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President’s temporary home valued at $327k S usan W elte

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2841 Lakeridge Road, purchased by the Emporia State Foundation last November, is currently the home of President Allison Garrett. The temporary residence is being used until a new house is built on-campus at 1522 Highland St. CASSIE HOLT | The Bulletin

Gonzalez resigns after nine months

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f o r m e r d i r e c t o r o f f r at e r n i t y and sorority life

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Javier Gonzaelz, director of fraternity and sorority life, resigned March 8.

Gonzalez’s resignation follows an alleged rape case at the Kappa Sigma fraternity, 136 W. 12th St., in November. The charges have since been dismissed.

His resignation also follows and an unattended death at the Sigma Sigma Sigma house , 418 W. 12th Ave., in February. The police reported no foul play.

The university cannot confirm whether or not either of these instances played a role in Gonzalez’s resignation.

“All I can do is to confirm that Javier did resign his position as director of fraternity and sorority life,” said Lynn Hobson, dean of students.

Gonzalez was paid $36,180, annually, according to Judy Anderson, executive director of human resources and affirmative action and Title IX coordinator Gonzalez held his position at Emporia State for nine months.

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Enhanced Spanish courses offered H annah J effers -H user

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Sitting in front of a private glittering lake in a quiet neighborhood is President Allison Garrett’s temporary home.

The house, located at 2841 Lakeridge Road, was purchased by the ESU Foundation last November from the John Korsak Jr. Trust. The four-bedroom and three and a half-bathroom property was appraised at $277,000 in 2015. The current 2016 appraisal is $326,700.

“We feel really good that we got a fair price on the home, so we were certainly pleased with the price that we paid,” said Jennifer Denton, vice president for the ESU Foundation.

The neighborhood in which the home is located is named Crestwood Lakes, and yearly fees for the lake association are $175. Another home on the same street is priced at $329,000.

The property is one-story with a two-car garage and walkout basement. It has 1,839 feet of living area, according to the Lyon County Appraiser’s Office.

Although there’s already a presidential home on campus, located at 1522 Highland St., the foundation said it bought the home on Lakeridge to use temporarily because the current residence is infested with rodents and has plumbing and insulation issues. The Highland Street

Next semester the English, modern languages and journalism department will be offering hybrid Spanish courses to allow students to have more options for their class schedules.

A hybrid course is a course that is offered both in the classroom and online. These hybrid courses will be SA110B, SA210A and SA313A. Rachel Spaulding, assistant professor of English, modern languages and journalism, came up with the idea to teach hybrid courses because she knows how difficult it is to balance work and school.

Spaulding has previous experience teaching online courses and she already uses online components in her classes.

The Spanish courses offered on campus currently meet for an hour every day.

“I myself had been involved

in a Portuguese class at a previous campus that met everyday and it was very difficult for working students,” Spaulding said. “In order to make the language class more accessible for our working student population, we thought it would be a good idea to either offer (the course) Tuesday Thursday or Monday, Wednesday, Friday in the face-to-face class but still have a five credit course.”

Spaulding says that students are “always plugged in” and will be open to the idea of taking a hybrid Spanish course.

She hopes that more students will want to take Spanish without being restricted by scheduling.

Students who are interested in the course should go to the Registrar Office and have their name put on the paper waitlist because there is no way to do it online through the system yet, according to Spaulding.

If the sections for the cours-

Rachel Spaulding, assistant professor of English and modern languages, leads her Spanish 110 course in an activity March 24 in Plumb Hall.

SB110 is one of the classes being offered as a hybrid course in the fall.

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es fill up, but there are many said Spaulding.

Gregory Robinson, assistant students on the waitlist, the department might try to add professor of English, modern more courses to accommodate the students that want to take the courses but could not get in, see SPANISH page 5

Literacy Center donates largest gift in ESU history D ustin B ittel copy editor

The Emporia State Foundation held a bell ringing celebration last Friday in honor of the donation of $4 million by the Masons of Kansas, a branch of the Freemasonry fraternity, to establish the Kansas Masonic Literacy Center at ESU. “(The event is) to celebrate the generosity of the Masons of Kansas and their record breaking $4 million to establish the Kansas WEATHER FORECAST gift Masonic Literacy Center at Emporia State University,” said Sarah Eimer, director 64F 53F 69F of donor relations for the 37F 31F 39F ESU Foundation. “This is a transformative gift that THURS FRI SAT will change the lives of thousands of Kansas kids.”

Bell ringing celebrations are planned and held 79F 71F 74F 48F 38F 54F specifically based upon the donor ’s wishes and their SUN MON TUES gift. The Foundation hopes Source: Weather.com to celebrate every gift they receive of $100,000 or INFOGRAPHIC BY more, but many times the WENDY BRIGIDO | The Bulletin donors are too humble to

let them share their generosity publicly, according to Eimer.

“In 2012, Now and Forever: The Campaign for Emporia State University, set out with a working goal of raising $45 million dollars through the most comprehensive campaign in university history,” Eimer siad. “Determined to build spirit, camaraderie and a sense of pride of membership in our Hornet Nation, we needed to share our victories. By ringing Silent Joe during each celebration, we are announcing to the world that the Hornet Nation is ‘Silent No More.’ Since the beginning of the campaign we have held over 20 bell ringing celebrations.”

The event attracted a “beautiful crowd of people” from within the ESU community along with Kansas Masons from across Kansas that filled Memorial Ballroom, according to Shane Shivley, ESU Foundation president.

“On January 1, 2017, 10

Lyn Beyer, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, delivers a presentation over the values of the Masons and the new Kansas Masonic Literacy Center March 25 in the Memorial Union. The Literacy Center will open January 1. JOHN REYNOLDS | The Bulletin

schools within the 10 districts the Kansas Masons have will formed a planning team to create school literacy programs to target the literacy problems in those schools,” said Ken Weaver, dean of the Teacher ’s College. “Each school will receive a $75,000 fund to support consultants,

books and community based family programs.”

Each program will last three years before a new plan is created to sustain the gain in literacy at the school before the volunteering masons move on to

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Associated Student Government distributes tobacco-free survey A riel C ooley editor-in-chief

After the results of an informal survey, given by Associated Student Government, showed that 70 percent of the 1,300 participants were in favor of a tobacco-free campus, ASG created a tobacco-free task force to determine how to proceed.

“We want to see what demographics of students are wanting to go tobacco free,” said Mikala Sharlow, vice president of ASG, chair of the tobacco-free task force and junior communication major.

A follow–up survey will be available from April 4-15 and respondees will be asked questions such as whether or not they are in favor of a tobacco-free campus and whether or not they smoke, as well as other questions about the potential switch.

