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Six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to the K-State community on Tuesday evening in Bramlage Coliseum. Abdul-Jabbar interviewed with Black Student Union members and answered questions from the crowd.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks activist athletes, American racism at KSU DENE DRYDEN

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Six-time NBA champion, journalist and social justice activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke in Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday evening. The event was free and open to the public, and it included an audience Q&A session.

Before Abdul-Jabbar came on stage, Darrell Reese Jr., Black Student Union president and junior in mechanical engineering, thanked the sponsors of the event and asked the audience to open the event the same way the BSU opens its meetings — singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The song was led by Zanaiya Peebles, sophomore in biology.

Sheila Ellis-Glasper, owner and founder of the SEG Media Collective and Kansas State graduate, and Andrew Hammond, a Kansas-based journalist, moderated Abdul-Jabbar’s talk.

One of the first questions Abdul-Jabbar was asked was how students can promote change and action. His answer: communication.

“The fact that so many segments of

our society don’t talk to each other,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “Everybody’s voice has got to be heard.

“We can talk to our neighbors,” Abdul-Jabbar continued. “We can find out who they are, and usually what you find out is they’re just like every other American. They want their family to have an opportunity for the American dream.

That’s why we’re all here.”

When asked about athletes who participate in activism and NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Abdul-Jabbar said he “wasn’t surprised” by Kaepernick’s protest.

“All you have to do is watch the film of the killing of Tamir Rice in Cleveland, and you will understand what Colin was talking about,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “And I think the pushback against him was as severe as it was because he would not stop what he was doing. He would not leave the issue alone because it’s an important issue to him. And it’s a lot more important than his job was. ... He had something important to say, and he said what he had to say. So I have a lot of respect for him.”

Abdul-Jabbar spoke about many different social issues, coming from his

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Six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to the K-State community on Feb. 6, 2018, in Bramlage Coliseum. Abdul-Jabbar interviewed with Black Student Union members and answered questions from the crowd to end the evening. experience as a black man and a Muslim.

Abdul-Jabbar said we have to critique instances of what he calls “wallpaper” rac-

ism, like stereotypes and prejudices.

“If you speak up, the people can’t hide behind your complacency,” Ab-

dul-Jabbar said.

Abdul-Jabbar also offered advice to college students: “Be patient; you’ll figure it out.”

Following the talk moderated by Ellis-Glasper and Hammond, audience members had the opportunity to ask Abdul-Jabbar a few questions. A variety of topics were discussed, such as the NBA’s “one-and-done” draft rule, his thoughts on Islam being considered a sexist religion, how he learned his signature hook shot and even his own colorful UCLA Bruins socks.

Brittany Harden, senior in American ethnic studies, said Abdul-Jabbar’s appearance at K-State is “extremely significant” because of the recent “issues at K-State that have to do with racism and anti-Muslim acts.”

Harden shared what she thought students should take away from Abdul-Jabbar’s event.

“I think they should take away that everybody needs to stand in their truth and be true to themselves and their future and work hard — no matter what your major or minor is ... you need to work towards tolerance and equality in our nation,” Harden said.

In crust we trust: Pizza Shuttle’s food earns a ‘cult following’

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When people are chomping at the bit for a late-night snack, Pizza Shuttle is one of the many restaurants that comes to mind. Working there and eating there can yield quite a few unique experiences.

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Pizza Shuttle is undoubtedly part of the culture in Manhattan. The restaurant owes its pop-

ularity and status to five things: a college town location, high-quality pizza, delivery in the wee hours of the morning, affordable prices and cream cheese.

The small pizza chain has had a restaurant in Manhattan

for almost 30 years. Since February 1988, an ever-changing crew has been selling hot pizza pies instore and by delivery every day from the corner of Claflin Road and Denison Avenue.

Employees make the dough, pizza sauce and garlic sauce fresh every morning two hours before opening. And there is a lot of it to be made.

Anson Eddy is a manager who has worked at the restaurant since 2001. Eddy said daytime sales are relatively slow, but Pizza Shuttle sells 20 to 50 pizzas per hour during the dinnertime rushes between 5 and 8 p.m. on weeknights, and even more on weekends.

