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Housing and Dining Services promote benefits of mushrooms
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Students sample different kinds of mushrooms to add to their pasta dish. This week, the Department of Housing and Dining Services is promoting mushrooms and will have many different varieties to sample.
staff report Kramer Dining Center began Mushroom Madness yesterday, an event to teach students the benefits of eating mushrooms. The event is a part of the Housing and Dining Services’ nutritional education for students. Mary Molt, assistant director of the Department of Housing and Dining Services, said one of the best ways to teach students the benefit of eating mushrooms is by showing them how to include mushrooms in common meals that everyone knows how to cook. Monday’s example was part of Kramer’s weekly pasta and stir fry day. The main
course was spaghetti topped with mushrooms in either classic spaghetti sauce or alfredo sauce. Malley Sisson, production dietician, helped show participants around, from the display with hard facts on the nutritional value of mushrooms to the group from the Hospitality Management Society that handed out samples of the eight different kinds of mushrooms. Once students tasted the samples they wanted, they made their final choices as to which toppings they wanted and voted for their favorite. The votes will be used later in the week for a feature on the winning mushroom. The weeklong event is part of a competition among
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The Kramer Dining Center made many varieties of mushrooms available for students to sample as part of its weeklong Mushroom Madness event. Students could sample the different mushroom meals available and vote on their favorite. Today’s featured mushroom options are portabella fajitas, mushroom and barley soup and mushrooms teamed with grains. food service operators of participating universities to encourage consumption of mushrooms by the Mushroom Council, based in California. According to their website, mushrooms are an excellent source of
potassium, niacin and, for mushrooms grown under ultraviolet lamps, a great source of vitamin D. Other participants in this competition include UC-Berkley, University of Colorado, Stanford, USC, Iowa State,
University of Kansas and Texas Tech. “I really like mushrooms,” Molt said, “so it was really fun to incorporate that into our events. And it’s educational so it’s really good for everyone.”
The rest of the week’s events include Tuesday’s sandwich day with grilled portabellas, Wednesday’s mushroom bruschetta appearing on the Eat ‘til 8 line and ending with Thursday’s special of mushroom pizza.
Dean of Education Michael Holen to Lending Library gives retire after more than 40 years at K-State upperclassmen better access to ‘Zeitoun’ Elizabeth Hughes contributing writer
Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. After 41 years at K-State, Michael Holen will resign from his position as dean of the College of Education at the end of the 2011-12 academic year and enter phased retirement. In addition to his role as dean since 1990, Holen also served as KState’s faculty athletics representative to the Big 12 Conference for 11 years and was among the College of Education faculty who helped develop K-State’s leadership studies program into what it is today, the School of Leadership Studies. “Dean Holen will leave an impressive legacy for our college and university,” said Judy Hughey, professor in the College of Education. “He has served not only as our dean and boss, but also our mentor, cheerleader and counselor. I know of no one with a bigger heart or more compassion. Dean Holen is also extremely honest and forthright, qualities that faculty need and appreciate.” Dean Holen will be moving to the School of Leadership Studies where he will continue to oversee the Midwest Equity Center, the National Academic Advising Executive Offices and the Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation. Holen said he arrived at K-State from the West Coast and had initially planned on staying for a maximum of three years. “I think a great deal of the reason why I have stayed is because, first of all, the students, faculty and community here are incredibly welcoming, and they are the kinds of people you feel good about spending your life around,” Holen said. He said the university evolved in a way that has made things interesting for him. “I saw, over time, the institution started to feel that it had an obligation to provide an environment where success was part of our responsibility, not just the students,” Holen said. “I find that a very appealing concept and I think the institu-
Jakki Thompson staff writer The K-State Book Network was established last year with the sole purpose of running and maintaining the freshmen common read program. This organization plans activities around the common read book to help encourage people on campus to read the book and participate in community discussions.
