Washburn Review: February 6, 2019 -Issue 17

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Debate team comes home champions

Residental Living recruits resident assistants

Morgan Holloway

Washburn Review morgan.holloway@washburn.edu

The Washburn debate team traveled to California to compete at the Concordia University Irvine Invitational Jan. 26 and 27, the largest tournament of the year so far. The invitational brought squads from Cerritos College, Concordia University, CSU Los Angeles, El Camino College, Grand Canyon University, Irvine Valley College, Mercer University, Point Loma Nazarene University, Rice University, Rio Hondo College, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, University of Arizona and the University of Oklahoma.

WU Debate brought four teams and two were cleared after six preliminary rounds.

Taylor Nichol and Jillian Roy finished as octo-finalists, while Zach Wallentine and Kelly Burns pushed onward.

Wallentine and Burns participated in eleven different debates and entered elimination rounds 5-1. In the semifinals, the team got revenge when they defeated their one loss from elimination rounds. Overall, the team walked away as champions after defeating Concordia on a 2-1 decision.

Since September, the debate squad has been putting in lots of hours to be well prepared in these tournaments. The group meets for two hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday, meets with a coach for two hours a week independently and outside of that, they are constantly researching, watching the news or documentaries and staying in tune with what is happening in the world.

“One could describe debate as having a quality of a double-edged sword in a sense, and that the domain of potential inquiry and discussion is so wide that to research it all, is almost an untenable task to undertake.

But for the same reason that any sort of research the one independently engages in, is likely to have some sort of utility in the context of some debate. You will have some sort of output to that effort,” said Wallentine.

Wallentine and Burns haven’t always been paired together.

“There was one tournament in the fall that my previous debate partner had to take the LSAT and we did really well at that tournament,

graphic by Erica Faulkinbury

Got resident assistants?: WU Residential Living is accepting applications till Friday, Feb. 15. They held three informational meetings about the job opportunity.

DeyJa Cardenas

Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

photo courtesy of Morgan Holloway

A force to be reckoned with: Kelly Burns and Zach Wallentine compete this weekend at University of Missouri. They brought home first place from the Concordia University Irvine Invitational.

photo courtesy of Lisa Hockenberry

A generation of excellence: From left to right Christina, Angela, Mary and Rose Hockenberry pose for a picture. The photo was taken on the night of Angela Hockenberry’s graduation in the fall of 2018.

Four generations at WU Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

This week Washburn University honors the Hockenberry family who have a special connection to our campus as they are the fourth generation of their family to attend Washburn. The fourth generation includes students Christina, Mary and Rose along with the eldest sister, Angela, who recently graduated from Washburn.

Their dedication to Washburn comes from a love of the campus and the opportunities it offers as well as the connection they share

to the campus through their ancestors, going back to their great-grandfather.

The Hockenberry’s connection with Washburn University begins with their great-grandfather, Stanley Joseph Wiechert Sr., who took some classes at Washburn during the 1960s. He took classes at Washburn while serving at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka and he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The family is unsure if Wiechert earned a degree at Washburn.

The tradition continued through Wiechert’s son, Stanley Joseph Wiechert

Jr., who earned a bachelors degree in mathematics in the 1960s. He married Maxine Agnes Steinlage in 1970 who would later earned a masters degree in education with emphasis in creativity.

The third generation consisted of Lisa Hockenberry and her sister Julie Anderson, who attended Washburn during the 1990s. Lisa Hockenberry earned a bachelors degree in business administration in accounting in 1993 and Anderson earned a bachelors degree in mass media with emphasis in public relations in 1996.

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Washburn is recruiting strong willed, intuitive leaders with a credible work ethic to fill the shoes of the residential living assistants who are planning to graduate.

“We look for applicants that have great customer service, conflict mediation, listening, communication and teamwork skills,“ said Jack Van Dam. Jack Van Dam is the residence life coordinator at Washburn University. Van Dam explained that residential living is in the middle of the RA recruitment process for the 2019-2020 Academic Year.

“Having the opportunity to serve as an RA is a great way to get connected to campus and leave a long-lasting impact on the 50 residents that live in your community,” Van Dam said.

Students who are experiencing living on their own for their first time might feel alone, but their assigned residential assistant should have a desire to befriend them.

Cierra Davis, residential living coordinator, has been working for the Residential Living Center for a year.

“It has been such an incredible learning experience for me,” Davis said. “Every day is different from the one before and I continue to gain new experiences along the way.”

Davis enjoys interacting with students. She described her personal significance to her position.

“One of the things I enjoy the most about my position is that I get to interact with students outside of the classroom. I have the opportunity to see them achieve their goals, overcome challenges and strengthen their individual identity on a daily basis, and that is so rewarding to

me, Davis said. “The student population here is so unique from places I have worked before, and I love that I get to take part in their growth and development.”

Van Dam wants applicants to keep in mind when applying that the Resident Assistant position is a 20-hour per week commitment.

A residential assistant should be welcoming and respectable enough that students feel they can use their residential living assistant as a possible resource. Residential assistants will relay essential information to residents about policies and procedures in an effective and understanding way. In addition to the many responsibilities, the residential assistant will have the opportunity to create door decorations and display cases when available. The hired residential assistant may come across an event in which they must mediate roommate or suitemate conflicts.

If prospective applicants are interested in the position, the application deadline is Friday, Feb. 8, and the group interview is 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 10 in the upper level of the union.

If the desire to become a residential living assistant lingers within, Washburn encourages you to pursue and unleash your leadership specialties with those who may benefit from them.

Applications can be found online at Washburn.edu/ resliving. Prior to applying for the position, review the job requirements and description. The application requires two essay questions that are asked to be prepared and attached to the application. Applications must also include two references. Additionally, applicants must be enrolled in 12 credit hours and must obtain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5.

Winter weather battles university scheduling Wesley Tabor

Washburn Review wesley.tabor@washburn.edu

photo courtesy of Washburn University

Class is in session: Jim Martin works with executive staff to determine whether to remain open during winter weather.

As the winter weather possibilities continue to suspend themselves overhead, many of Washburn’s executive staff and essential personnel/ departments are getting together and assessing the current and future conditions of campus.

Many students have been left confused in regards to winter weather procedures. How the university de-

cides to close, and what key factors make a strong impact when the bad winter conditions begin to move into the area are just a few of the concerns that students and faculty have expressed during the unpredictable winter season.

The long chain of decision-making doesn’t have a definite internal source. However, the decision is contemplated and then communicated between various campus departments — each having their own part

in the final decision as well as notifying the Washburn community.

The in-depth process begins with the Washburn police department and facilities services reviewing the current conditions, and future conditions via weather updates provided

by Shawnee county.

“We get updates from the Shawnee county emergency management,” said Chris Enos, chief of the Washburn university police department.

“We receive those sitrepts every two

to three hours regarding incoming weather conditions for the area.”

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Generations at WU CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The fourth and current generation of students at Washburn consist of Lisa Hockenberry’s four daughters. Angela Hockenberry, who has recently graduated and married, earned a bachelors degree in sociology this past December and she worked at Washburn’s registrar office. Rose Hockenberry is a third-year student who is majoring in elementary education and works in the financial aid department at Washburn. Christina Hockenberry is a second-year student who is majoring in vocal performance.

Mary Hockenberry is a freshman at Washburn who currently hasn’t declared a major yet, and she works in the Mulvane ArtLab. The girls also have two younger sisters, Nicole and Stephanie Hockenberry, who are attending Christ the King Grade School and who may join their older sisters in continuing the tradition of attending Washburn University.

The girls also spoke about why they chose to attend Washburn.

Rose Hockenberry said that being close to her family while coming to Washburn was a major component for choosing Washburn.

“I just liked that it was close enough to home so that I can see my family. The education department is great here. It’s one of the best in the state, that or Emporia, and Emporia is a long way away,” Rose Hockenberry said.

Angela Hockenberry also explained why she chose Washburn over other schools.

“Coming to Washburn wasn’t super expensive and it was close. Everybody else was still around so I had a good support system to help me,” Angela Hockenberry said.

“Once I found my major I loved my department.”

Christina Hockenberry spoke highly of her experience with Washburn.

“We’ve been extremely successful. All of us have very high GPAs,” Christina Hockenberry said. “I feel very at home in my department.

Our professors care about our progress, and they make time for us and it shows.”

The Hockenberry sisters explained their plans after college with some of them saying that they would like to move out of the Topeka area to pursue their career goals while others said they could see their future children coming to Washburn as well in the following years. Whether any of the sisters will decide to stay in the Topeka area and send their own children to Washburn to continue the legacy has yet to be seen but a fifth generation is possible in their future.

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Career Fair brings new opportunities Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

Washburn University has hosted the Career Fair to promote local businesses to students at Washburn who are interested in part-time, full-time and internship positions.

The Spring Career Fair will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 in Lee Arena. In addition, there will be a Resume Roadshow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Memorial Union where students can bring in a copy of their resume to be reviewed by professionals before attending the Spring Career Fair.

Over 100 businesses ranging from Walgreens to Core First Bank will attend the Spring Career Fair in search of students who are interested in getting their professional lives started or who are simply looking for a job to help them pay off college. The career fair is an amazing opportunity to build networking connections so students will have professional contacts in their respective fields that will help them gain positions when they graduate.

The career fair has been hosted at Washburn for 35 years and is meant to present job opportunities to students and introduce them to future employers. Washburn hosts both a Fall and Spring Career Fair.

Several new companies have also registered with the Spring Career Fair this year including Universal Forest Products, Centura Health, American Shizuki and more, expanding the reach of the event and the diversity in employers who will be attending.

