Washburn Review - April 4, 2018 - Issue 24

Providing a voice for Washburn students since 1897 Volume 144, Issue 24

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April 4, 2018

News Pages 1-3

Opinion Page 4

Student led diaper drive

Freedom of speech

Sports Pages 5-6

Features Pages 7-12

Healthy habits in the dorms

WU hosts Hermanitas

Image courtesy of Schwerdt Design Group and the DLR Group

Side by side: In the newly approved design, the 110-yard field will be separate from the 200-meter track, rather than placed inside of it, as the original design had it. This will allow for multiple events to occur at one time.

Board of Regents approve $19.9 million option for indoor practice facility Photo courtesy of American Dance / Drill Team Facebook

Dancing Blues win at Nationals Allie Broockerd Washburn Review alexandria.dellinger@washburn.edu

The pride of winning a national competition is not a new feeling to Washburn’s Dancing Blues.

This year, preceded by three previous years of winning the American Dance and Drill Team Collegiate National, the team has once again brought home a winning title.

The group competed in two categories: contemporary and hip-hop. Although the group brought home a win, it did not come without struggle. The team is responsible for coming up with the money to go to nationals, so they do not get to go every year. The group exceeded the amount they needed to make the trip to Texas with support from donors and fundraising.

“The preparation for nationals has been very stressful this year, just because we weren’t sure if we were going to be able to go if enough money was not raised, and some girls were not able to go to nationals,” Hayden Schlochtermeier, junior communications major, said. “Between focusing on money and resetting our routines to fit a smaller team, we all were a little stressed out.”

The team ended up winning first in the hip-hop category. Schlochtermeier said they first competed with their contemporary routine at 3 p.m., followed by their hip-hop routine at 3:25 p.m. The quick turnaround between routines and the nerves of performing with only part of

their group had the team on edge while waiting for their results.

“During awards I personally felt like I was going to throw up or cry, just because I was so nervous to hear the results.”

Schlochtermeier said.

Angie Price, the Dancing Blues coach, has nothing but positive things to say about the work ethic of Washburn’s dance team.

“For the last several years I’ve had really hard-working teams, and this is probably one of the most hard-working teams I have ever had,” Price said. “They were just really pumped up about wanting to go to nationals again this year. We usually only go every other year because it’s very expensive. We use WSGA funding, but that doesn’t cover everything we need to pay for so we fundraise every year to raise enough money.”

Although the team has won in the past, this is the first time they have won a national title for the hip-hop category. In 2013, 2015 and 2017, they won in the open category.

“When I heard Washburn get called for National Champions in hip-hop, the team was overwhelmed with emotion, it was just a relief knowing that our hard work paid off,” Schloctermeir said. “It’s been an amazing experience being part of the Washburn Dancing Blues, and being on the team has allowed me to continue to do the thing that I love. Our coach, Angie Price, is so devoted to the team and pushes us to be our very best. It’s been an absolute blessing being apart of the team and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Pg. 7 As a rule, college students aren’t the wealthiest individuals in the world.

From the “pretty decent” to the “pretty terrible,” here’s a collection of the best to worst budgeting apps.

Pg. 2 “We want to pass a law that says that if you are a licensed physician, you cannot practice conversion therapy on any person under the age of 18” -Samuel Brinton. 700,000 LGBTQ people have received conversion therapy in the United States.

Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

The Washburn Board of Regents held a special meeting March 28 and approved a final design for the indoor practice facility, estimated to cost $19.9 million.

The three options given to the board included first, a facility with a 100-yard field and 200-meter banked track; second, a facility with a 110-yard field and 200-meter banked track; or third, a facility with a 100-yard field and 300-meter unbanked track.

After being given the options by Schwerdt Design Group and DLR Group, the board approved the second option by a unanimous vote. This design will make Washburn the first Division II school to have a banked 200-meter indoor track, according to wusports.com.

This decision comes after the board approved an initial design during the board’s December meeting. The initial design closely resembled the third option. According to one of the design team members, the additional options came about after meeting with various parties, including the coaches and others from the athletic department, and

Bids submitted to the Washburn Board of Reagents for the indoor training facility.

discussing the needs of those using the facility. President Farley recommended the board approve the third option.

The decision also came after various people spoke on the issue. Track and field coach Cameron Babb discussed the advantages of having a 200-meter indoor banked track, which would allow Washburn to host meets.

“If we had one, we would be able to host all kinds of [events],” Babb said. “We would be able to invite Division II teams, NAIA teams, [junior college] teams, and they would all want to come here.”

Babb also said that having such a track would help with the recruitment of student athletes to Washburn.

“Just imagine bringing a high school kid in to something like that and giving them the opportunity to have that as their home base, their home facility,” Babb said.

Marshall Meek, president of Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation, gave an update on the fundraising campaign for the practice facility. He said that of the $5 million that was planned to come from the foundation, just under $4.2 million has been pledged.

Brett Oetting, the president of Visit Topeka, spoke about the economic impact of having a facility like this in Topeka, and how a 200-meter track puts Washburn at an advantage in hosting events over places like Pittsburg State and Northwest Missouri State, places where 300-meter, unbanked tracks are in place or currently in development.

See Indoor practice facility, Pg. 3

“We heard from Visit Topeka, we heard from the track team and we heard from the architects. All of those [people] benefit from the most expensive option. We didn’t hear from students, we didn’t hear from the law school, we didn’t hear from a lot different areas that had different opinions.”

-Zac Surritt

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2 News April 4, 2018

50 States 50 Bills: A call to end conversion therapy Allie Broockerd Washburn Review alexandria.brookerd@washburn.edu

700,000 LGBTQ people have received conversion therapy in the United States, half of them were in their youth when the therapy occurred.

This is exactly what happened to Samuel Brinton.

Brinton is the Head of Advocacy at The Trevor Project, an initiative to prevent LGBTQ youth suicides. He is also a Nuclear Scientist responsible for advising elites in Washington D.C. on nuclear policy.

Brinton was born to Southern Baptist missionary parents who found out he was gay after an innocent conversation when he was young about a childhood friend named Dale. Brinton and his friends had found a Playboy magazine by accident, and Brinton quickly informed his parents. As his parents warned him about the danger of having sexual feelings toward others, Brinton divulged that he sometimes had sexual feelings about his best friend Dale.

“I told him about Dale and my father’s face falls. He came toward me, and then I woke up in the emergency room

because he had punched me so hard,” Brinton said.

Brinton consequently was put into conversion therapy by his parents, where he received aversion therapy techniques.

He compared this to smokers who put a rubber band around their wrist and snap it each time they crave a cigarette. His therapist used aversion therapy to try and create a negative psychological relationship between him and his sexual feelings toward men. The forms of therapy he was subjected to were much more intense than just the snap of a rubber band.

“I was tied to a table while needles were shoved into my fingers,” Brinton said. “Electric shock went through my body while porn was playing.”

Brinton had several failed suicide attempts before the conversion therapy finally stopped. According to The Trevor Project website, LGBTQ teens contemplate suicide at three times the rate of heterosexual youth.

“We should never be forcing a child to change something that I don’t personally think they can change,” Brinton said.

The Trevor Project is a movement for which Brinton

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The Communication Department will be hosting the Spring 2018 Nall Speak Off Competition from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in the Henderson Learning Resources Center, Lecture Hall 100.

This bi-annual competition is an informative speaking contest, with beginning students from Public Speaking sections. If not participating, students are free to come and listen to their peers.

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consumer of a product. In this case, conversion therapy is the product, and has been proven repeatedly to be ineffective.

“Time after time we’ve sued our therapists for consumer fraud, for charging us thousands of dollars for doing a really great job at turning us straight,” Brinton said.

The Trevor Project has put an end to Exodus International, an organization that fostered and encouraged conversion therapy. The organization has since reformed as Restored Hope Network.

Brinton advocates for The Trevor Project as his day job, however he refers to himself as a nuclear physicist by night.

Brinton worked on the Iran Nuclear Deal. His job was to go to Iran and learn the details about what was happening, and return to the United States to explain it to congress.

After the deal went through, Brinton attended a dinner at the White House, where he had the opportunity to explain The Trevor Project to sitting President Barack Obama.

“He asked me what I did when I was not doing nuclear work,” Brinton said. “I said that I work to end conversion therapy. He asked me what

“I was tied to a table while needles were shoved into my fingers. Electric shock went through my body while porn was playing.”

