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Farley welcomes students Lisa Herdman
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student government by giving them suggestions for new events and activities. One of the most rousing speakers of the night was Washburn alumni Angel Romero, who is featured in TK Magazine this month as one of the “20 Under 30” in Topeka and Shawnee county. Romero holds two degrees from Washburn, an undergrad degree as well as a graduate law degree. “I want to congratulate each and every one of you, because you made the awesome choice to come right here to Washburn University,” Romero said,
New students were encouraged to attend Opening Convocation, where students are welcomed to Washburn and to becoming an Ichabod, 4 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 23 at White Concert hall. The Washburn Marching Band along with the Dancing Blues performed for the new students before Richard Liedtke, the executive director of enrollment management, opened the ceremony by welcoming new students to Washburn. He then introduced President Jerry Farley, who started with a speech about the importance of choosing the right career path and getting involved with the university. “There is no greatness in anything you do without first having passion,” Farley said. “Do something that you believe in, get involved in groups that share the same ideas as you. Find the activities that will help you grow.” Farley said that students may change their paths many times, but all that counts is that you learn about yourself. In any situation, you have to learn to be prepared. The faculty at our school have given their lives to helping you learn and grow into the goals that you have set for yourself. “The people in the room with you today will be the ones that help you shape the rest of your lives,” Farley said, in reference to faculty present to welcome the freshman. Michael Gleason, director of the leadership institute and a lec-
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Closing out Traditions Night: Traditions Night ended with a final routine from both the cheer squad and the Dancing Blues. The marching band performed the fight song and Alma Mater.
Traditions Night rouses students Ali Dade
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Washburn’s Traditions Night took place Aug. 19 the second day of Welcome Week. Traditions Night has been a popular event at Welcome Week and is usually held at Yager Stadium, but due to heavy winds and rain, it was moved to White Concert Hall for the night. The first to speak at the event was university president Jerry Farley. He roused the crowd with a speech encouraging new students to enjoy their time at Washburn. After Farley spoke, the Dancing
Blues took the stage, followed by Washburn’s cheer team. The audience accepted both performances with high enthusiasm. The agenda then listed the presentation of multiple Washburn sports teams including women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. One of the teams also introduced was track and field/cross country, which is returning to campus after being away for 30 years. Then the football team took the stage, recieving the loudest and most enthusiastic response from the crowd. The team was led by head coach Craig Schurig, who rallied up
students to show their support for the team. “You can help us get kick-started after all of this welcome week, on September 1st, Thursday at 6 p.m. Come cheer on the football team, watch us play that game and then come back and watch us play every home game. You will see the school spirit that Washburn University has on Sept. 1. Go big blue!” Next up to speak was Washburn Student Government Association president, Malcolm Mikkelsen. He encouraged students to attend as many events on campus as possible and to get involved with
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Briefs Rita Blitt art coming to Mulvane
The Mulvane Art Museum will be receiving a new collection of works. The collection belongs to award-winning contemporary painter, sculptor and filmmaker, Rita Blitt, a Kansas City native. The collection and archive are called “Dance of the Line: Rita Blitt in Motion.” All of the works are paintings and drawings that celebrate music, dance and life, all of which Blitt has a deep love for. In addition to making art, Blitt also has her own initiative called Art BLITTz, which was designed to share her work with nonprofit organizations that are in need of art to liven up their business spaces. Blitt has been working with the Washburn Foundation since the fall of 2015 to make the collection happen. It will appear at the Mulvane August 29 through December 23, with a reception on Nov. 4 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Mulvane Art Museum at 785-670-1124.
Annual Union Daze coming this week
The Memorial Union will be putting on their annual Union Daze Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. Monday, Aug. 29 will be another hot day, so starting at 11:00 a.m. the Union staff will be helping to quench your thirst by passing out free samples of Pepsi in the Union. You can enjoy a free movie, popcorn and snacks in the Washburn A room of the union on Tuesday, Aug. 30. They will be showing the movie “Now You See Me 2.” Wednesday, August 31 starting at 10 a.m. on the Union lawn will be the 2nd annual Washburn Market Day, along with Scorch on the
Porch, offering food, activities and sales on items from the Bod Shop. Our first home football game will be played against Northeastern State University Thursday, Sept. 1 at 6:00 p.m. You can help amp up the team with your fellow Bods at the football tai gate starting 4:00 p.m.
