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Starting on the right note: Band outfitted with new instruments for marching season

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The Kansas State marching band will have a fresh sound this year after it replaced all of its instruments with about $180,000 worth in new instruments. Band director Frank Tracz said some of the instruments were 25 years old, and it just became more cost-effective to buy new instruments than to repair the band’s existing stock. “They last a long time if you take care of them, and we take care of them, but some of the smaller instruments, especially woodwinds, they do not last that long,” Tracz said. “The pads, the keys, the springs, they will just deteriorate. It’s good money on a bad car.” The set of instruments came from the only American-made instrument company, Conn-Selmer. As a Conn-Selmer clinician, Tracz was able to acquire the new instruments at half the valued price. Drum major Blake Moris, graduate student in transportation engineering, said new instruments always bring excitement for musicians. “Anytime you get a

new instrument, you’re just pumped to play it, jazzed to play it,” Moris said. “It just gives that much more energy. New horns just sound better.” Tracz said he believes having the new set will encourage students to take great care of their instruments. “When you get a new car, you clean your shoes before you get in it, you wash it three times a week, you vacuum it twice a week —you take care of it,” Tracz said.”They appreciate that. It’s just exciting to have something new in your hands, it works.” Lane Porter, sophomore in electrical engineering, said he enjoys the functionality of his new instrument. “It’s more slick,” Porter said. “I’m finally able to move some slides and valves.”

NEW INSTRUMENTS, SAME WORK ETHIC

As the sun glistened on the backs of marching band members rehearsing in the sweltering August heat at Memorial Stadium, Tracz said he’s always been impressed by the work ethic of his students. “Football games might get this hot, we have to be ready for it,” Tracz said.

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The Kansas State University marching band rehearses at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday. The ensemble practices for hours at a time in anticipation for upcoming football games. Over the summer, the band replaced older instruments to keep up with their rigourous game day schedules. “These kids have [that work ethic] ... and they’re just having fun. It’s 95 degrees outside, it’s another 20 degrees on that turf.” On the field, water breaks are a norm. “Hydration is key,” Porter said. “Dr. Tracz is always kind enough to let you run

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out and get a drink of water whenever you want to.” At a rehearsal Friday, university president Richard Myers thanked the marching band, reminding them of their significance. “So many people see you,” Myers said. “To a lot of our [alumni], you’re

K-State. Thank you.” Although the band has played at different events already, the marching band’s biggest debut of their new instruments will be Sept. 1 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, when the Wildcat football team will face off against the University of South Dakota.

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NEWS

NeuroSpa center aims to relieve stress on campus by Leah Zimmerli In the bustling K-State Student Union, above the crowds and the noise, a quiet sanctuary called the NeuroSpa has been set up with the intent of reducing the stress and anxiety of the Kansas State population. With a combination of vibrations, music, lights and the zero gravity position of the bed, the president of NeuroSpa USA and K-State alumnus Mark Baird said regular use of the spa should help improve mental focus and alleviate anxiety, fatigue and chronic pain. “It’s exciting to watch the reactions of the visitors and the benefits they feel,” Baird said. “It’s a true wellness and relaxation experience.” K-State is home to the first NeuroSpa in a university setting, and since opening a few weeks ago, Baird said about 300 people have visited. The spas will be available 24/7 for multi-session card holders, and an attendant will be at the station during regular business hours. Baird said sessions in the morning will help give students energy and sessions at night will help promote deeper sleep. “A lot of people aren’t as stressed out now, but we opened proactively,” Baird said. “We’re going to help a lot of people be more relaxed and productive.” The NeuroSpa is located on the second floor of the Union, in front of the Big XII Room. The first session is free for students and faculty with email verification.

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Cohen says he broke campaign finance laws on Trump's orders TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s former attorney admitted that he violated campaign finance laws ahead of the 2016 election — at the direction of his thenboss, presidential candidate Donald Trump. Michael D. Cohen made that explosive admission during a hastily convened appearance in a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to eight counts of tax fraud, bank fraud and campaign finance violations and could face up to five years in prison. His appearance capped months of increasing financial and legal pressure on the longtime personal lawyer for Trump. At the same time, it ushered in a new wave of legal woes for his longtime boss. At the moment Cohen was admitting guilt in Manhattan, a more protracted drama was culminating in a federal courtroom in Virginia, where a jury found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of eight counts of tax and bank fraud. “Michael Cohen is a lawyer who, rather than setting an example of respect for the law, instead chose to break the law, repeatedly over many years and in a variety of ways,” said Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami in Manhattan. “His day of reckoning serves as a reminder that we are a nation of laws, with one set of rules that applies equally to everyone.” Cohen admitted that he violated a campaign-finance law in 2016 at the “direction” of a political candidate he didn’t identify. In a statement issued later in the day by his lawyer, Cohen identified the candidate as Trump. The government filing in the matter identifies the candidate as the current president, without naming him. At issue is a hush-money payment that Cohen made on behalf of the then-candidate to adult film actress Stephanie