-Sam Brinton

WU Walks - National Release Party Washburn is holding Walking Day Employee Wellness will be sponsoring the 2018 WU Walk from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 starting in the Memorial Union courtyard area.

Participation in this one-mile walk is free to all Washburn students, and will end in the Memorial Union courtyard as well.

The first 50 individuals who register at the Memorial Union’s website will receive a free lunch.

advocates that reaches out to the adolescent LGBTQ community. Brinton was attending college at Kansas State University when he was finally able to embrace his sexuality. He does not want this to be the case for other youth who are currently undergoing conversion therapy, or who are simply growing up ashamed of their sexuality.

a book release party from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 in the Union Underground.

Original works created by the Washburn University community have been published for the first time in this new book. All students and faculty are free to come celebrate and purchase a copy.

“We want to pass a law that says that if you are a licensed physician, you cannot practice conversion therapy on any person under the age of 18.”

Brinton said.

Brinton is also working to charge pastors and therapists who engage in conversion therapy with consumer fraud.

This type of fraud occurs when deceptive practices result in financial loss for the

Briefs

Save our Species,” covering upcoming innovations in the science field that are focused on improving our species’ odds at survival.

This event is free and open to all Washburn students.

Kansas Academy of Science Meeting

Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award Presentation & Reading

Washburn University will host 2018 Hefner Heitz Kansas Book winner Louise Krug at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 5 in Mabee Library.

Krug will read from her submission, “Tilted,” and discuss her experiences.

This event is free to all Washburn students. There will be copies of books available for purchase.

Distinguished Faculty Lecture

The Washburn College of Arts and Sciences will host a Distinguished Faculty Lecture with Brian Thomas, physics professor, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 in the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.

Thomas will present his lecture, “Doing Science to

The Kansas Academy of Science and the Kansas Entomological Society will be hosting its science meeting starting Friday, April 6 through Saturday, April 7.

Students will have the opportunity to share scientific discoveries with one another at this meeting.

Registration cost is $17.50 for presenting students and $20 for non-presenting students. To register and set a time, visit http://www. kansasacademyscience. org/meeting.html. All Washburn students are welcome to attend.

Final Days

Friday, April 6 is the

last day to change grade status to Pass/Fail and is the last day to withdraw from a class. Both of these can be handled through MyWashburn.

“Fridays with Farley”

Washburn will hold Fridays with Farley from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 6 in the Union Underground.

President Jerry Farley will discuss issues pertaining to the Washburn campus.

There will be free cookies, iced tea, and iced water.

This event is free and open to all Washburn students.

Tulips at Twilight

Courtesy of LinkedIn

conversion therapy was. I realized this was my moment, this was my elevator pitch to the president. Two weeks later on the front of The New York Times, the president of the United States called for conversion therapy to end.”

Although steps in the right direction have been taken, Brinton stressed that the work is not done. He wants all 50 states to pass a law that eradicates conversion therapy—if not for ethical reasons, for the reason that it is cost ineffective it does not work.

Brinton urged students to take a stand. To join the campaign, text the letters “TREVOR” to 40649 to receive updates on when the project is active in Kansas. He also urged students to contact their legislators to demand change and end conversion therapy.

“We are going to submit a bill in 2019,” Brinton said. “I would love Washburn to be a reason that we do that.”

displays along the candlelit pathways. There’s a suggested donation of $5 per person, but this event is free and open to the public.

Brown Bag “Finding a Denominational Home”

Professor Rachel Goossen will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, April 9 in the Lincoln Room.

Goossen will present “Finding a Denominational Home: Queer Mennonites and Their Allies Seeking Justice.” Her project has involved interviewing 25 religious leaders who identify as LGBTQ and have navigated positions as pastors, chaplains, theologians, and church administrators within Mennonite-affiliated institutions. This talk is free and open to all Washburn students.

Queer-Centered Safe-Sex Workshop The Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site and Botanical Garden will be holding ‘Tulips at Twilight’ from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, April 6 through Wednesday, April 18 at 124 NW Fillmore St. There will be more than 40,000 tulips and more than 30 lighted

Washburn will host a safe-sex workshop centered on queer relationships at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 in Morgan Hall, Room 202.

Information about safe sex practices for LGBTQ+ members will be offered for all attendants. All Washburn students are free to attend.

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April 4, 2018 News 3

Michael Sam: Perseverance begets success Samuel Cox Washburn Review samuel.cox@washburn.edu

“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” This quote by Horace Mann was shared by guest speaker Michael Sam, who delivered an honest speech on campus March 29 that left him vulnerable to Washburn students who attended.

Michael Sam is a former star defensive end for the University of Missouri who was drafted in the 7th round by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League in 2014.

Sam came out as gay to his Missouri teammates in February of 2014.

“This was not a surprise,” Sam said. “We [the team] are a family, they knew me better than I knew myself. One Mizzou.”

In an interview with ESPN, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said that he was proud of Sam. “We’re really happy for

Photo by Samuel Cox Michael Sam addresses a crowded lecture hall in Henderson Learning Resource Center. Sam was the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL, and he discussed overcoming personal trials during his talk.

Michael that he’s made the decision to announce this, and we’re proud of him and how he represents Mizzou,”

Pinkel said. “Michael is a great example of just how important it is to be respectful of others, he’s taught a lot of people here

first-hand that it doesn’t matter what your background is, or your personal orientation, we’re all on the same team and

we all support each other.”

Unfortunately, things have not always been this hopeful for Sam. He was born with seven siblings and an absent father.

Sam said, “I did not have a father figure in my life, and my older brothers were no good, either.”

Sam went through tragedy after tragedy, but each time returned stronger than before.

Of the students in attendance, Kilian Madeira, a junior computer information sciences, said that it was important for students to hear Sam’s message and know that “[We] can come together and be anything; we can’t let anyone hold us back from our goals.”

Michael Sam persevered and fought hard to get to where he is today, speaking out against discrimination of any kind and raising awareness of intolerance. Sam said his goal now is, “to make everyone feel loved and appreciated. Life is more important than anything else.”

Students notice a need, initiate diaper drive Allie Broockerd

Washburn Review alexandria.brookerd@washburn.edu

A year’s supply of diapers costs about $936 annually. At minimum wage, this costs a single mother 6 percent of her income, according to an article called ‘The Diaper Dilemma’

by Olga Khazan in The Atlantic.

Life as a low income parent can be challenging. While there are programs such as Women, Infants and Children that help to provide food for children, there are few resources to provide diapers.

Khazan’s piece discusses low income parents who have had to use unconventional methods to stretch out the life cycle of a diaper. Students in Sangyoub Park’s sociology class were compelled to help after hearing about these techniques.

“We learned that some parents scrape poop out of diapers and bleach them to reuse them, it’s sad,” said Brandon Black, senior psychology and sociology major.

The students organized a diaper drive to raise money

and provide diapers for Washburn students or parents in the community who are too overwhelmed with the cost of surviving to afford necessities like diapers.

“Housing is really expensive, and you must be under a certain income in order to qualify for help even though you might really need it.”

Angela Hockenberry, senior sociology major, said.

Family size and percentage of the median income of the state you live in determine if you qualify for low income housing, more commonly

called Section 8 housing. The median income in Kansas is about $50,000 annually.

To qualify for Section 8 as a single person, you must make less than 30 percent of the median income. This ends up being about $15,000 annually to qualify according to the Section 8 Housing website.

“I’ve known a couple people who have had financial struggles and have left children in diapers longer than they should, just because they cannot afford to change them.” Hockenberry, said.

One of the leading causes

of mental health issues among new mothers stems from not being able to afford diapers for their children, according to a study cited in ‘The Diaper Dilemma.’

Students and faculty can donate April 10-12. Diapers and proceeds will benefit both The Exchange and the Topeka Rescue Mission. Black hopes this student-led initiative can provide some relief.

“We should be trying to help low-income parents, not punish them.”

Board of Regents continued from page 1 “The 300-meter track would in fact bring people here just as it does to Pittsburg,” Oetting said.

“However, we would have to fight with them in probably some sort of rotation.”

Oetting went on to say that having a 200-meter banked track would speed up the process of getting events to host. He said that, with the banked track option, Topeka would more than likely win bids to host NAIA, junior college and other events as soon as 2020, with economic impacts to the Topeka area of up to $5.9 million per event.

