Kansas State Collegian Print Edition 4.16.12 by Kansas State Collegian

kansas state Grant Zizzo | Collegian

Early Sunday morning, lightning flashed over campus as the last few cells of the weekend’s storm system passed to the east. The storms assaulted the Midwest with more than 100 tornadoes in the past three days and left at least five dead in Oklahoma.

collegian

www.kstatecollegian.com monday, april 16, 2012 Tomorrow:

Wednesday:

High: 71 F Low: 52 F

High: 75 F Low: 53 F

Tennis, baseball, golf... Head to today’s sports page for a recap of this weekend’s events.

vol. 117 | no. 135

Power of the president Are Americans guilty of blaming the executive branch for the country’s problems?

Tornado alley How has the weekend’s wacky weather affected you? Cast your vote at kstatecollegian.com.

Tommy Theis | Collegian

Some members of the Philippine Student Association performed a traditional dance with clay pots on their heads. They performed in Forum Hall on Sunday evening for the international talent show.

International Week concludes with talent show competition Madison Debes contributing writer Editor’s Note: This article was completed as an assignment for a class in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Performers from the Philippines, South Korea and Japan, among many other countries, sang songs and wore traditional cultural clothing during the International Talent Show, sponsored by the International Coordinating Council. Some performed traditional dances from their home countries and even performed comical skits at Forum Hall in the K-State Student Union on Sunday. The talent show wrapped up International Week festivities. Obair Siddiqui, president of ICC and graduate student in industrial engineering, said that each year, International

Week gets larger as more students from other countries come to K-State. Siddiqui noted that the 50 performers at the talent show was the largest turnout so far. “The talent show is basically the highlight of the entire International Week,” Siddiqui said. “We look toward this event throughout the week to showcase our traditional music and dance from our home countries.” Siddiqui said close to 50 performers from areas like Saudi Arabia and South Korea had the chance to showcase their country’s music, dance or literary pieces with three skits dispersed throughout the performances. The skits were comedic and based on the theme of “International Students’ Experiences at K-State.” Each skit used humor to shed light on the struggles international students face early on at K-State, such as meeting new friends. The first 150 audience

members were greeted with refreshments at the door and were given a slip of paper that listed each performance. The audience members were judges for the show, choosing their personal favorite performance and marking it on the slip they were given. After the slips were collected, the votes were tallied and the winners of each were announced and given an award. The audience’s favorite song performance was “Courtship Song,” by the Philippine Student Association (PhilSA). The performance featured a traditional song using a theatrical display that brought the song’s words to life. Sheryll Namingit, graduate student in economics and member of the PhilSA, said that the “Courtship Song” displayed an important part of the Filipino culture in which men serenade women and their families for the individual that they love. She said

she thought it was good that K-State students were able to see that Filipino tradition. “It’s important to celebrate diversity,” Namingit said. “We should try to learn more about each other’s culture to

“Being able to experience different cultures is an educational experience. But it is also exciting and fun as well.” Alexander Lu junior in regional and community planning better know one another.” Audience members voted that their favorite dance performance was the “Traditional Dance,” also performed by the PhilSA. This dance left audience members in awe as graceful women effortlessly danced to Filipino music

while simultaneously balancing pots on top of their heads. “The pots are traditionally used in the Philippines for fetching water from the streams,” Namingit said. “Many times the women are carrying babies in their hands and need to place the pot on top of their head to transport the water.” Alexander Lu, junior in regional and community planning, said he was glad he attended the talent show and thought it was interesting to see the variety of performances that were showcased at the talent show. “I can’t choose a favorite,” Lu said. “I thought PhilSA singers were great. At the same time, I also thought Kevin Tran had an excellent performance.” Tran, special undergraduate open option student, performed a dance for a medley of songs, most of which were dubstep. Lu said that he thinks it is

important that K-State participates in international week to recognize and celebrate the various cultures present on the campus. “Being able to experience different cultures is an educational experience,” Lu said. “But it is also exciting and fun as well.” The talent show ended with a finale for the international week in which the ICC displayed a video looking back on the previous year of the organization. The ICC presented an award to the Sri Lankan Students Association for being the most active student organization with the ICC. The group also recognized and presented certificates to the ICC board and members that helped make the international week a success. “We as a team, put effort and time into each event,” Siddiqui said. “We gave each event the same amount of attention and focus.”

Groups raise money for cancer research Student says goodbye Jakki Thompson assistant news editor As many K-State students, professors and community members began to set up tents on the Memorial Stadium field, the Relay for Life events kicked off on Friday night at 6 p.m. People walked around the track as many times as they could in a 12-hour block of time. “Overall, I think it is going really good,” said Katlyn Klingler, resident of Leavenworth, Kan. “For our actual group, we have raised more than $3,000. By the end of the night, we hope to definitely raise more than $4,000 for this cause.” Relay for Life is an event to help raise money for cancer research. The event on Friday consisted of teams where members from each team continuously walked around the Memorial Stadium track. Klingler was a member of Team Barbara. Karilyn Inch, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, lost her mother, Barbara, to breast cancer. Klingler went to high school with Inch and is friends with her. “[Barbara] had impacted so many people’s lives,” Klingler said. “It is really cool seeing how many people came together on her team in memory of her.” More than 50 teams participated in Relay for Life this year, including fraternities and sororities. There were also student groups, including the American Criminal Justice As-

Courtesy photo

K-State Air Force ROTC Cadets take a break outside their tent at the Relay For Life event on Friday evening at Memorial Stadium. K-State Air Force ROTC spent 12 hours at the event. Back row left to right: Erica Iversen, junior in park management and conservation, David Sage, sophomore in international studies, Anna Baughan, sophomore in communication sciences and disorders, Carl Minnix, freshman in history, Labrina Kelly, junior in elementary education, Quincy Whitham, junior in geography, and Austen Mundell, junior in history. Front row left to right: Jesse Jenkins, junior in history, and Noelle Remy, junior in sociology. sociation and the Little Apple chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary. “We had sold cookies in Van Zile, Derby and Kramer Dining Centers throughout the week,” said Joseph Sheppard, member of NRHH and junior in theatre, mathematics and German. “But it has been going much better

888-541-1608

selling cookies here at the actual event. This is how we are raising money for our team.” Sheppard said he did this for his family and for the greater cause. He said his grandmother has survived breast cancer and his uncle has survived skin cancer. Another member of the NRHH team was Daniel

Czerniewski, NRHH Awards, Inductions and Reception committee chair and senior in mathematics and applied science, said he has been participating in Relay For Life since high school. “A few years ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Czerniewski said. “This cause has always been important to me, and the research that has been going into it for many years. Even though I have been a part of this for many years, it finally is someone I know.” The Relay for Life event at K-State had many activities to keep people energized about being there for 12 hours, including a frozen shirt contest and Monster pong, similar to beer pong but played with Monster energy drink. “This is a much smaller event than I am used to,” said Kassie Albert, Leavenworth, Kan., resident. “I am used to go to the Relay for Life event in Leavenworth, which is much bigger, but this one still seems pretty successful. They constantly have something going on.” Teams had raised approximately $38,000 by the end of the event, via fundraising, requests for donations and receiving donations per each lap walked. “It went well,” Czerniewski said. “There are a lot of teams out here. Many people raised money in many various ways, and overall it seemed like it was quite successful.”