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President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves New York Federal Court after making a plea deal Tuesday. Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts, including tax fraud, false statements to a bank and campaign finance violations. Clifford, professionally known as Stormy Daniels. It’s unclear whether prosecutors will pursue others involved in Cohen’s scheme. “That is a strong message today that we will not fear prosecuting additional campaign finance cases,” Khuzami told reporters after the plea. Cohen’s statement implicates Trump in an apparent effort to break the law on the way to winning the 2016 presidential election. Trump has repeatedly denied having an affair with Daniels. While Trump personally railed at the Manafort verdict, he was silent on Cohen. “There is no allegation of any wrongdoing against the president in the government’s charges against Mr. Cohen. It is clear that, as the prosecutor noted, Mr. Cohen’s actions reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty over a significant period of time,” his lawyer Rudy Giuliani said in a statement. Cohen pleaded guilty to failure to report personal income taxes for the five-year period beginning in 2012. He

also admitted to making false statements to a financial institution tied to a credit decision around February 2015, to willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution from at least June 2016 to October 2016, and to making an excessive campaign contribution on Oct. 27, 2016, according to his plea agreement. Cohen, Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, paid Daniels $130,000 in the weeks before the election to keep her from going public with her story about a decade-old affair with Trump. Around that time Trump was under scrutiny for his past behavior with women. In early October of that year an audio recording emerged of Trump appearing to boast about inappropriately grabbing women. Daniels’ story threatened to derail Trump’s campaign. So Cohen set about to kill it by offering her a six-figure sum to keep her quiet. Cohen told a federal judge on Tuesday that he did so in coordination with the candidate his lawyer later identified as Trump. Cohen’s plea deal

doesn’t include an agreement to cooperate with federal authorities. However, according to former prosecutors, it’s possible that prosecutors could reach such a deal with Cohen. His guilty pleas may also allow him to give testimony to other federal authorities, including special counsel Robert Mueller, without further incriminating himself. Harry Sandick, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, said it’s possible that federal prosecutors don’t consider Cohen’s information valuable or view him as a worthy witness. “It could mean that they don’t need him or don’t trust him, or just aren’t ready to cut the deal yet,” said Sandick, now a defense attorney at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP. It’s still possible that Cohen could meet with prosecutors after the current case is resolved through his guilty plea, said Mimi Rocah, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan who isn’t involved in the case. “There is also the pos-

sibility that he is separately speaking with Mueller about other topics,” she said, adding he could also be subpoenaed after he is sentenced in this case. Cohen, who is 51, has a decade-long view into Trump’s business and personal affairs, as a vice president of the Trump Organization and a personal lawyer to Trump himself. Cohen once pursued a plan to build a Trump-branded tower in Moscow — even as Trump was campaigning — and allegedly hand-delivered a Ukraine peace proposal to the White House. Cohen raised millions of dollars for Trump’s presidential campaign and was later named a deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee. Cohen profited from Trump’s surprise 2016 election, even as the modest fortune he amassed from taxi fleets in New York and Chicago began to decline. He received millions of dollars in payments from companies, including Novartis AG and AT&T Inc., that wanted an

inside edge when it came to Trump administration policy. Some of the companies subsequently apologized after those payments were made public, and some of the top executives involved in his hiring took early retirements. Cohen received funds for many of these deals through a Delaware-based company he formed, Essential Consultants LLC. He also used it to pay $130,000 to Daniels to secure her silence about the affair she says she had with Trump in 2006. In addition, he used Essential Consultants to handle a $1.6 million hush-money payment to a former Playboy model, Shera Bechard, on behalf of a top Republican fundraiser, Elliott Broidy, who has said that his affair with Bechard led to a terminated pregnancy. After the election, Cohen reportedly had hoped to join Trump in Washington but instead was relegated to a small office in New York, where he tried to drum up clients for a law firm, Squire Patton Boggs, and his own fledgling consulting business.

