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Campus Controversy: Andrea Williams, Shailiegh Piepmeier, Keith Crittenden, Cameron Humerickhouse and Mary Bartell signify their opinion on the campus concealed carry policies. A thumbs up meant that they believed no change is required, thumbs in the middle meant some changes should be made, and a thumbs down meant no firearms should be allowed on campus.

Survey reveals opinions on campus gun policy

Faith Hadley

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The Kansas Legislature in 2013 passed a law allowing the concealment and carry of firearms on university campuses across the state. To give the schools time to prepare, they were given an exemption from the law until July 1, 2017.

On that date, if schools have taken initiative and put in “adequate security measures,” con-

ceal and carry will be allowed in all campus buildings. Examples of sufficient security measures would be metal detectors, proper storage and possibly a requirement to register in order to conceal and carry handguns on campus. Currently conceal and carry is allowed in parking lots and the outdoors.

The Kansas Board of Regents met recently about this, deciding to comply with the laws in place.

Student government presidents from the seven Regents universities collaborated and decided it was important to know student opinion on this topic.

That way they could act in the best interests of the groups they represent. They approached the Docking Institute of Public Affairs about conducting a survey.

Docking is a part of Fort Hays State University whose purpose is “to facilitate effective public

policy decision making among governmental and non-profit entities” according to their section of the FHSU website. Docking was happy to conduct the survey of the students free of charge to measure opinion about the campus gun policies.

Gary Brinker, director of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs. He stated that the numbers prove a high level of interest in this topic. Typically, the best participation percentage expect-

ed for online surveys is about 20 percent. The response rate for this study was at about 50 percent of all students at the Regents institutions.

When faculty caught wind of the student survey, they thought one for the staff would be pertinent. The Docking Institute also conducted this survey.

The response rate was also high among faculty at 54 percent

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Third ‘Courageous Conversations’ slated for Feb. 2 Sophia Oswald

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After protests in response to previous racial events occurred on the University of Missouri’s campus last autumn, Washburn, along with several other campuses in Kansas, was inspired to create an event to encourage discourse about diversity and social justice.

WSGA and the Diversity Initiative, in collaboration with

several student organizations, launched “Courageous Conversations: Creating a Community of Respect” in late November last year. The event brings groups together to discuss important issues that directly affect Washburn’s campus and students’ day-to-day lives.

WSGA President Blake Porter said it began with a meeting between the department heads across campus in the midst of the events at University of Mis-

souri. In these meetings, they discussed if this was an issue at Washburn and if they noticed these situations happening on campus.

“We decided that based on what we had or had not seen, students deserved to voice some input on it,” Porter said.

The first installment was a DiversiTea event held by the Diversity Initiative program.

Porter said, “We had some people talk about their experi-

ences. We generated questions from that.”

Those questions were used as the base for a group dialogue at the second Courageous Conversations event that took place Dec. 1, 2015.

“It was a pretty good turnout.

We didn’t have as many students as we wanted to, but there were a lot of faculty members there.

Dr. Farley was there and most of his executive counsel. It was a good discussion,” Porter said.

The next Courageous Conversations meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 2 in the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. The discussion will center on what can be done to address some of these problems and ways Washburn can be even more welcoming and inclusive as a campus.

Sophie Oswald, sophie.oswald@ washburn.edu, is an undeclared freshman.

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Briefs Enrollment ‘Courageous deadline coming Conversations’ to Students who conclude Tuesday wish to enroll in classes for the spring semester should do so before Jan. 29.

After that date, enrollment in classes will incur a late fee. Students who wish to enroll in classes must contact the professor of the class and obtain their permission to enroll. For more information, please contact the registrar’s office at (785) 670-1074 or registrar@washburn.edu.

Phi Alpha Theta to premiere ‘Chi-Raq’

The Washburn history department’s honor society, Phi Alpha Theta, will premiere Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’ on Mon., Feb. 1. The movie will begin at 7 p.m. in Henderson 100 and there will be a discussion led by Kevin Willmott after the film. Willmott cowrote the script and is an associate professor of film studies at University of Kansas.

‘Chi-Raq’ is a modern day adaption of ‘Lysistrata,’ a comedy by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. The film explores gun violence, red-zoning of black neighborhoods by banks, and gentrification in Chicago.

The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Basset, Jennifer Hudson, John Cusack, Wesley Snipes, Dave Chapelle and Nick Cannon, and employs a mishmash of styles, including musical numbers.

For more information, please contact Tom Prasch at (785) 670-1892 or tom.prasch@washburn.edu.

“Courageous Conversations: Creating a Community of Respect,” a diversity initiative inspired by the events at University of Missouri last fall, will have its final meeting on Tues., Feb 2. The meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. The event will look toward application of discussions that have happened at the previous two “Courageous Conversations.”

