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Keeping a resolution Kate Fechter WASHBURN REVIEW

Twenty days ago new calendars hit the walls of houses all over the world.

Ready or not, 2010 was here, and for many the new year meant a time to make resolutions. With that in mind, The Review has pulled together five tips to help students succeed at their goals and make the start of this new decade the best one yet.

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1. Be Realistic. Marilynn Koelliker, a licensed social worker and director of Washburn Counseling Services pointed out that a resolution should be realistic. People can be overly ambitious, and when the desired results fail to materialize, they give up. Setting realistic goals gives you a better chance at success.

2. Establish Attainable Short Term Goals. Instead of setting one big goal, keep it in mind and set short term goals.

Koelliker said many people find success by setting smaller, short-term goals. Whether day-to-day or week-to-week, setting short-term goals allows you to feel a sense of accomplishment in a relatively short period, keeping momentum on your side.

3. Reward Yourself. When you attain one of your short term goals, you should reward yourself. Koelliker suggests taking yourself to a movie, buying the cool T-shirt you’ve been eyeing, or spending a special evening with your friends.

4. Seek Support. For those who are looking to lose weight as a resolution, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center is having an eight-week Resolution Solution program facilitated by Celeste Ehrenberg, employee wellness coordinator, to promote healthy eating as designated by the food guide pyramid. This program begins Feb. 1. There will also be several workshops to go along with the program, and you don’t have to be in the program to attend. For more info contact the SRWC. Whatever your goal, seek support wherever possible to help you meet your goal.

5. Avoid the All-or-Nothing Attitude. Be aware that how you focus on your resolution can fluctuate with your enthusiasm.

Koelliker recommends avoiding the allor-nothing attitude, and sticking with it for the long haul. “Slow and steady wins the race,” said Joel Bluml, director of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Kate Fechter is a junior mass media major.

Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn.edu.

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Icy Roads Ahead: Recent decisions to keep Washburn University open to the public while closing the Washburn Institute of Technology due to severe weather raised a few questions. Accessibility to campus was cited as the criterion for determining whether or not to close the university.

Lauren Eckert WASHBURN REVIEW Mounds of snow continue to line the streets and sidewalks of Washburn University after the bout of severe winter weather that the Topeka area experienced during the course of winter break.

While many area school systems closed down for several days during the worst of the storms, the doors at Washburn remained opened as originally planned. Though the campus was empty of students at this time, several faculty and staff members found themselves braving the harsh weather conditions to keep the university running.

The process involved when deciding whether or not to keep both Washburn University and Washburn Institute of Technology open to the public during times of dangerous weather conditions requires much deliberation. Robin Bowen, vice president of Academic Affairs, and Wanda Hill, vice president of Ad-

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ministration and treasurer, collaborate to make the final decision, either keeping the university open or shutting it down.

On Thursday, Jan. 7 the pair had to make such a decision as severe weather closed down a majority of the city of Topeka and the surrounding area. The vice presidents chose to keep the university open, as school was not currently in session and attendance on campus would be mild. However, Bowen and Hill did decide to close the doors of Washburn Tech.

An e-mail sent out to various staff members regarding the reasons behind the closing stated that the technical school was closed largely because approximately 50 percent of the school’s student population consists of high school students. Since the majority of high schools in the area were already closed because of the inclement weather, attendance was likely to be low.

A factor that contributed to the decision to keep the university open was the decision made by neighboring universities, such as the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, to keep their own doors open.

As addressed in the faculty e-mail sent out the day of the WU Tech closing, Hill said that the criterion for the decision to close the institution, “is accessibility on campus and the surrounding area. Dr. Bowen and I checked several sources last night before the decision was made to close Washburn Tech and not close the University.”

Reactions from faculty and staff regarding the decision were varied, but it did raise discussion in the recent staff council meeting Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Rachel Marlett, an admissions counselor at Washburn and a recent member of staff council said the issue was definitely a topic for discussion at the meeting.

“There were different perceptions all over campus from different departments about the decision that was made.

Many voices were heard and there is some confusion, but we are in the process of finding answers,” Marlett said.

Lauren Eckert is a junior mass media major.

Reach her at lauren.eckert@washburn.edu.

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Healing a fractured nation: Cambodians seek justice Washburn alumna shares her knowledge of Cambodia

tion to strengthen and improve the credibility of the justice system in the country.

