Washburn Review: September 5, 2018 -Issue 3

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Game design minor helps students step into the gaming industry Mingzhu Zhu Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

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The game design is a new minor at Washburn University that will exist by the end of 2018. It’s a broad minor. The courses that satisfy the minor come from the School of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences. The housing of the minor is inside the university rather than a department.

The courses of the game design minor cover five departments, like history, mass media, art, computer science and mathematics.

Most courses in the game design minor are already existing courses, except for a game design class taught by Gaspar Porta, which Washburn will offer in spring 2019. By spring 2019, every course will be a regular course in Washburn’s course catalog.

The requirement of the game design minor is 15 credit hours among the minor courses.

The professors who will teach the courses of the minor come from a variety of departments. They include Gaspar Porta, Azyz Sharafy, Phil Hauptman, Dmitri Nizovtsev, Paul Byrne, Rick LeJeurrne, Tony Silvestri, Matthew Nyquist and Rick Barker.

Many classes from the five departments will count toward the game design minor.

One class will come from the mathematics department, taught by Gaspar Porta, and one class will come from the computer science department. There will be two to three classes from mass media department and three classes from the art department.

The math class for the game design minor focus on the fundamental math tools to balance and construct mechanisms in a game.

The tools give students the type of mechanical situations they will use for game players to have fun. Students have to match the mathematical tools with the story and concept in the games so that the mathematics don’t overshadow the fun.

There are some challenges of the game design minor. One of them is to work on the mechanics that breaks down how a game works while also having people with art expertise

to round out the picture and the environment.

Art courses have a lot to do with animation. They contain digital painting, video game design, 2D and 3D digital animation.

In art courses, students create different kinds of visual stimuli that will connect the settings in a game. It’s important that the game connects players with parts of the game stories that were told.

Computer science class is about coding and virtual games. The class is called game design coding. They are directly connected to curing out the construction of settings and the creation of the game.

The mass media class, taught by Matthew Nyquist, has to do with the history of video games, the background and other developments that led to the current virtual gaming environment.

“If you want to be a part of the game industry, and you don’t know the history of how we got here, you are going to be [at] a disadvantage,” Porta said.

There are three business classes in the game design minor, game theory, macroeconomics and entrepreneurship.

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‘The Merchant WU faculty gives insight on Brazil museum fire of Venice’ comes Charles Rankin to life Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

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If you’re looking for something different to do on the weekends of Sept. 7, 8, 9, and 14, 15, 16, perhaps consider a visit to the St. Marys Shakespeare Festival. For these six nights in September a volunteer cast and crew will be performing some of the great epics written by the Playwright himself William Shakespeare. Founded by three friends in the Fall of 2018, Shakespeare Under the Stars, as it has become known, features more than just the time honored tradition of a live action viewing of the classics of Shakespeare, the festival also hosts to several vendors who sell food, drinks, and trinkets appropriate to the theme.

For this year, volunteers at the festival will be performing the Merchant of Venice, a play about a merchant living in Venice who owes money to a Jewish moneylender, but cannot pay back his debts. The play is believed to have been written between the years of 1596 and 1599 and it explores themes of religion, friendship, and the difficulties that come when money gets in between them.

The ticket prices for the event are $12-per person, with an upper limit for families of $60, and the ticket is good until the event is over, meaning that you need only to pay once for entry into the festival for all six days. The festival will open its gates every night at 5:00 p.m. and the play will begin at 6:30 p.m. each night as well, during the play there will be a 20 minute intermission during the play as it is two and half hours long. It is recommended that you come to see the play on a different night than you go to the actual village and see the vendors, in order to fully enjoy both experiences.

It is also recommended that you dress with the weather in mind as it may grow chilly on the night you attend, and you will need to take your own seating to the festival, such as lawn chairs and perhaps a blanket for that potential chill. If you do forget to bring something to sit on, you can rent some seating for $5 a night.

The address for the festival is 28058 Mt Calvary Rd, St Marys, KS 66536 and more directions and information for the festival can be found at their website, Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival.com.

A fire destroyed the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and millions of artifacts within its walls on the night of Sept. 2.

In a translated press release, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture stated that the museum was the oldest of its kind in the nation, having celebrated its 200th anniversary in June.

It also recognized the toll this fire has caused to Brazil’s history and culture.

“This is an irreparable loss for the country,” the release said. “Brazilian culture and Brazil are in mourning.”

Officials are also investigating what caused this fire, and determining steps to take to stop an incident like this from happening elsewhere in the Photo courtesy of Paulo R C M Jr. country Museu Nacional was established in 1818 by King Pedro II of Portugal at the royal palace. Today the building stands in “[The Ministry of Culture] The charred, ruinous remains. considers that the causes and responsibilities must be riguniversity level, an incident like this could be Morse, Washburn professor and Latin Ameriorously determined,” the release said. “The devastating. As the dean of libraries he said can historian. “The building has a tremendous Ministry of Culture will make every effort to that a fire at Mabee would have tremendous amount of history, separate from its history as support this project, looking also at the other impact on the history of Washburn. a museum,” Morse said. “[The building] was museums in the country in order to prevent “It’s the university archives and special roughly the equivalent of a Brazilian White such tragedies from recurring and causing collections where we hold a number of irre- House.” more damage to Brazilian cultural heritage.” placeable items, one of a kinds,” Bearman Morse said that when Napoleon invaded Faculty here at Washburn have unique in- said. “The original Lincoln College book the Iberian peninsula King Pedro I, the Porsight into the type of damage this fire has collection, the only known physical copy of tuguese king, fled the area and went to Brazil. caused. Alan Bearman, professor of history the Beecher’s Bible and records of the history “The museum was what the Portuguese and dean of university libraries, said the dam- of Washburn that simply can’t be replaced.” king used as his imperial palace from 1808 ages are hard to grasp.

Bearman noted that while some of the ar- until the time that he left in 1821,” Morse “In every conceivable way it’s devastat- chives and collections have been digitized, said. “Brazil’s actual act of independence ing,” Bearman said. “When a museum and an the university doesn’t have the resources was signed in that palace.” archive is lost, which has the extent of hold- to digitize everything. He was particularly After Napoleon’s reign in Europe, the Porings [as] this one, there’s no way to recover moved by what he saw. tuguese king returned to Portugal but his son, that.”

“I watched some of the images from the fire Pedro II, remained in Brazil as emperor and Bearman likened this incident to the pos- in Brazil and literally my heart just broke,” established a constitutional monarchy. The sibility of other major institutions being de- Bearman said. “As someone who spent a building remained as the palace under this stroyed. lot of time in old archives, in my case pri- new leader until 1889 when Brazil became “Imagine if the British Museum and Brit- marily in the United Kingdom and New En- a republic. ish Library were gone tomorrow, The Library gland, your heart breaks. You literally tear up According to Morse, the building began its of Congress [or] the Field Museum in Chi- because you know there is no replacing the role as a museum during Pedro I’s reign. cago,” Bearman said. “When something like things from a fire and human experience is “The Portugese king, while he was in Brathat happens, there is literally no recovery. lesser for it because of that.” zil began the process of the National MuseYou’re talking about one of a kind artifacts As far as Latin American history, this di- um in 1818,” Morse said. and records, unless they’ve been digitized in saster has tremendous impact.

Morse said that in terms of the collections some form or fashion, no longer exist.”

“There’s so much specific history attached and archives that were housed in the museum Bearman also said that even at a local or to the building itself,” said Kim STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Endorsement leads to people destroying their personal Nike gear Nicholas Solomon Washburn Review

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People are going after Colin Kaepernick again, this time by boycotting Nike, by burning and destroying Nike products, or going to social media to voice their opinion about the situation, according to a cbsnews article

by Aimee Picchi. This backlash occurred after Kaepernick, who is endorsed by Nike, released a photo as a part of the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” slogan via twitter with the caption “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt.” This backlash is another response to Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem, in protest of racism and the injustices involved with it, specifically things like police brutality, which began in 2016 during the NFL preseason. President Donald Trump, his supporters and many viewers insist that his kneeling is protesting the military and the anthem itself. They noted that it is an anti-American sentiment overall. When other athletes followed suit and knelt with Kaepernick, people opposing the movement called for the firing of all players participating in the protest.

The most well-known strategy of the recent Nike protesters has been the posting of videos that show them burning Nike shoes and cutting Nike socks to the internet. This is their way of striking out at Nike for the business relationship that they have with Kaepernick.

Senior Rahasya Bharaniah voiced his opin-

ions on the situation.

“Everyone has a right to do whatever they want if they don’t want to support Nike because of Kaepernick. They can do that. However, I do think people are misinformed about Kaepernick and kneeling during the anthem,” Bharaniah said. “People interpret [it] as going against the military and the national anthem when it isn’t. He didn’t mean for the people to interpret it that way.”

Sophomore Paul Enneking also voiced his opinion on the matter.

“If you are burning a $100 pair of shoes, all the power to you, but it is totally wasteful to do that,” Enneking said.

Many people share the opinion that destroying shoes and the like is wasting money because you have already dropped money for them that you won’t be getting back. It is even worse that the Nike products people are destroying could be given to people who need those types of items.

The people destroying their Nike shoes and the like seem to be completely unaware of the many populations and people within them that need basic materials and clothing like shoes and socks. Meanwhile, they are burning high-end, expensive items that not everybody can get their hands on.

Poverty is a nationwide, and, not to mention, a global problem that they are disregarding. While protesting someone who is standing up for what they believe in, the people standing against Nike and Kaepernick are destroying items that could be given to people that need them.

#JustDon’tDoIt

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It is ok for these people to destroy their items however they want, all the power to them. It is their choice to deface their personal property, and they aren’t doing anything criminal.

So far, the biggest visible affect the boycott has had on Nike and its products is a small impact on their stock value. Their stock has lowered 2.8 percent, from $82.99 per share to $79.93 per share since this whole incident started.

Nike most likely will not drop their partnership with Kaepernick and will probably continue to keep bringing in similar revenue to what they usually earn.

Despite the backlash they are receiving and the lack of a tangible impact, the Nike protesters have every right to do what they are doing. Just like Kaepernick, these people have the right to speak out for what they believe, regardless of anyone else’s opinions or stance on it.

Raising awareness about chickenpox in Topeka area Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

Two recent cases of chickenpox at a local high school prompted Student Health to send an email notifying the community about the possibility of the disease making its way to Washburn.

While chickenpox usually affects children, adults who have had chickenpox can still be affected.

“It’s not nearly as common for adults to get chickenpox,” said Tiffany McManis, director of student health. “What happens to adults is they get shingles. It’s a virus. Even though you have antibodies the virus can still rear its ugly head sometime down the road.”

McManis said that for this reason and others, there are steps that should be taken when cases like this are in the area.

“You need to be careful around anybody who’s immunocompromised, anybody who’s pregnant, [and] very young children just because they don’t have that immunity built up to fight off that infection,” McManis said.

