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Kansas State students perform an African-inspired dance at the Mark A. Chapman theatre in Manhattan, Kan. on Dec. 5 2017.
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K-State actors nominated for prestigious scholarship competition tunity to watch and support the others perform during the different rounds of the competition. “Success for one of us is success for all of us,” Sterrett said.
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They call themselves quirky and unique, fun and dynamic, intellectual and immersive. They are performers looking at another opportunity to expand their skills and push themselves. Four Kansas State University actors have been nominated to compete for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship, a threepart regional competition for an acting scholarship. Chelsea Turner, junior in American ethnic studies, Morgan Lynn Sterrett, senior in theatre performance, Michael Duncan, sophomore in theatre, and Sterling Oliver, junior in theatre and musical composition, have all been selected to represent K-State in January’s competition.
RETURNING TO THE STAGE
This will be Sterrett’s second year competing in this competition. She and her partner, Hunter Nelson, junior in
theatre, made it through the preliminary round of the competition last year but plan on changing their approach to the upcoming competition. “We had a great experience last year,” Nelson said. “This year, we just want to take it for our own personal advancement and training, rather than necessarily just for the competition.” Sterrett said she is putting a strong emphasis on pushing herself and Nelson for the upcoming competition. “Last year it was a lot of nervous energy,” Sterrett said. “This year, it’s a lot more ‘how can I better myself through this experience?’” Sterrett said working with Nelson in the competition again gives them both the opportunity to try things they had wanted to do last year but didn’t get the chance to. Nelson said Sterrett is being much choosier about the pieces they are going to perform together and focusing more on themes that will push their acting skills. “This year, we are taking a little bit
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longer to find and choose what scenes we want to do just so we know we’re going to get the most out of them,” Nelson said. With one scholarship competition under her belt, Sterrett has been freely giving advice to her fellow actors to make sure they get the best experience as well. “I’ve been kind of showering [words of wisdom] upon them as we go,” Sterrett said.
COMARADERIE AND COMPETITION
It might be a competition, but Duncan said the “camaraderie at the end of the day” is more important than seeing who will win. It is all about representing K-State to the best of their ability. “A good way to look at [this competition] is four opportunities for us at K-State Theatre,” Duncan said. These four actors have shared a stage with one another at some point during their K-State careers. Turner and Duncan were nominated for the competition for their performances in “The
Arsonists,” and Sterrett and Oliver for “Into the Woods.” Several of them have worked together on other plays. They share memories of Sterrett pulling a knife on Oliver during “Into the Woods,” of hearing Turner sing for the first time in last year’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and supporting one another as they take on different roles in theatre and even in classes. So long as they are “getting the work done” and performing to the best of their ability, Oliver said the idea of one of them winning over the other has not crossed their minds. He said they all agree that they are more focused on developing as actors than the competition. “It’s nice to see something come from hard work, working on ‘Into the Woods,’ then getting to work even harder to prepare scenes for the scholarship,” Oliver said. Overall, it is less about competing to win as an individual and more to do with supporting fellow K-State actors. Sterrett said all four of them will have the oppor-
The four nominees’ partners are required to be students who have not been nominated as well, and these actors have already chosen who they want to work with for the upcoming competition. They said these partners had to be complimentary to the actors’ own acting and possess some kind of stage chemistry. Overall, the partners had to be willing to put in the work with them. “I want both of our skills to help us out and bring on our best performances,” Duncan said about his partner, Ceslie Parker-Waller, sophomore in theatre. The nominees have been able to work together at some point during their K-State careers. Turner said she was able to work with her partner, Brooke Merriam, sophomore in theatre, in “Unity (1918)” last spring and is excited to work together again. “She was completely phenomenal,” Turner said. “I was like, ‘I would be so honored if you would work with me, and I could learn from you.’” Sterrett and Nelson work together so well on stage due to their chemistry. Nelson said they are able to play multiple relationships together and both have the drive to make sure they blend together, whether in a play scene or musical number. He said they are finding scenes to push their limits as actors and are willing to put in the work to do that. “I think for all of us, picking a partner comes down to who you believe equally deserves this opportunity, because the biggest opportunity comes from the work before you go,” Sterrett said.
THE COMPETITION
The regional scholarship competition will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, according to K-State Today. Turner said the competition is broken up into three rounds with different performances for each. The scholarship award amounts range from $250 to $2,500 depending on the award received, according to the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship page on the Kennedy Center’s website. “I’m just going to go and do my best,” Duncan said. “I feel like it’s nice to just be nominated in general, because being nominated in itself is an accomplishment that I’m always going to be happy about.”
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Two Manhattan organizations fight food insecurity in Riley County
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Stocked shelves at the grand opening of Cats’ Cupboard, the new campus food pantry on Oct. 16, 2017.
