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Debbie Sunerour, research technician for biology at K-State, moves her head away from the flames as Greg Zolnerowich, professor of entomology, finishes the burn line of a watershed at the Konza Prairie on Tuesday.

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Locked Manhattan: Challenging minds with local fun one, based on the percentage of groups that have gotten out. Leah Knobel, junior in public relations, said she went to Locked Manhattan this summer and used it as an ice breaker when her internship started. “I went with a group of fellow interns and we did it as an ice breaker,” Knobel said. “It was a great way to get to know people and their personalities very quickly; it was a challenging but rewarding experience. Knobel said she would like to go back and escape from the other rooms soon. According to Droge, their goal is to have four rooms and

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Zach Droge, co-owner of Locked Manhattan, poses in front of their logo.

MAYARA GARAY KOSTIANOVSKY the collegian

Almost a year ago, just three years after the first escape room opened in the U.S., Locked Manhattan became the first of its kind to open its doors to the community. “People like to be locked in a room, we found out,” Zach Droge, graduate student in art education and co-owner of Locked, said of the downtown attraction. Droge said he first started enjoying escape rooms in San Francisco with his girlfriend

Rebecca Ober, fourth-year in veterinary medicine. After getting a lot of experience in the game, they decided to open Locked Manhattan on Poyntz Avenue. Escape rooms were first established in Japan as a gaming method nearly a decade ago, according to Evelyn Cheng’s CNBC article, “Real-life ‘escape rooms’ are new US gaming trend.” “In about 2007, Japanese people decided it would be a good idea to turn into a real-life experience and that is when the first escape room was established in Japan,” Droge said. After several years, the idea

spread throughout the world, and it reached the U.S. in 2012, when the first escape room opened in San Francisco. The idea behind this game is for people to join forces so they can solve puzzles and find clues to get out of the room. “We basically lock you in a room that has a story attached and you find clues, solve puzzles,” Droge said. “It is kind of a race against the clock.” Presently, there are three rooms. “The Witching Hour” was designed for smaller groups, “Honor Among Thieves” is based on more traditional escape games and “The Dinner Party” is currently the easiest

then to change the stories, puzzles and hints in those rooms every once in a while to keep it interesting. “We are working on a newer room now,” Droge said. “We’ll probably just have four rooms and then change the stories every once in a while.” The rooms are created by the owners and they do several trials before launching them to make sure they are as challenging as they are safe. “It was extremely fun,” LaTasha Pittmon, K-State alum, said. “Although it was a challenge at first, we managed to all work together and eventually started completing the task faster.”

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100 Manhattan Town Center #305 Date: July 25, 2016 Reason: Routine 3-302.11(A)(1)(b) In the walk-in cooler, there were cartons of raw hard shell eggs being stored directly over a bucket of kung pao sauce. Corrected on site: Removed the bucket of sauce (Note: There was lid on the bucket). 3-501.16(A)(1) On the metal food prep table, there was a metal container with chicken breasts at 77.4, 77.5 and 77.8 degrees. The cook said he made them an hour ago and they were tempted around 2:05 p.m. (less than 4 hours). Corrected on site: Reheated them on the wok stove to continue making entrees. 3-501.18(A)(1) In the walkin cooler, there was a plastic food-grade tub of sweet and sour chicken date marked July 14. The person in charge said this was not the correct date. She said the cook made it on July 21. Corrected on site: Put the correct make date on the container. 4-202.11(A)(2) In the walkin cooler, there was a plastic foodgrade tub with a melted edge (can hold bacteria) and it was being used to store shredded cab-

wednesday, july 27, 2016 47.3, 45.2, 46.4, 46.2, 45.6 and 48.2 degrees. The rice was not able to cool down to 41 degrees within six hours. The ambient air temperature of the unit was reading 40.6 degrees. Corrected on site: Discarded.

bage. Corrected on site: Placed the cabbage in a clean container.

were cleaned today. Corrected on site: Separated the tubs.

4-601.11(A) On the rack above the three-compartment sink, there was a large metal strainer with dried food debris on the outside and stored clean. There was one plastic food-grade container with dried food debris on the outside and stored clean. Corrected on site: Moved the container and strainer back to the ware-wash area.

4-602.13 The rice cooker (with fried rice) in the back had sticky residue on the handle.

