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THE STUDENTS’ VOICE SINCE 1901

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ASG talks engagement to nearly empty room Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

Student government’s engagement on campus was the main topic of a debate Tuesday night among candidates running to represent the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Only nine people attended the debate, which was held in the Memorial Union.

Most of them were Associated Student Government senators or staff. Two of the attendees were students in LA&S departments.

The discussion centered on ASG’s communication, involvement, presence and accessibility.

There are six candidates running to be LA&S senators, and three of them were at Tuesday’s debate, according to Dylan Schneider, ASG election commissioner and sophomore elementary education major. There are five positions available, so all but one of the candidates are likely assured a seat in this spring’s election, March 5-7.

The three in attendance were Jacob Gerber, Julissa Razo and Christina Wankum.

Joanna Strecker, sophomore chemistry major, Lucy Steyer, freshman political science major, and Erin Buckner, junior nursing major, were unable to attend, according to Schneider.

All three mentioned a perceived lack of student involve-

Only nine people attended an Associated Student Government senatorial debate for the Liberal Arts and Sciences department on Tuesday. The discussion centered on student government’s ability to engage students. Sarah Spoon | The Bulletin

ment in ASG and the student government’s lack of presence and accessibility on campus.

“I’m going to be honest, I’m not even quite sure who the current Liberal Arts and Sciences senators are,” said Gerber, a junior political science major. “We are supposed to be figures on campus, and not just figures on controversy, but figures in the good times as well.”

Gerber said that he would like to see more student input on issues and wants students to

be able to vote on issues.

“I think the communication between ASG and the student body is lacking,” said Razo, a junior nursing major. “I think there should be a better connection between the students and ASG since, at the end of the day, that’s who ASG is representing.”

Wankum, a junior communication major, said she wanted ASG to be able to communicate with organizations and emphasize one-to-one communication.

“I believe that ASG has been

Student advising center prepares for new staggered enrollment system Bailey Miller Audience First Editor

Last week, it was announced through an email that Emporia State will be switching to a new enrollment style that staggers how each classification of students can enroll and allows earlier enrollment times.

“We have talked about staggered enrollment for many years,” said Shelly Gehrke, assistant provost for enrollment management and academic success. “I think we just needed to understand the technology and how to make the technology work for us.”

Enrollment will open at 12:01 a.m. next Monday for seniors to allow them to have a better opportunity to get those classes that they need to graduate. It will open at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday for sophomores and juniors and at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for freshmen.

“We’ve been exploring the technology here and there and really dug into and realized we really could do it,” Gehrke said.

“The piece that we added was in-

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stead of just doing staggered. We also opened it earlier.”

The day you will enroll is based off of your current classification rather than what you are enrolling as, so current freshman will not be able to enroll until the last day, according to David Cordle, provost.

“It doesn’t depend on what you are registering for, it depends on what you are classified as,” Cordle said. “If you have less than 30 credits you are a freshman.”

This is the first time ESU

has attempted staggered enrollment, as well as the 12:01 enrollment time, Cordle said.

“This is an experiment,” Cordle said. “We’ll know after we try it whether it’s a good thing or not.”

The staggered enrollment is something that upperclassmen will benefit from and that could potentially keep freshmen out of classes they need, according to Gehrke.

“Nothing was wrong with see ENROLLMENT page 5

representing the student population pretty well, but I haven’t heard a lot from the senators ,and I think that is something that can be improved on,” Wankum said. “I think a lot of times I hear from the president, which is great and I love that, but I think that a lot of times the students want to hear from their representatives also.”

Victoria Goetzinger, current ASG senator and junior sociology major, was also in attendance to present her and Paul Frost’s

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The Center for Student Involvement is collaborating with offices across campus to host rEcharge, an event to help students with stress, which will be held at 6 p.m. tonight in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

“This program is ideal for any and all students but especially those who are feeling worn out, stressed out, frazzled, struggling to make progress on

their goals, or wondering how to better care for themselves,” said Rachel Kohman, senior director of the Center for Student Involvement.

The CSI is coordinating with Student Counseling, Career Services, Alumni, Art Therapy, and ACES. “Currently we have almost 40 students registered to participate,” Kohman said.

Students can register for the event on emporia.campuslabs. com.

“Our goal is to help students achieve greatness by developing skills and awareness of how to increase resiliency and achieve greater levels of personal success,” Kohman said.

Participants will receive a CSI shirt, according to Kohman.

“I am excited the Memorial Union can help facilitate the rEcharge event,” said Carmen Leeds, Memorial Union Director. “Students have so many see RECHARGE page 3

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MU spends $15,000 on ice cream machine Emma Sha Staff Writer

The Hornet’s Nest is planning on adding a new meat smoker and ice cream machine on March 18.

“We had really good feedback from the students that they would love to have ice cream or the ice cream option every day,” said Carmen Leeds, director of memorial union. “So we made the decision to go ahead to purchase one.”

The Hornet’s Nest had an ice cream machine, but it broke last fall, and could not be fixed, according to Leeds.

The ice cream machine costs $15,000, which came from the Memorial Union budget, according to Leeds. The Memorial Union was going to use that money to buy an oven, but since the oven was fine, they bought an ice cream machine.

“(It was) very expensive, but we feel like we want to make an investment for the students. This particular ice cream machine we are looking at has a very good expectancy of lasting eight to 10 years,” Leeds said, “If we can get that length of time from the machine, it’s worth to have it for students.”

They decided to get a meat smoker because Sodexo received good feedback on their smoked food from other institutions, according to Leeds.

Myron Bridges, the general manager of Sodexo at Emporia State, said the cost for the smoker would be around $300, but that he hadn’t received the bill yet.

“I’ve been in food service for a long time, and it’s Kansas. I believe that Kansas is the home of barbeque,” Bridges said. “In see ICE CREAM page 7

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CSI hosts rEcharge event Daisy Gonzalez

platform, according to Schneider, who introduced her. Frost and Goetzinger are the only people running for ASG president and vice president, respectively.

Goetzinger also addressed ASG’s involvement.

“We really want to focus on relationship building and making ASG just more accessible to students, but also making sure they trust the organization,” Goetzinger said. “We have that relationship with them where they feel comfortable giving us feedback and sharing their concerns with us.”

The senators also talked about their specific platforms and things they would like to see changed.

Wankum talked about addressing student burnout and dropout rates.

“I think one of the most challenging issues that we face as students is burnout,” Wankum said. “I know that probably everyone in this room has dealt with before and that is something that I have dealt with personally so just recognizing the opportunities there are to combat that I think will help with involvement.”

Gerber wanted to focus on ASG’s involvement and engaging students, especially on social media.

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Students win $500 grant

loons and more.”

Bag-a-Birthday will host drives Editor-in-Chief on and off campus to collect these Three students won a $500 items, as well as advertise on HorCommunity Impact Challenge net Announcements and Facegrant yesterday to put together book, according to Castro. their “Bag-a-Birthday” project Bag-a-Birthday has also partwhich will provide supplies for nered with Lambda Phi Eta, the underprivileged families to have communication honor society on birthday parties for their children. campus, and Abundant Harvest, “One of the biggest reasons why 1028 Whittier St., the Emporia food drive, according to Dold.

