Washburn Review: February 20, 2019 -Issue 19

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February 20, 2019

Volume 145, Issue 19

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Nancy Tate’s retirement Spencer Brown Washburn Review spencer.brown@washburn.edu

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Ready for ReTIREDment: Nancy Tate poses in front of the spiral staircase at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. Tate moved into the building, where her office is, about 10 years ago.

The university’s position on travel to orphanages doesn’t reflect shifting attitudes James Gorman

Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

“It’s hard to say goodbye. [The children] need so much,” said Judith McConnell-Farmer, an education professor.

McConnell-Farmer has led students on the trip to Belize nine times. She believes the trips provide a positive experience for students, as well as the staff and children at the orphanage.

“Our students do a variety of learning activities with the children,” McConnell-Farmer said.

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photo courtesy of washburn.edu, Belize page

Bailando: Former student dances with boy from orphanage in Belize. Washburn takes education students to the Belize every year for an opportunity to teach English to the kids.

Tate.

Although Tate is set to retire, she will still phase out throughout the next year to oversee projects, committees and help with the transition.

Joseph Desota, executive administrator for academic affairs and works closely with Tate, said that Tate leaving is something that will affect the entire university.

“Dr. Tate is the backbone of the academic perspective for the University,” Desota said. “She’s one of those people that are the heart of an institution, and she will be very missed.”

As for Tate’s plans for post-retirement, she will participate in volunteering, do more ballroom dancing with her husband and will travel often.

“My bucket list is to go to every continent, I’ve been to all except for Australia.” Tate said, as she already checked off Antarctica two years ago.

As for her legacy at Washburn, she hopes that she is leaving the university better than when she had found it.

“I hope I’m remembered as someone who has always been in support of this institution,” Tate said. “I really love this University. It has been my home for over 34 years.”

Third Annual Step Show The Step Show will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at White Concert Hall. The performance will be free to Washburn students who bring their student IDs as well as Greeks wearing their letters. General admission for non-students will be $5. Washburn University will host the third annual Step Show which will feature unique and exciting performances by the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority along with other groups invited from colleges in Kansas. The Step Show is a one-of-a-kind performance that teaches the audience about African-American culture and history while also giving the audience an incredible display of gymnastics and break dancing. Students who haven’t seen this performance in the past are sure to be blown away by the impressive talent that will be hosted at White Concert Hall.

The Step Show can be described as a percussive dance where the performer’s entire body is used as an instrument during the show. A mixture of hand claps, music and stomping feet are used during the performance, which is where the Step Show gets its name.

Each different stepping group is unique in that they each tell a different story and have a different performance that they spend months perfecting to create an amazing show for the audience.

The Step Show is tied with the group known as the Divine Nine, which is a gathering of fraternities and sororities that are steeped in the history of African-Americans. Two of the Divine Nine are currently at Washburn: Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi. Many famous and college-educated African-Americans were and are members of one of the fraternities or sororities associated with the Divine Nine including Dr. Martin

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Photos of palm trees, coral reefs, jungle ruins and students playing with local children highlight the university’s webpage promoting the study abroad trip to Belize.

The page claims students “provide needed volunteer services to Belizean orphanages.” Despite good intentions, trips like this are coming under new scrutiny.

Anna-Marie Lauppe, senior psychology major, remembers how happy the children seemed when they arrived at the orphanage. The children were excited to take part in the educational activities the students planned for them.

“It was amazing to see that something as simple as friendship bracelets could make their day,” Lauppe said.

When it was time to leave, some of the children began to cry.

“There were certain kids asking if we could take them home with us,” Lauppe said. “It was heartbreaking to tell them no.”

Leaving the children can be difficult for the students, too. Students are encouraged to write daily journals and meet every evening to discuss the day’s events.

On June 30, Washburn University will lose one of its most important assets, as employee Nancy Tate is set to retire. Tate has been employed by the university for 34 years, and currently serves as the associate vice president for academic affairs.

In 1985, Tate moved from Stillwater, Oklahoma with her husband who found a job in the Topeka area, which left Tate searching for a job.

She happened to come across a vacancy for an assistant professor in the math and computer information sciences department at Washburn and was quickly hired on.

Since her hiring, Tate moved up quickly within the university and consistently found opportunities for many different positions throughout her career. Serving positions such as chairperson of the computer information sciences department and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

“I call it serendipity,” Tate said.

“If you have the skills, and the desire to do better things, you can move up.”

Although she mentioned that she still had to have the proper work

ethic, passion and mindset.

“And Washburn has been a great place as a woman,” Tate said.

“There has not been, what I say, a glass ceiling.”

Tate’s day to day includes meetings, emails, writing and working through problems that advisors might have with their students. She admits that one of her favorite aspects to her job is problem-solving.

“I see my role as maintaining the integrity of our degrees and our majors, but also being an advocate for the student and helping them succeed,” said Tate.

Along with her duties as associate vice president for academic affairs, Tate is involved with a number of committees at Washburn.

“There are tons of meetings,” Tate said. “I’m a chair or a member of at least 15 committees.”

For Tate’s decision on retiring from her position, she felt as if the end of this semester would be a good time for her to leave.

“I want to make sure I leave the university in a good position, as far as their accreditation.” Tate said, as she is the accreditation liaison officer with the Higher Learning Commission.

“This seemed like a good time, give somebody else a chance,” said

photo courtesy of The Office of Diversity and Inclusion

It’s a Greek Thing: The third annual Step Show is a great opportunity to learn about African-American culture while enjoying an impressive performance. All Washburn students are encouraged to come out on the 28th to enjoy this incredible production.

How much does a snow day cost a student?

DeyJa Cardenas

Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

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Frozen in place: Weather leaves students questioning future snow days.

Washburn’s weather policy caused backlash amoung students.

The amount that a college student has to pay for a snow day depends on how many classes a college student is enrolled in.

The current board policy at Washburn University regarding the Inclement Weather policy states, “the administrations shall establish regulations and procedures regarding delay, cancellation or suspension of normal university operations during a period of extraordinary

weather- or weather-related conditions (inclement weather).”

“Are frostbite warnings not inclement enough for class cancellations, @Washburn?” Some students have tweeted at Washburn in frustration. The heavy backlash that Washburn students have against the Washburn University social media is affecting the faculty at Washburn.

Some students are beginning to think that Washburn does not care about the well being of students because of the lack of class cancellations that Washburn has had during

the couple of weeks that Topeka has been experiencing extreme weather. Some students who commute to class are baffled and claim to have pondered upon the choice between life or test, ‘should I take the risk and fight my way to class to make it to my exam, or spare my life and keep myself safe at home?’

Eric Grospitch, the vice president for student life explained that, “it’s very frustrating to think that these people [on social media with negative feedback] think that these decisions are being made without com-

passion or care, because if there’s anything that I’ve seen at Washburn is that people care about each other.

That language is hurtful.”

Supposedly, if a student is enrolled in four classes, two of which fall on a snow day; then that student has now fallen behind schedule for two separate classes and now has extra work piled on top of their already busy schedule. If a student is enrolled in a ‘one-day-a-week’ class which falls on a snow day, then that student is behind an entire week of class. Student attendance does not CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Continued: WU’s position on travel to orphanages CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Our program donates materials to the Dorothy Menzies Children’s Home staff to support the continued education of the children.”

Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center is a residential care facility in Belize City maintained by the Belize Department of Human Services. Between 30-60 children live in the facility.

“Most of the children in the orphanage have family,” McConnell-Farmer said.

“Their parents cannot take care of them.”

The Belize Ministry of Human Development’s webpage for the orphanage said most of the children at the center have been abused, neglected or abandoned. These children need a loving and caring environment in which to grow and develop.

Living conditions at the facility are not ideal.

During a tour of the facility, students remember seeing ripped mattresses, some on the ground, and many without sheets.

Large piles of trash attracted rats and insects. The large steel fence surrounding the facility surprised some students.

“Apparently they have kids break out all the time,” said Joey Lewis, a senior in the athletic training program. He traveled to Belize in 2017.

McConnell-Farmer describes the living conditions as typical of the region.

“For most of our students, it is the first time that they have visited a children’s home in another country or in the U.S.A.,” McConnell-Farmer said. “Visiting situations which are different from those with which they are familiar can be disconcerting to a newcomer who has never travelled abroad or experienced similar living conditions here in the states.”

McConnell-Farmer believes the experience teaches students about the challenges of limited funding and resources in a developing country and makes students aware of the disparities that exist.

“That is part of a cross-cultural learning experience,” McConnell-Farmer said. “Helping children in a variety of settings becomes a transformational experience for our students.”

Alex Trujillo, sophomore studying physical therapy, has made the trip three times. He has seen some improvements made to the facility but is concerned about the emotional toll on the children.

“Sometimes I wonder if we are doing more harm than good,” Trujillo said.

The students visit the children for four hours over the course of two days.

Christina Menager, assistant professor in the psychology department, said the impact on the children is likely negligible.

“It’s highly unlikely that one interaction is going to posi-

tively benefit those children whatsoever,” Menager said. “But zies Child Care Center and the Belize Ministry of Human I also don’t think it’s detrimental because it is a very brief Development did not respond to requests for comment. episode.”

Kate van Doore, an international children’s rights lawyer, Menager believes many of the children’s behaviors de- wants universities to consider the research on volunteering in scribed by the students can be attributed to disinhibited social orphanages. engagement disorders.

“Universities should not visit orphanages, whether they are “They so desperately crave [attachment] they will go up government approved or not,” she said in an interview conand hug a stranger,” Menager said. “Attachment is such a ducted via direct message on Twitter. core craving in us.”

Van Doore led the efforts to pass Australia’s Modern SlavMenager said children in these scenarios would be bene- ery Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2019. The bill requires unifited by being placed in an adoption or foster care situation versities and organizations to publish an annual report that where they have consistent caregiving. She wants students identifies any risks of modern slavery in their supply chain or traveling to other countries to be more aware of how they are operations, and a plan of action to address these risks. The act impacting the local population. identifies orphanage tourism as a form of modern slavery. On “We are in such a place of privilege,” Menager said. “May- Feb. 8, the Canadian government announced that it will begin be folks will start to think about how they can make sustain- consultation to introduce similar legislation. able changes for these children because just going once is Van Doore said that volunteering at orphanages and donatunlikely to make a difference.” ing money or supplies undermines efforts to institute effecMcConnell-Farmer believes the impact of the trips to Be- tive child care options. lize should not be disregarded.

