Washburn Review: September 26, 2018 -Issue 6

Famous Chinese actress, Fan Bingbing, goes missing and could possibly be imprisioned.

Washburn students say the cause may be taxes.

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Hurricane Florence and Trump: A complete retread of Maria?

Nick Solomon

Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

The southern US has been facing Hurricane Florence, and the destruction that has come with its arrival, flooding homes and leaving disaster in its wake. As Presidents normally do in the advent of a disaster affecting a large amount of people, President Donald Trump went on a visit to see the effects of the hurricane for himself, and, according to Brett Kelman’s USA Today article, he immediately faced the disaster the same way he did Hurricane Maria: ultimately not supporting Puerto Rico in ways they really need.

While in the Carolinas surveying the damage of Hurricane Florence, President Trump spoke to a citizen live on camera, with the person pointing to their house, being in complete shambles, the president replied by looking over to a yacht that had washed ashore, saying “Is this your boat? At least you got a nice boat out of the deal” (Kelman). After hearing this, questions were immediately raised if the president was trying to be funny, and accidentally sounded insensitive, or was being insensitive to the people’s plight, thanks to Hurricane Florence.

This adds to the constant argument of whether Donald Trump’s actions and overall demeanor is tolerable in a presidency. Students at Washburn University were asked about these events, and their reactions to them, and they most definitely had varying responses.

Allegations plague Kavanaugh Matt Self

Washburn Review matt.self@washburn.edu

The latest scandal surrounding the Trump Aministration has culminated in the form of sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In recent weeks, Kavanaugh has faced accusations of sexual assault from Christine Ford, who has thrown his nomination to the Supreme Court into chaos. Furthermore, another woman, Deborah Ramirez, has come forward and announced that she has suffered from indecent exposure from Kavanaugh as well. While these accusations are serious and come days before he is to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, neither of the accusers has testified in court against Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh was born in February 1965 and is a jurist who serves as a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Kavanaugh graduated from Yale College with a degree in American history and a degree in law from Yale Law School. His early professional career is most noted for his investigations of Bill Clinton and drafting the “Starr Report,” which advocated for the impeachment of then-president Bill Clinton.

Kavanaugh was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by President Bush in 2003, which was stalled for three years over charges of partisanship.

Kavanaugh was ultimately confirmed to the D.C. Circuit in 2006 after heated negotiations between Republican and Democratic senators. Kavanaugh is set to replace Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring, after he was nominated by President Donald Trump in July 2018.

Kavanaugh’s first accuser, Christine Ford, was born in November 1966 and is a psychologist and professor of statistics at Palo Alto University. She is well-published in her field of designing statistical models for research projects. She has also worked as a research psychologist for Stanford University’s Department of Psychiatry and as a professor at Stanford for the University’s school of medicine.

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“If you are on the Republican party, you are going to say that he is trying to make light and be funny. If you are a democrat, you are going to say that he is being insensitive to the victims of the natural disasters,” Paul Enneking, actuarial science major said.

On the other hand, Nikki Bolinger, a dual music and math education major had a different opinion.

“I think that it shows that he actually has a personality rather than being strict and businesslike. He may not show the best personality, but is better than having someone with none at all.”

These two opinions are echoed by many.

One large group of people will oppose the president no matter what, especially with his polarizing demeanor, and the other will be a dedicated legion of supporters. Trump’s willingness to be different and not as elegant and fatherly as past presidents has caused an uproar, both positive and negative. In short, his actions can either be seen as him trying to connect with the people, or they can be interpreted as him lacking common respect for the people of his country.

Looking forward, this continuing pattern of President Trump doing something and receiving both enormous backlash and praise, the two students reflected on how they thought Trump’s re-election bid will go in 2020.

“Nobody thought he would actually get elected the first time around, so he will probably have an easier time getting re-elected in

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In hot water: Trump speaks to a homeowner whose house was destroyed.“At least you got a nice boat out of the deal” - Trump’s quote has got him under fire yet again.

2020. Lots of people actually like a leader who talks on their level, so maybe that will go in his favor,” Enneking said.

Bolinger had a different perspective.

“I think he has a great chance of being re-elected, unless someone on the democratic side wants to make a big change, the fact that he is different and willing to speak his mind will likely get him re-elected,” Bolinger said.

These viewpoints are most definitely interesting. Trump is seen by many as a Populist, a man looking out for specifically the interests of normal people. Maybe his often argued crude speech is a way of going down to an average joe’s level and making them feel some kind of connection rather than being separated and losing a lot of it. There is still the possibility of impeachment with the Mueller investigation going on, but, like the

saying goes, the wheels of justice are slow.

Overall, President Trump and his entire demeanor is a sharp detour from former President Barack Obama’s, and many either like it or hate it. There are many people that truly believe in President Trump and his ideals.

They appreciate him as a leader and think his attributes, like not being afraid to speak his mind and wanting to do something different, are a positive change.

There are also many that think the president’s actions are entirely inappropriate. His entire administration, coupled with the way he carries himself and the way he acts aren’t going in the right direction after President Obama. These people will need to vote at every opportunity they can to make a difference, not by relying on neighbors to do it, but by everyone actually voting, either to get Trump out of office or to keep him there.

Exploring Faith Series: Lessons from a Voodoo priestess Bre Poynter

Washburn Review bre.poynter@washburn.edu

A Voodoo priestess visited Washburn and spoke about the misunderstood religion of Voodoo and her life as a Voodoo priestess.

On Monday, Sept. 24, Julia Valdivia spoke about her experience with Voodoo. Professor Accilien, African and Religious Studies Professor at the University of Kansas, explained further about the history of Voodoo.

Voodoo is largely stereotyped and misunderstood in the western world.

Media play into this stereotype by portraying Voodoo through zombies, black magic, or witchcraft. Movies such as “The Serpent and the Rainbow” and “The Plague of the Zombies” also contribute to the misrepresentation of Voodoo.

In reality, Voodoo is about spirituality, and it is credible like religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism.

“These kinds of events are important be-

cause the discovery of spiritual beliefs and practices outside of our own is important to help students understand that spiritual beliefs and practices have more commonalities than differences,” Melisa Posey, coordinator of Washburn’s diversity and inclusion said.

A stereotype exists of spirits either being good or evil. However, this is simply untrue.

Accilien claimed that spirits are, in fact, gender neutral, and spirits do not fit into the binaries that current American society has normalized.

“Spirits are like people. They all have their own unique personalities,” Valdivia said.

Voodoo is divided into three different types based on region, consisting of Western African Voodoo, New Orleans Voodoo and Haitian Voodoo. According to The Occult, Voodoo in Haiti began in 1724.

The religion in the Caribbean was formed off of resistance from white colonizers, and the Haitian way of life is heavily based off of Voodoo.

“White people have a fascination with Voodoo and this began with the Atlantic Slave Trade,” Accilien said. This fascination does not often come from a place of curiosity, but more so a place of judgement and entiPhoto by Bre Poynter tlement. Coloni- Voodoo child: Julia Valdivia zation is one of visited Washburn to speak the main reasons about the Voodoo religion.

African religions “Voodoo is for everyone, but and Voodoo are not everyone is for Voodoo,” Valdivia said. seen as controversial.

Women empowerment is another large theme that arises with the religion of Voodoo.

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Purse with $10K found in California: The local perspective Bre Poynter

Washburn Review bre.poynter@washburn.edu

Sixteen-year-old Rhami Zeini in California returned a lost purse with $10,000 inside.

Upon locating the owner’s identification cards, Zeini returned the money to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.

Zeini was driving home from school when he stopped for a purse left on the road Wednesday, Sept. 12, according to CBS News. After deliberating on what to do, he decided to contact his parents for their advice. Zeini immediately reported the purse to the sheriff’s office.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department was shocked and overjoyed that this teen decided to do the right thing. The owner of the purse was ecstatic to have the purse returned.

“She believes she left it on the roof of her car when she drove away,” according to a statement by Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department.

Today’s generation is portrayed as greedy and selfish, but Zeini’s actions reflect the exact opposite. The Santa Barbara Police Department described his response as a restoration in humanity.

When placed in an ethical dilemma, many people don’t know how to react. More often than not, a panic will set in during high stress situations. Enlisting others for help appears to be a common theme for most young peo-

of money inside, I know I would want it back for sure,” Zeini said to KCOY-TV. People lose and find an array of random items every day, but the question arises on if they are typically returned.

Washburn’s campus has its fair share of lost and stolen items turned in almost everyday. Most, if not all, of these items are given to Washburn University Police Department.

“We get a pretty constant stream of property turned in, whether it’s Photo by Bre Poynter lost books, computers, keys, iCards, Mony Mony: Officer Marcus Herrera serious at work. “We see anything like that,” Marcus Herrera, faculty who come forward with lost or stolen items, but the large Washburn police officer said. of what we do see here is from the younger generation” Lost books are something that can be easily replaced, but a large sum of ple, such as Houston Gonzalez, a freshman money seems to be much more valuable and musical performance major. likely to be stolen.

“There is no way I could’ve kept all that Washburn Police has had purses and walmoney and gotten away with it,” Gonzalez lets returned, along with the commonly missaid. “I probably would have been like ‘oh placed items stated before. Most of the purses snap,’ and called 911.” included a decent amount of money or imZeini had the same idea as Gonzalez. Neiportant documents. ther would have, or ever attempted to handle “It’s usually surprising that there is still the situation alone. Zeini immediately enlistmoney in there. It’s really good to know that ed his parents and eventually the Santa Barwe have honest people out there who will still bara Sheriff’s Department. turn those things in,” Herrera said.

“To me, I figured this is the right thing to do if I take it and find whoever’s purse it was, because if the roles were reversed and STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 I had lost something with a significant sum

Topeka Tiger

Family Weekend

Travel Abroad

Baker, a Hero

The Topeka Zoo announces Jingga, an 8-year-old tiger, is pregnant with two to four cubs.

Students spend the weekend celebrating family and Washburn traditions.

Washburn’s International Programs offer many ways for students to broaden their education.

Meet Melody Baker, a student athlete who meets the defintion of a ‘superhero.’

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Great Topeka Bike Fest rides into downtown Charles Rankin Washburn Review charles.rankin@washburn.edu

The Great Topeka Bike Fest is coming to the city Saturday, Sept.

29 and Sunday, Sept. 30. With events scheduled over the weekend throughout the city.

The festival is a time for all things bicycles. Topeka Metro Bikes has partnered with Visit Topeka for the event.

Topekans may remember a yearly event that involved children and bicycles and, according to Karl Fundenberger, director of bicycle operations at Topeka Metro Transit Authority, part of the event is hoping to bring back some of those memories.

“We’re continuing the momentum for the Cyclovia events, and bringing back a Topeka classic from 20 years ago — The Great Topeka Bike Race,” Fundenberger said.

The weekend begins with the Glow Ride at 8 p.m. Saturday on the north steps of the Kansas Capitol grounds with check in beginning at 7 p.m. According to the event on Facebook, riders are encouraged to light up their bikes with reflectors, glow sticks, lights and anything else that will glow for the evening

ride from the Capitol to the campus of Washburn and back.

Co-organizer Sara O’Keeffe said that she hopes Washburn students will take part in the weekend’s events, especially the Glow Ride.

“I know that a lot of students at Washburn ride Topeka Metro Bikes so I think it would be great if they attend,” O’Keeffe said.

There are many reasons for doing a ride in the evening. According to O’Keeffe, the ride will go through city streets in a parade.

“I think it brings about awareness,” O’Keeffe said. “Let’s be aware that there are more than just cars using the road. There are people who are walking on their sidewalks. There are bikes in the road, which is absolutely legal, and you are to give them 3-feet if you pass them in a car, which not every driver knows.”

The ride is also about making a statement that there is a biking community in Topeka.

