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Library services continue as damages to Hale’s interior assessed 2 weeks after roof fire

DENE DRYDEN

THE COLLEGIAN

In the aftermath of the May 22 roof fire, Hale Library remains closed to the public as work crews assess the smoke, water and burn damage, but some library services are still available.

Lori Goetsch, dean of Hale Library, said the most damaged area is the 1927 Farrell Library in the north section of the building. The first floor of the affected area housed some of the library’s physical collections.

“Those were either wet or damp, some of them fairly dry, but those are the library materials that got the most water-related damage,” Goetsch said.

A floor above, the Information Technology Assistance Center sustained significant damage.

The Hale fire rendered many IT-related services unavailable in the days after the fire, but Kansas State stated on its Hale Library fire update page Monday that most network services are now back online, including Canvas and KSIS. The third and highest floor in the Farrell Library houses the Great Room. Goetsch said the Great Room has a lot of water and smoke damage. “[There is a] lot of discoloration and soot that is on the walls and the ceiling,” Goetsch said. “There are three or four

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large burn holes where the fire came into the Great Room area, so that’s going to take some significant restoration.”

Operations to assess the damage and preserve items are underway. Belfor, the disaster recovery and property restoration company hired to restore the library’s interior, has about 200 staff on-site, Goetsch said.

“What they have been doing is everything they can to get all of the moisture out of the library,” Goetsch said. “We had what we think was over 400,000 gallons of water go into Hale Library, so they bring pumps in and pump it out. They bring air blowers in to shoot good air in there to dry things out and to condition the air.”

All of the carpet, many ceiling tiles and some wet drywall have been removed from the building. As for the books, Goetsch said wet books are going into freezers.

“Freezing books is a good way to recover them from being wet; they kind of freeze dry,” Goetsch said.

Other materials have been boxed and transported to the Executive Court building.

There, Goetsch said Belfor staff will clean the books.

“They wipe them down with a chemical-treated sponge to take off the residue from soot and that sort of thing,” Goetsch said. “Then to get the smoke out

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Yulisa Enriquez, junior in kinesiology, walks between the National Disaster Team trailers and the large generators assisting in the Hale Library clean-up. of the books, they will tent them and shoot ozone into the space, and ozone is supposed to remove the smoke smell. They are just starting to build up a production process to treat all the books.”

Goetsch said it is “way premature” to offer up a financial measure of assets lost in the fire.

“We have a lot of different types of space in the library: the space where the collections are, people’s offices, the Information

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Technology Assistance Center, the Academic Learning Center, tutoring center for athletes,” Goetsch said. “All of those areas need to be assessed and examined for safety and property and determinations made about what level of loss they’ve experienced.”

Consequently, the cost to repair Hale has not been figured, and the timeline for the building’s first floor renovations

will change.

“We’ve assured our donors that the investment they’ve made in the first floor renovation is a good one that will happen, it’s just going to happen on a different timetable and become a piece of a much larger project,” Goetsch said.

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OPINION: Baby goats are great, and here are the reasons why

SPORTS BRIEFS Compiled by Julia Jorns Bruce Weber and Kansas State Athletics have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2022-2023 season. The 2017-2018 season for K-State men’s basketball was one for the record books with 25 wins and a trip to the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in eight years by beating Kentucky without arguably their best player, Dean Wade. Weber will receive $2.5 million this season with a $100,000 increase each year to finish out his contract. The 24th head coach in program history has led K-State to a 125-80 overall record and four trips to the NCAA tournament.

Men’s basketball guard Barry Brown Jr. will return to K-State for his senior season as he has decided to withdraw his name from the 2018 NBA Draft.

Brown had his best collegiate season to go along with the team’s Elite Eight run in the tournament.

He averaged 15.9 points with a 44.8 shooting percentage. Brown led the team in double-digit scoring games and was the first player for K-State to finish with 500 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 50 steals during one season.

Fifteen athletes will represent K-State at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from June 6 to 9. This is the second consecutive season that the Wildcats have had 15 athletes compete. Junior Brett Neelly will make his third appearance in the men’s shot put. K-State was one of two teams in the West Preliminary to qualify two athletes for this meet. Fans can watch the action on ESPN.

