Full Issue, October 27, 2022

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Homecoming & Halloween Edition Investigation opens into Emporia State

This year’s homecoming musical “Curtains” includes a murder mystery, dance numbers and a show within a show that depicts a Kickapoo Native American played by a white actress.

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Kickapoo character has a dance number in the Kansasland performance.

Denise Lowe, a Native American, 2006 to 2008 Kansas poet laureate and professor at Haskell Indian Nations University, feels the scene encourages stereotypical representation that wouldn’t be tolerated with other races.

“Would they do this with a Jewish person?” Lowe said. “Would they do this with an African American? Can you imagine what the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) would say over representing some kind of blackface or some of the 1950s stereotypes of African American people? It would just not be tolerated.”

Rydburg, however, defended the decision.

Based on the book written by Rupert Holms, “Curtains” had its first debut in 2007 with music by John Kander. It was then nominated for several awards, according to playbill.com. The play is set in the 1950s.

In an interview with The Bulletin, director and associate profes-

sor of communication and theatre

Pete Rydburg explained that the scene features a “show within a show” that is based on the musical “Oklahoma” and is referred to as “Kansasland.” The character known as Bambi in “Curtains” is an actress who plays a character named Princess Kickapoo. The

“Certainly, there are going to be people who absolutely find it incredibly hard to imagine any scenario where the representation of an indigenous person would be caricatured in this way,” Rydburg said. “And it’s an absolute caricature, it is not an acceptable

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The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is moving forward with an investigation into Emporia State after 33 faculty and staff were dismissed last month.

“Investigations are only authorized in the most egregious cases of apparent violations of our standards,” said Michael DeCesare, senior program officer in the AAUP department of academic freedom, tenure and governance.

ESU dismissed these faculty members regardless of tenure with a limited appeals process that put the burden of proof on the dismissed faculty, which is in violation of AAUP standards, according to a letter sent to ESU Sept. 29.

The AAUP is a nonprofit organization that researches and sets “the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom” in American universities and colleges, according to its website.

Emporia State’s Student Wellness Center will hold an open house this week which will include tables with information and prizes and free testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

The tagline for the event is “Tours, Treats, and Testing’’ and it is an opportunity for students to tour the Wellness Center and learn about the services available that they might not have known about in a stress-free environment, according to Mary McDaniel Anschutz, the director of the Wellness Center.

The event will include five stations within the Wellness Center where students can meet the nurses in a casual manner and gain knowledge on understanding their own health, according to Anschutz. There will be a station titled “Don’t fear the smear” which will give information about pap smears, what to expect and why they’re important. Other stations include: information on breast cancer awareness; information on acute illnesses; what mental health services the Wellness Center provides; and a basic needs table that will contain some basic need items, according to Anschutz.

Free testing for human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and STI will be available during the open house through the Wellness Center’s partners Positive Connections, according to Anschutz. Positive Connections is a

community based organization based in Topeka that advocates for people living in Northeast Kansas, while also providing comprehensive services to individuals impacted by HIV/AIDs, STIs and Hepatitis C.

Each station at the event will have a prize, and upon entering the open house students will be given five tickets to use however they want. Students will also have the opportunity to win the grand prize if they go to each of the stations and get the provided card initiated, according to Anschutz. STI testing will count for a bonus entry for the grand prize.

“We just want them (students) to know that they’ve got an easy place to come and get health care,” Dains said.

The open house, which is scheduled to be two hours long, will allow students to come and go at their own pace.

“I think it is really important to know that we’re people, that we’re here to help you in whatever way that we can,” said Christina Dains, a registered nurse at the Wellness Center.

For the past two years the ESU Student Wellness Center has been focused on COVID-19 and has been unable to focus on students and relationships, according to Anschutz.

“We want students to know that we do other things besides COVID,” Anschutz said. There will be another opportunity for students to get free HIV and STI screenings Nov. 28, at the Veterans Hall of Honor.

Most historic buildings in Emporia are off limits to the public, however, this Halloween weekend Emporians have the chance to visit and learn about six of Emporia’s architectural relics.

Emporia Main Street’s Haunted Historic Tours are taking place Oct. 28 and 29. These tours provide Emporians a unique opportunity to visit six historic buildings, all of which have had documented paranormal activity, according to Brandy Nance, cofounder of Flint Hills Paranormal and web content and marketing communication manager at Emporia State.

Though the tours are paranormal in nature, the main purpose is to provide Emporians with the opportunity to visit old buildings that are not open to the public and to learn about their history.

“It’s not a haunted house,” said Casey Woods, executive director of Emporia Main Street. “It’s not a jump-out-with-chainsaws-andscare-people event. It’s creepy because you are hearing real history about real things that have happened.”

Emporia Main Street has hosted this event for about 10 years. However, this is the first year that Flint Hills Paranormal has assisted. Flint Hills Paranormal is a paranormal research team that is based out of Emporia. The team provides residents of the Flint Hills with paranormal investigations free of charge.

“They have done ghost research in all of the locations and (patrons) will have access to some of their findings,” Woods said.

One tour location is the former Clinton Hotel, located at 322 Commercial St. Flint Hills Paranormal has communicated with several spirits during their inves-

tigation there.

“This was a case where something stepped forward who was there,” Nance said. “Our cofounder Linda had a former student of hers that was murdered in Butler County. We were listening to the SB-11 which runs through radio frequencies and this voice came through and said Linda’s name and then it said, ‘This is Emily.’ Emily was the name of the girl.”

In addition to communicating with Emily, Flint Hills Paranormal has communicated with other spirits that reside in the building. The paranormal activity in this building could be because of its morbid past, according to Nance.

“Back in the day there were newspapers that, in order to boost readership, would post suicide notes,” Woods said. “It was considered uncouth to commit suicide in your home so they would take a train and find the closest hotel. We have a series of notes of people, lovers lost or things that have happened in their life; it seems macabre, but it’s a snapshot of the community at that time.”

Another building on the tour is 606 Commercial St. In 1894, J. R. Samuel’s moved his growing furniture and undertaking business to this building, according to The Emporia Weekly Gazette. Samuels discontinued his undertaking services in the early 1920s but his furniture business remained at this location until 1940, according to The Emporia Gazette.

“606 Commercial is the only tour location that has ever resulted in a police investigation,” Woods said. “It was an old funeral home and back in the day, funeral homes would also be furniture stores and some of them would also do taxidermy. In one of our first tours there, people found bones and it was instantly cordoned off as a crime scene.”

The bones, fortunately, were an animals.

Individuals wanting to participate in Haunted Historic Tours can purchase their ticket for $10 on Emporia Main Street’s website. Tickets are limited to 200 patrons each night. All proceeds will be distributed to several local initiatives including Journeys Inc, Flint Hills Paranormal and Kiwanis.

