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OPINION: An apology letter to K-State men’s basketball

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Sigma Alpha raises funds with T-shirts for southwest Kansas fire victims ty has been greatly appreciated. “The outpouring of the support from the nation has been overwhelming to us, but we have needed that,” Clawson said. “That whole process has helped us through the healing process.”

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After March fires burned more than 1 million acres across parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Kansas, support for Kansas farmers and ranchers in Clark, Comanche and Meade counties has continued to pour in from across the country. On a more local level, Kansas State’s Sigma Alpha sorority has worked to raise money for the ranchers through a T-shirt sale campaign, said Sydney Bigger, senior in animal sciences and industry and fundraising chair for Sigma Alpha. Proceeds from sales of the shirts, which will say, “Praying for the Plains,” will be sent to the affected ranchers. “People want to give, but they don’t know how,” Bigger said. “I think people are just seeing the campaign, and they want to give and that’s a way they can support it.” The professional agricultural sorority began its campaign on March 8 and had sold 50 shirts, a third of their goal of 150, within a few hours. As of Thursday afternoon, the sorority had sold 1,512 shirts and raised $19,300. The T-shirt is the most popular current campaign on the crowd-

MORE THAN JUST MONEY

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The K-State Collegiate Cattlemen’s Club stands in a burned pasture during Fake Patty’s Day weekend after helping fix fence for ranchers affected by fires. funding site Booster. Brittany Hilfiker, junior in animal sciences and industry and originally from Nebraska, bought a T-shirt to support the cause because she said the ranchers in southwest Kansas are part of her agricultural family. “Coming from a different state to K-State, I didn’t have a family here per se, but I found my family in agriculture and specifically the College of Agriculture,” Hilfiker said. “Twenty bucks for a T-shirt is relatively small in comparison to the financial burdens they are going to have in south-

west Kansas.” One of the ranching families affected was the Clawsons, who lost some cattle, about 20 miles of fencing and between 6,000 and 8,000 acres of pasture. “We lost quite a few acres of pasture and some cows, but it was nothing compared to my neighbors,” David Clawson said. “They were impacted much more, and our heart goes out to everyone else.” Clawson said after the fires, his community of Ashland was initially in shock, and that the support of the agriculture communi-

After buying T-shirts, many K-State students — including Bigger and Hilfiker — gave up weekends and parts of their spring break to volunteer in Ashland. Bigger volunteered with the K-State Collegiate Cattlemen’s Club over Fake Patty’s Day weekend to rebuild fences. Her group helped a rancher who lost 90 percent of his home, his cowherd and all of his machine sheds. After the students built fencing around one small wheat pasture, the rancher sent them down the road to help his neighbor, Bigger said. “He literally had nothing,” Bigger said. “But they’re more worried about their neighbor being OK than themselves.” Bigger was inspired to help after watching her community in Illinois pull together after a 2008 flood that destroyed homes. “I just knew this community was going to pull together in the same way, and I wanted to be a

part of it,” Bigger said. Dan Clawson, David’s brother, said the fire has brought the community together. “People figure out what’s really important,” Dan Clawson said. “We get wrapped up in our everyday busy life, and this kind of slowed everybody down.” Having raised cattle herself, Hilfiker said the events in southwest Kansas hit home, and she wanted to help. Hilfiker spent a day during spring break tearing out fence, a small act to help the ranchers who had lost their livelihoods, she said. “This is prime calving season all across the country,” Hilfiker said. “You just want to do something to help. We go down and we give a day, and then we get to come home when we’re sore and our hands are cut up and blistered, and they’re right back out there the next day.” Dan Clawson said the fires have given his family a lot of extra work, but the support people have shown has been amazing. “Just the time that they come down and spend, whether it is tearing down fence or driving a load of hay in, it’s just been overwhelming,” Dan Clawson said. David agreed with his brother and added that the agriculture industry is one of the few indus-

tries where support like what the ranchers of southwest Kansas have experienced can be found. “We’re just so proud to be in the agriculture industry,” David Clawson said. “People don’t call and ask what needs to be done, they just show up and they are there. It’s just heartwarming to see the support from everyone.”

THE LARGER K-STATE FAMILY

Hilfiker and Bigger said the generosity of the agriculture industry and K-State’s family atmosphere are a big reason why Sigma Alpha’s T-shirt campaign has been successful. “Yeah, it’s your K-State family, but your K-State family is so much bigger than K-State — it’s the whole state of Kansas,” Bigger said. After passing the 150-shirt goal, Bigger said she hopes Sigma Alpha raises $20,000. Bigger said she was humbled by the public’s generosity, as almost 40 percent of what has been raised is people donating money on top of buying a T-shirt. The T-shirt campaign runs through the end of the day Sunday. “It restores your faith in humanity,” Bigger said. “There are good people, there are lots of good people.”

