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The Mabee Library makes improvements to its technology systems.

Ashley and Arica Shepard have Washburn seeing double.

The Dead Sevens rock out at the Boobie Trap.

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VOlUmE 136, ISSUE 14 • WEdNESdAy, JANUARy 27, 2010

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There is no doubt that a college ed-ucation is a useful tool in the job mar-ket…, but it’s not going to be cheap.

As the economy continues to struggle, colleges and universities are also feeling the sting from lack of funding. Budget cuts, lack of pay raises and tuition increases have higher education institutions feeling a little penny-pinched, not to men-tion the financial pressure placed on attending students’ shoulders as they struggle to pay for college.

What most students don’t know, however, is just how much financial aid is available to them if they just apply. Jennifer Hill, assistant direc-tor of Financial Aid encourages stu-dents to apply for financial aid even if they don’t think they qualify or are not interested in taking out student loans.

“Completing the ap-plication does not lock you in to anything. It just determines eligibil-ity,” Hill said. “Students will still need to accept the award, but it’s free money. Take advantage.”

Financial Aid includes any-thing from federal programs like grants, loans and work study, state pro-grams and academic and departmental scholarships. In 2008-09, 5,400 stu-dents received more than $61 million in financial aid, including all types of state, federal, veteran benefits, Wash-burn University aid and private aid.

Students applying for aid should fill out the Free Application for Feder-al Student Aid, which can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov. As stated in the ap-

plication’s name, this application is free of charge. Students should be wary of applications that ask for a fee at the end of the application, as none is required.

“We just want students to ap-ply,” said Gail Palmer, director of Fi-nancial Aid at Washburn. “Students should seek out information from their departments because many de-partments have scholarship money available as well. It’s more than just financial aid; it’s about learning what your department can offer you.”

As students are applying for scholarships and other financial aid, they should keep in mind that the dead-line to turn in all of these applications is rapidly approaching. The priority deadline for financial aid at Washburn is Feb. 15, although many individual departments are requesting that de-partmental scholarship applications be

turned in at an earlier date.“Just because the

deadline is Feb. 15 doesn’t mean that students have to wait until then to fill out their app l i c a t i ons , ” Palmer said. “Just because we have

a priority dead-line doesn’t mean

we don’t run out of money before that date.”

While federal aid, including loans and Pell grants, does not run out of money, there is no guarantee that mon-ey from state programs or scholarships will still be available. Students inter-ested in receiving any financial aid can submit their applications any time after Jan. 1, as finalized tax information is not required to complete the form. Stu-dents may go back and edit their FAF-SA after their taxes have been filed.

Palmer also reminded current students who are already receiving scholarships to fill out and submit the university scholarship renewal ap-plication that is available online, as they will receive a confirmation num-ber to prove that it has been submit-ted in case there is a discrepancy later.

But most importantly, Palmer and Hill strongly recommended that students who have questions stop by the financial aid office for help.

“Talking about money can be intimidating. We’re here to simpli-fy it as much as we can and get you through the process,” said Palmer.

Hill explained that peo-ple think the process is much more difficult than it actually is.

“We are an open office,” she said. “We have two comput-ers available and staff available specifically to help students file.”

Students who have additional questions regarding the financial aid process or are looking for financial aid tips or scholarship information should check out www.fastweb.com or www.collegeboard.com for more informa-tion. Both sites offer additional point-ers and guidance for both students and parents who are interested in learn-ing more about the financial aid pro-cess. The sites offer college searches, where students can look up informa-tion on financial aid, deadlines, ad-missions, international programs and more for a specific institution.

But while utilizing outside re-sources can be helpful, students can al-ways seek out answers from the finan-cial aid office on campus and its Web site, www.washburn.edu/financial-aid.

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When Bill Gates took the stage at the 2001 Comdex convention he ushered in the age of tablet com-puting, today it looks like the tech world is trying to prove him right.

Unfortunately for him it came several years too late.

“[The tablet PC] is virtually without limits and within five years I predict it will be the most popu-lar form of PC sold in America,” said Gates in a 2001 press release.

For years that bold prediction was the laughing stock of the tech world. Tablet computing struggled to break out of its niche market and into the moneymaking mainstream. For years Microsoft and its partners have tried to make Gates’ dream a reality while he dutifully carried his tablet to meetings while the rest of the world looked at the technol-ogy with apathy. And for years the tablet remained nothing more than an unfulfilled glimmer in the eyes of the geekiest of geeks, but it certainly looks like that is about to change.

Actually it could be said it has al-ready changed. In January 2007 Apple, Inc. introduced the world to its iPhone, a platform that has grown and ma-tured since its release six months later. The iPhone quickly became the most popular and successful touch-based gadget in history selling millions of devices to users who have now down-

loaded more than three billion apps. With that success came an astonishing number of “me-too” devices, all try-ing to chomp off a bit of the touchy-feely, finger-mashing goodness.

Today touchscreen devices are only a part of what is becom-ing the most sought-after and under-defined market in technology: that thing that fits somewhere between a fancy phone and a laptop, hope-fully in both price and functionality.

With that in mind, 2010’s edition of the yearly technology juggernaut known as the Consumer Electronics Show saw more than its fair share of portable devices. More than 30 tablets, e-readers, big touch screens and slates were announced, released or other-wise blabbed on about in only a few short days. And that number doesn’t include the countless other no-name devices that didn’t get their moment to shine amongst the more than 2,000 companies vying for attention at CEs.

E-reading company Skiff then stole the title of largest screen on an

e-reader when it showed off its promising Skiff Read-er. The device will sport an 11.5-inch flexible display when it launches with Sprint wireless connectivity later this year. Not to be outdone, tech com-pany MSI set out to show that if one screen was good, then two must be twice as nice with an early prototype of a dual-screen e-reader that should ship before the year ends. From the

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Free money for collegeHelping Hands: Junior Tana Harris receives assistance from the Financial Aid office. Students should be aware that the deadline for applying for financial aid is February 15 and that there are many options available for students who need assistance with tuition.

Photo by Matt Wilper, Washburn Review

Lauren EckertWASHBURN REVIEW

There is no snowfall that comes without cost. And as To-peka now knows, the more the snowfall, the higher the cost.

Weather is hard to predict months before it is going to happen. It can be as-sumed that winters are going to be cold and summers are going to be hot and humid, but precipitation isn’t as simple.

The university has the job of try-ing to predict how much snow is going to fall each year so that it can set the budget for snow removal. This time that guess was a little off as Kansas and much of the rest of the country saw snowfall unlike it had seen in years.

“We try to look at historical dates and the amount of snowfall we had last year during the winter,” said Bill Glatts, director of facil-ity services at Washburn. ‘This year was obviously much more than last.”

This winter there has been a lot of snow. Between Dec. 22, 2009 and Jan. 8, 2010, Washburn spent $70,000 to cover the costs that came with the unstoppable flakes.

“We are responsible for clearing the sidewalks, including the perimeter sidewalk around campus, the park-ing lots and the roads,” said Glatts.

