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Departing Emporia: My final column

Departing Emporia: My final column

Sam Bailey
April 29, 2023
Emporia State eliminates ‘middle management’

Emporia State eliminates ‘middle management’

Sam Bailey
April 27, 2023

Queens come to perform in Emporia

Sam Bailey
April 21, 2023
Faculty senate president Shawn Keough listens as history professor Chris Lovett raises concerns during an April 18, 2023, meeting about a proposed letter addressing performance performances. The senate subsequently voted in unison not to authorize the letter. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Two Emporia State University professors reinstated as bonus tension swirls

Sherman Smith and Sam Bailey
April 19, 2023
Movie magic is more than skilled celebrities

Movie magic is more than skilled celebrities

Sam Bailey
April 15, 2023

Kansas Supreme Court dismisses fired ESU professors’ petition

Sam Bailey
April 14, 2023
Joyce Thierer, Emporia State professor emeritus and pioneer in historical interpretation, died Monday night at the age of 73 after a long illness. Here, Thierer listens to speakers honor educators lost in the field during the rededication ceremony on campus for the National Memorial to Fallen Educators in June, 2022.

‘Country folk & the land:’ Joyce Thierer Rides into History

Sam Bailey
April 13, 2023
Dennis Turney Jr., director of “Luv 4 Luv,” speaks with Daniel Vazquez, assistant director, intimacy director for the show and senior theater major, during rehearsal as the cast is seen through the mirror behind their backs.

ESU theatre to throw a disco party for audiences in “Luv 4 Luv”

Sam Bailey
April 10, 2023
Exhausted and detached: I don’t recognize who I was before the mass firings

Exhausted and detached: I don’t recognize who I was before the mass firings

Sam Bailey
April 4, 2023
The Kansas Judicial Center houses the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kansas. (Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector) 

Kansas Supreme Court to take on fired tenured faculties’ case

Sam Bailey
March 30, 2023

ESU enrollment sees increase in KBOR report

Sam Bailey
March 30, 2023
Senator Yakubu reads the bill to recognize The Association of African & Caribbean Students as a recognized student organization (RSO) during the Feb. 23 Associated Student Government (ASG) meeting. The bill passed unanimously.

ESU African & Caribbean students granted a recognized organization

Sam Bailey
March 3, 2023
Emporia State Provost Brent Thomas talks to Hailey Kisner, ASG vice president and senior psychology major, during “Pizza with the Provost” last Thursday.

Pizzas, provost and pleasantries: Brent Thomas meets students amid reorganization

Sam Bailey
March 3, 2023
Emporia State University president Ken Hush, right, received approval from the Kansas Board of Regents to deploy a policy designed to expedite personnel and program reform. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Fired ESU profs petition high court

Sam Bailey
March 1, 2023
Emporia State Marketing and Media Relations front desk sits empty at 3 p.m. today as the door leading to the office of Gwen Larson, director of media relations and internal communication, is closed with a sign reading “AUTHORIZED MARKETING + COMMUNICATION STAFF ONLY Please see front desk for assistance.”

Seven months after Hush’s last interview, silence.

Sam Bailey
February 23, 2023
Malevo is set to come to Emporia bringing Argentine dance to the stage Feb. 23. The group was formed by Matias Jaime (center) and received a golden buzzer in America’s Got Talent season 11, now they are on a U.S. tour to 12 different states.

Malevo to make adrenaline pump in Emporia through Argentinian dance

Sam Bailey
February 21, 2023
Cast members direct an Indrik on stage during a performance of Dragons and Mythical Beasts, a show that is set to come to Emporia Feb. 25. The show will take place at Emporia State’s Albert Taylor Hall and is free for all ESU students.

Unleash your inner explorer amid Dragons in Mythical Beasts

Sam Bailey
February 21, 2023
Jack Jewett, a senior studying English and creative writing, and Katie Webb, junior pre-physical therapy health and human performance major, sing “Abide” by Dwell Songs while a student in the crowd raises their hands in praise. The song was part of the worship during Christian Challenge’s Thursday meeting during its “Arguments against Christianity” series.

Emporia State RSO Challenges arguments against christianity

Sam Bailey
February 7, 2023
Ken Hush, president at Emporia State University since November, said financial realities compel ESU to consider realigning the budget through process that could include employee layoffs and changes in of academic programs. (Margaret Mellott/Kansas Reflector)

Presidential Search Committee members voice concern regarding legitimacy of presidential search

Sam Bailey
December 19, 2022
Ken Hush graduated Emporia High School in 1977, his senior picture can be found in the high school yearbook, archived in the Lyon County History Center.

