March 25, Issue 22 by Washburn Student Media

Sports

Porter/Mikkelsen win WSGA election

After a month-long campaign that saw three parties vying for student votes, the team of Blake Porter and Malcolm Mikkelsen have been elected the new leaders of Washburn Student Government Association.

Porter, a junior finance/economics major from Belleville, Kan. who served as WSGA Budget Director, will assume the role of WSGA president on April 22 with Mikkelsen as his vice-president.

Running on a platform that would see WSGA become an open forum for students’ ideas and concerns, the new administration looks to give Ichabods a voice on campus matters.

“We obviously have our own policies that we’d like to enact, but we weren’t elected to just do what we want,” Porter said. “A big part of what we want to do is address students’ concerns. That might seem like a vague platform, but a lot of students we talked to really enjoyed hearing that.”

To help get students engaged, Porter would like to open the doors to the WSGA office and offer free food to students who want to come in and share their ideas.

“We want to bring them in here and make it a non-intimidating environment where they can speak,” Porter said.

Along with increased student involvement, the pair would also like to see Ichabod pride

taken to the next level. Mikkelsen, a freshman psychology and economics major from Topeka, feels the best way to achieve that is working from the inside out.

“I’d like to see a redesign of the Union,” Mikkelsen said. “We really want to make sure we get the Washburn pride that we ran out campaign on started here. This is the central hub of campus, so we want to make sure it starts here and build on it across the rest of campus.”

Although their campaign will kick off with only a few weeks left in the semester, the pair plans to start addressing a few issues right away.

“Our big thing is to have an open forum in the WSGA office before the semester ends,” Por-

ter said. “That way, we can have something to build on and put some ideas in place as we get ready for the fall. There are a few issues; sexual assault, we’re going to try to address that before summer, as well as smoking on campus.”

As he readies himself for his new role, Porter has this to say to Washburn students.

“If you see me on campus, do not be afraid to come up and talk to me. I would love to hear your ideas. If you just want to talk about Washburn, I’d love that as well. I know we’re elected now, but that’s no reason for us to stop listening to what everyone has to say.”

Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major

Looking Presidential: Blake Porter [right] and Malcolm Mikkelsen [left] pose next to the Ichabod statue behind the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. The duo will serve as the next WSGA president and vice-president after claiming victory in the campus election earlier this month.

Page 3: Kansas Board of Regents named one of the 10 biggest threats to campus free speech.

Page 11: The Book Owl raves about Rachel Hawkin’s new novel, “Rebel Belle.”

Page 9: Coach Steve Anson was honored before Washburn games against Emporia. Anson’s grandson Seth threw out the opening pitch.

Page 6: The Equality House celebrates its second anniversary.

Illustration

Photo by Ryan Ogle

alendar

Wednesday, March 25

Washburn School of Business

Lecture Series In Economics & Free Enterprise

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

American Business Women’s Association

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

C-TEL Webinar Wednesdays

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Free Creativity Lunch Group

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Men’s Tennis at Wichita State

2:00 PM

Poetry Reading with Xanath Caraza

6:00 PM

Thursday, March 26

Neck up check up

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Calling all artists Briefs

The Aaron Douglas Art Fair is currently accepting artist submissions for its 10th year anniversary celebration.

Participating artists will be offered beverages, booth sitters and a t-shirt. They will also have the opportunity to win one of six awards, with two recipients receiving a showcase of their artwork at a local gallery/ business during Topeka’s First Friday Art Walk.

Last but not least, one talented artist will be chosen to represent this year’s fair as the featured artist. ADAF is also seeking local bands, musicians and performance artists interested in performing on the Main or Legacy stages. For details or to submit an artist form visit www. aarondouglasartfair.com. Artist Submissions are due July 31.

Campus blood drive

There will be a blood drive supported by Red Cross next month in the Topeka area to coincide with National Volunteer Month in April.

The drive will take place on April 10 at the Petro Allied Heath Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

To donate blood download the American Red Cross Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767.

Donors must be at least 17

years old, weigh more than 110 pounds and be in good heath. Donors of all blood types are welcome.

WMarch 15

15:22 - Information Report, Fire Alarm, Parking Lot 9. Report Taken: Smoldering mulch around a tree: Individual had poured water on the mulch before WUPD and Topeka Fire arrived.

March 15

17:30 - Information Report, Possible Criminal Activity, Parking Lot 9. Report Taken: Damaged windshield and paint: Unknown if the damage was accident or deliberate.

Ending Rape Culture

A March to End Rape Culture will be held at noon this Thursday, March 26, on campus. The event is hosted by campus organization STAND. All students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to participate and “walk together toward ending sexual violence,” according to the event’s Facebook page.

One in four college-age women have been a victim of rape or

attempted rape according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. The march is intended to raise awareness about the prevalence of a culture in the United States in which sexual assault is normalized and trivialized.

