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Cats’ Cupboard, Call Hall team up to fight food insecurity on campus JULIE FREIJAT

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In addition to nonperishables within their permanent facility in Fairchild Hall, the Cats’ Cupboard also offers animal products through a partnership with the College of Agriculture’s Call Hall voucher program. Erin Bishop, food pantry coordinator, said for 80 students a month, four months a semester, Call Hall is donating $20 into their Wildcat ID, which will allow them to shop for ground beef, eggs, milk and cheese. Bishop said there are many ways the program strives to help students. In a recent campus climate survey conducted by the Office of Student Life, 14 percent of student respondents indicated they did not have enough money to meet their basic necessities, with an additional 51 percent of students reporting they were unable to purchase groceries at least once in the three preceding months due to insufficient funds. “The first initiative is to fight

food insecurity on college campuses and the ways that we’re doing that include providing a nonperishable pantry with the hygiene items and the kitchen equipment, which allows folks to make the food,” Bishop said. More recently, the food pantry has been partnering with other campus entities to expand their initiatives. In association with the hydro-culture class, the Cats’ Cupboard offers hydroponically grown greens. The pantry is also working with Call Hall to offer additional foodstuffs. The idea, Bishop said, originated from students who wanted to offer nonperishable options for students. “We thought, ‘We are a very resource-rich campus, we are focused on food and agriculture is our thing,’” Bishop said. “We just started having conversations with the department head over at animal science and explored some possibilities and ways of doing it and they offered up the finances.” Evan Titgemeyer, interim department head of animal sciences and industry, said participating in

the program seemed like a good way to help students in need. “I have learned through this process of working with Cats’ Cupboard that [food insecurity is] much more pervasive than what I had originally believed,” Titgemeyer said. “I had not realized that there were quite so many students that were in need to the extent that they would actually experience food insecurity.” Titgemeyer said the department is doing what they believe is a very valuable service in promoting the food industry in addition to combatting food insecurity. “This program is kind of a microcosm of that in the sense that we’re just trying to feed a few hungry people now,” Titgemeyer said. “But as a department, our goal with our teaching and our research and our extension program is all to help feed the world.” Heather Reed, assistant vice president of student life, said she thinks there are different levels of food insecurity on campus. Some students, Reed said, need occa-

Union showcases veterans’ stories with photography gallery PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN

The William T. Kemper art gallery in the K-State Student Union is currently showcasing a collection of photographs titled “Hope 22: Helping Our Patriots Endure.” The exhibit is a Kansas City-based project that displays photographs of veterans using various methods to cope with mental health issues such as PTSD. “It’s about men and women who have served in the army in some capacity and they have dealt with PTSD or some issues because of their service,” Erika Davis, UPC program advisor, said. “So, this is about resilience and how they overcome [it].” One photograph shows a

veteran broadcasting his Kansas City radio show in front of the World War One Memorial. Another displays a man in his yoga studio. Another is putting all of his effort into swimming. The name of the exhibit comes from a fact reported by the VA that an average of 22 veterans commit suicide daily. Hope 22 seeks to raise awareness of the problem and connect local resources to those who need it. Some of the photographs also use images to show the emotions of the veterans. One of them has shadows going across his body as he feels that for years he was living in the shadows. The exhibit came to the Union at request of Arthur DeGroat, executive director of academic student services

and vice president of student life. DeGroat formerly worked in the U.S. Army and spent time this summer with the founder and creative directive of the exhibit, Brooke Brown. Ivy Bogle, sophomore in hospitality management, said she appreciates how the exhibit shows the depth of those featured. “I took away from it that people are not surface value,” Bogle said. “People’s lives are more complicated than you can bear, and you don’t know those stories until you talk to them.” As K-State is located near Fort Riley, Davis said she believes featuring an exhibit like this is necessary. “We have military students, we’re right by a military base,” Davis said. “It’s very important to showcase.”

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Sophomore in agricultural communications Catherine Gorenz picks the best eggs out at Call Hall on Sept. 13, 2018. Eggs are available in Call Hall and will be eligble for the student vouchers from Cats’ Cuboard, provided by the animal sciences and industry department.

sional help in regards to affording food, while others experience it as a daily struggle. No matter what, she said, struggling to pay for meals can negatively affect students’ emotional energy. Reed said she thinks programs like the voucher system with the Cats’ Cupboard and the animal sciences and industry’s program are beneficial because individuals are stepping up to help students that have very basic needs. “It’s being able to handle one of those major needs of students—to

have adequate nutrition—that allows them to be fully present in their classes and not to have that worry over their head of whether they’re going to be able to eat or not,” Reed said. “That voucher is a great way for students to get more protein in their diet and have a little variety of things.”

