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Sebelius returns to give Landon Lecture Broad improvements to health system discussed Austin Enns staff writer There is a political consensus among the various parties that the health care system is flawed. Most of the political debate is focused on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but Kathleen Sebelius addressed issues that her department is working on to ease the stress in the system. Sebelius, the secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the former governor of Kansas, spoke as part of the Landon Lecture Series on Monday in McCain Auditorium. Sebelius chose to focus her speech on how to address health problems, and the positive impact solutions would have on the population. “Health is really about freedom, when we live longer, healthier lives, we’ve got time to do our jobs, time to volunteer in our neighborhoods and play with our children, to watch our grandchildren grow up,” Sebelius said. “When the health of the nation improves we see the benefits each and every day of our lives.” The start of the speech focused on improvements in insurance coverage due to the health care bill. The areas that Sebelius cited dealt with prescription drug coverage for seniors, a program to help companies fund insurance coverage for retirees and coverage for people with existing medical conditions. One example Sebelius mentioned was the 19,000 seniors in Kansas who received money from the government to help pay for prescription drugs, but Sebelius said many of the changes will not take effect until 2014. “We’re starting to fill some of the biggest gaps and end some of

the worst abuses, and give more control to all the people who felt like there was nothing they could do when their premiums went up 30 percent or their claims were denied,” Sebelius said. As well as the defense of the insurance portion of the Affordable Care Act, Sebelius also emphasized six lesser-known health issues that HHS is seeking to improve. They ranged from making medical records electronic and preventing infections in hospitals, to funding efforts to fight obesity and cancer. Sebelius said they are looking to create effective medical countermeasures to biological, chemical and radiological hazards. These would identify the hazard and treat the people affected by the hazards. The measures include vaccines, drugs and diagnostics. “The problem right now is that there’s little incentive for the big drug companies — for the pharmaceutical companies — to produce medical countermeasures for conditions like the ebola virus or exposure to non-medical radiation, even though in the event of an outbreak or nuclear explosion those countermeasures are absolutely critical,” Sebelius said. She said President Obama mandated a federal review of the production of medical countermeasures. Several suggested solutions to the shortfalls found by the review include starting a venture capital firm that would fund companies trying to come up with new drugs, as well as a simplified regulatory process for these companies. Cancer was another major health problem Sebelius addressed, and she said it is a disease that 50 percent of American males and 33 percent of American females will have. “For years the main approach to

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Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and former governor of Kansas, awaits her speech at the Landon Lecture on Monday in McCain Auditorium.

Child care center opens in new location

MHK receives grant

Facility to oﬀer four additional classrooms, nursing mother’s room

Transporation Department awards Manhattan airport $300K to develop small community air service

Hayli Morrison web manager About 25 years ago, a parentrun co-op school opened in a former apartment building on the edge of campus. The K-State Center for Child Development has since undergone many changes — professional staffing, state licensing, official university affiliation, and on Monday, a new state-of-the-art facility. The center doubled its size to 32,000 square feet and added four classrooms — three at the infant and toddler level and one for elementary-aged students. The latter program will launch in the spring to provide care for 30 kids before and after school, as well as full-time during summers. The center currently serves children 6 weeks old through preschool-age, and total enrollment capacity will reach 230 students next semester. The increased space will help meet pressing community demands for infant care, according to CCD Director Debra J. Ring. “Our waitlist for infant and toddler was enough for us to have 200 kids just at that level,” she said. “Infant and toddler care is in high demand locally and there is not a lot available.” The new facility also offers a nursing mothers’ room, as well as indoor play space that can ac-

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A construction worker uses a hydraulic excavator to landscape the area outside the new Center for Child Development on Monday afternoon. commodate children during inclement weather. “In Kansas, it’s too cold or raining or too hot a lot of days. Before, the students just had to stay in the classroom. Now, we have a multi-purpose room for use on those days,” Ring said. Other differences students will notice include increased use of natural lighting through large windows in each classroom.

“They’ve learned that fluorescent lights aren’t good for children and we don’t need them, so we use lots of natural light unless it’s a really cloudy day,” Ring said, referring to scientific studies on childhood development that formed a basis for the new center’s design. There are many other natural aspects to the new facility, including choice of décor colors and

fabrics. In the spring, CCD staff, students and families will design and create an outdoor butterfly garden, organic vegetable garden and greenhouse to grow produce for salads served at the school. The playgrounds will meet criteria for accreditation with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Nature Explore program. A storm water

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The Manhattan Regional Airport recently received a $300,000 grant through the Department of Transportation to be used over the next two years. MHK was one of 19 airports selected from a field of 74 grant applications from communities in 35 states. These grants are given out annually to small airports to help develop solutions to any air service problems based on their needs and circumstances. Manhattan was one of two cities selected by the Small Community Air Service Development Program to provide assistance for marketing programs to promote existing, upgraded or recently acquired air services. By providing Manhattan the opportunity to develop and implement air service projects suited to its individual needs, the program also aims to maximize the potential for success in the community. “These funds will be used to help step up efforts in the marketing area,” said Peter Van Kuren, airport director. “This will help us improve upon the services we provide and will allow for more business and a

better experience for travelers.” As the holidays grow closer, many students will once again be traveling to be with their families. Airports can be hectic on any given day, but when traveling during the holidays, the endeavors can be twice as taxing. “Now with our improved service and with the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, it is very busy,” Kuren said. In previous years, the airport has reported an average of 30 travelers daily, but recently, the number of travelers has jumped to 188. That number is expected to increase even more as the holidays get closer. “It’s a great opportunity for people in the region to have a place to travel to and from, and unlike larger airports, such as Kansas City and Wichita, we don’t charge for parking, and that has benefited us as well,” Kuren said. However, Kuren added that the increased number of travelers has put the airport’s parking at capacity. On Nov. 18, the Manhattan airport successfully sent off its first daily flight to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. While this addition offers a new destination, Kuren said he was unsure how it has affected the number of travelers. “It’s too soon to tell about Chicago and its influence on the number of travelers, but it should definitely help out,” Kuren said.

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POLICE REPORTS Tiara Williams staff writer

Unattended death reported A Manhattan woman died Wednesday, according to a Riley County Police Department report. Lindsey Rickstrew, 23, did not show up to work; therefore, her employer called the police, according to the report. Police broke into her apartment, located on the 1500 block of Oxford Place, around 12:20 p.m. because there was no response from the inside and all windows and doors were locked, Lt. Herb Crosby said. They found Rickstrew dead; allegedly she had a medical condition, Crosby said. According to the report, an autopsy is being done in Topeka.

Man finds items stolen A Manhattan man reported criminal damage to property and burglary that occurred between 3:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 8:55 p.m. Sunday, according to a Riley County Police Department report. Dane Kueser Colton, 20, of the 600 block of Osage Street, had his home entered after a brick was thrown through the back door, Crosby said. The suspect or suspects took 185 DVDs, 20 Blueray discs, 14 PlayStation 3 games, eight GameCube games, two PlayStation 3 controllers, a PlayStation 3 and a Nike backpack, according to the report. Crosby said the total lost is estimated at $5,800.

Business reports damage Bob’s Heating, located at 1127 Hayes Drive, received criminal damage to property and a burglary between 5 p.m. Nov. 23 and 7:30 a.m. Nov. 24, according to a report from the RCPD. Employee Warren Martin,

COPS BLOTTER 63, of the 1900 block on Hayes Drive, had his work van rear window damaged and miscellaneous power tools taken, Crosby said. Total estimated lost equals $1,459.

