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Guns and WU, better safe than sorry

Sixteen mass shootings occurred in 2012, leaving at least 88 people dead--including 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Conn. Two of those shootings occurred at colleges.

The latest college shooting incident happened in Texas, just north of Hous-ton. Two people got into a fight, which led to shots being fired on the campus of Lone Star College System. No one was killed, but four people were wounded as a result.

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“I like bearded ladies.”

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In light of all the controversy over gun laws, the Review wanted to know:

“What has been your experience with guns? Do you feel safe at WU?”

Graphic by Maggie Pilcher, Washburn ReviewInterviews by Bradley Parrales

Emmery Elias, freshman, history

Rory MacDonald, fresh-man, CIS

Alex Payne, freshman, computation physics

“Little, but on cam-pus I do feel safe, but near campus I wish I was carrying a gun. I used to be a gun instructor for Cub Scouts.”

“Yep. I don’t ana-lyze security. I have moderate experience with guns.”

“On campus I do, but after dark, near it, I think I will probably be mugged. I have hunted as well as used a firing range before.”

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Question: I am having trouble paying for everything as a student and being completely independent. It seems like my expenses are going to be more than my income this semester. What do you suggest to help? Or what do you recommend on doing?

Well, this is a messy situa-tion for all of us. As you’re obvi-ously not independently wealthy, I’ll start with a few easy tips that will make your life a lot simpler if implemented.

Now, I have a disclaimer:

I hate budgeting. It’s time con-suming, and I hate numbers. However, getting something like Quicken (there is an app for the phone even), or Smart Books, or something equally as handy (sometimes phones have user friendly budgeting tools installed depending upon model), will help you see where your money is actually going. My first step is always to figure out what your expenses versus income actually are. Not what you think they are, but pen to paper actually are, that way you can see what is truly

going on fiscally. Say you’re still short $200 a month, but you’re spend-ing $90 a month on cof-fee, that’s half of the dif-ference. Amazingly, the average person spends around $230 a month eating out (not counting booze)! See where you can cut corners. Don’t go to bars. Cook instead of drive-thru. Watch a Netflix movie instead of going to the theater. Go to places that are free for

entertainment. Also, depending upon your class load, working a part-time job might help boost those extra dollars required.

A lot of times we’re spend-ing money and not even cogni-zant of our habits. Smart Books or Quicken will actually catego-rize your spending so you can see where you can tighten the belt. The first step to financial freedom is organization. Keep your receipts; file whatever you can for tax breaks. Get your taxes in early and use the return to pay off debt or give you a buffer. The

second step is figuring out what financial independence is worth to you. If you’re already in credit card debt, adding additional debt is not recommended. If you are of the age that your parents can continue to help, then having them as a buffer is fine, but if you want to be on your own, you’ll have to take that attitude that you’re 100 percent responsible for everything that happens in your life, particularly in the area of money. The question is: what do you want and what are you willing to sacrifice to get it? If you have a job that currently isn’t paying enough, start job hunting on the side to add even an addi-tional $300 a month. That’s a car payment. If you’re willing to be responsible and put in the effort, you’ll be just fine.

If you would like Raz’s ad-vice, email your question to [email protected]. Look for this column every week on this opinion page for your answer.

Nicholas Caspar, junior, mathematics education

“Sure I feel safe and after becoming an eagle scout and liv-ing in the boonies, guns are only dan-gerous when stupid people have them.”

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Ever since the presidential election I have been appalled, surprised and bored by some of the comments people have made about the president and what they think he is trying to do.

The Second Amendment debate that is going on now is a good example of what I am talking about. People are so quick to judge him without doing a little bit of research first. If I were to open up my social media

(and believe everything I read) I would think he was trying to steal my rights away and change the constitution all by himself. If I actually read up on a reliable news outlet, I would find that’s not the case at all. Here is a link to Obama’s 10 proposed gun regulations: www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/01/16/line-drawn-on-guns/1566406/. I can’t say I agree with them all, but some of them have grounds. At least I did my research, which is more than I can say for a lot of people.

What I find incredibly funny are the little graphics on Facebook that show President Obama with his family and his secret service men standing around him with guns. Then below it shows a rifle with text that reads, “Obama wants to take this away from you, (referencing the rifle) to protect your family, but won’t get rid of these (referencing his Secret Service) to protect his family.” There are more graphics I find to be stupid,

but this one stood out to me the most. What’s funny is Obama isn’t even suggesting anything like that.

I don’t necessarily agree with taking guns away, the Second Amendment is there for a reason – I think people should be more educated and expected to know how to use a gun before they can buy one – but if they did, I really don’t think they would leave the president unprotected. Maybe if the perfect world that some people like to paint was realistic, I would agree with repealing the second amendment.

I read a letter to the editor of the Capital-Journal and had to chuckle. The writer wants to repeal the Second Amendment and goes on to say why. Here’s the link, cjonline.c o m / o p i n i o n / 2 0 1 3 - 0 1 - 2 1 /l e t t e r - r e p e a l - s e c o n d -amendment.

Although the writer makes some good observations: “Put aside all prejudice and imagine our country in, say, 200 years.

