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tudents struggling to buy groceries can consider the option of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. While it may be unpopular among some college students, there are some who are willing to give it a shot. Michael Scott, junior in kinesiology, said he has had experience with food stamps in the past. Scott, a native of east St. Louis, Illinois, said his sister uses SNAP in Illinois and let him borrow her electronic benefit transfer card from time to time to get groceries. “She would just mail me the card and tell me how much I could spend,” Scott said. “I saved about 60 bucks every time she let me use it.” Scott said his sister is a mother of two children and raises them on her own. “She needs it way more than me,” Scott said. “But she looks out for me like that, so she would let me use it sometimes.” Scott said he would have never asked his sister if he did not really need help. “At the time, I definitely needed it,” Scott said. “I’m back on my feet now. I’m good.”

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GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR WINS NATIONAL AWARD

Richard Marston, university distinguished professor of geography, was recognized by the Geomorphology Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers at its recent national meeting in San Francisco last week. The association honored Marston’s contributions to the field of geomorphology with its 2016 Melvin G. Marcus Distinguished Career Award, according to K-State Today. Marston was cited for his “dedication to students, a love of mountains and field experience, a sustained record of top level research, and a commitment to geomorphology above and beyond anything that is vaguely reasonable.”

US SECOND LADY VISITS FORT RILEY

Fort Riley Middle School teachers and students welcomed Jill Biden to their facility this morning. The wife of Vice President Joe Biden is participating in several events this month in celebration of April’s Month of the Military Child and as part of her Joining Forces initiative. According to the Little Apple Post, Jill is visiting with active duty service members, military spouses, military-connected students and their teachers across the state in support of military children’s education. During her visit with Fort Riley Middle School, Jill touched on the educational partnership between Fort Riley and K-State as part of Operation Educate the Educators. The operation is an effort Jill launched through her Joining Forces initiative to train educators in recognizing the unique needs of military-connected students, according to the Little Apple Post.

COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY

ple living below the poverty level in Kansas than any other age group. In 2014, about 28 percent of people living below the poverty level in the state of Kansas were between the ages of 18 and 24, according to the “People living below poverty level” page of the Kansas Health Matters website. According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, however, “Examining the effect of off-campus college students on poverty rates,” from 2009 to 2011 Manhattan was ranked 24th on the list of cities with populations between 20,000-65,000 with significant changes in poverty rates after excluding off-campus college students. There was a 16 percent change in the percentage of people living in poverty when excluding college students living off campus. This means that from 2009 to 2011, the percentage of people below the poverty level in Manhattan was 16 percent higher when including college students who lived off campus, according to census.gov. More simply put, college students who lived off campus in Manhattan accounted for about 57 percent of the reported people living in poverty from 2009 to 2011.

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K-State assistant coach departs men’s basketball staff RILEY GATES the collegian

On Wednesday evening at 6:01 p.m., Jeff Borzello, recruiting Insider for ESPN’s college basketball coverage, tweeted that K-State assistant coach Alvin Brooks III was leaving Manhattan to take a vacant position on Scott Drew’s staff at Baylor University. CBS’ Jon Rothstein said Brooks will be filling Grant McCasland’s position. “The decision to leave K-State has been one of most of difficult in my professional life,” Brooks said in a press release. “I have learned so much from (head coach Bruce Weber) about coaching and helping develop young people with integrity. Ultimately, this was too good of an opportunity for us to get closer to our immediate families in Texas.” The two coaches, Brooks and McCasland, have prior history with each other before their Division I days. Brooks was an assistant coach under McCasland at Midland College in 2006-07. During that year, Midland record-

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ed a 29-8 record and won the Western Junior College Athletic Conference and Region V titles before going on to win the NJCAA Championship. The 35-year-old

Brooks, a native of Houston and a graduate in 2002 from Idaho State University, just completed his fourth season at K-State under Weber. Before taking the job as assistant coach for the