SGA commits to protecting transgender community at K-State RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State Student Governing Association unanimously passed a resolution Thursday evening expressing solidarity with the university’s transgender community. The resolution states the senate’s commitment to “promoting just, lasting policies via governmental and administrative action” in response to recent legislation at state and federal levels that target the transgender communities. The resolution specifically cites a need for such a statement of support from the senate in the wake of removal of regulations that protected transgender rights

by President Donald Trump’s administration. The resolution also cited California’s recent ban on state-funded travel to certain states, including as Kansas, which the California government said discriminate against the LGBT community. The senate passed a resolution recognizing the challenges Counseling Services faces in its upcoming move to Lafene Health Center. The Collegian previously reported on the move, which could take place as soon as January 2018. Before voting on the bill, senators heard from Dorinda Lambert, director of Counseling Services. “We did not seek this move, but we’re going to be good soldiers and do what’s best for cam-

pus,” Lambert said. Stephen Kucera, senior in accounting and music and speaker pro tempore, said he has used Counseling Services and was concerned the move could make counseling less available to students who need it most. “I came from a religious background that taught me if you needed to go talk to a psychologist, therapist or counselor that you just weren’t good enough when it came to faith or that you weren’t holding on to God enough and that you just need to pray more,” Kucera said. “My third year of college, I finally broke free from that mold and went to counseling because there was stuff I needed to work on.” The resolution urges K-State administration to assist

in the transition of Counseling Services to Lafene, specifically by designating parking for Counseling Services at the new location, providing clear signage to help students find Counseling Services, improving ATA bus routes by adding additional stops at the building and addressing the “stigma of locating Counseling Services in a medical facility” by renaming the building to reflect the diverse offices located inside. In an effort to give more of a voice to multicultural groups on campus, the senate voted to create the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which will act as a “committee of oversight, advisory and action on issues related to diversity and inclusion” on campus. The committee will consist

of the student body president as chair, as well as the presidents of the Black Student Union, the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, Asian American Student Union, the Native American Student Association, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance, the Gender Collective, the International Coordinating Council, the American Ethnic Studies Student Association, the Feminists Igniting Resistance and Empowerment, the Veterans Student Organization, the Muslim Students Association and a member representing disabled persons appointed by the Student Access Center. Non-voting members will include the student body president’s cabinet’s international affairs director and multicultur-

al affairs director. The student body president can also appoint other members as deemed necessary. Following the expansion of the intern program at its last meeting, the senate voted to create a second intern coordinator position to better balance the responsibilities of the role between two people. The senate failed a bill to require student senators to attend two approved diversity events during their terms by a vote of 19-31-0. Absences from the diversity events would have counted as unexcused senate absences, putting senators at risk of expulsion. Senators expressed concern the bill was too general and would do little to actually address the issue of diversity.

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Fraternities vandalize Green Apple Bikes amid return from repairs RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

Green Apple Bikes, a community bike-share program, has plans for expansion, but first must deal with issues including vandalism, theft and the “personal stashing” of bikes meant to address community transportation needs. “Vandalism is an issue, primarily on Kansas State’s campus and primarily with fraternities, it seems like,” Jillian Thompson, Green Apple Bikes program director, said. “We just had a fraternity that vandalized a completely new bike and then also put it in a tree that then had to be gotten out of the tree by the power company. “We struggle with things like that, and we think that right now all we can do is meet with those groups and educate them that it’s private money, people’s own personal money that they put into this program.” Thompson said members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity put a Green Apple bike in a tree in fall 2016. She said Rod Harms, round-up coordinator for the program, reached out to the fraternity, and as a result, members of Phi Delta began to volunteer at some of the Green Apple bike-builds. Phi Delta did not respond to a request for comment by 10 p.m. Thursday. Earlier this month, Thompson said members of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity destroyed a Green Apple bike. Thompson said she will meet with leadership from the fraternity to discuss consequences for the vandalism. “For AGR, it’s going to be more punitive measures — monetary reparations — just because it was a brand new bike, and unlike what happened with the other bike, it was completely trashed, so we couldn’t salvage any part of the bike, where before the bike was just stuck in the tree and we had to get it down,” Thompson said. “This bike was just scratched up and the

handlebars were off and the seat was gone.” Ana Grother, sophomore in biological systems engineering, is president of Green Apple Bikes on-campus. She said it cost the program $200 to hire a tree company to get the bike out of the tree. “What we try to do when we’ve got bikes that are damaged is reuse and salvage parts of the bike to put on different bikes to be as sustainable as possible, but this one was pretty much going to the scrap yard, and we couldn’t really save any parts unfortunately,” Thompson said. “We’re offering a service to the community, but we’re not total pushovers. You can’t just destroy our bikes.” Thompson and Harms met with Alpha Gamma Rho leadership Thursday night. In an email statement, Del Adcock, sophomore in agricultural economics and president of Alpha Gamma Rho, said the fraternity apologizes for the destruction of the bike and that four fraternity members will be held responsible in the incident. The fraternity will pay to replace the bike, as well as for a few additional new bikes, Adcock said. “That’s all we can really do for now,” Thompson said. “Unfortunately, the beauty of the system is that it’s free to use and available to everyone, and the drawback of the system is that it’s free to use and available to everyone. We can’t totally prevent people from doing things like that, so right now, our combat measure for that is just by raising awareness of the nature of the program — kind of laying on the guilt factor.”