Guitar taken from room A Manhattan man’s cousin alerted him about a missing item and advised him to call the police, Crosby said. Alex Good, 19, of the 1600 block of Hillcrest Drive, left his black Gibson guitar and black hard case in a room at his cousin’s, located on the 1500 block of Campus Road, according to the report. Between 1:30 a.m. Nov. 11 and 4:30 p.m. Nov. 15, those two items were stolen, according to the report. Crosby said the items are valued at $1,090.

Department reports camera missing Property belonging to the K-State Department of Industrial Engineering is missing, according to an RCPD report. Ching Wu, 49, took a friend home from Olive Garden, located at 715 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Sunday around 8:20 p.m., and when he returned found the camera he left there gone, Crosby said. Valuing at $1,060, the missing items are a Nikon D90 Digital SLR with black zoom lens, memory card and black campus camera bag.

ARREST REPORTS SUNDAY Russell Arhema Christensen, of Wichita, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,000. Isaiah Jade Garrett, of the 1300 block of Fremont Street, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,000. Sheena Marie Gess, of the 600 block of Highland Ridge Drive, was booked for sale, distribution or cultivation of opiates or narcotics; possession of opiates, opium or narcotics; no Kansas drug tax stamp; possession or paraphernalia to grow or distribute marijuana; unlawful possession or

hallucinogens and use or possession or paraphernalia to introduce into the human body. Bond was set at $5,000. Matthew Houghton Pfeiffer, of Morganville, Kan., was booked for probation violation. Bond was set at $1,500. Jacquelyn Paige Valenta, of the 3300 block of Kennsington Court, was booked for battery. Bond was set at $500. Tyler William Valenta, of the 3300 block of Kennsington Court, was booked for domestic battery and criminal restraint. Bond was set at $1,000.

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Women’s laptops gone Two Manhattan women came home to find their laptops gone between 1 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday, according to the RCPD report. Janai Clark, 22, and Kaylee Clark, 18, of the 800 block on Fremont Street, cannot find a Dell laptop, valued at $500, and an Acer laptop, valued at $500, according to the report. Crosby said there were no signs of forced entry, and the police are labeling this incident as a burglary and theft.

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Slow cookers oﬀer hassle-free preparation for variety of meals K-State Research and Extension A slow cooker is a relatively inexpensive kitchen appliance, $20 and up, but is a friend in the kitchen when it comes to getting dinner on the table in a hurry. The holidays are busy, but most people are busy at this time anyway, said Lisa Friesen, who likes to have dinner well on its way when she arrives home after work. Friesen, a K-State Research and Extension nutrition and health educator based in Sedgwick County, Kan., is an advocate for healthy, but easy meals, and is a fan of the slow cooker. “It takes planning,” she said. “You’ll need to read the recipe, make sure ingredients are on hand, and plan to allow 15 to 30 minutes before work to assemble recipe ingredients and start the cooking process.” Friesen said using a slow cooker is time well spent, and

explained that a fragrant, onepot meal will be ready and waiting at dinner time. “Slow cookers use low, moist heat (on low, 170 F, and on high, 280 F) that can tenderize less expensive cuts of meat (a skirt steak, shoulder or leg cuts are examples) and offer a savings on the grocery bill,” she said. A slow cooker can be used for a variety of health promoting and satisfying recipes, including soups, stews and pot roasts or poultry, vegetarian entrees, casseroles, desserts and specialty foods, such as mulled cider or a party dip, and basic food preparation, such as cooking dried beans, which are one of Friesen’s favorites. “Using a slow cooker can take the guesswork out of cooking dried beans,” Friesen said. There’s no need to watch the pot, said Friesen, who noted dried beans provide healthy, but bargain-priced

protein and is rich in foliate and fiber. Beans lend themselves to slow cooking. In American food history, there was a time when women often n chose

tein to a soup, stew or other recipe, p such as ham and beans, can be served as a side dish or, when paired with corn bread, star on the menu, Friesen said.

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said. If new to slow cooking, Friesen advises reading the manufacturers’ instructions for using and caring for a slow cooker, and following the recipes provided until familiar with the appliance and a standard product. Heat expands, and filling a slow cooker at least half full, but no more than threequarters full, is recommended, said Friesen, who offered basic slow-cooker tips: * Meat and vegetables should be cut similar in size, so foods will cook evenly. * Recipes typically call for arranging vegetables in the bottom of the cooking pot because vegetables cook more slowly. * Most recipes also call for adding liquid (beef, chicken or vegetable broth, wine or water) for slow, moist cooking; about one inch of liquid (in the bottom of the cooker) is recommended. * Once the cooking pro-

cess is started, keep lifting the lid to a minimum, as each time a lid is opened or lifted, the temperature in the slow cooker can drop as much as 20 to 30 F and add 20 (or more) minutes to cooking time. * Once familiar with a standard, slow-cooked product, Friesen suggested allowing four hours on low or two hours on high for each one hour of conventional oven cooking time as a general rule in converting traditional family recipes. Friesen recommended testing the working order of a slow cooker. She said she does not recommend using a slow cooker to reheat cooked leftovers, which are more likely to remain safe and retain flavor and quality if reheated more quickly in the oven, in a pan on the rangetop, or in the microwave. Once cooked leftovers are reheated to 140 F, they can, however, be held in the slow cooker, she said.

Architecture exhibit features baroque, renaissance-style Roman buildings

State representative dies at hospital

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Danny Davis senior staff writer Flags across the state have been ordered to fly at half-staff until tonight in remembrance of state Rep. Jim Morrison, 68, from Colby. Gov. Mark Parkinson directed state buildings and grounds to fly them in such a

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The Church of Carolus Borromeus (Carolus Borromeuskerk) at the Hendrik Conscienceplein in Antwerp, is a former Jesuit Church in baroque style. early 20th centuries. Letarouilly published Volume 1 in 1840 and Volume 2in 1850; Volume 3 was published in 1857, two years after his death. A companion publication, “Table of Materials,” was published to go with the set in 1857. The engravings were so popular that Volume 1 was substantially upgraded and reprinted in 1851. The en-

hanced renderings in the 1851 version became the basis for all subsequent versions of the publication. The Chang Gallery is free and open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, as well as on weekday holidays. Funding for this exhibit is provided by the K-State student fine arts fee.

cash reserves to cover operating costs. The city is also constructing a $15.8 million Water Treatment Plant Expansion, which began in July and is projected to be complete in January 2012. Annual payments on the expansion are $1.2 million. City staff members have projected a 7 percent increase in rates for 2011 and 9 percent increases for the following years. They studied other Big 12 Conference cities for a comparison of water rates and usage. The cities that were studied have either flat rate structures or increasing block rate structures. Some use rates that categorize usage by residen-

tial, commercial, industrial or irrigation. Another common structure is a seasonal rate system, with increased rates during the summer. In August, the city presented data projecting the effects of a transition to a flat rate structure among the different categories of users. Based on the data, people using small volumes of water would see a decrease on their water bills, moderate users would have a singledigit increase and large-volume users would have a double-digit increase. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the City Commission Room at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.

