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‘Fictional’ sport enchants students

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Flu shots may help keep students in class

Every year thousands of peo-ple get the flu, and for some, it can be fatal. In order to reduce the number of flu instances that occur on campus this year, the Health and Wellness Center is offering flu shot clinics.

“We normally do anywhere from 500 to 800 flu shots in a season,” said Mary McDaniel, director of health services.

McDaniel said that each year varies on when shots are given, depending on when the virus is expected to manifest in the pop-ulation. Typically, 300 to 400 students choose to get the shot at the Health Center every year.

McDaniel said the health staff can tell when there was a low number of students receiv-ing the shot because actual flu cases tend to increase and more students miss class.

On average, 5 to 20 percent of people in the United States

get the flu each year. This then leads to around 200,000 people being hospitalized, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.

But McDaniel said that there are actually few reasons why students should not get the vac-cination, which includes certain medical conditions.

“There’s a handful of reasons why you shouldn’t (get the flu shot) medically, and those are gone over at the time of the shot,” McDaniel said.

Some students like Kate Churchill, sophomore commu-nications major, choose not to receive the shot because it can cause flu-like symptoms.

“I’ve had more friends get sick from getting the flu shot than not getting the flu shot, so I just won’t do it,” Churchill said.

Churchill said that she has not received the vaccination since she was a very young

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Muggles beware. Witches and wizards could soon be on the loose, not only because October is here, but because Quidditch, as in the “Harry Potter” game, may be coming to Emporia State.

The Gamer’s Guild is consider-ing instituting the “fictional” sport as part of the club’s regular offerings. An interest meeting was held Monday night.

“Quidditch is the wonderful mesh of geek and jock into awesome,” said Andrew von Seggern, junior second-ary education speech and theater major. “It’s not your normal football or basketball– it’s Quidditch. There’s

nothing else like it. This is a new sport for people to dip their toes into.”

According to the International Quidditch Association Rulebook, the magical sport was first adapted for real life use in 2005, when a college fresh-man from Vermont wanted to try something new.

“College is a time where there should be lots of unique and inter-esting new things,” said Jon Leach, graduate TESOL major, “People are changing their personalities, and discovering themselves. This is just another adventure.”

Quidditch is played generally the same way as J.K. Rowling intended it to be in her series, with a few excep-tions.

Not every student is fortunate to have Madame Hooch to teach him or her how to fly, so participants must hold a broomstick between their legs, and virtually play the game one-handed.

The Snitch, instead of a tiny, flut-tering ball, is a teammate dressed in yellow who can run or hide wherever he or she wants, as long as it is within the perimeter of campus, according to the rulebook.

“The snitch has so much freedom in what he or she gets to do inside of the game,” von Seggern said. “The snitch gets to decide when the game is done because it’s whenever they get caught.”

There are now 100 teams and 2,000 participants in the Quidditch

World Cup, which has occurred for four consecutive years. These teams include University of Kansas, who recently won the Midwest Quidditch Cup, according to Worldcupquidditch.com.

Part of the reason the Gamer’s Guild wants to bring Quidditch to ESU is because it is a combination of sports and there is something for everyone, von Seggern said.

Maggie Wilson, freshman unde-cided major, said she wants to par-ticipate because she loves sports and Harry Potter.

“In high school, if you’re not good at a particular sport, you end up sit-ting on the bench,” Leach said. “This is something new, and all of the kids

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After getting “canned” by Washburn University last year, Emporia State is stepping up the competition for “Can the Bods” this year.

“We get canned every year, but not this year because we’ve actually been making a lot of strides so far,” said Jennifer Cheray, senior mar-keting major and vice president of Associated Student Government.

Each year, ESU takes on Washburn in a competition to see who can collect the most canned food items. Last year, ESU collected around 2,000 cans while Washburn collected about 20,000 cans. In order to win the competition, ASG has added some new tactics, Cheray said.

“We’ve partnered with KVOE and their Pack the Pantry drive, and we’ve also partnered with the Residence Halls so every floor is competing for a pizza party and we’re also working with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee,” Cheray said. “So we’re trying to hit as many groups as we can to really up our 2,000 from last year.”

A competition between the campus’ Recognized Student Organizations has also been imple-

mented. This year, the group that raises the most money will receive a $50 gift card to Wal-Mart, courtesy of ASG.

“We want to reach out to as many people as we can and we know that RSOs touch a big group of students and a competition’s always a good way to get good results,” Cheray said, “and we think that a $50 gift card to Wal-Mart is a pretty good price for RSOs to use on anything they need for their events. So we’re kind of trying to help out both sides.”

Cheray said that for students attending the Homecoming Bonfire, can donations will be accepted as admission. There are also multiple places that students can drop off their donations, including the Sauder Alumni Center, William Allen White Library and the Center for Student Involvement.

Ashley Vogts, senior interdisci-plinary studies major and president of ASG, said that the can collec-tion began on Oct. 1 and will run through Nov. 1.

“We’re already pretty much above what we were last year, so that’s good,” Vogts said.

Vogts said that all of the cans that are collected will go to local

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Students play Quidditch last Thurs-day evening. The snitch placed a plastic bag in their back pocket while their opponent schased after them. John Henningsen/The Bulletin

Physical Plant workers Bruce Love(right) and Dick Weatherholt(left) unload landscaping stones on the east side of the Memorial Union Tuesday afternoon. Weatherholt designed and is implementing the landscaping as part of their contri-bution to the Union remodel. The stones were trucked in from Pyramid Stones Quarry near Olpe and weigh a little over one ton. John Henningsen/The Bulletin

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New meters, permits bring revenue to police and safety rocky roBinSon

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Green parking permits are now available to off campus students.

The permits – which go for $70 each – have traditionally been reserved for residents of student housing. But this year’s 4.6 percent enrollment drop created an unex-pected parking surplus in some green permit zones, according to Capt. Chris Hoover, director of police and safety.

