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Cats’ Cupboard has busiest week since inception last September

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Last week, Cats’ Cupboard had its busiest week since opening in September of last year, as 96 people received food from the pantry, 26 more than the average 70. Erin Bishop, food pantry coordinator, said this is because students are moving in, getting settled and also because awareness of Cats’ Cupboard is growing. “We’ve been here almost a year now, which is the magic time for people starting to really know you exist,” Bishop said. Located in the basement of Fairchild Hall, the purpose of the pantry is a retention effort to help students stay in school. Since opening, the Cupboard had about 2,050 users, amounting to 450 unique students. Monday was the pantry’s busiest day when 35 people went to the Cupboard. While a few of the shelves are a little scarce due to the busyness, Bishop made clear that there is still enough food available for students who need it and does want anyone to think they shouldn’t come out of fear of preventing a more in-need individual from collecting food.

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Stocked shelves at the grand opening of Cat’s Cupboard, the new campus food pantry on Oct. 16, 2017. On Monday, the food pantry had the most visitors in one day to date. Meanwhile, the pantry is waiting for donations to fully replenish their stock. “We have some donation drives we’re waiting on,” Bish-

op said. “[From] fraternities, we are doing a ‘fill the Cupboard’ event with family day in September [and] we are hosting an open cupboard in

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October. So that’s really our goal right now and to encourage folks that want to donate to utilize our various methods of donation.”

Donations can be made online by the Cats’ Cupboard Amazon wish list, on their foundation account and in person in Fairchild 009.

Wildcat soccer heads to Santa Clara University on Sunday

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Second KSUnite rally scheduled for October By Dene Dryden In a letter released this morning in the K-State Today newsletter, chief diversity and inclusion officer Bryan Samuel announced that a second KSUnite is in the works for October. Samuel wrote that after listening to faculty, staff and students who expressed the importance of the inclusion and diversity efforts — KSUnite especially — he invites the Kansas State community to “save the date” for Tuesday, Oct. 9 for the second KSUnite event. The letter does not specify whether classes will be canceled on that day or not, but Samuel wrote that more details will follow. “Although KSUnite began as a response to critical issues on our campus, continuance of this initiative will move our campus proactively along the diversity continuum as we annually recommit to our land-grant mission — ‘full education privileges for all’ — and showcase the various successes and accomplishments of our work,” Samuel wrote. On Nov. 14, 2017, the K-State Unity Walk and KSUnite rally took place in response to a series of events that occurred in the Manhattan community in the weeks prior, including the appearance of white nationalist posters on campus and the self-vandalization of a car with racist graffiti.

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Greek Life adapting one year after student organization policy changes DENE DRYDEN

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Last August, Kansas State redesigned how it categorized student organizations, creating a distinction between departmental student organizations (DSOs) and independent student organizations (ISOs). This distinction is outlined in Chapter 8540 of the Policies and Procedures Manual. The new processes, which also changed the categorization of K-State’s fraternities and sororities, prompted concern from some students. The Campus Unity Project began last fall in response to the student organization changes. As reported by the Collegian, some students like Jacob Boyce, then a junior in computer science, feel like the university took a “hands-off” approach to the change. “The university wants to protect themselves against litigation — and that’s a perfectly reasonable thing for them to do, but students think that there is probably a better way to go about it and a way that it could be shaped with student involvement,” Boyce said in Oct. 2017. One year later, the rela-

tionship between Greek organizations and the university has remained nearly the same, only now more defined by the policy, Jordan Kocher, director of Fraternities and Sororities at K-State, said. “Fraternities and sororities are independent student organizations,” Kocher said. “Much like religious groups or special interest groups or other kinds of organizations [that] are independent of the university. They function outside of the university control; they don’t have a departmental relationship, they don’t fulfill the mission of the university, but they are something that the students are a part of.” Registered student organizations — independent or departmental — have certain rights, Kocher said, like the right to reserve rooms on campus for meetings and to use OrgSync. The DSO/ISO distinction initially prompted queries on how independent organizations can interact with university-sponsored events, namely Homecoming. Kocher said she hasn’t heard of any hiccups so far with Greek life and Homecoming involvement. “Last year, it was agreed upon that groups would still

