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Second presidential candidate visits campus Roter: An outgoing, student-centered leader S usan W elte copy editor

Amber Seymour, junior nursing major, gets a flu shot at CVS. Seymour got her shot on Monday as nursing majors were required to have theirs by Tuesday. TIFFANI WILLIFORD| The Bulletin

Flu shot time S am B rooks copy editor

Winter brings many thingsdropping temperatures, the first snowfall, hot chocolate and the dreaded flu season.

Some flu seasons are worse than others.

“It varies a lot from year to year,” said Mary McDaniel, director of health services.

“The last few years, we’ve had relatively light flu seasons, so I would say in the neighborhood of 20-40 students during those lighter years.”

However, a particular flu season, and how it will affect our campus and its students can be hard to predict. Sometimes, it’s best to prepare for the worst than hope for the best.

“We’ve had years in the not so distant past that have been quite bad. In those years we can have 100 or more [cases],” McDaniel said. “We typically order about 500 doses that we give to a mixture of staff, faculty and students.”

Due to the severe potential consequences influenza can bring to a student and their busy schedule, the vaccines have been in high demand this year.

“I went to get a one, but I think they were out of stock,” said Musaib Alavi, freshman biology major. “I really want to get the flu shot because if I don’t, I might get sick.”

McDaniel confirmed that the Student Wellness Center was indeed out of vaccines for a period of time.

“They usually ship part of your shipment, so everyone gets some, and then they’ll ship the other part later,” McDaniel said. “So we’ve been waiting and waiting and it finally arrived [yesterday] afternoon, so I haven’t had an opportunity yet to schedule those clinics.”

If students are interested in receiving a vaccine, they will

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Dr. Petra Roter, the second of two Emporia State presidential candidates to visit campus, described herself as an outgoing, student-centered leader who values service, diversity and inclusion.

“I don’t want to want to be in a position where I’m not interacting with students… you guys are the lifeblood of campus,” Roter said. “I had a chancellor who used to say, ‘No students, no faculty. No faculty, no students,’ but no students, no faculty, no chancellor. You’re the reason we do what we do.”

Roter made this statement at a forum attended by about 60 students Thursday at the Memorial Union. Throughout the day, she met with students, faculty, staff and community leaders.

Roter is one of two hopefuls to fill the shoes of Michael Shonrock, the 16th president of ESU, who left the university in June to pursue the presidency of Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri. Roter is a first generation United States citizen, because her parents

came to the U.S. from Germany. She is also a first generation college student. She is currently the vice chancellor of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She has served on a gender equity committee and a diversity council. Her duties have included working with a sexual assault task force and working toward gender-neutral bathrooms. “(The challenge is) really trying to develop a caring and compassionate community where people feel safe to reach out, utilize the sources,” Roter said. “I’ve been in that line of work for a very long time, and it’s really sad when individuals don’t feel safe and come forward three, four years after the fact and report a sexual assault...They should never, ever suffer alone like that.”

UWO has employed Roter since 2000, where she served as interim chancellor from August to November in 2014.

Her various other positions have included interim associate vice president for Academic and Student Affairs from July 2011 to May 2012, as well as dean of Student Development and Academic Services from

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As part of the Campus Master Plan, the campus has installed a new irrigation system to keep the campus lawns healthy.

Mark Runge, director of university facilities, and his team is in charge of implementing the irrigation system and making sure it is working.

“It’s to help make the campus look nicer, instead of having dried up areas,” Runge said. “It has really turned the appearance of the campus around.”

Areas that have the new irrigation system installed are the inside of Kellogg Circle Drive, south of the William Allen White Library, south of Beach Hall, the area in-between Beach Hall and King Hall and they are currently finishing up the area between Roosevelt and the Memorial Union.

“There are still a couple of smaller spots that we still need to do,” Runge said. “Along with working on the north end, the sidewalks and into the tunnel system.”