Facilities services isn’t just in charge of clearing the snow. The to-tal cost also included pre-treating and retreating the sidewalks to make them safe to walk on. And although there is a plan after the snow has finished falling, it is hard to plan in advance.

“When we set our budget it is al-most impossible to know how much snow to plan for and how much money we are going to spend,” said Glatts. “However there is a plan on how to efficiently remove the snow.”

The $70,000 wasn’t covered by the budget, but there are some op-tions to get some of that money back. Since the snowfall in Topeka was declared as a State of Disaster Emer-gency, the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency may return some of the money to Washburn. Glatts says they are currently filing paper-work for a FEMA reimbursement.

As for the budget, at this point in time, it is not being readjust-ed until they find out if and how much money they will get back.

“I would hope that we don’t have to sacrifice anything in the fu-ture or make cutbacks,” said Glatts.

Financial aid advises students on the importance of applying and seeking financial aid opportunities

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Winter weather woescause $70,000 loss

Advances in touch-screen technology prompt outbreak of new consumer product rumors

Lauren Eckert is a junior mass media major. Reach her at lauren.eckert@washburn.edu.

Kate HampsonWASHBURN REVIEW

Kate Hampson is a senior mass media major. Reach her at katelyn.hampson@washburn.edu.

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The Bod Beat News Briefs • Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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ampusalendarCWednesday, January 27

Women’s BasketballLee Arena5:30 p.m.

Men’s BasketballLee Arena7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 28

Scorch on the PorchMemorial Union11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Webcast, “How to Find Your Dream Internship”Vogel Room, Memorial Union12 p.m.

Washburn Ad ClubPanel DiscussionConvocation Hall,Bradbury Thompson Center12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Workshop: Study Strategies for the ADHD StudentMorgan Hall Room 12212:15 p.m.

Fast Forward Social5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday Night LiveKansas Room, Memorial Union6 p.m.

Friday, January 29

ACTV8 Your Career WorkshopShawnee Room, Memorial Union12 p.m.

WU Board of Regents MeetingBlair Room, Living Learning Center1 p.m.

Kansas Day Presentation Henderson Room 208 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 30

Sunday, January 31

Monday, February 1

Tuesday, February 2

Fast Forward LuncheonBradbury Thompson Alumni Center12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“Sex Rules!” featuring Maria FalzoneWashburn Room, Memorial Union7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 3

Comfort Food BuffetWashburn Room, Memorial Union11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 4

Blood DrivePetro Allied Health Center, Lower Level10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Study Abroad FairMain Lobby, Memorial Union11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday Night LiveKansas Room, Memorial Union6 p.m.

Crane Observatory Open HouseCrane Observatory7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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comfort of its Web site, Amazon announced an international version of its popular Kindle DX. This after boast-ing to the world that the device was the most gifted item in Amazon history and that digital downloads outnum-bered printed books on Christmas day.

However e-readers were only a small part of the announcements at CES. Big players like Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Sony introduced tablet computers to their upcoming product lineups. Many of the devices will run Microsoft’s latest Windows 7 and attempt to tackle the market as multipurpose devices capable of far more than the limited e-readers like the Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook.

Yet perhaps the biggest announce-ment in the tablet computing market didn’t take place at CES, in fact it hasn’t even happened, but all eyes are on Cupertino, Calif., the home of Ap-ple. The company recently announced what tech enthusiasts have known for weeks, that Jan. 27 Yerba Buena Cen-ter for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif.,

will play host to Apple and its rumored device. Apple’s press invitations tempt recipients to “come see our latest cre-ation” and feature an Apple logo on splatters of brightly-colored paint. The Wednesday event is rumored to be the announcement of the “iSomething,” iSlate and iPad are the latest winners in the naming rumors, a keyboardless, 10-inch touchscreen slate computer.

In typical Apple fashion, the com-pany has been absolutely silent, yet the hype and hysteria surrounding the as-yet unreleased product continue to grow.

So the tech world waits, hold-ing its breath, watching to see if 2010 can finally, once and for all, be “The Year of the Tablet.”

And Gates is sitting there think-ing, “it’s about freakin’ time.”

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Josh King is a senior mass media/Spanish major. Reach him at joshua.king@washburn.edu.

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Henderson Learning Resources Center has been an integral part of campus for the last 39 years. Complet-ed in 1971 as part of Washburn’s re-construction effort in the wake of the 1966 tornado, the building was dedi-cated on May 16, 1971 as part of the spring commencement week activities.

The Learning Resources Center, as it was then named, was designed by the Ekdhl, Davis and Depew, architec-tural firm. It was built by Casson Con-struction Company for $2.5 million and featured ample classroom space along with facilities for television production.

The President of Washburn Uni-versity at the time was John Hender-son. While speaking at the dedication Henderson encouraged the application of computers at Washburn, a concept that was somewhat ahead of the times.

“At a time when 250 hours of in-struction can be placed in a kit the size of a suitcase we must not continue to act as though the electronic revolution has not occurred,” he said at the dedication.

John Wayne Henderson was born in Windber, Pa., in 1922. He spent a few years working in coal mines before joining the U.S. Marine Air Corps and serving in World War II. When the war ended in 1945 Henderson began attend-ing classes at Juniata College in Hunt-ingdon, Pa., where he would eventually obtain a bachelor’s degree. He attend-ed graduate school at Michigan State where he earned his doctorate in 1958.

After finishing at Michigan State, Henderson spent seven years holding positions at other colleges before be-coming Washburn’s president in 1965. He claimed that the Washburn com-munity would find that he wouldn’t be much of a “bricks and mortar presi-dent” because he intended on academ-ics being the main focus of his tenure. Mother nature apparently disagreed. June 8, 1966, Washburn’s campus was

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struck with a devastating tornado that left a lasting mark on the university.

After the tornado damaged or de-stroyed a large portion of campus, Hen-derson proved invaluable while guid-ing Washburn through one of the most difficult times in its history. He worked quickly with Topeka’s mayor to bring in 40 trailers to be used as temporary class space. His biggest impact was felt while leading a fundraising drive that brought in more than $50 million in contributions. A portion of those funds were used to build the build-ing that now includes his namesake.

In recognition of President Hen-derson’s strong guidance, the Wash-burn board of Regents voted to rededi-cate the Learning Resources Center as Henderson Learning Resources Center in 1977. This was unique because he continued to serve as president until his retirement in 1981 and usually an honor of this magnitude is bestowed after the honoree either moves on or retires. Sadly Henderson passed away in 1999 but Henderson Learning Re-sources Center stands not only in rec-ognition of his contributions to Wash-burn but also as a direct result of them.

Bryce GrammerWASHBURN REVIEW

Bryce Grammer is a writer for the Wash-burn Review. Reach him at bryce.gram-mer@washburn.edu.

Photo by Tesa DeForest, Washburn Review

Henderson: Henderson Learning Resources Center was named after John Henderson, a former Washburn University president. This building was built after the tornado of 1966, which devastated most of Washburn’s campus.

