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Poor communication prompts heated infighting between WSGA members Travis Perry WASHBURN REVIEW As lightning flickered Wednesday in the stormy night, the tension between members of the Washburn Student Government Association was nearly as thick as the clouds which filled the dark sky. Stemming from the announced resignation of special events director Charity Hockman, many senators took offense to action taken by Whitney Philippi, WSGA president, regarding Hockman’s actions. At the Oct. 28th

WSGA meeting, Hockman announced her resignation would be effective as of the end of the fall semester. “I feel at this point the role of WSGA is to serve students,” said Hockman. “However, I feel this administration has not done this wholeheartedly.” Hockman continued by saying she felt it would be deceitful to continue to have her name tied to an administration which was not going in the direction she thought it should. Citing problems of accountability and upholding the WSGA constitution, Hockman informed Philippi and other members of the executive staff prior to her announcement before the senate. “I was seeing both sides of the coin, and I didn’t feel there was honesty and transparency,” said Hockman in an

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interview the following week. Following the resignation notice, Philippi agreed to allow Hockman to stay on through the end of the semester, a decision which was contradicted Wednesday when Philippi issued an early acceptance of Hockman’s resignation. Announcing the news prompted

cries of anger, frustration and unconstitutionality from senators at the Nov. 5 WSGA special session because the action Philippi attempted to take was not within her authority as president. “If your [Philippi] intent was to get rid of tension within the executive staff, you ended up creating a bunch of tension within [senators],” said R.J. McGuire, senator. Senator Will Lawrence concurred with McGuire, saying it is difficult for him and other senators to do their jobs when they don’t know what executive staff members, Philippi in particular, are doing. Josh Maples also voiced concern over the current state of the student government saying he felt they were becoming too divisive.

“These cliques within the senate are tearing us apart,” said Maples. Additional calls of Philippi stepping outside the boundaries of her position resounded during an Oct. 28th forum on the outdoor stage project. With additional funding for the project still up in the air, many senators feared Philippi, who was originally against the passage of the bill last year as a senator, would try to kill off the project herself and bypass the senate. Some even went as far as saying they felt she was trying to strip the senate of its legislative power. Philippi said it was not her intention to bypass the senate in either

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Overall enrollment declines Stage funds stalled Richard Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW

Recent numbers released by Washburn University show enrollment has dropped yet again, down 5 percent from where it was last year at this time. Kirk Haskins, director of admissions and Tom Ellis, interim dean of enrollment, said many contributing factors have led to the drop-off in enrollment. The economy, fewer graduating high school seniors and the retention of students are among several factors that played a role in the decrease in students attending Washburn this fall. “Economically speaking, these are challenging times, but they are also great times too,” said Haskins. We can assess why we do what we do and how we can make it better, building off our strong points and foundations we already have in place.” The stable population of Topeka is a contributing factor to the dropping enrollment. While the city has remained stagnant, the number of elderly individuals greatly outweighs the number of high school and college level individuals.

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log 20 hours per week. According to Nincehelser, responsibilities include creating the WSGA budget, paying bills, data-entry, submitting account transfers and payment vouchers, auditing and reconciling accounts and creating and presenting budget reports. The director is also required to deal directly with student organizations and their advisors, submit payroll for the

The cornerstone of the Bowhay/ Keller administration has hit a jarring and potentially fatal roadblock. With funding problems up in the air since the middle of the summer, the future of the outdoor stage is uncertain. Currently, there is $36,000 in funding available for the project, $21,000 from the Washburn Student Government Association and $15,000 from the Memorial Union. Unfortunately, this leaves the project $25,000 short of its sticker price. A forum on the state of the stage was held at an Oct. 28 WSGA meeting, during which president Whitney Philippi addressed funding concerns. “We thought that a capital improvement request had been put in by the previous administration,” said Philippi. “We don’t know what happened to that.” Philippi, who as a senator voted against the original outdoor stage, had originally proposed to the senate that if funding was not available, she would take action with budget director Kevin Nincehelser to reclaim funds and deposit them into the WSGA reserves account. Many senators were displeased with this action, saying they felt as if Philippi was trying to bypass the senate in this decision.

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Contrasting numbers: Tracy Hoelting is one of many students living in the Living Learning Center, which is currently near full capacity. While recent high school graduate enrollment is up, this is in stark contrast to the drop seen in the non-traditional student base. “If you saw Topeka’s population increasing even 1.5-2.0 percent, you could expect it would make an impact on Washburn,” said Ellis. “The problem is though, for the last 30 years or so, the population only increases about 0.5 percent a year.”

With other schools in the area, including Pittsburg State University, Emporia State University, Kansas University and Kansas State University showing an increase in enrollment this fall, further questions begin to surface. “It’s a good indication that Washburn

has some opportunities to build on its awareness,” said Haskins. The problem, Ellis and Haskins

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WSGA searching for new budget director

In the wake of Barack Obama’s victory, two students share their thoughts on the long campaign process.

flood of interest so far. I believe that this is mainly due to the high expectations and high level of difficulty that this job entails.” Nincehelser also said the compensation for the position is not monetarily significant, and the reward comes in the form of valuable experience and having the power to create change. Those qualities are more difficult to market than an hourly wage. The duties of budget director are extensive, requiring the individual to

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The Washburn Student Government Association is on an active search to fill the position of WSGA budget director, as current director Kevin Nincehelser makes plans to travel to the Philippines to study abroad for the spring semester. Fliers, banners and Facebook notifications have all been utilized in hopes of attracting students to

fill out applications for the position. Nincehelser and WSGA president Whitney Philippi have also been in contact with professors from the School of Business to target students who are likely to be qualified and interested. So far, the search to fill the position has not been as successful as WSGA members had hoped. “It is a poor time to hire on campus due to the stress and pace of the last four weeks of the semester,” said Nincehelser. “There has not been a

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November 11 Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Veteran’s Day Ceremony, 10:55 - 11:50 a.m., Vietnam veterans memorial site. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Faces of Homelessness panel, 7 p.m., Henderson Room 100. Advance semester

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Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Gourd decorating demonstration, 12 1 p.m., Morgan Room 270. Brown Bag International House Lecture, Miguel Gonzalez-Abellas, “A Country Divided: Modernity and Tradition in Peru,” 12 - 1 p.m., International House. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week speaker, Jim French of OXFAM America, 7 p.m., Henderson Room 100. Advance semester

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Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week Hunger Banquet, 7 p.m., International House. Advance semester

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November 14 Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum. Diversity Matters seminar, “Transgender Issues in the Workplace,” 1:30 p.m., Kansas Room in the Memorial Union. Board of Regents Meeting, 4 p.m., School of Law Room 327. “Bus Stop” play, 8 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre. Advance semester

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Mulvane Art exhibit, 1 - 4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum.

Hunger, homelessness awareness events set In an attempt to bring greater awareness to the problems of hunger and homelessness, the following events will take place during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Nov. 10-14 at Washburn University. All events are open to the public free of charge. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m., room 100, Henderson Learning Resources Center. Faces of Homelessness: Topeka Rescue Mission panel discussion will allow people to gain a better understanding of situations in life that lead someone to homelessness while being able to put a face to the reality of this saddening lifestyle. Residents of the Topeka Rescue Mission and former homeless individuals will discuss their experiences. The Topeka Rescue Mission is a Christian ministry dedicated to providing food, shelter, clothing, training, and hope to homeless men, women, and children. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., room 100, Henderson Learning Resources Center. Jim French, lead organizer for the agricultural campaign of OxFam America, will initiate discussion on environmental conditions and climate issues that impact world resources which lead to hunger and poverty. O x F a m COMMUNITY A m e r i c a , AWARENESS an afﬁliate of OxFam

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“Bus Stop” play, 2 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre.

Monday

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University campus. As of Nov. 5, the Community Blood Center’s inventory of blood type “O-negative” was down to a .6 day supply, which equates to 22 units that supply more than 70 area hospitals. All donors will receive T-shirts and a $1 gift certiﬁcate to Tortilla Jack’s restaurant. Donors are requested to bring a photo ID, eat well and drink

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Hello students! I hope you all had a fabulous Halloween! The WSGA is working hard to represent the interests of all students. We have started various committees to represent students such as the Athletics Committee, the University Childcare Development Committee, and the Washburn Transformational Experience Committee. We feel this is one of the best ways to gain student feedback and make decisions based on that feedback. If you are interested in contacting any of the committee chairs or members, please call the WSGA ofﬁce at (785) 670-1169 or leave a message in the electronic box at www.mywsga.com. I’d like to introduce you to Shamika Stamps, a Senator for the WSGA. She is a sophomore Public Administration/ Pre-Law Major. Her involvement on campus includes Bonner Leaders and

Young Democrats, and she has been serving on the Senate for one year on the Communications Committee. Through her involvement on this committee, she would like to “get all students involved in general elections so that all students are represented in WSGA.” She plans to communicate with her constituents by being readily available and visible on campus. Good luck with the rest of the semester! Christmas break is around the corner! Sincerely, Whitney Philippi President WSGA

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plenty of ﬂuids prior to your donation. A cholesterol test will be performed on all units of blood collected. All blood donations through the Community Blood Center beneﬁt local hospital patients. For medical eligibility questions, call (800) 245-7035. The American Medical Student Association PreMed(AMSA) and Beta Beta Beta biology honor society are sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Kathy Belanger, Community Blood Center, at (785) 223-0195.