Now Leasing for Fall 2012

to Coffee Hour Series Karen Ingram staff writer A special Coffee Hour Series presentation was held at the International Student Center on Friday afternoon. It was special not just because it was the last presentation of the semester, but also because it was the last one for Sarinya Sungkatavat, graduate student in hospitality management and dietetics. Sungkatavat, who gave a presentation on her homeland of Thailand, has been helping with the Coffee Hour Series for four years. The Coffee Hour Series has had a regular event at K-State since 2001, according to Sungkatavat. The program allows students from foreign countries to teach others about their homeland and culture while attendees learn and enjoy free refreshments from the country being represented. Sungkatavat said she has attended about 40 Coffee Hour presentations in her four years with the series. During her time with the program, Sungkatavat said the presentations have grown from drawing about 30 people to filling the main room at the International Student Center to its capacity of 99 occupants. Sometimes, they even have to turn people away because there are too

many for the room. There has been talk of moving the Coffee Hour Series to another location, but it is difficult to find a room with access to a kitchen, and too many people would jeopardize their ability to provide the program to K-Staters for free. It is good to keep the program small for a good atmosphere, Sungkatavat said. “They get the value of what we’re doing,” Sungkatavat said. “You get a lot of things out of the program — friendships, culture.” Ariel Anib, senior in criminology, has been attending the Coffee Hour Series regularly for about two years and also remarked on how the crowds have grown in recent times. “I love it because it’s fun getting to learn about other countries,” Anib said. “It’s nice to see people represent their countries.” Sungkatavat’s presentation on Thailand provided information on everyday life, school, religion, language and more. She invited the audience to stand while Thailand’s national song was played, which she said is done twice a day in her country. She periodically asked questions of the audi-

COFFEE | pg. 6

Upgraded Units Available

888-541-1608

monday, april 16, 2012

kansas state collegian

page 2

For the Win | By Parker Wilhelm

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

DISPLAY ADS...................................................785-532-6560 advertising@kstatecollegian.com

The Collegian welcomes your letters to the editor. They can be submitted by e-mail to letters@kstatecollegian.com, or in person to Kedzie 116. Include your full name, year in school and major. Letters should be limited to 350 words. All submitted letters may be edited for length and clarity.

CLASSIFIED ADS.............................................785-532-6555 classifieds@kstatecollegian.com

CORRECTIONS

NEWSROOM....................................................785-532-6556 news@kstatecollegian.com

If you see something that should be corrected or clarified, please call our managing editor Kelsey Castanon at 785-532-6556, or email her at news@kstatecollegian. com.

DELIVERY.........................................................785-532-6555

collegian kansas

EDITORIAL BOARD Caroline Sweeney editor-in-chief Kelsey Castanon managing editor Laura Thacker managing copy chief Danielle Worthen design editor

Andy Rao news editor Jakki Thompson assistant news editor Kelly McHugh sports editor Darrington Clark edge and features editor

Kaylea Pallister opinion editor Holly Grannis social media editor Nathan Shriver ad manager Steve Wolgast adviser

state

The Kansas State Collegian, a student newspaper at Kansas State University, is published by Student Publications, Inc. It is published weekdays during the school year and on Wednesdays during the summer. Periodical postage is paid at Manhattan, KS. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kedzie 103, Manhattan, KS 66506-7167. First copy free, additional copies 25 cents. [USPS 291 020] © Kansas State Collegian, 2011 All weather information courtesy of the National Weather Service. For up-to-date forecasts, visit nws.noaa.gov.

got memories?

we do. 103 kedzie hall 785-532-6555 • royalpurple.ksu.edu

Campus

Where K-State gets engaged 785-539-4422

Next to Dick’s Sporting Goods • showcasejewelers.net

April 12 - April 28 Specialized & Trek bikes and bike accessories Clothing and gear from North Face, SmartWool & more Products and info to help you Love Your Planet!

P H O N E B O O K

Get Yours! only $6.75 in Kedzie 103

Share your green thumb. What’s Garden Share? A place to list your bounty, share your bounty, offer your bounty. Gardens grow friendships. Call 785.532.6555 or e-mail classifieds@kstatecollegian.com

TOP-SECRET FILE

Who is Emily Rand? • Communications & Marketing Manager for Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo “Working in the Ad Sales Dept. for the K-State Collegian was a wonderful experience, one that not only added quality experience for my resume but truly prepared me for the day to day operations of the business world. Working among my peers to create a quality product for the KSU community is something I will always cherish. It helped to develop my professional skill set as well as generated lasting friendships.”

How did she get there? She worked as a sales rep for the K-State Collegian! Now Hiring Sales Representatives for summer and fall. Apply today and start training tomorrow. Turn in applications now. Applications available at

kstatecollegian.com/about/jobs. Email completed applications to advertising@kstatecollegian.com

monday, april 16, 2012

kansas state collegian

page 3

Want to be in the Fourum?

#TheFourum

Hashtag your thoughts with

#thefourum.

#TheFourum is a public hashtag published daily. The tweets are not the opinion nor are they endorsed by The Kansas State Collegian. Compiled by the

Your tweets must be unprotected.

Advertising Department. Your tweet, along with your identifying information, may be selected for publication in the Fourum.

sports

page 3

WOMEN’S TENNIS

monday, april 16, 2012

kansas state collegian BASEBALL

Team ends No. 5 Baylor sweeps K-State in 3-game conference 6-match losing streak Spencer Low staff writer

Haley Rose staff writer The K-State women’s tennis team put an end to its sixmatch losing streak on Friday, taking down the Iowa State Cyclones 4-3. The Wildcats have now won 19 of the last 20 encounters between the teams. After capturing the doubles point from No. 1 and No. 3 doubles teams, K-State went on to win at No. 1, 2 and 5 singles. After moving up three spots in this week’s NCAA rankings, the now No. 29ranked Petra Niedermayerova beat her opponent in straight sets at the No. 1 singles spot, along with her No. 1 doubles partner Karla Bonacic, who did the same against her singles opponent in the No. 2 match. Carmen Borau Ramos fought into a third set and came out with a hard-won victory at No. 5 singles, coming back after losing the second set 4-6. The victories continued through the weekend for the team, as they beat the NCAA No. 45-ranked University of Missouri 4-3 in hard-fought singles play on Sunday. After losing the doubles point by tallying only one victory from the No. 3 doubles team, Carli Wischhoff and Marketa Trousilova, the Wildcats fought back, taking wins in No. 1, 2, 4 and 6 singles. Niedermayerova won her match in straight sets, bringing her record to 15-5 for the spring and 5-3 in the Big 12 Conference. Bonacic caught her victory after her Tiger opponent withdrew due to injury after the first set. No. 4 singles player Wischhoff effectively ended her own five-match losing skid at the No. 4 position, bringing her record to 5-8 for the spring and 3-3 in Big 12 play. Borau Ramos fought down to the line again on Sunday, taking her opponent down 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5 singles, sealing the victory for K-State. “The team fought awfully hard this weekend,” said head coach Steve Bietau. “Carmen Borau Ramos came through under pressure both days.” The team returns home for the conclusion of their 2011-12 season on Saturday, April 21 at the Wamego Recreation Complex in Wamego where they will face homestate rivals, the University of Kansas. The match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. “It’s good to win a couple,” Bietau said. “And we’re excited to get home and work on some things and get ready for KU.”

The Wildcats knew they would have their work cut out for them over the weekend as the Baylor Bears, ranked No. 5 in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball poll, came to town for a weekend series. All three games were close, but the Bears came out on top each time, earning their 17th, 18th and 19th consecutive victories this season. K-State fell to 17-18 overall and 3-9 in Big 12 play, while Baylor rose to 30-7 overall, including a perfect 15-0 in conference play. On Friday night, in game one of the series, the Bears took a 5-2 win against Matt Applegate and the Wildcats. Applegate, the senior starter, pitched 6.1 innings, giving up four runs off 10 hits, with two walks and three strikeouts. Baylor starter Josh Turley threw a complete game for the Bears, giving up two runs, one earned, off six hits, walking none and striking out six. Applegate took the loss, dropping him to 2-4 overall, while Turley rose to a perfect 5-0. The game was tied at 2-2 in the seventh inning until Josh Ludy hit a two-run single to give Baylor the lead. K-State was led offensively by the bottom of the order, as their first five batters combined to go hitless in 20 at-bats on the evening. Senior catcher Dan Klein led the team with three hits. The Bears had more success at the plate than K-State, finishing with 13 hits. Game two of the series was spread over two days due to Saturday’s stormy weather in Manhattan. The game was suspended in the top of the sixth inning with the Wildcats leading