“The survey is to help inform the task force as to what the campus’s thoughts and opinions are with regard to the university’s tobacco use policy,” said Jason Bosch, member of the tobacco-free task force and director of the Memorial Union.

The response to the original “What Do you Want Wednesday” survey relating to a tobacco-free campus sparked the initiative for the task force.

The ‘What Do you Want Wednesday’ survey was completed in the Main Street in the Memorial Union and was distributed on paper forms to anyone willing to answer the questions.

“This one is going to be sent to all student emails,” Sharlow said. “It’s a little more official and it’s sent to every student, faculty and staff, so we don’t have the worry of them taking it more than one time.”

A tobacco-free task force, a group of almost 20 faculty, staff and students, was formed to review the university’s tobacco policies and make changes, depending on campus input.

Emporia State’s current policy involves no smoking within any facility or within 30 feet of an entrance.

“With our university’s interest in the health of the campus community, we were hoping to see how receptive our campus was to this type of policy,” said Mike Wise, member of the tobacco-free task force and director of Recreation Services. “We feel that it is important to find out what our campus prefers, before moving forward with any type of policy change. If the results of the survey are positive, we would move forward to make changes.

If the results show that our campus community is not in favor of this initiative, we would not follow through, and keep the policy as it stands.”

Bosch said the goal of the task force is to look at the data and see if the campus would support stronger tobacco usage policies.

“If the answer to that is yes, the task force will start to look at putting together recommendations for what those changes might look like,” Bosch said.

Storage of guns hot topic with task force A riel C ooley editor-in-chief

The weapons policy task force met last Friday to discuss proper storage of firearms, violations and sanctions for the policy.

The task force also made edits to the first draft of the section of the policy regarding proper storage.

“I don’t think we should approve a key lock safe where anybody can get ahold of the key,” said Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety.

Hoover said he thought carriers should be allowed to store their guns in their cars and in their homes or residence halls only. The task force decided storage in lockers and faculty offices, specifically, would not be allowed as more than one person has access to these places.

“I think it needs to be in uninterrupted, exclusive control of that individual all the time,” Hoover said.

Safes to be used in residential halls must be large enough to contain the owners handgun while inside a holster, according to the policy draft.

The task force discussed how this could affect people with built in holster in bags or clothes, and decided those people will have to have a separate holster that can remain in the safe.

“We’re creating problems for ourselves when the reality is, this is 100 percent their problem,” Hoover said. “They have chosen to carry, so it’s their responsi-

bility and their problem, not ours.”

All ammunition must also be in an approved storage device.

The task force had an initial discussion about violations and sanctions.

“As far as sanctions goes, my thought would be that it should be on a case-bycase basis and just state that it can include whatever is appropriate for the circumstances up to and including termination of employment or expulsion from the university,” said Kevin Johnson, chair of the weapons policy task force, general counsel and co-director of Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics.

This section of the policy will include who does the violation of the policy get reported to, who investigates it, who makes the conclusion regarding what happened and who imposes the sanction, among other things.

“If someone is going to violate this policy, it’s serious consequences,” said Rob Catlett, assistant professor of mathematics and economics and director of the Center for Economic Education. “All it takes is one mistake and it’s potentially catastrophic for the individual or for the others.”

Catlett, in discussion with others, said he found many people in favor of harsh sanctions.

The task force will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Veterans Hall of Honor to edit the first draft of the section of the policy regarding violations and sanctions.

Police Reports Reports from ESU Police and Safety

President Allison Garrett speaks to the Associated Student Government on March 24 in the Memorial Union Ballroom. President Garrett gave background information about herself along with formally introducing herself to the students attending the meeting.

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ASG discusses privacy, religious freedom bill S arah S poon managing editor

All 73 registered student organizations were required to attend the Associated Student Government meeting last Thursday in order to continue to receive allocation funds.

Additionally, Elijah Williams, senator and junior political science and economics major, sparked discussion on state legislation that will affect Emporia State’s campus and RSO’s.

“The Senate Bill 175, or the Religious Freedom Bill, it would allow religious organizations on college campuses to discriminate against members, so it’s peers in the student body, based on race, gender or religious affiliation,” Williams said.

The bill was signed by Gov. Sam Brownback and will go into effect July 1. ASG hasn’t taken any action on this bill, according to Williams.

“The Student Privacy Act, or House Bill 2737, would force students to use the bathroom based on their gender assigned at birth,” Williams said. “Transgender students wouldn’t be able to use any public bathrooms on campus.”

Additionally, students will be given a monetary reward of $2,500 if they catch a transgender person in the public restroom, according to Williams.

“The amount of transgender, neutral bathrooms on campus now is extremely low so there’s not a lot of options for transgender bathrooms now,

so if they weren’t able to use public restrooms, they would basically not even be able to use the restrooms at all,” Williams said.

Williams asked all students, senators and RSO representatives alike, to call and email their legislators to let them know if they are against either one of these bills.

Taylor Kriley, co-advisor of ASG, associate director of the Memorial Union and senior director of the Center for Student Involvement, presented Senate Bill 1602, a reserve fund request for the Big 12 conference, attended by the Black Student Union.

ASG usually only funds seven members to attend conferences but BSU took 12 and are requesting additional funds, according to Kriley.

President Allison Garrett also attended the ASG meeting and thanked them for their warm welcome.

“I’m a late bloomer, in a sense, a late bloomer into higher education,” Garrett said. “I started out as a lawyer and in the last 20 years I have moved into higher education and I absolutely love it.”

Garrett also said she would write letters of recommendation for any ESU student who stopped into her office.

“I am blown away by the caliber of programs, the caliber of the professors and the caliber of the students,” Garrett said. “So far, all the surprises have been good surprises. ESU is great and I am so excited to be here.”

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March 23 Officer assisted Kansas Highway Patrol with car stop at 15th and Morse Dr. Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with securing the south yellow gate at Trusler Sports Complex. Gate was swinging in the wind and striking vehicles. Emporia Police Dept. officer the secured gate.

Officer stop IA CHJ179 in 200 E 12th. Citation for a stop sign violation.

Resident Assistant in Twin Towers Complex reported possible smell of marijuana coming from a restroom on 5th floor of North Twin Towers. Officers could not locate source of the odor.

Officer stopped KS 432EQK in Sector 4. Verbal warning for a one way violation in same location.

March 24 Officer stopped MI DES3697 at 10th W 15th. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation at same location.

Officer stopped KS 835EPH in 100 Market. Verbal warning for failure to yield right of way at 12th and Iowa.

Officer stopped KS 235BBF in 1400 Rural. Verbal warning for driving without headlights.

Officer stopped KS 719GLE at 1800 Highland. Verbal warning for defective headlight.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept.with a car stop in 1100 Union.