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Don’t see your event in the calendar? Call the Review newsroom at 670-2506 to have your event included in an upcoming edition. It’s FREE. For upcoming Washburn athletic events, go to www.wusports. com.

Blood drive today Glass exhibit topic of Mulvane An URGENT NEED Blood Drive will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in lower level, Petro ‘conversations’ Allied Health Center on the Washburn

International, is a non-profit organization that works to end global poverty through saving lives, strengthening communities and campaigning for change. Thursday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., International House. OxFam America Hunger Banquet, lead by OxFam Change leaders, will guide participants through a meal based on class structure and degree of poverty. Participants will be given a meal based on a hypothetical situation that represents the global distribution of food and wealth (or lack thereof). The purpose of this activity is to raise awareness of the problems with hunger by having participants experience the hardship of these conditions firsthand. OxFam America, an affiliate of OxFam International, is a non-profit organization that works to end global poverty through saving lives, strengthening communities, and campaigning for change. Washburn’s Learning in the Community (LinC) is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Rick Ellis, director, Center for Community Service and Civic Engagement, and professor, human services, at (785) 670-2217.

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Home sweet Library: Mabee Library welcomed new furniture to the main level. The furniture, in addition to the new televisions is supposed to create a living room-like feel for students who are passing through or want a more comfortable place to study. The furniture is one of the many changes happening at Mabee, in an effort to improve the facility for students and to become the “academic living room of Washburn University.”

The Mulvane Art Museum exhibit, “Liquid Fire: Kansas Collections” is the topic of a Conversations: Connecting Art to Our Lives gallery talk from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University. The exhibit concludes Jan. 25. No admission is charged and the public is welcome. Guests will be artist Larry Peters and collectors William Ansley, Doug Sheafor and Jim Van Sickle. Carol Emert, curator of collections and exhibitions at the Mulvane, will be the facilitator. “Liquid Fire: Kansas Collections” is an exhibition of functional and sculptural glass by international, national and regional artists. The exhibit provides an opportunity to view works in the collections of Ansley, Gaylon Kintner, Sheafor, and Van Sickel. Pieces from these collections showcase the variety of techniques used by glass artists, such as blowing, casting, lampworking, ﬂame working, torch working and fusing The Mulvane Art Museum is located on the Washburn University campus at 17th and Jewell Streets, adjacent to White Concert Hall. No admission is charged. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. No admission is charged. The museum is closed major holidays. For more information, call 785670-1124, e-mail mulvane.info@ washburn.edu, or go to http://www. washburn.edu/mulvane/.

“Bus Stop” play, 8 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre. Advance semester

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Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 • News

Students share election reflections Christine Nelson WASHBURN REVIEW

As election day came to a close, two students waited anxiously for results that proved to be a historical event from any perspective. Naomi Green and RJ McGuire both have been campaigning endlessly across campus for their favorite candidate over the past year. McGuire, a political science major, has always been involved in politics, but became even more so last fall. He traveled to Iowa to experience politics first hand with a class taught by professor Bob Beatty. He has been voicing his support for Republican John McCain. McGuire originally opposed the war in Iraq, but felt it was important for the next president to finish what was started. Green, an English major, started the “Students for Barack Obama” group on campus this past year. She is confident that having Obama as president will restore what she thinks is the United States’ damaged reputation. As Tuesday evening came to a close, it was clear there was only one winner. “At least Kansas knows what’s going on,” said McGuire about the state going to McCain. Although the two disagree politically, they do agree on one thing. “The Obama campaign did an excellent job,” said McGuire. He said the McCain campaign was not nearly as effective as they should have been in order to gain the presidency. McGuire said the media never fully vetted Obama either, but everything the Republicans did was blown out of proportion, reminding him of a high school popularity contest. Green is also impressed by the Obama campaign. She said he utilized other resources for campaigning that no one had done before, such as taking advantage of Internet resources. “Obama has done to voting what J.K. Rowling has done to reading,” said

Green. She said he got younger people interested in politics, just like the “Harry Potter” author intrigued so many to pick up a book and read. He saw that the greatest number of people able to vote, who actually weren’t voting, were college students. He recognized this and took full advantage, campaigning directly to them. His appeal was much more relatable and it was easy for him to argue that McCain was out of touch. Having such an age difference probably had an impact as well, she said. McGuire said because so many people were frustrated with George W. Bush, they saw Obama as a fresh, new start. He himself did not vote for Bush. To McGuire, Obama isn’t the best new start. He said that historically almost every war has been caused by a bad ending of another war, something that is very crucial at this time. The war in Iraq needs to be finished and finished the right way. He said that the economy has put a damper in Obama’s plans of change and that Democrats will be disappointed in what he can do. “Countries don’t feel good about the U.S.,” said Green. She said she hopes Obama is able to fix damaged relationships with other countries, instead of gaining more enemies. The United States is at a crucial point for change and McCain is too war oriented, she said. Green, a full-time student and mother, spent many hours working to help the Obama campaign, whether it was staying up late preparing fliers or calling voters to remind them to cast their vote and get them a ride to the polls. “I’m glad that all of the work I’ve done over the past year has paid off,” said Green. Obama will be sworn in as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2009.

Photos by Arissa Utemark, Washburn Review

Christine Nelson is a senior mass media major. Reach her at christine.nelson@ washburn.edu.

Exercise your right: Students and community members lined up at University United Methodist Church early to cast their vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. Jim Staehli, election supervisor (right) said people were waiting as early as 6:30 a.m., and that young voter turnout was especially high this year.

Chesney Park neighborhood looking to attract youth Jennifer Loucks WASHBURN REVIEW Four years ago, after ﬁnding out that excess funds were available, the Chesney Park Neighborhood Improvement Association a city program, began to explore possible ideas for improving the neighborhood, said vice president Tom Benaka. The group decided that the most effective way to ﬁnd out what the area really needed was to do a Chesney area public survey. Chesney Park NIA members

went door-to-door from 17th to 21st Streets, and from the Kansas Expo Center to Washburn University, asking children what they would like to see most. The surveyors collected a unanimous vote for a skate park, Benaka said. A piece of land where two tennis courts sat idle became the perfect place for this new park. The NIA applied for the Neighborhood Empowerment Grant from the city of Topeka, and on May 29, 2007, a budget of $28,310.81 was awarded to them. “The Chesney Park NIA decided that in order to make this project a

WSGA: Philippi – ‘I admit that I shouldn’t have made that decision’ Continued from page A1 situation. Rather, poor communication was the culprit for many of the student government’s problems. “I feel like this staff has done what they could to communicate, but there have been a few barriers to get across,” said Philippi last Wednesday. Ultimately, several things unfolded from both situations. In regard to the outdoor stage, if the project was not able to move forward after trying several funding outlets, the decision as to what should happen to more than $20,000 of student activity funds will be put to a vote before senators. And as for Hockman’s resignation, it was determined Philippi did not have the authority to accept Hockman’s resignation earlier than the date which she had speciﬁed, meaning technically Hockman was never removed from her executive staff position. Philippi’s decision was traced back to her misunderstanding of that aspect of her

authority, subsequently leading to her not consulting with Kyle Volle, WSGA parliamentarian, on the issue. “I admit that I shouldn’t have made that decision,” said Philippi. “It was a bad decision on my part.” While Philippi said she never had the intention of deceiving or misleading senators, she conceded communication could be better. She said actions will be taken to increase the ﬂow of information between her and members of the executive staff, as well as the and senate. Though the situation created more headaches than many would have preferred, Volle tried to look at the experience from a somewhat positive perspective. “When you have a group, if you don’t have this kind of conﬂict, then people aren’t being honest,” said Volle. Travis Perry is a senior mass media major. Reach him at travis.perry@washburn.edu.

success, we would need to get as many children involved as possible in the designing stage,” said Benaka. “Therefore, the neighborhood kids were asked to draw up their own ideas of the perfect skate park.” As summer of 2008 approached, the construction of the Chesney Skate Park, based on this input, came to an end. The complete stage includes two bank ramps, two quarter pipes, one grind box, one grind ledge, one wedge-ﬂat-wedge, one jump box, two kinked grind rails and one Euro gap. On any given day, neighborhood children are kick-ﬂipping and

grinding, and there is still more to come to the Chesney Skate Park. “The kids would like a halfpipe and maybe some stairs,” said Benaka. Will the skate park be expanded? Frank Hogue, a long-standing member of the Chesney Park NIA, said, “We’re looking for the money, and if we ﬁnd it, we’ll continue building.” Hogue added, “We are looking at the possibility of making half of this park a soccer area.” This area is not just for neighborhood children. “Chesney Skate Park gathers more than just skateboarders; bikes

and spectators gather as well because this has become a community gathering space,” said Benaka. “Anyone and everyone is welcome to come.” Chesney Park also has children’s play equipment, park benches and picnic tables, a basketball court, and spacious ﬁelds as well.

Jennifer Loucks is a freshman mass media major. Reach her at jennifer.loucks@ washburn.edu.

