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Manhattan rocks at second annual “MXMW” local music festival NICHOLAS CADY THE COLLEGIAN

The roof of the Bluemont Hotel became an eclectic musical event Saturday night as the venue for the annual Mid by Midwest music festival. This year’s festival was the second year in a row where Mid by Midwest, often shortened to MXMW, took place in Manhattan. The event originated in Manhattan during the summer of 2016 with only half of the resources and musical acts that were seen this year. Nick Domoney, event producer, said he was pleased with the growth the event has seen since last year. “We had 12 acts last year in a backyard. Now we have 24," Domoney said. "The first time around we did it all out of our own pockets, with some donations." The event was inspired by the similarly named South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, which began in 1987. "The name is in the same spirit as Manhattan being called the Little Apple, or bringing the energy of these larger places to Manhattan," Domoney said. Tickets gave participants

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Terror Tractor preforms during the Mid by Midwest music festival last Saturday. A lineup of over 20 performers played on two stages on the top floor of the Bluemont Hotel. full-day access to the two stages set up in the Bluemont Hotel’s top-level event area. The musicians were accompanied by local catering and art vendors.

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Taylor McFall, event producer, said using the Bluemont Hotel as the festival’s venue was successful. “We could not be happier with the Bluemont,” McFall

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said. “For a newer festival taking place at a venue of this level, [the Bluemont] really helped out and took a lot of the burden off of us. Really, all of our sponsors have been

incredible.” Although the festival took place at the same time as Kicker Country Stampede, an annual country music festival in Manhattan, Katie Smith, event producer, said the local music is what attracted audiences to MXMW. “We created all of it to support the local musicians, kind of in opposition to Stampede, which brings in huge acts from all over,” Smith said. “At Mid by Midwest, you’re going to find all sorts of local music, from country to R&B to metal to singer-songwriter to jazz, really everything.” Cody Brummet, Manhattan resident, played in the festival as guitarist for two of the bands, Starving in Style and Jade Archetype. Brummett pointed out the eclectic nature of the festival. “I played as part of two bands of two different styles,” Brummet said. “Starving in Style is alternative grunge. Jade Archetype is soulful rock. These are pretty distinct sounds that probably aren’t heard too much in the area unless brought together at a festival like this.” In addition to the collective styles the festival allowed, Brummett also commended the platform that the festival created.

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“It’s been a lot of exposure to new crowds and audiences and interacting with locals,” Brummett said. “It’s more than just music. There are local art vendors and dances that get a place to be seen. We’ve seen all walks of life coming in and out of the festival.” Smith said she considered this year’s festival a success and is already looking forward to next year. “The hope for the future is for [Mid by Midwest] to get bigger every year," Smith said. "We had a backyard and a porta-potty last time around. Next time around we hope to see even more sponsors, more acts, maybe even a taller building. But most of all, a bigger local crowd.” McFall hopes that the success of this year’s festival will further boost the morale of other local acts. “The biggest impact of the festival is the moral boost to the scene,” McFall said. “It’s a proof of concept to have a successful event based solely around Manhattan bands. That’s evidenced by the number of people that came and bought tickets, merchandise and even donations to the bands. To me, that’s proof that there is a hunger for live music in Manhattan.”

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WEEKLY POLL

How does the Campus Carry law going into effect on July 1 make you feel?

...the what now?!

It makes me feel safer.

It makes me feel afraid.

Feelings aren’t a factor.

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June 28, 2017, 6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. at Manhattan Public Library. Allana Saenger Parker, curator of the Riley County Historical Society, will discuss the history of the Eureka Lake area, which includes a resort, an orphanage, amusement park and most recently, the Flint Hills Jobs Corps. This presentation ties into the Riley County Historical Society's exhibit, "Celebrating 100 Years of History and Heritage."

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June 29, 2017, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Liquid Art Winery and Estate Musician Brian Nelson will play in the Oak Grove Amphitheater, which is located within the Liquid Art Winery and Estate. Bench seating will be provided but bringing blankets and chairs is also encouraged. Cost: $5 per carload of people.

