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Trayvon Martin case raises questions, controversy on self-defense statute’s unclear definition Andy Rao news editor When Trayvon Martin, 17-year-old high school student from Sanford, Fla., was walking home on Feb. 26, he was carrying a bottle of iced tea and a bag of Skittles. Shortly after purchas-
“Where’s the line? What makes something life threatening to the point where you have to use a gun on somebody?” Collin Huerter Sophomore in political science ing his after school snack, Martin was found dead. According to local police, George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch cap-
tain, was found standing over Martin, armed with a handgun. After being questioned by officers, Zimmerman said that he shot Martin as an act of self-defense. The police took his word for it, did not administer a drug or alcohol test and also did not run a background check on Zimmerman. The events of Feb. 26 have garnered national attention for several reasons. Some point to the racial undertones of the case while others point to police protocol and lack of repercussions for Martin’s shooter. The part of the case that is perhaps the most scrutinized, however, is that Zimmerman claimed to act out of self-defense when Martin was not even armed. His shooter, however, is protected by the “stand your ground” law. This statute states that if a person fears bodily harm or a threat to their safety, that person may “stand his or her ground and
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While standing on a median near Wichita State University on Friday afternoon, Ron Mahomes, holds up posters regarding the death of Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin. Mahomes was one of several hundred people gathered to protest the Florida “stand your ground” law. meet force with force, including deadly force.” Ariel Anib, senior in sociology, believes the controversy behind the law is justified. Anib said the law uses vague language, and therefore can be misinterpreted or even abused. “The law is a fickle law,” she said. “In this case, Treyvon was just walking with Skittles and a tea. It’s kind of hard to believe the shooter when he says he felt threatened. Was he really in so much danger that he had to kill somebody?” Zimmerman said that Martin approached him,
punched him in the nose and then proceeded to repeatedly bang his head on the sidewalk. Although Zimmerman had sustained visible injuries to his head when police found him, there have been conflicting reports from witnesses as to what actually happened. “The law is completely subjective, which is what makes it so potentially dangerous,” said Collin Huerter, sophomore in political science. “Where’s the line? What makes something life threatening to the point where you have to use a gun on somebody?”
Huerter said that potential shooters could use the law as a catalyst for crimes and receive protection from serious charges on the grounds of self-defense. “The fact that some people are defending the crime on the basis that he was wearing a hoodie is disturbing,” Huerter said. “He [Zimmerman] should be brought to court, tried in front of a jury and given due process in a court of law. They should also look to make amendments to the ‘stand your ground’ law and define it more clearly.”
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Retired astronaut shares NASA successes, failures in lecture Space program risky, ambitious says guest lecturer Steven Hawley Karen Ingram staff writer Steven Hawley, retired NASA astronaut, said his missions were plagued with such difficulties and jokingly said he had the worst launch record in history. During his lecture entitled “Wings in Orbit,” he told audience members about engines that wouldn’t start, computers that needed replacing and other failures that prevented him from going into space. “I began to think ‘Maybe it’s me. Maybe the launcher doesn’t like me,’” Hawley said. Hawley said he tested his theory by attending the next launch attempt in disguise: his name tag had tape covering it and he wore Groucho glasses. The audience laughed at his photographic proof of the gag, then laughed even harder when he said the disguise worked and the launch was successful. Hawley, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, worked for NASA from 1978 to 2008 and flew a total of five missions. His lecture was part of the James R. Neff Lectureship in Physics series. The Town Hall room in the Leadership Studies Building filled nearly to capacity on Monday with a mixture of students and faculty eager to hear about Hawley’s experiences.