This was the first year the challenge was put on, according to Jasmine Linabary, assistant professor of communication. It was funded

by ESU’s Community Hornets and • Place flyers and donation boxes the Communication and Theatre Department.

The other finalist group was • Birthday Supply Drive active composed of Keelie Johnson, Monica Schmidt and Amber Krehbiel, all junior athletic trainer majors.

• Assemble bags Their plan was to put on a camp that targets high school students to teach them about athletic training to introduce them to the ESU cam• Birthday Bag Pick-Up Day pus, inspire them to come to ESU and get them to stay in Emporia as Source: Genevieve Lowry, Delaney Dold and Rachel Castro. Infographic by Kalliope Craft | The medical professionals.

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our champion is the champion is the potential for the greatest impact on the local community,” said Blythe Eddy, director of student activities and community service.

“I think that that is really our biggest mission with this community impact challenge, which is to make sure that our local community is impacted.”

There were two finalist groups

that presented and the group that won was made up of Genevieve Lowry, Delaney Dold and Rachel Castro, all sophomore communication majors.

“We believe that...we created a program that will have a lasting impact on the Emporia community,” said Castro. “Bag-a-Birthday... will aim to collect items such as cake mix, frosting, candles, bal-

Timeline of Events March 22

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T.H.R.I.V.E. to hold sexual awareness events Noel Aranda Web Editor

The Student Wellness Center will be holding a Safe Spring Break event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 4-8 in the Memorial Union.

“It will be focused on sexual assault prevention, healthy relationships, consent, alcohol and drug use prevention, sexually transmitted infection, sunscreen protection, and possibly even body positivity,” said Lindsay Bays, director of counseling services.

During the event The Healthy Relationship & Interpersonal Violence Education program, The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention program and The Health Service Society will be tabling about different ways to be safe during spring break.

T.H.R.I.V.E. will also be holding events for Sexual Awareness Month in April.

One, a student lead event called “Where Do You Stand,” will be educating students on campus about the importance of a healthy relationship.

“We will have different groups discussing relationships, consent, sexual assault, and interpersonal violence,” said Hilary Wallace, graduate assistant for T.H.R.I.V.E. and clinical counseling and art therapy graduate student.

Where Do You Stand will be held at 7 p.m. April 15 in the Preston Family Room in the Memorial Union.

“We want to make it a safe environment to talk about these things that might be difficult to talk about,” Wallace said. “Our goal is to make it more normal to talk about relationships and consent, especially with their friends.”

T.H.R.I.V.E. will also be sponsoring a “Take Back the Night” event 6-8 p.m. April 18. In the Fredrickson Theater.

“This is an advocacy event where we protest to take back the night,” Bays said. “It’s about sexual assualt prevention and safety at night.”

Russell Wilson will be the guest speaker and will talk about Hilary Wallace, graduate assistant for T.H.R.I.V.E. and clinical counseling his experiences with human and art therapy graduate student talks to T.H.R.I.V.E. about upcoming events.

T.H.R.I.V.E. met last Thursday in the Student Wellness Center. Xialoe Chou | trafficking.

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Defense seminar seeks to raise awareness “It’s a way we can give back something to the community…

Staff Writer We can get women thinking Vigilance ATA Martial Arts, about defending themselves,” said Ray Baquero, instructor. “We’re a new martial arts school, we just opened up in Emporia in January…we’re affiliated with the ATA (American Taekwondo Association).”

Stacie Baquero, another instructor at Vigilance ATA Martial Arts, is a second-degree black belt.

“It’s a way we can help the community and the women of EmpoStacie Baquero, instructor at Vigilance ATA Martial Arts, helps student Hailey ria,” Stacie Baquero said.

East learn about joint manipulation to get an attacker to the ground during a free “Things happen that you women’s self defense seminar Saturday at Vigilance ATA Martial Arts, 1426 Indon’t expect and its betdustrial Rd. The company hosted the event to make women feel more comfortable.

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freshman year, the parking lot for the dorms just emptied out and I have never been able to figure out why,” Gerber said. “I don’t know what the solution to that is, to be quite honest, but I think that more connection with the community could be a pathway to that (solution). I think just being able to come together and being

a local martial arts school, held a free women’s defense seminar last Saturday at their school located at 1426 Industrial Rd.

excited about being here would be amazing for the university.”

Razo’s focus was on the importance of diversity and the lack of diversity in ASG. “I think that diversity is also an issue in ASG,” Razo said.

“I don’t think that it’s diverse enough, therefore I don’t think that every voice is being heard and included on campus, so hopefully that will change next semester.”

Razo said she would like to see ASG talk to specific groups and encourage them to join in, participate and share their perspectives.

“I think the biggest challenge for students is not only getting involved, but acting on that involvement,” Razo said. “Especially for underrepresented or minorities on campus. I think it’s difficult for us to be involved in things like this and I think it

what to do in those situations.”

Ray Baquero has put on eight self-defense seminars since he started with ATA. “Women seem to really enjoy it,” Ray Baquero said. “Just practicing that joint manipulation and showing them that ‘Hey, I can do this’ really builds confidence.

Ray Baquero is an Army veteran who has been doing martial arts for 15 years.

“The goal of the seminar…is to get them thinking about how to better defend themselves once they leave here,” Ray Baquero said.

“There’s a lot of benefits, disciple, self-control…having more of a reaction time, being aware of your surroundings.”

Vigilance ATA Martial Arts will be hosting a Free Youth Confidence Course from 1-2:30 p.m.

March 23 at their school. would be useful for them to start being involved and being part of that planning and implementing action.”

LA&S was the only represented group that had enough candidates to have a debate.

ASG elections begin Tuesday, March 5, according to Schneider.

Students can vote in voting centers in the Memorial Union, Cremer Hall or Visser Hall or vote online through Hornet Life.

Police Reports Logs from ESU Police and Safety Feb. 20 Twin Tower Complex zone 152 Fire. South Twin Towers Room 101. Unknown problem.

Officer took a report of a hit and run in Sector 3.

Officer contacted operator of a vehicle parked improperly at 15th and Wooster Dr. and advised to move vehicle to a proper parking space.

Officers reported KS 60Day C007548 was blocking a private drive at 15th and Highland. Citation issued. Vehicle was towed.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a call at 12th and State.

Feb. 21 Officer admitted construction crew north of I-35.

Officer responded to a report of an elevator stuck on the 8th floor of South Twin Towers. HBO. Officer provided escort for MO KP1M5Z from Twin Towers Complex to White Auditorium.

Feb. 22 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a fleeing subject near 12th and Constitution.

Subject requested officer check a vehicle parked by the I-35 tunnel on Highland. No problem was found.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a domestic problem at 1300 Merchant.

Feb. 23 Madie Berthelsen reported hit-and- run accident to KS 822EMZ in Sector 6. Officer took report.

Officer assisted Lyon Co. Sheriff’s Dept. with a minor accident at 1800 North HWY 99.

Feb. 24 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a car stop at 12th and Merchant-CVS. Officers checked welfare of a female subject walking in street in 1400 Merchant. Advised her to use the sidewalk.

Officers checked welfare of a female subject hitting a lamp post with a stick on Kellogg Circle. Advised to stop and go home.

Officer stopped KS 834KZL in 200 W 12th for disobeying a traffic control device.

Ruben Zumba-Gomez was taken into custody for Driving Under the Influence and Driving Without A Valid Driver’s License, and transported to Lyon Co. Jail.