HEADLIGHT REVIVAL EP RELEASE PARTY

June 29, 2017, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. at Auntie Mae's Parlor A local three-member rock band is performing for its extended play record release party. Attend the event to meet the band members, grab a copy of the album and possibly get it signed.

ARTS IN THE PARK: THE HUNTS

June 30, 2017, 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Larry Norvell Band Shell in Manhattan City Park This week's installment of Manhattan's summer Arts in the Park series features The Hunts, an alternative rock/ folk band consisting of five brothers and two sisters from the same family.

SUNDOWN SALUTE

June 30 – July 4, 2017 at Heritage Park in Junction City, Kansas. This five-day Independence Day festival includes a carnival, car show, live music and entertainment, food and other vendors and a parade, and the festival concludes with a firework display on July 4.

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ASL interpreters provide accessibility to Kicker Country Stampede DANIELLE COOK THE COLLEGIAN

Tuttle Creek State Park vibrated with waves of sound last weekend as country artists from Thomas Rhett to Alan Jackson performed at this year's Kicker Country Stampede. Alongside these famed country stars, a team of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters signed song lyrics for deaf audience members on a nearby small stage of their own. Susie Stanfield, who has supervised Kicker Country Stampede's team of ASL interpreters for 13 years, also teaches deaf and hard of hearing students in the Manhattan area. Stanfield said Kicker Country Stampede has ASL interpreters present and working during performances, whether or not there was a guest request for them. "That's not very common," Standfield said. "I don't know of any other concert festival that does that, but I think Stampede plans to keep us for as long as we want to do it, which we're thankful for." Brittany Ramsey, an ASL interpreter at Kicker Country Stampede for seven years, works with deaf elementary school students in the Manhattan area. "Deaf people, they still hear the noises to some degree,

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Brittany Ramsey, an ASL interpreter, signs for Brandon Ray during the 2017 Kicker Country Stampede at Tuttle Creek State Park on June 24, 2017. Ramsey has been signing at the Country Stamepde for seven years.

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or feel the beat," Ramsey said. "But the lyrics aren't there. It's nice to put the words into a more visual language for them, so they can experience the same thing that hearing people can." Stanfield said there are multiple levels of deafness, but those who are hard of hearing

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to those who are completely deaf benefit from the ability to watch an interpreter sign along with performances. "Deaf people enjoy music," Stanfield said. "They like the beat. There are variations of deafness. Some people who call themselves deaf have quite a bit

of hearing. But even somebody who's totally deaf likes the beat of the music. They have the right to have access to it, including the lyrics." Ramsey said deaf individuals are still able to enjoy live music as much as anyone else due to their ability to feel sound

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vibrations. This paired with interpretation of song lyrics into ASL turns concerts into a complete experience for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. "Oftentimes, people don't understand why we would be signing music because deaf people can't hear it, but the lyrics are an important, artistic part of songs," Ramsey said. "So, it's just understanding that we're able to give deaf people a chance to get that full artistic appreciation that hearing people get from music." Both Stanfield and Ramsey learned ASL and interpreting skills early in life and have since made careers out of it. Stanfield, who grew up in Alabama, said she became interested in learning ASL and interpreting in her young adolescent years when the family of a young deaf woman joined Stanfield's church. "I started learning some sign language from her," Stanfield said. "And her mother took me to some classes, and I started interpreting church for her. It all just went from there." Ramsey said she learned sign language "organically." She grew up in California, where there was a large Deaf community, before attending the University of Northern Colorado

to earn a degree in educational interpreting. "My first year here at [Kicker Country Stampede] was seven years ago," Ramsey said. "And it was terrifying, but I feel like I've gotten more comfortable and more excited about it as the years have gone by." Ramsey said interpreting music into ASL is a fun challenge. "I work with deaf kids normally, but interpreting music is a whole different beast," Ramsey said. "And I love it. It's more artistic." No matter how challenging, Stanfield said, the difference the interpretation team makes at Kicker Country Stampede each year for those who are deaf or hard of hearing makes the work worthwhile. "We have varying attendants, but when we have deaf people, they're always very appreciative," Stanfield said. "Sometimes they don't know there are interpreters, so they're really surprised when they show up and find that we're not just doing the headliners, we're doing all the main-stage acts.

