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K-State to offer lower tuition for certain out-ofstate students by Rafael Garcia Some out-of-state students coming to Kansas State University will now pay a lower tuition rate — although not quite at in-state tuition levels — following a Kansas Board of Regents decision authorizing K-State to implement the lower rate. First-time, full-time students from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas will now pay a rate of 150 percent, or a 50 percent increase over the in-state tuition rate. Currently, K-State also offers 150 percent tuition to out-of-state students from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin as part of the separate Midwest Student Exchange Program, a multistate coalition that offers reciprocal tuition rates to students looking to go to out-of-state schools within the coalition. The adjustment in tuition policy likely comes as part of K-State’s fight against continued decreasing enrollment after a student body population peak in 2014. As part of the university’s Strategic Enrollment Plan, other changes have included the phase-out of the Putnam Scholarship, a scholarship in which incoming students with a 32-or-above ACT score and a high school GPA of at least 3.85 could receive an annual payment of $9,000 toward tuition, renewable an additional three times.

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Green Apple Bikes rolls out almost 160 refurbished bicycles in time for spring

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Every year, as temperatures start to drop in late November, Green Apple Bikes volunteers begin bringing bikes into the repair shop downtown for maintenance and protection from the elements during the winter months. Now, almost 160 refurbished Green Apple Bikes have rolled out of hibernation and into bike racks around Manhattan on Saturday. Jonathan Rivers, director of Green Apple Bikes, said he wants the Manhattan community to know where their bikes come from. The organization is privately funded and maintained by volunteers. “[Green Apple Bikes] is sponsored and paid for, not by government, but by businesses, individuals and organizations that contribute funds directly to us,” Rivers said. No matter who is paying, Rivers said reminding the public to take care of the bikes is always important. “Just treat them nicely,” Rivers said. “It can be a little frustrating when bikes are damaged, especially for our volunteers, but by and large, people treat our bikes really well.” Green Apple Bikes is a public bike-sharing program providing free rental bikes to the city of Manhattan. While Rivers acknowledged that dealing with damages is just part of the job, he also said he’s seen increasingly better treatment of the bikes over the years. “They get used, and they get

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Johnathan Rivers, program director of Green Apple Bikes, poses with the organization’s bicycle inventory. The spring fleet of Green Apple Bikes launched on Saturday. loved,” Rivers said. Green Apple Bikes has a team of around 12 consistent volunteers and many more community volunteers who consistently report abandoned bikes and spread the word about the organization. “It’s so special because we have all

As basketball season ends, what’s in store for the Wildcats next year?

these volunteers who come alongside us that make the program work,” Rivers said. Rod Harms and Jon Wilson, two community volunteers for Green Apple Bikes, said they go out on most Saturdays to hunt down misplaced bikes and replenish the racks. Harms said they’ve

developed a routine during their time volunteering. “We know from experience where bikes tend to show up,” Harms said.

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OPINION: Universities not doing enough to curb binge drinking

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Women’s golf finishes 7th overall, McSherry places 10th in Arizona NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

A rough first round may have doomed the Kansas State women’s golf team to a seventh-place finish when the Wildcats competed at the MountainView Collegiate in Saddlebrooke, Arizona, Friday through Sunday. The tournament was hosted at the par-72 Preserve Golf Club in Saddlebrooke. The course

measures 6,227 yards. The Wildcats started off the competition with one of the worst first rounds in the tournament. They wound up 7-over-par at 295 in the first round. Sophomore Niamh McSherry anchored K-State’s ballooning score with a 2-under 70 in the first round. “Niamh had a very good round of two under,” head coach Kristi Knight said to K-State Sports. “On the individual side,

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Listening to music, Reid Isaac works on her short game at Colbert Hills Golf Course. Last year, Isaac tied for fifth at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.

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This phase-out will “allow colleges greater flexibility to target their financial resources to enrollment priorities,” according to a statement from Charles Taber, university provost, and Pat Bosco, vice president of student life and dean of students.

