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Making the K-State Student Union, a ‘student’ Union

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Vanessa Peterson, sophomore in journalism and mass communications, has been a buildings operations assistant at the K-State Student Union for almost a month.

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Although her friends joke about her being a janitor, Vanessa Peterson, sophomore in journalism and mass communications and buildings operations assistant at the K-State

Student Union, said her job is not filled with custodial duties.

“It’s a running joke,” Peterson said. “Whenever there’s a mess, they’re like, ‘Okay Vanessa, come clean it up.’”

Peterson said she has worked at the Union for about

a month, having found her job at the part-time opportunities fair, which was held at the beginning of the fall semester.

As a buildings operations assistant, Peterson said she primarily makes sure rooms are set up in the Union, whether it be

the ballroom for a large event or making sure smaller conference rooms are set up and have water.

In addition to providing setup service, Peterson said she also does walk-throughs of the Union dining area, making sure tables are clean, as well as taking out trash and whatever else is needed.

“I don’t mind anything we do,” Peterson said. “It’s not intense work. However sometimes the work gets monotonous.”

The only inconvenience to the Union’s renovations that Peterson said she has noticed has been the noise. She said at times it gets loud.

Kalene Lozick, senior in agricultural communications and journalism, said she didn’t know students were involved in the setup of the Union, as well as keeping it clean.

“It really puts the word ‘student’ in the K-State Student Union,” Lozick said. “It adds a sense of community, knowing that your peers care about the space that is basically one of the hubs of campus.”

Unlike other on-campus part-time job opportunities, which can be used as internships or have direct applications to a student’s major, Peterson said her job in the Union does not necessarily apply to her public relations emphasis in mass communications.

Her job, however, allows for flexible hours. Peterson said the hours are flexible with school and the atmosphere is academically focused.

“They understand if you can’t work because of homework,” Peterson said. “And I’m so busy, so it’s just nice working whenever I want to.”

Gustavo Arana, senior in kinesiology and K-State Student Union building operations employee, said he also likes how school comes first.

Peterson said she works 20

hours a week.

“I go to class, then depending on the day, I work from 1 or 2 for a few hours,” Peterson said. “Some days I work until 6.”

On Thursdays, Peterson said she works from 6 p.m. to 9 or 10 p.m., but most days she has time to do her homework when she gets home.

She said she also works on Sunday nights to set up for big events that happen on Mondays or throughout the week.

“You don’t really realize how many events there are in the Union,” Peterson said.

Peterson said there are many events she didn’t know happened before working there, like the movies that play in Forum Hall.

As a public relations emphasis, Peterson said she has noticed the Union Program Council as a more visible entity on campus.

“I think they target the right groups and this year they have been doing more on campus, like going out on campus and advertising,” Peterson said.

Unlike the emails she received last year about UPC events, Peterson said she is more privy to what is going on in the Union because of her job.

In addition to broadening her horizons by increasing her knowledge of Union events, Peterson said she enjoys her coworkers, as they are of a variety of different majors.

“All of my coworkers are really cool,” Peterson said. “I like everyone I work with because they are probably people I wouldn’t necessarily befriend in classes or even outside of classes.”

Arana said he enjoys the atmosphere of the job and his coworkers, who work together to get things done.

Between her busy schedule and class load, Peterson still has time to make an impact on those around her, like her coworker Arana, who said she is fun, energetic and a hard worker.

Arana said Peterson does like to vacuum, contrary to her friends’ jokes about her custodial duties.

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Texas Longhorns retake lead in week 5 Big 12 power rankings Senior quarterback Seth Russell guided the Bears to victory behind his 387 passing yards and four passing touchdowns.

4. OKLAHOMA STATE (2-2) (LAST WEEK: 1) (NEXT: TEXAS)

RILEY GATES

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1. TEXAS (2-1) (LAST WEEK: 2) (NEXT: AT OKLAHOMA STATE)

The Longhorns had the week off last week after wrapping up nonconference play the week prior. We have seen that they are a very talented team with the play of senior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes and true freshman quarterback Shane Buechele. The Longhorns will get a chance to prove how they stack up in this conference when it faces Oklahoma State on Saturday.

2. OKLAHOMA (12) (LAST WEEK: 3) (NEXT: AT TCU)

Like Texas, Oklahoma did not play last week because they had played all of their nonconference games. The Sooners have a less-than-stellar record, but their competition has been over-the-top with Houston and Ohio State. TCU should be a decent test to see where Oklahoma is.

3. BAYLOR (4-0) (LAST WEEK: 4) (NEXT: AT IOWA STATE)

Baylor has had its doubters early on this season, and rightfully so. But the Bears might be proving those doubters wrong. Baylor beat an impressive Oklahoma State team 35-24 at home.

