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Department of Modern Languages cuts Italian language courses

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As a result of the university-wide budget recalls in October, the Department of Modern Languages will offer only one Italian course in fall 2018. Courses typically scheduled for the fall semester like Italian I and Italian III have been canceled. The discontinuation of Italian courses will cause the loss of one faculty member: Alessia Salamina, a visiting assistant professor. Salamina was not available for comment. The department will only offer Italian for Travelers in the fall. Derek Hillard, head of the Department of Modern Languages, said the department relies on instructors in the area to teach that course, and that will be the case for next year. The only other Italian offering at Kansas State this fall is Italian Diction, a onecredit-hour class designed for students studying vocal music. The course is presumably unaffected by the cuts in Modern Languages because it is taught by the School of Music, Theatre and Dance faculty. Hillard said the modern languages department has moved some course offerings to evening college and combined some sections of low-

er-level courses to accommodate the budget recall. Cutting Italian courses, Hillard said, was a decision made by modern languages faculty. “In the case of Italian, the faculty in modern languages had to look at our level of funding that we have and make some decisions,” Hillard said. “The decision that the faculty recommended was to finish out Italian to the best of our ability, to allow as many students to go as far as they could with the language and then to reduce the courses that would be offered.” Hillard said cutting Italian courses not would cause the loss of a program because K-State does not offer a proper program in Italian. “I think it should be remembered, as well, that our department doesn’t have a minor or a program in Italian because a program means that you are awarding a degree,” Hillard said. Without a proper budget in place for faculty under an Italian language program, Amit Chakrabarti, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the funding for Italian faculty comes from what he calls a “soft money bucket,” which is separate from the general university budget. “This soft money comes from someone leaving, some-

Photo illustration by Logan Wassall one retiring, so you can pull it together and that’s your soft money bucket,” Chakrabarti said. “It’s still financed by tuition and other things, but it’s kind of a soft money bucket that various departments asks for, and modern languages receives a large sum of that soft money bucket.” Current modern languages students will not see many changes in the department next year, Hillard said. “We’re going to maintain that presence of the Italian for

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Travelers course, but in our department as a whole, students will have ... the typical range of courses that we have to offer,” Hillard said. As for students partway through the Italian curriculum — like Abigaile Molzer, sophomore in anthropology and international studies — arrangements have been made so they can complete a foreign language requirement with two semesters of a different language. However, Molzer said this solution does not help

students who need four semesters of a concurrent language or want to be proficient in Italian. “I have one friend in particular — what he’s dealing with is to go to grad school, and you have to have four semesters of a consecutive language, but he’s graduating next year,” Molzer said.

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K-State to host track and field invitational meet on Saturday

WEEKEND EVENTS Compiled by Conrad Kabus What: Cuatro de Mayo When: Friday at noon Where: Bosco Student Plaza The Union Program Council will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Cuatro de Mayo this year. The event will feature music from the K-State Latin Jazz Ensemble and a limited supply of catering from Qdoba. In case of rain, the location will be change to the Fireplace Lounge on the first floor of the Union. What: UPC May the Fourth be with you When: Friday at 7 p.m. Where: Bosco Student Plaza The UPC will host a celebration of Star Wars day featuring On The Spot Improv as well as a costume contest. An outdoor showing of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will begin at 8:30 p.m. What: Student Study Break When: Saturday at 11 a.m. Where: Beach Museum of Art The Beach Museum will host a study break for students preparing for finals this Saturday at 11 a.m. The museum will offer a free place to study for students as well as snacks.

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Don’t get too lit: Manhattan fire captain shares summer fire safety tips MEG SHEARER

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Manhattan Fire Department captain Micah Hydeman said, with a surge in recent fires in Manhattan, he believes it is important to address fire safety. Hydeman said there five main ways he for students to prevent fires.

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Hydeman said his biggest fear when it comes to off-campus living is unattended cooking food, even in microwaves. “If people would just slow down and follow instructions,

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“He doesn’t have time to take four semesters of Spanish or four semesters of French. He was halfway through Italian and is now trying to find a way to get another two semesters of Italian with the program cut. He has to be able to do that, otherwise a lot of grad schools won’t accept him.” Molzer studied abroad in Orvieto, Italy, last summer through Kansas State University in Italy, the university’s affiliate entity that supports a study abroad program every summer. Molzer said the absence of Italian courses at K-State will affect other students who travel to Orvieto. “You tend to choose where you’re going to study abroad, and then you try and take at least one course of the language, if it’s through K-State or if it’s through Duolingo or anything really, just to give you a few pointers,” Molzer said. “Now students will no longer have the option to take Italian before going to Italy, which ... is the flagship for Architecture, Planning and Design — almost every student goes to Italy for at least a semester — so they no longer have that option.” However, Hillard said the change at K-State will not interrupt opportunities for students to

it would prevent a lot of false alarms and fires,” Hydeman said. Off-campus living is less regulated than state properties, and some college students don't always take heed of safety precautions if they aren't being monitored, Hydeman said.