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Union Underground opens house
The Union Underground will be hosting an open house Aug. 24 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Student Media Office, the Student Activities and Greek Life and the Student Government are in the lower level of the Union and will be serving free pizza. Students will get a chance to familiarize themselves with the student organizations and the space they occupy. Students are encouraged to enjoy free food and connect with their fellow students. “We want to remind students that the Union Underground is a place where they can eat, study and hang out,” said Jessica Neumann Barraclough, director of SAGL. The aim of the open house is to gather foot traffic to the Union Underground. At the same time, students can explore the space and the organizations that are present. The Underground is located directly under the Corner Store. It can be accessed directly from the northern or eastern sides of the Union. The Underground features several comfortable couches, individual booths, a television and a small stage. During the school year, the Union Underground will host several other events, including music and other opportunities for free food.
Tobacco on campus
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Welcome back: Jack Van Dam, a senior peer educator, said students should get involved on campus. “It’s awesome to build connections and be able to get involved with organizations and clubs,” Van Dam said. “If you came from a small school or if you came to Washburn not knowing any people, that’s a way to automatically broaden your friend group and get to know a whole bunch of new people.”
student government, staff council and faculty senate on a new tobacco policy. This new policy restricts tobacco use of any kind, including vapor delivering systems, to designated smoking areas, instead of allowing students to smoke anywhere outside. The policy will take effect Sept. 1. Most outdoor ashtrays have become either a smoking area, or have been removed completely. Students can now only smoke in these areas. Later this week, Washburn will be posting a complete map of these designated smoking areas at the convenience of anyone wanting to utelize them. Please remember that repeated
violation of this new policy can lead to action under the student conduct code or the employee discipline procedures. If you have problems with tobacco, Washburn offers help in the Student Health Center.
Student Organization Success Meeting
The bi-annual Student Organization Success Meeting will take place between Aug. 29 and 30, hosted by Student Activities and Greek Life. The Student Organization Success Meeting occurs at the beginning of every semester and is mandatory to attend by at least one officer of each Washburn
Washburn Campus Police Report August 4 23:49 - Domestic battery/Theft: purse. Parking Lot 18. Report taken: case referred to the Associate VP for Student Life. August 7 22:30 - Criminal deprivation of property. Morgan Hall. Report taken: investigation continues.
student organization. The meeting is meant to provide education on topics that pertain to student organizations, such as event planning, marketing, collaboration, funding, leadership management, campus resources and policies. The meeting will also cover information needed for Homecoming events such as the parade and Yell Like Hell. An RSVP is required to attend the event. For more information, and to register for free, visit sosmtg.eventbrite.com.
The Washburn Review’s crime report follows crime trends on a yearAugust 12 13:00 - Harassment by telecommunications to-year basis. This chart accounts for crime from Jan. 7 to Aug. 23. device. Alcohol Violations - 8% Morgan Hall. Assault - 3% Report taken: Referred to the Associate VP Burglary (Vehicle) - 7% for Student Life. Criminal Damage - 15% August 15 15:10 - Aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer. Washburn Institute of Tech. Report taken: investigation continues.
Domestic Violence - 2% Drug Arrests - 13% Harassment - 8% Sex Offense - 1% Theft (Auto) - 6% Traffic Accidents - 14% Theft - 25%
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Playfair provides students excercise, chance to interact Lisa Herdman
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Over 200 students participated in the Playfair, an annual interactive games night for new and returning students as a part of Welcome Week, hosted from 6-7:30 p.m., August 18 at the Washburn Recreation and Wellness Center. The first day of Welcome Week for Washburn provided students with an assortment of team games and ice breakers activities to both become more familiar with their campus and to meet their new peers. The Rec started the week off with both the Playfair and Rock the Rec, two interactive back-toback events that encouraged students to get up, move and participate with each other. McKinlaye Harkavy, director of New Student Orientation and the coordinator for Welcome Week, was proud to say the two events were been highly successful. “I think that students meeting new people and learning
things about each other is important,” Harkavy said. “We expect a large turnout each year from Playfair. It is our first year with David Jacobs, and the students seem to be enjoying him.” Playfair is a company that boasts the interactive and team building activities it brings to college campuses and the workplace. Playfair has been employed by Washburn for the past five years for Welcome Week, each year drawing in at least 150 students. The Playfair began with a welcome to new students, encouraging them to pair up with groups of people they hadn’t met before. A series of activities had students on their feet and getting to know each other. One particularly popular activity was an intense rock-paper-scissors tournament. The final round ended with two students facing off against one another and the winner and runner up both being being carried off on their teams’ shoulders.
