Washburn Review: November 28, 2018 -Issue 13

November 28, 2018

Volume 145, Issue 13

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Washburn student needs kidney transplant

Yash Chitrakar and Bre Poynter

Washburn Review yash.chitrakar@washburn.edu/bre.poynter@washburn.edu

Hannah Garrard’s life took a frightening turn March 21 when her kidney failed. She had to spend six days on life support and another 11 days in the hospital. She appeared to be out of the woods for a year before having to discuss getting a transplant. However, she had to battle her failing kidneys again on Sept.

24. This time, Garrard had to face Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome as well. She was discharged from the hospital Oct. 5. Unfortunately, just two days later, she suffered from hypertensive crisis and six seizures and had to be transferred from Stormont Vail to the University of Kansas Medical Center. There, after her symptoms had drastically worsened, she was also diagnosed with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.

Garrard is one of two documented cases of aHUS worldwide. She is dealing with an incredibly rare disease.

This disease means that kidney failure was inevitable, and is vastly different than Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). HUS is caused by E.coli-producing Shiga toxins and can easily be dealt with and cured through treatment that cleans the affected organs, however, aHUS is genetic and can become chronic in cases like Garrard’s.

This snowballing of illnesses also means that she is a dialysis patient with stage-5 kidney failure now. She is on 14 different medications to control her blood pressure, treat her anemia and prevent seizures. Her days are filled with doctor’s appointments and dialysis treatments, all while working toward her bachelor degree in communications at Washburn.

Her family is diligently supporting Hannah any way they can.

“My family is very team-oriented, all for

one and one for all. We make sure she has what she needs, whether it’s appointments, the right foods, or just a checking in on her,” said Toni Garrard, Hannah Garrard’s mother.

“We need the message shared.”

Toni Garrard stressed how she wanted her daughter to have a normal life, one in which she can spend time with her friends, go to school and work without apprehension.

She needs support now more than ever. A kidney donation would help her immensely.

It would return her to the normal mode of things. However, kidneys are the hardest to obtain, as the waiting list exceeds well over two years. United Network for Organ Sharing has reported that, as of Nov. 12, 2018, in Kansas alone there are 435 people waiting on a kidney. It is the most needed organ donation in the state.

A living donation is the best option right now because Hannah Garrard would need infusions before and after transplantation to keep her aHUS from attacking the new kidney. Without a living donor, Garrard’s expected wait time for a deceased donor is 2.5-3 years. A person can still live with one kidney, however it is a long and painful wait.

Living donors can choose to donate one of their healthy kidneys if they are a match for the receiver.

The process of organ donation is more difficult than one might think. According to the University of Rochester Medical Center, there are three main components consisting of blood type, HLA factors and antibodies.

Firstly, the donor’s blood type must match the kidney recipient. In Garrard’s case, she is needing someone with the blood type A or O. The second factor is Human Leukocyte Antigen which are diverse proteins located on the surface of cells throughout the body.

Since people inherit two sets, one from each parent, it is fairly difficult to find a donor with similar HLA. If there are too many differenc-

es in HLA there is a high chance of rejection of the new kidney.

If a donor and recipient match on blood type and HLA, then the last factor of antibodies is assessed. Some people’s immune systems have antibodies that react to HLA in a harmful way. Doctors must perform a test and look for a negative crossmatch.

If a donor has all three components to the kidney recipient, then they are able to safely donate their kidney. However, this process can be lengthy and most people do not reach the third aspect of the antibodies test.

Even if one cannot donate their kidney due to blood type, there are still opportunities to do a paired donation. This is usually applicable when a potential donor does not match the receiver’s needs. The incompatible pair exchanges kidneys with another donor-receiver pair.

She needs a kidney desperately. There is a Facebook page dedicated to the cause that interested people can view to get detailed information on the donation process and Garrard’s multiple ailments. There are links and phone numbers as well.

Garrard is weathering her afflictions bravely.

“I like to think that I have a pretty positive attitude most of the time. Obviously, there are days when my situation weighs heavy on my mind and heart, and some days, I question why this had to happen to me,” Garrard said.

“At this point, it’s mostly about acceptance and about trying my best to continue living as normally as I can.”

Professor Tracy Routsong of the communication department discusses her feelings on the situation.

“For me, Hannah is a part of our Washburn family and she needs her Washburn family to rally around her. There might be some Ichabod, past or present, who can change her life. I don’t qualify to be a living donor, so I

image courtesy of Helping Hannah Garrard facebook page

Keeping up hope: Washburn student, Hannah Garrard, is in need of a kidney donation. She has been fighting a long battle of kidney failure for the past few months.

am trying to make a difference by sharing her message,” Routsong said. “There is someone out there.”

Gerrard continues to fight through her condition every day and is hoping for a donor that will change her life. The goal for Garrard is a life without dialysis.

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Iron Rail Brewing chugs its way into downtown Topeka Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

photo coutresy of NASA/Bill Ingalls

Making Martian memories: InSight team members Kris Bruvold, left, and Sandy Krasner react after receiving confirmation that the InSight lander successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. The lander made its touchdown Nov. 26, 2018.

Newest lander offers InSight into Mars Charles Rankin

Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

Months after launching and after much preparation, InSight, a NASA probe, successfully landed on the surface of Mars Nov. 26.

According to NASA the lander’s primary function is to measure the interior of Mars to understand terrestrial planets, like Earth, better. The lander has several different instruments that it will use to make those measurements. Washburn physics and astronomy professor Brian Thomas said that this mission is quite a bit different from other recent missions.

“The main task is to study more of the geology of Mars,” Thomas said. “Most of the recent [landers] have had rovers. This one is stationary.”

Thomas said that this lander will probe the interior of Mars rather than study what is on the surface. It will do this by using some techniques that are used to study Earth.

“We know about the interior structure of the Earth from measuring earthquakes,” Thomas said. “It’s going to be a little bit different there because Mars is not quite as active.”

Thomas said that while the seismology of the Earth is very active with things like volcanoes and plate tectonics, Mars is not very active and most of these seismological systems have seized to happen there. “[They are] trying to measure what kind of activity there is with the solid rock portion, and how active is it,” Thomas said. “At this point there hasn’t been really very many measurements of earthquake activity, or Marsquake activity I guess would be a better

term.”

By measuring this activity, Thomas said scientists can better determine what the interior looks like.

“One of the significant pieces that may come out of this is an understanding of how the interior has changed over time,” Thomas said. “One thing we know right now is that Mars doesn’t have a very powerful magnetic field.”

Earth’s field is pretty powerful with a strong North and South pole, and according to Thomas, it protects the Earth from radiation from the Sun and elsewhere.

“On Mars, that’s currently non existent,” Thomas said. “There are smaller scale kind of magnetic regions around, and that is STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Sunday, Nov. 18, a brand new restaurant was welcomed to Topeka. Iron Rail Brewing, a great place for Washburn students to mingle and graphic courtesy of Iron Rail have a good time while enjoying On track: Iron Rail Brewing is a refreshing at- located at 705 S. Kansas Ave mosphere that in downtown Topeka. The brewery opened its doors to reflects the rail- the Topeka community Sun. road history of Nov. 18.

Topeka. This new bar and restaurant features a wide variety of locally brewed beers, courtesy of brewmaster Don King, as well as delicious barbecue cooked by the general manager of Iron Rail Brewing, Mike Babb, that is sure to attract more than a few hungry bellies to the downtown area. King and Babb make an impressive duo, bringing years of culinary experience together with a professional scene.

Iron Rail Brewing is located at 705 S. Kansas Ave in downtown Topeka and is very distinctive due to its black and white paint sign displaying the brewery name. It pays tribute to Topeka’s long history as a railroad town, and the interior will feature many different murals that each tell of a different corner of Topeka’s history with the railroad. The colorful, floor-to-ceiling murals of trains will please the eye while Babb, and their head chef, Johnathan Langer, will no doubt give Topekans some of the best local food in town.

Iron Rail Brewing pays homage to Cyrus K. Holliday, one of the original founders of STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

California Fires

Puzzles

Tower Lighting

Jacob Klemz

The Camp Fire in California declares that it is 100 percent detained and makes history.

The puzzles page has been temporarily moved to page 6 for this issue.

The Kuehne Bell Tower brings students together every year for the lighting ceremony.

Cross country runner Jacob Klemz competes in the National Championships Sat., Dec. 1 in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Deadliest fire makes history in California Darby Toth

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2018 has been one of the deadliest and most destructive years in California history.

The recent “Camp Fire” wildfire in Paradise, California, has proven to be the deadliest fire on record that the state has seen. The fire has killed 50 people statewide.

Fires have plagued the state for months, totaling at 7,579 wildfires, according to the California Statewide Fire Map. Camp Fire, Woolsey Fire and Hill Fire are three of the worst wildfires California has seen and they are all making progress simultaneously.