Oklahoma State has one of, if not the, best quarterback-wide receiver combination in the country with junior quarterback Mason Rudolph and junior wide receiver James Washington.

But when the two can’t find each other for any scores, the Cowboys will likely have the result that they had in their 35-24 loss to Baylor. This game against Texas will be huge for Oklahoma State if it doesn’t want to start 0-2 in conference play.

5. KANSAS STATE (2-1) (LAST WEEK: 5) (NEXT: AT WEST VIRGINIA)

The Wildcats were dominant in their shortened 35-0 victory over Missouri State on Saturday. Kansas State now has back-toback performances where the defense proved stellar, but against non-impressive opponents in Florida Atlantic and Missouri State. Shutting down the offense of West Virginia and senior quarterback Skyler Howard, who is averaging 324.7 passing yards per game, will be a true test of how good this Wildcat defense can be.

6. WEST VIRGINIA (3-0) (LAST WEEK: 8) (NEXT: KANSAS STATE)

West Virginia has been a tough team to gauge so far, but the 35-32 win over BYU on Saturday was enough to launch the Mountaineers

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Baylor running back Shock Linwood stiff-arms then-junior defensive back Donnie Starks as he rushes in the fourth quarter of the Wildcats’ 24-31 loss to the Bears Nov. 5, 2015, in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. up a few spots in the power rankings. Howard had a impressive 332 yards and one touchdown passing against the Cougars. This week’s matchup against K-State is one to definitely keep an eye on.

touchdowns were nice. But Oklahoma will actually test this team and we can see if it is the TCU of old.

7. TCU (3-1) (LAST WEEK: 6) (NEXT: OKLAHOMA)

The Red Raiders defense did not allow a single point on Saturday. But the Red Raider defense didn’t actually play on Saturday as Texas Tech was on bye. Texas Tech has given up an average of 43.3 points per game this year. And although the Red Raiders are playing the abysmal Kansas Jayhawks this weekend, that could be a problem in the Big 12.

The Horned Frogs didn’t do anything wrong last week to drop them a spot; it was just the play of other teams that caused the fall down to seventh. A 33-3 win over SMU was nice. Junior quarterback Kenny Hill’s 452 passing yards and two

8. TEXAS TECH (21) (LAST WEEK: 7) (NEXT: KANSAS)

9. KANSAS (1-2) (LAST WEEK: 9) (NEXT: AT TEXAS TECH)

A bye week could not have come at a better time for Kansas. After starting the year off with a nice win over Rhode Island, the Jayhawks had back-to-back pitiful performances against Ohio and Memphis. Perhaps this off-week gave Kansas a chance to regroup and figure themselves out. But if not, Late Night at the Phog is almost here.

10. IOWA STATE (13) (LAST WEEK: 10)

(NEXT: BAYLOR)

Although it looked very possible early this year, Iowa State will not go winless this season. The Cyclones put on a nice performance in their 44-10 win over San Jose State. Iowa State might have looked impressive this week, but don’t get too excited about it just yet because a Baylor beat down is likely to happen this weekend, and we’ll see the Iowa State we have known this year.

Riley Gates is a sophomore in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.

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K-State hosts ‘Celebrate Agriculture’ day despite rainy gameday KAITLYN ALANIS THE COLLEGIAN

Just as farmers are no stranger to bearing the extreme conditions the weather may throw at them during the fall harvesting season, it is no different when it comes to advocating for agriculture at a fall football game.

Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Corn Commission and From the Land of Kansas members hosted a “Celebrate Agriculture” tailgate before the K-State versus Missouri State game, which they sponsored. The associations and companies encouraged fans to stop by the displays to sample products grown and packaged in Kansas and to learn how beneficial Kansas agriculture is to them.

Ten “From the Land of Kansas” members were featured under the tent as they attempted to stay dry while giving away samples of products such as popcorn, apples and toffee.

“I think the presence of rain was unfortunate,” Carlos Flores, senior in agricultural economics, said. “But I came because I was interested in learning more

about Kansas agriculture, and I was still able to do so.”

Flores, originally from Puerto Rico, said he learned about Kansas agriculture products such as state-winning kettle corn, as well as what “From the Land of Kansas” does to advocate for agriculture in this state.

With a much smaller turnout than expected, Jacob Yangst, of Schlaegel’s Popcorn and From the Land of Kansas member, said it had to be due to the rain.

“This rain is wild,” Yangst said. “But in agriculture there is always going to be ups and downs. You try and be prepared for the worst, but sometimes you get rained out, and you just have to do what you can to get through it.”

Yangst, a Kansas State alum, said he graduated with a degree last year in agribusiness and is now part owner of Schlaegel’s Popcorn.

“We do everything ourselves when it comes to getting this popcorn to consumers,” Yangst said. “We grow the popcorn, clean it, package it and flavor it all by hand. So with rain like this, we have to be patient

in our fall harvest. But we get through it.”

