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s finals approach, many students may find themselves feeling burnt out. To help relieve stress, Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and K-State Counseling Services partnered up with the Riley County Humane Society for a fundraiser in which students could alleviate end-of-semester woes by interacting with dogs outside Leasure Hall on Thursday. “We wanted to create an environment where people can de-stress and learn how to manage stress,” Jonathan Estes, sophomore in mechanical engineering and member of Sigma Tau Gamma, said. “We also have flyers with info on how to get involved with Counseling Services.” Wendy Barnes, online programs and outreach coordinator of K-State Counseling Services, said she helped coordinate the event. “(The fraternity) wanted to have a focus on stress management,” Barnes said. “There have been studies that show petting animals, whether it be dogs or cats, provides physical and mental stress relief.” In addition to helping students de-stress, the fraternity was also raising money for the humane society. “We don’t have a facility, so all of our animals are in fos-
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Madi Plankers, junior in education, pets and takes photos of Gary, a terrier mutt, at the Sigma Paw Gamma event outside Leasure Hall on April 28, 2016. Sigma Tau Gamma put on the event to raise money for the Riley County Humane Society and to help students de-stress. ter homes,” Kayla Walti, event coordinator for Riley County Humane Society, said. “We are trying to raise money to get a facility within the next couple of years.” While people were invited to pet the dogs for free, a $1 donation was suggested. All donations went to the humane society. This is not the first time Sigma Tau Gamma has partnered
with the human society, Walti said. “They’ve helped us with a couple of events in the past, so we like to keep connected with them,” Walti said. Members of Sigma Tau Gamma volunteered at the humane society’s booth during “Dogtoberfest” last October, according to a post on the Riley County Humane Society’s Facebook page.
Counseling Services will also be hosting “Pet Away Stress” May 4 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. in the Quad. “We’re taking donations of food and other items, especially leashes,” Barnes said. “Donations would be greatly appreciated.” The “Pet Away Stress” event will raise money for the Purple Power Animal Welfare Society, Barnes said.
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The Student Governing Association called on the university administration to change its policy on not investigating allegations of sexual assault that occur off campus. A resolution passed unanimously at SGA’s meeting Thursday that “encourages K-State administration to immediately change this policy to allow the Office of Institutional Equity to conduct thorough investigations of sexual violence that occur off campus.” The resolution also called for administration to provide to the student body an expected date of implementation for a policy change. “It’s a really big deal, and us standing as a body together and saying that we support a policy change, it seems like just a little piece of paper, but it means a lot, and it means a lot to administration and it’s going to be a bold statement,” Emma Barnett, Center for Advocacy, Response and Education advocate and junior in political science and international studies, said. The action by SGA comes a week after two K-State students filed separate lawsuits against the university, alleging K-State did not investigate their rapes at off campus fraternity houses. “This is the first time that I’ve been at K-State that I have felt disappointed in K-State, and that is a really hard feeling to have, because I don’t feel like we’re treating this like a family,” Barnett said. see page
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Thursday afternoon at the Vanier Football Complex, K-State athletics director John Currie announced that the Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be hosting a concert in the fall. Three-time Grammy Award winner Zac Brown Band and multi-platinum pop rock band Train will perform in the stadium Sept. 10. The concert will be sandwiched between the Wildcats’ road game at Stanford on Sept. 2, and the home opener against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 17. Other stadiums they will be playing in include Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves, and Citi Field, home to the New York Mets, according to Currie. “We know how important K-State football weekends and 50,000 fans are to our local economy and merchants,” Currie said. “When it became apparent that we would only have six home football games in 2016 instead of the seven, which we have become accustomed to, we wanted to find another way to bring a major fall event to the community and Bill Snyder Family Stadium.” The economic impact of football games is something that has been a big part of the growth of the Manhattan community, according to Karen McCulloh, Manhattan mayor. “Every home football game is a true treasure for us here in Manhattan,” McCulloh said. “Obviously
THIS DAY IN HISTORY On April 29, 2004, the National World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C., to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war. The memorial is located on 7.4 acres on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
there’s a lot of work and staffing that go with it, but it’s a wonderful chance to bring people to our town and we hope they come back. We’ve become kind of a foodie town and we’ve got a lot of things to offer that people haven’t seen, so maybe they come back for a game.” Getting an extra event and bringing in extra revenue for Manhattan is something that McCulloh said she thought was critical. “We appreciate athletics doing this to help us out,” McCulloh added. The concert is an opportunity that Jessica Van Ranken, student
