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Sen. Moran makes surprise visit to K-State agricultural policy class sumes more and more of it all the time, it can succeed on its own. There are many more members of Congress that care about those issues than care about farm policy and so from a selfish point of view, we better keep the two topics together.”

Without keeping food and nutrition programs in the same policy as agriculture, Moran said nothing will ever get done.

“When you don’t understand what (Moran) just said, you’re either lying or dumb,” Flinchbaugh said. “It’s not rocket science. It’s ag policy and food policy and they go together.

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Blending in among 105 students in his purple K-State windbreaker, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., listened to a review of the most missed questions from an agricultural policy quiz by Barry Flinchbaugh, agricultural economics professor, before making his class interruption.

“If we had a better teacher, do you think the quiz scores would have been better?” Moran asked as students whispered their “oohs” and “aahs.”

Aubrey Davis, junior in agricultural economics, said she was surprised at the question and was not sure who it came from.

“At first I was afraid what Flinchbaugh was going to say,” Davis said.

Lacy Pitts, sophomore in agricultural education, said seeing Moran in the middle of students in her class was the coolest thing to ever happen in one of her classes.

As students whispered to their classmates, questioning who the interrupter was and asking if it was actually Moran, the senator began his walk to the front of the room, sporting his K-State windbreaker just before taking it off and presenting a surprise guest lecture in his suit and tie.

“Everyone just like turned around immediately and was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s Sen. Moran,” Pitts said.

“It was cool when he came down and you could tell (Moran and Flinchbaugh) were friends.”

Davis said it was great to see the friendship between Moran and her professor as it made for an engaging environment.

“I really liked the atmosphere of them as friends when he walked down and it became a talk show,” Davis said. “It was a conversation between those two and they’re both so highly looked up to in the agriculture world.”

THE MOST MISSED QUIZ QUESTION

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Sen. Jerry Moran speaks to Martin Draper, department head of plant pathology, and Barbara Valent, distinguished professor of plant pathology, after a presentation on wheat blast and its potential threat to wheat growers worldwide in a lab of Throckmorton Hall on Thursday.

When Flinchbaugh questioned his timing of interrupting, Moran said he knew there was no better time.

“I had to intrude earlier because I was forewarned that you have a quiz and I don’t want to make life difficult for you,” Moran said. “I guess there’s potential voters in the room. I don’t want to make anybody mad. I want you all to do well, but you also got to know in my view what a great opportunity you have to be in a classroom with Dr. Flinchbaugh.”

Moran and Flinchbaugh “go way back” and have a “very noticeable friendship.”

“Dr. Flinchbaugh has given me advice since I was a state legislator some long time ago,” Moran said. “If he had grown a beard then, it wouldn’t have been the (white) color that it is today.”

Flinchbaugh, a world-renowned agricultural economist, only said good things about Moran.

“If the world had more politicians like this, we’d be in a hell of a lot better shape,” Flinchbaugh said. “There’s

not many ag policy classes or other classes on this campus that get an opportunity to listen to a real live U.S. senator and one that’s not a wing nut.”

This was Moran’s fifth visit to the agricultural policy class, and he said he is just as fond of Flinchbaugh as Flinchbaugh is of him.

“Oh, if the world had more professors like this, we’d be in better shape,” Moran said. “I always try to stop in and hear what Dr. Flinchbaugh has to say.”

AN AGRICULTURAL POLICY TALK SHOW

Having an agriculture background, Moran said he has taken great care in making sure agriculture policy that is passed benefits communities across the state.

“I judge agricultural policy by one thing,” Moran said.

“If it increases the chances of young men and women returning from Kansas State University or anywhere else in our state to return to a family farm, that’s good policy. So the goal is to make sure

we do things in Washington, D.C., that increase the chances that there’s profitability in agriculture.”

Also serving as the chair of the agriculture appropriations committee, Moran said he works not only to enhance funding for things that matter to those in Kansas, but also to agriculture across the country.

As an example, Moran said his committee funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Just last week, Moran said he visited campus to learn about the wheat blast research that is funded by taxpayers and allocated by the appropriations process he chairs.

Outside of research, something Moran said he extremely values, he also talked to the students about the farm bill and nutrition programs.