Students who attend the event should come prepared, which means students should bring a pen, a notebook, a folder with several copies of their resume and a professional demeanor. Students are also encouraged to dress in business attire when attending the Career Fair to make a good first impression with possible employers. Having an idea of which booths you would like to visit at the fair is also a good idea. Students can sign up for guided tours at the event to help them get acclimated to the environment of being surrounded by unfamiliar

photo courtesy of Washburn University

Building employment opportunities: Kent McAnally is the director of Career Services at Washburn and is a point of contact for more information concerning the Career Fair.

faces and possible employers.

Kent McAnally, director of career services at Washburn, said that employers come from all over to network with students.

“About a hundred employers and graduate programs will be showing up for the Spring Career Fair and various positions will be offered to students,” McAnally said. “The employers are from all over and we

have seven or eight companies that have registered that we’ve never seen before, none of which are local.”

Drew Miller, an employee of Blue Cross & Blue Shield, said his company attends the Career Fair events at Washburn, University of Kansas and Kansas State University.

“We’re always looking for individuals who may qualify for one of our summer internship programs or one of our entry-level positions. We often set up students for interviews on-site or the day after the Career Fair,” said Miller. “We’re constantly looking for that professional attitude in students and the Career Fair presents a great opportunity for them to show that they’re ready to enter the working world.”

To find out more details about the Spring Career Fair, students can contact Kent McAnally by email at kent.mcanally@washburn.edu for more information or to sign up for a guided tour at the Spring Career Fair. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to begin expanding your future career prospects.

Boy Scouts attend Merit Badge Day at Washburn Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

Washburn University welcomed the Boy Scouts to its campus on Saturday, Feb. 2 as they attended various workshops from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The all-day event was sponsored by some of the professors who helped the scouts earn merit badges that would have been difficult to obtain outside of the University.

The Boy Scouts hailed from many different troops around the Northeast Kansas region with many coming from the Topeka area as well.

The merit badge workshop day is a great way for the Boy Scouts in the local area to come together and learn about subjects such as engineering, physics and more.

The Boy Scouts in the Northeast Kansas region came together under the Jayhawk Area Council and each group of scouts is divided into troops which may contain anywhere from a handful of scouts to thirty or forty scouts. Each troop is also divided into patrols that are run by the scouts themselves while under adult supervision. Many of the scouts brought their adult leaders or parents with them for the workshop event.

One of the adult leaders, Michael Beech, from troop 81 out of McClouth Kansas, spoke about some of the workshops that his scouts

attended in the morning and what events they were looking forward to in the afternoon.

“We have nine scouts with us today. Most of our scouts this afternoon are going through engineering, prior to that we had scouts in weather, family living, law and art workshops so they got to experience a lot this morning,” said Mr. Beech. “The scouts get to experience the campus and see what it’s like, get familiar with it. I know my son and some of the other scouts love this place and know the layout better than the adults.”

Wayne Pancoast, the Scouting Executive Director of the Jayhawk Area Council, said in an interview that around 35 separate troops had arrived to attend the workshops at Washburn on Saturday, some from as far as Junction City.

“This workshop day draws in more than just scouts in the Northeast region of Kansas and has a much broader reach than that,” Mr. Pancoast said. “This workshop day is a great way for the scouts to be exposed to the campus and earn merit badges that may be difficult for the troops to earn on their own.

The scouts can take advantage of some of the experts here on campus.”

Experts such as Dr. Mazachek, a Pre-Engineering/Senior Lecturer at Washburn, were present to help the

photo by Melissa Kern

Fishing for badges: The Jayhawk Area Boy Scouts participate in painting at the Mulvane ArtLab. The boys learned the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku, which is fish printing.

scouts on Saturday. He spoke about the history of the merit badge day and the university’s connection to the Boy Scouts.

“It was twenty years ago. We had an individual who was the assistant to the president at Washburn, who was Tom Ellis, and back then Dr. Farley was fairly new to the campus and he was looking for a way to give back to the community. So Tom Ellis had this idea and President Farley said ‘run with it’ so we put together this program that

has evolved over the years,” Dr. Mazachek said. “It’s just a great way to get scouts on campus to see this environment and show off our wonderful campus and also give the scouts an opportunity to earn some merit badges.”

The Boy Scouts will hold another merit badge day next year on Washburn’s campus to continue the tradition. For more information about the Boy Scouts of the Jayhawk Area council, visit their website at jayhawkcouncil.org.

Continued: Winter weather vs. scheduling

photo courtesy of Washburn University official Twitter page

Washburn wonderland: Winter weather continues to impact university scheduling.

The weather conditions were assessed by the executive staff.

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“And then Jim consults with Julie Mazachek, vice president of academic affairs, who then makes a determination with the executive staff based on the best available information at that time.”

The various issues come in conflict with the process when university scheduling is so tight, leaving no margin for error.

“We’re running up against a firm deadline for graduation,” said Early. “We don’t have snow days built in. There are no additional days built in to the university schedule.

Frankly, we are a service and we want to be able to provide it for the students who are paying for it.”

The majority of closures, due to winter weather coming in overnight, are made by 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

“Most college and universities have their classes in the morning,”

said Early. “This becomes problematic when winter weather comes in overnight.”

“I converse with my staff and then we address the group when it comes to making a final decision,” said Martin. “In every weather event I have been part of, there have been additional calls in the immediate hours before the final decision is made; oftentimes in the 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. timeframe.”

Once the decision is made, notifications from the iAlert system and social media messages are posted.

These posts are made between the Washburn police department and the public relations department depending upon the platform being used.

The establishment of the iAlert system was highly influenced by the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting; as well as the implementation of the Clery Act that requires university services to make students

and faculty aware, in a timely manner, of any possible incidents that could cause danger to the learning environment.

Students and faculty are encouraged to sign up for winter weather updates through the iAlert system.

“Your email address is added by default,” said Early. “We strongly urge people to opt-in with their cellphone numbers since it’s the absolute fastest way to receive the information.”

Further information regarding the iAlert system can be found at https://washburn.edu/student-life/ services/ialert/index.html If students, faculty or staff have questions regarding winter weather protocol they are asked to review the Washburn Policies Regulations and Procedures Manual that can be found on the university’s official website at https://washburn. edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/ wuprpm/

AROUND CAMPUS Briefs

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February 6, 2019

Day of Giving Schedule of Events

By Samuel Cox

7 a.m.-9 a.m. at the SRWC: $2 donation for coffee, hot chocolate and breakfast burritos.

7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. at the Tech Conference Room: $2 donation for coffee, hot chocolate and breakfast burritos.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memorial Union: For an at-will donation, learn how to tie a bow tie from President Jerry Farley. Students can also join for selfies with Ichabod, Breakout Box, prize wheel and more.

2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at Mabee Library: $5 donation for 15 minutes to play with dogs and cats from Helping Hands Humane Society.

4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center: Free entry, food and drinks for sale. Celebrate Washburn’s 154th birthday. Enjoy popcorn, nachos and cupcakes for a donation and cash bar.

Interested in starting a business?

Washburn Small Business Development Center will be presenting “How to Start a Business” 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. They will discuss what it takes to create and start your own business, legal structure of a business, how to write a business plan, knowing your competition and what to expect from being your own boss.

Wake Up with Washburn

Washburn School of Business and the Alumni Association are sponsoring Wake Up with Washburn at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 in the Convocation Hall of Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.

Sonia Betsworth of Federal Loan Home Bank of Topeka will be speaking on “An Employer’s Investment in its Community and its Employees.” There is a $10 fee for members and a $13 fee for non-members.

The 17th issue of The Review Feb. 9, 1996 shows a bustling lobby of the White Concert Hall. The Topeka Blood Bank encouraged students to donate to their temporary donating center.

This ad from the Topeka Coca-Cola Bottling Company appeared in The Review Feb. 6, 1953. Just as relatable to students now as it was then; viewing grades has terrified students since the dawn of man. Apparently, Coke thought they could help.

Student Media Editor in Chiefs Review-Morgan Holloway Kaw-Maggie Gile Bod Mag-Rachel Ciummo

Word of Mouth: Poetry Session

Online-Joelle Conway

Word of mouth: the poetry and spoken word session will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb.11 in the Union Undergound of the Memorial Union.

Editors Features-Samuel Cox Sports-Alex Landwehr

Ionesco’s ‘The Chairs’

Washburn Theatre will perform Eugene Ionesco’s “The Chairs” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14, 15, 16 in the Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre. The final show will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. Students can get in free with their Washburn ID.

Design-Cody Dannar Chief Copy Editor Shayn Jones Copy Editors

Themester Events

Adam White

Washburn professor Andrea J. Boyack from the School of Law will be presenting “The Interpretation & Enforcement of Nondisclosure Agreements” at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at Mabee Library. There will also be a discussion called “Don’t Touch My Hair” with Black Student Union at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 in the Blair Room of the Living Learning Center.

Abbie Barth Kendra Wicks Wesley Tabor Dustin Wallace Reporters Online-Arya Thapa News-DeyJa Cardenas

Crime Report Fire Alarm

Wrong number ‘who dis’

8:55 p.m. Jan. 29. A report was made from the Living Learning Center. The was a smoke detector reading and the alarm went off because of burnt food.

9:15 a.m. Jan. 31. A report was made from Morgan Hall. The report stated there was possible telephone harassment from a known subject.

The Ghost of Marley

1:37 p.m. Jan. 31. A report was made from Bennet Computer Center. There was a sprinkler flow reading but a testing error was found.

9:13 a.m. Jan. 30. A report was made from Washburn Tech. There was an odor of marijuana reported in the bathroom but no suspect was found.

Not my week 2:24 p.m. Jan. 30. A report was made from the Parking Lot 7 at Washburn. The victim reported the vehicle was broken into and items taken.

Battery

News-Matt Self Features-Yash Chitrakar Features-Nicholas Solomon President Farley gets his mariachi on in the Kaw 2001 yearbook.

