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Olivia Bergmeier | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP Beginning the game, Kansas State junior forward Dean Wade jumps high for the ball only to be bested

by Georgia Bulldog junior forward Derek Ogbeide.

KSU returned later in the game to end the game with a Wildcat victory at Bramlage Coliseum.

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Kiehl, Roman continue into student body president general elections KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN

The field of candidates for K-State student body president has been narrowed down to

two after Jordan Kiehl, senior in industrial engineering, and SGA chief of staff, and Paloma Roman, senior in athletic training, came in first and second places respectively in the presidential primary Tuesday.

Kiehl received 1423 votes and Roman received 1230 votes out of a total of 4245 votes cast, ending the campaigns of Will Moreland, senior in agricultural technology management, and Karl Wilhelm, junior in agricultural economics. Moreland and Wilhelm earned 823 and 516 votes respectively, and several other students received handfuls of write-in votes.

Kiehl, who is running with Lacy Pitts, senior in agricultural economics, said she is "thankful to have the support of so many students."

"We're thrilled to be moving onto the general elections and to see such positive encouragement from the primaries," Kiehl said via text mesOlivia Bergmeier | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP

As she talks to the crowd, senior presidential candidate Jordan Kiehl states her platform for the future of Kansas State University Student Governing Association.

SGA had their 2018 presidential candidate debate at the K-State Student Union on Monday.

sage. "There are still always ways we can improve, so we are excited to continue talking with more students everyday about what they're expecting from their K-State experience and how we can better incorporated their needs into this campaign."

Roman, who is running with Michael Aaron Leverett Jr., senior in social sciences, said she thinks this is a very "exciting moment."

"We wanted to take a moment to say 'thank you' to all of the students who have supported us so far," Roman said.

"We are thrilled to be moving forward and will continue to focus on raising the bar and meeting the needs of students at Kansas State University."

Official campaigning for general elections began at 6 p.m. on Feb. 14 when primary polling closed. General election polls open at noon on March 6 and close March 7 at 6 p.m.

For more information about campaign rules and procedures, check out the Student Governing Association Elections website. To learn more about Kiehl and Roman, read about their platforms at the Collegian.

BSU promotes community, inclusive campus JEFF MADISON

THE COLLEGIAN

There are more than 400 clubs and organizations at Kansas State, but few have been more influential than the Black Student Union. Since 1969, BSU has been striving to make K-State’s campus and the Manhattan community more inclusive and appreciative of black students and black culture, as well as all multicultural students.

The nationally recognized and award-winning organization meets Tuesdays in Union 227 at 7 p.m. to embrace com-

munity and discuss ways to impact the campus.

Darrell Reese Jr., BSU president and junior in mechanical engineering, said the focus of the meetings is on political action, academic stability and black leadership.

He said students come from various backgrounds, and BSU offers a safe environment for black students to find community with other like-minded students.

The organization’s goals and events vary depending on the current events happening on campus and around the nation.

“This year we’ve talked about mental health, study tips

and advocacy,” Reese said.

“Last fall was a whirlwind because of everything that happened.”

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As she states her platform, senior presidential candidate Paloma Roman smiles to the audience. The Kansas State University Student Governing Association had their 2018 presidential candidate debate at the K-State Student Union on Monday.

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Wildcats look to beat Iowa State Cyclones after midweek road win at Oklahoma State AVERY OSEN

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The Kansas State men’s basketball team is coming off a huge road win at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Wildcats now turn their attention to Iowa State as they host the Cyclones Saturday at noon.

K-State is now 18-8 overall and 7-6 in Big 12 play, which puts the Wildcats in fourth in the conference all by themselves. Texas Tech has 10 wins, Alex Todd | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP

With perfect timing, redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra leaps up to take a shot against Texas Tech.

During Saturday’s game in Bramlage Coliseum, Diarra had 27 minutes of play time.

Kansas has won nine and West Virginia University sits with eight wins currently in the Big 12.

