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K-State freshmen shine in Husker Invitational AVERY OSEN
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Two Kansas State track and field freshmen had great showings at the 44th annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska. Freshman Alex Ferguson was the first Wildcat to win her event, taking first in the 600-meter run, finishing at 1:30.35 and leading the entire race. This is her third win in the event this season. In the women’s mile run, freshman Kassidy Johnson won with a time of 4:52.03, which was a personal best for her. She ran in control of the race for most of it before out-hoofing her competitors in the final lap. “I feel good about where we are in the season, three weeks out from conference,” assistant coach Ryun Godfrey said to K-State Sports. “I thought we had some good performances today.” Those were the only two victories, but 11 K-State athletes had personal bests in their meet up north. The Wildcats had some success in the 3,000-meter run, where they had three individuals from the men’s
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Looking back, K-State junior Ariel Okorie soars over the crossbar set at 1.64 meters during the high jump at the Carol Robinson/Attila Zsivoczky Pentathlon in Ahearn Field House on Dec. 7, 2018. team achieve personal bests. In the 3,000-meter race, sophomore Ethan Powell finished at 8:19.98, which was good enough for second place. Freshman Kerby Depenbusch followed this performance and ended at 8:32.07 in 15th,
and Pierce Flanders finished at 8:59.64 which put him in 27th overall. In the men’s 200-meter race, junior Jullane Walker won his morning heat on Saturday and placed 14th overall with a time of 21.58 seconds. This was good
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enough for seventh all-time best in K-State history. In the men’s heptathlon, freshman Matas Adamonis and junior Kyle Parr both finished the 60-meter hurdles and 1,000-meter races. Adamonis had a personal best in the pentathlon
pole vault finishing at 4.22 meters. Parr finished the day with 818 points in the event and had a strong outing overall. Next up for the track teams is a trip to Lubbock, Texas, for the Texas Tech Shootout on Feb. 8 and 9.
REVIEW: “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” is simply delightful
SPORTS
Crops Team combines effort, knowledge to win national titles by Bailey Britton In the spring, curious students have the opportunity to take a plant and seed identification class through the Department of Agronomy. It might not sound like much, but for many students, this is the first step in joining the Kansas State University Collegiate Crops Team. For Jayden Meyer, sophomore in agricultural economics, and Luke Ryan, sophomore in agronomy, this class was an opportunity to hone their skills. Crops Team head coach Kevin Donnelly, professor of agronomy, said many students use this class to either learn the skills necessary to be a part of the crops judging team or improve on their existing skill set. Meyer and Ryan, along with Westley “Wes” Jennings, junior in agronomy, were the three-man team that won the National Collegiate Crops Contest title in 2018. To do so, K-State had to win both the Kansas City American Royal Collegiate Crops Contest on Nov. 13 and the Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest on Nov. 17. In both contests, the K-State team took first place in all three phases of the contest: plant and seed identification, seed analysis and grain grading. In a Crops Team contest, participants are required to identify 200 plant or seed samples of crops and weeds, grade eight different samples of grain according to Federal Grain Inspection Service standards and analyze 10 seed samples to determine what contaminants they contain.
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Service Inspections: Kramer Complex Compiled by Rachel Hogan The Kansas Department of Agriculture conducted a joint health inspection in the Kramer Complex. Kramer Complex KSU Pittman Building Date: Jan. 29, 2019 Type of inspection: Joint Result: In compliance 3-501.16(A)(1) In the "cultivate you" platform, tapas sandwiches (made with feta cheese and roasted peppers, 127℉) are on the serving line in a two-inch stainless steel pan in a steam well under heat lamps and in hot holding unit at 123℉. Person in charge said the sandwiches were made on site at 10:30 a.m. Time now: 11:44 a.m. Corrected on site: sandwiches placed on flat grill and brought to 165℉ internal temperature and consumed by customers within four hours. Fire resistive wall issued. 3-501.16(A)(2) In the front of house on the cafeteria serve line, pizza slices are 59℉. Person in charge said pizza is placed there frequently from when the dining hall opens at 7:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Time now: 8:54 a.m. In the front of house in breakfast kitchen, there is french toast batter at 53℉ on a cart in the aisle in front of the flat grill. Person in charge said the large portion of this batter is kept in the walk-in cooler and this pan is refilled an average of three times before breakfast times conclude. Corrected on site: patrons' consumption.
