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Emporia State debaters take care of ‘bizness’ K enzie T empleton news@esubulletin.com
LaToya Williams-Green, senior communications major, is the first AfricanAmerican woman on Emporia State’s debate team in the history of the university. She and her partner, Ryan Wash, junior communications major, are also the very first African American duo in ESU debate. At the National Debate Tournament
on March 24-29, Williams-Green and Wash were the first ESU team to break into double octo-finals since 2003 and they were among the top 32 debate teams in the country. Only 78 teams qualified for the national tournament in Dallas, Texas. “It was overwhelming for me because we worked so hard, done so much as a team and as individuals, so to get to that place was just awesome…I’m still kind of digesting it all,”
Wash said. Wash acknowledged the fact that his partner was the only African American woman to be involved in NDT in any capacity along with being recognized as one of the top 20 speakers. “She (was) the seventeenth speaker in the country at NDT to represent on behalf of all African American women and the participation of African American women
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Rhymes with Cowboy PROFESSOR JIM HOY LOOKS FOR ‘THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY’
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Moe leaves men’s coaching position to be with family B randon S chneeberger sports@esubulletin.com
Professor of English Jim Hoy talks about his experiences on his ranch Sunday afternoon outside of Emporia. Hoy says that he has strong ties to the Flint Hills. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin.
C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com For Great Plains native Jim Hoy, professor of English, Kansas is a state full of interesting people and places. “I was reared in Cassoday and I was raised on a ranch, when I came back to teach, Pat O’Brien set up the Center for Great Plains Studies and I began teaching classes about the Great Plains area,” Hoy said. Hoy said it was good to do research from the heart of the area he specializes in. The folklore of the area holds a specific interest to Hoy because he said it makes him look for “the extraordinary in the ordinary” from people. One of Hoy’s favorite legends involves Bill Pickett, a cowboy famous for his invention of bull dogging. Pickett said he would show some locals something they had never seen before. Allegedly, Pickett leapt from a horse and brought down a steer with his teeth. Hoy was featured on the History Channel, aiding with some
research on Joseph McCoy, the founder of Abilene as a cow town. He offered to let them shoot some footage of their cattle on his son’s ranch. “It was a really interesting experience,” Hoy said. “We spent three hours one morning driving the cows in a circle, and I asked him how much of that would be in the movie, and he said about 10 seconds.” After graduating from K-State, he worked odd jobs including on the railroad and doing some rodeo and ranch work. Hoy said he won enough money in calf roping that he didn’t need to work for awhile. When he realized he would need to work, he began to teach. “I started teaching in El Dorado, and I taught there for two years, and eighth graders drove me to college,” Hoy said. He wound up at Emporia State after finishing his graduate studies and he said he was glad for that because the Center for Great Plains Studies opened up shortly after his joining the school. He soon became the chair.
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Hornet Express and bookstore re-open over Spring Break C harlie H eptas heptas@esubulletin.com The new Hornet Express reopened this week in the Memorial Union alongside the new bookstore. During the renovation process The Hornet Express was in an area of only 728 sq. ft., according to a news release from ESU Marketing and Media Relations. The new location is more than 1,000 ft. larger at 1,764 sq. ft. “(The Hornet Express) is much more elegant, it’s more roomy (and) we can spread out and add new things – it looks great,” said Donna Randall, one of the Hornet Express’ employees. The new facility now offers three different sections with different food options available from each. Zeppz, the new deli, of-
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After 10 years at Emporia State, David Moe, the ESU men’s basketball head coach, stepped down effective March 21. The coach who holds the third most wins in ESU history made the announcement early last MOE week that he would be stepping down as the Hornets’ head coach in order to spend time with his family. “It has been difficult for me and for my family to be separated for long periods of time throughout the year,” Moe said. “Trying to balance the responsibilities of being the head basketball coach at Emporia State and my responsibilities as a husband and a father has become more difficult as I see my sons and daughter grow up.” Moe, who holds a 162-126 record during his tenure at ESU, will remain in the coaching profession but decided to relocate closer to his wife, two sons and daughter who have lived in Delaware for the past three years. During his 10 year stretch at ESU, Moe was responsible for leading the Hornets to their first ever Division II national tournament in the 2003-2004 season. He is also one of just three coaches to take his team to every MIAA tournament held in Kansas City, and he was able to lead his team to the semifinals in four of the last six years. Director of Athletics Kent Weiser recognized the improvement that Moe brought to the program.
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ASG hosts open forum, candidates campaign for April elections H uibing L u lu@esubulletin.com Jonathan Rivers, president of Associated Student Government, announced upcoming events of the for the ASG elections at the ASG Open Forum, which was held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the PKP Room of the Memorial Union. Rivers said applications for the executive
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Students purchase lunch in the newly remodeled Hornet Express Tuesday afternoon in the Memorial Union. Megan Gartner/The Bulletin.
ASG president Jonathan Rivers discusses the upcoming elections Tuesday afternoon in the Memorial Union. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin.