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Imagine opening up your kitchen cabinets to find only a half-eaten jar of peanut butter, a box of white rice and three packages of instant noodles. This is not your breakfast menu by choice; you just don’t have the dough for the abundant, nutritious groceries that your body needs. You are facing a situation called food insecurity, in which other bills need to take precedence over your shopping list because those bills such as housing, medical and transportation costs going unpaid would result in something far worse than a growling stomach. And ramen for breakfast one more day can’t be too bad, right? About least one in six Kansas households (16.5 percent) faced this problem in 2013, according to a 2015 report on food insecurity in Kansas, published by the Kansas Health Institute. Researchers also found that one in five households with children were food insecure. Food insecurity’s ramifications are often invisible to those who are unaffected by it, so it is hard to know how many are truly affected. But this report has
quantified it through census data, finding more than 183,000 Kansas households — equaling close to 450,000 Kansans — experience this issue. The most recent census data, from July of 2016, shows Riley County has a poverty rate of 18.5, which is higher than all its surrounding counties and more than six percent higher than the statewide average of 12.1 percent. However, there are resources for Manhattanites who need extra help accessing good food. The longstanding operation of the Flint Hills Breadbasket and the new nonperishable food pantry for students, Cats’ Cupboard, are two great assets. Maribeth Kieffer is the executive director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, and she serves on the Cats’ Cupboard advisory board, but the two organizations are unaffiliated. The Cats’ Cupboard employees said the two organizations do work together to promote each other.
SERVING MANHATTAN
Kieffer began working with the Flint Hills Breadbasket, which was founded in 1983, six years ago. She oversees the daily operations of the Manhattan food pantry. “We helped approximately
19,000 people last year,” Kieffer said. “A couple years ago, it got up as high as 27,000. We typically take in 700-some thousand pounds of food every year.” The Breadbasket is entirely donation-based and does not receive any federal, state, county or city dollars. “It runs on donations, grants and foundations,” Kieffer said. “There are grants down at the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation … and from great businesses that believe in what we do here.” Big name retailers and “a whole array” of other businesses help to fund and donate to the Breadbasket, though Kieffer did not want to include specific names so as to not exclude any. “Every morning we have a truck that goes west and a truck that goes east, and their routes are around town,” Kieffer said. “These volunteers … go to Walmart, Target, Chipotle, Longhorn, there’s a lot of places that are on our route. …They collect the food on those routes and they bring it back.” She said there are other volunteers who then help to organize and properly store the food. Cold food products go to the cooler or freezer right away along with inspected produce, and nonperishables are sorted and shipped to
five partnering churches. “We give out what we call ‘front room food.’ That’s produce and breads and sweets and things out of the freezer,” Kieffer said. “[Visitors] come here [905 Yuma St.] in the mornings to collect that after they qualify, and in the afternoon they get a voucher to go to the church, and that’s where they get all their staples.” Staple groceries include the nonperishable foods that fill cabinets such as pasta, macaroni and cheese and canned vegetables. Kieffer said there are three employees at the Breadbasket and volunteers are vital to their process. “In 2016 we had 8,323 [volunteer] hours booked, but that doesn’t count people doing fundraisers for us through their businesses,” she said. “It’s gotta be so much more [in reality]. Right now, I have three pages of people that are doing fundraising for us at their businesses. They’ll call and see what our needs are at that time and they’ll try to get their employees involved, and these hours don’t count any of those outside activities.” Every year, the Breadbasket sponsors a community Thanksgiving meal and hands out holiday baskets, which contain all that is needed to cook a holiday feast from the cranberry sauce to the turkey. Kieffer said at this year’s Thanksgiving meal, which was held at Old Chicago, the Breadbasket served 760 people and gave out 170 baskets. Those interested can find additional information such as how to qualify and the distribution times of the churches by visiting the Breadbasket website or by contacting the organization.