Arts & Living-Alicia Muniz Arts & Living-Mingzhu Zhu Sports-Seth Burdick Sports-Brandon Brownlee Designers Review-Joshua Irsik

Let it rain

Review-Erica Faulkinbury KAW-Anna Marie Lauppe Ads-Randi Dofat Ads Manager Josey Trimble Ad Sales

Pink Panther strikes again

Victoria Smith

11:33 a.m. Feb. 1. A report was made from the Art Building. An individual reported their lock missing from their locker. They did not report anything stolen.

Freelance Lou Collobert Dylan Babcock Spencer Brown John Burns

That ganja life

4:07 p.m. Jan. 30. A report was made from Morgan Hall. A witness reported a physical altercation the day prior. Investigation continues.

12:31 a.m. Feb. 4. An odor of marijuana was reported from a traffic stop at SW 21st St. and SW High Ave. Subjects were cited and released.

Medical Report

Fire Alarm

7:24 p.m. Jan. 30. A report was made from Maintenance Facilities.

Officers located an intoxicated subject, AMR transported.

11:43 p.m. Feb. 4. A report was made from 2000 SW MacVicar Ave. The fire alarm was activated because of smoke in the kitchen.

Features-Kodee Christensen

Eriko Hiranoi Melissa Kern Sarah Miller HR Manager Bailey Sater Executive Editor of Student Media Kraig Dafoe Director of Student Media Regina Cassell This picture was found in the Feb. 5, 1969 edition of The Review. John Henderson, the name sake of Henderson hall, was president of Washburn from 1965 to 1980.

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Opinion: Should teacher tenure exist?

Bods on the Block

By Javion Blake

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What is Washburn University getting wrong and what can they get better at as a university?

Struggles to succeed: Teacher tenure is a well known debate amongst those invested in the education system. Tenure began sometime in the mid 19th century when women dominated the teaching profession.

Samuel Cox

Washburn Review samuel.cox@washburn.edu

Teachers can never be fired.

Not exactly, but this is how many understand the term “teacher tenure.” Tenure was originally designed for the protection of teachers.

Teacher tenure is a policy that goes beyond a usual “just cause rationale” for firing. Each institution of academia follows a distinct set of guidelines to utilize tenure. The individual departments can even be different at the same school. Many states have focused on tenure reform, including Kansas.

Tenure has been a controversial political issue for some time. Lately, reforming or eliminating teacher tenure has become a pressing issue often covered by the media. Many politicians are actively voicing their opinions on media outlets.

Governor of Kansas, Laura Kelly spoke about teacher tenure this past November.

“I voted against eliminating due process for teachers and I would welcome a bill that repeals what we enacted in 2014. I fully ex-

pect that there will be efforts to do that during the legislative session,” said Kelly.

“Last One Hired is the First One Fired” (LIFO) is a policy often used by school districts and other employers to prioritize layoffs by seniority. Teacher tenure would be a very practical application of this policy in the education system. School districts may dismiss tenured teachers only by a showing of just cause. For example, institutions following such procedural requirements may provide notice to the teacher, specifying the charges against the teacher, and providing the teacher with a chance to make a claim for their innocence.

Supporters of tenure argue that tenure is necessary in making the education systems successful. Tenure provides protection for teachers to utilize unpopular methods of education. For example, teachers are able to fail poorly performing students regardless of how influential they are to the school. Supporters also often assert tenure protects teachers’ freedom of speech. Freedom of speech can be quite relevant to the professional teachers who may publish works that aren’t found favorable by their academic instituion.

Adversly, many argue against granting teachers tenure. They argue that LIFO can develop an apathetic teaching staff. The education system is already flooded with teachers who are no longer effective, but tenure adds more to the list. Some argue that tenure grants teachers permanent positions regardless of whether or not they deserve a job.

Many say because our education system is flooded with these ineffective teachers, students are suffering.

From the very beginning, tenure was controversial. I fall somewhere in between both sides of the controversy. I understand why seasoned teachers feel they have earned a sense of trust from the school system. They shouldn’t necessarily face the same scrutiny for discussing controversial topics that may not be as widely accepted by new teaching staff. Alternatively, I have seen professors who have earned their tenure become complacent and lack the passion that newer teachers possess. Tenured teachers aren’t working to keep their job, they often appear to be working for the paycheck instead. Either way you lean, there is always going to be an equally valid argument on the other side of things.

Shelby Edwards Junior Mass Media/Public Relations “Definitely more parking spots for students on campus. Also making sure the parking lots are cleaned up better during heavy snowfall like we are experiencing lately. Just better overall safety for us students on campus.”

Opinion: Values the younger me could have known sooner DeyJa Cardenas

Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

If I could tell the younger me five important values that helped shape my life growing up they would be to believe in your gut, speak your mind, respect and love yourself, ask for advice but don’t live by it and saying yes is great but saying no is okay too.

Believe in your own gut. It’s important to not doubt yourself or your gut feelings. I believe in intuition. Nobody knows what’s best for you other than yourself. If you have a feeling that someone or something in your life is questionable, that something is your own conscience questioning that thing. That does not mean to cut that out of your life, it just means to proceed with caution.

Speak your mind. Unfortunately, I tend to speak my literal mind. I have been through so much in my life that my filter broke. I always say what I think is right or wrong. I wish I would have known how courageous that was before I pursued numerous opportunities that I didn’t want to because I held my tongue. Imagine if you know 10 people, and

only tell two of them your true feelings and opinions, that’s 80 percent of your personal world that doesn’t even know how you really feel; hence, 80 percent of your world has passed up opportunities to share ideas, concerns or advice. That number grows with the number of people you don’t know. The idea is to always speak your mind regardless of who thinks you’re wrong, crazy or stupid. It’s your mind and it’s brilliant, because no two minds are alike.

Respect and love yourself. This is a more in-depth concept and can only be perceived by the receiver of advice. To me, this means loving yourself the way that you would want someone to love you. This does not mean ‘masking your natural beauty’ in any way.

Respect and love is something that requires being comfortable with who you are and the skin you’re in. Taking care of yourself mentally and physically, being mindful about your health and doing what it takes to keep yourself well and happy while at the same time embracing your personality and loving yourself. Don’t forget about what you deserve because of the way you feel.

The people who love you will always offer

their perspective. That does not mean that you must put what they say into play and live by their advice. If your support system of friends or family offer you advice, they will not be upset if you chose not to take their advice because they love you and they understand that you will always choose what you think is best. If I would have known this when I was younger, I don’t think I would have passed on so many experiences. Remember that you are living your own life and you should live it the way you want to. Of course, I think we should always be smart and make responsible decisions.

Saying yes is okay, but saying no is okay too. Not just sex, but also events in every day life. I said yes to almost everyone because I never wanted to let anyone down. Eventually all the yes from everyone else overpowered me and I didn’t have any room for any yes for myself. I got older and decided that I wanted to make time for my own priorities. Honestly, this one is still kind of hard for me. I think finding a balance between the amount of yes that makes sense and is actually valuable in helping others, versus the amount of no put in to make room for your own priorities.

CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE Dear Smalls, How can I tell my boyfriend that I feel like he should be devoting more time and energy into our relationship without sounding controlling?

Ask Smalls, the ‘know-it-all’ Ichabod Dear Smalls, How can I ask my professor for a scholarship reference?

You can ask your advisor for some helpful tips too.

-Nerdy

Good luck!

Dear Nerdy, The first professor I had asked for a reference was in person, I was comfortable with that professor which made it easier to bring it up in the conversation. Prior to that, I have had to ask other professors and employers for a reference letter, I think the easiest thing to do is send an email with the reference instructions attached. Set your email as urgent so they take it seriously.

Smalls

-XCII Dearest XCII, I would say it just like that, “Boyfriend, give me your time and attention, give what you get pal!” (or something like that.) I don’t think that there is any point being in a relationship when only one of you is happy, that’s not a relationship at all. Communication is the best medicine for a cracked relationship.

HOWEVER; If you guys can’t work through it, maybe you’re not meant to be together.

There is plenty of fish in the sea, you’re in college for heavens sake!

Keep in mind; you don’t need a fish to be happy.

Good luck, Smalls

You don’t have to send a super long email about why you chose them, even though I have, some professor and employers prefer short, sweet and to the point.

For the subject include, ‘SCHOLARSHIP REFERENCE’, that way they get the idea straight away, spell everything out, include the deadline but don’t specifically tell them, “I need it asap.” Be considerate.

Beth Hocole Freshman Health Administration “Better food companies in the Dining Hall like how some other universities have. People get tired of eating and seeing the same food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a whole school year. They could do a better job of adding more food or switching it up more often.”

Lilly Johnson Sophomore Exploratory “Lincoln Hall could be a lot better with their service of not only food, but maintenance of the rooms. I know there are a lot of students that are in the new hall, but it takes them quite a while to fix anything that is broken especially after break. The hot water in our room is very weak right now, and we called and asked them to come fix it a few days once we got back for school.”

Dear Smalls, What kind of planner do you use?

-Jumbled Dear Jumbled, I don’t plan anything. I am a complete mess.

A couple of my friends use this planner called, “The Happy Planner.” They are colorful and bright. Look them up on Amazon.

They have fun sticker books.

-Smalls

Kate Williams Freshman Exploratory “Better interaction of students and workers in the Dining Hall. Some workers are just doing their job just to get it done.

Some actually remember students and help brighten their day. I feel like if the relationship between us two got better, the entire vibe of the Dining Hall food itself would be better as well.”

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Idealized society: “The School of Athens” is a fresco painted by artist Raphael, which depicts famous classical Greek philosophers and mathematicians to pose as the idealized form of a society of mankind. On the 20132016 GRE exams, philosophy majors had the highest average scores out of all surveyed majors in the verbal reasoning and analytical writing categories.