Sophia Frick, freshman at Washburn, feels the heartbreak in Kansas. Frick reflects on her empathy and distraught for the state of California.

“I think that it’s scary to think how it would affect me. It’s just really sad,” Frick said. “I even feel for the wildlife.”

A new lawsuit is attempting to put the blame for Camp Fire on Pacific Gas & Electric, a major utility, for not maintaining and regularly inspecting their power lines. Pacific Gas & Electric deny the allegations and have been helping first responders.

There are 88 people dead, 203 people still missing, mostly ranging in the 80 to 90 age, which could raise the possibility for more recovered people. According to the Town of Paradise website, Paradise is an old, quaint town that has served as a retirement commu-

nity for many.

The list of lost persons has been released to the public. The community has been requested to contact authorities if said persons are spotted so they can be removed from the list.

Several people died in their cars when the heat of the fire melted the aluminum wheels, much like what happened in the Tubbs Fire last year. The one exit street out of Paradise did not make it easy for people to evacuate the city.

In a tweet, President Trump has said he blames poor forest management for the litany of fires the state has experienced over the past year. Firefighters have expressed their concern for the “reckless and insulting” statement.

Teal Tobin, freshman at Washburn University, feels more than sadness. Tobin is angry at the state of governmental support California is receiving.

“It’s ridiculous that there’s a natural disaster hurting hundreds, thousands of people, and the president is on the side of the fire,” Tobin said.

Authorities have requested for the National Guard to join in the efforts of recovery alongside cadaver dogs, mobile morgues and anthropology teams. Loved ones of those who are lost are making great efforts to help search in the midst of the fire.

Camp Fire has devastated over 18,792 structures on 153,336 acres of land. As of Nov. 25, Camp Fire was reported to be 100 percent contained. The potential for the

photo courtesy of Gerard Butler’s instagram

Fire destroys home: Actor Gerard Butler stands in front of his burnt out home in Malibu which suffered a similar fire earlier this month. An unattended camp fire caused the deadliest fire in California history.

amount of destroyed land to grow is plausible.

Wildfires were once just an issue of the rural areas in California. However, we’ve recently seen them become urban nightmares.

President Trump transgender ban brings controversy and concern Matt Self

Chris Jones - “Sexual Utopias”

Noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 18. in the Lincoln room. Come join several students from the course as they present their projects at the Gender Brown Bag. Sex makes humans, but it is also something that humans make. What if it could be remade? In the Fall semester course Jews, Christians, and Sex, students are reading utopian accounts of human sexuality from Greek, Roman, Christian and Jewish antiquity. As a term project, students develop their own sexual utopias that incorporate ideas from these sources and present them in the form of an “unessay” (a project that can be literally anything except an essay).

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

President Trump’s administration has come under fire recently for pushing the Supreme Court to come to a decision regarding new policies restricting military service of transgender people. President Trump announced via Twitter in 2017 that he would overturn an Obama-era decision that allowed those with gender dysphoria to serve in the military.

This has caused much criticism to fly at the Trump administration as many believe this push to restrict transgender individuals is the result of discrimination while others see it as a wise move for the military.

Over the holiday weekend, Trump pushed for the Supreme Court to take into account the transgender military ban before circuit-level courts have issued rulings on the policy. Many transgender advocates see this move as a final push by the Trump administration to get policy cemented on the issue with the now conservative majority Supreme Court. The Trump administration has commented that the issue of transgender military units is a national crisis that is of imperative public importance to the authority of the U.S. military.

Thousands of military units serve openly as transgender individuals going through their own personal struggles, including gender reassignment surgery, and now have to worry about the upcoming threat of President Trump’s new policies, which would not specifically ban transgender troops from service but would require that they serve as the gender they were born with. Various LGBT advocate groups have won many victories in the fight for equality in the military and have since President Trump took office.

It has been largely successful with creating inclusive policies that benefit transgender troops.

But many believe that the Trump administration has a point, meaning that the large amount of money that the military spends on helping transgender troops go through gender reassignment surgery, estimated at around $9 million a year, is

The Woolsey fire, making progress in Southern California, has infiltrated Miami and has killed at least two people.

Fires have devastated California for years now. 2018 has been the worst of the wildfires.

Tarc’s Winter Wonderland

6 p.m. Nov. 21 to Dec. 31. at Lake Shawnee Campground. Winter Wonderland is a beautiful two mile drive-thru holiday light display that benefits TARC. TARC, a not-for-profit service organization, supports more than 2,500 children, families and adults with intellectual, developmental and related disabilities and delays in Shawnee County and Topeka, Kansas. Suggested donation of $10 per vehicle or $7 advance tickets and $20 for buses.

LE Showcase

9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Nov. 29. in Washburn Room A. There will be poster and verbal presentations by the students of LE100 concerning their Campus Action Projects. Come and go event with refreshments provided. photo courtesy of Ted Eytan

Protests: President Trump wants to overturn an Obama-era decision. Trump announced his desire for the Supreme Court to make a decision back in 2017.

a waste of money. They are concerned only with the military’s capabilities in fielding the best troops available and not being concerned with the expensive and time consuming surgeries required by some transgender troops.

An anonymous military veteran and member of the LGBT community held to the belief that the Trump administration was doing the right thing in pushing this new policy.

“Yes, everyone needs equality but it’s war. We don’t have time to play games. You can’t accommodate to every want of every soldier. It’s not the job of the military to make you feel comfortable, it’s supposed to make you feel dirty, uncomfortable and tired and ready to defend the country when duty calls,” the veteran said.

Many within the military and outside of it believe that the military is improved by its diversity and its willingness to accept people of all backgrounds within its ranks. The

integration of more transgender troops in recent years is a tribute to the core values of the military and a reflection of the American people.

An anonymous student at Washburn held to the belief that the Trump administration’s push to hamper the actions of transgender troops in the military would be harmful in the future.

“Transgender troops are an integral part of the military and they show the world that they are as qualified as any other soldiers to serve in our military. If someone wants to serve in the U.S. they should have the freedom to do so without facing discrimination.”

President Trump’s swift actions in pushing for his policies to be passed are sure to cause more friction in the coming days between LGBT advocates and supporters of President Trump’s policies. For now, at least, the policy will remain hotly contested as it continues to be considered by the lower courts of the U.S.

Festival of Trees

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. in the Ag Hall at Kansas Expocentre. View more than 60 trees, wreaths and table, mantle and outdoor décor designed and created by talented holiday enthusiasts. Shop for unique gifts and tasty baked goods at the Holiday Market & Sweet Shoppe and enjoy musical entertainment by school groups. Don’t miss the silent auction, photos with Santa (Saturday and Sunday) and other festive family fun. $5 adults; $3 seniors 60+; children 12 and under free.

Washburn Volleyball Elite Eight Watch Party

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 29. At The Pennant in downtown Topeka.

Watch the Washburn Volleyball team take on Wingate from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania as part of the Elite Eight.

Fun events to attend WU Jazz Concert 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4. at White Concert Hall Concourse.

On-Stage Live: Thomas Pandolfi, pianist 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30. at White Concert Hall Concourse.

Holiday Percussion Concert 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29. at White Concert Hall Concourse.

Kuehne Bell Tower Lighting 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 29. at Lawn East of the Memorial Union.

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Newest lander offers InSight into Mars STORY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 probably because there was a magnetic field in the past. Mars probably, maybe 2 or 3 billion years ago, looked much more similar to the Earth in terms of that.”

According to Thomas, understanding how magnetic fields are formed on planets is also helpful.

“On Earth, we know that the magnetic field has changed many times,” Thomas said.

“We have good evidence that it flips directions. North becomes south and vice versa.

It gets weaker or stronger. There’s some understanding of how that happens but a lot of open questions. So studying another example that turned out differently can give us an idea of what potentially could happen here on Earth.”

Mark Smith, lecturer and coordinator for astronomy outreach at Washburn, is interested in the studies of InSight as well.

“It’s going to investigate what the internal makeup is of the planet,” Smith said.

“There’s s-waves and there’s p-waves. That’s how seismology works. [The probe] is going to investigate what’s inside, just the natural things that Mars does that create s and p-waves.”

Smith said that in order to investigate these waves on Earth, you have to have at least three devices to measure the waves. Because Mars is so much smaller and the crust is much less dense, it can be measured using only one probe. The measurement for Mars will be done differently. “[J]ust below the surface, waves travel below Mars,” Smith said. “On Earth you would never do this because there is too much noise, you can imagine how much noise goes on on the surface of the Earth.”

Another curious instrument that InSight will use is a heat probe, nicknamed “the mole.” The mole will hammer itself to about 16 feet below the surface and use sensors to measure the temperature, which will have implications to our own planet.

“One of the big questions in solar systems

is why is it that Earth’s core is so warm,” Smith said. “You know it’s warm because we have plate tectonics.”

