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‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ gets tossed around JEN RAINEY Collegio Reporter Tuesday’s elections proved successful for the Republicans, many of whom disapprove of President Obama’s plans to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Obama says he still hopes to end the ban on gays in the military. Members of the White House have been back and forth on this topic over the past few days and weeks. As of Oct. 19, the Pentagon had advised military recruiters that they could now accept openly gay and lesbian candidates. However, the previous ban on gays and lesbians in the military was instead extended during a

federal appeals court Monday.

“The military doesn’t have its own policy on this issue,” said Major George Johnson, of the Pittsburg State University’s ROTC program. “This is a policy set forth by Congress. We implement that, and if it changes, then we will implement those changes.”

Johnson says he’s never encountered a situation regarding “don’t ask, don’t tell” during his time of service. Newly enrolled cadets in the ROTC program fill out paperwork, which briefs them about the policies on “homosexual conduct.”

“They don’t assent to it,” said Johnson.

“They just sign that they understand the policy. That’s the last time it’s talked about.”

According to the Associated Press, a divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the U. S. government’s request for the ban to continue. Meanwhile, it challenged the ruling that the ban on gays in the military was unconstitutional, which was decided upon in the trial court last month. Service members who had planned on returning to the military after being discharged under the “don’t ask don’t tell” act will once again have to wait until the issue goes through the court system.

“We continue to warn service members that it is unsafe to come out as long as this law remains on the books,” said Aubrey

Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.

Judge William Fletcher, who was in charge of the case, said he would have preferred to hear arguments before making a decision to grant a stay in the policy, and that he would have prevented the ban on openly gay service members to be applied while the case was on appeal. While Obama says he opposes the ban, he is in favor of ending it in the legislature instead of through the court system. The government was ordered by the court to submit its brief by Jan. 24 in a broader appeal. Log Cabin Republicans were given until Feb. 22 to reply to this.

The results are in Students react to midterm elections WHITNEY SAPORITO Managing Editor

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Voters show up at the polls at Lakeside Center in Pittsburg, on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The Republican Party made large gains at both state and national levels in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Republicans picked up a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and gained six seats in the Senate, along with gubernatorial victories in several states.

As of Wednesday night, two Senate seats, Alaska and Washington, were still being counted.

“The people have finally come out and spoken for what they want and what they feel is right for America,” said Zach Sachs, president of the College Republicans.

Sachs, junior in political science, says he believes the American people were showing their dissatisfaction with the current administration by electing Republicans to office.

“I was happy to see the Republicans take back the House,” Sachs said.

“I think we’ll get this economy moving in the right direction.”

Josh Hatch, president of the Campus Democrats, says he is concerned about what spending cuts the newly elected Republicans will propose.

“I’m disappointed in the direction the voters have taken,” Hatch said.

“The main thing I’m worried about is education cuts.”

Michael Rahmberg, senior in political science, says the election of Republican Sam Brownback as governor also has him concerned about

MADISON DENNIS Editor-in-Chief Although college students are typically not wealthy, they are still targets for crime. This is something that several Pittsburg State University students discovered the past week when a series of thefts struck their housing development.

On Saturday night, Raju Veer, a junior in business, went to a Halloween party next door.

“It was a small party,” Veer said. “It was right by our house, so we didn’t lock the door.”

Veer and his roommate were gone for about two hours. When they returned, they discovered that their laptops were gone.

“We called the police at about 4:15,” Veer said. Within 15 minutes, a City of Pittsburg police officer had arrived at the scene. Veer says the police took their statements and gave them contact information.

“They said it would be like a few days before they filed the report,” Veer said. “So when we called we could not get information yet.”

Altogether, Veer estimates that $1,270 in property was stolen from his apartment.

Mike McCracken, director of university police, says that for some reason, crime rates rise during the fall and winter seasons. There are several easy ways to lower the risk of becoming a victim. One is locking doors.

“This is just common sense,” McCracken said.

However, that isn’t always effective.

Vendant Dhruv, a sophomore in business, left his home at 8 p.m. Friday night. He locked the door.

“I checked that it was locked two times,” Dhruv said.

When his roommate and sister Shruti Panchal, returned from her place of employment less than an hour later, she noticed that the door was unlocked and that the wooden doorframe was damaged.

“She called me and said she couldn’t find her laptop, so I told her she could use mine,” Dhruv said. “She couldn’t find mine either.”

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education funding.

“I am fearful for Kansas and glad I’m moving soon,” Rahmburg said.

“My main concern is education. I’m also worried about jobs because the problems aren’t going to be fixed.”

Mark Peterson, assistant professor in political science, says that the Republican Party gaining control of the House of Representatives is a healthy change.

“It will place them in a position to propose possible steps to help the country,” Peterson said. “What they will do with that power, I don’t know, but hopefully it will be constructive.”

Peterson says heavy Democratic losses demonstrate the American people’s objection to big government programs, such as health care.

“Americans hate big government, but love the programs that government provides us,” Peterson said.

Clinton Burke, senior in political science, says he was not surprised by the election results.

“I can’t expect people to vote differently when there’s unemployment and hard times,” Burke said.

Burke says he does not believe the election outcome will result in any changes.

“I think that these next two years, nothing’s going to change because of the gridlock,” Burke said.

Duke Walter, senior in communication, says he also was not surprised with the election outcome.

“It happens every other election, it seems,” Walter said. “I’m disappointed by reactionary politics. It’s disappointing we aren’t a more moderate voting country.”

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Diabetes on the rise Students, faculty become proactive SARAH POLAND Collegio Reporter The seventh most common cause of death in the United States is often heard of, but is generally not considered lethal. It is diabetes.

Diabetes occurs when food in the form of glucose is not able to enter a cell. This inability is caused by a lack, or misuse, of insulin, a hormone essential to properly digesting sugar.

Type one diabetes is a product of the body’s inability to produce insulin. Type two diabetes

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Grant Ebbert, Junior in sports broadcasting, gets blood drawn by Vicki Webber, physician’s assistant with Student Health Services, for Know Your Numbers, an informational presentation about diabetes on Monday, Nov. 1, in the Overman Student Center.

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is caused by insufficient amounts of insulin, or insulin that is not being used properly.

For Ann Hutchinson, freshman in biology, diabetes is part of everyday life. Hutchinson has an insulin resistance, which carries similar symptoms of diabetes and if not caught in time, can cause it. Hutchinson says it affects her life on a daily basis.

“I have to be careful of what I eat and keep up a healthy life style,” Hutchinson said.

“Sometimes it gets difficult, because I have to monitor my sugar levels and eat correctly to keep it at a correct level. If I eat too many carbs, it gets really high quickly and then plummets, which makes me get sick.”

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The final play Volleyball season draws to a close (pg. 3B)

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Isaac’s three scores not enough to lift Gorillas JAKE FABER Sports Editor

Even after another 100-plus yard performance from senior running back Terrance Isaac, the Gorillas fell at home last Saturday afternoon to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, 48-27.

“The bottom line is that we have two football games left,” head coach Tim Beck said during the post-game press conference. “And we’re going to coach those games extremely hard, but we have to demand a lot more out of our players during these next two weeks.”

Isaac’s 117-yard day and three rushing touchdowns were somewhat overshadowed by the fact that the Gorillas were unable to produce on both sides of the ball. The Mavs were the ones who were able to get it done where it mattered, however, as they capitalized on six of seven trips into the red zone, with five different players reaching the end-zone in the 21-point rout on the Gorillas’ home turf.

“I think the key was that on offense we didn’t come out focused and fired up like we should have,” wide receiver Jon Thomas said during the post game-conference. “That second half of the (Washburn) game, everything was clicking and we had high energy, and we just didn’t have that on offense this game.”

Although the game ended with a lopsided scoreboard, the first quarter was somewhat quiet, with UNO’s sophomore Levi Terrell giving the Mavs an early lead. After a blocked extra point and Issac’s first score of the day, the Gorillas were right back in the game with a 6-6 score.

But the Mavs really pulled away in the second quarter, following a 9-yard score by Briceton Wilson.

On the ensuing kickoff, UNO’s return man Camren Torneden broke through three tackles and saw a completely empty field in front of him, taking it all the way into the end zone to give the Mavs a 20-13 edge.

After a quick three-and-out by the Pitt State offense, UNO’s quarterback was able to connect with his tight end Mike Higgins for a 6-yard touchdown pass, putting the Mavs up by two scores, and silencing the crowd inside Carnie Smith.

During the post-game comments, redshirt freshman linebacker Nate Dreiling hinted that the Mavericks’ attack was just too heavy.