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Where does knowledge come from? This is the question Rachel Alexander, senior philosophy and economics major, is focusing her attention on her philosophy senior thesis. As a philosophy major, she has other burning questions about the fundamental questions of life and the universe. How can free will exist in a deterministic universe, assuming that it is deterministic?

Where does morality come from if there isn’t a God? How does consciousness arise and how do we have experiences?

Alexander realizes that philosophy is seen by many as pedantry.

She thinks that people don’t see the deeper implications of the questions it asks.

“You hear statements thrown around like, ‘if a tree falls in a for-

est, and no one is there to hear it, did it fall?’ to sum up philosophy, but people don’t really understand that philosophy is much deeper than that. It asks the deeper questions about life,” Alexander said.

Her foray into philosophy actually began by accident.

“I took a philosophy course called ‘Intro to Logic and Critical Thinking’ without knowing that it was a philosophy course. Before I took that course, I had the same attitude about philosophy that most people do now,” Alexander said. “As soon I took the course, I fell in love with it.”

And that was that. She fell down the rabbit hole of knowledge and inquiry.

It’s not only about the questions involved but the way philosophers think through the questions that Alexander admires. She knows people worry about the seemingly

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She also likes that it teaches critical thinking skills.

“These skills help you in all aspects of your life. People who think critically can arrive at a relatively unbiased position,” Alexander said.

“Taking philosophy classes has helped me with my other classes. It has made those classes easier because I can look at the issues presented in those classes with a philosophical lens, critically. Actually, the philosophy classes I’ve taken have been the hardest.”

This rigor pays off, too, as philosophy students do better than most in standardized tests.

This is a fact recognized by Alexander.

“If you look at GRE results, philosophy majors are the ones who constantly score the highest in [analytic] writing, verbal [reasoning] and quantitative [reasoning] sections,” Alexander said.

As for the areas she enjoys in philosophy, those are logic and ethics. She struggles with metaphysics and epistemology but believes they shed light on life’s fundamental questions. She would have loved it if Washburn had offered other logic classes than the three it already does. A philosophy of education course would attract her as well, as would a class exploring morality.

Philosophy has been tough for Alexander, but she is enjoying it.

“It involves a lot of reading and writing. With philosophy, you have to re-read a text two, three times to get it,” Alexander said. “You must be continually thinking about it, folding an issue over in your mind.

It’s not an easy major.”

For Alexander, the acquisition of knowledge and the building of a robust, critical mind sounds like a good deal to get out of the subject.

Tom Prasch will speak on our ‘Inalienable Rights’ Yash Chitrakar

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These are our “inalienable rights” as Thomas Jefferson puts it, rights that are inherent to being a citizen of America, but some wonder where the idea came from. Even Jefferson seems to have pulled the phrase from John Locke, who used the phrase in 1689. The notion of rights being inherent, out of the reaches of the state, at least not a tyrannical one, is intriguing.

Tom Prasch, chair of the history department, seeks to present the footprint of this idea, its precursors and current iterations, the way it has been interpreted in different contexts and present it in this semes-

ter’s International House Brown Bag series. His lecture is the first, and it will be presented at noon Feb. 6 at the International House.

Six more lectures will follow that throughout the semester until May 8.

Prasch will go back to 1640s England, during the English Civil Wars, when the idea was used to justify regicide. He will also look at how the idea influenced both the French and the American Revolutions, before and after the revolutions. He will then show how it spread beyond those regions to reach places like Haiti, Poland and Latin American States as well.

The Brown Bag lecture series is free to students and to the public.

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Eliciting thought: “The Chairs” is an absurdist play seeking to make the audience think for themselves. The cast and crew began rehearsal after winter break.

‘The Chairs’: Play coming Valentine’s weekend Kodee Christensen

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This play will make you think.

If you’re looking for an affordable and fun date night idea for Valentine’s weekend, consider going to see “The Chairs” at the Washburn University Theater. Under the direction of Washburn alumni Jason Puff, “The Chairs” promises to deliver romance and comedy through the story of an elderly couple preparing their home for guests, despite a nightmarish situation.

“I had been doing professional theater in St. Louis until this past April,” said Puff. “An opportunity came up to go back to Washburn, and I decided that there was nothing I could do in St. Louis that I couldn’t do in Topeka. I’d like to bring the same energy back to the theater program that existed when I was a student and give back everything that I got out of Washburn.”

“The Chairs” is a chance to do this as those involved hope to bring a thought-provoking experience to the audience.

“We’re looking forward to seeing what people think,” said sophomore theater major Angela Gray,

who is assistant director and stage manager of the play.

“The story is sweet and funny; I love the moments when we feel connected to the audience through their genuine reactions,” Gray said.

Puff describes the play as absurdist, which refers to the absurdity of things like life, conversation and relationships. An absurdist play aims to elicit a thoughtful reaction

“an unescapable moment” from the audience.

“If people ask me what the play is about, I’ll tell them ‘about an hour and twenty minutes,” said Puff. “At the end of the play, there is an unescapable moment that will make the audience think for themselves. We want them to be able to genuinely experience this without direction.”

Leads Dalton Frantz, junior psychology major and theater minor, and Isabella Martinez-Haskins, junior theater major with an emphasis in musical theater, will be playing the roles of Old Man and Old Woman. Elinor Sun is a freshman international student and English major

playing the role of Orator.

“Because they’ve been so willing to take suggestions while personalizing the characters at the same time, it’s ended up better than we could have ever imagined,” said Gray. “The relationship between Dalton and Isabella’s characters is really very sweet, and I’m excited for the audience to experience that.”

Both Puff and Gray are looking forward to opening night for the cast to perform in front of an audience what they’ve been working on for so long.

“Going to the theatre is a chance for students in different areas of study to see something they might not see otherwise,” said Puff. “This play will touch people and make them laugh and think. People need to come to see this for themselves.”

Opening night is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. There will be additional performances at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 17. Students, faculty and staff can get in free with a Washburn I.D. General admission is $8 which can be purchased at the box office one hour prior to showtime before each performance.

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Freedom of speech: The U.S. Declaration of Independence was adopted at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 4, 1776. Inalienable rights formulated in the Declaration, unlike other rights, cannot ever be taken away.

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What class do you wish Washburn offered?

By Colton Allen

Hernandez leads by example Wesley Tabor

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Logan Morrissey Junior Forensic Investigations

“I would take a class on how to do your taxes. In high school, I had a personal finance class, but it didn’t go into depth about how to complete the forms.

Schools just expect you to know that, but it would be good so you don’t have to pay someone to do them for you.”

Nathan Mikoleit Senior Accounting

Amanda Conway Junior Nursing

“I would like a class about politics. I feel that understanding politics would be very beneficial in my life when it comes to voting. I also don’t know a lot about it and for that reason I don’t feel like I can/should vote since I don’t know what I am voting for.”

Taylor Essman Junior Nursing

“I would like a class on how to handle “I would take a class on the fundamentals insurance. There is no class that really goes of becoming a dental hygienist. I wanted to become a hygienist but I would have to into the details of real life applications.” transfer schools to get into their program.”

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Melanie Hernandez, senior nursing major, was drawn to the (HALO) her freshman year during the BOWTIE event. One year later, she was vice president. Now, she is HALO’s leading officer, organization president.

Melanie stated that the family-like environment is what made HALO attractive to her.

“It reminded me of the Hispanic culture back in Kansas City,” said Melanie Hernandez. “I want to bring those same traditions and love for the Hispanic community here to Washburn.”

The importance of family is at the base for Melanie, it is what continues to drive her studies here at Washburn. “I try to drive home every weekend to see my family. Leave on Friday and come back late Sunday or early Monday morning – family is first… it comes before my studies.”

HALO provided Melanie Hernandez with a sense of family on campus – when she was away from Kansas City.

“This organization reminds me of Kansas City… seeing students and people like me,” said Melanie Hernandez. “We look out for each other and we try to represent that at Washburn.”

Event planning is a big part of being a student organization president, and it is those events that highlight HALO as an organization worth joining.

“We’ve had the salsa night where people come out and dance with us… we bring a DJ in the petro dance room,” said Melanie Hernandez. “We do that each semester.”

Building connections and having a small campus feel was essential when Melanie Hernandez decided to come to Washburn.

“I come from a small private catholic school,” said Melanie Hernandez. “You know how much I like Kansas City, I needed a place where I could study.”

Washburn provides students with opportunities to network with community members.

This goes far beyond campus organizations and could help land students jobs following graduation.

“It’s nice to run into past professors who still remember your name,” said Melanie Hernandez. “And they call you by your first name.”

Melanie Hernandez admitted that HALO has inspired her to do similar work in her hometown of Kansas City following graduation.

“Maybe once I’m out of school… I can find an organization like this back home so I can help out,” said Melanie Hernandez. “As much as I like helping the Topeka communi-

ty I also think about my hometown of Kansas City… I wished that I would`ve attended school in Kansas City so that I could help out my community.”

Coming from a Hispanic community allows Melanie to relate to many others on campus who are looking for exactly what she is, a family-like feel to get her through the rough times of college life.

“She’s easygoing and approachable,” said Angela Valdivia, adviser of HALO. “She leads by example and keeps an open mind to everyone’s thoughts – she’s willing to share her knowledge with others.”

In order to develop a sense of family and close relations, new members are asked to introduce themselves and the meeting closes by everyone giving the newcomer good wishes in hopes that they will return.

“The whole group was very welcoming,” said Maria Hernandez, junior legal studies major and business minor. “I didn’t feel like I was left out… and HALO is always incorporating new cultures and that’s increased my awareness of other ideals.”

“I’m lucky to be able to go home and have them so close just an hour away,” said Melanie Hernandez. “Whereas I know others are out of state, out of city, that don’t have the opportunity to go back home. So, I feel like having a close organization like HALO is helpful for many.”