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The buildings of renaissance and baroque Rome are getting a closer look. “A Comparative Analysis of Letarouilly’s ‘Edifices de Rome Moderne’ — Then and Now” will be shown in the Chang Gallery of Seaton Hall from Nov. 29 to Jan. 21, 2011. The exhibit is sponsored by the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. The exhibit features the reproductions of engravings and original photographs documenting buildings of renaissance and baroque Rome as depicted by Paul Marie Letarouilly in his three-volume “Edifices de Rome Moderne.” The exhibit locates and documents the existing structures and the present state of the buildings depicted in Letarouilly’s 354 plates, illustrating both historic changes and original misrepresentations. The main body of research for the exhibit was completed from 2003-2006 by Kevin J. Hinders and research assistants from the School of Architecture at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Letarouilly’s “Edifices de Rome Moderne” is considered one of the most widely consulted plate books of the 19th century, serving generations of architects at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and in American architectural offices. The compendium of plans and facades is both of historical interest to and practical application of the building needs of the expanding metropolises of the late 19th and

Rep. Morrison served 10 years in the 121st District

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way until Morrison’s interment. He died in a Denver hospital Wednesday, Nov. 24, where he was undergoing heart treatment. Survivors include his wife Karen, four children and grandchildren. Morrison graduated from Colby High School in 1960 and majored in comparative biochemistry and physiology at the University of Kansas in 1964. In 1967, he earned his doctorate in optometry at the Southern Col-

lege of Optometry in Memphis, Tenn. Morrison served his first term as legislator in 1992 for the 121st District. During this year’s elections, he was reelected for a 10th term. As of print time, a funeral service had not been scheduled.

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SG WHO? Knowing senators necessary for accountability

“There is no amount of money that would get me to do that.” Sarah Gillespie JUNIOR, FINANCE

“I would do it for $200 an hour.”

Liliana Baquero GRADUATE STUDENT, HISPANIC LITERATURE

“$150. I’m not going to do it to an auditorium of people I know though.” Nathan Lechtenberg JUNIOR, MATH AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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Tim Schrag I’ve always been the type to play devil’s advocate; not necessarily to be difficult, but more to make sure decisions and practices are well thought out and worthwhile, or to raise a point or flaw I see. I think it’s time to play this game with the student body, in terms of who it elects for leaders, i.e., the student senators. The 60-member groups set the amount of money students pay in privilege fees every year. They allocate funds to student organizations across campus, help with athletic ticket policies and make recommendations to the administration on behalf of the student body, among other things. In spite of how important these decisions are, I highly doubt the average student knows who their senators are. I know I didn’t and, for that matter, SGA’s website is not up to date, so I doubt I will anytime soon. This makes me slightly concerned; with such little knowledge of who these figures are and what their voting records are, I wonder if these individuals are voting as trustees or delegates. I’m sure Danny Davis would argue that, through his weekly coverage of SGA activities, students can stay well-informed of what the Student Senate is up to, but it doesn’t seem like enough. I want the comfort of knowing that my senators will vote in ways that look out for me and my fellow students. I have several friends and acquaintances in the senate, and after talking with them, I have deduced that they all seem to do things very differently from each other in terms of how they vote. Ashton Archer, junior in mechanical engineering, is a senator representing the College of Engineering. Archer said senators in her college work hard to take the pulse of the college before voting.

“I know I like to vote for what is going to be the best interest of my college,” Archer said. Archer also said that engineering students frequently e-mail her their thoughts on the issues they are having, as well as what SGA is currently discussing. Archer said she thinks she has a good grasp of what the college is thinking, as the engineering students are very communicable, especially about issues involving privilege fees, but she cannot speak for the other colleges. She added that the engineering senators meet frequently and seek out feedback from students and the dean of their college. Senators are elected every spring for various reasons. Some students vote to help their friends get into

office, others because they believe in democracy. Some might vote to make sure Joe Wildcat does not get elected. The reasons for voting come in all shapes and sizes, yet year after year, only a small portion of students actually vote. The current student body president, Danny Unruh, and his running mate Annie Oliver won the 2010 general election with only 1,758 votes. That’s not really any kind of electoral mandate, especially for a student body of over 23,000. I realize these two are not senators, but they help me illustrate a point: in the 2009 general election, with almost the same winning percentage, Dalton Henry and Wanye Stoskopf won with 2,715 votes. Do we see a pattern? I think so. People are

not as interested in voting, and the student body president elections are the one area where people vote the most. We have two senators elected to their positions with fewer than 10 votes. Any of the other positions, such as college councils in SGA, really only require 10 to secure a victory, with the exception of the College of Agriculture. OK, K-Staters. In January, when SGA election propaganda begins to flood campus, make sure you can trust the folks running for Student Senate, because once they are elected, they have a thing called job security. Tim Schrag is a junior in journalism and mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@spub.ksu.edu.

Generation should read more; books easily accessible

“Probably do it for free. I think it’d be a cool experience.”

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Ryan Holiday, a blogger who I think is best described as a modernday philosopher, often adds the following quote to the conclusion of emails he sends out to those in his book group: “I promised myself a long time ago that if I saw a book that interested me I’d never let time or money or anything else prevent me from having it. This means that I treat reading with a certain amount of respect.” I hardly claim to be the world’s greatest reader. The number of books I pick up in the hopes of reading sooner or later vastly outnumber the books I actually get around to reading. That little mea culpa out of the way, I am disappointed by how little many people around me are actually reading. In a Nov. 2 article for The Epoch Times, Shahrzad Noorbaloochi quotes Pam Boiros from the Prison Book Program, a program designed to promote literacy in Boston prisons. Boiros said, “The statistics show that not only is a sizable proportion of the U.S. prison population functionally illiterate, but that the only factor that reduces recidivism rates is education.” In this day and age, where we like to think that illiteracy — at least in the developed world — is largely a thing of the past, I would think that more people who can read would be willing to take the time to better themselves by picking up a book once in a while and actually reading it. Even in America, not everyone has that ability,

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so it’s a real shame to see people who do decide not to use that skill, a skill many others would love to have. With the various forms that books can take now, from a physical book to a digital file that can be read on a phone app, it is hard to argue that books are not easily accessible. I have downloaded the “Kindle” app on my phone, and I love being able to pull it out and read a few pages whenever I get the chance. It’s better than standing in a line and being bored. I often hear the excuse that people would rather see the movie version than actually take the time to read a book. Trust me, of all the people in the world, I am not going to discourage you from seeing movies. I love movies and watch them every chance I get, but reading the book version of a film often makes both experiences more rewarding. “Fight Club” is one example where people would really benefit from partaking in both experiences. The film version is great and David Fincher really is an amazing director, but by only watching the film, you miss out on some of the events and philosophical arguments that are only in the book. As good of a director as Fincher is, Chuck Palahniuk is just as good of an author. I could say the same for Eric Garcia’s “Repo Men” or even Tucker Max’s “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.” No matter what the movie is, if it’s based on a book, it will probably never hurt you to take a glance at both. I am not going to make elitist arguments here and say that you should be reading Shakespeare or Old English literature. Go for it, if you want to. Shakespeare is often terrifically wellwritten. But I do not see anything wrong with reading the “Twilight” or “Harry Potter” series, as long as it means you are actually reading. I have found from my personal

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experiences that mass-produced books are often some of the best to read. The “Harry Potter” series, for example, contains some character arcs that rival anything Shakespeare ever put together. Yes, Severus Snape, I’m looking at you. Or, if you are looking for something a bit more mature, what about the “Millennium Trilogy” by Stieg Larsson? I recently bought a Kindle version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” after having heard about it for so long and I have to say that I’d recommend it. It might be a bestseller, but there’s nothing wrong with reading something that everyone else is reading too. In fact, I would argue that if this gives you the opportunity

to discuss the book with someone else, everyone wins. David Fincher is making a movie version of that one, too, so maybe you should read the book first. That way, when the movie comes around, you can enjoy the experience a little bit more and brag to everyone that you saw the various twists and turns coming. So get out your phone and download a book, already. No matter what it is, I can almost guarantee you it’s better than just waiting in line doing nothing. Joshua Madden is a senior in political science and history. Please send comments to opinion@spub.ksu.edu.

