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K-State fans rushed the field after their football team won the Homecoming football game against Oklahoma in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Oct. 26, 2019. The Wildcats upset the No. 5 rated Sooners with a final score of 48-41.
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Women’s basketball begins play this week ADAM MEYER
That game will be available on K-State Sports Network radio and ESPN+.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
FOOTBALL
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The women’s basketball team begins exhibition take on Washburn at home at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The game will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and K-State Sports Network radio. In team’s second exhibition game, they will take on Fort Hays on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The football team (5-2) is coming off an upset over No. 5 Oklahoma last weekend. The team will play in-state rival Kansas in Lawrence at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game will air on Fox Sports 1.
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team (7-13) plays the West Virginia Mountaineers at 5 p.m on Wednesday
after a sweep by Iowa State over the weekend. The match will broadcast on 1350 KMAN. The volleyball team will host the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
The men’s basketball team will take on Washburn for an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Fans can watch the game on Big 12 Now and listen on K-State Sports Network.
SOCCER
The soccer team (3-12-2) will
travel to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Thursday. The game will air on Big 12 Now and 101.5 KROCK.
WOMEN’S GOLF
The women’s golf team will compete in Battle at the Beach Friday through Sunday. TCU will host this tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.
CROSS COUNTRY
The cross country team will compete in the Big 12 Championships on Saturday in Waco, Texas.
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Junior forward Peyton Williams scans the court for an open play during the women’s basketball team’s game against Texas Tech in Bramlage Coliseum on March 2, 2019. The Wildcats took the Red Raiders 75-67.
Konza Prairie research program prepares to enter 40th year ANNA SCHMIDT THE COLLEGIAN
Many know the Konza Prairie for its nature trails and scenic
overlooks, but its basis is research. The Konza Prairie LongTerm Ecological Research program strives to conduct research to enrich community and educate the public. The National Science
Foundation dedicated funding to the program’s inception in 1980. Most of the research takes place at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, a native tallgrass prairie preserve owned and kept by The
Nature Conservancy and Kansas State. K-State’s Division of Biology also conducts research there. “I love being able to work out on the prairie,” Konza researcher Pam Blackmore said. “The plant
community at Konza is dynamic and changes weekly. There’s a variety of wildlife. The landscape is expansive and peaceful, and I relish the days when I’m away from my desk.”
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K-State upsets Oklahoma at home for first time since 1996
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The football team entered the matchup against fifth-ranked Oklahoma as the 23.5-point underdogs. On Saturday, the Wildcats jeopardized the Sooners' College Football Playoff hopes with a 48-41 win over Oklahoma. It was the first win in Manhattan over Oklahoma
since 1996 and snapped a fourgame losing streak against the Sooners. Kansas State was putting the pressure on senior quarterback Jalen Hurts and forced the Sooners to a field goal on the opening drive. On the next drive, Hurts got his first touchdown of the day with a 10-yard touchdown run to put Oklahoma up 10-0 early in the first quarter. The Wildcats offense woke
up in their second possession of the game with a long drive capped off by a four-yard run by junior quarterback Skylar Thompson. On the ensuing drive, the Wildcats had a third and 10, but the Sooners converted on a broken play and scored on a seven-yard touchdown run by Hurts to go up 17-7. K-State finished the first quarter with a long drive that ended with a four-yard run by
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An emotional Skylar Thompson celebrates with fans and teammates after the football team wins their Homecoming football game against Oklahoma in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Oct. 26, 2019. The Wildcats upset the No. 5 Sooners with a final score of 48-41.
