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rayers for safety and understanding filled Bosco Student Plaza Wednesday night, despite 40 degree temperature, 20 mph winds and flurries of wind-swept leaves buffeting the students who gathered there. The Black Student Union held the vigil as part of its My Black is Beautiful Week. More than two dozen students hazarded the weather to participate in the event. Black students shared personal stories of their encounters with racism and how it affected them. Casha Mills, junior in English, said she experienced racism locally through the app Yik Yak after she appeared on Snapchat’s Campus Story for K-State. “There were some comments about me (on the app),” Mills said. “I knew it was about me because they said, ‘That black girl on Snapchat should stop making posts about My Black is Beautiful Week because nobody cares.’” Mills said the comments showed her what some people truly think.
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DANIELLE COOK K-STATE TO COLLABORATE WITH HONEYWELL IN NATIONAL SECURITY ENGINEERING
K-State signed a “master collaboration agreement” with Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies to work on engineering research to make sure national security needs are met, according to K-State News and Communications Services. K-State President Kirk Schulz said Honeywell has been “a longtime partner” of K-State in research and student recruitment for internships and employment. “Formalizing this strategic partnership allows us to more efficiently match Honeywell’s initiatives with K-State’s research expertise,” Schulz said to K-State News and Communications Services. “This milestone advances K-State toward becoming a top 50 public research university by 2025.” The agreement is to reportedly “expedite future research contracts at Kansas State University that are funded through Honeywell.” A microwave/millimeterwave network analyzer will be lent to K-State’s Communications and Research Laboratory, which is part of Phase IV of K-State’s expansion, to “help test high-performance circuit boards and materials.” “We are pleased to collaborate with K-State in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields,” Robin Stubenhofer, vice president of engineering at Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, said. “Together we will advance the national security mission.” see page
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Casha Mills, senior in English literature, reads to the group during the Unapologetically Black Vigil in Bosco Plaza Wednesday. Black Student Union held the event as part of their My Black is Beautiful Week. “That just brought to my attention how we’re celebrating our beauty and people are mad about it,” Mills said. “They don’t want us to celebrate our beauty. They’re upset that we know that we’re beautiful.” Dillon Evans, junior in architecture, said racism has followed him his entire life. He said one of his strongest memories took place during an academic competition in public school. see page
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“Ever since I was a child, I was called ugly. I am who I am. And I’m going to walk with the same confidence my mama always told me to.”
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‘Tis it really the season to be jolly? ANNA WINKLER the collegian
We are quickly approaching the holiday season, which for many includes a variety of family get-togethers, food, parties and shopping. Though the holidays promote joy and cheer for some, this time of year may instigate stress and depression for others. Megan Malm, sophomore in communication studies, said the holidays make her feel like she is on top of the world. From the minute November starts, she said her mental state is cheerful and excited for the upcoming events. “The holidays just make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and it’s that time of year when everything has a magical effect to it,” Malm said. Each person handles the pressures that come with the holidays differently, however, according to Amy Cain, assistant professor of counseling at MidAmerica Nazarene University. Cain said some thrive in the hustle and bustle, while others become stressed or anxious. “Problems with the holiday season occur when people have overly idealized expectations and are striving to create a perfect atmosphere for their family and friends,” Cain said. Cain also said the pressure of buying expensive gifts and throwing the best parties often leads to feelings of depression and can make people anxious because they feel they are not good enough or cannot make everyone happy. Nicole Pisterzi, sophomore in open option, said the holidays are stressful when it comes to pleasing others. Pisterzi said she starts thinking about what gifts she should get her family and friends beginning in late October or early November. “We want our gifts and these
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For markets starting to sell seasonal foods such as pumpkin pies, it may promote joy and cheer for some while for others, it could bring stress and depression. moments to be perfect,” Pisterzi said. “I think the holidays can be cheerful. It just depends on what we view as important during this time.” Cain also said past experiences are a big part of how holidays affect us mentally. For families dealing with grief and loss, the idea of changing the way things are done can cause anxiety or anger because life is no longer the same. “If holidays have regularly ended in joy or disappointment, we expect that to happen in the fu-
ture,” Cain said. If past holidays have resulted in hurt, loss or disappointment, some people will actually start feeling those same emotions sometimes months or weeks before the holidays, according to Cain. Malm said the happy memories and the idea of snow are what get her excited about the holiday season. Both Pisterzi and Malm said the holidays can affect you mentally in both positive and negative ways;
it just depends on how you handle your time and what you are truly focusing on. Cain said the most important part of dealing with the mental side effects of the holiday season is just hoping for the best because when we let our fears and stress take over, we lose the magic of the season. “Those who successfully navigate the holidays are often people who can be flexible and realistic about their expectations,” Cain said.