Not everyone seemed happy with the board’s decision.

WSGA President-elect

Zac Surritt said that he felt the people who presented to the board at the meeting didn’t represent every side to the issue.

“We heard from Visit Topeka, we heard from the track team and we heard from the architects,” Surrit said. “All of those [people] benefit from the most expensive option. We didn’t hear from students, we didn’t hear from the law school, we didn’t hear from a lot different areas that had different opinions.”

He said that this meeting, as a special meeting called

by Farley, seemed to be called quickly and almost without warning.

“If a WSGA senator hadn’t pointed out to the group that there was a new

meeting, I wouldn’t have been informed [of it],” Surritt said. “I was under the impression that there was a meeting in April.”

Surritt said he believes the board understands groups like student government, the law school and the faculty senate, all of whom submitted letters to the board at the December meeting voicing concerns over the planning of the practice facility. He believes that the board made the decision without taking those concerns into account.

“I hate to say it is what it is now, but the board voted,” Surritt said. “We kind of have to deal with the cards we’ve been handed.”

Surritt said that this is now a conversation of

moving forward with the decision. He said that his administration plans to do everything it can to inform students of the actions of the board.

“In my administration, we’re going to post the agendas of the board [and] the minutes of the board,” Surritt said.

Surritt said that WSGA is committed to serving the students’ interests, and that working with the board is a part of that.

“We will continue to have conversations as students and as student representatives,” Surritt said. “Even the chair of the board said [at the meeting], ‘without students, we wouldn’t need a board, we wouldn’t need a school,’ yet they make

decisions against the will of the students, at least the students that have come to us.”

Along with approving the proposal, the board approved adding $1 million to one of the sources of funding for the athletic facility, donor commitments, raising that figure from $5 million to $6 million.

According to estimates, the selected proposal will leave the university with $1.9 million in reserves that will in turn be used to partially fund the construction of a new law building. The added $1 million from donor commitments brings this number closer to $3 million.

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere

A person was cited for trespassing and interfering with law enforcement. They were booked into the jail on a warrant.

Corrections was issued a notice to leave based on a prior incident.

Mysterious fraternizing

A priority 2 alarm was tripped.

Alarm was reset.

March 29, 9:57 a.m. 1313 SW 21st St. An intoxicated person was reported and transported by ambulance.

I fought the law and the law won March 30, 12:07 p.m. 1675 SW 18th St.

Can’t catch a break in the clink March 30, 1:30 p.m. 501 E 8th St. A person located at Shawnee County Department of

Just no

March 30, 2 p.m. 1801 SW Washburn Ave. A domestic battery was reported. The investigation continues.

March 30, 4:08 p.m. 1810 SW Mulvane St. A disturbance was reported at the Phi Delta Theta house.

The suspect was not located.

Not “2” high of a priority

March 31, 4:58 p.m. 1700 SW College Ave.

You’re not fooling anyone

April 1, 9:18 p.m. 19th Street and Jewell Avenue A driver committed a stop sign violation, was discovered to have a suspended license and no insurance. The driver was cited and released.

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4 Opinion Arpil 4, 2018

Opinion: Freedom of speech Recently, I saw a picture circulating twitter about a Washburn table with pro-gun posters. There was anger over the allowance of posters advertising acceptance of guns in wake of the Parkland shooting and the March for our Lives. The posters were stamped and approved by the Student Life office, and the frustration was met with the explanation of freedom of speech.

However, the question that some asked was, do we as students really have freedom of speech if we have to get our posters stamped

by Student Life every damn time?

I’d argue that the implications of the First Amendment have always been dictated by the person in authority.

Everything has a hierarchy, and as students, we answer to the Student Life office, or the faculty and board of regents. There is never a time in your life as a student when you will be afforded the ability to post anything without permission, or consequences.

The world we live in is full of varying opinions. Political, social, cultural and religious differences are the backbone of our society. Yet, there

Emily Unruh

is always a “commanding officer” who is the ultimate decision maker.

As a member of a sorority, there are rules about what we are allowed to put online. The rules are not to restrict our “freedom of speech,” but instead to protect the integrity of the organization we are parts of.

Everyone is part of something bigger, and the reality of being a “cog in the machine” is that we have leaders, and rules and guidelines about how we function. Even when we leave college, our employers will have standards about what can be said, posted or shared. When we don’t comply with those standards, there are consequences, such as termination or a demotion.

While there will always be someone in authority, a professor or a president, there is always more power in the people. I used to have a teacher who said, “Just because you have the right to say it, doesn’t mean it is the right thing to say.” Freedom of speech is objective. Authority dictates the consequences and we live with the repercussions. Students might feel like they are the bottom of the food chain, especially when we have to do things like stamp our posters, but realistically we are the largest shareholders in our university.

There is never a time in your life as a student when you will be afforded the ability to post anything without permission, or consequences.

HAVE AN OPINION? HOW TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Deadline for submissions every Friday by 5 p.m.

Jessica Knieff (Editor-in-Chief) email: wureview@gmail.com 1. Come up with a topic you have feelings about 2. Write down your thoughts in a well written and respectful way 3. Include a picture of yourself and some basic information 4. Email your work to the editor for a chance to have your submitted work appear in the next issue!

Washburn Review Corrections

Last issue on pg. 1 the team in which Bailey Hockett and Matt Parnell lost to in the semi finals was listed incorrectly.

The team that beat Hockett and Parnell was from Mercer.

Last issue on pg. 1 Bailey Hockett was misquoted.

The quote should read “Everyone takes constructive criticism and provides constructive criticism in a very positive way.”

Editorial: Be a well informed Ichabod With the announcement of the Board of Regents’ approval of a $19.9 million indoor athletic practice facility on campus, a few things have become apparent. One is that many campus stakeholders—including students, faculty, staff and community members—don’t quite know how these processes work, and another is that groups like the Board of Regents have large amounts of influence over the many organizations and entities that fall under them.

We each have an obligation as students to be informed about how decisions made by the administration and the Board affect campus.

There has been a lot of discussion recently on campus and on social media about how funds at Washburn are used. Whether it’s the contract the university has with Chartwells, new building projects such as the law school and indoor practice facility, or even how our faculty and staff are paid, students seem to want more transparency in the ways the university spends tuition, tax dollars and other funds that run this higher institution. While this discussion is a great one to have, it should come from a place of factual information, not

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opinions and hearsay.

There are many different ways to find out these facts. Attend Board meetings if you can. Schedule an appointment with President Farley or one of the university’s vice presidents.

You could even talk to your student representatives in WSGA. Whatever you do, find reliable sources and get all of the facts.

If you are interested in what happens at Board of Regents meetings, go to its website, http:// www.washburn.edu/about/ leadership/board-regents, where their meeting schedule is posted.

The website also posts meeting agendas a few days before-hand, and guidelines for addressing the Board.

Under the Kansas Open Records Act and Kansas Open Meetings Act citizens have the right to access public records and observe many meetings where decisions are made that affect our state. The Washburn Board of Regents falls under both KORA and KOMA, meaning that anyone is able to attend its meetings and view its minutes. Listed below are the meeting times for the rest of the 2017-18 academic year.

Whatever you do, find reliable sources and get all of the facts.

Kassadee Clark News Team Leader: Jessica Knieff Chief Reporter: Charles Rankin Reporters: Allie Broockerd, Whitney Clum, Natalie Croze, Julia Eilert, Courtney Lehrmann, Minxi Yao, Lou Collobert, Matt Boland, Emily Unruh Features Team Leader: Andrew Shermoen Reporters: Yash Chitrakar, Sarah Miller, Steven Dennis,

What is the best April Fool’s prank you have done or had done to you?

Randi Dofat, Sam Cox Student Life: Team Leader: Allie Broockerd Sports Team Leader: Trevor Beurman Reporters, Bryan Grabauskas, Kendra Wicks, John Burns, Scott Stormann, Ying Liu, Alexandria Landwehr Student HR Manager Sarah Dweik Adviser Regina Cassell

By Trevor Beurman

Luke Brockelman freshman nursing

Cody Batterman freshman computational physics

Zekiah Nettekoven senior computer information science

Markel Crawford freshman business

Sierra Fanel freshman criminal justice

“When I was in high school, my mom tricked me one day by saying school was canceled and it was 75 degrees out.”