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K-State coach Frank Martin speaks to players during the second half against Emporia State in Bramlage Coliseum on Monday. The Wildcats defeated the Hornets, 85-61.

Pullen steps up, helps Wildcats blow by Hornets Ashley Dunkak sports editor After dropping to No. 5 in the polls over Thanksgiving break, the Wildcats continued to build another win streak, following the Friday win over Texas Southern with an 81-65 victory over the Emporia State Hornets on Monday night. “I think we responded very well,” said sophomore guard Rodney McGruder, who had 17 points in the game. “Coach, he stressed it in practice that it’s not a great feeling to lose, so we took that and used it as adversity and turned around, and practice has been very intense.” In the first few minutes of the game, the Wildcats and the Hornets exchanged baskets, several of which came as second-chance points because of offensive rebounds. Senior guard Jacob Pullen and junior forward Jamar Samuels led K-State on an 8-1 run, giving them a 12-6 lead going into the first media timeout — approximately four minutes into the game. Senior forward Curtis Kelly, who did not suit up to play in the first three games of the season, earned a starting spot in the lineup on Monday night, but he got two quick fouls and was back on the bench within two and a half minutes. When all was said and done, he logged only 11 minutes in the game. Head coach Frank Martin substituted many freshmen in the game, but the upperclassmen led the scoring for the Wildcats; every basket through the first 9 minutes came from Pullen, Samuels or junior forward Freddy Asprilla, who looked better than he had all season, finishing

with 17 points and eight rebounds. Hornets senior forward Adam Holthaus, who competed with the junior college transfer throughout the contest, called Asprilla a big guy and a physical specimen. “He’s great finishing inside,” Holthaus said. “He gets inside the lane and he’s hard to move out, especially when you’re undersized to start with.” Pullen stole the show in the first half, however, going 4 of 5 from behind the arc to become K-State’s all-time leading 3-point shooter with 241 makes. At the end of the first half, he had 20 points, three assists and 2 rebounds plus a block and a steal. He would have 26 points and add a pair of assists by the game’s end. K-State head coach Frank Martin said Pullen responded exactly the way a senior who has been through the ropes with a team for four years should respond. “He takes pride,” Martin said. “He knows he hadn’t practiced well going into Kansas City; he knows he hasn’t been playing well, and he came back from Kansas City understanding that he needed to get better with his practice habits, which he has. He’s back to being the guy that we had the first two weeks of the season, as far as out there demanding that people do their jobs and him doing his.” K-State led Emporia State by 19-11 at the second media timeout — which comes at the first stoppage of play after the 12-minute mark — and continued to increase its lead as the half progressed. With 3:33 to play in the opening half, the Wildcats had nearly

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Forward Curtis Kelly dunks the ball during the second half against Emporia State in Bramlage Coliseum on Monday. The Wildcats improved to 6-1 on the season with the defeat of the Hornets. doubled the Hornets’ score and led 39-20. During that 27-9 run, freshman guard Will Spradling — who struggled against Duke after playing well in previous games — showed his grit by his reaction to turning the ball over as he drove in for a layup: he stole the ball back, went the length of the floor again, and this time converted the layup to give the Wildcats their first double-digit lead. He would continue to earn playing time, at one point throwing back-to-back assists with a charge taken in between. K-State swamped Emporia State in most categories, but the Hornets did shoot much better from the foul line in the

first half, converting 8 of 14 attempts compared to the Wildcats’ 2 of 8. By the halfway point, the Wildcats had amassed a 46-27 lead. In the first half, K-State tripled Emporia State’s points in the paint, and for the entire game the Wildcats would total 46 points down low in comparison to the Hornets’ 16. “When we can play inside out, that’s when we’re at our best basketball,” Pullen said. “We can get in transition, we can miss tough shots because we know our bigs are running to the rim and they’re going to clean up. And it also gives them motive to run the floor because they know when we get in transition that it’s going to either be a clean-up job or

they’re going to get an easy layup, so we want to reward them for rebounding and working hard defensively.” The second half began much as the first half had. The teams traded baskets, and the officials whistled Kelly for his third foul only two minutes in, as he tried to rebound his own miss. Nevertheless, the Wildcats began to build on their 19point halftime lead, going on a 10-3 run before the Hornets came back with consecutive baskets to cut the deficit to what it was at halftime. From there, the Wildcats went on a 16-0 run to increase their lead to 35 points. During that scoring spree, Kelly scored his first points of the game on an inside shot that rolled over the rim. He then followed that with a pair of dunks. Emporia State kept competing from there, but even with the experience of five seniors in the starting lineup, it could not match the size and athleticism of K-State. Hornets head coach David Moe said he thought there were positives for his team and said that, aside from one or two stretches, his players never hung their heads and gave in. “Mainly, when we drive, we get layups, and they came back and contested, blocked a lot of our shots, especially in the first half, probably a handful in the second half,” Moe said. “But that still doesn’t stop us from sprinting back in transition, doesn’t stop us from boxing out, doesn’t stop us from doing the things that we need to do for us to be successful. Certainly their aggressiveness and the way they’re coached and the way they get after it is tough for us to match up with physically.”

Wildcats look to stay hot against South Dakota State Paul Harris staff writer South Dakota State is set to enter Bramlage Coliseum tonight hungry for a win. The Jackrabbits are 3-2 this season, having lost two of their last three games. The team’s latest loss came at the hands of Middle Tennessee State in a 70-51 romp. The Jackrabbits are an experienced team with three seniors and two juniors. Senior guard Macie Michelson has handled the point guard duties for South Dakota State the last two years. A balanced scoring attack is led by junior forward Jennie Sunnarborg’s 14 points per game. Senior guard Kristin Rotert and junior center Jill Young add in over 12 points per game. Although the Jackrabbits are a veteran group, they average 22 turnovers per game. K-State is forcing their opponents into just under 18 turnovers per game. While South Dakota State

enters this game on a losing streak, K-State has done nothing but win since kicking off the 2010-11 campaign. The Wildcats enter this game fresh off their first road victory. The team traveled to South Carolina for the first time since 1983 and scored fewer than 60 points for the first time this season. K-State is averaging about 65 points per game. Sophomore guard Brittany Chambers and junior forward Jalana Childs have paced the squad as the leading scorers in four of the team’s first five games. Chambers drops in 17 points per game, while Childs chips in just over 11 points per game. Sophomore guard Mariah White and junior forward Branshea Brown complement their highscoring teammates by pulling down six rebounds per game. South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston is in his 11th season. Under his tenure, the Jackrabbits have

won a Division II national championship, entered Division I play and entered this season on the heels of two straight trips to the NCAA tournament. Johnston was also a finalist for the 2009 Naismith Award, an annual award given to the best basketball coach in the country. Under head coach Deb Patterson, the Wildcats have feasted on non-conference foes. K-State has won five straight games in Bramlage and is 125-22 there. This will be the second matchup in just over a week against a Summit League team for the Wildcats. K-State defeated Western Illinois 63-53 on Nov. 21. On Dec. 5, the Wildcats will hit the road for the second time and travel to Iowa City and take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes are ranked in the top 25 of both polls. K-State is receiving votes in both polls. Tip-off for tonight’s game against South Dakota State is set for 7.