NASA’s space shuttle program was not only ambitious, but also risky, according to Hawley. The shuttles had to be able to perform tasks that no other space craft had been able to do before, such as the ability to bring cargo to space as well as bring it back, the ability to support multiple space walks and to meet military design specifications in case they were needed for military operations. The space shuttle Columbia was first launched in 1981. Until then, NASA had always tested new spacecraft without people on board for safety, but this was not an option for the new space shuttle; Columbia’s maiden voyage had to be manned. “It was gutsy,” Hawley said. While the lecture was all about the history of the space shuttle program, Hawley openly shared NASA’s failures as much as its successes. Brian Cooper, graduate student in nuclear engineering, said his favorite part about the lecture was hearing about all the little things that went wrong and how they had to work around those problems. The shuttles presented all kinds of problems for NASA to work with and solve. The heat-resistant tiles - designed to withstand upwards of 2,000 degrees of heat experienced during the shuttles’ reentry of the atmosphere - would not stick to the surface of the shuttle, and Hawley joked that they scattered tiles all over the Midwest from their tests. The tires and brakes needed work
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Former astronaut Steven Hawley sat on the sidelines as he awaited his introduction for the department of physics’ James R. Neff lecture series. because the shuttle ended up being heavier than they anticipated, he said. Hawley also spoke of a switch designed to abort the flight if something goes wrong. There are several options to turn the switch to, depending on how far along in the flight the shuttle is. Rather than failing in the anticipated way - such as failing to turn or
getting stuck - they discovered in simulations that the mechanism inside broke so that the switch appeared to be on one setting when it was, in fact, on another. This situation could be very dangerous in a shuttle emergency because the shuttle might misinterpret the astronauts’ flight commands. Hawley said the question they always asked themselves
was “What are all the things that can happen we didn’t think about?” They were constantly trying to discover what could go wrong and how to fix it. The things they did not anticipate that went wrong were the most frustrating because they didn’t see it coming but should have, Hawley said. The shuttle design philosophy demanded that they build every system in a way that the mission could still be accomplished if something failed. “It was tremendously fascinating to see how the different systems played with one another,” Hawley said. Hawley’s lecture also covered the specifications and technology used in the shuttles. The original computers used in the early 1980s were approximately .005 percent as powerful as an Xbox 360, he said. “I don’t have kids, so I don’t actually know what that means,” Hawley joked, eliciting laughs from the audience. Megan Wilson, sophomore in wildlife biology, heard about the lecture through her astronomy class. Wilson said she was interested in space and watched a lot of documentaries on the subject, but had never attended a lecture by an astronaut before. Wilson said she believed people were drawn to outer space because of the idea of the unknown and the desire to seek the truth. “It definitely sparked my interest,” Wilson said. “And it’s beautiful.”
How to Handle the Increase in Soldiers The U.S. Department of Defense has historically shown itself capable of using longrange strikes and rapid troop transports to achieve its goals, which should allow the U.S. to reduce active-duty troops in allied countries like Europe and Asia. According to the Sustainable Defense Task Force, this projected reduction would save $80 billion throughout the next decade while bringing home 50,000 troops. Furthermore, in comments to National Public Radio, Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, said that the Iraq War would completely wind down before 2012 and also said the war in Afghanistan would wind down by 2014. This would keep the DOD from spending another decade of $1.6 trillion in war costs and bring home tens of thousands of troops. While this might look reasonable on paper, bases around the nation like Fort Riley are going to have to face the uphill battle of accommodating all of these homeward-bound troops. According to officials at Fort Riley, all five of the brigades will be home at the same time this year, which means all 18,000 soldiers will arrive at Fort Riley for the first time since 2005. Furthermore, due to a planned exercise called Unified Endeavor, another 2,000 individuals will eventually move in. How all of this ground traffic will commute to, from and around the base is a major concern to officials at Fort Riley. Chris Ferris, director of emergency services at