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imal Paul, professor of geography, began teaching at K-State in fall 1990. Paul began his journey to a teaching career in 1978 when he moved to Canada to earn his master’s degree and later moved to the U.S. in 1981 to earn his doctorate. Paul has written three books since being hired by K-State. “(Paul) has improved the lives of many people worldwide,” Richard Marston, distinguished professor of geography, said. When Paul came to K-State, he said he started teaching human geography, world geography, quantitative methods in geography and geography of natural hazards. “Geography is just something I’ve liked since second grade, and I’m very good at it,” Paul said. Although his research initially focused on medical geography with business distribution and factoring, as well as health care location and planning, he said he now focuses on natural disasters such as the Greensburg and Joplin tor-
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“If you identify as a female then use the female restroom. I honestly don’t think someone would identify as the opposite gender just to peep on people in the bathrooms.”
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A resolution in support of a campuswide tobacco ban passed by a tiebreaker at the Student Governing Association meeting Thursday. The first vote on the tobacco ban failed 24-26, according to the vote counting system. Multiple members of SGA raised concerns, however, with the tally, citing their own counts showing that the resolution actually tied 25-25 or passed 26-24. A second vote was called, and there was a 24-24 tie. Seven senators were absent from the meeting, and two senators left the meeting after the first vote. The tiebreaker vote fell to Kurt Lockwood, speaker of the senate and senior in agricultural economics. He voted in favor, and the resolution passed 25-24. According to the resolution, “The Kansas State University Student Governing Association supports a change in the official campus smoking policy to no longer allow smoking, use of electronic cigarettes or use of any form of tobacco on the Kansas State University Manhattan campus.” The resolution is only a recommendation to K-State President Kirk Schulz, who has the final say in the university’s policy. The close nature of SGA’s approval mirrors the previous 31-27-2 vote by the faculty senate. With the divisiveness of the issue, it is unclear if Schulz would view the vote as a mandate for action, Harlan said. “Pass or fail, whatever Kurt (Lockwood) decided, remember this was a recommendation to the president (of the university),” Bill Harlan, SGA advisor and director of student activities and services, said. see page
nadoes, Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake that took place in Nepal last year. According to Marston, Paul has produced the largest publica-
What do you think about the K-State internal practice that allows individuals to use the restroom that accords with their gender identity?
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AALIA WHITAKER freshman, architecture “It should be discriminatory based on your genitals, not the gender you identify with.”
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junior, architecture “The bathrooms are designed for specific genitals but personally I don’t care. I’m not gonna be too bothered by it.”
LUCAS DOWNES junior, architecture “I don’t have a problem with it.” HERMAN COCEANCIGH graduate student, chemistry
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tion record of any faculty member of the geography department in more than 60 years. Marston said Paul has established an international reputation through his re-
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K-State internal practice allows individuals to choose bathroom based on gender identity JASON TIDD the collegian
Students at K-State may use the restroom that fits their gender identity, according to posters that appeared on some bathroom doors on campus Thursday. The posters, which are printed on pink printer paper, said, “According to Kansas State University’s Office of Institutional Equity, individuals are entitled to use the restroom that accords with their gender identity.” Below that, it said, “Women’s Studies Department.” The posters were created by Lisette Corbeille, senior in women’s studies and psychology and student worker for the Women’s Studies Department; Angela Hubler, interim women’s studies department head and associate professor of women’s studies; and Harlan Weaver, assistant professor of women’s studies. “My motivation for doing these signs is because I do have friends who are in the trans community, and my motivation behind these signs is I’ve seen them struggle ... I want them to know that they are supported,” Corbeille said. Before making the posters, Corbeille confirmed the information with the Office of Institutional Equity. “It’s based on the fact that there’s a policy of nondiscrimination on campus ... I did check with (the Office of Institutional Equity), and transgender people do have the right to use the facilities of their gender identity,” Corbeille said. “So we just went ahead and made the fliers.” Travis Gill, director of the Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX coordinator, said the poster is accurate. While it is not a written K-State policy, it is an internal practice by the university. This is due to interpretation of federal Title IX law. Gill said it has been the university’s practice since he arrived in May 2015. He said he does not know how the law was in-
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terpreted before that. The university’s internal practice does not mean anybody can use whatever bathroom they choose. “It is not anybody can use any restroom they want,” Hubler said. “I as a woman cannot just go in and say, ‘I feel like using the men’s bathroom,’ because that’s not my gender identity. I do not identify as a man. The policy says you have the right to use the bathroom that accords with your gender identity.” Chelsea, a K-State senior transwoman who said she wanted to be identified only by her first name out of fear someone could find a way to change her gender in K-State’s records, said she has not personally had issues with bathrooms at K-State, but she knows of other members of the transgender community who have. “I can’t expect my experience to be typical,” Chelsea said. She said she knew the policy before seeing the poster. If it were not the policy, Chelsea said she would not have come to K-State. When she first saw the poster, though, she said she was worried that it would say the opposite of what it did. Overall, Chelsea said K-State is fairly accepting of the transgender community. “I’m not saying K-State’s a perfect school, but K-State’s much more accepting than a lot of other places,” Chelsea said. The poster, Hubler and Corbeille said, is intended to inform people of the university’s practice. Gill said the Title IX taskforce typically provides education and training on a caseby-case basis. As this semester progresses, though, the taskforce will investigage methods for an effective way of educating the greater campus community. “(The Title IX Taskforce) will work as a collective to ensure that we have the best model and the best messaging, and we hope to roll that out as soon as possible,” Gill said. see page
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Students enjoy warm weather by hammocking around Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN
Hammocking in their “home tree,” (clockwise) Toney Rost, 2015 alum, enjoys the mild weather on Thursday with friends Kenton Rogg, junior in architectural engineering, Page Black, junior in family studies and human services, and Hannah Deardorff, senior in family studies and human services.