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Students at the Kansas State Homecoming Pep Rally participate in the Wabash on Oct. 20, 2017. Homecoming is the largest event Greek Life participates in every year. be able to use the K-State name and the Powercat and things on their float because it was Homecoming, and how else are you going to talk about purple pride and Kansas State as a part of Homecoming if you can’t use those trademarks?” Kocher said. “I assume it would be a similar structure this fall.” In regards to issues concerning Greek organizations or their members, the university has jurisdiction in the matter if the issue happened on campus

or at a university-sponsored event, or if the action violated the student code of conduct, Kocher said. For concerns that involve fraternities or sororities outside of the university’s domain, they are under the jurisdiction of either the Interfraternity Council or the Panhellenic Council, which govern K-State fraternities and sororities, respectively. These entities are both independent student organizations as well. “IFC and PHC would

follow their governing policies — looking at chapter behavior, chapter culture and saying, if that falls into their realms, they’ll deal with it,” Kocher said. In addition to distinct governance, fraternities and sororities each manage their own finances, Kocher said. “All of the individual chapters have their own billing systems,” Kocher said. “Some of those are through some online vendors: Billhighway, OmegaFi, things like that. No bills are ran through any of the university’s accounts. Even recruitment, we use an external vendor to process those fees.” The only exception is the extra cost to move into residence halls early during Recruitment Week, but like students who move onto campus early for marching band camp or other commitments, that cost is related to Housing and Dining Services. “Women who go through recruitment and are living in the residence halls during the school year, they do have to pay to live in Housing and Dining early,” Kocher said. Kocher added that housing payments for a Greek living situation operate much like paying rent for an apartment.

The only difference between fraternities and sororities and other ISOs is additional documentation if they provide group living. “The Center for Student Involvement, in part of their student organization policy, there’s a clause in there that as an independent group, if you also provide group living, you do have to provide additional documentation,” Kocher said. Kocher said the documentation ensures the property owned or rented by the Greek organization is separate from K-State. This extra registration applies to any student organization that provides housing for its members. “Even if the knitting club got together and bought a house together, they would have to provide documentation that they’re separate,” Kocher said. “It’s one more piece of the registration that you have to provide documentation.” Though the DSO/ISO distinction did not change much for Greek organizations, Kocher said over the past year, adapting and interpreting the new policy has raised some issues. “I think we’re just now, nearly a year later, hitting our groove,” Kocher said.

As students head to campus, colleges fear international student decline TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON — As college students head back to school, campus administrators are anxiously making their final count of international students enrolled for the fall semester. Visa numbers and college officials suggest that fewer international students have enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities over the past few years. And with the pool of college-age students shrinking due to demographic trends and state support for higher education sputtering, public colleges and universities that lose overseas students can find themselves in financial trouble. “This has coincided with a decline in domestic student enrollment and has led to real financial pain,” said Thomas Har-

nisch, director of state relations and policy analysis for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, which advocates for public institutions. Changes in the international higher education market and President Donald Trump’s nativist policies could be leading students from China, India and other countries to enroll elsewhere, say college administrators and experts who track student data. Not every college has seen a decrease in enrollments recently, and some have seen bigger swings than others. At the University of Central Missouri, for instance, an enrollment boom driven mostly by graduate students from India peaked at over 2,700 international students in 2015, then dropped to just 900 students last year. Between 650 and 700 students will

probably enroll this year, said Mike Godard, interim provost and chief learning officer at the university. Most of the international students weren’t paying more than in-state students, but losing them still hurt the university’s bottom line. “When you have a reduction of 2,000 international students, there’s a very significant impact on the institution overall,” he said. The university had to lay off staff over the past fiscal year to account for the $14 million drop in revenue, he said. Colleges have been cutting professors, programs, even athletic teams in response to falling international enrollments, The New York Times reported in January. Overall international student enrollment increased by more than two-thirds in the United States over the past decade, hitting a high of more than