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Wildcats, he held the same title at Sam Houston State University for two years. During his time as assistant coach, Brooks has been a crucial part of the recruiting team for K-State. Brooks helped in the recruiting of Marcus Foster (now at Creighton University), junior forward Wesley Iwundu, senior forward Stephen Hurt and freshman forward Dante Williams, who took a medical redshirt and sat out this season due to an injury. The Wildcats have compiled a 79-54 record during Brooks’ tenure. The team appeared in the NCAA Tournament two times, losing their first game in the tournament both years, as well as a share of the Big 12 Championship in 2012-13. K-State also climbed into the Associated Press’ top 10 poll at one time during Brooks’ career. “I appreciate Alvin’s contribution to our program over these past four years,” Weber said in the release. “He has been a valuable member of our staff and has helped build a solid foundation for this program.” Brooks is the son of Alvin Brooks II, a head basket-

ball coach who has been in the game for over 30 years. Brooks II was the first African-American head coach at the University of Houston. After Houston, he held positions at UTEP, Texas A&M and Kentucky, before returning to Houston as the associate head coach, first for James Dickey, and now for Kelvin Sampson. Brooks will join a Baylor team that, in 2015-16, posted a 22-12 overall record and a 10-8 record in the Big 12 Conference and finished in fifth place in the final conference standings. The Bears fell to Kansas in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, before earning a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament West region where they fell to Yale, 79-75. Joining Brooks in Waco, Texas, will be his wife Tiffany, and the couple’s sons, Alvin Brooks IV and Austin Brooks. “Our family will be forever grateful to Coach Weber and the entire K-State Family for making our four years in Manhattan so special,” Brooks said. “I know there are great days ahead for K-State basketball.”

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College proposes $15 per-credit-hour fee increase JASON TIDD the collegian

he College of Business Administration is proposing a $15 per-credit-hour fee increase to hire more faculty and staff in an effort to improve the quality of education. The fee proposal is the second phase of a three-phase plan to raise the fee to $45 per credit hour, according to the college’s fee proposal. “The full three-year proposal is designed to make our class sizes and total class offerings more competitive with other schools,” Stacy Kovar, associate dean and professor of accounting, said. The proposed $15 increase would generate an additional $750,000 of revenue. With a full $45 fee, the college estimates a revenue of $2.25 million per year. The college would use the funds to hire 14 new faculty, two new advisers, make a current part-time adviser a full-time adviser and hire other staff. There are currently 46 students for every one full-time faculty member. After the three-year plan, that number would drop to 38 students. The student-adviser ratio would decrease from 473 students to 325 students per adviser. While the decrease in the student-to-faculty ratio may not appear significant, the fee proposal states the biggest impact of the new faculty will be on large classes. From the first phase of the fee alone and the hiring of additional instructors, four core business courses have seen decreases in class sizes. Finance 450 class sizes were cut from 380 to 75, Management 420 dropped from 190 to 70, Marketing 400 decreased from 110 to 83 and Management 366 was reduced from 145 to 45. “The goal is to make our class sizes better for the student in the class to succeed,” Kovar said. Corben Tannahill, freshman in marketing, said he has not taken Finance 450 yet. “I’ve heard about it, horror stories, and I hear they’re going to smaller classes,” Tannahill said. “I’m like, ‘Yes, thank you.’ That would be my one hope to get through (Finance 450).” Tannahill said he supports the fee increase if it means smaller class sizes. “Awesome, do it,” Tannahill said. “I don’t care about 45 bucks if it means I get a B in Finance 450 instead of a D.” Ben Weigel, freshman in finance, said large classes have a worse learning environment than smaller classes. “I’ve noticed in my management class, even to speak up in class, the students seem to be more intimidated

to do that given that it’s a larger class size,” Weigel said. “There’s less engagement in class.” Madison Degnan, freshman in management information systems, said she supports smaller class sizes. “I’m excited to be more connected with the teacher and be more personable,” Degnan said.

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“If we think about our 2025 strategic plan for our college, the goal is to be able to offer better opportunities for our students when they graduate,” Kovar said. With additional faculty, the college will also be able to offer new courses. One of those classes, an accounting systems course, is a new accreditation requirement. Kovar said if the class is not added, the accounting major will probably not remain accredited in the future. “The accreditation follows typically the needs and demands of those professions,” Kovar said. Even if the fee proposal is not approved, Kovar said the college will find a way to offer the class so the accounting major can remain accredited. Offering the class, though, may come at the expense of class sizes for other courses. “If the fee proposal is not approved,” Kovar said, “we won’t be able to make the reductions in some of these class sizes that we have, and we’re continuing to not be able to offer new things that are important, or if we offer them ... we’re going to have to offer it in a larger lecture format.” Class sizes are not a new issue. Historically, the college has not had enough faculty for the number of students, Kovar said. With the growing student enrollment in the college, the problem is compounded. “Over the last five years, we’ve grown every year,” Kovar said. “Now think about it, 50 students. What does that mean for Accounting 231, when the size of the class is 50? Well, every year you really should have to be adding one more section. So over five years, you add 50 every year, you need another faculty member.” Kovar said class sizes are important for the quality of education, and that in turn is important for attracting students and making them more competitive in the job market. “You’re not just going to compete with KU students when you leave, right,” Kovar said. “You need a quality experience that’s competitive with anybody in the nation. That’s what we care about the most.” According to information provided by Kovar, the University of Kansas business school has 17 students per faculty, compared to the 38 students per faculty that K-State will have after