Tours, treats and more: Wellness Center holds first open house since pandemic

A problematic ‘princess:’ Homecoming play features racially insensitive Native American

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Logan Trask, Sarah McDonald and Christine Pascoe pose for a photo during a dress rehearsal one day before opening night of “Curtains.” McDonald plays the character Princess Kickapoo.

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322 Commercial St., formerly known as the Clinton Hotel built in the 1880s, will be one of the stops on the stops on this year’s Haunted Historic Tours put on by Emporia Mainstreet. Several spirits have been communicated with during an investigation there, according to Flint Hills Paranormal group.

Tip leads to national recognition for Bulletin writer

Emporia State student from Ukraine had been trapped by the Russian invasion.

“I wrote down the information,” Burnett said. “And got to work.”

Answering the newsroom phone resulted in a story that has earned national recognition for one Bulletin staffer.

Cameron Burnett, a senior general studies major with a minor in journalism, was on duty at the newspaper in April when the phone tip came in that a former

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“It appears, from our perspective, that they didn’t receive anything close to academic due process,” DeCesare said.

ESU does not agree with the AAUP’s allegations and “firmly believe(s) the facts will support” that ESU has acted in line with university policy and the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) policy, according to a statement shared with The Bulletin by ESU director of media relations, Gwen Larson.

Why is the investigation happening?

ESU used the Workforce Management Framework to justify dismissing faculty to avoid future budget cuts and “address the operational and financial pressure ESU was facing,” according to an Oct. 10 letter from University President Ken Hush to the AAUP.

KBOR granted all regent universities the opportunity to submit frameworks to alleviate financial struggles from the COVID-19 pandemic and, while the University of Kansas briefly considered it, ESU was the only university to submit one. KBOR approved ESU’s framework Sept. 14 and the university began terminating faculty the next day.

Nine dismissed faculty filed complaints with the AAUP following these dismissals. On Sept. 29, The AAUP sent a letter to ESU’s administration outlining several violations of their standards and stating that it would have a discussion with AAUP executive director Julie Schmid about appointing an ad hoc committee to investigate these violations.

“The threat to tenure and academic freedom at Emporia State– and throughout the Kansas system since this board policy is what enabled President Hush to do this– is a grave concern to us,” DeCesare said.

Hush responded with his

Vlad Remeniak, who attended ESU from 2014-15, woke to the sound of a frantic neighbor pounding on his apartment door in Kyiv early on Feb. 24. The neighbor, according to Burnett’s story, said just three words: “It has started.” Minutes later, explosions could be heard across the city. Remeniak spent the next few nights in a subway, hiding from missiles and shelling, and then fled to Lviv, where he lived with other refugees. Jennifer Baldwin, an administrative assistant who said Reme-

own letter Oct. 10, where he stated he was “confident” that the AAUP senior staff and Schmid would “recognize” that the actions ESU has taken are in alignment with AAUP’s “own vision of higher education’s ultimate purpose.”

The AAUP’s Oct. 14 letter in response announced that Schmid authorized the investigation.

“While we appreciated President Hush’s response,” DeCesare said. “It did nothing to alleviate our deep concerns about these nine faculty members’ cases and their other affected colleagues.”

These investigations are a “last resort” and the ideal is always to find a resolution that falls in line with standards and that faculty complainants can agree with before the situation ever gets to the point of an investigation, according to DeCesare.

DeCesare said AAUP welcomes ESU to rescind the notices of termination as a resolution at any point during the investigation process, like it urged in its Sept. 29 letter.

What will the investigation look like?

The ad hoc committee will consist of two or three faculty members from other universities across the country who have no ties or affiliation with ESU or the faculty who were dismissed, according to DeCesare. The members will go into the investigation with “no preconceptions.”

“The point is to gather the facts from as many parties as possible to put together a narrative of what happened, how it happened, why it happened and– most importantly–where what happened either comports with or diverges from AAUP recommended standards and principals,” DeCesare said.

All nine of the faculty who had originally filed complaints, Hush and KBOR chair Jon Rolph will be invited to have interviews with the committee, according to DeCesare.

The investigation process will take several months because of the number of interviews that will need to be

Police Reports

Logs from ESU Police and Safety

Oct. 14

Officer contacted a parent reference their student’s lost property. The student had lost a set of keys.

niak had become “part of our family” when he stayed at her house while attending ESU, reconnected with him over the Internet and started a fundraiser to buy medical supplies for Ukraine.

The Bulletin interview with Remeniak was conducted over Zoom.

Burnett, who is currently Bulletin managing editor and whose hometown is in Topeka, said he was “really honored” to be a finalist for such a prestigious award. Other finalists for best profile are writers for the campus newspapers at Augustana University, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Baylor University, Waco, Texas. The winner will be announced today at the Fall National Media Convention at

conducted and members of the committee will be volunteers with responsibilities at their respective universities, according to DeCesare, who added that he anticipates the interviews in December and the report publication sometime in spring.

What will happen after the investigation?

The ad hoc committee will write a report based on its interviews and review of all relevant documents and send it to AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, according to DeCesare. Committee A will authorize the report’s publication in the AAUP’s quarterly magazine, Academe.

A pre-publication version of the report will be submitted confidentially to Hush, Rolph,the faculty complainants and anyone who may be interviewed by the investigating committee or “figure prominently in the report,” according to DeCesare. They will be invited to submit any corrections of facts or other comments.

Committee A will also vote whether to recommend to the AAUP’s national governing council that ESU be added to its list of censured administrations, according to DeCesare.

“(Being added to the list is) a public recognition by the AAUP that academic freedom and tenure, which are cornerstones of American higher education, are in inadequate condition at Emporia State,” DeCesare said, adding that being placed on this list will harm ESU’s reputation and cause potential hires to “think twice” about applying.

If ESU is found to be compliant with AAUP standards, the report would reflect that.

“It really is up to the investigating committee and what they find as an objective, fact-finding body,” DeCesare said.

Sarah Spicer advises The Bulletin on stories about Emporia State’s framework to dismiss employees.

Note: This was originally published online Oct. 21

Washington, D.C.

“I’m proud of Cam,” said Max McCoy, professor of journalism and the Bulletin’s student publications adviser. “In answering that ringing phone and following up on a hot news tip, he did exactly what you would expect of a good journalist. Since then, he has proven his value to the newspaper time and again by taking his job seriously and doing the work.”

The Pinnacles, given by the College Media Association, honor the best in media organizations and individual work during an academic year.

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representation, but it is a commentary on the historic, unacceptable representation.”

Rydburg said he did make slight modifications to the lines and the visual representation of Princess Kickapoo. The character will not be wearing any kind of headdress or face paint during the scene.

