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Lack of funding leads to issues in Kedzie Hall, other campus buildings ALEXANDER HURLA staff writer

At the beginning of the fall 2021 semester, a structural engineer assessed the sloping floors on the second level of Kedzie Hall on Kansas State’s campus to determine if they were safe to walk on.

Nick Homburg, professor of practice in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, said the floors began to bother people in the building.

“We were just a little concerned because when doors don’t shut anymore, and you can literally feel the floor go down under your feet, it’s concerning,” Homburg said.

Casey Lauer, assistant vice president of facilities at K-State, shared the engineer’s findings.

“We had a qualified structural engineer evaluate Kedzie … and there are no structural issues,” Lauer said.

While the engineers determined the building is sound, leaks in the roof also cause issues in Kedzie. Dr. Steven Smethers, director of JMC, said leaks are an ongoing issue.

“We have constant leaks over here,” Smethers said. “We’re always dealing with leaks. Whenever we have torrential rainfall, we always have leaks up on the second floor in the new part of the building.”

According to K-State’s website, Kedzie Hall was built in the late 1890s, and Smethers said the south part was added in 1951. Yet, both the new and old sections of the building leak.

Homburg said during a series of several thunderstorms, he was sitting in his office when something caught his attention in the classroom across the hallway.

“I’m hearing what sounds like water dripping, and as I cross the hall, there was water seeping out into the hallway, and I walked in and could see the water coming through the

tiles, so I pushed a bunch of buckets under it,” Homburg said. “No more did I get the last garbage can in place, and the ceiling tile collapsed.”

Homburg said the Division of Facilities responded quickly to the scene.

“Facilities was here that same day, as a matter of fact, within minutes, and they’re squeegeeing stuff out and brought in dryers,” Homburg said. “The roof company was up there the next day, and they spent two days up there fixing it.”

To help repair and maintain buildings on campus, Ethan Erickson, chief financial officer and interim chief operating officer at K-State, said the state provides the Educational Building Fund. A mill levy on property taxes in the state finances the fund. The state then distributes monies to each university governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.

“Here at K-State … we’ll dedicate a share of those dollars to deferred maintenance needs across the campus to try to address that,” Erickson said.

Lauer explained what is meant by the term deferred maintenance.

“It’s maintenance that is ongoing because, for various circumstances, there weren’t available resources to deal with it in a timeframe that industry prescribes us to,” Lauer said.

“It’s essentially maintenance that’s been deferred to a later date.”

Lauer said the university uses deferred maintenance for anything in a building, from HVAC systems to the stone walls of a building.

While the funding from the state helps lighten the need for deferred maintenance, Erickson said it is not enough to address all the maintenance issues on K-State’s campus.

“There’s never enough funding,

no matter whether it comes from the state, whether it’s from potentially our federal partners that we might be able to apply for dollars for particular initiatives to update space, whether it’s from our donors who are also fantastic partners in this … whether it’s our own internal resources,” Erickson said. “It’s a balancing act we have across all those different flavors of money that help us address our deferred maintenance across the board.”

Greg Willems, president and CEO of Kansas State University Foundation, said the Foundation does engage with donors about funding for building repairs on campus.

However, he said it is important to remember that it is up to the donors regarding where their money goes.

“Donors always have the final say, kind of, of what they’re going to choose to care about — how they

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Outside Kedzie Hall on Oct. 12, 2021.

want to change the world, how they want to impact students, faculty or this institution,” Willems said.

Willems also said in the fiscal year 2021, over $17 million out of more than $155 million raised by the KSU Foundation went to facilities.

Willems said the three most significant projects those funds went to were the Morris Family Multicultural Student Center, the McCain Auditorium remodeling and the Hale Library renovation.

“In general, probably the lion’s share of those resources were for what I’d consider new construction,” Willems said.

While donors are funding many projects on campus, Smethers said he believes the state is the most responsible for the deferred maintenance issues at K-State.

“What you’re really talking about here is an issue that’s much larger than Kedzie Hall,” Smethers said. “You’re talking about a campus where buildings have gone unrepaired for years, and we’ve nothing [but] bad budgets from Topeka really since I’ve been here, and I’ve been here twenty years.”

Erickson also said many buildings need to be maintained on K-State’s campus.

“I think it’s important to understand that we’ve got about 181 mission-critical buildings, but about 529 facilities in total,” Erickson said. “So, lots of square footage, lots of need across the institution in relation to deferred maintenance and daily upkeep on those facilities. So, it’s a big, big enterprise that we’re running to then find creative ways to address our deferred maintenance needs.”

While deferred maintenance does postpone repairing a building until sometime in the future, Erickson said it is not indefinite. see page

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Parking garage construction continues in Aggieville, set to open spring 2022 KELSEY VOLK staff writer

The McCown-Gordon parking garage in Aggieville continues to stay on schedule ahead of its opening in the spring of 2022.

According to a media update from the city’s Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello, the five-story parking garage is part of the Aggieville Community Vision initiative. “[The project] includes a 450-stall parking garage, 8,000 square feet of ground shell

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Construction continues in Aggieville for the new addition of the McCown-Gordon parking garage.

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floor space for possible commercial use and alley improvements between the parking garage and Rally House,” Uccello said.

