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Beach Museum of Art welcomes students back, hosts art-making event KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN

The Beach Museum of Art hosted students Thursday night for the Recycled Art Welcome Back Night, a workshop providing students with recycled materials to create their own sustainable art. Kathrine Walker Schlageck, associate curator of education at the Beach Museum, said the museum is trying to be more sustainable to reduce its carbon footprint. “The museum itself has [started] changing out light bulbs, using motion sensitive lighting, switching to all biodegradable

products for entertaining and recycling all plastics, glass, paper and metal,” Schlageck said. Schlageck planned the Recycled Art Welcome Back Night in accordance with the new sustainable protocols. “We want students to feel as though the art museum is a part of their campus experience,” Schlageck said. “We try to provide a variety of experiences for students ... The idea for this event comes from two exhibitions about the reuse of items — ‘Thrift Style’ and ‘Reclaimed Creations,’” Schlageck said. These two exhibitions are on display to the public until December. “Thrift Style” is a collection

of 1920s dresses fashioned from feed sacks, donated by the Rees family from Coffeyville, Kansas. “People were recycling these [feed sacks] because they had to,” Schlageck said. “Whereas now, we are a total consumer society. Contemporary artists look at this idea of how can we use our art to convey a message of, ‘Let’s think about what we are doing to our planet.’” Therese Schmaltz, sophomore in art history and graphic design and gallery attendant at the museum, said she is fond of the private exhibit on display entitled “Reclaimed Art” by Japanese artist Sayaka Ganz. “Our generation now [has an] attitude that is just very

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Amber Berg, junior in regional and community planning, steps on an old VHS tape to break it for a pillar of sustainability at the Recycled Art Welcome Back Night hosted by the Beach Museum of Art on September 7, 2017.

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‘throw away,’” Schmatz said. “When you look into these pieces, there are items that you wouldn’t typically think of when making art ... the idea that they can be used for something as powerful as art that also brings awareness to a growing problem is great.” After walking through the exhibits, students at the event convened in the UMB Theater on the second level of the museum where they worked together to build “pillars of sustainability” from used carpet rolls that had been glued onto recycled boards. Students were provided with materials to decorate the carpet rolls: old magazines, drink caps, jewelry and other small items that “normally end up in the trash,” Schlageck said. Amber Berg, junior in regional and community planning and a self-professed “tree hugger,” said she is particularly fond of the artistic freedom that the

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Kimberly Newberry, graduate student in psychology, and Miki Loschky, museum specialist at the Beach Museum of Art, glue together a pillar of sustainability at the recycled art welcome back night hosted by the Beach Museum of Art on September 7, 2017. event inspired. “[I like] that they are letting us do this activity that is both environmentally friendly and open to everyone on campus,” Berg said.

At the end of the night, every student who partook in the event signed the pillars. The “pillars of sustainability” will be on display in the Beach Museum of Art until the end of the semester.

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Lecture series begins with speech on global media KATIE MESSERLA THE COLLEGIAN

Everette Dennis kicked off this semester’s Distinguished Lecture series by speaking about global media in the digital age on Thursday. Dennis was once the director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas State, and he is currently the dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar. The audience included students, faculty, staff and even April Mason, senior vice president and provost, who has helped continue the tradition of the Distinguished Lecture series. Dennis opened his speech by asking his listeners a simple question: “What is global media?” Members of the audience offered answers, including that it is electronic transmission, ac-

cess to info and “anywhere.” Dennis agreed with the audience and added that global media is also about global reach, global access, interactivity and “enhanced freedom of expression.” Dennis also noted the potential consequences of global media, including the alienation of friends or even starting a war. “I’m in a place where a diplomatic blockade is going on now that was related to a hacked website and an unfortunate tweet,” Dennis said. Dennis went on to describe the way media looked in the past. He told a story about how difficult it was to find crisis media while overseas, noting that there was a coup in Moscow, Russia, while he was there. When he was finally able to get a hold of his family, they had not even heard about it yet. “There are challenges to freedom of expression world-

