Washburn Review - Feb. 22, 2017 - Issue 19

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Candidates kick off campaigns Washburn seeks VA certification reform Ryan Thompson

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Line-Up: (From left to right) Victoria Toothaker, Sarah Ariaga, Jim Henry, Zac Surritt, Alexis Simmons and Scott Weinkauf. The candidates announced their campaigns after the WSGA Full Senate Meeting Feb. 15.

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The candidates for the Washburn Student Government Association’s President and Vice President formally announced their campaigns for the chairs at the Feb. 15 WSGA Full Senate Meeting in the Kansas Room.

The parties of Zac Surritt and Jim Henry; Victoria Toothaker and Sarah Arriaga; and Alexis Simmons and Scott Weinkauf all took to the senate podium to announce their candidacy for President and Vice President, respectively.

All three running parties said they were excited for the new election season, and commented in particular on the full house of students who came to the meeting to observe the announce-

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“It was so exciting to see so many active students come and get engaged from the very beginning steps,” Simmons said.

“I think that’s a good sign for the coming election and hopefully is a predictor of what the elections results will be like as far as overall student turnout.”

Toothaker echoed this sentiment.

“I loved how many people showed up,” Toothaker said.

“For senate, we usually don’t have that many people coming, so I was really humbled to see that many.”

The three parties also said they are dedicated to listening to students during their campaigns and beyond.

“I have been shown a couple issues on campus that I’ve tak-

en passionately, and I think that if we are elected then we have a lot of things to fight for and serve students,” Surritt said.

Weinkauf pointed out that his campaign with Simmons wanted to represent students and explore additional possibilities for interaction between Washburn and surrounding businesses in Topeka.

“We really want to not only invest in our campus, but the community around us too.”

Weinkauf said. “We’re going to be reaching out to a lot of businesses and local areas. It’s kind of big picture.”

On issues, Toothaker and Arriaga touched on wanting to re-energize campus involvement.

“We definitely want to work WSGA: continued on page 4

Eric Grospitch, vice-president of Student Life, and Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, director of University Diversity and Inclusion, made a commitment to better serve student veterans after a month-long delay in Veterans Affairs benefits.

Veterans go through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to apply for financial aid benefits from the Veterns Affairs.

Veterans prove to the school they are eligible for benefits and shows the VA they are enrolled in classes. VA benefits fall under several different chapters, each with its own process and awards.

Under Chapter 33, for example, the VA covers tuition costs and pays the veteran $1100 a month if enrolled full-time.

John Hart, senior history major, who is eligible for Chapter 33 benefits, realized there was an issue when he received a bill from the university at the beginning of the semester.

“Normally, the VA kicks in and pays [tuition] before I even get a bill,” Hart said. “I went into the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and I spoke with the student workers there and they said that they had pulled files, but that nobody, zero people, had been certified.”

There are 198 students who get benefits from the VA, according to Grospitch. Both Grospitch and Hart say the certification process takes about an hour and at the beginning of the semester, there was only one certifying official who had to process each student manually.

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This official lost two weeks to illness which significantly delayed the certification process, as the university had no contingencies in place.

Students relying on these benefits were unaware of the situation and were still seeking answers and solutions to the problems into early February.

“We were working with some folks, but again, there wasn’t a solid communication, so the veterans were agitated by this whole situation and it was getting worse,” Hart said. “There were a lot of folks that were involved and we still felt like we weren’t getting the resolution that we needed.”

It was not until Feb. 10 that the university certified all students with correct and complete paperwork.

Grospitch and Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, director of University Diversity and Inclusion, met with a group of student veterans Feb. 13 to address the issue and discuss ways to improve the process going forward.

Grospitch, Swopes and Hart believe they are more or less on the same page after this meeting and all three seem to be in agreement on what the main problems are.

Grospitch expressed his commitment to improving the situation for veterans.

“We want to figure out how we can better serve this population, because we want to grow this population,” Grospitch said. “These are folks that, if you look at the research, are more likely to be academically VA: continued on page 4

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are encouraged to participate or come and listen with no sign up required.

Veterans Legal Assisstance Clinic A clinic offering Veterans and other service-connected people free preparation of living wills, regular wills, attorneys and representation for convictions will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Washburn Law Building in the First Floor Commons.

Upper-Level Law Clinic interns will be available to help set up these documents.