“There are those that say the farm bill should only be farm policy and not nutrition programs,” Moran said.

“The reality is nutrition programs, food stamps, that side of the farm bill, which con-

“When professor Flinchbaugh was talking about the quiz question that many of you missed, or was missed most often, that’s exactly a provision or a proviso we would deal with,” Moran said.

According to the question and the correct answer, which dealt with the Agriculture Risk Coverage program, the program has made no payments in some counties and corn payments are more

uniform in the Midwest.

“The issues you were talking about gives us the opportunity to tell USDA you have to do something different than what you’re doing,” Moran said. “The disparities between counties are dramatic and I think the reason for those disparities was the quantity—the bushes per acre that occurred—were wide-ranging even among even three counties that run next to each other.”

Moran said these are complicated issues and Flinchbaugh is the expert.

“I have no standing to talk agricultural policy or details of legislation or farm bills in front of Dr. Flinchbaugh,” Moran said. “I’m honored to be here and someday I hope to teach. Although you’re all very intimidating to me.”

Being around students, Moran said, is refreshing because is it allows him to see that despite all the “noise” in the world — a song by Kenney Chesney, which Moran said accurately describes to him what the world is currently like — the “basic things that matter” are still taking place, such as students being educated and employers hiring educated citizens.

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Grading the Wildcats: K-State struggles playing complete games The Wildcats limited Iowa State’s running backs to just 73 yards. At times, they struggled to defend the quarterback draw, but the Cyclones were mostly stuffed on the ground.

PASSING DEFENSE: C

With the exception of the Texas game, K-State’s pass defense has struggled mightily.

The Wildcats couldn’t get a stop in the fourth quarter when the Cyclones had to throw to come back. They also didn’t get much pressure on the quarterback all day.

The Wildcats will need to shore up their pass defense if they want to stand a chance against Oklahoma State’s junior quarterback Mason

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Junior quarterback Jesse Ertz throws a pass at the game against Texas on Oct. 22 in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. they struggled in the second half.

RUSHING OFFENSE: B

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The Collegian took a look at K-State’s 31-26 victory over Iowa State and handed out some grades. The Wildcats played similarly to last week as

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Like a week ago, the Wildcats were solid on the ground for most of the day. Junior quarterback Jesse Ertz showed off his legs once again, leading the Cats in rushing yards with 106.

The Wildcats would benefit if one of the running backs pulled ahead of the others. The team could really use some continuity on the ground. Every time one of the running backs starts getting into a rhythm, he ends up being replaced.

PASSING OFFENSE: B

Ertz had another quality game through the air. He was mostly efficient and did not take any unnecessary risks.

The fourth quarter was a bit of a struggle, though. The Wildcats are at their best when they’re running with some short and intermediate throws mixed in. They again got away from that late in the game, when they started throwing long balls that Ertz just isn’t accurate on.

RUSHING DEFENSE: A-

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SPECIAL TEAMS: B

OVERALL: B

K-State did nothing special on special teams Saturday.

Sophomore wide receiver Byron Pringle fumbled a kickoff but the Wildcats ended up recovering. Junior kicker Matthew McCrane made his only field goal attempt on the day, a 23-yarder.

COACHING: B

The offensive play calling was good for most of the game, although some deep throws in the fourth quarter were head scratching. The defensive staff needs to find a way to get senior defensive end Jordan Willis involved when he receives extra

The Wildcats played well for most of the game, behind a solid showing on both sides of the ball. They were up 31-10 at one point. But the Cats need to find a way to play a complete game, as their offense has stalled too often late in games.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian.

Scott Popp is a senior in mass communications.

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Big 12 power rankings: West Virginia falls after loss to Oklahoma State RILEY GATES

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1. OKLAHOMA (6-2) (LAST WEEK: 2) (NEXT: AT IOWA STATE)

Oklahoma did not do anything super impressive this week, but jumped up to the top spot as a result of West Virginia’s loss. The Sooners obliterated the Jayhawks, 56-3 at their home stadium and will likely cruise to another easy victory this week in Ames, Iowa.

