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MORE THAN A LAWYER EMMA WITTER
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Breaking news: college students drink. The problem is that, in many cases, these students aren’t of age — at least for their first couple years in school. So, what happens when someone gets into trouble? Sarah Barr, attorney for Student Legal Services, has been Kansas State’s one-woman resource for any student legal questions for just over 17 years. “I’m not an attorney for K-State Student Legal Services,” Barr said. “I am K-State Student Legal Services. It’s just me.” Barr works with students in legal trouble to decide next steps, and she says the most common charges she deals with are minors in possession. “I get dozens and dozens of those,” Barr said. “Last year, 240 of my cases were criminal cases, and 173 of those were alcohol-related.” Barr said when students come into her office with alcohol-related charges, they likely have a notice to appear in Manhattan Municipal Court. From there students have three options: “They can plead guilty, they can plead not guilty or they can ask for a diversion.” A guilty plea will result in a fine of $200, a $155 court cost and the loss of a driver's license for 30 days. When a student pleads not
guilty, they can ask for a trial, and the city will have to prove the charges against them. The third option is pleading not guilty and entering into a diversion, or a contract with the city in which the offender agrees to follow certain rules to have the charges against them dismissed. The conditions of a diversion include a total of $455 in fees and court costs, and an agreement that the defendant won’t get into any other legal trouble for three months. “No drugs or alcohol, regardless of whether you turn 21 in the meantime,” Barr said. “And if you got [the charge] in Aggieville, no Aggieville. If you get it at a football game, no K-State sporting events.” At the completion of the contract, all charges are dismissed and cannot be refiled. As for diversions for driving under the influence, Barr said the process is the same, but the conditions of a diversion are more expensive and time-intensive — and include community service. “I encourage students, if this is their first MIP, to get a diversion,” Barr said. Barr said most students get private attorneys for “heavier” charges like DUIs. In Manhattan, MIP offenders are only eligible to apply for a diversion for their first offense.
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Sarah Barr provides next steps, campus resources for minors caught in possession
DRINKING CULTURE
What par tying was like when your parents attended Kansas State Page 4
SGA’s diversity and inclusion committee focuses on outreach efforts Page 3
Mixed drinks and experiences: The 21st Birthday Project aims to bridge the gap Page 5
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Sarah Barr, a third generation lawyer, is an attorney for Student Legal Services, and is a second mom to many K-State students.
ANAYSIS: Loss to West Virginia overshadows Thompson’s big game Page 8
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SGA's diversity committee focuses on outreach efforts GRACE WYATT
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In its first semester, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is focusing on connecting Student Governing Association with student organizations. SGA formed the committee last spring by combining the functions of the former Student Engagement Standing Committee and the Special Committee on Membership. Mathew Orzechowski, senior in political science and industrial engineering, is the Chair of the DEI committee. “We want to keep people engaged so they have a stake in what’s going on, and we want to address our own internal challenges because we want to be the best
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we can be,” Orzechowski said. “We’re working on the outreach component,” Orzechowski continued. “Basically it’s kind of this two-step process. It’s looking for re-engaging with organizations and building those bridges and connections.” Olivia Pruss, junior in biology and Spanish, is one of the committee members involved in the outreach efforts. “The goal of this committee ... is just being very connected and engaged with them,” Pruss said. “Not for our own benefit, but to better serve them and hear their voices, and then further voice their concerns during student senate or committee meetings.” Orzechowski said the outreach process is an important first step. “We’ve basically picked a
group of organizations — all the organizations in diversity and multicultural student affairs — and we said, ‘These are our first hits,’” he said. “So, it’s not where we stop, necessarily, but it’s what we think is most important right now.”
