Phillip “Brail” Watson puts unique spin on the notion of ‘giving back’ to the community with TEDx talk.
Ryan Ogle WASHBURN REVIEW
When the organizers of TEDxTopeka reached out to Phillip “Brail” Watson about speaking at their first-ever event, participation was the furthest thing from his mind. In fact, he almost overlooked the invitation altogether.
“I was asked in a random email and had no idea what they were talking about at first,” said Watson. “I was busy at the time with two or three concerts coming up, so I figured I would come back to it, which probably meant I was going to forget about it.”
However, fate intervened in the form of a chance encounter with a friend involved with the event who managed to persuade Watson to take part. Between classes, his involvement with the five different string and vocal ensembles and a slew of other artistic and business endeavors, Watson managed to come up with a presentation that landed him a spot as one of TEDxTopeka’s featured speakers.
His chosen topic, while rooted in personal experience, is one that he feels the Topeka community as a whole should examine.
“I’m doing a presentation called ‘Giving Back.’ The whole premise behind it is that giving back is kind of a selfish act and it’s destroying our city,” said Watson. “The idea is that you can only give back what you’ve been given.”
While this might not be the tra-
Ideas Worth Sharing: Washburn senior Phillip “Brail” Watson will be a featured speaker at the inaugral TEDxTopeka event, an independent and localized offshoot of the popular TED Talks. TEDxTopeka will take place Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 5-9 p.m. at the Topeka Civic Theater located at 3028 SW 8th Ave.
ditional approach to altruism, Watson, a dual vocal and cello major who is set to graduate in May, believes the community needs to take a new look at an old problem.
“Topeka has an unbelievably high crime rate for its size. Knowing some of the people who commit those crimes, being in some of the neighborhoods where a lot of crime occurs and working in the school system, I can see where a lot of that stuff comes from,” said Watson. “I want to shed light on the other side of the tracks. I want to show that a lot of these people are giving back to their communities; they’re giving back exactly what was shown.”
A born performer who has made a name for himself on the local hip-
hop scene, Watson will use music to help drive his message home by ending his presentation in song.
“There’s a jazz group called Acoustic Alchemy who wrote a piece called ‘Playing for Time,’ and I wrote a mash-up piece over the top of that titled ‘Giving Back.’
I’m going to rap, I’m going to sing, then I’m going to do a cello solo over the end of the song,” said Watson.
Where the musician in Watson strives to entertain, his main goal at TEDxTopeka will be to enlighten and give the audience a different perspective on how they can give back to the community.
“I want to show people that every little bit helps,” said Watson. “The
time that you spend to mentor a kid helps. The fact that you donate your time and resources to show someone that you care helps. And the fact that those people aren’t beyond help should give you an incentive to do that knowing that it will end up paying back.”
TEDxTopeka is set for Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Topeka Civic Theater. The presentations will be filmed and posted online to be shared with the global TED community.
For more on TEDx and future events, visit TEDxTopeka.com.
Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major
Cold snap slaps city, temps to stay low
Ryan Ogle WASHBURN REVIEW
The unpredictable monster that is Kansas weather reared its ugly head this week when, what started out as a warm and sunny Monday quickly turned frigid as temperatures plummeted by almost 20 degrees as the sun sank into the horizon.
As the evening progressed, wind speeds picked up, with gusts reaching over 40 mph at times. Reports of power outages rolled in from
North Topeka, where Walmart, Sonic and Dillon’s all reported losing electricity for a short period of time. Westar Energy blamed the outages on the high-velocity gusts. The high winds also caused minor property damage in areas of the Capital City.
The National Weather Service in Topeka has forecast that cold weather will remain in the area through the weekend with temperatures falling to the low teens at night and topping out in the mid-to-high 30s. Saturday will see a slight
Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major
Page 6&7: Washburn Ichabods basketball team opens season with exhibition.
Page 4: Washburn held its 27th annual Veteran’s Day Celebration on Tuesday. The crowd braved cold temps to pay respect.
Page 11: Salem Witch Trials is coming to Washburn’s stage this month.
Page 9: Washburn football hammers Northeastern State in the final home game of the year.