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Michael Holen, dean of the College of Education, remains busy until his planned retirement at the end of the 2011-12 school year. He has been at K-State for 41 years. tion has come a long way with respect to that.” He compared the lives of students at K-State to his own undergraduate experience at Stanford University and said his pleasure is in seeing students being able to have roles outside of academics. “When I came to K-State, I found a student body that I thought was exceptionally well-balanced,” Holen said. “They worked hard at school for the most part and many of them worked to support themselves. They also knew how to have fun. I think that’s an important thing for a young person — to commit to too much work and too much time spent on the hard parts of life is not the way to grow up.” The well-balanced environment at K-State appealed to him and even led him to accept the role of faculty athletics representative, or FAR. He said it gave him a different perspective on the world of collegiate athletics, new things to handle and, in a way, reinvigorated his passion in the institution. “As a faculty member here and an administrator, I wanted to assure that that was a positive and proactive feature of the institution,” Holen said. “For me that means you have to emphasize for coaches and then the coaches have to emphasize to their athletes how important it is to be a for real
student athlete, not just an athlete who’s a student.” Jill Shields, associate athletic director for academics and senior woman administrator at K-State, described Dean Holen’s significant impact on the position of FAR. “Dean Holen served as our FAR during a period of time when academic reform in college athletics was at the forefront of NCAA President Myles Brand’s agenda,” Shields said. “Dean Holen was instrumental in adding a full-time position in the Registrar’s Office.” Shields said adding this position ensured the processing of all eligibility continued to be done outside of athletics and that there was sufficient support in the Registrar’s Office. “What I really enjoyed about it is that I solidified my already held belief that collegiate athletics is an incredibly important part of the total student experience in the university,” Holen said. “A way that kind of bonds students to one another and that provides them with some of the success and failure experiences that everybody has to go through growing up.” Since Holen first arrived in 1971, he said the biggest change is how the student body reacts to diversity and the substantial increase in tolerance and acceptance levels.
“We are proud of Dean Holen’s leadership in the College of Education,” Hughey said. “The college has received multiple awards for excellence and for a commitment to diversity.” Hughey said Holen has prepared educators to be knowledgeable, ethical and caring individuals for all students. It was tough for Holen to pick his proudest or most memorable moment after 41 years at K-State. He said one of his most important accomplishments was when he brought the Midwest Equity Center to K-State, which generated $20 some million in grants to support educational equity. He believed having the center at K-State signified that the college has a commitment to educational equity. Holen said he is also immensely proud of the School of Leadership studies. Leadership studies reported to him in the College of Education for a long time, where he said he nurtured it and aided in the transition of what it is today. “If you talk about characteristics, I think our faculty would almost uniformly characterize me as being fair and honest,” Holen said. “I don’t lie. They know when I promise something, it’s as good as done. I think if you leave a legacy of expectation of fairness and honesty, then that’s a good thing.”
“It is a simple program where students can check out the book simply by picking up a book at one of the locations across campus and returning it whenever they want.” Greg Eiselein professor in English and co-chair of KSBN “The common read is a book that we give to all incoming freshmen,” said Steve Kiefer, co-chair for the KSBN and director of the university honors program. “It’s easy to get the incoming freshmen to read it because we give it to them at registration, but upperclassmen want to read it, too. Getting the book to the rest of campus becomes difficult because it would be incredibly expensive to disseminate the book to a campus of almost 30,000 people, including faculty and staff.” The Lending Library program was established this year to create a way for students, faculty, staff and alumni to go to one of the locations across campus and borrow the book free of charge. “The Lending Library is under the sponsorship of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honorary organization on campus, and KSBN,” said Jessica Reyes, graduate student in English and president of Sigma Tau Delta. “We created this lending library program so that anyone who wants to read the common read can, as well as be a part of the dialogue on campus that is happening around the book.” Reyes said the idea for the Lending Library was generated at a convention where she and other members of Sigma Tau Delta presented the benefits of having a common reading program for incoming freshmen on college campuses.
She said there were professors on the K-State campus who wanted to do more with the common reading program, but upperclassmen didn’t necessarily have access to the book. “I would love for this program to become an ingrained part of the K-State campus,” said Tara Coleman, web services librarian and co-chair of KSBN, in an email interview. “Once the book is announced, I would love to see student groups find ways to participate in the theme, to share their particular point of view to the ideas that book presents.” The KSBN and the lending library teamed up this year with the common read “Zeitoun.” There was a problem when the KSBN committee evaluated the common read program from last year. The committee found that many juniors and seniors wanted to read the book, but didn’t want to pay for it or couldn’t find underclassmen who would loan it. “When Jessica and other members of Sigma Tau Delta suggested the library, we were incredibly interested,” said Greg Eiselein, cochair of KSBN and professor of English. “It is a simple program where students can check out the book simply by picking up a book at one of the locations across campus and returning it whenever they want. This allows more copies of the common read to be more accessible to the student body.” The current locations where students can pick up copies of the common read are in the English/ Counseling Services building, Hale Library and in the K-State Student Union. Reyes said she hopes to see this program expand in hopes of getting almost everyone on campus reading the common read book. All students have to do when checking out a common read is email ksulendinglibrary@gmail. com and leave the Lending Library their name and book number. Reyes said students who borrow books from the Lending Library could either return the book to one of the sites or pass it on to a friend. Then that friend needs to email the Lending Library telling them they now have that particular book. “We hope to have a successful first year,” Reyes said. “Everyone who has participated so far has given us really good feedback about the program. We hope that as the Lending Library program grows, Sigma Tau Delta can plan events along side of KSBN and have these events connected to the common read.”
