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he KSU Foundation’s home base has been relocated from 2323 Anderson Ave. to a facility in the new K-State Office Park at the corner of Kimball and Denison avenues as the first of four buildings completed on the site. The foundation, K-State’s official fundraising organization, officially began its move on Oct. 23. A team of movers worked over the weekend so that staff members would be able to unpack in the new facility on Monday, according to Susan Berhow, assistant director of communications for the foundation. “It was a very coordinated move,” Berhow said. “Our internal teams did a great job of organizing and preparing us all. It went very well and it’s just about getting settled in now. We’re very fortunate that we were able to move so efficiently.” “The transition was pretty flawless,” Greg Willems, president and CEO of the KSU Foundation, said. “I think we’re happy to be able to continue our work from a new location with the necessary space for our growing staff.” Construction on the building began in 2007, but it was discontinued in 2008 due to economic challenges brought about by the Great Recession, according to Berhow. “It was a foundation and steel; that’s as far as it went on that first building effort,” Berhow said. Construction restarted on the same site in January 2015 and was
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Josh McCullough, AV Technician with Redi Systems, installs wiring in the ceiling of the K-State Foundation’s new boardroom in its new building on the nortwest corner of Denison and Kimball avenues Wednesday afternoon. The K-State Foundation just moved to the new $11.5 million building from its worn down building on west Anderson Avenue. completed this October. According to Willems, the relocation of the foundation to a new facility will not only allow the organization to continue growing its team size, but also to continue growing in the amount of philanthropic work it’s able to accomplish. “Our mission to serve K-State remains priority and this (new facility) will allow us to continue to help provide the K-State community with resources and to have a place to recognize donors for their
According to a release from the office of Jerry Moran, Kansas senator and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the State Senate unanimously passed Moran’s Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act in July. The act insures that veterans with disabilities (rating 30 percent or more) can get necessary medical care by giving first-year federal government employees with service-related disabilities 104 hours of sick leave. The act was cosponsored by Moran and Montana Sen. Jon Tester. “Wounded veterans should have the opportunity to take time off from work and seek medical care without penalty to their paycheck and livelihood,” Moran said. Currently, first-year government workers receive four hours of sick leave per period of pay, leaving some disabled veterans who have not accumulated needed hours with insufficient time of leave and no option but to take unpaid sick days, according to Moran’s release. The bipartisan Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act now anticipates activity in the White House, according to the Little Apple Post.
generosity,” Willems said. Minh Mac, senior in finance and student investment assistant for the KSU Foundation’s asset management team, said that the foundation’s new facility and K-State’s other building projects will help improve the student experience. “The modernization of the new building is amazing,” Mac said. “It’s pretty much on par with with all of the other new building projects that we have on campus. I think this, along with the other
buildings, will play a big role in the advancement of K-State.” According to Lindsey Oakes, the foundation’s annual campaign manager, the new building’s proximity to campus will help keep the organization connected to the student, staff and faculty life it strives to serve. “It allows us to be a little bit closer to campus, to the pulse of campus,” Oakes said. “I just feel very thankful for this new building, and we look forward to hosting our campus partners here.”
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eople often joke about laughing so hard that they pass out. For most, this is not something that actually happens, but for Caitlin Ingham, junior in marketing, it is a condition that she deals with on a daily basis. Ingham has Type 1 Narcolepsy, which is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness coupled with episodes of cataplexy, according to the Narcolepsy Network. A person with cataplexy temporarily loses control of muscular function as a result of strong emotions such as anger, fear, excitement and stress. This state can last anywhere from seconds to minutes.
