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K-State takes down KU, ends with a slam dunk

NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State men’s basketball team came out of the locker room on fire against in-state rival Kansas — twice — on Tuesday night in Bramlage Coliseum. They cooled off quickly in both halves, but ultimately held on for a 74-67 win.

Senior guard Kamau Stokes had the game’s first five points. He knocked down a 3-pointer on the Wildcats’ first possession, and just 21 seconds later, he stole the ball back and laid it in on the other end.

“In the games we’ve started off well, we’ve pretty much done well the whole game,” Stokes said.

The Wildcats would ultimately force 23 turnovers in the game, while only committing 12 themselves.

After building to an 8-1 lead early in the first half, junior forward Makol Mawien picked up his second foul in just two minutes of play. He did not return in the first half.

When the Jayhawks were down 14-6, they switched to a 2-3 zone defense and put the clamps on the Wildcats’ offense.

K-State suffered an eight-minute stretch without a field goal and trailed 33-27 before sophomore

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It’s a party in Aggieville for fans celebrating K-State’s basketball win

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Junior forward Xavier Sneed dunks the ball while Jayhawk junior forward Mitch Lightfoot attempts to block the shot. Sneed scored 14 points for the Wildcats last night, winning with a score of 74-67 at Bramlage Coliseum.

guard Mike McGuirl knocked down a 3-pointer with just under a minute left in the first half.

The Wildcats went into the halftime locker room down 33-30. They were shooting 39 percent from the field, with the same per-

centage from the 3-point line. Their free throw percentage was an abysmal 25 percent.

“In the second half, my teammates just wanted me to be aggressive,” senior forward Dean Wade said.

The Wildcats bounced

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back out to a 44-38 lead on the back of a 5-0 run just six minutes into the second half.

KU looked poised to make a comeback for the next several minutes, but a 3-pointer from junior forward Xavier Sneed and

another from sophomore guard Cartier Diarra kept K-State up 50-44 with 11 minutes left in the second half.

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Not even the 22 degree weather — high teens with wind chill — was going to stop the students of Kansas State University.

Not the threat of freezing drizzle bound to hit Manhattan overnight.

Not the fact that it was Tuesday, a school night, with many students having classes at 8 a.m. the next morning.

No. For this night, a historic night in many respects, they were going to Aggieville to celebrate their beloved Wildcats beating the Jayhawks in Bramlage Coliseum earlier that night, snapping an eight-game losing streak to KU in half.

“I came out to have fun and celebrate,” Carley Lux, junior in graphic design, said. “This is history.”

It took a while for them to trickle in. Plenty of men’s basketball fans who didn’t have tickets to the game watched the game from bars and restaurants in Aggieville, but the streets were sparse, at least in the few minutes after senior guard Barry Brown put his exclamation point of a slam dunk on the closely fought game.

“You should’ve seen Kite’s when the buzzer sounded,” an officer with the Riley County Police Department said in passing. There were at least a dozen officers watching the streets, waiting for the inevitable onslaught of K-State students coming to celebrate the win.

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Slowly and surely, the students stormed the streets, just as they had stormed Bramlage’s court just minutes before, and the lines formed outside of Aggieville’s bars (the fire marshal is apparently a KU fan, according to people waiting to get into the bars).

sign that reads “WE OWN THIS STATE,” Lipson — probably K-State’s biggest fan — can’t help but get a high five from pretty much everyone who passes him on Aggieville’s streets.

He goes into each bar he can (it’s OK, what bouncer is going to tell him no?) and lifts the sign in triumph. Without fail, the resounding response at each bar: “F*** KU!”

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AN “INSPIRED” PERFORMANCE

It’s about a half hour after the end of the game, and Robert Lipson is making his rounds.

“It was the most inspired I have seen the team play,” Lipson said. “At least since ‘08 or ‘11. To see the joy on the faces of the kids on the floor, that’s better than everything else combined.”

Lipson said he looks forward to the day K-State students don’t have to storm the court anymore, hopefully after “beating the Chickenhawks like we do in football.”

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‘The Chant’ makes roaring comeback at game versus KU

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K-State alumnus Robert Lipson travels around bars in Aggieville after Tuesday’s game, pumping up students with his “We own this state” sign.

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It turns out the Kansas State crowd didn’t even need to hear the song “Sandstorm” to conjure a thundering “F*** KU” chant.