In the "green" platform, there is a stainless steel pan with bean sprouts (54℉) in a bus tub of crushed ice. The ice was not as high as the bean sprouts in the pan. Person in charge said she placed the bean sprouts on the ice at 10:15 a.m. Time now: 11:12 a.m. (held less than an hour out of temperature). Corrected on site: placed in an ice bath to cool. In the pizza platform, premade pizzas (raw dough with ready-to-eat toppings, 58℉) are stored on a vertical speed rack in the aisle adjacent to the open pizza fire oven. Person in charge said the pizzas are made and stored in this manner. Fifty-five pizzas have been made and cooked by 12:17 p.m. with this procedure today since 10:30 a.m. Time now: 12:17 p.m. In the self serve line of the grill platform, lettuce leaves (50℉) were placed on the line at 10:30 a.m. Time now: 12:24 p.m. Service concludes at 2:30 p.m. Corrected on Site: patrons' consumption. At Quick Cats, there is sliced turkey (60℉), sliced swiss cheese (55℉), sliced provolone cheese (54℉), genoa salami (50℉), cut lettuce (60℉), cut romaine lettuce (57℉), pepperoni (55℉), hummus (59℉) and hard boiled chopped eggs (59℉). Person in charge said the products were placed in this make table from the main kitchen at noon. Time now: 12:59 p.m. Ambient temperature of the make table is 68℉, held less than four hours out of temperature. Corrected
on site: person in charge elected to discard product. Work order issued for make table, with two other reach-in coolers available for use. Inspector provided education and options to use time as public health control for foods that are consumed within four hours consistently. 3-501.17(B) In the selfserve breakfast kiosk and the self-serve beverage counter, milk dispensing machines are stocked with bagged milk, ready for service without date marks. Person in charge said some milk machine milk bags are emptied and replaced multiple times a day and others are used no longer than two days for regular milk and four days for skim milk, to include soy milk dispensing machines (held longer than 24 hours, but less than seven days). Corrected on site: date marked accordingly. 4-202.11(A)(2) In the back of house bakery, stored in a clean and ready-to-use utensil drawer, there are five rubber spatulas with cuts and gouges in the food contact surface. Corrected on site: two discarded and three trimmed by person in charge. 4-601.11(A) In the ingredients room, one rubber spatula is stored clean in the utensil drawer with dried food debris on the food contact surface. In the kitchen, stored clean and ready to use, a manual tomato slicer has food debris between the
slicing plates. In the "Cultivate You" platform, a scoop is stored clean and ready to use with dried food debris on the outside of the scoop. In the "Southwest" platform, a manual dicer is stored clean and ready to use with dried food debris on the blades and plunger. Corrected on site: returned to ware washing to be cleaned. 4-602.11(A)(4) In the "Cultivate You" platform, the thermometer stored in the cook's sleeve pocket, in a protective sheath and ready to use, has dried food debris on the food contact surface. Corrected on site: probe cleaned by inspector with alcohol wipe. Fire resistive wall issued.
5-205.11(A) In Quick Cats, the hand washing sink is inoperable. Corrected on site: a two-vat sink is available to use for hand washing until the hand washing sink is repaired. Maintenance responded. 7-102.11 In the yellow area of the kitchen, a spray bottle with a dark blue liquid content has no label. Person in charge said it is Formula 700, a non-food contact cleaner. Corrected on site: labeled accordingly. In back of house bakery, a spray bottle of a light blue liquid content doesn't have a label. Person in charge identified it as glass cleaner. Corrected on site: labeled accordingly. In the mop closet in the ware washing area, there are two spray bottles with blue liquid content without labels. Per-
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son in charge identified both contents as glass cleaner and Power 7 hard surface cleaner. Corrected on site: labeled accordingly. In the front of house bakery, there is a squeeze bottle of a green liquid content in the cabinet, under the hand washing sink. Person in charge identified it as liquid dish soap. Corrected on site: labeled accordingly. 7-201.11(B) At the "green" platform, a box of gloves used for food contact is stored on the counter under the hand soap dispenser next to the hand washing sink. No contamination detected. Corrected on site: box of gloves relocated. Editor’s note: These inspections were edited for length and clarity. All service inspection results can be found on the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s website.