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CROSS COUNTRY
Men's cross country team places in top-20 at NCAA Regionals JULIA JORNS
THE COLLEGIAN
The cross country teams rounded out the end of the 2019 season with the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Friday with 12th and 23rd place finishes — their best performances at the meet since 2017. Sophomore Ethan Powell led the way for K-State at this meet finishing 26th overall in 31:35.0. This was the best finish by any runner for the men’s team in 15 years at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. The 12th place finish from the men’s team was their fourthstraight finish in the top-20 and the second highest since 2017, when they finished 10th. The Wildcats finished with 317 points in the 10-kilometer race. Four of the six men’s runners finished in the top-100 including sophomore Cooper Schroeder (57th, 32:11.1), freshman David Lutgen (74th, 32:29.9), freshman Hadley Splechter (81st, 32:41.0)
and junior Noah Stevenson (82nd, 32:41.3). Freshmen Jack Thomas and Kerby Depenbusch finished 112th and 152nd overall, with times of 33:06.2 and 34:01.7, respectively. Sophomore Jackson Schroeder, who had the best finish for the Wildcats at the Big 12 Championships on Nov. 2 with a 22nd place finish, did not compete on Friday. In the women’s six-kilometer race, Kansas State placed 23rd
and finished with 675 total points. Freshman Jaybe Shufelberger had the highest finish for the Wildcats at 53rd with a time of 21:59.0. Sophomore Cayli Hume (126th, 22:56.0) and senior Anna Keeley (193rd, 24:21.6) were the only returners from last year’s Midwest Regional on the women’s side. Freshmen Hannah Stewart (143rd, 23:11.2), Delaney Kemp (173rd, 23:45.9) and Cailan Steward (197th, 24:28.2) ran in their first Midwest Regional.
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The Kansas State Cross Country team practices at the R.V. Christian Track and Field complex on Oct. 25, 2019.
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The night life your parents experienced at K-State
dents today are living in the “Me Too era.” “The culture [when I was in college] totally supported a wink and a nod,” she said. “It was encouraged to get the girls to come out to the bars, so women got in for no cover.” While her college experience may seem extreme by today’s standards, Ridge said her drinking stories weren’t atypical of her peers at the time. “I think a lot of people had the same experience when I was in school,” Ridge said. “It’s a lot different now, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, but I think people need to be honest about it. That’s the way it was.”
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Frat parties, "Wine Wednesdays," crazy Saturday nights at the bars — many view college as a time to let loose and have fun, and while it may not be as big of a party as the movies suggest, drinking culture is prevalent in most college towns. Underage drinking is also prevalent. Since 1986, alcohol has been legally prohibited from anyone under the age of 21, but before the law changed, 18-yearolds could be found drinking in bars. As a result, drinking culture in college towns has changed quite a bit since the early 80s. Steven Smethers, interim director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications and 1976 Kansas State graduate, has seen that change firsthand. “Drinking wasn’t always a weeknight thing,” Smethers said. “Friday afternoon was the time to go out. We called that TGIF’ing.” "TGIF’ing," short for “thank God it’s Friday,” was students’ way of kicking off the weekend, David Witter, 1981 Kansas State graduate, said. “You would start drinking at about 1 p.m.,” Witter said. “As soon as class was over, we would go out.” Like plenty of current K-Staters, many students in school before the 21-and-up law went out drinking most week-
