Full Issue April 21, 2016

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THE BULLETIN T H U R S DAY, A P RI L 21, 2016

Sodexo cuts meal plans, adds Dining Dollars H arrison N ichols copy editor

Starting next semester, Emporia State and Sodexo will be implementing new meal plan options and replacing bonus swipes with a new Dining Dollars system.

Sodexo is shrinking their plans from 15 and 10 meals per week to 14 and nine. The all access plan will still be offered.

Each plan, nine meals, 14 meals and all access, gives students $125 to use at any dining service in Memorial Union. Students will also be able to use their Dining Dollars and a regular swipe at the cafeteria within the same time block, something they are unable to do currently.

This new system was conceived by student focus groups and help from Sodexo, according to Jason Bosch, director of the Memorial Union.

“We heard from focus groups of students on meal plans, food quality, everything dining,” Bosch said.

“We brought in a marketing expert from Sodexo to look at meal plan trends and to help create a new structure for next year.”

This plan is an effort to make the dining experience better, according to Bosch.

Ryan Howerton, junior art education major, doesn’t see all of the changes as good ones.

“I think that the idea of changing parts to a dollar amount would be nice so I wouldn’t have to worry as much about just getting a combo in HX,” Howerton said. “But reducing some of the plans seems ridiculous to me because I already have a hard enough time keeping myself fed throughout the week.”

This change to meal plans and the removal of bonus swipes is all part of the growing process for the Memorial Union and its dining options, according to Bosch.

Sodexo and Memorial Union service administrators will be looking into how students spend their Dining Dollars and when they spend them. Students

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2016 Roe R. Cross distinguished professor announced H arrison N ichols copy editor

The newest Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor is Marshall Sundberg, professor of biological sciences. Sundberg was given the award by President Allison Garrett and Provost David Cordle April 8.

“To even be nominated for the Roe R. Cross is an acknowledgment, by my peers, that I have reached a point in my own development, as a faculty member, to be a model for others,” Sundberg said. “I was pleasantly surprised to be this year ’s awardee, primarily because for the last decade I have been committed to science education and service at the national and international level and focused primarily on my own students at ESU.” Sundberg has worked for over 30 years as a professor, and has been at Emporia State for more than 20 of those years.

The Roe R. Cross award is among the highest honors an ESU faculty member can receive. Along with the recognition, the recipient of the award also receives $1000 to go towards professional activities.

Sundberg said he isn’t sure what to put his $1,000 towards, but he may look into taking a trip to the Smith College archives for research purposes.

“For the last couple of years I’ve been researching the history of botanical education in the United States and one of my heros is William F. Ganong, a botany professor at Smith College, who wrote “The Teaching Botanist” in 1907,” Sundberg said. “It’s remarkable how current his ideas are for promoting student learning today. Perhaps I can work in a research trip to the Smith archives.”

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Marshall Sundberg, professor of biological sciences, teaches his evolution class in the Science Hall, April 18. Sundberg was announced as Emporia State’s 2016 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor April 8.

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Music department performs ‘Patience’ operetta

Tyler Hill, sophomore music education major, and Camille Kietzman, senior music performance major, engage in duet in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Patience” April 15 in Albert Taylor Hall at ESU. The story follows a girl named Patience, played by Kietzman, who is falling in love for the first time. JOHN REYNOLDS | The Bulletin

‘Adequate’ security measures impossible

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“Adequate security measures” means there must be some method, at every public entry of a building, that will guarantee anyone that passes through will not have a firearm on them.

“That’s taken to mean a security guard and a metal detector or some type of device that would check and confirm this person is unarmed,” said Kevin Johnson, general counsel and co-director of the Koch Center for Leadership and

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The Bulletin | April 21, 2016

Faculty Senate votes to discontinue master’s program

President Allison Garrett thanks the Faculty Senate for their dedication to the students. Garrett sat in on the April 19 meeting in Preston Family Room. TIFFANI WILLIFORD | The Bulletin

S arah S poon managing editor

With 24 votes, one abstention and none opposed, Emporia State’s Faculty Senate voted to officially discontinue the master of science and construction of leadership, offered by the Teachers College, Tuesday.

“We had the discontinuance hearing and it was very straightforward,” said

Melissa Bailey, associate professor of biological sciences. “The department is requesting discontinuance because the state doesn’t have the funding and is not able to keep this going.”

The program will officially end in May, after the last student enrolled in it has graduated.

“The original intent of this program was to provide a financial incentive

to those teachers who went into leadership and they would get this endorsement,” Bailey said. “They (the state) basically, can’t hold up that end of the bargain. So there’s no financial incentive to do this, so the enrollment has not been there.”

There is still nationwide interest in teacherleader programs like this, but Kansas just doesn’t have the funding to support it, according to Ken Weaver, dean of the teachers college and professor of psychology.

“There was an article, in just the last couple weeks, a national publication called ‘Education Week’ and it was about this notion of a teacher-leader,” Weaver said. “Part of the article was saying, ‘wow, what a great idea this is’ and there was a lot of enthusiasm, just like we had in Kansas eight years ago.”

The Kansas government isn’t able to fund the program so the program has been slowly fading.

“We do not see, in the near future or in the longer term future, where this program is going to get any traction,” Weaver said.

“It’s kind of a sad situation, quite frankly.”

Initially, there was statewide support for programs like this. Superintendents agreed to give those with the teacher-leader endorsement a stipend, according to Weaver.

“Then revisions came and the bottom fell out of the state’s finances and have not really recovered,” Weaver said. “School districts, around the state, 206 of them, continue to struggle financially, and this is an expense they cannot afford.”

The Teachers College department was the one to present the program for discontinuance, according to Bailey.

“We voted on it (the discontinuance) and it was not quite unanimous,” said Amanda Lickteig, assistant professor of school of leadership and middle and sec-

ondary education. “All but one faculty member voted in favor.”

This program was designed to prepare teacher-leaders, according to Weaver.

“This is someone who works with fellow teachers to get them better prepared to make sure their students are meeting better outcomes,” Weaver said.

“The curriculum in it has a lot about working with adults, because that’s what a teacher-leader would do.

Instead of working with high school or elementary students, they’re working with other teachers.”

Teacher-leaders would work with other teachers to try and develop curriculum in the best way for the students to be able to succeed, said Weaver.

ESU was the first university in Kansas, out of twenty five educator preparation programs, to develop the curriculum packaged in this master of science and construction of leadership, according to Weaver.

