Washburn Review - Nov. 16, 2016 - Issue 12

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Volume 143, Issue 12

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Campus office merger to benefit students Students react

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Come Together: Price Kramer, biology major, inquires about diversity on Washburn’s Campus. Effective this month, Student Services and Diversity and Inclusion combined into a single entity.

Alex Hounchell

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The Student Services and Diversity and Inclusion offices have been combined under one banner, University Diversity and Inclusion.

Ultimately, they will be in the same location and have the same point of contact, but now they will be a single office.

“My hope is that this will help students who have needs that could be met from either office,” said Johnathan Hart, history major senior and veteran.

Previously, Student Services was in charge of administrating Veteran programs, along with receiving and approving

accommodation requests. Student Services has a wealth of other opportunities such as mock interviews, assistance with resumes and career services.

They will continue to offer these services within University Diversity and Inclusion.

Kim Sturgeon, former program coordinator of Student Services, has been promoted to assistant director of the new office.

“The office of University Diversity and Inclusion provides programs, resources and support to create an inclusive working and learning environment at Washburn University,” said Danielle Dempsey-Swopes director of University Di-

versity and Inclusion.

The new office will continue to assist in the retention and graduation of students of color, students who identify as LGBTQ+, students with disabilities, veterans and nontraditional students.

“The office and staff develop programs to help everyone in the university community discuss and explore issues related to culture, bias, stereotypes and cultural lenses including ability, ethnicity, gender race, religion, social class, political affiliation, national origin, sexual orientation and other multicultural issues,” Dempsey-Swopes said.

This is one of the points of overlap between the two de-

partments. Student Services and University Diversity and Inclusion were working towards the same goal. They continue to do so within the same office.

“We are changing the name to better reflect our broad definition of diversity and adding programs and resources that will benefit the entire campus community,” Dempsey-Swopes said.

Dempsey-Swopes was the director of University Diversity and Inclusion, and she will continue to be the director after the merger.

“I am a student teacher for WU101 and it is baffling how many students don’t know about certain programs that could help them,” Hart said.

He continued with examples of how Student Services can help students. He explained that if a student is unable to take notes, Student Services can assist in finding someone who can help take notes for them.

There will no longer be a Student Services department, but their services will be absorbed by the new office. If you believe that any of the services of the University Diversity and Inclusion office could be beneficial to you, then you can call 785-670-1629. Or you can visit Morgan Hall 105.

“I feel like people sometimes come to campus, they go to the one stop, and they don’t realize there’s an entire plethora of opportunity just a few steps away,” Hart said.

Alex Hounchell, alexander. hounchell@washburn.edu, is a senior English major.

to election Brenden Williams

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Hillary Clinton still leads Donald Trump in the popular vote by over 750,000, but with protests raging from the East Coast to the West Coast, president-elect Trump has still won the presidency by way of the electoral college.

Mark Peterson, chair of Washburn’s political science department, spoke in regards to how America has reacted to the 2016 presidential election.

Peterson opened stating it was the fourth time in American history where a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election, the most recent besides Clinton being the close race in 2000 when George Walker Bush defeated Al Gore, which was decided by a few counties in Florida.

The two times prior to the 21st century were in 1876 when Samuel Tilden lost to Rutherford B. Hayes despite winning the election by around 200,000 votes and 12 years later in 1888 when Grover Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison despite winning the popular vote by 90,000 votes.

Peterson then addressed the electoral college and its usefulness. The electoral college, established by Article Two of the United States Constitution, has been under fire ever since Gore lost in 2000 and has long since been called a broken system.

It was created to balance more populated states and states with small populations, so the power among the states was proportional to the population, but still fair to small states, which is seen REACT: continued on page 4

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Climate change documentary Washburn’s sociology and anthropology clubs will be hosting a showing of the documentary “Before the Flood” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in Henderson 100.

“Before the Flood” is a documentary by actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio and was released on Oct. 21. In the documentary, DiCaprio meets with scientists, activists and world leaders on the drastic effects that climate change could have on us, as well as the possible solutions.

Following the screening, a discussion will take place lead by a panel of experts: Dr. Laura Murphy, assistant professor of anthropology, Dr. Chris Hamilton, professor of political science and Dr. Kellis Bayless, lecturer of biology. The discussion will be moderated

by Paul Post of the Kansas Sierra Club, an environmental group.

The event is free and open to the public.

Thanksgiving buffet feed Washburn’s annual Thanksgiving buffet will occur 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 in the Washburn A/B Rooms of the Memorial Union.