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Wildcats set to close out non-conference play against UTSA Saturday

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Kansas State sophomore quarterback Skylar Thompson looks to throw the ball to one of the wide recievers downfield. Kansas State played Mississippi State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 8, 2018, falling to the MSU Bulldogs 30-10.

JARRETT WHITSON THE COLLEGIAN

On Saturday, Kansas State football plays its final non-conference football game of the season as the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners come to Manhattan.

LAST TIME THEY MET

Saturday will be just the second time that K-State and UTSA have played each other. The only other meeting came in 2015, when the Wildcats came out on top with a 30-3 win.

UTSA OFFENSE

UTSA is 0-2 through its first two games this season. The Roadrunners were dominated by Arizona State University 49-7 in week one and fell 37-20 against Baylor last Saturday. The Roadrunner offense has only amounted 475 total yards of offense this season. 100 of those yards are via the running game, while 375 yards come from the passing game. They have scored an average of just 13.5 points per game

through two games. Junior quarterback Cordale Grundy has been the leader of the offense. He has completed 34-of-66 passes, good for 51.5 percent, throwing one touchdown and two interceptions. Sophomore running back B.J. Daniels has been the highlight of the offense, running for 114 yards on 25 carries while scoring two touchdowns on the ground.

STRUGGLING K-STATE OFFENSE VERSUS STRUGGLING UTSA DEFENSE

It is no secret to anyone who has watched K-State play this season that the Wildcats have been underwhelming on offense. K-State is averaging 310.5 yards of total offense through two games, averaging 126 passing yards per game and 184.5 rushing yards per game. Not only have yards been hard to come by, points have been even more far-and-few. After two games, the Wildcats only have two offensive touchdowns. The only other touchdown the team has scored was on a

punt-return touchdown against South Dakota. Against UTSA, K-State could have an opportunity to tune up its offense before Big 12 play begins next weekend. Defensively, UTSA has already given up just under 1,000 yards, as they have surrendered 997 yards to opponents thus far. Arizona State and Baylor combined to average 7.6 yards per play against the UTSA defense. On paper, the Roadrunners are worse at defending the pass than the run. They have given up an average of 178.5 rushing yards per game and 320 passing yards per game so far. In terms of scoring, UTSA has allowed three touchdowns on the ground and seven through the air.

AT THE HELM: UTSA

Frank Wilson is in his third season as the head coach of the Roadrunners. Through two full seasons and two games this year, he has an overall record of 1214. UTSA has only had a foot-

ball program since 2011, and has played at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level since 2012. The Roadrunners went 8-4 and 7-5 in the first two years of Division I play. The next two years before Wilson’s arrival, UTSA went a combined 7-17. Wilson’s first season was in 2016, and in that season, he led UTSA to its first-ever bowl game appearance—the Gildan New Mexico Bowl—which ended in a 23-20 loss to the University of New Mexico. In 2017, Wilson led UTSA to its first win over a Power Five conference in a 17-10 victory over Baylor. Before arriving in San Antonio, Wilson spent six years at Louisiana State University. During that time, he was the running back coach and recruiting coordinator, and was associate head coach for the final four years. In total, Wilson has 10 years of coaching experience in the Southeastern Conference. From

2005-2007, he was the running backs and assistant special teams coach for the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss. Wilson spent the 2009 season as the wide receivers coach at the University of Tennessee.

QUARTERBACK BATTLE RAGES ON FOR K-STATE

It seems like a broken record, but almost everyone is probably wondering the same thing: Will either Skylar Thompson or Alex Delton run away with sole possession of the starting quarterback spot, or will both play for the whole season? Through two games, both Thompson and Delton have played, while Thompson has played more snaps. At Tuesday’s press conference, head coach Bill Snyder said that Thompson would get the start on Saturday. Thompson has completed 15-of-31 passes for 147 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Thompson has also

chipped in 92 rushing yards. Delton has gone seven-for-18 with 105 yards and two interceptions. On the ground, Delton has gained 82 yards. Thompson also has appeared to be more poised in the pocket than Delton, and made a great throw to junior wide receiver Dalton Schoen for K-State’s lone touchdown in last weekend’s loss to Mississippi State.

