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he Downtown Farmer’s Market of Manhattan hosted its first K-State Day on Saturday. The first 50 K-State students to stop by the market’s information booth received a $5 token to use at the market in a bid to draw in student business. “I realized this week was a bye week, so I thought it would be a good day to do it,” Andrea DeJesus, owner of A & H Farm and president of the local farmers market, said. DeJesus has now set her eyes on the K-State market. She said she believes that students want access to local foods, and she, with the cooperation of the farmers market board, is doing what she can to provide it. “I’m the one that kind of put the idea together for the K-State Day,” DeJesus said. “The board said ‘Yes, lets do it.’” DeJesus said she recognizes that it is no easy task. The market has to compete with grocery stores and meal plans for students provided by K-State Housing and Dining. She said she is not discouraged, though. “It’s hard to market to some of them because they live in the dorms and they don’t cook,” DeJesus said. “There is a lot of stuff there, and there are a lot of students who live on their own and want local, healthy stuff and they just don’t know about the farmers market.” DeJesus’ efforts did not go unnoticed. Tabatha Bell, senior in chemical engineering, went to the farmers market to take advantage
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Peppers grown at A&H Farm located in Manhattan are sold at the Farmer’s Market located in the parking lot of the Manhattan Town Center on Sept. 19. of the free $5 token; however, Bell did not get the token. She said she believes she did not go early enough. Bell said she did not go solely because it was K-State student day, but also because of the availability of local produce and baked goods.
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“(I went) because you know you can get that fresh local produce when you go,” Bell said. “I’m planning on going this Saturday and other Saturdays to get more of that Friendship Bread.” see page
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A report by the Kansas Highway Patrol said Pratt County deputies were notified of an erratic driver headed west on U.S. 54th, south of Cunningham, around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to KWCH 12. Authorities pursued the vehicle into Kingman County at speeds exceeding 100 mph. While exiting the highway, the driver in question, a 15-year-old female lost control of the vehicle, driving it down the shoulder of the exit ramp and rear-ending the trailer of a vehicle that was parked legally on the exit ramp shoulder. An investigation of this case began shortly after the report was issued. The investigation is ongoing. However, Pratt County authorities have confirmed one fatality, the driver, due to the wreck after the chase.
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ERIN POPPE The Collegian is hosting a live, online Q-and-A series called Ask Me Live. The AML chat allows anyone to ask questions of notable local and national individuals. On Friday, associate dean for research and graduate programs and K-State first lady Noel Schulz sat down to answer your questions. Here are some highlights:
BURLINGTON MAN STABBED WITH SCREWDRIVER BY HOME INTRUDER
The Coffey County Sheriff’s office responded to a call from a man who suspected that his home and trailer in the 1500 block of Neosho Street in Burlington, Kansas, had been broken into around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, according to WIBW. The man’s call to police dispatch was interrupted, however, when the intruder, who had been hiding in the man’s home, emerged and stabbed the man in the stomach with a large screwdriver. The victim, in critical condition, was life-flighted to a Topeka hospital where he was taken directly into surgery with the screwdriver still in his stomach. Coffey County Sheriff Randy Rogers confirmed that the suspect is at large and that an investigation of this case will continue.