“As far as modifications, I would say the only modification that I’ve made is in the score,” Rydburg said. “Bambi as she plays Kickapoo does a ‘whoop, whoop, whoop,’ kind of like war cry as she enters. And I did not think that that was useful.”

However, Lowe says these changes are “a disservice” of Native Americans today.

“I really appreciate people trying to do some diligence in removing War-hoops, for example,” Lowe said. “But to perpetuate a stereotype in the play, does not serve native people. It’s for a white audience, not Native people.”

Sarah McDonald, freshman psychology major, is the white actress that is playing Bambi. McDonald said she did have concerns about the scene initially.

“I grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. And so I grew up surrounded by Native American reservations,” McDonald said. “And so this is definitely never something that in my personal life, I would go do. But I just have to keep reminding myself that it’s not me. It’s Bambi. And it’s in the 50s. This is how theater worked in the 50s.”

A land acknowledgement will be given before the musical begins that recognizes the displacement of Native Americans. This land acknowledgement is one that is given before every show at ESU, according to Rydburg.

“I appreciate the fact that they have educated themselves enough to do a land acknowledgment,” Lowe said. “But those are empty words if they do not also put into action respect for the continuing native people who continue to live on Turtle Island.”

Performances for “Curtains” will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in King Hall in the Karl C. Bruder theater.

Officers responded to a fall at 1300 Market, Sector 9, for a fall. A juvenile fell from a truck in the parking lot. The trip sponsor was present, and she contacted the individual’s parent. The individual was transported to Newman’s by EMS.

Officer returned the found keys, listed above, to the owner.

Oct. 16

Officer responded to Schallenkamp Hall to meet with an individual reporting damage to their vehicle. The vehicle was parked on 200 E 13 th . Report

Officer attempted to speak with student at The Towers Complex about criminal damage that occurred to a vehicle. No contact made.

Oct. 17

Officer responded to a fire alarm going off at King Hall. Construction set off alarm. Student reported at Police and Safety that their ESU rented bike was taken from the bike rack by Science Hall across from Plumb Hall. Looking at the cameras their bike was taken 10/16/22 at 1935 hours. Report was taken.

Officer assisted Emporia PD with locating a red semi with no trailer, no license plate, one headlight out, and it was leaking fluids near 130 I 35 South.

Oct. 18

An individual requested to speak to an officer for a possible threat occurring off campus. The individual has already contacted EPD.

Oct. 19

Officers assisted EPD with attempting to locate a suspect who fled from a vehicle chase and accident. The incident occurred in the area of 15 th & Lawrence.

Officer assisted EPD and LYSO with traffic control assistance on I-35, MP 129, for an injury accident.

Oct. 21

Officer assisted LYSO at 530 Rd 220 with a suspicious person.

Officer assisted EPD at 1201 Triplet DR, D-46. An unknown person was attempting to enter someone’s apartment.

Oct. 22

Officer assisted EPD with traffic control at the National Guard Armoy for a tank being moved.

Oct. 24

Officer checked on an individual in the library restroom who was reported to be passed out. Officer found the individual at 12 th Ave and Commercial Street. Individual was told not to return to the library due to alcohol in his system.

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Women reign in this year’s homecoming court

Editor’s note: Ana Daniela Valdez Saravia is a Spanish translator for The Bulletin.

For the first time at Emporia State, 11 all-female candidates will be running for homecoming royalty. Until last year, royalty was traditionally held by one king and one queen.

“I think it was kind of amazing,” said homecoming candidate and Associated Student Government (ASG) president Bella Price. “I think that, you know, it was very binary, it was going to be a king and a queen, which are very gendered terms. And I think that having it open to anyone makes it open to all students now, which I think is important.”

Homecoming royalty has been a standing tradition at Emporia State for 12 years. Each year, 10 candidates who are nominated by a recognized student organization and hold a 3.0 GPA or higher are chosen from the senior class to be crowned royalty at the homecoming football game. But judges have found themselves with a tie this year, according to homecoming coordinator and assistant professor of elementary

education, early childhood and special education Lendi Bland.

“I think generally it means it’s a pretty high-quality group,” Bland said.

Out of 21 applicants, this year’s homecoming royalty candidates are Claire Crawford, Hailey Kisner, Peyton Kitchens, Mary Grace Lassiter, Delaney LeCluyse, Trinity McMahon, Destinee O’Shea, Bella Price, Elizabeth Schwerdtfeger, Ana Daniela Valdez Saravia and Hailey Waltner.

Candidates were chosen by five ESU judges after they reviewed each candidate’s application. Elizabeth Schwerdtfeger was nominated as a candidate by her sorority Chi Omega and knows every candidate in the running.

“I am so proud of these women,” Schwerdtfeger said. “I could not ask for a better group to be nominated with and I cannot wait for Saturday.”

During the application process, candidates answered questions such as “What is your most memorable experience while at ESU?”

In her application, candidate and ASG vice president Hailey Kisner shared a story from her time working as an RA when a student was planning to drop out and Kisner suggested applying for an

emergency scholarship.

“We actually applied together,” Kisner said. “And I read her essay and everything. And then she got it like a couple days later, which she was able to stay that semester. So that was my like favorite memory.”

Price and Kisner both hold are

looking forward to homecoming night.

“We’re very honored to be homecoming candidates and we’d love to, you know, dress up, get all pretty,” Price said. “But like, I think what’s going to be most impactful is to see how many students are wearing ESU

homecoming T shirts and having that pride and seeing some morale lifted that day.”

Royalty will be crowned on Saturday Oct. 29 at halftime of the football game.

Homecoming shirts inspired by Dia de los Muertos

This Homecoming season, Associated Student Government (ASG) partnered with the Hispanics of Today and Tomorrow (HOTT) to create this year’s Homecoming shirt. Emporia State’s homecoming game falls on the same day as Emporia’s Día de los Muertos celebrations.

The holiday is traditionally celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. However, to make the holiday more accessible for the Emporia community, HOTT throws a festival during the weekend, according to Sally Sanchez, a member of HOTT.

“Day of the Dead is in celebration of our passed loved ones, ‘’ said Sanchez. “Honoring them on that day.”

HOTT helped design ESU’s homecoming shirts by offering

input and suggestions, according to ASG vice president and senior psychology major Hailey Kisner.

“I think it shows that ASG is supportive of their (HOTT’s) mission and their vision,” Kisner said.

ASG will also have a table at the Dia de los Muertos celebrations in the afternoon on Oct. 29. There will be a parade at 10:30 a.m. on Commercial Street. Other festivities will happen from noon to 5 p.m. between eighth and ninth Streets.

