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ast Thursday, Reps. Sydney Carlin, D-Manhattan, and Stephanie Clayton, R-Overland Park, offered an amendment to a house bill that would make it illegal to post nude photos or videos of a former significant other without consent. Carlin and Clayton introduced the amendment as their own separate bill both this year and last year in the House Appropriations Committee. According to the Wichita Eagle article “Two lawmakers propose bills to outlaw revenge porn in Kansas,” Carlin and Clayton’s goals were to deter revenge porn, which has become an online trend. The bill died in committee last year and again this year. Now, Carlin and Clayton have added their portion of the bill that deals with the breach of privacy and blackmail, otherwise known as “revenge porn,” to an already existing house bill that deals with crimes committed on electronic devices. “This legislation is for adults, men and women, that have been victims of images that have been posted online without their consent,” Carlin said. “These posts are done in anger and in retaliation of a broken relationship. It’s written

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for people that are 18 and older, to make it a crime to host a website and post compromising photos and videos.” Clayton said the issue does not only affect younger adults and col-

lege-age individuals. “I was surprised the victims that came to me were my age, early 40s,” Clayton said. “Regardless of age, it always comes to an unfortunate result.”

Karen McCulloh, Manhattan mayor, said she agrees that “revenge porn” is happening to people of all ages. see page

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The Student Governing Association allocated funds for several student organizations at its Thursday meeting. Engineers Without Borders was allocated $500 for seven members to travel to Antigua, Guatemala, March 12-20 to construct a schoolhouse that has been designed by members of the organization. The Apparel Marketing and Design Alliance received $800 to take 12 students to Bentonville, Arkansas, April 7-9 to visit the Walmart home office. The Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club was allocated $1,000 to attend the Pre-Veterinary Medical Symposium at Purdue University March 11-13. Pi Sigma Epsilon, a sales and marketing fraternity within the College of Business Administration, received $1,000 for 10 students to go to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend the National Conference in Sales Management from March 22-27. The 2016 Open House budget, which is limited to $10,025 per year and is dispersed among all requests, was allocated. The College of Agriculture Ambassadors received $2,311.57, Interior Architecture and Product Design received $408.22, the Arts and Sciences Ambassadors received $1,450, the College of Education student council received $1,755.75, Steel Ring received $2,216.97, the College of Human Ecology student council received $1,882.49 and the College of Veterinary Medicine received $0. The bylaws concerning nominations and elections of the speaker of the student Senate were changed. Now, the speaker of the Senate will be nominated at the first meeting and debated upon and elected at the second meeting. see page

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Members of the new K-State Spikeball Club can be seen playing the sport in yards and sand courts around K-State. The club was officially formed as of Jan. 1.

Drew Stevens, ambassador of the club and junior in kinesiology, said the main reason he applied for ambassadorship was to start a club that would bring people together. “Spikeball creates an unbelievable community,” Stevens said. “Talking with other ambassadors around the country, I’ve seen what a huge community it builds, as people

will drive eight or 10 hours just to play Spikeball.” The club has done just that by creating a friendly atmosphere here at K-State, Andrew Barba, sophomore in mechanical engineering and K-State Spikeball executive, said. “Through the entire Spikeball community, I’ve met so many friends,” Barba said. “It’s really cool

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Drew Stevens, junior in kinesiology and ambassador of the K-State Spikeball Club, returns a hit during a Spikeball game in the sand volleyball courts at Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex on Jan. 21.

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for a kid like me, who is from outof-state, meeting a bunch of new people who share the same interest as me.” Barba said those interests include a love for volleyball and the childhood game four square as Spikeball is a combination of the two. Spikeball is a sport played with two teams of two players who line up across from each other with the Spikeball roundnet set in the center. The server hits the ball at the net toward the opposing player facing opposite of them. Once served, the object of the game is to hit the ball off the net, using up to three hits. The rally continues until a team is unable to successfully return the ball, according to the official rules on spikeball.com. Tim Gauntt, K-State Spikeball executive and junior in kinesiology and athletic training, said the club is more community-oriented than anything else. “It is important to us to give back to the community,” Gauntt said. “Not only to K-State, but to the Manhattan community at large.” The club will be hosting three tournaments this semester and donating a portion of the proceeds from the tournaments to the local organization Katie’s Way. Katie’s Way, in cooperation with the No Stone Unturned Foundation, “provides services to promote social-emotional development, prevent development of mental health challenges and address social-emotional problems that currently exist,” according to its website. see page

