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What is KSUnite? Frequently asked questions about Tuesday’s event RAFAEL GARCIA THE COLLEGIAN

This Tuesday, the university will cancel afternoon classes and close all offices between 1 and 3 p.m. for the K-State Unity Walk and KSUnite. Here are answers to some common questions about the events on Tuesday afternoon.

WHAT IS KSUNITE?

According to the university’s website for the event, KSUnite is meant to unite students, faculty and staff to “reaffirm who we are, what we value and what we stand for as the K-State family.” In what the university called a “rare closure of all classes and offices,” the university will effectively shut down between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday. Departments that cannot easily accommodate such a closure, such as public safety and dining services, are expected to remain open. The Unity Walk will begin promptly at 1 p.m. or when Anderson Hall’s bells start to chime, at which point members of the K-State community will be asked to walk to the lawn east of Anderson Hall from wherever they may be, or from these designated meeting points: - College of Business Building (south door) - Derby Dining Center (south door entrance near Derby Bakery) - Dole Hall (east door) - Kramer Dining Center (Wefald Hall main entrance) - Student Union (ground floor courtyard) - Nichols Hall (north door) At 1:30 p.m., the KSUnite program will begin and leaders of the K-State community will “provide a message of unity and outline steps that all K-Staters can take as the community moves forward.” Speakers will include Jack Ayres, student body president; Darrell Reese, president of the Black Student Union; uni-

versity president Richard Myers; and the Rev. Troy Bowers of Manhattan’s First United Methodist Church. After KSUnite, the university will host facilitated conversations on topics such as the university’s Principles of Community, cultural competency, need-based scholarships and an update on the proposed Multicultural Center. Members of the K-State community are encouraged to wear purple Tuesday.

WHY IS IT BEING HELD?

“The rally is not a response to any specific event,” Ayres said. “It’s not about the racist vandalism or anything in particular. It’s more the fact that we as a university need to stand up to hate as it exists in all forms. I think that our campus has been challenged by that this semester. “Regardless of the details of any specific incident, I think that we have a responsibility to stand up and be a leader for the state and for the region,” Ayres continued. “We’re not going to be tolerant of intolerance.” While organizers of the event have not pointed to any specific incident or issue as the spur for canceling classes, the timing of the event — which is meant to promote unity and diversity — comes after a string of controversial incidents involving race, sex and religion have rocked K-State’s campus in the previous year.

WHAT CLASSES ARE CANCELED?

All regular Tuesday classes between 1 and 3 p.m. Tuesday will be canceled. This includes 1:05 – 2:20 p.m and 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. classes, as well as Monday through Friday classes that would have begun at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. The KSUnity event website says faculty can decide between canceling or rescheduling studio and laboratory sections during that time frame. Check with your instructor to clarify what their decision is.

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Start from your building on campus or one of the designated starting spots listed online at K-State.edu.

KSUNITE PROGRAM 1:30 P.M. ANDERSON HALL LAWN FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS Following KSUnite K-STATE STUDENT UNION see www.k-state.edu for a full schedule. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING?

Ayres said he had no idea how many people would attend KSUnite, but he said he hoped it would number in the thousands. For comparison, about 500 people attended an evening diversity rally earlier this semester in the wake of white nationalist posters appearing on campus. It is important to note, however, that the September rally was held after hours when students and faculty had largely gone home. By contrast, Tuesday’s rally will take place during a time where many students and university staff are still on campus.

WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THE EVENT?

The K-State Police Department declined to comment on what exact security measures are

being taken for the event, but according to the Division of Human Capital Services, “adequate security measures will be in place to secure the KSUnite event.” Ayres said K-State Police chief Ronnie Grice has spearheaded the university’s efforts to ensure security and accessibility. Additionally, Mid-Campus Drive,

Vattier Street and Butterfly Lane, which surround Anderson Hall’s lawn, will be closed to vehicle traffic.

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

Purple, and plenty of it. As of Sunday evening, the National Weather Service is forecasting a

mostly cloudy, patchy drizzle for Tuesday afternoon with a high of around 61 degrees. Later on in the evening, expect a low of 45 degrees and a higher chance of thunderstorms, with a 40 percent chance of precipitation.