body president and junior in political science, said students are very excited to take advantage of. “I can say that students will be, and already are, excited about this incredible opportunity to welcome members of the Manhattan community and beyond into their beloved stadium to experience this fantastic entertainment opportunity,” Van Ranken said. The concert is the first one to take place at the stadium since 1987. The last performer was Willie Nelson when he played at what was then KSU Stadium, according to the
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K-State Sports press release for the event. “The touring music industry has changed so much over the last 2030 years and a lot of the shows are locked in to specific promoters and building operators around the country,” Currie said. “But we were able to work with the DeWaards to find an opportunity.” A large contributor to this concert becoming a reality is Basis Entertainment, which will be the main host of the event. Gary DeWaard, executive of Basis Entertainment, said the Zac Brown Band was the first choice at the top of his list, and despite some typical struggles that can happen in planning an event of this nature, he is very pleased it worked out as they had hoped. “There’s a lot of moving parts when it comes to touring and finding the routing of when they come through,” DeWaard said. “I will say that Zac was number one on the list so it worked out the way that we wanted to this time, but in a lot of instances, there’s a lot of juggling around to find the entertainers who can fit the profile of the community around the tour that they’re currently on.” According to DeWaard, the stage will be set up in the north end zone of the stadium and will face to the south end zone, wrapping around into the first couple sections of the stands. The seating will be approximately 8,000 on the field, as well as the remaining sections that are not being used by the stage. see page
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K-State professor rethinks healing for wounded vets KENIA MILLS the collegian
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n over 22 years of practice in the U.S.,Vibhavari Jani, associate professor of interior architecture and product design, said she has worked in the architecture and interior design industry managing large projects for major corporations, health care, education, government and hospitality clients. Jane will give a TEDx Talk at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas, today. She said she credits her experience as a health care designer at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit as giving her the background research and knowledge needed for projects that involve service members’ needs. “I was involved in research for providing health care for aging populations and how to engage them in community activities including gardening, involving them with children and adults of the community, music programs, storytelling as alternative therapy that can contribute in their healing and wellness,” Jani said. “Many aspects of these past projects (are) directly related to soldiers’ needs.” Jani will be presenting her talk “Rethinking Rehabilitation, Health and Healing Environments for Wounded Warriors.” Jani said she has been working with Gary LaGrange, Manhattan resident, U.S. Army veteran and
founder of the Service-members Agricultural Vocational Education (SAVE) Farm in developing designs for the farm and healing center for wounded veterans. Jani is a board member for the SAVE Farm and also serves as a member of the SAVE Farm’s Design, Building and Land committee. Jani said that, as of 2015, graduate students in interior architecture and product design have worked with the SAVE Farm officials to develop a master plan for the farm training and healing center with Jani’s mentorship. Phase I of the design is complete and Phase II will continue in the fall 2016. “(Jani) and her students worked on this project with great passion,” LaGrange said. “They engaged a team of professionals to help them see the requirement more clearly; soldiers, farmers, agricultural specialists and engineers, Veteran’s Administration representatives and many others. Her passion was inspirational for her students. She passed that passion on to them. For them to connect their design project to a real-world need was extraordinary.” According to LaGrange, the SAVE Farm will include facilities to train wounded veterans in all aspects of agriculture and a healing center that will provide psychological, physical and family counseling on the site. In her TEDxICC proposal application, Jani said she cited a 2015 Pentagon Congressional Research Service report indicating more than 300,000 service mem-
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Volunteer community member and sound board technician, Chris Moore, works with professor Vibhavari Jani to set up her microphone for her sound check for the TEDx Talk at Independence Community College. bers suffer from traumatic brain injuries. She also said according to the Wounded Warrior Project website, as many as 400,000 service members live with combat-related stress, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. According to Katherine Ankerson, professor and department head of interior architecture and product design, Jani was selected for TEDxICC through a competitive process based on submission of an abstract. “It is quite an accomplishment and honor as TEDx has high standards for what is accepted,” Ankerson said.
