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Turning passion into pottery: Ceramics instructor shares her artistic journey

LOGAN MANTZ

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Flor Widmar is more than just an art instructor at Kansas State University — she is also a full-time artist with a diverse background and a passion for ceramics. Her ceramics skillset is something Widmar said she tries to use to help her students succeed. However, this adoration for ceramics used to previously resemble a love-hate relationship instead, she said. Widmar was born and raised in a small town in Mexico. She said her first memory of making something out of clay was at her grandmother’s studio. It was often clumped on top of her grandmother’s hand-made pottery wheel. Due to the fragility of the pieces, Widmar said her grandma would not let her play with the wheel. “The potter’s wheel my grandpa made was a kick wheel, very old fashioned, and we all wanted to play on it, but it wasn’t a toy,” Widmar said. Widmar later moved to a city with a big high school in the United States where art classes were required.

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Flor Widmar, ceramics instructor at Kansas State University, poses behind a variety of clay pots. Before coming to K-State, Widmar studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and she has been working with ceramics for ten years. She said she was reluctant to take ceramics at first, recalling her memories of getting in trouble at her grandmother’s studio, but when it came down to it,

she decided to take ceramics. “I would go every day after school to learn how to center the clay,” Widmar said. “It took me about a

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month to learn, and I became instantly hooked.” Widmar said she used to see ceramics as a hobby, and never as a career — until she switched majors in her sec-

ond semester of college.

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K-State Family raises over $300,000 for food pantry during All In for K-State by Bailey Britton After 24 hours of fundraising, the Kansas State University Foundation raised $320,155 from 1,428 donations by K-State alumni and friends in all 50 states for the Cats’ Cupboard food pantry. “It was exciting, energetic, fantastic,” Erin Bishop, Cats’ Cupboard coordinator, said. “It was a busy day. We had an open house and Dillons came to present us with a check. Overall, very exciting with lots of energy.” The 24-hour fundraising event, called All In for K-State, was the first of its kind for the university. The KSU Foundation announced it is planning to make this an annual event that will impact multiple areas of campus, so Cats’ Cupboard will be only the first organization to benefit from it. “The day more than met our expectations,” said Eric Holderness, associate vice president of development for the KSU Foundation. “The energy at the KSU Foundation, at the Cats’ Cupboard and around the country was amazing. The All In for K-State concept proved to be motivating and fun for donors to participate in making an incredibly significant impact. We are excited about this year’s success and can’t wait to see what the K-State Family can do next year.” Twitter was a hot bed of activity as K-State faculty, staff and alumni shared their donations with the world. Eric Stonestreet, K-State alumnus and actor in shows like “Modern Family,” asked his followers to donate if they were able.

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“I was a biology major, and quickly, after I took a ceramics class, I switched majors and pursued it as a real career,” Widmar said. After graduation, Widmar got a job teaching in a small art school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She said her average student was around the age of 70, if not older. Charles Weckwerth, freshman in fine arts, said this experience teaching with older students shows in Widmar’s teaching style. “You can tell she did teach with more mature people because she gets to the point and she is very personable,” Weckwerth said. After her first job out of college, Widmar took up a position at K-State in the fall of 2018 as a ceramics area artist in residence, and she has received praise as an asset to the department. Widmar recently had a ceramic art exhibition called “In Passing,” which focused on mourning the losses of those killed on highways and roads across the world. She said this artistic focus originated from living in Mexico and seeing a lot of deaths from vehicular accidents and memorials alongside the roads. “Using this topic allowed me not just to work with ceramics, but to work with other mediums such as my sculpture background and using other elements,” Widmar said.

