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Volume 142, Issue 6
September 23, 2015
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Hallee Haar
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Page 4: Fellow Ichabod explains why choosing to join the Navy was right for her.
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Page 9: WU Soccer ends its streak of 27 losses and ties with a win against NebraskaKearney.
Campus Life
Brick laying for the Ichabod Plaza began Sept. 21, which marks the beginning of the end of long lasting construction at Morgan Hall. Faculty members congregated outside to watch Ichabod lay down the first brick to celebrate the beginning of the last week of construction on the site. Ichabod Washburn, the school mascot, attended the event, being as quirky as ever. He kept the energy up, and even put on a tool belt towards the end of the event to show his commitment to getting the plaza finished. For those who don’t know, the Ichabod Plaza faces the road, and has been under construction since before the beginning of the semester. Washburn faculty will be happy to have this lengthy project done and have worked hard to make Morgan Hall a beautiful place for students and staff. Kathy Busch, director of communication at the Washburn University Foundation, said that the plaza will hopefully be fin-
Photo by Fahad Alfaryyan
Brick By Brick: The Ichabod mascot lays the first brick at the new Ichabod Plaza at Morgan Hall.
ished by the end of next week, and at the latest before grand homecoming week. Busch played a huge role in this project and beamed with pride at the thought of it coming to a close. It was clear that her and other members of Washburn University have worked very hard to make this a special event. There will be a total of 7,000 bricks at the plaza, 2,000 of which will have names on it. The first brick to be put down
at this event had a name on it, symbolizing the importance of the community to Washburn University. There will be bricks on the ground, with names of alumni, students, faculty, staff, student organizations and other members of the community as well as a seven foot bronze statue of Ichabod Washburn. Fundraisers Limited supplied the bricks. All of the bricks were screened before being ordered in order to ensure that all
of the messages were appropriate. Some bricks contain stories about time spent at Washburn, some are memorial bricks, some have names on it and others are simply blank bricks. On the walkway to the plaza “Non nobis solum” is written on the ground. This is the Washburn motto meaning: “Not for ourselves alone.” This, with the bricks, emphasizes how important community is the university. Richard Liedtke, executive director of enrollment management, said, “It gives everybody an opportunity for this project in the welcome center…it is going to tell a history of Washburn.” Liedtke was right in front during the ceremony, shaking Ichabod’s hand and celebrating this moment. His positive attitude was reflected on every member at this event. Though it is only one project on campus, it is something for the school to be proud of, and something that reflects how important individuals are at Washhburn. Hallee Haar, hallee.haar@ washburn.edu, is a freshman undeclared major.
Federal grant awarded to fight sexual crime Mark Feuerborn
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Page 7: Mosaic concert lights up White Concert Hall.
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Page 11: Classic Bean offers live music Friday and Saturday nights.
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Washburn University was recently awarded a portion of an $8.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Washburn University was the only Kansas college or university to receive one of the 27 awards available. The university was given $299,838 for its “Creating a Culture of Consent at Washburn University: Confronting Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus” project. “When I found out we were awarded the grant, I was very excited,” said Joel Bluml, associate vice president for
student life and a co-investigator on the project. Women and Gender Studies Professor Sharon Sullivan, who is involved with the grant project, expressed high hopes for furthering Washburn’s efforts to combat sexual assault and dating violence on campus thanks to the award. “We really see this as an opportunity to go further, faster, than we would have been without the support. Everyone is committed to having a safer campus... Some of the things that we already wanted to do, we’ll be able to do more easily because of this grant,” Sullivan said. “Receiving the grant is definitely going to help us in creating a culture of consent on
campus,” Bluml said. Bluml also expressed his gratitude to the local organizations such as the YWCA who assisted Washburn in receiving the award. “I think it says a lot about not only our Washburn community but also our Topeka community. There were a lot of hoops to jump through to get this grant… There was a lot of collaboration that went into even applying for this grant. Not only on campus, but also in the community with those key community partners,” Bluml said. The grant will be used to help fund prevention and awareness programming for all students. It will also fund training for law enforcement and disciplinary board faculty on effective ways
to respond to sexual violence. Bluml also stated that behindthe-scenes work has already begun on the grant project, to allow for the project to hit the ground running. “There’s a lot of details that go into both formally accepting the grant, [and] right now we’re looking at finalizing position description… The goal is by the end of the three years of this that the policies, procedures, etc., that will be put in place as a result of this grant will become part of the culture at Washburn,” Bluml said. “Washburn is our community, we get to make it what we want it to be,” Sullivan said.
Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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On Friday, September 25 at the Expocentre Heritage Hall, the Topeka Chinese-American Association will host a Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Dinner Party. The event promises to give participants a small taste of Chinese culture by providing Chinese food, free mooncakes, a traditional Chinese Qipao-Dress Exhibition and a fashion show. There will also be a raffle and
silent auction. The event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and there is a $20 entrance fee. For tickets, students should contact Janney Duncan (620789-0036), Li Xing (785-9690039), Arvin Zhang (785-2249580), Yeqiang Wang (785670-2243), Stella Evertson (785-273-2255) or Chen Liang (758-438-7874).