the base, said there is reason to worry. “In the last 5 1/2 years, I’d say the traffic count has about doubled,” Ferris said. “In the next year, total traffic entering the installation will probably reach 8 million.” While the Kansas Department of Transportation’s $40 million project to renovate various stretches of highway leading to the base will help, high-priority projects remain unfunded. Such projects would improve so-called “access control points,” as well as road infrastructure at the base. Due to the decrease in military construction funds from $1.5 billion to just $10 million in the next six years, this might cause a long-term congestion issue around the base. “The congestion can be a challenge,” said William Clark, Commander Colonel at Fort Riley. Where Will They Live? The influx of soldiers in the coming months means the base will have to find homes for them. Fort Riley sits on a chunk of land measuring about 100,656 acres. Despite this total area, the fort is only designed to house 30 percent of the soldiers on the installation itself. Because of this restriction, Fort Riley relies heavily on a working relationship with neighboring communities — specifically Junction City, Ogden and Riley — to house the other 70 percent of soldiers. As their time away from active duty increases, more soldiers are deciding to bring their families to live with them. Paired with the increasing number of returning soldiers,
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ARREST REPORTS SUNDAY Daniel Cole Arnwine, of the 1000 block of Pottawatomie Court, was booked for domestic battery, criminal threat and aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim. Bond was set at $4,500. Jason Scott Oder, of Grandview Plaza, Kan., was booked for driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license and habitual violation. Bond was set at $1,500. Shanika Shaunta Blanton,
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Rumors of Martin’s departure continue Corbin McGuire staff writer The number of reports surrounding the future of Frank Martin increased on Monday. David Cloninger posted on his Twitter around 6:30 p.m. CDT on Monday, “South Carolina has scheduled a basketball press conference at approximately 10:30 a.m. [EDT] on Tuesday ... to ‘discuss the men’s basketball coaching situation.’” Cloninger also posted on his Twitter that the press conference would open to the public but that it will be streamed live on gamecocksonline.com. According to the website for the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees a meeting will take place today at 10 a.m. EDT. Andy Shain, a reporter and editor for The State, a South Carolina newspaper, posted on his Twitter Monday that the “USC Board of Trustees meeting for tomorrow has been moved to a suite at Colonial Life Arena.” Cloninger wrote “the official presser will begin after the BOT meeting, which is set for 10 a.m.,” on his Twitter after the press conference was
announced. The University of South Carolina is looking to replace Darrin Horn, who finished his last season as head coach of the Gamecocks with only 10 wins and in last place in the Southeastern Conference standings. Cloninger’s Twitter also said a source with insight to the negotiations told him that Martin’s contract is supposed to be worth between $1.75 and $2 million in his first year, with increments throughout the deal. The source told Cloninger that the contract is either five or six years. Robert Cassidy, however, wrote in an article Monday on GoPowercat.com “Kansas State basketball coach Frank Martin will become the basketball coach at South Carolina, according to media reports, but a source close to the negotiations denies that the deal is done.” Cassidy continued by quoting sources close to Martin that said an agreement between USC and Martin were “close to complete.” Shakey Rodriguez, Martin’s mentor and former high school coach, confirmed to Cassidy the inklings that the
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K-State men’s basketball coach Frank Martin yells at former Wildcat Jacob Pullen during a game at Bramlage Coliseum last season. Reports from across the country have indicated Martin might accept a job as head coach at the University of South Carolina. Martin has been with K-State for five seasons, taking the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament four times. reasons behind Martin’s interest in USC come from a damaged relationship with K-State’s Athletics Director John Currie. Recruiting could also be
affected if Martin accepts the job. There is speculation among the media that Robert Upshaw, the Wildcats’ top recruit, may decide to re-open
his recruitment. Cassidy said in his article that the family of Upshaw had no knowledge of Martin leaving when he contacted them by phone. If Martin does leave K-
State, he will have led the Wildcats to three consecutive NCAA tournament bids and recording at least 20 wins in each of his five seasons as head coach.
