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Cars line up to enter the K-State Parking Garage as severe weather approaches Manhattan on Sunday.

KELSEY KENDALL the collegian

Interfraternity Council calls for change in university’s sexual assault policy

ansas is entering tornado season, and many people are beginning preparations for potential severe weather. K-State Polytechnic campus canceled classes and sent people home early, and the Manhattan campus canceled evening classes due to

K-State’s Interfraternity Council passed a resolution on Monday in support of a change in the university’s sexual assault policy. “As the leaders of our Greek community and in the interest of all students at Kansas State, we are specifically calling on our university to begin investigating allegations of sexual violence off campus,” the resolution reads. The resolution comes less than a week after two K-State students, Sara Weckhorst and Tessa Farmer, both juniors in social work, filed separate lawsuits against K-State that said the university did not investigate their rapes because they occurred at off-campus fraternity parties. The resolution states that the actions of Weckhorst and Farmer have “shed light on a university policy, which has negatively impacted the lives of students for far too long.” Additionally, the resolution states that the fraternities have previously attempted to have the university change its policy, but the attempt was unsuccessful. “Over the past two years members of the IFC Board of Directors and Panhellenic Council Board of Directors have met with University officials requesting a change in policy to allow the Office of Institutional Equity to investigate Title IX violations that occur off campus. These meetings have provided no clear plan of action.” see page

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Strahl said she is no stranger to the severe weather in Kansas, but she has yet to experience anything too bad. She said she tries to take cover if it does start to look like there is a high tornado potential, though not everyone takes shelter when the sirens go off. “Me and my friends get together, get in a truck and go chase the storms,” Matt Willis, freshman in food science and industry, said. Willis said he has been inter-

New Wildcat captain ready to lead by example SCOTT POPP the collegian

JASON TIDD the collegian

severe weather alerts on Tuesday. K-State sends out alerts regarding severe weather to keep students and faculty informed, Jeff Morris, vice president of communications and marketing, said. “I don’t know what I would be in (a tornado) situation,” Alyssa Strahl, sophomore in early childhood education, said. “I would probably just cry. You don’t really think about it until you’re in the moment.”

ested in storm chasing since high school, and his family also chases storms. He said he hasn’t experienced any weather that made him want to stay inside. “Things can build up very quickly in Kansas,” Morris said. “It’s a hard to predict where (weather might hit). It’s a big state, so things can happen suddenly. So one, be aware of your surroundings. Two, subscribe to K-State Alerts.” Morris said he recommends people pay attention to weather service announcements, K-State Alerts and other weather apps to stay informed about the severity of weather. K-State works with many weather services and first-responders to make sure everyone stays informed and safe during severe weather situations, Morris said. Morris also said people should be aware of safety areas around campus, whether in the residence halls or in academic buildings. Morris said there are signs in every building that show where safety areas are, so students and faculty can know where to go when severe weather strikes. Morris said storms in the past have caused damages to campus, but they have never had to evacuate any areas. Though K-State cannot mandate that students and faculty take cover, Morris said he highly encourages people to take proper safety precautions.

Senior Jordan Willis is nowhere near the loudest guy in the K-State locker room, but he said he is OK with that; he prefers to lead by example. The big defensive end from Kansas City will be one of four captains for the Wildcat football team this coming season. Willis said he’s a quiet guy, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be a leader on this team. “I’m not really a vocal guy, but I lead by example and I’ll give guys tons of advice,” Willis said. “Whether it’s through text messages or pulling them aside and speaking to them or just watching film with them, that’s my way of leadership.” Linebacker and fellow senior Will Davis said Willis definitely deserves the honor of being a team captain. “(Willis is) a guy who deserves it 100 percent,” Davis said after the spring game. “There’s no one that I could think to be a better captain than (Willis). The way he works in the offseason, he’s so precise and so diligent and so dedicated to this team. There’s no one else that deserves to be a captain more than he does.” Head coach Bill Snyder has called Willis out for his work ethic this spring, saying his consistency has been a big factor. “I think Jordan Willis has had a really excellent spring, day in and day out,” Snyder said at last week’s press conference. “He has been very consistent about what he has done.” Consistency is something Willis said he wanted to work on over the spring and into the upcoming season. “When I sat down with (Snyder) in the offseason, one of the things I

