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embers of the K-State organization Feminists Igniting Resistance and Empowerment hosted a rally in Bosco Student Plaza Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rally is part of the National #AbortionPositive tour being sponsored by the women’s health organization Unite For Reproductive and Gender Equity and All* Above All. At the rally, students could sign a petition to ask Kansas congress members to support the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act, a proposed bill that would repeal the Hyde Amendment, which restricts the use of federal funds for abortion access. Abby Agnew, senior in marketing, said she is a member of FIRE and one of the rally’s organizers. The rally, Agnew said, was to “promote a positive message about abortion access.” “People support pro-choice, but are quiet about it, so there’s still this stigma surrounding abortion and abortion access,” Agnew said. The rally’s subject matter is a sensitive topic for some individuals, Agnew said, and the event’s purpose was a positive one. “We don’t want to encourage any sort of confrontation,”
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Lain Littlejohn, senior in animal science and German, along with Misty Ann, junior in gender, women and sexuality studies, petition for pro-abortion rights as members of the Feminists Igniting Resistance and Empowerment organization in Bosco Student Plaza on Thursday. Agnew said. “We’re trying to keep the event as positive as possible.” According to Agnew, the sensitivity surrounding the topic of abortion is one reason why events such as this rally need to be held. “(The) Kansas Legislature proposed 43 restrictions on abortions, 30 of which passed,” Agnew said. “It’s a fight here and
now in Kansas. A lot of people here are uncomfortable talking about (abortion), but that’s why it needs to be talked about. People may never be ‘ready’ to talk about these issues, so we need to ‘ready’ for them.” At 1 p.m., a speech was given by Sandy Brown, president of the Peggy Bowman Second Chance Fund. The Peggy Bowman fund is a Kansas volunteer
organization that helps women who cannot receive abortions for financial reasons by providing them with the funds necessary. Brown’s speech covered abortion-restricting legislature and how restricting abortion can lead to “dangerous self-induced abortions.” see page
Review: Outdated language, modern twist ineffective
JASON TIDD
The actors were superb. They did their best to make the traditional language work with more up-to-date staging. Really – kudos to Grant Rogers, senior in theatre, for somehow making his dialogue work with the sparkly spandex shorts. The actors kept the pace going and didn’t let the show drag. Of course, the leading actors were fantastic. Morgan Sterrett, sophomore in theatre performance, did a particularly good job using her expressions and actions to make the language more relatable. I believe full-heartedly this cast deserves a round of applause. “As You Like It,” is known as one of Shakespeare’s more musical plays, and this cast did a great job with that. While, many of them won’t be winning any Grammys any time soon, they were a least able to carry a tune, even if that tune was “I’m Yours,” by Jason Mraz. Blake Cordell, junior in music composition and theatre performance, was a score for this cast, as he was able to play several instruments that added to each scene. I give this performance three out of five stars. The set and the incredible actors made up for the bizarre decision to keep the traditional Shakespearean language with the modern twist. Though I didn’t find the play unenjoyable, the lack of connection with how things were said and what the audience was seeing on stage made a slightly awkward viewing. Try as I might, I can’t seem to get on board with using outdated language in this kind of adaption.
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K-State’s student leaders spoke against a university policy to not investigate off-campus allegations of rape at the Student Governing Association meeting Thursday. Jessica Van Ranken, student body president and junior in political science, addressed the Student Senate regarding two lawsuits filed by students against the university on Wednesday. The lawsuits allege K-State denied responsibility to investigate accusations of rapes that occurred at two fraternity houses. “We recognize that the university administration, with these incidents, were following university policy,” Van Ranken said. “But we also recognize that that university policy was clearly insufficient and is insufficient.” Van Ranken said the university should change the policy of not investigating allegations of sexual assault that occur off-campus. “We want to make it clear that we support a change in the university policy to adjudicate off-campus sexual misconduct,” Van Ranken said. “We understand that that policy change is in process right now, but it’s taken too long to make that policy change happen.” In response to a question from Zach Lowry, senator and junior in political science, Van Ranken said she did not know exactly why the university had not already changed the policy, but said it was likely due to the “intensive legal nature” of the policy. see page
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Madison Plouvier, sophomore in theatre, playing the role of Rosiland, performs during a dress rehearsal for “As You Like It” at the Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall on Tuesday.