The lack of parking, especially on weekends and game days, has been an ongoing issue in Aggieville.

“With the addition of the new parking garage, we’re adding significantly more parking stalls to the Aggieville area,” Engineering Projects Coordinator Ken Hays said.

Madison Newman, Uncorked Inspiration and Elevation Studios employee, said she hopes the parking garage will improve safety and the economy.

“As somebody who’s worked in the bar district for at least five years, I think that it’s really important for employees to have parking, for patrons to have parking,” Newman said. “I do think it was a good investment in the long run towards both personal and overall safety for people.”

Newman said she believes the parking garage will boost Manhattan’s economic status.

Hays said the discussion of whether the parking garage will be free is still ongoing.

“There’s discussions to have it free.

There’s also discussions of possibly having it paid.” Hays said. “That’s still in the city manager and the city commission’s hands.”

Josie Pierce, senior in graphic design, said free parking is vital for Aggieville employees.

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“I think the parking in the parking garage should be free for employees in Aggieville since there’s time limits for parking,” Pierce said. “Some of us work eight-hour shifts and aren’t able to go move our car, and the closest spot to park is City Park.”

Newman said finding a spot to park is difficult for employees who want to provide parking for their patrons.

“I was literally late this morning because I couldn’t find a spot to park,” Newman said. “We try to have parking for our patrons and

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“It’s just kind of like your home,” Erickson said.

“If you’ve got a roof that needs repair or work, eventually you’ve got to address it at some point, and it’s just like your home budget, right?

With the limited resources that we have, you have to prioritize amongst all your spending needs, but eventually, that roof has to be replaced at some point.”

While maintenance issues at Kedzie have been deferred to a later date, Lauer said the Division of Facilities is keeping an eye on the building.

“Kedzie is on our longterm radar,” Lauer said.

“However, we do have other, more pressing needs with respect to the condition of roofs and taking on water in some other locations that, from a priority standpoint, wouldn’t raise Kedzie to the top of that list just yet.”

Presently, Willems said he is not aware of any donor-funded projects to help with repairs in Kedzie. However, with KSU Foundation’s success in attracting matching funds for programs such as the K-State Family Scholarship Program, a new initiative has been started to renovate classrooms on campus.

“We’ve introduced to our trustees, recently, an ini-

our staff, but it’s hard to cater to both when there’s limited spacing.”

Kady Swanson, manager of Acme Local, said the parking garage would provide more access to Aggieville.

“There’s limited parking, but there’s so much to do here in Aggieville,” Swanson said. “Having more spaces will mean more people can come and have fun.”

More information about the parking garage and the Aggieville Community Vision initiative is on the City of Manhattan website.

tiative to try to attract matching dollars for renovating classrooms,” Willems said, “So, we are working on this initiative. We have over 276 classrooms that have been identified by the campus. We believe we can attract some matching funds to do renovations of those that would be matched by other donors.”

Willems said it is up to university leadership to choose which classrooms will receive repairs.

“We’re working with our campus leadership to identify priority classrooms and how we would start to systematically start renovating those classroom spaces over time,” Willems said.

In the meantime, Smethers believes the issues in Kedzie Hall are not conducive to recruiting new students to the School of Journalism.

“We’re not in any terrible trouble,” Smethers said.

“We’re not falling apart, and yet, at the same time, it’s very tough for us to try to recruit to a building that’s in this condition.”

Before the issues in Kedzie get out of hand, Homburg said he hopes something can change to fix them. Yet, he is uncertain how that will happen.

“It’s a story that needs to be told, but I don’t know how to get beyond funding and frustration,” Homburg said.

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Q&A: Professor emeritus Gus van der Hoeven reflects on life in Kansas ALEXANDER HURLA staff writer

Gus van der Hoeven is a professor emeritus in landscape and environmental horticulture at Kansas State.

In March 2021, he published a book entitled “Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas,” with many of the stories he has shared on his radio program.

Originally from the Netherlands and moving to the United States after living in Australia, van der Hoeven made Kansas his home in 1974. He worked as a landscape and environmental horticulturist with K-State Research and Extension until his retirement in 2000.

While at K-State, van der Hoeven began delivering weekly vignettes about life in Kansas over the radio with Paul DeWeese on the radio station K.S.A.C. He continues to share his stories on Wednesdays between 10 and 11 a.m. on “Agriculture Today,” hosted by Eric Atkinson. People can listen to the program on radio stations throughout the state and K-State Research and Extension’s website.

With a team of people including his wife, Anneke, his children and family and his secretary Christy Dipman, van der Hoeven started transferring his radio broadcasts into a book. His editor, Annette McHaney — who van der Hoeven said needs a special place in Heaven — prepared the book for publication.

Calling himself a Kansan “by choice,” he said “Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas” shares the sometimes-overlooked stories of living in the Sunflower State.

His book is available at the Dusty Bookshelf, Claflin Books and Copies, the Flint Hills Discovery Center and on Amazon.

ALEX HURLA, COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER: “What is

your book, ‘Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas,’ about?”