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Three Kansas State students’ year-long ban from the Kansas Statehouse was lifted on Thursday. The three students, Jonathan Cole, senior in mechanical engineering and student senator; Nate Faflick, senior in family studies and human services; and Katie Sullivan, senior in social sciences and student senator, unfurled four banners in the Statehouse on Wednesday which stated Republican leadership had “blood on their hands” for failing to pass Medicaid expansion. This action resulted in a ban. They were joined by community members Thea Perry and Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan. Brandon Whipple, a Democratic representative from the 96th district, tweeted Thursday that he was in contact with Tom Day, the Kansas Legislature service director, about the precedence the ban set. “This morning I contacted Tom Day, #ksleg Service Director to ask about the precedence of banning someone for a year over violating the ‘no sign’ policy,” the tweet reads. “He replied that to his knowledge no one has ever received such a punishment & the ban against the students has been lifted.” Sullivan reacted on Twitter. “I 100% stand by what we did yesterday and I will 100% do something on that level again. And again. Until we as a people see the changes we need,” she posted. “Ask yourself. How can you use the voice you’ve been graced with for good? There are so many answers to that question. Explore them.” Cole said the group was “citizens just holding legislators accountable.” The ban barred each of them from the Statehouse for the year. Whether that meant until the end of 2019 or until

March 2020 was unclear. “I hope this pressures senators to override obstructionist leadership,” Cole said. “Being banned isn’t enforceable. If they want to silence activists speaking for those who don’t have a voice, that’s on them. Shame on them.” Sullivan said the bloody hands represent the 150,000 Kansans who could be left without healthcare because of a lack of leadership in the statehouse, and that the group stands by what they did. The four banners specifically condemned Senate President Susan Wagle, House majority leader Daniel Hawkins, Senate majority leader Jim Denning and House speaker Ron Ryckman, all Republicans. Statehouse staff removed the banners shortly after they were put up and escorted the students out of the building, the Associated Press reported. Hawkins issued a statement saying the banners were put up by “extremist demonstrators” in violation of Statehouse policy. “Supporters of socialist health care don’t care about the facts,” the statement reads. “They want to push to a Bernie Sanders-endorsed, socialist health care plan where the government tells you exactly what you get. No options.” Earlier this month, the Kansas House passed a bill 69-54 in favor of Medicaid expansion and is now pending a state Senate vote. Wagle and other senate leaders have signalled their opposition to Medicaid expansion and have not allowed the house bill to come to a vote on the senate floor. Governor Laura Kelly applauded the house vote and urged the senate to take up the matter. “Medicaid expansion is one of the most critical issues impacting our state’s future,” Kelly said in a statement last Thursday. “It will allow up to 150,000 more Kansans ac-

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A banner stating there is blood on the hands of Republican leadership for refusing to vote on Medicaid expansion hangs in the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on Wednesday morning. The House passed a bill in favor of Medicaid expansion, which the state Senate has yet to vote on. cess to affordable healthcare, support local hospitals and clinics, and impact our economy for the better. “Over 70 percent of Kansans support Medicaid

expansion,” the statement continued. “I encourage the Kansas Senate to join me, this bipartisan coalition, business leaders and the overwhelming majority of

Kansans in support of Medicaid expansion. The time for blocking progress has long since passed. Now is the time to expand Medicaid.”


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Graduate student creates petition proposing bike repair shop on campus HUNTER HANSEN THE COLLEGIAN

James Lin, graduate student in agronomy, has a dream to open a bike repair shop on campus for the Kansas State community, and he has created a petition to try and make it happen. According to Lin’s proposal, the shop would be a walk-in service for anyone needing simple repairs and maintenance for their bikes. Anyone who is in favor of opening the bike repair shop on campus can sign Lin’s petition on Change.org. “My passion for low emission transportation, bike safety and speed spurred the promotion for the shop,” Lin said. Lin added that having a bike repair shop on campus is not a new concept for other universities, and it could be a necessity that K-State is missing. “Many universities and colleges around the world offer a repair shop to promote a bike-friendly environment,” Lin said. “These shops offer bike repairs, maintenance classes, safety training and useful lessons to students for free or at a reasonable cost.” With a shop like this, Lin said K-State could promote a bike-friendly environment as well as a cost-friendly approach for students and staff. Although the proposed shop is targeting students and staff with their own bikes, weekly rentable bikes are in consideration. Lin said having a bike shop located on campus will give the community an opportunity to get bike assistance without having