Photo by Ryan Ogle
Graphic by Chelsea Howe
Calendar
Wednesday, November 12
Masters at the Mulvane: Ninety Years of Collecting Mock Interview Day
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Graduate Social Work Association Meeting
11:30AM American Business Women’s Association
12:00PM - 1:00PM
C-TEL Workshop: High Impact Practices: What Are They and Who Uses Them?
3:00PM - 4:30PM Etiquette Dinner
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Thursday, November 13
Open Registration for Spring Semester
Hermosos Huesos (Beautiful Bones) Exhibition
Masters at the Mulvane: Ninety Years of Collecting Washburn150 Facebook Photography Contest
Gender Brown Bag: Filming Transitional Migration
12:00PM - 1:00PM Christian Challenge
7:00PM - 8:15PM
Friday, november 14
Alumni Fellows Luncheon
11:30AM - 1:00PM After Hours
5:00PM - 7:00PM Celebration of Cultures
6:55PM - 9:00PM
Men’s Basketball vs. Augustana College (SD) in TBD
8:00PM The Crucible
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Saturday, November 15
Women’s Basketball vs. University of Puerto RicoBayamon in TBD
10:00AM
Football vs. Northwest Missouri State University in Arrowhead Stadium
2:00PM
Men’s Basketball vs. Minnesota State UniversityMankato in TBD
6:00PM
Volleyball vs. University of Nebraska at Kearney
7:00PM
The Crucible
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Briefs
Bods
Feeding Bods
Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week kicks off on Monday, Nov. 27 with the opening of The Exchange, an on-campus food pantry. The Exchange is part of Bods Feeding Bods, a student-driven initiative developed to alleviate hunger and educate about health and nutrition on campus.
Kelsey Rose, senior psychology major, came up with the idea after discovering the number of Washburn students that are hungry.
“I knew some poeple were struggling, but not at the magnitide that we found,” she said.
Flat tire fundraiser
The Topeka Community Cycle Project will get funky at the Celtic Fox for its annual Flat Tire fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 15.
For the fifth year in a row, TCCP invites cycling enthusiasts, along with the rest of the Topeka communuty, out for a night on music and cycle-centric events to help raise money for the project, which recycles and refurbishes used bikes.
Kansas City-based reggae artist Zack Mustafa will kick off the evening with his “Loop the Lion” set.
Local ‘funk ‘n’ soul’ act Slow Ya
Flat Tire 5 will also feature a Speedy Spoke stationary bike race. TCCP will also bring its Yuba Cargo Blender Bike and allow guests to mix their own frozen drinks using pedal power.
A donation of $5 is being asked for those who wish to attend the event, which starts at 7 p.m. For more, visit cycleproject.org.
Celebrate Culture
Traditional and modern entertainment from around the world will be showcased in White Concert Hall on Friday, Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Students from the Washburn International Club will present a variety of performances from their homelands, including song, dances, martial arts demonstrations and a fashion show.
It will also feature Topeka High School students and the Music for Sole project.
The event is free and open to the public. Donations to support the International Club will be accepted.
WU relations job
Washburn University relations is opening a paid internship position for spring of 2015.
The job responsibilities will include writing weekly short stories or vignettes, like student features; posting to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+; monitoring social media traffic; shooting video; taking photos; copy editing;
Washburn honors soldiers
Paying tribute:Freshman criminal justice
of the Army National Guard and Washburn Army
carnations during the Veteran’s Day ceremony on campus Tuesday.
nations were given out to honor Agent Orange victims. Read more on the Veteran’s Day ceremony on page 4.
campaign work.
The hours involved in this internship are flexible and will require up to 11 hours per week while meeting the requirements of a mass media internship.
If interested, students should send a resume with a list of three references, cover letter, two writing samples and social media account information to Michaela Saunders, michaela.saunders@washburn.edu, before Tuesday, Nov. 25.
If a student has any questions they should call 785-670-2154.
Jeans and java time
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC Topeka urges all to join them in their 2014 “Mission Possible” campaign.
The campaign hopes to collect new and gently used jeans to be donated between Sunday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 15th at PT’s coffee at 17th and Washburn.
All who donate will receive a free 12 oz. espresso drink of their choice, courtesy of PT’s.
The donated jeans go to the Topeka Rescue Mission.
November 3
11:04 - Information Report, Fire alarm. Morgan Hall. Report Taken: TFD responded, dust from construction set off alarm, area was cleared. Alarm reset.