‘BOGARTING’ AND WIDESPREAD USE OF BIKES

Beyond trees, bikes have been all over the area, including in the river, in Ogden, Wamego, Abilene, behind chain-link fencing at the IMAX theater, in a ditch near the intersection of Bluemont Avenue and Tuttle Creek Boulevard and disassembled in

someone’s front yard. Thompson said a volunteer had found nine bikes in an abandoned garage once. Within the program, Harms said volunteers refer to the act of stashing a Green Apple bike for personal use as “bogarting.” Thompson compared the situation to shoppers on Black Friday who find good deals and stash the products in some hidden part of the store to return and purchase later. “I think that just means we need more bikes for that dependability so people can ride a bike, put it back in a rack and then they know if they go out to the rack again they’ll still find a Green Apple bike,” Thompson said. “Right now, even when the bikes are launched, it’s hard to find them because people are out riding them so much.”

EMPTY RACKS EQUAL SUCCESS

Grother said empty racks are actually an indicator of the program’s success. “People think that since the Green Apple Bikes racks are always empty, the program isn’t working, but it’s the opposite actually,” Grother said. “They’re empty because people are always using the bikes. I go on round-ups with Rod,

and we place bikes in the bike racks, and literally as soon as we put them in, people are taking them out.” Last year, some bikes were tracked with GPS trackers, but Thompson said the trackers cost $100, so it does not make sense to outfit all of the program’s fleet. However, a K-State class did sponsor trackers for two of the Green Apple bikes. Harms said tracking data has indicated the bikes rarely stay in one location for long. As the university cuts down on vehicular access to campus with the goal of increasing options for pedestrians and cyclists, Green Apple Bikes provides an essential service for students who need to cross campus quickly, Thompson said. “Bikes can be on the

more expensive side, too,” Thompson said. “Not every student can afford to bring a bike with them, so having a program that’s provided totally for free by members of the community allows students to get around a lot easier. It allows students without cars the ability to explore downtown and Aggieville a lot easier, so the community is more accessible.” One demographic Thompson said she is surprised to see use the bikes frequently was international students, who do not typically have access to cars or possess driver’s licenses. “They ride them all the time, and they’re super respectful of the bikes, so that’s another group we hadn’t considered when we first started,” Thompson said. “It’s something that we’ve found as we’ve grown and evolved.”

REPAIR AND REPLACE

In an attempt to keep bikes in their best condition, volunteers take all of the bikes in during the winter months for maintenance and checkups. “Usually there’s harsher winter conditions than there were this winter that would prevent people from riding the bikes,” Thompson said. “What taking all of the bikes in does is it lets us go through our entire fleet, take inventory and see which bikes are accounted for and which are missing out there in the wind.” Thompson said the bikes have also been thoroughly inspected, with volunteers mak-

ing any necessary repairs. “During the winter, every bike is looked at at least once, and every bike gets touched when we’re getting ready to launch bikes for the spring,” Thompson said. “It also lets us do the needed maintenance for things that are a little more drastic, like repairing rear wheels or putting in new handle bars and things like that. Then we launch them again in the spring.” Thompson said volunteers will start distributing about 150 bikes to 12 off-campus racks and five on-campus racks beginning this evening and going through Saturday morning, although a limited number of bikes have been available since around St. Patrick’s Day. Students had begun to express concern that Green Apple Bikes had stopped operating. “The bikes were widely available, and then they just kind of disappeared,” Katharine Kellogg, sophomore in chemical engineering, said. “I’d like to use them, but I can’t find them. It’s really good to have an easy way to get around town rather than the bus or by car. I think they should have more of them, and they should make sure people don’t just hog them in their front yard.” Although the volunteers check every bike during the winter off-season, repairs and maintenance on Green Apple bikes occur daily throughout the school year, Harms said. see page

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“Our volunteers are out almost every day of the week,” Thompson said. “We have different people dedicated to doing a round-up run those days; the bikes themselves are looked at every day of the week. We have people pulling them and determining if they need maintenance. Some things we can fix in the field, and other things we have to bring in.” Common issues include flat tires and bent wheels, Thompson said. “They’re pretty basic beach cruiser bikes,” Thompson said. “They’re not really meant to do anything fancy at all, just general riding. So if somebody tries to pop a wheelie or go up on a curb, that can damage the wheels. We see a lot of issues with bent seat posts. The issue we have right now is the seat post stem isn’t long enough. What that means is if somebody taller is trying to adjust the seat to fit them and they’re on the heavier side, that can actually bend the seat post itself, which then makes

the bike unrideable.” Thompson said Green Apple Bikes recently upgraded to thicker inner tubes so punctures and flat tires will be less common. While Green Apple Bikes uses its budget to buy more bikes, a portion of its budget goes toward maintaining the bikes. Some donations the program receives are specifically earmarked for bike repairs. Businesses also contribute to the program by sponsoring racks for an upfront cost of $2,000 — covering the cost of the rack, the purchase of six new bikes, and some maintenance fees — and a renewal cost of $1,000, which goes toward maintaining and replacing parts for the bikes or even the entire bike itself. Thompson said Green Apple Bikes is completely funded through private donations, and some of that funding is then matched by K-State’s Green Action Fund.