wide,” Dennis said. “I get a report every morning — there are a couple ones from the International Press Institute — that are just plagued with ‘Somebody’s in jail in Turkey,’ ‘Someone in Bulgaria has had this happen to them,’ ‘Something’s happened in India’ and ... of course North Korea is always in horrific situations going on.” Dennis said global media can shed a light on the problems of the world. “No matter where you look, there seems to be a pattern of repression of freedom of expression, and that includes a lot of things,” Dennis said. Dennis described the penalties that occurred in areas without freedom of expression, such as in Qatar. Any comment, negative or positive, about Qatar in social media could make one subject to 15 years in jail, Dennis said. Dennis later addressed fake

news and how it causes society to be even more critical of the media. “There’s a lot of it out there,” Dennis said. “There will always be hoaxes, but there’s a lot of fake news that is perpetrated by propaganda organizations.” Emily Kennedy, sophomore in mass communications, said the lecture was an eye-opener. “Hearing about all the places that he went and the sensitivity and touchiness to freedom of speech in social media ... it definitely made me really appreciate having the right to speak my own opinion,” Kennedy said. Stephen Loader, sophomore in mass communications, shared similar sentiments. “I am hung up on the fact that ... as information is more widespread and communication is more free, it highlights

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Everette Dennis speaks at Kansas State as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in Manhattan, Kan., on Sept. 7, 2017. the issues of where there is oppression of freedom of expression,” Loader said. Piper Brandt, sophomore in mass communications, said she thought it was important

for Americans to be informed about the Middle East because “much is going on over there that we as Americans don’t even know about.”

News Briefs: Sept. 8

SGA responds to planned DACA repeal

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Hurricane Irma is being called one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded. According to the New York Times, at least seven people have died in Irma’s wake as of Sept. 7. The Category 5 storm has wind speeds reaching approximately 175 mph. Irma has devastated multiple islands in the Caribbean, destroying 95 percent of St. Martin and leaving more than 70 percent of Puerto Rican households without power. Betsy DeVos announced in a press conference Thursday that the Department of Education will change its approach to sexual misconduct on college campuses by scaling back the aggressiveness of investigations. According to NPR, the announcement comes in the wake of complaints that current regulations deny due process to the accused.

Amazon is planning to build a second headquarters in North America. According to the Kansas City Star, the $5 billion investment could create close to 50,000 jobs. Kansas City, Missouri intends to make a serious bid to host the massive online shipping business. If Amazon builds their headquarters in Kansas City, the business will become the city’s largest employer, completely changing the Midwestern business landscape. Riley County has collected approximately 27 percent of the household hazardous waste in the region, according to the Manhattan Mercury. Latex paint, used motor oil and oil-based paints made up 60 percent of the nearly 200 thousand pounds of hazardous waste collected in Riley County. It was also reported that neighboring counties, including Pottawatomie, Geary and Wabaunsee, collected 749,079 pounds of hazardous waste in the span of a year.

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The Student Governing Association introduced a resolution to respond to the planned repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Thursday evening. The resolution, drafted by Stephen Kucera, graduate student in accounting and student support director, will provide information on DACA and the consequences of the program’s rollback. It will also recommend action to be taken by the United States Congress. “What we’re trying to encourage the United State legislature to do is take action,” Kucera said. “We can’t officially ourselves say, ‘Hey, DACA is extended and there are protections for everybody.’ I’m sure if we could do that, we would be considering that legisla-

tion.” Madai Rivera, academic and diversity coordinator, estimates that there are 40 K-State students who could be negatively affected by DACA’s rollback. The concerns of these students include deportation, the availability of on-campus employment and whether their scholarships will be taken away, Rivera said. “Every person should be able to go to school and not have to be worried about being deported,” Kucera said. Rivera felt similarly about the deportation of K-State students. “As a campus, we should continue to stay together,” she said. “It’s our mission to welcome and provide opportunity for all.” Gene Taylor, athletics director, was also present at the meeting, and touched on topics including K-State football’s Bill Snyder and the infamous “F*** KU”