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Former K-state basketball player drafted to the Magic DEAUNDRA ALLEN THE COLLEGIAN

Wesley Iwundu, former forward on the K-State men's basketball team, makes history as the first Wildcat drafted into the NBA since 2008. Wesley Iwundu, the former K-State men's basketball play-

er, was drafted to the Orlando Magic as the 33rd overall pick in the second round of the NBA Draft on June 22 in Brooklyn, New York. Iwundu came to K-State in 2013 and started in 32 of the 33 season games during his freshman year. Iwundu is the first in K-State's history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds,

300 assists and 100 steals during his career as a Wildcat. Iwundu finished his senior season with 1,249 points, 618 rebounds, 366 assists and 121 steals, as well as playing 3,728 minutes in his career, ranking third in the university’s history. Iwundu graduated in May 2017 with a degree in family studies and human services.

The 6-foot 7-inch forward was excited to move forward in his basketball career. “It’s an exciting moment in my life, and I am ready for it,” Iwundu said. Iwundu is the first Wildcat to be drafted into the NBA since 2008, and is one of six players from the Big 12 drafted. Iwundu will be able to play various positions for the Orlando Magic. The Magic went 2953 last season and missed the playoffs. During Iwundu's senior season, he joined 1987–1988

shooting guard Mitch Richmond as one of only two Wildcats to ever tally more than 400 points, more than 200 rebounds and more than 100 assists in a single season. Iwundu made 122 free throws, resulting in a 76.7 percent season average. Iwundu was also elected to the All-Big 12 Third Team by the league coaches. He is the sixth Wildcat to repeat all-conference honors in the Big 12. He ended his career playing in 99 consecutive games and with 87 total starts. Additional draftees from

the Big 12 include Iowa State University guard Monte Morris, University of Texas forward Jarrett Allen, Oklahoma State University guard Jawun Evans and University of Kansas teammates Josh Jackson and Frank Mason. “It’s a very young, athletic team with a lot to look forward to,” Iwundu said in an interview with Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle. "I think Orlando is a great city. You have got Disney World and everything there with the theme parks. I am excited to get there.”

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Campus concealed carry comes to K-State July 1 ALEX BRASE

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July 1 marks the start of university compliance with the new Kansas gun law, which prohibits state universities from banning the legal concealed carry of handguns. The law takes effect Saturday, exactly 51 days before the fall semester begins at Kansas State. The change is the culmination of a four-year university exemption and a stalled effort by a number of state lawmakers this year to curb the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act. “We’re going to continue to be as safe as we can, knowing that there's never any guarantees, and mostly the change is: if you want to carry, now you can,” Cindy Bontrager, vice president for administration and finance, said. With the enactment of campus carry, Kansas will enter a bloc of 10 other states which mandate, either by law or by court ruling that public universities must allow the concealed carry of handguns on campus. However, unlike Utah, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Georgia and (Sept. 1) Arkansas, Kansas has removed the requirement that a citizen must have a permit and training to carry concealed firearms.

WHAT SHOULD STUDENTS EXPECT?

K-State President Richard Myers said on “K-State NOW” in March that Kansas' university presidents and chancellors “have all been pretty strong” in saying that they are against the concealed carry law and that the expiring university exemption should continue. “We’ve got a pretty good set of rules that people have to comply with, and if they don’t, then there are repercussions for not following the rules that will be outlined,” Myers said. These repercussions could include expulsion from the university. When asked in the May interview about students carrying concealed handguns, Myers offered the interviewer reassurance. “You have to assume they