Pigins BBQ
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Editor-in-Chief Jon Parton and Sports Editor Tim Everson are here to answer the question: How do you screw up barbecue? We found out when we went to Pigins BBQ at 105 N. Third St.
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Tim: Pigins BBQ does its best to take you back to the golden age of Westerns. The walls are covered in everything John Wayne and James Arness, and you definitely get the vibe that you’re walking into a classic pit barbecue joint. The tables are custom-made with cool Old West wanted posters, and the staff is friendly and helpful. My drink was never empty and when it came time, my check came promptly with a smile. Granted, it wasn’t too packed in there, so there weren’t too many people to keep happy, but they did a good job. The food came out surprisingly fast. Like fast food fast. Which is definitely appreciated, but as you’ll read below, may have been a sign for things to come. Jon: If the food matched the fantastic service, this review would be much different. I enjoyed the country motif of the restaurant, along with the friendly staff. The rest of the experience, however, left a lot to be desired.
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Tim: OK. I want to start this by saying I fully want to support small businesses. Manhattan’s local restaurant scene is vibrant and wonderful, and folks that live in the Little Apple are very lucky. I also want to say I enjoy barbecue a great deal and have had good stuff all over the country. I did not enjoy Pigins food for the most part. I had their mac and cheese, brisket with french fries and Texas toast. The mac and cheese made me miss the Kraft brand boxes I
have in my pantry. It was bland and hardly cheesy. The consistency was also strange, forgoing a normal creamy experience to a more watery concoction, like when you add too much milk to your own batch at home. The brisket was kind of dry but overall it was decent. The spices they used were flavorful. The french fries and toast were good, but they’re french fries and toast, so of course they were good. The saving grace happened at the end. They brought out ribs for everyone to try and that was pretty good. The rib was obviously fresh and the meat was flavorful and fell off the bone. I wasn’t a huge fan of their sauce, but that could definitely be a preference thing and could be skipped on a return trip. Jon: Almost everything was a disappointment. I agree with Tim in supporting the little guy — some of the best food I’ve ever had came from small, family-owned restaurants.
After hearing how good the baked beans were from the server, I was disappointed with what I was given. The beans tasted like they came straight out of a can, devoid of any real flavor. I ordered the Hoss Cartwright, a pulled pork sandwich with pickle and onion. While the bun was good quality, soft and springy, it was about two times the thickness of the meat. Every bite was two-thirds bread and one-third meat. As a Kansas City area native, I’ve had quite a few different barbecue sauces, each one with their own distinct flavor. The sauce at Pigins, however, tasted like a thin ketchup with sparse flecks of black pepper added in. To their credit, I thought the meat was great quality, but it was ruined by the lackluster sauce.
AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 Your little obsessions have gotten out of hand lately. You flew past quirky and landed at borderline crazy. Ease up a tad.
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Tim: The mac and cheese, brisket with a nice amount of french fries and Texas toast was about $12. Quantity-wise, I’d say you definitely get your value. I left full. Quality-wise, maybe not. Nothing really impressed me, and even though I enjoyed the rib, it wasn’t good enough to make up for all of the mediocre-to-borderline bad food I had before it. Jon: The price is definitely right for the amount of food you get. I ordered a sandwich, beans and a soft drink for under $10 before tip. I feel like there is a lost opportunity at the restaurant. The atmosphere is fantastic, the people are nice and the prices are right. But none of that matters when the food isn’t that great. Jon Parton is a senior in political science. Timothy Everson is a junior in English. Please send comments to current@kstatecollegian.com.
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The decisions you make this weekend will directly affect your entire life. Here’s a nice rhyme the cosmos thought up for you: If you go out, you might end up in jail. If you don’t study for your test, you’ll surely fail.
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If your loved one invites you out to dinner this weekend, consider eating something light. Who knows, they might want to go for a run afterward.
