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T H E I N D E P E N D E N T V O I C E F O R K A N S A S S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y

Dusty Bookshelf fire leads to ‘total loss’ of building

Big 12 women’s basketball championship predictions

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Men’s basketball seniors Wesley Iwundu, Austin Budke, Zach Winter, D.J. Johnson, and Carlbe Ervin II.

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Fire at former Dusty Bookshelf leads to ‘total loss’ of Aggieville building

Emily Starkey | THE COLLEGIAN

Firefighters work to contain the fire inside The Dusty Bookshelf. The fire was reported at 3:45 a.m. on Thursday.

RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

The building that housed The Dusty Bookshelf before the bookstore closed for remodeling was destroyed Thursday morning in a fire caused by the “self-heating of floor finishing materials,” the Manhattan Fire Department said in a news release Thursday evening. The fire caused about $822,000 in damages to The Dusty Bookshelf

building and reported smoke damage to neighboring businesses Varsity Donuts and Thread. The Manhattan Fire Department received a call at 3:45 a.m. Thursday that said smoke was coming from the building, Ryan Almes, deputy chief for the Manhattan Fire Department, said. “Our crews made an interior attack on the fire and were able to put some of the fire out, but the fire was in some concealed spaces and conditions inside the building worsened, and we pulled our crews out of the building,”

Almes said. The team of 30 firefighters then battled the fire in a “defensive attack,” during which they worked to control the fire by spraying water from outside the building, as it was too dangerous to be inside. The firefighters were able to control the fire later that morning. According to the news release, damage estimates for the fire are $550,000 for the building and $123,000 in content damages at The Dusty Bookshelf building; $10,000 in building damages and $75,000 in

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content damages at Varsity Donuts; and $4,000 for building damages and $60,000 in content damages at Thread. The fire shut down a section of Aggieville Thursday morning as cleanup of the aftermath began and officials from the Manhattan Fire Department and the Kansas Office of the State Fire Marshal, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, worked to trace the cause of the fire to floor finishing materials. In a phone interview Thursday afternoon, Diane Meredith, owner of The Dusty Bookshelf, said the construction company remodeling the building applied a fresh coat of wood stain in the upstairs bathroom Wednesday night. Meredith first bought the bookstore from her former bosses as a student at K-State in the 1980s, moving the Aggieville staple in 1991 to where it stood until Thursday morning. Meredith also owns Varsity Donuts and Thread, as well as Acme Gift. According to a news release by the Manhattan Fire Department, The Dusty Bookshelf building is considered a “total loss.” However, the release said the two-story commercial building, which previously housed The Dusty Bookshelf, was under a building permit with the name of the new business listed as “Co-op.” The owners of the building, according to the release, are Sherilyn and Roger Bender of Sunrise Beach, Missouri. No injuries have been reported. Oliver, The Dusty Bookshelf ’s cat, as well as all the store’s books, are reported safe according to a Facebook post by The Dusty Bookshelf. The books and Oliver had previously been moved out of the building for the remodel.

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Owner of Johnny Kaw’s buys Rusty’s, plans to open for Fake Patty’s Day

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A Fake Patty’s Day goer at Johnny Kaw’s during Fake Patty’s Day celebration in Aggieville on March 7, 2015.

KELSEY KENDALL THE COLLEGIAN

An inflatable gorilla appeared on Aggieville bar Rusty’s roof with a sign announcing the building is now owned by Johnny Kaw’s Sports Bar. Brett Allred, owner of Johnny Kaw’s, said he took possession of Rusty’s, which was closed down by its previous owners last month, on Monday and will open for Fake Patty’s Day on Saturday, March 11. Allred said Rusty’s will be hiring new staff starting next week and will bring in current employees from other bars he owns in Kansas City, Missouri, for the Fake Patty’s Day opening. “We are prepared and ready to go,” Chad Broadway, general manager at Johnny Kaw’s, said. Allred said after Fake Patty’s Day, Rusty’s will be closed again for renovations, which will expand the front patio and make space for tailgate games such as ladders, beer pong and Jenga. There will also be a stage for live music, and other parts of the bar will be updated. Once it is open again, the bar will be renamed Johnny Kaw’s Yard Bar. The bar will be split into a “backyard” and “front yard,” Allred said. The “backyard” is anticipated to open sometime in the summer and the “front yard” by the time the fall semester starts. “We think it’s going to help Aggieville as a whole, because this place has struggled for a little while,” Allred said. “I think this will be a good change for Aggieville.”

friday, march 3, 2017 holding units were checked and all foods were in compliance (unless otherwise noted in this report).â&#x20AC;? In the reachin cooler there was a carton of raw hard shell eggs at 50 F. The ambient air temperature of the unit was reading 43.7 F. An employee said they have been in the unit for more than four hours. Corrected on-site, discarded. The coils to the unit were cleaned and now it is reading 38.8 F.