Feb. 25 Officer checked the welfare of Carolynn Wilson at the Silent Joe bell tower. Wilson reported that she was fine.

Officer stopped KS 365GYD at 1600 Merchant. Verbal warning for failure to stop at off ramp of I-35 and Merchant.

Citation issued for lack of personal liability insurance.

Ambulance responded to the Student Rec for Ethan Sharp due to a sports related injury. Subject refused transport.

Feb. 26 Requested welfare check for a person at 1326 Highland.

Officer engaged in community contact with a male subject in 10 W 12th.

Officer contacted the operator of ESU pool vehicle 5041 at 15 th and Wooster Dr. and advised to turn on headlights.

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ENTERTAINMENT

S ’ Y K R CO A M E N I C

hosting a kissing booth, hence the name, for charity at school, Elle ends up kissing Noah.

They start a whole secret relationship because Lee has a rule about siblings being off limits and says he’d never talk to her again if they got together.

Elle and Noah fall in love throughout the movie regardless of Lee’s feelings, and eventually Lee finds out they’ve been together.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love this movie. It’s probably my favorite movie, but I have some issues with the characters.

Lee views Elle as his prop-

“The Kissing Booth” truth Bailey Miller “The Kissing Booth” arrived on Netflix with a splash and hasn’t left the spotlight, especially with the announcement that a sequel is arriving soon.

For a long time this was one of the most talked about movies, and for me at least, I never stopped watching it. Since I’ve seen it about 100 times at this point, I’ve had time to dissect

it.

The plot is centered around best friends Lee and Elle and their rules they made as young kids as they go through the typical high school experience.

Elle, who has never been kissed or had a boyfriend, claims she’s over her crush on Lee’s hot and experienced older brother Noah. While

erty and says something along the lines of the only thing Noah didn’t have that Lee did was Elle. This is awful. Lee is so toxic as a best friend. I hold out hope that he will improve.

“The Kissing Booth” received 4 out of 5 clappers.

Elle is naïve and lies to her best friend. I get it, you love Noah, but how does she get to break a friendship rule that she knows will make Lee upset, and then still be upset that he’s mad at her about it.

Noah has major anger issues that he manages to get in some control by the end of the movie, but he is impulsive and uses girls.

One of the most angering parts is when Lee tackles Noah

Soloists perform with the Emporia Symphony Orchestra

and he pins Lee to the ground in an attempt to get him to stop fighting. Elle is mad at Noah for this. She blindly loves Lee. I will give credit that Beth Reekles was 15 years old when she wrote this as fanfiction on Wattpad.

So watch this corny, cheesy romcom, but keep in mind that this is a fantasy. Things like this rarely happen in real life. Being overprotective isn’t always a good thing, and no one controls who you can be with. Listen to the people around you about those relationships, but don’t let them guilt trip you.

I recommend this to anyone who loves romance, needs a good cry or is just a lonely, bored college student avoiding homework.

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Lucas Lord Staff Writer

The Emporia Symphony Orchestra featured two students, the winners of the ESO Concerto and Aria Competitions, Tuesday night.

The winners of the competitions got to perform with the symphony and get an edge on musical scholarships, according to Tonya Starr, treasurer of the Emporia Symphony League.

Luwei Zhou, junior music major, won the ESO Concerto Competition and Xindi Luo, vocal music performance graduate, won the Aria Competition.

“It’s important for people to experience music in a way you can’t online, on the radio or TV The symphony orchestra brings music to life,” Starr said. “It’s important for Emporia to keep its symphony so we don’t need to travel.”

Zhou performed the Mozart Concerto.

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Armiro Miranda, director of the Emporia Symphony Orchestra and assistant professor of music, directs the orchestra on Tuesday in Albert Taylor Hall. The next concert will be at 7:30 p.m. April 16 in Albert Taylor Hall.

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“(It) is very good, and I think very famous,” Zhou said. “I practiced the first part for a very long time…I think the piece is joyful.”

Luo said she was excited to be preforming with such a big group.

“I think that it’s a good experience because before this I always work with piano, accompanying, so

I think the symphony accompaniment is good,” Luo said. “The piece I’m doing…the beat of this music changes a lot. It’s very difficult.”

Zhou said she prepared a lot for the performance and has been playing piano since she was six years old.

“I think it takes a lot of practice,

you have to pay a lot of attention to the score and put a lot of time in it…You need time,” said Zhou. “I prefer to work with a lot of people who can communicate with the conductor and other members and we can produce more huge music.”

Luo has been a student of music since she was six, and said that Emporia State teachers have been very helpful to her in researching her pieces and giving her insight into putting emotion into performances.

“In China, my major is education of music, but here I’m coming for performance, so my major is vocal performance,” Luo said. “So when I go back to China, I prefer to do the performance, but if I don’t have a good chance, I think I’ll be a teacher.”

The next Symphony Orchestra Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m., April 16 in Albert Taylor Hall in Plumb Hall.

demands on their time and forget to take care of themselves.

Hopefully the students will take time to attend this event to put themselves first,” said Carmen Leeds, Director of the Memorial Union.

The event will take place as students are preparing for midterms.

“I think it’s great that this event is being provided to students,” said Jennifer Sanchez, sophomore chemistry major.

“I’ve noticed that many students forget that they need a break from their constant studies, myself included.”

The CSI will also provide snacks during the event.

“This is the time for students to come out to relax, take a deep breath and reconnect with tools for success,” Kohman said.

CSI hosts two escape rooms Huayi Zhang Staff Writer

Union Activities Council sponsored two escape rooms last Thrusday in the Memorial Union which around 90 people participated in. There were two rooms, one was named “Extinction Level” and the other “Snowglobe.”

“Snowglobe is a snow themed event and Extinction Level is an army/war type themed event,” said Lisa Foster, the president of Union Activities Council. “Students (were) expected to show up and solve different clues in 30 minutes to essentially ‘breakout’ of the

room of their choice. After solving all the clues, they were able to escape the room.”

All of the sessions were filled, according to Foster.

“This room (Extinction Level) is based off of the story that an asteroid has been detected

by NASA satellites,” said Kathryn Born, junior elementary education major. “There are only 25 minutes to intercept the asteroid with a combined missile attack. Unfortunately, the Army’s mobile nuclear launch station 3201 has been attacked by terrorists. The staff is dead, and the launch keys are missing. The team must solve puz-

zles and find five launch keys to save the world.”

Snowglobe was based on the premise of an angry Jack Frost who felt like his talents were ignored by his parents, so he stole Father Time’s clock and Mother Nature’s pendant.

“I participated in the extinction escape room. It took us roughly 23 minutes, so we had seven minutes to spare,” said Blake Webber, freshman elementary education major. “It wasn’t too hard, just took team work and trying different ways A group uses their flashlights on their phones to help them to see and to escape. I liked it. It was a fun figure out a puzzle during a break out room last Thursday in the Memothing to do with friends and rial Union. Union Activities Council hosted the event. Xialoe Chou | The spend time working together.” Bulletin

A I R O P EM EATS

far runnier consistencies.

I gave most of my beans to Sherry’s “2 Meat 3 Bean Chili.” UnPsychology department surprisingly, also serves outstanding chili Sherry won the popular vote.

E v e n though I arrived relachili rainbow was present.