Criminal justice majors present studies

“Duplicate” by Amber Coultis Amber Coultis’ art will be featured in the Art Building from Feb. 27 to Mar. 10.

Coultis’ senior art exhibition, titled “Duplicate,” will be of varying mediums and the concept of duplication and the different ways it can be achieved.

Coultis will have a reception at 7 p.m. on Mar 3 and a gallery talk at 12 p.m. on Mar.8.

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Derailing Traffiking: Bug Steimle, senior criminal justice and Spanish double major, presents her findings on traffiking in Peru. She found that 40 percent of traffiking consists of impoverished people in the country, and the more vulnerable towns were located in more remote areas - such as the jungle. Most recruiters will target children and women, and many people in vulnerable areas aren’t educated well enough about safety. Steimle became interested in studying Peru after living there, and presents ways that people are able to donate to stop traffiking or gather information to avoid promoting child labor in many countries.

All films featured will be accompanied by live music.

All films will be projected on a large screen for the audience.

Asia Project brings poetry and pride Slam poets and artists will set up shop to perform at 7 p.m. on Feb.22 in the Mabee Library.

The poetry slam is hosted by the Campus Activities Board, and will be promoting diversity and feelings towards the current economy. Students

Kansas Silent Film Festival The twenty-first annual Silent Film Festival will be on Feb. 24 and 25 at White Concert Hall.

Skillshops provide an array of lessons The Mabee Library hosts an array of classes to help students adjust to Washburn and improve their ability to achieve better grades in class.

All classes in the next week are held in Mabee Room 205.

At 12 p.m. on Feb. 23 Major Meet Up - Bachelor of Integrated Studies will be held.

This meetup allows students of the same degree to discuss what’s worked for them with-

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At 7 p.m. on Feb. 23 Thursday Tips- Creating a Midterm Study Plan will be held.

Come up with a schedule to get yourself on the right foot when midterms begin.

At 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 How can I Study Abroad on a Budget? will be held. Calculate, plan and locate scholorships to make studying abroad a possibility.

At 12 pm. on Feb. 28 Managing Stress will be held. Tips and tricks to relieve the stress of work, class and clubs.

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Sixth annual Leadership Challenge Event Jessica Knieff

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Six years ago, 15 teams of students were charged with handling the fallout of a school shooting in a simulation designed to test their leadership abilities. In it’s sixth year, the Leadership Challenge Event (LCE) will again put student leaders to the test.

33 teams from three different states will come to Topeka this March to put their abilities to the assess and build upon their leadership skills in a competitive environment.

Eight of these teams are college students and the remaining 25 are high schoolers.

Lauren Edelman, the associate director of the Washburn University Leadership Institute, was at the helm for the first year of the Leadership Challenge Event back in 2011. Edelman said that the idea originally came from former Director of the Leadership Institute, Jeff Mott,

who based the event off of a training experience he had working in a corporate world.

“It is really a test of prioritization,” Edelman said.

Students in the simulation face real world problems, and real world interruptions and it forces them to address the highest needs.

The Leadership Challenge Event has a changing theme each year, providing new challenges for the students to assess. The simulation however, always takes place in a fictional city called Metropolis in Central Kansas County.

Past themes have included anything from the previously mentioned school shooting, to a mayoral campaign, to embezzlemenet scandals and more.

Sarah Edelman, the current LCE fellow expressed her excitement for this year.

This year, the theme remains unnamed until all 33 teams from Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska arrive on Thursday, Mar. 2.

Student teams have five members who take on the role as a specific city official and process ingoing and outgoing information as they handle whatever challenges they are faced with.

According to Sarah Edelman, when students arrive on Thursday, they will listen to multiple speakers covering vital aspects of leadership.

These speakers provide an important educational aspect of LCE so that students are armed the next day with new information to apply to their actions.

One of these speakers will be the Director of School Safety, Ron Brown, from the Topeka Police Department.

He will give an incident command system workshop and students who complete this training will receive a FEMA certification on this topic.

A banquet and ice cream social allows participants to get acquainted with one another and network with students from other areas of the mid-

west. The next day contains the all-day simulation during which students’ performances will be evaluated.

“Participants realize something about themselves that they didn’t know before,” Lauren Edelman said.