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Letter from the editor: Summer storytelling for K-State creators DENE DRYDEN

THE COLLEGIAN

When I began my journey at Kansas State in 2016, I never thought I would hold a leadership position with the campus newspaper. I originally thought that only journalism students could write for the Collegian, and even then, I imagined they were all juniors, seniors and beyond.

That’s the beauty of the Collegian. We welcome student writers, photographers, designers and editors of all majors, all career interests and all levels of experience to work with us. If you have a passion for the truth, good storytelling, writing or so on, you might be a good fit for our team.

Since June 2017, I have served as the chief copy editor for the Collegian. In that time,

our staff has covered serious issues like the KSUnite event and the various acts that led up to it. The Collegian has also established beat reporting for happenings in the student senate, Tuition Fees and Strategies Committee and the Privilege Fee Committee so that students can be informed of changes on campus.

Our coverage of campus news doesn’t stop in the summer.

After the fire in Hale Library and the subsequent damages, we will report on the situation as it develops through the summer, and we are on our toes to cover other events in Manhattan as they occur.

Additionally, we not only want to inform and educate, but we also love sharing stories.

These stories may not be “newsworthy,” but they touch our hearts and make us think about something new — an unforgetta-

ble proposal on the football field, an inside look at Pizza Shuttle, the release of a student-made album inspired by K-State and one student’s firsthand experience of a false missile alert in Hawaii.

With the debut of our new Arts & Culture desk, we hope to bring our readers more stories and perspectives on what’s going on in the Manhattan area this summer, plus articles on everything from good books to read to Kicker Country Stampede.

Lastly, as always, we accept responses from the community in the form of letters to the editor. If you have something to share, please visit our Letter to the Editor webpage or email letter@kstatecollegian.com to get in contact with our award-winning opinion editor and let your voice be heard.

Have a great summer, Wildcats.

June 6 Food Service Inspections Compiled by Rachel Hogan

CITY WATERPARK CONCESSIONS

200 Springboard Lane Date: June 4, 2018 Reason: Routine Result: In compliance 2-301.14(H) An employee took an order from a customer at the service window, walked to the wire shelving unit storing the box of gloves and packages of hot dog buns. She proceeded to put a glove on her hand, reached

into the hot dog bun package, retrieved a bun with the gloved hand without washing her hands prior to putting her glove on. The inspector asked when she washed her hands last, and the employee said she washed her hands when she first arrived at 12:30 p.m.

Time is now 2:05 p.m. Corrected on-site: hot dog bun discarded by employee. The inspector provided education and employee washed her hands before donning gloves.

3-501.17(B) One open box of fully cooked hamburger patties

and one open box of fully cooked hot dogs were stored in the refrigerator without a date mark. The person in charge said they opened the boxes on Saturday, June 2. It was held for more than 24 hours but less than seven days. Corrected on-site: the person in charge dated the boxes accordingly. The inspector provided education.

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University’s smoke-free policy No butts: Smoking ban will be settles over campus as of June 1 self-enforced community effort RACHEL KAMM

THE COLLEGIAN

Kansas State’s new ‘Cats for Clean Air policy settled over campus like a thin veil of smoke on June 1, and the wind will not be blowing it away anytime soon.

The policy — which prohibits smoking cigarettes, pipes, cigars, electronic cigarettes, vaporizers and other similar devices on campus except for in enclosed personal vehicles — was set in place to “maintain an environment and culture that is in the best interests of the safety, health and well-being of all users of university property.” The policy began with a kickoff event Friday in Bosco Student Plaza.

The event featured

giveaways and handouts including “quit kits” and HealthQuest information, educating people on the health factors associated with the prohibited activities and providing on- and off-campus resources to help quit smoking.

According to the policy’s FAQ , it is “intended to be self-enforced.” Those who do not comply will be held accountable under the Student Code of Conduct. Faculty and staff may be subject to disciplinary action.