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HHHII It is hard to wrap your head around Shakespearean language when girls sipping Starbucks and a man running around in sparkly spandex are the same performance. K-State Theatre gave the Shakespeare comedy, “As You Like It,” a
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fresh new look but didn’t update the language. Personally, this felt disjointed and I don’t feel the traditional language went with the modern adaption. “As You Like It” tells the story of a group of lovers trying to get together, but this is complicated by a woman disguised as a man with her best friend, who was disguised as a peasant. There is banishment, betrayal and sappy love poems throughout the play. Though Shakespeare’s original play took place in the forest of Arden around the 16th century, the director set this adaption in modern-day Kansas with images of
the Flint Hills, wheat fields and other Kansas scenery projected onto the backdrop. The Chapman Theatre makes for a simple set that worked really well for the play. There were no distracting or flashy props or sets, which allowed the actors much more room to move and the many cartwheels that took place. Though it was minimal, the set worked. Using a projection of different Kansas scenes meant there wasn’t any need for bulky backdrops. This minimalism was probably the best choice made in this play.
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Apparel, textile design students put on ‘Showcase of Excellence’ COLLIN WEAVER the collegian
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tudents and faculty, along with their friends and families, filled nearly every available seat in the Alumni Center ballroom Thursday evening to watch a runway show featuring the designs of K-State students. The Department of Apparel, Textile and Interior Design’s Showcase of Excellence, was part of the 12th annual ATID Student Symposium. In addition to the runway show, there was also a mounted exhibit for the students’ designs in the Alumni Center lobby. Guests could read about the designs in a more in-depth manner, and learn about some of the ideas and concepts behind the designs, or even information such as a design’s target demographic. The designs followed the symposium theme of “Your Strengths, Your Future.” The theme references the StrengthsQuest “Clifton StrengthsFinder” assessment. Students had to take their strengths from the Clifton StrengthsFinder and incorporate it into their design
in some way. Elena Andrus-Lefever, senior in apparel and textiles design, whose design took first place in the runway show award category, said her design reflected her strength of achievement. “One of my strengths was Achiever,” Andrus-Lefever said. “I went for a design that looked royal, to portray a royal person who had accomplished a lot.” In order to capture a “royal feel,” Andrus-Lefever said she had to “do a lot of research.” “I was working from historical designs, but there’s a lot of gaps in that information,” Andrus-Lefever said. “So I had to piece together or fill in those gaps in my design.” According to Andrus-Lefever, students had approximately three weeks to produce their designs— a week to come up with the design, a week for patterning the design and a week and a half to sew the design. Jaliyah Brown, junior in apparel and textile marketing, said the show gives students a chance to “showcase what they’ve been doing.” “You get to show your work off to everyone, and you get valuable experience from making your design,” Brown said. “It also highlights work
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Brooke Wallace, senior in apparel and textiles, received the title of best of runway show during the Showcase of Excellence: Runway Show at the K-State Alumni Center on Thursday. done by secondary students.” In addition to K-State students, Kansas students from seventh to 12th grade could also submit designs or clothing sewn using a commercial design. Brown explained that this “let ATID see work from up and coming designers and possible future students.” Sherry Haar, professor of apparel and textiles, said this was the second year the event was run as a class.
“We were more efficient the second time around, the execution was smoother,” Haar said. Haar said she is already thinking about what comes next. “We had 151 submissions this year and every single piece has such a great story behind it,” Haar said. “Next year, I would really like to find a way to tell those stories.” This year’s event was a success, according to Brown. “We had a good turnout this
year; the ballroom was pretty much full,” Brown said. “We’re all really happy with the amount of people that showed up to support the students.” Andrus-Lefever said she hopes that support will continue. “People should come next year and support the program,” Andrus-Lefever said. “It’s a lot of fun for us, it gives us good experience and it lets the community get involved with what we’re doing.”
SALT provides students with access to money management tools KALIN WATSON the collegian
SALT is a free program offered through K-State Powercat Financial Counseling to alumni and students to help manage student loans, find internships and scholarships and budget money, according to the “Manage your money with SALT” page of the K-State Powercat Financial Counseling website. “Really, at the heart of Powercat’s mission is to provide, promote and advocate for financial literacy, and SALT is an excellent tool for students to be able to access different courses for educational purposes,” Emily Koochel, graduate assistant for Powercat Financial Counseling, said. K-State has partnered with the nonprofit organization, American Student Assistance, to help make this program free for students, according to the website. Brady Heidrick, peer counselor for Powercat Financial Counseling and senior in accounting and finance, said
K-State provided a subscription for all students to use the service for free and allow them to have access after they graduate. “Anything free is more of an incentive to use it,” Bayli Gasper, junior in personal financial planning and SALT ambassador, said. “I think the reason that it was so attractive to me is that you did not have to pay, you didn’t have a long signup, it literally takes 15 seconds to sign up.” Koochel said SALT is a smart site, meaning the more information students give it the more personalized it is to each student.
