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Wildcat athletes spend week in Nicaragua building sports court AVERY OSEN
THE COLLEGIAN
It was a trip of a lifetime for 15 Kansas State student-athletes earlier this summer. The Wildcat athletes participated in "Cats Across Continents" in Nicaragua, where they volunteered to help those less fortunate. The Wildcats' project was to build a multi-purpose court for the Nicaraguan kids to use in the village. “Literally, these kids were so happy to just play. They were dribbling soccer balls, volleyballs. They didn’t care what it was,” Jordan Lund, a K-State rower and senior in chemical engineering, said to K-State Sports. “They just wanted to play. I think that was really eye opening for
me and shows how much I took for granted, because I can think of four or five parks within easy biking distance from my house in Wichita, whereas they had nothing before this, so just having something simple made them so excited.” This was the second straight year for K-State student athletes to travel to a foreign country and partner with Courts for Kids. “To be able to go to a culture and completely immerse yourself in something that’s totally outside of your comfort zone was really eye opening for me,” Mitchell Dixon, track and field athlete and senior in management, said to K-State Sports. “It gave me an appreciation for what I have here in the [United] States and what K-State provides, but also an appreciation that it
doesn’t take much to be happy. I witnessed a community that has much less than what we would consider to be a lot, and to them it was enough. All of them were incredibly happy every single day, and with what little they had, they still wanted to give.” The court took about five days to build, said Dixon, which was faster than expected. Most of their work days began at 7 a.m. and went into mid-afternoon. The Wildcats had help from several of the Nicaraguan community members, but the language barrier was another factor in the mix. “The language barrier was immense, but they came every day and it was like sign language. We would just figure it out,” Rhizlane Siba, track and
field athlete and senior in social sciences, said to K-State Sports. “Honestly, it went above the physical aspects in Nicaragua, and that’s what I think no one was expecting because we were there going for a court and we came back with so much more.” Since the group that went to Nicaragua was a mix of student-athletes, Lund said they made a bond that they wouldn’t have even imagined. “We actually talked a lot about how we’re trying to bring that back to K-State,” Lund said, “and find some ways that we can break the barriers within our student-athlete population, and not having a rowing team and a track team but have a group of athletes that all interact and know each other and care about each other.”
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Letter from the student body president and vice president Dear Wildcats, Welcome back to Kansas State University! We hope you enjoyed your break and are rested and ready to take on this semester. Olivia and I have been working hard this summer on our goals we set out to achieve during our time in office. We are thrilled to have the Student Governing Association back in session to continue the implementation of these goals. If you are looking to get involved in the Student Governing Association this year, here are two opportunities! The Intern Program and the At-Large Committee Member forms are now live on OrgSync and can be found under the Files tab here: https://orgsync.com/83329/ forms. The goal of the Intern Program is to educate and prepare students to become future leaders across the legislative, judicial and executive branches of SGA, and applications are due Wednesday, Sept. 6. The At-Large Committee Member applications are for students interested in serving on several university and SGA committees, and applications are due Friday, Sept. 8. Both are great opportunities for all students to get involved with your Student Governing Association. We are hear to listen and serve the students of K-State and always look forward to hearing from the student
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Jack Ayres, senior in chemical engineering, and Olivia Baalman, junior in computer scienece, stand in front of Anderson Hall in the center of Kansas State Universitie’s campus on Jan. 27, 2017. body. Please feel free to email us at jmayres@ksu.edu and oliviab2@ksu.edu. We appreciate any opportunity to connect with fellow students. Also, please follow us on Twitter @KStateSBP_SBVP for more updates throughout
the semester. As always, Go Cats! Jack Ayres and Olivia Baalman Student Body President and Vice President
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Letter from the president: Myers welcomes students Welcome to Kansas State University, or welcome back if you are a returning student. We're happy to have each of you here as a member of the K-State family at the nation's first operational land-grant university. I can't possibly tell you everything it takes to be successful at K-State. Each of you is different, and your paths will be different. What I can tell you is that if you put real effort into learning in your classes, further identifying your strengths and weaknesses, and continuing to better understand and work with other people, you will leave this university as prepared as you possibly can be for your next steps in life. I encourage you to value this opportunity for higher education. Go to class, study hard and take advantage of your college experience in every way you can. Explore the many opportunities to get involved, participate and make a difference in meaningful ways. Also, have fun and enjoy these unforgettable years. Fun and a sense of humor are essential. Things can get stressful, and laughter often breaks the tension of hard work. Equally as important is developing your integrity. While enjoying yourself and making the most of your time here, remember that as a student of Kansas State University you are a part of something much bigger than yourself. Please look out for one another, and don't hesitate to help your fellow students. Please also don't be afraid to ask for help along the way. K-State offers many levels of support. Faculty and staff are here to not only to help you succeed academically, but with the many other aspects