For a game as hyped and as talked about as the K-State versus KU men’s basketball matchup Tuesday night in Bramlage Coliseum, nothing short of President Richard Myers himself walking onto the court was going to stop the crowd from channeling seasons of frustration, disappointment and heartbreak into the one tool it had at its disposal: intimidation.

Even the announcers at ESPN couldn’t help but hush up and hear the reverberat-

ing, but clear, “F*** KU” that rang out through the arena (and on national TV).

It was a stunning resurgence of a vulgar chant against K-State’s in-state rival, the University of Kansas, that had largely died down over the past few years following pleas and punishments from groups like K-State Athletics and the Student Governing Association, in addition to reprimands from the likes of Myers, band director Frank Tracz and legendary former K-State football coach Bill Snyder.

Just over a year ago, Myers spoke out against the chant and said it gives K-State an ugly reputation that has hurt donations to the university.

“We have heard from

many supporters and alumni about the chant,” Myers said at the time. “Almost universally, they are disappointed with the unflattering image of our university the chant portrays. This hurts our ability to solicit donations and raise money for scholarships.

It’s unproductive and can sully our reputation.”

A decades-long tradition, K-State fans have chanted the “F*** KU” chant to just about anything with a beat, but mainly the now infamous “Sandstorm”

by Darude. The song, once a mainstay of K-State’s in-stadium playlist, is now rarely heard at K-State sporting events — if ever.

At the half, K-State trailed KU 30-33. The Wildcats ultimately came back and won 74-67.

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How ‘geek culture’ went from playing games in secret to the mainstream OLIVIA BERGMEIER THE COLLEGIAN

From “D&D” to comic books, once obscure elements of geek culture find mainstream popularity with second-wave interest "Dungeons & Dragons" was first published in 1974 as a tabletop roleplaying game where imaginative players can create medieval adventurers and play through fantastical quests for glory. It used to be an obscure part of so-called "geek culture," but things are different today.

Today, "Dungeons & Dragons" — or "D&D" — is cool. It's hip. It's in box stores. Anne Higley, co-owner of Manhattan tabletop store Goblin Games, said that's a good thing.

"That's what's so great because even when we were kids, parents weren't approving, and it was something you didn't really talk about," Higley said. this is an image For over three decades, thousands of self-proclaimed

geeks and nerds would play "D&D" in tight-knit groups, keeping their gameplay secretive. The game is more complicated than most tabletop games, requiring multiple expensive rulebooks and one person acting as "Dungeon Master" to guide players through their adventures. It was often perceived as unpalatable for a mainstream audience.

The accusations from concerned religious groups in the 1980s that "Dungeons & Dragons" promoted satanism and witchcraft didn't help it receive widespread acceptance, either.

Now, Higley and others say they believe "Dungeons & Dragons" and other tabletop games, such as board games and card games, are finally reaching mainstream acknowledgment.

"Over the holidays, Target had a front display of 'D&D,' and it's referenced in 'Stranger Things' and other popular stuff," Higley said.

Higley refers to numerous occasions where the main characters of the 2016 hit Netflix series "Stranger Things" sit down to play sessions of "Dungeons & Dragons."

Seth Sagstetter, Goblin

Games employee and Kansas State University alumnus, said he remembers playing "D&D" in high school.

"Most of geek culture was seen as a bad thing," Sagstetter said. "We did it secretly in high school. All of my friends, we played — and none of our parents ever knew."

Sagstetter runs multiple "Dungeons & Dragons" campaigns today, and he said he plays plenty of other tabletop games, too.

"Now, I don't care," Sagstetter said.

With board games like "Settlers of Catan," card games like "Magic: The Gathering" and "Dungeons & Dragons" itself, the geek culture surrounding tabletop gaming has grown to mainstream popularity among younger demographics.

"We're all nerds," Sagstetter said.

Geek culture has also gained ground in movies and television.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has made billions of dollars off comic book superheroes, and shows like the aforementioned "Stranger Things" have found an audience that numbers in the millions.

Just like in "Stranger Things," Goblin Games co-owner Joey Wyatt said he used to play "Dungeons & Dragons" in a friend's basement.

"We would always play video games in basements, and one of my best friend's dads would [dungeon master] for us who's a professor at K-State, when we were, like, 12," Wyatt said. this is an image Now, Wyatt and Higley own a store where locals can find a table to play through a "D&D" campaign or play card games for keeps out in the open, growing an entire community.