Gender Brown Bag: Gender and Adjuncts 12p.m. Boswell Room
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Art fair to support local artists The tenth annual Aaron Douglas Art Fair will be on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Aaron Douglas Art Park located at 12th and Lane. The 2015 featured artist will be Jordan Brooks. Some other artists who will attend the event will be Bailey Marable, the Dorothy Thomas School of Dance
and Theatre Arts, Something Else and Lo Pan’s Revenge. The event will cost around $5 and will have 30-50 booths, two stages for music, a Kids Zone and more. For more information call 785-221-5499 or email chair@ aarondouglasartfair.com.
Thursday - Sept. 24 Success Workshop: Veterans 12-1p.m. Mabee Library Friday - Sept. 25 Success Workshop: Major and Career Planning 2p.m.-3p.m. Mabee Library Saturday - Sept. 26 Family Day 8:30a.m.-6p.m. Lawn East of Memorial Union Sunday - Sept. 27 Success Workshop: Math 4p.m.-5p.m. Mabee Library Monday - Sept. 28 C-Tell Teaching Circle 1: Engaging Ideas 3:15p.m.-4:15p.m. Thomas Room
Fountain City Brass Band holds concert
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French Club sponsors film
On Monday, September 28, the Washburn University French Club will show “Les Intoucbables.” The film follows Dris, a young man who was recently released from prison and is in search of a job, and Phillipe,
a rich quadriplegic in need of a caregiver. The critically acclaimed film follows the two as Driss cares for Phillipe under a month-long trial basis. The showing will be at 2:30 p.m. in Morgan 351.
On Friday, September 25, the Fountain City Brass Band will give a concert. The brass band is preforming as a part of the Topeka Community Concert Association, whose aim, according to their website, is to provide “every man, woman and child in this country the opportunity to experience the magic of live performance by bringing artists
and audiences together.” FBCC will preform different genres of music from opera to modern. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in White Concert Hall. It will cost $35 to attend. For more information, please contact the Washburn University Music Department at (785) 670-4840.
Washburn Campus Police Report September 16
Center. Report taken: Citation
Criminal damage to property,
Referred to Municipal Court.
14:15 - Attempted burglary/ Pavilion. Report taken:
Investigation continues. September 17
16:15 - Information report/
Natual gas leak, Off Campus Location. Report taken:
Assisted with traffic control
until the area was released by the Topeka Fire Department. September 18
19:44 - Criminal trespass/ Arrest, Living Learning
served for criminal trespass: September 18
09:16 - Information report/ Fire alarm, West Hall.
Report taken: Probable cause burned food: Alarm cleared and reset.
September 19
20:56 - Information report/
Fight, Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Report taken: Fight over on WUPD arrival.
Of all crime thus far in the year, 36 percent has been theft. This chart breaks down the other 64 percent. Theft (Auto) - 20% Alcohol Arrests - 1% Assault - 5% Burglary (Building) - 5% Burglary (Vehicle) - 11% Criminal Damage - 18% Domestic Violence - 1%
Drug Arrests - 4% Medical Calls - 26% Sex Offense - 5% Traffic Stops - 3%
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Topcon 2015 brings gaming, art and cosplay to Topeka Lisa Herdman
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TOPCON 2015 brought cosplay, exhibits, artists, performers and gaming back to Topeka for its second year from Sept. 18 to 20 at the Ramada Inn. Events and performances were held for the crowd to enjoy throughout the day, including meet-ups with groups of cosplayers, seminars on writing and comics, and a battle of wits between Star Trek and Star Wars villains.
“It all started as a small group wanting to trade and get together.” “It all started as a small group wanting to trade and get together,” said Jim “The GYPSY” George the Executive Director at TOPCON, “We only had a small room at the Ramada, and 731 people ended up showing up. This year we have estimated about 1,800 will show up.” This large crowd drew in many vendors and cosplayers around Kansas to participate in this event and present their work. The Iron Brothers of Topeka could be seen walking around in costume, including fully made suits of armor for characters like Iron Man. Eric Collin’s Red
Dalek costume could be seen as he roused the audience before a cosplay contest. “This year I will be going as KCIronman, Batman and either Boba Fett or Iron Man,” said Clay Hielscher, a part of the IBOT team, “I have a couple of costumes prepared for the event.” Hielscher said that a great part of any con is the use of panels. Panels are events where a debate may be held or an interested person may gather information on costume making. It can be helpful to cosplayers wanting a cheaper and easier route when making their costumes. TOPCON offered many panels including seminars on ways to build a cosplay costume, writing tactics when creating a comic and discussing topics like gender in gaming or bridging the gap between The Gaming Generation and their parents. “Topcon reaches several different gaming generations and puts them together in one place and it’s just a fun time,” said Reuben Juarez, promotional representative at BioCustom Consoles, “This year’s TOPCON will have lots to do from meet and greets, to cosplay, board and video gaming, tons of great vendors, panels, and so much more.” Juarez said that he became part of the TOPCON team after
Photo by Lisa Herdman
Team Star Wars: Two members of Iron Brothers of Topeka, dressed as Boba Fett and a ScoutTrooper, enjoy TOPCON 2015. This year, attendance to the con more than doubled from where it was at in 2014.
chatting with some of its leaders. He then went on to help host Afterglow, a gaming event that takes place the first Friday of every month. With its mix of gaming and illustration it gives artists and vendors a chance to display their work. Vendors could be found in the lower level and Madison Ballroom. A vast array of stores were represented here. Older consoles like the NES were setup to test gamers skills in Super Mario, Duck Hunt, Contra and Smash TV games.