900,000 students during the 2016-17 academic year, according to a survey of college officials conducted by the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit based in New York City. But the number of newly enrolled students that same year declined by 3 percent. Preliminary figures for 2017-18 suggest a further decline of almost 7 percent. Visa numbers tell a similar story. According to the State Department, the number of student visas issued dropped by 17 percent between 2016 and 2017, to 393,573. That’s nearly 40 percent fewer than in 2015, when visa numbers peaked. The slowdown has been most pronounced in the Midwest and Texas, said Rajika Bhandari, a senior adviser at the Institute of International Education who leads its survey. That’s possibly because many of the institutions in those regions

aren’t well-known overseas, or — in Texas’ case — because students are nervous about a state law allowing guns on campus. Bhandari said there are three major factors driving the decline. First, the Saudi and Brazilian governments have scaled back scholarship programs that allowed tens of thousands of their citizens to go to college overseas. Second, other countries — such as Australia, Canada and Germany — have stepped up their efforts to attract international students and make it easy for them to remain in the country and work, which increases the competition American colleges and universities face.

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Elevation Studios, Kansas’ first pole fitness studio, offers classes in MHK ZOE NICOLET

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In the heart of Aggieville, a brand new studio brings alternative fitness options to Manhattan. Elevation Studios opened its doors Aug. 4 and offers a wide variety of class op-

tions that include yoga, strength training and dance. Owners Misty Opat and Amy Ketchum-Wallace, who boast that their studio is the only one to offer pole fitness in the state of Kansas, said they are passionate about creating a space where individuals can come to pursue whatever fitness

goals they may have. Their staff, made up of a handful of Kansas State students and alumni, completed a safety in pole training curriculum designed for foundations in pole fitness and injury prevention. Gabrielle Long, who has been attending classes since

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Elevation Studios in downtown Manhattan offers daily classes of varying degrees of difficulty for the community. Elevation Studios teaches pole fitness where community members can attend classes to aid in fitness and health.

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And third, restrictions to international student visa programs and Trump’s vows to reduce immigration overall have made students wary of coming to the United States. “Students, when planning their studies in a country, are thinking about a longer-term trajectory,” Bhandari said. In January 2018, the Trump administration tightened the rules for the Optional Practical Training program, which allows international students to work in the United

States for a few years after graduation. In 2017, over 276,000 skilled immigrants worked under OPT, more than were employed thanks to the better-known H-1B program, according to the Pew Research Center. (The Pew Charitable Trusts funds both the Pew Research Center and Stateline.) The rules now say students with science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) degrees must be employees, not temporary workers, to qualify for three-year work authorization. In April 2017, Trump signed an exec-

utive order that said the government would ensure H-1B employment visas, which are designated for highly skilled workers, go to the most highly skilled, highly paid candidates. The administration also has considered ending a visa program for the spouses of skilled immigrants. And earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security announced a crackdown on foreign students and exchange visitors who illegally overstay their visas. The department estimates that about 6 percent of people on student visas and 4 percent of people on exchange visas in fiscal 2016 will stay

their opening, said she has learned a lot about herself. “You are a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for,” Long, senior in park management and conservation, said. Ketchum-Wallace, primary pole instructor, said she first fell in love with pole fitness in the coastal regions of the country where the distinct physical activity option first became popular. The bloom of popularity of the fitness phenomena is rooted in the phenomena of feeling strong, sexy and empowered, she said. “We’re body positive, body friendly,” Ketchum-Wallace said. “That’s what we wanted to found this on; the idea was not so much to teach women how to pole, but to create an environment where women could come and feel safe, let loose and do something to help build their confidence.” While it is still a challenging fitness exercise, women and men of all shapes and sizes are encouraged to come and see what the pole fitness is all about, Opat, a K-State alum, said. “I just want people to know that pole fitness is for everybody — anyone who wants to try it can do it,” Opat said.

