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Leading ESU program dropped due to state funding S arah S poon managing editor

The master of science and construction of leadership, offered by the Teachers College, will no longer be available at Emporia State after the spring semester.

The final resolution was discussed during a Faculty Senate Academic Affairs

Committee meeting last Tuesday, led by Melissa Bailey, chair of the a committee and associate professor of biological sciences.

The academic discontinuance hearing gave the professors of the program a chance to present their reasons for discontinuing the program and allowed the committee to ask questions.

Student says car boot not effective, fair

“Recently, it was a degree program for those who wanted to earn that teacher leader endorsement and, with support from the state, it was a great idea,” said Daniel Stiffler, chair and associate professor of the School of Leadership and middle and secondary teacher education. “We were the leading institu-

tion in Kansas, as far as that program. They’ve all been dropped...for lack of support and lack of incentive to pursue that, because the money’s not there for the Teacher Leader Endorsement.”

Teachers who completed the program would receive an additional $1,000 stipend from the Kansas govern-

ment, but the state couldn’t fund it, according to Ken Weaver, dean of the Teachers College and psychology professor.

“This is a painful situation,” Weaver said. “The school districts around Emporia and around the

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HORNET LIFE

Chi Omega Gets Chaotic for a Cause

V ehige A riel C ooley editor-in-chief

Do you ever wish you could do something about those pesky parking tickets?

Jay Vehige, sophomore photography and graphic design major, feels the same way.

After removing an immobilizer placed on his car on April 4, he created a video that has become a local sensation.

Vehige, whose colorful commentary is sprinkled with four-letter words, was infuriated that Police and Safety put a boot on his car when he still had time left on his meter.

He said whoever put the immobilizer on did it incorrectly because it came off easily.

“I’m taking your boot with me as a (explicative) lesson for y’all,” Vehige said in the video.

Vehige said since he pays tuition he shouldn’t have to deal with parking tickets.

He put the boot in his passenger seat and said if ESU Police and Safety wanted their boot back, they could pay off his ticket.

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Brittney Hiegert, senior nursing major, and Nick Buroni, sophomore biology major, cover each other with water and shaving cream at the ChiO Chaos event April 9 at the practice fields. The event was to help raise money for a 7-year-old girl with a heart condition to go to Disney World. TIFFANI WILLIFORD | The Bulletin

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Marietta Williams, caricature artist, draws a caricature of Sandra Pahuamba, freshman chemistry major, at the Tie Dye Fun Festival held by the Union Activities Council in the Memorial Union April 11. Students could also tie dye a shirt, have a balloon animal made, or get their face painted. TIFFANI WILLIFORD | The Bulletin

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Activities included music from pianist Matt Beilis, body art, balloon art and caricature drawings. The event also gave students the opportunity to tie dye shirts for free.

Kathyn Martin, UAC president and junior elementary education major, said the event had steady attendance, even though it was held in the middle of a Monday. She also said it was a good stress reliever.

“The good thing about having something during the day in the union is people will walk by, they’ll see it, if they have class they’ll come back after, or stop and if they have time, participate,” Martin said.

“During the day, events are hard, but it’s sometimes really fun because you get those wandering people. There’s free stuff and stuff you can take away. If people have the time to wait in line and do the stuff, I think it’s really worth it.”

UAC was forced to move most of the event indoors due to weather.

Outside, students had the chance to tie dye shirts supplied by UAC. UAC members were available to assist stu-

dents, giving them rubber bands, gloves and plastic bags.

Holly Clark, chair of public relations for UAC and sophomore marketing major, said the event was a fun way for students to relax and score some free swag.

“Tie Dye Fun Fest is a t-shirt dying activity,” Clark said.

“We provide all the materials for it. It’s just kind of a fun event to get students together.

Students love free stuff, so I think they kind of love it.”

This event, while fun, could have been better if it was held later in the day, according to Osmin Magana, freshman music education major, who stopped by the event after lunch to get his picture drawn.

“I thinks it’s really fun for people,” Magana said. “You can get balloons, cool drawings on your face. Tie dying is pretty cool as well. I feel like people will enjoy it because you can have fun without having to worry about your tests coming up.”

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Application hopes to prevent police, court trauma for victims A lrick J ohnson s ta f f w r i t e r

A new smartphone application has been created for victims of assault. The app, “I’ve Been Violated,” allows victims to record a testimony of what happened in lieu of speaking with the appropriate third parties.

Michael Lissack, in conjunction with the Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence and we-consent. org, created the app.

85 percent of all assaults, especially those that are the resultant of sexual attack, go unreported, according to Lissack.

The “I’ve Been Violated” app seeks to reduce that number, allowing victims to record a video testimony of what happened. The video is stored in a safe, off-line server until requested by law enforcement or lawyers.

“85 percent of victims do not report in a timely manner,” Lissack said to The Bulletin. “If you are one of those 85 percent and later you decide to report, the police will have to grill you, but if you use the app and tell the police that you have this video, they can look at the video and they don’t have to put you through the trauma.”

The app will notify people to help the victim, if the app is used more than once. If the user runs the app more than three times in a year, We-Consent will notify the user’s college or university. If it’s run more than five times, they will notify the police.

However, side-stepping the police and attorneys can

create problems in the process of catching an alleged suspect, according to Kevin Johnson, general counsel for Emporia State.

“The app, by itself, is really no different than if you just took a video with your phone,” Johnson said. “The courts would have to have some testimony from an expert about how this app works differently than that. So how do you know that the content has not been altered or edited in some way?”

Johnson also said that the victim would still have to take the stand and answer questions about the recording of the video. Without this testimony, the video cannot be legally regarded as useful evidence in a court of law and will be subject to rejection from the court.

To prevent people from abusing the app by making false recordings or editing videos to wrongly incriminate people, the ISCE and We-Consent teams encrypted the app so that the user does not have access to the content they create.

“Some people can have a very disjointed memory,” said Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety. “They’ll remember this part, and this part, and this part, but maybe they don’t remember some of these in-betweens.”

According to Hoover, who has interviewed many assault victims, victims can forget things that happened during the attack. The body will enter a shutdown mode, where the person can forget things or won’t remember them until later, Hoover said.