freshman running back Joshua Youngblood early in the second quarter to keep the Wildcats in the game, trailing 17-14. The Sooners responded again with a long drive that lasted 4:45, but settled for a 25-yard field goal to go up 2014. On the Wildcats' next drive they went for it on fourth and six, and ended up kicking a field goal to put the score at 20-17 Oklahoma. K-State got the ball back after an interception by junior defensive back AJ Parker on a throw by senior wide receiver Nick Basquine to put the Wildcats at the Oklahoma 14 with under a minute left to play in the first half. The Wildcats took the lead on a 14-yard run by Thompson to put the Wildcats ahead of the Sooners at 24-20 after Parker's interception. The Sooners were on the verge of scoring before the half, but a sack by sophomore defensive end Wyatt Hubert held Oklahoma to a field goal as time expired in the first half but the Wildcats held a 24-23 lead. It was the first time all season that the Sooners trailed at the half. K-State rushed for 105 yards in the first half, 62 of those yards came from senior running back James Gilbert. K-State opened the second half with a drive capped off by a 37-yard field goal by junior kicker Blake Lynch to extend the K-State lead over the Sooners 27-23. The Wildcats got a big stop, and on the punt got a huge K-State bounce to start the second possession of the half at the Oklahoma 46-yard line. The Wildcats scored on that drive on a 3-yard run by Thompson run to put the Wildcats up 33-23 midway
I thought Skylar Thompson was on point. He saw pressure and delivered the football
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through the third quarter. K-State got the football on the kickoff with a fumble recovery by sophomore defensive back Ross Elder on a fumble forced by senior linebacker Eric Gallon II. Gallon suffered an injury on the play and was carted off the field. The K-State offense kept the momentum rolling with a four-play, 25-yard scoring drive capped off with another touchdown run by Thompson, his fourth of the day, to go up 41-23. K-State kept piling it on with a two-yard run by Gilbert to take a 47-23 lead over the Sooners early in the fourth quarter. The Sooners got a touchdown back on a 70-yard touch-
down pass from Hurts to junior wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to inch closer at 48-30 with 12:32 remaining in the game. Oklahoma started their next drive at the Oklahoma 28 yard line and marched down the field to get back into the game with a touchdown rush by Hurts. They got a two-point conversion to pull with 10 at 48-38. Oklahoma got the ball back after stopping K-State once again and opted to kick the field goal to cut the K-State lead to seven.
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The Sooners lost the onside kick because an Oklahoma player made contact with the football. K-State was awarded the ball after a lengthy review. The Wildcats kneeled out the clock and the party was on in Manhattan as fans stormed the field at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State had the ball for 38:08 minutes of the game and gained over 400 yards for the third time this season. The rushing core led by Gilbert rushed for 213 rushing
yards. Gilbert alone rushed for 105 yards and one touchdown, but Thompson stole the show rushing for four touchdowns in the game. “When you have a guy like Skylar Thompson — where he can run the ball too — I feel like it keeps the defense off-balance because they have to worry about the ball-carriers, but at the same time they’ve got to worry about No. 10 too,” Gilbert said. Head coach Chris Klieman talked about the difference on offense compared to the last couple of games. “Just rhythm, getting into a rhythm offensively and being able to run the football with
our power game inside, we were able to hit some perimeter runs. I think it was big to have Jordon Brown back — it gave us back that three-back set with some older guys,” Klieman said. Thompson threw for 213 yards and one touchdown, but rushed for 56 yards and four touchdowns in the win. “I thought Skylar Thompson was on point. He saw pressure and delivered the football. Against a really dominant defense, we didn’t turn the ball over, and that’s a big thing,” Klieman said. Thompson finished the game with a 128.2 rating. The Sooners put up 497
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yards, including 395 passing yards and 96 rushing yards and four total touchdowns by Hurts. The defense managed to sack Hurts twice and have five tackles for losses. Junior linebacker Elijah Sullivan talked about the performance of the defense. “I mean give it up to the coaches, they made the calls, we just executed the plays. I
mean hats off to the D-line, they did a tremendous job t o d a y cutting everything up making t h e
quarterback do different things and scramble out. And we got a couple of sacks here and there, a couple of pressures so I give it to the coaches for all that we did,” Sullivan said. K-State will go on the road to face in-state rival Kansas in Lawrence in the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
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Freshman wide receiver Joshua Youngblood celebrates after running in a touchdown during K-State’s Homecoming football game against Oklahoma in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Oct. 26, 2019. The Wildcats upset the No. 5 ranked Sooners with a final score of 48-41.