Will we still be slaughtering each other and our first-graders, movie-goers, religious observers and students because of some obedience to the Second Amendment?” and “Hunting, sportsmen, collections, self-defense, none of these reasons justifies allowing criminals or lunatics to murder our families, friends and neighbors because the Second Amendment allows gun ownership” I feel like it’s naïve to think that in 200 years, there would be no guns or that people are going to willingly give up their firearms if the amendment is repealed. The writer paints a pretty picture, but is it realistic?

I feel like change is needed and Obama is just trying to bring it. In light of the shooting I just heard about in Texas, something needs to be done. We can’t just expect things to resolve themselves.

I don’t really think the answer is to completely get rid of the Second Amendment like

some people want, but there needs to be change, and I feel like some of Obama’s propositions have some ground. We just need to rethink our process for selling guns and maybe educate people about them – much like we take a Driver’s Education class in high school, there should also be a gun education class before one can purchase a firearm. I think Obama is trying to do that, especially by enforcing background checks for all gun sales and ending the freeze on gun violence research.

This quote from President Obama really stuck with me, “The only way we can change is if the American people demand it.”

Tricia PetersonWASHBURN REVIEW

Tricia Peterson is a senior mass media major. Reach her at [email protected]

EIC approaches gun debate, demands change

For a country so enamored by guns, we are surprisingly un-educated about them. Does add-ing a silencer to a gun really give it that ‘pew-pew’ sound from the 007 games? What classifies as an assault weapon? Is a magazine the same thing as a clip? What about state and federal weapon laws? How easy is it to obtain

a gun in Topeka, legally or ille-gally?

It’s pretty difficult to ask for an educated public discourse when most American citizens cannot answer these questions. And once the media frenzy be-gins after tragedies like Aurora and Sandy Hook, the average cit-izen isn’t rushing to the library to learn about gun safety or mental illness; they’re tuning in to rant-ing pundits and news anchors that may know as little as they do about the issue.

So, how can we begin to combat this shared ignorance? As children, we’re taught by Ed-die Eagle to “Stop, don’t touch, leave the area, and tell an adult.” We generally teach kids about guns in the same vein we teach them about drugs: They’re dan-gerous, so don’t play with them. And yet, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy,

half of all students have tried an illegal drug by age 18 - and some have likely fired a gun.

Our education system seems like a good place to start. Ac-cording to a 2005 Gallup poll, 42 percent of American households possess a firearm, so it’s likely that most Americans growing up will have some experience with a gun. Writing for Yahoo! a week ago, Phil Dotree made the case for required public education on firearms. He argued that early firearm education could “help to dispel some of the myths that lead to impractical gun legisla-tion,” and lead us to a more rea-sonable public discourse.

In health class - the same time in which we’re learning about why showers are good and how cooties don’t actually exist - we can start dispelling myths about the weapons that kill tens of thousands of us each year.

Kids are taught at an early age that guns are unsafe for them. So, an actual lesson in firearms would help to answer why. Kids are already required to take a health class promoting safety and education, so why not add a course that does the same with guns?

Secondly, is it unreasonable to ask that anyone purchasing their first gun must also take a firearms safety and decision-making course? We already re-quire citizens to obtain licenses to drive cars; and the CDC proj-ects that by 2015, gun deaths will exceed motor vehicle deaths for the first time in our nation’s his-tory. A license to own a gun be-gins to sound reasonable.

To obtain a concealed carry license in many states, including Kansas, gun owners must pass a basic safety course to carry a concealed weapon. If we were to

expand this to all forms of gun ownership, we could even of-fer incentives such as free train-ing courses or giving owners a choice to opt-out by proving their aptitude through a test or demonstration.

Once we demonstrate as a nation that our citizens under-stand how to use guns, then we can begin a discussion to find a middle ground. Rather than fer-vently shouting at each other from each side of the aisle, we can discuss the issues that breed gun violence: mental health re-form, a violent culture, pervasive poverty and our criminal justice system. Does that not sound rea-sonable?

The Review offers reasonable solutions to curb violence

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Tricia Peterson is a senior mass media major. Reach her at [email protected]

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alendarWednesday, JAN. 23

CEleanor Helmbaugh BFA Se-nior Exhibit: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Washburn University Art Building (all week)

Capturing the Spirit: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Garvey Fine Arts Center, Mulvane Museum gallery (all week)

Lasting Impressions: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Garvey Fine Arts Center, Mulvane Museum gallery (all week)

Thursday, JAN. 24

Women’s Basketball at Lin-coln University of Missouri: 5:30 p.m.

Mind Game Hypnotist: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Memorial Union, Washburn Room A

Men’s Basketball at Lincoln University of Missouri: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, JAN. 25

Leadership Institute at Washburn Senior Day: Memorial Union, Washburn Room A

Saturday, JAN. 26

Leadership Institute Spring Orientation: All Day

Women’s Basketball at Lind-enwood University: 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball at Linden-wood University: 3 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 28

Hidden, Forgottten and Denied—Denied Racism and Anti-Semitism in the State of Kansas: 3:30 p.m., Henderson Learning Center 208

“On campus I feel safe, but near campus I wish I was carry-ing again,” said Nicholas Caspar, junior mathematics education ma-jor.

In the latest months, shoot-ings, guns, and security have come under the national spotlight. The Review wanted to know where Washburn stands in this nationwide awareness of gun violence and increased secu-rity.

