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Schedule yourself for success
Abbie Stuart WASBURN REVIEW
With the semester nearing its end, its time start looking ahead to a brand new year, and with that, a brand new schedule.
Enrollment for Spring 2015 will start in the coming weeks. Nick Marshall, an academic advisor at Washburn, urges that students take the appropriate steps before choosing their classes.
“Meet with their advisor, talk about classes, talk about any problems, then the advisor will give the pin, which is sort of the ticket to register,” said Marshall.
First and foremost, students should run a degree audit, which can be done online at my.washburn. edu, to make sure that they are on track to graduate.
“Basically, that [a degree audit] is a the road map to a degree,” said Marshall. “It’s going to tell them all of the things they’ve done and all the things they a currently doing to get their degree.”
From there, students should think about what courses best fit their needs in regard to their area of study.
“I think for any student, make sure they’re on track to graduate,” said Marshall. “Make sure that they are taking the general education courses they need. If they’ve declared a major, make sure they’re taking the major classes they need,”
Lydia Gibson, a sophomore physical therapy assistant major, agreed with the importance of having a plan when you enroll.
“Having a plan will keep students from taking courses they don’t need to take and keep them on track to graduate,” said Gibson.
Students can find information about classes through mywashburn. edu or at the Center for Student Success, which located on the main level of Mabee Library.
Students can also talk to peers about classes, but Marshall cautions students to take this advice with a grain of salt.
“There’s always going to be
people who maybe had a really bad experience and that’s going to color how they talk about certain classes,” said Marshall. “But, sometimes if the student is a senior and majoring in something, then they might be a good resource. It always depends on the student’s background.”
However, there is a lot to be said about a fellow student’s firsthand experience with a class or professor.
“I would also ask upper division majors for their do’s and don’ts with classes,” said Caitlin Ediger, a senior music education major. “I usually tried to seek out professors who loved their subject and made learning fun. Ask older students in your field who to take from. Believe me, they know.”
Often times, it can be the professor that makes a class worth taking.
“I seek out really good teachers, because I want to learn from people who love the subject they’re teaching,” said senior biology and biochemistry major Mollyanne
Gibson.
When selecting classes, Marshall encouraged students approach the task with a sense of adventure
“Be open-minded about classes,” said Marshall. “Take something that you’ve never taken before. Explore, definitely. College is a very unique time where you can study pretty much anything, so don’t lock yourself into one thing and think you can’t take anything else.”
Course registration for Spring 2015 begins next week and can be done online at my.washburn.edu. Advanced enrollment for seniors is open November 3 - 4. Juniors can enroll November 5 - 6. Sophomores can get their pick of available courses on November 7 and 10, while freshman will have to wait until November 11 and 12. Open enrollment begins November 13.
Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@ washburn.edu, is a freshman English major.
Pages 8&9 : Mulvane Art Museum celebrates Washburn’s 150 years of history.
Page 4: Students and Washburn police react to recent on-campus assault.
Halloween.
Page 15: Topeka celebrated Pagan Pride Day with different rituals and artworks.
Page 10: Washburn soccer faces defeats by Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney.
Graphic by Chelsea Howe
Choosing the right classes can be a difficult and stressful endeavor. With registration for the Spring semester coming on fast, Washburn advisors and students offer advice to make enrollment as smooth as possible. Open enrollment for all Washburn students begins on Nov. 13.
Calendar
Wednesday, October 29
Cabinet of Curiosities from Washburn University Exhibition
Brown Bag International Lecture: Saudi Arabia
12:00PM - 1:00PM Health Care Career Fair
12:00PM - 2:30PM Trick or Treat off the Streets
6:00PM - 8:00PM Debate Watch 2014 Discussion & Viewing in Mabee Library
6:30PM
Thursday, October 30
Cabinet of Curiosities from Washburn University Exhibition CAN EMPORIA
Washburn150 Facebook Photography Contest Lecture Series in Economics & Free Enterprise Breakfast
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Ephemeral Consciousness: A Senior Exhibit
8:00AM - 5:00PM Christian Challenge
7:00PM - 8:15PM Ichtus Worship
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Friday, October 31
Last day to change grade status from A/Pass/Fail to graded, graded to A/Pass/ Fail
Last day to withdraw Opening Reception: Hermosos Huesos (Beautiful Bones) Exhibition
6:30PM - 8:30PM Hall-WU-een Costume Contest
2:00PM
Volleyball at University of Central Oklahoma
6:00PM
Women’s Soccer vs. Emporia State University
6:00PM
Saturday, november 1
Women’s Basketball vs. Washburn Alumni
10:00AM Football vs. Emporia State University
1:00PM Volleyball at Missouri Southern State University
2:00PM
WU briefs
Training to become a Washburn LGBTQ ALLY
Everyone on campus is invited to become a Washburn ALLY by attending the Safe Zone training seminar on Thursday, October 30th from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. located in the Vogel room of the Memorial Union.
Training will help participants to increase the community’s understanding and awareness of current lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) issues. It will also help provide those in the local LGBTQ
student community a greater sense of safety on campus. Another goal of the training is to give current information to straight allies that find themselves in positions where they may be interacting with LGBTQ students in the community, whether they are classmates, roommates, friends, residents, students, staff, faculty or other interactions. It will also allow all who attend to act as a resource of all current information regarding homophobia, hetrosexism,
transphobia and other issues that those of the LGBTQ campus and surrounding community may face.
Those unable to attend this month’s session are able to attend future training sessions, offered once a month, until April 23rd, 2015. More information can be found at www.washburn.edu/ safezone.
Anyone interested in attending this session should register by sending an email to getalife@ washburn.edu.
Hall-WU-Ween costume contest uproaches WU
Kenzie McCoy WASHBURN REVIEW
Have a unique Halloween costume that you want to show off? This Friday, The Washburn Campus Activities Board is hosting their annual Hall-WU-Ween costume contest. Competition for the most creative costume, worst costume, scariest costume, and more will be judged at 2 P.M.
To enter into the contest, head over to Memorial Union around 1:30 P.M. on Friday to register. CAB is anxious to hold this contest again this year, since it
was such a success last Halloween.
“[The contest] is such a big hit for students and a lot of fun, even some community members came out last year,” said Margeaux Seymour, Varieties and Entertainment Director for CAB.
Last year, Cleopatra, a zombie nurse, and Captain America were memorable costumes, but the pressure is on this year to see
Photo courtesy of Damion Barron
who gets creative.
“I’m sure we will see a lot of Walking Dead costumes,” said Blair Capps, CAB Entertainment Director. “It would be really cool of somebody went as Ron Burgandy.”
So before heading to the candy bowl, grab a couple of friends, put on some creative costumes, and head to Memorial Union to enter the HallWU-Ween costume contest.
Kenzie McCoy, mckenzie. mccoy@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major
Washburn’s annual Toys for Tots collection drive
Boxes for the annual Toys for Tots collection drive will begin being placed on campus through
the week of Nov. 3.
The yearly drive collects new, unwrapped toys donations to distrubute to children during the holiday season.
During the Nov.
8 football game Toys for Tots will also be on campus to collect monetary donations for whoever would like to contribute toward their collection funds. The game that week will also be the military appreciation game so all Ichabods are urged to attend and support the causes they believe in.
The boxes will continue to be
placed upon campus until Dec. 11 when they will be collected to be sent to their final homes.
The final dates for all the activites associated with the yearly drive will be announced next week. Anyone who would like more information on the events or about Toys for Tots itself should visit their website at http://www.toysfortots.org
October 21
09:16 - Informational Report, Assist Agency/Warrant Arrest. International House. Report taken: Contact was made with a student ref to parking violation, arrested on a current Shawnee County warrant.
