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Thirsty for green drirnks?

See today’s St. Patrick’s Day guide for Irish food and drink recipes.

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Five golden rules Read Andy Rao’s rules to investing in the student finances section.

Lindsey Staab contributing writer Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Being chased by strangers, killing someone and flying; these are all dreams commonly experienced by people all over the world. Greg Hoeflicker, presenter of “What Happened to My Teeth?” a seminar about dreams and dream interpretation, said that “dreams are the communication between the inner you and outer you.”

According to Hoeflicker, there are universal themes that can be applied and used to interpret almost all dreams.

He described dreams that involve killing someone as “good dreams” because they indicate an attempt to change their lifestyle or address a problem.

Nightmares, in contrast, usually mean that upsetting thoughts or events that have occurred throughout the course of the day are wreaking havoc on the subconscious mind. If the dreams are reoccurring, the negative thoughts and events may be ongoing, he

said.

Hoeflicker said he encourages people who are experiencing frequent nightmares to keep a dream journal, which is a simple tool used to help the dreamer express and recount themes or events from their sleeping mind.

Additionally, dream journals can be beneficial for those who are experiencing complex dreams, which can stem from a complicated daily life.

Hoeflicker said he first became interested in dream interpretation in 1989, while listening to an advertisement for a nonprofit school for dream interpretation. Soon after, he enrolled in a degree program for metaphysics and in 1994 began speaking publicly about dreams. In his studies, Hoeflicker has found other common themes between dreams, such as quality reattribution.

He said that when people have dreams about specific people in their lives, present or past, they are taking qualities about themselves and attributing them to these people.

“Lots of dreams have to do with qualities within yourself that are manifested into other people in your dreams,” Hoeflicker said.

For example, one attendee stated that a friend of hers was

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Student athlete highlight Check out today’s sports for a bio of tennis player Karla Bonacic.

Common novel chosen for 2012-13

Dream interpreter proposes meaning Lucid dreaming abilities communicate universal themes

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Dream Interpreter Greg Hoeflicker he talks with students about their dreams and what they mean during a Union Program Council event in the K-State Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday.

The K-State Book Network, the alluniversity reading program, announced the new common reader for the 20122013 school year, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot on Tuesday. The announcement and kickoff event was held at the K-State Student Union.

KSBN was started in 2010 as an effort to connect students and provide campus activities around the book of the year. The first common novel was “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and the current novel is Dave Eggers’ “Zeitoun.” The purpose of KSBN is to provide a common novel for students across K-State to encourage compelling discussion and for use in classroom projects and learning.

“The ways common novels are used in classrooms differs by class and professor,” said Tara Coleman, assistant professor at Hale Library. “Because of K-State’s family atmosphere, we want students to read the novel and take it and discussions home to have with their families.”

Stephen Kiefer, director of the University Honors Program and professor of psychology, said the committee selecting the common novel is made up of 18 members who consider several “shifting” criteria.

“We look for a book that will be a good read for students,” Kiefer said, “The book has to be available in paperback and we avoid books that already have a movie companion.”

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Bar owners pleased with Fake Patty’s Day turnout Lobbyists affect ethanol demand, says Arrests were up, citations down as a of increased Businessweek writer result police enforcement Ashley Dunkak contributing writer This article was completed as an assignment for a Computer Assisted Reporting Class.

This is the second part of a twopart series.

Ed Wallace, contributing writer for Businessweek, said he has seen this push toward ethanol before, particularly during the oil crises of the 1970s. He said he had no reaction to them because nothing really changed, and he believes the same will happen this time around because ethanol continues to be treated as an energy policy.

“It is a political program, and there’s the fundamental difference,” Wallace said.

“We’re not using ethanol because it particularly makes sense the way we do it here in America; we’re using ethanol because we get so much money from the farm lobby, if you’re running for re-election.”

Wallace’s belief echoes words from the conclusion of University of Radford professor Bill Kovarik’s 1998 paper “Henry Ford, Charles Kettering and the ‘Fuel of the Future,’” which looks at the history of ethanol in the United States.

“If there is an historical lesson to learn from the ‘Fuel of the Future,’ it is that technology is often political,” Kovarik wrote. “In this case, fuel technology developed in a direction that was a matter of policy choice and not predetermined by any clear advantage of one technology over another.”

Several different blends of gasoline and ethanol are currently in use. The most common is E10, which is 10 percent or less ethanol combined with gasoline. The U.S. Environmental Protec-

tion Agency deems E10 close enough to regular gasoline that it is legal to be sold for use in all vehicles.

The next step is E15, which is supposed to be reliable for all vehicles made in 2001 or later. However, much legislation has to change before it will be available at gas stations.

The highest blend of ethanol is E85, which can be up to 85 percent ethanol. This can be used only by flex-fuel vehicles, which are manufactured to run on normal unleaded gasoline or on any ethanol blend up to E85. It is becoming increasingly popular as U.S. automakers produce flexfuel vehicles, which can run on E85 or any mixture with less ethanol.

“All that requires a lot of energy, just to move the ethanol around to put in a car.”

Ed Wallace writer for Businessweek Since ethanol tends to pick up water and impurities, it cannot be transported through pipelines like gasoline. Instead, it is distributed from distilleries - most of which are in the Midwest to other parts of the country, which makes the production and distribution expensive.

“You have to load up the tankers, you’ve got to go put it on barges on the Mississippi, you’ve got to take the barges down to New Orleans, you’ve got to float the stuff around to the East Coast, you have to put it on rails to go to the West Coast,” Wallace said. “All that requires a lot of energy, just to move the ethanol around to put in a car.”

Jakki Thompson assistant news editor With Fake Patty’s Day weekend marked off the calendar, city officials released numbers that gave insight to the impact that the festivities of the weekend had on the establishments in the Aggieville Business Association.

The overall issue of citations and arrests varied from last year. Riley County Police Department released information reporting arrests for Fake Patty’s Day 2012 were at 86, almost double the 46 arrests made in 2011.

Citations issued by RCPD, however, almost halved. This year 347 citations were issued, compared to 462 in 2011.

Calls for service remained similar between last year’s and this year’s festivities.

“It had such a different vibe to it this year,” said Tim Fitzgerald, president of ABA and owner of Powercat Illustrated. “Students were so much more responsible. It had a lot more of a carnival atmosphere. I think that with bars charging cover charges, it discouraged a lot of the people who would have caused problems.”

Kurt Moldrup, captain at the RCPD, said the event had a much more controlled environment. Moldrup said there were more officers on the streets this year, as well as having less complaints from the neighboring communities.

Fake Patty’s Day is an event where many businesses in Aggieville are able to make a lot of profit for their businesses.

There are more than 40 different bars and restaurants in a three block by two block area.

“We have no benefit from Fake Patty’s Day,” Fitzgerald said. “Powercat Illustrated doesn’t vend food or have a bar in it. It’s annoying for us,

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Two people dance to an Irish bagpipe and snare drum band in Aggieville during Fake Patty’s Day on Saturday. but we see the benefit for the entire district. ABA wants feedback from bar owners about how this year’s event went for them and how we can all continue to improve the experience. We talked about a possible district wide cover charge or what about adding music? These things would really alter the feel of the event.”