Jim Correll, facilitator and business coach of the Successful Entrepreneur Program and director of the Fab Lab ICC at Independence Community College, said he contacted Ankerson about the TEDxICC opportunity after having seen firsthand the “creative thinking and self-efficacy” of the architecture, planning and design students at K-State. “So, when it came time to contact people that might help us solicit proposals for our TEDxICC theme of ‘Rethinking the Future,’ Katherine came to the top of the list,” Correll said. Ankerson said this talk pres-
Professors experience stress of finals week
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Some professors have little stress during finals week while others experience more. The way a class is taught, as well the types of finals given, can determine the stress level for a professor come the end of the semester. Ilia Zharkov, associate professor of mathematics, said deciding what kind of final grades students should receive produces the most stress for professors during finals week. “It’s stressful to give the final grade,” Zharkov said, “The exam itself isn’t what’s hard, it’s when you actually give the final grade. You have to make the right decision, and it’s a problem I face every time. Who deserves an A and who doesn’t deserve an A. That’s where it’s stressful for me.” Zharkov said that for him, finals week is the best week of the teaching semester because he has so much less to do in the classes he teaches. “It depends on what you teach,” Zharkov said. “If you teach a big calculus course,
you’re going to have 600 tests to go through. It’s time consuming and not very much fun.” Suzanne Orr, assistant professor of history, said a lot of it has to do with good time management during finals. Making sure the professor sets aside enough time to grade and read through the exams thoroughly is crucial, she said. Orr copes with the stress by carefully planning her week and working out once a day. “The first few days is me just waiting for students to start submitting stuff,” Orr said. “It’s that weekend that becomes really stressful because I’ll have all those finals to grade.” Orr said although professors and teachers may have to work on a tight deadline when grading final exams, she does not believe she is nearly as stressed as the students during finals. “It’s time consuming, and I do feel ‘deadline’ pressure, but because my GPA isn’t at stake I don’t think I have the kind of stress that the undergrads face,” Orr said. Some professors have no change in their stress levels due to the workload of finals
week, though large projects or portfolios due during finals week can be time consuming to grade on a deadline. Sherri Martinie, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, said she teaches classes where the final incorporates a mock job interview along with a comprehensive portfolio detailing everything the students learned during the semester. “My finals aren’t your traditional paper-pencil, multiple-choice kind of thing,” Martinie said. “Giving finals is one thing, but then having to score things and put grades in is another. You feel the stress of the students on top of that because they’re stressing over what their final grades are going to be.” Martinie said her biggest cause of stress for finals is trying to give fair evaluations of student’s grades. “Sometimes I have to turn my email off because you’ll have students contacting you with things they’re stressed about, so sometimes you have to turn it off,” Martinie said. Andrew Orr, assistant professor of history, teaches two history courses at K-State that have essay-style final exams.
He has written his own tests each semester but said most of the professors’ stress for finals week comes after the finals. “Our work is all on the other side,” Andrew said. “The students take the exam and they’re done. All of their work is getting ready. All of our work comes after.” Professors tend to hate final exams that get scheduled later in the week because regardless of the class, the teachers have a grading deadline the following Tuesday, Andrew said. All final grades are supposed to be updated by then. Less time to grade can become stressful because it takes much more work to get the finals graded in time. “Some of our classes can be very labor intensive,” Mindy Markham, associate professor of family studies and human services, said. “If we have a big final project, the student has to write one, and we have to grade them all.” The “service workload” for professors during finals week is relatively smaller than during the rest of the semester, Markham said. She said she does not get nearly as stressed as her students during finals. The type of final students have to take for a class is really what is important when it comes to the amount of stress the professor deals with. “It’s different if you just do a multiple-choice or Scantron online,” Markham said. “That’s easy and the grading is pretty much done for you, but if you’re doing something meaningful, it’s requiring students to compile everything they’ve been learning. That’s very intense.”
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The resolution also called for the creation of a joint SGA and university administration task force to address sexual violence at the university and for administration to detail other steps that will be taken to combat sexual violence at K-State. Zach Lowry, president of the Interfraternity Council and junior in political science, said the Interfraternity Council has been trying to work with university administration over the past two years to get the policy changed, but has been unsuccessful. “We’re students here, and we call ourselves ‘family,’ and we hold up banners at football games that say that, so I think it’s time to start doing that,” Lowry said. The resolution states that, according to the Office of Civil Rights, K-State’s current policy does not fully meet Title IX requirements. “I think without the teeth or the phrasing in this resolution, administration’s not going to wake up, because they haven’t,” Cat Gutman, freshman in architecture, said. Usually, a resolution is introduced one week and voted on the next, but the resolution was “special ordered” through the Senate because this was the last meeting of the semester. “This is a timely issue because this is something affecting our university right now,” Stephen Kucera, speaker pro tempore and senior in music performance and accounting, said. “This is something our
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administration’s considering to do, whether or not they’re going to make that policy change. Personally, I think it’s important to take the extra 15, 30 or however many minutes tonight just to make sure that we make sure that our voices representing students are heard. Hopefully this will encourage administration to move forward to instituting this change or a change similar to it by the start of next semester.” Earlier in the meeting and prior to debating the resolution, Barnett detailed the current university policy as well as federal guidelines in a presentation. No university administrators were present to provide their interpretation of the policy. Barnett said one of the holdups to changing the policy is the university’s Office of General Counsel. “General Counsel is saying that we are not liable for anything that happens off campus, which is fair in a lawyer’s sense,” Barnett said. “Think about their main priority is to protect K-State. But K-State’s main priority is to protect students, so there’s kind of some competing values.” Jessica Van Ranken, student body president and junior in political science, said she and other student leaders will meet with university administration today to discuss a potential change in the policy.