“In sixth grade, our teacher, while we were working on a subject, decided to have a pop quiz, insisting that it was real to the point that we had our names on the paper. Then she told us it was fake; she had us going for a second.”

“Basically I was walking home after school and this guy was walking in the middle of the road and he yelled, ‘Hey I got your phone! April Fools!’ ... It was April 5th.”

“I helped my mom prank my older sister [into] thinking she had [gotten a new] a car, but it was a toy car.”

“So I had a serious boyfriend for three years and [my mom] wondered why I got engaged so young, so on April Fools I said it was because I was pregnant and I gave her a fake pregnancy test.”

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April 4, 2018 Sports 5

1 SEEDS OF THE WEEK

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Story by Trevor Beurman

Washburn baseball breaks even after fourgame stretch

Washburn softball forming a special season

Washburn baseball took on Emporia State University and Pittsburg State University over the weekend, as they looked to bounce back from the sweep they gave up to the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. The Ichabods beat the Hornets 9-1 and beat the Gorillas once with a 6-5 win, then suffered two losses by scores of 12-17 and 1-7. The Ichabods hope to bounce back with their next series against Missouri Southern State University.

This week, Washburn’s softball team beat Emporia State University in three of four games, and also swept the Hornets in a double-header. This was the first time they swept ESU since 2002. With these current accolades, a 27-8 overall record and first place in the MIAA in their hands, the Ichabods are starting the season with tones of something special.

Washburn men’s tennis loses two straight

Track and field takes on the ESU Relays

After starting out the season on fire this year, the Ichabods took two steps back in their past two matches with losses against Saint Leo University and Southwest Baptist University. While it may not be near any measure of panic, the Ichabods have fallen down in conference rankings with an unexpected loss and are now 1-2 in conference play.

27 personal records were set as well as two school records in an impressive performance against the Hornets on April 1. The Ichabods are starting an important outdoor season, having recently ended their indoor season with promising results.

WU baseball breaks even in weekend away games

Photo by John Burns

Power through: Washburn takes on an MIAA opponent at Falley Field to try and improve their record.

Bryan Grabauskas Washburn Review bryan.grabauskas@washburn.edu

Of their four away games last week, the Washburn baseball team won two and lost two. After going 2-2 this week, the team’s record is 10-21.

The Ichabods’ first match was against Emporia State University. After a scoreless first inning, Washburn was the first with a run by senior infielder Jake Bublitz in the second inning. Then, the scoring came in waves. In the third inning, Washburn earned two more runs on the back of a home run by senior catcher Josh Crosby.

The next inning saw four additional runs for Washburn, by sophomore infielder Jake Hahn, junior infielder Bailey Jenkins, junior outfielder Javis Larson and senior outfielder Darian Abram. Abram and Larson each added another run in the sixth inning. In the end, Washburn defeated the Hornets 9-1.

Washburn started scoring quickly in their first of three games against Pittsburg State, with each Crosby and Larson earning runs.

The Ichabods scored two

more runs in the second inning, but Pittsburg State answered back with their own run. Washburn scored three more in the third inning to tie it up.

Washburn pulled ahead in the sixth inning, thanks to a run by Hahn. Pittsburg State tied it up again with a run in the seventh inning. Three more innings passed until Washburn managed to score in the 10th inning, winning the game 6-5.

The second game against Pittsburg State similarly started off with a bang.

Washburn scored three runs in the opening inning. Pittsburg State scored twice in the first inning and again in the second, tying the game up.

Then the Gorillas scored in the third inning, pulling them ahead by one. The Ichabods outscored Pittsburg State 3-1 in the fourth inning, placing them ahead 6-5.

There was plenty of action in the next few innings, with the lead changing hands three times. Pitt State pulled ahead 7-8 in the fifth inning, then Washburn regained the lead in the sixth inning and got ahead 11-8. Unfortunately, the Gorillas stuck

back in the same inning.

They scored an astonishing nine runs, putting them ahead 17-11 before the inning was over. Washburn scored a few more runs, but couldn’t catch up before the game was over. They lost 12-17.

The last game against Pittsburg State was much slower than the other two.

Washburn scored once in the third inning while Pitt State scored moderately throughout the game, reaching seven runs. Pittsburg State won 1-7.

“The first two games we played really relaxed and had a lot of fun and were able to get some clutch hits,” said Crosby. “The last game we didn’t come through in those clutch situations, couldn’t get things going.

The game prior to that was kind of a difficult one because we scored a bunch of runs, but couldn’t hold them on the defensive side.

“We were working well as a team at the beginning,” said Larson. “I think some things fell apart. Maybe pitching wasn’t working one day, hitting wasn’t working the other, so we just need to put those two back together to get back on that winning streak.”

Up next for the Ichabods is an away game against Fort Hays State at 3 p.m. Wedneday, April 4 as well as a three-game series at home against Missouri Southern State starting at 5 p.m. Friday, April 6 at Falley Field.

Final scores ESU PSU PSU PSU

9-1 6-5 12-17 1-7

Washburn track and field has solid showing at ESU Alex Landwehr Washburn Review alexandria.landwehr@washburn.edu

Despite the cold weather, the Washburn track and field team were able to come back from spring break and give a pretty solid performance at the Emporia State University meet that was held over the weekend.

Although the team was originally planning to compete in the four by four competition, mother nature had other plans with the weather getting colder as the weekend went on. This caused some extra wear and tear on the athletes and ultimately led to the coaches to make a decision to keep the competition limited to Saturday only, opting them out of the four by four.

“No big surprises [from performances at the meet] but we continue to have some of our really top athletes perform well and have the team set new personal and school bests,” head coach Cameron Babb said.

This is Babb’s third year at Washburn, having spent his first year recruiting and trying to build a solid program.

“It’s definitely harder [being a new program] since these kids came in not knowing what was going to happen and not having upperclassmen showing them the ropes, leaving them to build the program from the ground up,” Babb said.

Over the weekend, there were 27 new personal records, two overall event winners and a new school record set. Standout athletes include Sierra Mortensen and Jacob Klemz, who both took first in the 1,500-meter run. Shelby Edwards showed out, throwing 41.42/135-11 and being the first member of the women’s track team to reach a provisional mark set by the NCAA. This throw also happened to beat the 1980 school record for javelin.

“We look at success in a couple different ways, if we can see consistently that our athletes are setting personal bests and not taking steps backwards, then that’s a key for success for us at this point,” Babb said.

“Outdoor season in Kansas can be hit and miss at best. We’ve already had two meets of pretty poor weather. There’s other options we could go to, like we could take a longer trip down to Canyon, Texas where it looks like it’ll be 70-80 degrees down there. It could be a better opportunity for our kids to perform well,” Babb said.

They will play the next competition by ear, deciding on a plan early in the week.

The schedule next places the Ichabods to compete in Maryville, Missouri for the April 5-7 meet, but the coaches are keeping their options open to give their athletes the best chance at success. Decisions on the next competition will determined early on this week.

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Winding up: Senior Kelsee Henry winds up to pitch against Emporia State at the Washburn Softball Complex.

Taking off: Junior outfielder Samantha Stallbaumer takes third base to score in another run against Emporia State.

Bats up: Freshman catcher Brianna Francis swats a pitch in play as the Ichabods play Emporia State at the Washburn Softball Complex.

Photos by Ling Yiu

WU softball holds strong against ESU

Trevor Beurman Washburn Review

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The Washburn softball team opened up another conference series against the Emporia State Hornets with two games March 30, and another two games March 31.

The first game March 30 at 4 p.m. started out slowly for both teams as they looked for offensive momentum. Eventually, the Ichabods were the first to hop on the scoreboard with a solo home run from junior infielder Savannah Moore.

This opened up the rest of the scoring for the Ichabods as they began to add on runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Emporia State had no answer for the Ichabods as they failed to get their offense going.

Some notable perfor-

mances in this game came from Moore, with three at-bats, two runs, two hits, and one RBI; freshman catcher Brianna Francis, with three at-bats, two hits and one RBI; and junior outfielder Emilee Baker, with four at-bats, one run, one hit and one RBI. The Ichabods were the victors in this first match up with a 4-0 final score.

The 6 p.m. game was a very similar contest to the day’s first. Washburn got their bats going early with an RBI single from Francis that brought in runs from both Baker and junior outfielder Samantha Stallbaumer.