Graphic by Carly Adams the fee. At KU, a combination of the university fees, tuition and business fees equates to $501 per credit hour. If all fee increases are approved, K-State would cost $384 per credit hour. More comparative information can be found on the college’s fee proposal webpage.

INCREASED SCHOLARSHIPS HELP OFFSET COSTS

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growth in scholarship funds can help offset the increase to the cost of attendance. In 2010, the college awarded $755,122 in scholarships. In fall 2016, that number will grow to $1.35 million. “We hope that alumni continue to see the good stuff that we’re doing,” Kovar said. “Some of them want to give to scholarships, some of them may choose to support faculty because they know that that, too, is important.” Kovar said none of the increased scholarship aid came from tuition and

Detox diet is potentially dangerous, dietician says SHELTON BURCH the collegian

Detoxification diets, also known as “detoxing” are popular, but the greatest benefit of detoxing might simply be as a way to start eating better, according to the Mayo Clinic article “Do detox diets offer any health benefits” by Katherine Zeratsky. A search of the word “detox” on Pinterest yields everything from fruit-infused water to recipes for soup, salad and smoothies. “Specific detox diets vary — but typically a period of fasting is followed by a strict diet of raw vegetables, fruit and fruit juices and water,” Zeratsky said. “In addition, some detox diets advocate using herbs and other supplements along with colon cleansing to empty the intestines.” There can be various risks associated with detoxing, however, such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies, bloating, nausea and dehydration, depending on the duration of the detox, Zeratsky said. Megan Katt, registered dietician and health educator for Lafene Health Center, said one problem with detox diets is they are often low calorie, so even though they involve consuming healthier foods such as fruits and vegetables, the lack of calories

fees or state aid. “All of that scholarship aid is alumni and other donors who come back and say, ‘I want to make your experience better. I want us to allow our students to be more successful. I want us to have a more prestigious program that students can really succeed and we can attract the best students,’” Kovar said. Editor’s note:This is the first story in a series analyzing fee proposals under consideration by K-State.

Poverty challenge: Day 3 finds uncertainty

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Graphic by Carly Adams can actually cause problems. “Too few calories, for anybody, regardless of if you’re trying to lose weight or not, is dangerous,” Katt said. Eating too few calories at a basic level can lead to a person feeling sluggish or without energy throughout the day, Katt said. It can also lead to overindulging later on. “Eating too few calories is just not feasible for people,” Katt said. Not only that, but when a person starves themselves, the human body holds onto

calories more firmly, Katt said. Even though a person may be trying to lose weight by eating less, once they finally do eat, the body can prevent that weight loss, or in some cases even put on additional weight. Detox diets, and other fad diets, are marketers’ dreams, so it is important for people who are interested in eating better or losing weight to make sure they are getting their information from reputable sources, Katt said. “With detox diets, or any fad diets, there’s a lot of

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them,” Katt said. “It’s really important to make sure you’re getting your nutrition advice or your health advice from a professional, or even your doctor.” Katt said as a dietician, she can only recommend diets and health changes that have been peer-reviewed and analyzed by professionals in the field. “As a dietician, the only thing we can promote in terms of weight-loss methods are things that have been backed by research,” Katt said.

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As explained this week, I undertook a weeklong challenge to understand what those living in poverty face every day in Riley County. I was limited to $28.05 for groceries, the average SNAP benefits received by a single person in Kansas. I could not access my car or use the Internet at home.

