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Mizzou president steps down amid hunger strike, boycott
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n a Monday morning meeting with the Board of Curators, Tim Wolfe, University of Missouri president, announced his resignation amid student protests calling for him to do so. The protests were in response to increasing racial discrimination at Mizzou, which protesters argued Wolfe had done little to prevent or acknowledge. When a series of escalating racial discrimination events, such as racial slurs directed at the student group Legion of Black Collegians, culminated in a swastika drawn with feces, Mizzou graduate student Jonathan Butler wrote a letter on Facebook stating his intentions to go on a hunger strike. In his letter, Butler wrote “I will not consume any food or nutritional sustenance at the expense of my health until either Tim Wolfe is removed from office or until my internal organs fail and my life is lost.” Casha Mills, senior in English literature and member of the Black Student Union, said K-State’s BSU was “on board” with the action for equality and inclusiveness taken by Butler and other Mizzou students and faculty. “I thought it was unfortunate that it had to go to that point,” Mills said. “But I was really proud of the stance that Jonathan Butler took, and I was really excited to see how
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The Riley County Police Department announced that there will be increased security at large community events, according to its press release. The increase in security at such events will be determined by an undisclosed set of requirements. The press release said the heightened police presence is a caution, not a result of danger. “A conscious decision has been made by RCPD to provide additional resources at some of these events to include an increase in visible police presence,” Josh Kyle, patrol commander for RCPD, said in the press release. “This increase in personnel at events is intended to improve safety and security.” The Veterans Day Parade today will have an increased presence of officers, but this is not as a result of a threat. Police will enforce no parking sections and encourage attendees to only carry bags and backpacks that are necessary.
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Alexandria Smith, junior in marketing and Black Student Union member, speaks with Collegian Assistant News Editor Danielle Cook about her opinion of the University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe stepping down as president. the rest of the campus took it.” Players on Mizzou’s football team publicly supported Butler, announcing that they would begin a boycott of athletic activities. The team said they would not practice or play until Wolfe resigned or was
K-State students react to Mizzou president resignation
We live in a diverse world...you would think by now people would be able to live together.” Kofi Anane-Sekyere
Senior, Construction science engineering
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SWINE RESEARCH UPDATE SAYS ADDING AMINO ACIDS IS BENEFICIAL
K-State researchers found that adding amino acids to swine feed improves health, specifically muscles. These additives also reduce costs of production and lessen the farm’s impact on the environment, according to K-State News and Communications Services. see page
removed. “I was extremely ecstatic about the football team because I feel like black athletes are people that are very important to the school,” Alexandria Smith, junior in marketing and BSU member, said. “They
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Muenfua Lewis, senior in finance, shares with fellow Black Student Union members positive opinions of the recent reports surrounding University of Missouri during the Our Story Kings and Queens event sponsored by the Black Student Union Tuesday in the Student Union.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France, and Great Britain each losing nearly a million or more lives. history.com
University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe announced his resignation Monday after receiving pressure from various student groups and staff. Groups such as Concerned Student 1950, Missouri Students Association and more than half of the football team said Wolfe turned a blind eye on many of the recent incidents of racial harassment on or around Mizzou’s campus. “I think (Wolfe) was put in a difficult position because it’s hard to respond to those (racial incidents),” Lauren Whiteside, senior in elementary education, said. This semester, Mizzou has seen several racial incidents that many feel Wolfe turned a blind eye to. According to the Time article “University of Missouri Faculty Stages Walkout as Racism Protests Widen,” African-American students have been subjected to several racial slurs, including an incident when “intoxicated white students harassed the Legion of Black Collegians with the N-word.” A swastika drawn with human feces was also found on the wall of a residence hall. Several students were outraged about the lack of response from Wolfe. “There’s not enough being done, so students are raising their voices,” Kofi Anane-
