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T H E I N D E P E N D E N T V O I C E F O R K A N S A S S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y

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A new page in Aggieville’s history, rebuilding for the future HANNAH JOHLMAN JILL SEILER THE COLLEGIAN

Students at K-State woke up Thursday to news that a fire in Aggieville had engulfed the Dusty Bookshelf at 700 N. Manhattan. As The Collegian reported last week the fire was caused by the “self-heating” of a wood stain being used in the remodeling of the building by owners Diane Meredith and her husband. The fire caused $822,000 in damage to the building and its neighbors, Varsity Donuts and Thread, both of which are again open for business. The building that has housed The Dusty Bookshelf since 1991 had a long tradition of serving students at K-State. “It is the oldest standing building; thankfully still standing, but barely, in Aggieville,” Meredith said in a phone interview Friday.

HISTORY OF 700 N. MANHATTAN

The building began as a student-owned and run bookstore in 1908, according to Aggieville 1889-1989: 100 Years of the Aggieville Tradition. Students at the Kansas State Agricultural College had to make the long journey to downtown

shares in the business would entitle the student to a discount on supplies, making them available almost at any cost. “I’m proud of them for wanting to do something about it,” Dan Walter, Aggieville historian said. “Somebody realized it was a lot of work. After about two years the whole thing about fizzled out.” The co-op was forced to increase its prices to continue offering supplies and books to students. The co-op building was one of the first built in Aggieville and the first permanent structure. In 1889 the district was a faculty housing area, but after the student cooperative moved to its location on the corner, other businesses and retailers started coming into the area. “Establishing that corner as a retail business was probably pretty significant at that time in history because there were faculty houses in the area,” Walter said. “The fact that there was going to be a permanent building, I think everyone can understand that that was the writing on the wall and it was going to go that direction.” In 1909 KSAC student Elmer Kittell established The Varsity Shop within the walls of the Co-op Book Store to outfit his fellow students with “All Kinds of Clothing for Man-Kind” as advertised in the 1912 Royal

It is the oldest standing building, thankfully still standing, but barely, in Aggieville. Diane Meredith

OWNER, THE DUSTY BOOKSHELF Manhattan to purchase their supplies and in 1899 were upset with the high prices of $5 for textbooks for the term. Students decided to join together and form a student cooperative association where

Purple, according to Aggieville Archives. The Co-op Book Store continued to thrive through the 1940s and received a facelift in the mid-1940s, where the brick work remained for over

the remodel, he joked that there was no reason for him to come back to Kansas.”

REBUILDING AND REBRANDING

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70 years until Thursday morning. During this renovation the words Co-op Book Store were inscribed on the corner and can still be seen today. By the late 1940s student enthusiasm for the cooperative had worn off and Ray Pollum bought the business, changing the name to The Campus Book Store and operating until the late 1960s. “That building has seen a lot of parades go by,” Walter said. Over the years the location witnessed a horse-drawn trolley that carried students from campus to downtown Manhattan during the 1920s, many St. Patrick’s Day road races, New Year’s Eve celebrations, pep rallies, parades and students partaking in the retailers, restaurants and activities of Aggieville. A quote from the 1932 Royal Purple shows the popularity of Aggieville and the role it played with students, according to The Harrison Building Scrapbook: 1915-1998. “It takes all kinds of people to make a world, and all kinds

of students to make a college… Some young people come to college to hang around Aggieville with the gang. Aggieville students are not interested so much in courses as in loafing and throwing the bull and the coco-cola, the laboratory fee for which is anything from a nickel to two bits in the pocket and a line. C’mon, let’s go to Aggieville.” Two men’s clothing businesses, Woody’s Men’s Store and Brentwood Clothing occupied the building after The Campus Book Store closed until Diane Meredith moved The Dusty Bookshelf from its location at 1131 Moro St. to the corner building.