“There is no such thing as a good orphanage given what we “We have built a relationship with [Dorothy Menzie’s know about the effects of institutional care on the developChild Care Center] over many years,” McConnell-Farmer ment of children,” said Van Doore. said. “The staff and some of the children remember WashMcConnell-Farmer said the decision to volunteer at an burn University visits from year to year and welcome us each orphanage is complex and emotional. The orphanage visit time we visit the children’s home.” is only a small portion of the study abroad program, which Lauppe recalls her visit as a positive experience for the includes a three-day international conference for education children and gives them hope. professionals, visits to local schools and excursions to cultur“They can forget about their sadness, the repetition in their al and historical sites. lives,” Lauppe said. “Someone out there does care.”

“Our work at [Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center] is a The U.S. State Department released a report in June 2018 structured volunteer placement with educational activities in that found orphanages fail to provide emotional support re- partnership and overseen by the Belizean government,” said quired for healthy brain development. The report further McConnell-Farmer. found that orphanages and residential institutions frequently The trip to Belize is the only faculty-led program at Washfacilitate human trafficking, citing incidents in Asia, Central burn that includes an orphanage visit. Trips to Nicaragua, America and Eastern Europe. The State Department currently which previously advertised orphanage visits, have been disranks Belize as a tier 3 country, the worst possible rating, for continued due to political instability in the country. The uniits lack of effort to reduce trafficking. versity partners with Academic Programs International (API) Faculty-led trips must be approved by several university to offer additional study abroad opportunities. API advertises departments, including the business office, university sched- several orphanage volunteer opportunities, including several uling and accounting. The criteria for the university’s pro- programs offered by Washburn. gram development guide requires that trips include a “strong David Coles, manager of the volunteer center at the Loncultural component” and “strong local interaction.” don School of Economics, helps students find responsible Patrick Early, Washburn University’s director of public re- volunteer opportunities. His university has signed a pledge to lations, said the university’s position is based on the circum- replace orphanage volunteering with other opportunities that stances. benefit the students.

“The faculty make careful contacts and arrangements,” “Every university has a duty to inspire their students to volEarly said. unteer, but they also have a duty to edThe faculty leader must obtain tentative approval ucate students on how to make from the department chairperson, the approan ethical and sustainable priate academic dean and the Office of difference and to give International Programs director seven due thought bemonths prior. McConnell-Farmer fore commitrequests permission to visit the ting,” Coles orphanage from the Belizean said. authority months in advance and often does not receive approval until just a few weeks before the trip occurs.

“We receive approval to volunteer during specific days and times,” McConphotos courtesy of Washburn University nell-Farmer said.

Helping hands: A traveling Washburn student cleans the orphanage screens with a few helpers. The Belizean Dorothy Menorphans played and benefited from making new friends.

Continued: Third Wellness Fair kicks off in March Annual Step Show Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

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Cedrick Henderson-Smith, a junior studying criminal justice, helped to organize this year’s Step Show.

“I saw the Step Show in my freshman year and I was really impressed by the performance. Seeing it for the first time made me want to get involved,” Cedrick said. “I became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi my sophomore year and this year I am the chairman of the event. The performance is a good opportunity for students to see something they haven’t seen before and be able to witness the talents of the performers and learn more about black history.”

Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, the

director of the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion, spoke about the history of the step shows in America.

“Lots of universities around the country their historically African American and their fraternities and sororities have a history of forming step shows. It comes from a tradition when slaves were brought from Africa to the Americas, people used clapping and singing in lots of ways of communicating, and so as part of being connected to those historic roots these historic organizations put on these shows for one another to communicate their ideals and their history,” Dempsey-Swopes said. “It’s a really great, fun Black History Month performance.”

The Wellness Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 in the Memorial Union A and B rooms. The 11th Annual Health and Wellness Fair will promote a community of wellness in Topeka and beyond. This event will feature booths representing many businesses that are almost exclusively based in Topeka that focus on the health and well-being of individuals in the community. Over 50 different vendors and businesses will be attending the event. The event is meant to focus on community members and students at Washburn who are interested in learning more about their own health and who are looking for positions in the healthcare fields offered at the fair.

In the past, the Health and Wellness Fair has attracted members of the local community who are interested in the seven areas of

bodily wellness, including spiritual, physical, emotional, occupational, intellectual, environmental and social well-being. Everything from counseling services to mental health organizations will be at the fair. Students who are looking for a job on campus with one of the student health organizations or who are looking for a job to get started on their professional career are encouraged to attend.

Taniqua Ward, employee wellness coordinator, said that the fair is a great opportunity for both community members and students.

“This event is meant to showcase a lot of different businesses based pretty much in Topeka and is targeted specifically at university students and community members,” Ward said. “There will be presentations on health services and some neat events that reward attendees.”

Crystal Leming, the director of University Counseling Services, spoke about how the fair benefits the students at Washburn.

“Participants may discover new options for managing their wellness as well as new places and providers that can help them maintain and enhance their wellness,” Leming said.

“Washburn University Counseling Services will be sharing a table with Student Health Services at the wellness fair. We’ll be available to answer questions about our mental health, physical health and advocacy services students are eligible to use from our departments.”

The fair is also a great reminder to the students at Washburn that the faculty care about them and their well being while attending the university. Most of the services offered by the health departments at Washburn are also free to students so there is further incentive to go to the fair and learn about the various services offered by the faculty.

Be sure to check out the fair and learn about the services being offered by the health departments at Washburn.

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By Samuel Cox

Alpha Phi’s Keep the Beat Week

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25: APhi Fully Loaded at the Alpha Phi House. $4 per potato and all your favorite toppings.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26: Rock your heart out at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Bring your WUID. All day Wednesday, Feb. 27: Percentage day at Fuzzy’s Tacos, just mention Alpha Phi. Proceeds go to women’s heart health.

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28: Chili Phi’st at Alpha Phi House. $5 for two bowls of chili and one cinammon roll and $8 for four bowls and two rolls.

6 p.m. Friday, March 1: King of Hearts in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union. $2 to attend and watch the male contestants compete for the title.

At every event, Alpha Phi is selling an exclusive Alpha Phi shirt.

Let’s Talk About Sex

There will be a Coffee Talk about asexuality from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the Underground Union.

10 out of 10: Washburn University SAAC put on the “Gong Show” which was featured in the Feb. 18, 2000 issue of the Review.

The first place trophy went to the the baseball team that stole the show and recieved a perfect score with their rendition of the Washburn Dancing Blues.

Trigger Warnings and Safe Spaces

Student Media

Professor Chris Jones, (religious studies), Professor Louise Krug, (English), Dakie Washington (Center for Student Success), Melisa Posey (University Diversity & Inclusion) and students will discuss Trigger Warnings and Safe Spaces at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the Rita Blitt Gallery attached to White Concert Hall.

Editor in Chiefs Review-Morgan Holloway Kaw-Maggie Gile

Prepare to be amazed by Steven Brundage

Bod Mag-Rachel Ciummo

Magician and entertainer Steven Brundage will be performing at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre. Brundage has performed for American’s Got Talent, Good Morning America, NBC and more.

Online-Joelle Conway Editors Features-Samuel Cox

Twice the Gem That You Are

Sports-Alex Landwehr

Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe showcases the expressions of queer affection, love and lifestyles, including the hidden identity of Garnet. Noelle Blood, assistant director of marketing communications at Washburn’s School of Law, will be discussing an analysis to understand and advocate for sociocultural value of illustrating queer and other-embodied individuals in popular media. The analysis will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Cottonwood Room on the third level of the Memorial Union.

Design-Cody Dannar Chief Copy Editor Shayn Jones Copy Editors Adam White Abbie Barth Kendra Wicks Wesley Tabor

Crime Report Toxic tweet

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8:13 p.m. Feb. 12. Washburn University Police Department received information about reference tweets made via social media, occurring off campus in Shawnee County. Shawnee Sheriff responded to take the report, investigation continued by SSO.

11:29 a.m. Feb. 14. A report was made from Washburn Tech. The responding party stated a student was being harrassed by an exboyfriend both on and off campus.

Medical Report 9:58 p.m. Feb. 12. A report was made from Lee Arena. An individual fell down the stairs and injured his knee. The individual was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital.

Tobacco free campus 11:05 a.m. Feb. 13. A minor was found in possession of tobacco products at Washburn Tech East.

Grounded for now 3:52 p.m. Feb. 13. An individual reported that he lost his passport.

Well that’s a MacStake 7:14 p.m. Feb. 13. An accident occurred at 2000 SW MacVicar Ave. Two vehicles were involved in a non-injury accident.

Medical Report 2:32 a.m. Feb. 14. A report was made from the Living Learning Center. The student was transported to Stormont Vail.

‘Goosebumps’ in real life

Dustin Wallace Reporters Online-Arya Thapa News-DeyJa Cardenas News-Matt Self Features-Yash Chitrakar Features-Nicholas Solomon Features-Kodee Christensen It’s showtime: The “Grand” theater reopens its doors in downtown Topeka and is featured in the Review on Jan. 21, 1981. The prices at the Grand were the lowest of any commercial theater in town at two dollars a ticket. It is interesting to hear about the cinematic history of Topeka because a new movie theater is currently in development.

Arts & Living-Mingzhu Zhu Sports-Seth Burdick

6:50 p.m. Feb. 14. A report was made from Mabee library of an older white male inside the building acting strange. The subject was located outside the building and checked on before leaving campus.

Sports-Brandon Brownlee Designers Review-Joshua Irsik Review-Erica Faulkinbury KAW-Anna Marie Lauppe

Lights out

Ads-Randi Dofat

8:43 p.m. Feb. 15. There was a traffic violation at SW 20th St. and SW Washburn. The driver was cited for driving while license was cancelled, suspended or revoked and driving with a defective tail light.

