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Volume 140, Issue 11

November 6, 2013

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Students and faculty offer enrollment advice Anzhelika Tolstikhina WASHBURN REVIEW

Starting Nov. 4, advance registration opened to allow eligible students who are currently enrolled at Washburn, including graduate students, to build their schedules for the spring 2014 semester.

Advanced registration will be followed by an open registration for the rest of the students who don’t qualify for advance register, or for those who have been readmitted to the university. Open registration will also allow high school juniors and seniors to enroll as long as they have their WIN and MyWashburn account information.

Enrolling for a new semester can be a confusing task, but there are many students and faculty who are willing to help and share their advice.

“Think about what classes you will need to take in order to graduate,” said Pamela Erickson, Student Academic Advisor. “One of the most important considerations students need to pay attention to is how long they would prefer to stay in school.”

Students need to take at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in four years or they should consider enrolling in summer classes.

Students also want to consider their other responsibilities in order to manage their time.

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Non-traditional students growing in numbers Terry Richardson

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National Non-traditional Student week began Nov. 4.

This is the week when the nontraditional students recognize themselves as part of a growing trend in secondary education.

The term “non-traditional” is actually very broad and covers a wide variety of students and does apply to students that are older than the average 18 – 22 year old.

This term also describes students that are financially independent, have families, those that may have GED certificates rather than high school diplomas, or simply do not fit the profile of the typical traditional student entering college after just graduating from high school.

“Non-traditional students are the growing demographic,

not only at Washburn, but across the nation,” said Ann Callies, director of tutoring services at Washburn University.

According to Callies, there are between 200 and 300 freshman non-traditional students enrolled in the IS 100 college experience class this semester versus 800 students in the WU 101 traditional version of the same class. Some consisting of both veterans and civilians coming back to school to expand their education and develop new skills to find better careers in the future.

Non-traditional students bring life experience into the learning venue. As the experience of life has been going on, education has evolved. In the IS 100 college experience course, the non-traditional

student is offered the opportunity to become reacquainted with learning. Since many nontraditional students have been out of school for quite some time, this is a great chance to catch up to the ever-changing, and sometimes confusing, art of learning. Students learn how to fit college into their already busy lives, as well as information literacy. Information literacy includes learning how to find scholarly sources, the discussion of academic honesty and evaluating sources.

The non-traditional student usually backs up their presence at Washburn University with a hectic lifestyle outside of the classroom. They have jobs or families and don’t have as much time to get involved. There are also many non-traditional

students that feel like they don’t easily relate to the traditional students. This causes the nontraditional students to reject opportunities to become active in student groups on campus.

“We are catering to students that do not fit the traditional student profile,” said Shannon Kennedy, a member of Non-tradasaurus, WU’s non-traditional student organization.

According to Kennedy, the group was started out of an IS 100 class to help non-traditional students familiarize themselves with Washburn as well as spark a support system and provide motivation for other nontraditional students.

Terry Richardson, terry.richardson@washburn.edu, is a freshman journalism major.

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Loving the experience: Junior Kyle Quiett is a non-traditional student attending Washburn University in pursuit of a biology degree.

Athletes transition from sports to law Jennifer Lauber

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Former Washburn athletes Bobby Chipman and Marty Pfannenstiel have decided to bring their “game” to a new arena, Washburn Law. Already familiar with the term “practice,” these first-year law students are tackling new concepts with the same drive and skills that first brought them success playing sports.

Pfannenstiel played linebacker for the Washburn football team from 2007 to 2011.

Chipman played forward for the Washburn basketball team from 2009 to 2013. As student athletes, each were named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll.

Chipman received calls from agents to play overseas, but instead decided to focus on a law career. He relied on the reputation of Washburn Law to help make his decision.

“I’ve been around Washburn my whole life,” said Chipman.

“My dad is the basketball coach, and I’ve always been concerned about the basketball team, but I’ve always heard the law school

is great. I’ve heard from plenty of family and friends who have said it’s a great place.”

Pfannenstiel, a native of Silver Lake, did not grow up around Washburn but knew of its reputation. Curious about law for years, it wasn’t until this summer, while working for an insurance firm, that co-workers successfully persuaded him to try. He took the LSAT in June, applied to Washburn Law, and before he knew it, was handing his boss a two-week notice.

“It was a drastic change in my life,” said Pfannenstiel.

“Law school is definitely more time consuming and a lot more demanding, but much more interesting because I have a desire to learn about the law.”

Chipman also admits law school is a definite change but said as an athlete he has learned how to push things to the limit.

“Just like with sports, you have to be able to prepare, practice, and defeat,” said Chipman.

And of course competition comes into play. Chipman explained how students are ranked in law school. Grading is dependent on the performance of

others in addition to your own.

“In basketball you learn to be competitive and give it your best every time … to make sure that you give your team the best chance to win,” Chipman said.

“Just like here at law school, you’ve got to study, work your hardest, and give yourself the best chance you can to get the highest grade.”

According to Chipman, being a college athlete was like having two jobs: working hard on the court or field to help the team win, while also working hard in the classroom to obtain the desired degree. Now he works just as hard for law school.

