ESU Bulletin

02/14/2025

A former Emporia State basketball team captain and previous assistant coach have raised concerns about alleged verbal abuse from Head Coach Brian Ostermann.

In December 2024, Faith Paramore, the former captain, shared an audio recording of a meeting she had with Head Coach Brian Ostermann prior to her November dismissal from the team. In the recording, Ostermann can be heard repeatedly cursing and shouting at Paramore, telling her, among other things, "You're fu***ng up your teammates" and "You want somebody to fu***ng feel sorry for you."

Following Paramore's dismissal, Brianna Bogard, who worked under Ostermann as an assistant coach during the 2023-24 season, sent an email to ESU Athletics and administrators detailing her own experience and concerns with Ostermann. In a phone call with the Emporia Gazette, obtained by The Bulletin, she said she believed Ostermann's actions toward the team to be "abusive."

| Story by Maddie Carr

A former Emporia State women’s basketball team captain shared an audio recording of Head Coach Brian Ostermann repeatedly cursing and shouting at her during a meeting, just days before she

02/08/2025

As the Trump Administration continues to target diversity, equity and inclusion, Emporia State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plans for future possibilities.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

President Donald Trump has delivered on his promise to eliminate "radical" diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, signing an Executive Order after his inauguration on Jan. 20 that "terminate(s) DEI

02/07/2025

A Kansas nonprofit trained attendees on the storage, preservation, and usage of naloxone at ESU’s Jan. 29 naloxone training put on by Associated Student Government and The Honors College.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Emporia State Associated Student Government and The Honors College held their second annual Naloxone training on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Preston Room. ASG’s Diversity,

02/06/2025

Emporia State brought home both basketball wins in close games against the University of Central Oklahoma on Sunday.

| Story by Isabella Tyson

Emporia State brought home both basketball wins in close games against the University of Central Oklahoma on Sunday. The Lady Hornets beat UCO 60-58 on Senior Sunday while the ESU

02/06/2025

The Emporia State Student Recreation Center has kicked off their annual month-long Healthy Hornet Challenge in a continual effort to encourage ESU students, faculty and staff to improve their overall wellness.

| Story by Asher Lefto

The Student Recreation Center kicked off its month-long Healthy Hornet Challenge on Feb 3 for Emporia State students, faculty and staff.

02/05/2025

Of the handful of U.S. presidencies I have lived through, and the even smaller number that I remember, I have never seen one so firmly founded in hate.

| Opinion by Maddie Carr

Of the handful of U.S. presidencies I have lived through, and the even smaller number that I remember, I have never seen one so firmly founded in hate.

02/03/2025

The opening of Emporia State’s new on-campus nursing building has been pushed back to 2026 with no set date.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Emporia State's new nursing building is now slated for completion in 2026 due to construction delays. The building, which will house the nursing program and Student Wellness Center, was initially

01/31/2025

Free speech advocacy group challenges Emporia State’s free expression policy, arguing that it places unconstitutional restrictions on student speech in campus buildings.

| Story by Maddie Carr

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a non-partisan organization protecting free speech rights on college campuses, argues that a portion of Emporia State’s free expression policy violates students’

01/31/2025

Former Emporia State head soccer coach Bryan Sailer is suing the University and Athletic Director David Spafford for alleged Title IX and First Amendment rights violations after he raised concerns over gender inequity.

Sailer was terminated from ESU in December 2023 following a Nov. 22 suspension. The University says his termination was based on his “failure to meet the professional standards and expectations of leadership, supervision and accountability.”

Sailer is seeking $75,000 in damages.

| Story by Isabella Tyson

Former Emporia State head soccer coach Bryan Sailer is suing Emporia State and Athletic Director David Spafford for allegedly violating his rights under Title IX and the First Amendment after

12/14/2024

An affidavit filed in Johnson County District Court and obtained by The Bulletin details key pieces of the child solicitation case against Emporia State professor Howard Pitler.

The affidavit alleges that, under the username Billybob on the website Chat Avenue, Pitler messaged with a 13-year-old girl in a sexual manner, including sending her a link to po*******hy and talking about engaging in sexual acts with her.

| Story by Maddie Carr

Content warning: This article contains sensitive topics, including sexual content and child exploitation. Please use caution.

12/13/2024

The Lady Hornets claimed their first win over a top ten team since 2019 in a Dec. 5 match up against the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats.

| Story by Isabella Tyson

The Lady Hornets took on Northwest Missouri on Dec. 5, taking their first win over a top ten team since 2019.

12/04/2024

ESU students, if you have been affected by the closure of Tyson through job loss or via the Tyson Scholarship or have been impacted by the Holiday Resort closure, please email [email protected] or send us a message.

11/20/2024

Emporia State psychology student Briar Esterline's second published work is a poetry collection detailing his unique experience of heartbreak.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Briar Esterline’s career aspirations are leading him to the clinical psychology field, but the sophomore psychology major has another passion: writing.

11/20/2024

Since his claim of the presidency, president-elect and former President Donald Trump has began to discuss his plans for his first days in office and his picks for key roles in his administration.

| Story by Ethan Hansen

The result of the Presidential Election on Nov. 5 was a major win for the GOP as they seized control of the presidency, moved to a majority in the United

11/20/2024

Emporia’s Current Club is making organizational changes to attract a wider membership.

| Story by Asher Lefto

The historic Current Club of Emporia is radically changing its structure. A demographically bent membership has inspired the new leaders of the organization to make serious changes in order to

11/20/2024

Five Emporia State students explored migration in Kansas through multiple viewpoints in Manhattan, Kan. as part of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences' "E-mersion" experience.

| Story by Isabel Ayala

Jan Todd, assistant professor of humanities and social sciences at Emporia State, is passionate about educating students on the importance and real-life applications of the humanities and social sciences. Two

11/13/2024

Emporia Main Street celebrates veterans with banners to acknowledge their service.

| Story by Asher Lefto

Emporia, Kan. is the official founding city of Veterans Day, a holiday first suggested by an Emporia resident in 1953. Over 70 years after the proposal, Emporia residents honor those

11/05/2024

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