Bobby: What's your favorite part about teaching? Schulz: My favorite part about teaching is seeing the light bulb go on in a student's mind, for them to understand the material and feel they can apply it. The best part about being a professor are the interactions with your students over the years. Quite often, after a long day, I'll return to my computer to have an email from a previous student that talks about their accomplishments and activities, and it is very rewarding to know you were a part
Bethany: What advice would you give to women working on a degree in a STEM field right now? Schulz: I think some key things for women in STEM are to develop a network of support to help you on those days when you're trying to figure out if STEM is for you. The other thing is to ask for help when you have questions from your professors, administrators and staff in your fields. The third thing is to believe in yourself and reach for the opportunities that STEM education provides. Eli: If your husband ever decides to retire, would you consider applying for president of K-State? Schulz: Different people have different strengths. Kirk's strengths include strategic planning, visionary ideas and fundraising. see page
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OPINION monday, september 28, 2015
The friction of gender equality, traditional chivalry
KAITLYN COTTON the collegian
I always think it’s funny when people try to talk about chivalry and feminism in the same conversation. The two topics are like oil and water; no matter how many times you try and mix them, they will always end up separating. In order to get the two topics to work in tandem, society needs to change the definitions and expectations of both. I’ll break it down for you. Harpers Bazaar’s online list of the “25 Most Inspiring Women Who Changed the Face of Feminism,” started their list in the 1920s with The Suffragettes fighting for women’s right to vote. The list continued with figures such as Rosie the Riveter, Oprah Winfrey and Emma Watson. The ideas and concepts introduced by these figures challenged the expectations and barriers that society puts on women. The barriers and expectations of gender didn’t end with women, however. A few weeks back I wrote an article for the Collegian titled “Gender identities are not so simple,” in which I discussed the internal and external struggles transgender persons face in deciding who they really are. One situation I recounted was taken from a NPR segment about gender identity, detailed in a May 7, 2008 article titled, “Two Families Grapple With Sons’ Gender Identity.” A young boy was struggling with identifying with his gender, and as part of therapy his mother would ask him each day to draw a picture of a boy. One day the child finally responded to his mother saying he didn’t know how to draw a boy. His mother then took the pencil and paper from him and illustrated a picture of the typical boy. We see this happening far too often for a society that is working toward gender equality. The problem with society today is that we create images in our heads of how a person should look and act based on specific body parts. I grew up thinking that a boy should always open the door for me, always play sports and always put my
Illustration by Kent Willmeth needs before his own. In retrospect, I wonder how I could have possibly been so naïve to instill such high expectations on a person just because of their sex. Also, why wasn’t I holding myself to the same expectations just because of mine? Merriam-Webster defines chivalry as, “the system of values (such as loyalty and honor) that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow.” As time has passed, the ideal knight has become a normal man and the interpretation of the weak has changed slightly, but the qualities that are synonymous with chivalry have remained the same. The expectations mentioned in the definition above were challenged
in an everyday feminism article titled “Chivalry Must Die: On Women’s Expectations and Men’s Obligations.” A good point was brought up in the article: how exactly do you define the weak? The article continues to detail the case of an emergency such as a sinking ship or a burning building: “Children can be and should be deemed a special class of vulnerable peoples, just as the elderly and sick. Women should not be.” It is this point that introduces the juxtaposition of feminism and chivalry. While women fight daily to gain equal rights, socially and politically, to men they still expect to be granted special services in emergency
situations or even everyday life. Rosie the Riveter was one of the first figures to challenge the idea that women are incapable of carrying out the same actions as men. She encompassed and portrayed the concept that feminism is empowering and celebrating women, a practice still done today. Rosie showed the world that women are equal to men, regardless of the circumstance. So why is it so hard for us, as women, to accept the fact that fighting for gender equality also means that we lose some of those chivalrous acts that men are so often expected to uphold? According to the ideas and individuals in the articles previously men-
tioned, we should consider stopping the expectation that only men should have the qualities of chivalry. Instead, as feminism gains momentum each day and women fight for the right to be equal to men, maybe it is time we instill those qualities in each person, sons and daughters, regardless of their sex or gender. 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.
Kaitlyn Cotton is a sophomore in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.
Social media could have a hazardous effect on our mental health
JESSICA ROBBINS the collegian
Ever wonder if the reason you stay up at night on social media is not simply because you are not tired and cannot sleep? That, in fact, your social media is keeping you awake subconsciously? I have wondered about this myself, and after looking into this matter I have discovered that social media in fact is believed to lead to insomnia or traits similar to this disorder, and in some cases even worse symptoms. The LinkedIn Sept. 4, 2014
