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10-year contract signed with Chartwells Olivia Marshall
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Page 4: Rainn Wilson talks about ‘SoulPancake’ and philosophy.
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Page 9: The Ichabods beat Missouri Southern on Family Day.
Campus Life
Page 6: Washburn hosted annual Family Day over the weekend.
Arts & Entertainment
Page 11: Aaron Douglas Art Festival features artists from around Topeka.
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Washburn University has signed a new 10-year contract with Chartwells. Washburn has been contracted with Chartwells since July 2006. Washburn recently worked with Chartwells to develop a plan to add additional housing and dining on campus to accommodate the new dormitory. The facility will include a 300seat cafeteria. The majority of people with meal plans are students who live on campus. Those in the Living Learning Center are required to purchase at least the standard meal plan offered. Several students expressed their feelings about the Chartwells dining options. Cory Hamilton, a senior criminal justice major, has seen the changes Chartwells has implemented over the past few years, such as limits to customization. “The problem with it is, you used to be able to go in and make your own sandwich … There’s only so many options … I can go to Subway and get the same thing for half the price,” Hamilton said. Zachary Hampton, a freshman business major, said the food in the cafeteria got old after the first week.
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Dining with Friends: (Left to right) Cory Hamilton, Jordan Hoffman and Zachary Hampton grab some lunch in the Memorial Union before class.
“I’m already under $200 of where you’re supposed to be. [Chartwell’s] is really expensive,” Hampton said. Adam Cordova, director of Dining Services, believes Chartwells provides best-inclass service and that the partnership between the university and Chartwells has been mutually beneficial. “Our strategic partnership with Washburn University is extremely important. We are
continuing to develop aggressive plans that will provide the University with the highest quality, innovation and value in dining service. Chartwells has committed to future facility and equipment enhancements as well as annual scholarship contributions for both campuses,” Cordova said. Chartwells will serve Washburn for the next decade. Concerned students are encouraged to reach out to the Washburn
Student Government Association or Dining Services if there is a need that can be served by either department. For more information about Washburn Dining Services, e-mail adam.cordova@washburn.edu.
to prevent such an outbreak. According to Penn State University, oak mites, the mites that come from oak trees, are nearly invisible to the naked eye. These mites did not come to the U.S. until 2004; their first appearances in the U.S. being in Kansas. Oak mite bites leave small pink marks on the skin that can lead to rashes. While these insects feed on other insects, they are also drawn to humans. Their bites are characterized by being itchy, similar to most other bug bites. To prevent bites and rashes
from these oak mites which live in trees and other plants, Mindy Rendon, director of Residential Living, said keeping clean is the most effective way to avoid these bites. “There is not so much of a way to prevent it, as they are out in nature,” Rendon said, “I think I read that you make sure you shower after you have been outside for awhile and wash your clothes. I think it can be a problem anywhere in Kansas, not just the dorms.” Rendon also said that a few students have reported similar bites on campus already. Stu-
dents should be more careful by making sure to shower and change clothes as regularly as possible. Taking extra time to check for mites and mite bites could prevent an infestation like those on other Kansas university campuses. For more information on oak mites, visit Penn State’s factsheet, ento.psu.edu/extension/ factsheets/leaf-gall-itch-mite.
Olivia Marshall, olivia. marshall@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.
Mite bites cause concern on Kansas campuses Hallee Haar
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The recent mite infestation at the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Pittsburgh State University have triggered students on Washburn’s campus to consider ways to prevent the same mite bite attacks from happening closer to home. While Washburn has not seen the same infestation that has occurred on other Kansas universities campuses, the problem is still important to consider, and precautionary steps are needed
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Inscape accepting submissions Inscape, Washburn University’s literary magazine, is accepting submissions from now until Oc. 19. Artists may submit work in four categories: nonfiction, fiction, poetry and visual art. Artist may only submit one story (up to 3, 500 words) in the nonfiction and fiction category, but may submit up to five poems and three pieces of art. There is a $100 cash prize for the best works in each genre and winners will be nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Submissions are blind, meaning artists should not include their name on their work, and online. Artwork needs to be submitted in a .jpg file and written work in Microsoft Word. For more information or to submit, visit the Inscape website at inscapemagazine.org.