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Conflict on the field: poor sportsmanship or competitive drive?
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Jim Harbaugh, head coach of the San Fransico 49ers and former head coach of the Stanford Cardinal, made headlines Monday after an altercation with Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz on Sunday. Mark Kern assistant sports editor Sports are a good way to spend time with friends, get outside and meet new people. However, sports are competitive. This can cause people to react hastily and often without prior thought. This was the case on Sunday in Detroit. In a matchup of two surprising division leaders, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Detroit Lions 25-19. However, it was what happened between the coaches after the game that had all of the analysts talking about it. In the postgame handshake, an excited Jim Harbaugh of the 49ers gave the Lions coach Jim Schwartz a harder-than-expected handshake that did not go over well with Schwartz. After words were exchanged between both of the coaches, Schwartz took off after Harbaugh until the two men were separated by players and other coaches.
Neither coach went into full detail on the incident, but it raises a very interesting question. Was what happened on the field just two men being competitive, or was it an example of bad sportsmanship? Jimmy Kibble, CEO of Beyond Sports Network and a former kicker for Virginia Tech and the Philadelphia Eagles, said he understands why people think it a bad case of sportsmanship. However, as a former player, he does not have a big problem with it. “Should Harbaugh have handled his emotions better, probably. Schwartz also should have handled it better by not going after Harbaugh, but at the end of the day, you have two great competitors giving everything they have to win the game. I know if I was a player on either of teams, that would have fired me up. These guys are out there fighting to help us get the win, us as players really have no choice but to go out there
and give a great effort,” Kibble said. As NFL coaches, their job is to go out there and make sure that their team is doing everything possible to get a victory. While there are some things that cross the line, this is not one of them. These two teams have been two of the worst in the league for the past five or six years, and now they both appear to be playoff teams. One of the main reasons both of these teams had the starts that they did this season is because of these two men. They both have a passion for the game that is
matched by very few. When you watch the two teams play, you can tell that they play with the same passion that the two coaches exhibit. Sportsmanship has become a hot topic. Here at K-State, we can relate to this topic as Adrian Hilburn was penalized last season for the infamous “salute.” This year, LSU ran a fake punt and the punter ran for an apparent 50-yard touchdown. However, the touchdown was called back because the LSU punter high-stepped at the 2-yard line. Sports are supposed to be something to enjoy and be very
passionate about. In all of these specific cases, there was nothing violent or malicious. This applies to Harbaugh and Schwartz’s skirmish; it was a case of two men doing what they could to win and enjoy the game of football at the same time. The two coaches talked after the postgame interviews and resolved the whole incident in a sportsmanlike manner. With the tragedy that hit the sports world Sunday with Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon dying in a car accident, this handshake should not be the topic of focus for fans and the media.
Kansas City to host Big 12 Media Days Two-minute drill Monty Thompson sports editor The Big 12 Basketball Media Days will be held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., this Wednesday and Thursday. Coaches and select players from all 10 teams will be present for Q&A sessions and one-on-one interviews. The event will kick off on Wednesday morning and last through the evening as the women’s players and coaches make their way inside the Sprint Center for day one. Media outlets from all over the nation will fill the arena to record and broadcast the events that take place. Thursday will serve as the
men’s basketball day, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. following one-on-one interviews with student athletes. K-State will be sending head coach Frank Martin to Kansas City, along with Rodney McGruder, Victor Ojeleye and Will Spradling. Thoughts regarding the upcoming season will be discussed with each team, as well as the talk of further conference realignment. Bill Self, head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, will share his thoughts on the competition in the Big 12 as well as his expectations from his team, who were recently picked to place first in the conference. Kansas City has hosted the basketball media days since
the inception of the Big 12, but may be playing its swan song in 2011. The Missouri Tigers continue to make attempts toward moving the Southeastern Conference, a move that would likely eliminate Kansas City as a host location for future conference events. Missouri players and coaches will likely face questions regarding their future in the Big 12, though the thoughts and perspectives from others schools will also be given. Basketball season starts up next month with the women’s team hosting Oklahoma City on Nov. 3 just three days before men take on Fort Hays State on Nov. 6 in Bramlage Coliseum.
Monty Thompson sports editor NCAA The Bowl Championship Series standings were released this week, with Louisiana State University holding the top spot. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both represent the Big 12 Conference by placing in the top five. Most surprising, though, is K-State, who landed just outside of the top 10 at number 11. The Wildcats were ranked 16 in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll, but managed to earn a higher ranking in Bowl Championship Series standings thanks to an impressive schedule thus far.