FEEDING WILDCATS
Food insecurity can hit college students hard. In the Campus Climate Assessment Project of 2015, conducted by the Kansas State Office of Student Life, 48 percent, or 2,325 students, of respondents reported financial hardship. And 39.4 percent of those students, totaling 917, indicated a difficulty affording food. The Office of Student Life also did a financial stress study that found 14 percent of student respondents said they did
not have money for basic needs. It also found 51 percent did not have grocery money at least on one occasion in the three months before the survey. “That survey actually found that students were skipping meals,” said Sarah Barrett, director of Cats’ Cupboard who, with two colleagues, administered the survey. “Students were not having enough money to meet their basic needs and were kind of at a financial breaking point. That’s when I took the lead on this group that put the pantry together, because for me, I had actually faced food insecurity as a student. I was from a low-income family and paid for college myself, so I knew what that was like.” She is now the director of the program she created and controls operation of the program run under the Office of Student Life. “This project has been probably about four years in the making,” Barrett said. “Many different folks around campus had different efforts going on trying to get closer to something like a centralized pantry. The College of Education had their pantry, but it was only open to education students. The School of Leadership Studies had mobile food distributions and other things going on to address food insecurity.” Barrett said back in 2014 she worked as the assistant dean in student life, so she “had many students coming in, and oftentimes they would say that they had something going on academically, and then also financially or related to food insecurity.” The Cats’ Cupboard is in full operation on the K-State campus, being accessed 300 times since opening in late October in the basement of Fairchild Hall, room 009. Around 50 percent of those visiting are repeat customers. Mark Woolard, graduate assistant and employee of Cats’ Cupboard, said the pantry “used to exist in a hall closet” in Holton Hall. Woolard, who heads social media outreach at Cats’ Cupboard, said it is run by just one other employee and “a force” of 20 volunteers who monitor the door and sign-in sheets, do all the chalking and poster promotion and keep the shelves stocked with
nonperishable food, cookware and hygiene products, which are offered for free to students. The other employee, Erin Bishop, serves as the food pantry coordinator. She said the Cats’ Cupboard is “open to all students,” and is still in the process of “trying to get the word out.” She said at least two people told her previous Collegian articles about the food pantry led them there. There is no limit to how much food a student can take. “People can make decisions about what they need in their life, like when you go to the store, and you decide what you need to stock your cupboards and what you want to eat,” Barrett said. “We let people do the same and make the same choice at the Cats’ Cupboard.” This is the first holiday season for the young organization that has been open just over two months. Barret said last year when the program was merely “shelves that [she] was just kind of stocking” in the Office of Student Life, there was a “big uptick” in traffic right before Thanksgiving and during winter break. During the university’s fall break this year, 12 people accessed the pantry, Bishop said. “A lot of students that stay on campus or in the community are a lot of international students that may not necessarily be going out of town for Thanksgiving or winter break,” Barrett said. Bishop said she is appreciative that Cats’ Cupboard was open for fall break. Barrett encourages food insecure students to think of Cats’ Cupboard as a way to help them afford the nutritious food they would not otherwise be able to buy. “It’s a supplement — that’s what I’ve been trying to tell people — just like you supplement your academics and you go to tutoring because you want to be the best student you can, you can supplement your groceries and maybe spend more money on perishables or vegetables,” Barrett said. The Cats’ Cupboard is open Sunday through Friday. The hours of operation can be found on their webpage.
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Student dancers showcase choreography skills MICHAELA KITCHEN THE COLLEGIAN
Kansas State student choreographers and dancers showcased their work Tuesday evening in the Mark A. Chapman Theatre for the Dance Student Spotlight. The choreography was produced and performed by students in styles ranging from West African to modern improvisation, said Neil Dunn, instructor of dance. Some of the dances were choreographed as part of a class or on students’ own free time. Students outside of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance were also able to participate. “Many of our classes are full of non-majors who come in to get their fine arts credit,” Kate Digby, as-
sistant professor of dance, said. “Then, of course, they fall in love with dancing and decide to get involved somehow.” Digby’s Improvisational Structures class teaches students how to interact and play off of their partners, as well as how to quickly choreograph dances from prompts. During the showcase, students from this class quickly composed and performed dances based on random prompts and details. The guidelines included small movements by hands and feet, interruption to start a new course and collecting and gathering rhythm. Students from Dunn’s Rhythmic Notation for Dance class also performed, as did individual dancers. Elizabeth Hayes, junior
in art with a minor in dance, showcased a solo to Paul Simon’s song “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” “Dance Spotlight is all about spotlighting what dancers are learning in their classes or how they’re growing as dancers,” Hayes said. The showcase also featured traditional West African styles of dance known as Kpatsa and Bima in which dancers wore traditional dashikis, or colorful pullover shirts, with accompaniment by drummers to create a lively performance. Brittany Reed | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
Kansas State students perform an improvised dance at the Mark A. Chapman theatre in Manhattan, Kan. on Dec. 5 2017.
