At just 16 years old, Giovannie Hernandez was arrested in a fatal street fight in March of 2005. He was incarcerated for 11 years and six months at New York’s Eastern correctional facility. Fortunately, he was able to attend Bard College through the Bard Prison Initiative.

Of all the Coronavirus-19 solutions and recommendations, Rich Sleezer believes the most effective is simply putting others first. The mask wearing, hand sanitizing, social distancing and quarantining are all just part of looking out for one another.

After not eating a real meal in two days, I was lured inside Coach’s neighborhood grill and bar by the smell of grilled chicken and patty melts. Sitting at 2702 W 15th Ave, right by Village Elementary, Coach’s is about as close to a neighborhood restaurant as Emporia has to offer.

Students ranging from all different backgrounds and ethnicities gathered for an open discussion in honor of International Education Week. “Don’t Be Shy, Ask Me Why!”  took place on Nov. 14 in Schallenkamp Hall for all students, local and international, to answer questions about stereotypes a…

Emporia at the Table Initiative invited Mary-Pat Hector to speak on fighting food insecurity Nov. 7 in the Skyline room. Hector is the youngest person to run for office in Atlanta. She has been fighting food insecurity for about three years, and worked for National Action Network for seven years. 

Phi Delta Theta fraternity broke their previous record of $4,200 at their 34th annual pole sit last weekend.

If you have been in Emporia for some time, Casa Ramos, 707 Commercial St., would certainly be a familiar name. Taco Express is owned and operated by Alvaro Ramos and his father Ricardo Ramos, at the original Casa Ramos location, 201 Commercial St. It offers all the best parts of Alvaro and R…

Emporia State’s homecoming musical “Little Women” will run at 7:30 p.m. from Oct. 17-19 and 2 p.m. on Sunday in Karl C. Bruder theater.

Latinx alumni participated in a panel as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept. 25. Diversity Student Programs and the Alumni center held the panel in the Memorial Union.

Alex Sheen, founder of “Because I said I would,” a non-profit organization focused on emphasizing the impact keeping promises can have on humanity, came to speak at Emporia State Sept. 26.

Diversity student programs organized Emporia State’s Fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Festival on Sept. 12 in Webb hall Memorial Union. Kansas weather changed the location of the event from Kellogg Circle to Web hall.

Katherine Borst Jones’ passion for music remains unwavered. Currently, she is the professor of flute and area head of brass, woodwinds and percussion at Ohio State University.

‘You Can’t Spell Hope Without PE,’ a workshop hosted by the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation department was held on Sept. 12. Physical education teachers from across the state attended.

The diversity book club plans to have many events throughout the year while partnering with different groups such as the Black Student Union, and even help host an art event at Emporia High School. 

After Melissa Kurtenbach lost her sister to suicide, she founded Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention. The Hope Links Us Together Suicide Prevention Walk took place last Saturday in the Clinton Boyer building. 

Over the 2018-19 school year, The Bulletin has featured nine cats and five dogs that are up for adoption at the Emporia Animal Shelter, 1216 Hatcher St., in our regular Corky’s Fuzzy Friends feature. 

The Center for Great Plains Studies will be holding its Friends of the Plains Dinner at 6:00 p.m. this Friday, April 26 in the KSTC Ballroom in Memorial Union.Kevin Willmott, Oscar winner and professor of film at the University of Kansas, will be the featured speaker after the dinner around …

Emporia State’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will run from April 24-27 with shows at 7:30 p.m. in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre.The show will be the directorial debut of assistant professor Dennis Turney Jr., who recently joined the university faculty.“I think that every production is uniqu…

The 7th annual Nitty Gritty Dirt Dash registration will be at 8:30 a.m., and the race begins at 9 a.m. April 13 at the Trusler Sports Complex. 

Women’s History Month guest speaker Ashley Gaddy spoke last Tuesday about being unapologetic for who you are as a woman.

The Honors College held a Spring Ball last night which raised about 60 canned food items. The canned food will be donated to Corky’s Cupboard. 

Sixteen women attended the international women’s day empowerment lunch on Friday, March 8. 

    Emporia State celebrated TRIO Day last Friday and partnered with the science department to bring Tara Ruttley, NASA associate chief for microgravity research and McNair scholar, to present at ESU.

   The Diversity Book Club met Tuesday in the Diversity Lounge in the Memorial Union to discuss “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. This was the last meeting for the book.

The Interfaith Space opened Feb. 19 and is located in southeast Morse in room 434. It will serve as a space of religious diversity for students, faculty and staff.

Visser Hall was flooded with the smells of homemade chili as psychology students and staff competed against one another in a cookoff on Feb. 21. 

Union Activities Council sponsored two escape rooms last Thrusday in the Memorial Union which around 90 people participated in. There were two rooms, one was named “Extinction Level” and the other “Snowglobe.”