Lisle Alderton | Collegian

Dan Klein, senior catcher, heads for home plate during the last of a three-game series against Sacred Heart in Tointon Family Stadium on April 7. The Wildcats won 7-0 in their first shutout of the season. 10-8 and resumed on Sunday at noon, and Baylor came back to win a 14-12 shootout. Four Wildcats had multihit games. Junior right fielder Tanner Witt and senior first baseman Wade Hinkle had three hits each, while senior Jake Brown and sophomore Jared King had two apiece. Senior designated hitter Mike Kindel led the team in RBIs with three. Junior starter Joe Flattery pitched five innings, giving up five runs, four earned, off

seven hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Six relievers finished the game for K-State, with sophomore Johnny Fasola taking the loss, as he gave up five runs in an inning of work to start out the resumption of the game on Sunday. A six-run fifth inning gave K-State a 10-4 lead, but Baylor stormed back with five runs in the top of the sixth and five more in the seventh to take a 14-10 lead. A two-run homer by Hinkle

made the game 14-12, but KState couldn’t score again and the teams got ready to play again in 30 minutes on Sunday. The final game of the series went to extra innings, but three more home runs by Ludy proved too much to overcome for the Wildcats. Ludy took advantage of some strong winds to center field and hit his fourth, fifth and sixth homers of the year, finishing 5-6 with seven RBIs and three runs scored.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Weather cuts down season’s finale Corbin McGuire staff writer The K-State women’s golf team finished fourth at the weather-reduced Indiana Invitational on the Indiana University Golf Course in Bloomington, Ind., with an 18hole score of 19-over-par 307. K-State head coach Kristi Knight said the tournament was a disappointing finish to the regular season but she was not necessarily disappointed in the golfers’ play. “Most days, they are a good putting team,” Knight said of her team. “They hit a lot of quality shots; we just didn’t hold any putts today.” The tournament was originally set to be a two-day, 36-hole tournament, but play was suspended Saturday due to inclement weather. The tournament was shortened to a one-day, 18-hole format that was played on Sunday. Knight said she was proud of how her team responded to the stress of waiting around all day Saturday, only to find out the tournament has been reduced to half its original length.

“Mother Nature’s plan was for this to be an 18-hole tournament. Younger players can take some big-time experience from this weekend,” Knight said. “The greens were pretty rough due to all the rain, but overall the course was in excellent shape. It was a good test of golf today.” On the par-71, 6,477-yard course, the Wildcats finished nine strokes behind the first-place host school Indiana, two strokes behind second-place Ball State and one stroke behind third-place Eastern Michigan. Junior Whitney Pyle led the way for the Wildcats, shooting a 3-over-par 75 to finish in a tie for seventh place, just two shots behind the first-place spot. Four golfers finished in a tie for first place after shooting 1-over-par 73 to force a three-hole playoff to determine the individual winner. Knight said Pyle told her after the tournament that she did not feel any pressure from the constrained tournament but felt like she left some shots on the course. Indiana’s senior Kristtini Cain fought off teammate Kate Coons, junior, Ball State’s freshman Jenna

Hague and Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis’s Lauren Kuss, junior, to win the three-hole playoff to complete the Hoosier sweep of the tournament. Sophomore Gianna Misenhelter and senior Ami Storey both finished in a tie for 16th after shooting a 5-over-par 77, while freshman Carly Ragains and junior Kristen Dorsey came in at a tie for 28th with a 6-over-par 78. Junior Hanna Roos rounded out the Wildcats’ scoring lineup with an 8-over-par 80 to finish in a tie for 44th. The Wildcats’ next tournament is the three-day Big 12 Conference Championship in Lawrence, at the Lawrence Country Club and it is set to begin April 27. Knight said the last two courses her team has played were good preparation for the Big 12 Championship’s course, which is similar in layout. “We’ve played it one time so they’ve seen it, that’ll help us with practice,” Knight said. “The last couple of golf courses we’ve played prepared us for what we’ll see.”

K-State had to rely on its bullpen again in the game, after senior starter Kayvon Bahramzadeh made it only 4.2 innings, giving up seven runs off nine hits, with two walks and six strikeouts. Sophomores Jared Moore and Gerardo Esquivel and freshmen Nate Williams and Matt Wivinis combined to finish the game, with Wivinis taking the loss to drop to 1-2 this season. Sophomore second baseman Ross Kivett and sophomore catcher Blair DeBord each had three hits, while King and Brown added two more hits each. Both teams went back and forth all day, as the lead changed constantly. K-State led 9-7 through seven innings, but four runs from the Bears in the top of the eighth put Baylor ahead 11-9. Junior Jon Davis and DeBord each knocked in a run and tied the game at 11 apiece. A scoreless ninth by both teams took the game to extra innings, and Michael Howard’s solo homer in the 12th inning put the game away for Baylor. The Wildcats put two runners on base in the bottom of the 12th, but couldn’t bring anyone home and suffered their first weekend sweep of the season. “We had two opportunities to win the game and we have to get it done,” said head coach Brad Hill. “Momentum was on our side, we executed everything we needed to do, we just didn’t get the game-winning hit.” Up next for the Wildcats are two games against Northern Colorado on Tuesday and Wednesday in Manhattan followed by a weekend series in Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers next Friday through Sunday.

CYCLING

WILDCAT ROAD RACE FINAL STANDINGS Collegiate Men:

Jordan Haffener - 2nd Place Collegiate Men A/B:

Michael Allison - 3rd Place Collegiate Men C:

Kendall Wiebe - 2nd Place Collegiate Men D:

Brandon Jarvis - 1st Place Andrew Turvey - 4th Place Ryan Whelchel - 7th Place Collegiate Women A/B:

Stephanie Lamb - 2nd Place Collegiate Women C/D:

Michelle Kuhn - 5th Place Lindsey Myers - 6th Place See kstatecollegian.com for more footage of the cycling tournament.

TRACK & FIELD

Wildcats exceed tough conditions Despite strong winds, the Wildcats put up with several good performances in weekend of competition Adam Suderman staff writer Over the weekend, the Wildcat track and field team split for the second of three straight weekends, with part of the team competing at the UTEP Invitational in El Paso, Texas, and another in Wichita competing in the K.T. Woodman Classic. For the most part, strong winds and impending thunderstorms made conditions rough in both locations, but the Wildcats competed well in several events. Senior Martynas Jurgilas provided a highlight in the men’s 100-meter dash at the UTEP Invitational. The sprinter came in first with a time of 10.27. Sophomore Carlos Ro-

driguez finished fourth with a time of 10.40. Senior Mantas Silkauskas continued to add to his season resume with another strong performance in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, finishing first with a time of 13.88. Silkauskas also teamed up with Rodriguez, Jurgilas and junior Grant Loescher to finish second in the men’s 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.30. The Wildcats swept the high jump in El Paso as freshman Alyx Treasure and junior Erik Kynard each came away the title. Treasure finished with a top leap of 5-9.75 and Kynard won with a jump of 7-1.75. Richelle Farley came away with a third-place finish in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.86. The junior was also a part of the women’s 4x100 meter relay team that finished sixth in a time of 47 seconds. The group included senior TiAra Walpool, junior Samantha McKnight and sophomore Erica Twiss.

In Wichita, junior Jacquelyne Leffler finished third in the women’s discus with a throw of 158-9. Senior Chelsie Bonds also added a thirdplace finish in the women’s hammer throw with a toss of 173-3. Freshman Chris Campbell competed in the men’s 400meter dash and came away with a fourth-place finish of 48.38. The top 19 times in the race were all under 50 seconds. Senior Francisco Colomar added a first-place finish to the Wildcats’ day with a time of 53.38 in the men’s 400meter hurdles. An already strong outdoor season continued for Ryan Hershberger with another title in the discus. The sophomore finished first with a throw of 169-2. The Wildcats finish the split portion of their schedule next weekend with part of the team headed to Walnut, Calif., to compete in the Mt. SAC Relays and the other headed to Lawrence for the Kansas Relays.

Meals

785-587-8609 601 3rd Place

opinion

kansas state collegian

page 4

monday, april 16, 2012

Donating blood relatively painless, benefits millions of people and volunteers per living community. Less than 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood due to restrictions for