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Sekyere, senior in construction science engineering, said. Mizzou graduate student Jonathan Butler received support for his hunger strike, which he would not end until Wolfe was fired or resigned, from Mizzou’s football team and Payton Head, Mizzou student body president, according to the Kansas City Star article from Sunday titled “Racial tension at MU smolders amid calls for ouster of president Tim Wolfe.” Almost half of the football team responded by stating they would not participate in team activities, including playing in the game this Saturday, until Wolfe stepped down or was fired. “It makes you wonder if (the football team) hadn’t done anything, then would Wolfe have resigned?” Nakia Hope, sophomore in criminology, said. Hope said she is impressed with the amount of student involvement regarding the racial issue. Though she said it is disappointing to see that it had to come to Wolfe’s resignation, she hopes the new president will be able to solve the problems. “It’s a step towards something,” AnaneSekyere said. “Maybe the new guy will make changes.” Now that Wolfe has resigned, many students, including Hope and Whiteside, said they hope the new president will address these racial issues Mizzou has experienced. However, Anane-Sekyere said if faculty members that supported Wolfe before remain in their current positions, there might not be as much change as some would hope. “We live in a diverse world,” AnaneSekyere said. “We should be able to live together. You would think by now people would be able to live together.” Mizzou released a statement Monday stating that as of Jan. 1, 2016, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin will become the director for university research facility development. Hank Foley, Mizzou’s senior vice chancellor for research and graduate studies and current UM System executive vice president for academic affairs, research and economic development, was announced as the interim
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s college students leaving home for the first time and becoming more financially independent from our parents, it is important that we familiarize ourselves with basic concepts when learning to deal with money. One of the most important concepts to understand is interest rates and how they can affect our financial lives in good and bad ways. An interest rate is a percentage at which interest is paid by borrowers for the use of money that they borrow from lenders; in other words the cost to borrow money. Interest rates are commonly seen in credit cards, student loans and mortgages. However, interest rates can also benefit you as a saver when banking institutions pay you for the use of your money, especially when you start saving at a young age. A Simple Interest Rate is a percentage of an amount, called the Principal, which can be on an annual basis. Here’s a quick example of how simple interest works. If you were to put $1,000 into a bank account and were given a simple interest rate of 5 percent, the amount of interest you would earn at the end of the year is: Principal amount * Simple Interest Rate = Amount earned 1000 X .05 = $50 You would earn a nice return of $50 dollars for allowing the bank to borrow your money for that year. As we can see, simple interest is very easy to calculate, which is why it is called a simple interest rate. You would continue to earn $50 dollars each year if you decided to keep the $1,000 in the account. Over 30 years you would earn $1,500, and over 50 years you would earn $2,500. The same would apply if you were borrowing $1,000 and paying a simple interest rate annually. It would cost you $50 per year to borrow that $1,000. Compound Interest works a little a bit differently. You don’t see a lot of results in the short term, but in the long term compounding can make a big difference. Compound interest is calculated on the initial principal amount and the amount of interest built up. Because of this interest buildup, compound interest will grow at a faster rate than simple interest. In other words, you are earning interest on both the principal and the interest earned, rather than just the principal
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For students leaving college for the first time, it’s important to learn how interest rates affect their daily lives. Interest rates are commonly seen in credit cards, student loans and mortgages. as in simple interest. For example, if you put $1,000 into an account when you are 20 years old and the rate that is paid is 5 percent per year compounding, and you just leave it alone, never adding or taking anything out, after 30 years you will have $4,321.94; after 50 years you would have $11,467.40. As you can see, with compounding you earn more than with simple interest — an increase of $2,821.94 for 30 years and $8,967.40 for 50 years. Calculating compound interest is a bit more complicated. You can calculate compound interest on a financial calculator, but there are several calculators available on the internet. Just search “compound interest calculator”. One of my favorites is http:// investor.gov/tools/calculators/compund-interest-calculator. Compounding can be a great tool to save money easily. You can really see the benefits of compounding if you start saving early as possible,
make regular contributions to the account and leave the money alone to grow over time. Even though interest rates paid on savings are very low right now, at some point in the future the rates should rise, and understanding the concept of compounding can help you become a more disciplined saver. Unfortunately, compounding can also work against you, especially when you are borrowing money. Most students run into this through the use of credit cards. An interest rate you may have heard about before in regards to credit cards is the Annual Percentage Rate. This rate is the annual rate that is charged for borrowing, stated as a percentage that represents the actual yearly cost of not paying off your credit balance on or before the due date. Students can use credit cards to establish credit history; it is more convenient than writing checks everywhere and you have a record of all purchases. However, credit cards are
