21st St and Jewell Ave. A car accident involving two vehicles was reported.

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Opinion

October 9, 2019

The dangers of apathy Bayley Baker Contributor

Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion and interest.

It’s a state of indifference.

An apathetic individual has an absence of concern about emotional, social, spiritual, philosophical and/or physical life and the world around them. Simply put, they don’t care.

In today’s media-saturated world, it’s easy to succumb to apathy – especially when it comes to politics. You get tired of hearing about it. You feel like you can’t make a difference so why should you care?

I get it. Apathy is easy.

It’s comfortable. It doesn’t ask anything of you. It’s effortless. But it’s dangerous, too.

Not caring is what the people in power want you to do. If you ​decide to​care, that concern turns into mobilization. It turns into action, and passion, and a rallying cry for others to join you. That’s how change is made, but the people who benefit from the way things are don’t want change, and by becoming apathetic, you’re giving those people

photo courtesy of Bayley Baker

Columnist: Bayley Baker is a senior at Washburn University studying mass media and political science. She enjoys reading, writing and watching makeup tutorials on YouTube. The goal of this column is to mobilize and inspire Washburn students by educating them on politics.

exactly what they want.

You might think that you can’t make a difference individually and that’s why

you don’t care. “Other people will save the planet, or fight for my rights, or call my representatives,” you

say. But if ​everyone​ has this mindset, then no one is doing anything, so nothing gets done, and the cycle of nothingness continues.

In truth, saying you don’t care about politics is an inherently political stance.

Not everyone has the luxury of not being deeply affected by politics in their daily lives.

Claiming you don’t care for politics is an act of privilege.

You don’t have to take on these challenges alone.

It’s not your job to single-handedly correct all the injustices in the world.

However, you can simply look at the issues that are right in front of you, here and now, and choose to act.

It may seem small and inconsequential, but picking up that piece of trash off the ground, or calling your representative, or signing that petition, whatever it may be, matters ​because​ you assign meaning to it.

Don’t get bogged down by the big picture – that’s how you gwet overwhelmed. Do what you can, and feel good knowing that you’re trying.

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Editorial: Everyone deserves a break Well, we did it. We are finally in the week eight of the semester. Who thought we would make it this far?

I don’t know about you, but the Student Media staff is certainly ready for Fall Break. This break is well deserved for everyone on campus: students, faculty, staff and the family and friends that support us.

College is stressful, simple as that. Maybe you just failed a midterm or your rent is overdue. Maybe you’re going to break down crying when that one student decides to turn in one more late assignment.

Whatever it may be, we all

can agree on one thing – we need a break.

I hope that you can take this time to take a nap, go see a movie or unwind for a bit. Think of these two days as a university-imposed timeout. Take it.

I know we all have more midterms to cram for, more bills to pay and more worries to face. However, your mental and physical health are vitally important.

According to healthline. com, “chronic psychological stress prevents the body from properly regulating the inflammatory response.”

We can all list at least

five people currently struggling with a cold or some sort of pesky sickness. It is important that our bodies have time to catch up with our busy lives, and the best time is when we are asleep.

If you absolutely must work or do your homework, try to schedule it out. Plan to do as much as you can at the beginning of the break rather than at the end. Get your work done sooner and don’t procrastinate so you can take some time off before classes start again.

If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed, counseling services offers free

and/or reduced cost services. Remember to talk about your mental health.

Counseling services will be reduced in staff this week but plans to be fully-staffed again after Fall Break.

Take these two days off to re-center yourself and unplug. You have been working hard for eight weeks straight. Now is your chance to take the break you deserve.

The Washburn Review will not be releasing an issue of the paper on Oct. 16, but we will resume production on Oct. 23 for homecoming week.

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PUZZLES & ENTERTAINMENT

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By Joshua Irsik

The Washburn Review was established in 1885. This section shares snapshots of coverage from the Review’s more than 130-year newspaper.

From 1954 (above): Queen Candidates Charmie Schlegal, Betty Beal, Bety Engle, Marlene Smith, Jeanette Edmonds and Janis Brown were a part of Washburn’s 90th homecoming.

Edmonds won the crown Nov. 5, 1954.

From 1977 (botom right): The granite bench is a memorial for Louis Lloyd Larrick. The Washburn Review wrote about the Washburn alumni and World War I soldier on Oct. 5, 1977.