October 21
20:12 - Offense Report, Attempted Sexual Battery. Washburn Village. Report taken: Student reported that an unknown white male in a light colored 4 door car tried to sexually assault her.
October 22
16:51 - Offense Report, Misdemeanor Theft. Henderson Learning Center. Report taken: Student reported that their bike was stolen, but lock remained.
October 22
19:33 - Offense Report, Criminal Trespass. Parking Lot 10. Report taken: Contact was made with an individual with a prior Notice to Leave. Cited for trespass and expired registeration.
October 23
14:40 - Offense Report, Criminal Trespass. Parking Lot 10. Report Taken: Individual reported to be causing a disturbance in BTC. Had prior NTL, cited for trespass.
October 23
15:51 - MVAR Report, Hit and Run Injury Accident. 1500 Block 17th St. Report taken: Two vehicle hit and run accident. One vehicle left w/o reporting, remaining driver minor injury, refused medical.
October 23
20:14- Information Report, Medical Call. Kuehne Hall. Report Taken: Student in respiratory distress, self administered treatment. Refused transport by AMR.
Debate team wins big on the road
Abbie Stuart WASHBURN REVIEW
During the first weekend of October, the Washburn University debate team took first place as a squad at the Golden Gate Invitational.
The event was hosted by the University of California at Berkley. This is following the first place finish of the squad at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo.
As individual teams, sophomores Grant Waters and Matt Parnell placed as octafinalists in the top 16 teams, senior Dan Lyon and junior Quintin Brown placed as quarterfinalist in the top eight teams, senior Ian Mikkelsen and junior Evan Johnson placed as semifinalists in the top four teams, and sophomores Kailtyn Bull and Ryan Kelly ended up as tournament runners-up. Kelly Burns and Bailey Hockett also traveled with the team.
Heated Debate: The Ichabod debate team scored some key victories in out-of-state tournaments this year. The squad will deliver more championship caliber arguments in the spring.
In addition to their team win, Johnson and Mikkelson also placed as the fourth and fifth best speakers of the tournament.
The Washburn University debate team participates in parliamentary debate.
“In parliamentary debate, students get a new resolution each round to debate and have to use their own words, based on research and a general liberal education, in the round to defend or argue against the resolution at hand,” said Kevin O’Leary, professor and director of forensics.
The resolution, O’Leary points out, is usually a current event.
Once they receive their topic, students get 20 minutes before a debate to prepare, then they debate another team. A judge or a panel judge determines which team wins and which team loses a debate round. There are usually five to eight preliminary rounds before the five elimination rounds in a tournament. Two tournaments usually take place over the course of a weekend.
In 2010 and 2012, the Washburn debate team won the squad sweepstakes--meaning they were the top ranked team--at the National Parliamentary Debate Association Championships and has placed in the top four for the last six years.
“As a squad, we try to win the squad sweepstakes at the National Parliamentary Debate Association Championships each March,” said O’Leary. “Top teams at WU also
Prepping for finals early saves student stress
Katie Wade WASHBURN REVIEW
Most students would rather not think about fall semester finals before the end of October, but the reality is that finals are less than six weeks away. This realization might make some students’ breath shake and hearts stop.
In a survey by the American Psychological Association, published in 2009, 85 percent of students reported experiencing daily stress. The study also revealed that 74 percent of those students said that their academic grades aided their stress and 78 percent said that their academic school work contributed to the stress they experienced on a daily basis.
While a college students’ stress can never be completely relieved, there are resources available to teach students how to combat stress over tests, papers, homework and, of course, finals.
The key is preparedness, which only comes when one starts prepping for finals early. Fortunately, there are a multitude of people on campus who want to see them succeed and are ready and willing to assist in any way they can.
look to win the individual team championship at NPDA as well as the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence also every year in March. We won both individual titles in 2012. We have been runner-up in 2008 (NPTE) and 2011 and 2013 (NPDA).”
This semester, the squad also traveled to Tacoma, Wash., to debate at University of Puget Sound, and Pacific University in Stockton, Cali.
They won’t debate again until the spring when they will debate at Loyola University Chicago and other places and will end their season in March at the national tournaments, which are held in the Kansas City area this year.
If someone is interested in joining the debate team, they should contact O’Leary via email at kevin. oleary@washburn.edu, or stop by his office in the Communication Studies department in Morgan Hall.
Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@ washburn.edu, is a freshman English major
WU’s Center for Student Success and the Tutoring and Writing Center in Mabee Library is one of those resources for students wanting to improve their study skills before finals.
James Barraclough, Director of Undergraduate Initiatives and a Student Success Lecturer, wants students to remember that the Tutoring and Writing Center is here to help.
“Be sure to utilize the Tutoring and Writing Center, located on the third floor of the Mabee Library,” said Barraclough. “There is free tutoring offered for English, Math, Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology.”
Students can prepare for finals early by honing their skills in three particular areas: note-taking, study habits and memory.
According to Barraclough, it is essential that a student develops a note-taking system that reflects their learning style and the way they think. Students can visit www. vark-learn.com if they aren’t sure which learning style best fits them.
“You need to play to your individual strengths,” said Barraclough. “Be sure to takes notes in a manner that works for you. One hint that I tell my own students is to write down anything your instructor writes on the board or specifically references on a PowerPoint presentation. If a professor takes the time to emphasize something,
you’d better be sure you understand it, because the chances are high that it could come up on a future exam.”
Developing good study habits and maintaining them is the best way to prepare for finals in December. HowtoStudy.com can help students create a study plan that fits into their existing schedule. The trick is making studying part of a daily routine.
According to Chris Schoonover of Lifehack, a student can hack their memory by first acknowledging how they learn and incorporating that into how they study. Routine and repetition are also extremely useful in enhancing memory.
“Repeating an activity, process, or detail can help you to recall it. If
increments and giving yourself 10 minutes in between is more beneficial than cramming for longer periods of time without a break. After you’ve studied, be sure to get a good night’s sleep,” said Barraclough.
Barraclough also noted that while it may be tempting to pull an all-nighter, the lack of sleep can impair your memory. Cramming also leads to anxiety, which can lower your ability to retain important information.
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With finals just around the corner, student stress levels can run high. The Center for Student Success is one of many resources available to help ‘Bods through the rigors of Finals Week.
you incorporate what you want to remember into an everyday activity, you are exponentially more likely to remember it,” wrote Schoonover.
Even when a student has developed a study plan that works, they will at some point have a test sneak up on him. While some students think this means a long night of studying, Barraclough warns against the urge to cram.
“In general, just say no to cramming. If you find yourself needing to ‘cram’ for several hours the night before an exam, study in intervals. Studying in 20 to 50 minute
“By creating a balanced study plan and schedule, you will be able to study each subject in its entirety and ultimately boost your test performance,” said Barraclough. “If you develop a study plan and follow it, then the day of your exam is just another day. Follow your normal routine (hopefully that involves a decent night’s rest and a good breakfast) and have confidence in yourself. Visualize the exam going well,” said Barraclough.
Katie Wade, katherine.wade@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore history and mass media major.
Graphic
Chelsea Howe
Graphic by Chelsea Howe
Students, campus police on high alert following assault reports
Mark Feuerborn WASHBURN REVIEW
Washburn students have been slightly on edge lately, following the report of a disturbing event near Washburn Village.
Around 7:10 p.m., a man described as a white male with brown hair and facial hair approached a woman. He was seen driving a white or light colored vehicle.
Following this, around 7:35 p.m., another woman reported being approached by a man with brown hair, a moustache, and a goatee who exposed himself and attempted to grab her breasts.
Students have been reminded to stay safe on campus following these incidents and are urged to report any information regarding them to the campus police.
Washburn Chief of Police Dean Forster expressed his opinions
in the process now of working with Crime Stoppers to put what we believe is a picture of the car that was involved in this on Crime Stoppers,” said Forster.