Ads Manager Josey Trimble Freelance Lou Collobert Dylan Babcock Spencer Brown

West side skunk

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9:30 p.m. Feb. 17. There was a report of marijuana odor in West Hall. No source was located and the investigation is ongoing.

Eriko Hiranoi Melissa Kern Sarah Miller HR Manager

Just stap it 12:03 a.m. Feb. 18. A suspicious person was found at 1800 SW Jewell Ave. The suspicious person was arrested for outstanding warrants and illegal narcotic were located.

Arts & Living-Alicia Muniz

Bailey Sater Executive Editor of Student Media Kraig Dafoe Director of Student Media Star struck: In the March 11, 1955 issue of the Review, astronomy students look through the telescope at the Crane Observatory and Planetarium. The physics and astronomy departments continue to put on scheduled public viewings throughout the year.

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Opinion: The power of poetry and words Adam White

Washburn Review adam.white@washburn.edu

Words matter. Poetry has the power to save and change lives. I have been fortunate enough to attend several open mic nights in the Topeka area, and through that, have come across one of the most supportive communities I have ever seen.

Poetry can be anything. I cannot emphasize this enough. It does not have to rhyme and there is no reason to be intimidated by word choice or meter. When I say anything, I mean anything. It could be a rant about how your next door neighbor hosts really loud parties on a school night, a love letter, a traditional and well-crafted sonnet, your struggles with mental health or even your grocery list.

It takes some bravery to get up in front of people, usually strangers, and share your writing. However, I have found there is nothing more therapeutic in the world than sharing your thoughts, and maybe even some secrets with the world, only to receive applause

each and every time.

I first attended an open mic because I received an invite on Facebook to an event. I stumbled up in front of the microphone and basically whispered some bizarre poem about astrology. My voice shook and I couldn’t make any eye-contact with the audience, but I still received loud applause. This was the beginning of my career of sorts as a poet. You have to push yourself and simply get up there and speak.

I am now proud to say I have a small chapbook of poems published by a friend’s LLC. It feels empowering to be able to go to open mic nights and read from a collection of my own writing. No matter the length or quality. I’ll be honest though and admit I am an English major, so poetry is kind of what I wanted to do anyway. However, I really want to express that poetry is for everyone. It is not exculsively old British men from the 19th century. It is not elitist or snobbish. It is inclusive and community-based.

I have only been to events in Topeka, at places such as NOTO Burrito, PT’s on Col-

lege Hill, The Wheelbarrel, The Jayhawk Theatre and a few through Sigma Tau Delta at Carole Chapel. There are plenty of events outside of Topeka as well, including competitive slam poetry in Lawrence and Kansas City. The point is, there are plenty of opportunities to express yourself and share your writing with a supporitve community.

Some of my closest and longest friendships have come through poetry and open mic nights. I would be a lot less connected and have far fewer people to talk to without the presence of poetry in my life. The sense of compassion and mutual understanding that often shines through at readings is invaulable. Even if you do not consider yourself a writer, poet or artist, I would highly recommend that anyone, regardless of your major, attend a few open mic nights. The culture and environment can only serve to improve one’s appreciation of the arts and of life. Poetry can really change your life for the better and expand your horizons.

What is your dream job?

Parth Desai Graduate Student Accounting and Business “Since I am majoring in accounting and business, I want to do something related to Investment Banking Accounting. I really want to be a CPA in the future.”

Hello vitamin D, goodbye slump days DeyJa Cardenas

Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

The piratic storms that Kansas has conceived over this past week has taken a toll on my wallet as well as my energy. Our vitamin D seems to be hibernating behind the snow clouds, holding our vitamin D hostage along with the warmth of spring.

Vitamin D is a necessary supplement extracted from the sun through ultra violet blue rays that the sun illuminates. The human skin soaks up the UVB rays when skin is exposed to natural sunlight. Vitamin D is a fat soluble mineral that helps to dissolve fat cells. It acts as a hormone in the human body and is produced by cholesterol after receiving sun exposure. The vitamin D from the sun helps us to be happy and energetic, which might explain your lack of energy during the past couple of weeks. A few symptoms of low vitamin D include fatigue, lack of energy, depression, irritability, impaired wound healing, hair loss, weak muscles, muscle pain and more. Nevertheless, college students must persevere and

continue to work, regardless of our energy level or motivation. We need energy after running around campus and the energy in our body that we don’t produce enough of naturally comes from nutrients, some of which is from the sun. Along with the lack of energy, college students face the lack of time and money. If you are like me and have a hard time finding time in your day to eat regularly, please keep reading.

The first thing you should try is briefly question yourself to clarify that vitamin D is what you should focus on healing. Ask yourself if you feel more tired than usual, if you feel more anxious than usual, if your bones feel sore or your bones feel scratchy, if you have joint pain or if your body feels like it’s shaking even when you’re not cold.

Of course, I am not a doctor, my information is strictly internet-research based, but I have read that vitamin D sufficiency self-diagnoses has been a progressive first step to helping yourself get better if you follow up with filling in your lack of

CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE Dear Smalls, My car has this setting which shows me numbers next to a small digital photo of my car where each of my tires are located and I’m not entirely sure where I can get that checked out for a decent price, or free any advice?

-car troubles Dear car troubles, I had a similar trouble with that recently. When the temperature drops, so does the pressure in our tires. I took my truck to get air in the tires, it was freezing cold outside and the air compressor at the gas station was frozen, so the air didn’t make it’s way into my tires, as I was putting the hose away I noticed I had a flat tire. Desperate, I went inside and asked the man at the counter for some assistance, he told me that he can check and adjust the tire pressure in all four of my tires as long as I put gas in. I pulled out two Abraham Lincolns from my wallet and he pumped the gas, and adjusted my tire pressure.

This magic happened at the Washburn Auto Service Center, located on 2236 SW Ave, they offer discounts to Washburn students (with icard) and offer many other services.

TAKE YOUR CARS IN FOR MAINTENANCE. The frosty weather we have been experiencing can damage your car

natural exposure vitamin D with self-treatment. Vitamin D deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the western end of the world. The most common symptom that people suffer from while having vitamin D deficiency is depression.

Here is a quick list of no harm vitamin D substitute lunch choices to help build up your Vitamin D: salmon, catfish, canned tuna, mushrooms, mackerels, halibut, herring, sardines, beef liver, milk, orange juice, soy products, sour cream, margarine, butter, ricotta cheese, carp fish, eggs, salami and some cereals that have high levels of vitamin D to add to your daily vitamin D intake.

Tips to fight vitamin D deficiency through this cloudy season are Vitamin D supplements. The two most important types of vitamin D that humans require are vitamin D2 and vitamin D3. Vitamin D2 can be found in plant foods such as mushrooms. Vitamin D3 can be found in animal byproducts, such as fatty fish and egg yolks. Always consult with a health care physician before consuming any supplements to reduce your chances for a health risk.

John Collar Non-Degree Seeking Accounting “There are so many [dream jobs]. If I had to pick one, it would be a symphony conductor. I like to listen to classical music and it’s interesting.”

Ask Smalls, the ‘know-it-all’ Ichabod in various ways, which lessens your safety when driving.

Further questions and price quotes call the Washburun Auto Service Center at (785)-2344843.

Hope that helps, -Smalls Dear Smalls, What’s your favorite snack?

-Hungry Amigo Dear Hungry Amigo, I like to eat a peanut butter sandwich with the limon Hot Cheetos inside.

Yum. -Smalls Dear Smalls, I’m really shy about getting an STD test done at the clinic at Washburn but I don’t have a car and I live on campus, what should I do, I’m really worried and I don’t want my friends to know.

-iffy

Dear Iffy, You should definitely get tested. If you’re afraid that you could have an STD then you should definitely take that seriously.

Washburn health services not only checks for STD’s, they are also certified to treat them as well. The staff in Student health services are very respectful and private. When I have had concerns, I just stop by and they check me out and send me on my way with an ease of mind and a prescription (as needed) sent to your pharmacy of choice. The whole process is very confidential.

Manish Bhatta Freshman Chemistry “I really want to become a fútbol player like Ronaldo and Messi. It is a dream job.

It doesn’t seem achievable, but they don’t call it a dream job for nothing.”

When you check yourself in and they ask “what’s the reason for being seen” just say, “sore throat and headache” in case someone else is near and you feel shy, during your actual check up you can better inform the physician with your symptoms and/or concerns.

They are in Morgan Hall room 140, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment; 785-670-1470 Feel better and don’t forget to bring your icard.

-Smalls

Aiden Vu Junior Graphic Design “I want to become the CEO of a creative agency like production house or something because I like business and I also like graphic design, so it’s, like, a good match. I mostly want to earn money.

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A small but talented cast: Actors (from left to right) Dalton Frantz, Isabella Martinez-Haskins and Elinor Sun performed “The Chairs” last weekend. Absurdist plays aim to comment on life while abandoning our usual notions about it.

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Don’t look down: The Arab Shrine Circus is one of America’s longest running circuses. The ladies performed amazing twists and turns high above the ring.

‘The Chairs’: Praise for the absurdist performace Kodee Christensen

Washburn Review kodee.christensen@washburn.edu

An inviting discomfort. An alienating intimacy.

These are the phrases that came to my mind when watching Washburn’s performance of The Chairs by absurdist playwright Eugene Ionesco. Written in 1952 and performed for the first time that same year, “The Chairs” is sometimes referred to as a result of the tragedy and despair facing many people in the years after WWII. However, like most other absurdist plays, it is also referred to as making a statement on the mundane and tragic elements of human existence in a way that can be experienced by many through a few.

In an interview with director Jason Puff and assistant director Angela Gray in a preview of the play, it became apparent to me that the on-stage relationship between leads Isabella Martinez-Haskins and Dalton Frantz is one that is personal and natural. The necessity of this feat was made apparent to me throughout the performance of the play.

When the performance begins, the audience is presented with the scene of a house that can only be described as worn in, tattered and dark. The couple, Old Man and Old Woman, begin their dialogue with a simple argument shortly turned into an intimate recollection of half memories from their past.