According to Thomas, that activity on Mars in the past is evident due to the presence of things like massive volcanoes. Understanding this long history is important when looking at the potential for the past presence of life on the planet. “[Looking at] if the conditions were ripe for life to get started, how long that might’ve lasted, was it long enough… those kind of questions,” Thomas said.

The thing that InSight will do that has Smith most excited involves the small changes of the planet’s spin.

“It’s going to basically send a continuous radio signal back to Earth,” Smith said.

“Based off of the doppler shift, it’s going to measure how much Mars wobbles.”

Smith said that this small wobble can tell scientists what the core is made of.

“The core is never exactly in the center,” Smith said. “It’s a little off to one side or it’s

a little bit heavier on one side… It’s going to measure, very accurately, that wobble.”

All of these measurements are focused on the internal aspects of the planet rather than the external, such as the surface.

“This is almost exclusively what’s going on way down inside,” Smith said. “So in that sense, it’s something that hasn’t done before for a terrestrial planet.”

People around the globe watched as the final moments of the landing played out.

Smith said that he and his family were some of those people.

“We were home yesterday because 501 was out,” Smith said.

Only around 45 percent of the missions to Mars since 1960 have been successful, so there was no guarantee of the success of InSight. As such, the scene from the Mission Support Area at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California was muted right up until the lander touched down. When touchdown of InSight was confirmed, the room broke out in applause.

photos courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech

Left: InSight’s Instrument Context Camera sent this photo back to NASA within minutes of landing. The camera had a dust shield which was obviously necessary. Right: A few hours after landing, the Instrument Deployment Camera sent a much better image to NASA. This camera is located on its robotic arm.

Iron Rail Brewing chugs its way into downtown Topeka STORY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Topeka, who heavily invested in the Santa Fe railroad and helped to make Topeka the city it is today. Since the railroad history of Topeka is an integral part of the restaurant, the owners thought it necessary to include Holliday’s involvement with Topeka and the railroad. On every menu in Iron Rail Brewing, they have the following message written by Cyrus K. Holliday, which announced his investment in the burgeoning railroad development in the capital city.

“The child is born and his name is ‘success.’ Let the Capital City rejoice. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail Road will be built beyond a peradventure. Work will commence immediately. Please inform the good people of Topeka and Shawnee County of the brilliant future awaiting them,” Holliday wrote.

Iron Rail Brewing has remained a popular place in its first couple weeks of business and has remained packed during the lunch and dinner hours of the day. In its first week of business, there were lines out the door as people waited to be among the first to taste some of the home-brewed beer and homemade barbeque.

Don King, the brewmaster of Iron Rail Brewing, said that Topekans should be very excited to see a new restaurant open up in the downtown area.

“Our restaurant is just one of the many great locations in

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the downtown area and is part of the objective of many business owners in Topeka to see the historic downtown area revitalized. We serve good food and good beer that is unique to the Iron Rail and Topeka. Students at Washburn are likely to find something to interest them at this place, whether that be the barbecue or the beer.”

Mike Self Jr., a former student of Washburn and a resident of Topeka, said that Iron Rail Brewery was a great place to get some local food.

“They serve great food there and even better beer. The scenery was really cool and I liked how the owners went to such great lengths to include as much history of the railroad of Topeka into the construction of their restaurant as they could,” Self said.

Iron Rail Brewing, though open for business now, is still undergoing construction. The owners hope to expand their business into the basement area over the next few months to better serve the throngs of people who now frequent their business over the lunch hour. Continued construction will not get in the way of those who come to the restaurant, however, and will conclude soon.

Be sure to come and visit this incredible new addition to the downtown area and bring a few friends to share in the incredible history of our city and enjoy some of the local dishes our city has to offer. Iron Rail Brewery is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to midnight Friday through Saturday.

package it was missing.

Smells like school spirit

photo by Matt Self

Brewing up a storm: The Iron Rail Brewing’s menu includes an assortment of foods such as the Rail Bird sandwich, Babb BBQ, favorite comfort foods like meatloaf and mac and cheese and savory desserts like The Caboose. The names of all the beers at Iron Rail Brewing were inspired by Topeka and railroad history.

9:52 p.m. Nov. 13. A suspicious person Grand entrance 12:07 p.m. Nov. 18. A fire alarm was filed 9:15 p.m. Nov. 16. A report was filed from from the LLC. Smoke detector alarm, TFD report was filed from Henderson Learning Center. Subject located inside the building, the LLC. Employee set off the general alarm determined vaping possible cause. by opening the door. issued a notice to leave.

Past report Think before you drive Can you hear me now?

7:55 a.m. Nov. 19. A report was issued 11:12 p.m. Nov. 16. A traffic stop report was from Washburn Tech. Received information 9:55 p.m. Nov. 14. A theft report was issued from Memorial Union. Theft of a cell phone issued from 2000 Block Washburn. Traffic regarding a past report. stop, driver cited for suspended DL. while charging.

Medical report

Nope...still can’t hear you

Courtesy Report

Santa’s taking packages back?

False alarm

11:15 a.m. Nov. 16. A suspicious person 1:56 p.m. Nov. 14. A lost and found report was made from the LLC. Individual reported report was made from Morgan Hall. Courtesy report for TPD by WU student. lost cell phone.

received.

Music on the run 6:03 p.m. Nov. 19. A theft report was filed from Garvey Fine Arts. Several band instruments were stolen.

Those squirrels are at it again

7:34 p.m. Nov. 19. A report was issued from 1300 BLK SW 21st St. Intrusion alarm set off at the northeast corner of the gated area.

8:53 a.m. Nov. 19. A medical report was Cleaning with fire 12:05 p.m. Nov. 20. A fire alarm report was made from Memorial Union. Individual having seizures, AMR transported to local made from the LLC. Employee set off alarm cleaning the grills. hospital.

Check please

Scam you later

10:29 p.m. Nov. 17. A report was placed 12:14 p.m. Nov. 20. A theft report was 3:35 p.m. Nov. 16. A theft report was placed 2:32 p.m. Nov. 19. An investigation report from Morgan Hall. A package was delivered from KBI Forensic Science Center. Intrusion was placed from Morgan Hall. Individual placed from Morgan Hall. Student wanted to to an old address, when victim checked the alarm at KBI Lab, determined to be false. came in to report a fraudulent check that they report a case involving a scam.

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Ask Smalls, the ‘know-it-all’ Ichabod

Dear Smalls, I recently broke up with my boyfriend because of a mistake he made while we were dating. He didn’t cheat, but it still went against my morals, even though it was a human mistake. I feel like it was too petty of a reason to break up with him and I want him back. What do I do?

-High Standards Dear High Standards, Honestly, I wouldn’t lower my standards for anyone. Someone once told me, “don’t ever forget what you deserve, because of the way you feel.” With that being said, I also wouldn’t let a good thing slip away for a simple human mistake. I would put yourself in your (ex) boyfriend’s shoes.

Step back and analyze how you would feel if you were dumped over a mistake you made.

Everyone will make mistakes, and nobody is perfect. It’s just a matter of who you think is worth forgiving and how severe that mistake was. Decide with an open heart and mind.

Best of luck, Smalls Dear Smalls, I feel like everyone in my friend group has found someone (to love) except for me. What dating app should I try?

-Lone Wolf Dear Lone Wolf, Let me start by reassuring you that you don’t need anyone. The absolute worst thing to do is conquest for love. You can’t force it. Dating apps are fun to pass time and maybe meet someone with great potential, but don’t feel like you need it to be happy. This is your time to learn about what you like as an individual. Take that to your best advantage. Discover yourself.

You’ll be surprised with what you find out about yourself when you pay attention. I can’t recommend any dating apps.

I believe in meeting by chance, so I don’t want to steer you in the wrong direction.

Keep an open mind because a lot of the time people find love when they least expect it.

Enjoy yourself, Smalls Dear Smalls, I’m almost a junior and I feel like dropping out. I’m so desperately behind on math courses, but I’m too stubborn to change my major, help?

Editorial: Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?

As people begin decorating Christmas trees and putting up Christmas lights, and children begin writing lists to Santa, everyone seems full of holiday cheer. But with this holiday cheer comes some controversy over whether people should say “Merry Christmas” or “happy holidays.”

The debate seems to arise as retailers take down their decorations for Turkey Day and begin wishing holiday greetings to customers.

Disagreements have started about the importance of each phrase. Some argue that saying “Merry Christmas” should be used in all cases and that it encompasses the same meaning as happy holidays, while others say “Merry Christmas” can be offensive to those who celebrate other holidays.

The period of late November to early January is lumped together as the “holiday season” with holidays from several religions.

There are the big holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s, plus dates that receive less attention, like Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice and Boxing Day. With that many holidays crammed into a few weeks, it makes sense to go with the general phrase. But, each year, the memes begin circulating social media involving Santa Claus and Christmas trees with the phrase “It’s not happy holidays, it’s Merry Christmas. Share to agree.”