4-602.11(E)(4) Inside of the ice machine, there was mold on the left side. 3-302.12 On the metal cart to the left of the wok stove, there was a plastic container with a white powder substance and it was not labeled. The cook said it was baking soda. Corrected on site: Labeled the container. 3-305.12 Below the two-compartment sink, there were boxes of tea, pepper and salt being stored below the sewer line pipes. Corrected on site: Removed the food items (Note: No leakage detected from the pipes). 4-903.11(B) On the rack above the three-compartment sink, there were four plastic foodgrade tubs stacked wet/clean and not able to properly air dry. The person in charge said they

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3-101.11 In a box by the back door, there were 12 potatoes that were rotting. Corrected on site: Discarded. 3-302.11(A)(1)(b) In the make table (right side), there was a plastic container of raw beef being stored directly above a plastic container of pre-cooked chicken. Corrected on site: Rearranged the items (Note: The person in charge said they continued to cook the chicken by using the fryer; no leakage detected). 3-501.14(A)(2) In the make table (left side), there was a plastic container of fried tofu at 47.2 degrees. The person in charge said it was made July 21. It was not able to cool down to 41 degrees within six hours. The ambient air temperature of the unit was reading 36.0 degrees. Corrected on site: Discarded. In the walk-in cooler, there were packages of sticky rice at 45.6, 47.7, 44.4, 44.8,

3-501.16(A)(2) In the make table (right side), there was a metal container of cut lettuce leaves at 51 degrees. The container was being stored directly on top of another container (not down in the unit). An employee said they have been in the unit since July 21 (more than four hours). The ambient air temperature of the unit was reading 39.8 degrees. Corrected on site: Discarded. In the walk-in cooler, there was a large plastic food-grade container of shredded cabbage mix at 49.8 degrees. The person in charge said they made it July 21 (more than four hours). The ambient air temperature of the unit was reading 40.7 degrees. Corrected on site: Discarded. 3-501.18(A)(2) In the walk-in cooler, there was a container of sticky rice packages without a date. The person in charge said they were made on July 20. Corrected on site: Date marked the container. 3-501.18(A)(3) In the walkin cooler, there was a container of sticky rice packages date marked July 21 to July 28 (date marked past seven days). Corrected on site: Discarded due to the rice not being able to cool down to 41 degrees within six hours. 4-702.11 The mechanical dish machine was in use. It utilizes chlorine for sanitization and it measured at 0 ppm. Corrected on site: An employee set up the three-compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize the dishes. The sanitizer (bleach) measured at 50 ppm (Note: The person in charge called for the unit to be serviced July 22 — the machine is now reading 50 ppm). 6-501.111(A) By the carbon dioxide tanks, there were several live ants and about 10 live small flies (Note: The facility does have a licensed pest control provider and they are scheduled to come on July 25). 4-302.14 There were no chlorine test strips avail-

able during the inspection. Corrected on site: Got some from the service technician. 4-601.11(A) On the rack above the three-compartment sink, there were two metal foodgrade containers with dried food debris on the edges and stored clean. On top of the ice machine, there was a large metal strainer with food debris on the inside and stored clean. At the make table (right side), there were two knives with dried food debris on the blades and stored clean. At the make table (left side), there were eight round metal bowls with dried food debris on them and stored clean. Corrected on site: Moved all of the items to the ware-wash area. 5-202.12(A) The men’s restroom hand sink is reading 78.1 degrees. The women’s restroom hand sink is reading 76.5 degrees (Note: The person in charge called and they will be serviced on July 25 around 1:30 p.m.). 6-301.11 There was no soap available at the hand sink in the kitchen. Corrected on site: An employee replaced the soap in the dispenser. 3-302.12 Above the make table (right side), there was a container with a white granular substance and it was not labeled. An employee said it was salt. 4-501.11(B) The door hinges at the make table (right side) are loose. The doors do not close properly. 4-601.11(C) There is grease buildup in the hood filters above the fryers and wok stove. 6-501.12(A) There is grease buildup below the wok stove.

