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at Ford Some students feel lack of information led to mold in the residence hall

ALEXANDER HURLA staff writer

At the end of September, some Ford Hall residents became worried when they believed they found mold in their dorm rooms.

Lilli Smith, freshman in animal sciences and industry, lives in the hall and said an illness was the first sign there might be an issue.

“It essentially started with just everyone being like, ‘Wow, we’re all really sick all of a sudden. This is really weird. I wonder what’s going on?’” Smith said. “And so we were all kind of speculating like maybe mold could come into play with it.”

Smith was one of the first people to send a work order after she believed she found mold in her shower vent. She also sent the picture of the vent to a group chat that included residents of Ford Hall.

She said some residents took

matters into their own hands to test their rooms for mold.

“A couple girls went out and bought those mold testing kits,” Smith said. “Normally, you have to swab something and swab it on the kit, but those girls decided just to leave it out in the air and see what it can collect, and … it collected a lot, and that was sent to the Ford group chat, as well.”

Smith said after she filed the work report, Ford Hall’s maintenance crew responded quickly. The crew went to every room looking for mold and cleaned out air conditioning units, shower vents and the Synexis machines.

Derek Jackson, director of Housing and Dining Services, said Ford Hall presents unique challenges compared to other dorm halls.

“If you think about Ford Hall, it’s all private bathrooms, private showers, so it has a lot of oppor-

tunity for moisture,” Jackson said.

“Moisture is our number one culprit when it comes to mold.”

Because there is so much moisture in the air, any allowed amount of water build-up leads to mold issues.

“Part of this is that mold lives in the air, and it’s always here, but it’s not generally in a large enough concentration,” Jackson said. “It’s when you get a moisture source that is uncontrolled, like a bathroom or something that’s dripping, like a dripping pipe.”

He said students need to inform maintenance quickly if there are issues, such as a leaking pipe, to resolve the issue.

Jackson said once the maintenance team received reports of mold in September, they investigated. Generally, the team checks the air filtration system every three months, but they began checking them about three weeks early be-

cause of the student reports.

“We got in the building and did our look-around and found very little mold,” Jackson said.

“When we did find it, it was usually in the shower environments in very small spots — less than a dime spot.”

This is not the first time the mold issue has come up in Ford Hall. In 2018, more than a dozen rooms had mold in them.

While Ford Hall had mold problems in 2018, Jackson said they have made many improvements since then. A significant upgrade is a new air filtration system from Synexis in each dorm room. He said K-State tested the Synexis machines before purchasing them.

“We did studies before we bought the system four years ago where we did samples in rooms,” Jackson said. “We watched the number of living organisms drop over a thirty-day time period.

Some species are harder to kill than others, but we were seeing between a 75 and 90 percent kill rate of the spectrum of living organisms.”

The university installed the machines in Ford Hall dorm rooms during the fall 2020 semester. Jackson said the university also installed them across campus, including the Student Union, the Rec Complex and classrooms.

“Last year, we installed those Synexis machines, and I had zero mold calls last year. But also when we installed them, we were just after the fall semester start — we told the students what they were doing,” Jackson said.

“Obviously, our job was to kill [COVID-19], and we did a great job at killing COVID.”

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KSUnite takes action to make K-State a community MARGARET LATENSER staff writer

“Our Lens, Our Focuses, Our K-State” is the new theme for all diversity-related programs and activities for the Kansas State 2021-22 academic year. The KSUnite event showcased the new theme on Tuesday.

According to the KSUnite website, the event is a movement that provides students with the opportunity to participate in and embrace an event involving respect, tolerance and pride.

Emmanuel “Manny” Ugwuegbu, junior in biology and pre-med, said as a member of the KSUnite Committee, he saw why this event is necessary at K-State.

“We really need this at K-State, with everything that has happened in the last year including violence, stuff showing up in the Multicultural Center and last year’s event being hijacked with Zoom bombers,” Ugwuegbu said. “We really needed this year to bring students together to let them know that we still aspire to be a community.”

This year’s event featured two

speakers who explained the meaning of community to the crowd. Ugwuegbu said the speakers were much better this year because they spoke about what we need to do, not things the student body already knows.

“They were able to define what it actually means to have a community, what it actually means to come together — not just as individuals, but as a modern family,” Ugwuegbu said.

The first speaker, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, was a member of the Little Rock Nine, the first nine African-American students to attend an all-white high school in Arkansas after segregation became illegal. As a result of her experience, she went on to help desegregate public schools.

“Her story was inspiring, learning about all these things she went through and how she channeled it into helping others instead of just getting over it,” Ugwuegbu said.

“I got out of her story that you cannot change people, but you can change yourself. She talked about change coming from within us, not from those around us.”

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ey’s take on community inspired him and gave him a new perspective to consider when talking about communities.

“She made me realize that unless we are willing to change and let go of the past to move into the present and bring everyone along with us, then we won’t make any strides,” Ugwuegbu said. “We will end up being one community that is broken into separate groups no matter how much administration tries to help.”

The second speaker, Caleb Stevens — an activist for social justice — talked about the essence of a community that brings out vulnerability, Ugwuegbu said.

“You have to be able to take risks that people will have your back when you need it,” Ugwuegbu said.

“He said truth-telling and vulnerability can coexist, and that is what helps a community move forward. I loved when he said that a community is sacred and is built in honesty, truth, authenticity and treating others with respect.”

Vanilla Davis, senior in elementary education, said she was inspired by Stevens’ casual conversation approach.

“He kept it real with the crowd, which made it easier to understand the important topics he was sharing with us,” Davis said. “I loved that he was completely himself.”

According to K-State’s Diversity and Inclusion website, K-State has been honored for the campus’s dedication to diversity and inclusion, with awards such as the Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award and the Big 12 Most Outstanding Black Student Union.

However, Ugwuegbu said he does not think K-State has reached that high standard yet but believes the university is on its way.