Forster is confident the Washburn Police Department has the ability to handle this case, as well as continue to keep the campus safe, thanks to their experienced staff and technology.
“What I want to stress is that this isn’t indicative that the campus isn’t safe,” said Forster. “There’s about 92 camera locations on campus that we monitor, that’s actually where we got the picture [of the car].I’m meeting with student government to talk about some bushes, I’d like to see them cut down or trimmed back, making it a little harder for somebody to hide.”
We’ve got an investigator that we use on callback, he’s got about 40 years of experience. We do have
Village Apartments, located in the 1800 block of SW Jewell, has Washburn students on alert. Campus police are still investigating and urge that students be alert when walking on campus at night.
on the incident, and commended the two women involved for their smart response.
“They were obviously scared, but still, I don’t think they were overwhelmed, they got good descriptions,” said Forster.
He also added that there were more witnesses to these incidents than originally thought, who provided additional information.
“There were some other students who were not involved in this, but happened to see what happened, and they came forward and gave us some good information. We’re
the capability to investigate crimes, and we do have the ability to deter crimes with all the security equipment we have on this campus.” said Forster.
Freshman and Kuehne Hall occupant Cameron Crouch also expressed faith in the campus police regarding this incident.
“Washburn Police will ultimately catch this man, I truly do believe that,” said Crouch.
While Crouch believes he is safe, he shared his concerns regarding potential stalkers at night.
“I feel safe walking around
Actions in Houston draw criticism
campus, but that is because I am a male,” said Crouch. “Women I feel should be more hesitant.”
Viviana Molina, a freshman living in the Living Learning Center, is more worried for her safety.
“I have to be at work by 5 a.m. sometimes,” said Molina. “I sometimes feel nervous walking around campus when I get up to leave at 4:40 in the morning.”
Ray Monje, another resident of the LLC, believes he has nothing to worry about.
“I feel safe,” said Monje. “If any man were to flash me, I’d literally just hospitalize him.”
Many of the students exchanged thoughts on how to stay safe around campus. Generally, the consensus was that using the buddy system, or traveling in groups, was the best idea.
Another idea that was strongly encouraged was to carry some kind of self defense, such as a can of mace, or a stun gun. Taking a class on self-defense is another good idea. Most Tae Kwon Doe or Karate dojos offer classes.
“It’s not that hard to make a fist and take a swing,” said Monje. “Still, I would travel in groups and don’t be hesitant to jump someone.”
“Carry some mace, and stay in places where there’s light. Always have the Washburn Police number in your phone contacts,” added Molina.
Forster believes that the emergency phones around campus should be seen as “help phones,” as the word “emergency” carries a tone that might cause a student to hesitate before using them.
“It doesn’t have to be an emergency, if you just want to ask directions to a parking lot, that’s fine to use those phones,” said Forster. “There’s 14 of them around the campus, situated everywhere that we think are walking paths. Any time of the day or night, if you’re nervous about where you’re going, just call. If you don’t like the looks of something, just give us a call.”
Mark Feuerborn, mark.feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a freshman radiology major
Abbie Stuart WASHBURN REVIEW
In May, the city council of Houston, Texas passed an anti-discrimination act called the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO.
One of the more controversial portions of the ordinance, which was later dropped, would have required all public places to allow transgender individuals to use the restrooms, locker rooms, and shower facilities designated for the sex with which they identify.
Despite the removal of the most controversial provision, the ordinance generated a recall effort by concerned citizens who feared that the provision allowed predators easy access to victims.
Organizers of the recall petition needed 17,000 signatures in order to force a referendum on the bill and they succeeded in collecting 55,000, which they submitted to City Secretary Anna Russell. On Aug. 1, Russell confirmed that the petitioners had submitted 17, 846 valid signatures.
City Attorney David Feldman, citing irregularities in the way the signatures were gathered and the signatures themselves, invalidated the petition.
The organizers immediately filed suit, claiming that the city attorney and Mayor had overstepped their authority.
On Sept. 10, in response to the lawsuit, the Houston City Attorney’s office issued a subpoena to five area pastors that demanded they turn over “all speeches, presentations, or sermons related to HERO, the Petition, Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality, or gender identity prepared by, delivered by, revised by, or approved by you or in your possession.”
In addition to this, the subpoena demanded other documents, including private emails and text messages to and from members of their congregations.
The five pastors who were subpoenaed are not party to the lawsuit. Many people view this move by the city of Houston as an attack on religious liberty as specifically granted by the First Amendment.
This action has caused so much
outcry that Attorney General Greg Abbott sent a letter to Feldman that urged him to withdraw the subpoenas, saying:
“No matter what public policy is at stake, government officials must exercise the utmost care when our work touches on religious matters. If we err, it must be on the side of preserving the autonomy of religious institutions and the liberty of religious believers. Your aggressive and invasive subpoenas show no regard for the very serious First Amendment considerations at stake.”
In response to the criticism, Mayor Parker has slightly amended the subpoena to not include the words or “sermons” and some other things in it. However, the subpoena still demands much private information from the pastors.
These actions by the government in Houston have brought up the issues of relevance and privacy as well as discussions about the broadness of the subpoena and whether or not the city has the right to demand private communications such as email and text message from people who are not party to the lawsuit.
Many people feel like the moves by the city government of Houston is in direct violation of the First Amendment, and that the subpoena, at the very least, needs to be severely modified in order to comply with the law.
On behalf of the pastors, the Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a motion to suspend the subpoena. The next step will be to see whether the motion is upheld or not.
A copy of the unrevised subpoena issued to Pastor David Welch has been posted online at washburnreview.org.
Source information came from the aforementioned subpoena and The Texas Tribune.
Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@ washburn.edu, freshman English major
Photo by Ryan Ogle
Two reported incidents in the area near Washburn
Washburn to host annual Veteran’s Day ceremony
Abbie
Stuart WASHBURN REVIEW
Washburn University will honor our nation’s veterans next month with the 27th Annual Veteran’s Day event.
The event is set for 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 11, and will be held outdoors at the Washburn University Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Site by Morgan Hall. In case of bad weather, organizers have reserved the Washburn Room A&B in the Memorial Union. Washburn invites all members of the community to attend.
The ceremony will include a balloon release for Agent Orange victims, a featured guest speaker and music by the Washburn Rural High School marching band. The Washburn University Army ROTC will assist with a memorial balloon release for Agent Orange victims. The Topeka High Marine Corps JROTC will give a silent drill performance and Washburn Rural’s Air Force JROTC will perform the posting of colors. Shawnee Heights High School’s Navy JROTC will be on hand with the recognition wreaths.
“I would say it’s much more [than a ceremony] because it’s not just an event to attend,” said Jeanne Kessler, Director of Student Services and chair of the Veteran’s Day planning committee.
“Our intention is to help the campus be aware of what
Veteran’s Day is commemorating. This is an educational institution and people will come to the ceremony hoping to learn more about freedom and what it means to all of us.”
The theme for this year’s event is Wounded Warriors, which is what Melissa Jarboe, this year’s guest speaker, will be addressing. Jarboe’s husband Jamie was hit by sniper fire in April of 2011, which left him paralyzed from the chest down. He later passed away on March 21, 2012.
Kessler explained how the event came about by the activism of student veterans.
“Twenty-seven years ago, there was a group of veterans who had talked with the veterans’ representative on campus and they said they thought there needed to be some sort of memorial on the campus grounds to commemorate the sacrifices made by those Washburn students who gave their lives for their country,” said Kessler. “Their efforts led to the creation of the Washburn University Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Site and the first Veteran’s Day event, which saw the dedication of the memorial.”