Julie Gibbs, director of health promotion at Lafene Health Center, said she encourages students to help make sure this policy is enforced and successful.

“Get the guts to go up to other people and tell them this is a smoke-free campus,”

Gibbs said. “I think eventually it will get to a point where people just know it, and it’ll just happen.”

However, with the policy taking effect during the summer, some students may return to campus in August unaware of the new smoking ban.

“My biggest concern is that people might not even know about the policy,” said Rachel Navrat, recent K-State graduate with a master’s degree in accounting.

The health promotion staff at Lafene works to encourage long-term health within the K-State community and will work to promote awareness of the smoke-free policy through K-State Today, social media and postings on campus and in residence halls.

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Since Kansas State’s new smoke-free policy took effect on June 1, students who choose to smoke or vape outside their personal vehicles anywhere on campus will be breaking the Student Code of Conduct. Faculty and staff, too, are barred from smoking on campus for the greater benefit of clean air. But, much like the smoking policies of other Kansas universities, K-State’s smoking ban will be “self-enforced.”

Craig Johnson, member of the ‘Cats for Clean Air Committee and associate director of operations for the K-State Student Union, said the university is adhering to a “friendly” enforcement of the smoking ban, though disciplinary action is written into the policy.

“It is my understanding the police will not be involved with this in any form,” Johnson said.

“There is some ability to enforce it through corrective action. …

That’s built into the policy, but that’s not how we want to try and start off anyway. I’m sure at some point if it gets to be a real problem, then [fines are] kind of a fallback.”

Self-enforced tobacco bans appear to work well for other universities because it seems social pressure is enough to dissuade smokers from lighting one up.

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510 Griffith Drive Date: June 4, 2018 Reason: Routine Result: In compliance 3-304.14(B)(1) Wiping cloths were stored in a chlorine sanitizing solution with a concentration more than

the Tobacco Policy Task Force at Pittsburg State University, a school that went completely tobacco free back in 2015, said they even made a script and business cards to make approaching a smoker easier.

“We did not want to include law enforcement because … this policy was not to punish smokers or come across as a punishment,” Girth said. “We wanted to keep a positive spin on creating a healthy environment for our students and faculty to learn and live in.”

Captain Guy Schroeder of the Wichita State University Police Department said since going smoke-free in July 2017 there is a noticeable difference in air quality on the WSU campus, noting that building exits are not shrouded in secondhand smoke. He said though some faculty continue to smoke outside back doors, the police have only given one citation for smoking.

The move to a completely smoke-free campus will be a community effort at K-State because even nonsmokers will play a role, Johnson said, and Wildcats have to remind one another of the new policy.

“We’re really encouraging this as an effort for the K-State family to encourage others, to remind them of the policy,” Johnson said. “We don’t want to take stringent action, at least to start off with. We really want to encourage people, and remind them that, yes, this policy is in effect for everybody’s health benefit.”

Cindy Bontrager, vice president for administration and finance, said the transition to a completely smoke-free campus could take a while, but she said she is confident in the community.

“We don’t have, really, any way to seriously enforce [the smoking ban],” Bontrager said.

“We don’t have enough security officers or police officers. It’s not a felony or anything like that, so we’re going to be looking for the campus community for help reminding people that we’re a smoke-free campus and just hoping we build a stronger culture of smoke-free. It takes some time, based on conversations that we had with other universities’ administrators.”

Julie Gibbs, director of health promotion at Lafene Health Center, said K-Staters looking for help quitting smoking are welcome to talk to a provider about treatments such as prescriptions or nicotine replacement therapy and to come speak with the dietitian, which is free for students and available at a low cost to K-State faculty and staff.

In the Lafene Pharmacy, there are free “quit kits,” which contain a KanCare card for free counseling, gum, toothpicks, a squishy stress cloud and tips for quit strategies and for staying healthy while quitting.

K-State Police have not issued any warnings or citations for smoking since the policy change last Friday.

200 ppm. Corrected on-site: diluted sanitizing solution to 100 ppm. The inspector did not observe wiping cloth used during the time of the inspections. The inspector provided education.