WSGA, the Diversity Initiative and other student organizations have organized the events. For more information, please contact WSGA at (785) 670-1169.

Mock trial wins in Missouri

Washburn’s Mock Trial team has done well at two tournaments in Missouri. The first tournament, which took place at University of Missouri the weekend before classes resumed, featured over two-dozen teams. The mock trial team took ninth with a 4-31 record. Cleotha Daniels and Natalie Walton both earned individual awards for Outstanding Attorney.

The second tournament, which took place this weekend at Missouri Southern State University, included teams from all over the region. Washburn received first place with a 6-1-1 record. Daniels again received an award as an Outstanding Attorney.

The next tournament will be the ‘Great Plains’ Regional Mock Trail tournament, which also serves as a qualifier for

nationals. The team includes Daniels, Walton, Katie McAfee, Jeffrey House, Peter Qiu, Bradford De Young, Chase Pumford, Nikki Rodriguez and Rose Hastings.

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Club to make Valentine’s gifts

Members of the French Club will be making bracelets and cards for Valentine’s Day. The event will take place on Feb. 1 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Morgan 351. The French Club will be selling the bracelets and cards to the Washburn community as a fundraiser. The price of the items and the date the French Club will be selling them will be determined later.

Lecture to discuss Civil War

This year’s Lincoln/Harman lecture will discuss the Civil War and what members of that generation thought of it. Caroline E. Janney, professor of history at Purdue University, will give a lecture entitled “What They Thought It All Meant: The Civil War Generation Remembers” on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. in Washburn A/B. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Bruce Mactavish at (785) 670-1636.

Phi Alpha Theta to host Iowa Caucus lecture

Phi Alpha Theta will host Bob Beatty, professor of political science, to discuss the Iowa Caucus in an event called “Dream or Nightmare: The 2016 Iowa

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Ice Cold: Chef Travis LaPierre fought to shape chunks of glistening ice as his sculpture sweat during the unseasonably warm afternoon while students watched through the glass, enjoying their build-your-own-snowflake cookies. This event was hosted by the Memorial Union as part of it’s onceper-semester Union Days week, which seeks to help students feel welcome as they readjust to campus life and return to their studies.

Caucus and Presidental Race: An Inside View.” Beatty, who has met all of the candidates in the race with the exception of James Gillmore, will lecture on

Washburn Campus Police Report January 18 17:28 - Suspicious person/Warrant arrest.

Delta Gamma Sorority.

Report taken: Individual taken to DOC by the Topeka Police Department.

January 20 10:02 - Theft: Rechargeable tool battery/ Drill bits.

New Residence Hall.

Report taken: Investigation continues.

January 21 14:50 - Theft: Cell phone/Notebook Washburn Institute of Tech.

Report taken: Investigation continues.

January 22 11:52 - Possession of marijuana/Possession of paraphernalia.

Memorial Union.

Report Taken: Individual taken to DOC by WUPD.

Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in Henderson 112. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the history department at (785) 670-2060.

The Washburn Review’s crime report follows crime trends on a yearto-year basis. This chart accounts for crime from Jan. 7-26.

Theft - 17% Burglary (Vehicle) - 33% Criminal Damage - 11% Drug Arrests - 6% Theft (Auto) - 28% Traffic Accidents - 6%

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Federal student financial aid program sees changes

Sophia Oswald

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As this semester begins, so do worries regarding how to pay for college. Many students are affected by FAFSA and it can be stressful to deal with.

“Approximately 60 percent of our undergraduate population receives some form of financial aid,” said Kandace Mars, associate director of financial aid.

There a few things involving FAFSA that students should be looking out for this semester, primarily the the log-in procedure and when application dates are due. In the past, students have used a Federal Student Aid PIN to log in, but

this will soon be replaced with an FSA ID that they must set up themselves.

Students can create their FSA ID by using their previous FSA PIN in the set up process on a FSA website. The PIN is not required when setting up a new ID, but it will help in the long run by linking your previous information.

The Financial Aid Office and Student One Stop are hosting an event in Morgan Hall on Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“The Financial Aid Office will hold a scholarship drawing for those students that attend this event,” Mars said. “Two students will win $500 scholarships for the Fall 2016 semester.”

There has recently been talk of the

application due dates changing, but it is confirmed that they are not and are remaining the same for the 2016-2017 academic year.

“The 2016-2017 FAFSA application became available on Jan. 1 and Washburn University’s priority date for 20162017 remains the same as in years past as Feb. 15,” Mars said.

According to Mars, students who do not complete FAFSA find themselves limited on the types of financial aid they may qualify for.

Mars noted that students often miss out on the priority date due to waiting for their taxes to be filed.

