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Three weeks at a Ukrainian refugee shelter in Budapest, Hungary
Students share thoughts about new diversity initiatives, vice president position
New social media app ‘BeReal’ rises in popularity
‘A smooth transition’: Freshman golfer Laurenz Schiergen
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Rumor has it: Wefald Hall rumors spread about the building’s constructional integrity, future CARTER SCHAFFER staff writer
Word-of-mouth rumors about Wefald Hall’s stability and structural integrity have floated among students on campus and prospective students this year. While seemingly harmless, the spreading rumors have caused concern for Wefald’s leaders. Derek Jackson, associate vice president of student life and director of Housing and Dining Services, said his daughter lived in Wefald, and he has no concerns about the integrity of the building. However, he wishes the rumor would end. “It’s not fair — it’s not true,” Jackson said. “This building is code rated, is earthquake rated, it’s got a fire safety system that most buildings off-campus don’t even come close to meeting. And it was inspected with a third party all the way through the construction period. There’s no way that the structure could be at fault based upon the code and the inspections at the state level, local level and the campus level, as well as with the third party.” Bently Taulbert, freshman in political science and president of Wefald Hall, said the rumors have caused issues. “One issue that it’s caused is that prospective students have had their parents call or themselves call expressing concern of whether or not Wefald will be open next year,” Taulbert said. “It causes general hysteria and distrust between Housing and Dining.”
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Built in 2016, Wefald Hall houses approximately 540 students on eight floors. Jackson said he believes students who wanted to get into Wefald but were too late on the dorm sign-up list started the rumors. “We think this is being spread on purpose for those students that are further down the list that want to get into Wefald,” Jackson said. Jackson believes the rumor is spreading exclusively via word-of-mouth among
prospective students. “I was talking to some of our student government, and it’s not our students that are here,” Jackson said. “They live in the building. They know differently. Whatever is going on is coming out of our prospective students’ network.” Taulbert said he worries the rumors might drive some students away, especially pro-
spective engineering students who make up a large portion of the dorm’s population. “If I didn’t get to live in Wefald, that could’ve affected me a little more, especially if you have no ties to the university,” Taulbert said. “When you are looking at prospective engineering students, they pick Wefald because it’s in close proximity to the engineering
building and it’s nice, so these people not knowing if it’s open next year could cause problems. You have to think about all the ones that may have heard about the rumor and don’t call to get confirmation.” Cameron Kotwitz, junior in computer engineering and resident assistant in Goodnow, lived in Wefald this past year. He said Wefald had some is-
sues with its structure, but he does not believe the rumors. “If there was something actually wrong with it, [the university] would’ve started taking measures to close it down and clear it out,” Kotwitz said. “It moves around in the wind, but it isn’t sinking into the ground.” Kotwitz said there is a lot of joking about the issue, but no one he talks to takes it seriously. Some students still see problems with the dorms. Josiah Field, freshman in family and couples therapy and Wefald resident, said residents use squeegees in the bathrooms when water collects on the shower floors. Another issue, she said, is the mens’ wing leans on the third floor. However, Peyton Murrison, freshman in animal sciences and former Wefald resident, has a different perspective about the rumored construction flaws. “I talked with my RA, and she had confirmed [the rumor],” Murrison said. “Somebody had told me their friend’s dad did the calculations that the building is 45 degrees off its axis. The building is tilted slightly, and if it continues to stand, it’ll eventually fall over.” Although the rumor has been spreading through the prospective student network and dorms, Jackson said he rarely has to deal with it. “It’s not pervasive in the sense that we’re even getting a call a day,” Jackson said. “It’s a couple here, and maybe a week or two later, we get a couple more.”
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Riley County Health Department reports COVID-19 status decreased from pandemic to endemic WENDY BARNES news editor
In the latest COVID-19 update release from the Riley County Health Department on April 20, Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs said that in Kansas, COVID-19 is no longer considered a pandemic but is now an endemic. “This means that COVID-19 is still here, but we now have the tools to reduce its impact,” Gibbs said in the release. Active cases have decreased
from 18 to four since the previous report. And Ascension Via Christi has no COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to RCHD. The Kansas State campus maintained the same number of positive COVID-19 cases. In its most recent report, Lafene also identified four new positive cases, bringing the positivity rate down from 3.88 percent to 3.60 percent for the week of April 11-15. The number of tests administered this past week also increased from 103 to 111.
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University begins renewal of accreditation process MARGARET LATENSER staff writer
Kansas State is beginning the reaccreditation process, as announced in K-State Today earlier this month. According to National University, accreditation is an essential factor when selecting a college or university. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation states, “Accreditation is a review of the quality of higher education institutions and programs.” According to the CHEA, the federal government requires that students attend an accredited university to receive federal grants. “The idea of this process is a peer review of what this campus offers,” Lesley Cottrell, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the West Virginia University School of
Medicine, said. Cottrell, who visited K-State as part of the Higher Learning Commission, led an open forum to hear about students’ experiences at K-State directly from students. “The goal of a forum is to enhance what we know about K-State, see rich examples and learn different perspectives from people who experience the university firsthand,” Cottrell said. Jeff Ebeck, junior in finance and Student Government Association vice president, attended the open forum to answer questions from the HLC and listen to his peers. “It is important to get as many students’ input as possible because the more input you have, the more viewpoints you have to make sure the university is getting accredited for the right reasons,” Ebeck said. As SGA vice president,
Ebeck said he understood many students have different opinions, and they deserve a chance to speak. “It is always good to have as many voices as possible,” Ebeck said. “It makes it more diverse in a sense that you can hear my perspective compared to another student who might not be as involved.” Ebeck said he was impressed by the amount of graduate and doctoral students who attended the forum. “I think the really unique thing was that most of the time, you do not really hear about graduate and Ph.D. students,” Ebeck said. “It was an opportunity to get a holistic student input.” Bently Taulbert, freshman in political science and pre-law, also attended the forum. Taulbert said he understood how important accreditation is for the
university and its students. “From what I understood … for institutions that are accredited with the Higher Learning Commission within ten years, they have to have it renewed,” Taulbert said. “So, it is a process that happens every once in a while, but when it happens, it is a huge deal.” Ebeck said his biggest takeaway from the process was that the Higher Learning Commission considered student voices. “Obviously, they are accrediting the university,” Ebeck said. “The most central part or spine of the university is the students, and I think the number one opinion they listen to is the students.” More information about K-State’s accreditation and the re-accreditation process is available through the K-State accreditation web page.