However, the tribunal does have its problems. The process has suffered from a lack of impartiality, because most Washburn University and the Topeka judges and lawyers are from the victim Center for Peace and Justice came together community. Beyond that, the process itto hold the fifth forum in the series Resolv- self has been slowed by issues reaching Conflict in a Fractured World Thursday, ing a consensus between the Cambodian Jan. 14 at the Washburn School of Law. judges and the U.N., and finding a balance Co-sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, the for victim involvement in the process. presentation, “Seeking Justice After GenoTranslation has also been a probcide: International Courts and Cambodia,� lem for the tribunal because the court featured Washburn alumna Samantha Gas- works in three languages: French, Khmer sie who shared her knowledge of the Cam- and English. There has been an issue bodian hybrid judicial system. The system with possible corruption in the translaincludes the Extraordinary Chambers and tions because Cambodians translate.

Courts of Cambodia, which is currently Problems aside, there are five people trying to provide justice for the people of from the Khmer Rouge leaders waiting to Cambodia over the war crimes commit- stand trial. Gassie spoke about one trial ted during the reign of the Khmer Rouge. that was already conducted by the ECCC. Gassie, who has a bachelor’s degree Comrade Duch, the commander of S-21 in political science and a maswas tried in 2009. During his ter’s degree in liberal studtrial, the defense wanted to CAMPUS ies from Washburn, studied in have him released because they Cambodia when writing her said the court was not credible.

EVENT thesis. Bob Beatty, Gassie’s The ECCC cannot hand mentor, who told her about the down death sentences, only opportunity in Cambodia also spoke at life in prison. Most defendants are 80 or the event, along with Thomas Prasch. older now meaning the trials are more During her time in Cambodia in the of a healing process for the Cambodians fall of 2008, Gassie conducted 17 inter- than powerful punishments for the perviews in fall of 2008. Her interviews ranged petrators. The hope is that the process from people from the U.S. and Canada will help Cambodians to move forward. who were involved in the legalities, to “The most hopeful thing is that CamCambodian citizens who shared with her bodians can build a sense of law and order,� their personal accounts of surviving the Gassie said. “Cambodians can use the ECCC Khmer Rouge. Everyone above a cer- as a stepping stone to move forward and tain age is either a victim or a perpetrator. collectively face the atrocities as a nation.�

The Khmer Rouge was in total power Gassie is currently working on from 1975-1979. During that time period, her doctorate at Arizona State for poan estimated 1.3 to 3.3 million were mas- litical science with a major in comsacred in the killing fields, amounting to al- parative politics and a minor in intermost 50 percent of the country’s population. national relations. Her capstone project People were brought into S-21 or Tuol featuring the interviews from her time in Sleng, a school turned into an interrogation Cambodia can be found in the Mabee Library. center, for questioning. They were tortured “I think ECCC is something everyuntil they named five names of usually in- one should be aware of,� said Dan Lonocent friends or neighbors and then killed. cey, a Washburn alumnus who went to The people named were then brought in for Cambodia with Beatty in May 2008. the same treatment, creating a deadly cycle “People my age and younger can’t reof violence. Of the 17,000 people that went member the Khmer Rouge. Any atin, only 12 people total walked out. There tempt to bring ECCC to light is helpful.� are four survivors of S-21 alive today.

The Topeka Center for Peace and The ECCC was established in 2001 Justice will be working with Washburn to by negotiations between the United Na- bring more forums on international justions and Cambodian officials. Gassie tice to campus in the coming months. said it is a unique war crimes tribunal because it is inside Cambodia, meaning there is a lot of victim involvement. The Kate Fechter is a junior mass media major.

ECCC and the Cambodian national gov- Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn. ernment are working to set up educa- edu.

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Governor addresses budget deficiencies Lauren Eckert WASHBURN REVIEW

Tax increases, tobacco bans and a picture of the American dream had the public buzzing after Gov. Mark Parkinson gave his first and last State of the State Address on Jan. 11, 2010, at the Statehouse.

Speaking without the aid of a script or teleprompter, Parkinson began the speech by reminding lawmakers that Kansas is no stranger to challenging times, reflecting that the state has survived two World Wars and numerous natural disasters.

Despite these challenges, the state of the Kansas has been declared strong by the governing powers of the past 150 years.

Parkinson paid tribute to the driving forces of the Kansas economy, recognizing Kansas’ higher education system, thriving industries such as the animal health corridor, the aircraft industry, transportation system and the public school system. He emphasized how these industries have helped keep Kansas alive in tense times and will continue to do so as the nation struggles through the current economic crisis.