Those interested in participating in the event are encouraged to meet at the Mabee Library on Thursday to join in the march.

ashburn Campus Police Report

March 17

05:02 - Information Report, Intrusion Alarm, Facility Services. Report Taken: Yard alarm: Probable cause debris being blown by the wind.

March 17

09:34 - Information Report, Fire Alarm, Morgan Hall. Report Taken: Probable cause electrical short setting off the inergen suppression system bsmt. Phone room.

March 18

05:02 - Fire in Exterior Trash Can, Stoffer Science Hall.

Report taken: How the trash can fire started is unknown: investigation continues.

March 23

10:56 - Criminal Use of Financial Card, Living Learning Center. Report Taken: No suspect(s) at this time: Investigation continues.

March 23

16:00 - Information Report, Medical Call, Yager Stadium. Report taken: Individual treated at scene: Taken to hosp. by AMR ambulance.

March 23

20:38 - Information Report, Assist Student, Henderson. Report Taken: Assist getting individual out of elevator: Maintenance called: Elevator posted out of service.

Washburn breaks ground on new residence hall

Troy Russell WASHBURN REVIEW

Washburn has been going through some renovations on campus as of late, and it is not showing any signs of slowing down.

The university has been approved by the Washburn University Board of Regents to begin a project on the east side of campus building a new residence hall with dining facilities and a market. There will also be two parking lots built, one near the KBI laboratory and the other near Henderson and the KTWU building.

Denise Ottinger, vice president of student life, and Rick Anderson, vice president for administrations and treasurer, partnered to bring these projects

to life.

“Residency falls under student life. However, it’s an interesting relationship because the food portion falls under the VP of Administration,” Ottinger said. “We both have been involved with similar projects, so it’s just natural for us to be a part of that process.”

The residence hall will house 354 beds with 340 of them being set aside for students, and the dining portion of the project is expected to seat 300 people and have an all-you-can-eat concept.

There will also be a market included similar to the “Corner Store” in Memorial Union.

In total, the cost is said to be just shy of $31 million with most of the funds being financed through bonds, while the cam-

pus and Chartwells will fund a portion.

McPherson Contractors of Topeka is the general contractor for the project. Construction on the new hall has a projected completion date of July 2016, which would give enough time to furnish it and have it ready and open in August.

There are mixed opinions as to the whether or not the campus needs another residence hall.

“I don’t really see why we need one exactly; it feels like the amount of people registering is dropping so I don’t really understand why we need a new one,” said freshman Samantha Unruh.

Sophomore mass media and French major Alan Amado thought differently.

“I think it would be a valuable

addition to the university because they may not always have enough room for all the students that want to live on campus,” Amado said.

Ottinger voiced that, while there is not a waiting list for campus residency, the new residence hall will allow for more international student recruitment.

Contracts for next year’s campus residency have recently opened up and usually hit capacity by April. At that point, the waiting list will be assembled.

One aspect that garnered specific attention was parking. As the construction begins the campus will initially lose parking spaces. However, this summer the two parking lots are sched-

uled to be built in order to support the need later on.

One of the reactions was the thought that a parking garage would be more suitable for Washburn’s campus.

When asked about this, Anderson said, “Deck parking versus surface lots are drastically different in terms of building and maintenance for one. Deck parking costs about five times more than surface, a surface lot is going to cost around $3500 to $4500 per space and deck parking is going to cost anywhere from $17,000 to $20,000 per space.”

Troy Russell, troy.russell@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore sociology major.

Kansas Board of Regents under fire

When the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education announced its 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2014 earlier this month, one entity on the list hit a little close to home.

Citing a policy enacted in 2013 that restricted social media use for university employees across the state, FIRE named the Kansas Board of Regents among the worst threats to campus free speech in the country. According to FIRE, which advocates for individual rights on campuses nationwide, the policy prevents university employees from exercising their First Amendment rights.

“The Kansas Board of Regents enacted this overbroad, overarching policy in response to a controversy that arose in September 2013,” said Azhar Majeed, FIRE’s Director of Individual Rights and Education Program. “In that case, a University of Kansas professor posted some messages to his personal Twitter account in which he was critical to the National Rifle Association following a shooting that garnered a lot of national attention. In response to this one thing, the policy hampers the free speech rights for a lot of

professors across the state.”

While FIRE did not cite any other specific concerns with the Kansas Board of Regents, the passage of this policy, along with its residual effects, was enough for the organization to take action.

“We have great concerns when one incident that garners a lot of attention and controversy causes a public body to take action that affects so many professors at so many universities,” Majeed said. “When you have an overarching policy like this, which broadly restricts free speech rights, that’s a very unfortunate development and something could chill a lot of speech on the part of faculty members.”

Media attention and backlash surrounding the situation caused the board to revise the policy in May of last year. However, those revisions were minor and language that Majeed considered questionable remained unchanged.