EXPANSION ON THE HORIZON

After starting a little over a year and a half ago, the bike

program has found great success both at K-State and in the Manhattan community. “When the program was first started, it was believed that we’d buy 100 bikes — which we did for 2015 — and we’d lose all those bikes, or they’d fall apart and be damaged or bogarting when people take a lot of bikes because they’re not sure if there’s going to be bikes when they need them the next day,” Thompson said. “What we very quickly found out is that out of the 100 bikes we launched in 2015, we were able to account for all but three of them. We got 97 of those first bikes back.” Those 97 bikes, which represent the first order of bikes, are distinguished by their white color schemes. Newer bikes from a subsequent order are painted neon green, Thompson said, and Green Apple Bikes board members have tossed around the idea of having purple bikes in the future. Green Apple Bikes will order bikes until it meets what Thompson said is the program’s target density ra-

tio, a point at which users of the program can be confident they will find a bike at a rack the next day. The program has yet to reach that availability of bikes, but Thompson said she believes that point might be around 500 bikes. “We’re a pretty simple model,” Thompson said. “Basically, right now, I’m working on getting a new order in. Every bike order that we put in, we try to see when we’re going to hit that ratio and see when there are bikes in racks instead of people having to do scavenger hunts to try and find them around campus or downtown.” Each bike costs around $100, so any bike purchased by the program means an investment of several thousand dollars into the fleet. Thompson said about 250 additional

bikes will be purchased in the coming months, but students will likely have to wait until next semester before the bikes are available. “It’ll probably be next school year, because it’s usually student groups who want to do bike-builds,” Thompson said. “In a perfect world, we’d be able to have bike-build events incrementally, but with 250 bikes — they come in boxes from China, and the first step is literally to unload an 18-wheeler full of bikes. Once we have unloaded, we still have to unpack them and then build them. We need a lot of volunteers to do 250 bikes all at once.” Grother, the student president of Green Apple Bikes on-campus, coordinates with student groups to build the bikes.

“We’ve learned a lot since we purchased the first round of bikes,” Grother said. “We know what we need improvements on, and we’re getting really good at getting and building more quality bikes.” Thompson said the bike program is something that sets Manhattan apart from other college towns. “I think Green Apple Bikes makes Manhattan a little more special than any other town in America,” Thompson said. “It’s a big enough town where you’ve got a lot of stuff here — you know, 55,000 people, it’s a pretty sizable chunk. You’ve got the university and a lot of people coming in and out with the military base, and I think it’s a way for Manhattan to say it cares about itself and building a tight-knit community.”

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06 An apology letter to K-State men’s basketball friday, march 31, 2017

JASON TIDD

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Dear Kansas State men’s basketball team: I am sorry I gave up on you. You deserved better from me and the rest of the K-State fans. Bramlage Coliseum should not have been half empty during the oh-so-important February games. Social media should not have been filled with the attacks on the team. When you needed us most, we failed you. We students needed head coach Bruce Weber’s bribe of food to attend a game. Half the public were also noFile Photo by Emily Starkey THE COLLEGIAN

Senior forward D.J. Johnson makes a face at an official during the basketball game between K-State and Oklahoma State in Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 22.

shows. After the home loss to Oklahoma State, I thought the grass was greener on the other side. I kept the faith, as hard as it was, until the 30-point loss to lastplace Oklahoma. At that point, I thought you had given up on yourselves. I stopped expecting a win, let alone putting up a fight. I gave up on you. We, the K-State family, gave up on you. And you proved us wrong. You won your last two regular-season games, a game in the Big 12 Tournament and a playin game in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four. I was sitting in the band at the end of the court during the one-point loss to West Virginia in Kansas City. I thought you had proven me right, that you couldn’t win close games and didn’t care. I thought for sure you would make neither the NCAA Tournament nor the NIT Tournament. Then you proved me wrong,

again. You made a play-in game. And you won. At the start of the tournament, I remembered Bill Snyder’s goal No. 13: “Expect to Win ... and truly believe we will.” I did something I was laughed at for: I filled out my bracket with you going all the way. If I was going to be proven wrong, it would be for having too much faith, not too little. Could you have played better? Yes. Could you have won more of the close games? Yes. I won’t make excuses for your losses, and neither will you. Instead of focusing on the negatives of the past seasons, we should focus on the improvements. Snyder’s goal No. 4: “Improve ... every day as a player, person and student,” should be our measuring stick for this year’s team. You made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years. I’d say that’s a significant improvement.

With three returning sophomore starters and the same head coach, expectations will be higher. I’m glad Weber is returning. Weber coached you to an NCAA Tournament and a play-in game victory. You only have to look as far as KU’s football program to find an example of what an endless coaching carousel does to a program. Just remember the real goal is to improve. As long as you do that, you’re doing it right. And we Wildcat fans should never give up on you. Goal No. 10: “Never Give Up ... never ... never ... never.” Jason Tidd is a senior in journalism. 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.