4-203.11 The food temperature thermometer stored in the cash register read at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The inspector’s thermometer read at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wall A/C unite thermometer read at 73 degrees Fahrenheit.

There was no ice available to

check calibration. NOTE: the probe of the thermometer is bent. Corrected on-site: the person in charge brought a different thermometer that is appropriately calibrated. The inspector recommended keeping a bag of ice in the freezer to be able to check calibration on the thermometer once every 30 days or in the event the thermometer is dropped.

All service inspections are available to the public on the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s website.

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Kansas FFA returns to K-State Editor’s summer reading list: ‘Kiss the Ground’ by Josh Tickell for 90th annual convention RACHEL KAMM

THE COLLEGIAN

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“Kiss the Ground” is a book all about dirt and the food that grows in it.

DENE DRYDEN

THE COLLEGIAN

A few days ago, I sat on my couch reading my first novel of the summer. I was about halfway through the book. My partner commented, “I can’t believe you’re reading a whole book about dirt.”

The same question popped in my head when my father, a farmer-turned-educator-turned-farmer-again, gifted “Kiss the Ground” by Josh Tickell to me last Christmas.

It made sense that my father enjoyed the book, as “Kiss the Ground” is all about regenerative agriculture, which produces better food in a way that is good for the Earth. After the book sat on a shelf for months, I picked up “Kiss the Ground,” and I can now say that I have a more educated, thoughtful view of agriculture and food than I had before.

Tickell’s book introduces the concept of regenerative agriculture in several steps; each chapter details one facet of agriculture and its impact on the environment, from

cows to nitrogen, from the global politics of humans’ environmental impact to the power of one consumer making sustainable choices while grocery shopping.

“Kiss the Ground” promotes diversified farming (aka growing more than one type of plant in a field), no-till operations, ditching chemical sprays and becoming more attuned to the soil and environment — for practicing crop producers, there’s much to learn here.

But for most of us, who are just food consumers and maybe plant parents to windowsill succulents, “Kiss the Ground” is an accessible read for those who haven’t been on a farm or know much about agriculture.

Tickell beautifully molds two big issues into one book: climate change and feeding an exploding population of humans (and the animals they consume). The solution for both is regenerative agriculture, which enriches our soils for better food production by promoting biodiversity. And

when the soil is healthy, microorganisms will help bring more carbon dioxide into the Earth’s crust, recycling it from our oceans and atmosphere.

The greenhouse gasses we put out can be put back into the ground — and it’ll benefit us in the long run.

“Kiss the Ground” starts off slow, but once readers hit chapter two, Tickell’s meshing of scientific studies, world history, U.S. agricultural policy and present-day agriculturalists’ stories creates a powerful source of knowledge, never mind a great read to start off summer.

In this book, Tickell also writes about more controversial topics with good measure.

His stance is pro-beef, as he writes that letting cows graze on our crop fields is one of the best options for healthy soils and humanely produced beef.

However, he doesn’t discredit those who choose veganism or vegetarianism.

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More than 1,000 members, advisers and guests of Kansas FFA made the annual pilgrimage to Kansas State for the state association’s 90th convention to celebrate achievements in bringing agricultural innovations to their communities from May 29 to June 1.

K-State has hosted the convention since at least 1979, allowing thousands of students to experience and enjoy campus and Manhattan. This has led some students choosing K-State as their college upon graduation.

“The conventions have helped to make me want to attend Kansas State University,” said Laura Woods, senior at West Elk High School in Howard, Kansas.

Eli Ohlde, 2017-2018 state FFA president and sophomore in agribusiness, and other FFA members will be attending K-State in the fall.

“It’s definitely made my college choice easier, since I’ve decided to come here next year,” said Cody Glass, recent graduate of Elk Valley High School in Longton, Kansas.

The end of the convention was marked by the election of six new state officers to serve Kansas’ 9,300 FFA

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Every FFA member wears a blue jacket with this crest on the back. members for the next year’s term. To be able to best serve their members and make plans for future conventions, all elected state officers commit to attending K-State.