WHY SHOULD I GO?

Ayres said students should strongly consider attending to show solidarity and unity among the K-State community. “I think this is a time where we can really stand up as Kansas State University,” Ayres said. “It’s important to be a part of the solution, because if you’re not a part of that, you’re a part of the problem. At the same time, we’re not saying that Tuesday is going to be about solutions, but it really is about moving forward and leading and really being the best that we can be.”

WHAT IF I CAN’T GO?

Don’t fret, KSUnite is not a required event for K-State students or faculty. Additionally, the Collegian will partner with Channel 8 News to livestream the Unity Walk and KSUnite via the Collegian’s Facebook page starting at 1 p.m. KSDB, the university’s student-run radio station, will also broadcast the events on 91.9 FM. The Collegian’s reporters will also attend each of the workshops, so be sure to check out KStateCollegian.com and Wednesday’s print edition of the Collegian for all the details on KSUnite.

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‘Field Day’ in 1916 paved the way for KSUnite RACHEL HOGAN THE COLLEGIAN

The cancellation of classes and campus offices Tuesday afternoon for the KSUnite event may be the first time classes have been canceled for non-weather-related reasons in over 100 years. “I believe the only time the entire campus has been closed for a singular event excluding that rare winter storm or other weather-related issue was on Dec. 7, 1916,” said Jed Dunham, history researcher and writer/editor for the division of communications and marketing. On that day, nicknamed “Field Day,” students and instructors worked together to overhaul

the field in the World War I Memorial Stadium, which was known as the College Athletic Field at the time. Today, the Memorial Stadium’s field runs north to south, covered in artificial turf. The College Athletic Field ran east to west and was in poor condition by the end of the football season. Dunham describes the state of the field in the upcoming book “The Last New Thing in the World: A History of World War I Memorial Stadium.” “The College Athletic Field was marred by a surface of rough and pitted turf. Bare in many places, the limited grass eroded to a hard patch of dried dirt on sunny days or thick, oozing mud on those when it rained. It was surrounded

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Students relax after a day of work rearranging the Kansas State Agricultural College’s football field. In 1916, the university canceled classes so students could work on the projet at what is now Memorial Stadium.

by a creaking, leaning grandstand and a decaying fence. The track team, baseball team and football team all practiced and played on the field, and little funding was earmarked in the college budget to upgrade or maintain the field. Much of its upkeep was done by the students themselves under the direction of the Athletic Association.” “The inability of the field to hold a grass surface was also a blemish upon a school which boasted an agricultural identity,” Dunham wrote. In 1916, Kansas State was known as the Kansas State Agricultural College, and thus its students were called “the Aggies.” During a pep rally prior to KSAC’s football game against the University of Missouri (which KSAC won 7-6), then-university president Henry Jackson Waters announced that all classes would be canceled on Thursday, Dec. 7, freeing students’ schedules to take part in the renovation of the athletic field. According to vol. 23, no. 17 of the Collegian, the renovations entailed a regrading of the field to facilitate better water drainage, a relocation of the baseball field and a reconstruction of the bleachers. “Only service on the field will be an acceptable excuse for absence from regular college du-

ties,” read the Dec. 5 issue of the Collegian. Insights from H.B. Walker, then-associate professor of irrigation and drainage engineering, guided preparations for the renovation. According to the Collegian, all able-bodied male students and faculty were expected to partake in the labor, while female students were to help prepare food for the laboring men. The squads of students were organized by the deans of agriculture, engineering, general science and domestic science. In total, there were approximately 40 squads, each with 25 to 30 student workers. On the morning of Dec. 7, 1916, approximately 1,200 male students and faculty members armed with donated spades, shovels and picks assembled on the College Athletic Field at 8 a.m. This was approximately half of KSAC’s total enrollment for the fall 1916 semester, which stood at 2,251. The 1917 Royal Purple yearbook set the scene: “At eight o’clock on the morning appointed, an industrial army of twelve hundred students, faculty members and townspeople, uniformed in old clothes and armed with picks and shovels, stood ready for the signal to dig. Up in the domestic science build-

KSUnite: How and why do classes get canceled at K-State? Provost Mason explains TORI WIEGERS

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Anderson Hall pokes through the drab gray sky and freshly fallen snow on Feb. 21, 2013. Kansas State students experienced the university’s first snow day in several years.

