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No guns allowed? Page 3: Students share details from on-campus ‘accidental shooting’ in Goodnow Hall.

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Students share details of on-campus ‘accidental shooting’ KAITLYN ALANIS THE COLLEGIAN

Signs with the no-guns symbol are strategically placed outside the entrances to Kansas State residence halls. Students sign a residence hall contract agreeing no firearms or other weapons can be brought into the halls. Firearms and other weapons are listed in the “What not to bring” section of the K-State Housing and Dining’s Family Resource Guide. This did not stop a K-State student and resident of Goodnow Hall from bringing in his firearm. The 19-year-old male, whose name has not been released, suffered an “accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound” while in his room Sunday night. Brandon Nsaho, sophomore in management information systems, saw the injured student with the gun outside Goodnow. He said it is “way too easy” to bring a weapon into the residence halls. “Students around campus can sneakily bring weapons in,” Nsaho said. “I think it’s really easy to bring guns, knives or anything dangerous on campus and into the dorms.” According to a statement by the university, there in an ongoing police investigation and no fur-

ther information will be released by K-State, which was named one of the 50 safest large universities in America by College Choice in September 2016.

trying to do.” It is unknown whether or not the injured student has a roommate or if the roommate is still residing in the room. “That’s not information that we would disclose,” Nick Lander, interim associate director of K-State Housing and Dining, said. “It’s a conversation that we would have with the roommate.”

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Nsaho lives in Wefald Hall, which is right next to Goodnow. “I was with some friends and we were all coming back from McDonald’s and got dropped off in front (of Wefald and Goodnow),” Nsaho said. “As soon as we got dropped off and walked to (the) Wefald entrance, the guy from Goodnow ran out while bleeding out (from his mouth) with a gun in his right hand.” Nsaho said he was in shock and could not believe what he was witnessing. “When he ran out, he looked like he wanted to talk, but was running at the same time,” Nsaho said. “It was like a zombie or a mummy. It looked like he got shot in the cheek through the mouth.” “As soon as I saw the gun, I was so close to just dropping my McDonald’s and running because I didn’t want to get injured,” Nsaho continued. “So we went to the front desk and were panicking. We found the nearest RA and it was the RA from the third floor. From there he called the cops and we had to stay in the lobby.” Elizabeth Motter, freshman in civil engineering, lives in

AFTER THE FACT

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Goodnow Hall at the Kansas State campus on Jan. 23, 2017. Goodnow on the first floor and said she was told during a floor meeting Sunday night that the shooting took place on the third floor. “We at first thought it was just the guys being dumb because all we heard was running and yelling, but then there was a scream,” Motter said. “All of us went into the hall to see what happened and one of the girls had just came back from the dining center and said that a guy had run out of the stairwell with blood all over his face. Some of us went into the stairwell to see and

there was just a lot of blood. So much blood.” Also a resident of Goodnow, Matt Tierney, sophomore in political science, said he did not see anything, but he did hear the gunshot. “I heard the shot around 8 last night,” Tierney said. “I thought it was just something loud. I didn’t think it was a gunshot. Then about 15 minutes later I went to my car and there were paramedics and cops and a stretcher there and they very clearly closed off an area so nobody could see what they were

K-State students share emotions about Trump SHARIDAN KRALJIC THE COLLEGIAN

After Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20, students at Kansas State expressed varying opinions about President Trump. “You can’t change what people have decided,” Hollie Whalen, graduate student in education, said. “You can, however, make the best of it.” Many people, whether they agree with Trump or not, share a similar mindset

going forward with the new commander-in-chief. “A lot of people didn’t like Obama at the beginning but now don’t think he’s that bad,” Melissa Mahoney, sophomore in education, said. “So give (President Trump) a chance and hope that he does a good job.” Some students, however, said they are nervous about Trump’s term.