As part of the entry fee, I was tively early, her chili was nearly given a cup of beans that I could depleted by the time I got around to trying it. use to vote on my favorite.

Sherry Ferguson, application develop in IT, made a “2 Meat 3 Bean Chili” that was amazing and definitely my favorite. With Chili cook off receives ground beef and kielbasa it was 4 out of 5 forks. hearty and much chunkier. The black, kidney and red beans added Cathy Grover, associate texture which made it stand out against the other chilis, which had professor of psychology, made

Lucas Lord Visser Hall was flooded with the smells of homemade chili as psychology students and staff competed against one another in a cookoff last Thursday.

For just $5 I had access to all the chili I could eat, along with chips, drinks and desserts. Held in Visser Hall 330, I watched a good number of students and staff come and go while I ate.

From traditional, to alternative, to spicy, every shade of the

“White Chili” with chicken, navy beans and cream cheese that won second place.

The first chili I had was the “Traditional Chili.” It had a good heat to it and it wasn’t too spicy. With corn, beef and kidney beans the variety of ingredients was good.

The “Turkey Burger Chili” was a good “healthier” alternative, however it tasted plainer and more like the fillings of a sloppy joe than a chili. It was good, but with such a variety of good chili, it was the small things that separated the good from the great.

The “Spicy Vegan Chili,” for example, was extremely runny and not a favorite of mine.

Jim Persinger, chair of the psychology department, made a

spicy chili that used baking soda to moisturize the meat.

While it wasn’t my favorite chili, the meat was second to none.

Juicy, sweet and well sauced, the chili was fulfilling and went great with chips.

It definitely earned an honorable mention in my book.

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Staff Editorial What if you had a government, but no one showed up?

The Leaders We Deserve

No one seems to care, not even the senators.

On Tuesday night, Associated Student Government held a senatorial debate where only nine people showed up, and most of them were from ASG. Currently there are so few people running for ASG that every person running is pretty much guaranteed a position except for one.

Only one person will not get a position, and that’s because there are six people running to be an Liberal Arts and Sciences senator and there are only five positions.

ASG President and Vice President? There is only one pair running.

Additionally, there wasn’t Cartoon by Yusaku Kimura | The Bulletin a single candidate running for

That’s the reality of the situation at Emporia State.

The “right” way to vape

Emma Boyd Opinion Editor

Vaping is cool, right?

Sure, but only if it’s used how it was made to be used.

People across the United States use vaping to wean themselves off of smoking cigarettes. This is a good thing. This is a good way to use a vape.

Yes, there are many hazards and health risks that come along with vaping. I know. I’ve heard.

But weighing the pros and cons between smoking cigarettes and vaping is relatively unnecessary. I’ll let you take a guess at which one is worse (hint: it’s not vaping).

Vaping does increase its negative effects on the human body when you add nicotine. Adding nicotine to anything is a bad idea.

It is a stimulate, so it increases your heart rate and blood pressure. It can also cause nausea, heartburn, reduction in sexual arousal, and kidney issues.

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Why can’t people just use the fun flavors and move on?

Why add a dangerous substance to a helpful, fun alternative to a different dangerous substance?

It’s not hard to find vape juice that has little to no nicotine. That was the purpose of the vape in the first place. In fact, it is much cheaper to buy vape juice without nicotine. It also tastes better. Nicotine almost always changes the taste of vape juice for worse.

So, if you’re just trying to look cool, just get juice with zero mg of nicotine. You’ll still “boost your social image,” but without the harmful side effects to your body and your budget.

Again, if you are slowly decreasing your use of nicotine by switching from cigarettes to a vape, then go ahead and start with some nicotine.

If you are trying to stop smoking, remember just switching to a vape only does so much. You still have to lower your nicotine-intake levels.

Of course, vaping itself is bad for you. Breathing in anything that is not oxygen into your lungs is bad for you. But I understand it’s cool and it’s fun, so just try to ease up on the nicotine.

Also, please don’t do it on campus. It can seriously harm some students with lung and breathing problems.

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graduate senator.

And while yes, the events aren’t publicized nearly enough (if we have trouble figuring out when they are, and we’re the newspaper, that’s a problem), we can’t completely fault ASG for the lack of interest and participation.

When it comes to elections and participation in ASG, the students have been largely uncaring and apathetic.

Where are the people on campus who were upset last semester?

There was a public outcry when Michaela Todd, ASG vice president, made a distinction between “illegal aliens” and Kansans in a Facebook post and later appeared on “Fox & Friends,” where she buckled

down on her views.

Or where are the people who were upset with the budget cuts that took place last spring?

Here is a real chance to make change. And nobody cares.

Diversity and Inclusion is the only ASG committee that has been taking students concerns seriously, and they’ve been marginalized by the rest of ASG. ASG has enraged students all semester, on both sides of the issue. Where is that passion now?

In the 18th century, Joseph de Maistre said “Democracies get the leaders they deserve.”

If students continue to not care, those are the leaders we’re going to get. Ones who don’t care.

GUEST COLUMN

Professors want to reform Gen Eds, but will students take them?

Michael Smith Chair of Social Sciences

In a Bulletin editorial dated February 8th, Bailey Miller offered her opinion that, in her words, “General Education Courses are a Waste of Time.” I disagree, but I get it. As a professor, advisor, and parent, I often see the lack of connection between courses like College Algebra, English Composition, and General Biology to a student’s major or intended career.

To some, these courses feel like a repetition of high school. Others simply don’t like these courses and would rather not master the skills at all, but gen eds aren’t going away anytime soon.

From the Kansas Board of Regents to the Higher Learning Commission, the bodies supervising and accrediting ESU are not going do away with gen eds. Nor are we. Faculty remain committed to the belief that a broad foundation in arts and sciences remains the best foundation for a solid college education which teaches adaptive, mental flexibility, life skills, and problem-solving rather than just technical know-how. When done right, gen eds prepare students for upper-division courses, success beyond college, and even life itself.

You will need math and writing skills after college, trust me. And don’t even get me started on how much well need we all need selfcare skills, such as those covered in HL 150 (yes, I need them too.)

Still, the system is creaky and it needs reform. A political science

major relearning the parts of a cell, a chemistry major learning to write a biographical essay in MLA style, or an art major solving for x have all wondered, “why am I doing this?”

This is why ESU continues to try offering gen eds more-tailored to the eventual needs of our majors.

For example, Dr. Richard Schrock, Professor of Biology (now retired) offered a popular course focusing on the life skills non-science majors can learn from biology, like evaluating claims about science by non-scientists in political debates, or the news. Schrock also taught students how to apply the scientific method to real-life problems.

Your generation is already being confronted with an array of challenges from climate change to immunization denial, so a class like Dr. Schrock’s can be just what the doctor (or scientist) ordered. No wonder that after some growing pains, the class became a popular part of ESU’s curriculum.

Unfortunately, more-recent examples of such innovation have not always met with success. A few semesters ago, Dr. Brian Hollenbeck offered a section of Principles of Mathematics tailored for both art, and political science majors. He offered me some input, and I also guest-taught a session. The class material included celebrating the geometric beauty of fractals, plus an introduction to the nearly-endless application of math to political science problems. These include the best ways to hold elections, and drawing better Congressional districts. It was an awesome course,

well-appreciated by the students who took it: all eight of them.