This is one of Washburn’s many buffet events they host throughout the year, all of which are themed. Last month

they hosted a buffet in honor of Oktoberfest, serving traditionally German-style foods.

Tickets to the event cost $10 if purchased in advance, and $12 at the door. An iCard can also be used to purchase a ticket via a Washburn meal plan

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Professor analyzes Clinton campaign James

Schnoebelen, associate professor of communication studies, will present as a part of the Gender Brown Bag series at 12 p.m. Nov. 29, in the Cottonwood Room.

Schnoebelen’s presentation, titled “Re-evaluating the Glass Ceiling: Clinton’s Gender and the 2016 Presidential Campaign” will discuss the hits and misses of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Though the election may be over, one should not devalue the successes her campaign made for women in the political sphere. Clinton was the first to win nomination by a major political party.

The presentation will examine the role of gender in Clinton’s campaign as well as the public and media’s perception of her. It will also discuss how gender impacts leadership and perceived qualities of a leader, as well as Clinton’s navigation of these constructs throughout her political career and presidential campaign.

Sustainability lecture

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‘Christmas is Coming’: Decorative lights on the Kuehne Bell Tower were lit Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, in celebration of the holiday season. A small lighting ceremony was held the same day to commemorate the lighting.

Deborah Altus, professor and co-chair of the human services department will give a presentation on her time spent in Tamera, Portugal noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 in the International Center Building.

Altus spent time during the summer of 2016 in the ecovil-

lage of Tamera, Portugal. The town is dedicated to developing a more peaceful and sustainable society.

They hope to achieve a more peaceful society by allowing a more non-conforming view of romantic and family relationships. They have conducted

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research in multiple areas including solar technology, permaculture and water-retention landscape restoration. Altus will provide insight on these variables and what Americans can learn from the town of Tamera.

The Washburn Review’s crime report follows crime trends on a yearto-year basis. This chart accounts for crime from Jan. 7 to Nov. 15.

Alcohol Violations - 8% Assault - 3% Burglary (Building) - 1% Burglary (Vehicle) - 8% Criminal Damage - 15% Domestic Violence - 1% Drug Arrests - 13% Harassment - 6% Sex Offense - 1% Theft (Auto) - 4% Traffic Accidents - 16% Theft - 23%

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Muslim Topekans speak on Islamophobia in class

Ali Dade

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Three Islamic women from the Topeka community visited Women and Gender Studies, a class taught by Sharon Sullivan, professor of theatre, to discuss their faith and Islamophobia Nov 15.

Jewel Makda, Lou Saadi and Deqa Rabile all came from different backgrounds.

Makda was raised in a Christian family. She became interested in Islam after taking a world religions class while in college. She converted to Islam on the same day of her wedding to her Pakistani-born husband, in 1999.

Lou Saadi came to appreciate and adapt to the Islam religion through her husband, who was born in Tunisia. She had doubts about Christianity while growing up.

Deqa Rabile was born in So-

malia and raised in the faith. She grew up in a highly-educated family that frequently traveled and got to learn about different religions and cultures.

After giving their introductions, they then opened up the floor for questions from the classroom audience.

The first subject discussed was about what problems the women had faced because of their religion.

Makda explained that she typically only wears hijab, a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women, when she is going to mosque. When she does this, she frequently sees people giving her weird looks.

“I get frustrated with ignorant people who don’t understand and don’t know any better,” Makda said.

Rabile then spoke on the same subject.

“I understand where this behavior comes from: ignorance,”

Rabile said. “I feel sorry for them. I do know that the majority of people don’t feel that way.

My frustration is more about my children and the judgement they get at school. I want them to know the rights they have as American-born citizens.”

Makda and Saadi were asked about the hardest part of converting to Islam from Christianity.

“I have a very diverse family, religiously,” Makda said. “My biggest challenge was answering those questions from my family about the religion. I also struggled with realizing the difference between the Islam religion and what was just aspects of culture.”

Saadi noted that she did not receive resistance from her family, but that her biggest struggle was with the fact that there was an expectation to learn Arabic and learn the Quran.

Rabile then explained what

helped her realize her faith. She told a story of convincing her parents and teachers to let her learn Arabic when she was 10 years old.

“I always loved Arabic language,” Rabile said. “That is what opened doors for me and helped me expand my religion. I have always taken classes on the Quran and now I enjoy teaching my children what I’ve learned.”

One student then asked about the biggest misconceptions of Islam.