This year’s ceremony will also include a Veteran Tribute. Families who would like to have a family member honored can contact Kessler by Nov. 5 with the name, branch, rank and time of duty of the family member
who served. Any additional information is welcome.
“Some people tell me paragraphs and I have to kind of pear it down, but I try to include what I can,” said Kessler. “I feel like the Veteran Tribute is a really special part of the program because, to me, it pulls the campus together to show that we’re a family and remembering those who have fallen or have served or who are still serving.”
While this will be an on-campus event, organizers feel that paying tribute to the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces is something with which everyone can become involved.
“It’s [the event] done partly to help people remember what Veteran’s Day means to all of us and it’s just to help share with the community that we’re thankful for what they have given,” said Kessler. “This isn’t the Washburn University Veteran’s Day program, it’s a Veteran’s Day ceremony at Washburn University.”
For more information or to have a family member honored at the Veteran Tribute, contact Jeanne Kessler at jeanne.kessler@washburn. edu.
Abbie Stuart, abigail. stuart@washburn.edu, is a freshman English major
Morgan Hall construction reaches milestone
Ryan Ogle
WASHBURN REVIEW
Next week, the final beam needed for the new Welcome Center at Morgan Hall will be put into place.
Washburn officials will celebrate this milestone with a Topping Out signing ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wendesday, Oct. 29. The signing ceremony, which will take place on the north side of Morgan Hall, will mark the light at the end of a very long tunnel which began in when renovations on Morgan began in February 2014.
The beam, which measures nearly 17 feet long and 323 pounds, will be signed by university officials and then mounted during the week of Nov. 3.
Exterior construction on Morgan Hall is expected to last through December of this year. Interior renovations will get underway early next year.
Dedication for the new Welcome Center at Morgan Hall is scheduled for October 2015, in conjunction with Washburn’s sesquicentennial celebration.
For more on the renovations at Morgan Hall and around campus, visit Washburn.edu/ Construction.
Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
Photo by Ryan Ogle
Constructing the Future: After months of work, the final beam will be placed on the new Welcome Center at Morgan Hall.
that you love even more than what you’re doing now.
Advice for Students
Q: My boss is really starting to get on my nerves. He is making it to where I absolutely hate my job, which sucks because I love what I’m doing and can see myself going far with my career position. I don’t like that he is taking my love for my job away from me, but I just can’t seem to get around it. How can I love my job and ignore my boss at the same time?
don’t have an enjoyable boss it’s really hard to enjoy your job. No matter how amazing your work is if you’re surrounded by negative energy it’s going to be hard to focus on the positive energy.
A: Sometimes when you
My advice to you would be to try and see if you can transfer to a different location but still do the same type of work. If that’s not an option then maybe look for a new job in the same field. You never know, you could find a job
If, however, you absolutely aren’t ready to get rid of where you’re at right now then find coworkers to help vent some of that toxic energy out. Sometimes finding people who feel the same way you do and going off on a tangent helps relieve some of that toxic mood you may be feeling.
Focus on why you love your job and what it is about it that makes you go to it everyday. Don’t let one person ruin what you love doing. Yes he may be an awful boss and be treating you poorly but
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“Seeing all the creative costumes. It’s cool when people go out of the box.”
“Getting to dress up because that’s fun and, of course, candy.”
unless you’re willing to do something about it (like talk to HR or someone higher up than your boss) nothing is really going to change. Sometimes no matter how much we don’t like working with rotten people you just have to suck it up and deal with it. It may not be the perfect ending but it’s a start. He may even leave before you know it.
What is your favorite part about Halloween?
By: Kenzie McCoy
“Dressing up in weird costumes, carving pumpkins and watching the movie “Young Frankenstein.’”
“I like the haunted houses and how it’s socially acceptable to be different [for Halloween].”
Braxton Bolden, junior, nursing.
Matt Holloway, junior, criminal justice.
Sarah Watts, junior, social work. Zac Leeker, junior, kinesiology.
Halloween costume blues
Once again it’s that time of year. That time where everyone can be whatever they want, and party as hard as they want, and no one has to know it’s you because you can wear a mask. Yes people, I’m talking about Halloween.
The one time of the year when everything our society knows about what is “acceptable” doesn’t matter. The only problem with Halloween is acutally having to come up with a clever costume because let’s face it, who wants to spend hundreds of dollars on a costume you will only wear one night of the year?
Definitely not me.
So you go to the second option, which is make a homemade costume. But no matter how many times you Google ideas none of them are satisfyingly brilliant. My next option is to go to Pinterest and try to replicate someone else’s work.
Pinterest tends to always be my enemy. No matter how many times I try or believe that it will be my ally, it always defeats me in the end. Nothing ever turns out in real life like it does on Pinterest, unless of course it’s food.
Why is it so difficult to find a clever Halloween costume? We’ve been celebrating Halloween for more than 100 years so why do I constantly see the same costumes over and over again. Superheroes, fairies, princesses, athletes, smarty pants and slutty anything is just way too overused.
Halloween used to be a time where costumes were clever and people actually gave it their all so they could win those costume contest prizes. However, over the years people have gotten sloppy. Hardly anyone puts thought into their costumes anymore. All people want are a quick
outfit so they don’t look out of place at parties. Whatever gets them in the door because everyone is drunk anyway so they won’t remember the sloppy costumes in the morning. I want to see excitement and thought into costumes this year. I want students to come to campus this Friday in the best costume they’ve ever had. People should be asking you what you are dressed as because it shows it’s something new and exciting, not the same old same old.
Halloween has become a holiday for commercial advertising but we should take it back and make it our own. Don’t buy into consumerism, make something original and unique. Halloween is an unique holiday and it should show in all your costumes.
Each week, the Washburn Review will recognize an individual or individuals who have thrust themselves into the public limelight, with actions and or statements that prove worthy of editorializing. Said person has gone above and beyond to prove themself A Societal Standout. Opinions expressed below are strictly those of the author and do not reflect upon the Washburn Review or Washburn University as a whole.
Last week, a couple from the town of Harper, Kan., attempted to stick themselves in the middle of the ongoing debate regarding the legality of same-sex marriage.
Attorney Phillip Unruh, along with his wife, Sandra, filed a legal motion to be included as defendants in an ACLU lawsuit that seeks to allow same-sex marriages in Kansas.
The couple claims that the legalization of same-sex marriages in Kansas would devalue their personal property. Said property being their own marriage. The filing states that same-sex marriages would cause “profound harm” and be “deeply disturbing” to the couple.
Wait, what?
Despite the recent (non)decision from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding same-sex marriage,
and the rapidly growing amount of states that have moved to allow them, some people, like the Unruhs, are still clutching at straws in an attempt to enforce their own notions of morality.
Many an argument has been made, but this one might very well take the cake.
Essentially, the Harper, Kan., couple feels so strongly that what others in this big, beautiful world are doing will directly impact their lives to the extent that they need to put a price tag on their own relationship.
This begs the question - how much are marriages going for these days? And is depreciation a factor? Interestingly enough, Unruh declined to reveal the monetary value of his own marriage in his filing, but one can only assume that it wouldn’t go for much on Ebay.
Weekly Corrections:
In the Oct. 22 issue of the Washburn Review, the front page article, “Homecoming royalty crowned,” an error was made in the spelling of homecoming queen Carly Willis’ name.
Also, the HALO-sponsored soccer tournament featured on page 4 of the same issue has been postponed until next semester. For more details on the rescheduling, contact wuhalo14@hotmail.com
Mulvane Art Museum commerates
150 years of Washburn history
In celebration of Washburn’s 150 years of scholarly learning and the Mulvane Art Museum’90th birthday, the museum has a collection on exhibit called “cacbinet of Curiosities: 150 Years of Washburn History.” It is modeled after the idea created in the 16th and 17th centuries when aristocrat in Europe collected artifacts and works of art and displayed them in rooms, calling them “cabinets of curiosities.”