March 25 Person reported a stray dog outside of Visser Hall. Officer contacted animal control. They responded.

Officer stopped KS 525HPU in 200 W 12th. Verbal warning for a stop light violation at 12th and Commercial.

Officer stopped KS 223HNS in 1400 Merchant. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation at I-35 and Merchant.

Officer stopped a vehicle in 1100 Union. Verbal warning for a defective headlight. Citation for expired driver’s license.

March 26 Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a theft call at 1012 Merchant.

Officer stopped KS 620FNE in 100 E 11th. Verbal warning for a stop sign violation at 11th and Mechanic.

Officer stopped KS 870GLZ in 10 E 12th. Verbal warning for a one-way violation in 1200 Market. Subject was taken into custody for no valid driver’s license and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

Officers assisted Emporia Police Dept. with traffic control at Highland and Merchant.

March 27 Officer stopped KS 129JGH in 100 W 13th. Verbal warning for defective taillight.

A female student requested to speak with an officer at ESU PD HQ. Case referred to Emporia Police Dept.

March 28 Officer stopped KS 880DVO in 10 W 12th. Verbal warning for failure to yield right of way at 12th and Commercial.

Officer stopped KS 880DVO in 10 W 12th. Verbal warning for failure to yield right of way at 12th and Commercial.

Resident Assistant in Morse Hall Complex reported the possible smell of marijuana in Central Morse 2nd floor.

Officers were unable to locate source of smell.

March 29 Officer assisted Emporia Fire Department with a possible fire at 1622 Center St. A burner was left on.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Department with traffic control for a fire at 11th and West.

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ENTERTAINMENT

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? S

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Emporia native R. Lee Ermey Mining through the internet in search of notable people or projects to talk about, I managed to dig up information on Emporia native, Vietnam veteran and actor, Ronald Lee Ermey, also known as “The Gunny.” Coincidentally, Ermey celebrated his 72nd

birthday March 24.

Due to his military background, Ermey is mostly known for playing character roles throughout his acting career that deal with the military.

Ermey began his acting career in the 1970s.

His most famous role to

date was when he played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in “Full Metal Jacket” (1987). For his role as Hartman, Ermey was nominated a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and he won Best Supporting Actor from The Boston Society of Film Critics.

Ermey has also made appearances in movies and TV shows including “Toy Soldiers” as General Kramer, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” as Sheriff Hoyt, “Kim Possible” as General Sims, “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy” as drill sergeant and many more.

In addition to his work in movies and TV shows, Ermey has voiced charac-

Track and field host memorial run

Steven Blocker, head track and field coach jogs on the first stretch of the Erika Jaremko 5k March 20. Track and Field donated all proceeds to Jaremko’s family.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN BLOCKER

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The Emporia State track and field team hosted a 5k March 20 and raised over $800 for the family of Erika Jaremko, sophomore elementary education major.

Jaremko died Feb. 12 at the Sigma Sigma Sigma house, 418 W. 12th Ave. It was ruled an unattended death by Emporia Police.

Wyatt Sanders, sophomore health promotion major, said he wanted to do something to help Jaremko’s family. After some brainstorming with friends, he decided to put on a 5k to raise money.

“I wanted to show the family how people can support her and how she impacted people’s lives here at ESU,” Sanders said.

Sanders did not know Jaremko, but had a friend

die while he was in high school and said he knows how hard is to go through something like this.

“When I heard it all go down, I just kind of felt it in my heart to do something to show some support,” Sanders said.

Participants had to pay $20 to register for the run and received a shirt. Sanders still has shirts and car decals available for $20 and $10, respectively.

“It was just a nice event,” said Erin Blocker, track coach and instructor of health, physical education and recreation. “It was good to see students and kids supporting each other and doing something for the greater good that they didn’t have to do. I think that meant a lot to the family.”

Blocker said she thought the event and gumption to do it is a good representation of Wyatt’s personality and character.

There were about 25 runners and walkers at the on campus 5k. Some of Jaremko’s family members were in attendance, along with many of her Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority sisters.

“I really appreciated the track team putting this walk together,” said Taryn Lynch, member of Sigma Sigma Sigma and freshman political science major. “The amount of support that we have seen from the community has been amazing. I think it went well. We were expecting a larger turnout, but with the time we had allotted to do this event I think it went very well.”

Stephanie Post, Jaremko’s mother, attended the 5k.

“We really appreciate everything you guys have done,” Post said.

ters in video games. He is in “Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex” and “Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.”

Literally, if you have seen a movie or TV show or have played a videogame that has a militaryesque character in it, you will probably see R. Lee Ermey in the credits as a character. The man has even made guest appearances in “Family Guy,” “House,” “Scrubs,” “The X-Files” and “Miami Vice.”

Though Ermey has been criticized for publicly speaking out against political moves made by the Obama administration concerning the economy, many have

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continued to be pleasantly entertained by “The Gunny’s” work through the years.

I find the life of Ermey quite impressive, considering that he comes from a farm boy upbringing just outside of Kansas City, Kansas. Furthermore, he is someone that Emporians can certainly be proud of, as he was born in the small town of Emporia, and has a lengthy catalogue of films.

Let the life of R. Lee Ermey be a lesson to anyone pursuing any sort of career in life. You can achieve any goal that you so choose, no matter how big or small your hometown is.

Students Work with Habitat for Humanity for Alternative Spring Break

Members of Alternative Spring Break help Habitat for Humanity build a house in Oregon. Participants worked Monday through Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF ELAYNE COLMAN

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Emporia State students joined Alternative Spring Break to work with Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization based out of Atlanta that builds homes, at Sisters, Oregon over Spring Break.

“Alternative Spring Break is a program that Community Hornets runs,” said Elayna Coleman, ASB president, coordinator and junior secondary English major. “Every year, we have the opportunity for students to apply for the program and then we pick, usually between eight to ten, students to go on this trip...

We go and spend the week volunteering and work on building a house.”

This year, the group went to Oregon to prep for insulation in a house and work on building the walls of another, according to Coleman.

This was Coleman’s third year with ASB. She said it was her job to go because she works for Community

Hornets and already had experience with the trip.

The group was also able to explore a small part of Oregon on the trip, according to Coleman.

“Most of the students chose to go because it really is such a unique experience for service and also travelling,” Coleman said.

Johnny Morgan, senior mathematics education major, went on the trip for the second year in a row.

“When I actually went on the trip last year it blew my expectations a little bit because it was fun, but it was also very fulfilling knowing that I’m playing a part in providing a person in need with reliable housing,” Morgan said. “When I went this year, I was looking for that same fulfillment.”

Morgan said the fulfillment was larger this year and he would go on the trip again if he was not graduating.