November 4
22:58 - Information Report, Medical Call. Kuehne Hall.
Report Taken: Student found on floor unconscious. Transported by AMR.
ashburn Campus Police Report
November 5
11:15 - Offense Report, Forgery. Morgan Hall. Report Taken: Investigation into a forged Washburn Diploma continues.
November 5
15:24 - Offense Report, Fraudulent Prescription. Morgan Hall. Report Taken: Unlawful attempt to obtain prescription drugs. Inv. cont.
November 5
14:59 - Offense Report, Burglary attempted theft. Memorial Union. Report Taken: Unk. suspect entered employee only area and attempted to take food items.
November 5
17:19 - Offense Report, Found property. SRWC. Report Taken: “E” cigarette found in loft area. Placed in lost and found.
November 6
01:55 - Information Report, Disturbance. LLC. Report Taken: Roommates involved in a verbal dispute. Referred to Res. Living.
Photo by Ryan Ogle
major John Ray, also a member
ROTC, passed out orange
The car-
Downtown shop gets new home
Abbie Stuart WASHBURN REVIEW
There are many stores in downtown Topeka, but none quite like BOHOmojo and Reliant Apparel, which boasts two businesses run by one family.
During November’s First Friday Art Walk, BOHOmojo and Reliant Apparel celebrated their move to a new location with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
“We moved our screen printing because we ordered new equipment,” said owner Carol Casale. “We were never going to put it in the old space, but we thought we had a space in which it’d fit in and that didn’t happen. So we ended up with this space downstairs.”
Casale added that it became too difficult to run the businesses in two different locations, so they sped up their moving process to move into their new space.
The ceremony began with Vince Frey of Downtown Topeka Inc., giving a talk about what BOHOmojo and Reliant Apparel meant to downtown businesses.
Casale spoke to the crowd about how they had come to move and introduced the team of people who help run the two businesses. Her grandchildren, Lillyan and Colton,
Project packs boxes for needy children
Katie Wade WASHBURN REVIEW
For six years, the Lion and Lamb Church of Topeka has been involved with Operation Christmas Child and every year, the project has grown.
cut the ribbon to make the re-opening official.
BOHOmojo began when the family decided to expand their screen printing business to include retail.
“We had a small screen printing business and we were outgrowing, we needed space,” said Casale. “We were looking at some retail space and decided we would do some retail. [We] sort of experimented and latched onto free trade as something we liked.”
BOHOmojo sells fair trade items from Africa, Guatemala, Asia, India and more. Fair trade means that the all of the clothing is hand-made by workers who are paid proper wages for their work.
In the basement of BOHOmojo
lies Reliant Apparel, a professional screen printing service. Besides screen printing, Reliant Apparel does embroidery, heat transfers, DTG printing and promotional products using the most advanced technology on the market.
BOHOmojo and Reliant Apparel are located in downtown Topeka between Wolfe’s and Absolute Design by Brenda.
“It’s sort of a family effort,” said Casale about the way the two businesses work hand in hand. “We’re glad we’re moved and things are going well.”
Abbie Stuart, abilgail.stuart@ washburn.edu, is a freshman Enlish major
Operation Christmas Child is an endeavor of Samaritan’s Purse, a faith-based organization that provides international relief through a variety of programs and projects. The charity provides gifts and essential items to children in need around the world.
“The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to share the love of Jesus Christ through giving necessary items to children in need around the world,” said Keely Dunham, co-leader of the project.
Donations to the project come in the form of a shoebox or similarsized plastic container packed with children’s items. Participants can choose whether to pack the box for a boy or a girl of a particular age range (2-4, 5-9, or 10-14).
The organization recommends items such as toothbrushes, soap, school supplies, small ageappropriate toys, t-shirts, hair
accessories and hard candy. Liquid items, vitamins, medications and easily melting candy are not allowed. Military themed items and toys should also be avoided.
“The box can be decorated before sending it, and you can even send a special message in the box that will get to the child receiving it,” said Dunham.
She added that she appreciates knowing that a message of love is sent out with every shipment of shoeboxes.
Organizers and volunteers from Operation Christmas Child will host a donation table in from Monday, Nov. 17 through Thursday, Nov. 20 from noon – 1 p.m., in Memorial Union. An event volunteer will be available to answer questions and provide details and examples of shoeboxes.
To learn more, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child.