“The priority date is important, as it is

used to determine priority of awards for the school’s more limited campus-based funding, which is awarded on a firstcome, first-serve basis to eligible students,” Mars said. “Many students are unaware that they can actually file the FAFSA using estimates. Students and/or their parents may estimate their income on their initial FAFSA renewal application for 2016-2017 and then correct the application once they and/or their parents’ 2015 taxes have been filed.”

Sophie Oswald, sophie.oswald@washburn. edu, is an undeclared freshman.

Political science professor to preview Iowa Caucus

On Jan. 28, Bob Beatty will give an inside view of the Iowa Caucus, and what it means for the long awaited primaries of the 2016 Presidential Race.

Beatty has been traveling to Iowa since April of 2015 to meet candidates and writing a 19-part series about the candidates that appeared in the Topeka Capitol Journal. Beatty received a grant to study the campaigns and better understand them so he could teach his students the more intricate parts of running a campaign.

“I’ve met every single candidate,” said Beatty. “I received a grant to go to Iowa

in the summer, and also to study how they run for president because I taught a class in the fall, ‘The Iowa Caucus.” It’s become this huge project, teaching and writing.”

“So with Iowa, you can go see two or three candidates as they’re campaigning.

I started in April, I went about thirteen times, and I’m going on February 1.

When the campaign started there were about twenty candidates, now there’s around 12. I’ve probably met seventeen out of the twenty and saw every single one. It’s Iowa, so it’s very easy to speak to candidates, except Trump, although I did briefly get a chance to speak with Trump early on.”

On Thursday, Jan. 28, Beatty will be

addressing each candidate still in the race and talk about possible outcomes for each in Iowa on Feb. 1 and for later primaries, like New Hampshire.

Bob Beatty These primaries are two of the most important and can make or break a candidate.

“It’s very important. Some people complain it shouldn’t be, but it is,” said Beatty. “It’s important because it’s first; it gives the candidates, the media, the voters a chance to assess. Like with Trump, the polls show he’s doing well,

but we won’t actually know until Iowa happens. It becomes really important because it shows the practical results rather than a poll. Some candidates will drop out before Iowa because their campaigns are gaining no traction there, and several will drop out right after Iowa because the results aren’t what they want. It tends to eliminate some candidates.”

The 2016 Iowa Caucus “Inside View” lecture, sponsored by Washburn University’s Political Science and History Departments, takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Henderson Learning Center, Room 112 and is open to the public.

Brenden Williams, brenden.williams@ washburn.edu, is a freshman mass media major.

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Discussion to cover 2011 Japan earthquakes Andrew Shermoen

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Frank and Yoshi Gerner recently traveled to Yoshi’s hometown of Sendai, Japan and will be hosting a presentation on their time there experiencing the effects of a 2011 earthquake at noon Jan. 27 at The International House.

Frank Gerner is the former president of The International Center of Topeka and after his recent trip he was asked by Baili Zhang, the director of International Programs at Washburn, to present his observations while traveling the cities of Sendai and Fukushima City. While there the Gerners visited the cities they discovered that damage from the 2011 tsunami earthquake are still affecting eastern Japan to this day.

While they were visiting Sendai they explored the surrounding area, which was heavily damaged by the tsunami and earthquake in 2011 known as the Great East Japan Earthquake. Japan has rebuilt a large amount of the infrastructure in the area, but because of the destruction of the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, there are high amounts of irradiated land.

For example, Yoshi’s brother has to place a special machine behind his property to measure radiation levels in the soil, and there are many places covered with tarps because the soil has been heavily irradiated.

The Great East Japan Earthquake was a devastating disaster. The earthquake was a magnitude of 9.0, one of the highest magnitudes possible, and the tsunami was 90 feet in height.

Reports say that around 15,872 people are confirmed to be dead and 2,769 are still missing. As of March 2015, over

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Experience: Frank and Yoshi Gerner presented the Brown Bag talk at the International House. They visited Japan last year and examined the damage caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

250,000 people are still displaced in temporary housing and 48 percent of elderly people who died while living in shelters died of unknown causes.

Frank Gerner reports that the damage is not easily visible. The only noticeable damages are in the actions of the citizens and the damage caused by the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant. Frank Gerner said that several trees and fields that are part of Japan’s agriculture industry are unused due to the danger of radiation

poisoning.

The radiation levels of Fukushima City are lower than they’ve been since the tsunami, but they’re still abnormally high.

Before the earthquakes, radiation levels in Fukushima were 0.04. In 2014, levels were at 0.30, then dropped down halfway by 2015. Still, they are still higher than normal.

Yoshi Gerner reported that her family has changed a large amount of their home life after the disaster. Pictures and art-

work are no longer framed. Instead, they are tacked up on the wall so the frames don’t break. Doors have to be taped shut so they don’t open. They do this because 4,000 aftershocks have occurred in Japan since the earthquakes.