From 1983 (top right): Grace liquor is a well-known Topeka business. The ad appeared in the Washburn Review Oct. 19, 1983.

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ARTS & LIVING

October 9, 2019

Students strategize to prepare for midterms

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Students study in a wide variety of ways. Some students study with music, in a silent room, all alone or in a group setting.

There are study habits that are effective and scientifically proven to work.

All students hear the same study tips: “study three hours for every credit hour that you’re taking,” “the library is the only place to get the most out of studying” and “you should do more than just read over your notes to cram the night before a test.”

Every student studies their own way, so it is hard to claim all of these tricks work for everyone.

Freshman international business major Brooklyn Butcher had mixed feelings regarding the library and study habits.

“I completely plan out my day the day before,” said Butcher. “I’m somewhere in between. Some-

times it’s a really productive day. I get too distracted by everything around me.”

Emily McGinnis, a freshman elementary education major, has a good study habit of emailing her professors after class for review questions to study.

“I always email them for review questions to go over,” said McGinnis.

Another study habit that McGinnis uses is to start a study group with her classmates.

“If they understand a concept better than you, then you guys can all figure it out,” said McGinnis.

Study rooms are also available in Lincoln Hall on every floor, and in the LLC for people who don’t frequent the library.

“Whenever it’s loud in my room, I go to the study lounge.” said Brandon Fowler, freshman actuarial science major.

Butcher, McGinnis and Fowler all agree they struggle with procrastination most of all. It’s inevi-

photo by Alyssa Storm

On that grind: Students are having meetings and studying on the main floor of Mabee Library. This is where students have studied, watched tv or just hung out before and after class.

table, but the tips your WU 101 professor gave you actually work, even if you weren’t paying attention during that lecture.

Sean Bird, the associate dean of Mabee Library and The Center for Student Success and Retention, teaches these tips to his students in his Washburn Experience classes.

“I would encourage students to look at the learning scientists websites, which is learningscientists. org,” said Bird. “Students need to have a study plan; designated study time, so that they aren’t just studying in their free time.”

Every student is going to have a different approach to studying, but taking tips

from other students and faculty is always helpful.

At the end of the day, lots of the students at Washburn University want to be active and involved, but we’re all here to get an education. Studying is the only way to succeed, so if you strategize it instead of cramming, life will be a lot easier.

Music heals both the creative and the clinical Kodee Christensen Washburn Review

We listen to music daily for studying, driving and hanging out with friends. However, there are benefits of listening to music.

Professor Tony Silvestri, author, poet and composer, shared insight into how music heals us in a creative sense.

“You intentionally choose a musical experience that will elicit a kind of mood,” said Silvestri.

“And then what happens is that you’ve cast a kind of spell. You’ve said to this song, ‘here, I’m going to expose this very wounded part of me and I want you to touch that thing.’ The song then gets deeper into your psyche than it normally would.”

Coming from a personal experience of healing from trauma and loss, Silvestri recently shared with Washburn faculty at the Distinguished Faculty Lecture on how creativity has helped him in his own healing process.

“As I began to touch that wound in a creative way, in an authentic way, with the purpose of touching that wound, then the poetry was powerful,” said Silvestri. “It attracted the attention of composers and it affected healing.”

Associate professor of psychology Linzi Gibson teaches a course

photo by Kodee Christensen

Study session: Listening to music while studying helps us focus and improves memory. Sophomore mass media major Sydney Frantz tuned into some music while studying one afternoon on campus.

called “Music and the Brain” which delves into understanding the scientific side of how music affects our brains.

“It [music] engages most of the brain,” said Gibson. “If you think about our brains as organized into different modules, they call it the modular theory of the mind, we

have very specific areas related to visual processing and auditory processing. We have all those different modules, and many of them get activated when we listen to music, particularly those emotion areas.”

Gibson explained the intricacy of how patients with speech problems can utilize different areas of

the brain for either speech or music processing.

“Left hemisphere tends to be more language areas, and interestingly enough, almost the exact same areas on the right hemisphere seem to be activated during music,” said Gibson, “so it’s more left hemisphere if you were listening to somebody speak. But if you’re listening to a song, then an almost mirror image on the right side of the brain is what’s activated.”

Gibson also discussed how music can impact patients with movement disorders.