No resume, no problem: What you need to know about ESU’s newest prez Ken Hush

Sam Bailey
December 16, 2022
Emporia State President Ken Hush adresses faculty and staff at a "Kick Off" event for the new term on Aug. 18 in Webb Hall in the Memorial Union.

Hush files financial transparency statement past legal deadline

Sam Bailey
December 15, 2022

Their mother wrote the history book on ESU. Now they’re asking Hush to save it.

Sam Bailey
November 11, 2022

Beloved Emporia State debate coach dismissed. ‘I didn’t have time to be fired’

Sam Bailey
October 13, 2022
Grandchildren of former Emporia State prez Butcher ‘sick’ over changes

Grandchildren of former Emporia State prez Butcher ‘sick’ over changes

Sam Bailey
October 12, 2022
Plumb Hall

‘Heartbreak’ fills Emporia community following university cuts

Sam Bailey
October 11, 2022
Edward Flentje, former interim President of Emporia State in 2011. 

Former Emporia State interim president condemns ‘mass firings’ in letter

Sam Bailey
October 7, 2022
Awards sit in the debate room Sept. 26 in Roosevelt Hall, room 212. The debate team at ESU began in 1874 and has won three national championships.

Community mourns loss of historic Emporia State debate program

Sam Bailey
October 1, 2022
Douglas Allen, an assistant professor of social sciences, sociology and criminology, and his 2-year-old daughter Ellie sit with student protesters Sept. 16. Allen is one of the 33 faculty and staff who were dismissed. (Photo by Mason Hart)

ADVOCACY: Three of the 33 faculty dismissed from Emporia State share their stories

Sam Bailey
September 24, 2022
An 'Authorized Personnel Only' sign hangs outside the president's office in Plumb Hall. (photo by Sam Bailey)

AAUP to open case against Emporia State after dismissal of 33 faculty members

Sam Bailey
September 22, 2022
A "You are not alone" sign sits in from of Plumb Hall.

Emporia State dismisses 33 faculty

Sam Bailey, Cameron Burnett, and Noah Eppens
September 15, 2022
A "You are not alone" sign lays fallen on the ground in front of administration's parked cars. President Hush's parking spot sits empty while a faculty senate meeting to plan an open forum to allow faculty to voice their concerns around new university framework begins Sept. 8. (photo by Sam Bailey)

“STOP THE CUTS. SAVE ESU”: Students plan to protest ESU program restructuring

Sam Bailey
September 13, 2022
Emporia State President Ken Hush adresses faculty and staff at a "Kick Off" event for the new term on Aug. 18 in Webb Hall in the Memorial Union.

Hush holds fewest degrees among KBOR chiefs

Sam Bailey
August 30, 2022
A toy to help children explore sensory learning and aid in walking sits in a Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE) classroom on Aug. 17. The center is scheduled to close Aug. 2023.

Criticism mounts as Emporia State plans to close center during childcare crisis

Sam Bailey
August 19, 2022
Taten Rooks, sophomore physical education major, and Isabella Weber, sophomore business administration major, leave the Memorial Union bookstore on Aug 2.

New term textbook tactics for the nervous

Sam Bailey
August 17, 2022
Butcher Education Center is home to the Center for Early Childhood Education (CECE) which provides child care for faculty, staff and students. The decision to close the center has been met with criticism; however, Emporia State president Ken Hush recently expressed that criticizers don't "understand the overall high-level concept."

New prez says ‘I laugh’ at criticism about Butcher closure. Then he regrets word choice.

Sam Bailey and Noah Eppens
August 13, 2022
Joyce Thierer, former professor at Emporia State, listens to speakers honor educators lost in the field on Friday. This was Thierer's first time at a rededication ceremony for the National Memorial to Fallen Educators and she wanted to honor those devoted to protecting their students. 

Sixteen names added to the National Memorial to Fallen Educators following Uvalde

Sam Bailey
June 18, 2022
With a nearly empty room, AGB representatives Richard Wueste and Beverly Warren meet with students on what they are looking for in a new provost on Thursday in Skyline.