Amy McMillin, junior rehabilitation major, also went on the ASB trip for the second year in a row. She chose to go because of her experience in Colorado last year.

“We met amazing people this year,” McMillin said. “ They were such a generous community. We got to meet the people we were building houses for.”

Students are chosen through an application process. Anyone wanting to apply for ASB for 2017 can do it in September, according to Coleman.

Applicants will have two weeks to fill out the application and the team will be selected before Fall Break.

“It’s a great opportunity for students to serve and there is something special about a group of students, who might not know each other super well, going to serve people they have never met,” Coleman said.

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OPINION

The Bulletin |March 31, 2016

The Day Democracy Died STAFF EDITORIAL

Currently, there is a movement to recall Sam Brownback on a moveon. org petition that currently has nearly 42,000 signatures.

The creator of the petition, Tony Piazza, has accused Brownback of “failing to guarantee a republican form of government.” Piazza, in the petition, is requesting that Brownback fund public education, honor Kansas’s commitment to its pensions and highway funds and respect Kansas’s obligations to all citizens, despite their income, sexual orientation, gender or race.

How often do petitions fulfill the people’s wants and needs?

Unfortunately, slim to none.

The Obama Administration has publicly said that

they will answer any petition that can gain 100,000 signatures in 30 days or less, but even they cannot override the constricting laws that is Kansas legislation.

The recall process in Kansas is such that any elected official, except judicial officers, can be recalled by the people, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, the official has to be “conviction for a felony, misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure to perform duties prescribed by law.”

For the petition to be taken seriously, it has to have 40 percent of 166,687 signatures, the number of Kansans who voted for Brownback, within 90 days, which is 66,675 signatures.

This means the petition is about 24,700 signatures

away from having enough.

Usually, these numbers would bring hope, as the petition has already gained so much popularity. What’s 24,000 more people?

But when looking at the reality of what will happen, even if Kansas gets those signatures, it doesn’t look good.

Even if the people were victorious in using their democratic power to remove Brownback, he would get to pick his successor.

Meaning that the man who has driven Kansas into financial ruin, handed college students guns and has started a witchhunt for transgenders in public bathrooms, would singlehandedly get to pick the next governor of Kansas.

How is this democracy?

It’s hard not to be skeptical of the democratic process,

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especially when the people of Kansas, who have finally had enough, would be left with Brownback picking his successor.

We don’t wish to discourage those to stop voting or

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Won’t You Take a Seat

C ourtney E vans opinion writer

The Hornet Express is true to its name – it’s the fast option of dining for people who want things on the go.

But some people, like me, like to sit down and eat near the HX. I usually have a decent amount of time between my first and second class. I could just go back to my dorm to eat and wait, but I’m already in the Memorial Union and my classes are mostly in Plumb Hall.

Instead of going back to my dorm to inhale food and rush back across campus to class, I might as well just stick around the Union. Plus, by sitting down and eating near the HX, I have a chance to hang out and talk with my friends who have the same lunch break.

There’s only one problem: I usually don’t have anywhere to sit.

There are 14 tables at the HX. That may seem like a lot, but 50 chairs isn’t very much when you consider the amount of people who go through the HX at every meal.

The tables outside of the HX only includes nine four-person tables, and five tables that seat two to three.

Usually by the time I get to lunch, most of the smaller tables are taken up, so if I want to sit alone, I have to use a four-person table. Then, the other three seats at that table are taken to another table or are not used at all. The addi-

tion of more chairs to the small tables makes it crowded because they’re not meant to host that many.

The HX could use more four-person tables, and could place them where the single chairs are now. Directly outside of the bookstore area is another place that could host more seating.

A few years ago, seating was removed to make room for the phone charging station that is now in that area. Bigger tables could benefit larger groups so students aren’t pushing the tables together and then, irresponsibly, not putting them back.

While the HX is the “fast food” dining option for students, there are still students who would like to sit down to eat their lunch or dinner, and they can’t do that due to the lack of room.

We need more seating to be able to enjoy our burgers, burritos and sandwiches.

Stress it Out

A nastasia M otiti opinion writer

Once you allow stress to rush in your routine, everything starts collapsing slowly.

Stress finds thousands of reasons to appear in our lives. It can be a number of reasons for students, like having to cook, running late to work, grades and finances.

Stress is especially common among college students, according to the American College Health Association.

As soon as we enter college, we’re in a completely different world. We

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are no longer dependent.

We have to work, we have to cope with paying for our own apartments, tuition and transportation.

We want to do well in our future, have good grades, meet other people and create a group of people we can call “our own.”

At least, I do.

And if all these worries are held in one mind, one can guess how fast a person can become stressed. Frustration, anxiety, depression, increased sensitivity and emotional imbalance can be the result of stress.

It is needless to say how important our health is.

However, the above mentioned results do not only negatively affect our health but also our relationships with others and how we react to them.

As students, we need to be in good health, we need to have people around us and socialize and we need our best selves so that we

can make the best of the student-life.

Among the solutions that Emporia State offers to students is a chance to have biofeedback sessions and learn techniques of how to control stress. I had the opportunity to attend some of these sessions and it was relieving and relaxing. Students can also talk with counselors and ask for advice and support.

When stress overwhelms us, we should seek the answer for ourselves. We all have something that can calm us, embrace us and take away our tension. It might be gymnastics, watching a comedy, reading a book, cooking, sleeping, taking a walk outside, riding in our car, listening to music, talking to our family or writing down our thoughts.

We should trust ourselves and ask our bodies what they need to relax and to learn how to concentrate on calm and peaceful emotions and thoughts.

not to sign petitions. Please continue to do these things, as these are the only ways the people can stand up against elected officials.

If you give these up?

Then they’ve won.

B luelake P ritchett opinion writer

In Kansas, the minimum wage is $7.25, which is about $600 per month for someone working 20 hours a week.

Given most students work part-time jobs, in addition to being full-time students, it’s difficult to maintain that 20 hours every week. The national standard of living, which is calculated by the IRS, comes to $585 a month for one person.

Best case scenario?

You’re left with less than $20 a month.

Students shouldn’t have to worry about “just getting by” when they’re doing the most they can do.

This month, I barely made $300, which is a little over half of what the IRS says a single person needs to make per month.

Using the National Conference of State Legislatures website, we see the highest current minimum wage is $10.50 in D.C., which brings us to $840 a month. That leaves the average person nearly $300 dollars in expendable income, making it a lot easier to stay in the standard of living. Keep

in mind that’s a lowball, given we have economists and politicians saying we should be at $15 an hour.

So, why is it still so low?