Weapons policy task force examines draft changes D ustin B ittel copy editor

Kenton Russell, Emporia State alumnus and defensive tactics instructor at Fort Hays State, demonstrates his move called the “shrimp,” which is meant to help a victim quickly escape their assaulter, April 16. The seminar took place in HPER and nearly all the attendees were female.

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ESU alumnus teaches self defense P amela D u B ois s ta f f w r i t e r

Kenton Russell, a defensive tactics instructor and a former U.S army officer with 33 years of martial arts experience, taught a self defense class Saturday in the HPER building.

Growing up in a small town in Kansas, martial arts was something he could not practice as a kid, Russell said.

“It was something me and my friends were interested in,” Russell said. “It is the kind of thing if you can’t get it when you are growing up, you have such a taste for it that when you find it, it becomes a part of your life.”

During this class, he gave advice and tactics to get rid of an aggressor and be able to defend yourself.

If approached by a student with a gun, Russell has two philosophies. One is to address the weapon and the other one is to address the attacker.

“It doesn’t matter if it is

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a gun or a knife, you have to make the weapon work,” Russell said. “If I take the aggressor out, the weapon doesn’t work. If I take the weapon out, the aggressor still works.”

His advice is to take the person out, and not the gun.

Most participants were Emporia citizens, but some students also attended the event.

Natasha McCurdy, senior crime and delinquency studies major, has taken Kenton’s class previously and became friends with him.

“I enjoyed the class and I thought it was really good for students since it is very applicable to everyday situations where you might find yourself in,” McCurdy said.

Lisa Foster, freshman business management major, participated to know about self defense, since it can save a life.

“I really enjoyed learning something to help me if the situation ever presented itself and I would totally do it again,“ Foster said.

Officer reported an animal problem on Kellogg Circle. A baby squirrel had fallen from its nest.

Officer placed the squirrel at the base of the tree.

Officer stopped KS 804HJB at 12th and Sylvan. Verbal warning for defective head light.

The weapons policy task force met to discuss possible changes and revisions to the weapons policy draft.

“The first thing to tackle is, I just call it ‘the descriptions to the carrying of a concealed firearm pursuant to Kansas Law,’” said Kevin Johnson, co-director of the Koch Center of Leadership and Ethics and general counsel. “Essentially this is restating the language from the KBOR policy.”

Ed Emmer, associate professor of social sciences, shared comments from several faculty members concerning the language of the policy to be changed.

“This person was saying that the very first line regarding Kansas law states that ‘the only type of firearm that an individual can carry while concealed is a pistol,’” Emmer said. “They felt that it might be smoother to say ‘the only type of concealed firearm that an individual can carry is a pistol.’”

The committee agreed to make the change along with other changes concerning unlawful use of substances, such as drugs and alcohol, carrying a concealed weapon, and the issue of carrying a handgun in personal bags, such as purses or backpacks.

They agreed to change the wording to “the carrying of an individual’s personal items and large enough to conceal a holstered handgun and personal items” instead of “saying a bag that is able to carry a handgun

lice Dept. with a car stop in 700 Market.

April 16 Officer responded to a Blue Light emergency telephone call from Beach Hall Stairway. No problem found.

Officer assisted Emporia April 15 Police Dept. with car stop off Officer reported lost dog at campus.

18th at Burlington. Owners were Ambulance responded to the contacted.

Towers Lobby for intoxicated feRequest from Emporia Police male student. Student was transApril 14 Dept. for officer to back on a Sus- ported by ambulance to Newman Officer assisted Lyon Co. dep- picious Person call at Just One Regional Health. uty with a non-injury accident at More Bar-1516 W 12th.

Officer assisted the Emporia 15th and Merchant.

Officer assisted Emporia Po- Police Dept. with a minor in con-

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Mike Wise, director of recreation services, discusses policies last Friday. The task force decided if someone breaks the gun policy it must be reported within 180 days. DONALD GOODE | The Bulletin

and personal items.”

The committee then moved to discuss enforcement. The procedure is based around the formal enforcement procedure for the sexual violence procedure, but has been modified to fit the weapons policy, according to Johnson.

“I was wondering, toward the bottom when it talks about it (weapon policy violation) must be reported within 120 calendar days, that seems like a long time,” said Mike Wise, director of recreational services.

The number was an arbitrary number placed to give a sense of how long an investigation might take, depending on when someone reports on the weapons policy violation that fits within a semester length, according to Johnson.

“I thought about maybe 180 days,” Johnson said. “I

was thinking because, what if it goes into the next semester? What if the student that was seen with the gun is no longer here?”

The committee decided to make the number 180 calendar days to allow for an incident to be reported to account for variables, such as the individual reporter to get up the courage to report it, students leaving, ect.

“We might want to change the language to encourage early reporting of any alleged violations of this policy as soon as practical and must be made no later than 180 calendar days,” said Rob Catlett, director of the Center for Economics Education and assistant professor of mathematics and economics.

The next weapons policy task force meeting will take place at 2:00 p.m. April 22 in the Veteran’s Memorial Hall.

sumption in 1100 Market.

Officer assisted the Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 115 Commercial.

Officer assisted the Emporia Police Dept. with a call between 1100 Market and Union.

1100 Union. Verbal warning for defective headlights.

Officer stopped KS 796GCT in 200 E13th. Verbal warning for following too close.

April 17 Male student reported a theft of a game console from South Twin Towers at ESU PD HQ. April 18 Officer stopped KS 699HCL at 10 W 12th. Verbal warning for defective brake light.

Officer stopped KS 288BJP in

April 19 Officer stopped Ks 616GXR at 12th and Merchant-CVS parking lot. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation at I-35 and Merchant.

A member of the Chi Omega Sorority requested an officer provide extra patrol after reporting someone had rang the doorbell to the house, but was gone when they answered. Officer made no contact.

The Bulletin | April 21, 2016

ENTERTAINMENT

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? S

BY RALVELL ROGER

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Nerd Association with Yu-Gi-Oh I have argued, back and forth, with some of my friends about the nerd association with watching anime or participating in card games, and I feel that this is something that really needs to be addressed.

For those who don’t know, “Yu-Gi-Oh” is a Japanese manga that was reproduced as an anime, and eventually turned into an actual card game for fans to play.

The series follows a group of kids who are attempting to solve an ancient Millennium Puzzle.

On their journey to solving the puzzle, they duel opponents with game cards that actually transform into the monsters depicted on the cards.

The winner of the duel is whoever gets the other ’s life points from 8,000 to zero.

The characters don’t actually die if their life points are reduced to zero, but there are instances throughout the series when characters are dueling for their life, or even their souls. One might assume that the show is just dark, but the show fosters love and friendship.