You know that saying, “If Britney can make it through 2007, you can get through today?” Well, you’re not Britney, b*tch. Just stay in bed, it really isn’t worth it.
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Channeling ghosts and demons hasn’t worked yet. Maybe for your next seance you can invite an Aquarius. Their sanity has already flown the coop; maybe it’ll work better with company.
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Recently you decided that the stars have no idea what they’re talking about — I don’t see good things for you this weekend.
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OPINION friday, february 19, 2016
Justice’s death opens door for Democrats GIBSON COMBS the collegian
The courtroom’s doors along with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s chair are draped in black following the justice’s sudden death at the age of 79. The extremely conservative justice, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, died of natural causes Saturday in his sleep while he was at home after suffering from “health issues,” according to the Washington Post article “The death of Antonin Scalia: Chaos, confusion and conflicting reports.” Underneath all the sadness and mourning for Scalia in Washington and across the nation lies opportunity for the Democratic Party, namely President Barack Obama, to fill the empty seat left by the respected justice. There has, however, been an abundance of controversy surrounding the issue of appointing a new justice due to the substantial implications that come with it. Justices on the Supreme Court serve life tenure, meaning whomever is granted the ninth seat will affect important legislation for generations to come. Republicans have not been tight-lipped about their ideas surrounding the president’s appointment strategy since the courts have now shifted from leaning conservative to being split evenly 4-4, conservative and liberal. Right-wing presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz said in a tweet Saturday, “We owe it to (Scalia), and the nation, for the Senate to ensure that the next president names his replacement.” Cruz echoed the opinion held
Illustration by Savannah Thaemert by most conservatives in hopes that the next president will be a Republican, continuing the trend of a Supreme Court leaning to the right. In my opinion, there is no such debt owed to the late Scalia or the nation. The argument being made by Republicans, including Senate Ma-
jority Leader Mitch McConnell, is that no president should be able to appoint a justice in his last year in office, according to the U.S. News article “Hat-Trick Gridlock”. The problem I see here is that there is no law dictating such a restriction. It is Obama’s responsibility to appoint a new justice, as laid out clearly in Article II, Section 2
of the Constitution, according to the U.S. News article. With almost a year left in office, the president should be granted the ability to present his appointment before the Senate, however uncompromising the Senate majority might be. Hypothetically, let’s say Obama narrows his decision down
to one candidate for Scalia’s replacement and presents him or her before the Senate. The expected course of action is a rejection, a tactic that would be used to buy Republicans more time. But this may not be the smartest idea, according to the Washington Post article “If Republicans block Obama’s Supreme Court nomination, he wins anyway.” Due to the even split between the two opposing parties in the current Supreme Court, all tied votes will flow back down to the lower U.S. Courts of Appeals. The majority of these lower courts are currently Democrat-dominated. “Even if the GOP blocks his nominee, the policy outcomes would be very similar to what they’d be if the court had a liberal majority,” according to the article. In my opinion, the best course of action for Obama is to exercise his presidential power to appoint a moderate democrat as Scalia’s replacement. I believe a moderate is his best bet in getting the nominee through the Senate process. Hopefully, the possible threat of the Courts of Appeals ruling in the Democrats’ favor on hot-button issues like abortion and immigration, which are both on the Supreme Court’s docket, will be enough of a scare for the Senate, and it will accept Obama’s future nominee, effectively adding a progressive advantage to the Supreme Court for many years to come. 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.
Gibson Combs is a freshman in mass communications. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.