Opinion • Monday, Nov. 10, 2008

Review’s View

The Washburn Review

Yes we did...now what is next? Barack Obama made history on Maverick. Nov. 4 when he became the first The Obama camp has set up a Web African American president elected. site, www.change.gov, which is the The electoral college voted for him Web site of the “office of the President364 votes to McCain’s 163 votes. Elect.” This is interesting, it has blogs, As an editorial board, we are events and a place for information excited about the opportunity that about Obama’s budding staff. Obama promises and the change he Now that Americans have elected says he will bring. We are Obama, the country as a wondering how the transition whole needs to be thinking will go and what Obama has PRESIDENT about what he is doing and ELECT planned for his first 100 days why he is doing it. We as president. Hopefully they want the country to come are slightly more productive than our together to figure out how to solve current president. environmental issues, the bad economy The media are too busy talking and what to do about the foreign policy about what kind of dog the Obama mess. girls will pick out when they move We also hope that the media to the White House. All the way up will actually do their jobs, now that to the New York Times, the media is Obama has been elected. What will infatuated with this human interest the impacts of his decisions be? Why story. Of course, the White House is he making these decisions? While pets have been of interest to the media Obama is a great choice for president, for some time. he is not perfect and the media should We’re pretty sure no one cares. We make sure to be a check, rather than a are happy the girls are getting a dog. lapdog. We love pets, but when someone makes the promises that Obama made, there needs to be some discussion of what The views expressed in the Review’s View happens after the election whirlwind are those of the Washburn Review editoof Obama’s charisma and the incessant rial board, and not necessarily the views of Washburn University. use of the word “maverick.”

WSGA internal battles are petty themselves to avenge something. I thought Vince and Lacey did a good job – they raised a massive amount of food to feed the hungry during Can Emporia and the Ishmael Beah speech was fantastic. I was looking forward to seeing Whitney and Amy support their campaign promises and continue the lecture series. This has been overshadowed by petty politics in a student government. This has also been overshadowed by lower enrollment and, subsequently, ReAnne Utemark lower student activity fee money. What WASHBURN REVIEW should be important is making the most of student money for students. It should be thinking about what the best way to It seems as if there is trouble do this – not necessarily complaining rumbling through the Washburn because nothing is happening. Also, Student Government Association. As perhaps $20,000 of student money an outsider, one has to wonder what all could be spent better in light of the the fuss is about. current economic situation, rather It could be the outdoor stage. than to a stage that will take years to It could be the bungled situation of complete and current students will not the outdoor stage. be able to enjoy. There is no money It could also be a select group anywhere in the University. Where do of people who are upset about the advocates of the outdoor stage propose outcome of an election and are taking to get money in an environment that is some kind of sick pleasure in seeing not conducive to hiring faculty, much the chaos that has engulfed WSGA. less a project as superﬁcial as this. While as the Editor of the This is about serving the best interests Washburn Review, I cannot criticize of students. Check your personal the other student organizations about agendas and your loyalties to anything chaos. We have had our share of but the greater good at the door – or screw-ups, malfunctions, stop serving. misunderstandings, poor Perhaps there should be FROM THE more judgments and so on. All open discussion before EDITOR of the ofﬁces in the lower the meeting explodes like it level of Memorial Union did last Wednesday. are students trying to be leaders. They It is issues and events like these that are taking chances and seeing what undermine the credibility of WSGA. I happens. We are learning, we are appreciate those students who serve growing and sometimes, we screw up. on the Senate. These students care A few years ago, the Washburn about Washburn, I think. Anyone who Review had a problem with plagiarism, participates in student organizations since then, we have worked hard to try cares about Washburn and the world in and remedy that and inform the rest which it resides. The decisions of this of the campus about the vast amount senate will guide the rest of this year, of plagiarism that occurs on a college what kind of decisions will they make? campus. Will they be students serving students However, the immaturity present or will they be students who cannot in some of the members of WSGA criticize their leaders in a civilized astounds me. I understand and fashion? support the criticism of any deserving Please criticize in a constructive administration. As a member of manner, not attack the government student press, it would be undemocratic – particularly not in the name of the and unethical for me to support simply students. staying quiet and voting “yes” for anything that comes along. This is what WSGA has been for the last three years, for the most part. This year, it has gone the opposite direction – it ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major. descended into a select few senators Reach her at reanne.utemark@washwho seem to have taken it upon hburn.edu

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Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 • News

Online course listings School of Nursing receives CCNE accreditation visit a small inconvenience Erin Wiltz WASHBURN REVIEW

James Ahrens WASHBURN REVIEW Washburn course listings are no longer printed on paper, and many students on campus find themselves in a love/hate relationship with the new, online-only approach to enrollment. Some seniors who have already gone through the enrollment process are voicing their opinions. Senior Billie-Jean Bergmann said she appreciates the cost-efficiency of putting the course listing online, but she misses the printed books. “Having the booklet in front of me is more convenient,” said Bergmann. Bergmann said the “green” aspect of the online course listing is apparent, and she said she uses the university’s online services for more than enrollment. For instance, she is enrolled in an online course. But she finds the physical enrollment books more convenient. “[The online course] helps distribute the weight [of taking classes],” said Bergmann. “It was

difficult for me to find courses that I needed for my general education requirements [in the online catalog],” Bergmann, who is also the executive director for the Campus Activities Board, has a busy schedule, and this was another reason she wanted the printed booklet. However, Dana Sanchez, senior, enrolled online and thought it was easier for the most part. “This is the first semester [it] seemed that everything was clear-cut and to the point,” said Sanchez. “It also helped that I knew what I needed to enroll in.” She said that although she wasn’t used to online enrollment, she thought it worked out for the best. Like Bergmann, she said she understood how cost efficiency is important, and she knew the updated enrollment process would enable this. Unfortunately, questions have arisen regarding the connection between the new system of online enrollment and the drop in student enrollment, the average number of hours that students are taking, and the link between students who take online

courses as opposed to class lectures. “Whether it’s a disadvantage or not, I don’t think so,” said Maria Raicheva-Stover, mass media professor. She said students and professors must take the initiative and visit the my.washburn site to download the .pdf file or view the file on-screen. Stover said she is in favor of the cost-saving methods the university is taking. Several possible benefits of the new system include no longer having to keep track of physical paper copies around the office and no longer worrying about spilling coffee on them. For some people, this already makes the online system seem like a positive alternative. Students can find the online course listing under the ‘students’ tab of their my.washburn account. The link for registering, adding or dropping courses can be found directly below the course list link. James Ahrens is a senior mass media major. Reach him at james.ahrens1@ washburn.edu.

BUDGET: Nincehelser advises next in line to treat budget like their own Washburn student. The difference between the two is that the budget director has the ability to help WSGA executive staff, dictate where and how it is used.” attend all WSGA and Allocations The application for the Committee meetings and advise position requires that the applicant the WSGA Senate and Allocations have strong organizational skills, Committee on issues related proficient computer skills, to fund management. ability to work effectively “I would just advise WSGA and positively in a team my successor to treat the environment, and excellent WSGA Budget as if it was their verbal and written communication own personal budget because it and interpersonal skills. Nincehelser literally is,” said Nincehelser on the also emphasized the ability to learn best way to handle director duties. quickly because of the massive “The budget director pays the same learning curve that this job entails. Student Activity Fee as every other “I love my job. It is bittersweet

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The dean of Washburn University’s School of Nursing Associate said the nursing school went through a lot of preparation before the days of Sept.24th through the 26th. It was time for the School of Nursing to have their accreditation visit by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. According to the CCNE ofﬁcial Web site, CCNE is an autonomous accreditation agency contributing to the enhancement of public’s health. The commission ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. CCNE accreditation is highly sought after by baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. The program’s standards focus on mission and governance of the school, institutional commitment and resources, curriculum and teachinglearning practices, student performance and faculty accomplishments. “Everyone had a hand in it ,including the faculty and students,” said Association Dean of the School of Nursing Marian Jamison. “Students provided feedback on multiple aspects of the nursing program.” The CCNE sent four of its members to evaluate the nursing school because Washburn’s School of Nursing has both

to leave after accomplishing so much and having the amazing opportunity to work with the people that I do,” said Nincehelser. “But this mission trip is a once-in-alifetime opportunity that I just cannot turn down. I look forward to seeing all of the great things that the Philippi/Billinger Administration will accomplish while I’m gone.”

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graduate and undergraduate programs. At the same time, the Kansas State Board of Nursing brought three of its members and visited the nursing school’s clinical sites. KSBN did their evaluating at the same time because they thought they would be disrupting even more if they came at a different time than the CCNE, according to their Web site. “CCNE requires for the School of Nursing to do an extensive overview of the program,” said Jamison. “The process made our new faculty see why we do the things we do.” The CCNE members met privately and did intensive interviews with students and faculty to ensure the school of nursing gets the support from the university and that the qualities of standards are met. “I didn’t actually meet with or got interviewed by any of the commission members, but I thought the process went smoothly,” said Laura Girton, a Washburn nursing student. Washburn’s School of Nursing won’t know until April if they receive ofﬁcial accreditation because CCNE won’t look over the reports until the spring. The nursing school anticipates that they will get the full 10 years of accreditation. “The site visitors were impressed by the nursing school’s advisory board, students, faculty, the president and vice president,” said Jamison. “It was a great and positive experience.”