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Circle of Student Life: Students gather in circles to get to know each other and interact. Students were given a chance to dance around the circle and play trust games together.
Marya Feldt, senior vocal performance major and a student worker at the Rec, said she had never seen the event before, but was impressed. “It is so exciting to see how many people get involved,” Feldt said. “I wish I would have attended this event as a
freshman, seeing how many people I could have met.” Welcome Week runs from August 18 through 23, including activities like Casino Night, Scorch on the Porch and Traditions Night. “We want to encourage students to try new things,”
said Harkavy. “[The students should] be excited to be at Washburn!” Lisa Herdman, lisa. herdman@washburn.edu, is a senior English and mass media double major.
Smash Glam dresses up for women’s empowerment Lisa Herdman
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Tiffany Cody and Aisha Simon recently lead Smash Glam’s Personal Branding Boot Camp: Teen Edition from 2–5 p.m. on August 12 in its North Topeka second headquarters above the Yeldarb Art Gallery. Smash Glam is a company focused on professional makeup and photography, offering an assortment of classes for young adults. The focus of this particular class was teaching the students how to find their own style and dress professionally, as well as teaching them how to apply makeup and do their hair to promote confidence. “At Smash Glam we’re dedicated to building up our communities, these
classes give young women the inspiration to dress for success,” said Cody, a Smash Glam photographer. “We’re helping them to put their best foot forward in any endeavors, starting with believing in themselves and ending with steps toward attacking their own goals as a professional.” The class started with a speech from Aisha Simon, encouraging the two attending participants, Nia Martin and Emmerson Frasier, to have confidence in themselves and to remember to face their goals. The girls were given a bag of makeup and hair products as a gift and how to use them, also learning how to take care of their hair and skin. Each was given their own table to work at, complete with a
mirror and notebooks. The second part of the class featured quick and easy hairstyles and makeup tricks that the girls could use if they are in a hurry to get ready in the morning. The event was planned to be done annually, but with the interest expressed around Topeka the classes will now be held quarterly. Seasonal styles and makeup trends will change with each class. The next class for fall styles is scheduled for November 12 and participants are encouraged to sign up early. For more information go to GetSmashGlammed.com.
Photo by Lisa Herdman
Loosening Up: Aisha explains to Emmerson Frasier that her hair should be taken down to loosen the tension put on the front of her hair to keep it healthy.
Lisa Herdman, lisa. herdman@washburn.edu, is a senior English and mass media double major.
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FARLEY continued turer, then took the stage. He shared a speech about learning to assimilate and how to succeed after you graduate. “You must learn to wear quite a few hats,” Gleason said. “Identities evolve throughout life like trends.” Gleason said that Washburn students will pick up experiences at Washburn that are timeless. Learn to think for yourself and grow in your own field. It is important to learn how to think over just learning the information. At Washburn we try
to push our students to ask questions, and to always have more questions than answers. As a final welcome to the freshman, faculty stood outside of the doors to the auditorium and waited to clap for them as they left. Students took pictures with teachers, high-fived them and marched out the front doors to White Concert Hall. Lisa Herdman, lisa. herdman@washburn.edu, is a senior English and mass media double major.
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Dunk Tank: David Clausen, sophomore kinesiology major, sits near the dunk tank preparing to fall into a pool of water. This was one of the activites during WUFest.