A lot of the work done

one, particularly for this kind of position, is to have good relationship skills. And that means building partnerships, building relationships, moving out of my comfort zone, mobilizing whatever resources I need to, whether it’s fundraising, recruiting or retention, or partnerships or working

I don’t like either of them. I would rather them (ESU) look for another person and take a little longer. It was all sped up. They put the committee together really fast and then they said they wanted to have a candidate by homecoming. I think they need to take more time and find someone who is really a good fit for Emporia.”

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2000-2005. Her experience also includes a variety of positions in student affairs and student life at Indiana State University from 1984-2000. In addition, she has a Ph.D. in counseling and psychological services.

“I think some of my strengths are great problemsolving skills, great crisis management skills, very good administrative skills,” Roter said.

“But I think the most important

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WHO DO YOU WANT? Allison Garrett NEITHER

Petra Roter, the second presidential candidate, met with faculty and students on Thursday in the Preston Family Room. Roter focused on student involvement and her goals as a potential presidential candidate for Emporia State University. MARK REINSTEIN | The Bulletin

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to get the seeding done in the fall.

Dan Hammond, an electrician for the university, installed the control boxes for the irrigation system.

“The system is set on timers in the control box and the system goes off automatically,” Hammond said. “You have to keep up with the clocks during time changes, otherwise they’ll go off at a different time.”

Each of the irrigation systems around campus are set to go off early in the morn-

Over half of the 118 crimes on or around campus in the last year are related to liquor law violations, according to the Emporia State University 2015 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

This report includes information about crimes reported on campus and is prepared by the Lynn Hobson, dean of students and reviewed by the departments of Police and Safety, Residential Life, and Emergency Management.

The purpose of the report is to bring attention to the goings on here at ESU and to spread awareness to the students, faculty and staff.

“You don’t see many person crimes,” Hoover said.

“In the past few years there has been very few violent crimes reported, compared to the number of thefts at ESU.” Liquor law and drug vio-

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Piles of dirt line the pathways between Memorial Union and King Hall Wednesday, Sept. 30. The holes were the beginning of the process of installing the irrigation system. AMANDA GOERING | The Bulletin

installing the irrigation system was done by the campus using in house workers.

Richard Jensen, physical plant utilities manager, was a part of the collaborative effort that it took to install the system and was in charge of the workers.

“Roy Miller did the burrowing under the sidewalks and Evergreen DesignBuild. Our on call contractor, handled the irrigation layout,” Jensen said.

Runge said they will begin seeding into next week for the irrigation system and seed after that into the last zone. They are hoping

NEWS

2 Police Reports

The Bulletin | October 15, 2015

ASG talks weapons A manda G oering a s s i ta n t d e s i g n e r

Reports from ESU Police and Safety Oct. 8 Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a welfare check at 816 Congress.

Officer stopped KS 922HXU Sector 3 per request from Emporia Police Dept.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with car stop at 12th and Burlingame Rd. Officer took report of a hit and run accident involving KS 606CHT and unknown vehicle in Sector 4.

Officer assisted Emporia Fire Dept. with traffic control for a structure fire at 18th and E Wilman Ct.

Oct. 9 Ambulance responded to Memorial Union for female student with abdominal pain. Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Officer stopped KS 764GVZ at 15th and Wooster Dr. Verbal warning for defective tail light in 10 E 15th.

Ambulance responded to Singular Hall Room 313 for alcohol related call. Subject refused treatment.

Oct. 10 Ambulance responded to Sector 6 for a fall. Student was transported by officer to 924 Market.

Officer assisted Emporia Police Dept. with a suspicious odor call at 10th and Market.

Oct. 11 Officer investigated a suspicious noise in the vicinity of Sector 2 and Sector 3.

Source was probably dumpster lids blowing shut.

Oct. 12 Officer stopped TX DDN1812 at 1829 Merchant.

Citation for failing to stop at stop sign at I-35 and Merchant.