The phrase “happy holidays” is accepted as the broadest and most inclusive phrase to use at this time of year. Most of the time, if you know someone has a Christmas tree or a Santa Claus in their front yard, you can go with “Merry Christmas,” and if you know someone has a menorah instead of a Christmas tree, you can probably say “Happy Hanukkah” without worry. However, the controversy begins when you don’t know what

someone celebrates.

True, there aren’t as many people who celebrate all of those holidays, but the point is to acknowledge that different people celebrate different holidays.

This debate isn’t just about words. It’s about being politically correct and inclusive of diverse beliefs and traditions across the country.

Although Christmas has been the most widely-celebrated holiday in the U.S. for decades, the U.S. is more diverse than it has ever been before. Some people get a Christmas tree, but don’t have any traditions associated with Christianity, and plenty of people have a different religious tradition or no religious tradition at all.

Saying “happy holidays” to someone who celebrates Christmas could ruffle some feathers, but one holiday being more popular than the others doesn’t mean you should ignore the others.

One way to think of it is that “happy holidays” includes Christmas as one of those holidays.

A good rule is if you don’t know what someone celebrates, use the broad phrase, “happy holidays.” It’s as easy as that.

It’s not an insult to Christmas. It’s a way of wishing someone well and showing that you respect whatever religion or tradition they observe.

In a time of year that is already hectic, wondering what to wish people can be another stress. But don’t forget that even with all of the errands to run and tasks and projects that need to be finished by the end of the year, this is also a season that is supposed to be joyful and merry. You’re wishing someone a positive time of year. What matters most is the sentiment behind it, not the specific holiday they celebrate.

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Without you, none of this would be possible.

As a news outlet, we do not always get everything correct or look at areas from different perspectives.

With the addition of our newly designed puzzles page this year, it also requires a little more attention than we had originally thought. In the last issue of The Washburn Review, there was a comic placed that received a few comments from our readers.

Readers expressed concern that the comic stereotyped native language of Native Americans. Although this comic was not drawn by a student or intentionally put in the news-

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I spoke with the Student Life and Diversity and Inclusion office at Washburn as well. For future issues, the copy editors will be reviewing the comics for anything that could be interpreted negatively. Student Media will also be hosting a spring retreat for our employees, and we are looking forward to hearing Danielle Dempsey-Swopes speak on diversity and inclusion.

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November 28, 2018

Students and faculty participate in MMLA conference Alicia Muniz Washburn Review alicia.muniz@washburn.edu

The 2018 Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) conference was a conference for mainly English majors who were presenting their papers for the undergraduate research symposium. It was Thursday Nov. 15 through Sunday Nov. 18 at the Marriot Downtown in Kansas City, Missouri. There were six students presenting, each with a faculty mentor. Each presenter had papers that were created for coursework at Washburn and represented dedication to scholarships and were presenting their work to other active scholars in their fields. These were the culminations of their work and efforts.

Along with them, five English faculty members and one alumna presented their own research during the conference, along with three other Washburn faculty members from other departments at the university. The English students that presented were Whitney Clum with her mentor Kara Kendall-Morwick, Andrew Foster and his mentor Kara Kendall-Morwick, Bailey Harris-Krueger and her mentor Geoff Way, James Henry and his mentor Geoff Way, Annie Spencer and

her mentor Liz Derrington, and John Williams and his mentor Kara Kendall-Morwick.

The alumna that participated was Tamara Mitchell, who received her Bachelor of Arts in 2007. The English faculty that presented were Ande Davis, Dennis Etzel, Jr., Mary Sheldon, Vanessa Steinroetter and Geoff Way. Each presented their own research and made compelling papers interesting to those around them. The three other faculty members who presented were Miguel Gonzalez-Abellas, Spanish professor, Jericho Hockett, Psychology professor, and Courtney Sullivan, French professor. Each presented a paper that had to do with different forms of their subjects that coincided with a topic for English.

Rebecca Lewis, sophomore mass media major, enjoyed the conference. She said she enjoyed the topics that were talked about.

“I went to this conference with some of my English major friends, and I honestly didn’t think that I would be as interested in it as I was. The topics of these papers were incredibly interesting, and they made me think about things in English that I didn’t truly consider before this,” Lewis said. “There was a lot of information that I was getting that kind of made me confused, but overall it was a great event, and I encourage others, even if they ar-

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“Grammarians, Assemble!”: English majors and some non-majors joined together to discuss the modern languages. Twelve members from the Washburn community took part in the conference.

en’t English majors, to attend this conference next year. It can open your eyes to different things.”

Antonia De La Rosa, freshman business major had this to say after attending the conference, “I was surprised at how many people attended this conference. It was something that I had heard about and I was interested in the topics of the papers that the students were presenting. It was well thought out and well

researched, making it obvious that a lot of time and effort was put into each paper,” De La Rosa said. “The fact that these students, English majors or not, put so much effort into this makes me feel like I have a lot to work up to, and they inspired me to do better in my classes, as well as to take a few more English classes in order to discover what they found so interesting to make a paper about.”

Weather photo submissions from WU 5 YouTube channels for tabletop and video gamers to improve their skills Natalie Croze Washburn Review natale.croze@washburn.edu

If you are looking for something new to watch as a gamer, or maybe you just want to stay in the know but don’t want to watch a bunch of sponsored content, then here are a few channels you might be interested in.

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First snow on campus: Winter is coming and the first snow has come to campus on a beautiful evening.

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Changing of the season: Life is not meant to be stagnant; for nature itself is always changing.

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First, “Outside Xbox.” If you play anything, and I mean anything digital, you need to be watching “Outsidexbox.” Don’t let the name deceive you. This channel does way more than reviewing Xbox games. They cover everything from PS4 to computer games.

There are even mobile games thrown into the mix. They also do gameplay videos, which are super fun to watch as none of the trio of hosts claim to be expert gamers. Instead, they play more like average joes with friends on the couch. They make lists of videos, such as “7 Spammy Moves You Love to Spam” or “7 Video Game Vacations from Hell.” In these lists they go through games new and old and remind their viewers of the fun had in them.

Plus, if you really like them and binge watch all their content, don’t worry they have a sister channel.

The second, is “Outside Xtra.” “Outside Xtra” is similar to their big sister in that they have lists and gameplay videos, but there are some key differences. The first being that the channel has two different hosts and their “Show of the Weekend” videos tend to be honest opinion videos on the games the group is playing and how they feel about them without any sponsored bias. There is also weekly made up games like drawing contests and choose your own adventure like stories that the hosts challenge each other to, which make for some hilarious antics. “Outside Xtra” also does video games for nearly every console imaginable, and did I mention they also sometimes play “Dungeons & Dragons?” Because yes, they do that too.

Third is “Taking20.” Speaking of D&D if that is more your speed then you should be over here with the rest of us at Taking20. Run

by Cody, this channel is all about pen and paper role play, not just D&D, but “Pathfinder,” “Star Wars,” “Shadowrun,” if it involves rolling dice and playing a character, “Taking20” has you covered. What makes “Taking20” unique is that in addition to tutorial videos on how to play the games you love, Cody also has many videos on theorycrafting as well.

Videos like “Kill Your Party with…” or one

of his better and more recent ones, “Why Your Villains Suck” go way beyond how to play the game and instead delve into the deep aspects of a roleplaying game and explore the questions that both players and dungeon masters have inevitably asked. Cody is also super nice and his answers pay a lot of attention to the community.

Fourth is “Door Monster.” While not an informative YouTube channel, like “Taking20” or the “Outside” gang, “Door Monster” does combine video games and roleplaying games into their videos, they just do it through humor. Ever thought that selling trash items to a vendor in a video game is kind of silly, or how dialogue wheels can be a bit deceiving at times? Well so did “Door Monster” and they decided to make comedy sketches about it. Their videos lovingly make fun of everything from “PUBG”, to “Civilization” and yes, even “Dungeons and Dragons.” The small group of friends have also made a movie called “The Guards Themselves” that can be watched on Amazon Prime, and they are in the process of making a second. If you ever need a second to sit back and laugh as your favorite video games are lovingly ripped on, I suggest taking a look at “Door Monster,” but be warned, you may not be very productive for the rest of the day.

Fifth is LGR. The “Lazy Gamer Reviewer” does not just review any game. Oh no, he reviews games that have long since been played, reviewed and forgotten, but since plenty of us were not born yet when these games were made it’s all new to us. Yes, if you are interested in the history of the video game world, then look no further than “LGR” who will not only tell you the good and the bad of these older games, but also what the gaming systems were like that they were played on and how things have changed.

Though he is probably best known for his “Sims” games reviews, “LGR” has done plenty of other franchises and games, such as Duke Nukem, Elder Scrolls, city simulation games and much more. He is probably one of the most honest reviewers you will come across to the point that some game companies stopped giving him free copies of games because of his completely honest feedback.