“Overall, we just couldn’t stop the run,” Dreiling said. “So that opened up the pass (attack) too. We just couldn’t make them one dimensional, which is what our game plan was.”

After both teams headed into their respective

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Pittsburg State’s Jeff Smith is hurried by Nebraska-Omaha’s defense and scrambles at Carnie Smith Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 30. The Gorillas lost 48 to 27.

The Gorillas’ defensive end Will Grissom attempts to tip the ball in the game against Nebraska-Omaha at Carnie Smith Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 30. locker rooms at halftime, the Gorillas came out with a little bit of swagger. Jon Thomas handed off the ball to Solomon Watkins on a reverse, allowing Watkins to scamper out of bounds around midfield.

After that slight burst of offense, the Gorillas

would falter once again, allowing yet another touchdown by superstar freshman James Franklin, putting the game out of reach for the Gorillas.

Both teams traded touchdowns for the remainder of the game, with all of the Gorillas’ scores coming from Isaac. But Zac Dickey and the Gorillas were not able to pull themselves within one score, and another rushing touchdown by Terrell sealed the deal, giving the Mavs a three score victory, and a much happier bus ride back to Omaha.

Although the Gorillas decided to continue the style of cycling through quarterbacks, with juniors Jeff Smith and Zac Dickey seeing equal time throughout the game, the duo combined for only 108 yards through the air.

The area where Pittsburg saw the most success was on the ground with its multitude of running backs.

Offensive coordinator Steve Rampy and the Gorillas continued to utilize the combination of Isaac and Wilson. Although Isaac saw the bulk of yardage throughout the afternoon, Wilson was able to rack up 82 yards on 12 carries and absolutely pounded himself over the goal line for one score early in the second quarter.

The Gorillas will be in action this Saturday when they take on the Truman Bulldogs at 2 p.m. in Carnie Smith Stadium before heading to Arrowhead for the annual Fall Classic on Nov. 13.

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Big time Gorillas keep it close against D-I opponent MICHAEL ADMIRE Sports Writer The Pitt State basketball team started their 2010 season with an exhibition game in Lincoln, Neb. against the Big XII regular season champions. Pitt traveled to Nebraska, returning three starters and six varsity letter winners. Before last week’s matchup, head coach Lane Lord talked highly of the two post players Lauren Brown and Larissa Richards who are 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-3” respectively. Richards broke the Pitt State shot block record a year ago despite injuries that have hampered her career.

It was tough for the post players to go against a tall Division I team.

Richards had a nice performance with eight points, eight rebounds, and four blocked shots. Although Pitt State struggled with rebounding against the tall Nebraska players, they were able to hang tough all through the first half. The Gorillas had the game tied six times through the half and only trailed 35-33 at the break.

Similar to last season sophomore Drew Roberts started her season off very quickly, scoring 21 points on a 7-18 shooting performance. Coach Lord has All-Conference expectations for Roberts and hopes her freshman season experience leads to a breakout season. Roberts’ game at Nebraska showed flashes of the AllConference talk from Coach Lord.

The Huskers had four players who reached double digits in scoring and two who reached that mark in rebounds. It was Nebraska’s 57 rebounds to Pittsburg State’s 36 that made the difference down through the game. Despite a small lead at half, Nebraska scored 43 points in the second half to extend its lead and seal the victory against the Gorillas 78-60. Last year, Nebraska finished undefeated in a tough Big XII conference schedule, in which only four teams had a closer final score than Pittsburg State.

Lord will lead the Gorillas into his third year as head coach, and hopes to develop quality depth and extend the experience he and the rest of the Gorillas have learned over his tenure. The regular season starts Nov. 12 at the ArkansasFort Smith Invitational and MIAA conference play starts Dec. 1 at Missouri Western.

Chiefs: Contender or pretender?

Jump off the bandwagon Well, Kansas City, I think it’s about time to fill you in. A team that most of you know and love is poised for one of the biggest letdowns in franchise history.

With the hype inside of Arrowhead Stadium building higher than ever, and Jamaal Charles jerseys flying off the racks, the Chiefs are becoming one of the biggest teases in the National Football League.

The Chiefs, although much improved from last season, are nothing more than an AFC team with a schedule packed full of favorable match-ups. The pitch that my opponent will try to give you is that this is the Chiefs’ year, and that Kansas City will win its division and make its first trip to the playoffs since 2006. And I will give him that. The Chiefs will most likely be able to stay atop the weak teams in the AFC West and get into the playoffs—but should Chiefs fans really expect anything less? Anyone who gets the pleasure of seeing the Oakland Raiders listed twice on their schedule should be able to squeeze into a playoff spot. Especially when the rest of their calendar is littered with match-ups like Seattle and the struggling Arizona Cardinals, whose indecision at their

quarterback slot mirrors the number of times that Mel Gibson has had just a little too much to drink.

The only problem that I have with this scenario is that eventually Todd Haley’s “gutsy” crew will have to face off against Sports someone who has a Editor little more flair than all of the teams on their schedule. If the Chiefs hope to make a deep playoff run this year they will have to compete against other AFC teams like the Steelers, the Patriots or the Jets.

And I just can’t see that happening any time in the near future.

The one thing that Chiefs fans can hang their hat on at the end of the season is that they have one of the most impressive rushing attacks in the NFL. There is no way to argue with that.

The veteran leadership that Thomas Jones brings to the locker room, along with the undeniable speed of Jamaal Charles and Dexter McCluster just cannot be matched. But the running game alone isn’t enough to get you deep into the post-season, let alone the Super Bowl.

The Chiefs are missing one thing that will make them a serious contender: a quarterback. Don’t get me wrong, Matt Cassel is a talent when he

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drops back into the pocket, but this is not his year. The one thing that I can compare Cassel to is the Jheri Curl.

They both had a time and a place, and for Cassel it was 2008 and with the New England Patriots. But with Brodie Croyle and Tyler Palko, an undrafted free agent out of Pittsburgh, Pa., sitting behind Cassel on the depth chart, they really don’t have any other options at this point. Cassel is currently ranked 24th in the league, averaging a lowly 170 yards per game. With only 179 attempts through Week 8, Cassel has the least attempts out of any quarterback in the NFL who has started each week for his respective team, with passers like Brian Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kolb, and Seneca Wallace ranked below him. All players who have made infrequent and sporadic starts this year. The Chiefs are relying too heavily on the run game, and even with a 175-plus yard performance from Charles last week against a league-worst Bills squad, the Chiefs only squeaked by the 0-6 team with an overtime win.

I’m not saying that the Chiefs won’t make it to the playoffs, or possibly get past the first round. And the purpose of this column isn’t to discourage any recently acquired fans to hop off the proverbial “bandwagon.” Think of it as me calling my shot. That’s right, Chiefs Nation – I’m stepping up to the plate, pointing my bat toward left field, and telling you what my opponent doesn’t have the courage to. The Chiefs are a pretender, not a contender.

This is no fluke

6-foot-3, 275 pound big man. Not so quick, the Chiefs also have a stacked secondary.

With a key addition in rookie Eric Berry The Kansas City Chiefs have begun the at safety, matched with the lethal corners 2010 season with great improvement.

Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr, watchCurrently only one win shy of already ing Kansas City’s defense take the field on equaling their total wins for the previous Sundays has never been more exciting. A two seasons combined, taste of the playoffs seems Chiefs’ fans have a lot to be a sure bet this season to be excited about. The with the struggling AFC rushing duo of Jamaal West. With a 5-2 record, Charles and Thomas the KC Chiefs are the only Jones has already acteam in the AFC West who cumulated a staggering have more wins than losses Guest 1,204 yards. A one, two this season, and a weak Columnist remaining schedule impunch, which combines both speed and power proves their opportunity at that has been working a playoff berth even more all season long for the boys in red and yelso. Don’t get me wrong: Every Chiefs fan low. Not only has the rushing game been remembers the 2006 season when we made a factor in their improvement, the passing the playoffs only to lose in the first round game has come on strong as well. Dwayne to the Colts. We had a strong team that Bowe has been on the receiving end of season but an even stronger team this seasix touchdown receptions and is quickly son. We already had one shot at the Colts, becoming one of the NFL’s elite receivers. who were contenders in the previous These touchdown catches, however, cannot Super Bowl and stuck close with them all be mentioned without including Matt Casgame long, despite losing late in the fourth sel, who has made vast improvements this quarter in a game we really should have season. Cassel has thrown 10 touchdown won. The defense in this matchup held passes and racked up over 1,100 yards Peyton Manning, arguably the greatest while limiting his interceptions to only quarterback in the NFL, to no touchdown three. A 90 percent passing rating through passes, which is an amazing accomplishseven games this season is not bad conment. This season is a great chance for sidering the previous season only resulted the Chiefs to show the rest of the league in a high D rating of 69 percent. The wins wouldn’t be adding up without a defense to that they are a team to be reckoned with and make a run at the AFC title. Hey, who back up the great offensive play of KC. knows, we could even be looking at a Led by a stout man on the outside, Super Bowl contender unfolding in front Tamba Hali, quarterbacks must be quick in making decisions or else face the wrath of a of our very own eyes.