The reason why I’m bringing up “Yu-Gi-Oh” is because I participate in the card game with other “Yu-Gi-Oh” players at the Game Shop located in the Memorial Union behind the big televisions.

And yes, I have my own deck, which means that yes, I duel.

When I tell my friends that I duel or they walk by the Game Shop and see me in the middle of a duel, sometimes they just chuckle. Sometimes they inquire about why I play,

which is rare, but most of the time, they laugh at me and say, “You are such a nerd.”

Crazy, right?

I actually don’t have a problem with being called a nerd (though some do), but I do have a problem with being called a nerd in a condescending manner. I don’t appreciate being looked down upon just because I participate in a card game and I know that I’m not the only person that feels this way. Most of the other people who duel don’t pay much attention to the people who look at us with great disdain, but these behaviors must be addressed.

The idea of wizardry, magic and fantasy was once heavily associated with this negative idea of a nerd, but after movies like “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings,” that association has slowly been diminished.

There is nothing wrong about dueling with “Yu-Gi-Oh” cards, and for me there is nothing wrong with being a nerd. But to the people who aren’t involved or don’t know the world of “Yu-Gi-Oh,” just stop it with the condescending attitude, and try starting your own deck.

It may be liberating.

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Laps 4 Landon raises money, awareness for Cystic Fibrosis cure

Kaitlynn Laudie, a seventh grader in Emporia, hula-hoops at Laps 4 Landon April 19 in the Student Recreation Center. Other activities such as a bouncy house, action, walking, and games were available at the event. TIFFANI WILLIFORD | The Bulletin

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The ninth annual Laps 4 Landon event was held in the Student Rec Center Tuesday.

The charity event was held to raise awareness and money for cystic fibrosis.

The event was named after Landon Dody, a 9-year-old Emporia native, with the disease. This event is an effort to fight back, according to Jennifer Thomas, event organizer, family friend of the Dody’s and assistant health promotion professor. “(Landon) was three months old when he was diagnosed with CF, so (his family and I) wanted to do something, every year, to raise money for research so we could be doing something instead of just accepting that he has this disease,” Thomas said.

Cystic Fibrosis is a rare disease that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system. CF has no known cure and can be a life long illness, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The free event had an auction, bouncy castle, and games, including basketball, football, and bean bag toss.

All of the money raised during the event will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

This event was a great way to get involved in the community, according to attendee Warrick Rodgers, junior computer science and psychology major.

“I think this event and events like this are good because they get the community involved in community service,” Rodgers said. “One of my fraternity brothers is helping out with the event so we wanted to come out and support him and the cause.”

Health promotion majors helped run the event.

The event had great attendance for being moved from Welch Stadium to the Student Recreation center last minute, according to Carley Smith and Savvy Stephens, student volunteers and junior health promotion majors.

“We have had a lot people coming out, a lot of participants not just walking, but throwing the football around, playing basketball and bidding on items,” said Luke Olsen, student volunteer and senior health promotion major. “Over the years, we have increased the participants. As long as we are getting people out, getting the radio station here and getting donations towards the CF Foundation, we are really having a big impact.”

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The Emporia State campus has 179 doors on 23 buildings, according to a Concealed Carry Building Data report from university facilities in 2014, and most buildings are open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

If each of these doors were given “adequate security measures” for the entire time it was open, it would cost the university at least $26,850,000 in salaries and benefits.

“The report was created to fight the bill that would allow concealed carry on campus,” said Mark Runge, director of university facilities. “Now that we can concealed carry on campus, there’s no way on God’s green Earth that anyone, unless you want to triple your tuition, can afford this.”

The report estimates it would take 20 minutes to screen 100 people, as long as no one had anything questionable in their bag or on their person.

The initial cost of the equip-

ment would be around $2,000 for each walk through metal detector and $200 for each hand held metal detector.

Since most buildings on campus are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., it would require three guards to be posted at each entrance per day, according to Cope.

“You’re still running the risk of people having after hours access and bringing stuff in,” Cope said.

If universities can afford the security costs, they don’t have to allow concealed carry, but the Kansas legislature admits they want concealed carry on college campuses.

Currently there aren’t any plans to secure certain areas of campus or buildings.

“We’re waiting to see if that bill passes that allows us to close down a certain part, although I don’t think anyone is planning on anything until we find out if it passes,” Johnson said.

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The Bulletin | April 21, 2016

No Silver Lining for Skyline

The Skyline is falling.

Skyline, the premier dining option in the Memorial Union, primarily for faculty, staff and ,most importantly, the university president and her guests, will close its doors at the end of the semester after only three and half short years of its official reopening.

We have one question – what could have been done to ensure that the university’s plan for the restaurant was thought out to better serve its population?

Administrators say that business had been the opposite of booming for the on-campus restaurant lately, but wouldn’t that have been prevalent before they spent the time and resources to remodel and reinstitue it?

ESU has had a dining option for mainly faculty and staff (but also open to students) since the 1950s. Its presence has changed from an a la carte menu to a buffet, and then to its current presence as a full-service restaurant with a small menu.

A university press release stated that the 3,600 square foot room will become another event space, making it the “third largest venue in the union.”

But more times than not, the rooms in the union are left vacant, waiting for an event to come along so they can be used.

Skyline has now just become a waste of space.

We understand that the university can’t always combat poor business, and that the decision to ultimately close may not have been just ESU’s responsibility. And yes, the university needs to be economically feasible and cannot support something that is causing it to lose money.

The university press release also stated that Sodexo, the campus food service that provides meals for Skyline, Hornet Express, Buzzcotti and the Hornet’s Nest has arranged to accommodate groups and others who regularly hold meetings in the dining room.

But for how long?

STAFF EDITORIAL Isn’t there some value in having a dining area on campus that Hornets can take pride in?

Where will departments take prospective employees for lunch? Will President Allison Garrett have to entertain meals for distinguished guests in the cafeteria?

What could we have done to save the university’s more formal dining space, rather than just abruptly closing it?

The restaurant was in an obscure location, without much traffic to the average college student or even faculty who didn’t actively seek the location and its services.

It was hidden between a mess of meeting rooms and other event rooms on the second floor of the union. A shift in location could have sparked interest and help those who don’t normally pass it remember it’s available.

If Skyline was wanting to expand its customer base, perhaps it could have appealed to students by offering more

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attractive options for the largest population on campus.

Cheaper meal choices, or the option of using a meal plan swipe in the restaurant could have boosted student interest.