I would be lying if I said that my opinions on whether to buy a game or not have often been changed by watching one or more of his videos. If you’re looking for something a little bit different in the video game YouTube world, I’d recommend checking out “LGR”’s channel.

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November 28, 2018

Memorial Union’s 67th birthday open house

Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

The Washburn Memorial Union turns one year older Monday Dec. 3. It has certainly been a minute, but Washburn is celebrating this year.

Turning 67 years old, the union has been a around for a long time, with the LLC and others being added over the years.

Director of the Memorial Union Becky Bolte spoke about the history of the building and how and why it was first thought up and created.

“The students wanted a place, and they came together and got the money to build that first part of the memorial, and that’s when in 1951 they had 3 dollars per student per semester. For students back in 1951 that’s a load of money compared to now. They came together and said we want a memorial/student union.

They wanted an actual building versus just a memorial,” Bolte said.

She also gave reasoning for the university to build the union as a whole, not just the student popula-

tion.

“They wanted a place for veterans to go to and students to congregate…There were alumni and students who served in World War II, and many lost their lives, so they started discussions in 1946 to erect a war memorial building on campus, and Dr. Brian Stauffer was in favor.”

They wanted the Memorial Union to function as a living memorial for generations of Washburn’s students and faculty. It would allow students to have an interactive role in remembering past students who served in the military. Like many other buildings on campus, the Union has evolved over the years, and, for instance, the ballroom used to be the cafeteria, with additional things downstairs.

Bolte also discussed why they’re specifically celebrating the 67th: “Its not a big birthday meaning its not the 50th or the 60th or the 75th… I’ve been here 4 years, it’s the first time its on a day of the week that we can celebrate…They

used to celebrate, one year they did a big cake that was the Memorial Union, but then again it was that original building. So this is the first year since I’ve been here that we’ve done it. They used to celebrate and we’re bringing it back. We’re reviving the memorial union birthday,” Bolte said.

Then, Bolte went into detail about what is going to be occurring on the Dec. 3.

“So we have our hot chocolate bar, you don’t wanna miss it. We are giving away coffee mugs and ice scrapers. So you can choose- do I want a hot cup of coffee or do I wanna scrape some ice? Then we’ll have live entertainment, there’s a jazz band that’ll be here. We’ve got the gingerbread house [across from the corner store], they’re selling birthday cupcakes at the c-store [corner store] and the union market/ So from 11:00 to 1:30 is all of that, then the bookstore starts their part they do 1:30 to 3:00,” Bolte said.

Overall, one shouldn’t miss celebrating the Memorial Union’s

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‘Ol reliable: Washburn University’s Memorial Union has still held strong, through various changes and 67 years going against it. Come to the Memorial Union Dec. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the Union’s 67th birthday.

67th birthday. Especially with the incentive of a free coffee mug (as you can never have too many) or an ice scraper, and it is definitely interesting to hear students coming together with the University to fund

a building that everyone on campus has a use for. The Memorial Union is still used by all students today, almost 70 years later.

Chris Jones talks Sexual Utopias: Washburn lights up Kuehne Bell Wrapping up the Brown Bag series Tower to celebrate holiday season Sarah Miller

Washburn Review sarah.miller6@washburn.edu

Chris Jones will be presenting on the topic of sexual utopias at the last Gender Brown Bag discussion of the semester from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Lincoln Room of the Memorial Union.

Jones is a professor in the philosophy and religious studies department. This semester, he is currently teaching a class called Jews, Christians and Sex within the philosophy and religious studies department. This class studies different religions and their ideas and teachings on human sexuality. Jones said much of the class is based on taking ancient ideas and applying them to modern problems such as rape culture and the gender stereotypes around hooking up.

From these lessons the students were given an assignment that Jones called an un-essay.

Students could choose to do a classic essay, or they could choose any other medium to express their idea of a sexual utopia. If anyone

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Hooking up or hanging out: Chris Jones, philosophy and religious studies professor, is putting on the last brown bag lecture of the semester. Sexual Utopias promises to be an interesting discussion but if some are unable to come to this discussion, the gender brown bags will continue in January 2019.

is interested in this class, they can contact Jones at chris.jones1@washburn.edu.

Jones highlighted some exceptional projects done by three of the students in the class.

Shelby Schone is a senior psychology major ,and she wrote an essay on female genital mutilation that she will speak about. Sarah Leal is a junior religious studies major who went the route of an un-essay and created a sculpture that focused on erasing boundaries of sexual identity. Cassidy Precht is a sophomore religious studies and political science double major, and she did a mass media project about the representation of gender and sexual minorities in electoral systems.

All three of these students will present their projects alongside Jones during the Gender Brown Bag discussion.

This presentation is the last in the series of gender brown bag discussions hosted by the history department. Each semester, they host about six to eight gender discussions that range a very long list of topics. These discussions usually take place at noon, and, as the name suggests, you bring your own lunch.

Sexual Utopias is the last of the series of discussions for this semester, but they did several other interesting topics earlier in the semester such as gender in gun culture, stereotypes of scrapbooking, gender in the law and women in World War II. The Gender Brown Bag series is informative, and, due to the wide range of topics discussed, it is a great way for students to learn more about specialized topics within their future fields. Kelly Erby, who is a professor in the history department and is currently in charge of organizing the Gender Brown Bag discussions, wants to encourage more students to come to these discussions.

Sexual Utopias promises to be an interesting discussion, but, if some are unable to come to this discussion, the Gender Brown Bags will continue in January 2019 for the spring semester. If you have any questions regarding the Gender Brown Bag discussion series, you can contact Kelly Erby at kelly. erby@washburn.edu.

Mingzhu Zhu

Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

Washburn will kick off the holiday season with the lighting of the Kuehne Bell Tower.

The lighting ceremony will be at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 29.

The lighting will take place at the Kuehne Bell Tower on the east lawn of Memorial Union. Spectators will gather to watch the bell tower light up the night. Washburn President Jerry Farley will be speaking at the event and will light up the tower.

“It’s a fairly simple event, [we] talk about Toys for Tots, turn on the lights and have cookies,” said Patrick Early, director of public relations at Washburn. “It’s not really long or involved, but it’s a kick-off of the holiday season.”

The holiday lighting will be colorful LED lights going up to the top of the bell tower, which was added last year. It will remain from Nov. 29 to the start of January, and then it will switch back to the normal white light.

The public is welcome to take part in the celebration with students, faculty and staff.

Participants will enjoy holiday music, treats and drinks. It’s a time for students to have a break as they prepare for their finals.

The Kuehne Bell Tower is a symbol of Washburn’s campus and a mark of campus history. It was built after the tornado in 1966 with the fund of the Kuehne family. Arthur L. Johnson was the architect who designed the bell tower, invited by the president John Henderson.

In the past, the bell would ring to give the correct time, so that the whole campus could hear it. However, it doesn’t ring now because it’s difficult to keep it working well.

The ceremony is the kick-off to the bell tower lighting and also the Toys for Tots collection campaign.

People are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy for the toy drive.

“We have too many teddy bears,” said Farley. “We need toys for children of different ages from three to eight.”

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Get lit: Washburn joins in on the holiday festivities.

Kuehne Bell Tower is located at the center of the campus and will light up Nov. 29 at 4:30 p.m.

In addition to toys, people who come can also bring books and monetary donations to the campaign. The university Toys for Tots committee can use the money to buy things that meet the children’s needs. The monetary donations are important for older kids, because some toys are not always age-appropriate for older kids who still need things for Christmas.

There will be a representative from the Marine Corps Reserve. The representative will explain to people about the Toys for Tots campaign.

In case of inclement weather, the event may be moved to Washburn A & B. Participants can watch the lighting from inside Memorial Union.

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White Christmas: The Washburn Singers, Choir and orchestra all perform for a packed audience. The Washburn University Holiday Vespers has been nominated or won Regional Emmys every year since 2011.

Award-winning Holiday Vespers concert coming soon to White Concert Hall Shayn Jones

Washburn Review shayndel.jones@washburn.edu

The Washburn music department will have its annual Holiday Vespers concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 in Washburn’s White Concert Hall. This concert will showcase choral and instrumental groups performing holiday-themed music. The PBS station, KTWU, will record the performance for a live televised broadcast.

Admission is free, and donations will be accepted to continue supporting Washburn’s music department.

KTWU has received several Emmy nominations and

awards for the “Washburn University Holiday Vespers” production over the years in the categories of Special Event, Lighting and more.

Get there early to grab a seat, as this is Washburn’s most heavily attended concert of the year with students, staff, faculty and members of the Topeka community coming together for a holiday treat.

Victoria McManus, senior music education major, will be performing with the Washburn Choir this year.

“The thing I’m looking forward to the most would be that I will be performing this concert alongside my little sister, who plays viola in the Symphony Orchestra,” McManus said. “We

don’t get to perform together often, so I’m very excited.”