“They happen almost every day,” Yoshi Gerner said.

Andrew Shermoen, andrew.shermoen@ washburn.edu, is a secondary English education major.

SURVEY: Senate proposes bill to give exemption from those at six of the Regents universities.

The study was sent out in early December and completed within the first week of January. That time is a busy one with finals, wrapping up the semester, and then the holidays.

“Faculty and staff were very passionate about the topic,” said Lorie Benjamin-Cook, a professor at FHSU and the faculty senate president at the time the survey was arranged.

President of the Washburn Student Government Association Blake Porter was involved with the surveys taken here at Washburn by students. One thousand Washburn students and 800 at Washburn Tech were invited to participate. Of those there was a 14 percent response rate. Armed with that information, and the results of the study of other Regents university students, Porter was able to say, “It seems that a majority of students don’t want guns allowed on campus.”

Teachers and students seem to agree as a majority on this topic. Fifty-five percent of students think conceal and carry should not be allowed on campus, and 70 percent of faculty do as

well. This difference may be due to the pervising concealed carry and the inlength of time faculty members are on creased danger of suicide. campus. Students are on the property Current requirements for acquiring for classes and then leave to either a a conceal carry license in Kansas inresidence hall or apartment. Many fac- volves a background check, compleulty and staff spend much of their lives tion of safety training, registering with on campus for work, events and meet- the attorney general and a $132.50 fee. ings with students. It becomes “almost Renewal of the license costs $25, and like a second is required every four home to them,” years.

It seems that a majority The background Cook-Benjamin said. required for liof students don’t want check A campus faccensure removes posulty group called guns allowed on campus. sible dangerous perCancel Campus sons from eligibility.

Carry has met, -Blake Porter, president of For example, convictresearched and Washburn Student Government ed felons, drug users, discussed difAssociation individuals with referent causes of straining orders, menconcern. Kerry tally handicapped, Wynn, a history professor at Washburn and the dishonorably discharged have University, participates in the work- their applications denied. ing group. She shared some findings In 2015, Kansas legislature ruled of Cancel Campus Carry and her own that a license would not be required to reasons for disquiet. conceal carry in the state of Kansas, alThese include the tendency of weap- though individuals still have the option ons to create hostile or tense environ- to acquire a license if they wish. ments, faculty and students leaving for “That’s, I think, the root of a lot of gun-free universities, increased risk of the concern,” Brinker said. violence, the financial burden of suIn the study, 90 percent of faculty

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agreed that a permit should be required for concealed carrying on university property.

On Jan. 21, Senate Bill 248 was proposed by Senators Hawk, FaustGoudeau, Francisco, Holland and Pettey. If passed, this bill would exempt all post-secondary institutions, making it illegal to conceal and carry firearms on college grounds.

Brinker’s hope is that students will take advantage of this “unique opportunity to spark political participation.”

Students are nearly all of voting age, and 18-24 year olds make up nearly a tenth of Kansas population. If enough students worked together, voting choices could make huge differences in the upcoming elections.

Wynn believes the future is in the hands of students. Her final message was: “No matter what your point of view on the issue is, you should speak, because your voices are important.”

Faith Hadley, faith.hadley@washburn.edu, is a junior nursing major.

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“In Review” A weekly editorial

Comments sections Concealed carry not and ‘the other side’ most crucial issue

Abbie Stuart

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Confession: I like reading the comments section of things because they can be hilarious, but nowadays the comments on articles just make me sad.

It doesn’t really matter what sort of article you read, the comments are all starting to become the same. Person One comments saying the article is great. Person Two replies to Person One’s comment with mean things and anger, usually insulting Person One’s intelligence in the process. Person Three gets on and defends Person One while Person Four gets on and agrees with Person Two and so on, with nothing getting accomplished and everyone getting mad and Abbie getting sad because she doesn’t like seeing how people are treating each other.

The comments sections of articles demonstrate how we have stopped listening to each other. It’s come to the point where subconsciously we think that “the other side” is less intelligent than we are simply because “the other side” may have a different opinion than us. People have become afraid to bring issues up because we don’t engage in conversations anymore, we engage in debates, trying to prove that our opinion is right and “our opponents’” opinion is not only wrong, but embarrassingly ignorant.

This is not going to get us anywhere.

Listening to each other may not be able to solve every issue, but it would probably solve some of them. There is a lot we can learn from those we disagree with, even if we walk away from the conversation with the same opinion we had at the start of it. The point of engaging in these conversations is not to win arguments, but to learn more about each other and maybe even come to a point of compromise.

Should we tolerate everything?