“You start playing music and it helps them with rhythm and timing,” said Gibson. “Which can help them with walking and keeping a regular gait. There are all different types of movements that they can do with the music that they don’t seem to be able to do on their own.”

Both Silvestri and Gibson expressed that when it comes to using music for healing, intention is key.

“Whichever medium of creativity one chooses, the key is in the intention, the focus on the source and feelings of loss,” said Silvestri in his speech. “The more vulnerable I allowed myself to become, the more meaningful the art I produced. And the stronger and more restored to wholeness I found myself becoming.”

What music do you listen to when you are studying?

Avery Brungardt Freshman Elementary Education

“Indian, it’s relaxing upbeat music, but not too upbeat.”

Ben Price Freshman Biology

“Rap, it gets me pumped up and into the work.”

Dakota Ulmer Freshman Forensic Investigation

“Eminem. My favorite song of his is ‘Not Afraid.’”

By Bryan DeFoe

Marianne Smith Freshman History

“Jazz, it helps keep me focused. I can’t listen to music with lyrics, I get distracted.”

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FEATURES

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Carter holds a true passion for teaching Erica Faulkinbury Washburn Review

Craig Carter is passionate about teaching, whether it be on the Washburn University campus in front of college students or Covenant Baptist Church teaching preschoolers.

Carter, the director of student field experience and lecturer for the education department, promises that there is no student’s need that is too big or small for his undertaking.

Before coming to Washburn, Carter received his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and began teaching in Shawnee, Oklahoma at a local public school where he eventually became principal.

“I started out in sixth grade in public school and I taught in college after I received my masters I taught there at the university for a while,” said Carter. “I’ve come full circle, teaching higher education at a university.”

When Carter’s wife went into seminary in Kansas City, they moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, and Carter decided to work on his doctorate at UMKC. “I loved going to school, I love school and I love everything about the school environment and teaching and learning,” said Carter.

Thirty-two years ago, when Carter first came to Kansas, he began working as the principal at a school in Leavenworth. This was the first time he heard of Washburn University.

Carter was interested in the educational background of some of his teachers. He soon realized something they all had in common.

“I realized that they graduated from Washburn University and I had never heard of Washburn before in my life,” said Carter. “It put Washburn in my mind… that it must be a really good school.”

Carter moved from Leavenworth to Wamego and eventually to Topeka where he became a principal in USD 345 in the Seaman School District. It was then when Carter began to interact with Washburn alumni while recruiting teachers from the university.

“I knew Washburn was good but I don’t think I knew how good it was until I came here,” said Carter. “Particularly, our Career Services department… they train our teachers how to interview and create cover letters and resumes.”

Director of Career Services, Kent McAnally, has put in the effort throughout the years to look for faculty partners and advocates, like Carter, to aid in the success of students – through the career services department.

“Craig is one of the best of those [faculty

photo by Erica Faulkinbury

Teacher with a heart of gold: Craig Carter in his office, which he has devoted to making a warm and inviting space for students to feel welcome to stop in and visit with him. His genuine and kind soul shines throughout the space and brightens up the entire environment.

partners] because he makes sure that education students are aware and take advantage of what’s available at career services and that they participate in the events that we create for students,” said McAnally. “So, he’s a huge asset to helping us get the word out about what we do and making sure students [use their available resources].”

Cherry Steffen, professor and chair of the education department, fully appreciates the connections Carter has with local school districts and how it aids in the placement of Washburn’s future teachers.

“He’s made a huge positive impact on the department since he came here. He’s the person that’s responsible for doing all of our field placements,” said Steffen. “He really has streamlined the process. He’s been able to make some contacts that we probably wouldn’t have if not for him.”

Carter found that Washburn University is a great community for learning because education is approached via a collaborative effort.

BODS ON THE BLOCK

By Melissa Kern

What homecoming event are you looking forward to and why?

Patricia Alferez Senior Criminal Justice “I am looking forward to the floats. This is the first semester my sorority is coming out and presenting ourselves to the community. It is super exciting, and I can’t wait.”

Lauryn Scott Freshman Elementary Education “I am looking forward to the homecoming ball because I am a part of Student Government and that is an event we help plan.”

Trinity Price Freshman Kinesiology “The parade, I am apart of Gods Bods and I get to help make the float for the parade and I can’t wait to see how it turns out.”

