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Administration meets in secret to talk emergency alerts S arah S poon

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Emporia State administrators had a secret meeting at an undisclosed time and place March 17 to discuss why the emergency alert system took 50 minutes to inform campus of the active shooter March 9

at Heartland Apartments, 1325 Merchant St. ESU did not let the public or press attend the event.

“They’re a notification team,” said Max Kautsch, a media hotline attorney in Lawrence, Kansas. “ENT (Emergency Notification Team), is made up of public officials

and the discussions during the ENT meetings relate to the actions of the public institution, so why aren’t they subject to KOMA (Kansas Open Meetings Act)?”

Gwen Larson, interim director of marketing and media relations, and Kevin Johnson, general counsel, contended

the meeting was exempt from KOMA. “The ENT does not set policy, they are not a group recognized and reviewed by the Faculty Senate...and they have no constitution or charter or other organizing document,” Larson said. “As such, this is not a committee or other group that

is subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act.” Larson declined to comment further.

In the ESU Annual Security Report the Emergency Notification Team is referred

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Feminist speaker discusses how to move forward A layne W eber aw e b e r @ e s u b u l l e t i n . c o m

The Blue Key Room was filled with students and faculty in honor of Women’s History Month on Tuesday night to listen to guest speaker Greta Rensenbrink, an associate professor of American history at Marshall University. She and her wife Cat Williams are advocates of the feminist movement and the LGBT+ community.

“We have to find our voice and our space, and claim a voice to equality and acceptance,” Rensenbrink said. “Despite everything that is going on, what young people are saying and thinking and what they’re doing is so positive and so exciting. That really gives me a tremendous amount of hope that things are going to go in a better direction.”

In Rensenbrink’s lecture, she spoke of classes she has taught as a college professor, and some of the stories she has heard from students about how the LGBT+ community was treated in the places they grew up, some of which told of abuse and disownership by parents.

“It’s very interesting to hear

Greta Rensenbrink, author and feminist, discusses her history with teaching in the “Age of Trump” on Tuesday in the Blue Key Room. Rensenbrink answered questions after her lecture regarding political correctness and homosexuality. John Reynolds | The Bulletin

from a different perspective, a munications major. “I learned different from your friends, but different age and upbringing,” that you have to stand up for it should be a discussion, not an said Linelle Wilson, senior com- what you want. Sometimes it’s argument, so you can figure out

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Budget meeting to inform ESU Community D ustin B ittel

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A town hall style meeting is being hosted by the Office of the President to inform students, faculty and staff about the budget challenges facing the university. The meeting is at 3:00 p.m. today in the Skyline Room in Memorial Union.

“Well one thing that I want to make certain is felt throughout the campus is that, as we deal with difficult budget situations, there is not a star chamber somewhere where people are making decisions behind closed doors with no input from those people who are directly affected by those decisions,” said President Allison Garrett. “Little over a month ago I appointed a budget advisory committee and that committee, which includes students, faculty and staff members from areas throughout the university, has been meeting to better understand budget challenges that we face.”

The town hall meeting is designed to only inform the cam-

pus to the fact that the group has been meeting, working and that “we all need to be mindful of the budget challenges and how we spend money,” according to Garrett.

“It really is preliminary in the sense that we don’t yet know what all will be happening with respect to our budget challenges,” Garrett said. “It’s to give people a better sense of ‘here are the challenges we face and the difficult decisions, as a community, we are wrestling with at the time.’”

The meeting will feature a presentation by Garrett about the budget and will be interactive in that those who attend will be able to ask questions.

“I do think it will be helpful for people to understand we are not at the point where we can say ‘this is being cut and this isn’t being cut’ because we are still early on in this process,” Garrett said. “It’s really just a way for people to have a better sense of what is going on as we

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Yeyoung Moon, junior marketing major, finishes her classes and travels home after the heavy rain stopped around noon yesterday outside of King Hall. The rest of the week will be cloudy and rainy, according to The Weather Channel. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

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Emporia State is made up of a wide variety of cultures and people. In an attempt to allow students, faculty, staff and the Emporia community to experience more of the culture from our international students, the Office of International Education is Poll of 108 students at the WAW Library, the Memorial Union, Visser hosting their annual InterHall, Science Hall, and Towers Complex. Infographic By Kalliope Craft | national Food Festival this

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the different sides of opinions to understand it a lot better from each side.”

Rensenbrink also spoke in her lecture about feminism and how the growth and acceptance of her own identity helped her become stronger in her beliefs as a feminist.

“I hope what students will take from this is a hopeful and positive message about who they are as a generation and as people who have a lot of power to do something really cool,” Rensenbrink said. “I always learn things from talking to students.”

A brief Q and A was held following the lecture, in which Rensenbrink answered questions from students and faculty about how the country can move forward with acceptance.

“I wanted to hear more from the students who were here, because I thought there was a lot of overlap between West Virginia and Kansas,” said Ellen Hansen, chair of interdisciplinary studies and professor of social sciences. “There are always new things to think about.”

Saturday.

“I think it’s important for people to get to know other cultures,” said Noble Orajiato, graduate assistant of programing and events for the OIE. “An event like The International Food Festival allows people to step out of their comfort zone, to try different food from different cultures that they never thought that they would try and some people can’t travel

to some of the countries and with the event we are able to bring the countries to Emporia State.”

There are 15 countries participating in this year’s food festival, according to Orajiato.

“I believe last year we had over 20 (countries),” Orajiato said. “Each semester it fluc-

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The Bulletin | March 30, 2017

Shooting near campus claims life of one R ayna K arst

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One person was killed in a shooting event on March 9 at Heartland Apartments, 1325 Merchant, across the street from the Emporia

State campus. The victim was identified as Mahogany Brooks, 38, in a press release from the Emporia Police Department.

Brooks was found in the hallway of the second floor and appeared to have

been shot multiple times, according to the press release. She was declared dead at the scene.

The shooting occurred at about 9:50 p.m. and ESU issued an alert at 10:46 p.m. urging students to remain

in secure locations.

The apartment complex was cordoned off by authorities and evacuated residents were sheltered in Cram Science Hall.

The shooter, later identified as Sony Uk, was found

in Brooks’ apartment, where he ran to when he spotted the authorities. The officers managed to talk to Uk and got him to come to the door, and he gave himself up without incident.

Campus took 50 minutes to alert of active shooter D ustin B ittel dbit tel@esubulle tin.com

At 9:56 p.m. the Emporia Police Department responded to a shots fired call March 9 at 1325 Merchant St., according to an official press release from the Emporia Police Department. However, it was not until 10:46 p.m. that an Emporia State Emergency alert was sent out, 50 minutes after the police responded.

The alert said, “Emporia Police reported an armed suspect at 1325 Merchant Street at 10:40 p.m.”

“It is longer than what we wanted to be or should be, but given the circumstances of what they had (to do.) They (the police) were also involved and so you can’t say ‘wait a minute, we got to stop I have to go send this communication,’” said James Williams, vice president of student affairs.

Chris Hoover, director of police and safety, was not at the scene nor was he on campus at the time of the event.

According to Scott Pearson, Police and Safety communications specialist, Hoover never comes to campus at night.

Hoover declined to comment on the incident.

The officers who arrive at the scene do not send out the emergency alerts, according to Williams.

“There is a call tree,” Williams said. “The call goes into that tree and it goes to one of five folks that then have to get that information and determine if it’s an emergency or not. In this case it was an informational awareness. They (the officers) knew all along where the suspect was so the danger was confined to that location off-campus, managed by the City of Emporia Police. We are going to do an after incident review and see where we can improve on the time frame and the communication as such.”

Once the person in the phone tree, such as Williams, is contacted they type up the alert that must contain certain information and be a certain length.

“I get a phone call at 11:30 at

How long did the alert take?

night and I’m told this is going on. I have to ask several questions, because we don’t want 9:50 p.m. Several 911 calls go out about shots fired at Heartland Apartments, 1325 Merchant St. to overuse the alert system,” 9:54 p.m. Emporia police arrive on scene and find Mahogany Brooks, 38, dead, according to court affidavit Williams said. “So by the time I and confirmed by Sgt. Lisa Sage of the Emporia Police Department. get a phone call and ask several 11hr s confirmed0hbyrsESU dispatch. questions that’s already a four to 9:56 p.m. Emporia State police officers respond to Heartland Apartments, five minute conversation. Then I 10:03 p.m. The Bulletin reporters and photographers arrive on scene. open the laptop, turn it on, go to 1 hr Police onsite.