THE DUSTY PAST

The fire on Thursday not only claimed a piece of Aggieville history but also Meredith’s first business in Aggieville. The building that housed the former Dusty Bookshelf has been in the family of Sherilyn and Roger Bender of Springfield, Missouri since the 1940s and has been home to the used bookstore for the last few decades.

“I went to work for The Dusty Bookshelf in 1985,” Meredith said. “A couple started it that year. They were getting their PhD’s at K-State and I was their lone employee.” A year later, Meredith bought the business “for like, no money at all hardly,” she said. After a few moves around the Aggieville area, Meredith moved the used bookstore into its most recent location, where the store had remained until recently. Kelsey McDonough, graduate student in biological and agricultural engineering, said that in her three years at K-State she frequented the Dusty Bookshelf more than ten times. Being used to bigger bookstores such as Barnes and Noble, McDonough said she was excited to find a bookstore so full of character. “I showed my dad The Dusty Bookshelf the first time he came to visit me at KSU and he absolutely loved the store,” she said. “He would spend hours in there while I was in class or at work. When he learned that it was closed for

Although McDonough said she loved the comfy chairs, the atmosphere and the “treasure hunt” for the next great book, Meredith had big plans for the bookstore. “The bookstore needed updating and things like that for a long time but we’ve been busy opening Varsity Donuts and opening Acme, and before that Thread and all these other businesses,” Meredith said. Meredith and her husband also own Super Cub and are partnering with Orange Sky to open a yoga studio. “We are trying to reclaim as many buildings as we can and give them a new look, a new life,” she said. “So we ignored Dusty for a while even though our offices are there and that’s our home base.” Finally, the time was right and Meredith was able to focus attention on “reinventing Dusty” when research from across the country led the pair to a new bookstore concept. “We were going to start selling new books along with the used books,” Meredith said. “We were going to have a news stand with magazines and newspapers and we were going to have a menu of snacky things and lunch items and pastries that would be different than you can get anywhere else, and also coffee and beer and wine and some cocktails.” Meredith said the full concept was that of a living room where patrons could come and sit on squishy furniture, recline near the big windows or cozy up between stacks of books. “You could nibble, eat, hang out with your friends, work or study,” she said. “We were going to have an outlet at every table. You just line up with your laptops and study all day long.”

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A closer look at K-State's equine research and teaching program SAMANTHA ALBERS THE COLLEGIAN

Kansas State students who have an interest in equine science and production, and large animal herd management, have the opportunity to learn the importance of equine management and receive an in-depth look at the research process at K-State’s “very unique equine research and teaching unit.” Kallie Emig, manager of the equine facility, said the horse unit is an asset to the university and to the students. “We are very unique when compared to other livestock facilities in the K-State Animal Science department, because not only do we have research projects out there and manage the horses, but we also have on-site classes that students are able to take throughout the entire year,” Emig said.

THE HERD

The equine program currently has a total of 60 horses, with 20 of those being female horses, also known as mares. These females are kept as yearlings, which are two to three years old in the breeding program; however, most of them are sold after they are four years old at auctions. Typically, the young colts, which are males, at the horse unit will be sold by private sale to individuals in the area. Within the program, there are also two older stallions, which are “very well-mannered and well-behaved” animals, that were both donated to the facility a few years ago. Most of the breeding for the program uses other stallions outside the

K-State horse unit, who are more well-known and “genetically proven” animals with advanced and improved genetic characteristics. “We are ... fortunate enough to know people who donate those stallions for our herd to improve production,” Emig said. The K-State horse unit breeds all of its own horses that are housed there. Although they cannot purchase any horses as a facility of a university, they can accept donated horses from outside breeders and owners. There is also a lot of horse training that occurs within the equine program, which accounts for about 30 horses in the K-State herd. These horses are trained by faculty and students and then some are sold to prospective buyers in the industry. Training of these animals includes halter-breaking and taming them to ride. All students and other visitors are able to tour the facility, with appropriate faculty and staff, at any time of year to look at the horses and the operation that K-State has to offer for production in the horse industry.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Since the facility has several on-site classes, there is a wide range of classes to provide students with visual learning. Some include include foaling and horse reproduction, a weanling class, which is a foal that has just been weaned from its mother, and a class that covers working with colts that are just starting out being trained and broken to ride in the program. Along with the variety of classes, graduate students are