K-State basketball roundtable: Season wrap-up SCOTT POPP

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The Kansas State men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end about two weeks ago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Collegian’s sports editor Scott

Popp, writers Brett Engle, Ryan Porter and Avery Osen share their thoughts on the Wildcats’ season.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS SEASON IN ONE WORD?

team beat a top 10 Baylor team twice, played a top 10 Kansas team twice and beat a top 10 West Virginia team. That same team lost eight out of 10 down

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Senior guard Wesley Iwundu runs out on to the court before the senior night basketball game between K-State and Texas Tech in Bramlage Coliseum on March 4.

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Women’s basketball team takes another step forward Track and field teams set for ESU relays SCOTT POPP

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It was just a non-conference game in mid-December in Bramlage Coliseum. The Kansas State women’s basketball team, like most college basketball teams around the country, have many of them. They are usually poorly attended and churn out very few headlines. This particular game was different. It was in front of a sold-out crowd — the first in four years — against the top-ranked team in the nation and possibly the greatest women’s basketball program in the history of the sport. K-State did not leave Bramlage with a win against Connecticut that day. They lost by 17 and UConn extended its winning streak

to 84 games. It was one of a few moments this season that showed the promise and upward trend of this K-State team and program as a whole. Technically, the Wildcats did not end the season any better than a season ago. Last year they bowed out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, which was the same round the lost in this year against a very tough Stanford team. But behind head coach Jeff Mittie, the Wildcats have steadily improved year-afteryear. K-State won 23 games, the most wins in a season since the 2008-09 campaign. They were ranked in the top 25 for most of the season. They finished fourth in the Big 12, their best conference finish in five years, and they hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

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Head coach Jeff Mittie discusses his game plan during a timeout in the game against Tulsa in Bramlage on Nov. 11, 2016. The program is headed in the right direction largely in part to two seniors: Breanna Lewis and Kindred Wesemann. Lewis and Wesemann led the way for the Cats all season long; the duo led the team with 13.9 points per

game each. Wesemann also led the team in steals and Lewis led in blocks and rebounds. The two also provided much-needed leadership for the young talent on the team. “We’ve won more games each year as we pro-

gressed from our freshman to our senior year,” Wesemann said to media after the season-ending loss to Stanford. “I think we put this program back where it needs to be. We need to get past the second round next year. Our coaches do a wonderful job of getting out and recruiting great players, and not only great players but great people, that fit the mold for Kansas State and that really represent our family atmosphere that we have here.” While they will not have Lewis and Wesemann to lean on next season, the Wildcats have a talented nucleus to build around, including Kayla Goth, Karyla Middlebrook, Eternati Willock, Kaylee Page and Peyton Williams. With Mittie and company at the helm, the program’s future looks bright.

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After the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, the Kansas State track and field teams have their eyes on the ESU Relays against Emporia State. At the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, the K-State placed sixth out of eight teams. The field events will begin at 11 a.m. with the hammer throw, discus and javelin. The pole vault, high jump and long jump will start at 11:30 a.m. The triple jump will start once the long jump is complete, and the shot put will start at the conclusion of the trio of 11 a.m. throws. The running events are scheduled to begin at noon with the 300 meters. The end of the running events is scheduled to conclude at 7:20 p.m. with the men’s and women’s 4X400m relays. K-State will then compete in the Jim Click Combined Events in Tucson, Arizona, on April 6-7.

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Four Wildcat tennis seniors to be honored at final home match RYAN PORTER

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Senior Iva Bago stands ready at K-State’s match against Missouri at the K-State Recreation Tennis Courts on Feb. 10.

The K-State women’s tennis team is preparing for their last home match of the season along with senior day, taking on the Shockers of Wichita State this afternoon. Four seniors will be honored at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium: Iva Bago, Livia Cirnu, Palma Juhasz and Maria Panaite. Head coach Danielle Steinberg talked to K-State Sports about how the team is fired up for

K-State baseball looks to end mid-season slump SCOTT POPP

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The Kansas State baseball team started the season 11-2. The start included a win over then-No. 4 South Carolina and a seven-game win streak. Since their win on March 8 against Northeastern State, the Wildcats have hit tough times, going just 4-8 since that day. A three-game homestand this weekend against Big 12 foe TCU provides the Wildcats their next opportunity to end their mid-season slide. That might prove a difficult task, though. TCU comes into the series as the No. 4 team in the nation, according to D1Baseball top 25. The Horned Frogs are coming in on a five-game winning streak. They swept all three games against Oklahoma State last weekend and dominated the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Tuesday and Wednesday. They outscored UTRGV 28-4 in the two-game series. Senior outfielder Nolan Brown leads the Horned Frogs in hitting with a .314 batting average. Sophomore first baseman Luken Baker has supplied

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Sophomore catcher Josh Rolette warms up in the on-deck circle during the K-State game against UC Riverside at Tointon Family Stadium on March 12. the power; he leads the team with five home runs on the season. One thing that does bode well for the Wildcats is TCU’s 2-3 record in true road games so far this season. Despite recent struggles, K-State has played well at home this season; they are 9-4 in the friendly confines of Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats are coming off an 11-1 blowout loss to Nebraska on the road in Lincoln, Nebraska. K-State was down from the start. The Cornhusk-

ers scored six runs in the first inning, and K-State was never able to make a run to get back in the game. Junior right-hander Justin Heskett will start pitching today, senior left-hander Parker Rigler is slated to start Saturday and sophomore right-hander Brogan Heinen is set to start the series finale Sunday. The Wildcats and TCU will first get underway at 6:30 p.m. today in Tointon Family Stadium. All three games of the series can be seen on ESPN3.