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of your K-State experience as well. Never feel alone as your K-State family is here to help. You also should feel proud. While many of you were away from campus this summer, your university was busy drawing the attention of several national publications, including the Princeton Review. Based on student input, K-State ranks first nationally in town-gown relations for its close relationship with the Manhattan community; in the top five for quality of life, athletics facilities and students who pack their stadiums; and the top 10 for happiest students, health services,
students who love their colleges, best-run colleges and intramural sports participation. Our career services and residence halls also rate highly — among the top 20 in the nation. And the Wall Street Journal says critical thinking skills of K-State students rate among the nation's best. You could not have chosen a better place to attend college! Have a great fall semester, and please know we are truly proud to have you as members of the Wildcat family. Go Cats! President Richard Myers
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Student earns valuable experience at funeral home RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN
For most college students, a part-time job entails providing customer service to living people, but for Rachel Hunt, sophomore in biology, this is not quite the case. Since February, Hunt has been employed by Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation. Hunt, who plans on going to medical school to become a medical examiner or forensic pathologist, was looking for a job that would provide useful experience for her desired profession when a friend recommended the funeral home job to her. "When I was looking for a job, they asked if I had thought about working in a coroner's office or a morgue or something," Hunt said. "I didn't think there would be very many opportunities like that around [Manhattan], so he suggested, 'Well, why not a funeral home?'" From there, she sent an email to two local funeral homes. Mike Carlson and Misty Nuckolls, licensed funeral directors and embalmers at Irvin-Parkview, were
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Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home and Cremation in Manhattan, Kan. on Aug. 20, 2017. impressed by her background in biology and autopsy labs. Nuckolls was the first to speak with Hunt over the phone. "From the beginning, we knew Rachel was going to be a huge asset to the company," Nuckolls said. Once she got the job, Hunt relayed the news to her
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mother, Mary Hunt. "I knew she was looking for a job, wanted something relevant to her career field and that's why she didn't want to work at Starbucks," Mary Hunt said. "She told me she found something at a funeral home doing retrievals. I texted her back like, does that
mean what I think it means?" It did. "Retrievals" refer to the service provided by funeral homes in which employees go on calls to pick up the recently deceased and bring them back to the funeral home to carry out the post-mortem procedures as desired by the family. These
procedures range from simple disposal to embalmment and burial, plus traditional visitations and funerals. Hunt assists in all of this along with yard work, clerical and office work. The wide range of duties present a potential challenge in the funeral home business, where versatility and flexibility are valued skills. Other challenges include the physicality required for burials, retrievals and embalmment, as well as the emotional taxation brought on by ever-present death and grief. "This is a job that breaks your back and your heart on a daily basis," Nuckolls said. "You have to develop this balance between empathy and detachment." This balance comes naturally to Hunt, whose mother describes her as level-headed. However, Hunt is very aware of the saddening realities at her workplace. "It is sad, and sometimes
in the moment you don't want to think about it," Hunt said. "Looking at the dead person, you know they had a life, and it's hard to think about, but dealing with it has come pretty easily to me." Hunt describes her employment at Irvin-Parkview as a valuable experience in more ways than one. She finds comfort in knowing she is able to help people who have experienced great loss by bringing them closure. She meets numerous unique personalities in her coworkers and clients, but perhaps the biggest lessons come from the dead. "Recognizing that they were people has been really important to me," Hunt said. "I think others get in the mindset that they're not human anymore, that they're dead, and that's true. They are dead, but they were still people at one point, and they deserve to be respected as such."
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REVIEW: Solar eclipse, a rainy disappointment KYLE HAMPEL
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As my girlfriend and I laid on a blanket on my front lawn, staring up at the sky with our tacky eclipse glasses, things seemed perfect. The solar eclipse was well underway, with the sun already looking like a misshapen fortune cookie. I had never seen an eclipse with my own eyes before, and even with a few clouds in the sky, it was a breathtaking sight. What could possibly ruin this moment? A lot of things, actually. From where I was sitting in Manhattan, the total solar eclipse of 2017 quickly became something of a disaster. The partly cloudy skies that gave the town a relaxing atmosphere at noon soon gave way to overcast skies that meant I could hardly see any of the action. Even with the overcast skies, I remained optimistic. I could catch glimpses of the eclipsed sun through the clouds as they moved along, and I also discovered that I could see the sun better if I just took my eclipse glasses off. Interestingly enough, the sun can still hurt your eyes even when you can barely see it. I got a well-deserved headache for my overconfidence. With the cloud coverage getting worse by the minute, things were looking grim for my opportunity to see the 99 percent eclipsed sun I was promised by NASA’s website. It was getting dark just before 1 p.m., but not as dark as I had hoped for. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that one percent of the sun can make a big difference between light and dark.
