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K-State to partner with Jed Foundation on mental health PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN

In an effort to improve student mental health, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students Thomas Lane announced last week that K-State will partner with the Jed Foundation and become a JED Campus next spring.

“The Jed Foundation is a national foundation that’s focused on college student mental health and especially in the area of suicide prevention and awareness,” Lane said.

During his time at Missouri State, Lane was responsible for a conference on college student mental health.

A keynote speaker he invited was a representative of the Jed Foundation.

“When I came to K-State,

I was very interested in continuing those conversations, and we formed a small working group together to have conversation with the Jed Foundation, and that’s what led to the partnership being formed and our decision to become a JED Campus,” Lane said.

The partnership between K-State and the Jed Foundation will last four years.

“They help campuses systemically and holistically evaluate and assess their prevention programs and awareness programs for college student mental health and suicide prevention,” Lane said.

“They take a very broad approach,” he said. “The Jed Foundation’s model is that college student mental health cannot only be the responsibility of the counseling center,

that it has to be a culture-wide commitment from the university.”

The Jed Foundation has a framework consisting of seven areas, including promoting social connectedness and increasing help-seeking behavior.

Another piece of the partnership will be a survey of K-State using the “Healthy Minds” survey. This will take place during the first year and again during the fourth year of the partnership.

“Hopefully we’ll have moved the needle on a number of positive attributes with regards to college student mental health,” Lane said.

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K-State moves up, Kansas comes down to earth in week 11 rankings CODY FRIESEN

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10. KANSAS JAYHAWKS

Kansas fans are glad for basketball season after a 38-10 loss to Kansas State.

Senior quarterback Carter Stanley threw for 115 yards and two interceptions. Stanley also had five carries for -27 yards and was sacked four times.

K-State held sophomore running back Pooka Williams to only 61 yards. Williams moved from second to third in Big 12 rushing leaders but still averages 95.6 yards per game.

The Jayhawks will have to win out for bowl eligibility. The Jayhawks will have a bye week before facing Oklahoma State.

9. TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

After a shocking loss to Kansas in week nine, the Red Raiders

entered the bye week with plenty to work on. Texas Tech now looks to redeem themselves against West Virginia in week 11.

Junior quarterback Jett Duffey has thrown for 1,420 yards and nine touchdowns in six games. Freshman running back SaRodorick Thompson has had a nice season for the Red Raiders with eight touchdowns.

The Red Raiders will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to face the Mountaineers on Saturday at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.

8. WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS

West Virginia could not spook the Bears in a 17-14 loss last Thursday.

Junior quarterback Austin Kendall threw for 205 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

The Mountaineers collected eight sacks. Junior defensive lineman Darius Stills had three sacks for seven on the season. The Mountaineer defense is tied with

Baylor for first in the conference in sacks with 26 this season.

West Virginia enters Saturday’s 11 a.m. matchup with Texas Tech as 2.5-point underdogs.

7. TCU HORNED FROGS

TCU could not stop Oklahoma State in a 34-27 loss Saturday.

Freshman quarterback Max Duggan threw for 258 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Senior running back Darius Anderson is fourth in the Big 12 in rushing with 83 yards per game and six touchdowns.

TCU will need to win two of the next four games to become bowl eligible. The Horned Frogs will host Baylor on Saturday at 11 a.m. on Fox Sports 1.

6. IOWA STATE CYCLONES

After the bye week, the Cyclones needs one more win to become bowl eligible.

Sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy is second in the con-

ference in total offense, averaging 345 yards per game. Purdy has thrown for 2,567 yards this season, more than any quarterback in the conference.

Iowa State’s air-raid offense has gotten some help with freshman running back Breece Hall, who has rushed for seven touchdowns this season.

Iowa State will play Oklahoma Saturday at 7 p.m. on FOX.

5. TEXAS LONGHORNS

Texas will be coming off a bye week after a road loss against TCU in week nine.

Junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger has thrown for 23 touchdowns, leading all Big 12 quarterbacks. Ehlinger is third in the conference in total offense.

Texas needs one win to become bowl eligible and still has a chance to make the conference championship but must win on Saturday against K-State.