There are several reasons as to why minimum wage hasn’t been raised, but I think there is a greedy, underlying motive. This isn’t any sort of conspiracy theory, but common sense.

When you have a society that values making money and bringing yourself up, you’re not as likely to do anything that might trim your profits. So, as we have seen, the average person wants the raise, and those who conduct economic studies recommend it, but corporations like McDonalds, and most recently ,Hardees, have refused to raise their minimum wage because it might cut their profits down a tad.

We have a situation where businesses are resisting raising the minimum wage when everyone else is asking for it.

This shouldn’t be the debate we are having. The cost of living has continued to go up, inflation has affected the value of the dollar, and yet minimum wage has barely changed.

Something needs to change, or students won’t be able to adjust to the cost of tuition and live with the current minimum wage.

Every single person out there who cares about the well-being of others should be fighting tooth and nail to get that minimum wage up. This can be done by petitioning the state and federal government.

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Hale amends complaint S usan W elte opinion editor

Five Emporia State students, including two Bulletin editors, have been added to the list of defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by Melvin Hale, a former ESU employee who is accusing the university of a conspiracy to commit racial discrimination.

The students named are Ariel Cooley, Sarah Spoon, Deidra Elijah, Kayla Gilmore and Derek Wilson.

Cooley is the editor-inchief of The Bulletin and Spoon is the managing editor. Some of the students are also members of the Black Student Union.

The case, which has been in federal court since last November, names 17 defendants – the institution, the five students and

11 university administrators and employees. Former ESU interim president Jackie Vietti was already among those named.

Hale amended his complaint March 23 in federal court at Topeka. The complaint also names Emporia State Chief of Police and Safety Chris Hoover.

The suit alleges conspiracy, discrimination, retaliation, defamation, and claims that Hale was unjustly denied tenure.

Hale is asking for damages in excess of $75,000 and to be reinstated in his job as an assistant professor and director of archives studies in the School of Library and Information Management.

Kevin Johnson, general counsel for ESU, declined comment, citing pending litigation.

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“It just wasn’t anything that we were excited about moving the new president into,” Denton said.

The foundation also said it plans to build a newer, larger residence at the same Highland Street location that can be used as an administrative recruiting tool and a place to conduct fundraisers.

Denton said once the project passes the Kansas Board of Regents approval process, they intend to tear down the home and start from scratch because it has been added on to multiple times and it would be “more prudent to start from ground zero.”

“It was time to do something different, so that’s why we decided this would be a good option,” Denton said.

The ESU Foundation used money from their short-term investment pool to purchase the property on Lakeridge. A home was bought, rather than a property being rented, because it is intended to be an asset to

the ESU Foundation that would be sold when the new presidential home is finished. Denton said she believes they will make money off the purchase.

“Whatever gains we had on that sell would be part of our short-time investment return,” she said.

While Garrett is living in Crestwood Lakes, construction on the new home at the Highland location will begin. It will be a place of “privacy and sanctuary” for the president and also a university home to entertain guests, Denton said. The foundation is also looking at creating a guest suite and storm shelter in the new home. The guest suite would be similar to a hotel room with a mini-fridge and small kitchen area, along with a private bathroom.

“There will be nothing overthe-top in this house,” Denton said. “It’s not to be ostentatious.

It’s to be used.”

Denton said the new home being built on campus will be funded by a small group of private donors, who will be asked to either give specifically to the fund or “above and beyond”

what they already give to the university.

“We don’t at all want to take away from other projects at the university with this project,” Denton said. “It’s kind of a very isolated project, a special effort.”

Werner Golling, vice president for administration and finance, said presidents of Regent universities are required by the Kansas Board of Regents to live on-campus, but Garrett’s temporary housing was approved

by KBOR. “With all of the number of events they host, it’s nice to live so close to campus,” Golling said.

Denton said the new president’s home at the Highland Street location will be completed in no more than five years.

Michael Shonrock, 16th president of ESU, and his wife, Karen, moved out of the home in the summer of 2015. Shonrock accepted a position as university president at Lindenwood in April 2015.

“I think Shonrock even named one of the mice,” Golling said.

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Robinson said the faculty will be working to assess students in a more productive way. He also says the class will be more flexible for the students and professors will have more time to plan the class.

“Last semester, I taught Spanish 210, which was the regular schedule five days a week,” Robinson said. “I did a survey with my students… I saw a lot of positive feedback from my students as I presented this idea to them.”

William Clamurro, professor of English, said the courses are in an experimental stage to see if the hybrid aspect of the courses will be beneficial to stu-

dents and professors.

“I really don’t know what the impact is going to be,” Clamurro said. “Right now, it’s too soon to tell.”

Clamurro will not be teaching the courses because he believes he is not experienced enough to offer half a course online. He prefers in-class courses.

Spaulding says the department has been supportive with the new courses but there is another challenge.

“If the class sections fill up, we have no way of knowing how many students are out there that are wanting to take it,” Spaulding said. “We won’t know what kind of demand is out there for this kind of class unless students start putting themselves on the waitlist.”

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Emporia State’s goal was to raise $5,000. ESU has exceeded the goal by over $2,000 and currently has 244 individuals participanting The walk is hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the ESU Sociology Club.

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Dueling Pianos fundraiser will benefit SOS exual ffense ervices

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Yearly Report -Along with providing aid for domestic or sexual violence to females and children, SOS provided 1,041 services and served 127 male victims in 2015.

-Crisis Services served 718 victims of sexual and domestic violence, human trafficking and stalking. 503 women, 127 men, and 88 children were served in this program in 2015.

-CASA of the Flint Hills served 89 children in 2015 and CAC totaled 381 services to children and their families.

-CVEC provided 1,058 safe services to 100 new clients and 70 continuing clients in 2015.

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Sexual Offense Services, based in Emporia, is holding a Hope-A-Palooza fundraiser event at 5:30 p.m. on April 9 at the Emporia Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St. The event will have a pre-party and auction followed by a performance from the Dueling Pianos at 8 p.m.

“SOS is funded 78 percent by federal and state grants,” said Connie Cahoone, SOS executive director.

“The remaining funding comes from the foundations, trusts, the counties we serve, the United Way, donations and fundraising events. To continue to meet the needs of our clients, it’s imperative we have this fundraiser.”

The funds raised during the fundraiser go to the general funds that helps all four of the programs offered

by SOS. The programs and services that will benefit from the fundraiser are the Child Advocacy Center, Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Flint Hills, Child Visitation and Exchange Center and the Crisis and Outreach Services along with the Culture Shelter, according to Lydia Cope, SOS community relations director.

“Along with being a fundraiser, the event is a celebration of our 40th anniversary and helps spread awareness of what SOS is and what we do,” Cope said.