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TIPOFF
K-STATE Flat first half dooms Wildcats in loss to Iowa State Cyclones ADAM MEYER
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The Kansas State women's basketball team had a tough time getting the ball to go into the basket in the first half of a 81-52 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones in Bramlage Coliseum Saturday afternoon. In the first quarter K-State scored just nine points; in the second quarter the Wildcats scored only eight. They shot only 27 percent in the first half on 26 shots. Senior guard Kayla Goth scored just six points and junior forward Peyton Williams scored only three points. It was a different story for the Cyclones in the first half; they had more success scoring points shooting 37 percent. They scored 19 points in the first quarter and 15 in the second quarter to give themselves a 34-17 lead at halftime. In the second half, the Wildcats were able to shoot the ball better, but they couldn’t slow down the Cyclones. K-State, as a team, shot a much better 37 percent in the second half. Goth scored nine second-half points to score a total of 15 points, and Williams scored 12 in the half to score a total of 15 points in the game. In comparison, the Cyclones shot 55 percent in the second half. K-State stepped up its game in the second half, but it wasn’t enough with what the Cyclones wee able to do on the court in this game. With the loss, the Wildcats fell to 13-9 overall and to 4-6 in conference play. The Wildcats
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Junior forward Peyton Williams leaps up for a shot during K-State’s women’s basketball game against Iowa State in Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday. The Wildcats fell to the Cyclones 81-52.
are now in a three-game losing streak. K-State will now travel to Lawrence to take on in-state rival Kansas Jayhawks on Wednesday. This game will tip off at 7 p.m. and can be heard on K-State Sports Radio Network.
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Keren Duerksen, Crops Team assistant coach and graduate student in agronomy, said seed analysis is like playing “Where’s Waldo” with tiny seeds. “You have a base sample of a certain crop,” Duerksen said. “There will be weed seeds and seeds from other crops, and you just try to figure out what’s in there.” Duerksen said the grain grading segment of the contests is as close to the standard used by federal grain inspectors as they can possibly recreate in a contest setting. The Federal Grain Inspection standards are used for all crops, but the scale used can vary from one to four or one to five, depending on the crop. Duerksen herself participated
in the K-State Crops Team before coaching — one year as an alternate and one year participating in competitions, she said. She has been the assistant coach ever since. Ryan said hours of practice go into preparing for competitions. Once a week, the whole team meets in the crop science lab to practice together. Throughout the week, most members practice individually. “A lot of work goes into being the best you can be,” Meyer said. Donnelly said only three students are officially on the team, but K-State typically has several alternates. This year, there were four alternates. “No place on the team is set in stone,” Duerksen said. “I think it motivates people to work harder. They want to keep their spot on the team. The alternates could come up at any time. If people feel the pressure to work harder, they will.”
Another motivator for students on the team is the fact that scholarships are awarded to top placers in national crop judging competitions. For its exemplary performance, K-State received a team scholarship award from contest sponsors at the Kansas City competition, and CME Group provided individual scholarships to the top five competitors at Chicago. K-State Crops Team members will also receive a stipend from the American Society of Agronomy Reinvest Program to attend the Australia Universities Crops Competition in the fall of 2019. Normally, Donnelly said he only brings three students to Australia, but he said he may bring alternates this fall. The Australian crop judging competition will be in September, before the regional and national competitions in the United States.
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REVIEW: ‘Tidying Up’ makes me want to fix my messy life MACY DAVIS
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I’m a mess. We’re only two weeks into the semester and my desk is covered in homework, trash and books. This is also my last semester, so in May I need to take everything I’ve managed to acquire during my four years in Manhattan back home before moving on to the next adventure. Suffice it to say, I need to get my life together. So, I decided to watch the recently released Netflix show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.” I pulled up Netflix on my laptop, amid the clutter on my desk, and settled in to learn about her famous "KonMari" clean-up method. I was delighted, enthralled and inspired by this show about tidying up your possessions,
and consequentially your life. First off, Marie Kondo is absolutely delightful. This diminutive Japanese woman is too sweet to be real. She comes into people’s homes and genuinely cares about improving their lives by helping them clean up their houses. Kondo's method is about so much more than just cleaning up: It’s about making a change to help you live the life you want to live. This message comes through loud and clear because of how invested Kondo is in the people she interacts with. The KonMari method is based on traditional Japanese housekeeping techniques, and it's dead simple. Hold up an item in your cluttered home. If it does not "spark joy," as Kondo says, get rid of it. The first episode, “Tidying Up with Toddlers,” features the
Friend family. Kondo starts all of her tidying journeys with clothing. Clothes get removed from the closet and placed in a large pile. Then, something is only kept if it sparks joy. This is a little strange at first, but Kondo’s clients — and viewers — quickly get used to the principle over the course of the show's first season, which features eight episodes. Kondo then moves from clothes to books and papers, then the kitchen and miscellaneous followed by sentimental items to complete the KonMari process. Not every episode covers all the steps of the method, but they do all get discussed over the course of the season.