Washburn Law recieves grant On Sept. 28, the Washburn University Office of Sponsored Projects announced that the Washburn Law School received a grant for their part in the Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia project. The project is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development and funded through a grant from East West Management Institute. The project encompasses teaching workshops, joint research projects with the Free University Constitutional
Law Clinic for ‘friends of the court’ presentations to the Constitutional Court of Georgia, and making a legal writing guide for law schools in Georgia. The funding will help with providing legal help and guidance to the new Georgian Institute for Law Teaching.
‘Wine, Chocolate and Romance’ at RenFest On Oct. 3 and 4, the Renaissance festival will host a ‘Wine, Chocolate and Romance’ weekend. On Oct. 3, there will be a mass wedding ceremony where couples can exchange or renew their vows. Activities that will be held on both days include a hula-hoop competition at 10:45 a.m., grape stomp at 12:45 p.m., costume contest at 1:15 p.m., red wine sausage eating competition at 2:45 p.m., newlywed game at 3 p.m. and a couple’s water balloon toss at 5:10 p.m. The Renaissance festival is located in Bonner Springs. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $18.50. For the exact address and more information, please visit the Renaissance festival website at kcrenfest.com.
‘Take a Leap’ encourages dreams The General Assembly is hosting a contest that challenges participants to think of what dream they would want to accomplish if they had unlimited resources.
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Annual Giving: (Left to right) Alan Bearman, John Haverty, Vicki Baer, Bill Gahnstrom and Denise Ottinger hold up placards displaying the amount of money raised for the Faculty/Staff Annual Giving Campaign, which raised $204,526, for the university. President Jerry Farley said the support from this campaign shows the community how invested Washburn faculty and staff are in the university. Washburn Foundation President JuliAnn Mazachek said there was a 6 percent increase in the average size of the gift from previous year’s donors. Additionally, 110 faculty and staff bought a brick for the Ichabod Plaza in front of Morgan Hall.
The contest is open to all “U.S. legal residents who are at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence,” according to the rules sheet on the General Assembly website. Participants must write a 500 word or fewer essay in order to enter. General Assembly will fly two winners to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The trip will be all expenses paid and will include a VIP tour of the Johnson Space Center and a one-on-one mentorship session with astronaut and Mount Everest climb-
er Scott Parazynsk. The contest ends on Oct. 18.
WU Foundation adds members The Washburn University Foundation added four members to its Board of Trustees and one member to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board of Directors is Mark E. Yardley, who has been on the Board of Trustees since 2014 and is cur-
rently on the Audit Committee. Joining the Board of Trustees is George A. Barton, Deanna Smelser-Biesl, Steven W. Weeks and Michael W. Falk, who was also the 2013 Washburn University Alumni Fellow for the School of Business. Barton was also named an Alumni Fellow in 2011 and received an honorary doctor of law from Washburn Law in 2015. The Board of Directors and Board of Trustees are responsible for managing and garnering private donations to Washburn University.
Washburn Campus Police Report 17:49 - Possession Marijuana/Possess
Of all crime committed in 2015, 35 percent has been theft. This chart breaks down the other 65 percent. September 26 Traffic Stops - 19% Drug Arrests - 5% 20:58 - Information Report/Fire Alarm, Kuehne Medical Calls - 27% Alcohol Arrests - 1% Sex Offense - 5% Assault - 5% Hall. Report taken: Probable cause particles Theft (Auto) - 3% Burglary (Building) - 5% from air freshener: Alarm reset. Burglary (Vehicle) - 10% September 28 Criminal Damage - 18% Domestic Violence - 1% 09:38 - Information Report/Check Walfare,
Paraphernalia/Fire Arm Violation:
Garvey Fine Arts Center. Report taken:
Notice to Leave, Washburn Institute of
Individual located in Lawrence, KS: Taken to
Technology. Report taken: Two notice to leave
local hospital for treatment.
served: Referred to the District Attorney.
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14:17 - Motor Vehicle Accident, Parking Lot 11.
17:09 - Information Report/Medical Call,
Report taken: Photos taken.
September 24
15:03 - Information Report/Notice To Leave, Law School. Report taken: Verbal notice given, written copy sent by certified mail, individual escorted from campus. September 25
Parking Lot 9. Report taken: Treated at scene:
Taken to the hospital by AMR ambulance.