FORT RILEY DAY

Saturday will also be Fort Riley Day—the annual partnership between K-State Football and the 1st Infantry Division to honor soldiers and their families. The Wildcats have partnered with Fort Riley since 2006 to honor soldiers and their families. The Wildcats and Roadrunners will square off at 3 p.m. Saturday in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game will be televised on FSN and can be streamed through Fox Sports Go.

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Know Your Opponent: University of Texas at San Antonio

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K-State fans cheer on the football team as they play against Mississippi State in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 8, 2018. The Bulldogs beat the Wildcats 31-10.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners will travel to Manhattan to play Kansas State in the Wildcats’ final non-conference tune-up game Saturday. UTSA is coming off losses to Arizona State and Baylor this season. The Roadrunners are in their third season under head coach Frank Wilson, who has served under big name coaches such as Ed Orgeron, Les Miles and Lane Kiffin. They finished 6-5 despite an excellent defense last season. Wilson’s squad, like K-State, brings new coordinators into this season. The difference is that UTSA’s new coordinators have experience elsewhere. UTSA’s new offensive coordinator Al Borges is a noted offensive mind. He is not known for having one “go-to” offensive scheme, but rather developing excellent quarterbacks and then utilizing whatever talent he has. Back in 2004, Borges

coached the offense for an undefeated Auburn team. Borges then coached under Brady Hoke at San Diego State and Michigan. Defensive coordinator Ja-

son Rollins has a less impressive resume; he helped coach the defenses at his alma mater, McNeese State, and Tulane. UTSA returns senior running back Jalen Rhodes and senior wide receiver Greg Campbell Jr. to complement junior transfer quarterback Cordale Grundy from Northeast Oklahoma A&M. Rhodes only has five rushing attempts on the year for 28 yards. The Roadrunners’ leading rusher is sophomore running back B.J. Daniels. UTSA has used a lot of 12 personnel this season, meaning that they have a lot of sets with one running back and two tight ends. One of those tight ends usually steps back off the line and plays in an h-back spot.

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GAMEDAY 2018

Soccer to host Missouri State today, ‘hungry for first win’ in 3 weeks THE COLLEGIAN

Kansas State soccer will host the Missouri State Bears out of the Missouri Valley Conference for their eighth game of the season. The Wildcats started out their season with a program-best record of 3-0. Since then, the Wildcats have lost two games and tied two games to make their season 3-2-2. They haven’t won a game since Aug. 23, but head coach Mike Dibbini said he thinks his team is “hungry for their first win in three weeks.” “It has been an interest-

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the season. The Wildcats have been good at home, holding a 3-1 home record with their only home loss against UMKC in their last home game. Despite the current three-week winless drought, Dibbini said he thinks his team is still “filled with confidence” going into this game. “We’re creating chances, we just need to do a better job executing our chances — obviously you got to score goals to win games,” Dibbini said. “There was a couple of times we scored goals, but we didn’t score enough goals. I think once we get back to that routine of playing the game for 90 minutes offensively and

defensively, and getting that next win that is going to give us confidence going into the next game.” Against Missouri State Friday, Dibbini wants his team to go out and “play a complete game from start to finish.” This game will begin at

they gave up 494 yards, 403 of which were through the air. Junior middle linebacker Josiah Tauaefa is a six-footone, 240-pound run-stopper. They do not use him to rush the passer very often, but he is a sure tackler and is involved in a lot of tackles at the end of rushes.

defensive coordinator Blake Seiler is not. This is Seiler’s first season as a full defensive coordinator. The youth-versus-experience battle between these two coaches will be an interesting thing to see. Seiler will need to be more aggressive than he has been the last two games if he wants to stymie Borges’ offense. K-State pass versus UTSA pass defense: UTSA is slightly undersized at cornerback and

safety this season and it has really showed, but K-State has appeared unable and occasionally unwilling to move the ball through the air. K-State lacks a go-to wide receiver this year after the departure of Byron Pringle over the offseason, and it has really showed. Junior wide receivers Isaiah Zuber and Dalton Schoen are both great options, but have been plagued in the past with dropped

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Borges versus Seiler: If Borges is experienced, K-State

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Freshman forward Chloe Fisher attempts to juke a UMKC defender during Friday night’s game against UMKC. K-State would go on to lose the game 3-2.