DAY 3 — TUESDAY

Distance walked: 1.8 miles Weight: 239 (-2 from Sunday) Day three began in failure. I had overslept, gaining five hours of sleep instead of four. While I had no classes on Tuesday, I did have a work meeting. If I walked there, I would arrive about 45 minutes late. If I drove there, I’d make it in time. I failed part of the challenge because I decided to drive. I was disappointed with myself, even though, rationally, I knew that the consequences of missing the meeting would be immense. At the start of the challenge, I didn’t know whether or not I would be able to see it through. Poverty is an epidemic that sets people up for failure. Every day is a matter of whether or not a person can

get by. It took two days for me to remember how poverty can affect mood and outlook on life. Poverty takes away choices. If I wanted to complete a homework assignment, I had to go to the library to gain Internet access. If I wanted enough time to cook a meal, I had to hope that work would be done early. A person living in poverty may be able to afford an old car. However, if it breaks down, there may not be enough money to fix it. I drove on day three and felt shameful. It was then I realized that I do have choices. I have a certain level of freedom that a lot of people don’t have. My shame didn’t come from driving my car, it came from the epiphany that I didn’t think about others as much as I should. Had I truly been in poverty, I would have been late to work. All it takes is a lousy car to make the difference between getting to work on time and apologizing to the boss for missing the meeting, hoping that it doesn’t result in losing a job. Just one bad day can make a horrible situation even worse. As I drove home that night, I finally had enough energy to cook. How many people are going to go home tonight and will be able to do the same? Poverty is uncertainty. That’s what I learned on day three. Jon Parton is a senior in political science. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com

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K-State hosts, wins car design competition PARKER ROBB the collegian

hemical engineering students from universities across the Midwest descended upon Manhattan socialize and compete in the regional research, ChemE Jeopardy and the Chem-E-Car poster and performance competitions, at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Mid-America Student Regional Conference, hosted at K-State for the first time in over 10 years, April 1–3. The conference was hosted by students from the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Hospitality Management, David Madden, senior in chemical engineering, captain of K-State’s Chem-E-Car team and regional conference chair, said. “We are trying to become a top 50 public institution for research,” Madden said. “In order to reach that goal, we really have to promote research at K-State. This conference was over 200 people that we were able to bring and get interested in research as well as share their ideas of research from other universities here.” The conference was also an opportunity for the College of Engineering to show other schools what K-State has to offer, Keith Hohn, professor of chemical engineering, said. “We have great students that do great things,” Hohn said. “They put on this wonderful conference and came in first and third in the ChemE-Car competition, which really shows that K-State has a lot to offer, and our students are good.” The distance Chem-E-Car teams were challenged to run their cars was 66 feet, and the weight of water their cars were required to carry while doing so was 380 milliliters. Chem-E-Car, the short name of the Chemical Engineering Car Student Design Competition, is a game of engineering precision. Student teams from universities across the U.S. and the world compete by building autonomous vehicles generally around 1 foot in length that are powered by and stop due to chemical reactions, according to the competition rules posted on AIChE’s website. Teams do not learn the predetermined distance their cars must travel or weight they must carry until immediately before the competition, when they must calibrate their designs to the specified distance and weight. The car that stops closest to the predetermined line wins.

K-STATE’S PERFORMANCE

The car is powered by a reaction that produces enough carbon dioxide pressure to drive a reciprocating piston back and forth, Everhart said. Two years ago, when Everhart and several other students first conceptualized what would become the Bill Snyder Family Chem-E-Car 2.0, the car tore itself in half twice during testing, and only travelled 5 feet at the competition. Last year, however, after modifying the car, the team took first place at regionals at the University of Kansas. After leading the competition following the first run, the team dropped to second place when another team’s car stopped closer to the line in the second round. Running last, the Bill Snyder Family Chem-ECar 2.0 passed the line and its competitor’s mark, but then rolled backward due to the reciprocating piston to stop within several inches of the line and reclaim first place, according to Everhart. This year’s victory was not as dramatic, but nonetheless still sweet, Everhart said. “‘If we’re going to do this, I want to see it all the way through,’” Everhart said he thought to himself two years ago. “And now being able to see it all the way through to now go to nationals for the second-straight year is very rewarding.” The K-State Chem-E-Car team’s other car, dubbed the “K-State Model S: Snyder,” is in the midst of that journey right now, Everhart said. The car is powered by 10 zinc-carbon batteries assembled in film canisters. The car stops when a column of pressure pushes water away from two electrical contacts, breaking the circuit. Last year, the newly-designed car was not ready for competition. This year, the battery-powered car emerged in first place after the first run Saturday, according to Katie McWilliams, sophomore in chemical engineering. In the second run, however, the car did not move from the starting line, but the car’s performance in the first run was good enough for third place overall. “An issue will pop up that we didn’t even know would be an issue,” McWilliams said. McWilliams said she blamed a faulty electrical connection between batteries, which the team has combatted all year and hopes to improve in future iterations. “Third place is not bad, and we got first place in the poster presentation, which is really, really not bad,” McWilliams said. The K-State battery car team won the Chem-E-Car poster competition—K-State’s fifth-straight win in a row—in which they presented their design and how their car operates to

Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN The “Bill Snyder Family Chem-E-Car 2.0” rolls down the track toward its first place finish inside Ahearn Field House at the Chem-E-Car competition of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Mid-America Regional Student Conference hosted by K-State on April 2. good, but with creativity sometimes you don’t get consistency.” Chem-E-Car teams spend the academic year leading up to the regional competition designing, building and optimizing their cars to prepare them for competition. In Chem-E-Car, aspiring engineers, including more than just chemical engineers, learn much about how engineering in the real world works through trial and error in finding creative solutions to problems that arise, according to Michelle Ampuero, junior in chemical engineering at Iowa State University and leader of ISU’s Gengar Gang car, which achieved second place. “Engineers, when you boil it down, we solve problems,” Ampuero said. “That’s what we do. We troubleshoot, we problem-solve, we have to think really critically about things. That’s what Chem-E-Car is. It will present you with a whole host of problems, problems you didn’t even

think you would have to encounter. And you just have to figure out how to solve them in unique and interesting ways.” Madden said the team aspect of Chem-E-Car is also formative. “When you work in industry, you’re not going to be working by yourself, but with a team,” Madden said. “(Chem-E-Car) really simulates that well, because you’re in a team, and you have a goal that’s not typically clearly defined, but you have to get results and you have to follow deadlines.” Ampuero said the Iowa State Chem-E-Car team shares a similar story to that of the K-State pressure car team. The team was restarted after a hiatus only three years ago. Two years ago at their first regional competition, the team received the Golden Trash Can award for their creative car design that in reality did not work. After years of work, the fledgling team has rapidly improved,

finishing sixth last year, and this year finishing second and qualifying for the national competition to be held in San Francisco in November. “This semester we’ve been meeting four or five times a week,” Ampuero said. “We really threw ourselves at it. … We’ve put a lot of hours into it, and it is very much a labor of love. … All the blood, sweat and tears have come down to this.” In the end, Ampuero said, the challenges competitors must overcome and the seemingly endless technical problems teams must solve, mold and shape them into better engineers who can think critically, communicate effectively, work efficiently with a team, design safely and use those skills to change the world for the better. “I’m so glad we started it at Iowa State three years ago when I was a freshman, because I don’t think I would be the engineer that I am now,” Ampuero said.

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Evan Balthazor and Katharine Kellogg, both freshmen in chemical engineering, set up K-State’s “Bill Snyder Family Chem-E-Car” on the starting line before their first run inside Ahearn Field House on April 2. K-State hosted the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Mid-America Student Regional Conference from April 1-3, at which the K-State Chem-E-Car team repeated as regional champions. The K-State pressure car subteam, whose vehicle is dubbed the “Bill Snyder Family Chem-E-Car 2.0,” achieved that feat for the second year in a row, defeating 12 other teams in the best-of-two-runs regional Chem-E-Car competition on their home turf Saturday morning in Ahearn Field House. “It feels fantastic, especially being part of this car from the very beginning before last year, when we had a lot of failures,” Brian Everhart, junior in chemical engineering and K-State pressure car team leader, said. Everhart said he has been working on designing and optimizing the Bill Snyder Family Chem-E-Car 2.0 car for three years. “This car has had a lot of troubles, and to be able to overcome them and to be able to go to nationals is incredible,” Everhart said.

judges. K-State’s two cars combined took home five of the nine awards in the performance (first and third), poster presentation (first and third) and best design (third) Chem-E-Car competition categories.

CHALLENGES

Challenges abounded for all teams competing in the regional Chem-E-Car competition this year, as only three cars made it off the starting line in the first run—a disproportionately low percentage compared to previous competitions, according to Madden, due to teams getting very creative with their car designs this year. “We did see a lot of very new designs, and so people were starting to go away from maybe the standard iodine stopping mechanism,” Madden said. “The amount of creativity that was put into these cars was really

Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN From left, freshman Matthew Brooks, junior Brett Bandy, sophomore Joe Hewitt, and sophomore Jack McCraney, all in chemical engineering, watch the “K-State Model S: Snyder” slowly cruise down the track in Ahearn Field House at the Chem-E-Car competition of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Mid-America Regional Student Conference hosted by K-State.