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Senior defensive end Jordan Willis waves as he is introduced as a 2016 team captain prior to the annual Purple-White Spring Game on Saturday in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. told him I wanted to be better at was consistency,” Willis said. “I’ve shown that I can be a good player, but if I do it more consistently across the board I can really help the team.” Willis said consistency, practice time and getting players back from injuries are things that are going to help the Wildcat defensive unit. “I think with the additions of the people that were hurt coming back, we did make gains this spring, but it’s just the spring so you make some gains as much as you can within 13 practices,” Willis said. “You’re not going to see everything that you want to see at the end of spring so you’re just going

to keep working.” Fifth-year senior Dante Barnett also said the defense can be improved after an injury-riddled season forced many underclassmen into action. “Everyone who played last year got their feet wet during the season, so now they’re more confident in their play,” Barnett said. Saturday’s spring game was finally an opportunity to get on the field in a game environment for this hungry defense. Willis said the defense improved as the game went on. “Early in the game, we weren’t playing like we could’ve played, but in the second half we improved,” Willis

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Willis said there’s still room to improve individually and as a team before the season starts. “We made some strides from where we were a year ago,” Willis said. “We’re better, but now we got the summer and fall to really make gains and improvement. No matter how shy or quiet he may be, as a captain and leader of this team, Willis said he will do whatever it takes to improve. “I’m going to do everything I can for this team to make sure we’re better than the 6-7 team that we were last year,” Willis said.

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A day in the life: First Corgi Cayenne roams campus

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K-STATE OLATHE CELEBRATES FIVE-YEAR MILESTONE

At almost 2 years old, Cayenne Schulz, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, is the K-State first dog.

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ayenne, the first dog, starts her day bright and early. Before 6 a.m. she heads to breakfast with current President Kirk Schulz and first lady Noel Schulz and helps them get ready for the day. Then it’s playtime in the backyard before work, according to housekeeper Casey Daugherty. Daugherty said she comes in around 7 a.m. and is Cayenne’s companion for the day. “I’ll usually find her on top of the couch lounging around,” Daugherty said. “She loves getting ice cube treats and eating them up there.” The celebrity canine loves to visit with the K-State students, Daugherty said. “I sometimes take her on my errands,” Daugherty said. “If I have to run to Anderson

Hall, I’ll take her with me and we’ll stop and say hi to the students on their way to class. Cayenne is a very lovable girl. She’ll let you rub her belly all day long.” Noel said corgis are known to make up their own games and are very playful. “She has a few stuffed toys that she likes, but her favorite is the mini-stuffed corgi looka-like,” Noel said. “For some reason, her favorite time to play with the squeaky toys is right as Kirk and I are about to crawl into bed.” Once the Schulzes head to work, Cayenne takes a midmorning nap, either sunning on the deck or on top of the couch, Daugherty said. “She likes to be around people but still be doing her own thing,” Daugherty said. “She likes to lay out a lot, and she’ll let you know when she wants to go outside.” After her midmorning nap,

Daugherty said she prepares Cayenne’s lunch. “We don’t have her on any special diet or anything,” Noel said. “She’s pretty low maintenance, except for the hair.” Corgis have a double coat, and they tend to shed their thick undercoat in the springtime, according to the Corgi Guide article “Corgi shedding.” Cayenne is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and is almost year and nine months old, Noel said. Daugherty said the presidential family wanted a small dog to be in the house. “Kirk actually got her for me as an early 50th birthday present,” Noel said. “I came from a dog family and Kirk came from a cat family, and we already have two cats. When I saw Cayenne as a puppy, I knew she needed a name to match her spicy personality. She was also red and white at the time, so we knew the name would be a good fit.”