We don’t need another

Once Upon a Class

C ourtney E vans opinion writer

When is Emporia State going to stop focusing on money and image, and, instead, more on the content and the quality of education?

As an English major, I can speak from experience that while there are a lot of regular English classes, there’s not a lot of focused classes.

ESU doesn’t offer the kind of classes that students want and

need, like publication courses, journalism classes or more extensive creating writing curriculum for English majors.

Two years ago, social science and modern language suffered as well. Based on the standards set by the Kansas Board of Regents, social science, German, French and Chinese were recommended for discontinuance by the provost.

With that said, I don’t believe the university is keeping up to par with wanting to bring students to Emporia. Yes, we are most known for our nationallyrecognized Teachers College, but if ESU put as much effort into other majors as it did with teaching, the university could thrive.

We need to expand our audience and focus on majors that students are interested in.

The university can’t fulfill everyone’s wishes and desires

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about what classes or programs they want or don’t want on campus. You’d have to hire the professors with the right qualifications to actually be able to teach those classes and that’s more spending the university can do, but isn’t it more important to offer a quality education with a variety of options than it is to put grass in front of campus or make a curb where free parking used to be?

Don’t get rid of majors like political and social science, but put the resources into those majors so if a student wants to continue on in those majors they can do so, instead of having to go to somewhere like the University of Kansas or Kansas State, where the cost of tuition makes even our ancestors roll over in their graves.

We should be able to offer an affordable education that the students both want and need.

Nonreligious Liberty

B luelake P ritchett opinion writer

I am an agnostic atheist.

I can’t say for sure if there is a god or not, but it is my strong belief that “he” doesn’t exist.

There are two main examples, here in the U.S., that show how secular citizens have been discriminated against, regardless of how unconstitutional it is. These come in the form of the religious liberty bill Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law in March, and the religious tests some states hold for public offices.

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It is unconstitutional to require anyone to prove their belief in a divine being to hold office.

The Supreme court case of Torcaso v. Watkins set forth a precedent, striking down such provisions and laws. However, eight states still have some form of religious test required for public office. Something that is so clearly unconstitutional shouldn’t even be there in the first place.

What about that ‘religious liberty’ bill that Brownback signed?

The bill, which will become law in July, states that any student organization at post-secondary schools can deny membership to anyone if they don’t hold the same beliefs. Not only that, but the soon-tobe law now makes it possible for any student or religious group that feels the university is violating the law to sue the college.

event space, but we do need Skyline. It adds a professional atmosphere and a calm escape for a lunch break Without Skyline, our professionalism diminishes and our options are limited.

If this law was only for private institutions, that can openly establish a university religion, it wouldn’t be so bad, given they already have that right.

However, this law affects all colleges, including public ones.

Tax-payer dollars are now being used to discriminate against the LGBT community, who are the ones most affected by this bill.

These ‘religious liberty’ laws always, in some form or fashion, discriminate against a group. They also set up a system of favoritism for the religious over the nonreligious.

If you, like me, disagree with these kinds of provisions, write to your local legislature and tell them to stop picking winners and losers.

Tell them to stop encouraging discrimination.

C ory O lson senior art major

To the Editor, This letter is to address a concern with last week’s issue of The Bulletin, and its article titled, “Jesus Would Weep.”

Though it was an opinion piece, it cited “discrimination,” and inferenced themes of intolerance for diversity and inclusion by allowing clubs to be selective with whom they associate. The author found it almost criminal to allow this to happen, yet is blind to their own hypocrisy. That of wanting to restrict RSOs’ freedom by their own standards, while screaming in the name of tolerance and inclusion for the rest of the student body, not wanting to restrict non-religious member’s freedoms.

What is a college to begin with? Are they not higher institutions that should be able to openly have civil debates and exchange of diverse ideas?

Yes. And what is a classroom if not for this purpose? The author asks how we can ever “learn about each other and grow as individuals,” and cites the new governmental policy as unconstitutional.

Regarding the latter issue, the First Amendment we have the right to free speech and expression, so that point is null. Growing as individuals can be done throughout the entire campus, through classes, talks with friends and floor mates in the dorms and by attending just about any sanctioned event put on by the university. There is an entire diversity lecture series devoted to this purpose.

However, if discrimination

is the true target and not a veiled attack against Christians, then one does not have to turn their attention far.

Fraternities and Sororities have discriminatory policies, being able to openly set a basis for inclusion into their organization without being called intolerant. On our university’s website under Greek life, it states that fraternities and sororities are nothing more than, “a group of friends who share common values and ideals.” The same goal of the aforementioned Christian groups on campus as well as the “Bible study (RSO),” mentioned by the author. This contradiction of allowing Greeks to operate as exclusive organizations and to induct members based on individual criteria, whereas religious organizations, such as the “Bible study (RSO),” are not able to operate in the same way. To that point, what Christian group would ban diverse students and purposefully not try and include them in their beliefs, as this is a core mission of almost every Christian denomination as stated in our policy manual, the Bible, by saying, “Go and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:19). Though if the author had attended a Bible study (RSO)” meeting, they would have “learn(ed) about what others believe about religion,” as stated in the article.

If students still do not feel comfortable with this group, then anyone of the 130+ RSO’s are for their choosing, their freedom.

Thank you, God Bless

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The Bulletin | April 21, 2016

HORNET LIFE

Budget cuts may effect ESU A lrick J ohnson s ta f f w r i t e r

Although President Allison Garrett claims Emporia State was able to absorb the budget cuts doled out by Gov. Sam Brownback, there may have already been some consequences because of these cuts that are out of ESU’s immediate control.

Debra Taylor, instructor of sociology, anthropology and crime and delinquency studies considers herself “Brownbacked,” as she was recently informed that she will be laid off at the end of the semester.

Taylor was hired on a one year contract. She said there was never an understanding, on her part, that she was guaranteed additional contracts or that she would be retained after this academic year. However, she was already assigned courses for the upcoming fall semester.

“There was no prom-

ise for the future, although we were moving forward as though there would be that opportunity,” Taylor said.

Taylor was the last hired, out of three contract positions, signifying her role within the executive decision to terminate her contract for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.

However, Garrett said there have been no immediate organizational problems associated with the budget cuts and that no faculty members were expected to be laid off because of the cut.

The critical mission areas of the university, education and professional development, remain in running order as ESU heads into the 2016-2017 fiscal year, according to Garrett.

“We had a $1 million budget cut,” Garrett said.

“All state universities took a 3 percent budget cut.

Three percent sounds like a scary number when you’re

eight months into the year, but it’s not that bad.”