The cases in question were at Washburn Rural High School, only six miles away from Washburn University’s campus. McManis said that though there are only two cases, and even though they are currently isolated to WRHS, she believes there is more to come.

“That’s why the notice was sent out,” McManis said. “Just so that people can be aware that it is in the community.”

McManis believes that with the Topeka/ Shawnee County community being as small

Fourth Annual Historic Harley Davidson

Anyone is welcome to come at 8 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 to register for Hand Up Stand Up Ride 2018 being hosted at the Historic Harley Davidson of Topeka. Registry will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Riding starts at 10 a.m. with a 100 mile ride through Scenic Kansas ending at Topeka VA Hospital. The cost is $35 for rider and $10 per passenger. A t-shirt (+$3 for 2x and larger) and lunch are provided for rider and only lunch is provided to a passenger. If you’re wanting to purchase a t-shirt, they are $15 each. Raffle items, lunch and entertainment at the conclusion of the ride. Ride benefits the PTSD

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as it is, there is every reason to be cautious.

“People have families, they friends [and] they have relatives,” McManis said. “Even if they feel like they’re pretty safe in their immediate spaces, that doesn’t mean that someone that they know isn’t [affected].”

The virus doesn’t take much to reach people.

“It spreads so very easily, through touch, through air droplet contact from people just talking and breathing,” McManis said. “It doesn’t have to be coughing or sneezing.”

There are many precautionary steps to take when this disease or any other, spreads.

“Good hand hygiene is always, always, always your first line [of defense],” McManis said. “Don’t share food, drinks [or] utensils.”

In order to stop the spread, people should be aware of the symptoms of the disease.

“It is fever, it is a rash, it bubbles up, it’s itchy,” McManis said. “There’s little round pustules [that] need to be dry before you return.”

These symptoms come on pretty quick as

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patients at the Topeka VA Hospital and Community Veterans. Early registration can be done online at HandUpStandUp.org.

Parade of Pets FFAW

Downtown welcomes your furry family members with Pets on the Avenue at 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 7 in Downtown Topeka. Businesses will have pet themed products and/or decorations. Bark Avenue will offer $5 nail trims and Therapy Dog Demos by Prairieland Visiting Animal Association at Creations of Hope. Hill’s Pet Nutrition will also have table set out for some fun giveaways for your pet. The Parade of Pets lines up in front of Westar at 6:30 p.m. and walk to parking lot of Visit Topeka for awards. Awards for Best Trick, Owner/Pet Look a like and more! Food

Establishments are required to ask that pets remain outside except service animals.

Kansas Book Festival

The Eighth Annual Kansas Book Festival will be this Saturday, September 8 at the Kansas State Capitol. Author presentations will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Capitol. Outside on the North end of the Capitol you’ll find vendors, food, entertainment stage, children’s activity tent and book signings. This is truly an event for all ages!

Several children’s authors speaking, Curious George and Clifford will make an appearance, the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center will have interactive activities inside the children’s tent along with face painting and balloon animals!

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well, one to two days, and McManis said that people experiencing them should get checked out. The recovery does take time.

“That’s usually around a week, maybe 10 days,” McManis said. “You are contagious one to two days before the onset of that rash until the seven to 10 days that the rash is dry.”

McManis said that students who may develop chickenpox or have any other concerns at Washburn need to seek some sort of medical treatment.

“If they want to come in here they’re absolutely welcome to,” McManis said. “If they’d rather go see their regular provider, if Topeka is home for them otherwise, that’s absolutely fine. It doesn’t matter to me just get checked out somewhere.”

McManis said that seeking a provider when you develop diseases like the chickenpox is vital to keep the university aware of what is going on, especially with confined spaces like classrooms and residence halls where diseases, such as meningitis can spread easier and more quickly.

Adults are able to get the chickenpox vaccine, which is done in two vaccines spread a month apart. McManis said that women who get the vaccine should avoid getting pregnant within 30 days after the vaccine. While Student Health Services does not offer the vaccine, according to McManis, the Walgreens walk-in clinic and the Shawnee Health Department both do and accept health insurance Washburn Student Health Services is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday, in Morgan 140.

Poppin Squeeze at Huff n’ Puff An event at 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 to Sept.

9 at Mount Hope Cemetery will be happening. Families and friends can get together to enjoy the sport of hot air ballooning. Food, drinks, music, and activities for the kids are going on all night Friday and Saturday. It’s the best hot air balloon rally around, don’t miss it!

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Community Wide Event: 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9th at the Gage Park Amphitheater sponsored by First Southern Baptist Church of Topeka! Enjoy an outdoor worship service and a free BBQ lunch. Will also be giving out free carousel rides, free train rides and discount tickets for the Zoo!

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Severe storms cause flooding in Manhattan area Brandon Brownlee Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

As farmers waited all summer for the rain, it never came. Now, here in late August and early September, it seems as if the rain won’t stop. By most projections, it’s not going to stop until sometime this weekend. For places like Manhattan, that may spell bad news.

Manhattan and the surrounding Riley County area experienced some scary flash floods late Sunday night and Monday morning. Nearly 9 inches of rain fell, causing major flooding on the western side of Manhattan. It has caused more than 300 people to be evacuated from their homes. The nine inches of rain caused the Wildcat Creek to overflow its banks and flood three different bridges.

Two were on Kansas 18 and the other was on Scenic Drive. Water levels on Wildcat Creek reached 24 feet at one point Monday morning. By Tuesday morning, it was back down to around seven feet, which is still above normal, but down from the flood stage.

Fire and rescue crews began going door to door, and urging residents to evacuate, as the water rushed quickly around them. Some residents had items packed and ready to go , but experienced other difficulties such as car trouble. The water levels were so high that cars had been completely submerged underwater. Other people were caught a little more by surprise. They tried to get as many of their belongings together as they could, but they ended up having to leave almost everything.

There was a steady stream of boats from the flood waters rescuing people for much of Monday.

There are around 750 homes still without power, and authorities are going to be cautious in getting power back to those homes,

as they need to be checked to ensure that electrical power is not going to cause safety hazards. The areas particularly affected include Highland Ridge, Garden Way, Redbud Estate and Hunters Island. Some are referring to this storm as a 500-year event, but everyone has been rescued and evacuated safely.

Kansas State University has reported some minor flooding on the main campus. Petticoat Lane and Campus Creek Road being closed Monday morning. A mudslide also occurred along Blue River Road in Pottawatomie County, making that road impassible. Several Red Cross shelters have been set up, one is Pottorf Hall in Cico Park, one at the Riley County fairgrounds and an additional at Bramlage Coliseum.

Manhattan has experienced the worst of these storms, as they have had places in Manhattan flood that have never flooded before. But these storms are affecting all of the Midwest. It has been reported that Wisconsin is enduring its second-wettest August in its history. Emergency officials there have reported damages at more than $40 million. In Michigan, three tornadoes touched down and destroyed everything in their path.

That same storm system affected some sporting events over the weekend as well. Nebraska football was set to kick off their season Saturday, when the game was delayed due to lightning and rain. Eventually, the game was cancelled and left 90,000 excited Husker fans disappointed in their seats. About 250 miles away, Iowa State was preparing to play South Dakota State in their season opener, but they too were rained out. Neither game is likely to be made up.

As the water levels recede in Manhattan, many realize that they are not out of the woods quite yet. Manhattan remains in a flash flood watch for much of the week. They

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Manhattan floods: After experiencing the flood of 1993, Manhattan residents recently experienced another “500-year event.” Many buildings are submerged under the high flood waters.

will see chances of rain at 80 percent on Tuesday, 90 percent on Wednesday, 40 percent on Thursday, 60 percent on Friday and 30 percent on Saturday before maybe seeing some relief this coming Sunday.

Topeka is not excited to be dealing with the flooding that Manhattan has, but is still forecasted to have rain all this week. It is predicted that Topeka will experience flooding; they will remain in a flash flood watch until later in the week.

Nearly half of all fatalities that happen

surrounding a flash flood involve a person driving a vehicle. People feel so much power when they get behind the wheel. Do not drive into an area where water is covering the ground. It only takes 2 feet of water to carry away most cars. It also only takes 6 inches of fast-moving water to sweep a person off their feet. Everyone is encouraged to stay tuned to local weather stations to stay updated, as these severe thunderstorms make their way through the Midwest.

Dangers of the internet: ‘Someone complimented you in IRL’ Amira Linson Washburn Review amira.linson@washburn.edu

What began as an effort to end technology addiction amongst teenagers, the IRL – Let’s Hang app, has caused dismay within the digital world. App developer Genrikh Khachatryan created IRL, which stands for in real life, with hopes of boosting its users’ self confidence by taking away the anxiety and social pressure of inviting friends to hang out in person. Although Khachatryan had good intentions, society was rubbed the wrong way when the app started spamming individuals with random text messages, claiming someone had given them a compliment. To make matters even worse for the apps reputation, a viral tweet implied the app was used as a mechanism to promote sex trafficking.

The viral tweet that stirred the pot for the situation claimed that if you opened the link that was sent by the app, you would be traced and potentially put up for sex trafficking.

“LADIES, if you have received a text recently saying ‘a friend has complimented you in IRL’ With a link attached below it, DO NOT open the link! it is linked to sex trafficking.

All your information, (including location) can be taken simply by clicking on the link.

SO DON’T DO IT!”, the tweet read. This became a big deal within and outside of Twitter, making individuals even more worried than they already were about the whole situation.

“It’s scary,” said Tranise Marshall, sopho-

more at Washburn University. “It feels like someone is following me cause it’s consistently sending text messages to my phone number.” Marshall isn’t the only one who has been spooked. Many students at washburn have said they’ve gotten an average of three texts a week from the app.

Fortunately, further investigation revealed that the viral tweet was satire and the app is not linked to sex trafficking.

“The app enables users to send compliments in an effort to give them the confidence to make plans, according to CNBC, but if IRL is guilty of anything, it is executing an irritatingly aggressive marketing strategy. That should be no surprise, as the creators of IRL have previously been accused of auto-spamming users’ contacts for an app called Gather,” said Melanie Ehrenkranz in a Gizmodo article.

The burdensome amount of texts that individuals without the app receive come because of three reasons, according to the IRL - Let’s Hang FAQ page: one of your friends (who has your phone number in their contacts list) added you as a friend on the app invited you to something on the app, or nominated you through the app. This implies that the app is getting your contact information through contacts you already have established in your phone.

Now the question of how unsafe it is to have an app gather information like contacts and location arises. IRLs privacy policy makes it clear that, to be able to use their services,

you’re going to have to give up some information of your own. Users are required to provide their phone number, E-mail, contact book and name to get registered in the app. After that information is gathered in the system ,the company states that it may collect “General and non-personal information” such as: your interests, gender, location, certain browser information and certain information about your mobile device.

“I think it’s extremely unsafe for an app to just have that information on file for them to use freely without your permission,” said Emma Faulkner, sophomore at Washburn University.

Faulkner is not the only one who finds IRL’s privacy policy hazardous. Pam Dixon, executive director of the world Privacy forum, called the app “somewhat predatory.”