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Students attend ‘Faith and Freedom’ in Iowa Brenden Williams
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A group of Washburn students attended the Faith and Freedom Coalition Dinner in Iowa Sept. 19 and 20, where they saw several presidential candidates speak. The students took the trip with political science professor Bob Beatty’s Iowa caucus class, which is only available once every four years during a presidential race. Students were also given a candidate to analyze over the course of the class by watching their strategies and platforms. Beatty chaperoned the trip, which was funded by Washburn Transformational Experience. By attending the Faith and Freedom Coalition Dinner, the students had the opportunity to meet the candidates themselves and enhance their understanding from the class. “We met Ted Cruz. We met Mike Huckabee. We met Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal and Lindsey Graham,” said Jack Van Dam, junior political science major and one of the attending students. Washburn students met with the candidates and were able to ask them questions. Van Dam said all the candidates they met were nice and well-mannered. Van Dam said many candidates appealed to the crowd but a few
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Apple Festival begins Oct. 4 Lisa Herdman
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Photo courtesy of Jack Van Dam
Up Close and Personal: (Left to right) Washburn Students Jack Van Dam, Rosie Nichols, Elaine Januzka and Meagan Borth pose for a picture with 2016 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
in particular stuck out. “Judging solely based off the crowd reaction, Bobby Jindal did very well, Rick Santorum did very well and Mike Huckabee did very well,” said Van Dam. “They definitely played to the crowd very well. It was Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition dinner so the audience was very conservative and deeply religious. Those three definitely geared their speeches toward that dynamic and got a very good reaction from them.” Donald Trump also attended the dinner but stayed out of the
spotlight for the most part. “He was pretty mellow. He brought his Bible; he was super proud of himself for doing that. He was showing the crowd [as if to say], ‘Oh I read the Bible. I’m super religious.’ He brought out his confirmation pictures [saying], ‘I’m Presbyterian, can you believe it?’ But just [in] classic Donald Trump style,” said Van Dam. “I wouldn’t say he stumbled; his speech just didn’t connect as some of the other candidates did.” Van Dam said some topics were discussed both in the can-
didates initial speeches as well as during the following Q&A. “Definitely Planned Parenthood and the Iran nuclear deal were in the top two, also Donald Trump. Some of the candidates used that time to attack him because he is so far ahead in the polls,” said Van Dam. Van Dam said he enjoyed being up close and personal with candidates and with news crews like CNN. Brenden Williams, brenden. williams@washburn.edu, is a freshman mass media major.
The 36th annual Apple Festival is bringing back food, entertainment and crafts to Old Prairie Town on Oct. 4. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be demonstrating traditional pioneer skills and crafts, including quilting, weaving and blacksmithing. Vintage stores such as the Potwin Drug Store and Mulvane General Store will be open for visitors to purchase antique toys and old-fashioned candy. Vendors will be selling turkey legs, barbecue, caramel apples, pies and cider. There will be a “Peddler’s Village” for artisans to sell their goods and tours given through historical buildings. Musicians will be present to entertain, as well as clowns. The event costs $5 in advance or $6 at the gate. Children 12 and under are free. Parking is available at the Judicial Center at 10th & Jackson, and a free bus ride will take visitors from the parking lot to Old Prairie Town. Lisa Herdman, lisa.herdman@ washburn.edu, is a junior english and mass media major.
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Plans unveiled for new residence halls Mark Feuerborn
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SoulPancake: Rainn Wilson presented self-affirming challenges to Washburn students encouraging them to discover their own personal identities during his lecture.
Rainn Wilson talks ‘SoulPancake’ Katie Wade
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Rainn Wilson, famed actor and co-creator of “SoulPancake,” spoke on campus Thursday, Sept. 24, at White Concert Hall as a part of the Lecture Series, an annual partnership event between Washburn Student Government Association and Campus Activities Board. Though Wilson is most wellknown for his role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office,” his acting credits include “Six Feet Under,” “Cooties,” and most recently, “Backstrom.” Wilson spoke specifically to students about his creative media production company SoulPancake and the book “SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions.” As a whole, SoulPancake is described as a place where individuals can interact and investigate questions about what it means to be human. “At SoulPancake, we create content that is all about how people matter,” Wilson said. “It has human stories and human images. We deal with death, life, love, connection, pain, sadness, beauty and people coming together. Storytelling is crucial and stories about the human experience remind us how precious life is.” Wilson said that SoulPancake is a reflection of himself and the culmination of his own life’s journey. “I really believe that everyone on this planet is on a journey,” Wilson said. “I view this journey as a spiritual journey. I view it as an artistic journey. It really is my firm belief that everyone is an artist of some kind. Everyone is making something beautiful out of their lives, creating something in service to others and be-
coming a masterful craftsman in what they’re creating.” Wilson provided a bit of background to his life growing up in the Baha’i faith. He also described his journey of becoming an actor from his high school theatre days to his college years as a bohemian in New York City. It was also during this time that he investigated his own individuality and personal ideas about spirituality. He conveyed two key ideas of his Baha’i faith that helped to define his personal mission and the mission of SoulPancake: an independent investigation of truth and the connection between art and faith. “The other aspect of this, which I think is so crucial for
“You’re an artist and you’ve been given this beautiful canvas called your life.”