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Students should be encouraged to take gap years CARLIE STENZEL
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Taking a year off of school, either in between high school and college or during college, is a phenomenon known as a gap year. The trend of taking a gap year, however, hasn’t quite caught on in the U.S. yet. Gap years are generally taken after high school and before starting college, but can also be taken after college before entering the job market or during the student’s college years. A gap year is, “designed to be a break from academics before college, for personal growth, travel or to participate in community service or internships,” Tanya Mohn said in the NBC News article “More U.S. students taking ‘gap year’ break.” While the idea of a gap year is meant to be a positive change, there can be many fears that come with the concept. “People are afraid to do something different,” Linda H. Connelly, post-high school counselor at New Trier Township High School, said in the NBC News article. People are afraid because for many students, it is expected or simply assumed they are going to college after high school or getting a job right after college. In the U.S., it is rare to even think about taking a break in between these chapters of life. This mindset, however, needs to change. Students should be aware and informed about the possibility of taking a gap year. “Students who take time off tend to do better academically and are more likely to be satisfied with
their choices after graduation,” KJ Dell’Antonia said in The New York Times article “Gap year may have benefits long after college.” Gap years allow students to find and pursue new passions, which ultimately helps those students have a better understanding of themselves and what they want to study in college. Also, depending on how the student spends the year off, it can be expensive but it can also be cheap. There are inexpensive ways for students to travel around the world, free or inexpensive volunteer programs and some students work
during their gap year. No matter what you decide to do for your gap year, it should be considered an investment in your education. Students who take a gap year are more likely to graduate in four years while many of their peers are graduating in five or six. Thus, the money invested in the gap year saved them money on an extra year or two at their university, according Dell’Antonia. “For reasons I just can’t understand, Europeans are far more likely to take a gap year than Americans. Rather than blatantly
avoiding gap years though, most Americans simply don’t know what a gap year is,” Mandi Schmitt said in the Go Overseas article “The crazy thing we did to encourage more gap years.” High school and college students need to be informed and encouraged to take gap years. In my opinion, high schools have the responsibility to inform their students of gap year options. Additionally, as college students, we should spread the word to younger generations that taking the road less traveled, in this case a gap year, could be beneficial to
them. Maybe someday, taking a gap year will be common in the U.S. and going straight to college after high school or straight to a job after college will be the road less traveled. 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.
Next-generation video game consoles not worth the hassle, money BRANDON FAIT the collegian
It’s been about two and a half years since the latest generation of gaming consoles hit the marketplace. Many gamers, including myself, were ecstatic about getting our hands on the new console. The excitement faded once I bought my Xbox One two months ago. This lends me to ask the question: Is the current generation of consoles worth buying? Video game console sales fell 23 percent in February compared to last February, and the current decrease in sales by month started to decrease in December, which in theory should be the best
month of sales due to Christmas shopping, according to Chris Morris in the Fortune article, “Video game system sales tank in February.” Am I surprised by the decline in sales? Absolutely not. In my opinion, one reason the first two years of the current generation has not been great is due to the lack of titles at the two year mark in comparison to the previous generation of video games. PlayStation 4 machine designer Mark Cerny said he expected it would take three years to maximize the capabilities of the console. In addition, the first year of sales will be lower due to game developers getting used to the hardware on the new consoles, according to Keith Stuart in The Guard-
ian article, “Is now the right time to buy a new video game console?” Game developers have a certain time frame to get a feel for the hardware once the console is released. If it takes too long, sales start to decline and that’s what we are seeing right now. People are not going to spend $350 on the console if the console is lacking signature games or game variety. I understand that all good developments and improvements take time, however, if I’m going to spend $350 on a video game console, I would hope the console developers and the video game developers would work out these kinds of issues prior to the console’s launch. Another issue I have
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with the current generation consoles is the insane amount of patience you must have in order for the console to complete everything. Whether it’s a small thing like loading a cut scene in a video game or being forced to wait 20 minutes to install any game you pop into the console, your patience is definitely tested when you buy a current generation console. The reason loading times have become longer and yet more acceptable is because we as consumers are making a trade-off. In my opinion, consumers have made it known to console and game developers that we value graphical improvements and content improvements over loading speeds and downloading speeds.