Katie Wade, katherine.wade@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore history and mass media major
The BOHOmojo/Reliant Apperal team celebrates a new beginning. The local retailer expanded into a new location at 621 S Kansas Ave.
Photo by Abbie Stuart
Photo by Scott Stormann
Event honors vets
Ryan Ogle
Abbie Stuart WASHBURN REVIEW
Despite frigid temperatures, a crowd of Washburn students, faculty and others from the Topeka community gathered near the Vietnam War Memorial at the southeast corner of Morgan Hall to pay tribute to the nation’s combat veterans.
“We share a common bond with those veterans who have braved the cold for centuries,” said Washburn’s Director of Student Services Jeanne Kessler.
Kessler, who helped organize the 27th annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony, emceed the event and also led the Veterans Tribute, which listed the names of service veterans submitted by family members.
“To those who shared [the names of veterans], thank you for the honor of remembering those who have served and are currently serving,” said Kessler. “These are just some names. Others remain unnamed, but their faces burn in our hearts. We thank them.”
Melissa Jarboe, executive director of the Military Veteran Project, served as the ceremony’s keynote speaker. Jarboe appeared in honor of her husband Jaime, who was left paralyzed after being hit by sniper fire and later died from his injuries,
spoke to the crowd about the struggles she and her family faced after Jaime returned from combat.
“Life can change in a moment-as I found out,” said Jarboe as she began her speech. “Every day, we prayed that we were one day closer to leaving [the hospital] and living the life we had taken for granted.”
Jarboe ended with by quoting her husband’s response to a hospice nurse asking him, just a few days before he passed away, if he regretted enlisting.
“I have no regrets. I love the military. I love my country. I would take that bullet again.”
Prior to the ceremony’s start, the Standing Bear Intertribal Brotherhood performed a cleansing and blessing of the memorial site.
Topeka resident Teresa Thomas, led the memorial balloon release for Agent Orange victims. After speaking briefly on the grim realities of chemical warfare, Thomas and her grandson, Carson, released a trio of orange balloons into the air while the crowd gave a moment of silence.
Washburn University Army ROTC handed out orange carnations to the crowd during the balloon release. The carnations were used as an environmentally-friendly substitute for balloons. Attendees were invited to place the flowers in
$12 million job training grant
Stephanie Cannon WASHBURN REVIEW
A joint effort between Washburn Technical Institute, the School of Applied Studies and Washburn School of Nursing has paid off to the sum of $12 million from a national grant program designed to help create the right workforce for the work needed.
This additional money comes in the form of a follow up to a grant proposed by Gillian Gabelmann, the associate dean of instruction at Washburn Tech. Gabelmann was the primary investigator for the initial grant, which gave money to Washburn and several community colleges across the state.
specifically mentioned in the grant, also has its own part to play. Monica Scheibneir, the Dean and Professor of the Washburn School of Nursing, spoke about the grant’s specific focus at Washburn.
“The real focus here is on the occupational therapy program. The idea is there are people out there doing manufacturing related positions, repetitive work and lifting, the data shows they’ll have injuries related to that work because of over use.”
Once trained, the workforce will be to be able to preform on the spot occupational therapy assistance.
front of the memorial after the ceremony concluded.
Area high schools were invited to take part in the ceremony as well. The posting of colors was performed by Washburn Rural’s Air Force JROTC, while the school’s marching band played the National Anthem.
Topeka High School’s Marine Corps JROTC gave a drill performance that left many in the crowd visibly impressed. Following the keynote speech and Memorial Tribute, Shawnee Heights High School’s Navy JROTC saluted the display of wreaths in recognition while Jay Stevenson and Shirley Jacobson played “Taps.”
The flag flying above the ceremony once flew over Forward Operating Base in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan and was brought to Washburn courtesy of SSG David C. Miller, Kansas Army National Guard.
“Even though we are gathered here, we are gathered all across the world,” said Kessler, motioning to the flag. “This is a day of remembrance.”
Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@ washburn.edu, is a freshman English major
“The grant’s going to look at advanced manufacturing and healthcare. The healthcare component of this grant is between Washburn Tech and the School of Applied Studies,” explained Pat Munster, dean of the Washburn School of Applied Studies. “What they’re going to do is basically build a simulation lab over at Washburn Tech and we’re going to be looking at the healthcare programs here and there and basically have students working together like you would in the real world.”