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Horses stand at the K-State equine unit on March 6. also able to conduct research at the facility with the remaining nine horses. The students develop research trials on the bred, or pregnant, mares, and the open mares, also known as a female that did not become pregnant. The two current research projects are focused in equine reproduction.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT

At the unit, there are currently five undergraduate students who are employed under the manager. These students are in charge of daily

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chores, occasionally assisting graduate students with tasks, and training several of the horses. “I think it’s really rewarding, from when I started here, to see how many rides the colts had and to see where they were at, and to this day see the progress that they’ve made and just so know that I’ve had a part in that,” Bailey Jeffries, junior in animal sciences and industry, said. The students said they are able to enhance their hands-on learning in equine production and herd manage-

ment, as well as learn knowledge of basic large-animal maintenance at the unit. They said this knowledge and experience has helped them advance in jobs and internships to find a future career that is best for each student and his or her own interests. “I think just having ‘KSU Horse Unit’ on my resume helped with the application process a lot for me and helped me get in the shoes I

am in today,” Jeffries said. Several of the students have a background with horses; however, some of the workers do not, and they said they have gained several management skills while employed at the horse unit as a student. “Being around the horses and learning new things about them is my favorite part about working there at the unit,” Colin Acedo, junior in agribusiness, said.

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SGA holds student body president debate, election begins RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

A need for greater outreach to the general campus community and student body was the theme put forth by both student body presidential candidates, Jack Ayres and Matt Mindrup at the Student Governing Assocation presidential debate Tuesday night at KSDB’s studios in McCain Auditorium. The debate, hosted by the Student Governing Association, KSDB, the Collegian and Channel 8 News, was moderated by the Collegian’s Jason Tidd, editor-in-chief and senior in journalism, and Kaitlyn Alanis, news editor and senior in agricultural communications and journalism. Questions came from the moderators, as well as from Facebook and KSDB’s phone line. Ayres, speaker pro tempore and senior in chemical engineering, was joined by vice presidential running mate Olivia Baalman, SGA Health and Safety Director and junior in computer science. Mindrup, senator from the College of Arts and Sciences and sophomore in biology, was joined by running mate Emily Zwick, sophomore in agricultural economics. Mindrup started the debate by outlining his campaign’s specific platforms. “We believe (our platforms) are both attainable and affordable for the student body,” Mindrup said. “Our six platforms include getting Hale Library open 24 hours again, a campus food pantry, improvements to advising, ALICE training, a peer mentoring program… and changing the public speaking requirement to a broadened communications requirement.” Ayres said his campaign includes three central platforms, which are, “Your Degree, Your Campus, and Your Voice.”

“’Your Degree’ is focused on the academic advising experience at K-State by updating DARS reports when you switch career tracks,” Ayres said. “‘Your Campus’ encompasses different technology aspects of campus, including things like the ATA buses and GPS tracking on those,” Baalman said.”’Your Voice’ gives students more avenues to having their voices heard and the guarantee that that voice is heard within SGA and K-State administration.” Ayres said the experience he and Baalman have in student government make them the best candidates for the executive offices. “Olivia and I also want to touch on why we think that we’re the best candidates to be your next student body president and vice president, and it is because we think we bring the relevant and necessary experience coming from two different sides of SGA,” Ayres said. Mindrup said his campaign offered an “outsider’s perspective.” “Emily and I believe we have both the necessary skills to do this role and that we bring in an outside perspective because I’ve spent the last year and a half involved in SGA but Emily has actually never been in SGA,” Mindrup said. “She’s spent her time on campus doing other leadership involvement so we think we bring in both an outsider’s perspective and the necessary experience.”