Audrey Holderness Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood — meaning that in the time it takes you to read this sentence, at least one person in this nation needs a blood transfusion. One donation of blood — one pint — can save up to three human lives. So many people don’t understand the dire need for blood in this country. The American Red Cross supplies 40 percent of the country’s hospitals with the life-saving blood they need, and they get 80 percent of their blood from mobile blood drives, just like the one hosted at the K-State Student Union and Putnam Hall tomorrow through Friday. The blood drive at the Union will run Tuesday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The drive in Putnam will be Tuesday through Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. There is also a competition between greek houses and a competition for residence halls in relation to the amount of donors

blood donors, including travel restrictions and low iron levels, which can be a problem especially for women. Iron levels are tested by a simple finger prick pre-donation, and the Red Cross recommends eating iron-rich foods like red meat, spinach or enriched grains to help raise low iron levels. According to figures collected by the American Red Cross in 2006, around 5 million patients receive blood in the U.S. yearly. Have you or anyone close to you

ever been in a car accident or had a major surgery or an illness requiring a blood transfusion? More than likely, someone you know has either needed a blood transfusion or will need one at some point in their lives. There are many people in the U.S. who can give blood, but choose not to. These people are an untapped resource, so to speak. If you have never given blood before, I strongly encourage you to do so. In my experience, the American Red Cross staff are very knowledgeable, friendly and gentle. I

have given nearly one gallon of blood in my lifetime and have never had a problem. The only complaint that I have with blood drives, and I know other donors share this with me, is waiting. Sometimes, you have to wait for very long periods of time before you get to start the donation process. However, Kristi Ingalls, senior blood donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross, has chosen to take steps to remedy this situation. To decrease wait time for walk-in appointments, she has decided not to schedule appointments during high traffic times, like when most people have breaks between their classes. Despite this, my feeling on

this subject is that if roles were reversed, and I was the patient in need of blood, I would have wanted someone to wait the extra time to save my life. There are some perks to being a blood donor besides just saving lives. Not only do you get a pretty sweet T-shirt just for attempting to donate, but you also get to eat your fill of donuts and cookies. Another unique aspect of blood donation that is mostly for men, though some women do qualify for it, is the ALYX Machine. The ALYX machine collects only red blood cells and returns the rest of your blood components, platelets and plasma, to you, the donor. The machine takes twice as many red blood cells than they usually do from a regular whole blood donation.

donate through this method. Many people I talk to express a genuine fear when it comes to blood donation. There are so many people that are afraid of needles. Readers, I’m not going to lie to you, the needle sort of resembles a Capri Sun straw. However, an easy fix to this issue is to never look at the needle. If you completely ignore it, most of the time, the process is pretty painless. Another way to make blood donation much easier is to drink plenty of fluids. The human body is around 70 percent water. If you load up on the H2O, your blood will come out of your arm quicker than you ever thought it could. Also, after your donation, remember to keep drinking water to replace the fluids you just donated. I understand that the thought of giving blood makes many people squeamish and uneasy. But, to me, the thought of depriving someone of a life-saving tool simply because I was scared turns my stomach more than a Capri Sun straw-sized needles ever could. Audrey Holderness is a junior in agricultural communications and journalism. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

Since more blood is taken from the donor than the average donation there are certain height and weight requirements for the ALYX machine to allow for proper recovery. That’s why many men are encouraged to

illustration by Eric Logan

Santorum criticism illustrates tendency to overestimate executive power

Brian Hampel When Rick Santorum announced the end of his campaign last week, many people celebrated. Of the four Republicans left, Santorum was probably the easiest for liberals and moderates to hate. Compared to Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney, Santorum’s religious views and social conservatism are easily the most extreme. For example, the infamous term “santorum,” popularized through Google, was coined in protest of his remarks that same-sex marriage was equivalent to pedophilia and bestiality. The left and middle wings have obvious problems with his views and how they would impact his presidency, but if anyone really thinks Santorum’s presidency could have made America an ultraconservative parade of family values and creation science, they overestimate the actual influence of the president. For all of Santorum’s extreme opinions, the likelihood that any of them could become law under his presidency is slim. The president has Congress and the Supreme Court to deal with. If President Santorum wanted to initiate his “war on porn,” he couldn’t do much more than ask Congress to introduce a bill and try to persuade people to join him. Even if a war on porn were to gain momentum, the Supreme Court could probably take away its teeth on the grounds of the First Amendment. Other pet issues of Santorum’s, like his belief that the Constitution doesn’t guarantee

a right to privacy or his odd obsession with reproductive issues, would run into the same troubles with the other two branches of government. Rick Santorum has been criticized for seeing the federal government as a tool to enforce the personal beliefs of Rick Santorum, and I think that’s a very fair, accurate criticism. However, I doubt that would be the criticism that would apply to Santorum as a president. In America, we tend to give the president too much credit for the affairs of the nation, and we really ought to stop giving blame or credit to the commanderin-chief every time something happens. If my memory serves, Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have all had to put up with the blame/gratitude cycle. Bush, for example, received immense amounts of personal blame for the Iraq War, which might be fair considering that he and his administration called on Congress to authorize the war, but he also took flak for not setting an exit strategy and for the dragging length of the war and budgetary problems. Bush was also blamed for the economic crisis in 2007, simply because he was president during the collapse and the

years leading up to it. You could say that some of it was a little bit Bush’s fault, maybe because he signed

some bills deregulating Wall Street, allowing banks to over-leverage themselves with the 30-to-1 law, but the economic catastrophe was the doing of mortgage banks, not

TO THE POINT

Cancer research deserves more support To the point is an editorial selected and debated by the editorial board and written after a majority opinion is formed. This is the Collegian’s official opinon. After the Relay for Life event took place this weekend on campus, we wondered how more people could get involved with such a good cause, considering we are on a campus of approximately 24,000 people. There is no cost to the students who choose to participate in this event, and all of the money is donated to the American Cancer Society to continue the search for a cure for all cancers. Many people at K-State have been affected by cancer, either by knowing someone who has had

cancer, losing someone to cancer or being diagnosed with cancer themselves. K-State’s Relay for Life event had more than 50 registered teams and raised more than $38,000. That is a substantial amount of money that goes to a good cause, but it breaks down to less than $2 per student enrolled. There is no reason why more students were not involved and more money was not raised on a campus with such a great sense of community. As a K-State community, we can help society at large gain answers and help combat different types of cancer. K-State conducts research at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at the Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, located on campus. Cancer research is something

that hits close to home for many K-State students, faculty, staff and supporters. An easy way for more community members to get involved is to form a team and to take a stand for something that affects all of us. At the next Relay for Life event, we encourage you to register a group of friends, coworkers or family members and walk around the Memorial Stadium track to raise money and awareness for this cause. Another opportunity to support cancer research is coming up on Friday and Saturday. Business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi is hosting a two-day barbecue at Ray’s Apple Market, located at 3007 Anderson Ave. All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will be donated to the cancer research center.

anyone in the government. What could the president have honestly done about it? What executive order would

successor, John McCain. If a Republican was in office when something bad happened, somehow, the answer must be to elect someone from the other party. We evidently believe that presidents have the power to shape the economy. President Obama seems to be getting similar flurries of blame whenever something bad happens, at least as bad as the blame game from Bush’s term. The lackluster economic recovery, the continued wars in the Middle East and even the resurging gas prices are all routinely blamed on Obama. Oil might be a globallytraded commodity with prices influenced by largescale trends in supply and demand, but nevertheless, someone somewhere is apparently convinced that gasoline would be cheaper if someone more conservative had won the 2008 election. No matter how you feel about President Obama, the illustration by Parker Wilhelm compromises he has have propped up the housing had to make during his market? presidency illustrate how little Still, the blame tied to the president can shape the Bush was a major liability government machine. for his would-be Republican For example, he went

This week’s question:

Since the tornadoes missed Manhattan on April 15, does that change your attitude toward future storms? 1 No, I am invincible 2 I will be more cautious, but I am not too worried 3 Yes, I am building an underground panic room To cast your vote, head online to kstatecollegian.com.

into the healthcare discussion bargaining for a “public option,” a government-backed insurance program for the uninsured, but what he got was the “individual mandate,” a requirement that everyone be insured by a private insurer. The process of working with Congress watered down even the comparatively moderate goals Obama set. Still, that didn’t stop the law from being branded “Obamacare” as though it were his master scheme. Santorum isn’t even a candidate anymore, and he’s already getting blamed for the ridiculous things he would do as president. Even if he believes that privacy in the bedroom isn’t protected by the Constitution, how many states or Congressmen could he hope to recruit for that battle? The president simply doesn’t have the power to make things happen on a whim. The real issue proposed by someone like Santorum isn’t the laws he would make as president; the issue is how he would shape the national conversation simply by being at its center. Even if Obama’s vision was compromised, he made healthcare a priority during his term and, for better or worse, helped usher in the first major reform in decades by talking about the need for it. Rather than talking about long-term energy solutions or military power or anything important, Santorum seems like the kind of president who would try to shape the national conversation around his religious beliefs. Even if the president’s legislative goals aren’t grounded in reality, the detriment to politics would be all too real. Brian Hampel is a junior in architecture. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

Last week’s results:

Do you think President Obama’s “Affordable Care Act” is beneficial for students?

1 Yes 53% (70) 2 No 41% (54) 3 There is now way to tell until 2014 5% (7) Total number of votes: 131

To place an advertisement call

785-532-6555

advertising

monday, april 16, 2012

kansas state collegian

page 5

Deadlines

For details see map.