IRLs’ sex trafficking rumors were a bust, but there are many ways predators find their victims through mobile devices. Popular social media apps such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook have had many overlooked human trafficking incidents. Officer Kent Barmann, with the Washburn police department, offered some tips on how to stay safe on the internet. “First of all, don’t click on anything that you don’t already know of, a lot of links will lead you to spam websites, and the more you click the deeper you get. Also, check a user that you’re not familiar with account before you interact with them. If they have no

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content on their page but a million followers, that should be seen as a red flag. Lastly make sure you’re not putting everything you do down to the exact date, time, and location on your social media”.

Ultimately, no one is safe from the dangers of the internet. It’s never a bad idea to be cautious while putting your information into any site on your mobile device or computer.

If you have any concerns about your safety while using an app be sure to do some background research, try to get in touch with the app developers or seek help from someone who has the authority to make a difference.

By Oriana Perez

Crime Report Is this what we’re doing nowadays?

11:22 p.m. Aug. 26, 2018. A criminal report was filed from the maintenance facility services at 1313 SW 21st St. Subject cut the fence, broke into vehicles and stole items.

The investigation continues.

Call me, beep me if you want to reach me 12:25 p.m. Aug. 27, 2018. A report was issued from Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 SW Huntoon. A subject was harassed by telephone. Investigation continues.

Find my iLaptop

9:38 a.m. Aug. 28, 2018. A criminal deprivation of property report was made

by Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 SW Huntoon. An issued laptop wasn’t returned.

Excuse me, coming through 1:40 p.m. Aug. 28, 2018. An accident report was put in place from Lot 10 at 1751 SW Jewell Ave. A two-vehicle accident occurred. No injuries happened.

Oops, wrong way

6:52 p.m. Aug. 29, 2018. An accident report was noted from streets SW Durow/ SW Mulvane. Two-vehicle accident with, no injuries.

Guess it’s true when they say they don’t want you to leave

9:18 p.m. Aug. 29, 2018. An intrusion alarm was recorded from Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 SW Huntoon. Motion alarm was set off by students leaving the building.

Medical report

11:12 p.m. Aug. 29, 2018. A medical

report was filed from Lot 11 at 1751 SW Plass Ave. Subject was unresponsive but then responsive. AMR transported subject to Stormont Vail.

Three times a charm

12:42 p.m. Aug. 30, 2018. An incident report was issued from Lot 10 at 1751 SW Jewell Ave. Two-vehicle accident, no injury.

Or maybe four?

2:55 p.m. Aug. 30, 2018. A report was made from Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 SW Huntoon. Accident number two for the day, two-vehicle accident happened with no injuries whatsoever.

Mom always said to keep the doors locked

3:15 p.m. Aug. 30, 2018. A vehicle burglary was filed from Sigma Phi Epsilon

at 2001 SW Macvicar Ave. A vehicle was broken into and items were taken.

If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it at all 7:23 p.m. Aug. 30, 2018. A harassment report was noted from Morgan Hall-WUPD at 1700 SW College Ave. Harassment was made from a known subject.

Can you keep it down?

12:48 a.m. Aug. 31, 2018. A report was put in place from Lincoln Hall at 1801 SW Washburn Ave. Verbal disturbance between roommates.

Keep it on lock down

5:23 a.m. Sept. 3, 2018. An intrusion alarm was filed from Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 SW Huntoon. Motion alarm was set off.

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Letter to the editor: Greek life at WU Student Media Ale Andrade

Contributor alexandria.andrade@washburn.edu

Becoming a part of the Greek community will prepare you for future success during and after college. Our community strives to maintain four values: academics, leadership, service and sisterhood.

When it comes to academics, you are always a student first, and each chapter has an academic program tailored to all members during their college career to ensure they have the tools needed to succeed. On average, the women in our Greek community achieves a higher GPA than the all-campus women GPA every semester.

First semester freshmen women who join a sorority at WU, on average, achieve a higher GPA than those freshmen women that are not Greek.

When it comes to leadership, 85 percent of all Greek members at WU are involved in at least one other student organization on campus. Of that 85 percent, half of them are

serving in a leadership role. Each chapter has different opportunities to sharpen your leadership skills. They offer multiple leadership roles you can run for as well as having workshops, seminars and regional and national conferences that allow you to learn more about how to be the best leader you can be.

Most importantly, employers aren’t always just looking for students with the highest GPA, they are also looking for leaders.

If giving back is something that is important to you, then look no further. Our Greek community has logged over 7,500 community service hours every year and raises over $10,000 for local, regional and national charitable organizations every semester. Each chapter has its own philanthropy that they support throughout the year. When a chapter schedules an event that supports their philanthropy, the entire Greek and Washburn Community participates.

Now everyone knows how stressful college can be, and everyone needs those get away moments to just unwind and have fun. This is where sisterhood plays a part. Whether it

is just a simple study break of running to get happy hour at sonic or our local coffee shops , or even just running to get more coffee, a sister is always there to go with you. There is a special bond of friendship that only the sorority atmosphere can foster. Sisterhood is the foundation upon which sororities are built. The loyalty and friendships can help make your transition to college life easier, more enjoyable and certainly more fun!

These can also last a lifetime. The friends you could make here could be there for you for the rest of your life.

If any of this information interests you at all, think about going through Sorority Recruitment! Sorority Recruitment is Sept. 6 9. To register, please go to www.sororityrecruitment.com. It’s not too late to sign up!

If you have any questions you would like to ask before you sign up, feel free to email our Panhellenic President at alexandria.andrade@washburn.edu or visit us downstairs in the Office of Student Involvement and Development in the Union Underground for additional information.

TV series should end on their own terms Nicholas Solomon Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

In television, and all sorts of other media, the idea of quitting while you are ahead is as admirable as it is rare. However, a series must end when it no longer has stories to tell.

With the announcement that the critically acclaimed series “Mr. Robot” will be ending with its fourth season, and “The Big Bang Theory” finally ending after 12 seasons, it’s time to think about when a particular series should meet its end. While there are examples of series running too long, such as “The Office” and “Big Bang Theory,” there are also series that seem to end too early. A series rarely ends on its own terms rather than audience feedback, especially in the age of network shows that hit home for so many people. Fans just don’t want their favorite shows to end. However, when there is no longer a story left to tell, it’s better to quit while the show is still ahead, rather than dragging it along.

Audience feedback ultimately boils down to how much money a particular show is bringing in. If fans want more seasons, there is more money to be made, whether or not the extra seasons meet the same caliber. But, Hollywood needs to have room for quality over quantity. There are several examples to be named of series that are well-liked by both critics and fans that go on for too long and eventually lose quality. When I found out that Sam Esmail’s series, “Mr. Robot,” was ending on its fourth season, I was happy to see that this is what the creator wanted for the story. Instead of going the usual route of renewing it until it becomes unsuccessful, this series is ending on its own terms, and it is a welcome new take on television series.

There are several examples of once-liked series that drag on too long, such as AMC’s juggernaut series “The Walking Dead.” I

was a die-hard fan of the show all through series is widely known for having one of the my years in middle school and high school. I worst endings of all time. I really recommend watched every single episode with my fami- that if someone watches the series to stop at ly. It was a Sunday evening ritual for us. Af- the end of season 4. The rest isn’t worth your ter season 5, the series just made misfire after time. misfire, and it never got to back to how good There is some hope though. While not the it once was. The series has gone on and on, overwhelming majority, there are some series with an incoming ninth season, but the lon- that have ended at the right time: “Seinfeld,” ger it goes the more the quality drops. This “Portlandia” and “Mad Men.” I have a lot drop has reflected in viewership, and the fact of respect for the people involved in ending that two crucial lead actors are leaving the se- them while quality was still high, and the ries and being written off (Andrew Lincoln’s practice hasn’t stopped. “Mr. Robot” is going Rick Grimes and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie) is on the same route, and “Sharp Objects,” as a sign that this series needs to die. It is always of now, was a one and done phenomenal sesad to see news about the show because the ries. The fact is, however, that the majority of show I loved for so long is just a cash-grab- people watching TV won’t care if it keeps on bing shell of what it used to be. The show going forever. Every time an artful TV series needs to end, and the actors need to use their comes along, the others become less and less skills on projects worth watching. excusable. If a show has gotten to the point Perhaps the most well-known example is where the main characters are replaced, or “The Simpsons.” It is common knowledge your main actors are downright written off that the series used to be incredibly popu- the show, it should probably come to an end lar and well-loved. The general consensus is to give another better series a shot. that the series lost its edge in its 10th season.

However, it is on its 29th season with no end in sight. The 10th season came out in the late 1990s, yet it continues to produce more seasons in 2018.

I was born after this series was considered good, and it has been churned out consistently year after year, decade after decade.

An example of a series that actually ended, but far too late, was Showtime’s serial killer drama, “Dexter.” It ran for eight seasons but only half are considered prestige television.

After season 4, many have stated time and time again photo courtesy of salon.com that the series lacked good, Dead or Alive? Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson in ‘Mr. Robot’, a series inspired stories to tell, and the aiming to end while it is still great television.

Young Americans for Liberty at WU Samuel Cox

Washburn Review samuel.cox@washburn.edu

Shyannah Burns, president and founder of Washburn’s Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), is hard at work preparing for this Fall semester.

Despite her efforts, Burns said “This year is not looking too good...starting a new organization, especially one that not many people know about in the first place, is rough and rocky.”

Burns has made an impact on campus by providing yet another outlet for students to learn and discuss their diverse political views on Washburn’s campus. Burns discussed the introduction of the chapter as “a spur of the moment decision” wherein she was convinced to start the organization to help “give the students their constitutional rights back and educate students on those rights and how they can fight for them too.”

With 309 chapters, the Young Americans for Liberty is the largest, most active and fastest-growing pro-liberty organization on America’s college campuses. Thousands of college students nationwide seek to educate and be educated on the Libertarian move-

Photo courtesy of Shyannah Burns

Shyannah Burns, President of Young Americans for Liberty

ment. Washburn hosts one of the four chapters in Kansas, along with KU, KSU and WSU. Some may ask, “What even is a Libertarian?” The Miriam Webster’s dictionary defines it as “an advocate of the doctrine ofhaving a free will; a person who upholds the principles of liberty especially of thought and action.” Who doesn’t like that? The idea of desire for free will is something most of us can agree on. Everyone wants to be able to do as they please. We begin to waver when we understand that free will means anyone

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can make a choice as to whether to commit a crime or not. Murder is a choice and that can be scary to think about. But it is an issue that we should think about.

Political chapters on campuses can often be seen as a tool to divide the student body.

But, if the function of a student organization is to bring like minded individuals together in search of the truth, then I would be an advocate of any organzation that does so, political or not.

Burns said “YAL is a wonderful middleground between republican and democrat, many students believe there is either red or blue, but don’t know there is a third choice.”

YAL is technically a non-partizan organization focused on “educating Americans on their rights, the laws of the nation, the effects of those laws and more,” Burns said. “YAL has changed me and changed many of the ways I think about what is going on around me, it may do the same for you.”