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Delta Gamma to host benefit pancake feed Erin Wiltz WASHBURN REVIEW

awareness and to inform people to get eye exams,” said Spencer. The fundraising money goes to associations like American Disability Association for diabetics with poor The ladies of the Delta Gamma eye sight. Delta Gamma has had a Sorority are holding a pancake feed pancake feed before, however the Nov. 14th and 15th. The “Eye-Hop” proceeds went toward the sorority. pancake feed will be held from 10 Because the pancake feed turned out p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday night, and so well last year, they decided to do Saturday Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. one this year with the proceeds to noon at the Delta Gamma GREEK going to the Service for Sight Sorority House located on Foundation. LIFE 1915 S.W. MacVicar Ave. At the Eye-Hop pancake “Our philanthropy is feed, there will be boards up mostly to spread awareness about that offer tips for prevention of vision blindness and visual impairment,” loss, and awareness information said Lindsey Spencer, biology major about vision for the impaired. Prizes and vice president coordinator of the will be given out for the “most event. She said all the women of the beautiful eyes” contest and there will house are required to do ﬁve hours be a box tops contest at midnight on of service, and they are divided into Friday. crew members and crew leaders. “I anticipate $400 or more “We also have a golden anchor because we are doing a week full program which helps the elderly of activities,” said Spencer. “Our with their eyesight and raises goal is to get the campus and Greek

Community aware.” Members of Delta Gamma will have an information table in the Memorial Union. “I think Saturday we will get more people of the community to come, but I know we will get a good turnout from campus because we are doing a lot of PR,” said Spencer. Other events that the women of Delta Gamma are putting on are the ADA SkateA-Way with the guys from Alpha Delta Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 8-10p.m. and a free movie night Thursday, Nov. 13 from 7-9:30 p.m. in Henderson 100. Erin Wiltz is a freshman nursing major. Reach her at erin. wiltz@washburn.edu.

Continued from page A1 both agree, is in the retention of students. The number of students living on campus is up about 5 percent this year, with an 8 percent increase of students who reside in the Living Learning Center, said Kate McCown, assistant director of residential living. These numbers also state that the amount of freshmen enrolled at Washburn is up about 4 percent from last year. The problem for the university is the number of transfer students is down this year, and not as many students who were at Washburn last year stayed as in previous years. “Retention is such a complex concept because it can have to do with ﬁnances, academic performance, and maturity of the individual, among other reasons,” said Ellis. “But the fact remains, we want high retention levels and that’s an issue we’re having right now.” Getting the word out about Washburn is a factor that is currently improving. While the numbers for recruitment letters formally was at 30,000-40,000 individuals, numbers have now increased to nearly 75,000 in hopes that a percentage of those will reach people who ﬁnd Washburn appealing. The current average student return is about 2 percent for

STAGE: Senate would vote on final decision “I will ﬁght for my students, I will stand up for what they believe in, please don’t take away my voice,” said Kristen Hearrell, senator. Ultimately, though, it was decided a plan of action should be formed to tackle the issue of funding. Plans were made to contact the Washburn Endowment Association, Washburn Alumni, and as a last resort, to submit a capital improvement request. Once the request is submitted, a decision will not be made until the end of the spring semester. Should funding not be available through any means, WSGA eventually came to the consensus that the decision should be put back before the senate. “We’ll make a decision that involves the whole senate, because I don’t want this to just be on my hands,” said Philippi. “We don’t have an agenda, we’re just listening to all student opinions.” Travis Perry is a senior mass media major. Reach him at travis.perry@washburn. edu.

Contact WSGA and make your voice heard. President whitney.philippi@washburn. edu Vice President amy.billinger@washburn. edu.

the letters sent out. “We have to make sure we’re doing the best job possible of making sure students know that Washburn could be the place for them,” said Ellis. “We want to make sure we give students the opportunity to select us.” Haskins also commented on the advertisement of the school. “We need to make sure we keep our message fresh because what got us here will not get us there,” said Haskins. There will be no dramatic increase in funds to help the enrollment, though. Funding will stay steady for the university, but the way they are implemented may be a point of controlling enrollment. Different funds on campus have and will begin to be used more efficiently, allowing for more leeway in other portions of recruitment of students to the university. Surprising numbers, though, show involvement in student organizations and in fraternities and sororities increased this year. While the numbers aren’t official at this point, preliminary findings show Greek Life involvement has almost doubled this year. “Our hope is that students will find their niche, and hopefully knowing that there’s a place at Washburn to belong, even if you have to create

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it yourself,” said Marsha Carrasco Cooper, director of Student Activities and Greek Life. Washburn has called on outside sources to help ﬁx the problem. There is a consultant currently studying and assessing information of Washburn regarding the drop in enrollment. Progress reports are due

in mid-November. But the process is ongoing and may not be completed for a few years. Ofﬁcials hope the end result will be to bring more students to Washburn and keep students once they’re at the university. “My hope is that enrollment will gradually increase after this year, and that’s truly what I believe will

happen,” said Ellis. “Every university has its ups and downs and this was just a point we have to get through.”

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

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No. 1 seed up for grabs Saturday’s season finale at Emporia may decide which Kansas team earns the No. 1 South Central ranking, and home court advantage Sheldon Warmington WASHBURN REVIEW The No. 7 Lady Blues entered the final stretch of the season with a tough task ahead of them, playing two road games in two days against Southwest Baptist and Pittsburg State, both of which are extremely talented teams with hopes of making a run into the post season. After going 1-1 in last week’s games, the Blues finish the regular season with games against Fort Hays and Emporia State with a shot to play the NCAA tournament’s first three rounds at Lee Arena. On Friday night, the Lady Blues dominated the Southwest Baptist Bearcats behind the leadership of senior Monica Miesner in a 3-0 sweep, 25-15, 25-19, 25-12. Miesner led the team with 12 kills and 13 digs to ward off the attack of the Bearcats, who obviously had an agenda to cool down the red hot Lady Blues. WU hit an impressive .387 and had just eight errors in 106 tries. Ashley Shepard had nine kills, while Caitlin Conley and Mollie Lacy each had five. Early in the opening set, SBU took the lead but Washburn responded with a pair of 6-1 runs, and scored four of the last five points to close out the set. In the final set, Washburn had a 6-0 and a 7-1 run to bring the game to a close. The tables would turn, however, when the Lady Blues went to Pittsburg State. After trailing two games to one early in the match, the Gorillas came back 3-2 to win the match 17-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-23, 15-13. Once again,

MIAA standings Conf. Overall Emporia St. (5) [2] 15-2 29-3 Washburn (7) [1] 14-4 29-4 Truman St. (10) [4] 14-4 27-7 Central Missouri (14) [5] 14-5 27-9 Pittsburg St. (19) [6] 12-6 26-7 Nebraska Omaha [7] 12-7 16-14 NW Missouri St. 6-12 9-22 Southwest Baptist [10] 5-12 13-17 Missouri Southern 4-14 9-21 Fort Hays St. 2-16 9-23 Missouri Western 1-17 4-30 ( )-nat’l ranking, [ ]-regional ranking

Remaining schedules WU ESU

Nov. 12 vs. FHSU, 7 p.m.

Nov. 11 @ SBU, 7 p.m.

Nov. 14 WU @ ESU, 7 p.m.

Nov. 15 vs. FHSU, 1 p.m.

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Turnpike Tussle: Senior Monica Miesner has the Lady Blues in position to earn one of the top two seeds in the South Central regional. With a loss at Pittsburg State, winning the MIAA becomes more difficult, but beating Emporia in the Blues’ final match could be enough to win the region and play tournament games at home. games one at a time. Meisner was in all-American form and never an issue, instead we had a couple ESU on the road. “Right now we are not concentrating Washburn and Emporia have been had a double-double, with 16 kills and of missed serves at important points in arguably the most intense rivalry in on Emporia State,” said Conley. “We 19 digs. Freshman Mollie Lacy and the match.” sophomore Caitlin Conley had 15 and After the loss, Emporia State leads the MIAA, spanning across all sports, are preparing for Fort Hays, which is 14 kills respectively and had a .333 Washburn by a game and a half in the and this year’s volleyball matchup is also a very important game.” attack percentage. The Blues had an MIAA. The Blues are now 14-4 in especially interesting as the Hornets uncommon eight service errors and 13 conference play, and are still in good are having a good year, at 29-3 overall. attack errors in the match. shape to make a postseason run. Sheldon Warmington is a senior Although the game against ESU business and finance major. Reach “It was a really good game as it WU’s next game is against Fort went to five, but our mistakes cost us Hays State on the Nov. 12, and just two has playoff implications, the Blues him at sheldon.warmington@ the game,” said Conley. “Fatigue was days later, WU will take on the No. 5 continue to take their few remaining washburn.edu.