their seniors and are ready to take on a tough Wichita State team. “Wichita State is a very strong team, and one that we have developed a rivalry with over the years,” Steinberg said to K-State Sports. “I am excited to see the girls play for the seniors and play for each other. Whenever we do that, we bring our best energy and attitude and play our best tennis.” In last year’s meeting, the Wildcats could not manage to pull out a victory, falling to the Shockers 4-1. K-State is coming off of

two conference victories, taking down Iowa State on March 24 and West Virginia on March 25 with a dominating 4-0 performance against each school. The wins gave K-State an 11-8 record on the season and 2-2 within the Big 12. Wichita State hit a slump mid-season, losing six of its seven matches. However, the Shockers have turned it up a notch as they look to get their fifth consecutive win against the Wildcats. The Shockers’ Fatima Bizhukova has caught fire; she has won five straight matches and has

an overall 12-6 record. She has held down the No. 4 and 5 spots well, only surrendering losses twice this season. As for the Wildcats, they will look to bring their momentum from their previous matches. Junior Carolina Costamagna, sophomore Millie Stretton and freshman Ines Mesquita all came out undefeated in last week’s competition, along with all of the doubles pairs coming out on top as well. The seniors’ final match at K-State is set to hit off at 3 p.m. today.

Rowers to compete in Florida DEAUNDRA ALLEN THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State women’s rowing team will travel to Florida for the first time in program history this weekend to compete in the first ever Sunshine State Invitational. They will begin rowing today and continue into Saturday at Nathan Benderson Park. The Wildcats will look for another great weekend in Sarasota, especially after their victorious weekend against the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, where the Wildcats managed to bring home a lot of hardware, showing their full po-

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The then-varsity rowing team gets ready for the next stroke on Apr. 8, 2015 at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan. tential for this season. “This race is going to be interesting for a couple of different reasons,” head

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OPINION: Internet privacy is dead and Republicans killed it CALEB SNIDER

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On Tuesday, the House passed a resolution in a near party-line vote that will give internet service providers the right to collect and sell data about their customers’ browsing histories and shopping habits. Last week, the Senate approved the resolution in a 5048 vote with Democrats voting as a block in opposition. In the House, the vote was 215-205 and again the Democrats, along with 15 Republicans, opposed the resolution. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, this legislation “blocks an FCC rule that would bar ISPs from selling customer data, including app usage, browsing history, even Social Security numbers, to marketers and others.” This rule was approved by former president Barack

Obama last year and was set to take effect at the end of 2017. Before this resolution, ISPs, including Comcast, Cox, AT&T and Verizon, had some basic limits on what information they could collect from their customers, and they had to gain consent before selling that information to advertisers and marketers. Thanks to Republicans in Congress, pesky government regulations safeguarding your privacy will be a thing of the past, and ISPs will no longer require your consent to collect and sell intimate information about you to whomever they want. And yes, that does mean Verizon could sell intimate information about your shopping and browsing habits to foreign companies.

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NPR reported that ISPs, telecom and cable companies

fought against the previous measures, arguing it would “put them on an unequal footing with other internet companies that collect data on users, like Google and Netflix, which are only overseen by the Federal Trade Commission.” The Federal Trade Commission has less stringent rules in regards to user privacy and what the companies can do with the information collected. The other argument in favor of the resolution is that the previous measures passed by Obama were a form of executive overreach. You know, the same old argument made by Republicans in Congress on nearly every decision by Obama when he tried to protect consumers and Americans’ privacy.

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Privacy advocates like Privacy News Online warn the

goal of this legislation is “to remove all the hard-earned net neutrality regulations gained to protect your internet history from advertisers and worse. Specifically, the FCC had been able to prevent internet service providers from spying on your internet history, and selling what they gathered, without express permission.”

SO WHO IS RIGHT?

The immediate problem with the argument in favor of the legislation is that most people have only one or two ISPs that service their area. So what happens if the only ISP in your area, or both ISPs if you’re lucky and have two options, wants to collect data of what you do on the internet so they can sell it to marketers? Do you just swear off the internet and live under a rock to protect your privacy? Probably not, because in order to succeed in the 21st century,

internet accessibility is a necessity. Which means your ISP is coercing you into giving up your constitutional right to privacy. This is not the same as Google or Facebook collecting and selling this kind of information, because you can just opt for a different service or none at all. You can use search engines like Bing or Tor to browse the internet if you dislike Google’s terms of service, and if you do not like what Facebook does with your information, you can just not use it and be able to get by just fine in the world. To the argument of executive overreach, how about corporate overreach? Why are these Republican lawmakers OK with corporations taking your private information and selling it to marketers — and quite possibly foreign entities — without your consent, but are against any regulation to protect your privacy?