These will include competitions, games, choreographed dance performances, music and food. HOTT invites all who would like to attend to join in on the family-friendly fun, according to Sanchez.

“We are pretty honored to have the partnership,” Kisner said.

Day of the Dead is a cultural

Homecoming Events

Friday, Oct. 28, 1p.m. Baseball Alumni Golf Tournament (Emporia Municipal Golf Course)

Friday, Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m.

Black & Gold Gala Reception (Memorial Union Skyline)

Friday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.

Black & Gold Gala (Memorial Union: Webb Hall)

Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m.

Homecoming Bonfire + Hornet Rally (Wilson Park)

Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Self-guided tour of ESU campus (Start: Memorial Union Bookstore)

and personal thing for those who celebrate it, according to Sanchez. Many different cultures and countries have their own way of celebrating. Some even have different names for the holiday. For example, Brazilians celebrate Dia de Finados which is a somber day to honor their deceased loved ones and often involves grave visits and mass.

For other cultures, the day or days are much more vibrant in color, music, dances and food. Some bake sugar skull cookies or ladder cookies. Some make ofrendas or offerings on an alteresque table, according to Sanchez. But, most importantly, they all honor their loved ones who have passed and carry them with them in spirit and in memory.

Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Black and Gold Visit Day (ESU campus)

Saturday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m. Hornet Walk Recharged (Kellogg Circle to Welch Stadium)

Saturday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Teachers College Party on the Patio (Visser Hall: Patio (east side))

Saturday, Oct. 29, 12-1:45 p.m.

Live at the Hive presented by Busch Light (South of ESU Kossover Tennis Complex)

Saturday, Oct. 29, 2 p.m.

ESU Football vs. Fort Hays State University (Welch Stadium)

Candidates pose and share a laugh before their interviews with ESU’s homecoming royalty judges. This year’s judges include Darla Mallein, Seth Lickteig, Melissa Gerleman, Bridget Camien and Kaitlin Johnson.

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Biden student debt forgiveness plan on temporary hold after appeals court ruling

A federal judge earlier had rejected efforts by the six states to block the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in individual, federal student loans for more than 40 million people. The states immediately appealed.

The six states led by Republicans took the administration to federal court last month, arguing that the president had no authority by creating a loan-forgiveness program without the approval of Congress.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey of the Eastern District of Missouri issued a 19-page ruling that declared the states don’t have legal standing to sue the administration over the program, despite the “important and significant challenges” they have raised in the case.

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from carrying out its student loan forgiveness plan, until the court makes a determination on a request for an injunction brought by six Republicanled states, according to multiple media reports.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is giving the Biden administration until Monday to respond, and those six states — Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa and South Carolina — will have until Tuesday to respond. The court said the order prohibited the administration from “discharging any student loan debt,” according to a copy of

Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, said in a statement Friday night: “Tonight’s temporary order does not prevent borrowers from applying for student debt relief at studentaid.gov — and we encourage eligible borrowers to join the nearly 22 million Americans whose information the Department of Education already has.

It also does not prevent us from reviewing these applications and preparing them for transmission to loan servicers.

“It is also important to note that the order does not reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the case, or suggest that the case has merit.

It merely prevents debt from being discharged until the court

Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Trump

The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol sent a subpoena Friday to former President Donald Trump, demanding documents and testimony from the person the panel has said was central in orchestrating a plan to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in the insurrection.

The panel set a deadline of Nov. 14 for Trump to testify at a deposition in person or by video and Nov. 4 for Trump to produce documents related to his and his advisers’ involvement with the Capitol raid and other aspects of the plan to overturn the election.

In a preamble, chairman Bennie G. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and vice chair Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, summarized the committee’s findings in its months-long investigation.

“As demonstrated in our hearings, we have assembled overwhelming evidence, including from dozens of your former appointees and staff, that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and to obstruct the peaceful transition of power,” the letter reads.

Trump spread false allegations of election fraud, asked U.S. Justice Department officials to lie to support his false claims, and pressured state officials, members of Congress and Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to ratify the election results, among other efforts,

Thompson and Cheney wrote.

Trump also summoned tens of thousands of supporters to Washington on Jan. 6, when Congress would be certifying the election results, and, despite knowing they were angry and at least some were armed, encouraged them toward the Capitol, the letter says.

He then refused to intervene, instead sending an incendiary tweet that could have incited further violence against Pence, according to the letter.

The subpoena demands 19 categories of documents related to the election as well as the various efforts to contest it and the attack.

The subpoena asks for communications with any members of Congress, and names U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican.

The committee also seeks communications related to the committee’s work itself.

Members of the panel have said Trump and people close to him have contacted witnesses in apparent attempts to dissuade them from offering truthful testimony.

At the panel’s likely final meeting last week, members approved a resolution granting Thompson the ability to subpoena Trump. Trump in response lashed out at the panel on his social networking site, Truth Social, but did not say whether he would comply with the subpoena.

Thompson did not answer directly when asked after that meeting if he expected Trump to comply.

“We will continue to move full speed ahead in our preparations in compliance with this order. And, the Administration will continue to fight Republican officials suing to block our efforts to provide relief to working families.”

Biden, during a speech at Delaware State University earlier Friday about student debt, said 22 million people have already applied for the program, for which applications launched earlier this week.

“Republican members of Congress and Republican governors are doing everything they can to deny this relief even in their — to their own constituents,” Biden said, according to a White House transcript.

The lawsuit is one of several legal challenges faced by the loan-forgiveness plan. Another of those challenges, mounted by a conservative taxpayer-advocacy group, suffered a setback Thursday when U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett refused to put the program on hold pending the resolution of related legal issues.

Under the Biden administration’s plan, student-loan borrowers can qualify for up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness, while the recipients of Pell Grants can apply for an additional $10,000 in debt relief. The program is intended to assist borrowers who earn no more than $125,000 per year, and couples who earn up to $250,000 per year.

The Biden administration’s defense of the program is grounded in a 19-year-old federal law that gives the secretary of education the power “to alleviate the hard-

ship that federal student loan recipients may suffer as a result of national emergencies.” The administration argued in court that this is the same law the Trump administration used to pause student-loan payments at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The states argued the financial implications of Biden’s $300 million plan are so significant that congressional approval is required. They also argued that the plan would deny the states revenue that would otherwise flow to state-based student loan companies that now own the debt.

They pointed out that some states don’t consider discharged student-loan debt to be “income” that can be taxed, further depriving the states of revenue.

During oral arguments, according to the Missouri Independent, lawyers for the Biden administration said the potential loss of tax revenue isn’t enough to give the states standing in the case, especially since the states are free to expand their definition of taxable income to include the canceled student-loan debt.