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ESU research use Kinect for physics experiences The Department of Physical Science and the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics are planning a series of experiments using the Kinect motion capture system for the Xbox 360. The researchers are using the Kinect for capturing realtime positional data, which can then be used in physics experiments. The Kinect is being used due to its low cost and ability to capture movements using three dimensions, which allows for depth to be recorded. The principal researchers are Chuck Pheatt, professor of computer science, Jorge Ballester, professor of physics, and Andrew Wayman, undergraduate physics major. Wayman said the Kinect camera will be used, but not in conjunction with the Xbox 360 system. Rather it will be interfaced with a Windows computer. The research is ongoing at the moment and the investigators foresee numerous applications and publications.
ASG approves line item budget for Bulletin
The Associated Student Government approved The Bulletin’s request for a five-percent increase in funding for the 2011-2012 school year, requiring the fees for fulltime students to increase from $9.12 to $9.58 per student. For part-time students, the fee will rise from $1.29 to $1.35 per student. Kelsey Ryan, editor-in-chief of The Bulletin, cited rising printing costs and a significant loss in national advertising revenue as the main causes for the funding increase. The request was approved on March 17 in the Main Street of the Memorial Union during ASG’s line item hearing.
Undergraduate anthology offers student publication
The deadline to submit undergraduate papers to The Best of Emporia State is 5 p.m. tomorrow. Submissions should be addressed to Editors at The Best of ESU, Department of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism, Box 4019. The Best of Emporia State is an anthology of undergraduate essays in its third decade of recognizing undergraduate student writing excellence. The publication is open to all fields of study. Papers may come from the class work of the spring, summer and fall 2010 terms and the spring 2011 term. They should be less than seven pages, typed and double-spaced and include a separate title page. The student’s name should not appear on the pages of the essay. Hard copies may be delivered to the English department front desk or may be email as an attachment to engldept@emporia.edu.
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lu@esubulletin.com While most Emporia State students enjoyed their Spring Break, Japanese relief activities continued in the Memorial Union. Aki Notomi, sophomore athletic training major and president of JA Sakura, said just one Japanese student at ESU came from Sendai, which was the most seriously damaged city by the earthquake. “She could just talk to her family two or three days ago, and she felt relieved that her family is fine,” Notomi said. Notomi said 44 Japanese students volunteered to make about 300 cranes during break and that the cranemaking activity will continue through April 8. As of Monday, the money raised to support Japanese relief efforts totaled $3,128, including $334 donated by Emporia community members during the Spring Break week, Notomi said. The JA Sakura choir, together with the A Capella Chamber and Community Chamber, will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the First United Methodist Church. Part of the money collected will go toward Japanese relief funds and the rest will be used to build houses for the homeless, Notomi said. In April, JA Sakura will hold three or four concerts to raise money, and the first concert is scheduled for April 5 at the Beach Hall on campus, the time is to be determined. Three Japanese music majors and the JA Sakura choir will perform traditional Japanese songs and there will be a reception with free Japanese food after the concert, Notomi said. The choir will also perform at the University of Kansas and in Osage City to raise money in April, Notomi said. “I read a Japanese news article, and it said many people send money to Red Cross, but volunteer groups don’t have money. I think both of them are important,” Notomi said. “In case of bad people stealing the money, Red Cross is the safest way to send money.” ESU students raised about $3,000 in the week before
Paper cranes were made over Spring Break by ESU students as part of continued relief activities for Japan. Jon Coffey/The Bulletin.
Spring Break, but Casa Ramos at 201 Commercial St. alone donated $1,000. “I saw the news and tsunami images – that just changed my day… it’s hard to imagine that kind of thing would happen to my own country (Columbia) and I’m far away,” said Jenny Losada, sophomore nursing major who works at the restaurant. Carlos Ramos, manager of Casa Ramos, said Losada wanted to donate her paycheck to relief efforts, but instead the staff decided to donate 15-percent of their sales during March 15-16. “On Monday (March 14), I printed off flyers after school and I went all down Commercial (Street) and posted them in different businesses… I talked to some people on the radio and they said they would help to get the word out,” Losada said. “We are very glad to contribute – you’ll be amazed how much a little town can come together and contribute.” Ramos said they also plan to use some of the cranes from Memorial Union so people eating at the restaurant could donate money by buying the cranes. “We have to think about how many pennies, quarters and dimes we spend a day on unnecessary things and just to know any little bit can help somebody that really needs it,” Losada said.
Former KU ticket employee sentenced to prison WICHITA (AP) — A former University of Kansas systems analyst was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for her role in a $2 million ticket scalping conspiracy. Kassie Liebsch broke into tears as the judge handed down the prison term the government had requested, rather than the probationary sentence her defense attorney sought. Attorney David Bell tried to com-
fort Liebsch as U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown also ordered her to pay, along with her co-conspirators, $2 million in forfeiture and $1.27 million in restitution. Liebsch also was ordered to pay $79,863 to the Internal Revenue Service for the unreported income from the theft. Liebsch pleaded guilty in January to a single count of conspiracy to defraud the United States through wire
fraud, tax obstruction and interstate transportation of stolen property. She told the court Wednesday that she began working at the University of Kansas at age 18 and that the first time former assistant athletics director Rodney Jones handed her cash, she tried to justify it as evidence of his generosity. But by the second and third time she got money she knew what was going on.
Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department March 17 Officers observed KS 387CIH pull into Kellogg Dr. and two male occupants exit the vehicle and begin fighting. Brendt Drew was taken into custody for alleged MIC and transported to Lyon Co. jail. Officer provided escort for a male subject from Kellogg Circle to 1325 Merchant. March 18 Officer stopped KS VQN238 in Lot 3. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in the same location. March 19 Officer stopped KS 38ACC on the I-35 on-ramp at Merchant. Verbal warning for defective tail light. March 20 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a domestic disturbance call at 15th and Merchant. The Bulletin did not receive police reports for March 21-24 March 25 George Delgado reported his I-Pod Touch was stolen. Morse Hall Complex zone 60 Fire- Smoke Detector Central Building ground floor laundry south unit. Mechanical error March 26 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a 911 hang up at The Villa Apt.-1839 Merchant. March 27 Yinhao Du and Xiongya Li into Science Hall Room 245. March 28 Officer Admitted Rolando Bernal into King Hall Room 212. March 29 Memorial Student Union zone 190 Fire/Smoke Detector 2nd floor by kitchen. Memorial Student Union zone 91 Fire/ Smoke Detector basement hall by north kitchen.
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Math students to present H1N1 model on Capitol Hill K enzie T empleton
news@esubulletin.com After half a year of research and presentations, Yuchen Chen, senior math major, and Yuying Cao, junior math and economics major, have something to show for their efforts. The two were chosen by the Council on Undergraduate Research as one of 74 out of 700 applicants to present a poster on their H1N1 model in Washington, D.C., on April 13. “We collected data…and simulated how the flu (spreads) and when it would break out, when it will peak and when it will diminish,” Cao said. Cao said the model does not show how the flu can be prevented, but rather it determines the number of people who need to be vaccinated in order to prevent an outbreak. “If we get enough people in the population vaccinated, the flu will never break out – (the model) just helps us (establish) how much of the population we need to get vaccinated – this could be really helpful in the next flu season,” Cao said. Chen said the fundamental mathematical tool they used to
develop the model was differential equations, which they applied to the SIR model. According to an online paper published by Duke University, the SIR model separates the population into three groups – susceptible, infected and recovered. Chen said there are numerous models that can applied to the flu, but SIR is considered to be the fundamental option, and the two wanted to see how it would fit their real world data. “It’s a very old model, but that model should work on, generally, all flu epidemics,” Chen said. On Capitol Hill, Cao and Chen will have the opportunity to meet with Congress members and scientists in the D.C. area and explain the concept of their H1N1 model. “My parents are very excited about this because they are back in China and when I tell them I am going to the Capitol of the United States they think from a Chinese (perspective) it is a very huge event – they are very proud of me,” Chen said. The duo has presented their model at several previous conventions, but they said this opportunity is the most exciting
and the most surprising. “My parents know that I’ve presented this project a few times, but I told them this one is kind of special because the people coming to listen to our presentation are not math professors or people in this field… not everyone can get this chance,” Cao said. Chen said the idea for the project came from Qiang Shi, assistant professor of math, computer science and economics. Shi attended an influenza workshop in summer 2009 where he got the idea for the project. Chen said they ultimately chose H1N1 since it had recently broken out when their research began. Cao said she hopes the model will show how math can solve real world problems and “how this idea (SIR) is amazing.” “I’m also a tutor in the math lab and most of the students don’t really like math at all, but actually mathematics is a very useful tool in all areas of science like engineering, chemisty, physics, so it’s actually very useful,” Chen said. “If you really have a good idea, it can turn out to be significant in solving real world problems.”
Yuchen Chen, senior math major, and Yuying Cao, junior math and economics major, sit in front of the H1N1 presentation they will be taking to Washington D.C. They used a mathematical model to help the medical community predict the spread and severity of an outbreak of H1N1 influenza. Erica Cassella/The Bulletin.
Students spend Spring Break helping others in in New York L uke B ohannon
Bohannon@esubulletin.com Eighteen students from Emporia State travelled to New Rochelle, N.Y., over Spring Break, but not for vacation. The group went to build a house as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge. “I didn’t have any plans yet for Spring Break, and I thought this would be a great way to serve others…and during Spring Break was my birthday so I just thought this would be a great way to spend it,” said Brooke Schmidt, sophomore Spanish major. According to a news release, the Challenge began in 1989 and since then, 166,000 participants have contributed $15.5 million and countless hours to the cause of building homes for those in need. Several of the students who went from Emporia are already involved in organizations on campus, ranging from Associated Student Government to Greek Life to HALO.