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Kansas State students and local residents wait for the solar eclipse at Bosco Plaza in Manhattan, Kan. on Aug. 21, 2017. I quickly became jealous of my friends who traveled to the path of totality and got to see the world become shrouded in total darkness for a short while. It was neat to hear insects start chirping at 1 p.m. in Manhattan, but it was only as dark as it gets when it is about to rain. What
gives? At 1:04 p.m., when the sun experienced maximum lunar coverage behind a sea of depressingly gray clouds, I felt a raindrop hit my eyeball. And then another. Suddenly, a light rainstorm had moved in, and it did not let up for most of the day.
My blanket was damp, my socks were wet and my dreams of seeing the sun disappear behind its pale celestial counterpart were soggy as can be. If I wanted to see the sun disappear behind some rain clouds, I would just move to Seattle. Overall, as cool as it is
catching even a glimpse of a solar eclipse, I was sorely disappointed by the uncooperative weather. At least I can try again in 2024. As my final verdict, I give the 2017 total solar eclipse a C- for a solid attempt that fell flat on its face.
Kyle Hampel is a junior in English. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com.
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Letter from the editors: Student journalists for student readers
Justin Wright | THE COLLEGIAN
Our names are DeAundra Allen and Rafael Garcia, and we are the co-editorsin-chief for the Collegian this semester. On behalf of all the staff, we would like to welcome you back for another semester here at Kansas State University. As the student newspaper of K-State, the Collegian serves two purposes: we serve the student body by looking for stories that entertain, inform and educate, and we serve student journalists by providing an outlet for them to practice and hone their journalistic skills. In the past we have reported on serious topics, such as the Title IX issues faced by the university, the tragic Founder's Hill and Dusty Bookshelf fires and the ongoing discussions surrounding the university budget and student tuition.
We've also reported on less serious topics, such as the Dr. Pepper fountain donated to a student and the memorial service held for a squirrel last spring. All of these stories would not have been possible without the work and dedication of student journalists. The Collegian, as part of its second purpose, works to train students to be exemplary storytellers. Of course, no student comes to K-State completely ready to write for a college newspaper, and even we as editors struggle with writer's block at times. That is one of the biggest misconceptions students have regarding the Collegian — that we require extensive reporting and interviewing experience. That could not be further from the truth. Additionally, we don't typically require weekly
commitments from our staff. You choose which stories you want to write and how often. Collegian editors are also more than willing to hear your ideas for stories and will help refine them into publishable stories. The Collegian welcomes writers, photographers, copy editors and staffers of all experience levels. We work to help all of our staff learn and develop their skills. If you or anyone you know is interested in working for the Collegian, please email us at collegian@ kstatecollegian.com or stop by Kedzie 116 to talk to an editor. Once again, welcome to K-State, and we hope you have a great semester. DeAundra Allen, junior in public relations Rafael Garcia, junior in print journalism Co-editors-in-chief
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Manhattan music scene depends on supportive fans and venues
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Patrons browse Sisters of Sounds music store on April 16, 2016.
