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ifeline 911, a bill introduced by the K-State Student Governing Association that grants limited medical amnesty to minors suffering from an alcohol-related medical emergency, was passed by the Kansas House of Representatives by a 92-27 vote on Friday. The bill returned to the Kansas Senate and a 36-3 vote sent the bill to Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk, where he will choose to either sign it and make it a law, or veto the legislation, Brodie Herrman, senior in political science and SGA state relations director, said. SGA representatives have not met with Brownback this academic year, but Herrman said he is confident the bill will have the governor’s support based on his past interactions with SGA members. “We didn’t have the opportunity to talk with Brownback this year, but going off the support he voiced last year, we’re pretty confident the bill has his support,” Herrman said. “It even sounds like we have the attorney general’s support.” Andy Hurtig, student body president and senior in accounting, said he believes the bill will have the governor’s support based on trends

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of nearby states. “There’s a trend across the country of states passing similar legislation,” Hurtig said. “Colorado, Oklahoma and Nebraska all have similar laws, so that alone may put the governor on board.” If the governor chooses to veto the bill, the process will begin again. Due to Kansas’ two-year budget cycle, the bill would have to be introduced under an entirely new student body president and administration, according to Herrman. He said, however, he is confident the bill has enough bipartisan support to gain the approval of the governor. Herrman said he attributes the bipartisan success of the bill to the agreeable good intentions of the legislation. “I think when people talk about it, they kind of take a step back and look at it from a bigger perspective,” Herrman said. “They may not want to say it, but it may save a 14-year-old kid at some point. It could save lives.”

Though the bill has received support from both sides of the aisle, Herrman said some legislators still do not support the bill. “Some representatives tried to add amendments in the House, but those really went down in flames,” Herrman said. “Some people didn’t want it to apply to high school students, but we assuaged those concerns. This far along in the process, there’s not much opposition left.” Hurtig said many of the critics misunderstand the intentions of the proposed law. “We never proposed the law

to encourage underage drinking,” Hurtig said. “We simply proposed it so that people will look out for each other. We want bad decisions to result in learning experiences, not end up costing someone’s life.” Herrman, who authored the bill in April 2014, said he has followed the legislative process since the beginning, lobbying for the bill and working with state leaders in Topeka to see the bill through to the end. see page

Shakespeare’s 1st Folio draws crowd ‘across ages’ MADISON OBERMEYER the collegian

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There are many products on the market that promote stress relief and relaxation. One of the more recent products to rise in popularity appears to be adult coloring books. These books often feature a mixture of simple and complex designs and pictures for people to color. According to Sally Bailey, professor in the School of Music, Theater and Dance and director of the drama therapy program, adult coloring books can provide relaxation as long as the person using them is not a perfectionist. “I think most people use it as a relaxation tool to allow themselves to get a break from whatever it is they’ve been stressing about,” Bailey said. “The whole process of art gets you out of your left mind. It focuses on the activities that the right side of the brain does, which is involved in color and creative patternmaking decisions.” Macy Adams, senior in agribusiness, said adult coloring books provide stress relief for her and give her something to do during her free time. “It makes you focus on attention to detail and takes your mind off other things,” Adams said. “I color whenever I have time. Sometimes three to four times a week.” Bailey, who is also a registered drama therapist, said coloring books are useful, but they are not technically considered art therapy. see page

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A collaborative effort by the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, the department of English and K-State Libraries succeeded in bringing Shakespeare’s First Folio to Manhattan as part of a citywide celebration dubbed “Shakespeare in the Little Apple.” The work, compiled by friends of Shakespeare following his death in 1616, was originally published in 1623, according to the Beach Museum’s website. Almost 400 years later, one of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s copies of the First Folio is on display at the Beach Museum, lying open to Hamlet’s famed “To be, or not to be” soliloquy. “From our perspective, this book is such a large piece of history,” Abigail Howard, marketing manager at the Beach Museum, said. “It’s 400 years old, so to have something that you usually won’t get a chance to see, and to have it right here in our backyard, that’s a huge deal to see something with such a historical impact like that.” Linda Duke, director of the Beach Museum, said guaranteeing the Folio would be housed at an art museum aided the museum’s proposal to the Folger Shakespeare Library. “We’ve made a number of changes, and the Folio itself came

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CC BY 4.0 Wellcome Library, London displayed in the case that it came in from the Folger, which is highly secure,” Duke said. “There were special trainings for campus police, but I can’t really go into what

that entailed.” Workers are stationed outside the exhibit, reminding viewers that there are pressure sensors that protect the glass case and that