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“We can vaccinate a lot of people in a hurry if we set up clinics like that, so we do that and that only for a period of time,” McDaniel said. “When it starts dwindling and the interest isn’t

In a long meeting, Associated Student Government continued discussion on the weapons policies for Emporia State and approved nine bills concerning Recognized Student Organization on Thursday in the Senate Chamber, third floor Memorial Union.

“This survey is to get the students opinions on the weapons policy on our regent institutions,” said Janet Weaver, ASG president and senior psychology major. “It’s going to be able to unite all of Kansas students and hopefully provide results to our individual institutions, the Board of Regents and legislature on how we view the weapons policy.”

The Board of Regents will meet Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Pittsburg State. The student advisory committee will talk about the weapons policy survey at that time.

During their closing comments, ASG discussed this further to have an idea of what students are thinking based on the sampled view from ASG senators.

The room appeared split on the topic. Thoughts brought up included how a shooting could happen at ESU and the value of saving one life due to carrying a weapon in the event of an active shooter on campus.

The main question posed and asked multiple times by a couple of the senators was, “will more guns add more violence on campus?”

The survey will be administered within the weeks following fall break.

Jackie Vietti, interim president, stepped forward as a guest speaker to share why she became interim president

On October 8, Interim President Jackie Vietti tells the story of her journey to Emporia State University to members of the Associated Student Government. Major topics of discussion were the weapons policy, and recognition of multiple student organizations. MADELINE VESTA | The Bulletin

and that her ear is open to any suggestions even though she has a short time left on campus.

“We don’t want barriers between students and the administrators,” Vietti said.

“Together we will address anything that needs to be improved, that needs to be fixed.”

Mikala Sharlow, ASG vice president and junior communications major, introduced the Campus Safety walk which was scheduled to be at 8 p.m. after the meeting so it would be dark outside.

The walk was postponed to Thursday, Nov. 5 due to rain.

Two bills for organization recognition went through first readings. This includes The French Touch and Saudi Club.

Three RSOs, ITSA, Emporia Disc Golf and Student Veterans Association went through

first readings for reserve fund requests.

Three organizations received recognition. ASG voted unanimously in favor of recognizing Cycling Club and Green Club and voted with 17 affirmatives and three abstentions for the Coalition of Agnostic Atheist Secular Humanists.

“We would work toward the acceptance of the groups,” said Avery Dorresteyn, nontraditional social science major. “There is a lot of negative stigma of our groups in our country often based off of false and negative pretenses.”

Reserved fund requests were filled for Sigma Pi fraternity, the Intrafraternity Council, Information Technology Club and Up ‘til Dawn.

The next ASG meeting is at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22 in the Senate Chambers, third floor Memorial Union.

ing and be done watering completely by 7 a.m.

A healthy lawn has several benefits that can be applied to a college campus.

Both lawnamerica.com and american-lawns.com list sev-

eral benefits a healthy lawn can have. The websites state that a healthy lawn can create “a relaxing space of natural beauty”, improve air and soil quality and provide cooling benefits as well.

“I think it’d be cool to have a healthier lawn, but I still think people will walk on it and kill it,” said Candy Cote, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major. “At least it’ll look nice.”

as high, then we’ll just do it by appointment.”

Depending on the student’s insurance and their coverage, McDaniel says that most students are 100 percent covered for the flu vaccine. However, if a student doesn’t have health insurance, the student cost for the flu

vaccine is $10.

Not every student is so thrilled about getting a flu vaccine.

“Unfortunately, due to my career, I have to get a flu shot, otherwise I couldn’t be in the Army,” said Brittnee Jordan, clinic counseling graduate student. “They hurt and I have adverse reactions

every time I get them.”

However, getting a vaccination isn’t just solely beneficial for the individual receiving it.

“You’re not only protecting yourself when you choose to vaccinate,” McDaniel said. “You’re also protecting those around you.”

Chris Hoover, director of Police and Safety, said the bulk of the referrals on the report are generated by the residence halls. Residence hall staff do not have to call the police to report liquor law violations.