Just last week, President Barack Obama signed 23 ex-ecutive orders involv-ing gun and security statutes. Those or-ders include im-proving gun own-ership databases, improving school safety and mental health services, and allowing for more governmental research into the causes of gun vi-olence. Vice President Joe Biden also gave a speech last week to the mayors of the country’s major cities regarding proper gun safety and “common sense judge-ments.”

The focus of this article will be campus safety and secu-rity, as well as some discussion regarding guns on campus.

“We have a very safe cam-pus,” said Jerry Farley, Washburn President. “Our crime numbers are unbelievably low.”

According to the 2012 Crime Awareness Report, the num-ber of weapons arrests on cam-pus last year was zero. In police chief Dean Forster’s ten years on campus, he can only recall two incidents of weapon offenses at Washburn.

“We’re certainly grateful that we’ve never had a major issue with guns,” said Forster.

A 41-year law enforcement veteran, Forster first arrived at Washburn 10 years ago as an in-terim police chief. He was so im-pressed with the level of security on campus, that he stayed.

“If I didn’t think we [Wash-burn] was serious about security, I wouldn’t have stayed,” said For-ster.

Washburn takes security so seriously, in fact, that the univer-

sity’s police branch employs 15 full-time, fully-trained officers. Forster himself even received FEMA certification for emergen-cy preparedness, and is currently reviewing a proposal for an active shooter response plan, prepared by one of his student officers.

“February is our big training month, and of course we keep up to date on that year round,

but we’re always working to bring it all together,” said Forster.

Forster also wants stu-dents and staff to be aware

of the crimes that occur on campus. He encour-ages people to sign up for the iAlert system, and check the campus crime report for more information.

“If there’s a crime on campus, we want people to

know about it,” said For-ster. “We have nothing to hide.”

That transparency extends into the area of

concealed carry. In Kan-sas, concealing a weapon

is legal as long as the person has passed the required training,

and has their permit with them. Concealed weapons

are not allowed in public areas, including on campus.

“We will comply with stat-utes, and if they change, we’ll comply with those changes,” said Farley. “We prefer not to have weapons on campus, because we have trained officers to handle any situation.”

Forster says that he’s heard a “mixed bag” of opinions from stu-dents, some adamantly opposed to the idea of concealed carry being allowed on campus, and some who are in favor of the idea.

“There’s a lot of well-mean-ing people that could help, but we don’t have time to sort them out in case of a situation like that,” said Forster. “As long as we can maintain a safe environment, ev-erything else is a non-issue.”

One common statement among administration is about how students can help keep cam-pus safe.

“If you see something, say something,” said Farley.

The police department has 92 cameras scattered all over campus

to help them see potential threats, or things as simple as illegally parked cars. Those video feeds are monitored 24/7 by officers in the department’s communications center on campus. And, according to Forster, the cameras work.

“We caught the Topeka PD helicopter crash on camera when it happened,” said Forster. “I’m a big believer in the cameras; it

gives people a good safe feeling.”That feeling of security is

welcome on campus, in a time of heightened awareness of crime, particularly shootings.

“One has to be pragmatic,” said Farley. “If we let our emo-tions run away from us, it doesn’t produce good results.”

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AJ Dome, AJ [email protected], is a junior mass media major.

graphic by Kelsey Wagers

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AJ Dome, [email protected], is a junior mass media major.

Common symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) include: • Excessive worry • Restlessness• Anxious thoughts • Inability to relax

The Cotton-O’Neil Clinical Research Center at Stormont-Vail Behavioral Health is conducting a clinical research study on GAD.

You may be eligible to participate if you are: • Between the ages of 18 and 70 years• Are in general good health• Don’t have other known psychiatric conditions

Eligible participants of the study receive:• All study-related procedures, including: diagnostic psychiatric assessments, study-related physical examinations, lab tests, monitoring and on-going evaluations.• The investigational drug at no cost.

For more information about this study, call (785) 270-4636.

Do you suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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One of Washburn’s Mock Trial teams placed second last weekend in a competition at Mis-souri University in Columbia. Fourteen people two teams from the university attended the com-petition Jan. 18 and 19, and one of them placed, giving them a chance at the national competi-tion in Washington, D.C. Multiple individual awards were given to Washburn students in conjunction with the second place finish.

Of notable mention is senior political science major Nic Camp-bell’s “Outstanding Attorney” award. This is the 11th time he’s won this award, which describes attorneys as having a “near per-fect performance.”

“Out of 20 teams, there’s at least three attorneys per team… that works out to 60 to 80 attor-neys at competition,” said Camp-bell. “Ten of them get awards. It’s an intense process.”

Campbell’s mock trial expe-rience is helping to prepare him for law school.

“Mock trial is exactly like what happens in actual trial,” said Campbell. “You just get up there, and do the best you can. Lots of adrenaline flows; competing against big schools is crazy.”

Washburn’s mock trial pro-gram is said to develop skills for

students who are of course enter-ing into a law school or future ca-reer in law, but is also accessible for students who are not a law or political major.

“I thought it was intimidat-ing at first,” said Meredith Cline, senior biology major. “It’s a very different feel, being around peo-ple who are in competitive ma-jors. But you get to know each other really well.”