article “Insomnia and social media - cure or cause,” said that, “research indicates a potential downside of the time spent ‘socializing’ and its deleterious impact on our ability to relax and sleep.” The article also said, “Insomnia is a chronic condition and currently more than 20 percent of Americans suffer from some form of sleep deprivation. More than 50 percent regularly have symptoms including inadequate sleep, disturbed sleep or an inability to fall asleep at some point in their lives.” Insomnia is the struggle to initiate sleep or to remain asleep, even when you have the opportunity to do so. A social media addiction can lead to insomnia because your eyes adjust to the screen light when you stare at it, so even if you want to sleep you cannot, according to a Slice of Health article titled “Is addiction to social media leading to insom-
nia in our generation?” When I discovered this I was not entirely surprised, as I am sure many people are guilty of spending too much time on their social media accounts, losing their fair share of sleep scrolling through their news feed or blogging their innermost thoughts on Tumblr, including how they can’t seem to get to sleep. What did surprise me, however, was what other effects social media was said to have on our mental health. Social media is also believed to be linked to some forms of depression and anxiety, according to BrainBlogger author Isabella Mori’s July 6, 2010 article. You may be connected to people all over the globe through social media, but it’s also possible to isolate yourself from your surroundings and the people around you. At times, secluding oneself and avoiding face-to-face interaction
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can cause a person to become depressed. On isolation, Mori said that “Social media is detrimental only insofar as it specifically prevents meaningful and/or face-to-face connections.” We all have days when the idea of avoiding interaction with people and instead curling up on the couch to watch Netflix with your phone in hand sounds incredibly appealing. That being said, I believe people should avoid using social media as a crutch. Social media can encourage people to spend more time alone and on electronic devices rather than going out with friends. Many people use social media as a way of interacting and staying connected with the outside world because this requires minimal effort and can be done from the comfort of their own home; in some cases, it can even be done while out with family and friends
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in order to avoid socializing with people you do not feel like socializing with. We can use social media to avoiding socializing — how incredibly ironic. To clarify, I do not believe social media to be a bad thing. As with most things, there are positive and negative attributes. While our addiction to social media may be inhibiting our sleep and occasionally causing a sense of depression, this does not apply to everyone. Nor does it mean that refraining from using social media will prevent one from potentially suffering from mental health issues such as insomnia, depression or anxiety. Social media is not the bad guy here, we are for allowing it to consume our day-to-day social lives and not utilizing it in a constructive way in moderation. People need to be aware that while they think getting on their social media accounts before they go to bed helps them
sleep, that may not be the case. In life, balance is key, and we all need to work on balancing our virtual lives as well as our everyday lives. If we can find that balance, maybe we can be better-rested and better-connected individuals. For your own good, start trying to cut getting on your social media accounts before bed out of your nightly routine. You will thank me later when you have less dark circles under your eyes and more money in your wallet that you would have otherwise spent on coffee to stay awake in your morning classes. 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.
Jessica Robbins is a freshman in mass communications. Please send all comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.
IF YOU HAD 24 HOURS WHERE YOU COULD DO ANYTHING WITH NO CONSEQUENCES, HAT WOULD YOU DO AND WHY?
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DON CURTIS
LAUREN MCDONALD
BRADEN HANSARD
WILLIAM LIES
RENAE WEAVER
SOPHOMORE, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
JUNIOR, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
FRESHMAN, CIVIL ENGINEERING
FRESHMAN, COMPUTER ENGINEERING
SOPHOMORE, MUSIC EDUCATION
“Ride a motorcycle through campus and on sidewalks, it’s not something you can do every day!”
“Go to the bottom of the sea, and float up, with no consequences, you wouldn’t die due to the pressure changes.”
“Rob a bank, so I can have extra money.”
“Steal a plane, because it would be amazing to fly across the country.”
“Extreme sports like skydiving and bungee jumping, there would be no danger.”
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K-State breaks four-match losing streak over Baylor AVERY OSEN the collegian
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he K-State volleyball team came out swinging as they swept the Baylor Bears Saturday night inside Ahearn Field House, breaking a four-match losing streak. “I feel we played extremely well,” head coach Suzie Fritz said in a press conference following the game. “I think we were better offensively than we were defensively, and thought we had great offensive support from many players.” K-State was ready to play after starting the match up 10-5. The Bears provided a bit of a comeback, however, as they trailed 18-16 later in the set. The Wildcats closed out the set winning the final three points and taking it 25-20. Katie Reininger had five kills on nine attempts while Kersten Kober led the team with five digs in that set alone. “We did press and sometimes in those late game situations you can make some more service and volley errors or hit the net, and we didn’t do that tonight,” Fritz said. “We stayed low-air and we forced them into some errors.” The second set was all Wildcats. After playing neck and neck for the