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Motter said it was stressful as a resident of the hall because nobody knew what had happened and how to distinguish rumors from facts. “It definitely scared me a little bit, mostly because we didn’t know what was happening,” Motter said. “We didn’t know if there was a fight or if it was a knife or a gun. And nobody could tell us anything yet, so it was just rumors.” “Finally we had a wing meeting a little bit later and they told us everyone was okay and

that whoever was hurt was getting help and that the A-wing was shut down until further notice and it happened on the third floor,” Motter continued. Lander said K-State Housing and Dining has been doing what they can to answer the questions of concerned students and parents. “With a situation like that, people are concerned about safety,” Lander said. “I’ve talked to students and some parents to address their concerns and we’ve talked about resources and other things we can do to assist them.”

CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS

As previously reported by the Collegian, K-State’s concealed carry policy was approved by the Regents in December and will go into effect on July 1, 2017.

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Wildcats look to extend winning streak vs. Iowa State BRETT ENGLE

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The Kansas State Wildcats men’s basketball team will look to keep their momentum going as the team prepares for a tough road test at Iowa State tonight in Ames, Iowa. The Wildcats may have saved their season last week as they picked up a 96-88 win over Oklahoma State Wednesday and then capped it off by upsetting the No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers 79-75 Saturday at home. Despite sitting at 12-6, Iowa State is a team that has the talent to beat just about anyone in the country. The Cyclones have played three ranked teams this year and lost them all, but only by a combined eight points. Seniors Monte Morris and Nazareth Mitrou-Long

lead the Cyclones in scoring, both averaging 16.1 points per game. Morris is a “do it all” player, adding 5.1 rebounds and six assists per game. Another senior, Deonte Burton, has also had a solid year averaging 13.9 points and a team-leading 6.8 rebounds per game. K-State head coach Bruce Weber said the game will be another tough one in a league that is so difficult to play in. “It is just so hard,” Weber said after the West Virginia game. “You have different styles, good coaches and really good players. Last year we were an older league and this year we are a much younger league. We have a mixture of young and old. It is good, but it is very unforgiving we got to enjoy this but we have to be smart. We play Tuesday at Iowa State. I think they are

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Senior forward D.J. Johnson dribbles the ball down the court during the K-State game against West Virginia in Bramlage Coliseum on Jan. 21.

What to Watch: Basketball and the Pro Bowl day before the game against Kansas, but they have won seven straight games prior to the one against Tennessee.

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GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS AT CHARLOTTE HORNETS

The Golden State Warriors have breezed through their schedule so far and have had little trouble integrating star forward Kevin Durant after he signed with the Warriors in the offseason. The Warriors have won seven in a row and are in first place in the Western Conference by 3.5 games. The Hornets, on the other hand, are no powerhouse with just a 23-21 record. However, they are 15-7 at home and could pose a threat to Golden State. The Hornets are currently sixth in the Eastern Conference and could use a big game to get some momentum going to further enhance their chance at a playoff birth. The game will tip off Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

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tied with us, so now we have a chance to go there and get a win.” The Wildcats will have plenty of scoring options as every starter is averaging double figures. The two centerpieces for K-State are seniors Wesley Iwundu and D.J. Johnson. Iwundu and Johnson are second and third on the team in scoring, averaging 12.4 and 12.2 points per game, respectively. The backcourt of sophomores Barry Brown and Kamau Stokes has proved lethal for the Wildcats as well. The two handle most of the pressure the team faces, bring the ball up the court and have taken exceptional care of the ball, combining for fewer than four turnovers per game. The Wildcats and Cyclones tip-off at 8 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

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Accomplished alumna finds her way back to K-State, A.Q. Miller School KELSEY KENDALL THE COLLEGIAN

In 1967, she worked for the Collegian and was the first female student reporter in Vietnam, writing features related to the Fort Riley soldiers there. In 1973, she received her masters in journalism at Kansas State then moved on to obtain her doctorate in American studies at the University of Kansas. Overall, Jean Folkerts’ resume of academic and professional experience, as well as her awards and publications, is 23 pages in length. Starting this month, she can add interim director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications to her resume. Folkerts began her time at K-State not knowing exactly what she wanted to do before finding journalism. It took time, and several nights sneaking into the Collegian newsroom in order

to avoid hearing any criticism, before finally realizing that criticism was going to be how she learned. Her experience has taken her all over the world, but

eventually brought her back to K-State. “K-State really gave me my start in my career,” Folkerts said. “It’s kind of a period of giving

back in a way.” Folkerts’ experience ranges from writing for a mental health magazine and the Topeka Capital-Journal to administrative

