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VOLUME 142, ISSUE 15 JANUARY 27, 2016
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SURVEY: continued on page 4
Survey reveals opinions on campus gun policy
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 irearms should be allowed on campus.
Photo by Faith Hadley
Faith HadleyWASHBURN REVIEW
The Kansas Legislature in 2013 passed a law allowing the concealment and carry of irearms on university campus-es 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 “ad-equate security measures,” con-
ceal and carry will be allowed in all campus buildings. Examples of suficient security measures would be metal detectors, prop-er storage and possibly a re-quirement 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, decid-ing to comply with the laws in place.
Student government presi-dents from the seven Regents universities collaborated and de-cided 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 Af-fairs 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-proit en-tities” 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 cam-pus gun policies.
Gary Brinker, director of the Docking Institute of Public Af-fairs. 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 Re-gents institutions.
When faculty caught wind of the student survey, they thought one for the staff would be perti-nent. The Docking Institute also conducted this survey.
The response rate was also high among faculty at 54 percent
Sophia OswaldWASHBURN REVIEW
After protests in response to previous racial events occurred on the University of Missouri’s campus last autumn, Washburn, along with several other cam-puses in Kansas, was inspired to create an event to encourage discourse about diversity and social justice.
WSGA and the Diversity Ini-tiative, in collaboration with
several student organizations, launched “Courageous Conver-sations: Creating a Community of Respect” in late Novem-ber last year. The event brings groups together to discuss im-portant issues that directly af-fect Washburn’s campus and students’ day-to-day lives.
WSGA President Blake Por-ter 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 irst installment was a Di-versiTea event held by the Di-versity 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 Con-versations 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 Conver-sations 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 Wash-burn can be even more welcom-ing and inclusive as a campus.
Third ‘Courageous Conversations’ slated for Feb. 2
Sophie Oswald, [email protected], is an undeclared freshman.
Enrollment deadline coming
Students who 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 con-tact the professor of the class and obtain their permission to enroll. For more information, please contact the registrar’s of-ice at (785) 670-1074 or [email protected].
Phi Alpha Theta to premiere ‘Chi-Raq’
The Washburn history depart-ment’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 Will-mott after the ilm. Willmott co-wrote the script and is an asso-ciate professor of ilm studies at University of Kansas.
‘Chi-Raq’ is a modern day adaption of ‘Lysistrata,’ a com-edy by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. The ilm explores gun violence, red-zoning of black neighborhoods by banks, and gentriication in Chicago. The ilm stars Samuel L. Jack-son, Angela Basset, Jennifer Hudson, John Cusack, Wesley Snipes, Dave Chapelle and Nick Cannon, and employs a mish-mash of styles, including musi-cal numbers.
For more information, please contact Tom Prasch at (785) 670-1892 or [email protected].
‘Courageous Conversations’ to conclude Tuesday
“Courageous Conversations: Creating a Community of Re-spect,” a diversity initiative in-spired by the events at Univer-sity of Missouri last fall, will have its inal 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 appli-cation 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 con-tact WSGA at (785) 670-1169.
Mock trial wins in Missouri
Washburn’s Mock Trial team has done well at two tournaments in Missouri. The irst 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 4-3-1 record. Cleotha Daniels and Natalie Walton both earned in-dividual awards for Outstanding Attorney.
The second tournament, which took place this weekend at Missouri Southern State Uni-versity, included teams from all over the region. Washburn re-ceived irst place with a 6-1-1 record. Daniels again received an award as an Outstanding At-torney.
The next tournament will be the ‘Great Plains’ Regional Mock Trail tournament, which also serves as a qualiier for
nationals. The team includes Daniels, Walton, Katie McAfee, Jeffrey House, Peter Qiu, Brad-ford De Young, Chase Pumford, Nikki Rodriguez and Rose Hast-ings.
Club to make Valentine’s gifts
Members of the French Club will be making bracelets and cards for Valen-tine’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 commu-nity 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 gen-eration thought of it. Caroline E. Janney, professor of history at Purdue University, will give a lecture entitled “What They Thought It All Meant: The Civ-il 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 informa-tion, please contact Bruce Mac-tavish at (785) 670-1636.
Phi Alpha Theta to host Iowa Caucus lecture
Phi Alpha Theta will host Bob Beatty, professor of political sci-ence, to discuss the Iowa Cau-cus in an event called “Dream or Nightmare: The 2016 Iowa
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
Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in Henderson 112. The event is free and open to the public. For more informa-tion, please contact the history department at (785) 670-2060.