Interview process begins for chief diversity and inclusion officer ASHLEY MCKENNY THE COLLEGIAN
The first of three candidates interviewed for the position of chief diversity and inclusion officer of Kansas State University, or CDIO, Thursday morning. Maurice Gipson, assistant vice chancellor and chief diversity officer at Arkansas State University, interviewed and presented for the position in an open forum in Forum Hall. According to the K-State Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer position profile, the position “serves as a catalyst to leverage best practices and resources across Kansas State University’s campuses to promote a culture of inclusion” where all individuals “are able to thrive and be engaged.” Gipson said his past experience makes him the right person for for the CDIO position, and the forum focused
CANIDATES Maurice Gipson Assistant vice chancellor and chief diversity officer at Arkansas State University. Gabrielle Malfatti Director of global engagement at the University of Missouri’s College of Education. Interview: Dec. 6 at 9:45 a.m. in Town Hall at the Leadership Studies Building. Bryan Samuel Director of the Office of Equity and Diversity at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Interview: Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in Wildcat Chamber. on how he would continue the discussion started by the KSUnite event. “What I want to talk about today is why this was such a monumental shift for this institution, and how do we leverage what happened at this momentous occasion and make sure that everything we do after this will build upon it,
not us recreating this experience again?” Gipson said. Gipson said his plan would focus on three Rs and three Ls: recruit, retain and resources as well as listening, learning and leading. Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students, said having a CDIO would benefit the reality of
the K-State Family brand. “It is significant that we have someone [at] the highest level of our university, who wakes up every single morning thinking about those who have little voice and helps us define family in a way that is inclusive,” Bosco said. Stephen Kucera, student support director and graduate student in accounting, said he believes a CDIO could help K-State stand out among other universities. “I think this is an important time in our university’s history, particularly when it comes to diversity issues,” Kucera said. “I think we need someone who can work on the issues currently being discussed right now, but also look into the future and figure out how we can be an industry leader in different diversity inclusion issues.” The other candidates for the position are Gabrielle Malfatti, director of global engagement at the Univer-
sity of Missouri’s College of Education, and Bryan Samuel, director of the Office of Equity and Diversity at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Malfatti will interview Dec. 6 at 9:45 a.m. in Town Hall at the Leadership
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Wedding Guide 2017
OPINION: Songs to add to your perfect wedding reception playlist ACACIA LAEL THALMAAN get everyone dancing, then it’s THE COLLEGIAN
Everyone knows that in order to have a legendary wedding, the couple will need the perfect playlist. From the classics to current pop, here are the songs everyone must make sure the DJ plays at their wedding.
CLASSICS
The classics come first. These will get everyone from your great-grandma to your 8-year-old nephew ready to dance. Songs like “Love Shack” by The B-52s, “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers, “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison and “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen are sure to please everyone’s music tastes. These songs are wedding classics that everyone is sure to enjoy.
LINE DANCES
If those aren’t enough to
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time for the line dances. We have the classic “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex, “YMCA” by Village People, “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid and “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” by Silentó (for all the kids who still think it’s the coolest dance move). These songs are the go-to when it’s time to get people on the dance floor. I will also throw in “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy and “Stanky Legg (Main Edit)” by GS Boyz, because you all know we want to relive our glory days of middle school dances.
SLOW DANCES
At this point in the reception, everyone may be getting tired (or tired of being single), so here are some slow songs that will get the couples, newlyweds and paired single people on the dance floor to enjoy some time together. Starting it off,
we have “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith and “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain. Newer songs like “All of Me” by John Legend and “I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz are also good for slow dancing. These songs are sure to bring out the romantic energy that all weddings should have. I mean, a really good wedding dance could lead to more weddings later when you think about it.
NOSTALGIA BOMBS
By this time, many of the little kids and elderly people may have gone home, and the open bar has done its job — it’s time to relive the glory days and play songs from your high school and college years. To start this section, we have “All the Small Things” by blink-182, “Gold Digger” by Kanye West, “I Want It
That Way” by Backstreet Boys and other songs that are sure to get those memories from partying in the 2000s coming right back.
FINALE
The last song that should be played at any wedding if you are proud of your alma mater is “Wildcat Victory” by the one and only Kansas State University Marching Band. I created a playlist on Spotify called “KSU Wedding Playlist” with all these songs and more. Find it now and check out all the songs that go along with this list.
Acacia Lael Thalmaan is a senior in fine arts. 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. Parker Robb | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP
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A dream come true: KSUMB drummers get engaged at football game DENE DRYDEN
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Justin Reilly proposes to Jillian Borel after the marching band’s halftime show during the Kansas State football game versus Iowa State on Nov. 25, 2017.