Wildcats dominate third quarter, hold on to beat No. 5 Oklahoma
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Late in the first half of Kansas State’s 48-41 home win over No.5 Oklahoma, it looked like the Wildcats would head into the locker room trailing by a 20-17 margin. Then Oklahoma ran a trick play with just under a minute and a half to play. Sooner wide receiver Nick Basquine had a wide open receiver over the middle of the field. His throw was a little off and was tipped into the waiting arms of junior defensive back AJ Parker. “It was just a routine play — I was where I was supposed to be,” Parker said. “I caught the ball and changed the game, so credit my teammates getting over the top and being where they were supposed to be to force a bad ball.” Parker ran the interception back to the 14. Three plays later junior quarterback Skylar Thompson scampered in to the end zone. Oklahoma would manage a field goal before the half, but that intercepDalton Wainscott COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
Junior quarterback Skylar Thompson screams in the endzone after scoring a touchdown against Oklahoma. The Wildcats beat the Sooners 48-41.
tion gave K-State the momentum shift it needed to take control of the game and put it out of reach over the next quarter. “It was a monster,” Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley said. “You look at those seven points now, it was huge.” K-State got a field goal on their first drive of the decisive third quarter. Then, the defense came out and forced Oklahoma into a three and out where they only gained three yards. The Oklahoma punt took a generous K-State bounce and wasn't downed until it returned to the K-State 46. After four more plays, K-State's lead stretched to a 41-23 with a threeyard touchdown run by Thompson. “He just cares so much, you’ve got guys like that who will just throw their body around,” senior offensive lineman Scott Frantz said. “He’s not like a lot of quarterbacks that are afraid of contact. I can’t say enough about the guy.” K-State got the ball back immediately after Oklahoma fumbled the kickoff and promptly drove down and got another three-yard touchdown for Thompson. Thompson finished the day with 39 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. He added another 213 yards through the air on 18-28 passing. “When you have a guy like Skylar Thompson — where he can run the ball too — I feel like it keeps the defense
off-balance because they have to worry about the ball-carriers, but at the same time they’ve got to worry about number ten, too,” senior running back James Gilbert said. Another three and out set K-State up for a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive capped off by a two-yard run from Gilbert early in the fourth quarter, they ate up over five minutes on that drive. In all, Oklahoma only gained seven yards in the third quarter, and was kept completely off the scoreboard thanks to K-State’s offense holding the ball and its defense making stops. K-State outscored Oklahoma 17-0 as part of a 24-0 run to seal the game. “I give it up to the coaches, they made the calls, we just executed the plays,” junior linebacker Elijah Sullivan said. Oklahoma’s furious fourth quarter-comeback would prove to be not quite enough. After illegal touching was called on the Sooners’ onside kick, Thompson kneeled out the clock. “I’m going into my fifth year, I’ve started a lot of games here,” Frantz said. “I can’t think of any game that was bigger than that. ... Beating No. 5 Oklahoma—a team that I’ve never beaten in my career here—at home, in front of our fan base was a feeling I’ll never forget.” K-State will head to Lawrence next week to take on in-state rival Kansas at 2:30.
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Q&A: Thomas Lane shares story behind his personal mission PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN
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Peter Loganbill, Collegian news editor: “When you were about 21, you made a set of goals?” Thomas Lane, vice president of student life and dean of students: “Yeah, a mission statement, a personal mission statement. There was a book that really changed me. Sometimes you find these books, and for whatever is going on in your life, you’re really receptive to the message, that that book or that film or that piece of music, you know, might be offering you. I t h i n k that was one of t h o s e t i m e s where I found a book, I was involved in student center board as a leader, and the book was ‘[The] 7 Habits for Highly Effective People.’ I think I might have been wanting to maybe run more effective meetings. I can’t remember why I was in the bookstore looking for a leadership book, but that was the one I came across. “It was by Stephen Covey, and you know, just the content of the book just resonated so thoroughly with me, and it just made so much sense. Both in terms of how you work on for your self-leadership, you have to work internally and figure out what’s important to you, what are your values? What are your, you know, what principles are you going to live by,
and then that’s going to then emanate, you know, externally. It made a big impact on me, and so part of that book was creating a personal mission statement. So I took the time to do that. And, you know, those values that I worked through, to try to clarify what was important to me, you know, integrity, community, mentoring, those kind of bubbled up, and so they’ve
stayed with me all this time.” Loganbill: “When did you start wanting to emphasize the importance of awareness of mental health?” Lane: “I think that really came about when I became the dean of students at Missouri State. I think that was probably when the topic of college student mental health really hit home for me, because I was working in that space quite a bit and also ended up su-