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Briefs
Photo by Stephanie Cannon
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-snowlake cookies. This event was hosted by the Memorial Union as part of it’s once-per-semester Union Days week, which seeks to help students feel welcome as they readjust to campus life and return to their studies.
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.
he Washburn Review’s crime report follows crime trends on a year-to-year basis. his chart accounts for crime from Jan. 7-26.
Burglary (Vehicle) - 33%
Drug Arrests - 6%
het - 17%
Criminal Damage - 11%
The cold never bothered him anyway . . .
het (Auto) - 28%
Traic Accidents - 6%
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Bob Beatty
Federal student inancial aid program sees changes
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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 un-dergraduate population receives some form of inancial aid,” said Kandace Mars, associate director of inancial 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 Ofice 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 Ofice 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 conirmed that they are not and are re-maining the same for the 2016-2017 ac-ademic year.
“The 2016-2017 FAFSA application became available on Jan. 1 and Wash-burn University’s priority date for 2016-2017 remains the same as in years past as Feb. 15,” Mars said.
According to Mars, students who do not complete FAFSA ind themselves limited on the types of inancial aid they may qualify for.
Mars noted that students often miss out on the priority date due to waiting for their taxes to be iled.
“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 irst-come, irst-serve basis to eligible stu-dents,” Mars said. “Many students are unaware that they can actually ile the FAFSA using estimates. Students and/or their parents may estimate their income on their initial FAFSA renewal applica-tion for 2016-2017 and then correct the application once they and/or their par-ents’ 2015 taxes have been iled.”
Sophie Oswald, [email protected], is an undeclared freshman.
Brenden Williams, [email protected], is a freshman mass media major.
Brenden WilliamsWASHBURN REVIEW
On Jan. 28, Bob Beatty will give an in-side 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 candi-dates 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 cam-paign.
“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 briely 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 possi-ble outcomes for each in Iowa on Feb. 1 and for lat-er primaries, like New Hampshire. These primaries are two of the most important and can make or break a candidate.
“It’s very important. Some peo-ple complain it shouldn’t be, but it is,” said Beatty. “It’s important because it’s irst; 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 be-cause 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 Uni-versity’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.
Political science professor to preview Iowa Caucus
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Discussion to cover 2011 Japan earthquakes
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.
Photo by Andrew Shermoen
from those at six of the Regents uni-versities.
The study was sent out in early De-cember and completed within the irst week of January. That time is a busy one with inals, wrapping up the se-mester, and then the holidays.
“Faculty and staff were very passion-ate about the topic,” said Lorie Benja-min-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 par-ticipate. Of those there was a 14 per-cent response rate. Armed with that in-formation, 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-ive percent of students think conceal and carry should not be allowed on cam-pus, and 70 percent of faculty do as
well. This difference may be due to the length of time faculty members are on campus. Students are on the property for classes and then leave to either a residence hall or apartment. Many fac-ulty and staff spend much of their lives on campus for work, events and meet-ings with students. It becomes “almost like a second home to them,” Cook-Benjamin said.
A campus fac-ulty group called Cancel Campus Carry has met, researched and discussed dif-ferent causes of concern. Kerry Wynn, a history professor at Washburn University, participates in the work-ing group. She shared some indings of Cancel Campus Carry and her own reasons for disquiet.
These include the tendency of weap-ons to create hostile or tense environ-ments, faculty and students leaving for gun-free universities, increased risk of violence, the inancial burden of su-
pervising concealed carry and the in-creased danger of suicide.
Current requirements for acquiring a conceal carry license in Kansas in-volves a background check, comple-tion of safety training, registering with the attorney general and a $132.50 fee. Renewal of the license costs $25, and
is required every four years.
The background check required for li-censure removes pos-sible dangerous per-sons from eligibility. For example, convict-ed felons, drug users, individuals with re-straining orders, men-tally handicapped,
and the dishonorably discharged have their applications denied.
In 2015, Kansas legislature ruled that a license would not be required to conceal carry in the state of Kansas, al-though individuals still have the option to acquire a license if they wish.
“That’s, I think, the root of a lot of the concern,” Brinker said.
In the study, 90 percent of faculty
agreed that a permit should be required for concealed carrying on university property.