10:04 p.m. Video taken by Bulletin staffer shows0ESU s the screen, type in the code, get 1 Chris Hoover, chief of ESU police and safety, receives phone call from Emporia police chief, hr 10:28 p.m. the notice written (and) send, according to Jim Williams, vice president of student affairs. there’s 10 minutes potentially.

So a number of those things are 10:28-10:38 p.m. Hoover spoke with Emporia police chief and campus dispatch, according to Williams. what we’re looking at.”

10:38 p.m. Jerry Cook, ESU officer, alerted the Emergency Notification Team, according to Williams.

9hrs Both Police and Safety and Emergency Management have 10:38-10:42 p.m. Call goes to second number, answered by Mark Runge. Runge takes information and calls Cory 2hr s Falldaline (who was the first number). Falldaline issues alert, according to Williams. moved over to the Division of 10:43 p.m. Photo of Sony Uk being arrested and put into a police car take by Bulletin staffer.

Student Affairs, according to William.

10:46 p.m. Alert goes out to students that reads, “ESU Alert-Emporia: Police reported armed suspect-1325 “It’s the perfect time to sit Merchant St. 10:40 p.m. Stay in secure location until further notice,” according to The Bulletin 8hrs down and say ‘let’s look at our records. processes, what’s working, what 3hrs 10:57 p.m. Jerry Cook sends message to Runge that the suspect had been apprehended, according needs to be tweaked and how Williams. do we continue to have that 11:02 p.m. Message system activated - “All Clear” message sent by Falldine, according to Williams. safety and security in the best interest,’” Williams said. “That’s 11:03 p.m. Second alert goes out to students that reads, “ESU-Emporia: All Clear. Suspect apprehended but 7hrMerchant exactly what we’re doing. The continue to avoid area of 13th and while authorities are on scene,” confirmed by s 4hrs emergency manager has been Bulletin records. interviewing folks that were on 11:20 p.m. Text message from Runge sent to President Garrett, Williams, and others that is unsure duty last night, getting inforif ESU students were involved in incident, but reports 6hrs one dead. 5hr mation. We’ve been working s with the chief of police, Chris Infographic By Kalliope Craft | The Bulletin Hoover, to get information...

One of the things we do with new procedure is we’ll try to focus (on) one point so that you have an easy time of getting that information.”

President Allison Garrett was in Dallas during the time of the incident but said this in a tweet in reply to The Bulletin on a question as to why the alerts were sent out late.

“It was little over 40 minutes from call to Emporia PD until alert went out,” Garrett. “We are reviewing how to improve our process.”

“We do need to be aware that a loss of life happened and that’s a tragedy,” Williams said. “I want to make sure that the campus understands it’s recourses. If someone’s got some stress from the incident or the proximity of the incident they are certainly able to reach out to my office Residents, including two children, of Heartland Apartments are escorted by police officers across the street to and to the counseling center. Ev- the parking lot behind Cram Science Hall while an active shooter remained in the apartment building. The erything we do as a university shooter was reported at 9:57 p.m. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin there is an opportunity to review and see what can be improved, this is no different than those aspects.”

Students respond to delayed emergency alert D ustin B ittel dbit tel@esubulle tin.com

After the shooting at 1325 Merchant St. that occurred March 9, and the 50 minute delay in the emergency alert that Emporia State sent out, there have been numerous reactions from students.

“I was mad,” said Esperanza Garza, sophomore nursing major. “It had been like 50 minutes to an hour from when I first heard the sirens going down

the street to when I actually got an alert saying that there was an active shooter even though they talked about it 15-20 minutes in of me listening to the scanner that they didn’t have the shooter and were looking in the cars and looking in the trash cans and still making a perimeter and clearing the building.”

Garza was at a Bible study at a friend’s place when they heard police cars driving by at about 9:55 p.m.

“It wasn’t just one or two

it was several, so I turned on my police scanner, a free app on my phone, and was listening and then I heard that they (police) were surrounding an apartment building and they were clearing out residents and then that they found the victim and that they had no pulse and to not send help,” Garza said.

“That’s when I first kind of realized this was a real deal and the fact that they didn’t talk about any apprehension or it being safe. It was just kind of ‘oh this

Police officers escort Sony Uk into a police vehicle at 10:43 p.m. The first 911 call went out at 9:50 p.m. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

“It may well be that there are topics that ENT discusses that should not be made pubcontinued from page 1 lic, however, the KOMA clearly to by name, as an ongoing allows for the discussion of such subjects out of view of the group, making them subject to public, in executive session,” KOMA. Kautsch said. “Why can’t the

meeting

ENT then retire to executive session?”

Kautch also cited an Attorney General Opinion that says advisory groups are subject to the law. AG Opinion 86-84 states that an “advisory” committee “is a subordinate group

is not contained.’”

The incident also caused the Registered Student Organization Nerf Nation to implement their plan to require that guns must have an orange tip immediately, according to Theodore Wheeler, president of Nerf Nation and sophomore psychology major.

“Up until this point, not all of which (guns) have had orange painted tips, but starting immediately and active this Sunday, I will be requiring orange tips,” Wheeler said. “This is something I was going to set in stone next semester because of the conceal and carry law coming into effect then, but because of recent events I’m not taking any risks and will be implementing it now.”

Members who do not follow the rule will not be able to participate in Nerf Nation events.

“I think everyone is going to be pretty understanding,” Wheeler said. “I’ve had this conversation with them about next semester a few times and everyone’s been really understanding of it. Even if they have

a custom paint-job on their blasters, they obviously know how to paint them so they can paint them back to orange or if they’re unwilling to do that, well, tough luck. I don’t really care.”

When The Bulletin tweeted at President Garrett asking about the delay, Christina Brunton, a sophomore information systems major, tweeted at The Bulletin.

“Don’t understand why @ esubulletin is @ the president like she would have the information,” Brunton said.

Both Garza and Wheeler agree that ESU needs to work on getting the alerts out faster when in it concerns an emergency like this. “ I think they should have responded by obviously sending out a notification quicker about what was happening and issuing a public apology that it did take so long,” Wheeler said. “There could have been individuals that were walking down there before the alert was sent out that could have been injured.”

subject to the Kansas Open Meetings Act because the parent body isn’t administrative body which receives an expense public funds.”

“If it is a committee with responsibility for making or recommending policy then it is a

public body and the meetings should be open,” said Frank LoMonte, executive director of the student press law center in Washington D.C. The Bulletin has asked for advice from the Kansas Attorney General’s office.

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Violating the Clery Act

S arah S poon

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Emporia State may have violated the Clery Act, which requires all federally funded universities to issue a timely warning when there are threats on or near campus, when it took 50 minutes for an alert to be sent out about a shooting event, March 9.

“There’s no question that when a suspected criminal is on the loose in the vicinity of the campus with a weapon, that requires a Clery Act

warning as soon as it comes to the university’s attention,” said Frank LoMonte, student press law center. “It doesn’t matter if the crime itself happened off campus, all that matters is whether the person presents an imminent danger to people on the premises of the campus, as a fleeing gunman certainly would.”

If a university that receives federal funding fails to issue a timely emergency alert for threatening events on or near campus, they may be fined up to $27,500 per violation

and might also risk losing their federal funding, according to the Student Press Law Center.

“We did meet all of the requirements of the Clery Act,” said Jim Williams, vice president of student affairs. “Not sure I want to say we hit the time frame we want, but every one of these things we send a notice on, we reevaluate. It is easy to send a notice out that the water drains are broken and its blocking traffic and you see the water flowing, but to get that infor-

mation out (about a shooting) and how you pick up that information is a very, very important thing.”

Maxwell Kautsch, attorney at law, said that while it wasn’t directly on campus, it still falls under the Clery Act. “It’s a violation of the Clery Act,” said Kautsch. “This is a serious failure on the part of Emporia State when it comes to the Clery Act.” Gwen Larson, interim director of marketing and media relations declined to comment.