“Some of the biggest misconceptions are formulated by the media,” Rabile said. “People think Islam is a strange religion and some people even call it a cult. However, Islam is based on the teachings of Muhammad. It is an Abrahamic religion. As a Muslim, I cannot be a true believer if I do not believe in Jesus. I must believe in all the religious figures such as Abraham, Mary, Noah and so on. Muslims

believe Jesus will come back.

He will come back and unite us all when he does.”

Rabile then mentioned one of her favorite passages from the Quran that speaks about peace in its simplest form: “Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.” (Qur’an, 5:32) The women wanted to note that anyone is welcome to attend a service, but you are asked to be respectful and dress modestly. Their services occur every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Islamic Center of Topeka which is located at 1115 Southeast 27th Street.

always finished a conversation with an exclamation of “have a blessed day!”

Cann was diagnosed with throat cancer, which then spread to his liver. After receiving these diagnoses, Cann decided to go back to his home state of South Carolina to be with his family.

He came back to Washburn for a homecoming ceremony Oct. 28 in the Memorial Union.

Multiple Washburn students expressed their blessings towards getting to know Cann.

“Whenever I would ask him how he was, he would invariably reply ‘Blessed, as always,’” said Jack Williamson, sophomore.

“His unwavering positivity, charisma, faith and hope were models and inspirations to anyone and everyone he spoke to.”

Indigo Wilson-Schmidt, a junior English major joked about how she felt Kenny loved pasta just as much as she did: “I’ve always loved pasta, but

I never knew that when I came to Washburn I would meet someone even more enthusiastic about pasta than me and that he would always do his best to make everyone smile. Kenny the Pasta Guy you are absolutely missed and I know without a doubt you’re having a blessed day and we’ll all do all we can do for you.”

Many students have said that Kenny changed their college career, specifically their freshman years, making the transition into college life much easier for them.

“Kenny made my freshman year of college so much better, in so many ways,” said Delainey Combs, sophomore accounting major. “When he saw me, he would always take time out of his day to ask me about school and work. When he visited campus two weeks ago, I went and saw him. He called me a cutie pie and gave me the biggest hug.

He told me everything was going to be okay and I know it will be. Today is a very blessed day.”

Senior English major, Laura Wiseman spoke about how Kenny seemed to care about everyone he met, and always remembered them.

“Kenny was a bright and positive person here at Washburn…

He never forgot a story you told him and if I told him my plans for the weekend, then Monday at lunch he would ask how my weekend went. I’m so fortunate to have met this wonderful person and he will be very missed here at Washburn by everyone.”

Washburn has said that they will release information about a memorial service when it is available. Until then, in the words of Kenny Cann, have a blessed day.

Ali Dade, alexis.dade@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.

Ali Dade, alexis.dade@ washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.

Kenny Cann, beloved Chartwells member, is remembered

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Mr. Blessed: Kenny Cann poses with Mr. Ichabod. Cann passed away on Monday, Nov. 14 in the company of his family and closest friends.

Ali Dade

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Kenny Cann, a beloved Chartwells’ worker, died on the evening of Monday, Nov. 14.

Cann spent eight years working at Washburn, serving food to students. His dedication to

Washburn was shown in 2015, when he won Washburn’s “Muriel D. Clark Student Life Achieving Excellence” award.

During this time, he became well-known to students as “Mr. Blessed” or “Kenny the Pasta Guy.” He enjoyed talking with students, staff and faculty, and

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Break Down: Mark Peterson, chair of the political science department, explains the electoral college in his presentation Nov. 15. Peterson described the history of the electoral system and if the system were changed.

in the Great Compromise, where the House of Representatives and Senate were created.

Peterson then broke down how the electoral college works, representing people based on population. He used Wyoming and California as examples.

Wyoming has roughly 600,000 people, with two senators and one representative in the house, giving them three electoral college votes, each one representing around 200,000 people.

California on the other hand has roughly 39.14 million people, the most populated state in the nation. It has 53 representatives in the House, and two senators, totalling at 55 electoral votes. Every representative in California represents roughly 712,000 people, almost quadruple that of Wyoming’s representatives.

Peterson then moved to the election itself, where Clinton won the popular vote by roughly

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750,000 votes, but lost the electoral college by a landslide. He quoted a prominent journalist from Baltimore, H. L. Mencken.

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people,” Peterson said. “On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

Peterson also addressed how Clinton lost a race that pollsters and political scientists alike said she would win, considering she was up by three points the day of the election. He said Democrats didn’t show up on election day, drawing out five million less voters for Clinton than appeared for President Obama in 2012.

Lastly, Peterson faced the idea of a Trump presidency, saying people must now be more aware and involved in the world and our country specifically.

“People should care about politics and vote,” Peterson said.