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passes. They also lack the talent at quarterback to really exploit this defensive weakness the way Baylor’s Charlie Brewer and Arizona State’s Manny Wilkins have.

I think that K-State will be able to out-talent UTSA, as long as they avoid the turnovers and penalties that almost cost them the South Dakota game. K-State pulls this one out 24-13.

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They are a fairly balanced team, attempting 76 passes to 60 rushes (sacks where the quarterback intended to throw are included those rush attempts). Playing from behind, as they have most of the season, can slightly skew those numbers toward the pass. Grundy is a pretty good quarterback who is coming back from an ankle injury in his sophomore season at NEO. He ran a no-huddle spread offense there and beat out four others to be UTSA’s starter. Rollins runs a defense that is schematically similar to Gary Patterson’s 4-2-5 defense at TCU. Their base defense has four linemen, two linebackers and five defensive backs. That defense did not do much to stop Arizona State in their week one loss, allowing 42 points. (Arizona State scored seven of their 49 total points on a pick six.) Against Baylor,

ing season,” Dibbini said. “We’ve been tested, we have had the opportunities to win games based on what they did in the previous season and going into this season. So we’re talking about conference champions from the previous season or NCAA tournament teams – especially the last four game[s]. So we were just having to go through some adversity, but we’re ready to bounce back.” The Bears will come into Manhattan with a 5-4 record, coming off a loss to Saint Louis. The Bears have been a good road team so far this season, with a 3-1 road record. Their loss to Saint Louis was their first road loss of

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GAMEDAY 2018 Wildcat football in search of consistent identity MOLLY HACKETT THE COLLEGIAN

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Bill Snyder watches a play on the field looking for how the play will turn out. K-State played Mississippi State on Sept. 8, falling to the bulldogs 30-10.

After losing to Mississippi State 31-10 last Saturday, the Kansas State football team is looking to find an identity after a somewhat inconsistent start. At Tuesday’s press conference, head coach Bill Snyder was asked how K-State could establish an identity as the season goes on. “I think we have an identity, it’s not one I like right now,” Snyder said. “We’re not playing as well as we’re capable of. That’s me, not them.” Snyder went on to say that the team’s identity varies day-today, but added what a coach looks

for in his team. “You want guys that will play hard, that are competitive snap after snap and have the discipline and persistence to play one snap at a time and be their best every single snap,” Snyder said. This lack of identity that Snyder is talking about comes from letting Mississippi State earn 384 rushing yards and 154 passing yards compared to K-State’s 113 rushing and 100 passing yards. “Guys were not executing their assignments and were not staying in the gaps that they were supposed to be in, Snyder said. “Some of it was mental mistakes and some were execution mistakes to a far greater degree of

what we have seen previously in camp and the first ballgame.” For the Wildcats to remain competitive against UTSA in this week’s upcoming matchup, they will need to watch the passing game that the Roadrunners present. So far this season, the Roadrunners have had 375 passing yards compared to K-State’s 252 passing yards. Snyder believes that UTSA quarterback Cordale Grundy “has a lot of skill” and that “he is very quick and talented.” For the team to change their current identity they will need to act on their feelings of “disappointment and embarrassment” that Snyder talked about during the press conference and turn them into “self-anger and not at anybody else.” But it won’t be a totally de-

fensive game. The Wildcats will need to find a way to get some more points on the board after only scoring two touchdowns in the last two games. Snyder’s announcement of sophomore Skylar Thompson as the starting quarterback should help provide more certainty for K-State as it prepares for this week’s upcoming matchup. Senior linebacker Sam Sizelove believes that K-State can still be confident. “We all trust each other and we all know where we messed up,” Sizelove said. “It’s things that we can fix. Our confidence isn’t altered at all really on things like that. A win on Saturday against 0-2 UTSA could go a long way in building some momentum for K-State going into Big 12 play next week.

