Washburn University
INSIDE:
News
Volume 141, Issue 9
October 22, 2014
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Homecoming royalty crowned
Page 4: The Review turns back the clock to examine a homecoming scandal from 1973
Campus Life
Pages 8&9 : Washburn’s homecoming parade draws a huge pre-game crowd
Sports
Photo by Scott Stormann
Page 11: Washburn’s football team falls to Missouri Western at homecoming game
Arts & Entertainment
Page 15: Read about Kenzie’s Beauty Corner; a blog about makeup tricks.
Page 16: A former bartender gives ideas on what to drink this Halloween.
WU president Jerry Farley and the Ichabod mascot pose with homecoming king and queen Alex Crume and Carley Willis. Willis and Crume were crowned during halftime at last Saturday’s homecoming game against Missouri Western State University after being voted in by the student body. basement of Henderson every both sports during his time at SeaWednesday. men High School. Her experience with KSWU has While honored to be chosen been the inspiration for life after as homecoming king, sharing the Washburn as her post-graduation crown with Willis was an added goal is to become a TV news an- bonus. chor. Willis is also considering “It’s pretty cool,” said Crume when they nominated me and I was Ryan Ogle continuing her education to earn a about being paired with Willis. kind of shocked when I got a text WASHBURN REVIEW master’s degree. “She and I are good friends and with the news later that night.” A senior math education major, have been since our freshman Crume, who was also nominated At halftime of Washburn’s homeCrume is a member of Sigma Phi year.” by Zeta house, was just as surprised coming game against Missouri Epsilon and, during his time there, Being part of a close-knit camWestern, Carley Willis and Alex as Willis to hear he had won. has served as president, vice-presipus community has made Crume’s “It was really exciting and humCrume were announced this year’s dent of recruitment and finance and time at Washburn something he’ll bling,” said Crume. “I wasn’t really homecoming king and queen. president of Interfraternity Councherish forever. expecting to win.” “I was extremely surprised and cil. He currently serves as special “You make friends for life here,” For Willis, being crowned homehumbled,” said Willis. “The first events director of WSGA and is an said Crume. “It feels like everyone thing I did when they announced coming queen is merely a feather in active member and vice-president here is close and nobody feels like the cap that has been her career at my name was hug my mom and of Washburn’s Rugby Club. they’re above anyone else.” Washburn thus far. dad. Mom was pumped.” Like Willis, Crume is involved Willis, when discussing what she The president of Order of OmeWillis, a senior mass media mawith a number of community loves most about Washburn, gave jor with emphasis in contemporary ga, on PanHellenic Council and service projects, including Big a much more simple answer, one ZTA, Willis has spent time voljournalism, was nominated by her Brothers Big Sisters, Race Against that she believes earned her enough unteering with the Topeka Rescue sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. The nomBreast Cancer, Festival of Trees, votes to win the crown. ination was as much of a surprise as Mission, Newton-Salem United “The squirrels,” laughed Willis. Methodist Church Harvesters and The Big Event, Let’s Help and winning the crown. Project Doorstep. Race Against Breast Cancer. She “There were so many other After graduation, Crume plans Ryan Ogle, ryan.ogle@washwomen in the sorority they could also serves as the co-anchor for to find work as a middle or high burn.edu, is a senior mass media have nominated,” said Willis. “I KSWU News, Washburn’s stuschool math teacher and coach major. wasn’t able to attend the meeting dent-produced online news show, which broadcasts live from the basketball and football. He played
Seniors Carley Willis and Alex Crume are Washburn’s 2014 homecoming king and queen.