On Jan. 21, Senate Bill 248 was proposed by Senators Hawk, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Holland and Pettey. If passed, this bill would ex-empt all post-secondary institutions, making it illegal to conceal and carry irearms on college grounds.
Brinker’s hope is that students will take advantage of this “unique oppor-tunity 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 inal message was: “No matter what your point of view on the issue is, you should speak, because your voices are important.”
SURVEY: Senate proposes bill to give exemption
It seems that a majority
of students don’t want
guns allowed on campus.
-Blake Porter, president of Washburn Student Government
Association
Andrew Shermoen
WASHBURN REVIEW
Frank and Yoshi Gerner recently trav-eled to Yoshi’s hometown of Sendai, Ja-pan 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 Internation-al Programs at Washburn, to present his observations while traveling the cities of Sendai and Fukushima City. While there the Gerners visited the cities they discov-ered that damage from the 2011 tsunami earthquake are still affecting eastern Ja-pan 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 irradi-ated.
The Great East Japan Earthquake was a devastating disaster. The earthquake was a magnitude of 9.0, one of the high-est magnitudes possible, and the tsunami was 90 feet in height.
Reports say that around 15,872 peo-ple are conirmed to be dead and 2,769 are still missing. As of March 2015, over
250,000 people are still displaced in tem-porary 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 Fukushi-ma-Daiichi power plant. Frank Gerner said that several trees and ields 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 tsu-nami, 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 half-way 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, [email protected], is a secondary English education major.
Faith Hadley, faith.hadley@wash-
burn.edu, is a junior nursing major.
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Yak of the Week
SWANSEA, WALES
Taking a botle of smart water into an exam because I need everything I can get right now.
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.
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY
Abbie StuartWASHBURN REVIEW
Confession: I like reading the comments section of things be-cause they can be hilarious, but nowadays the comments on arti-cles just make me sad.
It doesn’t really matter what sort of article you read, the com-ments are all starting to become the same. Person One comments saying the article is great. Person Two replies to Person One’s com-ment with mean things and anger, usually insulting Person One’s in-telligence 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 accom-plished and everyone getting mad and Abbie getting sad because she doesn’t like seeing how people are treating each other.
The comments sections of ar-ticles demonstrate how we have stopped listening to each other. It’s come to the point where subcon-sciously 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 any-where.
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 conver-sation 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 compro-mise.
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 per-ceive as being supported by “the other side.”
Sometimes it is okay to agree to disagree.
Really, it is.
Concealed carry not most crucial issue
“In Review”A weekly editorial
- The Editorial Staff
Abbie Stuart, abigail.stuart@
washburn.edu, is a junior
English major.
Comments sections and ‘the other side’
Words & Ideas
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 speciic, shouldn’t even be on the table until Kansas requires gun owners to go through thorough background checks and receive proicient training in the use of irearms.
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 irearms
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 irearms.
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 beneits, but it would make it safer for society as a whole.
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Bod is health
conscious.
Be like Bod.Cartoon by Skylar Myers
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Not sure where your ice scraper is?
Ran out of de-icer?
Forget about it!
Ichabods Ride Free! (P.S. It’s warm and toasty, too.)
While college is usually as-sociated with fun, friends and a stimulating academic environ-ment, it can also be one of the most demanding situations a person can experience.
Trying to maintain good grades, a social life and work can be overwhelming. Stress is not always a bad thing, how-ever. It can provide that extra boost in energy to get a person through midterms or a project. Excessive stress, on the other hand, can be detrimental both physically and mentally.
According to the American Psychological Association, stress occurs when “you per-ceive that demands placed on you — such as work, school or relationships — exceed your ability to cope.” Stress that is not managed can result in chron-ic issues such as anxiety, high blood pressure, heart conditions and insomnia. By inding ways to monitor that stress, several of these adverse health conditions can be reduced.
While there are various ways to cope with stress, people may have a tendency to turn to un-healthy habits that can tempo-
rarily reduce stress but are de-structive in the long run. Many of these negative coping mecha-nisms include drinking alcohol, smoking, procrastinating, binge eating or using drugs.
These habits can be damaging over time. The APA has created a list of alternative, healthier tech-niques that have scientiically been shown to reduce stress in the short- and long-term:
Take a break from the stressor
Stepping away from the source of your stress, even for 20 minutes, can give you the time you need to gather your thoughts, relax and think through the issue. It is import-ant not to completely ignore the stressor (your homework needs to be done), but taking the time to step back even for a few min-utes can be helpful.