Ingham said her main triggers are excitement, embarrassment and laughter. When she goes into a cataplectic state, she remains conscious even though she cannot physically move her body. “All my muscles relax and I lose my breath,” Ingham said. “I’m totally conscious and I can feel things touching me. It’s kind of like when your leg falls asleep and you physically can’t move it.” Ingham said she was first diagnosed in July 2013, but she experienced symptoms for about three years before doctors made a diagnosis. There is no cure for cataplexy, but Ingham said she takes medications to combat her condition, such as Adderall to help stay awake during the day and an antidepressant to even out the dopamine levels in her brain to keep her from passing out. Ingham has been dealing with
her condition for almost six years and is aware of her triggers and what will send her into a cataplectic state. One of her worst episodes happened while attending college last year. “Last year I had been really bad about taking my medicine, and I was messing around with my friends when something funny happened and I started to pass out,” Ingham said. “I couldn’t catch myself in time and fell and hit my head and got a concussion.” Ingham said narcolepsy also affects how she sleeps. According to the National Sleep Foundation, most people start their sleep cycle with non-rapid eye movement sleep and then transition to REM sleep after about 90 minutes, which is characterized by vivid dreams and temporary muscle paralysis. Those who suffer from narcolepsy, like Ingham, enter REM sleep within minutes of
falling asleep. “I can enter the REM cycle faster than normal people,” Ingham said. “If I take a 30-minute nap I have a full sleep cycle with a dream. I can also remember all my dreams very vividly, like tastes and smells. It happens every night.” Ingham also suffers from sleep paralysis, which leaves her unable to move or speak while falling asleep or waking up. She said she is prone to it because of her cataplexy and can be stuck in a paralyzed state for any amount of time from 30 minutes to an hour. According to the National Sleep Foundation, cataplexy affects males and females equally. It develops with age, but the first signs of it are usually seen in adolescence. Although no one else in Ingham’s family shares her condition, they still feel its impact.
Sarah Ingham, Caitlin’s sister, said she worries about her now that they attend different schools because she does not know who is around her or if they are aware of her condition. “She can handle herself pretty well, but when people don’t know what’s happening and it could be critical, I worry,” Sarah said. Alex Dzewaltowski, junior in mechanical engineering and Caitlin’s boyfriend, also said he has some concerns. “My biggest worry would be where it happens,” Dzewaltowski said. “Just the action of her passing out uncontrolled and hitting the ground can be a huge worry.” Caitlin said her condition does not affect her as severely as it did when it first started happening, but she still has to stay mindful of it every day to avoid injuries and accidents.
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“We all know that sleep, in the traditional sense, is not really an option for college students.” BOB
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Before I get started I should probably introduce myself. My name is Bob – Robert actually, but Bob to my friends. I’ve roamed this campus for what seems like a lifetime now. As a 15th-year senior, (that’s 11 victory laps total, so one more until I’ve achieved three victory years) every year
I see a brand new batch of K-State students trickle in and out of the various buildings on campus, each one on their own specific journey. You might be thinking to yourself, “That’s great Bob. Now, can I help you with something? I’ve got a stats test tomorrow and I don’t even remember my professor’s name, let alone what the heck standard deviation is.” Ok, I’ll get to the point.
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In my years that I’ve inhabited this campus, I’ve learned a lot, and I’m probably still learning. And what good is knowledge if it can’t be shared? Honest answer, it’s just as good, but that ruins the quip, now doesn’t it? First of all, sidewalks are for absolute suckers. A long time ago some genius found a way to mathematically prove the obvious that
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er the powerless, and that’s where the legal chemical dependency on caffeine comes into play. Now you know the key to getting to class in a prompt manner is unimpeded by walls that the “man” built to slow you down, and you’re fully awake when you get there thanks to the folks at Coca Cola and Maxwell House. That means it’s study time. Let me tell you how to fully utilize Hale Library. Sure, it’s a cavernous wonder filled with thousands (maybe millions) of books, 99 percent of which you won’t ever read, let alone look at. However, it’s also a full service hotel with built in Wi-Fi, computers, comfy and quiet sleeping spaces and fully equipped
bathrooms. Who needs dorms or apartments when you can set up a sweet pad right on the third floor of Hale? Sure, there might be rules regarding trespassing, but they haven’t caught me yet. Well, I’ve got to go for now. The rent-a-cop guarding the stronghold of the first floor of Hale is giving me looks. I think she knows I’ve been here since 2004. I may be back with more tips to guide you through the trials and tribulations that college life has to offer. Meanwhile, if you find me sleeping in the stacks or washing my hair in the bathroom, stop and say hello. College life gets kind of lonely for us 37-year-olds.