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Spring football features quarterback battle

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Then-junior quarterback Joe Hubener looks to pass during the football game between OU and K-State on Oct. 17, 2015, in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Hubener is in the mix for the starting quarterback job for the 2016 season, along with sophomore Jesse Ertz and freshmen Alex Delton and Skyler Thompson.

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-State fans weren’t the only ones who felt the 2015 football season started their spiral of a tailspin when then-sophomore quarterback Jesse Ertz suffered a season-ending injury on the first play of the first game. Ertz, who had won the starting job last year, saw what he had prepared for all season slip from his hands. “I could not ask for a more worse start to the season,” Ertz said. “I learned a lot from it. You get a lot tougher going through stuff like

that. It was just a whole season of learning again, even though I could not play. I am still in there, and I still knew the game plan. I am still learning things like that.” Now Ertz is back in the mix, looking to work his way back to being the Wildcats’ main gunslinger come this fall. He’s not alone in the hunt though, as freshman Alex Delton, who is also coming off an injury, senior Joe Hubener and incoming freshman Skyler Thompson, who has been on campus since the start of the semester, are keeping competition hot throughout the spring. “It is a very competitive environment,” head coach Bill Snyder

said of the three older guys. “I like the fact that each of them has a competitive spirit about them and are heavily invested into, first and foremost, what is best for the team. They are all three very team-oriented guys, and at the same time remain competitive at the position. They have each had their moments, up and down.” Hubener is the most experienced of the group as he, along with graduated wide receiver-turned-quarterback Kody Cook, led K-State last season at the quarterback position. While he brought a toughness and tenacity to the role that has been a mainstay for K-State quarterbacks, his reign was not the

best. Between the two guys behind center last season, but primarily Hubener, the Wildcats threw for 2,288 yards. K-State hasn’t had that low of production from behind center since 2011, when then-junior Collin Klein threw for 1,970 yards. While that may seem low for the former K-State great remember, Klein also led the team in rushing that year, busting through for 1,141 yards en route to a Cotton Bowl Classic berth. Game by game numbers also slid. In the 2014 season, the Wildcats threw for over 200 yards in every game that season. Granted, when you have players like Tyler Lockett and Jake Waters, that feat looks simple. Waters also had five 300-plus-yard performances during the 2014 season Last season, the Wildcats only threw more than 200 yards five times, and they threw for less than 150 yards four times. While this all seems fairly troubling for K-State, Snyder said he has been impressed with Hubener’s improvement in the offseason. “(Hubener) has really elevated what he has done in the passing game,” Snyder said. “It has not moved him ahead on the depth chart, but (Hubener’s) numbers have elevated in the last couple of practices, and that is a plus.” If Hubener steps forward and earns the starting job, he will have a chance to join a history of Snyder-taught quarterbacks who improve dramatically in their second and third year starting under center. Since Michael Bishop, every single quarterback under Snyder has improved their passing yardage by at least 700 yards after their first year starting. Two of those quarterbacks improved by more than 1,000 yards (Bishop and Waters). With those numbers, a big improvement for the K-State offense in year two of Hubener would not be unprecedented. While Ertz may have won the job last season and Hubener has the

experience, neither have generated the buzz that Delton and Thompson have. The jury is still out on Thompson, who comes in to K-State as a four-star recruit from Missouri with a powerful arm and more-than-serviceable legs. The Wildcats don’t get many high touted guys, so when Thompson put pen to paper on his letter of intent, K-State fans looked with excitement toward the future. While we’ll see Thompson play in the spring game, general consensus is that the freshmen will redshirt this season to build his strength and knowledge of the position. After jumping on the scene at last year’s spring game, Delton grabbed K-State fans’ imagination with his mobility that reminded them of many Wildcat quarterback greats. Delton worked his way to second on the depth chart last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. “I am just trying to be the best player that I can be and just the best teammate I can be,” Delton said. “I know if I do my part, the guys next to me will do their part. I am going into this season and this spring with a year of experience now. It may not seem like a lot, but I feel more comfortable. I feel like I can do good things, and I feel like the guys around me can make me better.” While Snyder doesn’t have a history of turning over the reigns to a freshman, Delton is receiving good returns from the coaches so far this spring. “(Delton) has really gotten off to an excellent start and had three pretty good days of practice,” Snyder said. “He was not quite as productive on Saturday, but I appreciated the way he jumped in and picked up where he left off. He is a very competitive young guy and a little bit better player right now than he was last season before he got hurt.” K-State fans will have a chance to see all four quarterbacks in action later this month on April 23 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the annual Purple-White Spring Game.