you guys on your journey of independent investigation of truth, is to not just accept the truth of the culture that we live in,” Wilson said. “We have to be very much open-hearted skeptics on our journey to challenge what our culture is telling us … We must also look at the systems that are at work in our contemporary culture … and we need to come to our own decisions about who we are as human beings and spiritual beings.” SoulPancake itself is intended to be a place for discussion of these questions about humanity, spirituality and philosophy. Its content acts as a catalyst for thought-provoking introspection.
“We don’t have any answers at SoulPancake, we only have questions,” Wilson said. “We don’t have any agenda about, ‘You should think this.’ Our only agenda is, ‘You should ask questions. You should live in the questions.’ And we wanted to make beautiful uplifting content that could bring people together and I saw that making this beautiful uplifting content was an act of devotion.” The company also has a YouTube channel where it has created and shared series such as “Kid President,” “My Last Days” and “Have a Little Faith,” reaching millions of viewers around the world. The company also has partnered with organizations to create campaigns and fundraisers for causes such as osteosarcoma research and literacy in Haiti. “We were able to create a media company that aspired to do something better than to just entertain,” Wilson said. Wilson left the audience with encouragement to continue asking big questions about life, investigating truth individually and striving for the greatness that exists inside. “I ask you all at this phase, this really crucial phase in your life when you’re young and filled with hope and there is a world in a great deal of pain and a great deal of disunity, to look for ways to make sure that you are on a spiritual journey to find the truth for yourselves and to consider yourselves an artist – every one of you, even if you’re an engineering major, it doesn’t matter. You’re an artist and you’ve been given this beautiful canvas called your life.” Katie Wade, katherine.wade@ washburn.edu, is a junior history and mass media major.
An artist’s rendition of the new residence hall currently under construction, now designated as the East Campus housing and dining facility, was released in the staff council meeting minutes from Sept. 8, which also included extensive details about the new building. The meeting minutes detail that the new residence building will have 350 beds, with three variations of suite layouts: six and four bedroom double suites, and two-bed semi-suites. According to the artist’s rendition, the new suites will also feature their own lounge areas. Like the Living Learning Center, all floors will be co-ed. The new residence building will have two large lounges per hall, as well as laundry rooms and kitchens attached to each. A new “roommate finder” software will also be introduced with the new residence building, aiming to create a more interactive experience for new residents in choosing their roommates. The minutes also stated that the new residence building will include a new dining hall dubbed the “All You Care to Eat” dining hall, seating 300 with hours
similar to the Memorial Union’s cafeteria. The dining hall will also be managed by Chartwells, who has signed a new 10-year contract with Washburn. Brad Turnbull, assistant director of Residential Living, revealed during the meeting that Washburn Technical Institute students will be allowed to live on campus now, so long as the residents have at least 12 credit hours total per semester with at least six credit hours on the main university campus. The new East Campus housing and dining facility is part of the Washburn University Campus Master Plan, specifically in its “1-5 Years” section, alongside the renovated Morgan Hall and the new Kansas Bureau of Investigation building. Also planned out in this section is a new indoor practice facility and tree planting on the lawn by the Memorial Union. Those interested in viewing the artist’s renditions and plans for the new residence hall and cafeteria may view them in our online gallery at www.washburnreview.org. Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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MARK MEETS WORLD In the 1990s, society was introduced to the acronym STEM, representing the four important fields of education: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This leaves one important topic out: The arts. It should come as no surprise then, that the arts typically get the short end of the stick when it comes to prestige and funding. This is even true at Washburn. According to the Board of Regents agenda for September, Washburn has a budget of over $90 million. About $36.5 million of that goes to Instruction. Why can’t a little more be allocated to the arts? Every few years Washburn puts on a musical. It’s a flashy affair—lots of group numbers and dances. Here’s what is concerning: according to makemusicals.com, it costs between $25,000 and $75,000 to put on a musical. Washburn has a fantastic tech team who put together wonderful, minimalist sets and costumes, which means there should not be any difficulty staying under $75,000. However, the Washburn Theatre department cannot afford to do it on their own. They partner with the Ad Astra Theatre, which is all well and good, except that it puts Washburn’s students in direct competition with Ad Astra’s veteran actors. The Board of Regents has approved a 10-year plan for renovating the campus. What does it say about our university that we can afford multi-million dollar renovations to our buildings, but we can’t find $75,000 to put on a musical? Isn’t the point of college to gain exposure to real world applications of our majors? How are theatre majors expected to know what goes into making a musical when we can’t show one without relying on a local theatre? - The Editorial Staff