NFL The Detroit Lions lost on Sunday to the San Francisco 49ers, leaving the Green Bay Packers the only remaining undefeated team. Though the loss in front of a home crowd was hard on Lions players, head coach Jim Schwartz was anything but pleased with the postgame reaction from 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh. After a handshake, a slap on the back and perhaps the exchange of a few words, the coaches had to be separated as both teams were leaving the field. MLB The stage is set for the 2011 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis
One game at a time: Wildcats’ season impossible to predict Tyler Dreiling staff writer That’s it. I have had enough. I am done writing every week about how wrong I was about the K-State football team. All that “Fool me once” stuff ? It’s over with. All that “We should have seen this coming” garbage? Kaput. Look, the reality of it is, not one person outside of the Wildcat locker room felt a 6-0 start to the season was reasonable to ask from this team. I could see 4-2, perhaps 5-1, but 6-0? That was almost laughable in July. Do not deny it. And with Saturday’s victory over Texas Tech, it is a reality. But, it is time to take a different approach. Forget all the improbabilities that got the
Wildcats here. Each one has been analyzed more times than Obama’s jobs bill. It is time for us to focus on what lies ahead for this KState team. We know how the Wildcats win games; we know the wizard on the sideline will have his team ready every Saturday. But just how good can they be? Does cloud nine have a ceiling, and how high is it? K-State is ranked 12 in The Associated Press poll this week, its highest mark since the 2004 preseason poll. That year, K-State was coming off a Big 12 title and Fiesta Bowl appearance, and quickly fell into oblivion with its first losing season in more than a decade. This time around, the Wildcats were expected by many to be no better than that ‘04 team,
but the result has reversed. How do they compare to the rest of the nation’s best? Despite being undefeated, it would be both ignorant and premature to label K-State as a national title contender. The Wildcats will get their shot to show everyone they belong in that conversation, but it hasn’t come yet. Oklahoma, LSU and Alabama would all be favored by more than 20 in a matchup with K-State and rightly so. All three have played a tougher schedule and beat teams by crushing them rather than outplaying them at crucial moments, as has been the case for K-State in five of its six wins. As relentless as Collin Klein is, we should not think he could run for more than 50 yards against LSU. As ef-
ficient as the Wildcat defense has been, we should not think it could hold Oklahoma under 35 points on any field. The chance for the Wildcats to prove us wrong yet again will come, most notably in two weeks against the Sooners, pending a victory in Lawrence this Saturday. K-State is right where Bill Snyder wants it: winning games, starting to gather a little national attention, but still not being taken as much more than a nice surprise story. Snyder does not and should not want ESPN bigwigs talking nonstop about his team’s chances to win a Big 12 or national title. It is not his style and never has been. As for what is reasonable to expect from K-State in the remainder of the regular season,
still very little is clear. We know K-State will be prepared each week. We know Snyder won’t be outcoached. But how the talent of the Wildcats stacks up against the likes of OU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Texas remains a huge question. My advice to the fans is this: enjoy where the team is at, but do not get carried away. Each victory should be equally appreciated. In a league like the Big 12, nothing is guaranteed. On a final note, I enjoyed my favorite moment so far this season on Saturday night. There’s nothing quite like opening the K-State sports website and being greeted by a “Reserve your bowl game tickets today” ad, especially in October. Just another smile among many the Wildcats have brought to my face this season.