Cline has been involved in the mock trial program for one and a half years, compared to Campbell’s four. Cline is Camp-bell’s expert witness, discussing mostly technical aspects of their case.

“It’s really fun, and a good way to decide if you want to go into law,” said Cline.

Scholarships are available for students in the mock trial pro-gram from the very beginning, and experience in the program aides in applying for schools or law-related jobs.

“The program’s very accom-modating for people, even when they first start,” said Cline.

Mock trials also offer op-portunities for travel. Some of the most notable locations include St. Louis, Mo., Miami, Fla., St. Paul, Minn. and Washington, D.C. Some of the schools Campbell mentioned that Washburn regu-larly competes against include: Harvard, Duke, Iowa and other

much larger, more distinguished Ivy League schools.

“It’s definitely exciting,” said Campbell. “Exciting, helpful and fun.”

For more information on Washburn’s mock trial program, contact James Schnoebelen, mock trial coordinator, in Morgan Hall room 266, or at [email protected].

Mock Trial places second in Mo. competition

Photo courtesy of Nic Campbell.

Witness: Washburn’s Mock Trial students pose for a photo with their awards Oct. 20, 2012. Their com-petition took place at Northwest Missouri State, but the team travels across the country to compete.

Washburn police reportsJanuary 13

08:00—Washburn Institute of Tech.5724 SW Huntoon St.Information Report: Off Cam-pus HarassmentReport taken, report filed with TPD

January 14

07:07—Memorial Union1820 SW Jewell Ave.Information Report: Intrusion

AlarmReport taken: accidentally set off by custodian. Alarm cleared.

17:30—Living Learning Center1801 SW Jew-ell Ave.I n f o r m a t i o n Report: Fire Alarm,report taken: possible cause burned food.alarm cleared and reset.

January 15

17:00—Parking Lot 111751 SW Plass Ave.Motor Vehicle Accident,

report taken, photos taken.

January 18

14:33—Parking Lot 181750 SW Boswell Ave.

Motor Vehicle Accident,report taken, photos taken.

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Part-time English as a Second Languageinstructor wanted for Central Congregational Church,1248 SW Buchanan St., Topeka, KS 66614. For more information contact Scott at: 785-235-2376.

While wrapping up the latter half of the 2012 fall semester, Washburn was presented with a unique award. On Dec. 9, 2012, Washburn’s web-site, washburn.edu, received the Gold Award in In-tegrated Advancement Programs—Complete Insti-tution Website. Washburn’s website design ranked just ahead of the Air Force which received the Sil-ver Award and Rockhurst University which drew in the Bronze Award. The awards were presented at the 2012 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI conference in Chi-cago.

CASE is a professional association that serves educational institutions and promotes professionals working on the behalf of alumni relations, commu-nications, development, marketing and allied areas. The CASE “Gold Award” recognizes a school’s notable achievements in mobile apps, websites and video.

Washburn was judged against the 188 compet-

ing schools that make up CASE District VI. The district recognizes not only colleges and universi-ties, but also independent elementary and second-ary schools through out the Midwest. These states include Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebras-ka, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Washburn’s website was upgraded in the sum-mer of 2011 to better the range in which students may connect to the universities services, and fur-ther Washburn’s presence on the web. Washburn.edu was fully instituted May 21, 2012. The new site’s supplemental features include responsive web design or RWD. This technique provides a user operating from a desktop computer to mobile phones an optimal viewing experience such as easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resiz-ing, panning and scrolling. In addition, the updated version of washburn.edu offers students using the website more in depth search capabilities, multi-media features and a virtual tour of the university.

Washburn blue wins gold for websiteJensen MooreWASHBURN REVIEW

Website award: The washburn.edu website recently was honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education at the District VI Conference in Chicago. Washburn’s website beat out the Air Force Academy to receive the Gold Award in Integrated Advancement Programs—Complete Institution Website.

Screenshot by Ryan Hodges, Washburn Review.

Jensen Moore, [email protected], is a sophomore english major.

Washburn University is hosting a discussion lead by Leonard Zeskind in honor of Kansas Day.

Leonard Zeskind, author of “Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Move-ment from the Margins to the Mainstream,” will be discussing “Hidden, Forgotten and Denied: Racism and Anti-Semitism in the State of Kansas.” He is interna-tionally recognized for his exper-tise on the history and evolution

of the white supremacist move-ment as it’s developed over the last three-plus decades.

In his book, Zeskind shows how groups have evolved into a normative social movement that looks like a demographic slice of white America, mostly blue-col-lar and working middle class, with lawyers and PhDs among their leaders.

Zeskind has written about radical rights for publications such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Amer-ican Prospect, the Nation and Rolling Stone. He has given pub-

lic lectures at universities in Lon-don and Berlin, and has worked for more than three decades to curb the influence of racism, an-ti-Semitism and white suprema-cist groups in the United States.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn. It will be held at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in Henderson Hall room 208. The event is free and open to the public, refreshments will be served. For more infor-mation call 670.1559.

Author discusses racism at Kansas Day presentationFatima OubaidWASHBURN REVIEW

Fatima Oubaid, [email protected], is a sophomore mass media major.