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The app can assist police in furthering their investigation, but the police will still have to ask the victims questions about what went on during the assault. There is no easy way to circumvent these types of questions, as they are the primary means for allowing

the police to intercept a person suspected of a crime, according to Hoover.

“I’ve Been Violated” is a safety app designed to remove power from the aggressors and return it to the hands of the victims, according to the website.

Weapons policy task force discusses sanction committee creation consist of the Dean of Students, since she’ll see over the student body, a tenured professor that would represent the faculty and staff together, because they are more likely to speak their mind, the Chief of Police and Safety and then a faculty member of counseling services.”

The faculty member from counseling services would serve on the committee since a student violating the concealed carry policy might not be in the right state of mind and, should the members of the committee want to expel the student, the counseling member would potentially be expected to step in to suggest rehabilitation of the student, instead of strictly punishment, according to Williams.

“We’ve had other circumstances where we would like our counselors to be involved and often time they’ll say because of their professional responsibilities they’re uncomfortable because then it violates a measure of trust that that counselor would have,” said Robert Catlett, director of Center for Economic Education and assistant professor of mathematics and economics. “Most of the time they don’t want to be sitting in any kind of a judgement role, so sometime they will articulate the idea that it is potentially a conflict of professional interest, in terms of them practicing their profession.”

It was suggested by members of the task force that due to the conflict of interest, perhaps a psychology professor could

replace the counseling faculty member to handle any mental health issues.

“I don’t want to put a scale on punishments because I think each situation is a little different and that the committee should be able to handle that per situation,” Williams said. “I also made sure to put into that policy that anyone can be punished if the they violate gun policy. So, if you’re not affiliated with ESU you can still be maybe banned from the campus.”

The committee decided that the policy outline would be dealt accordingly as it is outlined in the Student Code of Conduct, while faculty and staff will be handled in a process similar to the Title IX process.

“I’d put people not affiliated with ESU through the faculty and staff one,” said Kevin Johnson, co-director for the Koch Center of Leadership and Ethics. “They may never respond, especially if they’re out of state or town, (and) we can still continue on without them since it’s not a criminal thing. Then we can sanction what happens, like banning them from campus.”

Taking what Williams had brought along with the comments made concerning the sanctions and policy, Johnson plans to develop a discussion draft of the policy for the committee to discuss next meeting.

The next weapons task force meeting will be at 2 p.m. on April 15 in the Veterans Hall of Honor in the Memorial Union.

April 7 April 9 Officer assisted the EmOfficer conducted a welporia Police Dept. with a fare check for occupants of lock out for KS Handicapped KS 731GSA at 1600 E. 18th.

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Subjects were cited for possession of marijuana and April 8 drug paraphernalia.

Officer received report of a Officer assisted Emporia suspicious odor at 404 North Police Dept. with a one vehiTwin Towers. Subject was cit- cle non-injury accident in 400 ed for possession of marijua- Commercial. na and drug paraphernalia.

April 10 Officer stopped KS 165DFQ in 1300 Market. Verbal warning for no brake light.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. deputy with a parking problem at 1839 Merchant-The Villas Apt. Complex.

Elijah Williams, newly elected ASG President, speaks his mind about codes of conduct on April 8 in the Veterans Hall of Honor. The Weapons Task Force meets every week to discuss weapons on campus policies JOHN REYNOLDS | The Bulletin

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The weapons policy task force met last Friday to discuss the forming of a sanctions committee as proposed by Elijah Williams, junior political science and economic major.

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“In my mind, the committee should determine sanctions and punishments based off the policy that we give them, so they’d be using the policies that were written right here as the guideline to give out sanctions and punishments,” Williams said.

“I think the committee must

ESU online Master’s of business administration program nationally recognized Emporia State’s online master ’s of business administration program was ranked number 23rd in the country. Emporia State was one of the two Kansas universities, Ottawa University being the other, which made the gograd. org list.

All qualified schools were evaluated based on graduate tuition, academic and career counseling and availability of job placement.

“They (gograd.org) have very specific and strict criteria in determining the score for an online MBA program offered by each university,” said Kalyan Chakraborty, professor of economics. “For example, how does the program cater to the needs of individual students, how long it takes to finish the degree, and lastly what is the cost of acquiring the degree.”

Chakraborty said students get to choose from three concentrations: accounting, information systems and enterprise resource planning.

“With a very high job placement rate for our online MBA students, some of whom already have a full-time job, it’s no wonder that our program should have a high ranking vis-à-vis comparable programs offered by other institutions,” Chakraborty said.

Raffaele DeVito, professor of business said they took their time setting up the program to ensure the quality and integrity was there.

“We make sure that there is always student and professor contact, whether it be online or in person,” DeVito said.

“Also that feeling that the students feel that they are involving and interacting and that is very important which is why I believe we were able to achieve that ranking.”

The ESU online MBA program achieved an overall score of 93.68 percent.

“There are other associations that list top MBA schools based on some other criteria,” said Chakraborty.

“If you check the list you notice there are several big schools that are far below in rank than ESU based on the same criteria.”

“I believe that the ranking was fair,” said George Durler, professor of business. “A lot of different ideas went into this program to make it what it is now.” for a female student from 1109 East to Student Health Center.

April 12 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with an argument at 15th and Merchant.

Officer stopped KS 625 BBE in 1200 Neosho. Verbal April 11 warning for defective tailOfficers provided escort light.

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ENTERTAINMENT

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? S II

BY RALVELL ROGER

Krizz Kaliko sings in “Go” Rapper, Krizz Kaliko released his album “Go” on April 9.

For those who don’t know who Krizz Kaliko is, just think ofStrange Music or better yet, Tech N9ne.

Kaliko and N9ne are Kansas City natives and have worked together for many years under Strange Music, N9ne’s independent label.

With collaborations

with mainstream and lesser-known rappers, Kaliko and N9ne have proven to the world time and time again that they are legitimate businessmen and elite rappers.

Over the years, Kaliko has released many singles and albums. Kaliko has sung, instead of rapped, for a few songs, but he is better known for rapping.

Kaliko’s “Go” album is not even remotely close to what Strange Music has released in the past with any of their artists.