“In a way, we have gotten there, but in another way, we still have not,” Ugwuegbu said. “Our student body has been broken for some time, and right now, we are coming back from the pandemic and from people spilling out hate.

That is not something we can recover from so easily, so yes, we do have an inclusive university, but it does not mean we are all working together for progress.”

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versity and inclusion seen and experienced on campus results from the Multicultural Center and students attending events.

“Sometimes, when I talk to people, they do not want to get involved because they think we already have the Multicultural Center, and that is enough,” Ugwuegbu said. “So, from what I am seeing, I think we could deserve that award in a year when people start to get involved more in community building.”

Davis said her experience as a black RA opened her eyes to how uncomfortable conversations regarding race could be on campus.

“When race was brought up around my residents, whether that be because of something offensive they said or just because of an upcoming event, it was really hard to get people talking, and it was awkward,” Davis said.

She said it took students being exposed to racism through required class lectures to feel comfortable having conversations.

“We need more required classroom assignments to allow students to learn about racism,” Davis said.

“When it is an event, most people read about it then do not attend, but when students have to engage in conversation, that is when they become more understanding.”

The KSUnite Committee wanted to listen to students like Davis, so this year’s event was based on what students wanted, Ugwuegbu said.

“We brought in speakers that would appeal to students, and how they would impact the university not just for the KSUnite day, but in the long term,” Ugwuegbu said.

Lonnie Hobbs, graduate research assistant in agricultural economics, led a Zoom breakout room during the event. Hobbs said he was happy with how the event went but agrees the university can do more to make a difference.

“The KSUnite event went very well,” Hobbs said. “However, to truly achieve an equitable and inclusive campus requires support and collaboration from faculty and staff to help our students understand the importance of diversity and inclusion.”

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Partial closure of Kimball Avenue raises traffic concerns amidst football season KELSEY VOLK staff writer

Starting Monday, Oct. 18, Kimball Avenue will close to vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic from Denison Avenue to North Manhattan Avenue. However, the intersections of Manhattan Avenue and Denison will remain open.

City of Manhattan Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello said the project is a total reconstruction of the street, storm drainage system and sidewalks.

Uccello said the area will be closed for at least 12 months.

“The contractor is estimating that August of next year they’ll be able to open one lane in each direction as they finish the rest of the project,” Uccello said.

Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers said there will be detour routes north to Marlatt Avenue and south to Claflin Road.

Uccello said the city also prepared for an increase in traffic near Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

“The traffic that’s trying to enter or leave the stadium from the east side is advised to go up to Marlatt, and then take Denison or College Avenue down to access the stadium,” Uccello said. “Anticipating this particular closure was part of the reason that Marlatt was reconstructed when it was.”

Spencer Montag, sophomore in computer science, said traffic exiting the stadium is already “so bad,” and the detours might make it worse.

“I don’t think students will be affected as much as parents and people coming from out of Manhattan because that exit is the way they would take to get onto the highway,” Montag said. “All these detours is going to make it worse, and we’ll have standstill for an extra hour.”

The closure is a part of the North Corridor Campus Project.

According to the Confluence website, the project focuses on “uniting the academic facilities and uses within the north campus area,” aim-

ing to enhance “campus edges and public streets within this district.”

Uccello said part of the reason for the project was to create an infrastructure that allows the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, the $2.2 billion federal facility being built northwest of campus, all the access it needs.

Discussion of improvements started back in 2009 when the NBAF was first considering Manhattan as a potential location.

“We’ve been working on all of the different phases of the North Campus Corridor project for more than five years,” Uccello said. “We knew that some infrastructure changes would need to take place to make it possible for them to build here.”

The $4 million project — funded by an economic development grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation — is in phase ten.

Uccello said the city anticipates the completion of the project by 2026.

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Kimball Avenue will close to vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle traffic from Denison Avenue to North Manhattan Avenue.

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K-State holds sixth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration ALEXANDER HURLA staff writer

Kansas State’s Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance hosted the sixth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration on Monday in the Student Union.

Alex Red Corn, assistant professor of education leadership, was one of the event moderators. He said one goal of the event was to raise awareness about modern experiences for Indigenous peoples’.

“We frame it as Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a way to make Indigenous peoples’ perspectives more visible because, quite often, they’re relegated to the side,” Red Corn said.

“Specifically, modern experiences — current experiences — for native peoples are often not very seen or heard.”

Speakers from across the

country spoke over Zoom and in-person about Indigenous agriculture. Red Corn, who also serves as the co-chair of the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance at K-State, said this year’s theme of “Food, Film, and Policy” connected well to K-State.

“We’ve been working to better connect Indigenous peoples’ experiences with the strengths of the university, which is an ag school,” Red Corn said. “So, we intentionally did this to try to, as an ag school, bring more visibility about Indigenous peoples’ perspectives into the ag-specific conversation and everything attached to ag.”

Red Corn said schools are not properly teaching students about Indigenous peoples’ issues.

“If you look at curriculum about what people are supposed

to learn about American Indians from kindergarten through higher ed, American Indian perspectives — unless you’re in an anthropology or ethnic studies type field — America Indian perspectives get pretty limited,” Red Corn said.

Because students are not learning about these Indigenous issues, Red Corn said another event goal was to bring awareness to a broader audience beyond those who specifically study them.

“It’s really important to bring American Indian perspectives to people who aren’t just going into fields of anthropology or things like that,” Red Corn said. “So, trying to bring more visibility to the broader conversations about American Indians. For example, in this context, we have an emphasis on agriculture, food, film and things like that.”

Since the event’s theme changes every year, Audrey Swartz, a librarian at Hale Library, said it is beneficial to those who attend each event.

“I think it’s great that every year we cover a different topic, so if you come back and back and back, you get a really well-rounded view of Indigenous culture and life,” Swartz said.