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Three weeks at a Ukrainian refugee shelter in Budapest, Hungary ALEXANDER HURLA asst. news editor
Stepping off a train in Budapest, I see signs with Ukrainian flags and words leading towards a government building for people entering the city to register and find resources. A reminder of the thousands of refugees who have passed through here. I fall in with a crowd of hurrying people whose pace indicates they know where they’re going. I see the street open up to a tent bearing signs of Ukrainian blue and yellow. A line of people in heavy coats and garments huddle around it, trying to keep warm because of the overcast sky. My phone says it’s 38 degrees Fahrenheit, but it’s 3 degrees Celsius to everyone here. The tall buildings block the afternoon sun, dimming the light as I walk in the direction I think I should be going. Statues and stonework adorn the structures that run in a connected line on either side of the street. At ground level, people bustle past each other, some dodging in and out of local shops and international restaurants. I arrive at an inconspicuous multi-storied building, much like the rest in the city, and find a small sign for the shelter. I’m buzzed in and climb the worn stone steps that overlook a courtyard in the middle of the ground floor. The uncanny quiet inside is a welcome reprieve from the traffic and city noises outside. At the top, I check in where the volunteers stay and settle into my bunk for a jet-lagged nap in a room of 12 beds, realizing I’m lying in Budapest, Hungary, after barely a week’s planning. The refugee shelter on the floor below my dorm room comprises two sides of the level connected by an open walkway. It has about 60 beds in multiple rooms and a living area on both sides. A fellow volunteer tells
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Refugee camp in Budapest, Hungary. me they have been full almost every night since the start of the Russian invasion. I begin orienting myself in the shelter as I knock on doors to empty trash cans. I then grab a broom as “guests” — the term we use for the people staying at the shelter — excuse themselves past me. Some of the guests’ laughter drifts through the hallway from the common room, and I wonder if I would have the strength to laugh after enduring the trials they have. My fellow volunteers introduce themselves to me during their tasks. The staff consists of
expatriates and travelers from countries all over the world. I soon discovered most did not come to Budapest specifically to help at the shelter. Instead, they’re helping even while other obligations such as work or school constantly harass them for attention. I’m grateful my more-than-accommodating professors at Kansas State will allow me to make up assignments once I return to campus. A couple of days later, I’m returning from a walk around the city. Two guests, both men probably in their mid-to-late 30s, smoke outside the shelter overlooking
the courtyard. We nod to each other and strike up a conversation in English. They tell me how amazed they are to meet someone all the way from Kansas, and I don’t know if I should say I’m amazed to meet someone from Ukraine — at least not here. Our conversation inevitably drifts to the reason we’re all here. One of them tells me he survived in a bomb shelter in Kyiv for two weeks before escaping to Hungary. The other man says he still flinches whenever he hears a loud noise. I’ve only associated
PTSD with combat veterans, and it disturbs me to hear this. I look them in the eyes as we talk and cannot imagine the things they’ve seen. The first man laughs a little, although it seems more of a laugh to avoid another emotion, and he laments about having to start over after already building a life. They ask how the war is being reported in the U.S. I tell them we hear about both the steadfast fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people and the atrocities committed by the Russians. “It’s true,” the first man
assures me. “They’re attacking civilians.” Both men look down and lower their cigarettes, sending a wisping ribbon of smoke into the air. I don’t know what to say and am more afraid of saying the wrong thing. The first man looks up at me during the silence, and I tell them it’s sad to see all this happening. My word choice doesn’t seem strong enough as soon as I say it. He corrects me and says what is happening in Ukraine is not sad but brutal. He repeats that word: brutal. I nod with him, ashamed of calling something so horrendous and, yes: brutal, simply “sad.” Then he smiles, perhaps picking up on my shame. He apologizes, the smile leaving his face, and looks away as the conversation ends. I see him several times over the next couple of days, exchanging pleasantries and handshakes. As I’m carrying a mop bucket to the other side of the shelter, he passes by, heading for the stairs. “I hope to see you again one day, Alex.” It takes me a moment to process this. “Are you heading out?” I say, putting the bucket down. “I am,” he says, and the abruptness staggers me. Yet, that is how it is for many people after the needed paperwork goes through or arrangements are made. When it’s time to go, you better go. “Good luck,” I manage to say before he’s too far down the stairs. We wave to each other, and I watch him leave the transitory shelter. I have no idea where he’s going and make a note to ask one of the volunteers. The person I’m cleaning with walks by with a full trash bag. I pick up my mop bucket and start swabbing the common room, preparing for more guests to come.
