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Professor sheds light on human trafficking Brenden Williams
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business major and Youtube user NameisEthanL, said that he thinks there are two sides to it. He feels as if this endeavor is a good business move for YouTube and Google, but on the other side, creators are not allowed to be themselves. “I’m not making money off of AdSense, at all, because I just started,” Lagahid said. “I’m saying the people who are getting into the big leagues, won’t be able to make money [anymore] if they cuss, if they have any sexual innuendos or if they talk about the news. It really all depends on who is watching the regulations, and
Sharon Sullivan, professor of theatre, held a Brown Bag Lunch where she spoke of human trafficking, specifically the causes and reasons people buy and sell sex. Sullivan started by talking about how it occurs. She said most people did it through fraud, force and coercion. In the case of faud, someone would be told they had an employment opportunity and were tricked into prostitution or stripping due to desperation. Force and coercion are when the trafficker uses intimidation or physical harm to convince a person to get involved. According to Sullivan, the average age someone enters sex trafficking in the United States is 13, which is also the average age children run away. After running away the child commonly finds someone who acts as a caretaker who in return convinces the child to sell their body. Those who do not run away are often sold by their own family members. This makes up nearly 40 percent of the sex traffic population, according to Sullivan. Eighty to ninety percent of the people involved in these acts of prostitution do not want to be there, according to Sullivan,
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Unpaid: Pewdiepie, Markiplier and Philip DeFranco are a few of the Youtubers that may be affected by the changes in YouTube’s policy. The policy states that in order to gain advertising revenue from a channel, the user must refrain from using profanity or covering contraversial content. This policy came into effect Aug. 26.
YouTube policy changes may affect creators Lisa Herdman
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YouTube users may see a stark change in the content from some of the top users on the website after recent changes in user policy. YouTube, LLC made changes to its user agreement policy Aug. 26, particularly the requirements for users to gain money through advertisements featured by the website when a user is a YouTube Partner. The change allows the website to take down videos if explicit or contradictory content is featured and the user is being paid by ad revenue on YouTube. Regular users will
not be affected by this change, but YouTube Partners may lose funding or have older videos taken down. The website states under “Advertiser controls” that “if we receive a complaint from an advertiser whose ad served against your video, we reserve the right to disable monetization on your video if we determine that it did not meet our policy guidelines.” The website goes on to say, “depending on the nature of the policy violation, videos can be removed from the site or age-restricted,” as well as “monetization is disabled on age-restricted videos and Google will immediately stop
serving ads on these videos.” Most YouTubers rely on AdSense, another one of Google’s services that pays bloggers and YouTubers to run ads over their content. This is the service that will no longer serve content creators that go against the policy change. Other, more well-known YouTubers have special contracts and sponsorships aside from AdSense that will not be affected should they choose to disobey the policy change. Users that make a living off of channel views and advertising may not be able to make a livable wage. Ethan Lagahid, freshman
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Briefs Career fair invites students to explore jobs
Washburn is holding its annual All-Majors Fall career fair, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sept. 14, in Lee Arena. Students are invited to meet and greet with potential employers, apply for jobs and ask about internships. Job seekers will have the opportunity to discuss job opportunities with employer representatives and graduate school representatives will be available too. Opportunities may include part-time and full-time positions as well as internships. This fair is also an excellent opportunity for career research. Students are able to see what opportunities are available for their major. They are encouraged to network with employers and take any information available to them. For more information, contact Career Services at career-services@washburn. edu or visit them in Morgan 105.
Race against cancer raises awareness
The Race Against Breast Cancer campaign celebrates 25 years of providing services and promoting healthy breast practices to northeast Kansas families by holding several events from Sept. 16 to 17 at Topeka West High School. RABC is a non-profit organization based out of northeast Kansas. The organization depends on the generosity of corporate sponsors and annual fundraiser participants for the funds to support and fund their no-cost
mammography program that benefits 600—800 northeast Kansans yearly. Runners and walkers are encouraged to wear white to ensure that they can participate in the Pink Out color event Sept. 16. RABC merchandise will be available for purchase in a two day silent auction. The 5K competitive run, 5K non-competitive walk and day two of their silent auction will occur Sept. 17. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided on both days. For more information, visit www.rabctopeka.com
Campus discussion with guests from Dallas P.D.