Gasper said it allows her to see exactly what she would be paying toward her loans once she graduates based off what plan she selects. “It is so straight forward, you have all the different columns that show per month for each loan, and so it has customized itself to exactly what I am paying,” Gasper said. For students interested in using the SALT program, the first step is to set up an account. “If a student were to come to me asking particularly about SALT, I would first set them up with an account initially and then go through to com-
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plete the profile,” Koochel said. “Since the sign-up is only kind of the bare essentials of what it needs to get started, it helps to make it a more robust profile just for use to make sure again that it is doing things that you want it to do and personalized to you.” Students who set up an account have access to courses offered in a variety of topics from educational planning to taxes that members can go through to gain more knowledge over a specific topic. The courses take about 20 minutes each, and students can take a pre-test to see what they
know and then go through the short lessons and take a posttest at the end that allows the student to have a hard value of what they learned, Heidrick said. “I have done the courses on budgeting and have learned so much about it and how easy it is to budget, but also how hard it is and the perspective of how to actually do it,” Gasper said. Another feature offered by SALT is an instant chat feature, email and phone line that students can call for 24/7 support. Koochel said this is a quick access point for all students if they are not wanting to wait to talk to their loan service. “They have loan counselors that you can call and talk to if you have questions about student loans, anytime,” Heidrick said. “So if they come in and forget something after they have graduated from K-State or have questions and want to talk to someone they can always call the provided number on there and they can talk to a professional who does that as their full-time job.” SALT allows students to
take a free way to learn about personal finances and managing them in college to then take the steps afterward to pay off loans, Heidrick said. “I would say that if you are a student who is holding student loans, which is something that is particularly troublesome for a lot of our students, while they are current students as well as getting closer to graduation, that SALT is a great tool to get out there and make sure you feel very comfortable with it,” Koochel said. Powercat Financial Counseling will be holding a contest for students during the month of April for Financial Literacy Month. Between April 1-30, students can complete a SALT course for a chance to win a $250 scholarship, according to the Powercat Financial Counseling website. “There are 12 courses, and if (students) did all 12 courses, their name would go in (the pool) 12 times,” Gasper said. “So for each time they put it in they have a chance to win, and if they win the $250 scholarship would be put directly into KSIS account.”
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College rankings not important in school decision BRANDON FAIT the collegian
Every year, U.S. News comes out with their list of best colleges. For incoming freshman and aspiring graduate students, college ranking websites can play a critical role in helping decide which college they want to attend. As a student who is about to graduate and is looking to attend graduate school, I am in the difficult position of trying to figure out what school to attend. When I decided to look at the 2016 U.S. News National University Rankings, to no surprise three schools appeared at the top: Princeton, Harvard and Yale. Each year U.S. News uses a different methodology to rank their colleges, and this year, in order of weight in the overall rankings calculations, they focused on retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performances and alumni giving rate, according to Washington Post article, “Why U.S. News college rankings shouldn’t matter to anyone” by Valerie Strauss. In my opinion, this is the first reason to not trust college rankings. While college ranking websites can be a reliable source of information, I’m not convinced that the actual ranking means much of anything. As a matter of fact, I think the true ranking is determined by the needs and preferences of each individual student. As someone who wants to go to graduate school for sports
management, none of the top three schools in America have my desired area of study, according to the “Sports Management Programs: United States: Master’s” page of the North American Society for Sports Management website. Am I getting less of an education because I’m not attending any of those schools? Absolutely not. Picking the right university is based on more factors than just academic prestige. Whether you’re an incoming freshman or a future graduate student, you must like the university you attend and you must also like the location of your university. The minute I stepped onto the K-State campus, I knew that this was the right school for me. Sometimes the schools high up in the college rankings list just don’t offer that feeling of comfort, which can eventually affect your learning. Another major factor to consider when choosing a college is the cost. To attend Princeton, Harvard or Yale, the average cost of tuition is $66,694; this can be compared to the average cost of tuition for K-State which is $29,244, according to the “Kansas State University 2015-2016 Cost Summaries” document. For many, the cost of tuition will be the determining factor on what college they go to, however, the the U.S. News college rankings do not take cost into account. According to Great Value Colleges’ article, “50 Great Affordable Colleges in the Midwest,” K-State ranks number 14.
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psychology “Maybe in certain ways. I would help by giving them food, though, rather than cash.”