Just watching the “Talk It Up” music video, which is the leading single of the album, one will quickly

notice the Michael Jackson influences within the song.

I mean, Kaliko is literally wearing a black wide-brim hat and is dancing throughout the music video, which does not resemble his past public image whatsoever.

Being that Strange Music strives to be strange, Kaliko’s public image has been full of face painting, wild hair and street clothes.

With this new album, Kaliko and Strange Music are seemingly taking the high road. Besides one or two straight rap songs, “Go” is really a pop and R&B album. Kaliko’s voice shines through as he sings about love, relationships, suicide

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and inspiration.

I thought the “Talk It Up” music video was especially great for the simple fact that it takes place at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. “Stop the World” is another music video that showcases the streets of KC as Kaliko sits on the Metro Bus while singing about suicide.

Kaliko and Strange Music, in general, have always been known for being the fastest rappers in the music industry, but now they are broadening their artistic horizons by releasing a full length pop and R&B album. And of course, reppin KC while they do it.

‘America’s Got Talent’ magician mesmerizes campus P amela D u B ois s ta f f w r i t e r

Mike Super, an American magician who won the NBC show “Phenomenon” and was a top finalist on “America’s Got Talent,” performed April 6 in Albert Taylor Hall.

“I’ve been doing colleges for 15 years,“ Super said. “It is how I got started. These are my favorite shows to do because everybody is casual, open and fun. I owe it all to the Union Activities Council.“ UAC sponsored the event. One of Super’s favorite tricks to perform is the voodoo trick in which a volunteer feels what Super does to a voodoo doll.

“I love doing this trick because there is a little bit of a creepy factor,“ Super said. “People like things that could be real. The other thing I like is interacting with the crowd because every crowd is different. Some are quiet, some are loud.“ Super enjoyed the variety found in ESU’s audience.

“There was a good mix between faculties and families, which is sort of rare,“ Super said. “Usually it’s all college students or all families. It’s really funny because the college students will laugh at certain things, the parents will laugh at other things and the kids too.“ Emilia Flores, freshman chemistry major, said her

expectations were blown away.

“The show was more than I expected,“ Flores said. “I thought it would be like the typical magic shows we see, but it was completely different. I enjoyed it.“ Minhee Hwang, an exchange student and Christian studies major, said she loved Super’s performance.

“I had so much fun,” Hwang said. “It lasted almost two hours but it felt like 30 minutes. I am so happy I could meet him in real life. He even waited for us after the show to take pictures and speak with us.”

Super currently tours the U.S. and Canada. His next performance is May 7 in Pennsylvania.

John Miller, visiting glass artist, works on creating a giant glass cup at the Art Annex, April 11. Miller held two demonstrations that lasted most of the day. TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin

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Emporia State students, staff and Emporia residents came to the Art Annex last Saturday to see glass creations and bid on various creations made by professional glass artists and ESU students.

John Miller, a renowned glass artist and associate professor of glass at Illinois State University, held demonstrations at the event. “(John Miller) was my glass professor at ISU so I came here to see his demonstration,” said Victoria Manheim, graduate art therapy and clinical counseling student. “He makes food items, that’s kind of his speciality. I know they’ve been raising money for ESU’s glass guild with their auction.”

Every year, the Glass Guild holds the Glass Blow Out, where they invite an artist, usually from out of state, to demonstrate for students before holding a public demonstration.

This year it was John Miller, who is most known for his work involving large-scale fast food items.

Miller is also known for working with some of the bigger names in the glass world and has won many awards.

“He does a lot of his food work because diners are a place where people get together, and they talk, and it’s a community,” said William Johnson, junior glass major. “The glass world is very similar. You

work in the hot shop with people who are close to you, and whether you like them or not, you need other people. It kind of correlates with the big food items he creates.”

Miller also creates the giant food out of glass because it’s “whimsical and silly,” according to Johnson.

“It’s this huge, serious media, but he’s making giant cheeseburgers, hotdogs, french fries and stuff like that,” Johnson said.

“It’s that juxtaposition that really makes it worth it.”

The auction part of the event is to raise money for the glass department. Items sold at the event were from students, alumni and former guests of the glass department.

“We have the public demonstration and, at the end of that, we have the auction and all the money from that goes to fund the glass department,” Johnson said. “We have pieces from alumni, current students and also previous visiting artists.”

The demonstration itself attracted over 20 attendees who watched as Miller and ESU glass students created french fries and other food items.

This collaboration was an exciting event for Alex Lara, adjunct faculty member for the psychology department, who said the teamwork side of it was very fascinating.

“It’s really neat to see how they collaborate and create a finished product,” Lara said.

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Remember Jaremko by Helping Others STAFF EDITORIAL

One in three college students suffer from depression.

When you’re sitting in class, the person to your left, right or possibly even yourself, may be suffering from an illness that could lead to thoughts of self harm.

Suicidal thoughts are most common between the ages of 18-29, and is the second leading cause of death for ages 15-24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On Feb. 12, Erika Jaremko, sophomore elementary education major, died by suicide at the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority house, 418 W 12th Ave. Friends and family described her as “full of life,” outgoing and the kind of person who made sure others were happy. They knew she had struggled with depression in the past, but thought she was getting better. Since then, her mother has posted a Facebook status, encouraging anyone who suffers from

mental illness not to be afraid to reach out and seek the resources that can help them cope.

Campus was left numb and confused without “Baby E” and the circumstances of her death. Even though some of us did not know her, the loss came as a shock for all.

Only 7 percent of parents report that their college student is suffering from a mental illness, however, more than half of college students say their mental health is average or poor. On college campuses, our parents aren’t always around to lend a helping hand or give advice.

They can’t cook meals for us every night, check up on our grades or keep an eye on us.

We rely on friends, coworkers, sorority and fraternity members, teammates, teachers and mentors to help us through the day.

And we need to be there for each other.

Many of us on campus

attended the Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention, which raised over $12,450 for suicide awareness and prevention – more than twice the goal for the event.

But this is not enough.

The change and initiative need to be in our everyday actions, not just visible at fundraising and awareness events. Be kind. Give a hug. Be a friend. Give a smile. Send an appreciate text.

