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ROAD WORK AHEAD North Campus Corridor: What’s going on up there?
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Many Kansas State students spend their time on the south end of campus, where clear barriers and gateways mark where campus starts and stops. However, up by Bill Snyder Family Stadium and the KSU Foundation, the boundaries are not so clear, Manhattan Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers said. “We came together as a city and the university and started talking about ways in which we could enhance and identify that north campus edge and give it a sense of place,” Hilgers said. “It’s difficult for a visitor to understand where campus starts and where campus stops on the northern edge.” The North Campus Corridor project started in 2015 and is part of multiple plans incorporating K-State Athletics, the KSU Foundation and the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility. The NCC is set to cost a total of $43 million and be completed by 2024. “That public infrastructure’s there to serve all these development opportunities; they’re tied together,” Hilgers said. One of the main focuses of the project is making the area pedestrian friendly, Hilgers said. “There’s a lot of students that drive or walk from main campus up there, and there’s
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not a lot of good connectivity today,” he said. “This project starts to bring that to light. It gives it a sense of place and an overwhelming consideration to the pedestrian. Today, there’s not a lot. Crossing Kimball can be done with little receiving sidewalks on the north side.” Sue Peterson, K-State chief government relations officer, was appointed to a task force when the project started. A large part of it has to do with NBAF’s coming, she said. “We’ve looked at what
NBAF is going to help us attract, particularly business and, most importantly, jobs that would either be related to NBAF or in some way, shape or form to K-State,” Peterson said. “It’s opportunities, bringing companies in that might employ students, might give students possibility for internships.” Hilgers said the NCC project will make the area safer for pedestrians. “If you’re going down Kimball, you’re primarily on the south side,” Hilgers said.
“The plan starts to provide those amenities and safe passage for the pedestrian as they start to get into a number of different features and buildings that are there today or will be in the future.” While the project is taking time, Hilgers said he believes the wait will be worth it. “We’ve been at this about six years now,” he said. “It takes that kind of effort to bring something of this magnitude together, but as long as the city and the university have been working together on it,
[there’s] an opportunity to deliver a pretty quality product.” There is currently $17 million in non-city funds committed, including $10 million from city/university, $3 million from K-State Athletics and $4.2 million from a Kansas Department of Transportation grant. “When the commission, on December 17, authorized 10 million of the 43, [the] K-State Family was in the audience supporting that and the commission approved it 5-0,” Hilgers said.
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Do your dormitory walls look as barren as your bank account? Are you wanting to save your last few dollars for chicken nuggets rather than decorations? Don’t fret, you can still snag those nugs while having a swanky pad. Between your bank account and limitations on decorating in rental homes and dormitories, it feels impossible to have a space to call your own. These few tips will help you reclaim your room as a haven that Chip and Joana Gaines wouldn’t scoff at.
1. THRIFT STORES ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND
Your local thrift store is a safe bet for decor on a discount. Sure, you’ll have to rummage through question-
able paintings and kitschy items, but it’ll all be worth it once you snag the item that calls to you. You can also find cheap furniture there and upcycle items using stain and paint. This will breathe life into items that are often overlooked.
2. GET CREATIVE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
What do you have in your home — other than the responsibilities — you’re hiding from? You probably have paper, pencils and sticky notes. So how can you turn this into something wall-worthy? My favorite example of creative decorating is how students in Wefald Hall used sticky notes to decorate their windows during the fall 2019 semester.
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Would it even be a college pad if you didn’t have your Christmas lights up year-round? Snag some string lights once they’re on sale after a holiday for a solid discount. Make sure to pick up Command strips instead of thumbtacks while you’re there or your landlord will throw a fit.
4. CENTER FOCUS ON THE BEST PART OF THE ROOM
Whatever part of your room you are most happy with should be the focus of the room. Say you want it to be your couch — hang decor around that vicinity. This will draw the eye directly to this area. If the concept of arranging a grouping of decor frightens you, slap a spacious tapestry on
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the wall and call it good.
5. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THINGS THAT REMIND YOU OF YOUR VALUE
College is hard. Life is hard. It is important to provide yourself with a space that is a haven from reality and also encouraging. For example, I have photos of people I love hanging on my walls. Those pictures are a daily reminder of why I am here and working hard for my future. On the days I feel alone, my mementos serve as a reminder that I am the farthest thing from that.
