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Page 4: This week, K-State hosts its spring blood drive. The collection goal is 600 pints.
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With plenty of volunteers and bandages, the American Red Cross is holding the Spring Blood Drive this week at the K-State Student Union and Putnam Hall. From March 12-15, the American Red Cross will accept volunteers to donate blood.
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On the air: KSDB director manages student media at radio station KATELIN WOODS THE COLLEGIAN
A flow of information and a voice for the people is what ties a community together. 91.9 KSDB acts as that voice for those in the Manhattan area, but its sound waves reach farther than just the Little Apple. James Copeland, senior in broadcasting, serves as the program director for this student-run radio station, which features everything from radio dramas to up-and-coming artists, along with sports, news, weather, jazz, hip hop and an open mic segment. “I am in charge of everything that goes out on the air,” Copeland said. “It’s a pretty big job because we are on the air 24/7, 365.” Juggling the responsibilities of managing a radio station is no easy task, especially while shouldering the responsibility of being a full-time student. “This is pretty much my full-time job,” Copeland said. “I am a full-time student, but that’s almost second to what I do here. I average about 30 hours a week here, but it’s usually more than that. It’s a seven-day-a-week job.” So why take on this extra work during, arguably, one of the most stressful times of a person’s life? Copeland said although this role is not a simple task to take on, it’s rewards outweigh the downsides. “You’re only in college once, and for most of us, it is four to six years of our lives,
so there’s no reason not to give it your all,” Copeland said. Through struggle, Copeland has grown throughout his two years as program director with the assistance of Vern Wirka, KSDB-FM faculty advisor and JMC instructor. “He’s been a great mentor,” Copeland said. “He’s taught me so much about broadcasting and electronics and has been there through thick and thin. We’ve certainly had our share of ups and downs here at the station. He’s always there and is ready to help. I owe a lot to him.” Wirka speaks highly of Copeland’s work. “He’s been excellent, and he’s really taken advantage of learning all aspects of this business,” Wirka said. “He likes the technical side, operational side, news side, writes well and certainly has found his particular voice. He’s also discovered some areas that may not be what he wants to pursue at this time, which is what this educational process is all about.” But how does a radio station assist a community? Copeland said a radio station not only acts as the service to the people by providing news, but also is the beating heart of the community. “At the end of the day, a radio station should be the beating heart of the community,” Copeland said. “I want to people to tune in and know what is going on. We inform first, and then we entertain
second. We are not just providing music, but also news and emergency information and everything people need.” 91.9 KSDB fulfills this role in part though providing an open mic five days a week during the school year, so the community has a platform to directly voice opinions, share talents and provide information on upcoming events. “We’re giving back to the community,” Copeland said. “At the end of the day, that’s what I want. I want to involve every aspect of campus. We have people come in from the library and SGA, but ideally you have every different entity coming on. I want to help promote everyone.” Bolstering the community doesn’t stop just at providing an open mic. 91.9 KSDB also features local musicians. “I always find new music from tuning in, and it’s great that artists I have never previously known about get to be heard,” Bayler Kelly, sophomore in computer science, said. Copeland said working at 91.9 KSDB is a great opportunity. “If you’re interested in anything relating to media, we have a website, a newsletter, a cable channel, we have online, we have video, we have everything,” Copeland said. “If you’re at all interested in anything relating to broadcast, you should come here because you can be involved in everything from on air to graphic design to sports. There’s room for anyone, whatever your talents are.”
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Halfway through the week, spring blood drive gains on 600 pint goal RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN
With a lofty goal of 600 pints of blood, student groups at Kansas State University are hoping to hold the state’s largest blood drive this week on campus. The blood drive began on Monday, and at the end of the day Tuesday, the American Red Cross recorded 226 pints of blood collected by the drive’s halfway point. The semesterly blood drive will continue today and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the K-State Student Union ballroom and from 1 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of Putnam Hall. Students, faculty and staff who donate will receive a coupon for a free appetizer from Texas Roadhouse, and participants who tweet at @KSUB-
loodDrive and @TexasRoadhouse will be entered to win one of 20 free entrées from Texas Roadhouse. Delta Chi, Alpha Phi Omega, Beta Alpha Psi, Phi Gamma Delta, the K-State American Red Cross Club, the K-State Pre-Nursing Club, the K-State Pre-Vet Club, the K-State Pre-Physical Therapy Club and the K-State chapter of National Society of Collegiate Scholars all helped plan, promote and host the drive. To be eligible to donate blood, participants must be 17 or older and present a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification at the blood drive. With parental consent, 16-year-olds can donate, too. Additionally, participants should generally be in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds to donate.
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With plenty of volunteers, the American Red Cross holds the spring blood drive this week at the K-State Student Union and Putnam Hall. From March 12-15, the American Red Cross will accept volunteers to donate blood.