chant. Taylor said that one of his biggest challenges coming into the position of athletics director in May was the question of Snyder’s health and his future at K-State, after news broke in February that Snyder had been diagnosed with throat cancer. “If you had asked me back in May, and I said this to a few people, I would have told you I was concerned about how long he was going to be here,” Taylor said. He now estimates that Snyder has at least another three or four years left in his tenure. Taylor also expressed his opinion on the “F*** KU” chant, similar to what university president Richard Myers told the senate in last week’s meeting. “We need to lose it,” Taylor said. “I know it’s a tradition, but there are some traditions that need to go.”

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The senate also approved five new student senators: three for the College of Arts and Sciences, one for the College of Architecture, Planning and Design and one for the Graduate School. Four of the five senators were present to be sworn into the senate. The Kansas State University Steel Bridge and Soils Judging teams received commendations for their performances in competitions during the month of April.

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Students rally in support of DACA in Bosco Plaza LEAH ZIMMERLI THE COLLEGIAN

A group of K-State students rallied at the Bosco Student Plaza Wednesday to show support for classmates whose futures are uncertain after President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — a program which granted young undocumented immigrants temporary protection from immigration enforcement.

We’re going to use our voices, and this is going to unite us. This is worth the fight; this is the future. Leslie Ramirez

sophomore in secondary education “If Donald Trump is trying to make America great again, he shouldn’t be trying to reduce immigration,” Jazmine Dawson, sophomore in biology and representative of the Black Student Union, said. “This country was

built off of immigrants. The first white settlers of America were immigrants. Unless you’re Native American, you’re an immigrant. If you get rid of immigrants, it’s not America anymore.” Several dozen students from various student groups on campus demonstrated support for DACA recipients at the rally, and many of the students said they were personally affected by the end of the program. Leslie Ramirez, sophomore in secondary education and president of the K-State chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said her sister's future, as well as the futures of her sister's two children, is put at risk by the suspension of DACA. “Just yesterday, my mother was trying to make a plan," Ramirez said. "She’s trying to figure out who’s going to take care of the children — will she take them back to our country, Mexico, and raise them there? It is basically another world to them.” Attendees at the rally circulated a petition that urged for a congressional solution to reinstitute the program. Stephen Kucera, graduate student in accounting, signed a petition and participated in the demonstration. “Most of the DACA students were brought here by their parents when they were young, and in my opinion, too young to be able to say whether or not what they were doing was right or wrong,” Kucera said. “I think we should allow students and those kids to live in the country. For a lot of them, this is the only

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Leslie Ramirez, sophomore in secondary education, and Alexavier Galicia, sophomore in mechanical engineering, lead a chant together at a rally for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients. The rally was held in Bosco Plaza on September 6, 2017, days after President Trump announced efforts would be made to roll back DACA. country they’ve known. They’ve spent their lives here, gone to school here and a lot of them are helping out the economy here.” The life of an undocumented student can be extremely difficult, Maria De La Torre, senior in computer science and mathematics, said. De La Torre — who only recently received permanent U.S. residency — came to the U.S. when she was 12 years old to escape a devasRegan Tokos | COLLEGIAN MEDIA GROUP

Students gather in support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients.