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Pope Francis finished his first ever visit to the United States this past Monday, Sept. 28. He traveled to Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia, and commented on the warmth of the American people. “It was a beautiful thing and also different. Washington, the welcome was warm but more formal; New York was a bit exuberant; Philadelphia very demonstrative,” Francis said. Francis also became the first Pope to address the United States Congress, and had quite a few topics to touch on with them. “Legislative activity is always based on care for the people,” Francis said. The point I’ve referenced that the Pope made is one I can agree with, and one that just about any American should agree with. It is a sound idea, one that is sensible with no religious bearing. Another important reference I will make is to Thomas Jefferson’s “separation of church and state,” a phrase used by this man to express an understanding of the intent of the Establishment Clause
and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the American Constitution. This means that the government shall not favor any religion, and will not be led one way or another by any religious belief. Politicians cannot use religious reasoning for political agenda. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have made points of weaponizing the Pope’s stance on various issues. Republicans attack Democrats with the Pope’s stance on abortion while Democrats yell in triumph over the Pope’s stance on climate change. I urge Democrats and Republicans alike to rec-
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ognize our country is not run by any church. If we are to heed any advice from the Pope, let it be because we believe his ideas benefit the people, not because of religious obligation. Mark Feuerborn, mark. feuerborn@washburn. edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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Volleyball suffers first loss of 2015 season Adrianne Lara
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Washburn volleyball suffered their first season loss to Fort Hays after sweeping Nebraska-Kearney. For the first time since 2013, the Ichabods beat No. 14 UNK in Lee Arena on Sept. 25, taking the win 3-0 (2523, 26-24, 2519). This would be the first nationally-ranked win for the Ichabods this fall. The loss to FHSU followed on Sept. 26. when Washburn lost 3-0 (27-25, 28-26, 27-25). “Recovering from a loss is nothing more than establishing what you think were the reasons and then going about fixing the
As junior libero, Carney was named MIAA Volleyball Specialist of the Week on Monday by the league office. Carney transferred from Wichita State in 2013 to play for the Ichabods. She played in 31 games, playing 100 sets in the 2014 season. As an all-MIAA honorable mention, she has been libero for her second season now. “Alyssa has been playing great as of late. Always happy when one of our players is awarded this honor!” Herron said. Carney was also named the Topeka Hy-Vee player of the week. The Ichabods will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 2 in Bolivar, Mo. to play the Southwest
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Returning the Ball: Returning the ball: freshman Alejandro Valarezo Plaza returns the ball to the Alumni team during doubles. On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Washburn Men and Women’s Tennis teams played exhibition matches against alumni.
Tennis hosts alumni matches Adrianne Lara
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The Washburn tennis teams added some wins at their annual alumni matches this weekend. The matches were held at the Washburn Tennis Complex on Sept. 26 against the alumni with the current teams in their schedule. “The alumni match was a great preparation match for this upcoming weekend’s ITA tennis regional, especially for the freshman,” said sophomore Blake Hunter. Many things going into to the preparation tennis players partake in pre-tournaments. Hunter revealed how he prepares for his matches. “I prepare myself for a match by eating/drinking right a week in advance and mentally simulating my match before it happens,” Hunter said. The men’s team won 5-4 over the matches. Freshman Brett White and
sophomore Trey Horton won in doubles at the No. 3 spot. Freshman Alejandro Valarezo Plaza and Hunter couldn’t catch the win at No. 1, while junior Matt Barlow and freshman Zach Hampton lost at No. 2 at 9-8 and 7-5 during a tie breaker. Women’s teams only had doubles participating, winning 2-1. Senior Jodie Blackim and freshman Ally Burr won 9-7. Senior Gwen Shepler and sophomore Maggie Plum lost 9-8 and fell again at the tie breaker, 7-5. Freshman ladies MaKenna Gonzales and Laura Shkembi wont their match at 8-3. When head coach Lance Lysaught was asked how the two teams have improved over the past few tournaments, he had nothing but positive aspects to point out. Lysaught cited their previous sweep agianst William Jewell. “Our Men’s and Women’s teams have seen quite a change
with many new freshman players joining the squads. We had some strong results in the two opening fall tournaments and had a great duel on both sides against William Jewell going 18-0 in those matches,” Lance Lysaught said. “I am pleased with the focus and intensity of our practices and the dynamics are solid with our players pushing each other to improve daily. “The ITA regional is next and we hope to have some positive results from all of our hard work,” Lysaught said. The ITA Tennis Central Regional Tournament will be Oct. 2 through Oct. 3 in Springfield, Mo. at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
Adrianne Lara, adrianne.lara washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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Volleyball: Alyssa Carney digs the ball up for the setter at the NebraskaKearney game on Friday.