“We do fun things,” O’Keeffe said. “We like to get together with our friends and we like to have activities to do. This is very much a fun and family-friendly oriented event.

According to O’Keeffe, last year

there were over 300 people that participated in the Glow Ride with lots of families among them, pulling trailers and riding tandem.

O’Keeffe said that students can pick up a bike on campus and head down to the Capitol or they can come to the Capitol first and join in on the ride. After the Glow Ride there will be an afterparty on the rooftop of the Crosby Parking Garage.

“I really think that Washburn students will enjoy that,” O’Keeffe said. “We’re going to have a DJ… we’ll have food.”

Sunday will feature a bike rodeo and races for children, casual, guided rides around the city, showcases from NoWear BMX, a pump track provided by Shawnee County Parks and Recreation, food trucks and live music. Families will be encouraged to bring their children with some giveaways as well.

“They’ll be giving out free helmets,” O’Keeffe said. “The first 200 kids to register [for the bike race] will get a free t-shirt.”

The races will be for children ages 5 to 10. Parents can register their children online.

Also happening during the event will be a Better Block pop-up park

north of the Capitol, along Eighth street. The Better Block concept is one where you look at ways to make a change in community planning on a demonstrative and community level rather than a governmental level.

This pop-up park will allow community members and officials to see what it could look like to use the Better Block concept of community planning.

“It’s all about citizens taking the lead,” O’Keeffe said.

“Eighth street will actually be open to traffic. It will have a pocket photo courtesy of Bike Topeka park set into those parking spaces and it will have Pedal power: The Great Topeka Bike Fest will be a protected bike lane as downtown this weekend with rides going through the city. The event will feature bike races for children, well.”

O’Keeffe mentioned tracks to ride on and more. weekend is to make people more that if the weather holds up there will also be painted cross- aware of what kind of opportunities walks. The hope is that the bright- the city of Topeka has for biking.

“A biking culture is an inclusive ly colored crosswalks drivers will be more aware of pedestrians. The environment,” said Fundenberger. hope is that this will be the first of “From transportation to sports and recreation, we want everyone to many future Better Blocks.

“It’s kind of a little trial, honestly, feel welcome.”

More information, including a to see what comes of it, how people feel about it [and] what feedback schedule of the weekend’s events can be found at biketopeka.com. we get from it,” O’Keeffe said.

The ultimate purpose of the

Briefs Relationship Violence Awareness Month

October is relationship violence awareness month. There are many ways that you can get involved at Washburn University to learn and share information about how love empowers.

Game Night in Mabee Library

Join Game Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at Mabee Library.

The event is presented by Student Friends of Mabee Library and Game Club. Food will be provided.

Aly Raisman

From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at White Concert Hall, the Washburn Student Government Association presents Olympic gymnast and activist Aly Raisman at Washburn University.

A ticket is required to attend.

Phi Theta Kappa Alumni 5K

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Here kitty kitty: “Jingga,” A tiger at the Topeka zoo relaxes in her cage. The Sumatran Tiger has been under closer watch since her pregnacy was discovered.

Zoo to welcome new cubs Amira Linson Washburn Review amira.linson@washburn.edu

The Topeka zoo is soon going to welcome a new mammal into their habitat. The Sumatran tiger “Jingga” is expecting at least two cubs as of last Wednesday. The 8-year-old tiger, Jingga, was born at the Sacramento Zoo and was brought to Topeka in 2012, making this her sixth year in Kansas.

According to Zoo director Brendan Wiley, Jingga should have just entered her third trimester.

“In 2014, Jingga gave birth to three tiger cubs who now reside at the Nashville Zoo. Wiley said Jingga then developed Mastitis, an infection in the breast, in her last pregnancy, but continues to go strong,” according to a KSNT online article.

Keeping Jingga safe is a top priority seeing that Sumatran Tigers are becoming an endangered species.

There are less than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the world wildlife database.

“It’s one of our most active con-

servation programs here,” said Wiley in an interview with KSNT. “There’s 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild, only 400, and so we’re part of an active program that’s focused not only on building a genetic gene pool within human care but actively working on the ground in Sumatra to make a difference.”

“I think the new tiger cubs will be a great attraction to the Topeka Zoo. It will bring in not only new people but people that have been to the zoo before and now want to see what’s new and how the zoo is changing,” said Allexis Menghini, senior at Washburn University.

Menghini has been to the Topeka Zoo many times and thinks the tiger cubs will be a great addition to the zoo’s environment.“I think it’s good for the development of the zoo as long as they can keep their finances up in order to take care of the animals,” Menghini said.

The Topeka Zoo claims it’s an active supporter of the Sumatran Tiger species survival plan, which has strived to maintain a healthy population of tigers under human

care for over 100 years. During the 100 years they have hoped enough of the tigers’ native habitats can be corrected so that it will be safe for tiger populations to begin growing through natural breeding and soon potentially be reintroduced to the wild.

“I think it’s exciting for Topeka to be getting more animals to their zoo and it’ll definitely be good for business, but at the same time it’s kind of sad,” said Natalie Lanman, sophomore at Washburn University.

“I’ve been to the Topeka Zoo and the exhibit is pretty small for the tigers, so I hope there’s enough room for the new family,” Lanman said.

Previously Jingga had three cubs that were all taken to the Nashville zoo, according to a WIBW article.

Zookeepers are hoping to keep the cubs in Topeka.

Sumatran Tiger pregnancies typically last about 90-110 days. Jingga is predicted to give birth in mid-October. Be sure to keep an eye out for the new tiger family.

10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, Phi Theta Kappa Alumni of Washburn University (PTKAW) will host a 5K event. Anyone may run or walk the 5K, including children. There is no fee, but there is a suggested donation of $15 per runner/walker. Participants can park in lots E, 10 or 11 and report to the starting/finish point, the patio area on the north side of the Memorial Union, between the Union and Garvey Fine Arts Center.

25th Annual Literature Festival

From 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Memorial Union/ Stauffer Commons, students (grades 5-12) and teachers are encouraged to attend and interact with Melanie Crowder and her literature. Included in the celebration of reading will be a keynote presentation by Crowder as well as small-group sessions with the author and volunteers discussing her literature. There will be a writing component as well. Literature should be read prior to the festival: Three Pennies (Crowder - elementary, middle school) and Audacity (Crowder- high/upper middle school).

Tri Beta Blood Drive

From 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Petro Allied Health Center (lower level), the Community Blood Center and Pi Gamma Chapter of TriBeta Biological Honor Society will have a blood drive. To schedule a donation time, visit: https://www. esavealifenow.org/PublicScheduler, enter washburnstudent in the Sponsor Code Box and press “Go.”

Danielle Head, “Where Good Looks Count: Guns, Gender and Visual Culture”

From 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. The prevalence of the image of “the gun” in American culture and its representations in media, politics and society has become more ingrained and tied to individual identity over time. This presentation examines relationships between symbolic representations of gender, fun culture and “gendered” representations of gun ownership, use and marketing.

iREAD Lecture featuring Timothy Egan

Don’t miss the 2018-19 iREAD lecture featuring Timothy Egan on at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 in Lee Arena. The 2018-2019 iREAD book is “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl” by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author, Timothy Egan.

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Brett Kavanaugh: sex assault allegations Purse returned Continued from page 1 Ford has written and co-written several books on topics relating to psychology, centering on depression.

Ford came forward with her accusation after learning that Kavanaugh was being nominated by President Trump to the Supreme Court.

After meeting with Senator Dianna Feinstein of California, her home state, and facing increasing pressure from outside sources, she decided to come forward with her allegations against Kavanaugh, stating that, while both were in high school, they ended up at a party together where Kavanaugh allegedly groped her. According to Ford, Kavanaugh was intoxicated during the event. Ford was 15 and Kavanaugh was 17 at the time of the alleged assault. Ford is assisted with her testimony

by Ricki Seidman, who assisted Anita Hill when she made allegations of sexual assault against Clarence Thomas in 1991.

Justice Thomas faced charges of sexual harassment from Anita Hill when he was nominated to the Supreme Court, a similar charge to what Kavanaugh is facing today, except that she was an attorney who had worked under Thomas. Hill was the only person to testify, though other women wrote letters largely condemning Thomas’ character to the Senate Committee. Ultimately, Thomas was not found guilty of any charges of sexual harassment due to a lack of extensive proof.

Kavanaugh’s second accuser, Deborah Ramirez, has come forward as well, stating that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her while she was in a drinking game with him in 1983.

This latest allegation may further delay Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, as the courts have yet to hear Ford’s full account of the incident. Ford is due to appear in court on Thursday to give her account of the incident.

“The court of public opinion right now, in 2018, with all the #MeToo movement, the discovery of these sexual assault allegations by prominent figures in society show that the mere allegation alone says that it has to be true in some way and that’s an unfair standard because there is only one person out of those involved in this case who has testified under oath in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee over this issue itself,” Jason Haberkorn Washburn student said. “Judge Kavanaugh photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov is the only one who has testified From graduation to accusation: Supreme Court nominee Brett that he did not do these allegations Kavanaugh graduated from Yale University. Deborah Ramirez, and he ‘categorically and unequiv- the second accuser, alleged that her incident with Kavanaugh ocally’ denies these allegations una lot over recent years, as people focus on der oath with the threat of perjury.

Mrs. Ford has made the allegation, that’s all allegations of sexual assault or harassment.

As Beatty stated, the political climate has she has done.”

Haberkorn’s view reflects the views of oth- changed greatly over time, and society nower skeptics of Ford’s allegations. Many are adays is much more sensitive to the topic unwilling to take her allegations at face value of sexual harassment, as indicated by the and continue to wait for more information or numerous other cases dealing with similar for Ford’s testimony on Thursday. Still many subject matter. Sexual harassment and sexumore stand firm behind Ford and her right to al assault are heinous crimes no matter who be heard by the courts of what occurred near- is involved, but the current sensitivity to the topic may have interesting effects on Kavaly 35 years ago.

“There have been a number of Supreme naugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Court nominations over the years that have That could prevent him from being conbeen scuttled because of past behavior. It’s firmed, unlike Justice Thomas in 1991.

Until Ford testifies on Thursday, the confunny to think that when Reagan was president somebody would have to withdraw firmation process for Kavanaugh will remain because of marijuana use. It [Kavanaugh’s on hold. A majority senate vote will be renomination] is highly dependent on what the quired to see Kavanaugh placed on the Sucurrent political climate is. Obviously now if preme Court. Statistically, Kavanaugh being someone said someone else smoked a bunch denied a position on the Supreme Court is of marijuana in college no one would care,” uncommon, as only 12 candidates for the SuBob Beatty, professor of political science at preme Court have been denied the position in U.S. history. No set date has been placed Washburn said.

Indeed, the political climate has changed yet for Kavanaugh to be confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Continued from page 1 Morality and ethicality are important qualities to have. Today’s generation is often questioned about these concepts by their elders.

Herrera explained that he has more experience in honesty with students rather than faculty or the older generation.

“I see tons of students from teens to early 20s who are forthcoming with that kind of thing,” Herrera said.

The owner of the purse awarded $100 to Zeini as a token of appreciation. American society tends to rely heavily on rewards and prizes for doing the bare minimum, and many question if a reward was necessary.

Zeini’s actions are an example of positivity from Generation Z. Cash rewards are common in cases that are at high risk. Whether that is stolen items, missing people or lost pets. In this case, it was a purse with a fortune of $10,000 that had been misplaced.

A rather large portion of the population will simply do good things for their own personal gratification or innate kindness.

“I wouldn’t have expected a reward, but in hindsight, she obviously has a lot of money she could’ve given him,” Gonzalez said.

Herrera agrees that rewards are a good idea, but do not have to be through the form of money. “[WUPD] try to give recognition through social media and certificates to show our graciousness for their honesty,” Herrera said.

Performing good deeds, such as returning lost items, are important contributions to society. Zeini, as well as Washburn students, have shown integrity through their actions of kindness.