ExerciseThere are numerous studies
that have shown exercise to be an effective way to reduce stress levels. It beneits not only your body, but also your mind. Your exercise routine does not have to be rigorous; even just taking a 15-minute walk or dancing-it-out to your favorite song can give you the immediate stress
relief you are looking for.
Smile and laughAccording to the APA, our
brains are interconnected with our emotions and facial ex-pressions, so when people are stressed, oftentimes they hold a lot of that stress in their face. Smiling or laughing can help re-lieve the tension.
Have a support group
Sharing your feelings can help alleviate some of the stress you may be experiencing. How-ever, it is important to keep in mind that you should speak to someone you trust, such as a family member, friend or signif-icant other. Speak with someone whom you feel will listen to you and understand you.
MeditateMindfulness can help the
mind and the body relax. It can help you see a different perspec-tive and release emotions that may have been causing your body physical stress. Research has shown that meditating can reward you with the stress relief you need.
Remember, everyone is dif-ferent and so are the ways they choose to cope with their stress. The above listed techniques are
effective, but they are not the only ways to alleviate tension. Find what relaxes you and take time every now and then to do it. It is easy to ind yourself in a never-ending cycle of home-work, exams and deadlines, but
it is important to take the time to relax and maintain your mental and physical well-being.
Student Health Services available at Washburn
Visiting a physician or going to the hospital can be costly, especially for students.
Fortunately, students have the opportunity to access the healthcare they need for lit-tle to no cost at Washburn’s Student Health Services cen-ter. Located in room 140 in Morgan Hall, Student Health Services offers a wide range of services for students includ-ing urgent care for illness and injury, physical exams, STI treatment and immunizations.
While most services are free-of-charge for students with a valid WU ID, laborato-ry testing, X-rays, TB testing, immunizations and prescrip-tion medication require a fee to be paid.
The staff at Student Health Services have collaborated with WU Counseling Services for students seeking mental health services as well. Ser-vices at WU Counseling focus on short-term counseling op-
tions to help students perform well academically and mental-ly. They provide support for building healthy relationships, improving communication skills, managing stress and anxiety, and supporting LGBT concerns. If students are in need of ADHD assessments, addiction counseling, learn-ing disability assessments or medical management, WU Counseling Services common-ly provide referrals to outside resources.
Student Health Services is open Monday, Tuesday, Thurs-day and Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is open Wednesday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information, call (785) 670-1470 or vis-it http://www.washburn.edu/current-students/services/health-services/index.html.
Five tips to improve mental health
Get enough sleepAccording to the CDC, a lack
of sleep can be associated with a number of diseases and con-ditions such as diabetes, obesi-ty and depression. Insuficient sleep is also responsible for weakened motor skills, which could lead to more vehicle ac-cidents. Getting enough sleep is a necessity and a sign of good overall health.
Surround yourself with good people
People who have a strong support network are generally healthier and happier overall. If you don’t have a strong support group in your family, join a club or seek out activities where you can meet new people and devel-op relationships.
MeditateMeditation can help elimi-
nate stress and restore a sense of calmness and peace, according to the Mayo Clinic. It can reduce negative emotions and allow you to increase self-awareness. Meditation can also be helpful
if you have a medical condition such as anxiety, high blood pres-sure and trouble sleeping.
Take time off for yourself
Sometimes we get so lost in our busy schedule that we for-get to step back and take time for ourselves. If you’ve been working on a project for several hours, take an hour to do some-thing you ind fun and relaxing, whether it’s watching Netlix, going for a jog or listening to music. Breaking up the monot-ony of a tedious schedule can perk you up and rejuvenate your mind.
Seek out helpThere are many people
who feel like they just can’t escape the feeling of being overwhelmed, stressed out or depressed. Visit your doctor or speak with someone at Washburn University’s student health center. Call (785) 670-1470 or visit Morgan Hall, room 140 if you want to ind out more information. Most services are free-of-charge to students with a valid WU ID.
Chill Pill: Meditation is a great way to relieve stress and clear your mind. Washburn offers free weekly yoga classes Wednesday and Thursday at noon.
Balancing Act: Finding a balance amongst work, school and personal time is essential for maintaining good mental health.
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Healthy Living for College Success is an interdisciplinary program designed to connect students. There are two series and seven sessions within them.