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While I agree with the consumer that graphical improvements are more important, I would be willing to sacrifice minor details in graphical improvements and slightly less content to enhance loading speeds. When I play a video game, I don’t want to spend half the time waiting in loading screens. Most games that are being launched on the new consoles are still being released for last generation’s consoles as well, according to Chris Jager in the Lifehacker article, “Five reasons why you shouldn’t buy a next-gen console (yet).” In my opinion, if you have a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360, you are not really that behind, nor are you missing that much, which
forces me to wonder if it is even worth it to buy the new consoles. As the consoles stand right now, I think the price tag is just too steep and there’s not enough incentive to buy one. If you haven’t bought one yet, I would wait until the price tag comes down or the amount of incentives goes up. Right now, next generation consoles are not worth the money. 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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“I’ve seen the band before, so I’m really excited to see them perform again and see how they’ve progressed as a band.”
“I literally have no idea what genre they are, but it’s a free concert and they seem really cool, so I’m excited.”
“I remember listening to them on the radio awhile back and even bought some of their songs, so I’m really pumped for New Politics. I’m psyched.”
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“War of the Roses” shows passion, raises awareness on social media
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i Kappa Phi fraternity has been holding its “War of the Roses” philanthropy event in Bosco Student Plaza April 25-29. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., members of the fraternity could be found riding a stationary bicycle to raise awareness, as well as taking donations (after which donors are entered into a raffle). The event is a partnership with Integrated Behavioral Technologies, a nonprofit that “focuses primarily on children and families affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder,” according to the “About IBT” page of the IBT website. In addition to IBT, a smaller portion of the money raised will go to The Ability Experience, Pi Kappa Phi’s national philanthropy organization. Ryan Simpson, senior in finance and member of Pi Kappa Phi, said the fraternity “is one of the only fraternities that runs its own national philanthropy.” According to Simpson, The Ability Experience is a philanthropy focused on helping people with disabilities. Simpson said it does this through events like “Journey of Hope,” a trans-American awareness and fundraising bike ride, and “Build America,” an event where Simpson says, “teams of men from all different Pi Kapp chapters around the country go and build things like wheelchair-assisted ramps and wheelchair-assisted playgrounds.” Unlike “Journey of Hope” or “Build America,” however, the “War of the Roses” event was not planned by The Ability Experience. Rather, Levi Jones, freshman in secondary education and Pi Kappa Phi philanthropy chair, said it was planned by the local K-State chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. “The Ability Experience encourages the fraternity to reach out to local organizations that help people with disabilities,” Jones said. “This lets chapters of the fraternity who might not be able to participate in other Ability Experience events get involved
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Though sororities are the only ones competing in “War of the Roses,” individuals who are not in a sorority can still get involved with the event, and even have incentive to do so by way of a raffle drawing. Every donation of at least $1 could be entered into a raffle to win prizes such as gift cards to Umi Japanese Steakhouse, Carmike Cinemas, Bluestem Bistro and Pita Pit, among others, Jones said. “We didn’t want sororities to be the only ones who are able to participate, so the raffle was a way to get everyone involved,” Jones said. “By reaching out, trying to include more people and spreading the word, we’re hoping to strengthen the ‘brand’ of the event, the idea being that we can get as many people involved as possible, and have an even bigger, better one next year.” Another aspect of “War of the Roses” is the selection of the Rose Queen. According to Jones, the Rose Queen is an honorary member of Pi Kappa Phi. Members of the fraternity nominate and vote for girls whom they feel best represent the fraternity’s ideals and and make the frater-
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nity better. The Rose Queen gets free access to socials and formal events and also gets their picture on Pi Kappa Phi’s composite. The current Rose Queen is Lauren Ellis, junior in animal sciences and industry. Ellis said being the Rose Queen is a “big honor.” “Rose Queen is special because it isn’t something that’s given to you — it’s something you’re chosen to do,” Ellis said. “The guys are great. They’ve always treated me with a lot of respect and dignity, and they’re really passionate.” Ellis said the “War of the Roses” “came into its own” this year. “It’s bigger, and there’s more passion, energy and excitement for it,” Ellis said. Jones said that following the event, the fraternity will re-evaluate it, and figure out how to “get more people involved and make improvements” for next year’s “War of the Roses.” “This event is something we do every year, so the guys know it’s coming and have the opportunity to get excited for it,” Jones said. “We all really like doing it.”