With this, Parkinson noted that these industries were built and expanded into thriving operations without outrageous state taxing.

“Along the way there have certainly been naysayers, those who have argued that you cannot build great schools, great universities, great roads and have a safety net for those in need without taxing the state out of business,” Parkinson said. “We know the naysayers are wrong.

We know that they are wrong because we have achieved excellence with taxes that are below the national average.”

According to Parkinson, the fact that Kansas remained below the national average for taxes during 2009 is a remarkable achievement.

“That made the first round of cuts relatively easy, but as the deficit grew, the budget cuts have been brutal. We are way beyond the point of cutting waste,” he said.

Parkinson then identified another challenge that plagues the state, another budget hole of roughly $400 million.

“We are not $400 million short of what we need to get these programs back to where they need to be. We are $400 million short of what we need to keep most of these budgets at their already drastically cut levels,” Parkinson said.

“I have spent scores of hours studying these programs in search of that $400 million more that we can cut. I’m here to tell you that it simply is not there.”

To solve the $400 million budget gap, Parkinson proposed an increase in both tobacco and sales tax. The tobacco tax, currently at 79 cents a pack, would increase to the national average of $1.34 a pack. Sales tax would increase by one cent, for a temporary period of 36 months.

After that time his plan would cut back to a net increase of two-tenths of one cent.

Parkinson argued that the tax increase will allow existing programs to continue to function while helping to pull Kansas out of the recession.

“The alternative to coming up with this $400 million is not acceptable. It would require a round of cuts that would do years of damage to what we have built.

We would hurt every school district in this state. More schools would close and class sizes would reach intolerable levels,” Parkinson said. “Universities, technical schools and community colleges would suffer. Our National Cancer Institute designation would be at risk. Our roads would deteriorate, and we would either have to eliminate supervision of prisoners on parole, or start letting prisoners out of jail early. On top of all that, the budgets for 2012 and beyond would be even more difficult.”

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P arkins on challenged lawmakers to find other alternatives to the budget dilemma, saying he is open to other suggestions as long as they do not include more crippling cuts.

In addition to fixing budget issues, Parkinson proposed a few other changes that could improve the future of Kansas. First, he proposed a public smoking ban. His second initiative supports continued Photo courtesy of www.governor.ks.gov. focus on the energy policy, The Governator: Governor Mark Parkinson gave the annual State of allowing the the State speech on January 11. In his speech, Parkinson made several continued devel- proposals for establishing financial stability for the state of Kansas. opment of wind manufacturing and transmission. Finally, ans will look at how Kansas handled Parkinson argued the importance of es- the greatest economic crisis since the tablishing an emergency fund to help pre- Great Depression. We have the opportupare for inevitable economic downturns. nity to astonish them. The decisions that “In years of declining revenue we you can make will mean that not only would tap into the fund and avoid the did we fight back, not only did we prosituation we are currently in,” said Par- tect what our ancestors built, but while kinson. “It is time that we put our fiscal everyone else was in a panic, we moved house in order and lay the foundation forward. Let’s seize that opportunity, asfor a solid financial future for this state.” tonish the historians and write history that Parkinson wrapped up the ad- will make all future generations proud.” dress by encouraging the state to remain optimistic and to continue to support those industries that help make Kansas a home to the American dream. Lauren Eckert is a junior mass media major.

“Generations from now, histori- Reach her at lauren.eckert@washburn.edu.

Opinion

Robertson’s reasoning results in ridicule Editorial Board WASHBURN REVIEW

The devastation is striking. In the week following the earthquake in Haiti, reporters believe that more buildings have fallen than are left standing.

F a m i l y m e m b e r s continue to wait for news about their missing loved ones, and fatality estimates have risen to more than 200,000.

When you put that number into perspective, it’s a lot like losing every resident of Shawnee County—and then some.

Yet, despite the effects of the disaster, relief efforts have proven miraculous.

People trapped for days in the e a r t h q u a k e ’s r e m a i n s have been rescued, and aid in the form of volunteers and donations has been sent from countries around the world. However, in light of the extraordinary responses to this natural disaster, one man’s response has overwhelmingly stolen the spotlight.