One of the new things this year for Fake Patty’s Day was the use of wristbands, which were the equivalent of a cover charge. For most places, the price for the wristband was $10. This was to help pay for the bottles of water distributed to the people who took part in the event.

Very little cost went into the purchase of the bands themselves, but it was to reimburse business owners who put up money before the event to pay for things like portable

toilets, the crates of water and other things that were available this year.

“The wristband system worked well, I think,” said

“Students were so much more responsible. It had a lot more of a carnival atmosphere.”

Tim Fitzgerald president of ABA and owner of Powercat Illustrated Rusty Wilson, owner of Kite’s Bar and Grille and co-owner of Rusty’s Last Chance and Outback. “It kept out people who didn’t need to come in.

The system helped minimize problems internally. One of the best things about it was that it kept both the customers

and the employees safe.”

Wilson added that Kite’s Bar and Grille, Rusty’s Last Chance and Outback and Rusty’s Next Door all did well for this holiday, but also said they didn’t do quite as well as last year, financially.

Many businesses also hired additional part-time staff for the event, which caused some financial burden on businesses. Some workers who were hired left during their shift because they couldn’t handle the crowd levels and constant pressure of serving customers, Wilson said. He also said the disrespect from people such as name calling or customer complaints often exhausted workers.

Another difficulty that bars faced this year was the extremely long lines outside of their establishments. These

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St. Patrick’s Day drinks Ty Mosier contributing writer Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Fake Patty’s Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean the fun and festivities have to come to an end. Actually, the fun has just begun. Some of you may have forgotten, but there is actually a real Irish holiday called St. Patrick’s Day, and here in America it revolves heavily around one thing: drinks.

Whether you just didn’t get your fill on Fake Patty’s Day or you want to throw a full blown Irish-themed party to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, here are some alcoholic and nonalcoholic drink ideas to help you celebrate this Irish holiday to the fullest.

The Green Tarantula You may have heard of this one because you may have had it on Fake Patty’s day. This is a signature drink from Aggieville’s own Auntie Mae’s Parlor. At Auntie Mae’s they use all of the clear liquors, sour, pineapple, 7Up and Mr. Boston melon liqueur, which makes the drink green. All the ingredients are mixed together in a large glass.

“It’s a whole lot of liquor, I think they are quite dangerous,” said Auntie Mae’s bartender, Amy Webb, senior in psychology. “I always tell people I would start with a tarantula, and I would never end with a tarantula.”

Many people that take on the green tarantula have a partner help them. So find a friend, get two straws, and kick St. Patrick’s Day off with a green tarantula.

Irish Car Bomb The Irish Car Bomb is a classic St Patrick’s Day drink. You may have had an Irish Car Bomb on Fake Patty’s also, and likely it came from O’Malley’s Alley in Aggieville under the name of a Belfast Bomb.

“It’s half a pint of Guinness and a shot that has our special ratio of Bushmills [Irish whiskey], Bailey’s [Irish cream liqueur] and Kahlua,” said O’Malley’s bartender Morgan Armbruster, junior in microbiology.

Pour half a pint of Guinness into a glass then drop the shot of Irish whiskey, Bailey’s and Kahlua mix-

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A green tarantula will satify anyones need for green this St. Patrick's Day. This specialty drink is available only at Auntie Mae’s Parlor in Aggieville. ture in and drink it down before the cream curdles.

The Gin Buck This Gin Buck actually doesn’t use gin. It uses whiskey, Irish whiskey that is. Go with Jameson or Bushmills. Pour the whiskey into a glass with ice, add some ginger ale and add a little lime for that final touch. Sit back, sip and enjoy.

“It’s a good drink to hang out and catch up with friends so you don’t pass out by noon,” said Ross Ditch, senior in kinesiology.

The Shillelagh If you want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a nonalcoholic beverage then The Shillelagh is for you. According to cocktails. lovetoknow.com, Shillelagh is named after an Irish walking stick, which is a symbol of the Irish way of life. The Shillelagh consists of three ingredients: one teaspoon of lemon juice, one teaspoon powdered sugar and four ounces of peach juice. Pour all ingredients into a shaker and shake well. Strain the mixture over ice and garnish with a couple of raspberries

for a tasty, refreshing Irish themed drink.

The Fizzing Irishman The Fizzing Irishman is another great non-alcoholic option for Irish themed drinks. This one would even make a refreshing “Day-After-St. Patty’s” drink. According to themedparty-ideas.com, all you need to make the Fizzing Irishman is one lime and one lemon, two to three tablespoons of powdered sugar and sparkling water. Squeeze the juice out of the lime and lemon into a shaker, add the powdered sugar and ice. Shake well then pour into a glass filled with sparkling water.

If you choose to party on St. Patrick’s Day or want to take a more chill approach to this Irish holiday, these Irish-themed drinks should be just what you need to enjoy yourself on March 17. And maybe even bring back some fond, possibly forgotten, memories of Fake Patty’s.

Ty Mosier is a sophomore in public relations. Please send comments to edge@ kstatecollegian.com.

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The Irish soda bread is sweet and dense, it's a good breakfast bread served with strawberry or raspberry jam.

Irish Soda Bread Recipe review by Lauren Gocken

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m reviewing a recipe for Irish Soda Bread. There are a lot of different recipes for this bread online, some with raisins and nuts, others with only three or four ingredients. I picked this recipe based on the simplicity of the ingredients, the ease of preparation and the huge list of positive reviews on the recipe online.

I was a little skeptical about how this recipe would turn out because all the pictures I found were of lumpy, dusty, dry looking loaves of bread. But once I tried it, I changed my mind.

My bread was lumpy, a little less dusty, but oh so delicious. This bread isn’t made with yeast, instead it uses a whole tablespoon of baking powder and a teaspoon of baking soda as the leavening agents. This isn’t a bread to eat with a sandwich, it’s a little thicker and moister than regular breads. It’s really good toasted up with some strawberry jelly or honey.

Ease of preparation: HHHHH This recipe comes together really fast. Pour all the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, then pour in a pan and bake.

Taste: HHHH There’s one-third of a cup of sugar in the recipe and it gives the bread a

subtly sweet taste. The texture is really dense and moist like banana or pumpkin bread. The top layer is crunchy and pleasantly brown. If you like English muffins, bagels or buttermilk biscuits, you’ll probably enjoy this bread.

Leftover potential: HH This recipe only makes one 5-by-7 loaf of bread, which is simply not enough, as you’ll know once you’ve tasted the bread. You could easily and cheaply, double this recipe to make an extra loaf.

Recipe courtesy of Karin Christian on allrecipes.com.

Lauren Gocken is a senior in secondary education. Please send comments to edge@ kstatecollegian.com.

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St. Patrick real person despite legend Irish folklore: creepy creatures Students admit they are unsure of history behind the Irish saint Maggie Eagen contributing writer Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Although it is Fake Patty’s Day that seems to be more readily celebrated in Manhattan, there was a St. Patrick, and he was very real indeed. The festivities of the feast day of St. Patrick have evolved since the time when it was solely a religious celebration. Now commonly known as St. Patrick’s Day, there are a number of traditions that people all over the world celebrate on this day, most of which have nothing to do with religion.