Proposed engineering course fee increase validated by committee RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
After nearly an hour of deliberation, the Tuition and Fees Strategies Committee determined that the College of Engineering’s tuition committee adequately followed all processes necessary to make an informed vote representative of their peers’ wishes on a proposed $15 per credit hour fee increase, which they voted in favor of last week. The college tuition committee approved the fee increase amid debate that engineering students were not well informed on the fee that was proposed to them. In the fall, two-thirds of the college approved a $15 per credit hour increase via survey with a 2-1 margin. However, the fee was introduced to them as a departmental fee, whereas the fee that the CTC voted on was college-wide. Last week, April Mason, provost and senior vice president of Kansas State, claimed responsibility for the deviation, which she emphasized in a letter written to members of the TFSC due to her absence at Tuesday’s meeting.
“I write to emphasize again that it was my decision to collapse the eight departmental fee requests into one college fee request for the College of Engineering,” Mason wrote. “Again, I did not give the Dean a choice as to whether he could move the eight separate departmental fee requests forward,” she continued. “I own that decision.” However, debate on Tuesday night did not focus on whether the fee should be departmental or college-wide, but whether the CTC’s approval was valid, given the deviation between the survey and the fee that was actually proposed. “The proposal that was voted on said college-wide, and it is our responsibility to make a determination as to whether or not that vote was valid,” said Jack Ayres, student body president and senior in chemical engineering. The committee also discussed the issue of absent voters at the time of the CTC’s vote. Although the CTC voted 12-6 in favor, some of the votes in favor were made by email, meaning some members submitted absentee votes. Seven absent members did not vote at all.
The missing votes are attributed to three engineering student organization representatives, a sophomore representative and three student senators. “We asked those representatives to be there for a reason, and over half of the multicultural students that were appointed by the diversity head of the college were not there,” Miranda Moore, academic affairs director and senior in communications studies, said. “And then student senators, I kind of am irked by that because they are involved in student government already, but also because my assumption would be that they’re more knowledgeable about what is going on and I would like their voice to be more represented.” Ultimately, members of the TFSC voted 9-2, ruling the CTC’s vote valid. The TFSC will now write a report to send to university president Richard Myers detailing the committees’ issues regarding the fee’s approval process. “I’ll get a tattoo,” Ayres said laughingly. “I’ll get a tattoo on my back of things that pissed me off about this fee.” The TFSC also voted unanimously to approve the College of Architecture, Planning and Design tuition committee’s
vote to approve an increase within their college, although the number of that increase was not readily apparent on public documents as of press time. “Obviously Dean de Noble has a great rapport in the college,” Trent Kennedy, student senator and senior in entrepreneurship, said. “He’s a great guy, but to set that aside, I think that was the students had to say about the fee was all I needed. And, the deans really demonstrated commitment to helping financially underserved and needy students. I thought that was impressive.” Jonathan Peuchen, speaker of the senate and senior in mechanical engineering, said he agreed. “I think one thing we can truly agree on is that they truly knew what they were voting on,” he said.
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UPC books Nick Jonas to perform at K-State in April RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
Nick Jonas will perform at Kansas State next month. The Union Program Council is sponsoring a concert featuring Nick Jonas in Bramlage Coliseum on April 12. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. online or at the Bramlage Coliseum Box Office. Student tickets are $20 plus fees and taxes and are only available at k-st.at/students. Student tickets will be sold at a rate of two tickets per ID, with two IDs per person. Floor seats are reserved exclusively for students. Military and public tickets go on sale March 19. Military tickets cannot be purchased online. The K-State Athletics Clear Bag Policy will be in effect for the event. The concert was organized with funds from the College Entertainment Fund, which is co-chaired by Basil El-Shaarawi, senior in manage-
ment information systems, and Rachael Herter, senior in English. “I think we haven’t had anyone this big since Kevin Hart, and so for us, Rachael and I coming in, we wanted to bring somebody in that appealed to a lot of different students,” El-Shaarawi said. “And for us, Nick Jonas was that person.” “He kind of touches a bunch of different generations too,” Herter said. “We felt like he was a good option that would appeal to a lot of people.” Miranda Gardner, sophomore in social work, said she was “extremely excited” when she learned of the upcoming concert. “Since I was eight years old, Nick has been my favorite Jonas brother,” Gardner said. “They were my very first concert in the third grade. I wore a T-shirt that said ‘Miranda loves the Jonas Brothers’ on the back. At one point, Nick sang a solo song, and it was a beautiful, tender moment.”