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NEVER SEEN IT: A novice’s review of ‘JAWS’ by Jonathan Greig
HHHH✩ Continuing this best-and-worst review series of iconic films from someone who has never seen them and doesn’t really know anything about movies in general is the 1975 marina classic, “Jaws.” Let’s dive right in. Worst omen: “The Muffin Man.” With all due respect to the great John Williams soundtrack, the single most ominous moment was when, while waiting to see if the shark would strike again, a kid on the beach started singing this muffin-based lullaby. As soon as a kid in a movie starts softly singing a lullaby, it is absolutely over. Best businessman nonsense line: “It’s all psychological. You yell ‘barracuda,’ everybody says, ‘What? Huh?’”
Wait, what? Huh? Worst ‘words said’ to ‘words I could understand’ ratio: The ship captain, Quint. To be fair, a lot of his screen time was spent in an alcohol-induced haze, but still, I understood maybe a third of what he said – and it was all gold. Worst incoming pun: I knew the ship attack was coming as soon as our gruff characters started bonding out on the open ocean. As soon as I stopped laughing at the “So we drink to our legs” line, I realized things were getting a bit too chummy. Best sequel idea: I didn’t hear one single mention of the statistic that mishaps with vending machines cause more deaths in the U.S. each year than shark attacks. I
may be 40 years behind on my movies, but please tell me there is some B-movie out there that is a spinoff of Jaws with rampaging vending machines. Even if it’s just a shot-forshot remake only replacing sharks with vending machines, I would watch. It’s more likely, and less fun, however, that the horror movie about vending machines I want is just some social activist’s documentary about our country’s obesity problem that took fourth place one year at a Sundance Film Festival. Worst sequel idea: More sharks. So, I looked it up. There are no vending machine horror flicks that I can easily find, but I did stumble across the actual sequels, and now I’m questioning how they continue the story. There was a deranged man-hunting shark, Jaws, who (40-year spoiler alert) gets blown up in the big dramatic conclusion, and now what? His shark kids, whom he taught to seek revenge, are loose? Do they have “freaking laser beams” on their heads? Is the secret behind this series really that Aquaman has turned evil? Best fishing movie I’ve seen this week: “Jaws.” I give the film four stars. Though many lives were tragically lost and our heroes went through a horrific ordeal in which they were almost eaten alive, you know what they say — the worst day of fishing still beats the best day of working.
Zodiac Compatibility with Madam LoCoco: Aries (March 21 - April 19)
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How could anyone ever hope to live up to your magnanimousness, Aries? They can’t, obviously, and probably don’t even know what the word magnanimous means, those uneducated commoners. Thankfully, you’re here to enlighten the masses, over a romantic coffee date if you’re lucky. But perhaps those coffee dates haven’t been as forthcoming as you’d hoped. I wonder why that is? Hmm…
WORST: ARIES + SCORPIO
If you ever accidentally find yourself sitting next to a Scorpio in a lecture hall, cafe or public bus, run, don’t walk, to the nearest exit. Ever see what happens when you put a match to lawn fertilizer (and if you haven’t, the Stars will give you a moment to go look it up on YouTube)? Being creatures primarily composed of pretense, narcissism and feelings, your first encounter with a Scorpio might feel an awful lot like observing a strange and exotic creature at the zoo: pretty to look, but that five inches of bulletproof glass separating you is all that stands between you and a ride in the back of an ambulance to the nearest trauma unit. The danger in this match lies in the fact that people are not usually surrounded by
bulletproof glass when you meet them, and you may not realize you have encountered a Scorpio until it’s too late. You may gravitate toward each other on the basis of having a few superficially similar interests, but the way you and Scorpio approach your passions in life is fundamentally incompatible. As an Aries, you are very concerned with posturing yourself to project the kind of image that you think will convince people to like you, an act that Scorpio will see through in about three seconds flat. If you’re going to be right, and you feel that you usually are, then you want everyone around you to know about it, though preferably in an area where there isn’t better-educated folks around to correct you, just in case you’re not. Though Scorpios are mostly easygoing people, they can smell disingenuousness like a shark smells blood, and any inkling of pretense, which comprises approximately 40 percent of an Aries’ body mass, can easily send them into a frothing intellectual rage that will not be satisfied until they’ve tacked your ego to their wall like a hunting trophy. A well-educated Aries might be able to hold their own in a verbal confrontation with a Scorpio for quite awhile, but will eventually tire from riling up the neighborhood Scorp and move on to an easier target. Scorpio won’t forget your transgression, though, and will withdraw to focus on ways to strike back when you least expect it. The good news here is that this won’t be a relationship that’s terribly difficult to extricate yourself from. In fact, if you tell your Scorpio that you have plans to leave they’ll probably offer to buy you a plane
ticket anywhere you want to go, so long as it’s at least seven time zones away and has very unreliable communication services. I’d take them up on that offer as soon as possible, no matter how good the hate sex is. Overall: A 1/5 star match Your theme song should probably be: “Kiss With A Fist” by Florence + The Machine
