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Success disguised as failure: Thomas Lane delivers personal lecture

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Thomas Lane, vice president of student life and dean of students, told dozens of Kansas State faculty, staff and students he was stressed about his talk on Thursday, as he finds it awkward talking about himself although he is fascinated by others’ journeys “There was absolutely nothing — absolutely nothing — in my early background, that would indicate that I would be standing before bright and talented people at the nation’s first landgrant institution and sharing with you what matters to me in life,” Lane said. The attendees grabbed a free lunch and listened to Lane discuss his life story in a speech titled “The Irony of Life in Student Life.” He said he thinks of his life in four distinct chapters, each based on geographic location. Lane grew up in the cornfields of Danville, Illinois. Here, Lane said he learned many of his values through family. He remembers spending time with his mom where she worked at a women’s shelter, and questioning, even as a little kid, if there was any way

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Thomas Lane, vice president of student life and dean of students, reflects on his personal and professional experiences in a lecture on Sept. 19, 2019. to prevent women’s abuse in the first place. “It was one of the first times I remember thinking about the importance of addressing root causes,” Lane said. “That really informs my

thinking, as I think about the work that I do in student affairs and student life. How we respond comprehensively to such issues as preventing sexual assault, alcohol and drug misuse and abuse, hazing,

Manhattan mayor pro tempore ‘Reddi’ to serve in U.S. Senate

racism, prejudice, how we try to attack the root causes.” As an undergraduate student at Illinois State, Lane said he had no idea what he was doing, but he said he had a really good time. At the end

of his freshman year, Lane had a 1.8 GPA.

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OPINION: Multicultural student center is a step backwards

SPORTS

Thompson starts season strong for K-State by Nathan Enserro Junior quarterback Skylar Thompson faked the hand off, rolled out to his left, set his hips and delivered an accurate ball to senior wide receiver Dalton Schoen in the face of a big Mississippi State linebacker late in Saturday’s 3124 win. It was a difficult and important throw, but not even the best of the game from the Wildcat’s starting signal caller who is putting together one of the best starts from a quarterback in the country. Through three weeks, Thompson is Pro Football Focus’s highest-rated quarterback in the country with a grading of 92.8, beating out LSU’s Joe Burrow by .1 point. ESPN’s Total Quarterback Rating ranks Thompson fifth out of 130 eligible quarterbacks in the country. He ranks behind only Oklahoma’s senior Jalen Hurts in the Big 12. In last Saturday’s game, Thompson had the best on-target percentage in the country with 90.6 percent of his passes being on target to receivers. At Big 12 Media Days this offseason, head coach Chris Klieman told Fox Sports KC that he was going to “give [Thompson] the keys” to the offense. Then, on a fourth down against Bowling Green on Sept. 7, Klieman unleashed Thompson for a 34-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Malik Knowles.

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How K-State’s Noah Johnson worked his way back into football ADAM MEYER

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Noah Johnson began attending Kansas State in the fall 2018 as a marketing major, not a football player. He just finished playing football at Butler Community College for two years immediately after high school graduation. “He told me he was tired of carrying all the weight,” said Alan Schuckman, Johnson’s coach at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. “He didn’t feel healthy.” Schuckman came up to Manhattan to visit Johnson in his first semester, and Schuckman could tell was something different about him. “I just remember talking to him,” Schuckman said. “Noah is a fun, loving guy. Lots of energy. He was not happy. I knew he was missing [not playing football].” Not playing football was a massive change for Johnson. It was a big part of his life, and it was driving him crazy not being on a football field. “He just couldn’t get [playing football] out of his blood,” Johnson’s mother, Julia Johnson, said in a text message. “Saturdays that year were very hard for him.” The junior offensive lineman “got the itch” to play again, and he decided it was time to work his way back to putting on the cleats, jersey and helmet on again. He began to workout to regain his weight and strength, going to the Peters Recreation Complex four to five times a week. He sent a text message to Taylor Braet, recruiting director, asking if he could walk on the team – and Braet said yes. Johnson’s hard work paid off when head coach Chris Klieman called him into his office and offered him a scholarship, a moment Johnson will remember forever. “It was a cool moment,” Johnson said. “All the work I put in. And there is no immediate award in front of you, but you just got to stay at it and once I got on the team it was