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Right after the K-State Marching Band’s halftime show at the home football game against Iowa State on Nov. 25, the band paused in anticipation to play the Fight Song. But before that, Jillian Borel, marching band member and junior in secondary education, was called to the front of the field. Her boyfriend Justin Reilly, former marching band member and 2017 graduate in business and accounting, walked onto the field and got down on one knee, proposing to Borel. She said yes. Borel said being proposed to after a halftime show was her dream. “Band has been a part of my life since I was in fourth grade,” Borel said. “I’ve always thought that would be the coolest thing in front of all the people. ... I didn’t want to
tell [Justin] because I figured it would be impossible with K-State.” Marching band is what brought Reilly and Borel together over two years ago. “The first time we met was at a drumline camp — that’s how we got to know each other, through band and drumline,” Borel said. “He played one of the biggest bass drums, and I played one of the smallest bass drums when we started out. We officially met at a bass retreat at a camp and just had our first conversation, and the ball went rolling from there.” Borel said being in march-
ing band together gave them a lot of time to bond. “When we weren’t dating, we were always together, because you’re constantly with the band, so that sparked some interest,” Borel said. “Then we started dating, and not only were we always together in band, but we were also always together just because we like each other.” Reilly said they always did fun things together while at rehearsal. “We’d park our bikes by each other for rehearsal and walk to and from rehearsal together,” Reilly said. “We’d go early and throw the football
around, just things like that.” Borel said she dreaded late practices a little less because she “knew he’d be waiting with the football.” Reilly and Borel have been a couple for fourteen months. Reilly said he learned about Borel’s dream proposal from her mom in July. “I was thinking about it, and was like, ‘Well, if that’s her dream, then I’m going to make it happen,’” Reilly said.
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Then, he said he contacted Frank Tracz, director of bands, about a week after speaking with Borel’s mother. “I emailed Dr. Tracz, and I was like, ‘Hey, I know it’s a long shot, this is Jillian’s dream, do you think it’s possible?’” Reilly said. “He’s like, ‘Yeah, that’s definitely possible. Why don’t we meet for lunch?’” After Tracz said yes to the idea, he said they had to wait and see what the football schedule would look like before settling other logistics. “There’s a lot of things that go into this,” Tracz said. “But I said, ‘Let’s do it. You get the tickets, I’ll get you on the field, I’ll get the announcement. We’ll tell [K-State] Athletics so they have the cameras ready to go.’” After the football season schedule was finalized, Reilly said he and Tracz decided on the Iowa State game, the final home game of the season. Reilly kept in touch with Tracz throughout the process. “It wasn’t super hard, but it was kind of drawn out,” Reilly said. “I’m glad I started when I did, so once the day came, I knew what I was going to do.” Tracz said Reilly was nervous about the proposal that day. “It was pretty fun to watch him, because we snuck him downfield and hid him behind the football equipment at halftime and told him to come out and get ready, and he was shaking like a leaf,” Tracz said. “It was pretty cool. But they’re a great couple. It’s a happy ending,
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there’s no question.” Though being proposed to after a marching band halftime show was her dream engagement, Borel did not know that it would happen on that day. “Jillian didn’t know,” Tracz said. “She had no idea; nobody in the band did. In fact, the band’s so large people in the back were probably wondering what the heck is going on until they could see it on the jumbotron. It was worked out pretty well.” Every part of the engagement was a surprise to Borel, all the way down to the ring. Borel said she, Reilly and her family went to look at rings in an antique store and did not know then that Reilly was picking out a ring that day. “In the summer we went to an antique store, and it’s where my sister got her ring. We were like, “You know, let’s just stop in.” We had my dad — my dad’s a jeweler — and we were going to look at the rings. So we went in and I found this one, and I was like,
‘Oh, holy moley. I love it so much.’” Borel said Reilly told her he was sorry that he probably would not be able to get her that particular ring because he was not prepared to buy a
ring that day. However, Reilly said he put it on layaway right away. “It worked perfectly, and she found this [ring],” Reilly said. “I’m so glad we did that, because we wouldn’t have found it other than that. ... but I had to lie to her face many times about it.” Borel said they are planning on getting married in summer 2018 and are considering a venue in Missouri. “My mom grew up in Monett, Missouri, and her great-grandfather built a church there,” Borel said. “It’s your white chapel with beautiful stained glass windows and has clear land next to it, so you could put up tents. ... It’s a really sentimental place for my family. “We don’t really know yet,” Borel continued. “And it’s finals week, so I’m not really concentrated on that. I’ll probably do the majority of the planning this winter break.” Tracz said this was not the first engagement he has helped organize within the marching band.
“I’ve been here 25 years, and I think this was the third one,” Tracz said. However, not anyone can pull off a proposal on the football field. “We get requests for this all the time, and most of the
requests are for people who are not even in band,” Tracz said. “The answer is no. People like Jillian and Justin spent four years here, doing all kinds of good things for the university and for the band. They’ve earned it.”