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Black Student Union named year’s Tuesday Kat Chat discusses safe ‘Outstanding Big 12 Council’ alcohol use over spring break TRISTAN ANDERSON THE COLLEGIAN
The Kansas State Black Student Union was awarded the "Clarence Wine Award for Outstanding Big 12 Council of the Year" for the tenth time in 13 years at the annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government at Baylor University earlier this month. Darrell Reese Jr, BSU president and junior in mechanical engineering, said he is proud that the student organization has been recognized once again. "This was my first year as president," Reese said. "To me, it was an amazing feeling for all of our students." The BSU also won the title last year. Jared Newell, freshman in biology, also expressed excitement about the organization receiving recognition. "I think it's amazing that
K-State's BSU is getting this recognition once again," Newell said."This organization is thought-provoking and very inclusive of people from every walk of life, and I think that's exactly what our world needs more of right now." Willow Willingham, junior in psychology and biology, said she is ecstatic about the award because it reflects the inclusivity of the organization. "I think it's really good and well-deserved since BSU has been a safe space for a lot of students on campus, and they're really trying to promote openness for everyone," Willingham said. "If you ever end up coming to a meeting, you'll see everyone is like a literal family there, and that's
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amazing for a lot of people who come far from home and might feel lost in such a big space." While this is an exciting moment for the BSU, Reese said he still believes there is room for improvement to attain the goal of the BSU: to stand up for all students on campus by providing a platform that allows for all voices to be heard.
Counseling Services resumed its Kat Chat series Tuesday afternoon. in Leasure Hall with a program titled “Staying Safe Over Spring Break: Alcohol 101” to educate students about making safe and responsible decisions regarding alcohol consumption. Kayla Sloan, senior in social work, and Alexandria Bontrager, senior in microbiology, led the presentation by providing some guidelines for understanding individual alcohol tolerance. “Binge drinking is considered as consuming more than the recommended amount during a certain period of time, but that amount may vary based off of your background, gender or weight and height,” Sloan said. Bontrager expanded on the diversity of alcohol tolerance by adding that some may have a higher tolerance of alcohol due factors beyond an individual’s control such as genetics. Sloan said there are many consequences to heavy drinking, which includes the increased risk of alcoholism, risky sexual behavior, accidents or injuries, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cirrhosis of the liver. “Some ways to lower the risk of these con-
sequences happening to you could be to have people around that you trust when you’re drinking, don’t drink from coolers or leave your drink unattended and always have a plan beforehand to get home or to a safe place,” Sloan said. Jean DeDonder, director of alcohol and other drugs at Lafene Health Center, said there are resources available to students to “get over alcohol- and drug-related mental health issues.” “We’re seeing a more effective change in behavior when mental health is incorporated into mainstream health care,” DeDonder said. “With Counseling Services, Lafene Health Center and even the Office of Student Life merging together, we mean to separate the old mindset that mental health and physical health are separate in relation to drug- and alcohol-related issues.” The Counseling Services Kat Chat series will resume March 27 at 4 p.m. in Leasure Hall where Eugene Kogosov, Counseling Services’ pre-doctoral intern, will discuss ways to prevent burnout in undergraduate and graduate students. For more information regarding the treatment of alcohol-related illnesses and mental health problems, make an appointment at Lafene or check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
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Wildcat baseball team blown out by Creighton Bluejays at home
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Wildcat senior pitcher Justin Hestett prepares to let the ball fly towards a Mercer Bear hitter. The men’s baseball team faced off against the Mercer Bears on Sunday. The Wildcats beat the Bears 13-6.
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The Kansas State baseball team played Creighton University last night and was blown out by a score of 13-3.
K-State’s record is now 10-6 overall after giving up 13 runs on 16 hits. Neither the pitching staff nor the offense
for K-State could get anything going all night long in the almost four-hour game. Freshman pitcher Quinton Potter started the day on the mound for the Wildcats and pitched 3.1 innings, giving up four runs on five hits. Potter faced 19 batters and walked three while striking out four. K-State made a call to the bullpen five times during the game since it did not seem like any pitcher could find the strike zone for very long. The longest relief a pitcher got in the game for the Wildcats was an outing by sophomore Caleb Littlejim over two innings. Freshmen Andrew Stratman and Alex Belch combined for 2.1 innings and were the only pitchers on the K-State staff to not give up a run to Creighton. K-State’s defense committed four errors on the night, two from infielder senior Jake Biller, one from sophomore shortstop Cameron Thompson and one by senior right fielder Hanz Harker. The Wildcat offense combined for just three runs on eight hits while striking out 10 times and leaving 11 runners on base. There were a few silver linings in this game, one being that junior Rainer Ausmus singled in the first inning to score sophomore Will Brennan. On the night, Ausmus went 2-3 with a run batted in. Biller snapped a 0-12 streak at the
plate with a single to left field in the bottom of the seventh inning and went 1-4 in this game. Junior outfielder Drew Mount went 2-4 with a walk and a run scored. In the ninth inning with two outs, Mount hit the ball deep to center and rounded the bases because of an error by the Creighton center fielder. The Creighton Bluejays scored in six of the nine innings. Will Robertson doubled down the left field line, scoring Clark Brinkman. This was followed by Robertson scoring on a throwing error as Thomas Luevano reached base in the first inning. Michael Emodi hit a three-run home run to left field in the fourth inning. In the fifth and sixth innings, Ryan Mantle and Robertson homered to left and right field. All in all, this was just not the night that K-State was going to come off the field with the win. K-State’s record is now 10-6 overall and will have to look ahead to the weekend series against the College of Charleston. The Wildcats need to find their consistent starting pitching and have the offense to support that. K-State will play their next game at home inside Tointon Family Stadium on Friday against the College of Charleston. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Volleyball set to begin spring exhibition series against Shockers
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Fans watch the volleyball game against Kansas in Ahearn Field House on Sept. 24, 2017.