“I am not at all surprised that the most common crimes on campus involve alcohol,” said Evie Simmons, sophomore sociology major.

From 2013 to 2014 the amount of liquor law violations jumped from 50 to 73, but the arrest made shrank from 23 in 2013 to 7 in 2014.

Derek Wilson, night guard and senior sociology major, said that he feels safe on campus, even at night.

“Sometimes it gets spooky since I’m a night guard and I have to walk through all the buildings til 2 a.m.,” Wilson said. “But for the most part, I feel safe. Having company

alongside me always makes it better though.”

For the most part, ESU doesn’t have many violent crimes. In the past three years, barring just a few reported cases, ESU has gone without any major violent crime.

“The crime I hear about is usually drug or alcohol related,” Simmons said. “It’s very rare to hear about random violence or attacks. I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about it. In my experience, ESU is fairly safe.”

The only report in three years of an illegal weapon possession was in 2014 and it resulted in an arrest.

“We have a safe campus here at ESU,” Hoover said.

“Because of the work being done by the police we have in the field, and the students and staff, and the culture and morals we have at ESU, that we have a safe campus.”

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Former President Michael Shonrock and Roter have some things in common, Roter said.

They both went to the same university for their undergraduate and graduate degrees – Western Illinois University.

She joked that she worked with Shonrock when “he used to have hair.”

“Dr. Shonrock’s style is a little bit like mine, maybe...I think it’s all about relationships, it’s all about connecting, it’s all about being inclusive and so those are the kinds of that I value,” Roter said.

During the forum, Mikala Sharlow, Associated Student Government vice president and junior communication major, asked Roter what drew her to the university and what made her want to apply for the job.

“I’m looking for a position at an institution that is studentcentered, that is responsive, that has a sense of community, that has a value of shared governance, and so you guys fill that bill,” Roter said. “Like I said, I don’t ever want to be in a position where I’m not working with students, and so it seems here that there’s access to you guys. This is wonderful.

You kind of met all those criteria, plus it’s further south than where I live.”

The importance of including student input in university decisions also came up at the forum.

“For me, that’s a no-brainer,” Roter said. “I come from an institution...where a shared governance, well, up until just recently, was part of stature. So, shared governance at all levels, faculty, staff, students, is part of our DNA and so we need to listen. We need to provide opportunities to hear what you all are interested in. I think I’ve been pretty inclusive, pretty open, somewhat approachable.”

Elijah Williams, junior political science and economics major, said Roter was well-spoken and genuine, and that he believes she would be a good fit for ESU. “She makes everyone feel comfortable,” Williams said.

“She attempts to relate to every single person in the room, and is not afraid to tell jokes to ensure her audience is not intimidated by her.”

Ceanna Trice, sophomore sociology major, said she was impressed with Roter’s experience working with students and also by Roter’s ability to make each person feel like they matter.

“She’s for the students,” Trice said.

Roter openly admitting to her weakness of finding balance concerned Holly Ann Davis, junior elementary education major.

“As much as I appreciate her honesty and willingness to accept her areas that need growth, this is a concern for someone who could potentially be balancing many tasks and responsibilities,” Davis said. “It is important as a leader to not only prioritize, but to also delegate tasks efficiently.”

The Kansas Board of Regents has said it anticipates to have a president chosen by Homecoming week, which starts Oct. 19. The new president would take office on Jan. 1, 2016.

Editor’s Note Due to the Emporia State presidential candidate visits and the timing of fall break, this issue of The Bulletin is four pages. To ensure maximum coverage of both presidential candidates, the editorial staff decided to print a short edition in fairness to both candidates.

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Our Choice: Roter STAFF EDITORIAL Student orientated, with a smile like rainbows and a personality that could win over the devil, Petra Roter should be the next president of Emporia State University.

The first candidate was Allison Garrett. Garrett is currently the executive vice president at Abilene Christian University. She has worked at ACU since 2012 and was employed by Oklahoma Christian University from 2007-2012.

