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Fall harvest rooted in passing on family tradition KAITLYN ALANIS THE COLLEGIAN
For some Kansas State students, family gatherings tend to be centered around food and feed in the fields, not on the table. Will Moreland, sophomore in agricultural technology management, said his dad started their family farm with just 400 acres in 1988, and now they harvest more than 1,000 acres of corn, wheat and soybeans. “Working with family is something I would not trade for anything,” Moreland said. “It’s something I love going home for as much as I can.” Moreland said it is quite common for him to go home to South Haven, Kansas every weekend to help his family during fall harvest. “There is no obligation from my family to always have to go home, but it is just really appreciated by family when I go and help,” Moreland said. “And I love where I’m from, so I love going back.” In the future, Moreland hopes to form a partnership with his older and younger brothers, with the goal of taking over the next generation
of the farm. As a young woman in agriculture who also grew up on a farm, Jackie Newland, senior in agricultural communications and journalism, said the hard work and genuine personalities she was exposed to while growing up on a farm has shaped her into who she is today. “We start every day at 6:30 a.m. with coffee and the news and are out the door, ready to work by 7:30,” Newland said. “And we knew not to expect our dad to be home till 11 p.m. or sometimes even later during the busy harvest times.” Corn harvest typically starts in early August, but with heavy rain this season in Newland’s hometown of Neodesha, Kansas, her family did not begin their harvesting until late August. “We hope to catch up and be done by the end of the month,” Newland said. “Everyone is always helping, and thankfully my two older brothers have been able to help my dad a lot this season.” Moreland said farming is a huge commitment, but when growing up on a family farm you appreciate all the work and do not complain.
“Growing up, my brothers and I were either in school or on a tractor,” Moreland said. “Farming is just what we do.” Having a passion for the agricultural industry makes the workload seem less grueling, Newland said. “Farmers realize you have to make a lot of personal sacrifices for the good of the farm,” Newland said. “But you do it because you love it; everyone gathers around the love of the farm. And then you pass it on to the next generation by getting younger kids involved in showing livestock and being involved with 4-H and FFA.” Kendal Peterson, a fifth-generation farmer from Assaria, Kansas, and junior in agricultural economics, said his family settled in the 1800s with the first generation of their family farm. “I started helping feed the cattle when I was about 10 years old, and was working summers full time by the time I was in junior high,” Peterson said. “It was really an exciting time, knowing I was finally getting to help my dad and two older brothers.” Peterson, the youngest of the famed Peterson Farm Bros, said some of his favor-
ite memories on the farm come from fall harvest, while the K-State football team was playing. “We were working, so my brothers and I couldn’t watch,” Peterson said. “But we’d listen on the radios of our tractors and talk to each other through our handheld radios. It was always exciting when we yelled touchdown in the field.” The Peterson family harvests corn untraditionally compared to most Kansas farmers, Peterson said. “We actually harvest our corn for silage by August, rather than waiting until August to start,” Peterson said. “It’s an earlier rush than what is typical. I mean, I was spending the last two hours before I moved back to Manhattan for the new school year harvesting the last part of the field.” Now, being here in Manhattan, Peterson said he will not spend too much time being back at the farm. “I think that’s the hardest part of being in school, while my brothers have already graduated,” Peterson said. “The farm doesn’t stop growing when you’re not there. I wish I could be there helping my family.”
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Kendal Peterson, junior in agricultural economics, is a fifth-generation farmer from Assaria, Kansas.
New residence hall full, functional despite construction delays JULIA HOOD
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The new Wefald Hall stands on the corner of Denison Avenue and Platt Street. The residence hall, which is named after former Kansas State president Jon Wefald, opened on Aug. 14. Among the planning and construction, Mark Taussig, project manager of the facilities department, said their main goal was to have students move in this fall and they made that happen. “Even though the con-
struction is kind of annoying, they do a good job of doing it during the school hours and not over the weekends,” Emily Oldland, freshman in architecture, said. Construction of the building started in January 2015. It was originally planned to be completed June 1, 2016, yet a delay has pushed several projects back, including renovating the old Kramer Dining Center and building bridges from Kramer to Goodnow Hall and Marlatt Hall. “It’s a challenge because Crossland Construction is not used to working within those
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Wefald Hall shines brightly as the sun sets on the construction site on July 5.
types of restrictions,” Nick Lander, interim associate director of Housing and Dining Services, said. “But we’ve asked them not to work before 10 a.m. so the students aren’t being woken up with loud noises.” Wefald Hall is the first new residence hall built at K-State since Haymaker Hall, which was built in the 1960s, Lander said. The dorm has eight floors, of which the first and second floors are dining, public space, laundry and the director’s apartment. The third through eighth floors are the residence
hall, which includes 540 student beds, Taussig said. A big aspect of the project was to maintain the identities of Goodnow and Marlatt halls. “We wanted to mix a high-end feel but also a high level of comfort, a place where students could really feel at home,” Lander said. When walking into Wefald, the K-State seal is directly on the center floor. Right across from the elevators on each residential floor are Kansas images, which are from Kansas photographers. see page
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“There are also video boards and interactive maps which will create a more modern twist,” Lander said. “We wanted to look at what people love and keep it K-State.” Each floor has three communities. Each community consists of 14 double rooms, two single rooms, a study room, a breakout room and bathroom facilities. “The bathrooms are separate from the resident rooms,” Taussig said. “We put the bathrooms there intentionally to
kind of force the students to get out of their rooms. Guys will just play their video games and won’t even leave their room if we keep them together.” Wefald also has a kitchen on each floor with a stove, oven and fridge for resident use when their not eating in the new Kramer Dining Hall, which is currently open and has eight different food venues, including Mexican, Southwest, Asian and American food, an allergy-free section and woodfired pizza. The dining center is open until 7:30 p.m. and in the next
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few weeks will start “overtime,” in which will be food available after hours. The old Kramer Dining Center right next door to the new will start hopefully start renovations in the spring, Lander said. It will be reconstructed to include classrooms, offices, a conference center, meeting rooms, a food preparation area and a convenience store. The completed project will cost approximately $64 million and is student-funded, meaning student fees for housing pay for it by renting rooms and buying meal plans.