It has also created congestion around the Towers complex, where most residents are incoming fresh-man.

“The freshman parking lot is always full,” said Mason Teeter, a freshman majoring in business administration. “It makes me not want to leave so I don’t lose my spot. And when I do leave, I have to drive around for 15 minutes just to find another one.”

The green permits are being offered to off campus students in

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order to relieve parking congestion in other areas, Hoover said, and to gain revenue. A few green permits had already been sold and there are also plans to add meters to the Morse parking lot.     “If I am late to class in the morning, then I use the meters,”

said Carlos Urgiles, sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major. “If I am not late or am going to take more than a couple hours, I just find free parking on the streets somewhere. I am already wasting money on gas so I have to bal-

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Police Reports

October 5Ambulance responded to Brighton Lecture Hall/Science Hall 1st floor

for a female student with low blood sugar. Subject was transported by ambulance to Newman Regional Health.

Officer checked the west campus. The west window of the lower south doors was broken but still intact.

October 6Officer reported a fire behind a structure on the north side of the block

in 300 E 14th St.Emporia Fire Dept. was dispatched by the city to put it out.

October 7Officer stopped KS at 1000 Merchant block for stop sign violation.

Jimmy Escorcia was taken into custody for DUI and transported to Lyon Co. jail.

October 8Officer contacted a subject outside of Butcher Hall. Officer cited

subject for minor in consumption.Officer stopped KS 030DDO at 1500 Morse Drive. Verbal warning

was given for driving without headlights at 1400 Morse Drive.Officer issued a citation to student for minor in consumption.

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Resident of Singular Hall 1st floor reported two students arguing loud-ly in the hallway. Subjects left prior to officer’s arrival. Officer and Kim Christian made contact with one of students involved. Case pending.

Resident Assistant reported the smell of natural gas near the northeast exit of Northeast Morse Hall. Officer did not detect any odor. Checked with the Power House operator and he reported no problem with natural gas supply on campus.

October 11Caleb Neeley requested to speak with an officer in reference to a pos-

sible stolen vehicle registration that occurred off campus. Case referred to the Emporia Police Dept.

Officer stopped bicyclist in Sector 6. Verbal warning was issued for a one-way violation in same location.

Reports given to The Bulletin from ESU Police and Safety Department

Briefs

Yell Like Hell and help ‘Can the Bods’

ESU’s annual Homecoming bonfire and the RSO Yell Like Hell competition will begin at 8 p.m. this Friday at Wilson Park. All RSO’s are invited to participate in the competition.

The Union Activities Council is helping with ‘Can the Bods’ this year, and ask all RSOs entering the competi-tion to donate at least three canned goods or a dollar.

Teams will be judged on clarity, volume, originality, overall sound and spirit conveyed. Each team will have between two and three minutes to perform their chants, which can be about the organization or ESU as a whole.

“Joseph” musical opens tonight

The fall Homecoming musical, “Joseph and the Amaz-ing Technicolor Dreamcoat” by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Albert Tay-lor Hall. The show will run through Sunday, the last per-formance beginning at 2 p.m.

The story is based on the Old Testament story of Jo-seph and is suitable for the whole family. A narrator tells the story of the dreamer and his 11 jealous brothers.

The production is under the direction of Jim and Lindy Bartruff. Nancy Pontius, Susan J. Mai and senior theater major Josh Taylor designed the set, costumes and light design respectively. The orchestra is under the direc-tion of Penny Speedie. Nearly 60 students are involved in the production.

Proceeds help fund scholarships for theater students.Tickets range from $8 for students to $12 and $15 for

other seats. To reserve seats, call the University Box Of-fice at 341-6378.

TCS retires staffers with 62 years of service

Technology and Computing Services said goodbye to two of its staff-ers last Friday. About 30 people attended the joint retirement reception for Nancy England and Kay Shireman, who have a combined 62 years of ser-vice at TCS.

“I’m here because the people who support fac-ulty are some of the most important people on cam-pus,” said Deborah Gerish, associate professor of social sciences, at the reception. “Kay and Nancy are the people who have always been there when I needed help. I needed it fast, and sometimes I didn’t even know what I needed exact-ly, but they could figure out what my problem was and help me solve it.”

England said she has mainly worked with IDL support, Zoomerang Surveys, Channel 8 sup-port and course evalua-tions. Shireman said she has worked with black-board and web conferenc-ing.

With their retire-ment there are three staff members remaining in

the Academic Technology office.

“We are going to be short of people,” said Rob Gibson, director of Academic Technology for TCS. “We can’t refill these two positions because of the state requirement, so we’ll have to wait.”

Gerish said she has worked with Shireman on blackboard for four years. She said when she saw the message that Shireman was leaving, she had a “sad puppy face.”

Gerish said that last week she had an issue with a class podcast. She imme-diately went to Shireman for help. Shireman assisted Gerish but also made her do the process herself to learn.

“That is exactly what I needed,” Gerish said. “Any technology expert can say ‘let me just do it for you,’ but that doesn’t provide a long-term solution. What Shireman did is smart service – that’s efficient. It’s useful and it makes me feel more confident that I can solve these problems by just getting help once.”

But Gerish said she is happy that England and Shireman will get to enjoy life without her calling for

Friday Phi Delta Theta Pole Sit6 a.m. @ 1200 Commercial St.Tricycle Races6:30 p.m. @ Wilson Park Basketball CourtsESU Volleyball v Nebraska-Omaha7 p.m. @ WAW AuditoriumHomecoming Musical7:30 p.m. @ Albert Taylor HallBonfire8 p.m. @ Wilson Park

SaturdayHomecoming Parade11 a.m. @ 4th and Commercial StreetBlack Hole/Fan of the Game12 p.m. @ Southwest side of Welch StadiumESU Football v Missouri Western2 p.m. @ Welch Stadium – Crowning at halftimeHomecoming Musical7:30 p.m. @ Albert Taylor Hall

SundayAlpha Sigma Alpha Chili Feed11 a.m. – 7 p.m. @ 226 W 12th Ave.ESU Soccer v Truman12 p.m. @ ESU PitchHomecoming Musical2 p.m. @ Albert Taylor Hall

Weekend Homecoming Events

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Kay Shireman celebrates her final days at ESU Friday afternoon in Visser Hall. Shireman’s career spanned about 30 years. Julie Thephachan/The Bulletinhelp “every five minutes.”