It’s important to remember that not everyone can afford to attend the most highly ranked schools in America. In my opinion, categories like financial resources and graduation rate, which combined account for only 17.5 percent of the overall ranking from U.S. News, are far more important to consider when choosing a university. At the end of the day, choosing a college is about you. It’s about what makes you happy, comfortable and what gives you the best shot of obtaining a good job in the future. College rankings are only a generalization of education from statistics, and it’s your choice on how deeply you want to read into those numbers. Every college student has a different set of needs and preferences, and I believe it’s foolish to put too much emphasis the rankings comprised of what someone else finds most important in a university.
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian.
Brandon Fait is a senior in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.
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WOULD YOU HELP A HOMELESS PERSON?
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“I would help them because it’s just the right thing to do morally.”
“Yeah I’ve done it before, because I feel like if we have the access to help someone, then we should.”
“It kinda depends. Not with money, but if I go out to eat and have leftovers, I’m more than willing to give them leftovers.”
“I like to or else I just feel really bad.”
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Letter to the editor On April 16, the K-State American Indian Science and Engineering Society had a tremendous Powwow in Ahearn Field House. I am almost 80; I drove my scooter many miles to attend this exciting event. I was thrilled to be called “Grandfather” and given free food and water by the young people. Even the vendors were respectful. I appreciated the wonderful talent of the dancers. I am looking forward to next year. Sincerely, Melvin Dale, Manhattan resident
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Homeless people deserve help despite biases CARLIE STENZEL the collegian
People are often hesitant to give homeless people money due to misconceptions about why they may be homeless. Naturally, people tend to think that if someone is homeless, that person did something to get there. However, “the vast majority of (people) have been thrust into homelessness by a life altering event or series of events that were unexpected and unplanned for,” according to the Home Aid America article, “Top causes of homelessness in America.” Homelessness can be caused by the loss of loved ones, job loss or relationship problems, according to the Home Aid article. Thus, despite popular beliefs that homeless people are all drug addicts or alcoholics, many people are experiencing traumatic changes that they had little-to-no control over. Because of this, when people are deciding if they should help a homeless person,
they should try to suspend their biases and personal opinions about how that person became homeless. Additionally, giving homeless people money is not the only way to help them. People can help the homeless individually or on a larger scale. For example, on a larger scale, people can help by “volunteering (their) time to work directly with people experiencing homelessness,” according to the National Coalition for the Homeless article, “How you can help end homelessness.” The article lists volunteer ideas such as working at a shelter, helping to build shelters, working with children or providing job training or assistance. Additionally, people can donate material goods on a small or large scale. On a larger scale, donating clothes, books, food, water or hygiene products to shelters is always helpful. Some people across the U.S. have begun making “survival kits” and handing them out to help homeless people. The homeless survival kits
include things like, “toiletries, basic hygiene, food, hydration products, things to keep warm and things to keep dry,” Tom Bagamane, founder and chairman of Los Angeles-based nonprofit The Giving Spirit, said in the Los Angeles Times article, “Formerly homeless, he now delivers ‘survival kits’ to those on streets” by Sarah Hashim-Waris. These kits help individuals survive on the streets with just the contents inside, according to the article. These survival kits can be more than the material goods inside. Survival kits are much more personal and can make a person experiencing homelessness feel like someone cares about them. Not only are you providing goods that will help them survive, you are providing love and kindness during a painful and possibly shameful time in those people’s life. I believe these kits could be the small act of kindness people in struggling situations need to encourage them to stay strong and work toward a better life. At the end of the day, ev-
ery homeless person deserves help. People should not assume that one homeless person is like the next. Many homeless people have no control over the events that caused them to be in their current situation. If you are uncomfortable giving homeless people money, then volunteer your time at shelters or donate to shelters. Or if you want to make a more personal impact, make some homeless survival kits and hand those out in cities with homeless people. Next time you are debating helping a homeless person, put yourself in his or her shoes. Every person deserves a far chance at a great life and by showing a little kindness you could bring someone without a home a little closer to that chance. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian.
Carlie Stenzel is a junior in anthropology. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.