She was also the staff attorney at the Office of the General Counsel for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

The second candidate that visited campus was Petra Roter. Roter is currently the vice chancellor for student affairs at Wisconsin University Oshkosh and has been since 2005. From 2000-2005, Roter worked at the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse as the

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Dean of student development and academic services.

During Garrett’s student forum, she focused on inclusivity and listening. She said she hates office meetings and will hold walking meetings when given the chance.

Roter focused on her hope to continue working closely with students and her values about inclusivity and diversity.

The biggest differences in the candidates’ presentations are how they relate to students and their known religious

views.

Garrett comes from a long background of religious universities. It’s hard to believe that she would be able to remove her religion from the equation when dealing with things on campus, like PRIDE,

Humble Hornets

Roter: Hopeful Addition to Hornet Nation

A riel C ooley editor-in-chief

From the minute I walked into the student forum I could tell I was going to like Petra Roter. She was walking around, talking to students and introducing herself.

She was even wearing black and gold.

She brought an energy to the room that made me excited to be there and excited to get to know her.

Roter was very personable. She requested that anyone who asked a question state their name and major. She had the audience laughing multiple times and joked that her favorite subject to talk about was herself.

At Roter’s family owned restaurant in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, they practiced “table touches,” where they would walk through to check on people and make sure to touch every table.

She says this taught her how important it is to move about, meet with people, attend events and more.

My mom owns a little cafe in my hometown and I know exactly what Roter means. I spend half of the time I’m working talking to people and building connections. If you have ever been to a family owned restaurant, you probably know what she means as well.

On a more serious note, at the student forum she spoke about being devoted to the students. Her current job as vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has allowed her to work directly with student development and student engagement and she says she hopes to continue that closeness to students. I think allowing students’ voices to be heard should be the near top of any potential university president’s to do list.

Roter also spoke about the importance of diversity and inclusivity. At UWO, Roter said there was a plan to create gender neutral bathrooms and a gender neutral floor in the residence halls. This kind of forward thinking is something I believe would be welcome at Emporia State.

Maybe this idea could even be implemented in the Campus Master Plan, if Roter is chosen as the 17th president.

We were blessed with a president as great as Shonrock. Anyone that comes to ESU to take over his position is going to have a hard time living up to his legacy.

I think it’s important to keep his upbeat and optimistic attitude going and I think Roter can do that. Roter joked that she worked with Shonrock when he had hair, so she knows how big the role is that she would have to fill if she becomes ESU’s next president.

She’s obviously not Shonrock, but she seems to have some of his optimistic qualities and I think she would be able to successfully lead Hornet Nation.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, I am quite disturbed by your Oct. 8 editorial, “Garrett: Not the right fit.” In your opening lines you admit that your dislike of Dr. Garrett is partly due to a presidential selection process in which you feel that KBOR infringed upon your first amendment rights as a free press.

But when you get into the meat of your article, it seems like you have misunderstood another section of that same constitutional amendment.

Your argument against Dr. Garrett hinges on her “seemingly staunch religious views.”

You “find it hard to believe that separating church and state wouldn’t be the biggest challenge.” To protect the campus from an imagined threat to our religious freedom, your answer is to promote discriminatory hiring practices based solely on an applicant’s religion. That is exactly the type of

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treatment from a government institution that the freedom of religion is meant to prevent.

You failed to quote anything from Dr. Garrett that led you to your opinion. You did not present any examples of how she has oppressed students, coworkers, or employees with her religious views.

Your editorial was purely innuendo and baseless speculation. KBOR’s procedures did not allow much time for researching Dr. Garrett’s past, but their obfuscation does not permit you to dump a truckload of stereotypes and preconceptions on Dr. Garrett in lieu of facts.

Your sole evidence to support your argument seems to be the ACU mission, to “educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.” If their commitment to servant leadership does not meld well with ESU’s vision, “Changing lives

after spending eight years not having to do this.