Pat Robertson, evangelical Christian and host of the “700 Club,” stated on his show that while Haiti was under French rule, The Washburn Review is published every Wednesday throughout the academic year, excluding holidays and some other dates. Copies are free for students, faculty and staff, and can be found at numerous locations around the campus of Washburn University. Subscriptions to the Washburn Review are available at the following rates: 13 issues for $20 or 26 issues for $35. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.washburnreview.org or call (785) 670-2506.

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the country made a “pact with the devil” to secure its freedom from France. Because of this, Robertson believes the earthquake occurred in direct response to the “pact.”

To make a statement of this nature during a time of devastation is utterly offensive and downright ignorant. When news broadcasters air footage of the Haitian survivors, the most common t h r e a d viewers can see among these people is the confidence that their faith in God will guide them through this. With the astonishing persistence to hold strong to their beliefs, one would h a r d l y believe Haiti and its people made a deal with the devil, m a k i n g Robertson’s Photo courtesy of TwitPic statement anything but credible.

Additionally, whether you choose to believe in a higher power or not, one thing is certain: no one should be subjected to such false accusations during a time of struggle. It’s like approaching a woman who lost her child during birth and telling her that because she conceived the child out of wedlock, it deserved to die, and

Every Friday, I meet with the Review’s editorial staff to discuss ideas for what we’d like to cover in the upcoming issue of the paper. While we enjoy reporting on topics that we like, we know we’re not the only people who read the paper, and the stories we cover may not always be what readers want to hear about.

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she deserved to suffer with the pain. No one in Haiti deserved to die because of a centuries-old revolution, and no one deserves to suffer the pain of this tragedy.

The views expressed in the Review’s View are those of the Washburn Review editorial board, and not necessarily the views of Washburn University.

Your campus, your voice Nicole Stejskal WASHBURN REVIEW

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At any time throughout the semester, feel free to send me an e-mail and let me know how we’re doing. If there’s something you’d like to see in the paper, send us your story ideas. We’ll feature anything from the university’s budget to campus parking to why President Farley always wears a bow tie.

Finally, if you feel strongly enough about expressing your ideas, apply to join our staff. We’re looking for students who want to get involved on campus and are passionate about giving a voice to their peers.

Nicole Stejskal is a junior mass media major.

Reach her at nicole.stejskal@washburn.edu.

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WU on win streak for first time since November

Five Blues highlight all-decade team

After starting with 5-1 record, Bods currently stand at 9-8

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Under the leadership of coach Ron McHenry, the Lady Blues transformed from a team that had a losing record to a consistent MIAA contender with a national championship on its resume.

After going 13-14 in 2000-01, Washburn finished first or second in the conference standings each of the last nine seasons, including four consecutive MIAA titles from 2003-06 and a win against Seattle Pacific in the 2005 national championship game.

McHenry was recognized by “D2 Bulletin” as national Coach of the Year and MIAA Coach of the Year, while guard Jennifer Harris was named national Player of the Year following the Lady Blues’ first national championship.

Led by Harris in the backcourt, Washburn set an NCAA Division II record with 51 consecutive wins from 2004-06, and overall, the Lady Blues posted a 241-49 record in the 2000s.

Jennifer Harris, G — Harris’ time at Washburn was filled with firsts, both individually and for the team. The guard from New Jersey was the heart and soul of the Lady Blues’ championship squad and was recognized by multiple publications as the best player in the nation. She only played two years at Washburn, but that was enough to put her name among the all-time greats that have worn the Lady Blues uniform. Following a collegiate career that included 67 wins and just three losses, Harris was selected 20th overall in the WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. Other honors — 2004-05: Honorable mention all-MIAA, South Central region 1st team, South Central region Most Outstanding Player, 2005-06: Kodak national Player of the Year, CoSIDA/Daktronics national Player of the Year, “D2 Bulletin” national Player of the Year, 1st team All-American, 1st team All-District, MIAA MVP, team MVP, South Central region 1st team.

All-time at WU: 9th in scoring with 1,314 points,

The Washburn Ichabods are entering the fall semester on a winning streak, something the Bods haven’t achieved since November.

After starting the season with a narrow loss to Division I school Nevada-Las Vegas, the Bods won every game other November game. Following that stellar month of play, the Bods bottomed out, winning only one game in December and going on a five game losing streak during the winter break, which included a 75-69 overtime loss at home against Missouri Western (11-5, 6-3).