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Top athletes compete in John McDonnell Invitational LIZ HEATH the collegian
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ore track and field action is scheduled this weekend for K-State as the team heads to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the John McDonnell Invitational this weekend. The host team alone will provide plenty of competition for the Wildcats. Arkansas’ men’s team is currently ranked at No. 7, while the women’s team is ranked No. 2. The women’s 100-meter hurdles will feature some of the best combined events performers in the country. Ranked No. 1 in heptathlon, senior Akela Jones will face off against two Razorback sophomores, Taliyah Brooks and Payton Stumbaugh, and Arkansas senior Alex Gochenour. Gochenour is currently ranked No. 4 in heptathlon and Brooks and Stumbaugh are ranked No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. For the 100-meter event, Gochenour has the top-seeded time of 13 seconds. Jones is right behind her with a time of 13.08 seconds followed by Stumbaugh and Brooks, both tied at 13.10 seconds. Jones enters the competition
with her first Big 12 Athlete of the Week honor of the outdoor season. The honor came after her record-breaking performance in the heptathlon at the Mt. SAC relays last week. Jones’ total score of 6,307 is currently tied for the best score in the world. It’s also the sixth-best score in collegiate history. Jones broke several records along the way to victory and her eventual Big 12 Athlete of the Week honor. After day one, Jones’ firstday score of 4,063 shattered the old record she previously held for last season’s National Championship heptathlon title. Jones also set a new school record in heptathlon high jump with a mark of 6-4 3/4 feet, topping the original record of 6-4 set in 1995 by Gwen Wentland. Along with Jones’ individual success, the Wildcats hope to build off last weekend’s KT Woodman invitational. The men and women combined for 13 top-10 finishes. The men finished out the day in fourth place with a total score of 213 and the women finished in fifth place with 178 points. Junior Kain Ellis shined for K-State in the men’s 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.51. Ellis will compete in the 800-meter again at the McDonnell Invitational as well. He will enter the race as the fifth
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Olympic silver medalist and former K-State high jumper Erik Kynard soars over the bar en route to winning the high jump and again breaking the meet record at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational track and field meet on Jan. 23 inside Ahearn Field House. seed. On the women’s side of the 800-meter run, senior Sonia Gaskin holds the top-seeded time of
2:05.05, which is three seconds faster than the next competitor. Competition starts today in the field with the men’s discus throw at
2 p.m. Action on the track at the university level starts on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the women’s 100-meter hurdles.
K-State tennis team hosts 3 matches prior to Big 12 Tournament CHRIS ROBINSON the collegian
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Junior Iva Bago eyes a return against Denver University during her match on March 4 at Mike Goss Stadium.
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PHILLIPS 66 RENEWS SUPPORT FOR K-STATE
With its $500,000 gift, Phillips 66 has renewed its support for several K-State programs. The gift is the company’s way of investing in student organizations, special initiatives and general department funding within the College of Business Administration and College of Engineering. According to K-State Today, this investment includes the new Engineering Leadership and Innovation program, which will cross-train select engineering students with coursework from the College of Business Administration and Staley School of Leadership Studies. “Phillips 66 has sought K-State graduates to join its global workforce for generations,” Tim Taylor, alum and president of Phillips 66, said to K-State Today. “K-State and Phillips 66 share a commitment to excellence, leadership and service. We are happy to invest in professional development and student success at a university that produces many of the graduates we hire.” In addition, Phillips 66 has also renewed its commitment to several campuswide initiatives like career services, peer-led tutoring and the SHIELD Scholar Program. SHIELD, of which K-State is one of 10 universities selected for participation by Phillips 66, provides 24 junior and senior students with $3,500 scholarships annually. “Phillips 66 offers inherent value to the Kansas State University educational experience,” Greg Willems, president and CEO of the Kansas State University Foundation, said to K-State Today. “In the midst of our $1 billion Innovation and Inspiration Campaign to advance K-State’s 2025 vision, we depend on generous partners like Phillips 66 to reach our goals and promote student success.”
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM WINS FOUR REGIONAL AWARDS
The landscape architecture program brought home four regional awards from the 2016 Central States American Society of Landscape Architecture meeting last Friday in Little Rock, Arkansas. According to K-State Today, during this annual meeting the society honors the best in landscape architecture from the Central States region. The region is comprised of six individual chapters that encompass eight states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota. In all, the program took home two excellence awards, a honor award and a merit award for their work, according to K-State Toady: An excellence award was given to the summer 2015 landscape architecture studio and seminar project, Parcels and Peppers strategic master plan for the city of St. Louis, led by associate professors Blake Belanger and Howard Hahn. An excellence award was given to the Wichita Pop-Up Park project, completed by students from both a graduate studio and an undergraduate materials course. Their effort was led by Katie Kingery-Page, associate professor of landscape architecture, and Chip Winslow, professor of landscape architecture, along with Richard Thompson, instructional technologist from the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. An honor award was given to the Re-Envisioning Campus Creek project, completed by landscape architecture and biological and agricultural engineering students from the fall 2014 Specialization Studio with Jessica Canfield, assistant professor, and Tim Keane, professor. A merit award was given to the Landscape Architecture and Public Welfare project, completed by students in the Landscape Architecture Site Planning and Design studio during spring 2015 with Alpa Nawre, assistant professor, and Blake Belanger, associate professor.