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Voters want changes: may be in store PHILADELPHIA (AP) — From Pennsylvania to Arkansas, New Hampshire to Ohio, the electorate turned over incumbents Tuesday. Republicans reaped an impressive harvest nationwide, but in some places their sweep reversed balances of power where Democratic roots run deep.

The GOP’s reward: Governing a fickle, angry electorate in a time of busted state budgets and high anxiety about jobs and joblessness. And for voters in states that flipped from Democratic to Republican control, change is definitely in store.

In Ohio and Wisconsin, high-speed rail projects may be scuttled. In Pennsylvania, privatization of the state liquor stores is on the table. In Minnesota, GOP proposals to establish racetrack gambling, require a photo ID for voting and amend the state Constitution to ban gay marriage may find new life.

And everywhere, they promised to focus on the economy.

The GOP seized control of about a dozen statehouses Tuesday night, including double upsets in four states in which they wrested both Senate and House legislative chambers from the Democrats.

Republicans nationwide promised to wield their newfound power to restrain the size and scope of government and jolt the economy, and said they understand that voters will hold them responsible if they fail to deliver.

The GOP did especially well in Pennsylvania, winning a U.S. Senate race, picking up five congressional seats and reclaiming the governor’s mansion and the state House from Democrats in their biggest electoral victory since 1994.

Perhaps the biggest electoral surprise came in Minnesota, where Republicans took control

of both legislative chambers for the first time since 1972.

Even with Minnesota’s tooclose-to-call race for governor between Democrat Mark Dayton and Republican Tom Emmer, the statehouse party shift is momentous. If Dayton ends up winning, the new GOP majorities are poised to block his plan to raise income taxes on the wealthy. If Emmer prevails, obstacles to tax cuts, spending reductions and policy changes would fall away.

In Ohio, the GOP grabbed four statewide offices from Democrats.

Paula Menhenett, 62, of Columbus, said she voted Democratic and was disappointed with the GOP victory. “It’s a backlash about the economy,� said Menhenett.

She said Ohio is not alone in its struggles to recover from the worst recession in decades. “I don’t think changing parties

Kansas election results Governor *Sam Brownback (R) Tom Holland (D) Attorney General *Derek Schmidt (R) Steve Six (D) Secretary of State *Kris Kobach (R) Chris Biggs (D)

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Sealed bags with election results line a table after members of the Cook County Clerk’s election staff counted votes from the 27 precincts, Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Chicago. is going to make it happen any quicker.�

One voter hoped both parties will find a way to work together. “There’s got to be a collaboration between the parties,� voter Larry Paul said at a diner

U.S. Senator *Jerry Moran (R) Lisa Johnston (D)

in the upscale Philadelphia suburb of Wayne. “And they really have to get together and put their heads together because they haven’t done that in the last two years. It’s been a problem and the results are not wonderful.�

U.S. Rep. 2nd District *Lynn Jenkins (R) Cheryl Hudspeth (D) State Treasurer Ron Estes (R) *Dennis McKinney (D)

Republicans promise roll back in government size WASHINGTON (AP) Republican leaders vowed Wednesday to roll back the size of government and, in time, the nation’s sweeping health care law. President Barack Obama accepted blame for failing to deliver the economic security Americans demand while saying of his health overhaul: “This was the right thing to do.�

He called the election a “shellacking.�

After two years with fellow Democrats leading Congress, Obama now must deal for the rest of his term with the reality of Republican control of the House, a Democratic majority in the Senate and new lawmakers sworn to downsize government at every chance. “I’ve got to do a better job,� he said, “like everybody else in Washington.� And he took responsibility for not doing enough to alter the ways of the capital, whether its hyper-partisanship or back-room dealing. “We were in such a hurry to get things done that we didn’t change how things were done.�

Republicans sounded less conciliatory in the first blush of their victories from the midterm elections Tuesday. “Change course we will,� said Ohio Rep. John Boehner, the speaker-in-waiting, describing the outcome as a clear mandate to shrink the government.

Repealing the health care law, with its mandates and subsidies to extend health insurance to nearly all Americans, has been a Republican rallying cry for months but Obama, with his veto power, and the Democrats still in control of the Senate stand in the way. “I think it is important for us to lay the groundwork before we begin to repeal this monstrosity,� Boehner said.

Obama indicated he was open to changes, saying Republicans who complain about the burden on small businesses might have a point. But he was not about to see his signature achievement unravel at its core.

In the heady election aftermath, some Republicans

County Commission 1st District *Bob Kmiec (R) Larry Brunetti (D)

cautioned their own that they have work to do in building public trust when many Americans are fed up with both parties. “We’ve been given a second chance and a golden opportunity,� said Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, No. 2 Republican in the House. But, he added, “People want to see results.�

Obama called Boehner to congratulate him late Tuesday. Boehner said Pelosi called and “left me a very nice voice mail� when she missed him, and they will speak later.

Incomplete returns showed the GOP picked up at least 60 House seats and led for four more, far in excess of what was needed for a majority. About two dozen races remained too close to call.

Republicans gained at least six Senate seats, and tea party favorites Rand Paul in Kentucky, Mike Lee in Utah and Marco Rubio in Florida were among their winners.

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Diwali Night to be held Sunday

David Van Horn, chemistry professor at the University of Missouri, is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in 102 Yates Hall. He will discuss information applied to bio-inorganic chemistry.

The Indian Student Association is scheduled to host Diwali Night at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 7, in the Crimson and Gold Ballroom of the Overman Student Center. There will be food and entertainment at the event to celebrate the holiday. For more information, call (757) 303-0104.

Fall Classic tickets on sale

Pre-enrollment begins next week

Panel discussion on Fulbright program

Monday, Nov. 15, is the last day to drop a class unless a student withdraws from school. To drop a class, go to the Registrar’s office, Room 103 Russ Hall.

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Early enrollment is set to begin the week of Nov. 8 through Nov. 12. Graduates and seniors with more than 90 hours can enroll on Monday, Nov. 8. Juniors with more than 60 passed credit hours can enroll on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Sophomores with more than 30 passed credit hours can enroll on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Freshmen with last names beginning with N-Z can enroll on Thursday, Nov. 11 and freshmen with last names beginning with A-M can enroll on Friday, Nov. 12. Enrollment opens at 5 a.m. on each day. Students must obtain an advisement number from their adviser in order to enroll.

As a part of International Education Week, the Office of International Programs plans a panel discussion about the Fulbright program for faculty at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in Room 332 Hartman Hall.

The Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a variety of academic and professional fields. Grants range from two months to an academic year. Panel members will be PSU professors Rick Lindskog, Gwen Murdock, Bert Patrick and Harry Humphries.

Gathering to focus on Brazilian culture

Chili challenge slated by alumni office

International Programs and Services plans to hold an International Gathering about Brazil 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at the United Methodist Campus Ministries, 201 E. Williams. The public is invited and food will be served.

For more information, call Cathy Lee T. Arcuino, associate director of international programs, at 235-4607 or e-mail carcuino@pittstate.edu.

The PSU Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations is holding a chili contest on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Gorilla Village. Judging begins at 11 a.m. and the winner announced at 1:10 p.m. The contest is limited to the first 30 entries and preregistration is required.

For more information or to sign up, call the PSU Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations at 235-4758.

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Other concerts for the PSU ensembles include a performance at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, as well as the annual musical dinner on Friday, Dec. 3, for which reservations are required.

For more information about these events, call the Music Department at 235-4466.

Last day to drop class

The PSU vs. Northwest Missouri State football game will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Tickets are $10 with a student I.D. and are available at the Arrowhead box office on game day or ahead of time by calling 235-4796.

Photo exhibit at Porter Hall A photography exhibit titled “The Weight of Instability” by Judy Rushin from Tallahassee, Fla., will be on display until Nov. 26 in the University Gallery of Porter Hall. The Gallery’s hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, call S. Portico Bowman at 235-4305 or sbowman@ pittstate.edu.