pervising, as dean of students and associate vice president, the counseling center was one of my areas. And so, [I] really got to learn a lot about the function that that particular student affairs unit plays and just the conversations that I was having with students and some of the challenges that students were discussing, as we were talking about, you know, their experience on campus and student success and what barriers were. “And then, c e r t a i n l y, mental health
conversations that occurred with students who might have had to withdraw from the institution based upon a mental health challenge that they might have been experiencing. And then of course, the more tragic situations are student death by suicide. And that was, you know, when that first student death by suicide that I had, that was a real pivotal moment for me.” Interested in learning more about Thomas Lane? Check out the “Collegian Kultivate” podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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GOING GREEN
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Green Action Fund supports student-driven sustainability projects JULIE FREIJAT
What is the Green Action Fund? encourages student-driven, eco-friendly projects
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funded by SGA through the Student Centered Tuition Enhancement fund
provides monetary support to create a sustainable campus
Illustration by Julie Freijat
The leaves may be turning, but green hasn’t gone out of style as the Green Action Fund calls for proposals for projects dedicated to creating a more eco-friendly campus. Lane Lundeen, chair of the fund, Student Governing Association sustainability director and junior in fisheries and wildlife conservation, said the fund calls for promoting sustainability at Kansas State. “This year, we have around $14,000 to allocate towards green purposes on campus,” he said. “They have to be student-led and have a certain set of rules that are in the call for proposals.” Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness Brian Niehoff said the Green Action Fund was created to provide funding for student-led projects that target areas of sustainability. “There’s a wide range of the types of projects that get funding each year,” he said. “We’ve funded things from small projects with [the] Rec Center, to Green Apple Bikes on campus, to Earth Day, assistance to dorm projects, to class projects.” Types of projects and proposals
Lafene nursing coordinator discusses how to stay healthy in the coming months SIERRA STAATZ
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Fall is here, and with its arrival comes cold weather, hot coffee, changing leaves and the flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu occurs year-round but peaks for 6-8 weeks in the fall and winter months. Abby King, nursing coordinator at Lafene Health Center, said there are many ways for students to protect themselves and those around them from the influenza virus.
The number one way to prevent coming down with the flu is getting the vaccine every year. “That’s going to be the number one way, and most important way, to protect against the flu,” King said. “Everyone six months and older should receive their flu vaccine every year.” While there are different strains of the virus, flu vaccines protect against three or four of the most common types. “Lafene offers the flu vaccine that covers four different viruses of the flu called the quadvalent,” King said. According to the CDC, the
vary year-to-year, Niehoff said. “One year we funded — I didn’t get a chance to go to it, but last year, we funded a project with our apparel and textiles department,” Niehoff said. “We provided a little bit of funding to put on this event — it actually just happened about a week ago — on sustainable fashion. It was really interesting.” Niehoff said due to matters like budget cuts, the fund toys with the distribution of money to provide the best financial assistance. “Our goal is to try to fund as many different projects as we can,” Niehoff said. “And so, we might fiddle with some of the budgets and say, ‘Let’s fund this part of the budget, but let’s not fund that part’ because we could actually fund more projects if we don’t fund that particular part.” SGA’s Student Centered Tuition Enhancement fund supports the Green Action Fund, but less money is available this year compared to years past. “So, this year, we’re going to have the least amount of money available as we’ve ever had,” Niehoff said. “So it’s going to be a little more difficult in terms of determining exactly who’s going to get funded and how much, but that’s sort of where
we are.” Lundeen said the fund benefits K-State by brightening campus and boosting morale. “The betterment of the environment would go towards the betterment of students, because, as we all know, what we live in is kind of how we feel,” Lundeen said. “And if campus looks nicer, runs nicer, it would help with the efficiency of students” Niehoff said the opportunity provides students with an outlet to be creative and generate eco-friendly projects. “We’re hoping that we can continue to open up more and more sustainable projects and sustainable outcomes on campus,” Niefhoff said. “I think that one of the things I’m really optimistic about is the attitude of students towards sustainable projects and sustainability in general. “So many students are engaged with this, so many students are interested in this. I believe that that’s the positive nature of this whole fund — is it is funding projects that add to that climate of sustainability that exists out there among students and faculty both.” The deadline to submit a proposal for the Green Action Fund is 5 p.m. Nov. 26.