The third inning was when the Ichabods sealed the deal. In the third, Washburn scored four hitters to set the score at 6-0 and after that, surrendered only one run.

Notable performanc-

es from the day’s second game came from the same crew as in the first game.

Stallbaumer raked in four at-bats with two runs and three hits; Francis brought four at-bats with one run, three hits and one RBI; among other contributors.

This game ended with a Washburn victory as well, and was the first time Washburn has taken a double header from the Hornets since 2002, posting a final score of 6-1.

The Ichabods returned to the field at 1 p.m. March 31 for the final two games against the Hornets.

The first game was an Ichabod slugfest. Washburn scored all eight of their runs in the first two innings, enacting the runrule on the Hornets by the fifth inning. The final score was 8-0 with an astounding performance across the board.

Great performances came from Moore, with three at-bats, two runs, two hits and four RBIs; senior outfielder Maddie Anderson also contributed with two at-bats, two hits, and one run.

The Ichabods then faced ESU in the final game of the series at 3 p.m. The Hornets were now 0-3 in the entire series, but they would not walk away without a battle in the final game.

The Ichabods fought a tight contest with the Hornets, and the scoring went back and forth with the Hornets scoring in the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings, and with Washburn answering back with scores in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

One answer from the Ichabods was a game-tying two-run homer from

freshman designated hitter, Lenae Salinas. “[The two-run homer] was really big. I think that it did give us some momentum and we wanted to come back, but some things do not go the way you want them to,” Salinas said.

That was in fact the case against the Hornets as the Ichabods battled to the very end, yet came up short with a 7-9 final score.

“It is mostly a mental state. I get in the box and say ‘I’m not going to let this pitcher take over,’” Francis said.

Up next for the Ichabods is a series against University of Nebraska at Kearney with games at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, April 6. The Ichabods will look to stay on top in MIAA rankings with wins Friday against the Lopers.

anything and absent-mindedly munch on it without realizing how much we’re consuming.

Keep healthy options on hand. To lower the cost, stock up on long-lasting foods such as nuts, rice cakes and dried fruits.

Protein bars and cereal can also be good options as long as you check the sugar and fat content. Apples and many vegetables have long shelf lives, lasting two weeks or more.

When choosing what to eat from a cafeteria, focus on creating a complete plate. Include meat (or some other type of pro-

tein), vegetables or fruits and a few carbohydrates from things such as pasta or bread. All of these contain different nutrients that will help fuel your body.

It’s challenging to prepare a full meal in a dorm room, but wraps and sandwiches are a good option if you have a mini-fridge.

Canned soups are another great choice. You can pour the soup into a bowl and heat it in the microwave for a fast and delicious meal.

If you want to order out on a regular basis, try to choose restaurants that offer a healthier menu, but

don’t deprive yourself of good-tasting foods. Don’t hesitate to go out and eat burgers with your friends sometimes. If you’re eating something with less nutritional value, it could help to order a lighter portion or split it with a friend.

Those strategies may decrease the cost as well.

When it comes to sweets, the best way to enjoy them regularly is to choose healthier options. You can find all kinds of cookies and ice cream with low sugars and fats at most grocery stores. Eating smaller, bite-sized chocolates and candies is another effective

way to keep your sugar intake down. Sweet fruits or chocolate cereal can serve as great replacements for traditional desserts, but be sure to indulge your sweet tooth occasionally. Try not to cut things from your diet completely, but instead enjoy them in moderation.

The key to eating healthy is always to have a plan.

Have healthy snacks on hand and know what you want to eat for each meal, but don’t be afraid to have some cheat meals. These practices will help you develop a positive relationship with healthy foods.

How to form healthy habits in college dorms Kendra Wicks Washburn Review kendra.wicks@washburn.edu

The cafeteria is full of “mystery meat” and other questionable foods, the dorms are small and you’re on a budget: how do you manage to still eat as healthy as possible in dorms?

The easiest thing to store and prepare in a dorm room is snacks. Snacking plays a large role in your overall diet. These foods are often hunted down to satisfy immediate cravings.

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Take steps now to mitigate post-graduation depression Emily Unruh Washburn Review emily.unruh@washburn.edu

It is not uncommon to long for graduation, especially during midterm and finals seasons. It is easy to imagine a new, more relaxed life without allnighters or skipped meals, without stress over projects, homework and exams. However, according to CNBC, more millennials are experiencing a type of “quarter-life crisis,” instead of the freedom and dream life they expected.

According to therapists and postings in internet chat rooms by recent graduates, symptoms include an abnormally negative perspective, decreased motivation to get out of bed, a general sense of hopelessness and, occasionally, substance abuse.

Zac Surritt, a Washburn senior public administration major with a business minor, said he used to avoid thinking about the future, instead focusing hard on college and living in the present.

However, “as I get older, I realize I need to look more post college, and reprioritize … I think it scares me a bit,” Surritt said.

Surritt said his “reprioritization” led to him changing his major, as well as adding a minor. Surritt said that his plans changed and, as he looked further ahead, researching helped. “I

think just having a plan [is important].

I used to make Excel spreadsheets and research. Set your priorities early. They may change, but have somewhat of a goal,” said Surritt.

While post-college depression might be a growing epidemic, Jimena Bort, a sophomore elementary education major, the concept seems isolated to the United States.

Bort, who is from Paraguay, explains that the college experience in her home nation is worlds apart.

“You live at home, and college is at night,” said Bort, “college is 30 minutes away and you just drive there and go for four hours a night.”

She used to work at a preschool and attend college at night, until she came to the States to finish her education.

Bort said that life just continues after college in Paraguay, and not much changes.

“Sometimes I’m bored, I don’t have anything to do here,” she said, referring to the difference in work schedules between the two countries.

Although not an official designation

by the American Psychiatric Association, the term “post-graduation depression” is a term used by a few therapists to describe the sadness, loss of motivation, helplessness and isolation of life after the diploma.

Director of Washburn Counseling Services Crystal Leming said that, while she had never heard of the term, she isn’t surprised that “postgraduation depression” is spreading.

Leming says that college is focused around structure and friendships, as well as doing things that make us feel pleasure, all of which often disappears after graduation.

Recent graduate Olivia Henning agrees, saying, “I think it’s hard when all your friends move all over the place. It’s hard to feel connected with the people you used to spend copious amounts of time with.”

Henning said that although she has never experienced the feeling herself, she thinks that it is easy to fall into, especially when you don’t make a clear

“As I get older, I realize I need to look more post college, and reprioritize … I think it scares me a bit.”

-Zac Surritt

plan and are caught in a limbo.

Leming said that with the high graduation rates (according to the US Department of Education, 59 percent of students graduate college with a bachelor’s degree), and the economy in the state it is, that there is a lowered sense of security and confidence among young people. She suggests, thinking ahead.

“Think about what you wish someone had told you about getting into college,” said Leming, “and if you’re already at that state (feeling depressed) and it is impacting your daily function, definitely visit with someone and get it treated.”

As graduation gets closer, and the homework gets harder as finals approach, don’t forget to begin to look at your plans for after college. Don’t let yourself be caught unprepared and trapped in limbo. Washburn has student resources including advisers and counselors who are always prepared to meet with students and discuss the future.

Surritt says, “all of these people want to see us here, but they also want to see us leave and be successful after college.”

Saving and budgeting made easy: there are apps for that Whitney Clum Washburn Review whitney.clum@washburn.edu

As a rule, college students aren’t the wealthiest individuals in the world. With tuition, food, and enough Folger’s to power a third-world country, students don’t always have enough extra cash to treat themselves. But, like seemingly everything, there’s an app for that. Several apps, really. From the “pretty decent” to the “pretty terrible,” here’s a collection of the best to worst budgeting apps.

Mint

At a price someone would hope for if they need a budgeting app, Mint is a free budgeting tool that can be accessed over the internet and over your phone. The interface is easy to use and is mostly made for people who don’t want to do much with their money beyond the basics. You can sync the app with multiple accounts and use it to track purchases, account history, and credit scores. The graphics are easy to view, and the interface is simple. The ratings are overwhelmingly positive, and Mint is viewed by many as the best possible option.

You Need a Budget (YNAB) Targeted toward those in debt, YNAB is a program structured to force users to give every dollar a specific use instead of letting money eke out of the seams of wallets.