PSU choirs to perform fall concert Friday The choirs of Pittsburg State University will present their annual fall concert at 7:30 pm Friday, Nov. 5, in McCray Recital Hall on the PSU campus. The University Choir, PSU Chorale, PSU Jazz Choir, and Women’s Ensemble, Voice of Cecilia will be under the direction of Susan Marchant. The event is free and open to the public. Cagdas Soylar, choral graduate assistant in the Department of Music, will accompany the choir in a program of varied literature. Also assisting at the piano will be graduate pianist Dongyuan Chen. Vocal soloists will include Aaron Weatherbie, Andrew Hayse, Madison Youngberg, Rebekah Wells and Whitney Kraft. PSU percussion students will assist in the performance of the Tanzanian work “Kweli,

Gorillas face Truman at 2 p.m. Saturday The Pittsburg State University football team is slated to host Truman State University on Saturday, Nov. 6.

Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Carnie Smith Stadium. The Gorillas plan to honor 14 graduating seniors during pregame activities.

Technology tips: Speeding up a slow computer BARTHOLOMEW KLICK Copy editor The simplest way to speed up a computer is to stick RAM in it. Many premade computers (the kind you buy at Wal-Mart) come with less RAM than what is recommended for their specific operating system, especially older Windows Vista boxes.

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■ THEFT from page 1 They called the police, who arrived quickly and took the siblings’ statements.

“They told us we could call and check on the investigation,” Dhruv said. “After we called a few times they said they would call if they found anything.”

McCracken says that victims of theft of personal items rarely recover their property.

“The police said it could be like six months before we heard anything,” Dhruv said. “We were shocked.”

Dhruv’s Sony Vaio laptop was estimated to be worth $900. Panchal’s MacBook Pro was bought for $1,400, and both were purchased within the last three weeks.

Dhruv and Panchal also had a television in the apartment, which was

left alone.

“It was big, you couldn’t just pick it up,” Dhruv said.

There are monetary losses beyond replacing the stolen property, as Dhruv and Panchal learned. Their landlord estimated the damage on their doorframe to be $400. However, victims of theft can be affected long after the original crime.

“We need mental support,” Dhruv said. “We are broken.”

Dhruv and Panchal were invited to Halloween events, but chose to stay in their house from fear that another theft would take place in their absence.

“We are afraid to leave,” Dhruv said.

Anyone with information on the thefts should call the Pittsburg Police Department at (620) 235-0400.

has a reputation as a master of disguise: The officials said he is believed to slip frequently into the capital, San’a, to meet with al-Qaida cells.

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■ DIABETES from page 1 Amy Hite, nurse practitioner at the Bryant Student Heath Center, gave a presentation for PSU students and staff titled “Know Your Numbers: Is Your Lifestyle Leading to Diabetes” on Monday, Nov. 1, in the Overman Student Center.

Hite says she chose to do the presentation because she had taken an advanced diabetes class the previous summer in which she studied diabetes in college-age students. During the presentation, Hite talked about risk factors for type two diabetes, such as age, obesity, and unhealthy eating habits. Student health center staffers were available to test attendees’ blood pressure and blood sugar levels to determine if they should be further evaluated for diabetes.

Grant Ebbert, junior in sports broadcasting, says he attended the presentation because his family has a history of diabetes.

“I learned that making small changes in your lifestyle or diet will help you not get diabetes, or to at least delay it,” Ebbert said.

Nationally, about 23.6 million cases of diabetes have been diagnosed.

It is estimated that 5.5 million people currently have undiagnosed diabetes, and that 57 million have pre-diabetes.

The Centers for Disease Control has estimated that by 2050, one in every three Americans will have diabetes.

This is more than 102 million people.

Hite says there are many things people can do to help prevent the onset of diabetes. Exercising at least

five days a week, including moderate to intense cardiovascular workouts, is one preventative step people can take.

Hite also says it is important to eat nutritious meals and limit sugar and fat intake.

Since most college students are at a stage where they are creating lifestyle patterns that they will most likely keep for the rest of their lives, Hite says that this is a good time to be proactive about diabetes, and to help students create healthy behaviors.

“Obesity is starting younger in life and it is one of the factors that leads to diabetes,” Hite said. “Type two diabetes is definitely preventable if people take action.”

Hutchinson says that it is crucial to take steps to prevent diabetes.

“Not only are the symptoms a pain to deal with, but by living healthy and being proactive, you can achieve a longer life expectancy,” Hutchinson said. “You cannot live life to its fullest if you have to constantly monitor yourself to ensure that you’re doing what you have to. It is much more fun to just get healthy now so you can enjoy life.”

Symptoms of diabetes can include fatigue, frequent urination, frequent hunger and thirst, and difficulty concentrating. The Bryant Student Health Center offers diabetes testing and counseling as well as a dietician.

All of these services are available to help students become proactive with diabetes prevention.

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President Barack Obama listens to a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3.

Obama compromises with GOP

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WASHINGTON — A chastened President Barack Obama signaled a willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and energy policy Wednesday, one day after his party lost control of the House and suffered deep Senate losses in midterm elections.

Obama ruefully called the Republican victories “a shellacking” and acknowledged that his own connection with the public had frayed.

At a White House news conference, the president said that when Congress returns, “my goal is to make sure we don’t have a huge spike in taxes for middle class families.”

He made no mention of his campaign-long insistence that tax cuts be permitted to expire on upper-income families, a position he said would avoid swelling the deficit but put him in conflict with Republicans.

SAN’A, Yemen — Only four years after he and a band of militants made a daring escape from a San’a prison, Qassim alRaimi has become the dominant figure the Yemen-based alQaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

The group’s military commander, al-Raimi is thought to be the brains behind a series of attacks, including the plot to mail bombs to the United States and multiple attacks against Yemen’s U.S.-backed government. In writings and videos, he has vowed to topple the San’a regime and to strike America.

“His charisma and leadership skills have qualified him to be al-Qaida’s military dynamo,” said Nabil al-Bakeery, an expert on al-Qaida. “He is the one occupying the decision making position in the organization.”

Al-Raimi is thought to be hiding in the tough mountain terrain of Yemen’s central Marib province, according to Yemeni counterterrorism officials. He

LOS ANGELES — Republican Meg Whitman poured $142 million of her personal fortune into her race for California governor, spending money at a record pace to flood the airwaves with ads about her plans to scale back government.

Yet even in a year when voters were angry with career politicians, Californians rejected the first-time candidate and former chief executive of eBay Tuesday in favor of Democrat Jerry Brown.

Brown spent about $30 million on his campaign, although he was buoyed by another $26 million by unions. Including contributions from others, Whitman’s total spending was expected to exceed $162 million.

Obama sees overturn in gay military ban WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he still sees an opportunity to overturn the military’s ban on gay service

members during Congress’ upcoming lame-duck session.

Speaking at a White House news conference Wednesday, Obama said repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy should not be a partisan issue. He says lawmakers must end the uncertainty created by lawsuits that leave gay service members and the Pentagon in legal limbo.

Opponents of the ban worry that the window to repeal the policy is shrinking now that Republicans have taken control of the House and gained seats in the Senate.

Kansas to host funk music symposium in May LAWRENCE, Kan. — Scholars and performers of a musical style more likely to generate swaying hips than doctoral theses are gathering Thursday at the University of Kansas.

The “Make it Funky 2” symposium features funk music scholars and performers from the Kansas City region as well as from across the country.

A similar event exploring the cultural and musical significance of funk was held at the Lawrence campus in May. An African-American studies professor says he put together the conference to explore the connection between popular music and black writers.

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Senior runner tops Invitational, gets unexpected gift TYLER SMITH Sports Writer Senior cross country runner Brittany Graff probably didn’t ask for much for her birthday this year. Instead she spent her day at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational last Friday.

“I won!” Graff said. “And it was my birthday. That was a pretty nice present.”

Graff led the Gorillas to their second straight meet victory and did enough to garner herself the MIAA athlete of the week award for the first time during her four year tenure at PSU. “I expected it to be a good year for us, honestly,” Graff said. “I knew who was returning and we have always been a solid team.”

Graff said with the team members she had this season, the sky was the limit.

“I knew we would have strong leadership,” she said.

“I’ve always had very, very high expectations for us.”

Graff was straightforward when asked about her thoughts on being named the athlete of the week.

“Honestly, my initial thought

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was, ‘Hmm, I wonder if not very many people raced this week.’”

Graff is confident in herself and loves to compete. Her running roots lie deep in her childhood.

“We always ran the mile in elementary school, like once or twice a year,” Graff said. “I would always beat everyone, even the boys. I’ve always enjoyed running just because I was good at it, but I didn’t start cross country till high school.”

Graff played a variety of sports, until finally finding her calling in cross country.