At the reception, England and Shireman also talked about their favorite memories of ESU, one of which was in 1979, two years before ESU had online enrollment.

“You would stand in line all day, waiting to, hopefully, get a seat in a class,” England said. “If by the time you got to the beginning of the line, if the cards were all gone, you didn’t get the class. So then you have to go stand in another line, to try to get a card for class. So when we first started

doing online enroll-ment, (the students) were thrilled.”

Gibson said the office will have to find other solutions or get rid of a lot of services that England and Shireman used to help support, like test scanning, teacher evalua-tion and some of the digi-tal signage.

“We are going to have to let those services go,” Gibson said, “and we are going to try not to have too much impact (for stu-dents and faculty) if pos-sible. So that’s our goal, to reduce that.”

Students give up spring break to help fight poverty

After helping build a house for an eight-member home-less family in Yonkers, N.Y. last spring break, the Alternative Spring Break program in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity are now setting their sights on Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“There’s so much poverty all around the world, let alone like here in United States,” said Brooke Schmidt, junior Spanish major and president of Alternative Spring Break. “We need to take action to help others. If we can do that in N.Y., we can do that here in Emporia, we can do that in Kansas, we can do that in the U.S., we can do that worldwide, just like a few people coming together to help another family.”

There are more than 1 billion people worldwide who live in poverty housing. In the United States alone, 95 mil-lion people have housing problems, according Habitat for Humanity’s website.

Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 and has helped build over 400,000 decent, affordable houses for fami-lies in need. It has also served more than 2 million people around the world, according to its website.

“It’s an experience that’s very difficult to describe,” said Jasmine Greene, junior political science major, vice president of ASB and participant in the project in Yonkers last spring. “I think being there and seeing the poverty and experiencing how little people have makes people stop and think about what they really have.”

This is the second time ASB has worked with Habitat for Humanity. As of Tuesday, 23 students signed up to take part in this year’s project. There were 17 volunteers last year.

They built a shed for the family, tarred and sealed the basement wall and cut the floorboards for the basement. They worked from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

“It was freezing and it was cold, but it was amazing,” Schmidt said. “It was a great experience, and I’m really glad I had the opportunity to be part of it.”

Although part of the trip was funded by ESU, Greene said participants still paid nearly $400 for the flight, hotel and food expenses.

But some feel the personal expense is a small price to pay for the experience.

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“I think the benefit outweighs the cost,” said Carlos Urgiles, sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major and vice-president of Union Activities Council, “because I’m paying to go help other people get a home – raise their kids in their home. So it’s definitely a good cause. So when it comes to that type of monetary expenses, it’s not a big deal for me.”

This year ASB did not receive grant money, so they plan on holding a fundraiser to cover the expenses this time around.

“Last year we did absolutely no fundraising whatsoever, every penny of it came from our pocket,” Schmidt said. “So we really hope to fundraise and not have each person have to pay so much money to go on the trip.”

Schmidt said they are trying to push ASB to become a registered service organization, and do projects beyond trav-elling and building homes.

Kay Shireman celebrates her final days at ESU Friday afternoon in Visser Hall. Shireman’s career spanned about 30 years. Julie Thephachan/The Bulletin

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In an effort to encourage students to pursue the “American dream,” the school of business held an event last Friday that discussed the requirements to be a suc-cessful entrepreneur.

“An entrepreneur is someone who is innovative and thinks outside the box,” said Lisa Brumbaugh, regional director of the Kansas Small Business Development Center. “Entrepreneurship is the American dream. In this country anyone can have a passion, open a busi-ness and pursue it, as long as they can come up with the funding.”

Around 30 participants attended the event in Cremer hall. A professional meeting between ESU’s business department and Beta Alpha Psi, an honors accounting organization, was held during the event, followed by guest speaker Brumbaugh who discussed entrepreneur-ship and KSBDC’s involvement with new and progress-ing entrepreneurs.

“I agreed to talk because I really want to connect with the students and let them know that the KSBDC is there and what we do and to let students know that we have a unique opportunity for them to connect with small business clients,” Brumbaugh said.

Corina Nour, graduate business administration major, said that the meeting was interesting, educational and interactive.

Brumbaugh said that even though entrepreneur-

ship exemplifies the modern American dream, the field requires a substantial amount of capital to get into and does not guarantee success.

“We hear about failure rates all the time,” Brumbaugh said. “The risks usually include not having enough capital or cash flow, usually caused by a busi-ness not getting enough financing in the first place and sometimes a new owner is not ready to manage all the responsibilities and is not good enough at multitasking.”

Brumbraugh said the KSBDC works with approxi-mately 50 clients each year to prevent financial atroci-ties.

“We spend about eight and a half hours on the aver-age client,” Brumbraugh said.

Some business students said that they would engage in entrepreneurship if given the chance and financial advantage.

“I would be an entrepreneur,” Nour said. “I am defi-nitely interested.”

Nicole Skala, graduate business student, did not say whether or not she would engage in entrepreneurship, but provided advice for those involved with the field.

“Follow your dreams,” Skala said. “If you want to be an entrepreneur and own your own business or be cre-ative and invent something, go for it. You have to have a thick skin and a good skin if you want to make it in the entrepreneur world.”

The KSBDC office is open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in room 130 of Cremer Hall for financial advice and consulting.