Crime Report from Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 to St. Francis.

So... some of us really don’t SW Huntoon.

A laptop was recovered from a Information Report 11:09 a.m. Sept. 17, an accident report was know how to cook? former student.

1:00 a.m.

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21, a report was made from filed from Lot 16 at 1821 SW College Ave. 5:45 p.m. Sept. 22, a fire alarm report was Information Report the Living Learning Center.

Subject was Past hit and run. issued from the Living Learning Center.

8:36 a.m.

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19, a report was made from sending suicidal statements.

Medical report Smoke alarm went off due to burnt food.

Washburn Institute of Tech. at 5724 SW On the search for the bike thief.

2:37 p.m. Sept. 17, a medical report was made Alarm was reset.

Huntoon.

Disturbance between a student and 1:09 a.m.

Sept.

21, a theft report was issued from Memorial Union. Subject experienced Keep your kids closer than your an instructor. from Garvey Fine Arts.

Bicycle stolen and the possible diabetic episode. Refused AMR. enemies.

Always be aware of your invesigation continues.

Guess y’all don’t know how to 6:12 p.m. Sept. 22, a report was noted surroundings!

If it isn’t yours, don’t touch it. listen to your momma. from Petro Allied Health Center. Juveniles 3:15 p.m.

Sept.

19, a report was issued from 7:54 p.m.

Sept.

21, a theft report was noted 11:51 p.m. Sept. 17, a report was issued without parents, parents were contacted, one Stoffer Science Hall.

Subject was following a from Lincoln Dining.

A backpack was stolen. from 2000 block SW Washburn. Traffic stop, to juvenile intake. student and it made her uncomfortable.

Investigation continues. narcotics seized. Driver cited and given NTL. Fire alarm Wrong door homies.

Access denied!

Have you ever played hush 8:35 p.m. Sept. 23, a fire alarm report 5:40 p.m.

Sept.

19, a report was noted from 10:01 p.m.

Sept.

21, a report was recorded puppies? was recorded from West Hall. Smoke alarm Lincoln Dining.

Subjects entering through from Lincoln Hall.

Odor of marijuana, 12:47 a.m. Sept. 18, an alcohol violation activated by burnt food. Alarm was reset. patio doors. residents denied consent to search. report was noted from the LLC. Noise Sketchy, much?

Caught city Information disturbance, alcohol located.

8:29 p.m. Sept. 23, a suspicious activity 11:47 p.m.

Sept.

19, a report was recorded 9:52 p.m.

Sept.

21, a disturbance report was Accident report report was filed from Washburn Village. from Lincoln Hall.

Odor of marijuana, filed from Lincoln Hall.

Possible drinking 9:25 a.m. Sept. 18, a non-injury report was Blood on stairwell. No victim located. subjects identified. involved. recorded from Lot 9 at 1851 SW Plass Ave. Information Report Medical Report Intrusion alarm Two vehicle accident.

11:58 p.m. Sept. 23, a report was made 4:31 p.m.

Sept.

20, a medical report was 12:57 p.m.

Sept.

22, an intrusion alarm Laptop lost, now found. from the LLC. Suicidal statements, subject filed from Lot 7 at 1951 SW Plass Ave. report was made from 3130 SW Shadow Ln. 10:51 a.m. Sept. 18, a report was filed transported to Stormont Vail.

Subject complained of pain, AMR transported Motion detection, all secure.

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Dungeons & Dragons: An experience for all Student Media Natalie Croze Washburn Review natale.croze@washburn.edu

Let’s admit it, being a college student is stressful. Students tend to let that stress get to them and it can make life difficult. They often try to find ways of dealing with stress by watching a movie, spending a night out with friends or binge watching shows on Netflix instead of doing homework. In addition to school stress, keeping in touch with friends off campus is sometimes impossible and it takes a large amount of coordination with everyone’s schedules. When students do get together, they can have a hard time deciding what to do.

Personally, I have decided to escape from the stress of school, work and keeping up with friends by playing pen and paper games like Dungeons & Dragons.

When D&D came out, there was a lot of confusion about what it was. Indeed, the media almost convinced people that it was a euphemism for demonology. Fortunately, time has been kind to D&D and other games like it. Now the gathering of friends around a table, rolling dice and telling stories is becoming far less taboo.

People used to say that video games will melt the brain and no one will get anywhere by playing them. Today, however, playing video games has become not just a sport, but a livelihood. In the same way, playing pen and paper games like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, Shadowrun and Starfinder have begun to open doors of opportunities for people to turn their hobby into a dream job.

Like video games, though, D&D has a lot of ground to break before it becomes a household name. Still, it’s amazing to think that in the time of video games, virtual reality and movies, a game about using your imagination is gaining new players everyday.

Unlike videos games, I believe Dungeons & Dragons, or any pen and paper game, can hook anyone into being a fan after the first time they try it out. This is especially true if they are creative in anyway, such as writing, drawing, play acting or even watching movies. I would challenge students to not enjoy themselves during a game session. The

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Wizards and Warlocks: A group of players are involved with a table top version of Dungeons & Dragons. People from all ages and backgrounds play

game relies entirely on the imaginations of the players and the Dungeon Master (think of him as director for the night).

Along with imagination, a group of players will need pencils, paper, some dice and a rulebook. With these in hand, an entirely new world is open. It’s a world that will only include homework if the players choose to allow it. Within this world, players can be anyone they choose to be. If they want to be a superhero from a Marvel movie, they can do that. If they want to be the king of a cursed kingdom where everyone has to follow their every order, they can do that. If they want to be the star football player who also invented football, yes, they can do that. The limit is truly the imagination. This can be quite freeing, especially because in real life we are met daily with limitations that can seem insurmountable.

For me, the best part of playing pen and paper games are the memories I have made with my friends. Any other game would not have allowed my friends and I to trick a tribe of lizard men into giving us their weapons by holding a box of lemons hostage. Thanks to the aid of technology, every Friday night my friends and I are able to get on our computers and have an adventure together without having to travel across the states.

Along with spending time with my friends, I’ve also learned so much about how creative

they are in a way I never had before. There is a tremendous sense of accomplishment when my friends and I are able to solve problems together.

For those with a creative mind, another reason to play is the experience to be gained as a storyteller. As an English major, I’ve taken classes in creative writing, playwriting and cinematic storytelling, but I can honestly say that I have learned the most about what makes a story compelling from putting on a weekly D&D session. As the Dungeon Master for a D&D session, players gain instant feedback as to whether their story is fun and engaging. This is unlike a book or movie that someone may spend months writing and producing only to show it once to an audience and hope they enjoy it.

The incredibly supportive and creative community that surrounds the game is almost like having one writers room for everyone to share their ideas, not only for feedback, but also for others to use. Imagine if J.J. Abram wrote the next “Star Trek” film and then posted it on a forum for everyone else to take it, change it and adapt it for their own films, and then post it again for someone else to improve it further. For those who enjoy acting, they may enjoy getting to create the character they play, controling their actions and not needing to memorize scripts or listen to a director.

If someone is thinking about joining or starting a game for themselves, I would suggest looking up the Dungeons and Dragons website. It helps people find the materials they will need, as well as a group of friends to play with. For those reading this and saying, “yeah, sounds like fun, but I don’t have time” or “it’s not for me,” I say wander onto YouTube and look up people playing D&D, such as Outsidexbox and the Heroes of Awesome. Sometimes watching a single session can make the game click in a way that explanation cannot.

No matter what someone’s thoughts are on the subject, I urge everyone, not just as someone who plays pen and paper games, but also as someone whose life seems to get crazier and crazier each year, to give Dungeons and Dragons a try. You may find yourselves having the most fun you’ve had in a long time.

General education classes: Are they worth it?

Randi Dofat

(previously posted online)

Washburn Review randi.dofat@washburn.edu

General education classes, at least in my opinion, have been dreadfully hated since the beginning of time. For some reason, the college gods decided to curse students with the pain of having to endure irrelevant courses.

One of the reasons tuition is so outrageously expensive is because colleges force students to take general education classes. The average in-state tuition for a student is about $10,000 per year. The average amount of students in a regular college is around 4,500.

When 4,500 students are all giving a school $10,000, that means the school is getting $45 million each year. For $45 million, you would think books would be included, but apparently not.

Without general education classes, students would only need to go to school for what is crucial to their major. Instead of spending four years, a bachelors would only take two

and maybe life would be a lot less stressful.

Besides, if you’re majoring in history, why in the world would you need to take a science course? If you’re an art major, there is absolutely no need for you to learn college algebra.

In fact, I feel like most of the population has no need for college algebra. I can understand for majors that include intense math, but I have never needed to use the quadratic formula in real life, so why did I learn it? I’m still waiting on that dreadful day where I pass a speed limit sign that’s in some unnecessarily complicated formula. Then maybe I’ll be thankful I spent $853 on that math class I took two years ago.

I would much rather graduate by only taking the courses I absolutely need for my major and move on with my life with a little less debt burning a hole in my pocket.

There are some interesting gen. ed. classes that I had fun taking, but if I am just dying to know what happened during the Great Depression, I could ask my grandmother or

Google it.

I feel like gen. ed. classes are another scam to keep students on campus so that the school can milk as much money out of us as possible. The idea that students need to pay hundreds of dollars for classes that they don’t like, don’t care about and probably won’t ever use in their life just to get a piece of paper sounds like the biggest scam since snake oil. It only causes us to pile on debt.

We’ve already had to go through the pain of general education classes in high school.

However, it’s worse now because it’s dreadfully more expensive. I already know the mitochondria is the power house of the cell, what else is there? The only real reason I can see need for gen. ed. classes that don’t correlate to one’s major is to have a great conversation starter or a fun fact to throw at someone. Why gen. ed. classes are enforced in college is an enigma overall.

But who knows, maybe one day that fact you learned in science class will come in handy.

Letter to the editor: Response to general education This is a disheartening read. For one to take such a shallow view of general education courses shows a waste.

A liberal arts college broadens its students.

Some unfortunately see classes only for the “facts” or “trivia” contained therein. What students should take away is the process and the mindset.

I still remember my Appreciation of Art course I took. Yes, it highlighted aspects of art, architecture and the like. That class instilled in me to look at meaning in the tiniest of places.

As a political science major, I took Sociology, Psychology and World History 101 essentially. Though similar, these courses showed different areas and ways in dealing with other humans that politics does not see.

The purpose of general education is to

teach a student how to think outside of their main focus.

Different majors require different ways of thinking, different problem solving lenses as well as solutions. Therefore to be a better student, Ichabod, citizen and human being, one should strive to understand more than one aspect of any situation. Adding hard science or art to the political mind can do so. Adding history or music to the computer-oriented mind can do the same.

Thorstein Veblen (yes, I learned this from History of Economic Thought my freshman year) took issue with liberal arts education.

He saw abstract education as a luxury of the leisure/upper class; however, he did not take into account the broadening of who would take advantage of college education nor did he take into account the specialization that

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I look back on my education and my professors’ investment in that education with joy and pride. Drs. Bob Beatty, Steve Cann, Chris Hamilton and Loran Smith put as much into my development and education as did Drs. Gary Forbach, Donna LaLonde, Denise Ottinger, Jennifer Ball and others.

On trivia night, it helps that I know about Keynesian, the difference between Kant, Bacon and Bentham/Mills, or what makes a flying buttress a buttress. Seven days a week, it matters that I understand the impact of the decisions I make, the votes I cast and the thought processes of others I deal with.

I pray that you find general education to be important for the tools it gives you, not necessarily the facts you learn.