Responding to an active shooter event D ustin B ittel dbit tel@esubulle tin.com

During the March 9 shooting, there were two campus activities going on which led to students and faculty stepping up in the situation to make sure everyone was safe. One was the Honors College Spring Ball and the other was an ESU Theatre rehearsal for “Sense and Sensibility.”

“About an hour before (the alert) I first heard that there was an incident on Merchant Street,” said Gary Wyatt, associate provost and director of the honors college. “At the time I was concerned so I ran over there…When I got over to Merchant Street. I noticed a complete wall of law enforcement vehicles. I counted eleven.”

Wyatt, along with several students, were in Webb Hall at the Honors College Spring Ball during Thursday’s shooting.

“I approached an Emporia City police officer,” Wyatt said.

“I explained to him that I had a major event going on and was there any risk? He said ‘well we got everything contained on the other side of the street and so the best I know you stay over there where you’re at and you’ll be fine.”

When Wyatt received the alert, he called ESU Police and Safety.

“I said ‘look we just saw this alert, I’ve known something’s been going on,” Wyatt said.

“I’m just concerned something happened.’ and the person on

The cast of “Sense and Sensibility” practice in Frederickson Theater in Roosevelt Hall. The cast was practicing during the night of the shooting, where Abbi Timmermeyer, stage manager for “Sense and Sensibility,” locked down the building. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin

the other end of the line said ‘no it’s over. The situation has been resolved. You don’t have anything to worry about. Send your students home when the event ends without any worry, everything’s fine.’ The curious part about that was apparently it was over before I got the alert.”

Abbi Timmermeyer, junior theatre major and production stage manager for “Sense and Sensibility,” had received the alert as rehearsal was wrapping up.

“What I did was, after I got the alert, I got up and locked both of the doors and kind of locked us in and then I turned the light off that was right out

front the Friesen (Studio) so it would just look like nobody was there,” Timmermeyer said. “I did all of that and then I waited until right before we were suppose to be let out of rehearsal to tell everybody ‘Hey, I just got this alert that there was a shooting across campus. I would feel more comfortable if people stayed here until we got the all clear from police and safety,’ and then like 10 minutes later I got another alert that said it was all clear and we were good to go.”

Both Wyatt and Timmermeyer were concerned about the delayed alert.

“I am a little upset that they took an hour to get that news

Residents gather for memorial

to us because if I didn’t lock the doors five minutes earlier or something we could have been in danger,” Timmermeyer said.

The initial alert went out at 10:46 p.m., according to Bulletin records.

“I’m not really sure what went wrong here but it seems to me like there should be some pretty clear guidelines for if something like this happens, even if you’re not sure, doesn’t it make since to err on the side of caution?” Wyatt said. “I think that if there’s even a slight probability that people could be in harms way I think there should be action taken.”

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Around 40 residents of Heartland Apartments, 1325 Merchant St., and supporters huddled around candles in a memorial for Mahogany Brooks, a woman who died at the apartments March 9.

According to Misty Durham, an organizer of the event, Heartland Apartments told them they couldn’t have the memorial because of the nature of the crime.

“It’s all about their reputa-

tion,” Durham said. “They have no respect whatsoever.”

The memorial was due to last until 9 p.m.

“We’ve all known her for most of our lives,” said April Chapman, organizer of the event and resident of 1325 Merchant and Emporia. “She was loud and crazy but amazing.”

According to Chapman, Brooks had a big impact on a lot of people.

“I’ve known Mahogany for 27 years,” Durham said. “I think she deserves it (the memorial).

A lot of people love her. What

happened was horrible.”

According to Chapman, Brooks’ door is decorated with flowers and nice sentiments, including someone who wrote ‘homie’ in a black marker.

Samuel Deere attended with his brother.

“It’s someone I used to know and someone I want to pay my respects to,” Deere said.

Heartland Apartments and the Emporia Police Department allowed the memorial goers to continue the memorial without further protest.

Preliminary hearing date set for Uk

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Sony Uk, who is accused of first-degree murder in connection with the Heartland Apartments shooting last Thursday, is scheduled for an April 12 preliminary hearing in Lyon County District Court at Emporia, according to court records.

The Heartland Apartments are across Merchant Street, just west of the Emporia State campus. The sidewalk in front of the apartments is approximately 40 feet from the parking lot adjacent to Cram Science Hall.

Pronounced dead at the scene was Heartland resident Mahogany Brooks, 38. She had been shot at close range four times with a 12 gauge shotgun, according to court records.

Brooks was believed to be Uk’s girlfriend, the affidavit said.

“The trail of blood down the hallway along with the spacing of empty shotgun shells following that trail of blood down the hallway from apartment 205 to apartment 202 indicated that after being first shot in the area of apartment 205 Brooks fled east down the hallway to apartment 202 as she was pursued by the person who continued to follow her and shoot,” according to the affidavit.

A preliminary hearing (for felony cases only) is a probable cause hearing where the prosecutor presents evidence to bind a defendant over for trial.

Steven Atherton was appointed as Uk’s defense attorney. A spokesperson for The Atherton and Huth Law Office offered no comment when contacted.

The state is being represented by Amy L. Aranda, first assistant county attorney.

Security procedures across Kansas R ayna K arst rkarst@esubulle tin.com

Around 40 people attended the memorial of Mahogany Brooks, a woman who died yesterday. The memorial was organized by Misty Durham and April Chapman. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

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In response to an active shooter event March 9 at Heartland Apartments, 1325 Merchant, Emporia State issued an emergency alert to students and faculty 50 minutes after the threat began.

All universities that receive federal funding, like ESU, are required by the Clery Act to issue timely warnings of threats on or near campus to students and employees.

“In compliance with the Clery Act, Emporia State University provides immediate notification to the campus community upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation on campus that involves the immediate threat to the health or safety of students, faculty, staff and guests,” according to ESU’s 2016 Security and Fire Safety Report.

The decision to issue an emergency alert is a joint effort made by ESU Police and Safety and the members of the Emergency Notification Team, according to ESU’s annual safety report.

Some situations may call for consultation with the vice president of the affected area and university general counsel as well, though no specific process is detailed in the online report.

“The information Emporia State University shares on its

website follows the best practices of emergency planning and response,” according to Gwen Larson, interim director for marketing and media relations.

Other Kansas universities have detailed procedures shown online for issuing an emergency alert. Kansas State University (KSU) shows in their 2016 Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety report their four-step process for issuing an alert for an immediate threat.

After an emergency is reported to the KSU police department, the department must confirm that the situation threatens campus security, according to KSU’s annual safety report. Then the KSU police department command decides whether or not the alert will hinder the efforts of law enforcement officials and, if not, authorizes the emergency notification.

Similarly, the University of Kansas’ (KU) 2016 Security and Fire Safety Report states, “The issuance of a Timely Warning is decided on a caseby-case basis by Chief of Police, who is also the Director of the KU Office of Public Safety, or his designee in light of all the facts surrounding an incident.”

“In order to comply with federal law, detailed processes that are followed to the letter are essential,” Kautsch said.

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The Bulletin | March 30, 2017

When Minutes Matter

The university’s notification system failed to provide a timely alert for students in a shooting event that occurred across the street from campus.

It took 50 minutes, from the time that Emporia State police officers arrived on scene to the time the emergency alert was sent out.

The university is insisting that it was a timely warning because it was sent out within 10 minutes of the Emporia Police Chief calling Captain Hoover, of ESU Police and Safety.

But shouldn’t the administration be concerned about the time that students are in danger?

Besides, ESU police were on site 50 minutes

before the alert, and Hoover never even bothered to show up.

He was at home.

A shooting happened across the street from campus.

Witnesses were housed in Cram Science Building.

But Hoover didn’t show up.

As students, we expect to be notified in a timely manner when a tragic event happens either on campus or near enough for there to be a serious concern to the students’ well-being.

Students’ lives could have been in jeopardy and no one alerted the campus.

When the school fails to let students know about serious events such as a shooting the moment it

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happens, the school lets down all the students who attend ESU and live in the surrounding area.

What would have happened if the shooter gave the cops the slip and made their way on campus?

Students would have not known until it was too late.