“Back in middle school I played volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, track and softball and then once I got to high school you couldn’t play two sports at once,” Graff said. “So I started cross country in high school and have been doing it ever since.”

During high school, Graff was a Class 4A All-State performer in both the 1,600 meter and 3,200 meter run at Eudora High School.

She was a two-time All-State cross country performer, capturing the 4A state cross country title as a junior in 2005 and finishing as state runner-up in 2006.

Graff was quick to explain

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how she decided cross country was for her.

“I was a competitive person back in junior high, but I was not very good at basketball,” Graff

definitely seen a lot of progress,” head coach Ibraheem Suberu said. “We have seen a lot of increase in efficiency in our freshman class.

The wins have not been there, but the progression has been noticeable.”

The Gorillas have fought hard throughout the season, but have had problems finishing matches. The past couple weeks’ games have not been much different.

“If you look at our last 12 matches, we have lost seven of them in five sets,” Suberu said. “We have not been able to score points and made

In the past weeks, the Pittsburg State volleyball team brought its record to 10-17 on the season and 3-12 in MIIA play. The rest of the Gorillas’ matches will be at home, and will determine if they make it to post season play.

The past weeks have shown improvement for Pitt’s squad, as the underclassmen have stepped up their game.

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said. “I liked everything and I was competitive, but I was just not as good at the other sports, so it was easy to know I was going to run in college.”

Graff tells how her love for the sport has changed.

“My favorite part of being a Pitt State runner would have to be my teammates,” she said. “They are what keep me running for sure. They push me harder every practice.”

“Back in the day I really enjoyed it because I was beating everyone and breaking the school records,” Graff said. “Now I enjoy it because of my teammates.

It’s different when you get to college because everyone is either really good or better than you.”

“We’re definitely super close,” said senior runner Caitlin Laskowski. “We’ve been roommates for about four years and she’s just a natural leader. Someone everyone aspires to be.”

“Brittany works hard in every part of her life,” said senior runner Jenna Mellen. “Not just with running, but with friends and school work too. She wants what’s best for everyone and puts in the most effort she can into

errors at the wrong time, which has cost us.”

Freshman hitter Kelsey Sullivan knows what the team needs to work on.

“We just aren’t doing our jobs on the court when it comes to match time,” Sullivan said. “We just need to execute our trained skills.”

“We are working on team focus and individual evaluation,” Suberu said. “If we can score more points and play better defense it will definitely result in wins.”

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everything she does.”

Graff’s enthusiasm even affected her next door neighbor.

“Our first Monday in the apartment, we were hanging out and saw Brittany,” said sophomore Tyler Bailey. “Instead of just saying ‘Hi’ and walking away, she was very nice and invited us in and gave the grand tour of her place. From that point on she was our favorite neighbor.”

Graff says her work ethic comes from the intensity of her teammates and their attitude during practices.

“My teammates just keep pushing everyone,” said Graff.

“When they run hard, you have to run hard because otherwise you just look bad. You don’t want to let the other person beat you and that’s what it is. When someone has an off day, there’s someone else there who is on it and pushes everyone else.”

Graff was named team captain her junior year, a position she still holds. Always being a top finisher for the Gorillas all four years at PSU, Graff’s teammates wouldn’t have anyone else as their captain.

“She was born to be team

match to raise funds for breast cancer research and support. The team wore special pink jerseys for the event, sponsored by the Pitt State ROTC, and handed out 250 pink T-shirts. Fans can still donate to the SideOut Foundation through Pitt State’s fundraising website.

The night resulted in a loss for the Gorillas in one of their hard-fought, five-set matches against Missouri Western. Senior Molly Bergkamp led the team with 13 kills and nine digs, while Kelsey Sullivan had 12 kills. Sophomore Brooke

Fay led the team in blocks with seven, while freshman Lauren Brentlinger had six and Sullivan had three.

Freshman Katie Write led the team in assists with 22, while red-shirt freshman Becca Pearson had 21.

On Friday, Oct. 29, Pitt faced another loss in Northwest Missouri in five sets.

Sullivan led the team with 12 kills, while sophomore Leah Flyn and freshman Kirsten Erikson each had 11, and Bergkamp had 10.

Senior Cassie Wilson led the team with 27 digs, while Bergkamp had 19.

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captain,” said Mellen. “Our coach even felt the need to yell out in our last race as she ran by, ‘Nobody’s tougher than Brittany Graff!’ I feel great about her being our team captain.”

“Brittany Graff leads the PSU girls by example and is a great team captain,” said sophomore runner Erinn Beck. “She’s always telling us to follow our hearts.

She is the toughest girl on the course mentally and physically which makes her one to chase.”

Graff’s views on her team captain role were a bit different from her teammates.

“I’m definitely fine with being team captain because I don’t feel like I have to do that much,” said Graff. “There’s a rare occasion where the coach will ask me to do something, but usually I end up asking all the girls. It’s more of a group thing. It’s not really like I’m alone by myself. We have a lot of leaders on the team.”

Graff’s accolades include ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District selection in 2009, maintaining a 3.97 GPA as a nursing major, and a four-time All-MIAA performer for the Gorillas.

On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Gorillas suffered another loss to No. 11 Truman with scores of 25-17, 25-17, and 25-23. Junior Corrine Stringer led the team with 12 kills, while Bergkamp had 11 and Sullivan had 10.

Bergkamp led the team with 24 digs, while Stringer and Wilson had 10 each.

Pittsburg will face off at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, against Emporia, and then at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, against Washburn, and one more time at 7 p.m.

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In remembrance: Veterans Memorial to receive new panels JEN RAINEY Collegio Reporter The installation of 70 granite panels for the Vietnam Wall of the Veterans Memorial at Pittsburg State has begun.

The original memorial was on a moving wall and has been standing since 2004. However, over the years, it began deteriorating, causing Brad Hodson, vice president of university advancement, among others, to see a need in creating a new one.

“It became evident within a year of installation that there was a problem,” said Hodson.

The moving wall, which has been at the PSU memorial since 2004, was created by a man from Michigan named John Devitt. It was made of steel and was one of three half-sized models of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The names on the monument began deteriorating because of the weather.

“The moving wall had been displayed for over twenty years, but it’d always been displayed inside armories, under tents, or in shaded parks,” said Hodson.

“Little did we know that when we installed them in our memorial that the exposure to the sun, Kansas winds, heat and rain would deteriorate the names almost immediately.”

Pittsburg residents and PSU employees decided to raise

money to have the names engraved. The project cost about $250,000, and the money was raised through private donors.

“We have a good community of friends and leaders who are passionate about the memorial itself, and were familiar with the issue of the deteriorating panels,” said Hodson. “When we sought those people out they were eager to help.”

Because they had worked on the memorial before, Suhor Industries out of Parsons, was originally asked to construct the panels.

However, Mike Forbes, the regional manager, decided to have the names engraved at Anderson Quarries in Ada, Okla., because of the large lasers at the company’s disposal. Installation began last Tuesday and is expected to be finished within a week.

“They’re doing about 10 to 12 panels a day, so at 70 panels total, it will take them about seven working days,” said Hodson.

“We anticipate by the end of this week, or early next week, having completed the process.”

The wall features the names of over 58,000 soldiers who fought for their country. Hodson says the memorial was built to honor the memory of the soldiers who died for their country, and that the names’ deterioration was defeating the purpose of the monument.

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PSU workers install granite panels at the PSU Veterans Memorial on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

“Now the names that are being engraved will enforce the mission of the memorial, which

is to honor those who served,” said Hodson.

The memorial is set to be up

in time for the Veteran’s Day Memorial ceremony, which is scheduled for Nov. 11 at 2. p.m.

The public is invited to attend and view the new, engraved panels.

Students hold candlelight vigil ‘Festival of lights’ to support victims of violence International Student BARTHOLOMEW KLICK Copy Editor About 35 Pittsburg State University students marched Tuesday night, waving signs and chanting. When they returned to their starting spot on the Oval, they held a candlelight vigil to the music of Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel.” After the recording stopped, a coordinator asked the group of students if they had any stories to share. As if underlining the necessity of the event, everyone was silent.

The Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence in 2006 found that almost three-fourths of Americans knew a victim of domestic violence, and a Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief states that

three women are murdered by their intimate partner every day. The number of women who fall victim to domestic violence in the U.S. per year has been estimated between 600,000 and 6 million.

A national survey in 2000 found that about 75 percent of domestic violence incidents went unreported, because the victims “thought that the police would not or could not do anything for them.”

In Kansas, domestic battery as a first-time offence is a class B misdemeanor, punishable with up to six months in jail and a fine ranging between $200 and $500.