“There are a number of provisions I could highlight, but most concerning to me was that the policy kept the ban on any language that impairs harmony among co-workers,” Majeed said. “You don’t have to be a First Amendment attorney to understand that there is no clear definition to what kind of speech impairs harmony among co-workers. So really, it’s up to the body or person enforcing that policy to determine what that provision means.”

To ensure the individual rights of college students across the country, FIRE keeps a close eye on news reports involving campus censorship. Majeed also encourages students who feel their rights are being infringed upon to contact FIRE.

“We’re always happy to work with people on free speech issues. Of course, if we think there is a First Amendment violation, we will get directly involved and reach out to the university,” Majeed said. “But we also encourage students and faculty to stand up for themselves. That can take the form of holding a campus event where they can help raise

awareness, they can write about their experience in a local or campus paper or they can also try to work with administration to get the issue resolved. We have always preferred to work amicably with colleges to resolve these issues, rather than seek litigation to get a course of action overturned. However, we won’t hesitate to litigate if that’s what is ultimately necessary to vindicate those rights.”

For more on FIRE, visit www. TheFire.org

Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major

Ryan Ogle WASHBURN REVIEW

Duo launching to space station for yearlong mission

Derek

Richardson WASHBURN REVIEW

Veteran astronaut Scott Kelly will be headed to the International Space Station on Friday for a yearlong stay in space.

Kelly, an American, will ride a Soyuz rocket at 2:42 p.m. CDT on March 27. With him will be Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Korniyenko and Gennady Padalka. Korniyenko will stay aboard ISS for a whole year alongside Kelly.

“I’m thinking this is about to get real,” said Kelly in a tweet on March 6 while training in Moscow.

Kelly is 51 years old and has spent more than 180 days in space to date on two space shuttle missions and aboard the ISS in 2010.

Kelly has a twin brother, Mark, who was also an astronaut for NASA. Mark retired in 2011 after his final flight aboard a space shuttle. NASA will be taking advantage of the fact that they are identical twins. Mark will stay on the ground and scientists will observe the differences in how their bodies change.

Craig Kundrot, deputy chief scientist for NASA’s human research program said on NASA TV that the idea came about when, in 2012, Scott asked if any of the research would have anything to do with Mark.

“Our initial reaction was no,”

Kundrot said. “We had just heard of this [one year mission] announcement, and there were no twin studies in the queue.”

Kundrot said that if scientists wanted to do a study on twins, they would have normally started about a year prior to that. He also said that NASA usually wants more than one set of twins for a study like this for statistical significance.

“But then the third thought was, ‘Hold it, this is a chance in a lifetime.’ We haven’t really had this opportunity before and we don’t foresee it happening again anytime soon,” Kundrot said.

Kundrot said the teams decided to seize the moment and came up with experiments in record time for NASA’s only twin astronauts.

Scientists will be conducting experiments on Scott and Mark in four key areas: human physiology, behavior health, microbiology, and molecular.

One example of human physiology that scientists will be looking at is why and how fluid buildup and tissue expansion around the eye hurts and begins to impair astronauts’ vision.

The molecular level studies will be looking how genes are turned on and off due to the space environment, and how that results in changes at the DNA level. Scientists will then compare the changes with Mark, the “control.”

“When we see significant differences in Scott that we don’t see in Mark, then we have a good clue that there may be something to follow up on,” Kundrot said.

Kelly and Korniyenko will stay on the ISS until March of 2016.

NASA will be streaming the launch on their website, www.nasa.

gov/ntv. Students can also follow the student blog “Orbital Velocity” for updates about Scott’s mission

and other ISS updates at orbitalvelocity.blogspot.com.

Derek Richardson, derek. richardson@washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

Topeka Metro donates bus to Washburn Tech diesel motor program

Stephanie Cannon WASHBURN REVIEW

Washburn Tech and Topeka Metro partnered on March 24 to offer students enrolled in the Washburn Tech diesel motor program a chance to take their training to the next level.

“We just developed a new diesel motor program here at Washburn Tech and they always need diesel engines to work on,” said Jerry Farley, President of Washburn University. “This is a diesel engine they can then use as a training aide as long as it holds together.”

This partnership between Topeka Metro and Washburn isn’t rare. Washburn works with many community partners in order to provide their students with the best training materials

avaliable.

“What we like to do is to partner with companies so that our students can have real life experience working with real life situations. So if they can use a company’s equipment then they’re better prepared to go out to work when they finish their training here,” Farley said. “We have a great relationship with Topeka Metro on both the traditional campus and on Washburn Tech’s campus.“

Topeka Metro is also excited about the partnership between their business and both Washburn campuses.

“We’re thrilled to be able to give a working bus to Washburn Tech,” said Susan Duffy, General Manager of Topeka Metro.“We knew we were getting new busses, so last year we

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called around the community asking if anybody was needing an old bus so we could recycle it somehow. I called Dean Coco and he was excited so he put me in touch with Dr. Tatro and he was even more excited so we knew this was going to happen.”