Shayannah Burns and the Young Americans for Liberty want to invite anyone who is interested to sign the Freedom of Speech Ball that might make more than one appearance this semester. If anyone has questions, they can email Shyannah Burns at shyannah. burns@washburn.edu

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Continued: Game design minor Game theory is an area of mathematics related to competition. It’s a theoretical class.

In the macroeconomics class, over 60 percent of examples and case studies come from the gaming industry. Students have the same syllabus and curriculum as a regular macroeconomics class, but with a lot of exposure to examples and cases in the gaming area.

The entrepreneurship class is about how to start a business and how to work on producing something from scratch. A lot of impactful games come from people who started the games on their own. It’s for people who are going to work on the creation side of games.

At least five classes have to do with history, taught by Tony Silvestri. They include Japan, near east, ancient world, medieval Europe and Rome. Students who take these classes will be expected to apply simulations and interact with humans.

These history classes don’t exist at many other universities with a gaming major. There is exposure for students to see the application and simulations in an action and exposure-centered experience in the history classes.

Courses from the five departments give what’s valuable to a student. The kind of concentration the student is going to have in the game industry is so broad that it brings together many different kinds of skills and abilities.

The game design minor is valuable for people from various majors.

“The idea is not to constrict the choice of major, rather than something that enhances students’ major or degree with something attracting the companies,” Porta said.

With game design minor, students can carry the pursuit of their major and their vocational calling. It gives them a foot in the door to get a job in the gaming industry with specific skills in their major.

“A game design minor is the most accurate description for what we are trying to do,” Porta said. “There are no other ways to describe it since the intention leads to something that

help students get a job in gaming industry.”

The name of the minor was determined in the conversation where staff and university have agreed. The name is more likely that it’s a name of a major than a minor.

It’s possible that the game design minor becomes a major in the future.

It’s not a small step. The existing courses should be put together as a unit. A lot more classes are needed for a major. It contains multiple layers of game design and game development. Challenges include expand the number of classes and hire professors in this area. A major needs more dedication of the project with bigger commitment.

The reason that drove Porta dedicated to the new game design minor is his interest.

He has tremendous interest in games and the mechanics of games. He was drawn to the settings in games in different stages of education, and he modified the interest into what he could do with students.

“The situation and dynamical system of a game work like a storm and move around.

It makes people observe it and understand what’s going on underneath a game,” Porta said.

Many students want their project to be about gaming. Hearing this kind of expression, Porta decided to say something constructive about how to put together a game,

so he started working on the game design minor.

In the last two to three years, other professors paid attention to things related to game industry, 3D art and animation.

Professors with the same interest worked together to start the game design minor.

The game design minor can be put on transcript by the end of this year.

Porta wants to make sure everyone on campus is aware of the new minor.

Game club and Dungeons and Dragons club are two clubs focusing on different kinds of games.

He started by Infographic by Joelle Conway encouraging students in the two o rg a n i z a t i o n s to reach out to more courses, participate in more events and educate more students about the minor.

More students come to Porta to ask questions about the game design minor. People come because there is possibility on campus that can be a career path. The gaming area is not something to be disqualified, but it helps people decide early what they want to do with the rest of their life.

The game design minor will be available by the end of this year, and all courses will exist in spring 2019. If students are interested in more information about the new game design minor, you can contact Porta via email at gaspar.porta@washburn.edu.

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By DeyJa Cardenas

Would you minor in video games?

Rahasya Bharaniah Senior Applied Satistics “If you want to have a career with video games, like game design or something, I don’t think if you’re making the art for the games that’s very relevant, I think that if you want to be in game design or doing something like that, I wouldn’t do it because I’m not interested in making games, or if you want to be in a studio designing games I think that’d be cool, and besides having to play video games as a minor, that’d be fun. It’s not relevant to my major and I wouldn’t want to spend the time doing it, but if I needed a minor. If I wasn’t already in math, in a different world where I’m not majoring in math I would totally video games on minor.”

How to support people with mental Illness Mingzhu Zhu

Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

Mental illness has been a rising problem for people. It can have a negative impact on people’s lives, or even threaten their lives. If you are a person with mental illness, it’s important to identify the signs and symptoms of mental health issues and know about how to seek help. Even if you don’t personally deal with a mental illness, people around you may have mental illness. Therefore, it’s necessary to know how to comfort and support them.

With a physical illness, people obtain information through a doctor, without support from other groups. However, people may have little knowledge about mental illness.

They may not know where to go or who to turn to. People may feel shame to discuss mental health conditions.

“Almost every area of the life can be impacted by a mental health issue,” said Emily Meyerhoffer-Kubalik, a university counselor from Counseling Services in Washburn University. “It’s essential to notice that mental illness impact can be everywhere in our life.”

There is a large amount of people with mental illness. People who have mental illnesses are not alone. Mental illness is very common among students today.

Almost 20 percent of adults in America experience a mental illness. One in 25 adults in America live with a serious mental illness, According to National Institute of Mental Health.

More than 75 percent of all mental health conditions begin before the age of 24, according to National Alliance on Mental Illness. Mental illness is included. It’s why college is such a critical time for people. College student should pay attention to the people around themselves.

There are some common mental illnesses.

The top five most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses are depression, anxiety, suicide, eating disorders and addiction to alcohol and drugs.

Therefore, people should pay attention to what they say and how they act towards people around them.

If you know a friend, classmate or faculty member with mental illness, you are probably wondering what you can do to help.

Support, compassion and respect matter for people with mental illness. The participation in people’s recovery can be offering help, talking to them and listening to them.

Different forms of therapy, medications and community services help many individuals recover from mental illness. Besides therapy, support from friends, peers and families has an essential element in the recovery process of people with mental illness.

“If you are concerning somebody with mental illness in your life, what you can do is to listen to people who have mental illness and support them,” said Meyerhoffer-Kubalik. “If they want to seek help, you can encourage them to come to the counseling service on campus.”

When you are supporting someone close to you, here are some tips when talking to people with mental illness.

Be careful about your description of the

vice on campus.

Respect the individual. You can be aware of the individual’s need through your conversation. He/she also have the right to be treated with dignity that you would give other people.

These tips can be helpful for your friends, families or faculty members to recover.

Knowing when and how to give support can be difficult.

There is something that people are not supposed to talk about with somebody who has mental illness.

“Anything that’s judgmental and estimating about mental health would be unhelpful,” said Meye r h o ff e r- K u b a l i k .

“The most important thing is to be supportive and to care about them by listening.”

It may be more difficult for them to recover without the support from the people around them. If someone with mental illness is not treated appropriately, it can possibly lead to a serious result. The individual can feel isolated if he/she lacks company.

What’s Photo by Mingzhu Zhu more, it’s possible for the individual to Emily Meyerhoffer-Kubalik, a university counselor, helps with student mental health issues. She sat in her office in counseling service after talking to one client. feel injustice and disrespected by people mental illness. You can educate yourself saying the wrong things to him/her. about the illness symptoms and the diagnosis Mental illness can affect the individual’s and helpful tips through libraries and the In- life in a negative way in many aspects. The ternet. If you are on campus, the counseling impacts are different for different people in service and health center are good resources. various environment.

Be relaxed and patient when talking about Mental illness affects students’ academic mental conditions. People with mental health life. A student with mental illness lack the illness may feel scared and nervous towards motivation they need, especially when they their mental conditions. It’s important not to feel depression or struggle with some other bring stressful feelings to these kinds of sit- issue. It affects his/her performance in class. uations.

It distracts them from focusing on study.

Listen carefully to your friends, faculties or Mental illness also affects people’s relafamily members. You can’t discount him/her, tionships. Their mood may be anxious. It even if you don’t believe they have the symp- makes their relationship strenuous due to toms of the illness. You need to recognize the misunderstandings and arguments. In this asfeelings that the individual is experiencing pect, it’s important to be patient with people and try to accompany him/her. People often that deal with mental illness. dislike being told that they’re sick, what they Support and comfort are important to are feeling and what they should do. people with mental health issues. If you or Encourage the individual to be active. He/ someone you know are struggling with menshe can speak to people around or healthcare tal health, please go to Counseling Services provider. The individual can go to see a doc- on campus, or contact them through email at tor or seek for help from the counseling ser- counseling@washburn.edu

Morgan Roberts Junior Graphic Design “I think that would be really cool to do because I don’t know of any other schools that do that, so I think that would be really cool, I think it would expand the curriculum offered at the university. I don’t know if I would minor in video games because I’m so far along, but if I weren’t so far along, then yeah, I think I would.”

Heather Lewis Junior Radiology “I feel like that could be opened up to many different things, I feel like people would think playing video games as sitting there only playing video games, but I think it’d be more of a technical thing, so yeah I think that would be a good idea. I probably wouldn’t minor in video games, because I don’t play them very much at all, but I think it’s a great idea.”

Blythe Landon Freshman Business “I think the video game minor could be a way for students with interests and passions in that area could make their skills more marketable, and I think it could be a really good way for them to develop their ideas and thoughts on that and take that to the business world, but no I don’t see myself minoring in video games.”

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Quick and easy recipes for busy college students DeyJa Cardenas Washburn Review deyja.cardenas@washburn.edu

Research has shown that students are incapable of retaining new information with an empty stomach. Adjusting to a busy class schedule has many bods skipping meals due to lack of time. Below are a few simple and cheap recipes that can help fill you up without making you late to class.

Banana Roll-up is a healthy, quick and affordable snack to go.

Ingredients: -Flour tortilla -Peanut butter -Honey -Whole Banana Steps: 1. Spread desired amount of peanut butter on your tortilla.

2. Slice bananas and set on your tortilla.

3. Drizzle honey over the top and roll it up.

35-minute Pesto Chicken Bake (Gluten Free) Ingredients: -3 chicken breasts -2 medium tomatoes -1.6 oz jar of Basil pesto -3 slices of mozzarella cheese Steps: 1. Place chicken in baking pan.

2. Dump pesto sauce in and coat the chicken.

3. Cut thick slices of mozzarella cheese and place one on each chicken breast.

4. Slice tomatoes so that each chicken breast gets at least two cuts on top.

5. Place the chicken in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until 165 degrees internally.

Recipe courtesy of simplysissom.com 5-minute Turkey Spinach Cranberry Wraps Ingredients: -Turkey deli meat (low sodium) -Dried cranberries (reduced-sugar) -Fresh spinach leaves -Large whole wheat or low-carb tortilla -Whipped cream cheese Steps: 1. Mix two to three tablespoons of dried cranberries in with two tablespoons of whipped cream cheese.

2. Spread cranberry cream cheese onto your tortilla(s).

3. Place spinach leaves over the cranberry cream cheese spread.

4. Place the turkey flat over the spinach leaves.

Before you roll your tortilla up, fold about an inch of your tortilla up at the bottom, to keep everything from spilling out.

Slice your wrap in half so that you can have two servings per tortilla.