She described how many of these students are often overlooked for their age, but that the LCE allows their innovative ideas and perspectives to be recognized.

It’s not only student participants who walk away with something, volunteers at the event get just as much out of it. According to Sarah Edelman, this year, LCE has a record number of 180 volunteers to assist in this transformative experience.

“This builds a sense of hope,” Lauren Edelman said.

Volunteers who witness young people constructively creating meaningful solutions to real life problems walk away feeling refreshed and hopeful for the future.

The LCE has opened the

door for many other opportunities. According to Sarah Edelman, the fundraising goal has been met and surpassed with over 50 community partners helping to sponsor the event.

Along with new community partners, LCE acts as an important recruitment tool. Prospective students get to see that Washburn University is an environment that will challenge them to grow and learn in unique and exciting ways.

Additionally, a new initiative for the Leadership Institute, is the High School Leadership Academy. Lauren Edelman said, that this summer training for high school students provides them an intensive experience learning about leadership. If it were not for LCE, this new program would not be a reality.

Jessica Knieff, jessica.knieff@ washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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VA: continued successful they also bring lot of great leadership to campus from an engagement standpoint, because, as a number of them pointed out, this is their job. They’re getting the benefits to be here, so they have time to engage.”

Swopes agrees with this sentiment.

“They bring a great deal of diversity to our campus, so they’re important academically and socially,” Swopes said. “We should do our best to serve them.”

The university’s first step was to train Swopes and another staff member in VA certification, so the entire workload no longer falls to one person.

“Now we’ve got the good feet on the ground to to do the head count and get that through, but we’ve got to improve the process,” Grospitch

said. “It pulls information from our Registrar’s Office.

We have to have information from the Business Office for tuition and fees and then Financial Aid to make sure we’re not over-rewarding somebody their cost of attendance. Each of those processes were separate. We got to have this as [one] process.”

Swopes wants to gather more information on the different chapters of benefits, such as what each requires and what restrictions there may be.

“We make fewer mistakes if we have a better understanding of what we need to do for each one,” Swopes said.

The other major issue all parties identified as a problem is communication.

“There’s not a real clear communication with a veteran as an incoming student as to

what he or she needs to do to in order to start this process,” Hart said.

Providing students with a receipt of what they have turned in and alerting individual students of any other paperwork they need to turn in depending on their chapter of benefits is one possibility Grospitch is considering as a way to improve communication.

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We w a n t t o f i g u r e out how we can better serve this population, because we want to grow this population.

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Grospitch also wants Washburn’s website to have a page including all of the protocol information veterans need,

as well as information on resources and activities available to veterans on campus, such as the Military-Student Success Center, located in Mabee Library.

Swopes suggests providing the relevant information to other student resources, such as Student One Stop, so student veterans can get reliable communication from more than one source.

The university also needs to improve direct communication with individual students, according to Hart.

“I think Dr. Grospitch hit it right on the head when he said there was a communication issue and I think that communication issue is both internal and external,” Hart said. “For instance, if I make a phone call, very rarely do I get somebody on the phone, so natu-

rally you would think email might be the better way to go.

I have emails that I have sent out to that office, both to the certifying official and to other folks, and they’ve gone unanswered.”

In spite of these issues, Hart is optimistic going forward.

“Everybody knows where the problems are and I think they’re going to be fixed,” Hart said. “At least as of right now, I’m very confident and very hopeful that communication lines will stay open, so that we don’t have anything like this happen again.”

Ryan Thompson, john.thompson2@washburn.edu, is a senior English major.

WSGA: continued with a ton of different organizations to get a more united Washburn,” Toothaker said.

“We’re hoping that organizations can start pairing up together, kind of like Campus Activities Board and Hispanic American Leadership Organization have done in the past, and that way students can be involved in several organizations.”

One issue Surritt and Henry touched on in particular was the new concealed carry policy that will bring guns on campus.

“We want to make sure that we talk with students [and] talk to administration about the new concealed carry policy, something that no administration has had to deal with at this level,” Surritt said.

Simmons and Weinkauf mentioned sexual assault as one of the issues they’re tackling, with proposals .

“Due to the small size of the university, we’re a school built on relationships,” Simmons said. “That’s one of the best ways to combat health issues on college campuses, and that

also helps to tie into another issue we want to address: sexual assault.”