There will be a live, silent auction beginning at 5:30 p.m.

“We’re still finalizing the auction items but we have about 35 some items,” Cope said. “The items in the live

auction are what we call ‘experiences,’ like plane rides over the Flint Hills or a trip to Louisiana, while the silent auction will have smaller items.”

The purpose of the preparty is to raise bulk funds and hear from past attendees, according to Cahoone.

“We want our fundraiser to have a different feel than others so we added entertainment,” Cahoone said. “People have options. They can come the whole evening or come for the Dueling Pianos only.”

The Dueling Pianos portion of the event will feature pianists Jason Whorlow and David Butler, along with percussionist Josh Breedlove, members of Dueling Pianos International. It will be a fastpaced musical and comedy performance with songs ranging from classical rock to blues and country, according to Cope.

“It is a great way to have fun and support a very worthwhile cause,” Cahoone said.

“SOS and ESU are great partners on many levels. This event will help us continue to bring services and support to ESU.” Semi-formal dress is expected. Tickets to the event can be purchased at the SOS office, 618 Mechanic St.; Java Cat, 608 Commercial St. The Granada Theatre or online at soskansas.com.

“The Dueling Pianos is a reasonable price for college students and that they’ll be able to enjoy it while supporting a worthwhile cause,” said Robbie Hill, honorary SOS chair member.

Tickets for the pre-party are $50, and tickets for the performance are $15.

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Ask a Muslim forum talks about religion, culture, Trump S arah S poon managing editor

150 questions were submitted by students to the United for Peace’s student discussion forum called “Ask A Muslim,” last Wednesday.

Emporia State Muslim students informed students about their religion and culture and expressed fears and concerns about presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters.

“We want to show the society of Emporia how Islam is really about, and how we are just like them,” said Dana Al Nouri, vice president of Arabic Student Sssociation and sophomore business and psychology major. “We are all united and we are all the same in the end, we are all humans.”

Rihab Mousa, a graduate student originally from Egypt, is now a U.S. citizen.

“I have kids, I have a family and we are happy here,” Mousa said. “There are no problems whatsoever...Living in America doesn’t conflict with our religion, Islam. It’s compatible, there isn’t a contradiction.”

Mousa said she hoped by using education and information, she would be able to combat negative stereotypes of Muslims.

Mousa is also concerned about Trump’s hate speech and the effects it may have.

“When we came to America, we came because it’s a great land, because of the system, the freedom, just everything,” Mousa said. “But when Trump will be here, if he wins, America will not be the same anymore.”

Mousa says she no longer allows her son to watch TV because she doesn’t want him to be afraid.

“I don’t like the new attitude, the hate attitude, that politicians are approaching, because I think this will change a lot of things in America,” Mousa said.

“They are spreading hate.

What Trump is doing is spreading hate. I think he will make America racist

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again, not great again.

America used to be great and has to stay great.”

Sirine Karray, junior business administration major, has similar concerns.

“Trump doesn’t follow the constitution and contradicts what America is all about,” Karray said.

“If Trump is president, America may not be a land of freedom anymore it could be dangerous for all minorities, not just Muslims.”

Ronald Feemster, assistant professor of journalism, moderated the forum.

There are 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide and they have made huge contributions to education, math, science, technology, literature and the arts, according to Feemster.

“No one is the same, we are all from different roots, and countries and we all speak different languages,” Al Nouri said. “It’s just about being you...I eat different food and I have different holidays, this is it.

Nothing more.”

In the Muslim faith, there is a prohibition of alcohol and pigs, accord-

ing to the collaborative presentation.

Feemster explained the five pillars in the Islamic faith, which include the declaration of faith, praying five times a day, zakat (almsgiving), fast sun up to sundown during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Makkah.

The collaborative presentation also covered topics such as the Hijab, marriage, children, polygamy, homosexuality and divorce so that students could gain a better understanding of Islam as a religion, according to Al Nouri.

“Emporia State University is so diverse and there are so many international students from all over the world and so many different cultures and religions,” said Moaz Al Nouri, vice president of Arabic student association and junior economic major.

“I really like that because I can get in touch with people...I started learning about other religions. Then I started teaching my religion and learning more. It’s really good for engagement and learning.”

Sounds of music department will welcome Garrett H arrison N ichols copy editor

The Emporia State music department will host a concert to welcome President, Allison Garrett.

The free concert is open to the public and will take place Tuesday in Albert Taylor Hall. The pre-concert starts at 6:50 p.m. in the lobby with the chamber choir, and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

Gary Ziek, conductor of two of the five groups playing, director of bands and professor of trumpet, said the concert will be a great opportunity for the music department to welcome the president.

“This concert is the department of music’s way of welcoming our new university president, Dr. Allison Garrett, to ESU,” Ziek said. “The music department will be rolling out the red carpet at this event, featuring five performing groups with over 100 students performing.”

Each of the five groups will have 15-20 minutes of performance time each.

The concert will feature many different genres of music, ranging in style from symphonic and contemporary to jazz, rock and Latin, according to Ziek.

David Cordle, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, said this is a great way for the music department to welcome President Garret.

“Several of the faculty members in the department of music suggested this as a possibility back in January, and President Garrett’s response was very positive,” Cordle said. “She appreciated it.

She was happy to find a time on her calender on her calender when she and her husband could be present for the concert.”

Ron Thomas of KVOE will be the MC of the event.

The Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Percussion

Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will be performing.

With over 100 students involved, the event will be a good opportunity for student musicians, according to Barrett Coch, sophomore psychology major and student secretary in the music office.

“I’m not performing, but I definitely think it’s

an awesome opportunity for students,” Coch said.

“I think it’s a really cool thing the music department is putting on here.”

This event is another example of how welcoming ESU has been to President Garret and vice versa, according to Cordle.

“ESU is a very welcoming community, and that

was true before President Garret arrived, and it’s just as true now,” Cordle said. “In the three months she’s been with us, (she) has made it a priority to meet students, staff and faculty. In the community, beyond the university, she’s done that as well.

That’s very important for a president.”

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Dean of graduate school, distance education announced

Jerald Spotswood meets with members of the Emporia State community to discuss his platform as candidate for dean of Graduate School and Distance Education on March 3 in the Preston Family Room. Spotswood will take office June5. ALAYNE WEBER | The Bulletin

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Wooseob Jeong interviewed for the position of dean of the School of Library and Information Management February 24 in the Heritage Room, in the Memorial Union. Jeong will take the position on June 5.

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Wooseob Jeong new dean of SLIM H arrison N ichols copy editor

Wooseob Jeong will start as dean of the School of Library and Information Management June 5. Jeong has been working at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee since 2001 as an assistant professor and interim dean of the school of Information Studies.