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Students discuss new diversity initiatives, vice president position KELSEY VOLK copy chief
Kansas State President Richard Linton recently announced a new position — vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging — as part of the university-wide DEIB five-year strategic plan in an article submitted to K-State Today. The new position will elevate the former role of chief diversity and inclusion officer. Responsibilities for the VPDEIB include university-wide strategic planning, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging reporting and analysis and policy review with a focus on removing structural barriers to access and success for all, according to K-State Today. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Thomas Lane will head the search committee with other students, faculty and alumni.
Emmanuel Ugwuegbu, junior in biology, pre-med, said he is excited to be a part of the committee. “When I was asked, I was overjoyed,” Ugwuegbu said. “I was excited because this committee is just bringing in a different perspective … that manages everything that has to do with students from underrepresented communities. It also applies to our other students from the majority communities because this way we get to show everyone the excellence of K-State.” DJ Giddens, freshman in business administration, said he believes diversity is important for K-State’s campus. “It’s not too diverse if I’m being honest,” Giddens said. “It could be more diverse.” Ugwuegbu said he is looking for a candidate ready to listen to students. “Something I’m looking for in a candidate is someone who is able to be like Dr. Lin-
ton: get on campus, meet with different student organizations, hear their perspectives,” Ugwuegbu said. “Our student organizations here on campus have a lot to say, they have a lot to bring to the table. They have a voice.” Ugwuegbu said the new position will use resources from the Office of Institutional Equity, the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs and the Office of Student Life. “We have the chief diversity and inclusion officer — that is great, but they have limited resources,” Ugwuegbu said. “Bringing in this new position, we get resources from three different departments, and that is a lot of resources that will go out to students. It could help us with recruitment to get our numbers up and also with recruiting students from underrepresented communities.” Ugwuegbu said this role
is vital in serving students from underrepresented communities. “Personally, this new role, although I won’t be here long enough to enjoy it it, makes me happy to see that the work I do on campus is not just in vain,” Ugwuegbu said. “As a student leader, all I think about is ‘How can I help improve the lives of other students here on campus?’” Nikéla Reed, sophomore in theater, said diversity initiatives are very important going forward. “It’s good to make new positions and change the names of some things, but real work needs to actually happen,” Reed said. “Work needs to be done with faculty and staff on campus as well as students — more dialogues, more conversations, actual input from students from historically excluded backgrounds — more than just name changes. It’s really good to talk the talk, but
you need to walk the walk.” Reed said Linton’s background in education should help him in moving forward. “I heard some good things about Linton,” Reed said. “He comes from a background of teaching different levels of education, and hopefully his connection to students in the past will help him go forward in his work
with diversity and inclusion.” Ugwuegbu said Linton is motivated to help students on campus. “Talking with President Linton gives me joy because he has so much energy,” Ugwuegbu said. “He has the passion, he’s ready to dive in and make a change and that is something that K-State needs.”
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REVIEW: ‘The Unraveling of PUPTheBand’ is a fun evolution for PUP NATHAN ENSERRO asst. sports editor
Canadian rock band PUP’s fourth studio record and their second with Rise Records, “The Unraveling of PUPTheBand,” dropped earlier this month. A departure from their earlier work, this record reflects their success as a band and the ability to do something different creatively — and do it well. The record followed four singles: “Waiting/Kill Something,” “Robot Writes and Love Song,” “Matilda” and “Totally Fine,” the first of which was released this past November. “The Unravelling…” is a bit of a concept album: its opening track “Four Chords” sets up the idea of the band as a corporation on the brink of failure before building into a
huge crescendo and the angry second song, “Totally Fine.” The “band as corporation” idea continues throughout the album with interludes tracking the descent of the band and disagreements between the board of directors/ band members on how to use the remaining studio budget. The idea builds until “PUPTheBand Inc. Is Filing for Bankruptcy,” the final song on the record. According to frontman Stephan Babcock in an interview with Under the Radar Magazine, “PUPTheBand Inc. Is Filing for Bankruptcy” is a “distillation of the four of our brains and mental states into like three minutes of chaos.” The record isn’t all about the board of directors concept, though. “Totally Fine,” the sec-
ond track, sounds like something out of the solo work of Bomb the Music Industry’s Jeff Rosenstock but … noisier. The lyrics, the heavy guitar, halftime drums and especially the backing vocals provide that garage-punk sound while still having a high production value. “Robot Writes a Love Song” is an absurdist take on the concept of a robot feeling love. It seems as though the subject of the love song is another computer that crashed, but the writer backed them up. With some clever lyrics like the mistranslation of “heart” as “aorta” and “You nearly put me in a cardiac arrest,” the song captures the idea of two computers being in love and eventually dying together. It’s absurd, but also emotional.