Blues in top form entering tourney John Henderson WASHBURN REVIEW The Lady Blues closed out the regular season with 3-0 and 2-0 shutouts against Missouri Southern and Missouri Western Thursday and Saturday. The wins give Washburn a 14-6-2 overall record and 10-5-1 MIAA record, which puts the team in good position heading into the NCAA tournament. Before the two wins, WU was ranked third in the South Central Region behind Central Missouri and Truman. UCM lost twice in the past week, but the Blues are likely to remain a three seed going into the 48-team tournament. Thanks to a scheduling break, the Blues’ last three games were against the bottom three teams in the MIAA standings, and the team easily rebounded from a loss at Truman State the week before. The 2-0 loss was the only defeat WU has suffered since Sept. 27, and since the shutout, the Blues have outscored opponents 7-1. With no MIAA tournament this year, WU heads into the national tournament playing their best soccer of the season. “Our win against [Missouri] Southern was our most complete game of the year,” Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review said coach Tim Collins. “Offensively and defensively, we just put it all together.” One more run: Senior Jessica Mainz leads the Lady There was no visible drop off in the Blues for one last trip to the NCAA tournament. following game, as WU seniors Jessica Mainz, Traci Nigg and Kaydi Hooker outplayed the Now that the Lady Blues have essentially MWSU on the Griffons’ senior night. locked up a spot in the post season, which will The Blues’ first goal came during the 26th be announced at noon today, they aren’t satisfied minute of play, when Nigg scored on a direct with the progress they have made since beginning kick, her second goal of the season. the season 4-5-1. Hooker put the game away in the 48th With a core group of seniors returning to the minute, scoring on an assist from Jessica NCAA tournament for the first time since a 2006 Mainz, her ninth of the season and adding to loss to No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha in penalty kicks, her single-season assist record. Goalkeeper there is a sense of urgency knowing it’s their last Ashley Klone only had to make two saves to chance to make a championship run. earn the shutout. “You like to see them playing so well to end Washburn outshot MWSU 13-5 and had the season,” Collins said. “Hopefully it carries a corner kick advantage of 7-4. This game over and we can see similar success in the also marked the 85th career start for Mainz, postseason as well.” Hooker, and Lisa Fahey, which ties the MIAA record for most career starts. John Henderson is a freshman mass media “There’s no better time than now to start major. Reach him at john.henderson@ playing your best,” said Collins. washburn.edu.

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No. 3 Blues hang with D-I schools early Dave Becker and Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW

In both of Washburn’s exhibition games against in-state Division I competition, the Lady Blues were within striking distance of an upset in the second half. Last Sunday, WU was behind by just four at Kansas State before allowing the Wildcats to go on a 14-1 run that spanned more than eight minutes in a 66-47 loss. Yesterday at Kansas, the Blues had a similar downfall, pulling within two points of the Jayhawks at the eight minute mark, only to allow a 17-2 run and lose 67-51. The Blues were clearly prepared for the challenge of road games in bigtime college basketball environments, but in both games it appeared the team wore down in the home stretch. “We knew coming in that they were going to be physical,” said senior guard Janice Bright. “We knew we were going to have to toughen up and be physical with them.”

Though the Lady Blues were off to a strong start matching KU almost point-for-point in the first half, the two teams combined for 20 fouls with three minutes left in the half. Despite going 9-for-29 in field goals, the Blues remained tied with KU 28-28 at halftime. The second half would prove to be a turning point in the game as KU would go on a 9-0 run coming out of half, a deficit the Blues tried valiantly to overcome, slashing the Jayhawk lead and narrowly missing shots to regain the lead. “When we came out of the locker room after half we knew they were going to be physical and go hard just like they did in the first half,” said Bright. After the game, the Blues chalked the loss up to a lack of organization. “We need to get organized,” said sophomore guard Hope Gregory. “We have some new girls in there, and we have to adjust to their playing styles and they are going to have to adjust to ours.” Bright agreed with her teammate and also pointed to a simple

fundamental flaw. “We have to box-out and rebound,” said Bright. “We can’t let teams out rebound us, we have to crash the board. Today they got us on a lot of second hand shots.” Coach McHenry, however, knew with the player shifts that had been made in the off-season that the lack of organization would be a factor going into Sunday’s game. “We have a lot of new kids, and understanding the system that’s a deficiency we knew we had,” said McHenry. Senior forward Stanecia Graham lead the Blues in scoring with 12, and Bright had 10 points with six rebounds. The Lady Blues shot 18 of 54 from the field and went 13 of 16 from the line. The Blues play host to their friendly rival the Washburn Ichabod Golf team in an exhibition matchup Friday at 7 p.m. in Lee Arena. Dave Becker and Chris Marshall are Photo by Aaron Deffenbaugh, Washburn Review senior mass media majors. Reach them A few Bright spots: Senior guard Janice Bright tightened up the defense against K-State at david.becker@washburn.edu and christopher.marshall@washburn.edu. last Sunday. WU shut down KSU from outside in the first half, but couldn’t pull out the win.

Bods fall in exhibition play Postseason not an

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Eric Smith and Chris Marshall WASHBURN REVIEW Entering Allen Fieldhouse for an exhibition game against the defending national champions, and Bramlage Coliseum - the home of a second round tournament team, - could be considered intimidating to a young roster filled with newcomers. But for a pair of transfers from Arkansas-Little Rock, the Division I experience was business as usual. If anything, the newcomers preferred the increased difficulty. Less than one minute into the game, UALR transfer Lekheythan Malone sank two free throws and quieted the Allen Fieldhouse crowd, putting a finger to his mouth as if to say, “Shhh.” Seven minutes later, a three from Malone kept the Bods within two. “I’m not intimidated to play here,” said Malone of Allen Fieldhouse. “They’re intimidated by me.” However, 11 points from Malone and 13 from fellow transfer DeAndre Eggins were not near enough, and WU was down by 22 at halftime en route to a 98-79 loss. The Ichabods looked to bounce back with a win in Manhattan last night, but suffered a similar result, losing 81-57 to the Wildcats. The first half was sloppy for both teams, and the Ichabods committed 18 fouls while only scoring 24 points and making five field goals. Still, they were only down 12 at the half, despite 18.5 percent shooting and getting out rebounded 33-16. “We missed some real easy ones early in that game and then it kind of snowballed for us,” said

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Tenacious D: Forward Logan Stutz and the Bods found it difficult to compete for 40 minutes against Kansas and K-State, but expect to see close games in the MIAA.

And here’s the pitch: Running back Bryan McNeill formed half of a deadly duo in UNO’s option attack. McNeill ran for 150 yards, while quarterback Zach Miller amassed 242.

coach Bob Chipman. “They were shooting poor from the free throw line and when you do that you’re kind of afraid to take it strong inside because you really don’t want to get fouled and go to the line.” K-State opened up their lead in the second half, outscoring the Ichabods 45-33. While both teams shot better, the rough play continued. Four Washburn players, including three starters, had four fouls before the 15:41 mark in the second half, giving them plenty of extra time on the bench while others got playing time. “I’m not going to complain that much about the refs,” said senior Paul Byers. “They did what they had to do. I did some things tonight which I shouldn’t have been doing,

What happened on the next UNO possession showed a postseason trip was just not meant to be for the 2008 Bods. Miller again used an option keeper to Two weeks ago, the Ichabods were burn the WU defense, which had played holding on to slim hopes that they could solid all season until the past two blowout make a repeat trip to the Division II NCAA losses. playoffs. His third score, this time from 46 yards A blowout loss at Pittsburg State reduced out, put UNO ahead 20-7 before halftime, their hopes to a Mineral Water Bowl bid, opening the door for fans to leave and and to have any postseason appearance at have little reason to return for a game that all, the Bods would have to beat Nebraska- seemed much more out of reach than 13 Omaha at home Saturday. points. A 34-14 loss completed the three-game The other half of UNO’s option attack, losing streak, and ended the careers of some running back Bryan McNeill opened the of Washburn’s biggest stars, including first- third quarter with a touchdown. A blocked team all-American Zach Watkins. punt on the Mavericks’ next possesion set The season opened with talk of a deep the Bods up on the UNO 1, playoff run, but early losses to Fort and Cooper ran it in to cut ICHABOD the lead to 27-14. Hays State (the Tigers’ only MIAA victory) and Central Missouri put FOOTBALL For good measure, Miller WU in a hole that proved to be too ran for one last touchdown in difficult to climb out of in October the fourth quarter to restore and November. UNO’s three score lead. The game between WU and UNO was “It’s tough,” said senior linebacker expected to be a close battle between two Bruce Ringwood, who played his last teams fighting for their postseason lives. collegiate game alongside Watkins. “One Zach Miller made sure that was not the thing you don’t miss are the practices, but case. for this to be our last game at Washburn, The Maverick quarterback rushed for you hate to see it end.” a 1-yard touchdown with 10:30 left in the “The worst part of losing here today first quarter, and it was all downhill from is we miss out on four weeks of practice there. we would’ve had leading up to the bowl,” His next score came in the second Schurig said. “That helps just as much for quarter when the senior from Wahoo, Neb. next year as it does for right now.” kept the ball on an option play and ran 76 The coaching staff may feel differently yards to make it 14-0. about the importance of practice than the After allowing the second touchdown in players, but there is plenty of optimism less than one minute, running back Justin and hope amongst a team that will bring Cooper and quarterback Dane Simoneau back many players from this year’s young, led the Bods downfield with a series of inexperienced squad. short plays, making it 14-7 and restoring Hope. WU’s comeback chances. There’s a word that would make any “All season our offense has been slowly Maverick cringe. improving,” said coach Craig Schurig. “These last few losses have hurt, especially Chris Marshall is a senior mass media because we miss out on the bowl, but I think major. Reach him at christopher. we’ve done a good job improving overall as marshall@washburn.edu. the season progressed.”

and I got myself into trouble and it’s hard to play in trouble against a physical team. They push you, you try to push back and you end up on the bench. You got to stay aggressive. You can’t quit.” Eggins led the Ichabods with 13 points while Jacob Pullen had 21 for the Wildcats. The Ichabods now travel to Las Vegas for a final exhibition game at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday against UNLV before coming home for weekend play in the Ichabods Basketball Classic. Eric Smith and Chris Marshall are senior mass media majors. Reach them at eric.smith1@washburn. edu and christopher.marshall@ washburn.edu.