This particular app has a student discount: students get a full year free on top on the normal free starter month. While the program is flush with reviews by people who felt that the strict budgeting of every individual dollar was the only thing that worked for them, it does eventually cost money. After the trial, it costs $6.99 per month.

My Budget Book My Budget Book focuses on two things above all else: functionality and security.

The interface is plain but readable and is meant to attract those who don’t care about frills and whistles in an interface. It is easy to import spreadsheets and other forms containing financial information, making this an ideal pick for someone who already has information put into a good old-fashioned Excel sheet. The app lets you back up your information to multiple places and doesn’t need a connection to the internet to work: a great relief for those who live in areas with terrible cell service or those who have had past issues with internet security. On the downside, the app is $2.99 a month, and there are no free versions.

Wallet-Daily Budget & Profit Other than Mint, this is the first app that pops up in the Android store relating to general budgeting.

The interface is slick and clean looking, and the simple task of keeping track of spending is its main goal. This app feels like it would be better for those who already have a budgeting plan in mind and want an easy way to keep track of their money.

It has both free and paid versions. The paid version is around fifteen dollars a year, depending if you make in-app purchases for things like personalized plans.

At the risk of sounding like Dave Ramsey, it’s smart to start making good habits with money now, when you don’t have much to keep track of. Do that, and you’ll have good habits for when you start doing things like adding a second income, or when the amount becomes harder to control.

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Time to drop the stigma about student anxiety Autumn Lamp Washburn Review autumn.lamp@washburn.edu

College can be a very busy time, causing heightened stress and anxiety. People are coming together through social media, clubs and school to discuss and share their problems with anxiety.

There’s less of a stigma around it anymore; everyone has anxiety these days. Well, they probably always did, but now they are talking about it, too. Get on any social media network and you will probably see someone making a joke about anxiety. People are being very open and honest about anxiety, depression and existential dread on social media specifically.

Many Twitter users dedicate their entire account to turning their anxiety and mental health troubles into entertainment for everyone else. People are trying to make it funny so that it’s easier to talk about. One could say that mental health issues are even being glamorized on social media. While social media may be a healthy outlet for some, it can cause even more

angst for others.

Washburn offers many resources to help students deal with these issues. Washburn offers free counseling Monday through Friday and takes walkins on Wednesdays. They can also connect students with health services if needed. The Psychological Clinic helps treat specific issues such as panic disorder and social anxiety disorder. This service is ten dollars a session, still far cheaper than services outside of Washburn.

“It can be so stressful and daunting to reach out, but staff are genuinely here to help and want to meet you in the middle,” Molly Steffes-Herman, campus advocate of counseling services, said. “Students sometimes think there is this expectation to be perfect, but we were students once, too, and we understand and want to help.”

Steffes-Herman also talked about some of the most common things people on campus struggle with: transitioning to full classes as well as the stress of maintaining social life and succeeding academically.

“Never feel like you can’t stop in, even if you

don’t have an appointment,” said Steffes-Herman.

“If you’re having a panic attack or dealing with something immediate, we are not going to turn anyone away, we want to help.”

There are also a variety of student organizations on campus such as Hope Through Headphones and To Write Love On Her Arms that address mental health.

“One of TWLOHA’s goals is to give people a safe place that they can come and enjoy their days.” said Natalie Engler, president of the organization.

Engler encourages students to look at their mental health like they would their physical health and to open up about their anxieties and to talk to someone.

“If you don’t want to seek professional help, find your own support system, people that can listen and help along your journey” Engler said. “Nothing gets done if we close off the dialogue, we have to keep talking about it.”

TWLOHA reminds students, hope is real, help is real, your story is important.

Tax season upon us: A college student guide to filing Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

Tax season is coming to a close, and you now have less than two weeks to complete you income tax returns.

So, are you a little behind on filing your own income taxes?

Luckily, since April 15 falls on a Sunday and the District of Columbia celebrates Emancipation Day on April 16, you have a couple extra days to file those pesky forms.

Now that the good news is over, on to the not-so-good news. It’s going to take a little time to prepare to file.

Here are a few tips to get you started.

1. Find all your forms There are many forms that you may need in order to file your taxes, but as a student, there are two that you must have: the W-2 and the 1098-T. If you worked one or more jobs last year, your employers should have sent or given you a form know as a W-2. It contains all your pay information from that employer including total income earned, how much was withheld for federal and state income taxes, and how much was withheld for things like Social Security and Medicare.

As a student, you also have a form, known as a 1098-T, provided by Washburn. This form gives information about

tuition paid to the university.

If you cannot find it, the form can also be found in the Financial Services portion on MyWashburn.

2. Decide where to go to help you file There are dozens of places to go to file your taxes. Popular sites such as TurboTax and H&R Block offer free, basic filing online.

Many of these sites will offer you a paid option, but if you are only needing basic filing, you shouldn’t need to pay anything.

If you want to talk to a tax professional, there are several locations in Topeka that offer free tax assistance as well, including the Washburn Law

School, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other locations offering free assistance can be found on the IRS website or by simply Googling “free tax prep.” Most of these places don’t require an appointment, but the slots fill up fast so it is recommended you get there early.

3. Bring your forms, answer some questions and file away Get your forms together and go to the website or physical location you want to do your filing. Simply follow the instructions on the screen or listen to and talk to the person assistant helping you. There will be dozens of questions asked. Be patient and be

honest with your answers, and the process should go smoothly.

4. Get your refund (hopefully)!

After you are done filing, with any luck, you may receive a refund. In other words, extra money that was sent to the government will be sent back to you. There are a few options for receipt your refund.

If you have a bank account, you can choose to have the refund directly deposited there. You can also have the government sent you a check in the mail. You also have the option of having some of your refund put into U.S. Savings Bonds in increments of $50 or more.

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Hermanitas brings nearly 100 young Latina women to campus Randi Dofat Washburn Review randi.dofat@washburn.edu

MANA, a national Latina organization, hosted the Hermanitas Conference in Washburn A/B for young Latina high-school and middle-school students to inspire them pursue higher education, engage with their community and take pride in their heritage.

Friday, March 30, Latina girls from all over the Topeka community had the opportunity to talk to an array of different men and women with various occupations. This portion of the event was made into a game called Speed Chat.

Many of the young women attending the conference had never been to a college campus before. The conference provides Washburn and MANA the opportunity to join efforts to help young people create goals and learn how to fulfill them.

“It is a really powerful event and it has been going on for 10 years,” said Andreana Albot, the President of MANA de Topeka. “Our Mayor has been working on this with Kim Morse, who is a professor from Washburn. This is a very energy-filled event, and MANA de Topeka is really happy to be a part of this. We have our national representation here too and I think [it’s] really important that local and national are supporting the organization and supporting Washburn and what’s going on with these girls.”

A three-year study at Harvard showed that young Latina girls were not graduating high school at an alarming rate. Because of this, MANA national created the first Latina mentorship program in the nation.

Michelle De La Isla, Topeka’s mayor, decided to bring

Photo by Randi Dofat

Helping hands: Volunteers from MANA de Topeka prepare a table for the Hermanitas conference. MANA de Topeka is a branch of a larger organization dedicated to empowering Latinas through community service, advocacy and the development of leadership skills.

the program to Topeka. However, she and her team had trouble forming one-point contacts with the girls.

“With Dr. Morse’s expertise with the university and having the access to campus, we thought about using the counselors and bringing the girls over to Washburn’s campus,” De La Isla said. “At that point, the first conference was a Big Dream gathering. We stole something that was happening in Topeka and we had panels all over the walls so that the girls could talk about what their dreams were. We were asking them: ‘What do you want to do? What do you want to be? Where do you want to go? What are your dreams?’”

However, De La Isla was disappointed in what the girls had to say. Most of the girls answered with goals of saying

in school, having kids, being a mom, or traveling within the United States.

The program thought the best way to fix this issue was to engage these young women with professionals in the community so that they could know what jobs are out there.

The goal was to give the girls a concrete reason to go to college.

“One night, Dr. Morse and I sat down and thought: ‘What if we made a game? Like the game of Life?’” De Isla said.

“In came the idea of developing a game that is interactive for the girls, so the girls literally have a game called The Girl’s Journey that we developed, and it’s almost like the game of Life, not quiet ...

So, there’s all these elements and now the whole conference is interactive.”

