02-28-18 by Kansas State Collegian

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FROM HATEFUL PREJUDICE TO HEARTFUL LOVE Page 3: Megan Phelps-Roper spoke on leaving the Westboro Baptist Church on Tuesday.

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Former member of the Westboro Baptist Church Megan Phelps-Roper shares her story and speaks about fighting hate with love. Megan Phelps-Roper was a member of the church for many years before she left the church and her own family.

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Former Westboro Baptist Church member shares her story at KSU AARON WINTERMOTE THE COLLEGIAN

The Anti-Defamation League, a non-governmental Jewish organization, describes the Westboro Baptist Church as “a small, virulently homophobic, anti-Semitic hate group.” The Southern Poverty Law Center claims it is “arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America.” After spending the first 26 years of her life in the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper left the church

due to the kindness of others, and she shared the story of her journey during a presentation Tuesday evening. Westboro is located in Topeka, and its members stage regular protests — sometimes at military funerals — with crude signs laden with insults. Phelps-Roper, the granddaughter of the church’s founder, was raised in the Westboro church, immersed in the church’s lifestyle and belief system, but left in 2012 at the age of 26. “From the time that I was born, I was being fed the ideas and beliefs of the church,” Phelps-Roper said.

These ideas and beliefs include anti-Semitism and anti-gay sentiments. But despite what seems to come from immeasurable amounts of hate, the church protests with good intentions, Phelps-Roper said. “Contrary to what is thought of what the beliefs of people at Westboro are, they believe that they are protesting out of love and hope of saving the people of the world from their impending ‘doom,’” Phelps-Roper said. While she was still a member, Phelps-Roper ran the church’s social media accounts. Conversations with

people who held different views, especially on Twitter, were a moving factor in her decision to separate from Westboro, she said. Phelps-Roper said David Abitbol, founder of a jewish blog called “Jewlicious,” was an especially powerful influence on her. When she responded to him on Twitter for the first time, he gave her a response she did not expect: He showed her love through comedy. Now, Phelps-Roper is an advocate for social activism and rallies against hate and intolerance. She said she does not affiliate with any church or religion but

still holds core values from Christianity and applies them to her work by focusing on and finding a common ground with groups like Westboro. She, along with her sister — who left the church at the same time — are now completely cut off by their family and the church. Audrey Wilson, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, said Phelps-Roper’s story was inspiring. “It’s amazing that someone coming from a place of such disdain and hate can turn around and speak out against the exact things that were once so close to her heart,” Wilson said.

Hoffman crowned winner of third Three Minute Thesis contest

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Delivering her thesis on fantastic pests and how to find them, Grace Craigie, graduate student in entomology, gives her three-minute thesis on Feb. 13, 2018 in the Business Administration Building.

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From 38 students in the preliminary rounds to eight in the final competition, only one student could be named the winner of the third annual Three Minute Thesis competition Tuesday. Dave Hoffman, graduate student in coun-

seling and student development and recruitment coordinator for the College of Engineering, won the competition with his presentation on prospective students and student retention. Hoffman will receive a $500 scholarship and will serve as Kansas State’s representative at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools’ 3MT Competition in April. Tennecia Dacass, graduate student in economics, won a $250 scholarship for placing second with her thesis, “Intergenerational Effects of Mass Incarceration.” The audience also chose Dacass as the people’s choice winner, adding a $125 scholarship to her winnings. The competition was hosted by the Graduate School. Dave Lewis, public address announcer for K-State football and men’s basketball, was the master of ceremony. “It’s a nice way to celebrate our graduate students and the work that they do, make them feel as important as our athletes do.” said Megan Miller, student success coordinator for the Graduate School. Miller said the competition is designed to push graduate students in terms of professional development by forcing them to narrow their lengthy theses into brief presentations. Contestants are restricted to a single PowerPoint slide and challenged to present research in a way that is understandable to other people in three minutes or less. “As graduate students, they become much more focused in a particular area of research,” Miller said. “And as you get more involved in your research it can sometimes become difficult to realize what is not clear to people outside of your field.” Derek Lawson, president of the Graduate Student Council and graduate student in personal financial planning, said he finds the process of condensing complicated information to be “fascinating.” “My favorite part is to see students take different and complex concepts and narrow it

down into a three-minute presentation,” Lawson said. More than twenty graduate programs were represented in the competition’s preliminary and final rounds. “We hope to keep increasing the diversity of students involved, in terms of academic discipline,” Miller said.