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Noel said Cayenne will be going to Washington with her and her husband when they move and already has a few puppy dates scheduled with other dogs in their new home. “I’m really sad that the puppy is leaving us,” Nicole Keith, junior in family studies and human services, said. “She was super cute and so sweet when I got the chance to pet her outside the library. She will definitely be missed.” On May 9, there will be an ice cream social on Anderson Lawn in celebration of the Schulz family that Cayenne is likely to attend, Noel said. The social, which is from 4-5:30 p.m., will not be the only chance left for students to mingle with the first dog. Cayenne can also be spotted at many K-State sporting events, Noel said. “We’re hoping to be able to get in a few more walks to the library, possibly during finals and dead week,” Noel said.

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The resolution also called for more funding for the Center for Advocacy, Response and Education, as well as the hiring of an additional investigator at the Office of Institutional Equity. The Interfraternity Council, which is comprised of 25 member chapters at K-State, also said in the

resolution that it is committed to the end of rape: “As member organizations part of a university which holds Family as its core value, we will collectively be taking further steps to educate, train, and prevent sexual assault from happening within our community. ... As members of the K-State family we are committed to End Rape on Campus, and off.”

Today marks the fifth year of operation for K-State Olathe, since the campus first opened its doors to the Greater Kansas City area on April 25, 2011. K-State Olathe specializes in food safety and food security, animal health and adult education. According to K-State Today, it also collaborates with K-12 schools in the Greater Kansas City area on programs focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Within the last five years, the Olathe campus has also introduced a master's degree in the field industrial and manufacturing systems engineering. In addition, it is making progress toward developing an industrial and manufacturing systems engineering entrepreneurship course. K-State Olathe is the first higher education facility supported by a local tax, according to K-State Today. Dan Richardson, the institution's dean and CEO until June 2013, worked with the Kansas Bioscience Park and the Johnson County Education Research Triangle on the oneeighth cent sales tax proposal that was used to fund building the Olathe campus. Taxpayers approved this measure in 2008, and according to K-State Today, "the ongoing tax support has made it equivalent to one of the nation's largest endowments ever to a higher education public institution initiative." "Establishing the K-State Olathe campus was an unprecedented, monumental, undertaking made successful by the tremendous foresight and collaboration of academic, industry, community and governmental leaders past and present," Richardson said to K-State Today. "It was a career highpoint to take part in the entire process of funding, building, and starting academic and research programs to develop the campus."

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The Washington Post recently announced that for the eighth consecutive year, Manhattan High School would have a spot on its "America’s Most Challenging High School" list. The Washington Post surveys and ranks approximately 22,000 high schools across the country every year. According to K-State Today, public schools are ranked according to the following ratio: number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at the specific school and divided by the number of that same school's graduating seniors. According to the Little Apple Post, just over 1,925 schools made the Washington Post's list — which amounts to only 9 percent of all the public schools in the U.S. Manhattan High School is actually one of only nine Kansas high schools on the list. “I am incredibly proud of our students and staff for achieving this tremendous recognition for Manhattan High School,” Principal Greg Hoyt said to the Little Apple Post. “This accomplishment is not possible without students that are willing to step out and enroll in challenging courses, dedicated faculty members that take on the preparation of these rigorous courses, staff members that encourage students to accept the challenge, staff members that organize and prepare for the hundreds of exams that are administered, and parents that support their children throughout the process.”