BETTER: ARIES + GEMINI
Well, don’t you both have the gift of gab! If one of you is ever short on cash, you could turn a camera on in your living room and sell the footage of your wine-and-kvetch sessions to a major television network as a quirky, chick-flick rom-com. You’d make a fortune. Just don’t let Gemini manage your money, or anything else for that matter. This is one match that will go a lot more smoothly if you both make the decision early on who is going to be wearing the pants. Of course that’s no guarantee that Gemini won’t later renege on their decision and change their mind. That’s pretty much their M.O., generally speaking. Aries might find this trait refreshing at certain times, since you consider one of life’s greatest gifts to be someone who can easily be talked over to your side. They also provide a much-needed outlet for venting about your feelings, and here you will find one of the rare signs that won’t judge you, no matter how self-sabotaging or morally gray those feelings might be. Heck, you may have finally found someone who enjoys complaining and blaming other people for their problems as much as you do! A Gemini companion might even go so far as to point
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out a convenient scapegoat that you may have overlooked, and rejoice in thoroughly trash-talking your hapless victim. Functionally, you help Gemini feel like their life isn’t in complete shambles, as you can provide them with helpful fashion tips so that they don’t look so much like they rolled out of a dumpster behind the KFC and beat up a hobo for their wardrobe. You can also provide them with a helpful outlet for their many vices (it’s not really functional alcoholism if the cocktails all cost $13 and have fancy French names). Despite their many flaws, Gemini are, perhaps surprisingly, genuinely good and loyal people who really just want someone to accept them. While your tendency to judge others harshly might seem like a fun pastime when you’re people-watching, you must be aware that you don’t turn that critical eye upon your Gemini companion too harshly (at least not in front of them), lest Gemini’s long-dormant self-preservation instincts kick into action and send your butt straight to the curb. Learn when it’s appropriate to turn the snark down a few notches and learn to roll with the punches a bit more. Who knows? Maybe that hipster bar Gemini keeps recommending you both check out really won’t be so bad (or if it is, at least endeavor to keep your mouth shut and pretend to enjoy it). If you can learn to check yourself and stay in your own lane, you two could really go places. Overall: A 4/5 star match. Your theme song should probably be: “All The Same” by Sick Puppies
BEST: ARIES + SAGITTARIUS
Bonnie and Clyde. Strawberries and Cream. Angelina and Brad. Some things just go together — and so do you two! Practically attached at the hip from the moment you met, you two will probably never want to be apart again. You might even be able to convince the federal penitentiary to let the both of you share a cell after you inevitably get convicted of racketeering and manslaughter. Thank God you two found each other because this saves you from sending two normal people to the looney bin. You two are what Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver would look like if they were both unhinged sociopaths (and don’t even lie and tell me that you didn’t take that as a compliment). You’re both traditionalists in a lot of respects, and you put a lot of stock in your image. You both excel at projecting an image of haughty sophistication in public, feeding off of each other like a couple of especially pretentious vampires and taking silent bets on which of your friends you are making the most jealous (one of your very favorite games, aside from snarking about passersby in a language that they can’t understand and making someone feel stupid without them catching on to what you’re doing). But as soon as you’re both alone, the masks come off. Not only do you both feel free to let you freak flags fly high, you probably compose allegiance anthems to each other with full-orchestral arrangements and choreography. Functionally, however, this dynamic serves an important purpose in your relationship. Self-assured Aries knows just which yolk to pull on to yank Sagittarius out of
their frequent doubt spirals and prevent them from becoming paralyzed with fear and indecision at a critical moment. Sagittarius, the more logical of the pair, knows how to talk a distraught Aries down from the emotional ledge and prevent them from doing something rash in a fit of rage. You both know how to truly appreciate each other in your best moments, but the best part of your relationship by far is that you both know how to make space for your partner to be their worst self as well, and not consider it a deal-breaker. Because you both know how to handle each other at your absolute worst, you get the privilege of knowing what the other is like at their absolute best, and, to the surprise of perhaps everyone around you, this makes for a shockingly healthy relationship dynamic, considering your deep potential for mean and crazy. You have each found a rare partner that is able to not only handle the full brunt of the other’s vast arsenal of emotional intercontinental ballistic missiles being launched at you in a time of crisis, but you have the tools to weather the fallout and rebuild each other from the ashes of a nasty disagreement. It may not seem to make sense to anyone standing on the outside, but it doesn’t have to; so long as you both know what you’re doing is right, who cares what the plebeian masses think? Overall: A 5/5 star match. Your theme song should probably be: “Beautiful Sinner” by Nicki Minaj Iris LoCoco is a senior in art history. Please send comments to current@ kstatecollegian.com.