As for the job prospects for diesel motor graduates, Farley believes that Washburn and Washburn Tech give local students the flexibility and options they need.

“What we offer through Washburn Tech is a pathway from high school, and getting a certificate, to an associate’s degree, to a baccalaureate degree and higher,” Farley said. “We want to expand the program so that more people have the opportunity to get skilled in an area which is popular right now

with a lot of jobs out there.”

Duffy agrees and is excited about the newest additon to their staff.

“Our staff doesn’t turn over very often, because we’re a good place to work, but our

latest hire, yes, is a graduate from Washburn Tech and we’re thrilled,” Duffy said.

Stephanie Cannon, stephanie. cannon@washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

Photo courtesy of NASA

YEAR IN SPACE: Scott Kelly, right, and Mikhail Korniyenko pose for their crew portrait. Kelly’s twin brother Mark, not pictured, will remain on Earth for researchers to compare how the two differ on the genetic level after one year in orbit.

Clark Coco, Dean of Washburn Tech, gets behind the wheel of the new bus.

Photo by: Colleen Kelly

White House behaves per usual

It would only make sense that the White House Office of Administration would announce it is exempting itself from the Freedom of Information Act on National Freedom of Informatuon day, during what is know as “Sunshine week,” a week when government transparency is emphasized by the media.

Of course, the White House could have announced this anytime since 2008, when a federal judge ruled that the Office of Administration could exempt itself from the act. But it never did—until now.

Of all the days of the year to make this decision, it’s farfetched to think this was a co-

While this space is usually used as a soapbox for barely-filtered editorial snark about those whose actions have had a negative impact on their fellow human beings, this week I’d like to turn things around and talk about something positive for a change.

Over the last several weeks, our campus experienced a great deal of tension and turmoil stemming from some very unfortunate events. While crisis is commonplace in any community, how the members of that community react speaks volumes about their collective

character. Some lash out in anger, others turn the other cheek and wait for the storm to subside.

Washburn students did neither. Instead, the men and women of this campus cast aside any differences they might have had and came together in a most impressive display of solidarity.

For this, I salute you all.

To be honest, I never gave much credence to the #wearewu hashtags or Ichabod Pride mantras that have been plastered across campus. But after speaking to students, attending vigils, rallies and witnessing friends

Corrections/Retractions

RETRACTION: On page 6 of the March 11, 2015 issue of The Washburn Review, student Evan Robinson (right) identified himself to a reporter as Colter Anderson while being interviewed. It was Evan Robinson, not Anderson, who said he wanted to read Fifty Shades of Grey.

incidence.

Frankly, it’s just a slap in the face to those who do advocate for transparancy.

But in all honesty, should we really be surprised at this by now?

Transparency (and logic) has never really been a thing with Obama’s crew.

We’ve got Bengazhi, Lois Lerner, now Hillary’s private email account.

Since everything is going to be hush-hush, at least don’t be asinine about it by pulling stunts like announcing exmeption of the FOIA on free information day.

- The Executive Staff

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 themselves 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.

and strangers alike open their hearts and bank accounts to support their fellow students, I can finally admit to being proud as hell to be an Ichabod.

Before running out of what little space I have, I will leave

you all with this: Thank you. Thank you all for standing out in a way that so many more people on this planet should. And one more thing...

#WEAREWU

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Equality House celebrates anniversery

On March 21, members of the LGBTQ community and their allies gathered at the Equality House to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the house’s creation.

Davis Hammet, director of operations at Planting Peace said that in 2012, he and Aaron Jackson, president of Planting Peace, were in New York City when they came up with the idea of painting a house across from Westboro Baptist Church a rainbow color.

“We got on Google earth and found out that there was a house for sale on the block, we came here in early 2013, and on March 19, 2013, we painted the house,” Hammet said.

Over the course of two years the members of the house have been a part of several demonstrations and events. There was a wedding ceremony to put pressure on the Defense of Marriage

Act as well a lemonade stand set up by a young girl named Jayden, and the house’s annual Drag Down Bigotry event where they host a drag show on the front yard.

“We put on all of these community inclusive events which is so important because we’ve talked to so many people who tell us that when we put on events here it’s the only time they can be who they are, everywhere else they have to downplay parts of themselves or even lie, but they come to this house when we put on events and they get to be who they are,” Hammet said.

“[The house] became a symbol of international love and peace and standing up for what’s right and being who you are and really living life in color,” Hammet said.

Hammet said the house loves to be able to put on all of these community events.

“This anniversary is just another reflection of that,” Hammet said. “We’re celebrating all of the change that’s happening in the world, we’re building momentum for all the struggles we have to move forward on and we’re embracing each other in love.”

Hammet said the house is most powerful when it generates conversation.