Under the enrollment plan, most university-funded scholarships now have lower GPA requirements for renewal. Previously, most academic merit scholarships required students to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA. The changes have lowered that requirement to 3.0. Under President Richard Myers’ tenure, the university has shifted to giving greater focus to out-of-state and international stu-

Darby [Deans] played well, shooting an even-par 72. I am very happy for her.” In the second round, K-State began to recover. The Wildcats put together a 4-under 284. McSherry carded a 71, as did sophomore Reid Isaac. Sophomore Ella Adams led the team with a 3-under 69. The Wildcats were tied for ninth place with Houston heading into the last day of the tournament. While no one in the field could compete with tournament-winner Iowa State’s 20-under 268 in the third round, K-State managed to improve its position by two spots. The Wildcats jumped to seventh place as a team behind a 1-under 287 in the third round. Adams was the lone Wildcat below par, shooting a 2-under 70. McSherry and senior Chloe Weir each scored even-par in the third round. In individual competition, McSherry finished in a tie for 10th place. She was 3-under-par for the tournament with 213 total strokes. Adams finished tied for 21st in the tournament. She recovered from a 5-over first round to go even-par for the weekend. Weir finished tied for 28th at 2-over 218, and Isaac finished just one stroke behind her, tied for 33rd. Sophomore Darby Deans and freshmen Briony Bayles and Heather Fortushniak finished 52nd, 66th and 68th, respectively. K-State will head to Argyle, Texas, on April 1 and 2 to play in the Bruzzy Challenge hosted by North Texas. dent recruitment. The university is also rolling out a new enrollment management structural framework to be put in place after Bosco retires later this year. That includes hiring for four positions: vice president of student life and dean of students, vice provost for enrollment management, vice provost for student success and associate provost for institutional research.

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Looking forward: Wildcats will have new star players next year CODY FRIESEN

THE COLLEGIAN

All good things must come to an end, and an early exit by the Kansas State men’s basketball team from the NCAA Tournament was not the storybook ending Wildcat fans had envisioned after a stellar year on the court. The devastating 70-64 loss to UC Irvine in the first round of the tournament ended the K-State basketball careers of senior trio Barry Brown, Kamau Stokes

and Dean Wade. With an Elite Eight appearance in the tournament just one year ago and the team now fresh off a Big 12 Conference title, expectations were high, but a season-ending foot injury to Wade for the second postseason in a row made the firstround loss just a little more painful. Now, however, it’s time to look forward at what the future holds for the K-State men’s team. There is still a lot of returning experience on the team, with K-State still bringing back three of the five starting

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players from the Elite Eight team a year ago, but the Wildcats will be losing the top three leaders in average points per game to graduation. Brown is going to be especially difficult to replace. The Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year was a game-changer for the Wildcats. Brown lead K-State in minutes played, points per game and steals per game. He will hopefully be moving onto the big stage and representing K-State in the NBA, but that doesn’t help the Wildcats on the court. Junior guard Xavier Sneed, if he

chooses to remain at K-State, and junior forward Makol Mawien will likely be the two returning consistent starters for the Wildcats. Sneed finished the season fourth behind the senior trio in average points per game, 10.6, and finished the season third in average minutes played per game, 30.7. Mawien finished the season leading the Wildcats in average blocks per game and finished third in rebounds per game, averaging 4.9, behind Wade and Sneed. Sophomores Cartier Diarra and Mike McGuirl will need to pick up the slack with the senior trio gone. Diarra was a starter in the first-round matchup with UC Irvine, and despite missing significant practice time with a hand injury this season, he still averaged 6.8 points per game. McGuirl also picked up significant minutes on the court filling in for Stokes and Diarra this season. Although he only averaged 3.6 points per game, he has the potential to give K-State a boost at any time. Dajuan Gordan is an incoming freshman to watch next season. The

6-foot-4-inch guard was named the Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year in the city of Chicago. Previous winners of the award include Derrick Rose in 2007 and Kevin Garnett in 1995. Head coach Bruce Weber also signed 6-foot-9-inch forward Antonio Gordan, 6-foot-8-inch forward Montavious Murphy and 6-foot-6-inch guard Goodnews Kpegeol as incoming players for next year. Kpegeol spent time in Manhattan this season, but never appeared in a game. The signing class was ranked 39th in the nation by Rivals.com, and it is the largest fall signing class in Weber’s time as a K-State basketball coach. There is potential for the Wildcats to struggle against a relatively experienced Big 12 Conference next year. West Virginia showed progress in the Big 12 Tournament, and Kansas will of course be back, looking to reclaim the Big 12 title. The conference will be extremely competitive like it always is, but K-State’s upperclassmen will need to step up to have a chance at creating a streak of their own.

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Sophomore guard Cartier Diarra prepares to sprint along the baseline to begin the team’s next play. The K-State Wildcats faced off against the TCU Horned Frogs in their first game of the Big 12 Tournament in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 14, finding victory with a 70-61 finish.