For platform slogans, Surritt and Henry have adopted “Communicate, Cooperate, and Coordinate.”

“What [we] wanted to do was - simply put - opening the door to communication, being able to cooperate with everyone and having everyone in the discussion, and then coordinating, having a formal process and a specific way of going about how we want to make that change,” Henry said.

Simmons and Weinkauf have adopted “You Matter.”

“A lot of the big issues that we’re touching on are individual and personal to many students,” Simmons said. “Hearing each person’s voice is crucial.”

Toothaker and Arriaga have adopted “Excite, Unite, and Inform.”

“Part of what we expressed in our announcement was we want the students to be involved, we want it to be student-led and spirit-filled,” Ar-

riaga said. “If the students are excited, then they can make a difference and fuel WSGA on what legislation we need to pass.”

Surritt said ultimately, he hopes that the election brings further awareness to what Washburn students are wanting to discuss.

“It’s just about making sure everybody knows the issues, and whoever wins we’ll get to work on resolving those issues,” Surritt said. “We want to make sure that we are the most open and most connected campaign [with] students.”

Simmons echoed this sentiment.

“I hope that both our campaign and other campaigns reach out and talk to enough students to make sure that they know their voices are heard,” Simmons said. “We’re getting ideas talked about, we’re getting the conversations started.”

Toothaker also voiced confidence in all the campaigns’ desire to listen to students.

“We’re all definitely about WSGA, and we want to make

it better for the students here,” Toothaker said.

The Surritt-Henry campaign can be contacted through their Facebook page “Surritt and Henry for WSGA 2017,” the Simmons-Weinkauf campaign can be contacted through their page “Alexis Simmons and Scott Weinkauf for WSGA

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2017-2018,” and the Toothaker-Arriaga campaign can be contacted through their page “Toothaker Arriaga for WSGA.” Mark Feuerborn mark.feuerborn@washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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An Appeal for Remembrance In the middle of a week beginning with what would have been the 50th birthday of late grunge icon, Kurt Cobain, and ending with the Kansas Silent Film Festival, the remembrance of art and history is of particular relevance.

In day to day life, there is little time to worry about the past. There’s always another assignment for a class or another shift to cover at work to keep people looking straight ahead.

However, it is important to take a moment every now and then to consider what has come before. The benefits of this range from enjoying simple pleasures to acquiring a better understanding of the world we live in.

Taking the time to experience an older work of art, whether from 10 years ago or 100 years ago, can provide a number of insights. Listening to an influential song from the past can inspire a greater appreciation for a modern artist influenced by it. Watching a movie from another decade can lead to a better understanding of the sensibilities and concerns of that era.

One may even come to enjoy the work on its own merits, in spite of, or perhaps because of, it being before one’s time.

On a more serious note, history reveals where society has been and how it got to where

it is now, for better and for worse. Not only does this provide a better understanding of the root causes of modern day social and political problems, but history also identifies how the mistakes of previous generations were made or allowed to happen.

A society that appreciates history is better equipped to responsibly search for resolutions to current issues, while also avoiding the mistakes of the past.

Although it can be challenging, finding time to become acquainted with art and history becomes increasingly important when civilization is plagued by politicians weaving fabricated narratives for personal gain and militant groups deliberately destroying ancient art and literature in an attempt to erase the past and dismember the collective soul of the human species.

So whether listening to a revolutionary artist or enjoying a silent film accompanied by live music, take a moment to consider the work’s impact on the modern world.

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A.M. in the P.M. - Take a Stand or Take a Seat Alex Hounchell

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Everyone has opinions, in fact, this is an opinion piece.

Sometimes our opinions clash.

You may find that your thoughts and views of the world clash with fellow classmates, as well as with professors and other authoritative figures in your life.

It is important though to know when to stand your ground and when to sit down.

Stubbornness can only lead you so far. For example, Galileo told the catholic church of his findings in science and they wanted nothing of it. They ended up threatening to kill him and he decided to stand down. At the time, Galileo found that there was nothing to be gained from death, other than being stubborn. So, under house arrest, he continued his studies and eventually, after his death, they found their place in science.

Though the catholic church will likely never threaten to kill you, the example is applicable.

Imagine that you disagree with the way a professor teaches a class, or maybe you just disagree with their opinions. Is it worth being defiant if it leads you to a bad grade?