Computer efficiency in the Mabee library is dependent on a switch pan-el, which as of last semester, resided in a janitor’s closet in the basement.

It is expected to perform better in its new home on the main floor.

“The library is absolutely depen-dent on technology—I spend as much time thinking about tech in the library as anything, and we’ve made good strides to improve infrastructure,” said Alan Bearman, dean of libraries.

Farhan Makda is the web devel-oper and ISS liaison to the library for systems support. The importance of tech in the library is evident in the prox-imity of Makda’s office to Bearman’s, which is right across the hallway.

Makda said the upgrades are to provide general infrastruc-ture improvement, security, hu-midity control and fire safety.

“The cabling is out of date, so it can’t move data as fast as it

should. By replacing the switch, we can replace the cabling,” he said.

Makda said the improvements are 40 percent to halfway complete. The biggest hang-up is money, be-ing that a quarter of a million dol-lars is needed to finish the upgrades.

“When the computer system was originally implemented, they had no idea where the technol-ogy was headed,” Bearman said.

Bearman said students who are exasperated with e-mail, my.washburn, or other service issues, may not be aware of the intensive infrastruc-ture improvements that informa-tion services has been making at the library. And Roeth Taylor of Stu-dent Friends, Mabee’s student focus group, said she agrees the changes may not be noticeable for a while.

“Free printing is probably the thing students are happiest about,” she said.

Movin’ it on up: The old housing for the Mabee Library computer network switch panel, left, was located in the basement and not conducive to meeting the needs of library patrons. The new placement of the panels on the main level will increase connectivity.

Photo by Tesa DeForest, Washburn Review

A fire was set in an elevator in the Living Learning Center during the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2008. The students in the LLC were evacu-ated and the fire was extinguished.

Two elevators were damaged, and although the elevators are in working condition now, previous stories report-ed repairs totaling between $200,000 and $300,000. Almost two years later, the case is still open and all leads have run dry. While the university has not made any changes to policy, there have been other changes.

“They did install security cameras in all public areas, including ex-its, entrances and elevators,” said Kate Mc-Cown, assistant director of Res-idential Living. “The LLC fa-cilities are card access only still.”

As for the investigation into catching the arsonist that started the fire, Capt. Ed White has been heav-ily involved. When it began, the in-vestigation was done by the city fire inspector, the state fire marshal and the Washburn University Police De-partment. Local media gave attention to the case using Crime Stoppers, en-couraging people with information to make it available to the authorities.

“A few leads came in, but noth-ing materialized,” said White. “It’s still an open case, and I worked on it for about a year and a half. All of that information has been turned over to the district attorney.”

White could not comment further because it is an open case and he did not want to compromise the integrity of the case. The statute of limitations on an ar-son case is five years. If caught, the per-petrator can be prosecuted until 2013.

Earlier this week, in an attempt to get the public’s attention back on the

case WIBW did another Crime Stoppers story on the case. The hope is that this will cause anyone with information on the incident to come for-ward. Those who have informa-tion are encour-aged to make an anonymous call to Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or contact the Washburn Po-

lice Department.It is important that anyone with

information come forward. Though there have been no further incidents of this magnitude, it is important for the safety of students and the public that justice be served. Also, students should bear in mind that the actions of one can affect many.

LLC fire case still open

A few leads came in, but nothing materialized. It’s still an open case.

- Ed WhiteCaptain, Washburn Police

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Mabee library moves computer switch panel

Honoring HLRCKate FechterWASHBURN REVIEW

Kate Fechter is a junior mass media ma-jor. Reach her at kate.fechter-stamper@washburn.edu.

Ben FitchWASHBURN REVIEW

Ben Fitch is a senior mass media major. Reach him at benjamin.fitch@washburn.edu.

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With the second week of the second semester coming to a close, many residents have already gotten to know their roommate’s interests and habits. Sometimes those habits can cause conflict between roommates.

Senior Samantha Burns had one such experience.

“My roommate moved her 28-year-old…fiancée into her room after our suite cleared out our second semester. I tried to be understand-ing, but when they started having meth heads come over at all hours of the night, and started letting random shady characters crash in one of the empty rooms, I had to go to WUPD and alert them to our circumstances.”

As extreme as that situation was, roommate conflicts are a real and frequent occurrence. If you are hav-ing issues with your roommate or suite mate don’t keep it to yourself.

“The first step is always talk-ing to your roommate directly,” said Washburn Residential Living Assistant Director Kate McCown.

Residential adviser Emily Scott agreed that roommate communi-cation was the first step. She said many problems start with mis-communications and many can be resolved by clearing them up.

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They are trained in mediation and conflict resolution,” said McCown. “Usually that’s where it’s resolved.”

Roommate and suite mate agree-ments are also filled out at the begin-ning of the year, which can help solve problems before they arise. These agreements are made based on conver-sations between you and your room-mate on the use of the space. Residents are encouraged to compromise and work together to solve any disagree-ments before they become issues.

While the agreements can cover many things, the Residential Liv-ing Handbook suggests covering things such as study time in the room, visiting hours, cleaning of shared areas, sleep and wake times, pri-vacy needs and room temperature.

If discussing the issue with your roommate, trying conflict resolution with your RA and the roommate/suite mate agreement don’t solve your issue, there are still options you can take.

“Residents are also more than welcome to talk to an as-sistant director,” said McCown.

Washburn Residential Living advises students to remember their own responsibilities as a roommate. The handbook tells students that their enjoyment of life on campus will de-pend largely upon the consideration they show to those around them.

However, sometimes, even when both roommates try their hard-est to solve their differences they just aren’t able to work things out, and when that happens not all is lost.

“If after all that they aren’t able to resolve their issue then they can look into a new roommate,” said McCown.

Without thinking about it, many residents in the residence halls con-tribute to their own lack of safety. Not just personal safety, but the safety of their belongings as well.

“On a normal basis we see around 30 of the 80 doors propped open in the LLC,” said Sheri Jackson, Washburn’s campus resource officer. “Last semester we had around six burglaries in the LLC. That’s where our biggest concern is.”

The University Police Depart-ment is working on pamphlets on how to prevent burglary, theft, rob-bery and rape, which should be avail-able for students in the near future.

“We’ve just recently got rape whistles for students that have been sexually assaulted or have complained about being stopped by people. We’re waiting on the final review before we can hand them out,” said Jackson.

Currently the department provides tips for personal safety on campus. It advises students to always tell someone where they are going and when they plan to return, always lock residence hall doors when leaving and not wear

headsets when leaving because they can mask the noises of a possible attacker.

The University Police Department also recommends keeping an eye out for suspicious people in the residence halls and on campus. A suspicious person or behavior is described by the department as, someone who is enter-ing rooms or offices with no apparent business, sleeping on chairs, furniture, or the floor, carrying weapons such as knives and guns, tampering with locks on doors, windows, bicycles and ve-hicles, forcing another person into a vehicle, looking in windows, carrying items such as crowbars, screwdriv-ers or bolt cutters, or someone who appears scared, nervous, or anxious.