MEN’S Following Saturday’s 73-42 victory RECAP against rival Emporia State (7-9, 3-6) and a rare road victory against Pittsburg State (7-9, 1-8) on Jan. 13, the Bods (9-8, 3-7) are in ninth place in the conference.

Washburn does, however, have an easier road ahead of it. The Ichabods will next host Nebraska-Omaha (13-3, 6-3) on Jan. 23 and Missouri Western (11-5, 6-3) on Jan. 27 in Lee Arena, where they are 7-2 on the season.

After the home stand, the Bods travel to St. Joseph, Mo., to seek revenge against Missouri Western on Jan. 30.

Following a Feb. 3 away game against the MIAA’s bottom-dweller, Truman State (3-13, 1-8), the Bods can enjoy four more home games and only two road games before heading into the MIAA Tournament.

Josh Rouse is a junior mass media major.

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most points in a season with 797, most points in a single game with 39 against Northwest Missouri State on Jan. 4, 2006, 6th in assists with 308, most assists per game with 4.5.

Crystal Walker, F — If one player symbolizes the rise of Washburn’s women’s basketball program in the early 2000s, it’s Walker. The forward was named team MVP in 2001, when the Blues finished seventh in the conference, then played an even greater role as the team improved its record by 10 wins the following year. Walker was named MIAA MVP in her junior and senior seasons, and led the squad to its second conference title and a trip to the Elite Eight in her final year at Washburn.

Other honors – 2001-02: All South Central region 1st team, honorable mention All-American, 2002-03: MIAA Defensive Player of the Year, South Central region 1st team, 3rd team All-American, MIAA academic honor roll, team MVP. All-time at WU: 8th in scoring with 1,344 points, 10th in rebounding with 650.

Carla Sintra, F — In the closing seconds of the Lady Blues’ national championship win in 2005, Washburn wasn’t the only one waving its flag proudly. Students at the game held up a Brazilian flag as a tribute Sintra, the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and a native of Goiania, Brazil. As one of just five players on the team who didn’t grow up in Kansas, Sintra came a long way while playing for the Blues, not just geographically, but on the court, as well. She was a 2nd team all-MIAA selection as a junior, then helped carry the team as a senior, winning MIAA MVP and earning 1st team All-American honors.

Other honors – 2004-05: 1st team All-District, South Central region 1st team, Daktronics/ CoSIDA 2nd team All-Region, one of 10 team members on the MIAA Commissioner’s academic honor roll, team MVP. All-time at WU: 9th for rebounds in a season with 251.

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‘Runners 11-game streak broken Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

It was safe to say the Topeka RoadRunners had the blues after their Friday night match.

Although a furious onslaught came close to tying the game late in Friday night’s contest, the RoadRunners 11 game win streak was snapped in a 3-2 loss to the Springfield Jr. Blues at Landon Arena.

Being outshot 11-2 in the first frame, RoadRunner’s coach Scott Langer was quick to point to a rough first period in being a main problem in the defeat.

“That’s what caught up to us there was our lack of interest in the first period,” Langer said after Friday’s game. “It was probably the worst first period I’ve seen since the team’s been here. You can’t always think you’re going to play a couple periods and win a hockey game.”

Topeka outshot the Jr. Blues 38-18 in Friday’s match, but after tying the game early in the second period and taking the lead near the beginning of the third period, Topeka surrendered two goals midway through the last frame and just couldn’t find the back of the net to force the game to overtime.

In closing Friday, Langer said that he expected a tremendously better effort out of his team Saturday night.

Langer’s comments couldn’t have been more spot-on as Saturday’s contest began. A high-sticking double minor sent Springfield’s T.J. Poganski to the penalty box just over a minute in and Topeka capitalized with goals by Tony Thomas and Edgars Lipsbergs to put the ‘Runners on top 2-0 less than four minutes into the contest.

Topeka scored again early in the second period when Bryce Johnson found the back of the net to make the score 3-0 before Springfield made the score 3-1 just over ten minutes later. But a late second

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Weekend warriors: The Topeka RoadRunners return home this weekend to take on their divisional rival, the St. Louis Bandits. Friday is also ‘College Night’ and will feature $1 beer. period goal by Lipsbergs put Topeka up 4-1.

An early third period fight between Topeka’s Alec Hagaman and Springfield’s Wally Cossette sent the two to the penalty box with blood left on the ice. Only minutes later, Topeka scored its fifth and final goal of the evening when Tony Thomas scored on the powerplay. The Jr. Blues would add a goal halfway through the period, but with a shot count of 38-23 and a 5-2 margin on the scoreboard, the RoadRunners would win Saturday night to move to 29-6-3 on the season.