The Longhorns will play the

Wildcats on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.

4. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Oklahoma State jumped into the top-25 with a 34-27 win over TCU last Saturday.

Sophomore running back Chuba Hubbard rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns. Hubbard leads the nation in rushing and won Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.

Freshman quarterback Spencer Sanders threw 158 yards and two touchdowns and one interception.

The Cowboy defense forced three turnovers and five sacks.

Oklahoma State is fourth in the Big 12 in sacks.

Oklahoma State is bowl eligible. The Cowboys will have a bye week before hosting Kansas in week 12.

3. KANSAS STATE WILDCATS

K-State retained the Gov-

ernor’s Cup with an eleventh straight win over Kansas.

Junior quarterback Skylar Thompson rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns. Thompson has scored seven rushing touchdowns in the last two weeks.

K-State moved the ball with ease against the Jayhawks with 471 total yards and 342 coming from the rushing game.

Senior defensive lineman Trey Dishon recorded two of the four sacks. The defense held the Jayhawks to 10 points and are second-best scoring defense, allowing only 20 points per game.

K-State is bowl eligible but has a chance to reach the conference championship.

The Wildcats play Texas on the road as seven-point underdogs.

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K-State faces another tough test against Texas CODY FRIESEN

THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State Wildcats are bowl eligible after a 38-10 dominating win over Kansas last week. K-State has won three games in a row after a shaky 0-2 start in conference play.

A huge factor to the success is the option, allowing junior quarterback Skylar Thompson seven touchdowns in the last two games.

“They lined up exactly how we thought they were going to against OU and the same for KU,” Thompson said. “We thought that it would be a good play for us for sure, and that it would be unbalanced, and they didn’t make any adjustments, which I was surprised by but not mad about it, that’s for sure.”

Former K-State quarterback and current coach Collin Klien played a large part in Thompson’s development with the option.

“We work on those mechanics every day with Coach Klein, so it was a fun play for us, and we executed it really well,” Thompson said.

The Texas defense creates its own set of challenges, head coach Chris Klieman said on Tuesday.

“They have great length on defense,” Klieman said.

“They’re really physical.

They run to the ball really well. There are pressures coming from all over the place. We’ll have our hands full, making sure that we protect Skylar [Thompson].”

The ground game has been working well in the last couple of weeks, but K-State needs to be able to throw the football.

“We have to be able to run the football some,” Klieman said. “Are they going to

allow us to rush the football like we did last week? Probably not. So we have to find some ways to be creative and be efficient in the passing game.”

K-State defense has limited opponents to 20 points per game this season and had six sacks in the last two games. Texas junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger is third in the conference in total offense with 2,739 total yards and with 23 touchdowns this season. “[He’s] probably similar to [Oklahoma senior quarterback] Jalen [Hurts],” Klieman said. “The designed runs, they’re just different schemes, but the fact that he can beat you running the football and he can beat you throwing the football.

Ehlinger has rushed for 361 yards and five touchdowns this season.”

Senior defensive tackle Trey Dishon talked about the biggest factors to beat the Longhorns.

“I think the biggest thing is stopping the run, and that goes for every game every week,” Dishon said. “Once you stop the run, you can really get after the passer and get in some coverages that you like for our defense.”

Sophomore defensive end Wyatt Hubert talked about the defense mentality going into the game.

“It’s definitely going to be a test,” Hubert said.

“Sam Ehlinger is a great quarterback with a pretty experienced offensive line and really skilled receivers and running backs. It’s something we’ve seen in the past with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and the weapons that they have on offense.”

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Know your opponent: Longhorns’ 3-3 defense NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State Wildcats head to Austin, Texas, Saturday to take on the 5-3 Texas Longhorns, another team in the logjam middle of the Big 12.

Historically, K-State is one of the few schools that have played Texas more than 10 times and still have a winning record against one of college football’s winningest programs.

The Wildcats are 10-9-0 against Texas mostly because they did not start playing regularly until the Southwestern Conference folded in 1996, right around the time former head coach Bill Snyder really got rolling in Manhattan.

This year’s Texas team, as always, is very talented.

The Longhorns boast highly-touted recruits across the board and started the season ranked 10th in the AP Poll.

