Local bar rebels against smoking ban

Duct tape is known for its myriad uses, but it is its use as a smoking boundary that has it at the center of a legal dispute.

Fitch's Findings

Washburn Review writer Ben Fitch traveled to Nicaragua over winter break and returned with....

La Chureca is a larger-than-life trash dump in the northwestern corner of Managua that stretches over four square miles—making it the largest open-air garbage dump in Central America.

More than just books

Public library offers study rooms, entertainment

Few four-letter words resonate in the ears of a broke college student more than the term “free.”

Onek elected WSGA president

Current WSGA vice president wins unopposed race for presidency in 2010-11

The results are in, and 27 senators will be joining WSGA president-elect Caley Onek and vice president-elect Lucas Mullin during the 2010-11 school year. The results of the 2010-11 WSGA elections were announced Friday afternoon in the basement of the Memorial Union, a mere four hours after voting was finalized. While some were unsure about their future with WSGA, at least two candidates were fairly certain they would be serving Washburn next school year.

Driving drunk affects everyone

Dangerous act causes loss of lives, money

It wasn’t just another night for Beth Strong. After hours of trying to reach her roommate to no avail, a sense of panic settled over the 23 year old. Something was wrong.

Spring break on a budget

Tips to achieving the perfect vacation, video

Despite the groundhog’s appreciation of his own shadow, spring will come again, as it always does. And with spring comes the week of hanging out and having too much fun that college students always seem ready to take advantage of…spring break.

A brief history of Stoffer Science Hall

Since 1960 it has stood on the North East corner of the Washburn campus and has been home to the science department, crane observatory and Washburn students.

 

New professor comes to WU Law School

New faces in new places is a recurring theme across Washburn this year and the law school is no exception.
 

ISS director Mike Gunter resigns

Tom Prasch, president of Faculty Senate, said he thought ISS Director Mike Gunter’s resignation was way over due.

 

Resurrection debate attracts large crowd

When Washburn’s Christian Challenge and the Atheist Community of Topeka joined forces, the result was a debate in a packed house and an interesting evening.

Reaction to resignation of former ISS director Mike Gunter

On February 10th, Mike Gunter, the director of information systems and services at Washburn University, resigned. Gunter cited personal reasons for his resignation.

WTE takes hit from WSGA

Washburn students rejoice, all those prayers about the WTE may have finally been answered.

The history of Morgan

For more than 50 years, Margaret Mulvane Morgan Memorial Hall has been an unavoidable stop on Washburn’s campus.

Honor societies reward students

Washburn provides honor societies for students across all disciplines, majors

Throughout the years at Washburn University there have been different kinds of disciplinary honor societies for all different majors, different years in school and excellence in academic standing.

You can't handle the truth

Legislation cited as weapon against denied access to grade stats

During the spring semester, David-John Tiemens, a business student, was denied access to the general statistics regarding the success rate of students in Applied Calculus, a prerequisite class for entrance in the School of Business.

According to the Kansas Open Records Act, class statistics are considered public records and are therefore public domain. However, when Tiemens sought these records from Kevin Charlwood, chair of the math department, he was told that class performances were not open for public consumption.

 

WTE out, PE 198 still a requirement

On Thursday February 11, 2010 the Washburn University faculty voted to make the WTE optional and keep the PE 198 requirement.

Black Student Union brings guest speaker

Presentation will detail the murder of Emmett Till

February is national Black History Month, but for students, faculty and staff in the Washburn community, it is an important time to celebrate historical attributes in the Black culture. 
 

Love actually

Ditch digital, celebrate the real thing

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I thought I would humor everyone with a single girl’s take on love. Yeah—I’m serious.

2010 WSGA election candidates announced

2010 WSGA election candidates announced

The new candidates for the 2010 Washburn Student Government Association’s presidential election were announced Feb.3 at the Capitol Building in the old Supreme Court Room.

WSGA lecturers receive positive response

From “Super Size Me” superstars to white-collar whistle blowers, the Washburn Student Government Association has worked hard to bring guest speakers to campus who students not only recognize, but who also have an interesting story to tell.

Regents discusses outsourcing

Amidst the beautiful children called good news that were borne in gleeful tones to the Board of Regents at the meeting on Jan. 29, the bitterly jealous and red-headed stepchild named “outsourcing” took center stage for much of the time.

Winter weather woes cause $70,000 loss

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

Moses' modern tablet

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

When Bill Gates took the stage at the 2001 Comdex convention he ushered in the age of tablet computing, today it looks like the tech world is trying to prove him right.
Unfortunately for him it came several years too late.

Honoring HLRC

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

LLC fire case still open

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 evacuated and the fire was extinguished.
Two elevators were damaged, and although the elevators are in working condition now, previous stories reported 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.