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OPINION: K-State needs better social media channels for students MADISON OBERMEYER defenses immediately attracted THE COLLEGIAN
As the fall 2017 semester drudges to a close, I am hit with the realization that I only have one semester left at Kansas State. Although the inner freshman in me is refusing the concept of graduation as a faraway figment of my imagination, I can’t help but feel as if I will miss out on the things going on around campus. Thanks to a few of my courses this fall, I was required to attend lectures and events all over campus, with subjects covering topics unbeknownst to my major-specific course load. I loved it. The problem is, I only knew about these events in advance because of professors urging students to go and learn. When I tried looking for myself, I was faced with a slow and annoying all-university calendar. Encompassed in that algorithm of confusion, lectures ranging from topics like the K-State common read to graduate thesis
my attention. While I can’t change the fact that I don’t have a time turner and thus cannot be in multiple places at once, if K-State’s social media would have a student-specific social media channel that announces events such as lectures, discussion panels, etc., then I would at least be able to identify events on campus and plan in advance for them. Resources such as the Collegian, K-State Today announcements and the aforementioned online calendar of confusion do their best to highlight campus events, but this coverage is always either a recap of said event or an announcement with a meager one-line description that fails to excite and attract. Creating one or multiple student-focused social media channels on platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or even Snapchat that let students know in advance what is going on around campus would result in larger audiences at a wide range of events.
Some lectures I have attended this semester have had a greater reception than others, but when a lecturer from outside of town comes to speak at K-State and only a spattering of students and faculty are there to listen, it is just awkward. It would be even better if these social media channels were run by students. This could provide students with expertise in promotion, event marketing and search engine optimization — all factors that recruiters looking for a social media manager would prioritize. I don’t want to miss any more than I already have at K-State. I want more out of my university experience than just classes, clubs and work. Student-led and student-focused social media could be wildly successful and not only notify us of events happening on campus, but also draw larger crowds at events, subsequently bettering K-State’s image to visiting lecturers, and prepping students for a niche job description in a career field steered by
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A student opens Instagram on her phone on Dec. 5, 2017. technological advancement. Madison Obermeyer is a junior in mass communica-
tions. 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.
KSDB REVIEW: Slaughter Beach, Dog’s album sensitive, angsty MONICA BRICH
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Cover art for the album”Birdie” by Slaughter Beach, Dog.
If you weren’t aware, Jake Ewald, one of the vocalists from Pennsylvanian rock band Modern Baseball, has a solo project called Slaughter Beach, Dog. I’m kicking myself for not listening to them sooner. Slaughter Beach, Dog’s latest album, “Birdie,” keeps the same “angsty emo” alternative style as Modern Baseball, but slows the pace down a bit. The first song, “Phoenix,” has no chorus, and the verses don’t have anything to do with each other. In theory, the song should sound really scattered and weird, but it doesn’t. The way Ewald sings paired with simplistic instruments sounds very relaxing and could easily lull someone to sleep.
“Pretty O.K.” is the first song on the album with a chorus, and it pretty much sums up the theme for the entire album: “And everything was fine / And everything was good / And everything was pretty OK.” An electric guitar is introduced halfway through the song, right before Ewald sings about how his friend Louis taught him to play guitar. Another song I really like is “Sleepwalking.” Its style is slightly different from what I’ve come to expect, almost evocative of Joyce Manor. Ewald sings the beginning and end of some of the vocals off beat, which sounds really cool. Plus, I really liked the ending lyrics: “Wake up! You’re looking like you’re fast asleep / You’re walking like you’re sleepwalking / You’re talking like you’re sleeptalking.” I was really excited to hear
the song “Buttercup” because I thought it would be a love song related to the movie “The Princess Bride.” Sadly, it was not, but it was still pretty good. The last part of the song is about exes and how one of them doesn’t understand how the other moved on so soon after the relationship, when they felt so deeply. It’s a topic that I don’t feel is touched on much in music, so it was really interesting to hear. The album ends with “Acolyte,” which was the single released before the album. It’s about wanting to travel and get married, but being too young to do so. “Man, it cuts like a dull knife / When you’re young and you’re told / ‘Makes sense when you’re older’ / Darling, let’s get old.” I might have to retract my previous statement, because I think this is truly the main theme for the album.
Overall, “Birdie” is just a playful and fun album, but there are some surprisingly deep thoughts scattered throughout. And that’s probably why Slaughter Beach, Dog works so well as a college alternative band, because people in their late teens and early twenties are the same way. I really enjoyed this album, and I appreciate that it will help tide me over until the next release from Ewald with his main band, Modern Baseball. Monica Brich is a junior in mass communications writing on behalf of KSDB, Kansas State’s student-run radio station. 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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Al’s Corner: Wildcats dash by the USC Upstate Spartans with win DEAUNDRA ALLEN
a two-pointer shooting average of 31 percent and a three point shooting average of 31.3 percent.
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The Kansas State men’s basketball team hosted the University of South Carolina Upstate on Tuesday night, where they won 86-49. The Wildcats are now 8-1.