WUFest encourages student involvement Natalie Engler
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Washburn University kicked off WUFest 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the Union Lawn with inflatable bouncy houses, food and ice-cream while inviting freshman to meet and greet student organizations. WUFest also offered students chances to ride a mechanical bull, play human bowling and eat ballpark food while socializing. Students returning to Washburn this fall noticed an increase in attendance perhaps due to the new residence hall Lincoln Hall. Between 30 to 40 student organizations were present to advertise future events and recruit new members. Sororities and fraternities like Alpha Phi, Zeta Tau Alpha and Kappa Sigma displayed pride in their sisterhood and brotherhood. They encourage students to sign up for recruitment occurring Sept. 8 to 11 and enjoy an assortment of activities. Student organizations like the
Honors Program, Christian Challenge and HALO offered informational pamphlets, newsletters and prizes. Grant Waters, president of the Honors Program and senior finance and marketing major, explained the importance and requirements of the activities the Honors Program participates in. “We really try to highlight high level learning like offering different courses and contracting out,” said Waters. “We also have other benefits like the Honors lounge for students to study.” New student organizations like Students with Children were able to get the word out and share information about future activities. The organization helps parenting students connect on campus and succeed in both life and school. If interested, please contact Marissa Coyle at marissa.coyle@washburn.edu. Students like Kwanequa Jones, junior social work major and Ali Longstreet, senior social work major, strive for diversity through
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their student organization the Washburn Black Student Union. “Our main goal is to reach to more people and make it diverse,” said Jones. “Anyone is welcome to join.” Growing organizations like Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization encourage students to generate ideas and talk about different things in the business world. Christiana Forman, president of C.E.O. explained that she has had many opportunities with the organization. “We get to attend the C.E.O. conference in October,” said Forman. “And sometimes we have a spring trip.” If interested in forming a new organization, contact Student Activities and Greek Life to obtain information on the rules and regulations at getalife@washburn. edu.
Natalie Engler, natalie. engler@washburn.edu, is a junior criminal justice major.
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Stepping Out: President Jerry Farley walks to the end of the line to welcome freshman to Washburn. Faculty lined up to clap for the freshman leaving the auditorium from Convocation.
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success, in every way that you can imagine. The combination of that choice and the hard work that you put in here for your classes and outside of classes, shapes the connections you make at Washburn. This is going to set you up on a path that will set you up for success. Congratulations, you’ve already taken one big step to success today.” Along with congratulating students, he encouraged them to explore their new home-
town of Topeka and reminded them that it’s never too early to start making connections with students, faculty and alumni alike. The night ended on a high note, with the cheerleaders performing a routine, and the Washburn marching band closing it out with the Fight Song and Alma Mater. Ali Dade, alexis.dade@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.
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A letter to readers of the Review
Welcome back Washburn! While you were away, we here at the Washburn Review have been hard at work to prepare yet another great year of news for the students of our wonderful campus. After many arduous days toiling over how to improve our already amazing team, we found a way. We threw out the traditional style of having an editor-in-chief and individual editors, where reporters bounced all over our paper as they took articles in many different sections, and instead replaced it with our team system! Now, three executives collectively run our organization with individual teams who run the paper. Our team leaders have full power over the content that their team-specific reporters supply, meaning that the quality of our content will continue to rise as our reporters specialize in their fields. Speaking of reporters, we’re hiring! We have plenty of positions to fill across all of our sections for both writers and photographers, even our advertising team is looking for people! Don’t look at it as writing even more papers while you’re in school. Remember that working for the Review is a job and just like every other job, we pay our employees and frequently give them the opportunity to advance within our organization. We are open to students from all majors, just make sure you bring some ambition for greatness. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll be the one writing this editorial? This year we’re really pushing to diversify the content we provide in our newspaper as well as on our website. By the way, our