"A lot of it is the stigma tied to it is gone," Wyatt said.

Daithin Wycoff, Goblin Games employee and junior in open option, said he agrees that times have changed, but he doesn't believe tabletop game fans are truly mainstream.

"It sort of just changed as I was growing up," Wycoff said.

"All of my friends were the same as me; that's just kind of how we grew up. It's still a sub-sect, but it's much larger than it used to be."

Many have credited the rise of geek culture to the internet and its enabling of people with

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Goblin Games co-owner Joey Wyatt talks with patrons of his store at the Manhattan mall location. Wyatt and other community members share how tabletop games have changed over time. specific interests to find each other and generate camaraderie.

With technology always advancing, some wonder how tabletop games will evolve.

Sagstetter, however, said he thinks tabletop games like "Dungeons & Dragons" will largely

remain the same.

"There's no limit to push," Sagstetter said. "You're really pinned down by this medium of just whatever you can do in two, sometimes three dimensions, so I don't think it's going to change much."

TFSC: Engineering fee increase would fund lab upgrades, cost students RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN

The proposed $15 per credit hour fee increase for the College of Engineering will pay for graduate teaching assistant compensation and other amenities if passed, the Tuition and Fees Strategies Committee found during an examination of the fee’s proposal.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, the college provided $816,000 to its GTAs. This money came from a grant provided by the Kansas University Engineering Initiative Act, which encouraged an increased number of engineering graduates at state universities. This grant expires in three years.

The proposal submitted

by Darren Dawson, dean of engineering, suggests replacing the money used for GTA compensation with a $15 per credit hour fee increase, which would generate an estimated $918,000 in recurring funds. This in turn would free up nearly $2.45 million over three years from the engineering initiative’s grant to “improve the undergraduate laboratory infrastructure.”

The proposal outlines these improvements for each department in the college, totaling $3.6 million. The college will solicit the remaining $1.15 million from philanthropic sources.

TFSC and the College of Engineering’s tuition committee, consisting of engineering students and student senators,

also prepared questions for Dawson to answer during next week’s meeting.

Among these questions: Has the other fee increase from last year achieved its purpose?

How will enrollment numbers affect the fee? What’s the priority — the GTA compensation or the lab improvements? What are other state universities doing to prepare for the end of the University Engineering Initiative?

Cindy Bontrager, vice president of administration and finance, did note that there is a possibility for an extension to the initiative funding.

“I definitely think it’s viable that the Regents could request the legislature or the governor for that funding to

continue,” Bontrager said.

“It’s kind of hard to predict with the new administration, but during prior years, the probability of continuing that is probably low, but I would hope that we at least ask for it to continue.”

Pat Bosco, vice president of student life and dean of students, raised concerns about scholarships and needs-based financial assistance.

“I missed the page about where dollars are going to go toward undergraduate scholarships and needs-based aid,” Bosco said, flipping through the proposal. “Where was that?”

Jordan Kiehl, student body president and senior in industrial engineering, said

she didn’t see information in the proposal on that topic.

“So we’re raising fees, and we’re kind of tissuing off larger scholarships of ours, and we’re raising fees in the College of Engineering, and we’re not putting any money toward scholarships for students for this fall, returning students?”

Bosco replied. “Must be a mistake or something.”

Bosco expanded on this concern, adding that the university is discontinuing the Putnam Scholarship and that Kansas State University struggles to compete with other universities in terms of financial assistance.

“Comparative cost-wise, we’re fine,” Bosco said. “It’s the fact that the competition

is offering scholarships and needs-based assistance that makes it more difficult for our students to go to school. There will be fewer students here.

We’ll see that next fall. We saw it last fall. That’s the bottom line. Just saying.”

The fee proposal pits K-State against the competition by evaluating peer institutions’ costs of engineering degrees. It costs an average of $69,724 to earn an engineering degree among the listed universities. At K-State, it costs $52,357 at current tuition and fee rates. At the University of Kansas, it costs $51,774.

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In the zone: K-State breaks the KU zone defense in 74-67 victory CODY FRIESEN

THE COLLEGIAN

Wildcat fans brought the energy to Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday night as the Kansas State men’s basketball team crushed an eight-game losing streak to instate rival Kansas, winning 74-67.

The Wildcats opened with an electric run, but KU put a halt to it when the Jayhawks switched into a zone offense early in the first half. The zone offense by KU appeared to help fizzle out the Wildcats, just like the matchup in Manhattan last year.