The university uses smart budgeting practices and discontinues degree programs with low student involvement, according to Brian Denton, executive liaison and internal auditor.

“We had what is called a 3 percent allotment for fiscal year 2016 and that equates to approximately $922,000,” said Warren Golling, vice president of administration and finance.

“We were able to absorb the cuts. It wasn’t easy, but we are very fortunate in this regard.”

Denton said the university has been “belt tightening” for a while in order to prepare for a cut like this.

“We are concerned for the 2017 budget and are in support of KBOR Chair, Shane Bangerter, as he asks legislature for stable funding for universities next year and going forward,” Denton said.

ESU honors students preform critical research

Perform free radon testing for Emporia community A lrick J ohnson s ta f f w r i t e r

Honors Chemistry II students at Emporia State are using their research of radon and its harmful effects on homes to help the Emporia area by volunteering to check homes for free.

The group of students is comprised of Alireza Nasrazadani, freshman biochemistry and molecular biology major; Hernan Hernandez, freshman biochemistry and molecular biology major; Clayton Martin, freshman chemistry major; and Ashely Haas, freshman biochemistry and molecular biology major.

They will be testing homes for radon, a known carcinogen or substance that will cause cancer. The group is doing this research as part of an assignment for their Honors Chemistry II class, taught by Diane Nutbrown, assistant professor of physical sciences.

Nutbrown declined to comment on the project.

“We have gathered previous data from home inspection agencies to create a comprehensive map of Emporia with the appropriate radon concentrations per area,” said Nasrazadani. “Our goal is to collect more data around town to add on to what we already know. With this information, we plan to see

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if there is any trends in concentration of radon contamination.”

The group is using this data to map radon concentrations around Emporia.

According to research done by the Environmental Protection Agency, chronic exposure to radon can induce greater chances of cancer, benign tumors, cataracts and damaging genetic mutations.

Women and small children are most likely to be affected by radon and it is important to get your home tested immediately, if you are unsure about the presence of radon in your home, according to the EPA’s website.

“We are using short term radon testing kits that

we will send back to the manufacturer,” Haas said.

“They will then analyze the kits and send the information back to us. We started compiling information at the beginning of the semester and our portion of the project will be done at the end of the semester.”

It will take approximately seven days to get the results.

The students will map their findings, but the homeowner’s personal information will remain completely anonymous. The students will also present their findings at Research and Creativity Day, 12 p.m. April 28 in Webb Hall.

According to the team, the dorms will be radontested next week.

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Assessment Champion awards faculty for creativity, hard work H arrison N ichols copy editor

The 2016 Assessment Champion Award Winners were announced last week.

This award recognizes the effort, hard-work, and commitment of faculty who are working to improve assessment on campus and are trying to improve student learning. Nominations were made by the Emporia State community and the Student Learning Assessment Council voted for the winners.

The award includes a letter of recognition, a plaque and a $250 stipend.

The five recipients are Dipak Ghosh, professor of economics; Melissa Reed, associate professor of elementary education, early childhood and special education; Mallory Koci, instructor of interdisciplinary studies and ethnic and gender studies; Matthew Howe, associate professor of health, physical education and recreation; and Andrew Smith, associate professor and Interim associate dean in the School of Library and Information Management.

The award was both a surprise and honor to receive, according to Howe.

“I consider the use of assessments as part of my job for the Athletic Training program.

We need to be sure that our program is fulfilling its end of the deal when it comes to accreditation as well as to our stakeholders, particularly the students enrolled in our program,” Howe said.

Reed said the award recognizes the importance of assessment to learning and that she uses assessment to prepare her students as future teachers for real world experiences.

“To me the award recognizes that assessment is much bigger than a numerical score on a test,” Reed said. “It reinforces the idea of using authentic instruction and ongoing, formative assessments to influence students’ learning.”

Ghosh said the award isn’t just an honor to himself, but to all of the faculty and staff at ESU’s School of Business.

“I didn’t know about the award and I wasn’t notified about it until after it came out in the announcement,” Kochi said. “I was pleased to be recognized for some of the work I’ve done.”

Smith said he is honored to have been chosen “Assessment is a vital tool for faculty members, both on the individual level, as we strive to improve our courses and student learning, but also on the department and school level, as we work to ensure our curriculum meets the needs of our students, employers, and is in accordance with the standards of our accrediting agencies,” Smith said.

The award is a way of showing the hard work of the faculty puts into improving ESU is appreciated, according to JoLanna Kord, assistant provost for institutional research and assessment office.

“The recognition is part of the way our office rewards faculty for their continuous efforts in improving student learning experiences at ESU,” Kord said.

D ipak G hosh professor of accounting and i n f o r m at i o n s y s t e m s

M atthew H owe associate professor of health , physical education and recreation

M allory K oci l e c t u r e r o f i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a ry studies

M elissa R eed a s s o c i at e p r o f e s s o r o f e l e m e n ta r y e d u c at i o n

A ndrew S mith associate professor in the school of library and information management

HORNET LIFE

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Alpha Kappa hosts SLambda

Murad Jalilov, junior political science major, reads a poem at the poetry slam last Tuesday in the Ballroom. Alpha Kappa Lambda hosted the poetry slam.

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Dozens of Emporia State students attended a poetry slam hosted by fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda Tuesday night in the Memorial Ballroom.

The poetry topics performed ranged from PTSD to love and heartbreak.

There was even a poetry piece about the television show “Friends.”

“We decided to put on the event to let the brothers and the student body come up with some poetry to share with everybody,” said Kyler Akagi, an AKL member who helped plan the event and freshman history education major.

Briana Taylor, freshman music education major, performed two poems. One was titled “How Many” and was about PTSD. Taylor said the piece was inspired by a family friend with the disorder.

Hewleek McKoy, member of AKL and freshman theater major, performed his piece titled “Parents,” which focused on a negative relationship between

a son and his parents. The poem was inspired by McKoy’s personal experiences with his parents.

Taryn Lynch, freshman political science major, did not perform, but came to support friends in AKL. Lynch said that the best thing about slam poetry is that it is a performance of original work.

“I thought they (the performances) were really good,” Lynch said. “The different types of poetry that was presented were really cool.”

Lynch did not have a favorite poem, but enjoyed all the performances.

Hadley Mikkelson, freshman secondary education English major, performed two poems titled “Burnt Out” and “Captain Henry O’Swanson.” Mikkelson described her second poem as “Dr. Suess-y.”

“Kyler (Akagi) asked me (to perform) too many times,” Mikkelson said.