A highlight of the convention was guest speaker U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

“We are excited to have the leader of our nation’s Department of Agriculture addressing the FFA members attending the convention,” Ohlde said. “FFA members are the future leaders and

advocates for agriculture, and having the secretary of agriculture at the convention makes it even more special.”

To commemorate the 90th convention, the FFA hosted a meal packaging service event to package 90,000 meals to benefit communities across Kansas.

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OPINION: My summertime boredom made me overanalyze ‘Shrek’ MICAH DRAKE

THE COLLEGIAN

There’s nothing short of singular about being a student who decided to stay in Manhattan for the summer. For those of us who aren’t taking a class, traveling to some land far, far away or acquiring a taste for macramé textiles, the question of how exactly we plan to spend the time becomes all-encompassing.

Some might prefer to be productive during a summer in Manhattan, but as for me and my house, we have elected to while away the hours watching cartoons the world would rather leave on the shelf.

While it may be a shining beacon to its studio, “Shrek,” one of DreamWorks Animation’s biggest suc-

cesses, has had tremendous shadows of recognition cast upon it. Many have praised its groundbreaking satire of Disney as a whole and its progressive acceptance of the romantic relationship between a donkey and a dragon, but one thing has been left woefully unattended.

In short, “Shrek” needs better musical numbers.

The first of these is “Welcome to Duloc,” but it will not be the subject of in-depth discussion. In its tinny annoyance, it sets up the city of Duloc perfectly.

The much more interesting case is seen after Shrek and Donkey rescue the princess and establish Donkey as a dragon’s long-term booty call (he is an ass, after all). Princess Fiona asks to stop for the night because “There’s robbers in these woods.”

In sideswipes Monsieur Robin Hood with every intent to rescue a princess from her big green captor. What proceeds is a fever dream of a musical number.

The content of the song is of particular interest, because unlike Lord Farquaad, who only wants to take advantage of Shrek’s immense vitality in order to get what he wants, Robin Hood is morally disgusted by the existence of Shrek and plans to kill him.

Robin Hood’s musical number doesn’t just introduce you to a setting like “Welcome to Duloc;” it introduces you to the position this world has on Shrek and Fiona’s relationship. If Shrek is another dumb ogre capturing another damsel in distress, then he must be killed. If Shrek is with a princess for any other reason, then all the worse is

their situation.

This assertion accomplishes two things. Firstly, it puts Princess Fiona in the same boat as Shrek. As much as Shrek isn’t stupid or particularly ugly (in this writer’s personal opinion), Fiona isn’t a damsel in distress. Neither of them get a lot of benefit from living in this fairy-tale world.

Beyond that, Monsieur Hood’s moral disgust at what he sees is foreshadowing the evil fairy godmother from “Shrek 2” to the point of perfection.

Here’s the problem: Monsieur Hood’s efforts to pave the way are not very well executed. To be more crass, the song is pretty lame.

Roll through the song in your head. How much of the song do you remember? Look up the musical number, listen

to it without subtitles. How much of the song do you understand?

There is a long and proud tradition of musical numbers being written so they can be heard across an entire concert hall, and this song ignores every trick from the book. The lyrics are fast, the tones are hushed and, with one exception, there’s a complete lack of repetition.

(Thanks to writing this article, however, Monsieur Hood and his merry men saying “That’s bad, that’s bad, that’s bad, that’s bad” is seared onto my brain.)

Despite its intentionality and all the thought put into its lyrics, the “Merry Men” number is just “Welcome to Duloc, Part Two,” another jab at the existence of musical numbers in film at all. That’s a real shame.

The theming of “Shrek” is better than it needs to be, and I would argue the setting and character design are also better than they have any right to be, but “Merry Men” is, in contrast, woefully in line with the “not as good as I remembered” legacy of “Shrek.”

Micah Drake is a senior 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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OPINION: 5 reasons why baby goats are the best things ever KYLE HAMPEL

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I thought I didn’t know when I wanted to have kids, but after holding a baby goat for the first time, I realized it just depends on the kid.

While cats and dogs might be easier for college students to take care of in their cramped apartments and dorm rooms, here are five reasons why baby goats are proof that heaven is missing some angels out in the fields.