tating financial situation in her home of Guadalajara, Mexico. De la Torre's immigration status prevented her from even applying to colleges in her home state of Missouri, despite graduating as valedictorian of her high school class while working 40 hours a week as a waitress, only paid in tips as the restaurant could not provide her with a paycheck. “You feel like you have to work a hundred times harder than everyone else to get to where they are,” De La Torre said. “It was extremely difficult to be in school, learn English as an immigrant, try to find scholarships and apply for college." Though the demonstrators

chanted loudly and confidently in support of their position, a sense of fear lingered among the group. “I’m worried about how much hatred is going to be allowed now that this is going on," Ramirez said. "We’ve already witnessed hatred in the streets. We’ve already seen neo-Nazis and the KKK having their own rallies. It just amazes me that such things are happening, especially in 2017." Despite her worry, Ramirez offered support to DACA recipients, urging them not to be afraid. "You are not alone, and we’re going to continue to fight for you," Ramirez said. "We’re

going to use our voices, and this is going to unite us. This is worth the fight; this is the future.” Some students, like Ian Madewell, sophomore in political science and history, said they believe granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants rewards illegal actions, "spitting in the face" of those who come to the U.S. legally. “In the ideal system I would like to see immigration reform to allow more people to come into the U.S.,” Madewell said. “I think the current immigration system is ridiculous, and it takes years to come in. However, that does not mean the answer is mass amnesty or selective amnesty."

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Very early predictions for this year’s College Football Playoff NATHAN ENSERRO THE COLLEGIAN

It is way too early to make any reliable predictions for the College Football Playoff. The committee will not even release a poll until November. Speculation, however, is quite fun. So, without further ado, here are my top four predictions (in no particular order):

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Nick Saban’s squad looked really good in their 24-7 win against Florida State on Saturday night. With only two real road tests (at Texas A&M and at Auburn) in their schedule coupled with avoiding strong SEC East teams like the University of Florida, the Crimson Tide has a very favorable schedule. They also have a ton of returning talent and have characteristically recruited well to fill holes in their roster.

OHIO STATE

The Buckeyes return senior quarterback J.T. Barrett, who led them to the semi-finals last year. With the University of Oklahoma this week, Penn State on Oct. 28 and a trip to Ann Arbor to round out the season against the University of Michigan, they have a less favorable schedule. A win against Oklahoma on Saturday night would go a long way toward solidifying their spot in this top four, but a loss would not eliminate them. They need to improve quickly after an opener against Indiana University that was too close for too long.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The Trojans’ schedule is not favorable; they have to survive Stanford and the University of Utah at home as well as trips to Washington State and Notre Dame. They also have wild cards on their schedule, namely the Universi-

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

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Junior running back Dalvin Warmack carries the ball during the game between K-State and Central Arkansas in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 2, 2017. ty of Texas and the University of California, Los Angeles. If they emerge from that minefield with only one loss, they should be safely in the playoff.

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Though a loss to Ohio

State University on Saturday night would make their path to the playoff tough, it’s early enough in the season for them to recover. With big road tests against K-State and Oklahoma State and a possible trap game against Texas Tech sandwiched between,

The defending champs lost their Heisman candidate quarterback, Deshaun Watson, and are starting a freshman in the position. Though head coach Dabo Swinney is an excellent head coach, there are too many question marks on their two-deep to be in this early Top Four.

in Stillwater, Oklahoma, meaning they get the benefit of a favorable schedule.

FLORIDA STATE

A loss to Alabama shouldn’t hurt them all that much, but they also lost their starting quarterback, Deondre Francois, for the season. Freshman quarterback James Blackman should have a chance to get used to things with a game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe this weekend. Florida State isn’t out of it yet, but there is a lot of weight on a freshman’s shoulders.

OKLAHOMA STATE

Heisman hopeful Mason Rudolph is leading the Cowboys into the season with high hopes. They travel to the University of Pittsburgh next week for a road test, and the nation will get a chance to see if they are for real. They also play the University of Oklahoma and Kansas State at home

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Wildcat volleyball takes win against North Florida AVERY OSEN

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The Kansas State volleyball team broke a four game losing streak as they beat the North Florida Ospreys in four sets in the first of three matches at the Georgia Tech Invitational on Thursday night. “We hit for a really high percentage tonight and we were really consistent which is something we wanted to do,” said assistant coach Jeff Grove in a radio interview after the match. “We held them to a low percentage and that was one of our goals too. We wanted to play well both offensively and defensively and we did that.”