Contact the Washburn music department at 785-670-1511 or music@washburn.edu if you have any questions regarding the Holiday Vespers concert.

Michelle Sieve, junior music education major, will be performing with the Symphony Orchestra. She is looking forward to performing with the choir.

“It’s a different experience than just playing with other instruments and it’s really fun for me,” Sieve said. “You’re in for something special. The concert hall is decorated top to bottom in Christmas lights, and there is always a group performing. It’s a concert full of traditions.”

The Ichabod Shop’s Annual Holiday Extravaganza offers great deals to students at Washburn Alicia Muniz Washburn Review alicia.muniz@washburn.edu

The Ichabod Shop’s Annual Holiday Extravaganza Sale is an event that will go from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.

This incredible deal can be found in the Ichabod Shop in the lower level of Memorial Union. The sale is buy one, get one 50% off of any and all regularly-priced merchandise in the shop.

In addition to the sale, there are coupons available for deals on separate merchandise.

You can also register for prizes online and in the bookstore.

This sale is a great opportunity for students with a lot of BodBucks left over from the semester to stock up on Ichabod gear. Along with that, those who need supplies for school

can get them in bulk to prepare for next semester. This event only happens one day per year, so be sure to take advantage of it!

Angela Gray, a sophomore English education and theater major, looks forward to the sale every year.

“I am really excited about this sale. It is hard to keep track of all of my things, and I end up losing them during the semester. So the sale is a godsend, especially for students like me who rely on BodBucks to buy a lot of supplies. It is worth it, and there are prizes, what more could you ask for?” Gray said.

Brian Sazo, a senior Spanish major, is also excited for the sale.

“I don’t normally buy things from the Ichabod Shop because the prices are a bit expensive. But these past two years, I have gone to the sale and was able to get a lot of things that I needed for a better price than at other

stores. This is something I am really looking forward to and I won’t miss the opportunity to get things cheaper than normal,” Sazo

said. The Ichabod Shop’s day of amazing deals comes once a year. Be sure to stop in and check out the great deals offered to WU.

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Holiday shopping: The ichabod Shop puts on its annual holiday sale on the last day of success week. For one day only, students can get great deals on Ichabod swag, supplies and a variety of other merchandise.

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November 28, 2018

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

An inconsistent quality anthology film from Joel and Ethan Coen.

“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” directed by the Coen Brothers, known from “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski,” is a western anthology film comprising of six stand-alone short stories including, the titular ballad, “Near Algodones,” “Meal Ticket,” “All Gold Canyon,” “The Gal Who Got Rattled,” and “The Mortal Remains.”

While all of the stories are of some quality, a few stand out as better than the rest. Two such stories are “All Gold Canyon,” starring Tom Waits, and “The Gal Who Got Rattled,” starring Zoe Kazan, Bill Heck and Grainger Hines. These stories exemplify what makes the Coen Brothers so good, with unique moments of dark comedy that still embody sincerity.

Waits’ story is one of an older man panning for gold, and Kazan’s tells one of a woman and her dog,

President Pierce. These stories are some of the best short films I have ever seen, managing to attach you to one-off characters in a short amount of time and provide compelling stories to boot. To explain the plots any further would be a disservice, as these are best seen with as little information as possible. Waits, who makes an amazing, but short-lived, return to the screen is immediately as lovable as he always has been. Kazan, Heck and Hines’ performances were perfect, too.

Then there are the other stories.

While not nearly as good as the first two discussed, they’re still of value. “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” starring Tim Blake Nelson as Scruggs, and also featuring Clancy Brown, among others, is the opening story. Honestly, it ended up being one of my least favorite of the stories presented. I have a feeling that the story is to be interpreted at a deeper level, but it doesn’t work at face value. Scruggs is written to be incredibly annoying and repul-

sive, and it hindered much of my enjoyment of the story as it focused on him the entire time. Nelson did his job perfectly, but it is certain I am going to have to sit on it for a while as I really couldn’t get over the cut of the characters’ rather insufferable jib, but I want to dig deeper on what the story is saying.

Then there is “Near Algodones,” starring James Franco and Stephen Root. The short immediately suffers when it comes to suspension of disbelief due to Franco and the controversy surrounding him, but other than that I really enjoyed it. There really isn’t much to say except that it isn’t terrible.

“Meal Ticket,” starring Liam Neeson and Harry Melling, tells an incredibly depressing story that’s length really doesn’t do any favors.

I have seen many arguments that this is everybody’s least favorite of the bunch, and I would be inclined to agree. It goes on for too long, and is not as good as the first two (“Scruggs” and “Algodones”), but is similar to the last story, “The

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Best of the best: Billy and Alice discuss the challenges that come with riding on a wagon train. Pictured are the main characters in “The Gal Who Got Rattled,” a short in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’” Alice (Zoe Kazan) and Billy (Bill Heck).

Mortal Remains.”

Starring Tyne Daly, Brendan Gleeson, Jonjo O’Neill, Saul Rubinek and Chelcie Ross, “The Mortal Remains” is a bottle story, taking place entirely in a stagecoach.

It is simply a long amount of well written dialogue. The thing that sets it apart is its gothic mood, and it definitely shares that mood with “Meal Ticket.”

Overall, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” requires some thinking about themes and symbolism to fully enjoy the story, but the Waits

and Kazan stories are undoubtedly awesome, even upon first viewing.

I think the rest of them probably require some internet research or time to think about the stories, but I am inclined to say even after that, the Waits and Kazan stories are the best. While the others may be off putting, I would say “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” is worth wasting an hour or two on. I don’t necessarily love all the stories, but all of them definitely have a heart to them.

Bethesda’s ‘Fallout 76’: Not quite heaven, West Virginia

Charles Rankin

Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

This isn’t your older sibling’s Wasteland. Set in the mountain state of West Virginia, “Fallout 76” is the latest game in the post-apocalyptic franchise by Bethesda Game Studios.

When the player begins, they find themselves waking up in Vault 76, named for America’s Tricentennial, 25 years after the bombs have fallen. Like every other “Fallout” game, the player emerges into a vast wasteland, this time around known as Appalachia, an immense world inhabited by all sorts of creatures, robots and mutants, all hell-bent on destroying your life.

This “Fallout” game is different than any other. In every other game in the franchise, you interact with human non-playable characters. In “Fallout 76,” every other human you come in contact with is a real person, someone who is looking at a screen and moving their mouse or joystick right along with you, making this the first of the franchise to be multiplayer. This allows you to team up to complete quests, join together to build defensive behemoths and engage with one another in a unique player-vs-player setup.

“Fallout” is my favorite series, and the thought of a new game was exciting when first announced before E3 this past summer. Hearing that Bethesda was going to make it multiplayer was intriguing and discovering that the multiplayer experience was an always online one, that was also void of human NPCs, had me a little worried. Playing the

screenshot by Charles Rankin

Take me home: “Fallout 76” is the latest in the franchise by Bethesda. The game begins with the exiting of Vault 76 in the mountains of West Virginia.

game, however, made me understand that this is not your typical “Fallout” game. This is a chance for Bethesda to explore new opportunities in the franchise. It’s an experiment. To use role-playing game lingo, it’s a side quest, if you will.

My 24 hours of playtime, roughly, in this game have been interesting. I pre-ordered the game and therefore was able to take part in the beta, or as Bethesda branded it, the “Break-it Early Test Application.”

Bethesda is notorious for glitches, so this was a welcome addition to the development of the game. The play itself felt like an early version of a Bethesda game, and I did, in fact, encounter a few issues, some small, some pretty significant. In one instance, I found myself trying to kill a beast and I kept missing.

I soon discovered that it couldn’t be killed and it was not actually attacking me. A bigger issue was be-

ing sent on a quest to repair a token dispenser, only to discover that it was glitched. A patch was available post-launch which did resolve this latter glitch, along with a few others that I didn’t encounter.

The gameplay itself is fairly easy and mimics, in many ways, the game’s predecessor. There are a few differences from “Fallout 4.”

The most noticeable is the change in V.A.T.S., a mechanic used to assist the player in doing damage to an opponent. Before “76” the system was able to stop or slow down time to give the player the advantage of figuring out where to hit or fire. As this game is always online and played in real-time, V.A.T.S. was relegated to basically being a real-time self-aiming system. As with previous V.A.T.S., this does help the player by making it easier to shoot and hit, but it loses the quality it once had. Another big

change and a large aspect of “76” is that of base building, with several locations available to claim that are replete with supplies. This new game also allows player’s camps to be built almost anywhere on the map. This allows easy fast-travel locations that are also free, as the new game requires a certain amount of caps, the in-game currency, to travel to locations. While previous “Fallout” games have had a survival or hardcore mode, “76”’s gameplay is entirely survival mode, meaning the player must pay attention to not only health, but also hunger and thirst. My favorite new feature is a photomode, which gives players the ability to take a photo from any location and features several frames for locations and factions found in the game. Other changes include moving the map to its own section, rather than inside of the Pip-Boy and on-screen quest notifications.