At the end of March, the Graduate School will host the K-State Graduate Research Arts and Discovery Forum (GRAD). According to the Graduate School’s website, GRAD is a campus-wide research forum for graduate students that provides an opportunity for students to share their research in a professional setting.

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Student-operated restaurant opens in Justin Hall’s Hoffman Lounge AMELIA ANDREWS THE COLLEGIAN

A new food and catering service staffed by hospitality management students at K-State opened for business Feb. 20 in Justin Hall. Lacy’s Fresh Fare and Catering is an addition to the College of Human Ecology, open Tuesday

through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The restaurant in Hoffman Lounge serves a diverse menu with items ranging from ham and Swiss cheese paninis to Thai peanut salads. Lacy’s has coffee and breakfast items in the morning at affordable prices for college students. The food production class, composed of 18 students, has

not begun catering yet. Kevin R. Roberts, undergraduate program director for hospitality management, talked about how the department has had a vision for years to open up a service like Lacy’s. “This is something that I have always had on the back burner I would love to see for K-State, so I think it’s great for the program,” Roberts said.

According to Roberts, the class used to be taught in the dining centers on campus, but limited the opportunities for people who wanted to go into a commercial-type setting. “What they do is very good, it’s just limited in the fact that it’s so different than what you would experience in a full-service restaurant,” Roberts said. Stephen Hager, junior in

hospitality management, was prepping food in the kitchen of Lacy’s Tuesday morning a week after the first opening. Hager said he has already managed a restaurant before but said this new program gives students time to learn in a restaurant setting from other students who come into the class with different experiences. “There are always people

there to help you or teach you something you don’t know,” Hager said. “We have people who haven’t worked in a restaurant before all the way up to people who are managing a bar and grill right now,” Hager said. Lacy’s Fresh Fare and Catering will start to provide catering in the future in the Manhattan area.

Farris talks student government, Center for Student Involvement just depends on what kind of year it is as to what the big priority thing is for that day.”

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The new director for the Center for Student Involvement Kelli Farris provides details about student organizations and how K-State is working to make them better.

KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN

Kaylie McLaughlin, assistant news editor: Could you describe your normal day at work? Kelli Farris, executive di-

rector of the Center for Student Involvement: “I spend a lot of time meeting with students and with campus partners as well to kind of talk about current issues happening with students, student organizations, different campus programming things that are coming up and all sorts

of those types of things. I do a lot of staff conversations as well. We have a lot of students who come in with questions about things, and so we kind of help answer those on a regular basis, kind of as they are coming and going. Every day is different, as you can imagine, and it kind of

McLaughlin: What elements of your career previous to working at K-State do you think best prepared you for being here? Farris: “My previous experience to K-State was, especially for this role, I spent about five years at Missouri State University as assistant director for co-curricular involvement and then spent about a year at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte as an associate director for student involvement. Both of those two positions worked really closely with student organizations, student organization support, student organization services and programming, leadership development, event planning, program planning for student org leaders, all of those kinds of things. So those two roles for me really helped kind of identify other ways of doing things. With the center being new and being a combination of two offices, we want to create its own new identity.” McLaughlin: What is the Center for Student Involvement and why was the name changed from the Office of Student Activities and Services? Farris: “In late spring 2017, central administration kind of decided there would be a new transition of sorts. Part of that came from a need to formalize kind of what is the relationship

of student organizations to the university, so in doing that, out came the student organization policy. The center was created as result of that policy being released and it combined both the former Offices of Fraternity/Sorority Life and Student Activities and Services. So those two offices to combined to create the Center for Student Involvement. The reason why they chose the Center for Student Involvement was because, one, it was a singular location as opposed to kind of two former offices. ... Student involvement then gives the connotation and the response that we are all things student involvement. ... That name really, I think, encompasses where the center is going long term.” McLaughlin: So you talked a little bit about the goal of the CSI. what is your role in realizing that goal? Farris: “My primary role is to really help push that goal, that mission forward and help facilitate the staff in making that mission and vision come to life.” McLaughlin: What role do you play personally in advising Student Governing Association? Farris: “This year my role is very limited, so for the rest of this current administration’s term, my role is to kind of just be there and observe and see how things are functioning. Starting in the fall with the new administration, I will be stepping in to advise the Privilege Fee Committee and SCTE