The Wildcats are now 3-4 overall as North Florida is 4-4 in the young campaign. K-State was led by junior Kylee Zumach who finished with 16 kills as senior Bryna Vogel had 11 and junior Macy Flowers ended with 10. “Macy excels in that wide gap in front of the center and she did that tonight,” Grove said. “We were able to get her high enough that she was able to hit it over them. Her and the setters did a good job of clicking tonight.” The first set was very back and forth as the teams were tied at 14, but it was all K-State after that. The Wildcats scored the next five points to take a 19-14 lead, which was started with a kill

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by senior Bryna Vogel. North Florida never got closer than four points again in the set as the Wildcats won it 25-19. The momentum for the Wildcats carried over into the second set as K-State dominated the set. K-State led 23-11 before North Florida won five straight points, but the Wildcats won the next two points behind a kill from junior Alyssa Schultejans to go up 2-0 in the match. At this point in the match, North Florida was hitting .115 while K-State was hitting .368. “They started digging more balls on us, but we overcame that,” Grove said. “In game four we got 16 kills, which is a good set and we’ll just take the win right now.”

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The Ospreys came back and won the third set 25-21, but it was K-State who finished the match in the fourth set after it took five match points for the Wildcats to close it out 25-23. The Wildcats will face Xavier tomorrow at 10 a.m. before facing Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. “Both of those teams run the same system we do and Xavier is very physical and run a very fast offense,” Grove said. “Georgia Tech is very similar and playing at their place will be hard. Hopefully we can just keep the momentum and confidence that we got from tonight.”

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Junior outside hitter Kylee Zumach spikes the ball cross court during the volleyball game against Arkansas in Ahearn Field House on Aug. 31, 2017.

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Wildcat golf teams ready to start season at invitational tournaments BRIANNA MAGEE THE COLLEGIAN

This weekend marks the start of both the Kansas State men’s and women’s golf team seasons. Grant Robins, head coach of the men’s team, and Kristi Knight, head coach of the women’s team, said they are ready for their golfers to head off to two separate tournaments this weekend. The men’s team will be in Verona, Wisconsin, at the Badger Invitational where they will be competing against 15 other teams, including KU, from Sept. 10 – 12. Coach Robbins talked about his expectations for this season. “For this season I’m expect-

ing ongoing improvement, and we have high goals every year,” Robbins said. “But for us to be good, we have to stay focused on the present just to get better everyday.” The men’s golf team will not be hosting a tournament until this spring. The K-State Bighorn Invitational will be from March 23 – 24 in California. This weekend in Woodbury, Minnesota, the women’s golf team has high hopes for success in the Minnesota Invitational from Sept. 11 – 12. Coach Knight talked about the energy and enthusiasm of the team. “We’re excited to get this season underway,” Knight said. “Coach Jared [Helin] and I have

seen some good golf. We like the energy and the effort the ladies are bringing to the course.” The women’s golf team will host the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational from Sept. 17 – 19. The event will be hosted at Colbert Hills Golf Course. “We play eighteen holes each day; admission is free,” Knight said. “So it’s just a matter of coming out to Colbert Hills and putting your walking shoes on — or you could sit down behind holes nine or eighteen and see some good golf.” While both of the golf teams will be headed out this weekend for their first tournament of the season, there will be many more to come in both the fall and spring seasons.

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Sophomore Roland Massimino, K-State men’s golf player, practices hitting balls out of a sand trap at Colbert Hills Golf Course on Mar. 9, 2017.

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The Kansas State women’s soccer team will look to push its record over .500, as the team has matches against the University of Central Arkansas on Sept. 8 and against Creighton University on Sept. 10. The Wildcats currently sit at 2-2-1 on the year. After starting the year 0-1-1, the team has won two out of its last three matches, including a win in its only home game so far this year, a 2-0 victory over the University of Nebraska Omaha. Head coach Mike Dibbini said is always happy with a win, regardless of how the game was played.