The awkwardness fell heavy on the audience as we watched in on the private lives of this pair that had obviously spent many tens of years together.

However, what was at first unsettling became less awkward the more I embraced it.

The feeling of discomfort at their conversa-

tions with each other was necessary to consider the possibilities of the imagination. Perhaps their conversations with each other were in fact attempts to convince themselves of their own sanity. Perhaps they were a means for holding onto reality, or at least the reality that they felt they were existing in. Letting the mind explore is just one of the benefits of attending a play such as “The Chairs.”

It takes a special talent to be able to create this experience for an audience. Actors Isabella and Dalton were able to thrive off of this phenomenon and excel through it. The span of their emotions, reactions and intensities throughout the performance allowed for diversification in an otherwise small cast.

Exchange student Elinor Sun delivered in the “unescapable moment” described by Puff in the play’s preview. With a limited vocal performance, Sun was still able to add to the audience’s experience through her dramatic and tragic performance.

Offering opportunities for community members to enjoy and learn from theatre performances is an important role that the Washburn University Theatre department plays on campus. For many, theater performances are a way to relax and enjoy themselves for an hour or so. This goal is only heightened by the chance to simultaneously learn something from either the performance or your own personal revelations and thoughts in response to it.

“The Chairs” at Washburn was a success in my opinion. Absurdist plays are a whole new realm of thought provoking and intimate performances. The delivery by the cast and crew of this idea was phenomenal and I would recommend it and future performances to anyone.

“An inviting discomfort.”

photo courtesy of Washburn University Theatre Facebook page

Pop a squat: The set from Ionesco’s ‘The Chairs’ is performed on campus at The Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre. A relatively small cast of about seven members put on the play written and debuted in 1952.

photo by Mingzhu Zhu

Good boy: Arab Shrine Circus, one of the longest running circuses in the U.S., showcased performances in Landon Arena at Kansas Expocentre from Feb. 15 to 17, 2019. Johnny Rocket was one of the performers.

Annual Arab Shrine Circus Mingzhu Zhu

Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

The Arab Shrine Circus, one of the longest running circuses in the U.S., showcased performances at Landon Arena, part of the Kansas Expocentre Feb. 15 to 17, 2019. This year marks the 79th anniversary of the Arab Shrine Circus in Topeka.

The weather during the performances was cold and snowy, but the Expocentre was warm and many people endured the weather to enjoy the hot acts.

The circus featured six exciting performances, including The Flying Cortes, The FMX Motorcycle Jumpers, an elephant show, juggling acts, tigers and a lion show along with twists and rings performances.

The event was family friendly and it offered many activities such as elephant rides, face painting, a toy booth and autographs from the performers.

Janiene Harris went to the circus on Friday night with her family.

“It’s a lot of fun and we are excited to be here,” said Harris. “This is the first time my kids [have] come to the circus. They are loving it.”

Jeff Zeiler is the director of the circus. He was the assistant director for the past seven years.

“It will be at least approximately one thousand people there tonight,” said Zeiler. “I hope tomorrow will be better.”

Gretchen Giffin attended the circus with her family.

Her son had a poster of Johnny Rocket in hand with autographs. They just met Rocket and took photos with him after waiting in a long line at the intermission.

“It’s wonderful. It’s a great experience for our kids, for sure,” said Giffin. “I like Johnny Rocket because I saw him eating a hot dog with the dog eating it. He’s a good entertainer.”

Johnny Rocket was one of the crowd’s favorites and

at one point he performand with a dog. He was having a picnic, and a dog was hiding in a box. When he put a hot dog on a plate and put it on the floor, the dog came out to eat it. The dog ate many hot dogs and Rocket didn’t even notice there was a dog, so he changed several places to have his meal. His act brought much joy to the audience.

“It’s [Being the director of the circus] different. It’s challenging,” said Zeiler.

“It’s on your shoulder to make sure things get done.”

Zeiler started to set the stage for the circus about a week ahead. He prepared the toy booth and the band to make sure people would have a good time there.

The Arab Shrine Circus donated tickets to the community before the show to help children in the community who might not be able to afford to attend.

For more information of the Arab Shrine Circus, go to http://arabshrinecircus.com/ index.html.

photo by Mingzhu Zhu

Flying high: The flying Cortes have been entertaining circus audiences for generations. They performed high flying acrobatics at the Arab Shrine Circus.

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Let’s talk about sustainability Samuel Cox Washburn Review samuel.cox@washburn.edu

In a world of increasing technology, the wellfare of our planet can often take a back seat to the progression of industry and change.

Environmental sustainability is taken into consideration that not all things are limitless; eventually some forms of energy may not exist. It is important to discuss the role of humans in nature and how we have become embedded within environmental systems through the economy and even political climate.

In order to sustain a limited amount of resources, energy users must find a way to collect and use forms of energy that can never be depleted. Light, wind and even water energy are just a few examples of what types of energy sources are sustainable or unlimited.

Mark Ruelle, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Westar served as President and Chief Executive Officer, of Westar Energy, Inc. prior to leading the merger with Great Plains Energy that resulted in the formation of Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company.

Ruelle came to speak to about 20 Beta Alpha Psi Washburn students and faculty about the future of energy and his experience in many key leadership roles.

President of Beta Alpha Psi, Ashlyn Lane spoke about the value of understanding the concepts of sustaining our world’s environment.

“I think it is very important that students at Washburn understand the concepts of sustaining our world’s environment. If they are educated about the process, maybe they too will take small steps in creating a better environment. The world only gives us a limited number of resources and if we do not come up with ways to make these resources last, the way we live will be forever changed,” said Lane.

Academic sponsor of Beta Alpha Psi and Vice President at Washburn University, Jim Martin, spoke about how Washburn has already taken the initiative to use sustainable energy.

“The largest most recent addition to our sustainability efforts is our acquisition of five megawatts of capacity in the Soldier Creek windfarm which will allow us to access approximately 80 percent of our electricity needs at Washburn and Washburn Tech from a 100 percent renewable source. We expect this windfarm to be complete and operational in 2020,” said Martin.

A windfarm’s purpose is to harness the

power of sustainable energy, but they can also support the economy. Wind Energy centers, provide employment opportunities to about 300 workers and it can add property taxes that benefit the schools and local civic services.

Windmills create no air or water pollution, use no water and allow the surrounding land to remain in its original agricultural use, but storage of energy can be quite complex and often very expensive.

“Everybody says they want clean and renewable power, but they don’t always want to pay for it. Sometimes the most sustainable resource is not the cheapest and the cheapest resource is not always the most sustainable,” Ruelle said.

It’s up to everyone to maintain the lifestyle that we have become so accustomed to living. If technological advances are inevitable, then so too is the world’s need for sustainable

photo by Samuel Cox

Treasure of a planet: Mark Ruelle, former CEO of Westar Energy, speaks ato Washburn students and faculty at a lunch held by Beta Alpha Psi. Ruelle spoke about the future of sustainable energy and what it looks like to be a leader in any field of work.

Continued: How much does a snow day cost a student?

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 week of class. Student attendance does not only affect the students, it affects the faculty.

The faculty at Washburn has fallen anxious as the ice storms continue to strike Topeka affecting their students’ attendance which essentially affects the faculty when they are trying to cover certain material.

“It’s their call whether they[the students] want to come or not, it’s our responsibility to provide the service.” Eric Grospitch explained that students have a choice, faculty don’t have so much of the same choice as their dedication to providing for the students is top priority. “We care about our students and we care to provide the service that you’ve paid for.”

The average college student enrolled at Washburn University is expected to pay about 20,000 dollars for a full four years of college tuition, if that student fails a class, then that failed class essentially adds on a replacement semester to help fill in the gaps of the failed class, hence more money and more time in college.

If a student falls on campus during a day where the campus is slippery, Eric Grospitch encourages students to report when and where their fall happened and to get a better evaluation at student health services to ensure that the student is not injured.

Grospitch explained, “We want to know because then we can identify spaces that are slicker than others. Our staff is out treating and doing the best that they can. I would rather know that it’s [a fall] has happened than not know.”

Students are encouraged to always keep communication with their professors during a high weather alert day.

“If you don’t feel comfortable, I can’t make you come and I can’t tell you not to, it’s your [the students] call,” said Grospitch.

Washburn University is actively trying to better accommodate both students and faculty for threatening weather conditions. However, it is unrealistic for Washburn to reconfigure a permanent weather policy. Hypothetically, if

Washburn university had a plan in place that stated, “Campus will be closed if we receive 2 inches or more of snow,” then the weather policy would not be applicable during ice storms where there is not two inches of snow on the ground. Hence the current weather policy, “The administrations shall establish regulations regarding delay, cancellation, or suspension of normal University operations.”

Cancellations depend on the severity of the weather; each unique weather storm requires a specific protocol.

Eric Grospitch described the dedication that designated faculty have to ensure that students can get the most of their education whilst still staying safe and getting to school safely.

“Any time we have weather incidents, we try to look at what City of Topeka and Shawnee county and emergency management is telling us related to roads and road conditions and so forth. We look at what can our facility staff legitimately get cleaned up and ready to go.”

Grospitch explained that staff is on campus as early as 4:30 in the morning to eyeball the sidewalks to help determine the safety of the institution, however, weather changes and the weather can look safe at 4:30 in the morning in comparison to 7 in the morning.

Washburn has approximately 5 miles of sidewalk on campus.

Grospitch explains, “I can tell you that there is faculty and staff that would rather just have snow days, it’s not that we’re all wanting to be here too, it’s that you’re [the students] are paying us for a service, we should be providing that service.”

Eric Grospitch encourages you to talk to your faculty if you don’t feel safe coming class, communication is the better foundation for students to uphold the sustainability of your grades and course material.

“We really do care about our students,” said Grospitch.

photo by Kodee Christensen

Cheers: Silvestri raises a tankard that he has in his office. The lecturer has had an interest in pirates ever since he was a kid.

Silvestri speaks on pirate women Kodee Christensen

Washburn Review kodee.christensen@washburn.edu

On April 17, Dr. Silvestri will be adding to the ongoing conversation on gender that the Brown Bag lecture series has begun at Washburn by presenting a talk on pirate women.