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SGA presidential candidates: Sharp, Van Renken JULIANA KARBER the collegian

obert Sharp, junior in political science, has never been a part of the Student Governing Association, but he is running for Student Body President. He said he has an unwavering passion for and dedication to the student body, which is why he wants to run. “I am determined to win this campaign,” Sharp said. “I don’t have much experience with Student Governing Association, but that has not discouraged me from putting tremendous amounts of time and work into this campaign.” Sharp, born and raised in Goddard, Kansas, said he plans to go to law school upon graduation. He is an active member of the K-State Mock Trial Team, and he said he believes that through this experience he has learned how to properly represent others. “I have learned that I love

to represent others,” Sharp said. “I would love to represent the student body to the Board of Regents, the administration and the Manhattan community as a whole. I really like to see ideas put into action, and I am ready to get this thing started.” Sharp said he plans to represent the student body when it comes to every idea that students are passionate about, especially the small issues that are often overlooked. “The platform that I have chosen to run upon is to address the small issues here at Kansas State,” Sharp said. “These are the issues that are often overlooked by the administration, such as parking and available Wi-Fi.” Sharp is running for office with Samuel Hughes, vice president candidate and sophomore in political science, and said he is determined to represent the voices in the student body. “I believe that we can bring some fresh ideas to the table,” Hughes said. “Ideas

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Robert Sharp and Samuel Hughes.

that individuals in Student Governing Association have not been thought of or have pushed to the side. I also believe that we can serve as a voice for the students that are not actively a part of a greek organization. I hold nothing against the greek community; I just believe that we can bring about a fresh perspective.” According to Hughes, the team believes that they can represent many perspectives in the student body because they themselves are an example of the phrase “opposites attract.” “We balance out the way that one another thinks,” Hughes said. “We are at the opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, and I believe this qualifies us to understand different parties and covers all of our bases. Between both of us, we will be capable of compromise and coming to neutral agreements to please the student body.” Darja Meskin, junior in philosophy and Sharp’s mock trial teammate, said she agrees that Sharp would be qualified to represent the student body. “I think Robert has the perseverance and dedication to be a good president,” Meskin said. “He is organized, considerate and a man of his word. If he tells you he’ll do something, he will. Robert is also the kind of person who gives people the benefit of the doubt. He is open to new ideas and is great at working with others in a way that let’s them speak their minds freely.”

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Senators also introduced amendments to the SGA Constitution concerning the GPA and number of credit hours required of student senators. For undergraduates, a 2.0 GPA and 12 credit hours are required. For graduate students, a 3.0 and six credit hours are required. Senators discussed establishing a special committee on student Senate membership. A resolution was introduced in opposition to Kansas Senate Bill 175. There were several allocations introduced for student groups to be voted on at the meeting. The WellCAT Ambassadors asked for $200 to travel to the Meeting of the Minds Conference April 7-9 in Kansas City, Kansas. Alpha Zeta honorary fraternity requested $200 for two students to go to Gainesville, Florida, for the National Agricultural Leadership Conference March 16-20. The Plant Pathology Graduate Student Club requested $500 to take 15 members to St. Louis, Missouri, June 27-28 to tour the

Danforth Plant Sciences Center and the Monsanto Company. Creative Writing Enthusiasts requested $700 to take seven students to the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Los Angeles, California, March 30-April 1. The Global Supply Chain Club asked for $400 to go to the Global Supply Chain Club National Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, April 1-2. The Wildcat Wind Power Team was recommended $200 for 20 members to compete in the Collegiate Wind Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21-26. The Feed Science Club requested $1,000 to tour four educational sites at Abilene, Russell, Leoti and Ulysses, Kansas, April 14-15. Edgerly-Franklin Urban Leaders requested $1,000 for 15 members for a spring break service trip March 13-18 in Kansas City, Kansas. The National Society of Pershing Rifles requested $900 to attend and compete at the Pershing Rifles National Convention Drill Competition in Washington, D.C., March 9-14.