GUS VAN DER HOEVEN: “They are my stories as I see

them, but there are other people — Kansans — all around me who make the stories. ... Having come to the state, and as I mentioned in the book, people apologized for Kansas. Now, I had other opportunities, but Kansas, I always came here by choice. I intended to show Kansans that they should be proud of their state. Kansas became not an obsession but a home for me.”

ALEX: “What made you want to put your radio stories into a book?”

GUS: “The stories come about because of people asking me or

telling me, ‘You got to put this in a story,’ including in my own family, Anneke did. I said, ‘Honey, I’m no writer.’ I love to put them out on the air. Boom! There they go. Bye! And I don’t worry about them anymore. I start worrying about, what’s next week? ...

The book was started because people told me, ‘Gus, you’ve got to write this down.’ I was too busy when I was working. I didn’t have time. Let me tell you, to put words between hardcover or softcover is work, and you need a lot of people who understand you because they want to change it.”

“I approached different people — KU and others – and they said, ‘Great idea, but take a few of your radio programs and elaborate on them.’ Impossible. You can’t do that. I can’t do that. I could not, and the contract I made with myself and Miss Annette, my editor, is we’re not changing [anything]. Yes, a dot here, a comma here, a misspelling there, of course. But the story is the story as told, as spoken, as a spoken word.”

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In March 2021, Gus van der Hoeven published a book entitled “Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas,” with many of the stories he has shared on his radio program.

ALEX: “How did you select which stories from your radio broadcasts would go in your book?”

GUS: “The selection was done by Talina, my daughter. I started

in a broad selection, right? ‘No, that’s not it. No, I’m not sure of that. No. Yes. Yes. No. No,’ and we put little markers there, but then the real selection is what tied it to Kansas, to land, to feeling, and at the same time, being. Talina really sat down, and it was a big job. Initially, I did it, and then she refined it. ... She wanted to give an overview of what she thought was living in Kansas, and she probably looked at those which involved people. She may have emphasized people farther and closer — grandchildren, children — in the family, but also the animals I lived with.”

ALEX: “What do you hope people — and especially Kansans — get out of your book?”

GUS: “I want Kansans to love their state, and take pride in it,

and maintain it. I’m not talking political — that’s a totally different thing. This goes way beyond that.”

“The book will tell them that I want them to love their state and value it … I’ve always looked at Kansas as being the center — the university included ... I think university — any university — but especially the land-grant universities, have a tremendous task to build the state itself. The lucky part of it is that most of our land is agriculture and is taken care of as agriculture.”

ALEX: “Is there anything else you’d like to add?”

GUS: “The advice from me for Kansans is be open-minded, be

together and love your state. And to love the state, you’ve got to love the soil and not abuse it.”

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‘Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas’ is a great book appreciating Kansas ALEXANDER HURLA staff writer

With humor, reflection and a keen eye for appreciating the small moments in life, Gus van der Hoeven’s book, “Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas,” compiles over 100 vignettes from his popular radio program of the same name.

Telling stories originally told over the radio to farmers harvesting in their combines and truckers hauling cattle, you can almost hear van der Hoeven’s voice reading the stories alongside you. In fact, as was recommended to me when I was first introduced to his work, it might be a good idea to listen to one of his radio episodes to hear van der Hoeven’s unique voice. It certainly makes for a memorable and enjoyable reading experience.

As most native and temporary Kansans know, people

outside the state tend to have little to say about it. Sure, they know it is flat, has tornadoes and they might even know a few lines from “The Wizard of Oz.” All things considered, it is easy for people to rush through on I-70 going east or west to get somewhere else. Yet, van der Hoeven’s book calls us to do the exact opposite of that — to do just what the title suggests: stop, look and listen to what our state has to offer.

From admiring the red and white Herefords grazing in a green pasture in “All is Well on the Range,” to wondering what to do with his dependable, yet worn-out boots that have seen a few too many farm chores in “Old Boots I,” van der Hoeven tells stories of life that are often overlooked. In engaging, bitesized vignettes, he illustrates the wonder that can be found in slowing down and taking

time to observe the world.

He uses down-to-earth humor in many of his stories in a way only someone who has experienced the world as much as he has can. For example, in “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors,” we learn of a feisty Angus bull who loves taking bites out of van der Hoeven’s soybean field. In “His Hands are Like Grandpa’s,” he describes how he has passed on “some keen Dutch words” to his children and grandchildren through painful exclamations such as hitting his thumb with a hammer. I would call these examples the humor of everyday life, which is, for me, funnier than most jokes a stand-up comedian could come up with.

I think this book is a must-read, not only because of van der Hoeven’s engaging storytelling but also because the stories are true. They are snapshots of the state we

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live in and, although we may sometimes forget it, of the place and people who form who we are. The stories are organized in several categories and are short enough to read a couple here and there.

The best way to read them for me was to read one or two and then put the book down to think over what I had just read. It’s a contemplative book and should not be rushed through.

In all, Gus van der Hoeven’s “Stop, Look, and Listen: This is Life in Kansas” is an excellent book for those of us who know Kansas is so much more than just a flyover country.

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Robby’s Famous Cheesecakes becoming a staple in Little Apple TAYLOR PARISH staff writer

Robby’s Famous Cheesecakes is slicing up attention and enjoyment after recently opening in Aggieville.