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Athletics announces improvements at Bill Snyder Family Stadium CODY FRIESEN

THE COLLEGIAN

K-State Athletics has made several new additions to enhance the fan experience on football game days at Bill Snyder Family Stadium this season. In a video interview with K-State Sports, K-State Athletics Director Gene Taylor emphasized that the fans are the most important aspect of a stadium. Taylor also said it takes a lot to create the best fan experience in the Big 12. “Our staff does a great job every year of looking at projects to make the stadium and fan experience better,” Taylor said

on August 10. “Our fans are the lifeblood of what makes Bill Snyder Family Stadium one of the best atmospheres in college football.” There were nearly 20 new improvements to the stadium this season, ranging from new concession options to student mobile ticketing. The newly renovated Peoples State Bank East Club was the biggest project of the offseason, costing nearly 1.5 million dollars. The East Club has a brand-new look this season and will have updated concessions, bars and other amenities. Taylor compared the upgrades to the West Club, saying both sides

mirror each other. A new beer garden on the Gross Family South Terrace will now be open for all fans, starting two hours before kickoff until the end of the third quarter. The beer garden was previously an exclusive ticketed area, but will now be open to all fans 21 and over. This summer, there was discussion of having general alcohol sales around the stadium, and with that there was concern of maintaining a family environment at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. “This is not a step toward general alcohol sales in the stadium, but it does give our fans an opportunity that if they want

to come in and have a beverage in a controlled environment, they’ll be able to do that,” Taylor said in the interview. Other additions will include six new hydration stations around the stadium, a way to earn rewards for concessions and merchandise through an app called Powercat Perks and multiple new concession selections including Chick-fil-A.

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Willie Wildcat cheers with students against the Charlotte 49ers at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 9, 2017. Gameday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium has received some improvements for the 2018 season.

Former Wildcat receiver now calls the shots as offensive coordinator Archive photo by Parker Robb THE COLLEGIAN

Wide receivers coach Andre Coleman intently watches his players as the Wildcats try to mount a 25 point comeback in the fourth quarter of the Valero Alamo Bowl January 2, 2015, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

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With less than two minutes to go in the first half of the 1993 Copper Bowl, Kansas State wide receiver Andre Coleman catches a punt at the left hash on his own 32-yard line. Coleman runs to the right, receives two blocks from his teammates and heads to the right sideline. From there, he’s off to the races. No opponent even comes

close to catching him, and he jaunts into the end zone for a 68-yard punt return touchdown that puts the Wildcats ahead 24-10 with 1:07 left before halftime. At that game nearly 25 years ago, the Wildcats would go on to defeat the Wyoming Cowboys, 52-17, for the school’s first ever bowl game win. Fast forward to August 2018, and Coleman is back at K-State preparing for his first season as the offensive coordinator for the Wildcats. After his time as a member of the

K-State football team was up, Coleman spent time in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers from 1994-1996, the Seattle Seahawks in 1997 and for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1997 and 1998. Coleman’s college coaching experience began in 2010 when he became the tight ends coach at Youngstown State. In 2011, he became the wide receivers coach for the Penguins and remained in that capacity for the 2012 season as well. Coleman returned to Manhattan as the wide receivers’ coach in 2013. In January, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. The 46-year old is a firm believer in the fact that hard work pays off. “I really believe that if you try to be the very best at what you do, someone

is going to notice and good things will happen for you,” Coleman said. “My plan wasn’t to come to K-State and wow everybody and become the offensive coordinator in ‘X’ amount of years. My plan was to come to K-State and give it everything I got.” While being offensive coordinator does come with more recognition, pressure to succeed is high as well. Coleman said he isn’t shying away from that. “I think on game day everybody is going to blame you,” Coleman said. “I’m fine with that. I take the credit if we’re losing or winning. It’s a team deal, I understand that and we’re in it together.” Offensive line coach Charlie Dickey and quarterbacks coach Collin Klein — a former standout Wildcat quarterback himself — will assist him as co-offensive coordinators, taking some of the pressure of of Coleman. “We have great — I emphasize great — offensive coaches,” Coleman said. “I am supremely confident because I have great guys that I’m working with. It gives me a lot of confidence to have Charlie Dickey, (tight ends coach) Zach Hanson, Collin Klein and (running backs coach) Eric Hickson. We work well together, we

like each other. To have that type of camaraderie is really, really good.” Making a difference in the lives of student athletes is one thing Coleman cherishes about being a coach. “I’ve had life experiences that allow me to relate to some of these young men and I think that I can make a difference in young men’s lives,” Coleman said. Two of Coleman’s receivers are confident about him as a play-caller. Senior wide receiver Isaiah Zuber said that Coleman is in the right position, and that his position coach will do well getting to call the plays and will lead a balanced offense. Junior receiver Dalton Schoen said that Coleman has a lot expertise and knowledge to pass on to his players. Schoen also expressed his excitement for Coleman to get to call the shots as the offensive coordinator. For fans who are wondering if the offensive philosophy will change at all under Coleman, Coleman had a simple answer for what they can expect from the team this season. “We’re going to get the ball to our best players,” Coleman said. “Simple. Period. That’s what we’re going to do. It’s simple, but that’s what it is.”