Maybe it is. Maybe if you continue, you may open their eyes to your way of thinking.

Even so, if you stand down, you may learn something and your opinions are no lesser for it.

Both outcomes are possible.

In our chaotic world, filled with hateful YouTube comments, a president that has split the country in half (almost literally) and general changes happening all around us on a constant basis, it’s important to keep the fight or flight ideal in mind. Every situation should be weighed carefully, because we cannot predict the future.

If you read a hateful YouTube comment, perhaps it is less important to stand your ground.

Yet, if someone is saying hateful things or threatening someone in front of you, it may be more important to stand your ground.

Before I take a stand or take a seat, I try to keep in mind where someone is coming from. It may not excuse them, but it is important to remember that everyone comes from a different background than you.

It may only be somewhat different, like their father drives a Prius. It may be very different, like they are from a non-traditional family and from out of the country. Either way, it is important to note that people are different.

In the end, if you are keen on taking a stand, then keep in mind where the other person is coming from.

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

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Retiring theatre professor bids farewell to Ichabods Andrew Shermoen

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Penelope Weiner, an associate professor who has been at Washburn for 27 years, is retiring at the end of the 2017 Spring semester. Before coming to Washburn, professor Weiner taught at Avila University in Kansas City where she got her start teaching students about her passion, theater.

Weiner has taught several classes at Washburn, including but not limited to: Drama Classic on Video, Survey of Theatre Literature, Text Analysis and Intro to Voice Diction. Weiner says by far her favorite classes to teach are Acting 1 and Playwriting.

“In Acting 1 you learn improvisation techniques,” she said.

“It’s all about the basics of creating a reality on stage.” Weiner extolled the joys of watching kids learn how to improve their technique in the class. “I love seeing actors make discoveries about being present, which is something our world often encourages us not to do.” Whether its phones, grocery lists or computers, Weiner said that kids learned in Acting 1 to be more vigilant around them and to be awake and attentive to changes around them.

Playwriting is a joy for Weiner because she is able to read about people’s beliefs. “I love to hear what students have to say.

It’s fun to teach them how to present their thoughts by having characters act instead of them writing out an essay or a short rant to explain their thoughts.”

By far, according to Weiner, the highlights of her time at Washburn were the productions.

“I’ve had the opportunity to direct plays that you don’t get to do when they leave academia.”

During her time at Washburn professor Weiner has directed several works known for their

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Penny for your thoughts: Professor Penelope Weiner’s office is decorated with interesting relics from her time at Washburn. Next to the lamp shaped liked a human head is a row of towering bookshelfs filled with scripts and plays from all over. Posters of the many productions she’s directed also hang on the office’s walls.

narrative complexity and very poignant opinions. Some of these works are “The Laramie Project,” “Wit,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Uncle Vanya,” “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” and “Lysistrata.”

The plays were a challenge according to Weiner, but that was part of the fun for the professor. “The Laramie Project” was a personal favorite. It tells the story of Matthew Shepherd, a gay college student, who was beaten and tied to a fence in the town of Laramie. The play uses real life interviews from Laramie residents to capture the opinions of the town’s residents.

These interviews are turned into an actual script that tells the point of view of residents that come from very diverse backgrounds.

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the multiple trials focused on Wilde’s homosexuality before the end of his life. Both “The Laramie Project” and “Gross Indecency” are by Moises Kauffman.

“Kauffman is known for these devised plays that use things like interviews, transcripts and biographies to combine them into stories about homosexual men being mistreated by society for their love,” Weiner said.

It took 15 years to bring “Gross Indecency” to Washburn. “It seemed perfect to place it right during the time of the election as well.” In her final years at the university Weiner became adament that they adapt Kauffman’s play.

“Kinder Transport,” “And they put handcuffs on the transport” and “The Illusion” were some of Weiner’s most difficult

plays to adapt at Washburn.

“There was a lot of history to dig through, and then you have to decide how you’re going to jerk that history around,” Weiner said.

The subject material of “Kinder Transport” made it particularly difficult. The play follows the children who left Germany in fear of the Holocaust and “Handcuffs on the Flowers” is a very surreal story about men improsoned after Franco took control of Spain.

Weiner also consistently was an advocate of student created productions.

“There have been five or six times during my career when we did full productions of student shows,” said Weiner. “We have also done a lot of readings.”