Focusing on positive relationships and the parts of the holiday that bring the most fulfillment and meaning can help people enjoy the season. Cain said to avoid over-scheduling and develop an appropriate idea of what you can and cannot do to help you set limits and allow you to focus on those areas most important to you. Doing so will not only decrease your feelings of anxiety, but also promote that holiday cheer that many people talk about.
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Zodiac Compatibility: Gemini
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WORST: GEMINI + PISCES
You are both signs of dual aspects: Gemini is represented by the Twins and Pisces by two fish swimming in opposite directions. You two could be Dr. Phil’s poster children for commitment phobia, and whether you’re “in” or you’re “out” depends on the day of the week, your mood, the cosmic alignment and the color of your socks. Yeah, not exactly a healthy way to keep a relationship going, huh? The reason this match has the capacity to make the other partner so uncomfortable is because it provides you both a chance to gaze into love’s crystal ball and see your own hideous Id staring back at you. Gemini’s neuroses and hangups are as bizarre and difficult to understand as an issue of the National Enquirer as written by one of those Nigerian inheritance email scam authors. And yes, Pisces, you are actually as needy and manipulative as Gemini keep implying to all of their friends via passive-egressive subtweeting. Not that Gemini isn’t equally guilty; you’re capable of being a double-crossing, self-serving, evasive ice queen... and that’s when you’re in a good mood. So what of it? You need to learn to own up to your dark sides, which we all have (albeit yours are a bit bigger than most), or else you’ll never learn how to spread the light, too. It might seem like an agonizing prospect, but you need to learn to negotiate your differences with honesty and
emotional transparency. Things aren’t always good versus evil or emotional versus intellectual, as your case may be. Unless you learn to balance the proportions of your interactions, Pisces will drag Gemini out to tide in their own undertow and drown them in the putrescent waters of their own constant dissatisfaction. Gemini needs to learn how to connect emotionally with something other than a bottle of cheap vodka and show Pisces how to lighten up. Don’t say you want something from your partner and then resist being happy when it’s provided to you. For you two, the most intimate act you can perform is gratitude, which requires you to acknowledge that your partner is capable of reaching you at an emotionally vulnerable place. Only two phrases can save this relationship: “I’m sorry,” and “You’re right.” Overall: A 1/5 star match. Your theme song should probably be: “What Were You Expecting” by Halestorm.
BETTER: GEMINI + LEO
The gift of gab was bequeathed to both of you from an early age, and you’ll become great friends yammering back and forth about everything from The Wall Street Journal to the writing on the bathroom wall. Your conversations are always intense and fascinating (at least to the two of you), and you’re both well-learned culture aficionados from vastly different walks of life. Unfortunately, the romantic temperature of this pair is lukewarm at best. The proud lion wants to be consumed by heat, passion, unconditional devotion and an unlimited supply of attention and no-strings-attached praise. Sometimes listening to the Leo Monologues, which range in content from everything from rants about their feelings on Donald Trump to today’s latest emotional drama fest, can be sheer torture for a Gemini.
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“I won’t lie, I was struggling,” Evans said, “And this other girl there was killing it. She said to me, ‘You know you’re not supposed to be here.’” At the vigil, students held hands and prayed for the safety of students on both the K-State and Mizzou campuses. Two college students were arrested for making threats to black students on social media on Wednesday, as reported by USA Today. Conner Stottlemyre, student at Northwest Missouri State University, and Hunter Park, of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, were both arrested for suspicion of making a terrorist threat on Yik Yak.