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Manhattan's local music scene is thriving despite factors that threaten its growth. With a limited number of venues, bands depend upon the interest and investments put in by fans and area business owners. Sarah Cunnick, co-owner and store manager of the Sisters of Sound music store, said the Manhattan music scene operates in cycles. "It ebbs and flows," Cunnick said. "Some years, there's not a lot of bands, and then all of a sudden [the scene] blows up and there are so many local bands." The waxing and waning of the scene is characterized by a
few factors, like the existence of venues for bands to perform live. Taylor McFall, music blogger at MHKmusicscene.com and member of the bands Sope Boyler and Philosophy of Lions, said the scene's surge of growth followed a recession due to the closing of Aggie Central Station in late 2015. The bar had hosted regular live shows and open mic nights. "Aggie Central Station was a main focal point for the scene," McFall said. "When it closed, things kind of dipped." Currently, common venues used by bands to perform live music include Sisters of Sound Records, Auntie Mae's Parlor and house venues like the Church of Swole. However, even these venues present lim-
itations that damage Manhattan's carrying capacity for bands in the scene. These constrictions include size of the venue, age restrictions and genre bias. "Some places stick to genres of music that they're comfortable with," McFall said. "There's no place that would regularly host metal shows. Even loud punk and loud rock, it's hard to find a space." Regular venues are a lifeline for all music, but they are especially important for local scenes. They provide a foundation to develop the presence of underrepresented genres and the opportunity for new bands to hone their performance skills. In order to provide Manhattan bands with these venues, McFall and other members of
the scene are putting effort into talking to owners of area bars and restaurants to host music shows. These efforts are often stalled by the question of money. "The type of venue that we want is going to set aside money in their budget to have live music, and there aren't very many places like that," McFall said. "They see live music as a way to make money, rather than a way to provide atmosphere to their customers, and so they get frustrated with the fact that music is not a moneymaker." Grassroots organizations and house venues like the Church of Swole, run by a local band called Headlight Rivals, offer that exposure advantage over bar and restaurant spaces. They don't operate in a business
format, and therefore do not rely on money to keep doors open. This allows for more welcoming spaces for obscure genres and new bands. With so much work for local musicians to do, that is where the fans come in. "In the [do-it-yourself] setting, the crowd is key," Eric Kleiner, lead singer of Headlight Rivals, said. "Playing in front of people, especially a wild crowd, will fuel energy for the band. The more energy the band has, the more the crowd will return." Dedicated local venues provide a supportive foundation for bands by hosting shows for all ages in a variety of genres, but the venues and bands need the fans for support as well. Both
elements provide the fuel for a vibrant music scene like Manhattan's. "The venue's absolute support of original, local music gives life to the scene and all those that take part in it," Cody Brummett, guitarist for Jade Archetype, said. "The most important thing anybody can do in supporting a local scene, in my opinion, is to go to as many local shows as you can." With the dedication of fans who go to shows provided and hosted by invested venues, the scene is and will be able to continue toward McFall's vision. "I want to see it thrive," McFall said. "A lot of activity, a lot of shows, a lot of crowds, a lot of weird stuff — that's what I want."
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K-State Libraries helps save students money on class materials STEPHANIE WALLACE THE COLLEGIAN
Need a textbook for your class? Check to see if K-State Libraries has it available at Hale Library through their Textbook Affordability Program. Zain Iqbal, user services specialist at Hale Library, explained how to use textbooks on reserve. “Textbooks on reserve are books that are placed on hold essentially by professors for students to use in a particular class,” Iqbal said. “The reason this is important is because a professor can place a book on hold, for example, for statistics or English. That means that a student can come here, and if we have it, a student can check it out with their K-State ID, use it for a number of hours and then they can turn it back in, and then another student can perhaps do the same thing.” K-State Libraries has textbooks on reserve thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Student Governing Association. Jason Coleman, director of Library User Services, said they used the money to purchase textbooks specifically for classes that met their selection criteria. “We worked with student government to get grant funds to help us purchase textbooks for some courses, and this was the beginning of the Textbook Affordability Program,” Coleman said. “We used that money to purchase textbooks for several classes, especially those with high enrollments, but also those with high dropout rates, high percentages of first generation students and also high percentages of students who have financial need.” The Textbook Affordability Program, started in fall 2016, is an initiative supported by K-State Libraries and the Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship in order to provide students with better access to textbooks for their classes. “The Textbook Affordability Program’s aim was to provide, through the K-State Libraries, at least one available copy of the main textbook for selected undergraduate courses,” Rebel