website is brand-new! We have had a website for years, but over the summer we got an upgrade to super charge our content for the school year. You can check us out at www.washburnreview.org to see all of our brand new content as it becomes available. Alongside our web team, we are really working on our social media outlets. On Facebook you will frequently see our brand new live events, as well as notifications when content is posted to our website via our Washburn Review page. We have live tweets under way and you can follow us @wureview. We’re also working on establishing our Instagram page and you can follow us @ washburnreview. We hope to see you in our feeds! A new team, a new website and maybe even more changes to come! It’s the beginning of a brand-new year and we hope to share it with all of you. Sure college can be rough, but we certainly hope that our weekly papers and daily website posts will help you get through it all. But don’t get us wrong; we’re still the same ol’ Review. We cover the most important events and topics at Washburn as we strive to provide you guys with information about the ever-changing campus around you. Whether it’s building renovations, making you aware of free ice cream or announcing the stats of the most recent football game, we will do our utmost to provide you with only the best content written by students like you! - The Editorial Staff
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EpiPen prioritizes profit
Mark Feuerborn
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Some may recall when Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, was made infamous for a massive price hike on his company’s drug, Daraprim, from around $13.50 to $750. This excessive rise sparked public outcry, with many fearing other pharmaceutical companies would follow suit. The story of the EpiPen price hike is no different. The EpiPen is a special auto-injector produced by Mylan pharmaceuticals for delivering epinephrine in the instance of severe allergic reaction, which induces anaphylactic shock. The device is a necessity for anyone who suffers from severe allergies, and its quick expiration date requires carriers to purchase a new one annually, not counting ones needed after an incident. This same life-saving instrument has also seen a 400 percent increase in price since 2008. While epinephrine itself costs only a couple dollars, somehow the plastic used for an auto-injector magically raises the price to $500. While inflation raises prices, these increases are certainly not proportional, and
they’re definitely dangerous to their customers. Junior music major Paul Priddy is among those who feel financial strain from the increase. “I’ve had an EpiPen since before the price hike,” Priddy said. “It’s required that I have it for my weekly allergy shots, which I do to reduce the severity of my allergic reactions. If I go into anaphylactic shock, I’d have to pay a hospital bill and another $700 so I don’t die the next time, and can continue my shots.” Ironically, Shkreli also voiced disapproval with the EpiPen price hike via Twitter. “These guys are really vultures,” Shkreli said. “What drives this company’s moral compass?” Perhaps this is a sign of a change of heart, an attempt at saving face or pure insanity. Regardless, this price hike is a prime example of things to come with the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The EpiPen is vital to the people, and its maker knowingly chose profits over saving lives. The only way to prevent further price hikes like this is to keep the gate open to generics or cheaper competitors to drugs like the EpiPen. Without action against the TPP, the pharmaceutical industry is on a fast track to a deadly oligopoly. Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.
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Comedian kicks off first week of classes
Kenzie McCoy
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Washburn’s Welcome Week included a variety of events, everything from the adrenaline rush of Rock the Rec to the sweet relief of Sundaes on Sunday. Comedian Eric O’Shea continued the Wel-
come Week fun by bringing his stand-up routine to Washburn at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 21. After a few minutes of jokes about arm fat, fun ice breakers during orientation and dealing with slow drivers on I-70, O’Shea’s slap-happy humor was a massive hit with audience mem-
bers. “I would say his jokes are really goofy and they could appeal to everyone’s different range of comedy,” said Kelsey Johnson, sophomore special education major. In his act, O’Shea not only commented on college experienc-
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Chuckle Your Seatbelts: Audience members busting up in laughter at O’Shea’s stand-up routine. A particularly popular part of the comedian’s act was picking out loud or strange laughs and mimicking them.
es, but also ragged on this generation’s supposed lack of parenting skills. O’Shea’s comments about his own childhood grocery store outings turned into a story about how his mother used to discipline him, much like many of the parents of the students in the crowd. Hannah Fairchild, sophomore biochemistry major said she’d never attended a comedy show before, but commented on O’Shea’s relatability and humor. “I loved the show,” said Fairchild. “He was so funny. I loved it when he was talking about when he was driving and dealing with slow people and his reactions to them, and how he sings when he drives. All of the driving stuff was so funny because I sing when I drive to.” Wrapping up the show on a high note, O’Shea recreated his well-known act, titled “Songs for Commercials” on his official website. O’Shea has previously performed this skit during the 2009 Emmy Awards. “Songs for Commercials” featured tid-bits of songs, entertainingly related to different illnesses, brands, prod-
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Slap Schtick: O’Shea claims the Washburn A/B room stage during Welcome Week. O’Shea received the award for “National College Comedian of the Year” in 2007.
ucts and services, such as Viagra, herpes, adult diapers and diarrhea medication. O’Shea’s “Songs for Commercials” skit is also available to watch on YouTube. Kenzie McCoy, kenzie.mccoy@ washburn.edu is a senior mass media major.