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he K-State volleyball team defeated West Virginia in three sets Wednesday night on the road. The Wildcats held the Mountaineers to a hitting percentage under .200 and hit over .300 in the winning effort. K-State had 47 kills on 108 total attacks and held the Mountaineers to 41 kills. “West Virginia was good (despite the low hitting percentage),” head coach Suzie Fritz said in a press release. “We felt like we were putting something on our serves, but we were having a hard time forcing them out of system. They hit for pretty high efficiency in firstswing offense, but we were better in transition, which when it came down to it, that was the difference.”
In the first set, both teams played very evenly until the score was tied at 15. The Mountaineers couldn’t find a way to side-out as the Wildcats won the next eight points and led 23-15. K-State won the first set 25-17. In the second, the score was tied at 10 before the Wildcats won the next four points, including one kill each from junior Brooke Sassin and freshman Macy Flowers. K-State didn’t let the Mountaineers get within three points the rest of the set, and the Wildcats won 25-20 to take the two-set advantage. The Wildcats controlled most of the third set until it was 16-11, but the Mountaineers rattled off six straight points to take a one-point lead. The rest of the set was very competitive, but with the score 22all, the Wildcats won the next three points, taking the match. K-State has won its last four of five matches, and in the four wins, the Wildcats have yet to drop a set.
Three Wildcats had double-digit numbers in kills during the win. Sassin and Flowers led the team with 11 kills each, while junior Katie Reininger had 10. Reininger also had a hitting percentage over .600, and Flowers hit over .400. Junior Katie Brand had 36 assists and had two kills. “We were really good offensively,” Fritz said. “We hit in the high .300s in first-swing offense and very high in transition offense. Our set distribution was really good as we got the middles involved a little more, which if you do it right, takes pressure off the outsides. Therefore, all of the hitters were better.” Mountaineer Dzeni Hadzisehovic led the Mountaineers with 11 kills but was held to a hitting percentage under .200. K-State is now 13-8 overall and 5-4 in Big 12 play. The Wildcats now face four straight home matches. These will begin Saturday night at 7 p.m. when they host TCU at Ahearn Field House.
Big 12 power rankings week nine: TCU retains the number one spot Another winless team in the Big 12, West Virginia could be in serious danger of missing a bowl if they don’t turn it around. A win at TCU would rock the college football world. Next: At TCU on Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m.
3. OKLAHOMA (14) 6-1
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Arguably one of the best 6-1 teams in the country right now, the Sooners have gotten it together after falling to Texas a few weeks back. This week they get Kansas, so go ahead and put another “W” in the win column for Oklahoma. Next: At Kansas on Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m.
1. TCU (5) 7-0
4. OKLAHOMA STATE (12) 7-0
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Though the Horned Frogs faced a few challenges this season, it’s clear they are the best team in the Big 12. It should be fun to see them against Baylor, Oklahoma State and OU as we get further into the season. Next: West Virginia on Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m.
