Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Students shake it off at homecoming dance

     Students grooved to the music in celebration of the start of the 150th homecoming during the Homecoming Ball at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Washburn A/B room of Memorial Union on the campus of Washburn University.
     This Monday night gathering allowed students to dress up, tear up the dance floor and party with their fellow Ichabods. The DJ provided a variety of slow and fast tunes while students got photos taken by a photographer from Kornerbooth Photography in Lawrence. 

     In the hallway outside the Washburn A/B room the entries from the top hat competition were on display. Student organizations and other Washburn groups designed custom-made themed hats in accordance with their assigned decade. This competition served as a dual fundraising auction with the students donating change to their favorite hat's jar or utilizing the "Buy It Now" option, which directs the individual to pay $50 and then allows them to keep the hat after the week ends.
     At the dance's halfway point, Jessica Barraclough, director of Student Activities and Greek Life, announced all the nominees up for homecoming royalty. Out of approximately 30 candidates only 10, five women and five men, were selected for the homecoming court. 
     The Homecoming Court for 2015 consisted of the following queen candidates: Madison Wiegers, junior health information technology major; Alexa Bowen, senior business major; Emily Zimmerman, senior communication studies major; Catherine Steuart, junior elementary education major; and Kaitlyn Truesdell, senior business major. 
     The king candidates are Forrest Evans, senior music education major; Daniel Minton, senior biology major; Slater Champlin, senior forensics science major; Ryan Kelly, junior marketing and international business major; and Parker Gallion, senior nursing major. 
     Students are encouraged to cast their vote for their top pick for queen and king candidate before Oct. 24 in the Memorial Union or online at mywashburn.edu. The Homecoming King and Queen will be revealed during halftime at the homecoming football game Oct. 24 in Yager Stadium. The game's kickoff is set for 2 p.m.


16 comments:

  1. Very well written article and very relevant to students at Washburn. the only thing that I would add is a quote from someone who attended the dance. It would make this article just a little bit more personable.

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  2. I agree with Courtney. I would also add that your first paragraph is a bit wordy. I think you could say, "... in celebration at the 150th Homecoming Ball..." You can also say, "Halfway through the dance..." at the beginning of the fourth paragraph. Great article!

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  3. I agree with both Courtney and Bree. Those changes in that paragraph are all that I would make, though. You did a great job at doing research and having the correct facts for the event. Good job!

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  4. Paragraph 2:Comma after "tear up the dancefloor,"

    Paragraph 4: Comma after "halfway point"

    The last two paragraphs couldn't decide on a tense. Overall, good work!

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  5. I know Shake It Off is a huge Taylor Swift song... but if I am being really honest it makes reminds me of the phrase "shake the dew off the lilly." I guess what I am saying is I don't like the way you used the entire phrase as a verb, even if that is technically what the phrase is...

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  6. Great story! I thought you did a great job and it was very readable and informative.

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  7. "At the dance's halfway point" is a little awkward to me. I would maybe say "Halfway through the dance..." other than that, great!

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  8. Good article! I think the first paragraph or sentence really is really wordy maybe cut some stuff out like where it was at.

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  9. Interesting article! I agree all there comments

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  10. you should put a comma after "tear up the dance floor,". I think it is a good article. It has good length.

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  11. Good reporting. Good length as well.

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  12. Loved the headline. Good info about everything that happened at the dance for those of us who had to miss it!

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  13. Loved the headline. Good info about everything that happened at the dance for those of us who had to miss it!

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  14. Nice headline. However, adjust the minor errors everyone suggested. Otherwise cool story.

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  15. All the information presented was correct so that was good! I think that it was a long article that could have been shortened in some areas. I think the headline is absolutely perfect! Great job!

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  16. Not a bad article! I think this sentence could be rewritten for clarity though: "Out of approximately 30 candidates only 10, five women and five men, were selected for the homecoming court."

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