Yes, eight. After all the hue and cry from students seeking alternatives to College Algebra— and the fact that some majors can take Principles instead of Algebra to meet that gen ed requirement (check with your advisor first)— only eight students took the pilot course. Granted, it was new. Also granted, many advisors may not have been aware of the course.

Even so, we were hoping for more students.

More courses like this are in the works. These may include technical writing courses for science majors in place of Composition, to better-tailor one’s writing skills to the reports that scientists, engineers, doctors, and nurses are expected to create at work. Another idea is to emphasize physical geography for social science majors (including our future teachers), so that they master both physical and human geography before being licensed to teach the subject. This would fulfill the Earth Science gen ed.

Courses like these will allow us to make your gen eds more relevant to your major and your plans, as well as making our jobs more fulfilling (teaching the same gen ed, the same way, semester after semester, gets old for us, too). However, for this to work, students and advisors will have to stay aware of their options and think differently.

We can reform gen eds—but if this is going to work, you have to meet us halfway.

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5 Committee approves higher education budget; university leaders say it’s not enough to maintain tuition rates

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Kate Mays KU Wire Service

TOPEKA — The climate of higher education has become increasingly bleak in recent years, with a spike in tuition rates and decreased retention.

Universities and colleges in Kansas have not been immune.

After a week of testimonies from University leaders across Kansas, the Higher Education Budget Committee made its recommendation for the 2020 fiscal year budget. The Appropriations Committee met to review the budget on Thursday.

University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod was one of the leaders who testified before the Higher Education Budget Committee last week to plead for increased funding.

“We don’t have wiggle room on tuition at this point. We’re doing our best to hold that at the rate of inflation and that’s what we need to continue to do for our students, but that’s becoming increasingly challenging,” Girod said.

The University of Kansas has seen a decrease of $28 million in funding since 2008. Girod said that a larger budget would mean less of an increase in tuition.

The agencies requested just under $2.9 billion for the 2020 fiscal year. Gov. Laura Kelly’s recommendation was $65.7 million less. The 2.3 percent was taken from the State General Fund.

The discrepancy was due to only two of the agencies’ enhancement requests — $50,000 to provide tuition assistance

for people wrongfully convicted and imprisoned and $315,000 to the Board of Regents for the National Guard Tuition Assistance program.

The governor’s recommendation concurred with the agency’s request for $132 million for Capital Improvements.

After hearing the testimony from University leaders and considering the requests and recommendations from the agencies and governor, the House Budget Committee agreed to the governor’s recommendation with some alterations.

Overall, the committee recommended allocating $10.5 million from the State General fund to the higher education budget. About $8 million of the additional funds would go to

the Postsecondary Education Operating Grant, which would be distributed to universities by the Board of Regents.

The Board of Regents had requested a much greater amount of additional funding — $50 million — to the higher education budget. While testifying last week, Girod noted that even with that amount of additional funding, the University of Kansas would have to raise tuition.

Student debt was a major concern for Girod and Dr. Charles Taber, provost and executive vice president at Kansas State University. Girod noted that 50 percent of KU students graduate with debt. The average amount of that debt is $28,000.

The House Budget Committee added a request to the bud-

get that each university should present a plan to lessen student debt for the 2020 fiscal year to the Higher Education Budget Committee during the 2020 Legislative Session.

One amendment was proposed by Rep. Kristey Williams (R-Augusta) that would change the way non-tiered course credit hour grant money was allocated to community colleges based on gaps in funding.

The Appropriations Committee approved the budget contingent on the Higher Education Budget Committee’s acceptance of the amendment.

The budget is now in the process of being sent to the House for approval.

Kate Mays is a University of Kansas senior from Lenexa majoring in journalism.

House bill looks to further House discusses bullying bill protect domestic violence victims from their abusers Paige Henderson KU News Service

Kate Mays KU Wire Service

TOPEKA — A bill proposed by the House seeks to give domestic violence victims a more advance and accurate warning as to when their abuser is scheduled to be released from jail.

The Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee held a hearing Thursday regarding HB 2270, which included testimony from domestic violence advocates and law enforcement officials.

HB 2270, which is sponsored by Reps. Ponka-We Victors (D-Wichita) and Pam Curtis (D-Kansas City), would require law enforcement to notify victims of domestic violence of when the person arrested would likely be released.

The bill states victims should be alerted based on the bond schedule when the earliest the person arrested could be released. As it stands now, victims have no idea how long they have to prepare for the arrested person to be freed and according to Curtis, it is often less time than expected.

To speak in support of the bill were Sara Rust-Martin, Legal and Policy Director for the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and Tracey Gay, Director of Client Services for the Wichita Family Crisis Center.

VINE (Victim Information and Notification System) is used commonly by law enforcement around Kansas to alert victims who have signed up to when the person arrested is released from custody. According to Curtis, HB 2270 would address the gap between the time of the arrest and their release.

“That time is uncertain for those victims, so often times when a person is arrested it’s a highly emotionally charged time. They have no idea how much time they have to gather their belongings, to make a plan, to get to a safe place,” Rust-Martin said.

The bill also includes a provision that would make it illegal for the arrested person to contact the victim for 72 hours, unless ruled otherwise by a judge.

Former law enforcement official Ed Klumpp gave the

opposing statement to the committee. Klumpp said bond schedules — what law enforcement would use to give an estimated time of release to the victims — can be different depending on the charge and are subject to change. Additionally, police officers do not have the bond schedules on hand — something that proponents of the bill addressed by adding that law enforcement agencies would be required to train their officers on the new policies.

Klumpp also questioned the policy in terms of what the protocol would be if law enforcement responds to a domestic violence call, but the person is arrested for something else, like already having a warrant out for their arrest.

When asked by the committee, Klumpp stated he would support the bill with some revisions.

A final action is expected soon by the Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee.

Kate Mays is a University of Kansas senior from Lenexa majoring in journalism.

TOPEKA — The House Committee on Education recently discussed a bill that aims to prevent and prohibit bullying in schools through policies and procedures in accordance with state law.

House Bill No. 2330 would create three new sections of law and amend the current bullying statute in place. The amendment redefines bullying, harassment and cyberbullying and includes the requirement of the adoption of a policy to prohibit these forms of bullying. It contains detailed provisions for how investigations of reports are to be handled and lists appropriate responses to bullying behavior.

The bill also requires any student or staff member who witnesses or has reliable information regarding bullying, harassment or cyberbullying to make an initial report within 24 hours.

W. Thomas Gilman, a lawyer from Wichita, gave a testimony about his friend’s daughter who committed suicide after being continuously bullied and the lack of action from her school.

From spitting on her to putting gum on her hair, Gilman described the substantial impact it had on the family, as well as the missed opportunities the school could have taken to prevent it all.

Religious rights in public schools presented Grant DeMars KU Wire Service

TOPEKA — Rep. Renee Erickson (R-Wichita) was told to leave her religious beliefs "at the door" or to "find something else to do" during her time as a school principal at Brooks Middle School in Wichita. Because of that, Erickson says that students and faculty who want to express their religion in public schools should have the right to do so under the First Amendment, as long as they are not pushing it on anybody else.

Erickson testified last Thursday before the House Education Committee in support of House Bill 2288, which would allow faculty to take part in prayer led by students, as well as to allow students organize prayer groups and religious clubs and wear religious clothing.