For students looking to stay busy, Washburn is playing host to a multitude of events to finish up the month.

Wednesday, Jan. 23, students are invited to attend the Down-town Topeka Ichabod Lunch. The event, hosted at Top of the Tower in downtown Topeka, is open to all Washburn students, and will feature a buffet of various soups and a salad bar. For $10 per person, Ichabods will have the opportunity to network with one another from noon to 1 p.m.

The following night, students are invited to play some mind games with hypnotist Paul Ram-say. His Mind Games, hosted by Campus Activities Board, is billed as a unique blend of hypnotism and crowd participation, in which stu-dents in the audience will have the chance to control what happens on stage. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Washburn Room, and is free to all students.

Students currently involved in Washburn’s Leadership Institute, and those looking to join the organi-zation, are encouraged to attend the institute’s Spring Orientation. The event will run throughout the day Saturday, Jan. 26, and will facilitate networking and team-building activ-ities to keep students occupied.

To kick off Kansas Day on Jan. 28th, Washburn is bringing in speak-er Leonard Zeskind, author of “Hid-den, Forgotten and Denied: Racism and Anti-Semitism in the State of Kansas,” beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Henderson 208. Zeskind will dis-cuss his book and some of the issues involving race and religion plaguing Kansas today, as well as fielding questions from the audience. The event is open to the public and ad-mission is free to all attendees.

For students interested in get-ting involved in Washburn organiza-tions, the Connect and Select Spring Student Organization Fair will take place next Wednesday, Jan. 30, in the Washburn Room. Members of student organizations will be giving students information about their or-ganizations and about the various leadership positions available on campus. Similar to a job fair, stu-dents may come and go during the fair, which will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To finish off the month, in-die pop duo So Long Solo will be performing at the Mabee Library Thursday, Jan. 31. The Kansas City duo, formerly known as theother-markmiller, will play an hour and a half set beginning at 7 p.m. At the show, sponsored by Campus Activities Board, students will find complimentary tea and treats. All are welcome to attend the event, and admission is free.

Washburn closes outmonth with variety of eventsAlex SonnichWASHBURN REVIEW

Alex Sonnich, [email protected], is a senior political science major.

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The Sky is the Limit: Washburn Professor Brian thomas demostrates the reflecting mirror telescope to a visitor. Classes visit the observatory for extra credit as part of their astronomy classes.

Always Looking Up: The telescope inside the observatory looks out at the night sky toward Jupiter. The refracting telescope, made by Warner & Swasey was built in the 1800’s.

An Outside View: Crane Observatory offers visitors a closer view of the night sky. On a clear night the observatory may host up to 70 people. Open houses are free to the public. The observatory also houses a second telescope which uses a reflecting mirror.

Crane Observatory lets students explore the sky

Spring 2013 Planetarium Open House ScheduleThursday, January 10: 7-8 PMThursday, February 28: 7-8 PMThursday, March 14: 7-8 PMThursday, April 11: 7-8 PM

Spring 2013 Observatory Open House Schedule:

January:Thursday, 3rd: 7-8:30 PMThursday, 17th: 7-8:30 PM

February:Thursday, 7th: 7-9 PMThursday, 21st: 7-9 PM

March:Thursday, 7th: 7:30-9 PM

April:Thursday, 4th: 9-10 PMThursday, 18th: 9-10 PM

May:Thursday, 2nd: 9-10 PM

Photos by Andrew Escandon, Washburn Review

Being a Woman of V100 isn’t easy and to add full time school and two jobs to the mix would seem like too much to many people – but not to Rachel Talkington.

Talkington is a junior elementary education major who, in addition to trying to keep a social life and free time in her schedule, works full time at Family Service and Guidance Center as a respite care and attendant care provider, and Henry T’s as a waitress on nights and weekends.

A native Kansan, Talkington comes from a small town northwest of Topeka, just south of the Nebraska state line, called Morrowville, where she visits her family for holidays and throughout the year. She moved here five years ago to attend Washburn University and to pursue a degree in social work. Ultimately, she decided to change her major to elementary education and she plans to be a third grade teacher upon graduating. She started working at Henry T’s about three years ago, and Family Service and Guidance Center about a year ago.

“I work with the children

[at FSGC] on specific goals they are trying to accomplish,” said Talkington. “I have been working with 13 to 15 year olds. They just have a plan of things they want to accomplish, such as decrease being depressed, and we work on those goals.”

After working hard and getting good grades, Talkington wanted to do something for herself.

“It’s not something I expected myself to do,” said Talkington. “It’s something new. I didn’t really know what to expect, and that’s what I wanted, just something completely different. When I told my friends and family about, they were like ‘Why’d you do that?’ I just heard about it on the radio and thought it sounded interesting and fun.”

Topeka’s rock station, V100, holds a calendar contest every year called the Women of V100 Calendar, and Talkington decided to go for it. First, she submitted her photo to the radio station for people in the listening area to vote on. There was no way anyone could tell who was ahead at any time, so Talkington didn’t know she won, until she won.

“[V100] said they would contact me on Friday if I made

the first round,” said Talkington. “Well, they didn’t contact me on Friday so I thought I didn’t make the first round, but they said they had tried to call and that I did make it. My phone hadn’t been working or something, so [that’s how] I found I made the second round.”