Stadium West Campus Anderson/Seth Child

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished Rent-Houses & Duplexes Rent-Houses & Duplexes

1530 mCCAIn Lane. Two‑bedroom apart‑ ment. $720. 714 hum‑ boldt. Two‑bedroom. $680. 913 Bluemont, three‑bedroom, $885. 1012 freemont, four‑ bedroom, $1080. wa‑ ter and trash paid. Close to campus/ Ag‑ gieville. dishwasher and laundry facilities. no pets. 785‑539‑0866

one‑bedroom APArtmentS in tri‑ plex close to downtown and “north end” shop‑ ping. on‑site laundry and off‑street parking. $490/ mo. august lease. emerald Prop‑ erty management 785‑ 587‑9000. one‑bedroom aParTmenTS. across the street from Aggieville/ Campus, 1026 Bluemont. newly remodeled, granite counters, washer/ dryer, pet friendly. June leases, $725, 785‑236‑ 0161. for pictures go to w w w. f i e l d h o u s e d e v. ‑ com. p two‑Bedroom newLY remodeled apartment. $855. dish‑ washer and off‑street parking. walk to class. no smoking or pets. Call wildcat Property management 785‑537‑ 2332. Two and four‑bed‑ room apartments avail‑ able June 1 and August 1. Close to campus. Please call 785‑845‑ 0659 or 785‑456‑5329. one‑bedroom, 722 thurston. Cozy base‑ ment apartment with garage. Utilities in‑ cluded, except electric. June 1, $600. 785‑770‑ 0491. p

Three‑bedroom, one and one‑half baths, central air, laun‑ dry facilities, water paid, no pets. 1838 An‑ derson $945, 1225 ra‑ tone $915, 519 n. man‑ hattan Ave. $915, 1019 fremont $855, 785‑537‑ 1746 or 785‑539‑1545.

aUGUST 1. two‑bed‑ room apartment. 122 n. 11th. washer/ dryer in each unit. no pets. no smoking. $700. 785‑ 539‑0222 or 785‑313‑1023. o aUGUST Pre‑leaS‑ InG. Several units close to KSU. washer, dryer, and dishwasher included. w w w. w i l k s a p t s . c o m . Call or text 785‑477‑ 6295. beST ValUe! August, one and two‑bedroom apartments. Clean and spacious. walk to KSU! Pet friendly. www.Cap‑ stone3d.com. FoUr‑bedroomS, Two baths, lounge with wet bar, washer/ dryer, see wildcatvillage.‑ com, August, $1440 in‑ cludes cable and trash, 785‑341‑5346. one, two, three and four‑bedroom apart‑ ments next to KSU and aggieville. excellent condition. Private park‑ ing. no pets. 785‑537‑ 7050. www.vil‑ lafayproperties.com. one, Two, three, and four‑bedroom apart‑ ments. Close to cam‑ pus. 785‑539‑5800. www.somersetmgmtco.‑ com. one‑bedroom APArtment. granite counters, washer/ dryer, pet friendly. 919 denison. June or Au‑ gust, $700, 785‑313‑ 2:46 Pm 6209. o

one‑bedroom APArtmentS. Some with vaulted ceilings. June or august lease. only $480/ mo. emer‑ ald Property manage‑ ment 785‑587‑9000.

Three‑bedroom CondomInIUm close to KSU. All appliances included. Community pool to enjoy this sum‑ mer. $1100/ mo. August lease. emerald Prop‑ erty management 785‑ 587‑9000.

Bulletin Board

AttentIon KAPPA deLtA SenIorS. mom Patty wants to get together with you all. Call my new cell phone: 785‑410‑0172.

FIVe‑bedroom hoUSeS. great Loca‑ tions. Pet friendly. Call ALLIAnCe today. 785‑539‑2300 www.alliancemhk.com FoUr bIG bedrooms, two and a half bath two story duplex with garage. all appliances included. June or au‑ gust lease. $1,300/ mo. emerald Property man‑ agement 785‑587‑9000.

FoUr‑bedroom, two bath duplex with all appliances, off‑ street parking and half block from campus. $1300/ mo. august lease. emerald Prop‑ erty management 785‑ 587‑9000. larGe FIVe‑bed‑ room hoUSe. All ap‑ pliances included. Au‑ gust 1. Close to cam‑ pus and Aggieville. $1250 per month. 785‑ 218‑3388.

nICe FoUr and fivebedroom houses, two blocks from campus and Aggieville. June and August, $250/ per‑ son. 785‑317‑7713. one‑bedroom dU‑ PLex in quiet area just west of campus. June or July lease. only $495/ mo. emerald Property management 785‑587‑9000.

FoUr‑bedroom BrICK house, two baths, updated, appli‑ ances, washer/ dryer, central air, near KSU sports complex, au‑ T h r e e ‑ b e d r o o m gust, $1300, 785‑341‑ hoUSeS. great Loca‑ 5346. tions. Pet friendly. Call ALLIAnCe today. F o U r ‑ b e d r o o m 785‑539‑2300 hoUSe close to CiCo www.alliancemhk.com Park, 1413 highland dr. $1200. two and CUTe and SPa‑ one‑half baths, all appli‑ CIoUS home! newer ances, no pets/ smok‑ home features four ing. 785‑539‑0866. O large bedrooms, big T h r e e ‑ b e d r o o m , bathrooms and huge two bath house in kitchen! Close to KSU Aggieville, 520 quiet neighborhood. all and www.CaP‑ appliances included. Kearney. $1150/ mo. august STone3d.Com. p

one‑bedroom aParTmenTS. great Locations. Pet friendly. lease. emerald Prop‑ Call ALLIAnCe today. erty management 785‑ T h r e e ‑ b e d r o o m , one and one‑half bath 785‑539‑2300 587‑9000. home with garage and www.alliancemhk.com shaded yard. August FoUr‑bedroom, lease. $1050/ mo. emer‑ one bath house; 900 ald Property manage‑ Rent-Houses & Duplexes Vattier. August lease, ment 785‑587‑9000. $1000/ mo. washer/ dryer, central air, T h r e e ‑ b e d r o o m , A VerY nice four‑bed‑ garage, fenced yard, one bath home. Close room, two bath house. pet friendly. 785‑539‑ to KSU sports complex. Close to aggieville and June lease. $895/ mo. 4949. p City Park. washer, emerald Property man‑ dryer, central air‑condi‑ F o U r ‑ b e d r o o m , agement 785‑587‑9000. tioning. Jeff 785‑313‑ two and a half bath, 3976 two story townhouse T w o ‑ b e d r o o m F o U r ‑ b e d r o o m , with all appliances and F o U r ‑ b e d r o o m parking. hoUSeS. great Loca‑ aParTmenTS. great two bath townhouse off‑street Locations. Pet friendly. in tri‑plex. $1125/ mo. only $1125/ mo. august tions. Pet friendly. Call lease. emerald Prop‑ ALLIAnCe today. august lease. emerald Call ALLIAnCe today. Property management erty management 785‑ 785‑539‑2300 785‑539‑2300 www.alliancemhk.com 587‑9000. www.alliancemhk.com 785‑587‑9000.

one‑bedroom APArtment in 4‑plex close to downtown and shopping. on‑site laun‑ dry and off‑street park‑ ing. $490/ mo. august lease. emerald Prop‑ erty management 785‑ 587‑9000. one‑bedroom BASement apartment only a few blocks from campus. on‑site laun‑ dry. $490/ mo plus elec‑ tricity. July lease. emer‑ ald Property manage‑ ment 785‑587‑9000.

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished

Announcements

erIC SToneSTreeT of modern FamIly got his start living at 824 Laramie. Available June. Four to five‑bed‑ rooms, two baths, cen‑ tral air, backyard with parking. 785‑539‑3672. o

4-BEDROOMS AUGUST AVAIL! SUPER-SIZED, SUPERIOR SERVICE, BUNK W/ FRIENDS & SAVE $!

ROYAL TOWERS - $1,060 1700 N. MANHATTAN MODEL OPEN - #205 SUN 12-5, M 6-8, F 1-5

LeArn to fLY! K‑ State flying Club has 2:45 Pmand low‑ three airplanes 8/12/08 est rates. Call 785‑562‑ * 6909 or ‑visit www.ksu.‑ Line‑100.crtr Page 1 ‑ Composite 1620 McCAIN - $1,150 edu/ksfc.