Football season draws near, offensive positions up for grabs

AVERY OSEN the collegian

Just as spring begins to roll around, it’s also time for the K-State football team to take the field for practices and prepare for spring game on April 23. Here is what I think of the offense since we are now in the spring portion of the season.

QUARTERBACK

This was a major issue, as everyone knows, last season. I don’t think senior Joe Hubener is the answer, and I don’t know of anyone else who thinks he is either. Head coach Bill Snyder addressed the issue on Tuesday at the media conference. He said

it’s been very competitive for the first few practices. Even more importantly, he said there are other positions he is more worried about than the quarterback spot. It makes me feel confident that he knows where he wants to go next season and isn’t too worried about it.

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Junior runningback Charles Jones goes flying as he is stopped at the 1-yard line by a host of Baylor defenders after a 13-yard run on K-State’s first possession of the first quarter of the Wildcats’ 24-31 loss to the No. 2 Bears on Nov. 5, 2015, in Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

RUNNING BACK

I think the running back position is as big of a position for the Wildcats this upcoming fall as any other position. K-State got help from sophomore Justin Silmon last season. He and senior Charles Jones will be looked upon as the two guys with the most repetitions next year. Another contender for the running back spot is sophomore Dalvin Warmack, who saw some time in K-State’s AutoZone Liberty Bowl loss to Arkansas. All three guys could be very good players this next year if they keep working. It will be interesting to see who ends up being the starter and beating out the other backs this spring

and summer.

WIDE RECEIVER

K-State is returning two of its best three receivers next season, sophomore Dominique Heath and senior Deante Burton. These two

will need to have explosive seasons for the Wildcats to be looked at as a team with a deep receiving core. If this can happen, it will help the running backs take off some pressure from the defense. The biggest thing with these

guys is that they need someone who can throw them the ball, because last year that didn’t happen.

OFFENSIVE LINE

This is going to be a big spot for K-State this fall, es-

pecially after losing potential first-round draft pick Cody Whitehair, who will be playing Sundays this upcoming year. They have a lot of experience coming back this next year and will need to perform well if the Wildcats expect to have a good year. This is going to be huge for K-State. They will need someone who can protect what will most likely be a running quarterback. There are big shoes to fill, but I believe the young players on this team can fill those shoes very well. Avery Osen a senior in mass communications. Please send comments to sports@kstatecollegian.com.

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WILLIES SPORTS BAR & GRILL 307 S. Seth Child Road Date: March 29, 2016 Reason: follow-up

KDA_3_50118A1 In the walk-in cooler, there was sliced roast beef with a prep date of March 17 (held past seven days). There was also sliced club deli meat with a prep date of March 20 (held past seven days). Corrected on site, discarded. (Note: two items out of approximately 200 date-marked items, less than 10 percent).

KDA_4_60111A On the shelf above the three-compartment sink, there were two blue, plastic food-grade containers with sticky residue left on them and stacked clean. Corrected on site, pulled aside until the manager can get Goo Gone to help take off the sticky residue. (Note: two out of 40 plus containers, less than 10 percent).

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2307 B Tuttle Creek Blvd. Date: March 25, 2016 Reason: regular KDA_3_30412B In the sugar

KDA_4_20211A2 There was a plastic food-grade lid on the flour bin and it had cracks in it and taped. Corrected on site, discarded. KDA_4_60111A The large mixer had dried food debris on the metal splash guard and was stored as clean. Corrected on site, cleaned. KDA_3_30414B1 The sanitizer bucket located in the three-compartment sink utilizes chlorine, and it measured above 200 parts per million. Corrected on site, diluted the solution

and now it is reading 50 ppm. KDA_7_10211 In the three-compartment sink, there was a white plastic bucket with clear liquid in it and not labeled. The person in charge said it was bleach water. Corrected on site, labeled the bucket.