6. PINTEREST IS A BETTER DESIGN COACH THAN ME You heard me right.
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Some K-State students live on campus, but there are many students that live off campus and in the Manhattan community. From near campus to as far as Junction City, commuting students must travel through Manhattan to get to classes. A bonus to living off campus tends to be a great stove, more privacy and making tea whenever you want.
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Manhattan’s ‘90s music scene lives again through VHS archive
Throwback: Local store feels the rise of vinyl sales
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“Welcome to the second ‘Don’t get any on you’ extravaganza. We have three bands playing tonight. Are your nipples hard? Mine are!” Twenty-year-old Deborah Burtnett Minner captured that introduction to a backyard house show with a 10-pound VHS camcorder on her shoulder. Everyone was unaware that this video shot in 1991 would not be rewatched until January 2020. “My dad had an old video tape camera, one of those that took the full size VHS tapes, so I started filming these parties and my friends,” Minner, a former Manhattan resident, said. “But what had happened is I never learned how to connect the camera to another VCR to
make copies, so I never sent it to my friends — I just stuck it in this box for 30 years.” This was the case until earlier this month, when Minner and her husband decided to buy equipment to transfer these VHS recordings of shows in Manhattan to a digital format and then share them on YouTube. In a Facebook post, she stated “The [YouTube] channel is not and will not ever be monetized. We just want to share the memories.” Minner lived in Manhattan for ten years, using her art degree to work with and promote local and regional artists. Her husband is an artist himself. She explained to her 17-year-old son, “Imagine if someone had taken a Snapchat of you, and in 30 years said, ‘Oh hey, I have this Snapchat of you
that I never posted until now, here let me show it to you.’” The small but thriving life of local shows happening in Manhattan today don’t happen without someone having their phone out. “I think it’s really cool to know they did shows like this in the 90’s, but it makes me feel like I need to live up to the shows they did then, especially now that we can see them,” said Zach Perez, sophomore in journalism and music director for Wildcat 91.9. “It makes me feel really cool that I get to be a part of this history of local music in Manhattan now though; I don’t want to let them and the history down.”
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According to an article from Rolling Stone, vinyl sales have grown tremendously. The article claims that “CD sales were declining three times as fast as vinyl sales were growing.” Sisters of Sound, a local music store, has taken note of this trend. Sarah Cunnick, co-owner of Sisters of Sound, said they started their shop with 50 percent vinyl and 50 percent CDs. She said she noticed that vinyl sales began doubling around 2010. Although she agrees with Rolling Stone’s research, she believes the numbers may be more than they’re claiming. “The way they figure out how many sales happen, they’re only counting new vinyl,” Cunnick said. “There is hardly a way for them to track old vinyl. The reporting only takes place with the new vinyl.” Cunnick has been doing her own research throughout her store and noticed that for every one new vinyl purchased, nearly ten used vinyl records are purchased. These used vinyl records aren’t tracked when research is being done, which is why she believes the statistics are under representing. Royce Ardery, Sisters of Sound employee, said his love for vinyl began about two months ago. Ardery said his
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Records are suspended from the ceiling in Sisters of Sound, a record store in Aggieville.
vinyl collection began with one record. He gained over 100 records in the span of two months. He believes his love for vinyl comes from his past. “It brings back memories of me and my uncle,” Ardery said. “We used to listen to a lot of records. When I was younger, he taught me how to take care of them and use them.” Despite his love for vinyl, Ardery believes the best way to figure out what you like is to go to the shop. The store contains vinyl, CDs, cassettes and many other music listening options. Ardery began his vinyl passion simply by going into Sisters of Sound and trying out different forms of media until he found one he loved. Benjamin Cartwright, senior in park management
and conservation and Sisters of Sound employee, said he started coming to the shop as a sophomore because he and a friend were interested in music. When he began listening to music, it was intimidating because of all the options, but the friendly staff made the process smoother, he said. “I would spend hours in here getting recommendations from Sarah and the employees. Being here longer and longer, it made me want to work here,” Cartwright said. “It’s not as hard or intimidating as it should be.” Cartwright said he uses vinyl and cassettes, while others may have different preferences. He encourages all people to visit a music store to try out different forms of media and not to feel intimidated.