Lisa Tatonetti, professor of English at K-State, helped start the first event in 2016.

She appreciated hearing Storm Brave, a language teacher in the Kaw Nation, speaking the Kaw language in the opening ceremony at this year’s event.

“It makes me teary to hear Kaw in this place,” Tatonetti said. “For hundreds and hundreds of years, this was Kaw land, and to have a Kaw speaker introduce the program and speak at length in Kaw is essential to bring back what

was taken. That’s part of what this program is about.”

Red Corn said having someone speak Kaw on campus is important for K-State.

“To have someone from the Kaw community to be able to speak directly to open up the ceremony is a really powerful thing if you allow yourself to think about that more complete context of our institution because Kaw land is what this institution is built on,” Red Corn said.

As a land-grant university, Red Corn said it is vital for K-State to understand its roots.

“As our institution takes pride in being one of the first land-grant institutions, it’s a difficult conversation to have to recognize that that land just didn’t come out of nowhere and that it’s attached to Indigenous peoples’,” Red Corn said.

George Walden, sophomore in business, said he

thought an event like this is a positive for K-State.

“I think it’s really awesome that all these people can gather and learn about something that’s pretty important in our lives and a lot of other people’s lives, as well,” Walden said. “I think K-State should feel pretty proud because holding an event like this is pretty cool.”

In all, Red Corn said K-State holding this event was something important for the university to do.

“We are really proud that K-State allows us to have some very specific conversations — sometimes that other institutions don’t always engage in,” Red Corn said.

More information about K-State’s Indigenous Peoples Day event is available on the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance’s website.

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Lafene offers COVID-19 vaccinated students opportunities to win prizes CHASE HAGEMANN staff writer

Lafene Health Center used a student incentive program to get students vaccinated against COVID-19. The names of six students who received a dose were drawn every Friday from Aug. 13 to Oct. 8. Lafene will award the grand prize on Friday, Oct. 15, according to the incentives program website.

Shawn Funk, project manager for vaccine communications, said some of the prizes gifted include Apple Watch Series 6s, an Xbox Series S, $400 Union Bookstore gift cards, a weighted blanket and more. In addition, the grand prize winner is eligible to win a choice of $1,000 cash, a Macbook Air or a Sony Playstation 5.

Michelle Geering, public information officer for the Division of Communications and

Marketing at Kansas State, said an estimated 66 percent of students are vaccinated.

Funk said Lafene uses three systems to gather information on student vaccinations. First, it uses data from WebIZ, controlled by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, to track the number of in-state doses. It also follows the number of students who register through student portals and receive a shot at the health center.

“We don’t have any data on how effective it has been,” Funk said. “We continue to give vaccines, and we’re pleased with the rate that we have.”

According to the COVID-19 In Our Communities webpage, student COVID cases are at a 1.40 percent positivity rate with seven positive cases. Site data shows this is the second-lowest reported rate since

the beginning of the semester.

Lafene participated in the White House’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge this past summer, vaccinating 72 percent of students, faculty and staff on campus during that time — exceeding the national goal of 70 percent.

However, according to K-State Reporting and Analytics, student vaccine records changed because the student population increased from 2,922 in summer to 16,528 for the 2021 fall semester. Some students aren’t in the K-State tracking system.

Not everyone is convinced the program is affecting the student vaccination rate. Ryan Ranzau, senior in biology, said he received the vaccine because he wanted to go on a trip with friends but believes incentives have the opposite effect.

“Without having any statistics about the program, in

my opinion, incentive programs are counter-productive to vaccination interest,” Ranzau said.

“People are already skeptical of the virus.”

Ranzau said when people perceive agencies are offering bribes, they cause mistrust and look suspicious.

“I have come to the point where I feel like the incentives are really more of a reward than an incentive,” Funk said. “I can’t imagine that any students, faculty or staff are choosing to get the vaccine just because of the incentives that are being offered. I believe that most people getting the vaccine here are doing so because they want to, not for the incentives.”

Thirty-three people have received prizes since the program’s start, but 49 students have missed the opportunity to claim their prize because they didn’t respond to their email.

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Lafene Health Center offers student incentives to get students vaccinated against COVID-19.

The last chance for students to claim prize winnings is Oct. 15, but Lafene will continue offering vaccinations.

“You might think that you won’t get it, and it won’t be that severe, but it’s not about you in this scenario,” Nicole Crist,

freshman in business administration, said about COVID-19.

“It’s more about the people that you come in contact with: your family members and older people in general, even younger people since they’re getting it a lot.”

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TikTokers Sister Cindy, Brother Jed preached controversial sermons to students on campus CLAIBORN SCHMIDT arts & culture editor

Cindy Smock — better known as Sister Cindy — and her husband Brother Jed Smock preached to students “Be a ho no mo” and many more controversial topics outside the Student Union at Bosco Plaza on Monday and Tuesday. The couple asked students to repent and forego their sins and sexual behaviors for the love of Jesus Christ.

Although the couple presented on school property, their views do not associate with Kansas State or the student body as a whole.

“These individuals do not represent the views of the university and are in no way affiliated with KSU,” Alayna Colburn, Center for Advocacy, Response and Education survivor advocate, said.

The couple has a different style of preaching compared to other preachers — yelling into crowds and using vulgar and highly sexualized language, signs and shirts.

“Our basic approach has been the same, we call it confrontational evangelism, but sure, we grow and mature and tweak things,” Smock said.

Smock showed up on campus Monday with a shirt that read “Hell is Hot, Don’t Be A Thot,” giving viewers a taste of what was to come.

Smock came to K-State and preached over 40 years ago at Memorial Stadium, but started her preaching career after listen-

ing to her now-husband preach while she was a student.

“I have been preaching on campuses for four and a half decades, and I actually became a Christian through campus preaching while my husband was preaching at the University of Florida,” Smock said.