“The exhibition is a real opportunity to find out some quirky things about Washburn history,” said curator Julie Myers. “We have everything from the ridiculous to the sublime.”
The exhibit displays artifacts from before and after the tornado that ravaged the campus on June 8, 1966, destroying most of the buildings, trees and other vegetation that made up what was once a lush park-like setting for the university.
The artifacts are from both Washburn and the Mulvane
Museum and most are from the university archives at Mabee library.
“It’s a wonderful glimpse into Washburn’s past,” said Jan Bychinsky Mulvane employee. Some things of special interest are the football items from the turn of the century. You can see how much it has changed.”
Some of the unusual objects are a football helmet and a very heavy metal nose guard that belonged to Mike Millice. He wore them when he caught the first forward pass in football history.
Freshman students at Washburn were forced to wear beanies from around 1910 to the late 1950’s, with the exception of the war years.
At times severe punishments were taken out for failure to wear the beanie.
“It’s interesting to see all these things from Washburn history,” said Jason Hannah, a junior art and English major.
The game baseball for the 500th win for coach Anson, who died earlier this year, is on display with other sports memorabilia.
There is a section allocated
for Bradbury Thompson’s 1938 Ichabod logo. Thompson was a graduate of Washburn who was also a famous graphic designer. “It’s great seeing so much pride for our school,” said Michaela Lazzo, a senior art major. “It’s great hearing people say “Once an Ichabod, always an Ichabod.” Washburn celebrates its 150th birthday in 2015. What will the next 150 bring?
Photo by Cindy Rose
Photo by Cindy Rose
Photos by Cindy Rose
Photo by Cindy Rose
Bleeding Blue: The KC Royals played the 6th game of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. Washburn played the game on the Jumbotron of Yager Stadium. Admission was a donation of a canned good item for Can Emporia.
Photo by Adam Vlach
Photo courtesy of WU Sports
Cindy Rose Washburn Review
Cindy Rose, cynthia.rose@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
Tornado 1966: (top) Newell posts from a damaged building used to make a plaque commemorating Washburn. (middle) A section of wall from former President John Henderson’s office had a splinter of wood shot through it.
History of Sports: (top) Washburn University beanies for freshman beanies circa 1960. (middle) The 500th win game ball of Coach Anson sits in a display with other historic baseball gear.
The Man Himself: A bust of Ichabod Washburn is on display. It was carved by Benjamin H. Kinney, a gravestone carver, in 1869.
Fort Hays State, Nebraksa-Kearney both trump Ichabods
TOPEKA, Kan. --
The Washburn Ichabod soccer team fell 1-0 to Fort Hays State on Friday night at Yager Stadium.
The teams were tied at the end of the first half as the Ichabods outshot the Tigers 5 to 4 as both teams had two shots on goal. The Tigers broke the tie in the 59th minute when Hailey Davis scored her third goal of the season on an assist from Kylee Loneker from 10 yards out for the eventual match-winning goal.
The Tigers outshot the Ichabods 10 to 2 in the second half and 14 to 7 overall for the match. Jenna Cunningham attempted three shots to lead the Ichabods and had one shot on goal. Tori Fuglisterhad six saves in net for the Ichabods.
The Ichabods faced the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Sunday, Oct. 26 in a pink out game.
The Washburn Ichabod soccer team outshot its opponents from Nebraska-Kearney
but two early Lopers goals were too much to overcome in a 3-1 loss on Sunday afternoon at Yager Stadium.
Washburn will wrap up the home slate on Friday against Emporia State at 6 p.m. in the second edition of the Turnpike Tussle.
The Lopers jumped on the board first in the seventh minute when Montanna Hosterman scored her fourth goal of the season from 30 yards out on an assist from Meaghan Pasbrig. The Lopers added another goal in the 14th minute as Carly Brown scored her first goal of the season on an assist from Delanie Phillips as UNK took a 2-0 lead into the break.
UNK stretched its lead to 3-0 in the 50th minute when Hosterman scored unassistsed off a free kick 40 yards away. Neither team would score unitl the 75th minute when Washburn’s Bailey Wobig scored her first goal of the season off an assist from Morgan
El-Attrache on a breakaway goal cutting the Loper lead to 3-1, but Washburn (0-15-1, 0-11-1 MIAA) would get no closer. Washburn outshot the Lopers (4-10-2, 4-7-1 MIAA) 13 to 11 in the match, but the Lopers attempted eight shots on goal compared to seven for the Ichabods Tori Fuglister recorded five saves in net for Washburn. With her five saves Fuglister became Washburn’s all-time saves leader with 323 passing Jenna Hatlestad who had recorded 319 in her career.
Jenna Cunningham, Emily Stauffer, Tori Devonshire and Audra Keehn all had two shots to lead Washburn. Devonshire had two shots on goal for the Ichabods.
Bods volleyball goes one for two
ST. CHARLES, Mo.
– Korie Thompson had a double-double to help the Ichabods to a 25-22, 25-10, 25-15 win Friday night at Lindenwood.
The eighth-ranked Ichabods improved to 19-3 overall and 11-3 in the MIAA. They will continue action Saturday awt 3 p.m. at Central Missouri.
Thompson was the only Ichabod with double figure kills with 11. She added 10 digs and hit .391 with two errors in 23 swings. Marissa Cox and Leanna Willer each had nine kills and NAtalie Bates had 27 assists as the center led the offense to a .292 attack percentage. Alyssa Carney led the defense with 15 digs.
The Lions (5-17, 2-12 MIAA) got within a point of Washburn late in the first set at 23-22. A kill from Thompson got the Bods to set point and then Erika Lane’s kill ended the match.
Washburn opened the second set on a 5-0 run and later scored 10 straight to lead to an easy win. The Bods took a 9-3 lead in the third set and then scored five
straight points at the end to clinch the match.
The Lions hit .021 as a team as the hit negative in the last two sets. They had 23 kills in the match while Washburn had 41.
The Ichabods were not as successful Saturday afternoon, losing three sets 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 in a sweep at 19th-ranked Central Missouri.
No. 8 Washburn fell to 19-4 overall and 11-4 in the MIAA. The Ichabods will play Tuesday at Emporia State at 7 p.m. in the third of five straight road matches.
Korie Thompson had her second straight doubledouble with 10 kills and 23 digs. Leanna Willer added 17 kills and had 56 attempts, the most in Washburn history in a three-set match. Alyssa Carney had 21 digs and Natalie Bates had 13 with 36 assists for a double-double.
Washburn tied the third set at 19-19 but the Jennies (158, 12-3 MIAA) then finished the set on a 6-2 run to clinch the match. The Jennies scored four straight late in the second set to go up 23-18 and a 6-0 run early in the first
set helped them win that one.
The Jennies hit .196 in the match while Washburn had a .112 attack percentage. Washburn won in kills, 4441 but had 27 errors while the Jennies had just 12.
Carly Sojka led the Jennies with 15 kills and she added 10 digs for a double-double.
Haley Thompson had 11 kills and a .400 attack percentage
NOTE: Volleyball coverage in The Washburn Review issue 9 was written by Tyler Feist.
Photo by Scott Stormann
GOAL: #15 Bailey Wobbig scores a goal with a breakaway down the field against Nebraska-Kearney. Despite the effort, the the final score of the game was 1-3.
Ichabods topped by Central Oklahoma, face Emporia State next
EDMOND, Oklahoma
-- The Washburn Ichabods started off with a 10-0 lead at Central Oklahoma, but could not hold the lead as they struggled in the redzone with a 35-26 loss to the Bronchos. Washburn returns to action on Saturday, they will host Emporia State at 1 p.m. in Yager Stadium.