was bored, a fourth.” Today, drinking in the dorms can result in disciplinary action. Then, the practice was more popular and accepted. “When we would have floor parties in the dorms, there would be kegs on each floor,” Janeen Cooper, 1988 K-State graduate, said. “You still had to be 18 years old to drink in the dorms.” Off-campus, Dark Horse Tavern, which “always had the best bands,” was one of Ridge’s favorite places to go out, she said. For Ridge, a night out could quickly escalate from a simple hangout with a friend to a "rager" once their other “drinking buddies” started showing up. For Witter, Kite’s was “the number one place to drink in Aggieville,” especially for those in Greek organizations. Cheap beer and the good company helped, he said. “Kites has been around since God was in diapers,” Smethers said. “We would go out and drink pitchers of beer socially.” Today, Smethers said he sees students getting “dangerously and more sloppily drunk with more regularity.” Like many students today, Ridge and Witter both said the drinking culture during their college years impacted their academics. “I didn’t handle my first semester well at all,” Witter said. “I didn’t go to class as much as I should have, and I did go to Ag-
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gieville quite a bit.” Ridge spent two years at K-State before leaving due to her grades. “I didn't mind going to class, but when it came down to studying, I just didn’t,” Ridge said. “Life was just a party, and all of a sudden I was getting a lot of attention from men. I was having a ball.” Hookup culture is another aspect of college that many parents dread and many students experience. Ridge said the cultures of drinking and hooking up went hand-in-hand when she was in school and still seem to despite progressive attitudes. In the 80s, Ridge said Wednesdays were “ladies’ night,” but she said college stu-
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Barr said in her experience, the legal system in place in Manhattan does a good job of deterring students from repeating alcohol-related criminal offenses. Most of the time, Barr said she has a feeling if a student will be a repeat offender. “Somebody comes in, and I’ll spend a lot of time talking about what happens if they get into trouble again because I just have that feeling,” she said. “There was one kid who got a diversion at maybe 10 in the morning, and by 5 that afternoon, he was puking drunk in the bushes outside [of a dorm building.]” While repeat offenses do happen, Barr said they’re not a common occurrence. “The diversion officer says there aren’t very many revocations on students because the students are afraid of me,” Barr said. Barr said the end of tailgating season typically leads to a decrease in the number of MIP cases she deals with. Andy Thompson, assistant dean of student life, said student code of conduct violations relating to alcohol have similar highs in the fall. Thompson and Peter Moyer, senior in political science and economics and attorney general of Student Governing Association, deal with the on-campus side of underage drinking at K-State. The campus process is different than the legal process, Thompson said, but students sometimes face both legal and campus conduct issues. Moyer said SGA will see three to 4 students a week during football season. “Our jurisdiction is
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on-campus or campus-sponsored events, so tailgating in the grass lot qualifies as a campus-sponsored event,” Moyer said. Even with numbers spiking in the fall, Moyer said K-State’s number of alcohol-related conduct issues is still “atypically low for any major institution.” No one wants to get in trouble, but when students do, Barr, Moyer and Thompson agree that it’s not the end of the world. Barr said her ability to set minds at ease is one of the things that makes working for Student Legal Services the best job she’s ever had. According to post-appointment surveys, students report being “less worried and more confident” after meeting with Barr. “Most people think they’re going to get expelled, so as soon as we tell them, ‘You’re not getting expelled — you just need to think about how much you’re drinking,’ they’re pretty thrilled,” Moyer said. The first thing students receiving alcohol-related charges should do, Barr said, is to get legal advice from a lawyer. “Don’t take the advice of your roommate’s boyfriend who is thinking about law school,” she said. Thompson said he recommends Barr’s services to any student with a legal question. “You’ve paid for it. It’s part of your student fees,” he said. To deal with stress in the aftermath of receiving an MIP, Barr said students should “continue to eat, and sleep and go to class — it is not a life or career-ending event. It feels like it, but it isn’t.” To schedule an appointment with Barr, contact the Office of Student Life.