The school of nursing, while not
“This can create a workforce that potentially could have occupational therapy assistance on board at the time they’re running their machinery and they could say ‘Here, Bob. I want you to sit up. I want you to get in a different chair. Let’s manage your shoulder pain this way.’ There’s more to this grant than just OTA, it’s also all of other programs like respiratory therapy,” said Scheibneir. “The whole purpose is that we have a workforce that’s healthy.”
Stephanie Cannon, stephanie. cannon@washburn.edu, is a sophmore mass media major.
Arson suspected in local fires
Stephanie Cannon WASHBURN REVIEW
The night of Monday, November 10th, the Topeka fire department responded to two fires on two separate currently unclaimed houses.
The first report came in shortly after 7:57 p.m. from a house located at 1317 SE 16th St. First responders quickly found a small fire, set in a secluded area under the house’s porch, and extinguished it before it could grow into a larger problem for neighboring houses.
The second fire, located at 1320 SW 17th St., was larger, yet all damage was considered structural due to the house being vacant.
Two homeless individuals were occupying the first house tried to extinguish the fire and one received minor injuries, though he refused treatment at the scene.
Structural damage was estimated at $500 for the first house while the damage exceeded $10,000 at the second location.
The cause of both fires seems to be from an incendiary with several points of origin at the first location and only one point of origin at the second.
Currently, the two fires are being treated as separate events as investigators try to piece together the information from that night, however they are looking into the possibility that the two incidents may be connected.
Fire investigators ask any individuals with information about the person or person who set these fires to please contact Crime Stoppers at (785)234-0007.
Stephanie Cannon, stephanie. cannon@washburn.edu, is a sophmore mass media major.
In Honor of our Veterans: Washburn’s Director of Student Services Jeanne Kessler led the 27th annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony. The event saw veterans, their families and Washburn students come together to pay respect to those who have served in the armed forces. Washburn and area high school ROTC took part as well.
Almost every media outlet is talking about the red takeover that happened election night, Tuesday, Nov. 4. They are reporting what happened, analyzing it, and predicting what’s to come.
Meanwhile, the “voters” either rest easy with their party’s win, or gripe about how America made the wrong choice. Except the thing is, simply by counting the votes that did come in, the results of this past election are the results desired by the majority of the people who actually care.
Who knows how things would have turned out if most if not all voters voted? One
way or another, we’d have a government that actually represents the majority of the people’s desires, beliefs, etc. If 100 percent of people voted, there would be no room for the losing party to say, “Well, if everyone voted it wouldn’t be like this.”
One of the most common reasons, if not the most common, that people don’t vote is because they think, “My vote won’t matter. It’s just one vote.”
And you know what? They’re right.
There has never been a national or state election that was decided by one vote. They’re almost always decided
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“Yes.
Everyone deserves to have the same rights and to not be discriminated against.”
justice.
“Absolutely. Everyone is equal and everyone has the right to marry whomever they love.”
by thousands or tens of thousands.
A person should not vote “to make a difference.” Voting is about being a part of something, something bigger. Your one vote will not tip the scale. No, the election is not hinging on your one particular vote. But to be able to align yourself with a huge group of people – tens of millions – and prove that you care about the issues you claim to, you have to vote.
Q: Lately I’ve been getting weird signs that I can’t really explain, but they are making me rethink my life and what I’m doing. Some days I feel like I’m in the right place and other days I just wish I could start over. I don’t know what to believe. Should I believe in signs?
you are at with your life, then maybe you should stop focusing on these “signs” and start focusing on what you need to be satisfied.
Listen to what you want and what is best for you. Don’t throw anything away for signs that may not even be there.
For some reason or another, more than half the country did not vote. In the end, it’s those who actually care and those who put in the effort that get what they want.
A: Signs are always a tricky thing to interpret. In my opinion people take what they want from signs. What you may think could be something you need in your life could really just be a complete coincidence.
All I can tell you is that if you are unhappy with where
Do you think the state of Kansas should allow same-sex marriage?
By: Monica McDougal
“Yes. Is there really anything wrong with same-sex marriage?”
“Yes.
I’m tired of other people deciding whether or not I have the right to marry who I want to marry.”