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3-501.14(A)(2) On the top of the AdvantEdge reachin cooler, there were two large plastic food-grade containers of cooked white rice at 53.6 and 50.5 degrees. The person in charge said they were made July 20 and they removed them from the walk-in cooler and placed them on top of the reach-in

cooler around 10:30 a.m. They were tempted around 11:30 am. The rice was not able to cool down to 41 degrees within six hours. The ambient air temperature of the walk-in cooler was reading 37.4 degrees. Corrected on site: Discarded (KDA 61 suggested using metal food-grade containers to help cool the rice quickly). 3-501.16(A)(1) On the edge of the wok stove, there were metal food-grade containers of beef at 90.1 degrees and chicken at 105.2 degrees. The person in charge said they have been sitting there since 10:30 a.m. and they were tempted around 11 a.m. (less than four hours). Corrected on site: Reheated on the wok stove to 165 degrees and then placed them in the hot box. 3-501.16(B) On a metal cart by the wok stove, there was a metal food-grade container of raw liquid eggs at 47.9 degrees. The person in charge said it was set out around 10:30 a.m. and it was tempted around 11 a.m. (less than four hours). Corrected on site: Placed it on an ice bath so they could use it at the wok stove to make orders. 3-501.18(A)(2) In the walkin cooler, there was a metal foodgrade container of cut cabbage without a date. There was also a metal food-grade container of cut corn on the cob without a date. The person in charge said the cabbage was cut on July 19 and the corn was placed in the walk-in cooler on July 17. Corrected on site: Date marked both. 4-601.11(A) On the magnetic strip, there were three butcher knives with dried food debris on the blades and stored clean. On the utensil rack, there were three large metal sheet pans with dried food debris residue left on them and stacked clean. The can opener connected to the metal table had dried food debris/oil on the blade and stored clean. Corrected on site: Moved all of the items to the ware-wash area. To read more, visit www. kstatecollegian. com.

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Advanced funding held Standard & Poor drops Kansas’ credit rating up for nursing homes JON PARTON JON PARTON the collegian

Nursing homes have not received advanced Medicaid payments promised by the state, according to a report by KCUR. The state, which is going through a backlog of Medicaid applications, said in March that nursing homes could apply for half-payments to help their operations continue. At this point, the state has yet to make any payments. “To clarify, we have made no advance payments under the program,” Angela de Rocha, a

spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, said last week in an email. “Rather, what the State has done is to determine the eligibility of the individuals involved and to approve regular payments to the nursing facilities when advance payment requests are made. This reduces the administrative burden on both the state and the nursing facilities.” As of June 19, 11,585 Medicaid applications were still processing, of which 7,724 were pending more than 45 days. Since last week, the number of applications pending more than 45 days has decreased to 6,117.

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The Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings dropped Kansas from an “AA” to an “AA-” credit rating Tuesday afternoon, according to the Associated Press. Though Kansas has dealt with budget problems for years, its credit rating had not dropped until after the legislature cut personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013. The S&P report criti-

cized the state government for diverting money away from highway repairs and underfunding the state pension program. Shawn Sullivan, Kansas budget director, said that the criticism in the report was not fair. “We’re being punished for years and and years and years of underfunding,” Sullivan said to the AP. Credit downgrades can lead to higher borrowing costs for the state but, according to the AP, Sullivan said Kansas does not plan to have any major bond issues soon.

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Burning the Konza Photos by Evert Nelson

Greg Zolnerowich, professor in entomology, emerges with a waterhose from the smoke on a burn of a watershed on the Konza Prairie Tuesday.The Konza Prairie Biological Station performed the burn as research into different burning times and the effect it has on the ecosystem of the Konza Prairie.

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Luke Eckert, senior in entrepreneurship, stands with Rory O’Conner, graduate student in biology, and Patrick O’Neal, burn coordinator for the Konza Prairie Biological Station, on a watershed at the southend of the Konza Prairie reserve Tuesday.

Fires rage toward the section of a watershed that the Konza Prairie Biological Station set on fire for research into how burning times and grazing patterns affects the ecosystem on the grassland.

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Political fan bases versus college football fan bases ANDREW HAMMOND the collegian

Monday night, I was sitting in my living room wanting, needing something to write about. In this lengthy period of writer’s block, I was given the gift of an article by asking a simple question: “What college football fan base reminds you of Bernie Bros?” If you don’t know what “Bernie Bros” are, it’s the fan base that has been active in backing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders throughout the 2016 presidential campaign. I received answers that ranged from teams all over the country, which sparked laughter and the idea for this article. It made me think, what

other college football fan bases remind me of supporters of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and yes, Sanders? Each of them have a unique way of standing out and letting their voices be heard and carry themselves differently. It’s one of the best things to come out of this in an era of frustrating discord in the political arena. Since I think the term “Bernie Bros” is hilarious, I’m going to start with them. Bernie Bros are in some ways new to the world of politics, and they think since they’re the most active and vocal that they should be heard by the political establishment. It’s just like that in the world of college football, as we’ve seen the rise of schools like Boise State, Baylor and Houston.