BONFIRES THAT DON’T MEET CITY ORDINANCES

Hydeman said most college students don’t know that the city has a list of 14 rules to follow when having a recreational fire. Most of the time, Hydeman said all it takes is a phone call from a neighbor for the fire department to show up and evaluate the situation and determine enroll in Italian courses in Orvieto. “There are instructors in Italy that the program can draw upon to enable students to enroll in an Italian course there, and in some cases, instructors who may once have taught at K-State — instructors who have worked with K-State populations in the past who are in Italy — they may be able to assist with this student need for Italian courses in Italy, in Orvieto,” Hillard said. In January, The New York Times published an article on the nationwide decrease in international student enrollment, mentioning that K-State would cut its Italian courses due to a trimmed budget. In reference to that article, Hillard said it didn’t tell the whole story. “The reporter, from what I recall, did not mention the historical decline in state support for the university and for very worthwhile endeavors such as language learning, and I think that says so much about some of the challenges that higher education faces,” Hillard said. Every college at K-State was affected by the fall budget recall, which reduced the university’s budget by about $12 million dollars. Chakrabarti said the department handled the budget recall by strategically hiring faculty and retaining as many course sections as possible. “We have tried very hard to protect our classes,” Chakrabar-

whether or not a fire follows city ordinances. “If it’s compliant, we don’t ruin the party,” Hydeman said. "We just want people to be safe." The regulation that Hydeman said is the most important is the rule against using paper products, leaves or trash in fires. One of the most common unknown regulation with bonfires, Hydeman said, is that you can’t use paper products, leaves or trash to burn. The eighth policy regarding recreational fires in the city of Manhattan states only charcoal or clean, dry, seasoned two-foot long firewood are acceptable sources of fuel.

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ti said. “Whenever we saw the waiting lists, we are trying to open sections, meaning putting people there. I do not think that will be immediate, big impact on to students. They will be able to take the classes that they want to take.” Another department greatly affected by the recall is the Department of Philosophy, and Chakrabarti said the college values quality of classes and smaller class sizes, even in times of budgetary stress. He noted that a philosophy class with 20 students is much different than a class with 60 students, and the college has tried to retain those smaller class sizes. “Philosophy had lost some faculty that we could not immediately hire back at tenure track,” Chakrabarti said. “So what I did is that I put some visiting faculty positions to supplement their tenure track faculty lines to make sure that the quality of the program remains intact. So, we are vigilant. We take quality very seriously.” Hillard said it is “regrettable” that K-State cannot offer more Italian courses at this time. With limited resources comes cuts and compromises. For many K-State students, the absence of Italian language courses will not have much affect. But for students like Molzer, the cut comes with adjustments that they could not have predicted. She said she wishes she had

started taking Italian in her first semester at K-State. “I’m actually planning on going back to Italy — I’m going next spring for spring break,”

Hydeman said the importance of checking smoke alarms regularly cannot be stressed enough; it could be life or death when it comes to a fire in your room or building. If there are any concerns, Hydeman said there is a test button on the alarm that will confirm whether the alarm is functioning properly or not. The fire department can also make a visit to your home to inspect the alarm free of charge.

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Hydeman said he has seen

cases where a dog or cat caused an accidental fire by knocking over a candle or hitting a knob on a stovetop under cooking food. Keep anything that is a heat source away and off while you are away from your animals, Hydeman recommends. “Pay attention, slow down, think about what you are doing and take two minutes to prevent a fire,” Hydeman said. Grilling can lead to unwanted consequences if the person on grill duty isn't careful or does not understand the ins and outs of proper safety techniques for grilling, Hydeman said. Hydeman said grillers

should be cognizant of wind. If a grill is not very heavy, it can be easily knocked over or pushed against a building, lighting it on fire. City ordinances state that ashes must be disposed of in a noncombustible container, preventing the wind from carrying them. “If you can put your hand over the container and it’s not burning your hand, then it’s not going to set anything on fire,” Hydeman said. “The bottom line is to be smart and watch your grill.” For more information and a detailed list of the Manhattan's outdoor fire policies go to cityofmhk.com.