kind of just staying at it and working as hard as you can. It’s nice to be put on scholarship. It’s a nice reward, but you got to keep working, because there is always stuff to improve on. I had no clue if I was going to get the scholarship. You don’t know that until you go out and prove it, so it was a big surprise. I’m really thankful and lucky it happened.” Johnson left Klieman’s office full of rushing emotions, and the first thing he did was call his mother. “I was just so very happy and proud of him,” Julia Johnson said. “He worked really hard and been through some tough times recently and it was beautiful to see that K-State appreciates him as much as I do.” Not only was Johnson happy to receive a scholarship, but he said it felt good to make his mother proud and relieve the burden of tuition. The Wichita native, said he always had the mindset that he could play at the Power Five level, and his stats at Butler and Bishop Carroll stand behind that. At Bishop Carroll, a program with a rich tradition and two state championship appearances and one state championship ring in Johnson’s three-year tenure on varsity, he was a leader and a letter-winner all three years. He earned numerous honors while being a part of a combined 34-3 record: 2015 first team all-state honors and spots on the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle’s Top 11 teams. At Butler, he earned firstteam all-conference honors as a guard during his sophomore season of 2017, blocking for an offense that averaged 167 rushing yards with 22 touchdowns and earning honorable mention all-conference accolades as a freshman in 2016 as he played every snap. Schuckman said there is no absolutely no doubt Johnson had the potential to play at the Power Five level. “He is one of the best I have ever coached,” Schuckman said. “He has a leadership

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Junior offensive lineman Noah Johnson prepares to snap the ball during K-State’s football game against Nicholls State in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Aug. 31, 2019. The Wildcats took the Colonels 49-14. aspect to him that is hard to define. He was a varsity leader as a sophomore. That is hard to do — especially as an offensive lineman. The way he leads, it’s hard to explain. It’s encouraging. Noah liked every aspect of football from practices to film study to games. And to play at the college football level, you have got to be all in.” Johnson said his time as at Bishop Carroll had a major impact on him. “Coach Schuckman, [assistant] coach [Jim] Nance, the whole tradition, the upperclassmen, everyone I played with — those were some awesome times,” Johnson said. “And as great as Bishop Carroll

was, Butler had an even greater impact on me, just learning work ethic and how to be a great teammate, just building relationships with people there as well.” The 6-foot-1-inch, 286-pound junior stepped on the field as a Wildcat for the first time in the season opener against Nicholls State on Aug. 31, a moment he said he was very nervous for. “A lot of the offensive linemen that went in when I was in would tell you that I was really nervous,” Johnson said. “But as soon as you get that first play in, it’s just going back to playing football. You just got to find some confidence in yourself.

It’s hard, but you just got to relax and realize it’s football.” Johnson said his goal in his junior and senior season is to help this team get the job done in any way he can. “There is a lot of seniors on this team that have had a lot of success,” he said. “I would not label this a rebuilding year at all. I’m just trying to find my role and contribute by giving as much effort as I can being all the way bought in.” The Wildcats are now 3-0 after a signature win at Mississippi State and look like a good football team heading in the right direction. On Sept. 28, Johnson will play his first Power Five team

in Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. “I’m sure I will be super nervous at the beginning [of the game], just like I always am,” Johnson said. “But once it gets going, it’s just football.” Schuckman said Johnson is a special player, and K-State is lucky to have him. “[Noah] is a flatout player,” Schuckman said. “He can play. He can play at any level. I wouldn’t be surprised if he can go the NFL. He has the mentality. He just has something different than most people. He is a great teammate. As good as he is, he is a better person off the field. He is going to do big things in Wildcat land.”