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The KSU Foundation’s Twitter page featured photos of employees holding signs thanking various donors and volunteers. Alongside individual donors, some companies donated to Cats’ Cupboard, with Dillons contributing the largest amount. “Dillons donated $50,000,”

to go out of their way. The most prolific bike repair shop in Manhattan, The Pathfinder, is located downtown on Poyntz Avenue, far away from campus and most student residences. “Ideally, the shop will be located in or around the Student Union where it is central to all students,” Lin said. “Other viable locations may be considered.” Abby Woltering, freshman in computer science, said she agrees with the proposed location of the shop. “Having a bike shop located on campus would be super beneficial for all the students that don’t have cars to access other shops,” Woltering said. “If the shop was located close to the center of campus, like the Union, that would drive up sales and make it more known to the public as well.” Liam O’Malley, freshman in business administration, said he thinks the proposed shop should offer more than just repairs. “Other than repairs, I think the shop should sell bike accessories and other things like that,” O’Malley said. “They could get a lot of business that way.” Lin said he has done extensive research on the benefits and impacts that a bike repair shop has on the environmental, economic and social aspects of a community in hopes to someday prove the importance of opening one on K-State’s campus. “The sustainability effort of the bike repair shop is one that will continue to evolve, inspire creativity and emphasize the importance of collaboration through the university and the community,” Lin said. Bishop said. “We’re also donating $10,000 to Cats’ Corner at K-State Polytechnic in Salina. It’s basically the equivalent of us there along with a career closet.” Alumna Mary Vanier gave the largest donation from an individual, totaling $35,000. The second largest was $30,000 from alumni Carl and Mary Ice, the namesakes of the College of Engineering as of late last year. The third largest was $25,000 from alumni Charlie and Debbie Morrison.

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Clint McAllister tunes up a bicycle at the Green Apple Bikes Ride2Campus event in Bosco Plaza on April 24, 2017.

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K-State Spring Dance 2019 showing at McCain this weekend KATHLEEN ANDREWS THE COLLEGIAN

With warm weather sweeping over the state, some students may want to get up and dance — including the Kansas State University dance department, performing its annual Spring Dance this weekend in McCain Auditorium. Spring Dance is one of the department’s two major performances of the year, along with Winter Dance in the fall semester. Preparations for the upcoming show began a semester in advance as songs and dances were selected, choreographed and rehearsed. Dancers at K-State often rehearse twice a week at hour-long practice sessions. One of the seven dances to be performed is a guest piece choreographed by Diavolo, a Los Angeles-based dance company. Diavolo is known for its “Architecture in Motion” choreography, which uti-

lizes props in an attempt to provide a different dancing experience. Hannah Yeoman, senior in wildlife and fisheries conservation biology, said Diavolo’s piece will feature military veterans as part of the company’s Veterans Project. Another piece to be showcased is a solo dance choreographed by a student. The remaining five pieces were choreographed by faculty members: Julie Pentz, professor of dance; Neil Dunn, dance instructor; Kate Digby, assistant professor of dance; and Stephen Loch, dance instructor. The show will feature a variety of dance and music styles, including tap, jazz, modern and African pieces. “It’s just a really diverse show,” Yeoman said. Because of the multitude of styles, Yeoman said she believes everyone will find at least one piece that resonates with them. Olivia Mangual, junior in finance, is in three dance pieces this year. She said her favorite part of

Spring Dance is participating in the warm-up. “It’s a time to come together to prepare individually and as a group before the show,” Mangual said. Ellie Ward, senior in secondary education, said her favorite part of Spring Dance is the atmosphere and the energy that exists between the performers. She also said Spring Dance will be especially unique this year, opening with a piece that is a combination of tap and jazz. “It has different sections,” Ward said. “Jazz dancers will start out, then it switches into tap. At the end, they will all come together, which I don’t think has been done a whole lot, especially here at K-State.” Tickets can be purchased online at the McCain website or in-person through the McCain box office. Performances will be held Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in McCain.

LETTER: After Christchurch, standing up for each other is vital This letter to the editor was written by three members of the Student Governing Association: Ryan Kelly, Jansen Penny and Ali Karamali. If you would like to write a letter to the Collegian, send us an email at letters@ kstatecollegian.com or visit kstatecollegian.com/contact. The March 15 terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, brought death, darkness and fear. Fifty people were gunned down in cold blood for no reason other than their religious identity at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch. They were just like us — mothers, fathers, daughters and sons. Salatul-Jumu‘ah, also known as the Friday Prayer, is attended by Muslim community members to come together in remem-