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Overemphasis on material matters leads to unhappiness
Jillian Aramowicz Students across the nation express themselves with different styles and personalities by their choice of dress and accessories. It is easy to stereotype people into different groups based on how they look, and as much as we would like to think we don’t do that, I bet at some point you have caught yourself secretly judging someone or stereotyping them because of appearances. I know I have, and I am not proud of it, but, admittedly, it happens. Not only is it easy to categorize an individual based on how they dress, but sometimes people use materialistic emphasis far too seriously in a college setting. For example, have you ever noticed how something as silly as footwear can cause strife between total strangers? I’m referring to the civil divide between Ugg boot wearers and Ugg boot haters. I know many people would assume this is where I make a case against this popular trend, but I honestly do not care what is on your feet or what brand it is. I, personally, don’t have this brand of shoes because I can’t justify paying over $100 for something that looks like a fur-lined surgical boot, but it certainly doesn’t bother me if someone else does. There has to be something better that we, as young adults, can be fighting over other than what type of boots a girl wears. Just because you do not like a trend or a style it does not mean you have the right to pass judgment on people who do. I know I am not the only one who has seen this, but people get legitimately angry over this debate in the wintertime. I hope I can speak on behalf of a good portion of the levelheaded student population when I say, who cares? It’s all material. It shouldn’t matter to anyone, one way or another. This is just one example of something I think takes up the time and attention of far too many people on this campus. However, the central point I want to emphasize is that materialism is not something that should define you as a person nor should you use materialism as an excuse to judge others. It is not a secret that part of the prestige of owning a particular product is the label that it carries. It is not bad to have nice products or to pay good money for them, but when those inanimate objects start to define your personality or cause you to be angry towards other people, then you are guilty of letting things, not ideas or thoughts, control how you feel. Recently I had a conversation with a friend about a previous relationship and how the ex in question had dropped out of school and was working a mediocre job. My friend was explaining how someday, they hoped to run into that person while dressed nicely, and they then proceeded to list the brands they would be wearing and how great they
Illustration by Jillian Aramowicz would look and feel at that moment. Once again, I thought to myself, “Who cares?” Even if I ran into my ex and I was wearing $300 jeans and carrying a Gucci bag, I wouldn’t think that person would feel terribly ashamed that they weren’t wearing $300 jeans and I was. In fact, I think they would look at me like an idiot for wearing jeans that cost in the upper limits of my rent. That conversation I had with my
friend once again reaffirmed my thoughts that we as a culture pay far too much attention to the things we own, not the relationships we hold or the intellect we possess. According to Ruut Veenhoven, a professor who runs the World Database of Happiness at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Guatemala is, per capita, one of the top 10 happiest nations in the world. The results of his study were re-published Nov. 29, 2010, on the blog financialjesus.
com, and the statistics behind this finding are intriguing. Guatemalans are some of the happiest people on the planet, but 56 percent of Guatemalans live in poverty. Additionally, the location of the country makes it extremely susceptible to hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters that are difficult to prepare for or combat, especially in a poor nation. But they are happy. America is not even on the list of top 10 happiest countries although
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we are certainly some of the luckiest and most blessed citizens with the safety and freedoms we take for granted. Maybe if we all stopped worrying about the emphasis we put on materialism and how it affects us, our emotions, our time, our money and our attitudes, we would be much better off. Jillian Aramowicz is a senior in advertising. Please send all comments to opinion@ spub.ksu.edu.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:
Laura Thacker Last week, I was on a panel about what it means to be an LGBT ally. One thing that I mentioned was standing up for those around you by calling people out: if someone uses gay constantly in a completely derogatory way, if someone harasses a stranger in front of you, I think it is important to stand up and say that that is not OK. While this is much easier said than done, I think it is important for us to all try to live up to this. I was lucky enough to have someone do this for me in Aggieville over the weekend. While trying to push past people to get away from the general atmosphere of crazy, I couldn’t get past a couple showing way too much PDA for the public sphere. When I voiced my distaste, the man proceeded to follow me, making comments about my weight and calling me some names that should not be in print. Now, I’ve been called my fair share of ugly names, and I am assertive and say what I think — I am also disabled, and sometimes being loud is the only way that people will realize and let me through. But, when he proceeded to follow me, I felt sincerely threatened. Then here comes a skinny boy in a suit, someone I had never met before, to my rescue. I can’t even describe my feelings of relief, not only because the threat
was gone, but also because I realized that despite the situation, there really are good people in this world. This guy, who was considerably smaller than the aggressor if it came to a fight, saw something he didn’t agree with and spoke out about it. We should all do this. Standing up for things you believe in can be extraordinarily difficult. Doing so can invite ridicule and harsh words — even physical violence — but it can be worth it. Besides the positive feelings doing good deeds bring you, personally, little things like speaking out can really, truly help others. If someone has put up with ridicule and disdain for years, one last taunt could just be too much — but one person sticking up for them could also turn the scales the other way. The ABC clip show “What Would You Do,” with John Quinones, explores how real people act when put in uncomfortable situations — from a man refusing to let his son buy a Barbie, to interracial couples being harassed in public. In the latter social experiment, available at abcnews.go.com/ WhatWouldYouDo, they talked to the people that did stand up, most of whom had similar things to say — that they couldn’t just stand by and say nothing when they saw injustice. One man even said, “I wish I would have spoke up sooner ... that’s the only thing I regret.” Another said, “The situation never goes away when you don’t stand up to it.” These two men are
shining examples of what we need to be doing every day. Ignoring intolerance may seem the easiest way to go, but put yourself in that person’s shoes, imagine
being taunted in that way. Solidarity can be shown, no matter the amount of difference that may seem to exist between you and the person being harassed. To the man who stood up for me over the weekend, thank you. It turns out that
skinny guys in suits can be knights in shining armor, and he has set an example I’m all too ready to follow. Laura Thacker is a senior in English and women’s studies. Please send all comments to opinion@ spub.ksu.edu.