The Ichabods jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a 20-yard field goal by Justin Linn, the first of his single-game tying record of four on the afternoon, on Washburn’s first drive of the game. Washburn stretched the lead to 10-0 when Zeke Palmer hit Jordan Hart on a 29-yard touchdown pass with 2:40 remaining in the first quarter.
UCO got on the board on its next possession after the Ichabods recovered an onsides kick, but were whistled for offsides. UCO took advantage and scored three plays later on a 19-yard run by Jake Gandara with 1:51 to play in the first quarter.
The Bronchos (6-2, 6-2 MIAA) took the lead for good with a 90-yard drive on an 11-yard rush by Clay
McKenzie. The Ichabods drove down to the UCO eight on their next drive, but settled for a 25-yard field goal by Linn with 7:39 to play in the first half.
UCO pushed its lead out to eight on a 10-yard touchdown run by Gandara with 3:35 to play in the half. On the Ichabods (2-6, 2-6 MIAA) next drive down to the UCO 11, Linn hit a 28-yard field goal cutting the UCO lead to 21-16 before the half.
The Ichabods’ blocked a UCO field goal attempt by Calvin Kenney on the Bronchos first drive of the half and the Ichabods drove down to the UCO 6-yard line, but settled for a 23-yard field goal by Linn tying the Washburn single-game record.
UCO came back on its next drive and went down to the Ichabod 5-yard line, but they missed a field goal which was partially blocked by Kenney. The Ichabods drove to the UCO 41 and the drive stalled after a fake punt came up short and UCO scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass taking a 28-19 lead with 9:33 to play in the game.
Washburn came back with a 6-play, 77 yard drive when Zeke Palmer hit Connor Crimmins on a 4-yard touchdown pass with 6:56 to play.
However UCO returned serve with a 60-yd touchdown run by Chas Stallard pushing the UCO lead to 3526 with 3:40 remaining in the game.
The Ichabods tied a pair of long field goals of 41- and 52-yards needing two scores but came up short on both as UCO would run on the clock after the final one picking up the 25-26 win.
Vershon
Moore led the Ichabods with 154 yards rushing as Washburn rushed for 244 overall. Palmer finished 24 of 40 with two touchdowns and 249 yards and rushed for 44 more on seven carries. Moore also had six catches for 34 yards and Hart had five catches for 89
yards and one touchdown.
tallard had 158 yards rushing and added 112 through the air to lead UCO.
Defensively Kenney had eight tackles to lead Washburn and Peter Pfannenstiel had seven tackles with six solo stops and Shay Wooten had seven tackles.
Washburn had 28 first downs in the game finishing with 493 yards of total offense while the Bronchos has 22 first downs and 450 yards of offense.
Conduct should affect Heisman hopefuls
Vlach Washburn Review
Should voters take into account players’ character and conduct, on and off the field, when voting for the Heisman?
The Heisman Trophy is generally known as the award given out each year to the best player in college football. The Heisman Trust Mission Statement starts out, “The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.” Recently, however, the words “with integrity” were removed from this mission statement. Was this because:
Cam Newton (2010 winner) faced widelypublicized allegations and investigations that his family was asking for money from schools trying to recruit him.
Johnny Manziel (2012 winner) was suspended for breaking NCAA rules in allowing his name and likeness to be used for profit by outside parties.
Jameis Winston (2013 winner) was accused of
sexual assault in 2013. He was not charged, but in 2014 he was suspended for an incident in which he yelled something sexually derogative toward women on campus.
Did the Heisman Trust remove “with integrity” from its mission statement because they did not think acts such these should affect who won that award – that it should be based solely on on-field performance? Some of these instances were never proven as fact and some were, but perhaps the Heisman Trust did not want to deal with any of it (waiting on pending investigations, etc.)
But then the Heisman Trust came out and said the removal of “with integrity” was done erroneously during the redesigning of its web page and has since added it back into the mission statement.
Whether or not the erasing of that phrase was erroneous or not is still debated and there doesn’t seem to be anything indicating an answer will be coming out anytime soon. But there is another issue.
The mission statement says “with integrity,” but the Trust does not define integrity. Does it mean sportsmanship? Does it mean performance as a student-athlete? Or to get very vague, does it refer to character? Or all of those?
Because different people would judge the same person differently for different reasons, a Heisman candidate should not be judged on merits, but on lack of negative behavior.
The Heisman should go to the best player. How nice of a person he is should not factor in. All that should factor in is, if there is any, negativity. While it’s not just to discount someone because of allegations or pending investigations, incidents such as Jameis Winston’s this year, which was just blatantly offensive, should (negatively) impact voters’ thoughts on him when deciding on the winner of the Heisman Trophy.
Adam Vlach, adam.vlach@ washburn.edu, is a senior English and mass media major.
WU receives largest athletic scholarship in history
TOPEKA - Washburn University announced at Homecoming on Saturday an estate gift from Dorothy Reichart for more than $1.4 million to fund scholarships in athletics. This gift, combined with the previously established Jerry W. Reichart Athletic Scholarship Fund, makes this the largest endowed athletic scholarship funded by an individual in Washburn’s history, totaling nearly $2 million.
“Washburn Athletics was so much a part of Jerry and Dorothy’s life,” said Nancy Erwin, sister of Dorothy. “Dorothy wanted to honor Jerry through this scholarship fund so that future studentathletes could have the same opportunities Jerry had when he was at
Washburn. I am so proud of her for making this gift to Washburn.”
Jerry, ba ‘50, was an all-conference lineman at Washburn and received all-Central Intercollegiate Conference honors in 1949. He set school and conference records in the shot put and was inducted in the Washburn Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.
Dorothy, who attended Washburn University, was a member of Alpha Phi sorority, First United Methodist Church, the Woman’s Department Club, PEO Chapter CS and numerous bridge groups.
“Following her wishes, this gift will be used to provide scholarships for generations of studentathletes to come. This creates a meaningful, lasting legacy to her and Jerry’s lives.
“Washburn is so fortunate to have alumni and friends like Jerry and Dorothy Reichart,” said Dr. Jerry Farley, president, Washburn University.
“This scholarship is indicative of the impact Washburn has had on Jerry and Dorothy’s lives and their commitment to ensuring opportunities for future generations of student-athletes. We are very grateful for their support.”
“We are honored Dorothy chose Washburn as the recipient of this generous estate gift,” said Dr. JuliAnn Mazachek, president, Washburn University Foundation.
Ichabod basketball ranked 3 in poll
KANSAS CITY,
Mo. -- The Washburn men’s basketball team was picked third in the MIAA preseason coaches poll receiving a firstplace vote as released by the MIAA office earlier today. Washburn opens the season with an exhibition game at the University of Kansas on Nov. 3 in Lawrence.
The Ichabods received 137 points and one first-place vote and trailed only defending national champion Central Missouri who had 10 first-place votes and 151 points and Fort Hays State who had two first-pace votes and 145 total points. Northwest Missouri followed the Ichabods with a first-place vote and 129 points. Missouri Southern (120 points), Central Oklahoma (110) and Nebraska-Kearney (103) were fifth, sixth and seventh. Emporia State was eighth with 82 points followed by Lindenwood with 79 points, Pittsburg State with 73, Missouri Western with 53 and Northeastern State with 39 points was 12th. Southwest Baptist with 29 points and Lincoln with 15 points rounded
out the poll.
The Ichabods return three starters off of last season’s team which went 17-10 and 9-9 in the MIAA finishing in a tie for sixth in the conference standings. Leading the returners is senior forward Alex North who averaged a double double with 16.1 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while leading the Ichabods with 50 3-pointers en route to second team allMIAA honors. Senior guard Kyle Wiggins was an honorable mention all-MIAA pick after averaging 15 points and four assists per game. Also returning is senior guar Korey Fisher, who started 15 games and averaged 7.0 points a game and senior forward Stephon Dranewho started 10 games and averaged 6.0 points per contest.