The second step was for the top 30 girls to go to the studio for a second photo, only this time someone there, at V100, took the picture. A second round of voting occurred and Talkington was chosen as part of the final 15 ladies, and holds the November calendar month. This year V100 offered the classic poster, a limited edition 13-month flip calendar, and a limited edition sunglasses poster.

Coming from a traditional family, Talkington said this was a huge step outside of her comfort zone, and she worried about what her family would think.

“It’s very nerve-racking and my family is pretty conservative,” said Talkington.

Although some may frown upon the calendar girl competition, Talkington’s long time friend Tucker Stewart, K-State graduate and second year Washburn law student, thinks it’s a great opportunity for someone like her.

“It’s a good way to meet new people and represent the community at large,” said Stewart. “Knowing her personally, I think it adds to her value. She is not just a pretty face, she is intelligent and a good person.”

Stewart has known Talkington since she was in seventh grade. Then their high schools merged during their senior year - he lived in Washington and she lived in Morrowville.

“I love her to death. She is so enthusiastic,[and is] a very driven person in all reality,” said Stewart. “She can handle a lot of challenges, I have never seen her be down about anything in her life. She has an uncanny knack to cheer herself and others up.”

Talkington exhibits everything a calendar girl should, plus much more – a personality and a promising future. If you want a calendar from V100, either stop in at the station at 825 S. Kansas Ave. Suite 10, Topeka, Kan. 66612 or when V100 is out on location throughout the year. You can also view more photos of Talkington on V100’s website at www.v100rocks.com/page.php?page_id=451.


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Too Cool: Talkington poses with Ray Ban sunglasses for her V100 photo shoot.

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Do you fart?Does a bear crap in the woods??

Favorite Smell:Yummy boys, the rain, my moms cooking

What’s your favorite color?Yellow

What’s the TV show you’re most embarrassed to admit you love?Umm super nanny or two and a half men :)

Is your mom on Facebook?Yes and sometimes I forget that when I post things....

Favorite day of the week? Saturdays during college football season

Least favorite band:Nickelback

Why do all girls fall for jerks?Because real men don’t exist

What is the closest you have ever been to death?Almost drown in the lake last summer :( it was scary!

What’s the earliest time of day you’ve started drink-ing and why?Oh 8 am- tailgating- go big or go home

How many piercings do you have?8

What’s something you do if you like a guy? Ignore them, lol, stupid I know.

Who is, in your opinion, the sexiest woman alive?Kelly Monaco

Would you make out with her?You bet your butt I would!

Photo courtesy of V100

This Beauty Has Brains: Talkington poses in the Mabee library during a study session. Although she is a calendar girl she has brains in addition to looks. As a Washburn student she spends a lot of her time hitting the books.

I Love, I Love My Calendar Girl: Talkington holds the November 2013 calendar spread in the V100 Women of V100 cal-endar. The calendars can be picked up at the V100 station or while they are out on location.

They Go Way Back: Talkington, (left) and Stewart, (right) have known each other since before college. They lived in the same county and their schools merged their senior year and have been friends since.

Photo by Ivan Moya, Washburn Review

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Recently, I have tried the new place out on 17th and Wanamaker called Manny’s. Featur-ing Greek cuisine, pasta and burgers, Manny’s includes a dine-in or a car-hop experience. The first time I dined in and the second time I tried the car-hop. Inside is pretty small though, with only three to four booths, four window

seats and a small bar-like area.

The place was busy both times I went, and

the people working did a good job serving ev-eryone. It wasn’t fast - I waited a couple minutes to be served - but only had to wait seven to 10 minutes for my food, and they were busy the whole time. The first time I visited, I ordered the cheeseburger and French fries, the second time I got the gyro and onion rings.

The French fries are the thick restaurant-style

kind and can be ordered plain or with seasoning - I ordered plain. The second time I went, I

ordered the onion rings and would recommend those over fries, every time. The onion rings were crispy and traveled well, unlike the fries that were soggy by the time I got home. Even when I ordered them the first time, when I dined in, they weren’t that memorable – just basic French fries. The burg-er was pretty tasty, but was a basic cheeseburg-er. Good but there are much better things on the menu than a boring cheeseburger and fries.

What really stood out to me was the gyro. If you don’t like meat, they offer the veggie gyro, too, but the meat was the best part. It’s usually a combination of lamb and beef and Man-ny’s has cone-style gyro meat, which means it isn’t the frozen, already sliced meat. It’s on a huge spit that rotates and they cut the meat off in strips. The tzatziki sauce was tangy and garlicky with a robust cucumber flavor, (tzatziki is a cu-cumber sauce) and they

added plenty to the sandwich so it wasn’t dry like some gyros I have tried in the past. They give you a choice of grilled or raw onions, I chose grilled, of course – I don’t like raw on-ions. The pita bread was grilled, but soft and held up nicely to the hot meat and sauce. It comes with lettuce, tomato and feta cheese. Instead of crum-bling the feta on top, they place a cube of feta for you to crumble your-self. I like this because

you can control how much cheese you want, and it doesn’t get lost in the tzatziki sauce, which is a whitish color and has chunks of cucum-bers in it.