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OPINION: Students should worry about DeVos CALEB SNIDER

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Despite the fact that Betsy DeVos has zero teaching experience and has never served in public office and has even called the education system in the U.S. a “monopoly” and a “dead end,” she is the current nominee for the Secretary of the Department of Education. Much of the focus on DeVos has been around her unrelenting support of charter schools; schools infamously known for being loosely regulated. And to be fair, there may be a case for charter schools. A 2013 study by CREDO, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes, in which they examined charter schools in 26 states, shows that about a quarter of students in charter schools are outperforming their peers in public schools in both reading and math. However, the rest of charter students are

performing at the same level or worse as their peers in public schools, so it is not an open and shut case. It is also important that we focus on her position in regards to higher education, largely because it is not very clear. I cannot stress how important it is that college students understand her position on higher education and whether she supports many of the Education Department’s roles, like disbursing financial aid to students of good merit and those whose families cannot afford tuition. Between 2015 and 2016, an estimated 7.6 million college students received Pell grants, totaling about $28 billion. Personally, without federal grants, I would not be attending Kansas State as a first generation college student. The statistics show that I am not alone. Right now, many students who rely on federal aid to attend college, like myself, are

questioning if they will be able to graduate. They fear that DeVos will lower the amount of federal aid to students or keep it at a constant rate while doing nothing to stop the ever-increasing rate of college tuition. At her confirmation hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) asked whether she would work with him and others to make changes to work toward tuition-free public universities. “Senator, I think that is a really interesting idea and it’s really great to consider and think about,” DeVos said. “But we also have to consider the fact that there is nothing in life that’s truly free. Somebody has got to pay for it.” Setting aside her ludicrous statement that nothing is free — her father-in-law Richard DeVos co-founded Amway and is worth an estimated $5.3 billion — Sanders has actually proposed a bill known as the

“Robin Hood Tax” to pay for higher education in the U.S. The tax would impose small speculation fees on Wall Street investments and trading, placing “a financial transaction tax of just 0.5 percent on stock trades (50 cents for every $100), a 0.1 percent fee on bonds and a 0.005 percent fee on derivatives,” all of which would generate around $300 billion a year. The total spending on higher education in the U.S. is around $75 billion a year. So, while DeVos and other pro-school-choice advocates say that we cannot make higher education free, that is simply not true. Caleb Snider is a sophomore in public relations. Send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.

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work at several different universities. She also taught classes at Washburn University, K-State, George Washington University and the University of Texas at Austin. She has published and authored books, chapters and articles related to journalism history, journalism education and a variety of other topics. “It’s wonderful working with (Folkerts),” Steven Smethers, associate professor in journalism, said. “She’s had years of experience as a department head and as a dean, as a vice president. She is so knowledgeable of colleges and how they work and that’s important.” Smethers said having an administrator with experience at major universities such as Folkerts will help push the Miller School forward. Folkerts’ return to Manhattan was in the fall of 2013. She taught a history of mass communication class before stepping up

as the interim director, where she expects to be for about 18 months until a new director is found. Despite the variety of experience in her professional portfolio, she said her favorite position is in administration. “I like to build and grow things,” Folkerts said. “I think you can have a lot of impact as an administrator. I think it’s really fun and interesting to work with faculty so you can help them do what they do best.” Folkerts said her goal as interim director is to get the Miller School moving in the right direction until a new director comes forward. She has been working on updating the curriculum so coursework will follow what journalism looks like today, fundraising and improving alumni relations. “I’m trying to get a lot of positive things moving forward,” Folkerts said. “I think we’ll attract someone really great who can stay and really build program.”