OUTREACH FOR UNINTERESTED VOTERS

The candidates answered questions on reaching out to students who do not typically vote or partake in SGA elections, especially since all four candidates are Greek-affiliated while only 17 percent of the student body claims the same. “When Emily and I decided to run, we made a pledge that we would reach

out to every student organization on this campus and we did just that,” Mindrup said. “So far, we’ve spoken to over 100 organizations and spoken to over 200 students on either one-on-one conversations or small-group presentations. We were able to identify a lot of organizations that have never had an SGA representative come and talk to them.” Ayres said reaching out to those students is something he has done throughout his career in both SGA and as a student. “As a freshman, I was president of the student affairs committee, and then I transitioned in my sophomore year,” Ayres said. “I was the vice chair of the student engagement committee. I think what I learned from those experiences are our efforts from SGA as a whole... We need to do a better job across the board of outreach that affects things like funding requests from those groups so we can really help.”

ROLE OF SGA, CAMPUS LEADERSHIP

EXPERIENCE

“I think one really unique thing about Jack and I’s experiences in SGA is that we’ve had different paths in it,” Baalman said. “Jack brought his experiences, what he wanted and what he’s heard, and I brought a different factor... I got to serve on the presidential search committee last year for K-State, and I learned a lot about graduation and retention rates that I had never known about.” Zwick said her involvements in other campus organizations makes up for her lack of experience in SGA and offers a different perspective. “I’m not actually involved in SGA right now,” Zwick said. “I spent my freshman year and the past semester and a half really getting involved in other areas on campus. I’m on Student Alumni Board, Student Foundation... I’m a Pre-Law Ambassador. I was Freshman Honorary last year, so I really dove into these different organizations and devoted my time to them.”

ON THE ISSUES

In regards to the upcoming expiration of the university’s exemption from state concealed carry law, Mindrup said he would remain “apolitical.” “I don’t think it’s the student body president’s job to tell the legislators what we think,” Mindrup said. “It’s our job to support the student opinion. If we’re elected, we’re going to be the student body president and vice president, so this is an issue we probably need to stay apolitical on because our campus does not have a set stance on it.” Ayres said he was against allowing the exemption to expire. “I don’t think the role of the student body president is to remain apolitical on this issue,” Ayres said. “Looking around at the chalking, on Facebook... I think that students are concerned, and rightfully so. A lot of students support the idea of concealed carry. However, with the state law that was changed very recently that eliminates the licensure requirements, I think that makes a lot of students concerned.” Both candidates expressed strong commitments to supporting the planning and construction of a Multicultural Student Center but that funding for such a building should not come from student fees. On the subject of recent sexual assault lawsuits against the university, Ayres and Mindrup said there is a need for change in regards to the university’s policy in handling allegations, but that change may not be immediate—at least while the lawsuits are ongoing. Both candidates also said they support amending the

university’s student code of conduct to include language that prohibits racism, as well as sexual harassment and assault, although Mindrup said such a prohibition should stop short of infringing on First Amendment rights.

CLOSING THOUGHTS FOR STUDENTS

Both candidates encouraged students to make their voices heard at the voting booths on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ayres said his main concern was allowing students to express their voice through the ballot. “I think the number one thing students can do—and both campaigns have talked about in the impact of student voice—is vote,” Ayres said. “Now granted, Olivia and I would love it if you would vote for us, but I think it’s critically important that students vote for senators and (Union Governing Board) representatives and Student Publications board because that is the No. 1 way to have your voice heard as a student.” Mindrup said he hoped students would vote and that his campaign reflected a commitment to students. “Please just vote,” Mindrup said. “Emily and I would love to have your vote, but we just need higher voter turnout ... The focus of our campaign is it’s not about us. It never was, it never will be. We want it to be about the students and I hope that all of you have seen that in the process of running and what promises we’ve made to continue reaching out to you and not making you come to us but us coming to you ... All of the students out there—that is our number one concern and it is what we want to focus on.”