Next Friday and Saturday night, Topeka will return home for a match-up against the South Division rival St. Louis Bandits, who are 28-5-1. Friday night is College Night and puck drop both nights is 7:05 p.m. Langer knows this weekend

series will be crucial and that this year’s South Division race may come down to these two teams.

“It’s certainly at this point shaping up for that. The past says that you got to get through St. Louis, so we’re hoping to have a shot at that,” Langer said.

Tony Thomas, who had two goals and two assists in Saturday’s contest, knows as well this weekend will be a chance for each team to prove themselves.

“We’re really looking forward to that one. That’s going to show who the real power house in the South Division is, and we really think we got the team to get it done and that’s what we want,” he said.

Richard Kelly is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at richard.kelly@ washburn.edu.

‘Runners offer $1 beer for ‘College Night’ Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW This Friday night has officially become “College Night” with the Topeka RoadRunners.

There’s sure to be a buzz in the air Friday evening when the 29-6-3 ‘Runners will be taking on the rival St. Louis Bandits at 7:05 p.m. at Landon Arena, with all students receiving 10 percent off ticket prices with a student identification card. While the deal is usually limited to students at Washburn, Friday’s discount includes all local community colleges, technical schools and major universities.

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Tiffany Logue, account executive for the RoadRunners, said the night will be “focused around colleges” and the team is trying to offer another avenue of entertainment for students, rather than the usual weekend activities.

“We want it to be loud and crazy,” said Logue. “This is a big series and we need to have people rowdy to help get the team fired up.”

The game festivities will include a dance-off during first intermission between the RoadRunner Ice Girls and students, as well as college students’ ability to help clean up chuck-a-pucks during second intermission and $1 beer

for those in attendance over the age of 21.

During media timeouts, there will also be college-themed festivities.

Tickets for Friday’s game start at $9 after discount for students and groups of ten or more can receive a group rate, which would take another dollar off ticket prices, making the cheapest tickets $8. Logue said group tickets must be purchased by Friday at noon and can be done by calling 785-286-7825(PUCK). Also noted is that parking is $5 per car.

Richard Kelly is a sophomore mass media major. Reach him at richard.kelly@ washburn.edu.

Brooke Ubelaker, F — Ubelaker lined up alongside Sintra in the post during the Lady Blues’ championship run and did more than fill the void after her frontcourt teammate graduated. Washburn didn’t repeat as national champions, but the Lady Blues had just as much success throughout the season. The team went 16-0 in the MIAA and 32-1 overall while reaching the Sweet 16 in Ubelaker’s senior campaign.

The forward from Osborne was an honorable mention All-American and finished third all-time at WU with 1,848 points.

Other honors — 2004-05: 1st team all-MIAA, South Central region 1st team, Daktronics/CoSIDA 2nd team All-Region, MIAA Commissioner’s academic honor roll, 2005-06: 1st team all-MIAA, MIAA Commissioner’s academic honor roll. All-time at WU: 11th for points in a season with 547, 5th in rebounds all-time with 739.

Corkey Stiger, G — In a lot of ways, Stiger was similar to Harris, her predecessor at the guard position: she joined the team as a junior, took over the role as a scoring threat in the backcourt and even had the same jersey number and hairstyle as Harris. Most important, however, are the numbers Stiger put up while after Harris left. As a junior who already had experience playing at the college level, Stiger immediately made an impact at WU, helping the Lady Blues go 29-4 with a trip to the Sweet 16. Things only got better in her senior season. Stiger was a first team allMIAA selection on a squad that finished first in the conference and reached the Elite Eight for the third time in six years.

Other honors — 2007-08: CoSIDA/ Daktronics 2nd team All-Region, Kodak honorable mention All-American, South Central region MVP. All-time at WU: 16th in scoring with 1,047 points, fifth for points in a season with 605.

Chris Marshall is taking marathon training this semester. Reach him at christopher.marshall@washburn.edu.

