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ansas led the nation in the overall number of women elected to government offices in 1993, according a report by Representation 2020. Since then, the state’s rank has fallen to 24th in the nation. Kansas received a gender parity score of 18.6 out of 100 in the report. A score of 50 would indicate gender parity, which is “the point at which women and men are equally likely to hold elected office in the state.” Representation 2020, a program of FairVote, is a “nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, focused on
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The League of American Bicyclists has named K-State the first bicycle-friendly university in Kansas. K-State earned the Bronze-Level Bicycle Friendly University award. This year, the League of American Bicyclists awarded or renewed the bicycle-friendly titles of 49 universities in 31 states. This brings the the national total of designated bicycle friendly universities and colleges to 127. The Bicycle Friendly University program distinguishes colleges and universities that provide bicycle-safe campuses for students, staff and visitors, according to K-State Today. “Students and staff are biking more and more for both transportation needs as well as for recreational wellness,” Derek Jackson, director of Housing and Dining Services, said in the news release. “Having infrastructure that supports biking is important to our campus and community.” Doug May, transportation planning intern for the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization and master’s student in regional and community planning, prepared K-State’s Bicycle Friendly University designation application. “Using the knowledge and skills I learned in the planning program at K-State and through my internship with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, I was able to prepare the comprehensive Bicycle Friendly University application,” May said in the news release. “I’m looking forward to the future of K-State as it continues to grow and move even more toward a bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly environment.”
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structural changes to make elections more participatory and representative at every level of government.” The report stated that the number of legislative seats held by women in Kansas currently sits at 25 percent, compared to the 29 percent in 1993. At the federal level, Kansas has no women in the Senate and only one woman – Rep. Lynn Jenkins – in the House of Representatives. “It’s disappointing that the government is not as equal for women,” Abigail Bartel, senior in agronomy, said. “I definitely would like to see those numbers go up.” see page 6, “WOMEN”
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Islamic Center Open House brings in diverse crowd KELSEY KENDALL the collegian
The Islamic Center of Manhattan hosted an open house where its members presented different aspects of Islam on Saturday. Volunteers put together presentations that covered gender equality, Ramadan, prayer, Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, diversity and more. Visitors could also get henna tattoos while several members of the mosque answered questions visitors had about the religion. “(The open house) is really interesting,” Mary Conner, freshman in horticulture and visitor to the Islamic Center, said. “I feel like I’m learning a lot.” To Conner, the open house informed the Manhattan community of Islam outside of how the media portrays it. “Our community has a lot to offer,” said Sabri Ciftci, volunteer for the open house, associate professor of political science and former board member of the Islamic Center. “... (The Islamic
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Center) is trying to change some misperceptions.” Dursitu Hassen, freshman in biochemistry and volunteer from Ethiopia, discussed diversity with the visitors. According to Hassen, Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world, with followers in almost every country. “(The visitors) are starting to feel Islam is part of
ing and going,” Ciftci said. “They’re curious.” According to Hassen and Ciftci, the Manhattan community is engaged and wanting to learn about their culture and religion. An open house is a way of bringing the center and the outside community together. According to Soundos Alkhiary, sophomore at Manhattan High School
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Members of the Muslim community gather for prayer at the Islamic Center in Manhattan on July 1, 2015 during Fast a Day. The Islamic Center held its Open House Saturday.
and volunteer, members of the mosque had to get more chairs and another table for visitors to keep up with the foot traffic. “We’re doing good when you’re talking to someone, and you can barely hear them (over everyone talking),” Alkhiary said. According to Ciftci, the food table was the most popular. He said the food offered was a good representation of the diversity in the mosque. Arabic and Asian cuisine, as well as a variety of desserts and refreshments, were prepared and served. Ciftci said months of planning went into this annual open house. Volunteers received training on how to interact and engage with the visitors and several people helped make the food. Ciftci said he only wishes the open house could run longer to allow even more people from the community to come visit and learn. “If you’re wanting to learn about a religion, culture or country, who better to ask than someone in that religion, culture or country?” Alkhiary said.
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OPINION monday, november 9, 2015
How 'concealed carry' equals concealed ignorance ing a large group of people who are many times under gigantic amounts of stress or frequently intoxicated or not in the most sensible or mature state of mind to carry a gun on them at anytime.