Be aware of the signs of depression, which include but are not limited to: anxiety, apathy, guilt, hopelessness, mood swings and racing thoughts.

Listen when a friend, colleague, classmate or a stranger says they feel sad. Don’t say they’re seeking attention, and don’t brush off suicidal comments. Pay attention if their habits change.

We should not ignore mental illness just because we cannot physically see the ailment.

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It’s on us to create a loving, fostering and open environment where the stigma of mental illnesses can be shattered, and those that feel they like they need to talk to someone can feel comfortable seeking help or speaking up about their struggles.

Together, we can break the stigma of mental illness.

Together, we can save lives.

Glorifying Sleeplessness

C ourtney E vans opinion writer

It is one thing for a person to acknowledge someone’s hard work. It is, however, another thing to glorify one’s exhaustion that comes from that hard work.

You hear it all the time.

“Wow that person looks so tired! They must work really hard!”

April is certainly that time of year for college students

everywhere. With just a little under three weeks left, everyone is scrambling to make sure they finish out the school year with good grades, while writing papers and taking exams. This is prime time for students to start exhausting themselves.

Exhaustion is not, and should never be considered a cool “fad” or “trend.” It should never be something one strives for. Yet we, as a society, hold exhaustion on pedestals like it’s a good thing, as if the harder you work, the more it shows. Like it’s somehow admirable that someone has worked themselves to death trying to complete a task.

There are too many people burning themselves out before they even get their chance to shine. That’s why the romanticizing of exhaustion is stupid and unneeded in today’s

society.

We need to stop blurring the lines between “commitment” and self-endangerment.

So, just some words of advice for all the students out there, while the school year is coming to a close, know your limits. You know yourself better than anyone else. If you know you can’t function well by pulling an all nighter, don’t do it. Schedule your time better so you have adequate time to study and prepare for the things you need to get done this semester.

Your health is more important than an A grade. It is sad that in today’s society people don’t take personal and mental health seriously.

Do yourselves a favor and work smarter, not harder. Get some sleep and don’t work yourself to death.

functions are the reason.

Some of us have higher blood pressure and others lower, thus some get hotter easier than others.

However, the only help I could think of to provide to myself was to just dress better.

Fortunately, I happened to read an article the other day with the title “Why Some People Always Feel Cold While Others Are Always Hot.” Indeed, sometimes being uncomfortable at specific temperatures constantly is an indication of poor health that goes unnoticed, such as anemia, infection or weight issues.

Other reasons for the temperature extremes might be stress. The article also says that our happiness affects our temperature. If we are feeling isolated and lonely we might also feel colder, while when we are surrounded by people and feel more positively, we are energized and our temperature increases.

Our food intake also affects our temperature.

Warmer foods, or foods with more protein can increase our body temperatures, while other foods that are colder, or with less fat in them, such as veggies and fruits will keep the body cold.

Especially during this time of the year in Kansas where the weather shifts from North Pole temperatures to Arizona weather, we should be careful of the things that affect our temperatures and not make the weather changes harder on our bodies. As students and workers, we need to feel as comfortable and healthy as possible in our environment.

Try to relax, and try to not stress. Be aware of what foods you need to eat to feel comfortable with hot n’ cold. Try to be surrounded by people when you feel lonely or try to be at less crowded places when you are extremely hot.

At times when you do not know what to do, visualize a place with the perfect temperature for you, as the article says. I have not tried it yet, but let’s try it together. Maybe it works!

The Cold Doesn’t Bother me Anyway

A nastasia M otiti opinion writer

“The cold never bothered me anyway,” sings Elsa in the Disney movie “Frozen.”

I have always been among the people that are constantly cold. The times that I feel hot are so few that in a year I could count them on my fingers.

There is another group that is constantly feeling hot.

With the first brightness of the sun they immediately put on sandals, t-shirts and shorts. And there I stand with my Eskimo coat wondering “How? How? How?!”

I never really searched for an answer. I preferred to have my own conclusions. Maybe health and individual body-

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Transgender Home

S arah S poon managing editor

Planting Peace, an organization based out of Topeka, KS, has enlisted the help of a bubble gum pink haired, 8-year-old girl to be the figurehead of their campaign to buy a house and paint it the colors of the transgender flag.

Avery Jackson, or AJ, is a transgendered child who fully transitioned from male to female at age four. Since then, she and her mother have become internet famous as spokespersons for the transgender community and representatives of Planting Peace.

Planting Peace’s project Equality House is widely recognizable as the rainbow colored house across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Each year, Equality House is painted the colors of the transgender flag for one week to celebrate transgendered people across the world and to commemorate their loss.

This was the spurring event for the Transgender House, a project to buy the house next to Equality House and paint it the colors of the transgender flag. This way, transgendered persons will have a standing memorial to them year round.

The project has already received media attention from major new sources, such as

“The New York Times” and “Huffington Post,” who are applauding AJ’s project.

The project has raised about $9,300, 13 percent of their $70,000 goal, through crowdrise.com.

College students are poor and, usually, already in debt, however this project is something to be a part of. Currently, in Kansas, we are at a difficult crossroads and it’s a coin toss to see which way our state will go.

The Westboro Baptist Church has already retaliated, slamming AJ on the internet.

This may not seem like a big deal, as Westboro Baptist is already seen as an “extremist” group, but our Kansas government hasn’t been very “accepting” either.

A bill may be passed that will spur witch hunts for transgenders in public restrooms, as whistle blowers will literally be given a cash reward for e xposing them.

A bill has already been passed that will allow religious campus organizations to discriminate based on sexual orientation.

That’s where your tax dollars are going.

We are funding discrimination.

But we can change that. By donating to the Transgender House, you can show your government that you are done with discrimination.

Our Kansas government is acting on fear, ignorance and hate.

But you can stop them.

Put the Transgender House on the doorsteps of their capital building and show them that you are not afraid to stand up for what is right, even if you have to sacrifice a few dollars.

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HORNET LIFE

Cooley named Journalist of the Year

A riel C ooley senior english major

Emporia State senior Ariel Cooley was named Journalist of the Year among four-year schools at the Kansas Collegiate Media Conference last week in Wichita.