No, because some things are wrong, period. But we can’t start working toward a solution to stop those things as long as we keep conditioning ourselves to disagree with anything that we may perceive as being supported by “the other side.”

Sometimes it is okay to agree to disagree.

Really, it is.

Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@ washburn.edu, is a junior English major.

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Baseball is really pretenious Micheal Cera is my spirit animal Sorry prof I can’t come to class today because my dog made this really sad face I have to stay home. I have to.

SWANSEA, WALES Taking a bottle of smart water into an exam because I need everything I can get right now.

We had quite a debate Monday evening in the newsroom about what our stance would be regarding conceal and carry on campus. What it came down to, though, was that while there were valid points on both sides of the issue, we all agreed that any thoughts of having discussions regarding conceal and carry on college campuses, and Washburn in specific, shouldn’t even be on the table until Kansas requires gun owners to go through thorough background checks and receive proficient training in the use of firearms.

Some argue that individuals armed with concealed weapons would make the campus safer in the event of an active shooter, while others argue it is much more likely that accidental shootings would be much more likely than a brave hero taking down an active shooter.

The fact is, it is absolutely much more likely that there would be accidental shootings if the people with the firearms

had no training in how to handle them. If you give someone a tool they don’t know how to use, they’re bound to use it the wrong way.

And then the other facet: With no background checks, people who come to Washburn on a daily basis with felonious backgrounds, substance abuse problems and severe mental illness—and it would be naive to think none of those exist on any given college campus—would all have unchecked access to firearms.

So instead of worrying about stopping conceal and carry, we should be focusing our efforts, social moments and votes on reinstating background checks and training for anyone wishing to purchase a gun. Not only would that make conceal and carry safer on campus, which does have its benefits, but it would make it safer for society as a whole.

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Ichabods fall to Emporia State Hornets 53-41 Brenden Williams

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The Washburn women’s basketball team held the No. 12 Emporia State Hornets to 53, a season low for the Hornets, but fell as defense was not enough for the Ichabods.

The Ichabods entered the game 11-6, now falling to 11-7, with a conference record of 7-5. The Hornets are now 15-3 after the win in Topeka, with a conference record of 9-3, which puts them at 3rd in the conference standings.

The game started with a 6-0 deficit for the Ichabods before a 7-point run put them up by one with 5:41 left in the first quarter. Not many more points were scored the remainder of the quarter as it ended 11-9 with the Ichabods in the lead.

The Ichabods started the second quarter with an additional two points at the beginning, but four points was the largest lead the Ichabods would have for the remainder of the game as the Hornets started a run that gave them an 8-point cushion, 25-17, with a 12-2 point run to end the first half of the game.

The second half started with a run by the Ichabods to bring it within 5, 2520, after Julie Ravn hit a 3-point shot.

It was as close as the Ichabods came to regaining the lead as the Hornets pushed the lead to 18, 42-24 as the third quarter ended.

In the final quarter the Ichabods made a run at the Hornets but could not come

within more than 11 of the Hornets as they took the fifteenth win of the season 53-41.

Coach Ron McHenry knew defense was going to be a large portion of the game.

“We knew we were gonna have to stop them,” McHenry said. “They were scoring about 80 a game, but we’ve been struggling on offense this month, so holding them on defense was going to be important.”

Alyxis Bowen led the Ichabods with 14 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the field and hitting both shots from the charity stripe.

Erika Lane followed Bowen Photo courtesy of Washburn Sports Information Department with 13 points, shooting Photo courtesy of Washburn Sports Information Department 5 of 13, hitting three of the shots from beyond the Court Hustle: Erin Donhalek brings the ball down the Elbow Shot: Erika Lane shoots a shot from the elbow.

3-point line. They were the court in loss to Emporia State.The Ichabods are cur- The Ichabods lost 53-41 on Saturday against Emporia State. only two Ichabods to score rently fifth in the MIA conference standings. double digits. Hayley Pfau Ichabods, but free throws were not unavailable with an undisclosed injury. also helped the team with three assists, enough for the Ichabods to overcome “We’ve got to learn to play without and Lane, along with her large scoring Emporia State.

Felicia,” McHenry said. “She’s a great numbers, also helped lead the team The Ichabods are in action at Central rebounder and great defensively, but we defensively with two steals.

Missouri on Jan. 27, and Southwest have enough weapons to get a win and Kathryn Flott led the Hornets with 14 Baptist on Jan. 30. The University of gain some confidence on Wednesday.” points.

Central Missouri Mules will enter the The largest disparity between the contest 7-10, 6-6 in the MIAA. Brenden Williams, brenden.williams@ Hornets and the Ichabods was the McHenry is preparing for a game washburn.edu, is a freshman mass mefree throw percentage, 53 percent for in which center Felisha Gibbs will be dia major. the Hornets and 71 percent for the

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Ichabods victorious in ‘Turnpike Tussle’ Saturday.