brance of God. This worship was desecrated by an abominable act of hate from a self-identified white supremacist. We recognize the impact this has had in our nation and on our campus, and we stand in solidarity with Muslim students who now face overwhelming adversity. We mourn for the families that are going through the tragic loss of a loved one. We mourn for the millions of people who fear they cannot even pray in peace. We mourn for the students here on campus who worry about their safety on a daily basis, just for believing a specific faith. The success of students at Kansas State University will always be our top priority, and when a student is robbed of those opportunities awarded to their peers because of their religious identity, race or any other factor,

we all have an obligation to act, to try to understand and to support. The question lies in the execution, in personal connections, in listening, in our own humility, in removing our own experiences and validating those of others. There is no such thing as an invalid opinion or experience — we must acknowledge this and maintain it as a guiding principle. We are proud of K-State for recent efforts to make our university feel safer for our multicultural and international students. Our campus community has worked on initiatives including Wildcat Dialogues, KSUnite and moving toward a Multicultural Student Center. Yet, this is not enough.

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On the WildSide: Aggieville store sells odds and ends PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN

Walking through Aggieville, there is an unusual store that doesn’t specialize in selling just one kind of thing. Rather, it has a small, eclectic selection of a bunch of different trinkets. When someone steps inside On the WildSide, they will immediately smell the scent of 29 years of incense within the walls. While the workers don’t burn incense at the store, On the WildSide still sells plenty of it for discerning customers. Megan Springer, the store

manager, said she can’t detect the scent that has collected over the years anymore. The store sells 12 brands of incense with 30 to 40 scents each, many from India, along with many other items. The biggest sellers at On the WildSide are their “new age” products, which are used as part of spiritual and religious practices that originated in the 1970s and are popular among those interested in alternative ways of experiencing spirituality. “Our new age stuff is big,” Springer said. “Crystals, a lot of the raw stones and the natural stones. We have people that come in just for the tobacco shop.”

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Still, incense is what drives most of the sales at On the WildSide, Springer said. “All in all, what we sell the most of — it might not be the biggest money maker because it’s cheap — is incense,” Springer said. “We have one of the biggest incense selections maybe even in the state.” The store was founded in 1990 by Gary Bedenharn, who moved to the area from New York City when he transferred to Fort Riley as a member of the U.S. Army. Springer described him as “hippie-ish” with long hair, and said he was very much a “Deadhead,” a dedicated fan of the rock

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THINK LOCAL LETTER: Rural students face unique issues This letter to the editor was written by Noah Ochsner, freshman in agricultural communications and journalism. If you would like to write a letter to the Collegian, send us an email at letters@kstatecollegian.com or visit kstatecollegian.com/contact. When I say “small town,” what do you think of ? Manhattan? How many people do you think live in a small town? Less than 40,000 people? What if I told you my entire county could fit inside Bramlage Coliseum and leave plenty of room? I graduated from an in-

credibly small school in western Kansas: Greeley County High School in Tribune, Kansas. My class had just under 20 people, which is average for that area. In fact, my high school wasn’t even the smallest in our athletic conference, and didn’t come close to the smallest in our region. According to enrollment numbers for the 2017-2018 academic year from the Kansas State High School Activities Association, or KSHSAA, the smallest high school in the state is in Healy, Kansas, with a total co-ed enrollment of 20 students in grades nine

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through 12. However, Greeley County is the least populated county in the state, with a total population of just under 2,000. There are numerous students from these small rural Kansas communities here at Kansas State University. After all, we are a national leader in agricultural programs. But what is the “issue” with these students, and why should you even care about any of us or this topic? Here’s why: students from rural high schools attending college are the most likely of any students to drop out, according to a 2016 National

Student Clearing House study. I take this issue very seriously. Students from rural high schools are something I worry about each day here. From my personal experience, rural students feel intimidated about many factors when going to college. Everything is new and different, from going to visit a professor to sitting in lecture halls with enough seats to fit their entire home town’s population.