Molzer said. “I also have an internship set up when I graduate, and I’m going to be in Naples for a few months, and now I’m having to seek out other oppor-

tunities to learn the language because they decided to cut it and not even give the students who are halfway through the year to finish up.”

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Three professors named 2018 university distinguished professors AUTUMN MOCK THE COLLEGIAN

Three Kansas State professors were appointed as 2018 university distinguished professors. After a university-wide nomination and evaluation conducted by the provost, the faculty members received this highest honor from the university. Mary Beth Kirkham, professor of agronomy; David Poole, professor of kinesiology and anatomy and physiology; and James Sherow, professor of history, received this title.

MARY BETH KIRKHAM

Kirkham started teaching at K-State in 1980. She now teaches plant-water relations and the study of water movement through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. She said she is equally known for her work in the uptake of heavy metals with sewage sludge. When Kirkham first came to K-State, her parents helped her pick out an apartment. He father told her to live close to her work so she wouldn’t spend all of her time commuting. She said she took her father’s advice and has lived in the same apartment, which allows her to get to work in five minutes by bicycle, since being in Manhattan. “I have a great feeling of freedom because I live so close,” Kirkham said. “I credit my closeness of living here to giving me more time to do work.” Her favorite work has been related to the study of elevated carbon dioxide, an ongoing phenomenon since the Industrial Revolution. Her work done in the late 1980s to the mid-1990s was the first research to be done out in the field in a semi-arid region and was supported by the Department of Energy. Kirkham said it has been a joy working at K-State because of the freedom she has been given in regards to her research, especially since she was not given that privilege at her previous jobs. She received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Wellesley College, and

after receiving her master’s degree in botany from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she wanted to pursue a career in academia. “I desperately wanted a job in academia,” Kirkham said. “I wanted to teach, but there were few jobs. I sent out, I bet, close to 100 letters, and there was no job available.” Instead, she took a job with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio, due to the equal opportunities for women and minorities provided by the federal government. It was in Ohio that Kirkham worked as a plant physiologist to follow the uptake of heavy metals by sewage sludge placed on the land, but she said the access was very limited. “About a year after I was working there, I wanted to get out of the government because I really wasn’t able to do all the research I wanted to do,” Kirkham said. “The building there was closed on weekends. I couldn’t get in to do my research. I was always the first one sitting on the steps there when the night watchman came in and opened the door.” Kirkham then held teaching positions at Oklahoma Sate University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst before coming to K-State. She is now conducting research about the effect of gravity on plant-water relations, experimenting with how to grow plants in micro-gravity.

DAVID POOLE

Poole has been at K-State for 23 years, during which he said he has had the opportunity to help build two of the university’s programs. He is a part of both the kinesiology and physiology department, where he specializes in understanding exercise function from athletes down to dysfunction in patients with heart failure, emphysema and diabetes. He studies problems related to how people get oxygen from the atmosphere and how it’s transported from the lungs to be used by tissue mitochondria. After living in several big

cities, Poole said he wanted to move somewhere a bit smaller to raise his family. Poole received his bachelor’s degree in sports science and applied physiology from Liverpool Polytechnic in England, his master’s degree and doctorate from the University of California in Los Angeles and did postdoctoral training in medicine at the University of California in San Diego. “I was captivated [by K-State],” Poole said. “I

the endpoint is human health, that is much more important. “[Animals] can help us answer very defined and valuable questions,” Poole said. “I’ve always thought that the human medicine side loomed larger than the animal side, but we’ve also been able to help elephants and horses with the research we do.” Poole said he can sometimes find money elsewhere

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David Poole, professor of exercise physiology and director of K-State’s Cardiorespiratory Exercise Lab, demonstrates the use of a microscope where he studies oxygen transport in tissues on Tuesday in Cole Hall. Poole was recently chosen for the 2018 Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship from the Environmental and Exercise Physiology section of the American Physiological Society. thought I could do great things for the students.” Through his research, Poole works with humans, racehorses, elephants, dogs and rats. Recently, Poole has studied exercise-induced poly hemorrhage, a bleeding into the lungs that occurs when horses run. This is a result of humans breeding horses to have hearts too big for their lungs. In an extreme case, Poole said a horse will bleed from its nostrils, and in extreme instances a horse can blow its lungs out and die, which Poole said happens to several horses a year in the U.S. “[Horse racing] is magnificent to watch, but there’s a dark side to it,” Poole said. “Sometimes, like in Japan, if you have a horse that bleeds twice out of its nostrils, it’s not allowed to race again. One day you can have a $10 million horse, and if it bleeds a second time, it’s not worth anything. It’s a really big deal to try to understand what the mechanisms are for this and how we can prevent it.” Although, Poole said his research questions are always germane to humans. In order to receive National Institute of Health funding he has to show direct relevance to human health. Poole said he is an unmitigated animal lover, but if