already are,” he said. The exact number of people who will be eligible and will choose to carry concealed handguns remains elusive. Sixty-two percent of K-State students in a December 2015 Docking Institute survey and 72 percent of K-State faculty and staff in a similar poll said they would prefer the continuation of the campus firearm ban or an extension to the expiring exemption. During the spring 2017 semester, 11,310 non-international undergraduate and graduate students at least 21 years old were enrolled in classes at K-State’s Manhattan campus, according to records provided by K-State’s Office of Planning and Analysis. About 10 percent of the 3,446 students who lived in K-State’s residence halls during the spring 2017 semester were 21 or older, Nick Lander, interim associate director of the Department of Housing and Dining Services, said in an April phone interview. The university has been barred from requiring any students carrying concealed handguns to register with the university. However, Housing and Dining Services may be able to help students who are uncomfortable sharing a room with someone with a concealed handgun. K-State has not purchased the “adequate security measures” outlined in the law to legally continue to restrict firearms on campus. As a result, only a couple of locations will remain off-limits to concealed carry. The nuclear reactor facility in Ward Hall, according to a September weapons policy slideshow, is federally regulated and prohibits firearms. K-State’s Center for Child Development has also been granted approval by the Board of Regents to remain free of firearms, KSNT News reports. Before the Center for Child Development hands out photo ID cards and access codes, visitors, emergency contacts and parents will be required to complete background checks and forms acknowledging the continued firearm restriction. Members of K-State Police

and the university administration have said that it would be too expensive to lawfully prohibit concealed carry in every single building. K-State Police Chief Ronnie Grice estimated in March that the cost of a campus-wide restriction would be about $339,858 in upfront, one-time expenses and $225,408 annually in additional salaries and benefits. “When this whole statute came about, it came about because the state knew ... that none of the [Kansas Board of Regents] schools could afford to spend millions and millions of dollars to put this stuff in place,” Grice said at the time.

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Rep. Sydney Carlin, D-Manhattan, gave a preview of what is sure to be debated in the next legislative session in a letter to her constituents on June 5. “This is not the end of the debate for College Campuses though we could not get it past this legislature at this time,” she wrote. “We continue these efforts.” Sen. Tom Hawk, D-Manhattan, said in a phone interview that he is going to work to change the concealed carry law every year he is in the legislature. “I don’t believe guns belong on a university campus or in any kind of educational school setting,” Hawk said. “I don’t think that's a proper place for it. I think it puts a chill on the whole purpose of education, which is safety and free inquiry of different ideas.”

WHAT ARE K-STATE’S RULES FOR CONCEALED CARRY?

Handguns must be in a secure holster completely hidden from view by clothing or stored in a bag, such as a backpack, and can only be seen if used in self-defense. Handguns additionally must remain in their owner's control at all times; K-State provides a case study to reiterate that this rule applies in instances such as when students carrying a concealed handgun are asked to come to the front of the class.

Accidentally dropping, openly carrying or intentionally showing a handgun to others violates K-State’s weapons policy and state law. It is also a crime under state law for felons and individuals under the influence of or addicted to alcohol or drugs to carry a concealed handgun. It remains to be seen how the introduction of campus carry will affect events like Fake Patty’s Day, in addition to the many other alcohol-focused parties that tend to pop up around colleges across the country. Policy violations can be reported with any of the blue emergency phones across campus, by directly calling K-State Police at 785-532-6412 or by using the LiveSafe app. On arrival, officers may issue lawful orders to reported individuals to immediately leave campus with the weapon, as outlined in K-State’s weapons policy. Gun owners will not be able to store handguns in classrooms, labs, offices or other on-campus facilities. The exceptions to this provision allow individuals to keep handguns in locked cars or in storage devices — provided by students and approved by the university administration — in on-campus housing.

HOW WILL CLASSES AND UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS BE IMPACTED?