“I’ve never actually performed my poetry before for an audience so I thought that (the poetry slam) might have been a good opportunity for me to do it.”

“Burnt Out” was inspired by a relationship that recently ended and “Captain Henry O’Swanson” was inspired by pencil case with a sea captain on it, according to Mikkelson.

Audrianna See, sophomore music education major, came to support the AKL and the performers participating.

“I thought that they were really entertaining,” said See. “It was great to hear the students’ perspectives and some of the things that they wrote. It (slam poetry) gives students the freedom to open up and write about whatever has impacted them.”

SODEXO continued from page 1 have the option to add $130 to their Dining Dollar amount each semester, making it a total of $260 for the year.

14 percent of incoming students, who have finished their housing contracts for next year, have already chosen to add the Value Dollar program, according to Bosch.

The Memorial Union is in the early stages of improving meal options

and the general dining experience of students, Bosch said.

Tyler Schweitzer, sophomore sociology major, didn’t think the old system needed a change.

“These new options seem like a good idea, I guess,” Schweitzer said. “I don’t really know if they really needed to change anything, to be honest. I’ve never run into a problem.”

PROFESSOR continued from page 1 prise and a great honor, according to Sundberg.

Sundberg was nominated by Richard Schrock, a colleague in his department, a Roe R. Cross professor and professor of biological sciences.

Sundberg will now, along with the other Roe R. Cross professors, make decisions about Shepherd Scholars and the President’s 1863 Award. Sundberg will also be giving the December commencement address.

“This is ESU’s highest honor awarded to faculty members,” Garrett said.

“Roe R. Cross professors are role models for the campus, particularly in the areas of scholarship and creative activities, though

they also excel as teachers, mentors and colleagues.”

While nominations come from other faculty members, the winner is chosen by a committee of Roe R. Cross professors.

Each year, a new Roe R. Cross professor is chosen and joins the rest in serving as advisors to the university’s administration and to the faculty.

There is a criteria, according to Cordle, that the committee looks at when choosing a winner.

“The criteria includes recognized scholarly or creative contributions, excellence in teaching, student mentoring and distinguished service to the university and the profession.” Cordle said.

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FACTS -OF- ESU President’s Parking spot, sight of a tragic death.

Mary Elizabeth White, daughter of William Allen White, died at a young age after her head was stuck by tree branch while riding her horse. The location of this accident, and tragically her death, is inferred to have taken place on what is now 13th and Merchant. This would put the scene of the death right behind William Allen White Library. The landscape of the area looked much different than it does now, so we can only guess where exactly it happened in today’s setting but, it’s believed to have happened right around where the president parks her car. -Roger Heineken, administrative officer of the Memorial Union

Name Change

ESU wasn’t always Emporia State University. It was originally called Kansas State Normal School in 1863 before becoming the Kansas State Teachers College in 1923. Then, in 1974, it was the Emporia Kansas State College, before finally becoming ESU in 1977. -Emporia State Website

Plumb’s Star On top of Plumb Hall sits a 12 foot tall LED Christmas Star. The star was installed in the early 90’s and is able to be folded down when ESU’s not celebrating the Christmas season. It was recently changed to LED’s and the star can be seen on Google Earth and, reportedly, from several miles outside of town when lit. -Mark Runge, director of university facilities

More than just a College Campus ESU was once home to elementary and secondary education schools, which was used for the training of future teachers. Roosevelt Hall used to be Roosevelt High School and Butcher Education Center used to be a grade school before closing in 2002. -W.A.W. Library archives

NEWS

7 Director of diversity candidates visit campus

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Deanna Williams emphasizes social justice

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Emporia State held an open forum with Deanna Williams, the first of two finalists for the director of diversity student programs position, last Thursday.

The event was open to all students and staff and consisted of a presentation given by Williams.

Williams is currently the program assistant to the Department of Service, Diversity and Social Justice and graduate assistant of the admissions office at Fontbonne University. in St. Louis, Missouri. Williams’ presentation consisted of introducing herself and informing the audience on diversity and inclusion.

“Diversion and inclusion initiatives must start at the top administration,” Williams said. “There has to be a president that buys in, a vice provost that understands that we need this position, and we need to hear student voices and that we need systematic changes.”

Elijah Williams, junior political science and economics major, attended the presentation.

“I think patience is a really big key to the position, especially when you’re new to the university overall,” Williams said.

Jason Bosch, director of the Memorial Union and student involvement, said the position should go to someone that can relate well to students.

“Particularly when it comes to issues of diversity and inclusion and to be able to work with student organizations on campus to put effective programs into place,” Bosch said.

Jason Brooks, assistant dean of students, said Williams’ presentation had a lot of good information and raised a lot of points about diversity and inclusion.

Williams talked about the number of minorities on ESU’s campus and why ESU needs to work harder on making our campus more diverse, which is something Brooks said is very important.

“I thought it was very insightful, very informational,” Brooks said.

“What I really loved about it was that she wasn’t afraid to put a mirror on Emporia State as well… We need to be able to do a lot of self-reflecting, and I think she did a phenomenal job to paint the picture of, not only activism, but also social justice and their importance.”

Williams said she wants ESU to think about Ferguson, the University of Oklahoma racist fraternity bus incident, Missouri State’s student protests and all other events involving discrimination as real and important events.

Williams said she understands, however, that these may be hard topics for some to talk about.

“I know diversion and inclusion is a touchy subject, but I hope my presentation has helped you think inclusion, diversity, social justice and activism is important,” Williams said.

Amber White inspires privilege conversation

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Amber White, one of the two candidates for Emporia State’s director of diversity student programs position gave a presentation or students, faculty and staff, Friday in the Blue Key Room in Memorial Union.

White is currently the coordinator of diversity affairs at Fort Hays University.

“I feel like I’m qualified beyond the job description,” White said. “I don’t believe that they are going to find another candidate who is more passionate about students than me.”

Jason Brooks, assistant dean of students, put together the search party to find candidates. Brooks said White’s application was chosen from a pool of 66 applications because of her experience and her initial phone interview. The search committee was able to tell that she was a very knowledgeable and well-rounded candidate, Brooks. said.

Brooks held the position of director of diversity student programs

from June 2015 to Jan. 2016.

“I knew that we needed somebody to fill that position who was very strong with student programing, student development, and very hands-on,” Brooks said. “Who could not only nurture, but also cultivate the student experience when it comes with diversity, equity and inclusion.”

There were 20 students and faculty in attendance.

Each attendee was given a candidate interview evaluation form.