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K-State Library textbooks on reserve at Hale Library. Cummings-Sauls, director of the Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship, said. In addition to textbooks, Coleman said students can check out other materials in the reserves collection, such as example tests and rocks for geology classes. “Most of it is textbooks, but there are other materials," Coleman said. "We do have rocks. We used to have carpet squares for a textiles class. We have microfilm, we have some current periodicals, some example tests, videos, some articles that professors have printed off, some fiction books as well.” Though many textbooks on reserve can be checked out and taken home, some materials cannot leave the library. Loan periods can last from two hours to two weeks. For materials that cannot leave the library, Iqbal said groups of students can check out materials and study together. “We have a lot of students who will come in and do group study, especially on the second
floor of Hale Library,” Iqbal said. “We check out one book per ID, so they can check out a book and share it.” Students who don’t want to do their work in the library can also scan textbook pages using the library’s free scanners and save them via email or a USB flash drive. Besides saving money, Cummings-Sauls said students can have many reasons to appreciate the library reserves. “We know at the start of each semester that many students will not have their textbook because they are on backorder through the campus bookstore or through an online textbook store,” Cummings-Sauls said. “Students who drop and add classes at the start of the semester also find themselves scrambling for a textbook. We also hear from students throughout the semester who could not afford to purchase the textbook, lost their textbook or simply did not have their textbook with them.” Though textbooks have been on reserve for many years,
Coleman said that K-State Libraries wants to increase the availability of textbooks in order to help more students. “We wanted to bolster the number because we know that [textbooks] have become increasingly expensive,” Coleman said. “Students struggle with the cost of college education. We have heard of some students who drop out because they can’t afford their textbooks. We want to do what we can to help solve that problem.” Through the efforts of the Textbook Affordability Program, K-State Libraries has already helped many students thanks to the textbooks on reserve. “As this is only the first year of this program we cannot fully assess the impact that this program had or will have,” Cummings-Sauls said. “But we do know that we had the opportunity to support over 850 students enrolling in 55 K-State courses.” Coleman said he would like to increase those numbers. “Ideally, if we had a lot of money, we could buy textbooks
for every course,” Coleman said. “Unfortunately we don’t have that money, because textbooks are expensive, but what we can do is work with professors and try to encourage them to bring copies of textbooks.” Students can help, too, by asking their teachers to place ma-
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What to watch in collegiate football: Labor Day weekend BRETT ENGLE
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College football is right around the corner. Let’s take a look at some exciting week one match-ups you’ll want to have your TV tuned in to.
MICHIGAN VS. FLORIDA
After starting off last season 9-0, Michigan faltered down the stretch, dropping three of their last four games. The Wolverines could have easily won those ball games, as the three losses came by a total of five points. Quarterback Wilton Speight will lead the Wolverines after throwing 18 touchdowns last season. Speight completed over 60 percent of his passes last year, but will have to adjust this season since he lost his top three receivers. Last year, Florida capped off its 9-4 season with a win over Iowa in the Outback Bowl. Three of the Gators’
four losses came to top 15 opponents, and they went undefeated at home. The Florida team on the field for this game will be a different one than what you’ll see for the rest of the season, as seven Gators are suspended from the game for "choices that are extremely disappointing," according to a statement made by head coach Jim McElwain. The biggest blow is the absence of wide receiver Antonio Callaway, who led the team with 54 catches and 721 yards. Neither team will have a home field advantage to start the season, as the Wolverines and Gators will play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sept. 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on ABC.
FLORIDA STATE VS. ALABAMA
This game might not only be the best of the week, but potentially one of the season’s best games between two highly touted teams. Head coach Jimbo Fisher
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led Florida State to a 10-3 record last year and ended the season with a one-point victory over Michigan in the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles will have to replace Dalvin Cook, who was the team’s leading rusher and second leading receiver. Quarterback Deondre Francois is ready for his sophomore campaign after throwing for 3,350 yards in his freshman season. Alabama has some unfinished business to take care of. Last year, after a 14-0 start to the season, the Crimson Tide fell to Clemson in the National Championship. Regardless, the Tide showed dominance, defeating nine ranked teams. Florida State isn’t the only team with a dangerous sophomore quarterback, as Alabama is ready to roll with Jalen Hurts. Hurts accounted for over 2,700 yards last season and 36 touchdowns through the air and on the ground. The Seminoles and the Tide will kick off at 7 p.m. from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Altanta, Georgia on Sept. 2. The game can be seen on ABC.
TEXAS A&M VS. UCLA
You’ll have to wait an extra day for this matchup, but it should be well worth the wait. Texas A&M beat UCLA last year to start the season 31-24 in overtime, en route to a 6-0 start. The end of the season was rough for Aggie fans, as Texas A&M finished the season 8-5 with a loss to Kansas State in the Texas Bowl. The Aggies will have a big hole to fill after losing quarterback Trevor Knight, but running back Trayveon Williams has returned. Williams rushed for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. Last season was a tough one for the Bruin Nation, as UCLA had a 4-8 record, including a 2-7 record in conference play. There is hope though, as quarterback Josh Rosen is back for his junior year after his sophomore campaign was cut short to just six games due to an injury. Rosen, potentially a number one pick in next year’s NFL draft, threw for 1,915 yards for 10 touchdowns in his shortened season. The Aggies and Bruins will kickoff on Sunday, Sept. 3 from the Rose Bowl at 6:30 p.m. on FOX.