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“A lot of people come and they think that we’re some store that was here in the ‘60s that was in Aggieville,” Springer said. Springer’s mother bought the store in 2001 when Bedenharn moved back to New York City. Along with selling incense, crystals and tobacco, the store also sells Grateful Dead T-shirts and does local commissions for art, jewelry and dreamcatchers. On the WildSide also sells disc golf equipment and sponsors various events around the area. “We’ve got a couple of the [disc golf] baskets at the river pond and at Fairmont Park,” Springer said. “We bought some of the bas-

kets when they expanded. We donate to a lot of little tournaments.” A total of six employees work at the store, including Springer, her mother and her aunt. “Even if you’re not family, you’re part of our family if you work here,” Springer said. Springer added that she wants people who come into On the WildSide to experience positive energy. “They’ll just come in, even if they’re not going to buy anything, they’ll pet the cat, and they’ll just be like, ‘Thank you, you just made my day better,’” Springer said. “Kindness is a big thing. You want to come in, you want to talk, you don’t want to buy anything, that’s fine. Come in, pet Star, see what we’re up to. We’re happy to do that. We just try to emit good vibes.”

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Mars rover researcher, K-State graduate shares work and advice DENE DRYDEN

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Students, faculty and grade school children gathered in the Flint Hills room of the K-State Student Union for Thursday’s “Lunch and Learn: From Kansas to Mars” presentation by alumna Sarah Lamm on the behalf of the organization Women of K-State. A 2018 graduate of Kansas State University, Lamm talked about her experiences as an undergraduate student and her journey toward working at NASA. Before attending K-State, Lamm graduated from Colby Community College in the same semester she graduated from high school. Because of the course credits Lamm had already earned, one degree at K-State would not give her the 12 credit hours required to remain a full-time student, so she

triple-majored in chemistry, geology and geography. Lamm said triple-majoring was not what she planned to do, but she now uses knowledge from all three degrees for her research. Lamm got her start working with NASA as an intern — she landed an internship position with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the summer of 2016, and then she returned to the lab in 2017 and 2018 in the same role. Lamm’s internships specifically focused on the “ChemCam” instrument attached to the Curiosity rover on Mars. Situated at the very top of the 7-foot-tall, 1-ton Curiosity rover, the ChemCam instrument is used to identify the elemental makeup of rocks on Mars. ChemCam can fire a Class 4 laser beam, the most dangerous category of laser, which bores holes into rocks. In a photo, Lamm showed

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Alumna Sarah Lamm talks about her career path at the Women of K-State’s Lunch and Learn event on Thursday in the Student Union. She had three summer internships at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which focused on the ChemCam instrument installed on the Curiosity rover. the audience how small the laser’s invisible beam is; when fired onto a penny, the ChemCam laser left a minuscule

mark about the size of the “O” in the phrase “In God We Trust” that hovers over Lincoln’s engraved bust.

Potholes on Manhattan roads are excessive, K-State students say

property will be repaired by the university,” Uccello said. “Some streets on campus, such as Denison, will be repaired by the city. However, streets like Claflin from Denison to North Manhattan are solely K-State’s responsibility.” Uccello said repairing roadways is a high priority for Manhattan’s Public Works Department and that the city has repaired more than 4,000 potholes since January. However, weather conditions don’t always allow for maintenance to take place. “With the warmer temperatures, repairs have been kicked into high gear,” Uccello said. “We’ll also be able to make more permanent solutions by milling and re-laying asphalt in the worst areas with both our city crews and outside contractors.” Uccello said a lot of work will be dedicated to street maintenance this spring, summer and fall. For more information on plans and details, check the Active Projects section of the City of Manhattan website, or find them on Twitter @cityofmhk.

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Everybody hits a bump in the road from time to time, but if you have done a lot of driving around Manhattan in the past few months, it’s likely that you hit them pretty regularly. Potholes are present on many roads in Manhattan. Many are the result of cracks forming during ice storms in the winter, and several are almost unavoidable according to students at Kansas State University. “I feel like the main problem is that the potholes are most concentrated within the busiest streets in Manhattan, especially for college students,” Aaron Gallaway, junior in finance, said. “They can cause a lot of difficulties, especially if they’re not fixed and start affecting the cars driving on them.” Emily Brummett, junior in

human ecology, agreed that the abundance of potholes can take a toll on vehicles. “A few times, I thought I was about to pop my tire because some of them are so deep, and you don’t really see them coming,” Brummett said. “They sneak up on you. You’re just driving along, and suddenly your tire’s dead.” Gallaway said potholes impact Manhattan residents daily — and they don’t just cause issues for drivers. “For me, as someone who bikes to campus, College Heights and Sunset [Avenue] are struggles,” Gallaway said. “It’s very difficult for me to ride my bike just a quarter of a mile down College Heights, and I don’t think that should be the case.” Brummett also cited the intersection of Claflin Road and Denison Avenue as a pothole-heavy location.