KC poet earns second victory at W.A.R. slam Ryan Thompson
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David Baumgardner became Washburn After Reading’s slam champion of the month August 18 at the Burger Stand. A slam is a competitive event where poets are given three minutes to perform, with judges selected from the crowd to score competitors on both content and delivery. While individual poets
may draw inspiration from just about anything, common influences are hip-hop and beat poetry, leading to an emphasis on hard hitting deliveries, clever wordplay and social commentary. “There are poems that can compete against a latte foamer and poems that can’t,” said Eric McHenry, associate professor of English and Poet Laureate of Kansas. Matt Spezia, poet and Was-
burn student, created W.A.R. in April and hosts the event monthly. For August’s competition, three poets performed for three judges. Gerald Gibson, representing Topeka, took bronze, while Junction City poet, Sweet Storm, took home silver. Baumgardner won the W.A.R. for a second time, having taken first place in April’s competition, as well. This is the fourth W.A.R. slam he has competed in, giving him a 50 percent win
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Space Slam: Matt Spezia posing with Eric McHenry, guest poet, and David Baumgardner, slam champion. Spezia created Washburn After Reading in April and now hosts the event monthly at the Burger Stand.
rate at the event. Originally from Washington D.C., Baumgardner currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri, where he is part of a poetry slam team, Slam ULIT, with the mission statement of “mind elevation through spoken-word, liberation through literacy.” Slam ULIT recently performed nationally. “The first week of August, we drove to Atlanta, Georgia to compete at an annual event called the National Poetry Slam, which hosts 72 cities and out of 72 cities we ranked 46,” Baumgardner said. “It was pretty amazing.” Growing up in a struggling area, Baumgardner turned to writing as an outlet and encourages others to pursue the craft. “If you have a desire to write, continue to write, build relationships, network, sharpen your craft and always think outside of the box,” Baumgardner said. For each event, Spezia brings in a guest poet to open the competition. August’s slam featured McHenry. After the event, McHenry expressed enjoyment of the competition and interest in returning to the series in the future. “Matt, who coordinates it, was a student in my poetry class last year and he invited me to be the featured reader this time
around,” McHenry said. “I was flattered and a little bit intimidated. I had visions of myself physically being body slammed by other, more charismatic poets. It was a delightfully non-injurious evening.” McHenry read a number of poems from his latest book, Odd Evenings, including “You’re Back,” about returning to his hometown of Topeka, and “The Gil Carter Correspondence,” about a minor league baseball player from Kansas. McHenry feels the slam setting had an impact on his reading. “I think I accelerated my delivery a little bit compared to how I normally read and I actually kind of liked that,” McHenry said. “I liked how the poems were kind of rolling. I think too often when I’m reading in a quiet, respectful, still room, I’m savoring every nuance and delivering everything too heavily.” For more information on future W.A.R. slams and other poetry readings in the area, contact Matt Spezia on facebook or twitter.
Ryan Thompson, john.thompson2@washburn.edu is a senior English major.
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Improv comedy troupe packs TCT Faith Hadley
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Liar Liar: Many events in “War Dogs” are either highly exagerated or complete lies. The men the story was based on never smuggled guns from Jordan through the Triangle of Death to a U.S. military base in Iraq.
‘War Dogs’ offers bland, milquetoast war comedy Andrew Shermoen
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It is such a shame that Jonah Hill and Miles Teller felt that they needed to work with the man who made “The Hangover” trilogy. David Packouz (Miles Teller) is a young man who–after reuniting with his school friend Efraim Diveroli (Jonah Hill)–is talked into being an arms dealer for the U.S. government. When they are given one of the biggest military contracts of all time they scramble to fill their end of the bargain while partying it up in the Middle East. Both Hill and Teller are talented actors, and thankfully they do the best they can in “War Dogs” with the minimal amount of direction they were given. “War Dogs” doesn’t feel like a failure, it’s more of a complete bore. It is so aggressively average, so unabashedly weak in its comedy, that it falls flat on its face. While the acting is as good as it possibly can be, the characters are still a total bore. Miles Teller
is just an average guy who only occasionally does anything interesting in the film, spending most of the movie being high and complaining. Ana de Armas, who plays Packouz’s girlfriend, is devoid of any personality at all. Her character continuously takes back Packouz despite the abnormal amount of times he has lied to her about selling guns. There’s an odd appearance from Bradley Cooper who simply never blinks and says really weird things for the 15 minutes that he actually appears. The only possible saving grace is Jonah Hill, who really feels as though he has fully committed to his character of Efraim. The director seems to have told him to do some weird Joker impression that results in an unnecessarily crazy portrayal. He is the most commanding presence on the screen. Beyond that, the film only fails because of its inane aspirations. While the movie spends its early moments trying to ponder the dubious profession of the main protagonists it never actu-
ally succeeds in vilifying their actions. The film does not force us to watch antiheroes, it states that war profiteering is bad, but then treats Packouz and Diveroli as entertaining heroes. It isn’t “Wolf of Wall Street;” it’s a bad “Scarface” impression. The editing was also terrible. It attempts to utilize a chapter format, but it doesn’t feel as though the chapters are actually separate from each other in any way. It also has incredibly odd choices in music, matching a dramatic arrest scene with the poppy entrance to The Who’s “Behind Blue Eyes.” Once again trying to sympathize despicable characters with the line of “No one knows what it’s like to be the bad man.” Apparently neither does the team behind this movie.