funding committee …” McLaughlin: To what extent in the future will you work with individual committees? Farris: “My role as an advisor is just that. So we’re gonna sit there, support the students. My role is to remain as neutral as possible. I’m not there to influence any students’ decision; I’m not there to give them insider information, give them any rumors, you know, any of that kind of thing that’s gonna sway their decision or sway their opinions on things. My role is to really just be there and support the chairperson for those committees, but then also make sure that the committees are following their statutes, following their own set guidelines, their precedents, answering any university-wide questions they may have about policies at the university level that they may not know.” McLaughlin: In what ways do you think the CSI might serve as a bridge between SGA and the student body? Farris: “It’s really interesting. I’ve had a really good conversation with the Student Engagement Committee specifically within SGA, and there’s some interest in that current group to build and forge a much stronger relationship moving forward.

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Men’s basketball takes hit to tourney hopes, loses 66-59 at TCU JARRETT WHITSON THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State men’s basketball team was in search of a morale booster on Tuesday night, facing the TCU Horned Frogs. Coming off a tough 86-77 loss at the hands of the University of Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, the Wildcats needed a win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. A second game in a row on the road proved to be too much for them though, as they failed to sweep TCU, losing by a score of 66-59. The loss was characterized by turnovers, inconsistent defense and underwhelming shooting. TCU jumped out to a 12-7 lead in the first five and a half minutes of the game. During that span, K-State could not get shots to fall despite many open opportunities and good shot selection.

Early on in the game, there was hot shooting from TCU. The Horned Frogs started the game with the hot hand and, even when they were missing, found a way to put the ball in the hoop. The Wildcats also allowed a few easy drives to the basket that hindered their success. As the first half went on, the Wildcats were stepping up their defense and started getting a few turnovers. With 7:45 left in first half, they found themselves down just 24-20. While time ticked away and halftime neared, both teams were countering the others’ punches. K-State climbed up to multiple-possession leads, but TCU hit a series of unanswered buckets to tie it up or regain the lead. Sloppy play marked the end of the first period, marked by several turnovers by both teams. At one point, the Wildcats turned the ball over, and TCU coughed it back up just past half court, then K-State had

Olivia Bergmeier | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP

The Kansas State men’s basketball team faced off against the University of Texas Longhorns on Feb. 21 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats took the win with a final score of 58-48. an alley-oop blocked but saved by a put-back layup. When the end of the first half came, the Wildcats found themselves trailing by four points, 33-29. For the early going of the second half, sloppy play from both teams again ensued.

K-State persevered through it, suddenly found themselves leading 36-35 thanks to a 7-2 run in the first two and a half minutes of the second half. With 14:14 in the second period, the Wildcats led 44-39. After that, the Horned Frogs

stormed back to take the lead, and from that point on, the game was-back and-forth with multiple ties and lead changes. It remained a tight, tickfor-tack game until just under two minutes to go. That was when TCU gained a stranglehold on the game and virtually sealed the victory. With 1:49 remaining, senior forward Vladimir Brodziansky cashed in a three-pointer to extend the Horned Frogs’ lead to 60-56. They would finish the game on a 10-3 run, sealing their 21st victory of the season. While the Wildcats finished with a better field goal percentage than the Horned Frogs — 47.2 percent for K-State and 44.2 percent for TCU — less-than-impressive shooting was again a factor for a Wildcat loss. K-State was out-rebounded 35-30, and 12-6 on the offensive boards. A total of 19 team turnovers also limited the Wildcats’ offensive efforts. Something is to be said of

the fact that there was quite the discrepancy at the freethrow line. The Wildcats shot five for eight from the stripe, while the Horned Frogs went 15 for 26. Junior forward Dean Wade was the high scorer for the Wildcats. Wade finished with 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting. His last points came on a pair of free throws around the five minute mark. In the final five minutes of the game, Wade did not shoot a single shot. Statistics aside, K-State must figure out what they can fix, as they have just one regular season game left. On Saturday, the Baylor Bears will come to Manhattan. Baylor has won six of their last eight games. K-State is now 20-10 overall and 9-8 against Big 12 foes. Its foothold to get into the NCAA Tournament is slipping with two losses in a row, so closing out the regular season with a win is crucial.

Nate’s Notes: Women’s basketball had great atmosphere against KU NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State women’s basketball team trounced rival Kansas, 91-67, Saturday, but as cool as sweeping an instate rival is, the atmosphere at Bramlage Coliseum was even cooler. Both universities were celebrating 50 years of women’s basketball at their respective schools. First, both teams wore awesome throwbacks. K-State’s classic white uniforms with “Kansas” above the number and “State” below were complemented well by KU’s powder blue throwbacks. The first 300 students through the gates got a decent-quality K-State throwback jersey. The team also produced

a fascinating video in which two members of the original team and the three seniors — guards Karyla Middlebrook, Shaelyn Martin and forward Kaylee Page — toured around campus talking about their experiences at the university. The original 1968 team members talked about the old Nichols Hall gym and fighting for the right to not be required to wear skirts and dresses all the time. Then they took the original team members to the Ice Family Basketball Center where they got to see how far the program has come, including the women’s team’s own training and practice facility. A video was shown during a timeout and also on the K-State women’s basketball twitter account, @ KStateWBB. Prior to the game, K-State

gifted members of the original team throwback warmups with the names and the numbers they once wore on their backs. The current team wore the same warmups with founding names and numbers on the backs to honor that team. K-State also managed the return members from all decades and had them all seated together in the front half of section 19. They were officially welcomed on a decade-by-decade basis between quarters. Probably the coolest part of the celebration was that each quarter had a scoreboard layout customized for that decade. It was also senior night for Middlebrook, Martin and Page. As is customary, each player had a highlight tape and received a framed jersey.

Head coach Jeff Mittie said a few words about each player and what they mean to the team. Tears were shed, and hugs were shared. Then Mittie did something I did not expect: he invited the entire crowd on to the court to meet his players. Watching the players make personal connections with the K-State family was really cool to see. They were signing autographs and taking pictures with K-State fans both young and old. To add a little poetry to the celebration, the win over the Jayhawks completed a regular season sweep of KU. The original 1968 team swept KU as well, winning 34-18 at a neutral site in Emporia, Kansas, and then 40-31 in Lawrence. This is truly a special place.

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Junior guard Kayla Goth scans the court for an open teammate as she protects the ball against KU in Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 24, 2018. The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks 91-67. Nathan Enserro is the assistant sports editor for the Collegian and a sophomore in public relations. 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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EDITORIAL: Sunflower staff persevere under WSU censorship threat Many Kansas journalists were shocked this weekend when The Sunflower, Wichita State University’s independent student newspaper, released a report on Friday announcing that the Student Fees Committee, part of the Wichita State Student Governing Association, was holding a student fees deliberation that was not open to the public. Notably, one of the student fees requests scheduled to be discussed at the meeting concerned the budget of The Sunflower and its funding for the upcoming fiscal year. According to The Sunflower, two of its reporters and a third reporter from the Wichita Eagle were denied entry to the student fees meeting by Teri Hall, Wichita State’s vice president for student affairs. When pressed for an explanation, Hall said the committee would “consult with its attorney before making a decision,” and then she closed the door. The meeting was briefly halted

when the door opened and the committee members exited the room. None of the committee members would respond to The Sunflower’s questions as they swiftly exited the premises. The committee members returned a short time later, and Hall told The Sunflower that the meeting was closed to the public because it was a decision for SGA members only. “Student fees aren’t public funds, and ... SGA is not a state agency,” Hall said to The Sunflower. Then, on Monday, The Sunflower reported that one of the recommendations made at Friday’s closeddoor meeting was cutting the student newspaper’s budget by approximately 52 percent, dropping the budget for fiscal year 2019 to $55,000. This is a substantial decrease from $105,000 in fiscal year 2018, and an even more substantial decrease from $158,000 in fiscal year 2014. If the budget recommendation is ap-

proved, The Sunflower’s total funding will have decreased by over $100,000 in five years. Considering the secrecy, it seems that the Student Funds Committee didn’t want The Sunflower to know its budget would be cut in half. According to The Sunflower, the Student Funds Committee has claimed the substantial budget cuts are to encourage The Sunflower to put more effort into making money through selling advertising space rather than taking student fees. These claims were contested by The Sunflower in a fact-checking report, with the student newspaper finding that most of the claims were false or misleading. Additional reports from The Sunflower indicate that Wichita State is trying to hide its dirtier secrets from the student newspaper. A paid request for administrative emails containing certain words was heavily redacted by attorneys, and a staff editorial re-

ported that threats to The Sunflower’s funding were closely tied to coverage of the university’s more controversial news. Student journalists do what we do and write what we write not because of some self-serving notion of fame or riches; rather, we are journalists because we believe at a fundamental level that we have the power, capability and responsibility to serve as a check to overreaching authority and questionable uses of power. To do our jobs adequately, we cannot operate under the threat of removed funding or censorship. We rely on open and honest administrators to be the most effective channels of information between those in power and those affected by the decisions made by those in power. Threatening to overturn this dynamic borders on despotic and is antithetical to the protections offered by the First Amendment. As members of a fellow independent student newspaper in the state

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of Kansas, the editorial board of the Collegian commends The Sunflower for its investigative reporting and perseverance in spite of repeated attempts by Wichita State authorities to silence the hardworking student journalists who work there. The Sunflower is a shining example of the power of the press, and one the editorial board of the Collegian aspires to emulate.

Slightly Sarcastic Reviews: Pizza Shuttle’s cream cheese perfection so here's what I thought of the place after spending quality time and money there.

THE RESTAURANT: B+

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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 bit of unique experiences.

KYLE HAMPEL

THE COLLEGIAN

Much like Willie the Wildcat and mysterious fluids on the streets of Aggieville, Pizza Shuttle is one of Manhattan's most cherished local treasures. The locally owned establishment has

been selling pizzas both large and larger to the community since 1988. That's right, it's older than both Daniel Radcliffe and Joe Jonas — and twice as delicious! I've heard whispered rumors of the heavenly cream cheese that lies within Pizza Shuttle's storied halls at Wildcat Landing,

The walls of Pizza Shuttle are as inviting as they are yellow, mostly due to a collection of framed photos that give the place a cozy atmosphere. The slowly rotating ceiling fans and playlist of '80s hits on the radio complete the "mom-and-pop pizza joint" aesthetic in a way that's so cliche it feels like home. The location, however, is uninviting. Pizza Shuttle is shoved into an out-of-the-way corner between three or four other businesses where it can't easily be seen from the street. Granted, it's kind of fun to imagine that Pizza Shuttle is a lost island with mozzarella-flavored treasure and it can only be found if you already know where it is, but that's a lot of effort just to find your dinner.

THE SERVICE: A

If making three pizzas was an Olympic sport, the folks at Pizza Shuttle would be gold

medalists for their record time. Not only did they get my exact order to me less than 12 minutes after I walked through the door, but someone brought it out to my seat and asked me if I wanted a drink holder since I ordered to-go. How thoughtful! If the welcoming service wasn't enough to bring me back again, Pizza Shuttle also has amazing deals. One of their famous cream cheese pizzas was only $5 flat without toppings for me. The only way they could've impressed me more was with a free movie ticket and a kiss on the cheek.

THE FOOD: A-

At last, I arrived at my destination with three boxes: a regular pizza with pepperoni and beef, another pizza with pepperoni and green peppers and a plain cream cheese pizza to round it all out. After flipping the boxes over and dropping them to the ground to get the grease off — you know, as you do — I was ready to dig in. My expectations were

middling, but eating the cream cheese pizza made me realize that I would have to go to confession soon because worshipping other deities is a sin. Imagine a pizza so perfect that eating it makes all your troubles go away. Getting a D on that test doesn't bother you, your last breakup doesn't sting and

you swear you hear a choir singing every time you take a bite. The Pizza Shuttle cream cheese pizzas are like divine inspiration with tomato sauce on the side.

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The Semi-Daily Kaylie: How being a twin shaped me as a person KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN

I have a twin sister named Sarah, and we are polar opposites. I am older by more than an hour (a fact that my moth-

er will never let us forget), but she’s been taller than me since we were 12. She has long reddish-brown hair that’s thick and naturally wavy. I have fine blonde hair that’s straight as an arrow — unless I forget to

brush my hair after I shower, then it’s a disaster. Sarah is about five inches taller than me with long legs, a long torso and long fingers. I am 5-foot-4-ish, and I wouldn’t use “long” to describe anything about my

physical appearance. We butt heads often, and sometimes she drives me crazy, but I wouldn’t be who I am without her. I don’t mean that in an ooey-gooey, “my sister is my BFF” sort of way. I mean

that competing with her in everything for my whole life has turned me into a stubborn and competitive person, which, admittedly, has made me a better reporter. I had to be better than her. I had to be smarter than

her. I had to do more than her. I had to, quite simply, be more than her.