High scores were displayed with the gamers name to challenge the next gamer that took on the game. Rock Bottom Works featured the art of Joshua Cochran, including his custom design shoes and large canvas pieces. Designs included superhero portraits and logos, and two canvas portraits of V for Vendetta and the Joker done solely in sharpie. Vendors could be seen lining “Artist Alley,” selling handmade items and drawings. Costume pieces including helmets and
corsets, figurines and stuffed animals, and wood design were a few of the featured works. TOPCON 2015 brought together a community of gamers, cosplayers and artists to participate in gaming, contests and workshops. It offers a venue for vendors, art and games to come to together. Lisa Herdman, lisa.herdman@ washburn.edu, is a junior mass media and English major.
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Zombies to shamble into downtown Topeka Hallee Haar
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The second annual Zombie Walk will be held Sept. 26 in order to raise proceeds for “Let’s Help Topeka,” at the Celtic Fox in Topeka. Sept. 26 will hold the second annual zombie walk in order to raise proceeds for “Let’s Help Topeka,” registration for the event will start at 4 p.m. and the event itself will start at 6 p.m. This event will be held at Celtic Fox Downtown Topeka. It is open to everyone who wants to attend. “Let’s Help Topeka” is a nonprofit organization that is set in helping those in the community that need it and encouraging self-sufficiency. It offers food to the hungry, hygiene kits, clothes and medical assistance. It also offers educational programs on fundamental disorders, mostly centering around communication. Registration is $5 or five cans of food to help feed the hungry in Topeka. Monetary and canned goods donations are excepted, with a minimum of a $5 fee for participation in the event. All ages may attend the event and can bring fake weapons. No real weapons will be permitted. This event will hold more than just a walk to race against evil zombies that are trying to eat the walkers’ brains. There will also be a street dance. The Zombie Walk will also contain several other activities, all of which, except the street dance, will be left a surprise to the attendees until they get to he event. Since this is only the second year that the event has been held, there is little community knowledge on it; however, many Washburn students seemed excited about the idea of a Zombie Walk.
Kolin Kloembucher, a senior biology major, said, “I would definitely go to it…it sounds like a real fun event.” Even those who had never heard of it seemed excited at the prospect of a zombie walk. Gabriela Stacy, a undeclared freshman, said, “It sounds good, I hope people attend.” While the students seem to be excited by the idea, the lack of knowledge most students have on the event seems to be the biggest obstacle. Most students had not heard of the event, and many that want to go cannot due to scheduling conflicts. Registration for the Zombie Walk will begin at 4 p.m. and event activities will begin at 6 p.m.
Hallee Haar, hallee. haar@washburn.edu, is an undeclared freshman.
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Sworn In: Miranda Powell, here standing at the Military Recruitment Office at West Ridge Mall, recently swore in with the U.S. Navy, and plans to begin her journey with them this coming March.
WU Sophomore swears into Navy Mark Feuerborn
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Zombie Cohort: Stacey Woodward from the 2014 Zombie Walk.
Washburn sophomore Miranda Powell swore in with the United States of America’s Naval Forces on Sept 3rd, and is currently going through registration to prepare for the next chapter of her life. “It was something I never thought I was going to do, but after talking to my recruiters, I decided with the benefits and the added help for school, that was the best thing for me to do,” Powell said. Powell also referenced a family history with the military that helped influence her decision. “A lot of [my family] including my father and my uncle had been post-military, so I knew a little bit about the benefits but not a whole bunch. The more I
thought about it, I gravitated towards the Navy more than any other branch,” Powell said. First Class Petty Officer Fletcher Eccles, who also runs the West Ridge Mall Military Recruitment’s Navy office, recalled the first time Powell walked into the office. “We sat down with her and her mother. Her mother...just wanted to make sure that everything was going to be okay and that Miranda was going to be safe,” Eccles said. He also spoke very highly of Powell. “She’s actually motivated. We have some other future sailors in the program that are motivated to an extent, but she showed some initiative, which is what the Navy is looking for,” Eccles said. Powell and Eccles also both
have messages for Powell’s fellow Ichabods that might be interested in joining the Navy, or any branch of the military in general. “Don’t let rumors bother you. Come in and actually talk to someone and clarify any questions and concerns that you have. Talking to my recruiters has really reassured me, and I can’t wait to leave, I’m excited,” Powell said. “There’s quite a few different opportunities that the Navy has to offer... Education, paid training, world travel, there’s so many different facets. Come in and talk to us. We’ll give you the answers,” Eccles said.
al government agencies. If one were to commit a misdemeanor for burglary or trespass, they could sue the state for the records to be locked. This course of action is only an option for first time offenders, however. The School of Law is making this service available to veterans that are eligible for expungement, headed by Associate Professor Lynette Petty “The Washburn Law Clinic has been in the community for many years, and we’ve always represented everybody in the community, including veterans,” said Petty. “We started an
effort to reach out more to veterans and people who are serving so that we can give back to them.” Professor Petty wanted to help make veterans aware of the program and other possible opportunities available through the clinic as well as Washburn University School of Law. The number available for veterans or those interested is (785) 670-1191.
Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
School of Law supports veterans Brenden Williams
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Thursday, Sept. 17, Washburn University School of Law made an expungement program available to veterans who believe their prior convictions are null and void. Washburn Law School students and Clinic interns participated in the event to help veterans with prior criminal records. The term “expungement” means that an individual is suing for criminal records to be sealed away and thus inaccessible through both state and feder-
Brenden Williams, brenden. williams@washburn.edu, is a freshman mass media major.
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MARK MEETS WORLD The Republican controlled House of Representatives passed a one year moratorium on Planned Parenthood Friday, Sept. 18, with a 241-187 majority vote, proving that Congress’s priorities are completely out of whack. The Defund Planned Parenthood Act would eradicate tax payer funding for the women’s health organization if it passes in the Senate, however President Obama has pledged to veto the bill if this is the case. According to its annual report, the organization received approximately $528 million in taxpayer funds last year through the Medicaid and Title X programs. However, of that $528 million federal funding, not one dollar of it goes towards providing abortions. Title X doesn’t allow it. “None of the federal funding in question goes to abortion or to fetal tissue donation programs, although the National Institutes of Health does fund research on fetal tissue,” reported MSNBC on Friday. Abortions that are performed are covered by state funding or Medicaid only in cases determined to be “medically necessary,” or in cases of rape or incest, as per the Hyde Amendment of 1977. Why are we even arguing about this? Sept. 30 is the deadline for Congress to decide government funding for the next fiscal year, and if this Planned Parenthood debate is drawn out past that date, it will likely result in a government shutdown. So is it really worth it? Supporters of the bill say it is a positive move forward in the pro-life movement, while many opponents, including democratic candidates, have called the bill an attack on women’s health. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Congressional Budget Office determined as many as 650,000 women (about 25 percent of Planned Parenthood’s clients) would lose access to care that the organization provides, including counseling services, contraceptive education, cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. These are the services at risk of loss if Planned Parenthood loses its federal funding, not abortion. These are the services essential to women’s health that congressional Republicans are threatening to take away. I propose a compromise, conservatives. If you want to eliminate federal funding for abortions (which is not even really a thing), let us take that federal funding and invest it in required comprehensive, medically accurate sex education. When women are provided access to contraception education and coverage, the amount of unwanted pregnancies is reduced. This has been proven, by the way, in Colorado, where teen pregnancy is down 40 percent and abortion is down 42 percent since the state began providing long acting contraceptives through the Colorado Family Planning Initiative. It sounds like a win-win, right? If only there were an organization that already worked to provide this sex education and contraceptive coverage to women of low-income status or without health insurance. Well, there already is: Planned Parenthood. So you see, Republicans, your argument makes no sense. By proposing the elimination of funding for this organization, you remove its ability to prevent the one thing you hate that it provides. End this oxymoronic debate and let Planned Parenthood do what it does best, which is providing access to essential healthcare for women.
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On Sunday, Sept. 20, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson declared that he doesn’t believe a Muslim should ever become president. “If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter,” Carson said. Ah yes, Dr. Carson, it’s definitely inconsistent with the principles of America, including that one about separation of church and state, of course.