Those interested in checking out a class at Elevation Studio can stop by to read the weekly schedule on the front

doors of the studio at 1125 Laramie St., Suite A or check out their Facebook page.

longer than they should. The University of Central Missouri’s Godard said his team has heard that Indian students are finding it harder to get student visas. Students are also worried about their ability to get a work permit or visa after graduation, he said. “We know those are becoming a bit more restrictive from what they’ve been in the past, even for STEM-related fields.” Dennis Dunham, executive director of global affairs at the University of Central Oklahoma, said that when he travels internationally to market the university, he often has to address wild rumors about immigration — for instance,

that H-1B visa holders are getting kicked out of the country. He asked Oklahoma’s congressional delegation to provide him with a letter confirming that international students are still welcome in the United States, and he now shares it with prospective students. “That’s a hard thing to say when they’re reading so much of the opposite stuff in the newspaper,” he said. Some college administrators have other theories for why fewer international students, or fewer students from certain countries, might be applying and enrolling — such as that the guidance back home is changing. While the

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign saw a decline in the number of applications from China this year, the applications it received were from better-qualified students, said Kevin Pitts, vice provost for undergraduate education. In China, it’s common for students to work with advisers on their college applications, Pitts said. “I’m wondering if those advisers might be doing a better job helping students identify colleges they might be admitted to.”

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Business partners Amy Ketchum-Wallace (left) and Misty Opat (right) spin on the pole in a dual demonstration of strength. Elevation Studios teaches pole fitness where community members can attend classes to aid in fitness and health.

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Zumach proves herself as the best athlete this week

AVERY OSEN

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This year, I am trying a new column at the Kansas State Collegian. The column will highlight one female and one male athlete over their performances the past week. It will provide a way for students to learn about standout athletes at K-State and how they excel in their sports. This first week will be a little different, however, due to the fact that there has not been a male sport that has started competing. This week’s female athlete of the week is K-State volleyball’s outside hitter Kylee Zumach. She had a great start to her final campaign as a Wildcat this past weekend during the Wildcat’s sweep of Hawaii. The entire weekend was a bit different for the team as they were supposed to play three matches in three days against Hawaii, UCLA

and Gonzaga, but after Hurricane Lane swept through the area, the Wildcats only played the Rainbow Warriors in two matches. In just six total sets, Zumach has 37 kills already, which is twice as many as anyone else on the team. She was also very accurate in her swings, hitting .330 and leads her team in that category as well. On the defensive side, Zumach is second on the team in digs per set at 3.33 and totaled four blocks in the two matches against the Rainbow Warriors. Zumach helped lead the Wildcats to their first ever sweep of Hawaii and start the season 2-0. Zumach was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2014, and she has been named to the Big 12 first and second teams and the Big 12 honor roll — and the accolades have only stacked up from there. The senior outside hitter also received Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors for her open-

ing-weekend performance. Zumach and the Wildcats will travel this weekend to Saint Louis, Missouri, for the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic. They will take on Marquette at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Saint Louis on Saturday at noon and Western Kentucky at 5 p.m. Saturday. All of the games will be live on KMAN. Avery Osen is a graduate student 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. File photo by Sabrina Cline | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP

Then- junior outside hitter Kylee Zumach digs a ball during the volleyball game against Arkansas in Ahearn Field House on Aug. 31, 2017.

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K-State soccer to take on ninth-ranked Santa Clara NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State soccer team heads to Santa Clara, California, on Thursday for a matchup of undefeated teams. The team will take on Santa Clara University as the first match of a two-match West Coast swing that will finish up at San Jose State. K-State head coach Mike Dibbini is at the helm of the best start in the young soccer program’s history. The Wildcats have achieved a 3-0-0 record, defeating Saint Louis, Oakland and Drake so far this season, with their largest win coming in a 4-0 rout of Oakland.

As a result of their schoolbest start, the Wildcats received seven votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings released on Aug. 28. Both the offense and defense have been performing at a high level early on this season for K-State. This season, the Wildcats have scored six goals through three matches, whereas they scored just one in the first three matches of last season. Junior forward Katie Cramer is the Wildcats’ leading scorer. She has scored two goals and managed one assist. K-State sophomore goalkeeper Emma Malsy has yet to surrender a goal in her three regular season starts. The de-

fense has also only given up nine shots on goal, and has allowed just 6.7 shots per game, compared to 16.7 shots per game for K-State. Santa Clara enters the matchup undefeated and with a 3-0-0 record as well and is currently No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches rankings. Last season, the Broncos posted a 15-7-1 overall record and an 8-1-0 record in West Coast Conference play behind a relatively young roster. That record was good for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, a second place finish in the conference and a final United Soccer College Coaches ranking of No. 20. Santa Clara has reloaded

this season, returning both firstteam all-WCC players from last season: sophomore forwards Kelsey Turnbow and Julie Doyle. It also returns two players from all-WCC second team. Turnbow was also the WCC Freshman of the Year last season. Junior forward Maddy Gonzalez leads all scorers for the Broncos with three goals on the young season. She has scored on half of her shots, and three-quarters of her shots on goal this year. Wildcat fans can listen to the game live on 101.5 KROCK when it kicks off at 9:30 CDT on Thursday. K-State will play San Jose State on Sunday and its next action in Manhattan will be against UMKC on Friday, Sept. 7.