DESTROYING COMPETITION

Finally, I just want to ask what happened to the Republican lawmakers who care so deeply and passionately about creating more competition in the market? Allowing ISPs to sell your private information to marketers and advertisers means that a handful of companies are going to gain a massive competitive edge over their competition who do not have the means to purchase said information. That is not creating a fair marketplace. That is creating monopolies. Caleb Snider is a sophomore in public relations. 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.

OPINION: We have to protect the Environmental Protection Agency KYLER JACKSON THE COLLEGIAN

The EPA’s mission is to “protect human health and the environment.” Stop letting the GOP fool you. President Donald Trump has been no friend to the environment, from his constant railing against environmental regulations to his claim that climate change is a hoax made up by the Chinese. Now it seems that his rhetoric might have stuck with Congress. In February a representative from Florida introduced HR 861, which provides legislators with the means to terminate the Envi-

ronmental Protection Agency. I felt this was a good time to talk about what the EPA does and debunk a few common arguments they might use to get rid of it. First off, the EPA was created by Richard Nixon, a Republican president, in order to “protect human health and the environment,” as their home page states. They have several important pieces of legislation, including the Clean Water Act, which regulates pollutants in surface water, and the Endangered Species Act, which uses the Fish and Wildlife Services to ensure that actions carried out by the government, or otherwise, will not result “in

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the destruction or modification of a species.” They also work to provide protection from a wide variety of pollutants, such as nuclear waste and material, oil pollutants and food pesticides. The EPA’s budget for the 2016 fiscal year was approximately $8 billion and was made up in large part by federal grant money, as well as a few business contracts. However, a report by the Office of Management and Budget shows that for every $41 spent, the public yields a $172 benefit. That’s a gain of $131. Not only does this report show the EPA does actually provide benefit to us, but so does federal regulation, if

it is maintained properly. Even though these facts point out that regulation is good, you still hear many in the GOP, including the president, say that it is “job killing” and “the quiet tyranny of the Nanny State,” as the GOP website states. Many conservatives say they believe dismantling the EPA opens up the opportunity for state and local governments, who are “better equipped” to combat climate change as they see fit. Let me tell you why that is complete bull----. As of right now, only 16 states have an environmental policy act in place. Of those 16 states, five have local projects that seek to improve the environ-

ment. That is pathetic for the leading contributor to greenhouse emissions and the largest leading contributor to global warming. Does the EPA kill jobs? Depends on how you look at it. Yes, the EPA regulating how much lead can be in our drinking water could put someone out of business. But isn’t that just removing an outdated job? Much like we do in our economy all the time? If we stopped automobiles from being built simply because we were worried about the effect it would have on those who made horse drawn carriages, it would be a different world. The point is, the EPA is

an overall good that works to improve the lives of We the People. Don’t get caught in the continuing lies you hear from members of the GOP, it does not kill jobs, it doesn’t cost more than it’s worth, and it isn’t a tyrannical government takeover. It is simply keeping in check the safety and livelihood of its citizens. Kyler Jackson is a sophomore 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.

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76-year-old K-State alum returns with ‘desire to learn’

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Give them credit. After that loss when many, including myself, thought the team would miss the tournament and give head coach Bruce Weber the axe, they turned it around. In the end, an NCAA Tournament appearance is a step in the right direction for the program, no matter how inconsistent they were. Brett: One word to describe this season would be progress. Coming in to the season, I don’t think anyone really knew what to expect from this basketball team. I think if you told the fans that it’d make the tournament and win a game, a lot of them would’ve taken that in a heartbeat. It wasn’t as good as some hoped, it wasn’t as bad as some expected, but it was a step in the right direction. Ryan: In one word it would be challenging. The Wildcats had moments where they showed such talent and discipline; however, they were outweighed by the moments of despair and lack of enthusiasm. Avery: I think the one word I would use to describe this team is mediocre. I had

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As many college students struggle to wake each day only to fall asleep later in class, they may find it unusual that 76-year-old Jarold “Jerry” Boettcher does not have that problem. For Boettcher, learning is a thrill. He strives each day to seek the abundant opportunities available to him to enhance his knowledge in every aspect of life. He stays constantly alert of chances to gain connections, go new places and learn new things. Boettcher, 1963 graduate in nuclear engineering, discovered later that engineering was not how he wanted to spend his life and went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management to study industrial management. Afterward, he went wherever his life took him, becoming a successful businessman and seeing the world. When comparing courses at K-State from the 1960s to now, Boettcher said, “The essence of a classroom environment is still the same in that way that you learn from the other students.” Now he takes audited classes, which means that he must ask professors to attend the classes. He does not get credit for these classes, but takes all the tests and writes all the papers as any other student. All adults over the age of 60 have this available to them. Most just do not know it, Boettcher said. Boettcher said he wishes more people would take advantage of the opportunities they have with audited classes. He is also active in making this option more known. “I have met with the faculty senate to request support for some kind of publicity campaign such as a button on the website to audit classes,”

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some really big thoughts for the team this year. Did they underachieve? No. Did they overachieve? No. They were just “alright.”

WHO WAS THE TEAM’S MVP?