At the forum, Garrett seemed like a real stickler. She didn’t come into the Preston Family Room, the location of the forum, until it was time for her talk to begin and was very businesslike. This was a stark contrast to Roter’s personable demeanor.

During the student forum, Roter was outgoing and constantly cracking jokes. She walked around introducing herself to students. Roter didn’t mention her religious views, but as she didn’t come from a religious university, no one at the student forum asked about her stance.

Shonrock left a massive void in our hearts. Petra Roter could be the open heart surgery that we desperately need.

Roter is the candidate we, the Hornet Nation, want and deserve.

C assie H olt photo editor

The ability to remain humble and sportsmanlike during a high-stakes game is hard to come by in football.

This past Saturday, our Hornet football team went up against the Pittsburg State Gorillas in an amazing game.

Both teams fought hard for the title of 6-0, but in the end, the Hornets managed to win 46-42.

Being a sports photographer, especially for football, you really tend to get into the game. You also notice things those in the crowd do not usually get to see.

I went to a high school where football was literally my life; where the “wishbone” originates.

The football boys I grew up with were always humble and grateful for their wins, but never saw it as them being higher up than others. That football team went on to hold a 48-game winning streak.

This is the kind of sportsmanship I see in our Hornets.

From the very beginning of the game, when the Gorillas scored their first touchdown I heard so many curse words from the Gorillas you couldn’t even imagine. And these men that children look up to were standing right in front of me along with other media.

Right before they scored this touchdown, I also witnessed a Gorilla team member driving the helmet of an Emporia player into the ground well after the whistle was blown.

At least three occasions

I saw punches thrown, or someone pushing another player. I was very pleased to see that very few of those times were our players starting the altercations.

I witnessed Hornets handing the ball straight to the referee after a play, instead of carelessly tossing it in anger. I saw Hornets offering hands to downed Gorillas after plays, despite the score on the board.

In the last quarter, we were all in awe as the Hornets came back and won.

I had chills the whole entire time as I watched who I believed to be the rightful winners taking the game. The crowd cheering them on even when they were down. I don’t know if I have ever heard that many people cheering in a stadium. Nobody cared who you were, because everyone was cheering for a Hornet win.

I saw people jumping for joy in the stands together and people hugging. After the final seconds ran out, and all of the hands had been shaken and “good games” had been exchanged, I stuck around to witness the post-game speech. I learned quickly what amazing things the Hornet coaches are teaching these young men and what good examples they are setting for young boys who want to someday play football.

I remember coach Higgins saying that this game may have been the win that got them 6-0, but next week is a different game, and for that game they just needed to worry about going 1-0.

The Hornets focus on taking this season one game at a time, and that’s not something you always see. This game where our 18th ranked Hornets went up against the 13th ranked Gorillas will always be a game that will stay in my memory. Stay humble and keep playing your hearts out boys, the Hornet nation is behind you all the way.

for the common good,” then I don’t know what does. I heard many things from Dr. Garrett about servant leadership but not one allusion to anything religious. On the other hand, there were many speeches in which I heard Dr. Shonrock refer to his faith and his work with his Emporia church, but I know of no issues in which he had trouble removing his “religious views from the equation,” as you claim Dr. Garrett would be unable to do.

Your unmerited criticism of Dr. Garrett, based on a caricature of what you believe an administrator in a Christian university must be like, is not only unfair, but it is the definition of intolerance. But fear not; If she is selected and tries to Christianize the campus, our good buddy, the First Amend- Letters to the editor should be no more than 400 words ment, will be there to protect and can address any issues, concerns, ideas or event you choose. Letters may be edited for content and length. us.

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An offensive stadium took place at Welch Saturday when the Emporia State football teamed knocked off 13th ranked Pittsburg State 46-42.

Both teams covered 52 first downs and over 1,000 offensive yards, 559 of which went to the Hornets.