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A College of Business Administration fee proposal of $15 per credit hour was approved by the Tuition and Fees Strategies Committee Thursday morning. The proposal was passed on a 9-1-0 vote, with Kurt Lockwood, senior in agricultural economics, as the dissenting voice. The meeting was held in the place of Tuesday’s meeting, which was postponed due to inclement weather. A fee proposal from K-State Libraries of $1 per credit hour was discussed. The fee proposal as written would apply to students on all K-State campuses, but could be rewritten to only apply to students attending the Manhattan campus. An academic building support fee proposal was also
Despite the usual rules of Bill Snyder Family Stadium, where alcohol is not sold throughout the stadium for home football games, it will be available for purchase at the concert for those of legal drinking age, Currie said. “In accordance with university policy, and our athletic policies, there will be alcohol sales at the stadium,” Currie said. “That is all by our third party concessionaire Sodexo, so they have the responsibility to ensure compliance with all alcohol regulations.” Tickets will go on sale beginning May 3 to members of the Zac Brown Band fan club. Students of K-State will have the opportunity to purchase tickets on May 9, and the general public will have the chance to buy tickets on May 13. Ticket sales begin at $39 each, and all sales will begin at 10 a.m. central time on the assigned date of sale, according to DeWaard. McCulloh said she hopes that the event goes well in order to possibly host another one in the near future. “We’d like to see it happen again, but we don’t have a lot of input with sports and sports activities,” McCulloh said. “I’m definitely please and surprised that they’re willing to let us use the football stadium for this event. We’ll hope that it goes really well and the practices go well and perhaps we can do something next year on the bye game.”
Edson Ibarra, junior in kinesiology, and Andrew Nation , junior in athletic training help Pi Kappa Phi raise money for the 2016 War of Roses event in Bosco Plaza on April 26, 2016. and help out.” Jones said they reached out to IBT because, “it lets us interact with the people we’re helping — it’s a good chance for the guys to get a one-on-one interaction with these individuals.” Before “War of the Roses” began, K-State sororities were paired up with an IBT-assisted family. Throughout the week, sororities could earn points by donating or taking a selfie with a Pi Kappa Phi member and tweeting it to a Twitter account set up specifically for the event. This evening, the sorority with the most points will be declared the winner, and funds raised through the event will go to that sorority’s IBT family in the form of a scholarship, according to Jones. “Instead of having whoever donates the most money win, we’re using points to decide the winner,” Jones said. “Different sororities might have different financial situations, so we didn’t want to make the event about how much money you can donate. With the point system, you can still be competitive by showing passion and raising awareness on social media.”
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or the second-to-last meet before the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, K-State track and field heads to Lawrence this Saturday for the Rock Chalk Classic. The meet won’t be short on competition. Kansas, Minnesota, Oral Roberts, UMKC, Wichita State and Oklahoma State will be represented at the Rock Chalk Classic. The Minnesota men’s team is currently ranked No. 11, while K-State’s No. 8 women’s team will have to face No. 21 ranked Oklahoma State. The Rock Chalk Classic is just one item on the list of a busy weekend for the Minnesota men’s team. The Gophers also are sending athletes to compete in the Drake Relays and the St. Mary’s Open. They also competed in the Bolstorff Invitational on Thursday. Minnesota’s women’s team also has had a busy week, with the team competing in the Drake Relays as well as sending athletes to the Kip Janvrin Open on Thursday and today and the Janis Rider Invitational on Saturday. Oklahoma State’s track and field teams will also be divided up this weekend. The Cowgirls’ 4-x-800 meter relay team is heading to the Penn State Relays along with the distance medley teams. The rest of the teams will be split up among the Rock Chalk Classic and Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California. The Oklahoma State men’s team is currently on the hunt to earn a season sweep in the Big 12. The Cowboys have already won the Big
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Junior Morgan Wedekind rounds a corner en route to winning the 1-mile run at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational on Jan. 23 in Ahearn Field House. 12 Championship in cross country and indoor track and field. Now all that’s left is the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Oral Roberts is coming off a solid performance at the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma. Sophomore Omega Reese highlight-
ed to meet for Oral Roberts, winning the women’s 800-meter run on a time of 2 minutes, 12.84 seconds. Also competing in the John Jacobs Invitational, Wichita State’s men’s and women’s teams both took second. The men’s team was just 23 points away from top-finishing Okla-
homa. The Rock Chalk Classic will serve as a return trip for UMKC. The last time UMKC was in action was at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence, April 20-23. The men’s distance medley team took first place for UMKC at the Kansas Relays, while the woman’s
800-meter run was dominated by the Roos. The top three Division I finishers in the event came from UMKC. The meet kicks off in the field at 11 a.m. with the men’s hammer throw. Action on the track starts at 4 p.m. with the men’s 4-x-100 meter relay.