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Matt Green looks forward to strong senior season, going pro BRETT ENGLE
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Ever since he received his first golf set at 1 1/2 years old, golf has played a big part in redshirt senior Matt Green’s life. And, hopefully, it will continue to play a big part in his future. The Lenexa, Kansas, native started playing competitive golf at the age of 8. Though only 8 years old, Green usually competed against golfers older than him. “I always had somewhat of a competitive atmosphere,” Green said. “I just wanted to play golf because everyone in my family did it so I just kept with it.” Going into high school, Green stopped playing other sports to focus on golf, as he knew he had a bright future in the sport. “I had a passion for golf and I wanted to be good at it and played in every tournament as a freshman, and that’s when I knew I wanted to play collegiate golf and wanted to play it at the highest level,” Green said. In 2012, Green tied for seventh at the Kansas Junior Championships. If that wasn’t impressive enough, that performance came after taking nearly nine months off due to a knee injury, a tough time in Green’s life. “It’s hard to stay in golf shape when you can’t walk,” Green said. “I just stuck to my rehab and just followed the process and once you can get back to it then it’s just hard work.” File Photo by Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN
Junior Matt Green putts on the ninth hole at Colbert Hills during team practice on Oct. 1, 2015.
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In his freshman season at Kansas State, Green shined, competing in 12 events and while regularly cracking the top 20, including a pair of top-five finishes. The success Green saw came to him as a bit of a shock. “I wanted to come in and wanted to compete,” Green said. “In my first college event as an individual, I was tied for the lead after the first two rounds, so I felt like then is when I really found out I could do something with this team and we could go really far.” Green flourished in his sophomore season, placing in the top five in the first two meets of the year. Unfortunately, that’s all Green was able to do that year as yet another injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year. “That was tough sitting out, but I had the support of my teammates,” Green said. “They were really helpful. It was tough going out, but if you’re going to go out one way you might as well go out on top.” In his redshirt sophomore season, Green finally found his name atop the leaderboard at the Jack Nicklaus Tournament. “That was very surreal,” Green said. “I wasn’t expecting it coming down the stretch; I made a couple mistakes but I finished it off well. With the support of my teammates, they believed in everything that I could do so I just have to thank them. I’m here for them and they’re here for me.” Green continued to see success during his redshirt junior year, finishing in the top 20 in six events, which led the team. But not only does Green have his eyes set on being the best and most consistent golfer on the team, he wants to be one of the best golfers in the country.
“I know I have a lot of work to do but I think with this group of guys they’ll push each other to get to that step and make it to regionals as a team this year,” Green said. In his final go-around, Green wants to be in contention to win every tournament. The success that former K-State golfer and current PGA tour golfer Robert Streb is having is a motivating factor in Green’s play. “He made it to nationals as a freshman, stuck with everything and trusts himself so if a guy like that can trust himself and do all that then I feel like any one of us can,” Green said. As a team, Green thinks this year could be special. “I think we have a great group of guys and I think this is the year that we’re going to change the way that K-State’s looked at as a golf program,” Green said. “This year is going to be the year to remember K-State golf.” Head coach Grant Robbins shares that belief. “I’m excited about this year,” Robbins said. “I think we have a really good group. This is probably the deepest team that I’ve ever had. We just need to take the next step and need two or three players to really take their game to another level and have that leadership and if we can do that we can achieve some really great things this year.” After his final season, Green plans to continue to pursue golf. “Once this year’s over I’m going to turn professional and try out the mini-tours and Web. com tour,” Green said. “Hopefully I can stick with golf and play the game I love for the rest of my life.”
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Longhorns lead week 2 Big 12 power rankings RILEY GATES
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1. TEXAS (1-0) NEXT: UTEP
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University of Texas quarterback Jerrod Heard passes the ball to wide receiver Daje Johnson during the football game between the University of Texas and K-State on Oct. 24, 2015, at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas head coach Charlie Strong needs a big year out of his Longhorns. It is no secret that his job could be in jeopardy if they struggle again this year. But if Sunday night was any indication of how this year will go, Strong looks to be safe. Texas knocked off No. 10 Notre Dame, 50-47 in double
overtime. Freshman quarterback Shane Buechele threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, while running for another score. Senior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes ran for 53 yards and three scores. Behind those two quarterbacks, the Longhorns take over the No. 1 spot in the power rankings.
2. OKLAHOMA (0-1) NEXT: UL MONROE
Yes, No. 3 Oklahoma lost its season opener to No. 15 Houston, 33-23. And while it might have
been a bit of an embarrassing game for the Sooners given how highly regarded they were entering the year, it isn’t enough to knock them down far. Houston is good. Like, really good. The Cougars have a chance to make the College Football Playoff. For Oklahoma, junior quarterback Baker Mayfield had a very impressive outing, throwing for 323 yards and two touchdowns. It was a tough test to start the year for Oklahoma, so don’t even think about writing them off yet.
3. OKLAHOMA STATE (1-0) NEXT: CENTRAL MICHIGAN
No. 21 Oklahoma State put up 61 points on Saturday. Its opponent only hung seven points. Impressive? Very. But don’t get too excited yet. The Cowboys played Southeast Louisiana.
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