Everything tasted homemade, and I know for a fact they make their baklava from scratch. This is another thing I look forward to trying when I go back in the near future.

For a look at their menu and to see what others are saying about

Manny’s, check out their Facebook page at https://www.face-book.com/pages/Man-nys/544025782274259. I am looking forward to returning and trying their souvlaki dinner, which is like skewered chunks of meat and veg-etables and it looks like they have chicken in the dish.

Photo by Abby Mies, Washburn Review

Manny’s impresses criticTricia PetersonWASHBURN REVIEW

How Do You Want It?: Not only can you dine in, Manny’s offers a carhop dining experience as well. Here a waitress takes a customer’s order. They also have an outside dining area.

Photo by Tricia Peterson, Washburn Review


Something For Everybody: Manny’s features Greek-style cui-sine. Additionally one can find cheeseburgers and sandwiches.


This Gyro is No Joke: Made with cone-style lamb and beef, Manny’s offers the best gyro in Topeka. The cube is feta cheese, which served this way, helps the cheese retain the moisture.

Just Another Cheeseburger: The cheeseburger is delicious, but it’s just a cheeseburger. For a really tasty treat, try the gyro, which is pictured below.

Tricia Peterson, [email protected], is a mass media major.


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Artist professes ceramic loveThree dimensional

art, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking and pho-tography are all aspects of art that senior Eleanor Heimbaugh has enjoyed perfecting within her time in the art depart-ment.

A collection of Heimbaugh’s work, en-titled “Artifacts of Re-flection” is currently on display in the art build-ing.

Heimbaugh began her jour-ney at WU, in the fall of 2009, directly after high school. Heimbaugh nev-er switched ma-jors and four short years later, is preparing to graduate with her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Although Heim-baugh enjoys many of the aspects of art above, ceramics is and has been her main emphasis.

After graduation, Heimbaugh is hopeful to attend graduate school and earn her Master of Fine Arts. Along with Heimbaugh, two of her professors are optimistic about the future.

“She is an excel-lent student,” said Azyz Sharafy, assistant pro-fessor of art. “There is

no second thought about it.”

Heimbaugh isn’t new to having her work displayed, including previous work in the Mulvane Art Museum’s student showcase for the past three years. Heim-baugh’s works have also been displayed in na-tional and international exhibitions.

“I think it’s a very successful, professional and very good exhibi-tion,” said Sharafy.

M i c h a e l Hager, assis-tant profes-sor, teaches p r in tmaking and sculpture courses. Hager has had Heim-baugh in two classes and highly recom-mends Heim-baugh to any-one who asks.

“I think the word is- she got it, and it doesn’t happen too often when that particular light bulb goes off in a students head, as early as it did for her anyway,” said Hager.

Heimbaugh was ex-posed to art at a young age, as her mother was a fiber artist. Even with the young exposure, Heimbaugh didn’t seri-ously consider pursuing art until her junior year of high school.

“I chose not to have specific titles with the exhibition because I didn’t want the viewer to have a pre-conceived idea of what they were seeing,” said Heim-baugh.

Heimbaugh wants

to play an active role in the ceramics communi-ty and aspires to share her love for ceramics, whether that be display-ing her work or teaching the techniques behind it.

“I want the view-er to really question what they are looking at,” said Heimbaugh. “I want them to take that second look.”

The exhibit will re-main displayed through-out Feb. 1. This date is also the date of the clos-ing reception for the ex-hibit.

The closing recep-tion will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. Those interested in learning more about the exhibit, or artist, before Feb. 1, may attend the

gallery talk. The talk takes place Jan. 30 at noon in the art building.

Heimbaugh also has a website display-ing more of her art work at www.eleanorheim-baughceramics.com.

Those interested may check out “Arti-facts of Reflection” be-tween the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday.

The exhibit is dis-played in the John R. Adams Gallery of the Washburn University Art Building. The Art Building is located at 1746 SW Durow Dr.

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Kelly Hurla, [email protected], is a senior mass media major.

Pour Some for WU: Senior artist, Eleanor Heimbaugh’s three dimensional art and sculpture are displayed. Heimbaugh has always had the desire to make things with her hands.

Photo by Andrew Escandon, Washburn Review


Applying Lessons Learned and Applying For A Better Tomorrow: Eleanor Heimbaugh proud-ly stands in front of a hanging piece in her current exhibit “Artifacts of Reflection.” Heimbaugh has applied to numerous graduate schools, with plans to pursue art after graduation.


Sharing Is Caring: Heimbaugh’s work is displayed in the Art Building. “I really want to share ceramics with as many people as I can, because I love it,” said Heim-baugh. “It’s so amazing.”

Current objective for the Washburn men’s bas-ketball team: get back to basics.

Looking to bounce back from two consecutive losses, Washburn (10-4, 3-2 MIAA) will return to

the court Thursday night at Lincoln University’s Jason Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Washburn’s most re-cent loss came to the hands of Northeastern State, by the margin of 85-78. Washburn held its own offensively, as guard Will McNeill paced the Bods

with 23 points. But the Riverhawks played lights out on offense, burying 58 percent of their shots from the field.

Prior to the loss against the Riverhawks, Washburn struggled at home against Truman State University, losing 64-56. Truman got hot from behind the arc be-

hind the shooting of Tom Norton who knocked down four treys for the Bull-dogs.. Washburn coach Bob Chipman said the loss against Truman was espe-cially tough.