MANA is the oldest and largest Hispanic women’s organization in the country. It has a chapter affiliate network that spans all over the United States, and Topeka is one of its thriving chapters.

The program focuses on leadership development, community service, and advocacy for Latinas. Categories include education, opportunities for women and anything in the public sphere relating to Latinas and their families.

“We want to make sure we are the Latina voice in the conversation in Washington D.C.,” said Amanda L. Hinojosa, the CEO of MANA. “My job in Washington is to be that national advocate for the organization and to draw in information from our communities nationwide that are serving women and girls on

the ground. Last year, we just celebrated the 25th anniversary of the national program created for Latinas by Latinas.”

A Harvard study tested different parts of the country to see how the MANA program was being administered and impacting girls.

Over the course of the study, participants were surveyed across the country. Results came back showing that only one girl dropped out and only one became pregnant before graduating high school.

“For us, that was the first time that we had actual evidence, other than anecdotal evidence, saying that mentoring works.” Hinojosa said.

Although the program is focused on Latinas and their communities, MANA is open to anyone.

“We welcome anyone,” said Hinojosa. “We have boys in the program in different parts of the country. One of our chapters in Albuquerque actually has a transgender student.

We really are for everyone and we do want to support everyone because we all are going in the same direction ultimately.

We all want what’s best for our kids, we want to make sure that they’re educated, we want to make sure that they have career opportunities and have goals in life.”

To De La Isla, having a mentor is not just somebody saying, “You can do it.” It’s people telling these children that they have a story, that it’s been hard, and to just keep going because someone has their back.

“The coolest thing is doing it at Washburn because then the girls can go ahead and say, ‘Oh, I want to be this, how can I?’ At Washburn you can,” De La Isla said.

New hit dark comedy show “Barry” slays audience HBO’s new sitcom “Barry” is a hit, man. The show focuses around Barry Berkman (Bill Hader), a seemingly harmless average joe. Yet Barry has an unusual day job as a hitman, and after a bout of depression and disillusionment with his occupation Barry decides to try his hand at acting.

Bill Hader, most well-known for his hilarious antics on “Saturday Night Live,” plays the melancholy, understated Barry.

Hader is also the co-creator of the show along with Alec Berg of “Silicon Valley.” In the beginning of the series, Barry is introduced as a former marine who has recently returned from Afghanistan and lives a depressed and unsatisfactory life. Family friend Fuches (Stephen Root) effectively pimps him out as a hitman-for-hire using skills he acquired during his tour. When he takes a job in Los Angeles working for the Chechen mob, he wanders into an acting class taught by has-been actor, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler). Barry also quickly becomes smitten with a member of the acting class, a self-absorbed, wannabe actor named Sally (Sarah Goldberg). Barry suddenly de-

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Serious talent: Bill Hader not only plays the titular character of new HBO sadcom “Barry,” but is also the show’s co-creator, writer, and is directing the first three episodes of the show’s first season. Hader has written episodes of television before, but this is his first time directing.

cides on a life-altering career change into acting.

Of course, this drastic change won’t come easily.

Barry’s past life is not one that people easily leave. Viewers

watch Barry try and fail to be a good person and escape his dark past, but he is trapped

by Fuches and the Chechen mob and continues to burn the marks given to him. The show

centers around the question of whether Barry will be able to turn his life around and be happy. Even though Barry has done terrible things and killed many people, Hader plays the

Sarah Miller

character in a way that makes the audience root for him. His longing looks and determination to better himself makes him a deplorable yet lovable character that one can easily compare to the titular character from “Dexter.”

The show has a premise that mimics a growing subgenre of TV, the “sadcom.” The sadcom mixes a sad character with a comedic backdrop. This makes the audience connect and empathize with the character while the show also provides comedic relief. “Barry” innovates the sadcom format by adding in the violent aspect of being a hitman. In true sadcom fashion, the line between funny and soul-crushingly bleak is almost nonexistent.

“Barry” has an interesting storyline, incredible acting and deadpan humor that is sure to please audiences. This show makes you wonder if you can really ever start over, and with only eight episodes, it will leave you wanting more.

New episodes of “Barry” air at 9:30 p.m. CDT Sundays on HBO.

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Sienna Haynes and Emily Winterburg win Aria & Concerto Competition Autumn Lamp Washburn Review autumn.lamp@washburn.edu

Sienna Haynes and Emily Winterburg are the winners of this year’s Solo Aria and Concerto Competition. The competition is a bi-annual contest within the music department in which instrumentalists, vocalists and conductors compete for the opportunity to perform as soloists. This year, the performances will take place at the President’s Concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, on stage at White Concert Hall.

Sienna Haynes, junior vocal performance major, won the vocal portion of the competition with Charles Gounod’s “Je Veux Vivre,” which translates to “I Want to Live.”

The song is from Gounod’s opera “Roméo et Juliette,” a French-language opera based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. The full Washburn University Symphony

Orchestra.

“It’s a happy song, it comes before all of the tragedy,” said Haynes.

Haynes has been a singer in the Washburn choir for three years and also recently won a scholarship from the Topeka Opera Society Concert Association at a competition that was held here at Washburn as well. She is the president-elect for Washburn’s women’s music fraternity, Sigma Alpha Iota, which idealizes excellence in musical performance.

“I’m always very impressed with myself when I win against people who are older than me, because I feel like voice is something that matures with time,” said Haynes.

She enjoys shopping and playing with her pet tortoise, and wants to travel in the future. She plans to attend graduate school to pursue vocal performance and education after graduation.

Emily Winterburg is a se-

nior music education major.

Winterburg won the strings portion of the competition for her performance of the first movement of Franz Anton Hoffmeister’s “Viola Concerto in D major.”

In an extremely rare occurrence, Winterburg also won the conducting portion. At the President’s Concert, she will be conducting the Washburn Symphony Orchestra in Igor Stravinsky’s “Berceuse and Finale” from the Firebird Suite.

“I started playing piano in first grade, and then the viola after a few years, and I’ve absolutely loved every minute of it,” Winterburg said.

In addition to her music education experiences here at Washburn, Winterburg is also involved with Sigma Alpha Iota. She enjoys photography, oil painting and drawing. Both Haynes and Winterburg will be featured soloists at the President’s Concert Friday, May 4, so mark your calendars.

Photo by Jessica Knieff

Pictured left to right: Emily Winterburg, Sienna Haynes

‘Ready Player One’ brings thrills, lacks substance Spielberg is the modern king of pop-culture. Can he handle making a movie in which people thrive in a virtual world literally made of his own pop-culture?

In 2045, the Earth has become increasingly economically disparate. Most people live in slums and, to distract themselves, they log on to a virtual reality massively multiplayer online game known as the OASIS. After the man who developed the OASIS, James Halliday (Mark Rylance), passes, he reveals that somewhere within the game is a hidden treasure called an Easter egg, which requires three hidden keys to unlock, and which will grant the person who finds it untold riches and full ownership and control over the OASIS. The hunt for the egg becomes a priority and goal for thousands who use the OASIS, one of whom is Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) of Columbus, Ohio, who realizes the challenges involved in getting the keys aren’t as straightforward as they seem.

Wade and his friends start to make their way toward the egg as they are being chased by the company IOI, whose ruthless CEO Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn) uses his army of indebted players to work toward getting the egg. He plans then to use OASIS as a money-making machine filled with advertisements and premium accounts.

It’s important to give credit where credit is due. Spielberg is one of the most visionary minds to ever work in the world of film. He invented the modern blockbuster with “Jaws,” is responsible for multiple cultural touchstones like “Jurassic Park” and the “Indiana Jones” films and he has told stories of powerful human endurance through films like “Schindler’s List” and “Munich.” That all being said, I don’t think it’s controversial to say that, recently, Spielberg has lost the creative spark that made his films so successful and brilliant in the past. In all honesty, Spielberg hasn’t had a truly great film since 2005’s “Munich.” There was a bright

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Mixed reception: The early trailer of “Ready Player One” excited fans due to it prominently featuring The Iron Giant, a character from a 1999 animated film who hasn’t been seen in any media since his debut film. Many fans were disappointed when in the later trailers and final film the character was seen annihilating people in a huge battle. In the original film the Giant is shown to be a peaceful character who specifically avoids fighting even though people are very scared of his extraterrestrial origins.

spot in 2012 with “Lincoln,” but as good as it is, there isn’t much going for it other than a great performance by Daniel Day-Lewis. “Lincoln” and many of Spielberg’s movies since 2005 feel devoid of the spark that reminds you that a movie is his. “Bridge of Spies,” “Lincoln,” “War Horse” and several other films in this current Spielberg time period feel like movies made by an average filmmaker telling average stories.

