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PAGE 3: Binge watching may be bad for your health Low February revenues led to a decision by Gov. Sam Brownback to cut higher education by $17 million, including $4.9 million at K-State.

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Wildcats dominate Horned Frogs 79-54 AVERY OSEN the collegian

It was all fun and games on Wednesday night inside Bramlage Colisuem on Senior Night as the K-State Wildcats defeated the TCU Horned Frogs 79-54. But it generally is fun when you shoot 57 percent from the field and win by 25 points. “It was good for all of us to enjoy this one since we’ve played in so many close games this year,” K-State head coach Bruce Weber said. “We played the game the right way, and hopefully this springboards us into some more good things.” Wildcat senior guards Justin Edwards and Brian Rohleder along with senior forward Stephen Hurt played their final game inside the Octagon of Doom, and it was one they will remember for a while. “It was a lot of fun and I think this took some pressure off us,” Edwards said. “We’ve been working hard and I feel like it paid off for us.” Weber said he knows Senior Night is a fun game for the seniors, especially when they win in the fashion they did. “It was a great night for our seniors, and all these guys will be missed,” Weber said. “We had a nice night, and we said this was a big game and we played like it. This was their night and I’m happy for them.” Weber said Monday was the Wildcats’ best practice of the season. “Tuesday was pretty good too, and I felt like our guys would be ready,” Weber said. “They practiced well and played at a high level tonight.” see page

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Gov. Sam Brownback cut funding for higher education Tuesday, resulting in a $4.9 million cut to K-State. The $4.9 million is part of the total $17 million cut announced through a press release from the governor’s office. According to the press

release, the cut was due to the state revenues coming in $53 million below the projected revenues for February. The $17 million comes from a 3 percent cut to the Regents’ universities. Breeze Richardson, director of communications for the Kansas Board of Regents, said in an email that the regents decided Wednesday morning the 3 percent cut would be applied equally across

the affected institutions. Cindy Bontrager, K-State vice president for administration and finance, said the 3 percent cut equates to a 1.5 percent cut for all K-State departments. This is because the university’s revenue is about half from the state and half from tuition and fees. The cut comes a little more than a week after K-State President Kirk Schulz announced a 2 percent cut to the university’s budget through

a Feb. 19 K-State Today press release. Bontrager said the 2 percent cut and the 1.5 percent cut will be combined. Jeff Morris, K-State vice president for communications and marketing, said the cut will be passed on to the individual colleges and departments at the university. Bontrager said this process is used to provide the department heads with flexibility. see page

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Van Ranken, Kennedy win SGA election JASON TIDD the collegian

The pairing of Jessica Van Ranken, junior in political science, and Trenton Kennedy, sophomore in entrepreneurship, won the Student Governing Association election for student body president and vice president. They defeated the pair of Michael Emley, senior in accounting, and Lindy Bilberry, senior in agricultural economics. A total of 3,657 votes were cast in the presidential election, compared to the 1,915 cast in the primary election. Van Ranken and Kennedy received 2,066 votes or 56.49 percent, while Emley and Bilberry received 1,591 or 43.51 percent. More students voted in the presidential election than the last two years. There were 2,248 votes in 2015 and 2,618 in 2014. In 2013, however, there were 3,881 total votes.

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College of Arts and Sciences senators Jessica Van Ranken, Stephen Kucera, Annie Jewell, Zach Lowry, Emma Barnett, Allison Doll, Madeline Frankel, Matt Mindrup, Isaac Stevens, Kylie Andres, Nick Nordstrom, Kelli Holder, Brooklyn Lonker, Braden Johnson, Alex A. Wakim and Victor Valdez College of Engineering senators Olivia Baalman, Jack Ayres, Andrew Peuchen, Jonathan Peuchen, Tori Thomas, Matt Grosdidier, Jordan Kiehl, Megan Heyen, Jordan Martin and Adrianna Elliott College of Agriculture senators Carlos Flores, Molly Bertz, Wyatt Pracht, Dean Klahr, Sam Davis, Danielle Comstock and Kaitlyn Alanis College of Business senators Patrick Kennedy, Trenton Kennedy, Andy Hurtig, Rachel Ogren, Will Orth, Sarah Niederee and Lucas Renz College of Human Ecology

THIS DAY IN HISTORY On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, including her pioneering “touch teaching” techniques, the previously uncontrollable Keller flourished, eventually graduating from college and becoming an international lecturer and activist.