Although the holiday is celebrated by a majority of Americans, not all who partake in the festivities necessarily know the significance behind the holiday or St. Patrick.

“I don’t know anything about him. I would guess he is a leprechaun,” said Michael Mains, freshman in life sciences.

Others only know that he was maybe from Ireland.

“I think he’s Irish, and that’s

about all I know,” said Hannah Manry, senior in mathematics and statistics.

Although these are popular conceptions about St. Patrick, none of the above is true. St. Patrick was indeed a man, not a leprechaun, who lived during the fifth century.

Although he is an important figure in Irish history, St. Patrick was actually not Irish, but British.

“He was an important figure in the conversion of the Irish to Christianity,” said John McCulloh, professor of history. “When Patrick was in his teens, living in Britain, he was captured by Irish raiders and carried off to Ireland as a slave. He lived in Ireland for about six years, and then he managed to return to Britain. There he became a Christian priest and bishop, and then he returned to Ireland as a missionary.”

Because St. Patrick was credited with almost single-handedly bringing Christianity to Ireland, which McCulloh says is an exaggeration, he became a famous figure in Irish history, and his feast day became a religious holiday celebrated throughout Ireland. So how then did this holiday come to be celebrated in the United States?

“Irish people emigrated from Ireland to the United States, but they came in especially large numbers at the time of the Irish potato famine in the middle of the 19th century. Wherever they settled, they brought their religious festi-

vals with them, and since Patrick was an important saint at home, his feast day became important in Irish settlements here,” McCulloh said.

Once the celebration came to the United States, others not of Irish descent participated in the holiday as well, causing some of the original significance of the holiday to be lost in translation.

“It started out as a religious celebration, and gradually developed into an ethnic festival, having little to do with religion. And once the tradition is established, people who aren’t Irish join in the celebration,” said McCulloh.

St. Patrick’s Day is now celebrated on March 17, both in the Catholic Church as the feast day of St. Patrick and as a holiday in Ireland, the United States and various other countries. The shamrock that often comes associated with St. Patrick’s Day was originally meant to represent the Trinity, a symbol of the Catholic Church representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As for other myths and legends about St. Patrick, there is one popular myth in particular that McCulloh says is false.

“He didn’t expel the snakes from Ireland,” said McCulloh. “There never were any.”

Whether the students of K-State know the history and significance of the holiday or not, it is clear that St. Patrick, both fake and real, will be celebrated for years to come.

butchering a cow, hope it’s not a wandering merrow.

Tyler Brown With St. Patrick’s Day approaching and Fake Patty’s Day last Saturday, there has been an infusion of green throughout not only Manhattan, but the entire United States. In addition to that, pictures of four-leaf clovers and leprechauns and their pots of gold can be seen in the décor of stores and other public buildings everywhere. As the leprechaun is the go-to mascot of St. Patrick’s Day, here is the rest of its story and some other Irish folk creatures – plus what to do if you come across one.

Merrow The merrow is an Irish version of a mermaid. Fisherman are said to not like merrows because their presence foretells strong winds on the sea. The males have green teeth, green hair, pig’s eyes and red noses. The females, on the other hand, are beautiful, not counting the bottom fishy half, and have webbed fingers. With males looking like they wear and eat spinach nonstop, one can’t blame the females for preferring good-looking sailors for lovers. Sometimes, they come to shore in the shape of hornless cows to wander around.

When in their merrow form, they wear red caps and if taken, they cannot return to sea.

What to do if you find one: Steal their red cap to ruin their day/lives. Also, when

Banshee A banshee is a feminine spirit that wails, and appears as an omen of coming death.

Banshees appear as ghostly women, normally beautiful and sometimes lacking clothes. The more banshees wailing, the more important the person is whose death is coming (usually a holy or great person). Banshees are usually accompanied by the dullahan, another omen of death.

What to do if you see one: Start wailing yourself because you or someone near you is about to kick the proverbial bucket.

Leprechaun They’re spritely wee old men that are normally seen adorned in old-fashioned green clothes, buckled shoes and red caps. Sounding like an alcoholic, leprechauns can usually be found in farmhouses or wine cellars.

Like the Brownies of Scotland, leprechauns will help people accomplish tasks around the house. In return for any supplies their hosts give them, the little men will give items to bring luck. Leprechauns are also known as cobblers, but shouldn’t be held in the highest regard considering they only complete one shoe out of a pair. And yes, there’s a popular belief that the wee men have treasure that, if caught, goes to their captor.

Tyler Brown is a senior in English.

Dullahan, Changelings, Pucas: See kstatecollegian.com to read about more Irish folk creatures.

STUDENT FINANCES

Five rules for student investing Financial success based on credit, understanding terms Andy Rao When I was about six years old, my parents bought me my first piggy bank. They gave me a dollar, and told me to start saving. I remember winning a bookmark design contest once, and taking home the $25 grand prize. Let me tell you, having anything more than a couple of quarters from the tooth fairy makes you feel like Warren Buffett when you are six.

A couple years later, however, that $25 was still in my piggy bank and it hadn’t grown very much at all. The prize money could hardly buy a new pair of shoes.

The lesson that I learned with that experience has come a long way with me. I learned that I need to make my money grow, because wealth is relative to what it can buy.

There is really only one way for students to make sure that they don’t fall prey to the piggy bank effect and that’s exploring investment options.

K-State students may wonder if there is anything they can do to enter the stock or bond markets, but it may be a lot easier if they follow these five rules to investing: 1. Know what you are trying to achieve- set financial goals A lot of people assume that investing in the stock market just means trying to make as much money as possible.

While that is the general goal, there are a lot factors that people should consider before throwing their money into “what’s hot.” Are you looking for conservative stocks, with steady but low rates of return? Or are you looking for aggressive stocks, with high

growth potential as well as a high percentage of loss? These are the questions you should ask yourself when looking at options. It all depends on what your priorities are. Evaluate your financial condition, and find out what you want your money to do for you.

2. Avoid the “my friend told me I should invest in these” stocks Unless your friend is a seasoned stock broker or a financial guru, it’s best to do your own research. Reading about trends, observing market patterns and familiarizing yourself with the companies you are looking to invest in can tell you volumes about their past performance and future plans. Research is probably the number one tool to investing successfully because the more you know, and the more information you have to help you make your decisions, the better off you are.

3. Invest in a company’s management team The bottom line for a company is profit. How much money a company makes can make or break its success. As an investor, however, you want to make sure that a company is doing its best to maintain that level of profit so that it can experience growth. Take a look at companies whose stock is doing well right now.

Names like Apple, Google and IBM dominate the investment headlines day in and day out.

Why? Because their board of directors, along with their executives, managers and employees know how to successfully run a company. These successful corporations do not focus completely on making profits, but instead look to add value to their companies by looking to innovate new products or services, purchasing other companies and assets that contribute significantly to their goal, and seeking new opportunities and new markets. Adding value means

stock price goes up and you, as an investor, are happy.