Check out next week’s paper for the men’s all-decade team

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‘Bayonetta’ redefines ‘over-the-top’

Ashley Nadeau WASHBURN REVIEW From the first moments of the prologue to the final boss fight, “Bayonetta” never ceases to push boundaries. The female protagonist, who the game is named after, is seething with sexuality, which is exploited in full force throughout the game. Skintight leather, seductive “climax” moves, and near constant innuendo serve to fuel

What’s good:

• Fluid controls, intuitive combat system • Detailed animation and graphics • Intense boss battles

What’s not so good:

• Story line is somewhat difficult to follow • Soundtrack can be redundant • Some players may find the game’s campy style to be “too much”

Publisher: Sega / Platinum Games System: Xbox 360 / Playstation 3 Release date: Jan. 5, 2010 Photo courtesy of www.sega.com

the ridiculousness that makes “Bayonetta” so memorable.

You play as the anti-hero Bayonetta, a 500-year-old witch who is faced with the task of exterminating angels and other heavenly foes in order to save humanity.

Twenty years after awaking from a long slumber in a coffin in the bottom of a lake, Bayonetta attempts to piece together her memories while staving off relentless enemy assaults. As Bayonetta herself isn’t

quite sure what’s happening, at times the story is confusing, albeit hilarious.

Beneath the bizarre exterior is an intricate and exquisite combat system.

Two sets of weapons, ranging from samurai swords to bazooka-tonfa’s, can be equipped at all times. The weapons all have different combos associated with them and can be alternated to create limitless combat variations.

In addition to standard combat, Bayonetta also has special abilities such

as “torture attacks” and “witch time.”

Torture attacks, just as the name implies, are powerful attacks dealt on enemies in a sensationally brutal fashion. Witch time slows time momentarily, creating the opportunity to inflict large amounts of damage. Bayonetta utilizes these techniques to plow through angelic enemies and challenging bosses in a way that can only be described as “epic.”

Bayonetta delivers the kind of stylized action you would expect from director Hideki Kamiya, the creative force behind renowned projects such as “Devil May Cry” and “Okami.” However, style and action are only part of what makes “Bayonetta” such an excellent game.

Achievements, trophies, and unlockables are abundant. The game is also playable in varying degrees of difficulty including the unlockable “non-stop infinite climax” difficulty which makes replay value remarkably high.

From break dancing to summoning demonic appendages, “Bayonetta” provides non-stop action and hilarity.

Although not recommended for the faint of heart or easily offended, “Bayonetta” is a thrill not to be missed by any action game fan.

Ashley Nadeau is a junior mass media major. Reach her at ashley.nadeau@ washburn.edu.

‘Avatar’: predictable and poorly peopled, yet profoundly pretty David Wiens WASHBURN REVIEW I must admit that over my winter break I was so busy mountain hiking in the 72 degree Arizona air I very nearly forgot to see James Cameron’s “Avatar” before I came back to Kansas. Despite my best efforts, I had been unable to avoid hearing anything telling about it due to the sheer amount of press it had generated, so when I finally went to see it I was pretty sure I knew what I was getting into; a visual masterpiece with an uninspired story line.

Thirty or 40 minutes into the movie I was thoroughly unimpressed with the blatantly undeveloped characters and laughably obvious exposition content, and that’s not an exaggeration, I quite literally laughed aloud when I found out the mineral on Pandora was actually named “Unobtanium.” Col. Quaritch and Dr. Augustine were not even on the borderline of cookie-cutter archetypes--they were well within the border.

Still, as the movie progressed they appeared less and less and the movie finally

finished stumbling over the backstory and took us out onto Pandora, home to a host of giant, six-legged alien species that wanted to kill the main characters (and who could blame them?). It is at around this point when James Cameron all but abandons the environment and characters that dominated the first part of the movie (and again, who could blame him) to show us the awe-inspiring digital dreamscape he’s been working on for the better part of a decade. And by no coincidence, it is also around this point that the lackluster story line stops seeming so lame and predictable.

Throughout the next hour or so the movie mirrors the actions of the main character and disconnects from everyone to wander in the cultural teachings of the Na’vi, which mostly include not wearing pants, apologizing to things as you stab them, riding on dragons, and sticking your “ponytail” in anything that fits during what, in retrospect, seems like it might have just been a very lengthy montage.

Finally, after longer than most of us would have cared for we reach the final conflict, now for any of you wondering;

this is the part that is keeping this movie at number one in the box offices, and this is the part where everyone who hated everything else about this movie is shocked into silence. In the final hour of this movie James Cameron will give you the most predictable ending short of a Disney movie and it will still make you well up, although part of that might actually just be due to the resonance of the sound effects pulsing through your body.