among the most expensive types of debt, with some of the highest interest rates and fees. The APR on credit cards can be hard to track. There are different rates charged for various transactions or time frames. For example, most cards try to give you a low, introductory rate, then after a few months, it goes up. Also, students without a long credit history will likely be charged a higher rate. Cash transactions usually are charged a higher APR than regular purchases. If you miss a payment, you could be charged a penalty APR. Most credit card companies use a Daily Periodic Rate (DPR) and Average Daily Balance to calculate interest charges. The DPR is calculated by taking the APR and dividing it by 365 (number of days in the year). The Average Daily Balance is figured by adding up each month’s daily balance and dividing it by the number of days in the month. The amount of interest you will pay is calculated using this
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Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel and athletic director Mack Rhoades stood behind the team. “The primary concerns of our student-athletes, coaches and staff has been centered on the health of Jonathan Butler and working with student leaders to find a resolution that would save a life,” Pinkel and Rhoades said in a statement, according to a Tuesday USA Today article. According to Smith, it wasn’t a surprise that black athletes were supported by their
coaches, other teammates and athletic director. “That shows how important it is to be (united),” Smith said. “That shows how important it is to support other people, and it shows how it just takes one person to start a movement and everyone else follows when they know it’s right.” After Wolfe announced his resignation, Butler tweeted that he was ending his hunger strike. Pinkel and Rhoades released a statement saying that football activities would resume on Tuesday. “As we move forward, it’s
paramount as a campus and a community that this not divide us, but rather bring us together to listen, to grow, to understand and to create positive change,” Rhoades said in the statement. Shortly after Wolfe’s resignation, Mizzou Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced he would also be stepping down and moving into a role with a heavy focus on research beginning Jan. 1, 2016. In a letter released by K-State Today, Pat Bosco, vice president of Student Life, wrote that recent events provided “an opportunity for this university to
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reaffirm our commitment to respect, human dignity and social justice.” Bosco called for members of the “K-State family” to be a part of the solution and to work together to end discrimination on college campuses. Bosco also encouraged individuals to “speak up” when they see something they “know is not right.” Mills said that she feels that in some ways, K-State’s campus could be more inclusive to minority groups and that this opinion is based on her experience with negative responses from other students to a protest conducted by BSU last semester.
formula: Card Balance X DPR X days in statement billing cycle Because of all the variables involved in differing rates and fees, it is very important to check your credit card’s particular rates and fees schedule on the statement to see how they are calculating transactions and what other fees they charge. The best advice is to pay off your credit card balance every month before or by the due date! Understanding interest rates and how you can make them work for you is a great first step in building a strong financial future. If you have any questions on how interest rates work or any other financial questions, schedule an appointment with Powercat Financial Counseling by going to our website www.ksu.edu/pfc! Brett Zapletal is a peer counselor at Powercat Financial Counseling.
However, K-State faculty and administration have shown that there is, in fact, effort being put into making campus an inclusive environment, according to Mills. “As far as faculty goes, I know that Pat Bosco has done an amazing job of promoting that family atmosphere that we talk about all the time, and he’s done a great job of just making sure the minority students on this campus feel welcome and comfortable,” Mills said. According to Jeff Morris, vice president of communications and marketing, the events at Mizzou “could happen here — they could happen anywhere.” Morris said, however, that K-State “has mechanisms in place” that allow for victims
of discrimination to safely come forward and speak. “We’re looking at the way we listen, to respect people’s views,” Morris said. “If we want everyone to be welcome, we have to be diligent. We can’t just take it for granted.” Smith said that all-inclusiveness and the elimination of discrimination can be achieved one day but that these achievements will take time and care. “In a perfect world, all of us would be inclusive — we would have an inclusive environment,” Smith said. “But, it’s not a perfect world and we just have to understand some people don’t think the way we do, and we just have to work on it one step at a time.”