The whole system needs to be rethought and redone. At the end of the day, the students’ lives should be of the utmost concern to the administration, but it’ll take a lot to re-establish the trust that was created when students agreed to come to ESU. While the Emergency Notification Team took time to reexamine the policy, and hopefully discover why it was so slow,

on March 17th, they did not allow the public or the media to attend the meeting.

The communication from the administration is so incomplete that it misleads the public about the facts of what is actually going on and what actually happened. This is wrong.

It is difficult to know what is going on, or to trust what is happening, when we don’t even know who is involved and no updates are given to the public.

We ask Hornet Nation to be vigilant. The administration cannot be trusted to deliver the facts in a transparent and fair way.

Because minutes do matter.

An appeal against concealed carry

S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com

One of the biggest arguments for allowing conceal and carry on campuses is, “Well, during a school shooting, wouldn’t you want to be able to defend yourself? You wouldn’t want to be helpless.”

I’ll be honest, in the past this kind of argument would have stalled me.

You might have even been able to convince me that conceal and carry weapons were a good thing.

But now?

I have seen an active shooter event, and I can tell you, the last thing that was needed was more guns.

On March 9, I was attending a dance when I received a call that there was an active shooting event across the street from campus at an apartment complex. I immediately went there, as a journalist, to report.

The initial 911 call went out at 9:50 p.m.

I arrived at 10:02 p.m.

At least eleven police cars and emergency vehicles lined the street and witnesses lined the sidewalk, sniffling.

Whether it was from the cold or from the loss of a friend, I’m not sure.

I had the opportunity to briefly speak to a female resident about the victim who was shot and killed. I can’t describe the sadness that permeated her voice as she spoke.

The scene was dismal.

There was a general feeling of sadness and uneasiness as we watched, looking on to see what would happen.

It was one of the hardest nights of my life, but it was my job to watch.

I watched the anxious faces

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What if I were to tell you there is no real transition into adulthood, no actual defining marker that means you are no longer a child?

The word “adulting” has been thrown around a lot recently in reference to being able to do things we perceive that an “adult” would be able to do. It is heard often around Emporia State and it was even part of the title

fears of others.

You’re not going to be a hero and stop someone unless you have the proper training and Kansas’ eight hour conceal and carry training, is not even close to being enough.

There are a thousand ways that people can mess up while concealed carrying when it comes to a gunfight. Shooting the wrong person, not shooting soon enough or too soon, or forgetting to take the safety off, to name a few.

What happened was horrible and shouldn’t have happened.

But more death and more weapons is not the answer.

Where the Veggies At?

Being A Human of a recent workshop here on campus. What started as a joke on the internet became this thing we use to describe the act of being an adult.

There is no such thing as being an adult, for some reason society decided that the words we use to describe the biological stages of the human animal have some tangible meaning in reality. Being an adult is simply physically being fully matured biologically. There is no actual way of proving you are an adult beyond that other than what the society you are in has deemed an adult way to be.

The things we say are “adulting” only really cover being able to function in our society. Things like having a job, paying rent and taxes and budgeting your food instead

of people, waiting, watching, worried about which of their friends would come out of the building alive and which wouldn’t.

I watched the officers’ stiff faces, as they held it together to evacuated people.

I watched as a woman, determined, spoke to a police officer about the evacuation of the children still stuck inside the building.

I watched the relief and the tears, as officers came out of the building carrying young children to safety.

This is not the place for a political stance.

It makes me sick that people work to advance their politics, based on the pain, anxiety and

of going on a destructive, friendship-shattering, cheeseball binge every time you deposit a check.

But I know children who can do this. Circumstances brought them to a point where they had to take on responsibilities they otherwise wouldn’t have to. And they did just fine, for the most part, and so will you.

The use of the fake verb “adulting” stems from the anxiety of being unsure whether or not we have come to the part of our lives where we are really functioning humans. Whether we actually fit the description of being a real person.

The thing is, there is no magical start button for life, it began the second you came into this world. It is always going on whether you choose to believe it or not.

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The Hornets Nest is supposed to be the cafeteria for everyone, the cafeteria with lots of options. Supposed to at least.

For anyone who is vegetarian or vegan, it can be a struggle to find food to eat at the caf. Sure, there’s the salad bar and usually there’s a vegetarian station, but rarely is there anything good.

The vegetarian options aren’t as abundant as the choices with meat. The main line and the grill rotate between different foods each day. There might be some type of fish one day then turkey or pork the next day.

The sides are sometimes vegetarian, but it’s a hassle to wait in the busy main line for one or two items, especially since the portions are tiny. Vegetarians are better off spending their time making a salad

or seeing if there’s a meat free soup available that day.

Vegans have it worse. The vegetarian options available might have cheese or another dairy product but this isn’t a choice for vegans. Their meals then become salads, dry cereal or rice.

As someone who rarely consumes meat, and never eats meat in the caf, I dread going to eat there. I’m always stuck with just a few options that never seem to change. The options I do have, aside from salads, are unhealthy. Fries and dessert have been a staple in my caf diet. I’ve even had to resort to croutons sometimes.

The caf is the main dining place, anyone who lives in the dorms is required to have a meal plan that accesses the caf.

If students can’t find any good choices in the caf, they have basically wasted their money.

The swipe into the caf could have been saved for a time with more options.

Checking the online menu doesn’t help either, because it’s not always correct. That means vegetarians have to risk losing a swipe just to see if there’s something they can eat.

If you see a lack of options, tell Sodexo’s general manager Frank Karcher either in person or on their website, because these “options” aren’t enough for everyone.

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Conoce a los candidatos presidenciales de ASG G aby A mparan

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Dos pares de estudiantes están corriendo para las posiciones de presidente y vicepresidente del gobierno asociado estudiantil (ASG).

Elijah Williams, estudiante de último año en ciencias políticas y economía, está corriendo por presidente y Jessica Parks, estudiante de último año en ciencias políticas, está corriendo por vicepresidente. Megan McReynolds, estudiante de segundo año en sociología, está corriendo por presidente y Jacob Miller, estudiante de primer año en comunicación está corriendo por vicepresidente.

“Nuestros (McReynolds/Miller) tres enfoques son un producto de conversaciones, preocupaciones e ideas que surgieron de conversaciones con estudiantes de ESU,” dijo McReynolds.

“Estamos comprometidos con cada estudiante en el campus, y sentimos que el enfoque debe ser cambiado hacia las necesidades de la universidad en su conjunto, con un énfasis en el nivel de los estudiantes. El próximo año, esperamos ayudar a proporcionar la mejor experiencia para que los estudiantes se enfoquen en sus metas educativas.”

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Elijah Williams (izquierda), estudiante de último año en ciencias políticas y presidente del gobierno asociado estudiantil y Jessica Parks, estudiante de tercer año en ciencias políticas, son candidatos para presidente y vicepresidente del gobierno asociado estudiantil en 2017. Su plataforma está enfocada en animar a negocios en Emporia a tener más descuentos para estudiantes, aumentar el número de baños neutrales de género y aumentar el número de estudiantes de Emporia High que atienden Emporia State. Megan McReynolds (derecha), estudiante de segundo año en sociología y Jacob Miller, estudiante de primer año en comunicación, son candidatos para presidente y vicepresidente del gobierno asociado estudiantil en 2017.

Su misión es desarrollar la comunicación entre estudiantes y el campus, enfatizar una póliza comprensiva para el bienestar de los estudiantes y promocionar programas de diversidad e inclusión. Dabin Choi | The Bulletin

McReynolds dijo que sus “iniciativas abarcan ideas tales como el aumento de la comunicación que promueve la transparencia entre los estudiantes individuales, sus organizaciones y el campus en general.”

“También reconocemos que los estudiantes ESU están involucrados en su comunidad y en el medio ambiente más que nunca, y nos gustaría implementar el reciclaje en todo el campus y una política escolar integral sobre el bienestar estudiantil,” dijo McReynolds. “Estas son sólo algunas de nuestras ideas que

esperamos implementar.”

Williams y Parks, si son elegidos, planean hablar con Main Street y con la Cámara de Comercio de Emporia para discutir las diferentes formas en que los negocios pueden darle más descuentos a los estudiantes de ESU. “También planeamos aumentar la cantidad de baños neutrales de género en el campus,” dijo Williams. “En este momento, los estudiantes que prefieren baños neutros de género tienen que salir a buscar uno.”