Located between Globe Indian Cuisine and RockA-Belly Bar and Deli, the dessert shop has only been open since Sept. 23 and has already brought a lot of attention to Aggieville nightlife and students at Kansas State.

Robby’s was nicely kept both inside and out, and everything was very clean. In the cheesecake cooler, they have two different sections — the right side is switched out every two weeks with new and different flavors for everyone to try, whereas the left half keeps the same flavors

for those who already know what they want right when they walk through the door.

There are a lot of stapled cheesecake flavors, such as original cheesecake and red velvet, but also many on the nontraditional side. For those with a ketogenic diet, they have an option for you as well, don’t worry!

The texture of the cheesecake was very light and fluffy — exactly what a cheesecake should look and taste like. Proportions were on point, as were the display of the cheesecakes. Everything about it was perfect, and the staff was kind and helpful when picking a flavor out.

The red velvet was an interesting flavor option to see at first, but it tasted exactly

like a piece of red velvet cake.

No disappointments here.

The color was very vibrant, as were all the other cheesecakes surrounding it, creating a very artistic standpoint.

Although they haven’t been in the Little Apple for long, Robby’s is definitely becoming well-known. If you haven’t checked out Robby’s Famous Cheesecakes yet, do yourself a favor and go get yourself a slice! You won’t want to miss out.

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Newly elected student ambassadors share experience with new roles at K-State TAYLOR PARISH staff writer

This past week’s Homecoming football game recognized the newest Kansas State student ambassadors during halftime. Students voted online during Homecoming Week for the female and male student ambassadors of 2022.

Results show Stacia Mendoza, junior in finance, as the female student ambassador, and Josh Diazdeleon, junior in elementary education, as the male student ambassador.

The interview process started after applications were due on Oct. 6, and the applicants went through two different panels of judges during the weeks leading up to Homecoming Week.

During homecoming traditions Pant The Chant and Wildcat Request Live, the top-3 applicants were given on-the-spot interview questions to answer in front of K-State students.

“I think the idea of giving an answer on the spot is kind of stressful, but when you actually listen to the question, it’s more like you’re talking to a friend and telling them about your experience here,” Mendoza said. “It’s all based on personal experiences, so you can’t really answer the question wrong, and it definitely seems very intimidating, but that’s what our jobs are going to be. People are going to be asking us this stuff, and we’re not going to necessarily have any preparation at all, and we’re going to have to answer on behalf of the university, so I think it was great preparation of what the role is going to look like.”

Events have already started to pop up on the calendar for the two to take part in, making K-State representation more of a reality.

“When I think of representing K-State, that is a huge responsibility,” Diazdeleon said. “Having the opportu-

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K-State’s 2022 Student Ambassadors, Stacia Mendoza, junior in finance, and Josh Diazdeleon, junior in elementary education. nity to be able to reflect on what student life is like here at K-State and being that we’re in a position that we’re able to speak to alumni, the folks who have helped establish what the state of our university is in today, and having the opportunity to talk to folks who will be hereafter our time as well is really important.”

Both ambassadors are in their third year of college and said the feeling of family on campus has set in more now given their new roles.

“My family has been [football] season ticket hold-

ers for about 25 years, so I have gone to every single Homecoming game where they announce the ambassadors,” Mendoza said. “So I’ve grown up seeing those leaders get recognized and have always looked up to them.

Even coming to K-State, that was something that I always thought was really cool.”

The family aspect of the university is something some students and alumni hold very high — something that is looked for in student ambassador consideration.

“I asked myself, ‘What would I like that person to

look like? How would I like that person to act and carry themselves?’ and then I looked at myself to see if I had any of those characteristics and to see if I was capable enough to fulfill that position, and that’s why I decided to apply,” Diazdeleon said.

“K-State has already done so much for me personally, and has helped me become the person who I am today, and so I thought this was a great opportunity to not only give back to the university but to also give back to all of the students who have also made me who I am today as well.”

Mendoza shared similar thoughts about her personal qualifications and what it means to represent the K-State community.

“Like Josh said, you ask yourself, ‘Am I qualified to do this?’ because these are people that I have looked up to for so long, and, ‘Is this something that I am prepared to do?’ and I think that I have experienced the support of the K-State family in ways that I could have never imagined,” Mendoza said. “It makes me even more confident and even more proud to be able to represent the K-State

family … especially going to the university for three years now and getting to hear from all my friends that go to other schools. What we have here is really special, and it’s a huge honor to be somebody that gets to go out and share that with other people. ... I think I really have this desire to share what we have here.”

Becoming a face for the university almost didn’t seem possible for Mendoza.

“I was planning on studying abroad, and this was not on my radar at all,” Mendoza said. “I thought, ‘This just isn’t going to happen during college,’ and that was totally OK with me because there are so many other ways to serve the university that aren’t through this role.”

The encouragement from past female student ambassador, Marissa Lux, was what encouraged Mendoza to go through with her application and start her journey to the position.

“I really wasn’t planning on doing it, and then I talked with Marissa the night before applications were due, and then I remembered why I thought the role was so important in the first place,” Mendoza said.

Diazdeleon said he also had not considered the position until this year when normal university life returned.