LIQUID ART WINERY AND ESTATE

1745 Wildcat Creek Rd. Date: Feb. 28, 2017 Reason: First operational inspection after licensing Result: In Compliance There were no violations.

SO LONG SALOON/ TACO LUCHA 1130 Moro St. Date: Feb. 28, 2017 Reason: Follow-up Result: In Compliance

KDA_4_70211 The mechanical dish machine located behind So Long Saloon's bar was in use and it utilizes chlorine for sanitization. The concentration measured at 10 parts per million (the containers directions states for it not to fall below 50 parts per million). Corrected on-site, an employee primed the machine and now it is reading 50 parts per million. (Note: the person in charge called for the unit to be serviced on March 1, 2017)

TUBBY'S

1127 Moro St. Date: Feb. 28, 2017 Reason: Routine Result: In Compliance

4-302.14 There were no Quaternary Ammonia test strips available during the inspection. Corrected on-site, Kansas Department of Agriculture left test strips. KDA_4_60111C There is grease build up in the hood filters above the stove/fryers. (Note: cleaned weekly). Inside

of the walk-in cooler there is dust build up on the fan blowers. KDA_4_60212B The microwave had dried food debris splatter and an employee said it was not used today. There is also oil residue on the outside. KDA_4_204112B There was no thermometer inside of the reach-in cooler (located in the kitchen). KDA_3_50116A2 All cold-holding units were checked and all foods were in compliance (unless otherwise noted in this report).â&#x20AC;? In the reach-in cooler there was Ex-Girlfriend Dip (sour cream, cream cheese, ranch, chicken and chili powder) at 50 F, slices of American cheese at 55 F, shredded cheese at 55 F, raw chicken wings at 50 F, raw ground beef patties at 50 F, sliced tomatoes at 53 F and 52 F, salsa (made on-site) at 50 F, Hot Tony's (jalapeno peppers with cream cheese and bacon) at 51 F, slices of white american cheese at 51 F, baby spring mix at 53 F, cooked chicken wings at 51 F and sour cream at 48 F. The ambient air temperature of the unit was reading 43.7 F. An employee said the food has been in the unit for more than four hours. Corrected on-site, discarded. The coils to the unit were cleaned and now it is reading 38.8 F. KDA_6_50112A In the kitchen, there is dust build up on the ceiling. KDA_3_50116B All cold

KDA_4_50111B The reach-in cooler (located in the kitchen) door gaskets are torn. This does not provide a good seal. KDA_6_30112 No paper towels or other hand drying provisions at the hand sink located in the kitchen. Corrected on-site, placed a roll by the sink. At the mop sink there was a wye shut-off valve connected to the faucet. The black hose was connected to the wye shut-off valve and the end of the hose was hanging below the flood rim. The atmospheric vacuum breaker did not leak when water was supplied. Corrected on-site, the person in charge removed the wye shut-off valve and hung the end of the hose up above the flood rim. KDA_5_20515B The women's restroom (west side) hand sink is slow to drain. KDA_3_30212 On a shelf above the reach-in cooler there was a plastic squirt bottle with clear liquid and it was not labeled. An employee said it was water for the grill. KDA_4_60111A The large can opener mounted to the counter had dried food debris on the blade. An employee said it was not used today. Corrected on-site, moved to the ware wash area. KDA_3_30111B An employee was handling lemons with his bare hands. Corrected on-site, rinsed the lemons and placed gloves on. KDA_4_20211A2 On a lower shelf there were two large plastic lids with cracks in them (not easy to clean).

Corrected on-site, discarded.