This most recent Islamophobic word-vomit from Carson comes almost immediately after the arrest of 14-year-old Muslim inventor Ahmed Mohamed, who brought a homemade clock to school to impress his engineering teacher. The teacher, suspicious of the device, told Mohamed not to show any other teachers. The clock then beeped during Mohamed’s English class, where the English teacher mistook it for a bomb. Police arrived, and Mohamed was quickly arrested. Once the situation gathered attention from social media, the hashtag # I S t a n d Wi t h A h m e d arose, as people and organizations across America poured out support for this poor young thinker, including Mark Zuckerberg and Google. Even President Obama made a point of giving a shout out to Mohamed on Twitter. “Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what makes America great,” Obama said. Atta’ boy, Mr. President. The most frustrating part about Mohamed’s situation is, unsurprisingly, the openly Islamophobic response. Including
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Carson’s naive response regarding Muslims in office, especially in light of recent events, other responses have directly attacked Mohamed. During the Republican Presidential Candidate Debate last Wednesday night, candidates Bobby Jindal and Lindsey Graham actually attempted to utilized Mohamed’s arrest over a clock to say that anti-Christian discrimination is a bigger threat than anti-Islamic discrimination, specifically referencing Kim Davis’ refusal to issue gay marriage licenses. “The biggest discrimi-
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Other, more bizarre responses to Mohamed’s clock include biologist Richard Dawkins’ claiming that Mohamed’s clock was not actually his own invention. Still others claim that the school and local police are not at fault for being alarmed, due to the questionable appearance of the clock. Several images have surfaced online of Mohamed’s clock next to a common IED device. While it is Photo courtesy of Twitter understandable for a nation that’s going on is teacher to be concerned against Christian business about suspicious objects, owners and individuals as they are responsible who believe in traditional forms of marriage,” Jindal for the safety of everyone in the classroom, it is not said. “Kim Davis, I’m not understandable for police worried about her at- to arrest Mohamed after tacking me. I am worried examining his clock and about radical Islamic ter- determining it was not a rorists who are already bomb. Mohamed was arrested here planning another for making a bomb hoax. 9/11,” Graham said. A 14-year-old boy who Ironically, Graham also told his teachers and poattacked Carson in his lice that the device was statement that Islam is ina clock, was charged the consistent with the U.S. same as someone who Constitution, declaring that Carson owes an apol- yelled “bomb,” in an airogy to American Muslims port. Instead of apologizand is unfit for presidency. ing, the school also sent a I’d also like to take a letter home to the family moment to reference a of Mohamed, telling them new study released by to remind their child not to the New America Foun- bring any items to school prohibited in its code of
#IStandWithAhmed dation, which found that white Americans, primarily members of anti-government groups or white supremacists, have been responsible for the vast majority of acts of terror and racial or religious killings on U.S. soil since 9/11, wherein “terror” is defined as ideological violence. In referencing this new study, I say that it’s time for Islamophobes to get over themselves.
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conduct. Clocks aren’t on that list, Irving School District. Thanks again for continuing to encourage a culture of fear. Hopefully Mohamed has a word with you after he gets back from the White House, the Google Science Fair, and Facebook Headquarters. Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn. edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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WU soccer scores first victory after 27 losses Dylan McManis
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On Sunday, September 20th, Washburn Soccer ended their streak of 27 winless games with a 3-1 win against Nebraska-Kearney, marking the first victory of the season as well as the first win with the new head coach. Kearney cooled down by the second half, having already earned two yellow cards in the first half, and so they didn’t
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break the record. By the end of the game, Washburn had also earned two yellows: one on #15 Bailey Wobig, and the other on #14 Sara Specht. By the end of the first half, Washburn already had a score advantage on Kearney, the score being 2-0, the first time that Washburn has had a score advantage all season. The first goal was a header by #18 Emily Stauffer, assisted by #19 Morgan ElAttrache, just 16 minutes into the game. The second was a minute and a half before half time and was scored by #20 Michelle Keleher, assisted by #10 Cadence Bourne. With nine minutes left in the second half, Nebraska-Kearney managed to score one on Washburn, just barely edging themselves out of a shutout before #12 Paige Swanson gave the Ichabods the third and final
point with only four minutes left in the game. “I felt that we dominated the game from start to finish.” Coach Chris Jones had to say about the game, which followed the two consecutive losses that Washburn had this week against Newman and Emporia. “Our energy and our mood even in warm ups was excellent. The difference between games was we addressed all the frustrations they [the team] was dealing with and letting them know that they don’t need to put all this pressure on themselves and we just need to go out and enjoy playing the game.” In soccer, fouls can vary severely in degree, only the harshest of which get yellow or red cards. The other ones usually have to settle for a free kick by the opposing team, in Sunday’s case Washburn had plenty of opportunities for free
Ichabods take down the Gorillas
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The Ichabods knocked off the No.4 ranked Pittsburg state Saturday night which improves their record to 2-1. The Ichabods put up 14 points in the first half leading the Gorillas 14-7 at half time. The Gorillas would be the first team on the board scoring on 5 plays, 68 yards ending the drive with a four-yard rushing touchdown by running back Jeff Seybold. On Washburn’s second drive they would tie the score with a one-yard rushing touchdown by Brandon Bourbon. With Washburn’s tenacious defense going to work, they would go up 14-7 with four seconds on the clock before half. With Washburn forcing the Gorillas to punt early in third quarter, they would apply more pressure by a 75 yard drive with Derek McInnis hooking with
Bryce Chavis for 21 yard touchdown reception going up 21-7. With the Ichabods defense showing no remorse, they
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would hold the Gorillas to a 28-yard field goal completed by Chad Levin. After the field goal completion, the Ichabods would respond with a 20 yard touchdown connection from Derek McGinnis to Conner Crimmins making the game 28-10 in 10 plays, 82 yards with 3:49 remaining in the third quarter. The Gorillas would come back and score cutting the Ichabods lead 28-18 after a completed two point conversion. With 7:12 left in the fourth
quarter, the Gorillas would drive nine plays for 60 yards ending in a second successful filed goal by Chad Levin making the score 21-28. The Ichabods would not score in the fourth quarter. Playing an outstanding defense, With 34 seconds left to play, the Ichabods stopped a fourth down play kneeling to victory, 28-21. “All phases of the team overcame adversity to make big plays when they had to,” said Zach Watkins, Co-Defensive Coordinator. The Ichabods totaled 457 yards in offense with 9 flags for 90 yard worth of penalties in the first half. Washburn will host Missouri Southern on Sept. 26 at 1p.m. at Yager Stadium as a part of Washburn’s family day. Damion Butler, damion. butler@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
kicks, but the team got pretty roughed up in the process. Some of Washburn’s players even seemed targeted, such as #6 Ellie Karloff. “The girls just kept playing hard and not letting the fouls get to them. It helped us on the second goal and I told them that if they are going to foul you, we need to take advantage of it.” Jones said. The game ended on a positive note, Washburn winning 3-1 and
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moving on to prepare for their game against Linwood University this Friday. But Coach Jones did leave a message for the students of Washburn: “Keep coming to the games and being loud! We have had great crowds thus far and keep supporting us. This isn’t the last win of the season, only the first.” Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a freshman creative writing major.