The irst session involves not letting stress get in the way of success. Psychological Services Clinic is the facilitator for this event, and the activity involves learning about various forms of relaxation techniques that help manage stress.
The second session involves the topic of relationships. Coun-seling Services is the facilitator for this event, and the activity includes a hands-on activity that will give students the skills needed to develop and maintain healthy relationship while at college.
The third session involves oc-cupational exploration. Career Services is the facilitator for this event, and the activity helps clarify students’ interests and values related to career choices.
The fourth session involves homesickness. Student Activ-ities and Greek Life is the fa-
cilitator for this event, and the activity gives students’ tools to meet new people and how to feel at home on campus.
The ifth session involves ways to avoid getting sick. Stu-dent Health Services is the fa-cilitator for this event, and the activity promotes wellness in students.
The sixth session involves itness. Student Recreation and
Wellness Center is the facili-tator, and the activity includes engaging in a workout that ex-ercises the whole body.
The seventh session is the i-nale that ties all of the sessions together.
Washburn promotes healthy living for all students
The Fit Bods come to campus this fall
Beeing Up: Students are being encouraged to strengthen their well-being by Healthy Living for College Success with activities for the mind and body.
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Mikayla Douglas, [email protected] is a mass media major.Mindy Barks, mindy.barks@
washburn.edu is a mass media major.
Mindy Barks, [email protected] is a mass media major.
Mindy Barks, [email protected] is a mass media major.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center at Washburn wants to make sure students are having fun while living and promoting a healthy life-style. The SRWC promotes health awareness, education and opportunities for students to be physically active and have access to information on how to be healthy.
There are many ways in which students can engage in healthy activities. The well-ness center includes a gymna-sium, itness loft, rock climb-ing wall, track, wellness suite and multipurpose rooms for students to be active in. The diversity of physical activities can give students the choice to do the physical activity that best its them and their life-style.
“The SRWC is the best way for students to get free access to exercise equipment and classes like zumba, yoga and
cycling. I think the rec cen-ter is a great choice for any-one wanting to improve their physical health,” said Mindy Barks, senior.
If a student wants to play on a team, intramural is a great way to go. Intramurals are throughout the school year and have many different sports to choose from. Some of the sports that have been played in intramurals are basketball, football, volleyball, dodgeball, etc.
The SRWC hours for the fall and spring terms are from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Using the SRWC building is a great way too keep healthy, have fun with friends and colleagues, and to avoid the “freshman 15.”
WU Wellness Center: more than just weights
Courtney Sweeney, [email protected] is a mass media major.
he student recreation center includes a
itness lot, track and rock climbing wall
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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 deicit for the Ichabods before a 7-point run put them up by one with 5:41 left in the irst 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 irst half of the game.
The second half started with a run by the Ichabods to bring it within 5, 25-20, 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 inal quarter the Ichabods made a run at the Hornets but could not come
within more than 11 of the Hornets as they took the ifteenth 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 ield and hitting both shots from the charity stripe. Erika Lane followed Bowen with 13 points, shooting 5 of 13, hitting three of the shots from beyond the 3-point line. They were the only two Ichabods to score double digits. Hayley Pfau also helped the team with three assists, and Lane, along with her large scoring numbers, also helped lead the team defensively with two steals.
Kathryn Flott led the Hornets with 14 points.
The largest disparity between the Hornets and the Ichabods was the free throw percentage, 53 percent for the Hornets and 71 percent for the
Ichabods, but free throws were not enough for the Ichabods to overcome Emporia State.
The Ichabods are in action at Central Missouri on Jan. 27, and Southwest Baptist on Jan. 30. The University of Central Missouri Mules will enter the contest 7-10, 6-6 in the MIAA.
McHenry is preparing for a game in which center Felisha Gibbs will be
unavailable with an undisclosed injury.“We’ve got to learn to play without
Felicia,” McHenry said. “She’s a great rebounder and great defensively, but we have enough weapons to get a win and gain some conidence on Wednesday.”
Ichabods fall to Emporia State Hornets 53-41Brenden WilliamsWASHBURN REVIEW
Photo courtesy of Washburn Sports Information Department Photo courtesy of Washburn Sports Information Department
Court Hustle: Erin Donhalek brings the ball down the
court in loss to Emporia State.The Ichabods are cur-
rently ifth in the MIA conference standings.