Además, Williams pla-

nea trabajar con Emporia High School.

“Los intentos de suicidio ocurren semanalmente en Emporia High y queremos ofrecer nuestros servicios para reducirlo,” dijo Williams. “Jessica y yo también queremos trabajar con nuestra oficina de admisiones para aumentar la cantidad de estudiantes de EHS que asisten a ESU.” En un esfuerzo por ganar apoyo, ambos grupos están utilizando diversos métodos de comunicación.

“Tenemos una cuenta de Facebook y Twitter que estamos animando a la gente

a compartir nuestra página,” dijo Parks. “Simplemente estamos anunciando la palabra y vamos a hablar con RSOs esta semana para hacerles saber ‘esto es lo que estamos haciendo. Esto es lo que nuestra plataforma es,’ y animar a la gente a votar por nosotros.”

Un debate presidencial se llevará a cabo a las 6:00 p.m. el jueves, 6 de abril en la Sala PKP del Memorial Union. Las elecciones serán todo el día del 11 al 13 de abril.

Kappa Delta Pi recauda fondos locales

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Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), la sociedad de honor de educación de Emporia, acogerá el Amazing Race (La Gran Carrera) en abril como recaudador de fondos al estilo Dr. Seuss para el Día de William Allen White.

“El Amazing Race es una búsqueda de tesoro para involucrar no sólo a la comunidad Hornet, sino (también) a todo Emporia,” dijo Amanda Leadbetter, vicepresidente de KDP y estudiante de tercer año en educación primaria y educación de matemáticas. “Es una manera de recaudar fondos para que las escuelas primarias vayan al Día de William Allen White que organizamos

cada año.”

KDP generalmente ofrece una carrera de 5K, pero la organización quiere cambiar este año a algo diferente, haciendo este el primer año para el Amazing Race, según Leadbetter.

El evento es el 8 de abril y la inscripción comenzará a las 8:00 de la mañana, con el comienzo a las 9:00 de la mañana, según Alison Weber, estudiante de tercer año en educación primaria y representante de KDP. “Van haber equipos de cuatro y cada equipo comenzará aquí en ESU y se les dará una pista que tienen que descifrar,” dijo Ashley Peterson, presidenta de KDP y estudiante de tercer año en educación primaria. “Los llevará a

la siguiente parada y en esa parada obtendrán una nueva pista, y así sigue.”

Los negocios locales están permitiendo que KDP utilice sus instalaciones de forma gratuita, por lo que los únicos costos que la organización tiene son los costos de los materiales necesarios para la carrera, según Peterson.

Peterson no fue capaz de dar los nombres de las empresas para que sean confidenciales a los participantes, pero dijo que KDP agradecerá a las empresas al final de la carrera.

La inscripción termina el viernes y cuesta $60 por equipo. Hasta este lunes, habían siete equipos registrados para el evento y los oficiales de KDP esperan agregar más a la lista para el viernes, según Peterson.

Melissa Reed, miembra de Kappa Delta Pi y profesora de educación primaria, Ashley Peterson estudiante de tercer año y presidenta de KDP, Amanda Leadbetter, estudiante de tercer año en educación primaria y educación de matemáticas y presidenta de KDP, Leah Miller, estudiante de tercer año en educación primaria y educación de matemáticas, y Allison Web, estudiante de tercer año en educación primaria discuten la preparaciones para el Amazing Race en Visser Hall. El evento se tomará de acabo el 8 de abril en el Memorial Union. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

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Emporia State se compone de una variedad de culturas y personas. En un intento para permitir que los estudiantes, profesores, personal y la comunidad de Emporia tenga más experiencias con la cultura de nuestros estudiantes internacionales, la Oficina de Educación Internacional (OIE) organizó

el Festival Internacional de Alimentos annual, qué es este sábado.

“Creo que es importante que la gente conozca otras culturas,” dijo Noble Orajiato, asistente de programación y eventos de OIE. “Un evento como el Festival Internacional de Alimentos permite a la gente salir de su zona, probar diferentes alimentos de diferentes culturas que nunca pensaron que inten-

Hailin Chen, estudiante de último año en contabilidad y presidenta de la asociación de estudiantes chinos, empieza la junta de la organización el martes en el cuarto Roe Cross. El grupo se junto para terminar los planes para el festival internacional el sábado. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

tarían y algunas personas no pueden viajar a algunos de los países y con el evento son capaces de traer a los países a Emporia. También permite que los estudiantes internacionales se entrelazan y se mezclen con los estudiantes domésticos y el personal y la gente de la comunidad.”

Hay 15 países que participaran en el festival de alimentos de este año, según Orajiato.

“Creo que el año pasado tuvimos más de 20 (países),” dijo Orajiato.

“Cada semestre fluctúa dependiendo del horario de la gente y su capacidad de participar.”

Tanto estudiantes internacionales como nacionales pueden participar en el festival, sea como un grupo grande o individualmente.

“Es más fácil asociarse porque se obtiene ayuda de los otros países,” dijo Joseline Terraeas, estudiante de Bolivia de tercer año en administración de empresas y mercadeo. “A veces tu no vendes mucho, así que tienes que tener

otra comida allí.”

El grupo de Terraeas generalmente se asocia con Colombia y Perú.

“El año pasado me gustó un plato principal y luego hubo una bebida y un postre también de Brasil, así que tenemos una variedad en la mesa,” dijo Terraeas.

Neucasha Greene, estudiante de posgrado en el programa de asesoramiento escolar y asistente postgrado de OIE que ayuda con la comercialización y el reclutamiento, ha estado participando en el festival desde 2014.

“Cuando participé por primera vez fuimos yo y otros dos estudiantes de las Bahamas,” dijo Greene.

“En lugar de sólo hacer nuestra comida hicimos el Caribe, así que tuvimos comida de las Bahamas, comida de Jamaica y luego tuvimos comida de Granadina,” Los estudiantes que deseen asistir al festival tendrán que traer dinero en efectivo para comprar alimentos de cada vendedor, de acuerdo con Orajiato.

“Lo que hace la oficina, las personas que van a participar presentan un menú y un precio por cada artículo, luego revisan el menú y le dan comentarios,” dijo Greene. “Tratamos de no tener artículos que cuesten más de $5 porque la mayoría de las veces el objetivo que tiene uno en ir a esto es probar una gran cantidad de alimentos. Por promedio, una persona tiene como $25 que están dispuestos a pagar en cualquier alimentos. Tampoco quieres porciones de tamaño completo de comida porque la gente quiere probar un montón de alimentos así que mantener que en consideración que mantener a $5 o menos.”

El Festival Internacional de Alimentos comienza a las 11:00 a.m. y va hasta las 3:00 p.m. este sábado, 1 de abril, en Webb Hall en el Memorial Union. Incluirá varios alimentos y bebidas de numerosas culturas junto con rendimientos de estudiantes internacionales y nacionales.

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Kappa Delta Pi, Emporia State’s education honor society, will host The Amazing Race on April 8 as a Dr. Seuss themed fundraiser for William Allen White Day. “The Amazing Race is kind of like a scavenger hunt to get not only the Hornet community involved, but (also) all of Emporia,” said Amanda Leadbetter, KDP vice president and junior elementary education and secondary math education major. “It is a way for us to raise funds for different elementary schools to come for William Allen White Day, which we host every year.”

KDP usually hosts a 5K run, but the organization wanted to change it up this year, making this the first

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Both international and domestic students can participate in the festival either as a large group or individually.

“It’s easier to partner because you get help from the other countries,” said Joseline Terraeas, from Bolivia, junior majoring in business administration and marketing. “Sometimes yours doesn’t sell that much so you have the other food there.”

Terraeas’s group usually partners with Columbia and Peru.

“Last year I did a main dish

year for The Amazing Race, according to Leadbetter.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on April 8, followed by the start of the event at 9 a.m., according to Alison Weber, KDP junior member representative and junior elementary education major.

“There’s going to be teams of four and each team will start here at ESU and be given a clue that they will have to decipher,” said Ashley Peterson, president of KDP and junior elementary education major. “It will take them to the next stop and at that stop they will get a new clue, and-so-on.”

Local business are letting KDP use their facilities for free, so the only costs the organization has are regarding materials needed for the race, according to Peterson.