to study animals purely for the benefit of the animals, but often, the first step in understanding and improving human health is animal research. As a newly named university distinguished professor, Poole also has a mission to encourage more awareness and appreciation within the administration and university as a whole. Poole said he hopes to see the administration begin to recognize the work done within departments, not just the dollars spent, and he believes that could ultimately lead to an increased appreciation to filter down to all levels of students. “The number one thing [students] choose a class based on is how easy it is,” Poole said. “We understand that, but if you have the ability to go to a worldclass professor, why wouldn’t you want to go there? Why not have your education dollars be spent on that?” Poole said the university distinguished professors have the opportunity to meet with the university president once a month as a group and hopes to have his ideas heard there.

JAMES SHEROW

Sherow, a fourth-generation Kansan, came to K-State in 1992 to fill position that had

been held by the previous professor for 44 years. “I never thought I would get a position here given how long he had been here,” Sherow said. “When this job came open, this was an ideal spot for me.” Sherow currently teaches Kansas history, the history of the American West, North American Indian history and environmental history. He said his interest in Kansas history started with his father. When Sherow was a boy, his father would take him to Langdon, Kansas, the town where his father grew up. “I could never figure out why he wanted to go back there, because it hadn’t looked like much of a place to me,” Sherow said. “Even though I was raised in a town that was only 600 people, there were fewer than 100 people in the town that he took me to.” Sherow said Langdon started his road for historical research. At Wichita State University he did an honors essay as an undergraduate looking at the town and its township, which later became his master’s thesis. Then, part of his master’s thesis became the subject of his first publication. He has had six books published and has two other books that are currently partially completed that he said he would like to finish. “I’m a voice for another time,” Sherow said. “It explains, for me anyway, what it means to be a human being. History can provide a lot of insight.” Sherow also said he takes the land-grant mission of K-State very seriously. “It was designed to take education and learning to the people, so it wasn’t only simply to do scholarship for yourself or to have a distinguished career or to publish a lot,” Sherow said. “It was that but also to take that kind of research to the public so that it benefited the public.” Sherow said he pursues this mission in his Kansas history class by teaching students not only the history of the state but also how to become involved citizens in the community. “I really believe that as professors we have certain talents

that shouldn’t just be left inside the university,” Sherow said. This type of public outreach also led Sherow to get involved in local politics. He was on the Manhattan City Commission for six years and served as mayor from 2011-2012. Sherow’s six years on the Commission was the time when the north and south end redevelopment occurred, the Flint Hills Discovery Center was built, all the community pools were re-done, the zoo education center opened and the airport was upgraded. He said it was a crazy yet wonderful six years, and the highlight of his political career was seeing the Flint Hills Discovery Center built. With the purpose of highlighting the history and ecology of the area, Sherow was able to help guide the creation in both a political and intellectual context. Serving as mayor at the time, he was also given the opportunity to give the dedication speech. Sherow’s work has attracted national attention as well. He was one of 10 historians across the nation to write an essay for the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Portfolio. The idea behind the series of essays was to go back to President Lincoln’s administration and look at the legislation that was passed in 1862 and 1863. Alongside his wife Bonnie Lynn-Sherow, he wrote an essay about the Moral Land Grant Act, since K-State had been the first operational land grant school in the nation. “That was a real highlight of my career,” Sherow said. “It’s not often that you’re picked out of all the historians across the United States to write one of those essays.” Kirkham, Poole and Sherow each said they were both honored and humbled to be selected and honored as a university distinguished professor by their colleagues and the university. “Everyone who earns a Ph.D. is pretty unusual anyway, all of us are, that’s a given, but all these people I work with are gifted individuals,” Sherow said. “It’s humbling to be singled about among all of my colleagues and friends.”