In his decision, Judge Autrey appeared to agree, saying the “tenuous nature of future income tax revenue” wasn’t sufficient to establish injury to support the states’ claim that they had standing to file their lawsuit.

Autrey had previously signaled that the states’ standing to bring the case forward was likely to be a factor in his decision.

“It is hard to make a cake if you don’t have a pan to put that cake in,” Autrey said during oral arguments. “That pan is standing. It doesn’t matter if you have all the ingredients.”

WASHINGTON — Roughly

9.4 million Americans have already voted in the midterm elections, casting a combination of in-person early votes and mail-in ballots, according to data compiled by the United States Elections Project. Florida as well as Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania are among the top states in terms of early voting so far.

The initiative, headed up by University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald, shows that, within states releasing the data, 2.6 million people have voted in person while 6.8 million have returned mail-in ballots. Another 41.6 million voters have requested mail-in ballots, according to the website.

The 17 states reporting data and that share party affiliation show that of the roughly 5.1 million Americans in those states who voted early, 50% are Democrats, 30% are Republicans and 20% are not part of either party or registered with another political affiliation.

McDonald noted Tuesday that in Florida, Republican in-person early voters outnumbered Democrats, 56,000 to 34,000.

“This is not just a function of which counties offered in-person early voting,” McDonald wrote. “Even in some blue counties like Palm Beach, more Republicans voted in-person early.”

He added that since many Democrats have mail-in ballot requests carried over from the 2020 elections, “it may be that

Democrats who might have voted in-person early already voted by mail or plan to vote by mail.”

If the data around more Republicans voting early in person in Florida continues through the end of early voting, McDonald wrote that he would “be extremely confident in predicting DeSantis and Rubio victories.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, both Republicans, are seeking reelection to their current offices this November.

Florida voters have cast nearly 1.3 million early votes, with 42% from those registered as Democrats, 40% from Republicans and 18% from people without a party registration or a minor party registration.

In Georgia, just under 1 million voters have already cast their votes, with 54% of those coming from female voters and 45% from men. The state’s breakdown of race and ethnicity, something not all states disclose, shows 56% of early voters so far are white nonHispanic and 32% are Black non-

Hispanic voters.

Another 1.5% of early voters in Georgia identify as Hispanic and 1.5% as Asian American.

Michigan voters have cast more than 700,000 early votes, either in person or via mail-in ballots, according to the project.

Of those voters, 62% are more than 65, making up the overwhelming majority of early voters so far. People between 41 and 65 account for 30% of early votes cast, with people between 26 and 40 making up nearly 6% of early votes.

Women make up 56% of Michigan’s early voters up to this point with men accounting for 44%.

In Pennsylvania, residents of the Keystone State have cast 635,000 early votes.

An overwhelming 73% of those votes came from Democrats, with Republicans casting 19% so far. The remaining 8% of early voters come from people not registered as Democrat or Republican, or who affiliate with a minor political party.

Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House to celebrate President Biden canceling student debt on Aug. 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)

Ariana Figueroa, Clark Kauffman Kansas Reflector

More than 9 million voters already have cast their ballots in November

Is it too much to ask? Exercise in Academic Freedom # 1

The recent approval and implementation of the Workforce Management Policy violated and shattered all previous understandings and promises governing the relations between ESU faculty and Administration. Within hours of the Kansas Board of Regents decision to give the ESU president powers to dismiss any faculty and to terminate any ESU program, ESU administration began phoning selected faculty ordering them to immediately attend a “mandatory” off-campus meeting. These dismissed faculty were quick to notice the unnerving presence of armed security forces at these meetings. Their requests for the criteria by which they were chosen for dismissal were denied. This mass termination of thirty-three faculty has repeatedly been described as cold, brutal, and demeaning. Personal testimony of those present indicates this process was demeaning and brutal to both those who were fired and those who were tasked to carry out this mandate. ESU

Leadership Team spokesperson, Steven Lovett, compared the termination of faculty and elimination of ESU programs to “a traumatic, brutal experience.” ESU administration has informed both students and faculty that mental health counseling will be available for all. We hear that university officials are encouraged to watch for signs of suicidal thoughts or behavior resulting from these actions.

ESU administration maintains that the mass firings of faculty and suspension of many programs and degrees are “strategic” and “data-driven” decisions necessary to transform ESU to better serve the needs of students and industry. Is the refusal to reveal the criteria by which thirty- three faculty were chosen for dismissal a “strategic” and “data-driven” decision?

Many voices have noted that the “suspension” of tenure and mass firings of faculty is a clear threat to academic freedom. Often overlooked but equally important to the integrity of the

modern university is the project of shared governance between faculty and administration.

Shared governance requires transparency as well as open and honest communication between faculty and administration.

Shared governance relies on protection from arbitrary dismissal and becomes impossible when faculty voices are silenced by the shock and awe, the brutality and trauma unleased by capricious mass firings. Faculty are no longer equal partners in the great project of educating citizens, but replaceable cogs in the project of training skilled workers for industry.

The result has been unprecedented condemnation and devastating public relations for ESU at local, regional, and national levels. Former ESU Interim President, Ed Flentje now publicly calls for the immediate reversal of this decision and its tragic consequences that are now transforming ESU into what he labels a “Pariah Institution.” Flentje argues that these tragic decisions

set ESU on a course of self-destruction.

Many observers of this process believe that resources (formerly) needed to maintain (now) dismissed faculty and programs will be “reinvested” to 1) enrich the “student experience” at ESU, and 2) increase support for existing programs and degrees recently identified as “excelling”; aka ESU’s “strike zone” programs. The metrics are used to identify excelling and non-excelling programs are not revealed. The data used to place programs inside or outside this “strike zone” for excellence are not revealed. We only hear vague but consistently recurring rhetoric about the need to serve industry.

Is it too much to ask the ESU administration to reveal the data that (we hear) is driving the demolition of our programs to “reinvest” in industry serving programs? Is it too much to ask that ESU administration to reveal the data that drives these “strategic” policies? If the current ESU administration does have a coherent

Exercise in Academic Freedom # 2

The recent and radical changes at ESU are part of a larger political movement aimed at the gradual privatization of public institutions by shifting those institutions— such as ESU—to a “business model” of management, funding, and purpose. This business model is rooted in the belief that “market solutions” are the optimal solutions for all social concerns and needs including food security, health care, education, social and economic inequality, or environmental concerns. This “movement” reflects the rise of libertarian political and economic ideology, often referred to as “free-market fundamentalism.” This is a movement that is on-the-move.

Free-market fundamentalism is well known in Kansas.