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essica Van Ranken, junior in political science, grew up in the small town of Lindsborg, Kansas. Van Ranken said she was an active member of her community and she strived to make a difference. She said she sought a college that would provide her with the same opportunity. “Wherever I chose to go to school, I wanted to be able to make an impact on my surroundings and feel like I could have a voice,” Van Ranken said. This eventually led Van Ranken to K-State. Van Ranken said she applied to be a Student Governing Association intern her freshman year, which combined her passion for government and love of all things K-State. “The more I grew to love and understand SGA, the more I wanted to be very plugged in to what was going on and to have an effect on student government and the student body as a whole,” Van Ranken said. While at K-State, Van Ranken has also been affiliated with various organizations in addition to SGA, including Sigma Kappa sorority, Relay for Life of K-State, Pan-Hellenic Council, vice president of the Union Governing Board, Mock Trial, Silver Key. Van Ranken said she still strived to do more. She is running for student body president. Alongside her in the vice

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Jessica Van Ranken and Trenton Kennedy. president position is Trenton Kennedy, sophomore in entrepreneurship. Van Ranken said over the past few months the pair has gone through the excitement and stress of starting a campaign, but the experience has only drawn them closer. “Jessica has grown to become my closest confidant, partner in crime, sidekick and literally my best friend,” Kennedy said. “Jessica and Trenton complement each other,” Jordan DeLoach, junior in computer science and campaign manager, said. “They both have different perspectives and different K-State experiences, which will add diversity to the office.” Together, Van Ranken and Kennedy said they are working toward creating a better K-State for faculty, staff and most importantly, students. Van Ranken and Kennedy’s campaign has three platforms, which focus on mental wellness, diversity and political advocacy. “Jessica is so passionate and knowledgeable about ev-

erything K-State,” Kennedy said. “Her genuine passion translates into a strong work ethic.” Van Ranken said she considers herself a leader for the people. A leader who, if elected, wants to include the voices of all K-State students. “I think keeping in mind the other voices at the table and maybe the opinions I wouldn’t think of or have are greatly important,” Van Ranken said. “I would want to consider the opinions of the student body and to represent their best interests, and have student success at the heart of everything I do.” Van Ranken said much of her inspiration to be a strong female leader can be attributed to her grandmother, who was an active member and leader of her community in Medicine Lodge, Kansas. “I want to be a tough, strong leader like my Grandma Uschi, and make an impact on my community no matter how large or small that community may be,” Van Ranken said.

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“The more money we can get through the tournaments, the more money we can donate,” Gauntt said. The first tournament will be the Kansas State Spikeball Open, which is free for teams to enter and will be at the sand volleyball courts in the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex on March 26. The second tournament will be the First Annual Roundnet Tournament, which will have a $20 entry fee for teams to play, in the event fields at the Rec Complex on April 9. There will be two categories of play, one for beginners and one for more experienced players. During the tournament, there will be a raffle for a ticket to Country Stampede.

The third tournament, the KSA Campus Tournament, will be in cooperation with the Kinesiology Student Association and will have a $20 entry fee for teams. The tournament will be held at Memorial Stadium on April 30. This tournament will help raise money for the department of kinesiology and future scholarships, Stevens said. The club will also be hosting an Orange Leaf Fundraiser on March 9. Barba said there are members of this club who carry their Spikeball equipment in bright yellow bags wherever they go. “Don’t be shy about it,” Barba said. “If you ever see these (bags) around campus, just ask us to play and we will stop what we are doing and play.”

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“This amendment could possibly affect older people more than younger, just because older people don’t realize the power of Internet and that the things you do on the Internet are permanent,” McCulloh said. “I did a Ted Talk at Kansas State University, and I didn’t think about people looking at my Facebook page, but they did and questioned me on some of my comments.” Carlin said that last year only 16 states had similar pieces of legislation, and now that number has increased to 26 states. “This needed to be its own kind of legislation because previously, there was no way to prosecute and many ways to get out of criminal charges,” Carlin said. “There are websites, such as myex. com, that allow for this kind of posting. Those websites are now vulnerable for prosecutions as well.” The American Civil Liberties Union has raised concerns that the legislation could potentially trample on the First Amendment, according to the Wichita Eagle article “Revenge porn bill gets second look from Kansas lawmakers.” Clayton said an amendment she plans to add to the