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RYAN VILLWOCK the collegian
Kansas has finally done it. As of right now, it looks like in 2017 K-State will not only be a more expensive school, but also a more dangerous one. Bryan Lowry of the Kansas City Star wrote in April that, as of July 1 of this year, Kansas residents are now able to conceal carry under a few restrictions and conditions. Although campuses have temporary exemption of the law, it will go into effect for them on July 1, 2017. You have to be 21 or older. You have to be a resident. But, you do not need a permit. That’s right, under new Kansas law you no longer need a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The Kansas Board of Regents sent surveys to students to help make a decision on whether or not to allow the same bill on college campuses across the state last week. The survey consisted of questions such as: would you pay money for extra security? Do you support the carry of firearms on campus?
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First, let’s look at some of the numbers. According to the Gun Violence Archive, its data tells us the story from Jan. 1 up to today what our current lack of gun control has caused. There have been over 11,000 deaths resulting from gun violence. 603 children ages 0-11 have been killed or injured. There have been 285 mass shootings. Only a little over 1,000 incidents occurred because of defensive gun use. These numbers are constantly rising, since the site is a live tracker. Looking at these numbers, I stand outraged. Here, in the greatest country in the world, we still have one of the worst gun control policies. At times, I wonder how we could even reach a point where over 11,000 people are killed in situations involving guns over 10 months’ time. Then, it all became clear. I
Illustration by Jacob Larson received a survey asking not only if I am OK with allowing the carry of guns on campus, but also if I am wiling to pay extra money for more protection on campus. This ignorance is why we have had over 50 school shootings in the U.S. this year alone, as detailed in international news organizations like RT, with data drawn from the Kansas City Star.
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The basis of allowing guns on campus is the “good guy shoots bad guy” theory: if everyone has a gun in a public place then, in theory, nothing should ever happen because the fear of the good guy having a gun should stop or at least deter the criminal. Unfortunately, this has been proven to not work. In fact, there are many stories of “good guy” shootings that fall short of their claims, with these examples detailed by Politico in their article “The myth of the good guy with the gun.”
Joel Myrick, assistant principal from Pearl High School, allegedly stopped a gunman who invaded Pearl High School, but really only did so after the shooter was done and leaving. Joseph Robert Wilcox tried to stop a shooting in a Wal-Mart in Las Vegas by drawing his concealed handgun but was instead killed by the assailants, whom then began a firefight with police. This leaves us to ask if there are any ways to stop these shootings at all. That answer is yes. During a robbery in Tuscon, Arizona, Joe Zamudio heard gunshots and ran into the store. By the time he arrived to the store, unarmed civilians had already disarmed the shooter. According to Politico, Zamudio later said that he was within seconds of killing the wrong person. Students’ thoughts on concealed carry How do people around K-State feel about concealed carry on campus?
“The only benefit from this is that people who have intent to kill will fear people stopping them, but in return normal students will have fear from any random person carrying a gun, especially without a license,” Rey Irwin, junior in secondary education, said. Charles Moore, sophomore in mechanical engineering and vice president of the Wildcats Gun Rights Club, also said he disagrees with the new law. “I feel like it’s crazy; people have the right to conceal carry but people need a permit to learn how to use them,” Moore said. “We can’t just throw people to the wolves with dangerous weapons.” The fact that even the vice president of a gun rights club is against concealed carry without a license should help us imagine how all the people who do not support guns – even with a permit – feel. Having guns on a college campus is not a good idea. You are allow-
Lastly let’s discuss the security measures K-State will have to enact before this bill can take effect. According to the Wichita Eagle, the law states that guns “shall not be prohibited in any state or municipal building to concealed carry, unless such building has adequate security measures to ensure that no weapons are permitted to be carried into such building.” Later on, the article states that adequate security is considered “’use of electronic equipment and personnel at public entrances to detect and restrict the carrying of any weapons’ into the facilities, ‘including, but not limited to, metal detectors, metal detector wands or any other equipment used for similar purposes.’” So how is Kansas planning on paying for all these extra security measures? While not confirmed, the only mention so far has been an increase in student tuition to help afford the additions of these to the schools, as brought up in the survey sent to K-State students last week. Finally I ask this of you: If you haven’t responded to the survey yet, think twice before answering. The idea of concealed carry sounds great in the mind. More freedom and more rights equals a better world. But, when you are thinking about your rights, think about all the people who are going to be living in fear of just getting an education. Think of all the people who have already been affected by mass or school shootings. Think about how this year we have had more children die from guns than days in a year. Think past all this issue’s ignorance before you make your decision. Support a more free world where guns won’t control how your education is taught. Do something for your community. Say no to concealed carry. 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.