Neither man attended Mizzou and police told reporters that no weapons were found during the investigation, according to USA Today. As hands clasped together in the midst of the biting wind, Shaneka Cabe, freshman in business administration, said she would remain defiant against those who judge her based on her appearance. “Ever since I was a child, I was called ugly,” Cabe said. “I am who I am. And I’m going to walk with the same confidence my mama always told me to.” The BSU will host a study hall and craft night tonight starting at 8 p.m. in Hale Library 301. They are also hosting a photo shoot at 3 p.m. at Bosco Student Plaza on Friday.
When Gemini dares to interrupt the proud King or Queen Leo to hasten them to just get to the &$*% point already, all hell will break loose and Gemini will be assaulted will the full blunt force of Leo’s massive ego-protection mechanisms. Leo needs to learn to take Gemini’s prickly, blunt honesty and lack of sugarcoating in stride, not as a personal affront. Gemini should also try to appeal to Leo’s well-hidden, sensitive inclinations with traditional romantic gestures. Gemini are masters of tactile interactions and will need to do some very literal “laying on of hands” to sate the, err, “affection”-hungry Leo. Don’t be afraid to blow a little smoke up Leo’s ass. Chances are they’re kinky perverts and will probably enjoy it, and anyway, Leos become an utter nightmare to deal with without regularly dispensed doses of unearned praise. Go ahead and gush and flatter as much as necessary — we all know it won’t be the most insincere thing to ever pass through Gemini’s lips. Meanwhile, Leo should keep an army of patient,
thick-skinned friends on speed dial, since Gemini is the last person who’s going to act as your unofficial romantic shrink, psychic hotline, life coach or social director. Spread the demands around because you both have plenty. Overall: A 2/5 star match. Your theme song should probably be: “It’s Hard To Be Humble” by Mac Davis.
BEST: GEMINI + LIBRA
Ahh, the gift of the silver tongue is one you both share. Now if only you both had the hearts of gold to match, as wherever you two seem to go together, you stir up mischief and scandalous intrigue in your wake... and you totally love it. You both love to play the field at social gatherings and schmooze the room. When alone, you chatter like tree monkeys on PCP, gabbing so fast it’s a wonder you haven’t both worn your lips down to nubs. But can this sort of excitement really last? Getting past the superficial infatuation phase of the relationship is going to be a huge challenge for you both
because you’re so indecisive that nailing down a commitment from either of you is like trying to pin flying cubes of Jell-O to a small target with a crossbow at 200 yards. That being said, the transitive and illusory quality of your “relationship” is actually something that you both somewhat enjoy. When things start getting too “real” for you, you both tend to turn tail and run for the nearest singles bar, but if you think your partner is a keeper, you’re going to have to — horror of unspeakable horrors — dip your toes into the murky swamp of intimacy then plunge yourself in and learn how to doggy paddle. Once in a relationship, money is going to be a major issue, specifically the way you are both inclined to spend it when you have none. While Gemini prefers longterm investments in intellectual pursuits like college education and travel, Libra is governed primarily by pleasure-seeking and tends to splurge on custom designer clothing, spa weekends and “statement” art pieces. You’ll be needing an apartment with multiple rooms for Gemini’s personal library and Libra’s shoe collection that would put Imelda Marcos to shame. You’ll have slightly different tastes for the flavor of romance you both prefer, too. Libra will revel in a lengthy courtship with all the traditional trappings, but modern-minded Gemini might bristle at having to pick up the tab at dinner one too many times, especially with Libra’s champagne tastes. Cut up the credit cards, order in and pop in an old movie you can both spend hours dissecting afterward, and this match could last a lifetime. Overall: A 4/5 star match. Your theme song should probably be: “It Had To Be You” by Frank Sinatra. Iris Lococo is a senior in art history. Please send comments to current@kstatecollegian.com.