Andrew Shermoen, andrew. shermoen@washburn.edu is a senior secondary English education major
Laugh Lines, a local improv comedy troupe, sold out its latest show at 8 p.m., Aug. 19 to 20 at Topeka Civic Theatre. The troupe performed its “Best of the Season” show at TCT’s packed mainstage theatre. Comedian Shannon Reilly kicked off the show with a quick solo routine. After warming up the crowd, she acted as the show’s host. The Laugh Lines crew kept the audience immersed in the show by playing games that required contribution from the crowd. A game featured the audience members being supplied a movie character and a different movie. Comedians would have to impersonate the actor auditioning for that movie, and troupe member Alex Krumins would try to discern the actor and movie being portrayed. Some misplaced characters include Elmo in Brokeback Mountain, Lucille Ball in Weekend at Bernie’s and Barney Fife in Good Fellas. The actors did a great job, and Krumins picked up on every single one of them. Another game involved a telephone style charades game. The audience picked a murder victim, weapon and place. A chain of comedians then acted
out the murder, each one having less time to portray the event. At the end they went through from the most recent to the oldest performers, trying to guess correctly all three words. For the first time in Laugh Lines history, they guessed all three. The Hamburgler on the Hindenburg with an iceberg. Various sketches also rollicked on the stage. The first poked fun at the recent smart appliance phenomenon, in which everything from vacuums to toasters can be “smart.” The skit featured a very confused Roomba and an overly involved computer. Another made light of the awkward situation of meeting your ex while on a date, and Ted Shonka did well as a very snarky waiter. Other comedians in the array included Chelle Decker, Tonya Dorf-Brunner, Bethany Dunham, Nancy Goodall, Sarah Hazen, Dan Kooser, Alex Krumins, Secily Krumins, Shannon Rielly, Ray Remp, Dane Shobe, Marvin Stottlemire, Taryn Temple and Vicki Trembly. The next show from the troupe will be the “Holiday Special” at the Topeka Civic Theatre November 11 and 12. Faith Hadley, faith.hadley@ washburn.edu is a sophomore nursing major.
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Washburn Women’s Soccer falls 5-0 to Kansas State
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The Ichabods started the season a little rough this year with a 5-0 loss against Kansas State during an exhibition game August 16, but their potential
shines through as they integrate their new freshman talents into the roster. The Washburn women’s soccer team began its season with an exhibition game against Kansas State’s brand new women’s soccer team. The Ichabods went
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Goal kick: freshman goalie, Riley Trent kicks the ball during a goal kick as the Ichabods launch a counterattack. Riley recorded two saves in the goal over her 22 minutes of play against Kansas State.