“Honest, vulnerable dialogue is what moves the world forward,” Hammet said. “So engage in that and make sure that you are a visible vocal force for social justice and social good and to always use non-violence as a means to achieve peace as an end.”

More information can be found at plantingpeace.org.

Grace Foiles, grace.foiles@ washburn.edu, is an undeclared sophomore

CELEBRATING LOVE: Above, high school volunteers Sarah Erickson and Bailey Schnieder share a tender embrace in front of the Westboro Baptist Church. On the right, supporters pose for a picture in front of the Equality House.

Grace Foiles WASHBURN REVIEW

PRIDE: Senior psychology major Murray Heikes poses next to the Equality House mural with a genderqueer flag painted on their cheek

HANDS ON: Above, Cassandra Frost shows off her painted hands after participating in the Hands on Equality mural. On the left, a father lifts up his daughter so she can add her handprint to the mural.

Photos by Grace Foiles

Steve Anson honored before games

Tyler Feist WASHBURN REVIEW

On Saturday, March 14, Washburn’s baseball team hosted Emporia State for an afternoon doubleheader, but it was preceded by a very special ceremony.

Before the first game, Washburn University organized a memorial ceremony to honor former coach Steve Anson, who passed away last June in an accident at his home.

Both teams, several fans and representatives from each university participated and showed their respect to the coaching legend.

The memorial began with a speech by Washburn’s president, Jerry Farley. Farley spoke very highly of Anson and touched the hearts of those in attendance. Farley explained that every spectator should be upbeat and happy during the baseball games because that is exactly how Anson would have wanted it. He

also said that from now on anyone that steps foot on Falley Field will be in the presence of Coach Anson.

They also honored Anson was by revealing a sign that hangs on the left field fence. The sign was in the shape of a home plate with “Anson” and the number 19 written on the plate.

Each baseball player for Washburn wore Anson’s jersey number, 19, to remember their old coach. Anson’s wife Dena and his 10-year-old grandson Seth also received number 19 jerseys.

Every spectator took part in a moment of silence to pay their dues to the local hero.

Following the special moment of silence was the highlight of the memorial ceremony: Anson’s grandson Seth took the mound at Falley Field and threw the first pitch in remembrance of his grandpa.

Tyler Feist, tyler.feist@washburn.edu, is a freshman business major.

THE LEGACY CONTINUES: Coach Steve Anson was honored before Washburn’s game against Emporia State. Anson’s grandson Seth threw the first pitch.

Washburn splits 4-game series with Griffons

Adam Vlach WASHBURN REVIEW

Washburn baseball opened a 4-game series against the Missouri Western Griffons Friday, March 20 at Falley Field. It was a relatively low scoring game, but the Ichabods got the job done.

The Bods were first to score in the bottom of the first inning when Riley Krane, after landing on third due to his triple, took home after a wild pitch got away from the Griffons’ catcher.

In the third, Krane drove in Parker Gibson on an RBI single. Krane then scored once again, batted in by Connor Crimmins.

Washburn was up 3-0 and did not score again, but the Griffons, despite clawing back to within one point of tying the game, could not overcome the Ichabods’ early lead, and ultimately fell 3-2, giving Washburn a 1-0 lead in the series.

The second game of Washburn’s doubleheader with the Missouri Western Griffons started out much less explosive than the first, with both teams heading to the dugout scoreless after the first inning.

Missouri Western was the first to put a point on the board, coming in the top of the second.

Washburn was unable to respond, and Missouri Western increased their lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning after placing a runner on third and driving him home with a single.

To the Bods’ dismay, Missouri Western’s one point in the fourth inning was only the calm before the storm that they unleashed in the top of the fifth.

After Missouri Western was granted loaded bases from a walk, a double sent two runners home. The double left runners on second and third.

By the end of the inning, Missouri Western brought six batters home, giving them a dominating lead of 8-0 over the Ichabods.

Washburn was unable to fight back.

The Griffons continued their onslaught in the top of the sixth inning, with backto-back doubles driving in two runs, setting their score in the double digits.

Another single drove a runner home, burying the Bods under an 11-0 score.

The Ichabods got a chance to climb back in the bottom of the sixth, with the batters starting near the top of the lineup.

After Riley Krane fouled out, Kyle Carnahan was walked. Following a double from David Gauntt, Carnahan moved to third. Connor Crimmins hit a fly ball to the outfield, but it allowed Carnahan enough time to tag up and make it home.

But that was the only point the Bods would score in the sixth inning.

Washburn shut out Missouri Western in the top of the seventh, giving them one last opportunity to score at least 10 points to tie it up.

But with one out and two runners on base, Washburn hit a line drive that ended in a double play.

Washburn fell to Missouri Western, 111, setting the series record at 2-1 in the Griffons’ favor.

The two teams will play again at Falley Field 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22.

Game 2 of the Washburn versus Missouri Western series, the first of Saturday’s doubleheader, started out with a boom.