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Argo Editor Josh Rouse Copy Editors Leia Karimul Bashar, Kate Craft Page Design Andrew Dunlap, Josh Rouse, ReAnne Utemark Advertising Manager Ryan Sinovic Faculty Adviser Regina Cassell Argo Writers Leia Karimul Bashar, Brandon Bills, Andrew Dunlap, Andrew Roland, Josh Rouse, Deana Smith, Niel Thompson, ReAnne Utemark Photo Editor Aaron Deffenbaugh Photos Matt Wilper, Kristen Wold

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Page 4 Get your quarters ready, it’s time for the “Bus Stop.”

Page 6&7 Megan Conner made a trip to Washburn on Thursday to perform.

Page 12 “Marshall Arts” moseys its way over to the Argo. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Editorial

Arts relieve stress on campus How to lose the finals blues

actresses perform their hearts out. Several new CDs also came out recently, and they can allow an escape for music lovers. Many of them are older bands who are releasing their first new album in years, so it’s exciting to see how they will sound after years in exile. This Argo will feature some of the big events that took place last week With only about a month to go un- on campus, so you can see how feltil the semester is finished, many stu- low students alleviated their stress dents are feeling the strain and stress and enjoyed themselves. Some of of finals. the events include the Megan ConIt’s important during these ardu- ner concert (pictured on the cover) ous times to do something and the symphony orchesrelaxing and take breaks tra concert. THE from long study sessions. The art page will focus ARTS One of the most relaxing on some upcoming events techniques, at least for at Mulvane and a class that me, is to enjoy some of the fine arts combines art and wellness. around campus. We will also preview some of the This week, there have been many movies that are in theaters this week, concerts to enjoy, nearly one every just another way to relieve stress night. Mulvane Art Museum also of- through the arts. fers an array of art pieces to view, which can also be soothing to the soul and mind. The theater department is offering a fine production of “Bus Stop,” which allows patrons a chance to spend Josh Rouse is a junior mass media some time to get away from reality major. Reach him at joshua.rouse@ and see some great young actors and washburn.edu.

by Josh Rouse

Cover photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

COVER The Argo will focus on the arts and ways to relieve stress during the hectic weeks before finals.

Get out the guitar and jam.

Listen to some of your favorite tunes.

The Argo is a monthly insert published by the staff of the Washburn Review for coverage of Arts & Entertainment. To get in touch with the A&E newsroom, please call (785) 670-2506 or e-mail at theargo@washburnreview.org. We welcome letters to the editor. Please send them in e-mail format to joshua.rouse@washburn.edu.

Attend a concert.

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Music search methods vary

have a customized section on the store home page that will have a few albums that might fit your style. Another tool on iTunes is called Genius, which includes Everyone has their own tastes in the Genius sidebar. Whenever you play music and some favorite bands that a song in your library, the sidebar will will forever be embedded in their music suggest things from the iTunes store collections, but sometimes people just that would go with the song you are have a thirst for new music. You may currently playing. If you don’t use iTunes, hear a song on the radio, but lets face there are other things you can do to find it, many of us try to avoid the repetitive new music. nature and commercial interruptions The Web site Pandora.com is an found on the radio. Instead, we plug in innovative web-based system that our customized play lists from our MP3 streams music in the form of stations players or burned CDs, leaving us bound that users can create and customize to the music we know we like. The only themselves. Start off by entering a song problem with relying on our title or name of an artist that own digital music collection you like. Pandora then uses MUSIC is what happens after you information from the Music SEARCH have exhausted your arsenal Genome Project to play songs of favorites, and your ears you might like. When each become bored with what they are used song plays, a user can select “thumbs to hearing. At this point its time to find up” or “down” to say if they like it or something new, which will give you a not. Pandora keeps records of a user’s vacation from your over-played play likes and dislikes, which helps finelist and allow you to come back to your tune future song suggestions. Pandora favorites again, and hopefully have a few even goes so far as explaining why it is new favorites to add. playing each song. The Music Genome Here are some tips on how to go Project was created in 2000 to capture about finding new music. This process, different aspects of all types of music of course, requires use of the Internet. and categorize them using over 400 For those of you who use iTunes to attributes to describe music and uses purchase your music—not everyone mathematical algorithms to keep things reverts to Limewire and BitTorrent to organized. It’s a free service and all you pirate music—you may already be have to do is create an account. Several aware that iTunes suggests albums you devices and certain phones from AT&T may like. Whenever you buy something and Sprint are able to use Pandora. Please see MUSIC Argo 12 from the iTunes store, the program will

Online magazine starts buzz in Topeka

by Andrew Dunlap

upcoming films

Nov. 14

Quantum of Solace

nov. 21 Twilight

nov. 26

Transporter 3

dec. 5

Cadillac Records

dec. 12

The Day the Earth Stood Still

dec. 25

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Adult — $9; Bargain Matinee (daily, shows before 6 p.m.) — $7; Child (3-11) — $6; Senior (62+) — $6; Up-Charge for 3D — $2

Photo courtesy of www.topcity.org

Mavericks: Topcity.org, an online publication, features both satire and Topeka news on their Web site. The publication also bolsters its own online radio station and promotes local music.

by Deana Smith

about something that is big news elsewhere. The Web site only advertises local businesses which reinforces its strong The opinions Topeka residents and community message. The editor said he Washburn University students have hopes to expand the site to include many about their town have been around for types of online networking, to expand some time. And what do they often say? on the current radio feed and to include “There is nothing to do in Topeka,” and a monthly hard copy publication. “This town is boring – nothing ever hapRegarding this big undertaking, the pens.” These statements are often made editor said, “Like our motto says, Topcity. when referring to the entertainment org is on top of Topeka’s underground. prospects of our fine town, such as local Topeka has always been the red-headed music, shopping and what to step child of the Northeast do on a night out. This conunKansas-KCMO area, and we ONLINE drum poses a valuable quesaim to shoot that stereotype MAGAZINE down. From our sponsorship tion: Can something be done to inspire the uninspired – can of the Capital City Crushers, the Topeka news be made more appeal- Topeka’s all-girl Roller Derby team, to our ing? standing policy to play any music proThe anonymous editor of the new duced by Topekans, everything we do online magazine, Topcity.org, is trying to support Topeka at Topcity.org is one to help others see that it can. With witty, more step on the road that will lead to Tointelligent satire and a good sense of peka getting the recognition it deserves. entertainment, jewel-in-the-rough Top- The path might not be paved with gold, city.org is trying to make its name in al- but the journey itself is the reward.” ternative publications. It offers many of His sentiment is reflected in the Web the same current events that standard page’s mission statement: “To inform, publications dish out, but bolsters them entertain and work with the Topeka with a humorous flair. This is not easy to community through journalism, original do without breaking a few eggs, so to programming, and involvement on the speak, but the online editor and pub- event-level in the community [with] emlisher of the site set a goal for the pub- phasis towards interactivity and social lication. networking features online.” “[Our goal is] to come up with satire Topcity.org also has a really good about current events that is fair and not understanding of the music scene that purposely hurtful to Topeka or anyone exists in Topeka. else,” he said. In addition to satire, the site promotes everything Topekan. Anything that af- Deana Smith is a junior English educafects the capital of Kansas is fair game, tion major. Reach her at deana.smith@ but don’t expect to get information washburn.edu.