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Parenthood motivates associate professor’s environmental research JULIE FREIJAT

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In a few days, world leaders will gather in New York City for the United Nations Climate Change Summit. Climate change, the change in global and regional climate patterns due to fossil fuels, is an issue countries have tried to solve for years. On Thursday, associate professor of geology, Matthew Kirk, gave a public lecture discussing anaerobic microorganisms — organisms that do not need oxygen to grow — and why they are important to the environment and climate change. Kirk said a large motivator for his work is the desire for his son to inherit a healthy planet. “I’ve always been interested in environmental quality issues,” Kirk said. “But since entering parenthood, I would say that the my motivation for this area of research has definitely heightened. I’m genuinely worried about the world that we are handing our young people and the world that we our-

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Lane did not achieve his goal of being on the entertainment committee, but he did accept a position on the student center board, which organized events in the student union. This was the beginning of his life in campus programming. “This was certainly not the glamorous position that I was hoping for, but it was one of the many, first most important lessons that I learned in my student affairs journey: success is often first disguised as failure,” Lane said. Wanting to gain a student leadership position, Lane was motivated to succeed academ-

selves are going to inhabit. So this has definitely increased my motivation to contribute to solving some of these big challenges.” He said the threat to animal and organism species is another motivator. “These aren’t just cuddly creatures that we think are nice, and that we want to see running around in the wild,” Kirk said. “These are organisms that contribute to our economies and also provide ecosystem services that help make life possible. This is a big concern as well, and it is linked to climate change. We need to start taking these things seriously. We’re not going to do it for ourselves — let’s do it for kids.” Presenting evidence of climate change that he said is troubling, he encouraged action to aid the climate situation. “So the way you know, the longer this thing goes on, the worse it’s going to get,” Kirk said. “It’s going to cost us one way or the other, and we can be proactive about it, we can start to reduce some of those costs, and do it in a smart way.”

Kirk said his research group examines interactions between microorganisms and geological environments. “The main drivers of our research are to better understand factors that control the water quality, and to better understand carbon budgets in soils and aquatic habitats,” Kirk said. He got interested in microbes when he was a masters student studying arsenic, a naturally occurring chemical that can lead to illness. Afterwards, Kirk said he continued to think about microbes. “[I] started thinking more about just environmental controls on balance between these microbial reactions in nature — what are some of the ways that the environment influences the balance between these processes?” Kirk said. Daniel Stich, senior in agronomy, said he enjoyed the lecture. “I thought it was really interesting,” Stich said. “I liked learning about how the chemistry of different microbes can play a bigger impact in things like global warming and so the way that

he talks about the methanogens was very interesting to me.” Kirk talked a lot about certain aspects of microbes — such as sulfate reduction, iron reduction and methano-

genesis. The conclusion of his lecture focused on how the results from this research could be used to aid in climate change — from experiments to developing biotechnology.

ically, and he did. He formed a personal mission statement that he said still resonates deeply. “My mission is to live with honesty and integrity,” Lane said. “I’m constantly eager to diversify and grow, remaining constant to my principles. To fulfill this mission, I make and keep commitments. When I give my word I follow through to the best of my abilities.” After graduating, he worked in Student Affairs at Illinois State for three years before moving to Fargo, North Dakota, and working across the Red River at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His first winter there, 117 inches of snow fell, and in April, the Red River crested at almost 40 feet. He saw the town come together day and night to protect homes.