Those schools are active just like the “Bernie Bros” when it comes wanting respect and legitimacy, though they border on the annoying side if they feel like they’re being slighted by the establishment. Schools like Boise State, Baylor and Houston getting frustrated after being passed over makes some sense, especially in light of the Democratic National Committee’s email gaffe brought to us by Wikileaks. Boise State, Baylor and the Bernie Bros. Brothers in arms. Clinton and Trump supporters are pretty easy. Both are the establishment and the “elites” that they try to distances themselves from. Still, there’s a difference and I’ll explain that. With the Clinton supporters, like some college football

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A voter drops his ballot into the ballot box at the Riley County Republican Party Presidential Caucus on March 5, 2016, at Manhattan High School.

fan bases, they have been to the mountaintop for a while, yet they expect to be treated like they’re the only ones that matter. For that, you’ve got to go with Notre Dame, BYU, Texas, Ohio State and Michigan. All five have strong, diehard fan bases, yet they are among some of the most annoying fan bases because they demand you respect them based on their name, kinda like that lady in the $10,000 pantsuits. So don’t be shocked if you hear Clinton whistle the Notre Dame fight song on the campaign trail. And lastly, the Trump

supporters. The Trump fan base, like some college fan bases, are all about dominance. They are the current kings of the castle in their eyes and all they care about is winning and showing off how much they win. This one was pretty easy, Trump supporters remind me of Alabama and Oregon fans. They have to remind you of how much they win, who they’ve beaten and how they’ve gotten all these resources. While Oregon’s fan base hasn’t won a national title, their fans will remind you of how “next level” they are, like most of Trump’s support-

ers. Alabama, on the other hand, has won a lot. To paraphrase “The Donald” himself, Alabama fans have so won so much, they’re gonna get tired of winning! It’s all fun and games until Trump drops a “Roll Tide” on election night. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian. Andrew Hammond is a junior in open option. Please send all comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com

wednesday, july 27,2016 GEMINI May 21 - June 20

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LEO July 23 - Aug. 22

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CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

An adventure with friends is soon to come, and it will most definitely involve some questionable decisions, but you’ll get some great stories out of it. Probably.

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Your life this week is about turn into an episode straight out of this season of “The Bachelorette” — kind of awful, yet so dramatic that no one will be able to look away.

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You’ve been hiding out again instead of adulting. That’s going to hurt here in a couple of weeks when every responsibility you’ve ever ignored arises again to haunt you.

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The stars say you should get some Chinese takeout this week. And you should take your fortune cookie fortune seriously. You just can’t make that stuff up.

You can’t stop sleeping. And you don’t have to. If the world is going to ignore you, why not ignore the world?

You’ve turned over a new leaf early this year — and you kinda screwed yourself over by doing so. How are you going to top this change in the fall?

It’s the start of something new for you this week. Don’t expect everything to work out perfectly for you like it did for Troy and Gabriella, though, because it definitely won’t.

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Time to kick your comfort zone to the curb. Yeah, Starbucks has a good caramel macchiato, but someplace else might have a great caramel macchiato. Shake it up or risk being stirred by the stars. Thinking about buying those expensive concert tickets or finally taking that dream vacation? Do it all now while you can afford it. There is not money in your far-off future, friend.

Netflix and chill is not a summer date option anymore. You’ve been lacking in creativity, which is why you’ve also been lacking in love lately ... in case you’re wondering.

If you have a sibling, the stars say they’re probably right about something they told you. Take their advice. If you don’t have a sibling, don’t actually take anyone’s advice right now. Not even mine.