Britain D. Stites

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International students observe Mid-Autumn Festival Mingzhu Zhu

Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

The Moon Cake and Tea Party was held from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 24 in the International House at Washburn University. The International Club organized this event to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

Attendees had free tea and mooncakes while gazing at the full moon.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held on the 15th day of August of the lunar calendar each year with the full moon at night, which corresponds to late September to early October of the solar calendar.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is said to be the brightest and roundest of the whole year. The shape of the full moon is a metaphor of reunion with family and friends. People gathering together is the main reason why people think the festival is important. They also give thanks for the harmonious unions.

“It’s a complicated thing to go to the college in another country, but Washburn makes me feel like home with the Washburn family,” said Jiayi Zhang, a freshman student from China. “Everything makes us feel satisfied and relaxed.”

The International House has organized the Moon Cake and Tea Party every year since 2013. Students and staff from various countries came to the International House.

“People in Washburn are interested about mooncakes and the origin story of the Mid-Autumn Festival,” said Andy Vogel, a member of the International Program. “It’s cool that people from many cultures celebrate a holiday from another country and focus on different cultures.”

The university offers an opportunity for people from different regions with different background to study and gather together.

There are more than 270 international students at Washburn University and Chinese students are a large population among them.

The event welcomed people to celebrate the festival with Washburn family.

The Moon Cake and Tea Party was sponsored by Washburn International Program.

“We have tremendous support from the university that the International program pro-

vided everything we want to hold the event,” said Vogel. “It’s a perfect situation that we have all the resources, and everybody feel excited in the event.”

“We searched around Kansas for the best mooncakes people can have,” said Vogel.

Three typical flavors of mooncakes were provided, which were lotus seed paste with egg yolk mooncakes, mixed nut mooncakes and red bean mooncakes.

“My favorite mooncake flavor is the mixed nut,” said Darlene Eslick, the host family of a student and invited by the student. “It’s the one that has much flavor, though many Chinese people don’t like it.”

The lotus seed paste with egg yolk mooncakes are more popular among Chinese people, while many Americans like the mixed nut mooncakes.

“Egg yolks mooncakes are special, but the mixed nut mooncakes are a simple description,” said Vogel. “The filling consists of walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, fruit, rock sugar and so on.”

Typical mooncakes are round pastries and eaten in small wedges accompanied by tea.

Most mooncakes consist of a thin, tender pastry skin enveloping a sweet, dense filling.

There may be one or more whole salted egg yolks in their center as the symbol of the full moon.

Another part of the festival celebration is moon worship.

“It’s important to look at the full moon with family and friends,” said Vogel.

Thy myths associated with Chang’e, known as the Moon Goddess of Immortality, explain the origin of moon worship.

Houyi was an excellent archer in the ancient past. His wife was Chang’e. One year, the ten suns rose in the sky together and brought great disaster to people. Yi shot down nine of them and left one to provide light. An immortal admired Yi and sent him the elixir of immortality.

However, Peng Meng, Yi’s apprentice, knew this secret. On the 15th of August in the lunar calendar, Meng forced Chang’e to give him the elixir. Chang’e refused to do so and swallowed it. She flew into the sky and resident on the moon, so that she could live near her husband.

After Yi came back, he displayed the fruits and cakes Chang’e liked in the yard. People

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Celebrate good times: People from variety countries celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in International House.

People waited in line to get different flavors of mooncakes.

soon learned about these activities. They participated in these rituals with Yi because they were sympathetic to Chang’e.

The origins and history of Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival can date back to the Zhou Dynasty over 3,000 years ago. It’s become a festival since the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279).

Nowadays, many old traditional activities are disappearing from the Mid-Autumn Festival, but new trends have been generated.

It’s become a public holiday in China when people can escape work or school on the day.

People also played games at the party.

“I love playing games, which is my favorite part of the event,” said Eslick. “It’s very fun to have such activities in the building of International House.”

The traditional games around the Mid-Autumn Festival relate to flights of the soul, spirit possession or fortune telling. Some typical games and activities are “Ascent to Heaven,” “Descent into the Garden,” “Descent of the Eight Immortals” and “Encircling the Toad.”

These games originated in the Guangdong Province of China.

The traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is

not only celebrated by Chinese. Many countries have similar festivals on the same day, though named in different ways, such as Vietnam, Japan, North Korea and Thailand.

“Many people from Asia, like Japanese, also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in kind of Chinese way with similar Chinese rituals,” said Vogel. “The rituals went through out the giant Chinese dynasties in the past ancient days.”

The festival is not only in the Asian area anymore. Like at Washburn, people celebrate the festival in a different country with other people from different religions. At the same time that people knew about Mid-Autumn Festival, they also learned a variety of cultures through the communication with others.

“The event makes students know each other very well and build relationships with friends,” said Zhang. “I will come to the party next year with my new friends.”

The Moon Cake and Tea Party offered the opportunity for people around the world to know about the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone at Washburn are welcome to join the annual party.

Topeka hosts Capital city Jazz and Food Truck Festival Mingzhu Zhu

Washburn Review mingzhu.zhu@washburn.edu

The Jazz and Food Truck Festival took place Saturday evening, Sept. 22, in downtown Topeka. More than 20 food trucks offered a variety of culinary options at the festival. It was the fourth annual Capital City Jazz and Food Truck Festival.

The festival was an opportunity for people to gather together with family and friends.

“It’s my third year to come to this event,” said Michaela Hyman, a guest at the festival.

“I love being outside with my family.”

Hyman came to the festival with three other family members, Dominic Stamps, Cathy Flores and Brianna Stamps. This was Stamp’s first time at the event. Flores had been here before.

More than 7,000 people attended the Jazz and Food Truck Festival, according to Vince Frye, executive director of Downtown Topeka Inc. He also pointed out that it was the biggest crowd they have had.

People of all ages came to the festival. It was open to all individuals in Topeka community and areas nearby. Everyone was welcome at the event.

Four live jazz bands performed at the festival.

Jasper Shrake Quartet kicked things off at 4 p.m. Shrake plays the trumpet and composes music. His musical successes began in college, where he held leadership positions in many major ensembles at Washburn University.

Shrake performs in Topeka and Lawrence with his quartet. He advocates that music can provide opportunities for students, regardless

of their backgrounds or circumstances.

The following performance was by a local band, Dave Liston Trio Band, from 5:15 p.m.

Outside of his band, Liston is a drum instructor, who teaches drumset, snare drum and concert percussion instruments to students of all levels. He started to play snare drum from a very young age. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Washburn University.

After that, it was Paganova’s turn on the stage.

The festival was capped at 8 p.m. by Bonerama, a New Orleans-based jazz band.

It’s a 20-year-old, trombone-heavy group.

The sound of Bonerama has become an influence and contribution to the sound of New Orleans music today.

The band is comprised of six members.

Mark Mullins, Craig Klein and Greg hicks are the vocalists. The rest of the group is rounded out by Bert Cotton, Nori Naraoka and Alvin Ford, Jr. “I enjoy the jazz a lot,” said Grace Wilson, who was a guest and came to the event for the third year. Wilson and her three friends listened to the jazz music until the evening.

Guests could sample menus from the food trucks at the festival. More than 20 food trucks helped feed thousands of people around the stage.

“The food truck is really nice because you have a lot of options,” said Hyman.

People experienced the variety of regional flavors and homegrown culinary talent. Many of the food trucks came from the Kansas City area. There was also homemade barbeque, hot dogs or sausages from a variety of food trucks, including Bobby’s Food Co., Cocina Mexicana by Hyvee, Greg-Co BBQ, G’s Jamaican Quisine, JLG BBQ, Mad Greek,

photo by Mingzhu Zhu

Jazzy quesadilla: People gather for the Jazz & Food Truck Festival in downtown Topeka. The annual festival brings people together for food, fun and jazz.

Magnolia’s on the Move, Papa Murphy’s, Paydro & Lena’s Catering and Concession’s and many more.

If people needed a refreshment or a sweet snack, they could stop by the truck for freshly squeezed lemonade, kettle corn and mini donuts.

It was a bit noisy near the food truck because of the generators near the food trucks.

As a result, it was more crowded nearer the stage.

Some people worked during the Jazz and Food Truck Festival.

“If people have any questions, we help them out,” said Robert Feider, a volunteer of the Topeka Police Department, who offered to help the crowd at the festival for the third time. “The job is not a problem at all, if you like helping people.”

The event was produced by Visit Topeka and Downtown Topeka, Inc. There is an ongoing effort to reinvigorate the downtown area of Topeka as a social hub.

There were three vendors at the festival, which are Family Tree Insurance Solutions, M3 Ventures and Sprint. The vendors were along the avenue ready to serve concert goers.

The event included 10 sponsors, such as Capitol Federal, Cox, Westar Energy, Bartlett & West, WIBW TV and more.

Downtown Topeka was alive with the sound of live jazz music and the aromas of various foods. If you missed the Jazz and Food Festival this year, make sure to attend the event next year. Information about the festival is on the Visit Topeka page.

Exploring Faith Series: Lessons from a Voodoo priestess CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Marie Laveau is one of the most famous Voodoo priestess’ located in New Orleans in the 1800’s. In the third season of “American Horror Story,” Voodoo, itself, was somewhat misrepresented, but the representation of women and Marie Laveau were fairly accurate.

Chris Jones, professor of religious studies at Washburn, spoke about World Religions and how Voodoo is stereotyped due to Eurocentrism.

Voodoo falls under the classification of a world religion similar to Christianity, but

many textbooks and resources isolate common European and Asian religions. While excluding other religions and lumping millions of people into the category of “indigenous.”

Jones claimed that white-washing in history is a main contribution to why Voodoo is so misunderstood. Frankly, many religions are not taught to people in western society. “Outside of these stereotyping ideas, people do not have any exposure to or education about Voodoo,” Posey said.

Many people ask Valdivia, a middle-aged white woman, how she became a Voodoo priestess. She said it began with vivid and realistic dreams that she later realized were

spirits inviting her to “open the door.” Valdivia claimed that spirits do not hold importance to the age or sex of the person they choose.

Valdivia later traveled to New Orleans for an initiation process, and at first she was skeptical.

“The minute I stepped into that temple, barefoot, it resonated with me and felt right,” she said.

Her lifestyle now revolves around her religion.

Valdivia decided to open a voodoo shop in Kansas City named KC Conjure. She spends a majority of her time running her store, traveling to New Orleans and being a full-time

mom. Her daily life does not consist of the stereotyped idea of devil worshiping witchcraft. In fact, she lives a fairly normal life.

The overarching theme from the Exploring Faith Series: Life Lessons from a Voodoo priestess event was that Voodoo is widely misunderstood.

“You can read as much as you can, but you will never understand until you live it,” she said.

Opening oneself to different lifestyles and religions to one’s own is incredibly important to diversify and understand the rest of the world.

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Unleaded please: People gather for face painting outside the Memorial Union. Many of the younger siblings of the Ichabods were transformed through paint.

Family weekend festival of fun

photo by John Burns

Give me five: President Farley high-fives the Dancing Blues. The Dancing Blues performed along with the band and the color guard prior to the football game.

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Family weekend kicked off with an activity-packed Siblings Day, which started at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Siblings Day was hosted by Carissa Johnson, director of student transitions and family engagement, and Nicole Vavra, campus visit and event coordinator. This was the second Siblings Day event in the history of the university. It concluded with an amazing turn out. The event used teamwork and fun to engage families while students showed their siblings around Washburn. “[It’s] for current Washburn students to bring their siblings onto the campus to show them what being a college student is like,” Vavra said. “We get to see a lot of movies that show what college is like, but now siblings are getting to see what their actual brothers and sisters are doing here on Washburn’s campus, and they get to see how exciting that is.”

Siblings Day began with everyone meeting in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center to check in. Participants were gifted a ‘Family Day’ event pin and asked to download the ‘Goose Chase’ app.

The first event of the night was a scavenger hunt. The app allowed the students to create their own sibling teams for the hunt.