LITTLE APPLE BREWING COMPANY

1110 Westloop Center Date: Feb. 27, 2017 Reason: Routine Result: Out of Compliance 3-302.11(A)(2) In the walk-in cooler there was raw fish being stored directly above raw beef. Corrected onsite, placed the fish on the bottom shelf. (Note: no leakage detected). KDA_3_30511A1 In the storage room there were six large bags of caramel malzfabrik pilshed malz being stored directly on the floor. KDA_6_30112 No paper towels or other hand drying provisions at the hand sink located near the grill. Corrected on-site, replaced the roll in the dispenser. KDA_7_10211 On a rack in the ware wash area there was a working spray bottle with blue liquid in it and not labeled. An employee said it was degreaser. Behind the bar there was a large white plastic bucket with clear liquid in it and it was not labeled. An employee said it was bleach water. Corrected on-site, labeled. KDA_3_30211A1a In the walk-in cooler there was a box with six plastic cartons of raw hard-shell duck eggs being stored directly on top of a box of ready-to-eat tomatoes. Corrected on-site, removed the eggs. (Note: no leakage detected). 3-501.17(A) In the make table (close to ware wash area) there was a container of mole (made on-site) dated Feb. 20. An employee said that was the day it was made and frozen. Another employee said it was pulled to thaw today. Corrected on-site, placed the thaw date on the container. In the pizza make table there were containers of rosemary lemon butter and herb butter dated Feb. 19 and lemon caper butter dated Feb. 20. An employee said those were the make

dates and they were frozen the same day. He said the three containers were pulled to thaw on Feb. 24. (Made on-site with butter and various herbs). Corrected on-site, placed the thaw date on the containers. KDA_3_30412C There were two knives being stored wedged in between the make table and Victory reach-in cooler. This is not a clean/ sanitized surface. KDA_4_60211E4 Inside of the ice machine there was minor mold on the metal ice deflector. KDA_5_20515B The right faucet at the three-compartment sink is loose and both faucets leak when water is turned on. KDA_6_50112A There is minor dust on the ceiling above the grill line. KDA_4_60111C There is grease pooling on the fire suppression system pipes above the grill/fryers. KDA_4_20211A2 In the salad make table there was a plastic container being used to store spinach and the container had a cracked/broken edge. Corrected on-site, placed the spinach in a new container. On the utensil there were two rubber spatulas with deep cracks on the food contact surfaces (not easy to clean). Corrected on-site, discarded. KDA_4_50111B The Victory reach-in cooler (near the ware wash area) top and bottom door gaskets are torn. The Victory reach-in cooler (across from the handsink) top and bottom door gaskets are torn. On the inside of the bottom door, the plastic case is broken and insulation is exposed. KDA_6_30211 The first stall in the men's restroom did not have toilet paper provided. Corrected on-site, placed a roll in the dispenser. KDA_7_20111A On the lower shelf of a metal table there were sanitizer buckets (with bleach) being stored next

to clean metal strainers/bowls. Corrected on-site, placed the bowls on top of the table. KDA_3_50116A2 All cold-holding units were checked and all foods were in compliance (unless otherwise noted in this report). On an ice bath (next to the grill) there were slices of pepper jack cheese at 52 F, slices of provolone cheese at 54 F, slices of American cheese at 52 F and slices of cheddar cheese at 51 F. An employee said they have been out for about an hour and a half (11:30 a.m.) and the temperatures were taken around 12:55 p.m. (held above 41 F for less than four hours). The ice was only contacting the bottom of the plastic container. Corrected on-site, placed in the walk-in cooler. On an ice bath at the buffet there was a container of shredded cheese at 45 F, a container of cut watermelon at 45 F, a container of cut cantaloupe at 45 F and a container of cut honeydew melon at 50 F. An employee said the buffet was set up between 10:30-11:00 a.m. and the temperatures were taken around 1:40 p.m. (held above 41 F for less than four hours). The containers were not fully submerged in the ice. Corrected on-site, placed the food in the walk-in cooler and restocked the buffet with fresh products. KDA_6_50111 There are three water-stained ceiling tiles in the kitchen. KDA_3_30212 In the grill area there were two plastic squirt bottles with clear liquid in them and not labeled. An employee said they were water. KDA_3_50118A1 In the walk-in cooler there was a container of bacon dressing (made on-site) dated Feb. 20 (held past seven days). Corrected on-site, discarded.

TANNER'S BAR AND GRILL 1200 Moro St. Date: Feb. 16, 2017 Reason: Follow-up Result: In Compliance

There were no violations.