legislation would address those concerns by exempting “a person acting with a bona fide and lawful scientific, educational, governmental, news or similar public purpose.” “This bill primarily covers person-to-person exchanges for private citizens,” Clayton said. “A public platform is, through federal law, if it is deemed newsworthy from some sort of figure head, still allowed to be shared. The amendments to the bill clarify that issue.” There are many laws protecting other forms of privacy, including financial and medical information, but laws protecting sexual privacy are a new platform, Carlin said in a press release. McCulloh said she imagines people would be more reluctant to post photos or videos if there is a legal consequence. “I hope this encourages people to think once or twice before doing something evil to another person,” McCulloh said. Carlin said she was raised with the philosophy that if it is right, you do it. “This is the right thing to do,” Carlin said. “People should not find themselves in compromising situations from people hidden behind computers.”

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| The challenges of a rape-cultured society MAYARA GARAY KOSTIANOVSKY the collegian

A few days ago, I was walking to a meeting and two strangers shouted at me in the middle of the street about how “hot” I was and how “good” my butt looked in the jeans I was wearing. I felt ashamed, insecure, uncomfortable and completely violated by their words, but I just kept walking with my head down. At first I told myself I was just exaggerating what had happened. A little bit later I looked back on the situation and wondered why I would blame myself for something they had done. “We live in a rape-cultured society,” Jessica Williamson, K-State professor of psychological sciences, said. Williamson said that rape culture is the concept that makes sexual violence a normal thing in our society, more so to women than men. Unfortunately, in this socalled “culture,” it has become more normal to blame a person, male or female, for being sexually assaulted, than to blame the accused assaulter. According to the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men in the U.S. experience violent sexual behavior in their lifetime at least once. Too often, a woman’s decision to wear a short dress or to show too much cleavage is credited as the reason for sexual assault. The way women dress, walk or talk should not be the

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country? If so, we should be able to wear and act how we want without fear of being violated for it. The responsibility should not lie on the shoulders of the survivor, but on the conscience of the accused assaulter.

By telling sexual assault survivors they should not wear something or go somewhere, we are allowing the accused assaulter to keep hurting others and avoid being held accountable. reason they are experiencing this traumatic situation. Their right to their own body was taken away. Aren’t we supposed to be living in a free

Blaming the survivor for the situation happening can be extremely dangerous for survivors of any type of harassments or assaults.

In an article called “Avoiding Victim Blaming,” from the Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness, survivors of sexual assault or sexual violence who are in an environment where they are being blamed for their assault creates a barrier. This barrier marginalizes survivors in such a way that places them in more danger because they do not feel safe enough to come forward and report what they are going through. People who employ dominance over another person, in such instances like sexual assault, do so because they want to demonstrate that they have power. It should not, by any means, be seen as the fault of the survivor. The Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence said that accused assaulters have many ways of manipulating their targets, such as trickery, coercion, threats and

many others that allow them to take advantage of people they see as less powerful. In some cases, survivors might feel uncomfortable looking for help outside their circle of trust. Maybe they think nobody will believe or understand what they are going through, so instead of reporting the assault to the authorities, they feel safer telling a friend or adult they feel they can trust. If someone comes up to you and is brave enough to let you know what they are feeling, please be considerate enough to listen to them without judgment, to validate their feelings and to assure them they are not alone. Tell them there are people who can help and places they can go. The Crisis Center, an institute that helps survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence all over the country, including Manhattan, is one of these places. Judy Davis, executive direc-