With the college football season nearing the end of the road, votes for the Heisman Trophy Award will soon be tallied. The frontrunner of the race, Cameron Newton, junior quarterback for Auburn University, is undoubtedly on pace to win the prestigious award as the best player in college football, but a storm of conspiracy theories and allegations may stop him in his tracks. Newton, the breakout star of the college football season, has been accused of soliciting money to play for Mississippi State. According to espn.com, he was also caught cheating three times while attending the University of Florida, and was arrested for the possession of a stolen laptop. Although these events happened more than two years ago, they began to surface as Newton took the lead in the race for the Heisman. Even if the accusations are true, they happened two years ago. The Heisman is awarded to a student athlete based on his performance of the current year in which the candidate is up for selection. Because the allegations are not proven and don’t look to be justified any time soon, in my opinion, Newton should be eligible to receive the award. These accusations are showing up now because Newton is having stellar success this year. If he were a mediocre quarterback rather than the potential No. 1 draft pick, none of this would be happening. Haters are bringing up the past to bring Newton down. Imagine this kind of a scandal happening here in Manhattan. What if a nationally respected name, like Daniel Thomas or Jacob Pullen, were to get in deep with a sketchy situation like Newton’s? I’d like to see fair and unbiased actions taken in retaliation to the problem, but at the same time I’d feel torn to see our hometown heroes getting a media beatdown. Campus would be humming with rage if one of our players were being unfairly attacked for an allegation that has yet to be justified. If it were Thomas leading the Heisman race, Manhattan would want nothing more than to put the rumors to rest. Thomas would need to be focused on winning football games, not battling the accusations about his past. I would be lying to myself to say that every single person who can vote for the Heisman winner will overlook Newton’s allegations because they have yet to be proven true. Just by watching 10 minutes of SportsCenter, I can tell you that several voters are already shying away from a “Newton for Heisman” vote simply because his integrity as a student and as a player is in jeopardy. If the allegations do turn out to be true, then sure, Newton should be ineligible. It’s against NCAA regulation to solicit money from a school. But until they are proven true, Newton is eligible and shouldn’t be penalized for the gray areas in his past. If it were Thomas in trouble, K-State fans would want him to be treated without bias, and Newton deserves the same respect. Brian Broeckelman is a sophomore in journalism and mass communications. Please send comments to sports@spub.ksu.edu.

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Forward Jalana Childs shoots during the first half of the Wildcats’ game against Indiana State in Bramlage Coliseum on Nov. 17. The Cats defeated Indiana State 64-48.

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Film worthwhile journey through diﬀerent cultural experiences “Eat Pray Love” ★★★★✩

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me into her situation. She was kind of unlikable, and not in a good

review by Patrick Bales film, In its theatrical release and short-lived time on DVD, “Eat Pray Love” has divided its audience. Some detest this movie, while others love it. Surprisingly, this division has most likely come from Julia Roberts’ character, Liz. Some think she is a selfish yuppie who doesn’t mind hurting others to get what she wants. They think she’s a whiner who doesn’t stop complaining about her over-privileged life. Now, I won’t discount all of these complaints. Her character does seem a little uptight. Even at the end of the movie, when she is supposed to be changed, the thought of wanting to spend a lot of time with her never crossed my mind. However, as a fan of this film, I did experience this sense of admiration for her. I admired her for her commitment to lead a better life. Back in America, Liz was in a life that was thrown at her suddenly. She married at a young age and committed to a suburban life solely because she thought that was what she was supposed to do. The man she married was a nice guy, but he was immature and not right for her. I know that everything that happened to her was no one’s fault but her own. She could have waited to marry someone else. But here’s my question for you: for her mistake, does she really have to spend the rest of her life in unhappiness? Is that a just punishment for committing to the wrong life? Perhaps the haters might answer this question differently, but I supported her decision to venture out into the world to discover her true self. Much like the title suggests, Liz goes out into the world to find herself by eating exquisite food, meditating and discovering love again.

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She encounters a number of broken-hearted characters along the way. In India, she meets a man (Richard Jenkins) who has lost everything in his life in America, and in Bali, she runs into a Brazilian (Javier Bardem) who has experienced heartbreak similar to her own. Even though the movie focuses primarily on Liz, I was more fascinated with the characters she interacted with. During her time in India, I desperately wanted to know more about Jenkins’ character. After he lets her in on his past

life, I found myself wanting to know his entire story. In real life, that guy should have written a best-selling book. It would have made for an even better movie. The cinematography and scenery is stunning. Director Ryan Murphy captures each country with a sense of honesty and an eye for beauty. This truthful approach allows us to take the journey with Liz and embrace the cultures around her. I got a lot out of her cultural experiences and think many others will as well.

as college students, we often become so consumed with getting from one point to the next that we don’t bother to take a breather and enjoy life. This movie is a nice reminder that life is all about balance. It’s important to work hard, but when it interferes with enjoying life and appreciating the world around us, it’s time to reassess our priorities. My only major complaint was that I didn’t feel a strong connection with Liz. Like I mentioned earlier, I supported her decision, but her character never really sucked

Musical features Aguilera’s voice, strong supporting cast performances

way. Roberts’ natural charm helps in certain spots, but she can’t save everything. The script also has a few weak points. It was strong enough to carry the film for over two hours, so it’s a wellwritten film, but some of the lines are a little over-dramatic and dishonest. As a whole, I got the same pleasure from this as I did from “Into the Wild.” I found myself thrilled that a person was able to break away from her ordinary life in search of something better. Granted, “Into the Wild” is a stronger

but I had a very similar fascination with this. I’m not guaranteeing that everyone will enjoy this movie. Some will find Liz to be an obnoxiously selfabsorbed woman. But if you’re a fan of the book, or if you think that what Liz did was inspiring, you will be pleasantly surprised by “Eat Pray Love.” Patrick Bales is a senior in elementary education. Please send comments to edge@spub.ksu.edu.