K-State student trains for demanding, diffucult sport TwoK.O. Boxing offers minute students the opportunity to go drill beyond Boxing 101 staff report Grace Schwemmer is tough as nails, but she might not look it. With long blond hair, a pretty smile and a lean figure a boxer is the last thing that comes to mind at first glance. However, Schwemmer could instantly change anyone’s mind when she is at the gym or in the ring. According to an ESPN Page 2 article ranking sports by difficulty, boxing requires the most endurance, strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, nerve, durability, hand-eye coordination and analytic aptitude. Not many people have what it takes to step into the ring with the knowledge of what is to come, the fight that is to take place, the future blows they will endure and finally the unknown outcome of the fight. Schwemmer, sophomore in athletic training, has participated in almost every sport possible. In high school, she danced, ran cross country and played volleyball and basketball. Having been exposed to most sports, she said she agrees that boxing is the most difficult. How did someone like Schwemmer get into boxing in the first place? It was as simple as taking K-State’s Boxing 101 classes through K.O. Boxing in spring 2011. The class began a journey that, in the first week of April, will lead her to compete in her third biggest fight, the Golden Gloves competition. One boxing class, however, is not enough for just anyone to become as good as Schwemmer, who believes that a person must have a certain natural ability to excel at boxing. Schwemmer did not become as good as she is overnight. She developed her talent through long training, hard work and complete focus. Schwemmer has been extremely busy this last month with a fight looming ahead of her. Her training, although always intense, has been excruciating recently. Her diet is consistent and strict. In the mornings, she eats a nutritious breakfast of oatmeal, fruit or Greek yogurt. She needs a lot of good carbohydrates, she said. She has pre-workout an hour before her workout and said she drinks something like chocolate milk after a workout. She eats about every three or four hours and doesn’t eat many grains besides oatmeal. Schwemmer said she gets her
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K.O. Boxing head coach Lorissa Ridley-Fink and fighters Grace Schwemmer, sophomore in athletic training; Andrew Thompson, junior in wildlife and outdoor enterprise management, and Jose Lujan pose after Schwemmer and Thompson defeated their opponents in a Kansas City fight on Nov. 19, 2011 carbohydrates elsewhere, like from fruit, and eats a lot of protein, especially chicken breast. One of the things she gave up to fight was her normal dieting habit. “What I’m eating and when I’m eating, it has changed, a lot,” Schwemmer said. Because she wants to remain in her weight class so she stays in control of whom her opponent will be, it is very important that her weight remains constant. Not only can she not gain weight, which in college is infamously easy to do, she also has to keep her weight within a certain range. “I had to give up cereal. I love cereal,” Schwemmer said with a laugh. Schwemmer trains for two hours a day, Monday through Friday. Her workouts consist of mostly cardio and exercises designed to build muscle mass, or high-intensity functional exercise. On Fridays, she puts on her headgear and mouthpiece and fights with fellow teammates, a practice known as sparring. Although she fights people she knows, she never goes easy on them. She said one of her greatest strengths is separating herself emotionally from the fights. She has been sparring much more, recently, in preparation for her upcoming fight. One of the teammates Schwemmer spars against is Andrew Thompson, junior in wildlife and outdoor enterprise management.
Last Tuesday, Peyton Manning decided to take his talents to the Denver Broncos after being released by the Indianapolis Colts. Manning’s signing ultimately led the Broncos to trade quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets, ending “TebowMania” in Denver. However, the Jets still have quarterback Mark Sanchez on the roster, raising questions. Sanchez was drafted in the first round by the Jets in 2009 and has four road playoff wins in his early career, leading some to speculate whether the Tebow trade was intended more to generate publicity than to improve the team. “Let me be really clear about this, we work for the fans, and the fans want us to win games,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said in an interview with ESPN. “So all of the decisions we make regarding the team are just for football.”