Space exploration should be funded by private sector, businesses
AUSTIN MCCAMPBELL the collegian
On July 20, 1969, a giant leap was made in the form of a small step. Despite the fact that the Soviet Union probe Sputnik 1 beat American probes to reaching space, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set foot on the moon’s surface. The achievement was the culmination of a decade’s worth of research and efforts on the part of NASA. There have been five other successful moon landings, with the Apollo 17 project being the latest American space mission that put man on lunar ground, according to the historylists. org article “List of 6 Manned Moon Landings.” Apollo 17’s mission was completed back in 1972. Since then, there have been numerous unmanned American missions as well as other international programs working on going to the moon, including missions by countries such as
Russia, China and Japan. For American lunar aspirations, the big question is why have we been hesitant to return to the moon? The first thing I asked myself when trying to answer this question is why we would want to go back to the moon in the first place. When Armstrong reached the moon in 1969, research was definitely a reason for why American scientists wanted to land a man on the moon. The main reason, however, was in politics and Cold War saber rattling. Eight years prior to the moon landing, President John F. Kennedy boldly claimed that the U.S. would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In the “space race” of the Cold War, the Soviets had been quicker to launch the Sputnik satellite into space in 1957 and the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space in 1961. Having lost two major competitions in the space race, the U.S. decided to double down and go for putting a man on the moon before the Soviets could, according to “The Decision to Go to the Moon: President John F. Kennedy’s May 25, 1961 Speech before a Joint Session of Congress” from the NASA History Office. Today, there is not as much showing off necessary in terms of establishing dominance when
it comes to space exploration. The moon has been stepped on by human feet and human fingers have graced the nothingness of space. Not to mention the dozens of drones and satellites that have explored Earth’s orbit, scavenged the moon, roamed the deserts of Mars and travelled beyond our solar system. Simply put, I believe the fierce motivation to explore the vastness of space and the moon is lost without fierce international competition driven by nationalism, that was found during the Cold War. The second element to answering this question, I believe, lies in the cost — we have not been putting enough money into the nation’s space program. In the 2015 budget, NASA received only $17.5 billion out of the trillions the government can spend. Even then, some disapproval is shown toward how much NASA receives. “Turning astronauts into space-based version of Gene Autry and Roy Rodgers, doing what amounts to extremely expensive, technologically sophisticated rope tricks, does not measure up — especially when the economy is growing at less than 1 percent,” according to the U.S. News article “To Infinity and Beyond?: More Wasteful Spending at NASA,”
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by Peter Roff. While I may not agree with the article, nobody can deny that space travel is pretty pricey and impressive to watch. A third reason could be the human risk. It makes sense that sending a lifeless probe to retrieve data from the moon is not as dangerous as sending a human being into space where the slightest malfunction in equipment during the trip could result in a terrible death. But is the risk worth the reward? In an interview with the Guardian, Ian Crawford, professor of planetary science and astrobiology at Birkbeck College in London, compared the effectiveness of manned versus unmanned missions. “Apollo 17 spent three days on the moon while its astronauts made journeys across the lunar surface that totaled 31 kilometers,” Crawford said. “They also drilled a three-meter hole into the surface, the deepest made in an object outside Earth, left a range of instrument packages behind them and then brought back a 76 kilograms of rock back to Earth. The drone Opportunity’s record is not so stellar by comparison. “Opportunity took 10 years before it managed to run up a travel total of 31 kilometers,” Crawford said. “More to the point, it returned no samples
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of any kind, did no drilling and returned only limited data.” While the results are rather striking when put side by side, the risk of losing an astronaut crew to a technological or structural failure of the spacecraft during the journey would be a terrible and unnecessary loss of life. So given these risks, will we ever return to the moon? Humanity certainly will, as interest is expressed in other countries like Russia to establish a lunar base. As for America, however, I think the future of lunar travel will be in the private sector. For those who have not heard of it already, SpaceX is a private company that one day wants to transport humans into space. In the meantime, the company’s rockets travel back and forth from Earth to the International Space Station, according to the Quartz.com article “SpaceX booked its first Moon mission — and it uses ridesharing.” SpaceX hopes to join up with an Israeli private group as a rideshare program, according to Quartz. The article’s subtitle helps clarify details for the reader by describing the efforts as “like Uber but for space.” Personally, I think government programs like NASA should be in charge of extraterrestrial and space research. I say
we let NASA do what they have been doing for decades and let the private sector and businesses provide the means to travel into space and to the moon. We can already see such a thing happening with Virgin Galactic, a branch of the commonly known airline company Virgin. “We believe that in the future, life on Earth will be made better by the exploration of space,” the “Our vision of the future” page of Virgin Galactic’s website said. I believe companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic can fulfill the dreams of those seeking to go to space or even live in an extraterrestrial environment. While my dreams of a lunar colony may have to wait a few decades, I won’t be surprised if such a reality comes in the form of a private enterprise’s efforts. Maybe then I could get my very own taste of space and bring back my own moon rock to show off. 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.
Austin Mccampbell is a senior in history. Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.
SHOULD NASA SEND PEOPLE BACK TO THE MOON?
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CHASE TENEYCK
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GUS ARANA
LATI HORTON
BRANDON SUTCLIFFE
“Maybe there are better things for us there. It could be worth it.”
“What do we really have to gain by going there?”
“The question is, who’s going to fund it? Will I have to pay for it?”
“I don’t think it’s necessary unless we actually have a good reason.”
“It depends, unless there’s a good reason to go. Like if they have water, then go.”