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Student Parent Organization offers support for non-traditional students LEAH RUSSELL

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Support is crucial for any student in the chaos of college, and the Student Parent Organization is made available to provide that support. The Office of Student Life in Holton Hall hosts the Student Parent Organization, which is an active support system for student parents at Kansas State. The Non-Traditional and Veteran Student Services provides funding for these services, said Heather Reed, assistant vice president of the Office of Student Life. “Parenting and non-traditional students have different life circumstances and needs than students right out of high school,” Reed said. “The SPO can be a great social and supportive group of these students.” Jordan Rinner, president

of SPO and senior in history and pre-law, said as a parent she understands the difficulties of managing school while having a full-time job as a mother. “Our lives do not revolve around college; we have to work college into our lives,” Rinner said. Rinner said the lack of resources makes more difficult for student parents to feel welcomed and accepted by many traditional students. “Whether it’s perceived or realized, you feel different,” Rinner said. “We just want you to know that we are here, and that you are welcome on campus.” SPO offers scholarships through the Non-Traditional and Veterans Student Services and connections to any additional services required. It also seeks to involve its present members and welcome new members through social events to help create a general sense

of community for K-State student parents. SPO promotes all of its events and services through Listserv, Facebook and Orgsync. Established at K-State two years ago in the fall of 2015, growth is slow and campus recognition takes time to come by, Rinner said. Services offered are presently small compared to other schools in the Big 12 Region due to limited funding. “With all these budget cuts, I am thankful for the community funding,” Rinner said. As an advisor for SPO,

Reed said although present support for the organization is slim, she hopes through discovery and development the organization will be allowed a brighter future. “We are taking this semester to research the best practices for supporting parenting and non-traditional students,” Reed said. “We are going to take that information and work with the organization to make any needed changes for next year.” The only requirement to be a member of SPO is that you are a student at K-State.

SPO is very broad in its qualifications and welcomes full time parents, step-parents, grandparents and guardians. “If you have littles, you are welcome,” said Morgan Foster, sophomore in park management and conservation and socio-criminology. Foster is the Vice President of SPO and father of five. “You always have to find time to be the student and find the time to be the parent,” Foster said. With its leaders as members of the non-traditional student community and having experienced what it means to be a student-parent, SPO strives to create a safer and more friendly community for non-traditional students and their families. Although the organization is still very young, the benefits it will provide within the near future seem optimistic, Rinner said. For now, the organiza-

tion is beneficial as it increases awareness for student parents on campus and provides them with a dependable community. “You will feel the pressure to drop out,” Rinner said. Family will almost always take priority, and school will take the back-burner. Many parents will find it hard to stay in school, as they feel alone and time is difficult to come by, Foster said. “In the end, we’re doing it as an example for our children,” Foster said. Staying in school, managing a family, and maintaining personal demands is no easy task, but SPO is available to support non-traditional students through such challenges. Coming together as a community is important to this organization, Reed said. “When it comes down to it, it’s the pride in purple,” Foster said. “We are all family; we are all there to help.”

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Big 12 men’s basketball: Power Rankings, conference tournament (LAST WEEK: 5) (NEXT: IOWA STATE)

Not many teams can start 0-6 in conference play and finish in the top half of the conference, but Oklahoma State did just that. Brad Underwood’s squad has a chance to pull some big upsets in the Big 12 Tournament this week.

6. KANSAS STATE (19-12, 8-10) (LAST WEEK: 6) (NEXT: BAYLOR) Emily Starkey | THE COLLEGIAN

The basketball game between K-State and Texas Tech in Bramlage Coliseum on March 4, 2017.

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1. KANSAS (28-3, 162) (LAST WEEK: 1) (NEXT: WINNER OF TCU/OKLAHOMA)

It isn’t unusual to see Kansas winning the Big 12, but never by the margin experienced this year. The Jayhawks won the Big 12 by four games this season; an excellent season that could be even better if they show out well in Kansas City this week.