Junior guard Barry Brown looked a lot like he did earlier in the season with 25 points on the night, while sophomore Xavier Sneed had 13 and junior Dean Wade provided 12 in the winning effort.

K-State dominated the Cowboys for most of the game and even held a 20-point lead for a time.

Earlier this season, K-State beat the Cyclones inside Hilton

Coliseum 91-75 on Dec. 29, which was the first conference game of the season for both teams.

That was a memorable game for Wade, who had 34 points in the win and led the Wildcats to an early statement win.

Junior Kamau Stokes had 23 points and Brown had 21 in the first Big 12 game of the year.

K-State will need to keep an eye on Iowa State freshman Lindell Wiggington, who had 23 points in the game against

the Wildcats earlier this year and is averaging 16 points per game this season. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the last 11 games and is the player to watch for the Cyclones.

The Wildcats will look to stay up in the Big 12 standings and get another win in conference play. After Saturday, K-State will host the University of Texas on Wednesday night, have two straight road games at the University of Oklahoma and then travel to TCU and close out the regular season at home versus Baylor.

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Women’s basketball to play Texas Christian University Saturday JULIA JORNS

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The Kansas State women’s basketball team will play Texas Christian University on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Coming into this matchup with the Horned Frogs, the Wildcats are 13-12 overall and 5-9 in conference play. TCU is 16-8 and 7-6 in Big 12 play. On the road, K-State is 4-5, while

TCU is 10-3 defending their home court.

The Wildcats are coming off a 54-76 loss to the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 10. They made just 14-21 free throws and had 11 assists to go along with 29 rebounds.

Since 2015, K-State is 4-3 in games against TCU. In their game earlier this season, the Wildcats were outscored 63-68 in Manhattan.

K-State shot 40 percent from the field and 29.6 per-

cent from beyond the arc. They made 7-11 shots from the freethrow line finishing at 63 percent.

Thirty-two points in the paint and 16 off turnovers were not enough to beat the Horned Frogs. Their largest lead of the game was five points came with 59 seconds left in the first quarter.

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On the defensive end of the floor, they totaled 12 steals and 22 defensive boards.

Junior Kayla Goth led the Wildcats’ offense with 17 points, followed by freshman Rachel Ranke with 16 and Peyton Williams with 11. Goth played all 40 minutes, with 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

TCU made 23-52 field goals and nine three-pointers. The

Horned Frogs were almost perfect from the foul line shooting 13-15 free-throws. They finished with 33 rebounds — 25 came on the defensive side of the court. To end the night, they had 15 assists and 10 steals.

Their leading scorer, Amy Okonkwo, averages 15 points in 20 minutes of game action.

Okonkwo makes 51 percent of her shots from the field and 26 from three-point range. Jordan Moore leads the Horned Frogs with 6.9 rebounds a game, 52 assists on the season, and is second adding 13.5 points.

Kianna Ray leads with 26

steals on the year and is a 75 percent free-throw shooter. Jordan Moore has started all 24 games this season and sees 24 minutes of playing time.

If K-State hopes to get a win on the road, they will have to keep Okonkwo away from the line, as she shoots 90 percent from the free-throw line. By playing strong defense and taking advantage of their bench’s offense, K-State could pull a victory out in Fort Worth. If they cannot do this, they will have a two-game losing streak on their hands.

The Wildcats and Horned Frogs tip off at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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A sound decision: KSDB wins national award for sound engineering RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN

Three students earned national recognition for their work at KSDB-FM, Kansas State’s student-run radio station.

James Copeland, senior in mass communications, Steven Asper, freshman in social work, and Dylan Swoyer, who graduated in December with a degree in civil engineering, won first place in the sound engineering and production category at the 2017-2018

Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.

The competition received more than 1,500 entries. KSDB’s submission was ranked among the top 20 percent of entries in the sound engineering and production category.