Jeong was one of two candidates for the position, with the current interim dean of SLIM, Mirah Dow. Jeong says he has a lot of plans for ESU and can’t wait to start.

“While I will continue to execute the standard role of a dean, such as assuring to offer quality education and motivating faculty and staff, I would like to encourage active communication among members of SLIM and ESU,” Jeong said. “Knowing each other is the first step to build a great synergy among individuals and units on campus.”

Jeong, who is from Seoul, Korea, one of the most populated cities in the world, said he is not a stranger to small communities. He said he likes small American towns because they are “quiet and calm.”

Dow has been interim dean of SLIM since November when Gwen Alexander was placed on administrative leave and later announced her retirement.

Dow, who was the other candidate for SLIM dean, said she believes Jeong previous experience as an interim dean and faculty member will make him a good fit in the SLIM office.

“I think he was probably chosen because of his

past successes as a leader in library and information science,” Dow said. “He has had experience as an interim dean, and I’m sure that was a factor in selecting him. There are a lot of duties… deans are responsible for all the financial affairs of the school and has a responsibility to ensure the quality of the curriculum and the quality of the delivery of the curriculum to the student body.”

SLIM is happy to have Jeong on board, Dow added.

“I will be here as his enthusiastic supporter.” Dow said.

Jeong received his bachelor’s and Master’s at Seoul National University in 1992 and 1995, later getting his Master of Library and Information Science degree at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1997.

Jeung received his Ph.D. in information science from Florida State University in 2001. Jeung has been working at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in various faculty and administrative positions since 2001. It is this experience and knowledge that will make him a proper fit as the new dean of SLIM, according to David Cordle, provost of academic affairs.

“When you look at Dr. Jeong’s record, he has a very good record as a faculty member, and that’s important,” Cordle said. “He also has very good experience as an administrator. He served for two years as an interim dean at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Basically, I think it’s a good combination of faculty experience and leadership experience.”

Jerald Spotswood, assistant dean of the graduate school and professor of English at Fort Hays University, will begin as the new dean of the Graduate School and Distance Education at Emporia State June 5.

Spotswood has been working at Fort Hays since 2012.

“I am very excited to be coming to Emporia State University,” Spotswood said. “My wife, Joelle, and I were impressed by what we saw of the university and the community.”

Spotswood already has plans for his new position.

“As dean of the Graduate School, along with the graduate faculty, I will help to continue the quality graduate education that Emporia State University is defined by, and help forge paths for

growing future quality programs,” Spotswood said.

“The art of that growth will come from distance education, both online and at our distance education sites, like the Olathe site, as the faculty works to meet state, regional and national needs for rigorous graduate and undergraduate offerings that have long been the tradition at Emporia State University.”

Spotswood said that he can relate to many students here at ESU. He worked for 11 years as a full-time truck driver, so Spotswood said he knows how challenging it can be to be a student with a job and understands the importance of having a quality distance education program.

“I was able to complete my first two degrees at UC San Diego and at San Diego State University while

working, so I have empathy for students who try to juggle school with work,” Spotswood said.

ESU was ranked number one on the Best Online Colleges in Kansas list for 2015-2016 by Affordable Colleges Online Organization. Spotswood hopes to continue this trend of quality education.

The current dean of the graduate school and distance education, Kathy Ermler, who is retiring after this year, said that the search committee had many possibilities to choose from but Spotswood was the most impressive candidate.

“The search committee for the dean of the Graduate School and distance education reviewed many quality candidates and Jerry Spotswood came to the top of all of these candidates,” Ermler said.

Due to Spotswood’s track record as a faculty member and his experience as an assistant dean, he is very qualified for the position, according to David Cordle, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs.

“He’s qualified on several levels,” Cordle said. “He has a very good record as a faculty member. He also has experience as an administrator. He’s had personal experience as someone who advanced his life and career through higher education at a time when he wasn’t in a position to go to school full time and students in that position are often best served through distance education.”

Diversity Alliance proposes changes to campus policy

cording to the Executive Summary Plan draft.

“Today’s meeting is to present Alliance members with our first rough draft with our summary plan for transforming the campus,” said Gary Wyatt, co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Alliance and director of the Honors College. “If you look at our charge, it is to make the university a model for diversity and inclusiveness.”

The plan has proposed new diversity positions, including Affirmative Action Officer Title IX, diversity student council, and 12 others. The execu-

tive director of Human Resources will have additional duties incorporated into their position.

“Because of the (Hale) incident, the university wanted to come together and have a conversation regarding what’s happening, what happened, and what can we do going forward,” said Sonja Ezell, professor of the Teachers College and member of the policy review committee. “We have continued making recommendations for the institution in terms of how can we create an inclusive and diverse environment. We are moving past words and into action for our policies, so that our environment will actually reflect our beliefs.”

Some of the policies the document addresses deal with gender pronouns and language consistency. The alliance hopes to transform the ESU campus into one that exemplifies a diverse, open and culturally receptive environment for people of all races, genders, and sexes, according to the plan. The document also proposes new employee training standards, diverse learning communities, and reformed teacher-student interactions.

The next Alliance meeting is at 2 p.m. on April 7 in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

be helping in enabling children to achieve success in life.”

The KMLC’s aim is to transform the lives of over 50,000 children throughout Kansas in the next 10 years and is scheduled to open Jan. 1, according to

Weaver.

“Now it (KMLC) goes into the execution phases as we lock arms and continue to gain momentum for the project,” Shivley said. “We have everything in front of us as we move forward.”

Gary Wyatt, associate provost, director of Honors College and professor of sociology, anthropology, and crime and delinquency studies conveys the structured plans developed by faculty and staff members March 24, as Jason Brooks, assistant dean of students listens. The University Diversity and Inclusion Alliance discussed changes to the Executive Summary Plan. DONALD GOODE | The Bulletin

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The University Diversity and Inclusion Alliance convened March 22 to discuss changes and policy implementations to the Executive Summary Plan, a detailed diversity agenda for Emporia State.

The plan has five core values: persistence and access, cultural competency, exemplary customer service, diverse learning communities, and equitable policies. These values serve as the platform for growth and diversity for ESU going forward, ac-

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“Masons are taught to seek the light of knowledge and learning and to pass that on,” said Mike Tavares, board president of the Kansas Masonic Foundation. “We are proud to

SPORTS

8 Sports Shorts Softball looses both games in doubleheader The Lady Hornet softball team, due to a lack of offense, lost both games of a doubleheader to Missouri Southern State last Saturday in Joplin, Missouri.