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Students cheered on the Kansas State soccer team Thursday night in their match against Drake University at the K-State Soccer Complex. K-State would go on to win the game 1-0.

Snyder looks ahead to upcoming football season

Volleyball starts season 2-0 in Hawaii after tournament cancellation

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With the 2018 football season only a few days away, Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder made predictions for what the first week, as well as the rest of the season, should look like for the Wildcats in a press conference yesterday. “The mindset is different with this team,” Snyder said. “They are different than last year. Normally on the Monday of the first game week, there is more emotion. This week I saw a very business-like approach.” This different approach could be because K-State has a lot of players coming back on the offensive line. While this can be a game-changer for the Wildcats, Snyder said he believes that just because you have returners does not mean that you will always

be successful, that “their ability is through their experience.” The wealth of experience is not all that the offense has to offer. With two seasoned quarterbacks, it is a toss-up as to who will start on Saturday. “It’s tight between the two guys [Skylar Thompson and Alex Delton],” Snyder said. “We have to start somebody, but both of them are going to play.” In the past, the Wildcats have always had multiple quarterbacks ready at all times. Snyder said that they have both taken repetitions with the starting squad and that they have not seen any disruptions of continuity practicing with the two quarterbacks. They both just need to be solid on total coverage in order to get the start come Saturday, he said. While the quarterback and offensive line seem set, one area of question is with the receiving end of the offense.

Snyder said he has “seen greater consistency, but I haven’t seen it at the level that I would like it to be.” In order to remain competitive, the Wildcats are going to have to set the pace for the game offensively because Snyder said he believes that South Dakota is very “fast-paced and productive” on offense. Snyder said he believes that what the Wildcats lack in some positions they make up for by playing hard and by being aggressive; in terms of a quarterback, he said he doesn’t see a great deal of difference for last year to this year. On Saturday, the “improved togetherness” that Snyder described from practice could be in full force as the Wildcats take on the Coyotes. The Wildcats will kick off at 6:10 p.m. Saturday against South Dakota in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game will be live streamed on ESPN3.

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Despite Hurricane Lane disrupting what was supposed to be a four-team tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Kansas State volleyball team started its season with two games against the University of Hawaii. The Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic was set to begin Friday night and run through Sunday with Gonzaga and UCLA also scheduled to play. K-State overcame weather distractions and got its season off to a good start, sitting at 2-0 after its first regular season matches. Going into the weekend, the Wildcats were 1-5 all-time against the Rainbow Wahine. In 2016, K-State upset Hawaii, who at the time was ranked No. 6, winning three sets to one. K-State got off to an impressive start against Hawaii, winning three straight sets to sweep the Rainbow Wahine on Saturday. Set three had the highest scoring totals of the

match for the Wildcats, where the team produced 21 kills, in 51 total attempts. Redshirt senior outside hitter Kylee Zumach led the team with 19 kills during the last set in addition to her 20 points during the match. Redshirt junior Sarah Dixon totaled 37 assists, a match-high, to go along with seven digs. Redshirt freshman Jacque Smith recorded seven digs and a service ace in her first game action for K-State. “It feels pretty good,” head coach Suzie Fritz said to K-State Sports after Saturday’s match. “I was pleasantly surprised with our effort and execution given that we have been off for a couple days. But sometimes rest is the best thing you can do in terms of having good energy and being hungry to play again.” The Wildcats won the three sets on Saturday by scores of 2521, 29-27 and 25-20. Fans were unable to attend Saturday’s match due to weather conditions, but they could attend Sunday’s match, giving Hawaii more of an opportunity for home-court advantage. Even with fans being able to attend