“When we think of the golden age of pirates, it’s male imagery that comes to mind,” said Silvestri. “Female imagery is the wench serving up ale or the damsel in distress. The reality is, there were a lot of women pirates.

In the new world, there was more freedom for everyone who would’ve been stifled in Europe under the class and patriarchal systems there. Women played major roles in the age of pirates, both at sea as captains and on port.”

Silvestri’s experience with pirate research traces back to his grade school days.

“I’ve loved pirates since I was a kid,” said Silvestri. “In fifth grade, my class wrote our first research paper. I remember freaking out at the time because it was a four pager and we had to cite sources and include a footnote and everything. I wrote that paper on Black Beard the pirate. It was my first experience with reading primary sources and understanding what it is that a historian does; it captured my imagination. Here I am forty years later teaching a class on pirates.”

Hoping to shed some light on a topic rarely discussed, Silvestri plans to open a conversation that challenges students to rethink what they’ve been fed by popular media about the role of women in history.

“Learning something you didn’t know before is always inherently interesting,” said

Silvestri. “We’re lucky to live in a time when scholars and the general community are beginning to question and correct the misinterpretations and misogynistic and downright ignorant views of the roles of women in the past. It’s good to be reminded that things are not always black and white; they’re gray.

They are more complex than you thought or how Hollywood might make them seem.”

This will be Silvestri’s first Brown Bag talk. He is eager to become a part of the ongoing discussion on gender that the Brown Bag series has created on campus.

“I’ve prepared about a half-hour talk,” said Silvestri. “My hope is that the rest of the time will be filled with questions and discussions.

I want students to come away with a new and deeper understanding and appreciation for the role of women in this historical time period.”

Silvestri emphasized the importance of not limiting your interests in college.

“Being at college is just the best,” said Silvestri. “You have the ability as a student to explore and sponge. Adulting is more focused and you have fewer and fewer opportunities to learn and be exposed to things that you didn’t know before. The ultimate thing that I want people to get from this discussion and any of my classes is the opportunity to do this.”

To be a part of the ongoing discussion on gender, come to Silvestri’s Brown Bag discussion about women pirates on April 17 at noon in the Lincoln room. The discussion will last approximately one hour and is open to everyone who wants to learn something new.

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Winter activities: Students flock to the Union Underground to participate in extracurricular fun. The first Union Underground Bash will be 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Union Underground.

First Union Underground Bash awaits Mingzhu Zhu

Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

The first Union Underground Bash, hosted by Washburn Student Government Association, will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Union Underground.

Zac Surritt is the student body president from WSGA. “It’s the first time that we’ve done this,” said Surritt. “It’s really about how to get involved and how to make sure your voice is heard as a student.”

Everyone is welcome to the Union Underground Bash and socializing with all of the Union Underground offices. Representatives from each Underground office will

be available.

“It’s a good way for students to come down and meet the different offices and people in them in the Union Underground,” said Surritt.

People can enjoy free food and music at the Union Underground Bash. The Ichabod Shop will be open and offering special discounts during this event.

Bayley Baker is the marketing director who also did the rebranding for WSGA. “The more students come, the more fun it will be,” said Baker.

“We want a strong student turnout for the event because it’s going to be a great opportunity to learn more about the offices in the Union Underground and the services they provide.”

The office includes the collaboration of Washburn Student Government Association, Washburn Student Media, Campus Activities Board, Office of Student Involvement and Development, Ichabod Shop and Washburn Radio. The offices will work together to make sure that students know the resources they have at the Union Underground.

“It’s really a way for all our offices to connect more with students, which is the goal to make sure they all have the resources they need to enjoy their campus experience,” said Surritt.

WSGA aims to represent and act in the interest of Washburn students. It creates an academic and extracurricular environment to

benefit students through programs and to work to sustain and improve them.

Student Media brings people and staff the news that matters to WU, including things that happen on campus, in the Topeka community and anything that relates to the Washburn community, and includes sections from news, sports, features, arts & living, opinion, multimedia, Bod Magazine and the yearbook.

CAB is a student organization to program events for students. It provides free well-rounded social, educational, cultural and recreational activities for all Washburn students, faculty, administration, alumni and the Topeka community.

OSID supports the Washburn community through the creation of

the co-curricular experiences that encourage collaboration and inclusivity to enhance student learning through campus and community engagement and leadership development.

Washburn Radio is a noncommercial station that relies on the community’s assistance for funding. People can help support them by running the cryptocurrency miner while listening.

“We really want this event to be a success so it can become a yearly tradition,” said Baker.

Everyone is invited to come to Union Underground Bash and get to know the offices in the Union Underground. For more information, contact WSGA via office@ mywsga.com.

The ‘Weird Internet’: From harmless to hateful

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Wicked and vile: One of the more upsetting internet fringe groups is fans of murderers, specifically pedestalizing them in a very problematic way. Pictured is Zac Efron as the titular serial killer of the upcoming Biopic, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” whose by early views, give into the practice of giving killers some sort of mythological status.

Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

I have been a Reddit user for nearly five years. Reddit is a community-based forum about the idea of making mini-forums discussing a single umbrella of a topic, for instance, a community following old-school games like “Doom” and “Quake,” or mental health support groups. There is a countless amount of these, and the deeper the look, you are bound to find subcultures

within that are incredibly strange.

From Facebook moms’ pyramid schemes to communities solely based on talking about pitchforks, there are so many all over the internet that can be interesting rabbit holes to go down.

This isn’t exclusive to Reddit, as this can be found in every piece of social media imaginable. Some of these ‘weird’ sects of the internet are perfectly harmless and are good things, bringing people together who have similar interest, and can often times be therapeutic, howev-

er, there are others that are toxic, hate-speech filled echo-chambers, that seem to be ticking time bombs.

Fortunately, the people who run Reddit make it a point to takedown hate-speech filled communities but these still exist. That being said, absolutely no negativity is intended for the former.

One example that really tows the line of being harmless or actually dangerous is the internet’s canonizing of violent, well known criminals. For instance, there is a subculture centered around glorifying the two Columbine school shooters with even a legitimate picture of woman having a tattoo of the two.

Most recently, the Parkland shooter has also found a fanbase. It is abundantly clear why these subcultures can be seen as incredibly harmful.

Another is the incel community.

Short for ‘involuntary celibate,’ incels are a collection of individuals, almost exclusively men, who have an overwhelming hate for women at their core. They gather in internet echo chambers, heavily objectifying and blaming women for all their problems, spreading hate and sexism, having a big emphasis on rape culture. Documentaries have been made about these types of people, and going down into one of these forums is an incredibly depressing venture, that is at the height of widely known internet toxicity, and is a truly terrifying rabbit hole to go down.

These previous two, however, are minorities, and are only a miniscule pocket of the population. There are several that are harmless. For example, websites dedicated to the collecting of action figures and discussing them, the previously mentioned subreddit of “pitchfork emporium,” which contains fun jokes about the tool and people collecting antiques. These are harmless hobbies that are only subjectively strange to the viewer.

Overall, it remains up to one’s own opinion to think about if internet subcultures are a good thing.

While groups like incels definitely exist in the world, they are recognized as hate groups, and the positive and harmless ones are the sheer majority with subjectively out of the ordinary hobbies. Even then, there is always hope that these people can leave these toxic communities behind.

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Furry friends: The furry fandom is something that goes hand in hand with the concept of “Weird Internet.” The subculture of people who like to dress up in animal costumes and pet each other definitely can be classified as weird.

Tech hosts National Signing Day Alicia Muniz Washburn Review alicia.muniz@washburn.edu

Washburn Tech will have its sixth annual National Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day Thursday, Feb. 21.

This event is similar to the NCAA’s National Signing Day, which is for athletes that commit to playing sports while in college.

The students sign a letter of intent, which means they write a short essay to submit as part of their submission package in their application to a school or university, which is saying that the student intends to enroll in the specified institution and informing the admissions department of their education, such as your transcript and career background.

This event also means that students sign their letter of intent and put on a Washburn Tech cap for the ceremony, which is designed to honor students who are entering any technical field and celebrating the dignity of their work. It has become a national movement with many colleges following. Washburn Tech invites any and all colleges to attend this event, which is every third Thursday of every February. This event is free to the public for anyone who is thinking about joining the Washburn Institute of Technology.burn Tech invites any and all colleges to attend this event, which is every third Thursday of every February. This event is free to the public for anyone who is thinking about joining the Washburn Institute of Technology.

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Let’s make a deal: Students sign their contracts with Washburn Tech and are praised by the audience. The National Signing Day from Washburn Tech is a response to the NCAA decision day for athletes.

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WUPO’s Terence Minton recieves an award Yash Chitrakar

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Officer Terence “Charles” Minton was surprised when he received the VFW Officer of the Year Award recently; he had been informed of it just two days before the ceremony.

“Captain [Mike] Simpson had nominated me for the award, and honestly, I was very surprised and honored to receive it,” Minton said.

“I think every person in [the Washburn Police Department] could have won the award. Every officer here is just as dedicated.”

The award is given to law enforcement officials who have served in the military as Minton did while he was stationed in Fort Riley. He was also a corrections official in Topeka before he came to Washburn to work for the Washburn Police Department. He has been here for 3 years now, and he describes the experience as wholly positive.

Minton is a patrol officer at Washburn, and his tasks range from helping people jumpstart their cars to offering safety escorts to tending to complaints about illegal activities.

The most important task for Minton and WUPO is creating a safe environment in which students and faculty can operate without anxiety

photo courtesy of Washburn University Police Facebook page

Ichabod and Minton: Officer Charles Minton shows his funny side as he takes a selfie with the Ichabod statue.

or fear.

Minton came from a diverse New York, and he was always wanting to help people.

“You know, deep down, I always had a need to help those who don’t have the resources to help themselves. Even as a kid I was trying to be a peacemaker, and joining the military, I saw people who were downtrodden and in need of help,

and I felt if I could do my own part, I would be doing something useful,” Minton said.

