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Shakyra Everett, Agriculture Student Council vice president and senior in agricultural communication and journalism, holds up a slice of watermelon to her dog Bella at the College of Agriculture Watermelon Feed on Tuesday.
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Union construction continues EMILY PORTER
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Daley Keister, worker at Qdoba, scoops toppings for Brien Gigger, senior in digital media, at the newly-opened restaurant in the Student Union. “I worked here during the summer so I got to see [the Union remodel] slowly come together,” Gigger said.
After the K-State Student Union renovations are completed, students will be able to eat at restaurants new to the building, including Just Salads and the Call Hall Ice Cream Shop. While construction continues and contracts are being finalized, the restaurants in the Union should all be open by March 2017, according to Audrey Taggart-Kagdis, director of marketing and community relations for the Union. The next restaurant to open will be Just Salads. The company began construction this week and is anticipating opening their third establishment in the U.S. in Manhattan in the next six to eight weeks, Nelda Gaito, senior project manager, said. The company
First Black Student Union meeting focuses on student involvement, academic success JON PARTON
THE COLLEGIAN
Several hands raised into the air at the Black Student Union meeting Tuesday night as Bryon Williams, assistant director of New Student Services and BSU adviser, asked for a count of freshmen in the room. Williams looked out among the roughly 100 students who showed up for the organization’s first meeting of the semester to share a disturbing statistic. “My goal is to keep every single one of those hands up and be in the room next year,” Williams said. Although Kansas State has the highest freshmen retention rate among universities in the state at 84 percent, it is at 64 percent among black students. While black students at K-State still hold the highest retention rate in Kansas, those who get involved with the BSU have a 90 percent retention rate, according to Williams. “Our students come back to
school who are part of this organization,” Williams said. “Now I hate to see what happens to students who don’t come if we’re keeping all our students here. So we’re doing something right here. We need to bring more people with us.” Bryan Davis, BSU president and junior in business administration, said the group hopes to continue and strengthen the academic success of its members over the school year. “We have to study, work hard and invest in our culture,” Davis said. Among the projects the BSU is working on this year are study groups, voter registration drives, My Black is Beautiful Week and advancement of the proposed $17 million Multicultural Student Center. A million dollars has already been raised for building plans and purchase of the land for the student center. Jessica Elmore, assistant director of diversity programs in the K-State Alumni Association, said the process started last year due to the
combined effort of the BSU, the K-State Foundation and former K-State President Kirk Schulz. “Some people don’t think it’s going to happen because in our industry, they don’t really raise a lot of money for multicultural buildings,” Elmore said. “We are the only school in the Big 12 that does not have a
Multicultural Student Center. It is just overdue time. We have a past commitment from our past president and just because he is gone does not mean that dream is gone.” The BSU holds meetings every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in room 227 of the K-State Student Union.
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has two other restaurants, one in Chicago and the other in New York. Currently, Panda Express, Subway and Qdoba are open as options for lunch, in addition to food trucks parked in Bosco Plaza. The rest will be opening one by one, as “construction deliveries continue,” Taggart-Kagdis said. Chick-fil-A is awaiting equipment deliveries, but plans to open by mid-November, and Call Hall’s shop will possibly be open by Christmas, according to Gaito. “Most everything should be done before the end of the fall term,” Gaito said. “By mid-October, we hope to have the first floor done.” After the restaurants and other originally-planned construction is completed, the final phase will be renovating the Little
Theater. “In the spring, we’ll be renovating the Little Theater, and that will take most of the spring semester,” Gaito said. “We’ll also be renovating the Bluemont room, and that will be the last of it. Those were kind of last-minute additions.” Union renovations began after students voted in Spring 2013 to pay an additional $20 per semester for 30 years for upgrades to the building, both structurally and aesthetically. The fee went into effect during the fall 2014 semester. The groundbreaking for the $31 million renovation project was held on Sept. 2, 2015. The building has remained open throughout the construction process, although different areas have been blocked off or closed for student safety.