2. WEST VIRGINIA (24-7, 12-6) (LAST WEEK: 3) (NEXT: WINNER OF TEXAS TECH/TEXAS)

West Virginia’s 87-76 win over Iowa State on Friday night allowed the Mountaineers to seal up the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. To lose the conference by four games was disappointing, so perhaps WVU can make a run in the tournament.

their weaknesses exposed and now face a K-State team that will be fighting for its life on Thursday.

4. IOWA STATE (20-10, 12-6) (LAST WEEK: 2) (NEXT: OKLAHOMA STATE)

Iowa State caught fire late in the year, but couldn’t get over the final hump to be the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. The Cyclones now face a red-hot Oklahoma State team with something to prove.

5. OKLAHOMA STATE (20-11, 9-9)

7. TEXAS TECH (18-13, 6-12) (LAST WEEK: 7) (NEXT: TEXAS)

Texas Tech looked like a much-improved team to start the season, but would eventually falter down the stretch. The Red Raiders are heading in the right direction, it just might not be this year.

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3. BAYLOR (25-6, 12-6) (LAST WEEK: 4) (NEXT: KANSAS STATE)

All season people said Baylor would be the team to dethrone KU. After 18 games though, the Bears had

K-State was up and down all season long. The Wildcats had a big losing streak, but won their last two to keep postseason hopes alive. A win in the conference tournament would be huge for their NCAA hopes.

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1200 RATONE apart‑ ments. Two‑bedroom ($850) three‑bedroom ($1,100) one block to K‑State and close to Aggieville. Free cable and Internet. All appli‑ ances including washer and dryer. Off‑ street parking. No pets. No smoking. June 2017 lease. TNT Rentals of Manhattan at Facebook or call 785‑539‑0549.¢

THREE‑BEDROOM with porch and sun‑ room, 511 Bluemont, August 1, laundry in‑ cluded, no pets, $945 plus utilities, checkout details at Apartments.‑ com, Zillow, RentDigs & Craigslist, 313‑0462, call or text. ¢

1118 VATTIER apart‑ ments. Two‑bedroom, two bathroom ($990). Newer luxury apart‑ ments. One block to K‑ State and Aggieville. Free cable and Inter‑ net. All appliances in‑ cluding washer and dryer. Private parking. Security lighting. No pets. No smoking. Au‑ gust 2017 lease. TNT Rentals of Manhattan at Facebook or call 785‑539‑0549.¢

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APARTMENTS NEAR campus, central air, laundry on‑site. One‑ bedroom $590; two‑ bedroom $720; three‑ bedroom $900‑930. Four bedroom $1,200. Property locations 1838 Anderson, 516 North 14th, 519 North Manhattan, 1214 Vat‑ tier, 1207 Kearney, 1225 Ratone, 913 Blue‑ mont, 1530 McCain, 714 Humboldt. Call 785‑539‑1545 or 785‑ 537‑1746.¢Á

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished HALF PRICE rent for the first month! Twobedroom/ one bath units at 405 N 10th $725‑775/ month. Rent-Apt. Unfurnished Three‑bedroom/ two bath with garage 500 Butterfield $1200/ MANHATTAN CITY month. Available Au‑ Ordinance 4814 as‑ gust 1. Call or text 785‑ sures every person 556‑0622. ¢ equal opportunity in housing without dis‑ HOUSE, FOUR‑bed‑ tinction on account room, two bath, close of race, sex, familial to campus, August 1st status, military sta‑ lease, 785‑317‑5934 or tus, disability, reli‑ 785‑317‑5933 gion, age, color, na‑ tional origin or ances‑ try. Violations should be reported to the Di‑ rector of Human Re‑ sources at City Hall, 785‑587‑2440.