In 2010, Sam Brownback was elected governor of Kansas on the promise that he would make Kansas a real life “social science experiment” by applying free market principles to state government and public institutions. The results were catastrophic for Kansas. State revenues fell by hundreds of millions of dollars. Funding for roads, bridges, public health, and education were slashed. Sam Brownback resigned from the office of Governor to live a contemplative life as an ambassador for religious freedom. He was a man of faith—faith in both free-market fundamentalism and faith in God. Brownback’s massive failure

did very little to dampen the faith of true believers in free market fundamentalism. The movement to further privatize Kansas public institutions continues.

We now see this in the rhetoric of current ESU administration. We now “disinvest” in physics, chemistry, literature, history, journalism, political science, communications to “reinvest” in disk golf, tailgate parties, and esports. We are told these “reinvestments” are necessary to optimize the sort of “student experience” needed to attract today’s students—increasingly referred to as “customers.”

It is no doubt true that there is a legitimate place and even need for free market solutions in a well-organized society. They can be a force for the private good of individuals and, under the right conditions, can contribute to the common good. As we all know the competitive nature of markets means short term solutions.

Unregulated free market decisions are incapable of longterm solutions for the common good.

Free markets practices are rapidly depleting the Ogalala aquifer that provides precious water for Kansas agriculture.

Unprecedented droughts in ever larger areas in the U.S, Europe, and Asia are shocking. We now see rapidly rising oceans and extreme heat episodes around the globe.

Major and life sustaining riv-

ers in North America, Europe, and Asia are drying up. Free market ideology is incapable of recognizing the obvious existence and tragedy of our current and rapidly growing global heating due to massive carbon pollution.

In Kansas, the leading proponent and financial supporters of libertarian, free market ideology are owners of the nation’s largest private carbon extraction and carbon burning industry.

Behind-the-scenes influence that the Kansas carbon extraction industry has exerted to cripple government action on climate change, as well as to lobby against government involvement in education, health care, and more, are well documented.

Free market ideologues often claim that God alone regulates the Earth’s climate, that increased atmospheric carbon is good for plants, good for agriculture. Free market ideologues often claim carbon caused climate overheating is a myth based on bad science and a hoax to destroy America. Free market ideologues attack academic programs that promote what they call the “myth” of carbon caused climate disaster—the natural and social sciences, history, literature, communications, philosophy, anthropology, humanities, geography, and more.

We hear that the ESU president has a long history of serving industry; specifically, the

Kansas carbon extraction and burning industry. His plan to “disinvest” in the natural and social sciences, history, literature, communications, philosophy, anthropology, humanities, geography while “reinvesting” in industry serving programs is not only consistent with the free-market fundamentalism but a seamless extension of that ideology. Is it too much to ask what metrics are being used to label the natural and social sciences, history, literature, communications, philosophy, anthropology, humanities, geography as failing to meet ESU’s standards for “excelling”? Is it too much to ask for the metrics that define “industry serving programs”? Is it too much to ask the ESU Leadership Team and the ESU Faculty Senate to adopt a policy that moves ESU toward carbon neutrality over the next ten years? Such a policy, led by a veteran of the Kansas carbon extraction industry, would shape a new and truly distinctive “Forward Focused, Future Ready” identity for ESU. Such a policy and future would be on the right side of science and history. Today’s students, not trapped in yesterday’s mindsets, see this clearly.

Charles Brown Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

plan, one that is actually “strategic” and “data- driven”, one that would earn the support of the ESU community, now is the time to reveal the entire strategy, not just isolated pieces.

We hear that the current ESU president, chosen in a closed and secret search, refuses to share his resume with the public. Is this refusal a “strategic” and “datadriven” decision? Is it too much to ask, where and how the current ESU president learned the skills needed for the (actual) demolition and the (hoped for and currently only imagined) rebuilding of Kansas public institutions?

Is it true that his primary work experience was serving the carbon extraction and carbon burning industry? Is it true that he has a long history of financially supporting the ever-growing propaganda industry of climate change denial?

Is this too much to ask?

Charles Brown Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff:

I graduated from ESU in December of 1974. I have always been proud of the education I received there. I have always been proud to tell people I attended ESU even though many people had no clue where that might be. I have many warm thoughts of my time there. At least I did until last Thursday.

Tenure is the major agreement that an institution of higher learning has with its faculty. On Thursday the administration of ESU decided to forever ensure that no teacher or scholar would ever accept a position at ESU. By firing tenured faculty, the Koch man guaranteed to never have to pay the salaries of tenured faculty again.

Even instructors in the socalled “STRIKE ZONE” would be advised to watch their backs. If they are perceived to be expendable, they may be terminated on a whim.

Now we come to the Students, Students, Students. Recently, I received a very nice email from the alumni department. They requested, among other things, that I suggest to any student of college age that they consider ESU for their college career. I am very relieved I did not follow through with that request. I would go further and suggest that any current student get a copy of his/ her transcript and see what other colleges would be more supportive of their educational goals. If the administration really wanted to be supportive of the Students, Students, Students, they would smooth the way for easy transfer of credits to other institutions rather than simply say that students may finish out their degree in a greatly diminished program.

It appears very much of the Kansas Board of Regents with the cooperation of ESU’s administration determined that underpopulated Kansas could not support six institutions of higher learning. It is clear that ESU got the short straw.

It pains me to see these things happen to a place I loved so much.

Kenneth L. Kilman Class of 1974 Speech/Communication

Burnett Managing Editor

A reporter who has often written for The Washington Post visited Emporia State’s campus Wednesday to write about the recent changes in academic programs at Emporia State, including the terminations of 33 faculty members regardless of tenure status.

Jon Marcus, a higher education reporter for The Hechinger Report, spoke with students, faculty and administration about the implications of ESU’s changes for rural students not just in the area, but across the country. The Hechinger Report is a national non-profit newsroom that reports on inequality and innovation in education, according to their website.

“It’s an incredibly important topic that doesn’t get covered enough,” Marcus told a Bulletin reporter, adding that he wasn’t able to give further information about when the article would be published.

Noah Eppens, editor-in-chief of The Bulletin, said they were grateful the story is gaining national attention in hopes to evoke more change.

“What’s happening at Emporia State right now is incredibly important and will have an impact not only on the campus itself, but Kansas and national higher education,” Eppens said.

Where the haunted legend of Bird Bridge came from

Stacey

Staff Writer

On Sunday, July 17, 1983 hikers found the body of Sandra Bird and her car submerged in the Cottonwood River under the Rocky Ford Bridge. What those hikers didn’t know that morning was that this murder case would later lead to the urban legend Emporians know today.

Bird was a mathematics instructor at Emporia State before she died. Her death gained national attention with newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and it inspired the film “Murder Ordained”.

Bird was found face down in the water directly in front of her car. Evidence also supported the theory that she most likely died from injuries sustained on the bridge and was thrown over instead of being ejected from the car, according to Justica US Law.