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Lisa Brumbaugh, regional director of the Kansas Small Busi-ness Development Center, discusses entrepreneurship Friday afternoon in Cremer Hall. Brumbaugh’s presentation was part of a joint meeting of Beta Alpha Psi and the MBA association. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin

food banks. “Right now the majority of it is going to the Salvation Army

but we have had a specific request to go to Abundant Harvest so we’re looking into doing a little bit of both,” Vogts said.

Monetary donations will also be accepted at the CSI office. The flyers around campus also contain a list of the can equiva-lents. For instance, $1 equals three cans.

“I think it’s for a great cause number one,” Vogts said. “Right now the Emporia food bank is completely bare, so dur-ing the holiday season, usually we try to reach out to families and help fill their tables with food. So it’s a really good cause to help pack the pantry.”

Kat Fox, English education major, said that she hopes that ESU can beat Washburn this year.

“I think it’s definitely good and a worthy cause and all of that,” Fox said. “Food is something that all college students have,” Fox said.

Fox said that she hasn’t donated yet, but she will soon. “We’re going to beat the odds and can the bods,” Cheray

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CAN... from page 1 Stuttering NJ college student told not to speak

RANDOLPH, N.J. (AP) — Officials at a community college in northern New Jersey declined to say Wednesday whether they disciplined an adjunct professor who asked a stuttering student not to speak, but acknowledged that the professor acted improperly.

Administrators at County College of Morris said history professor Elizabeth Snyder was wrong to email 16-year-old Philip Garber Jr. to urge Garber to save his questions for after class “so we do not infringe on other students’ time.”

“This way, you can express your ideas and knowledge completely and I will have a better understanding of what you know,” Snyder’s email went on to say. “You can give me the sheet after each class.”

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On any given Saturday night, a bundle of stumbling and ambitious young men and women can be found around the bars of 4th and Commercial Street.

The night erupts in jovial screams. Women sport the highest of heels, men’s shirts unbuttoned at the top, smelling of aftershave and leather, the alleyways cluttered with annexed smokers and bartenders who want nothing more than five minutes of silence. The townies have left by then. The night belongs to the young.

I am among them. Having withdrawn only enough money to get me through the night, I marvel at the spec-tacle of human intoxication.

There could be a pulse to this town – one of entic-ing possibilities of a Saturday night or a Thursday night with the comfort of an exclusively Tuesday-Thursday class load.

And as I write this, the temptation to do away with scholarship and responsibility grows incrementally stron-ger.

But a finger on this pulse finds no beat. There is a lifelessness that echoes down Commercial Street.

It is not as much about finding Emporia’s identity as much as it is choosing. The collapse of Tyson meats and the nationwide economic stagnation have affected Emporia in unpredictable ways. Instead of attempting to resurrect the dead portions of Emporia, perhaps its citi-zens should invest in what is already here. That’s where the shadow dwellers come in.

It’s up to us, fellow college students. We enjoy beer. A simple scroll through the typical student’s Facebook photos would reveal this truth. Even prohibition couldn’t keep booze from remaining a mainstay in the average

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American’s life. It is time that we step outside of our house par-

ties and consider broadening our buying power into the bars of Emporia, businesses like any other. It is time to make Commercial and 4th Avenue into our own Aggieville, with its own collection of oddities and strange fellows, uniquely Emporian.

It just seems like Emporia should recognize its strength in superbly staffed and run nightlife and develop it in order to create an appeal to current and potential students. And with the completion of these thoughts, my chosen work, do I not deserve a reward? My job is simply to drink. Cheers.

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Scratchy throats, stuffy noses, the chills – it’s that time of year. Sickness abounds, and students are strongly encouraged to go get flu shots.

But it seems like college students, yet again, feel generally apathetic about the issue.

True, there are some students who strongly believe in vaccination, and even some who detest it, but the overwhelming majority seem to either forget or not believe in the efficacy of this preventative measure. And let us not forget the few who think it’s too expensive.

But are they so wrong to care so little? In a surprising twist, The Bulletin believes

this indifference is sort of okay. As far as we know, the flu isn’t a huge

problem unless the victim is either old or very young. We are neither. Rather, we are young, virile, healthy and our disgusting lifestyles have no doubt built up our immune systems.

If we forget to get vaccinated, it won’t be the end of the world. We will simply have to deal with the consequences – a week or two of aches, sniffles and other un-pleasantries.

We might have to miss a day or two of classes, but even that isn’t so bad. Usually we have to fake an illness to get out of work. At least this way we won’t have to suffer through the emotional guilt of lying.

If some students choose not to get a vac-cine for ethical reasons, who cares? If any-thing, we should be thanking them for not contributing to the continued mutation of the flu virus to vaccine-resistant strains.

Let’s not forget, competent adults have the right to decide what to do with their own bodies. There are too many who believe they know what is best for others, and attempt to forcibly extend their personal truths into oth-ers’ lives.

To those who don’t know when not to care, we suggest they take a page out of the college student’s book.

It is legal to smoke, drink and to par-take in many other vices that are terribly unhealthy. But the beauty of America is that adult people are free to partake in all sorts of unproductive recreational activities. That is between them, their healthcare providers and their doctors.

The Bulletin is in no way endorsing apa-thetic attitudes. In fact, indifference, apathy and negligence are plagues that have infected far too many ESU students. Enthusiasm and passion are key ingredients to success.

That being said, choose your battles wisely. We have chosen not to pick up our swords. Flu shot or no flu shot – live and let live.

Have you ever tried a cup of coffee from the small cafe in St. Mary’ followed by walking right into a small town soap-box derby, complete with kids riding down ramps hitting each other’s helmets with soft, foam bats while parents look on and a local priest tells jokes to some of the older members of the crowd?

This is just one of the many situations that I have found myself in, mind you, after jumping into my car and just driving out to a small town and wandering around.

This is also the way I was able to experience a growing police standoff in Rossville, followed by eating some delicious Silver Lake beef at a Chinese restaurant that is only open on Saturdays and Sundays.