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Grace Schwemmer, sophomore in athletic training, and Andrew Thompson, junior in wildlife and outdoor enterprise management, spar as head coach Lorissa Ridley-Fink looks on. Thompson saw Schwemmer begin her journey to becoming a boxer when she first took the K.O. Boxing 101 class that he taught. After the 101 class, he left for the summer to work, and when he returned, Schwemmer was already in the intermediate class and training. Thompson said Schwemmer improved a lot and very quickly. Thompson’s journey in boxing began a little differently,
when his sister convinced him to take a class. He took the class for fun with no intentions to start anything serious. However, the physical benefits and exhilarating fights between him and just one other person brought him back to the ring. Schwemmer continues to spar against him as she prepares for her fight in the Golden Gloves competition this April, held in Wichita, close to Schwemmer’s home
town of Mulvane, Kan. When asked what she hopes the outcome of her fight will be, Schwemmer laughed and said, “Hopefully, I’ll win.” Schwemmer does not know who she is fighting against yet in the tournament, and she and other boxers will not find out until they get there. All she knows is that she continues to practice more intensely and hopes that the outcome of the fight will ultimately be a win.
March Madness continued over the weekend with two more of the No. 1 seeds losing in the Elite Eight. On Saturday in Boston, No. 2 seed Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off No. 1 seed Syracuse. The second upset came on Sunday in St. Louis, Mo., when the No. 2 seed Kansas Jayhawks defeated the No. 1 seed, the UNC Tarheels, leaving only one No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Kentucky Wildcats are ranked as the No. 1 overall seed, and after they took care of No. 3 seed Baylor on Sunday, they will try for a repeat against No. 4 seed Louisville this Saturday in New Orleans. Two No. 2 seeds will clash as well on Saturday when Kansas takes on Ohio State. These two teams met early in the season at Allen Fieldhouse and Kansas came away with the win.
GOLF On Sunday, Tiger Woods returned to the spotlight with his first win since 2009 by winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Since Woods’ infamous sex scandal in 2009, he dropped from his No. 1 world ranking, lost sponsors and was also plagued with injuries. Fans saw the win as a great step for Woods toward getting back to his old form. “I’m looking forward to the momentum I’ve built here,” Woods said to ESPN.
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Wildcats to face off with Cornhuskers in second of three games Spencer Low staff writer After a disappointing series loss against Texas over the weekend, when the Wildcats dropped the last two games after a Friday win, the K-State baseball team will travel to play Nebraska tonight in Lincoln, Neb. This is the second of three
games against the Cornhuskers scheduled for this season. In their last game on March 6, Nebraska defeated K-State 9-6. K-State, which fell to 13-10 overall after the weekend and is 2-4 in Big 12 Conference play, will take on a Nebraska team has had a strong season. The Cornhuskers took their series, 2-1, last weekend over Illinois
in their first series as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Huskers boosted their record to 17-9 overall and are 2-1 in the Big Ten. Nebraska is led offensively by shortstop Chad Christensen, who went 2-4 with three RBIs in the last matchup between the two teams. Christensen is hitting .389 on the
year with six home runs, tied for the most in the Big Ten, and 33 RBIs, which leads his conference by eight. Brandon Pierce is expected to take the mound for the Cornhuskers tonight, carrying a 2-1 record and a 2.65 ERA in 14 appearances. This will be his first start on the season. In K-State’s March 6 game against
Nebraska, Pierce made a short appearance, pitching a third of an inning and allowing two hits and a walk, but was not charged with any runs. Wildcat first baseman Wade Hinkle, who reached base in all four at-bats in the last meeting with a hit and three walks, will look to have another good game against Nebraska. The
senior’s five home runs lead the team and tie him at third in the Big 12 Conference, and his 27 RBIs lead the Big 12. Sophomore center fielder Jared King leads the Big 12 in batting average (.434), total bases (56) and slugging percentage (.675). K-State has not announced who will start the game on the mound yet.