A second offense is a class A misdemeanor, punishable with 90 days in jail and up to a $1,000 fine. Third offenses are felonies, and can result in a $2,500 fine, as well as a year in jail.

The primary goal of the Take Back the Night rally was to promote awareness about the victims in statistics like those above, and to honor the survivors of domestic violence, as well as the people whom it murdered. Its name comes from statistics that revealed that a significant portion of domestic violence occurs at night.

David Munro, junior in geography who marched with the mostly female crowd, says he attended the rally because of his beliefs.

“It’s important to realize that every day women are beaten,” Munro said. “It shouldn’t be tolerated.”

Students also came because of extra credit their teachers had offered.

“There were a lot of people in my class who had never participated in some-

thing as active as a march,” said Elaine Pilkington, lecturer of social sciences. “To really understand it, they need to participate in it.”

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Association to host Diwali Night this Sunday JEN RAINEY Collegio Reporter Students at Pittsburg State University will be observing the multicultural festival known as Diwali Night this Sunday at the Crimson and Gold Ballroom.

“Diwali, also called Deepavali, is popularly known as the festival of lights,” said Rohan Ratnapal, graduate student in technology management and communication.

“It’s an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November.”

The word Diwali means “rows of lights,” and it is an official holiday in India, Guyana, Trinidad, Tobago, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Fiji and Suriname. This is one of the largest festivals throughout India. This event is one of the major activities that the Indian Student Association conducts each year on campus during November. Ratnapal says the organization hosts this event in hopes that students will learn more about diversity in cultures and languages.

“India is a diverse country with different cultures. Having students from different parts of the country who speak different languages and observe different cultures is important for us to stay united,” said Ratnapal.

“We try to accomplish building a platform for Indian students on campus so that they can hone their talents, skills and achieve a well rounded development along with their academic degree.”

The event will feature Indian traditional dances, traditional Indian wear, a firework show, and vocal performances. Many of the dances will come from popular Bollywood (the Indian film industry) musicals,

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Sudha Sankar takes part in a fashion show during the Diwali “Festival of Lights” last year. and will feature belly-dancing, kathak (classical Indian dancing), and jazz.

There will also be a buffet dinner featuring traditional Indian cuisine.

Those attending will have the option of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. The food will be brought in from the Indian Palace in Kansas City. The students organizing the event intend to sell authentic trinkets.

The event will also feature live music.

“This will be the first time we’ve had live music,” said Ratnapal.

The Diwali Festival annually draws a crowd of around 500 people from across the four-state area. The event will begin at 4 p.m., the buffet dinner will begin at 6:30, and the firework show will start at 7:30. Advanced tickets are $12 and available for purchase through the Office of International Programs and Services at 620-235-4680, or by calling Vidhi Kundalia at 620-704-5303. Tickets purchased at the door on the night of the event will be $15.

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Students attend two colleges for their education JEN RAINEY Collegio Reporter One may have noticed several students walking around campus who look like they’re ready for the farm. You can tell from their John Deere hats, close-toed shoes and their uniforms. The John Deere students are one of the three groups of students who take classes through both Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University.

FSCC classes are taken at the John Deere Technical Center in Frontenac.

“Because of the location of the technical facility, we actually are enrolled in Fort Scott Community College, but are housed at Pittsburg State,” said Keeley Fields, junior in the John Deere program.

“We take our general-education classes here so we don’t have commute as far.”

The John Deere program is a two-year agricultural technician program. Classes are set up by staff members at Fort Scott Community College and John Deere. Basic courses are 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday with a few John Deere classes throughout the semester. Students take classes in hydraulics, power trains, electrical systems, tillage and seeding, heating and air conditioning, equipment diagnostics, agricultural management systems, engines, fuel systems and harvesting. Fields says students are guaranteed jobs when they gradu-

ate and they can find a variety of jobs in their field.

“You can work for a dealer, go through parts, sales, service, etc.,” said Fields. “If you decide to take it into your own hands, like I’m planning to do, you can farm or specialize in a lot of different things like balers, combines, tractors.”

According to Fields, this is the first year the program has accepted 30 students in its first year class. He says the instructors are strict and if they miss class or are tardy they are sent home.

“They can’t afford to spend money on someone who’s not going to put forth the effort to get themselves through,” said Fields.

Students must certify in several components of the program and if they don’t pass one they are kicked out of the program.

They must also be sponsored by a company in order to apply for the program.

They are required to come to class in uniform, which includes John Deere hats, long pants, uniform shirts with their name and the logo of the company who’s sponsoring them and close-toed shoes. They are also required to carry a set of pliers and wear safety glasses when in the shop.

Students like Jesse Habitz, junior in the John Deere program, say agriculture, John Deere and farming are highly important to not only the country, but the entire globe.

“Without farms there would be

Easy rider: MARY HENDERSON Collegio Reporter Even among Pittsburg State University’s roster of unique and memorable faculty members, Rick Lindskog, chair for the University Testing Center and professor of Psychology and Counseling, stands out.

Lindskog was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Lindskog Award by the Kansas Association of School Counselors, and the award hangs prominently in his office.

“It is confirming to be recognized by colleagues and have your contributions recognized,” Lindskog said.

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no crops or livestock for food,” said Habitz. “The farms rely on their equipment to get the job done and John Deere technicians are here to keep that equipment on the field, day or night, rain or shine.”

Another program through both schools is the Harley-Davidson

motorcycle program. The Harley program began in 2004 and has 100 to 120 students enrolled.

“We have two options for students who enroll in the fall,” said Stacey Seroy, administrative assistant for the program. “Students can choose to go through the day program or the night program.

We take forty students in the fall and twenty in the spring.”

The Harley-Davidson program is one of the only programs of its kind in the country. It prepares students to work in a variety of jobs pertaining to Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Students learn to work on the maintenance part

Harley-riding psychologist appreciates life on the road things is attending the yearly Kansas Association of School Psychologists state conference where he has been going since the early 1980s, and seeing his old students there with him.

“They are ready to contribute,” Lindskog said. “They left here as kids, and their kids are starting college. There are lots of individual stories.”

Lindskog’s parents grew up in rural South Dakota, his mother on a farm and his father on a homestead ranch that has been in his family since his great grandfather came to the United States from Sweden at age 6. He has an informational packet one of his family members put together about the ranch’s history, which contains a copy of a land grant signed by President Grover Cleveland.

He says he remembers visiting with his grandfather when he was a teenager, and learning about the early days of the homestead.

“He talked about meetings with the Lakota-Sioux,” Lindskog said. “My

grandfather ran for county sheriff in Tom Nix County, South Dakota. He lost. That was probably for the best.”

His parents did not stay on the old homestead. His father worked for Armor & Co. and was transferred often.

“We moved around some,” he said. “I was born just outside San Francisco in San Manteo, California.”

They then moved to the St. Louis, Mo. area, and then to Overland Park, where he attended Shawnee Mission West High School.

“I was a handful as a kid,” he said. “I quit high school six weeks before graduation because I got suspended.”

He went to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the summer and returned to the Overland Park area to finish high school.

“I left Overland Park and went to Emporia,” he said. “I flunked out and got drafted. I spent two years in El Paso, Texas.”

Following his military service, Lindskog went to Chicago where he

worked for a company that made plastic straps meant to bundle electrical wiring.

That is when he realized the value of an education.

“I went back to Emporia and went straight through the master’s program,” Lindskog said.

Upon leaving Emporia, he worked as a school counselor in Minnesota and northern Illinois, until a state university in Indiana recruited him for its doctorate program. He came to PSU in 1982.

Lindskog has recently remarried.

His wife, Susan, is a school psychology examiner in Webb City, Mo. She has two adult children living in Joplin, Mo. She also has a new grandson. He described the eight-pound baby boy.

“He is quiet and alert, like he is reflecting,” he said. “Most babies make those jerky movements. His are smooth, like he is thinking about them.”

Lindskog has been riding motorcycles for 26 years. He says that he went on a trip out West with his traveling buddy,

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Rod Coulter, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Technology major, works on a Harley motorcycle in class at the Fort Scott Community College Harley-Davidson Center located in-between Pittsburg and Fort Scott. The Harley program is a two-year program shared between Pittsburg State and Fort Scott Community College.

of the bikes, as well as learning sales and management skills. It’s a two-year program and students are required to participate in an internship between their first and second year.

They also compete in Skills USA, a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives who work together to ensure that America has a skilled work force.

“We have several national officers in Skills through the Fort Scott program and several state officers,” said William McElron, freshman in motorcycle technician. “We compete against several other schools throughout the country and repair bikes.”