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Former basketball player accepts plea deal for road rage incident MOLLY HACKETT THE COLLEGIAN

Amaad Wainright, a former guard for the Kansas State men’s basketball team, has pleaded guilty for his role in a road rage shooting last January. Wainright accepted a plea deal, dropping charges of fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer and leaving him with the charges of obstructing apprehension or prosecution. According to Fox 4 KC, Wainright did not comment on why he took the plea deal. He will face sentencing Oct. 24. The incident in question took place in January along Interstate 435. Wainright transferred to K-State

in 2017 from Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. During the 2017-2018 season, Wainright played 36 of 37 games averaging, 13.1 minutes per game. Wainright was excused from the team following his arrest in April, per K-State Athletics department policy. While Wainright’s legal future is still unclear, he has opted to transfer to Louisiana State University Shreveport.

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Junior guard Amaad Wainright prepares for a play against Texas Tech in Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 10, 2018. The Wildcats lost to the Red Raiders 66-47.

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Seven Wildcats land preseason watch list honors NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State football team boasts eight mentions in national award watch lists, as well as two preseason All-Big 12 placements and a player on two preseason All-American teams. Senior offensive lineman and team captain Dalton Risner grabbed watch list mentions for the Outland Trophy, given to the nation’s best interior lineman, and the Wuerffel Trophy, given to the player that has done the most for their community. Risner is making his second appearance on both of those watch lists. Risner is also mentioned on preseason All-American teams by ESPN and USA Today, and is a preseason All-Big 12 team member. The captain was an All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2017, along with receiving a nod on Pro Football Focus’ first team All-American list

last year. Senior safety Kendall Adams joins Risner on the preseason All-Big 12 team. Junior running back Alex Barnes landed a spot on the Maxwell Award watch list. The Maxwell Award is given by the Maxwell Football Club to the college football player of the year. Barnes is also among six Big 12 running backs named to the Doak Walker Award watch list, given to the best running back in college football. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is handed out to the Football Writers Association of America’s defensive player of the year. Senior cornerback Duke Shelley is making his third appearance on the watch list for this award, dating back to his second season in Manhattan. Junior center Adam Holtorf landed a nod on the Rimington Trophy watch list. The Rimington is given to the nation’s best center. For the second season in a row, junior defensive end and co-captain Reggie Walk-

er was named to the Ted Hendricks Award watch list. This award goes to the best defensive end in college football. K-State’s final watch list nomination is junior safety Denzel Goolsby’s mention on the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list. The IMPACT Trophy is handed out to the defensive player who has the best on-the-field performance and best off-thefield character. IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. According to the the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, the award’s recipient will be the player who best exemplifies that acronym. As the season wears on, these award committees will whittle their lists down to semifinalists around mid-season, announce finalists toward the end of the year, and then they will select their recipient after the season.

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Then-sophomore defensive back Denzel Goolsby intercepts the ball during the game against West Virginia at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Nov. 11, 2017. (File photo by Sabrina Cline | Collegian Media Group)

Soccer team rides momentum of school-best season start into match against Drake ADAM MEYER

THE COLLEGIAN

After reaching the first 2-0-0 start in school history, the Kansas State soccer team has its mind set on a matchup with the Drake University Bulldogs on Thursday. The Wildcats are coming off a 4-0 shutout victory against the University of Oakland. Both teams will enter Thursday coming off a win. Drake (11-0) comes into Manhattan after getting its first win of the year after defeating Fresno State. Junior forward Katie Cramer said the team is handling things one game at a time despite their unprecedented 2-0-0 record.

She said she doesn’t think trying to extend the record is affecting how they are preparing going into Thursday. “I think it’s kind of a onegame-at-a-time mindset for us; I think that’s key,” Cramer said. “If we’re all just like, ‘We have to win, we have to win,’ that’s going to be too much pressure and not good for our team. Our mindset is definitely one game at a time, and that is definitely what it should be.” K-State has another undefeated team on the schedule: Santa Clara University, which the Wildcats are scheduled to play after Drake. K-State head coach Mike Dibbini says some might label this match against Drake as a

trap match. “It could be ... but we’re gonna focus all of our attention on Drake,” Dibbini said. “Do what we need to do to prepare for Drake and worry about our next opponent when the time comes. But yes, if our experience plays a factor and our veterans play a factor, they understand that it’s a one-game-at-a-time mentality. That’s what we’re hoping to get out of it.” This is the final match of the Wildcats’ three-match home stand to begin the season. They will look to improve their best start in school history to 3-0-0 and also remain undefeated on their home field. The matchup with the Bull-

dogs will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the K-State Soccer Complex in Manhattan. The match can be seen on ESPN3 and be heard on the air on 101.5 FM and at kstatesports.com. The match can also be followed with live stats on kstatesports.com.