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‘Bus Stop’ on route by Niel Thompson Last Friday, Washburn University debuted its fall play “Bus Stop,” written by famous Kansas playwright William Inge. “Bus Stop” is unique from other plays recently performed at Washburn because it is a naturalistic play, meaning the actors and actresses actually interacted with the set. For instance, light switches actually turned on lights, tables were jumped, and the actors ate real food. In addition, actors onstage interacted with each other and their environment before the show started and during intermission, never breaking character. The play’s premise is as follows: Passengers on a bus are PLAY forced to take shelter REVIEW in a diner after a powerful blizzard blocks the roads and cuts out phone service, turning a routine trip into an ordeal that lasts for hours. Inside the diner, an old professor hits on an 18-year-old waitress, the bus driver cements a relationship with the diner’s owner, a cowboy tries to force marriage onto a young chanteuse and a sheriff attempts to keep the order. The professor, known as Dr. Lyman, is played by Chris Waugh, who performed his first play at Washburn in 1971 and received his major in theater in 1984. Waugh portrays Lyman as a man whose body can’t keep up with his youthful essence. “I told everybody that I know that this is the best deal in town,” said Waugh. “The tickets are $5 and you get a really darn good show.” The 18-year-old waitress to whom Dr. Lyman takes a shine is Elma Duckworth, portrayed by Katy Warner, a sophomore who was involved with Washburn’s Children’s Theater Tour last year and this year. Warner said her character has a brighter and more optimistic view of the world than the other characters, and doesn’t have much experience with men. Warner steps up to the plate with a lot of energy at her disposal. She said this show is different from others with which she has been involved. “It’s really different from the past shows I’ve been in at Washburn because they weren’t naturalistic plays,” said Warner. “It’s very interesting to see these different people come together in just one place.” Junior Frank Hernandez, who portrays

Photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

The bus stops here: Tonia Schoen, left, and Katy Warner converse behind the counter of the bus stop diner. Schoen plays nightclub singer Cherie, while Warner plays waitress Elma Duckworth. In the 1956 movie version, Cherie was played by Marilyn Monroe. Carl, the bus driver, has been involved in Washburn’s theater program since 2003. He was the stage manager for “Jekyll and Hyde.” Tonia Schoen plays nightclub singer Cherie. Schoen, who has a degree in English from KU and is hoping to get a license to teach English to high schoolers, has worked with EMU Theater in Lawrence for 8 years. “This is the first full scale production I’ve ever done,” said Schoen. “I’ve never had somebody step up and measure me, do costumes for me, and I love working with Paul. I’ve never had so much good direction before. He’s fun to work with and, I like all the people in the theater department.”

Neil Thompson is a student at Washburn University. Reach him at neil.thompson@ washburn.edu.

Heads up: Cowboys Bo Decker (Matthew Steiner) and Virgil (Michaul Garbo) play a heated game of poker at the bus stop. Decker owns a Montana ranch and is looking for love in all the wrong places.

Art &wellness by Brandon Bills

Sometimes creative expression is just what the doctor ordered. “This one I like,” said Linda Martin, pointing at the painting for which she is most proud, a nighttime scene of a river. She then turned and pointed to her painting of a penguin on an adjacent wall of the gallery, laughing as she described it as “preschool art.” Martin never had an interest in art until taking part in an Art and Wellness class at Mulvane Art Museum. Now she proudly displays her work for all to see. Art and Wellness is a free art class for St. Francis cancer patients underwritten by the St. Francis Health Center and Foundation. Participants in the class are current or former cancer patients, as well as their friends and family members. The class has been meeting on Thursday where participants support each other while expressing themselves creatively. nights since February 2007. “They can talk about whatever is “It’s a never ending collaboration that has turned into this wonderful thing,” said going in their lives,” said art instructor Brogan Lasley, educational coordinator Jane Hanni. “It’s a place you can come in and be a whole person.” and instructor of art education. Patients are at all stages of recovery, On Friday evening, the Mulvane Art Museum and St. Francis Health from those undergoing treatment to those who have gone Center hosted “Embracing into remission. Hanni said the Healing Power of CLASS that some people have Creativity,” an exhibit of come to class straight from FEATURE St. Francis Comprehensive chemotherapy sessions. Cancer patients’ artwork in “I don’t know how they do it,” said conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk. Patients and supporting family Hanni. While Martin enjoyed the opportunity members showcased their watercolor to learn something new, she said the and ceramic pieces. The class offers a healing environment camaraderie was the best part. Though

Exhibitions

Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ washburn.edu.

Mulvane attractions

Liquid Fire:

Kansas Collections Works from the Ansley, Kintner, Sheafor and Van Sickle Collections. Oct. 11, 2008 - Jan. 25, 2009

2008 Washburn Art Department Faculty Exhibition:

Archive photo

the participants are from different walks of life, they share a common bond. “We know what each other has been through, but you don’t have to sit around and talk about it, “ said Martin. “We provide encouragement and support to each other,” said class member Michelle Desmarteau. “The artwork has come as an added benefit.” Hanni attributes the class’ success to the healing power of art and creativity, which produces more than just artwork. “We spend as much time laughing as painting,” said Hanni.

Works in a variety of media by Art Department Faculty. Oct. 18, 2008 - Jan. 18, 2009

Classes

Pre-School & Kindergarten

Story Time Tuesdays Nov. 11 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Art Pals Adult-with-Child Art Experiences Thursday Nov. 13 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Morning Adult Classes Thursday Nov. 13 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Artists at Work Ages 7 and up

Tuesday Nov. 11 6:00 – 8:00 pm Adventures In Art Ages 7 – 10

Wednesday Nov. 12 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

More Adventures in Art Ages 11-13

Thursday Nov. 13 6:00- 8:00 p.m. Teen Artists Ages 13 and up

Fridays Nov. 14, 21 6:00- 8:00 p.m. Back to the Basics: Imagination station Ages 4-6 Ready Set Draw Ages 10- 13 Painting Ages 7-9 Silk Screen Printing Ages 14- Adult Saturday Nov. 15 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ceramic Classes Hand Built Ceramics Ages 7-13 Hand & Wheel Ceramics Ages 14- Adult Saturday Nov. 14, 21 1:00- 3:00 p.m.

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Mulvane to celebrate artists’ lives by Brandon Bills

Instead of balloons, paint brushes are the way to go for this birthday celebration. New this fall at the Mulvane Art Museum, “A Celebration of Artists” is a series of events celebrating artists’ birthdays by teaching about their technique. The lesson is in both art history and production. “It’s one more opportunity to create a holistic museum experience by learning about art history,” said Kandis Barker, associate education coordinator and program consultant. “Getting a whole view of the artist and their technique.” Participants will create their own work of art by using the technique and style of the featured artist. “In the spirit of learning by doing,” said Barker. Brogan Lasley, educational coordinator and instructor of art education, said “A Celebration of Artists” offers people the opportunities to “look, create and u n d e r s t a n d .” Fa m i l i a r i z i n g MUSEUM oneself with EVENT artists enhances v i e w i n g opportunities and understanding about artwork. Lasley said studying artists is unique compared to studying other figures in history because one can experience what it is like to try their craft first hand. “How often do you get to do what they did?” asked Lasley. Lasley is excited about what the Celebrations will bring to those who participate as they expand their artistic skills and knowledge. “Magical things may happen,” said Lasley. Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. participants will learn about the artwork of Georgia O’Keefe. The cost of the program is $10 for Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum members and $12 for non-members. Children under 6 are free but must be accompanied by an adult.

Brandon Bills is a senior mass media major. Reach him at brandon.bills@ washburn.edu.

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Nashville star Conner ﬁlls Washburn Room

Friends in low places: Washburn students ﬂocked to the Washburn Room to catch Megan Conner and her opener Travis Marvin belt out a medley of country tunes. Marvin, pictured below, is a Washburn graduate from Ottawa. He riled up the crowd with a rendition of “Folsom Prison Blues.”

by Andrew roland

Photos by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

Southern comfort: Nashville country singer Megan Conner graced Washburn with a live performance Thursday in front of a packed crowd in the Washburn Room of the Memorial Union.

Students crowded into the Washburn Room Thursday evening for a chance to catch a glimpse of Megan Conner’s tattoo. Conner, who placed fourth in “The Next GAC Star” reality show, performed several of her original songs, including “My Tattoo.” Travis Marvin, a Washburn graduate from Ottawa, opened Conner’s performance with a rendition of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.” Conner followed suit with her opening song, “No Road Map,” a song about rebellion from a middle-of-the-road upbringing. Her message throughout much of her

Conner continued her energetic music emphasizes the need to take risks— indeed, her MySpace page proclaims, “If performance with her new single, “Little Redneck Riding Hood,” a distinctly southern you don’t jump, you’ll never fly.” Conner’s maxim seems to spring from twist on the children’s story. Says Conner, “I cannot play a show her unique ascent without it.” into the Nashville With more than nightlife. “I went from More coverage online 100 students in the [majoring in] theater www.washburnreview.org audience, Conner in Texas to fitness attracted a fairly large in New York City, to audience on campus. Nashville music. It’s “Most of the time, exciting.” Although her life has slowed considerably from from noon on, you can find live music the intensity of the television show, she anywhere in Nashville.” has enjoyed the benefits of being a GAC Andrew Roland is a senior public adminstar: “I gained new fans and got a lot of istration major. Reach her at andrew. exposure.” roland@washburn.edu.

See the rest of our interview online with Megan as she talks about Nashville’s live music scene, Paula Deen, and chicken wings.