business administration
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SPORTS
friday, february 19, 2016
Women’s basketball looks to rebound after tough loss RILEY GATES the collegian
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-State might be hurting after Wednesday night. Although Texas was No. 8 coming into the game, K-State almost walked into Austin, Texas, and stole the rug right out from under the Longhorns. That being said, losing by seven points in a game you weren’t supposed to win could leave a bit of a mark on K-State. Whether or not the Wildcats are still hurting from the loss, they’ll have to find a way to move past it. K-State welcomes the ninth-ranked team in the Big 12 conference, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Sunday. The Red Raiders enter the game with an 11-14 overall record and a 2-12 Big 12 record. The Red Raiders’ record is indicative of the way they have played this season. Their only Big 12 wins are in a threepoint overtime win against Iowa State, who sits at eighth in the conference, and against Kansas, who brings up the caboose in the Big 12 and hasn’t won a conference game yet this season. The struggling Red Raiders are led by a two-guard at-
tack of players who average double figures in scoring on the season. Junior guard Ivonne Cook-Taylor leads the charge for the Red Raiders, averaging 14.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Cook-Taylor’s production is matched by the play of freshman guard Japreece Dean, who contributes 11.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. K-State will need a solid defensive showing, much like they gave Wednesday night in Texas, to keep the Red Raiders’ chance of knocking off the Wildcats at a minimum. K-State’s statistical leader on the year is junior center Breanna Lewis, who is averaging 16.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Lewis has been leading the Wildcats on paper all season, but she struggled to really shine until Wednesday night. Lewis dropped 20 points and reeled in 10 rebounds against Texas. Texas Tech’s top post player is junior center Leashja Grant, who averages 8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. If Lewis is prepared to play, she could take advantage of her matchup on Grant. Tipoff between the Wildcats and Red Raiders is set for 2 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum.
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Junior center Breanna Lewis looks toward the basket while Kansas freshman forward Tyler Johnson tries to block her shot attempt on Saturday inside Bramlage Coliseum. Lewis finished the game with 24 points.
Wildcat tennis takes on Air Force, Drake at home this weekend CHRIS ROBINSON the collegian
After a disappointing defeat at the hands of Missouri, the Wildcats look to bounce back this weekend as they host the Drake Bulldogs and the Air Force Falcons in a dual meet on Saturday and Sunday. The Wildcats bring a 3-2 record into the weekend. Coming into this matchup, K-State has only had one home match this season. This weekend’s matches, however, File Photo by Parker Robb | THE COLLEGIAN
Junior Livia Cirnu reaches for a ball placed in the opposite corner during a women’s tennis practice on Oct. 7, 2015.
will be outdoors instead of indoors due to the weather. “We will need to make some adjustments to our game (playing outdoors), but I believe the team can make the transition to outdoor tennis rather quickly,” K-State head coach Danielle Steinberg said to K-State Sports. K-State will face Air Force on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The Falcons are coming into this matchup 3-3 after losing two in a row to Nebraska and Eastern Michigan. On Sunday, the Wildcats will take on the Drake Bulldogs beginning at 11 a.m. Drake is 5-4 on the season and is coming into the weekend having lost its last two matches. “Both Air Force and Drake are solid and feisty teams and both will push
us to play our best tennis, which is exactly what we need right now,” Steinberg said to K-State Sports. “With the way our schedule turned out this year, this is only the fourth time we play back-toback matches, but that should not be an issue or a factor. The team is in great physical shape, and I believe will come out strong both days.” Air Force hasn’t won an away match this year, which is something K-State will look to take advantage of this weekend. This weekend’s matchups will be big for the Wildcats. This can be a step in the right direction for a Wildcat team that could use a boost. The Wildcats will compete in New York next weekend in another dual match against Columbia and Memphis.
Indoor track, field ends season inside Ahearn Field House LIZ HEATH the collegian
Last season, the K-State men’s track and field team finished at the bottom of the conference in the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships. The women’s team finished just 6.5 behind the top-finishing team. With just one meet remaining before the Big 12
Championship, the Wildcats will look to continue to build their momentum as the indoor season comes to a close. The Wildcat men’s and sixth-ranked women’s team will compete in Ahearn Field House in the inaugural Steve Miller Open on Friday. Previously, the meet was known as the K-State Open. It was renamed the Steve Miller Open after the former K-State athletics director and head track coach. Miller took
over the track program at K-State in 1981 and held the position until 1987. During his time as K-State’s athletic director, Miller hired current head football coach Bill Snyder. The meet will also feature the Deb Pihl Women’s Mile Run. An inductee in the 2004 K-State Athletics Hall of Fame class, Deb (Pihl) Torneden competed for the K-State women’s track and field team in 1980, 1983 and
1984. Torneden is considered one of the all-time great middle distance runners at K-State. During the course of her career, she earned eight Big Eight conference titles, including the 1984 Most Outstanding Performer at the Big Eight Championships. Torneden also ran the world’s best time for the 1,000 meters in 1984. After her time at K-State, Torneden went on to qualify for the Olympic Trials
in 1984, 1992, 1996 and 2000. Last season at the K-State Open, the Wildcats saw a number of athletes break their personal records, resulting in 12 first-place finishes. The story has been similar so far this season for K-State. Last weekend alone, 10 athletes recorded personal bests, including four first-place finishes by sophomore Colton Donahue in the 3,000-meter run, junior Kim Williamson in high jump, junior Lukas Koch
in the mile run and senior Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye in long jump. Sophomore Terrell Smith also smashed a school record in the 200-meter dash last weekend with a time of 20.93 seconds. The meet will start at 4 p.m. on Friday in the field with women’s weight throw and women’s long jump. The Deb Pihl Women’s Mile Run will start the action on the track at 6 p.m.