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SGA plans expansion of intern program RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State University Student Governing Association introduced legislation Thursday evening that would accept more students into the senate’s intern program. Currently, the program is limited to accepting at least 20, but not more than 25 students every year. The proposed legislation would increase those limits to a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 35. An accompanying bill would create another intern coordinator position to accommodate the larger intern class. William Moore, freshman intern in economics, said the senate would greatly benefit from a larger yearly intern class. “Hopefully, a bigger size will increase our diversity and retention within senate,” Moore said. Last year, the intern program had to turn away three people due to the restrictions on membership size, said Hannah Markel, freshman intern in psychology and journalism and mass communications. ”There were a lot of people who applied for the intern program, and what we’ve been told is the selection committee came down to 28 interns, but there was legislation that made it impossible because the cap was at 25,” Markel said. “This gives the committee flexibility to pick 35 interns, but they don’t have to choose to do so.” Moore said the intern program provides valuable experience for students with aspirations for the student government. “It just gives prior knowledge on the procedures and gives the interns a ways and means to look at the commit-

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tees to see where they would best fit within student government, whether it be in executive, legislative, or judicial branches,” Moore said. “It’ll give them a little bit of a start to see what they want their platform for elections to be.”

IN OTHER ACTION

The senate allocated $100 to the Public Relations Student Society of America for travel to the Public Relations Student Society of America National Assembly in Seattle later this month. There would be $400 to the Block and Bridle organization for travel to the national Block and Bridle convention in Arlington, Virginia, $150 to the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for travel to Lyons, Kansas, to tour the Kansas Ethanol Plant and

$1,000 to the International Tuba and Euphonium Association for travel to the Great Plains Tuba and Euphonium Regional Conference at Iowa State University in May. The senate commended senator Carlos Flores, senior in agricultural economics, and Tiffany Carter, graduate student in agronomy, for their participation at the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., in February. The senate expelled Isaiah Solorzano, sophomore in statistics and data science and senator from the College of Arts and Sciences. The senate will replace Solorzano with the next highest placing College of Arts and Sciences candidate in last year’s election, should that person choose to accept the position.

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K-State men’s basketball to host Texas Tech in season finale SCOTT POPP

THE COLLEGIAN

“I think we have to take a playoff mentality.” Those were the words echoed by senior forward Wesley Iwundu before Wednesday’s game against TCU. Iwundu was not talking about March Madness or the Big 12 Championship that is still a week away. Instead he was talking about the situation the Kansas State men’s basketball team put themselves in. The Wildcats have struggled down the stretch and, after a blowout loss to last-place Oklahoma Saturday, find themselves on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. The loss forced K-State’s remaining two games against TCU and Texas Tech to essentially become elimination games. If K-State wins they have a chance to be in, but if they lose, the season comes to another disappointing conclusion. “In a way it’s a playoff mentality,” head coach Bruce Weber said. “I said yesterday to all the guys, ‘This is it…let’s just worry about this week, we have a one-week season that starts Wednesday against TCU.’” The Wildcats started off that one-week season well on Wednesday night when they took care of TCU on the road. The Cats led at halftime 40-29, but the Horned Frogs would

not let up without a fight. TCU pulled up within two points with under 30 seconds remaining, but K-State players sunk their free throws and finished out the 75-74 victory. Iwundu and sophomore forward Dean Wade both had a big night for the Wildcats. Iwundu finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in his K-State record 119th start. Wade made some clutch baskets late in the game on his way to 20 points. “Just a total team win by our guys,” Weber said to K-State Sports. “Obviously, (Wade) hit a huge 3-pointer, but everyone played a part in this victory. (Iwundu) had a double-double, while Kam (Stokes) and D.J. (Johnson) made huge free throws down the stretch. I couldn’t be happier for our guys for how they responded after the loss at Oklahoma. But our focus now turns to Saturday and another big game against Texas Tech.” The Wildcats will now host Texas Tech (18-12, 6-11) Saturday in their season finale. The game will also serve as senior night for five Wildcats: Austin Budke, Carlbe Ervin II, Wesley Iwundu, D.J. Johnson and Zach Winter. Texas Tech has struggled in Big 12 play, similar to K-State. The Red Raiders have shown to be capable of beating good teams, they took down Baylor and West Virginia, but have

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struggled in many winnable games and have won just two of their last seven. They are coming off a 67-57 win over Texas on Wednesday. The first match-up between these two teams, on Jan. 10 in Lubbock, Texas, went in the Red Raiders’ favor, albeit with a little drama. Down one point with less than 10 seconds remaining, sophomore guard Barry Brown looked like he might have been hit in the face while going up for the layup, but no call was made and the layup was missed. Weber was assessed a technical foul for arguing with the referees, and the Red Raiders finished off the game with some free throws to win 66-65. The Wildcats and Red Raiders will battle it out one more time this season Saturday

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Senior forward Wesley Iwundu passes the ball during the basketball game between K-State and Oklahoma State in Bramlage Colisium on Feb. 22. at noon in Bramlage Coliseum. The game can be seen on ESPNews.