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ERIN POPPE The Collegian is hosting a live, online Q&A series called Ask Me Live. The AML chat allows anyone to ask questions of notable local and national individuals. The Collegian is hosting a live, online Q&A series called Ask Me Live. The AML chat allows anyone to ask questions of notable local and national individuals. K-State Athletics Director John Currie logged on to answer your questions Tuesday. Here are some highlights:
Andrew: Why are we building a women’s soccer team and not a men’s team? Currie: We are super excited about the response to our new women’s team, which will play its first game next fall and enable us to maintain at least the NCAA minimum of 16 sports. There are a number of sports, including men’s soccer, which would be
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cool to offer as intercollegiate sports at K-State (keep in mind we have some awesome club programs under Rec Services too). But, we have to be fiscally disciplined — generally speaking, a new sport runs about $1 million annually, plus facility costs. From an equity standpoint we’d have to add another women’s sport too. Dividing up our revenue pie to add additional sports means cutting the budgets of our existing sports — and as we still have significant investments to make to achieve our goal of a world-class
Amy: We dropped a lot of men’s basketball players last season. Have any discussions taken place about necessary culture changes within the program? Currie: I am excited about the team and believe coach Weber has done a great job of rebuilding his roster with student-athletes
“Student-athlete welfare is our highest priority and a fundamental component of our goal of having a world-class student-athlete experience.”
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student-athlete experience for our existing student-athletes. We have to be responsible in our approach. Evan: Are you concerned what effects injuries might cause to student athletes? Currie: Student-athlete welfare is our highest priority and a fundamental component of our goal of having a world-class student-athlete experience. I am very proud of our sports medicine department — in addition to awesome and caring athletic trainers and rehabilitation specialists, we were among the first to have a full-time sports psychologist and a full-time sports nutritionist, and we have excellent team doctors and orthopedics. Darrell: Love the idea of Star Wars Day at the men’s basketball game! Who thinks up these promotions? Currie: Our Fan Experience staff is awesome — in fact in 2014 they were recognized as the national Marketing Team of the Year (remember free bacon?) by NACDA. Scott Garrett, Joni Smoller, Adam, Chelsi, Austin, Leon and a host of graduate assistants and student-interns indeed do a great job. The Force is strong in them.
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K-State Athletic Director John Currie responds to a question on our Ask Me Live Tuesday.
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“It’s an area that people have worked on for a lot of years and we are continuing to refine the use of amino acids in swine feed through our research program,” Mike Tokach, professor of animal sciences and industry, said to K-State News and Communications Services. Tokach said that soybeans and corn, sources of amino acids, are good for swine but do not meet the needs of the animals.
Researchers add amino acids to swine diets so that pigs receive the amounts that they need. “We don’t have to use as much soybean meal or the more expensive protein sources, such as fish meal, to give the pig what it needs,” Tokach said to K-State News and Communications Services. “If we know what a pig’s requirement is, we can use a different protein source and supplement with the correct amino acids.” K-State scientists found that
feeding fewer plant proteins to swine results in a decrease in nitrogen and ammonia. Reduced amounts of nitrogen and ammonia on a farm decreases its carbon footprint.
K-STATE TO HOST FIRST TEDXMHK TALK
The first TEDxMHK talk will be held Feb. 1, 2016. “Fueling Human Existence,” the conference theme, will bring together people from all over Manhattan to talk about technology, science
Mark: Will we ever see a Big 12 title game? Currie: I have no idea, but never say never!
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Sara: Do you believe the NCAA will allow for payment to student athletes within the next 10 years? Currie: There has been incredible progress in benefits for student-athletes in my 22 years of intercollegiate athletics. Thanks in part to the national leadership of President Schulz, those improvements have taken even bigger steps in
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the last few years. For instance, this year a full athletic scholarship now includes the “cost of attendance,” which for K-State full scholarship student-athletes means about $4,000 in additional cash supplements per year. So, this year for an out-of-state full scholarship K-State student-athlete, our department will pay K-State about $26,300 for tuition, books and cover $2,860 of performance table meals. Separately we will provide a monthly check for $1,038.90, which the student-athlete can use to cover their housing and living expenses. We provide another $11,000 in medical, nutrition, academic counseling, etc., benefits per student-athlete, regardless of scholarship status. Thus a full scholarship is worth about $48,000 per year and about $182,000 plus or minus over four years. I should mention that K-State is the only university in Kansas and one of only about 25 nationally that operates its intercollegiate athletic department without any direct or indirect university or state subsidy.
and more, according to K-State News and Communications Services. K-State teamed up with the Union Program Council and the Office of the President to bring the talk to Manhattan. TED is a nonprofit that shares ideas “worth spreading.” The TEDx program is a localized, self-organized version of the official TED talks. “We are having the first TEDxMHK so people from our community can enjoy and ex-
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perience the TEDx atmosphere where ‘ideas worth spreading’ will be shared,” Márcio Goncalves, TEDxMHK curator and 2015 doctoral graduate in veterinary medicine, said to K-State News and Communications Services. “The local community has so much to share regarding fueling human existence through topnotch knowledge related to technology, agriculture and science. Uniting these ideas at a central event allows this knowledge not only to spread regionally for those present, but also worldwide through the Internet.” Tickets for the talk will be for sale online on Dec. 1.