Students are asked to contact the University Police Department if they see such a suspicious person. It recommends trying to notice charac-teristics such as sex, race, complex-ion, age, height, weight, build, hair and clothing of the suspicious per-son when reporting to the dispatcher.

A certain degree of safe-ty precautions are already in place in the residence halls.

“The village and the LLC are both card access. Only residents that live there have access to the living space,”

said Kate McCown, Washburn Resi-dential Living assistant director.

Unfortunately that security is only effective if students protect their access cards by not lend-ing them to anyone. Those cards also only protect against the theft of things inside the residence halls.

“We always encour-age not leaving be-longings in cars, not just CDs and things like that, but text-books too. They are commonly stolen,” said M c C o w n .

T a k -ing per-sonal respon-sibility is essential to preventing theft and promoting a safe envi-ronment in the residence halls.

“The best thing we recommend is to have them lock their doors, in-ner and outer doors,” said Jackson.

Every year when summer vaca-tion comes to an end and the new school year starts, stacks of books start to show up across campus, and unlike textbooks, these are free.

These books are of course, the student planners provided by the Washburn Student Govern-ment Association each year. A book that includes a weekly calendar to help organize the busy lives of students on campus, but perhaps just as importantly, a copy of the university’s hand-book. Unfortunately, that portion of the book is rarely giv-en a second look.

“I don’t know where to find the handbook,” said

Jared Moser, sopho-more. “I would only need to

refer to it for a disciplinary issue. Oth-erwise, I would just see an adviser.”

Even though it’s often ig-nored, the handbook includes a number of useful tips for students.

Early on in the handbook is Wash-

burn’s history. The Congregational Church that founded Washburn origi-nally named the university Lincoln College, after Abraham Lincoln. After the economy tanked following the Civil War, the university fell on hard times. Ichabod Washburn, a church deacon in favor of women’s education and abolitionism, donated $25,000 to the school. In 1868, the university received the name Washburn College after him.

The university’s motto is “Pu-rifactus non consumptus,” which means “Purified but not consumed.” This refers to the pursuit of knowl-edge without corrupting one’s char-acter. It would be interesting to see how many Washburn students could recite that one from memory.

Further into the handbook is in-formation about different student or-ganizations and services. Washburn offers career counseling and many other services. An interesting service listed is student Web sites. The uni-versity provides file storage space for student Web sites at students.washburn.edu. After that, students just have to provide authentication information to the Technology Sup-port Center, located in Bennett Hall.

There is also information about issues concerning student safe-ty. Meningitis, drugs, alcohol and

crime are all discussed. These are all issues students should be aware of, and the handbook gives use-ful information concerning them.

“I read about the crime rate,” said Merideth Cline, a freshman. “I used the information about it to persuade my parents to let me come to Washburn.”

While the handbook is filled with information, but there are some things that students think would be useful that are not included. Cline suggested a list of local delivery services, a com-mon request at the Living Learning Center front desk where she works.

“I think more departmental in-formation, including deans and department heads, would be help-ful,” said Theresa Young, a senior.

At any rate, there is nothing to lose from reading the Student Hand-book. Becoming familiar with the poli-cies, services, and history of Washburn University can only benefit students. So crack it open, it might just have a needed piece of information that can make life at Washburn that much better.

For many students, college marks the first time outside the watchful eyes of parents. This can sometimes lead to activities like drinking, drugs and other harm-ful behaviors, that aside from be-ing potentially dangerous can quickly put students on the wrong side of the Student Conduct Code.

Having contraband on campus is just one of many ways to violate the Student Conduct Code. Other things include: disruptive or disorderly con-duct, using another student’s identi-fication card, harassment, blocking doorways and hazing. The complete list of violations is available in the Student Conduct Code, section II.

“When a student is caught com-mitting a violation against the law, the Washburn police have the choice of sending it to the city, state or fed-eral level, or they can keep it in house,” said Meredith Kidd, dean of students. “The university then has the chance to decide how to best handle it. If a student is caught with a bottle of beer, and it’s their second of-fense, we often refer them to a place to seek treatment, for example.”

In the Student Conduct Code,

section III covers the procedure for how a violation is handled. Once a complaint about a student is re-ceived, the accused students are notified in writing of the violation. The student then must make an ap-pointment to talk about the violation by a certain date or they will receive an additional charge of “failure to comply with a University official.”

At the meeting, the violations and different options for the student are discussed. Students then have the option to waive their right to a formal hearing. If this is done, the school official will review every-thing and make a decision over what sanction will be imposed for the vi-olation. The student can appeal this decision if they don’t agree with it.

Students can choose to have a formal hearing with one of the University Judicial Boards, made up of students and faculty. Students can also appeal the decision of the board. If a student appeals and the decision is upheld, then it is final.

“The board allows you to be jur-ied by your peers,” said Kidd. “I tend to think the Judicial Board, which is excellent, tends to throw the book at you harder than I necessarily would.”

Sanctions for alcohol and other general offenses are usually fines, community service and probation.

For example, an alcohol offense fine is $60 for the violation, $35 for being a minor, plus $5 for each container.

“We had a case two years ago where people were storing used and unused containers,” said Kidd. “Their fine was $500 for the containers, plus the other fines.”

Students then have 30 days to pay the fine, 30-45 days to complete the community service and the pro-bation usually lasts for the semester. Other infractions’ sanctions can vary depending on the case at hand. Dis-ciplinary records under the Student Conduct Code remain on record for five years from the date of the last sanction or when a student graduates.

The Student Conduct Code can be found online or in the Stu-dent Handbook, which is in the planner given out each school year. The university catalog also has in-formation concerning the rules and regulations on campus, and can be found at the admissions office.

“The important things to know is that there are rules, policies and sanc-tions,” said Kidd. “However there are also avenues for explanations and understandings in each situation.”

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Kuehne Hall: This hall can house up to 48 students. While the LLC has four-

person suites, both Kuehne and West Hall have eight-person suites with two

bathrooms, a large living room, outside door access, and a patio or balcony.

Photo by Tesa DeForest, Washburn Review

Living and Learning: The Living Learning Center, better known

as the LLC, is one of the four on-campus residential living

buildings. The building can house 400 students and offers a variety

of services to students, including laundry and kitchen facilities. Photo by Tesa DeForest, Washburn Review

It produces extreme stress for some students, but for others evokes elation. Some choose to traverse the path early while others avoid it until the cusp of graduation. It’s physical education class, or as it’s referred to at Washburn, PE 198 Lifetime Wellness. The name alone elicits thoughts of terror and humiliation for some, but for others, PE is one of the most enjoyable college experiences available. Regardless of any individual’s stance on taking the course, PE 198 must remain a requirement for graduation.

There is a widely held notion in some political circles that the United States has one of the best health care systems worldwide. Regardless of political affiliation, the notion simply does not hold true, especially now as an intense and divided health care debate rages. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 34 percent of American adults age 20 and older were obese in 2007-08, and 68 percent were considered overweight or obese.