His experiences have been rewarding, and according to him, they have been even more so after he started to work for WUPO. The transition from being a corrections officer to a part of WUPO has led to more positive interactions for him. As a person who finds satis-

faction in seeing people helped, Minton found exactly that lacking in his previous job. He liked that he had constant contact with the person he was in charge of, but since the people there usually didn’t have the mentality that would warrant change, Minton didn’t see his efforts being translated into satisfying results.

“The people we had to see were usually anti-social and confined, so there was a greater chance of negative interactions occurring,” Minton said.

Minton explained how he feels good about the gratitude he sees in the faces of people he helps.

“In Washburn, students have a goal set and are not looking to get into trouble,” Minton said. “Recently, a kid’s car had stopped working when we had the Polar Vortex. So we went there and helped him go on his way. And the gratitude made me feel good.”

For the future, he is planning to help in the process of making WUPO have more of a friendly presence in the Washburn community.

“People should know that we are here to help. Respect and empathy.

Those are our values,” Minton said.

Daniel Albertson gains experience for music career Mingzhu Zhu

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Daniel Albertson is a junior music education major with an emphasis in percussion. He is passionate about music and he’s been playing for a long time. Albertson started to play music when he was four and his parents made him take violin lessons for a while. When he was in fourth grade, he switched to percussion.

“I thought that music could be something I can see myself doing in the rest of my life,” said Albertson. “I think the real path has come during the college and I think I really found my place in music.”

Albertson has 10 to 12 recitals throughout this semester. He has a junior recital on Feb. 17, and will also present in The Washburn Symphony Orchestra and the Washburn Wind Ensemble Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 at White Concert Hall.

“I am in a bunch of ensembles right now, that aspect provides me a ton of playing experience and finding various styles,” said Albertson.

Albertson has taken many music classes at Washburn. One of his favorite classes is music history class.

“It gives me a more in-depth look to how music has progressed throughout time, how far we’ve come as humans and how each famous composer has their own styles and their creative outlook on music,” said Albertson.

Albertson also takes part in some extracurriculars at Washburn. He is a member in Kappa Sigma Fraternity and National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Kappa Sigma strives for excellence in fellowship, leadership, scholarship and services, and it provides the framework to help students build themselves into the men they want to be.

“Being in the fraternity that isn’t music related, it’s good for me in the sense that I can have contact with people who aren’t in my major and I have more connection across campus,” said Albertson. “When I go there, I don’t have to really think about music. I can take a brain break to think about other things.”

NAfME, among the world’s larg-

est arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. It provides resources, hosts professional development events and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers.

“For NAfME, that more of a connection for me as a future educator,” said Albertson. “I can get feedback from all of them on how they do things, what works and what doesn’t work.”

James Henry is one of Albertson’s friends, who has known him since before his freshman year at Washburn.

“Daniel is one of the greatest friends I could ask for,” said Henry.

“He is incredibly loyal and caring, and if your ever need him, he will be there.”

Albertson plans to graduate in May 2021. He wants to be a music educator in high school or middle school. The experience he has in Washburn prepares him for the future.

“To be an educator, in music especially, you have to be dedicated 100 percent of the time,” said Al-

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Career Services Specialist Gary Handy is one of the people you can get advice from to help figure out what you want to major in, what you want to do with the chosen major and what kind of careers you can get with your major or which graduate school to attend. Handy is one of three specialists that students can go to at Career Services. They are located in the Student Services office in Morgan Hall, room 105.

Handy is an adjunct faculty member for the interdisciplinary studies program, and he teaches a course called Major and Career Exploration.

This class is an elective 2 credit hour class, and it gives students the opportunity to have a long in-depth discussion for the semester. This class is extremely useful, considering many students come to college or university without knowing anything about what they want to major in or what career they want.

Handy helps all kinds of students. The things you learn from this include utilizing your major and job searching tips. This kind of help is helpful for students, and not only new students who are coming fresh from high school, but also returning students.

“Many students don’t even know about this aspect of Washburn,” Handy said. “Out of over 6,000 students, we maybe see an eighth of them.”

Many of the students are here to get a degree, graduate and go on to the workforce, but a lot of these students are also first generation college students. They don’t have the same help that others do. Then there are the nontraditional students who are maybe coming back to college or are coming for the first time, and they have no idea about this service either.

Christian Johnson, freshman biology major, thought Handy was very helpful in explaining

what is necessary for a resume.

“Gary had come to one of my classes and talked about how to make and create a resume in my Majors and Careers class,” Johnson said. “He was really helpful about explaining the reasons why you need a resume, showed us how to create one and what it should look like. I plan on utilizing the Career Services in the near future since I am still undecided on what I want my future career to be.”

Sota Shuto, senior international business and marketing major, thought Handy had great

photo courtesy of Gary Handy

Handy man: Career Services specialist, Gary Handy, gives career advice to any and all Washburn students who could use some help. He shows students a variety of paths to achieve their goals and equips them with a plan to put in use.

Which faculty member do you look up to and why?

Kat LaFever Senior Education

“Dr. Alexander has pushed me as a student into being able to see what I want to pursue as a teacher. She’s such a good teacher and helped spark my interest in teaching.”

Whitney Clum Senior Forensic Investigation

“Dr. Mercader is always willing to help students with any issues they may have. He doesn’t hesitate to take time out of his day to help you understand something, even if it’s something you should have known anyways.”

Kolten Schulte Senior Sports Medicine photo by Mingzhu Zhu

Future educator: Daniel Albertson is a junior music education major with an emphasis in percussion. He accumulates playing and teaching experience for his future career.

“Karen Garrison is the clinical coordinator for my program.

She’s there to help us succeed, and I really appreciate that.”

bertson. “Washburn is a very special place, it has helped develop me not as a music student, but also as a person, that it really shapes me into who I want to be.”

Career Services specialist solidifies student’s futures Alicia Muniz

By Kodee Christensen

advice for international students.

“Since I am an international student, I don’t really know about all of the services that Washburn offers. I didn’t know there was a Career Services place here so when I heard about it from one of my classes, I researched a little bit and found Gary,” Shuto said. “I haven’t used it yet, but since I am close to graduating I plan to use them before I do. I think I will stay in America for one year, so figuring out how to do these things will help me.”

Jasmine Duarte Junior Physical Education

“My advisor is Tiffany Dierks.

She inspires me because she has accomplished so much while being able to balance her family life too. She does everything she can to make sure that students get all the help they need.”

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‘Miracle Workers’: A promising if derivative start Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

When it comes to television, I have a huge preconceived notion about network versus premium TV. Channels such as NBC and the like are stuffed with typically bland sitcoms or dramas like “Big Bang Theory” or “Young Sheldon,” but once in a while there are some surprising winners. Last year it was Seth MacFarlane’s “The Orville” and maybe, just maybe, the Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe headlining limited series on TBS “Miracle Workers” will be one of those exceptions.

The basic premise is that heaven, or limbo, is occupied by a bureaucratic workforce with different people assigned to specific departments with all having a specific task. There is a hedonistic, Lebowski-like God (portrayed by Buscemi) at the top.

The series focuses on two low-level occupants of heaven, Craig and Eliza, portrayed by Radcliffe, and Geraldine Viswanathan, who are the sole workers of a department that handles the answering of prayers.

Right from the get-go, this corporation vision of heaven is well realized with a bit of fantastical elements that set it apart. While Rad-

cliffe is billed as the starring role, it definitely maligns Viswanathan.

As of the very first episode, she is written as the main protagonist of the story.

The characters are what the show has going for it. Both Craig and Eliza are relatable and have their human struggles, and God is a given, portrayed excellently as a layabout out of something Garth Ennis has written. I am hoping the characters have interesting arcs, but Craig for sure is the one I am the most excited to see grow. All of the acting is absolutely perfect, and Viswanathan is especially likable.

Since it is a comedy, there is the matter of jokes. It’s not a David Mitchell or Robert Webb level, pee yourself laughing, but it is certainly a positive and cheesy, in a good way, sitcom that did get some laughs out of me.

The main thing working against the show is the ‘The Good Place’ comparisons with the whole idea of it being extremely derivative.

While I have admittedly never seen that series, it is well loved by many critics who often praise the writing. The show will definitely draw in viewers because of Buscemi and Radcliffe, but its success hinges on how accessible it will be to a gen-

eral audience. There is also the depiction of God, which may offend some fundamentalist viewers. Besides that, the only real flaw with it is that the episode was jumbled in pacing, and could’ve been cleaner in this aspect.

Overall, when the credits ap-

peared, I was left impressed and hopeful for the next few episodes.

Odds are against it being a smash hit show because that is rare, but it already has a fun setting. The group of characters is fun and leads the audience through an interesting story.

“Miracle Workers” has been labelled as an anthology series with the first season consisting of seven episodes, so I am interested to see how the show turns out, and what direction it heads in, and hopefully setting itself apart.

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Heaven’s gate: The latest promising sitcom is “Miracle Workers.” Pictured is Craig (portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe), one of the protagonists of the series.

Avril Lavigne releases album after six years of silence “I Fell In Love With The Devil,” “Tell Me It’s Over” and “Dumb Blonde,” which is a collaboration with Nicki Minaj.

The only one that is some what upbeat is the one with Minaj.

The lyrics “I ain’t no dumb blonde/I ain’t no stupid Barbie doll,” this shows her hurt from being called that so many times and how with each album she gets better, more confidence, accepting the fact that there will be people who will hate her and people who will love her, but no matter what she will prove everyone wrong.

In her song “Love Me Insane,” she tells how good love can be, especially if you have had your heart broken previously. No matter what, you can always find someone who makes you feel great.

You just get the feeling that this person will be the one who helps you. “You pick up all of the pieces and put ‘em back again/You stitch and sew my heart up all by hand, yeah/I know a good thing when I see one, yeah/And you know I didn’t see this coming.” This seems to signify how she’s been looking for someone to meet her and fall in love, and she knows that he is the one who can help her the most, which is such a beautiful thing.

I would completely recommend this album to anyone who is having a hard time. If they have recently had their heart broken, or have been rejected or left behind, this album is perfect. I will be telling all of my friends to listen to this because it really speaks to me and things in my life so I can definitely relate to it. Thank you, Avril Lavigne, for such an inspiring album.