Ryan Villwock is a freshman in mass communications. Please send comments to opion@kstatecollegian. com.
Kansas economy to benefit from future pot legalization battle
JONATHAN GREIG the collegian
The issue of marijuana legalization is coming up again and again in our national discourse, and has even gained enough prominence to figure into the 2016 presidential race. Both sides have seen debate questions on the subject, and one candidate is going a lot farther than that. Bernie Sanders, progressive senator from Vermont and
current second-place Democratic candidate, introduced legislation to the Senate last week called the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act. This would, as detailed by CBS, “remove marijuana from the federal list of Schedule I drugs, defined by the Drug Enforcement Agency as the ‘most dangerous’ substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” States would still have the right to enforce their own bans on the drug, and there has been movement in state legislatures on this very issue. On Nov. 3, a measure for constitutional amendment was put to vote in Ohio on marijuana legalization and was rejected by the voters. But as the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Anne Saker
explained in her article “6 reasons marijuana legalization failed in Ohio” that there were big problems with the bill separate from the actual issue, not the least of which were fears of government-sponsored monopolies. Saker said even marijuana activists were strongly against the measure, and some are saying that it will come up again. But will this debate stir up in Kansas? We’re unique in that we get to see firsthand the biggest success story in marijuana legalization: Colorado. According to TIME, our neighbor to the west took in almost $70 million in taxes on marijuana sales. They took in so much revenue, in fact, they even had a “tax holiday” on the product one day in September. Colorado took in so much
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money because they fully legalized recreational marijuana – something only four states have done – while the first debate in many states has been whether to legalize medical marijuana; this is most likely where the debate would enter the Kansas consciousness. According to a data study by Nerd Wallet looking at the potential pot revenue of every state, Kansas could bring in a (I would argue, still conservative) estimate of $14 million. Such an unbelievable boon in revenue would be a life preserver in the pervasive fiscal despair of our own state, but could it ever catch on socially? The Kansas Supreme Court took a look at the issue when voters of Wichita passed a ballot measure last April which “would lessen the pen-
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alty for first-time marijuana possession to a $50 fine,” and the Kansas Health Institute just published a study exploring the issue as well. In KCUR’s article “Kansas study looks at effects of legalizing medical Marijuana,” they quote Rep. Gail Finney (D-Wichita) on the debate. “I don’t think that issue is going away,” Finney said. “Like I’ve said over and over again, I think it’s just a matter of time. Kansas will probably be one of the later states, but I think it’s going to happen.” The argument for includes its vast health benefits, revenue generation, hypocrisy when compared to the acceptance of alcohol, the currently huge negative impact on criminal justice (especially youth offenders) and even the issue of personal choice. Those
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against it say that it is a gateway to far worse, life-destroying drugs and that it sends the wrong societal message to our youth. While you have to pour your own thoughts in and decide for yourself, one thing is certain: marijuana legalization is becoming more and more of an issue in both our state legislatures and national politics, and will probably impact Kansas sooner than you might think. 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.
Jonathan Greig is a senior in anthropology. Please send comments to opion@ kstatecollegian.com
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Volleyball dominates Texas Tech in straight sets AVERY OSEN the collegian
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Katie Reininger, junior middle blocker, digs a ball during the game against West Virginia in Bramlage Coliseum on Oct. 10, 2015.
The K-State volleyball team has won six of their last seven matches after sweeping the Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday night inside Ahearn Field House. Furthermore, they have won in straight sets in five of their last six matches. “I thought we played extraordinarily well, outside of the middle of set three,” head coach Suzie Fritz said. “I felt we lost a little focus in that set, but other than that, I thought we played very well. I like the way we are preparing and the way we practiced this week. The Wildcats were led in kills by junior Katie Reininger who had 11, Alyssa Schultejans contributed with 10, Brooke Sassin knotted nine and Bryna Vogel had eight.