Representatives from Schlaegel’s Popcorn, as well as other booths, sported their K-State purple ponchos to “get through” the rain.

“You know, we can’t really complain about this rain we’re having,” Jerry Hill, of Thrill’s Kettle Corn and “From the Land of Kansas” member, said. “A few years ago we had a drought and we didn’t get much corn. And the kettle corn we did get was sold at triple the price.

No rain means no corn, so we appreciate it.”

Julie Roller, of “From the Land of Kansas,” said an event like this is a great bonding experience.

“We can’t control (the rain), so we can’t worry about it,” Roller said. “This is Kansas. And rain in moderation is a good thing.”

Sophia Pitney, senior in food science and bakery science management, said if it were not for the rain, this event would be a great way to showcase the agriculture that is in Kansas.

Even with the rain though, Pitney said she remained opti-

Photo courtesy of Marsha Landis

Stephanie Wacker, marketing and sales data analyst for Big Slice Kettle Cooked Apples shows off their product at Saturday’s K-State Ag Day. Big Slice was one of the ten From the Land of Kansas members to be featured at the event. mistic.

“There’s lots of food, the people are happy and we’re dryer than most,” Pitney said.

Megan Cramer, a represen-

tative from Kansas Farm Bureau, said the goal of this event was to remind fans just how much Kansas agriculture benefits them.

“This event shows that farmers are at the mercy of mother nature,” Cramer said.

“And sometimes you just have to bear with it.”

Opinion: 3 negative impacts of globalization on world economy

JON PARTON

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In late November of 1999, about 35,000 people showed up in Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization’s Ministerial Conference. Known as the Battle of Seattle, protesters were met with tear gas, concussion bombs and rubber bullets as police tried to disperse the crowds.

The anti-globalization

protest was one of the largest of its kind, with different groups condemning the WTO over concerns about United States’ unemployment, sovereignty and unsafe imported goods.

As history has shown, their fears may have been well-founded. While globalization isn’t as nearly as bad as it’s made out to be, there are some negative aspects that should be held in consideration moving forward.

1. Rising U.S. unemployment amid a global workforce In 1960, 24 percent of all U.S. workers were employed in manufacturing, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Today, it’s only 8 percent. After the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in

1994, the U.S. has lost 5 million manufacturing jobs.

Open and free trade was worked wonders for China.

Since the open-market reforms of the late 1970s, China has turned around its fortunes and become the second largest economy in the world.

For a long time, China was the cheapest place to manufacture goods due to the unbelievably low labor costs. Labor costs in China are now only 4 percent lower than the U.S. thanks to wage increases not matching productivity increases.

The result is that companies are now moving to places like Vietnam and Cambodia where labor costs remain low.

While unemployment is currently just below the 5 percent mark, economists are

concerned it doesn’t tell the whole story as the labor force participation rate in the U.S. is about 62 percent. That means more than 94 million Americans have dropped out of the workforce.

As long as companies have the option of manufacturing products in countries with lower wages, they have no reason to bring those jobs to the U.S. 2. It affects national sovereignty The often discussed Trans-Pacific Partnership is a potential trade agreement between several countries in North and South America, Southeast Asia and Australia and New Zealand.

One of the flaws of the TPP is its proposed method in

solving trade disputes among members. Known as an investor-state dispute settlement, the ISDS acts as a judicial review among the governments in the TPP. While an ISDS is common in many trade agreements, what makes it contentious is that it allows corporations to sue governments in a special tribunal. This gives multinational corporations their own legal system, which they have previously used to either delay or stop legislation.

In 2012, the French utility company, Veolia, sued Egypt because its government introduced a minimum wage, leading to higher labor costs for the company. U.S. oil company Chevron sued Ecuador after courts there found the company to be responsible for $9.5 billion

in environmental pollution to indigenous communities.

These weighted trade agreements often give far too much power to corporations.

While the U.S. has yet to lose an ISDS case, there is no guarantee it won’t happen in the future. Under these trade agreements, foreign corporations can dictate what kind of laws our country passes.

3. Unsafe products making their way into the U.S. In 2007, toy making company, Mattel, recalled about 7 million toys after they were found to be coated in lead paint at a manufacturing plant in China. see page

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Earlier this year, nearly 26,000 pounds of fish from Vietnam were recalled by the United States Department of Agriculture. Faulty airbags that could lead to potential death were discovered in Honda vehicles, forcing the Japanese company to do service recalls on more than 10 million cars.

While many countries have their own safety standards, oftentimes they do not match those of the U.S. Recalls are costly and no business wants to undergo the hit to profits or reputation that they bring. It’s important, however, that open markets don’t mean open season on consumer safety.

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agreement, viewed holistically, will do more harm than good.