“And allegedly what had happened, her husband reverend Tom Bird had beat her up on the bridge and drove the car off to make it look like she drove the car off and then threw her over the bridge,” said Brandy Nance, co-founder of Flint Hills Paranormal and web content and marketing communication manager at ESU. “It was a pretty

violent thing.”

While convictions have been made there is still a question of who killed Bird that night. Was it her husband who she was having marital issues with, was it Lorna Anderson who was allegedly having an affair with Thomas Bird or was it a contractor who they possibly hired?

No matter how the death came about, urban legend says that the bridge is haunted and visitors can hear Bird’s screams, according to Nance. However, she said that when her paranormal investigative team spent time out on the bridge they could not find evidence of this.

However, Twitter user Ashley Gillet commented on her experience at the bridge on a Bulletin post.

“After visiting Bird Bridge, my car kept locking and unlocking the doors on me in a weird pattern,” Gillet wrote. “Was convinced it was Sandy using Morse Code.”

The Forensic Science department will be hosting a true crime seminar called the Sinister Minister at 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Science Hall room 72. They will be discussing the murder of Sandra Bird and Martin Anderson, Lorna Anderson’s husband.

Student Spotlight: Senior shares her creative talents with the community

a function, so that’s why I like making bags.”

Her love of art began at a young age.

“When I was little, I loved going to my grandma’s house, so she would get out her art supplies and we would just paint,” Magee said. “So, one of my favorite things to do was paint with my grandma.”

As Magee got older, she began expanding her art into different mediums like polymer clay. She would mold the clay into necklaces and figurines and sell them at a local fair near her hometown in Williamsburg, Kansas. She also began exploring other art forms like music.

20-hour-long process of creating a colorful hand crochet tote bag.

Tyler Magee, senior graphic design major at Emporia State, can often be found working as a reception center assistant in the Towers Complex residence halls. During her slow shifts, she pulls out her yarn and begins the

Magee first began learning how to crochet by watching YouTube tutorials. She spent time trying to learn from others but found that all other instructions were only helpful for right-handed people. As a lefty,

she turned to videos online and patiently copied each stitch. She began learning only two years ago and has since made 12 total bags, which equates to around 240 hours of work.

“I like making usable things,” Magee said. “I want something that someone can use and has

“I was in choir all through high school,” Magee said. “That was my thing. I never did sports because I had allergies and asthma, so I wasn’t an outdoorsy girl, so I did a lot of art and art related things.”

She has since taken her talents to the next level as a member of the ESU Chamber Choir. Magee is also now selling her art on Commercial Street during the Emporia First Friday art walks.

“I never really had opportuni-

ties in my hometown, so when I got here seeing like ‘They do an art walk every first Friday that is so cool’...and Trox is awesome because it’s made up of local artists,” Magee said. “I just think it’s an awesome art town and it has a lot of opportunities for art students.”

Over the past summer, Magee spent her time working as an intern at Trox Gallery where she did the marketing for gallery shows. Trox Gallery owner Kaila Mock has made future plans for Magee to work as a temp over the holidays.

“I want to hire her,” Mock said. “Halfway through the internship I was like ‘What are you doing? Do you want to work at Trox?’ I want to hire her in any capacity that I can. She is really great to work with.”

Magee plans to graduate this May with a minor in entrepreneurship and aspires to be a freelance graphic design artist. While she is still unsure of where her art may take her next, she is hopeful that her work will continue to grow and refuses to be tied down to one particular art form.

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Olson

Funk Staff Writer

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Magee poses with one of her 20 hour long creations in the Memorial Union. Opportunities in the Emporia com-

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Rocky Ford Bridge overlooks Cottonwood River outside of Emporia city limits. The bridge doubles as part of a hiking and bike trail. Rocky Ford Bridge is the site of Sandra Bird’s murder in 1983 and is believed to be haunted.

Thank you for your support

cover these changes and inform the public. While we haven’t been receiving much support from Emporia State’s administration and President Ken Hush has been declining interviews since August, that doesn’t mean we haven’t received any support.

ity of what we know about journalism and we wouldn’t have been able to write these stories without the founda-

calls from New York. We know this is not your main job and we appreciate all the time you’ve taken out of

Noah Eppens Editor-in-Chief

If you don’t already know me, I am the editor-inchief of The Bulletin-- and what a time to be editor-inchief. It has certainly been a rough semester and it’s hard to believe it’s already the end of October. A lot has happened since even before the semester began. This semester has been full of big announcements and upheavals. The campus will never be the same again and The Bulletin staff has been working tirelessly to

The community, professors, students and The Bulletin alumni alike have been immensely supportive of The Bulletin during this chaotic and exhausting time. So I want to express my gratitude on behalf of myself and the staff.

First, I want to specifically thank some key people who have helped us keep the paper afloat and answered our endless questions:

Max McCoy, I know it’s been a crazy time and you haven’t been able to give us advice regarding the framework, but we wouldn’t be here without you. You have taught the staff the major-

I want to rot in a box

$10,000. I think a lot of people avoid traditional burial not because it’s expensive but because they fear the embalming process.

Staff Writer

I work at a funeral home, so I know the ins and outs of the funeral industry. The most common form of postmortem care is cremation, probably because it’s about one-fourth the cost of traditional burial. Though cremation is preferred by most, I don’t want to leave this world in flames; I want to be forever present, rotting in a box.

In Kansas, there are really only four options for post mortem care. These options are, in order from least expensive to most expensive: body donation (for scientific research), direct burial (where the deceased is buried without embalming or a viewing), cremation and traditional burial. When my time comes, my family better not cheap out on me. I want a traditional burial with the nicest plot and the most comfortable casket; I don’t care if it costs my family

Embalming is required by most funeral homes, at least in Kansas, in order to have a traditional burial. Embalming is important because it preserves the decedent, slowing down liquification of the body. Embalming allows the mortician and family of the decedent adequate time to prepare funeral arrangements.

The embalming process is invasive. The body must be drained of blood, all major organs must be pierced to remove fluid and the body cavity must be filled with chemicals to prevent bloating and purging. Most people consider this to be a barbaric and gruesome process, but I think it’s a masterful art form that deserves respect and admiration.

Morticians spend years perfecting the art of embalming. They may spend hours meticulously preparing the deceased before presenting them to their family. They must clean and disinfect the body and properly close the eyes and mouth. If the decedent is jaundice, has facial bruising or they look emaciated, the mortician will color correct, bleach, and inject filler into the face, bringing

tions you laid down for us.