She said that it's unfortunate that the bill is needed, but it's important to protect academic freedom which is derived from the First Amendment.

"House Bill 2288 simply reaffirms and solidifies students' and school employees' constitutional right to free speech," Erickson said.

Brittany Jones, director of advocacy for the Family Policy Alliance of Kansas in Topeka, recounted instances in which educators and coaches were reprimanded for engaging in religious expression, even when asked to join in on student-led prayer after school hours and off school grounds. She said this bill will fix the current gray area of student law.

"No authority has ruled on this issue in Kansas, leaving legislature an open door to provide clarification," Jones said.

She also said it would be effec-

tive in preventing lawsuits against public schools. Yet other legislators, such as Rep. Stephanie Clayton (D-Leawood), believe it will do the opposite.

"This looks like it opens it up to a bag of worms," Clayton said.

"So, I've got concerns."

She asked Jones if the bill would also apply to non-mainstream religions, such as Satan worshipers or even followers of the Church of the Spaghetti Monster.

Others, such as Kansas Association of School Boards Advocacy Specialist Leah Filter and lobbyist Mark Desetti from the Kansas National Education Association in Topeka, said that actions of authority figures influence students too much.

"Parents are in charge of their children's religious beliefs," Desetti said. "Educators don't have

the right in any way to usurp the rights of parents to choose their children's moral or religious beliefs."

He said that students look to teachers as role models, and that their actions should only model learning and respect in the classroom.

Filter agreed with Desetti, and said that there are already educational institutions that allow for expression of faith.

"If we really want to have prayer in schools, we have religious schools that our children can attend," Filter said.

Erickson ended the meeting by finding common ground with Filter and Desetti on the idea that educators should not be pushing ideas onto students.

Grant DeMars is a University of Kansas senior from Salina majoring in journalism.

“I’m here after promising her parents that I will not give up,” Gilman said last Wednesday.

“Please do not let this continue.

This is a time to say ‘alright, let’s have our students protected.’”

Opposition to the bill was argued through the ambiguous definition of bullying and that it is a people problem, not a policy problem.

“We’re not going to solve all of the problems in the world, but this policy is a step forward,” Rep. Adam Thomas (R-Olathe), the sponsor of the bill, said in response.

Mark Dessetti, a lobbyist for the Kansas National Education Association, suggested legislature create a task force to take on the bullying epidemic, similar to the Alzheimer’s and dyslexia task force. Rep. Brenda Dietrich supported the suggestion as well.

“You’re not destined to succeed the way you want unless the whole community is involved,” Dessetti said.

Chairman Steve Huebert delayed any decisions, proposing to adjust the bill in future legislature meetings as well as consider forming a task force.

“I don’t want this to be just a conversation. Let’s get something done for our kids,” said Rep. Mark Samsel (R-Wellsville).

Paige Henderson is a University of Kansas senior from Lenexa majoring in journalism.

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the old system but there was an interest in giving the upper class students an earlier opportunity to enroll so they had the greatest chance to get exactly the classes they need for graduation,” Gehrke said.

So far there has not been students reaching out to tell either Gehrke or Cordle that they do not like this idea. It was voted on by a committee of two students who saw no downside to this project, according to Gehrke.

“It makes sense for the seniors to go first to make sure they have the classes they need to graduate on time,” said Tori Lafferty, junior communication major. “It’s a smart idea.”

Staggered enrollment may also provide an opportunity to clear up advisers' schedule and help make them more available, according to Gehrke.

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Diversity Book Club remembers those lost to police brutality Emma Boyd Copy Editor

Jalee Ortman, freshman elementary education major, speaks to other members of the Diversity Book Club about her personal experiences and how she feels about “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas on Tuesday in the Diversity Lounge. The next book club meeting will be March 5 and will discuss “Hidden Figures” by Winifred Conkling. Leslie Esquivel | The Bulletin

The Diversity Book Club met Tuesday in the Diversity Lounge in the Memorial Union to discuss “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. This was the last meeting for the book.

The next book will be “Hidden Figures” by Winifred Conkling.

Anyone can pick up a copy of the book starting today in the Center for Student Involvement lounge.

The first book club meeting for “Hidden Figures” will be March 5.

“It (“The Hate U Give”) was more about making me understand the emotion that was behind (diversity, equity, inclusion and privilege),” said Jalee Ortman, freshman elementary education major. “The root is our emotion and how we feel and how we process those things, so making sure we understood that helped branch out into all the other dif-

ferent topics that go along with it.”

During the meeting, attendees talked about the character development, scenes from the book, and the deaths of real people from police brutality.

Carissa Ford, forensic science graduate student, brought up a scene in the book wherein the main character’s white boyfriend was asked to measure “how black” he was based on the food he eats.

“Being able to read Starr’s story really just helps you expand on the emotions that are behind other people who are experiencing oppression,” said Madison Orrange, senior accounting major.

On the second to the last page of “The Hate U Give,” there were names like Philando Castile, Emmett Til, Aiyana Jane, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, of black Americans who were killed by police.

“It’s a privilege to be able to use your voice,” Ford said.

How are you preparing for midterms?

“I divide it into chunks to study, and go through notes chapter by chapter…(I) stay focused when I study.”

“I usually just try to go over the notes that I already have and go over previous problems and just keep going over and over again till I start understanding stuff I don’t understand.”

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How do you handle stress?

“When I am feeling overwhelmed what I usually will do is just look at it one step at a time. I’ll just break it down into smaller chunks and deal with it piece by piece.”

“I take breaks, lots and lots of breaks.

During them, I do deep breathing and sometimes I will draw so I can get my mind off what I am doing so I don’t think about it too much.”

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Interfaith space added to Morse Complex

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Megan Sheckells

A restful place Today’s world has us all hard wired to feel we should be working harder in some way or another, no matter the state of our life. We’re committed to constantly making progress on something, no matter the toll it takes.

Even when we’re not taking action a lot of the times, we’re scolding ourselves for sleeping in that extra hour, for taking another day away from the gym, for not taking on that extra project.

Of course, working toward new goals and pushing ourselves to be better is an important mission. But it seems that we’re so committed to the idea that we never allow ourselves to catch our breath and accept where we are.

Maybe you’re not the best at maintaining a study routine and you want to be.

Maybe you should push yourself to go to more, or less, social events. It’s not that these can’t be true, but at what point does the search for the

best us become toxic for us too?

So, if just for the afternoon, be yourself and do what feels right for your day if that means spending an hour reading a book that isn’t assigned reading.

It’s important to know who we are and what we tend to prefer before we can work much on being our ideal person. It’s also important to realize that there is no one ideal person. There is, however, an ideal version of you.

By giving ourselves permission to spend some time just being who we are, we allow ourselves a natural selfreflection that can give us the tools we need to work towards our best selves later.

This doesn’t mean we should give up on our goals and settle into making excuses for bad habits. It’s just to say we shouldn’t be so fixated on becoming better that we forget to love ourselves where we are right now.

Emma Sha Staff Writer

The Interfaith Space opened Feb. 19 and is located in southeast Morse in room 434. It will serve as a space of religious diversity for students, faculty and staff.