The Griffons’ first batter launched one over the Falley Field fence in the first of the game’s seven innings, giving Missouri Western an immediate lead. The next batter hit a triple and was eventually brought home, setting the Griffons up early at 2-0.

But with one out, a double play by Washburn stopped the Griffons’ momentum and put the Ichabods on the offense.

After back-to back-doubles by Riley Krane and Kyle Carnahan, Krane scored to put the first point on the board for the

Bods. Then, with Carnahan on second, David Gauntt stepped up to the plate and hit a 2-run homer, putting the Ichabods ahead 3-2.

The second inning went scoreless, but the action picked back up in the third.

With two outs and runners on first and second, Missouri Western hit an RBI single to tie up the game. The Ichabods closed out the top of third with their defense and then responded with power.

Washburn scored one point in the bottom of third, and it came from yet another home run by Gauntt.

The inning ended with a fly out, but Washburn was in charge once again, 4-3.

The fourth and fifth innings went without any runs from either team.

The top of the sixth was detrimental for the Bods, with the Griffons scoring three runs.

Washburn held Missouri Western scoreless in the sixth until they had two outs, but with Griffons on first and third, a double drove one run in and left runners on second and third. Still with two outs, and a full count, another double was hit, scoring two more runs.

The top of the sixth inning finished with Missouri Western on top for the first time since the first inning, with a 6-4 score.

The Ichabods managed to get two runners on base in the bottom of the sixth, but were unable to capitalize, and sent the game into the final inning, still trailing 4-6.

The Ichabods were able to shut out the Griffons in the top of the seventh and went to their final at-bat, starting with the top of their lineup.

But the Bods went three up, three down.

With the win, Missouri Western tied up the four-game series, 1-1.

The Ichabods returned to play Sunday with a vengeance, following being swept in Saturday’s doubleheader.

The first two innings of the game went scoreless for both teams, but the drought was broken in the third when Riley Krane cranked out a 3-run home run.

David Gauntt later drew a walk, and Connor Crimmins rounded the bases with Gauntt unimpeded after hitting his first of two home runs.

The fourth inning opened with Ichabods holding a 5-0 lead. Missouri Western chipped into the lead, scoring two. The Bods did not score in the fourth inning.

Washburn’s lead was cut down to two points when the Griffons tacked on another point in the top of the fifth. But Washburn flexed their batting skills, immediately responding by driving in three more runs.

In the bottom of the fifth, after giving up a double to Krane and intentionally walking David Gauntt, who had been quite a power-hitter on Saturday with two home runs, Connor Crimmins hit his second home run, boosting Washburn to an 8-3 lead.

The Griffons responded in the sixth with a single run.

The Ichabods sealed the Griffons fate in the seventh inning, scoring four more runs, setting what would be the final score at 12-4.

With the Ichabod victory on Sunday, Washburn and Missouri Western split the series, 2-2.

Photo by Scott Stormann

Big schools too Shocked to schedule WSU

With March Madness in full swing, Kansans all throughout the state had their eyes set on the possible matchup between perennial hoops powerhouse Kansas Jayhawks and the new kid on the block, Wichita State Wheat Shockers. Luckily for the sports fans in the Sunflower State, we got the matchup in the round of 32. Wichita State beat Indiana in their first game and Kansas did the same with New Mexico State.

Sunday, the Shockers beat Kansas in their first meeting since 1993. Although it has been 22 years since the last meeting, it wasn’t without a vocal criticism from Wichita State head man, Gregg Marshall. The 52-year-old head coach has

mentioned multiple times in the past few years that they deserve a chance to play the other two Division I schools in the state. Despite the push from Marshall, the two bigger institutions, Kansas and Kansas State, have not added Wichita State to their basketball schedules.

As always, there are two sides to the story. For Wichita State, they have no doubt had success in recent years, reaching the Final Four in 2013 and winning the NIT in 2011. They feel like that success is enough to earn them an annual matchup with the bigger state schools. For the bigger schools in question, it’s a matter of perception. The perception of their program can only be hurt if they play Wichita State and lose. They also gain more by filling their non-

conference schedule with schools in larger cities that they can use to attract players from those larger talent pools.

As we saw in the game on Sunday, the outcome is not as obvious as we might think. Should we get to see Wichita State take on Kansas every year? Is this run of five years long enough to make Kansas State want to add Wichita State as an annual opponent? I, for one, am not sure we are there yet.

The talent that is at Wichita State right now is fantastic, both on the floor and at the head coaching position. While this is great, the level of play is going to have to stay high for a couple more years. This could just be a case of a blind squirrel finding a nut once in a while or it could be the start of a program that will remain

in contention every year. If the Shockers can prove year in and year out that they are a power, they will leave Kansas and Kansas State no choice but to put them on the schedule.