“That is what I learned about what it means to come together as a community,” Lane said. “We had to come together to literally save it.” Later on, he ran for the 41st District seat in the North Dakota House of Representatives, and lost. Looking back, he sees this as a success disguised as failure. He got involved in Fargo’s city government, and the mayor appointed him to the city’s planning commission. In 2002, he won a seat on the Fargo City Commission. During this time, he remembers having sharp debates with colleagues, and still getting along well with them. At MSU Moorhead, Lane worked toward becoming a fraternity advisor and during that time, a student died from alcohol poisoning. It was his

first student funeral. “[It] served as a visceral reminder to me as a young student affairs professional, the important role that I need to play in helping foster healthy choices surrounding alcohol and other drugs on campus,” Lane said. In 2006, Lane moved to Springfield, Missouri, working different positions at Missouri State for the next 14 years. “During that time, I became acutely aware of an aspect of student life that I still connect very passionately with today: college student mental health,” Lane said. After describing a student suicide in 2015, Lane cited a study estimating 1,300-1,400 college students die by suicide annually. Lane said this hits hard because his own grand-

father committed suicide, and he couldn’t keep himself from asking what he could have done. “The reverberations of my grandpa’s death stay with me, and they motivate me to talk openly about mental health, suicide awareness,” Lane said. With awareness of these issues going forward, Lane said he is excited for the next chapter of his life at K-State. “I close with a challenge,” he said. “Think about the talents, the skills, the knowledge, the compassion that you possess. Think about what you’re passionate about when it comes to working with our students or with your colleagues. And always remember, always remember that each day is a gift.”

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Matthew Kirk, a Kansas State associate professor of geology, hosted a lecture Thursday over how anaerobic microorganisms can be useful in solving environmental issues in many ways.

“Anaerobic microbes play major roles in the environment,” Kirk said. “We’ve been talking about water quality, carbon budgets and there’s certainly more to it than that.”

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Thomas Lane began his new position on July 14, 2019.

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K-State makes massive jump, KU has Miles to go in week four ranks CODY FRIESEN

two games, and the Bears defense has allowed only 271.5 yards.

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5.WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS

10. KANSAS JAYHAWKS

The Jayhawks turned it around quickly with a 48-24 domination on the road over Boston College last Friday, snapping a 48-game road losing streak to Power Five opponents. Senior quarterback Carter Stanley played like a completely different player from the 12-7 loss against Coastal Carolina the week before, throwing for 238 yards and three touchdowns. College football fans won’t see it every weekend this season, but KU could steal a couple of games in the Big 12 if they keep the momentum going. Kansas will face West Virginia on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+’s Big 12 Now.

9. IOWA STATE CYCLONES

Iowa State lost to in-state rival Iowa last Saturday in a heartbreaking 18-17 final that was all but decided after a muffed punt by the Cyclones. The Cyclones have not looked good in the season’s opening two weeks. If they can’t pull together before conference play it could be a long season in Ames. Sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy threw for 276 yards and one touchdown. Sophomore wide receiver Tarique Milton had eight receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown.

The Mountaineers got back on track with a 44-27 win over NC State on Saturday. Junior quarterback Austin Kendall got the offense going, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman wide receiver Sam James 155 yards off nine receptions and one touchdown. The Mountaineers begin Big 12 play with a road matchup against Kansas.

4. KANSAS STATE WILDCATS

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Junior defensive back Jonathan Alexander runs the ball in for a touchdown after picking up a fumble during K-State’s football game against Nicholls State in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Aug. 31, 2019. The Wildcats took the Colonels 49-14. The Cyclones will play UL Monroe on Saturday at 11 a.m. on Fox Sports 1.

8. TEXAS TECH RAIDERS

The Red Raiders lost to Arizona 14-28 on Saturday. Sophomore quarterback Alan Bowman left the game early with a shoulder injury and is likely out for several weeks. Bowman completed 30 of 55 passing attempts for 307 yards and one touchdown. Freshman running back SaRodorick Thompson scored the one rushing touchdown. Texas Tech will have a

week off to recover before facing Oklahoma next week.