2. BAYLOR (2) 7-0
Another week, another beat down. Things have changed now that junior quarterback Seth Russell is out for the season, however. We’ll see how good the Bears are without one of the best signal callers in the country. Next: Bye week
8. K-STATE (NR) 3-4
The Wildcats are in the same exact boat as West Virginia, except they have Baylor next week at home. Next: Bye week
In Oklahoma State’s toughest test yet, there will be plenty of points on both sides in this shootout between the Cowboys and Red Raiders. Next: At Texas Tech on Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m.
9. IOWA STATE (NR) 2-5
5. TEXAS (NR) 3-4
Texas has a two-game winning streak in the Big 12. This week should give them a third-straight win as they head to Ames, Iowa to face Iowa State. Next: At Iowa State on Oct. 31 at 6:00 p.m.
6. TEXAS TECH (NR) 5-3
File Photo by George Walker | THE COLLEGIAN Junior defensive back Jesse Mack tackles TCU wide receiver Josh Doctson during the football game between K-State and Texas Christian University on Oct. 10, 2015 in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. is good, but the Red Raiders are currently 1-3 in the Big 12. Not only does a win here make them bowl eligible, but it keeps
the heat off of head coach Kliff Kingsbury for a little while longer. Next: Oklahoma State on
Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m.
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7. WEST VIRGINIA (NR) 3-3
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After the strange firing of offensive coordinator Mark Mangino, Iowa State’s season is spiraling out of control. A game against Texas this week doesn’t help matters either. Next: Texas on Oct. 31 at 6:00 p.m.
10. KANSAS (NR) 0-7
It may or may not be true that Kansas has taken up rent in the No. 10 spot in the power rankings... Next: Oklahoma on Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m.
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Week nine brings exciting football on CBS at 2:30 p.m.
MICHIGAN (15) AT MINNESOTA
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GEORGIA AT FLORIDA (11)
Also known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” Gator and Dawg fans alike gather in Jacksonville, Florida for this fierce rivalry. The Bulldogs of Georgia have some making up to do in the conference race as they are looking to play spoiler to Florida, who is still in control of the SEC East. Both teams are coming off bye weeks; Georgia’s last game was a victory over Missouri, while Florida lost a heartbreaker to LSU. Catch this rivalry Saturday
This year’s battle for the “Little Brown Jug” takes place in Minnesota. The oldest trophy game at the FBS level, this rivalry has been around since 1909. Michigan and Minnesota are both coming off bye weeks. The Wolverines will look to bounce back after a shocking loss to rival Michigan State the last time they were on the gridiron. Minnesota is also coming off a loss at the hands of Nebraska. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.
NOTRE DAME (9) AT TEMPLE (21)
Temple will be hosting Notre Dame in this week’s College GameDay. The Owls have been a surprise team this year, and this is by far the biggest game that Temple will play this season. Last week, Temple defeated East Carolina 24-14, and Notre
Dame had a bye week. It will be interesting to see how Temple handles a game like this — they are not usually playing in the spotlight while the big stage is nothing new to Notre Dame. There is no doubt that Irish head coach Brian Kelly will have his team ready. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Saturday on ABC.
STANFORD (8) AT WASHINGTON STATE
After losing the first game of the season, Stanford has been red hot. The team defeated the Huskies of Washington last Saturday by a score of 31-14. Washington State has been a surprise to some degree this year. The Cougars are coming off a 45-42 victory over Arizona. Head coach Mike Leach has his team playing well, so we will see what Washington State is made of against a top 10 team. The Cougars and the Cardinals kickoff at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.
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The ceremony will include the 1st Infantry Division Band, the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard and the firing of ceremonial cannons. Frank took position as the deputy commanding officer on Sept. 8. He served previously as executive officer to the commander, International Security Assistance Force/ Resolute Support; head of
operations for the “Big Red One” and commander of 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
RCPD INVESTIGATES AGGRAVATED ASSAULT NEAR MHS
According to a report filed by the Riley County Police Department, information given to the RCPD implied
that an aggravated assault occurred in the 2100 block of Poyntz Avenue on Monday around 1 p.m. This incident reportedly occurred when the suspect, a 33-year-old female known to the victim, wielded a pocket knife for a brief time during a “nonphysical altercation” with a juvenile male. Police are currently engaged in a process of confirming these claims.
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