Alicia Muniz

Washburn Review alicia.muniz@washburn.edu

Have you ever felt that you didn’t belong? Have you ever felt like you are holding on by a thread and you needed something to keep you afloat? That is the feeling that I got from Avril Lavigne’s new album “Head Above Water.” The title song, “Head Above Water” is very heartfelt. In this song, she expresses her feeling like she is drowning and she is praying to God to help her.

This makes her feelings project through her words. This album is quite different from a lot of her past albums, which I have listened to on a regular basis since I first found out about her music. Her albums are often different genres, which makes it interesting.

Lavigne’s “Head Above Water” album is actually a bit depressing. Her song “Birdie” talks about how she feels caged and can’t escape, trying to find a way to get away and being able to be free. “Like a bird locked up in a cage called love” shows a different view of love than she normally portrays in her previous albums and songs. “I ain’t your prisoner/You can’t lock me up no more/I’ll show you what I’m worth/Take back what I deserve,” is really heartfelt and meaningful, and it shows how bad some relationships can be, especially if one is calling it love. She makes you feel as though she went through so many bad things and this is the result. Some of her other songs that portray this are

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Welcome back: Avril Lavigne release a new album called Head Above Water. The album was released Feb. 15.

‘Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History’: An admirable piece of edu-tainment Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

photo courtesy of vanyaland.com

Short man, big stories: While not the most knowledgable of Hart’s catalog, I think his special is totally worth watching. Pictured is Kevin Hart as himself, narrating one of the stories covered in the hour long runtime.

If you thought Kevin Hart didn’t have enough content to his name, you thought wrong. A small hour-ish piece of an edu-tainment comedy special, “Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History,” narrated by Hart, is a sort of “Drunk History”-esque special that puts the spotlight on lesser known, yet crucial players in their history with actors portraying and reenacting why they were known.

The basic setup is that Hart is teaching his daughter about important people from the “Big Book of Black History” in a “Princess Bride” sort of way while also breaking the fourth wall a couple times. There are a few fun guests to shake things up like Lil Rel. Covering people such as Boxer Joe Louis, who boxed Nazi puppet Max Schmeling, Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel to space, Henry Brown, a slave who escaped by hiding in a cargo box and even the story of the guy who invented potato chips, George Crum. They go all over, having a sketch mocking Hitler, which was really funny, and one mocking Mussolini.

The most important thing in a comedy special is the comedy, and I’ll admit I am not the biggest fan of Hart’s brand of comedy, but it actually got quite a few laughs out of me, a vast improvement over last year’s “Night School.” It’s more of the vignettes with the actors than Hart actually showing his face, but his undeniable likability and

charismatic nature still oozes through. There were definitely jokes that didn’t land. Some were okay, a few made me groan but it is admirable that it actually had multiple well done and funny moments. That being said, “Drunk History” is much more consistently funny but the comedy isn’t necessarily the most important aspect for this show.

While I definitely admire the short length, as it never overstayed its welcome, one complaint I have is that the special never touched on anybody outside the U.S. The worldwide importance and the sadly-permanent topical nature of the ongoing maligning of a people for which a country is known for should never be forgotten and cannot be understated, but I wish it ventured outside the borders of North America.

While I do think that the jokes are inconsistent, and there are some things they could have definitely talked about, the strength lies in how watchable it is. It is not even close to being some coma-inducing slog of a documentary buried deep in the bowels of Amazon Prime. It is legitimately educational in an engaging way and having such a wellloved and household name like Kevin Hart, alongside Tiffany Haddish and Weird Al, being at the forefront makes perfect sense.

Its subject matter is something that will always be prevalent in society, and having a well done reminder of how far America has come, and how far it has to go is always a welcome addition in my book. In my opinion, if you’re looking to chill out and watch while learning history, I would recommend this special.

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One of six: Madison Lysaught (back row, third from left) stands with her five siblings and her parents, Alisa and Lance. Lysaught is nearly finished with her third year at Washburn.

Madison Lysaught: Like father, like daughter Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

It may be cold outside, but it has been a hot start for the Washburn women’s tennis team. They started the year with a perfect 5-0 record and will not travel until after spring break.

Junior Madison Lysaught has been contributing to the early season success.

Lysaught is from Topeka and attended high school at Shawnee Heights. She is the oldest of six children in the Lysaught family, which includes four sisters, Mallory, Madeline, Miriam and Melanie, and one brother, John.

“About half of them [play tennis],” said Lysaught. “And then we also have some musicians in the house, so it’s kind of a mixture of different talents.”

Lysaught is the daughter of Alisa and Lance Lysaught and is fortunate to experience a different dynamic with her father being her college tennis coach.

While playing in high school, Lysaught enjoyed success all four years including four trips to the state tournament. She placed 13th at state participating in doubles competition in her freshman year.

During the next three years she competed in the singles competition and improved her placing each year from 11th to ninth, and finally fourth for her senior year.

“My goal was to perform better than I did the last year,” said Lysaught. “Even if I didn’t feel like I did the best I could, it was still a good feeling knowing I placed higher.

Then that last year placing fourth, I felt really proud.”

Over the years, the coach-player relationship Lysaught has had with her father has evolved. Her father was her coach at a young age when she first started playing, but the dynamic of the situation was difficult for her.

“Emotionally, I wasn’t in a place where that was good for me and it was difficult,” said Lysaught.

Around the age of 14, Lysaught quit playing tennis but returned after a couple years. She said it was good that she quit and then came back because when she decided to return it was her choice and not by her father.

Upon her arrival to the Washburn tennis team, her father started coaching her again. She said it took some time to adjust to it and that it certainly wasn’t easy, but she now has a healthy relationship with her father and she is happy to be playing at Washburn.

Baseball Baseball spent the weekend in Joplin, Missouri where they competed in the MIAA/GLVC challenge. There, they found two wins (21-2, 7-6) and one loss (09). This performance moved their record to 5-4.

They will return to action this Friday, Feb. 22 to face Lindenwood University for a three-game series in St. Charles, Missouri.

It may have seemed like a slam dunk that Lysaught would attend Washburn and play tennis here because her father was the coach, but it was really more of a coincidence to play for her father.

“I wasn’t one of those people that wanted to go far from home,” said Lysaught. “Washburn has a really nice campus. They’ve put a lot of work and money into growing, so it was close to home, affordable for me, regardless of the fact that my dad is the coach here. I want to play tennis and I wanted to work to become good enough to be on the team and now I’m here.”

This is Lysaught’s third year at Washburn and she enjoys the school for more than her tennis career. In particular, the close knit dynamic between the students and the faculty stands out to her.

“I think Washburn’s unique in the students to faculty relationship,” said Lysaught. “There’s a lot of faculty there to help out the students and they really put in that effort to have a one-on-one relationship and they really care and want to help so I think the support from the faculty and staff is really amazing.”

Those faculty members are helping Lysaught succeed in her pursuit of one day working in the kinesiology field. She is currently majoring in exercise physiology and is exploring what specific direction she wants to take.

Lysaught is taking a field experience class this semester that allows her to job shadow different sports chiropractors, strength and conditioning coaches and trainers in hopes of helping to guide her path and find out what she is most interested in doing.

Between the workload of her school work and her passion for tennis, Lysaught doesn’t have an enormous amount of time for anything extra.

Her main free time activities include hanging out with her family, cooking, doing yoga and traveling when she can. She said even if she simply travels somewhere else in Kansas to hang out with her friends it’s better than nothing.

You may think that when it’s not tennis season Lysaught’s mind is in offseason mode and enjoying other aspects of life, but this isn’t the case. She really never leaves tennis mode because she continues to play throughout the summer to keep her game sharp for the upcoming season.

The tennis teams will open their home schedule at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 when they host the Air Force Academy at the Topeka Country Club.

Softball After playing in the Eight State Classic was canceled due to extreme weather, the softball team traveled to Conway, Arkansas to gain some exposure in the Conway Regional Crossover.

They were able to find success going 5-1 over a four-day span Friday through Monday. This moved their record to 7-9.

The softball team was set to appear in the ESU classic this weekend, but due to predicted extreme weather, scheduled games have been canceled.

As the basketball season heats up, the players are taking a low-intensity approach to preparing for the conference tournament. One player in particular is ready for the playoffs, but has his mind on other things.

“I am pretty big into music. I play the guitar and I play the piano, so I just like making music and stuff,” said senior forward David Salach.

“I also play a lot of video games.”

The rest of the team is in the same boat.

“A lot of my teammates also play video games so we share some interest with that. We have a lot of fun playing that off the court,” Salach said. “It fluctuates a lot. I like FIFA a lot and I like Fortnite a lot, it just depends.”

Salach has accomplished some things most people will never achieve in their life, such as winning a basketball state title in high school, but that is not the thing that he would say is his greatest basketball accomplishment.

“My state championships in high school were a lot of fun. Those were probably some of my biggest points in basketball,” Salach said.

“Just getting a scholarship to come to Washburn to play basketball here and get an education, that’s probably been my greatest achievement so far.”

Salach grew up in Kansas City and went to high school at Blue Valley Northwest, one of the top basketball schools in the state. His time at Blue Valley is one of his

favorite parts of his life. He also knows a couple guys that made it to the Final Four last year.

Salach has a sister and his parents lived in the same house since he was five.

“I had a great, great experience there, played in two state championships. We had a 94-6 record while I was there,” Salach said. “Recently, a few of my teammates made it to the final four with Loyola. It’s been pretty fun to watch them do that.”

For Salach, playing basketball is not about the wins and losses, it is more about the people he shares the court with.

“I like the camaraderie of it all. I love being out here with my friends, my teammates. I like being coached,” Salach said. “I like it when the coaches push me to be at my best. I just like the competitive spirit of it all.”

Salach’s biggest fear is one he hopes to overcome someday.

“Even though I’m afraid of heights, I kind of want to go skydiving, that’s one of my fears,” Salach said.

Right now, Salach is focused on playing basketball but one day he knows his interests will shift. When they do, he will be ready.

“After college I will see if I can go play overseas just for a little bit. I’m looking to get a job, and I’m majoring in finance and business management. Whenever I’m done with basketball, I want to start a career and start a family,” Salach said.