Just how did I find myself in these predicaments, or rather, on these adventures? Simple. I avoid the natural urge to head home for the weekend.

While sitting in my classes, I overhear several conversations, most of which deal with what my fellow collegians did last week-end or what they plan on doing this weekend.

A large portion of these plans deal with going home, to either Manhattan or Lawrence or any other large city nearby, and eating homemade food or to take care of dirty laundry.

But is this really what college students should be doing? Isn’t this simply following in the footsteps of what we did in high school? It seems like the only difference is that we return to our hometowns with our teeth stained by pizza and ramen noodles.

As college students we should be exploring what the world around us offers. By going out and doing whatever comes to us, we are stepping outside of our comfort zones and breaking that homebound habit.

We could be sipping coffee in a small cafe in Eskridge, killing time before dinner at the barbecue restaurant in town. This could of course be followed by any number of random activities that spring up.

We should be out involving ourselves in city-wide garage sales,

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finding that perfect lamp that is shaped like a dog, or finding an extremely old Polaroid photo album.

We should be out finding small antique shops and purchas-ing green ladders, followed by free wine tastings at the local winery that just so happens to have a winemaker that knows quite a lot about his subject.

Could you experience any of these adventures by simply going on the same highway back home to visit your family for two days?

Go out and find a new coffee shop in a deserted corner of a semi-hidden town, and be sure to find as many instances as pos-sible for free or cheap food.

Two weeks ago, Americus celebrated their Americus Days, and they offered free hot dogs. Did you hear me? Free!

Go forth and acquire amazing stories about our neighboring towns. They have so much to offer.

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What happens when you toss George Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Ryan Gosling into a political drama? Good things happen.

“The Ides of March” follows a young, idealistic Stephen Myers (Gosling) who is the junior campaign manager for Pennsylvania governor and democratic presidential candi-date Mike Morris (Clooney). Myers is working alongside senior cam-paign manager Paul Zara (Seymour Hoffman) in an attempt to win the voter support for Morris.

Myers is contacted by rival cam-paign manager Tom Duffy (Giamatti) with an offer – jump ship and work for him. Myers refuses the offer. At the same time, Myers new girlfriend is one of the interns on Morris’ campaign.

Little does he know, Myers’ meet-ing with Duffy and his new relation-ship are catalysts that will send him on a journey into the dark reality of politics.

Clooney’s directing is at a high point in this movie, and he also man-aged to portray an interesting behind-the-scenes look into the campaign of his character and at the same time deliver a satisfying amount of intrigue and drama.

Along with his directing, Clooney does a great job on-screen as Morris, looking and sounding every bit like the political powerhouse he’s supposed to be.

But Clooney isn’t the only actor who shines in “Ides.” Most, if not all, of the cast does a fantastic job. Gosling plays his part with simple grace, slip-ping through his character’s transfor-mation during the film without miss-ing a beat. Hoffman, of course, deliv-ers a great performance as Zara, and Giamatti is a perfect foil to Hoffman’s character.

The one notable flaw of “Ides” the lackluster music,. The score is some-what awkwardly carried out.

In some scenes the music was very obvious, playing out with faux-patriotic tones that bring to mind cheesy History Channel educational videos about politics. But when some sort of musical cue was really needed to underscore a major event, all the viewer gets is silence.

Still, if you’re politically inclined or just looking for an interesting drama to watch, I definitely recommend this film.

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“The Ides of March”

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ASA spices up HomecomingSuSan Welte

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Grab your spoons and head on over to the Alpha Sigma Alpha house, 226 W. 12th St., this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The sorority is hosting their 37th annual $5 all-you-can-eat Chili Feed.

This tradition, which started in 1974, is the sorority’s biggestfundraiser. Last year, ASA made about $2,300 and they hope to increase that amount to $3,000 this year, said Kacee George, senior elementaryeducation major and ASA fundraising chair.

“We use this money to fund our sorority operations, entry fees to campus events, and leadership opportunities for members,” George said.

ASA will offer both regular and vegetarian chili, carrots and celery, and pumpkin bars. Customers can eat there or take it with them “to-go,” a new feature this year.

“We have a to-go line this year to help with rush hour – lunch and dinner – that is setup for customer convenience,” George said.

In addition to food, there will also be various vendors like Avon, ThirtyOn Bags, Scentsy and At-Home America products set up in ASA’s formal living. The sorority will receive 15-30 percent of their profits.

“Our seniors also make homemade goodies that will be sold in our entrance for those who need an extra dessert or a take-away snack,” George said.

At the ASA house, tables and the service line will be set up in the basement for customers to eat and enjoythemselves.

“We have prepared 250 pounds of hamburger and 25 batches of pumpkin bars,” George said. “Chili is made and pumpkin bars are iced the day of.”

Each member of ASA is required to sell at least 15 of the $5 tickets. Membership numbers are up in the soror-ity this year, so they are expecting a bigger turnout, said Alice Christian, rehabilitation services in education major. Tickets are also sold at the door.

“Last year we had around 400 or 500 (people) show up,” George said. “This year my goal is to run out of chili.”The hard work of the sorority members is what makes the event so successful, George said. Six committees make

up the Chili Feed, including chili making, set up and promotions.“Everybody is a part of the committee and everyone has a role,” Christian said.Danae Coffee, sophomore economics major, said the Chili Feed is not only about raising money – it’s about

teaching the value of hard work.“We really bond with sisters because we are at the house working for such a long period of time,” Coffee said.

“It’s a lot of time to get to truly know people.”George said the event is a success because many people consider it a part of Homecoming and look forward to

seeing the house, meeting new members and contributing to the sorority.“It is a nice way to wind down from the Homecoming Weekend,” George said.