Tip: Make two at a time so you can have lunch for two days.

Recipe courtesy of sofabfoods.com 25-minute Taco Salad To Go (Gluten free) Ingredients: -Small roll of 80/20 hamburger meat -Packet of taco meat seasoning

Photo by Charles Rankin

Some of the ingredients for these recipes can be bought at the Corner Store in the Memorial Union.

-Bag of mixed greens or head of lettuce -Tomatoes -Cheese -Tortilla strip chips -Sour cream (optional) -black beans (optional) Steps: 1. Place half of the roll of hamburger meat into a small frying pan on medium heat.

2. Mix in the taco seasoning.

3. Prepare a lunch container (tupperware is best).

4. Dice the tomatoes.

5. Mix in the tomatoes with a handful of tortilla chips and a handful of greens.

6. Add in your taco meat, mix around and sprinkle cheese on top.

7. Pack it up and enjoy. Double up the ingredients if you plan to make your lunch and dinner in one cooking.

FOOD RESOURCES If you or someone you know is struggling to afford daily meals, please contact your advisor and they will help you find resources to get food for free.

Below are a few food pantries in our Topeka area where you can get food.

Bods Feeding Bods: Henderson 19 (see Washburn’s website for details) Catholic Charities: 785-233-6300 Harvesters food bank: 785-861-7700 Lets Help Inc.: 785-234-6208 Community Action: 785-235-9561

Continued: WU faculty gives insight on Brazil museum fire “It’s like losing the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and the Smithsonian Native American Museum,” Morse said. “The story is now that maybe 10 percent of what they had survived….There’s so much. The oldest known human skeleton from the Americas is probably gone.”

Like Bearman, Morse described the losses as irreplaceable. She said it will definitely hurt anthropologists and cultural historians who deal in pre-Columbian history and culture, but the losses will also affect other scientific fields like entomology and botany. “[The museum]’s collections were immense and irreplaceable,” Morse said.

“They’re gone.”

Because of the destruction of collections and also what she described as a “traditional, documented archival collection,” the biggest loss that Morse sees is the memory of the history and culture of Brazil and Latin America.

“They’ve lost the archival portion plus these multiple layers of natural and anthropological and archeological and artistic history and memory,” Morse said.

Morse said that this incident is also something that must be looked at in the context of contemporary Brazilian politics and society.

“On the one hand you have what Brazilians know is the loss of national memory,” Morse said. “They talk about it in those terms…

They also know that it shouldn’t have been

lost.”

Morse went on to say that the museum didn’t have sprinkler systems, but only some extinguishers and smoke detectors. It also was not well kept up due to a lack of funding, which has been hurting the overall welfare of the people of Brazil.

“It was kind of held together with spit and duct tape frankly, because of the skill and good work of underpaid archivists and museum employees,” Morse said. “[Due to] a larger economic meltdown of the last several years...that have had a dramatic effect on medical systems, police systems, education systems, everything.”

Morse said that this economic condition is due in large part to cuts in funding from the government, which has had some corruption in recent years.

“People tie all this together in symbolic meaning,” Morse said. “That the loss of this museum, the loss of this memory is symbolic of the economic crisis and the mismanagement and the corruption of the last several years. That this did not have to happen.”

A lot of this comes down to the idea that memories and archives of society are not completely safe.

“Even in the best designed, best constructed system, something can happen,” Morse said.

Laura Murphy, an anthropology professor

who specializes in archeology, spoke of what the loss of this museum and its artifacts mean.

“These are such rare artifacts that represent diversity of cultures,” Murphy said. “To have that loss is to have a loss of cultures, cultural awareness [and] cultural understanding of people who came before us.”

Murphy said that, as anthropologists, they look at how everyone is connected as humans.

“So many of those artifacts do connect us to the earliest peoples of Brazil, of the Amazon, of South America. Those [people] are really important for us to study for understanding how both North and South America were populated from the original people that first came over from Asia and Siberia.”

Murphy said that the loss of the skeleton that Morse mentioned before was particularly devastating.

She hopes that having this story in the news will bring more awareness to the jobs and roles of museums, curators, historians, archeologists and other scientists.

“We’re in the public trust,” Murphy said.

“The public trusts us to care for and curate these items, but we have such a hard time doing our jobs because over the past decade we’re seeing our programs being cut.”

Murphy said that they are running out of suitable space to care for items. Places that can regulate things like humidity, tempera-

ture, fire and security controls are hard to come by. In particular, some areas have to deal with things such as protection from extreme weather.

“There are threats of flooding and tornadoes in Kansas,” Murphy said.

She said that looking at this loss in Brazil might give society a moment to look at how resources and funding can be used to protect items and artifacts here at home. She did say that there are things people can do to help with this.

“If it’s important to [people] that our natural and cultural resources are preserved than make a point to seek out politicians that will adequately fund our museums and museum programs,” Murphy said. “Get out and visit our museums...If visitation goes up, maybe funding will go up.”

Morse agrees that this is an issue that can be helped when society looks at how its resources are used.

“Washburn as an institution, the U.S. Government, we have to think about how much does our memory mean to us and make sure that we budget accordingly,” Morse said. “It’s not just some dried bugs tacked to cardboard.

It’s memory.”

Annie’s Place: a home-cooked meal away from home Kristie Smith Washburn Review kristie.smith@washburn.edu

Annie’s Place is a locally owned, old-style diner only two miles from campus. It is a cozy place with very friendly staff. According to the website, Annie’s has been open since 1986 in its original location at 4014 SW Gage Center Dr. Walking in, the smell of fresh pie was overwhelming. The staff was friendly and served at a reasonable speed. The fluffy biscuits and

fresh gravy was served with bacon and eggs.

The overeasy eggs were cooked just the right amount. Along with excellent food, the waitress never let the cup of coffee be less than half full. The midwestern style comfort food served good size portions which made it the perfect place for a college student missing a home-cooked meal.

Annie’s is well-known for their hamburgers, hot air fries and its infamous apple pie.

Enjoy a quick meal with friendly service from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday or 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday through Sunday.

Photo by Kristie Smith

‘Mile High Apple Pie’: Annie’s Place makes desserts in the bakery daily. A slice of fresh apple pie from Annie’s Place is pictured above.

FAVORITES

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK DINNER America’s favorite fried steak. Served with mashed potatoes and our chicken gravy. Includes a salad and a whole wheat roll. $11

BBQ PULLED PORK & COUNTRY STYLE RIB DINNER Served with hot air fries, salad, and whole wheat roll. $13

PAN FRIED CHICKEN Served with mashed potatoes and out chicken gravy. Includes a salad and a whole wheat roll. $10.50

ANNIE’S QUICHE OF THE DAY Made fresh with the finest ingredients. Served with your choice of salad, soup, or fresh fruit. $8.50

ANNIE’S THREE CHEESE QUICHE A delightful blend of Monterey Jack, cheddar, and our own Alouette cheeses. Served with your choice of salad, soup, or fresh fruit. $8.50 A menu of favorite meals from Annie’s Place.

courtesy of Annie’s Place

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Touch-a-Truck rolls into downtown Topeka Sarah Miller Washburn Review sarah.miller6@washburn.edu

The sixth annual Touch-a-Touch event made its way on Saturday, Sept. 1in downtown Topeka. This free event was a fun and educational way for families to spend a morning.

Thousands of kids swarmed Kansas Ave in downtown Topeka on Saturday morning.

There was a crowd of eager little faces ready and excited to explore the many trucks and machines the event had to offer.

This year’s annual Touch-a-Truck event went off without a hitch. This was the events sixth year and it continues to be a hit with Topeka residents. Boys and girls of all ages were lined up to see the trucks.

The event is completely free to all, but everyone was encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to support The Harvesters Community Food Network.

This year the event was bigger and better than ever with over 50 different trucks present, including fire trucks, garbage trucks, excavators, buses and cranes. There was something for everyone to enjoy. As the event grows, so does the attendance, this year they had over 15,000 kids come to climb aboard the huge truck and machines.

One of the most exciting machines were the two cranes brought in by Gilmore Cranes.

They sat square in the middle of all of the trucks and had lines of children waiting to jump up and see the huge machines. Sevenyear-old Annalee Wilson waited in line three

times to sit in the biggest crane.

The purpose of the event is to give Topeka’s kids a chance to see and experience all the different utility and service trucks that help the Topeka community.

Each kid was able to experience their favorite truck up close and meet with the workers associated them.

6-year-old Stellan Perez was especially impressed with the firetruck and firefighters. His grandmother, Shelly Ballard was excited that he got to speak with the local fire fighters.

“His [Stellan’s] grandfather was an EMT and a firefighter before he was born, so he was so excited to talk with them and sit in the truck.” Ballard said.

The event started at 9:30 a.m., and immediately the block

visited 20 trucks they would receive a free touch-a-truck t-shirt.

The event also featured a huge sand pile and giant tire for the kids to play with as well as an appearance by KTWU/PBS’s Bob the Builder and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Zach Snethen has been involved with the event since the beginning and has served as the organizer for the event for the last two years. Each year his main focus has been to grow his contacts and continue to add more trucks to the event.

“The city of Topeka always has a large presence with their utility trucks, Shawnee County brings out their solid waste, trash and recycling trucks, Gilmore Crane (Corp.), they bring out two different cranes,” Snethen told the Capital Journal.

The event has become a community favorite. It gets kids involved with the community and provides free entertainment.

With food trucks and face painting and other activities included during the day, it’s hard to beat this family-oriented event.

The event is a fun learning experience for kids because they can see the details of the trucks up close and they get to ask questions to see how everything works. A lot of them look up to the workers, and the workers are happy to talk to the kids and see Photo by: Sarah Miller how excited they are to learn about their Get carried away: All the kids swarm around the two cranes parked in the middle of jobs and the trucks. the square. The huge cranes dwarfed the excited kids as they lined up to climb aboard After six years, this event has grown the machine. more popular with the citizens of Topeka. lies. The kids were given a sheet of paper and We can look forward to what new machinwas packed with fami- if they collected 20 signatures saying they ery next year’s Touch-a-Truck will bring.

‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ pt. 1: a very flawed start Amazon’s Jack Ryan series may have high production values, but the overall quality fails to match that halfway through the season, four out of eight episodes in.

A political action thriller, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is about the titular character portrayed by John Krasinski and previously by Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine and Harrison Ford. The series’ story opts to be its own original thing rather than using the wide array of source material.

The basic plot of this series is Ryan, and his boss James Greer (portrayed by The Wire’s Wendell Pierce) are hunting for a terrorist named Suleiman whose goals are, well his overall goals aren’t exactly clear.