MODEL OPEN - #2 SUN 2-4, M 5-8, Tu 6-8, Th 12-2, SAT 2-5

SORRY, NO PETS

Housing/Real Estate

CALL:785-776-3804

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished

NOW LEASING FOR FALL

manhaTTan CITy or‑ dinance 4814 assures every person equal opportunity in hous‑ Large 2 Bedroom Apts. ing without distinc‑ Cambridge Square tion on account of race, sex, familial sta‑ Sandstone tus, military status, Pebblebrook disability, religion, age, color, national Stone Pointe origin or ancestry. Vio‑ lations should be re‑ ported to the director of human resources at City hall, 785‑587‑ •916 Kearney• 2440. •1001 Laramie• 814 thUrSton, large •1131 Bertrand• two‑bedroom. August •2000 College Hts• year lease. water/ trash •1114 Fremont• paid. Close to campus. no pets. 785‑539‑5136. •519 Osage• p Open Saturday 10-3 two or three‑bed‑ room apartments. Close to campus. Clean, neat. washer/ dryer hook‑ups. tenant pays gas, water, elec‑ tric. no pets. $595 or $695/ month. Call 785‑ 317‑6461. todd ter‑ three or four‑bed‑ race Apartments. room, dishwasher, one t w o ‑ B e d r o o m , and a half or two baths. nICe apartments with Laundry facility in the fireplace and personal complex. Available Au‑ washer/ dryer. north of gust, 785‑537‑7810 or westloop shopping in 785‑537‑2255. quiet area. no pets, one, two, three, and smoking, or parties. four‑bedroom apart‑ $635. Klimek Properties ments. next to KSU on facebook. 785‑776‑ and Aggieville. excel‑ 6318. lent condition. Private parking. no pets. 785‑ woodwAY APArt‑ 537‑7050. www.vil‑ mentS Leasing for fall lafayproperties.com. 2012. three and four bedrooms. Close to K‑ o n e ‑ B e d r o o m State football. Pool, on‑ CLoSe to campus/ Ag‑ site laundry, small pets gieville in newer com‑ okay. 2420 greenbriar plex, no pets. June 1. john‑ dr. Suite A, 785‑537‑ 785‑313‑7473, girvine@sbcglobal.net. 7007.

537-9064

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished now LeASIng fall 2012. Chase manhat‑ tan Apartments. four‑ bedrooms. Close to campus, pool, on‑site laundry, small pet wel‑ come. 1409 Chase Pl. 785‑776‑3663. O

CALL 785-532-6555 E-mail classifieds@kstatecollegian.com

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished

Two‑bedroom APArtment across the street from campus with on‑site laundry. $650/ mo. august lease. emerald Prop‑ erty management 785‑ 587‑9000. Two‑bedroom APArtmentS with on‑ site laundry and only a block from campus. $650‑ $670, June or august leases. emer‑ ald Property manage‑ ment 785‑587‑9000.

Classified ads must be placed by noon the day before you want your ad to run. Classified display ads must be placed by 4 p.m. two working days prior to the date you want your ad to run.

Aggieville/Downtown East Campus Close to town

Rent-Apt. Unfurnished

8/12/08 ck Line‑000.crtr ‑ Page 1 ‑ Composite

classifieds

Help Wanted

howe LAndSCAPe InC is currently seeking laborers for several of our divisions. this is for full‑time and/ or part‑ time help, with flexible schedules for students, preferably four‑hour blocks of time. Appli‑ cants must be 18 years of age, have a valid drivers license and pass a pre‑employment drug test. howe LAndSCAPe InC is looking to hire a chemical applicator(s) for their maintenance di‑ vision. Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid driver’s li‑ cense and pass a pre‑ employment drug test. we can work with class schedules but prefer four‑hour blocks of time. Apply three ways, in person monday‑ fri‑ day at 12780 madison rd in riley; call 785‑ 776‑1697 to obtain an application; or e‑mail us at askhowe@howeland‑ scape.com. You may also visit our website, www.howelandscape.‑ com. Apply three ways, in person monday‑ friday, 8‑ 5 at 12780 madison rd in riley; call 785‑ 776‑1697 to obtain an application; or email us at askhowe@howeland‑ scape.com. You may also visit our website, www.howelandscape.‑ com.

mCCULLoUgh de‑ VeLoPment seeks de‑ pendable, enthusiastic, hard‑working individual for seasonal full‑time grounds/ landscaping position for the spring and summer seasons. Qualified candidate must possess an out‑of‑ this‑world work ethic and have a creative side! there will be op‑ portunities to provide in‑ put, and develop and execute a plan. Land‑ scaping and horticulture background preferred. Please apply in person at mcCullough develop‑ ment, Inc., 210 n. 4th. St. Suite C, manhattan, KS or send completed employment Applica‑ tion to hr@mdiproper‑ ties.com.

wAnted: 29 year sea‑ sonal harvest business needs help for new Jd combines, tractors and Peterbilt trucks. room/ board provided from texas to montana. must pass drug screen/ Class A license for truck drivers. Call 785‑ 224‑6285.

Rent-Condos & Townhouses two roomS available fIVe‑Bedroom, two and one‑half bath. Brit‑ tany ridge townhome. washer/ dryer. no pets. Available August 1. $1050/ month. 785‑250‑ 0388.

Rent-Houses & Duplexes 1326 fremont, two‑ bedroom apartment, washer/ dryer, very close to campus and Aggieville. August lease, $650/ month. 785‑410‑0002. o AVAILABLe AUgUSt 1, four‑ five‑bedroom and one‑bedroom base‑ ment of house. one block from Aggieville, pets allowed with de‑ posit, 785‑539‑8295. AVAILABLe AUgUSt, updated four and five‑ bedroom houses, close to campus, washer/ dryer, no pets. 785‑317‑ 5026. erIC SToneSTreeT of modern FamIly got his start living at 824 Laramie. Available June. Four to five‑bed‑ rooms, two baths, cen‑ tral air, backyard with parking. 785‑539‑3672. o

Employment/Careers

Help Wanted

two‑Bedroom And four‑bedroom house, both have off‑street parking, washer/ dryer, close to Aggieville. one‑ bedroom basement apartment, off‑street parking, washer/ dryer, August leases. 785‑313‑ 3788.

The ColleGIan can‑ not verify the financial potential of advertise‑ ments in the employ‑ ment/ opportunities classifications. Readers are advised to ap‑ proach any such busi‑ ness opportunity with reasonable caution. The Collegian urges our readers to contact the better business Roommate Wanted bureau, 501 Se Jeffer‑ son, Topeka, KS femALe roommAte 66607‑1190. 785‑232‑ wanted, newly remod‑ 0454. eled house across from stadium, 1.5 baths. new washer/ dryer. All BArtendIng! $300 a utilities included in rent. day potential. no experi‑ no pets. $375/ person. ence necessary. train‑ Alex 785‑488‑8000, ing provided. Call 800‑ extension Amanda 316‑217‑1918. 965‑6520 144.

Sublease femALe SUmmer subleaser needed. $330/ month plus utili‑ ties. 1 block to campus; 2 blocks to Aggieville. 316‑708‑6280 or rku‑ bik@ksu.edu rachel.

fULL‑tIme SUmmer Seasonal Jobs: horticul‑ ture, Parks, Cemetery, forestry, Public works, Utilities. www.cityofmhk.‑ com, “employment op‑ portunities.” flexible, early Start Available, $9.50‑ $10.50 doQ per hour.

Aggieville/Downtown East Campus Close to town

Help Wanted

howe LAndSCAPe InC is looking to hire a chemical applicator(s) for their maintenance di‑ vision. Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid driver’s li‑ cense and pass a pre‑ employment drug test. we can work with class schedules but prefer four‑hour blocks of time. Pay commensu‑ Rent-Apt. Unfurnished Sublease rate with experience. Apply three ways, in for rent: three‑bed‑ LooKIng for female person monday‑ friday room, two bath duplex subleaser for the sum‑ at 12780 madison rd in half with two car garage. mer months. rent and riley; call 785‑776‑ newer construction. utilities average $350. 1697 to obtain an appli‑ 2:42info Pm $1100/ month. August for more call 785‑ cation; or e‑mail us at 8/12/08 lease. Call or text 785‑ 309‑1180 or e‑mail kim‑ askhowe@howeland‑ scape.com. You may 632‑0468. Black Blue Line‑300.crtr Sky ber33@ksu.edu. ‑ Page 1 ‑ Composite also visit our website, Property. www.howelandscape.‑ com. for males. 630 moro. four‑bedroom/ two bath. $330/ month in‑ cludes water/ trash. dishwasher, washer/ dryer. Lia 913‑449‑4839.