Weiner also helped create an adaptation of Washburn gradu-

ate, Gary Jackson’s, collection of poem’s known as “Missing You, Metropolis” which uses superheros and comic books to contemplate about the struggles of life and the desire for superheros to help us in everyday life.

Weiner has many avenues open to her after she finishes at Washburn.

“I’m going to keep my options open, but I always have some theatre project I’m working on,” Weiner said. “I have a play I wrote in the 90s that is receiving a second reading sometime this spring.”

Weiner also brought up her role in directing a rendition of the third book of Homer’s “The Odyssey.”

If one thing is for certain, it’s that Weiner will never give up on her morals when it comes to performance. “If you don’t like what a play is saying then why involve yourself in it?” Weiner has other plans if theater work doesn’t pan out. She considers being a suicide prevention hotline operator as a possible alternative.

Whatever she chooses to do Weiner no longer wants to be silent. She will continue to create art with her friends whether or not community theater’s choose to let her adapt her preferred form of theatre: cerebral dramas with complex characters that seek to understand the complexities of human life.

“I’m going to miss having this opportunity and privilege to talk to young people about life,” Weiner said. “Just remember what you do with your life is important, and if it’s not important to you, than do something else.”

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

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Cooking with Carney: Blueberry Crumble Cake Bars Carney Ziegler

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Spring is nearing, which means that fresh fruit-based desserts are back on the menu.

Keeping with my theme this semester, I have come up with a recipe perfect to cook at home or in the dorms: Blueberry Cruble Cake Bars. I’ve been anticipating this recipe in particular as an excuse to break out my fruity treats when I have friends over to enjoy the warm weather.

I have made these bars for an Easter breakfast, and they were a hit with the kids and adults alike. My family taste tested for me and agreed that my blueberry cake bars were neither dry nor over the top sweet. They’re subtle enough to be breakfast if you wanted, but still sugary enough to be the perfect, light dessert.

If you don’t like blueberry, feel free to substitute these with apple, strawberry or whatever pie filling is your favorite. No matter what fruit flavor you use, they are sure to be gooey, soft and sweet.

I loved these bars not only because of their taste, but because they are ridiculously simple.

Anyone can make this recipe, as they require just four main ingredients and a couple more for sprinkling. You hardly need

anything to have the entire recipe covered. These bars take less than ten minutes to prepare, and they’re great for snacks, breakfast or dessert. If you’re serving them for dessert, don’t forget to top them with ice cream to make it an even more delectable treat.

Since the beautiful spring season is upon us, take advantage while you can and make these.

Not that you need the “spring” excuse to whip these up, but it helps. This isn’t pumpkin-spiceand-fall season, nor is it peppermint-and-chocolate-Christmas season. But, finally the warm, sunny, lemon, strawberry, blueberry, fruity season is here.

Ingredients: •

15.25 oz. box yellow cake mix, dry 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks) 2 1/2 cups quick oats 21 oz. can blueberry pie filling 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon

I’ll Crumble For You: Take your blueberry bars to the next level by topping them with honey, or with cool whip and fresh blueberries, strawberries or raspberries. It pairs well with lemonade, iced sweet tea or iced coffee.

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.

Set aside.

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Directions:

Photo by Carney Ziegler

2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter. Add dry cake mix and oats. Combine until crumbly and butter is well incorporated.

3. Press half of oat mixture into the prepared pan.

Using a spoon or spatula, evenly spread blueberry

pie filling over the top.

Carefully press remaining half of oat mixture on top of the blueberry pie filling.

4. Bake for 18-23 minutes until very light brown.

Remove from oven and serve warm or let cool

completely.

5. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top. Cut and serve.

Ice Cube, Day’s comedy ‘Fist Fight’ pulls its punches Colleen Kelly

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This should have been a perfect storm of comedy.

On the last day of the school year, high school teachers are trying to survive mass firings and a barage of senior pranks.

Mr. Campbell (Charlie Day) is a passive, well-meaning English teacher trying to juggle his career and home life. When he makes a decision to throw a fellow teacher Mr. Strickland (Ice Cube) under the bus to save his own job, Strickland challenges Campbell to a fist fight after school.