They have since dropped out of the poll.

On offense, the Longhorns tend to be more balanced in their approach than some other Big 12 programs, but they do the most damage through the air. It’s really a

basic spread offense.

They have attempted 317 passes and 302 rushes this year, but they average 308 yards per game through the air and only 168 on the ground.

The offense revolves around junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who both K-State head coach Chris Klieman and sophomore defensive end Wyatt Hubert compared to Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts in the mid-season press conference.

The comparison seems to be a good one based on watching the two play. Hurts may be a slightly more accurate and efficient passer, but they are similar in their running styles.

They both are more bruising-style runners who are hard to bring down and do not mind lowering their shoulder and bowling a defender over for more yardage.

Ehlinger has one of the top targets in the conference in senior wide receiver Devin Duvernay, who averages exactly 100 yards per game on 8.6 receptions with seven touchdowns this season.

On defense, Texas helped pioneer the base nickel defense in the Big 12. They

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Both K-State and KU fans cheer on their football teams during the K-State vs. KU game in David Booth Memorial Stadium on Nov. 2, 2019. The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks in this year’s Sunflower Showdown with a final score of 38-10. were one of conference’s early adopters of the safety/ linebacker hybrid that can serve both duties and is kind of between the two positions, size-wise.

They do that, like several Big 12 schools, in a 3-3 defense. One may remember the 3-3 gave K-State’s rushing offense fits against Baylor and Oklahoma State.

The 3-3 is just a bad match-up for power-run of-

fense because it is hard for offensive lineman to make the reads that they typically might and they struggle to block as effectively.

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OPINION: I like the end of daylight savings time—here’s why PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN

Peter Loganbill is the news editor for the Collegian and a senior in mass communications. 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. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

Like so many at K-State, I grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City. Some of my favorite memories include walking and driving around with my family and friends through the Country Club Plaza, downtown and even just around the suburbs when it’s dark and cold. The smell of defrost in the car is nostalgic for me.

The Christmas lights of the

Plaza and the city lights downtown are so appealing when it’s dark outside, and breathing in cold air always wakes me up.

While so many people I talk to hate when it gets dark earlier in the evening, I love it.

Turning the clock back and gaining an extra hour of sleep is a nice bonus, but I find the dark skies relaxing and the cold air thrilling. The crisp bite of pre-winter chills my bones and tells me the season is changing.

The evening is my favorite part of the day, and it is simply extended. As a student, and a student journalist, I often have work to do after dark, but a dark sky to me can be a symbol that it’s time to see my friends, have fun or relax. I even find doing homework to be less stressful when it’s dark outside.

The excitement cold weather brings me is hard to describe.

I like breathing it in. It makes me perk up and look forward to whatever else is going on that night.

Although I like to be bundled up when it’s cold outside, of course, I know that winter break is on it’s way, and that Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year’s are coming. Everyone knows it too, and it brings an atmosphere of anticipation and perseverance to the end of the semester.

It’s a symbol that it’s almost time to go home, and that many of my friends, old and new, will all be in the same place for a few weeks. Christmas lights will soon go up, and my favorite natural wonder, snow, will be coming down.

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College of Engineering to offer environmental engineering fall 2020 SIERRA STAATZ

THE COLLEGIAN

Students at Kansas State will soon be able to combine disciplines and earn a degree in engineering and sustainability.

In fall 2020, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will offer a new environmental engineering program. The 126-hour curriculum will focus on preparing students to create innovative solutions to sustain our planet.

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A committee formed to explore ideas for the program three years ago.

“We were looking into what other environmental engineering programs in adjacent states were like as well the job opportunities for students,” said Trisha Moore, the program’s future director and professor of biological and agricultural engineering.

Some universities in adjacent states incorporate environmental engineering into civil engineering, whereas K-State

currently only offers an environmental emphasis within biological systems and civil engineering.

“The unique thing about this is that is goes through a separate accreditation process so that the course the students take in their preparation is very environmentally focused,” Moore said.

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neering degree is just under the entire college as opposed to a specific department.

“The reality is that we all work together,” Moore said.