Sarah Spicer, you have truly been a lifesaver. Thank you so much for all you have done and the endless phone

-Noah EppENs Editor-in-ChiEf

your days to help and guide us. I honestly don’t know where we would be right now if you hadn’t stepped up back in September. From

the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Sherman Smith, thank you for answering the phone when I called you back in September. We truly appreciate you working from The Bulletin office and offering your advice on several different things. It’s been so heartwarming to know that we have your support and we appreciate the time you’ve taken to help us. Thank you again to the community, campus and The Bulletin alumni for offering your support and your kind messages. It’s definitely been a boost to open our social media and see the comments and quote tweets you’ve left. Journalism is invaluable, especially in times like these, and it means so much that you all recognize this. For as long as we are allowed, we will keep being the voice of the students and bringing you the news.

Six last minute Halloween costume ideas

them to their original likeness. If trauma occurred at the time of death leaving lacerations or indentations in the decedent’s face, morticians use their years of experience to reconstruct the facial structures to their original composure.

The mortician’s goal is to present a loved one in a peaceful state, free of trauma and pain. Morticians provide families the opportunity to grieve knowing that their loved one is in a better place.

In my opinion, viewing the body of a loved one is the most important part of the grieving process. It confirms that their loved one is gone and provides the family with the closure that their loved one is in a better place. Other postmortem care options do not provide the closure of traditional burial; thereby, in my opinion, prolonging the grieving process. When my time comes, which will hopefully be several decades from now, I want my family and friends to receive the closure that comes from a traditional burial. I want them to weep over the cold, lifeless bag of fluid that I used to call my body. I want them to look at my heavily embellished face and remember the good times that we had. I want to provide them with the closure that I am, in fact, dead and slamming beers with my buddies in heaven.

Stacey Olson Opinion Editor

No matter how excited we are for Halloween to come, sometimes we let time get the better of us. Sometimes we forget to make or buy a Halloween costume and are looking for a quick fix. Here are some easy and inexpensive Halloween costume ideas for you to try this season.

Black Cat

This is a classic easy costume for a last minute change in plans. Dress in an all-black outfit, add a nose and whiskers with eyeliner or a marker and get a pair of cat ears. This costume is versatile and easy to complete.

Devil or Angel

Another classic costume that can be complete with small purchases and things in your closet. For this costume, pick out a red or white outfit and pair it with either devil horns or a halo and wings. This can be dressed up or down and is sure to turn heads. This can be used as a partner costume.

Trixie Tang from “Fairly

Odd Parents”

Who doesn’t love a costume that reminds us of some of our favorite childhood cartoons? For this costume, you’ll need a lavender shirt, a white skirt or bottoms and a white headband. Pair this with a sassy attitude and you have yourself a Trixie costume.

Alex Russo

If you grew up like I did loving “Wizards of Waverly Place”, you’ll love this next costume. Alex is a laidback wizard and that includes during the spooky season. For this costume, all you need is an orange shirt that says “costume” (easily DIYed) and bonus points if you have a wand tucked in your boot.

Greaser

For those who loved the musical Grease, this one is for you. Get yourself a white shirt, a leather jacket and big or gelled hair. This one is also great for a couple’s costume if you want to dress up with your partner last minute.

Your Favorite Liquor/ Cocktail

Lastly is a costume that you can do solo or with a group of friends. Dress as your favorite liquor or cocktail. There are many ways you can do this but two ideas are a cute outfit matched with a decorated cowgirl hat or a decorated shirt.

For as long as we are allowed, we will keep being the voice of the students and bringing you the news.

time for me to realize,’ Head coach experiences first suspension, claims mistake

Emporia State’s women’s head soccer coach, Bryan Sailer, was suspended Oct. 7 from four games for accumulating too many yellow cards.

Sailer describes a yellow card as a technical foul in basketball, like a “slap on the wrist.” Yellow cards can be used on slide tackles, handballs or arguing with referees. Coaches that are suspended still do everything the same except they can’t be on the field an hour before the game, during the game and 30 minutes after.

He went on to say coaches can receive a yellow card for the actions of players or other coaching staff.

Sailer had received five yellow cards, which means he would normally receive a one game suspension. However, he didn’t realize that he already had five

and coached during a game he should have sat out on. Because of this Sailer had to miss four more games, which meant he would sit for the rest of the regular season.

Sailer has gotten yellow cards for stepping out of the coach’s box, arguing with officials when he said he was “trying to stand up” for the team.

He has coached at ESU for 11 years and this will be his first suspension.

Sailer said he keeps track of his own yellow cards as well as the players’, however, the method of tracking the cards “changed” and his fifth yellow card was missed.

“The tricky part was it was Friday when I got my fifth yellow and Sunday was the next game,” Sailer said. “There wasn’t enough time for me to realize, ‘Oh shoot’ cause I would have gladly sat (out) one game.”

While the coach was sitting out, his assistant coach, Kailey

Corr, stepped up to coach the team. The team was fully confident in their coaches, according to graduate student of information technology and business administration and forward Erica Self, and that worked out for them because they went 3-1 finishing second seed in the MIAA tournament.

“This is my fifth year playing for Bryan and I have never been in a situation where he hasn’t been at the game, so that was obviously a little bit shaking for all of the girls.” said Self.

Self said the team has faced a lot of adversity and trouble.

“I have never felt like we’ve bonded more and you know our assistant coaches are fully equipped and they knew what Bryan wanted.”

The women’s soccer team will play their first round of playoffs at 2 p.m. Saturday against Northeastern State University at the ESU soccer pitch.

ESU disc golf team wins first competition

Emporia State’s disc golf team hosted its first-ever collegiate kickoff Oct. 22. The kickoff, which was sponsored by Dynamic Discs, was held at Peter Pan Park. ESU was accompanied by surrounding college disc golf teams from Kansas State, Wichita State, Oklahoma Christian, Southwest Baptist, Hesston, as well as MIAA foe, Fort Hays State. The kickoff had a total of 71 participants. The newly formed disc golf team at ESU consists of eight players on the men’s team as well as one player on the women’s team. As a result of the tournament, ESU freshman, Alexis Chaparro finished singles play in first place. Junior Cade Kohlmeier and freshman Grant Yoder tied in singles for seventh place. ESU’s number one team, which consists of Alexis Chaparro, Cade Kohlmeier, Grant Yoder and Justin Farrell, finished the team event and claimed the title with a first-place finish. The Hornet disc golf team will compete next on Nov. 6 at the Conference Invite II at Frontier Park located in Hays, KS.

‘There wasn’t enough

Angela Palmer, midfielder and junior English and Spanish major, stops the ball before it reaches an opponent from Missouri Western on Oct. 2 at the Emporia State pitch. The Hornets completed the game with a shutout 6-0 victory over the griffons.

Jami Morain Sports Editor

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