“Law school is like having two full time jobs only its the same one,” said Chipman.

You’ve got to really learn how to manage your time well and that’s something that carries over from being a student athlete into law school.”

In addition to good time management, stress management is essential for success.

Pfannenstiel understands the level of stress first-year law students can experience but said playing football has equipped him to better handle it. One of

the best stress relievers for him is exercise, which helps the rest of his day go better. Despite a busy schedule, he attempts to keep the early morning workout routine carried over from his football career. Pfannenstiel also enjoys playing golf when time allows.

“Law school really cut into my golf game,” said Pfannenstiel.

Chipman also likes to play golf when he finds the time.

He is currently a graduate assistant basketball coach for the Washburn Ichabods and recently played on an alumni team in a scrimmage against this year’s team.

As Washburn undergraduate students, both studied accounting and hope to obtain CPA certification in the future.

Chipman is working toward the dual degree program at Washburn Law, which will also earn him an MBA. Chipman says he can see himself working for a law firm someday, preferably in business transactions or tax law, while Pfannenstiel hopes to work in the insurance field. Whether they eventually decided to practice law or not, both agree a law school education is beneficial

for any career. Not even halfway through their first year, both are already impressed with how Washburn Law has positively changed the way they think, read, and comprehend. And write.

According to Pfannenstiel, writing is one of the most important aspects of law school and is impressed with the reputation of Washburn’s legal writing program. He also finds the structured study groups for 1L students very beneficial.

“Everybody has questions,” said Pfannenstiel. “I don’t know if many other law schools do this, but it helps everybody get adjusted that first year.”

Although these former Ichabod athletes aren’t in the same study group, they consider themselves part of the same team with the same goal: giving their best as Washburn law students just like they once did for their respective sports teams.

“It definitely can’t hurt you,” said Chipman. “All you are going to do is expand your knowledge and horizons.”

Jennifer Lauber, jennifer.lauber@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.

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Wednesday, November 6

Advance Registration for Spring 2014: Multi-Day event, ends Nov. 13 James Cook: The Painted Image: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Gallery

W a s h b u r n October 30

19:36—Information report, disturbance; Morgan Hall; Report Taken: Verbal altercation, all left the area after disturbance calmed

Washburn Art Department Faculty Exhibit: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Gallery Brown Bag Lecture - Care of the transgendered client: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Lincoln Room (Memorial Union) Honors Advisory Board Meeting: 12 p.m., Cottonwood Room (Memorial Union) Thursday, November 7

CAB: Peter Bielagus - The Finance Guy: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Washburn Room A (Memorial Union) Friday, November 8

Men’s Basketball vs.

Rollins College in Doolittle Community Center: 3 p.m., Las Vegas, Nev. Alumni Association After Hours: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center Volleyball vs. Pittsburg State University: 7 p.m., Lee Arena Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker: 7:30 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre Saturday, November 9

Women’s Basketball at Nova Southeastern University: 11 a.m., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Football vs. Missouri Western State University: 1 p.m., Yager Stadium Presentation by Bishop John Shelby Spong: 1:30 p.m., Bradbury Thompson Center

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October 31

16:12— Motor vehicle accident; Washburn Institute of Technology; Report Taken: photos taken 23:00—Information Report, suspicious person; Mabee Library; Report Taken: Are checked, not able to locate the suspicious person

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00:09— Information Report, suspicious activity; Living Learning Center; Report Taken: Skateboarding on stairs, referred to the Dean of Students 04:55— Information Report, Suspicious activity; Parking Lot 9; Report Taken: Unsecured vehicle: 1 air pistol seized: message left for driver

November 2

18:59— Information Report, fire alarm; Living Learning Center; Report Taken: Probable cause burned food: alarm cleared and reset 14:50— Information Report, medical call; Petro Allied Health Center; Report taken: individuals refused all medical treatment

Bishop Spong reveals new book Robert Zimmerman WASHBURN REVIEW

Students have the opportunity to listen to a retired Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Newark, N.J. Nov. 9, Bishop Shelby Spong will be speaking to students in Henderson 100.

Spong has written numerous books and will be discussing “The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic,” his latest book.

This event is sponsored by Central Congregation Topeka in conjunction with Washburn’s department of philosophy.

“Last spring, Central Congregation came to us and asked if we wanted to co-sponsor this event and we said yes as we thought it would be good for the general

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public,” said Barry Crawford, professor of religious studies.

In recent years, some of the major religions have noticed a decline in membership. This can be attributed to a variety of different

reasons. For example, some people have to work Sundays and others spend time with their families.

“Religious institutions are very formal in the way they conduct their services but some people just want to live their lives informal,” said Crawford. “Just because they do not go to church on Sundays does not make them less spiritual.”

Some believe that religion still plays a prominent role in society and even politics. People base some of their values off of their religious beliefs.

“Religion is still prominent in American society because people develop their moral compass and beliefs, but also because a lot of laws are based off religion,” said Brendan Funk, freshman business administration major.

The blame cannot always be

placed on the people who choose to leave a particular religion.