In the four out of eight epPhoto courtesy of indiewire.com isodes, it’s really just been them trying to find the guy, Scholar: Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski as James Greer and Jack and usually getting close, Ryan. Both actors deserve better writing than given. but failing at just the right Krasinski is given some really lame material moment for the bad guy to escape. There is to work with, such as the numerous times he also a subplot that is just pretty much filler, states “don’t ignore me this guy is the next and really has ended up being very inconse- Bin Laden, this guy could do another 9/11” quential all around. and there is just particular scenes that pull The strongest episode for me thus far has you out of the show completely, much like been the pilot, and even then that is pretty another Amazon series,” Bosch”- and there is flawed. I like Krasinski in the role, and I re- several scenes of Krasinski being angry, but I ally do think he can be someone besides Jim just couldn’t buy it.

Halpert from The Office, but the character There are some side characters that give

fine performances, such Jack Ryan’s love in- along. and that is where the unimpressive acterest Cathy (Abbie Cornish) but so far I real- tion is- being a military vet, Ryan does not ly haven’t gotten to like any of the characters, seem to know what he is doing. except Suleiman and another plot centered in So far, Tom Clancy’s/Amazon’s Jack Ryan the middle-east. is incredibly by the numbers, and I’ve seen I will not name the actor who portrays all the plots and ideas done before, and done Suleiman as it is a spoiler, but I really do think he is one of the best parts of the series thus far, and it also does a “24” type thing of not just focusing on the good guys, but also focusing on Suleiman and his family. While I said earlier I do not know what his goal is, he has a very interesting backstory, and his motivations are clear, but thus far they haven’t Photo courtesy of indiewire.com shown him much, Soldier: Ryan (Krasinski) and Greer (Pierce) on the hunt for Suleiman and the conventional way they reveal who he is just upset me with in a much better way. Regardless of the how I didn’t see it coming. That being said, I names attached to it and the high production definitely liked his wife and kids the most, as values, this show is very run of the mill prothey are portrayed well as just innocent peo- cedural fluff that I could easily see being on ple getting caught up in a lot of violence, and CBS or something. It’s kind of funny considjust want to get the heck out of there- but this ering how much Amazon beat everyone over has been seen before in many other shows the head and advertised to no end about this like Jack Ryan. show, and it has just been super bland so far.

Really, the plot so far is 90 percent of the I suspect diehard fans of Clancy’s work are time just plain stupid. The good guys, es- offended that this show has the Tom Clancy pecially Ryan, really make dumb decision name attached to it. I really do hope for evafter decision, seemingly always at the per- eryone’s sake that this show gets good in the fect time so that drama and intensity can be second half, but while it has some enjoyable brought up vastly inorganically to drag things aspects, it really is very forgettable.

but what about when Eli needs to go back to school? I do not think Jimmy thought that far along with his idea. This even comes up during the movie when a character named Milly asks Jimmy if he thinks it is okay to be bring a 14-year-old boy to a strip club.

About half way through, Eli and Jimmy have a stripper tag along. The dancer, played

by Zoë Kravitz, is named Milly. The acting by the three main characters, Eli, Jimmy and Milly was okay. For this being Truitt’s first real movie, his acting was not bad, but he did not talk or do much throughout the film other than shoot the gun. I would have liked to see more from him since he was supposed to be the main character and all, but the movie focused on Jimmy and the criminals more.

The movie continues the ‘road trip’ and there is not much that happens for the rest of the movie. The rest of the movie is basically the road trip and the characters running from the criminals. If you watch the trailer, you get the basis of the movie and won’t need to watch it. The criminals seem like an underground gang that take whatever they please.

Adding on to this, the leader of the criminals, Taylor, played by James Franco, actually pees in front of a gas station clerk because the clerk would not allow him to use the private bathrooms. This gives the impression that the criminals believe they are above the law.

The next scenes are something I could not

see happening in real life, unless the criminals had loads of people and guns, but this is Hollywood. The criminals invade the police station that Jimmy is in and, basically, kill every living person in the station for no reason other than maybe a personal gain. This point ties into what I said earlier about being above the law. This scene shows that the criminals do whatever and don’t care Photo courtesy of IMDb what happens to other Ready or not: A scene still from ‘Kin’ featuring Jack Reynor as Jimmy (left) and people.

Myles Truitt as Eli (right).

Not giving away maproduced, with the gun, but it does not make jor details about the movie is difficult with this one as it is repeti- up for how repetitive the scenes are and how tive with the scenes and all the action scenes the scenes are basically the same over and are the same. The movie had nothing funny over and everything blends together making happen and the dialogue was dull. I did not it a bland movie with similar plot points as understand why the movie was titled ‘Kin’ “Blank Panther.” Also, most of the scenes are until the very end when certain people show dimly lit, which makes watching the movie up and gave it away. ‘Kin’ centers around difficult to watch. If I were to rate the movie guns, violence and theft for the majority of out of 10, I would give it a four. “Kin” was not a well-thought-out movie since the movie the movie.

One positive note I will add is that the movie does not have much fluff to the plot. gets right into the reason for the movie being

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himself just isn’t that likeable, and does remind me of Jim- he is supposed to be that ultra smart dude with military experience and a lot of education under his belt, but he just really isn’t that deep of a character. I like the rapport between Ryan and Greer, but Ryan is definitely no Jack Bauer- I would go so far to say that at some aspects he is incompetent.

This certainly isn’t Mr. Krasinski’s fault, as

‘Kin’: a dull story about a deadly gun that befriends a boy

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The movie with a magic gun and a 14-yearold boy who befriends it.

The movie “Kin” stars a new actor named Myles Truitt, who plays Eli. Co-starring with Truitt is Jack Reynor, who portrays Jimmy.

The movie is directed by Jonathan and Josh Baker, who have only directed short films.

To start, the movie shows an explosion in a building and then it cuts to Eli at school. Dennis Quaid plays Jimmy and Eli’s dad, Hal. The three live in a decrepit part of Detroit.

Within the first 10 to 15 minutes of the movie Eli finds the gun that the movie revolves around. Jimmy seems to have fallen into the wrong crowd while he was in jail and had a loan made with criminals on the outside to keep himself safe while on the inside. When Jimmy is released and tells the criminals that he does not have $60,000 to pay them back, the criminals are angered.

Dennis Quaid’s character, Hal, disappears early in the movie and does not return for the remainder of the film. I did not mind him leaving as his character seemed dull. Due to this, Jimmy and Eli take a ‘road trip’ to escape the criminals, but Eli does not know about them and believes they are going on a brother bonding trip. A trip would be nice,

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Event Preview: conversation with John Carlos

Yash Chitrakar Washburn Review yash.chitrakar@washburn.edu

When athlete John Carlos stood on the podium with Tommie Smith with a stoic look to the ground and his fist raised high up in the air in the 1968 Summer Olympics, the world knew it had just witnessed a historic moment.

The national anthem echoed around the silent stadium as the stunned crowd watched the two men protest racism and poverty, especially plaguing African American communities.

If recent history is an indicator of anything, the conditions that allow for oppression still need to be mitigated. Just last year, athletes were taking a knee and protesting the same thing Carlos and Smith were. Educating the public on race relations and economic inequities still has a long way to go. One of the ways to do this is through seminars and lectures.

With that in mind, Washburn is bringing John

Carlos to talk about that and more on Thursday, Sept. 6. The event will start at 10 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. in White Concert Hall, after which people can convene at the Rita Blitt art gallery for a press availability.

“We tried to bring him last year but there was a snowstorm, so we had to cancel it,” said Patrick Early, director of the public relations office in Washburn. “He will come here and talk about his experience and what has happened since he stood on that podium.”

Early realizes the heightened relevance of the athletes’ act of bravery and defiance as a means of sending a message, especially in today’s socio-politico-economic climate.

“He [Carlos] knew the power of unity then, and it is just as powerful now,” said Early.

Carlos’ and Smith’s protest followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and anti-war protests, and the athlete bore unsurprising consequences of his actions. He was chastised by not only the Olympic board,

but also by American citizens. Many called and Smith, wore black socks and no shoes him un-American, a phrase also thrown to symbolize poverty and a black glove to around after the recent represent African Ameri#takeaknee protest. can unity and power. They Carlos and Smith both wore scarves to protest the received death threats lynchings that were still and they both were sustaking place in 1968. pended from the U.S. Early hopes that Thurstrack team. day’s event will be part of Silent protests inthat conversation. stigate much-needed “We are bringing 500 conversations without students from five school violence. The aftermath districts. Faculty members is usually a creation of and other guests included. dialogue around quesWe are expecting around tions about why somea 1,000 people,” he said. one protested in such “There are only around 50 Photo courtesy of gettyimages.com tickets left. But we’ll be rea manner and what for.

Protests like these also Golden Rule: Bronze medalist John Carlos cording the event for anyone allow for the incorpo- (right) showing the black power salute on unable to come.” podium after the 200 m race at the ration of symbolism. the 1968 Summer Olympics.

For example, Carlos

Dead Cells: hacking and slashing hasn’t felt this refreshing in ages Nicholas Solomon Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

What do you get when you mix “Spelunky,” “Prince of Persia,” some “Castlevania,” “Metroid,” “Dark Souls,” “Doom” and an awesome mishmash of other games games? You get “Dead Cells,” one of the best action games in recent history. Developer and publisher Motion Twin originally released the game on Steam Early Access in 2017, and it has officially released on multiple consoles and gaming devices.

You play as this warrior/prisoner creature with a flaming eye for a face. You must decapitate and murder enemy after enemy in a procedurally (meaning always changing) map layout every time you die with little bits of story given to you along the way.

The gameplay is totally phenomenal. I can most compare it to a faster paced (John Wickian almost) and more challenging 2D “Castlevania” with an almost “Hotline Miami” esque style of replayability and pace. Even if you keep dying over and over, you will still want to keep playing to move forward.

Playing on a computer, I had issues playing this game with a keyboard. This game was

sadly designed with a console controller in Reaver” and the “Prince of Persia” series, but mind with a disclaimer in the main menu say- wholly its own thing as well. The enemies are ing so. Much like the “Dark Souls” games, all fun to defeat. They have clever designs killing enemies will give you “cells” which and many will keep you on your toes. The let you upgrade your character permanently. cmbat in this game never feels repetitive.

These upgrades seem to be balanced as no To go into more details about the cells you matter what weapon you have and how cool it collect, it is similar to the way “Souls” games may make you feel, you can still get defeated handle, well, souls. After you collect some if you make the wrong decisions. On my first cells without dying along the way, (you will level, I died numerous lose all of your cells times from a powerful each time you die), archer that obliteratyou can encounter the ed me. After a while, Collector. Through much to my distress the Collector, you I found out he wasn’t can use your cells to even a main boss. Remake those upgrades spawning each time I mentioned earlier. with mostly a sword In “Souls” games you and a health potion or can usually go back Photo courtesy of gameinformer.com and find the souls you two, you have to rely on what loot enemies Dead or Alive: This game knocks everything out of lost after you die. In drop. All of the weap- the park.

“Dead Cells”, howons given are fun. You will be given weapons ever, if you don’t give them to the Collector like giant broadswords, lightning whips, twin they are gone permanently. daggers, magic grenades and tons of other Another thing about the combat that makes weapons that really keep things fresh. All me keep wanting to come back for more is of these are encapsulated in an inspired set- how fluid it and the entire movement is. Inting that I really am loving. It reminds me of stead of being clunky from the get go and beclassic games such as “Legacy of Kain: Soul ing limited by stamina like “Dark Souls,” you

can roll, dodge and sprint around, killing all of the enemies. The combat plays very well.