Members from the Dallas Police Department will be talking with students and faculty about the recent violence against police and the use of force from 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 13 in Henderson 100. They will also be discussing the recent shootings in their city. Over the past few months, there has been an increase in both violence against civilians and the police. There have been several officer-involved shootings with unarmed individuals, including the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Micah Xavier Johnson, a former Army Reserve veteran, ambushed and fired upon a group of police officers July
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Drizzle in the Hizzle: CAB provides ice cream on a rainy day on Aug. 31. Scorch on the Porch’s Market Day gave students the opportunity to get acquainted with local businesses. Restaurants and businesses - including Dunkin’ Donuts - had giveaways and free samples for the event’s attendees. “College students need coffee and who doesn’t like donuts,” said Alexandria Ray, the General Manager of Dunkin’ Donuts. “We have both.”
7, in Dallas, Texas. He killed 5 officers, injured 9 others and 2 civilians were also wounded. This discussion is open to all Washburn students, faculty, staff and the Topeka community. The guest speakers will be answering questions, providing information and recruiting for their department.
Theatre department plans trip to ‘Wicked’ Exciting opportunity incoming, Ichabods! The Washburn Players and theatre department have managed to
obtain a limited number of tickets to the upcoming Wichita production of ‘Wicked,’ the beloved companion piece to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ that has inspired many to defy gravity since its Broadway premiere in 2003. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, at the Century II Concert Hall in Wichita. Tickets are priced at $86 and sales are open to all. If interested, contact Theatre professor Linda Smith at 785-670-1639. Members of the Washburn Players will be refunded for their purchases and carpool is offered to any who need a ride.
Washburn Campus Police Report September 1 01:52 - Information report: medical call. Washburn Village. Report taken: individual refused all medical treatment including hospital. September 1 10:01 - Motor vehicle accident. Parking Lot 18. Report taken: photos taken.
September 2 14:31 - Information report: damaged vehicle. Parking Lot 4. Report taken: investigation determined the damage happened off campus.
September 2 15:02 - Information report: suspicious activity. Living Learning Center. Report taken: investigation was not able to confirm the suspicious act.
‘Wicked’, follows greenskinned Elphaba and Galinda, the good witch who will later change her name to Glinda. In a story that begins as a prequel before running parallel to the events of the original classic, ‘Wicked’ delves into the two witches’ personality struggles, romantic rivalry and ultimately Elphaba’s fall from grace to become the widely feared Wicked Witch of the West.
The Washburn Review’s crime report follows crime trends on a yearto-year basis. This chart accounts for crime from Jan. 7 to Sept. 5. Alcohol Violations - 7% Assault - 2% Burglary (Vehicle) - 6% Criminal Damage - 15% Domestic Violence - 2% Drug Arrests - 12% Harassment - 8% Sex Offense - 1% Theft (Auto) - 5% Traffic Accidents - 16% Theft - 26%
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Marching In: The Washburn Marching Band proceeds down the sidewalk in their usual pregame march. The march occurs before every home football game as the band makes their way to the student section.
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Grillin’: Kappa Sigma members grill hamburgers while waiting for the first football game of the season. The first Washburn game of the school year was Sept. 1; before football games you can usually find fraternity and sorority members tailgating in front of Yager stadium.
Washburn’s tailgating tradition lives on Dylan McManis
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The first Washburn football game of the season was Sept. 1, but before the game even began the fans were already cheering for the Ichabods. Tailgating is a classic tradition in most outdoor sports. For Washburn football, tailgating is a celebration of the team and its fans. In front of Yager Stadium, before every home football game, dozens of tents and tables are set up with food by students and alumni. Organizations like Bodsquad do things like hand out free hotdogs and put on face paint to show school spirit. The Alumni Association sets up a tent for its members, supplying free food and alcohol ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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for those that have paid their yearly dues. The sororities and fraternities of Washburn also have their own tents as they get ready to march down the side of the stadium with their letters in tow. Ryan Yowell, sophomore member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity on campus, joined his fellow fraternity members at the tailgate while they grilled burgers. “I’m enjoying the beautiful weather, eating some food and setting up a tailgate with my fraternity,” Yowell said. “We get together and throw a football around while we wait for the game to start, it’s a great time.” Being a division two school, Washburn football doesn’t
have the reputation of teams like Kansas University or Kansas State. But Washburn fans don’t seem to mind. “For a [division two] school, I feel like the turnout is pretty cool; we actually have a buffet going on over here so I feel like [Washburn is] doing a pretty good job sponsoring it,” said Yowell. “Our team’s pretty great as well, so I’m excited to see how the game goes.” Getting the word out about how to support the Ichabods matters the most to these tailgaters. “Football is the biggest sport we have at this school,” Yowell said. “We do our best as a fraternity as well; we spread the word, make sure the young guys are coming out. It’s important that freshmen start
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coming out early to get to know people and get involved.” But members of Greek Life aren’t the only ones who love the tailgate. For new and returning students, the football season is something to look forward to. “It’s my first time at a Washburn game and my first time tailgating,” said Elizabeth Dennison, freshman graphic design major. Elizabeth is the target audience of the tailgate, a freshman without any particular activities or affiliations just yet. “A part of me doesn’t really like [football]. But a part of me really wanted to try it and get involved ever since high school. I’m excited to get a new experience. Even if I say I don’t, I do. I know when
the ball gets to the other side then someone’s got a goal, but that’s about all I know about football.” Overall, tailgating is a Washburn tradition that brings together all kinds of organizations, students and alumni. Together, they can prepare to cheer on the Ichabods in their big games. The Ichabods won the game 38-19. You can read more about the game and the Washburn football team in the sports section here at the Washburn Review.
Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.
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Earthquakes shake Oklahoma Katie Wade
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It’s the battle of the era – scientists versus energy companies. While scientists have been revealing new disturbing information about the impact of oil drilling for years, the U.S. has seen a drastic growth in the industry through fracking over the last decade. CNN reported that the U.S. Energy Information Administration recorded 300,000 fracking wells last year, compared to just 23,000 in 2000. “It’s pretty bogus. It’s why you have to have independent scientists to do the real research from universities,“ said Chris Hamilton, professor of political science. Hamilton references the importance of unbiased scientists without oil company interests in mind in order to bring the best research to the table. “Listening to the scientists from the oil companies saying its not connected is probably not much different than [listening to] the scientists connected to the tobacco companies 50 years ago,” Hamilton said. Sept. 3 at 7:02 a.m., a record-breaking 5.6 earthquake located 10 miles northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma, occurred. Aftershock was felt from as far as central Nebraska to Texas, Arkansas, and Arizona. After the earthquake, the state of Oklahoma ordered thirty-seven of the well disposals near the Pawnee area to be shut down until further notice. “There was a time about two years ago when the Oklahoma geological survey refused to state that there was any scientific connection between fracking and earthquakes,” said Hamilton. “But at the same time, the Kansas geological survey issued their own reports saying [that there was a connection].” Commonly known as ‘fracking,’ this is actually a process of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing by injecting water and chemicals into underground pockets that hold natural gas. It’s not the initial drilling in the fracking process that causes these
earthquakes, but the storage and disposal wells. When these leak or rupture, the waste mixture of water and oil flows back into the earth and can cause the structure plates of the earth to slip. “It just makes sense. It fits the scientific perspective about it,” Hamilton said. Scientists in Kansas and Oklahoma previously predicted that the increased fracking in the area would cause a cycle of earthquakes – starting with smaller earthquakes, leading up to one of about 5 or 6 magnitude. As it turns out, this was exactly the case prior to the Sept. 3 earthquake. The United States Geological Survey reported that a 3.2 magnitude earthquake occurred Sept. 1 just to the southwest of the Sept. 3 epicenter. In less than an hour, four aftershocks from the Sept. 1 event were recorded, the largest being a 3.6. Over the next few days as the investigation plays out, observers can expect political pushback against the environmental science. “My guess is there’ll be a lot of political denial from oil company funded politicians saying, ‘Oh, well we’ll have to study this for the next 500 years,’” said Hamilton. Unfortunately, laws of oil reg-
ulation have not caught up to the growth of the industry. “It looks to me like they’re going to have to curtail some of this or reform the industry because the industry’s process is not well regulated,” Hamilton said. “That’s the policy problem.” Hamilton also suggested that future changes in policy would depend on the outcome of these ongoing earthquakes and the growing damaged they cause. Disasters and tragedies resulting in lawsuits against companies with government interests, often result in the start of policy change. “That’ll get your elected officials to wake up and smell the coffee,” he said. In the meantime, students have many opportunities to get involved in the growing efforts directed at fracking and other types of environmentally damaging energy production. Hamilton’s suggestions include attending meetings of environmental activists, educating oneself both in classes here at Washburn such as the natural disaster course or Human Impact on the Environment, and taking the time to look into alternative forms of energy.