“Not enough of them did, this is a terrible turnout, whether or not you like Clinton or Trump.

Forty-six percent of the voter eligible population of this country participated. That’s pretty dreadful. You at least need to pay attention. Be aware.”

He also stated a Trump presidency has the potential to ruin President Barack Obama’s legacy, since he may repeal many of Obama’s policies.

The people of the United States are also reeling from the long, grueling race that took place over the past year. Many are upset at the outcome while many embrace the change with open arms, saying an outsider will cause a change in Washington.

Scott Frost, sophomore vocal performance major, was scared of a Hillary Clinton presidency, but now is more scared of a Donald Trump presidency.

“With Hillary, I think she is a lovely person, to be honest, but I think she tried too hard to be something she’s not, a perfect person,” Frost said. “She had done so much in her history to make it not seem possible.

There’s evidence she let people die in Benghazi. I don’t like the fact that she lied to me as I watched her speak.”

Frost says Donald Trump is outspoken about his hate for minorities and as a minority, doesn’t want someone such as Trump to be in power.

Courtney Blohm, freshman nursing student, was excited about Trump’s victory.

“I’m very happy with Donald Trump being president.” Blohm said. “He’s gonna help our economy and address more issues than Democratic presidents have in the past.”

Alex Lasher, sophomore biochemistry major, recognizes Trump’s flaws, but sees him as a political outsider and sees that as an opportunity for change. He believes Trump ran for the right

reasons.

“I feel that while Trump doesn’t have much government experience, Hillary has done an atrocious job in her 30 years and the numerous scandals that have marred her campaign turned me off from voting for her,” Lasher said. “I voted for Trump because he represents a deviation from the Washington establishment that has been ramming this country into the ground. Trump could have lived in the lap of luxury for the rest of his life as a billionaire, but instead he chose to run his name through the mud and serve his country as president.”

Sophomore Sienna Haynes, music education major, was feeling better than she did election night after Trump’s victory.

“I feel okay about it, just because he’s been backtracking on what he’s been saying,” said Haynes. “However, when the results came in, it was very disappointing that people seem to be inconsiderate about the things he has said and are more afraid of what Hillary has done in the past. So I think our fears are different. They fear the past and what was in those emails while I fear for my life, being black and a woman and Mexican.”

Brenden Williams, brenden. williams@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.

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Modern Polyamory Brittany Wright

WASHBURN REVIEW

P o l y a m o r y, the act of engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners, all of whom consent, is often shunned for being unorthodox or taboo.

It is sometimes mistaken for polygamy, which is the act of having multiple simultaneous marriages. Polyamory is just as beautiful, romantic and loving as a traditional monogamous relationship.

I thoroughly enjoy my current open-concept, polyamorous relationship with my boyfriend of three and half years. We share an apartment and consider ourselves to be very much in love. We come home to each other every night and maintain a very healthy sex life. We also enjoy the sex we have with persons outside of the relationship.

My boyfriend and I first discussed opening our relationship when we realized that our libidos varied greatly. I tried, unsuccessfully, to communicate my needs to my partner over the course of a couple of years.

Eventually, my needs led me to infidelity, while my boyfriend’s own feelings of being unappreciated also led to him cheating. When it became obvious to us that we were both seeing other people, my boyfriend and I sat down and discussed our options.

We could separate, but we were still very much in love and enjoyed each other’s company.

We could continue attempting monogamy, but reasoned that we would likely fail again.

Then, to my complete disbelief, he suggested we see other people and stay together. I initially resisted. I thought my boyfriend was suggesting we become swingers. Instead, we customized polyamory to fit our needs.

Being able to “branch out” on occasion reignited the passion in our primary relationship. We discussed the importance of using protection with outside partners, being honest about what we did and with whom as wekk as continuing to come home to each other every night.

Polyamory has been my reality for the past six months and it is truly liberating and exciting.

Sure, there were initially some feelings of jealously that my boyfriend and I had to hash out, but in doing so, we grew stronger and watched our relationship mature.

Cheating is nonexistent because everything is approved beforehand by my partner.

I’ve seen many traditional relationships fail because one or both partners either grew bored with their significant other, felt tempted by or strongly attracted to a third party or simply had needs that were not being addressed.

I believe that polyamory supports experimentation, as well as romantic and sexual fulfillment that is simply unattainable in other kinds of relationships.

Brittany Wright, britanny. wright@washburn.edu, is a senior English major.

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Trump: Protests justified Mark Feuerborn

WASHBURN REVIEW

America experienced what will potentially go down in history as the largest political upset of the 21st century, Nov. 8.