Stephan Simmons Senior History

D’Mya Valdivia Junior Anthropology and Communications “I am most excited for Yell like Hell. I am apart of BSU and we won it last year and we are really excited to come back and compete again this year and hopefully take it all again.”

Jordan Noller Student Success Lecturer Language Adjunct: Latin

“I love the float building process and the parade.

We have had floats before that were pirate ships and movie sets and it’s always great to see what all the groups and organizations on campus are putting together.”

“I love seeing the peer educators decorate the office and really get into it but me personally I love going around and looking at all the top hats the clubs decorate because they get super creative and unique. It’s such a great way to get involved on campus.”

Carter’s enthusiasm for education, teaching and sharing his passion shows through his work.

“He’s a great teacher and his students know that he cares. He works hard to get students what they need to help them be successful. So, that’s obviously a big part too,” said Steffen.

One area where Carter believes Washburn could improve is making Carnegie Hall handicap accessible.

“I’ve been on my own kind of private campaign about this. I know people have said it’s a historic building and we can’t do anything to it,” said Carter. “There are other historic buildings that have had elevators installed… you have to be careful about the integrity of the building.”

Carter also highlighted the “Washburn University Campus Master Plan” that has Carnegie Hall listed. The document states that the building isn’t expecting any changes until 2020-2022.

Carter explained that each time the plan is published that Carnegie Hall renovations continue to be pushed further back. Carter is upset because he can oftentimes see injured students and faculty having trouble when walking upstairs – Carter mentions this is a daily occurrence.

Additionally, Carter is concerned about a few education students who are wheelchair bound and their ability to access Carnegie. The inability to access the building has forced the department to move classes outside of Carnegie Hall, which houses the department.

“I wouldn’t want anybody to look at this building and say ‘oh I’m in a wheelchair, there’s no way I could be a teacher because I can’t go to the education department,’” said Carter.

Carter feels like there has been little to no attention given to the education department when it comes to the importance of student accessibility. In Carter’s opinion, a department that has a significant impact on every field of study has no voice in the discussion.

In his free time, Carter also enjoys traveling with his wife to visit their grandchildren and reading. Recently, they have also begun to travel abroad during the summer.

“We’ve been to London, and this year we went to Rome, and I think next spring, after graduation we are going to go to Paris,” said Carter.

“I’m also an avid reader, I usually read at least a book a week in my free time.”

When Carter isn’t at Washburn, he spends his time teaching Sunday School to preschoolers at Covenant Baptist Church.

“It keeps me grounded to my calling, which is teaching,” said Carter.

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FEATURES

October 9, 2019

Maxwell starts second semester Melissa Kern Washburn Review

Ashley Maxwell is a bioarchaeologist whose research at Washburn University consists of analyzing fossilized teeth and bone fragments to help understand and determine food and migration patterns.

Maxwell has taught anthropology and forensic science at Washburn University since spring 2019. She currently teaches three courses at Washburn: Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology and Intro to Forensic Science. Before coming to Washburn, Maxwell was an instructor of anthropology at Hillsborough Community College from 2014-2018.

Maxwell planned to teach secondary education until she took a cultural anthropology class during her undergrad at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and fell in love.

While her desire to teach didn’t change, her major and the age of the students she would come to teach did, and she graduated with a B.A. in anthropology. She then earned a M.A. in anthropology from North Carolina State University at Raleigh and her doctorate of philosophy from the University of South Florida.

“Maxwell is very amenable and is a fun person to be around.” said Holly Long, anthropology major.

For Maxwell her most important lecture is over race and human variation. Many students coming into undergraduate an-

thropology courses don’t know that race does not exist biologically. By teaching students this fact Maxwell hopes to help eliminate biases that students may hold.

“One of the best things about Maxwell is she does a fantastic job of combining biological anthropology with cultural anthropology in a way that keeps students engaged,” said David Miller, assistant professor of Anthropology.

You don’t know what works until you try it. Maxwell’s teaching methods are constantly evolving to fit each class. “Student evaluations are very important, and the feedback received each semester helps me determine what works best for students,” said Maxwell.

“The most rewarding part of teaching is seeing students who at the beginning of the semester are struggling or are not engaged in discussions improve and begin to discuss material with the class as the semester goes on,” said Maxwell. She believes that the best way to foster this growth is to “create a comfortable environment, which starts with me.”