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The Kansas State volleyball team will return to the court for its first exhibition match of the
spring season when it takes on Wichita State on the road in McPherson, Kansas, Wednesday. Last season came to an end on Nov. 22 in a loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers in three sets. This is the first of four spring games for the Wildcats. The Wildcats will also take on Arkansas on April 7 and UMKC on April 14. The spring season will conclude on April 21 when they play the University of Minnesota in Iowa. Last year, K-State finished the season with a record of 1019 and went 3-13 in conference play. The Wildcats lost 10 of their last 11 games, beating the University of Oklahoma. As for Wichita State, the team posted a 29-4 record last season and went undefeated at
20-0 last season in the American Athletic Conference. The Shockers’ season featured a 21-match winning streak, and they went 13-1 on the road. The season for the Shockers came to an end at home last season in round 2 of the NCAA Tournament as they were bounced by the Missouri Tigers in four sets inside Charles Koch Arena in Wichita. This is the first of numerous spring matches for Wichita State; it will play Kansas and Colorado State in Goodland, Kansas, at the end of March. The Shockers will also take part in the UMKC Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 14 in Kansas City, Missouri, and will finish their spring season in Norman, Oklahoma, with a tournament with the Sooners on April 21.
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OPINION: Diversity quotas unhelpful, condescending to minorities JASON DEFISHER THE COLLEGIAN
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than others? Diversity is part of what makes America great. Our nation is a combination of people from all over the world who have differing beliefs and ideas.
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SGA committee suggests fund increase for Lafene KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN
The Privilege Fee Committee met on Monday in the Student Governing Association conference room to continue debates about Lafene Health Center and recommends a 1.5 percent increase to Student Health Services’ allocative entity to SGA student senate. “I want to hear every single voice in this room; every single voice needs to speak out about this,” Heather Reed, assistant vice president for student life, said. “This is an important [privilege fee] to our students.” Mark Buckwalter, junior in accounting and finance and at-large committee member, said he would vote in favor of increasing the current allocation because it offers “access to” non-emergency medical care at 5 percent lower than market value. “I kind of like Lafene because we are at a time in our lives where a lot of us are very economically vulnerable,” Buckwalter said. “I like the people behind Lafene; they’ve kept their promises in the past, and I’m confident they’ll do it again.” Jansen Penny, junior in mechanical engineering and finance, said he was “having a hard time seeing” how the requested continuous three percent increase over the next three years would make a “hard impact on students.” “I do kind of think that even without that three, three, three percent, they would be very well within their management and keeping promises,” Penny said. Kristen Schau, SGA intern and freshman in political science, said she believes Lafene has a good plan, but would not be in favor, if she
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had voting power, to raise the allocation three percent continuously. “I personally think that a 1.5 [percent] increase, you’re meeting them halfway and recognizing and you respect the plan that they have in place,” Schau said. “But at the same time, being realistic, of what we can do, as a committee.” Buckwalter moved that the committee increase the current allocation to Lafene 1.5 percent continuously over the next three years. Victor Valdez-Herrera, junior in economics and student senator, said he believed the decision was a “good compromise.” The motion passed with eight committee members voting in favor and none abstaining or voting no. The committee also decided against returning the Counseling Services allocation legislation to student senate in favor of tabling the bill. Penny said he is uncom-
fortable with raising the allocation five percent continuously over the next three years because it is “really big” and the impact on students isn’t as much as he would prefer “in order to vote.” Dalton Maples, senior in education and student senator, said the investment the Privilege Fee Committee would be be making into mental health with the proposed allocation is “vastly important.” The bill in question was already introduced to student senate and the recommendation to increase counseling services allocations by a recurring 5 percent passed through the committee on March 1 with seven committee members in favor and three against. The Privilege Fee Committee will reconvene at the chair’s discretion before spring break to pick up the tabled discussion about returning the bill to senate or to kill it on the table and author new legislation.
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