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flash photography is off-limits. “We had over 260 people here on the night of the opening and they stayed all evening,” Duke said. “It wasn’t like a normal opening where people drop in. People were just so engaged, not just in seeing the Folio, but also in the other displays and performances.” A display in the main corridor of the museum provides viewers with examples of Shakespearean quotations that are incorporated into modern conversation, portraying the centuries of history that the Folio has surpassed. “On weekdays, we’re just having a steady stream of classes, not only from K-State, but also high school, middle school and even elementary classes in our area, even senior citizens,” Duke said. “It’s just across ages, and people are doing it out of interest.” Don Hedrick, professor of English specializing in Shakespeare, said if the Folio could accomplish one thing throughout the duration of its stay in Manhattan, it would be to achieve awareness outside of students’ studies. “I hope that students can be more aware that there might be more to their education than just their major or coursework alone,” Hedrick said. Partitions lining the hall behind the Folio educate viewers on the establishment of the Folger Shakespeare Library, famous lines from plays and a transcript of Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” soliloquy. see page

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new group at K-State, the Gender Collective, plans to advocate for members and “promote a better understanding and acceptance of gender diversity, expression and identity issues,” according to the group’s website. The Gender Collective is an organization is “designed to provide a venue for individuals who are transgender, cross-gender, intersex, androgynous, gender variant or otherwise involved in activities, expressions or presentation that is divergent from their birth-assigned sex,” according to the LGBT Resource Center’s website. “It’s a group that’s about both advocating for and providing a kind of social space for trans, gender-nonconforming, gender-fluid, students and community members both at K-State and in Manhattan,” Harlan Weaver, assistant professor of women’s studies and Gender Collective adviser, said. The organization provides a safe place for students and community members to express themselves and their opinions and concerns, according to Gender Collective’s Feb. 3 meeting agenda. “One of the really vital things going on with this organization is really building a community where folks can connect, support each other and fight the good fight together,” Weaver said. The organization’s top priorities are advocacy for members and educational outreaches to K-State faculty, staff, students and the Manhattan community as a whole, according to

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Riley Katz, junior in women’s studies, is an officer for the K-State Gender Collective, a new organization on campus. the LGBT Resource Center’s website. “It’s a good medium for making sure we get our concerns addressed, making sure we’re heard by the university,” said a member of Gender Collective, who wished to remain anonymous as she goes through her transition. “It’s easier to do that on a group basis rather than individually.” One of the organization’s concerns is discrimination happening on K-State’s campus, according to

Weaver and members of the club. K-State’s nondiscrimination policy prohibits discrimination “based on race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military status or veteran status.” Some students will avoid using the restroom for an entire day in order to avoid harassment, which is a major concern, Weaver said. The organization is documenting instances of harassment that occur

on campus. “Some days I look like a boy,” Darcy Smith, junior in business management and Gender Collective member, said. “I’ve gotten weird looks, comments, whispers ... girls will look at me and do a double-take as if to say, ‘Why are you in here?’ If you don’t have thick skin, it’s hard.” To combat discrimination, the group is conducting a project that will map where all of the gender-neutral campus restrooms are located, with the end-goal being the

addition of more gender-neutral spaces on campus, according to the group’s meeting agenda. Making it easier and less expensive for students to change their name in the online system is another issue the organization is researching and advocating for, the meeting agenda said. Currently, a “$20 nonrefundable replacement fee applies for replacement cards issued,” according to K-State’s ID replacement policy. “Twenty dollars,” said Riley Katz, junior in women’s studies and Gender Collective officer who spearheaded the formation of the organization. “We’re talking about people who get fired from their job in this community because of their trans status. Having a preferred name is important to a lot of people, not just transgender and gender nonconforming, but in our case, outs us immediately.” Aside from its political agenda, the new organization hopes to provide a safe community for individuals who don’t have one, according to the meeting agenda. “I took intro to women’s studies and realized I wasn’t alone,” Katz said. “I just don’t want anyone to ever feel as alone as I did.” The organization’s first event will be held on March 9 at 4:30 p.m. in McVay Family Town Hall in the Leadership Studies Building. Gender Collective, along with the LGBT Resource Center and the women’s studies department, will be screening the film “Tangerine.” “Transgender and gender nonconforming individuals are people, too,” Katz said in a follow-up email. “We deserve to be treated as such. For all the trans and gender nonconforming students and community members: You are not alone.”