From the president’s desk Fellow K-Staters, In Monday's letter from our vice president for student life, Dr. Pat Bosco reminded us of K-State’s commitment to providing an environment that is respectful and inclusive for the students, faculty, and staff that call K-State’s campus their home. It’s crucial that we respect the diversity which makes our university an inviting space that is welcoming of all backgrounds and cultures- it is the very fabric of our campus community. The existence of discrimination is a tragic reality that exists everywhere including at K-State and it is paramount that we are responsive to the needs of our own community. In his column on Oct. 20, Black Student Union President Muenfua Lewis urged our community to further our efforts in creating a respectful climate and to continue to increase our efforts of making K-State a more inclusive and diverse university. We could not agree more with President Lewis’s sentiments and appreciate his courageous leadership and service to K-State. Recognizing this need, we will be working to bring together the leadership of organizations that represent our diverse populations to proactively address these issues on campus. Collaboration is a principle that we pride ourselves on and we look forward to continuing this dialogue across the K-State community. As always, we welcome your questions and comments on Twitter at @KStateSBP_SBVP or via email at sga@ksu.edu Go ‘Cats! Andy Hurtig, student body president Joe Tinker, student body vice president
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Individual honors set pace for Friday's meet
Building off of individual accomplishments, K-State will take on No. 7 TCU at home Friday. LIZ HEATH the collegian
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n the sport of equestrian, the difference between winning and losing a point can come down to the smallest mistake. After losing two straight meets to ranked opponents, K-State has been focusing on eliminating little mistakes as they prepare for No. 7 TCU Friday at Timbercreek Stables. The Wildcats are coming off a tough loss to No. 3 Baylor on Oct. 30. The meet ended in a tiebreaker and came down to raw score to determine the winner. K-State came up just short with a score of 1452.3-1347.3 “The hardest part of dealing with a tiebreaker is knowing that it was so close,” junior Hunt Seat rider Gretchen Koenen said. “It is easy to pick apart your ride and
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Taylor Todd twists Twister during the Reining competition against OSU on Oct. 9, 2015 at Timbercreek Stables in Manhattan. OSU beat KSU 13-7. think about the slightest things that you could’ve changed to edge out your opponent.” Koenen said the team didn’t
take the tiebreaker as a loss. Instead, she said the team is pushing forward and making the changes necessary to have strong rides
against TCU on Friday. Head coach Casie Maxwell said she was happy with the way the team performed against Baylor. “It was encouraging to our team to know that they could hold their own and they are that close to being able to defeat a team of that caliber,” Maxwell said. “It just motivated us to keep doing what we’re doing because we just keep getting better every time we go out there.” K-State will go into this meet riding strong as two riders, junior Alyssa Lombardi and senior Danielle Kemper, have both earned honors for their performances. Lombardi was named one of four Big 12 Riders of the Month for her performance in horsemanship. She said she found out about her recognition after a friend tagged her in a post on Twitter. “I may or may not have started to tear up a little bit,” Lombardi said. “I was really excited and really happy.” Lombardi said she has worked hard on building up her confidence over the past season. She gained a lot of confidence in the postseason last year, she said, and things came together for her this season. “It kind of reassured me in a way,” Lombardi said. “It made me
feel really good and validated that I am riding well right now.” Kemper will represent K-State as one of 16 riders selected to compete in the 2015 American Quarter Horse Association Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge on Nov. 15-16. Kemper was chosen based on her statistics from last year, Maxwell said. Kemper said being chosen was humbling. She said she’s always seen the other girls who were selected as the girls to beat, and now she is right there with them. She said she is not letting the hype of qualifying for the challenge control her performance. “I’m going to go in there and take it step by step just like I would a regular meet,” Kemper said. “I just hope to stay consistent, have those good rides and believe in myself.” Maxwell said she is proud ofKemper and Lombardi for their accomplishments and sees this as an opportunity to motivate the team as a whole. “You always want to be up there in that elite group,” Maxwell said. “I think it definitely motivates people to know that we’ve got athletes capable of that.” The meet against TCU will start at 10 a.m. on Friday at Timbercreek Stables.