The award is the top individual honor given by KCM, and recognizes “journalists who have contributed the most to their staffs and collegiate journalism in Kansas during the academic year.”

Cooley is editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, The Bulletin. She was nomi-

nated for the award by her publications adviser, Max McCoy, a veteran newsman and associate professor of journalism.

“Ariel is the best student journalist an adviser could hope for,” McCoy said.

“She’s smart, hard-working, compassionate, fiscally conservative, and builds consensus in the newsroom.

She’s a good writer, is committed to accuracy, and she takes The Bulletin’s role as the campus watchdog seriously. She’s calm during a crisis, energetic while gathering news, and passionate about making a difference in the world.”

The award came with a cash prize of $250, provided by the yearbook company, Jostens.

Cooley is graduating in May from ESU with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in journalism. Her hometown is Osawatomie.

Student publications receive awards at media conference The Bulletin won nine individual awards and “The Sunflower,” Emporia State’s yearbook, won seven awards last Thursday and Friday at the Kansas Collegiate Media conference hosted in Wichita, Kansas.

The work submitted was completed between Feb. 11, 2015 and Feb. 10 2016.

The Bulletin won first place for Editorial Writing for the staff editorial “No Guns in Class” and for the “Not Defined by Gender” infographic

by Wendy Brigido in the Nov. 19 issue of The Bulletin.

“The Sunflower” won first place in theme development.

The Bulletin was awarded second place in sports photography for Rocky Robinson and “The Sunflower” received second in cover

THE BOOT continued from page 1 “I’m sure I can get enough money on Ebay to pay off my ticket,” Vehige said. “Thank y’all for the boot. The boot’s coming with ya boy.”

Car wheel immobilizers weigh just over 20 pounds and attach to a car’s wheel to keep the owner from driving.

During the video, and in a statement to news outlets, Vehige voiced his concern that the university was able to spend $327,000 on temporary quarters for the president in one of the richest neighborhoods in town amidst a one million dollar budget cut. Vehige also claims that because he still had time on his meter, he was not getting his fourth ticket and his car should not have been immobilized.

In an interview with The Bulletin, Vehige said he only said he was going to sell the boot on Ebay for theatrics and he returned the boot to Police and Safety later that evening. He also said the video was only supposed to be a joke, but he was irritated with the circumstances.

“I really didn’t want any trouble,” Vehige said. “I just wanted to make a point.”

Gwen Larson, assistant director of Marketing and Media Relations, confirmed that an immobilizer was returned to Police and Safety.

To receive a boot, an individual has to have three late tickets. To get the boot removed, they must pay a $25 fine, plus the balance of their other parking tickets, according to the parking department.

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Music, food filled Webb Hall for food festival H arrison N ichols copy editor

Webb Hall was filled with the sounds and smells of cultures from all over the globe last Saturday as music and cuisine from Japan, Bangladesh, Paraguay and other countries were presented at the 2016 International Food Festival. There were also performances ranging from a Paraguayan String Ensemble to breakdancing.

President Allison Garrett attended the festival, calling the event a great way to share and appreciate culture together, as a community.

“It’s fabulous, and not just for students, but for the community as well,” Garrett said. “It gives everyone an opportunity to appreciate other student’s cultures.”

The festival gave an opportunity for international students and clubs to showcase their country’s various food options.

The Chinese Students Association offered a wide range of items, including spring rolls and crispy fried meatballs. The Saudi Club also presented rice and chicken, and Japanese Association Sakura sold yakisoba and teriyaki chicken sandwiches.

Aika Furukawa, junior biology major, ran the Japanese Association Sakura table and said the event was great, but could have used a better location and more advertising.

“This is a pretty cool event,” Furukawa said. “I wish we could have had the event be outside so more people would have seen it and been able to check it out.

I think more advertising of the

design.

The Bulletin won third place in front page design for the Nov. 19 issue.

The Bulletin and “The SunJoilene Sandoval, junior sociology major, helps serve food at the Kappa flower” both received four Delta Chi table at the International Food Festival April 9th in Webb honorable mentions. For The Hall. People enjoyed performances and food from all around the world.

Bulletin, the awards were TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin for feature photography by Amanda Goering, news phoevent would have been nice, the event was Jolene Sandoval, tography by Cassie Holt, feabut still, this event is so cool.”

Kappa Delta Phi member and ture writing by Susan Welte Kappa Delta Phi was junior sociology major. and infographics by Wendy another organization that “This is a great event and is Brigido. “The Sunflower’s” offered various hispanic food a great way to get to know each awards were for sports page options, including Chocoflan other, and to get to know each design, feature photography, and vegetarian tostadas.

One other’s cultures,” Sandoval news writing by Alyssa Grisof the members helping out at said. som and illustration by Chloe Soetaert.

The Bulletin was a silver medalist in overall newspa- continued from page 1 per category and “The Sunflower” was a gold medalist in the overall yearbook and state are supportive of this because we thought the state no traction ever occurred,” program. There was some might come up with their Weaver said. “We had high magazine category. enthusiasm here, but it was part of (the funding), which hopes that this would be a all predicated on the state was the extended package, program that would really legislature on doing some- and that enrollment would take off.” thing.” go up.”

Benedictine College in The program has been a ESU was the first insti- Atchison and Southwestcandidate for discontinu- tution in Kansas, out of 25, ern College in Winfield Rachelle Smith, professor ance before. that was able to successfully are the only two colleges of English, who recently had “I was on the AAC board start this program, accord- left in Kansas offering the an immobilizer placed on three years ago when we ing to Weaver. program. her car after three unpaid $5 held all those discontinu“For us it was the initial Currently, one student is parking tickets, said she unance hearings,” Bailey said. push (from the Kansas gov- enrolled at ESU and after derstood Vehige’s anger and “This was one we recom- ernment), with the prom- they complete the program frustration. Smith had to pay mended to be put on hold ise and the hope, but then in May, it will be terminated. $70 to have the immobilizer removed.