Media outlets throughout the nation projected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would cinch the presidential election.

Before 9 a.m. that morning, The Los Angeles Times predicted Clinton would take 352 electoral votes in a landslide victory.

By the end of Election Day, Republican nominee, Donald Trump, had taken the presidency with 290 electoral votes and 47.2 percent of the popular vote to Clinton’s 232 and 47.8 percent.

Rumors circulated in the days following that final ballot counts revealed Trump had actually won the popular vote as well, but these were quickly debunked by Snopes.

Much like the 2000 election between Al Gore and George Bush, Clinton had won the popular vote, but Trump still took the office thanks to the electoral vote.

Many were upset by the results, outraged that a candidate could win regardless of

whether they were the majority’s choice or not. Some wept in fear after having to accept that Trump was their president now. Others protested, outright rejecting Trump with #NotMyPresident. To present, demonstrations are still in progress across the country.

They have every right to do so, but they must know they cannot change the results of the election. Even as this author leans to the left politically, part of living in a democracy, or republic if one wants to get technical, is accepting the results of a democratic election.

This is not to say that the protests are not important, however. Trump must be made well aware that if he is to become president, he is starting out on thin ice. Even in his first few days as the elect, he’s surprised everyone. On one hand, he’s going back on many extreme right-wing promises made in his campaign and presenting very centrist policies, and on another he’s appointing Breitbart’s chairman as his White House strategist. Very unpredicatable, indeed.

Yes, he deserves a fair chance now that he must lead the U.S., but he will know he will meet heavy resistance if his actions are not made with the peoples’ interest in mind.

Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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Visiting Colorado professor performs poetry reading Andrew Shermoen

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Washburn’s English department got a treat this Monday when renowned poet Juan J. Morales arrived on campus to visit classes and discuss the art of poetry, as well as perform a reading of his work at Carole Chapel.

Morales is a member of CantoMundo, an organization dedicated to the support of Latin poets. Morales’ deep love and pride for his Latino roots is shown through his poetry. In particular, Morales new collection of poetry “The Siren World” has explored the difficulty of his identity through his parents Latin America origins.

“My mother is from Ecuador and my father from Puerto Rico.

It’s an amazing part of my culture. These are places with some of the most genuine and friendly people in the world,” Morales declares of the homelands he embraces dearly. A person is a product of the language they speak, the way their parents are and the images they grew up on.

Morales is no different.

His early poetry started out as lamentation of his early life. “As a young man I was in a punk-

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Brains: Juan J. Morales’s upcoming book titled “The Handyman’s Guide to the End Times” contains a large amount of poems featuring zombies that are writing about the trials and tribulations of their love lives. According to Morales, his usage of zombies was spurred by his love of horror movies growing up.

ska band. My early poems were about how no girls wanted to date us,” Morales said. His quirk and humor is likely a product of his upbringing as well. He’s funny to a fault and his work reflects it as well. A notable poem in his vast catalogue tells the story of a tumultuous reaction with a woman at a grocery store who called him Jose. His

anger is explosive during the interaction as he begs the woman to understand that “not all Latino’s are named Jose.” When the woman profusely apologizes, the poem apologizes with a small and uniquely funny line: “It’s alright, my middle name is Jose.”

Morales’ friendly and funny disposition shows his love

for the people around him. His positivity is staggering. As he introduces a poem about his home of Pueblo, Colorado he realizes that the rest of his state doesn’t envision Pueblo in quite the same way he does. “I believe Pueblo recently was dubbed as the worst Colorado city to live in. It has terrible drug problems and gang problems, but it has a

vibrant art community. I’m an adventurous eater, an adventurous writer. Pueblo, to me, is an adventure.”

Morales is an Associate Professor of English at Colorado State University – Pueblo. He directs the Creative Writing Program and curates the SoCo Reading Series. Pueblo’s vibrant art community is an inspiration to Morales and his friends and students are always encouraging him to try new styles. “I have a friend who wants to start writing Hip Hop style poetry. Growing up, Hip-Hop was never a huge influence on me, but it definitely is now,” Morales said.

If there is one thing that motivates Morales, it’s trying new things. His next project is an abstract collection of love, divorce, home improvement and even zombie poems, that Morales boasts as all being connected despite being vastly different.

The book is being released in February 2017 under the title “A Handyman’s Guide to the End Times.”

Andrew Shermoen, andrew. shermoen@washburn.edu, is a senior secondary English education major.

Faculty member hits a high note at opera recital Josh Setchel

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On the evening of Nov. 10, faculty member Andrea Garritone performed her vocal recital at White Concert Hall.