tor of the Crisis Center, said the organization’s hope is to make survivors feel like they can find “comfort and support” when they reach out to the center. “I have had a lot of friends that have gone through victim blaming, maybe not necessarily physical but emotional and mental abuse for sure,” Elaina Latimer, junior in family studies, said. “People need to share their stories because that could help other people realize that they might be going through the same thing and that they are not alone.” We need to open our eyes to how much harm we, as a society, are doing. By telling sexual assault survivors they should not wear something or go somewhere, we are allowing the accused assaulter to keep hurting others and avoid being held accountable for his or her actions. Anyone could silently be going through this right know, and words could be the most powerful thing in the world. Thinking before we speak and especially before we act is a fundamental strategy to a healthy community that people need to put into practice. Speak out. If you know someone is hurt in any way, do something. It is our responsibility as a society to reassure survivors of sexual assault rather than make them feel like they are at fault. The solution to victim blaming lies in the hands of every single member of society. The rape culture we so easily created can be just as easily be forgotten. I believe we need to stop the judgments because the truth of the matter is no one deserves to be sexually assaulted, and no one asks to be sexually assaulted. Listen to what those survivors have to say, what they are going through and what they are feeling. We might even realize that they never wanted to be in that position in the first place. 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.

Mayara Garay Kostianovsky is a senior in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.

Clinton nomination over Sanders may lead to Trump presidency ALEX BRASE the collegian

The 2016 presidential primaries are well underway, and at the rate delegates are being awarded on the Republican side, businessman Donald Trump is leaps and bounds ahead of the other candidates in the race for the party’s nomination. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has long been seen by many party establishment members as the inevitable Democratic nominee and president-elect, but record turnout for the competing party serves as a contrast with their fairly dismal engagement so far. The disproportionate political involvement between the two main political parties’ voters at this point in the primary race may be a sign of things to come in November. Trump has created a reputation for the immense conglomeration of insidious remarks he has directed to his fellow presidential candidates, journalists, news organizations and nations, as The New York Times lists out in “The 199 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List.”

Horrifyingly enough, the rhetoric spewing from Trump doesn’t seem to impede the current voter turnout for the Republican primaries, which for the most part have come out to support Trump. Late last year, The Huffington Post even started adding an editor’s note on all articles regarding Trump, describing him as “a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist, birther and bully who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims,” as shown in the Huffington Post article “Donald Trump tells Bill O’Reilly it’s an ‘eye for an eye’ in war with Fox News.” According to RealClearPolitics.com, Trump’s campaign has held onto a substantially negative favorability rating among American voters ever since it started. Despite these ratings, however, Trump has consistently been ahead of the rest of the Republican field by double digits for as long as he’s actually been a politician: eight months. Trump has not only exceeded previous expectations, but he has left the rest of the field’s delegation in shambles. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have been meandering around in the low and mid-double digits since the New Hampshire caucuses

on Feb. 9. Governor John Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have been scrambling to grab a handful of what’s left, according to the polls from RealClearPolitics. Unless the rest of the GOP candidates suddenly change course and actually attack Trump, I believe their infighting will only sacrifice the delegates they could potentially secure in future contests to the runaway real estate mogul. Meanwhile, the two-person race in the Democratic race between Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders has brought out both a clear generational divide and perceived enthusiasm gap. The Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada contests have revealed the same glaring problem that plagued Clinton before in 2008. Young voters have once again escaped her grasp due to the authenticity and idealistic optimism her rival candidate campaigns on in front of crowds that frequently reach sizes in the tens of thousands. Winning the younger electorate in one landslide after another, Sanders has garnered over 80 percent of the vote from 17- to 29-yearolds who participated in the Democratic primaries so far,

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according to NBC News’ article “Iowa Caucus 2016: Election Results.” This same trend applies to the next age range: Over 60 percent of 30- to 44-yearold voters in the first three states supported Sanders. In total, these two age ranges average out to 38 percent of the total Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada electorate that participated in the Democratic contests. I doubt that the voters’ enthusiasm will return to support the Democratic nominee in November if it isn’t Sanders. Then again, so what if younger voters don’t come out in droves for the general election? They’re historically the most unreliable segment of the voting population, and Clinton has been able to succeed without them so far. Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have all shattered the previous voting records, according to the NPR article “New Hampshire turnout breaks records, but not on democratic side.” The downside? The records being broken are on the Republican side. The Democratic primaries are failing to meet the attendance records that were established in 2008, mostly led by then Sen. Barack Obama.