“I had always known about this position after becoming a student at K-State, but I think wanting to become an ambassador ties in with all of my experiences here,” Diazdeleon said. “So, the more that I become in-depth with what it means to be a Wildcat, the more I got the urge to want to fill this position.”

Mendoza and Diazdeleon said they are excited to start their new roles and will hold the student ambassador position for the next year.

They, in turn, will award next year’s student ambassador position at the Homecoming football game.

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Kansas State alumni Dave and Danielle Tegtmeier own and operate the Liquid Art Winery and Estate located in Manhattan, creating a variety of wines as well as Dave & Dani Craft Ciders.

“It’s just outstanding to have someone so close and so local to work with,” Mike Phillips, wine buyer at The Fridge Wholesale Liquor, said. “They provide something that is very unique to this community as well as the surrounding areas, too.”

Along with Dave & Dani’s traditional apple cider, they curate flavors throughout the year dependent on the seasons.

As of now, the available flavors consist of apple pie, bourbon-barrel cherry and their traditional apple.

“We distribute our products directly to liquor stores,” Dani Tegtmeier said. “We are basically in every liquor store in Manhattan. There are some restaurants that have it as well.”

Seasonal flavors are available at the winery and most local liquor stores, as well as some restaurants in town and some liquor stores outside of Manhattan.

Getting ahold of some of the seasonal flavors can be difficult. Once they run out, they are out of it for the season.

“They continue to come

out with some new labels and different flavors on their ciders, and we get asked about them frequently here in the store,” Phillips said. “Our guests come in looking for the seasonals specifically.”

Besides the atypical cider flavors, the Dave & Dani Craft Ciders stand out from others by implementing less sugar and having a higher alcohol content.

“Our biggest thing is that we want to be able to drink more than one, versus you drinking one and your stomach says that’s a sugar overload,” Tegtmeier said.

Liquid Art has over 100 acres of land in Kansas, allowing all operations to take place within the property.

“We do it all on-site, so we harvest the grapes, we press ‘em, crush ‘em, ferment, bottle,” Tegtmeier said. “We do it all from vine to wine.”

The Tegtmeier’s first met their freshman year at K-State, later moving to California so Dave could get his degree in enology — the study of wines.

Dave Tegtmeier said he knew he had an urge to learn how wine was made for some time and started his pursuit at an early age.

“David started planting vines when he was in high school and went to K-State for his general education classes, always knowing that he would

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A few of the wines and ciders available through Liquid Art Winery.

transfer out to California to get his degree in enology,” Tegtmeier said.

In college, he also learned how to curate ciders, as the process is similar to winemaking. From California, the couple moved to Washington and Colorado, continuously working in the alcohol industry — Dani working in sales and Dave curating.

While in Colorado, the couple saw a piece of property listed in Manhattan. They considered the land and had the soil tested to see if a vineyard were possible.

“When we saw the property in Manhattan, we did a soil profile testing,” Tegtmeier said. “We realized that that property was perfect for a vineyard and that is what made us make the leap to build a winery ourselves.”

After breaking ground in 2015 and opening in 2016, the couple chose to expand from just wines.

“In 2018, we expanded our winery production facility so that we could start bottling the Dave & Dani cider,” Tegtmeier said.

Visitors can check out the seasonal ciders available now and look for new flavors as the seasons change, like cherry limeade, blueberry limeade and strawberry sunrise available in the spring and summer.

“They do a great job of transitioning their flavors,” Phillips said. “We really enjoy the different types they bring out — the bourbon cherry during the winter, the cherry lime during the summer.”

The Liquid Art Winery is open Wednesday through Sunday to visit, taste the products, eat, walk the vineyard, see the view overlooking the Flint Hills and enjoy with friends, family or significant others.

“People really do come out to enjoy our products, sit and enjoy our views because we have some of the best views looking over the Flint Hills,” Tegtmeier said.

The Liquid Art Winery is located at 1745 Wildcat Creek Rd. More menu items and other information are available on the Liquid Art Winery website.

ELENIA HENRY staff writer

A taste of Korean cuisine arrived in Manhattan with the grand opening of Seoul USA earlier in October. While Seoul USA is new in town, it is not new to the art of hospitality.

When I visited, I was immediately greeted by two very friendly servers who seemed only slightly put off by me entering a sit-down establishment alone at 11:15 a.m.

The atmosphere was warm and comforting, with walls and booths decked out in a primary color scheme and cheerful Korean pop playing in the background. It was obvious Seoul USA is health and safety conscious, as all employees were wearing face masks.

The service was prompt and cheerful. Happily, I never had to do the dreaded glancearound for my waiter. The restaurant was not busy by any stretch of the imagination — most likely because of the time of day I visited. Even so, it was a positive atmosphere that both waitstaff and fellow customers seemed happy to be a part of.

As groups filtered in and began to occupy tables, their familiar chatter with the restaurant’s employees indicated Seoul USA is already a Manhattan staple for many.

Prices are beyond fair for the amount of food one receives, especially for the lunch menu. I paid $9 for a sizeable portion of the chicken ramen.

No item on the menu exceeded $15, making it a perfect place for college kids to escape dining hall food or impress their significant others on a budget.