BatCats hit the road for weekend series against Iowa Hawkeyes AVERY OSEN
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The K-State baseball team will be traveling north this weekend for an out-of-conference battle with the Iowa Hawkeyes in a three-game series. The Wildcats are coming off a 10-6 win over Grand Canyon University on Wednesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State is currently 19-22 on the season and 5-10 in Big 12 play. The win came after the K-State Wildcats were rained out Tuesday night, when they were initially scheduled to take on the Wichita State Shockers on the road. In the win, K-State used two home runs from senior shortstop Tyler Wolfe, who collected five RBIs on the night. Three of those runs came in a four-run first inning for the Wildcats as Wolfe
Senior catcher Tyler Wolfe slides to second base during the baseball game between the University of Texas and K-State on April 8 at Tointon Family Stadium.
blasted a three-run shot to give K-State a 4-0 lead early in the first frame.
Junior infielder Steve Serratore had a good game as he went two for four in the game and had
two RBIs during the win. The Wildcats will stay out of the conference this weekend
when they go to Iowa City, Iowa, to take on the Hawkeyes, who are having a mediocre year this season at 19-19. This will be the first weekend series outside of the Big 12 for K-State since hosting Western Carolina in mid-March. Iowa hasn’t had that one player who has major home run potential, but senior outfielder Joel Booker and senior first baseman Tyler Peyton each have four home runs in the near-40 games this season. Booker and senior infielder Nick Roscetti are leading the team in RBIs with 25 each. The Hawkeyes are winners of their last two games and are in
the midst of an eight-game home stretch that ends May 3 when they host Western Illinois. In conference play, Iowa is just 7-8 this season and is coming off a series loss to Michigan this past weekend, but salvaged the series against the Wolverines by winning the final game on Sunday. They’ll return to Big 10 play next weekend when they travel to Columbus, Ohio, to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Hawkeyes defeated Grand View Tuesday night 3-0 and got rained out as they were scheduled to host the University of Nebraska Omaha on Wednesday night. K-State and Iowa will begin the series at 6:05 p.m. Friday, do battle at 2:05 p.m. Saturday and finish the series at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday. The Wildcats will return home to host the Wichita State Shockers on Tuesday at Tointon Family Stadium.
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Junior Matt Green at Colbert Hills during team practice on Oct. 1, 2015.
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The Wildcats’ men’s golf team is prepared for the tough task of competing in the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship in Trinity, Texas this weekend. The conference has been very good so far this year so a team like K-State will have its hands full. “We are excited for the Big 12 Championship this year,” K-State head coach Grant Robbins said to K-State Sports. “Obviously, it’s the strongest overall field we have seen this year and the golf course presents a tremendous challenge. I like where our guys are at right now. They have prepared well, so now it’s just a matter of getting a good game plan together, staying committed to that plan and playing
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with some confidence.” K-State will be sending five competitors to the tournament. Junior Matt Green has been the best golfer for the team throughout the year despite the rough outing he suffered last time out. Green finished tied for 34th at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate after shooting 6-over-par 222. It was the first time this spring he’s finished outside of the top 20. Freshman Jeremy Gandon sits at the No. 2 position in this tournament for the Wildcats. This is a big stage for the freshman to be on, but with a good performance he would prove his worth in the tough Big 12 Conference. Senior Kyle Weldon is in the No. 3 position. Weldon is looking to go out with a bang. He has golfed at this course before, but it has been a couple years since then so the course could play
differently. Weldon finished the highest on the team in the Hawkeye Intercollegiate. This could be his last tournament so a good showing could help him and the Wildcats. Another freshman to keep an eye on is Andrew Beckler. He is the No. 4 golfer for K-State. He can continue to build on a good freshman year with a strong performance in the conference tournament. He has improved all year coming into this weekend. In the No. 5 position, junior Jack Rickabaugh will be making his Big 12 Championship debut. Rickabaugh has had some up and downs in his first year at the Division I level, but that can all change with a good performance and he can build momentum for next year. Tee times are scheduled for 8 a.m. today.