In children ages two through 19, 17 percent were considered obese while 32 percent were considered overweight.

The CIA’s World Factbook rates the U.S. infant mortality rate 46 out of 224 countries and entities. Ahead of the U.S. in this startling statistic are the countries of Liechenstein, Slovenia and the Czech Republic, just to name a few. These data partially reflect a lack of knowledge on proper prenatal care in the U.S. Additionally, according to the World Factbook, the life expectancy rank of the U.S. is no. 50 in the world. Outpacing us in that category are international powerhouses like Bosnia and Singapore.

Cities around the country (including New York) are banning products made using trans fats. Locally, the Topeka city council recently banned smoking in most indoor areas. If you watch TV, read articles on the Internet or in print, or listen to the radio, you are probably at least partially aware that there is a health care debate currently happening in congress. The issue of health care will present itself over and over again throughout our lives. Knowledge about proper health care for yourself and

others cannot be underestimated. For many people, health is their foremost concern in life. Education is the key to preventing and changing some of the aforementioned monstrous numbers.

There are some changes that could be implemented to improve the PE 198 requirement here at Washburn. Among those changes are allowing the transfer of credits from other universities and creating an exemption also might be possible for student athletes.

While a contentious and heated debate rages throughout the country about the topic of health care legislation, one thing is almost universally accepted, regardless of political affiliation: we as Americans must remain educated about our health.

The Faculty Senate is set to vote on the elimination of PE 198 as a requirement on Feb. 11, 2010. We at the Review hope that they keep it a requirement for the health and well-being of all students.

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Following the Christmas Day terror scare on a Detroit-bound airplane, questions have risen in regard to the level of security used at airports. Members of the National Intelligence and Homeland Security committees have argued for weeks about the law, all the while falling short of a satisfactory solution. Along the way, however, I believe that they’ve missed the point of this ever-growing debate.

Like the weeks following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, we’re searching for ways to increase security and prevent threats in the future. However, we have yet to see the changes necessary to keep our nation and its citizens safe. And when it comes to the reasoning behind a lack of legislation, its legitimacy seems to fall short in comparison to the need for safety and security.

One of the biggest disputes following this latest terror threat is the use of full body scanners in airports. The opposition argues that the use of this security measure invades the privacy of travelers by taking images of their bodies underneath their clothes. They also believe that it is unnecessary to send small children and elderly people through these scanners because they assume these individuals

are innocent due to their age.

W h e n it comes to the body

images taken by the scanners, security officials describe them as mere outlines of the body that will detect any suspicious material hidden under clothing. Officials also report that the images are viewed in a remote location, and they are not saved by airport computers. Additionally, this method prevents the practice of full-body pat-down procedures, something that could raise even more personal privacy issues than the scanners.

Furthermore, giving allowances to individuals because their age supposedly grants them innocence is ridiculous. Who’s to say that elderly people aren’t capable of creating a bomb, or that parents haven’t hidden material in their children’s clothing because they know they won’t be checked? In times like these, anyone can be a suspect.

This notion of allowances can also operate at the other end of the spectrum, leading to stereotyping of other individuals. For example, are we going to ensure that anyone who looks like a Muslim is passed through the toughest security measures? What about people traveling to the U.S. from countries like Nigeria or Afghanistan? Will they automatically be subjected to forms of screening not required for other individuals?

While I understand that privacy is something we all have a right to, it is also stated in the Constitution that citizens have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, an umbrella concept that encompasses safety and security. When it comes down to it, the decision lies in which right supercedes the other.

I ask you to consider the following question: would you rather risk having an airport official see your body scanner image, or would you choose to risk your life instead? To put the issue on a grander scale, would you fight for your personal right to privacy, all the while subjecting millions of other citizens to the possibility of a terror threat? They deserve the right to life, the right to safety and security. Don’t deny them of that.

Nicole Stejskal is a junior mass media major. Reach her at nicole.stejskal@washburn.edu.

Safe travels:the debate over privacy and security

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MARSHALL ARTS

Melissa KershnerSophomore“Something that helps school spirit, because we really don’t have any.”

Jennifer BraytonSenior

“Dances. They’re fun and we only get two a year.”

Barbara SheltonSophomore“More activities that involve more types of students so everyone can be involved.”

Steven LattimoreSophomore

“I would want my money back because I don’t go to any of the activities.”

Chris Marshall doesn’t use Washburn e-mail because it’s so unreliable. Reach him using the only forms of dependable communication left: pigmy pouter pigeons or Kickapoo smoke signals (or christopher.marshall@washburn.edu).

Tarrah McMillanSophomore“More fun, stress-relieving activities for students.”

Nick HillSenior“I think more of it comes down to bud-geting on WSGA’s part.”

Darion HillmanFreshman“Two free T-shirts.”

Dori DodsonJunior

“Getting free stuff.”

The views expressed in the Review’s View are those of the Washburn Review editorial board and are not necessar-ily the views of Washburn University.

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The “Call of Duty” line of games has always been impressive, both visually and cinematically.

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” is no exception. The second in a series of present-day war games, MW2 once again strays away from the classic World War II theme that made the series so popular. Taking place in an array of locations, including Russia, South America and Washington, D.C., MW2’s Campaign mode includes a horrifyingly realistic plot line that combines “Red Dawn,” “Rambo” and “James Bond.”

The story is centered on an ultranationalist terrorist who attempts to incite a war between the United States and Russia. During one highly controversial part of the story, which has been deemed offensive and has earned a warning at the beginning of the game with the option to skip it, a soldier with the Army Rangers is chosen to go undercover on a terrorist attack in a Russian airport. As the character, your goal is to follow the lead of the terrorist leader, Vladimir Makarov, and shoot as many innocent bystanders as possible.

The amount of thought that went

into this game is what makes it stand above all other games during the past decade. While there is an occasional “shoot first, ask questions later,” mentality behind the game, some of the levels are works of art and require “Mission Impossible” type precision and stealth.

Another new feature to the Modern Warfare series are the Predator missiles, which are launched remotely by the character. When launching a missile, you actually guide it, so you

have the opportunity to take out a huge glob of bad guys or just the closest ones to you. During the submarine mission in particular, it’s an essential piece of the puzzle.

Feel free to keep them coming.The game also offers excellent

special ops and multiplayer modes, with a tiered reward system for each. To truly beat the game in this version of Modern Warfare, you have to play all three styles of play. Even though I’m not a huge fan of first person shooters, this game is without a doubt a mind-blowing experience.

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As I watched the opening of “The Book of Eli” I had several thoughts running through my head: “How is Eli’s MP3 player still working after 30+ years?” “Why is there a rare species of hairless cat wandering in an ash-covered wasteland somewhere in eastern California?” and “What gave Eli all of those weird scars?” Alas, those early questions would not be the only ones to go completely unanswered.

“The Book of Eli” was a fairly typical post-apocalyptic story with the usual stoic, lone-wolf main character quietly slaughtering the degenerate

leftovers of humanity while wandering the barren wasteland. Denzel Washington plays a man reminiscent of Mad Max or the Mariner from “Waterworld,” and by reminiscent I mean just short of interchangeable in this disappointingly unoriginal film.