Few attend hastily called student forum for provost search

Sam Bailey
May 20, 2022

Emporia State to host first maskless graduation in two years

Sam Bailey
May 2, 2022

Emporia State realizará la primera graduación sin mascarillas en dos años

Sam Bailey
May 2, 2022
You’re not alone: Former ESU students share their struggles with debt

You’re not alone: Former ESU students share their struggles with debt

Sam Bailey
April 28, 2022
(left to right) Ramiro Miranda and Pablo Campos play the violin during "Sunrise Mass."

Voices and instruments combine for a mesmerizing performance

Sam Bailey
April 21, 2022

Emporia State Theatre debates over affairs through witty humor

Sam Bailey
April 20, 2022
Tale of two opinions: Don't let book-lovers shame you off your Kindle

Tale of two opinions: Don’t let book-lovers shame you off your Kindle

Sam Bailey
April 18, 2022
Kaitlynd Brasher stands against her 2016 Volkswagen with a binder full of notes and documents regarding her student debt in front of Cheri’s Bakery, 2121 on North Tyler Road #300, Wichita, April 11. Brasher has recently been sued by Emporia State for “unearned financial aid” resulting in years of debt and her wages being garnished at the bakery.  

‘This leaves me with nothing,’ Emporia State sues student for unearned aid

Sam Bailey
April 14, 2022
Michael Brown, Junction City High School conductor guides his students through their pieces during Choralfest. 

Choirs unite for an evening of powerful voices

Sam Bailey
April 11, 2022
The 2022 Annual Juried Student Exhibition will be held in the Emporia Arts Center starting April 1 at 815 Commercial St. and the Salon des Resusés Exhibit will be held at the same time in Trox Gallery & Gifts at 715 Commercial St. The main show features student work that was chosen to be showcased by this year’s juror, Dave Leiker and the Salon des Resusés will host one of the rejected works created by each student who submitted art for concideration. 

Emporia State art department won’t shy away from the Refusés

Sam Bailey
April 4, 2022
Elegante Independent performers compete in the Blue Springs South competition March 12. The team won second place at their last contest and will be performing in the circuit championships this Saturday. 

Elegante Independant takes second with dazzling performance

Sam Bailey
April 4, 2022

Elegante Independant takes second with dazzling performance

Sam Bailey
April 1, 2022
Sam Bailey's arms show her coping mechanisms in March 2020.

A pandemic isn’t what I meant

Sam Bailey
March 8, 2022
Sam Bailey's arms show her coping mechanisms in March 2020.

A pandemic isn’t what I meant

Sam Bailey
March 8, 2022
Chelsea Johnson’s senior bachelor of fine arts exibition “I’m LITERALLY fine.” features broken placesettings in “Family Dinner” in the Gilson Memorial Gallery from Feb. 21 to March 4.

Broken dishes and impaled by nails, but ‘I’m LITERALLY fine’

Sam Bailey
March 7, 2022

Emporia State Theatre presents a ‘violent clash over prepositions’

Sam Bailey
February 28, 2022

ESU alum throws a ‘party’ to talk about food intolerances

Sam Bailey
February 17, 2022
The Emporia State Stingers Dance Team performs during halftime of the ESU men’s basketball game against Nebraska Kearney on Dec. 2nd in the William Lindsay White Civic Auditorium.

Stingers Dance Team takes regionals

Sam Bailey
February 17, 2022
Christine Wuenschel’s life-size drawings show women of all identities in order to challenge viewers on their perceptions and internalized fears of the female form. Her “Close Contact” exhibit will be on display until Feb. 28 in the Norman R. Eppink Gallery in King Hall.

Visiting artist showcases ‘what it means to be female’

Sam Bailey
February 17, 2022

ESU incentives for vaccination comes to a close

Sam Bailey
November 30, 2021

Showcasing food through art

Sam Bailey
October 30, 2021

Braving the elements to celebrate culture

Sam Bailey
October 29, 2021

Budget cuts threaten extinction

Sam Bailey
October 8, 2021

Former ESU student writes guide on Art Therapy

Sam Bailey
October 7, 2021
The delight of plants

The delight of plants

Sam Bailey
September 30, 2021
Drawing in vaccinations

Drawing in vaccinations

Sam Bailey
September 13, 2021

‘Vibrant and thought-provoking’: Visiting artist shares works with ESU

Sam Bailey
September 13, 2021
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