After the game, head coach Bruce Weber talked about KU breaking into the zone in previous years.

“I think they went zone after our hot start; the last few years, they’ve just got on us right away,” Weber said.

The Wildcats struggled in the zone in the first half, and it looked like KU was going to cruise to victory after the Wildcats went on an seven-minute scoring drought as the Jayhawks got back into the game with a 13-0 run, ending at a 15-1 run during an eight-minute span to take the lead at 31-27.

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“[Diarra] was big time,” senior guard Barry Brown said. “He scored some baskets, he hit some big-time threes.”

Coming out of the under 12-minute timeout, KU switched out of its zone to a man-to-man defense, and K-State went cold again from the floor.

With seven minutes to play, a rebound trickled out of Mawien’s hands and ended up in the hands of KU’s junior forward Dedric Lawson, who put it home to make it 53-52, with K-State leading by a single point.

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Junior forward Xavier Sneed shoots for three, scoring for the wildcats while Jayhawk junior forward Dedrich Lawson attempts to block the shot. Sneed scored 14 points for the wildcats last night, winning with a score of 74-67 at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State fans stormed the court after the historic win.

With five minutes to play in the game, KU’s foul trouble came to bear. K-State found itself in the double-bonus and KU’s freshman guards Quentin Grimes and Devon Dotson had four fouls.

Better free throws from the Wildcats would have sealed the game at that point, but K-State only shot 58 percent from the line.

KU had another run in them, though. They pulled to within three points with just over one minute to play, but Sneed hit a corner 3-pointer to pull ahead 67-61.

Diarra had a windmill dunk to put a nail in KU’s coffin, and then Brown finished the game with a dunk of his own. Unfortunately, Brown’s dunk was just a millisecond too late to count for

points.

“My teammates have been telling me, ‘You have a 45[-inch vertical jump], use it,’” Diarra said. “I decided I was going to do the windmill. I really thought about under the legs, but I wasn’t sure I was going to make it fully. … I’m just gonna go with my old reliable.”

Brown lead K-State with 18 points and five assists. He was one of four Wildcats who scored double digits along with Sneed, Wade and Diarra.

“It was a bucket list game for us,” Brown said.

K-State’s next basketball action will be against Baylor in Waco, Texas, on Saturday at 5 p.m. It will be televised on ESPN2.

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A Place to Call Home 'How low can you go?': The history of the infamous 'Cha Cha Slide' MACY DAVIS

THE COLLEGIAN

It is a song that is instantly recognizable and accessible for dancers, with synchronized clapping and the commands of DJ Casper reverberating across the dance floor. From wedding receptions to high school proms, the “Cha Cha Slide” is a line dance staple. In fact, it’s practically inescapable.

Despite its prevalence, people seem to know little about the song that has become an inexorable part of dance culture. All Andrew Spindler, junior in mechanical engineering, actually knows of the “Cha Cha Slide” is the lyrics, “slide to the left.”

“It’s that song from wedding dances or dance occasions or whatever,” Spindler said.

The "Cha Cha Slide" is part of a collection of line dances known as slides, including "The Electric Slide" and "The Cupid Shuffle."

"It's a great line dance," said Oliver Schmitz, junior in agricultural technology management.

DJ Casper starts the song by saying, “This is something new, the ‘Casper Slide Part Two.’” But this introduction raises several questions: What happened to the “Casper Slide Part One?” Who is DJ Casper? And what made him a figure we blindly listen to on the dance floor?

To answer these questions, we're going to have to "take it back now y'all."

The "Cha Cha Slide" got its start in Chicago, at Bally’s Total Fitness club in 1996.

Fitness trainer David Wilson

wanted a new routine for his aerobics class, according to an interview on the podcast “Every Little Thing.”

Wilson went to his uncle, Willie Perry Jr., better known as DJ Casper or Mr. C The Slide Man. The dance started as a set of instructions on paper for David to use in his class, where the routine quickly became popular.

As Bjorn Funk, senior in mechanical engineering, said, “It’s a fun dance and gets others to start dancing too."

Casper put his vocals and some music on a track, and that became the never-released “Casper Slide Part One.” To catch a listen to part of this track, check out the episode of the podcast "Every Little Thing" called "The Cha Cha Slide: How One Uncle Changed Weddings Forever."

Because the original music used didn’t belong to Casper, copyright prevented this track from being released.