Along with colleague Anthony Radford, of California State University in Fresno, Garritone performed a variety of opera compositions with the accompaniment of faculty pianist, Patricia Gibson.

When asked about her musical roots and preoccupation with performing opera, Garritone explained, “When I was in high school, I wanted the lead in the school musical. My amazing teacher was classically trained and introduced me to opera.”

Garritone did in fact win the lead in a high school production of “Once Upon A Mattress,” where she played Winnifred, a role popularized by famed actress, Carol Burnett. Garritone herself, while looking back, described the role as akin to Princess Fiona from “Shrek,” due to the character’s swamp-based home.

“I’m no Carol Burnett,” Garritone confessed, though that certainly didn’t seem to deter

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The Sopranos: Professor Garritano performing in a 2016 production of the 1926 Italian spectacle “Turandot.” The story revolved around Chinese Prince Calaf, who must complete three riddles in order to win the heart of cold Princess Turandot.

anyone in attendance from enjoying her performance. Her fellow performer Radford had nothing but praise for his colleague as she tested her acoustics. “You sound amazing,” said Radford. “You have a very big voice.”

Pieces from the performance included the works of Ludwig

van Beethoven, George Gershwin, and Robert Schumann, with Garritone and Radford alternating the spotlight between sets. Both delivered sensational performances and their love of music soared through their voices. Garritone named her favorite of the night as Franz Shubert’s “Lied der Mignon, Op. 62,”

from which she sang three different pieces.

“I simply can’t choose a particular number from that set,” she said. “They’re all so beautiful.”

Garritone has lived in Kansas since 2003 when she began attending the University of Kansas for a doctorate in voice.

She’s enjoyed a productive career with various appearances with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and many collaborations with acclaimed acts such as the Oregon Mozart Players, Eugene Opera, Hudson Opera Theatre, and Kansas Concert Opera.

However, when a full time position at Washburn opened up shortly after her graduation, she immediately took hold of it without hesitation.

“It was so perfect,” Garritone exclaimed. “The timing and location could not have been better. I am so grateful for that.”

Garritone currently resides in Emporia, Kansas with her six-year old daughter, Elizabeth, and her cat, Pepper. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking pasta and cycling in Kansas’ famous Flint Hills. She even finds time to perform with her most recent appearances including a Rimrock Opera Foundation production of “Turandot” and a soprano soloist with the Topeka Symphony Orchestra for Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem.”

Josh Setchel, josh.setchel@ washburn.edu, is a senior English major.

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Film ‘Arrival’ ushers in the Oscar season Andrew Shermoen

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Some films leave you impressed, and then there are the films that leave you gobsmacked. “Arrival” is a shock to the system. A film that goes to great lengths to transcend its genre and does so with flying colors. “Arrival” is an excellent slow-burn mystery thriller about alien contact, carried by an amazing cast and an even better director. It’s riveting twohour emotional ride is punctuated with a nuanced and beautiful approach to the demanding force of time.

Twelve large vessels have just landed on earth. The alien ships attempt to communicate with the major nations of the world, but there is very little progress being made. Brilliant linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is asked by the United States military to help translate the alien speech. With the help of theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) and Colonel Weber (Forest Whitaker) the crew begins to crack the code to the alien language. Becoming troubled by the actions of other world powers who are also attempting communication with vessels in their areas, Banks has to race against the clock to find the answer for why the visitors have landed on Earth.

Unsurprisingly, Amy Adams is magnificent in her role. She carries Louise with gravitas and dedication that develops her into a vulnerable, exciting and emotional character. Driven by her curiosity to discover the language of the septapods (the given English name for the aliens) she becomes an unwilling courier between them and the humans. The most exciting moments in her story

comes from her conversations with the septapods. Her glee and fear is expressed all in one slight movement or vocal quiver. Its easily one of the best female performances of the year.

Renner, Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlberg also perform well, but it’s nothing compared to the weight of Adam’s commanding performance.

“Arrival” is much more than just a terrific foil for Adams though. It’s a tremendous mystery that discusses themes not often seen in sci-fi. It finds despair in how time controls our thoughts, how hope can still be found in doomed relationships and the insidious nature of labeling our fellow man as “others.” To talk at great length about how “Arrival” handles such complex topics is to risk spoiling a single second of its fantastic and mind-bendingly complex narrative.