4. Be willing to take calculated, reasonable risks There is minimal reward for taking on zero risk. The more risk you take on, the higher the reward is. This is not to say that the higher the risk the better; using that formula is a slippery slope.

It is important, however, to understand that every investment involves some amount of risk-taking. Using different financial measurements such as beta, which helps investors determine a stock’s sensitivity to market changes, and comparing estimated returns to actual returns can help you gauge the risk-factor of the stock. Don’t be afraid to pull the trigger if you have done your homework and feel like you can strike gold.

5. Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket- diversify Going all in and investing in just one or two stocks is definitely a risky thing to do.

Instead, look to diversify, or purchase holdings in a variety of companies in different industries. A portfolio that is diverse can help investors counterbalance the up and down nature of the stock market. With diversification, stockholders minimize the effects of dips in stock prices, and avoid an all or nothing scenario.

Following these simple rules can provide rule of thumb guidelines to amateur investors. Students who have disposable income can try their hand in the stock market instead of running up a bar tab in Aggieville every weekend.

At least this way, when students finally do break their piggy banks, they will likely have a lot more than they started with.

Andy Rao is a sophomore in finance and accounting. Please send comments to news@kstatecollegian. com.

Dillon Fairchild staff writer Students are often bombarded with advertisements and offers concerning their credit. From catchy jingles on television commercials, to junk mail, to dealing with banks and other financial institutions, “credit” is a term that seems to be tossed haphazardly into conversation whenever the topic of finance arises.

It does not take long for one to realize that building and maintaining a positive credit history is important; however, many students have little or no clue where to begin doing so.

At its simplest form, credit is an abstraction based on payment histories, the amount and how many types of credit are being used and how long one has maintained a credit history. The best scores are obtained when people are financially active, consistently punctual with payments and generally fis-

cally responsible.

Matt Leatherbury, loan assistant at Landmark National Bank in Manhattan, said there are misconceptions about building credit as a student.

“People think that paying their bills on time each month is a good way to build credit, but that is not really the case,” Leatherbury said.

“Missing a payment can definitely hurt you, but you do not really build credit this way. The best way for students to build credit is by taking out a small loan or a low-limit credit card.”

Leatherbury also said under recent credit card laws, it is difficult for students that are underage to obtain a credit card.

“Younger students are most likely going to need one of their parents to co-sign for the credit card,” he said.

The accumulation of student loans will not affect a student’s credit, because these types of loans are technically “in deferment” until

graduation, Leatherbury said.

According to Leatherbury, there is one important caveat to this general rule.

Unsubsidized loans, despite the deferment clause, still accumulate interest, which, Leatherbury said, could be potentially surprising for students when they discover the amount of debt that they have accrued. He said not knowing loan and credit terms could damage credit scores and make payments higher than previously expected.

Leatherbury said that Landmark National Bank, as well as other Manhattan area banks, offer many options even for cash-strapped students struggling to pay back student debt or build good credit.

Jodi Kaus, director of Powercat Financial Counseling, also spoke about student credit and the use of credit cards.

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Two-minute drill Corbin McGuire staff writer Golf Tiger Woods announced on his Twitter Monday that he only had a mild strain of his left Achilles tendon and can resume play late this week.

Woods, who injured his Achilles after hitting his second shot in the water on the 10th hole at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral, is booked to play the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Woods, however, is hopefully optimistic that he will be healthy enough to compete when the tournament starts on March 22.

Two holes after the initial aggravation of the Achilles, Woods called on course officials, pulled himself out of the tournament and was taken off the course on a golf cart.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational is usually a tune-up tournament for Woods right before the Masters.

NFL Linebacker D.J. Williams and defensive tackle Ryan McBean for the Denver Broncos have, according to ESPN.com story, filed a lawsuit against the NFL about their suspensions for breaching the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy.

Williams and McBean, who received six-game suspensions without pay from the NFL on Friday, were not the only Broncos suspended.

Virgil Green, the Broncos tight end, received a four game suspension but is not a part of the lawsuit.

The NFL Players association said in a statement released Tuesday that they strongly disagreed with the suspensions and even asked for independent arbitrators as part of any future drug testing policy.

MLB The St. Louis Cardinals, reigning World Series champions, may have to find an alternative to their usual ace on the mound, Chris Carpenter, if he is unable to recover from a bulging disk in his neck.

Carpenter, 37, was scheduled to throw in one of the Cardinals’ games Monday, but Jaime Garcia was sent to toe the rubber against the Atlanta Braves instead, and rookie Shelby Miller pitched against the Washington Nationals.

Carpenter is still yet to start a game for spring ball and Lance Lynn, a bullpen member at the beginning of camp, could be moved to the starting rotation.

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BASEBALL

Hinkle’s grand slam leads Wildcats to a 9-5 win Spencer Low staff writer

The K-State baseball team started off their five-game road trip with a win Tuesday, as they defeated the Minnesota Gophers with the help of senior first baseman Wade Hinkle’s five RBIs. The Wildcats didn’t wait long to get on the scoreboard, putting up a quick two runs in the top of the first inning. Sophomore second baseman Ross Kivett walked to lead off the game, and junior left fielder Tanner Witt followed him with another walk to put runners on first and second. After a double-steal to put both runners in scoring position, sophomore designated hitter

Blair DeBord doubled them both home for a quick 2-0 lead.

After a single from Hinkle scored sophomore center fielder Jared King in the third, K-State pushed across six more runs in the fourth inning to take a 9-3 lead. A two-run double by Witt scored Kivett and senior shortstop Jake Brown, and the next two batters reached base as King walked and DeBord was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Hinkle.

Hinkle stepped up to the plate and sent a ball over the right field fence for his team-leading third homer on the year and his fifth RBI of the night.

On the mound, sophomore Shane Conlon struggled making the start, as he was pulled after 2.1

innings, allowing three runs off four hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Sophomore Gerardo Esquivel entered the game in the third, pitching 5.2 innings of relief to earn his first win of the season, evening his record at 1-1. Esquivel allowed two runs off five hits, walking none and striking out two. Freshman Robert Youngdahl finished out the game for the Wildcats, entering in the ninth inning after the first two batters recorded singles off Esquivel, one of which came around to score.

Minnesota’s Troy Larson led the team with three hits from the leadoff spot, two of which were doubles, and Dan Olinger helped the offense with two hits and an RBI. The Gopher’s starter, DJ Snelten only made

it one more inning than Conlon, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing five runs off six hits with three walks and failing to record a strikeout.

The Wildcats had 11 hits on the evening, including three from Witt, and two from both Kivett and Hinkle.

Game two will start at 3:05 p.m.

Wednesday in Minneapolis and will be the last game of the series.

The Wildcats will travel College Station, Texas to play No. 8 Texas A&M on Saturday and Sunday to start off their Big 12 Conference season. Saturday’s game is scheduled to begin at 2:05 p.m. and Sunday’s game is scheduled to begin at 1:05 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Athlete faces struggles, finds success at K-State Jenay Unruh contributing writer Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

K-State junior Karla Bonacic overcame two career-threatening injuries and is now ranked 65th in the nation for singles tennis.