Trevin Edelman, trevin.edelman@washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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Sequel 'Insurgent' fails to challenge status quo

As moviegoers, we will always have to make some concessions with a bookto-movie adaptation. We have to understand that what worked for the book won’t always translate to the big screen for any number of reasons, and that we will all never agree on one perfect actor or which tiny details deserved to be wedged into the script. And that’s fine, because at the end of the day we’re all looking for a story that not only makes sense for the medium in which it is told but also entertains us. “Insurgent“ accomplished neither of those.

“Insurgent” is the sequel to the previous 2014 movie “Divergent,” based on the series of books of the same name. Directed by Robert Schwentke, the movie stars Shailene Woodley as Tris Prior and Theo James as Tobias “Four” Eaton. “Insurgent” follows their story as they

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try to survive the civil war brewing in their isolated dystopian city of Chicago and restore peace to its ever-divided factions.

Whether you read the books or not won’t make much difference because “Insurgent” drew very little from its source material and shot itself in the foot. And we’re not talking something you could fix with enough time and some stitches. The foot is gone, “Insurgent” shot it clear off and there is no salvaging any of it.

This movie was desperate to be so many things. It wanted to be an action-packed thriller like “The Hunger Games” franchise, so it added clichéd and flat out silly fight sequences. It also tried to be a clever high-tech dystopia like “The Giver” by inventing unnecessary and convoluted technology when none of it was present in the books. It even tried to mimic childhood favorites like “Harry Potter,” which perfected our generations’s idea of

young friendship-turnedlove against the backdrop of war, but instead gave us out of character and often squirm-in-your-seat levels of awkward love scenes. Worst though, I would say easily 70% of the movie had nothing to do with the book.

I enjoyed “Divergent.” It was by no means completely faithful to the book, but it was entertaining, exciting and well-acted while still capturing the overall tone of its source material. “Divergent” was directed by Neil Burger and he truly made it his own, but the decision for Schwentke to take over the sequel was a terrible choice. It left Schwentke with the impossible chore of inserting important characters and scenes left out of the first movie that the movie's franchise couldn’t feasibly skip over. Burger had already had a clear vision and script of his own in the works for "Insurgent" to fix those mistakes. Without the proper

background, Schwentke’s attempt to catch up was a choppy, strangely-paced, genericized mimic of other, better book-to-movie adaptations.

Acting skill was not an issue here. Even a cast of this calibre can only do so much with a flawed script and poor direction. However, from the purely aesthetic standpoint of a reader, casting was a major flaw throughout the franchise as a whole. I can’t dispute Woodley is a talented actress, though she is an obnoxious person in real life. If I closed my eyes while she was talking, she portrayed a believable Tris, but she did not even begin to look the part of the character. Book-Tris is short, built like a slim boy, described as not being exceptionally pretty. These are all major components to her overall character and how she is constantly over-looked, underestimated and afflicted with a deep-seated need to prove herself. Movie-Tris tries to con-

Belle' is a refreshing

This book was amazing and easily my favorite read of the year so far! “Rebel Belle” is a young adult urban fantasy romantic comedy (wow, that’s a mouthful) and first book in a new trilogy.

The story follows high schooler Harper Price: homecoming queen, student body president, soon-to-be valedictorian and quintessential Southern belle. The night of the homecoming dance, however, Harper’s charmed life takes a sudden turn. She suddenly finds herself in the cross-hairs of a magical assassin vs Paladin battle which leaves her with a new set of supernatural abilities and a sacred duty she didn’t sign up for. Think an updated “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” or Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde,” but with a sword.

Harper is a delight and a half. She is clever, funny and an unapologetic girly-girl who could and would kick anyone’s butt. She is the kind of girl who achieved popularity by being genuinely nice and working

vey all of this, and to her credit Woodley nearly gets us there, but she's still tall and conventionally beautiful, so it’s a hard sell. James kicked up the same issues in his portrayal of Four. Like Woodley, he played the personality and emotion well, but he doesn’t look the right age. He’s attractive and stoic enough for the part, but at the end of the day he is still a thirty year old playing an eighteen year old. Naomi Watts also didn’t quite fit the part of Four’s mother, Evelyn. She looked more akin to his sister than anything because of her age. Not to mention she’s also a white-washed version of Evelyn as the book describes her as a character of Italian descent and with a dusky complexion. I’m all for casting the most talented actors, and I get that I’m being nit-picky with how everyone looked, but a lot more effort from casting directors to cast actors that at least somewhat resemble the characters would be greatly

appreciated. Was this movie terrible? No. “Insurgent” wasn’t boring by any means, and it stuck to safe, tried and true tropes that are sure to keep you interested. But that was the problem. It knew who it was trying to please, and it had enough of a broad scope to pander to a general audience. While it wasn't daring, it certainly will keep the masses moderately entertained—if condescended to—without having to think too hard. There is plenty of funny dialogue (mostly intentional), and the main cast is both talented and very pretty to look at. But with poor direction, headache inducing CGI and a ridiculous and convoluted plot from start to finish, I’m insulted that Schwentke could turn in this work and call it his best effort.