While the flavor of the ramen did not overwhelm me, it might have been because I ordered the mild version rather than the hot. The dish included cheese, egg, onion, carrots and cabbage. This was my first experience with Korean food, and I was pleasantly intrigued by how unique the spices and textures were compared to other international cuisines. An almost sweetness in the dish was

complemented perfectly by kochukaru — chili pepper flakes.

Sesame oil and soy sauce were stars of the sensory show in this dish.

Texturally, the dish was a masterpiece. The vegetables were cooked perfectly, ensuring they were tender without being limp. The ramen’s base was a creamy broth that could have benefited from a bit of a kick, but its warmth and smooth consistency were enough to make the words “chicken ramen for the soul” come to mind. Despite lacking in spice, the dish was hearty and comforting, making it perfect for a chilly November day.

Fans of Korean cuisine have no shortage of options at Seoul USA, with an extensive menu to choose from. Appe-

tizers like pan-fried lotus root and tofu kimchi are a taste of authenticity you cannot find on just any street corner in a Midwest town. The restaurant provides a large selection of non-meat and non-dairy options, a tongue-in-cheek subscript on their menu stating “Vegetable Delicious: We know what ‘vegan’ means.”

Dessert is just as diverse, with options like vegan matcha ice cream and fried bananas.

Seoul USA — located at 1126 Laramie St. — is a perfect wallet-friendly spot for anyone seeking to explore new cuisine in a comforting atmosphere.

More information on store hours and menu items is available on the Seoul USA Facebook page.

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Seoul USA, originally established in Salina, recently expanded its business by opening a second location in Manhattan.

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Big 12 Officials Coordinator Curtis Shaw gives officiating update ahead of 2021-2022 basketball season LANDON REINHARDT staff writer

Big 12 Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials Curtis Shaw shared during the men’s Big 12 Media Day in October that some revisions are coming to the way college basketball is officiated. The biggest news is officiating changes to three disputed modern offensive moves: the euro-step, the step-back and the spin move.

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in the rules, making it hard for officials to determine the correct call. Shaw said that these plays will no longer be prohibited.

“Now have an approved ruling written that basically says they’re legal,” Shaw said. “So, you’re going to see plays this year that you’re going to say, ‘That’s a travel,’ and technically, by rule, it is. But they’re going to allow them to happen.”

Allowing this gives offensive players a unique advantage in the game as they’re basically given an extra step free-of-charge, something Shaw isn’t too excited to see play out.

“I really think it’s going to be bad for basketball because I don’t think you can defend a player,” Shaw said.

Why would this get implemented, then? Unfortunately for Shaw, he doesn’t get a final say in these rules as this is a nationwide ruling seen for all NCAA programs.

“I think it’s going to increase scoring because it’s going to be hard to defend somebody who can make a move before he releases the ball to dribble, but that’s what the rules committee wanted, so that’s what we’ll do,” Shaw said. “I was very disappointed by

how the national rules committee took it. We only do what we’re done. When they close the door and vote, we have no say, so we have to adapt.”

Shaw had his own ideas on how to solve the controversy, but the ruling wasn’t taken into consideration.

“We wanted to put in an interpretation where the foot on the ground when you end the dribble is the zero foot,” Shaw said.

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for the media and the fans to understand what we’re doing. Now, instead of taking a rule and writing it properly, we came up with an approval that says, ‘Eh, technically they’re not legal but let’s just let them do it.’”

The other big change in ruling is how the block/charge will get ruled. Previously, it was written that whichever player reaches the spot first has positioning, meaning a defensive player could draw a charge even after the offense player had already started making their move towards the basket. This ruling will change this year.

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“An offensive player,” Shaw said, “once he’s gathered the ball and starts his movement, he can’t change. The fact that our rule allows a defender to step in front, and all he has to do is be set a split second before the offensive player’s toe to leave the ground is impossible. It’s also extremely difficult to referee … and we’re not good at it, but I don’t know if you can be good at it. We tried to get it where ‘When the plant foot hits, the defender can no longer get in front.’ The block/charge is the hardest play in the game.”

Other areas of focus for officials this year are flopping and screens. Flopping — where a player acts like a foul occurred when nothing actually happened — will be called.

“The shooters that just fall to the ground, there’s going to be more of an emphasis on penalizing them. Taking that part of the game completely out,” Shaw said.

Screens — where an offensive player uses their body as a shield for their teammate to rub their defender into — will be called tighter to prevent injury or give an advantage to the offense.

“We have to set legal screens. We have to stay in front of the body or else the defense has no chance,” Shaw said.

Shaw said he was also proud of the steps the Big 12 has taken in welcoming inclusion in the sport, reminding everyone of the hiring of official Amy Bonner this past season. “[Bonner was] one of the first females that worked conference games, conference tournament, would’ve been selected for the NCAA tournament if they hadn’t of reduced their numbers,” Shaw said. “We’re excited that the Big 12 is being a part of the diversity going on in athletics.”

The Kansas State men’s basketball team tips off the regular season at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at home against Florida A&M in Bramlage Coliseum. The game will be aired on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Check back with the Collegian after the game for a recap.

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Know Your Opponent:

The Kansas Jayhawks NATHAN ENSERRO asst. sports editor

The Sunflower Showdown is this Saturday, Nov. 6, pitting Kansas State and Kansas in one of the nation’s longest-standing rivalries.