FORUM... from page 1 positions are due tomorrow, and on April 4, senators’ petitions are due. The actual election starts on April 12 and ends at 3 p.m. April 13, Rivers said. Three candidates also came to the forum. They talked about their goals, plans and involvements. “Throughout the year, I’ve already begun on a plan to reform Corky’s Cab…students deserved to feel safe,” said Laura Bosiljevac, sophomore political science major and current legislative director for ASG. Bosiljevac, together with Michael Stauffer, are running for ASG president and vice president respectively. “Our platform can be summed up in three words – connect, communicate and accomplish…we can be the helping hand to
However, not all of the students’ time was spent working. Schmidt said they also were able to tour the city and experience what the surrounding areas had to offer. Among the locations that they visited were Times Square, Ellis Island and Central Park. “Alternative Spring Break is the perfect Spring Break option for students,” said Lainie Harber, an ESU senior and Alternative Spring Break Coordinator. “It combines travel and giving back -- the best of both worlds.” The trip was coordinated as part of a new program called Alternative Spring Break, a student led organization through ESU’s community service organization, Community Hornets. Blythe Eddy, associate director of the Memorial Union at Emporia State, served as an advisor for the trip and also came up with the original idea of combining travel and community service for Emporia students. “When doing service one learns so many personal lessons, the same with travel,” Eddy said, “so why not blend
help people connect to (ASG),” Bosiljevac said. “We know we are not all powerful, but we are the Associated Student Government – if we don’t know, we can at least send you to somebody who does know. It may take us three minutes to do that, but it will save you 3 weeks in looking for something.” Ashley Vogts, junior integrated studies and pre-occupational therapy major, and Jennifer Cheray, junior marketing major, are also running for president and vice president of ASG. Vogts and Cheray’s current positions are fiscal affairs chair and business school senator, respectively. “I think the main goal is that students are able to be heard,” Vogts said. “I work really closely with the leadership department and I am really educated on different leadership styles, different leadership roles and how
them?” Josh Blaisdell, junior music major, said he had done Habitat for Humanity in high school and truly believed it was a good cause. “I think it’s a great use of time,” Blaisdell said. Emporia State wasn’t the only school that sent students to help with the project. The University of Wisconsin also sent students to work on the site, although, students from Emporia said they did not interact on a regular basis. According to the official website, Habitat for Humanity International has built over 400,000 houses and was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. The organization gained national visibility in 1984 after former president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn went on a Habitat for Humanity work trip to New York called the “Jimmy Carter Work Project.” Soon after, the Carterses became involved in the organization, the organization experienced a significant increase in new members and affiliates nationwide.
to work with different types of leadership style, (which helps me) to become a liaison between student body and administration.” Cheray said another goal is to build the interaction between senators and student organizations on campus. Vogts said their long-term focus is to do more cross-programming, which means to “make an event bigger and more impactful by having more organizations involved in that event.” “For ESU to be a big part of someone’s college career, it is a lot to do with the events…and organizations they get involved with, so if we can make these events bigger, more successful, more impactful, then that college experience will be greater,” Vogts said. In order to improve the interaction between students and ASG, both Bosiljevac
and Cheray agreed that face-to-face communication between RSOs and senators is important. “I feel like sometimes student voices are lost when it comes to the faculty and administration,” Vogts said. “We want to bridge those voices, so that people hear their concerns, complaints (and) the positive things going on.” Cheray said improving the relationship between students and ASG should start with defining the role of each position in ASG and developing the structure ASG already has. “I never thought (being ASG president) would be easy…no matter how much experience I had – I know it’s going to be a challenge, but I think it is a challenge worth pursuing,” Bosiljevac said.
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Don’t Take the Bait I never thought I’d find myself agreeing with anything that came out of the mouth of Margie Phelps from Westboro Baptist Church, but when she referred to a room full of my fellow student journalists as “seals,” she was spot on. Phelps recently argued a monumental case before the Supreme Court regarding the First Amendment – and she won. Weeks later, several members of The Bulletin staff had the privilege to travel to New York City for an annual college media conference where we had the opportunity to hear from Phelps herself. From the beginning, it should have been obvious to any so-called journalist that Phelps and her entourage were attempting to “bait” the conference goers. They began the festivities that morning by picketing in Times Square. Unfortunately, their tactics worked and about an hour before the session began, someone tweeted that they were “about to do battle with Westboro,” which showed up on the giant screen the conference arranged to display Tweets at the conference. That tweet was the catalyst that started a chain reaction which had no business at a journalism conference. The interview with Phelps started out civil enough, despite her blue T-shirt that read, “God Hates the Media Dot Com.” Things got heated when Phelps poked fun at pop culture by using terms like “fo’ rizzle” and “BFF” (this should have been recognized as another obvious attempt to bait the audience into heckling). But it wasn’t until the Q&A portion that my fellow pseudo-journalists really showed sea mammal qualities. A one point, an audience member was in the middle of asking his question, which was really an attempt to counterattack the remarks coming from Phelps, when the crowd erupted in cheers. After the clapping and yelling died down, Phelps asked him to repeat the question because she couldn’t hear him “over the seals.” She was right. The audience did sound like a herd of seals barking and clapping their fins. Never had I been so disappointed in a group of my peers. We’re supposed to be reporters, neutral when it comes to the news, but there we were,
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Online Commenting K enzie T empleton , news@esubulletin.com letting our emotions succumb to Westboro Baptist Church, and Margie Phelps called us on it. As reporters, we leave our emotions at the door so we can get the job done the right way. As students, we don’t necessarily need to be void of emotion, but as I was sitting in one of my larger lecture courses this week, I was reminded of that interview with Phelps. She was trying to get a rise out of the audience – and it worked. Similarly, this guy in my class kept shouting out obnoxious answers to every question the professor would ask, an obvious attempt to sound humorous, when in actuality, they were quite offensive. Just like those “seals” at the conference, several others in the class let their emotions get the better of them and a pointless debate over childrearing ensued. The guy’s arguments made absolutely no sense, but he presented them in such a way that his opponents were so frustrated they couldn’t even form a coherent response. I’m not saying you can’t have a personal opinion, but you can’t expect to prove someone wrong or make them feel low by simply badgering them. The next time you’re caught in a situation where you completely disagree with someone on a fundamental issue, don’t lose your cool. Use the intelligence you were given and act like an adult.