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LETTER: Welcome home from the student body president

Students express mixed views on Snyder's contract extension AVERY OSEN

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Jordan Keihl and Lacy Pitts were elected the 2018-2019 K-State Student Body President and Vice President on March 9, 2018. Dear Wildcats, Welcome back, and to our new Wildcats, welcome home! We hope you have enjoyed the summer and are ready to hit the ground running for the fall semester. Lacy and I have been working diligently this summer on platforms and ideas to improve your K-State experience. We are excited to share with you what we have done this summer and will continue to work hard for students this school year. Be on the lookout for the Student Governing Association newsletter detailing all the progress made over the last three months.

If you are looking for ways to get involved with SGA, we want to highlight two options! First, At-Large Committee applications are live now here: https://orgsync. com/83329/forms/329286. Second, the SGA Intern Program will kick off on Sept. 6! The Intern Program is a series of informational meetings and events to help inform students about the basics of participating in SGA. This year, SGA has expanded the Intern Program to be more accessible and open to more students than ever before! Fill out this form to receive more information

When news breaks concerning Bill Snyder — Kansas State’s longtime football coach revered and respected enough to have a stadium and highway named for him — members of the K-State family are certain to have opinions. The 78-year-old coach will be paid $3.45 million in the 2018 season, and his salary will increase by $300,000 at the end of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, making his salary greater than $4 million by the 2020 season. After the 2020 season finishes, the final two years of Snyder’s contract will be up for renegotiation if he should choose to remain the leader of the K-State football team. After talking to some K-State students on campus, some felt that whatever Sny-

der wants, he should get. “It could be a bad thing to sign a 78-year-old to that long of a contract, but since it’s Bill Snyder, I don’t think it’s a bad thing,” Dawson Ervie, freshman in environmental design, said. “He knows what he is doing and has been a mentor to lots of people. Five more years with him as the head coach is a good thing for our program.” One student said he is a bit more skeptical about the extension, given the way that college football is played today and how Snyder has adjusted. “He brings a lot to campus and is a really good mascot,” Chandler Sherwood, sophomore in mass communications, said. “I do, however, know he has gotten older and the game has changed a lot. I’m not sure he has adapted to other coaches as well as they have adapted to him. He’s not very aggressive and the play

style is slow, and that has made the games not as fun as they used to be.” Sherwood said he doesn’t think Snyder or any other coach is worth the amount of money they are paid. “No coach is worth that money,” Sherwood said. “He has done a lot for this school, so if anyone is worth it, it’s him.” Another student said they think K-State is going to be average during the next five years with Snyder still at the helm. “We are just going to be so-so, nothing great, nothing terrible for the next five years,” Declan Shea, freshman in history, said. “He is a legend though, so I don’t blame K-State for signing him longer.” Snyder and the Wildcats will open up the 2018 season when they host South Dakota on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.

about the Intern Program: https://orgsync.com/83329/ forms/330283. Good luck with your semester this fall! Please don’t hesitate to email us with any ideas, questions or concerns, as we are always looking to help students in any way we can! Our emails are jkiehl@ ksu.edu and lacyp@ksu.edu. Also, please follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ KStateSBP_SBVP for more updates on all things SGA and happenings on campus. As always, Go Cats! Jordan Kiehl and Lacy Pitts Student Body President and Vice President

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Bill Snyder, head coach of the K-State Wildcat Football team, participates in the K-State Football Media Day by posing for a portait. As of 2018, Snyder has signed to continue his coaching career at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

wednesday, august 22, 2018

Grilled chicken nuggets, other meal options now at Chick-fil-A PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN

If you’re at the ChickFil-A Express in the Kansas State Student Union, you might see some new menu options starting today. The Union location will now start serving a few healthier options, like grilled chicken nuggets, grilled chicken

cool wrap, veggie wraps and side salads — items that had already been available at other franchise locations. While the items just went on the printed menu Wednesday, Amy VanDuesen, general manager of the Union location, said they had already been serving the items off-menu, since they wanted to the new items to be available as soon as school started

back up. The new items are just now being served because the Chick-fil-A Express is a licensed location owned by the Union, not a franchise, and needed to get approval from Chick-fil-A’s corporate arm before it was allowed to sell the grilled items. She said this is because corporate wants to streamline the Chick-fil-A Express menus.

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