Elbow Shot: Erika Lane shoots a shot from the elbow. The Ichabods lost 53-41 on Saturday against Emporia
State.
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washburn.edu, is a freshman mass me-
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The Washburn men’s basketball team took the irst of two games in which they faced the Emporia State Hornets in the much anticipated rivalry: the “Turnpike Tussle,” referring to I-70 linking Empo-ria 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 stand-ings.
Washburn started off with runs and led from start to inish, taking as much as a 14-point lead, and taking run after run and going up 33-19 with 2:30 left in the irst 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 re-sponded with an 8-2 run cutting the lead to six with 1:55 left in the second at 61-55. The game drew even closer, as Em-poria hit another jumper to bring it within four with 44 seconds left. Washburn hit 3 of 4 free throws to inish 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
Saturday.“It wasn’t supposed to be an easy win,"
Christopher said. "They were deinitely a dificult team, but we prepared well after that loss we had [to Northwest Missouri State]. I think it’s deinitely 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, shoot-ing ive of seven (71 percent) from the ield and hitting ive 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 ield and ive for six from the charity stripe. He also contributed to the offense with ive assists. Camer-on Wiggins put an additional 10 on the board shooting 75 percent (3 for 4) from the ield, 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 ield goal per-centage 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 irst time the Ichabods will face the Mules this season. The Mules will enter the con-test 12-6, Washburn at 11-6.
Defense: Freshman guard Javion Blake defends a shot from Terrance Moore on the perimeter during the Ichabods’ game Saturday, Jan. 16 versus Emporia State.
Easy Bucket: Junior guard Andy Wilson blows past Emporia State defenders and lays in a shot.
Photo courtesy of Washburn Sports Information Department
Brenden Williams, brenden.williams@
washburn.edu, is a freshman mass me-
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Ichabods victorious in ‘Turnpike Tussle’
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Annual Oscars nominees exhibit low diversity
A new trending hashtag relating to the upcoming Academy Awards has reap-peared and become visibly popular on Twitter as well as other social media out-lets within the past week.
The hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was originated by April Reign, managing ed-itor of broadwayblack.com, in 2015 after an all-white list of Oscar nominees was selected by the Academy of Motion Pic-ture 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 at-tention and sparked opinions from the younger generations.
“The hashtag is good because it lets ev-eryone 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 ma-jor, hold a more passionate viewpoint.
“The hashtag is very negative and al-most a little racist, in my opinion,” Show-alter said. “It puts the blame on only one racial group and is not a peaceful way to go about ixing the issue.”
This overall issue of diversity and #Os-carsSoWhite has caused members of the Academy, those who voted on and select-ed the nominees, to be subjected to scru-tiny, ridicule and being labeled racist.
Several members of the Academy pub-
lically defended their decision by stating that there were more ilms comprising white actors than black actors in the past couple years, which is a problem that needs to be addressed by the studios that-create ilms, not the Academy.
“It makes sense with how many white people are nominated because the movie industry is so dominated by whites,” Su-arez elaborated. “However, I don’t think the movie industry should be that domi-
nated.”On Jan. 12, the pattern continued with
20 new white ilm 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 en-couraging 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 be-tween us because there aren’t any differenc-es between all of us,” Showalter said. “We are all equal.”
Amy Reinhart, [email protected], is a senior mass media major.
‘The Fifth Wave’ proves disappointing to fans of sci-i
Andrew Shermoen, [email protected], is a junior secondary English education major.
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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 ilm “Concussion.”
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Science iction is my favorite genre of media. Books, movies, television and vid-eogames, it doesn’t matter. That being said, I enjoy variety, but these days the majority of sci-i ilms 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 ilm. The characters are lat, 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 pow-erful displays of destruction and death that the humans call “waves.” After the third wave hits, many people evacuate large cit-
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 ighter 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 ilm such as Maggie Siff, Alex MacNicoll, Tony Revol-ori, 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 ilm. The ilm seems to attempt to make commentary on using children as soldiers, but never ac-tually addresses this theme in any meaning-ful way. All of the ilms trying to copy the success of “The Hunger Games” franchise all seem to include the same themes that are present in those books and ilms, but never
actually say anything interesting. Simply including child soldiers doesn’t mean your ilm is offering interesting commentary about child soldiers, especially if the chil-dren never feel overburdened by war once during the ilm.