Copeland, KSDB’s program director, attributed the submission’s success to Asper, sound engineer, who mixed and mastered the recording from an installment of KSDB’s Classroom Series featuring “Aloha Ice Jam” by Gekko, a “funk fusion” band from

Kansas City. Asper has a degree in audio engineering from The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Arizona.

“They were great,” Asper said. “They were one of my favorite bands that I’ve ever mixed.

That’s one of the reasons why I chose that particular session.”

Asper said the song’s instrumental composition pushed him to select the recording for submission.

“It was a very strong demonstration of instrumentation, a very strong demonstration of ar-

‘Water Stories’ exhibit at Beach Museum of Art makes splash DEANNA SCHEFFLER THE COLLEGIAN

The Beach Museum of Art broadened its horizons with a new addition to the museum Tuesday.

The museum unveiled Lynn Benson’s “Waterplaces,” a collection of 101 drawings on vellum paper, in the Wefald Gallery.

It also includes Benson’s 2018 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art gift print,”Dancing on the Table.”

According to the museum’s website, a 1969 fire on Ohio’s Cuyahoga River inspired Benson to examine the effects of human activity on water. Benson’s work represents the bodies of water implicated through environmental and political struggles. Her recent work depicts satellite-captured

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topographical views and printed maps of rivers and shorelines.

The exhibit, titled “Water Stories,” is sponsored by the Volland Store Gallery in Alma, Kansas, which will host Benson’s work in May. Kathlyn Engle, senior in bakery science, spends most of her days working at the front desk of the museum. Engle said she finds enjoyment in excited visitors seeing new exhibits and sees the museum as an area for all ages to come in and rejoice the art.

“With a new exhibit opening comes the excitement of other perspectives and enjoyment of the art,” Engle said.

Tim and Debra McDonald, a couple from Hays, Kansas, stopped in to see the opening exhibit.

“Students should definitely stop by and appreciate the art,”

Debra McDonald said. “I am 60 and I have never seen this kind of work.”

“The whole idea to seek an education is to expand your horizon,” Tim McDonald said. “If it has to do with calculus, you can seek that at any college. Kansas State University is lucky to have such an art exhibit that should be admired by all students.”

Abbey Anderson, junior in human resources, said she is excited to see her community learn and grow through art.

“When having such a great resource in Manhattan, art education is a very important aspect to be able to expose others to as much diversify art appreciation in the area,” Anderson said.

The Beach Museum of Art is open Tuesday through Saturday. The “Water Stories” exhibit will be held until May 26.

tistic talent,” Asper said. “That was one of the things that I really liked, that I wasn’t just putting a song out there like every other song. I put a song out there that’s different, and what stood out was that it was a song that purely demonstrated their artistic abilities.”

Nick Cecil, guitarist and vocalist for Gekko, was surprised yet pleased to hear that Asper’s mixing of their song won first place in a national competition.

“We actually didn’t think we did very well,” Cecil said. “We messed up a couple times, so we weren’t too stoked about the sound.”

The final mix placed above Missouri State University’s submission, an animation titled “Pursuit of Happiness.”

The Classroom Series began three years ago, Copeland said.

“I think it’s really incred-

Courtesy image: James Copeland ible that we were able to go from zero to winning a national competition,” Copeland said. “That’s something I never would have thought we could achieve in the timespan that we did.”

KSDB will continue to expand its recording capacity in the future, working with K-State’s

music department and local bands.

“We’re continuing to ramp up,” Copeland said. “I think the sky’s the limit as far as how much we can do in recording, which is a small aspect of what we do, but it’s getting bigger and better every day.”

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PINK campus rep Talia Ramsey, sophomore in hospitality management, held a panty frenzy event Thursday. Victoria’s Secret PINK sent her 100 pairs of panties to give out on campus. “We’re supposed to create a frenzy on campus by hinting at the event and time if the giveaway, and then revealing our location on campus right at the time of the event, causing girls to frenzy and come find us,” Ramsey said. The hint for this event was: “Roses are red / Violets are blue / Come get your panties / By the spork-like statue.”

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