The scavenger hunt consisted of each team frantically racing around the entire Washburn campus in search for specific sentimental monuments. Each group had to snap a selfie with the monument on the list and each selfie was uploaded to the app. The app’s timeline revealed everyone’s fun selfies for each con-

testant to determine which place they were in.

Freshman Sierra Haner was joined by her sister for their first experience for Siblings Day. Haner said that she was in the marching band and was unable to attend the Family Day event Saturday, Sept. 22, as she would be performing that evening. Siblings Day gave her a chance to spend time with her sister.

“I think it’s kind of cool that they [Washburn] do this kind of thing, because if people aren’t from here, [they] don’t really get to see their siblings so it’s kind of nice that I can see her tonight,” Haner said.

Each scavenger hunt group was rewarded with Siblings Day t-shirts. Everyone was given pizza, cookies and lemonade. All participants sat together with their siblings to eat dinner and converse while a movie was being set up. “Boss Baby” was the film featured. After the movie was over, some of the siblings went home while others were given the option to sleep over in the dorms with the students.

“I think Washburn is a very exciting place, and I want siblings to see that, and I want them to want to come to Washburn themselves,” Vavra said.

Family Day is usually run by student organizations. The student involvement and development office offered student organizations a tabletop game of their own to run, as well as prizes and candy. Family Day commenced around 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 in the Mabee Library. Everyone was greeted at the door by a friendly peer educator handing out popsicles. Inside of Mabee, a cookie walk was held. The prizes were sugar cookies in the shape of our familiar Ichabod mascot.

Following the cookie walk was face paint-

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Inflatable fun: A family checks out the inflatable Ichabod.

The Ichabod wasn’t the only inflatable as children had fun in a bouncy castle and slide resembling the Titanic.

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No truck tailgate: A family gathers to tailgate the football game. A large crowd filled the library parking lot and Memorial Union grounds for pre-game activities.

ing. Washburn hired Aunt Nancy’s Face Art to decorate children’s faces. The artist that was hired to paint the faces of Washburn family members was Laura Pennock. Pennock has been painting faces for eight years. She never gets tired of painting. Even when her hands get tired, painting is never exhausting.

Pennock is not a student, but she recognizes how special Family Day is.

“Everyone walks around life trying to connect to other people. When you’re at school, it’s an awesome place to meet all kinds of interesting people and do all kinds of fun things,” Pennock said. “But sometimes it can be isolating to not be with your family. They are your core people so the chance that the university gives us to be able to mix and mingle with the people we love in the place that is being so influential in our lives is really awesome.”

The rest of the campus was crowded with families gathering and laughing amongst the tables that were hosted by different organizations of the Washburn community. Some were gaining organization awareness and others were trying to gain philanthropy by offering food and drinks. There were also many fraternities searching for recruitment.

Some organizations volunteered to host tables and inflatables. Senior Mikaela Miller was tabling for the campus ministries and was also working on her second year of volunteering to run games for Family Day. Her family was unable to come but she recognizes the importance of Family Day. “Family Day is mostly showing off our campus to people’s families and relatives who aren’t in college to maybe see people having fun at Washburn and all of the fun

activities, and consider coming to Washburn when they’re at that age,” Miller said.

Students proudly showed their parents around the campus and gathered with their families to the picnic in the Memorial Union.

They were offered multiple options to eat with their families.

Freshman Unique Grady was accompanied by her parents. Grady’s mother, Marie, shared her thoughts on Family Day. “I want to hang out with my daughter and get the opportunity to meet her friends,” Marie Grady said. “Family is important, it’s important to be able to socialize with your family. Take the time out and just spend time with your family.”

Unique Grady’s father added that the event reminded him of how important this time with his daughter is. He looks forward to coming back to see her graduate in a few years.

Unique Grady was most excited to show her parents around the places she hangs out on campus.

After the picnic concluded, families spread amongst the campus. Some families crowded into the Mulvane Art Museum where the arts and crafts were held. Participants were taught how to make an ‘Egg a Bod’ out of a recycled egg carton in support of our teams.

The Family Day festival ended as the football game began. Some families left, other families stayed to support the Washburn football team. The day was shared with the appreciation that Washburn gave the community time to connect and share this day together.

The overall festival concluded with laughter and the feeling of togetherness.

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‘Dark Tourist’ season 1: Radiates with some, implodes with others ward the mysterious and macabre. Radiation, torture and voodoo are only some of the topics depicted in this Netlix special.

In each episode, Farrier leads a light heartOf the top 200 or more programs watched ed investigation into one of the phenomeby Americans in the past year, 1 percent of nons of human nature, called dark tourism. them were documentaries. Two points can be Most have experienced a general intrigue in derived from this statistic, documentary pro- activities such as attending a haunted house, grams lack the content to draw in an audience researching the thought processes of a seriand documentaries are not being promoted as al killer or driving into a bad neighborhood a viable form of entertainment. just for the thrill of it. This series expands Documentaries provide insight into the un- on those brief moments and shows how far known and allow a separated audience to be- a person will go to get their hairs to stand on come acquainted with something they would end. never see in their everyday life. DocumenFarrier inserts himself into the heart of a taries allow the individual to travel virtually death-worshipping cult in Mexico, he takes through all continents and see how other peo- a bus tour through the radiation filled ghost ple live across the expanse of the earth. town in Fukushima, catches a tour of CoDavid Farrier’s “Dark Tourist” contradicts lumbia with notorious drug lord, Pablo Esthe usual documentary stereotype of being cobar’s, hitman ‘Popeye’ and travels to Kadull and boring. Not only is the content in- zakhstan, the most nuked place in the world, credible, but Farrier, the documentarian, pos- to swim and fish in Atomic Lake. sesses the ability to find humor in the subtle Farrier makes two trips to the US where oddities of a region without disrespecting the he participates in a bachelorette party at the traditions or people themselves. birthplace of serial killer and cannibal, JefTourists tend to flock to the streets of New frey Dahmer, attended a birthday party for a York City, ancient ruins of Italy or pristine blood-drinking ‘real vampire’ in New Orlebeaches of Jamaica. There is a subset of tour- ans and checked into the infamous McKamey ism that is solely devoted to an attraction toManor, where people pay to be abused and tortured.

“People have done the rollercoaster thing, they’ve done the theme parks. Now they’re like, ‘Waterboard me’,” Farrier said in an interview with Newshub.

It sometimes feels like an advertisement to travel to some of these outrageous places. It seems like a lot of people are doing these exciting things and it might be fun to have that type of thrill.

In the same interview as Photo courtesy of Netflix mentioned above, Farrier Dark tourism: Documentarian and “Dark Tourist” guide, David Farrier, is was asked if he’d recompictured with Popeye, one of Pablo Escobar’s most bloodthirsty hitmen, who killed more than 250 people. People travel far and wide to see some of mend any of the sites he visits in the series. the strangest events, this phenomenon is called “Dark Tourism.”

“No don’t do any of it.

Do none of these things,” Samuel Cox

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Photo courtesy of David Farrier’s Twitter

Wash it away: Farrier is being ‘cleansed’ before attending a religious ceremony. He visited West Africa to witness the rituals of the birthplace of Voodoo.

he said.

Farrier told the press that he is now very concerned about the radiation he was exposed to at Fukushima.

“I am going to get myself tested, I’m going to send my blood off to Australia where they can test for radiation,” Farrier said.

He also went swimming, in the aforementioned Atomic Lake, formed after an atomic bomb went off, admitting that it was probably a “stupid” thing to do.

He met some Kazakhstanis who were fishing in the lake and he took part in a fish fry.

Immediatly following, he began to worry about the radiation poisoning.

Farrier was genuinely scared for his life and rightly so. Radiation hazards are nothing to undermine. He sent his blood to the lab with hopes that he hasn’t contracted cancer from his excursion to Japan and Kazakhstan.

Some audiences were not pleased with the show saying it was offensive to some of the cultures he visited. Some felt as if Farrier lacked empathy for the “slum-like” cities and was simply there to view and judge the locals.

Not once did he make a claim that someone was doing something wrong, he was in a sort of culture shock from seeing the bizarre traditions that he had been abruptly exposed to.

It seems noteworthy that Farrier worked as a news reporter for New Zealand. He wasn’t trained as a sociologist or anthropologist but

rather someone who was an eye witness for events and relayed what was happening directly as he saw it.

“Ive been forced out of my comfort zone and it has made me even more happy to be alive,” he said.

This doesn’t sound like somone who is taking advantage of other people, but rather a man just trying to live his best life.

I don’t see myself going to any radiation sites any time soon, but I would like to see some more of what Farrier does in the rumored season two of the docuseries. Season 1 was released this summer so if anything new will be released, it wont be for a while.

With an estimated budget of 4 million, each additional season should not be too hard for Netflix to support. It all depends on the vieweership.

Farrier also has to come up with location ideas, make reliable contact with any local primary sources and then traverse around the globe.

Since the videography is so breathtaking, post-production has to be a large undertaking for Farrier and his camera crew.

What “Dark Tourist” occasionally lacks in substance is made up wholly by Farrier’s charisma. If you like a quirky, witty and original program, “Dark Tourist” is your ticket for catharsis and amusement.

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‘Shenmue’ game review: 1999 cult favorite revived Nicholas Solomon Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

Does this nearly 20-year-old Sega Dreamcast game still hold up?

“Shenmue,” a story-driven action game developed by Sega AM2 has returned, this time on PS4, Xbox One and PC. It was released all the way back in 1999 for the Dreamcast.

I knew of this game simply for its huge cult following. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time. Despite fairing well with critics, “Shenmue,” and its sequel, “Shenmue II,” were both considered failures commercially. However, the massive cult following has lead to a third installment to the series, coming in 2019, due to the overwhelming success of the kickstarter campaign to bring back the games.

In the game, you star as Ryo Hazuki, a teenager who sees his father murdered right in front of his eyes in his home. Ryo is a martial artist, and right away he is set on finding the mysterious man who murdered his father and stole a strange artifact from his father’s possessions.

Your quest to exact revenge on your father’s death will involve punching, kicking, playing real-life arcade games, driving forklifts and tons of other stuff.

This game is not a full remake. It has a high-definition shine to it. It isn’t blurry, but the classic graphics are a note back to the original. They’re still quality graphics, though, and you can really trace a straight line from “Shenmue” to modern series such

as “Yakuza” and “Sleeping Dogs.”

Combat is hand-to-hand in this game. You will be given combos, and your basic attack buttons are grab, dodge, kick and punch. I really wasn’t very good at the combat, but I still had fun with it.

I am glad that Sega kept the original look of the game because it has a perfect aesthetic. It feels like I have played it before when I was younger, but I never did. The thing about older games is how great they feel overall, and “Shenmue” feels like you’ve entered into a timewarp back to a simpler time in life. I feel like a huge update to the game wouldn’t have the same effect, and it is one of my favorite aspects of playing this game. The soundtrack adds to it, and it fits the atmosphere like a glove.

There are some downsides to the decision to keep the game in its original state, but, while they might be annoying at first, they really grow on you. Character faces are VERY dated, particularly Ryo, who has this permanent wide-eyed death stare on. To accompany that is the audio track: it is compressed, both in the Japanese tracks and the English tracks, and the voice acting is more 2000s than anything. It feels funny pairing it next to the perfectly fine music, but it never really pulls you out of the experience. If anything, it really builds its own atmosphere and brand of nostalgia. Soon into starting “Shenmue,” I knew this game was special, and I feel like many small elements are important to that, even with small quality problems.

The only problems that I do think are an-

Photo courtesy of screenrant.com

Violent vengeance: Ryo Hazuki, the lovable stoic protagonist of cult classic Shenmue punches, kicks and forklifts his way through his journey to avenge his father.

noying are the lack of an easy-to-access map or a timeskip option. You have a small, but detailed, city to play the game in, and there is a day-night cycle of sorts. The story missions are separated by time, and the only way to skip time in this game is to go home and sleep, but you still have to kill a bit of time.