It really is too bad that “The 5th Wave” isn’t a good ilm because it starts off as an interesting premise. The ilm is built in a way that could be very suspenseful and in-tense because of the aliens disguising them-selves as humans. Imagine the uneasy feel-ing that could come out of that world. Yet, the ilm 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.
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures
War of the Worlds: While a compelling premise, “The Fifth Wave” falls lat. Chloë Grace Moretz did her best in a lack-luster project.
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Anna Cuimmo, [email protected], is a freshman English major.
Graduating artist unveils thought-provoking galleryAnna CiummoWASHBURN REVIEW
Soon to graduate this spring, Washburn art student James Martin had been pre-senting a senior gallery in the art building Jan. 13–27. A reception was held Jan. 22.
Martin will graduate soon with a bach-elor of ine arts with an emphasis in sculpture and ceramics.
Martin’s featured collection, “coup.de.grace.,” is roughly translated by the artist as “a inishing blow” or “the end-ing 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 re-cyclable 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 ele-ments of video and photography.
At the exhibition, the presentation be-gan with Martin’s undoubtedly largest piece, titled “Man Overboard.” Com-prised of only materials that would oth-erwise have been unwanted and wasted, such as plastic bags, water bottles and milk cartons, “Man Overboard” intro-duces 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 envi-ronmentally-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 inter-ested in combining art with ecology, as well as sociology.
Barbara Waterman-Peters, a writer
and artist that attended Martin’s exhibi-tion 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-provok-ing, interesting and engaging exhibits I’ve ever seen,” Waterman-Peters said about Martin’s work. “[Martin] has dis-tilled his point into what is not only com-pelling, 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 conine himself to a single means of ex-pression.”
Overall, Waterman-Peters was heavily impressed.
“[Martin] and the art faculty are to be congratulated,” she said.
Although Martin hopes to build a ca-reer from his work and speciic study of sculpture, he advises new potential art students not to study it for the money.
“Do it because you love to do it,” Mar-tin said. “Be open to new possibilities.”
He is working on applying to grad-uate schools, but he is also considering opening a studio in Colorado, where he is originally from.
“When I came [to Washburn] I didn’t know I was going to do anything like this,” Martin said about his exhibit.
Certain sections of Martin’s artist’s statement explained his purpose for his art creations:
“We have changed the natural order of things by prolonging and creating life within our own species that would other-wise have ceased to exist. This progres-sion combined with capitalism has result-ed in a planet that has become overpopu-
lated and ravaged of its natural resources.“My work focuses on humanity’s supe-
riority complex and the potential conse-quences of our actions as nature begins to retaliate. I am interested in our symbiotic relationship with our natural surround-ings and how this varies from region to region.
“Collecting materials and conducting research on the subjects, as well as the
processes required to create my work, has made me very self-aware of my own role in the ecosystem. This is what I seek to do with my projects: create awareness and spark relevant social commentary.”
Colleen KellyWASHBURN REVIEW
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 pri-or 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 discon-certing 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 advantag-es 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 poi-gnant narrative choice, Jack did grate on my nerves at times. As with any young child, Jack takes a lot of patience and sympathy to ful-ly appreciate. Jack’s simplistic and naive narra-tion takes some getting used to, what with his childish grammar and repetitive phrases. It’s easy to share in Ma’s frustration as Jack throws a tantrum and slows their prog-ress or struggles to understand something basic about the outside world without having experienced it himself. He is a di-visive narrator, but I enjoyed him.
Ma was such a strong character. Ab-ducted as a freshman in college and held prisoner for seven years, her story
is that of a survivor. She never failed to put Jack irst and try to help him grow up as normal as humanly possible given the circumstances. We get glimpses into her state of mind and see her struggle to keep it together at times, emotionally checking out for days at time. Donoghue gave Ma layers, doing her justice as both a young mother and a rape survivor.
Needless to say, Old Nick made my blood run cold. What little we see of him
shifted the mood from innocent and in-trospective to nightmarishly tense. He reads more like a ghost than a human, appearing briely from time to time, but leaving a deinite 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 frustrat-ing 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.
Novel ‘Room’ haunts, inspires hope in readers
Colleen Kelly, [email protected], is a junior secondary English education major.
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 polluting bodies of water.
Photo by Anna Cuimmo
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And the Award Goes To...: The novel’s recent ilm adaptation has garnered international attention and multiple nominations. The ilm was created through a collaboration of Canadian and Irish production companies.