“While faculty, students, and staff are and should be held accountable for the rules outlined in ESU’s parking policy, I question the wisdom of some of these policies,” Smith said in an email to The Bulletin. “In an era where students and their families are asked to pay higher tuition rates and faculty and staff are asked to forego merit raises, is it really necessary to immobilize a Hornet’s vehicle?”

The video was shared on Millennial Media Network, a site that allows anyone to submit content and focuses on “modern culture, news, media and politics.”

Todd Koelsch, graduate biology major and teaching assistant, commented on the post and said “the boy who did this is a ‘social justice warrior’ who spends his time trolling cops, trying to get them to mess up.”

Vehige said since Koelsch is a university employee, he thinks he should resign or, at the very least, apologize to him.

Koelsch said he thinks this is ridiculous.

“If he wants an apology he’s not going to get it because I did absolutely noth- Jessy Schriefer, junior secondary mathematics education major, competes in the Mr. ESU Contest on April 7 ing wrong,” Koelsch said. in Albert Taylor Hall. Schriefer won the title of Mr. ESU. JOHN REYNOLDS | The Bulletin

FUNDING

Schriefer Claims ‘Mr. ESU’ Title

HORNET LIFE

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Chi Omega Gets Chaotic for a Cause

The Chi Omega sorority hosted Chio Chaos to help rase money to send a 7-year-old girl to Disney World to meet the princesses as part of the Make a Wish Foundation. The sorority provided paint, water balloons, shaving cream and glitter for participants to throw at each other on April 9 at the practice fields.

Ruben Gonzalze, freshmen music performance major, heads to a table to get more shaving cream.

Tickets for the event were $7 the day of or $5 if purchased in advance.

TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin

Tad Kauhlman, junior physical education major, sneaks up behind Justin Broyler, freshman athletic training major, at the ChiO Chaos event. Chi Omega used the event to rais money for a child battling a heart condition. TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin

Brittney Hiegert, senior nursing major, throws a water balloon at Nick Buroni, sophomore biology major. Chi Omega plans to hold a threeon-three basketball tournament to help raise more money. TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin

DeVito celebrates retirement, continues international involvement A riel C ooley editor-in-chief

After 34 years of service at the university, Raffaele DeVito, professor of business, will celebrate his retirement with a party on April 22.

“One thing about the university, and especially with the School of Business, is it’s been a team,” DeVito said. “And I mean, more than just faculty and administrators because for me, the positive feeling that is there is because of everybody that is involved.

That’s a big part of what has kept me here.”

DeVito originally came to Emporia to teach finance, but over time shifted his focus toward international business.

Before coming to Emporia, DeVito was a Chinese translator in the Air Force.

He said this is what started his interest in international studies.

DeVito has been involved in many of the international and study abroad programs for the School of Business.

He traveled with a group of students to France for the first year of a study abroad program that would last 14 years.

He also helped create the Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council, a group that coordinates a variety of international trade events, seminars and workshops to benefit Kansas businesses and help them to expand internationally, according the the KITCC website.

“He’s probably been involved in about everything you can imagine him being involved in,” said John Rich, interim dean of the School of Business and professor of business.

DeVito has been through the five dean changes and

six presidency changes, not including interims. He said he was excited about the visions of President Garrett and Ed Badshaw, the new dean of the School of Business.

“I’m retiring and I have no regrets about that,” DeVito said. “I’m excited to talk with them and see what they have on the horizon. Some good things are going to be happening.”

Helpful, willing to assist, full of energy, loyal and very appreciative are a few ways Linda Orear, administrative specialist in the School of Business, describes DeVito.

“I’ll miss him because I just enjoyed working with him so much,” Orear said.

“He always came in with a smile and ‘Hello, what’s going on?’”

After his retirement, DeVito said he plans to stay involved with international programs, to some degree.

DeVito’s retirement party will be at 5 p.m. April 22 at the Emporia Country Club, 1801 Rural St. RSVPs must be sent to Orear by tomorrow.

Nick Buroni, sophomore biology major, dumps paint on Olivia Towner, freshmen secondary education history major.

Participants were provided with shaving cream, glitter, paint and water balloons. TIFFANI WILIFORD | The Bulletin

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Sociology Club spreads awareness about sexual assault H annah J effers -H user copy editor

Sociology Club kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness month with a movie and discussion about sexual assault on college campuses last Monday.

The group viewed a film about the cover ups of sexual assault on college campuses by college administration called “The Hunting Ground.” Lynn Hobson, dean of students, and Carrie Goss, sexual assault victim advocate for Sexual Offense Services, were in attendance.

“Since we’re on campus I felt like this was a good movie to show,” said Tonya Smith, junior sociology major and member of the sociology club.

The movie highlighted several statistics important to college campuses.

Fourty five percent of colleges falsely reported that they had zero sexual assaults on their campuses and eight percent of men on college campuses commit 90 percent of the rape cases.

The movie also focused on Title IX which states

that all students have the right to a safe education. If a college is covering up a rape case, then that school is violating Title IX and a student can file a case against the school.

Hobson spoke at the movie night because she said she felt it is her responsibility, as dean of students, to communicate to and provide students with the education about Title IX and sexual assault reporting.

Less than 10 students attended the event and Smith said she was not satisfied with the turnout, but hopes that the few students who did show will gain something from the experience. “(After this experience, students should have) more awareness of how things are handled and how we can change how it’s handled,” Smith said.

S.O.S is a local agency that works with victims of sexual assault, abuse and neglect.

Goss said that reporting sexual assault is up to the victim. If they wish to report right away or wait, it is their decision and they

cannot be forced to report.

After reporting, a victim needs medical attention to ensure that they are physically healthy after the assault. They also need a support system.

If someone needs to go to the hospital immediately after an assault, S.O.S has someone on call who will make sure that they will get the medical attention that the person needs.

If a student wanted to report a sexual assault, they have many options, according to Hobson. The student could report to the police to take legal action, Hobson’s office in student affairs or a counselor. If a rape is reported to a counselor, by law, it is confidential.

False sexual assault reports make up from two to eight percent of rape reports, according to the film.

“We have to break this culture of believing that people are making this up,” Hobson said. “We hope that one thing that they got out of this is to really know that very few sexual assault reports are false.”