Germs and Food Ok, so we all know that the cafeteria is disgusting. We’ve heard it a thousand times and most of us have experienced it first hand. It’s flat-out awful. I’d rather eat garbage than go back to that place. Well… that might be a bit of an exaggeration; I probably wouldn’t eat something out of a garbage can. There are, however, some people who only eat what others have thrown away. These people are called “freegans.” They dumpster dive for food, and then carefully clean, prepare and consume it. Besides being cheaper than buying brand-new food, freegans see that Americans are very picky, even wasteful with their food. They recycle perfectly good food, which others consider to be unworthy of their digestive tracts. What can we learn from this strange lifestyle? First off, we need to stop coddling our immune systems. By that, I mean we Americans are getting rather germophobic. We need to realize that germs are an everyday part of our lives. Trying to eliminate them is not only an unrealistic goal, but also completely unnecessary. By exposing ourselves to germs on a regular basis, we are building up our natural defenses against them. This is not to say that you shouldn’t wash your hands regularly or be careful to cook meat thoroughly. There are plenty of instances where being cleanly is not only appropriate, but necessary to a healthy lifestyle. I just think we’ve taken it a step too far. Everyone reading this has to admit that we are downright spoiled by the amount of food available. Around the world, even in Emporia, people go hungry. This happens while we throw out vegetables that have lost their perfect crispness. Fruits that have bruises. Bread that is slightly stale. It makes me wonder, how can we sleep at night knowing that our waste could be a meal? That being said, if I find a hair in my food, I will probably
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E llen W eiss , weiss@esubulletin.com still eat it. If I drop something on the kitchen floor, I will probably still eat it. I don’t do it to make some grand statement about consumerism in our society, and I don’t do it just to build up my immune system. I do it because I’m not picky enough to deem it inedible. It won’t kill me. And you know what? I don’t feel grossed out. I feel blessed. I am so grateful just to have this piece of food in my hand. Someone around the world, or even across town, would feel lucky to come across something as precious as this morsel of sustenance. I beg of you, don’t buy more food than you need, don’t be unnecessarily picky with comestibles, and donate to charity whenever you have the means. And finally, though my aforementioned views are based on articles I have read, I highly recommend that you do some independent research and find information from a more reliable, scientific source.
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Hoy also writes a weekly news column for the newspaper “Plains Folk,” which he has been writing for since 1983. Brianna VanSchoelandt, senior English major, said she enjoys Hoy’s classes because of his broad knowledge base. “I really like Hoy because he’s an endless supply of knowledge and information – He seems to know something about everything,” VanSchoelandt said. Hoy’s personable and approachable nature makes him a favorite teacher of Chelsea Lewis, senior English major. “I’ve taken a class from him every semester for the past two and a half years, he has his niche and he knows everything about it,” Lewis said. Along with teaching Hoy raises horses on his land and also helps out with his son’s cattle ranch. The Hoys have six horses, and he used to make his own hay. He also breaks his own colts though he no longer shoes them. Hoy also spent time as the chair of the American Folklife Center Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the board by Sen. Bob Dole. Other members of this board during his tenure included Mickey Hart, the drummer for The Grateful Dead, and professors from schools like Harvard.
HOME... from page 1 “He was here for 10 seasons and just did an outstanding job for us. I think to really appreciate what he’s done you have to look back at where the program was in 2001,” Weiser said in reference to the year before Moe arrived in which the Hornets went 9-17. With Moe being separated from his family for a good part of each basketball season, Weiser noted that Moe’s stepping down was not a surprise. “It was not a surprise,” Weiser said. “I know this was
Top Left: Horses owned by professor of English Jim Hoy eat on his ranch outside of Emporia Sunday afternoon. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin. Top Right:Professor of English Jim Hoy Moves a horse to a new pin on his ranch outside of Emporia Sunday afternoon. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin. Bottom: Professor of English Jim Hoy moves horses for feeding on his ranch outside of Emporia Sunday afternoon. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin.
weighing heavily on his mind really the last couple of years. It was tough because it seemed to me like when he was here, he felt he should’ve been with his family, and when he was with his family, he felt like he should’ve been here.” The search for a new head coach began immediately after Moe stepped down. Weiser noted that despite high interest in the position (130 applicants), the process is about halfway through with hopes to name a new successor by the week of April 11.
Weiser plans on traveling to Houston this weekend to attend the National Coaches Convention to set up times with potential candidates, a process that will spill over into next week before they name the next coach. Assistant Head Coach Wes Book has currently taken over the day to day operations of the team and will remain on staff with the team. The Hornets had two early signees that Weiser said will remain signed with the team. Book will remain in touch with the other recruits until the new coach is named.