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Hot chocolate and a packed lobby warm K-State agriculture students KAITLYN ALANIS THE COLLEGIAN

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Audrey Schmitz, senior in agricultural communications and journalism, describes the future of agricultural communications club to a group of interested students at the agriculture school’s hot chocolate social on Jan. 23, 2017.

The tight space of the Waters Hall lobby filled with over 20 clubs and organizations in the Kansas State College of Agriculture warmed agriculture students up, both with hot chocolate and opportunities to meet other students in the college during the College of Ag Council’s Hot Chocolate Social. Hayden Walker, junior in agronomy and president of the College of Ag Council, said they host this event each year to welcome new students and help them find their place as the spring semester begins. “This is a good chance for transfer students and freshmen

who didn’t really get plugged in last year and even some upperclassmen to come check out some clubs and catch up with friends and socialize a little bit,” Walker said. “It’s a way to get a good eye on each club and see what you’re interested in joining.” Shannon Washburn, assistant dean of the College of Agriculture, said it helps students find that sense of belonging, with opportunities to find people who they might connect with. “We just like to let new students in the College of Ag develop an awareness of these clubs and organizations here in the College of Agriculture and let them know they’re welcome,” Washburn said. “We

had about 20 new students (this spring) who enrolled in the college and a lot of new students who started in the fall who maybe didn’t reach out, so we want to let them know what clubs are out there.” Helen Cater, junior in animal sciences and industry, was at the Hot Chocolate Social in hopes of recruiting younger members for the IHSA Equestrian Club. “Right now our team is mostly upperclassmen,” Carter said. “We want to make sure that when we leave there’s a good group we left behind.” For Rebecca Zach, freshman in agronomy, she said it was the promise of hot chocolate that motivated her to attend the social.

“Honestly, it was mostly the hot chocolate, but we also wanted a condensed version of (the activities fair),” Zach said. Devon Coulson, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, said he also came for the hot chocolate, but he wanted to get connected on campus. “I transferred here in the fall, so this is my first full year at K-State, and I thought it’d be good to kind of get out and see how I can get involved,” Coulson said. “The first semester I kind of took the time to get used to campus and living in an apartment and seeing how school would be, so this semester I’m interested in getting to know our people, getting involved and building my resume up a little bit.”

Global food productivity opens minds to sustainable agriculture SAMANTHA ALBERS THE COLLEGIAN

Many people have heard the term “sustainable agriculture,” but they may not know what it entails and how it affects the global economy. At a Chuck and Sue Rice International Agronomy Lecture at Kansas State on Monday, Achim Dobermann, director and chief executive at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Herts, United Kingdom, provided his knowledge and views of what the future sustainability of agriculture might look like. Dobermann said the new 17 Sustainable Development

Goals support a framework to guide all countries in sustainable development. Using intensification, producers can increase production of agricultural products on existing land while reducing the impact on the environment, Dobermann said. “Society, at large, is not keeping the pace it needs with technological changes that are to come,” Dobermann said. Dobermann said people in this world are afraid of change, which makes it very difficult for them to accept those changes, especially with rapidly developing technologies used for production agriculture.

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In the Sustainable Development Goals that Dobermann talks about, he said almost half are feared by the agriculture industry. However, he described how productivity in agriculture will be able to continue to grow in countries around the world with four certain scenarios that help with shaping global food systems. These four scenarios include requiring productivity

to be efficient, inclusive, sustainable and have nutritious and healthy products. “I always thought that the only way to improve production in agriculture was just by implementing the use of (genetically modified organisms) and by getting people to accept them, but as he explained intensification, I never realized that by intensifying that productivity you can increase the output without

increasing farmland,” Danielle Comstock, sophomore in agricultural communications and journalism, said. “I really liked that he mentioned all of the countries overall agreeing on the same 17 goals and utilizing their inputs to increase productivity overall as an aspect.” There was a wide variety of people who attended the lecture, including students from other departments out-

side of agronomy in the College of Agriculture. “There are a lot of great opportunities in global agriculture,” Josie Reilly, junior in agricultural education, said. “It will be important that it will become more of an area of interest for agriculturalists and that we can really focus on developing countries and becoming more involved in global foodsystems.”

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