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Safety, health concerns surround 2016 Rio Olympics MAYARA GARAY KOSTIANOVSKY the collegian

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio are only a week away and the closer it gets to the opening ceremonies, the more doubts there are about the safety of the athletes and how prepared Rio is to host the games. Yet despite constant construction, serious environmental issues, as well as the major economic and political crisis Brazil has been going through this year, the country is still set to host the 2016 Summer Games. On June 17, fewer than 50 days before the opening ceremonies, Rio’s government declared that it was in a “state of public calamity,” according to Vanessa Barbara’s New York Times article, “Brazil’s Olympic catastrophe.” The article pushed further, suggesting that Rio’s financial crisis could potentially lead to a collapse in public security, health, education, transportation and control of the environment. I have visited Rio de Janeiro several times and it is not surprising to me that it is in the state that it is. Colin Ward-Henninger’s CBS Sports

article, “Here’s a list of all the issues surrounding the 2016 Rio Olympics,” details the following as current problems in Rio: • Zika • Safety • Golfers dropping out • Russian doping scandal • Uninhabitable Olympic Village • Water pollution • Infrastructure delays • Doping lab suspension In my opinion, this list is far too long as Rio is nearing the home stretch of preparation, and the biggest problem of all is the lack of safety. “Two members of the Australian Paralympic team were robbed,” Ward-Henninger said in his article. “A New Zealand athlete was reportedly kidnapped and robbed by police. Human body parts washed up on shore near one of the beach volleyball sites.” This is the place countries are supposed to send their greatest athletes? If public safety isn’t a good enough reason for the country to admit they do not have proper conditions to host the games, you would think the likelihood of athletes and spectators getting the Zika virus would be. An open statement written by 150 prominent doctors, bioethicists and scientists from different countries asked for

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Graphic By Carly Adams the Olympics to take place somewhere else or be postponed because of this virus, according to Barbara’s New York Times article. Concerns about the virus ultimately led the world’s No. 1 ranked golfer Jason Day to withdraw from the competition, according to Robby Kalland’s CBS Sports article, “World No. 1 Jason Day pulls out of Rio Olympics, cites Zika virus concerns.” Although the Zika virus is not something the state of Rio de Janeiro can control, there are other problems that could have been prevented, the biggest one being contaminated waterways.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian. Mayara Garay Kostianovsky is a senior in mass communications. Please send all comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com

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“Now, the AP’s most recent tests since August show not only no improvement in water quality — but that the water is even more widely contaminated than previously known,” according to Brad Brooks’ The Huffington Post article, “AP: Sewage-infested waters in Rio place Olympic athletes at risk.” Despite Rio winning the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games by making an extensive bid document promising to clean up the city’s waterways by improving sewage sanitation, the water is still in terrible condition and will be potentially harmful to the athletes come August,

Brooks’ article said. Seemingly, that should be enough reason to change the location or the timing of the Olympics, but there is still more to take into account. “Upon moving into the Olympic Village, several countries complained that the dorms were in unsatisfactory condition,” Ward-Henninger said. “Australia went as far as to send over 700 athletes to stay in hotels while repairs were made.” To top off the already disastrous cake, the metro lines that were being constructed specifically to accommodate for the influx of traffic during the games are not going to be completed for the opening ceremony, according to Ward-Henninger. Consequently, you would think these games are a complete mess before even starting, but I guess we all have to hope this great city does not collapse in the next month and that the Olympics will end up being a success.

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Public figures: Setting a poor example for the future MAYARA GARAY KOSTIANOVSKY the collegian

This year’s presidential campaign has been vastly different from ones in the past. Candidates have treated this campaign more like a reality TV show than a decision that will deeply affect our country. I thought the country had seen it all, but then the possible future first lady Melania Trump gave a speech that plagiarized first lady Michelle Obama’s address to the Democratic National Convention in 2008. Plagiarism is “the act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit

to that person,” according to Merriam-Webster. Even if done by accident, plagiarism is not okay, especially when done by a person in the national spotlight. According to the New York Times article, “How Melania Trump’s speech veered off course and caused and uproar,” two of the Trumps’ speechwriters, Matthew Scully and John McConnell, said that they supposedly sent Melania a copy of a speech they had written and that she never got back to them with any changes, but made revisions herself unbeknownst to them. Meredith Mclver, another speechwriter for the Trumps, explained the incident differently to Ryan Liz-

za for The New Yorker article, “Three problems with the Melania Trump plagiarism admission.” According to her, Melania looks up to Obama, so much so that she gave Mclver phrases from the first lady’s speech to use as a reference. Mclver said she wrote the phrases down and forgot to check again on the final draft. In my opinion, none of it makes sense, and if those stories are true then none of those people should be speechwriters. Regardless of which story you choose to believe, I believe the biggest problem is that Donald Trump isn’t even considering firing any of these people or taking any other type of disciplinary ac-