There have been many ups and downs this season for the K-State tennis team. It started out rough, then they hit a hot streak to bolster their record. Now they are in midst of some late season struggles as they sit at 9-11 overall and 1-6 in Big 12 play. The Wildcats will have a chance to build their resume before the conference tournament begins. K-State will be hosting Southern Illinois and No. 14 Oklahoma State today and the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday. “We are excited to host three matches this weekend,” K-State head coach Danielle Steinberg said to K-State Sports. “Even though these are our final regular season matches, I still feel like we are improving and every
weekend is another opportunity for us to get better. We have been focusing on the process all year, and that does not change for us, even when we are nearing the final stretch.” Southern Illinois has had its struggles outside of conference play in the Missouri Valley as they are 13-9 overall and are perfect in conference with a 5-0 record. The Salukis will still be a very tough opponent for the Wildcats. They bring with them junior Ana Sofia Cordero, who has 23 combined wins in singles and doubles on the season. She could be handful if Southern Illinois builds any momentum. Oklahoma State is another ranked team for K-State to face. They have already won the tough Big 12 and will just be looking at this match as preparation for the Big 12 and the NCAA tournaments. This could be where the Wildcats catch them off guard
and pull the upset. K-State will need things to go the right way, though, for this to happen. The Cowgirls bring in three ranked singles players and three ranked doubles pairs. The Wildcats have faced good opponents this season but this could be the toughest challenge yet. On Sunday, Oklahoma will come to town. The Sooners have had their struggles this season. They are 7-12 and 2-5 in conference play so far. They, like the Wildcats, could use this win to help build momentum for the conference tournament. Oklahoma brings with them only one ranked doubles pair and no ranked singles players. K-State will still need to bring their A game if they want to win because nothing is easy in the Big 12. After this weekend the Wildcats will head to the Big 12 Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma, next Thursday.
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“That policy change needs to happen, and it needs to happen as soon as possible,” Van Ranken said. In response to a question from Emma Barnett, junior in political science and international studies, Van Ranken said “fall is being strongly considered” for an implementation time for a new policy. “We are deeply, deeply committed and compelled to seeing this policy change through and doing everything in our power as student leaders to make it so,” Trenton Kennedy, student body vice president and sophomore in entrepreneurship, said. Kennedy also discussed the various resources available on cam-
pus such as the Center for Advocacy, Response and Education. Van Ranken said she supports the hiring of another investigator by the Office of Institutional Equity to help investigate off-campus occurrences after a new policy is implemented. “I want to make it very clear that (Kennedy) and I are in support of that policy change, and we’re in support of making sure that justice is served to all students who were affected by these incredibly tragic assaults and incidents,” Van Ranken said. “Those assaults and those incidents are not reflective or representative of the K-State community, the K-State family, that we are so proud to be a part of.” Van Ranken also discussed her new position on the search
committee for the next president of K-State, which was announced at the Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. She said that because the search is a closed process, she and the other two students on the committee will not be able to answer questions specific to the work of the committee. Senators commended the K-State chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers “on being named the (Engineering Student Council) Most Improved Student Organization, ESC Outstanding Student Organization and the National Society of Black Engineers Small Chapter of the Year.” Senate committee chairmen and members of the executive cabinet were also sworn in.
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“I get phone calls from young women who are desperate because of an unplanned pregnancy,” Brown said. “I go to events like this to advocate abortion access and because I want all women in the state of Kansas to know that we will help you.” Michael Rogers, graduate student in drama therapy,
was passing by the rally and stopped to sign the petition. “At one point in my life, I had to make the decision to have the procedure done,” Rogers said. “It ended up being the best decision for both of us. At the time, neither of us possessed the responsibility, means or funding to raise a child. ... It’s not an easy decision to make, and it’s a decision you have to make for
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yourself. But I think anyone should at least have the option available to them.” Brown said events like the Thursday rally are a boon for her. “I love to work with young activists; it’s rewarding and enriching,” Brown said. “Going to these events, and seeing students who are passionate about these issues gives me a lot of motivation.”
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Women’s golf tees off for Big 12 Championship TIMOTHY EVERSON
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fter a ninth-place finish in last season’s Big 12 Championship, K-State women’s golf is looking to complement a nice season with an even nicer finish this year. “The team is looking forward to San Antonio and the Big 12 Championship after the strong finish in Lubbock,” K-State head coach Kristi Knight said to K-State Sports. “They have been playing and practicing well.” After taking the last two weeks off, the Wildcats will be back in action this weekend at Dominion File Photo by Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN
Junior Madison Talley powers through her stroke off the eighth hole at Colbert Hills on Sept. 8 during the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.