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“Burlesque” ★★★★✩

review by Joshua Madden The holidays are often a time spent with family, with people taking time out of their lives to relax and enjoy life for a bit. Different families enjoy different things, I’m sure, but in my family, it’s fairly common for us to go to the movies together, so it wasn’t unusual that we decided to see “Burlesque” together. What was unusual, however, was the fact that despite our various ages and tastes, everyone in my family liked the film. “Burlesque” follows Christina Aguilera — who plays a character named Ali Rose who suspiciously has all the same talents as Aguilera herself — as she moves to Los Angeles in hope of making a living as a singer or a dancer. She winds up at a club called “Burlesque” that features attractive women dancing under the watchful eyes of Tess (Cher) and her stage manager Sean (Stanley Tucci). Ali has to prove herself to Tess in order to get a shot at fulfilling her dreams while also dealing with the new lifestyle Los Angeles offers her, which includes a potential relationship with one of Burlesque’s bartenders, Jack (Cam Gigandet). Devoting a paragraph of this review to the plot is almost silly because if you actually go see this film, you will quickly realize that the plot is merely an excuse to carry Christina Aguilera from song to song. “Burlesque” is a musical, after all, and it is actually a pretty good one. Anyone familiar with Aguilera and her work will

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“Deathly Hallows” ★★★★★ review by Tyler Brown

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know this already before reading my thoughts here, but let me tell you, Aguilera can sing. She can really sing. When her character first takes the microphone and starts letting loose to prove herself, it’s a powerful moment onscreen. If there’s anyone to build a musical around, it’s Aguilera. Most of the actors largely push through the film with no real effort, which is fine because at the end of the day, “Burlesque” is just silly fun, but two actors really go above and beyond with surprisingly deep performances: Stanley Tucci and Kristen Bell. Kristen Bell — whom most people will probably know as Sarah Marshall from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall — plays an alcoholic dancer who is unhappy about the fact that Ali begins to take attention away from her as she gains more and more popularity at the club for herself. It’s a surpris-

ingly dark performance from the usually sunny and upbeat Bell, so she deserves credit for showing some range. It is Stanley Tucci, however, who really steals the show. Tucci is probably most famous for the movies he’s done with Meryl Streep: “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Julie and Julia.” If you’ve seen either of those movies, then you know how well Tucci develops chemistry with older women on screen, and “Burlesque” is no exception. Cher’s best moments in the film are when she and Tucci banter back and forth. Tucci adds some much needed humor to the film and serves as a nice break between Aguilera’s musical numbers. There are a few faults with the film, but they’re not a huge deal. The two that stuck out to me the most is that the various romance subplots often felt forced. This is not a major issue, because most people going to see “Burlesque” know the ticket price is going toward what essentially

amounts to an Aguilera concert, not a Jane Austen novel, but it still would have been nice to see a little more development on the subplot between Ali and the rich businessman Marcus (Eric Dane). You should skip this paragraph if you don’t want to read a minor spoiler, but the other major fault in “Burlesque” is that the film never addresses the fact that the audience wants to see a duet between Cher and Aguilera. It’s such an obvious thing to do with these two stars, but they never deliver on this one. I kept waiting for a song featuring the two of them together, but it didn’t happen, which was rather disappointing. These faults don’t ever outweigh the fact that “Burlesque” delivers what people really want to see: terrific musical performances from Christina Aguilera. On top of that, thanks mainly to Tucci, there’s actually some humor here too. Tucci helps to keep the transition between songs from being awkward and really deserves credit for a great performance. Because “Burlesque” is such over-thetop fun, I’m awarding the film 4 stars out of 5. Joshua Madden is a senior in history and political science. Please send comments to edge@spub. ksu.edu.

If you haven’t been to the theater to see the new film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” then I’d have to assume you’re either not a fan of the series of books or movies or you don’t know a fan who has dragged you to see it for the umpteenth time. If you’re a part of this group, you’ve at least heard that this film is a big deal. It’s such a big deal because of its finality. The series that our generation grew up with came to a close in its literary form back in 2007, but now we are finally homing in on the end of Harry’s magical journey in its cinematic format. The story for the final chapter — now chapters, seeing as it’s being split into two films — is definitely not light in tone. The movie starts off drearily as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out to leave their studious lives at Hogwarts in the goal of seeking out and destroying the remaining horcruxes of Voldemort. For those of you unfamiliar, horcruxes are items that one can store parts of their soul in, becoming “immortal” should a resurrection be in order. The trio’s journey takes them from London to desolate expanses of the natural world. I should note that although dark, the movie does have a handful of blips of endearing light comedy as well. As the movie goes along, we get to see familiar faces from throughout the series. One of those familiar faces is one that I found incredibly annoying in the second movie, but I’d be lying if I wasn’t a little moved when something happens with him at the end of the movie. When being critical of this movie, I have nothing but praise. Its dark overtones give Voldemort and his gang of Death

Eaters the upper hand in every sequence they appear. One cool scene was where Voldemort had gathered all of his helpers in one house, because in previous films, those assistants appeared mostly one-at-a-time by his side, and here they were all at one table. If you look back at the first films in the series and compare them to this installment, you can see how far the three main actors have come. In fact, everyone brought their A-game to the seventh movie; after all these years, these actors inhabit their roles and truly bring the characters from page to screen. I should also note that Alexandre Desplat’s score for the movie is different — it’s murky in all the right places, as opposed to the chiming, light scores used in the beginning of the series. There are a couple things you should take note of when it comes to seeing this movie. One is that it’s part one of the final chapter, so it cuts off at what might seem like an odd point. If you’re familiar with the story, however, it makes sense. Another thing potential viewers should know is this movie isn’t a magical battle royale; for the first part of the finale, director David Yates chose to focus on the characters and their growth on the beginning of their final adventure. The action is great when it does happen, just don’t expect curses to be flying around all willy-nilly. Overall, this film is a solid entry into the series, if not the best, and I give it a 5 out of 5. If you love the books and the characters, then you’ll be enamored by everything happening on the screen. If you are less familiar with Harry and the gang, though, you might be turned off by the focus on who these characters are and what they represent to one another and the wizarding world. Tyler Brown is a junior in English. Please send comments to edge@ spub.ksu.edu.

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Author brutal to main character “9 Dragons” ★★★★✩

review by Karen Ingram Michael Connelly has written more than a dozen novels in the last 18 years featuring the character Harry Bosch, a cop on a mission to right wrongs, haunted by many personal demons. Bosch is a fantastic character, and I’ve never been steered wrong by Connelly’s series. “9 Dragons” was no exception. While a few of the plot twists were a bit too predictable for me, I was still blindsided by some, plus the depth of his characters and the brutal things he does to them in this book more than satisfied my taste for blood. “9 Dragons” follows Detective Bosch as he tries to solve the murder of a liquor store owner. He soon discovers clues that lead him to suspect the involvement of a Chinese gang or secret society. Things heat up quickly when his daughter Madeline, who is living in Hong Kong with his ex-wife, gets kidnapped. From this point on, the

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book is all about momentum: Hold on tight and keep turning pages. Connelly is good at making each of his books stand alone, so if you are not acquainted with the series and worry about jumping into the middle of it, I can assure you there’s nothing to worry about. You might stumble onto a few spoilers for previous books, but he does not divulge a lot of details about them, so nothing is totally ruined, and you won’t have any trouble following along with the current story. After much debate, I’ve decided to give “9 Dragons” 4 stars out of a possible 5. I had

to average it out because part of me wanted to give it three stars while the other part wanted to give it the full five. Why so much trouble figuring out what to rate it? That’s hard to explain without ruining the surprises. I don’t do spoilers, because I consider them to be lazy, but I feel the need to warn readers about this book, especially if they’re as fond of Harry Bosch as I am: Connelly is absolutely brutal to Bosch in this book. I wavered in between shock, outrage and suspense for much of the book. I could not believe just how cruel Connelly was to this beloved character, and this is why I sorely considered docking Connelly’s score. But I suppose you always hurt the ones you love. Was it overkill? Perhaps. I certainly hope Connelly takes it easy on old Harry for a while, give the poor guy time to recover. I’ll have to see what happens in his next book, “The Reversal,” which just came out in hardback in October. Karen Ingram is a junior in English. Please send comments to edge@ spub.ksu.edu.