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iane Meredith, owner of Acme Gift, The Dusty Bookshelf, Threads and Varsity Donuts, has been in Manhattan since 1982 when she attended K-State. She currently serves along side her co-owner and partner, David Sauter. Before she was able to finish school, Meredith purchased The Dusty Bookshelf, which at the time was located where the salon Shaggieville is located. This is where her story begins. “If it weren’t for my parents, who encouraged me to buy The Dusty Bookshelf for $7,000 at the time, I don’t know where I would be currently,” Meredith said. She moved the bookstore to its current location in 1991 and opened Acme Gift in 2003. “When I first started Acme, I originally was picking products that I personally enjoyed,” Meredith said. “However, I learned that most people do not match my preferences. Therefore, I started branching out and tried looking for items most people would be interested in.” Meredith said the peanut-eraser in Acme Gift is a symbol for the fun atmosphere of the store and has been in the store for a long time. “I like Acme,” Laurel Burton, senior in life sciences, said. “It’s creative, fun and relaxing all at the same time.” Meredith said the staff at Acme is happy and drama-free, which makes the staff feel like family. “Even though Acme is definitely a work-hard business, it is also incorporating a large playhard atmosphere,” Danielle McCulley, 2014 K-State alum and Acme Gift store manager, said. McCulley said a large part of
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Danielle McCulley, Acme Gift store manager, and Diane Meredith, Acme co-owner, work in Aggieville on Wednesday. Meredith opened Acme in 2003. having a good staff is through the management. “Diane is a quirky person with a unique perception and an eye for seeing things differently,” McCulley said. McCulley also said Meredith empowers her employees. Meredith said owning all these
businesses has been a good opportunity for her. They give her a lot of pride and the work suits her. “It is also good because I am not a nine-to-five desk job type of person and these jobs keep me active,” Meredith said. Running a store like Acme does not just include the selection
process of determining what the shop will carry, it also requires numbers and technical work. “This is where my partner David comes in,” Meredith said. “He is the numbers guy and enjoys this type of work.” Today, Acme Gift carries an assortment of gifts ranging from
catalog products to its collection of “Local,” which is the company’s customized brand that carries the slogan “Kansas is not that bad.” “Acme is unique because you can walk in and feel more lighthearted while forgetting about your worries,” McCulley said. “You can just laugh.”
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“He will see the vote total ... the fact that students don’t support this either way, they’re split for different reasons, that’s all recorded, that’s all going to be made obvious to the president,” Harlan said. “He will do with it as he sees fit.” The opposition to the resolution was over various concerns with a complete tobacco ban. An attempt to amend the resolution was made early in the debate process by Garrett Kays, student senator and senior in agricultural economics. The amendment would have created designated smoking areas instead of banning tobacco everywhere on campus. The amendment ultimately failed 23-27. It was opposed in part because the current university policy already includes designated smoking areas, so the amendment would be the same as the current policy. The operations budget for the K-State Student Union was increased by 1 percent to $1,716,698 for fiscal year 2017 and will drop back down to $1,698,711 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. SGA decided on the increase because the Union’s utilities expenses have increased due
to the construction while revenue has dropped due to less business. A continuance of the Union reserve and replacement privilege fee of $25,000 was set for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019. SGA created a Student Design Center privilege fee of $65,000 for fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019. A committee was created to investigate the election structure of student body president and vice president elections. One of the motivations for forming the committee is the low participation in SGA elections, according to the meeting agenda. Amendments to the SGA bylaws and constitution concerning graduate student senator seat allocation and appointments were passed. SGA introduced travel allocations to Engineers Without Borders, Apparel Marketing and Design Alliance, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club and Pi Sigma Epsilon. Allocations for Open House Funds were also introduced. Amendments were introduced to the SGA bylaws concerning the election of the speaker of the student senate.
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“Overall, his work has improved the quality of life for countless people affected by natural disasters and helped alleviate the suffering caused by public health issues from rural Kansas to South Asia,” Marston said. “His work has bettered the lives of people worldwide.” Both Chuck Martin, professor of geography and department head, and Laura Brannon, professor of psychological scienc-
es, said Paul is a great colleague. “Dr. Paul is an extremely intelligent, agreeable person and he is very socially conscious,” Brannon said. “I couldn’t ask for a better interdisciplinary collaborator.” Paul and Brannon collaborated on a grant application concerning arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh about 12 years ago, and have since collaborated on several other grants. “His research on natural hazards and the human response to them is known nationally and
internationally,” Martin said. “He has been a highly positive contributor to the department in a variety of ways, from his teaching and advising (undergraduate and graduate) to his service on department, university and professional committees.” Paul said his family plays an influential role in his life and keeps him going. Paul, his wife and his son live in Manhattan, and his older daughters live in the Kansas City area. “When I’m not working, I
like to cook, go to the movies, grocery shop and I watch a lot of TV such as CNN or Fox News,” Paul said. “I actually find Fox News to be funny and entertaining.” Paul said he thinks highly of K-State. “The geography department here on campus is great and the environment here at K-State is so friendly and family-like, and the students are great,” Paul said. “Also, the weather here in Manhattan is much nicer than most other places that I have been.”