Some people just stop believing, but others decide they believe indifferently.

“Some churches have a high level of pigheadedness and do not hold fast to their standards then people will stop going,” said Funk.

While tickets for the event are free, purchasing advanced tickets is recommended, as seating is limited.

For more information, visit www.centralucc.org.

Robert Zimmerman, robert. zimmerman1@washburn.edu, is a freshman psychology major.

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SRWC to host “WU’s Most Fit,” second event in competition series Emily Juhnke

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The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is hosting the “WU’s Most Fit” competition next week from Nov. 11-13. This is one of the biggest competitions offered at the SRWC throughout the year and it is also the second event in the SRWC’s four-part Competition Series.

Ben Marx, assistant director of the SRWC, said that the main purpose of this event is to provide an entertaining and exciting competition for SRWC members.

“The powerful thing about competition is that it allows us to set some goals and also to strive

to better and improve ourselves, and I think that’s very healthy for all of us,” said Marx.

The competition will also provide members with an opportunity to get outside of their normal, daily exercise routine and challenge themselves in ways various ways. There will be six separate exercise stations within the competition. Some of them will be timed.

The first station will consist of a 12-minute run. Participants will be timed and will run as far as they can within those 12 minutes. Next, they will perform as many body-weight squats as possible without stopping.

Then they will do the same for pushups. The fourth activity will be a plank. Participants will hold

their bodies in the plank position for as long as possible. After that, there will be a sit and reach flexibility test. Finally, they will hold a yoga balance position for as long as they can.

“WU’s Most Fit competition is a much more well-balanced approach to fitness,” said Marx.

“You don’t have to be strong in all of those components in order to do well.”

T-shirts will be awarded to anyone that achieves a benchmark in one of the stations.

The current benchmarks are based on the results from last year’s competition. Thirty-nine people participated last year, with the majority being male.

They are hoping to increase those numbers this year and also obtain

more female participation.

“I would encourage students to participate in the WU’s Most Fit competition because it is a fun event that will help you find a baseline for training and making fitness-related goals,” said McKensie Gnagi, SRWC student employee. “Give it a try to just see what you can do.”

There are several different time slots on each the 11th, 12th and 13th that participants can sign up for. Early registration is encouraged, but walk-ins will be welcomed if there are times available and enough resources.

Visit the SRWC front desk to sign up for this event or obtain more information.

The overall winners of “WU’s Most Fit” will receive

duffle-bag prizes. This event is part of the SRWC’s Competition Series. Participants in the series gain points based on performance and participation in all four events.

The series winners will be announced during the spring 2014 semester when all of the events are complete. The first event in the series was the “Bench Press Rep Off” in September. The final two events, “Fitness Games” and “Mini Triathlon” are scheduled for next spring.

Emily Juhnke, emily.juhnke@ washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

Enrollment advice offered by students and faculty ... Continued from page 1 For undecided students that are exploring different majors, Erickson advises to take some introductory general education classes based on the hobbies and talents they already have.

Erickson gave some helpful suggestions on how to get a spot in the classes that students aim to take.

“It would be a bad idea to wait to enroll until January,” said Erickson. “Get online and enroll the first day you can.”

Whether they are undecided or have already declared their major, students need to avoid procrastination and schedule their

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advising appointments as early as will follow shortly after with possible. juniors enrolling Nov. 6 and 7, “Be prepared as much as sophomores enrolling Nov. 8 and you can,” said student academic 11 and freshmen on Nov. 12 and advisor, Kaydee 13.

E m p e r l e y . Never procrastinate on it, “When you “Students should other wise you won’t get go to enroll, have an idea of to classes you want have your course what classes they reference numbers want to take, run written down,” -Debra Bainster a degree audit as said Emperley.

Senior communications soon as possible “When I major in order to have an was a freshman, idea of the classes the problem are required.” with choosing classes was the Each student class will have wide range of them,” said Ryan two days before early enrollment Brown, senior English major. “It's closes to register for their classes. good to look at the curriculum Seniors were the first class to for a specific major, which will enroll, which started on Nov. lower the number of potential 4 and 5. The rest of the classes choices, talk to the professors

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and gather information from your department.”

The best advice that Brown has received for scheduling classes was to look towards the future.

"You want to balance out classes. You don’t want to have too hard [of a] semester, and then too easy [of ] one," said Brown.

Debra Bainster, a senior communications major, said that in past years her friends would give recommendations on certain professors, but because she waited too long to enroll, those classes would fill up before she could secure her spot.

“Never procrastinate on it, other wise you won’t get to classes you want,” said Bainster

Most students and faculty offer the same suggestions opposing procrastination and lack of preparedness. They encourage students to take the enrollment process seriously. Clearly, the best way to build the perfect class schedule is for Ichabods to take the responsibility in ensuring it for themselves.

Anzhelika Tolstikhina, anzhelika. tolstikhina@washburn.edu, is a freshman nursing major.

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Leadership Institute group takes trip to Canada, comes back as winners Shannon Kennedy

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Three students from Washburn Leadership Institute, along with an advisor, were able to put together a presentation that garnered them second place at the International Leadership Association Global Conference in Montreal, Canada this last week.