Skills hosts competitions each year and companies donate the tools used in the competition while Harley-Davidson supplies the bikes to be worked on.

“We’ve won three gold medals and two bronze since the beginning of the program,” said McElron.

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He says that where he goes over spring break depends on the weather forecast.

“We look for a destination where it is warm and dry,” he said.

He said that his wife loves to ride, too. He described a recent ride they had taken to a private park in Missouri. They are not short on motorcycles to ride.

“I have two Harleys, one touring and one hot rod,” he said. “I also have a Big Dog, a product of Kansas. It is nine feet long and the back tire is about two feet wide. It has a 117 cubic inch engine.”

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Smile and look dumb, dear Does anyone really think that all men are innately morons and all women are overbearing and always right?

Evidently the television and film industries do.

It’s a mindset that has taken over without much resistance or even notice. Without fail, commercials, movies, and TV shows portray men as bumbling idiots and women as the harried counterpart who must direct their man’s every move lest they get their heads stuck in a pickle jar.

Now, this is no anti-feminist rant meant to glorify men and redirect women to their proper place in the kitchen. But anyone with common sense can tell that the main idea of “Everybody Loves Raymond” is that Raymond consistently does stupid things. Calamity ensues, and his wife must correct his ways. End credits.

Or perhaps the 5 Hour Energy commercial, where the cranky wife promotes the energy drink by quoting her husband: “He kept going on and on, no crash later, only four calories,” while she

rolls her eyes and makes yakking motions with her hand. The commercial wraps up with the phrase, “For once he was right.”

The argument is not that these depictions should be like real life. No one expects that.

And surely the Madison intention is not for the audiDennis ence to mimic Editor-inand work Chief towards these gender roles — the only places these dynamics function is in the make-believe world of TV. So then, what is the purpose of portraying average American families as run by a tyrant mother figure and a drooling, useless father figure? Is it a caricature of the current state of affairs in everyday households? If so, it is blown way out of proportion.

Unfortunately, this kind of trash seems to seep into societies and become the standard for which ordinary people aspire. For example, the size zero, the impeccable biceps, the Sex-and-the-

City lifestyle, “The Notebook” love story.

Women don’t need to be more bossy and bullying. Men don’t need to be more moronic.

In a Yoplait yogurt commercial, the husband chats on the phone to his friend about all the delicious things he gets to eat, which are actually yogurt flavors.

The wife, monitoring his every move, interrupts his conversation once she realizes what he’s talking about. The husband sheepishly gets off the phone.

What you don’t see after the commercial ends is the wife dragging the husband to the dungeon by his ear, scolding him for his trespasses, and sentencing him to eight hours in the stocks. The husband spends his sentence sobbing and begging for forgiveness, until his peanut brain forgets why he is in there in the first place.

These portrayals of gender

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‘Everybody Loves Ramond’ roles are downright outrageous and, if mimicked, have the potential to tear down otherwise solid relationships. Women are not, as a rule, psychotic micro-dictators.

Men, in general, are not braindamaged. Nothing, especially

Starving for suffrage: “You’re on a hunger strike? Why?” Over the span of my seven-day hunger strike, I cannot count how many times I was asked that question. Each time, however, I replied with just about the same answer, “To raise awareness Katrina for women’s right to Inscore vote.”

Sophomore The responses were in English usually followed by confused looks and the retort, “women can already vote.”

Clearly, I am aware of this fact, then and now; please do not offend my very existence as an American. I struggled to convey to everyone my main purpose.

In starving myself for a week, I hoped to remind adults that suffrage is the most important right available to them. As American citizens, it is the direct link to active participation in local, state, and national government. Women, in par-

ticular, worked exceedingly hard for this right, which is so often taken for granted.

Through my hunger strike I wanted to remind people of these efforts, while encouraging them to vote in this 2010 election period.

The first week of my women’s studies class, my teacher announced that each of us would be responsible for completing an activism project to pass the course successfully. To meet the requirements of this “homework assignment,” it would be necessary to make an impact in women’s lives in the community by raising awareness on a topic that would interest us. After the initial shock at the enormity of the daunting task, I began brainstorming.

Recalling the movie “Iron-Jawed Angels,” I was overcome with an urge to imitate the early 20th century suffragist

human interaction, can function with that level of imbalance.

A solution? The commercials come with a disclaimer: Dramatic reenactment of nonexistent relationship.

Women’s activist goes on hunger strike

Alice Paul’s actions. Paul’s dedication and passion as a suffragist was evident through her protests, her imprisonment, and most of all, her hunger strikes.

To voluntarily deprive oneself of food is often viewed as the ultimate form of self-punishment. I began to question my capabilities: could I go through with a hunger strike? It seemed like a miserable display of activism, but I decided it was one that would unlikely be attempted by anyone else in my class.

Starving myself for one week was not easy. The week of my fast I noticed campus clubs were conducting an excess of free food events. Everywhere I looked, temptations lurked around the corner. The wafting smell of fresh, juicy hotdogs permeated the Oval on more than one occasion that week.

My self-discipline was heavily tested, to say the least. After resuming the consumption of food, more than ever, I was able to appreciate what a gift it is to eat a meal, to enjoy a meal, to need a meal.

Enrolling in the Introduction to Women’s Studies class, I did not expect to do much more than to write a few papers and take a few exams. I could not have been more wrong. I can honestly say that in my young college career, these have been the hardest three credit hours I have ever worked toward. Despite the heavy workload, I can also say that I have never learned so much.

Besides the stimulating class discussions and relevant reading assignments, the activism project proved extremely enlightening. Among many lessons, I learned how precious food became once it was gone.

Before the strike, I had grouped eating as common as breathing. I feel, too often, American citizens do the same to voting, underrate its privilege. After this election period, I would like the voters on campus to imagine what it would be like if voting were taken away from them. If it were no longer available, would Americans acknowledge the value of suffrage?

I am extremely disappointed in the Collegio for even publishing this story. First and foremost, Homecoming isn’t about football and Yell Like Hell. Homecoming is about Pitt State University as a whole.

If Michael Admire would have attended Midnight Madness, he would have seen that volleyball, cross country, softball and baseball were all introduced, and two scholarships were given away.

The tradition of Midnight Madness is to kick off the start of basketball season. It is done at midnight because Oct. 15 is the first official day of practice. Sorry if this date was an inconvenience to organizations on the Pitt State campus; talk to the NCAA on that one.

I think it is sad that we can’t show support to all campus activities. The whole women’s basketball team went to Yell Like Hell. They showed their support hoping to get that same enthusiasm back, which they didn’t. Then, they have to read an article from their own college newspaper that

“unintentionally” tells them they are unimportant! That is sad. When I read a sports column, I want to read about games, events and fact. I don’t think a sports column should be used as a soapbox for a “sports writer” to rant and rave his opinion and bash our athletic programs. How is this institution supposed to convince a recruit to come to Pittsburg State when our own paper can’t write something positive about a change in tradition? posted 10/19/10 @ 1:18 PM CST In response to “Midnight (I’m Mad)ness,” 10/14/10 The Midnight Madness article by Michael Admire was extremely terrible, opinionated, and therefore in the wrong section of the paper (…) He was disrespectful to the entire athletic administration, coaches and students who were involved in this event. Michael Admire was not even at this event. How can he write such a rude article when not even attending the event? He had false information as well. He needs to get the facts

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straight before writing an article in our college paper. Midnight Madness was to kick off the PSU basketball season. It is referred to as Midnight Madness because it occurs the night before the basketball season starts. It so happened to fall on the night of Yell Like Hell. There was nothing taken away from the sororities, fraternities or other organizations. The results of Yell Like Hell were announced before Midnight Madness! That way if you were a person who didn’t care to stay then you could leave. The people who stayed, which were a lot, stayed because they wanted to see the basketball teams perform, or participate in the Midnight Madness competitions, and prize winnings. There was nothing holding them there as hostages. Yell Like Hell event should thank the Midnight Madness event because they brought more people into the gym to HEAR THE YELL LIKE HELL RESULTS! I am very disappointed that an article like this can get published in our own college newspaper. The Collegio’s purpose is to inform students of events or what is going on in campus life, not disrespecting Pittsburg State University,

and especially the basketball team. There should be an apology or a new article written about Midnight Madness. I cannot believe this student and his hateful article.

ALSO, BASKETBALL’S FIRST GAMES ARE IN OCTOBER! Their season starts at the end of the fall sports. Which is why Midnight Madness occurred on the date it did!