Katie Wade, katherine.wade@ washburn.edu, is a senior history major.
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TRAFFICKING: continued there, according to Sullivan, resulting in approximately 27 million sex slaves around the world. Seventy-five percent of the roughly 27 million people are women and around 99 percent of those who purchase sex from either the prostitute or the trafficker are men. “This makes it a gender problem,” Sullivan said. She said the problem generally deals with women because most women do not buy sex, but 10 to 15 percent of American men do. Sullivan then stated supply and demand is the reason behind sex trafficking and to stop it, demand would have to drop to no men buying sex. She used an example from her time in graduate school where she sold crochet blankets. When the demand stopped, she stopped making them. The same is true of sex trafficking. If the demand is zero, so is the supply. “We need to change our cultural assumption that we have a right to utilize another person’s body for sexual gratification,” said Sullivan. “That’s the foundation of buyers, they think they’re entitled to use another person’s body. So if we change that, there won’t be any demand for sex trafficking.” Sullivan also stated that
97 percent of those involved in sex trafficking had been sexually abused before they became involved, showing underlying problems in the person’s self-esteem and confidence. “The most important thing we can do is instill our children with good self-esteem,” said Sullivan. According to Sullivan, legalizing prostitution also wouldn’t solve any problems. In Amsterdam, where prostitution is legal, women selling sex can be independent workers, receive health services and have access to job training if they wanted to leave the field. The problem is, it became a tourist destination because of the demand and they didn’t have the supply to match, therefore making Amsterdam a sex trafficking destination. Sullivan said the thing victims need to know the most is that there is hope. “You have value, you matter, you deserve better,” said Sullivan. “There is hope for something different in your future.”
Brenden Williams, brenden. williams@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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Policy Response: A “In Review” A weekly editorial Elevator failures continue, change desired Washburn University’s Benton Hall was the latest host to an elevator failure Sep. 6, that left senior Jasper Shrake stuck on the third floor of the building. “The university as far as I know did respond how they should have,” Shrake said. “I guess what I don’t understand is why they don’t have someone on staff with experience working on elevators. It makes issues incredibly inefficient.” Shrake, who relies on the elevators on campus to get to some classes and areas of campus due to a disability, has experienced prior incidents where an elevator or lift failure has prevented him from entering or leaving a building. “It seems like elevators are constantly breaking and the University’s approach to remedy these issues tends to be pretty reactive,” Shrake said. Even then, those reactive measures seem to fall short at times. “The White Concert Hall lift has been broken for a long time and the risers that are transported by that lift are blocking access points,” Shrake said. We at the Washburn Review have penned several articles calling for a better response to elevator problems. In the past, we identified a very clear problem with the hydraulic pump technology used in the elevators of the older buildings and a preventative solution for this would be to update the elevators to use newer cable
technology seen in the LLC and Lincoln elevators. University officials have yet to comment on the possibility of renovations to these elevators, though we at the Washburn Review are in full support of renovations if it means our disabled students will no longer have to worry about a potential malfunction. Sep. 7, Shrake will be in attendance at the WSGA meeting to discuss the continued elevator failures plaguing the campus. He has expressed high hopes for the meeting tonight. “I’m hoping that WSGA could open dialogue with Washburn University in order for them to decide to assess how effective their methods have been with prevention of accessibility issues,” Shrake said. “I really just would like them to rethink the way they are solving [this].” We stand with Shrake and all disabled students on campus who desire a better daily experience at Washburn, and we have high hopes for his meeting with WSGA. As we have previously stated, preventative measures are always better than reactive and with a maintenance budget of over $8 million according to the Washburn Board of Regent’s September 2015 general fund statement, we are more than capable of ending this elevator crisis. - The Editorial Staff
voice for smokers
Kraig Dafoe
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Apparently, the smoking students and faculty of Washburn University are not as important as non-smokers in the eyes of policy makers. The new smoking policy on campus is the beginning of a slippery slope, which leads to smoking’s total banishment on campus, thus violating the basic rights of smokers. Unlike the state and federal laws banning smoking inside most public and private businesses, this policy is locally conceived for Washburn University. The idea behind limited smoking areas is supposed to be a movement to keep the campus cleaner as many complaints of cigarette butts littering the property have been lodged. While I can stand behind this ideal, that of a cleaner campus, I am not convinced the new policy will accomplish this task. With the newness of the policy, we may see change in its beginning stages. However, as time wears on and the policy gets older, we may see an increase in campus litter. Consider visitors that arrive to campus unaware of the policy, smokers approaching a building with no place to lay their butts. It is my opinion the hedges and flowerbeds will see an increase in butt storage. Aside from a cleaner campus,
we have to consider the rights and feelings of smokers. It’s bad enough for someone with an addiction to be forced outside to accommodate their cravings, but now they cannot even huddle under cover during inclement weather. Instead, they have to go to a designated area with no cover or go without. You might think going without a cigarette for an hour or two should be easy enough, but with some smokers, that is just not the case. If you take alcohol away from alcoholics, they get shakes and that affects them. If you take nicotine away from smokers, they suffer irritability, headaches and various other symptoms. Irritability is the worst because their anger is generally released on whomever happens to be around them at the time. It is a problem, no doubt, but one that exists and is hard to overcome. I agree that non-smokers should not have to put up with smoke, but in an outdoor environment, smoke emitted by cigarettes is no more harmful to a non-smoker than any other pollutant being dispersed by automobiles and factories. I am all for a cleaner, healthier campus, but I do not think targeting smokers in such an extreme fashion is the way to go. Kraig Dafoe, kraig.dafoe@ washburn.edu, is a senior English major.