Alive With the Sounds of Music

Sophomore music and math major Adam Petz performs “Grave” from Beethoven’s Sonata in C Minor Sunday in Heath Recital Hall. Now 19, Petz started playing piano when he was in Preschool. John Henningsen/The Bulletin

Under direction of Jeremy Starr, members of the ESU Chamber Orchestra play for their first audience of the season Friday night in Heath Recital Hall. The audience relaxed and absorbed the beautiful sounds of composers such as Pietro Mascagni and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The next Chamber of Orchestra concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 in Heath Recital Hall. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

child, and she does not feel she needs to start getting one now since she has been okay so far.

The Health and Wellness Center has had several flu shot clin-ics on campus. The last clinic is from 1-3 p.m. today in the Kanza Room, but students can still get the shot at any time during the flu season at the Health Center.

While there are new methods such as a nasal spray and a “tiny” needle, McDaniel said that the Health Center only offers the tra-ditional shot. This is due to cost and also because the spray con-tains a live virus.

The cost for faculty and staff is $25 or the use of Kansas Health Insurance is allowed. Student prices are discounted to $10 or they may use their health insurance if it covers vaccinations. Insurance cards and student IDs must be present at the time of the shot.

McDaniel said that for students with underlying health issues, getting the vaccination could save their life, and by getting the shot students will be able to stay healthy during the flu season.

“It’s going to keep students in class,” McDaniel said. “(The flu) can take students out of class for five days or sometimes even a week if they’re really, really sick with it.”

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Homecoming Q&Awith king and

queen canidatesWhat is your favorite part of

Homecoming week?*Check your Buzz-In for the ballot. Voting ends tomorrow.

Eden Tullis, senior English major, Union Activities Council

Ashley Vogts, senior inter-disciplinary studies major, Associated Student Gov-ernment and Chi Omega

Mallory West, senior business education major, Alpha Sigma Alpha

Jennifer Cheray, senior marketing major, Associ-ated Student Government

Lasonya “Sonya” McElroy, senior communications ma-jor, Black Student Union

Daniel Delgadillo, senior crime and delinquency studies major, Ambassadors

Aaron Thomsen, senior physics and pre-engineer-ing major, Alpha Kappa Lambda

Brian Horvath, senior business administration major, Computer Information Systems Club

Matt Van Horn, senioraccounting major, Ambassadors

Lucas San Martin, senior political science major, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

“The football game. It is just so much fun to see all of the students come out

to support the football team and all of the staff and alumni come together.

It’s just awesome.”

“Probably just the whole student body coming together as one. All that school spirit that isn’t there any other time of the year. I love homecoming

week each year.”

“Just the whole student body com-ing together as one. It is such a nice camaraderie to see everyone coming

together to support ESU.”

“Definitely the bonfire and Yell like Hell. Just all that school spirit to-gether like that is pretty awesome.”

“Personally for me it was getting to know all of the other candidates. I

did not know any of them personally before and I have been here for four

years. It is just a great fellowship that everyone comes together for.”

“I would say it is the buzz. Everyone is so excited about ESU, the chance to meet new people. I guess just the at-

mosphere.”

“The football game. It’s nice to see how many people show up in black

and gold to support our home team.”

“The school spirit. There is so much school spirit throughout the week each year and it is not any other time of the

year.”

“Football game, for sure.”

“Just the excitement in the atmosphere. It’s just a different culture on campus

during this week.”

Wall Street protests draw overseas attention

NEW YORK (AP) — The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spawned grass-roots activities around the U.S. and prompted comments from President Barack Obama, is now drawing political remarks from over-seas.

Iran’s top leader said Wednesday that the wave of protests reflects a seri-ous crisis that will ultimately topple capitalism in America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed the United States is now in a full-blown crisis because its “corrupt foundation has been exposed to the American people.”

The remarks came a day after U.S. officials said the Obama administra-tion plans to leverage charges that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador into a new global cam-paign to isolate the Islamic republic.

For the past 3 1/2 weeks, the eco-nomic protesters have besieged a park in lower Manhattan near Wall Street. A march on Tuesday, past the homes of wealthy residents, marked the first time the movement has singled out individuals as part of the 1 percent they say are getting rich at the expense of the rest of America.

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For most students, starting their fresh-man year of college is an opportunity to enter into a completely new phase of life. The process can be made easier when there are people there to help along the way.

The Freshman Action Team is a new student organization that is committed to helping students find their way through college, as well as to develop essential skills and leadership.

“When I heard about it, I thought that it was a good idea because when you look around the campus there are a lot of fresh-men that don’t really take their first year seriously,” said Timothy Thomas, junior criminal justice, crime and delinquency major, recruitment chair and second vice president of FAT. “They never really real-ize that it’s a reality until they almost flunk out or they can’t get back in or they are on academic probation.”

Thomas said there are many freshmen who get involved in sex, drugs and alco-hol, which can distract them from aca-demics and getting involved in campus.

“If ESU is really about success and pushing people forward…then it starts with the freshmen when they come in,” Thomas said. “You have to develop them into leaders.”

Tayler Wash, sophomore secondary

education major and first vice president of FAT, said the group hopes to develop a class of freshman who are prepared to deal with college and the stress of the first year.

“I see us influencing freshmen now and coming back four years later and see-ing them making their own changes on campus,” Wash said.

FAT plans to have various programs for freshmen and transfer students that will help them to develop college and leader-ship skills.

“I would like to look at every part of a freshman’s life as far as being in col-lege, academics, being most important, and their social life and just having them know the balance between them,” said Brianna Byers, junior sociology major and president of FAT.

Byers said they will have programs on dealing with stress, time management, learning when to go out and when not to stay in and leadership.

“A lot of people think that being a leader is being in a position, but truth be told, we are all leaders because all of our opinions matter,” Thomas said. “In order to be a leader you have to know how to follow, you have to be able to serve.”

Thomas said that FAT will have com-munity service projects as well, such as volunteering with Abundant Harvest and the Topeka Rescue Mission to help serve the homeless and hungry.