Lynn Hobson, dean of students, answers questions during an open forum Tuesday. The forum followed a screening of the 2015 documentary “The Hunting Ground,” which tells the story of various college students’ experiences with sexual assault. ALAYNE WEBER | The Bulletin

Shepherd Scholars winners publicized H annah J effers -H user copy editor

A banquet to formally announce the 2016-2017 Shepherd Scholarship winners took place this afternoon in the Sauder Alumni Center.

The 12 recipients are Christopher Alderman, Jaide Allenbrand, Elayna Coleman, Taylor Heins, Kelly Holden, Raymond Horvat, Kandace Miller, Eswin Rios, Brandon Schrader, Dallas Shafer, Mikala Sharlow and Franziska Willenbuecher.

“The Shepherd Scholarships are considered to be the most prestigious scholarships students on campus can earn,” said Gary Wyatt, associate provost, director of the Honors College and pro-

fessor of sociology, anthropology and crime and delinquency studies. “They were made possible by a donation from the Shepherd family a number of years ago.”

Students must fill out the application as well as submit their “best academic work” and receive recommendation from faculty on campus. Wyatt said that a group of distinguished faculty on campus makes up a team that chooses the Shepherd Scholars.

Willenbuecher, junior business administration and Spanish major, and Miller, junior secondary math education major, said they were surprised to hear that they had been accepted, because

they were not expecting to win.

Coleman, junior secondary English education major, was also excited to receive the scholarship. Coleman said that it was an honor to be included in the group of students and that she applied because she saw an opportunity and took it, as she does not let opportunities pass her.

Rios, junior secondary social science education major, said that he was grateful because he needed the financial help and winning the scholarship is an honor.

Sharlow, junior communication major, was shocked to read the email that she had been chosen for the

scholarship.

“I worked very hard,” said Sharlow “It was challenging. I definitely checked over things multiple times to make sure I had it all correct since it is such a prestigious honor.”

Horvat, junior music education major, also checked over his application multiple times and he called his parents and a friend who had received the scholarship last year.

“I worked really hard on it,” Horvat said. “I edited my letter like five times with three different people. I ask for the letters of recommendation really early and tried to get everything done in a timely manner so I wasn’t

freaking out as much about it.”

Horvat said he applied because his friend received it last year and the Shepherd family has done a lot for ESU’s music program.

The chosen students stood out among the rest because of a variety of important qualities such as the students’ academic excellence, scholarly record, faculty recommendations and the quality of the students’ submitted academic work, according to Wyatt. “(This group) is a really good list of people,” Coleman said. “I know there are lots of people who deserved it. I was really excited and thankful.”

ASG announces new president, vice president A drianna V illarreal s ta f f w r i t e r

Associated Student Government had a short meeting and announced the election results April 7.

During the meeting, a bill to recognize Towers Activities Council as a student organization was passed.

The announcement of election results took only three minutes.

The new president and vice president and sole candidates are Elijah Williams, junior political science and economic major, and Cassandra Stair, junior history and political science major.

There are 10 students that will be returning to the senate next year.

“Thank you to everybody who ran in the elections,” said

Mikala Sharlow, vice president of ASG and junior communication major.

Luke Palmer, ASG treasurer and sophomore accounting major, has worked with both Williams and Stair.

“Both are exceptional people and will do great things for the students of Emporia State University,” Palmer said. “I have no doubt that they will continue to create an atmosphere that works to meet the needs of all students.”

Williams said he and Stair plan to dedicate their presidency to making all students feel welcome and included.

“I feel ecstatic to be elected as the new president of the student body,” Williams said.

“Cassie and I have a lot of great plans for the university. I want to go into a career of politics when I am done with my

C arley S aunders s e n i o r c o m m u n i c at i o n m a j o r

education, so having the position will give me experience in making positive change to my environment.”

The next ASG meeting is at 5:15 April 21 in the Senate Chambers in the Memorial Union.

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Morris is a source of inspiration, talent, skill A dam B lake sports writer

For Emporia State junior Morris Williams II, a deeply competitive spirit and a love of athletics allow him to successfully navigate the responsibility-filled life of a dual-sport college athlete.

While Williams’ current role is as a sprinter on the men’s track team, he is simultaneously looking to build on the breakout year he had as wide receiver for the Hornet football team last season.

With ESU annual spring football game this weekend, the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship scheduled for the first week in May and finals lurking right around the corner, it is, perhaps, the most hectic time of the year for Williams.

“They’ve got me running the 60 meter, the 200, the 400, the 4 x 200 relay and the 4 x 400,” Williams said. “To go along with all that stuff, I’ve got weight training and practices in football and even more weights for track. I’ve also got classes to worry about so, needless to say, I’m staying pretty busy.”

The strain Williams puts himself under does not go unnoticed by his coaches and teammates who not only sympathize with him, but find him as a source of inspiration.

“Mo helps out our track team in so many different ways,” said Steven Blocker, head track coach.

“He drives his teammates to perform better, and it always seems like people practice harder when he’s around. They know they’re in the presence of a great athlete and they want to live up to that.”

Neither of Williams’ coaches maintain any sense of ownership over him.

“There are certain guys that you can just tell have the athletic ability to be good at multiple sports, and Mo is one of them,” said Garin Higgins, head football coach. “He has

OPINION

I use to believe that athletes shouldn’t be payed to play college sports.

Their education is enough, right? They get free betterthan-cafeteria food year round, chartered flights, cool gear to wear and a free education. But that just is not enough anymore.

I get it.

They get more than other students. They get to go to school for free, but people who use that argument don’t see the hours they put in off the court. They don’t see the long flights and late nights that are spent studying.

These people simply do not understand that these athletes can’t get other jobs outside of school because they are too busy with athletics.

The people that run the NCAA make millions off

a very valuable tool and that’s his speed.”

Williams’ greatest “tool” was a major reason he was able to catch eight touchdowns and record 1,143 all-purpose yards on the football field last season.

To Higgins, any opportunity Williams has to improve on his speed is positive to his own program.

“I think when you look at the relationship our track and football programs have, it’s a real beautiful thing,” Higgins said. “Being active all year round makes guys better in all their athletic pursuits.