The names of the busi-

nesses won’t be released thank the businesses at the row and costs $60 a team.

As of Monday, there were until the day of, in order for end of the race, according to seven teams registered for them to be a surprise for the Peterson.

Registration ends tomor- the event, said Peterson. participants, but KDP will

and then there was a drink and a dessert as well from Brazil so we have a variety on the table,” Terraeas said.

Neucasha Greene, graduate student in the school counseling program and graduate assistant for the OIE that helps with marketing and recruitment, has been participating in the festival since 2014.

“When I first participated it was just me and two other Bahamian students,” Greene said.

“Instead of just doing our food we did the Caribbean. So we had Bahamian food, Jamaican food and then we had Grenadian food.”

Students wishing to attend the festival will need to bring cash to purchase food from each vendor, according to Orajiato.

“What the office does, per-

sons who are going to participate submit a menu and a price for each item then they review the menu and give you feedback,” Greene said. “We try not to have items costing more than five dollars because most times the objective you have in going to this is to try a much foods as you can so the average person might have like 25 bucks that they are willing to shell out on any foods. You’re also not wanting full size meal portions because people want to try a lot of foods.”

The International Food Festival begins at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 1, in Webb Hall in the Memorial Union. It will also feature performances from international and domestic students.

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Spring Air & Spring Hair The spring season is always so good to me. Spring brings so much beauty, color and new life into our world.

Each day the leaves grow greener on our campus and the air is as refreshing as a glass of cold lemonade.

As I walk to class, the warmth from the glistening sun embraces me and I feel so radiant.

During spring there are visible changes in the weather; outside is becoming hotter and more humid with a chance of unexpected rain showers.

For some women, more humidity means stronger hairspray and a good dry shampoo spray.

However, hairspray does not work for everybody and dry shampoo seems pointless to buy because of the kind of hair that I have. I have naturally thick, curly hair so, there are virtually no products that work great for my hair texture.

There are a few expensive brands that semi-work at taming my wild locks like Carol’s Daughter and Aunt Jackie’s moisturizers.

I always struggle to find one product that is lightweight, moisturizing, controls frizz and defines my curls.

Many products that claim to be for curly women are overpriced and leave my hair feeling dehydrated.

The best product that I have tried for 3B curly hair, which is defined as a voluminous, coarse curly texture, is Shea Moisture milk and other styling products. Although the price is not much better than the other products, Shea Moisture is worth every penny.

The curl and style milk is

light and moisturizing so your curls are able to look more defined and every product smells amazing.

The best part about Shea Moisture is the ingredients; all products are made of organic materials that are healthy for your curls.

The virgin coconut oil and pure argan oil found in these products add a boost of shine.

The curl enhancing smoothie restores strength to damaged and overprocessed curls while nourishing hair follicles, which helps to stimulate hair growth.

I use these products along with Pantene shampoo and conditioner to cleanse my hair without stripping my hair’s natural oils. These products combined support my curls and keep them looking healthy and bouncy.

I also use organic coconut oil, raw egg and mayonnaise on my hair once a month as a deep treatment to replenish my hair. This treatment rejuvenates my hair while softening my curls.

Overall, having curls is a beautiful thing, but it takes hard work to maintain the pattern of your curls and repair damage that occurs because of dryness and applied heat.

The humidity makes my hair even curlier and I feel the difference in weight; my hair is perfect. The spring brings the sunshine and my curls become more fluffy and crinkly; each strand is lighter and seem to dance in the rays of the sun.

Spring brings out the best in everything; beauty is seen all around me even in the interlocking curls of my hair.

Melissa Reed, Kappa Delta Pi faculty adviser and professor in elementary education, early childhood, and special education, Ashley Peterson, junior elementary education and KDP president, Amanda Leadbetter, junior elementary education and secondary mathematics education and KDP Vice president, Leah Miller, junior elementary education and middle school mathematics, and Allison Weber, junior elementary education discuss about the preparations for The Amazing Race in Visser Hall. The Amazing Race will be held on April 8 in the Memorial Union. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin

Hailin Chen, senior accounting major and president of the Chinese Student Association, starts off the organization’s meeting on Tuesday in the Roe Cross room. The group met to finish up their plans for the International Food Festival on Saturday and used the time to decide who would be bringing what dishes. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

Is ESU Disaster Ready?

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Representatives of emergency response and readiness groups assembled in the Preston Family Room of the Memorial Union yesterday to increase student awareness and preparedness for the event of various disasters.

“There is a time and a place to call 911 and not to,” said Cassandra Grimm, emergency communications officer with Lyon County Emergency Communication. “We take care of dispatch for police, fire, medical, the sheriff, as well as the tornado sirens.”

Grimm said that LCEO does not work directly with campus police and “students should contact ESU PD at (620) 341-5337 rather than calling the Lyon County police for issues

on campus.”

Part of the LCEO display was an emergency dispatching protocol pamphlet that describes how call centers respond to different situations.

“We can handle anything from CPR to delivering a baby over the phone,” Grimm said.

Other groups present at the event were the Emporia Police Department, Lyon County Fire Department, and the Flint Hills Health Center.

“We have a three-step plan for readiness,” said Jennifer Skiles, contract services director at Flint Hills Health Center.

“We encourage students to prepare a kit… have a plan… and be informed.”

Skiles’ display included interactive elements including a disaster readiness quiz and several informational handouts.

The handouts concerned preparations for pandemic flu and

recommended immunizations.

“Make a list with your roommates’ names, birthdays, medicines and allergies,” said Harlan Smith, Lieutenant advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) with the Lyon County Fire Department.

“If there is an emergency, we need to know that to know what’s going on.”

Smith also mentioned the importance of fire drills and alarms both on and off campus for keeping students safe.

“Always treat it as a fire alarm. Typically it’s a false alarm, but you don’t know,” Smith said. “If you live offcampus, make sure you have a working fire alarm and preferably, an extinguisher.”

Students can contact campus police for more information on what you can do to be prepared for an emergency.

Submit your abstract for Research & Creativity Day! Sponsored by the Research and Grants Center, the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Committee, and the University Honors Program, Research and Creativity Day is set aside to highlight a wide range of student and faculty research and creative activities.

The morning will begin with oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students and the poster session will take place in the afternoon. A Three Minute Thesis (3MT) contest will also take place in the morning for graduate students. Students interested in the Three Minute Thesis are also eligible to submit poster abstracts. Visual and performing artists are also encouraged to participate. A separate room for performances and the visual arts will be available if there are faculty or students interested in participating. The award ceremony will take place during the luncheon, which is free to all participants.

Participants and attendees will be able to participate in People's Choice Awards this year.

Please go to www.emporia.edu/research/rcd.html to submit your abstract.

Students may submit abstracts for both an oral presentation and a poster.

Faculty are encouraged to participate in the poster session.

Submissions are due by Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

This is an excellent opportunity for faculty and students to share with the campus community their research, scholarly, or creative work.

Free lunch for all participants Free t-shirt for all participants People’s Choice Awards

The Guidelines for Presenters site contains information on poster equipment and tips on developing posters. All participants are encouraged to visit http://www.emporia.edu/research/guidelines-for-presenters.html. Contact Pam Fillmore at pfillmor@emporia.edu or at extension 5351 if you have questions.

Don’t wait – submit your abstract now!

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ASG candidates provide an inside look

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Elijah Williams (left), senior political science major and current Associate Student Government president, and Jessica Parks, junior political science major, are running in 2017 ASG election for president and vice president. Their platform is focused on encouraging business in Emporia to give more student discounts. Megan McReynolds (right), sophomore sociology major and Jacob Miller, freshman communication major, are running candidates of president and vice president positions for 2017 Associate Student Government. Their mission is to emphasize a comprehensive school policy for student wellness, and develop and promote Diversity and Inclusion programs on campus. Dabin Choi | The Bulletin

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Two student pairs are running for the positions of Associated Student Government President and Vice President. Elijah Williams, senior double major in political science and economics, is running for president and Jessica Parks, senior political science major, is running for vice president.

Megan McReynolds, sophomore sociology major, and Jacob Miller, freshman communication major are also running for president and vice president respectively.