This movie’s writing was a mixed bag. From that set-up alone, you can already assume that the story is going to crank up the crazy. We get everything from horses on meth, students selling teachers molly, children rapping Big Sean and teachers weilding fire axes. Those kind of off the wall antics paired with Ice Cube and Day’s deadpan humor are great when they land with the audience, but when they flop, they flop hard. It’s not even so much that the less

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Knock-Out Cast: The leading co-stars of “Fist Fight” are no strangers to comedy. Day is best known for his roles in the FXX television series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” as well as the “Lego Movie” and the “Horrible Bosses” franchise. Ice Cube is known for the “21 Jumpstreet” and “Ride Along” franchises.

popular jokes are cringe-worthy or will make people angry, it’s more that you just hear crickets rather than laughter.

Ice Cube and Day make a great duo. These two are no strangers to comedy, and they know how

to juggle a long string of dark, deadpan humor with physical comedy. These two work exceptionally well together despite a slightly-above average script, and I would readily welcome another team-up on future proj-

ects.

Other notable cast members include Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Christina Hendricks and Dean Norris, all of them known as fan favorites for their respective cable shows in recent years.

It was smart to stack the cast with so many familiar faces.

They all riffed off one another well enough that you could buy them all as co-workers and friends. However, a critique I had with the casting was that these actors each played roles in “Fist Fight” that were way too similar to the roles they’re best known for. Dean Norris in particular, best known as Hank from “Breaking Bad,” is essentially the same exact character, but better dressed. Niche casting was an easy out for producers here.

“Fist Fight” made me laugh out loud more than once. The plot was predictable from start to finish and some of the actors were too obvious choices for their roles. However, the over-arching themes, tight editing and talented cast make this comedy worth seeing anyway.

Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a senior English education major.

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Laying foundation, football recruitment shapes team Chase Coble

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When the Washburn Ichabods take to the turf in early fall of 2017 they will not look the same as they did last year. Seniors graduate, some players will transfer early or retire from the game, so somebody new must step in and take their place.

This constant turnover makes recruiting vital to the success of any college football program, and the Ichabod coaching staff makes it a high priority.

But the process is far from simple; it is actually so difficult that it constitutes its own position.

The man who currently occupies that position (Recruiting Coordinator) for Washburn football is Josh Osborn.

Osborn’s job is to ensure that the Ichabods continue to have talent year after year, and to do this, he must scour the country for not just the best players, but the best ones to fit Washburn’s offensive and defensive systems.

A general theme seems to be that speed kills.

“We really want to have guys that fit into our system,” Osborn said. “On the defensive side, with some of the things we do in the secondary, we need kids that maybe aren’t as big size wise, but are quick and fast, that have the ability to blitz and play certain coverages that we want to run. We’re going a little different route there.”

Offensively, Osborne is looking

for speed as well, but not only in the positions that you would usually think of such as wide receiver, tight end, quarterback and tailback. He recruits speed on the inside as well.

“With what we do in our scheme, we need guys up front who can move and run as well.

Sometimes if you swing for the fences and just go for a guy who is really big and tall, but maybe not as athletic, sometimes it doesn’t work out as well.”

The line is undeniably valuable, but the guy that they protect, the quarterback, is argubly the most important position in football.

This is an area of expertise for head coach Craig Schurig, who also is the quarterbacks coach for the Ichabods. When the Ichabod coaching staff looks to recruit a signal caller, the vetting process is thorough.

“It’s tough to tell how kids will translate to the next level, and at the quarterback position it may be even a little tougher yet,” Schurig said. “We throw the ball roughly half the time, so we have to see that the guy has the ability to throw. A lot of times in high schools right now, they’re running the quarterback a lot. He’s almost more of a running back. The kid may be running for 200 yards a game, but he only throws the ball four of five times. So it’s really tough to evaluate. We need to see if he has arm strength because half of our offense is a pro-style passing game. We’re looking for kids

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who are leaders, with a certain size and speed level. The game is going to be played at a faster pace than in high school and there are going to be bigger bodies in front of them.”

With so many boxes a young quarterback has to check before Washburn signs him, it is very important to evaluate them vigorously. According to coach Schurig, the Ichabods look at quarterbacks (as well as all positions) a number of different ways. Of course there is always the option of attending games to watch the prospect play in

person at their high school. But often times there is not enough time to get to a game and watch every recruit in person. Coaches use websites such as Hudl to watch film on recruits. If the coaching staff is really interested, they can bring the player in and have a workout of sorts, to see them in action up close and in person.