Although Sister Smock has been preaching on campuses for over four decades, she did not always have the following she has today. College students started posting videos of her to TikTok, where #sistercindy began and now has over 220 million views.

“So I’ve been around a while before TikTok, in fact, we were around before internet, at least before regular people used internet, before we had computers, certainly before smartphones,” Sister Smock said. “I plan to be around when TikTok is gone too. Nothing lasts forever except the truth.”

Sister Smock and her husband shared many messages throughout their sermons on campus this week — most notably their lesson and chant, “be a ho no mo,” where they tell students how they can be successful with the help of Jesus.

“There is only one way to be a ‘ho no mo,’ and that is to believe in Jesus,” Smock said.

The couple travels from campus to campus nationally, continuously preaching about their thoughts on what college students should and should not be doing, as well as “slut-shaming” for the students attending.

Colburn said people like the Smock’s come to college campuses to engage with students and intentionally upset listeners, then pack up and move on to the next campus.

“Spreading victim-blaming messages aimed at survivors of sexual assault should never be tolerated,” Colburn said. “What a sad life these people must lead to believe that what they are doing is helpful and good.”

During the couples’ selfie time, Jeff Storms, graduate student in English, went up and challenged the Smock’s messages and approach, but found Sister Smock unenthusiastic to respond — much like her and her husband while being interrupted with questions during their sermons.

“I went to confront her and talk to her about that and just asked what about this way of ministry she sees as being Christlike, and she wasn’t really willing to engage in a conversation, and students didn’t really seem willing to have a conversation about it, people just kind of wanted to get selfies,” Storms said.

Smock said she typically has a mixed crowd of students that agree with her while others find it comical. She said posted videos either spread her and her husband’s sermon or make fun of them.

“A lot of what I said was ringing true with a certain element of people, so it went viral and it was, of course, a mixture of those who agreed and those who just thought it was funny,” Smock said.

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The Campus Ministry USA, Cynthia D. Lasseter Smock (Sister Cindy), aggressively preaches in front of a crowd. Their open-air preaching ministry is concentrated on college campuses.

Jed and Cindy engage in confrontational preaching with students gathering at Bosco Plaza on Oct. 11, 2021.

While some might connect with the Smock’s message, many still find the sermons disrespectful and victimizing. Members of the CARE office gave statements over email regarding the demonstrations on Monday and Tuesday. Monday was also National Coming Out Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which were both celebrated on campus. The coinciding of Smock’s sermon might have negatively affected the civil awareness events.

“Our words matter. Spreading harmful victim-blaming and misogynistic messages normalizes gender-based violence, promotes the belief that it is acceptable, and in certain cases, contributes to the ongoing perpetuation of violence against others,” the CARE office said.

While many feel that the approach the Smock’s takes is damaging, they find that it is successful and choose to keep the approach the same over the years.

“I see that this approach works, and I believe in it, and we’ve been doing it a long time now,” Smock said.

Although the messages can be offensive, many come to see the Smock’s because of their popularity on social media with college students.

“She’s iconic in pop culture, and I just feel like it was an educational and valuable experience for me to have before I got out of college,” Darius Skillen, junior in architectural engineering, said.

Many find the acts over-exaggerated and damaging to the perception of Jesus and his messages.

“I think there might be some short-term gain in running a spectacle like this, but ultimately I think this is damaging,” Storms said. “I think that what she is saying and is claiming is misrepresentative of the teaching of Jesus — is just objectively not true if you look at what the new testament says.”

K-State’s CARE office offers all students and staff members that have had experiences with sexual, dating or domestic violence, stalking or sexual harassment free confidential and voluntary services.

Advocates help process experiences with survivors, explain options and rights, support if reporting, give referrals for therapy, offer resources for academics and provide access to the CARE healing fund when a grant is available.

“CARE is here to remind Wildcats our services are available if anyone becomes activated by the harmful content being shared

by Sister Cindy and Brother Jed. Witnessing and hearing dangerous rhetoric can be activating for some, especially for folks who have already experienced violence. CARE’s Survivor Advocates are available to provide crisis intervention and support,” the CARE office said.

CARE is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for some university holidays. CARE offers appointments via phone, Zoom or in-person.

“Like many others, we were appalled and upset about the hurtful content she and Brother Jed were sharing. Misogynistic, transphobic and homophobic comments should not be tolerated,” the CARE office said.

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K-State home to variety of people with diverse religious, cultural backgrounds EDEN BROCKMAN staff writer

Kansas State is home to people of different faiths who have unique experiences with their religion on campus. Many people in the K-State community are working hard to create a safe and welcoming space. However, some say K-State still has a long journey to foster a community where everyone is welcome.

Beverley Earles is the associate director of international planning and analysis and chair of the President’s Committee on Religious, Spiritual and Nonreligious Diversity.

She said she has been working hard to make the university a more inclusive place, primarily through her work as chair of the committee.

“We have always been a resource for students, staff, faculty and admin who would like support of one kind or another having to do with religious issues in the broadest sense,” Earles said.

Elena Aronson, second-year doctoral student in public health nutrition and a committee member, said she agreed with Earles, saying the committee works on creating safe spaces for people of different religions.

“We put on events to create awareness of different religions, and we now have a calendar that has all the holidays that people may be celebrating hopefully, used as a reference by people on campus,” Aronson said.

Aronson said it is essential to recognize there are people from all walks of life at K-State.

“Not everyone on campus practices the same religion; not everyone on campus comes from the same places,” Aronson said. “People come from all places and all religions, and we can learn so much.”

Fadia Husseini, senior in medical microbiology, practices Islam. Husseini said it is important to learn about religions other than the one you practice to create a more accepting and inclusive environment.

“[A lot] of people in the Midwest are not educated on [Islam] or the culture, so it is frustrating when people use the incorrect terminology,” Husseini said.