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OPINION: Stop making serial killers a serial commodity REBECCA VRBAS THE COLLEGIAN
Statistically speaking, you’re much less likely to die from homicide now than at any point in our nation’s history, and you’re even less likely to fall victim to a serial killer. However, it seems like every time you turn around, there is a new true crime show, podcast or documentary featuring serial killers. They pop up like weeds on various streaming services. We just can’t seem to stop watching them, simultaneously captivated and horrified learning about human depravities from the recent past. Believe me, I get it. Serial killers are fascinating, in a uniquely terrifying way. In essence, they are the real life equivalent of a hypnotic thriller movie. One story that caught my eye recently is a Hollywood film starring “High School Musical” alumnus Zac Efron as one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy — murderer of at least 30 young women in the 1970s. The movie is called “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” Due to Efron’s popularity and Bundy’s notoriety, naturally this film has received a lot of attention and criticism already. Many peo-
ple have come out to criticize the casting of Efron as a serial killer, due to his widely perceived handsomeness and charm. The problem isn’t casting Efron as Bundy, who was always perceived by the media as uncannily charming and handsome. The problem is that there is a movie being made about Bundy to begin with. Though the movie is said to be from the perspective of Bundy’s girlfriend, that doesn’t change the fact that the central story is defined by the women Bundy murdered. Bundy committed acts against women that are hard to reconcile with the notion of human decency. Commodifying the crimes of Bundy is immoral; it serves to immortalize him (which is what he would have wanted), and by extension it indirectly profits off the lives of the women he brutally killed. Anyone who has watched the videos of Bundy’s trials has seen how bizarre and sickening they are. More disturbing, however, is how much Bundy seemed to enjoy the attention, relishing in the publicity of his crimes and intoxicated with the idea of getting away with it all. Bundy’s trial was a spectacle that even now seems to be made for TV, and that’s the reason it garnered national attention in the first place.
Naturally, when these horrifying crimes are exposed, the news media is going to report it as part of their duty to inform the public, although to some extent I think the gratuitously detailed coverage of tragedies is also unfounded. However, I think that when Hollywood steps in, packaging and marketing these heinous tragedies as movies just to make a profit, it crosses a line. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with producing well researched, educational documentaries about subjects such as Bundy, where the purpose is to inform and provide in-depth historical context. But I can’t help but feel that Bundy would be just tickled to death if he knew a movie was being made about him. My advice is to find a more wholesome Efron movie to drool over instead of promoting Bundy’s legacy. I personally prefer a pretty fabulous musical trilogy that is homicide-free. Rebecca Vrbas is the assistant culture editor for the Collegian and a junior in mass communications. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.
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OP-ED: What Gillette gets wrong in its controversial advertisement This opinion-editorial was written by Suan Sonna, freshman in political science and philosophy. If you would like to write an op-ed with the Collegian, send us an email at opinion@kstatecollegian.com to get started.
ments. Such a phenomenon is tragic for feminists who are fighting every day to better the lives of women and men alike, and who believe in their equal legitimacy and concern. Now, this backdrop allows me to make my case clear. Gillette’s advertisement was released into a culture that is deeply divided and wounded, where our ability to rationally and meaningfully communicate has diminished, and toward a demographic that feels largely ignored and discouraged. Let’s compare Gillette’s 1989 “The Best a Man Can Get” ad with its 2019 successor. The 1989 ad begins with the words, “You’re looking sharp. You’re looking good. You’ve come so far. And, we know how to make the most of who you are.” Aesthetically speaking,
the colors in this commercial are much brighter and more vibrant, while the new advertisement is muted and much darker. The 1989 ad shows men at their best, competing in Wall Street and sports, loving their wives, caring for their children and excelling overall. If anything, a new ad for this generation should have been more inclusive with men who have interests beyond sports — the 1989 ad feels like a Sports Illustrated commercial, but that’s beside the point. The new ad has a much more negative tone in comparison to the 1989 one, which creates the impression of criticism and hostility. Some may respond that Gillette’s ad is encouraging and doesn’t just focus on preaching at men — and that’s true. There are clips of
men hugging their daughters and walking alongside their sons, but they are all in the context of “responding to a negative.” They aren’t necessarily positive in the sense that they stand alone as a statement of, “This is what’s good about men.” Gillette could have been more intimate with a father and son character at the center: the father is teaching his son about what to avoid, and then the father shows what is good about being a man and fulfilling your role to honor your wife, marriage and life pursuits. That duality would have avoided coming off so preachy and instead as loving guidance. Even the father figure in the 2019 commercial is represented at one point as a mindless drone contributing to the problem.
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People need ideals to strive toward and a sense of encouragement toward actualizing them. Men are longing for a sense of encouragement and investment. All in all, Gillette should have been more attuned to the crisis of masculinity and our polarized society. They should have found a more effective avenue to communicate their indelibly important message to all men about what the best in us looks like. Suan Sonna is a freshman in political science and philosophy. The views and opinions expressed in this opinion-editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com.