“I don’t mind a couple rough spots, but some of the roads around town are getting pretty bad,” Brummett said. Vivienne Uccello, public information officer for the City of Manhattan, said potholes are an issue not only in Manhattan, but all over the Midwest. “The most heavily traveled areas, Kimball and Anderson [avenues], have seen the worst conditions,” Uccello said. “These routes have a higher frequency of drivers and the heaviest loads with large truck traffic.” Main roads aren’t the only spots where potholes can be found in Manhattan; K-State parking lots also see a lot of wear and tear. A large pothole on the back side of the Derby Dining Complex was recently filled. However, Uccello said issues with private parking lots and campus roads are outside of the city’s jurisdiction. “Areas that are K-State

After firing the laser, Lamm said ChemCam can then interpret the chemical makeup of the rock based on the kind of light the rock’s particles emit. Lamm continues to work with the ChemCam instrument while she attends Northern Arizona University as a Ph.D. candidate in planetary science. Lamm went into detail about the Curiosity rover’s functions and the instruments that will be included on the next Mars rover mission, currently called Mars 2020. In addition to instruments that study the chemical and geological factors on Mars, Lamm said the rover will carry an internal instrument called MOXIE, which will be critical to future human space exploration. MOXIE will transform carbon dioxide in Mars’ atmosphere into liquid oxygen.

Someday, that technology may be used for launching vehicles off of Mars to go back to Earth and for astronauts’ survival on the red planet. Throughout her presentation, Lamm shared her advice for current and future college students. She emphasized applying for all the internships, jobs and awards that students may qualify for, even just barely. Finding a support group is also important, Lamm said, and those friends do not have to be studying the same subject. Lamm said her main goal before attending K-State was to work with NASA. Now that she has crossed that threshold, she said her new main goal is to continue her research with Curiosity’s ChemCam and complete her Ph.D. But Lamm also said she has another goal on the side: to one day become an astronaut.

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Playing rough: An inside look at the K-State men’s rugby team MATTHEW HEINEN THE COLLEGIAN

Staying in shape can be a challenge for many students, but that’s not an issue for the Kansas State men’s rugby team. Rugby is one sport at K-State that many students may not know about. Rugby is a club sport, meaning it is not regulated by the NCAA like football and basketball are, for example. Even though it’s a club sport, the K-State men’s rugby team still competes with club teams from other universities. Assistant coach Danny Blea, who started at K-State in 1981 and played rugby for four-and-ahalf years, said he got interested in rugby through an info booth at the K-State Student Union back in the day. While every season has its struggles, Blea said this one has been especially challenging because of a high turnover rate

among players. Rugby has a reputation as a particularly violent sport, often likened to football without pads. “There’s turnover, you have to find new players,” Blea said. “It’s a challenge to train new players.” Although there have been issues, the team’s record is currently 5-0 in its division this season. The Wildcats played in Missouri last weekend, and this weekend they will have another seven games on Saturday followed by a division game against Iowa on Sunday. Just like any other team, having fan support has been a major goal the team has tried to work on, Blea said. “I think we have a network now,” Blea said. “We do a lot of PR to try to get people to come out.” Gabe Caldas, senior in business administration, said he enjoys rugby because “there’s a certain bond between all rugby players.” He also said he loves how involved

the rugby community is. Another player, Ethan Loder, senior in marketing, said “being active, staying competitive and making relationships and friends is very important.” Caldas said he believes it is important for people to get involved with the sport, and they should either come to games to watch and learn or to participate. “I think everyone should participate,” Caldas said. “The games are only 15 minutes [long], and even if you don’t know the rules, it’s still fine to come to the games.” Loder agreed that people should get involved because men’s rugby is a lot of fun. “It’s the fastest growing sport in America, and it’s a very fastpaced and entertaining game,” Loder said. K-State men’s rugby will have its next home game against Washington University at Memorial Stadium on Sunday, March 31 at noon.