Student organizations can provide students with mental and emotional relief outside of class. This type of support can give students the ability to relax and rewind with people that are going through a similar workload giving students common ground.

Leadership skills help students find their voice when they may feel suppressed, and student organizations give individuals a voice to speak up about issues that mean most to them.

“Melanie let’s others say their thoughts on different events and is the first one to sign up to help staff events,” said Maria Hernandez.

“She doesn’t just make the choreography all by herself just because she’s the leader of HALO – she lets others actively participate and steps in when needed.”

“I just hope whoever comes after me will make HALO what they want it to be,” said Melanie Hernandez. “I want them to take lead like I am and grow the Hispanic community here.”

Chi Eta Psi, headed by Yamilex Zamora, is a new multicultural sorority to Washburn, and Melanie Hernandez hopes that you will join so the Hispanic culture is accurately represented on campus.

You can visit the Chi Eta Psi Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChiEtsPsiMulticulturalSorority/

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“Let me see your HALO”: Melanie Hernandez leads HALO by example, in her actions and her open-mindedness to accept everyone’s ideas before making conclusions.

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Professor encourages more faculty and student interactions

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Kelly Erby is an associate professor of history at Washburn. She has been passionate about teaching since she came to Washburn in 2011. She is also the chair of the Academic Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which organized the 2019 Themester.

“It’s important to study history because we see the way that things came to be,” said Erby.

Erby is passionate about history and is a historian of the early 19th century. She is drawn to this period because it was a period with a lot of changes. She is teaching three classes this semester, including U.S. History Through the Civil War, Early National U.S. History and History Forum.

“In history classes people think that it’s about memorizing names and dates, but that’s really not what it’s about. In history classes, you spend a lot of time talking about things, like race and gender, and understanding how those things come to be constructed over time,” Erby said. “It helps you to realize that those things are inevitable.

They are not set in stone so we can change those things.”

In addition to teaching history classes, Erby also wants to engage students and the Washburn community in a collective learning experience on timely subjects. This semester, she promoted diversity and inclusion through extracurricular programs and events.

Erby is working on the 2019 Themester, a new initiative to foster a campus-wide conversation on

a variety of topics that will change each spring semester. It encourages a multi-faceted approach to a theme and connects the academic issues faculty and staff members teach with co-curricular activities.

“The idea is that you kick out a topic, and you examine it throughout the semester,” said Erby. “It’s a very cool way to encourage more faculty and students’ interactions, especially on tough, complicated questions and facilitated dialogue.”

The spring 2019 theme is freedom of speech and expression. It includes events at Mabee Library and Union Underground, panel discussions at the Rita Blitt Gallery, art exhibits in Mulvane Art Museum, films and public lectures.

Themester 2019 will explore the importance of freedom of speech and expression, intellectual pursuits

and democracy. These analyses will help people engage in rigorous debate as they also insist on respect for the historically marginalized and excluded.

Yijuan Zhao, senior art history major, met Erby in a meeting while working on a project for one of her classes. Zhao is an international student from China.

“She is professional and dedicated to her job,” said Zhao. “She was sitting in the front row with a little baby. In Chinese culture, women don’t usually work when the child is still young.”

Erby is knowledgeable about history and philosophy. She encourages students to think about freedom of speech and expression. Students interested in Themester 2019 can go to the website at washburn.edu/ diversity/Themester.html.

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Passionate about history: Kelly Erby is an associate professor of history. She helped organize Themester 2019.

Miofsky helps students participate in extra-curricular activities Mingzhu Zhu

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New to Washburn: Christopher Miofsky is the assistant director in Washburn Student Involvement and Development. He came to Washburn in November 2018.

Christopher Miofsky is the assistant director for Washburn Student Involvement and Development.

Prior to joining Washburn in November 2018, he had a similar job at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri for four years.

“This is the first time that I’ve ever lived in anywhere other than St. Louis,” said Miofsky. “It’s nice not having a 45-minute drive to work like I had in St. Louis.”

He originally comes from St. Louis, Missouri. He received a Bachelor of Science degree at Southern Illinois University and Master of Education at the University of Missouri in St. Louis.

“Everyone who works here really wants students to succeed,” said Miofsky. “It’s very clear that students’ success is at the forefront of what Washburn is doing and that’s

Finding a balance in life as a scholar

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Finding balance: Maluki Radford is a senior who has spent the last four years finding a positive work-play balance. This summer she won an award for her cancer research presentation through K-INBRE at the University of Kansas.

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Maluki Radford is a senior at Washburn from Topeka, planning to attend the University of Kansas School of Medicine this fall. As a molecular biology and bio technology major, Radford has spent many hours in classrooms and labs studying and doing research, but she hasn’t let school consume her life in the past four years.

“I’m from Topeka but chose to live on campus so that I could learn to be my own person,” said Radford.

“It’s nice living on my own, but I like being able to go home for laundry and to see my dog whenever I want.”

Radford has been a part of several organizations at Washburn including Tri Beta Biology Honor Society, president of Ratio Christy and has been a member of the Chemistry Club and Christian Challenge worship band.

“Singing is something I’ve always enjoyed. I was in the Challenge worship band for a couple of years, and this semester I get to be a part of the Washburn University Choir,” Radford said.

Outside of class, Radford helps with WyldLife at Robinson Middle School and is a member of a Topeka running club called the Sunflower Striders.

“I got connected to the Sunflower Striders through Dr. Paul Wagner who is the president of the club,” Radford said. “His wife, Dr. Tracy Wagner, and a group of us get together on Tuesdays to run, and I’m doing a marathon training class right now through that.”

Assistant professor Tracy Wagner has had Radford in class and thinks highly of her.

“Maluki is really interactive in class. She’s good at connecting with other students, is energetic and is always willing to try new things,” said Wagner. “It’s been great to have her in the Sunflower Striders. Students are always looking for ways to find balance, and Maluki has done that through taking care of her physical health while striving to do well in school.”

This summer Radford worked on a cancer research project funded through the Kansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Radford worked alongside a student from University of Kansas to research the effects of mutant p53 on stress granule formation, which is involved in drug resistance.

The pair won an excellence award for their final presentation.

“It was rewarding, but so much work,” said Radford.

“We would go in and look for these super specific results every day. At times it was frustrating, but I kept reminding myself of how this research could help people. In the end, our results were completely opposite from what we were anticipating, but as a science geek, that’s what made it so incredibly exciting.”

Radford shared some insight for other students with big ambitions.

“My first couple of years at Washburn, I went hard. I stressed myself out trying to figure everything out at once,” Radford said. “My advice is don’t freak out. Stress is ok sometimes, because it means that you’re pushing yourself. Once I realized that, I learned that I could enjoy myself too. Second, I knew that God had a plan for me.

If it was meant to be, it would be.”

very serious here.”

Although Miofsky is new to Washburn, he has set up several goals to accomplish as he works on students’ extra-curricular activities.

“All the things are happening around us, so finding ways to put that information out in front of students is going to be one of the big goals that I have,” said Miofsky.

Miofsky also works toward more integration of the Greek community into a larger Washburn community.

He seeks different departments at Washburn, like the athletics department, diversity and inclusion and the library staff for collaborations.

Miofsky helps students participate in extra-curricular activities with his experience. He also encourages organization members to get students’ thoughts and opinions on the activities.

“I think the best method [to get students involved] is empowering students and the members of organizations.”

Angela Kiamco, senior computer science major, has been to many events hosted by Student Involvement and Development.

“Student Involvement and Development has given me, as a student, the freedom of expression through various mediums and activities,” said Kiamco. “I personally feel like I’ve vastly improved both my leadership and social skills. It not only helped me grow, but also opened a window to opportunities after graduation.”

Miofsky pointed out that culture shift can be a difficult thing. Miofsky’s job is to push something new for students and help them experiment with new ideas.

“The biggest challenge I am going to face is that ‘we’ve always done it in this way, why [do] we need to change it?” Miofsky said.

“If we stop experimenting, we stop growing.”

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Netflix first half of February releases 2019

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“Russian Doll” will be added to Netflix. A new original series starring Natasha Lyonne of “Orange is the New Black” and created by Amy Poehler, Leslye Headland and Lyonne herself. “Russian Doll” is about Nadia, a woman stuck in a “Groundhog” or “Happy Death Day” sort of time loop, reliving the same day cycle after dying with layers of dark comedy and mystery setting it apart.

“Velvet Buzzsaw,” an art thriller by Director Dan Gilroy of “Nightcrawler,” “Velvet Buzzsaw” is about art dealers portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, discovering paintings from an unknown artist, and violent events occurring after. Gilroy and Gyllenhaal previously collaborated on “Nightcrawler,” which received universal acclaim, so hopefully this one lives up to their previous outing.

“Casino Royale,” originally releasing in 2006 and directed by Martin Campbell, also responsible for “Goldeneye,” was added to the slew of movies. “Casino Royale” is the first 007 featuring Daniel Craig as the smooth operator agent and boasts a phenomenal cast including the likes of Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen. “Casino Royale” is about a younger Bond at the beginning of his career. Featuring my favorite Bond theme by the late Chris Cornell.

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Beginning Feb. 8, “ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke” will also be added. This is another iteration of Netflix’s ESPN 30 for 30-like series of short one-off documentaries. The latest of the eight-parter series focuses on the eponymous soul singer Sam Cooke, who was killed very mysteriously in the mid 60s. With a few theories and claims of a cover-up surrounding the death, hopefully this is an engaging documentary to talk about a highly influential singer and his untimely death.

“High Flying Bird” is another Netflix original film. This Steven Soderbergh (“Oceans” series, “Logan Lucky”) directed flick, supposedly filmed with an iPhone 7. It is a sports drama set during an NBA Lockout where a sports agent, played by André Holland, comes up with a scheme to take advantage of the lockout. Also starring Kyle MacLachlan, Zazie Beetz, Melvin Gregg and “Stranger Things” actor Caleb McLaughlin.