TUBBY’S SPORTS BAR 1127 Moro St. Date: March 24, 2016 Reason: follow-up

KDA_7_10211 Behind the bar, there was a working spray bottle hanging on the mechanical dish machine with blue liquid and not labeled. An employee said it was multipurpose cleaners. Corrected on site, labeled the bottle. KDA_3_50118A1 In the reach-in cooler, there was ex-girlfriend dip (sour cream, chicken, etc.) made on site and had a prep date of March 15 (held past seven days). Corrected on site, discarded. (Note: one item held past seven days out of 15 date marked items, less than 10 percent).

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 606 N. Manhattan Ave. Date: March 22, 2016 Reason: complaint

KDA_7_20111B There was a working spray bottle of degreaser be-

9 ing stored directly above the rice bin and a round metal bowl. Corrected on site, removed the chemical. (Note: The chemical holder was mounted to the wall and the rice bin had a lid-seal shut.) KDA_3_30412B In the rice bin, there was a metal food-grade pan being stored in direct contact with the rice (no handle). (Note: educated about using a scoop with a handle). KDA_3_30511A1 On a shelf below the steam well, there was a metal food-grade container with hard taco shells not covered. KDA_4_90311B On a shelf, there were aluminum to-go containers facing upward (not covered). Corrected on site, inverted. KDA_7_20111A There were two working spray bottles of Surface cleaner hanging on the splash guard of the food-prep sink. The spray nozzles were facing toward the food-prep area and there were containers of onions on the table at the time. Corrected on site, removed the chemicals. KDA_4_60111A On the clean utensil rack in the ware-wash area, there was one metal food-grade pan with dried food debris inside and stored clean. Corrected on site, moved back to the ware-wash area.

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ARIES March 21 - April 19

A familiar scent will send you reeling. It’s slightly anxiety-inducing and makes you self conscious ... maybe take a shower tonight.

TAURUS April 20 - May 20

Be thankful that the largest conflict you’ll have to deal with this week is whether or not to eat yet another pizza. Take some time to relax and let loose. Then next week, maybe try to actually accomplish something.

GEMINI May 21 - June 20

Supporting your friend’s stupid idea will be particularly draining this week. On the one hand, you want to be a good friend. On the other hand, they are truly an idiot. Just try your best this week, Gemini.

CANCER June 21 - July 22

Getting lost in your daydreams is great when you’re in class. The issue arises when you begin teetering between fantasy and reality. No, you can’t punch your professor in the face for failing you. Please don’t do that. Maybe actually pay attention in class?

LEO July 23 - Aug. 22

Spend some time with your significant other this week. It’s spring time, love is in the air. Better start planning date night, although I don’t know how you’ll top the time you went to McDonald’s and forced them to order off the dollar menu.

VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22

You’re so close to losing your chill, it might be best to stay home this week. No one is prepared to deal with your wrath this week.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

You’re frustrated with your love life this week. It’s OK, your cat feels the same way about you. Don’t overthink it.

SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21

So you’re trying to better yourself. You’re doing a fantastic job! Just remember that the people in your classes don’t appreciate your jokes like your mom does.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 Your roommate will finally push you over the edge this week. How dare they forget to do the dishes after two hours?! Just remember to wear gloves when you’re burying their body.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

My recommendation for you this week is to remember to do the dishes. Quickly. Actually, don’t even use dishes. Don’t eat. Just don’t go home. Trust me, your life depends on it.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

Normally you’re level-headed. Calm, cool and collected. People admire this about you. You appreciate their admiration, but it’s slowly going to your head. And your head really doesn’t need to get any bigger.

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20

Your sarcasm is not appreciated, but it’s OK. I appreciate your sarcasm. And who better to appreciate you than another sarcastic asshole?

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According to the Kansas Department for Children and Families, there was a monthly average of 3,141 people using SNAP in the fiscal year of 2015, a 5 percent decrease from 2014. In the month of February, there were 134,208 adults using SNAP, with an average cost of about $110.75 per person, according to the “Public Assistance Report Fiscal Year 2016” from the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The statistics do not say anything about college students. According to the USDA’s website, however, college students are eligible for SNAP benefits if they meet a list of requirements. Most able-bodied students are not eligible for SNAP, but there are some exceptions, which include working at least 20 hours a week and taking part in a state or federally-financed work study program, according to the USDA’s website. Brett Zapletal, senior in finance and peer financial counselor for K-State’s Powercat Financial Counseling, said he provides students with financial advice, usually regarding budgeting, credit and student loans. Zapletal said he has never been asked questions about how to be eligible for SNAP, but he thinks more students should explore that option. “If it’s something you really need,” Zapletal said. “You should do everything in your power to get it.”

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