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805 THURSTON. Six bedroom house. $1,950 per month. Near K‑State and Ag‑ gieville. Two kitchens, three bathrooms, cen‑ Map data tral air, washer and ©2012 Google dryer. Landlord pays for trash, cable, inter‑ net and yard care. No pets. No smoking. June lease. TNT Rent-Houses & Duplexes Rentals 785‑539‑ V I L L A FAY P R O P E R ‑ 0549¢ ONE, TWO, three and TIES.COM ONE to One, two and three four bedroom homes, SIX bedrooms. Next to bedroom apartments duplexes, and apart‑ K‑State campus. and houses. Great ments. Call Marlene, Washer, dryer, private rates. Near K‑State John, or Mary Beth parking. No pets. 785‑ campus. TNT Rentals Irvine at (785) 341‑ 537‑7050. 785‑539‑0549 or visit 8576. www.IrvineMHK.‑ us on Facebook at com TNT Rentals of Man‑ WILLIESVILLAS.COM hattan. ONE BEDROOM in newer complex located SIX‑BEDROOM du‑ two blocks to campus, plex. 1936 Hunting 1/2 block to Aggieville. Ave. Very close to cam‑ NO PETS/NO SMOK‑ pus. No pets. Trash ING ensures a CLEAN paid. June 1st start. apartment when you Call or text Blake at move in! (785) 313‑ 7852940356. ˚ Collegian Classifieds 7473.

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THE COLLEGIAN can‑ not verify the financial potential of ad‑ vertisements in the Employment/ Oppor‑ tunities classifications. Readers are ad‑ vised to approach any such business opportunity with rea‑ sonable caution. The Collegian urges our readers to contact the Better Business Bureau, 501 SE Jef‑ T H R E E ‑ B E D R O O M ferson, Topeka, KS Two bathroom duplex 66607‑1190. 785‑232‑ with two car garage. 0454. Duplex includes all ap‑ pliances. Small pets FARM HELP wanted welcome. Located in for spring, summer and neighborhood. fall. Experience is nec‑ Rent-Houses & Duplexes quiet Convenient to stadium essary. (785)556‑8660 and vet campus. Call/‑ or email kennyduncan.‑ FOR RENT. Nice text 785‑632‑0468 e‑ kd@gmail.com house at 1010 Leaven‑ mail blueskyproper‑ MANHATTAN EMER‑ worth. Available imme‑ ty@outlook.com Web‑ GENCY Shelter Incor‑ diately. Call (785) 292‑ site blueskyproperty.‑ porated is now hiring! 4342. Á managebuilding.com Apply within at 416 S.

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SPACIOUS ONE to four bedroom apart‑ ments for rent near campus and Aggieville starting August 1, 2017. Many updated. FOUR AND Five‑bed‑ Call 785‑539‑5800 for room houses available showing. at 811 Kearney and 1512 Houston avail‑ TWO‑BEDROOM, one able August 1, 537‑ bath. Utilities paid. 7138. ¢ Á Rooms Available $600 per month. Pets FOUR, FIVE, and six‑ ok. No smoking. Avali‑ ONE, TWO and three‑ bedroom houses, close able March, June, or (785) 539‑ bedrooms available to campus, available August. June and August, 537‑ June and August, 537‑ 8485. 7138. 7138.

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SPACIOUS THREE to five bedroom houses for rent June 1 and Au‑ gust 1, 2017. Lots of updates. Call 785‑539‑ 5800 for showing.

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ARE YOU friendly, out‑ going and enjoy work‑ ing with people? Would you like to work in a professional environ‑ ment with great hours and benefits? KS StateBank is currently look‑ ing for people to join our team in Manhattan with part‑time Retail Banker positions avail‑ able at our Westloop and Downtown loca‑ tions. As a Retail Banker you will provide services to clients in‑ cluding processing and verifying transactions and performing ac‑ count maintenance. Re‑ sponsibilities include ensuring clients’ re‑ quests and questions are promptly resolved as well as cross‑selling bank products and ser‑ vices. You should have one to two years of pre‑ vious bank and cash‑ handling experience along with strong cus‑ tomer service abilities. If this sounds like the job for you get more de‑ tails and apply online at ksstate.bank /ca‑ reers. No phone calls or fax submissions. EOE.

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