“I think what we are doing more than anything is being aggressive and a lot of being a good attacker is attacking with tremendous purpose,” Fritz said. “It’s not just going up and hitting it as hard as you can. What I believe we are growing at mentally is we are starting to attack with more range and we are moving the ball around.” Junior Katie Brand continued her excellent play with 39 assists and five kills. The first set was dominated by the Wildcats after the first 30 points cumulatively earned by each team during the set. K-State led 18-13 and won the next seven of eight points to win the set by 11 points. Vogel ended the set with an ace. The Wildcats dominated the second set winning 25-18 and giving themselves a two set advantage. Both teams went back and forth in the third set as the Red Raiders cut K-State’s lead to 17-
16. The Wildcats won the next five of seven points and they cruised the rest of the set winning 25-20 and winning the match in straight sets. K-State is now 7-1 at home this season; since 2011 they are 48-13 when playing in Manhattan. The Wildcats are 15-8 overall and 7-4 in Big 12 play. “Some of it was that the schedule was kind of unkind to us early in the season,” Fritz said. “We played a lot of young personnel early in the season and they are starting to grow up. Sometimes it just takes time and we have been playing very well at home.” The Wildcats will host the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday night inside Ahearn Field House for their third game in a four-game home stand. “I think we are improving and as a coach, that’s all I’m asking of our team to do,” Fritz said. “I think we are in a good place right now.”
What we learned from the men’s basketball exhibition game TIMOTHY EVERSON ANDREW HAMMOND the collegian
On Friday, the K-State basketball defeated Fort Hays State in the second of two exhibition games 70-52. Sports Editor Tim Everson and lead men’s basketball beat writer Andrew Hammond give their take on the Wildcats as they head into the season next Friday.
TIM’S TAKE
There wasn’t a whole heap of new information to be learned after Friday’s exhibition win over the Tigers. The offense looked worse, the defense looked worse, and yet all of that is hardly more than nit-picking because they still got the win handily and avoided having their names added to the list of Division I schools who have lost exhibitions versus Division II opponents or less this season. The veterans shined with junior forward Wesley Iwundu, senior guard Justin Edwards and senior forward Stephen Hurt all putting up double-digit points. The new guys struggled – with the exception of during certain spurts – but the well-meaning effort was all there. You could definitely tell that this is progress. Half of the guys on this
team were playing high school and AAU ball just months ago. Mentally and physically, they’re not quite there yet. They’ll get there. You can tell that everyone is bought in and enjoying what they’re doing. If anything, the little fight that Fort Hays State brought was probably helpful; it was the first time this season that they’ve had to overcome adversity, even though that adversity is an MIAA team. There’s still plenty unknown so far, but there is also plenty to look forward to. One thing that I can be sure of is this team, win or lose, will make basketball fun again at K-State. Lord knows we need that.
in the early going and I think fans should be patient. There will be peaks and there will be valleys, but you can tell that there is something about this team that will keep people intrigued this season. These kids are fighters; they’re tough and that’s going to be on full display this season, which should be much more refreshing than what Weber and Co. experienced a year ago.
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“We got to get better offensively,” head coach Bruce Weber said of the state of his team. “I think last week was a little deceptive for our guys. We get 80-some and we were getting them off of one play, one action, one pass plays. We were getting layups or easy shots and today they played much better defense. They were physical, they scissored things and crossed things out. Once we were not open, we just froze. The first action did not work, well what do we do now? That is where we need to get better, I think. Not only
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Emporia senior forward Dom Samac attempts to get past K-State senior forward Stephen Hurt during the Men’s Basketball game between K-State and Fort Hays State University on Friday in Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats defeated the Tigers in the second exhibition home game 70-52. next week, but to continually beat teams as we get better and better competition.”
ANDREW’S TAKE
Friday gave us a small glimpse of what may come in the 2015-16 season, some good and some bad. After the Wildcats jumped on the Fort Hays State Tigers
early with solid shooting and all around play, things got sloppy; turnovers, missed shots and mistakes that only come from youth and inexperience arrived on Bramlage Coliseum’s floor. While all of those negative things come with some caution, all is not lost with this team. I was really impressed by
the leadership of Iwundu and Edwards, and I also thought Hurt did a good job making scores that got the team out of struggling situations. If there is a chance this team reaches any type of postseason play, they’ll need to be cosseted and – most of all – healthy. This team will have nights like this; it should be expected
“We got off to a hot start, but as the game went on I think some guys got settled,” Iwundu said on the team’s struggles in parts of the game. “We became OK with how things were running and I think it caught up to us. It just showed what could happen if we do that and the other team is playing hard and starts competing with us. I think it shocked us a little bit as a team. It is always good to get those out of the way to see where we are at in crunch time. It was a good test for us.” Timothy Everson is a junior in mass communications. Andrew Hammond is a sophomore in mass communications. Please send comments to sports@ kstatecollegian.com.