The form asked everyone to score the candidate by their ability to build trust, their teamwork skills, job knowledge, skills and abilities, communication skills and enthusiasm.

Attendees were also asked to rate White based on their overall impression and recommendation of her.

White included two activities into her presentation. The first activity was called “Honey, I Love You,” where players were asked to make a circle. One person stood in the middle and tried to get everyone else to laugh by saying “Honey, I love you.

Will you please smile for me?”

The second activity was called Privilege Bingo. Everyone was given a Bingo card and asked to mark down what privileges they had.

White said she used this activity to show that privilege is “unearned and unasked for.”

Destinee Harris, graduate industrial and organizational psychology student, came to the event because Brooks asked her to. Harris said she believes that White is qualified for the position.

“She touched a lot on social justice and lot of diverse programs,” Harris said. “I’m really glad she spoke about not only engaging the students, but also about how to give back to the campus community.”

Persinger making slow, steady recovery D ustin B ittel copy editor

James Persinger, interim chair and professor of psychology, was struck by a moving car while he was crossing the intersection of 12th and Commercial, December 11, 2015.

“In the scheme of things, I’m fantastic,” Persinger said.

“Considering that, in early March, I was just starting to be able to walk distances of about a mile, and was to be chaperoned because I was unsteady and often confused. Now I take a six mile walk every evening. It’s very painful and I’m unsteady toward the end, but I can do it.”

Persinger said he often sees students have near

death experiences, involving drivers at the crosswalk

by Chi Omega, the stoplight on Merchant or the intersection where he was hit several times a week.

“People wanting to turn left onto 12th usually floor it so they don’t have to wait for students in the crosswalk, which is what almost killed me,” Persinger said.

Jim Persinger suffered from several injuries, ranging from swollen and bruised ligaments to a concussion.

“The main issue is that I have a significant brain injury that is slow in healing,” Persinger said. “I’m firing on all cylinders for two hours a day, on half the cylinders for another two, and then am pretty much done. By 1 p.m.

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by then, I start walking like I’m drunk, slur my words and otherwise am useless.”

March is when Persinger’s neurologist found the right combination of medicine that kept him from having a 24-hour-a-day headache, and was when he first started putting in any real work, according to Persinger. He has slowly built up his work time to four hours since spring break.

“I still have orthopedic issues, as expected after getting knocked 38 feet through the air, and it seems my right hand will never quite work the same again, but it’s mostly functional, so I’m trying not to complain about it too much,” Persinger said. “As bad as the accident was, I shouldn’t have survived it, so I’m grateful that I’ll eventually get most of my health back.”

Persinger said he hated being at home since he was bedridden for two months, had a headache 24 hours a day, and was unable to read or do much work.

“The first month was grim,” Persinger said. “I was pretty dependent on my wife for everything, I couldn’t even walk without assistance. Even getting into bed was a logistical exercise, because most of my body was

badly swollen and scraped...

It wasn’t until early February that I had healed enough to begin physical therapy, which at one point I was doing two hours a day.”

Keely Persinger, director

“People wanting to turn left onto 12th usually floor it so they don’t have to wait for students in the crosswalk, which is what almost killed me.”

J ames P ersinger interim chair and professor of p s yc h o lo g y

of the Center for Early Childhood and James Persinger’s wife, supported, chaperoned and made sure her husband didn’t over exert himself while he was recovering.

“I had to continue to help and reassure him that he can only take things one at a time,” Keely Persinger said.

“We both have the school and psych background and have worked with individuals that have brain injuries so we know how to handle it.

He still has a lot of recovery to do.”

Although Keely said she is glad to see her husband back on his feet and working,

she worries when he fails to monitor just how long he has been working.

“Since his injury is kind of hidden, he tends to over do it,” Keely Persinger said.

“It’s also hard for people to understand when they see him so they assume that he’s back to normal work hours.

He does pretty well until he gets to that end point.”

While Persinger was recovering, Brain Schrader, professor of psychology, stepped back into the chair position from the middle of January to the middle of March. “(Ken) Weaver (dean of the teachers college) put out a general response asking for someone to step in,” Schrader said. “I volunteered to do it.”

Schrader was the chair of the psychology department in 2009 to 2015, so he already knew the responsibilities that he would need to do as chair.

“I primarily just kept him (Persinger) in the loop by ccing him in emails,” Schrader said. “Every once in awhile he would email me back with what he thought, but since he wasn’t capable of coming in, email was the best way to stay in touch.”

Persinger believes he can be back to working 40 hours a week in August.

SPORTS

8 Sports Shorts

Hornets best RiverHawks

Hornet’s track and field claim records The Emporia State track and field team had a successful trip last weekend at KT Woodman Invitational in Wichita, as they recorded 12 top-10 finishers.

Carrie Kellie, senior, placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.91 meters to provisionally qualify in the event. Morgan Gilliland, junior, had her season’s best mark in the shot put at 14.02 meters to place third and become the Hornet’s second provisional qualifier.

Elizabeth Blevins, sophomore, ran 57.86 to place fifth in the women’s 400 meter and Catalina Bissell, junior, cleared 3.37 meters to earn the same mark in the pole vault. Two other vaulters placed in the top-10 with Iva Shepherd, sophomore, placing seventh and Alison Meeth, junior, earning ninth.

ESU had two athletes clear 1.58 meters in the women’s high jump as Bethany Bowman, junior, placed seventh and Heather Polson, sophomore, placed tenth.

Wyatt Sander, sophomore, was the top finisher for the Hornet men. He was seventh in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 55.13.

Daniel Claassen, senior was ninth, with a time of 1:57.18 in the 800 meter, and Alec Garcia, sophomore, threw 48.02 meters to place ninth in discus.

The Hornets look to build on their successful meet later this week at the Kansas Relays, April 20-22 in Lawrence.

Defending MIAA champ buries Lady Hornet in tennis ESU women’s tennis had a tough time defending against MIAA champion Northeastern State Saturday at the Milton Courts, losing the duel, 8-1.

The doubles competition was swept by the RiverHawks as they took the three matches by scores of 8-4, 8-3 and 8-3.

Patricia Husakova, the 32nd-ranked player in the nation, headlined the Northeastern victories with her play.

The Lady Hornets got off to a discouraging start in the singles competition.

Northeastern State captured the first five solo matches, winning the duel and bringing the score to 8-0, with one match left to play.

ESU freshman Sarah Durham dispatched her opponent in the number 6 singles match by scores of 6-1 and 6-2 and ensured the Lady Hornets would avoid being shutout for the second time this season.