Kansas leads the series 6449-5 according to K-State’s record book but has lost 12-straight.

KU is under the direction of its seventh head coach since Mark Mangino beat Ron Prince in 2008.

This time, first-year head coach Lance Leipold will lead the Jayhawks into battle against K-State.

Between his alma mater Wisconsin-Whitewater and Buffalo, Leipold has amassed a 147-46 record, but is 1-7 at Kansas. The former quarterback is the next in line to try to end KU’s run of futility.

OFFENSE: Leipold brought his offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki along from Whitewater to Buffalo and now to Kansas. He helms a run-first spread offense that set school records at Buffalo and helped the Bulls to a 6-1 record this past season.

The offense looks to transfer quarterback Jason Bean to run that offense, with a little help from senior quarterback Miles Kendrick.

Bean played with K-State receiver Malik Knowles in

Mansfield, Texas, at Lake Ridge High School.

Bean is a decently accurate passer and brings a solid threat in the quarterback run game as well. He allows KU to do what they want in the passing game and open up holes for running back Devin Neal.

While Bean is the starter, senior Miles Kendrick has shown the ability to move the ball and was the Jayhawks’ lone sign of offensive life in a blowout loss to Oklahoma State this past week.

KU’s offense averages only 310.1 yards per game and 15.75 points per game — both of which are dead-last in the Big 12.

DEFENSE: Kansas’ defensive coordinator D.J. Elliot is a holdover from the Les Miles era in Lawrence. He has worked at power five programs all over the country, including Florida State, Kentucky and Colorado.

The Jayhawks are one of the few Big 12 teams that run a traditional seven-man front defense with their multiple 3-4 defense. They will also show a four-man front at times to throw off defenses and get a different set of athletes on the field.

They are dead-last in the Big 12 in opponent yards per game and yards per play and average 10 points per game more than the second-worst defense in the Big 12.

KEY MATCH-UPS Kansas Kids: K-State’s players at the media availability this week made it clear that this is an important game to K-State’s in-state players because a lot of them feel overlooked by KU. The Wildcats will need to channel that energy to continue their dominance over their instate rival.

Dominate both sides of the ball: K-State should be able to run up the score on this Kansas team, who is by far the worst in the Big 12. To do that, K-State will have to push KU around in the trenches on both sides of the ball and light up the scoreboard.

Superior coaching: With KU bringing yet another new coach to the matchup, K-State can flex its relative coaching stability. K-State’s coaching staff has an opportunity to show potential in-state recruits that they are still the best coaching staff in the state.

PREDICTION: Devin Neal is the lone bright spot for KU, who struggles to stop the Wildcats on early downs and struggles to move the ball. KU gets a late score against K-State’s second-string to make it look closer than it is: K-State wins 42-17.

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Wildcats look for bowl eligibility with win over Jayhawks in Sunflower Showdown LANDON REINHARDT staff writer

Looking ahead for KU, the Wildcats are likely looking at their easiest conference game of the year. After picking up a 17-14 win in week one against FCS South Dakota, the Jayhawks have gone 0-7 with an average margin of defeat 32.4 points per contest.

Surprisingly, KU’s closest game during that stretch was against No. 3 Oklahoma, where the Jayhawks held the Sooners scoreless in the first half and had the lead going into the fourth quarter before Oklahoma eventually won the game 35-23. Outside of that, KU hasn’t been able to keep a conference game close.

While K-State can’t take the week of practice off as these are still Division I athletes (and anything can happen in rivalry games), perhaps K-State can use this week to pad the stats of star super-senior quarterback Skylar Thompson.

Sitting among the greats in plenty of K-State statistical categories, Thompson needs just 78 passing yards to move to sixth all-time in career passing yards and three passing touchdowns to move into sixth in career passing touchdowns.

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Kansas State men’s golf placed fifth at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational on Halloween behind monstrous performances from senior Will Hopkins and junior Tim Tillmanns, both finishing in the top 10.

“I’m proud of the guys for grinding through it this weekend,” head coach Grant Robbins said to K-State Athletics. “Tim and Will both had great tournaments and were very consistent all week.”

The Wildcats shot 290 in round 1, 280 in round two and 1-under par 287 in the third and final round to score a 7-under par 857 and secure a fifth-place finish.

Hopkins was the two-seed for the Wildcats and finished tied for fifth place after a strong final round, shooting a 2-under par 70.

The scoring was one stroke over his best performance from round two, shooting a 69. The performance earned the senior from Lincolnshire, England, his first top-five placing of the season and the third of his career.

Tillmanns was the second Wildcat to place in the top 10, earning the fifth top-10 finish of his career after tying for eighth place at a 4-under par 212. His final-round 2-under par 70 equaled Hopkins’, and was a key factor in his seven-spot rise on the leaderboards. The top-10 finish was his second of the season.

Kansas native and freshman Nicklaus Mason recorded the best 54-hole score of his career after an even-par 72 third round. The round allowed him to maintain a tie for 22nd place.

“I thought Nick was very solid as well,” Robbins said on Sunday after the tournament. “The difference today was we just weren’t able to get a fourth score like we did yesterday afternoon.”