As is typical with the franchise, I began my gameplay solo without teaming up and with little engagement in other players. I wanted to explore Appalachia on my own.

The game and its environment are beautiful. There is a certain detail I have never seen before in a video game including realistic clouds, shadows and even the ability to see far off storm systems. The map itself is huge. I have not been able to explore everything, but there are unique sections of the map that could be worlds in and of themselves in other games. Each of these sections includes flora and fauna and hazards distinct to that area.

This made for a challenging expe-

rience.

I did dabble some in the multiplayer aspect of the game. More than once, I tried to team up with random players that were nearby, but only a couple times did the other player accept my invitation. One of these players quickly realized I wasn’t doing the same quest as him and booted me from his team rather rudely. My other team-up experience was much more pleasant. The player was a much higher level than I and while I engaged in a somewhat difficult quest, they helped out by killing off enemies. The other player also had apparently done that quest already and twice pointed me in the right direction when I got stumped. I imagine if we both had been using mics, the experience would’ve been even better. This latter multiplayer experience is what I imagine Bethesda was hoping to see in this new “Fallout” game.

Overall, I have had fun playing this game. While it is probably the weakest in the franchise, it is still a “Fallout” game. There are still some issues to be worked out, such as a few glitches and some pretty slow load times. The first major patch update fixed some of the major problems and as Bethesda works on the smaller ones, I’m sure more patches will follow. If you are a serious “Fallout” fan, this game is a welcome change in the franchise and a nice little break. If you have never played a “Fallout” game, this may be a nice and very different introduction to a great franchise.

7/10 bottlecaps

Around this week in history Snippets from past issues of The Review

By Natalie Croze

This monkey has the same reaction most of us do towards “usual” office gifts. This ad was published Dec. 10, 1969.

I may or may not have been hungry when I found this. This ad was printed Dec. 10, 1969.

I’ll be honest, I don’t know what this is, but it looks really cool. This painting by Edward Navone was featured Dec. 5, 1955.

Yay, more rings, but this time they are on layaway! This ad was from Dec. 2, 1955.

They don’t always buy sweaters, but when they do, they pose epicly in them. This great ad was taken Dec. 5, 1986.

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Will McKee leads in WU Basketball Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

Over Thanksgiving break, the men’s basketball team took on two of their conference foes. Helping lead the charge for the Ichabods was sophomore forward Will McKee. During his performance Saturday, Nov. 25, he paced the Ichabods with an astounding 18 points. McKee comes from a good foundation of basketball.

McKee was raised in Lenexa, Kansas. He went to St. James Academy, where his focus was primarily on basketball. McKee says he’s thankful to have been able to play basketball at St. James.

“My time at St. James was good.

We were a good team that did some good things. We had multiple NCAA Division I athletes there while I was playing for them, so we were able to play pretty good basketball,” Mckee said.

McKee, the son of Jed and Sherry, has two older brothers and one younger sister. McKee believes that he has been blessed to have the family that he has, and even described his parents as two of the greatest things that have ever hap-

pened to him.

During his time here at Washburn, McKee has been a key part to the success of the Ichabods. This season alone, he is averaging 8.6 points and 24.4 minutes per game.

For McKee, his future is not in basketball, but in life. However, this does not stop him from wanting success on the court while he is able to wear an Ichabod uniform.

McKee believes that basketball is just a part of the process.

“I want to be able to continue to play good basketball here until I graduate. After that, I want to be able to find a good job and then I would have to say that I want to settle down with a wife of my own,” states McKee. Some of McKee’s favorite things to do are fairly similar to the average college student. With the time that McKee has outside of school and practice, he likes to do things his way.

“I like to watch Netflix, play ‘Fortnite,’ play basketball obviously, and definitely sleep. I haven’t checked in a while, but I think I have around 100 wins in ‘Fortnite,’ so yeah I like to be able to play ‘Fortnite’ when I get the chance, and I like to play ‘FIFA’ as well,”

McKee said.

Head coach Brett Ballard wants to rely on McKee as a leader for the Ichabods this season.

“Will is a very good athlete that really shoots the ball well and plays hard all of the time. He plays with great effort and energy, which his teammates feed off of. He has really been playing well in practice and it’s starting to carry over into the games. He is definitely going to be a major weapon for us as the year progresses.” says Ballard.

To McKee, the most exciting thing that he has ever done happened earlier this year at Allen Fieldhouse.

McKee and the Ichabods traveled to Lawrence to take on the University of Kansas for an exhibition match Nov. 1. Ever since McKee was young, he has been a fan of the Jayhawks, so, of course, he was excited for the opportunity to play against them. There, he was able to do something that not many people get to do: dunk at Allen Fieldhouse.

“I grew up in Lawrence and was a KU fan. So when I got the chance to dunk, it was a great experience.

Sadly, I wasn’t able to dunk on Dok [Udoka Azubuike],” McKee said.

The basketball team continues

Tyler Geiman: Life of basketball Brandon Brownlee Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

Basketball season is heating up heading toward winter break. The Ichabods have come out of the gate strong with a 4-1 start for the year. One of the contributing factors to the strong start has been the skills of sophomore guard Tyler Geiman.

Geiman is from Stilwell, Kansas, and graduated from Blue Valley High School in 2017.

In his freshman season at Washburn, he appeared in 27 games and averaged 4.5 points per game. He had his biggest scoring game against No. 1 Northwest Missouri when he achieved his season high with 15 points. Geiman was also selected for the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Geiman is the son of Todd and Cindy Geiman. His father works in the online banking and mortgage business, and his mother is a part-time accountant. Geiman is the youngest of three children. He has two older sisters, Shelby and Bailey.

Geiman had an inside track in his path to playing Washburn basketball. His father was an assistant coach while attending graduate school at Washburn, so he had connections with the staff and has always been familiar with the program.

“Coach Hundley always was recruiting me through high school and then when [Brett] Ballard came to Washburn I just knew it was the right fit,” Geiman said.

After a strong year last year in Ballard’s first season as Washburn head coach, Geiman and his teammates have lofty goals of winning the MIAA championship and making their way towards an NCAA championship.

“I think the season is going to be very successful. We have a lot of momentum from last year’s success that we can use to make sure this year goes even better,” said freshman guard Jalen Lewis.

Academically, Geiman has followed the same sort of career path that his parents did.

He is majoring in finance and economics and looking to gain his master’s degree while at Washburn.

As of now, he is unsure of what specific job he is looking for, but he will certainly have some knowledge and advice from his parents if he pursues the financial field.

Playing college basketball can sometimes feel like a job, so there isn’t always time for extra hobbies and interests after school and basketball-related responsibilities. For that reason, Geiman just enjoys hanging out when he is free.

“I would say hanging out with friends and family is one of my biggest things, just being around the guys because that’s one of the most fun parts about being here,” Geiman said.

When not hanging out with friends and family, video games are a common thing that can keep high school and college-aged kids entertained for hours.

“I certainly play my good amount of video games. If I had to choose my favorite game right now, it would be ‘Fortnite’,” Geiman said.

One advantage that sports can provide is the opportunity to travel and make life-long memories doing so. Geiman said some of the coolest things he has ever done in his life came from traveling around the U.S. when he was on the AAU basketball circuit during summers in high school. He has been to both coasts to play in New York and Los Angeles as well as a trip to Atlanta.

When asking people what is on their bucket list, many aspire to travel to different places around the world and see iconic attractions.

Geiman’s number one item can be done right on campus in Lee Arena, if he so chooses.

“Dunk in-game, for sure,” Geiman said.

Get out to Lee Arena and cheer him on because bigger crowds will help support the

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Shoot and score: Will McKee is a sophomore forward for the basketball team. McKee dropped a career high 18 points last Saturday against Eastern New Mexico.

their season this Thursday against the University of Saint Mary in Lee Arena here at Washburn. As the

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Crossover: Sophomore Tyler Geiman looks to cross up the KU defender in the exhibition game at Allen Fieldhouse earlier this year. Geiman broke the Blue Valley High School assist record during his time in high school.

Ichabods throughout their promising season.

Geiman had an incredibly successful career at Blue Valley High School, he scored more than 1,000 career points, and he was named a two-time EKL Player of the Year. His team was the first team 6A All-Stater his senior year. He believes, however, his biggest accomplishment was breaking the school’s alltime assist record.

Washburn has been an excellent fit for Gei-

Briefs Women’s Basketball

The junior varsity team defeated Park University with a score of 77-66. Their Washburn hosted the Parrish Hotels Thanksgiving Classic over Thanksgiving next action is against Baker University break. The Ichabods won their first game Nov. 28. against the University of Montevallo 6759. Then, they lost their next two games Volleyball against Maryville and Newman in close losses of 58-62 and 50-46. Their next The volleyball team won all three of match will be the first conference play on their games in the NCAA Central Regional Dec. 6 against Southwest Baptist.