Teamwork makes the dream work Adrianne Lara
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Washburn volleyball keeps their win streak strong in Arkansas, taking their record to 11-0 over the weekend of Sept. 19 and 20. Washburn kicked off the GAC/MIAA Crossover with a 3-0 win against the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (25-12, 2927, 25-18). Liz Powell led with 34 assists, five digs and an ace. Alyssa Carney had a teamhigh of 19 digs, three aces and two assists. Willer had 16 kills and 12 digs. Many aspects play an important role in the team’s success. “In general, I expect the same thing out of myself as I expect out of my teammates. As a team we hold high expectations of each other that we will come to practice every day ready to work hard and get better,” said Willer in an email interview after Washburn’s weekend success. “We understand that there may be some bumps along the way, but upholding the standard and winning tradition of Washburn volleyball is one of our highest priorities. We play for the girls right next to us, not for ourselves,” said Willer. Washburn’s sweep continued Friday evening, ending with a win over the Harding Bison (25-17, 25-18,
25-20). WU dominated offensively against Harding, with a team total of 60 digs, 44 assists and 44 kills. Sarah Vicory had nine blocks, tying her career high. Washburn closed the Crossover on Saturday, beating the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm 3-1 (25-20, 25-12, 22-25, 25-14).
11-0 WU would tie at 12-12 in the third, continuing to 1713, but SNU would comeback winning at 25-22. WU ultimately won with a 10-4 lead in the fourth set, advancing to 16-10 and taking the final win, 25-14. Powell added another 28 assists and nine digs to her record, Carney had 14 digs and two assists and Vicory had nine blocks. The Ichabods will return to the courts on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. against Washburn rivalry, the Emporia State Hornets. Adrianne Lara, adrianne. lara@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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Men’s and women’s tennis teams sweep William Jewell
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Washburn tennis competed this past weekend in a tournament against William Jewell College Sept. 19, hosted at the Washburn Tennis Complex. Both Washburn men’s and women’s teams swept William Jewell 9-0. The men’s double teams opened the tournament with three wins against William Jewell. Those wins included the tag teams of Alejandro Valarezo Plaza/Blake Hunter with a score of 8-4, Zack Hampton/ Matt Barlow taking the win with a score of 8-2 and Trey Horton/Brett White with a score of 8-1. The men’s singles completion also came away with six wins against William Jewell. In number one singles Plaza took a clean sweep with scores of 6-0, 6-0. Number two singles, Barlow, took wins with scores of 6-0, 6-1. In the number three singles competition was Hunter taking the win with scores of 6-3, 6-0. Number four doubles, Dario Munoz Poletti, also took away a few wins with scores of 6-1, 6-3. In the number five singles competition, White won both with scores of 6-1, 6-3. Finally, finishing off the singes competition was Will Agritelley with scores of 6-2,
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6-2. “I think as a team we performed really well, especially considering how many freshman we had playing. As a team, we are constantly working toward the goal of winning a MIAA Conference Championship,” said Hunter. The women’s team also competed at the Washburn Tennis Complex taking a 9-0 sweep from the William Jewell. In the doubles competition, the Ichabod’s came away with three wins. Those teams included the teams of Jodie Blackim/Ally Burr, Gwen Shepler/Maggie Plum, and Laura Shkembi/ Makenna Gonzales. The number 1 doubles team
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of Blackim/Burr came away with an 8-1 win. The number 2 doubles team of Shepler/Plum took the win with a score of 8-6. Finally, the number three doubles team the consisted of Shkembi/Gonzales brought home the win with the score of 8-2. The women’s singles teams also claimed six wins to finish off the weekend. Starting off with number one singles was Blackim taking the win with the scores of 7-5, 6-1. The number two singles was Shkembi, winning her matches with scores of 6-4, 6-4.Next, the number three singles, Plum, battled for the win coming up with scores of 6-1, 5-7, 10-4. Then came the number four singles of Shepler winning her matches with ease, with scores of 6-2, 6-1. The number five singles, Krause, won her matches with scores of 6-2, 6-3. To finish off the day, the number six singles, Burr, struggled but battled back to claim the win with scores of 0-6, 6-1, 10-7. “With lots of newcomers to the team this year, it gave them a great girst home match experience and definitely something we can build on. This weekend match showed a lot of great things and hopefully we can continue to build on that as we go into our spring season, where a majority of our matches are played,” stated Jodie Blackim. The Washburn Women and Men’s tennis teams will continue the competition next week with the Alumni Match starting at 9am. Jordyn Wells, jordyn.wells@ washburn.edu, is a freshman physical education major.