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Honoring the seniors: One last game in Bramlage for five Wildcats SCOTT POPP

THE COLLEGIAN

For five Wildcat seniors, Saturday will be the last time they step on the Bramlage Coliseum court in a Wildcat uniform. While they will go out together, the path leading to senior night has been very different for

all five. That group starts with D.J. Johnson, who has donned a Wildcat uniform the longest of the five. The forward came to K-State as part of head coach Bruce Weber’s initial recruiting class. Johnson has seen a Big 12 championship and two NCAA tournament appearances in his time here.

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Senior forward D.J. Johnson shoots a layup during the basketball game between K-State and Oklahoma State in Bramlage Colisium on Feb. 22.

“I hope K-State fans realize and appreciate what D.J. has gone through,” Weber said. “He won a Big 12 championship as a freshman, he talked on the radio the other day, he went through all those things; Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, New York three times, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, so he’s had a great experience.” Johnson’s time has not been without its struggles, though. The big man has fought through many injuries and endured some difficult, disappointing seasons. Despite all the obstacles, the he has fought to the finish line.

“He told me in that locker room a year ago ‘I think I’m done, Coach, I’m gonna quit,’ he could’ve quit this year,” Weber said. “He’s still got complications from the surgery, he sprains his ankle, but he keeps coming back and fighting.” Wesley Iwundu has also been through some difficult times with this K-State team. Iwundu helped the Wildcats to an NCAA tournament birth his freshman year. A year later, K-State struggled with disciplinary issues and saw a mass exodus of players depart at season’s end, including every

member of the 2013 recruiting class besides Iwundu, who chose to stick around. “Wes has stuck with it,” Weber said. “That group went the wrong way and he didn’t follow them and he took care of business. I think he’s got a future ahead of him. He’s done something no one’s ever done with 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals. That’s special.”

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Wildcats set for home opener against Panthers AVERY OSEN

THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State baseball team will open up their 2017 home season this weekend to host Eastern Illinois for three games starting on Friday. The Wildcats have had a good start to the season as they are 6-2 after back-to-back winning weekends, including a win last week against No. 4 South Carolina on the road. K-State is 4-0 this season in one-run games, mainly in part to senior closer Jordan Floyd who has four saves on the season. “Overall, the confidence for everyone is great,” senior infielder Quintin Crandall said to K-State Sports. “We just have to build off of that. Getting big wins against some top-caliber teams, you just have to build off of that, take it one day at a time and get better every day.” Eastern Illinois has struggled

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Then-junior pitcher Parker Rigler pitches during the baseball game between the University of Texas and K-State on April 8, 2016, at Tointon Family Stadium. to say the least this season as they are 1-6. One of those losses was a 32-0 blowout against South Alabama. Yes, you read that right, 32-0. The offense for K-State has been very good; they are hitting .262 as a team and are led

by freshman infielder Cameron Thompson in that category. The offensive has been led by senior outfielder Steve Serratore.

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K-STATE Big 12 men’s basketball: Power rankings as tournaments approach

K-State men’s golf team looks to improve at Tiger Invitational

can fend off West Virginia.

3. WEST VIRGINIA (237, 11-6) (LAST WEEK: 2) (NEXT: IOWA STATE) West Virginia has continued to battle for a high seed in the conference tournament, but a loss at Baylor on Monday made that tougher. The Mountaineers’ game against Iowa State is critical for them.

3. BAYLOR (24-6, 11-6) (LAST WEEK: 4) (NEXT: AT TEXAS) After vying for the top spot in the conference for much of the season, Baylor has stumbled down the stretch. All hope is not lost for the Bears though, as they will still be a top-four team in the conference tournament regardless of what happens against Texas.

4. WEST VIRGINIA (237, 11-6) (LAST WEEK: 2) (NEXT: IOWA STATE)

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KU guard Frank Mason at the basketball game against K-State in Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 6.

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1. KANSAS (27-3, 15-2) (LAST WEEK: 1) (NEXT: AT OKLAHOMA STATE) They got it done. Kansas wrapped up its 13th-straight Big 12 championship last week. The Jayhawks still have one game remaining against Oklahoma State, but the championship

will be an outright one, which is remarkable.

2. IOWA STATE (20-9, 12-5) (LAST WEEK: 3) (NEXT: AT WEST VIRGINIA)

Iowa State is the hot team in the Big 12 right now. The Cyclones having won their last five games, have vaulted themselves to the top of the league and will be the No. 2 seed in Kansas City for the Big 12 tournament if they

West Virginia has continued to battle for a high seed in the conference tournament, but a loss at Baylor on Monday made that tougher. The Mountaineers’ game against Iowa State is critical for them.