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She said the American Art Therapy Association has recently started negotiating with publishers who use the words “art therapy” on their coloring books about including a disclaimer saying it is not really considered art therapy by professionals. “Technically and literally, (coloring books) are not art therapy,” Bailey said. “Art therapy is making art and then discussing it with an art therapist.” Although adult coloring books are not art therapy, some people still seem to enjoy them and feel a sense of relaxation when coloring. Jourdan LeBeau, sophomore in digital media, said there is something about adult coloring books that is soothing for him. “I get stressed when I feel like I have a million things going on at once or when I don’t have control of certain situations,” LeBeau said. “Coloring gives me a sense of control. Maybe that’s why I like it so much.”

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Leadership studies launches graduate program JEMIMA NESTHANT the collegian

he Staley School of Leadership Studies will soon provide graduate students with an opportunity to receive a leadership degree. Mary Kay Siefers, senior associate director and assistant professor of leadership studies, said the degree was originally geared toward undergraduate students. Only within the last year has there been discussion about adding a graduate program. Siefers and Mary Tolar, director of the Staley School, both said the first discussions of a graduate leadership program stemmed from graduate engineering students explaining their interest in leadership. Along with professors in the Staley School, Noel Schulz, associate dean of research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering, and Carol Shanklin, dean of the graduate school, are both involved in creating and identifying the need for the graduate program for leadership studies, Siefers said. The Staley School is partnering with other departments on campus, and the program will be an interdisciplinary doctoral program in leadership communication, Tolar said. These collaborations are with the colleges of Business, Engineering, Agriculture and Education. “When you think about leadership, we are asking leaders to solve complex challenges,” Siefers said. “You can’t solve complex problems just looking through one lens.” Siefers said this program will also allow graduate students studying in other areas to study and

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Oleksandra Sopova, graduate student in computer science, shares her definition of leadership with Zenova Williams, graduate student in human ecology, during the Graduate Student Leadership Development Program on Wednesday in the Leadership Studies Building. learn leadership in nontraditional classroom settings. She said these students will not receive degrees in leadership, but many students who are studying in other programs will

be given the opportunity to study leadership for several months. The course is available in person and online under the Foundation of Leadership graduate

From The President’s Desk

ANDY HURTIG & JOE TINKER Fellow K-Staters, We wanted to open this week by thanking everyone who attended the K-State versus Oklahoma game over the weekend. I’ve been to quite a few K-State basketball games and have never heard Bramlage so loud. More importantly, everyone in attendance was a great representation of the values that make K-State a respected and intimidating venue to play in. Congratulations to our basketball team, which took down the first-ranked team in the nation. It was one of those iconic K-State moments that I’m sure won’t be soon forgotten. After last week’s lobbying effort in Topeka, we are

proud to announce that Lifeline 911 has been passed through the floors of the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate. We are expecting the Governor to sign the bill into law next week. The bill will encompass a statewide law that will grant intoxicated minors limited immunity to seek help for themselves or a friend. This is the result of a two-yearlong effort by student bodies across the state of Kansas. We would especially like to thank Reagan Kays, Cody Kennedy, Brodie Herrman and all K-State students who dedicated their time, effort and leadership toward realizing this very significant step toward improving student life on campus. We are proud of this achievement and are exceedingly optimistic about its potential to save lives going forward. It is no secret that campus is expanding and opportunities to drive through campus are diminishing. We want to make it as easy as possible for students to get from one end of campus to another. We are proud of the SGA Green Action Fund’s joint effort with Green Apple

Bikes to help us make that happen. In coordination with the Department of Facilities, students will soon see 50 of Green Apple Bikes’ signature white bikes around campus. The current plan involves two racks near Hale Library, one on the south side of Ackert Hall, one on the west side of Old Stadium and one on the south side of Justin Hall. We are also in discussions for additional locations at the K-State Student Union and residence halls. This initiative, in addition to the growing presence of Green Apple Bikes, will allow students to get around campus quicker while also helping them save on the cost of gas. Needless to say, we are very optimistic about this initiative. As always, we welcome your feedback and any suggestions. You can reach us at sga@ksu.edu or via Twitter at @KStateSBP_SBVP. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you and Go Cats, Andy Hurtig, student body president Joe Tinker, student body vice president

course, Tolar said, but project leaders are exploring aspects of the program being offered fully online. “We are always open to ex-

ploring the needs because we do see that leadership is needed in all sectors and all levels of an organization,” Tolar said. “We are committed.”