So, in 1999, Casper recorded the song with a live band, and it became the “Casper Slide Part Two.” DJ Casper began selling the song on CDs out of the trunk of his car. From radio requests to airtime at Chicago clubs, the song gained traction. The song was renamed the “Cha Cha Slide” when it was released by Universal Records in 2000.

The “Cha Cha Slide” topped the UK singles chart in 2004 thanks in part to Scott Mills at BBC Radio 1, who debuted the song across the pond. This is when the “Cha Cha Slide” became a global phenomenon.

The funky music of the “Cha Cha Slide” is reminis-

cent of its origin in '90s aerobics. However, it’s not the only version of the “Cha Cha Slide” that exists. DJ Casper’s Spotify profile features five different remixes of the song.

It’s the “Cha Cha Slide – Original Platinum Band Mix” that has the well-known bass beat commonly heard on dance floors.

After two decades of bringing ambivalent dancers to their feet, the “Cha Cha Slide” persistently transcends boundaries, seeming to infiltrate every occasion and establishment; it's not just a song for pop clubs and celebratory occasions.

“I hear it at Dirty Dawgs late at night,” Schmitz said.

From an uncle selling CDs out of the trunk of his car to a global line dance phenomenon, the “Cha Cha Slide” continues to keep everybody clapping their hands.

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Students dance at Johny Kaw’s bar in Manhattan on Nov. 3, 2017. The “Cha Cha Slide” is one of many songs that students are fond of dancing to in Aggieville.

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A Place to Call Home Born to be wild: President Myers shares lifelong love of motorcycles

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Kansas State University president Richard Myers and his wife, Mary Jo Myers, particpate in the 2018 Harley Day during the football game against Mississippi State.

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Ever since he was a young teenager, Kansas State University president Richard Myers has had a love for motor vehicles of all types and sizes, but motorcycles are especially close to his heart.

This passion began during high school. A friend of Myers’ had a Ducati motocross bike that Myers occasionally enjoyed the thrill of riding around on. Once it was time to head to college, Myers’ friend loaned the motocross bike to him.

“I rode the bike all around K-State,” Myers said. “I can remember riding the bike down to pick my wife up from her parents’ house on Bertrand Street. Looking back, I can’t believe they let her on that bike with me.”

Myers said the bike was a one-seater, so his wife, Mary Jo Myers, had to sit sideways in order to ride alongside him.

After graduating from K-State in 1964, Myers and his wife moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he purchased his first bike of his own: a Honda 305 straight-twin motorcycle.

“My wife didn’t really care for motorcycles unless we were going to get food or go shopping,” Myers said. “But that Honda 305, [she] wanted to learn how to ride it.”

Myers went on to teach his wife how to ride the Honda 305, and that bike became one of their go-to vehicles up until their move to Thailand during Myers’ active duty tour in the U.S. military.

Upon arriving in Thailand, Myers bought a small 150-200cc motorcycle to be used for daily

transportation.

“There were some guys that were leaving as I was arriving in Thailand,” Myers said. “I bought the bike used, but unfortunately it was stolen several days later; I didn’t have it for very long.”

Myers was then stationed in Japan after Thailand. Following Japan, Myers came back to the United States where he, his wife and his two daughters were living in Las Vegas.

Myers said he got special discounts for being in the military, so he shipped a Honda 500cc four-cylinder motorcycle back from Japan. Myers said he has fond memories of riding the bike around Las Vegas with his family.

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UPC funding has uncertain future after allocation bill fails in SGA KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN

After more than an hour of heated debate in the Student Governing Association’s student senate last Thursday, the Privilege Fee Committee’s recommendation to decrease the Union Program Council’s student fee allocation by two percent failed by just one vote.

With an uncertain path to remediation, the UPC budget hangs in the balance at Kansas State University.

The initial recommendation passed through committee unanimously after extensive debate and several motions with differing amounts of proposed decreases in November.

The decrease that passed out of committee would lower the budget of UPC by about $4,000. UPC’s current allocation from student privilege fees is more than $210,000.

The recommendation from the committee struck a chord with many student senators like Jonathan Cole, senior in mechanical engineering. He debated against the bill when it came up for final reading in the student senate.