Abstracts being accepted for Research & Creativity Day Deadline is April 8 April 8 is the deadline for entries for oral presentations and poster exhibits for Research & Creativity Day, scheduled for April 21. This year the annual Research & Creativity Forum is being combined with the undergraduate Research & Creativity Day, to include undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Undergraduate and graduate students may submit abstracts for an oral presentation or a poster, or both. Faculty are invited to submit entries for a poster or other exhibit for the poster session. Oral presentations are approximately 15 minutes in length and will be scheduled for the morning of April 21. The poster session will be held in the afternoon at the Sauder Alumni Center, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided for all participants. Awards will be given for student posters, faculty posters, and collaborative posters. An award ceremony will follow the poster session. All student participants will receive a t-shirt. This event is being sponsored by the University Honors Program, the Research and Grants Center, and the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Committee. All abstracts, including those for posters, should be submitted at the following web site: http://emporia. edu/honors/rcd.htm. We are excited by the opportunity to combine these two events into one Research and Creativity Day. This is an opportunity for the campus to celebrate the excellent research, creative and scholarly activities being conducted by our students and faculty. Please encourage your students and colleagues to participate, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for April 21.
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heptas@esubulletin.com The Kansas Board of Regents, under recent financial pressure by the state, has released a report regarding their impact on the Kansas economy. The report, titled “The Impact of the Kansas Board of Regents System to the State Economy” and produced by Ernest Goss of the Goss Institute of Public Research in Colorado, outlines the benefits that KBOR has upon the state’s economy. “The Regents system not only produces the skilled employees Kansas businesses and industry rely upon, the system also contributes to enhanced quality of life and economic development,” said Gary Sherrer, chairman of KBOR. The report states that “for every one dollar the state invests in higher education, it receives nearly $12 in return,”
DEBATE... from page 1 in debate itself,” Wash said. Williams-Green said the experience was both humbling and a blessing. “To be a part of that top 20 – you could have told me that I got twentieth and it would have felt like first place,” Williams-Green said. “It resonated and was very symbolic for me…it’s a white male dominant activity and so for any minority to come in and do well is not only unheard of but speaks volumes to the evolutionary patterns of debate – it was good, it was real good.” There are two national debate tournaments, the Cross Examination Debate Association, which was an invitational held at Binghamton University in New York this year on March 18-22, and the NDT, which is a qualifying tournament. There were 139 teams at CEDA this year. Williams-Green and Wash competed in CEDA along with their teammates Matthew Cook, senior English major, and Paul Mose, junior communications major. Cook and Mose were “surprised” when they placed ninth in the tournament. “It was pretty phenomenal,” Cook said. “I’d say it was kind of surreal because, to be blunt, (Mose) and I’s year up until that point had been below our expectations.” Cook and Mose have been debating 11 and nine years respectively and have been debate partners for more than a year. Mose said the partnership works because they have fun and provide stability to one another. “We’re kind of Yin and Yang because he keeps it cool – I’m a little more hot-headed in debates, a little more aggressive, so we balance each other out,” Mose said. CEDA was Cook’s last tournament for his debating career as he will be ineligible after this year. Cook said he had no regrets for his final season. “There’s really no professional debate league to graduate to, and this is my last year, I’m not going to be able to do it anymore, so I knew I had to get every single bit of enjoyment out of it that I could, and I think this year was proof of that,” Cook said. Wash was recognized at the fourth speaker and WilliamsGreen as the 10th at CEDA, although they did not place. Days later, they travel to Texas for NDT. Williams-Green has been debating for seven years while Wash has been debating for six. They’ve been partners for three years and in that time, they have come up with a system for success. “We match,” Wash said. “Clothing wise we need to look like a unit.” Wash and Williams-Green have also invented a unique catchphrase to sum up their debates. “It’s about bizness,” Wash said. “That’s the motto, that’s our mantra…bizness with a ‘Z.’” But debate is not all “bizness.” Williams-Green said there is more to debate than simply researching and presenting the argument. “Debate is about swag,” Williams-Green said. “You can be the smartest person in the world, but these are not computers talking to computers – these are people connecting and communicating with another person, so if you don’t have any aesthetic appeal, nobody’s going to care.” Mose said debate is often misunderstood by those outside the community. “A lot of people think that when we tell them we’re going a debate tournament, they think it’s like we’re going to a chess tournament or we’re going to trivia night, which is not even close,” Mose said. “There’s so much work that goes on before we ever enter that room and speaking is just a small part of it.” Mose said he has not yet decided whether or not to continue debating next year, but Williams-Green and Wash said they’ve already set their sights on the next season. “Ya’ll ain’t seen nothing yet,” Wash said.
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which according to Sherrer, is a “sure way to boost the Kansas economy.” According to the report, the Regents’ system produced $7.3 billion in overall economic impacts on the state economy in 2010 and $3.4 billion of that was in wages and salary. Another $485 million in state and local tax collections were also contributed. In addition to the monetary benefits 95,327 jobs were also created. The report shows that by impacting the overall higher education in the state that KBOR lowers joblessness and boosts income. The report also indicates that 388 of 394 industries in Kansas benefit from higher education spending – that is 98-percent of the industry in the state. In addition, the report also displays the positive impact universities have on their communities because of the draw they have for culture, entertainment and publicity
MU... from page 1 fers fresh made sandwiches. These sandwiches can be toasted or not at the buyers discretion. The deli will also offer paninis. The name stems from an Early East Coast name for submarine sandwiches “zeppelins,” said Randall. The name is also a nod to the band Led Zeppelin, said Jeff McCullough, general manager for Sodexo at Emporia State. Fruz offers fruit smoothies and has added some new choices with the new location as well as changed some of the existing smoothies. They also now offer soft serve ice cream. Stephanie Russell, senior art major focusing on graphic design, hopes that the new setup lets the specialties shine individually. Russell said she feels that the new design allows for a more personal experience and gives them the chance to really help the customer. “With (Fruz) we’re going kind of organic, healthy stuff and still having dessert type stuff, I think the move really adds to the atmosphere,” Russell said.