“Our (McReynolds/Miller) three focuses are products of many conversations, concerns, and ideas that have emerged from conversations with ESU students,” McReynolds said. “We are committed to each student on campus, and feel that the

focus needs to be shifted toward the needs of the university as a whole, with an emphasis on the grassroots student-level. In the coming year, we hope to help provide the best experience for students to focus on their educational and campus goals.”

McReynolds said that their “initiatives encompass ideas such as increased communication that fosters transparency across individual students, their organizations, and the campus as a whole.”

“We also recognize that ESU’s students are more involved in their community and environment than ever before, and would like to implement campus-wide recycling and a comprehensive school policy on student wellness as a result,” McReynolds said. “These are just a few of our ideas

that we hope will provide tangible improvements on campus that students can utilize.”

Williams and Parks, if elected, plan to meet with Emporia Main street and the Emporia Chamber of Commerce to discuss different ways business can give students at ESU more discounts.

“We also plan to increase the amount of gender neutral bathrooms on campus,” Williams said. “Right now students who prefer gender neutral bathrooms have to go out their way to find one.”

Additionally, Williams plans to work with Emporia High School.

“Suicide attempts occur weekly at Emporia High and want to offer our services to reduce those rates,” Williams said. “Jessica and I also want to work with our

Admissions department to increase the amount of EHS students who attend ESU.” In an effort to gain support both groups are using various methods of communication.

“We have a Facebook and a Twitter account that we are encouraging people to share our page,” Parks said. “We’re just kind of getting the word out there and we are going to start meeting with RSOs this week to just let them know ‘hey this is what we are doing, this is what our platform is.’ and just encouraging people to vote for us.”

A presidential debate will be held at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 6 in the PKP Room of the Memorial Union. ASG president Elections will be all day April 11-13.

Hornets walk to #bethevoice

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The semi-annual Out of the Darkness Walk will take place noon this Saturday, April 1st in Kellogg Circle. The event is run by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help raise awareness about and show support for victims of suicide.

The walk will include multiple extra events, including a raffle featuring over 50 donations by many businesses in Emporia, with tickets only $1 each; a memory wall, where attendees can bring photos in memory of a lost loved one; a bubble release, where attendees will be given individual bubble tubes, and the names of those who have been lost to suicide and those who are struggling will be read off; a bake sale; a signing of the foundation’s new banner; and a photo booth.

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struggle to just come and be part of a community that understands,” said Melissa Kurtenbach, chair organizer of the AFSP and member of Hornets for Hope. “It’s not just about focusing on those who have died by suicide, but also the caretakers of those who struggle with mental illness.”

The tradition of the different colors of beads will also once again be featured at the walk.

“It connects you with people because you’ll go to a walk, and everyone is wearing beads that mean something,” said Samantha Bellavia, vice president of Hornets for Hope. “It helps connect you to start a conversation, and even if you’re not wearing the same beads, you can put yourself in their shoes.”

All the money made from donations and selling of merchandise will go directly back to the AFSP to fund the education and

our budget challenges on the backs of our students, we know that. We need as much as possible to be equitable across different areas.”

According to an email from the president’s office, the meeting will last until 4:30 p.m.

Outstanding Teacher Award, an award given by Marshall continued from page 1 University to recognize instructors who highly impact In 2016, Rensenbrink was their students. a recipient of the Reynold

Melissa Kurtenback, community adviser for Hornets for Hope, and Samantha Bellavia, senior psychology major and vice president of Hornets for Hope, talk about arrangement for the out of the darkness campus walk to fight suicide yesterday in Memorial Union. The walk is set for noon on Saturday outside of Plumb Hall where free registration begins at 10 a.m. Allie Crome | The Bulletin

research of suicide.

“We want to open that door of talking about mental health issues,” said Kurtenbach. “The walks really give the opportunity to identify other people who are struggling like they are.”

As of Wednesday, over

120 people have registered, and the walk has raised $2,300 toward its $6,000 goal, according to afsp.org.

Registration is free and can be done online at afsp. org or on the day of the walk starting at 10 am.

March 23 Officer provided lock out assistance for KS 813DGA at 1320 C of E Dr. SLIM zone 40 Intrusion alarm. Human error.

March 24 Officer contacted subjects at Trusler Sports Complex and advised of the weather watch that was in effect until 2200 hours.

Officer assisted the Emporia Police Dept. with a lock out at 906 E 12th in reference to an unconscious person inside the vehicle.

March 25 March 26 Officer provided escort for female student from Free Parking to Northeast Morse Hall.

Officer took report of a non-injury auto accident involving KS 978CFN and OK CDG481 in 1700 Highland. Minor damage and insurance exchange. No case.

Officer contacted TX HNK1932 in the 1500 block of Market to move vehicle out of a no parking zone.

March 27 Officer responded to the blue light telephone located at the south Science Hall.

No contact made.

Officer provided lockout assistance for KS 716JXE in the 900 block of South Commercial Street.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 429JFY at Sector 5. No problem found.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 61BSE at Kellogg Circle Dr. No problem found.

March 28 Twin Towers zone 151 Fire Alarm. 1st floor STT tamper fire pump Room 101. Mechanical error.

Officer assisted KS 751HAY in Sector 9 with a flat tire. Officer aired the tire.

Officer assisted the Athletics Department with a flat tire on a golf cart, west of HPER. Officer stopped KS 032HPW in 300 E 12th. Verbal warning for stop sign violation at 12th and Mechanic.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 204DFQ at King Lake. Subjects were watching the rainstorm.

Officer checked welfare of occupants of KS 933AHC at the President’s Residence.

Vehicle was unoccupied.

Professor talks on “uppity women” professor Máire Johnson for a lecture titled “Uppity Women of the Middle Ages” yesterday in the Phi Kappa Phi room in the Memorial Union.

“She (Ellen Hansen) asked me to write something about women for the series and something historical to do with the Middle Ages. I thought about it for four or five days and threw a few ideas at her.”

The lecture was sponsored by the Máire Johnson, assistant professor in history, Ethnic and Gender speaks about Uppity Women of Middle Ages yesterday in the Phi Kappa Phi Room in the Studies Program.

Memorial Union. Johnson touched on points Johnson’s lecincluding women during the Middle Ages that ture included hisdid not confine to the social norms of the time. torical information Dabin Choi | The Bulletin about multiple women from the Middle Ages, including a feH annah J effers -H user male physician and a woman hjeffershuser@esubulle tin.com named Christine de Pizan, the About 10 students and first woman to make money faculty joined ESU assistant as an author in Europe.

“I was sort of formulating in the back of my mind ‘who am I going to include?’” said Johnson. “I actually had five or six other women that I thought about including and ended up not doing it partly because of time and partly because I wanted to get a diversity of social statuses.”

After the lecture, the floor was opened for audience members to ask questions.

Philip Kelly, professor of social sciences, asked Johnson if this lecture tied into other research she was working on.

Kelly also asked if her lecture was published.

Johnson said that the work was not published.

Haley Wofford, senior english major, was a student in attendance at the lecture and thought it was interesting.

“I have her (Johnson) for a few of my classes and I knew that she was speaking, so I was curious as to what it was going to be about because I am taking her Medieval Europe class next semester,” Wofford said.

SPORTS

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Hanna brings hard-working attitude, persistence to ESU baseball B ethany B owman bbowman@esubulle tin.com

A little hard work never hurt anyone, just ask Wade Hanna, senior outfielder for the #5 Emporia State baseball team.

“Just work hard, work hard every single day,” Hanna said. “There shouldn’t be days when you don’t want to be at practice.”

In 2012, as a senior at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, Kansas, Hanna was just looking for a chance to keep playing.

“I was really kind of under the radar, I didn’t really have any offers, and I didn’t know if I was going to get to play,” Hanna said. “I had some offers for football, but I told those coaches I wanted to play baseball.”

This period of doubt forced Hanna to talk to coaches on his own terms.

“I was emailing coaches just to see if I could get a response,” Hanna said. “I had a normal college visit to Emporia coming up, but nothing to do with baseball. I was kind of bummed out because I hadn’t heard anything back. The night before I got a text message from the assistant coach at the time and it said ‘Hi Wade, bring some stuff to work out in tomorrow on your college visit.’ I was like, ‘Finally.

I’m getting a shot.’”