Sophomore Luke O’Neill finished at fourth best for the Wildcats with a tie at 40th place.

After dropping seven spots on Saturday, he managed to card a

4-over par 220. Cooper Schultz — placing fifth-best for K-State — shot a 4-under par 76 in his final round to tie for 71st.

Redshirt sophomore Ethan Miller tied for 47th place as an individual after a 6-over par 222 performance.

Former Big 12 rival Missouri claimed first place at Steelwood with a 7-under par 847. In second place was SEC opponent Kentucky with an 849 shot total, Memphis in third, Mississippi State in fourth place and K-State in fifth.

K-State took this as a posi-

tive outlook and holds excitement for the spring slate.

“As we look back at the fall, I think there’s a lot to be optimistic going forward,” Robbins said. “As a team, we are making a ton of birdies, which shows the potential that we have. Overall, we have to get better around the greens, and we need to develop some more depth within our team.”

The team will resume play in the first of six events on Feb. 14-15 in Mobile, Alabama, at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, where the University of South Alabama will host again.

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Then-freshman Will Hopkins meticulously aligns his putt during a Friday afternoon practice at Colbert Hills Country Club. Before playing 18 holes, Hopkins works on perfecting his short game before playing a practice round.

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OPINION: Women’s basketball team primed for 2022-23 Big 12 run LANDON REINHARDT staff writer

Watching the Kansas State women’s basketball team on Halloween against Washburn made me excited — a little too excited — for head coach Jeff Mittie’s team, especially for the next two seasons.

Anyone who follows Big 12 women’s basketball knows junior center Ayoka Lee is special. The 6 foot 6 inch dominating post has racked up 12 Big 12 freshman of the week awards, two First-Team Big 12 awards and was unanimously named to the preseason All-Big 12 team coming into this year.

Frankly, there’s no stopping “Yokie” in the paint — no matter the team — as she’s averaged 17.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game over her young career.

Lee is a generational talent for a program like K-State, but that isn’t the reason why K-State fans

should raise their expectations over the next two years.

Jeff Mittie’s defense was solid during the 2020-21 season, giving up just 67.1 points per game — fifth in the Big 12. Offensively, on the other hand, teams would double- or triple-team Lee in the post. Without a true offensive creator, the Wildcats finished last in the conference with an abysmal 63.0 points per game — five points less than ninth place.

To make matters worse, K-State lost its second-leading scorer to the transfer pool as junior guard Chrissy Carr left for Syracuse. Going into the 2021 offseason, Mittie’s biggest challenge was getting offensive pieces to surround his star center. After just one game against a Division II opponent, I believe he struck gold.

Mittie brought in six newcomers to the team for the 2021-22 season: sophomore transfers Rebekah Dallinger

and Heavenly Greer, freshmen Serena Sundell and Malene Lind Pedersen and twins Jaelyn and Brylee Glenn. Each player brings strength to an area where the Wildcats were lacking.

Greer, who played one season at Oklahoma, brings a presence under the basketball outside of the center position that Lee and sophomore Taylor Lauterbach seemed to have anchored down. Greer will provide K-State with a player who can post up or hang out around the free-throw line to get the ball down low.

Dallinger, an Australian who played one year at Miles Community College in Montana, should give the Wildcats a high volume of scoring at a high shooting percentage as she becomes more comfortable at the Division I level. Dallinger was named the junior college player of the year this past season after averaging 25.8 points per game at a 48.7 percent clip.

Pedersen, who comes to K-State from Aabyhøj, Denmark, should bring a winning mentality to a K-State program that has finished close to the bottom of the conference in recent years. The Danish guard won three European Girls Basketball League championships and was the league MVP all three seasons.

The Glenn twins come to K-State from Kansas City, Missouri, as all-around great guards. What I loved most from the game against Washburn was their energy on the court. Both players were talking loudly, diving on the floor and hyping up their teammates as freshmen.

Jaelyn — alongside Sundell — even found herself with a starting spot in the contest.

Sundell is the player I am most excited about moving forward and the biggest reason why I am excited about this squad.

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presence in her first game on the floor, as she was always in the right position on defense and made passes only experienced point guards typically make.

It isn’t exactly fair for me to make this comparison as she played basketball in the same high school league as me, but Sundell reminds me a lot of Iowa State sophomore Emily Ryan.

Both players are long, smart point guards used to a high volume of scoring, but careful with the ball.

Both have great court vision, are always aware on defense, aren’t afraid to create on offense and are talkative on the court but subdued off of it. I really think that Serena Sundell can provide the type of all-around game from a point guard that is necessary to win in college basketball.

Putting these newcomers beside the pieces in place sets the basketball team up for a run — next year. I think the team should shoot for a top-four finish in the

conference this year, as Baylor, Texas and Iowa State are all projected to do well this year.

If the team can use this year as a building block, this incoming class can get confident enough to give Ayoka Lee and junior Emilee Ebert a good farewell season next year. If they can take down conference juggernaut Baylor for a conference championship, it would end up as one of the biggest seasons in school history.

I know it’s crazy to say all of this based on just one exhibition game, but, as I said, this is just an overreaction.

Landon Reinhardt is a junior 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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