During her high school years, Bonacic planned to go into professional tennis instead of college. Bonacic’s future plans came to an end in 2006 when the cartilage in her left wrist tore, which resulted in surgery in 2008. Bonacic was playing on a clay court after it had rained, which left large indentions in the court. One indention was large enough to trip Bonacic while in play. Bonacic fell on her wrist, and for the next two years, she played without knowing her cartilage was torn.

After surgery, Bonacic had a six month recovery period. This injury

reoccurred during her sophomore year at K-State after she was recruited by head coach Steve Bietau.

The cause of the second injury was the constant strain on Bonacic’s wrist by lifting and swinging her racquet.

This time, Bonacic only took two months off.

“My wrist has never been the same,” she said. “Now instead of returning low balls with a harder swing, I save my strength by slicing,” Bonacic said.

Bonacic’s passion for tennis started when she was 12 years old.

“I lived right next to the courts, and I always wondered how someone could hit the ball that fast,” Bonacic said. “I started playing out of curiosity.”

Bonacic was born in Split, Croatia.

She joined a small tennis club when she was 9 years old and began training with a personal coach at the age of 12. She made one of her favorite tennis memories at the age of 15.

“I made it into finals of the Croatia Junior Championships while being

three years younger than everybody else who I played against,” Bonacic said.

She played singles in Croatia and continues her singles career here at KState.

Bonacic also competes in doubles matches with her roommate, junior Carmen Borau Ramos, and sophomore Petra Niedermayerova, the No. 1 singles player. Conflict could result between doubles partners, especially when the women compete for their spots on the team. Niedermayerova, who is younger than Bonacic and ranked 19th in the nation for singles tennis said there isn’t tension between herself and Bonacic.

“Numbers don’t matter here,” Niedermayerova said. “Karla is an open person so it’s really easy to talk to her on and off the court.”

Bonacic said she feels the same about numbers.

“I’m happy that she is a good player and we are all on the same team. I’m not the jealous type,” Bonacic said. “I think it’s good for the team.”

Both women play foremost for the Wildcats, not for their own personal records.

Borau Ramos and Bonacic’s friendship off the court connects them better on the court.

“We know how to support each other during matches because we know each other so well,” Borau Ramos said. She said Bonacic’s greatest strength in the game is her passion for tennis which pushes her to fight for each point.

Borau Ramos also said she sees Bonacic’s greatest weakness - her tendency of being easily frustrated during matches.

“Karla understands what she has to do on a day-to-day basis to be a good player,” Bietau said.

In the fall, Bonacic’s training includes conditioning five days a week and playing tennis for two hours every day. In the spring, Bonacic conditions on Tuesday and practices all week, with tournaments almost every weekend. Bonacic is now 49-30 in her career.

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Filmmaker Mark Duplass talks movies, working with brother Kelsey Castanon managing editor Many siblings can’t stand living under one roof with their brothers or sisters, let alone working with them. But this isn’t the case for brothers Mark and Jay Duplass, who have made a name for themselves as a duo in the movie-making business.

The two started out writing and directing low-budget indie films, including “The Puffy Chair” and “Cyrus.” Both have similar ideas when it comes to filmmaking: making a movie is hard, and having each other makes the task a little easier.

“There’s strength in numbers by having two of us and whatever conflicts might arise between us are quickly dwarfed by the Herculean task of trying to make a feature film that doesn’t suck,” Mark said in a March 2 conference call. “So we quickly get over the squabbles and try to fight the good fight.”

The films they have written each have their own unique style of comedic performances. It’s a type of comedy Jay and Mark are familiar with; one they both share a passion for.

“We really like what we call ‘tragic comedy,’ which is that comedy that is rooted in inherently seemingly sad situations,” said Mark. “Jay and I find ourselves going a lot to the world of documentaries because we love these sort of iconic, I guess for lack of a better word, lovable loser person personalities to anchor our films.”

In their highest budget flick yet, “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” bigname actors Jason Segel, Susan Sarandon and Ed Helms take on these darker comedic roles.

Mark said he and Jay create characters with “unlikely hero” qualities that often win audiences over by

the end of the movie. Jeff, played by Segel, is a 30-year-old stoner living in his mom’s basement.

“I’m constantly drawn to people who, despite the fact that all the odds are stacked against them, are going for glory in their lives,” Mark said. “It just inspires me and makes me laugh too - particularly when they are ill-equipped to achieve that glory like Jeff is.”

And while the brothers place a lot of importance on bringing to life the characters in their movies, the process itself is a combined collaboration between everyone involved.

The brothers prefer to film with

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of the writer-directors in a Feb. 17 conference call. “That said, they [Mark and Jay] were the first ones to say, ‘Don’ t say a word of this.’”

Mark said instead of focusing on the words themselves, he and his brother try to place emphasis on what each scene is trying to convey.

“Jay and I are just obsessed with the performance,” Mark said. “And if you work with us as an actor, you’ll quickly figure out that we don’t give a shit what the lighting looks like and we don’t give a shit whether the camera moves in this cool way. We just want to get the story across and we’re going to be

a documentary approach, Mark said, giving actors a natural freedom to lead the scene however they see fit. In fact, “every single line of dialogue, every single moment is improvised to a certain extent,” he said. It’s an unorthodox approach of improvisation, not often used by studio directors.

The work improvised by the actors is based fully off the script.

But hardly any of “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” is word-for-word.

“Like, down to the word, it is a wonderful, compelling, hilarious and moving script,” Ed Helms said

right up in your face to do it.”

Mark believes their filmmaking challenges actors to to “be in the moment and throw surprises in.”

Mark and Jay also threw in some surprises for themselves that they had not experienced in previous films. With a bigger budget to work with on “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” the brothers were given the opportunity to do a car chase scene.

“You know my brother and I have made movies that are about relationships and people and the interpersonal dynamics between them for a long time,” Mark said. “And this movie, I got to put a Porsche on

the road and drive it fast and shoot it with Jason Segel sticking out of sunroof. There was a lot of different fun stuff that we were not normally afforded in our previous films.”

“Jeff, Who Lives at Home” comes out in theaters on March 16, but this is not the only film on the brothers’ agendas. Mark and Jay will premiere the film “Do-Deca-Pentathalon” at South by Southwest, and said it will be released later this year.

For more on the Duplass brothers’ film, “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” look for an interview with stars Jason Segel and Ed Helms in Friday’s Collegian.

Science fiction staple comes to big screen, proves entertaining “John Carter” HHHHI movie review by Tyler Brown

Last Friday, a key piece of science fiction finally came to life on silver screens all over. The film is “John Carter,” the cinematic adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars,” originally published in 1912. I had confidence in the film’s story as it was directed by Andrew Stanton, director of Pixar films “Wall-E” and “Finding Nemo,” but was unsure about the rest when I first sat down in my seat.

“John Carter” tells the story of the title character, an ex-Confederate soldier that finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars, or, as the natives call it, Barsoom. When Carter wakes up, he first discovers there is less gravity, allowing for an entertaining scene of him figuring out how to handle himself when walking is an otherworldly task. This leads to him bounding high into the air.