“The whole idea is about being inclusive…Maybe in the course of the day you want a nice quiet space to go and do whatever you like to do thats related to your faith,” said Lynn Hobson, dean of students. “It’s not a church. It’s not a synagogue. It’s not a mosque. It’s a small space.”

The Interfaith Space provides a place for people to practice their faith and is a symbol that shows ESU supports religiously diversity, according to

Hobson.

“One of the things we want to do is (fill) a gap between different faith and different communities on campus, so our first step with that is creating the interfaith space,” said DeAndrae Powell, graduate assistant of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Student Affairs. “Some religions require that you wash your hands before you go to pray... some may require to wash your feet before.”

The Interfaith Space is a light blue room with some art on the wall, a sink for washing your hands, a rug and some books. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Student Affairs received a $4,000 grant to create it last Spring, according to Powell.

“We try to put this space

right in the middle of campus…

Students can directly go to the stairwell into the space if they want to,” Powell said.

The Interfaith Space included 10 to 15 different religions, and students, faculty and staff can practice their faith as a small group.

“I know that religion can be a big part of others’ lives,” said Sydona Kegin, sophomore nursing major. “I feel like that’s probably a good idea to give people a safe space to practice their religion…

It’s important when you want to represent the diversity here in ESU.” The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Student Affairs will redo the grand opening when the weather gets warm, according to Powell.

DeAndrae Powell, graduate assistant for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of Students Affairs, discusses the goals of the Interfaith Space yesterday in the Memorial Union. The space is located in Morse Hall room 434 and welcomes all religions. Emma Sha | The Bulletin

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ASG approves $1,100 for Phi Sigma Kappa trip Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

Associated Student Government voted to give Phi Sigma Kappa $1,100 as a reserve fund request and recognized Recreation Club as an official registered student organization during their meeting on Feb. 21.

“Most of what we are asking for, which is the $1,100 of allocations, is to help out with paying for our trips for our Midwestern Conclave, which is where all of our chapters here in the Midwest Logan Fisher, Phi Sigma Kappa treasurer and meet up,” said Logan Fisher, Phi sophomore economics and mathematics major, talks Sigma Kappa treasurer and sophoto Associated Student Government about the midmore economics and mathematics western conclave at the ASG meeting Feb. 21 in the major.

Senate Chambers. PSK was requesting $1,100 from The bill passed with 16 in faASG to help cover travel costs, which was approved.

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Allocation hearings begin Margaret Mellott Managing Editor

The Associated Student Government Fiscal Affairs Committee has been meeting this week for the allocation hearings for Recognized Student Organizations. The first meeting was held Monday, and the committee met with about 16 RSOs. Each RSO presented for about 10 minutes and gave their case as to why they should receive allocations.

ASG is only allowing one trip for four to five people, according to Malcolm Dade, chair of fiscal affairs and senior accounting major.

“Really, ASG is limited in what we can provide to organizations,”

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Dade said. “There’s over 70 organizations that are requesting funding. If we were to give everyone the maximum amount of what they were requesting, we would be in the hole by hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

While Tuesday’s allocation hearing was rescheduled, last night’s meeting went as planned. According to Dade, the committee has two weeks to get through the allocation hearings and respond. The RSOs should expect to hear back within a week or two weeks.

The next allocation hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. tonight in the Miller Room of the Memorial Union.

Bridges.

“We will do all sorts of events with it. I’m waiting on the summer to come, or the spring, and we will be outside,” Bridges said. “I hope it is welcomed. I believed it will be welcomed. I think it will bring the different flavors.”

Michaela Todd, ASG vice president and senior communication and political science major. It was sponsored by Paul Frost, senator and junior accounting major.

Phi Sigma Kappa was rerecognized as an organization by ASG last semester, according to Fisher.

“We go through training for our officers (during the conclave), making sure that our execs are doing what they need to be doing, which is incredibly crucial for our chapter here on campus, seeing as how we are newly chartered,” Fisher said. “Most of our exec board is still learning their full positions.”

The Midwestern Conclave this year is held in Springfield, Missouri, according to Fisher. It is usually held in Missouri or Kansas.

Recreation Club was seeking recognition as a Registered Student Organi-

zation. The bill was sponsored by Jacob Miller, senator and junior communication major. The bill passed with 16 in favor and 0 against, according to Todd.

“Basically, we are a club wanting to provide leisure activities for the general student body,” said Myra Cassady, president of recreation club and sophomore recreation major. “Right now we are mainly composed of recreation majors because we’re recreation.”

The club has 13 active members and 20 total. They plan to seek allocations next year to pay for their conference.

“Right now we are wanting to plan a few events for the general student body,” Cassady said. “We’re looking into having the basketball team play a basketball game with the intramural champions.”

The next ASG meeting will be at 5:15 p.m. on March 21 in the Senate Chambers of the Memorial Union.

Archives hosts final part of LIFE trilogy Lucas Lord Staff Writer

Special Archives and Collections hosted the final part of their trilogy over LIFE magazines coverage on William Allen White and his family, “On Margaret’s Journey, Barbara White Walker’s Adoption & Wedding.”

“I teach the classes for SLIM for the library school,” said Beverly Olson Buller, lecturer for library and information management.

“The main benefit is increasing knowledge about history as well as Emporia’s most famous son. I always appreciate the work that archives does.”

The presentation covered the life of William Allen White’s adopted granddaughter from England, whose mother had abandoned her during World War Two, according to Buller.

“This was the first time we’ve done this partnership. Roger (Heineken) and I are with William Allen White Community Partner-

ship,” Buller said. “We decided to present here at the library…to hold the events here in the winter.”

“Beverly is also the Humanities Kansas speaker on William Allen White and his run for governor against the (Ku Klux Klan),” said Roger Heineken, retired Emporia State employee.

Heineken attended all three events as a member of the community partnership.

“They’re informative, they’re fun, you get to hear stuff that’s meaningful to people in the area and even out of town,” said John Doan, president of the Lyon County Historical Society. “I attended the first and third presentations…I think that people who don’t do research and know about the past are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, so I’m a big believer in history.”

Beverly Olson Buller, lecturer for library and information management, speaks during the final part of their trilogy over LIFE Magazine’s coverage on William Allen White on Sunday in White library.The presentations were designed to increase knowledge on White. Emma Sha | The Bulletin

Faculty Senate to hold VP forum Sarah Spoon Editor-in-Chief

Faculty Senate will be holding a forum where the three candidates for the position of 2nd Vice President will be held at 1 p.m. March 6 in the Phi Kappa Phi Room in the Memorial Union.

Sonja Ezell, associate professor of elementary education, early childhood and special education, Shawn Keough, associate professor of management and Brenda Koerner, associate professor of biological sciences are running for the position.

“Really the primary reason that I wanted to run for 2nd vice president...is to ensure sure that we have a robust senate, robust discussions and that we try to move issues that the faculty and the rest of the stakeholders at the university find important,” said Koerner.

Koerner has been the chair of the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee for a year and a semester, but took a leave this semester as she is currently on sabbatical.

Ezell also formerly served on Faculty Senate as a senator for two years and is currently in Wichita, however she still comes to campus often.

“In terms of access and communication, of course, that can occur face to face but that can occur through a phone call... an email or some might want to arrange a private meeting,” Ezell said. “That can be met in a range of different ways.”

Keough has not served on Faculty Senate, but wants to join Faculty Senate to develop faculty involvement and excitement about senate.