7.TCU HORNED FROGS

The Horned Frogs defeated Purdue 34-13 on Saturday. It is possible that freshman quarterback Max Duggan will snap the starting position over senior quarterback Alex Delton after going 7 for 18 in passing for 70 yards and one touchdown. Senior running back Darius Anderson rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns. The Horned Frogs will be a rush-heavy offense

this season. TCU will play former conference opponent Southern Methodist at home on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on FS1.

6. BAYLOR BEARS

After a week off, the Bears will face off against Rice on Saturday at 6 p.m. on CBSSN. The Bears played well on both sides of the ball in their first two games and look to improve heading into conference play. Junior quarterback Charlie Brewer threw for 362 yards and six touchdowns in

K-State proved doubters wrong on Saturday with a 3124 win over Mississippi State. The Wildcats earned their first top 25 rank since September 2017 coming in at No. 25 in the Coaches Poll. Junior quarterback Skylar Thompson threw for 486 yards and four touchdowns in three games. The diverse rushing core helped the Wildcats have a hot start, combining for 840 yards and 12 touchdowns. K-State has one more week to prepare for opening Big 12 play against Oklahoma State next Saturday.

3. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

The Cowboys struggled early in Saturday’s matchup against Tulsa but dominated the second half to defeat the Golden Hurricanes 40-21 and go 3-0 on the season.

Sophomore running back Chuba Hubbard’s 265 rushing yards and three touchdowns helped the Cowboys avoid an upset. Oklahoma State will face off against Texas in their Big 12 opener on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on ABC.

2. TEXAS LONGHORNS

Texas blew off some steam after a frustrating loss to Louisiana State in week 2 with a 48-13 win over Rice on Saturday. Junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore running back Keaontay Ingram rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Texas faces a tough road to the College Football Playoff and begins with a tough matchup with Oklahoma State.

1. OKLAHOMA SOONERS

Oklahoma dominated the UCLA Bruins on Saturday in a 48-14 win. Senior quarterback Jalen Hurts was the story in the first three games, but the Sooner defense played lights out, only allowing 14 points in each of the last two games. Oklahoma collected four sacks and two interceptions in the win over the Bruins. Oklahoma remains the almost obvious favorite to win the conference. The Sooners have a week off before beginning conference play at home against Texas Tech.

Students, National Security Agency agent discuss cybersecurity DAVID VASQUEZ THE COLLEGIAN

Systems engineer and National Security Agency intelligence officer Jerod Ryan visited Kansas State on Wednesday to converse with computer science students.

Ryan has been in the NSA for 15 years and, since November 2017, works in the Space Domain in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ryan began his lecture with a brief telling of his personal background and experience, eventually discussing ideas about

cybersecurity with the audience. Ryan asked the audience thought-provoking questions during his lecture. “What is important to you?” Ryan said. “Is it protecting your phone? Protecting your data? Does social media scare

you all?” Many members of the audience were students with interest in cybersecurity. Senior in computer science and Cyber Defense Club member Nick Porsch said he is interested in national security because he is looking for jobs he can apply the

skills he’s learned and focus on securing lock systems. Ryan concluded his talk by providing words of encouragement. “You are all on the forefront,” Ryan said. “Being here today is always special for me to see how much more things I

don’t know, because I can assure you the knowledge you have today surpasses the knowledge I had back when I was a computer science major.” Ryan also strongly encouraged attending the All University Career Fair next week in Bramlage Coliseum.

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‘Reddi to serve’: Mayor pro tempore on her run for U.S. Senate EMMA WITTER

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Usha Reddi, current mayor pro tempore, speaks during a Black Student Union meeting in the Bluemont Room of the K-State Student Union on Nov. 1, 2017.