For Hanna, the workout proved to be the difference between student-athlete and

student.

Impressed with Hanna’s athleticism, ESU head baseball coach Bob Fornelli offered him one of the final roster spots.

The weight of finding a place to play was off of his shoulders, but the road was just beginning for Hanna.

“He’s earned everything,” Fornelli said. “He came in as a good high school guy, maybe not a great high school player, and has really developed into a great college player.”

High school players need time to adjust to the fast-paced college game according to Fornelli.

“Coming in from high school, I got here and thought ‘Oh my God, these guys are on another level,’” Hanna said.

“With the power and size that they had, the jump was pretty remarkable.”

With the talent gap too much at times, Hanna and his coaches decided it would be best to take a redshirt year to continue his development.

“I just used that redshirt year to work on myself, put on weight, get stronger and prepare for my second season,” Hanna said. “That year really benefitted me a lot.”

The next spring, Hanna had to make another big decision regarding his baseball career.

“After my redshirt year, Coach [Fornelli] had told me he had a transfer from a Division I school coming in to take a spot,”

Hanna said. “We had a handful of juniors and seniors, so he gave me the option to go play at Coffeyville [Junior College] for a year. I decided to stay and just try and beat out some guys to find a spot on the field, and it ended up working out that way. I’m really glad I stayed.”

Hanna filled a hole where his team needed him in his true freshman year by playing right field. His sophomore year meant constant moves between left and right field, while his junior season meant time in center field. As one of the leaders on the team this year, Hanna is bouncing back and forth from center to left. But no matter where Hanna is asked to play, he tries to set an example for the rest of his team.

“Just watching older guys set the bar for the expectation of playing at a high level, I want to do that too,” Hanna said. “Play at a high level, but also encourage and bring my team to that level as well. I think that’s important as a leader, not just worrying about yourself but bringing the level of the team up with you.”

Hanna, now a two-year captain, has done just that Senior outfielder Wade Hanna adjusts his batting gloves during an ataccording to his teammates.

“Wade’s a great leader,” bat. Hanna is batting .319/.420/.468 with 18 RBIs this season. Bulletin said junior outfielder Johnny Archives.

Hodges. “He’s been at Emporia State for so long, and he knows the ins-and-outs of the program.

He just works hard.”

SPORT SHORTS

Softball dominates doubleheader against Lincoln

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The Hornet softball team finished the weekend undefeated by sweeping a doubleheader over Lincoln on Saturday afternoon at the Trusler Sports Complex.

Emporia State defeated the Blue Tigers 8-3 in the first game and run ruled them 12-1 in five innings in the second.

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ESU started the first game off strong by scoring all eight of their runs in the first three innings. Sarah Glass, senior infielder, gave the Hornets their first run when she sent Caitlin VanVleck, junior outfielder, home on a double to left in the bottom of the first.

A wild pitch scored Glass later that inning to increase the lead to 2-0 after one.

VanVleck doubled to left center plating two more runs

in the second to put Emporia State up 4-0. Annelise Rockley, junior outfielder, singled to right field, sending VanVleck home to stretch the margin to 5-0 after two.

Glass smashed a leadoff triple to left center then scored on a Blue Tiger’s error in the bottom of the third.

Two more Lincoln errors scored Cassidy Berry, junior outfielder, to put Emporia State up 7-1. Katy Rae

Nordman, junior infielder, hit an RBI single to score the final run for the Hornets as ESU pitching held down the Lincoln offense in the remainder of the game.

The Hornets started off strong again in game two, scoring seven runs in the first inning. Emporia State added three runs on just one hit in the second inning when a wild pitch plated Glass and Berry hit a two-run homer to

left field. Lincoln scored their only run in the top of the third before Emporia State tacked on a run in both the bottom of the third and fourth for the run rule victory.

Emporia State (22-16, 8-4 in the MIAA) will face off with Washburn for The Turnpike Tussle Series in Topeka starting this Friday at 2 p.m.

Statistical information provided by ESU Athletics.

State on the board in the second.

Kaden Shaffer, junior infielder, followed with a triple and scored on double by senior outfielder Wade Hanna to put the Hornets up 2-0. Emporia State plated two more in the fourth to round out their scoring. Kearney scored their only run in the seventh as the Hornet pitching staff was able to scatter 10

Loper hits.

In game two, the Hornets opened with three runs in the first. Emporia State then added three more in the bottom of the fifth on a RBIdouble by Brown, a RBI-triple from Ryan McBroom, senior infielder, and a RBI single from Munyon.

The final run came in the seventh when Mason Brown, junior catcher, walked, made

it to third on a single, then scored on McBroom’s ground out. The Lopers were shut out 7-0, managing only three hits in the contest.

The Hornets earned their fourth walk-off win of the season on Sunday afternoon.

Hanna led Emporia State to a 9-8 win when he singled to left field in the bottom of the ninth to send in the winning run.

With his four hits in game three, Hanna moved to third on the Emporia State baseball team all-time list with 204 career hits.

The Hornets (23-5, 12-2 in the MIAA) will travel to the University of Central Oklahoma for a three-game series that begins this Friday at 6 p.m. in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Statistical information provided by ESU Athletics.

Baseball sweeps series against Kearney

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The #8 Emporia State baseball team opened a threegame home series last Friday afternoon with a 4-1 victory against Nebraska-Kearney.

Daniel LaMunyon, senior infielder, singled, went to second on a ground out, then stole home and scored off a Loper error to put Emporia

OPINION

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Has the NCAA gone mad?

For many American sports fans, the start of the spring season also signals the beginning of some of the most revered, lucrative and controversial athletic tournaments in our culture, the event collectively known as March Madness.

Formally known as the National Collegiate Athletic Association College Basketball Championships, these events are participated in by hundreds of athletes, both

men and women, from each of the NCAA’s three divisions.

According to “USA Today” the 2015 Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament brought in $800 million of revenue to the NCAA alone, and it’s not hard to see why the event will continue to be profitable.

Watching this year’s tournament over spring break, I was especially struck by how often commercials seemed to interrupt the flow of each game. Repeated advertisements for Buffalo Wild Wings, Coca Cola and Allstate played so often that I began to memorize them by heart. Even Budweiser got in on the action by using the play of underage athletes to promote their beer.

While the constant plugs for products were annoying, the only commercial that made me angry was one put out by the NCAA itself. In the 30-second spot, a narrator begins by stating that less than two percent of college athletes in the U.S. will go on to play professionally. While I’m not a college athlete myself, I can imagine that statistic was discouraging to hear for a few out there. The narrator continues to say that the vast majority of college athletes are earning something much more valuable than a professional sports contract by staying in school

and pursuing their degrees.

I think that the core sentiment of this advertisement is true. The goal of any college athlete should be to pursue an academic degree, especially if they are being aided in that pursuit by money from an athletic scholarship. However, claiming that a college degree is much more valuable than guaranteed millions in this evolving market and economy is little more than out-of-touch encouragement at best and deliberately false advertising at worse. Personally, I see it as the NCAA justifying its own unfair and shady business practices.

Here’s a statistic for the NCAA, out of all the billions of dollars in revenue that your organization has made since the tournament’s inception in 1939, zero percent has directly reached the pockets of the young athletes who participate in it. If the NCAA truly claims itself as an organization for the advancement and protection of young student-athletes, it needs to begin compensating them monetarily outside of scholarships.

I realize numerous hurdles would have to be cleared and difficult questions would have to be answered before college athletes can begin receiving pay for their play: How

would a KU basketball player be paid in comparison to an Emporia State soccer player?

Would male and female athletes be paid the same amount although their sports may earn entirely different revenues?

Will this negatively affect the culture of college athletics?

While these answers could take years to fully come to light, the benefits would begin reaping themselves immediately for both athletes and colleges alike, players would be more enticed to stay a full four years at their institutions, ensuring a higher quality of play and more revenue in ticket and merchandise sales for schools. Student-athletes could function to their namesake as they would no longer have to search for demanding and time-consuming jobs off campus. Young adults would learn crucial money-managing skills for their future and be better prepared for life after college.

Most college athletes seek to cement their legacy in some way, either through personal accomplishments, team championships or by changing a program’s tradition. This generation of student-athletes can go down in history by demanding a culture of fairness, transparency and equality in college sports.