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New leadership to fulfill diversity office’s mission

City committee allocates funds to prevent alcohol problems GLENN KINLEY

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The Office of Diversity at Kansas State promotes diversity throughout the university, by providing "vision and leadership" in all functions of the university whether that be students, faculty, staff and curriculum. As K-State continues moving into the 21st century, the Office of Diversity has set out to meet the new demands of the university. Pat Bosco, vice president of student life, said he believes the mission of the office is being fulfilled with the Dec. 4 hiring of Adrian Rodriguez. Rodriguez was hired as the associate vice president for student life of diversity and multicultural student affairs,

after a two-year-long search following Myra Gordon's 2015 retirement. In his short time in the position thus far, Rodriguez has already started implementing his plans for how the office will look moving into the future. "Adrian, [along] with our students, is currently exploring the current landscape and ways we can increase student success among our underrepresented students," Bosco said. Bosco said that while there are many facets of the pending plans, a top priority is graduation and retention rates of multicultural students. "It is not unusual for someone new to look at what is working and explore how we can build upon past success," Bosco said.

the Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters and UFM Community Learning Center. Each group gave a synopsis of why their programs or organization was in alignment with the mission of the Special Alcohol Funding Committee. Courtney Kramer, staff liaison for the committee, said the committee reviews about ten to 15 proposals in a year while focusing on their goal to address drug and alcohol issues in the community. Trent Jones, executive director of Boys and Girls Club in Manhattan, was one of the many who attended the hear-

ings with the hopes of convincing the committee to fund the programs of his organization. Jones, who said the Special Alcohol Committee has supported the Boys and Girls Club for close to ten years, has seen the impact the committee can have on Manhattan organizations first hand. Keith Weber, senior in psychology and anthropology at Kansas State, is the co-chair of the committee.

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Graduating students celebrate their future at Thursday’s Grad Bash ALEX GALEY

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Students preparing to graduate celebrated their days as Wildcats during the annual Grad Bash at the

K-State Alumni Center on Thursday. “I like that everyone’s friendly, and I enjoyed clubs and organizations I participated in here,” Moriah Clark, senior in social work, said. The soon-to-be alum-

ni received free T-shirts and munched on free food while they wandered in and out of photo booths to take their headshots for graduation and entered raffles to win tickets for the 2018 football season, jackets, hats and more.

The Grad Bash allowed students to have an event dedicated for themselves, to reflect on their accomplishments throughout their time at K-State. “My favorite part of K-State was my freshman

year living at Moore,” Trey Nelson, senior in agribusiness, said. “I made so many of my friends in the dorm, and I’m still friends with them. I’ve enjoyed building relationships throughout the year.”

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OPINION: Five things I learned at the Collegian KELSEY KENDALL THE COLLEGIAN

It is crazy to think that four years of working in the Collegian newsroom have come and gone. I’m certainly not saying the time flew by, but there seems to have been a lot packed into that time. This is the last article I’m writing for the newspaper that taught me so much about being a journalist, so here are five things it taught me.

1. THE WORLD MOVES CRAZY FAST

Especially in journalism, fads and hot topics tend to change in the blink of an eye. What was stressing out literally everyone in the newsroom one week is completely forgotten in the next. Every now and then, we’ll say, “Hey, remember when...” and cringe, but we’ll also laugh, because that is old

news. You might not think too much about Manhattan or Kansas State, but you see a whole new side of them working for the Collegian. There is something new every week, and I had the chance to see just how fast everything can happen.

2. PEOPLE ARE MEAN, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MEAN BACK There are a few of you readers out there that don’t seem to think too highly of us at the Collegian. No matter what, though, none of us are taking your advice and quitting to go flip burgers (not that it’s a bad job). There have been a number of times where I have wanted to go off and start screaming at the people determined to hate us no matter what we did. I actually printed off at least eight emails telling me I’m just horrible and

shouldn’t be a journalist, all because of a review I wrote of a campus play. Some people will always be mean and will act like they can say whatever they want through social media or emails. It would be nice to not have to deal with that kind of spite, but I’ve learned that none of those things matter. I’m proud of the work I and my colleagues have done with the Collegian.

3. YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF CHANGING THE LONGER YOU STAY HERE

My first article for the Collegian was published in September 2014, and it was a rough one. I can always look back at it, though, and see how much I have grown as a writer and journalist. I have written everything from coffee reviews to breaking news, totaling more than 200 bylines. I worked multiple positions including staff writer, desk

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editor, social media manager and staff writer again. I can see just by looking at those first articles that I have improved tremendously and am a more confident writer for working as much as I did in this newsroom.

4. IT IS HARD PUTTING YOUR WORK OUT THERE

Even worse than dealing with the hate is putting hours, days and sometimes weeks into a piece of work to be published and probably forgotten about in just a few days. It’s hard and draining, but in the best ways. Being a journalist means

not just hearing from the audience when they hate something. It is letting your editors practically dismantle the article you poured your blood, sweat and tears into and being happy about it. Being a journalist means everything you do is public and open for criticism. You just have to learn to love it.