From there, Carter finds himself caught in a political war where every

race on Barsoom has a dog in the fight. The 12-foot-tall, green skinned, four-armed Tharks are a tribal race that try and stay out of the political landscape when possible and aren’t held in high regard by the Red Martians. There’s also a bit of fun to be had with Carter’s miscommunication with the group. The Red Martians are more human in appearance, are constantly at war and inhabit the cities of the advanced Helium and the moving, aggressive Zodanga. Finally, there are the believed-to-be-holy Therns, a monk-like race that are thought to be mythical and have more devious plans in the works.

Taylor Kitsch does a fine job as John Carter, the ex-soldier haunted by his past and the audience’s window into this world not too far from ours.

Willem Dafoe is charming as the Thark tribe’s “Jeddak” or leader, Tars Tarkas.

Dominic West, best known for his work on “The Wire,” does well as Sab Than, Prince of Zodanga. The menacing bad guy that’s behind the scenes is Mark Strong as the mysterious Thern, Matai Shang.

Although Kitsch’s Carter is the title character of the movie, the standout for me was Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris,

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Princess of Helium. She’s a strongwilled young woman, unwilling to marry Sab Than, fearing the outcome for not only her, but all of Barsoom.

Taking a different route than the classic novel, Dejah is less damsel-in-distress in the movie and more of an indepen-

dent, warrior-scientist. It’s no surprise that Carter falls for this charming rendition of the princess of mars.

Although this movie has a great team behind it, it’s not without problems. There are issues with pacing in some parts, and the film is packed to the brim (although not without payoff) clocking in at just over two hours.

From a technological standpoint, the film achieves a lot. The effects budget was put to good use, making the Tharks, airships and giant white apes believable. Sure, there are a couple of spots where the real and computergenerated didn’t blend quite as well as I’d have liked, but no film’s special effects are 100 percent realistic even today. Another character sure to please and entertain many is Woola, a sixlegged lizard-dog, loyal to Carter.

Overall, there were two scenes that stood out to me. There’s the first meeting of Dejah Thoris and Carter mid-battle, where their charm and banter sell viewers just as much as Carter’s ability to leap around and up to the airships. The second scene, and my personal favorite, takes place about midway through the story where Carter and Woola single-handedly take on an army of feral Tharks. This scene

is inter-woven with a tragic flashback from John’s past that’s hinted at up until that point, adding greatly to the emotional weight of why he chooses to fight. I was actually surprised by how dark Disney was daring to go with this scene.

One critique that many of the naysayers offer up in their reviews is that “We’ve seen all of this before.” Well, there’s a reason. Burroughs’ book, the first in a series, was first published in 1912, 100 years ago. Since then, some of the greatest science fiction storytellers (George Lucas, James Cameron, etc.) have borrowed visuals from Burroughs’ work to bring their own stories to life. It’s safe to say that there’s a reason some elements of “John Carter” may feel familiar and one needs to know this before buying their ticket.

“John Carter” is not a perfect film and I wasn’t expecting it to be. It is, however, a good starting point. Like the sci-fi pulp fiction novel that inspired the movie, “John Carter” offers an escape from the mundane and an old-school, swashbuckling adventure if you’re willing to take it.

Tyler Brown is a senior in English. Please send comments to edge@kstatecollegian.com.

Recipe makes for tasty experience despite time commitment “Potstickers”

POTSTICKERS RECIPE

recipe review by Lauren Gocken

I ate my first potstickers a few weeks ago at a photographer’s potluck party.

A fellow photographer had made them and I ate at least 10, if not more, of those very tasty potstickers. They were really good and I knew immediately that I had to try and make my own. After browsing several recipes and videos showing how to make them, I decided on this recipe.

I made a few small changes and they turned out pretty tasty.

Ease of preparation: HH The potstickers are delicious, and not at all impossible, but they aren’t the fastest thing to prepare. There are several steps to assemble, fry, and steam them.

They take a while to make and if you’re not used to preparing long meals, it may be a bit exasperating. Find a partner to help you shape and fry the potstickers, it’ll speed up the process and it’s fun to do in a group.

You’ll notice that the recipe has you fry, then steam the potstickers. But when water, or stock, is thrown into hot oil, or vice versa, it explodes. Well, technically not explodes, but it throws it back up at you. My dad has a big burn scar on his arm from pouring burnt roux down a sink that he was unaware had water collected in the drain. The mix exploded back up the drain and he luckily moved his arm to protect himself, otherwise the burn would have covered his whole face.

For this reason, I am very wary and careful with hot oil of any kind. I was a little skeptical that this recipe called for me to pour stock in the pan with frying oil, but it’s safe if you do two things. First, only pour enough oil in the pan to lightly cover the bottom. This isn’t deep frying, it’s pan frying.

Second, put the lid over the pan and slide it over just a sliver, think a crescent moon, to the side to pour the chicken

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Toss the cabbage with salt in a medium bowl and let stand for five minutes. Pick it up in your hand and squeeze out the extra liquid, draining it as well as you can. Add the pork, green onions, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sugar and sesame oil and mix it all up with your hands.

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To fill wontons, place a small spoonful of filling in the middle of each wrapper.

Moisten the edges with water (just use your finger) and fold over, pressing the edge tightly to seal. Place seam side up on a cookie sheet, pressing lightly to flatten the bottom. Cover with a tea towel to prevent from drying out.

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When you’re ready to cook the potstickers, heat a drizzle of canola oil in a largish skillet set over medium-high heat. Place half the dumplings at a time in the skillet and cook for a minute or two, until deep golden brown on the bottom, shaking the pan a few times to keep them from sticking. Don’t crowd the pan too much.

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Pour about 1/4 cup stock or water into the pan. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook for about five minutes— this will allow them to steam and cook all the way through.

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These are the four steps to assemble the potstickers. First, grab a thawed gyoza wrapper. Second, place a tablespoon or so of meat in the center of the wrapper.

Third, wet half of the circle with your finger and seal from one edge to the other.

You can fold the wrappers flat, or crimp the edges to make it look a little nicer.

And that is a potsticker. stock in. Immediately close the lid after you pour in the stock because the pan will emit a large steam cloud that will steam the potstickers. Another reason to keep the lid down is that the steam can also burn you if it billows up and hits your hand, arm or face.

Taste: HHHHH Like the potstickers at the party, these turned out very tasty. I’m picky about chunks of vegetables so I chopped everything really fine, and I think next time I’ll add more shredded baby bok choy. The ingredients are easy to find, I got them all at the Asian Market at 2304 Stagg Hill Rd. Instead of using regular bok choy or napa cabbage, I used baby bok choy that I found at the market. The baby bok choy have the prettiest, greenest little leaflets.

I love eating deep rainbow colors like eggplant purple, raspberry red and baby bok choy green. In most cases, the deeper the color, the better it is for you.

Leftover potential: HHHH This is a better dish for multiple people, or two really hungry people, so it won’t leave too many leftovers. The potstickers are best straight out of the pan; they’re all crispy and hot, yet soft and moist on the inside. If you do have some potstickers left over, they’re best reheated in the oven, but not as good in the microwave.