Josh Kreisler, junior in agricultural economics, said when his classmates tell him he is the first Jewish person they have ever met, it can create pressure for him.

“I feel a little pressure in that sense because there are always people from small towns in Kansas that have never met someone like me, so I am the picture of their entire perception of Jewish people,” Kreisler said. “I have encountered some preconceived notions of how someone might think you are, and breaking that barrier can be challenging sometimes.”

Kreisler said he enjoys K-State, but has found it challenging not having a larger Jewish community.

“I love it here, but there is definitely something missing, especially with my religion and faith,” Kreisler said.

Some students have more resources in Manhattan to support them in their religious, spiritual or nonreligious journey. Alec Augustine, senior in journalism and mass communications, practices Catholicism and said his church provides him with many resources.

“Being Catholic is so important to me that I do not know what I would do without it,” Augustine said. “[At St. Isidore’s] we are able to go to Mass every day at 9:09 p.m., and they have confessions beforehand, so they offer a lot of resources.”

Faith journeys can enter a challenging phase when coming to college for several reasons. Aronson said issues stem from more than just being surrounded by a large or small faith crowd.

“You need to figure out how religious you want to be, what that means to you, and that is part of becoming an adult and forging your own path,” Aronson said.

From speaking to a teacher, attending a bible study or hosting a meal, students find creative ways to connect.

“The closest thing I have to a [Muslim community] at K-State is that my Arabic teacher is Muslim, so we always talk to each other about that,” Husseini said. “I will send her prayers, and she will send me prayers. I will go to class early and talk to her on Zoom, so it is like having another home here without being at home.”

Augustine attends men’s bible study through his church, which has allowed him to grow with others in the area.

“I am involved in a bible study at St. Isidore’s, and it has been great,” Augustine said. “It is a bunch of guys, and a lot of us come from different places, but we are all able to come together, read scripture from one another and learn from each other. I think that has been impactful for me to be able to see what other people are dealing with and how we can grow together.”

Kreisler enjoys engaging in a Jewish tradition called Shabbat.

“I enjoy going to Shabbat dinner with everyone around the table in a home-style setting, sharing about your day and

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singing some prayers or religious songs together,” Kreisler said.

Another aspect of the President’s Committee on Religious, Spiritual and Nonreligious Diversity is creating space for nonreligious students. There is a growing number of atheist and agnostic students at K-State.

“You do not have to believe in God to be kind and decent,” Earles said. “Many Western countries are not affiliated with religion at all and are very ethical, and a lot have lower crime rates.”

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Earles said a great way to learn about others’ belief systems is first to find common ground.

Aronson made a similar point.

“While our beliefs may look very different, we all want to be respected and acknowledged,” Aronson said. “It is great not to push people in their own corners but rather to celebrate each other.”

Kreisler thinks it is important to recognize the similarities and talk about the differences in people’s faiths.

“We are all people,” Kreisler

said. “There are a lot more similarities than there are differences.

So I think being willing to be open and talk about those differences and recognize those similarities is super important.”

The committee is open to all students, faculty and staff.

“I would like the whole community to know that we are a valuable resource that they can come to with suggestions, problems or anything else that matters,” Earles said.

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Local restaurants, coffee shops celebrate Pumpkin spice lattes bring fall season with specialty food, beverages the taste of fall to Manhattan MADDY DANIELS asst. arts & culture editor

The leaves are turning to shades of russet and gold, the pumpkin patches are open and the Halloween decor is on the shelves. Nothing is better on a crisp autumn day than settling into a booth at a coffee shop, sipping and nibbling on fall drinks and treats.

Many coffee shops and eateries around Manhattan have a variety of fall specialties to draw crowds in. From lattes and teas to scones and muffins, there is something festive and tasty for everyone.

“Bluestem’s apple cinnamon or apple caramel lattes are my fall favorites,” Suzanne Sharp, graduate student in land-

scape architecture, said. “It tastes like being at a pumpkin patch. It’s not too sweet, and the flavors mix really well.”

Sharp said the apple syrup for drinks has been so popular that the shop temporarily ran out of it.

Another popular spot for the Kansas State community is Public Hall, which now features a maple pecan scone. Unlike other scones that are too dry and crumbly, this one is flaky on the outside but soft and fluffy on the inside.

There is a sweet maple glaze on top and pecans sparingly throughout that provide an enjoyable texture. They have a house special syrup to flavor drinks called “lumberjack” as well, which has notes of maple.

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thing-autumn latte is really good,” Zoey Dutcher, senior in English education, said. “It’s a nice change from the usual pumpkin spice everything.”

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The donut is in a flower shape with pull-apart petals, perfect for sharing — or not. They also have specially decorated donuts with sprinkles and designs to look like monsters for Halloween.

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Over the past few days, I’ve been able to go around to coffee shops and try the taste of fall. I’ve tried numerous kinds of pumpkin spice lattes and each one has been pretty different from the other.

The first one I tried was a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte — a fall must-have when it comes to coffee. However, I haven’t had one in a few years, so I thought it was time to try it out again. For this latte, I decided to get it iced. I usually ask for no whipped cream on pretty much all of my drinks that I ever get, but I decided to go for the whole experience on this one.

This latte had all the pumpkin spice flavor a person could ask for. Everything was pretty spot on and exactly how I remembered it. Although it was almost too sweet for me, I really enjoyed this one. I would have to give Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte four out of five pumpkins.

The next place that I went to was Radina’s, because who doesn’t love a good Radina’s latte? I was pretty excited for this one since it was one a lot of people told me to try. I decided to get this latte hot, only because I usually like my coffee iced. I didn’t get whipped cream on this one but was still excited to try it.

I was actually pretty surprised at the taste of this one. It barely had any pumpkin spice flavor but still had the latte taste to it.