The ILA Global Conference is put on once a year to showcase leadership talent internationally.

According to their website, “The International Leadership Association (ILA) is the global network for all those

who practice, study and teach leadership. The ILA promotes a deeper understanding of leadership knowledge and practices for the greater good of individuals and communities worldwide.”

What started out as a case study, provided to the Institute for ILA, morphed into a four page report that was turned into the ILA Global Conference a few weeks ago by the three attendees.

Those attendees were Amanda Kennedy, junior, Mary Ralston, junior and Kristen Onions, junior.

Along with their advisor, Marsha Carassco Cooper,

the associate director of the Leadership Institute, the group put together the report prior to the trip to Canada and created a poster that concisely outlined what the paper was about and then also prepared a presentation.

All of these aspects helped the group win second place in the competition.

The three students were picked out of a pool of applicants who wrote essays and were chosen by Cooper. This work is similar to the Apeiron event at Washburn held each year but directly geared towards leadership.

While attending the four day

conference, the students had the opportunity to not only present their reports but were also allowed to attend many different workshops given during that time.

Some examples of workshops that were given are leadership in the classroom: developing a leadership curriculum, connective leadership: female and male leadership for a diverse & interdependent world and role of the arts in creating resilience.

Kennedy said she was looking forward to getting a global outlook on leadership and different perspectives because of narrow views on leadership, and sight seeing.

Kennedy has been involved in the Washburn Leadership Institute for the three years she has been at Washburn and recommends getting involved.

If interested in learning more about the Leadership Institute at Washburn, you can visit their office in Benton 408, contact Kennedy directly at amanda.kennedy@washburn. edu or visit their website at http:// www.washburn.edu/academics/ leadership-institute/index.html.

Shannon Kennedy, shannon.kennedy@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.

Budget cuts in Student Media mean finding creative ways to deliver Shannon Kennedy

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In the second part of the three part story about how lower student enrollment at Washburn University will affect the budgets of Washburn Student Government Association as discussed last week, Washburn Student Media will be discussed this week.

With the shortage of students this semester and even more projected to be short next semester, the numbers coming down indicate that Student Media is going to have to be creative with how they deliver their news in the coming months.

In the past, the budget has been tight even before budget cuts were brought into the picture. For many years, the budget was not even documented in a traditional fashion. Regina Cassell, director of Student Media said that when she came on in 2003, she decided to create

a line item budget that would help the group manage their expenses, but also show where the money was going to justify the percentage of the student fees that they received from student enrollment. While in years past, the budget has been plentiful, the times have changed and costs are increasing.

As it stands, Student Media spends roughly $26,000 on printing 13 weekly issues of the Washburn Review, publication of 500 yearbooks and paying roughly $65,000 in student salary. There is also $4,000 spent yearly on maintaining the website; www.washburnreview. org. With a total budget of a little more than $125,000, the $23,000 difference is going to have to come from somewhere.

Several students in the Washburn Student Media department are not sure what more can be cut.

“We manage the paper by week. If one week we don’t

have enough content, we cut the pages down and hope that will help us cover some cost. But there is money to be made in the yearbook portion,” said Mallory Luney, editor of the Kaw Valley Yearbook. “If we had better marketing and promotions, I think the yearbook could make a lot more money for us.”

While there is advertising in the paper, that only provides roughly $30,000 a year income.

Along with the student activities fees, the income on the budget will not cover the money coming out over the next semester. With the decrease in enrollment, Student Media will be short roughly $23,000 throughout the rest of the

year. As is, the budget has been cut down to the bare bones over the last several years. Taking out conference attendances for Student Media staff and writers, no longer indulging in incentives such as pizza parties and social gatherings, where is this money going to be trimmed?

Cassell said that increasing the student activity fee would immensely help the budget at the paper.

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abundance of papers left over at the end of the week speaks to the fact that the paper is not read by every student and the cost to print that many per week may be something to review. There is also the fact that the $4,000 spent a year on a website that doesn’t seem to be updated on a regular basis, would be better utilized but only if the traffic can

be directed there in addition to the newspaper stand so that both are given a fair reading.

Increasing the student activity fees, in a time when tuition is on the rise and students are already not enrolling or are not staying at Washburn, may not be the answer. Better management of current resources may be something that is necessary and should be reviewed by all parties that are involved including people with budgeting and accounting background, not just the student workers.

Campus Activities Board (CAB) will be discussed next week in the third part of our series.

Shannon Kennedy, shannon.kennedy@washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.

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This week’s “Ask Raz” is coming out of several tutoring sessions I’ve had over the last month wherein students ask me how to study better, and pass tests. But after looking at the “how to” part of that (i.e. breaking down key terms, starting the study guide as soon as you get it, not waiting until the last minute, making yourself cue cards, setting up study guides for yourself for each chapter, etc.). I spoke with several students about what really has them stomped in

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All of them said that confidence and anxiety are what has them so freaked out. They look at the test and start to blank, then everything gets jumbled up and they panic. If this is how tests go for you, understand that you are a) not alone and b) those issues are pretty common. I’d say they are the most common things that students approach me about.