This recipe is from Babble.com.

Lauren Gocken is a senior in secondary education. Please send comments to edge@kstatecollegian.com.

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1012 Freemont, three‑ bedroom, $1,080. Four‑ bedroom, $1,100. Water and trash paid.

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No pets. 785‑539‑0866 AUGUST PRE‑LEASING. Several units close to KSU. Washer, dryer, and dishwasher included. w w w. w i l k s a p t s . c o m .

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FOUR‑BEDROOMS, two baths, spacious, lounge with wet bar, washer/ dryer, see wildcatvillage.com, August, $360 per bedroom includes cable and trash, 785‑341‑5346.

FOUR‑BEDROOM APARTMENT available August 1. Two blocks from campus. 785‑799‑ 4534 or 785‑292‑4472.

LARGE ONE‑BEDROOM apartments.

One block from campus. June lease. 1722 Laramie. 785‑587‑5731.

LARGE, CLEAN, two‑ bedroom close to campus, washer/ dryer, 785‑ 762‑7191.

NEWER, ONE‑BEDROOM apartments.

Half block to Aggieville; two blocks to KSU. Quality built in 2010.

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TWO‑BEDROOM APARTMENT across the street from campus with on‑site laundry. $650/ mo.

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No pets/ smoking, $330/ bedroom. 785‑ 532‑8256, 785‑565‑ CUTE! KSU four‑bed3927. rooms. Best homes, all amenities, June and Au- ONE‑BEDROOM DUgust. Pet friendly! See PLEX in quiet area just west of campus. June our listings at: RentCapstone3D.com or July lease. Only mo.

Emerald ERIC STONESTREET $495/ of MODERN FAMILY Property Management got his start living at 785‑587‑9000.

CHARMING HOUSE, 1841 Platt, three‑bedrooms, rent $1050.

June 1. We take care of lawn/ trash. Cell 785‑ 313‑0455, home 785‑ 776‑7706.

824 Laramie. Available June. Four to five‑bedrooms, two baths, central air, backyard with parking. 785‑539‑3672.

FIVE‑BEDROOM HOUSES. Great Locations. Pet Friendly. Call ALLIANCE today.

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FIVE‑BEDROOM, ONE and one‑half baths, $1750/ month. Utilities included (water, trash, gas, electric). Washer/ dryer, dishwasher. Juliette and Fremont. June lease.

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FOUR AND five‑bedroom houses, two blocks from campus and Aggieville. June 1st 785‑317‑7713.

FOUR BIG BEDROOMS, two and a half bath two story duplex with garage. All appliances included. June or August lease. $1,350/ mo. Emerald Property Management 785‑587‑ 9000.

FOUR‑BEDROOM BRICK house, two baths, updated, appealing, appliances, washer/ dryer, central air, near KSU sports complex, no pets, August, $1300, 785‑341‑ 5346.

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FOUR‑BEDROOM, TWO bath home with all appliances. Across the street from KSU football, basketball and baseball.

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1219 KEARNEY. Two‑ bedroom basement. August year lease. No pets. Across from campus. Water and trash paid. $360. 785‑539‑ 5136.

FOUNDERS HILL Apartments. Now Leasing Fall 2012. Luxury two‑bedroom, two bath apartments.

Washer/ dryer, pool, hot tub, fitness center, small pet ok. 1401 College Ave, 1219 KEARNEY. Two‑ 785‑539‑4600. bedroom. August year lease. No pets. Across NOW LEASING Fall from campus. Water 2012. Campus East and trash paid. $760. one‑bedroom apart785‑539‑5136. ments. One block from 814 THURSTON, two large bedrooms. Close to campus. August year lease. No pets. $630.

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814 THURSTON. One‑ bedroom basement.

1219 KEARNEY. One‑ June year lease. Close bedroom basement. to campus. No pets.

June year lease. No $340. 785‑539‑5136. pets. Across from campus. Water and trash paid. $340. 785‑539‑ 5136.

THREE OR four‑bedroom, dishwasher, one and a half or two baths.

Laundry facility in the complex. Available August, 785‑537‑7810 or 785‑537‑2255.

TWO‑BEDROOM, ONE bath basement apartment, shared common laundry area, close to campus, no pets, $495/ month, August 1, 785‑ 410‑4291.

TWO‑BEDROOM, QUIET west side living, adjacent to campus, washer/ dryer, off‑street parking, water and trash paid, $775/ month. 785‑341‑4496.

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campus, pool, on‑site laundry, small pet OK. Office located at 1401 College Ave. 785‑539‑ 5911. firstmanagementinc.com.

ONE‑BEDROOM CLOSE to campus.

June 1 or August 1 lease. No pets. Holly 785‑313‑3136.

THREE, FIVE, and six‑ bedroom houses.

Close to campus. June lease.

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THREE‑BEDROOM BRICK house, attached garage, fenced yard, central air, appliances, washer/ dryer, July, $975, 785‑341‑5346.

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HOWE LANDSCAPE INC is currently seeking laborers for several of our divisions. This is for full‑time and/ or part‑ time help, with flexible schedules for students, preferably four‑hour blocks of time. Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid drivers license and pass a pre‑employment drug test.

Starting wages are $8.75/ hr.

Apply three ways, in person Monday‑ Friday, 8‑ 5 at 12780 Madison Rd in Riley; call 785‑ 776‑1697 to obtain an application; or email us at askhowe@howelandscape.com. You may also visit our website, www.howelandscape.com.

FALL 2012 Freshman with four‑bedroom home on Hillcrest looking for three more females roommates. $350.00 per month, washer/ dryer, trash, roommates share utilities with 12 month June lease. No pets allowed. LEASING AGENT‑ First Management, Inc. is Katie at 785‑643‑5059. looking for part‑time weekend leasing FEMALE ROOMMATE agents with strong cuswanted, immediate pos- tomer service, sales, session, $400 per and clerical skills. month, includes all utili- Download application at ties and internet. Ron firstmanagementinc.913‑269‑8250. com and deliver to Chase Manhattan Apartments, 1409 Chase Place or complete at Sublease our office.

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MCMILLINS RETAIL Liquor accepting applications for part‑time sales clerk. Apply at 2223 Tuttle Creek Blvd.

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SHOWCASE DIAMOND Jewelers and Sj2. We are looking for a full and part‑time salesperson. The person should be fun and outgoing. Males and females should apply.

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ROOMS FOR rent in four‑bedroom, two bath house. Rent $300 plus utilities, deposit of same. June‑ August lease available. Call T H R E E ‑ B E D R O O M , 307‑349‑3967 1.5 bath home with garage and shaded yard.

August lease. $1,050/ mo. Emerald Rent-Condos & Townhouses Property Management 785‑587‑9000.

FIVE‑BEDROOM, TWO THREE‑BEDROOM, and one‑half bath. BritONE bath house with tany Ridge townhome. garage and fenced Washer/ dryer. No pets. yard. Shared laundry Available August 1. with basement apart$1050/ month. 785‑250‑ ment. $1,000/ mo. AuEARN $1000‑ $3200 a 0388. gust lease. Emerald SUBLEASER FOR the month to drive new cars Property Management last half of May, June, with ads.