My Chemical Romance releases more mature album “Danger Days” ★★★★✩

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A few weeks ago, I brought you a review of one of a handful of singles that My Chemical Romance had released prior to the debut of their latest album; here, I give you the review of said album, “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.” In their latest — and debatably greatest — record to date, the band opted to shed its past image of angsty teens and an operatic marching band in

favor of a punk-rock group of rebels from a dystopian “Big Brother” future. Now, this might sound a bit out there, but for this particular band, having a theme and story was the next possible step from just having an image to go along with their past albums. The man escorting us through the record and the story is known only as Dr. Death Defying. The story of the post-apocalyptic future that the band chose as their backdrop is brought to us by the doctor through a series of radio transmissions that are planted throughout the album; in these transmissions, the doctor gives us updates on the resistance, made up of the masquerade mask-wearing Killjoys, aka the members of My Chemical Romance. Interesting set-ups aside, this album represents a growth for the band, a growth that I personally was hoping for. Seeing that they had almost finished another record, then decided to scrap it in favor of having fun

instead of going for an image, this album shows maturity. With the admittance of having fun comes tracks that make you want to dance. Songs that I suggest are “S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W,” “Bulletproof Heart,” “Planetary (GO!)” and “Party Poison.” Every great album has its flaws, and My Chemical Romance isn’t exempt from the rule. Although the album as a whole is an excellent installment in their discography, there are some songs toward the end of the record that I didn’t really care for. It wasn’t that they were necessarily bad, but more that they seemed to fit in with the band’s old sound rather than the new one in “Danger Days.” So if you’re looking for some new rock that’ll make you want to get up and move, give the Killjoys a chance to convince you that their cause is worth fighting for. Tyler Brown is a junior in English. Please send comments to edge@ spub.ksu.edu.

Third installment of ‘Fable’ oﬀers spell mixing, fewer weapons “Fable 3” ★★★★✩

review by Jayson Sharp The newest installment of the Fable series, produced by Lionhead Studios, hit stores in late October. “Fable 3” follows the life story of the offspring of the Hero from “Fable 2” and, just like the previous game, the story is full of joy and sorrow. “Fable 3” also includes a multiplayer aspect where Heroes can coexist, trade weaponry and complete quests together. There are a couple of ways to play through a role-playing game such as “Fable 3.” One will make the game feel short and underdone, while also being rather difficult, but it gets you through the story quickly so you can get on with your life. The

other provides a more in-depth story with colorful characters, numerous types of weaponry, a property empire and amazing magical abilities. Choosing the second option will be much more fun and will take you several days, but if you choose the first, you can power through this game in about six hours of play. The story starts off quickly with a protest in front of your family’s castle, and your older brother, the King, overreacts to the situation. The story plays through rather quickly but there are multitudes of optional quests and mini-games to play to fill in any gaps. The foul-mouthed gargoyles make their return, as well as a few other old faces from “Fable 2.” The weaponry has been pared down a bit from previous games. There are only two types of each melee and ranged weapons:

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sword and hammer, and pistol and rifle. There are many different weapons available, but you are limited to those four types. Spellweaving has been added to the game, which allows you to mix and match two spells at once for a more devastating effect. I was a big fan of pairing the shock and vortex spells together for an electric tornado of doom.

The morality meter makes its return, and it is still extremely difficult to remain moral with all the weapons and magic available to you. Being evil is so much more profitable. The easiest way to gain more gold, though, is to buy up stores as soon as possible. Buying houses isn’t all that bad, but renting them out is a pain. The houses degrade over time and have to

be repaired, but when you own every house in an area, it can take ages to go to each one and repair it, even using the nice, quick map. I think I would have enjoyed owning all the buildings in the game more if I didn’t have to revisit every single building every few hours to repair it. There were a few things I noticed had not been fixed from “Fable 2.” The quest trail, which is the glowing line that leads you to your quest objective, still has the issue where it can randomly disappear, and several times it led me in the entirely wrong direction. Your faithful companion, the dog, still can’t navigate over small stones. During certain parts of the game my Xbox lagged, to the point where it was easier just to run away from a fight and wait for the lag to pass. Weapon Flourishes make a reappearance, and while

adding some damage to each attack, sometimes the special animation left me defenseless to attackers. Also, the difficulty of the enemies didn’t seem to scale with me as I progressed. I played the game through the long way, so by the end, I could kill every enemy in one hit; even the last boss only took six rounds from my pistol. This is an RPG game with an intriguing storyline that begs to be played. Take this game slowly, play the side quests, and you will have a much more enjoyable experience. If you enjoyed the previous versions, or feel the need to be either angelically good or demonically evil with no repercussions in the real world, pick up this game. Jayson Sharp is a senior in computer science. Please send comments to edge@spub.ksu.edu.

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CENTER | 50-year-old building replaced Continued from Page 1 collection system will cost-effectively water the surrounding grass, gardens and landscaping. When reflecting Monday on the center’s location a week earlier, in the original Jardine Apartments off Denison Avenue, Ring was far from misty-eyed. “The building was 50 years old. It had many challenges,” she said. “It was originally designed for apartments, never for childcare. It wasn’t big enough and it was deteriorating.” Not only is the new building more structurally sound, but it is more secure with electronic access codes issued to each parent. The facility’s design impressed Ashley Eck, whose 20-month-old son has spent more than a year in the CCD program. “There’s a lot more space and the outdoor area seems like it will be great for them to run around,” she said. “I was worried it would take my son a while to adjust, but it didn’t take long at all. He was ready to get rid of me.” From a learning perspective, the design opens up a whole new world for children, said Dancin Gastelum, a Pre-K lead teacher.

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“We’re able to open up every area within these classrooms,” she said. “The students can go to that one specific area they prefer, like our huge library or our art center. They really branch out and use their imaginations above and beyond.” Gould Evans Associates handled facility design, while First Management, Inc. oversaw construction. Each phase took a year to plan and execute, which Ring said wouldn’t have been possible without the K-State Student Governing Association, Faculty Senate, the CCD Advisory Board, Vice President for Student Life Pat Bosco, and Bruce Shubert, vice president for administration and finance. “They were willing to clear the hurdles even when it looked impossible. Without them, none of this would have happened,” Ring said. “I think the most important part is that K-State realized how important CCD was to the university and community,” said Renee Fehr, president emeritus of the CCD Advisory Board. “It’s an incredible feeling to walk in there and see what the kids are now going to have.”