If you are taking classes that focus on content and facts, setting up a study guide for yourself

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each chapter really helps. If you ask who the important people are what the important issues are, and what the author is arguing, those things will outline the rest of the chapters for you. When your teacher gives you a studyguide you’ll have most of the answers already for yourself, which means less digging. Also, glossaries and indexes are your friend. Use them.

Troubleshoot the chapters at the back of the book (this goes for liberal arts as well as science) and you will be ahead of the game.

If every time you pick up a book and start to read, or attempt to do problems for math, or start to study for a test and the first thing you think to yourself is something along the lines of, “How am I ever going to do this?” then you really want to pay attention to your thought patterns. How you think is

“What is your favorite restaurant in Topeka and why?”

“Red Lobster, for their Cheddar Bay biscuits.”

“Blind Tiger is a great place to hang out with my family and has a great atmosphere to have a good time.”

Katelyn Meyer, sophomore, biology

reflective of how you respond to stress. If your first thought is that you’re not good enough or you’re going to fail, you probably will prove yourself correct.

An assignment I gave one of my students was to start every morning by writing a list of things that she likes about herself. Although this could seem like the territory of “positive affirmation,” it really is about making you aware of the things that you do well. We so often get caught up in dissecting our failures that we rarely are present to our successes. If you start altering how you think about yourself, you’ll start to see confidence. Starting internally always leads the way, and you can completely change how college goes for you just by seeing what you really can do, rather than living in limitations.

Good luck.

Corey Perkins, freshman, theatre and education

“Chipotle, it tastes fantastic!”

“Taco Bell, happy hour!”

Robert Brown, junior, vocal performance

Brendan Funk, freshman, business administration

“Celtic Fox, they have great food and a great atmosphere.”

“Olive Garden, I love the soup, salad and bread sticks.”

Brady Riekeman, junior, kinesiology

Analeigh Vanderpool, sophomore, history

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Review encourages gamers to get Editor finds problems with GMOs along over consoles

Kara Protasio

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Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs are popping up in the food that we eat because their seeds are being planted in crops more often.

The problem that I have with GMOs is that the label on the food does not show if it contains GMOs or not. There is not a lot of research on GMOs and I don’t want to eat something that I don’t know anything about. I do not like that the government does not think that it is okay to regulate GMOs. According to the Non-GMO Project’s website, “In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant

restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs.” If other countries think that GMOs are unsafe and will not plant them in their countries, then why should our country be subject to something that isn’t proven to be safe?

All I want is for our country to at least label foods that use GMOs. That is the first step I would like our government to follow. Secondly, I would also like them to do more research on GMOs. I feel that I should know what is in the food that I eat.

Others would also like to know more about GMOs. The best way to avoid eating GMO food is to eat organic food.

However, some organic foods do not get tested for GMOs. More organic food sellers are starting to mark food with non-GMO labels to let consumers know that their products are GMO free.

You can also check out the NonGMO Project’s verified list of products.

Kara Protasio, kara.protasio@ washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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With the start of the preChristmas gift-buying season, video games and their systems are being released left and right.

While this brings joy to some, it also brings annoyance and dismay to others. I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the decline of gaming culture.

To start, take a look at what gaming used to be. Even from the beginning gamers had disputes.

There were Sega kids versus Nintendo fans, or Pokémon diehards against Digimon maniacs.

As children, we may have let these petty squabbles escalate more than that should have, but when it came right down to it, gaming was still about having fun and making friends. I still remember huddling around old Game Boys during recess to trade and battle Pokémon while discussing the latest rumors, from the mysterious “Pikablu” and Missingno, to “secret” ways to catch Mew. Unfortunately, those days seem far behind us now. Gone are the days when gamers had a sense of camaraderie just from being gamers. “The Console Wars” is a relatively common term in the gaming community

that refers to the rivalry between Nintendo and Sega back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. I can excuse the bickering at that time, as a majority of gamers were children, but now gamers that grew up playing those systems are still fighting those wars on a new front. Now it’s XBOX versus PlayStation versus Nintendo, and with a new console generation on the horizon, there’s no end in sight.

Gamers should have matured to the point where they can respect another’s choice of console, but alas, that is not the case. Players argue long into the night over whose hardware is superior, who has the best graphics and who has the best games, rather than seeing a friend’s choice of a different console as a chance to play a game they might not have had the chance to experience otherwise.

The most commonly hated on company of the day seems to be Nintendo, as a lot of gamers feel that the games that they put out are “kiddy.” The soon to be released XBOX One has been a victim of hate as well, due to its privacy invading features that were present in the beta build, but have since been removed. Sony wasn’t off the hook, either, with the launch of their PS3 having

very little third-party support to the point where the phrase “PS3 has no games” became a bona fide meme.

Even gamers who support the same system aren’t safe from the squabbling, as many games with similar themes end up sparking arguments between gamers.

The debates of Call Of Duty versus Halo versus Battlefield or Prototype versus Infamous, for example, have been going on for years.