Villeneuve has once again done what he is best at. His visual direction and perfect handling of Eric Heisserer’s emotionally charged (and oft times hilarious) script has turned “Arrival” into a masterwork of filmmaking. A sci-fi film that speaks to the issues of this generation with nuanced and balanced tones. It’s a unique entry into Villeneuve’s film canon and one whose powerful message and amazingly twisted narrative makes it his best film yet. “Arrival” is one of the must-see films of 2016, and one that will surely impress you and leave you shocked.

Andrew Shermoen, andrew. shermoen@washburn.edu, is a senior secondary English education major.

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Award-winning: “Arrival” is based on the novella “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang. The novella was the winner of the 2000 Nebula Word in its respective category.

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Sports Speak Dylan McManis

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Sports are not an escape from reality.

For some of us, sports provide a nice, pleasent distraction that allows us to forget about everthing that ails us.

When we are in the middle of watching or playing sports, the whole world seems to drift away and suddenly things like politics, work drama, family drama and the various other complications of your life no longer matter.

But we can’t be like this.

We can’t shut out the world when we face controversy, it is so easy to tunnel into our little hidey-holes and forget that people are suffering: but they are.

There’s a stereotype in America that everyone that loves football is either a redneck or someone related to or

friends with a redneck. First off, that’s not true. Not everyone who watches or plays football is a conservative christian (and there is nothing wrong with being such), so not everyone on your favorite football team has the same political views as you.

Just because everything is all “God, family and football”, doesn’t mean they are always going to stand for the national anthem.

Athletes often have to live under a microscope. We prevent them from leading normal lives because we view them as celebrities that we need to focus on at all times.

Athletes shouldn’t have to be the victims of this perpetual escapeism. We place them under the pressures of media every single day; we look to them to be perfect. The pressure of having to make your

life wonderful is not the resposibility of these athletes.

So don’t use sports as an escape. Use it as a pleasent distraction every now and then, but don’t let it control your life. Don’t let your obsession with a player’s life, on and off the field, ruin your own life because you don’t want to accept everything that is happening in the world.

We can love sports while having different values, but we shouldn’t try to shut those values out all the time. Free speech is free for everyone and everyone is free to live their own lives, even atheletes. So we should be free, we should love sports just as much as we love and respect each other.

Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.

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In Brief M. B-ball versus Rockhurst After an impressive showing at the Southwestern Oklahoma State Basketball Classic and winning both of their games, the Washburn men’s basketball team returns home to play against Rockhurst University on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.

With little to examine in the way of regular season play, both teams have played a few exhibition games, each against

Division 1 teams. Washburn lost all three games, but put up quite the fight in them.

Rockhurst was competitive in their first exhibition match, but lost in their matchup with Marquette University 106-53.

If the Ichabods can capatilize with their offense and make a higher percentage of their shots, then we can look forward to a good game.

On Saturday, Nov 19 at 3 p.m., the Washburn women’s basketball team will face off against Drury University at home. Sitting at 2-1, the Ichabods are coming off a loss at the hands of the University of Mary, despite shooting at a 10% higher completion rate than their win at Minot. If they can keep their shooting up, and avoid falling off at the end of the game, they

can win this game. It will not be easy, however, as the Panthers are 2-0, and haven’t lost so far this season, even going 3-0 in exhibition. They won their first game of the season in a close game of 75-72, but then dominated their second opponent in a blowout victory of 94-59. To triumph over this opponent, the women’s team will need to bring it’s A-game.

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Volleyball seniors say goodbye with a victory Dylan McManis

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This week the Washburn women’s volleyball team had to prepare to say goodbye to yet another year of seniors who will be graduating. In honor of those

seniors, the team won their final two matches of the main season and head into the MIAA championships in the second seed.

This weekend, the volleyball team won 3-0 against Pittsburg State Nov. 11 and 3-1 against University of Central Oklahoma

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Barrick Kills: sophmore Kelsey Barrick spikes the ball for a kill on an open University of Central Oklahoma. Barrick recorded the most kills in the game at 14, with senior Leanna Willer right behind at 13.

Nov. 12 for senior night. These two home games wound up the main season and displayed the dominance that the team has earned in the MIAA after going 16-2 in the conference. A six game winning streak at the end of the season is something to be proud of.

While the season ended on a high note, and the team likely has many more games to play before they are truly done, the realization that they would be leaving the team was very real for the seniors.

“We don’t really think about it. I don’t know if I’ve really processed it yet,” said Leanna Willer. “We were like ‘no crying, no crying’ before the match.

We didn’t want to get all emotional; but it’s weird, it doesn’t feel like it should be over yet.

It’s been a good four years and I don’t think I would have wanted to go out with any other senior class.”

