Kyle Farmer | ESU Bulletin

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With only a few weeks left in the semester, seniors have already begun to say goodbye to their school and prepare for the next chapter in their lives while reflecting on their time in college.

Kyle Farmer, senior secondary education and social sciences major, said that his college life has been full of ups and downs.

“I’ve learned how to be an adult (and) I’ve learned more about being responsible,” Farmer said. “I’ve joined an excellent fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and they’ve helped me become more responsible, work hard, get out there more and care more about things outside myself.”

Farmer said that he’d miss late night talks with friends the most, but wouldn’t miss finals. After graduation, Farmer said he’s planning on finding a job teaching high school history or world geography.

Many other seniors also have plans made for post graduation, like Daniel Delgadillo, senior crime and delinquency studies major. Delgadillo was recently hired by the Emporia Police Department and has already begun his training. Delgadillo said that graduating from college is very different from graduating from high school.

“In high school everybody expects you to get basic knowledge,” he said. “I really think it’s a greater appreciation (graduating from college) just because not everybody goes to college, and even then, all those don’t graduate either.”

When asked if he had any advice for underclassmen, Delgadillo said that time management is a crucial skill for students to master.

Casey McCabe, senior theater major, is currently working on “The Eleven O’ Clock Club,” the Spring Dance Show.

“Every year you watch friends leave, and when it’s finally your turn to leave, it’s kind of that realization that you have to be an adult, you have to try and find a job and you have to apply the things that you’ve spent four years learning,” McCabe said. “It’s exciting and kind of scary.”

He also said that he’s mainly learned all of the aspects of theater beyond acting, including set design, lighting and more.

Abbi Moser, senior secondary education major, is planning on sticking around in Emporia, as she has been offered a job at the Turning Point learning center, teaching high school level students. Moser said that she will miss the activities offered by the university.

When asked what advice she had for underclassmen, Moser said that she’s had the same advice ever since she was an Residential Assistant.

“Definitely don’t go home every weekend because you’re missing out on a lot of the fun activities and being an individual and being independent,” Moser said.

Luke Lehman, senior English major, advises students to not procrastinate.

“If you’re busy, make sure you write everything out…I think the biggest thing in college is to plan ahead,” Lehman said.

According the a tentative list from Registrar, there are more than 600 graduating seniors in May. Some will leave Emporia and some will stay and begin their post college lives, but each one of them is going to be alike in one way – they will be Emporia State University alumni.

Luke Bohannon

Emporia State students and faculty members gather for International Women’s Day Tuesday night on Wooster Bridge. Chris Franklin/ The Bulletin.

Eight women met at 6 p.m. Tuesday night on Wooster Bridge for International Women’s Day to show support for battered, abused and otherwise ill-treated women around the globe.

“All over the world today, women stood on bridges to honor those who haven’t quite crossed over, that means from poverty to opportunity, from enslavement, oppression, torture, into basically what we so luxuriously have here – women’s rights,” said Ariel Robello, director of multicultural affairs.

Students and professors alike comprised the group that stood huddled together while candles were handed out and lit for everyone in attendance.

Those present were invited to read a poem or piece of literature out loud to the group, which several members did. Two of the women held a banner between them as the pieces were read. Once everyone had a chance to read, they closed the vigil by singing, “This Little Light of Mine.”

Robello said this year was the 100th anniversary of the event. She went on to explain how it started in Europe and is currently a national holiday in every European country as well as in Canada, Mexico and all of Asia.

According to the IWD website, Emporia State is only one of thousands of other institutions across the globe that actively host events for the holiday, which has been observed since the early 1900s.

The website states, “The tradition sees men honoring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc. with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother’s Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.”

But one problem that Robello said she hopes to correct is that IWD is not currently celebrated as an officially-recognized national holiday in the U.S.

“We’re working on trying to get it as a national holiday here in the U.S. … somehow we’re late, so we’re trying to get on board,” Robello said.

Amy Sage-Webb, associate professor of English, was among those in attendance and also read a poem during the reading portion of the vigil.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to gather with other women on campus and to recognize the significance of this day,” Webb said.

Kyle Farmer, junior secondary social science education major, said he supported the cause even though he was unable to attend the event.

“Abused women need all the support they can get and to tell them they are not alone and that if they need anything they can always look for help and they will find it,” Farmer said.

Luke Bohannon

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Birmingham Evening Mail (England) November 23, 2007 BIRMINGHAM band Lady Rain hit the top spot in a national online chart with their punchy new demo Walking On Your Own.

The guitar-driven six-piece reached number one in overplay.com’s indie chart, which is calculated by how many plays each song receives on the website.

Likened to The Killers, Lady Rain have also been played on Kerrang Radio’s unsigned show and have won favourable reviews with gigs across the Midlands.

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See Lady Rain live at the Jug of Ale in Moseley tonight, or visit www.overplay.com to hear the demo.