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‘Zak Barnes: At Home in Bazaar’ welcomes the weird Andrew Shermoen
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To embrace life’s incongruences is to be completely free. This is surely the thinking behind Mulvane Art Museum’s newest exhibit “Zak Barnes: At Home in Bazaar.” The exhibition opened July 12 and closed Sept. 3. It highlighted the unique art style of Kansas native Zak Barnes. Barnes’ collection of paintings detail the small town of Bazaar, Kansas. “Bazaar is an odd mix of an ideal rural past with a modern and disjunctive present,” reads a press release from the Art Museum. It is an odd surreal world that Barnes paints; a world of floating beer cans and dinosaurs finds itself mixed into the bad and the good sides of small town living in the rural Midwest. It mixes in the kind hospitality with the notably urbanized. It’s a beautiful and mind-boggling juxtaposition. One of the most notable pieces is “Bazaar Monday,” an odd scene of women relaxing and having a picnic while beer cans spin through the air. While it is one of the least dramatic scenes in Barnes’ catalogue it does offer a unique approach to the classic Midwest lifestyle. This
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Heavy Meadow: Barnes’ piece “Heavy Meadow” is an odd collection of quilts, boomboxes, barn swallows and rusty old tractors adorning a field of waving wheat. This is a perfect example of Barnes mixing the modern with the rural, small towns of the Kansas countryside.
scene would normally be depicted with men in it, but these women gladly show their pride in their relaxed lifestyle. The floating beer cans lend an even more whimsical attitude to the whole affair as though the cans are the floating props of a jug-
gler. Another painting that has gained notoriety is “Bazaar Tractor Pull” which depicts a woman wearing boxing gloves with two cherubim next to her, one carrying luggage marked with 177. This number signifies
the highway running through Bazaar and is meant to symbolize a desire to escape. In the horizon of the painting are the glowing skyscrapers of urban life. The painting represents the desire to escape the country to a new life in the city, but
also depicts the desire to stay at home. Then again, it might mean something entirely different, as the planets that litter the sky and the halo of Roman numerals only serves to confuse a possible interpretation. That is what makes Barnes’ painting so intriguing. “Narratives in a loose sense,” says Barnes, when discussing his paintings. “I reference folk art, surrealism and contemporary compositional practices to create ambiguity in both period and environment. Natural and manmade elements are placed in concert, creating a place of pleasant sharing.” This dedication to the connection between man and nature, also being the same as man’s connection to technology, is the crux of Barnes’ work and his beautiful colors, characters and scenes are better for it. Mulvane Art Museum is located inside Garvey Fine Arts Center and is free to the public. Its other current galleries include “Bud Holman: A Retrospective” and “Dance of the Line: Rita Blitt in Motion.” Andrew Shermoen, andrew. shermoen@washburn.edu, is a senior secondary English education major.