To lawfully restrict concealed carry during football and basketball games, K-State Athletics plans to purchase about 73 metal detectors for use at Bill Snyder Family Stadium and Bramlage Coliseum. An outside security group is also expected to be hired by the athletics division to boost security personnel — 200 additional guards at football games and 50 at basketball games — which will total nearly $800,000 in first-time costs before falling in subsequent years, Ken Corbitt and Matt Galloway report in “K-State, KU athletics prepare for increased security under concealed carry law” for The Topeka Capital-Journal. While a 2012 statement from

the Board of Regents stated that Kansas universities will “likely be disqualified for tournaments” such as the Big 12 Conference due to heightened security risks and additional screenings, there is plenty of ambiguity regarding K-State’s continued eligibility for home games in athletic conferences. When asked about the possibility of the Regents’ forecast in an email, Big 12 spokesman Bob Burda refrained from directly addressing the use of Kansas university venues. “We will work with the KU and K-State administrations to insure [sic] that a safe environment is provided in athletic venues for all game participants, officials and fans,” Burda said. Kenny Lannou, associate athletic director for communications, has encouraged fans to arrive early to games with added security.

WHERE CAN STUDENTS GET MORE INFORMATION?

An online module for the university's updated weapons policy launched in mid-June for students, faculty, staff and visitors. The training website outlines K-State's weapons policy, relevant information from the Board of Regents and the state law, and provides resources, further details and FAQs.

Pat Bosco, vice president of student life and dean of students, said students and parents should be receiving a handout on the policy change at summer orientation. “We’re relying on the media, which has spent a great deal of time discussing this issue, and our websites,” Bosco said. Bosco said that K-State was hoping to include information about concealed carry in the Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention Program, an annual required course for all students, but the changes will not be available until next year. “When students come back, there will be a notice [stating] ‘this policy has changed,’” Bontrager said. “It will be low key because we don’t think it’s going to impact that many individuals.” In addition to the university weapons policy, there is an FAQ created by the Board of Regents on K-State’s Office of Administration and Finance webpage and a list of concealed carry instructors created by the state attorney general on the K-State Police webpage. “We have to be careful that we don’t try to escalate this into something where people are even more concerned for safety, because I don’t think it is a safety issue,” Bontrager said.

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OPINION: “Concealed carry” does not belong on college campuses DENE DRYDEN

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I want to start by stating my stance against the law that makes carrying a concealed firearm on Kansas college campuses legal is not founded in ignorance of fear of guns. I was taught how to shoot single-shot rifles and shotguns at the 4-H camp I now work at. I know how to properly hold a handgun. And I have spent quality time with my family shooting clay pigeons. Guns should be used for legal, ethical hunting. Guns should be used for safe recreation. They

can also be utilized for personal defense in a life-or-death situation with no other option. Guns have their time and place, which should never includes school grounds, especially universities and colleges. Concealed carry on campus is an issue that centers around safety on both sides of the argument. Those who choose to carry a concealed firearm in other legal spaces may do so for their own personal safety, intending only to use it when they are in a life-threatening situation. On the flip side—for those who do not carry—the concern may be that they are less safe with a higher number of armed citizens on

campus. A counterargument here is some people who carry firearms have had the proper training and know when to use them, how to store them and carry them on their person. In short, they are responsible gun owners. However, Governor Sam Brownback approved a bill in 2015 that supports "constitutional carry," meaning that anyone 21 or older can carry a concealed handgun legally without a permit or training. This means any person 21 or older can potentially be carrying a lethal weapon they may not know how to use. I am not afraid of my peers

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As Nel said, "in addition to increasing the risk of suicide and fatal accident, armed students make other students uncomfortable and squelch debate." This is true for faculty and students who teach or study concepts that can be considered controversial, like gender studies and religion. Despite my moral opposition to having guns on school grounds, having basic knowledge of guns and gun safety makes me feel more comfortable with concealed carry becoming legal on all Kansas university campuses this Saturday. However, this is where Kansas State University has gone wrong. The university

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has not said or done anything to properly inform its current and potential students about concealed carry on campus. Emporia State University, for example, held an open forum with administrators on the topic of concealed carry on campus. Students were able to ask questions regarding how concealed carry operates and how it will look on campus, plus the details of how ESU will handle firearms in dorms and at sporting events.

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