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Slightly sarcastic horoscopes for the week of Nov. 9 Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Showing off isn’t going to get you anywhere this week…or ever. You may think you’re impressing the people who matter, but the fact is, no one matters so much that you need to risk making yourself look even more vapid and egotistical than you already are. Save the ham for drama class. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Get on a grip on yourself, Aquarius. Either learn some organization skills that will help you prioritize your mess of a life or get a prescription for some new meds that will make you let twitchy and obnoxious.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Add some creative “flair” to your academic writing this week by leaving Dan Brown-style clues in your research paper leading your professor to your coded conclusion, written in cuneiform tablet in the back of a book buried in a clandestine location.
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) You’re not one who’s generally known for your subtlety or tactfulness, but you need to learn to exercise some diplomacy when dealing with people around you. If you go and blurt something out now without thinking things through, you could ruin a career opportunity that would have otherwise proved promising.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Your energy levels are so obscenely high this week that you could probably launch straight out of your chair and through the ceiling into orbit. A lot of disgruntled classmates and coworkers are not-so-secretly wishing that would happen.
Aries (March 21 - April 19) Lately you’re like a mad scientists, and your life is your chemistry lab. Your disorganization and squirreliness has caused you to neglect some important things, which is perhaps why you’ve got some interesting “experiments” in your fridge that probably need attention before they gain sentience and attempt to overthrow their creator.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20) You’re due for a rather impressive display of willpower this week, Taurus. You’ll eat half a bag of barbecue potato chips b 3:00 p.m. and then stave off your craving for the other half until at least 5:30. Wow, that’s some seriously enviable self-control you’ve got going on.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Think about trying some new ways of communicating with the people who are important to you— and no, I don’t mean by smoke signal or carrier pigeon. Call me crazy here, but maybe dropping your haughty, holier-than-thou tone might be effective. Go figure, people might actually want to talk to you if you speak to them like fellow human beings.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22) A three-legged cat has more motivation than you do this week. Roll out of bed, brush the crumbs off of the sweatshirt you’ve been wearing for the past four days, put your feet on the floor and start moving! Although the Stars admit, this week really won’t be much worth your while, at least you’ll be cognizant enough to bare witness to it.
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) While your outsides may be glowing (thanks to that overpriced body scrub from Lush) your soul is dull and tarnished and your heart is black, cold and lifeless. There’s not a beauty product in the world that can remedy that, fair Leo. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Watch those flippant remarks you’ve been making lately. You may think you’re just engaging in a bit of good-natured teasing, but people take you cheeky comments much more seriously than you realize. Try not to be such an insensitive #$@%&bag, if that’s even possible for you.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Take stock of you priorities and reevaluate how you’re handling things. If you keep dumping 100 percent of your energy into things that don’t really matter, before long you’ll find yourself in short supply of everything that’s actually important. Just a hint, those things are probably “family and friends,” not “heavy drinking and immature relationship drama,” just FYI.
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The cause for this drop in the number of women in elected Kansas offices is unknown. There are some factors that overall discourage women from running for office, however, according to Brianne Heidbreder, associate professor of political science. “Studies have shown that the presence of children at home reduces women’s likeli-
hood of running and has no significant impact on men’s ambition to run,” Heidbreder said. “In order to encourage women to run for office and serve in positions of power, we need to create an environment that is more conducive to a healthy work-life balance for all.” Heidbreder said that there are ways to reverse this trend of gender inequality in public office. “In order to increase wom-
en’s representation in government, women need to run for office,” Heidbreder said. “Research suggests that women are less likely than men to consider running for office in the first place. Political parties can try to close this gap by actively recruiting and supporting female candidates.” There are some important reasons for trying to achieve gender parity in government, according to Heidbreder.
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“Studies have shown that female and male politicians and government officials differ in their policy agendas and leadership styles,” Heidbreder said. “Therefore, having women in government has an important impact in terms of representative democracy.” Locally, Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh is one of five female mayors in Kansas cities with populations over 30,000. McCulloh was also a city
commissioner from 1997–2001 and a county commissioner for 10 years, from 1993-97 and 2007-13. “During both of my terms (on the county commission), women accounted for only 10 percent of Kansas county commissioners,” McCulloh said. “I never served with another woman on the county commission.” McCulloh said there is a group working to help wom-
en across the state known as “Women for Kansas.” It is a nonpartisan organization that meets monthly and works to unite women across Kansas to talk about issues affecting them. “Generally during my 14 years of commissioning, I have usually been the only woman on boards and committees,” McCulloh said. “Kansas needs to do a much, much better job of including women in government.”
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