‘The Light Between Oceans’ breaks viewers’ hearts Andrew Shermoen
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The oddest feeling in the world is to praise a film that you didn’t really garner that much joy from. Then again, “The Light Between Oceans” isn’t an experiment in joy, it’s a dark interpretation of the way grief can drive us. It’s a heart-wrenching film, one that isn’t afraid to show you the ugly side of love and desperation. While I can’t say I found myself enamored with “The Light Between Oceans” it is certainly a remarkable film with great performances, beautiful vistas and an intriguing plot. A recovering soldier, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), desiring a brief respite from society, takes a job watching over a lighthouse on a remote island. He begins to write letters to Isabel Graysmark (Alicia Vikander) on the mainland and they decide to marry. When an infant girl washes ashore on the island the couple decides to adopt the young child. When they discover that the mother of the lost child happens to live in the town they often visit, they
must struggle on how to handle the situation and how to keep their relationship afloat. “The Light Between Oceans” is an exploration into how sorrow can affect one’s emotions. Tom and Isabel’s choice to keep the lost child stems from a very desperate place in their relationship. It’s a very dark and depressing decision and affects them differently. The introduction of the child’s mother only further exacerbates their disagreement and their relationship with their adopted child slowly deteriorates as their guilt can no longer be hidden. These moments of sadness are expertly performed by the two virtuosos at the helm. While Vikander and Fassbender have often picked poor films to appear in, their performances are always tremendous. The same goes for their time in “The Light Between Oceans.” Sadly, the characters of Tom and Isabel feel incredibly familiar. While their story is unique, their personalities are not. That can be said for anyone in the film, which is one of its biggest flaws. Among other issues is its con-
sistent overly melodramatic storytelling. It continually conjures up unnecessary ways for the story to become sad even though its later moments do not justify their overtly melancholic attitude. This all makes the second half tiring to sit through, and the movie feels half an hour longer then it should be. While the movie’s great acting, beautiful ocean vistas and well-managed cinematography make for a stunning film, still doesn’t add up to anything much. It’s an empty film with some occasionally emotional moments of sorrow and grief. It’s a far cry from what writer-director Derek Cianfrance is usually capable of: moments of true and believable emotion between nuanced and interesting characters.
Andrew Shermoen, andrew. shermoen@washburn.edu, is a senior secondary English education major.
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Best-Seller: “The Light Between Oceans” is based off of the well-received debut novel of M.L. Stedman. Lead actress Vikander has also made waves in recent years by starring in “Ex Machina” and “The Danish Girl.”
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Washburn’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’ haunts audiences Colleen Kelly
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The gothic genre is a treasure trove of true horror. This past June, Washburn premiered its summer and fall production of “The Turn of the Screw,” a drama by playwright Henry James based in the late 19th century. The drama follows a young governess recently employed by a wealthy London businessman. He sends the governess to care for his neice and nephew in the countryside in near total isolation. As the governess gets to know her seemingly innocent wards, she begins experiencing ghostly hauntings. “The Turn of the Screw,” is traditionally a two-person ensemble, and Washburn honored that challenge. Jamie Schartz, senior, played the role of the governess, a naive, romantic young woman who tries to see the best in people. Andrew Fletcher, senior, co-stars in not one, but four roles as the governess’s employer, the housekeeper, a ghost and Miles, one of the children. These two did a great job with a challenging script. They make a solid and wicked team, feeding off one another’s energy scene-to-scene as tensions rise. Particular kudos for the two nailing their old English accents. There is little worse than a cheesy British accent, and Schartz and Fletcher thankfully spared us all from that. Fletcher in particular had the
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Visceral and Versatile: The original text of “The Turn of the Screw” was published as a gothic novella in 1898. The show has been adapted in a number of media, including an opera, ballet, stage play and film.