Feb. 15 “Umbrella Academy” will be added. Described as if Wes Anderson directed an “X-Men” film, “Umbrella Academy” is a Netflix Original Series based off the Will Eisner award-winning ongoing graphic novel written by artist Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance. “Umbrella Academy” is an alt history superhero show focusing on a family of super-powered folks, starring Ellen Page, Tom Hopper and Robert Sheehan among others.

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so they ended up keeping us together for this semester,” said Burns.

Coaches Kevin O’Leary and Steve Doubledee work with students to prepare them for their tournaments, partner the teams together, oversee practice session and schedule individual sessions.

“Kelly and Zach were a repair.

They actually didn’t debate together until our tournament and they made it to quarterfinals. We said well, hey, that kind of worked and we left them together. We are constantly repairing usually based off chemistry and work ethic,” said Doubledee.

While debate may seem like a lot of work, both the coaches and students participating expressed how rewarding debate can be.

For Burns, she relates it back to academia.

“I’ve done better in my classes, I have focused harder in my class-

es to critically think about how the world functions as a whole. But it has also kept in college and kept me going for higher education. I’m going to graduate school for coaching debate and I will probably wouldn’t be considering a master or Ph.D. if I didn’t have debate,” said Burns.

For Wallentine, it’s the challenge of making decisions.

“Knowing every side of all of these issues forces you to recognize that in the real world, you have to be willing to take definite stances because when you’re trying to prove either side of any value, meaning you have to have convictions, and you have to be willing to be confident in the truths of your claims. I think that lots of people fear public speaking because they are afraid of taking those definite claims. Debate confronts you, in every round, in every instance, over and over with the very real possibility that you might be told or thought to be wrong and I think that a healthy thing to not

have a fear of,” said Wallentine.

The debate team provides opportunities for students whether it be traveling, scholarship opportunities or to get over a fear of public speaking.

“I would highly encourage anyone interested in debate, even if they have no debate experience whatsoever. We would love to bring folks along that are kind of interested in honing they’re speaking ability or just meeting students from around the nation,” O’Leary said.

WU’s debate squad will be traveling to the University of Missouri to compete in a national preparation tournament Feb. 9 and 10. This will be the last tournament of the semester before nationals.

Both the students and coaches expressed how grateful they are for Washburn’s continuous support.

“We would not be able to do as well as we do without our coaches and without our institutional support,” said Burns.

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Tough crowd: Coach Steve Doubledee discusses topics with the debate squad to prepare for the upcoming competition. The students were each assigned special topics to keep updated with events occurring in the world.

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‘Miss Bala’: The plot of this thriller is nothing new Kodee Christensen

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It’s been done before.

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, director of the “Twilight Saga,” this movie treks a different path from the cringeworthy vibes of teenage vampire romance that we all know too well. While the main character, Gloria, played by Gina Rodriguez, isn’t vying for the love of a mysterious vampire, she does need to gain the trust of a drug smuggling gang leader named Lino, played by Ismael Cruz Cordova.

“Miss Bala” is a mix of the “Taken” movies and “Miss Congeniality,” which I’ll leave up to you to decide if that’s a good thing or not. “Miss Bala” has a storyline that is not completely unfamiliar to audiences. Also, with the usually comedic Gina Rodriquez starring, best known for her role in The CW series, “Jane the Virgin,” it’s hard to see Gloria in a serious light. Call it miscasting, or Rodriguez just trying to break out into new roles, but she does the best she can in the dramatic story given the audience’s premonitions about her usual character.

The movie follows a young woman named Gloria from the states back to her home in Tijuana to visit her only family, her best friend Suzu and Suzu’s younger brother, Gloria’s godson. Suzu is entering the Miss Bala pageant in Tijuana and wants to go to an elite club to schmooze some judges. While there, the girls are separated as Lino’s gang raids the club. Gloria is later taken captive by Lino and his

gang. Gloria then has to work her way up in ranks to find a way back to Suzu.

Ismael Cruz Cordova’s piercing green eyes and sob story almost have you rooting for him half-way through the movie, almost. “Miss Bala” does do well in avoiding the Stockholm syndrome sub-plot that is overdone in these types of movies. While Lino’s attempts to win over Gloria’s trust almost seem sincere at times, it’s relatively obvious that she sees through his allure and only entertains his demands in an attempt to survive.

“Miss Bala” also touches on some hot button issues, such as gun control, border security and human trafficking. While it doesn’t exactly stick its neck out to say one thing or another on the subjects, the movie does do a good job capitalizing on these elements to draw a crowd. Everyone loves a gun fight and there is no shortage of those in “Miss Bala.”

Of course, I can’t conclude without mentioning the cameo from the Falcon himself, Anthony Mackie.

He appears as a minor character with a secret to share. That being said, despite the couple of semi-big names, “Miss Bala” is no “Avengers” movie.

All things considered, “Miss Bala” is an okay movie. It delivers in action, mystery and suspense.

What it doesn’t deliver on is a new storyline. It only escapes major criticism because its recycled plot is one that almost everyone loves.

I predict it won’t be winning any awards soon but might be worth seeing if you have a couple of free

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Nothing new: “Miss Bala,” spanish for “Miss Bullet” is portrayed by Gina Rodriguez who is most well-known for her role as Jane on The CW’s “Jane The Virgin.” This 2019 action thriller film, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, is based on the 2011 Mexican film of the same name. The movie failed to bring something different to the screen.

‘Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic’ app review: An excellently ported clasNick Solomon

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Wasted potential: “Velvet Buzzsaw” is a watered down flick that had some true promise to be a fun, campy horror film. Pictured are Rene Russo and Jake Gyllenhaal, and the ensemble these actors are included in are the only true pro the film possesses.

‘Velvet Buzzsaw’: Unable to meet audience’s expectations

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Another great ensemble of actors wasted in a lackluster Netflix original.

“Velvet Buzzsaw” is the second collaboration between Dan Gillroy and Jake Gyllenhaal, after the wonderful 2014 thriller, “Nightcrawler.” Ultimately, while having some good elements, “Buzzsaw” ends up being okay more than anything with several factors showing why it is so apparent.

The film focuses on a few high art dealer types (Zawe Ashton, Rene Russo and Gyllenhaal) who come across a dead artist’s work that all wows them with their morbidity and darkness, and strange things start occurring.

The best thing this movie has going for it is the cast. Gyllenhaal is phenomenal as usual with everyone else doing just as well, and makes this film watchable. It would be a disservice not to mention Billy Magnussen, Toni Collette and Natalia Dyer, who also does a great job.

While the acting is great, the characters are where the first substantial problem shows itself. Not a single one is likable or even interesting. All of them are relatively dull, aside from Gyllenhaal’s Morf, who actually has some depth to him.

There isn’t really a single character you can attach yourself to as it is just a sea of snobbish art types that you really cannot connect with.

Another thing is the plot itself.

The introduction drags you in and has you interested, but it eventually starts to meander. Then it meanders some more to the point where I got

very annoyed. It never gets into Cronenberg-esque satisfying horror it seems to promise at the start, going for more of a mystery comedy, but it falls flat on that too, as it never finds some sort of balance and neither are effective.

The expression that comes to mind that perfectly encapsulates this movie is “a mile wide, and an inch deep,” because that is what it is. The entire film looks like a glossy episode of some CW shovelware show, a stark contrast to “Nightcrawler’s” strong atmosphere.

One of the biggest offenses about “Velvet Buzzsaw” is that its trailer gives away the best elements of the movie and manages to be stronger in a couple minutes rather than a 2-hour runtime. Even if someone went in to this movie having not seen the trailer, the fates of some characters can be predicted quite easily.

In the end, “Velvet Buzzsaw” is another underwhelming Netflix original. What makes it more upsetting than “Polar” is how much promise it showed. It had a strong first act, leading you with false hopes of some big, gruesome, satisfying climax that never comes.

Instead it gives you a meandering second and final act that doesn’t get the job done. The film seems to have some deeper meanings to it, but they’re weak. I went in wanting a film resembling a campy horror like “Re-Animator,” and what I got was just an okay movie that never fully realizes its potential. This is the sort of movie that can be put on in the background and you won’t miss a beat, and it’s two hours of my life I’m not getting back.

“Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic” is considered the greatest in multiple ways. It is considered one of the greatest games ever made. While normally these things are subjective, KOTOR, as it is usually shortened to, is universally praised by everyone who has laid eyes on it.

It absolutely deserves the praise.

Even on mobile devices, it is still a wonderful game.

Developed by BioWare, originally released for Windows and the original Xbox in the early 2000s, KOTOR is a role-playing game set in the Star Wars universe, set more than 3,000 years before the events of the original trilogy. The player is put in the shoes of an amnesiac protagonist who must save the galaxy from Darth Malak and the Sith Empire. Much like other Bioware RPGs, you are joined by a cast of well written characters who venture the galaxy with you, fighting

all manner of enemies trying to kill you.

The first thing that makes KOTOR so special is its story and characters. Prior to the game, the time period it was set in hadn’t really been explored in the universe and the creative freedom in that is used excellently. The story is a galaxy-spanning epic, and definitely up to par with the best of the films.

It can even be argued that it is better with just the sheer hours of a single playthrough offering so much more than one movie. It maintains the accessible simplicity of “Star Wars,” but adds interesting elements that work perfectly in the video game medium.

Like the rest of the aspects of the story, the characters are well done.

From a murderous assassin droid to a surly mercenary. I can unbiasedly say that they are all written and fleshed out. Every time you leave your ship, the ‘Ebon Hawk,’ to adventure a planet you will be accompanied by a couple characters who give the game world a life. This all

gels together to make the story a very personal experience, and that is heightened with the opportunities of decision-making to shape the outcome of the entire story.