into the game with only three practices under their belt, thus viewing the game as an opportunity to practice and grow their skills. “We made some mistakes, obviously some growing pains with some girls in positions they don’t normally play that I threw them into,” said coach, Chris Jones. “The level of play is going to be hard to match right away. Really we’re going into it not expecting anything, not knowing anything. We couldn’t predict what was going to happen.” Among the new team members this year are many great talents of the freshman class such as midfielders Emma Wetzel and Kyrsa Krier, forwards Emily Gartner, Olivia Grasso and Alyssa Hernandes, defender Cassie Nichols as well as a brand new goalie who saw play during the second half of the Kansas State game, Riley Trent. “I’m really rusty because I haven’t played in a while,” said Trent, “It was a lot of fun; I enjoyed it. I think we can really improve with this, we were playing with a division one team and I think we were playing really well.” The game put a lot of pressure on the Washburn defense, keep-
ing the majority of the game on their side of the field with 23 shots: 11 shots on goal and five goals in total for Kansas State. Last season, the Ichabod’s goal was in sole possession of Kaitlin Minnich, now a junior. Trent is the first to be in the goal besides Minnich for Washburn in over a year, meaning that a defensive game put a lot of pressure on her as a brand new goalie in college. “I enjoy that, I mean, I would enjoy for the ball not to be coming at me because that means we are playing stronger defensively, but I enjoy my job. I’m proud of how we played,” said Trent. The reflexes on the team seemed a bit slow, but the Ichabods certainly showed off with stellar footwork and a sense of field placement, the girls went where they needed to be so that they could work as a team. While the offense certainly faltered, with only one shot on goal from the Ichabods, the cooperation between the offense and defense with the midfielders stood out as one of the team’s strong suits in the game. “They’re excited to be here,” Coach Jones said, speaking about the new team members. “Coming in, it’s nerve-wracking to meet new girls, meet a team that’s so close and try to find
your way in. Our older girls, our returners, really allowed them to do that right away.” With new freshman and upperclassmen still growing with leadership experience, the Ichabods are looking at a bright season. Despite losing to Kansas State, the Ichabods aren’t giving any excuses. “Our girls are growing in confidence every day. Obviously the scoreboard shows we lost 5-0, but overall, I thought we played really well; I thought we kept possession really well. I was overall happy with the result, our result as a team and our attitude towards the game. We kept fighting whether it was 1-0 or 5-0.” The Ichabods return to the pitch Sept. 1 against Upper Iowa University in Marshall, Minnesota before following up two days later against Southwest Minnesota State University on the same field. The Ichabod’s first home game with be Sept. 9 against Northwestern Oklahoma University. Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophmore English major.
Team USA dominates at the Rio 2016 Olympics Dylan McManis
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In case you missed it, the summer Olympics just finished up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Otherwise known as Rio 2016, the event spanned from Aug. 5 to Aug. 21 and featured many great athletic feats. Of the 78 teams that won medals in this year’s Olympics, the United States walked away with first place overall raking in a total of 121 medals. This leaves a 51 medal difference between the United States and the next highest medal winner, China. When most hear about the Olympics, their minds immediately jump to the swimmer Michael Phelps who is now known as the greatest Olympian of all time with 23 gold medals and 28 medals overall. This year at Rio, Phelps made his fifth and what he says is his final Olympic appearance. He won five golds and one silver this year, but his certainly isn’t the only memory you should walk away from this year’s Olympics thinking of. Katie Ledecky, a female swimmer for Team USA was the second-most decorated Olympian this year, right behind Phelps, but Ledecky returns to the Olympic
scene after having only won a single gold in the London 2012 Summer Olympics. She won four golds and a silver this year, as well as breaking Olympic and world records for 400m Freestyle at 3:56:46 and 800m Freestyle at 8:03:79. Although Phelps may be leaving the Olympic scene, it certainly looks like Team USA still has a promising future in swimming. Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first Team USA athlete to compete in a traditional hijab at the Olympics, acknowledging the importance of having a Muslim woman on Team USA. Simone Biles became a hit sensation in gymnastics, coming out with four golds and a bronze, making her the highly talked about star of this year. It also marks the first time that a black woman has made such a big impact at the Olympics. “I used to be a competitive gymnast for nine years, so it kind of hits home when I watch gymnastics,” said Bridget Minellono, a junior computer science major. “I thought our gymnastics team annihilated the floor this year.” “I mostly watched the people I knew,” said Jim Henry, a sophomore business major. “I watched a lot of swimming [with] Mi-
chael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, I watched some soccer and cheered for the basketball team. Michael Phelps winning his 23rd gold medal was probably the most memorable event for me.” Some other major stats for the games include the fact that 11,303 athletes competed in the games, with over 45 percent being women. In the games, 65 Olympic records and 19 world records were broken. Over 5,000 doping tests were completed to make sure that our athletes are both safe and fair while competing at the games. And according to the official Rio 2016 page, over half the world at some point in time watched the Olympic Games. “I think the Olympics are a great way to get the world together, everyone watching the exact same thing allows them to connect more. It’s great to get all the major countries in an event together like that.” Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophmore English major.
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