Wildcats win eight points in decisive fifth set against Sooners After winning the first two sets, K-State wins final eight points of the fifth. AVERY OSEN the collegian
K-State head coach Suzie Fritz ran from baseline to baseline giving high-fives to the student body that stuck around for the entire three-hour volleyball match between the Wildcats and Oklahoma Sooners. She and the rest of the Wildcats breathed a huge sigh of relief after they blew a two-set lead and made a very important fifth-set comeback to defeat the Sooners, keeping their NCAA Tournament bid in the running. “I didn’t think we played very well for a good portion of the match,” Fritz said. “Even in the two
games we won, I didn’t think we played that good. From there, we just got worse and lost momentum in set three, and I knew we were better than that.” Fritz was quick to give high praise to the Sooners, who are seventh in the Big 12 conference and tried to play the spoiler role against the Wildcats. “Oklahoma played really well tonight,” she said. “They played very hard physically at the net and played hard on the defensive end as well. They created a lot of problems for us at the net and that frustrated us offensively.” The Wildcats had four players hit for double-digits in kills. Junior Brooke Sassin and sophomore Bryna Vogel led the charge with 15 kills each, while freshman Alyssa Schultejans had 13 and junior Katie Reininger added 11. K-State had 37 attack errors on the night, which was something Fritz noticed. “I think we were having trouble killing balls, and then we started looking for things that weren’t there,”
Fritz said. “I felt like we were searching too much and just let the situation evolve and take what they give us.” Junior Katie Brand had eight kills and 60 assists in the winning effort. Vogel and Sassin both contributed double-doubles in the match, adding 14 and 16 digs to their kills, respectively. The Wildcats took the first two sets, although they could have gone to either team. K-State won 25-23 in the first set and 29-27 in the second. The Sooners fought off five set points in the second before the Wildcats capitalized on an attacking error by Oklahoma to take the set. The Sooners weren’t going down without a fight, however, as they controlled most of the third set and won it 25-21. Oklahoma lead 23-16 in the fourth set, but the Wildcats still had a comeback in them. K-State won
six of the next seven points, but it wasn’t enough. The Sooners ended the set on an attack error by Sassin to win it 25-23, forcing a decisive fifth set. The Sooners led 11-7 in the fifth set and had all the momentum going their way, but after a timeout, the Wildcats won the next eight points and took the match in five sets. The Wildcats improved to 16-8 overall and 8-4 in conference play. Their next game will be against the Iowa State Cyclones on Nov. 18 inside Ahearn Field House. The Cyclones are up one game ahead of the Wildcats for third place in the conference. “When you get to November, being healthy is a big part of being good, and I don’t think we are terribly healthy right now,” Fritz said. “We are going to use this bye week to rest and get ready for the remainder of our schedule.” Rodney Dimick | THE COLLEGIAN
Sophomore outside hitter Bryna Vogel prepares to launch the ball toward Oklahoma Wednesday in Ahearn Field House. Vogel brought in a total of 15 kills in the game against OU.
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SIX KANSAS TOWNS AWARDED FUNDS BY KANSAS PRIDE PROGRAM
Volunteer groups in six Kansas towns were awarded Partners in PRIDE funds by the Kansas PRIDE program, according to K-State Research and Extension News. The award of $1,100 to each group is for the efforts of the groups to improve their communities and is designated for use on a single project in each town. The Kansas PRIDE program has partnerships with K-State Research and Extension, the Kansas Department
of Commerce and Kansas PRIDE Inc. Through the program, Kansas communities are able to “identify what they want to preserve, create or improve for the future,” according to K-State Research and Extension News. PRIDE grants groups a maximum of $2,000 per project in “mini-grants,” and almost $47,000 has been awarded for community volunteer projects so far.
LOCAL VETERANS CELEBRATED WITH PARADE, PRESENTATION
The Manhattan community showed appreciation for local veterans and national
veterans with a parade on Poyntz Avenue Wednesday morning, followed by a series of celebratory presentations at the Peace Memorial Auditorium in City Hall. During the Veterans Day celebration at Peace Memorial Auditorium, second grade students from Lee and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Schools sang commemorative songs for those who served in the military. Shortly after, Karen McCulloh, Manhattan mayor; Ron Wells, Riley County commission chairman; and Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, all spoke in appreciation of veterans.
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