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Ag clubs entice new members with watermelon JOSH YANKOVIZ THE COLLEGIAN
Watermelons were the incentive; promotion was the intent. The College of Agriculture held its annual watermelon feed outside Weber Hall Tuesday where around 40 clubs and organizations showcased their groups. “A lot of planning by the Ag Council went into today’s event,” Jeff Austin, senior in park management and conservation and wildlife enterprise management, said. “It’s
mainly about the new students, making them aware of all the clubs that they could be involved in.” All of the clubs within the College of Agriculture have their merits, he said. “As the council, we’re here to guide the clubs and get them the recognition they need,” Austin said. Clubs ranged from the Bakery Science Club, which makes cookies on a regular basis, to the George Wright Society, which is dedicated to the preservation of natural parks and reserves.
Susi Algrim, graduate student in park management conservation, said the George Wright Society does various work, including cleaning up and promoting the conservation of parks. Members of Kansas State Block and Bridle showcased their club with a display of pictures of past and present members that have been successful with the help of Block and Bridle. “Our club is focused on teaching leadership skills and helping students find jobs post-graduation,” Jaclyn
Ketchum, junior in animal sciences and industry and a member of Block and Bridle, said. The club does this through scholarships and conventions, raising money to pay for things like the watermelon feed, Ketchum said. The watermelon juice wasn’t the only thing dripping today as rain clouds moved in, making some students leave early. Overall, the event saw a large turnout of students and many new names added to the ranks of the numerous clubs.
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Katie Clarkson, freshman in animal science, participates in the Colleges of Agriculture’s annual watermelon feed on Tuesday.
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Jacob Winkel, senior in wildlife and outdoor enterprise management, and Bret Gum, junior in agriculture economics, slice the watermelon at the Annual Watermelon Feed hosted by the College of Agriculture to serve to students as they browse the different agriculture organizations. The watermelon feed was hosted to help new students join organizations and clubs in the agricultural department.
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Brianna Yates (right), junior in animal sciences and industry, and Stephanie Geven, junior in animal sciences and industry, serve ice cream to students and guests during the College of Agriculture Watermelon Feed on the Weber Hall lawn on Tuesday.
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A worker slices a watermelon at the College of Agriculture Watermelon Feed on Tuesday.
Congratulations to the K-State Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for earning the three national awards!
Chapter Achievement Award Outstanding Eminent Archon Award to President Daniel Vasquez Outstanding Eminent Treasurer Award to Treasurer Ryan Sticklan
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Berney Family Welcome Center assists students with career readiness EMILY MOORE
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Starting this past summer, a prospective Kansas State student’s journey now begins in the Berney Family Welcome Center. The center, which is located in the former East Memorial Stadium next to the K-State Alumni Center, will offer several different services for incoming, current and graduating students. “This building project is unique in that it’s not new construction, it’s taking an old structure and really preserving it for the campus,” Emily Lehning, associate vice president for student life and director of New Student Services, said. The newly-renovated structure has become home to other departments like the Career Center. The Career Center is a combined service with Career and Employment Services and the Academic Career and Information Center, which were separate entities previously. “We feel like this is much more convenient for students, for both of our departments to be located in the same space,” Kerri Keller, director of the Career Center, said. “Especially since it was so confusing between the names of our [previous] buildings and for students to understand what different kinds of help we provided in the career services area.”
THE CAREER CLOSET
The Career Center can provide students with access to several different resources and services, including access to the Career Closet. The Career Closet provides K-State students with professional clothing for free. This allows students to
prepare more appropriately for interviews and other professional settings, like career fairs. “There are clothes in there from people such as Dr. Bosco, former [K-State] President Schulz, April Mason, many of the great teachers from across campus,” Jared Meitler, senior assistant director of career exploration for the Career Center, said. “So what a cool opportunity to be able to wear the same purple tie that Dr. Bosco did when he recruited you to come to K-State.” Before, the Career Closet did not have a permanent home, as there was no designated space for all of the clothes. Meitler said that because of this, it used to only function whenever it was possible to wheel the clothes out on racks. The new space of the Welcome Center has allowed these donated clothes to have a specific place inside the Career Center with set hours. “Now, where it’s got a permanent home and a consistent schedule that students can rely on, it gives them a resource that they know they can trust and go to as they’re preparing for those interviews or whatever else they might need that professional dress for,” Meitler said. Keller said she hopes that students will come and utilize the opportunity for free professional clothes. She also said that her hope is that students learn of the Career Closet and utilize it as soon as possible so that they will then also discover the many other services provided by the Career Center, such as free resume help and professional portraits for sites like LinkedIn.