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Behind worship: Church through the eyes of the musicians on stage

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Logan Lindahl, worship leader at Faith Evangelical Free Church, has been playing the guitar since he was in seventh grade.

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The sun hasn’t even risen, yet early Sunday morning, musicians across the Manhattan area are conducting sound checks.

Steven Robinson, sophomore in music education, plays the piano at University Christian Church.

“It’s an awesome church,” Robinson said. “We have a really talented pool of players.”

The group is made up of

students and teachers both, although most are students.

“It can be kind of weird at first to play alongside your teachers,” Robinson said. “Sometimes they might make suggestions about your playing, but they don’t make you feel uncomfortable.”

Ben Worcester, instructor in the School of Music, Theater and Dance at Kansas State, is also the music and production minister at University Christian Church. Worcester said that out of the entire worship team at the church, four out of every five are student musicians.

“Working with students is one of my favorite parts,” Worcester said. “Seeing students grow in faith and musical ability is really rewarding, but some instruction does take place. It’s all about encouragement.”

Worcester plays the piano, but takes a back seat to help coordinate other teams, such as the soundboard and lights.

Wildcats aware of remaining prep for Big 12 slate as play begins SHELTON BURCH THE COLLEGIAN

After a single half against Missouri State, the Kansas State’s final Big 12 tuneup game was complete.

The Wildcats, however, know they still have preparation to do.

Head football coach Bill Snyder said he’d like to think the team is getting closer to being ready for the Big 12, but the team still has things to work on.

“If we had any issues at all defensively, it was giving up a few things in the draw game,” Snyder said.

Senior linebacker Charmeachealle Moore said the Wildcats still need to work on tackling.

“I think we’ve got to tackle better,” Moore said. “We work on tackling everyday, and then creating turnovers.”

Senior defensive end Jordan Willis said he personally wants to

work on first and second down pass defense.

“That gets more difficult when you get into conference (play),” Willis said. “You’ve got to be able to rush on those two downs.”

Willis also said third-down stops are also vital areas of emphasis going forward, as are turnovers.

“We’ve need to continue to improve our ability to create turnovers going forward into the conference,” Willis said.

Sophomore offensive lineman Dalton Risner said the team needs to work on run blocking more as they prepare to face op-

ponents like Texas and Oklahoma in Big 12 play.

“We’ve got a couple young guys on the (offensive) line,” Risner said. “If you pay attention real close, we didn’t have any sacks or any pressures or anything but if Jesse (Ertz) holds onto the ball three, four more seconds longer, we have some guys slipping through. We’ve got to correct that.”

The Wildcats are scheduled to play the West Virginia Mountaineers in Morgantown Saturday.

The Mountaineers are 3-0 and have notably beaten Missouri and Brigham Young University to start the season.

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“I’m only playing on stage about one of every three weeks,” Worcester said.

All of the musicians follow a similar schedule so they don’t feel overused, he said.

“I really enjoy playing my keys on stage, but I also enjoy watching from the sidelines,” Worcester said.

Worcester said he enjoys both aspects of his job because he gets to watch his students grow.

“Being behind the scenes and being on stage both feel the same because I can still see my students grow,” Worcester said.

On the other hand, Logan Lindahl, K-State alum and worship pastor at Faith Evangelical Free Church, leads the worship band every Sunday morning.

Lindahl is in charge of everything worship-related, ranging from the technology crew to the band on the stage.

“Ninety-nine percent of the time, I’m on the stage playing,”

Lindahl said.

Selecting songs for services is another of Lindahl’s responsibilities.

“I like to pick music that ties into the overall message for that day,” he said. “The songs that take place before the sermon are more about preparation.”

The worship teams at Faith and University Christian Church have similar Sunday morning preparation schedules.

The teams are expected to be at church before most churchgoers have even gotten out of bed.

Worcester arrives by 5:30 a.m. every Sunday and expects the musicians to be there by 6:45 a.m. At Faith, Lindahl prepares for his service by praying at 6 a.m., with his team showing up at 7 a.m. for rehearsal.

Both worship teams prepare together for about an hour before services start. The rest of the day, the musicians perform at every service.

“It goes by really fast, but

one of my favorite parts of the experience is when people come up and talk to us in between services about the music,” Robinson said.

Playing during a church worship service is incredibly fulfilling, Lindahl said.

“I love what I do,” he said.

“I feel called to do this. You have to make it a priority to be involved in the church community before you can play on stage.

Music comes second.”

Robinson said it’s rewarding to use his musical talents for church worship.

“Using talents from school and applying them is really rewarding,” Robinson said. “It’s definitely worth it.”

Every Sunday morning, these musicians get that opportunity to see gratifying that experience really.

“When you’re on that stage, you see God working in people’s lives,” Lindahl said. “It is the sweetest moment.”

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