Another failing of the gaming community is that the anonymity of online play allows people to say and do things that they wouldn’t normally. Any online shooter player can tell you about the multitude of 13-yearolds cursing out the opposition, or the act of “teabagging” defeated players.

If I had to boil my complaints down to one point, it would be that members of the gaming today don’t respect one another.

There are exceptions, of course, like the members of the Team Fortress, Portal and Pokémon communities, but as a whole,the lack of respect is startling, to say the least.

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Weather leaves second art walk a ghost town Ivan Moya

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College Hill held its second After Hours Art Walk Nov. 1. The “Day of the Dead” themed event invited guests to walk through the streets in their favorite costumes and visit local vendors.

Businesses from the College Hill area decided to repeat their art walk one more time before the year ended. The art walk was a collaboration between the College Hill Lofts and local businesses such as PT’s Coffee, The Burger Stand and Boca Café. The College Hill

apartments offered free mugs and chalk for guests to draw around the blocks.

The art exhibits were stationed near The Burger Stand and Boca Café. The collections ranged from sculptures, jewelry, paintings and ceramics. The exhibits displayed art collections from the Topeka area. Alex Olson, an art major at Washburn University, was one of the spectators.

“It’s kind of a relief that there’s more of an art scene and people are getting excited about it and it is closer to campus,” said Olson.

The galleries also had

decoration tables laid with paper masks. Children were given an opportunity to display their creative talents by painting the masks.

Eateries like The Burger Stand greeted guests throughout the night.

The Burger Stand hosted live music performances at the backside of the restaurant to a packed room. Alex Sonnich, bartender, served a busy restaurant throughout the night.

“We started doing this big after hours party after the art walk,” said Sonnich.

Ever since the first College Hill art walk, the restaurant provided drink specials and kept their kitchen

opened past 11 p.m.

A drum circle performed outside of the Boca Café. The drum circle accompanied the fire juggling performance adjacent to the art exhibits. Strings attached to balls of fire spun through the air to the beat of the drums.

There were setbacks to the art walk, however. The art walk was met with opposition from pouring rain. The last art walk had vendors outlined throughout the blocks but that was not the case this past weekend.

The downpour slowed down the traffic of people traveling

through the College Hill area. Two hours into the event, the streets were barren as vendors found comfort in the indoors of the art gallery exhibits. The rain proved to be a major factor in the amount of people that came to the walk compared to the last walk.

More information about future art walks can be found at the Lofts at College Hill.

Ivan Moya, ivan.moya@washburn. edu, is a senior mass media and political science major.

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Dia De Los Muertos: The second After Hours Art Walk at College Hill featured the theme “Day of the Dead.” Due to inclement weather, all of the displays and activities were moved indoors for the evening.

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In 1999, freelance writer Chris Baty, and 20 participants, spent the month of July encouraging each other from start to finish in creating a 50,000-word novel in one month. A year later, the project moved to November and was dubbed NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and became a non-profit event that people from all over can participate in.

NaNoWriMo encourages people of all ages to write at least 1,667 words every day in the month of November in the hopes that by Nov. 30 they will have a 50,000-word novel.

The novel can be about anything and can include any genre from fan fiction to science fiction to romance. The goal is to get anyone who has ever thought about writing a book (whether they think they are good at it or not) to achieve that goal.

In 2012, the organization had 341,375 people from all walks of life complete a novel.

NaNoWriMo has cultivated communities as all over the world with their programs. The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library has been involved with NaNoWriMo since 2004 and the Topeka chapter has over 500 participants online. They had their 2013 NaNoWriMo kickoff event Oct. 28 and had a turnout of about 50 people.

Lissa Staley, a librarian at the TSCPL and the NaNoWriMo local municipal liaison, has participated in NaNoWriMo for the past 10 years and has won each year successfully completing 10 novels.

She says that NaNoWriMo is a great

venture for Washburn students.

“NaNoWriMo is a great thing to do when you are already busy, if you make time to adding and advancing to your story just one more thing you are doing every day in an already busy life, it takes you to this happy creative place of meeting a deadline,” said Staley.

NaNoWriMo expresses the importance of quantity over quality.

The staff believes that the first draft is a chance for the writer to just write down ideas and let creativity flow and if one chooses to rewrite, the second draft gives a chance to express those ideas more articulately.

Participants don’t have to be a writing major to take part in NaNoWriMo. “Anyone can be a writer. If you have read a book, you know what a book is and you can write one,” said Staley.

Margeaux Seymour, a senior psychology major has yet to try NaNoWriMo but wants to do so in the future.

“I write fiction and fan fiction.

I did a writing group in high school,” Seymour said. “Now, I just share a lot on my Tumblr blog and fanfiction.net.”

If you are interested in joining NaNoWriMo check out NaNoWriMo. org. The Topeka chapter has events throughout November. The events consist of Write-Ins, where socialization is minimal and writers are encouraged to just write and caffeinate chats where writers meet, have coffee and socialize before heading off to go write elsewhere.

Farai Harreld, farai.harreld@washburn. edu is a junior mass media major.