Coming back from a wrist after only playing four games is redshirt junior Christian Ulsakerwho was averaging 13.0 points and 3.8 rebounds a game before breaking a bone in his wrist.
The Ichabods will have several transfers who will be in the mix including
senio Algie Key, a transfer from Alabama who played in 32 games for the Crimson Tide after averaging 17.6 points and 6.2 rebounds a game earning All-American honors at Barton County as a sophomore. A pair of transfers from Fort Scott Community College in Prince Samuels and Kevin House will also see time in the lineup this season. Samuels averaged 15.8 points and 6.3 rebounds a game as a sophomore and House averaged 17 points and 7.7 assists per game as a sophmore. Both players were all-Jayhawk selections. Turon Parker avareged 1.8 points and 3.5 assists per game as a sophomore at Barton County and was a squadmember along with Key at Barton.
Adam
Spot the 8 Differences
Halloween is coming soon and that means CANDY! Can you spot the 8 differences in the image on the right compared to the original on the left?
answers below
answers: eyes, tooth missing, nose, lolipop, chocolate, spider, different candy on the right, bag handle
Dia De Los Muertos holiday gains popularity in Kansas
Cindy Rose WASHBURN REVIEW
Día de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead, celebrated on the days of Nov. 1 and 2 is a tradition that began as far back as 2,500 years ago, beginning with the Aztec’s.
The “pagan” rituals during the celebration were absorbed and intertwined with the traditional Catholic rituals for All Saints Day, on Nov. 1 and All Souls Days on Nov. 2 when the Spaniards conquered the new world.
Dia de los Muertos is a blend of both old and new worlds and a testament of how a conqueror did not truly rid a culture of its religious ceremonies and beliefs.
To the Aztecs, life was learning to embrace duality, including life and death, and the importance of remembering and honoring the ancestors was sacred to the society. They believed there was a complementary relationship between life and death—that each was a different phase of existence. Tradition holds that the dead would be insulted by mourning, as they are considered part of the community, so the holiday celebrates life with humorous treats and festivities.
“The Mexican view of death is very different from the American’s view of death,” said Professor Lisa Martinez,
Washburn University Spanish teacher. “Dia Day Los Muertos is when souls return every year.
Death is a continuation of the circle of life. They believe that the soul keeps on living. They say that basically you are always alive as long as someone remembers you.”
This is not a morbid kind of visitation from departed relatives, but one of remembrance and honor.
“Dia de Los Muertos is really memorial day,” said Martinez.
The Day of the Dead is a time when the veil between the two worlds of life and death is thought to be thin and the souls of the departed can come to share time with family and friends. Ofrendas, or home altars, are created in honor of the dead relatives. Cherished belongings from the past are placed in and around the ofrenda which also has a faith oriented component, with prayers, crucifixes, images of Jesus and of saints that take up a large part of the celebration. Favorite foods, drinks, belongings, pictures of the deceased and even things like a beloved toy or a preferred pack of cigarettes are set out for the souls to smell touch or taste,
but not to eat or imbibe.
Marigolds often line the path to the doors of homes. These help the souls to not only find their way home but to feel at home while they are visiting. Ofrendas are more in use in the U.S., while in Mexico, citizens clean and decorate the gravesite and party there throughout the night.
Skulls and skeletons (calacas and calaveras) are a favorite part of the celebration. With the name of the departed written on the forehead, a skull is placed
in an ofrenda or on a grave to honor a spirits return.
The elaborate folk art seen in the decorations of skulls and skeletal masks and dolls are also seen in candies and painted on faces or as a giant puppet in a parade. They are also painted on boxes and other objects and adorned with elaborate clothing depicting whimsical situations.
The skull was of particular importance to the Aztecs as a reminder of life and death. Mexico is known for its celebration during this time
with sugar skulls. Rich in sugar production, but too poor to purchase European church ornamentations, artisans in Mexico learned to make sugar art for their religious festivals long ago. Sugar skulls have been traced back more than 300 years.
Dia De Los Muertos is not new by any means in the state of Kansas. Portions of Kansas were a part of Spain and Mexico from the 1500’s and until the end of the Mexican-American war in 1848.
Day of the Dead is not Halloween, though it happens to follow on the heels of it. It is celebrated throughout Latin America, and in many places throughout the world. It is gaining more recognition and acceptance in the U.S. with the large and growing population and the changing traditions among many Americans. It is a startling reminder of a celebration unvanquished by a conqueror, resurrecting itself in the new world.
Cindy Rose, cynthia.rose@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
Better ways to carve pumpkins by using simple guidelines
The fall season not only brings cooler weather, but many traditions and festivities as well. Halloween has everyone anxiously awaiting candy and costumes and the cold weather brings around a craving for apple cider and pumpkin pie. However, the fall season isn’t complete without the act of carving a pumpkin in time for Halloween.
What first began as simple jacko-lanterns now have turned into many different, elaborate pumpkincarving designs. People are getting more creative with their carving and websites, such as Pinterest, showcase the many different and eccentric possible pumpkin carving
designs. For example, right before Halloween last year, I decided to carve a Hello Kitty design into my pumpkin. It’s definitely fun to change up the normal pumpkin carving routine and try something more difficult.
For those of you who possibly haven’t carved a pumpkin before, it’s time to get on the bandwagon and enjoy this fall activity.
So, how do you carve a pumpkin?
For the traditional jack-o-lantern style pumpkin, it’s a pretty easy process.
1) Get a pumpkin and the necessary pumpkin carving tools (knife, large scraper spoon). Places such as Target and Walmart carry pumpkin carving kits that include
many different tools you can use to carve out a design on your pumpkin.
2) Cut out a hole in the pumpkin; if you’re going to use a candle inside then cut out a circle around the stem of the pumpkin. If you’re going to be placing some kind of electric light with a cord inside the pumpkin, then it would probably be best to cut a hole out of the bottom to allow for the cord not to be seen.
3) Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, scoop out the inside flesh of the pumpkin. If you’re creative, then feel free to cook the pumpkin seeds; toasted pumpkin seeds are delicious.
4) Draw and carve out your design. It’s easy to go with the traditional jacko-lantern design, but for a more unique pumpkin, try searching online for pumpkin stencils and transfer those designs onto your pumpkin. A good website to check out is www.bhg.com/halloween/ pumpkin-carving/printablepumpkin-stencils
The pumpkin adventure doesn’t have to end with carving out a pumpkin, fall is the one time of year when pumpkin-flavored anything is acceptable. Try drinking a pumpkinflavored coffee creamer or try your hand at making pumpkin bread or pumpkin cookies. I, personally, think that pumpkin is a fall staple and I’m going to get creative when I carve my annual pumpkin and I challenge you to do the same.
Kenzie McCoy, mckenzie. mccoy@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
5) Add a candle or electric light inside your pumpkin and display it for the world to see your wonderful pumpkin design.
Photo by Ryan Ogle
DAY OF THE DEAD: Skeleton dolls represent the dead during Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The holiday has been celebrated for over 2,000 years. It is celebrated Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 and is celebrated by putting food on graves and celebrating all night.
Kenzie McCoy
WASHBURN REVIEW
Pagan Pride Day brings rituals and various art to Topeka
Mark Feuerborn
WASHBURN REVIEW
Pagan Pride Day was observed this past Saturday in Topeka at the Unitarian Universalist Church. The celebration saw a larger-thanexpected crowd, as well as huge galleries of crafts and art at four different booths around the event grounds.
Topeka Pagan Pride Board
Chairwoman of Charities and Fundraising Events Sage Nelson is very happy with the success of the
event.