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Diet programs don’t teach healthy change, encourage spending
Laura Thacker Fad diets have come and gone for years, and there always seems to be some new program or pill advertised on television claiming that weight loss is just a “small” payment away. These diets all seem to have something in common: people will lose weight, keep it off for a while and then gain it back. You might blame this on laziness or a lack of self-control, but it seems to me that too many people go through this cycle, sometimes multiple times, for that to be the case. The problem is that people see diets as a quick fix, and the people and advertisers behind the programs encourage that viewpoint. How else would they make money? What people really need is not a fancy new diet, but a program that teaches us how to eat our food and take care of our bodies long-term. The idea of not knowing how to eat food might seem ridiculous, but if you step back and look at the big picture, it’s really not. Diet programs like NutriSystem don’t teach consumers much of anything. Even though the programs offer supplemental literature, there is just one simple step — buy their food and eat it for every meal. Unless you do this for the rest of your life, then it’s obvious that once you lose the weight and start eating normal food again, the pounds will come back. Programs like Nutrisystem, with their pre-packaged portions, teach us nothing about serving sizes or what is actually healthy. “The 12-week mindset and weekly newsletters can be helpful in changing behavior, but won’t help you prepare your own meals when you re-enter the real world at the end,” said dietician Kathleen M.
Illustration by Erin Logan Zelman about NutriSystem in a Jan. 12, 2010, article on webmd.com. Unless you want to eat pre-packaged NutriSystem items for the rest of your life, you are out of luck. And to me, that’s the genius behind the whole program — the
creators know that if people successfully lose weight while eating their food, then gain it back while not eating it, people will simply return to the expensive NutriSystem meals. And that brings us back to self-control. If every item of
food is pre-packaged, there is no chance for consumers to learn any form of selfcontrol. What is to stop overeating when you can’t get to your pre-made meal? The answer is nothing, which is exactly what this system, and others like it, teach us.
Weight Watchers, with a point system that claims to be easier than counting calories or fat content, is one program with multiple success stories. So, you pay money to be in the program and learn the magic behind the point system, and then
what? Well, lucky for us, there are Weight Watchers cookbooks, meals and snacks available. Once again, members are just pouring money into a name-brand company, but have they really learned anything about how their bodies work? What we really need is a program that teaches us how to relate to food — how to pick a portion size, how to tell what’s good for us and when we need to stop eating, even if we still have food on our plates. While I believe that Weight Watchers takes a better approach to dieting, most programs don’t offer a holistic approach to understanding not only weight loss, but sustaining a healthy lifestyle. Ads for these products don’t help. Before and after pictures always show one body type — super muscular for men or extremely thin for women — ignoring the fact that the ideal weight, and how this weight is distributed, is different for every person. Ads will say things like, “I went from a size 14 to a size 6,” showing a thin, young, usually white female. I will never be a size 6 — when I weighed 120 pounds in high school, I fit into a size 10 on a good day. How am I ever supposed to be satisfied and truly understand my body if I feel like the only way to do so is to be a size 6 and eat pre-packaged foods that cost hundreds of dollars a month? It seems to me that the way to truly sustain weight loss and a healthy body is to try to understand what is right for each of us, not shell out money. Holistic health does not come out of a box or from a manual, it comes from a healthy relationship with food and an understanding of our own bodies — an understanding that says that being truly healthy is more important than losing dress sizes or counting points. Laura Thacker is a senior in English and women’s studies. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.