So for all of the problems with “Avatar” I still cannot bring myself to say it was a

bad movie. A bad screenplay? Definitely.

Some of the most pathetic attempts to come up with characters short of a Michael Bay movie? Probably. The absolute worst name for a mineral I’ve ever heard? So far.

An unbelievable display of wonder and majesty that everyone should see? Yes.

David Wiens is a sophomore English major. Reach him at david.wiens@ washburn.edu.

Photo courtesy of www.avatarmovie.com

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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Ashley Nadeau WASHBURN REVIEW

What’s good: • Extensive, engaging story • Elaborate, well-designed dungeons • Controlling phantoms is cool

What’s not so good: • A little easy • Can be repetitious

Photo courtesy of www.zelda.com

Nintendo’s familiar hero returns in the DS platformer. As a sequel to the 2007 hit “Phantom Hourglass,” you play as Link and also get a chance to interact with some familiar faces and places such as the

Publisher: Nintendo System: Nintendo DS Release Date: Dec. 7, 2009 infamous Hyrule.

Spirit Tracks brings back the nostalgia of the Zelda series’ addictive game play while adding enough modifications to create a truly unique experience.

YouTube Pick of the Week: Breaking up is hard to do Matt Wilper WASHBURN REVIEW

The winner of the YouTube pick of the week goes to “Dramatic Reading Of A Break-Up Letter,” preformed by Roxxenator.

In this video there is nothing to look at but the letter that the guy is reading. He tries his best to keep a low dramatic voice during the whole letter but failed halfway through. That’s OK, because the best part is the letter itself.

Nowhere in the whole letter is there a period it’s like she failed second grade writing and she was never taught that you can’t take a breath until a period comes

around it makes me wonder if this is the first time she has ever written a letter she does give some exclamation points but those are only there to show she is proving a point!

My favorite part of this letter is when she said, “you make me touch your hands for stupid reasons.” Or he just wanted to hold hands and walk down the hall together. The guy might also have a hand fetish, which then might make things weird.

Just in case you are wondering she says, “I hate you,” seven times. Once she said she hated him more than anything in the world and her mom and brother hated him also.

What I would recommend to this girl is that she reads a book. Just so she knows what a sentence looks like. She can even get one with pretty pictures. ‘Til next week, stay classy Washburn.

Photo courtesy of www.youtube.com

Matt Wilper is a junior sociology major. Reach him at matthew.wilper@ washburn.edu.

Publisher: Konami System: Nintendo Wii Release Date: Dec. 8, 2009

What’s good:

• A mature title for the Wii • Surprisingly good graphics • Your choices form the story

What’s not so good:

• Some fans of the series may not agree with changes in game-play • You only use a flashlight • Very short

Photo courtesy of www.konami.com

“Shattered Memories” is a distinct reimagining of the classic Konami horror game. The familiar plot is distinguished by some new concepts and Wii inspired controls.

The nightmarish atmosphere, detailed character animation, strong voice acting, and intuitive controls make “Silent Hill: Shattered Memories” a great title, despite a few short comings.

Ashley Nadeau is a junior mass media major. Reach her at ashley.nadeau@ washburn.edu.

Book club to later discuss ‘The People of the Book’ Mikki Burcher WASHBURN REVIEW

A round table houses a group of people who are deep in conversation about everything from the way children use text messages to the state of our nation.

What has spurred such a vast conversation? A book. And that is the purpose of the Washburn Book Club: to provide a place to both read and discuss books with others.

On Jan. 14, the Washburn Book Club met to discuss The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell. Conversations about some of the more unusual words used in the book flourished, as did conversations about the witty humor of the author.

The book club, which is open to anyone, operates simply. Each meeting, the next member on the sign-up sheet chooses a book to read, and a date for the next meeting (usually one month later) is set.

Then it’s up to each member to purchase the book or get it from the library and read it by the next meeting, where the person who chose the book leads the discussion about it.

One restriction to the books chosen is that they must be available in paperback.

The group orders their books through the Washburn University Book Store, where members are given a 25% discount on the current book.

“We make it as simple as possible,” said Joan Wingerson, club member.

The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 25. The group will be discussing “The People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks.

Look to the university calendar in the near future for the location of the meeting.

Mikki Burcher is a senior English/ mass media major. Reach her at mikale. burcher@washburn.edu.

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Lassoing Lizards since 1897