I usually do things like walking into one of the arcades in the city, my favorites being “Hang-On,” a real arcade game that actually

released in 1985, and “Space Harrier,” also released in 1985. These arcades add another element that makes this world feel lived-in and real.

Overall, “Shenmue” is a classic, and shouldn’t be missed. Some people may not be into it, but I really think it is a special time-capsule of an experience. It took me back to playing old PS2 games, and it is a fun game that should be experienced.

Washburn international programs encourage all students to study abroad Yash Chitrakar

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Last year, 158 Washburn students went abroad through the study abroad opportunities provided by the International Programs.

Besides the academic aspect of the program, students also gained an insight into the rich culture of the country they went to, of which there are 35 choices.

The number of programs they provide is also vast. There are programs for nearly all majors. Usually, though, it is the business majors, law majors, nursing majors and, of course, the modern language majors who utilize this facility. Allyson Sass, an administrator at International programs, says that their primary goal now is to recruit more students and promote the program because, as she says, it can be a great resource for those wanting to carve themselves into a more well-rounded person by the end of their college experience.

To put it in general terms, the study abroad programs have a lot of upsides. Since the world is getting smaller, navigating international relations has become a major skillset in the arsenal of any employee. This is one of the reasons a student who has studied abroad is seen in a good light by employers. There is a general understanding that these students know how to handle diversity with respect.

By going abroad, students also improve their language skills.

“The best way to learn a language is through immersion,” Sass said. “There are

also many opportunities for not just making House provides range from $500 to $2,000, friends, but also of forming business connec- depending upon the length of the program tions.” Since the friends one makes and the nature of it. If students come from a different cultural choose to attain a Washburn context, these connections Transformational Experience can become doubly scholarship, they will get a important in learnlarger sum. WTE basically ing more about the entails making a rigorous world. plan about how to proceed The mind-openwith their studies abroad. ing experience, Students have to preswhile being exterent their projnally oriented, can ect at the end also be internally oriof their proented in that students gram. Around learn more about them90 percent of selves: they find out how all the students they handle new situations. who study abroad As a result, they come choose this road. back more confident If they don’t and with developed find the program leadership and comor the university munication skills. they are lookWhat puts people off ing for on the about studying abroad is Washburn directhe notion that the programs can be tory, they can comexpensive. Sass said that is not communicate with the pletely true. various organiza“Apart from the scholarships tions International that International Programs programs is affilprovides, there are plenty of iated with. These national scholarships and programs include Graphic courtesy of The International House otherwise,” she said. “There International Studhas to be some legwork on the students’ part. ies Abroad, Center for International Studies, If you look hard enough, there are scholar- Central College Abroad, Global Links and ships out there.” many more.

The scholarships that the International Students have given testimonials of their

travels, and they describe very positive experiences.

Emily Juhnke, in her semester at sea, through which she visited 12 different countries in 106 days, ventured out of her comfort zone. “I learned what it means to be a global citizen,” she wrote in Bods Abroad, an International Programs annual publication.

She graduated in 2015 and is grateful for her semester at sea for making her who she is today.

John Shively, along with Caitlin Blocker, Kori Green and Sha’Lan Green published an article on the 2014 newsletter and likened their visit to Japan to that of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Shively wrote how Dorothy’s own transformative experience mirrored theirs, as they met new people and were bombarded with new information. They also developed a love for the place.

Heather Ramsdell wrote of her coming to terms with the complexity of the Japanese language and realizing the awe-inspiring vastness of it during her semester in Japan.

Her piece is an exemplar of the importance of immersion in any enterprise of learning a language. In Japan, she got to visit many of the cultural and historical sites, which engendered in her a further appreciation of Japanese culture. “Experience is a better teacher than just reading and seeing pretty pictures,” she wrote.

With positive responses like these, the Office of International Programs is only encouraged to expand their reach and promote their study abroad program.

Where would you travel if you could go anywhere in the world?

by Cassidy Haag

Darby Rolf Freshman Art

“I’d go to Ireland because I have some heritage there, and it’s really pretty and green.”

Avery Weishaar Freshman Art

“The Ireland/England area, and also like Greece would be pretty cool too, because there’s a lot of cool art there.”

Taton Smith Freshman Forensic Investigation

“I’d probably go to New Zealand because it’s super pretty and that’s where they filmed “Lord of the Rings,” so why not.”

Katrina Hinojosa Sophomore Nursing

“I really want to go to the Dolomites Mountain Range in Italy, I really want to travel and I think it’s beautiful, and I like Italian food.”

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‘Castle Rock’ season 1: Hulu’s series flops on first season Nicholas Solomon Washburn Review nicholas.solomon@washburn.edu

I was hopeful for Hulu’s Stephen King universe anthology series, “Castle Rock.” It hyped me with a pretty great cast, with the likes of Sissy Spacek and Scott Glenn. It has all this mystery and darkness, but, while I certainly enjoyed the atmosphere it displayed, I really didn’t like “Castle Rock” much, especially the season’s last few episodes.

The story takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine, which seems to be constantly plagued with bad occurrences.

The connections to King’s works are shown in the setting: Shawshank prison plays a large part in the story, and there are several nods to other things, like Salem’s Lot. The mood and general feeling of the series really reminded me of the other Stephen King works I know of, and I found the show to feel a lot like “Lost.” The basic plot is that death row lawyer Henry Deaver (André Holland) is drawn to his childhood home in Castle Rock, where many mysterious things happened to him as a child. He returns to represent a strange, unnamed man (Bill Skarsgård). He encounters several characters that get involved in the main storyline, but the protagonist is most definitely Henry.

That is where the problem begins with the

show. Henry Deaver is a very bland character. Holland isn’t really given good material, and I do not blame him. He basically functions as the “straight man” of the series, kind of like Jason Bateman in “Arrested Development.” He is written in such a dull way. He is surrounded by much more compelling characters, which doesn’t bode well for the show.

As a whole, the cast is very good. They are all good at their parts, and I particularly loved Photo courtesy of fandom.com Noel Fisher, Sissy Spacek and Jane Levy’s performances. The It flips then flops: Castle Rock’s Henry Deaver (André Holland) is rest of the cast, which includes one of the most uninteresting protagonists in recent memory, and show suffers greatly for that. Another case of a great actor with Melanie Lynskey, André Hol- the sub-par writing. land and Bill Skarsgård, also phenomenal actress in everything I have seen had stellar performances. The series, though, had major screen time issues. her in, an entire episode is dedicated to her Noel Fisher’s character, Dennis Zalewski, character, and it is definitely one of the best and Jane Levy’s Jackie Torrance were my ab- episodes. What’s disappointing about this sesolute favorite characters in the entire show, ries is that the characters are either dull with a but they are barely given any screen time. lot of screen time, or they are very intriguing Skarsgård has some strong moments, but but not shown much.

There are also issues with the plot. The most of the time, his character is relegated to standing around and being odd. The only mysteries within Castle Rock and its surcharacter I would say that got the screen time roundings are intriguing, and I most certainly they deserved is Sissy Spacek’s character. A was into it a couple episodes in. But, it just

ended up feeling pretentious in a way, as it feels like the show itself is up to par with “Twin Peaks.” The show just gives you false suspense that builds up and ultimately lets you down. I feel like it was almost insulting with the format in which it was released.

Each episode ended on a cliffhanger to generate artificial tension. It woks with some episodes, but the ending it builds up to is just not intriguing.

Overall, the show is a disappointment. It had so much promise, and the spacing between episodes (as this series was released weekly instead of all at once) gave it a sense of build up, but the show ultimately fails to be worth it. It has endearing characters that are underutilized and uninteresting ones that are used too often. There’s a common thread that the writers did not plan it all the way through, or that they weren’t given enough time to do it properly, and I think it shows.

The show leaves too many plot threads dangling, and the main plot itself really lost its steam by the last few episodes. My stance on the series may sound harsh, but I did find some enjoyment out of it. It had some fun moments and an awesome cast, but the story is not well-executed. I could see someone going down a rabbit hole and really getting immersed in it, but it really failed to be done in a consistently compelling way.

‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ is magic and horror for whole family

by Brad Strickland after Bellair’s passing in 1991.

The movie opens on the fictional suburb of New Zebedee, Michigan, circa 1955. New“The House with a Clock in its Walls,” ly orphaned 10-year-old Lewis Barnavelt which debuted in theaters Sept. 21, is a chil(Owen Vacarro) is coming to live with his dren’s novel turned into a film that children estranged uncle, Jonathan Barnavelt (Jack and parents alike are excited to see.

Black).

His uncle becomes his guardian afThere has been a long-standing tradition ter Owen’s parents die in a tragic car acciin Hollywood of remaking classic children’s dent.

Owen, himself, is an odd boy with his novels into movies, and “The House with a ever-present goggles and his obsession with Clock in its Walls” is next in the long line. learning new words.

It seems apparent that The original story was penned by John Belhe won’t be making many friends at school. lairs in 1973 and illustrated by Edward GoAs soon as we see Jonathan’s house, we rey. It was a cult classic that produced 12 start to see some of the magic and whimsy that sequels, although the series was taken over was promised by the original novel. The old house has jack-o-lanterns that stay out year-round, a stained glass window that changes pictures, a chair that acts like a dog and a room full of dozens of the creepiest dolls you’ve ever seen. Not to mention the hundreds of clocks all over the house and the eternal, ominous ticking coming from inside the walls.

All of this scares Lewis, and he eventually confronts his uncle about the weird occurences of the house.

Jonathan reveals that he is a powerful warlock, and his best friend and nextPhoto courtesy of IMDb door neighbor, Florence Zimmerman (Cate BlanchTick tock: Jonathan Barnavelt (Jack Black) looks down to find the clock in the walls. ett), is an even more powSarah Miller

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erful witch. Lewis begs Jonathan to teach him magic, and he begrudgingly obliges.

Throughout the movie, Lewis finds a friend named Tarby (Sunny Suljic), who helps him fit in at school. Unfortunately, Tarby and Lewis grow apart and, in a last-ditch, desperate effort to get his only friend back, Lewis decides to tell Tarby about his magic. When Tarby doesn’t believe him, he tries to prove it by performing a necromancy spell that brings Isaac Izard (Kyle McLaughlin) back from the dead. Izard is an evil warlock who created a clock that would turn back time to the very beginning of the world, effectively killing all the people on the planet. Jonathan, Florence and Lewis must work together to stop his evil plan from coming to fruition.

The books had a delightful darkness, yet heartwarming storyline that people of all ages adored. The movie was directed by horror alum Eli Roth, best known for his movies “Cabin Fever” and “Hostel.” As a director who is famous for his violent, gory and R-rated flicks, he has gone in a completely different direction in this family-friendly spooky movie. His typical scares are obviously muted for his intended audience, and the movie rating is set at PG. Combined with the humor and heart of a script written by Eric Kripke of “Supernatural” fame, we see a kooky horror movie reminiscent of “Goosebumps” and “Halloweentown.”

Kripke’s writing shows through his compelling characters. Black and Blanchett give exceptionally fun performances, and they are the stand-out feature of this movie.

Their characters have an interesting platonic friendship, throwing barbs and banter at each

other that gets progressively better throughout the film. Kripke has been known to write amazing duos, like the Winchester brothers from “Supernatural.”

Florence is a powerful witch, entirely clad in purple, who can’t perform magic anymore due to a personal tragedy, so she spends the entire movie baking cookies. Her counterpart, Jonathan, is a less-powerful warlock who’s over-the-top actions balance out Florence’s more subtle, uptight demeanor. Lewis, although meant to be the main character, often gets overshadowed by his two co-stars.

Whether it is because of the script or the natural chemistry between Black and Blanchett, Lewis comes off a bit like a wet blanket.