“Habits” sounds different from the bands’ more traditional punk sound with the addition of other instruments — synths and horns are all over the record. The record as a whole is
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Monkey see, monkey do: Sunset Zoo’s Colobus monkey regains eyesight EDEN BROCKMAN staff writer
A Colobus monkey at Sunset Zoo was given the gift of sight after going blind from cataracts, thanks to veterinarians at Kansas State and the staff at Sunset Zoo. Mangalisa is deaf and quickly became blind over a year ago. Melissa Kirkwood, marketing and development officer for Sunset Zoo, said Mangalisa’s trainer started to notice that she was running into objects and spending more time on the ground — odd for a Colobus monkey whose instincts are to spend the majority of its time in the trees. Colobus monkeys are known for their black and white coats with long bushy tails. They are native to Africa and are the most arboreal (tree-living) of all African monkeys. “We knew that something
was not normal,” Kirkwood said. “Then we contacted K-State Vet services. We have a longstanding relationship. They determined that she had cataracts which are normal for humans as they age. For Mangalisa, it developed as she aged, but it developed very quickly, so it was almost immediate for her.” K-State’s School of Veterinary Medicine then performed cataract surgery on Mangalisa. After that, she was put into quarantine to help with the healing process. Kirkwood said that Mangalisa’s trainer, Rob Chase, was instrumental in her care. “He was amazing in her care and created somewhat of a little patient room for her,” Kirkwood said. “A room where she had a laying cot where she could see the other primates of her troop and they could see her. I know that when that separation occurred, the whole troop was concerned about why
she was not there — that to us also helped ease her healing.” Chase, primate keeper at Sunset Zoo, let Mangalisa out into the sun for the first time after being blind for two years. “I didn’t get a whole lot done when she first came out,” Chase said. “I just came out there and watched her and took pictures and videos. Going from seeing her the way she was to where she is supposed to be, to what their natural instincts are, I can’t explain it. It’s incredible.” Chase said the Colobus monkey is now “back to being Mangalisa.” Kirkwood said she attributes Mangalisa’s success to Sunset Zoo’s hard work to care for their animals. The zoo also cares for Suzie, the oldest living chimpanzee in human care. Visitors can see Mangalisa at Sunset Zoo in the Colobus monkey enclosure, open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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Little Apple Pride Parade makes New social media app ‘BeReal’ rises in popularity comeback after COVID-19 MADDY DANIELS
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The 11th Little Apple Pride Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, in City Park near the Manhattan City Pool and wraps up near the activity center with a festival awaiting to celebrate Pride. Kevin Stilley, treasurer of Flint Hills Human Rights Project, has been a part of Little Apple Pride since its inception in 2010. “Pride was organized by LGBT and Allies, the forerunner of Kansas State SAGA, with a rally at Triangle Park and a parade was added the second year,” Stilley said. Little Apple Pride was launched so the LGBTQ community could show support for themselves and their loved ones.
“Our mission is to let the greater Manhattan community know that there is a strong LGBT community here,” Stilley said. “It is also to affirm to ourselves that we belong and to let younger members know that it’s ok to be who they were meant to be.” Anyone is allowed to march, and if you do not want to walk for the entire thing, you can jump in at any point. Members of the LGBTQ community and allies will all march together. Little Apple Pride is more than just the parade. There will be several businesses, vendors, drag performances, live singers, music and potentially a magic act. Since the event has not occurred since the on-
set of COVID-19, they are unsure how many people to expect but are hoping for a good turnout. “In 2019, approximately 1,000 people were in attendance, but this is the first post-COVID event — so it could go up or down,” Stilley said. The parade and festival are family-friendly events, and all are encouraged to come. However, following the festival, there will be an afterparty at Tate’s in Aggieville. The party starts at 10 p.m. and is free for anyone over the age of 21 or $10 for anyone 18 to 20 years old. More information about the Little Apple Pride Parade or festival is available through the Little Apple Pride Facebook page.
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Students walk along in the Little Apple Pride Parade on April 13, 2019.
Swiping through Instagram, perfect vacations and posed selfies one after the other glow through the screen. Keeping up with friends, family and favorite celebs is fun and entertaining, but the pressure of choosing the right photo to get the likes and comments can be overwhelming. A new social media app is sweeping in and rapidly picking up popularity. BeReal sends users a notification at a different time every day to upload a photo within two minutes. Whether you’re in class, on a bike ride or waking up from a nap, you and all your friends post what you’re doing at that moment, with pictures taken on both sides of your phone. “I like the spontaneity of the app,” Zack Ness, junior in mechanical engineering, said. “It is funny to see what other close friends are doing at the same time as well.” BeReal allows users to let people see a more intimate side of their lives without the filters or pressures of planning what to put on your social carousel. “Only having a small number of friends that I actually care about makes it more special,” Kristen Hammes, senior in educational studies and pre-occupational therapy, said. “I like how it’s so casual, and there’s no editing or trying to get the ‘perfect’ picture.” Kate Kennedy, senior in mass communications, also admires its low expectation environment. Making comparisons of oneself against others on social media is sometimes a slippery slope, leading to low self-esteem. “I do think it’s way less doctored than a lot of Instagram posts,” Kennedy said. “One thing I’ve been trying to be conscious of is not worrying so much about how people view my life and not feeling bad because I see other people and what they’re
doing on social media. I like BeReal because I can post really bad pictures of me that are really goofy, and I don’t care about it because I know it’s not going to last. It makes me feel a lot more comfortable posting.” Social media can turn into a bragging competition when it’s really meant to connect and build relationships. As BeReal grows, students are curious about how the app will shape a new age of social media. “I am excited to see a new social media rising in popularity so quick,” Ness
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said. “It is a change of pace for everyone and takes out the fake aspect of other social medias since you aren’t able to edit pictures.” Gen Z is the primary consumer of BeReal and is gaining a fresh experience of discovering a new app and helping propel it forward. “So, growing up, I was never super involved in social medias when they were first coming up,” Kennedy said. “I wasn’t really into Vine, I took a while to get an Instagram, so it’s interesting to be on the front end of an app … It’s really interesting to have that perspective.”