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Members of the Freshman Action Team discuss ideas Monday night to help incoming freshman and transfer students as well as to recruit new members. President Brianna Byers, junior sociology major, and 2nd Vice President Timothy Thomas, junior criminal justice major, said the group hopes to help students deal with the stress of college. Jenny Pendarvis/The Bulletin

for transfer students as well. They also encourage all other students to become mentors for freshmen to help with the process of adjustment to college life.

“Once you become involved on cam-pus, it makes you want to stay here and it helps,” Byers said. “It also gives you some

responsibility to stand for something and helps you to be a well-rounded person.”

Thomas said that college is like a fam-ily and when students get involved and make connections they get a sense of camaraderie that helps them stay in school and enjoy it.

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who got picked last in sports in high school get a leg up.”The most exciting thing about Quidditch is that it is brand new and unique to the

current generation, Leach said.“It’s this new cultural artifact that we have,” Leach said. “It’s impossible for

Quidditch to have been played 20 years ago because it didn’t exist.” Leach said that part of the magic of the game is that it can bring the Harry Potter

series to life. “Harry Potter brings people together – it’s kind of like magic,” Wilson said.

ance the expense someway.”     Hoover said he would like to see an increase in revenue from the new meters because revenue has decreased due to the decline in enrollment.

Police and Safety records for 2009 show incomes of about $100,000 from all permits, $87,000 from meters and $74,500 from tickets and other violations. This money goes to maintain parking lots and meters, Hoover said, and to pay salaries of police and safety employees and updating equipment.

“The meters are more fair in my mind,” Hoover said. “Anybody can use them. All you have to do is have a quarter and it still gener-ates some revenue.”

Because of the cost, Hoover said the

department will relocate old and repaired meters for the lot. A few students have com-plained about malfunctioning meters, a prob-lem Hoover said is bound to happen due to old meters and the number of meters, which makes it hard to maintain them all.

Hoover said that members of police and safety do not actually test the meters regularly because they are tested every day by the people who use them. If a meter is not reading the correct time, Hoover said he or another officer check the meters but most of the malfunc-tions are dead batteries or jams.

“We need to be notified that it is malfunc-tioning,” said Hoover. “We do try to keep them in functioning order and as with any device things malfunction. It is a machine and machines are not going to be working cor-rectly all the time.”

Domestic violence law repeal affects safetyTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Advocates for

abuse victims said Wednesday that a dispute between the city of Topeka and the district attorney over the prosecution of domestic violence misdemeanors will make people who are already scared think twice before reporting abuse.

The mayor and council of Kansas’ capital city voted to repeal the city’s ordinance against domestic violence Tuesday night, a dramatic

turn in their attempt to force the county to back away from its budget-driven decision to stop prosecuting misdemeanors committed inside Topeka.

“It can be dangerous,” said Becky Dickinson, director of the Topeka YWCA’s Center for Safety and Empowerment. “It can escalate for the victim. If charges aren’t filed, they can be released and they can be angry because they were arrested.”

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Soccer falls to three goal deficit

Freshman defender Ashlyn Parker and UCM #23 Becky Lackey battle for control of the ball Sunday afternoon at the pitch. The Jennies defeated the Hornets 1-0. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin

Sport Shorts

The Hornets hosted 12-ranked Central Missouri Sunday at the ESU Pitch in a close game. The Hornets fell 1-0 as UCM scored in the 85th minute of the game.

ESU was able to stop 18 of 19 shots on goal by a strong UCM squad that has only been held to one goal or less twice this season.

Junior goalie Nikki Schmitz tied an ESU record held by Megan Martin with 16 stops. ESU got three of their four shots on goal in the second half, the closest from senior defender Jessica Decker who came within inches of scoring in the early stages of the sec-ond half. Today the team will travel to Bolivar, Mo. to play Southwest Baptist.

Soccer falls 0-1 against UCM

The women continued their strong play as they stretch their record to 12-6 on the year with a win against Missouri Southern last Saturday.

The women used 10 blocks and took advantage of more than 20 errors by MSSU to complete the sweep 3-0. The scores were 25-10, 25-16 and 25-22 re-spectively.

Katie Deutschmann continued her strong play as she hit 750 for the match and stretched her string of double-doubles to three games.

Paige Vanderpool ended the night with seven kills and 15 digs. Meg Schwartz con-tinued her strong defensive play with 15 digs, making it 23 matches in which she has had double digit digs.

Women volleyball sweep Missouri Southern 3-0

The women cross country team once again had a strong showing by senior Katie Mona last Saturday. She won her third straight individual championship at the Haskell Invitational while helping ESU women place second as a team.

She finished almost a full minute ahead of the second place finisher. The Hornets also had a strong finish by Courtney Maddux, who placed 14th, Amy Feldkamp who placed 16th and Kristen Sponsel, who finished in 26th.

The men’s team took home the first place prize and their second overall team championship of the season.

Asher Delmott led the way for the men finishing fourth overall. ESU also had strong finishes from Jacob Bull, ninth, Morgan Riggs, 11th, Ryan Hahn, 199th, and Trey Brokaw, 22nd.

Up next for the cross country team is the MIAA championships on Oct. 22 in Joplin, Mo.

Men take 1st, women 2nd at Haskell XC invitational

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Hornets show heart in comeback win

The women soccer team battled an unrelenting wind along with Fort Hays State last Thursday at the ESU Pitch and fell to the Lions 3-2. The Hornets were down by three goals at the half after playing against the wind. However, they came up one short in the second half and lost by one.

“I was proud of them after they played the second half, I really was,” head coach Bryan Sailer said. “They could have been deflated after that first half, but they played really well.”

In the first half, the Hornets played tough but were unable to keep the Tigers from generating three goals. The first two goals were scored off of long shot attempts that ended in open net opportunities.

In the 27th minute, Fort Hays junior midfielder Nicole Randall’s attempt bounced off the crossbar as it sailed over Hornet goalkeeper Natalie Hoernig’s hands. The ball dropped suddenly, and Tiger midfielder Becca Andres headed the ball in.