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Terry Richardson

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Washburn Tech University will host its annual Washburn Tech Holiday Gift and Craft Fair Nov. 9.

There will be more than 40 vendors to choose from, displaying a wide assortment of merchandise such as hand crafted jewelry, stuffed animals and dolls, candles, candy, books, kitchen items and accessories, wellness and health products, wood turning, cosmetics, flower arrangements and more.

“This year we have another outstanding group of vendors who are joining us and we’re looking forward to another successful show,” said David Praiswater, commercial construction technical instructor. “This is one of the largest shows in the city and is held in one of the nicest facilities. With this year’s line-up, it looks to be another great place to shop and purchase holiday gifts for family and friends.”

The event is a fundraiser for the

Washburn Tech chapter of Skills U.S.A., a national non-profit organization consisting of career and technical students, educators and business partners, whose mission is to help prepare students for future careers in the skilled and technical trades. The money collected from the fundraiser will help with the Washburn Tech chapter’s expenses.

Forty plus students will participate in the state competitions that will cost more than $350 each. Proceeds from the Washburn Tech holiday gift and craft fair will also go towards the purchase of Skills U.S.A. official jackets.

The event is scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Washburn Tech Conference Center located at 5724 SW Huntoon St. inside the “A” building. Admission is free and everyone is invited to come and shop.

Terry Richardson, terry.richardson@ washburn.edu, is a freshman journalism major.

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military installations within a three state radius and will feature veterans WASHBURN REVIEW from all over the Midwest. Participants Topeka will see the first ever will include families of fallen veterans, occurrence of a Veteran’s Day parade wounded and retired veterans, as well Nov. 11. The event is be organized by as military reserve members and those Melissa Jarboe, widow to Army Staff on active duty. The event will start at Sgt. Jamie D. Jarboe, her 11 a.m. and will run husband, who died on until the parade has March 21, 2012 in Topeka I believe it is our duty completed its planned after enduring more than to come together as a route.

100 surgeries due to community and show “I think it [the bullet wounds from small them they are supported veteran’s parade] is a arms he sustained during and valued. good idea, because they his service in Operation [veterans] work hard Enduring Freedom. protecting our country Melissa Jarboe set and it’s nice to honor -Melissa Jarboe up this event knowing it them with a celebration event organizer would be the first of its kind to show how much we in the history of Topeka appreciate them,” said and invited numerous participants to the Rachel Broddle, a freshman student. event to make it a success.

Washburn students and the general “The men and women that have public are encouraged to attend. selflessly served our country, have Additional details can be found at: http:// never asked for anything from us as a www.topekaveteransparade.org/ community, however, I believe it is our duty to come together as a community and show them they are supported and Colton Goeffert, colton.goeffert@ valued,” said Jarboe. washburn.edu, is a junior associate of Parade members will attend from science major.

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Bods Still On Top: The 11th ranked Washburn Ichabods faced Emporia State University last Wednesday in Lee Arena. The Ichabods took the win in three sets over the hornets to win the ninth straight match of the turnpike tussle. The bods return home Nov. 8 to take on the Pittsburg State Gorillas and Nov. 9 which is senior day to take on the University of Central Oklahoma.

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Block It: Freshman middle hitter Sarah Vicory puts up a block against Emporia State University. Vicory had all of Washburn eight blocks as well as adding eight kills for the bods for a .375 attack percentage.

Willer maintains past traditions

Megan Dortch

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It’s only Leanna Willer’s freshman year and she has already made an impact for the Ichabods.

Willer is from Elkhorn, Neb. and grew up playing almost

every sport; soccer, softball, track, basketball and volleyball.

Volleyball was the last sport she tried as she started playing with friends at the YMCA. Willer did not start playing club volleyball until her freshman year of high school.

Willer had never heard of Washburn, until fellow Elkhorn graduate Brittney Lynch committed, to play basketball for Washburn.

While playing in a qualifier match in Kansas City, Coach Herron saw Willer play and convinced her to come visit Washburn. The day after her visit Willer committed to Washburn, despite visiting University of Nebraska-Omaha, University of North Dakota and another division one school in Texas, she was only a junior in high school

at the time. Staying with the girls at WU gave Willer the push to commit.

At Washburn, Willer is double majoring in mathematicssecondary education and Spanish with a minor in leadership.

Secondary education covers sixth through 12th grade and Willer wants to teach a higher level math course, like calculus.

For fun, Willer and the four other freshman who live in the dorms like to frequently watch “Grey’s Anatomy” on Netflix.

Willer also spends many hours studying in the library. Willer

really likes Washburn so far, although it is hard to be away from home.

Willer is one of three freshmen that receives p l a y i n g time. As for Willer ’s’ early success, C o a c h Herron said spots were open for the taking.

“We have three freshman playing a lot,having all that competition in practice makes you tougher. It raises the game especially with Coach on your butt all the time, it helps you get better,” said Willer.

The encouragement from teammates helps Willer handle

the stress of practices and games.

In the beginning of the season, the flow was not right and Willer admits to making freshman mistakes. As a team, they took the losses to heart and learned from them.