5. OKLAHOMA STATE (20-10, 9-8) (LAST WEEK: 5) (NEXT: KANSAS)

Oklahoma State finally cooled off. After winning 10 of their last 11, the Cowboys fell to Iowa State. Brad Underwood’s team is still on fire and will be a tough matchup for any team in Kansas City next week. see page

9, “RANKINGS”

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Then-sophomore Trent Evans chips out of the bunker on hole 8 at Colbert Hills on Oct. 1, 2015 during a team golf practice.

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After a rough start to their spring 2016-2017 season at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, the Wildcats look to improve at the Tiger Invitational. The Wildcats take some positive things from the Mobile Bay

Intercollegiate as they finished the first day at just one over par. Most of the low scoring came from sophomores Roland Massimino and Jeremy Gandon. “It was an average day for us overall,” coach Grant Robbins, said to K-State Sports. “We did some good things, but had some mental lapses here and

there that kept us from moving up the board.” On day two the Wildcats struggled, finishing the tournament at 6 over par under tough weather conditions. The Wildcats had to deal with something that is never good for golf: a steady rain. Massimino and freshman Jacob Eklund led the way for the Wildcats as they both tied for 25th at 3 over par. Both young players look to lead the way and improve in the Tiger Invitational. “We just have to keep improving,” Robbins said. “Everyone has shown flashes of what we are capable of. We have to be more consistent and be able to put three solid rounds together.” The Wildcats will try to improve and have a better performance at the Tiger Invitational at Grand National in Opelika, Alabama. The Invitational will have a total of 19 teams competing and will tee off on Sunday and play rounds through Tuesday.

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Women’s rowing strives for excellence against Oklahoma on Saturday DEAUNDRA ALLEN THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State women’s rowing team will kick off the season this Saturday with its first spring regatta on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City, where they will go head-to-head against Big 12 conference foe, the Oklahoma Sooners. The team’s last meet was in the fall at the Jayhawk Jamboree on the Kansas River in Lawrence, finishing in fourth place. During the October regatta, two boats were able to bring back hardware after some hard work. The novice eight started the day on a high note, receiving a gold medal with a time of 14:00.31, while the varsity four

took home a bronze medal with a time of 14:10.01. The varsity eight boat took 8th place in a jam-packed race. K-State also had three other boats, placing 12th, 14th and 16th in the tournament. The varsity eight did not get to improve from their 2015 Jayhawk Jamboree race with their previous 5th place finish, but there is still room to make a comeback for this spring season with the five remaining races before the Big 12 Championship and the NCAA Championship. For those unfamiliar, a typical race consists of a length of 1.3 miles, or 2,000 meters. Rowing is broken into two classes, novice and varsity. Novice includes firstyear collegiate rowers or transfers, while varsity consists of returning

athletes. With plenty of time to prepare for this meet, both groups are headed to Oklahoma City with momentum and look to improve on what they have already accomplished at past tournaments in the fall season. The rowers will return to Oklahoma on March 18, where the will face the University of Tulsa. This tournament will mark the beginning road of preparation to the Big 12 Championship, set for May 13 in Tennessee. File Photo by Rodney Dimick THE COLLEGIAN

The varsity team rows back to the dock on April 8, 2015 at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan.

Tennis looks to bounce back against Houston RANKING| Basketball RYAN PORTER

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The K-State women’s tennis team begins a four-game home stand, starting today at 1 p.m. in the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium taking on the University of Houston. K-State has only competed against the University of Houston one time and managed to get the best of them with a 1-0 all-time record. “It is good to be back home after two weekends on the road,” said head coach Danielle Steinberg to K-State Sports. “I think despite our close loss on Sunday, we are making great strides and improvements in all areas.” The Wildcats are coming off a road trip to Chicago, finishing the weekend at 1-1. They dominated the University of Illinois at Chicago 7-0, however, could not pull out the victory

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Senior Iva Bago and freshman Ines Masquita stand in between a point at K-State’s match against Missouri at the K-State Recreation Tennis Courts on Feb. 10, 2017. against DePaul, falling 4-3. Houston had a rough season thus far, sitting at just 4-6. The troubles don’t stop there, as they head into their match with K-State on a four-game losing streak. They were blown

out 4-0 in their previous match against Oregon. The Cougars rally behind their young talented freshman Tsveta Dimitrova. Despite losing her previous match, she is 4-2 when competing at the No.