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Men’s golf rides strong round 3 to finish third in North Carolina NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State men’s golf team took third at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, behind a good first round and a thirdround surge this weekend. The Wildcats finished the tournament 12-over-par at 876 strokes. They were seven strokes behind second-place Illinois and 13 strokes behind the winner — and host — North Carolina. The tournament was played at the 7,242-yard, par-72 UNC Finley Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday. K-State finished the first round in third place. The Wildcats shot an even-par 288 behind a pair of 71s from junior Ben Fernandez and senior Roland Massimo. Later that day, though, the Wildcats struggled in the sec-

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On Saturday, the pair, along with several fraternity volunteers participating in a weekend of service, loaded up their cars and trucks with bikes and dispersed them throughout all the racks in the city. Andrew Kofoid, freshman in business administration, was riding one of the bikes on Saturday with some other students. Kofoid said Green Apple Bikes create opportunities for fun with friends, and he was enjoying the nice weather. “I think they are a great addition to this community,” Kofoid said. Harms said his eye for green and white bikes doesn’t rest the other six days of the week. He said his volunteer work is a passion project and a “nice mental health break.” “I go out most days and respond to the reports,” Harms said. “It’s like a fishing trip to me.”

ond round, going 10-over 298 to finish out the first day. They had dropped to fifth place in the tournament standings. “I thought we had a little bit of mental fatigue in round two, especially when you are out there for over 11 hours,” head coach Grant Robbins told K-State Sports after the second round. “We are still in a good position going into tomorrow. We just need to get some rest and come out and play a solid final round.” K-State did just that with a 2-over 290 in the third round on Sunday morning. The team was led by a 4-under-par performance from junior Jacob Eklund. K-State’s 290 was good enough to overtake No. 13 North Florida by just one stroke for the third spot in the final standings. In individual scoring, Eklund took fifth place in the

tournament. He was 2-under-par for the weekend at 214. Massimo scored a 75 in the second round and a 73 in the third to accompany his firstround performance. He finished in a tie for 19th with a 219. Fernandez put together a 221 to tie for 26th. He added a pair of 75s to his opening-round 71. Seniors JC Campbell and Jeremy Gandon made the trip to North Carolina for K-State as well. They scored 223 and 226 and finished 31st and 46th, respectively. K-State likely capitalized on its momentum heading into this tournament after a first-place finish at George Mason and a third-place finish at Michigan State earlier this month. The Wildcats are now off until April 8 and 9 when they will head to Columbia, Missouri, for a golf tournament hosted by the Missouri Tigers.

Providing the public with free bikes which don’t include locks or GPS trackers has some drawbacks. Rivers said that, while Green Apple Bikes does keep track of the bikes, some occasionally go missing. “Some people hold onto them, which is perfectly fine,” Rivers said. “We understand that people need transportation, and for some, we are their resource.” Harms said he occasionally finds groups of bikes hidden together in back alleys and open garages. “Nineteen bikes is our record in one location,” Harms said. “We called in some reinforcements that day.” Harms said the Manhattan community regularly contributes to the hunt for misplaced bikes. On the Text Free app that Green Apple Bikes uses, volunteers have received reports of bike sightings from over 1,500 individual telephone numbers. Harms added that Green Apple Bikes can always use more volunteers to make the

process even smoother. Both he and Rivers said help is always appreciated. “If you see a Green Apple Bike, text the number on it,” Rivers said. “We’ll take it from there.” With all the green bike racks in the city freshly stocked for the spring, Rivers said he’s excited to continue his mission of making Manhattan more accessible to people with few transportation options. “What better way to explore the Little Apple than on a Green Apple Bike?” Rivers said. To report a bike that is damaged or left away from a bike rack, text 785-380-5968 and visit the Green Apple Bikes website for more information.

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K-State swept by Oklahoma State in first conference series ADAM MEYER

THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State baseball team’s first series in the Big 12 Conference ended in a less than favorable manner when the Wildcats were swept 3-0 by Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this weekend. On Friday, the series opener, it was a competitive game between the Wildcats and the Cowboys, with K-State down 5-3 going into the eighth inning. K-State had previously taken an early lead when sophomore Zach Kokoska sent a ball over the fence in the second inning, but that was the only lead the Wildcats had in the game. The Wildcats made the score 5-4 in the top of the eighth inning when sophomore Terrence Spurlin reached first base on a fielder’s choice that allowed junior Cameron Thompson to score.