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Football game between K-State and KU at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Nov. 26, 2016.
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New gun law brings change to K-State stadium security measures JARRETT WHITSON THE COLLEGIAN
File photo by Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN Bill Snyder Family Stadium played host to the Sunflower Showdown against KU on Saturday Nov. 26, 2016.
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September 2nd is drawing ever closer, when Bill Snyder Family Stadium will fill up with 50,000 fans as Kansas State will host Central Arkansas for the first game of the 2017-18 football season. For fans and students alike, getting into the stadium will look a lot different this year. Four years ago, the Kansas Legislature passed a law that allows anyone 21 years or older to concealed carry a firearm on campus. The law went into effect on July 1 of this year. Firearms can be prohibited in certain facilities, two of which are Bill Snyder Family Stadium and Bramlage Coliseum at K-State. However, it isn’t just a matter of prohibiting firearms with a sign
— Adequate Security Measures (ASM) are required for this to be possible. Over the past four years, K-State obtained a four-year exemption so that they could plan and create new security policies before the law went into effect. The biggest change that K-State football fans will see is the institution of metal detectors. Approximately 73 metal detectors have been purchased for BSFS, costing around $420,000. The cost will not increase ticket prices, as K-State Athletics has budgeted the costs of the new security measures. In preparation for this new step in security, K-State started the clear bag policy for athletic events last year. Increased security has become a trend in the Big 12 Conference, as rival KU is following suit by using the
clear bag policy this year. Baylor has been the only other Big 12 school to use metal detectors. For the 2017-18 season, the clear bag policy will still apply, but there are a few changes to take note of when entering the stadium this fall. Fans will be asked to remove binoculars, cellphones and cameras. Things you will not need to remove are belts, wallets, jackets, watches, coins and keys. If you have a medical condition that prohibits you from going through a metal detector, inform the staff and you will be individually screened. The staff is also advising to make sure you give yourself plenty of time before you go into the game. While the new security measures may be a hassle and take a while to get used to, they will provide a safe environment to cheer on the ‘Cats this fall.
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Lone senior, head coach prepare for upcoming volleyball season AVERY OSEN
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This season is the start of what will be a very different lineup for the 2017 Kansas State volleyball team after the Wildcats lost five seniors last season. “We will be relying on our junior class a lot this season,” Suzie Fritz, head volleyball coach, said. “We will lean on them to provide some more experience for this team.” K-State is bringing back one senior this year, Bryna Vogel, who averaged 2.75 kills per set last season, amounting to 324 kills total for the year. “When you talk about experience and you only have one senior, I have a hard time
putting those two things together,” Fritz explained. “I’d rather take all experience than newcomers, but you don’t usually get it that way.” Although it is a young group, Fritz said they are learning very fast. “You don’t know how quickly they will pick some things up, but this group really has,” Fritz said. “I’ve been very impressed so far.” Vogel had labrum surgery on her hitting arm right after the end of the season last year. It is not an easy recovery, but she has come very far in a short amount of time, Fritz said. “The fact that she’s out here doing what she’s doing speaks volumes,” Fritz said. “She is an incredible person,
and there are lots of question marks coming off that surgery, but she’s doing great.” Fritz also said that anything that Vogel wants to be good at, she is. “If you need your television fixed, call her and then she can make dinner,” Fritz said. “Maybe after that she can beat you in ping pong. She’s just good at whatever she puts her mind to.” A young team brings uncertainty to many positions, which means lots of competition for spots in practices. “This has brought a nice competitive daily situation right now,” Fritz said. “We will know better in the coming days of where people are playing and can start penciling those things in.”
Some of the key returners for the Wildcats are juniors Kylee Zumach, Alyssa Schultejans, Macy Flowers and Zsofia Gyimes. “Some of these girls are on our leadership advisory council and have been filling in some of our seniors from last year’s shoes,” Fritz said. “[Zumach] is coming off her second season since her injury, and she’ll be able to give it everything this year. She is a much better player right now than she was last year just because she’s had more time to recover.” The Wildcats will open the 2017 season this weekend when they take on Pacific University, the University of Idaho and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
File photo by Nathan Jones | THE COLLEGIAN Then-junior opposite hitter Bryna Vogel dives for the ball during the K-State volleyball match against Baylor in Ahearn Field House on Oct. 29, 2016.