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Winners of the Student Governing Association president and vice president election Jessica Van Ranken, junior in political science, and Trenton Kennedy, sophomore in entrepreneurship, video chat with current SGA president and vice president Andy Hurtig and Joe Tinker outside of Johnny Kaw’s in Aggieville during their watch party on Wednesday. senators Meredith Clark, Caroline May, Jacob McIntire, Paloma Roman, Jordan Eberhardy, Brice Valdez and Noah Eidemiller College of Education senators Anna Jackson, Isabelle Williams, Caitrin Furlong and Natalie Kilgore Graduate School senators Abby Atchison, Trent McGee, Andy Crowder, Michael Reichenberger, Jennifer S. Brown and Vladimir Karimov College of Architecture senator Cat Gutman Union Governing Board two-year term Patrick Kennedy, Caroline May and Matt Mindrup Union Governing Board one-year term Andy Hurtig and Wyatt Pracht

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ne person auditioning tonight for the first-ever “K-State Voice” will be Adam Johnson, junior in bakery science and food science and industry. “My freshman year, I auditioned for ‘K-State Idol’ and I was one of the finalists, so I thought, ‘Why not try it this year?’” Johnson said. “I also love singing. I’m in the all-men’s a cappella group Cadence.” Johnson said he auditioned for “K-State Idol” again last year after his success as a freshman but did not make the competitive round. This year, Johnson said he will be performing “Jealous” by Labrinth for his ‘K-State Voice’ audition. “I feel like it’s easy for lots of people to relate to because it’s about heartbreak and lots of people went through that,” Johnson said. The auditions are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. today in the Little Theatre of the K-State Student Union. Courtney Nance, UPC Music Committee co-chair and junior in mass communications, said the committee spent the last three or four months planning for the event. Last year when “American

Idol” announced it would be going off the air, the UPC had to rebrand the competition, but this also presented an opportunity, Nance said. “I think we just wanted to change it to focus on the student vocal performance,” Nance said. Caleb Fenn, UPC Music Committee co-chair and junior in management, said it allowed the committee to approach the competition differently than it was able to previously. “We really just wanted to focus on just the voice and not so much of a popularity contest,” Fenn said. “It was kind of a neat opportunity for us to have ‘American Idol’ going off the air so we could kind of go for something else.” The committee received around 40 applications for auditions, according to both Nance and Fenn. Twenty were chosen to audition and nine will move on to the actual competition. Applicants had to fill out forms and submit recorded audio of themselves performing, both Nance and Fenn said. “The way we did it is kind of similar to ‘The Voice,’” Nance said. “If you sent in a video then we opened it and then closed it, just kind of minimized it so we could hear you. We didn’t want to see you because that was going against what our main goal of the whole thing was: to judge off the voice, not the person.”

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Peter Esau, graduate student in kinesiology and winner of the 2015 K-State Idol, accepts his award. The Union Program Council renamed “K-State Idol” to “K-State Voice” after “American Idol” announced that it was going off air.

Mental, physical health issues linked to binge watching RAFAEL GARICIA the collegian

As the country undergoes a shift in video media from traditional television to online streaming, the worries about addiction to television services have also shifted to the newer medium, Drew Zaitsoff, psychology intern at K-State Counseling Services, said. “I like watching the shows on Netflix, and it’s easier than watching the shows on cable TV because you can watch whenever,” Gwen Pitts, freshman in architecture, said. Netflix and YouTube made up 50.31 percent of Internet traffic during peak usage times in 2013, according to Sandvine’s 2013 Global Internet Phenomena Report. Last year, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin linked the act of binge watching to mental health problems such as depression and loneliness, as well as physical issues like obesity and fatigue, according to Andrew Wallenstein in the Variety article “Binge-watching TV linked to depression, loneliness.” People sometimes use Netflix as a coping mechanism, Zaitsoff said. “It’s Netflix: There’s shows you want to watch on there,” Zaitsoff said. “Sometimes, we use games, TV or exercise as a form of escapism, getting away from our

Graphic by Carly Adams problems. When you throw these two things together, one being doing something that you enjoy and the other being doing something to get away from your problems, there can be trouble.” For some students, watching online television also brings interest and excitement, especially when viewers can relate to characters. “I think part of it is the rush that people get from

watching other people or characters’ stories,” Ella Popova, senior in biology, said. “It’s almost like they’re living vicariously through the characters, so maybe if they feel that their lives aren’t very interesting, they can still experience all of the different stuff that the characters go through.” A 2013 survey by Harris Interactive Inc. performed on behalf of Netflix reported

that more than 61 percent of American adults who stream video content said they regularly binge watch videos, according to the PR Newswire article “Netflix declares binge watching is the new normal.” In the survey, three-quarters of the viewers identified binge watching as watching several episodes of a TV show in one sitting. “The thing about Netflix that is really interesting is that