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Wamego in full bloom for 35th Annual Tulip Festival GRACE NEEDHAM staff writer
A little slice of the Netherlands exists in Wamego, Kansas, on April 23-24 during the 35th Annual Wamego Tulip Festival. The town will be in full bloom, bustling with vendors and guests against a backdrop of 20,000 Dutch tulips. Kara Holle, director of events and tourism for the Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce, said she is looking forward to seeing residents and out-of-towners alike emerge to enjoy the Wamego Tulip Festival. “People have been cooped up over the winter,” Holle said. “It’s time to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.” Holle has been involved with the arts and crafts fair for several years and said the event plays a special role in her life. “It’s important to me because I have lived in Wamego for 33 years, so the Tulip Festival was only two years old when I moved here,” Holle said. “I volunteered for it for many years before I actually started working for the chamber, so it’s just been a part of my life for 33 years.” The event features craft vendors, food trucks and other activities for adults and children. Fudge, kettle corn and funnel cakes are just some of the delicacies making an appearance, and shoppers will have the chance to peruse a variety of handmade jewelry, woodworks and leather crafts. “I’ve been working with these vendors for the last eight years, and they’ve just become a part of my heart,” Holle said. “I love seeing their faces every year, and they’re just so fun to work with.” Boo Boo’s Concessions, one of over 100 vendors taking part in the Wamego Tulip Festival, is selling its famous funnel cakes this weekend. Ted Boatwright, owner of Boo Boo’s, said the festival is what
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Thousands of visitors come to the Wamego Tulip Festival that is held each spring in the City of Wamego. got him interested in the concessions business and was the first event he ever worked on. “We actually got into the business and started there at the Tulip Festival because it looked like something that would be kind of fun to do,” Boatwright said. “We just got hooked on it.” Boatwright expressed appreciation for the staff at the Wamego Tulip Festival. He said he has not always had such positive experiences at large events.
“We have been to some events where they basically are just selling real estate,” Boatwright said. “You’ll pull up there and you’ll find out that they have eight other vendors selling the same thing you’re selling. That’s not the case with the Tulip Festival. They make sure that they have a variety of vendors and different foods are limited so that you don’t end up with everybody selling the same thing.” Many vendors return to
the Wamego Tulip Festival year after year. Boatwright said he has formed great friendships working side-byside with others over the 23 years he’s attended. “Almost all the vendors get along real well,” Boatwright said. “If you run out of a product, somebody’s going to help you out. It’s just a really, really good bunch of people.” Staff and vendors have spent hours preparing for the 4,000 to 6,000 expected
attendees — Boatwright and his family being no different. “My wife tells me we’re going to have to look at thinking about getting out of the business,” Boatwright said. “She said 23 years is long enough and she’s ready to relax. It’s extremely hard work. A lot of people think you just show up and take money and go home, but when you’re working in there, you are just running your tail off.” The Wamego Tulip Festival is meant to celebrate the
town’s beauty and the coming of spring. It constantly evolves to give guests the best experience possible. “The Tulip Festival has just always been good,” Boatwright said. “They’ve tried really hard to keep making it better and to keep it going. I think that is something they can really be proud of. I think they just do a good job with everybody, the public and the vendors. They really do.”
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Netflix’s ‘The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On’ BREANNA PALMER staff writer
The new reality dating show sparks intrigue as it allows long-term couples to explore a new relationship after giving an ultimatum for marriage to their S.O. From Netflix’s reality series “Love is Blind,” a new show has arrived. Instead of creating new love stories, it brings in more challenges. “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” follows six couples who have given their partners an ultimatum for marriage. During the first episode, hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey explained to the guests what exactly they signed up for, and it seemed shocking all around. While some of the partners didn’t mind splitting up, others didn’t know how to feel about the situation. One couple, Raymond and Shanique, expressed different feelings toward the experiment. While Shanique was hesitant and remained passive to her new partner during the show, Raymond was driving right into the experience and expressed several emotions to his new partner Madlyn. The show was packed with unexpected drama, not
only from the shock of the new experiment but the huge arguments the couples shared with others, along with unexpected proposals at the decision dinner. Another struggling couple was Lauren and Nate. For this couple, rather than Lauren proposing the ultimatum, Nate did. He expressed on several appearances that he wants children while his partner does not, leading to several on-camera disagreements — leaving people confused by their unexpected marriage proposal during the decision dinner. Following the proposal, both the host and other couples were confused about Nate’s proposal, knowing the couple had not resolved any of their problems. One contestant in particular, April, felt they never took the experiment seriously in the first place and that they were cheating themselves out of a chance to really grow as a couple. As the show continued, so did the issues, as each original couple was separated and paired off with someone new to live with for three weeks. During this time, each pairing gets a chance to see if this new person and relationship is something they would want to continue after the show. Some couples thrived
during the three weeks. Jake and Rae were the most intriguing couple because of how easily they clicked with each other after meeting one time. Compared to the other couples, these two had the best experience, allowing themselves to trust a possible new relationship with the person they chose. While Jake and Rae thrived in the new setting, other couples like Shanique and Zay had a harder time finding a smooth connection. While Zay gave it his best go, Shanique kept him at a distance for a while, not wanting to fully commit to the new situation. During the trial period, they had a few disputes but grew closer toward the final days of their trial marriage. “The Ultimatum” was an unexpected experiment, leading each couple to question their current relationships, test their limits and see if their love for that person could withstand the hardest situations. The real question is: did the show aid in these relationships or present more issues for these couples to consider after the cameras are off? The full series is available on Netflix, along with a cast reunion showing where each couple ended up after the show.