I decided to not just go off of the first sip and drank the rest of it, and it really wasn’t too bad. However, I do wish there had been more pumpkin spice flavor overall. I would have to give Radina’s pumpkin spice latte two out of five pumpkins.

The last one I decided to go try was Bluestem’s

pumpkin spice latte.

This one was highly suggested, and I was very excited to try it because I had never tried Bluestem’s coffee before.

I decided to get this one hot just to give the hot pumpkin spice latte a second chance, and I really enjoyed it.

This one was definitely better than Radina’s, but still lacked more of the pumpkin spice flavor.

That said, it was more enjoyable to finish. I would rate Bluestem’s latte three out of five pumpkins.

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‘Oh, the places they’ll go’: LINK scooters end up in new, unusual places TAYLOR PARISH staff writer

Over the past year, the LINK electric scooters have become increasingly popular with the Kansas State student body, along with Manhattan residents and visitors.

Many students use the LINK scooters to ride around campus on the way to class or through Aggieville with friends and family. But on the weekends, the scooter life becomes a very different story. Some people found a new obsession, using them in other

ways besides transportation.

One anonymous example included a student being dared to jump a LINK scooter off the roof of a friend’s house one weekend — clipping the wheel on the gutter and failing to stick the landing. The student was not injured after the failed jump.

The stories do not stop there. Many people send in LINK scooter videos to Instagram accounts like @oldrowkstate and @kstatechicks, and the videos are sometimes featured for a good laugh.

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ing new ways to capture what people do with a LINK scooter, turning it into a competition for students and residents to get creative.

Dorothy Bozinos, freshman in pre-psychology, said she just began riding the scooters this September. She said that other times she and her friends only ride them until the red light turns on.

“One time I was walking back into Ford Hall and there were two scooters just sitting by the front door,” Bozinos said. “I thought it would be a fun little idea

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Adrienne Tucker, assistant director of parking and transportation services and LINK scooter manager at K-State, has seen a lot of interest in the scooters since students have been back on campus this year.

“As time goes on, we’re seeing less and less of the misuse of the scooters, but I think to a certain degree it is to be expected,” Tucker said.

“I think LINK has done a great job at responding and getting the scooters out of the population when they need to be fixed or handling customers or users

who have mishandled the scooters.

LINK has mentioned that they have suspended a few user accounts for the misuse of the scooters, but they are definitely being responsive.”

Tucker said safety precautions are still very important when riding the scooters, especially when it comes to multiple people.

“I really cringe when I see more than one person on a scooter,” Tucker said.

“It’s extremely dangerous,

especially when you’re going full-speed down the street and just the smallest bump on the road can cause you to go flying off — which is something that I would hate to see.”

While the demand for the scooters started in 2019, it did not gain popularity until 2021. Officials ask that students and local residents be careful and cautious of their surroundings when on the scooters.

More information and rules about the LINK scooters in the Manhattan area are on the LINK website.

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Werremeyer named Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week, soccer prepares for trip to Oklahoma LANDON REINHARDT sports editor

The Kansas State soccer team entered the 2021 campaign without a single positive result against a top 25 ranked opponent. Now, as we near the final four matches of the regular season, the Wildcats (6-6-2, 1-2-2 Big 12) have two draws against ranked Big 12 opponents. Earning draws against No. 9 West Virginia, 1-1, and No. 23 Baylor, 0-0, the Wildcats have a lot to point their recent success towards. A lot of it goes towards sophomore goalkeeper Alaina Werremeyer.

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stellar efforts against top 25 opponents, Werremeyer was named Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week for the second week in a row.

“It’s amazing, she’s very confident right now, making huge saves for us,” super-senior Brookelynn Entz said. “I think that she’s really grown into a mature goalkeeper.

She’s one of the reasons we’re getting these results right now, and it’s huge for us to have that trust with our keeper.”

Junior Marisa Weichel said that Werremeyer’s play takes some of the load off of the rest of the team.

“She’s been playing lights out,” Weichel said. “It’s so much fun to watch her play. It’s like a stress reliever for everyone else to have someone we trust. Shots are going to

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The biggest moment of the match against No. 23 Baylor came in the 82nd minute when Baylor was awarded a penalty kick. Luckily, Werremeyer stepped up in the spotlight, blocking the potential goahead goal.

“It was definitely frustrating,” Werremeyer said. “That’s not what you want with six minutes left in the game. I just had to lock in, focus on the kick and not let my head go anywhere else. I love PKs. It’s my favorite part of the job. I like the pressure, and I like the risk/reward payoff.”

Part of the reason Werremeyer was prepared for the situation was because of the help provided by first-year goalkeeper coach David

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Romay. Before K-State, Romay was a goalkeeper coach for the Houston Dynamo developmental academy, bringing professional experience to the Wildcats.

“It’s excellent,” head coach Mike Dibbini said. “He’s done a really nice job understanding players’ strengths and weaknesses in goal. He keeps developing and they’re getting coaching experience from a pro-level.”

Werremeyer said she’s learned a lot from Romay.

“He’s an incredible coach, and he’s coached at the highest levels,” Werremeyer said. “We’re blessed to have him at such a young program.

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“We need to keep playing how we’re playing to make the Big 12 tournament, but let’s put ourselves in a good position to get a good seed,” Weichel said.

While it has been exciting for the program to pick up two non-losses against ranked opponents for the first time in program history, Werremeyer said she’s still not happy with not getting wins in the contest.

“We can’t complain about points in conference, but I don’t like the idea of being satisfied with ties,” Werremeyer said. “No one in this conference is happy with a tie — you want to win, no matter who you’re playing. We definitely didn’t start conference play the way we wanted to, but to steal a couple points has really revamped us.”

Dibbini said that being happy with these results has been a problem with the program in the past.

“I don’t think anybody really thought going into the last three matches that we would take five points, especially against really good teams. That’s been the common denominator the last few years,” Dibbini said. “But we, as a coaching staff, believe we can do it if we focus on the details. Complacency is something we worry about, but we have so much depth that there’s no room for complacency.”