Country Club in San Antonio. This is the second year in a row that the Big 12 has made itself at home in the Alamo City. Leading the way for the Wildcats this season has been junior Madison Talley. She has carded three top-five finishes and six top20 finishes this season. Talley leads K-State in rounds at or under par with 13. She also has a stroke average of 73.24, which is the lowest on the team. Talley will be joined by sophomore Connie Jaffery, junior Katherine Gravel-Coursol, freshman Chloe Weir and junior Paige Nelson. Jaffery led the team in last year’s Big 12 Championship. K-State will tee off at 10 a.m. today and will be paired with Oklahoma and Kansas. The Wildcats will be looking to top their best finish in the Big 12 Championship, which was fourth in 2009.
K-State aims to come back in weekend series against Baylor RILEY GATES the collegian
After an extra-inning loss to Nebraska Tuesday night, the K-State baseball team, 16-21 and 3-9 in the Big 12 Conference, will have extra time to prepare for its weekend series against the Baylor Bears, 17-20 overall and 4-8 in the conference. The Wildcats were initially scheduled to play the Omaha Mavericks on Wednesday night, but the game was cancelled due to rain. No makeup date has been determined at this time. Baylor enters tonight’s first game of the three-game series in sort of a skid as of late. The Bears have lost four in a row, including a sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Baylor has also lost six of its last eight outings. Junior outfielder Darryn Sheppard has been the driving force for the Bears. Sheppard has started in all 37 games for Baylor this season. He has accumulated a .331 batting average. The native of Sugar Land, Texas, has also recorded 29 runs, 48 hits, 36 RBIs and six home runs in his
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Freshman Logan Wiley pitches during the game between K-State and the University of Nebraska at Tointon Family Stadium on Tuesday. 145 appearances at the plate. K-State has had some small, but meaningful success recently, going 3-2 over the
last five games. But it is the result of Tuesday’s 5-1 loss to Nebraska that the Wildcats will look to shake with this
weekend series. Although K-State took the Huskers to 11 innings, they failed to find a lot of
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production offensively. Specifically disappointing to head coach Brad Hill was the fifth inning, during which the
Wildcats scored only one run with the bases loaded. “No question (it hurts),” Hill said after Tuesday’s loss. “Bases loaded, no outs, that should be a minimum of two, but we only got one out of it. That’s part of it, and we did have some other opportunities. There’s enough hits on the board to have four or five runs.” The pitching for K-State on the weekend will begin with junior Parker Rigler, who enters the series with a 2-6 record and a 4.63 ERA. Senior Levi MaVorhis will take the honors on Saturday with his 4-3 record and 3.91 ERA. Senior Corey Fischer will wrap up the series on Sunday with a 1-3 record and a 4.91 ERA. For the Bears, junior Daniel Castano will start Thursday’s game with a 2-4 record and a 4.10 ERA. Junior Drew Tolson will follow him with a 4-2 record and a 4.45 ERA. Freshman Kyle Hill’s 1-2 record and 4.30 ERA will close out the series on Sunday. Game one is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday’s game will take place at 4 p.m., and the finale will be at 1 p.m. Sunday. All games will be held at Tointon Family Stadium.
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Allen said patients can tell if a doctor is not legitimately involved. “If you’re going into health care you really need to really, sincerely care about and want to help people,” Allen said. “It’s not always just a fluff job. Your heart has to be in it, and patients will know if you are working for a check and not from the heart.” Reed said it is important, however, as a patient to speak out when in a medical facility and not receiving adequate care and attention. “You have to ask questions, you have to be knowledgeable about yourself, what’s going on with you, what can be done with you,” Reed said. “Doctors and specialists, they don’t guide that ship, you do. So when you are in the hospital and you’re not getting good care, you have to say something.” Kent Kerby, associate director of undergraduate studies in biology, said that dedication to the profession could take a student far when working in health care. “For me, if you can get up every morning, go to work and help someone who’s really, really sick and you’re the lowest person on that health care team, then I know for sure that you have all the qualities to be the top person on that health care team,” Kerby said. While this experience provides an example for pre-health students, the students have to show their dedication before ever being a part of the program. Kerby said the program actually started with students volunteering. “It began initially where students could just volunteer there for a couple hours a month right into a program where they can deliberately work with a number of health care workers to really see health care in action as a team,” Kerby said. Currently, the minimum requirement for volunteering is 2030 hours before a student can be considered for a spot in this partnership, Allen said. Additionally,
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she said being a bilingual student also helps when applying for this opportunity because the clinic has patients that may not speak English. But this program does not just benefit the students. Reed said that having the students is beneficial for the clinic because it allows the doctors to monitor the patients further and more sufficiently. “It helps us do that continuum of care,” Reed said.