Thanks to the action that has kept the team swept up in the idea of competing for the top spot in the MIAA, the seniors haven’t really had time to think about leaving.

“It’s weird being a senior, I feel like I’ve known these girls my whole life,” said Willer.

“It’s probably one of the clos-

est teams I’ve been a part of…

Washburn volleyball has a really good family atmosphere.

We’re all sisters; we’re like our own mini-sorority in a way.

Once you graduate you’re just away for a little bit, you’ll always come back.”

Thanks to their victory on senior night, the volleyball team landed themselves just one win behind the top spot of the MIAA, which is currently occupied by Nebraska-Kearney. The team is currently 1-1 against Nebraska-Kearney this season, and if they can manage to make it to the finals and defeat Nebraska-Kearney, then they will end up with a historical season for Washburn.

“Our senior class is pretty close and I think we’ve had a pretty big impact on this program and the younger kids,” said Natalie Bates. “It’s really sad to have it all ending, but this win really helped our momentum to hopefully win the [MIAA] tournament.”

The graduating seniors from the Washburn volleyball team are Natalie Bates, Alyssa Carney, Callie Lowry, Sarah Vicory and Leanna Willer.

“I don’t think [the fact that it is senior night] has hit me yet, just because I’m still running on

a high from the win, but I think it will hit me eventually and it will be sad,” said Sarah Vicory.

“It’s going to be really sad to not be around, but I think the team will do a really good job even without us seniors.”

With five very impactful seniors leaving this year, the volleyball team will have holes to fill, but the underclassmen of these prestigious women are already making their marks.

The Ichabods were predicted to win the MIAA tournament in the pre-season coaches’ poll off of their 14-4 conference record last season. The distance that the team has come this season shows itself on the scoreboard, but only time will tell if they have what it takes to pull out the victory in the end.

After tonights win over Missouri Western, the thoughts of winning the MIAA tournament look even stronger for the Ichabods. Do not let this win be deceiving though. 2 out of the 3 went to the win by 2 rule. At the same time, we cannot overlook Washburn ability in a high pressured situation.

Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.

Washburn women’s basketball team plays to win Dylan McManis

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Women’s basketball is already getting into full swing just three games into the season. The team now holds a 2-1 record thanks to their victories over Minot State 77-61 and University of Saint Mary 89-59 over the weekend.

The most recent and pronounced of these games was the one against Saint Mary, Nov. 14, where the women’s team earned a lead on their opponents and never let go. Ending the game with a 30 point lead this early in the season makes a statement about the team’s future games from here on out.

Don’t take the lead over Saint Mary as meaning they were a bunch of push overs either, the Washburn women’s basketball team made 48.6% of all their field goals in that game and Saint Mary only held a lead over Washburn at one point in the game: by exactly one point for nine seconds during the first period.

Reagan Phelan earned her spot at the Saint Mary game as the MVP with her grand total of 28 points in the game off a 6-of-10 field goals, 4-of-6 three pointers and 4-of-4 free throws

record. Phelan is a freshman guard from Holyrood, Kansas and it’s evident that she will play a major factor this season.

“I thought we played pretty good in the first half,” said Phelan. “We kind of slowed down in the second, but overall it was a pretty good win for us. It’s a lot of fun [playing for Washburn], I’m just really glad I came to this school.”

While she didn’t break the box score against Saint Mary, senior Erin Dohnalek helped support the backbone of the team alongside fellow senior Erika Lane. Lane was in the game for 23 minutes with 10 total points while Dohnalek was in for 22 with five total points.

These two players were on the court the longest compared to everyone but Phelan, helping to drive the ball down the court all throughout the game.

“We definitely could clean up some areas, but other than that I think we played as a team,” said Dohnalek. “I’m really excited to be a senior. It’s more of a leadership role for me and we have some new kids, so I’m just looking to help them out, on the court and off.”

This year, the women’s basketball team welcomes four

freshman, three regular and one red-shirt. The freshman are as follows: red-shirt freshman Madison Vargo, freshman Reagan Phelan, freshman Cara Donley and freshman Jo Roepke.

Washburn will play against

Drury University Nov. 19 at Lee Arena. Drury is currently undefeated so far, both in and out of their exhibition games. Last year when Washburn played against Drury, Washburn lost the game 66-46.

“I’m very excited for the

season and for playing Drury on Saturday,” said Dohnalek.

“They are a tough team, but we just need to play smart and stick together.”

Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.

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Fade away: Senior Erin Dohnalek goes for a fadeaway shot during Washburn’s game against University of Saint Mary. Dohnalek is a forward and scored a total of five points over the course of the game.