this matchup, K-State was able to again sweep Hawaii in three sets to start its season 2-0. K-State and Hawaii kept the scoring even throughout the first set before K-State went on a 3-0 run to get ahead 19-16. The first set ended with a score of 25-21, in which Wildcats had 13 kills. The second set was close throughout, but the Wildcats were able to secure the win, 2725. Zumach led with 11 kills, followed by freshman Gloria Mutiri with eight. The final score of the third set was 25-19. The final point came from a kill by senior middle blocker Macy Flowers, who had seven in the final set. The Wildcats totaled 15 kills to Hawaii’s 12 and had only four errors while the Rainbow Wahine had eight. The Wildcats will next travel to St. Louis, Missouri to compete in the Marcia E. Hamilton Classic. In this tournament, the team is scheduled to face Marquette, Saint Louis, and Western Kentucky. The first match for K-State is set for 3:30 p.m. Friday night.


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OPINION: Feeling logical? Take a logic class to hone your skills OLIVIA ROGERS THE COLLEGIAN

Most college classes inevitably teach us what to think, not how to think. That’s fairly unavoidable in most classes, but life is often more complicated than that. We are constantly deciding what to think about issues, policies, people and claims that are thrown at us. That requires more than knowing important dates of the Revolutionary War or how to solve for X. It requires an active form of thought instead of passive consumption of information. Enter logical reasoning skills. In many classical schools, there were only seven main subjects taught, including grammar, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music and the word of the day: logic. Each of these subjects was thought to impart a basic level of wisdom and skill that would carry a student into any career. This collection of subjects is known today as the “liberal arts.” In our commodity-focused, outcome-based job market, we

3.LOGIC HELPS YOU BE A BETTER PERSON.

often forget about these liberal arts. They don’t seem very practical; what do Plato and Aristotle have to teach me about Google Analytics or marketing techniques? How would philosophical readings help me land a job? Well, lucky for you, I’ve compiled a handy list of facts to convince you to enroll for a logic class as soon as you can open up a new tab on your computer.

1. LOGIC IS A UNIVERSAL SKILL.

The world is changing. Careers aren’t set in stone like they used to be, and flexibility, adaptability and critical thinking skills are essential. At least, that’s probably what you heard from 95 percent of college recruiters. Practical skills aren’t the bread and butter of occupations anymore, because most of those skills are learned on the job. The only skill that remains constant is critical thinking. Every job has decisions and problems to solve, big or small. It’s incredibly important to be able to make sound decisions whether you’re a CEO, a marketing analyst or a desk secretary. Logic can help you do that.

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Joyce Wu discusses her book, “Involving Men in Ending Violence Against Women” in Leasure Hall on K-State’s campus on Mar. 27, 2018.

2. LOGIC MAKES YOU A BETTER CITIZEN.

In an age of fake news, biased sources and untrustworthy reports, the onus is on us — not Facebook or anything else — to tell ourselves whether or not an idea is good. Learning to critically break down an argument

into its individual components and see if those components hold up under scrutiny is important. Discern what is real news and what is fake. Judge what is good advice and what is bad. Eat the meat and spit out the bones.

I present a simple argument: Finishing homework on time earns good grades. Good grades make your family proud. Finishing your homework makes your family proud. Recognizing logical patterns in behavior allows us to be both more intentional and more productive. Life after college will be filled with even more decisions — where to live, what job to take, what the next career move is. Of course, we never make entirely rational decisions. There’s always an emotional component to what we do. But understanding logic at a deeper level will only be an asset to decision making.

4. CONVINCE YOUR PARENTS TO BUY YOU A DOG. Happiness makes people more productive. Dogs make people happy. Therefore, dogs make people productive.

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In more than half the states, tuition has become more important to public colleges’ budgets than state appropriations. Although overall state funding for higher education hasn’t returned to pre-recession levels, tuition increases have allowed public colleges to rake in about 6 percent more money per student than in 2008, according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. Many flagship public research institutions have become dependent on out-ofstate and international students, who typically pay higher tuition than in-state students, said David Tandberg, vice president of policy research and strategic initiatives at the Boulder, Colo.-based

association. A 2016 working paper by researchers at the University of Michigan, the Urban Institute, the University of California, San Diego and the University of Virginia estimated that a 10 percent reduction in state funding is associated with a 12 percent bump in enrollment of international students at public research universities, suggesting that colleges are seeking out foreign students to fill the budget gap. Meanwhile, fewer kids are graduating from high school in Mid-Atlantic, New England and Rust Belt states, and in some rural regions, the entire population is shrinking. “If it’s harder to recruit and enroll international students — that’s very, very problematic, within that context,” Tandberg said.