problem. But, with players, they have to get their minds right,” said Coach Chris Herron. The knockout loss bumped the Ichabods to the No. 12 spot from last week’s seventh ranking in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Poll of the week. “Some losses are easier to deal with than others. Mostly, it comes down to how quickly each player can get past it and move on,” Herron said. Key players in the game included Leanna Willer, leading with 17 kills and 11 digs. Sarah Vicory had 10 kills and two blocks. Alyssa Carney had 20 digs, Korie Thompson with 15 and Liz Powell adding 15 and giving 43 assists.
Baptist University Bearcats at 7 p.m. Play will continue Oct. 3 in Joplin, Mo. against the Missouri Southern State Univesity Lionbackers at 1 p.m. and again at 3 p.m. vs. the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The Ichabods will return home over Washburn’s fall break on Oct. 6 to compete against longterm rival Emporia State for the second time at 7 p.m.
Adrianne Lara, adrianne. lara@washburn.edu, is a sophomore mass media major.
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Ichabods win comeback against Missouri Southern
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Celebration: Luke Yoder, Adam Luthi and Derek McGinnis celebrate in the end zone after a successful two-point conversion against Missouri Southern.
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The Washburn Ichabods made a comeback against Missouri Southern State University in the fourth quarter, pulling out a 2721 win on Sept. 26. Last year, the Ichabods started the season 1-3. This year, they reversed the record starting off at 3-1. This weekend’s game against Missouri Southern showed that they were able to score in clutch moments and play a lock-down defense . With the Ichabods trailing in the last quarter 21-13, they would score 14 unanswered points with 3:44 to win the game. The Ichabods started the comeback on their own 25-yard line and scoring on a four play, 75-yard possession. Quarterback Derek McGinnis collaborated with Bryce Chavis for a
63-yard bomb, placing the Ichabods on their own 3-yard line. Feeding Hayden Groves the ball after the play, the Ichabods took it in for a touchdown, reducing the score 21-19 after a failed extra point. After forcing the Lions to a three-and-out, the Ichabods took over at the Lion’s 45-yard line. Struggling to move the ball, they converted a first down on a clutch fourth and one, allowing Brandon Bourbon to dive over both the offensive and defensive lines with the ball for a pair of downs The Ichabods would take a big shot downfield completing a 29-yard pass from Derek McGinnis to Anthony Daniels putting the Ichabods on the Lions 5-yard line. With 1:16 left on the clock, Derek McGinnis completed a 5-yard touchdown play action pass to Chad Williams giving Washburn a 27-21 lead.
With the Lions taking over at their 25-yard line, they would respond aggressively with a 36-
yard pass from TJ Fleeton to Jordan Morrison placing the Lions at the WU 9-yard line. With 15 seconds left on the clock, Washburn junior cornerback Zack Franklin broke up a pass that sealed the deal for the Ichabods advancing them to 3-1 for the season. Franklin broke up two passes in 15 seconds that helped lead the team to victory. “I felt confident in my technique. I knew how they [would] try to beat me and it just didn’t work,” said Franklin. The Ichabods opened the game with a solid passing attack allowing them to have an early lead on the Lions. On the first offensive possession Derek McGinnis found Bryce Chavis open on a slant route for 39 yards running his way into the end zone, the drive went for 6 plays in 67 yards. In the third quarter the Lions scored 14 points 2 yard rushing touchdown from Will Gregory and a 6-yard passing touchdown from TJ Fleeton to Chad Nolan. “We have a big rivalry game next week. I’m looking forward to see how the guys are going
to play and how much intensity they are going to come out with because they are a pretty good team,” said assistant coach and defensive backs coach LaRon Moore. “But we need to polish up on doing our assignments and not having a mental bust. I think we are unstoppable team when we don’t have mental bust.”