Along with this, students need to understand that respect is important.

“It can be difficult to teach a course and try to micromanage behaviors all at once.

Cell phones are the main issue. My view is you’re paying to take my class, so if you are on your phone or not paying attention, you’re setting yourself up for failure and wasting your own money,” said Maxwell.

photo courtesy of Ashley Maxwell

Love of teaching: Ashley Maxwell is a bioarchaeologist. Maxwell has cultivated a strong joy for helping students succeed.

Call of Duty Mobile is good for on the go fans Nicholas Solomon Washburn Review

I am not a fan of mobile games. I find them to be the usual time sink, free to play garbage.

As of Oct. 8, Call of Duty Mobile isn’t that.

Developed by the shady company Tencent, the essence of COD Mobile is a Call of Duty equivalent of a greatest hits album. It has the multiplayer, a battle royale mode, and a yet to be released zombies mode. I say greatest hits specifically because of the multiplayer.

Consisting of an ever-growing group of maps, the set-list of Mobile has such classic Call of Duty maps as Nuketown, Firing Range and Standoff. Having the freedom to choose pretty much any map from any of the recent games, I can’t wait to see what is added next.

In many Call of Duty games, multiplayer comes first, and it is the case here as well.

You get to choose either the competitive ranked mode or the more casual normal mode. With surprisingly intuitive controls, you will run through familiar maps, with some familiar guns, and have a fun time doing it, all running perfectly like some kind of black magic.

Then there is “Battle Royale.” While performing a bit less smoothly than multiplayer, you are put on a giant map with several other players, either in teams or solo, and fighting to the death.

It is a condensed version of Blackout, first introduced Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and you are given the option of either playing in first or third person, and it is fun in both ways. However, there is one big kicker with battle royale, and that is the amount of bots.

The only problems I see with this game are the bots and the battle pass. It is quite obvious that most of the time, aside from ranked, you are playing against bots, not with other humans.

photo courtesy of Activision and Tencent

Greatest hits: Call of Duty Mobile is a blast to play. Featuring some of my all time favorite maps, I highly recommend this to any COD, or gaming fan in general.

I would have a problem with this, but with the way progression is handled in mobile, it does not make a difference if you are fighting a bot or a human. It will still level you up when you play. I noticed this when I was getting kill after kill and win after win. Coming across these with ease is the norm for me in this type of game.

Hopefully players will learn to accept and get used to it, but the only problem I see with them is in the battle royale. One of the things that keeps players coming back to games like Fortnite is the rush of getting first place above several other players. However, having AI instead of real players in this mode robs any of that rush. I won two times in a row, whereas in Black Ops 4 I have only won once. Even as a casual player, I felt robbed. It is essentially a blatant timesink that makes you wait a long time just to get that artificial win.

Then there is the battle pass. Surprisingly, it isn’t the most anti-consumer cash grab in the world. Being a free to play game, the battle pass

is about $10, and as of right now, it’s worth it.

You progress through it by completing challenges, most of which will happen organically as you are playing, and are rewarded things like gear drops, and I have found it satisfactory, although there is a more expensive “premium” version that is likely rigged to give you better items, but I did notice that progression in this game is abnormally slow unless you have that pass.

So, if you can get past the rampant amount of bots instead of real players, something that may or may not matter to a lot to players, or some minor problems, Call of Duty Mobile is so much fun. I don’t have much time to play video games sitting down anymore. Having an experience that is engaging, familiar, and that works on mobile is lightning in a bottle. It is a more satisfying experience to play than the latest console release, Black Ops 4. I can’t wait to see what the zombie mode will be like, but so far, Mobile is on the right track, and I will be playing it for a long, long while.

BODS ON THE BLOCK

By Abby Gaschen

Who is your favorite professor on campus and why?

Allie Ramos Sophomore Elementary education

Nathan Vander Linden Junior History Education

Paige Kelley Sophomore Psychology

Chase Penka Junior Forensic Anthropology

“I’ve only had two here but Dr. Alexander. I feel like I’m learning a lot from her.”

“Tony Silvestri he is engaging with the class and brings in an upbeat personality into class. He does his job well.”

“Dr Russel, he’s from psychology, because he’s the most supportive professor I’ve ever had.”