Four minutes later, Hoernig found herself in the same situation. Randall had another shot opportunity that went high and ricocheted off of Hoernig’s hands. As Hoernig fell, Tiger forward Cindy Benitez scored off the rebound.

Fort Hays concluded their scoring as forward Hailey Davey scored on a one-on-one opportunity in the 35th

minute.ESU came out in the second half

with a refocused mentality.“Honestly, we just had nothing

to lose and we all knew we played not to our best the first half and we decided we’d just come out and take it to them in the second half,” said junior forward Ashley Hill.

The second half was more favor-able to the Hornets as the wind was on their side. Hill scored her first goal

of the season in the 55th minute. As the half was nearing its close,

senior defender Jessica Decker scored and off corner kick by freshman mid-fielder Mallory Walden. As the ball careened off of players in the box, Decker’s foot found the ball and the ball found the back of the net.

Though ESU outshot the Tigers, they still found themselves on the losing end.

“This is the fourth game that

we’ve out shot teams by a good margin that we’ve lost,” Sailer said. “It’s getting old…we had 17 shots to four in the second half. I thought we bombarded them more in the second half than they did to us in the first half… but we allowed more goals. All that matters is the goals.”

The Hornets are now 1-6-4. The Hornets will conclude their home season against Truman at 12 p.m. Oct. 16 at the ESU Pitch.

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Last Saturday at Welch Stadium, the Hornets came from behind to beat the Lions of Missouri Southern State 31-24.

The Hornets fell behind 0-17 before scoring 31 points in the second half to complete the comeback, adding a crucial win to the team’s overall record. The Hornets are now 2-4.

“Our kids made a great comeback,” said head coach Garin Higgins. “We got some opportunities and made some great plays there at the end of the game.”

In the first half, things did not go favorably for the Hornets. The offense struggled to make plays and did not put any points on the board. The Lions had several opportunities to put the game out of reach, but the defense responded well.

Junior defensive back Derek Lohmann came up with a huge intercep-tion in the end zone to prevent the Lions from having another scoring drive.

“We have been playing very strong,” said junior defensive back Kevin Gaddis. “From our defensive line, to our linebackers and our secondary… we know we have to play hard to go out there and win a ball game.”

In the third quarter, the offense finally showed signs of life. They were able to drive 71 yards in 11 plays to make the score 7-17. On the Lions’ next possession, once again the defense stepped up to the challenge, forcing a three and out and getting the ball back for the Hornets.

On the ensuing drive, the offense looked unstoppable. Junior quarter-back Tyler Eckenrode went six of eight for 57 yards, culminating with a nine yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Shjuan Richardson.

“It’s fun when you’re throwing to guys like Shjuan Richardson, Benji Love and RayRay Davis,” said quarterback Tyler Eckenrode. “Our offensive line battled hard today.”

The Lions answered back with a touchdown of their own, pushing the lead to 10 points, 14-24. That would be the last time the Lions scored.

Eckenrode threw to Richardson for a 60 yard touchdown strike to pull

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For Paige Vanderpool, sopho-more outside hitter for the Hornets volleyball team, the sport is an escape.

“Once I am on the court, it is all volleyball,” Vanderpool said.

Vanderpool, an undecided major, is in her second season with the Hornets. Although she is cur-rently undecided on her future, she said she is leaning towards becom-ing a physical therapist, so she will be able to help people.

“She is a really great player and a great leader as well. She always speaks up when we need someone to, and she steps up when we need a really big play,” said freshman outside hitter Carly Spicer. “She is a great role model. She is doing a really good job and becoming a true leader this year.”

Vanderpool has been playing volleyball for seven years and has been an outside hitter since the eighth grade. Growing up, she ran cross country but eventually decid-ed she wanted to do something dif-ferent. She settled on volleyball.

It was a new sport for her and one in which she looked forward to participating in every day. Vanderpool continued playing the sport throughout high school and was named all-conference, all-district, and all-regional as a player. Last year, she was honored with all-conference honorable mention as a freshman.

“Paige is a great leader on and off the court,” said freshman out-side hitter Hunter Porter. “If I ever have any questions, she is the team-mate I go to.”

Being such an outstanding high school player, Vanderpool had many options when it came to playing in college. The University of Central Missouri, the University of Missouri, Missouri State University, Appalachian State University and several other out-of-state colleges showed an interest in her, but it was Emporia State that won her over with the success of the program and the style of coach-ing the staff offered.

“I like how laid back the coach-es are,” Vanderpool said. “They do not get too wound up about anything. If you make a mistake they tell you how to fix it without getting on you too hard. They just allow us to play and have fun and step in when they need to.”

Vanderpool said she feels that this year’s young team has a lot of potential.

“I love all of the girls and we play really well together and get along well,” Vanderpool said. “It is a good atmosphere.”

Being about halfway through the season, she said she feels there is still work to be done and things to improve on, but the team is get-ting better day by day. Vanderpool continues to strive to be the best she can be on and off the court in order to help her team. She hopes the team is able to make it to the NCAA Tournament and to the elite 8 as well.

Junior running back Derwin Hall dodges a tackle Saturday at Welch Stadium. The hornets came back from behind in the second half to win the game against the MSSU Lions 31-24. Chris Franklin/The Bulletin

the Hornets within three points, 21-24. “I just wanted to make a play for our team,” Richardson said. “I had to

step up when my number was called and make a play.” With a 1:29 left in the game, the Hornets took over on their own 16

yard line. With an improbable 84 yard drive, the Hornets drove the length of the field.

Then Eckenrode hit wide receiver RayRay Davis on a touchdown pass, grabbing the lead 31-24 with nearly 30 seconds left in the game. The comeback was complete as the remaining seconds ticked off the board.

“We needed this win,” Eckenrode said. “We have been fighting all year and it was a good win.”

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