Brittany Maes, senior, criminal
Steven Stanek, senior, communication.
Farai Harreld, senior, mass media.
Murray Heikes, junior, psychology.
WU opens season with exhibitions
Photos by Scott Stormann
Opening Exhibition: Senior Alex North tries for a three while playing the Jayhawks in their opening exhibition match. North has 86 career 3-pointers, ranking him 17th overall in Washburn history.
Photo by Scott Stormann
Photo by Scott Stormann
Photo courtesy of WU Sports
Photo courtesy of WU Sports
Photo by Scott Stormann
Photo by Scott Stormann
Jump Shot: Junior Kevin House with a jumper while playing the Kansas University exhibition match. This is House’s first season on the team.
Down the Court: Senior Algie Key dribbles down the court, looking for a shot. Junior Christian Ulsaker follows behind.
High Scorer: Senior Alex North puts up a shot against the Wildcats. North scored 11 point for the Ichabods during the game.
In the Air: Senior Algie Key takes a shot against OU. North made his season debut against Oklahoma.
Break Away: Junior Prince Samuels looks for a pass against Oklahoma University. Samuels scored 685 points in two seasons at Fort Scott Community College.
High Scorer: Senior Alex North searches for a play against the Jayhawks. North has 55 starts in his 88 game career.
Spot the 8 differences: answers below
answers: fish on collar, mouth open, kitty face in leaves, bug, small bear, tail is other way, left falling leaf flipped, eyelashes
Ichabods conquer Northeastern State in final home game
Adam Vlach WASHBURN REVIEW
The Washburn football team made a statement in its final home game of the season, a game riddled with flags and big plays.
Washburn (4-6) won the toss and deferred to the second half. The Northeastern State University Riverhawks (0-10) elected to receive the ball.
On the first play from scrimmage, NSU threw a pass that was bobbled and intercepted by safety Calvin Kenney, giving Washburn the ball at the Riverhawks’ 20-yard line just 10 seconds into the game.
On third-and-four, running back Vershon Moore took the ball 14 yards for a touchdown. This was followed up by a twopoint conversion, putting the Bods up early 8-0.
The next three possessions for each team ended in punts.
Washburn’s punter Aaron Hummert launched one punt 79 yards, nearing the school record.
With 20 seconds to go in the first quarter, the Bods found themselves in a fourth-andfour situation. They went for it, but fumbled the ball and NSU recovered.
The second quarter started with a Riverhawks drive down to the Washburn 12-yard line, but the defense held and forced NSU to attempt a field goal, which was missed.
After Washburn punted on its next possession, NSU drove
the field and scored on a rush with 8:52 in the first half.
But the Ichabods responded with style.
Defensive back Zach Franklin fielded the kickoff from Washburn’s own end zone and took off toward the right sideline. The crowd of players followed and closed in for the tackle only to realize he no longer had the ball. Franklin had handed the ball off to running back Kameron Stewart on a reverse who took it all the way for six.
With a missed PAT, the score was 14-7, Washburn.
With just under five minutes to go in the first half, NSU fumbled the ball inside its own 20. Safety Shay Wooten scooped it up and returned it for a touchdown.
The first half ended 21-7 Washburn.
After back and forth punts, Washburn had the ball about half way through the third quarter when NSU blocked a punt, recovering it at the Washburn 7-yard line. NSU fumbled the ball on its first play after the fumble recovery, though, giving the ball back to the Ichabods.
While the officials were sorting through the players piled on the fumble, two NSU players each drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. This took Washburn’s back off from up against the wall and moved them to a much better field position.
From the Washburn 49-yard line, Vershon Moore broke
away for a 51-yard touchdown run, burying the Riverhawks even deeper with a new score of 28-7 with 7:19 to go in the third.
On the Riverhawks’ next possession, which they started at their own 11, NSU’s wide receiver Garrett Powell, who doubled as their punter, was called for his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, ejecting him from the game. He was escorted out of the stadium by police.
With their punter gone, the Riverhawks’ place kicker attempted to punt from his own end zone, but the punt was blocked and recovered by Washburn for a touchdown.
The third quarter, which lasted almost 50 minutes, ended 35-7, Washburn.
Washburn scored once more with 6:20 in the game on a pass from quarterback Joel Piper to Connor Crimmins.
The game ended Washburn 42, Northeast State 7.
