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K-State marching band members play their favorite songs for the children at the Hoeflin Stone House Early Childhood Education Center on Tuesday.
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State budget cuts leave large impact on College of Architecture student in architecture and president of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council, said it has been frustrating to see that students are investing in themselves, but the state will not reciprocate. “It is really frustrating that us students are putting in so much money and the state isn’t really helping us out at all,” Jirele said. “I know for a lot of students it’s like, ‘Why are we the only ones trying to do this?’”
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A 5 percent university callback and multiple state budget cuts have left a large impact on the College of Architecture, Planning and Design, the smallest college at Kansas State. “For a small college, $1 million lost over three years is huge,” Tim de Noble, dean of the college, said. De Noble said the college was cut roughly $300,000 each year for two years in a row and also lost another $300,000 in a permanent callback. “The college has one of the highest cost-per-capita for students,” Jeremy Migneco, graduate student in architecture, said. “What that means is what each student requires is so much higher than other colleges.” Migneco said a prime example to show that the cost-per-capita is higher in architecture than other colleges is that the building has to be lighted, heated and cooled at all times because architecture students utilize the building at all hours of the day. Studio space is also offered to every student in the college, Migneco said, so they require a larger building where every student can have their own space. “So when the university is looking at cutting budgets all across the board, what they’re taking from us seems so much more substantial,” Migneco said. “They don’t realize that they’re actually kicking us while we’re down because it seems so small to them, you know it’s just like
EDUCATION, BUILDINGS WORTH THE INVESTMENT
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us paying our fair share.” Migneco said it is not fair for the university to cut every college by the same percentage because students in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design cost more to educate. “On paper, it seems like they’re all being cut the same percentage fully across the board,” Migneco said. “But when you look at the business building or Eisenhower, opposed to our building, which is constantly being used and pools a substantial amount of money, it’s just not equal.”
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student in landscape architecture, said while it is the most expensive college to operate, it is also one of the most high-caliber in the state. “Being such a high ranking program in the state, we’ve been able to use that to lobby from the government,” Finck said. “Last year we went to the Capitol and I never thought I’d actually lobby for something, especially for myself, and I mean we sat in the Capitol and tried to catch people from the House and Senate as they walked out.” Outside of lobbying for more funds, de Noble said the students themselves voted to increase a $19 per-credithour fee to a $40 per-credithour fee a few years back.
“It proves our students are doing their part,” de Noble said. “But what’s the state doing?” Migneco said voting for the fee was one of the best ways for the college to prove to the state that its students are investing in themselves. “To really get the state invested in what we’re doing, we increased that fee so much to show them our own investment,” Migneco said. “The dean was able to take that to Topeka and tell them our students have upped their fee 50 percent, a really big chunk of money, to prove that they’re invested in their own technology and their own future and we want you to do the same.” Jason Jirele, graduate
Education and buildings are one of the greatest investments the state can make, de Noble said, and both are found in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. “Education and buildings are a great, great investment,” de Noble said. “The money they invest comes back to them through taxes. Their investment ends up being multiplied directly by nine and that doesn’t even include indirect generations. I don’t think the state has that great of an investment anywhere else.” Migneco said it is difficult for people to understand how important architects are and why they are worth the investment.
“It’s a really big misunderstanding that architects are just like the artsy part of the building because engineers do so much to make the building stand up,” Migneco said. “But architects are really instrumental in our society because spaces have such a psychological impact on people and that’s something an engineer isn’t trained to help you with.” It is instrumental to support the architectural students, Migneco said, because of how much they impact everybody’s daily life. “It’s really hard for a lot of people to see the necessity in investing in architects because it’s seen as an artsy major, an artsy profession,” Migneco said. “But it’s really not. It’s being licensed to develop a space that makes you feel a certain way, or makes you be a certain way or makes you behave a certain way. So when the dean says it’s instrumental to support architecture, he’s very right because the spaces that we are in shape the way we are and in so doing, shapes society.” Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series analyzing the effects of budget cuts on the colleges at Kansas State and their students. Next week’s story will look at the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Sound, fire safety lessons inspire learning for young children
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Frank Tracz, director of bands, interacts with kids from the Hoeflin Stone House Early Childhood Education Center. The K-State marching band played for the children a myriad of songs to start the morning on Tuesday.
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Two student teachers in their senior years of early childhood education, Jessica Minge and Taylor Baumgartner, decided to be creative with their lesson plans this week. The two brainstormed and invited the Kansas State marching band and the Manhattan Fire Department to visit the Hoeflin Stone House Early Childhood Education Center Tuesday morning. Minge is a student teacher for toddlers and Baumgartner is a student teacher for preschoolers at Hoeflin Stone House. Minge said her toddlers have been practicing the “Wabash Cannonball” and have a designated time when they can listen to the band songs on their iPads.