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Hubler said the poster was sent to professors in the women’s studies department and various student groups helped put them up. She also said anyone is free to copy the poster and place it on doors. Corbeille said she would like to see the poster on all bathroom doors on campus. A potential problem with the posters being placed on all the bathroom doors, however, is approval from the K-State Division of Facilities.
Loleta Sump, director of customer service for the division of facilities, and Mark Taussig, project manager for planning and large projects in the division of facilities, both said they were unaware of any approval for the poster from facilities. Sump said that according to OSAS publicity regulations, a poster may be placed on a building’s bulletin board if the building manager approves. To display a poster anywhere else in a building, including bathroom doors, facilities must approve. “It may not seem like this
is an issue for women’s studies, but women’s studies, our department addresses not just women’s studies, but gender, women and sexuality,” Hubler said. “We really see this as something that is relevant to our educational mission at K-State, and we want to support our students. We have trans students, and they have reported to us that they feel uncomfortable sometimes going into the bathrooms that accord with their gender identity. And we feel like if people understand that they have a right to be there, then everything will proceed more har-
moniously.” Chelsea said K-State should set the example when it comes to equality for the transgender community, adding that there are several areas where the university should improve. “I personally believe a university should lead the way and lead the society into the future and should not just be caught up with society,” Chelsea said. “I believe it is important for the university to really lead the charge and lead the state, especially because I just think the university has the duty to set the example.”
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The win put K-State in eighth in the conference as of Tuesday night. The Wildcats are just one game behind Texas Tech. No. 2 Kansas sits atop the Big 12 at 10-3. The Jayhawks are in front of West Virginia, who is in second at 9-4, and Oklahoma, who is in third at 8-4. The Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma State 94-67 on Monday inside Allen Fieldhouse. This season, Kansas beat the Wildcats 77-59 on Feb. 3 inside Allen Fieldhouse. The Wildcats held their own, though, as they led by as much as nine in the first half and got within two in the second half after trailing by 10 at halftime. “I thought we competed with them very well for about 34 minutes or so,” Weber said. “We just had some bad stretches, and we can’t have that many bad stretches when we play them again this time.” Junior forward Wesley Iwundu led the team in scoring in that game with 15 points, and senior forward Stephen
Hurt added 14. Senior forward Perry Ellis was trouble for the Wildcats as he had 19 points and played 34 minutes in the win for Kansas. The Jayhawks are riding a six-game winning streak and have yet to lose a game since Jan. 25 when they lost 72-85 in Ames, Iowa, to Iowa State. On Feb. 6, the Wildcats defeated then-No. 1 Oklahoma for their first win versus a ranked opponent in the season. “That was a special game for us and one that we really needed,” Weber said. “We need another one on Saturday.” Weber said he relies on the home crowd in Manhattan to give his team a boost of confidence, energy and home-court advantage. “Hopefully the crowd will be energized and ready to go,” Weber said. “They can really help us and be a differencemaker in the game, but we’re going to have to play well for 40 minutes to beat somebody like Kansas.”
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4. TEXAS (17-9, 8-5) LAST WEEK: 4
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1. KANSAS (22-4, 10-3) LAST WEEK: 3
It was really just a matter of time. Kansas has had a heck of a February. After dropping back-to-back-to-back road games, the Jayhawks won six in a row, including a win against Oklahoma last Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma. Not a whole lot stands in the way of the Jayhawks clinching another Big 12 title, but three out of their remaining five games are on the road.
2. WEST VIRGINIA (20-6, 9-4) LAST WEEK: 1
The Mountaineers had their shot at really doing some damage in the conference race. They didn't, however. Now they're a game behind the Jayhawks after losing on the road at Texas. The Mountaineers will need some help to get back in front of the conference race.
3. OKLAHOMA (20-5, 8-5) LAST WEEK: 2
Life in the Big 12 sucks. Especially on the road. The Sooners had a real shot at keeping the top spot in the conference, but losing at home to Kansas and on the road against Texas Tech has them a game out of first and possibly without a shot of
The Longhorns lost two straight after winning seven out of their last eight before that; however, a huge win over West Virginia kept them from falling in the power rankings. Texas can do some real damage down the stretch of the season with games against Oklahoma and Kansas, both of which are at home.