Vershon Moore finished with 122 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Linebacker Alec Steuber and defensive tackle Trey Parker led the defense with seven tackles each.
The Ichabods improved to 4-6 and face Northwest Missouri State next Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Adam Vlach, adam.vlach@ washburn.edu, is a senior English and mass media major.
RUNNING FOR THE RECORD: Vershon Moore carries the ball, blowing past Riverhawks defenders. Moore finished the game with 122 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Moore is now only 128 yards from breaking the school’s all-time rushing record.
ONE LAST TIME: The 2014 Washburn football team takes the field at home for the last time this season before its game against Northeastern State University.
photo by Scott Stormann
photo by Scott Stormann
Ichabods face K-State in exhibition match
But that five point run would be Washburn’s last for a while.
wThe Washburn men’s basketball team concluded its exhibition schedule Saturday, Nov. 8 at Kansas State.
The Wildcats came out of the gate strong, hitting three consecutive three-pointers before Washburn got on the board with a free throw.
Washburn forward Alex North hit a three for the Ichabods’ first field goal five minutes into the game.
The Wildcats extended their lead to 14-6, but soon after the second media timeout Washburn narrowed the gap, then trailing 14-11.
Kansas State went on an unanswered 10 point run in the next couple minutes. It was North again who broke the Bods stagnancy with two free throws.
With 5:22 left in the first half, though, Kansas State took its largest lead of the game so far, 26-13. That gap remained relatively the same until the half ended with a Wildcats lead of 32-22. North led the Ichabods in scoring with seven points. As a team, however, Washburn only shot 21 percent from the field in the first half, and 21 of Kansas State’s 32
points were the result of Washburn turnovers.
The early minutes of the second half consisted of a backand-forth battle of scoring between the two teams. Washburn got within five points at the 15:09 mark, but that would be as close as they would get as Kansas State began to pull away.
At one point the Wildcats took a 14 point lead. The Ichabods continued to fight, but the final score favored Kansas State, 68-56.
Adam Vlach, adam.vlach@ washburn.edu, is a senior English and mass media major.
Want to learn how to relieve stress, manage weight, eat healthier or get in shape? Have a New Year’s resolution to live a healthier life? Want to look good & feel good? The Kinesiology Department has what you’re looking for!
Aerobics, Karate, Swimming, Tai Chi Zumba, Deep Water Walking, Pilates Kardio Kickbox and Marathon Training Self-Defense, Yoga, and Body Toning If that’s not enough, we’ll offer some more Aqua Exercise, Basketball, Advanced Weight Training Plus Dancin’ With the Stars for that extra “swing”
Not quite what you want?
Still searching for something just a little different? How about…
HL207 (CRN: 12422) Stress and Weight Management (2 cr)
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Adam Vlach Washburn Review
JUMP SHOT: Guard Algie Key skies up over a defender to take a shot. Key finished the game with six points and four rebounds.
Picasso, Goya, Dali and others displayed at Mulvane Museum
Cindy Rose
WASHBURN REVIEW
Joab Mulvane, a railroad tycoon donated money to build the Mulvane Art Museum in 1922. In 1924 when the Museum opened its doors it owned 57 works of art.
Today the collection is more than 3,000 strong, and forty of those works of art were chosen to represent the collection in the “Masters of the Mulvane” exhibit. An opening reception was held at the Museum on Friday, Nov. 7 in celebration of 90 years of collecting artwork. The show will be up until March 14, 2015
“These 40 works represent some of the best of our collection,” said museum curator Julia Myers. “We have artwork going back from the 16th century forward.”
“We have a self-portrait by Rembrandt and we have a piece by Miriam Schapiro, a leader in the feminist art movement, said Myers. “It is a really significant work from her.
Myers pointed out that the collection comes from many places locally and around the world. “We have so many different nationalities represented here from Switzerland to the Flathead nation.”
The Mulvane has paintings
REFLECTIONS OF ART: Computer enhanced and manipulated artwork and images reflect on the walls creating visions in scale and shape far different from their original forms. Visitors to the museum play at the computer stations to make the various shapes from original artwork or their own drawings.
from such notable “masters” as Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. There is a painting by Francisco de Goya and several other notable artists’ works in The Mulvane’s permanent collection on display for the anniversary.