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BatCats square off against Grand Canyon Antelopes RILEY GATES the collegian

fter initially having two midweek games scheduled this week, the K-State baseball team will only play one. The Wildcats’ Tuesday game against Wichita State was postponed until May 4 due to weather concerns. K-State will now stay in Manhattan and square off against the Grand Canyon Antelopes, 19-18 overall, tonight at Tointon Family Stadium. The key behind the Antelopes’ success has been their play at the plate. Four different starting batters are averaging over .300 for Grand Canyon at the plate. Sophomore outfielder Thomas Lerouge has been the leader for the Antelopes this year. He averages .325 at the plate, which is tied for third among starters on the team. But he leads in runs and hits with 31 and 50, respectively. He has also recorded 16 RBIs. K-State is also having success as of late. Although the Wildcats have only won back-to-back games, K-State head coach Brad Hill said there is a different feel among his team when they take the field. “When you come to the ballpark, there’s a better feel about it,” Hill said after Sunday’s win over Baylor. “It was a pretty heavy dugout and it’s hard to break that feeling when you go to the ballpark and you’re waiting on bad things to happen and that’s kind of where we were three week ago. Guys were trying too hard. We’re playing some better baseball now.” The Wildcats, as a team, hit

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Junior pitcher Parker Rigler pitches during the baseball game between the University of Texas and K-State on April 8 at Tointon Family Stadium. .374 against Baylor over the weekend. It was the second-highest average that K-State had in a threegame series this year, just behind its .411 average against the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff. “It was just a good approach weekend,” junior first baseman

Jake Scudder said on Sunday. “We kind of stuck with our approach, going middle of the field and hitting the ball the other way. We got through the heat of our conference play with the best pitching, and this weekend kind of showed what kind of team we are.”

That same type of success at the plate could provide the Wildcats with an edge tonight. For Grand Canyon, sophomore Ethan Evanko will take the hill. Evanko has struggled with pitching this season as he holds a 5.16 ERA in the five games he has pitched in.

Freshman Logan Wiley will handle the pitching duties for K-State. Wiley enters with a 2-1 record on the season and a 4.56 ERA. The first pitch between K-State and Grand Canyon will be tossed at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

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The Crossword?

Erin Poppe | THE COLLEGIAN

ARIES March 21 - April 19

The stars forgot about you this week, as will everyone else.

TAURUS April 20 - May 20

I know it’s a lot to ask, but please try to be patient with yourself this week. At least one person should be.

GEMINI May 21 - June 20

Enjoy your recent life choices, Gemini. I’m sure they won’t come back to haunt you.

CANCER June 21 - July 22

I know you’ve been feeling unsure about yourself lately, but that’s OK. Some people need that sense of disequilibrium to realize that they’re an asshole.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

The luck you’ve experienced lately is about to run out, Libra. Because of this, the stars are suggesting you avoid all campus crosswalks.

SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21

The stars apologize for the hell-on-earth you are about to endure at work.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 It’s not your fault that everyone hates you. Oh wait, it is. Sorry ‘bout cha.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

Stop and think before you react to any negativity in your life this week. That bitch-slap won’t be worth the assault charge.

LEO July 23 - Aug. 22

AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20

Your attitude has been out of control lately, just like your hair. Try to do something about both, please.

You might as well just give up now and save your energy. The stars are not kidding; nothing will be worth getting out of bed for from now until Saturday.

If you remember nothing else this week, then let it be this: People suck and always will.

Your new look screams “douche.” At least it’s accurate.

Solve it... Try to Solve it... Wait until tomorrow and copy over the answers Any way you look at it... It just works!

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Eric Van Buskirk, freshman in graphic design, surfs through a puddle near Campus Creek on Tuesday.

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Topher Blunt, freshman in interior architecture and product design, prepares to surf across a puddle near Campus Creek.

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Alex Nelson, senior in management information systems, Hayden Williams, graduate student in animal science, and Roger Cochrane, graduate student in grain science, watch the thunderstorm from Jardine Apartments.

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Lightning strikes over Jardine Apartments.

Hurry in and complete your

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Travelers headed west on Interstate 70 slow down due to accumulations of hail on the highway after storms caused problems.

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