Amidst the reoccurring shots of Eli walking alone on a highway with heat distortion rising from the asphalt and the reoccurring shots of Eli killing groups of 5-15 people in self-defense we find Eli stopping in a small town run by a man named Carnegie, played by Gary Oldman, who dreams of building more towns as soon as he can find a certain book. In an unbelievably shocking twist, it just so happens to be the very book Eli carries with him

wherever he goes and never tells anyone about as a result of the rampant paranoia he probably developed as a result of having to kill so many people in self-defense. After butchering an entire barroom full of people in self-defense, Eli is given a nice room and a hooker for the night in hopes that it will entice him to stay and work for Carnegie, who has no hard feelings about all of those people working for him that just died in self-defence while Eli was...defending himself...?

The rest of the

movie progresses in a similar fashion, but with the addition of Solaris, played by Mila Kunis, who is just like every other woman in this movie, in that she is borderline useless and only good for slowing Eli down and getting into trouble. She’s also dangerously similar to Helen from “Waterworld,” except that she doesn’t have an adorable little child and she doesn’t make things worse every time she tries to help.

Midway through, “The Book of Eli” takes a turn for the religious and begins a slow spiral down the drain of predictable plot twists and badly-needed explanations are shoved under the blanket of divine mystery. If I had a dollar for every unanswered question left at the end of this film it easily could have paid my admission, and not a matinee, I mean evening shows at full price.

Overall, “The Book of Eli” was just a faintly sexist slab of violence with faith used like caulk to fill in all of the seeping plot holes and a disproportionately talented cast painted

over all of it so you wouldn’t notice how shoddy it was unless you looked really close.

‘Book of Eli’ reviewed as improbable, toshy

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Local band Dead Sevens made its Topeka debut Friday night at The Boobie Trap Bar, Sixth and Washburn. The group was the headliner in the show, and was joined by local bands Notable Shame and Delirium.

Members of Dead Sevens are Doug Griffin on guitar and vocals, Jesse Ells on bass, lead guitarist Chuck Mioni, and Dave Morse on drums. Griffin is also a Washburn student. Dead Sevens is from St. Marys, Kan., and began to form in 2003. Griffin and Ells went to high school together, and later met Morse through a mutual friend. Mioni came along when he came to one of the group's practices when they were looking for a new lead guitarist.

“He was the best of what we had left,” said Ells about Mioni's place in the group.

The name for Dead Sevens, which meant good luck, came from Griffin, but Ells offered his own definition for the name.

“Bad luck with crap casino games,” he said.

Dead Sevens originally had two

other names before deciding on Dead Sevens in 2006. The other names were “Short Lived Sanity” and “Third Wheel Therapy.”

Dead Sevens has performed in Manhattan, and a couple of times in Lawrence. This was the group's first time playing in Topeka. A frequent stop for the band used to be PJ's in Aggieville before it closed. The band plans on expanding to other locations to perform, like Kansas City.

Dead Sevens is currently building its own recording studio. They have some older recordings, but want to have better sounding equipment to record with, and prefer to record it themselves. Once the studio is completed, they plan on adding more singles to their MySpace page. This past summer, they went to record their first single, “South of Summer” at a recording studio in Collins, Iowa. You can hear it on their MySpace page, though it is difficult to compare to the live performance.

Right now, Dead Sevens only has a Facebook and a MySpace page, but the group is currently working on a Web site, which will be up and running in the near future.

Nick Perry, Dead Sevens' artwork

designer, is a good friend of the band, and is in the process of designing T-shirts that will soon be available at shows, or by special request. Examples of Perry’s work is available on Dead Sevens’ MySpace page. Once the band decided on the name of Dead Sevens, it made Perry’s job much easier as he set out to design a logo for the band.

Dead Sevens has a unique sound, which makes it difficult to compare the group to other bands. They play modern rock, as well as industrial punk. Favorite songs that fans request are “45 Miles,” “South of Summer,” and “Scanner.” Another popular favorite is a Guitar Hero cover by Priestess that’s called “Lay Down.” They don’t really have any particular favorites that they like to perform.

"I have a love/hate relationship with all of our songs,” said Griffin.

For a fresh look at today's modern rock, visit the group's Facebook page or check out the MySpace page at myspace.com/deadsevsrock.

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Michelle Boltz is a freshman mass media major. Reach her at michelle.boltz@washburn.edu.

Rock out with your... friends: Dead Sevens band members (from left) Doug Griffin, Jesse Ells, and Chuck Mioni play up their stage presence at The Boobie Trap Bar. Friday was their first official performance in Topeka, and was heavily attended by members of the band’s hometown of St. Marys.

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If someone had told me that there was going to be a Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. I would have been thrilled. Likewise, if someone had told me that he was also working on a new movie directed by Guy Ritchie I would have been equally thrilled. But somehow the notion that Guy Ritchie was d i r ec t ing a movie a b o u t S h e r l o c k H o l m e s

starring Robert Downey Jr. is not quite as awesome.

As much as I like Ritchie’s work “Snatch,” “Rocknrolla,” or “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels,” those movies all tend to revolve around gritty, stylized violence and low class criminals instead of the eerily sharp observational deductions Sherlock Holmes is best known for. Still, as mismatched as it seemed to

me, I doubted very much it would be bad, just not ideal.

When I finally saw “Sherlock Holmes” I got exactly what I expected; several fight sequences shot

in new and unexpected ways, an eccentrically quick-witted Holmes, a dangerous love

interest who one could guess was added to appease producers, and a mystery that required very little deduction and a lot of fighting to solve. Although, to be fair, Holmes’ case was not anything terribly obvious or unchallenging so much as it was

atypical. Between the questionable loyalty of Irene Adler, Rachel McAdams, the

reoccurring presence of an oversized henchman, and the elaborate plans of Blackwood, Mark Strong, “Sherlock Holmes” seems more like late 19th century James Bond film.

Aside from its arguable faithfulness to the series, “Sherlock Holmes” is just a lot of fun to watch. Robert Downey Jr. gives yet another in a long series of exceptional performances. Jude Law compliments him surprisingly well, certainly enough for me to retract all of those unkind things I said when I found out he had been cast as John Watson, all except for my admittedly unfounded claims that Watson should always be wearing a bowler hat, which Jude Law never does.

David Wiens is a sophomore English major. Reach him at david.wiens@washburn.edu.

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The Lady Blues introduced their one-day winning streak on Saturday, when the team licked Nebraska-Oma-ha, 63-55—ending a three game skid from a 13 win run.

Ranked eighth nationally, the team held a 10 point lead for most of the second half. A feat attributed to the 6’2 forward, Dayna Rodriguez, who managed eight rebounds for the game.

Before the win, however, the Blues were breaking a loss record, which had been standing since the 2000-01 season.

The Blues are 14-3 overall and 8-3 in the MIAA. And their three losses fell against Missouri Southern State, Pittsburg State and Emporia State.