“The House with the a Clock in its Walls” tends to lag a bit in it’s pacing, with some scenes getting a lot of attention, while others are set on hyperspeed. Sometimes it feels as if the movie is galloping along instead of at a steady, smooth pace. Although the pace is a little off in some parts, the movie makes up for it and keeps the audience interested with wondrous little bits of magic.

Overall, the film has a feeling as if it has borrowed pieces of content from several classics, and even some children’s movies such as “Harry Potter” or “Series of Unfortunate Events.” Since Bellair’s novel predated many of these movies, “The House with the Clock in its Walls” never feels like a cheap knock off. Although it may not become a classic like those before it, “The House with the Clock in its Walls” is still a solid fantasy horror movie that the whole family can enjoy.

Around this week in history

By Cassidy Haag

Snippets from past issues of The Review

Remember when acid-washed jeans were in? This ad for them appeared in the Washburn Review on Sept. 22, 1989.

A photo of a tackling session for football appeared in the Washburn Review on Sept. 19, 1961.

An article on Dr. Lawrence Quade starting the class “Magic and Witchcraft” was published in the Washburn Review on Sept. 22, 1971.

An article on previous student Michael Hager appeared in the Washburn Review on Sept.

20, 1991. Hager created the black and blue art monument between Garvey and the Union.

More information can be found on Washburn’s website.

Huff and Puff had 30 hot air balloons on campus.

This appeared in the Washburn Review on Sept.

19, 1986.

This ad for women’s hosiery appeared in the Washburn Review on Sept. 24, 1954.

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Melody Baker: ‘superhero’ work ethic in sport, studies Alexandria Landwehr Washburn Review alexandria.landwehr@washburn.edu

Busy is an understatement when describing the life of Melody Baker, a senior thrower on Washburn’s track and field team. Head coach Cameron Babb recommended Baker for athlete feature to shine light on her hard work and dedication to her studies, as well as her athletic talent.

When we interact with student athletes, we assume that all of their time is dedicated to their sport, whether that means workouts, competitions, practice or team bonding. Baker expresses that the ‘athlete’ in ‘student athlete’ is just one piece of a large puzzle.

Baker grew up in Olathe, Kansas. She attended Olathe Northwest High School, where she took courses through Johnson County Community College to earn about 30 dual credit hours. When she graduated from high school, she came straight to Washburn on both athletic and academic scholarships.

Working toward her master’s in criminology, Baker found herself taking upwards of 27 credit hours per semester to earn both her Bachelor’s in forensic investigations and her Associate’s in psychology last May at 20 years old. This course load was in addition to being a student athlete and a part-time employee at Washburn. Despite the loaded schedule, she has maintained a 4.0 GPA through it all.

After getting a taste for competition at a young age, Baker knew that pursuing her passion for sports was within her reach when she found out about Washburn’s program.

While completing her undergraduate degrees, she received both academic and athletic scholarships and continues to maintain an athletic scholarship while completing her master’s degree.

“I chose Washburn because of the chance to be a part of a new program and help rebuild it,” Baker said.

After two years, she has nothing but positive things to say about Washburn and the track & field program.

Sports Briefs Football

The Washburn football team defeated the University of Central Missouri 2821. The game started fast with a first half score of 28-21. The second half saw both teams shut out, earning the Ichabods the win 28-21. This week, the Ichabods will travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, to take on Missouri Western State University.

Volleyball

The volleyball team rose to No. 13 after beating Lindenwood University and No. 13 University of Central Missouri.

Both games were a mirror image of each other. The Ichabods started strong by winning the first set, lost the second set and finished out with two more wins. The team looks to sustain their undefeated streak against the University of Central Oklahoma on Friday and Pittsburg State University on Saturday.

Soccer

The soccer team had an up and down week. They beat Fort Hays State 3-1, but then lost to the University of NebraskaKearney 1-2. The team will try to get back on track against Northwest Missouri State University and Missouri Western State University on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

Tennis

The tennis teams will compete in the ITA Central Regional from Sept. 28-30.

The tournament will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Golf

The golf team placed first at the Watkins Invitational after hitting 294 on the second day. Four Ichabods placed in the top 20. Their next contest is the Missouri Western Invitational Oct. 8-9.

Cross Country

The cross country runners’ next meet is Oct. 6. They will run in the Lewis Flyers Invitational in Romeoville, Illinois.

“The best part about being a student athlete [at Washburn] is the people you’re able to surround yourself with. Even if you come here not knowing a single person, you at least know you have your teammates and other athletes on campus who can relate to everything you’re going through,” Baker said.

A former decorated Girl Scout, Baker is no stranger to structure and leadership. She credits her time in the scouts for teaching her how to manage her time and be able to handle even the toughest moments that life provides.

Having a strong work ethic is not something that Baker takes lightly. She is hoping that all of her hard work will lead her to her dream job as a federal agent for the FBI. “I would like to deal with the psychopaths, the real crazies and see what makes them click. If I can’t work with them, I at least want to work on the federal level on the more serious cases,” Baker said.

She hopes to land an internship with the ATF (alcohol, tobacco and firearms division) next summer after she turns 21. This will help get her foot in the door for criminal justice and kickstart her career as soon as possible.

She hopes that it can also act as a stepping stone to reach her ultimate goal of being in the FBI. Baker said her family has been supportive for the past few years. Her brother, Adam, is a senior in high school who plans on going to K-State after graduating. Her father, Dale Baker, is a retired educator and her mother, Joyce Schmitz, is a professor and exercise physiologist at a hospital. She said her sports career was influenced by them.

Although demanding workouts require a healthy diet, Baker claims that her eating habits aren’t as consistently clean as they should be.

“I know coach is probably going to read this, but I have to admit that when I’m out of season, all of the unhealthy snacks are my favorite. I eat Dairy Queen almost everyday during the summer with no shame. But during season I do a pretty good job at eating healthy snacks like strawberries and peach-

es,” Baker said.

She reluctantly revealed that in her free time away from the weight room and other rigorous training, she and her friends spend too much money eating out at restaurants.

On top of all this, Baker found herself working as a part-time server at HuHot. She said she switched gears from working as a student ambassador at Washburn because of her new living location away from campus and her change of availability. She recently found a new job at the new Iron Rail, which will work better with her schedule. She plans to rearrange employment later when the establishment opens later in the year.

As if her accomplishments aren’t enough to showcase her character, Baker’s teammate, junior runner Cedrick Henderson-Smith also describes her as an ‘unreal’ friend to have.

“She’s the definition of a superwoman. She already has her bachelors and is now in the masters program, has two jobs and photo by Lou Collobert still does track as well. She’s such Strength and smarts: Melody Baker throws at a track meet for a hard worker, keeps a smile on Washburn. She spends as much time with her sport as she does her face and never gives up. You with her studies. couldn’t ask for a better friend, Favorite movie: The A Team teammate and role model to the community,” said Henderson-Smith.

Baker is undoubtedly impressive with her Favorite holiday: 4th of July drive and determination to accomplish anything she dreams for herself. She encases evFavorite dessert: M&M blizzard erything that this series is aimed to display and she truly deserves recognition for all of Favorite professor: Erin Grant (CJ) her hard work.

If you happen to attend a track & field meet this year, make sure to show support for BakFavorite course: Forensic Science er as she aims to make Nationals in discus.

Football team defeats No. 16 ranked UCM Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

While many students were enjoying time with their families on the annual Family Day last Saturday, the football team cut their bonding time short to face their third straight ranked opponent this season. They took on the University of Central Missouri Mules.

What started out as a high-scoring affair quickly turned into a defensive chess match.

The last time these two foes faced off, the Mules took down the Ichabods 62-42. This time, it was the Ichabods who came out on top, defeating the 16th-ranked team in the nation 28-21.

To open the game, the Ichabods received the ball, but did not start out the way they wanted to offensively.

Starting quarterback Blake Peterson is out with an injury, so sophomore backup Mitch Schurig had the start this week.

Washburn ran three plays for negative yards and then punted the ball. On the ensuing punt, UCM returned the ball deep into Ichabod territory. Shortly after, UCM threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to give the Mules the lead, but they missed the PAT. Down by six, the offense had to get rolling. The Ichabods put together a couple first downs, and then Schurig found wide-open senior wide receiver Will Hamilton for a huge 48-yard touchdown. Senior kicker Perry Schmiedeler connected on the extra point and gave the Ichabods a 7-6 lead.

The Mules got the ball back but promptly returned it to the Ichabods when senior Heath Tucker snatched the ball out of the air for an interception. The offense picked up right where they left off. Schurig found junior tight end Michael Licktieg for a touchdown and the Ichabods took a 14-6 lead after a Schmiedeler extra point.

The next two offensive drives for both teams stalled out and they were both forced to punt.

The first drive in the second quarter for the Mules saw them regain the lead. After two missed extra-points earlier in the day, Mules kicker Alex Langer finally got one through the uprights and gave UCM a 15-14 lead.

On the next Washburn drive, red-shirt freshman Ian Trapp came in at quarterback.

After a couple of plays, Schurig took over the reins and hit senior wide receiver James Brania-Hopp for a 33-yard touchdown. Schmiedeler tacked on the extra point and the Ichabods took a 21-15 lead.

The defense continued their success and stopped the Mules, giving the ball back to the Washburn offense. It didn’t take long for the Ichabods to extend their lead. After

photo by Lou Collobert

Defeat the Mules: The defensive line getting to work. [Left to right] Brad Breckenridge #92, Daniel Piburn #99 and Landen Urban #51.

one play on the drive, Schurig found a wideopen senior wide receiver Austen Hubert for a 74-yard touchdown pass, and Schmiedeler nailed the extra point again to give the Ichabods a 28-15 lead.

The bods went into the locker room for halftime holding a 28-21 lead.

The second half was completely different than the first half. Neither team could find a way to score, despite both teams having chances to add to their tallies.

On the second defensive stand of the third quarter, the Mules seemed to finally get a drive going in the half, but red-shirt freshman defensive back Channon Ross killed their drive when he intercepted the UCM quarterback, giving the ball back to Washburn.

Neither team mustered anything more than a punt for the rest of the quarter. The Ichabod defense kept the Mules from even having another first down. The defense only gave up two first downs the entire third quarter. The defense got another interception in the third quarter. This time, the takeaway was by redshirt freshman defensive back Kevin Neal Jr. The fourth quarter began with the Ichabods finding some success on the ground, spearheaded by both red-shirt freshman running backs Hunter Browning and Kamani Addison.

The Mules got the ball back and got it into the red-zone. The Ichabod defense held steady, though, as they forced the Mules to settle for a field goal. Senior defensive back Corey Ballentine had other plans, as he made it into the Mules backfield untouched and blocked the field goal.

After a Washburn punt, the Mules had one last chance to tie the game or take the lead.

The drive started in favor of Washburn after Rashade Chester sacked the Mules quar-

terback. UCM recovered, though, as they marched the ball down near the red-zone.

Like they did throughout the game, the Washburn defense stopped the Mules from scoring and the Ichabods upset the 16th-ranked team in the nation, improving their record to 2-2.

It was suiting that Schurig succeeded on Family Day, since his dad is the head coach of the team.

“I got in a rhythm early, we had some quick throws to get me going and that first touchdown it helped me out with my confidence and it spilled over from there. You know, second half, that’s on me. I can’t turn the ball over like that. We gotta be better offensively and score some points, but overall definitely excited, we got a win,” Schurig said.

The defense returned to form and shut down the Mules in the second half. Senior linebacker Austin Tillman showed pride in his team’s performance.

“We were just flying around, we had a good game plan going in, and we were able to shut them down quite a bit and that’s what we planned to do. Glad we were able to get it done,” Austin Tillman said.

Schurig finished the day throwing for four touchdowns, 361 yards, and one interception. On the ground, the tandem of Browning and Addison ran for a total of 91 yards. Brania-Hopp led the way in receiving with 138 yards and a touchdown.