first 14 points, K-State won 17 of the final 21 points in the set to win it 25-10. Once again, it was Kober leading the Wildcats in digs in the second set while Brooke Sassin had six kills to lead Kansas State. The Bears and Wildcats had little separation in the third set as the biggest lead by either team was four points. The Wildcats raced to an 8-4 lead, but Baylor came back, tying the set at 13 apiece. After a service error by Baylor, the Wildcats had a 1916 lead, but the Bears won the next three points to tie it up. Down the stretch in the third set, Reininger had two huge kills to put the Wildcats up 24-23 with match point. Katie Brand set up outside hitter Sassin who put it away to send the fans home happy and end a fourgame snide. “We haven’t been playing poorly, but have just gone through a gauntlet of really good volleyball teams,” Fritz explained. “We put it all together tonight.” Reininger finished the night with 13 kills and had a .579 hitting percentage on the night. “When you have a middle player that has a good game, it’s because you have a really good setting, really good defense and good passing,” Reininger said following the match. “It shows the team played really well,
too.” Nearly 2,400 fans packed into Ahearn Field House to cheer on the Wildcats for their first game at home in three weeks, which is something that didn’t go unnoticed by Fritz. “The crowd was so incredible and it felt so nice to be back home,” she said. “It felt good to have the majority of people cheering for you after being on the road for a while. I’m so thankful to the fans, and they make a big difference.” Reininger is no stranger to the how loud Ahearn can get, since she played against K-State before transferring here. She played for Saint Mary’s and suffered a 3-0 defeat to the ‘Cats on Sept. 6, 2012. “I remember this very well,” Reininger said. “You walk into the gym and they have this huge band and people are just screaming at you when you go back to serve. The support is just unreal and I know firsthand I didn’t like to be an opponent in this gym.” Fritz’s message after the game didn’t mention the fact that the ‘Cats had broken their losing streak. “I just said nice job, and I loved the way you played tonight,” Fritz said to her team after the win. “Enjoy the rest of the weekend and see you on Tuesday.” The Wildcats will travel to Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday to take on TCU at 5 p.m. George Walker | THE COLLEGIAN
Junior middle blocker Katie Reininger spikes during the volleyball game against Baylor University Saturday at Ahearn Field House.
West Hall residents moved to other halls as renovations begin SAVANNAH RATTANAVONG the collegian
At the end of the fall semester, Bessie B. West Hall will be officially closed for renovations to improve its infrastructure and interior aesthetic. The building is expected to be reopened in time for the Fall 2016 semester. Students will be temporarily moved out of the residence hall until renovations are complete, according to Nick Lander, assistant director of Resident Life. Around 240 students currently reside in West Hall, and these students will have to move to open spots in other residence halls. Victor Armstrong, sophomore in athletic training and resident of West, said he loves the relationship he has with his floor but that he is excited to see the changes. “The vibe on the fifth floor is amazing,” Armstrong said. “I think we are a big family, and we truly do have a great relationship. (But) it is (a welcome change) since West is one of the oldest dorms on campus. KSU is just making everything great around here. West will be a 2.0 version and it will still look great.” To make the move easier for students, Housing and Dining Services will allow them to have a say in where they move and will assist in the move-out process if needed. “We will hopefully start
moving some students within the next few weeks and try to move as many as we can throughout the course of the semester,” Lander said. “What we’re going to do is ask students what they’re looking for, what building they want to move to, what type of room they want and if they want to stay with their roommate or not.” K-State’s staff will try to accommodate requests, but won’t always be able to follow through, as there are many students to move. “We’ll do our best to accommodate their requests, so it’s not necessarily going to be ‘first come, first served,’” Lander said. “It’s going to be more about matching what the students wants and what spaces we have at that given time.” Housing and Dining Services will also work to relocate staff by having them join other staffs nearby. “We feel like West Hall has always had a good community, but this allows us to improve it from those other standpoints,” Lander said. “It’s the oldest building in the Derby Complex, and it’s not in bad shape by any means, but we have an opportunity now to make it better.” Lander said the benefits of the changes will please next year’s residents and staff of West Hall. “Most people have been very understanding, and so we’ll
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Eriq Garcia (right), freshman in education with a focus on biology, helps Maddy Beauchamp (left), sophomore in pre-vet, move clothes and a cage for her chinchilla in to the fourth floor of Boyd Hall on Jan. 19, 2015. be excited to see how it all goes,” Lander said. “If nothing else, they’ll like the better Wi-Fi. If there’s one thing you want to do that makes students happy, it’s improve your Wi-Fi.” However, students and staff weren’t the only concerns that arose when planning the project; the price and timeline of the renovations were also very important.
According to Skyler Harper, associate director of Housing and Dining Services, the project had been under way for about five years. “It was first planned as an infrastructure project to replace piping and some electrical,” Harper said. “We quickly added life safety items like new fire alarms and sprinklers. Since we were doing so much work to the
building, we decided to add some significant changes to the bathrooms to give more privacy to the students and finally a much needed cosmetic facelift to the student rooms and public area. (We) of course upgraded the WiFi.” Harper said the plan was not to have to move students out but rather slowly renovate the building.