As a coach, Brett Ballard is going to miss Salach as more than just a

player.

“I will definitely miss being around Dave. He is a great teammate, works hard, has given us incredible leadership and he has played at a very high level on the court,” Ballard said. “He has most definitely had a huge impact on our program, and he will be missed by everyone next year.”

In his last go-around, Salach looks to help lead the Ichabods into the MIAA conference and the NCAA tournaments.

photo by Lou Collobert

Going in: Senior forward David Salach drives to the hoop against Northeastern State. Salach tallied nine points for the Ichabods last Thursday.

Shelbe Piggie looks forward to the future Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

Before coming to Washburn, junior guard Shelbe Piggie grew up in Kansas City, Missouri attending high school at Bishop Miege. At Bishop Miege, she was a standout athlete garnering interest from NCAA Division 1 schools. She took a scholarship to play basketball at Austin Peay State University, Tennessee. Piggie played there for two years where she was a solid contributor, but there was something missing at Austin Peay. What she was missing may have been someone whom she played with at Miege. This someone was her best friend and current teammate, Hunter Bentley.

“I enjoyed playing at Bishop Miege. We went 75-0, so we won a lot of games up from my sophomore year to my senior year. I loved playing with Hunter. She’s my best friend, so we got along very well, we just play well together,” Piggie said. “I had some feeling that I would at some point in my life would probably play

photo by Lou Collobert

Nothing can stop her: Shelbe Piggie fights off a Riverhawks defender as she makes her way to the basket. Washburn defeated Northeastern State at 76-60.

Briefs

Track and Field

With their successes in the Nebraska Tune-Up over the weekend, the track and field Bods are set to compete in the MIAA indoor championships starting Friday in Maryville, Missouri.

Kyle Hinton, weight throw, continues to break records as he set another school record and an NCAA provisional with a throw of 19.74m/64-09.25.

basketball with Hunter again. She was a big reason why I was comfortable enough to transfer here so late in the game.”

Most people in the age of social media enjoy adding pictures to their profiles for the world to see, but Piggie wants to take it a step further.

“I like to longboard. I like psychology so that’s exciting and I like film. I can do some pretty cool things with a camera,” Piggie said.

She enjoys taking photos and editing them.”

Winning three state titles in high school is a feat very few people will ever accomplish in their life, but this is not the greatest accomplishment Piggie has had in her own eyes. Instead, she is happier with a more recent accomplishment.

“I was pretty impressed with the adjustment coming from a D1 to here. It was a big adjustment and I feel like I handled it well,” Piggie said.

It seems like more and more people want to travel the world when they get older. Maybe not even travel the world but go to a new country. For Piggie, her bucket list is a bit more exciting.

“I want to go skydiving. I will probably go do that soon when I’m done playing basketball and don’t have anything to risk. I can just go do some reckless things,” Piggie said.

During her time at Washburn, Piggie is looking to set herself up for her future, a future in which she wants to be prepared for.

“I want to enroll in the police academy so I think that will be a challenge. Maybe at some point go back and get my masters in psychology,” Piggie said. “Psychology helps a lot with police because you have to know how to read people and talk to people. That will help a lot.”

Not only is Piggie a key piece to the women’s basketball team on the court, she is also just as important off the court according to head coach Ron McHenry.

“Shelbe is a fun person off and on the court. Her teammates enjoy being around her and she enjoys them. She is a person and teammate that people like to hang out with,” McHenry said. “She is a good person that thinks about others a lot. For now, though, Piggie and the Ichabods look to finish the year off strong and make a run in the MIAA conference tournament.”

Tennis

Basketball

Women’s tennis found success in Midlothian and Dallas, Texas with wins against Southern Arkansas University (5-2) and Dallas Baptist University (5-2). They remain undefeated as they face-off against Air Force Academy at 6 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22.

Men’s tennis split their matches this weekend in Texas, winning 4-0 against Dallas Baptist University and losing 3-4 to Southern Arkansas University. Their record is now 4-2.

Both the men and women’s teams won both of their games last week, taking down Northeastern State University and University of Central Oklahoma. They return to action to face off against Lindenwood University with the women set to being at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21 in St. Charles, Missouri.

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Team effort leads to win over UCO Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Kickball: Senior Javion Blake throws a bounce pass around the defender’s leg to fellow senior David Salach.

Blake, despite leaving with an injury, led the team with 20 points.

Defense powers men’s basketball team to 19th win this season

Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

After a near record-setting night, the men’s basketball team was back on the court Saturday, Feb. 16 to battle Central Oklahoma.

The first half was played nip and tuck with neither team leading by more than four. Holding a three point halftime lead, Washburn turned up the intensity and ran away with the second half, ultimately winning, 8869.

Washburn nearly tied a school record with 17 3-pointers against Northeastern State and it looked like they may continue the hot shooting when senior guard Javion Blake made a three to begin the game.

The 3-pointer played a big factor in this game.

Washburn led early at 7-3, but a quick 6-0 run by the Bronchos gave them the 9-7 advantage. Both teams traded baskets and UCO led 11-10 headed into the under 15-minute media timeout.

Neither team could gain any significant separation with senior guard Devyn Wilson contributing to the cause with a 3-pointer.

Shooting from distance is something Washburn has done well all year and Devyn Wilson embraces the skill.

“We give each other confidence to shoot the ball,” said Wilson. “So, if you don’t

shoot the ball when you’re open, you’re going to hear it from your teammates and the coaching staff, so we do a great job of instilling confidence in each other to shoot the ball.”

Blake paced the Washburn offense throughout the first half piling up 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting capped by a layup with four seconds remaining after a confused Broncho defense gave him an open lane to the basket.

The layup gave the Ichabods a 36-33 lead at the half.

Central Oklahoma tied the game to start the second half, but once senior forward David Salach scored and gave Washburn a 38-36 lead, the Ichabods would never trail again.

The shooting from Washburn was hot to start the second half as they hit their first six shots and did not miss a shot until nearly five minutes into the half.

The defense finally dug their heels in and made a stand that would ultimately be the difference in the game.

Over the next four minutes, Washburn pieced together a 14-0 run which would stretch the lead to 19 at 62-43.

During the run, Blake appeared to injure his right leg and was forced to leave the game. With the big lead, the coaching staff elected to sit Blake the rest of the game.

Coupled with freshman forward Sevon Witt exiting with

an injury earlier in the game, the Ichabods were forced to finish the game without two of its best players.

Sophomore guard Tyler Geiman recognized that although Witt and Blake were injured, it may have been sort of a blessing in disguise for his teammates.

“Other guys got more experience, so I think that obviously helps,” said Geiman.

“And I think that just shows how much depth that we have as a team that anyone is ready to play.”

Coach Brett Ballard was able to empty his bench a little late in the half and get some of the younger players some action.

The young players helped put the game on cruise control and Washburn was able to finish at 88-69.

Defense was again key in the win and was ultimately the difference maker.

“We started locking in on the defensive end,” said Geiman. “That was one of our main focuses in the second half and once our defense gets going that really helps our offense.”

The win improves the Ichabods to 19-5 overall and 12-3 in the MIAA. With the regular season winding down, Washburn will play Lindenwood at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21 in St. Charles, Missouri.

The Washburn women’s basketball team returned Saturday, Feb. 16 to Lee Arena to battle the Bronchos of Central Oklahoma.

The Ichabods ran out to a fast start and withstood a third quarter push from the Bronchos to lead them to the eventual 74-53 win.

Washburn stormed out of the gates to a 9-0 lead on the strength of three 3-pointers, one from sophomore guard Hunter Bentley and two to open the game by senior forward Taylor Blue. The fast start caused a timeout from the UCO bench.

The scoring didn’t stop after the timeout. Junior guard Alexis McAfee got in on the 3-point shootout. After a McAfee layup, Washburn led 14-0.

Bentley would convert another 3-pointer and the stifling defense of the Ichabods held UCO to just six points to lead 21-6 after one quarter.

“It’s always nice to get off to a good start,” said Bentley. “Then we can just keep on rolling from then on out and it’s nice to play that way.

We played really well as a team today.”

Blue continued to initiate the offense with a couple of quick buckets to begin the second and stretch the Washburn lead to 19.

Central Oklahoma finally began to find some traction offensively and put some points on the board. They cut the lead back down to 16.

The overall offensive production of the game began

to slow late in the second quarter. Both teams traded a handful of baskets and Washburn took a 37-23 lead into the halftime locker room.

The Ichabods shot 44 percent in the first half, paced

by Bentley’s team high 13 points.

After settling in during the second quarter, the Bronchos started to turn up their defensive intensity, which powered their offense.

A three from junior guard Reagan Phelan stretched the lead back to 15, but the lead started to dissipate.

UCO started to chip away at the lead slowly but surely. With 1:49 minutes to go in third, the lead was down to 10 and after a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left the Bronchos had made it a ballgame again.

The third quarter ended with Ichabods only leading by a mere six points.

The quarter break gave Washburn a chance to catch their breath and regain control heading into the fourth.

“We needed to get back in that second gear and keep on pushing,” said Blue. “Everyone kind of hits a little wall, but we just had to keep pushing and get over it.”

The sharpshooting of Phelan struck again to start the fourth quarter as she nailed a 3-pointer from the corner.

When senior Nicole Murugarren converted a layup, the Ichabods regained a double digit advantage that they would not relinquish for the rest of the game.

McAfee and Bentley hit back-to-back threes with just under five minutes to play

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Rise up: Senior Taylor Blue rises over the UCO defender to attempt a jump shot. Blue scored a game high 21 points.

and effectively put the game out of reach at an 18-point advantage.

The Ichabods would finish strong and win the game going away by a final score of 74-53 to improve to 17-7 overall and 12-3 in the MIAA. A great team effort offensively allowed the Bods to make 12 of 28 3-pointers to keep control.

“Just sharing the ball,” said Bentley. “We made the extra pass a lot and that helped us, and we were just hitting shots, so it was easier for us.”

Washburn has now won three consecutive games and will travel to Lindenwood for their next game at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in St. Charles, Missouri.

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