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Senior Mason Fuller bleeds from his head after a rough skirmish with the opposing team at the K-State rugby match against Missouri last weekend in Memorial Stadium.

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K-State baseball’s Will Brennan: A player any team would want ADAM MEYER

THE COLLEGIAN

The 2019 Kansas State baseball team, once a major contender in the Big 12 Conference in 2013, is in the process of rebuilding itself after a very forgetful 23-31 season in 2018 — and the new head coach, Pete Hughes, has found a key asset for getting the program back on track: junior Will Brennan. Hughes was the head coach at Oklahoma before coming to K-State, so he knew how good Brennan was from competing against him for the last two years. Hughes said Brennan, an outfielder and pitcher, is a blessing on the Wildcat team because he was a “pain in the neck” to coach against. “Will is a winner, and you always want talented kids,” Hughes said. “He does so many things for us on the baseball field to help us win games. ... It was a relief to me because I didn’t have to coach against him anymore. ... But really, the quality of person and leader he is, [that’s] where we gain the most from Will.” Brennan, a selection for the preseason All-Big 12 team, is well respected by his teammates. Hughes said Brennan “ran away” with the votes for team captain. Brennan was pleased to be viewed by his teammates as a leader. Brennan, a Stilwell, Kansas, native, seems to approach every new day with determination, and the members of the K-State baseball team say they have taken notice. “He works his butt off as much as anybody on the team,” junior Chris Ceballos said. “He wants to be the best teammate that he can be, and I think he really shows that every day.” Ceballos, who previously transferred to Orange Coast College after not getting any playing time at Cal State Fullerton, was looking for some help adjusting

back to Division I athletics and making himself at home in the K-State baseball program, and Brennan was right there to help him along the way. “When I first got here, I was like, ‘Who do I talk to? Who do I hang out with?’ and Will has really made my transition back to Division I very smooth,” Ceballos said. “Even though he is younger than me, I look to him in some senses to help me out because he has played more years of Division I than I have. He is going to go far after college, and I think the bond me and him have — not just catching and pitching wise, but off the field — is really good.” It didn’t take long for Brennan to start receiving awards for his baseball talent on the field and making a big impact on the team. His freshman season, Brennan received two All-American honors, one from the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and one from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He also was selected for Second Team All-Big 12 and the All-Big 12 Freshman team. He shattered the freshman hitting record that hadn’t been touched since 1973 with a teambest .350 batting average. He led the Wildcats in many categories — his speed, his batting and his pitching — in the first two seasons of his career. In 2017, he held the team-best 23-game onbase streak, posted a team-best .453 on-base percentage, held the longest hitting streak at 10 games and led in walks with 34. In 2018, Brennan’s sophomore season, he started in all 54 games, and he moved up to First Team All-Big 12 after leading the Wildcats in hitting again with a .359 batting average along with a team-high .454 on-base percentage. Brennan led in hits (79), runs scored (49), doubles (13) and multi-hit games (23). He even pulled off seven consecutive games with multiple hits, a pair of

four-hit games and nine three-hit games. In Big 12 play, he led the team with seven stolen bases. Another thing about Brennan at the plate is that he is hard to strike out. He was rated the toughest player in the Big 12 to strike out in both 2017 and 2018. In 2017, he struck out just 12 times in 183 at-bats (15.3 at-bats per strikeout), and in 2018, he struck out just 11 times in 220 atbats (20 at-bats per strikeout). “He is as talented as it gets at this level,” Hughes said on Brennan’s batting ability. “He doesn’t swing and miss. That is a true talent that you don’t see very often these days at this level. His strikeouts are really low. When he swings, the ball is going to be in play.” The 6-foot, 190-pound thirdyear junior is also a good pitcher. In 2018, he held a team-low 3.92 ERA in 20 innings pitched in conference play. Ceballos has caught for Brennan in all six of his appearances on the mound, and Ceballos said he is nothing but pleased with what he has seen. “I have seen a lot of good stuff from him on the mound,” Ce´ballos said. “He has really been grinding it out there. He is a really good pitcher. He really tries to command the zone very well. He grinds like no way I have ever seen, and he is really going to go places with pitching.” This season, Brennan has gone through some adversity in pitching. In his six appearances on the mound, he has only gotten one win and sits with a 1-4 record and a 6.32 ERA. However, Ceballos said these outings have only brought more hard work and determination out of Brennan. “I think his work ethic has gotten better [since] he hasn’t been getting the wins that he has wanted,” Ceballos said. “Just because he hasn’t got the wins, he is not the guy that is going to make himself sit down and go, ‘Man, I