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K-State Theatre opens fall season with staged reading of ‘Belleville’ KATELIN WOODS THE COLLEGIAN

In Belleville, Paris, Americans Abby and Zach are isolated in more ways than one—they abandoned their life in the states for an idyllic existence in Europe. In the play, which opens at Kansas State this weekend, this is where their picturesque relationship begins to crack and the truth floods in. “That’s the point of theatre and art, to show people what they don’t see in their everyday life, and to show that it’s a bigger problem than they think,” said Teva Spencer, junior in theatre and director of the staged reading. “Belleville” confronts how real and active emotional abuse is in our society, but since it does not arise in physical pain, it isn’t

deemed as a form of abuse. “This play is about not dealing with your mental health and how that can come crashing down on you in very unexpected ways,” Spencer said. A staged reading isn’t a regular performance. Actors hold onto their scripts and have minimal blocking, giving actors an intimate relationship with the content. “A staged reading is a chance for actors and directors to develop a very personal relationship with the script,” Spencer said. “It gives you time to find out what the story really means because you don’t have to worry about memorizing your lines.” Because the cast isn’t concerned with memorizing lines, this also gives them a chance to focus more on character development. “A few things occur and re-

veal the deep underlying issues,” Brooke Griggs, freshman in theatre and actress in “Belleville,” said. “It talks about relationship abuse and how it is often hidden.” Tara Sitzmann, freshman in theatre, is performing in a K-State theatre production for the first time. Sitzmann said the opportunity has made her feel like she has learned how to form a better character. The development of characters and storyline is a collaborative process under Spencer’s direction. Spencer said she wants the cast to be comfortable and capable of sharing their ideas for the performance. “I want to make sure everyone is involved as they want or need to be so they feel comfortable,” Spencer said. “The actors are great; they are putting in 110

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Brooke Griggs, junior in musical theatre, and Brett Boline, sophomore studying architectual engineering, rehearse for the staged reading of “Belleville.” Rehearsing often for this performance, Griggs and Boline will open the fall season for the Purple Masque Theatre on Friday.

percent.” Brett Boline, sophomore in architectural engineering and actor in the play, said Spencer is a very understanding director. “She lets you do things how it makes sense to you, and how it feels right to you,” Boline said. Although the content is heavy, it isn’t devoid of humor.

Letter to the editor: Sen. Moran deserves thanks from K-Staters We, as students of Kansas State, should thank Sen. Jerry Moran for reaffirming his commitment to his constituency by taking the time to meet with us here on campus. His Landon Lecture on Tuesday was engaging, emotional and impactful, and we are especially grateful for the opportunity to meet with him afterward in a student-focused session. Given today’s political climate, Moran’s bipartisanship has positively impacted poverty-fighting legislation, including global health and domestic feeding programs.

Sen. Moran has championed global health issues by co-sponsoring the Reach Every Mother and Child Act, saving 5.9 million children from preventable diseases. On Tuesday, Moran reaffirmed his commitment to working on these critical global health issues; in particular, he said he would “weigh in” on providing $302 million in critical funding to the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, to continue fighting tuberculosis. Sen. Moran also demonstrated his commitment to

fight hunger in the United States, and assured us, the K-State family, that the Farm Bill would only pass the Senate if it protected the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, keeping food on the table for 2 million Americans. This would include helping one in five people fighting food insecurity in Riley County alone. The lives of our members of Congress can be busy, and Sen. Moran taking the time out of his schedule to listen and engage students in his constituency deserves our appreciation. We encourage

“My selling point is that we talk about weed,” Sitzmann said. “So if you wanna see, you should definitely come.” Spencer said she chose this piece because it is a situation that hits close to home. She said she hopes that individuals who see the performance will get something out of it.

“I will be happy if just one person comes to this show and gets something out of it,” Spencer said. Tickets are available at ksu. universitytickets.com. The play is free to attend, but a ticket will reserve your seat. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Purple Masque Theatre.