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While I praise the protesters of Occupy MHK for standing up for what they believe in, I don’t exactly see what they’re complaining about. For the most part, compared to other places in the country, Manhattan has been relativity protected from the recession by the influx of money from Fort Riley soldiers and college students. The housing industry is not crushed here; I’ve seen several apartment complexes in development all over town, and several new businesses have come to town, like Cozy Inn, Dick’s, Noodles & Company and many more. While other cities are struggling and stagnant in development, Manhattan is growing. The “corporate greed” that Wall Street protesters are angry at isn’t heavily present here. In fact, most of the large businesses in town are very good about donating money to philanthropic events and sponsorships of sports teams. It’s fine to complain about the bad overall job market and economy, but joining a passing fad that doesn’t really apply here in Manhattan is just silly. These protestors have an opportunity to make a real difference if they instead turned their focus on something more immediate and real to those in Manhattan, such as standing up for the protection of college students and Fort Riley soldiers and their families when landlords take advantage of us. The rental inspection program that was repealed would have kept landlords responsible, much like the protesters would like Wall Street banks and corporations to do. I also found it disappointing that the Occupy MHK protesters threatened to call the cops on a few Ron Paul supporters because the protestors disagreed with their signs. It’s always sad when people aren’t willing to respect other people’s right to free speech. Especially when there are those of us who think that protesting Manhattan is not a good use of time. Ashton Archer senior, mechanical engineering
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‘Shred Day’ advocates privacy, security Summer Phillips staff writer With so many students enrolled at K-State, it is imperative the students’ personal, sensitive information is protected, said Harvard Townsend, chief information security officer. That is why Tuesday will mark the second annual All-University Shred Day. “One of the main motivations behind Shred Day is to make sure that paper with sensitive information on is properly disposed,” Townsend said. Such sensitive information includes grades and Social Security numbers. By shredding these papers, it protects students and faculty from identity theft, Townsend said. The university contracts with Document Resources, a Manhattan-based company that specializes in dealing with sensitive materials. Document Resources shreds the paper collected from K-State along with other paper. It is reduced
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to particles, packed together and sent off to be recycled. Departments will be able to take their papers to two locations on campus: one truck on the east side of the K-State Student Union and another outside of Dole Hall. The trucks will be available 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “If a department doesn’t have someone to bring the paper to the truck, they can contact iTAC,” Townsend said. A second purpose behind All-University Shred Day is to raise awareness of protecting personal information on paper. “Shredders are pretty cheap; I think everybody should have one in their house” to properly dispose of documents such as bank statements, job applications, FAFSA print-outs and other documents with personal or financial information, Townsend said. Information Technology Services is funding the event for university records only — not students’ personal papers.
It is free for the individual departments to dispose of their sensitive documents. “We feel it’s very important that paper gets disposed of properly if it has any kind of sensitive or confidential information on it,” Townsend said. Document Resources’ facility is advanced enough to handle staples, paper clips and even binders. The first All-University Shred Day disposed of more than five tons of paper collected from more than 39 KState departments. Shred Day happens on the Salina campus as well. Information Technology Services intends to make AllUniversity Shred Day a permanent annual event, to occur every October because October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month. “Another goal of this, besides making sure the paper is properly disposed, is just to make people aware of the risk of confidential information on paper, that criminals do seek that out,” Townsend said.
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Students should step out of comfort zone with new foods, experiences To the point is an editorial selected and debated by the editorial board and written after a majority opinion is formed. This is the Collegian’s official opinon. During college, students are often encouraged to try new things, whether it is taste testing the new sushi restaurant down the road or attending a cultural event. College is the best place to broaden one’s horizons. Students can accomplish this through many different events, and there are plenty of opportunities here on K-State’s campus. The Collegian editorial board believes events like Mushroom
Restaurants like Umi Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar and Aroy Thai Cuisine offer different foods. If trying sushi or baked mussels is something that you want to do, Umi’s menu has that and more, while Aroy Thai Cuisine offers tofu, fresh vegetables and seafood. If you are into something with a little more flair, why not head over to the The Patio Grille and Bar, which describes their food as “Cuban, Floribbean and good old American classic cuisine.” Whether it is trying new foods or attending different events, it is always good to step outside your comfort zone.
K-State daily briefs Karen Ingram news editor K-State Housing and Dining Services is hosting Mushroom Madness events this week to showcase different mushrooms and recipes. Tonight’s event will feature grilled portabella fajitas, mushroom and barley soup and mushrooms teamed with grains. It will take place at Kramer Dining Center at 5 p.m.