“It is really important for us to have this exhibit because we have a collection that many
people don’t know about, said Connie Gibbons, director of the museum. We have a responsibility to show, share and talk about it.”
On the first floor of the museum is an exhibit going up that complements the “Masters of Mulvane” collection. Luke Anderson, a senior computer information sciences major
created a project that is connected with the 40 pieces of artwork upstairs that allows human interaction through computer innovation that permits viewing the artwork in new ways.
The Exhibit is called “A Matter of Scale.”
There are two computerized stations for individuals to participate in that allow manipulation of shapes and of the artwork. “This project is the brainchild of Connie Gibbons and a math professor,” said Anderson, “It was to make something that would involve students across campus--to create works with them that explore math and science.”
“Our perception changes when you look at things in a different way,” said Gibbons. “With [the computerized stations]
you can create different forms, shapes and juxtapositions of our artwork upstairs. It’s really seductive once you get in here and start playing around with it.”
Student artwork is still being installed in the exhibit and some, on a larger scale, will be erected outside the museum that will be interactive also.
The student art is all about how we see art and how our perceptions are altered with movement and a shift in scale.
“We’re excited about what they’re doing, said Gibbons. “It’s been a lot of fun to bring in someone like Luke who has an artistic aesthetic even though he is in computer design. So we want people to come and play.”
There will be an opening reception for the student display on December 12.
Come to the Mulvane to contemplate, play and celebrate 90 years of collecting great art.
Cindy Rose, cynthia.rose@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
Salem Witch Trials come to bewitch Washburn’s stage
Kenzie McCoy
WASHBURN REVIEW
Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible,” an exciting story about life, death and integrity is being performed in the Garvey Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre Nov. 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.
“We have been working for about 7 weeks rehearsing and readying this production,” said Paul Prece, director of the play. “The actors and crew, all Washburn students, are working hard to deliver performances
that will effectively relate the story of Salem in 1692.”
Miller’s play centers on the story of a man named John Proctor, and the town he lives in that has been deeply affected by the misguided Salem witchcraft trials, all which have been sparked by the accusations of a young woman. Matters become worse when the law steps in an attempt to bring order and justice to the town. No innocent person is protected from the accusations of witchcraft made by many.
“The play is a serious drama
told in four acts and might be described as a parable,” said Prece. “It is well known to be Miller’s allegorical response to the ‘witch hunt’ trials of the House Un-American Activities Committee of the McCarthy era in America, mid20th Century.”
Audience members can look forward to a powerful, emotionfilled play that greatly portrays “the many stories contained within the framework of Miller’s narrative.”
The play is free for Washburn students and faculty with a WU ID.
Kenzie McCoy, mckenzie. mccoy@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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Pink Floyd
Ryan Ogle
After nearly 50 years as one of music’s most innovative and enegmatic bands, Pink Floyd has delivered their swan song with “The Endless River.”
Comprised of material leftover from the band’s 1994 “The Division Bell” sessions, “The Endless River” is a mostly-instrumental and heavily ambient endeavor.
Immediately noticable is the lack of traditionallystructured, yet cerebral classics that the band became known for with releases like “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall.” Instead, “The Endless River” is a fluid journey through a myriad of soundscapes, atmospheric prog flourishes and sonic trips to the brain.
The album’s lone ‘traditional’ track is, in a way, its most disappointing. Album closer, “Louder Than Words,”
OUT WITH THE OLD: Pink Floyd delivers another legendary album with the release of “The Endless River.” The album was released this past Monday to cap off their end. After over 50 years of innovative work and legacies, the band is calling it quits.
manages to capture much of the Floydian brilliance that fans have come to expect in the post-Roger Waters era. However, the song falls short of the mark where lyrics are concerned.
Penned by Polly Samson, the wife of guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour, “Louder Than Words,” with lyrics like ‘We bitch and we fight.
Diss each other on sight,’ comes across more like a Taylor Swift breakup tune than it does the tribute to a legendary career that it was intended to be.
That flaw aside, “The Endless River” was well worth the 20 year wait for those who can appreciate everything this band has accomplished over the years.
In many ways, this album could be seen as a continuation of “The
Division Bell.” Where “The Divison Bell” explored the art of communication at great length and served as a reminder that ‘all we have to do is keep talking, “The Endless River” leaves us with one simple message. Goodbye.
Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