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BEYOND THE BAR GREG WOODS
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It's a brisk Saturday night in Aggieville. You're with your friends, and you decide to head to O'Malley's Alley. You walk up to the door and it's time to pull out your ID. The bouncer, Sam Thomas, looks up from reading a book. "I try to use that time for my personal development — my professional development," Thomas said. Thomas, fifth-year in mechanical engineering, has worked as an O'Malley's bouncer since May. An Olathe-native, he likes to pass the time between checking IDs by reading books. A quick sampling of the ones he's been into recently: "The Go-Giver," by Bob Burg and John
David Mann, and "The Go-Getter," by Peter B. Kyne. They are "perspective, self-help books," said Thomas, who described himself as ambitious and "way too optimistic about things." "Bringing those things to tangible results, breaking things down, having motivation to keep everything going. I don't have a whole bunch of personal time, so it's usually between schoolwork and a lot of tests and projects," Thomas said. "I'm always busy — kind of a workaholic." However, some Aggieville bouncers, like Landon Fossum and Caleb Jones, work differently. Jones works weekend nights at So Long Saloon, and said his job revolves around "checking IDs and kicking people out." He said the most common fake IDs come from nearby states: Missouri, Colorado and Okla-
homa. They usually have much more distinct, noticeable lines across the mugshot than their legal counterparts. And, in regards to fakes from Missouri, there's an "MO" symbol on the card's bottom-right corner. In the state factory, Jones said, it's laser-cut. "But when fakes make it, they stamp it out, and punch through the entire ID," Jones said. "You can see light through it, and you shouldn't be able to see that." Fossum, a Kansas State alumnus who graduated last May, works weekend shifts at O'Malley's. He began his job as a bouncer in July. Eventually, though, he was promoted to a new role in which he fetches beer, helps with dishes and oversees the bar, making sure things are under control and nobody is overly intoxicated. That, Fossum said, is no easy
ALTERNATIVES: REBECCA VRBAS THE COLLEGIAN
Lafene Health Center launched the 21st Birthday Project just over a year ago to reach students turning 21 years old.
The program sends an email to Kansas State students ahead of their birthday, inviting them to Lafene for a session with a peer adviser to learn about alcohol safety. The session is quick, only about 10-15 minutes, and is incentivized by offering stu-
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Lafene Health Center offers affordable medical care along with other services to students, faculty and staff of Kansas State.
How Aggieville bouncers get through the night
task. It's usually fairly busy — especially on weekends — and he does his best to keep an eye on patrons. He's not the only one tasked with doing so. The bar, one of the most popular in Aggieville, employs a number of other bouncers, but that doesn't make it any easier. That's especially true on holidays — like Halloween, when Fossum asked about nine people to leave because they were too rowdy. Usually, though, that number hovers around two per night. "The biggest concern is them throwing up in the bar," Fossum said. "Or being drunk and falling down, or messing with other customers." It's all in the name of safety, Fossum said. If he decides someone is putting themself at risk, he finds their friends and explains the situation. If he can't find the
person's friends, he does his best to find them a ride home. It doesn't always go smoothly, though. Some people disagree, saying they're fine, or that "they're not too drunk." "Sometimes you have to be a little firm," Fossum said. "What
I've found, as far as confrontations go, people who are drunk are generally very friendly, very buddy-buddy. So if you keep insisting, they'll get the point. If not, I'll talk to their friends who are more sober and I can usually convince their friends to get them to leave."
I try to use that time for my personal development — my professional development. Sam Thomas BOUNCER
The 21st Birthday Project incentivizes alcohol education
dents coupons and cookies. “We want to celebrate their 21st birthday with them, it’s a big deal,” said Megan Katt, registered dietitian nutritionist and health educator at Lafene. Katt brought this program to K-State after seeing Virginia Tech present about it at a conference. “It’s all about harm reduction, we don’t want the students to think we’re judging them or looking down on them for engaging in these activities,” Katt said. “If they’re going to do it, we want them to be safe.” Attendance for the program has increased this year, Katt said. At the end of 2018, only 12 percent of invited students utilized the program. That number rose to 15 percent this year. “It seems like a small number, but when I think about it in terms of numbers of students, we’ve had
like over 300 students come through our doors for it,” Katt said. “So when I think about it in terms of that, that’s really meaningful.” To target a broader range of ages, Katt said WellCAT ambassadors do alcohol education presentations for underage students, which are available by request for groups on campus. Katt said the 21st Birthday Project can be valuable to people who choose not to drink for their birthday as well. “If they’re not drinkers, we still want to get them that information … so they can be a resource for their peers,” Katt said. Luz Cobian, junior in chemical engineering, decided to participate in the project before her 21st birthday in September. Cobian said the experience was quick, but she learned some things she didn’t
know, such as how to differentiate between drinks with regard to their alcohol content. “I wasn’t aware, I guess, beforehand of how much stronger some drinks are than others,” Cobian said. Drew Galloway, junior in mass communications, attended the program last week. He said it was easier to talk to someone his own age, but he didn’t feel like he learned much that he didn’t already know. “At fraternity and sorority life they send videos about alcohol facts, and how much is too much … and it’s 45 minutes long,” Galloway said. “We have to watch it every year and it never changes.” One part of the project asks students to identify one risky behavior they will avoid doing when they celebrate their birthday. “I said that I am not going to mix alcohol with energy drinks,” Galloway said. “I
don’t really mix alcohol with energy drinks anyway.” Katt said that the peer advising aspect is an essential element of the project. “I think, just with all the pressures and things that college students go through … just that opportunity to come talk to a student who is also dealing with those issues is very valuable, versus coming in and talking to a therapist, who is at a much different place in life,” Katt said. Next semester, Lafene will expand the concept of peer mentoring into a “WellCAT Coach” Program, which will offer similar peer wellbeing coaching on a broad range of topics such as academics, stress and eating habits, Katt said, which the 21st Birthday Project will fall under. “We are making improvements to the program all the time based on that data that we collect, just really trying to get the word out,” Katt said.