“The Privilege Fee Committee wants to cut UPC because they feel the organization spends money frivolously on food,” Cole later said via text message. “This cut is marginal to students, but [also] has a big impact on students. This is a reduction of 19 cents per student, but an almost $5,000 cut to UPC.” Rajat Kodira, at-large PFC member and junior in industrial engineering, voted on the recommendation initially in the committee, but later had a change of heart.

He is not a student senator, so

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he could not vote against the bill, but he did argue against it.

With a dead bill, PFC postponed its current review of the four K-State Student Union budgets to resume discussion on the UPC allocation. Several senators not on the committee and other students were present to contribute to the conversation. Beth Bailey, adviser to UPC and assistant director of the Union, and Corey Williamson, executive director of the Union, were also in attendance.

Bailey spent the first portion of the meeting presenting an abridged version of the original presentation to the committee and fielding questions from committee members.

“Legitimately, if we are cut, depending on the amount of the cut, then committees get lost,” Bailey said. “That’s just a reality.”

Natalie Jabben, student senator and sophomore in political science and philosophy, said organizations should be doing the most for students with the money they have.

“I don’t think we should see a decrease to a budget as some sort of punishment or comment on a group being bad or corrupt or something like that,” Jabben said. “We want to do the most we can with however much money we are given, and if a group is able to do or create a similar impact for students with less money, I think that all of us can agree that that’s a good thing.”

Without an approved recommendation from the student senate, the UPC budget cannot be approved, said Jansen Penny, PFC chair and junior in industrial engineering.

“Their current contract

If the fee increase is passed, engineering fees will reach $114 per credit hour. This would be nearly double that of the second most expensive academic unit in terms of surcharges, which is the College of Business Adminis-

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The bill to decrease UPC’s privilege fee allocation failed by one vote on Thursday. The student senate’s failure to pass a budget recommendation leaves UPC’s future uncertain. expires at the end of this fiscal year, so they technically would not have funding for the next year,” Penny said.

“Now it kind of clears the whole slate and we have to start from scratch there.”

Hannah Heatherman, student senator and junior in finance and management, debated in favor of the bill.

At the completion of Monday night’s meeting, she said she had not been swayed from supporting a decrease to UPC’s allocation.

“I am absolutely still in favor of a decrease to [UPC],” Heatherman said. “My reasoning for believing that way is after several times reading UPC’s mission statement, which is very experience driven, knowing that they spend

nearly $30,000 on prizes and giveaways [that] are not necessarily things I think enhance community here.”

Cole said in the new legislation, which Penny thought would ideally appear before student senate on Feb. 14, he could only vote ‘yes’ on a continuance of their current budget.

“I believe what UPC brought before you was a request for a continuance, and I support that request,” Williamson said. “Regardless of how this works out, we are going to continue to be fiscally responsible.”

Later, via email, Bailey elaborated to what extent a cut could impact UPC. “If UPC were to be cut by [two percent], we would

tration’s $65 per credit hour fee, and nearly seven times more expensive than the cheapest college, the College of Arts and Sciences, which charges only $16.70 per credit hour.

In the 2015 fiscal year, the

College of Engineering only charged $39 per credit hour — a $75 increase, if the proposal passes.

TFSC will meet next week for a presentation from Dean Dawson to address the questions raised in Tuesday’s meeting.

need to review all of our committee budgets to see what could realistically and feasibly be cut with the least impact to the K-State students,” Bailey said. “I trust that the UPC executive board has the best interests of the K-State students in mind and will come up with creative solutions to the budget challenge. We will — as always — strive to produce the best programs that reach out to a vast, diverse student audience on campus.”

Madison Brown, vice chair of the committee and sophomore in finance, initially debated in favor of the bill, but reluctantly said she could now support a continuance.

“I got to hear a lot of really great debate, and there

were a lot of really moving speakers whose opinions I respect a lot,” Brown said.

Penny said he thinks the committee will ultimately find a common ground between the original recommendation to decrease by two percent and the continuance initially requested by UPC. “I do not think the recommendation will be changed by a large quantity,” Penny said. “I’d be expecting a continuance or a one percent decrease.”

As of now, a definitive decision has not been made. Penny said he expects the committee to vote on a recommendation in a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Konza Room in the Union.

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Need morning motivation? Try these 5 habits to start your day off GABRIELA FARAONE THE COLLEGIAN

Starting your morning right has the power to impact the rest of your day, so here are five morning routines that can enhance your mood for the rest of the day. While it might seem like a lot to take on all at once, it's up to you to decide which ones you would like to try.