HALFTIME NUMBERS
The Wildcats led the Spartans 43-23 at halftime. Junior Kamau Stokes led the team with 15 points, followed by junior Dean Wade with eight points. Sophomore Makol Mawien and graduate Mawdo Sallah were tied with six points. At half, K-State was shooting 50 percent for two-pointers and 57.1 percent for three-pointers. Upstate was led by junior Malik Moore with eight points. Followed by Moore was junior Jure Span with five points. Upstate had
LEADING SCORERS
For K-State, Stokes led the Wildcats with points 17 points, followed by Barry Brown with 15 points and Wade with 13 points. K-State gained another 43 points in the second half, with an overall shooting for two-pointer 50.8 percent, while the three pointer overall shooting average was 48 percent. K-State only missed two free throws tonight, making that shooting average 87.5 percent. For Upstate, Moore led with 16 points, followed by junior Carson Smith with 11 points, and Jure with seven points. Upstate’s two-pointer shooting average was 36.5 percent, while their three-pointer shooting average was 33.3 percent. Upstate only missed one of their four free throws, giving them a 75 percent
free throw average.
ANALYSIS
When they were on the road Sunday against Vanderbilt, K-State came forth to beat the Commodores, 84-79. The areas that were still needing improvement included limiting their defensive turnovers. Right off of the bat, K-State showed their strong defense and how well they were able to guard within minutes. From the last home game against Oral Roberts, K-State has made major improvements within the past week. K-State only had 13 fouls, a major improvement from the past few weeks. A lot of this game was pretty much in K-State’s full control. Maybe it was because Upstate had a record of 3-7, but it seemed like the Wildcats had something to prove coming back after the game. The fact that head coach Bruce Weber wasn’t screaming until he was blue a ma-
jority of the game is a great sign. The amount of energy the team brought was explosive. Brown and Stokes showed again that they are K-State’s new dynamic scoring duo. Together, they scored 32 points, proving hat they are a huge part of K-State offensive game. Immediately after the game, Stokes addressed this idea, saying they were familiar with each other their mind during the game. “This is our third year together,” Stokes said. “We know each other’s games. I feel very comfortable with [Brown.]” Weber talked about the chemistry between Stokes and Brown in the post-game press conference. “I think that they ironically get mad at me,” Weber said. “I don’t let them practice together. ... They’re familiar with each other, they’re older they’re smarter. ... It’s good; it’s fun to coach them. Experienced guards make it eas-
Women's basketball returns home to face UT Arlington tonight
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Willie the Wildcat cheers during the Kansas State Wildcats women’s basketball game versus the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kan. on Nov. 13, 2017. The Wildcats won with a final score of 81 to 60.
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After playing four games away from Bramlage Coliseum, the Kansas State women’s
basketball team returns home to face the University of Texas at Arlington today. The Wildcats and Mavericks will tip off at 7 p.m. The game can be watched on ESPN3
or heard on the K-State Sports Network. Kansas State is 5-2 on the season, including 3-0 at home. The average margin of victory for the Wildcats in those contests is over 23 points. The Mavericks have also posted a 5-2 record so far on the season, but have lost two in a row, mostly recently a 62-58 home loss to the University of Houston Cougars. Kansas State is coming off a 73-59 loss against No. 19 Missouri in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Wildcats have three players regularly scoring in double figures: junior Kayla Goth, freshman Rachel Ranke and senior Kaylee Page. Goth leads the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game. She also leads the team in assists, dishing
out six per game. On the defensive side of the court, senior Shaelyn Martin leads the team in rebounding with 8.1 boards per game. Martin also leads the team in steals with 17. The Wildcats have also been altering shots left and right. Sophomore Peyton Williams leads the team with 11 blocks, but Page is right behind her with 10. As a team, Kansas State has blocked 40 shots. After this game, the team will have some time off with finals week, but will face off against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Saturday, Dec. 16. That game will tip off at 2 p.m. in Manhattan. Big 12 play for the Wildcats will start on Dec. 28 when the Baylor Bears come to the Little Apple.
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Patrick Muldoon, junior forward, cheers for his teammate after they made a three point shot during the Kansas State game against the University of South Carolina Upstate at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. on Dec. 5, 2017. ier to coach.” Weber said he was impressed overall with the defense and the
energy, which I think we can all agree that everyone else was as well.