Purple sweet potatoes turn pie into possible cancer-ﬁghting food Jane Marshall K-State Communications and Marketing Nutrition scientists at KState could be accused of carrying purple pride to extremes, but the purple sweet potato pies they created for Thanksgiving were a practical application of research. The story of Purple Pride Sweet Potato Pie starts with a sweet potato breeder named Ted Carey. Carey was a horticulture professor at K-State before he moved to Ghana to work with the International Potato Center. At K-State, Carey got seeds from purple sweet potato parent plants from the potato center’s germplasm bank in Peru. He stuck the seeds in fertile Kansas soil. When they grew, he cloned the most colorful ones. Enter George Wang, research scientist in the department of human nutrition. The bright purple color meant the potatoes were loaded with anthocyanin, a pigment associated with reduced risk of cancer. Cancer preventative nutrition is Wang’s specialty. Did the potatoes have anticancer abilities? He decided to find out. His research attracted Soyoung Lim, graduate student in human nutrition from Korea, and Tzu-Yu Chen, master’s student in human nutrition from Taiwan. They found that purple sweet potatoes have a significantly higher anthocyanin content and more antiaging and antioxidant components than other sweet potatoes. Lim also found that two anthocyanin derivatives — cyanidin and peonidin — inhibit human colon cancer cell growth in the cultured human colorectal cancer cells. The purple sweet potato harvest in Kansas was a good one this year; Jason Griffin, at the KState John C. Pair Horticultural

Center near Wichita, sent 400 pounds of the special spuds to Wang’s lab. The team decided to turn the bumper crop into people food, trading test tubes for pie pans for a day. “Our research is focused on cancer prevention,” Wang said. “We hope to translate our discovery from lab to humans. The pies could be used to test bioavailablity of anthocyanins in humans. I hope we can promote a health food for functional cancer prevention.” The test pies, made using recipes formulated with the help of Delores Chambers, associate professor of human nutrition, were a success with taste-testers around the College of Human Ecology. “They were impressed by the unique color, as well as the great taste,” Lim said. “Some even suggested we sell the pies at football games, since the color represents K-State.” The naturally bright purple pie is healthier than regular sweet potato or pumpkin pie. “Pumpkins and orangefleshed sweet potatoes are high in carotenoids — vitamin A precursors,” Lim said. “But the purple potatoes have higher levels of anthocyanins, dietary fiber and vitamins. And they are naturally sweeter, so we can cut down on the sugar content.” After testing pies, the lab still had 395 pounds of potatoes. So Lim took orders. Then she assembled her research team — Linette Ngaba, senior in dietetics; Tzu-Yu Chen, graduate student in human nutrition; and Jaeyong Kim, visiting scholar in human nutrition — and baked more than 40 pies. Purple Pride Sweet Potato Pies sold for $10 each. Profits will go into a Kansas State University Foundation fund to support student travel and research. In the future, Chambers will lead sensory tests on the pies at the Sensory Analysis Center.

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Lisa Barry junior staff writer “It is much easier to get naked in front of a room full of people you don’t know than it is in front of a room full of people you do,” said Meredith Lindsey, senior in mass communications and theatre. Lindsey has been working as a model for the K-State art department for the past three years. She began when she was searching for a campus job and knew of a friend who had modeled before he graduated. Despite the awkwardness of posing nude, Lindsey has grown more comfortable with her job description than when she began. “The first time, I forgot a robe,” Lindsey said. She said she had to walk out in front of the class without any clothes on. Lindsey recalled the experience as incredibly embarrassing. Awkwardness, however, isn’t the only obstacle Lindsey battles when posing nude. “It’s also cold when you try to stay still for 30 minutes or an hour in one pose,” Lindsey said. “That’s probably the worst — limbs go numb in any pose after about 10 to 15 minutes, and your hands start to get cold.” Ross Hand, senior in fine arts, said he remembers his first time as a student in a drawing class with a nude model. “The first time, I definitely had to have my headphones in and really concentrate on the music,” Hand said. As with Lindsey, Hand also got used to what could be considered an awkward situation.

“After a while, you just kind of zone out,” Hand said. He said for students who are less familiar with art, the situation can seem more awkward than it really is. “I can definitely understand how it could be strange for a lot of people, especially for people who aren’t in the art world,” Hand said. “For whatever reason, people view nudity in art differently ... more positively ... than nudity in other areas, such as cinema.” Some students in these classes quickly learned the benefits to what they first viewed as a strange art form. “It was something I had never been around before,” said Megan Garden, senior in fine arts. “It’s probably good that we study in this way. It is easier to draw people with their clothes off than it is with their clothes on.” One of the positives of Lindsey’s job is the understanding of the professors and students. Lindsey said at any time a model needs to sit or change position, they are able to. “It’s wonderful, because you are being paid to be art,” she said. In addition to the pay, Lindsey said she enjoys being an artistic role in an artistic piece, and has even been entered into art contests as the focus of a final project. As for the artist, the nudity is something quickly forgotten. “From an art perspective, you spend so much time actually studying the figure — it’s almost like you don’t even realize that it’s a naked person in front of you,” Garden said. Another way that Lindsey connects her job back to art is that anybody can do it. She said

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A model demonstrates a pose typically found in the figure drawing classes at K-State. students do not always want models with the same body types. “They don’t want just big, muscly men or really skinny women,” Lindsey said. “I think a lot of the students get bored with that; they want a challenge.” Lindsey’s philosophy when

walking into a room to model is just to think, “Look, this is what I look like naked.” For Lindsey, being embarrassed and self-conscious — though it might be a normal human reaction — is not necessary. “You are a figure, and they are drawing you,” she said.

SEBELIUS | New cancer drugs in development Continued from Page 1 treating cancer was similar, as the scientists tell me, to carpet bombing,” Sebelius said. “Where you attack with radiation and chemotherapy to kill all the dangerous cancer cells, but you also kill a lot of good cells, on balance killing more good cells than bad.” New targeted drugs are being developed to address cancer, and Sebelius said HHS is working to speed up the process. Sebelius said the department is creating a database of DNA changes that are caused by 20 different major cancer types, so the focus of cancer drugs can be narrowed to specific forms of cancer. Another process the department is looking to speed up is the adoption of a new sanitary checklist. Infections in hospitals are one of the top 10 causes of death for Americans, and Sebelius said emphasis on a checklist of sanitary guidelines in a group of Michigan hospitals decreased infection rates 66 percent and decreased costs by $200 million dollars. Sebelius quoted a study that estimated adoption of new medical innovations takes approximately 17 years, but they hope to shorten that time span. Chris Connell, senior in animal science business, said

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Kathleen Sebelius spoke Monday, detailing her position and work as the secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and explained her six-point analysis of the gains achieved by the health care reforms of the last two years that are trying to bring her office into the 21st century. his favorite point was when Sebelius talked about how hospitals should adopt electronic medical records. “They definitely need to do that across the nation,” Connell said. “Think how quickly you could access somebody’s files if you needed it from hospital to hospital, and how much information technology could improve hospital’s in that way. I think that was

pretty cool.” Sebelius emphasized how electronic records could help prevent accidents where people with medical problems are given the wrong medication or treatment because doctors would have easy access to the patient’s medical history. Obesity was also a major health problem Sebelius spoke of, and she mentioned how obesity can lead to other

health issues like heart disease and diabetes. “This isn’t a fashion crisis, it is a very serious health crisis,” Sebelius said. The Affordable Care Act will have chain restaurants display the calorie content of each dish on their menus, and Sebelius said the department is trying to get grocery stores and food manufacturers to place health labels on the front of packages. “The truth is most folks really want to eat healthier diets, maybe not in Aggieville at 3 a.m., but most of the time,” Sebelius said. “The challenge is to make a healthy choice more convenient, more affordable and more easily accessible.” To wrap up the first Landon Lecture of the year, Sebelius briefly discussed food safety in the United States. She said changes needed to be made to the system, but instead of mentioning specific initiatives, she talked about the economic impact that food related disease outbreaks had on farmers. Ariel Sinha, junior in public relations, said she enjoyed the broad topic areas that Sebelius covered. “I’m a big fan of Kathleen Sebelius,” Sinha said. “I’m so happy to see her as one of the president’s Cabinet members and I think she spoke to some really good points that don’t get a lot of media coverage.”

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