1. THEY’RE BOUNCY AS HECK

I don’t know if goat hooves are made of springs, rubber or what, but they can hardly seem to stay on the ground. Watching baby goats jump around is like watching a bouncy ball go to town in a room made of Jell-O, and it’s impossible to look at them without at least cracking a smile.

2. THEY FEEL LIKE THROW PILLOWS

Some goats are fuzzier than others, but one thing they all have in common is that they feel like comfy pillows. Their fur seems to range from feeling like coarse dog hair to fluffy cat hair, but it’s all pleasing to the touch.

I wouldn’t recommend lying on a goat for your afternoon nap, though. That can’t be good for their backs.

3. THEY’VE GOT WEIRDO EYEBALLS

Seriously, what’s with those things? Their pupils are shaped like sleeping pills and they’re always staring off into space with derpy smiles like they don’t know what’s going on. Do baby goats even blink? I’m not a biologist, but I’ve never seen it happen.

4. THEY LIKE TO SNUGGLE SOMETIMES

I said earlier that you

shouldn’t use a baby goat as a pillow, but that doesn’t mean these kids can’t use other baby goats as pillows. Two, three or even four baby goats in a snuggle pile is a sight to behold as their twitchy little selves drift off to sleep under a setting sun.

5. THEY’RE SO GOSH DARN SMALL

Adult goats are about the size and weight you’d expect of a smelly farm animal, but the most shocking thing about holding a baby goat for the first time is how small it is. They’re the size of house cats! Isn’t that just the best?

Kyle Hampel is the opinion editor for the Collegian and a senior 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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Despite Hale’s current status as a hard hat facility, K-State Libraries is still offering services to students and faculty, such as interlibrary loan.

Additionally, K-State students can check out materials from the University of Kansas’ libraries while Hale’s collection is unavailable. KU’s open-ended loaning service for K-Staters is available “if you’re willing to go to Lawrence and go physically to the library,” Goetsch said.

In the meantime, Goetsch said the K-State community can support the library by being patient with the library’s services.

“We’ll do our best to get those services to you, whether it’s a book from another library or a faculty member who wants someone to come and talk to their class about library services, we are at the ready to do all of those things for our community like we’ve always done,” Goetsch said.

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“It’s just going to be done in a little different way.”

The KSU Foundation has a fund called “Help for Hale” that community members can financially contribute to while Hale is restored.

Today, ECM at K-State and the First Congregational UCC of Manhattan will host “Read Together in Honor of Hale” on the lawn north of Hale at 8 p.m. The Facebook event asks participants to “bring a favorite book and a blanket or lawn chair with you and we will read favorite passages aloud.”

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He also writes against GMO crops, but not for the reason many are opposed to GMOs; instead of concern about the genetic changes, Tickell realizes that many GMO crops are often farmed in conjunction with soil tillage and heavy chemical usage, two practices he urges crop producers to stop.

My only criticisms of the book are really nitty-gritty: besides the novel’s slow beginning, there were only two portions of the book that rubbed me the wrong way (and they both don’t concern agriculture).

In chapter seven, a portion of the book all about topsoil and the negative impacts of tilling fields, Tickell writes a tangent on the lack of gender diversity with farmers.

Most farmers are male, and he speculates that if more women were farmers, they’d use less pesticides because “a woman, whose body and whose children are far more susceptible

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to the effects of chemical toxins, might at least think twice before donning protective gear in order to apply some type of -cide onto the very fruit, vegetable or grain she will feed her children.”

To me, this speculation relies heavily on gender roles, particularly that a woman’s highest priority is supposed to be her children. Yes, female bodies grow babies, but men also have children that they care for. As responsible parents, shouldn’t fathers be just as concerned about what’s on their kids’ food as mothers? Instead of speculating that women will instinctively opt to avoid agricultural chemical use, why not ask men to consider their children, too, when they spray their corn fields or use RoundUp on the front lawn?