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FARRIS continued from page

And so as the new administration for SGA comes on, the new student body president and all their officers come on, we will probably have some pretty good conversations about ‘what does this relationship look like’ for the next term. ... I think we are a natural connector of the two, which is why our office spaces are so close to each other and connected, and so we are going to continue to kind of figure out what does that role look like.” McLaughlin: What do you wish the student body knew about you and your role in student organizations? Farris: “I would want students to know that I am super excited to see what’s on their plate and see what they

get excited about, see what needs and interests they have. I am someone who works very closely with students and always has an open door policy for students, so if you’re facing something, if you’re struggling with something ... my office is open.” McLaughlin: What has been your favorite part about working at K-State up to this point? Farris: “I super love the students. So obviously I work in a student life role; I work at a university, I love students. The students at K-State, they are really awesome students, especially the students who are involved in student organizations and involved on campus in one way or another because they want to be there. They are taking time out of their couch time, if you will, to do something more. ... I love that the students on this campus are very engaging and they want to be involved in that.”

SGA’s Privilege Fee Committee continues review of request to increase Lafene funds

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COMMITTEE KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN JEFF MADISON THE COLLEGIAN

After taking another break from debating Counseling Services allocations

Students discuss multicultural development on campus Monday KATIE NOWAK

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Students from various groups across campus came together Monday to discuss diversity and the next steps for multicultural life at Kansas State. Adrian Rodriguez, associate vice president of student life for diversity and multicultural student affairs, led the Multicultural Student Organization Leadership Council meeting and pushed for student feedback and engagement. “We want to be student-centered in all that we do,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said the Office of Student Life is currently seeking to fill the positions of director of intercultural learning and director of diversity and multicultural student life in order to better champion different efforts to draw in multicultural students and enhance intercultural learning. Existing dollars within the

Office of Student Life will be allocated to fill the two new positions, requiring no outside money, he said. “There have been major gifts contributed to the project,” Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students, said. “The donors have not been acknowledged publicly yet.” Bosco said being able to incorporate students into the selection process is important to him, and that he believes that it drives K-State. Welcoming multicultural students to campus, while providing an intercultural education, is a way that Rodriguez said he wants to show support to individuals on a daily basis. “We value diversity and inclusion efforts,” Rodriguez said. “We value intercultural learning.” Jordan Kiehl, Student Governing Association chief of staff and senior in industrial engineering, said because orientation and enrollment is the first time students are in a room all together,

it is an excellent opportunity to expand on diversity and inclusion. “Out of every opportunity we have to talk to students and get that idea in their minds, the more we can introduce the topic and have those conversations,” Kiehl said. If students get that immediate attention, naturally in three to four years, a large amount of the K-State community would have received that impact, Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said students play an “exceptional” role in the big plans he has for the future of his branch of the Office of Student Life. Additionally, Rodriguez said he believes a multitude of groups across campus help shape the K-State experience to be the best that it can be for each and every student. The representatives from the Multicultural Student Organization Leadership Council will begin meeting weekly for an undetermined period of time to begin working on the creation of a more diverse and inclusive campus.

requests, the Privilege Fee Committee met again with Lafene Health Center to continue discussion without debating. With Sarah Niederee, committee chair and senior in agricultural economics, absent, Jansen Penny, student senator and junior in mechanical engineering, led the discussion. Currently Lafene receives just under 33 percent of the $16.5 million privilege budget under the Student Health Services allocations umbrella. Representatives are requesting a 3 percent increase in order to offer the same level of service. A stay on the budget would likely require Lafene to close Saturday operating hours. Jim Parker, director of

Lafene, said he has confidence in the abilities of the current staff, though he said since the 2003 movement of Lafene from the English and Counseling Services building to the current facility, “patient utilization has gone up” despite the “peripheral location.” Parker said students’ health insurance “plays a big part” in the discussion about raising allocations. “One of the main reasons that we try to keep our prices low ... is because approximately 13 to 14 percent of students don’t have health insurance,” Parker said. “When we raise our prices, it will disproportionately affect students that don’t have health insurance.” Jean DeDonder, director

of alcohol and other drugs at Lafene, said the staff is trying to be stay up to date with the services they offer for treatments, including sexually transmitted diseases and testosterone treatments. “We’ll try to be as many things to as many people as we can,” Parker said. “We never, ever, ever from the bottoms of our hearts, want to make a student feel bad about the care that they receive.” The Privilege Fee Committee reconvenes Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Student Governing Association conference room in the Center for Student Involvement. For more information about meeting times and minutes, check out the Privilege Fee Committee file on OrgSync.