“It wasn’t supposed to be an easy win," Christopher said. "They were definitely a difficult team, but we prepared well after that loss we had [to Northwest Missouri State]. I think it’s definitely fuel for our next few games.”

A few clutch shots from Skeens helped bring the home win to Washburn as Brady led the team with 15 points, shooting five of seven (71 percent) from the field and hitting five of eight from the free throw line. Skeins was not only a star on the offense but led the defense with four blocks. Javion Blake also had a great shooting performance, hitting four of six from the field and five for six from the charity stripe. He also contributed to the offense with five assists. Cameron Wiggins put an additional 10 on the board shooting 75 percent (3 for 4) from the field, as well as three of six from the free throw line.

Terrence Moore led the Hornets with 15 while Brandon Halls and Charles McKinney helped with 10 points each.

The Ichabods led in both field goal percentage and free throw percentage with Washburn at 71 percent and the Hornets at 65 percent.

The Ichabods face the University of Central Missouri Mules 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 27, which is the first time the Ichabods will face the Mules this season. The Mules will enter the contest 12-6, Washburn at 11-6.

Brenden Williams

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The Washburn men’s basketball team took the first of two games in which they faced the Emporia State Hornets in the much anticipated rivalry: the “Turnpike Tussle,” referring to I-70 linking Emporia to Topeka.

The Ichabods entered the game 10-6 following a loss to Northwest Missouri State University on Saturday, Jan. 16, and Emporia was 8-9. After the win, Washburn is 7-5 in the conference standings.

Washburn started off with runs and led from start to finish, taking as much as a 14-point lead, and taking run after run and going up 33-19 with 2:30 left in the first half. The game of runs was not one-sided as the Hornets also took a run before the half ended, taking a 10-1 run bringing the game within 5, and when halftime struck the Ichabods led 34-29.

The Hornets kept the run going after halftime, pushing the lead to only one, 34-33, then back-to-back layups from Cameron Wiggins and Brady Skeens gave the Ichabods a 5-point cushion.

After going back and forth through most of the second half, Skeens hit a free throw making the lead 12. Emporia responded with an 8-2 run cutting the lead to six with 1:55 left in the second at 6155. The game drew even closer, as Emporia hit another jumper to bring it within four with 44 seconds left. Washburn hit 3 of 4 free throws to finish the game up 8 points, 70-62.

Robert Christopher, a junior forward for the Ichabods, knew they had to be prepared for this game after a loss last

Brenden Williams, brenden.williams@ washburn.edu, is a freshman mass media major.

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Defense: Freshman guard Javion Blake defends a shot from Terrance Moore on the perimeter during the Ichabods’ game Saturday, Jan. 16 versus Emporia State.

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January 27, 2016

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Annual Oscars nominees exhibit low diversity Amy Reinhart

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A new trending hashtag relating to the upcoming Academy Awards has reappeared and become visibly popular on Twitter as well as other social media outlets within the past week.

The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was originated by April Reign, managing editor of broadwayblack.com, in 2015 after an all-white list of Oscar nominees was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Reign’s goal for the hashtag was to spread the word about the lack of minority nominees.

Due to its presence on social media, #OscarsSoWhite has quickly gained attention and sparked opinions from the younger generations.

“The hashtag is good because it lets everyone know about the issue, but it could be bad because it emphasizes the lack of diversity by making it into a bigger issue than it needs to be,” said Rachel Suarez, undeclared freshman.

While some have a more passive view of the issue like Suarez, others, like Emma Showalter, freshman biology major, hold a more passionate viewpoint.

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Taking a Stand: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith take a stand against the Academy Awards.

Smith, himself, was not nominated for his role in the critically acclaimed film “Concussion.”

“The hashtag is very negative and almost a little racist, in my opinion,” Showalter said. “It puts the blame on only one racial group and is not a peaceful way to go about fixing the issue.”

This overall issue of diversity and #OscarsSoWhite has caused members of the Academy, those who voted on and selected the nominees, to be subjected to scrutiny, ridicule and being labeled racist.

Several members of the Academy pub-

lically defended their decision by stating that there were more films comprising white actors than black actors in the past couple years, which is a problem that needs to be addressed by the studios thatcreate films, not the Academy.

“It makes sense with how many white people are nominated because the movie industry is so dominated by whites,” Suarez elaborated. “However, I don’t think the movie industry should be that domi-

ies, Cassie is devastated when her younger brother is separated from the family and makes it her mission to get him back. Along the way, she meets Ben, another survivor willing to help her.