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Big 12 Power Rankings: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State lead Week 1 NATHANIEL FUNK THE COLLEGIAN

1. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (1-0)

After an impressive opening weekend win over the University of Texas at El Paso, Oklahoma heads into week two ranked number five in the country. This week, they head to Columbus, Ohio, to face the number two team in the country, Ohio State, in what could be a potential College Football Playoff game. Led by quarterback Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma is in charge of the Big 12 to start the season.

2. OKLAHOMA STATE (1-0)

Oklahoma State opened up the season very strongly against the University of Tulsa, winning 59-24. They are currently ranked number 11 in the country, dropping out of the top 10 even after an impressive win. On Friday night, they square up with the University of South Alabama. Quarterback Mason Rudolph got off to a good start and is looking to continue his Heisman-hopeful season.

3. KANSAS STATE (1-0) K-State started off the season with a big win over the University of Central Arkansas last Saturday in Manhattan. Bill Snyder Family

Stadium continues to be a tough place for opposing teams to play in. Led by quarterback Jessie Ertz, the Wildcats moved up one spot in the national rankings to 19. They will be back in Manhattan this Saturday to take on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers.

4. WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (0-1)

The Mountaineers suffered a tough loss last weekend when their late game comeback fell short against Virginia Tech. Even after suffering a heartbreaking loss, the team has a lot to look forward to this season with quarterback Will Grier behind center. No Big 12 team will be overlooking West Virginia. They will attempt to bounce back against East Carolina University.

5. TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (1-0)

TCU came out of the gates fast and never slowed down. The Horned Frogs pummeled Jackson State 63-0. They head into the weekend ranked number 23 in the country. TCU has a running back duo that opposing teams will have to game plan for every single week in Kenedy Snell and KaVontae Turpin. This weekend, they look to stay hot against the University of Arkansas.

6. IOWA STATE (1-0) Iowa State opened up

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Students in the ICAT section hold the family flag before the game between K-State and Central Arkansas at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 2, 2017. their 2017 campaign with a win against the University of Northern Iowa, winning 42-24. They have a tough test ahead of them this weekend when they meet their in-state rival, the University of Iowa.

7. TEXAS TECH (1-0)

Winning 56-10 the opening weekend, Texas Tech started off the season the right way against Eastern Washington University. Although still early in the season, the Red Raiders look like a team that could potentially make some noise in the Big 12. Texas Tech is

off next weekend.

8. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (1-0)

The Jayhawks opened their season with a win against Southeast Missouri State in Lawrence on Saturday. KU looks to double their win total of last year this weekend against Central Michigan University.

9. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (0-1)

Texas came into the season with high hopes and a new head coach, but struggled

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“They had a good game plan in terms of sitting in and defending us deep. We had to figure out ways to break them down. It was not pretty, but we will take the ‘W.’” In the Wildcats’ last game on Sept. 3, K-State fell 1-0 on the road to the University of Northern Iowa.

On Friday, the Wildcats will face off against the Central Arkansas Bears, who currently sit at 2-4 for the young season. The game will kick off at 7 p.m., and it can be watched on Cox Channel Kansas, K-StateHD.tv or heard on the radio on 101.5 K-Rock. On Sunday, K-State will face the struggling Creighton

Bluejays, who at 0-5 will be looking for their first win of the year. The Wildcats and Bluejays will start at 1 p.m., and the game can be seen on ESPN3 or heard on 101.5 K-Rock. This will be the sixth home soccer game for the Wildcats, and Manhattan has proven to be an extreneky tough place for visitors to

come in and win, as the Wildcats are 3-1-1 in the purple paradise. After these two games, the Wildcats will face off against the University of South Dakota on Sept. 14. The Wildcats will have one more non-conference match after that, a home game against Colorado State University.

mightily in a loss to Maryland in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns will look to rebound this weekend against San Jose State in Austin.