Netflix will autoplay the next episode,” Zaitsoff said. “It is really easy to just sit there and continue on. The problem is that the default is to just keep watching.” Zaitsoff said, however, binge watching itself is not an inherent problem. “I think it becomes a problem when it interferes with whatever else you’re doing,” Zaitsoff. “If you’re talking about somebody binge

watching, say, ‘House of Cards’ within a week, that’s still a lot of TV you’re watching. But to me at least, there’s a big difference between watching all that TV, still going to class and getting papers turned in and watching all that and not being able to keep up with your obligations. There can be big differences in the impact watching Netflix has on your life.” As streaming technology becomes a popular alternative to cable, the underlying treatment for people with addictions to video streaming remains the same as traditional treatment for people with traditional behavioral addictions, according to Zaitsoff. He said treatment of the addiction must start with self-awareness. “It’s really easy to fall into that hole of just letting the episodes keep playing,” Zaitsoff said. “You have to ask yourself whether you’re the sort of person who deals with stress by taking five or 10 minutes to do your own thing, or whether you lose an entire night to watching Netflix.” The next part is identifying any underlying issues that may cause behavioral addiction, according to Zaitsoff. For those issues, the staff at Counseling Services has many resources and staff to help students deal with whatever may cause them to become addicted to video streaming and other behaviors, Zaitsoff said.

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Curt Nelson, director of the Royals Hall of Fame and caretaker of the trophy awarded to the Kansas City Royals for winning the 2015 World Series, walks with the Commissioner’s Trophy onto the court of Bramlage Coliseum to thunderous applause during a media timeout in the first half of the men’s basketball game against TCU on Wednesday.

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A cut at this point in the school year is especially challenging because most of the money is already committed, Morris said. Construction contracts have already been signed, faculty and staff have already been hired, classes have already begun and much of the research is funded through grants. “The biggest issue really is going to be morale honestly,” Morris said. “How do we continue to move ahead … the challenge is, how do we continue to provide the best education for our students? How do we continue to grow and move Kansas State forward?” In addition to the reduced financial support from the state, Morris said an additional difficulty is the cap on tuition and fees increases of 2 percent plus the Consumer Price Index, which is currently 3.6 percent. “Obviously we are always concerned about the cost to our students,” Bontrager said. “And that’s what happens when we get these state cuts. In order to maintain quality, we look at where we can generate revenue, in addition to where we can find efficiencies and save and reduce our expenses. It is definitely becoming more of a challenge.” Bontrager said the cap was part of the state budget agreement in June 2015. As part of that budget, state funding to universities was not cut in exchange for the cap on tuition and fees. Now, the governor has cut the state’s funding, but the cap is still in place. “It certainly is a tough time for higher education in the state of Kansas,” Tom Phillips, state representative, R-Manhattan, said. “By putting this cap on tuition, it really ties the hands of the administration at universities to figure out the best ways to educate our students.” Morris said it would be possible to have private donations cover the cost of the cuts, but it would be difficult because donations are a one-time source of revenue while budgets have to be

planned in advance. “At some point we have to have flexibility to sort of control our destiny, whether that’s through increased state support or allowing us to work with the students to set tuition,” Morris said. “I think that’s how we’re going to get the best solution moving forward.”

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The governor’s press release stated the drop in revenues was “the result of lower than expected corporate sales and individual income taxes.” The problem was not the result of any flaw in the projection system, according to both Shawn Sullivan, Kansas budget director, and John Carlin, visiting professor of leadership at K-State and former Kansas governor. Both said the revenue projection system is good, stemming from its nonpartisan nature. Sullivan said the projections have been overly optimistic for the past two years. “The real problem is, the scary thing is, this was a result of February decline,” Carlin said. “What about March, April, May and beyond? The closer you are to the end of the fiscal year, the more painful the cuts are. You don’t have that much time. And it has a more dramatic effect.” Carlin and Sullivan both said the inaccurate projections were the result of a dip in the agricultural sector of the economy. Carlin, however, also said the governor’s tax cuts make revenue projections more difficult. “It gets more difficult for the projecting to be accurate when you make major changes in the tax structure,” Carlin said. “And when you cut the balances so low, you don’t have any room to handle slight dips.” Carlin said ideally the state would have carryover reserve balances to cover budget shortfalls. “Seventeen million dollars is a chunk of change,” Carlin said. Tom Hawk, state senator, D-Manhattan, said a $6 million balance was predicted in the budget that passed be-