Championship on their way to the Elite The junior varsity team dominated Eight. After winning the tournament, they their opponent in their last game against will now head to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Park University. They defeated Park to face Wingate University in the first University by over 50 points in an 89- round of the NCAA Championships.

37 victory. Their next game is against Labette University Nov. 28.

Cross Country

Men’s Basketball Washburn racked up two wins last week. They soundly defeated Truman State 73-61 and then went on to almost double Eastern New Mexico in points in a lopsided 94-56 win. Their next game is against the University of Saint Mary Nov. 29.

season goes on, look for McKee to play a large role in leading the Ichabods.

man and he likes not being at a bigger school such as Kansas State Univerisity.

“I love it here,” Geiman said. “I actually really like the smaller school vibes because everyone kind of knows everyone and everyone’s closer, so I like that.”

Keep an eye out for Geiman and the Ichabods, as they are back in action against University of Saint Mary Nov. 29 in Lee Arena.

To p a t h l e t e s Cross Country

Volleyball

Jacob Klemz finished sixth out of 189 Allison Maxwell and Shayla Connor runners at the NCAA Regionals with racked up the awards this season. his fastest time in his career. Ricardo Banuelos finished 21st. Klemz and Maxwell earned the following: Banuelos’ times are the two fastest 10k - AVCA All-American honorable times in Washburn history. Both runners mention earned All-Regional recognition.

- All-Central Region First Team - First-Team All-MIAA -All-NCAA Central Regional Football Tournament Team

Linebacker Austin Tillman was Connor’s accomplishments include: nominated as a Mayo Clinic Comeback - AVCA All-American honorable Player of the Year. mention Cornerback Corey Ballentine will play - All-Central Region Team honorable in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. mention Ballentine, wide receiver James Brania- First-Team All-MIAA Team The cross country runners competed Hopp, offensive lineman Kyle Hinton and - All-NCAA Central Regional in the NCAA Central Regional linebacker Derrick McGreevy were all Tournament Team Championships Nov. 17. Both teams selected as first-team All-MIAA players. put in their best efforts for some good Tillman and punter Perry Schmeidler Coach Chris Herron earned AVCA performances. The men’s team finished were both selected to the All-MIAA Region Coach of the Year. Genna Berg, 10th out of 28 teams, and the women’s second team. team finished 12th out of 35 teams. Jacob Ballentine was also selected as a Faith Rottinghaus and Erica Montgomery were all selected to the All-MIAA first Klemz will represent Washburn in the returner to the third team. team. Makayla Maxwell received an AllNational Championships on Dec. 1.

MIAA honorable mention.

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November 28, 2018

Jacob Klemz named National Athlete of the Week Bryan Grabuskaus

Washburn Review bryan.grabuskaus@washburn.edu

Over a decade ago, Jacob Klemz was just a middle school student waiting in his mom’s car while she coached running practice. Rather than waiting in the car and continuing to be bored out of his mind, Klemz decided that he may as well join the team and start running.

“That’s kind of how that got started. I sort of went and said ‘ehh… I’ll stick with this,’” Klemz said.

Now Klemz is gaining national recognition for his accomplishments in cross country. He frequently earns MIAA Athlete of the Week awards and was recently named the Division II Men’s National Athlete of the Week, which is the first time a Washburn athlete has received the honor.

Klemz grew up around Topeka, “out in the country,” as he puts it. He liked to run around outside when he was young, but he never necessarily wanted to run competitively. In fact, Klemz says he was planning on playing basketball. Unfortunately, he laments that he lacks the size to do that at a high level.

“I never thought I’d get into running,” said Klemz. “I was hellbent that I was going to be a college basketball player, but my frame doesn’t allow for that, being 140 pounds and 6’3, you get moved around pretty easily.”

With his mother being a cross country coach, and both of his parents having run

in college, Klemz seemed destined to run at a high level. His plans for the future are geared towards running as well. After college, Klemz wants to run for the Olympics and eventually become a coach.

Klemz never thought he would wind up at Washburn. Growing up in Topeka, he always thought that he would get out of town when he went to college. However, he ended up staying in town and attending Washburn.

Klemz has appreciated his time at Washburn, though, saying it is “all [he] could’ve dreamed of.” He loves the small classes, the professors that you can interact with and his role on the cross country team.

His days consist mainly of morning practice, classes, afternoon practice and homework. He works hard, but he knows that it will pay off in the end.

“I want to reach higher levels running, and I know the groundwork I put in now will lead up to that,” Klemz said. “If I were to half-ass it and go through the motions everyday, I’m not going to achieve what I want. It does get monotonous and hard at times, but you just gotta push through that.”

That drive is what assistant cross country coach Kyle Gibson believes propels Klemz to the success he has achieved.

“He’s very high in his goals and in what he expects from his teammates,” said Gibson. “He holds himself and his teammates to a high standard. I think that comes from the

drive and wanting to win. He wants to win but he also wants to see his teammates meet similar levels of success that he has. He’s obviously talented, but he does everything he can to be better,” Gibson said.

When he does have some free time, Klemz enjoys hanging out with friends and playing video games like “Madden” and “FIFA.” He also enjoys being outdoors; Kayaking and hunting are some of his favorite things to do.

Klemz is very focused on game days and gets himself ready to go run. His routine before running involves drinking a small amount of coffee, listening to music and doing his warmups. Klemz is driven and passionate, and that passion is what keeps him going.

“I try to relax as much as possible. I’m pretty hyper-focused as it is, so I like to joke around with the guys before [a race] because that takes a little bit of their edge off and it takes mine off. We’ll warm up a little before, jog two miles, and then head to the line. From there I’m locked in, I’m thinking of what I have to do in race, how I have to control it, how I’m going to let the pace go out, where I’m going to sit, when I want to move. No cross country race is ever going to go exactly to plan. You have to be constantly ready to adjust,” Klemz said.

Coach Gibson says that his primary job is actually reining in Klemz’s drive. He has to keep him from pushing himself too much.

photo courtesy of WU Sports

Long strides: Jacob Klemz makes strides in a race earlier this season. Klemz recently earned national recognition for his success.

“With [Klemz], it’s more making sure he doesn’t do too much and overdo it,” Gibson said. “He’s made my job pretty easy in terms of he knows where to draw that line, and I trust him in what he’s giving me.”

What’s your favorite winter activity?

By Brandon Brownlee

photo by Ying Liu

On the double: Allison Maxwell and Makayla Maxwell jump for a double-block. The Ichabods have had a successful season and have advanced to the Elite Eight this coming Thurs. Nov. 29.

Ichabod volleyball advances to Div. II Elite Eight in Pennsylvania Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

Last week, the Washburn volleyball team continued their stellar season by winning the NCAA Central Region Championship, which qualified them to enter the Elite Eight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In the quarterfinals, they faced the fifthranked Northern State Wolves. It was an easy opening set, as Washburn jumped to an early lead and eventually claimed a 25-9 first set win. The rest of the match, however, was more closely contested. The Ichabods dropped the next two sets 25-23 and 25-21 to put their backs against the wall. They did not blink and bounced back to win the fourth set 25-23, and then outlasted the Wolves 15-12 in the final set to claim the victory.

The semifinals pitted Washburn against another highly-ranked opponent, Minnesota-Duluth. Although each set was tight, Washburn did not lose a set and completed the sweep. After trailing for most of the first set, Washburn eventually made a late run to tie at 23 before taking the next two points for

the win. Washburn led the second set from the start and finished 25-18. With another uphill effort in the third set, Washburn trailed 16-11. A few timely runs left the teams tied at 23, again. Washburn finished the final set 27-25 and won the match.

The Ichabod’s faced the two-time defending national champion, Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears, in the regional final.

Washburn won the first set 25-22, but they then found themselves behind after being defeated in the next two sets. The heart of the Ichabods prevailed as they stayed in the match and won the fourth set 25-18.

The fifth set featured a punch and counter between the two teams, as Washburn led early 5-1 and 8-4 before the deficit was trimmed to 8-7. Leading 11-10, Washburn scored three straight points to set up match point, which Allison Maxwell delivered, sending Washburn back to the national tournament for the second time in school history.

Washburn has been seeded fifth in the national tournament and will face the fourth-seeded Wingate Bulldogs in the quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 in Pittsburgh.

Colton Swaim Sophomore Political Science

Calvary Lyle Sophomore Secondary History

“I like staying inside because it’s warm and I “I would probably say sledding just because don’t have to go outside to do anything. I like it’s fun as hell.” sleeping too.”

Da’Vaun Elrod Freshman Musical Education “I’d say football because it’s fun and more intense during wintertime, and it shows when people have heart and really want to play.”

Andy Sanchez Freshman PTA “Probably just cleaning my driveway because I’m not about to slip as soon as I step out that door.”