10. BAYLOR (0-1)

Baylor’s offseason troubles

continued into the season as the Baylor Bears fell at home to a team not even in the BCS. They will look to rebound against the University of Texas at San Antonio this weekend in Waco, Texas.

friday, september 8, 2017

OPINION: Things to know about global thermonuclear warfare KYLE HAMPEL

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The North Korean dictatorship has once again decided to flex its tiny muscles on the world stage to make sure the country stays in the headlines, but something is different this time around. The United Nations is scheduling emergency meetings and sirens are going off in Japan, not to mention the threats coming from our president’s flabby mouth. What gives? Simply put, North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is increasing at a worrying rate, and the supreme leader is so emotionally unstable that even in 2017 he makes the leaders of other countries look good. Between Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il and now Kim Jong-un, North Korea has been sorely lacking in the leadership department as of late. While this is all obviously bad, what exactly is causing the world’s governments to respond in such a worried fashion right now? To truly understand why North Korea is starting to look like a serious threat, we need to brush up on some nuclear vocabulary. It’s time to play a game called Global Thermonuclear War.

ATOMIC VS. HYDROGEN BOMBS To most people, every bomb with an adjective in the

Graphic by Kyle Hampel name is the same deal — atomic bombs, nuclear bombs and hydrogen bombs all kill people, so what’s the difference? Let’s start by talking about an explosive that every cowboy-loving layperson is familiar with: dynamite. Patented by Alfred Nobel in 1867, dynamite was the explosive of choice for demolishing rocky hills and carving out tunnels during the construction of American railroads in the 19th century. Pretty powerful stuff, right?

Enter the atomic bomb, also known as the nuclear bomb. Atomic bombs detonate by splitting a large atom into two smaller ones, a process known to you science-y types as nuclear fission. It’s the atomic equivalent of a divorce, and the aftermath is more explosive than anything a petty ex-lover could ever manage. The first atomic bomb ever used in warfare hit Hiroshima, Japan, with the explosive equivalent of detonating nearly

63 million sticks of dynamite, and that’s not even mentioning the radioactive fallout that came down from the sky afterwards. Years later, old Uncle Sam did it again by inventing the hydrogen bomb, also known as a thermonuclear bomb. As you might guess by the extra two syllables, thermonuclear weapons are much, much worse than nuclear weapons. Hydrogen bombs work by combining two atoms into one bigger atom, a classic case of nu-

clear fusion. Just to keep things in perspective, nuclear fusion is so explosive that it serves as a fuel source for the sun. Hydrogen bombs often use atomic bombs just as a detonator to start the fusion process. North Korea recently claimed to have successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb that can fit inside an intercontinental missile. This hydrogen bomb is estimated to have had an explosive yield equivalent to 1 billion sticks of dynamite. Yes, billion with a B. While the North Korean government is hardly a reliable source of information, the seismic activity in the region indicates that their latest press releases are probably true. That’s right: these explosions are massive enough to cause earthquakes. If North Korea continues their thermonuclear testing, things could get worse — the United States’ very first hydrogen bomb test in 1952 was equivalent to 42 billion sticks of dynamite, or approximately 666 times the explosive force that decimated Hiroshima (how devilish). If left unchecked, it could be only a matter of time until North Korea is a major nuclear threat to the entire world.