Political opinions and matchup polls aside, if current voter turnout for the primaries is any indication of how many people will show up to vote in the general election, I believe that Trump may not have any difficulty getting into the White House. Clinton has no guarantee of winning over the young voters who overwhelmingly surround Sanders and whether or not they will give up if he fails to reach the 2,383 delegates needed to be the party’s candidate in November before she does. Clinton is far from being an invulnerable politician at the national level, according to the Huffington Post article “Is Donald Trump Headed to the White House After New Hampshire Primary Victory?” “Her defeat to Barack Obama in 2008 — then a newcomer to national politics — is a reminder that Hillary Clinton is not universally admired even within her own party,” the Huffington Post article said. Trump doesn’t need to worry about voter turnout; he does well in all sorts of states, regardless of how many people actually participate. As Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report said on Meet the Press last Sunday,

“It’s not just that he’s got this one lane, oh, he only wins when there’s low turnout, he only wins when conservatives, he only wins in these kinds of states.” This strong ability to win practically anywhere presents a very pressing danger for not just the establishment Republicans who are desperately begging their bombastic frontrunner to stop wrecking their party more than it already has been, but to the Democrats down the road as well. In the end, there’s no way to predict what will happen before we get to Election Day, something that the 2016 race continually reminds us over and over. If the stadiums that Sanders and Trump consistently fill for rallies are any indicator of what will happen in the future, however, I believe that the best possible option there is to beat Trump isn’t with Clinton, it’s with Sanders. 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.

Alex Brase is a junior in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

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It is now or never for Bruce Weber

LIZ HEATH

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Head coach Bruce Weber directs his team during the Wildcats’ game against Texas on Feb. 22 inside Bramlage Coliseum.

Last season may have been rough... but at least K-State beat Kansas at home. There was no postseason. The events that transpired in the post-postseason weren’t fun... but at least fans were treated to a court-storming celebration in the Octagon of Doom. For the past two seasons, the Wildcats have found a way to best the Jayhawks at home. This streak was snapped last weekend when K-State fell 63-72 to Kansas. The loss could hold some major damage for Weber’s future with the program. It’s an unwritten rule in college basketball: You have to beat your rival, especially at home. There’s a wide range of emotion between beating the top team in the country and getting humiliated by your in-state rivals on your home court. Those emotions can take a toll on players and fans alike, and fans are starting to lose patience. Weber is on thin ice. His poor history of locking in quality recruits is not helping him stay above water. In 2005, just two seasons after Weber took over the coaching job at Illinois from Bill Self, he was in the championship game in the NCAA Tournament. Illinois finished the season 37-2. After the ninth season under Weber, Illinois finished 17-15 and missed the tournament completely. One season after taking over Frank Martin’s job at K-State in 2012, Weber was named the 2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year, and the Wildcats were regular season con-

ference champions. K-State made back-to-back tournament appearances in Weber’s first two seasons. But as Martin’s players started to weed out, things started to go south. First, last season was a trainwreck. This season, K-State’s young players are desperately trying to regain control on a roller coaster ride of a season. Weber’s current contract runs through the 2018-19 season, but not many fans are willing to wait that long for a change. Last season, shortly after the fiasco involving sophomore guard Marcus Foster and freshman guard Tre Harris, I read a book by John Feinstein called “Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four.” The book served as a reminder that Weber has been somewhere no K-State team ever has: the national championship game. There is a chapter documenting North Carolina head coach Roy Williams’ reaction after winning his first championship over Weber and Illinois. Feinstein writes that Williams caught Weber as he was leaving the court. “You had a great year,” Williams said to Weber. “You will be back here. Your time will come. You’re a great basketball coach.” As a coach, making it to the Final Four once is monumental, twice is extraordinary and anything over that is legendary. If Feinstein’s account of that interaction is accurate, then when will Bruce Weber’s time come? Or have his shining moments already passed? This season won’t be the last for “Bruceketball.” Time might be running short for Weber, but he will get the chance to turn things around and get K-State back on schedule. It’s on Weber to take advantage of that chance. Liz Heath is a junior in mass communications. Please send comments to sports@kstatecollegian.com.