The characters are so boring and have absolutely no personality. The character of Cassie constantly jumps back and forth from reliable and strong-willed fighter to completely useless damsel in distress that has been reduced to being led around and rescued by her male counterparts. Speaking of which, the two young men that are part of her love triangle are essentially the exact same character, apart from their physical characteristics. So many great actors and actresses are misused in this film such as Maggie Siff, Alex MacNicoll, Tony Revolori, Liev Schreiber and Maika Monroe.

There are so many attempts to make quirky characters that just fall short because none of them is even remotely interesting.

Then there is the tone of the film. The film seems to attempt to make commentary on using children as soldiers, but never actually addresses this theme in any meaningful way. All of the films trying to copy the success of “The Hunger Games” franchise all seem to include the same themes that are present in those books and films, but never

actually say anything interesting. Simply including child soldiers doesn’t mean your film is offering interesting commentary about child soldiers, especially if the children never feel overburdened by war once during the film.

It really is too bad that “The 5th Wave” isn’t a good film because it starts off as an interesting premise. The film is built in a way that could be very suspenseful and intense because of the aliens disguising themselves as humans. Imagine the uneasy feeling that could come out of that world. Yet, the film never attempts to be anything but another YA dystopia clone with irritatingly cliché characters and boring storytelling.

I just hope that we don’t see any more of these clones in the near future, but I’m not optimistic.

nated.”

On Jan. 12, the pattern continued with 20 new white film stars being selected for the 2016 Academy Awards. Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy, issued a promise of conducting a review of membership recruitment in hopes of eliminating this pattern in future years.

This two-year pattern has sparked the voices and actions of several celebrities including Jada Pinkett-Smith, Will Smith and director Spike Lee who have each announced that they’ll be boycotting this year’s Oscars event.

Reign has continued her efforts in encouraging others to follow the Smiths’ and Lee’s example in boycotting the event, or simply refusing to watch the show on Feb. 28. There have also been recent requests from the public for this year’s host Chris Rock, a black comedian and actor, to step down in protest.

“If we want to be equal, we need to quit recognizing that there’s any differences between us because there aren’t any differences between all of us,” Showalter said. “We are all equal.”

Amy Reinhart, amy.reinhart@ washburn.edu, is a senior mass media major.

‘The Fifth Wave’ proves disappointing to fans of sci-fi Andrew Shermoen

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Science fiction is my favorite genre of media. Books, movies, television and videogames, it doesn’t matter. That being said, I enjoy variety, but these days the majority of sci-fi films are made to appeal to young adults. Most of them are dystopian where, for some reason, children are placed in unreasonably dangerous circumstances. I think it’s only fair to call this the “Hunger Games” effect.

Studios are looking through literature to grab hold of the newest literature series that matches the formula, and nothing new or interesting comes out of the mix. “The 5th Wave” is probably the most cliché of this subcategory of film. The characters are flat, the love triangle is annoying and the themes lack focus.

Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz) is a young girl living happily in the Midwest.

The world is shocked when a large foreign object begins circling the earth. The aliens powering the ship attack the planet in powerful displays of destruction and death that the humans call “waves.” After the third wave hits, many people evacuate large cit-

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Andrew Shermoen, andrew.shermoen@ washburn.edu, is a junior secondary English education major.

War of the Worlds: While a compelling premise, “The Fifth Wave” falls flat. Chloë Grace Moretz did her best in a lack-luster project.

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Graduating artist unveils thought-provoking gallery Anna Ciummo

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Soon to graduate this spring, Washburn art student James Martin had been presenting a senior gallery in the art building Jan. 13–27. A reception was held Jan. 22.

Martin will graduate soon with a bachelor of fine arts with an emphasis in sculpture and ceramics.

Martin’s featured collection, “coup. de.grace.,” is roughly translated by the artist as “a finishing blow” or “the ending act of something gradually getting worse.”

All of Martin’s art was created in the year 2015 and features unique pieces of mostly mixed media works, showing great emphasis in pieces made out of recyclable products such as plastic bags, bottles, shards of glass and clay and even leftover nail polish. Many of the pieces are ceiling-high, suspended from wires along the wall, and often implement elements of video and photography.

At the exhibition, the presentation began with Martin’s undoubtedly largest piece, titled “Man Overboard.” Comprised of only materials that would otherwise have been unwanted and wasted, such as plastic bags, water bottles and milk cartons, “Man Overboard” introduces the viewer to the other pieces presented, which continuously grow in uniqueness of materials.

“With this show and over the last year, I’ve focused on the human impact on the environment,” Martin said. “It is environmentally-related work, but it’s not just about that; it’s also about the human condition that leads to the environmental condition.”

Martin said that he is particularly interested in combining art with ecology, as well as sociology.