Dibbini said he still thinks the results of the past week will help the team moving forward.

“Anytime you can do what we did this weekend, it builds confidence,” Dibbini said. “The Big 12 is a gauntlet. There’s no easy match. It gives us the ability we can do what we believe. We can play with anybody.”

The Wildcats head to Norman, Oklahoma, to take on Oklahoma at 1 p.m on Sunday. The matche will be streamed live on Bally Sports Oklahoma.

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‘The Weber Way’: How Kansas State’s ‘Family’ mantra rings true with Landry Weber COLIN SETTLE sports editor

It’s posted on billboards, said among students and is even part of Kansas State’s football stadium. Family is one of the most important things that makes K-State what it is. For K-State football’s Landry Weber, the word runs much deeper than just the stadium name.

Landry was born on Sept. 18, 1998, in Overland Park, Kansas, to father Stan and mother Nancy.

Stan played quarterback for K-State from 1980 to 1984 and has served as an analyst for the K-State Sports network since 1987.

Even with Stan having experience at the collegiate level, Landry says he doesn’t think their relationship has differed because of sports.

“It’s still the same old father-son relationship,” Landry said. “He’s been my basketball coach when I was growing up, but he’s always been a coach in whatever it comes to correcting me and telling me what I can do better, and nothing’s changed after the game. Our conversations are still about what I can do better. Like that fourth-down catch that I barely missed, he’s telling me, ‘You got to run half a step faster and catch that ball — no excuse,’ and that’s how it’s always been and it’s still that way.”

Landry’s father wasn’t the only member of the family to play a sport for K-State. His older brother Stanton played football for the Wildcats from 2011 to 2015, and his older sister McKenzi played volleyball from 2016 to 2019.

“It’s a blessing, it’s consistent with every day of our lives,” Stan said. “The fact that they ended up going to K-State was — and had to be — their decision. But the fact that they all decided to come here was not surprising

at all. If you would have asked me is there a chance that all four would have an opportunity to have great success as a K-State student, I would have said yes. It’s a great blessing that they ended up loving K-State as much as my wife and I and my family do.”

It’s not very often you see multiple members of a family play sports at the same university. For the Webers, it’s something they take pride in.

“We take a lot of pride in that, it’s really cool,” Landry said. “I think it shows how great of a place this is that guys come here to play here, and their sons are coming through here too. I don’t think it’s a coincidence, they saw their dads and their dads raised them here because they knew how special of a place this was and they wanted their kids to be a part of that. ... It’s created a really special bond.”

With his brother and sister both playing sports at K-State, it was a no-brainer where Landry wanted to play ball at the collegiate level.

“It’s a really cool experience, you know, I’ve been dreaming about being here my whole entire life,” Landry said. “As a fan, you’re sitting in the crowd thinking about the day that you’re going to be here, and finally being here … it’s been really cool. It gives you a different perspective because when you’re out here, you understand how those fans feel, how much this game means to them, and the game still means a lot to you, so it gives you that desire to perform

and provide that joy for those fans and get them a win every week.”

Sports were a big part of the lives of all of the family, but it was the school they played at that brought them closer together.

“I don’t think we think that way,” McKenzi said.

“But I do think we have a passion for the school and the people at K-State are incredible, and I never regret at all going there. I think that my dad being plugged in there still with the athletic program, we always knew the great quality of school that it was. I would say that we never glorify college sports.”

Stanton also highlighted that the people at the university helped create the bond his family has with K-State.

“I think that we are rooting so hard for each other and are sharing each other’s joys, and there is never any jealousy and it’s just — we’re lucky people, and K-State has a lot to do with it,” Stanton said.

“I’m in love with K-State and what the people at K-State stand for, and the same could be said about all the people in our family.”

It wasn’t always about playing on professional fields with stands full of thousands of fans cheering them on. For the siblings, it started in their backyard.

“Oh yeah, we played basketball a lot,” McKenzi said. “So I grew up playing basketball, and our dad would never let us specialize, so we all played basketball and football and volleyball

for me. The boys loved playing Wiffle ball in the backyard. I wasn’t as good, and we had a 50-yard backyard that we lived in until I was in high school, and it was the best because it was like a mini-football field, and you could play a really good Wiffle ball game. I was never good, but I would always try to play because I was squished between the two boys [in age]. If I ever wanted to have fun, I would join in, and I would always try my best, but they would always kick me out of it because of my inability to keep up, but it was fun trying.”

Not only was the backyard ideal for playing as children, but so was the basement of their home.

“Our basement was like a hard carpet, so you could bounce a

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ball really easily on it,” Stanton said. “We had two Little Tikes goals — the greatest toy ever. Landry and I would take painter’s tape, and we would tape the carpet. We’d tape the sidelines, the three-point lines, a logo in the middle of the court. We would play 1-on-1 basketball tournaments and we’d print off a bracket of the Big 12 tournament and one of us would be Iowa State and the other would be Oklahoma State or whatever the first-round game would be, and we knew the players’ names and would take on their personalities.”

While talking about her family and playing sports, McKenzi made it clear that it didn’t matter if they all played together or not — being a family is the

most important thing to her.

“I feel like I don’t connect with others as well as I do us. It’s just the Weber way,” McKenzi said. “We joked around about it all the time and we’re normal humans, but we really just think a lot alike and we all individualize in our own ways but we love connecting together ... my family is everything to me.”

McKenzi finished with two FirstTeam Academic AllBig 12 Honors while playing for K-State. She was awarded a scholarship for her hard work at the same time as her brother. However, when it came to celebrating, it didn’t go exactly as she planned.