Colleen Kelly, colleen. kelly@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major

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hard, but that doesn’t mean she's without faults. She is arrogant, competitive, obsessive and impulsive, which made her all the more grounded and human. Harper and David (the classmate/childhood rival she is charged with guarding with her life) have the most interesting and entertaining dynamic. Their snark levels are off the charts whenever they have to begrudgingly work together and they had me in full-fledged giggle fits more than a few times. Not only that, but the slow friendship that blossoms between them when they see all the ugliness in each other’s personaly was unexpectedly touching. The fantasy elements of this book really took me by surprise too with how well-written and engaging they were. I’ve had some bad experiences reading fantasy, but “Rebel Belle” has me curious to give the genre another shot. The

story was action-packed from start to finish and it did a wonderful job of balancing high tension situations with such a fun, light-hearted narrative.

Weirdly enough, I have absolutely nothing bad to say about this book. Everything I didn’t like was either resolved well or grew on me the longer I thought about it. Objectively, I could see some people not loving Harper because she is so feminine and seemingly perfect at times, but her character had so much depth that you would be hard pressed not to find her at least interesting to get to know. Even though

this was such a girly book, there are enough action-packed fight scenes to reel in male readers too. “Rebel Belle” was a charming, fast-paced story packed with laughs, cringe-worthy drama and a lot of heart.

The sequel, “Miss Mayhem,” is set to hit the shelves April 7, and you had better believe I have that pre-ordered.

Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major

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Planting Peace hosts NOH8 open photo shoot in Topeka

Mark Feuerborn

Planting Peace’s Topeka Equality House hosted an open photo shoot by the NOH8 campaign for locals to participate in on March 10.

The NOH8 Campaign announced last month that it would be having a photo shoot as a fundraiser for the organization, which would allow them to continue their work in promoting marriage, gender and human equality through a variety of mediums.

The event ran from 4-7 p.m., with more than 1,000 Topekans signed on to participate on the event’s Facebook page. A steady stream of people could be seen coming and going from the Equality House throughout the day. Here, volunteers assisted participants in applying duct tape and NOH8 temporary tattoos before meeting with professional photographer Adam Bouska to have pictures taken.

Mya Gahlen, a participant in the photo shoot, said she was happy to be a part of the event to support local equality.

“You realize that you’re not just doing it for others, you’re really doing it for the peo-

ple that you know and love,” Gahlen said.

Nick Boos, another participant in the shoot, talked about how pleasant visiting Equality House was.

“It was really nice, I’ve lived here in Topeka for awhile and I just love that this is here. It just felt like there was so much love back there waiting for your picture,” Boos said.

Equality House, located across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church, was founded by Aaron Jackson in March of 2013. The house has since been a symbol of peace, compassion and positive change. People from across the country have visited the house, which hosts multiple campaigns alongside NOH8.

Davis Hammet, the Director of Operations for Equality House, readily welcomed back the NOH8 campaign, which also did a tour in 2014.

“The NOH8 campaign is awesome. They actually came here last year to do their first photo shoot, and now they came back again because last year was so great,” Hammet said. Hammet also expressed satisfaction with how the event and its results turned out.

“The idea behind this is to raise visibility, so you get people that have beautiful, well-done photos of them saying NOH8, and saying they will work towards peace, and the visibility aspect really fits in with us, because that’s our goal too,” Hammet said.

“The visibility of this issue gets people to start having conversations about this, and what we’ve tended to find is that whenever people talk about civil rights and social issues, they usually inch closer to the right conclusion, that we all are equal and should all be treated with respect.”

In light of Gov. Brownback’s new bill to rescind a state protection policy for LGBT workers against discrimination, Hammet believes NOH8’s photo shoot promoting equality could not have been better timed.

“Out of nowhere the governor rescinds protections for this group of state employees… Now, that has no benefit to the state for doing that. It’s actually a danger to the state; they’re at a higher risk for lawsuits,” Hammet said. “We’ve also done projects in Uganda, which is incredibly homophobic. Their government was actually trying

to make homosexuality punishable by death. You have a leader of a country who will have massive economic policy failures, and then what they do is blame a minority group for the problem. To be in a country like Uganda that’s experiencing that is one thing, but then to come back to the United States of America, now in 2015, and I have the governor of Kansas doing the same

thing? It’s very unsettling.”

The following day after the Topeka photo shoot, a photo shoot was also held in Kansas City, MO. NOH8 is continuing to tour across the United States to offer open photo shoots in multiple locations, to further spread their message of equality.

Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a freshman mass media major.

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EQUALITY: Davis Hammet, middle, stands with two NOH8 volunteers in front of Equality House. NOH8 holds many photoshoots across the country.