Second, one of Tickell’s suggestions at the end of the book is for readers to found charter high schools, particularly ones with an agroecology focus. There are many problems with public education in America today, but ditching public schools in favor of charter schools is not the right solution. Take every step Tic-

kell recommends, except that one. The National FFA Organization is centered around agriculture and is beneficial for public high school students, so it’s a worthy educational experience to invest in — Tickell mentions this, too.

Despite its flaws, “Kiss the Ground” is written in that sweet middle spot where nth-generation farmers can learn how to better do business and people not connected to agriculture whatsoever can read up on how to be informed, involved consumers.

As someone in the middle ground of the agriculturally involved spectrum, I found a lot of value reading “Kiss the Ground.” After all, I like eating food and breathing oxygen, like most other people I know.

If you care for our planet’s health and your own health, I’d recommend reading “Kiss the Ground.” Tickell not only digs deep into the issues agriculture and the environment face today, but he also ends the novel with a list of actions consumers can take to support regenerative agriculture. If you’re worried about the state of our planet but feel like one

person can’t make a difference, this novel will change your mind.

I would also highly recommend this book for students in the College of Agriculture.

“Kiss the Ground” is a good starting point for diving into the practice of regenerative agriculture, and the sooner you know about it, the sooner you can implement these practices into your future operation or business.

All in all, “Kiss the Ground” is a wholesome read for everyone, especially those working in agriculture and people who are concerned about the health of our planet and its people. It’s a novel about dirt. And when we consider where our food comes from, that makes dirt critically important.

Dene Dryden is the Collegian’s editor-in-chief 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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Life after service: A chat with an Army veteran

Collegian Media Group Congratulates Kyle Hampel Kyle Hampel, Collegian opinion editor, is the winner of the national Mark of Excellence award for General Column Writing, for work published in 2017.

Hampel’s winning columns discussed the racist actions in Manhattan and at K-State last fall:

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Standing in front of the flags at the Office of Veteran Affairs in the K-State Student Union, Justin Colby, sophomore in open option, poses for a picture.

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The military offers a structured lifestyle for soldiers that often sticks with them even after becoming veterans. For some, the transition between military and civilian life is rocky. For others, habits learned in the military enhance their lives as veterans.

“I think a lot of [veterans] struggle in the real world, especially when you have to get an entry-level job after given so much responsibility in the military,” said Justin Colby, sophomore in open option, while in the Office of Veterans Affairs on Monday.

On the top floor of the K-State Student Union, there is the Office of Veterans Affairs where veterans can find assistance in “utilizing their VA educational benefit,” which is a sum of money that helps pay for classes and housing while the vet follows their education.

The Office of Veteran Affairs houses opportunities for those affiliated with military life or those questioning a potential career in service.

This area also doubles as a place for veterans to study and be accommodated alongside similar individuals.

In the office, Colby talked about a small bit of his time serving as a medical technician in the Army. Colby compared his medical training to a civilian occupation: “To the civilian world, I would say our skills are up to EMT [or] Paramedic.”

Colby reached the rank of sergeant while serving but ultimately decided to leave the military and pursue an education.

Colby said the Office of Veterans Affairs is not exclusive to just vets. He said it also is a place where individuals can speak to veterans about experiences, and seek advice.

After pondering about military life, Colby said it offers a very structured environ-

ment, and it has helped him learn different skills to use in the civilian world.

“I had a lot of fun,” Colby said. “I don’t regret a thing, especially the friends I made, the abilities I got — I learned networking is very important, so you’re taught very quick.”

He said the people he met while serving experienced the structured environment differently, and having the Office of Veterans Affairs gives him and his fellow vets a place to transition into civilian life.

Colby also said individuals do not need to enlist in the military to live the structured life it offers; talking to people, creating networks and learning from others experiences are all ways to learn how to live a structured life.

At K-State, students affiliated with the military represent 12-14 percent of the student body, according to Non-Traditional & Veteran Student Services.

What can K-State actually do to fight bigotry?

Witch-hunting does nothing to stop racism on campus The ‘alt-right’ movement is built on lies, misinformation A junior in English, Hampel is the Collegian’s opinion editor this summer.