There is also the gameplay. KOTOR’s main gameplay loop is that of a turn base or character stats. I say turn based loosely, because it is more accessible and energetic than what I usually associate with this sort of game. You get the choice of three classes, Jedi Sentinel, Guardian and Consular. They each have things that change the gameplay and give you unique experiences.

The gameplay is a satisfying loop of letting you pause and strategize your plan, or by going in guns blazing and spam attack. With that being said, the format also works very well for touch control.

KOTOR is absolutely a must play. Whether it be the characters, the setting or the story, it is evident this game is thoughtfully crafted and holds up extremely well, more than 15 years on.

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The best prequel: Set thousands of years before “A New Hope,” “Knights of the Old Republic” takes you to a somewhat familiar, yet unique previously unexplored time period in its universe. Pictured are Mission Vao, the player character, and fan favorite HK-47.

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Kyle Hinton: Athlete balances school and sports Seth Burdick Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

As an athlete at the collegiate level, it is a tough task to excel and perform at one sport, but for some athletes they are gifted to compete at two different sports. One of those athletes is senior Kyle Hinton. Hinton is one of the few dual sport athletes for Washburn competing in both football and track and field.

On the football field, Hinton is an all-region offensive lineman. As a thrower for the track and field team, he is one of the top discus throwers in Washburn history.

On paper, it says that Hinton hails from Phoenix, Arizona, but

since his father moved around with the Army, Hinton said he has spent more of his life in Topeka rather than in Arizona. He lived in Phoenix with his parents, Shonda and Curt, and his little sister Kara.

“I am from Phoenix, Arizona. My dad was in the Army for 20 years, so I moved around a lot. I have actually lived in Topeka more than I have in Phoenix. My mom is mostly a stay at home mom. Like my dad, she was in the Army too, but she got out of the Army when my sister was born. I have one younger sister, Kara, who is 18 months younger than me,” Hinton said.

Spending time in Topeka before coming to Washburn helped Hin-

photo courtesy of Kyle Hinton

Track and field goal: Senior thrower/offensive lineman, Kyle Hinton excels on the football field and at track and field. Hinton is titled one of the top throwers in school history.

ton decide where he wanted to go to continue playing football. Hinton looked to play football at the next level before he looked to continue his track career.

“I just liked the overall football program. I really liked all of the coaches and I felt it in my heart to come here,” said Hinton.

Not many people have the will power to play two sports at the college level, but it takes even more talent to be able to compete at a high level for both sports. Hinton knows the challenges are tough, but the return is very rewarding.

“Playing both sports can be stressful at times but can be really rewarding being able to do two sports at a high level,” Hinton said.

Just as both sports can be challenging, both can also be entertaining. Hinton enjoys both sports, but one is higher up on his list than the rest, and his memories of the sports go back to when he was just a kid.

“My favorite sport is football, but track is very fun also, I love throwing. I remember my first memory was when I was playing tackle football when I was seven, I quit because of running so much, but I got back into it and I started loving it and I have been playing ever since then. For track, when I was in high school, I remember seeing one of the seniors throw what seemed like miles farther than me and I thought that I would never get to where he was at, but he taught me how to work out and now I’m just

Joe Balestrieri continues tradition Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

When former men’s basketball coach, Bob Chipman retired, the basketball program was in need of a coaching staff that would continue the tradition that Chipman had.

In his second year with the Ichabod basketball program, assistant coach Joe Balestrieri has helped continue the success of the men’s program.

Now, he looks to bring the Ichabod program to the top of the nation.

Balestrieri hails from Lee’s Summit, Missouri. He now lives here in Topeka with his wife, Brooke, and their daughter Blake. To get where he is at today, Balestrieri had to have a solid foundation, which he got from his parents who helped him become the man he is today.

“Both of my parents worked hard.

I have two older siblings. Both of my parents set a pretty good example for me growing up. They worked 40+ hours a week, I didn’t have a stay at home mom at all. My dad actually worked in Topeka, so he drove an hour and a half every day down and back for 18 years.

My mom went through school with three kids and got a 4.0. My parents were pretty good role models for me growing up,” Balestrieri said.

Most people only like to be around their co-workers for only a short amount of time. Balestrieri would disagree with that notion.

Head basketball coach Brett Ballard and Balestrieri have been around since their days as student-athletes at KU. One university after another, they went together.

“I have kind of been with coach Ballard for quite a while. I have really enjoyed being with Ballard for this long. I have been with him

for a long time, so I knew what I was getting into. I have been with him for a long time so I know what he likes and he doesn’t. When he’s trying to convey something to the team, I already kind of know what he’s trying to tell the team. It is easy for me to work someone as hard as he does,” Balestrieri said.

Even though Balestrieri has spent his life living in cities, in his free time, he enjoys to bow hunt.

“The coaching staff gives me a lot of grief, because they think that it’s killing. They think that you have to go out and kill something every time. They don’t realize you have to go out and work for it. It gives me some time to think and get away from work,” said Balestrieri.

Even though Balestrieri has been an assistant coach for his whole ca-

reer, his goal is to become the head coach of his own program.

“I would love to have my own program. I am happy where I am at the moment but having my own program and my own system is my dream,” Balestrieri said.

Balestrieri may be fit to have his own program, especially since his time at Washburn has resonated with the players. Senior guard, Javion Blake believes Balestrieri helps make him a better player and the team a better team.

“He is confident in his coaching ability and the ability his players have to be successful on and off the court. He personally keeps my confidence high on a daily best reminding us as players what we do best to fit the team,” Blake said.

photo courtesy of Joe Balestrieri

Family ties: Joe Balestrieri sits with his family. Balestrieri has been a coach for the Ichabod basketball team for two years now.

throwing pretty good now,” said Hinton.

Hinton is an athlete that coaches love to have as a part of their organization. The same goes for Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Coach, Cameron Babb who sees the impact that Hinton has made.

“Kyle is such a talented athlete from a physical aspect. His strength and explosiveness are a big reason why he has excelled this season.

However, strength and explosiveness are not enough to be successful at this level because most throwers

are big and strong in college. His mentality and approach to training has really set him apart as one of the top throwers in the nation this year. I think he sees it as a challenge when others throw further than him, so his competitiveness keeps him hungry to improve each week. He frequently does things in practice that leaves us grinning in disbelief. Kyle is incredibly smart in the classroom and balances the rigors of being a dual sport collegiate athlete between football and track. Not many individuals can do what he does,” said Babb.

photo courtesy of Brady Hoover

Chiefs kingdom: Brady Hoover gathers with members of his family outside Arrowhead Stadium while attending a Chiefs game. Hoover is in his second season playing at Washburn after transferring from Hutch CC.

Leadership is key for Brady Hoover On an upperclassmen laden team there can be many leaders.

One of Washburn baseball’s senior leaders is infielder Brady Hoover.

Hoover is originally from Clearwater, KS but moved to Wichita which is where he calls home now.

Upon moving to Wichita, Hoover attended Maize High School.

During his senior year at Maize he helped lead his team to the 6A state championship game and was also named first team all-state in the same season to go along with his all-state honors from the year before.

Hoover is the son of Bob Hoover and Kris Washee-Razey.

Bob has been working for Boeing and Cessna for over 20 years and Kris has been working at a flooring retailer called CAP Carpet Inc. for about two years.

Hoover is a transfer from Hutchinson Community College where he played two seasons and was quite successful. He helped the Blue Dragons win 35 games both seasons he was there. Individually, he had a .326 batting average and hit 16 home runs.

Here at Washburn, Hoover is majoring in Integrated Studies with hopes of staying involved with sports in some fashion. He hopes to coach baseball, but if that doesn’t work out he would consider working in the marketing field in event planning for a team.

Coaching is where Brady’s real passion lies, and he hopes to be able to give back to kids.

“I had great coaches growing up and they really allowed me to get to where I am today as a fifth-year senior still playing college baseball,” said Hoover. “So I want to be a coach because I want to be the person that they were for me, so I can be that person for others wanting the same dream I had.”

After having two successful seasons at Hutch you would

think it would be difficult to leave and start over somewhere new.

Hoover, however, recognized the “family” at Washburn which made the transfer easier.

“When I came on my visit I grew really close with the coaching staff and the coaching staff really reached out to me while I was at Hutch and I could tell that there was that family atmosphere and sure enough it’s been a very good family atmosphere,” said Hoover.

Not only does Hoover feel a part of a family as an Ichabod but he says it’s close to home and that the campus is gorgeous. He loves that everything is close, he get’s everything he could want as a student and an athlete and he appreciates that Topeka is generally cheap.

When Hoover finally gets some free time away from being a college athlete goal number one for him is to relax. He enjoys laying around watching movies, watching sports and hanging out with his teammates and roommates.

Traveling may be in the cards for Hoover once he graduates and is done playing baseball. He hopes to see a game at as many major league baseball ballparks as he can in his lifetime. He will certainly have a long list to choose from as he’s only seen a game in Kansas City and St. Louis. He has visited three other parks but never seen a game at them.

Hoover is an extremely hard worker and doesn’t always say much but can lead in other ways.

Senior infielder Lane Harvey recognizes Hoovers hard work and is appreciative.

“Hoover is a guy that leads by example when it comes to playing hard and knowing what is best for the team,” said Harvey. “He brings his best every day and is a good guy for younger guys to model their games after.”

Hoover and the Ichabods will kick off their home schedule March 1 against the Pitt State Gorillas.

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Briefs Softball The softball team kicked off their season over the weekend in Conroe, TX, where they played 6 total games, including wins against Southeastern Oklahoma State University (12-1) and St. Mary’s (5-2). They fell short in the first four games of the weekend, putting them at a 2-4 record so far this season. They will return to action Friday Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. in Edmond, OK, where they will compete in the Edmond Regional Festival.