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June 1st. TWO caution. Applicants must be at Large bedrooms, reasonable $650. 785‑317‑7713 washer, dryer, central The Collegian urges F O U R ‑ B E D R O O M , air‑conditioning. Close our readers to contact least 18 years old. ExTWO bath duplex with to City Park. $1200/ the Better Business perience in construcItems for Sale all appliances, off- month. Jeff 785‑313‑ Bureau, 501 SE Jeffer- tion, concrete work, asphalt maintenance, trafstreet parking and half 3976. son, Topeka, KS fic flagging, tree and block from campus.

FIVE‑PIECE 66607‑1190. 785‑232‑ turf maintenance, or NEW $1300/ mo. August black Protocol luggage F O U R ‑ B E D R O O M , 0454. mowing is preferred. set. $140. 785‑410‑ lease. Emerald PropTWO bath house, close erty Management 785‑ BARTENDING! $300 a Applications are avail- 6380. to campus, no pets, 587‑9000. day potential. No experi- able at the Riley County available August 1, Office, 110 ence necessary. Train- Clerk’s $1300/ month, 785‑410‑ ing provided. Call 800‑ Courthouse Plaza, Man4291.

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Enough hugs to go around

DREAMS | Prizes

raffled at seminar Continued from page 1

Evert Nelson | Collegian

An interesting sight to see on campus Tuesday were twoTeletubbies walking around offering “free hugs.” As part of a social experiment, Andrew Eskridge (green), sophomore in journalism and mass communications, dressed up with his friend Caleb Jones, Missouri resident, as characters from the children’s show for an assignment in his sociology class.

having a reoccurring dream about her significant other cheating on her. Hoeflicker’s interpretation suggested that the friend was experiencing a fear that she was not going to get what she wanted in life and because of this, was not allowing herself to fully be in the relationship.

Another attendee revealed that they had been having dreams about being certain animals.

Hoeflicker explained dreams that involve animals are often manifestations of habits or actions that one executes on instinct.

One experience that Hoeflicker said only occurs in about 5-10 percent of dreamers at his seminars was lucid dreaming. He defined lucid dreams as “dreams you are in control of and can manipulate.”

According to Hoeflicker, having lucid dreams implies that you are self-aware and in control, at least in this

subconscious state.

Shelby Fajnor, freshman in animal sciences and industry, said she was intrigued by the concept of lucid dreaming.

“Dreams have always been something that I have found interesting,” Fajnor said. “It’s definitely something that I would like to try accomplish.”

Shannon Hush, sophomore in environmental design and co-chair of Union Program Council, said prior to the event that she was “very excited about the seminar,” which was hosted by UPC. UPC members raffled various prizes at the seminar and collected stories of weird dreams from students. The winner of the weirdest dream contest received a free Xbox.

“We’re going to get a kick out of reading some of those I think,” Hush said, referring to the dream entries. “I just think it’s cool. Dreams are something that a lot of people talk and joke about. I think it’s interesting.”

CREDIT | Advice available BOOK | Lending library offers novel to all Continued from page 4 “Loans and credit cards are pretty much the only way for most college students to go about building good credit,” Kaus said. “However, with credit cards, it is important to keep a very close watch on your credit utilization. That is, it is best if you do not exceed 20 percent of your credit limit at any one time.”

Kaus also advised students to utilize financial counseling that is available to K-State students.

Powercat Financial Counseling was created several years ago as part of an initiative by the student government, and has provided free counseling to students over a broad range of issues, allowing them access to advice from their peers in finance-oriented majors.

“It’s a really great thing we have,” Kaus said. “We are able to give stu-

dents the type of financial advice that would cost them $100-200 per hour if they went somewhere else.”

PFC is located on the ground floor of the K-State Student Union, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. They also hold peer counseling sessions which are usually scheduled for later in the evening.

Jordan Maxwell, freshman in mechanical engineering, said that programs like PFC are a good way for students to start understanding how to manage their financial conditions.

“I really do not know where to begin building a credit score,” Maxwell said. “The intricacies of the American financial system can be rather convoluted and labyrinthine, so I am glad to have a program like this that is able to help me start down the right path.”

Continued from page 1 Kiefer also said the committee takes opinions from across K-State’s campus and the community of Manhattan into account when selecting a novel. The committee tries to select a novel that has a wide range of topics so it can be used in multiple classes.

KSBN presented awards to several students and a faculty member for their use of this year’s novel, “Zeitoun.”

One faculty award was given to Sue Williams, associate professor of sociology, anthropology and social work, who, according to the awards committee, “developed a creative assignment that allowed her students

FPD | ‘Ridiculous’ lines an issue Continued from page 1 lines were typically around the corner or across the street, and the bars also faced internal lines to go from the bar area to the patio, just one reason that many of the bars lost business to competitors.

“The lines were absolutely ridiculous,” said Brittany Gardener, senior in family studies and human services. “My friend and I ended up going

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to Bluestem because most people don’t know that they serve alcohol. So instead of having to pay a cover charge and then for drinks, we just went and had daiquiris at Bluestem.”

Wilson said that occupancy for outer patio areas need to be reconsidered before any other large crowd event in Aggieville. Only one overcrowding citation was issued at this year’s celebration. RCPD declined to comment on who

the citation was issued to.

Overall, the business owners in Aggieville said they were more pleased with how situations were handled this year than in previous years.

“We, as bars, were doing what the Manhattan Fire Department wanted us to do,” Wilson said. “We were really lucky with the weather on Saturday. We were happy with the respect and cooperation we received from RCPD and MFD.”

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to apply the sociological aspects they learned in class.”

Five students were also recognized for their use of the novel in Williams’ class.

Shana Gordon, sophomore in apparel and textiles, Eric Hampton, freshman in sociology, Matthew McKernan, freshman in horticulture, Kelly Novosel, freshman in family studies and human services, and Emilio Quezada, freshman.

April Mason, provost and professor, said the chosen novel is distributed to incoming K-State freshmen each fall. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” will also be provided to the Kansas Board of Regents.

Students can also borrow, at no cost, from several lend-

ing libraries across campus.

Jessica Reyes, graduate student in English and president of Sigma Tau Delta English honor society, said that Sigma Tau Delta is working to increase the number of lending library locations.

Current locations with the KSBN common novel include: the Union Program Council office, International Student Services Center, McNair Scholarship Office, the Writing Center in English and Counseling Services, Office of Greek Life, Alpha of Clovia and Smurthwaite Scholarship House.

Audio versions of the books can be found at Hale Library.

Coleman presented students with five reasons to

read “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” According to her, the book was the source of inspiration for an episode of “Law and Order.”

The book is based around Henrietta Lacks’ cells, called HeLa cells, which were used to develop the Polio vaccine and a variety of other immunizations.

HeLa cells are used for research at K-State, and the novel shows the importance of education.

“You become part of a bigger community,” Coleman said.

Mason agreed, saying that the book was intriguing and well-written.

“This is a true story told with passion,” Mason said.

“It leaves you thinking.”