fore the Kansas Legislature’s weeklong turnaround. With February revenues coming in lower than predicted, Kansas is “in the hole about $50 million.” A law passed last year granted the governor authority to make allotments or cuts if revenues come in too low, Hawk said. “We don’t have enough revenue to fund the essential services of government, and I believe the governor is mismanaging the whole budget and tax process, along with the members of his party that have been supporting him,” Hawk said. Phillips said he predicts next year’s budgeting process will be even more challenging than this year. Budgeting for next year needs to begin during the current legislative session, considering likely difficulties, Phillips said. “Even if we change tax policies during this session, it’s not going to generate revenue quickly enough to solve our immediate crisis,” Phillips said. “If we’re going to begin anticipating revenue for next year, now is the time to adjust policies so that the revenue can begin flowing in tax forms for next year.” Hawk said due to Brownback’s trickle-down economic tactics when it comes to taxing, the state has “given up” around $700 million or $800 million per year, which could have been used as “recovery money” after the recession of 2008-10. Last year’s raise in sales tax was the largest tax increase in Kansas history, and research shows this has caused many Kansans to opt for shopping out-of-state or online instead of shopping locally, Hawk said. “Until we face the real problem — the governor has got to do that and he refuses to do that — we’re stuck,” Hawk said. “And students at K-State will suffer for that, as well as other universities, among other things.” While the revenue shortfall for February was over $50 million, the cut was only $17 million, and it only affected higher education. Sullivan said the $17 million was only the first step in addressing the situation, and the governor’s office is work-

ing with legislators to determine the next steps. He said the cut to universities was announced now to give the universities more time to adjust to the cut. He said the reason only higher education was included stems from the June 2015 budget. As part of that budget, everything was cut 4 percent except for K-12 and higher education, Sullivan said. Because of the ongoing legal issues surrounding K-12 funding, higher education was the option chosen. Sullivan said the funding could be restored only if future revenues came in much higher than projections. He gave the restoration of cuts a 0 percent chance. “These cuts are real,” Carlin said. “It really impacts the operation of the university.” When asked, Sullivan provided three suggestions for how universities can adjust to the cut. “I think they are probably going to take a look at the reserves that they have, number one,” Sullivan said. “Number two, I think that they’re going have to look at all non-critical spending. Number three, in the long term, if they can run more efficiently.” Sullivan said many other states are going through similar issues with their budgets. “Budget adjustments are always going to happen ... it’s just a part of reality for relying on state government funding that is subject to ebbs and flows of state revenue,” Sullivan said. “I can’t say that there is anything that can be done to prevent this from ever happening again.” Carlin said students should become more involved with the political process because it directly affects them. “I think it’s important that students ask questions, learn, understand these issues and for God’s sake, participate in the process,” Carlin said. “Young people participate less than any other age group, and you should be the most concerned because you’ll have more impact on your lives than a bunch of old people.”

Midterms are almost here so we’ll keep this one short. We joined various other student body representatives from the Big 12 Conference this week in Washington D.C., meeting with Kansas lawmakers to make higher education and financial aid more accessible to students around the state. Like most students, we heard the news surrounding the budget cuts and their impact on higher education through the K-State alert notification. We will keep the student body updated as more information and potential consequences become clear. Regardless, we are confident in the K-State administration’s ability to make the best decision that will minimize the negative impact on the students. Lastly, we would like to congratulate Jessica Van Ranken and Trenton Kennedy on their election as K-State student body president and vice president. They are both thoroughly deserving of this important role and bring with them some great experience and a tremendous work ethic. We are proud to be succeeded by two very capable and proven leaders who will serve the needs of students. We would also like to congratulate all other K-Staters elected to Student Governing Association positions. We welcome your feedback and any suggestions. You can reach us 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

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Wildcats will take on wilderness after TCU aid

TIM EVERSON the collegian

If the Big 12 were a town in the Old West, the kind with shootouts at high noon and tumbleweeds galore, TCU would be the old town doctor that sits in the middle of the square. The Wildcats, battered and beaten down the stretch of this season, have found themselves snakebitten. Head coach Bruce Weber has had a posse of angry fans after his hide for what seems like years now. But twice this season, the Wildcats, closer to the shakiest rather than the fastest gun in the Big 12, were able to find refuge in the kind and gentle (and in my imagination, one-eyed and peg-legged) Horned Frogs. “TCU,” the sign out front of the saloon read. “We’re good for what ails you.” After reaching the highest of highs after taking down then-No. 1 Oklahoma in early February, the Wildcats faced two straight disappointments. First was a 10-point loss to Baylor. Then, an overtime loss to Oklahoma State on the road left the Wildcat’s previous built-up confidence in ruins. A trip down the Chisholm Trail, however, proved therapeutic as K-State comfortably took care of TCU 63-49. Three more losses followed the repreve, each one hurting a little more than the last. That treacherous road led to Wednesday night. The half-full Bramlage resembled less Octagon of Doom and more ghost town as Senior Night did not seem to have the same sheen it did when Jacob Pullen or Rodney McGruder kissed the Powercat at half court.