1 spot this season. Junior Carolina Costamagna will look to get back on track at the No. 1 spot after losing her previous match. K-State will also rely on a freshman Ines Mesquita. Mesquita continues to drop jaws as the season progresses with a record of 7-2 and winning four straight matches. She has dominated the No. 3 spot, sitting at 6-1. “Things are really starting to come together for us in few spots, and that’s exciting,” Steinberg told K-State Sports. “As always, we will keep focusing on individual aspects of the game in practice this week, and get ready for another battle on Friday.” K-State will look to get back to their winning ways against Houston, followed by a week-long break. They will then continue to play at home against Nebraska-Omaha at 10 a.m. on March 10.

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6. KANSAS STATE (18-12, 7-10) (LAST WEEK: 6) (NEXT: TEXAS TECH) Kansas State kept its faint NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a victory at TCU Wednesday night. The Wildcats will still need a strong finish and a good showing in Kansas City if they hope to be in the big dance.

7. TEXAS TECH (18-12, 6-11) (LAST WEEK: 8) (NEXT: AT KANSAS STATE)

After losing five of its last seven games, Texas Tech is a long shot for the NCAA Tournament. The Red Raiders will need to win at K-State and probably win a couple of big games in Kansas City to even be on the bubble.

8. TCU (17-13, 6-11) (LAST WEEK: 7) (NEXT: AT OKLAHOMA)

Even a home game against a struggling K-State team wasn’t enough to stop a losing streak for TCU, who has now lost six straight games. Winning the conference tournament is probably the only way the Horned Frogs can get into the NCAA Tournament at this point.

9. OKLAHOMA (10-19, 4-13) (LAST WEEK: 10) (NEXT: TCU)

After a 30-point win against K-State and a near upset at KU, Oklahoma is showing signs of life. Of course, it is too late for the Sooners, but good to see them still bringing the effort in every game.

10. TEXAS (10-20, 4-13) (LAST WEEK: 9) (NEXT: BAYLOR)

The year’s end is almost here for Texas. While the Longhorns won’t likely make a push in the conference tournament, perhaps they could cause Baylor some headaches with a season-ending upset.

friday, march 3, 2017

Counseling Services could move to Lafene as soon as next spring RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

The English and Counseling Services building could lose the latter part of its name as soon as next spring semester, as Counseling Services is beginning the process of moving to Lafene Health Center. Dorinda Lambert, director of Counseling Services, said although the move has been discussed for over a decade, the groundwork was set last year for the move to take place in the near future. ”This has been in process since at least spring of 2016, last fiscal year, when it became clear that they were likely doing this,” Lambert said. “It’s pretty clear that we’re moving, but we’re unsure as to the exact timing of it. We’re told that we will probably be moving over the semester break in January of 2018, but that may have to be pushed back because of the extended lease for Via Christi (Hospital). Of course, we can’t move on a dime, and it’s not good to move in the middle of a semester, but if remodeling can be done, we could move in over that break.” Lambert said the move has been planned for some time, after former university president Jon Wefald promised the English department they would have a building of their own. Originally, the university’s health and counseling services were located in the same building, but after the health services moved to their current location at Lafene Health Center, the English department moved into the bottom floor of the current English and Counseling Services building. “The English department has always been wanting to have some space, and they were scattered around campus,” Lambert said. “President Wefald promised them, and we’ve been up here for about 20 years. His promise was that when we moved, the English department would get the building.” Karin Westman, associate professor of English and department head, said the department has been “looking forward to

that opportunity to bring all of the (English) faculty into one building.” “Since President Wefald and until today, we’ve been located in three different buildings,” Westman said. “They’re mostly in (English and Counseling Services), but we have faculty who have offices in Eisenhower and others who have offices in Leasure.”

BUREAUCRACY DELAYED MOVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS

With moves of that scale, Lambert said bureaucracy and logistics often pose large delays. “Large organizations take a long time to make changes,” Lambert said. “Anything on campus takes time for a lot of different offices and a lot of different building needs and funding needs. There wasn’t any other place to move us, and we didn’t want to move.” Lambert said a university committee in charge of managing building usage has tried to balance the various needs of departments across the university. “Committees can sometimes take a long time in figuring out who goes where,” Lambert said. “Nothing ever goes really fast when it comes to multiple offices having their needs identified and having spaces ready for changes. Considering the changes in presidents and making decisions about what promises still hold true, K-State is pretty good about keeping those promises.” Lambert said although Counseling Services will work toward a smooth transition between buildings, it has enjoyed a central location on campus. ”We like being in the central part of campus with student access,” Lambert said. “We did not initiate this process. It’s not like Counseling Services is say-

ing, ‘We want to step in front of everyone else who’s in line looking for building space and we want to have this space.’ We’d actually be more than happy to stay where we’re at. That’s kind of the politics around us moving to that location.”