Scott: I don’t know if there is one obvious player you could really single out on this Wildcat team that was very balanced throughout the season. But if I had to choose, senior forward Wesley Iwundu would be my choice. Iwundu did it all for this team on both ends of the floor. Iwundu made a few costly mistakes late in a few games that were not characteristic of a senior, but down the stretch of the season, Iwundu was a big reason why the Cats made the tournament, and he willed the Wildcats to victory in their First Four matchup against Wake Forest. Brett: Without a doubt, Iwundu is the team’s MVP. He had to step up and be a leader this year, and he didn’t disappoint. Night in and night out, he was always ready to play and contribute. He showed flashes of taking over games, something I don’t think a K-State team

has seen since Jacob Pullen left. It’s going to be hard to replace what he meant to this team next year. Ryan: The team MVP for this season was senior forward D.J. Johnson. Whenever he was on the court, he gave it 100 percent, always hustled to get back on defense and to crash the boards. It was easy to tell when D.J. was on the bench because of the lack of size that K-State possessed underneath and lack of rebounding. He is a versatile player as well, being able to score, rebound and block shots. Compared to the player that Johnson was at the beginning of his career, his hard work and dedication groomed him into the player he is today. He kept his composure as well, even when he was being picked on by the officials, which tells a lot about his leadership and character. Avery: I think the MVP would have to be Iwundu. He led this team, which was really indicated in the opening round game against Wake Forest. He will be missed next year, but there are still key pieces coming back, so there is still hope in this program.

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Boettcher said. No action for this request has taken place yet, but he intends to make the request again to the faculty senate. “He just loves stuff like that; he loves anything K-State, and he loves going to school,” Barbara Boettcher, Jerry’s wife, said. She said she thought it was great when her husband decided to go back to school, and it has brought a whole new perspective to his life. She explained how going back to school has been a light in her husband’s life. “I look at him, and he’s just always wanting to learn

and be involved at K-State,” Barbara Boettcher, said. Other than his wife, many have taken notice to the drive that Jerry Boettcher possesses. “It is nice to see that people have the desire to learn past the point of just getting a degree and getting out,” Abby Austin, freshman in elementary education, said. Jerry Boettcher’s commitment to learning is inspirational to many of those around him. “Jerry brings the inspiration to never stop expanding your mind, even when you don’t have to any more,” Austin said.

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Capitalizing on the ongoing campus construction projects, Kansas State’s annual all-university Open House is themed “The Future is Built Here.” The event is K-State’s largest event of the year and is expected to bring in about 20,000 people. The Manhattan campus’ Open House is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to the Open House website, students, prospective students, families, alumni and guests can “enjoy food, fun and a glimpse of a purple-tinted future” during the event.

COLLEGE EXPLORATION College of Arts and Sciences The physics department will host user-friendly demonstrations and interactive activities at 11:30 a.m. in 103 Cardwell Hall. College of Engineering Students and faculty will race bicycles powered by grass-trimmer motors between Rathbone and Seaton halls. College of Business Administration Guests can visit the college's new building and learn about the college's history. College of Education A petting zoo, balloon animals, snacks and more will be available in Bluemont Hall. College of Agriculture Airbrush tattoos, milking demonstrations and a bug-petting zoo will be available outside of Waters Hall. College of Human Ecology Guests can get a free hearing screening in 127 Campus Creek Complex from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. College of Architecture, Planning and Design Guests can help build

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College of Veterinary Medicine A two-headed calf and other birth anomalies will be available for viewing in 204 Trotter Hall.

In-A-Chord The student group can be heard on Bosco Student Plaza at 9:50 a.m.

FOOD Rise and dine Pancake feed in 142 Seaton Hall from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bake sale The K-State Bakery Science Club will have baked goods available in 204 Shellenberger Hall. Frozen yogurt Visitors can find it available outside Justin Hall. Barbecue A barbecue lunch outside of Bosco Student Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dining Centers Meals at the Kramer and Derby dining centers can be purchased from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Coffee Stop by Radina's Coffeehouse in the Leadership Studies Building or Engineering Hall

“One, we are going up against Tulsa, so we will be able to see if there is a difference from what we did last week. The other is how do we compare with some of the other schools that will be at the race, such as Alabama, Miami and UCF.” To start off their meet last weekend in Tulsa, the Wildcats placed second in the first race of the day. Tulsa’s lightweight boat finished first, but the Wildcats were still ahead of Tulsa’s 3V8 boat. K-State V8A boat placed first with a time of 8:03.5, beating Tulsa’s V8B boat in the second race of the day. Followed by that, K-State finished second

behind Tulsa’s 1V4+ and 2V4+ races, ending the weekend on a good note. A strong headwind caused difficult rowing conditions, making both teams figure out ways to overcome the challenges that it was bringing to them. At the end of the weekend, it was clear both teams had taken the challenges. “I thought they did a really solid job,” Sweeney said after the meet. “They raced as planned. Looking at their times, they had no dips in their speed. They did everything right to win the race.” With plenty of time to prepare for this weekend, the Wildcats head to Nathan Benderson Park ready to compete starting this morning.

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