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COMMITMENT
Entrepreneurship professor commutes from Overland Park to teach
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Every Tuesday morning, Kansas State professor Saurav Pathak makes the trip from Overland Park to Manhattan to teach courses in innovation and entrepreneurship, eventually turning around Thursday night to head back home to his wife and daughter. The family moved to Kansas from Michigan, but for six years, his wife had trouble finding work. Eventually, Cerner offered her a position in Kansas City. To give his wife the opportunity to pursue her career while also keeping his, Pathak agreed to make the commute to K-State weekly. “The commute [is] worth it absolutely,” Pathak said. “[My wife] was [in] what I feel was a compromising position for her — she was away from her corporate job for six long years. So when an opportunity presented itself, she took a job at Cerner in Kansas City.” While in Manhattan, Pathak is able to stay on-campus at the Brockman House for the low rate of $50 a night, including meals. Other professors, academics or athletic recruiters are able to stay there as well. This arrangement at K-State has worked for Pathak’s family for over two years now. With a background in engineering, a PhD from the University of Florida and a PhD in entrepreneurship from Imperial College of London, Pathak is able to connect with a wide range of students. “Even in a place like K-State — which many people will believe or think does not have a lot of technology or innovation ideas to pursue — you will be surprised to see so many neat cool technology ideas coming out of the ag business,”
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Saurav Pathak, professor in the College of Business, stands in front of his car. Pathak commutes to Manhattan from Overland Park weekly. Pathak said. “For example, we were considering a project in our class last semester to develop a sunscreen for cattle, because when they contracted a skin disease, they behave differently and if they’re left with the live stock it can spread as an epidemic.”
Classes taught by Pathak are required for business majors, but other students from all colleges look to take innovation courses to further their careers. This project is one of many discussed in these advanced business strategy classes among others — like using drones to
fly over crop fields to check for dry patches or potholes to assist farmers. “It started with a 20-sized class, and now it stands at 44,” Pathak said. “It has more than doubled, so the popularity of that course has actually helped us grow bigger and we started
proposing various interdisciplinary programs which has a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation as well.” Pathak said his primary task is reaching out to an audience across campus to train them to better manage technology and innovation.
“Someone with my background, who has combined skills in entrepreneurship as well as technology from the perspective that I had pursued an engineering degree is a very good fit to be able to tell our next generation of students how to innovate,” Pathak said.
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Men’s basketball holds on down the stretch to defeat Oklahoma CODY FRIESEN
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In the Big 12 opener, the Wildcats held a double-digit lead against Oklahoma, but struggled down the stretch. The Wildcats eventually lost 66-61 in Norman, Oklahoma. Wednesday night was a different story. The Wildcats took care of business, defeating the Sooners 61-53 Head coach Bruce Weber is now 8-0 against the Sooners in Bramlage in his time at Kansas State. And to top it off, the Wildcats got a much-needed win to move to 9-11 and 2-5 in conference play. The Wildcats have been on the losing side of so many close games this season the ability to finish down the stretch was crucial. "If you study the scores, obviously we have been close, and we have been right there with everybody we just haven't been able to get over the hump," Weber said. "We are a good team — we just got to learn to finish games." K-State has had several close games this season with multiple matches coming down to the wire, ending in losses for the Wildcats. K-State was able to lock it down defensively, stumping a late push by Oklahoma. It was all thanks to a big night from Cody Friesen COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
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junior guard Mike McGuirl, who returned recently from a concussion. K-State got their fair share of threes, mainly from McGuirl who tied his career-high 16 points, including 3-4 from three. "I just tried to do my part and do my best to help the team win, and we were able to win tonight, which we very much needed," McGuirl said. The Wildcats played well on defense, limiting the Sooners to 53 points, which was one higher than their season-low. "Kansas State did a good job defensively," Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger said. "That's usually the case when you have trouble scoring." The Sooners had three players with a combined 45
points per game and K-State managed to limit them to 23 combined points. The young Wildcats were heavily depended on in this matchup. Freshmen forward Montavious Murphy and freshman guard DaJuan Gordon as well as junior guard David Sloan all started. "They've all been learning. As any freshman comes in, they struggle a little bit, but they have soaked everything up," McGuirl said. The Wildcats will get freshman forward Antonio Gordon back from his suspension as they travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to take on the Mountaineers at 1 p.m. on Saturday. "I hope we've made strides, but we'll see Saturday," Weber said.