KEY

Stadium West Campus Anderson/Seth Child

howe LAndSCAPe InC is seeking laborers for several of our divi‑ sions for Summer 2012. these would be full‑ time positions. Appli‑ cants must be 18 years of age, have a valid drivers license and pass a pre‑employment drug test. howe LAndSCAPe InC is looking to hire a chemical applicator(s) for their maintenance di‑ vision. Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid driver’s li‑ cense and pass a pre‑ employment drug test. we can work with class schedules but prefer four‑hour blocks of time. Apply three ways, in person monday‑ fri‑ day at 12780 madison rd in riley; call 785‑ 776‑1697 to obtain an application; or e‑mail us at askhowe@howeland‑ scape.com. You may also visit our website, www.howelandscape.‑ com. Apply three ways, in person monday‑ friday, 8‑ 5 at 12780 madison rd. in riley; call 785‑ 776‑1697 to obtain an application; or e‑mail us at askhowe@howeland‑ scape.com. You may also visit our website, www.howelandscape.‑ com.

PLAY SPortS! hAVe fUn! SAVe moneY! maine camp needs fun loving counselors to teach all land, adven‑ ture, and water sports. great summer! Call 888‑844‑8080, apply: campcedar.com. rAmBLer’S SteAK‑ hoUSe hiring servers, dishwashers and experi‑ enced kitchen help. Ap‑ ply at 8200 South Port dr. 785‑539‑4989.

LIttLe APPLe Brew‑ ing Company is looking for bright, energetic servers and host for a fast paced, high vol‑ ume, customer service oriented restaurant. Servers must have pre‑ vious experience, look‑ ing for a long‑term posi‑ tion and be available to work a couple of days during the week. Stop by 1110 westloop to pick up an application. heLP wAnted for cus‑ tom harvesting. truck driver. good summer guaranteed wages. pay. Call 970‑483‑7490 evenings.

Business Opportunities The ColleGIan can‑ not verify the financial potential of advertise‑ ments in the employ‑ ment/ opportunities classifications. Readers are advised to ap‑ proach any such busi‑ ness opportunity with reasonable caution. The Collegian urges our readers to contact the better business bureau, 501 Se Jeffer‑ son, Topeka, KS 66607‑1190. 785‑232‑ 0454.

1 DAY 20 words or less $14.00 each word over 20 20¢ per word 2 DAYS 20 words or less $16.20 each word over 20 25¢ per word 3 DAYS 20 words or less $19.00 each word over 20 30¢ per word 4 DAYS 20 words or less $21.15 each word over 20 35¢ per word 5 DAYS 20 words or less $23.55 each word over 20 40¢ per word (consecutive day rate)

To Place An Ad Go to Kedzie 103 (across from the K-State Student Union.) Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

How To Pay All classifieds must be

ShowCASe dIA‑ paid in advance unless mond Jewelers and you have an account Sj2. we are looking for a full and part‑time with Student salesperson. the per‑ Publications Inc. Cash, son should be fun and outgoing. males and fe‑ check, MasterCard, Visa males should apply. or Discover are Contact Courtney 785‑ 539‑4422. or submit re‑ accepted. There is a $25 nUrS‑ sume at 501 3rd place BLUeVILLe service charge on all erY, Inc. is seeking Suite C. qualified applicants for returned checks. We the human resource & reserve the right to Compliance Administra‑ SmALL fAmILY cus‑ tor position. responsi‑ edit, reject or properly tom harvest operation bilities include all hr needs combine/ grain functions, safety and classify any ad. cart operator mid‑may‑ dot compliance. de‑ August working in okla‑ gree in Business, hr or homa, Kansas, Col‑ equivalent experience orado, South dakota, and knowledge of oS‑ and north dakota. hA/dot regulations is wage plus room and preferred. Contact ha‑ If you find an error in board, includes all ley at (785) 539‑2671 your ad, please call us. meals. 785‑499‑3077. or hcarpenter@bluevil‑ 2:41 Pm lenursery.com for more We accept responsibility 8/12/08 information on the posi‑ only for the first wrong Black Line‑400.crtr ‑ Page 1 ‑ Composite tion. StUdentPAYoUtS.‑ insertion. Com. paid survey tak‑ ers needed in manhat‑ tan. 100% free to join. Click on surveys.

Corrections

Cancellations

SUmmer emPLoY‑ ment: Laborers needed, approximately may 21 to August 17. duties: hand labor such as: weeding production fields, moving irrigation pipe, harvesting crops, and grounds mainte‑ nance. Starting salary $10.95. USdA, natural resources Conserva‑ tion Service, Plant mate‑ rials Center, manhat‑ tan, KS. Call 785‑539‑ 8761 for interview. eoe. the mAnhAttAn Country Club is hiring servers, line cooks, and assistant food and bev‑ erage manager. Verifi‑ able experience re‑ quired. Please apply in person at 1531 n. 10th St.

Open Market

Items for Sale rIddLe me this... what is black and white and filled with keys??? www.piano4u.com 785‑537‑3774

If you sell your item before your ad has expired, we will refund you for the remaining days. You must call us before noon the day before the ad is to be published.

Pregnancy Testing Center

539-3338 1015 N. Third www.PTCkansas.com

LIttLe APPLe toyota honda is currently ac‑ cepting applications for part‑time employment in our reconditioning de‑ partment. Please apply in person at 2828 Amherst Ave. Ask for del or tony.

Answer to the last Sudoku.

“Real Options, Real Help, Real Hope” Free pregnancy testing Totally confidential service Same day results Call for appointment Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Across from campus in Anderson Village

monday, april 16, 2012

kansas state collegian

page 6

Fraternity exposes local talent at Blu Apollo show For 95th anniversary, Phi Beta Sigma hosts 11th annual talent show Jakki Thompson assistant news editor K-State community packed out the lower level of the KState Student Union’s Forum Hall for the Blu Apollo Talent Showcase on Friday at 7 p.m. Last week, the Delta chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity celebrated its 95th chartered year, making it one of the oldest fraternities at K-State. The group ended the week with the Blu Apollo Talent Showcase. “Overall, I am very happy with this event,” said Damien

Thompson, president of Phi Beta Sigma and senior in life sciences. “This was the first time we incorporated a step performance. We just wanted to show how much we appreciate the community with this event.” Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity opened the show with a routine of music through the decades. A series of performances followed that including singing, dancing and an original poem. Marcus Bragg, junior in management and information services, and Kathryn Blair, freshman in business management, placed first, performing the duet “If You Leave” by Musiq Soulchild featuring Mary J. Blige. Justin Curry, junior in electrical engineering, played the keyboard while

Bragg and Blair sang. “I was excited we were able to actually interact with the song,” Blair said. “We played out the song based on the words that we are singing. We did a YouTube video before performing at Blu Apollo to see how people felt about it.” Blair, Bragg and Curry won the grand prize of $500 for their performance. Bragg said it was an amazing experience that they all worked hard on, and that work paid off. “People should participate in things like this,” Bragg said. “Don’t be afraid to show your talents. We will continue to perform in events that are bigger and bigger — they are a confidence builder.” Members of Poize Hip Hop Dance Team were the fifth

performance of the show. This was the first time the team has performed with only girls this year as they danced to Beyonce’s song “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).” “We are all here representing Poize,” said Tanniqua-Kay Buchanan, vice president of Poize Hip Hop Dance Team and sophomore in dance. “This was a good place to show our talent. It was a great way to show that we are here at KState. We worked very hard for this and we were just excited to finally perform.” At the end of the talent portion of the Blu Apollo Talent Showcase, Phi Beta Sigma performed a step routine. That particular routine was supposed to be performed at the National Pan-Hellenic Coun-

cil’s Annual Step Show, but it was canceled this year. “The biggest difference was the inclusion of the step show as a part of this year’s Blu Apollo,” said Patrick Robinson, business chair of Phi Beta Sigma and a junior in open option. “We had a good grip on everything this year.” With seven performances, three step performances and two intermissions, Thompson and Robinson said it was a really successful week for Phi Beta Sigma, and more specifically, for the Blu Apollo Talent Showcase. “We do this for the exposure of the talent this campus has,” Robinson said. “This was just a show from us to all the people who come out and support us.”