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Last Monday, I walked into Philosophy 110, my first formal logic class. My professor explained that our brain is like a muscle; the more you use it, the stronger it gets. He walked us through several basic logical claims and showed us that humans have an innate sense of what’s logical and what’s not. (For example, “If I’m hungry, then I should eat. If I’m tired, then I should take a nap.”) Learning logic is like a workout for our brain. It hones the skills we already have so they can be laser sharp. If you’re not convinced by the idea of being an intellectual superhuman, at least be convinced by the dog argument. It’s only logical. Olivia Rogers is a community editor for the Collegian and a junior in political science. 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.


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wednesday, august 29, 2018

REVIEW: ‘The Hate U Give’ relevant to university mission, students

OP-ED: Most misjudge the food industry

MACY DAVIS

JASON DEFISHER

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In case you’ve been living under a rock, the K-State Book Network common read for 2018 is The Hate U Give written by Angie Thomas. 16-year-old African American Starr Carter is in the car when her childhood best friend, Khalil, is shot by the police during a traffic stop. When Khalil is painted as a thug, Starr has to decide how she will use her voice to fight back. It’s safe to say that I’m a little obsessed with this book. I purchased and read it immediately after it was released in January of 2017, and I got my copy signed by Angie Thomas at the National Book Festival last year. The joys of being obsessed with a book means that different things come to the forefront each time you read it. When thinking of "The Hate U Give" in the context of this review, the themes that stuck out to me were the focus on

family and community. Starr lives in Garden Heights, a community that is plagued by gang violence and despite rough circumstances, the community remains close-knit. It is this very community where Starr finds encouragement to speak out about what happened to Khalil. The Carter family is exceptionally close, and Starr relies on her family for support in the aftermath of Khalil’s shooting. Family and community motivate Starr’s actions. Starr's meaning of family and community has the potential to shape our meaning of those words as well. For me, this connects to the KSUnite rally held last fall, and the fact that the university is holding a second KSUnite rally this fall on October 9. This is a campus commitment to understanding its diverse community. My reading of "The Hate U Give" with a focus on family is not to overlook the perspectives that Thomas provides on police brutality, racism, and using your voice. Thomas uses "The Hate U Give" to

move beyond a one-dimensional aspect of these issues to make them human. Starr’s Uncle Carlos is a cop, and provides a look at Khalil’s shooting from a side that is rarely seen. But don’t worry, "The Hate U Give" isn’t all serious. Starr’s white boyfriend Chris’s interactions with Starr’s family provide plenty of entertainment, and Thomas peppers her novel with pop culture references that even the most pop-culturally illiterate of us can connect with. I strongly recommend everyone to give this book a try; tt is relevant, honest, and raw. Between contemporary relevance and campus connections, Angie Thomas’s "The Hate U Give" is a book that even I can get behind reading (again). Macy Davis is the assistant culture editor 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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Consumers in America have always wanted food products that are more nutritious, taste better and are overall higher quality. However, the food industry sometimes provides products that are a little confusing to people not involved in agriculture. Strange acronyms, fad diets and a general lack of knowledge about production practices have harmed consumers’ education regarding the food they eat. For the most part, bad marketing is to blame for a lot of misinformation. Foods that have never been genetically modified organisms are now labeled non-GMO, and foods that have never included gluten are labeled as gluten-free.

While these labels aren’t inaccurate, they help perpetuate the idea that GMOs and gluten are bad for you. Gluten is only bad for people with a gluten intolerance or Celiac disease, and current evidence suggests GMOs do not have an overall negative effect on the population. Another problem is that many consumers do not grow up in or around agriculture. For many of my classmates in the College of Agriculture, the idea of a brown dairy cow producing chocolate milk is laughable. However, a small portion of Americans still believe that chocolate milk is the result of a different hide color.

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