“We’re all disappoint-ed I think, especially when you lose at home to Tru-man State,” said Chipman.

“That’s not what we were expecting. It’s been a pret-ty good eye opener for us.”

One of the recent is-sues Washburn must now find a way to surpass is the loss of forward Alex North who is out with a knee injury. Thursday’s game will be Washburn’s fifth consecutive game without

North. North’s grittiness and ability to shoot from the perimeter has been missed as Washburn still struggles to find ways to score.

“I think Alex is one of our toughest kids and

Most people judge a player’s worth by statis-tical output, but for some basketball players like Dana Elliott who may not show up in the stat book often, her importance on the court cannot be calcu-lated.

“She’s always been the kid who does what we ask her to do,” said Ron McHenry, Washburn wom-en’s basketball head coach. “She kind of does all the dirty work. She’s always been a complementary team player. That’s hard to find this day and age.”

Elliott is a coach’s dream. The 5-foot-11 se-nior guard/forward has the length and strength to de-fend speedy guards, while still being able to bang with the trees down low.

“I feel that my strength is an advantage for guards because a lot of the guards that I defend aren’t as big or as strong, so it really puts me in a good posi-tion to control their move-ments,” said Elliott. “As a post I feel like I am a little quicker than some of them, so I use a little bit of that to my advantage as well. It is a constant battle when you are a post, because you are continuously muscling someone for position. I like that kind of competi-tion, because it is usually something I can have an

advantage in.” McHenry likes how

she does all the little things that coaches preach about, and it doesn’t matter if she is in the spotlight. To McHenry, players willing to sacrifice their bodies for little reward, besides a win, is hard to come by these days, especially when points are the only thing most people look at.

“I like to make the team look good by doing the little things,” said El-liott. “It’s the little things that add up to make big

plays and wins.”Whether it’s setting

hard screens to get team-mates open or diving for loose balls, Elliott is al-ways doing something productive on the court for the No. 14-ranked Lady Blues. But this season has been a little different. The Wamego, Kan. product has had to make the tran-sition from being primari-ly a post player to playing more guard this season for the Lady Blues. The transi-tion has not been easy for Elliott who played mostly

in the front court in high school and for the first three years of her college career.

“This year it is more of a struggle for me main-ly, because I did play a lot more post last year than I am this year,” said Elliott. “I feel like I am more ef-fective as a post than I am as a guard mainly because as a four I was closer to the basket, and I could get rebounds more easily and lay them in, as compared to this year I am more of an accessory player where

I am not as effective in the scoring aspect. I feel like the post position is where I am more comfortable at and possibly even more ef-fective at.”

Elliott may not be picking up as many trash points as last season, but she has taken on a new role for the Blues. Her point production has dropped from 4.8 per game last season to only 3.7 points per game this year. Instead of trying to score more, Elliott has been dishing out the ball more, leading

the team in assists with 52, averaging 3.7 a game. Although she isn’t under-neath the basket as much from the guard position, Elliott has still managed to pull down 30 offensive re-bounds behind only Tiara George who spends most of her time on the low block.

“The only problem with her is that we want her to do more offensively, because we think she can,” said McHenry. “Some-times I have to be mean to her to shoot it more. But Dana cares about winning whether or not she played a lot or scored a lot.”

As the season has progressed, the transition from a post player to a wing has gotten easier. El-liott has the capability to knock down shots from the perimeter and her ballhan-dling has progressed. But Elliott knows her role on the team and has embraced it.

“I am an accessory player and I am comfort-able with that title,” said Elliott. “I am satisfied with my career at Washburn. I think I also made my fam-ily and hometown proud by sticking with basketball and completing my degree as well as finishing with an awesome season of basket-ball.”



Luke Warnken, [email protected] is a junior athletic training major.

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Elliott embraces her role, does the little things to win

Gritty and Tough: Senior guard/forward Dana Elliott may not light up the stat book, but the post turned guard has been a vital piece for the Lady Blues. Elliot leads Washburn in assists while playing 25 minutes per game, second to only Laura Kinderknecht.

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Hanging on: Senior Will Mc-Neill goes in for two-handed slam. The Bods have lost two straight, but look to get back on track against Lincoln.

hardest workers,” said Chipman. “When you lose Alex, you lose a lot of toughness.”

Washburn’s opponent, Lincoln (3-15, 2-6 MIAA), is coming off a 69-50 loss to Lindenwood and opens a three-game homestand with their game against the Ichabods. It will be the second of a three game road trip for the Ichabods.

Chipman said his team’s first focus in games needs to come in funda-mentals, such as defense and rebounding.

“We’re going back to work,” said Chipman. “We’re looking to get sting back in the defense, tough-ness on the boards and ev-eryone to a man working harder.”

He said he’s seen a change in practice since the losses.

“We’ve been practic-ing harder, longer and with more time on the defense,” said Chipman.

Following Thurs-day’s contest, Washburn will travel Saturday to St. Charles, Mo., where they will face Lindenwood Uni-versity. Tipoff for Saturday is set for 3 p.m.

Richard Kelly, [email protected] is a senior double major in mass media and social work.


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