1. GET ENOUGH SLEEP, AND WAKE UP AT THE SAME TIME

Not getting enough sleep will set you back regardless of how stellar the rest of your

morning routine is. It is recommended for adults to get seven to nine hours of sleep each night, which can be a challenge for those living a fast-paced lifestyle with many distractions. It may be helpful to keep your phone away from your bed at least 30 minutes before going to sleep, with airplane mode on to mitigate the temptation to check notifications.

Moreover, training your body to go to bed at the same time every day and wake up every morning at the same time can do wonders for improving sleep quality and making it easier to get up in the morning.

2. DRINK A GLASS OF ROOM TEMPERATURE WATER

It's likely you've heard this one before, but the importance of hydrating first thing in the morning cannot be overemphasized. Drinking at least 16 ounces of water will fire up your metabolism, hydrate your body, help your kidneys flush out toxins and let your brain accurately gauge how hungry you are.

If you feel like spicing things up, try adding lemon slices to a warm cup of water to help promote digestion and increase your metabolic rate.

3. MEDITATE TO START YOUR DAY

Start your day in silence and calm. Too many adult Americans are suffering from moderate-to-high stress, likely due to overwhelming schedules that do not allow for even a moment of relaxation. Try starting the day on the right foot with just five minutes of morning meditation.

Find a comfortable spot in your room or living room, preferably with good sunlight.

Focus on your breathing, repeat a mantra or just think about the things that you are grateful for.

Try doing it for five minutes, every morning, and you will start

your day with a positive mindset every day.

4. TRY JOURNALING

Try writing about how you feel in the moment — your thoughts, dreams, goals or whatever else is on your mind.

Believe it or not, journaling is an incredible stress management tool. By writing things down, you allow yourself to understand your thoughts and feelings more clearly.

For those who struggle with stress, depression or anxiety, a diary is one of the best investments you can make. Keeping a journal can help you gain control of your emotions and

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Early morning meditation and getting enough sleep are some of the many ways to start your day off with a calm and positive mindset.

improve your mental health. At first it may be a bit daunting, but once you start doing it more often, it can become quite enjoyable and helpful.

5. EAT A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST

Finally, making time for a fulfilling breakfast full of nutrients will help keep you satisfied and energized throughout the day. Oatmeal with chia seeds or fruit, avocado toast with scrambled eggs and orange juice or a fruit and vegetable smoothie are just a few ideas for a scrumptious breakfast to make your morning routine that much more delicious.

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Former Wildcat, White House photographer gets museum exhibit

Pete Souza | OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO

Former president Barack Obama works at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on Oct. 14, 2016.

REBECCA VRBAS THE COLLEGIAN

A new display opened in the Beach Museum of Art on Tuesday: “Pete Souza: Two Presidents, One Photographer,” an exhibition of photojournalist and Kansas State University alumnus Pete Souza’s work as the official White House photographer for former presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.

After its initial premier at K-State, the exhibition will travel to multiple American cities, beginning its migration in late April and lasting until 2021. For now, the 56-photo exhibition is starting its journey across the country on the same campus where Souza completed his master’s degree in journalism.

The collection includes photographs from throughout Souza’s career as a White House photographer, capturing pictures of Reagan, Obama and significant moments in U.S. history.

During his time at K-State, Souza worked as a photographer for the Collegian and the Royal Purple.

He went on to work for the Chicago Tribune and freelance for magazines like National Geographic and Life.

Linda Duke, director of the Beach Museum, said the

concept for the exhibition was born following Souza’s return to K-State to receive the K-State Alumni Association’s inaugural Alumni Excellence Award. Duke said she introduced herself to Souza, and when he found out she worked at the museum, he expressed an interest in doing an exhibition.

Each photograph in the exhibit includes a summary — in Souza’s own words — describing the context of the photo. Duke said Souza’s exhibit offers parallels between the two presidents through juxtaposition of their photos.

“He was very, very deliberate in pairing the photographs of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, simply because they represent very different political philosophies,” Duke said, “but he felt like both of them were examples of leaders that were respected and respected others.”

Elizabeth Seaton, curator of the Beach Museum, said it was Souza’s goal to have the exhibition tour preceding the 2020 election.

The goal of the exhibition is to promote civility in politics and conversations about what we admire in a president or we expect from a president in anticipation of the election, she said.