Washburn is bringing in players not only from the state of Kansas, but from all over the country. The coaching staff spreads out to all of Kansas’ border states to recruit players, but

that’s not all. They are also now branching out to other states, for example, Arizona. The Ichabods are bringing in two highly touted recruits, including Harold Colbert, a 6’4” defensive lineman who made the All-Arizona team in 2016.

Even with the success of their out of state recruiting, both Osborn and Schurig say that focusing on Kansas prospects is key.

“We want to make sure that the kids in Kansas, the ones in our own back yard, are coming to Washburn,” Osborn said. “That’s an area we really hit hard. We always do our homework and due diligence. We prioritize the area kids and the Kansas kids first,” Schurig said. “Anyone within a couple hour radius, we try to get contact with them and get them in for a visit early.”

With a mixture of Kansas and out of state prospects, 33 new Ichabods will join the team next season. Fans should rest assured that the Washburn coaching staff has done their homework.

They’ve seen these players in action and know how they will fit in the system.

By leaving no stone unturned in the recruiting process, the Ichabods are getting more of the prospects that they want every single year.

Chase Coble, chase.coble@ washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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Washburn wins by double digits again vs. Bearcats The Washburn Ichabods took on the Southwest Baptist Bearcats at home Feb. 8 at Lee Arena.

The Bearcats were looking to take back a victory from the Ichabods after losing by 13 in their last meet, however, Washburn won by 12 this week, ending with a score of 65-53.

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(above) Drivin’ by: Javion Blake getting position on the defender to open up the offensive playbook. (right) Heavy duty lay up: Randall Smith jumps agsinst a circle of defenders to attempt a contested lay up.

Briefs Track in the MIAA

Bods vs. Bisons Friday, Feb. 24, the Washburn tennis team will face off against Bethany College.

So far this season, the Ichabods have only one loss and are sitting at 4-1. Not only do they have four wins, but none of those were even close, with the lowest score being 8-1.

The Bethany Bisons have yet to play another school this year. With a clean slate, they want to start the season off right with a victory, but Washburn’s momentum from their start will most likely enable them to deny the Bison’s that chance.

From Friday, Feb. 24 to Sunday, Feb. 26, the men’s and women’s track teams will be participating in the Indoor MIAA Championships in Joplin, Missouri.

This will mark the end of the indoor season for track and the beginning of the outdoor running season.

All of the runners will want to end this part of the season well and have more confidence heading into the rest of the season.

They started out hot this season and don’t look to cool down against Missouri Western State University.

They will play the Griffons in a three-game series, playing one game each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Griffons were recently swept in a three-game series against the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. That brought their season record to 3-7.

The Ichabods have looked very good this year and shouldn’t have too hard of a time in these games. The only concern for this is making it through a long series of games without losing at least one of them. They will definitely be attempting that feat this weekend.

four games this season and will just want to end this season on a high note. On the other hand, Washburn will seek some momentum heading into the postseason.

Based on their overall performances this season, playing for pride may not be enough of a boost to help the Riverhawks defeat Washburn.

W. B-Ball vs. Bronchos

W. B-Ball looking to M. B-Ball hopes for close season with win streak vs. Brochos

Baseball wins Drury, looks to Western The baseball team went 2-2 in their last series against Drury University, and are now 8-3.

1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 basketball will welcome the Riverhawks from Northeast State University. The Ichabods and Riverhawks will both be looking to close their seasons with a win.

However, both teams have very different reasons. The Riverhawks have only won

ly 17-9, while the Bronchos are 15-10. The two teams are having similar seasons, with Washburn performing slightly better.

The last time these two teams met, washburn came home with a victory. This time around, they have the home advantage. Washburn has a favorable matchup in this game.

Men’s basketball won their last two games and will look to keep that streak going against the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos. They will face off at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.

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5:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Washburn will play against the University of Central Oklahoma.

The Ichabods now sit at 1610, while the Bronchos are 21-5. This is going to be a tough match for Washburn.

Not only does Central Oklahoma have an impressive overall record, but their record on the road is even better than their home record.

They have only two losses away from home.

Washburn has also already suffered defeat at the hands of this team. To avoid that a second time, Washburn will have to play their best.