friday, february 26,2016

Big 12 Indoor Championship features top-tier athletes LIZ HEATH the collegian

he indoor track and field season will start to wrap up this weekend at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship in Ames, Iowa. The action meet will take place at the Lied Recreation Center. This will be the eighth year that Iowa State has hosted the event. The Lied Recreation Center’s 300-meter indoor track is believed to be one of the fastest indoor surfaces in the world, boasting eight 42-inch lanes. The meet is loaded with high-caliber performers. On the men’s side, four top-25 teams will compete, including defending champion No. 6 Texas, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 16 Oklahoma State and No. 22 TCU. The K-State men dropped out of the top 25 after holding the No. 25 spot in week three. On the women’s side, four more top-25 teams will compete for the championship, including defending champion No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Kansas State, No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 24 Baylor. As of now, K-State is just 8.28 points behind Texas. A men or women’s team from

the University of Texas has won the Big 12 championship 13 times in the last 19 years. The men and women’s teams have both won the Big 12 title in the same year three times, including last season. Last season, the K-State women were just 6.5 points away from Texas. “I really think that losing the Big 12 last year is really driving the team this year to come together and train harder,” senior Akela Jones said. Jones is one of the top track and field athletes in the country, and she will be joined at the Big 12 Championship by several other top-ranked athletes. The meet will feature seven events with topranked performers. Four men’s and three women’s events will feature a No. 1 ranked competitor or relay team. The action starts on Friday with the men and women’s heptathlon and pentathlon. Field events will feature men and women’s weight throw, long jump and pole vault. On the track, finals for the men and women’s 5,000-meter run will take place along with finals for the men and women’s distance medley relay. Preliminaries will include sprinting and middle-distance events. On Saturday, things will start off with the final events of the men’s heptathlon. In the field, the

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Freshmen Emma Wren and Amanda Thate round a corner in the mile run at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational track and field meet on Jan. 23 inside Ahearn Field House. men and women’s high jump, triple jump and shot put will take place. On the track, finals for all sprinting and middle-distance events will take place, as well as the finals for the men and women’s 4-x-400 me-

ter relay. K-State was last in action at the Steve Miller Open in Ahearn Field House last weekend. The Wildcats had a strong performance with 12 athletes earning first-place

finishes and 17 recording new personal bests. The Big 12 Indoor Championship will get started at 10 a.m. with the 60-meter hurdle portion of the women’s pentathlon.

Wildcats gear up for matchup against Cyclones AVERY OSEN the collegian

The same song was played on Monday night as the K-State men’s basketball team lost 70-71 to Texas in yet another close Big 12 game in Manhattan. The Wildcats are now 1-10 against ranked teams this season with their one win coming against then-No. 1 Oklahoma on Feb. 6 inside Bramlage Coliseum. “We are getting experience for our young guys for sure,” head coach Bruce Weber said. “It’s tough love, but

we’ve had our chances. It’s just executing.” Now the Wildcats turn their attention to the Iowa State Cyclones as they attempt to pull off magic inside Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. The Cyclones are coming off an 87-97 loss at West Virginia on Monday night. They are in a tight race as they are one game behind fourth but sit just half a game ahead of seventh-place Texas Tech. With three Big 12 games left, K-State sits in eighth place at 4-11 in conference play, and they are half a game in front of Oklahoma State as of Tuesday night. The Wildcats have lost their last four

out of five games, with their only win coming against lastplaced TCU. The last time these teams met up on Jan. 16, the Cyclones took care of the Wildcats 76-63 in Manhattan. Cyclone junior guard Monte Morris led the Cyclones with 19 points in the win. Iowa State shot over 50 percent while the Wildcats shot 37 percent in a game that was dominated by the Cyclones. The leading scorer for the Wildcats was senior guard Justin Edwards who had 19 points. Edwards had another good performance on Monday, too. He led the Wildcats with 20 points and kept

K-State in the game against Texas. Edwards said he knows these are his final games and he wants to give all he can. “I want to put it all out there since this is my last chance,” Edwards said. “I want to play with no regrets and I’m trying to do that. I want to leave a legacy here, and I know I gave it my all because I love K-State.” Tipoff between the Cyclones and the Wildcats is set for 5 p.m. Saturday. “I hope some good things happen for the guys because they keep coming back and have been positive with them,” Weber said.

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Then-junior guard Justin Edwards goes for a layup around Iowa State forward Jameel McKay in the second half of the Wildcats’ 70-69 win against the Cyclones on Feb. 28, 2015, inside Bramlage Coliseum.

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