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“We play it and they just start doing the Wabash,” Minge said. “It takes a lot of gross motor to stand there and wiggle back and forth and not fall over. Then they all chime in and say ‘Wildcats!’ It’s so cute. So, I thought it would be cool to have the band come play for them.” The marching band played the fight song, “Wabash Cannonball,” “Eat Em’ Up” and the alma mater outside by the playground for more than 40 children. Frank Tracz, director of bands, explained to the children what the different instruments were, how they made different sounds and the volume change in each instrument. Several cheerleaders led the children in the “Wabash Cannonball” and the children’s eyes were wide and alert when twirler Haley Rapp, sophomore in entrepreneurship, threw her baton in the air.
At the end of their time, band members interacted with the children, allowing them to hold their instruments and help them play their instruments by holding down the keys. After the band left, three firefighters arrived in a big, red firetruck. Firefighter Cole Minton talked to the children about what they knew regarding fire safety, the basics of “stop, drop and roll” and explained to them what exactly firefighters do. The children watched as one of the firefighters geared up in his suit, helmet and mask. At the end of their fire safety lesson, the children were allowed to sit in the firetruck to experience a firsthand view of a firefighter’s life. Baumgartner said she knew the children would be excited because when firetrucks drive by, they run up and smash their faces up against the win-
dow. “It’s fire safety month, so I thought that it would be great to have them come in and focus on community helpers because we’re curious about what they do,” Baumgartner said. “We see them drive down the hill and we’re really curious about what they’re doing, where they’re going and why do they have lights and sirens and why they wear what they do.” After an eventful Tuesday morning, Minge said this week she has made her classroom’s theme “sound” by bringing in a trombone, saxophone, clarinet and drums. She said they are learning about different sounds that instruments make and anything else that makes sound. “We will incorporate math, which would be the length of sounds and if the instruments play really long or short,” she said. “We will look at the science of the air going through the instruments and how it
makes that sound. We’ll read books about instruments and talk about how people read music. We’ll talk about different movements and getting their gross motor skills moving and dancing and then the fine motor of touching each instrument.” Minge said they will do a lot of recall throughout the rest of the week. She said they will ask the children questions like, “Hey, do you remember this instrument?” and “How did they make that sound?” “I hope that throughout the week with the instruments they will experiment more with purposeful use,” Minge said. “Maybe before, they would just throw the cymbals on the floor, but if they see somebody with cymbals crashing them together, then they’ll maybe mimic that and understand that process.” Callie Cunningham, soph-
omore in marketing and an employee at Hoeflin Stone House, said she thought having the band come was an awesome idea. “Kids naturally love playing and hearing music, so I think that the KSU band really caught their attention and will leave a lasting impact on them,” Cunningham said. Minge said a lot of the kids have been to football games and knew what to expect, but there were a few who had never heard or seen the marching band. “They’ve seen pictures because we have pictures in our classroom but they don’t really know what it is so that’s also how we’re expanding their knowledge of community and what’s around us at K-State,” Minge said. “It’s awesome that we have such a great K-State family that would have a band come play for our toddlers. I’m so grateful.”
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Millennial votes matter: Even if you’re tired of politics, go vote millennials spent at least an hour volunteering, with more than one-third volunteering up to 10 hours. “Millennials can barely remember a time when jobs were plentiful or Washington wasn’t gridlocked,” The Economist article said. “More than a third of them live with their parents. Many have vast college debts. Small wonder they are alienated.” In other words: Government worked for the baby boomers, not the millennials. Here’s the thing, though. Millennials have overtaken baby boomers, a demographic known for consistent voting, as the largest living generation according to a Pew Research Center article. If we wanted to, we could make our voices heard. It’s hard to ignore us when there’s about 75 million of us. I know feeling like one in File Photo by Logan Jones | THE COLLEGIAN
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I realize that the push to get millennials out to the polls this election has been overwhelming and many are sick of it. It seems like every major social media platform got involved; Facebook and even comedian Aziz Ansari tried to spread the word. People have reason to be
concerned. Civic Youth reported that only 21.5 percent of millennials voted in 2014. So why do we shun the polls? In short, we’re not lazy in regards to the political process, we’re exhausted by it. Less than a third of young voters think politicians are doing the honorable thing by running for office compared to the two-thirds who think they aren’t doing it for the right reasons, according to The Economist’s article “Let’s set the
world on fire.” Doing something for the right reason is pretty important to us. A 2015 Millennial Impact Report said 84 percent of millennials made a charitable donation in 2014. And of those who donated, only 22 percent said their donation was company-solicited, meaning 78 percent made donations on their own. Even despite our mounting student debt. Additionally, 70 percent of
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75 million is akin to spitting in the ocean. So let’s break it down even further. Anyone remember the Florida recount in 2000 that decided the presidential election? It came down to 537 votes, according to Wade Payson-Denney’s CNN article “So, who really won? What the Bush v. Gore studies showed.” But, you say, recounts don’t happen every day. That’s fair. But have you thought beyond the presidential election? Who’s running for Senate? For county commissioner? For state representative? Those are the people who could bring a real change to Kansas and that’s where your vote should be focused if you still believe your vote doesn’t count. Don’t believe me? The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election came down to 33,052 votes, according to Politico’s “2014 Kansas Governor Elec-
tion Results” article. That’s just a little more than total enrollment at Kansas State. Point is, we as a university, as a state, as a nation and as a voter can make a difference. So do yourself a favor. Get out and vote. You can wait until Nov. 8, or you can advance vote in the Bluemont Room on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m through Nov. 4. The final day of advance voting will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 7. Ditch the apathy and tell the politicians how you really feel. 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.