There are also some exploration elements that give you loot, too. Exploration seems to come naturally with the flow of the game as you never know what you are going to get each time you spawn back into the game.

They give you opportunities to find things like upgrades, new weapons and gold.

“Dead Cells” is without a doubt one of the best games I have played in a long while.

The combat and movement are passionately fine-tuned and flow incredibly well, and they always makes you feel exhilarated. The mysterious, hard-to-explain setting will always have something different to show you, thanks to the procedural generation mechanic, and a challenging but fun gameplay loop with progression and loot will keep you coming back for more.

Honestly, I don’t like these “Souls”-esque games most of the time. I like having a fun time with a game and this game really breaks the mold. Motion Twin has really hit a home run with how great this game has turned out.

“Dead Cells” is on every major platform, (Playstation 4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC), and I wholeheartedly recommend this game to everyone.

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Professor finds real birthdate of Langston Hughes Yash Chitrakar Washburn Review yash.chitrakar@washburn.edu

If there is one influential figure who embodied the spirit and the times of the Harlem Renaissance, it is Langston Hughes, the African-American poet, novelist and commentator on black culture and consciousness who, due to a recent discovery, turned a year older this month.

Eric McHenry, Poet Laureate of Kansas from 2015 to 2017 and associate professor of English at Washburn, managed to do exactly that earlier this month by discovering that Hughes was born not Feb. 1, 1902, but a year before. McHenry made the discovery on Newspaper.com, a database with an extensive list of newspapers dating back to the 1700s.

He went onto the database to find out whether his great-great-great-grandfather, J. C. Hebberd, and his friend’s great-great-grandfather, A. C. Shinn, had ever come into contact.

After finding out that they had, he began to search for other historical figures.

McHenry soon fell down a research wormhole. He found himself looking at the eccentric histories and unexpected genealogical connections between people like Robert Frost, Lee Shelton and even clansmen. It was while going down this wormhole, he found the error in Hughes’ birth date.

According to “The Plaindealer”, a local Topeka African-American newspaper that covered daily happenings in the area, a young Hughes had fallen into a rosebush and injured his eye. The date was Dec. 20, 1901.

This marked the discovery, as Langston Hughes has always been reported as having been born in 1902 a year after his incident as a young child.

“I immediately got my phone out and took a photo because I didn’t know how to take a screenshot then,” McHenry said.

Not only that, but on May 17 of the same year, little Langston and his mother, Carrie Hughes, were reported to be going to Buffalo, where the boy’s father resided back then. On Jan. 17, 1902, Hughes and his mother were reported to have spent a few days in Mollie Langston’s abode. McHenry corroborated his findings with Tom Averill, writer-in-residence and Professor of English at Washburn, and his friend, Denise Low, co-author of the book “Langston Hughes in Lawrence.” Low gave him census data. McHenry found a 1905 census that mentioned him being four and then two 1910 and 1915 that confirmed McHenry’s assertion.

The significance of the revelation about Hughes, McHenry suggests, depends on why the birth date change took place. McHenry posed three theories. According to him,

Hughes’ mother, upon admitting him to an all-white elementary school, may have changed it to protect him from the racism that was prevalent at the times. Hughes, with self-invention in mind, may have also changed it before going to high school in Cleveland, a new territory for him. He may have also changed it to escape the World War I draft, which he saw as destructive and did not approve of.

As for the actual answer, McHenry admits that he is stumped. He said the answers could be found in the myriad of letters that Hughes wrote. He also suggests looking for hints in Hughes’ work. Incidentally, there are a few references in his memoir, “The Big Sea,” in which he seems very conscious about his age but mentions his age as 14, staying true to the narrative of him being younger. He does slip up once. McHenry leaves it up to the expert to look deeper into this.

Ultimately, McHenry emphasized the importance of digitized archives and how, after only a year and a half of Newspaper. com’s existence, he found the discrepancy in Hughes’ age.

“As a matter of fact, I should not be too self-congratulatory about discovering things about his birth year. If you look up the name, Langston Hughes, on Newspaper.com, a timeline that shows every year Langston Hughes

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Up on the lectern: Eric McHenry retraces the path that led him to the discovery about Langston Hughes’ age. He used newspaper.com’s vast database to find mentions of Hughes.

was mentioned [will appear],” McHenry said, before adding, “There is nothing preventing any of you students here at Washburn University from going out right now and making a discovery that will influence the way we think about some historical figure.”

Do you have any hidden talents?

By Sarah Miller

Ford Harrison Junior Religious studies “I am double-jointed. I can bend all my fingers and wrists all the way back.”

Alex Hamwi Freshman Undecided “I fight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). I am professionally trained. It’s a great way to learn how to protect yourself and get a great workout.”

Vinyl Anderton Junior Mass Media “There is a muscle in the back of your nose that I have always been able to flex. This allows me to ‘turn off my nose’ without plugging it or using my fingers.”

Emily Wilson Sophomore Psychology “I have been tap-dancing since junior high.

I competed in my senior pageant and won the talent portion because of my tapping.”

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

This ad appeared in the Washburn Review on September 5, 1973.

This is what Washburn’s football team uniforms looked like in 1988.

This ad appeared in the Washburn Review on September 4, 1974.

A pool party was added to orientation week on September 16, 1958.

This comic ad was in the Washburn Review on September 8, 1989.

This ad appeared in the Washburn Review on September 6, 1972.

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Bod athlete of the week: Meet our featured coach: James “J.J” Brania-Hopp Cameron Babb

Alexandria Landwehr Washburn Review alexandria.landwehr@washburn.edu

With the fall season beginning, stadiums all over the country will be packed on game days with dedicated fans.

The athlete feature this week takes a look underneath the helmet of starting senior wide receiver, James “J.J” Brania-Hopp.

Growing up in Montville, New Jersey, Brania-Hopp never expected to end up in Topeka, Kansas. After attending Bridgton Academy in Maine, he looked for a new opportunity that would let him continue following his football dreams.

Now 22 years old and beginning his fourth and final season as an Ichabod, Brania-Hopp has found success in his unexpected journey.

He uses the possibility of constant improvement as an inspiration to be the best version of himself that he can be.

Playing high school football wasn’t as productive for his dreams as he hoped. Only winning about three games and getting little to no exposure, Brania-Hopp quit the team his senior year. After graduation, he found himself at a community college in New York where negative situations caused him to drop out a few weeks later. His next step led him to play at Bridgton Academy in Maine for a season where he hoped to get more exposure to college coaches. When most of his offers fell through at the last minute, hope was almost lost until he met Head Coach Craig Schurig.

“I thought I was going to end up back in New Jersey for school or California, but instead of there I ended up smack in the middle in Kansas. My coach at the time had called up Coach Schurig and I was blessed that he gave me an opportunity to come here to play ball,” Brania-Hopp said.

The collegiate football star admits that there was a time back in middle school where he actually found a love for basketball. After realizing he would never grow tall enough to be in the NBA, he decided that football was his true calling.

“Football started catching my eye and it looked awesome to be on that big stage in front of all these people. The energy on the field is like modern day gladiators. I loved it and decided I wanted to make a life of it,” Brania-Hopp said.

Although his plans after graduation are still up in the air, Brania-Hopp wants to advance his playing career as far as he can. In the meantime, he hopes to use his degree in communication to pursue his passion for social media marketing.

Brania-Hopp said the hardest part of playing college football is being far away from his family.

“I try to call as much as I can and I know they try their best to stay in touch but things get busy back home.

You get used to the distance but hopefully they can still make Photo courtesy of Wusports.com it out to a few James Brania-Hopp, senior games this sea- wide receiver #8

Favorite food: Italian Biggest strength: perseverance Biggest weakness: too empathetic Pre-game playlist: Starboy by the Weeknd Dream car: Mercedes-Benz G-Class, all white with black rims and tinted windows, red interior, push start Favorite movie: Dead Poet’s Society son,” Brania-Hopp said.

Although it’s not where he grew up, Brania-Hopp said he’s still able to find a home here at Washburn. Giving credit to the welcoming and understanding instructors, he said the past four years have been full of some of his best experiences. He believes that attending Washburn as a student athlete has helped him grow into the best version of himself, teaching him perseverance and patience.

When he’s not playing football, Brania-Hopp finds himself doing things to be a better football player. He spent this past summer traveling to Dallas, Texas, and back home to New Jersey to work with trainers for his senior season.

Looking back at his life, Brania-Hopp said the biggest advice he would give himself would be to take better care of his body, mind and spirit.

“If I could talk to my younger self, I would tell me to focus more on what’s important and less on what’s not. Spend more time with your family. Eat better. Work more towards following your dreams instead of worrying about other kids at school. Just focus,” Brania-Hopp said.

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some of the other schools that I have been at.

Also, if there is a kid that just doesn’t really love to do track and field, they just want the money for college. We want kids that want to be a track and field athlete first,” Babb said.

Born in Topeka and raised 25 miles south in Overbrook, Kansas, Head Coach Cameron Babb has been the head coach of the cross-country team for the last four years.

Babb has also been the head coach of the track and field team since its inauguration in 2016.

After graduating from Emporia State, Babb became a graduate assistant. He soon found himself working at Blue Valley North High School, where he coached for two years before leaving for Limestone ColPhoto courtesy of Wusports.com “It [coaching] doesn’t feel like work lege in Gaffney, Cameron Babb, head cross South Carolina. to me! It’s just something that’s part country and track and field There, he was of who I am, who I have been since I coach named the Con- was a high school athlete. Sports is Every day, when Babb ference Carojust engrained in what I do in my daygoes to work, he believes linas Outdoor that it is not actually work. to-day activities.”

Head Coach of He loves his job.

Early in his the year and the job search, he was not sure NCAA Division about what he wanted to do with his life.

That II Southeast Region Indoor Head Coach of the year. After a year as an assistant, Babb was until his junior year, when he realized was promoted to be a head coach for the first that after his senior year he would be done time. He then went to coach at West Texas with track and field. Babb decided that he wanted to continue his love for the sport and A&M before returning to his hometown.

Topeka, being his hometown, had a lot to coach after he got out of college. From going with making his decison to move to Wash- to the track for practice, to traveling with the team on the weekends, this was his life and it burn.

“I had always thought they had good po- was something that he couldn’t live without.

“It [coaching] doesn’t feel like work to me! tential… I wanted to come here,” Babb said.

It’s just something that’s part of who I am, He thought that there was plenty of talent who I have been since I was a high school in Kansas, enough to create a quality squad to athlete.

Sports is just ingrained in what I do in compete with the rest of the MIAA. my day-to-day activities,” Babb said.