3-1 The Ichabods will travel to Fort Hays State University to play the Tigers for their homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7p.m. The Ichabods will face former defensive coordinator Cooper Harris who spent ten seasons at Washburn. Damion Butler, damion. butler@washburn.edu, is a senior mass major.
All Smiles: Jaime Myers and Zach Franklin pose together after the win against the Lions.
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Soccer ends winning streak after two games Dylan McManis
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On Sept. 25, the Washburn soccer team won 2-1 against Lindenwood University, before losing 1-0 to the University of Central Missouri on Sept. 27. In the game against Lindenwood University, Michelle Keleher scored the first goal 25 minutes into the game, assisted by Sara Specht.
Lindenwood didn’t return the score to a tie until five minutes into the second half, putting both of the teams at a standstill until the end of the second half, causing them to go into overtime. The first overtime was intense, despite neither team scoring. During this time, Washburn’s Rebecca Weimer earned the game’s only yellow card. Because the game was still tied, the game went into double
overtime, where the game ended with only a minute and twenty-four seconds left.
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Paige Swanson scored the game-winning point for Washburn. While playing the University of Central Missiouri, the division’s No. 1 team, the Ichabods were out-shot severely, Central Missouri taking 25 total shots to Washburn’s 1 on goal. Almost the entirety of the game was played against Washburn’s defense, where Kaitlin Minnich shutout all shots on goal until the
74th minute, where Central Missouri scored the goal that would end the scoreless game. The one shot for Washburn was taken by Bailey Wobig. Washburn will play at home Friday, Oct. 2 against the University of Central Oklahoma at Yager Stadium. Dylan McManis, dylan. mcmanis@washburn.edu, is a freshman creative writing major.
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Controversial 'Stonewall' a historic flop in theaters
Colleen Kelly
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Surprising no one, “Stonewall” is an embarrassment. Set is 1969, Danny Winters struggles come out to his conservative family and leaves Indiana for New York City. Slowly wading into the LGBTQ community in Greenwich Village, Danny becomes fed up with the discrimination and violence against those like himself. The subsequent violent protests and clashes with the police go down in history as the Stonewall Riots, the famed events which Pride Parade commemorates each year. Let me just get this point out of the way: This film is in no way historically accurate. Where are the persons of color, the not-so-model-pretty transgender men and women? It is strongly believed that it was an African-American transgender woman that famously threw the first brick when the riots began, not our lead Danny. Why did this film feel like it had to focus on a handsome white boy from the Midwest to garner the audience’s interest? In the end,
the cast was so incredibly whitewashed and superficial that it was insulting, and the film lost so much of its humanity. Putting aside all of the atrocious historical inaccuracies, this was still a terrible film, objectively speaking. It felt more akin to a Lifetime TV movie rather than a big budget prod-
uct of Hollywood. This goes for the poorly constructed sets that could not have looked more fake, the lazy costume choices and supremely untalented cast. The production value to this film was nearly nonexistent. The writing itself was so cheesy, I swear I rolled my eyes at least twice at the cringe-in-
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ducing dialogue. And the sex scenes, oh my goodness. I cannot remember the last time I witnessed a scene in a movie both so thoroughly depressing and embarrassingly acted. Jeremy Irvine (Danny) was not the right choice for this movie. For a broke runaway, he always managed to look pretty, like an
extra in “Grease.” Even after having endured a beating from the police, he managed to walk away with perfect hair and a clean shirt. In what were supposed to be emotionally charged scenes of his character becoming more comfortable in his sexuality or confronting the police in the streets, his performance came off campy and detached, as if ignorant to the gravity of those situations. This was meant to be a coming-of-age story, but neither the story nor its lead character seemed to understand what it was trying to say. The most frustrating aspect of “Stonewall” was realizing that multiple someones had to have come together in making this film and said, “This is the best we can do.” In this day and age, with how far our country has come in the past decade alone in terms of LGBTQ rights, was this honestly the best Hollywood could give us? That is just depressing.
Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a junior english secondary education major.