That being said, “Ready Player One” is the first Spielberg movie in a long time that feels injected with his imaginative and adventurous spirit. It bursts with color and absolutely stunning sequences of interesting visual imagery. Yet, what makes “Ready Player One” good kind of ends there.

Make no mistake, “Ready Player One” is a 140-minute nostalgia trip. An impressive one with a pretty accessible story that has few faults, but it really isn’t as grand or explosive as Spielberg’s earlier movies. The film is pretty much a never-ending cavalcade of pop culture, some used impressively and some that is

bashed over your head. It’s pretty much a feature-length version Milhouse from “The Simpsons” reminiscing with Bart about one of his favorite characters: “remember Alf ?

He’s back in pog form!” Milhouse said. Except, in “Ready Player One,” Milhouse is Steven Spielberg and it’s the Iron Giant and Atari games.

All this blast of nostalgia and hundreds of easter egg references makes for a really great spectacle. It would be hard to say that watching the bike from “Akira” and the DeLorean from “Back to the Future” crash into each other while the track they’re racing on is being destroyed by King Kong isn’t cool, but it is almost certainly more style over substance.

This is the problem with “Ready Player One.” It tries eventually to communicate a point about the importance of staying grounded in the real world while also loving pop culture, yet the movie only exists as a flood of ‘80s and ‘90s (and some 2000s-’10s, since “Overwatch,” “Firefly” and “Mass Effect” references abound) pop culture, never

fully committing to the importance of the events at play in the real world.

It’s this disconnect that prevents “Ready Player One” from reaching the heights of Spielbergian greatness. Even though it reaches back to his blockbuster roots, Spielberg’s early blockbusters still had points to make, and they made them well. “Jaws” featured side plots about the willful ignorance of bureaucracy and how people often choose to chase the things that will destroy them. “Jurassic Park” was about how science without ethics can lead to disaster, and that human’s desire to play god is our greatest flaw.

Even the “Indiana Jones” films featured a main character less concerned with financial gain than about respect for history and stopping the oppressive and destructive fist of fascism.

The thematic meat of “Ready Player One” attempts to land, but really never does.

It does work as a pretty enjoyable blockbuster, though.

The references are fun and send a lovely shot of dopamine through the viewer, but they don’t really add much to the

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overall story. The challenges faced by the characters are varied and entertaining, but in a world where the gatekeeping nature of gamers is constantly under examination, it may come off as pretty stomach-churning to those who find the “true-fan” mindset of late to be more than a little toxic.

The characters are fine.

Watts is a pretty uninteresting protagonist with very little depth, but his supporting players are fantastic. Lena Waithe plays a friend of Wade’s in the OASIS named Aech, who does an incredible job as comic relief, but is sadly under-utilized.

Olivia Cooke plays the love interest and deuteragonist of the story Samantha. She is often sidelined to just function as the romantic interest of Wade and a capable easter egg hunter, but she honestly feels as though she would function better as the protagonist. Her motivations has much more emotional weight behind it compared to Wade’s and overall her personality is much more charming.

Rylance’s Halliday is a minimally-used character, but, in typical Rylance fashion, he gives the character true gravitas and weight. Sadly, most of the other characters are developed shallowly and do very little to advance the overall plot, especially the villain and the female love-interest, who are less characters of their own, functioning mostly as foils for the protagonist.

The end result of “Ready Player One” is not a bad film, but one that is more style than substance. It’s certainly appealing based on its exciting, action-packed and visually-stunning story and imagery, but the story lacks the usual extra thematic and emotional punches that Spielberg’s scripts usually have. This is clearly a film from a capable director, but it doesn’t feel like that director is the same man who made and produced the great films that this movie references.

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Washburn holds Egg hunt for Topeka kids All photos by Minxi Yao

And they’re off: Kids charge out to the lawn outside of Memorial Union to gather Easter eggs into their baskets as parents watch on and cheer in support.

Not so fake now am I?: Washburn’s mascot takes a cheery photo with the Easter Bunny.

Always vigilant: An excited easter egg hunter crouches down to grab two eggs in his fashionable Spider-Man hoodie.

To the victor go the spoils: Parents and kids alike gather to examine the goodies they gathered from the hunt.

The fascinating founding of a foolish festivity Steven Dennis Washburn Review steven.dennis1@washburn.edu

When March gives way to April, experience dictates people everywhere must keep a lookout for pranksters and jokes. April Fools’ Day comes and goes every year with many stealing glances over their shoulders, wary of potential incoming practical jokes.

With this holiday being so intertwined with contemporary culture, its origins have become obscured. There have been a number of stories that lay claim to the inception of

the holiday. Yet, while the origins may be nebulous, these possible explanations give background to the day and its long history.

One possible predecessor is an ancient festival named “Hilaria,” which celebrated and honored Cybele, who was said to be the Phrygian mother of the gods and was considered a nature goddess by the ancient Western Anatolians. This was a spring festival that included parades and masquerades as well as, of course, jokes and tricks.

Others claim that April Fools’ Day was inspired by

The Hi, my name is Alex Lasher and I have been a Washburn Student Government Association Senator for three years.

I want to take my time with this article to discuss something, I feel, is overlooked by most of the “Involved” people at Washburn. When I was a freshman, I remember trying to join as many clubs as I could, partly because I didn’t want to hang out with my roommates in the dorms, but also because I thought that getting “involved” was what college was all about. I joined plenty of student orgs to try to fit in and grow as a person.

the “32 March” referenced in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales,” written in 1392. Some believe that the extra day of march was a joke on the author’s part, hence the “April Fools.” However, some scholars of the medieval period claim that this was merely a misprint.

The third, more commonly cited origin story is of the transition between the usage of the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar, the calendar used most prominently today. With the adoption of a new calendar comes a period in which people must adapt,

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But then slowly, I realized that I didn’t actually enjoy many of the things I was doing or the people in the organizations. I was going through the motions without believing in the missions of the organizations. I had lost my “Why”.

Why did I join each of these organizations? What benefit does it bring to be in them? Is it taking up more time than I wanted to spend? Those are all questions I asked myself as I struggled with balancing my own free time and studying needs with the requirements for the clubs.

So, I quit. I quit a bunch

of different clubs. And that’s fine. You don’t need to be “involved” in college to have a good time. Do what makes you happy!

If you want to play tennis instead of attending that “highly encouraged” meeting, do it!

So, my point is, find the clubs that make you WANT to come to their meetings. You should enjoy your time at college, not spending it by sitting miserably in meetings that you don’t want to be in anyways.

God bless – Alex Lasher, WSGA Senator

including to the timing of the new year. Those that still used the Julian Calendar celebrated the new year in spring. Some people that observed the new Gregorian Calendar began referring to these traditionalists as “April fools.”

While the phrase “April fool” is still used to describe someone that has fallen for a trick on this festival of foolishness, there are still many ways that people describe those that have been deceived. One such term is the “gowk,” a word used in Scotland to describe a cuckoo bird. In England, the words “gob,” “gawby” or

“gobby” have been used. In France, an April fool is sometimes called “poisson d’Avril,” or April fish, meaning a fish that is young and easily caught or angled. This phrase in particular has garnered clever wordplay, such as asking if someone on the phone can hold the line and later asking if they have caught anything yet, which has become a popular trick.

While the origins of April Fools’ Day may yet by a mystery, the jests and jokes show no sign of ceasing. Indeed, the jokes seem to have only just begun.

12 Puzzles April 4, 2018

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Sudoku

Each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1-9.

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April Showers Word Search

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Dots & Boxes Two or more people can play. Taking turns, each player uses a different color to make a horizontal or vertical line between two adjacent dots. The player who completes the last side of a 1 by 1 box earns a point, adds there initial in the box and takes another turn. The game ends when no more lines can be added. The person with the most points win.

Letter Tiles Unscramble the tiles to reveal the quote

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Finish Wow. I just realized I’m graduating next month.

Now what do I do?

I’m free!

No more homework for the rest of my life!

I won’t have to go to school anymore!

Puzzles and comic by Devin Morrison