During his time in South Carolina, he met In the upcoming season, the cross-country his wife Jaimilyn and son Christian. Christeam will look to continue the successes that tian is in fourth grade and is starting sportsthey have had in the past and have their best he loves them almost as much as his dad. season to date.

Some obstacles that they may “I met them, both, in South Carolina. I was face will be where they can practice and when lucky enough to convince them that it was a they can practice.

During the winter months, good decision to follow me across the counweather plays a huge role in where the team try,” said Babb. can practice and the quality of practice they To recruit players, Babb looks for athletes get in.

Babb says that it has been like that evthat can perform consistently. He can look at erywhere he has been. an athlete and just see that they have the body “I am really looking forward to this season. for what it takes to be either a thrower or a We have a good group of kids. I think we are sprinter. As much time as he puts into scoutgoing to continue to get better at what we ing the strengths of each athlete, he looks for have worked on.” the little things that will hinder their success Babb and the cross-country team are ready at the collegiate level, and steers clear of for the season.

Over the past weekend, they them. competed at the Southwest Baptist Univer“If they aren’t proactive in the academic sity Invitational in Bolivar, Missouri.

Their side, that’s kind of a sign that it may be hard next meet will see them travel to the Missouri for them to handle college athletics. Here at Washburn, it is a bit more rigorous than Southern State Stampede in Joplin, Missouri.

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Football team opens season against Tigers Seth Burdick washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

The Ichabod football team had an ideal start to their season when they defeated the Lindenwood Tigers 27-14, earning their first league win of the year last Thursday.

Going into their season opener, the football team was voted by both the MIAA coaches and the media preseason polls to finish seventh this season after finishing last year with a 7-5 record, while the Lindenwood Lions were projected to be ninth by the media poll and eighth by the coaches poll.

The captains for this year’s team are senior linebacker Derrick McGreevy, senior linebacker Austin Tillman, senior defensive back Corey Ballentine, junior quarterback Blake Peterson and junior offensive lineman Kyle

Hinton.

The Bods have won the previous two games and are currently winning the all-time series against Lindenwood 5-2.

Near the end of the first quarter, Blake Peterson hit wide-receiver James Brania-Hopp for a huge 41-yard pass to set up a Peterson 3-yard touchdown run. They would add the extra point after Perry Schmiedeler drilled it through the uprights. The defense would hold the Lions scoreless through one quarter.

In the second quarter, both offenses would find a groove. The Lions scored on backto-back drives and took the lead 14-7. The Ichabods would find a way to score twice in the final six minutes after a Curtis Whitten touchdown run, and a 19-yard field goal by Schmiedeler. The Bods headed into the locker room with a 17-14 lead.

Then the Lindenwood offense lost their rhythm, with Washburn holding them scoreless in the second half.

After a great defensive stand from the Ichabods, Ichabod punt returner, James Letcher.

Jr. took the ensuing punt 51 yards, putting Washburn in the red-zone. The following offensive drive resulted in a 9-yard touchdown run by Peterson. Schmiedeler would convert on his PAT and the Ichabods would take a 2414 lead. At the end of the third quarter, the Ichabods would tack on another three points following a 45-yard field goal from Schmiedeler.

The fourth quarter was all about defense on both sides of the field. Both teams combined for six punts in the quarter. The Ichabods would hold on and take the opening game of the season 27-14.

“The defense dominated the second half.

They set us up to do really well,” Head Coach Craig Schurig said.

Peterson went 14-29 on passing, going for 209 yards with two interceptions, and he rushed for 45 yards on 12 attempts with two touchdowns. Whitten had 49 rushing yards on 12 rushes. Brania-Hopp led all receivers with four catches for 89 yards. Schmiedeler went 2-3 on field goals and converted both of his PATs. This Thursday, the Ichabods will play their home opener against Northwest Missouri State. They will look to get revenge on the Bearcats this year after falling to the Bearcats with a final score of 20-14 last season.

“The game will be a good one. Let’s pack the house with 10,000 fans and show them what we got,” Schurig said.

September 5, 2018

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Soccer season kicks off Volleyball undefeated Matthew Self Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

Our women’s soccer team is off to a great start this season after completing their first game against SMSU Aug. 30. The soccer team displayed excellent play as they won 2-0 last Thursday. This early victory will no doubt boost the team’s confidence in the games to come later this fall season.

Players such as Ryanne Serrone-Brown and Josie Rimmer, both freshmen, displayed their skills in the first game. Brown scored her first collegiate goal and Rimmer had a good first game as well, with two shots on goal. Skilled new players have been added to the Washburn soccer team and will provide the team with an edge over the other teams.

The head coach, Davy Phillips, is optimistic for the team’s future. He was impressed by their resolve and ability to work together

as a team should. Though his team had difficulties getting on track at the start of the game, they quickly grabbed possession of the ball and showed that they hadn’t just come to compete with SMSU but to dominate the field.

“If we can start games with the right attitude, I think we are in a good place to have some success. We need to concentrate on continuing to grow and progress as a team with each training session and game, but the group is hungry for more right now,” Phillips said.

Washburn’s soccer team also found victory against Upper Iowa with a score of 1-0 Sept.

1. These first two wins for the team are a great start this fall season and shows that the junior and senior players are ready to work with the freshmen to succeed. It’s safe to say that we can all expect great things from Washburn’s soccer team this year.

Matthew Self Washburn Review matthew.self@washburn.edu

Washburn’s volleyball team showed how prepared it was to win when it won four games in a row over the weekend, adding to their undefeated record this season. The volleyball team went 3-0 in their sets against East Central, Southern Arkansas and Southern Nazarene and also claimed a 3-1 victory against New Mexico Highlands.

There’s no doubt that the team and their supporters would agree that this season is shaping up to be a positive one. These victories are all results of the team’s spirit and dedication to doing their best in every tournament as well as the practice and training that the team receives on a weekly basis with their coaches.

Coach Chris Herron believes that his team had an excellent performance over the weekend, but also believes that there is always room for improvement. This mentality will help the team by letting them enjoy their previous successes while being mindful of the knowledge that more difficult teams lie in wait later in the season.

“We need to get prepped for the next tournament as I expect it’ll be harder than our past matches. We’ll be spending our time training for the next tournament and get better over the next few days,” Herron said.

The volleyball team will be facing the University of Arkansas and Lubbock Christian University at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, Sept.

7 in Lubbock, Texas. Congratulate our volleyball team on their current wins and wish them luck in the games to come.

Cross Country off to great start ranking in the top five Matthew Self Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

The cross country team had a great performance at the Southwestern Baptist Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Bolivar, Missouri. Both the men’s and the women’s teams had great performances with the men’s team taking second place and the women’s team taking fifth place. Washburn’s men’s cross country team had a total of 45 points while Missouri Southern State had a score of 33 points. The nearest competitor, Southern Baptist University earned third place with 82 points. The Washburn’s women’s team ran a

5k while the men’s team ran a 7k.

Three of Washburn’s men’s team athletes also finished in the top five category in the meet, and all five of Washburn’s men’s runners finished in the top 20. Their total time was 1:55:08. The average running time was 23:01. Washburn’s closest competition, Southwestern Baptist, was outdistanced by 37 points, giving the men’s team a huge lead.

The top runner of the meet was Jacob Klems, junior at Washburn, with a total time of 21:45.57. He finished almost a minute faster than the second place finisher. Paul Becker, another junior, took third place with a time of 22:52.35. Washburn senior Ricardo Banuelos took fourth with a time of 22:55.09.

Senior Chryspus Muema finished 18th with a time of 23:47.08 while right behind him was Washburn freshman Joseph Coddington with a time of 23:47.3. Weston Evans and Tyler Coad finished 32 and 40, respectively. Evans’ time was 24:13.38 and Coad’s time was 24:33.22.

Washburn’s women’s team took fifth with 95 points as they were in a tough battle with Drury University who took third with 91 points and Missouri S&T who took fourth place with 92 points. Washburn’s women’s team missed third place by only four points, a very slim margin. Washburn’s women’s team had two runners place in the top ten with a total team time of 1:40:16. The average run-

Tennis competes against neighbors in scrimmage Kendra Wicks Washburn Review kendra.wicks@washburn.edu

Cooper Tennis Complex was filled with shouts of “Go Bods!” as the men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in their first tournament of the season last weekend in Springfield, Missouri.

The tournament was organized by Drury University and hosted in their hometown. Just before the matches began, it was announced that the competition had been switched to a scrimmage. None of the wins or losses counted toward the teams’ records.

Despite this unexpected change, the Ichabods took the opportunity to practice for the season ahead.

“Drury is our first match in the spring, so it was good to see how we match up against them,” said junior Logan Morrissey.

The Ichabods also faced Southwest Baptist University during the tournament. Morrissey said that these two schools are considered to be two of the top teams in the region. Washburn was able to win close matches against

these teams.

“It was good practice for the new players,” Morrissey said. “Since it was a scrimmage, there’s not that pressure there so they can just get a feel for matches and how the teams are going to be.”

The men’s and women’s teams each have three new players this year. On the women’s side, freshmen Svea Crohn and Kinsey Fields are joining along with sophomore Maria Soler Valverde. For the men, sophomores Luke Howard, Marc Roura Casi and Henry Zeiders have been welcomed to the team.

These new players bring a new dynamic with them for the year.

“I think it’s good to make new connections and have new people be part of the team to change it up,” said sophomore Bradley Eidenmueller. “Even though we were a really good team last year, some changes are always going to help it.”

The 2017-2018 season was filled with surprises and accomplishments for the tennis teams. The Ichabods defeated longtime rival Northwest Missouri State and the men qualified to compete in nationals.

“I think improving from last year is going to be hard because we pretty much had the best season we’ve ever had,” Eidenmueller said. “I think our aim this year is going to be to do at least as well if not better.”

The women barely missed qualifying for regionals last year and are focusing on getting there by the end of this season.

“I think we can [qualify] because we were really close,” Morrissey said. “We were right there with some of the better teams last year and I think we can beat them this year.”

Although the Ichabods are still resting at 0-0 for the season, the scrimmage wins have helped build their confidence for the coming matches.

“Considering that it’s such an early stage of the year, and he [Coach Lysaught] re-arranged the whole team completely differently, we actually did pretty well,” Eidenmueller said. “There were a lot of ‘Go Bods’ going around the whole facility.”

To kick off their official season, the Ichabods will face Cowley County Community College at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Washburn’s home courts.

ner’s time for Washburn’s team was 20:03.

Sierra Mortensen, a sophomore, with a third place overall finish and a time of 18:55.28.

Washburn also had Elaina Hubner, a freshman, finish eighth with a time of 19:11.58.

Kaylee Snell, a junior, finished twentieth overall with a time of 19:59.63. Avery Hoffpauir and Lily Johnson landed in the 30s. Hoffpauir placed 31st with a time of 20:55.16 and Johnson placed 35 with a time of 21:14.82. Laurel Singh finished the day for the Ichabods at 70, timing out at 24:49.11.

With this effort, the cross country teams look to continue their success on Sept. 15 at the Missouri Southern State Stampede.

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