With the win, the RiverHawks secured their third straight MIAA title. The Lady Hornets fell to 10-12 overall with a 2-7 mark in conference competition.

The Hornet women will wrap up their regular season campaign this Saturday with a duel against Southwest Baptist on the Milton Courts.

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Jordan Plank, junior left handed pitcher, thows the first pitch of the third inning April 16. The Hornets played the Northeastern State RiverHawks and triumphed with a score of 13-8.

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The Hornets, ranked 19, hosted the Northeastern State RiverHawks and won a 2-1 victory Saturday, April

16.

The victory put them back in the running for a second place tie in the MIAA standings. Emporia State claimed the first game 13-8 and won game two 18-8

in seven innings.

“Now that we are back in second, we just have to take care of business and go out and play hard every single day,” said Levi Ashmore, junior infielder. “We can’t get beat in the effort aspect, and hopefully our talent will take over with how hard we play and go win some baseball games and finish the regular season the right way.”

Emporia was shut out 7-0 in the first game, which was their first shut-out since they lost to Missouri Wester, 8-0, March 19, 2014.

The RiverHawks took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and added two more in the fourth after back-toback RBIs from Justin Burgess and Gabriel Wurth.

Northeastern added single runs in the seventh and eighth innings giving them a 7-0 victory.

“We faced a pretty good left hander on the mound Friday and he threw well,” said Derek Francis, senior infielder. “We had some opportunities to score and could not capitalize on them, but we ripped our caps to that guy and moved on and did what we needed to do on Saturday, which was win two ball games.”

ESU kept the lead during the entire second game and scored five runs in the eighth inning, making the

final score 13-8.

In their final game, the Hornets took an early 3-0 in the first inning, and left them scoreless for the first three innings.

Evan Koehler, senior infielder, doubled down the left field line, sending Wade Hana, junior outfielder, home. Koehler advanced to third and scored back to back on Northeastern errors.

Francis hit a solo homerun and put them up, 3-0.

Northeastern scored a run in the top of the third, closing the gap 3-1. Emporia scored two more runs in the bottom of the inning, keeping the score 5-1.

The RiverHawks had two strong innings tying the game, 5-5, going into the bottom of the sixth. Emporia scored one run in the sixth and two in the seventh to gain an 8-5 lead.

ESU had a big eighth inning, scoring five runs and sealing the deal with a 13-5 lead going into the ninth.

The RiverHawks scored three runs bringing the final score to 13-8.

“We didn’t have the best weekend we could have, but we found a way to get two wins and win the series,” said Johnny Hodges, sophomore outfielder.

Emporia will battle against Lindenwood University at 6 p.m. tomorrow in St. Charles, Missouri.

Hornets showcase depth and speed at spring game

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Another spring season has come and gone for the Emporia State football team. Coming off of the greatest season in the Garin Higgins reign, many questions loomed going into the off-season. But here is what caught my eye in the annual spring game last Saturday.

This is an event to try and showcase as much talent as possible without hurting anybody.

The first quarter was two hand touch with a 15 minute clock.

The first thing I noticed was how quickly the two starting quarterback candidates were getting the ball out. The ESU offense is typically up-tempo and focuses on speed, but they were very quick paced and concise in snapping the ball. Once the ball was snapped, the quarterbacks got the ball out of their hands and to the open receiver.

“I was relatively pleased

with the way we executed,” said Garin Higgins, head coach. “I thought our tempo was good. One of the things we concentrated on was improving our tempo. We play better when we play fast.”

Whoever the starting quarterback is will have a lot of weapons to work with.

The running backs include a seemingly quicker Denzel Strong, junior; Reece Richards, junior, who will be returning from a season-ending back injury; Kai Callins, sophomore, who is returning from a season-ending injury; Antonio Brown, junior, and Landon Nault, freshman.

The biggest problem is how these guys are going to get equal time as they are all valuable assets.

“It’s great,” Strong said referring to the depth in the back field. “If someone gets tired, there is always someone else to bring in.”

Speaking of depth, the wide-receiver position is going to be loaded with guys who are returning and are proven commodities on the receiving corps. Mitchell Foote, junior; Morris Williams II, junior; and Anthony Buffalomeat, junior, are all guys that have proven that they have big play ability and are ready to fill the shoes of NFL hopeful Kavaski Ervin, senior. Not to mention the fact that Justin Brown,

Braxton Marstall, sophomore quarterback, passes the ball off to Landon Nault, freshman running back, during a scrimmage game April 16 at Welch Stadium. The scrimmage serves as a warm up for the beginning of the next season. JOHN REYNOLDS | The Bulletin

sophomore, who was a big factor in the Hornets offensive production two years ago and had a season-ending knee injury, will be back and ready to go come September.

“It makes our job easy as a quarterback,” said Braxton Marstall, sophomore quarterback and potential week one starter. “We just have to get them the ball and let them do their thing.”

There were no touchdowns scored in the first half.

The second half was a 12-minute running clock of full tackle football. After that, a two minute drill was run. Things looked crisp and efficient for the offense until

defensive back MJ Mathis, junior defensive back, caught an interception in the end zone.

The final scenario to end the scrimmage was the offensive group being led by starting hopeful, Ty Reasnor, junior quarterback. The offensive group was down by two, heading north with the ball on the 30. The drive ended with a 46-yard field goal from Dakota Weaver, sophomore kicker, missing short and to the right.

The Hornets start their season September 1, 2016 at Welch Stadium as defending MIAA and division II national champions against Northwest Missouri State.

Lady Hornets softball losing streak grows The Emporia State softball team struggled to score as they dropped both games of a doubleheader to Northeastern State last Friday at Trusler Sports Complex.

Trailing, 1-0, into the bottom of the third in game one, ESU answered to take the lead. Cassidy Berry, sophomore outfielder,

grounded out to shortstop with a runner on third to tie the game at 1-1.

Later in the inning, an RBI single by Danielle Sprinkle, sophomore outfielder, gave the Hornets a 2-1 lead.

ESU batters were limited to three hits for the rest of the game as RiverHawks starting pitcher, Kayce

Wooldridge, was able to close out a 4-2 victory for Northeastern. It was her twenty-first win of the season.

The RiverHawks took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning of game two. They went on to score another run in the third before ESU cut the lead to 3-1 on a Sprinkle sacrifice fly in the

bottom half of the inning.

Both teams were scoreless for the remainder of the game as Northeastern claimed a 3-1 win.

With the losses, the Lady Hornets dropped to 19-30 (7-15) on the season. ESU will finish their regular season at home next weekend with two games against Missouri Western.