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Reflection: Life lessons from my grandmother BAILEY BRITTON THE COLLEGIAN
As a kid, I always spent summers playing at my Grandma and Grandad’s house out in the country north of Colby, Kansas. I would visit my great-grandparents Harold and Willodean along with Nana Darlene and Papa Larry in Hays. I loved spending time with all my grandparents. Two loved ones I didn’t get to see that often were my Nana Denise and Papa John as they lived in New Hampshire. That changed towards the end of my senior year of high school. They packed up their apartment and moved halfway across the country to live in Colby with my mom, my brother and myself. Two people I had only seen a handful of times in my life now lived right upstairs, but that’s changed, too. I recently lost my Nana Denise to cancer. I won’t lie, I cried a lot and it’s hard to lose someone you love, especially when you were only now really getting to spend time with them. People don’t believe me when I say I am fine and not sad. I am sad, but I stay positive by remembering all the laughs we shared and telling myself she doesn’t want me to be sad. I also remember all that she has taught me through the years. Now I’ll share them with you.
LESSON 1: ALWAYS BRING A CAMERA WITH YOU
My nana was a nurse, but she loved photography. She took her Nikon D50 with her everywhere. For as long as I can remember, it never left her side. I remember going on a trip with her when I was younger and crying because I didn’t have a camera like her. So we stopped at a gas station, got a disposable camera, and I was the happiest kid in the world.
Courtesy photo from Bailey Britton
She always told me to bring my camera everywhere and capture every moment. I never really brought my camera with me, but I always have my phone just in case. Now that she has passed away, I bring my actual camera with me more. I haven’t used it much, but it helps me feel close to her.
LESSON 2: BE KIND, BUT BE ASSERTIVE
My nana was super nice, but she also wasn’t afraid to tell people when something was wrong. Whether is was getting the wrong meal at a restaurant or having people park in handicap spots when they weren’t handicapped, she would tell them off. She would also thank people for helping her in any way possible. I consider myself a nice person, but I am working on the nice while assertive part. It can be hard to be a woman and not be called bossy or something even worse. Somehow my nana did it with grace and I hope to live up to this standard.
LESSON 3: GO ON ADVENTURES
The day after my nana passed away, I just wanted to lay in bed all day and cry. I knew I couldn’t do that, so, instead, I did what she would
do: go on an adventure. I went to the Konza Prairie in the 40 degree weather and took photos. Adventures don’t have to be leaving the country and having an amazing experience. It can be as simple as taking a different route than usual on your way home or driving down a dirt road. My nana always was driving in the middle of nowhere and taking her camera along. Now, I plan on taking more time to go places I haven’t been before and enjoying myself. There are also some quirky sayings I remember hearing like “speak now or forever hold your pee” before road trips and advice like “don’t marry a boy with thick hair.” She was also famous for making up songs, writing story books for me and having a big, full laugh. Those are what I will hold on to and smile about, not cry. Bailey Britton is the assistant news editor for the Collegian and a sophomore 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.