“When you have Washburn on the front of your jersey, everyone comes out to get you,” said Brette Ul-saker, the se-nior guard from McPherson.

U l s a k e r points to the rising confidence level, which is apparent during practice, as the most potent tool in the Blues’ ar-senal.

“We know we’ve put ourselves in a jam,” said Coach Ron McHenry, “and now we have to worry about win-ning every game.”

McHenry said he doesn’t point to poor attitude as a reason for the slow momentum into the spring semester.

“It’s not as if they are a bad group, or that they were doing anything that was detrimentally wrong,” he said.

One notable symptom of loss in the game against Emporia, Jan. 16, was the team’s outside shooting aver-age, said McHenry. But on drives to the bucket the Blues are more com-fortable and managed to palpate the ball, Saturday, with 18 field goals of 53 attempted—a 34 percent average.

The flu bug also got a hold of the team, leaving several of the Blues un-der the weather.

“We weren’t as healthy as we should have been, but that will always

The Washburn Ichabods (10-8, 4-7) will take on the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (9-9, 4-7) tonight at 7:30 in Lee Arena.

The last home game before a two-game roadtrip, the Ichabods will once again look to the MIAA’s third-highest scorer, junior forward De’Andre Washington, to lead them to victory. Washington, who averages 18.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, was one of two players to achieve a double-double in Saturday’s 60-49 win against Nebraska-Omaha with 19 points and 12 rebounds. The other, sophomore guard William McNeill, had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Maurice

Colter also scored in double digits with 13 points.

The Bearcats have a pair of standouts, as well, with junior forward Elijah Allen averaging 17.3 points per game and senior guard Girod Adams averaging 16.5 points and 4.1 assists per game.

Adams, a Topeka West graduate, made his way to Northwest Missouri State through Cloud County Community College and Stephen F. Austin, though

he was born in Grafenwohr, Germany.Washburn is currently ranked

seventh in the MIAA, and has nine games left until the MIAA tournament.

In the early 1990s, Washburn began a dominating run in the MIAA that included nine conference championships in 15 years and annual spots in the NCAA tournament. By the mid-2000s Bob Chipman and the Ichabods solidified their spot as the MIAA’s premier men’s basketball program, as well as one of the best in the nation.

WU opened the new millennium with four conference titles in five years, including a berth in the national championship in 2000-01. The first season of the decade was also the team’s finest, as the Ichabods won the regular season and postseason conference titles and finished the year ranked No. 5 nationally.

The wins kept coming, along with coach of the year honors for Chipman and multiple awards for his players. At times, WU seemed unbeatable, especially at home. From 1997-2005, the Ichabods went 110-12 at Lee Arena, by far the best mark in the conference.

Suddenly in 2006, the team was faced with a massive rebuilding project and Chipman endured his first losing season. The Ichabods won just four games in the MIAA in back to back seasons and didn’t qualify for postseason play. As the new decade begins, WU still hasn’t matched the incredible standards set by teams in the early 2000s, but the program is headed in the right direction, with back to back MIAA semifinal finishes and winning records each of the last two seasons.

There has never been a shortage of players stepping up to fill the leadership role, even when the squad finished 8-19 in 2007, but the all-decade team

is composed entirely of players from 2 0 0 0 - 0 5 ,

not just because of their individual accolades, but because of the staggering number of wins those teams racked up against Emporia State and any other team that tried to get in their way.

Ewan Auguste, C 1997-01 — Auguste’s time as a player only included one season in the 2000s, but he is as worthy as anyone for a spot on the all-decade squad. Before graduating in 2001, and later returning as an assistant coach, the center from the West Indies carried the Ichabods to a national runner-up finish in the NCAA tournament in his senior season. He averaged double figures scoring in all four years at WU, putting him in the top five of the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,636 points. In addition to ranking No. 3 on the all-time rebounding list, Auguste hauled in several All-American honors, paving the way for talented big men at WU through the next decade.

Other honors – 2000-01: MIAA MVP, South Central region 1st team, “Basketball Times” 1st team All-American, NABC 1st team All-American, “Division II Bulletin” 1st-team All-American, Elite Eight all-tournament team, team MVP. All-time: Only player in WU history to score more than 1,000 points, block 100 shots and record 100 steals in a career, 5th in scoring with 1,636 points, 3rd in rebounds with 888, 6th in steals with 114, 1st in blocks with 100.

Ryan Murphy, F 1999-03 — As Auguste’s frontcourt teammate, “Murph” made teams pay if they tried to double team WU’s All-American center. The 2001 team came within nine points of a national title before falling to Kentucky Wesleyan, and after Auguste left, Murphy took over the scoring load and brought the Bods back to the NCAA tournament in his senior year. He won 20-plus games in all four years at WU and ranks in the top 10 of several statistical categories.

Other honors – 2000-01: 2nd team all-MIAA, Elite Eight all-tournament team, 2001-02: 2nd team all-MIAA, 2002-03: 1st team all-MIAA, South Central region 2nd team, team MVP, All-time: 3rd in scoring with 1,654 points, 4th in rebounds with 738, 6th in blocks with 66, one of two players in the decade to score 1,000 points and

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wednesday, January 27, 2010review sports

Sibling rivalry

It’s not every day twin sisters play at rival universities in the same sport and must face one another twice a season.

Yet that’s exactly the situation Ashley and Arica Shepard find themselves in today. Although the two women are quite different in their interests, a mutual love for volleyball has come quite naturally for both. So, when Ashley decided to attend Washburn after graduating from Rossville High School, while Arica went to Emporia State, both with the intention of play volleyball, it left each wondering how it’d be to face one another at the college level. The face-off was intensified with both being an outside hitter for their school. Arica had mixed feelings playing her sister in college.

“Being her sister, I definitely had

my times on the court where I wanted her to be successful, but at the same time, I wanted to do well too and I wanted my team to do well too, so it was a little difficult sometimes,” said Arica.

But after graduating from the same high school, Ashley explained what drew them to separate universities.

“If we went on family vacations and were around each other more than like five days, we’d probably kill each other,“ said Ashley.

She went on to explain that after doing so much together before college,

the two just needed time to grow separately, because of their differences in personality.

As college v o l l e y b a l l progressed for each it became a fairly calm matter for the two sisters to play one another on the court. For the parents though, the problem of

cheering for and against their daughters was a reality. But while one would think parents would agonize over how to cheer for each daughter, the matter was solved quite simply.

“How it typically went, if we were playing each other during the season, they would split. And then the

next time, they would cheer for the opposite,” said Ashley. “And if we were playing separately, and they went to one of our games one week, they would try to attend the others’ game the next.”

While Ashley, a junior due to a medical redshirt, still has one more year of eligibility, Arica has now completed her senior season. Each has thrived in their collegiate volleyball careers and although Arica will no longer be playing her sister, she does expect to attend most of her games.

The two have now begun being connected elsewhere. Recently, Arica has begun an internship helping Summer Harris, who is the marketing and tickets coordinator at Washburn. She had attempted to pursue the same role for an internship at Emporia State, but the situation did not pan out. With that occurring, Ashley, who had worked with Sports Information over the summer, helped her get connected with Washburn.