The Hornets started out slow and it looked like they were yet again going to be defeated by another MIAA powerhouse, falling behind 14-0 in just the first six minutes. Unlike previous seasons, ESU has been battle tested to this point, falling behind to Central Missouri 14-3 in a come from behind victory a few weeks ago, which, Garin Higgins, head coach, said was helpful.

“Our mentality is that we’re tough,” Higgins said. “My message to them when we were down 14-0 was, ‘against Central Missouri we were down 14-3,’ and we used that experience and were able to beat a very good football team today.”

Down 14-0, ESU sent its field goal unit out for a fairly conservative field goal try before Brent Wilson, senior starting quarterback, threw a pass to Kavaski Ervin, senior wide receiver, to set up first and goal at the two.

The Hornets ran another

Kavaski Ervin, senior wide receiver, stretches his way to a Hornet touchdown during the game against Pittsburg State on Saturday at Welch Stadium. The Hornets beat the Gorillas 46-42, making the Hornets record 6-0. CASSIE HOLT | The Bulletin trick play by direct snapping the ball to Antonio Brown, junior running back, to put the Hornets on the board and cut the two score lead in half.

The Hornets gave up 28 points in the first half, but only trailed by six at the break. ESU gave up two touchdowns in the second half and had two interceptions. One of them was by Dominique Jones, senior defensive end. Jones, a transfer from the University of Texas, got his first pick as a Hornet.

“We just played a great game,” said Jones. “Every-

body knows their role, everybody pitched in and everyone played hard.”

The Hornets got their first lead of the day late in the third with a 56-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Jordan Reed, freshman wide receiver.

It was one of Wilson’s five passing touchdowns.

They would relinquish the lead again with a one-yard Pitt State touchdown run.

After a 36-yard touchdown run from Wilson, ESU took a four point lead with just over 10 minutes remaining before PSU would score with 4:44 to go.

Wilson found Ervin again on a 14 yard pass to the end zone with 2:06 to go. The Hornet defense made its final stand forcing a turnover on downs with 1:31 remaining, ending the game and pushing the Hornets to a perfect 6-0 record.

“It was a great team effort and that’s what beating great teams are all about,” Wilson said. “Our guys just played together and as a family.”

The Hornets will try and extend their record to 7-0 as they travel to Hays to take on Ft. Hays State

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by Lopers

sports writer

The Emporia State football team will gun for their seventh straight win this Saturday against rival Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.

Led by head coach Chris Brown, the Tigers find themselves 4-2 coming into Saturday’s game. Their two losses on the year come by a combined twelve points: a seven-point home loss to then 15th ranked Pittsburgh State in September and a five-point loss this past Saturday to Missouri Western in St. Joseph.

The Tigers are sixth in the MIAA in points per game, averaging 27.8.

They average only 148 yards through the air per game from Treveon Albert, senior quarterback, the lowest total in the MIAA. The majority of their offense comes on the ground. FHSU leads the MIAA in rushing yards per game with 268 and has the MIAA’s two top rushers: Albert and Shaquille Cooper, sophomore running back.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Tigers are third in the league in allowing 22.7 points per game. FHSU has forced eight turnovers in the year with six interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

The ground-and-pound attack of the Tigers will look to keep the Hornets’ air-raid offense off the field by sustaining long drives and chewing clock.

It will be necessary for the Hornets to stop FHSU’s drives quickly or time may become their biggest opponent.

Saturday’s game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff.

The Emporia State cross-country teams were back in action over the weekend at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open on Saturday in Victoria, Kansas.

On the men’s side, Thomas LaRoche, sophomore, was the Hornet’s top finisher. He finished the eight-kilometer race in a time of 26:51.2 and placed 97th.

Daniel Claassen, senior, was the next Hornet to cross the line, finishing 111th with a time of 27:06.4.

The Hornet men would finish 17th out of the 19 men’s team in attendance.

In the women’s race, Emily Schoenfeld, junior, led her teammates with a time of 18:53.9. She finished 28th out of 117 runners.

The second Lady Hornet to finish was Taylor Stueve, senior who completed the 5k race in a time of 21.11.6.