The last time Kansas elected a Democrat to represent the state in the Senate was in 1932. Usha Reddi, Manhattan mayor pro tempore, hopes to change that in 2020, and her motto is that she is “Reddi” to serve. Reddi is running for Pat Roberts’ soon-to-be-vacant seat, and she said the 2020 election could set a new tone for Kansas. “I think this candidacy is different because we do have a democratic governor,” Reddi said. “I think that Kansas is ready for something different.” Riley George, president of the K-State Young Democrats and senior in political science and history, said she thinks Reddi is on the right track. “Personally, I think what I’ve seen from her campaign looks great, and I think she’s absolutely correct,” George said. “Kansas voters proved that they’re open to fresh, progressive ideas in 2018, and I absolutely think that’s still the truth.” Even with a democratic governor, Reddi said she’s prepared to face plenty of political adversity in Kansas. “It’s going to be hard for any Democrat, and I think having a democratic primary

is going to be what elevates this to the national level,” Reddi said. “I want to be a part of that movement, and there’s a whole generation of people who have never voted who are inspired by this campaign.” Reddi said her strategy to gain the support of Kansans is simple: personability. “I try to be as accessible and approachable as possible,” Reddi said. “I’m not one of those candidates who you have to work through three or four people just to get to. Most people even have my cell number.” Rod Harms, operations manager for the Reddi campaign, also called her accessibility one of Reddi’s strengths as a candidate. “I’ve never heard anybody say they tried to get ahold of her and couldn’t,” Harms said. “That’s why I support her: she’s always listened.” When it comes to discussion on her campaign, even from people with opposing views, Reddi said she welcomes it all. “I have nothing to lose by having a conversation,” Reddi said. “If someone is comfortable in their truth, even if I disagree with it, that’s them. They’re not bad people.” Harms echoed Reddi’s claim. “She’s able to understand

and bridge different viewpoints,” he said. “I think it’s the teacher in her. She understands that the way to get things done is to listen to people.” Much of the media conversation about Reddi’s campaign has focused on her race and gender, and Reddi said while she understands the public’s interest, the shock factor is lost on her. Being unapologetically herself is nothing new. “I think there’s something to be said for leading by example, and people may not know anything about any policies I’ve ever implemented, but if they say, ‘Wow, there’s an Indian woman who’s a senator,’ that speaks volumes,” Reddi said. “I’m grateful to the women who have paved the way for me to be where I am, and I hope to be one of those people who others can look up to.” Reddi’s campaign as an Indian American woman has captured national attention. Thursday, September 19, she sat on the “Women of Color, Here to Lead” panel at the annual IMPACT Summit in Washington D.C. The panel comprised of several women of color running for elected office. While leadership of the

Young Democrats has agreed that endorsing one candidate over another isn’t their place at this point, George said she notices Reddi’s impact at the local level. “I’ve met Usha, and I think she’s an amazing leader in our community,” George said. Political affiliation aside, Harms said he hopes to see new voters registered and exercising their civic duty in 2020. “We really hope young people pay attention to this election cycle.” Empowering citizens to take action and have a voice, Reddi said, is her greatest hope for her Senate campaign. “Whether I win the seat or not, I have a voice that can speak to so many things,” she said. “We need to move away from the status quo conversation and really start talking about issues that matter to people.” Reddi’s name will appear in the Kansas Democratic primary on August 4, 2020. At this point in the race, Elliott Adams, Nancy Boyda, Barry Grissom and Robert Tillman have also announced their campaigns for the Senate seat as Democrats.

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“We had talked on third down that if we didn’t get it we were going to go for it on fourth, and that was kind of us showing some confidence in Skylar [Thompson],” Klieman said after the 52-0 rout of Bowling Green. “We were going to throw quick game, and he saw a press corner[back] and said ‘we’re going to take a shot with Malik.’” Earlier in the same game,

Thompson identified a blitz and checked into a run that went for a long touchdown. “I was pointing at [offensive line] Coach [Conor] Riley because it was a blitz situation and we worked all week on certain plays to run versus pressure,” Thompson said after the game. “It fires me up, I love that stuff more than throwing a touchdown because it’s me changing the play and it working.” His efficiency on third and fourth downs is second in the country after only Hurts. Thompson said he is not focused on stats, as long as he helps his teammates be

successful. “It’s just playing free and not playing for myself, but playing for my teammates, playing for a lot of other reasons than myself, that in general has freed me completely to where it’s allowed me to play some good football,” Thompson said at this week’s press conference. Thompson added that he has to continue taking easier throws down the field and let the big plays open up on their own instead of forcing it. That ability to be a game-managing quarterback helped the Wildcats to a strong start running the ball.