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“If you think about Shakespeare, yeah it might just be English class to some people, but everyone knows quotes from Shakespeare, so I think it’s a great opportunity to learn about that,” Howard said. “Or if you’re interested in old printmaking, you can see something that was printed 400 years ago.” Howard said she expects both students and adults to visit in pretty large numbers because Shakespeare’s work is still a part of communities today, whether that is

through pop culture or education. The cost of bringing the Folio to Manhattan included only marketing and promotion costs, Duke said. “The Folger did not charge (the museum) anything, and they provided two people who came here and worked with our staff to install the Folio,” Duke said. “So it’s just our own costs for programming and marketing.” Duke said people were flowing through the doors on opening weekend. “I’m just elated that it’s bringing people into the

museum and into the gallery and I feel like the enthusiasm that the general public feels for seeing this book indicates to me that not only an old literary work still speaks to people, but also that, in school, there’s been at least a pretty good job done in introducing people to this work of literature,” Duke said. “It’s evident that a lot of people made some kind of personal connection to it ... something happened that really stuck with them, that made them want to see this artifact in person. And I think that’s really wonderful.”

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“If this bill has taken two years of my life to get through, and it even saves one life, then it’s worth it,” Herrman said. Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of

students, said the student leadership’s initiative to share success across multiple terms and administrations has been an effective way to begin change. “This is an incredible example of our student gov-

ernment realizing that it takes a couple of terms to make a huge difference in the lives of students they try to serve,” Bosco said. “Our politicians can learn a lot from SGA through this kind of continuity and sustained leadership.”

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Wildcat track, field doubles up over weekend LIZ HEATH the collegian

-State track and field will see double the action this weekend as the team sends athletes to both the Tyson Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas, and the Iowa State Classic, hosted by Iowa State University. At the Iowa State Classic, the Wildcats will compete against athletes representing 36 teams, including Big 12 rivals Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State. The meet will be a prime opportunity for athletes to earn a spot in the NCAA Track and Field Championships. In Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the Tyson Invitational, K-State will square off against 11 teams, including Big 12 teams Oklahoma State, Texas and Baylor. K-State has found success during the indoor track and field season, and as competition heats up at the Iowa State Classic and Tyson Invitational, senior Akela Jones said she believes her team is capable of rising to the occasion. K-State’s track and field team is stacked with Olympic hopefuls.

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Junior Lukas Koch rounds a corner in the men’s mile run as junior Kain Ellis follows closely behind at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational track and field meet on Jan. 23, 2016, in Ahearn Field House. Ellis went on to win the race. “It means we’re one of the best teams in the nation and in K-State history,” Jones said.

With 2016 being an Olympic year, the sport of track and field is getting more attention.

“You can definitely tell a difference in an Olympic year,” head coach Cliff Rovelto said of the in-

tensity of the competition. “There’s no question about it.” Rovelto said that historically, there are only a handful of collegiate athletes who make the U.S. Olympic team. With a lot more international students coming to the U.S. for school, Rovelto said the number of college athletes in the Olympics has gone up. “It’s not like that number is hundreds,” Rovelto said. “We’re still talking 20-40, maybe, but those 20-40 tend to be the ones that most people are paying attention to.” Rovelto said he is pleased with the team overall. “There’s national-caliber athletes in virtually every event area,” Rovelto said. “In this day and age with limited scholarships and all that kind of stuff, it’s a difficult thing to do.” K-State will look to build on last weekend’s success at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, where the Wildcats had three athletes finish in first place and eight earn personal records. “To have those types of athletes is good, but at the end of the day they still have to prepare and work hard and do the things they need to do,” Rovelto said. “They’ve been doing a good job of that.”

K-State tennis falters in road rivalry against Tigers CHRIS ROBINSON the collegian

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Freshman Millie Stretton plays against the Colorado Buffalos on Feb. 5 in the Body First Indoor Tennis Complex.

After coming off a thrilling victory over Colorado, a former conference opponent, the Wildcats will head to Colombia, Missouri, today to take on another former conference foe, the Missouri Tigers. The Tigers are coming into this match with a 6-0 record while K-State sits at 3-1. In the past, the Wildcats have been fairly dominant in this rivalry. K-State leads the all-time series with a record of 24-10 against the Tigers. The last time these two played was in 2012, and the Wildcats won that match 4-3. Since switching to the SEC, Missouri is in tough company with eight teams in the top 25 of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. The Tigers are not going to want to drop a nonconference match with a brutal conference schedule to look forward to. It will not be an easy task for the Wildcats to take down Missouri. “We are coming off a great weekend and a great team effort against Colorado,” K-State head coach Danielle Stein-

berg said to K-State Sports. “I am hoping we will use the momentum and come out strong and confident against Missouri. Mizzou is a solid team, very comparable to us. They play great doubles, so we know we need to come out with a lot of energy and really take care of the basics in doubles.” The doubles matches are always a key point for the Wildcats. Getting that first point builds momentum for when the teams head into singles matches. The Tigers have a ranked doubles pair along with a ranked singles player. The Wildcats have shown great improvement just in the last week alone, so they should be up for this tough task against the Tigers. Of course, they will need to come with intensity and focus to show they are ready to compete. “The team is looking good in practice and we are looking better every match we play,” Steinberg said to K-State Sports. “As always, Wednesday is going to be about who is willing to work harder and be more disciplined with their game plan.” K-State will get a little time between matches. The Wildcats’ next outing will be when they host back-to-back matches against Air Force and Drake Feb. 20-21.