NUCLEAR DETERRENCE THEORY

The theory of nuclear deterrence first came into

prominence during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, and it’s vital to understanding the risk that North Korea poses to our current, non-radioactive way of life. Nuclear deterrence is based on a doctrine of “mutually assured destruction” — essentially, no one will use a nuclear weapon against a country that has its own nuclear weapons because any retaliation will lead to the devastation of both countries in the end. You shoot them, they shoot you back. Everyone loses. In theory, nuclear-equipped countries have no incentive to attack each other, while also having no incentive to disarm themselves, thus leaving the world in cautious equilibrium. While the number of nuclear-equipped countries is slowly growing, this is essentially where we are today. No nuclear weapons have been used outside of testing purposes since the end of World War II. There have been many close calls, but so far, world leaders and their military personnel have been smart enough to realize that destroying another country with radioactive hellfire will almost certainly cause their own country to succumb to the same fate.

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OPINION: Defend the Dreamers, because they’re worth fighting for STEPHANIE WALLACE THE COLLEGIAN

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ed phrases such as, “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” “Up with education, down with deportation” and “One, two, three, four, DACA’s what we’re fighting for.” Toward the end of the rally, things got emotional as students shared their stories and reasons why our fight today is part of a larger effort to defend marginalized voices. We stood in a circle

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"Junkyard sculptures" decorate the Student Union KAYLIE MCLAUGHLIN THE COLLEGIAN

The Junkyard Sculptures Exhibit, sponsored by the Union Program Council, is a collection of art fashioned entirely from trash, scrap metal and other repurposed materials. The walls are lined with spiders that allude to childhood favorites like "Charlotte's Web," and to the right of the visitor log sits a blue ironing board full of scraps entitled

"Found Objects." Each piece in the room, whether on the wall or sitting on top of one of the many pedestals, is named. Even the metal man with the mustache and bow tie sitting in the corner of the room has been given a name: "Sir O'Whatshisname." Students and community members alike can enter the gallery on the first floor of the Union and see the work of Larry Goodwin, full-time artist and Kansas native. Goodwin's sculptures are all made from secondhand materials. He scours flea mar-

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Hannah Burtz, freshman in business administration, looks at “El Calamari,” an art piece by Larry Goodwin on display in the William T. Kemper Art Gallery on August 31, 2017.

kets, garage sales and Goodwill, but he said "junkyards are the best resource for found objects." In Goodwin's hometown of Concordia, there was a welding shop two blocks from his house, and this proximity influenced his decision to become a welder. He graduated from the North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, Kansas, in 1969. He later retired to become a full-time artist. Goodwin, who has had an exhibit on display at K-State in the past entitled "Earth Iron Works," said he is excited to be back. "I want to inspire the students and teach them that artwork is imagination," Goodwin said."I want them to see that all objects and media have potential to become a sculpture." Matthew Gaynor, head of the Department of Art, said he is most enthusiastic about the opportunities the exhibit offers. "Students [are able] to experience the creativity that is going on all around them," Gaynor said. "By attending the art exhibit, people are able to look at the world from a point of view that is beyond their own and discover other points of view about the

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Zac Caffey, freshman in engineering, and his father, Rob Caffey, vice provost of Information and Technology Services, look at the exhibit of Lary Goodwin’s sculputure work on display in the William T. Kemper Foundation Art Gallery on August 31, 2017. world, be it a point of view about beauty, our throw-away culture, or what it means to be creative." Brooke Colglazier, freshman in hospitality management, said she agreed with Gaynor. "What makes it special is

that it takes objects that some individuals might see as trash and creates art," Colglazier said. Ben Huddleston, freshman in fine arts and art committee co-chair, said there is a future for similar art at the Union.

"We are open to featuring more sustainable art," Huddleston said. The exhibit will be open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Sept. 11. The exhibit is in the William T. Kemper Art Gallery located on the first floor of the Student Union.

DREAMERS | They need us, we need them continued from page

My face got sunburned, but I left the rally feeling energized and hopeful. Even though we still have plenty to do to ensure Dreamers can remain in the U.S., it’s a cause worth fighting for. I held a sign that said, “A DREAM(er) is a wish your heart makes.” Maybe it’s cheesy to quote Disney, but it rings true for me. The Dreamers need us just as

much as we need them. Stephanie Wallace is a senior 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.