“He just does a good job managing the game, audible-ing when he sees a blitz coming and he’s just a well-rounded player,” senior running back James Gilbert said about his quarterback. “He puts us in the right play and puts us in the right position as an offense and we’re able to score touchdowns.” Thompson said his solid start boosted his confidence. “I would compare it a lot to my senior year of high school as far as the comfort and just playing free,” Thompson said. “I’ve always loved playing football, but I’ve never had fun like this.”

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OPINION: Multicultural center is a step backward, not forward Many decades ago, Kansas State hosted Martin Luther King Jr. in Ahearn Field House where he gave a speech titled “The Future of Integration.” In this speech, King spoke about the inherent inequality caused by the separation of people based on their race. At this point, the Supreme Court already reversed the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that established the doctrine of “separate but equal.” While King saw this as progress, he recognized there was still a long way to go in the

area of race relations and integration of facilities. For many decades this university and the rest of the country made great strides towards integration. However, Kansas State just dealt a major blow to the these ideas. Last April, President Richard Myers and Pat Bosco, former vice president of student life and dean of students, announced a new multicultural student center will be added to the K-State Student Union by the summer of 2020. This new center will be open

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to students of all backgrounds, ethnicities and religions. However, the name of the center alone suggests otherwise. This center is targeted towards non-caucasian students, under the premise that non-white students do not feel accepted in the current Student Union. If this is the case, the university should have worked harder to make students feel comfortable in the Student Union. Instead, the university responded by creating the Morris Family Multicultural Student Center, blatantly ignor-

ing the wise words spoken by Reverend King on this campus more than five decades ago. This decision is dangerously close to state-sponsored segregation. The center is targeted towards every racial group except white students. This segregation of students comes less than two generations since the barring of legal segregation in this country. It only took K-State a few years and a few atrocious decisions to reverse the work done by Reverend King and thousands of others. While I make no claim that

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this multicultural student center creates an environment anywhere near the terrible conditions placed on African Americans and others in the past, it is at the very least a step in the wrong direction on an extremely slippery slope. With race relations on K-State’s campus already stressed by a number of racist hoaxes, and the United States at large feeling the pressure from multiple racially charged situations, it is no time to be further separating students. It is time for mending on this campus and in this country:

a time that calls for all students to spend more time with their peers of all races and religions. Healing takes active participation from every student, in every college, in every state if we are to hold ourselves to King’s high expectations. Bayley Clark is a senior in political science. 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. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

friday, september 20, 2019

A glance at your weekend events coming up in MHK

Film: Yesterday When: Saturday, Sept. 21 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Forum Hall, Ground Floor of Union What: K-State students can see a free showing of the film “Yesterday” if they have their K-State ID. The film follows a young singer-song writer who wakes up to discover The Beatles never existed after a car crash and global black out. The singer-songwriter begins performing songs by The Beatles, quickly gaining notoriety.

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Garba and Dandiya When: Saturday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Where: The Union Ballroom What: Head to the Union Ballroom Saturday night to take part in a Garba and Dandiya night hosted by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth. Garba and Dandiya is a traditional Indian folk dance form.

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Tap Dance and Doughnuts When: Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: 2121 Meadowlark Road courtyard What: For National Dance Day, join the K-State Tap Dance Ensemble, Tap to Togetherness, Manhattan Parents as Teachers and the Meadowlark Hills community for Tap Dance and Doughnuts —a free event open to all.