for the local areas they reside in. There are 32 public colleges and universities affected by KBOR and state funding, including Emporia State. ESU’s overall impact on the state economy was also released with this information. ESU contributes 2,800 workers to Lyon County’s job base, $78 million to the state economy, $90 million to state wages and salaries and more than $10 million in income for self-employed individuals and volunteer work according to the press release. “Emporia State University is an integral part of not only the state’s economy but the economy of Emporia and Lyon County as well,” said ESU President Michael Lane. The report also shows the combined impact of ESU and Flint Hills Technical College, another KBOR supported institution. It estimates the impact to be $192 million to Lyon County. The burrito bar has remained from the old Hornet Express and is now called the Ochorito. They offer two different burritos, the Ocho and the Quatro. The Ocho has the option of eight different fillings while the Quatro has four. Saikat Patwary, Sodexo executive chef, said they even make their own tortillas. Other options at the Ochorito include quesadillas and nachos. The Hornet Express will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the beginning weeks which may change depending on demand, McCullough said. The bookstore also opened up with a new, more spacious look. The area was redecorated by Barnes and Noble corporate employees, according to ESU’s website. “It’s friendly and inviting, a fun place to be around and it merchandises our items in a positive manner – we’re really excited about it,” said Leslie Green, a bookstore employee. Green said she felt that the design was very well done and thought that the new look was an exciting improvement for the store. The bookstore is open until 4 p.m.
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It was the first Friday night of Spring Break and I was excited for a lot of reasons, but chief among them was “Paul,” a country-spanning, genre-spoofing, no-probing allowed, alien action adventure comedy. Clive Gollings and Graeme Willy (Nick Frost and Simon Pegg), play two British sci-fi nerds who come to America to visit the San Diego Comic-Con. From there they rent an RV and take a tour of the biggest alien hotspots across the U.S. including Roswell, New Mexico, and Area 51. Everything seems to be going well up until they’re driving down a desert highway and are passed by a car which promptly crashes. When they go to investigate the crash they meet Paul (Seth Rogen), who happens to be your standard big-eyed, big-headed space alien. They set out on a mission to help Paul get home and the movie takes off from there. Very quickly we’re introduced to Special Agent Zoil (Patrick Bateman), his bumbling backup Haggard (Bill Hader) and O’ Reilly (Joe Lo Truglio). Clive and Graeme meet up with Ruth Buggs (Kristen Wiig) who, after having an eye-opening experience with Paul, joins them on their cross country trip, inadvertently leading to her slightly crazy father. The rest of the movie is a great mixture of action scenes, fantastic comedy and some of the most creative cursing I’ve ever heard in any movie. The backstory for the film isn’t explained in great detail, but there’s enough information given that we can get the picture. Basically, Paul crash-landed on Earth 60 years ago and has been sitting around in a government facility ever since, lending his creative thoughts to practically every science fiction show and movie since then. Once he finds out that he’s a prisoner as opposed to a visitor, he decides to escape, and that’s where Clive and Graeme come in. One of the strong points of the movie is the cameos and guest stars that appear throughout the movie. Jeffrey Tambor plays a fanboy weary sci-fi writer, Jane Lynch appears as a friendly diner owner, David Koechner plays a hostile redneck and even Steven Spielberg lends his voice during a scene where he speaks to Paul on the phone. For anyone who might be worried that “Paul” is just a spoof of the alien genre, you’re right and wrong. This film definitely pokes fun at alien movies, but it’s done in a very respectful way. In fact, Pegg and Frost have said that this movie is their “love letter” to Steven Spielberg and his previous films featuring extraterrestrials. Of all the quotable lines in this movie, the first exchange between Graeme and Paul really embodies the spirit of its attitude towards alien clichés. “Are you gonna probe us?” “Why does everyone always assume that? What am I doing? Am I harvesting farts?” This isn’t a movie that will clean up at the Oscars, nor will it change the face of films as we know them, but it will entertain you whether you’re a hardcore sci-fi fan or just an average movie-goer looking for a few good laughs.