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‘A smooth transition’: Freshman golfer Laurenz Schiergen LUKE LAZARCZYK staff writer
Arriving in the spring semester, freshman Laurenz Schiergen didn’t take much time to tee off and hit the green for Kansas State. Missing the first half of the golf season in the fall while serving in the German military program, Schiergen has become one of the top Wildcat golfers. Before coming to Manhattan, Schiergen was a member of the German national team, playing as an amateur for two years in the military program. This time allowed Schiergen to better his golf game. “I graduated two and a half years ago [from high school]. After I graduated, I decided against college and went to the military in Germany,” Schiergen said. “When in the military program, you get the time just to play golf. You just have to come maybe once or twice a month to the military department, but you can play full-time golf.” After two years of focusing on golf and occasional work in the military, Schiergen decided to come to the United States to play golf in college. The decision was made looking at his golf future and with the help of a friend — fellow German K-State golfer junior Tim Tillmanns. “I decided last summer to go to college, so I was looking around. I felt for my development as a player, I had to come over to the U.S. and play college golf,” Schiergen said. “He [Tillmanns] made it very easy for me to get along here and to help me all along. He’s from the same city as me, so we have known each other for almost ten years, so that helps. He was definitely the reason for me coming here.” Schiergen’s daily lifestyle changed from his routine in Germany, no longer solely focusing on golf. While that means less time playing, he is enjoying the new pace in his life. “When I was in the military program, all my life was focused on golf, golf, golf. This balance here helps me to be more free and just play golf and have fun,”
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Freshman men’s golfer Laurenz Schiergen poses for a photoshoot at Colbert Hills golf course. Schiergen said. “The balance is way better for me than just playing and practicing. The mental side to doing something else really helps me.” Despite the shift in his golfing frequency, his game seems unaffected. In five tournaments, Schiergen has earned three top20 finishes, two top-ten finishes and a top-five finish, placing fourth at the Mossy Oak Invitational. Schiergen boasts a teambest of a 71.47 stroke average.
“I played really well there in all three days,” Schiergen said. “I made my first top-five in a really strong field. Probably the strongest field we’ve played this year.” Competing at a high level right away, Schiergen has made sure to lean into his consistent play style. “I don’t really have a big weakness. My long game, short game, my putting is all very similar,” Schiergen said.
“It’s good, not great, but it’s all very balanced. In the last two weeks, when I’ve played pretty well, my short game and putting was pretty good.” Playing consistently is a big part of Schiergen’s golf game. Since childhood, Schiergen looked at his favorite professional golfer — Rory McIlory — as an example of how to play. Schiergen even met McIlory after being invited to a tournament in Augusta, Georgia, when McIlo-
ry was in attendance. “My childhood idol is Rory McIlroy because he’s very consistent in every area. He’s a great ball striker. I just love the way he plays golf,” Schiergen said. “I had a little talk with him and was able to take a photo. That was a pretty cool experience.” Schiergen’s experience in the U.S. as a Wildcat has been successful. As he continues building off less than a semester of work, Schiergen is keeping
his mind right and enjoying the time he’s having as a K-State student golfer while striving to work hard. “It’s been a pretty smooth transition even though I came mid-year,” Schiergen said. “Even though I’m a freshman, I don’t really feel like I’m a freshman because I’ve already played a lot of big events in Europe. Golf is probably one of the most mental sports and is always a grind.”
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Where Are They Now: Football’s Paul Coffman COOPER DETERS staff writer
From Chase, Kansas, Paul Coffman had an offer from Coffeyville Community College to go and play football. He instead chose to attend Kansas State, walking on to try to fulfill his dream of becoming a Wildcat college football player. “My grandpa went to K-State and my dad went to K-State, so I knew from a young age that I would more than likely go to K-State,” Coffman said. “But the reason that I chose to walk on was because in high school, I played against someone from Little River High School and his name was Perry Viers. He made the roster and I just thought to myself, if Perry Viers can make the roster, then so can I. He was kind of my driving force behind wanting to try out and make the team. It’s kind of like a living motivation sort of situation.” Coffman was soon told he had made the team and appeared in all 11 games at tight end his freshman year. Coffman appeared in every game throughout his four years at K-State, and that’s when he knew that he had a shot at going to the big leagues. “I went to a Chiefs preseason game against the Vikings with my roommate Gary Spani. While I was at the game, I saw a tight end for the Vikings named Stu Voigt. Stu was another one of those living motivation situations,” Coffman said. “Stu wasn’t much bigger than I was, and I just knew that if he could make the league, then so could I.” After Coffman wasn’t selected in the 1978 draft, Green Bay scouts gave him a chance at what he had been
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working toward his whole life. “I was never supposed to get a call from the Packers. Remember that this is a time before the draft combine was a thing, and whenever I didn’t get drafted, I was getting ready to go back home and start working in the ag business,” Coffman said. “But it just so happened that the scout for Green Bay didn’t scout any tight ends, so they only had two for training camp. So I was one of the guys they gave a call to. I packed up everything I had and went to Green Bay to try and make the team.” Coffman had to overcome three other potential tight-end candidates to make the team. Coffman raced to finish every sprint first and impress in every workout. “I showed up at camp from the call, and there were four other tight ends there. I knew that they would only keep two of us, so I was in for the fight of my life to stay on the team,” Coffman said. “We all came in every day and worked as hard as we possibly could, and we never wanted to sit out with an injury, so if we were injured, we would still show up to practice every day.” On the last day of training camp, Coffman entered the locker room to see staff cleaning out the other three players’ lockers. He had made it to the league. Though he made the roster, the problems that come along with being in the NFL were only beginning. Off the field, Coffman noticed how his finances suddenly changed. “The reason a lot of people struggle when they make it pro is because they’re not the big shot anymore. All of my kids play D1 sports,
and my wife tells them all the time, ‘Sports are what you do, they’re not what you are,’ and that’s something that I feel like gets mixed around,” Coffman said. “The second thing that’s becoming more and more of an issue is financials. When I played, most people were 20 or 21 finally getting some money, and at that age, you’re still stupid with your money but not as bad as an 18 or 19-year-old would be. I know I did some dumb stuff when I was that age, but in today’s day and age, it’s scary to see what might happen.” On the field, Coffman had to play against the bestof-the-best of his day, including New York Giant and Hall of Fame defensive end Lawrence Taylor. “The craziest thing is that I had to block Lawrence Taylor,” Coffman said. “He was pound-for-pound the best football player on the field, and he knew that he would come at you every play, full speed and everything. He never took a play off, and I knew that if I took a play off, he would eat my lunch and blow up the play.” After football came to an end, Coffman retired and started working with one of his close friends selling janitorial supplies. “He gave me a call and asked me to come work for him, and I was hesitant about it, and he explained that what people do with these supplies is this: ‘They buy it to flush it down the toilet and then they buy more,’ which was really funny to me, but I started working for him and that’s where I’ve worked for the last 32 years,” Coffman said. “I’ve enjoyed it because I don’t have to wear a suit to work every day, I just dress casually and I enjoy that.”