Maggie Stanton is a senior in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com.
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Wildcats finish 9th despite strong final round BRETT ENGLE
THE COLLEGIAN
Although the Wildcats posted their lowest 54-hole score of the year, they were in too deep of a hole and finished in ninth place at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational on Tuesday. “We had a good round today and lowered our team score each round,”
head coach Kristi Knight said to K-State Sports. “This field was jampacked with talent. It may not look pretty on paper, but it is a solid result. It is one we can build on.” The Wildcats finished the tournament with a 10-over-par 874. As a team, according to the Golfstat rankings, Kansas State sits at 46th in the country.
Individually, senior Madison Talley led the way for the Wildcats. Talley tied for 12th and carded a 1-under-par 215 over the course of the tournament, which is her lowest three-round score of the season.
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Then-junior Madison Talley chips on to hole 14 at Colbert Hills on Oct. 13, 2015, during a team practice.
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Wildcats working on playing complete games, continuing improvements SCOTT POPP
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While they had to fend off the Longhorns late, the Wildcats still looked much better this week against Texas, compared to a week ago against Oklahoma. They now shift their focus to Iowa State, a team that has struggled for much of the season. Head coach Bill Snyder and company held their weekly press conference yesterday. Here are three things that stood out:
1. K-STATE IS STILL TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PLAY A COMPLETE GAME.
K-State has not played a good complete football game this season. The team has had great minutes, quarters and halves but have yet to string it all together in the form of one complete game. The game against Texas
was somewhat opposite of recent K-State showings where the first half was a struggle. The Wildcats got off to a great first half and early third quarter and then fell apart offensively before holding on for the win. “They hung on, that is the best way we can put it,” Snyder said. “Once again, no one gave in or let up in an emotional way. I think that part was still there. It just boils down to execution and doing things right.” The Wildcats will have their chance to put a complete game together against an Iowa State team that has only one win and has struggled on both sides of the ball. “It is one of the big things, to always come out strong,” sophomore tight end Dayton Valentine said. “That is going to be key for us this week going to a tough place to play in Iowa State.”
2. K-STATE WILL LOOK TO CONTINUE IOWA
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Junior offensive lineman Reid Najvar lines up the ball during the game between K-State and Texas in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday.
STATE DOMINANCE.
The Wildcats have beaten the Cyclones eight straight times, the last loss to them coming in Ames, Iowa, all the way back in 2007. That doesn’t mean the games haven’t been close,
though. A year ago the Wildcats came back from a 35-14 first half deficit to defeat the Cyclones 3835 on a last-second field goal. Playing in Ames, Iowa, is also no easy feat. The last two
games played in Iowa between these two teams have been decided by a combined 10 points. Snyder said they have been fortunate to win so many close games against the Cyclones. “In some cases, we have been fortunate,” Snyder said. “In all cases, we have been fortunate to have a lot of good young guys who do not give in and understand that it is a 60-minute ballgame. Iowa State has always been a really good football team. They have played well against virtually everyone that they line up and play against.”
3. THE OFFENSIVE LINE HAS IMPROVED.
In the first game of the season against Stanford, the Wildcats’ offensive line allowed seven sacks. Since then, the Cats have allowed just seven sacks total in Big 12 play. The line has improved mightily because of the addition of experience and sophomore offensive lineman Abdul
Beecham. “I think the biggest thing is that they have invested in themselves,” Snyder said. “They are here all the time, working extremely hard and trying diligently to try and improve upon their capabilities and correct the mistakes they make.” The running game has benefited from the line’s improvement. The Wildcats have topped 200 yards rushing in half of their four Big 12 games and junior quarterback Jesse Ertz’s completion percentage has also gotten higher in his last four games since his line has given him more time to find receivers. “They have done really well,” senior quarterback Joe Hubener said. “Obviously, they are a young group of guys and they have all really stepped up and shown what they are capable of. All of those guys are hard workers. You can see it in practice, that they are willing to put in the work to be effective.”