“All of these projects were originally planned to be phased in over time, but by delaying a couple of years, we are going to do the project all at one time and complete it a couple of years earlier,” Harper said. Lander said that now was the most ideal time for the renovations to take place due to the occupancy numbers, and it is financially beneficial to Housing and Dining Services. “We felt like we could go ahead and close the building for a semester, which gives our construction process the entire spring and summer, so we can reopen in the fall of next year,” Lander said. “If we hadn’t done it that way, we probably would’ve had to do it over the course of three summers, which is a little bit more difficult and more expensive. So, by doing it this way, we save a little bit of money and get the process done faster.” Harper said she was optimistic about the project as well, and hoped that it would be well received once completed. “I think the students will like all the changes,” Harper said. “Everything will look and work better than it does now. The floor (and) ceiling finishes and bathroom layouts will be the same as the new residence hall we are building in Wefald Hall. The infrastructure work will not only make the building systems work better, but they will also be more efficient and sustainable.”
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Malley Sisson, Manhattan resident, retired last year from her position as a dietitian at Kramer Dining Center and spends her Saturdays selling baked goods and marmalade at the farmers market. She said she believes the market helps the local community, including college students, by keeping money local and giving people the opportunity to get to know their farmers and bakers. Mike Reamer of Prairiewind Farms sells various goods including produce, fruit syrups and honey from bees that he raises. He said he believes that the market offers freshness and quality that students would have
difficulty finding elsewhere. “No store can compete,” Reamer said. “These tomatoes sitting right here, I picked those an hour before I came up here.” He also said he wants to draw in the local college crowd. “Anything we can do to work with K-State would be fantastic” Reamer said. “I’d like to see old Willie come down and walk around some Saturday.” Cassandra Hampel, senior in business management, said she has spent the last two and a half years living in Manhattan and doing the majority of her produce shopping at grocery stores. Recently, Hampel said she has been cooking for herself more and has taken a more active interest in the quality of her
fruits and vegetables. “I had no idea there was a farmers market here,” Hampel said. “The only way I knew how to get local produce around here was to go to the West Side Market.” Hampel said she plans to attend the farmers market in the future, even on Saturdays with no K-State student specials. The Manhattan farmers market was established in 1979, and since then it has been providing fresh food and more to Manhattan area residents. The market usually runs every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from April to October at Third and Leavenworth streets.
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I believe my strengths relate to professional development of faculty and staff, programmatic and creating activities to benefit the strategic plan. So I’m not sure president would be the best fit for me, and I also hope to retire when Kirk retires. But I am interested in continuing administrative and leadership activities to help move K-State forward. Emma: Is K-State doing anything to encourage girls in
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A “blood moon” appears behind the tower of Anderson Hall as the supermoon lunar eclipse begins Sunday. The lunar eclipse coincided with a supermoon during the rare celestial event.
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high school to pursue a career in one of the STEM majors? Schulz: Yes. K-State has programs, both in the STEM areas and within engineering itself, to encourage girls to consider STEM fields as an option. We have summer camps and activities with partners, such as BNSF, to encourage boys and girls to consider careers in engineering. One of our unique programs is to work with high school counselors to let them know the opportunities in engineering, specifically for girls and multicultural students.
Kim: How much purple clothing do you own? Schulz: I have a lot of purple clothing; I have a lot of purple jewelry. Much of it I buy outside of Manhattan, so when I travel I always look for purple clothes. I probably could go a full month and wear a different work outfit, and I could definitely go a month only wearing K-State T-shirts. Purple was my favorite color growing up, and my first prom dress was lavender. So it’s a bonus that I get to wear as much purple as I want!
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VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE NEAR I-70, PASSENGERS ARE LEFT UNHARMED
The Topeka Fire Department confirmed that emergen-
cy crews responded to a report of a car engulfed in flames near the I-70 turnpike on Saturday evening at around 8:00 p.m., according to an article on wibw.com. The vehicle in question was carrying two passengers, who said that they pulled over
upon hearing unusual noises coming from the vehicle’s engine. The passengers got out of the vehicle safely before it ignited, and no injuries were reported due to the fire. The vehicle, a ‘91 Cadillac, was reported to be completely destroyed by the flames.
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ABOVE: Dr. Frank Tracz and a pep band at the 60th Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Peace Memorial Auditorium Saturday.
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ABOVE: Northview Elementary School Choir sang at the celebration in Peace Memorial Auditorium for veterans, local community and Mayor Karen McCulloh Saturday .
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LEFT: The Northview Elementary School Choir sings, led by Laurie Davis, music teacher at Northview Elementary School.
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