LOOKING AHEAD
“Even as new, prospective students are coming into
this facility, they’re going to be exposed to the Career Center as they make decisions about where they’re going to go to school and they’ll already know what kinds of resources we have through the Career Center,” Keller said. Because of all of these unique services, Lehning said the location of the Career Center can give visitors an inside look at the opportunities K-State could offer them in the area of career development, too. “It’s a tremendous benefit,” Lehning said. “A lot of our students and families like that idea of looking ahead and seeing possibilities and thinking about ‘how will that K-State experience get me to those career goals?’” This combination of services in one building provides a “bookeneded” effect Lehning said. She explained that the Welcome Center provides incoming students with resources to begin at K-State, while also providing resources for graduating students to transition more easily into the workforce. “We think this is a unique combination, but one that’s very meaningful and we think will really resonate with our visiting students and families,” Lehning said.
TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES
In addition, the space was also designed with 25 interview rooms that can be used by all of the services in the building. These interview rooms can provide a space for employers to interview students on campus, or also be utilized for admissions representatives to speak with prospective students and their families.
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Andrew Walber, senior in civil engineering, browses through the selection of suits at the Career Closet in the Berney Family Welcome Center. The Career Closet offers free, gently-used business clothing to students Monday through Thursday, 12-4 p.m. Along with the interview rooms, the Welcome Center also has a theater, which Meitler said could be very effective for a variety of occasions. “The theater provides us a really conducive space for student learning to happen when you consider employers want to deliver information about their company, whether it’s a workshop, preparing students for career fairs, we have a space now within our own building where we can deliver that information to students,” Meitler said. He also said that the theater has the technological ability to record presentations, which can be beneficial for students who are taking classes from off campus or from a remote location.
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While the outside of the building represents part of K-State history, the inside uses several types of newer technologies to further student service. This also includes interactive touch-screen technology that will allow prospective students to explore more information about K-State, although it is not up and running yet. “I expect that the new features that are yet to be fully implemented, like the interactive screens in the Great Room area, those will continue to provide a wow factor that we’ve really been meaning to achieve with the project,” Lehning said. Another technological opportunity provided in the center is the option for video inter-
views to take place. The Career Center provides this video chat equipment, which is available for students to use for upcoming online interviews. Overall, Meitler said the transition to the Berney Family Welcome Center has been helpful and effective at improving the services provided to all K-State students. “I think, holistically, we’re able to offer a more seamless delivery of career services at K-State, bringing together a resource that was primarily used by first year students.... [is] now going to be in the same building where they can continue to get all of the developmental steps of career readiness while they’re here,” Meitler said.
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K-State takes on Stanford: 3 things to watch for this Friday BRETT ENGLE
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In one of Kansas State’s biggest nonconference games in history, many questions loom about the team. Here are three things to watch for as the Wildcats take on the Stanford Cardinal.
1. JESSE ERTZ
In Monday’s Big 12 teleconference, K-State head coach Bill Snyder named junior quarterback Jesse Ertz the starter for the Wildcats’ opening game at Stanford, beating out senior Joe Hubener and redshirt freshman Alex Delton. While it is the second year in a row Ertz has been named the opening day starter, he has little game experience. Ertz was only able to play two snaps a year ago
before a knee injury forced him out for the rest of the season. K-State fans have only seen flashes of Ertz’s ability in recent spring games, so it will be interesting to see how Ertz will handle starting against another team for virtually the first time. Also, note that the first pass Ertz throws will be his first collegiate passing attempt. If there’s one position on the field where it is beneficial to have a great deal
of experience, it’s probably at the quarterback position.