“Given the short time that we had to organize this year, I think it went very well. The actual number of people that stopped by or attended completely exceeded our expectations.” Said Nelson.
In all, 128 people attended, and 125 pounds of food were donated. This food, along with all monetary donations from Pagan Pride Day will be given to the charity Positive Connections, which helps manage the medical cases of victims of AIDs and other various STDs, as well as raise awareness on prevention. Attendees were also given the opportunity to sign the Topeka Pagan Pride Board’s guest book to be entered for a chance to win a prize.
ART AT ITS FINEST: There were many different art varieties at the Pagan Pride Day including a collection of copper wire-weaved trees.
The celebration began around noon, with festivities starting off the
proper way with an opening ritual hosted by the Topeka Pagan Pride Board.
The day was filled with music and dance, with folk songs performed by Pagan folksinger and recording artist Papa Joe Credit. Belly dancing was also performed and taught by Vanessa Childs. A drum circle began later in the day, co-hosted by Papa Joe and Vanessa Childs, which helped add to the lively pace of the dancing.
A Kid’s Corner was also featured, where attendees could enjoy coloring and crafts with glitter.
“We were lucky to have the four great vendors that were able to attend.” Said Nelson.
Fellow Travelers Healing Gifts opened up shop to provide customers with an array of complex copper wire woven art pieces intertwined with precious stones, along with showcasing herbal remedies and teas from Herbal Alchemy Teahouse. Meanwhile Enchanted Willow showcased a vast collection of incense in their booth, and starter kits for attendees interested in trying out incense burning. Pirategirl Jewels offered handmade jewelry, with precious stones and glass crafts in their pieces, the majority of
PAGAN RITUALS: Pagan Pride Day ends with a closing ritual. The event was held this past Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church. The day was filled with music, dancing and folk song performances.
which featured Pagan themes. Chainmail artist Jeramy Matyak also showcased his chainmail crafts with Pirategirl Jewels. Loretta’s Tiedye wrapped up the vendor booths with dozens of tiedye clothes and jewelry. The vendors all attracted quite a crowd, and many attendees walked away happy with a purchase from at least one booth. The celebration was finished with a proper closing ritual, followed by a community potluck dinner.
Sage Nelson believes that this year’s Pagan Pride Day was a resounding success, with many walking away with a different perspective on Paganism.
“We are very happy with this first Topeka Pagan Pride Day since 2006. We look forward to growing and expanding next year and the years to come.” Said Nelson.
Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a freshman radiology major.
Top five horror movies you never even knew existed
Jamie Schartz
WASHBURN REVIEW
If you like “Saw” or “The Hunger Games,” try “Would You Rather.”
This 90-minute thriller puts a dark twist on the middle school party game by asking the same basic question: Would you rather? This time though, it’s not a stomach ache from eating that tuna fish sandwich on moldy bread with mustard and chocolate sauce that’s on the line. It’s a fortune. Enough money to save the person you love and live comfortably for the rest of your life. Would you rather kill a stranger or walk away with nothing? Starring Brittany Snow (“Pitch Perfect”), this movie is sure to make the most confident person question their core
values.
If you like Cabin in the Woods or “Shutter Island,” try “Enter Nowhere. Three strangers meet at an abandoned cabin in the woods after getting stranded in traffic accidents. The movie is literally one plot twist after another. It’s got sci-fi, time travel, Nazis, and a hot Colton Haynes lookalike dressed like Dean Winchester (you’re welcome ladies). It keeps the audience guessing, right up until the very end.
If you like “Cabin in the Woods” or “House of Wax,” try “No Tell Motel.” A retelling of the tried and true “group of 20-something friends get abandoned on a roadtrip and end up in a creepy/haunted/ abandoned location (cabin/hotel/
gas station/asylum/whatever else they can dream up). Although somewhat predictable (down to the girl who was pathetic during most of the movie being the only one to survive), this movie is nevertheless worth the watch as it does have its own unique twists, including a guy doped up on morphine, rather than marijuana, and characters watching the past unravel instead of telling ghost stories. What’s really haunting about the scenes the characters each see is that it reflects what they’re on going though in their lives. Clocking in at just under 90 minutes, it’s the perfect addition to your “Reasons We Should Never Actually Go On That Roadtrip We Always Talk About” movie marathon.
If you like “Chernobyl Diaries” or “Devil’s Pass,” try “YellowBrickRoad” (yes it’s all one word). In 1940, the residents of Briar, NH walked out of town and up a mountain trial for no apparent reason. Most of them were never seen again, and of those that were, only one was alive. Seventy years later a team of adventurers follow their path, hoping to solve the mystery. Along the way the team is slowly driven to madness by 20’s jazz music that has no detectable source, except possibly, the mountain itself. Movies about people slowly going insane are rarely exciting, and this one was no exception. It was very draggy, considering it was only 90 minutes long, however, it was still well
executed in the fact that everything made sense and all the loose ends were tied up.
If you like “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Bloody Mary,” or “Candy Man,” try “Smiley.” Much like “Bloody Mary,” “Smiley” will appear behind people and kill them if the person they are talking to types “I did it for the lulz” three times. He is so called because he sewed his eyes shut and carved a smile into his face. While this movie seems cliche, stick it out until the end. Even if you think you got it figured out, you probably didn’t.
Jamie Schartz, jamie.schartz@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore theatre major.
Photo by Karey Sublett-Nichols
Photo by Karey Sublett-Nichols
Spinoff movie proves to be worth second chance
In 2013, the popular horror movie, “The Conjuring” was released. The movie was about Ed and Lorraine Wilson, paranormal investigators and selfproclaimed demonologists. They help people get rid of possessed or haunted objects, called conduits. These conduits are kept in a sort of “trophy room” at their house. One of these objects is a doll named Annabelle, who throughout the movie, tries to possess their young daughter to gain her pure soul.
A year later, the horror spinoff, “Annabelle,” was released. As the name suggests, the movie is the story of how Annabelle came to be haunted. In this movie, a young couple, John and Mia Gordon, have decorated the nursery for their soonto-arrive baby with vintage dolls.
John presents Mia with a special one that she has been looking for early in the film. When the Gordon house is broken into by their neighbors’ psychotic, cult-member daughter, the doll becomes a conduit for her (Annabelle) after she commits suicide when the police arrive on the scene.
Soon after that, things begin happening to the Gordons’ that they cannot explain. Seeking a change and a safe environment for their new daughter, they dispose of the doll and move to the city. While unpacking however, they discover the Annabelle doll in one of the boxes. For some reason, Mia decides to keep her, and it’s all downhill from there.
As for mistakes in this movie, I didn’t notice many. There is one scene when a priest tries to carry the Annabelle doll into a church, and he gets thrown 20 feet upwards and backwards.
While somewhat plausible, it seems unlikely. Even a demon wouldn’t have enough energy to create that kind of force if the research of how spirits/demons exist on earth is to be believed. If anything,
he probably would have had difficulty entering the church.
Another point of discontinuity (and this one is admittedly debatable) is the timeline. The whole movie is supposed to take place over the course of a year, beginning when Mia is pregnant.
However it is never stated how far along she is, or how premature her baby is (if she is at all), so it’s impossible to tell how strewed the timeline may be.
While there are some obvious Hollywood touches to this movie, overall I would say it is one of the best horror
movies I’ve seen recently. It certainly stands on it’s own as a horror, as does “The Conjuring.” Separately, both have some good jump thrills and some “OMG that really happened?” to make you a little afraid of the dark. Together they make a horror night equal to the “Insidious” movies or a night of “Paranormal Activity.” I would recommend both to horror fans.
Annabelle is now playing in theaters, including at Topeka’s Hollywood 14 Theater. It’s a perfect movie to go out and see especially this Halloween weekend.
Jamie Schartz, jamie.schartz@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore theatre major.
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