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Baylor proves to be real Bear in Wildcats’ loss Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN

Senior forward Justin Edwards hangs his hands over his head as he shuffles off the court after fouling out with 16 seconds left in the second half of the Wildcats’ 72-82 loss to No. 21 Baylor Wednesday inside Bramlage Coliseum. Edwards led the Wildcats with 19 points along with fellow senior forward D.J. Johnson.

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low starts are not necessarily uncommon for K-State. They let Oklahoma — the No. 1 team in the country at the time — jump out to a 9-0 start but won the game handily Saturday night. Unfortunately, falling behind by nine before the under-16 timeout would not prove effective against No. 21 Baylor, as K-State lost 72-82 Wednesday night. K-State head coach Bruce Weber warned of such things. Sunday night, just before the Super Bowl, he texted his squad, still riding the high after knocking off the Sooners, telling them that “their 24 hours of celebration was up” and that it was time to get back to business. “I don’t think we were locked in like we were for (Oklahoma) last Saturday,” junior forward D.J. Johnson said. Johnson, a bright spot on a night in which K-State was never ahead, co-led K-State’s roster in scoring with 19 points along with senior guard Justin Edwards. Johnson also grabbed 8 rebounds.

“I felt the guys that got the ball to me inside a lot,” Johnson said. “I thought I did an alright job posting up, and they saw me on my seal and that was the key to it.” The lack of intensity to start the game was a surprise to Johnson, who said he thought his team maintained that fire throughout the past couple practices leading up to Wednesday’s game. “I thought we had a really good practice on Monday,” Johnson said. “We were aggressive when we played against each other. We were competitive. And (Tuesday) I felt the same thing. I just don’t know what happened.” Weber looked at his team’s youth to diagnose K-State’s ho-hum start. “Maturity,” Weber said. “We still have a young and inexperienced team. We were the ones that should have been playing mad because if you go back and watch the tape, we should have won the game in Waco, (Texas). They came very focused and aggressive, took it to us and made big plays.” The Bears extended their lead to as much as 14 in the first half, hitting 48.3 of their shots, including 44.4 percent from behind the arc. Baylor

finished out the game making over 50 percent from 3, while it took K-State 39 game minutes for Edwards’ to hit two 3s in the final minute of the game. The Bears finished pretty well from the 3-point line as they ended the night at 7-13, including three from sophomore guard Al Freeman. Freeman led all players in scoring with 21 points. Freeman, along with four other Bear players, were perfect from the free throw line as Baylor shot a stunning 29-30 from the stripe. “I love the free-throw shooting,” Baylor head coach Scott Drew said. “The players were really focused tonight and it started with the upper classmen. They were determined out there.” Baylor found themselves with a spot of foul trouble after taking that 14-point lead and K-State made their move. The Wildcats went on a 13-2 run to get within three points. The Bears would respond with a 14-8 run to end the half up 11 points. That would be the first of several responses to a K-State run. In the second half, K-State cut the Bears’ lead to as close as five twice but could

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to make a few plays at times when nothing was there. We missed a few layups and a few 3s, and we had 19 offensive rebounds that only seemed like it was magical and everything

was going in. Tonight it was not.” Even with the quick two 3-pointers by Edwards at both the 0:59 minute mark and the 0:49 minute mark, Baylor’s free throw shooting did not falter as the Bears made their final 10 shots from the line to close out the win. With the loss, K-State falls to 14-10 overall and 3-8 in the Big 12, and Baylor moves to two games behind the Big 12 lead with an 18-6 overall record and a 7-4 Big 12 record. The Wildcats head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, next to try for their second win over Oklahoma State after beating them 89-73 at home in January. “We got to put this behind us, like we should have put Saturday behind us,” Johnson said. “We need to just focus on the next opponent and task. Getting this road win would be a big step for us. We need two or three road wins. Our ultimate goal is to make the tournament, so we are going to have to make a run here late.”