And while they will not face one another on the collegiate level again, the two do plan to continue playing volleyball recreationally together for some time into the future.

“I think since volleyball has been a big part of our lives for so long, after about a year break, we’re going to miss it. I definitely see us continuing to play,” said Ashley.

Twin sisters from rival schools now together on Washburn’s campus

No bad blood: Emporia State hitter Arica Shepard, twin sister of Washburn hitter Ashley Shepard, is interning with Summer Harris, marketing and tickets coordinator at Washburn. Ashley helped her sister get connected with Washburn.

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- Arica ShepardWashburn intern, ESU hitter

Being her sister, I definitely had my times on the court where I wanted her to be successful.

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Ichabods face Northwest tonight

Top three: De’Andre Washington, the MIAA’s third highest scorer, will lead Washburn tonight against NW Missouri.

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The Topeka Roadrunners were close in both games again the St. Louis Bandits this past weekend.

But in playing one of the premier teams in the North American Hockey League, close doesn’t always cut it.

Friday night’s match, deemed as “College Night,” started rough from the get go with a 2-0 lead early on for the Bandits. The RoadRunners never quite recovered. A strong effort by St. Louis goalie Tyler Bruggeman stole much of the show from that point forward.

The match wound up very physical with multiple powerplay chances for both teams throughout the contest. Topeka’s lone goal did come on the powerplay with Tony Thomas redirecting a shot late in the second period to cut the lead to 2-1, but that’s the closest the ‘Runners would get. A powerplay opportunity late in the contest became a chance for Topeka to get it to a 3-2 game, but instead the game became 4-1 on an empty net goal with just 49 seconds remaining and that’s how it would end.

The ‘Runners did outshoot the Bandits 27-16, but a strong defensive effort, combined with tough goaltending and ability to pick up goals on rebounds doomed the RoadRunner’s effort Friday night.

Langer did make remarks after the game that he expected a better start to the game Saturday night.

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grabbed 500 rebounds.Shannon Kruger, G 1998-02 — Kruger did

his damage from the backcourt on some of WU’s all-time greatest teams. While setting up Murphy and Auguste, Kruger racked up 341 assists, second all-time for an Ichabod. When he kept the ball, he was equally dangerous and set an all-time record at WU with 242 career 3-pointers.

Other honors – 2001-02: Team MVP, honorable mention all-MIAA. All-time: Only player ever at WU with 1,000 points, 100 steals and 300 assists, 16th in scoring with 1,014 points, 3rd in steals with 140.

Travis Robbins, F 2003-05 — Expectations at WU had never been higher for a player or a team than Robbins and the 2004-05 Ichabods. Robbins scored 25 points at Purdue and 14 points at No. 1 Kansas in preseason exhibition games, and WU came within nine points of beating both Division I schools on the road. That was just the beginning for a team that went and 24-8 with a trip to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in nine years. Robbins lived up to his billing as a preseason All-American, scoring 633 points in 33 games, but WU was upset in the first round and hasn’t returned to the Big Dance since.

Other honors – 2003-04: 2nd team all-MIAA, 2004-05: Preseason All-American, MIAA MVP, 1st team All-American, 1st team all-region, South Central region co-Player of the Year, team MVP. All-time: 15th in scoring with 1,050 points, 7th for points per game in a career with 16.4, 3rd in blocks with 76.

Jeremy Cunningham, G 2002-04 — It’s hard to choose between a handful of point guards who led the Ichabod offense in the 2000s. Andrew Meile (sixth all-time in assists and seventh all-time in steals) and Jerad Head (point guard who fed the ball to Robbins and wasn’t afraid to dive head first into the crowd) are equally deserving, but Cunningham gets the nod for what he did in two years at WU. He doesn’t rank among the school’s all-time greats but in his two seasons with the Bods, he helped the team win 51 games, including a 30-6 mark in the MIAA.

Other honors – 2003-04: 1st team all-MIAA, 1st team NABC all-region, team MVP, one of eight players to score in double figures in WU’s highest scoring game all-time, a 129-68 win against Lock Haven in 2003.

Chris Marshall is being paid under the table to write stories and doodle. Reach him at christopher.marshall@washburn.edu if you can.

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BLUES: Washburn back on track

In rhythm: Senior guard Brette Ulsaker (3) advances the ball against Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday night. Ulsaker had 11 points on the night.

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And his wish was granted. Despite a 0-0 score at first intermission, his team looked determined during the contest to put more close shots on St. Louis’ Tyler Bruggeman. It paid off early in the second period when Topeka’s Ryan White finally beat the stymieing Bruggeman to put the ‘Runners up 1-0. But just over two minutes later, St. Louis tied the game at one. It would stay deadlocked at one through the end of the second period.

The teams would go to the third period with the Bandits on a 5-3 powerplay. While Topeka would kill off the two penalties, shortly following their ceasing, the Bandits capitalized

to make it 2-1. Edgars L i p s b e r g s would tie it for

the ‘Runners about halfway through the third on a powerplay of their own. The teams would then head to a third intermission tied at two goals apiece.

After five minutes of overtime that gave each team only a few chances, the game would go to a shootout. The Bandits scored on their second and third shooters with goals by Craig Kitto and Daniel Olszewski and the ‘Runners failed to score in the shootout, as the Bandits wound up with the 3-2 win. They have now won 15 games straight.

But unlike after Friday’s match, Langer didn’t fault his team after Saturday’s contest.

“I thought our effort was a heck of a lot better tonight,” Langer said. “We had them on the ropes. We just haven’t been all that great in shootouts this year and that’s something we’re certainly going to have clean up. But our guys played hard, so I can’t fault them for effort.”

Topeka’s lead after the weekend is only one point over St. Louis in the South Division. Langer knows it might be a tough stretch the rest of the way.

“I’m not sure we can afford to take a night off now and we have to hope

that a couple of people do us a favor at this point,” Langer said.

This week, Topeka returns home Friday and Saturday night against the Texas Tornado. Face-off will be 7:05 p.m. Following Saturday’s contest, the

‘Runners will endure an eight-game roadtrip.

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Beerfest: The Topeka RoadRunners dropped two straight games over the weekend, including a blowout on “College Night,” but will be at home Friday and Saturday to take on the Texas Tornado. Face-off will be at 7:05 p.m.

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be a reason we lose a game,” McHenry said. So at this point, the Blues said they hope to just

pull out more wins. Stevi Shultz, sophomore guard from Neodesha,

said she is eager to knock down some threes when the team meets Northwest Missouri State tonight at 5:30.

The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats are 10-8, and 6-5 in the MIAA. McHenry said they are fond of switching screens often, and so the trick is to be ready to run. The Bearcats are known for their offen-sive speed.

The Blues will face Missouri Western on Satur-day in St. Joseph, then Truman State in Kirksville, Feb. 3.

The next home game will be against Fort Hays, Feb. 6.

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