The Hornets were in an early hole in game one as MSSU scored five runs in the bottom of the first. The five runs turned out to be the only offense the Lions would need. MSSU starting pitcher Ashley Lutz put a quick end to the limited scoring opportunities Emporia State had. She pitched 7.0 innings, allowing only one earned run, on the way to a 5-2 Lion’s victory.

Game two was a pitcher ’s duel as the score read 0-0 through four innings.

Holly Hinkel, sophomore pitcher, held her own before the Lions finally broke through with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

ESU would come right back to score a run in the top of the sixth, but a double play and a runner thrown out at home plate limited what could have been a longer inning. MSSU would tack on another run in the bottom of the sixth to move the score to 4-1. Lion’s game one starter Ashley Lutz appeared out of the bullpen to record the final three outs and complete the sweep.

With the losses, ESU’s record fell to 15-20 with a 5-7 mark in MIAA play.

ESU tennis splits with William Jewell The Emporia State tennis teams split a duel with William Jewell College, Monday afternoon, in separate contests at the Milton Courts and Hammond Park in Emporia.

The Hornet men had solid performances on their way to an 8-1 victory. ESU would sweep doubles, playing 3-0, before winning five of six singles matches.

The only loss for the ESU men came in the #2 singles match. The successful day moved the Hornet men’s record to 13-3 in all competitions.

The Lady Hornets got off to a rough start as they lost all three doubles matches.

ESU grabbed its first victory of the day with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 wins by Kaley Clark, sophomore, in the #2 singles match. Amy Fugit, junior, captured a hard-fought win in the #3 singles competition, dispatching her opponent by a match score of 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5).

William Jewell would claim the remaining competitions for a 7-2 victory.

With the defeat, the Lady Hornets’ record dropped to 9-6.

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Quarterbacks duel for starting position D errick D uncan s ta f f w r i t e r

The starting quarterback position for the 2016 season is currently in the eyes of two athletes – Ty Reasnor and Braxton Marstall.

Garin Higgins, head football coach, thinks highly of both athletes.

“They’re pretty similar in how they pick up the offense, but have different personalities,” Higgins said. “I think Ty is somebody who is more of a perfectionist, and Braxton, who I wouldn’t say is a perfectionist, he just goes about it a different way.

They arrive at the same point, at running the offense and understanding the offense, but they both will get there in different ways.”

According to Higgins, the starting quarterback needs to be someone that the players can follow on and off the field. When adversity hits, the team needs someone to step up and that should start with the quarterback. The

ESU baseball sweeps Kearney in series The Hornet baseball team, ranked 15th, continued their winning streak with a threegame road sweep of Nebraska-Kearney last weekend.

Saturday’s game was closer than the final score suggested. The Hornets entered the top of the ninth inning clinging to a 3-0 lead before a 6-run explosion put the contest well out of reach. Headed by six scoreless innings from Tyler Stubblefield, junior pitcher, the ESU pitching staff was able to complete the 9-0 shutout. It was a successful day all around as seven Hornet batters had RBIs and nine recorded hits on the day.

ESU jumped to an early 7-1 lead after three innings on way to a 14-6 route on the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

Levi Ashmore, junior shortstop, led the Hornet attack, going four for six with a homer and four RBIs in the game.

The Hornets had to mount a furious comeback to complete the sweep in Sunday’s nightcap. In the bottom of the first, a lengthy two-out rally

by Kearney saw the Hornets trailing 6-1 heading into the second inning.

ESU’s bullpen would do its part, holding the Lopers scoreless for the rest of the game. ESU would break through with four runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh to claim the lead for good. Garrett Brummett, senior pitcher, recorded the win with 4 innings of scoreless work in relief.

The sweep improved the Hornets’ overall record to 21-6 with a 13-3 record in conference play.

quaterback should also be somebody who has the right type of character, work ethic and accountability, on and off the field, as well.

“Being the starter, I feel like I would bring a good skill set to the table that definitely fits what we do offensively at Emporia State,” Reasnor said. “I believe I fit the mold athletically and talent-wise as to get the job done at a high level and at the end of the day, I’m going to do whatever it takes to win for ESU.” For the past few years, Emporia has held strong successful quarterbacks that helped lead their teams to victory. Brent Wilson, senior former quarterback, completed 67 percent of his throws, for 3,420 yards and 34 touchdowns, which broke his own single record that he set in 2013. He was also fourth in the Harlon Hill vote and named the MIAA offensive Player of the Year.

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anyone,” Marstall said.

“Those two were the best quarterbacks Emporia State has had since I can remember from the time when I was a little kid, however, it is not my job to compare myself to anyone. I am going to do all I can to be the best I can be. Will it live up to the standards Brent and Eck set? I don’t know, that is for someone else to decide.”

It’ll be a new year for the Hornets with a new starting quarterback going into the 2016 season. The

transition to the new quarterback may change some aspects of the game, but ESU is ready.

“You’re always going to have some type of effect on the team because you lose a three year starter,” Higgins said. “Bottom line is, it will be different, but at the same time it’s about how good they get every week. But whoever wins this job, I just expect them to be someone who is going to be accountable, going to protect the football, and move the offense.”

OPINION New Draft Rule Shows NCAA Hypocrisy

A ce F inch spor ts editor

The NCAA decided to change the declaration rule in college basketball.

The news came out recently, now that we are down to only four teams in Division I, and particularly because most of the powerhouse schools, such as Kansas, Kentucky and Duke, who are the most likely to have kids declare for the NBA prior to their senior years, are all finished playing.

The old rule stated that once a player declares for the NBA draft, he has to go. The new rule says that a player may declare for the draft, and he may

even go to the NBA combine and do a workout for scouts. If that player does not like his projection after his combine workout, he may choose to stay in school.

There are two things wrong with this.

I know that sports doesn’t emulate the real world. But if someone gets a new job and they agree to take that job, it wouldn’t be ethical for them to leave their old job officially and then go to the new job and decide after a couple of days that they didn’t want the new job and go back to the old.

SWhen did the NCAA become all about the student athlete? The same institution who punishes kids for things that happened years prior to them coming to that school, is now on the students side.

This is the same institution that makes Division II kids ride five hours home on a Wednesday night at 10 p.m. on a bus after a basketball game. This is

also the same institution that lets coaches go from school to school. but if a student wants to transfer schools, he or she has to sit out a year from playing ball.

This is the same institution who made student athletes fly 8,000 plus miles over 17 days and miss class, while the NCAA makes millions and these kids don’t see a penny.

If this rule is going to benefit kids and schools, then that’s great.

If kids stay in school, they will become better basketball players. It will help both their professional futures and both the college and pro games, but it will also continue the exploitation of these young men and women.

If the NCAA wants to do something for the student athlete, then pay these kids.

Maybe the NCAA should take those millions they made off of these atheletes and buy themselves a clue.