“Dr Mercader because he’s so passionate and excited when he lectures. I personally don’t care about plants but when he teaches, he makes me excited about plants.”

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Volleyball wins against UCO

photos by Bailey Longstaff

Excuse me: Sophomore Chaz Capps finds the gap and runs the ball to get a Washburn First Down. Capps ran the ball 12 times for a total of 38 yards.

Ichabods lose in a clash against the MWSU Griffons Jacob Weaver Washburn Review

Saturday Oct. 5, the Washburn Ichabods faced off against Missouri Western State University’s Griffons. Perfect for a home game, the sunny, breezy day was partly cloudy, and had a temperature of 72 degrees.

In the first quarter of the game, the pressure was on the Ichabods when Missouri’s wide receiver caught a 28 yard pass. The kicker landed the extra point to start the game in their favor 0-7. The Ichabod’s fumbled the ball and the Griffons took control. Halfway through the first quarter, Missouri Western scored off of a 27 yard run and an extra point, which made the score 0-14. Washburn’s Zach Willis scored off of a two yard run which put the Ichabod’s at 7-14. To close off the first quarter, the Griffons made a nine yard run into the end-zone to make the score 7-21.

The second quarter started quickly when the Griffons made an eight yard run to the end-zone and a two point conversion, which put them at 7-29 with 13:46 left in the second quarter. Missouri West intercepted the ball at the 50 yard line. Then they made a two yard run to the end-zone. This put the Bods in a tough position of 7-36. Less than a minute later, the score became 1436 when Washburn’s Jace William caught a 27 yard pass from Chaz Capps.

The Griffons were the only ones to score in the third quarter. They had a three yard pass into the end-zone to make the score 14-43. The Washburn Ichabods were the first to score in the fourth quarter from a 50 yard pass to Austen Hubert. In the final quarter of the game, Washburn’s defense stopped the Griffons from advancing by forcing them to punt and shoot a field goal. The game ended with a score of 21-46 in Missouri State Western University’s favor.

Washburn’s Austen Hubert is a senior wide receiver majoring in management and marketing.

He scored after catching a 50 yard pass, but felt that his performance could have been better if not for his condition.

“I think I played as best I could. I got a hurt ankle right now so, I just try to play through it, and just doing anything I can to help my team win,” said Hubert.

Hubert accepts the loss

against the Griffons and is ready to work hard in the coming weeks to prepare for the next game. “[It’s a] real tough loss, we’re sitting at 1-4 right now, you know no one wants that, so we’ll just have to bounce back and learn from all of our mistakes today and just continue to fight,” said Hubert.

Junior running back, Zach Willis, graphic design major, scored the first touch down of the game.

Willis hopes the team’s performance will be better for its next game against Northeastern State University.

“This team is a lot better than what we put out there...everyone’s just got to focus on getting their individual job done. And, we’re just one person away from doing big things,” said Willis.

The Bods will play the Northeastern State University RiverHawks Saturday, Oct. 12 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

The No. 5 Washburn Volleyball team traveled to Edmond, Oklahoma, to take on the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos on Oct. 5. Washburn won its fourthconsecutive win and 11th shutout winning 3-0 making the Ichabods 13-1 overall and 5-1 in MIAA play.

Washburn scored their first three points of the match and kept the lead winning the first set 25-16. Erica Montgomery was responsible for six kills during the first set.

The Ichabods won the second set 25-20 after a close back-andforth scoring by both teams.

Taylor Antonowich scored two of those points with two service aces, Montgomery contributed one point with a kill and two points were scored off two errors committed by the Bronchos.

In the third set Central Oklahoma took an early 7-3

lead over the Ichabods. Kelsey Gordon cut the Bronchos’ lead to 7-5 with two kills which turned into a 8-0 run to put the Ichabods up 14-9. The Ichabods would keep the lead to win the third and final set 25-19 completing the sweep.

Berg recorded her secondstraight double-double and fifth of the season with 13 kills and 12 digs. Maxwell and Gordon each chipped in 10 kills. Maxwell lead the team in blocks with four total including one solo block. Faith Rottinghaus was the defensive specialist on the team with 13 digs.