Hale displays historic newspapers COFFEE | Student ‘really proud’ of 4 years of work Kansas City Star columnist Lewis Diuguid discusses race issues in journalism Anton Trafimovich staff writer Lewis Diuguid, a Kansas City Star columnist known for covering African-American topics in mass media, visited K-State for the opening of the exhibit “Alternative Voices: Black Media and the Communities They Serve” last Friday. The exhibit — a showcase of black American newspapers — opened with a panel discussion at 11 a.m. Two dozen visitors who came to the panel had a chance to hear how the movement for equality in the U.S. was accompanied by the rise of the black press, which changed how other newspapers portrayed African-Americans. In the early 19th century, the mainstream press used negative narratives about black Americans to enhance white domination and black slavery, said Diuguid, who gave the main speech on the panel. “White newspapers purposely steered away from telling the story about African-Americans unless it has a negative narrative,” Diuguid said. When Freedom’s Journal, the first African-American newspaper, was first published in 1827, the mainstream press was avoiding stories about black Americans, as well as avoiding hiring non-white journalists, Diuguid said. Throughout the 20th century, the press was the main factor in maintaining stereotypes in American society. To prove this, Diu-

guid mentioned the fact that southern whites were scared of the black migration to the North. The southern whites were destroying circulations of black editions, delivered to the south by trains, he said. “Without the press, no problems would be raised,” he said. Diuguid faced the problem of unequal treatment of the black population when he started working for the Kansas City Star in 1977. He said, for example, that although Kansas City was famous for its jazz traditions, this topic was barely covered in the paper as it belonged to the city’s black community.

“We are losing the diversity of voices. Just in general, we are losing the diversity of ideas, we are losing the diversity of journalists.” Lewis Diuguid Kansas City Star columnist Diuguid also discussed current problems with racial diversity in the mass media. Until today, white male anchors were the most dominating on TV. “We are losing the diversity of voices,” Diuguid said. “Just in general, we are losing the diversity of ideas; we are losing the diversity of journalists.” Diuguid is also the author of the book “Discovering the Real America: Toward a More Perfect Union” and who speaks about AfricanAmerican issues. The exhibit, located on

the fifth floor of Hale Library in the Special Collections Department, consists of two cases with 15 newspapers and magazines published by African-Americans from the 19th through the 20th century. It will remain there at least through May. Most of the issues could not be displayed because of the limited space in the library. All of the black periodicals — more than 160 titles — are available to any interested reader or researcher. The history of the exhibit started in 2010, when Gloria Freeland, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, found piles of the periodicals from African-American news organizations in Kedzie Hall’s basement. Last summer, she contacted Cliff Hight, university archivist, and the idea of the exhibition and a panel on the black press was born. “[It] was, for me, like opening a treasure chest,” Hight said. The collection was gathered by Robert Bontrager, former K-State professor, who was the only professor to teach the course Black American Press when he taught at K-State from 1970 through 1989. Apart from this particular collection, the Dow Multicultural Resource Center in Hale Library is home to a larger digital archive of African-American press, published from 1827 through 1998, as well as other documents of minorities in America. The newspapers are available through a KState Libraries database. “A lot of people are unfortunately unaware of what we have both online, electronic resources and on film,” said Melia Fritch, multicultural literacy librarian at Hale.

Continued from page 1 ence and passed out prizes to people who answered correctly, and she invited the audience to try a native fruit that is notorious for its smell - durian. “Many of the hotels don’t allow you to bring it into the hotel,” Sungkatavat said. “Or even taxis.” The audience passed around some dried durian fruit in a tube to smell. Some members of the audience even broke off a piece to taste. Durian ice cream was also available. “It smelled like mango, but it didn’t taste like it,” Anib said with a laugh. Sungkatavat said health and wellness is very important in Thailand. Many people visit for the beaches and islands, but still more visit for “wellness vacations” to enjoy healthful food, Thai massages and more. Many of the tourists who come to Thailand for their health are from the Middle East or America, she said. “Many fruits in Thailand have antioxidants,” Sungkatavat said. “That’s why we look so young.” While health is very important to Thai people, something else that they take very seriously, according to Sungkatavat, are celebrations. Thailand has many holidays and special events to celebrate. While U.S. residents celebrate holidays like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Thailand also has a day set aside especially for teachers and another one for children. They celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve in December, like the U.S., but they also celebrate Chinese New Year and their own New Year’s cel-

ebration in April. Friday, in fact, marked the beginning of a three-day long festival for the Thai New Year. April 13 is celebrated by washing everything, including one’s self, to atone for things a person has done wrong. April 14 is a day set aside to spend time with family, and the actual New Year’s celebration is held on April 15. “We love celebrations,” Sungkatavat said. At the end of the presentation, as Sungkatavat said goodbye to everyone, she choked up with emotion at the prospect of not doing any more Coffee Hour presentations. A man in the front row got up and hugged her while the audience applauded and cheered for Sungkatavat. Later, as people enjoyed refreshments, many people came up to Sungkatavat to hug her and have their picture taken with her in front of the national flag of Thailand. Robert Benedick, Manhattan resident, said that though this was his first time to the Coffee Hour Series, he has known Sungkatavat and other Thai students at K-State for a while. Benedick and his wife became acquainted with the Thai students in the Manhattan area in an order to prepare for a trip to Thailand. Benedick said he and his wife enjoyed the trip very much and still stay in touch with many of the students they befriended. “I would love to go back,” Benedick said. “It’s an awesome place.” Sungkatavat said helping with the Coffee Hour Series over the last four years has been a great experience for her. “I am really proud,” she said.

THE BLOTTER ARREST REPORTS THURSDAY Joseph James Stepney, of the 4100 block of McDowell Creek Road, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $2,500. Calvin Bernar Cyprian Jr., of Minneapolis, Minn., was booked for aggravated battery. Bond was set at $5,000. Kori Rian Kinnaird, of Fort Riley, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,500. Maximo Antonio Mejia Martinez, of the 100 block of Allen Road, was booked for no driver’s license. Bond was set at $500. FRIDAY Jordan Kohfield Herman, of the 600 block of Northfield Road, was booked for criminal trespassing. Bond was set at $750. Corbin Duane McMorris, of Junction City, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $5,000. Antonio Rodriquez Jr., of the 1700 block of Cassell Road, was booked for driving under the influence. Bond was set at $750. Mohamed Abdelmalik Dafalla, of the 1000 block of Bluemont Avenue, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $376. Darrian Anthony Porter, of the 1000 block of Bluemont Avenue, was booked for failure to appear. No bond was listed. Kevin Kendre Brown, of the 400 block of Vattier Street, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Richard Lee Burns, of the 1900 block of Casement Road, was booked for probation violation. Bond was set at $1,500. Crystal Johnson, of the 1500 block of Fair Lane, was booked for driving under the influence. Bond was set at $1,000. Melissa Ann Edmond, of the 1700 block of Fair Lane, was booked for probation violation. Bond was set at $2,500. Daniel Alberto Jemmott Jr., of the 1800 block of Elaine Drive, was booked for driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license. Bond was set at $1,500. Brandon Ray Kling, of the 1000 block of Houston Street, was booked for driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked license. Bond was set at $750. SATURDAY Rodrigo Leroy Suquitana, of Fort Riley, was booked for disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $750. Joshua Wayne Marsh, of Fort Riley, was booked for driving under the influence. Bond was set at $750. Steffen Scott Johnson, of Fort Riley, was booked for disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $750. Timothy Glenn Schmutz, of the 1000 block of Fremont Street, was booked for domestic battery and intimidation of a witness or victim. Bond was set at $1,000.

See kstatecollegian.com for more of the blotter from the weekend.

Kansas State Collegian & Royal Purple

Turn in your application now!

Visuali Kansa

ze Verb

s Stat

e Coll

egian

alize V

ocalize

Great for your portfolio Get paid to do the work you love Outstanding on-the-job media experience

Summer Session

Where

do you Find

Your

News?

Day and Evening Classes • $82 Credit Hour 785-587-2800 • 800-352-7575 For course schedules go to

www.manhattantech.edu/prospectivestudents Manhattan Area Technical College 3136 Dickens Avenue, Manhattan

Accredited Through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools