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The Bulletin
May 13, 2026

Good morning!

It’s Isabel here with your morning newsletter! Today is Wednesday, May 13. Thanks for tuning in!

Thanks to everyone who subscribed to our newsletter this week and entered our giveaway. Congrats to Anaisa, our winner! We hope you enjoy your prize. Our subscriber count doubled thanks to this giveaway, which is incredible. We hope that each of you stay tuned next year!

In other news, I am excited to take over as editor-in-chief in the fall. I am looking forward to leading our incredible staff for the next semester or two. While my areas of study and career trajectory is nowhere related to journalism, I am dedicated to ensuring that The Bulletin continues to meet the expectations of its readers and those of a trustworthy news outlet.

As you may be aware, ESU does not offer a journalism program, which makes it difficult to find and maintain writers. If you or someone you know may be interested in writing, please view our hiring graphic below and contact us. The Bulletin cannot survive without dedicated staff members and of course, its readers.

Thank you to our staff and our readers for making the 2025-2026 school year one to remember. Congratulations to our graduates, EIC Maddie Carr and design editor Haruto Oikawa; you both have bright futures ahead of you.

Have a great summer, and we’ll see you all again in August!

Isabel Ayala, Managing Editor

Isabel Ayala is in her first semester as managing editor for The Bulletin and joined the staff in 2023. Previously, Ayala was the news editor of The Bulletin and also held positions as copy editor and staff writer.

*Additionally, we are now looking for a Content Manager to assist with our website and social media next year. Contact [email protected] for more information or to apply.

This week’s headlines

Letter from the editor: A bittersweet goodbye

I’ve had quite the journey over my three years (and some change) as a staff member of The Bulletin, and in a bittersweet end to my collegiate journalism career, I will pass on the torch to my dear friend and managing editor, Isabel Ayala, as I conclude my time as The Bulletin’s editor-in-chief this week.

Attending graduation? What to know for ESU commencement

Emporia State will hold its graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday at William Lindsay White Civic Auditorium. In case you missed it, here’s what you should know heading into the spring 2026 commencement weekend.

Hornets soar to MIAA Tourney, close with losses

Emporia State softball and baseball advanced past the first rounds of play in the MIAA Tournament last week, but were knocked out of the post-season by nationally-ranked teams.

For the record

Each week, The Bulletin chooses one staff member to give their perspective on a topic of their choosing. Views reflected in these opinion columns are the sole belief of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the stance of The Bulletin.

The joy we keep postponing

We keep telling ourselves there will be a moment when things finally settle. When the job makes sense. When the money feels enough. When the body feels rested enough to stop bracing for what’s next.

Choose Joy

A lot of you will agree with me when I say that being happy does not always come naturally. When we’re stressed, when bad things happen, when the news we see is always negative, it’s sometimes hard to find something good to acknowledge. Most people tend to let the bad outweigh the good.

May 11

Officer requested to check Walking Mall for unknown vehicle driving in area. Officer unable to locate vehicle.

Officer located parking problem in the 1700 block of Morse Dr. Officer requested bus to move to not impede traffic flow.

Officer requested two more buses to move to not impede traffic flow in the 1600 block of Morse Dr.

May 10

Officer located open door to diesel pump at HPER and open door to boiler room. Officer secured open doors.

May 9

Officer checked on a student and her parents at Towers parking. They advised they were having vehicle problems, and they were making their own arrangements.

Officer provided jumpstart assistance to subject in parking lot near Towers Complex.

May 8

Blue Light phone activation at 1428 Merchant. No contact made with anyone in the area.

What’s Trending?

Students should ‘use caution’ with Canvas, says provost

Provost Brent Thomas is urging students to proceed with caution when accessing Emporia State’s Canvas portal following a cybersecurity incident involving the platform and its parent company, Instructure, Thursday afternoon.

Navigating change: How ESU’s evolving its AI policy as classroom use grows

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape education, Emporia State is working to keep pace—not only by establishing policies, but by rethinking what it means to teach, learn, and communicate in the age of generative technology.

SheSings festival spotlights women musicians for second year: ‘a love letter’

Emporia State’s music program hosted its second annual day-long SheSings Women in Music Festival on Saturday, May 2 in Beach Music Hall and King Hall’s Bruder Theatre.

Who you are… according to everyone else

We spend much of our lives trying to claim an identity, to be certain of who we are or who we want to become. We build ourselves around that certainty, shaping personality into something that feels stable enough to stand on.

Choose Joy