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our fellow members of the K-State community to say “thank you” to Sen. Moran. Jonathan Cole, RESULTS REAL Change Fellow, student senator and senior in mechanical engineering Mathew Orzechowski, student senator and senior in industrial engineering Christine Rock, RESULTS REAL Change Fellow, co-founder of Food Recovery Network at K-State and senior in food science and industry Hayley Spellman, RESULTS Volunteer, student senator and senior in political science

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Household incomes hit new high, but rate of health coverage flattens TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE surance for all of 2017, the same WASHINGTON — With unemployment steadily declining and more people working full time in year-round jobs, household incomes in the United States rose moderately last year, and the nation's poverty rate fell to the lowest point in more than a decade, according to new federal government data. But in another important measure of economic well-being, the share of Americans without medical insurance remained unchanged in 2017, ending a threeyear trend of improving health coverage that was largely the result of Obamacare. The Census Bureau found that 8.8 percent of the U.S. population went without medical in-

rate as in 2016. By contrast, in 2013, before the Affordable Care Act took full effect, 13.3 percent were uninsured. "We should have seen further progress, but we didn't," said Judy Solomon, a health policy expert at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. She attributed the stall in health coverage improvements to cuts in outreach programs that aim to tell consumers about their health care options and other actions by the Trump administration to undo parts of Obamacare. On the whole, the Census Bureau's annual report Wednesday on income, poverty and health insurance coverage mostly showed continued but moderating gains in 2017 — 10 years

after the start of the Great Recession caused American incomes to begin to tumble. The deep downturn officially ended in June 2009, but the nation's median income —the midpoint where half makes more and half less — didn't start rising again until 2014. Last year, it reached $61,400. On an inflation-adjusted basis, that was up 1.8 percent from 2016, compared with growth of more than 3 percent and 5 percent in the prior two years. The sustained growth nonetheless lifted the median income to the highest point on record although census officials said that figures from some previous years weren't totally comparable. The slow wage increase partly reflects the advanced stage of

the economic expansion, which is in its 10th year. It also reflects shifting demographics. "We've been successful pulling people into the labor market, but baby boomers are leaving in large numbers and that's going to counteract the increases," said Harry Holzer, a public policy professor at Georgetown University. As the jobless rate has fallen to below 4 percent, the labor market has tightened, and the latest monthly jobs report for August signaled a possible quickening of wage increases. The White House has argued that real incomes are growing faster than government statistics would suggest, but economists said the key to boosting earnings is increasing productivity — which has been lackluster the last few years.

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Interviews, whether for an internship or a job, can be stressful. But there are ways to manage that stress and prepare yourself before going into an interview. Kerrie Keller, executive director of the Career Center, said she recommends preparing answers to questions beforehand. “Do an inventory of your experiences and think about experiences that go beyond your resume,” Keller said. Many employers use a behavioral style of interviewing, believing that your past behavior will predict your present behavior. Keller said interviewers will want you to be specific, and inventorying your experiences help with that. The Career Center of-

fers multiple online resources for preparing for interviews. There is a resume and interview guide, as well as an interview preparation guide. They also utilize the Big Interview platform through the Career Center, which of-

fers video tutorials and virtual interview practice software. You can review videos of youself in a mock interview and even send it to a career counselor who can meet with you to discuss it. Different academic de-

partments may also host mock interview clinics to help boost interview skills. Employers and professionals may even help conduct these mock interviews. Check out the Career Center’s website for a complete schedule.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, an economist and president of the conservative-leaning American Action Forum, called the 1.8 percent real income growth "decent." U.S. economic growth has accelerated this year under Trump, thanks in part to the big GOP tax cuts, and Holtz-Eakin said that by this time next year, the nation could be looking at faster income gains. But the key will be what happens with productivity. "In the long run, that's everything," he said. Last year median incomes rose fastest among Latino and white households; and in the West and Midwest. Among workers, women saw no gain in median incomes last year, while income rose 3 percent. Young adults badly lagged older-aged households in earnings. And that probably is a major factor in another less-encouraging finding in Wednesday's report: As of March this year, the share of

adults 25 to 34 years old living with their parents was 16.8 percent, up from 16.1 percent a year earlier. Although census officials said the change was statistically insignificant, Richard Fry, a senior economist at Pew Research Center, said this much can be said: "You just don't see in the data much vigor in young adults getting out of their parents' basements and starting households." That doesn't bode well for the housing economy, he said. Overall, the share of people in the country living in poverty dropped to 12.3 percent, down from 12.7 percent in 2016. Still, that means almost 40 million people in America lived in poverty last year, including 12.8 million under the age of 18. The poverty rate was as low as 11.3 percent in 2000. By the Census Bureau's definition, children and adults are considered poor if they live in households with income below the poverty line, which in 2017 was $24,858 for a family of four.