2. OKLAHOMA STATE (6-2) (LAST WEEK: 3) (NEXT: AT KANSAS STATE)

The Cowboys faced a tough challenge last week against undefeated West Virginia and took the challenge head-on, coming out on top 37-20. Junior quarterback

Mason Rudolph put on a clinic with a 273-yard, three touchdown performance for the win.

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3. WEST VIRGINIA (6-1) (LAST WEEK: 1) (NEXT: KANSAS)

The Mountaineers were trying to sneak their way into College Football Playoff talk, but a 17-point loss to Oklahoma State has easily derailed those plans.

West Virginia is bowl eligible and will get a nice rebound against Kansas this week, but this loss is a tough one to swallow.

4. BAYLOR (6-1) (LAST WEEK: 4) (NEXT: TCU)

Baylor walked into Austin, Texas, and faced an upset Texas team that needed a win badly.

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case to stay in the game. Junior running back D’Onta Foreman impressed with 250 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries.

5. KANSAS STATE (5-3) (LAST WEEK: 5) (NEXT: OKLAHOMA STATE)

7. TEXAS TECH (4-4) (LAST WEEK: 8) (NEXT: TEXAS)

Kansas State walked into Ames, Iowa, and coasted to a 17-3 lead at halftime. It looked like the Wildcats would cruise to victory, but another bad showing in the second half had them hanging on to win 31-26. K-State is talented, but needs to solve those second half issues.

6. TEXAS (4-4) (LAST WEEK: 7) (NEXT: AT TEXAS TECH)

The Longhorns’ head coach Charlie Strong is likely coaching for his job at this point and the 35-34 win over Baylor helped his

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The Kansas State Bowling Club is a new club on campus that has attracted bowlers of all experience levels and is now talking with the K-State Department of Athletics about creating a team that would go to tournaments.

“Me and the manager of the bowling center, Jesse Gibson, are working with the athletic department to try and get a team started for next year,” Noah Modean, sophomore in business and president of the club, said. “Then maybe we could go around and compete in tournaments.”

Modean said he got into the sport in high school and has enjoyed it ever since.

“I started bowling competitively sophomore year of high school,” Modean said. “Since K-State didn’t have a team or club,

I figured I could start one.”

The club consists of members with varying levels of experience, which makes it welcoming for anyone who wants to join.

Alex Diercks, senior in agribusiness, said she enjoys bowling, but is relatively new to the sport.

“I’m not anywhere near the main level of competitiveness,” Diercks said. “I guess I’m still considered a beginner.”

Other members, such as Larissa Ester, sophomore in modern languages and vice president of the club, were introduced to the sport very early in life.

“My parents got me into bowling when I was 3 years old,” Ester said. “I’ve been doing competitive bowling since high school and a little before that.”

Stephen Ritch, junior in management and secretary of the club, said he recommends not being so serious when it comes to bowling.

“Honestly, I would say you just need to have fun,” Ritch said.

“Don’t put your all into trying to beat your opponent.”

However, Modean said being comfortable with your technique is extremely important while bowling.

“Just trying to find where to throw the ball consistently is important,” Modean said. “Being able to produce the same throw over and over again is the best way to go about it.”

Since he has been involved in the sport for a few years now, Modean said one of his main personal accomplishments was his all-time best score of 299 and also some of his success throughout high school bowling.

“I led my team in average (score) my senior year,” Modean said. “I also helped in leading them to state as well.”

Ester said she is proud of her best score of 277, and her success in leading her high school team to state for a couple of years.

Ritch said one of his main personal accomplishments is continu-

ally improving over time.

“I don’t really remember my best score, I think it was around a 168 or so,” Ritch said. “I guess I just want to try and beat that.”

Diercks’ goals are similar to Ritch’s, as she said her best score was a 136 and she would be happy if she continued to improve.

Ester said the bowling club has opened up many new opportunities to her while she’s been on campus.

“It has given me something to do,” Ester said. “It has also allowed me to meet a lot of new people.”

Modean said being able to meet new people is one thing he has also enjoyed about the club.

“It can be tough to meet people that are into bowling,” Modean said. “Many of them are already in their own league that they play in.”

Ritch said the club is a good a stress reliever for him.

“It gets my mind off of midterms and quizzes,” Ritch said. “It gets me out of the house to go have some fun.”

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