“On the weekends, we’re open till 3 a.m., so we get a lot of that traffic after the bars close,” Eddy said. “So any time late night to about 3 is our busier times. During those times we can sell anything from 70 to 180 pizzas an hour.”

Pizza sales correlate with late weekend hours, home

football games and a citywide hankering for cream cheese pizza.

“Cream cheese is a big draw,” Eddy said. “A lot of other places don’t do it, and if they do, they don’t do it like we do. We actually make a cream cheese sauce. I know there used to be another pizza place in town and they offered cream cheese with chunks of cream cheese on it. It just isn’t the same, whereas we do it like a sauce, which is more consistent. It’s in every bite.”

Devon Price, junior in accounting, delivers pizzas on Pizza Shuttle's moneymaking Friday and Saturday nights. She is one of the only Kansas State students currently working there, though the pizza staple has employed many students over the years.

“I worked for a while to get the hours that I do,” Price said.

“It’s kind of like I have to work the least amount of hours for maximum profit because those are the busiest nights. … Before, I had to work during the school

week and you just kind of have to suffer through it. I’d go to bed at 3 a.m. and get up for class early.”

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A Place to Call Home OPINION: Three ways to avoid drama, tension with roommates KELSEY KENDALL THE COLLEGIAN

As a senior who has lived with several different roommates over the last four years, I have had more than my fair share of roommate conflicts.

I have experienced everything from arguments over cleaning the kitchen to not paying bills on time.

Regardless of how much you liked each other before you decided to live together, it

is impossible to completely avoid conflict.

Still, seven roommates later, there are a few things I wish I had known about to avoid roommate horror stories.

1. PROPERLY VET ANY POTENTIAL ROOMMATES

for strangers to help keep the rent down.

Unless you live in the residence halls and let the powers that be handle that decision, you're going to be using the usual roommate search options: Facebook groups, personal ads, mutual friends, etc.

Your roommates are not going to always be your best friends from high school, and there's a good chance you're going to be looking

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Wildcats will travel to Texas to look for redemption DEAUNDRA ALLEN THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State men's basketball team will travel to Austin, Texas, to face the University of Texas Longhorns on Wednesday.

The past two games for the men’s basketball team have been less than optimal. Coming off of a 56-51 win against the University of Georgia, K-State was expected to take its in-state rival, Kansas, and make that game something to remember. Instead, that game started the losing streak for the Wildcats.

K-State fell to KU 70-56.

A few days later, the Wildcats traveled out to West Virginia, where they had a gut-wrenching loss of 89-51, one of the worst losses under head coach Bruce Weber.

Now, K-State travels to Austin looking for redemption, courage and a chance to

show everyone in the country that they’re better than what they’ve been showing us the past two games.

With a healthy junior guard Kamau Stokes surfacing, the Wildcats have the potential to see him back on the court soon. After leaving the Texas Tech game with a foot injury, Stokes has been recovering from the injury at a steady pace. Freshman Cartier Diarra stepped up in Stokes' place to take his game to the next level, and he was not shy about it.

This will be the first time that K-State and Texas have been matched up this season.

With a 16-7 K-State record and a 15-8 Texas record, there is a chance that this game could be a nail-biter if K-State shows up fully ready to compete.

Texas just recently came off of a win against the University of Oklahoma, where the Longhorns slid by the Sooners at home, 79-74. Matt Coleman led the Longhorns to victory

with 22 points. Overall, the Longhorns shot 45.5 percent from the field and 36 percent from the three-point line.

During that time, the Longhorns were able to contain an explosive Trae Young to 19 points for the Sooners. At the end of the game, the Longhorns ended with 25 rebounds and 11 assists, while Oklahoma came in with 37 rebounds and 16 assists.

Junior forward Dean Wade may be the key for a Wildcat win against Texas on Wednesday. When times get tough, Wade was able to make plays that kept the Wildcats in contention — to an extent. Against both Georgia and Kansas, he led the team with 20 points and was the leading scorer again for the West Virginia University game with 17 points.