I love seeing our guys go out and capture wins for both programs, and I think Mo is definitely the kind of athlete that is developing the tools to help him do that. His ability to blow past would-be defenders into open space is part of what made our offense so dangerous last season.”

According to others around him, Williams has multiple reasons to participate in both track and football, but when asked faceto face, he offers the most basic explanation.

“I just like doing them, man,” Williams said. “I’ve been going out and competing in two sports since I was in high school and it’s a good feeling. I’m competitive, I like to win, and I like to help my teammates win. It’s as simple as that.”

Hornet tennis teams fall in duel

Morris Williams II, junior wide receiver, runs the ball during a game against Pittsburg State on Oct. 10, 2015 at Welch Stadium. Williams ran for 83 kick return yards during the Hornets’ game against the Gorillas.

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ESU baseball loses in three game tournament

Morris Williams II, junior wide receiver, is tackled by a Washburn University player on Oct. 31, 2015 at Welch Stadium. For the 2015 season, Williams ran 815 receiving yards and scored eight touchdowns.

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It’s Time to Pay the Athletes of these kids. These athletes bust their tails for the NCAA to try and get to the next level. Some do, but what about those who do not?

The athletes who don’t play as much do not have NBA or NFL futures, but they work just as hard.

They put in just as many hours and they sit through those long bus rides. Sure they love the game, that’s why they play, but they also don’t get the same scholarship money.

I read something a couple of weeks ago that startled me. The final four teams for the NCAA tournament traveled a total of 8,000 miles over two and a half weeks for a tournament.

8,000 miles, and two and a half weeks of class missed.

Yet, the NCAA prides itself on being for the student athlete.

What about that is for the student athlete?

Do these kids really get a free education or is that what people say to continue the charade that is the NCAA? The only problem that I see with paying student athletes is the already existing budget problems.

Sports Shorts

How would Emporia State pay athletes when we have no money as a school?

I have a solution.

Let the NCAA handle it.

They have exploited these student athletes to the point where it is nothing more than a modern form of indentured servitude. It’s time to do the right thing and pay these kids.

Not only does the NCAA make millions, but athletic companies, such as Nike and Under Armor, make millions off of college athletes, too.

The TV rights for major college football and basketball are into the millions.

If a sporting goods store sells a Kansas City Chiefs jersey, the athlete’s name is on the back and he gets a portion of the proceeds.

But not a college football player.

If their jersey gets sold, there is no money to be had for them.

The exploitation has gone on long enough.

Do the right thing NCAA. Pay these young men and women. It’s the moral thing to do, it’s the honorable thing to do and it’s high time the NCAA does the right thing.

The Hornets baseball team, ranked 11, started their three game series with an 11-4 victory at Central Missouri, ranked 26, April 8, tying for first place in the MIAA. Emporia came out strong, scoring five runs in the first inning, then adding an additional run in the second inning.

The Mules got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the second. The Hornets did not score again until the sixth inning when Derek Francis, senior infielder, hit a double and Johnny Hodges, sophomore pinch runner, went to third on a wild pitch.

Hodges scored after a ground out from Alex White, junior infielder, giving Emporia a 7-2 lead.

Tucker Perkins, freshman infielder, delivered a three run homer, increasing their score 11-2 in the top of the eighth. The Mules then scored two more runs in the bottom of the ninth.

Central Missouri started the second game off with one run scored in the bottom of the first, and added another run in the bottom of the third with a homer. Dalton Wheat, senior outfielder, hit Wade Hanna, junior outfielder, in to put the Hornets on the board.

The Hornets hit in another run in the top of the sixth to advance the score 2-2. The Mules scored the last run in the bottom of the sixth winning 3-2.

Emporia fell in their final game to the Mules 7-5 on Sunday. Emporia scored their first two runs in the top of the fourth, still in a 3-2 deficit. The Hornets and Mules each scored three runs in the eighth, but it wasn’t enough for the Hornets.

The Hornets host Northeastern State at 6 p.m. tomorrow, at Trusler Sport Complex.

The Emporia State tennis team played four doubles, decided by two games, in a pair of losses to Nebraska-Kearney, last Saturday.

The men’s number one and number two doubles teams lost 8-6 as the Lopers took a 3-0 lead into singles play. Emporia State accomplished three victories in singles. Gerard Pont, sophomore, won 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 at number two singles, bringing him 10-3 overall.

Number three Matheus Mota, sophomore, picked up a 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 win with an overall of 10-5, and Farhan Sadique, junior, won 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 at number six singles.

The Lady Hornets dropped a pair of doubles as well, decided by two games. Freshmen Kristen Fraley and Sarah Durham won 8-4 at number three doubles.

Tawni Griffey, junior, and Kaley Clark, sophomore, lost 8-6 at number one doubles.

The Hornets had a 2-1 deficit going into single play after Amy Fugit, junior, and Lori Ahuji, freshman, lost 9-7 at number two.

The Hornets won three singles matches starting with Durham winning 6-1, 6-3 at number six, Griffey accomplishing a 6-3, 6-4 victories at number one. Clark won 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 at number two.

The Emporia State men face Newman University at 2 p.m. April 19, in Wichita. The Lady Hornets host the University of Central Oklahoma at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Tibbs second in ESU history for 400 meter The Emporia State women’s track team placed third and the men’s track team placed sixth at the MIAA-NSIC Challenge hosted by Northwest Missouri on April 9.

Duke Tibbs, junior, ran his personal best, 47.53, in the 400 meter, ranking him 15th in the nation this year, and second all-time at ESU. Emily Schoenfeld, junior, had a time of 18:30.91 in the 5000 meter, while placing third in the steeple chase at 11:21.17 to move up to second on the Emporia State all-time list. Taylor Stueve, senior, ran 4:56.38 placing second in the women’s 1500 meter run. The women’s 4X100 meter relay placed second with a time of 47.63.

Alec Garcia, sophomore, placed second in the discus with a throw of 158-07. He also placed second in the shot with a throw of 49-01.50. The men’s 4X100 meter relay placed second as well with a time of 41.32.

Next up for Emporia State will be KT Woodman Classic April 15-16 in Wichita, Kansas.