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Head coach Bruce Weber shows a subtle smile as his team flies past Texas Christian University on Wednesday inside Bramlage Coliseum. After a three-game losing streak, the Wildcats brought in a fifth conference win against TCU during their last home game of the season. And yet, the apothecary-like magic of Trent Johnson’s TCU team once again went to work as K-State went perfect from the floor for nearly the first 10 minutes of the game and had their second-best first-half scoring effort of the first half with 47 points. The Wildcats led by as much 31 as they reached the final three minutes of the game. Senior guard Brian Rohleder scored his career high with 4 points, and senior guard Justin Edwards scored 10 or more

for the seventh time in the last eight games. The Wildcats coasted to their fifth conference win by a score of 79-54. The healing hand of TCU prevailed once again. In the past seven-game stretch the Wildcats have found themselves on top twice, both times against the Horned Frogs. Once again, TCU seemed to give the Wildcats just what they needed. “Well I hope so,” Weber said

after the game. “We have not been very good, whether it’s been Texas Tech or Oklahoma State, when we’ve had big wins to come back the next game. Now we’ll see if we can come back with some energy and emotion.” The Wildcats, psyche restored, now must try to stay unscathed in their final games versus Texas Tech and Oklahoma State and — if they beat the Cowboys — a third matchup versus No. 1 Kansas. The Horned Frogs have treated

their wounds and drank some strong whiskey for their pain. Now they have to move forward, instead of teetering and falling back over. The Wildcats most likely won’t play TCU again until 2017. Once you get into postseason, there are no doctors. From here on out, it’s the wilderness for the Wildcats. Let’s see if they stay alive. Timothy Everson is a junior in English. Please send comments to sports@collegian.com

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Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN Senior forward Justin Edwards soars past TCU guard Chauncey Collins for 2 points as the Wildcats push their lead to 30 points in the second half of their 79-54 Senior Day victory over the Horned Frogs on Wednesday inside Bramlage Coliseum.

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They had four turnovers on their first four possessions, and the Horned Frogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead. After that, though, K-State scored the next 12 points to lead 12-4 and could do almost no wrong. It took over nine minutes for the Wildcats to miss their first shot after making their first nine. By this point, K-State was ahead 22-14 and the hot shooting didn’t stop there. The Wildcats used a 16-9 run, which featured 3-pointers from freshman guard Barry Brown and junior guard Carlbe Ervin II, to give K-State a 38-23 lead. Brown had three 3-pointers in the first half, and the Wildcats went 6-9 from behind the arc. Junior forward Wesley Iwundu had 9 points and seven assists in the first half. The half ended fittingly on Senior Night as Rohleder made a basket at the buzzer, which helped the Wildcats go 16-21, or 76 percent, from the field. They led by 19 going into the break. After the game, Rohleder was quick to give the praise to his teammates instead of taking it for himself. “I was just thinking, ‘The clock is running out and I need to score the ball,’” Rohleder said. “It wouldn’t have even happened without Austin diving on the floor and Wes passing it to me. It’s something I will never forget.” Eight of the nine players who stepped foot on the court in the first half had at least 2 points. The Horned Frogs only made one of their first 10 shots

to start the second half, and they scored just 7 points in the first eight minutes. The Wildcats hit a lull shooting, at least compared to the first half, as they missed 5 of 6 shots from the field with 11 minutes left in the half; however, they still held a 58-35 lead at the under-12-minute break. “We didn’t start the second half great, but we were fortunate they missed some dunks and layups,” Weber said. The Wildcats found their groove again behind Brown, who stuck two more 3-pointers in the second half. K-State held the Horned Frogs to just 19 points through the final 12 minutes of play, with 12 of those points coming in the final two and a half minutes. The Wildcats extended their lead to 31 late in the game but ended up winning by 25 points in their final game inside Bramlage Coliseum this season. “We did a great job on the defensive end to a team that had been shooting the ball well,” Weber said. “I told our team to play at a magical level and they did.” Brown led the way for the Wildcats with 15 points, Edwards had 12, Iwundu finished with 11 and freshman forward Dean Wade provided 10. “We made shots tonight and had very smart basketball plays, which we didn’t do on Saturday against Iowa State,” Weber said. The last time K-State walked off the court a winner was on Feb. 16 when they beat TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs have not won a Big 12 game on the road since January of 2015 when they beat

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