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Emporia State Head Soccer Coach Jim Schneiderhahn has decided to leave ESU after completing his fifth season as the SCHNEIDERHAHN Hornets’ head coach. Schneiderhahn accepted an assistant coaching position with Division I Illinois State University on Tuesday. “This was a very difficult decision,” Schneiderhahn said. “I believe in what we have been doing here, and I think the Hornet program is poised to move to the next level. The opportunity to be close to where I’m from in St. Louis, with my family there and in Indianapolis, was just too strong to ignore.” Schneiderhahn, who is originally from St. Louis, Mo., began his career at Benedictine College in Atchison before coaching at Tulane University in New Orleans, La. After Hurricane Katrina moved Schneiderhahn from New Orleans, he accepted an opening at ESU. In his five years, Schneiderhahn has gone 9-77-9 on the field but provided stability from a program that at one point saw four coaches in four years. “Our program was in disarray when he arrived,” said Director of Athletics Kent Weiser. “And so he had to somewhat start over from the ground up, and I can just see the kind of student athletes that he has recruited. They are top quality kids, people and students and athletes. He’s restored that to us.” Schneiderhahn was also responsible for coaching eight players to All-MIAA status during his five-year tenure including Defender Jessica Decker who has earned second-team honors, a feat that had not been accomplished by a Hornet soccer player in the past four years. Weiser stated that the search for a new soccer coach will begin immediately, but results will most likely come after the new head basketball coach is named. “It might be a little bit longer (than basketball)…” Weiser said. “Because this is kind of an unusual time... Soccer usually you’ll see that kind of (coaching) movement a little bit more towards the month of April or May. If we could be done during the end of April with the soccer search, we’ll be good.” The soccer team currently has six early signees from Schneiderhahn that Weiser stated are remaining with the team. Kristen Arnold, the graduate assistant coach is currently handling the day to day operations of the Hornet soccer program, has touched based with the signees. Before moving on completely, Schneiderhahn recognized the importance that ESU has played in his life. “(ESU) will always be a very special place for me as this is where I came following the Hurricane Katrina situation.” Schneiderhahn said. “I really needed a place to land my feet and Kent, Carmen (Leeds) and the whole athletic department allowed me to do that.”
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sports@esubulletin.com A crucial player for last year’s Emporia State conference champion team was sophomore pitcher Paige Landenburger. Landenburger, the starter for double-headers last year, was freshman of the year in the MIAA last season after having an ERA over two. “Last year she was our lead pitcher... She definitely has a chance to be number one. That’s who she was last year,” said Head Coach Kristi Bredbenner. “But every year is a new year, and you’ve got to be sure you can do it.” This season Landenburger is one of four pitchers on the Hornets’ pitching staff that are creating a defensive depth that will keep most opposing offenses on their toes. “We have a great time with good chemistry,” Landenburger said. “We have a full staff of good pitchers. We’ve got four of us, and we’re all really good so that if one person is not on then another can pick up the slack.” Already this season, she is showing the benefit of pitching depth. In the first game of a double header against The University of Missouri-St. Louis, fellow pitcher Jennifer Heerey was having problems pitching against UMSL’s offense, and Landenburger was able to come in as a relief pitcher and hold the score. In the second game it was Karley Schmelzer who held her own for the entire game. “We have four good pitchers. I have yet to think that one can claim that spot. They’ve all been contributing,” Bredbenner said. “We’re expecting the same kind of things from all of our pitchers. We want them to work ahead and focus… and have a good outing.” Landenburger is also developing as a future leader for the team along with a solid sophomore class that will help build depth for the Hornets in later seasons. “She is great to work with. She works hard every day at practice (and) takes criticism very well and improves (from it),” said catcher and fellow sophomore Amanda Self. “She has gotten a lot better from last year. She is definitely going to be a dominating force on the field like last year.” A concern for young pitchers is being able to stay ahead of the competition and not be too predictable, allowing the opportunity batters need to get just the right hit. “The biggest thing for our sophomores is that this is the second time these teams have seen them. There are no surprises and everyone knows what to expect,” Bredbenner said. “They have to be a little more creative and work a little ahead and keep the batters off balance.”
LANDENBURGER Landerburger has high hopes for herself and her team for the season. “It is more about the team and playing hard every game,” Landerburger said. “We have some high goals definitely winning the conference tournament, but it’s just one game at a time and focus on winning every game.”
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Emporia State junior Matt Van Horn returns a serve to a Washburn opponent Wednesday afternoon at the Emporia High School tennis courts. Both the Hornets’ men and women team lost. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin
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The Emporia State baseball team earned the #1 overall ranking over the Spring Break after a four game sweep of Southwest Baptist. The Hornets, however, fell to Southwest Oklahoma on March 22 in a game in which they allowed 18 runs. ESU responded to the loss with a five game win streak which included a sweep of Fort Hays State this last weekend. The Hornets have been led in hitting this season by Joe Vaskas (.377 average), Dillon Hazlett (.373) and Zach Carlson (.371). On the mound, Brandon Faulkner has led the way with a .79 ERA as well as a 5-0 start to his season. ESU begins a three game home stand against NebraskaOmaha this weekend beginning 6 p.m. on Friday.
The spring break proved to be a good one for the Emporia State softball team. The Hornets went 7-1 in a stretch that included the MIAA crossover in Springfield, Mo. ESU went 4-0 in the tournament defeating rival Washburn 14-3 on the final day. The Hornets then traveled to Oklahoma City, Okla., where they split their double-header against West Texas A&M. ESU finished the stretch with two shut outs against Southwest Baptist on March 25. ESU will return to the mound this Thursday as they take on Fort Hays State. The Hornets return home at 5 p.m. on April 5 against Central Missouri.
Though not scheduled to host the MIAA Championships until the 2015 season, the Emporia State campus will be host to this year’s championships due to scheduling conflicts at other schools. The rotation for hosting the tournament is done in alphabetical order, but scheduling conflicts at Southwest Baptist, Truman and Central Missouri led to Emporia State hosting this year. The championships will include eight men’s teams and nine women’s teams with roughly 500 athletes competing. They will begin on May 7 and conclude on May 8. The ESU track team is currently gearing up for this Thursday’s home meet at 3 p.m. The Hornets came away with 14 event champions at the ESU Spring Twilight in what has been their only meet of the year thus far.