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‘Aaron Douglas Art Fair’ features Topeka native Dylan McManis
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The 10th annual Aaron Douglas Art Festival was celebrated on Saturday, Sep. 26, in honor of the African-American painter and Topeka native of the same name. Every year the Aaron Douglas art festival is celebrated in the Aaron Douglas Park at 12th and Lane just behind Dillon’s. Every year, the festival continues to grow in size, this year hosting almost 50 different booths run by local artists. The festival prides itself on showcasing diverse and emerging artists in the community. “You get to communicate with your community, with fans, it helps fuel your creativity and talent. It’s just a great feeling to meet the people you are selling to.” Jade Hisey, a PR spokesperson for the event as well as a professional photographer and the owner of Dancing Man Studio here in Topeka, spoke highly of the ability of the fair to allow artists to reach out into their community. Her work was not featured at the fair this year but can be found on her website dancingmanstudio.com. “It all started with the mural,” Hisey said. The mural that Hisey refers to the mural built by the Topeka community that replicates Aaron Douglas’ mural “Aspects of the Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction”. After paint-
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Featured Artist: This year’s featured artist, Jordan E. Brooks, shows off his paintings to attendees of the Aaron Douglas Art Festival. Brooks painted the picture featured on this year’s t-shirt alongside selling his own work which focuses on relationships.
ing the mural, those community members then set forth to foster local artists through the art festival. Every year, the fair has a featured artist; this year that artist was Jordan E. Brooks. “It’s an honor, so I’m here showing everyone my gratitude for being selected to represent Aaron Douglas this year. Aaron Douglas has always been an inspiration to me.”
Brook’s is a painter whose works can be found at jordanebrooks-com.webs. com. “My most common major theme is my work is probably relationships, I think that they are something everyone can always relate to; whether it’s a girl and a guy, a guy and a guy and vise versa. We all need connections.” Brooks also spoke about the importance of the fair.
“For any artist it helps getting their name out. It helps inspire the artists first of all to move forward, and then second of all probably to help further their career so that they can possibly make a living off of it or at least support their dreams.” Dylan McManis, dylan.mcmanis@ washburn.edu, is a freshman English major.
‘Everything Leads to You’ is an unexpected delight
Colleen Kelly
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Life is full of hidden gems and “Everything Leads to You” by Nina La Cour is a precious one. The story follows Emi, a graduating high school senior interning as a Hollywood set designer. Still fresh from a harsh break-up with her longtime girlfriend, Emi throws herself into her latest project and finds herself at an estate sale with her best friend Charlotte. While digging through the momentos of
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a recently deceased Old Western movie legend, Emi stumbles upon a mysterious letter to his secret daughter and makes it her personal mission to track the woman down. There is so much more meat to the story than that, but since there is a bit of a mystery aspect to it, it’s best one goes in blind. This novel made me smile. A lot. It gave me those warm, fuzzy feelings, like when you’re driving with the windows down with your friends on a perfect summer afternoon. It’s the most original romantic-comedy I’ve read in quite some time, although I hesitate to confine it to that single label. The brunt of the story focuses on Emi’s personal growth as well as her shenanigans with Charlotte, but yes, there is definitely a romantic subplot to it as well. Emi was such a passionate person, it was impossible not to get excited along with her. Her older brother, who also worked as a Hollywood techie, hooked his younger sister up with her dream job: designing sets. While other people built the bare bones of a set, it was her responsibility to fill it with the furniture, wallpaper and necessary personal touches. It was fascinating to read about that process, because you never really think about all of the careful planning that goes into each frame of a movie. You wouldn’t believe what Emi went through to find the perfect couch for one single scene. Her career aside, what she’s most passionate about is people. She was such an idealistic romantic. She loved deeply,
and that was both her biggest strength and flaw, which was an interesting characterization choice to make. The best way to put it would be to call her a beautiful mess, because, wow, did she mess up sometimes. She was impulsive, did not take advice well and got too invested in how things ought to be rather than how they are, but you loved her regardless. By far my favorite aspect of this novel was her friendship with Charlotte, because we all need a best friend like that in our lives. Charlotte was this cool, voice -of-reason ray-of-sunshine, and all of her scenes were wrought with humor, whether she was goofing around, investigating the mystery or laying down some hard truth bombs for Emi.
This really was a funny book, and it didn’t pull any punches tugging at your heartstrings. There was so much love in these pages-love for friends, movies and their many technical intricacies, family, significant others and love for yourself. “Everything Leads to You” will keep you engaged from start to finish no matter which of those reasons you pick it up for. If you want a feel-good coming of age story with equal parts dry wit and unapologetic heart, look no further.
Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a junior English secondary education major.
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