But in the bottom half of the inning, the Cowboys responded with six runs to extend their lead to 11-4, giving themselves a comfortable lead to carry through the rest of the game. The Cowboys would go on to win the game with that score. On Saturday, game two of the series, the Wildcats were much closer to a win, but once again came up short as Oklahoma State won the game 5-4. It was the Cowboys that took the first lead in this game; Oklahoma State’s junior Colin Simpson hit an RBI double to right field. K-State responded in the top of the second inning as junior Caleb Littlejim walked with the bases loaded, but that’s all the Wildcats were able to get from that opportunity. Oklahoma State made it a two-run game again with a home run in the bottom of the third inning. The Wildcats were able to tie the game up at 3-3 with a

run in both the fourth and fifth inning, and they took the lead 4-3 in the sixth inning. But it was the Cowboys that got the last laugh in this one as they tied the game in the bottom half of the sixth inning and scored the winning run in the eighth inning. On Sunday, the final game of the series, the Cowboys completed the sweep. For the second time in the series, the Wildcats took the first lead of the game with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Cowboys responded in the bottom half of the inning with a run, but the Wildcats held onto the lead. Both teams mustered two runs in the second inning, giving the Wildcats a 4-3 lead. K-State seemed to be ready to avoid the sweep, but the Cowboys hung right with them and kept themselves in the game. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Cowboys scored four runs, two of them coming

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Junior Cameron Thompson hops as he throws a ball to first base. On March 8, the K-State baseball team had its opening home game against Old Dominion. off a home run. The Cowboys then held a 7-4 lead for a while and put themselves in a good position for the sweep. Oklahoma State then added an “insurance” run in the

seventh inning with another home run to right field. Ultimately, K-State couldn’t fire back, and the Cowboys won the game 8-4 with a series sweep over the

Wildcats. K-State’s record dropped to 11-13 overall and 0-3 in conference play. The Wildcats will play Wichita State on the road at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

OPINION: ‘Party culture’ is harmful, universities must do more SUAN SONNA

THE COLLEGIAN

Whether it be through the media or mainstream impressions of college, people have grown increasingly apathetic toward university “party culture.” In fact, it has become so normalized that trying to question it can get you verbally attacked. This reveals an interesting fact of human nature — namely, we will defend whatever brings us happiness and pleasure to the point of fanaticism, irrationality and willful blindness. However, I want to engage in a bit of heresy, upset the orthodoxy and show why party culture’s normalization should be questioned. My case is not that drink-

ing alcohol or partying hard are inherently bad or always wrong. I am not making a Puritan case against alcohol consumption or dancing. I am, however, acknowledging that we have a severe problem in how young people tend to go about these things. There is a difference between partying and party culture, or drinking and drinking culture. I am going to examine the cultural norms and practices that have emerged from underlying beliefs on conduct and consumption.

THE FACTS ABOUT CONSUMPTION

Let’s first grasp the scope of the problem. A 2014 study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that, out of the 60 percent of students aged 18-22

who drank alcohol in the past month, two-thirds of them engaged in binge drinking. Fortunately, 2015 data saw that binge drinking number drop to about three in 10 students. For clarity, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines “binge drinking” as consuming four or more standard alcoholic beverages for women and five or more for men in a single sitting. Another startling fact is the sheer number of adults who suffer from alcohol use disorder or alcohol dependence: 15.1 million in total — 9.8 million men and 5.3 million women. Alcohol use disorder can be treated, but it cannot be fully cured for those afflicted. Surprisingly enough, many of those who suffer from alcohol use disorder are

unaware of it and think their drinking habits are normal. Second, the consequences are heavy. Consider the financial burden: “Three-quarters of the total cost of alcohol misuse is related to binge drinking,” according to the NIAAA. Many people would like to believe that binge drinking is a harmless and contained activity, but this is false. The CDC has warned that excessive drinking is draining the U.S. economy, and the effects are felt by everyone. Unruly alcohol consumption is also involved with 1,800 student deaths every year, nearly 700,000 cases of physical assault and close to 100,000 instances of sexual assault. A disheartening 2018 study found that partying events with heavy alcohol consumption during Division

I football games increased reports of sexual assault and rape by 28 percent among individuals aged 17-24, and parties during home games increased these reports by 40 percent in the same age group. A 2018 Oxford study asked whether university students are happy with hookup and party culture. Only 10 percent of students answered affirmatively, while a sizable group of students in the middle thought their friends only appeared happy, and 27 percent were convinced their friends were unhappy and unfulfilled. The evidence is clear that our party culture has negatively impacted the lives of students and the university. Third, we need to explore why people drink excessively. Factors like past experiences, impulsive personalities, stress,

social norms and other environmental considerations like cost shape drinking motivations. One study hypothesized that the reason why men drink excessively is to share emotions and smiles. They found that compared to female drinking groups, male drinking groups were more likely to smile and share emotions after they began drinking. Another reason why heavy drinking may be so appealing is the possibility to escape from the self and, in one way or another, lose control. Regardless, there are serious questions to ask about why some prefer excessive drinking, and the answers are rather depressing.