As the season goes on Willer plans to focus on one game at a time. Overall, Willer hopes to do well and win the conference tournament. The Bods have a successful history of winning and Willer plans to keep the tradition going.

“We’re still learning, still getting better. We haven’t peaked yet,” said Willer.

Megan Dortch, megan.dortch@ washburn.edu, is a junior mass media major.

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but we couldn’t capitalize,” said Craig Schurig, head coach.

As of Nov. 2 the previously Northwest has now replaced undefeated Ichabods experienced the Ichabods at the top of the their first loss to the second conference rankings for scoring ranked, and still undefeated, defense after giving up just Bearcats of Northwest Missouri 21 points to the high-powered State University.

Wa s h b u r n Wa s h b u r n offense, now dropped seven I see us in the playoffs averaging 44 spots to number competing and on the points per 15 in the latest run for the national game.

They AFCA Coaches championship as an forced junior Poll. quarterback, unstoppable team.

Losing to Mitch Buhler a higher ranked into throwing team is nothing four of the team’s -DeJaun Beard to be ashamed five interceptions Junior, wide out of, but the way and returned one the Ichabod’s for a touchdown. lost their first game this year was “We didn’t play the way we somewhat disheartening for the know how to play,” said Buhler. team. What seemed to be staples “We made some mistakes and of their success so far, looked to you can’t do that against a good be weaknesses on Saturday. team.”

The stifling defense gave up They also contained the 52 points, almost 38 more than Washburn ground game, holding their average points allowed in them to 69 rushing yards, which the season, and the 52 points is 84 yards less than normal. accounts for nearly a third of This Saturday the Bods are the total points allowed all year. back at home in Yager Stadium The run defense, which has been as they play host to 22nd ranked their strength, was exploited Missouri Western. The Griffons often by the opposing team. The climbed up to number six in the conference’s leading rushing ranking before dropping their defense gave up 175 yards on the last two games, both ranked ground to go with three scores, MIAA opponents. Their loss after allowing just 80 yards per to Emporia State last Saturday game before this week. jumped the Hornets up to 10th The offense was equally in the polls and dropped the 7-2 abysmal, despite a late third Griffons’ conference record to quarter comeback attempt.

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come into this week’s game averaging nearly 41 points per game, and allowing fewer than 22. The Griffons are averaging 221 yards on the ground – six more than through the air. The Ichabod run defense must return to their old ways if they want to contain them.

“Missouri West is a good team that plays physical,” said Schurig. “We will need to be ready for a physical game on both sides of the ball.”

The mistakes and turnovers from Saturday have been a topic of conversation all week, and it seems that Coach Schurig’s message to eliminate them has gotten through to his players.

“We just need to get more focused because every game from now on is like a playoff game,”

said Tore Hurst, senior tight end. “We need to stick to out game, learn from our mistakes, and get the ball rolling for a good Missouri Western team.”

One loss doesn’t seem to have affected the player’s expectations at the end of the year.

“I see us in the playoffs,” said DaJuan Beard junior wide out. “Competing and on the run for the national championship as an unstoppable team.”

Jake Wingo harold.wingo@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.

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Setting goals high for WU soccer Robert Zimmerman WASHBURN REVIEW

People often choose to join activities that enable them to use their strengths. This is especially true with sports. Tori Fuglister, junior, chose soccer after she discovered she had a talent for the sport.

“I started playing soccer in Minnesota, where I am from, at age four because it was the one sport I was good at,” said Fuglister.

Like all sports, each person on the team is assigned to play a specific

position on the field. Some athletes choose the position they play intentionally and find out they are good at it, while others may start at a certain position and then find another position they are more suited for. While fitting a

position is important, a player must be dedicated and prove that they can play the position.

“I played forward until I was 12. Then one day I played goal keeper and thought it was fun because I got to jump and dive at people’s feet for the ball,” said Fuglister.

Coming out of high school Fuglister had to make a decision about which college she wanted to play soccer for. There were many different factors that went into choosing which college to go to. Players must first get recruited by a team who is interested in signing them. The best way for a player to get noticed by a school is to attend a camp where they can show off their skills and impress

coaches.

“I attended a camp at the University of Kansas and that’s where Washburn’s head coach, Tim Collins found me,” said Fuglister. “I chose Washburn because I loved the campus and the team.”

During the three years Fuglister has played for Washburn, she has noticed improvements not only in herself, but in the entire team.

“Because the leadership has grown, the team has become more dedicated, which has made them become more confident in their abilities and be more aggressive this season,” said Fuglister.

After being in a slump the past few years, the team has been highly successful for the back half of the season.

“We had a tougher preseason and have had more on-field chemistry to get us to where we are today,” said Fuglister.

Entering the season, Fuglister wanted to get more shutouts because in most cases that would equal more wins. Shutouts are not only an achievement for the goal keeper but also the team because less shots are allowed to be taken.

Accomplishing shutouts are hard to do.

“In my career I only had two shutouts and already this year the team has recorded six shutouts because of our hard work,” said Fuglister.

Robert Zimmerman, robert.zimmerman1@washburn.edu, is a freshman psychology major.

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