In addition to the benefits for both students and the clinic, Allen said it provides a connection between K-State and the rest of the community. “This experience is important to link the campus community to the greater community,” Allen said. Health care is not just a local topic, but also a political topic that is brought up on a national level. During the news meeting, Reed,
who said many times these beliefs are her personal opinion, voiced concerns regarding the Affordable Care Act—commonly known as Obamacare. “It’s really, really super complicated and it seems the people it was made to help the most, it hurt the worst,” Reed said. Because more people are paying for insurance, those people can no longer visit the free clinic because it’s only for those who are uninsured. Reed said that people who recently acquired insurance may not understand the concepts of deductibles and copays, which can cause confusion. For this reason she said it is important to understand health insurance before purchasing it. Adding to that, the community is facing a lack of providers for Medicaid recipients seeking health care. Reed said many practices have stopped accepting new Medicaid patients due to the low government reimbursement for treating those patients. This ultimately would affect the provider’s financial bottom line. Allen said this cycle is part of what makes the health care system so difficult to work out perfectly. “We don’t want to put people out of jobs and we want people to have health care and we have to find a way to do both,” Allen said. Reed said she believes, however, it is too late to remove the Affordable Care Act, given the time it has had to level out. “I personally can’t see how it can be repealed without a lot of damage,” Reed said. Due to the complexity of the health care system, students having the opportunity to experience it firsthand can help them later in their careers. “We are totally grateful to Susan Reed for providing this unique experience for our students to have multiple opportunities to engage and to care for the undeserved while working with dedicated health professionals,” Allen said.
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Hip Hoppers get down at Beach Museum dance workshop Photo by Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN
Participants of the Hip Hop Dance Workshop at the Beach Museum on Thursday pose during the optional post-workshop photoshoot. The workshop was featured in and inspired by the exhibition ‘Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake.’
International Buddies prepares for new year, president
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Kara Warren, international buddies advisor, speaks with Paula Mendez, sophomore in computer science and current international buddies president, and Lindsey Fangman, junior in human resource management and future international buddies president, during a meeting in the International Students Center on Monday. Though the club is no longer accepting applications for officers, Mendez said the club looks for new buddies at the beginning of each semester. This can help both the buddies and the international students. “(International students) just want someone that helps them with the culture shock,” Mendez said. “Having someone by your side that is from that place- it can explain to you why things happen a certain way, and that helps.”
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Paula Mendez, sophomore in computer science and current International Buddies president, will be stepping down from her role as club president at the end of the semester. Lindsey Fangman, junior in human resource management and future club president, is preparing to take over. “It’s kind of a whole transition process,” Fangman said. Fangman and Mendez are putting on an event, Fun in the Sun, today at Jardine for the International Buddies. There will be outdoor games, ice cream and more at the event. The club puts on two or three events a semester in order to get members to interact with each other, Mendez said. “We focus on ice-breakers especially the first one,” Mendez said. Mendez said one example of these “ice-breakers” is the human bingo game. She said there was one game played at a past event where the members went around and tried to find someone with red hair or someone who has traveled to five or more countries. “The fun thing about it is you do (these kinds of games) and people continue speaking,” Mendez said. Mendez said she has never been an international buddy for
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an incoming international student, but most of the officers in the club have. Fangman said she got started after seeing the International Buddies represented in the activities fair one year. She has been a buddy for a student from China and Afghanistan. Her and her buddy tried to meet every three weeks or so to go the club events or go out to eat, Fangman said. “Sometimes it’s kind of hard when you’re from different cultures, you have different things you can and cannot eat,” Fangman said. Mendez said the club has around 200 pairs of international students and buddies. Pairings are made by the officers of the club based on the applications sent by both the international students and the buddies that contain personal questions about preferences in who they are matched with. “We’re looking at what people like to do, who’d they like to spend time with, and we’re trying to match that with someone similar, someone different in those aspects so that they have the best experience with International Buddies,” Kara Warren, international student support coordinator, said. Mendez said the officers try to match buddies based on interests. She said an example would be if a buddy is studying a foreign language, they might try to pair that student with an international student who speaks that language.
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