Children born to single, unwed parents a result of generational shift
Joshua Huston As a society, the current generation of college-age students has witnessed many trends come and go through our lifetime. Slap bracelets, Pokemon and LiveStrong bands have all come and gone as the “thing” for this generation. While most of these trends are fairly inconsequential, one trend has been on the rise recently — giving birth out of marriage, a complicated issue with many facets to explore. Before we delve into these aspects, it’s important to make a distinction between an unmarried couple who has a child and remains together versus a single parent who has a child out of wedlock and is essentially forced to raise the child with little to no interaction from the other parent. This article focuses on the latter situation — single, unmarried parents — because
society tends to look down on single parents much more even than unmarried couples who remain together. One negative aspect associated with the issue at hand is the potentially negative living environment this creates for children. According to a Feb. 17 New York Times article by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavenise, research has consistently found that children with unmarried parents are at greater risk of doing poorly in school, falling into poverty or succumbing to psychological or emotional issues. Another downside to single parenting is how single parents provide for their children, as
well as themselves. Those who view having children out of wedlock as a
this viewpoint tend to be older, oftentimes significantly so, than the generation this issue affects. Now, I have not had the opportunity to raise children in my life (unless you
negcount ative virtual practice kids for a tend to point out Illustration by Yosuke Michishitain class assignthe difficulties of ment a while raising a child with a singleback) but I can understand person income, possibly even where folks who want to have a in an emotionally unstable child out of wedlock are coming environment. Many who have from. One issue people bring
up against having children out of wedlock is creating an environment lacking emotional stability. I think a big reason people want to have children is to have something to create that stability. While no one would argue that every aspect of parenting is fun and games, many would say they find great joy in caring for the new member of their family. While it might cause some issues down the road, I would argue that having that extra responsibility creates a situation with the potential to be just as loving as an environment with a married couple. Of course, there is also the issue of finances. Naturally, when someone has a child out of wedlock, he or she will raise that child with significantly less money than if a partner could contribute financially. However, from what I understand, people generally find a way to make things work. Whether through government assistance or community programs, these individuals find a way to provide for their family, and if they do not, the govern-
ment will usually step in and take care of the child anyway. We live in a very different time than our parents and grandparents. Jobs are harder to come by in general, and everything is more expensive. Of course, with these seemingly negative changes, there are just as many positives: jobs have become more rewarding and pay more. Furthermore, not every change has to have an extreme benefit or consequence; for instance, many would argue that football, not baseball, is now “America’s sport.” The point I am trying to make, however, is that we live in a different world than those older than us, one where it is more acceptable to have children out of wedlock. While our ancestors might frown upon these choices, their elders probably frowned upon them more than once as well. It is inevitable: society will see trends in the way it operates, and I believe the best thing we can do is try to look at any of these changes with a positive lens and make the best out of the situation. Joshua Huston is a junior in social work. Please send all comment to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.
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Lifestyle changes, weight loss part of larger picture of total health To the point is an editorial selected and debated by the editorial board and written after a majority opinion is formed. This is the Collegian’s official opinon. Many people aspire to be healthier, either in terms of what they’re eating and how they’re exercising, or they simply have an improved version of themselves that they want to achieve. In many of these cases, people want to lose weight but do not have a clear idea of how to lose the weight and keep it off. So, frequently, they turn to
programs like NutriSystem, Weight Watchers or Slim Fast — programs that promise quick and easy results. From the commercials and advertisements for these programs, it seems as though participants in the program will turn out one way: tan, buff and thin, without an extra ounce of fat on their bodies. In other words, these programs offer a cookiecutter solution to weight loss, something that should be specially tailored to each individual. Weight loss doesn’t neces-
sarily occur following the same set-in-stone steps that have worked for someone else. Consideration of body type, along with exercise and nutritious food, are all parts of the larger picture that will help to achieve total health. Commercial weight-loss programs are also not viable weight-loss solutions for many college students. For one, they’re quite expensive, and notoriously busy college students often don’t have time to sleep, let alone fit in an hour or two daily for exercise, counting points or attending
support meetings. So what is a college student who wants to lose weight supposed to do? Planning ahead is especially important in any sort of dietary change. If you want to make changes in your diet, but always end up buying the same items at the grocery store, sit down, browse through recipes and create a meal plan or thorough grocery list. Benefits of planning ahead include avoiding the last-minute scramble with a growling stomach that results in popping a frozen meal
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in the microwave or resorting to eating fast food yet again. If you know you will be on campus all day, plan ahead and prepare a lunch for yourself instead of heading to Taco Bell or Panda Express for something both unhealthy and expensive. Additionally, avoid sugary drinks, which are costly and calorie-heavy. Something else to consider when taking steps to become healthier is that lasting lifestyle changes do take effort. It’s not going to be easy and there is no magic pill to take that will transform you into
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the glowing picture of health. It is also a long process — don’t expect results overnight or you will be disappointed. Weight loss tends to be safer when it is gradual, and even though commercials boast that you can lose up to 10 pounds per week, that might not be healthy for your body. There’s nothing wrong with small, steady changes. Last, but not least, something to keep in mind no matter what the situation may be is to stay motivated and stay positive — that alone can produce tremendous change.