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Last week, we looked at what the Gillette razor company got right in its controversial “The Best Men Can Be” advertisement. Now, here’s where the company made a few missteps. Alfred Edmond Jr., a writer from The Black Enterprise, used the analogy of algebra to show where Gillette went wrong: we sometimes know the right answer to a problem, but not exactly how to get there. Likewise, Gillette is making valid points about how our culture’s conception of masculinity has been perverted, but it does so in a way that neglects the sensitivities of communicating with men. Some may object that the truth is tough and men need to hear it, which I don’t dispute, but our goal should be twofold: we should strive toward discovering the truth and sharing it in a way that encourages others to embrace it. That’s part of being a competent communicator, and it shows that we’re applying the same level of emotional intelligence we want from men. After all, why should anyone listen to us if we’re being hypocritical? In the words of English comedian Stephen Fry, “I believe one of the greatest human failings is to prefer to be right than to be effective.” To understand my critique of Gillette’s ad, we need to understand the crisis of masculinity and how it has polarized society. Feminist scholars like Christina Hoff Sommers argue that the emphasis we have placed on the progression of women, which is certainly good, has been implemented in a way that has come at the expense of men.
I am not saying that the progress of women is a zero-sum game where men necessarily lose and is therefore bad. True feminism, I and others contend, is about the equal value of men and women, how their interests and dreams are not more or less legitimate based on their sex. The systems of patriarchy and toxic masculinity (and femininity) are indicative of a perversion of our proper relationship to one another. However, there are all sorts of ways, including in higher education, where men have been left behind in some way. I know of some radicals who claim that, while it is unfortunate that men have fallen through the cracks in some areas, it is a “necessary evil” for the promotion of women, or the problems of men are simply not their concern. In the process, for many men, the feminist outlook is perceived as a hostile critique of them, a delegitimization of their being, which shatters a coherent sense of masculinity and belonging. Consider how often “fragile masculinity” is met with laughter in popular culture, when in reality, it can be a serious psychological crisis for men. To quote psychologist R. F. Levant: “For the past two decades, men of this generation have had the experience of attempting to fulfill the requirements of the masculine mandate in the midst of a rising crescendo of criticism. Men feel that they are being told that what they have been trying to accomplish is irrelevant in today’s world. … The net result of this for many men is a loss of self-esteem and an unnerving sense of uncertainty about what it means to be a man.” We, as a society, have a negativity bias where we are more keen on seeing the worst in people and move-
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monday, february 4, 2019
Monday Gordo’s Quesadilla Fajita 1/2 price All Margaritas
Friday Kite’s 75¢ Wings After 10 p.m. $3 Bottles • $2 Wells
Tallgrass Tap House $3 Tap House Exclusives 3-6 p.m.
Kite’s $3.50 Taco Basket • $3 Corona/ Dos XX After 10 p.m. $2 Wells
Tallgrass Tap House $3 Tap House Exclusives 3-6 p.m. Feb. 5 - Marvel Trivia in the Firkin
Kite’s 1/2 priced apps 75¢ Wings After 10 p.m. $3 Premiums • $3 Bombs •$2 Wells
Thursday Gordo’s Chile Verde • Mango, Peach, Strawberry, and Watermelon Tallgrass Tap House $3 Tap House Exclusives 3-6 p.m. Feb. 7 - Live Music in the Firkin featuring The Grateful Dudes
Gordo’s Enchiladas Supremas $6.99 All Jumbo Margaritas Jumbo Gato Sauza Margarita
Kite’s After 10 p.m. $4 Premium Vodka
Sunday
Wednesday Gordo’s Fajita Nachos 1/2 Price Beers Tallgrass Tap House $3 Tap House Exclusives 3-6 p.m.
Kite’s $6 3pc Chicken strip Basket After 10 p.m. $4 Premium Whiskey
Saturday
Tuesday Gordo’s Taco Especial $6 2 Tacos with rice and beans $5 All Jumbo Margaritas
Gordo’s Fajita Chimichanga • CoronaRita $3 16 oz Draft Beer Jumbo Gato Sauza Margarita Tallgrass Tap House $3 Tap House Exclusives 3-6 p.m.
Kite’s 1/2 Price Burgers After 10 p.m. $1 Wells • $2 Pounders
Gordo’s Burrito Gordos $6.99 Peach and Watermelon Margs Jumbo Gato Sauza Margarita
Kite’s $6.50 Philly • $2 You Call its Tallgrass Tap House $3 Tap House Exclusives All Day
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