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Washburn professor releases duo-pianist album with wife by Leia Karimul Bashar

Photo courtesy of http://www.myspace.com/dropofred

‘End of Silence’ awes fans by Andrew Dunlap Be prepared to be captivated by the intense melodic vocals, solid rock guitars and drums mixed with ambient tracks and strings that make up Red’s 2007 album “End of Silence.” People who are fans of bands like Evanescence, Linkin Park and Trapt will find this band has a pleasant mix of these styles. “End of Silence” goes beyond the average rock album’s expectations. You will hear beautifully mastered tracks with solid melodies, that are anything but simple and the album hooks you in with catchy choruses, such as in “Breath Into Me.” The song “Pieces” takes a more elemental

route that is not as in-your-face and heavy as the majority of their tracks, but is just as intense. This five-minute-and-58 second song will blow you away. It has an amazing progression and build that leaves a listener in awe. Red received a Grammy nomination for best album in 2007, and as of July of 2008, the bands music video for “Already Over” was the most streamed music video on MTV2.com. They released a new track titled “Fight Inside” on Nov. 5th that can be heard on their Web site, www. redmusiconline.com. Andrew Dunlap is a senior mass media major. Reach him at andrew.dunlap@washburn.edu.

Jawbreaker, FOB rock hard by Deana Smith

perform covers of their songs. This tribute album pays homage to a band whose brand of punk I love listening to a variety of is cherished by many; it is a thing genres, but since I am limited that is likely to never exist again. to a CD that I have I highly recommend been listening to Fall Out Boy’s heartfelt MUSIC lately, I am going to rendition of “Save REVIEW go with “Bad Scene, Your Generation” for Everyone’s Fault,” a someone new to this tribute to the band Jawbreaker. band, but don’t recommend you Though Jawbreaker never stop there. reached mega-stardom heights, there are many bands that list them as a major influence. They opened for a Nirvana tour, and Deana Smith is a junior English bands like Rise Against, The Foo education major. Reach her at Fighters and Fall Out Boy still deana.smith@washburn.edu.

The album “James and Julie Rivers, duopianists” isn’t standard listening for many college students, but it has a unique sound that will appeal to legitimate piano aficionados. The CD celebrates the Rivers’ 40 years of collaboration, and it contains several of the duo’s favorite piano works recorded during their live performances. According to the album notes, Julie Rivers has been able to play melodies by ear since she was 2 years old. Her formal training as a pianist began at Texas Wesleyan University when she was only 5, and later she continued her musical education at the University of North Texas and the Fort Worth Conservatory of Music. Rivers has been writing original compositions since 1996. James Rivers is an artist-in-residence at Washburn who has performed internationally as a soloist with major orchestras, in solo recitals in prominent North American and European cities, and in chamber music concerts with world-renowned artists. The duo performs songs by composers Rachmaninoff, Joio, Poulenc, Bartók and Lutoslawski. The first song, “Concerto in D minor for two pianos,” is one of Poulenc’s most

popular songs, and it will instantly command listeners’ attention. The Rivers’ interpretation of “Symphonic Dances, Op. 45,” showcases the pianists’ abilities as musicians. The song was originally composed for two pianos and is considered by many to be one of Rachmaninoff ’s most beautiful melodies. Particularly impressive was the duo’s encore performance of Rossini’s “La Danza.” It is hard to imagine seeing the song performed live because the pianists’ fingers probably seem to disappear, moving so fast across the keyboards. All the songs on the CD are from live concert performances, so occasional sounds from the audience break through the Rivers’ playing. However, the quality of the Rivers’ piano playing is worldclass: it certainly rivals anything I’ve heard during attendances to the Chicago and New York City Symphony Orchestras. Pianists – particularly those majoring in music at Washburn – will do well to check out this album. It offers an inspiring glimpse into the kinds of talent Washburn has attracted throughout the years. Leia Karimul Bashar is a senior mass media major. Reach her at leia.karimulbashar@washburn. edu.

Available for purchase at the Washburn Bookstore

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World on a string

Night on the town

‘Saw’ films similar to bad porn Photos by Kristen Wold, Washburn Review

Disconcerting chords: Pictured above, cellists Samuel Cho, left, and Dr. Steven Elisha strike a chord with the Washburn Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday at White Concert Hall in Garvey Fine Arts Center. Conductor Alex Wise, pictured left, leads his fellow students and Washburn faculty. The theme of the night was “Showcase!” with a repertoire of songs by Javier Alvarez, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, George F. Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Arild Plau.

by ReAnne Utemark There are lots of things in entertainment that I don’t understand. Things like Tara Reid, the band Buckcherry, and of particular annoyance, the “Saw” movies. As a preface, it is understood that everyone has his or her own taste in movies. Additionally, everyone has different tastes at different times. If one is in a bad mood, “Super Troopers” is a sure fix, if someone has just been dumped, anything with Hugh Grant would be a bad idea. There is never a time or a place for the “Saw” movies. The “Saw” movies consist of a crazed clown doll and his twisted lair in which people are brutally and graphically killed. This impressive plot can really get people with the character development and cinematography. I feel bad for even writing that. While I was sitting there, fuming about the lack of any intelligible reason that any company would waste money on FIVE of these movies, I had an epiphany about them. The “Saw” movies are basically bad pornography films. I suppose I should preface this article

with the fact that I am not a porn connoisseur, but when you think about it, my comparison makes sense. Even if you don’t have a porn collection. The “Saw” movies rely and pray on a natural human reaction – fear. They also include bad acting, poor dialogue, cheap sets and little to no plot. Sound familiar? Movies do not necessarily have to be intellectually stimulating or comment on society. There have been lots of movies that are completely absurd that are fantastic. There are even horror movies that are classics. Will film critics, in all their pretentious glory, look back with fondness for the “Saw” movies? Think about the classic horror movies, “Psycho,” “The Shining” or, heck, even “Jaws.” Will the gory blandness of “Saw 18” compare to the soul-shaking performance by Anthony Hopkins in “Silence of the Lambs?” The correct answer is no. In movies like “Psycho,” the audience doesn’t actually see the woman get stabbed in the shower. It requires imagination and a gradual building of fear in your head – which is much scarier. That is the entire reason “The Blair Witch Project” isn’t scary at all. “Saw” isn’t scary because it is fairly unlikely that a crazy doll thing is going to lock me in a basement and pull my limbs off. It just grosses me out and makes me wonder how long it takes to wash fake blood out of one’s hair. “Saw” movies are a blemish on all movie kind. Next time in the “ReAnne hates crappy movies” series: Anything with Vanessa Hudgens in it. ReAnne Utemark is a senior history major. Reach her at reanne.utemark@washburn. edu.

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Entertainment Calendar November 17

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All Time Low BeauMo.nt Club Kansas City, Mo. 7:00 p.m.

New Kids On The Block Sprint Center 8:00 p.m.

Coldplay

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Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m.

Hawthorne Heights Granada Lawrence 6:00 p.m.

Ludo

Beaumont Club Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m.

Winter Wonder Slam Feat. Relient K Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo. 6:00 p.m.

Mudvayne

Rise Against

Uptown Theater Kansas City, Mo. 7:00 p.m.

w/ Thrice and Alkaline Trio

Oak Ridge Boys

Uptown Theater Kansas City, Mo. 7:00 p.m.

Celine Dion

Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

Plain White T’s Beaumont Club Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m.

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Topeka Performing Arts Center Topeka 7:30 p.m.

Smashing Pumpkins Midland by AMC Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m.

26 28 29

Willie Nelson

The Midland by AMC Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

Dave Attell

The Midland by AMC Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

13 15 December 19 4 25 27 9 31 Al Green

The Midland by AMC Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

Jagermeister Music Tour feat. Hinder w/ Trapt and Rev. Theory Uptown Theater Kansas City, Mo. 6:45 p.m.

Trace Adkins

The Midland By AMC Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

The Night the Buzz Stole Christmas

Feat. Jack’s Mannequin, Anberlin and Gaslight Anthem The Midland by AMC 6:00 p.m.

The Faint Liberty Hall Lawrence 8:00 p.m.

Neil Diamond Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

Phil Vassar

Stiefel Theater Salina 7:30 p.m.

MERRY CHRISTMAS Jeff Dunham

Kemper Arena Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

Aaron Neville

VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s North Kansas City, Mo. 8:00 p.m.

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MUSIC: Legal options to ﬁnd fresh tunes Continued from page Argo 3 Last.fm is an online music community with features similar to those of the iTunes store and Pandora, but it goes a bit further. A user is able to install software onto his or her computer that monitors and records its users’ listening habits on compatible media players. Last.fm also suggests new music, and since it is also a social community, you can check out what your friends are listening to, or find people that have the same tastes as you. If someone likes a lot of the same bands that you do, chances are that person knows of a group that you have not heard of but will enjoy. There are other ways of finding new music that may not be as intricate, such as visiting a band’s MySpace page and seeing what bands they are friends with. Purevolume.com is also good

for this method of music searching. There are more traditional methods such as reading online and print music magazines, taking suggestions from friends and going to concerts. Opening acts are often more “up-and-coming” than the headliners and chances are you might like this new band more than the band you paid to see. Those of you stuck in limbo with your current music selection can probably take advantage of these free tools and get some new tunes. The only downside is that you may need to get a larger MP3 player, or you may forget about some of your old favorite songs. Just look at it this way, when you find them again, it will feel like listening to it for the first time and you can fall in love all over again. Andrew Dunlap is a senior mass media major. Reach him at andrew.dunlap@ washburn.edu.

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Marshall Arts is an illustration by Chris Marshall. Chris Marshall will smell Ron Prince later, homes. Reach him at christopher.marshall@washburn.edu.