The Lady Hornets finished the day in last place out of thirteen teams; however, they only had five runners in the crowded field.

The Hornet runners will return to Victoria in two weeks as they will look finish the season strong at the MIAA Cross Country Championships.

Kelsey Wakefield, senior midfielder, attempts to score Sunday at the pitch in front of the Student Recreation Center. The Lady Hornets went scoreless against the Lady Griffons who won in double overtime, 0-1.

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Emporia State soccer team hosted another hard fought game on Oct. 11. The game went into double overtime, but Sydney Cluck scored the winning goal for Missouri Wester with 6:06 left, and the Hornets were unable to pull off the win against the Griffons, losing 1-0. This is the second time this season the Hornets have been defeated by a shutout.

“Going into the game on Sunday, we knew that it was going to be a battle on the field but we were ready to take on that task. We really wanted a win at home on Sunday,” said Savannah Hallier, freshman forward.

Although Emporia State suffered another loss, four of their five losses have been by

only one goal, and their seven wins have all come by at least two goals.

“Every game, win or lose, is a learning opportunity,” said Maria Walden, freshman midfielder. “We learn what we need to change and what to practice in the week following. So having this 1-0 loss in double overtime will only motivate me, and my teammates, to do better in the following games.”

The Hornet’s next game is hosted at Southwest Baptist on Thursday, Oct. 15. Both teams will be going into the game with a 7-5 record. It will be a hard fought battle, and each team will need to bring their top game in order to receive a victory.

“Our league is very close,” said Amelie Heun, sophomore midfielder. “We need to focus more and score early in the

game to pull off more wins.

As we have seen, one goal can make a difference. We need to focus early and stay in the lead from the beginning.”

“Everyone on the team will need to give their best,” Heun said. “We need to play for early goals, and get on the board first; you never know which goal is going to matter the most. Southwest Baptist has been good the past few years, and it is going to be a difficult game. A close game can determine our standing for the playoffs, and we need to stay on top.”

“We are going to go out and play as hard as we can as a team and honestly if we do that, we have the potential to beat any team,” Hallier said.

“I don’t think the record has any effect on how we view them, we just have to go out and want it more.”

Julie LeMaire, head Emporia State softball coach, said she will be leaving after accepting the same position at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauterdale, Florida.

LeMaire went 165 and 64 in four seasons at ESU. Her teams made three NCAA regional appearances and she was MIAA coach of the year twice.

Prior to her time with the Lady Hornets, LeMaire spent three seasons as head coach at Ft. Hays State. She posted a 92-76 record while with the Lady Tigers She is taking over a Nova Southeastern program that has not made the NCAA tournament in five seasons. The Sharks posted a 2,025 record a

year ago and finished eighth in the Sunshine conference.

The Lady Hornets conditioning will be overseen by Taylor Zordel and Kaitlyn Caston. The Lady Hornets have won 653 games since 200, nearly a 71 percent winning percentage. They have been national runner-up twice in the past nine years.

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Softball coach, LaMaire, announces leave

On Saturday, the Emporia State volleyball team looked to build on an impressive first performance against the 16th ranked NebraskaKearney Lopers, this time away from home.

Kearney had other plans as they swept the Hornets 3-0 and held them to a -.021 hitting percentage, their worst of the season.

The Hornets started the match by taking a 2-1 lead. They played competitively and forced three ties in the first six points. However, Kearney took control with a 9-3 run and never looked back on their way to a 25-13 win in the first set.

The Lopers then jumped out to a huge 17-2 lead in the second set before winning 25-6. Emporia State scored the first two points of the third set before another big run propelled Kearney to a 25-16 victory and a sweep of the match.

Tatum Graves, freshman middle hitter, had five kills along with three block assists for Emporia State. Sydney Hartman, senior setter, recorded ten assists in the game, making her the only Hornet to record double digits in any statistic.

The Lady Hornets will look to get back on track as they open up a five game home stand against Missouri Western on Friday.