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Ask a Professor: 8 tips to stay productive OLIVIA ROGERS THE COLLEGIAN

Do you have a question for a professor? Submit it to us at opinion@kstatecollegian.com and your question just might be featured. We all know how it is: after Labor Day, classes start to get real. Homework begins to pile up. The first test is approaching. Maybe there are even papers due. Before you hit the post-Labor Day homework crisis, here’s some time management advice from our very own Kansas State professors.

1. MAKE LISTS

Rosa Terlazzo, assistant professor of philosophy, said making lists is vital to keep track of your tasks. “For me, this meant making a list at the beginning of the semester of big things (papers, exams, projects, etc.), and making a list every Saturday or Sunday of smaller things (reading to be done, homework turned in, etc.) that needed to get done that week,” Terlazzo said. “Then, cross things off once you’ve completed them,” she continued. “This helps prevent things that need to get done from sneaking up on you, and lets you see how much you’ve still got to do at any one time. Also, if you’re anything like me, it’s extremely satisfying to check things off your list.”

your week—put your schedule on your calendar, set it up to repeat, send you reminders, etcetera. I often put extra entries in for special events the day before or set it up so that I get a reminder the day before—’doctor’s appointment at 10:30 tomorrow,’ etcetera. “In order to use whatever method you have well, you must develop the habit of looking at it first thing every morning—look at your whole day,” Johnson continued. “It’s amazing how often people forget major events just because they have faith that they’ll remember something.”

3. BLOCK YOUR TIME

Mary Kohn, associate professor of English, said it’s best to schedule your time into hour-long blocks. “I break projects down into specific steps, estimate the time to complete each step and then set up bench-

marks for each of those steps,” Kohn said. “When I add projects to my calendar this way, I’m less likely to underestimate the amount of time I need to complete a task. This helps me make realistic and achievable goals. “These long term projections can then be incorporated into weekly and daily schedules,” she continued. “Instead of a to-do list, I try to organize by blocks of time according to when I’ll have energy and focus for a task. For example, writing can take a lot of concentration. I tend to write best in the morning, so I reserve the first hours of my day for that task. Lower energy tasks, like reading, might work better during the afternoon slump.”

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breaks or energized by breaks, and then plan accordingly,” Terlazzo said. “I’m horribly derailed by breaks, so during undergrad, I committed to getting all of my academic work done

between 9:30 and 5. That meant I did basically nothing but read and write and go to class and eat lunch during that period—but it also meant I didn’t get derailed, and that I didn’t have any ac-

ademic work to do in the evenings or on weekends.

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4. TAKE A BREAK!

Terlazzo also suggested taking breaks if you think it will help you concentrate. “Figure out whether you’re someone who is derailed by

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OP-ED: Sen. Moran’s 9/11 lecture was a tone-deaf disappointment Editor’s note: Want to write an op-ed with the Collegian? Contact Kyle and Olivia at opinion@kstatecollegian.com to get started. For a speech titled “Answering the Call: Serving a global society post 9/11” that was delivered on the anniversary of the worst day in recent American history, Sen. Jerry Moran spent a lot of time during his Landon Lecture talking about himself. When I first saw the title of his speech, I was hoping for a detailed foreign policy talk that would discuss our country’s actions after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, provide an update on the Global War on Terror and perhaps even give a moral discussion on the United States’ role in global society after the Sept. 11 attacks. Moran spent perhaps 20 minutes discussing these things. Most of his time was spent

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Bush first declared the Global War on Terror on Sept. 16, 2001, saying, “This is a new kind of ... evil. And we understand. And the American people are beginning to understand. This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while. And the American people must be patient. I’m going to be patient.” On Oct. 7, 2001, less than a month after the terrorist attacks, combat operations began in Afghanistan to capture or kill the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden escaped to Pakistan, but the U.S. stayed in Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban government that supported his al-Qaeda terror group.

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Now, 17 years later, Bin Laden is dead. Yet the U.S. is still fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and across North Africa. The U.S. government has never declared war on any of these countries, but the president receives justification from the unprecedented Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists, signed by Congress on Sept. 14, 2001. During his lecture, Moran mentioned signing this document. It was a moment when he choked up and got emotional. I can only hope it was from grief and sadness due to the immense human

HOMEWORK continued from page

“If you’re someone who needs breaks, then try scheduling them in on your calendar,” she continued. “Make sure you take them when the time comes, but make sure you also end them when they’re scheduled to be over. The idea isn’t that your whole life be scheduled—it’s that you schedule these parts of your life so that you can get through them efficiently, rather than getting sucked into procrastinating. It saves you more time for the other optional and fun things you want to do.”