LAFENE LOCATION PROVIDES POTENTIAL FOR BETTER SERVICE

Lambert said by being in the same building as the student health center, Counseling Services had the potential for better coordination in providing services. “By having the health center and having Counseling Services more closely located, we could offer more services,” Lambert said. “We used to be in the same building, separate offices, but same building. It made it a little bit easier for some coordination.” Westman said the move could allow Counseling Services to offer more privacy for students. “The space here on the second floor (of English and Counseling Services) does not provide as much privacy for those services as they might have in the other facility, and they will probably have better additional space and resources too,” Westman said. At the same time, moving from the English and Counseling Services building means losing an extremely accessible and convenient location at the heart of campus, Lambert said. “One of the advantages we have being in the center of this part of campus is that students can come in between classes, and they don’t have to travel too far to get here,” Lambert said. “Being on the edge of campus, even though I know campus is moving and growing, it’s going

to be a bit harder for students or for other offices to help a student find us or see us or walk over if they’re concerned or trying to be helpful to a student.” Lambert said she hopes the new location will offer parking next to the building. “The pieces that aren’t quite clear yet about the plan is about making sure that we have parking next to the section where we’ll be,” Lambert said. “We’ll have a separate entrance at the Sunset Building, but making sure we have the parking next to it so students can have access.” Lambert said although there has not been much student input into the move, she hopes students will “try to influence the bus scheduling system.” “This is perhaps where stu-

dents can have the most say,” Lambert said. “Students can press and make sure, however they’re planning the bus routes, that there are stops on that side of campus.”

STUDENTS LARGELY UNAWARE OF MOVE

Brianna Leonard, sophomore in biochemistry, said Counseling Service’s current location is more convenient than if it was located at Lafene. “It doesn’t really affect me, because I’ve never been to Counseling Services, but I feel like it being closer, more centralized on campus, is better than being at Lafene,” Leonard said. “I feel like less people will probably go. I know I don’t like going to Lafene. I just don’t like doctors.”

Taylor Barry, sophomore in finance, said students would likely prefer if Counseling Services stayed at its current location. “I feel like it’s a good spot in the English building, so I don’t know how well it’d work in Lafene Health Center,” Barry said. Lambert said Counseling Services has not advertised the move because it was only recently made certain. “We didn’t feel as a counseling center that we could promote the move a lot because it was still up in the air as far as we were concerned,” Lambert said. “We’re going to have to up our game in terms of visibility and accessibility once there is that move, but I think it’ll work out well. We’ll make it work out well.”

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friday, march 3, 2017

Big 12 women’s tournament: Cats have a tough road ahead SHELTON BURCH THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State women’s basketball team enters this season’s Big 12 conference tournament, the Phillips 66 Women’s Basketball Championships, as the No. 4 seed. The tournament starts today in Oklahoma City, and the Wildcats start play at 11 a.m. Saturday against Iowa State. K-State is coming into the quarterfinal match-up off a tough home loss to Texas on senior night. The Wildcats kept the game close for much of the night but ended up falling to the Longhorns 69-61. The Wildcats split the series against the Cyclones in the regular season, with each team winning on their home floor. The last match-up came

on Feb. 11 with the Wildcats winning that game 80-68. Here are some scenarios for how the tournament could play out for the Wildcats.

FOR THE WILDCATS TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT:

The Wildcats open play against the dangerous Iowa State Cyclones, who already beat them once this season and have won five straight, including against No. 6 Texas. The Wildcats, however, won the last game against them and should be able to beat them again. Their next game might as well be the title game. Baylor will play the winner of Friday’s game between Texas Tech and TCU. Neither is likely to beat Baylor. Neither team has this season. Baylor’s only losses came to then-No. 3 Connecti-

cut and then-No. 11 Texas. The Bears also won last season’s tournament. History is stacked against the Wildcats if they advance to meet the Bears. The Wildcats have lost 25 straight, last beating the Bears in 2004. If, however, they can beat Baylor, the rest of the tournament is manageable. On the other side of the bracket, Texas and Oklahoma are likely to meet in the second game for each team, with the winner advancing to play either Baylor or K-State. The Wildcats recently beat the Sooners and kept both games against Texas within eight points.

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