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Madness, an event centered around different recipes and ways to prepare mushrooms, is a great way to try something new. Even if mushrooms aren’t on your favorite foods list, it could still end up being a fun evening out with friends, a stepping stone to trying different foods from other cultures, or it could just get you and your roommates out of the house. It might push you out of your comfort zone, but whether it is a new food or an event, it could turn out to be a fun opportunity. Manhattan is home to many different restaurants not found in rural Kansas communities.
K-State Salina’s Multi-Cultur-
al Student Union will be hosting a speaker from the Manhattan Campus, Barbara Johnson, captain of the Japanese Yosakoi Dance Club, tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in the Tech Center Lobby. The presentation is entitled “Reflections of Asia.” The K-State Orchestra will be having an ensemble in McCain Auditorium, sponsored by the Department of Music, tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Department of Music is also sponsoring “Organ
Music for a Wednesday morning, featuring organist David Pickering, at the All Faiths Chapel Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. There will be a Rememberance Walk in honor of those who have lost their lives to alcohol tonight at Derby Dining Center at 7 p.m. It is being hosted by Delta Sigma Theta. Questions about participating may be directed to Angela at 316-214-9028.
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‘Voice of the Wildcats’ to Applied mathematics seminar emcee charity party, dance in to draw professors from across memory of late wife the country to Manhattan Darrington Clark staff writer The second annual Pink and Purple Polyester Party will be held in the Houston Street Ballroom at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28.
“The event is really to celebrate research and survivorship. I’m very humble to be a part of it,.” Janet Barrows Manhattan resident and breast cancer survivor The Pink and Purple Polyester Party will feature Dave Lewis, the voice of the Wildcats, as host and emcee, and will also include food and drink, ‘60s and ‘70s dance music and a silent auction. All ticket and auction proceeds will go to the Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research. “Last year, about 125 people came to the party,” Lewis said. “We raised around $5,000
dollars. We hope to double that this year and then double that amount next year.” Janet Barrows, Manhattan resident and breast cancer survivor, is helping Lewis as a volunteer for this year’s party because of her personal connection to the cause. “My story is really a reason why this party is going on,” Barrows said. “It’s encouraging that my alma mater has a center dedicated to cancer research. To raise awareness about cancer detection and treatment is just so relevant.” The Johnson Center for Basic Cancer research is funded through private donations, some of which came from last year’s Pink and Purple Polyester Party. “The event raises money for us, and it’s also just a good time,” said Marcia Locke, Johnson Center public relations and outreach coordinator. “It’s a great way to have some party time with your friends without having to go through the hassle of actually throwing your own party. Our staff goes and some of our council members, but most
people like to go with their own party groups.” Dave Lewis’ personal involvement includes his wife, who died from cancer in 2006. The party serves as a good cause and a commemoration. “Last year, we even had people from the business community come out and dance, because they don’t really get a chance to do that,” Lewis said. “People love the music. We just hope to continue having a fun time.” “The event is really to celebrate research and survivorship. I’m very humble to be a part of it,” Barrows said.
Photos from last year’s Pink and Purple Polyester Party can be found on the Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research Facebook page. Tickets for the event are $25 per person and for more information on the event, to purchase tickets, or to learn how to become a sponsor for the event, contact the Johnson Center at 785-532-6705.
Summer Phillips staff writer The 11th Annual Prairie Analysis Seminar will be held in Cardwell 103 beginning on Friday at 12:30 p.m. K-State is the host school for the seminar every other year, sharing responsibility with University of Kansas. This year’s three main speakers are Andrea Bertozzi, professor of mathematics at University of California—Los Angeles, and two mathematicians that she has chosen: Thomas Laurent, professor of mathematics at University of California—Riverside, and Dejan Slepcev, professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University. “You can really get a wellrounded view of a new field,” said Marianne Korten, professor of mathematics. The seminar was created by Korten and organized each year by Korten; Charles Moore, professor of mathematics; Estela Gavosto, professor of mathematics at KU; and Rodolfo Torres, professor of mathematics at KU. This year’s lecture topic is ap-
plied mathematics. It is the first time that applied mathematics has been the theme for the lecture, according to Korten. “This is the first time we’re sticking our snout in applied math and it is not exactly our field,” Korten said.