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NEVER SEEN IT: A novice’s review of ‘THE PRINCESS BRIDE’ by Jonathan Greig
HIIII Let’s continue this best-andworst review series of iconic films from someone who has never seen them and doesn’t really know anything about movies in general. Up next is the 1987 medieval classic, “The Princess Bride.” Everyone I’ve ever met has told me how great this film is. I’m very excited to finally see what they’ve been going on about, so let’s dive right in. Worst thought: The beginning of the film is set from the perspective of a boy being read the story. This kid constantly interrupts the tale
to throw in a snide remark, and he whines about when it’s actually going to get good. I just realized that this is basically me when doing these reviews. Oh well, let’s carry on. Worst dread: Oh no, is that Andre the Giant? This movie that seemingly everyone holds in such high regard is just another WWE superstar flick, like when Triple H played that angry busdriver or Stone Cold Steve Austin was cast as the winner of a Stone Cold Steve Austin look-alike contest. That doesn’t bode well. Best line: “Get used to disap-
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pointment.” Watching this, I guess I’ll have to. Between pacing problems in the plot, questionable mustache choices and blatant pandering to Monty Python fans (the Rodents of Unusual Size seem an awful lot like the killer Rabbit of Caerbannog), the “Princess Bride” is really not living up to expectations. Worst partisan propaganda: “Never get involved in a land war in Asia.” Don’t push your political agenda on me, film! I also couldn’t help but notice that none of the citizens of the village have guns. You’re not subtle, “Princess Bride.” I’m on to you. Best meta: “I can cope with torture.” If this movie has taught me one thing by sitting through it all, it’s that I too can cope with torture. Best secret timeout: OK, I have to take a quick 30-second timeout here from pretending to hate this movie. When Inigo Montoya finally confronts his father’s killer, and boldly says his practiced lines of vengeance (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) and his enemy suddenly just turns and runs away... I could not stop laughing. So, so funny. OK, time in, back to the hate. Worst hype: “The Princess Bride.” This is a sad review to write because I very much thought I would enjoy finally seeing the much-loved film. I don’t quite see what deserves praise here, but now whenever I hear someone compliment the movie, I’ll sadly just think, “Inconceivable!”
Pinterest do-it-yourself projects: time wasted or time well spent?
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Pinterest do-it-yourself projects look fun, creative and relatively inexpensive when compared to the same products from stores, but are they really too good to be true? I decided to try a project of my own to see just how easy Pinterest crafts are for the average person. I decided to recreate a set of decorated Mason jars to add a little fall decor to my apartment. The Pinterest post claimed that the jars were “so cute and SUPER easy to make! Painted them with some chalk paint, did a little distressing, stenciled on the letters and topped them off with some fall colored flowers! Doesn’t get any easier than that!” The comments made it sound easy enough, so I set out to recreate my first ever DIY craft. The first issue I ran into was finding all of the items needed for the craft. There was a shortage on Mason jars, and none of the ones available matched the size of the jars I saw in the Pinterest photo. I ended up buying jars that were smaller, but that still worked well enough. Then I picked up some paint and a few flowers to place in the jars once they were finished. Altogether, the project was inexpensive. I paid roughly $20 for all of my supplies, but I also already had paintbrushes and other basic supplies. Once I started decorating the Mason jars, I ran into another huge problem; the
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Pinterest is a popular website where people can discover and save a wide range of creative ideas from popular quotes to do-it-yourself projects. However, DIY projects aren’t always as quick and easy as people expect. paint would not stick. It ended up taking three coats of paint for each jar, and even then the jars looked splotchy. In the end, the patchy paint made the jars look more distressed, but the task itself was not easy. Note that after this step, your hands will be covered in paint for days. After the paint dried I started the letters. For this step
I recommend using stencils. For someone like me, who is not naturally artistic, the stencils were a huge help. If I decided to do this again, I would secure the stencils to the jar because I had some issues with paint running under the stencils, which made my lines less straight. Another problem I discovered while painting the letters
was that adding new paint had a tendency to wipe away the dried paint already on the jars. Again, this aspect helped make the jars look more distressed, but they also looked a little sloppy in my opinion. The last step was simply placing fake flowers in the jars. I went with orange flowers to go along with my fall theme, while still staying as true to the
original craft as possible. Overall, my Pinterest DIY project turned out almost as cute as the caption promised, but not identical. The project took me around an hour to make because I had to wait for the paint to dry, so if you do attempt to make these, be sure to block out enough time in your schedule. I was disappointed that
this wasn’t as quick and easy as the caption said, but I am happy with the end product. This wasn’t a complete Pinterest fail, but I am certainly no Picasso. Jackie Newland is a senior in agricultural communications and journalism. Please send comments to current@kstatecollegian.com.