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TEASE: PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN
This podcast was recorded Nov. 8. Peter Loganbill, Collegian news editor: “During the past few weeks, you did a voter registration drive here on campus. Saw you tabling in the Union every single day. What made you want to do that?” Hayley Spellman, senior in communication studies and political science, Student Governing Association elections commissioner and founder of Wildcats Vote: “We’ve been talking about my internship with the Kansas Democratic Party, but I have found a massive passion for doing
SGA elections commissioner talks Wildcats Vote, Manhattan election results
non-partisan work.
“And I think doing non-partisan work has really opened my eyes and allowed me to talk to everyone, no matter whether they’re a Republican or a Democrat, or they’re unaffiliated, have no kind of interest in politics whatsoever. It gives me the opportunity to reach out and engage with every person no matter what. “And this year, I actually founded a non-partisan student organization called Wildcats Vote and that’s what we were doing our voter registration drive [for], and on Tuesday, with the election, the ‘Why I Vote’ campaign.” Loganbill: “After this local election, Riley County, Manhattan, what do you think, what were some of the key results and what
do you think is going to impact students the most?” Spellman: “The thing that’s going to impact students the most, I think, there’s going to be — actually for the city of Manhattan, all of it would impact us in some way or form. If you were a voter in Manhattan, there were four issues that you were voting on. “So, the first one being City Commission, the second one being school board, the third one being a constitutional amendment for the state of Kansas that was focused on the 2020 census and how they readjust for college students and military. And then the fourth, if, again, if you were a voter in Manhattan specifically, was the issue of sales tax. “So, with the exception of
school board, all three of the other things that we would, that we were voting on really impact us on a day-to-day basis. City commissioners, for example, they are the group of individuals that focus on housing and [what] they can do with sales tax and focus on our daily lives as we live in Manhattan. “And then sales tax, of course, is pretty clear, how we spend money, we spend more on sales tax. The constitutional amendment for next year was very crucial in how we’re counted in the state of Kansas.” Loganbll: “What was the result of the sales tax vote?” Spellman: “It actually was voted down. So right now for sales tax in Manhattan, it is 8.95 percent, the issue on the ballot
was to increase it by 0.3 percent. So they wanted to make it 9.25 percent. I don’t remember what percentage voted against versus for, but it was struck down so, no sales tax increase.”
SPLIT SHOWDOWN CAMERON BRADLEY THE COLLEGIAN
The volleyball team went into Lawrence on Saturday afternoon looking for a second season sweep in the annual Sunflower Showdown. Not even three players reaching double-digit kills could stop the Jayhawks on Saturday as Kansas State fell to KU in four sets to split the season series with the Jayhawks for the first time since 2014. The Jayhawks held K-State (8-17, 3-10) under a .300 hitting
percentage in each set. The Wildcats hit their highest at a .294 in the second set, the one set the Wildcats won. KU (8-15, 4-9) hit over .300 for almost the entire match until the fourth set where both teams combined for 18 errors and hit below .120 percent. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Brynn Carlson led the Wildcats with 12 kills and two blocks. Freshman outside hitter Anna Dixon and redshirt junior middle blocker Peyton Williams recorded 10 kills to their names. Dixon also recorded three block assists
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and two aces. Williams had three block assists and three aces on the day with a team-high .421 hitting percentage. KU had four players in double-digit kills compared to K-State’s three. Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Langs led the way for the Jayhawks with 13 kills on 18 attacks for a .556 hit percentage. The Jayhawks dominated the opening set 25-18, leading by as many as 11 points with 18 kills and hitting an impressive .517 percent. K-State hit their sec-
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K-State volleyball splits season series with KU
ond-lowest percentage of the day at a .174 while Williams led the way for the Wildcats with three kills and three service aces. KU had a three-point lead going down the stretch in a tight second set, but K-State didn’t let it last, finishing the set on an 8-3 run to take it 25-23. Dixon led the rally with three kills and two service aces. As a team, the Wildcats hit at a .294 percentage in set two, their highest of the day. It was another tight one in set three, but K-State just couldn’t put things together enough to get
a lead, trailing the entire way to a 25-23 defeat. K-State even had a 16-14 advantage in kills, but it was the six errors compared to KU’s three and the lack of scoring runs that ranks the Wildcats into a 2-1 hole. K-State wouldn’t go down without a fight in the fourth set, as the set had 12 ties, seven lead changes and two-straight match points for the Jayhawks that the Wildcats fended off. It just wasn’t enough as KU took the final set 26-24. K-State ended the match
with a .215 hitting percentage on 49 kills and 23 errors on 121 attacks while KU finished with a .314 hitting percentage on 57 kills and 19 errors on 121 attacks. The loss extends K-State’s losing streak to three matches and six road matches. The good news for the Wildcats is that their next two matches are at home, starting with Oklahoma (16-8, 8-5) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ahearn Field House. That game will air live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ as well as on KMAN.