FIGHTING FLU
flu vaccine can mitigate flu symptoms, doctor visits and missed days of school or work. The vaccine also helps prevent flu-related hospitalizations. Another way to decrease chances of getting the flu is by limiting contact with other people. King reminded students to also cover coughs and avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth. With students sharing desks and other objects around campus, King recommends wiping down surfaces and being aware that surfaces around them are not virus-free. “Its not as likely for the virus
to transfer through surfaces, but it still occurs,” King said. “It’s more of droplet is how it is transmitted.” Droplet spread the virus when people cough, sneeze or speak. “These droplets in your mouth or nose is how you become infected,” King said. Flu vaccines will be available for students 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 6 in the K-State Student Union from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Without insurance, the vaccine costs $22. Students can also contact Lafene for information on getting their vaccine.
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Back on the Court CODY FRIESEN
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Freshman forward Antonio Gordon leaps up for a dunk during K-State’s basketball team’s exhibition opener against ESU in Bramlage Coliseum on Oct. 25, 2019. The Wildcats held the Hornets 86-49.
The men’s basketball team was back in action on Friday night in an exhibition game. Kansas State defeated Emporia State 86-49 behind 18 points by senior guard Xavier Sneed. Freshman forward Antonio Gordon led the bench with 16 points and freshman forward Montavious Murphy had a double-double in the matchup. The Wildcats took the floor for the first time since 2014 without senior trio Barry Brown, Kamau Stokes, and Dean Wade, but fans got a glimpse into the future with freshman trio forward Antonio Gordon, guard DaJuan Gordon and forward Murphy. "I think definitely all the butterflies are finally gone," Antonio Gordon said. "Before the game we had the pregame jitters because it was the first time we were playing in front of great fans, like great fan base, so we were definitely excited at the same time to get out there. So I feel like that's out the window now and we'll be ready to play on Wednesday as well." K-State celebrated the Big 12 conference title with a banner unveiling, but it was all business on the court. The Wildcats opened up with a 14-3 run in the first half. It was a low scoring affair early in the first half in Manhattan, but the Wildcats remained in control of the entire first half. The Hornets managed to cut the deficit to 11, only trailing 23-12 after a scoring drought by K-State. K-State forced ESU to call a timeout with a quick 6-0 run with five minutes remaining in the first half. The Wildcats finished the half with a dominating run capped off by a last-second lay-up from junior transfer guard David Sloan, putting the Wildcats up 42-19 going into the half. In the first half, Antonio Gordon led all scorers with 14 points with six rebounds and one
assist. Murphy cleaned up the boards with seven rebounds and five points. The largest concern for the first half was the seven turnovers, but the Wildcats did force 16 Hornet turnovers altogether — seven of which were steals — and scored 18 points off the turnovers. The Wildcats cruised in the second half behind an 11 point half by Sneed. The Wildcats scored 44 points in the second half and 47 percent from the floor. K-State had a scare when junior forward Levi Stockard and Sneed collided going for a loose ball, but both returned to game action. K-State finished the game on a 16-2 run in the final 5:23 and defeated Emporia State 8649. The Wildcats finished the
In game dominated by freshman forward Antonio Gordon, men's basketball takes down Emporia State 86-49 game shooting 46 percent from the floor. K-State got a lot of production from the bench with 45 bench points. Antonio Gordon, DuJuan Gordon and Murphy combined for 33 points. Sloan also dished out seven assists. Antonio Gordon led the bench with 16 points, seven rebounds, and one assist. "I trusted my ability, the coaches trusted me and put me in the game, and I just went out there confident and played with energy," Antonio Gordon said. After the game, Sneed also talked about Antonio Gordon's performance positively. "His aggressiveness on offense and defense — he did a lot of good things out there," Sneed said. Antonio Gordon was hitting shots early in an arena that has a
history of taking some time to adjust to, Sneed said. "It's hard for people to come in here right away and shoot right away so [I'm] glad to see he's doing that," Sneed said. Head coach Bruce Weber talked about what stood out about Antonio's Gordon's performance. "Just his activity, he's a very confident young man and very loose. If he is going to continue to make strides, he's gotta be a little more disciplined," Weber said. "He's confident he can score, he can do a lot of things — it was a positive." The Wildcats will face off against Washburn on Tuesday in the second and final exhibition of the season. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and streaming on ESPN+.
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