The K-State and Texas matchup is set to tip off Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Frank Erwin Center. The game will be televised on LHN.

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As he scans the court for an open teammate, freshman guard Cartier Diarra holds the ball up in preparation to pass. The Kansas State men’s basketball team faced off against the Jayhawks on Jan. 29, 2018, but ended up losing 70-56.

Women's basketball team will face Texas Tech at home tonight

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Sophomore foward Peyton Williams takes a shot against Iowa State in Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 3, 2018. The Cyclones defeated the Wildcats 80-45.

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After back-to-back losses, the Kansas State women’s basketball team will look to turn its

luck around with a win over the Texas Tech Lady Raiders on Wednesday.

The Wildcats and Lady Raiders will tip off in Bramlage Coliseum at 7 p.m.

Most recently, K-State fell

to a 12-11 record with a loss at home to Iowa State, 80-45.

The team shot just 24.6 percent from the field.

Head coach Jeff Mittie said he thinks the poor shooting is confidence related.

“We have a good portion of our group that is really struggling with their confidence right now,” Mittie said to K-State Sports. “I feel bad for our group. We are just out of sync and struggling with those things. It snowballed on us tonight.”

Junior guard Kayla Goth led the team in scoring with 14 points. She also led the team with nine rebounds. Sophomore forward Peyton Williams was the only other Wildcat to reach double figures in points, earning 11.

Texas Tech is in the midst of a four-game losing streak. In their previous game, the Lady Raiders lost at home to No. 3 Baylor, 90-44. All four games

in its losing streak though have come against ranked teams.

The Wildcats may not have to score many points to get a win in this game, as the Lady Raiders currently last in the Big 12 conference in points per game, averaging 63.2. There opportunity is there to score points though, as Texas Tech is also last in scoring defense, giving up an average of 74.2 points per game.

Texas Tech rebounds the ball very well though, as the team is fourth in the conference in rebounding margin. Kansas State is at the bottom of that list.

Goth ranks seventh in the Big 12 in scoring averaging 16.1 points per game. She leads the conference averaging 6.6 assists per game. The next closest is averaging 5.5.

Senior guard Shaelyn Martin is one of the top rebounders in the conference, as she ranked seventh with 7.1 boards per

game. Williams is right on her tail though, as she averages seven rebounds per game.

K-State will hit the road after the Texas Tech game, as the Wildcats travel to Austin,

Texas, to take on the No. 8 Texas Longhorns on Saturday.

That game will tip off at 7 p.m. and can be seen on the Longhorn Network or on the Watch ESPN app.

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Another delivery driver, Hosam Akacha, said he has loved working at Pizza Shuttle

for the past three-and-a-half years. Akacha said his job is sometimes made challenging by drunk customers who are passed out by the time he knocks on their door. Some inebriated folks are friendly, but others are not.

“They start giving you a

hard time, in terms of ‘Oh, come in, have a drink,’” Akacha said. “And some of them will not be friendly at all. They’ll be aggressive, which I encountered once when there was an issue.

He claimed he paid. He did not pay and he was intoxicated.”

Both Price and Akacha said

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a song for me. The first time, they opened the door singing, on a guitar, a Pizza Shuttle song they made up. Then they called back and I delivered again and they serenaded me with a piano.”

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“Its like the trademark of this town,” Akacha said.

“Everybody knows Pizza Shuttle. College kids, families, even college kids who graduate always tell their friends who are coming to college, ‘Make sure you get to Pizza Shuttle.’”

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Self-defense course teaches students how to handle danger, fights GLENN KINLEY

THE COLLEGIAN

The Union Program Council hosted a free self-defense course in the Recreation Complex on Monday to help Kansas State students better prepare themselves for dangerous situations.

Joe Wilk, director of the Combative Sports Center in Manhattan, taught the class. Wilk is a black belt in karate with 15 years of teaching experience, and he is trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and modern combative tactics with the United States Army.

Wilk said his classes take a unique approach to martial arts and self-defense by focusing on practicality, effectiveness and technique rather than tricks and cool moves.