The Ichabods will stay on the road traveling to Joplin, Missouri, Oct. 11 to face Missouri Southern, Pittsburg, Kansas, Oct. 12 to face Pittsburg State, and then Oct. 15 to face the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Cross Country places sixth The Washburn men’s cross country team finished sixth out of ten teams when they traveled to the University of Kansas to participate in the Rim Rock Classic. Freshmen, David Kibet and Brett Kulp, both led the way for the Ichabods with Kibet placing 26th overall in the 8k with a time of 27:04.40 and Kulp placing 33rd overall with a time of 27:30.4 Brandon Clark was in the top half of the runners placing 44th overall with a time of 28:15.10 on the 8k. Weston Evans placed 64th overall with a time of 29:00.70 with Tyler Coad and Derek Meeks behind him with times of 29:34.60 and 29:16.10 respectively.

The Washburn Women’s cross

country team finished sixth out of 11 teams. Sierra Mortensen placed 14th overall in the 6k race with a score of 24:18.20.

Mortensen also placed second out of the Division II school runners. Kaylee Snell placed 27th overall and 22nd out of the collegiate runners with a time of 24:52.40. Lily Johnson placed 33rd overall and placed in the top-30 of the collegiate runners with a time of 25:10.10. Dulce Ayala Chanez placed 56th overall with a time of 26:53.70. Cassie Raines placed 63rd overall with a time of 27:05.40.

The Ichabods will next be in action on Oct. 5 in Hays, Kansas, at the FHSU Tiger Open.

The outsider of the group: Junior Zach Willis takes advantage of his teammates blocks to run the ball. Willis has carried the ball as an Ichabod 141 times throughout his time at Washburn.

One on one: Sophomore Collin Wilson competes one on one against a Griffon. During this season Wilson has already accumulated 269 receiving yards in the last five games.

looked to capitalize on their opportunities and take the zeroes off the scoreboard.

In the first ten minutes, they had a dangerous 25yard shot hit the crossbar.

Moments after, another one hit the left post of the goal defended by Wells. It was only after those near scoring opportunities by NWM that WU’s offense finally clicked and they took control of the match.

An impressive amount of seven shots on goal were fired by the bods in the last 25 minutes of the second half.

Junior Middle Fielder Tera Lynch had a couple of longshots that were stopped by NWM’s goalkeeper. The best chance the bods had during the game was at 22 minutes remaining, when WU’s Senior Forward Olivia Grasso kicked a 22-yard bomb that hit the crossbar and the post of NWM’ goal.

The Bods were unable to capitalize on the large number of shots on target in the second half. The

started the game wasn’t the best, we let Northwest grow in confidence. I think if we just stayed in attack mode and got after them a little bit more we could

Women’s soccer loses in overtime to Northwest Missouri State University Arthur Rocha Washburn Review

Washburn Soccer sought to extend its three-win streak at home Friday, Oct. 4 when they hosted Northwest Missouri State University for the eighth match of the season, but fell to 5-3.

The game started off slow. Both teams decided to prioritize the defensive side of the ball and neither team came out attacking early on. The first opportunity of the game came at 37 minutes left in the first half. A dangerous shot from NWM forced WU’s freshman goalkeeper Raegan Wells to make a difficult save. The Bearcats dominated the first half, and had more possessions, which made it difficult for WU’s strikers to find any openings in the offense.

The first half ended 0-0 with NWM having two shots on goal while the Ichabods had none.

The second half started agitated as the Bearcats

score remained 0-0 and the match went to overtime.

Despite the cold weather, WU came out fast and energized for OT. They were able to hold the ball in the offensive side of the field early on. With three minutes left in OT, a Bearcats counter attack led to a score by freshman forward Kaitlyn Case. She was on the left side where she beat Wells inside the box. After being solid the whole game and making important saves, Washburn’s Goalkeeper Raegan Wells commented on the team defensive performance of the night.

“We came in and started off really slow, not our best game. But then in the second half we stepped it up and played well but unfortunately we got beat.” said Wells. That was only the fourth goal Wells conceded all season. A little frustrated after the result, Head Coach Davy Phillips weighed in on the performance of his team.

“I think the way we

have earned more of a hole in the game.” said Phillips.

The Ichabods Soccer team move to 5-3 for the season. They host Missouri Western Sunday Oct. 6.

photo by Lou Collobert

Running the ball: Halle Hill has so far appeared for a total 404 minutes, in all eight games this season for the Ichabods. Hill ran the ball down the sideline looking for a goal opening.