5. TEXAS TECH (16-9, 6-7) LAST WEEK: 8
Three ranked teams. The Red Raiders have beaten three straight ranked teams. Tubby Smith can freaking coach. Tech went from being one of the worst teams in the Big 12 to possibly being NCAA Tourney bound. If I had a vote for Coach of the Year, it would be headed to Lubbock, Texas.
6. BAYLOR (19-7, 8-5) LAST WEEK: 6
Baylor dropped triple digits at Iowa State to get a win. That was big, especially considering the Bears had gotten waxed at home several nights earlier to a very mysterious Texas Tech team. The Bears are erratic, but man, when they're on it, they're tough to beat. The final couple weeks of conference play will be very telling as four of their final five games are against ranked opponents.
7. IOWA STATE (18-8, 7-6) LAST WEEK: 5
Iowa State makes me sad. I like the Cyclones a lot, and I expected big things out of them this year with the talent and veteran leadership they have in
Ames, Iowa. They could have been a Final Four caliber team. Unfortunately, injuries and other unforeseen obstacles have turned Iowa State from a potentially great team to just a good one. The Cyclones can't let themselves fall apart in the coming weeks if they want to make a late-season run.
8. K-STATE (15-11, 4-9) LAST WEEK: 7
The Wildcats need to figure it out. Their loss on Saturday to Oklahoma State is borderline unforgivable, and their win at TCU doesn't really mean that much. K-State has Kansas and Texas coming up and a real shot at getting themselves firmly back into the tournament picture. Losses against both pretty much secure NIT or worse for the Wildcats.
9. OKLAHOMA STATE (12-14, 3-10) LAST WEEK: 10
The Cowboys just can't pull anything together. After an overtime win at home against K-State in which both teams looked terrible, they went and got the snot beat out of them in Lawrence. If you listen closely, you might be able to hear the fat lady singing a song about Cowboys' head coach Travis Ford.
10. TCU (11-15, 2-11) LAST WEEK: 9
TCU is really, really, really bad at basketball. They put up almost zero fight against a KState team that was kind of on its last legs. Good news for Frog fans: Football season ramps back up on Feb. 28. You'll finally be able to remove those bags on your heads and see the light of day once again.
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‘Sandstorm’ still banned from Bramlage JORDAN HERRICK the collegian
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ans inside Bramlage Coliseum, whether they are young, old, current students or alumni, are known for creating an intense atmosphere. This season, however, the Octagon of Doom has been missing a crucial part of that atmosphere — "Sandstorm." Since last year’s Sunflower Showdown against the University of Kansas when chants of, “Fuck KU,” were aired on national television, the athletic department has not played the song, and fans have taken notice. Despite the multitude of requests for "Sandstorm" to make a comeback to Bramlage, the athletic department has maintained its position to not play the song in hopes of creating a family atmosphere. “We want an environment that is intimidating for visitors to play in, but I think we have to do that without crossing the line,” Scott Garrett, senior associate athletic director for external operations, said. “We do not think it is responsible to play that song when every time it is played the F-word is chanted in unison.” More steps toward a family atmosphere have been taken by the athletic department. They partnered with student leadership to create a sportsmanship committee. The committee has spread awareness of sportsmanship throughout this past school year. In addition, students were required to sign a sportsmanship pledge when they picked up their season tickets at the beginning of the school year. Traditionally, "Sandstorm" was played during pivotal moments of a game when the Wildcats were on a hot streak. It was a momentum-definer, and the song’s intention was to get fans involved as well as to motivate the team. “('Sandstorm') plays and everyone loses their mind,” Chris-
tian Stromgren, junior in finance, said. “There is not a single person in the stadium that does not like that song. It pumps people up.” Fans are partially divided on the return of the controversial song, though many appear to favor the return of "Sandstorm." According to a Twitter poll conducted by the Collegian on Feb. 10, out of 328 respondents, 84 percent are in favor of seeing the song return. Students for the song's return seem to value it as a crucial staple in creating an intimidating environment. “It is one of the cooler traditions at K-State,” Stromgren said. “I would like to see it come back because (the atmosphere) is missing something at those key moments.” Other fans, however, question the return of "Sandstorm" and the temptation for the behavior it may provoke, or the message it sends. “I thought it was distasteful and ESPN commented about that, which I found embarrassing,” Kristin Johnson, junior in marketing, said. “We are better than that. It is not a good image to portray. There are alternative chants we could do in lieu of the profane gestures we have exhibited in the past.” Johnson said she chose not to participate in the chant when she attended games. The athletics department does believe that steps have been made in the correct direction, Garrett said. No one has been removed this year for a violation of profanity or chants, but while improvement has been made, the chant’s future is currently still up in the air, Garrett said. K-State fans should not expect the song to be played on Saturday or any other time this season. “The students have been awesome," Garrett said. "Attendance has been positive. They have been loud and intimidating. I do not envision it returning this year. I do not know when the right time would be, but never say never.”
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