ed the creation of internment camps. The documents reveal strategies for officials to explain citizens' disappearances including the answer “They’re in a training school set up by the government.” The Leonids meteor shower lights up the sky tonight and tomorrow, according to the New York Times.
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BITTER LOSS
Wildcats comes up short against West Virginia at home
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The Wildcats fell short in a 24-20 loss to West Virginia Sat-
urday afternoon in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kansas State started off the game with a defensive stop, and then junior quarterback Skylar Thompson hit senior wide receiv-
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Junior quarterback Skylar Thompson looks at the scoreboard in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers in Bill Snyder Family on Nov. 16, 24-20.
er Dalton Schoen for a 68-yard touchdown on the first offensive play of the game. “It was our opening play, we anticipated the coverage we thought we were going to get,” Schoen said. “I faked him outside a little bit, and then went to the post and then Skylar just put it up there and let me run under it and make the play.” After that strong opening, almost everything went wrong for K-State. The Mountaineers responded with a pair of touchdowns sandwiched around a field goal from senior kicker Blake Lynch.
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It was a silent, stunned crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium as the Mountaineers took the victory formation to seal a 24-20 win in Manhattan on Saturday. The Mountaineers scored 10 unanswered points to defeat the Wildcats in a game in which the Kansas State offense was held to only 122 total rushing yards. "We got beat today in all phases, and there is no way to put it or explain it in the right way," junior quarterback Skylar Thompson said. "We just needed to play fourth quarters." The Wildcats opened up the game with a bang with a one-play 68-yard passing touchdown from Thompson to senior wide receiver Dalton Schoen. But from then on out, the offense struggled, especially in the fourth.
Skylar Thompson’s career day overshadowed by tough loss to West Virginia
"We had one explosive play to start the game, which was a great play and great design, but we have to find some more explosive plays in the passing game. Especially when people are pressuring us and taking us off the run," head coach Chris Klieman said. The Wildcat offense stalled in the fourth quarter, with the final four possessions ending without points. K-State turned the ball over twice in the last four possessions. Thompson threw a career-high 299 passing yards and one touchdown, but it was ultimately overshadowed by two interceptions — one that came on the final drive for K-State. Thompson finished the first half throwing 10-14 for 175 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Despite the disastrous fourth quarter, Klieman said he was pleased with Thompson's perfor-
mance. "I thought he did a nice job. To really evaluate it after not looking at it, obviously, we want to score more points — and that's everybody, that's not just your quarterback position, that's everybody," Klieman said. The West Virginia defense entered the matchup at ninth in the Big 12 in rushing defense, but locked it down against the Wildcats, allowing only 122 rush yards in the game. K-State averaged 198 yards per game before the matchup. "It is real tough, and that is who we are," senior running back James Gilbert said. "When we struggle to run the ball, it is hard to do the rest of our offense and execute at a high level. It starts with the run game, we have to execute better next week.” K-State travels to Lubbock for a battle against Texas Tech on Saturday.
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