challenging task of portraying four distinct characters of various gender and age, as well as pantomiming the mute child Flora. His portrayal of Miles is nothing short of unnerving. The script calls for a child whom is well-mannered and cheeky, but has seriously sinister subtext. It would have been so easy to overplay that type of role, but Fletcher struck a nuanced balance between childlike and villainous. Fletcher’s portrayal of the housekeeper is only seen in small doses, and is meant to be the voice of reason. By adopt-
ing a hunched over stance and a slightly thicker and more feminine accent, he did a nice job differentiating the elderly woman from his male characters. Fletcher also brings to life a villainous ghost. While he has no lines, the calculated body language keeps the mood on stage suspenseful and dangerous. The character of the governess’s employer was only on stage for a short time, but was not without its challenges either, as much of Fletcher’s lines here were delivered in quick, stichomythic bursts between himself
and the governess. While Fletcher’s challenge was juggling multiple personas, Schartz’s task was to transform her character of the governess from sweet and idealistic, to someone tormented by the secrets surrounding the old house and the supernatural. It’s a purposefully slow progression, as we see her initially believing the children are perfect angels and eventually come to suspect that they are working against her with malevolent ghosts. Schartz’s portrayal of a woman becoming unhinged is nothing
short of stellar. The set design and technical aspects of the show were well put together as well. The set is made up of three levels, a turret, a few staircases and a lone chair to demonstrate both how large and claustrophobic the country estate is. The sound mixing, too, was well done. When ambient music was necessary, it blended well with the scene, while other times the production relied upon Fletcher to add sound effects, such as saying “creek” or “footsteps” forebodingly in the background. Probably my favorite technical aspect of the production, though, were the costumes. The team outdid themselves with Schartz’s grimly gorgeous gothic gown and Fletcher’s historically accurate suit. I urge everyone to check out this production of “The Turn of the Screw.” It’s dark, has a dry sense of humor and has two leads with a lot of talent and onstage chemistry. “The Turn of the Screw” will be showing in the Neese Gray Theatre 7:30 p.m., Sept. 8, 9 & 10, and 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Free admission with Washburn student or faculty ID.
Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a senior secondary English education major.
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How Washburn Volleyball is No.1 Dylan McManis
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Dylan McManis
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Have you ever looked at the cover of Sports Illustrated? How many times did you look at that althete and feel jealous? For many of us, jealousy is natural, it’s an emotion we feel that is a part of our lives. But when it comes to the physical body, this point is often made all too clear. Such things like ‘Look at those muscles!’, ‘Look at her abs!’ ‘I wish I were as fast as them.’ are all common reactions to these sorts of media images. Sometimes it’s a football player, ripped with muscles from end to end. Sometimes it’s a swimmer doing a photo shoot in an unconventional two-piece bikini. Even the image of the distance runner reaching the finish line with a record breaking time can cause jealousy in us. This is the nature of our sports media. Sports Illustrated is my primary example because I only recently realized that they have a rather ominus section on their webpage called “Mustard”. When I investigated what exactly was held in this condiment like section, I was appalled to find a section subtitled “Where culture meets sports;” with a woman naked except for a white shirt wrapped around her body directly below it. I don’t understand what sort of “culture” this image is
supposed to represent, but it certainly isn’t the kind I want to live in. I wanted to make the point that althetes struggle every day to improve themselves alongside their peers. Why does our main stream sports media make this even harder on them? They perpetuate this idea that if a basketball player isn’t 6’5” then they will never make it as a pro; that if a girl isn’t under 5’ and 90 pounds then she will never be a gymnast; that our athletes should be ashamed because their bodies aren’t like the proffesionals. And they call that body shaming: talent. It’s sickening to think that our world would shun someone for doing their absolute best. But that’s how our media treats them. Every athlete is just another glamour shot waiting to happen, posed and perfect like the people they want you to think they are. Let’s make a change for ourselves and set ourselves to our own standards; sports isn’t about who looks the best, or some kind of sick body shaming, its about action and achievements. Sports aren’t about some sick joke that makes it sound like women are condiments that belong on hotdogs.
Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.
In case you didn’t know, Washburn women’s volleyball swept their opening tournament Sept. 2-3 4-0 without dropping a single set to their opponents. This just goes to emphasize the point made by the preseason coach’s poll that states the Ichabods will win the MIAA. The Ichabods have never lost a match during the invitational since its creation. With these four wins, the Ichabods have a record of 36-0 during the invitational. Although the conference matches haven’t started yet, the Ichabods are already at the top of the leaderboards as one of five teams to come out of the weekend undefeated. Much of the preseason predictions are based off the team’s performance from last year, where the Ichabods put up a 28-6 season record before dropping to No.1 seed Central Oklahoma during the semi-finals of the MIAA tournament. But the team’s roster hasn’t changed too much, and many of the members are stepping up. The invitational Most Valuable Player was Washburn senior Leanna Willer, a player that almost never left the court during the entire tournament. She scored 53 points over the course of the entire tournament with 47 kills. Meaning that over 88
percent of the points scored by Leanna over the weekend were spikes that landed in the opponent’s service box and scored without being touched by the other team. “I feel pretty good,” said
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Willer. “I mean, whenever you go 4-0 it’s a pretty good feeling. Washburn has a pretty good tradition of
starting the season strong. So we kept to that.” Despite boasting an almost four kill per set average as well as having been ranked 23rd nationally in total kills, Willer was modest about her team’s standings. “Being picked first is super cool, but the top four teams in the MIAA are all super close so we try to not let that go to our heads. We know we have our work cut out for us,” said Willer. Last week, Erica Montgomery was picked from the Volleyball team as being the freshman to watch on the team throughout the whole season. “I was kinda nervous going in. But I told myself I couldn’t be nervous, I just had to go out there and get the job done,” said Montgomery. Montgomery was the only freshman to have played in all four matches of the invitational, as well as putting up a two kill per set record. “I think we have a really good chance of winning. Each game we’ve played we’ve gotten better and better, and if we keep that up then we should get this all done.” Between standout freshmen and seniors that never seem to stop, Washburn Volleyball is No. 1. Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a sophomore English major.