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Live musicians entertain at the Classic Bean Mark Feuerborn
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The Classic Bean is one of Topeka’s best underground hotspots, especially on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. The Classic Bean is a local coffee shop chain, with three locations in the downtown area off of 7th Street and Kansas Avenue, Fairlawn Plaza off of 21st St., and by 29th St. and Urish Road. Of the three locations, the shop on Fairlawn Plaza is host to a music night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, spanning a wide variety of local bands. “There are various genres, a lot of it is classic rock. They have a decent amount of bluegrass coming around. I found one of my favorite groups, Past Tense, here,” said Carlos Serrano, a long-time attendee of the Classic Bean’s music night. Aside from classic rock and bluegrass, blues and folk bands are also a common arrival at the Classic Bean, as well as various singer/songwriters. “I’m fond of it. I like that they get a lot of local groups. Sometimes it’s kind of Joe Schmoe with his guitar, but most of the time it’s fairly professional
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Live at the Classic Bean: Blues-classic rock fusion group Delta Haze performed covers of various songs such as "Listen to the Music" by The Doobie Brothers.
groups and I like that a lot,” Serrano said. Serrano also said that it was not just visiting the Classic Bean’s for the music he loved, but also the customer service. “Most of them know my order. I walk in and they say ‘Hey, Americano?’ and I go ‘Yeah’,” Serrano said. The Classic Bean was host to bands such as the country-rock group WynRich Trio on Sept. 12 and blues-rock fusion group
Delta Haze on Sept. 19. Nick Burchett, the guitarist for Delta Haze, expressed great satisfaction with the Classic Bean’s audience and environment. “It’s a good place to play. It’s low-key and the crowd seems to be pretty receptive,” Burchett said. Burchett also said that he and the other members of Delta Haze have played at the Classic Bean previously. “We played here about a
month ago,” Burchett said. Aside from its music nights, the Classic Bean also has a monthly art display, though at the time of this publication the online calendar for the artists listed was not up to date. Ichabods interested in grabbing a quick cup of coffee and listening to some local music should head on down to the Classic Bean on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm. Performances for the rest of September in-
clude bluegrass and folk musician Lee Muller on Friday, Sept. 25., and rock band NOVY on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Classic Bean is also open to scheduling local bands interested in performing. Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
Senior citizens fight for their rights in 'Old People' Michael Anschutz
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The latest production to come from Helen Hocker Theater is a bit like "Hogan's Heroes." Except set in a retirement village. "The Old People are Revolting" portrays a group of senior citizens as they fight for their rights and generally try to stick it to the young people who have pushed them aside. It all starts when the motley crew of seniors living in a retirement village, afind out their discounted utilities have been taken away by their city counsel. Rather than starting a petition, they take matters into their own hands and hijinks ensue. Particularly enjoyable were the well written and ably performed supporting cast for this play. The character of Peggy, a soft spoken crochet enthusiast, played by Penni Hansen, had some real comedy chops. Hers was a character that could have been overshadowed by more exotic personalities. Hansen committed and came across as anyone's grandma, throwing zingers from time to time.
The trio of Hansen and the characters Patricia, played by Donna Lambrecht, and Shirley, played by Lisa Bisel was reminiscent of "The Golden Girls." Lambrecht playing a sober-minded intellectual, Hansen a sweet widow, and Bisel a lady still looking for love late in life. Other notable performaces were from Doug, played by Marc Rapp, and Elizabeth, played by Carole Ries. Rapp's character was unexpectedly funny after his initially stern appearance. Thrilled to be doing anything at all in his stagnant retirement, he drove the plot forward and really personified an adventurous senior. Ries similarly transformed in the second act from a pitiable, forgetful lady to a source of inspiration for her fellow seniors. Of the technical theater work done with this show the soundtrack, full of protest songs of yesteryear, and the costumes really added personality to the scenes. The biggest fault of this play to me is the dynamic between the character of Patricia and Howie, played by Bruce Smith, presented. Their relationship
was the largest subplot to underlie the story of the seniors' revolution and it just was not particularly engaging to me. Though Smith committed to his crass, immature character and Lambrecht matched it with a portrayal of a cross, no-nonsense woman, the story of their relationship changing was not developed well and did not have enough good laughs in there to make up for it. That being said, I must appreciate that Helen Hocker is geared toward more family friendly shows and that the jokes that fell flat for me may be hilarious to younger audiences. Perhaps more important than any of this is the fact that this show gives regular theater goers something they rarely see. The fact of the matter is, young people make up a good portion, if not majority, of the actors most of us who watch armature theater see, be it school or community. This in and of itself is not inherently bad. It is refreshing, though, to see older actors in the spotlight in such unconventional roles as lovers, fighters and revolutionaries.