“I think ... one of the things that Souza wanted to emphasize was his admiration of each of these men in terms of their respect for the office and the way in which they could connect with people from all walks of life,” Seaton said.

Many of the photographs are relatively similar, showing Reagan and Obama in identical places and poses.

“I think Souza is interested in, because these presidents were on different places of the political spectrum, he wants us to sort of realize the ways in which they had to perform the same duties, and that they were people we could admire,” Seaton said.

Duke said similar things about Souza’s goals with the exhibit.

“My impression is that Pete Souza was incredibly present in the lives of both presidents during his time there, and really was able to capture both of them in ways that went way, way beyond formally documenting things for history and really documented them as people, as human beings,” Duke said.

Obama has praised Souza’s efforts as a White House photographer in the past.

“What makes Pete such an extraordinary photographer, I think, is something more than his ability to frame an interesting moment. It’s his capacity to capture the mood, the atmosphere and the meaning of that moment,” Obama wrote in his foreword to Souza’s book, “Obama: An Intimate Portrait.”

Souza will visit K-State once again to talk about his work on Tuesday, March 5 at McCain Auditorium. Tickets are free and can be obtained through the McCain box office starting on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The Souza exhibit will remain on display at the Beach Museum until April 27, 2019.

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OPINION: The top 5 hipster study spots on the Manhattan campus OLIVIA ROGERS THE COLLEGIAN

Being a hipster is all about the aesthetic, so here are the top five Instagram-worthy hipster spots on campus.

1. RADINA’S COFFEEHOUSE

Sip away on a latte while you knock out assignments.

The Leadership Studies Building is nice, new and surrounded by greenery, making it as Insta-worthy as a good cup of joe.

2. WILLARD HALL

I know, Willard isn’t ex-

actly as new and shiny as Leadership Studies. But that’s the charm of it! It’s also often covered in art projects, which is only a bonus.

3. THE ENGINEERING COMPLEX

With its maze-like interior and bounty of windows, the Engineering Complex has it all. Nothing says “cool” like torque and trigonometry.

4. SEATON HALL

The new addition to the architecture building affords several study spots — even some with a view of the illu-

sive mosaic on the opposite building.

5. MEMORIAL STADIUM

Head on over to Memorial Stadium at any time of day for fun and games, but if you really want to be a hipster, the sunsets there are pretty incredible. This place was built for photos.

What are your favorite spots on campus? Let us know!

Olivia Rogers is a community editor for the Collegian, the secretary of the College Republicans at Kansas State and a junior in political science.

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“There was this pizza shop just down the road from where we lived,” Myers said. “My wife and I would take our two girls, who must’ve been two and one years old at the time, on the bike and ride down the road.”

Looking back, Myers said his family should have used helmets and other protective gear, even for such a short ride.

“I can ensure you will never see me riding around without my full gear on,” Myers said.

“Boots, gloves, helmet and all.”

Recently, author Louise Lewis reached out to Myers to be featured in her book, “The Meaning of Life According to Bikers: The Biker Book For Charity.” Myers said when Lewis reached out, there was

no doubt he would help her, especially since it was for charity.

The book was published last September and features stories from motorcycle riders across the U.S., including Jillian Michaels and other celebrities, politicians and former military generals like Myers.

Myers has been involved with multiple biker events, including K-State football’s Harley Day, where he has ridden around the inside of Bill Snyder Family Stadium four times, and has also been a part of the Rolling Thunder Inc. ride in Washington D.C. The Rolling Thunder ride starts in front of the Pentagon and goes down to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The ride is known as the “Ride for Freedom,” and honors service members who have died in action. Myers has had the honor of riding in it five times.

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Are you wanting to feel ironic, perhaps while you muse on the meaning of life and the superiority of vinyl records?

There’s no better place to be a hipster than on a college campus, so try sitting in a Seaton Hall window.

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“Sadly, this is the last year for the Rolling Thunder ride,” says Myers. “If I receive my invitation, there is no doubt that I will be making that ride this Memorial Day.” Rolling Thunder has hosted a ride for 32 years. The non-profit group cites escalating costs, a lack of cooperation from metropolitan police officers and increased Pentagon security for the reason the annual ride is ending. Though the national ride will not occur, regional chapters can still organize rides in other cities.

The national events are exciting, Myers said, but riding a motorcycle is a type of relaxation for him.

“There is a certain freedom about riding,” Myers said.

“You see things differently; you smell things differently. You find a new love for nature when you’re riding.”

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