just can’t do this.’ He is going to work his butt off and try and get those wins as he can.” Ceballos said Brennan also doesn’t get “rattled” after giving up a few big hits or consecutive runs. Maybe there will be some ups and downs, but for the most part, Brennan stays pretty evenkeel, Ceballos said. Brennan’s one win as a pitcher was against the University of San Francisco on March 2. He pitched seven innings, allowed three runs and recorded five strikeouts in the Wildcats’ 11-5 win. “He really got after the zone, really tried to stay down and pound the zone,” Ceballos said, speaking about that game.

“Worked all of his pitches very well. I think that’s what he has been doing in all the other games as well, [batters] have just kind of been hitting [the ball], but I think he will get out of it soon if he just keeps grinding like he has been. I think it will turn around for him really soon.” Brennan hasn’t yet lived up to his potential with the bat so far this season as he sits with a .347 batting average 25 games into the season, but Hughes said he knows Brennan will come around and be the same player he was in the last two seasons for the Wildcats. “The numbers will come back around for Will, they always do,” Hughes said. “Talent doesn’t

lie. He has done it for so many years, here and in high school. He will hit by the end of the year. He will pick his head up and his numbers will be right where we want them, and he will help us win a lot of games.” Hughes said he doesn’t think there is any doubt Brennan can make it far in a professional baseball career. “I think he is mature enough,” Hughes said. “His work ethic is his foundation, and those guys that usually have work ethic and good people and level headed, those guys go a long way with a highly skilled skillset. He is as good as it gets. He has got it all, and I wouldn’t bet against him.”

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The fact is, rural students are at an unrecognized disadvantage when it comes to succeeding at universities. When we think of at-risk students at any college in Kansas, urban students and minorities tend to come to mind. But rural students should also be added to that list. Now, this case isn’t true for all students from small towns across our state and nation. Many students from small high schools step foot on our campus and do incredible things. But, the fact remains that growing up in a small town and coming to college is intimidating. It was for me. I had fears of not fitting in, not being able to adjust to the large class sizes. I came from a school district where all the teachers taught my older sister for four years, knew my parents well and even knew the name of our dog. Small school districts are very different in how they operate and what opportunities students have. For example, students from rural school districts do not have the opportunity to take multiple foreign language courses. My high school only offered Spanish, and some districts in our area have to teach Spanish using online software. In rural high schools, your principal might also be the ath-

letic director, counselor, coach or even a bus driver. At one point, my school district, USD 200, had a superintendent who also served as the K-12 principal and drove the bus for activities. This has become the norm for small schools across Kansas. Students from smaller schools are also at a disadvantage when it comes to the variety of courses they can take because smaller districts do not have the resources to teach extra courses. Students in more affluent, larger districts are more likely to be prepared for college and have taken numerous courses outside of the core requirements including advanced placement and dual credit courses. Many of these options are not available to students in smaller districts that simply can’t hire that many staff members. All of these factors are causing a major divide in our state and nation. Students from rural areas are less ready for college, and sometimes don’t even consider coming to a fouryear school, opting for a technical or community college, if they acquire a post-secondary education at all. The “norm” in rural parts of our state is to go to a tech school or community college close to home, get your feet wet then decide if you want to continue your education further. For me, the adjustment to college life was surprisingly

easy; I found my stride, joined a fraternity, got involved on campus and was able to figure it out as I went. But many students that come from small schools like mine are struggling to find their path. They are intimidated — not by the coursework, but the sheer size of their classes and many other factors. There are many unique issues students from rural regions of our state and nation face, and in order for our university to have a competitive edge, we must listen and respond to the changing dynamic. Rural Kansas faces a number of challenges, from declining populations to poor access to food and healthcare. The last thing those areas should have to worry about is their youth not having access to a quality education right here in their home state. I am confident we will continue to find solutions here at K-State for rural students. Our K-State Family is made up of incredible people from numerous different backgrounds, and we don’t back down from challenges affecting our great state.

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