5. YOU HAVE TO LOVE IT Even if I was tired and frustrated sometimes, I have loved every minute of being in the Collegian newsroom. I wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t, because like I mentioned before,

it’s hard and only worth it if it’s your passion. I always knew I would enjoy journalism, but I never realized how much it really is my passion until I joined this staff and struggled along with it. It’s hard, but it was the best part of my K-State experience. Kelsey Kendall is a senior in mass communications. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.

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OPINION: Five socially acceptable vices to get you through finals KYLE HAMPEL

Spring is in the air and students are crying in the library, which can only mean one thing: final exams are upon us. Rather than suffering through them alone, here are five vices you can use to boost your spirits during the worst time of the year.

With finals come late-night study sessions, and coffee is the perfect beverage to give you a handy dose of insomnia. Although too much coffee in a day could prove hazardous to your health, don't let that stop you from swigging down a cup or two before your 7:30 a.m. final. It might be the difference between a passing grade and a failure.

1. COFFEE

2. RED WINE

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It's no secret that coffee is a beloved hallmark of the millennial lifestyle — after all, how many baristas do you know over the age of 40?

Many students will no doubt be spending their offtime during finals week in the local bars to drink their problems away. It's inev-

itable, but why not show yourself to be a cut above the rest? Alcohol doesn't get any classier than classic red wine, and the taste will be much more palatable than if you were shotgunning beer and liquor with your friends.

3. DORITOS

There are many varieties of chips and crisps in the "-itos" family: Cheetos, Fritos, Banditos, Ejercicios Escritos and so on. However, nothing can beat the cheese powder and corn flour in a bag of Doritos. It's hard to be sad about your finals

Students share suggestions for combating stress, test anxiety RYLEE WALKER

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With finals season just around the corner, stress has a tight grip on students, as it does around this time of year. According to a 2008 mental health study by the Associated Press and mtvU, eight out of 10 college students frequently experience stress with an additional 20 percent of the school-going population suffering from test anxiety as reported by the American Test Anxiety Association. Olivia Barrett, junior in political science, said she has experienced test anxiety for quite some time. As a freshman, Barrett struggled with finding ways to cope with her stress, but as her college career has progressed, she has found what works best for her to reduce stress. “When I find myself getting anxious about a test, I like

to take some time for self-care,” Barrett said. “I paint or do facemasks to relax when I take study breaks.” Proper time management while preparing for finals means allocating enough time for studying, working on final projects/papers and making sure to get adequate sleep. Paige Humphrey, vice president of Peer Advocates for Mental Wellness and Success and senior in biology, said she would encourage students to take short breaks while studying. “During finals, it is important for students to manage their time effectively,” Humphrey said. Barrett said the stress hasn’t been all bad for her because the natural adrenaline state associated with anxiety motivates her to study and get a good grade. Humphrey said stress is not necessarily a bad thing unless it moves into distress, which is

what creates anxiety and panic and requires immediate management. “It may also be helpful for students to practice the 4-7-8 breathing method while taking a test or before a presentation if they are feeling overwhelmed,” Humphrey said. The 4-7-8 breathing method works as follows: inhale through the nose for four seconds, hold the breath for seven seconds and exhale through the mouth for eight seconds. Participating in this breathing method can allow students to relax and gain more headspace, Humphrey said. Other resources on campus include the variety of activities put on by P.A.W.S. during dead week and finals week. They will be tabling in the K-State Student Union and have a makeyour-own stress ball station in addition to a coloring pages station.

when you're busy licking the sweet cheesy goodness of a dozen crunchy Doritos off your fingers, and you can pair your favorite chip flavor with some Mountain Dew for maximum delicious time while lazing in bed.

4. BINGE-WATCHING SEASON FOUR OF THE HIT CABLE TV SERIES "MONK"

While there are many TV shows to enjoy at the press of a button in a post-Netflix world, there's no better way to procrastinate than watching actor Tony Shalhoub solve crimes in

the USA Network's classic mystery series "Monk." The show hardly has a bad episode, but the season to watch is obviously season four due to the comic variety and emotional highs and lows throughout its 16 episodes. You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll forget you ever had any finals to worry about.

5. SLEEP

Honestly, getting plenty of rest will probably help you on your finals more than anything else on this list. Sleeping for eight or nine hours a night is one of the best things you can do to

keep yourself going in a high pressure situation like finals week. Or you can just sleep through your finals and call it a day. I'm not the boss of you. Kyle Hampel is the reviews and opinion editor for the Collegian and a junior in English. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com.