Barbara Waterman-Peters, a writer

and artist that attended Martin’s exhibition and reception, was enthralled with the presentation. She has worked as a professor at both Washburn and Kansas State and is also a member of the Topeka Collective Art Gallery. She described the gallery as “inviting” and “tactile.”

“It is one of the most thought-provoking, interesting and engaging exhibits I’ve ever seen,” Waterman-Peters said about Martin’s work. “[Martin] has distilled his point into what is not only compelling, but also aesthetically pleasing.

I found myself looking forward to each different piece.”

“Each work pushes a different button,” Waterman-Peters said. “The artist is able to make his point clear, but he doesn’t confine himself to a single means of expression.”

Overall, Waterman-Peters was heavily impressed. “[Martin] and the art faculty are to be congratulated,” she said.

Although Martin hopes to build a career from his work and specific study of sculpture, he advises new potential art students not to study it for the money.

“Do it because you love to do it,” Martin said. “Be open to new possibilities.”

He is working on applying to gradPhoto by Anna Cuimmo uate schools, but he is also considering opening a studio in Colorado, where he Smog On The Water: Martin evokes a powerful message about our mistreatment of the environment.

His mixed media sculpture “Man Overboard” comprised of unrecycled plastic materials often found is originally from.

“When I came [to Washburn] I didn’t polluting bodies of water. know I was going to do anything like lated and ravaged of its natural resources. processes required to create my work, this,” Martin said about his exhibit.

“My work focuses on humanity’s supe- has made me very self-aware of my own Certain sections of Martin’s artist’s statement explained his purpose for his riority complex and the potential conse- role in the ecosystem. This is what I seek quences of our actions as nature begins to to do with my projects: create awareness art creations: “We have changed the natural order retaliate. I am interested in our symbiotic and spark relevant social commentary.” of things by prolonging and creating life relationship with our natural surroundwithin our own species that would other- ings and how this varies from region to wise have ceased to exist. This progres- region.

Anna Cuimmo, anna.cuimmo@ “Collecting materials and conducting washburn.edu, is a freshman English sion combined with capitalism has resulted in a planet that has become overpopu- research on the subjects, as well as the major.

Novel ‘Room’ haunts, inspires hope in readers Colleen Kelly

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Emma Donoghue’s novel “Room” sticks with you.

The story focuses on Jack, a 5-year-old living in a 10-foot by 10-foot room with his mother, “Ma,” and who has never seen the outside world. Unbeknownst to him, Ma was abducted several years prior by their captor “Old Nick,” and Jack is the product of Old Nick raping Ma. Fearing for her son’s safety as Old Nick grows more unpredictable, Ma decides she and Jack must escape soon by any means.

This story is not for everyone. While “Room” strays from graphic details, the reader gleams more than enough disconcerting details reading between the lines.

The story is told through the eyes of Jack, who is incredibly kind and clever beyond his years. One of the advantages to having him as our narrator was that his naivety to the situation kept the story from ever becoming completely bleak, as he always tried to see the best in people and had a palpable sense of wonder for

the world around him.

Although an effectively poignant narrative choice, Jack did grate on my nerves at times.

As with any young child, Jack takes a lot of patience and Photo courtesy of Penguin Randomhouse sympathy to fully appreciate. And the Award Goes To...: The novel’s recent film adaptation has garnered Jack’s simplistic international attention and multiple nominations. The film was created and naive narra- through a collaboration of Canadian and Irish production companies. tion takes some getting used to, what with his childish is that of a survivor. She never failed to grammar and repetitive phrases. It’s put Jack first and try to help him grow up easy to share in Ma’s frustration as Jack as normal as humanly possible given the throws a tantrum and slows their prog- circumstances. We get glimpses into her ress or struggles to understand something state of mind and see her struggle to keep basic about the outside world without it together at times, emotionally checking having experienced it himself. He is a di- out for days at time. Donoghue gave Ma layers, doing her justice as both a young visive narrator, but I enjoyed him.

Ma was such a strong character. Ab- mother and a rape survivor.

Needless to say, Old Nick made my ducted as a freshman in college and blood run cold. What little we see of him held prisoner for seven years, her story

shifted the mood from innocent and introspective to nightmarishly tense. He reads more like a ghost than a human, appearing briefly from time to time, but leaving a definite chill with Jack and Ma. What people need to understand before going into this book is that despite its subject matter, “Room” is a story about a family’s love and support, the road to recovery and most of all hope. You will smile, you may even laugh at times while reading this, but you will also have your heart broken more than once. While Jack’s simplistic narration was frustrating at times and took away from some scenes where Ma should have been the main focus, he is still very likable. Ma’s trauma and subsequent recovery are a hard yet important pill to swallow.

Colleen Kelly, colleen.kelly@ washburn.edu, is a junior secondary English education major.