“It’s work, but it’s a ton of fun.” Marianne Korten professor of mathematics The purpose behind the main speaker picking two other lecturers is to exemplify the main topic, which this year is equations and models related to aggregation. These are useful when applied to populations’ behaviors and interactions. According to Korten, the first year was the only in which the preparation for the seminar was time-consuming. Now they have more experience with where to order food and drinks from, how much they are going to need and about how many people are expected to be there. The cost for a single lecture
event in the seminar series is approximately $11,000, Korten said. The seminar is for those dedicated toward furthering their career in mathematics. “The people that come here are already professional mathematicians or advanced graduate students,” Korten said. Korten said also that much of the value of the seminar is seeing very advanced math from very young people. While K-State and KU have a tendency to be rivals, when it comes to the lecture, the atmosphere is more based upon community versus competition, Korten said. The main speakers help the younger, less experienced lecturers. Korten said that it is important for people very high in their career to help the younger generations in the career field. “They have to spread their skills, pass it on,” Korten said. The seminar series holds a strict, full schedule for both Friday and Saturday. “It’s work, but it’s a ton of fun,” Korten said. For more information, visit math.ksu.edu/pas/2011.
‘Power of Purple’ merchandising campaign benefits university Brett Seidl contributing writer Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. In many ways, the past year has been a successful one for K-State. On campus, students might notice increased sidewalk traffic due to this fall’s record enrollment. On the athletic fields, K-State teams experienced new levels of success in a variety of sports. With all this success, it might come as no surprise to learn that in stores across the country, eager fans purchased K-State clothing and merchandise in record numbers. According to Tami Breymeyer, director of licensing, the university saw a record amount of income from licensing royalties in 2010-11. For the first time in school history, royalty dollars from apparel and merchandise licensing topped the $1 million mark, with a total of $1,206,978 collected. This spike represents an increased push for merchandise from consumers, and in turn, a larger selection provided by the university’s official
licensed merchandise suppliers. Breymeyer, who oversees all licensing and trademark matters for the school, said the increase can be attributed to a variety of factors. “We are working diligently on our branding as a university, and have partnered with a nationwide licensing agency,” Breymeyer said. “We also have a great relationship with our buyers and retail stores, and this year’s athletic successes have helped as well.” In addition, the past season
merchandise. “A football bowl game can really make December a hot time, with both football and basketball on people’s minds,” Breymeyer said. Steve Levin, general manager of Varney’s Book Store, said the past year’s successes have sparked an increase in his store’s sales. “Obviously, when our teams do well, our fans respond to that,” Levin said. “Factors such as number of home games and start times also have a big
Merchandise sales help get the K-State message out far and wide. From a marketing standpoint, we love to see the purple spread across the state, region, and across the country.” Jeff Morris vice president for communications and marketing
has been successful for two of the universities’ highest profile sports, football and men’s basketball. K-State’s appearance in both a bowl game and the NCAA basketball tournament helped extend the traditional “buying seasons” for collegiate
ship with Licensing Resource Group. According to their website, the group currently represents over 180 universities, athletic conferences and sports properties nationwide, providing trademark management and tracking royalties obtained from the sale of approved merchandise. Before any item containing the use of a K-State logo can appear in stores, it must first pass through representatives with the group and the university’s trademark licensing department. The group holds all licenses, and helps K-State market its brand throughout the state of Kansas and across the country. University officials hope the momentum gained in the retail market will continue. A few months ago, LRG began research on what exactly K-State fans look for in a new T-shirt, notebook or lawn ornament. “They did a series of focus
groups and shared the results,” Breymeyer said. “Then they brought a concept back to us and we went with it.” The concept she is referring to is a new campaign called “The Power of Purple.” The merchandising campaign hopes to “infuse excitement and energy for the K-State brand into the local and regional retail marketplace, and promote the idea of belonging to a passionate and steadfast community,” according to Lewis Hardy, president of LRG, in a prepared statement. “Purple is obviously a hot color here, and it never hurts to go back to our roots,” Breymeyer said, when asked about the campaign’s purpose. A common theme of LRG’s research was the passion generated by the color purple among K-State alumni and fans across the nation, and advertisements featuring the phrase “The Power of Purple” will soon be
appearing in retail stores wherever K-State apparel is sold. Jeff Morris, vice president for communications and marketing, said that increased merchandise exposure benefits the entire university. “Merchandise sales help get the K-State message out far and wide,” he said. “From a marketing standpoint, we love to see the purple spread across the state, region and across the country.” Morris said the average KState student benefits when fans buy a new cap or sweatshirt. “The royalties we collect each year help fund scholarships, so there is a direct student benefit,” he said. As K-State strives to maintain its momentum on campus and on the field, university officials and students are hoping the “Power of Purple” is enough to deliver yet another record year.
effect.” Evening football games draw more customers than morning or afternoon kickoffs, Levin said. Another factor in last year’s merchandising successes is the university’s new partner-
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