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Brandon Bourbon lives on in football team Dylan McManis
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On April 8, 2016, the body of Brandon Bourbon, a senior running back for the Washburn football team, was found dead due to apparent suicide inside of his van about 80 miles away from his home town. Now, the spirit of Brandon lives on in his team. Almost five months later, Sept. 1, the 2016 fall football season began. In honor of Brandon, Mickeel Stewart, a friend of Brandon’s since he joined the team, abandoned his No. 20 jersey and doned Brandon’s No. 9 jersey. Although it would only be for the night, he wanted to honor Brandon’s memory. “I feel amazing, it’s a great honor. I wouldn’t rather do it for anybody else,” Mickeel said. Mickeel scored the last touchdown of the game, diving past the Northeastern State defense despite tough opposition. In the last moments as he was being tackled, Mickeel flipped over the defenders and landed securley on his back with the ball in his arms. “It got kinda iffy, but we pulled through on the last touchdown. We were so close [to scoring] that I did a leap because Bourb always did a leap. Brandon was one of the greatest dudes I ever met, I only knew him for about eight months. But from the moment I met him I knew we were connected; he always used to say it was because of our zodiac signs, but I don’t think it was because of that.” Most of Brandon’s friends and family knew him to be kind hearted and humble despite the sweeping attention he had received since exiting high school.
“He was a great dude, always humble and a great leader. He was probably the most selfless person I have ever met. I miss him, I love him, I wish he was still here but we gotta honor him now that he isn’t,” Mickeel said. Coach Craig Schurig intends to make wearing Brandon’s jersey a season tradition, swapping it between players each game in continued remembrance of Brandon. “It was very fitting, and we’re gonna try to exchange it between various players, but Mickeel and Brandon were very close.” B r a n d o n ’s f a t h e r
was even there at the game, cheering on the Ichabods from the sidelines as they honor his son. “I feel honored to have Mickeel do it. I met him the first time I had come out here with Brandon; he seemed very polite and respectful. I couldn’t find a better person on our team to honor Brandon by wearing the No. 9 jersey,” Roger Bourbon said. “I don’t think I’ll be able to come to all of the games. Coach Schurig is top notch. It’s almost like a family here. By
keeping the fans involved in remembering Brandon, it just shows how much they cared about him and his impact on the team. It reassures me that we raised him to be respectful.” Brandon’s father wore a No. 9 “Remember Brandon Bourbon” jersey to the game
touchdowns from Washburn’s Jake Horner, Peter Pfannenstiel, Chavis Bryce and Mickeel Stewart, each with a touchdown apiece. “We won, so I’m happy,” said Akhmad Abdul-Razzaq, a defensive end who helped Peter Pfannenstiel to score by causing a fumble from the RiverHawks. “Defense, we struggled a bit on third downs but we came out on top. Offense came out just fine. In the end, my role in the team is just another part of the team. I’m just another teammate trying to do my job.” In the midst of their victory and remembrance of Brandon Bourbon, Schurig looks forward to next weekend. “I’m excited that we got the first one under our belt, great atmosphere, great crowd but it was just a tremendous opening night here,” said Schurig. “I’m real optimistic, we got a great team but we gotta get a lot better. We’re gonna play a very good team next week, but our players are attentive and we just gotta get them through each week. I think we can match up physically but we need to start matching up performance wise.” As a reminder, this week Sept. 5-11 is National Suicide Prevention Week. On Sept. 8 the Ichabods face off against Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri.
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alongside Brandon’s family. “It shows that he was willing to help other people, this is the way that they repay him.” The team made a strong showing at the game, 38-19 against Northeastern State. Putting Schurig’s record against Northeastern State to 5-0 as the Ichabods chalk up the first win of the season. The game featured
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