2. OFFENSIVE LINE INEXPERIENCE
If there’s a second area that needs more experience, it’s on the offensive line. The only returning starter from last year’s squad is sophomore Dalton Risner, who started at center in all 13 games last season for the Cats. Although Risner by far has
more experience than any other lineman on the team, he too will be getting used to something different; right tackle. Although it’s a possibility Risner gets some snaps at center, he will start at right tackle while junior Reid Najvar will take over the snapping duties. The starting offensive line will look like this: redshirt freshman Scott Frantz at left tackle, redshirt freshman Tyler Mitchell
at left guard, Navjar at center, senior Terrale Johnson at right guard and Risner at right tackle. We all know that the success of the running game, and passing game, starts with the play of the offensive line. Despite being young across the line, Snyder seemed positive.
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Soccer team ‘slowly finding the pieces, units’ in Friday’s victory SHELTON BURCH THE COLLEGIAN
The word “Friday” can mean a lot of things to a college student. From late night parties to trips home and a sometimes savage disregard for homework until Sundays, the concept of Friday can represent a lot. The Kansas State soccer team gave students one more possible meaning to the word: victory. On Friday night, the Wildcats’ soccer team went into Rochester, Michigan, and took on the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. On the road, against a team that made it to NCAA Tournament last season, K-State won 6-0. Think about that for a second. In soccer, a six-goal win is the type of thing countries hold grudges over, like Brazil did after losing 7-1 to Germa-
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Sophomore forward Tatum Wagner tries to hold position of the ball while sophomore midfielder Morgan Mauck swoops in during the Wildcats’ scrimmage on Aug. 6 at the K-State Soccer Complex. ny in the World Cup semifinal in 2014. That loss was so bad The New York Times referred to it as “humiliating” and “embarrassing” in their article about this year’s Olympic gold
medal match win by Brazil against the same team. A six-goal win is a bit like a basketball team winning by 60 points, or like an Oklahoma team coming into Manhattan,
Kansas, and winning 55-0, possibly out of sheer anger at having lost the previous week to bitter rival Texas in front of a stadium dominated by OU fans. It’s the type of win that looks good when you consider that Notre Dame beat Oakland 5-0 in the first round of last year’s tournament, courtesy of outshooting Oakland 34-4. K-State’s score Friday indicated that kind of victory. Yet it would seem strange to believe it was at all based on any kind of anger. After all, Friday’s game came after a 0-0 draw against Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville the prior Sunday. Though that game was physical, it was not an actual loss, and certainly not one to a rival of any kind. Friday’s win was not about any kind of revenge. Rather, it was about a team already starting to find its identity, at
the time only three games into its inaugural season and less than halfway through a season-opening road trip. “We are slowly finding the pieces and units,” head coach Mike Dibbini said to K-State Sports after the win. “We still have work to do, but we will celebrate the win today. The more we play together, the more confidence we’ll get and the more chances we will create.” Those pieces will continue to come together the longer the season goes on. In that game, K-State and Oakland each had six shots in the first half, but, by halftime, it was 3-0. “I think we all came out and just wanted to get the first win and coach said that our best defense is our offense,” sophomore forward Tatum Wagner said to K-State Sports. Two days later, K-State’s defense was their best defense. They held Central Michigan
University to one goal in the first half, and stopped Central Michigan star Alexis Pelafas from scoring for more than 85 minutes. Pelafas is currently tied for the second most goals in NCAA women’s soccer, with six goals in only four games. That’s defense the Wildcats can be proud of, and fans can get excited about. Friday’s win likely came as a relief for a program just trying to grow a little each day. “From the first half last Friday to now the sixth half, it has been a mentality change and believing and understanding that we will have the individual players that have the talent but can we do it now together as a team defensively and understanding that we have a game plan and can you execute the game plan,” Dibbini said to after the win. “Today they executed the game plan.” Look for that execution and belief to continue to grow.