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Juanita Blackmon, far right, leads a group of protesters down a sidewalk to a Wichita police substation near the Wichita State University campus on Friday afternoon during a Trayvon Martin demonstration. Some drivers honked in support and some stopped to join the demonstration which grew to a crowd of several hundred people.
Continued from page 1 The stand your ground law is currently in effect in 24 states in the U.S., including Kansas. In Kansas, the law is called the Castle Doctrine. Chase Downing, freshman in marketing and regional vicechair of the Kansas Federation of College Republicans, said that he believes that the stand your ground law, and other similar laws, are vital to ensuring the safety of U.S. citizens, despite the recent negative attention the statute has received. “The stand your ground law is for rational, clear-minded citizens who can reasonably use it as a means of self-defense and self-defense only,” Downing
said. “Like with any law there are those who can abuse stand your ground, but overall I personally support the law because I believe it is a safety measure for life threatening situations.” Downing said that although the case has been the center of controversy amid allegations of racism and police negligence, it is important for people to stick to the facts and work to ensure that justice is served. “In my opinion, they need to start over with the investigation and get down to the facts” he said. According to Gus Vazquez, senior in sociology, college students and youth everywhere should care about a case like this and try to make a difference.
“The law is a double-edged sword that could lead to discrimination,” he said. “Put some type of gang theory or drug theory behind the motive and under the law, theoretically you could have grounds for self defense.” Vazquez, who is originally from near the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. area, said that the most important thing for people to keep in mind is to understand the implications of the stand your ground law and the case and form their own views. “This type of stuff happens all the time,” Vazquez said. “If people don’t step up and voice their concerns and make the changes that we so desperately need to make, the cycle of institutional discrimination will continue.”
this ultimately increases housing congestion even more. “There is a lot of housing empty right now in Junction City, and most of it is for sale,” said Harold Stones, military liaison for Kansas Senator Pat Roberts. “Many, many, many developments are sitting there empty.” The issue here is that while there may be available property, soldiers aren’t interested in buying it, Clark said. “In the military, we are a transit society,” he said. “Most of our soldiers are looking to rent versus to buy.” An anonymous soldier quoted in part one of this article series, published on Monday, understood the fiscal responsibility of buying a house and decided to rent instead. “I knew with the possibility of my family only being here a short amount of time,
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that I couldn’t afford to pay a lease on a house,” the soldier said. “Renting seemed to make more sense.” According to Stones, with most soldiers adopting this same mentality, rental properties have become a tight squeeze. “Every available rental project in Junction City is still in capacity,” Stones said. “With many economists anticipating a 5 percent decline in housing values, this will be a huge problem.” Clark said he can only hope that Fort Riley’s relationship with the communities continues to work toward housing his soldiers. “We have to work closely with our local communities so that we can shape what Fort Riley looks like and provide for our soldiers and families,” he said. “Right now, our local communities are working to develop more duplexes and apartments for us.” It is yet to be seen if those
projects will be planned, implemented and completed by the time Fort Riley sees the flood of returning soldiers. Future of Fort Riley As quoted in a July 9, 2011, article in the Topeka CapitalJournal, Major General William Maryville expressed his pride in Fort Riley. “There’s something extraordinary about this place, and if we can let the outside world know it, then hopefully they will want to come and be a part of it,” Maryville said. The historic base faces the challenges of the fiscal tomorrow but still remains very optimistic of its future. “Fort Riley is postured very well right now, because of [the Base Closure and Realignment Commission], because of the military buildup,” Clark said. “We are postured very well to meet the challenges of tomorrow, even though we’re going into a new fiscal reality.”
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