“When we have a participation rate of around 30 percent in a university setting by people who say they want trans-

parency, shared governance and they want their voice to be heard, that really bothers me,” Keough said. “This is important If we don’t care enough to get really active, why should students?”

Keough said he wanted to focus on interdisciplinary action and communication on the part of the faculty to help both the faculty and the students.

“I think that is one of the biggest things that bothers me on the campus is how siloed we are (in our departments),” Keough said. “That’s one of the reasons I want to be in (the) position...is to knock down the barriers. We’re not bad people just because we’re in different disciplines and we can work together, especially now with the way funding works.”

Ezell said she wanted to focus on communication with faculty and welcoming as many voices as possible.

“If I am elected, then I would like to continue to get the voice and the opinions and the insight from my faculty members regarding the needs that they have,” Ezell said. “(I would like) to take a look at pay (and) taking a look at the level of support is provided and that is needed within the institution.”

Koerner said she didn’t want to push for certain policies or agendas as 2nd vice president.

“I don’t think that that’s my role,” Koerner said. “I think my role is to take issues that either students or faculty or staff find important (and) bring that to whatever is the appropriate committee. It’s that committee’s decision whether that issue needs to move forward...It’s my role to facilitate the will of the faculty.”

SPORTS

8 Women’s tennis prepares new members for spring season Huayi Zhang Staff Writer

The Emporia State women’s tennis team is training hard this spring, according to Marko Goles Babic, interim tennis head coach. They have three freshmen on the team, and everyone is excited to start playing matches and gain valuable experience as a team.

“We only played two matches in the fall and picked up two wins against Cowley and McPherson,” Goles Babic said. “My goal is for us to continue focusing on getting better every day as the season goes on.

If we are able to do that, I am confident the results will take care of themselves.”

Compared to last year, they have four new players on the team. This naturally means that there has been a learning curve when it comes to getting accustomed to college tennis, according to Goles Babic.

However, everyone has been doing well and it showed in the match this past Saturday, Goles Babic said.

“With us having so much time in between our matches in the fall and the spring, my biggest goal has been to avoid being repetitive and mix up what we do on the court in order to keep the players engaged day in and day out,” Goles Babic said.

Karen Santiago Sanchez, freshman tennis player, said that the team looks to support each other throughout the season.

“We are looking to win as many matches as we can, also support each other,” Santiago Sanchez said.

Practices are hard sometimes, according to Santiago Sanchez. Now more so, because the season has started, but she always tries her best and stays positive, according to Santiago Sanchez.

Silvana Caceres Cantuni, sophomore tennis player, said she also tries to do her best.

“I am always trying to push the whole team to give 100 percent in every practice and match,” Caceres said.

The ESU women’s tennis team plays next this Saturday at home against Rockhurst University.

The Bulletin | FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Victoria Mackova, freshman tennis player, swings to hit the ball back across the court Monday at George Milton Tennis Courts. The women’s tennis team has been training to prepare for their season. Noel Aranda | The Bulletin

Women’s basketball prepares for postseason Huayi Zhang Staff Writer

Jessica Wayne brings the ball down on a fast break against the Pittsburg State Gorillas last Thursday at White Auditorium. The Hornets lost by six points with a final score of 76-82. Emma Boyd | The Bulletin

Women’s basketball is preparing for the upcoming postseason. They currently have an overall record of 21-6 with two games left to play in the regular season, according to esuhornets.com.

One of the keys to their success has been practicing, according to Toby Wynn, women’s basketball head coach.

“Practice is a necessary component to having a good team,” Wynn said. “How you practice will inevitably determine how you will play and perform, and so getting players to compete to their fullest in practice is one of

the most important aspects to having a good team.”

Brittany Kramer, senior guard, said that her role is to help bring liveliness to games and practices to help motivate her teammates.

“Usually, we practice from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day besides game days and Sundays,” Kramer said. “I would say my role is to bring energy to every practice and game. I always need to be ready to go into the game and bring a spark of energy when my team needs it.”

Morgan Laudan, junior forward, said that the team has big plans for their postseason.

They hope to reclaim the MIAA tournament title.

“We are very excited for postseason play as March is the best time of year in basketball,” Laudan said. “The MIAA tournament in Kansas City is an amazing atmosphere and we have high hopes of winning it this year. As long as we take care and win our two games this week, we should also make it to the NCAA tournament as well. All of our time and effort that we have put in up to this point have been leading to this time of year: Playing for (the) championships.”

The Hornets will play their second to last game at 5:30 p.m. tonight against Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Weather causes athletic schedule changes Margaret Mellott Managing Editor

Between the recent snowstorms and below freezing weather, not only have classes had to cancel, but also sports.

Sports such as baseball, softball and tennis have experienced many changes in their Spring season.

One of the sports most impacted by weather is baseball, which just recently started their season this past month.

According to Seth Wheeler, baseball head coach, they haven’t played a home game yet.

“We could not get a home game in one time in three years,” Wheeler said.

“And so far, that’s happened 12 times this year. It’s pretty much unprecedented on my end. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen.”

The baseball team was supposed to have their home opener the weekend of Feb. 8th and has since been postponed multiple times according to the Emporia State Athletics website. The current plan is to have their home opener this weekend against Lindenwood University.

“From a practice standpoint, we have yet to get on our outfield,” Wheeler said. “We’re very limited to the infield, and that’s on days where...it’s not raining...We’ve been outside maybe seven or eight times since Jan. 10th...

It’s definitely been a battle.”

Another sport impacted by the weather is tennis. While tennis hasn’t had any cancellations thus far this season, they have had to change home match locations to Kansas City, according to Marko Goles Babic, interim tennis head coach.

“We have had to move our home matches indoor to Kansas City, but that didn’t have much of a negative impact as we have been practicing indoors virtually all year,” Goles Babie said. “I’ve been forced to change the location for our upcoming matches on Friday and Saturday as well. The Friday match has unfortunately been postponed and will be made up at a later date, while the,

Brett Huelsmann, junior outfielder, practices swinging during an indoor practice Monday at Trusler Sports Complex. The baseball and tennis teams have both been affected by the weather. Noel Aranda | The Bulletin

Saturday one will be played indoors in Kansas City again.”

Goles Babic said moving the matches inside won’t be workable for the rest of the season.

“This is my first year here, so I’m not sure what to expect from the weather,” Goles Babic said. “I definitely hope things get warmer as soon as possible since moving matches indoors on a weekly basis probably isn’t sustainable in the long run.”

As for baseball, Wheeler said they’re just thankful for the indoor practice

facilities they have.

“Thank goodness we have the indoor (facility) that we do,” Wheeler said. “That facility is a life saver for us. Just having a place that we can call our own and we’re able to get in there when we need to be in there and we’re not limited in time” Despite having made adjustments to fit with the weather for this season, Wheeler said he hopes the sun comes out and that they don’t have to reschedule anymore games.

“I hope the sun comes out at some

point,” Wheeler said. “We’ve been able to make up quite a few games, just basically push them later in the schedule, but now we’re to the point where there’s no more room for any make-ups.”

From now on, any more cancelled games will equate to Losses, according to Wheeler.

“The nice thing is, we’ll be able to get into a rhythm and be able to play a lot of games in a short amount of time if the weather holds,” Wheeler said.

“We just need the sun to come out.”