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-State Student Union Program Council hosted its second annual Cattywampus, a K-State Proud Celebration at Memorial Stadium on Thursday evening. In honor of K-State Proud’s 10th year and the organization’s accomplishments in raising more than $1 million and helping more than 520 Students, UPC and K-State Proud partnered to present a concert featuring New Politics, a Danish-American band, and The
Notionaries, out of Oklahoma City. “Luckily, we were able to partner with UPC and they are able to set up contract negotiations with multiple people and the New Politics kind of fell into the timeline that we wanted and when they were touring,” Luke Schnefke, senior in mechanical engineering and K-State Proud co-chair, said. “This is a K-State Proud celebration,” Schnefke said. “It is at the end of the year, celebrating our entire last year as a campus, so obviously K-State Proud can’t be done without an entire campus effort, and we want to go ahead and recognize that.” K-State Proud is students help-
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Lead vocalist David Boyd and drummer Louis Vecchio of New Politics play during a concert at Memorial Stadium on K-State’s campus on Thursday. ing students, which means students are the ones raising the money and allocating the money to students who are in financial need, which helps them stay at K-State, Schnefke said. The planning for the concert started last October with a big idea that led to signing the contract in February with New Politics, according to Schnefke. UPC was a big part of the planning of the Cattywampus concert and getting the concert to happen, according to Schnefke and Caleb Fenn, junior in management and UPC music committee cochair. “(UPC) brought all the artists and we are kind of the controlling Austin Fuller | THE COLLEGIAN
New Politics’ guitarist Søren Hansen plays during a concert at K-State’s Memorial Stadium on Thursday.
power, or the event planners,” Fenn said. UPC does a lot of research in order to see what students are wanting to hear through surveys that they send out every year, according to Fenn. “Our goal is to find a band that, in a couple years people will look back and say, ‘Oh my gosh, they came to our campus,’” Fenn said. “That is what we wanted our vibe to be with this one and we did a lot of research into what students might like.” UPC and K-State Proud were expecting a lot of people to show up to the event, Fenn said. Because it was a free concert, they had a hard time getting a solid number, but wanted to make sure their venue was large enough to fit as many people as they could. “They are an up-and-coming band and it’s just a good thing to look back at and say that you were
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there when they were first starting out,” Elizabeth Andrasik, freshman in elementary education, said. Andrasik said she was very excited to come to the concert and had heard about it through a friend. “My friend had seen it on Facebook and we thought it would be a good way to spend our Thursday night,” Andrasik said. “We both like this band and it was a free concert, so it was almost hard to beat.” Andrasik said she had a lot of fun at the concert and hopes that K-State Proud will keep the tradition going next year. “I was actually surprised at how many people came, and I loved that the band was actually really good live,” Andrasik said. “I have no regrets about coming out to this concert tonight, and I can’t wait to see who they get for the headliner next year.”
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Puppies provide playtime for students
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Alison DelNegro, junior in kinesiology, Ryn Turk, junior in construction science, and Emily Polston, sophomore in women’s studies, pet Ruby, a border collie, at the Sigma Paw Gamma event outside Leasure Hall on Thursday.
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Eleanor Dickens, senior in anthropology and political science, takes a selfie with Ruby, a border collie, at the Sigma Paw Gamma event outside Leasure Hall on Thursday.
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Josh Tryon, sophomore in mechanical engineering, Jonathan Estes, sophomore in mechanical engineering, Russell Hicks, senior in Park Management and conservation, and Austin Palen, sophomore in construction science and management, pose with dogs at the Sigma Paw Gamma event outside Leasure Hall on Thursday.
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Paige Nelson, junior in communications, holds Gary, a terrier mutt, at the Sigma Paw Gamma event outside Leasure Hall on Thursday.
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