"The Old People are Revolting" will be shown at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays until Oct. 4 at Helen Hocker Theater in Gage Park. Tickets are 13 dollars for adults and can be found at www. topekacivictheatre.com or by calling (785) 251-5990. Michael Anschutz, michael. anschutz@washburn.edu, is a sophomore secondary English education major.
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Topeka welcomes first ever burlesque festival Abbie Stuart
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On Oct. 2 and 3, Topeka will host its first ever burlesque festival. The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Jayhawk Theatre, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The theatre closed two years later and efforts to restore it began in 1993 by Rev. Richard Taylor, Don Chubb and the other members of the Historic Jayhawk Theatre, Inc. The festival will consist of an art show, a movie, a dinner, and a live burlesque performance. “October 2 coincides with First Friday Artwalk. We’re doing burlesque style art at the Jayhawk theatre again, and a portion of the proceeds [of sold artwork] will go to the Jayhawk,” said Rosa Cavazos, tourism development manager at Visit Topeka. Also on Friday, the Jayhawk will show “The Lady of Burlesque” at nine. Tickets will be $10 and are available for purchase
on the Jayhawk Theatre website. On Saturday, there will be a dinner and live show. The dinner is limited to 80 people and participants are welcome to go to just the dinner, just the show, or both. Tickets for the dinner are $35, not including a service fee, and are available for purchase on the Jayhawk Theatre website. Tickets for the show, which is
at the Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC), are $30, not including a service fee. “I wanted to make it affordable for people, but I still wanted to make it classy,” Cavazos said. “Plus with it being a fundraiser for the Jayhawk, it just kind of fit.” The show will feature 21 performers from all over the country. Participants
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must be eighteen or older to attend the live show. “There’s no complete nudity in any sort of way, so it will be tasteful,” Cavazos said. “I just think it will be a really good, upbeat vibe.” Cavazos said the inspiration behind the event came from the story that Gypsy Rose, an old burlesque dancer, preformed at the Jayhawk Theatre. “When I looked at the history of it, it seemed like she was at the Jayhawk, but didn’t do a performance until the next day or two in Kansas City, but some people said, ‘No, that’s not right,’...so I don’t really know,” Cavazos said. “There are people who have never been to a burlesque show, so this will be great for them,” Cavazos said. “I’m thinking people who would like the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ might really enjoy this, because it will be fun.” Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@ washburn.edu, is a junior english major.
‘Pride & Prejudice’ practically perfect prose Colleen Kelly
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Who doesn’t love a little British romance? “Pride and Prejudice,” Jane Austen’s most famous novel, is a delight and a half. Set in 19th century England, Mrs. Bennet wants nothing more than to marry her five daughters off as quickly as possible. The story focuses on Elizabeth, the second oldest daughter, who would rather read all day than pursue men, much to her family’s dismay. When Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, two rich, refined bachelors, rent an estate in town for the summer, the Bennet sisters’ love lives are thrown for a loop. This is my favorite romantic comedy of all time, novel or film (the 2005 film adaptation featuring Keira Knightley is outstanding, for the record). The writing in this novel was hilarious. It was written dryly, there aren’t a lot of blatant jokes or snappy one-liners, but the characters themselves and the awkward situations they continuously find themselves in are the stuff comedy dreams are made of. There is so much drama packed into the
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story, but it was never over the top and balanced out nicely with commentary on social class, manners, feminism and morality. Elizabeth is smart, she is very lev-
el-headed and loyal to her older sister Jane. Her smart mouth and fierce independence don’t quite mesh with the time period’s standards for women, so she often gets herself into trouble for speaking her mind brashly, particularly in calling Mr. Darcy out on his douchey behavior. Suffice it to say I loved her. Mr. Darcy, our leading man, was the most charming jerk I have read to date. Initially, he was cold, snobbish and often sarcastic, which made for some great arguments between he and Elizabeth. As the story goes on, he began to develop feelings for her, though, and opened up emotionally to her, which was unbelievably satisfying character development to watch unfold. Our cast of supporting characters were a lot of fun, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet in particular. He was unflappably calm and arguably the only totally sane person in the family, while Mrs. Bennet was 31 flavors of crazy, but it was always well-intentioned. However, one of my only two complaints stemmed from the supporting characters. The cast is massive, and it can be overwhelming your first readthrough.
My other complaint is in regards to a letter sent in the second half of the story. I won’t say who it was from or what it said because you will want that shock factor. While the letter was great and fueled the drama for the remainder of the novel, it felt out of the blue and pretty out of character from the person who sent it. I can only suspend my disbelief so much, after all. All things considered, “Pride and Prejudice” is a near masterpiece in my book. The fact that I had to nitpick to find anything I didn’t like about it should speak for itself. It’s full of familial drama, awkward comedy and swoon-worthy romance, and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, our two leads, are the bickering couple you can’t help but love and root for. Take a chance on this old English classic, you won’t be disappointed.
Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a secondary english education major.
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