Also like the previous comment, which I agree 100 percent with, “I don’t think a sports column should be used as a soapbox for a “sports writer” to rant and rave his opinion (…)” I think this writer needs to be prohibited from the Collegio completely. If he cannot write something that is positive about our university and that’s not ganging up on a PSU sports, then he should not get to write anything at all, and especially the sports section. Why did he not say anything about the other non-fall sports? Spring sports were even announced at Midnight Madness.

Michael Admire is out of control with his stories, and that’s all they are, JUST MADEUP STORIES. posted 10/29/10 @ 12:25 AM CST

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SGA forms smoking ban committee Minority men WHITNEY SAPORITO Managing Editor The new committee created to work toward a campus wide smoking ban was the hot topic at the Student Governmwent Association meeting Wednesday night.

Thomas Gregory, vice president, said the new committee recently held its first meeting to work toward gathering student opinions on the possible ban.

Sen. Tieg Tullis said he is concerned about enforcing the possible ban.

Gregory said he does not want get hung up on the problem of enforcement.

“I really believwe that after a couple of years, Hopefully, the first year or even the first semester, it’s going to be self enforced,” Gregory said. “If you Thomas Gregory, vice president of the Student Government put that brand on the university SGA members about making PSU a non-smoking campus. that we are a smoke-free camimportant as implementing this, pus, those who are non-smokers, biggest challenge will then be getting it past Faculty Senate. is providing support and discusthey’re going to enforce it sion groups for smokers to help “Looking across campus, themselves.” them learn about quitting.” a lot of faculty members do “The thing about it, though, President Brandon Mills said smoke so I feel like that’s a lot the thing about enforcement, he and Gregory are considering of thick red tape we’ll have to is they don’t even enforce the making PSU’s SGA a member current rule now,” Gregory said. deal with,” Gregory said. of the American Student GovSen. Lara Ismert said she “Hopefully with a more strict ernment Association. thinks it is important not to crepolicy that is more black and Mills said membership would ate a divide between smokers white now, students will know cost $500 a year and SGA’s deand non-smokers on campus. there’s no gray area.” cision to join the association is “We’re not trying to create a Gregory says the goal is to contingent on finding the funds put the smoking ban on the SGA divide, like us vs. them,” Ismert to cover the fee. said. “What we decided needed ballot in April. He says if the Sen. Zack Krumsick said to be a strong part, if not just as ban passes the student vote, the

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Association, gets ideas from $500 a year did not seem feasible to him.

Gregory said the benefits associated with becoming a member of the association are worth the cost. “$500 does seem steep, but we can get out of it as much as we want,” Gregory said.

Mills said he plans to look into the association further and will possibly propose a resolution to join in the upcoming weeks.

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Lambda Chi Alpha cheers for PSU as part of the Homecoming week tradition, Yell Like Hell, on Thursday, Oct. 14, in Carnie Smith Stadium.

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ittsburg State University’s original production of “The Jungle Book” debuted on Oct. 28. The production was held in Memorial Auditorium, and ran until Oct. 30. Director Cynthia Allan, Linden Little and Megan Westhoff all helped write the original script based on Rudyard Kipling’s book bearing the same title.

“Most people just know ‘Disney’ when they think of Jungle Book,” Allan said. “I wanted to bring Rudyard Kipling’s story to the stage.”

With that goal in mind, Allan and her team embarked on the creation of the play. Many hours were put into the acting, the choreography, the music, and the construction of the set.

“You definitely have to commit for the entire period time, from the day rehearsals begin to the end of the production,” Allan said. “You can’t get half way through and decide you don’t want to do it anymore, because you’ve made that commitment already. If you do something that affects the show, you let everyone down.”

Morgan Beach, a freshman playing the role of Mowgli, knows what dedication means.

“I normally rehearse about two hours before rehearsal,” Beach said. “I would go sit down by the little pond on campus and study my lines.”

The cast practiced four nights a week since the beginning of September to prepare for the production.

With 30 people helping, the set took more than 100 hours to build. It was designed to make the audience members feel like they were in a real jungle.

“The set is really important because it helps utilize the actual jungle feeling,” Joel Ybarra, one of the many set workers, said. “You not only visualize, but you actually feel like you are there.”

The life-like costumes helped the actors look as if they belonged in the jungle.

Beach says that it was great to be able to perform in an original production.

“It was very serious,” Beach said. “More serious than normal because I know the people who wrote it and how much they care. It made us all care a lot more.”

The choreography, percussion, and script were all original.

“It’s really a world premiere of everything,” Allan said.

Catherine Graber, freshman, went to the play with her Freshman Experience class.

“The costumes were very elaborate. I think they really added to the show,” Graber said. “I didn’t know what to expect from the play, because I have never read the original story.”

The PSU Theater department puts on a production at least twice a year.

“The fall show is usually the biggest production, and it is a select show that appeals to a broader audience,” Allan said. “The other productions are held in the Studio Theater and are usually more contemporary, cutting edge, or issue oriented.”

Three more plays are planned, the next one being in December.

Auditions for PSU Theater Department plays are open to all students, regardless of their major.

“All they have to do is come out to auditions and fill out sheets if they want to work backstage or audition if they want to be in a show,” Allan said.

“We have an open door policy.”

Photos by Natalia Rex

The monkeys, a.k.a the Bandar Logs, perform acrobatic stunts at the PSU Student Theater production of “The Jungle Book” in Memorial Auditorium.

Amy Rowland, left, portrays Kaa, the jungle snake, alongside Morgan Beach, as Mowgli.

‘Paranormal Activity 2’: No, it can’t happen to you BARTHOLOMEW KLICK Copy Editor “Paranormal Activity 2” is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. The unusual and, later, terrifying events of the movie grew stranger at the perfect rate.

When I sat in the theater saying, “This will happen next,” I was wrong every time. My guesses always fell short. The movie’s reality upped the ante with each scene, and made them as macabre and gruesome as a Lovecraft novel.

Where the camera work (which is integrated into the plot “Blair Witch Project” style) felt unreal and forced in the first movie, it is flawless and never distracting in this incarnation.

The subprofessional cameras, a mix of edited shots taken between handheld camcorders and household security cameras, make every iota of the movie’s slowly increasing horror feel real.

I never questioned the vantage point, as I did so often in the first movie, and I never found myself wondering, “Why did that idiot go back for the camera?”

This was my biggest criticism of the first movie, and this time around, the problem is not only rectified, but has added an ironic twist to the plot.

After the first paranormal occurrence, Dan Rey (played by

“Paranormal Activity 2,” 2010 Brian Boland) pays for a household security camera system.

These cameras deliver the majority of the plot to the view, but when Kristi (Sprague Grayden) tries to use the system to show her father how the demon in the story locked her out of the house, it backfires, and makes her seem obsessed with unreal ghosts.

The climax of the movie, where Ali (Molly Ephraim) is

physically carried into the basement by an invisible demon, is one of the best-crafted scenes in this decade.

The special effect does not feel phony or overdone, and all the tension before makes you believe that she is being carted by some force of Hell. Ephraim pulls off the scene with the exact amount of confusion and fear, and the added knowledge that the family might never see this

scene on the security cameras is a ribbon around an already wellwrapped package.

I do have one complaint. The Hispanic nanny, Martine (Vivis Cortez) is presented in a fairly stereotypical fashion. She appears to be an expert on demonic possession merely because of her nationality. A bit more buildup of this character would have fixed the problem, and could easily have been added to the scene

where Brian Boland fires her.

The family could have found books in her possession that were clearly about demonic possession, or have found out that she led some paranormal believers group — anything to make it clear that she’s not an expert on superstition just because she is Hispanic.

And this is less of a complaint and more of a warning: The end of the movie will make

very little sense unless you have seen the first one. Whether the writers (Michael R. Perry, Christopher B. Landon and Tom Pabst) intended to tie the stories together from the beginning, or if they retrofitted the first movie to make sense with this one, the effect is spectacular, and feels true.

This doesn’t detract from the movie’s creepy atmosphere, which draws you in from the moment that you read the film’s epigraph, “Paramount Pictures would like to thank the families of the deceased and the Carlsbad Police Department,” until the demon, in possession of the protagonist from the first movie, brings everything to its dramatic conclusion.

This movie represents a revival of suspenseful horror. Even if you hated the first movie (and it left me a bit disappointed), “Paranormal Activity 2” is worth your time.

And before all the rumors start going around that this movie was based on fact, let me assure you, it is not. I was so frightened that I sat through all of the credits, waiting to see the “all persons fictitious disclaimer.”

It has one. When you’re done with the movie, you can walk away knowing, if not believing, that nothing in this film can really happen to you.