“We knew we were the better team going in. A win always feels great and I’m happy to be on this end.” says Tillman.

The Ichabods will play their next game at Missouri Western State University this Saturday at 7 p.m. Their next home game will be on Oct 6, against the Northeastern State Riverhawks.

September 26, 2018

SPORTS

Bod soccer splits weekend Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

The Washburn soccer team returned to Yager Stadium this past weekend to play a pair of games. Friday night they defeated Fort Hays State 3-1, while Sunday afternoon was not quite as successful as they dropped a close 2-1 game to the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

Friday’s game against Fort Hays State was a tale of two halves in terms of scoring. Neither team scored in the first, but a scoring barrage in the early stages of the second half propelled the Ichabods to victory.

Washburn got its first scoring opportunity over 18 minutes into the game with a corner kick taken by Tera Lynch. Her corner was played by Olivia Grasso, but her shot on the goal was high.

Josie Rimmer had a couple chances to get the Ichabods on the board, but she had one shot go wide and another shot blocked. 36 minutes in, Mackenzie Heiman thought she had broken the scoreless tie, only to see her shot hit the crossbar and stay out of the net.

Fort Hays State looked to mount a late first half score with a shot on goal just before intermission, but Ichabod goalkeeper Whitney Bockover saved the shot and sent the scoreless game into the half.

Fort Hays State came out firing in the second half with four early shots, but couldn’t convert them into goals. Three shots were wide and Bockover saved the fourth.

The Bods weathered the storm and then found a rhythm of their own on offense.

Mackenzie Heiman opened the scoring for the Washburn with a goal 59 minutes in, scoring her second goal of the season.

After the restart, Washburn quickly won the ball back. Not even a minute after the first goal, the Ichabods struck again as Ellie Karloff found the back of the net for the first time this season, making the score 2-0 early in the second half.

The two teams proceeded to trade unsuccessful shots for the next 10 minutes until Lynch capitalized and converted a scoring opportunity at the 70-minute mark to push the lead to 3-0. The goal was Lynch’s second of the season.

A yellow card, assessed to the FHSU goalkeeper in the penalty box, created another scoring opportunity, but the Tiger’s goalie atoned for her own mistake by saving the penalty kick attempt by Ellie Karloff.

Fort Hays State did find the back of the net with less than 10 minutes to play in the game, but it was too little too late as the Ichabods defended the Tiger attacks and ran the clock out for a 3-1 victory.

Sunday, the Ichabods played host to the Lopers of Nebraska-Kearney, whom they defeated 1-0 earlier this season.

Washburn struggled to repeat their success in their next match. They surrendered two goals late in the first half and were unable to climb out of the hole they found themselves in.

The game was controlled early on by the Lopers as they had four corner kicks in a nine-minute time span, but only put one shot on goal, which was saved by Washburn goalkeeper Whitney Bockover.

Nebraska-Kearney scored first with 17 minutes remaining in the half on a long 20yard strike to open the scoring. One minute

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New director brings energy to the SRWC Brandon Brownlee

Washburn Review brandon.brownlee@washburn.edu

photo by Lou Collobert

Neck-and-neck: Ryanne Serrone-Brown No. 29, midfielder, competes with opponent for the ball.

later Tera Lynch attempted to tie the game, but her shot went wide.

The Lopers scored again three minutes later off a nice feed by Kassidy Kirsch that Maddie Love knocked home. That made the score 2-0, which would be the halftime score.

The Washburn offense was slow out of the gate to start the second half, but eventually gained some steam and put pressure on the Kearney goalkeeper as they tried to mount a comeback.

With five minutes left in the game Mattie Miano took a freekick resulting from a foul.

Miano played the ball in front of the goal where Cassidy Meadows was able to out jump everyone in the crowd and head the ball home to pull the game within one goal.

Washburn had possession with 20 seconds on the board and worked the ball within 15 yards of the goal, but the final shot with three seconds remaining curled left and time expired.

In a game that featured more scoring than the last meeting, the Ichabods couldn’t climb out of the hole created in the first half.

Sophomore midfielder Tera Lynch said, “Kearney didn’t do anything different than the first time we played them. They’ve always been a decent team. They just came to play, and we didn’t.”

The MIAA conference shapes up to be a tight race all year long, which is something Lynch and her teammates are well aware of.

“We are now fully aware that every team and every game is going to require our very best to beat them. We can’t come out and not play our A game or we won’t be successful since our conference is so tight,” Lynch said.

Statistically for Washburn, goal-keeper Whitney Bockover recorded five saves.

Meadows scored the first goal of her Washburn career. Tera Lynch fired off three shots, getting one on target. Also putting shots on goal were Josie Rimmer, Olivia Grasso and Mackenzie Menke.

Washburn will continue conference play on the road next week as they travel to Northwest Missouri State for a 3 p.m. showdown on Friday. They will stay on the road Sunday playing Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Missouri with a scheduled kickoff at noon.

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center, better known simply as the SRWC, is one of students’ favorite places to hangout. The SRWC recently came under new leadership as Whitney Slater has taken over as the new director.

Slater is originally from Fredonia, Kansas. She attended The University of Kansas, where she attended both undergraduate and graduate school. While going to school there, she began her career in collegiate recreation by working at the KU Rec Center for four years. Prior to coming to Washburn, she worked for seven years as the assistant director of recreational services at Emporia State.

The new director enjoyed her time at Emporia State, but she is excited to take over here at Washburn for a couple of different reasons. She is excited to have a program of her own and to grow as a professional at a school with such a tight-knit community.

“I was excited about the opportunity to really have my own program, but also at a school that is kind of a smaller, closer knit type of community which is something I really enjoyed with working at Emporia State, because I think you can get to know the students a little better and you can build those closer relationships,” Slater said.

Slater is married to her husband Jeff who works at Burlingame Elementary as a K-6 PE teacher. He is also the head coach of the football team and the track and field team at Burlingame High School. Whitney and Jeff have two children, a 3-year-old daughter, Kinsley, and a son, Deacon, who just turned one last month.

Between their work and raising their two young children, they do not have a lot of free time. In the free time they do have, they enjoy many things that include athletics. They are big fans of college basketball and football.

They love supporting KU basketball. They try to attend games whenever possible. Slater even attended the 2012 Final Four game in New Orleans when KU advanced to the national title game.

Slater is excited to build on the solid foundation that former director Joel Bluml has built.

“I think there is some opportunities to grow and I am excited to try to bring back a little more excitement to specifically our intramural programs,” said Slater.

She is currently working with the athletic department to possibly use some of the athletic stadiums as a venue for some of the intramural championship games. Her goal is to be able to play the flag football and soccer championship games at Yager Stadium and the basketball and volleyball championship games at Lee Arena.

The SRWC also recently purchased some new exercise equipment that Slater is excited about. She has already seen a large increase in student participation in the SRWC because of this equipment.

The SRWC building is now about 15 years old, so one of Slater’s goals within the next year or so is to make some minor improvements and to figure out what students want to see added through the use of social media platforms.

photo by Brandon Brownlee

Student-driven: Whitney Slater, the new director of the SRWC, hopes to bring in more students to the facility.

“Over the next year or so, you’ll probably see a few new additions to our building including some new décor and some new equipment is also hopefully on the plan,” said Slater.

Slater’s main goal as director of the SRWC is to bring in some new ideas and gain a little more buzz around the SRWC and its programs.

“My plan is to just do some stuff to bring in some new fresh ideas and bring some excitement back to the Rec,” said Slater.

Slater is extremely pleased with the work that the student staff does. She said they [the SRWC] rely heavily on the student staff and they put a lot of responsibility on their shoulders because the ‘professionals’ are limited.

Slater also mentions the importance of making sure her student staff is buying into everything that she is trying to do. She finds this important because in the end, the student staff is who people associate with the SRWC, more so than higher up employees like the director that don’t directly interact with the students who use the SRWC. “I want them [the student employees] to be able to have pride in what they’re doing and be excited to be at the Rec and to be a part of our staff,” Slater said.

As Slater transitions into this position and looks to improve the overall existence of the SRWC, she wants people to know that her door is always open if students have an idea for a new intramural team or something you would like to see at the SRWC. “I’m always open to hear out their suggestions because when we’re trying to come up with programming, it is for the students. If there’s something that we’re not doing that could help fulfill their needs then I want them to be able to feel comfortable enough to shoot me an email or come stop by my office and know that I am here to try and make those things happen,” said Slater.

Stromgren aspires to win another golf title Seth Burdick

Washburn Review seth.burdick@washburn.edu

The golf team had a strong start for the year after winning the Central Missouri Mule Invitational. They then attended the Northeastern State Tournament and took home 5th place out of 20 teams. Now in his 7th year here at Washburn, the man leading the charge is head coach Jeff Stromgren.

Stromgren was born in Emporia, Kansas, and raised in Abilene, Kansas. He has been married to his wife, Stephanie, for 35 years.

He has two daughters that have followed in his footsteps and played college golf. His daughter, Whitney, went to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to golf. Whitney is now a teacher in San Antonio, Texas. His other daughter, Adin, stayed a little bit closer to home and went to Wichita State, where she became an All-American golfer. Adin is now a nurse.

They both have kids as well. His wife, Stephanie, runs a consignment boutique called Prairie Trading Company. They sell everything from boots to dresses and even some home décor.

Stromgren graduated from Abilene High School in 1975. He went to Cowley County Community College, then Washburn, where he played basketball and golf. Most notably, Stromgren was the basketball team MVP and

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Up to par: Jeff Stromgren enjoys spending his spare time playing golf and visiting his family in San

an All-Central States Intercollegiate Conference guard in the 1978-79 season.

After graduating from Washburn, Stromgren moved to Meade, Kansas, to become a teacher at Meade High School.

Stromgren began his coaching career there as the head men’s basketball coach, and he was an assistant football coach until 1982. He left Meade and went to Winchester, Kansas, where he continued his teaching and coaching career. This time, he was the head coach of the men and women’s golf teams and the

men’s basketball team. From Winchester, he traveled to Washburn Rural, where he was the head basketball coach for the men until 1994. In 1993 he also became the head women’s golf coach and became the men’s golf coach in 1997.

Since retiring from teaching in 2013, Stromgren likes to fill up his free time with a few different hobbies. He goes down to San Antonio quite often to see his grandchildren and to watch them play soccer. He loves spending time around family as much as possible. When he isn’t with family or coaching, he loves golfing and going to the lake during the summer.

After retiring from teaching and coaching at the high school level, it was an easy choice for Stromgren to continue his coaching career at the collegiate level. To Stromgren, being the coach of the Washburn golf team is about watching players grow as athletes, and as adults.

“I love watching kids continue to grow and become better people, better golfers. The most important thing I believe is that just to see them grow and become better as a whole.

It’s really just amazing to come out watch these kids play golf and watch them grow into young adults through their four years,” Stromgren said.

Growing up, Stromgren’s parents were both teachers and coaches, which made Stromgren

want to pursue the same careers.

“My parents were both in education and coached, I have coached now for 38 years, it is something that I have done all my life, and I just love every bit of it,” Stromgren said.

While some colleges use NCAA Division II coaching jobs as platforms to get Division I jobs, Stromgren believes that he is lucky to be able to be where he is now. From getting to be a high school head coach just after graduating high school, to becoming Washburn’s head golf coach, Stromgren believes that he has been blessed.

“I have been pretty lucky. Right out of college I got a teaching job and a head coaching job and continued to move up the ladder. Now I am coaching at the college level.

It is something that has been a lot of fun,” Stromgren said.

One of the goals for most fall sports this year is to compete at a high level and add another conference title to the trophy case. For the golf team and Stromgren, that goal is still the same.

“We want to compete for a league championship. Not only that, but we want to get back to the national tournament and make a run there,” Stromgren added.

Stromgren and the golf team is off to a successful start to the season after winning their first meet of the year against eight other teams.

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