What to watch: NFL Week 14 JARRETT WHITSON THE COLLEGIAN
It seems that when scheduling, the NFL predicted what matchups would be crucial at the end of the season, as multiple games in week 14 have playoff implications. All the teams featured have been given playoff seeding projections in each division, as projected by CBS.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (NO. 4 NFC) VS. ATLANTA FALCONS (NO. 7 NFC)
After losing its eight-game win streak two games ago to the Rams, New Orleans rebounded by defeating Carolina 31-21. Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram scored on the ground against the Panthers. Kamara is third in the NFL with seven rushing touchdowns, and has also scored four touchdowns receiving. Ingram leads the league with nine rushing touchdowns. If the Falcons can defeat the Saints, it will muddy things up in the NFC South and the NFC altogether, but their fate also depends on how the Panthers handle their game with the Vikings. Atlanta will look to get its passing game back on track, as Matt Ryan threw for just 173 yards and zero scores last week. Devonta
Freeman returned to action and ran for 74 yards, and a big game for him could propel the Falcons to victory. The division rivalry is scheduled to kick at 7:25 p.m. Thursday on NBC.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (NO. 2 NFC) VS. LOS ANGELES RAMS (NO. 3 NFC) The 10-game win streak for Philadelphia finally came to an end last week with a 24-10 loss to Seattle. We know what Carson Wentz and the Eagles offense can do, but the defense will have to step up to shut down Jared Goff, who is averaging 293 passing yards per game. Los Angeles won its second game in a row after a demoralizing loss to the Vikings three weeks ago. Todd Gurley has been producing at running back, sitting second in the NFL in rushing yards and touchdowns. The Rams bring a balanced attack, with an offense scoring 30.1 points per game, and a defense that gives up 18.5 points per game.
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Catch the game at 3:25 p.m. Sunday on FOX.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (NO. 5 NFC) VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (NO. 5 AFC)
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mental 24-10 defeat of Philadelphia. Russell Wilson picked apart the Eagles’ defense to the tune of 227 yards and three scores. He will need to play a clean, turnover-free game against a Jacksonville team that has forced 27 turnovers. Jacksonville was clearly in charge of the AFC South, but has since let the Titans tie with them for first. Leonard Fournette, for the Jaguars,
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is still averaging an NFL third-best 82.2 rushing yards per game, but has recently declined in production with performances of just 25 and 57 rushing yards the last two weeks. A big game for Fournette will be important for Jacksonville to keep their season going in the right direction as it nears an end. This matchup is set for 3:25 p.m. Sunday on FOX.
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Voice of the KC Royals and K-State alum gives lecture Monday STEPHEN LOADER THE COLLEGIAN
The voice of the Kansas City Royals gave aspiring broadcasters a look into his career Monday in the final installment of the “How I Landed My Job” lecture series in the A.Q. Miller School of Mass Communications. Steve Physioc, sportscaster and Kansas State alum, said much of his success is fed by his passion and drive to better himself and his career. “If you continue to [pursue your passion] and not be afraid, it’s amazing how opportunities find you,” Physioc said. Physioc’s career began by sending applications to numerous potential employers before being hired as an announcer for local sporting events in Hastings, Nebraska. “I got maybe four of them back, most of them saying ‘sorry, we don’t want you,’” Physioc said. “But the one that accepted me was the job in Hastings, which was the one that I wanted
all along, because it was play-by-play.” In Hastings, Physioc built his resume sportscasting for more than 200 events. Unbeknownst to him, Fred White, who voiced sportscasts for Kansas State and the Royals, was following his career. White eventually asked Physioc record himself announcing a few innings of a baseball game for him, Physioc said. “So I sat down, I broadcast two innings, I gave him the tape and little did I know that he was taking that tape to WIBW in Topeka, having them listen to it. He said, ‘This is who I want to have as the broadcaster for the Kansas State Wildcats when I step down,’” Physioc said. Eventually Physioc became the voice of K-State football and basketball from 1979 to 1982. He was hired to the Royals’ broadcast team in 2012. Physioc encouraged students to start small in their broadcasting careers as he did in Hastings. “When you start in a small market, they give you all the opportunity in the
world,” Physioc said. “I was going to Kansas State, and because it wasn’t a noted broadcast school, I was given an opportunity when I was a sophomore. “My friends at Syracuse [University] said they didn’t get put on the air until they were seniors,” he explained. “I think your opportunity at Kansas State is much greater than it could be at Mizzou or Syracuse because of [lack of] competition.” Susan Edgerley, professional in-residence at the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, said she agreed with Physioc. “Starting small in the Midwest and getting experience and moving up from there is a tried and true path,” Edgerley said. From a student perspective, Avery Osen, graduate student in mass communications, said Physioc’s career path is motivating. “It’s encouraging to know that someone who’s walked through the same doors and been at the same radio station goes to Kauffman Stadium for a living,” Osen said. “That would be a
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Steve Physioc, Kansas City Royals announcer, speaks to students and faculty at Kedzie Hall in Manhattan, Kan. on Dec. 4, 2017. dream for me.” Physioc summarized his keys to success. “Be on time,” Physioc said. “Num-
ber two is be prepared. Be enthusiastic: be joyful, don’t be a drain, be a fountain. The other one, especially true in sports, is be a good teammate.”
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