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Young players fitting into their new roles
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Bryna Vogel, sophomore outside hitter, serves the ball against West Virginia at Bramlage Coliseum on Oct. 10, 2015.
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he Wildcats stood very calm and collected after practice as they took off their shoes and knee pads while talking to one another. It was almost as if this was nothing new to them and the spotlight was just another part of the job. Freshmen Alyssa Schultejans and Macy Flowers have been essential parts of the K-State volleyball team’s four-match winning streak, even at such a young age, but head coach Suzie Fritz said she’s not surprised. “I’m never surprised by how our
young players develop, but it’s just a matter of when,” Fritz said at Tuesday’s press conference. “They are adjusting to the speed of everything because the college game is different. There is a bit of a transition period where they catch up to everything that’s going on.” Schultejans was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Monday after leading all freshman in points, aces and kills per set. Schultejans has 11 double-doubles this season and leads the team in aces. Flowers received the same honor last week, making the two freshman the first players in K-State program history to earn the award in the same season since the award was introduced in 2008.
“These two players have stepped in because of injuries and have helped our team a lot,” Fritz said. “They are big parts of our team and have been a big part of success recently.” The Wildcats are coming off a straight-set win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday night inside Ahearn Field House. “I like how hard we are playing right now,” said Fritz. “We just need to keep working on what we do on our side of the net.” But this has been a team effort and, without a senior on the line-up, this team suddenly seems to have things going their way. “Simply, we are improving,” Fritz said. “There are a number of things
that we have been doing very well, but our young players are stepping up and our older ones are playing well too.” The Wildcats shift their focus to the Oklahoma Sooners after K-State defeated them in Norman, Oklahoma on Oct. 16. “This team has been very good about just worrying about the next point,” Fritz said at Tuesday’s press conference. “They haven’t been focused on anything else but them. They are confident and focused on their own improvement, so it has been very easy to keep their heads in a good place.” Although Fritz sees this team day in and day out, there are still things she sees that her team wasn’t doing half a year ago. “My favorite part about this team is how much they’ve improved and how they have come together,” Fritz said. “This was a different team six months ago, so seeing where they are now is the most rewarding thing.” Junior Brooke Sassin and sophomore Bryna Vogel led the Wildcats in their first match against Oklahoma, as each had 11 kills. The Wildcats held the Sooner offense to just a .135 hitting percentage, which is something Fritz said she is very proud of. “We are playing more tenacious on defense and that is creating more opportunities for us,” Fritz said. “That is helping us on the offensive side as well.” The Wildcats will look to improve on a 7-1 record at home this season, a 15-8 overall record and a 7-4 record in conference play. “It’s natural to feel comfortable when you’re at home,” Fritz said. “This is where we work every day and our team is better at home, just like most teams. It also helps that everyone at the game is very engaged and helps us getting home-court advantage while we are here.” The Wildcats and Sooners will square off at 7 p.m. tonight inside Ahearn Field House.