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Students practice self-defense tactics at the Union Program Council-sponsored self-defense class on Oct. 23, 2017, in the small gym at the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex.

Counseling Services holds Kat Chat to discuss depression with students

DRAMA

HANNAH TAYLOR

It is really important to get to know any potential roommates, and it has to be more than just chatting over a cup of coffee asking if they are typically clean. It will probably take a couple of meetings to really get a feel for how compatible you might be with this person and increase your chances of getting along with them in the long run.

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Students gathered in Leasure Hall yesterday for an interactive presentation on recognizing depression presented by the Kansas State Counseling Services.

The presentation was part of the Counseling Services’ weekly “Kat Chats,” a series of events designed to address mental health topics for college students throughout the semester. This week’s chat was presented by Paige Humphrey, senior in biology and member of Peer Advocates for Mental Wellness and Success, or PAWS. Humphrey said she had the idea to present a Kat Chat on depression awareness during her PAWS certification class. Her goal was to educate students about recognizing depression in others because many people don’t understand that depression is not some-

thing sufferers can choose to avoid.

The presentation, titled “Connecting the Dots: Recognizing Depression,” included actors and audience participation to identify types of depression and ways to help someone who may be struggling with depression. The actors portrayed a situation in which one student encountered a depressed friend, and the audience coached them on how to properly handle the situation.

Humphrey said depression is the most common health problem among college students and is the fourth most disabling mental illness in the world. Depression looks different between individuals, especially across cultures and genders.

One of the biggest points from the presentation was that depression is not the same as sadness. Sadness may be a symptom of depression, but one cannot simply “snap” out of depression, Humphrey said.

Humphrey said someone

with depression may be seeing life through a veil of negativity and pessimism, “except a person with depression thinks the veil has been lifted and they are looking at the truth.”

Humphrey also stressed to the audience that depression is treatable.

“Your problems do matter,” Humphrey said.

Students who are concerned for themselves or a friend should voice their concern and seek help from a trained professional.

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2. RECORD EVERYTHING IN WRITING

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Don't ever trust a verbal agreement. Period.

Everything needs to be written down and filed away, emailed and saved or even just screen grabbed in a text message.

My roommates and I have a group chat on Facebook

“It doesn’t have to be pretty,” Wilk said. “If it works, then you did it right.”

Wilk said being able to defend yourself usually means combining a confident attitude with an effective self-defense technique.

Haley Sneed, graduate student in academic advising, was a co-instructor for the course who has been training with Wilk for almost four years. Sneed said she wants to stress the importance of understanding that self-defense isn't as hard as most people think.

“Anybody can do it,” Sneed said.

Nic Drake, sophomore in business administration, said he found the class educational because now he can handle himself if he would ever "get in a situation like that."

Michael Tiede, UPC member and senior in mechanical engineering, said the class's popularity and practicality are the reasons why the class has come back as a recurring event after a successful first attempt in 2017.

“We like to bring events that have a message,” Tiede said. "Based on the feedback from that class through our event surveys, we were like, ‘Yeah, we should definitely do that again.’”

where we communicate on all important matters, though I still wish we had written down some general ground rules before agreeing to live together.

Just like you want a paper trail when dealing with landlords, you want something to fall back on when details of an agreement get a little fuzzy or outright forgotten.

Keeping records is not saying that you don't trust your roommates — you just have to have a way of holding everyone accountable. If your roommates are trustworthy, they will not have any problem with writing down everything.

3. DON'T KID YOURSELF

This is probably the most important tip.

In every argument or minor disagreement you have with your roommate or roommates, remember you're not perfect either.

Every time you think,

"I can't believe them," remember there is a good chance they are thinking the same thing.

We are all flawed. My flaw is that I can get pretty messy, and I also have pet rats which my roommates aren't too fond of. We've had to compromise a few times.

Not all flaws are created equal, though.

There are many arguments where one person is more right than the other, but recognizing your own part in the conflict makes coming to a compromise much more painless.

Kelsey Kendall is a senior 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.