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K-State looks to get back on track in this year’s ‘Farmageddon’ LANDON REINHARDT staff writer

Luckily for K-State, it looks like star super-senior quarterback Skylar Thompson will still be manning the offense after coming back from injury against Oklahoma. Thompson showed an immediate upgrade from back-up sophomores Will Howard and Jaren Lewis, who were rotating in at quarterback since Thompson’s injury in week two.

Against the Sooners, Thompson finished 29-of-41 with 320 yards and three touchdowns. While Thompson was not 100 percent healthy and had no

rushing attempts, his ability to throw the ball helped the Wildcat offense reach 31 points — higher than the 28 points per game going into the contest.

Iowa State, who started the season at No. 5 in the AP Poll, has struggled to meet those high expectations coming into the year. Once thought to rival Oklahoma for the top spot in the Big 12, Iowa State now sits 3-2 after losses to Iowa and Baylor.

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Kansas State men’s golf fell to five Big 12 teams at Houston Oaks Golf Club in Hockley, Texas, at the Big 12 Match Play Championship.

Matches against Kansas in the pool and Baylor in the championship round concluded K-State’s Wednesday.

“I’m proud of our guys for how hard they played today,” K-State head coach Grant Robbins said to K-State Athletics on Wednesday. “It wasn’t the result we wanted, but we have to take the positives and learn from it and get better.”

The Kansas Jayhawks found a Wednesday morning victory with a 2-1-3 finish ahead of the Wildcats in the Pool A standings. The loss set K-State in a matchup against the Baylor Bears, where the Bears defeated the

Wildcats 4-2-0.

The loss put K-State in 10th place — last in the Big 12.

“If you look back at the week, we had the chance to win three matches going into the last hole and weren’t able to get it done,” Robbins said. “It was a combination of the other teams hitting clutch shots and us not executing like we need to under pressure.”

Senior Will Hopkins claimed his third win of the event against Baylor 3&1, earning a draw against Kansas as well.

Redshirt freshman Cooper Schultz picked up a 4&2 win against Kansas on Wednesday, adding to his win and draw from Tuesday. However, he would lose a close one against Baylor.

Ethan Miller and Nicklaus Mason both fell 5&3 against the Jayhawks. Miller narrowly lost in the championship round, but Mason

won a 1-Up victory against the Bears.

Tim Tillmanns and Luke O’Neill had draws against KU, but both lost to Baylor in the championship round match. Tillmanns lost 6&5 to Baylor, while O’Neill lost 5&4.

The Texas Longhorns claimed the championship with a 3-2-1 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, one of the five teams K-State fell to.

“This was a great tournament for us because, as coaches, we learned a lot about our team; what our strengths are and where we are weak,” Robbins said to K-State athletics. “We have to work hard and improve in all areas. We will definitely be a better team after this.”

K-State plays its final fall tournament Oct. 30-31 at the Steelewood Collegiate in Loxley, Alabama.

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SPORTS

friday, october 15, 2021

Know Your Opponent: The Iowa State Cyclones NATHAN ENSERRO asst. sports editor

It is Farmageddon week for Kansas State football (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) after a bye this past week. The Wildcats host Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) on Saturday, Oct. 16, in college football’s longest uninterrupted rivalry game.

The Cyclones are also coming off a bye week after demolishing Kansas in Ames, Iowa, 59-7 two weeks ago. Iowa State’s schedule includes losses to Baylor and in-state rival Iowa.

Head coach Matt Campbell — the Cyclones’ most successful coach since World War I — is back for another year, leading a program that was expected to be back in the Big 12 Championship game this year.

OFFENSE:

Iowa State’s offense is again paced by senior quarterback Brock Purdy and junior running back Breece Hall, who remains the main weapon on offense. Hall runs behind a huge line that averages 317 pounds, along with two big, strong, experienced pass-catching tight ends in seniors

Charlie Kolar and Chase Allan.

The Cyclones will primarily line up in the shotgun with Hall next to Purdy and use at least one of those tight ends as an H-back spot, blocking for Hall or going out into the pattern in short crossing routes on pass plays.

All three of those weapons do a really good job of running through arm tackles and getting extra yards after they initially get hit.

DEFENSE:

Campbell was one of the early adopters of the new wave of 3-3-5 defenses in the Big 12. They stack the linebackers over the lineman to make it hard for blockers to tell exactly who to block. The scheme also replaces a large lineman with a do-it-all safety/linebacker hybrid who can cover or come up in run support.

Schematically, the Cyclone defense should look familiar to K-State fans this season. The Wildcats have used a similar look in spots this year to try and slow down the run-pass option and get an extra body in pass coverage.

Their linemen do a good job of get-

ting upfield and forcing rushers back inside to be cleaned up by their linebackers.

KEY MATCH-UPS: Contain Hall: Hall will be the best running back — and perhaps the best offensive weapon — K-State will see this season. He’s patient, powerful and fast. To stop him, K-State’s defensive ends will need to force him back inside, and the linebackers will need to gang-tackle him and not let him get into the open field.

This should be an interesting match-up because of the injuries at K-State’s defensive end spots. Spencer Trussell, Nate Matlack and Fenix Anudike-Uzomah will have their work cut out for them this week.

Thompson repeat: Super-senior quarterback Skylar Thompson had arguably the best game of his six-year K-State career against Oklahoma. He stayed in the pocket and moved through his progressions or found open receivers while scrambling.

Another high-completion game

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from the Wildcat super-senior leader will be huge to give Deuce Vaughn and Joe Ervin space to run in.

Get off the field: K-State lost to a good Oklahoma team by a touchdown, despite not forcing a single punt the entire game and only turning the Sooners over once thanks to a solid offensive performance and a kick-off return touchdown.

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K-State has looked good on both sides of the ball at points this year, and if they can put them both together, they will have a shot to win convincingly.

PREDICTION:

Thompson has another nice game and Vaughn gets free in both the run and pass game, but Hall manages to carry the Cyclone offense up and down the field as well. K-State wins a shootout 35-31.

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