“That’s one of the cool things about having a program like environmental engineering. We need people from civil engineering, and we need some of the perspectives from biological engineering and we need some chemical engineers as well.

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three different departments who will be contributing in terms of developing the program, assembling the program and teaching in the program.”

Environmental engineering will include current faculty with backgrounds in environmental engineering.

Students can declare the major in spring 2020, and the official cohort of students capable to begin the four-year program will start in fall 2020.

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ronmental, civil, biological and agricultural engineering and design.

“I get excited about any opportunity for crossing disciplines,” Moore said. “I think that recognizing and seeing how every perspective brings something valuable to solve these complex issues.”

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“We need to work harder”: Third KSUnite shows diversity of thought BAILEY BRITTON THE COLLEGIAN

The K-State Student Union filled with students, faculty and staff on Wednesday for the third annual KSUnite.

The Union Ballroom, Courtyard, Forum Hall and Wildcat Chambers reached capacity with people listening to speakers talk about their experiences, as well as hopes and dreams for a better Kansas State.

On stage, a sign language interpreter translated for the crowd.

While most administrators who spoke said they felt that KSUnite is working, they admitted there is more to do.

University President Richard Myers addressed the crowd and highlighted K-State's achievements, and the progress the university has made since the first KSUnite in 2017.

"So, do we have it all fig-

ured out? Is everything running smoothly? ... No, of course not," Myers said. "But we have a lot to be proud of, and we continue and want to continue to make progress because ... if we all commit to make progress, we will be getting better day by day."

Provost Charles Taber highlighted the issue of privilege and how those with privilege should use it to help others.

"I'm really standing here today because of these questions," Taber said. "Questions like, why do we have this inequality? Who or what is responsible? How can we create a more just world? Perhaps most important for me, what is my responsibility in this personally?"

"This question is most acute for those of us who have been privileged in life, you have had opportunities as others have not had," Taber contin-

ued.

This theme continued through the following presentations. A panel of six students presented on topics such as race, religion, sexual violence, mental health and more.

Francisco Cardoza, president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization and senior in management information systems, said he almost didn't speak at KSUnite.

"I decided to speak to represent my community," Cardoza said.

KSUnite, Cardoza said, doesn't do enough to promote diversity and inclusion.

"There must be more. It must be more than just a box K-State checks each year," Cardoza said.

Blanca DeLaTorre, senior in kinesiology, attended KSUnite to represent the League of United Latin American Citizens and support Cardoza.

"I would emphasize Francisco's point — we need to work harder," DeLaTorre said.

"K-State is a great campus about accepting the minorities, but coming together as a united front for the university is something that we should really work harder to get to."

Jansen Penny, student body president and senior in industrial engineering, spoke about his privilege as a "straight, white male" and how he can use his privilege to help others.

"I grew up in a pretty modest community," Penny said. "All my friends look like me, all my teachers look like me and my mindset was severely challenged."

Lindsay Gutierrez, senior in geology, had tears in her eyes as she spoke about her struggles with mental illness and suicide. As a veteran, Gutierrez said she struggled to speak about her feelings while she was serving. When she re-

turned to civilian life, she became more depressed.

"I went from being told what to do, how to do it, to what it might be to civilian going to school, Gutierrez said.

"I know I never had more time to think about my past. And I became depressed and it didn't help that I felt so dumb around freshman straight out of high school. I started to put myself down and I withdrew myself by avoiding socialization."

She adopted a service dog – named Bruce Wayne — and slowly came out of her shell.

She said her dog made it easier to come out into the world.

"My experience with K-State was not great," Gutierrez said. "And that was my doing. I wasn't open and I kept quiet — everything and everyone bothered me. Since realizing that I was the problem, my experience has been great."

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and sexuality studies, shook as she spoke about sexual assault and the importance of believing survivors.

"Sexual violence is about power and control," Nations said. "It's about each act being committed by someone who asserts that privilege and power over another person. For me, it was someone I trusted. It was someone I cared about. It was my boyfriend. I never thought it was going to happen."

Gloria Mutiri, senior in mass communications, spoke on race and assimilation, something she experienced going to majority white private schools growing up. As a daughter of two immigrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she said her parents were unable to comprehend racism.

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