tion toward them, according to Gregory Krieg, Eric Bradner and Eugene Scott’s CNN article, “No one to be fired after Melania Trump speech plagiarism episode.” So someone in the national spotlight broke a universally-known rule, and no one is going to be punished? I mean, even former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said if the staff is responsible for the incident they should be fired, according to the CNN article. What does this mean for us? What kind of example are these people, who are potentially going to represent the U.S., setting for students? Throughout all our years of education, it is drilled into our heads that plagiarism is

not okay and if caught in the act, you will be punished. How are we, as students, supposed to believe that plagiarism is a bad thing when people who are supposed to be the ones setting the example for us are doing it and they are neither sorry for the trouble it has caused nor are they being held accountable for their actions? For a speech that revolved around honoring our values and setting good examples for generations to come, I am curious to see how sweeping this incident under the rug could be setting a good example. I am not a U.S. citizen, so the next president will not be my decision. However, I speak to you, the people who

have the power of voting in this country: take a minute to think about your decision. Take a minute to think about who you want as an example for you, your children and grandchildren. While I may not be able to vote, I am on the side of values like honesty and ethics that will be passed on to generations. How about you? The views pressed in this of the author essarily reflect cy or position

and opinions excolumn are those and do not necthe official poliof The Collegian.

Mayara Garay Kostianovsky is a senior in mass communications. Please send all comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com

Big 12 expansion: What teams should be added to the conference? ANDREW HAMMOND the collegian

Last week, the Big 12 Conference and its board of directors decided to go forward with their quest to expand. From there, it seemed like it was a beauty contest between the few hopefuls that could get that invite to the proverbial “Big 12 Prom.” The Big 12 brass is looking for the perfect dates and they have a specific criteria for what they want: their athletic department, fan base size, media markets, academic strength and reputation. In my opinion, the four teams that should get an invite to Big 12 are BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and Tulane. All four make sense in terms of TV market size, strength of their athletic departments and reputation. Houston, BYU, Tulane and Cincinnati rank among the top 60 media markets according to the latest Neilsen TV market rankings. Houston leads that group, ranking 10th

with a 2.095 share of the national market. With their recent success under head coach Tom Herman, the Houston Cougars will certainly get more national coverage including a season opening matchup against Oklahoma at NRG Stadium to start the 2016 college football season. When it comes to fan bases, there’s no other fan base that has the national footprint quite like BYU. The Cougars are based in Salt Lake City, but have a national (even worldwide) reach due to their connection with the Mormon church. Cougars fans are some of the most loyal. Every year they hold contests in all 50 states, similar to a scavenger hunt, via social media. Fans participating have to locate BYU prize packs and it’s become a summer tradition for BYU fans. One thing that BYU struggles with is playing games on Sundays due to Mormon doctrine, but that shouldn’t be an issue as the Big 12 could move up games and work around that schedule to help out the Cougars and their fans. When West Virginia

Graphic by Carly Adams joined the Big 12, they were considered the school on an island due to the fact they were the only east coast school in a Midwest-based conference. The addition of Cincinnati gives you a bridge to West Virginia, which is only 308 miles away and carries with them the strong, loyal fan base of northern Kentucky and southern Ohio. No longer can West Vir-

ginia be looked at as an outpost with Cincinnati as their link with the conference. Tulane also puts the conference in Louisiana and only 350 miles away from Houston. Another advantage to the addition of Tulane is that it gives the conference a destination for various tournaments and possibly a championship game for football.

Think about it. K-State vs. Oklahoma. Big 12 Championship Game. Mercedes-Benz SuperDome. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Aside from being just a fun destination and party city, Tulane ranks 41st in the latest US News College rankings and reviews. They also rank high when it comes to schools attended by veterans, colleges

of social work, public health and hospital management. Not only that, but they are one of the top 50 law schools in the U.S. Tulane also has new athletic facilities which helps in the ever-going arms race in college sports, so while they may not have the tradition of UConn or Air Force, they provide the regional footprint, academic and athletic standing that the Big 12 could surely use. The Big 12 has missed out on the schools like Louisville, Florida State and Clemson but they can get a chance to grab Tulane, BYU, Houston and Cincinnati and make up for the many missteps they’ve suffered over the past few years. The Big 12 has the potential to be great again, but only if they can realize it.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian. Andrew Hammond is a junior in open option. Please send all comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com

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