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The last project: Archaeologist does one more dig at Kansas State KELSEY KENDALL THE COLLEGIAN

Out by Kansas State’s North Farm, bags of dirt with bright orange tags with exact coordinates were sorted by a couple of anthropology students and their professor, Brad Logan. When the weather was nice, Logan and whichever students could make it out that day had water screened the dirt, careful with the tags on each unit, to find pot shards, fish vertebrae, burnt hazelnuts, walnuts and other organic matter, all from about 500 AD to 1000 AD. Logan, research associate professor of archaeology, is the principle investigator of the Quixote site near Valley Falls, Kansas. He has worked with the Kansas Anthropological Association and the Kansas Historical Society since June 2017.

He had not planned on taking on any more big projects this year, as he said he was hoping to start wrapping up a 43-year career in archaeology with just a few more small surveys and his archaeological lab methods course at K-State. Then Logan found out the site he had worked on in 1988 was being revisited, and he said “it was too good to be true.” After last summer’s excavation and a couple of water screening days open to the public, Logan was left with 701 bags filled with data for him to analyze back in the lab. He just needed help to get through all of them, so he asked the anthropology students to volunteer this spring, giving them experience with Kansas archaeology. “People don’t understand that archaeology is literally everywhere in this state, and it’s not all temples and castles,” Ashley Flowers, senior in anthropology and water screening

volunteer, said. “The most interesting part of archaeology is understanding the daily lives of normal people.” Logan has spent most of his career working with Great Plains archaeology. His office walls are covered in photographs of students from the field schools he taught up until two years ago, his own projects around the Great Plains and a few in Europe, just for variety. His experience has helped him with his students such as Flowers with research and on-thejob learning. “He’s just very knowledgeable about everything, and he is also very willing to share his expertise,” Flowers said. “I think at first, I was super intimidated by him, but he’s very easy to get to know.” Some of Logan’s students have said they go into his office for just one question and get caught up in conversation for 30 minutes — after they quit

being intimidated by him. Seth Sagstetter, senior in anthropology, said it is “stupid easy” talking with Logan once he got to know him. The stories that come with over 40 years in the profession and all the connections he has made end up coming out in these conversations. Little anecdotes about other archaeologists he has met or about almost getting bit by a snake come up, Sagstetter said. “I think he just likes doing it,” Sagstetter said. “I don’t think he would know what to do if he stopped being in archaeology.” Logan said even if he does not plan on picking up any more big projects, he probably won’t ever really be done with archaeology. There is always more to be learned from existing collections. In his last excavation at the Quixote site, Logan made sure to leave some parts untouched

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Brad Logan, associate research professor in archaeology, has wanted to be an archaeologist since he was a little kid. Today, he sits in an office covered in memories from over 40 years of digs and field schools. for future archaeologists. Archaeology is always adopting new technologies — some Logan said he can’t even imagine — that will help paint a better

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Out of left field: It’s time to embrace the Royals’ rebuild again CODY FRIESEN

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The Royals are in a rebuilding phase, and that may not surprise very many. It was very obvious from the last game of the 2017 season, and now there is nothing that can stop it. After one of the worst starts

to a season, the Royals are currently in the basement not only in the AL Central, but they are last in the American League. The cold Royals’ bats have started to wake up in recent days while the team has been competing late in games. Surprisingly the Royals have only been shut out once this season. If the pitching staff could

actually hang on to a lead, the Royals would have a fight in the AL Central. Pitching has been a critical issue for Kansas City and currently have one of the worst ERAs in baseball. I hate to say this, but there is a good possibility of a yard sale in Kansas City before the All-Star break and Mike Moustakas could be on the first plane

out to a playoff competitor. Just three years ago, the Royals reached the pinnacle of baseball, but there was more to it than just the 2015 run. The team drafted top quality guys who had passion for the game and the will to win. It is time for Dayton Moore to show his baseball mind and try to do it again with a new

core. For some Kansas City Royals fans, this may seem like a broken record, but we have some good players coming up through the farm system. Whit Merrifield and Jake Junis are leading the new core of players coming up from Omaha. Third baseman Hunter Dozier, first baseman Frank Schwindal, and

Outfielder Bubba Starling could get the call to the majors come September. It will give these players a chance to gain some quality experience at the major league level.