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RESPONSIBILITY AND ENFORCEMENT

There is no question that alcohol invites a host of risks if not properly managed, but this is where we find our key problem — alcohol consumption demands responsibility, but alcohol also undermines self-control and rational decision-making. This is a known fact among researchers. People who binge drink are more likely to make re-

grettable sexual decisions and impair their ability to make rational decisions in both ambiguous and known probability cases. We are essentially telling people to be responsible with a substance that can make them less responsible for their actions, though not less accountable. People need to enforce accountability on one another and be conscious of their actions, but that doesn’t happen enough. For example, how many parties stop people from binge drinking? And if there are examples, are they representative of an average experience? Furthermore, we need new

norms and customs that do not teach alcohol as synonymous with adulthood, legitimacy or fun. We need to address the underlying health concerns that might motivate or are often associated with excessive drinking: 77 percent of people with alcohol dependence already have other physical ailments and psychiatric diseases like depression and anxiety. Finally, universities play a huge role in making a safe environment. A 2014 article from The New York Times found that most universities were not enforcing their drinking policies, or they were creating task forces that

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psychologist Henry Weschler’s grand experiment in the 1990s. He discovered that 44 percent of college students in America were binge drinkers and worked alongside generous foundations and universities to curb the problem. They discovered that bars would use discounts and promotions to lure students in, and many fraternities and sororities incentivized binge drinking. Armed with these results, Weschler proposed solutions. What happened in the first few years? Half of the colleges that pledged to make significant changes did nothing. Indeed,

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other scientists who have tried to combat or address the issue later found their universities running out of money and interest in their research. The bottom line is this: We make mistakes as individuals and suffer as communities. Universities have to deal with the messy aftermath of binge drinking, the divisive philosophy of pleasure and the politics on the role of administrators and students. However, this is a clear issue with clear consequences. Suan Sonna is a freshman in political science and philosophy.

monday, march 25, 2019

Monday Gordo’s Quesadilla Fajita 1/2 price All Margaritas

Friday

Kite’s 75¢ Wings After 10 p.m. $3 Bottles • $2 Wells Fuzzy’s $5 Burrito-Pork/Ground Beef/ Chicken/Brisket $2 Wells • $5 Domestic Pitchers

Tuesday Kite’s Gordo’s $3.50 Taco Basket • $3 Corona/ Taco Especial Dos XX $6 2 Tacos with rice and beans $2 Wells after 10 p.m. $5 All Jumbo Margaritas Fuzzy’s 3 Tacos for $5 (excluding fajita and shrimp) $2 House Margaritas • $2 Camarena $2 Jose Quervo

Wednesday Gordo’s Fajita Nachos 1/2 Price Beers Fuzzy’s $5 Quesadillas • $3.50 Los Locos Lager $6 Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA

Kite’s 1/2 priced apps • 75¢ Wings After 10 p.m. $3 Premiums • $3 Bombs •$2 Wells

Thursday Gordo’s Chile Verde $5 All Jumbo Margaritas

Kite’s 1/2 Price Burgers $1 Wells & $2 Pounders after 10 p.m.

Fuzzy’s $5 Nachos-Pork/Ground Beef/ Chicken/Brisket $2 Calls • $1 Wells

Gordo’s

Kite’s

Fajita Chimichanga • CoronaRita $3 16 oz Draft Beer Jumbo Gato Sauza Margarita

$6 3pc Chicken strip Basket $4 Premium Whiskey after 10 p.m.

Fuzzy’s $3.19 Cali Heat Tacos(Grilled/Tempura Shrimp) $7 Boulevard Wheat Pitchers $7 Blue Moon Pitchers

Saturday Kite’s After 10 p.m. $4 Premium Vodka Fuzzy’s $9 Fajita Beef Burrito $6 Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Gordo’s Enchiladas Supremas $6.99 All Jumbo Margaritas Jumbo Gato Sauza Margarita

Sunday Gordo’s Burrito Gordos $6.99 Peach and Watermelon Margs Jumbo Gato Sauza Margarita

Kite’s $6.50 Philly • $2 You Call its Fuzzy’s $5 Breakfast Burritos $7 Man-Mosa Pitchers

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