Like many from smalltown Kansas, Coffman continues to put his faith first in everything he does. “It’s crazy when people send me cards still, I always sign them with my favorite Bible verse, and it is ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding,’” Coffman said. “I’ve just found that when I put my trust in God and work as hard as I can in something, that whether it works out like I wanted it to or not, I just know that He is in control. Just like when people ask me what my biggest accomplishment is, I just tell them that I’ve been married to one woman for 36 years, I have four kids who all played Division I sports and still received their college degrees and are all productive citizens of society. So rather than football or sports, be the proudest of your marriage or your kids.”
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friday, april 22, 2022
Know Your Opponent: UC Irvine CHASE HAGEMANN staff writer
Kansas State baseball has been hot lately, but it has another tough test against UC Irvine, a historically good mid-major program with an interesting mascot — the Anteaters. K-State earned a series win this past weekend against No. 7 Texas in wild fashion. On Thursday night, the Wildcats scored seven unanswered runs to come back and beat the Longhorns with a go-ahead three-run homer by
Nick Goodwin in the eighth inning. Then, the Wildcats cruised to an 8-1 victory on Friday because of a stellar pitching performance by RHP Blake Adams. Despite Saturday’s 2-4 loss, K-State looked good in the mid-week games, dominating in-state rival Wichita State 12-1 and beating the Omaha Mavericks 11-3. With all the momentum on K-State’s side, the Wildcats will have to face a 21-13 UC Irvine team, who’s had its way with competitive West Coast clubs. The challenge could make or break any remaining post-season dreams,
so let’s get to know the Anteaters. PITCHING: The good news for the third-best offense in the Big 12 is the Anteaters aren’t overpowering from a pitching perspective. The UC Irvine pitching staff has allowed 165 runs while the Wildcats have tallied 231 runs against tougher opponents. The staff is headed by redshirt-sophomore Nick Pinto. The youngster leads all starting pitchers in earned runs average at 3.33 with a WHIP (Walks And Hits Per Inning Pitched) ratio of 1.38.
Pinto has tallied 55 strikeouts in nine appearances but only stouts a 1-3 win-loss record. He’s issued 29 runs, 19 earned runs and 21 walks alongside the 55 strikeouts. Other weekend starters are Cameron Wheeler and Michael Frias, who both have an era just above five runs. Frias (5.24 era) has the better record of 4-1 while Wheeler has a 2-3 showing, despite the better 5.19 era.
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Late inning grand slam pushes past Omaha LANDON REINHARDT sports editor
A grand slam from senior Jeff Heinrich in the seventh inning served as a turning point as the Kansas State baseball team defeated Omaha 11-3 on Tuesday. The first six innings of play left spectators unsatisfied. The Wildcats reached base 24 times — 11 hits, 10 walks and three hit-by-pitches — but only mustered one run until the seventh inning. K-State left 13 runners on base through six innings, with numerous bad breaks that could have plated runs. In the first inning, the Wildcats had two runners on with zero outs, but couldn’t bring either home. In the second, K-State had the bases loaded with one out at the top of its lineup. One run managed to score, but a strikeout from sophomore Nick Goodwin and flyout by junior Dylan Phillips ended a long run. In the fourth, Heinrich started the inning with a leadoff double. A strikeout, fly out, walk and ground-out turned into two more runners left on base but no more run support. Controversy struck in the bottom of the fifth. With a runner on second, senior Josh Nicoloff sent a ball flying down the left-field line. The left-field umpire signaled for a home run as the stadium lights bounced and Endor’s “Pump
It Up” began playing. The celebration from the dugout wasn’t as big as someone might expect from a game-tying home run as players watched the umpires discuss whether or not the ball was fair. After a minute of deliberation, the crew decided the ball was actually foul. K-State head coach Pete Hughes was irate, but after looking at the tape, the umpire crew stuck with their call of a foul ball. Nicoloff singled after throwing his helmet back on, but a pop-up and fly-out couldn’t score runners on first and third with one out. With a “one” still shining on the scoreboard in the seventh inning, Omaha sent sophomore pitcher Tanner Olmstead — one of nine Maverick pitchers to throw in the contest — to the mound. Olmstead walked the bases loaded and, with one out, the small crowd at Tointon Family Stadium on a cold Tuesday night erupted. Heinrich sent a ball 369 feet off his bat and over the left-field wall. The bases cleared as the Wildcats took their first lead of the game at 5-3. Two pitches later, freshman Raphael Pelletier put a ball in the same spot, making the score 6-3. “Today it was a challenge, we played well from behind,” Hughes said to K-State Athletics. “Missed some opportunities early, but we stayed with the game and
stayed focused and built a really good lead in the seventh. No one panicked. That’s what good baseball teams do — they play from behind and they get big hits.” K-State tacked on another run in the seventh and four in the eighth to give Omaha no shot at a comeback. All-American slugger Dylan Phillips stepped up on the pitcher’s mound for the last out of the eighth and the ninth. Phillips struck out four of five batters to earn his second save of the season and end a three-hour and 45-minute game. Freshman pitcher Tyler Ruhl picked up the win in 3.2 innings of relief, allowing five hits and one run with three strikeouts. Junior starting pitcher Wesley Moore received a no-decision after 3.1 innings of work with four hits, two runs (one earned) and three strikeouts. Freshman Tyson Neighbors pitched for 0.2 innings before being taken out for injury. “Nice stretch for our team, five games in six days puts a lot of pressure on your pitching staff and really your team to be able to play at a high energy level, and we did that,” Hughes said to K-State Athletics. “More than proud of our team over this stretch.” K-State turns its attention to UC Irvine at home this weekend, starting with a 6 p.m. game on Friday.
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Sophomore Nick Goodwin steps up to bat against Texas at Tointon Family Stadium on April 14, 2022.
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Off-the-water relationships lead to rowing success LIZZY FRANCO staff writer
From teammates to friends and fourth to first, this season for the rowing team has been special. On April 15-16, a boat of sophomores Sydney Smith, Lindsey DeVreugd and Alyssa Buettner and freshmen Anita Eckhardt and Catie Wood placed first at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. “The whole, I’d say, first half of the race we were in I think fourth place, so not even in a position to medal, and then something happened at like, the 1000-meter mark where we all just like kicked it in,” DeVruegd said. “Then Sidney Smith, our coxswain, just like kept calling seeds on other boats and around the 500-meter mark, we just kind of pushed through and just kind of locked in and walked through with the rest of the boats that were around us.” The girls didn’t expect
this amount of success heading into the season, as none of the girls had rowed in a 1v4 boat before the campaign. “Our technique isn’t as good as other boats, so it was really cool,” DeVruegd said. “The first race — like we won that line, and then I think that just set us up for a good place to like, build throughout this.” DeVreugd attributes the recent success to the teammates’ relationships out of the water. “Me and Catie, we would see each other on campus and say, ‘Hi,’ and talk to each other at practice, but we roomed together at spring camp, which I think we got a lot closer then,” DeVreugd said. “I feel like I knew her as a teammate then, but now I know her as a friend.” Following spring camp, the girls continue to develop a connection with each other. While competing in Tennessee, the rowers swapped roommates to allow individuals to expand toward a more wholesome team relation-
ship.
“In Tennessee, I was with Bitty [Alyssa Buettner], and Lindsey [DeVreugd] and Anita [Eckhardt] were together, but our rooms were conjoined,” Wood said. “It was a blast because we were able to be separated from each other because Lindsey and Bitty lived together here in Manhattan, and then Anita and I do. So that was really nice that we weren’t with our actual roommates, but that we were able to still be together.” K-State is enjoying the success from this past weekend, but the team still has more work to do leading into its remaining three meets. The team’s desires are clear: “I would say as a boat right now, it’s to beat KU and get a medal at Big 12,” DeVreugd said. “Those are always our team goals.” Devreugd and Wood’s boat is set for action on Sunday, April 24, at the Creighton Duel in Omaha, Nebraska.
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The varsity 1v4 rowing team that placed first at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships on April 16, 2022. From left to right: Anita Eckhardt, Lindsey DeVreugd, Catie Wood and Alyssa Buettner
Men’s basketball roster update: Tang makes first splashes in transfer portal LANDON REINHARDT sports editor
With the Kansas State men’s basketball roster cut down to just two scholarship players — junior Markquis Nowell and sophomore Ish Massoud — as of April 18, 2022, fans were nervous that the Wildcats wouldn’t get a starting five on the court for the 2022-23 season. New head coach Jerome Tang silenced the doubters with his first acquisition in Manhattan — LSU-freshman-transfer Jerrell Colbert. Colbert is a former four-star recruit (Rivals) who is 6 foot 10 inches
and brings 216 pounds to the center position. Colbert played in four games for the Tigers, logging 0.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in just 6.6 minutes of average play time. “I always wanted to play for [Tang], so that’s why I’m becoming a Wildcat. Now let’s eat,” Colbert said to On3 after signing to K-State. Two days later, Tang added another former Top 150 (Rivals) player in freshman guard Camryn Carter. Carter comes from Mississippi State after averaging 2.1 points and 0.8 rebounds in 8.4 minutes of average playing time for the Bulldogs. Carter is a 6 foot 3 inch guard that should pair
with Nowell in the back court. “Coach Tang and the staff is what really made me commit,” Carter said to K-State Athletics. “They are all energetic and fun to be around. The way they develop players is crazy. There is no doubt in my mind that this staff will develop me into the player I want to become and help me get to the highest level I’ve always dreamed of.” The roster still has plenty of spots to fill, but the building has begun.
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New men’s basketball head coach Jerome Tang at his opening press conference on March 24, 2022.
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