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Track and field to host Ward Haylett Invitational over weekend JULIA JORNS

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The Kansas State track and field teams have had a historic season so far and will look to continue breaking records when they compete in the Ward Haylett Outdoor Invitational starting on Saturday. From April 26-28, the

K-State track and field teams sent athletes to both Des Moines, Iowa, and Lubbock, Texas. The 109th Drake Relays were held in Des Moines and the Texas Tech Corky Crofoot Shootout was hosted in Lubbock. In Texas, Brett Neelly finished the shot put event with the third-best throw in K-State program history: 19.59 meters. Janee’ Kassanavoid was

able to claim the women’s hammer throw with a distance of 67.38 meters. Helene Ingvaldsen set a personal best by throwing for 64.42 meters. This distance improves the fourth-best throw for the event in K-State outdoor track and field history. The women’s 4x400-meter relay team of Lauren Taubert, A’Keyla Mitchell, Nina Schultz and Ariel Okorie ran the race in

a time of 3:38.50 to place first. The No. 13 ranked women’s team finished with 119 points to finish behind Texas Tech and Nebraska. The men’s team finished fourth with 98 total points at the Drake Relays. “We had a number of personal bests and some really solid performances,” Cliff Rovelto, director of track and field and cross country, said to K-State

Sports. The women’s relay team in the 4x1600 race won the event for the first time at the Drake Relays in the history of the program. The team made up of Emma Wren, Cara Melgares, Sydney Collins and Morgan Wedekind won the event in 19:22.42. “That was one of the most impressive performances that I

have seen in coaching,” assistant coach Ryun Godfrey said about the race to K-State Sports. “It was windy, but our girls were determined and fought really hard. Each of them ran very well, and they left it all on the track.”

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K-State initiative aims to reduce textbook burden MARISA LANG

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The high price of college textbooks combined with housing and tuition costs continues to leave many university students struggling. According to The College Board, the average full-time student at a four-year university spent over $1200 on college textbooks and supplies this past school year alone. “[Students] put all these sheets together, they’re figuring out how to pay for school and stuff,” Jordan Kiehl, student body president and junior in industrial engineering, said. “You don’t really think about that as part of your cost, I think, especially as a freshman. I was definitely not prepared to go into my classes and for them to say, okay, you need this $200 textbook.” This is where the K-State Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative comes in, a program created in 2013 to encourage professors to adapt their curriculum in a way that doesn’t require the use of a traditional textbook. The initiative instead provides a grant of up to $5000 to participating faculty, giving many professors the incentive to write their own textbooks, use open library and university resources or simply create their own learning materials to use in class instead of the traditional textbook. Andrew Bennett, co-founder of the initiative and professor of mathematics, said the initiative encourages professors to think outside the box when it comes to creating their own learning materials.

“One thing about the open/alternative textbook is not everything is a textbook,” Bennett said. “In a world where people have things online, maybe a book isn’t the best way to teach this subject. We’ve had people come in with interesting ideas of ‘I think this is what will work best in my class,’ and we try to fund it.” A $10 per student fee is associated with classes that use alternative/open textbook options, with 90 percent of that fee going back to the department. The remainder goes towards helping fund the initiative. Despite the additional fee, Bennet said the use of alternate textbooks in classrooms ultimately saves students a lot money. “The students benefit from not having to pay money for the textbooks,” Bennett said. “It is something where we are, this year, going to save students over two million dollars.” Besides saving money by not purchasing textbooks, Kiehl said another benefit of this program is students knowing the alternative material will be tailored to the course, versus using a textbook that doesn’t always follow the class curriculum. “It really makes sure your professor is using a textbook that aligns with their course and what they want to teach,” Kiehl said. “You know it’s exactly what they want to be teaching, and it follows exactly the curriculum that you’re learning in the course.” Kiehl also said the idea of saving money on textbooks could potentially make all the difference for some prospective students as they decide be-

tween universities. “If we have all these courses that are open/alternative textbook, I think that’s a big selling point for incoming students,” Kiehl said. “That would be a big savings even if my tuition that costs a little bit more here, being able to say I don’t have to pay for textbooks.” Brian Lindshield, co-founder and associate professor in the department of food, nutrition, dietetics and health, said he hopes that as the initiative grows, it will spread to larger, high-enrollment classes. This in turn will provide even more funding to keep the initiative going. “There were some other universities that had done this before us, but they had much smaller [grant] amounts, like max $1000 or $2000,” Lindshield said. “They weren’t getting to the really large, high-enrollment courses. Part of how we designed this was that we wanted to provide a little larger rewards hoping that we could get into those massive courses that lots of students take, because that’s where you get the greatest impact and return on investment.” Bennett said making the switch to open alternative learning resources won’t be easy, but he believes that in an age of digital communication, it is where the future of classroom resources are headed. “The students would go in and have things available on their phone, say at any time,” Bennett said. “It’s not perfect. We’re all adapting, but I think we’re moving much faster towards this than most people. It’s where everyone is going to end up.”

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Dr. Kimetris Baltrip for her years of service and wishes her the best of luck as she enters the next stage in her life.