The American Outlaws come to Manhattan RYAN REED the collegian
Nearly 20 million Americans watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup on television, according to U.S. Soccer. Several fan groups have developed within recent years. Easily recognized by their American flag bandanas and red membership shirts, the American Outlaws is a group of supporters for the U.S. men’s and women’s national soccer teams. American Outlaws, one of the biggest soccer fan groups in the nation, has 175 official chapters and about 30,000 members. Founded in 2007 by a group of fans in Lincoln, Nebraska, the organization states that their mission is to “unite and strengthen.” Organizing a chapter is no easy task, though, as the national headquarters have strict guidelines when it comes to organizing an official chapter. Some of these guidelines include: a minimum of 25 members paying dues, a host bar where the group can consistently view matches and regularly informing the national organization of any new members.
Josh Brunner, president of the unofficial American Outlaws Manhattan chapter and graduate student in counseling and student development, said he is working hard to make things official. With previous experience forming a chapter in his hometown of Auburn, Alabama, Brunner said he saw an opportunity to bring people in Manhattan together through the love of soccer. “The American Outlaws is a group that is providing a way to grow the popularity of the game,” Brunner said. “Not just a group of people that get together to watch soccer. We are building a love for the game.” Brunner said organizing the chapter was a great way for him to make friends and meet new people, especially since he is from out of state. “Moving from Auburn to Manhattan, Kansas, a city I’ve never been to, it was crazy to see the big following of soccer that was already here,” Brunner said. “It’s kind of how I started making friends in Manhattan. It’s a way to use the sport of soccer to build relationships.” Vice president of the unofficial
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Josh Brunner, president of the unofficial American Outlaws Manhattan chapter, leads cheers at an American Outlaws watch party for the World Cup. Manhattan chapter, Tyler Goevert, 2014 K-State alum, said that the American Outlaws is a group that stresses acceptance and that anyone is invited to join. “We are trying to make an accessible environment not just for people who like soccer, but even
those who just love supporting their country,” Goevert said. The Manhattan chapter’s next event will be Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Aggieville for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2018 World Cup qualifying match against St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
On the verge of boiling LIZ HEATH the collegian
In Tuesday’s press conference, junior linebacker Will Davis said that head coach Bill Snyder told the team a story about water, which boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit — 211 degrees doesn’t get you anywhere. “It’s about every guy getting a half a percent better every day,” Davis said. “You’ll reach that 212 and you’ll start boiling.” There have been parts of the season when K-State was around 200 degrees. For other parts of the season, K-State was around 20 degrees. The Wildcats have proven that they can play with top-ranked opponents. K-State came within seven points of both Baylor and TCU, and the Wildcats came up just short against Oklahoma State, losing 3436. Freshman offensive lineman Dalton Risner said the team has known it was on the brink of greatness since the Oklahoma State game back in October. While hanging with tough opponents is good, beating tough opponents is what gets you places. “The next day on SportsCenter they’re not talking about how Kansas State played so good against No. 2 Baylor,” Risner said. “They just say how Baylor snuck by.” This team is tired of losing. The remainder of K-State’s schedule offers plenty of opportunities for the Wildcats to win; they already have their toughest opponents out of the way. Risner said the team isn’t underestimating anyone. “We’re 3-5,” Risner said. “We’re 0-5 in the Big 12. We’re in no position to take a team lightly. We’ve got to prove to everyone we’re the team that we know we are.” This will start with Texas Tech this Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. K-State will hit the road to face a 5-5 team that is on a three-game losing streak. Tech is just one win away from bowl eligibility. With K-State and Texas the only two teams remaining on their schedule, the Red Raiders are not a team to be taken lightly. “They’re a quality football team, and they’re going to show up ready to play,” junior quarterback Joe Hubener said. “It’s really just going to come down to who executes better and really just who shows up to play.” K-State needs to win three more games to gain bowl eligibility. With four games left on the schedule, that leaves little room for error. Snyder said the team has been working diligently in practice to improve execution. Overall, he said he believes the team’s spirit and effort have been good. “I think they are meeting the challenge, so to speak,” Snyder said. Hubener said the team is aware of what needs to be accomplished in the long term. K-State has been to five straight bowl games, and Hubener said he does not want that streak to come to an end this season. “We don’t want to be the team that ends that,” Hubener said. “We know that we’ve got four more opponents, and we’ve got to win at least three. We think we’re certainly capable of winning all four. It starts this weekend against Texas Tech.” K-State isn’t at 212 degrees yet, but this team knows what they need to do to get there. It’s all a matter of executing over these last four games.
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