5. GET MOVING

Johnson suggests physical activity to keep you focused. “Recreation and physical exercise need to be scheduled into everyone’s week, so that they don’t happen randomly or happen when the student is supposed to be doing

pain and suffering the AUMF has caused in its 17-year existence. Ten days before Moran’s Landon Lecture, Lt. Gen. Austin Miller took over the War in Afghanistan. In June, Miller told lawmakers, including Moran, that he could not guarantee an end date to the war. Moran is a leader of our nation, and as a senator it is his duty to conduct U.S. foreign policy. For 17 years, he has been indirectly conducting our Global War on Terror. In those 17 years, he has caused over 56,000 Americans to be wounded or killed while over 200,000 developed post-traumatic stress disorder. He is also responsible for the deaths of 82,000 to 1.4 million people in Afghanistan,

Iraq, Pakistan and Somalia due to U.S. military combat operations. Considering such sobering numbers and speaking on the anniversary of the precipitating cause of years of strife, you would think his speech would focus perhaps a little more on foreign policy. I don’t claim to have the answers, but a U.S. senator with 22 years of service should. Lucas Peterson is the news director for 91.9 KSDB and a senior 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. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.

something else,” Johnson said.

8. SCHOOLWORK IS LIKE A JOB

6. SET REASONABLE GOALS

Anne Phillips, professor of English, said it’s important to keep your goals from shooting too high. “Set reasonable goals,” Phillips said. “Share goals with an accountability buddy. Use the time you have—do not convince yourself you have to complete a task in one big chunk. Be happy with progress toward it that happens in small chunks.”

7. PICK A STUDY SPOT

Terlazzo’s last suggestion is to find a place to study and stick with it. “Do your studying in a designated study place, like the library or a cafe you don’t otherwise hang out in,” Terlazzo said. “Your brain will start associating your work space with work, and you’ll find it easier to focus and get things done rather than procrastinating.”

Chris Sorensen, distinguished professor of physics, said students should study like it’s an occupation. “If I were to emphasize one thing, it would be that as a university student, you need to recognize that studying is very much a full time job,” Sorensen said. “If you want to add activities to studying, good, but studying comes first. Thus, as far as time management goes: go to class, study about 40 hours per week, have some quality fun, exercise and then possibly add activities.”

K-State moves into second year phase-in of modern budget plan MYAH ROBKE

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After using the same budget plan for decades, Kansas State moves into the 21st century with a restructured, modernized budget. In the past, K-State’s budget plan emphasized enrollment, whereas the newer program has a primary focal point on credit hour offerings in each college to determine budgets, Jordan Kiehl, student body president and senior in industrial engineering, said in a student senate meeting. Ethan Erickson, assistant vice president for budgeting and planning, said the budgeted money for each college will cover more of the departmental needs than the previous budget model. Essentially, programs will be rewarded for variety in courses, not just enrollment numbers. “From what I’ve seen, all of our deans at Kansas State are very supportive of each other in terms of understanding how each of us will thrive in this new monetary environment,” said Tim de Noble,

Photo Illustration by Logan Wassall dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. “We’re all in this together.” Erickson said making structural changes to longterm plans is often difficult, but along with other faculty that took part in the modernization project, he said he believes this plan will be more efficient. “In a lot of ways, this is not a budget project, it’s a change of management,” Erickson said. “This plan is a change in how the university looks at itself and about business.” The 2017 academic year was used as an incremental year to brainstorm and study mod-

ernized models before committing to a program permanently, the project website said. This academic year, will begin the phase-in to allow the program to evolve as the year progresses. K-State is not the first public university to use the credit-hour-focused budget plan; in fact, management from the university visited other land-grant institutions to determine piece together the new plan. “Even though we are playing catch up, implementing this plan now will allow us to learn off other universities and, hopefully, take us less time to perfect it,” Kiehl said.

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“Never sit around on your ass and waste time,” Sorensen said. 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 the persons interviewed and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian.

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