Baseball The Bods traveled down to Magnolia, Arkansas over the weekend, where they went 1-2 in their series with Southern Arkansas University. They played a double header Friday, where they split (8-4,2-5) and faced their second loss on Saturday (3-5). They head to Durant, Oklahoma this weekend with a 1-2 record to face off against Southeastern Oklahoma State University in a 6-game series beginning Friday at 2 p.m. and going until Sunday.

Men’s Tennis The men’s tennis team went 1-1 over the weekend down in Springfield, MO, where they fell to Cameron University (34) Saturday, but came back to clench a win against Drury University on Sunday (4-3).

They will travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this weekend to compete against Oklahoma Baptist University starting Saturday Feb. 9 and 2:30 p.m.

The women’s team advanced to a 2-0 record after competing in Springfield, MO over the weekend. They picked up wins against Cameron University (7-0) and Drury University (4-3). They travel alongside the men’s team to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this weekend to compete against Oklahoma Baptist University beginning Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

After their appearance in Joplin, MO at the MSSU Lion open over the weekend, the track team came back with 22 top-10 finishes and 14 top-5 finishes. Five Ichabods: Tom Haug (high jump), Allexis Menghini (pole vault), Virgi Scardanzan (pole vault), Amira Linson (pole vault) and Kyle Hinton (weight throw) set NCAA provisionals. They will all aim to set new records this weekend, when they compete in the Bearcat Open in Maryville, MO.

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Ichabod men’s basketball team tames the Lions at home Brandon Brownlee Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

The toughness of the Washburn Ichabods showed up Saturday, Feb. 2 at Lee Arena. It helped guide them to a bounce back win after losing Thursday. Lindenwood took the early lead but once Washburn caught them they would never relinquish that lead and went on to win 84-77.

Early on the emphasis was to get the ball down low and work the offense through seniors David Salach and Tyas Martin.

Washburn’s first eight points came from that combination, but it was the Lions gaining the early advantage 11-9.

No lead was safe throughout the first half as no one led by more than four. It was a back and forth battle that saw Washburn take its first lead on a three-point ball from senior Javion Blake that made the score 19-16.

The game looked to take a more distinct turn when Lindenwood was called for a foul, but the same player was immediately called for technical foul on top of it.

Four consecutive free throws ensued with Blake making a pair and freshman Sevon Witt hitting the other two. This gave Washburn a 27-25 advantage.

The three-pointer helped guide the Ichabods to the half as freshman guard Jalen Lewis found the bottom of the net from deep. Sophomore

guard Tyler Geiman followed suit with his own three with 30 seconds remaining in the half and Washburn took a 35-32 lead to the halftime locker room.

Blake seemed to find some traction on offense headed into the locker room because he came out hot to start the second. The old adage of defense sparking offense seemed to show itself in this game.

“We’re a defense first team, so I think getting that energy on defense and getting those stops we were able to run out on offense, get into fast breaks and get those easy transition buckets,” Blake said.

The defense certainly turned the tide of the game because Washburn was able to push the lead up to double digits just three minutes into the second half when they led 47-37.

A balanced offensive attack kept the lead intact. Every time Lindenwood would challenge to get back into the game Washburn would make a play to keep them at an arms-length away.

With around four minutes to play the Lions started to make a final push. They pulled within three with just a minute and half left but locked down on defense. This forced Lindenwood to foul and Washburn put the game away at the free throw line to secure an 84-77 win.

The MIAA is a tough conference from top to bottom so nearly every game is close, which is something the team is always aware of.

“Just stay composed,” said Blake.

“Being a senior and being through

this battle of the MIAA before I just try to show leadership and not show the young guys how to get rattled.”

The win gets Washburn back on track and headed in the right direction after a tough loss on Thursday.

“Toughness [and] competitiveness, everybody competes from one to 15. Even the bench, the bench is competing on the bench and that’s crazy,” Witt said. “I haven’t ever played with a group of guys like this.”

Washburn sits at 15-5 overall and 8-3 in the always tough MIAA. The Ichabods will be back in action starting against Central Missouri at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 in Warrensburg.

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Lift off: Sevon Witt runs the floor and looks to convert the layup. Witt scored a game high of 21 points.

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Swish: Shelbe Piggie releases this three-point shot against the Lindenwood Lions.

Piggie finished the game with 10 points.

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Rise up: Tyas Martin drives toward the basket looking to score. Martin ended the game with six points.

Washburn women’s basketball falls short to Lions on Pink Out day Brandon Brownlee

In your face: Hayley Thompson pulls up for a short jump shot. This was Thompson’s only bucket of the game.

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Fade away: David Salach fades away on this shot against Lindenwood Saturday, Feb 2.

Salach scored 15 points in the win.

The annual Pink Out game for the Washburn basketball teams was Saturday, Feb. 2, but the women left feeling blue after struggling to gain any traction all day against the Lindenwood Lions. A 14-point first quarter deficit proved to be too big of a hole to climb out of.

It was another slow start for the Ichabods as they had difficulty slowing the Lindenwood attack.

The Lions missed only three shots through the first half of the first quarter.

Washburn, meanwhile, didn’t shoot the ball poorly but struggled to get shots up. Lindenwood methodically built their lead from 14-6 up to 21-7.

Rebounding plagued Washburn as they struggled on the glass giving the Lions second chances.

Washburn failed to score for nearly four and half minutes from the 5:28 mark to 1:21 left in the opening quarter.

Sophomore guard Hunter Bentley found the bottom of the net with two seconds remaining in the quarter, but Washburn trailed 26-11

after one.

Ichabods outscored the Lions in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 10. It was the defense that started to change the tide. The Bods forced Lindenwood into more contested shots, which allowed the offense to get out in transition and led to easier looks at the basket.

Bentley was the one taking advantage in transition as eight of her 10 first half points came in the second quarter.

Washburn made a run midway through the second quarter that saw them draw within four at 28-24, but that was as close as they got as Lindenwood responded to lead 36-26 at the half.

The energy of junior Alexis McAfee kept Washburn within striking distance early in the third quarter.

McAfee was active on defense forcing turnovers and found the ball in her hands on offense scoring twice close to the basket and stepping out behind the three-point line once.

“I feel like defense is a major part of the game, even more than offense,” said McAfee. “If you get defensive stops they can’t score so that really prompts me to want to get a stop.”

No matter what Washburn did they couldn’t close the gap. Every time the Ichabods made a run Lindenwood struck back to keep the lead around 10. They led going into the fourth quarter 51-39.

Wounds seemed to haunt Washburn all day.

“They were just outrebounding us and out toughing us, and it took us too long to decide to play with them and decide to fight back, so that’s just kind of what got us today,” Bentley said.

The fourth quarter continued to follow the same story. The Bods again drew within six or eight but couldn’t get the crucial stop on defense to really turn the tide.

Lindenwood found their stroke from behind the three-point line late in the game when Washburn went to a half-court trap in an attempt to force turnovers. The three’s stretched the lead and eventually a final score of 72-56.

The loss drops Washburn to 14-6 overall and 9-2 in the MIAA. The Ichabod women will take the court again on the road at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Central Missouri.

Steven Jacobson looks forward to the new season at Washburn Brandon Brownlee Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

The recent Kansas cold has not stopped the Washburn Ichabods from preparing for baseball season.

They finally kicked off the season this past weekend in Arkansas playing a three game set against Southern Arkansas. One player that will help lead them will be junior catcher Steven Jacobson.

Jacobson, son of Kent and Tina Jacobson, is one of four siblings with sister Leah and brothers Charlie and Danny.

Jacobson has slowly made his way south from his high school days to where he is now. He is from Appleton, Wisconsin where he attended Kimberly High School.

After graduation, he played his freshman season of college at Chicago State University in Illinois where he played in 25 games.

He then transferred to Washburn for his sophomore season where he led the team in hitting with a .315 batting average. He looks to con-

tinue the success in his second season as an Ichabod and help lead the team from behind the plate.

Senior pitch Josh Ramirez recognizes Jacobson’s importance to the team.

“He’s a gamer. He loves the game, he is all about it and he wants to see this team win,” said Ramirez.

When you devote so much time to a sport you need to have an outlet to be able to relax and take your mind off the game. For Jacobson, his outlets are not much different from any average college kid.

“I love to go hunting and fishing in my spare time if I’m not playing baseball,” Jacobson said. “I also play a little bit of video games with my brothers while they are back in Wisconsin.”

Another side hobby Jacobson enjoys is fixing phones in his spare time.

Jacobson will never stray to far from athletics, because he is currently a PE/kinesiology major with several different career paths in mind.

“My ultimate goal is to become an athletic director as I build up my knowledge in the teaching field.

If becoming an athletic director doesn’t work out, I want to start my own business of some sort or possibly become an accountant,” Jacobson said.

He plans to work up to those dreams by starting out as a PE teacher at the middle or high school level while also coaching high school baseball.

Some of Jacobson’s best baseball memories came from his time in high school. He cherishes and remembers going to state three years in a row. His junior year his team placed second at state and had a memorable semifinal game that took 12 innings to pull out the win and advance them to the title game.

One perk of playing Division I sports, which Jacobson did for Chicago State, is the opportunity to travel around the country on planes and getting to visit different states.

Jacobson said he was able to visit eight different states during his

freshman year at Chicago State.

The first part of this season will be spent exclusively on the road, but much closer to home at Washburn. The Ichabods will be trying to avoid the cold Kansas weather,

but they can come March 1 to Falley Field to help Jacobson and the rest of the baseball team kickoff the home schedule when they take on the Pitt State Gorillas.

photo courtesy of Steven Jacobson

Baseball family: Steven Jacobson (far right) stands with his family during Christmas.

Jacobson led the Ichabods in hitting last season and looks to back up last season with a great 2019.

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