What is the process for canceling classes at Kansas State? It is a question many K-State students are probably asking right now. April Mason, provost and senior vice president, helped to shed some light on what can cause the university to cancel all classes for a period of time. Cancellations usually happen due to severe weather. The last time all classes were canceled at K-State was after a heavy snowfall

in 2015. Classes were canceled for two days in a row even though it was sunny the second day. ”The second day, facilities [staffers] were out clearing the parking lots [and] clearing the sidewalks,” Mason said. “It would’ve been dangerous. Once you get seventeen cars in the parking lot, you can’t run your equipment through it. They didn’t want any cars on campus, so we canceled classes the second day.”

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Then-university president Henry Waters provides instruction during ‘Field Day’ on Dec. 7, 1916. ing, another, this one of women students and faculty members, responded to the command of housewife’s duties. As the morning advanced, reinforcements arrived to swell the ranks of each. Picks, shovels, spades, twenty teams, four tractors and an army of Aggie men, the combination of which worked wonders.” On the field, the men dug trenches marked by stakes prepared by L.E. Conrad, then-professor in engineering. Meanwhile, the women prepared a meal of “wienie sandwiches” with over 350 pies, 100 gallons of coffee and 200 dozen donuts. The meal was served at noon. The band played while the laborers ate and rested. The work resumed at 1 p.m. and extended into the evening. At one point, Waters joined in on the work after seeing a student resting.

J.T. Willard, then-head of the general science department, also participated in the work day. That evening saw the completion of the field’s regrading. The construction of a new baseball field was well underway. “It is a fine sight,” Waters said after the day’s completion, according to the Collegian. “Never before was such enthusiasm shown at an educational institution in the country.” Waters called the new field “a new link forged into the chain of college unity,” according to Dunham. Nearly 101 years later, the university has canceled classes for non-weather-reasons again to to promote the KSUnite event, encouraging staff and students “to unite together to reaffirm who we are, what we value and what we stand for as the K-State family.”

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However, Mason said the administration tries to avoid canceling all classes whenever possible. “It causes a lot of problems for faculty and students,” Mason said. “Even when we cancel classes, there’s some people who must come in. Our facilities people have to come in and clear the sidewalks

and clear the driveways, and make sure everything’s safe for everyone else.” Jed Dunham, history researcher, said he was pretty sure the last and only other time classes were cancelled at Kansas State University for a non-weather related event appears to be in 1916, although he said he was not “100 percent certain.” In December of that year, the university cancelled classes so that students could help realign the football field at the present-day location

of Memorial Stadium. Mason said the final call for class cancellation rests on university president Richard Myers. “The president is responsible for all the workings of Kansas State,” Mason said. “You can’t do it by vote, you can’t do it by popularity. The cabinet helps him, we guide him, we make suggestions to him, but ultimately he makes the decision.” Due to the problems associated with a total cancellation of all

classes at the university, Mason said classes are never canceled for things like afternoon sporting events. Even the total eclipse of the sun on the first day of the fall 2017 semester was not a reason to officially cancel classes at K-State. ”We suspended the attendance policy for that one day, so if students didn’t arrive in class, attendance was not dropped,” Mason said. To celebrate the diversity and unity of the K-State Family, Mason

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and the president’s cabinet elected to cancel classes for two hours on Tuesday. “The blackface, the noose, the rain ponchos, the car, any of the white supremacy posters — it isn’t one incident that we’re responding to,” Mason said. “We’re saying, ‘This is not Kansas State University.’ It’s about a number of issues and about how each one of those issues made people feel unsafe, angry, hurt [or] not part of the community of Manhattan and Kansas

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State University.” The purpose of the university-wide cancellation is to encourage people to attend an event promoting diversity, Mason said. Participants will take part in a unity walk to Anderson Hall, the main administrative building, and then participate in a series of speeches and diversity programs.

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Football struggles, ultimately falls to West Virginia University, 28-23 DEAUNDRA ALLEN THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State football team hosted West Virginia University, ranked 23rd in the nation, on Saturday in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats lost 28-23 and are now 5-5 this season. In the first quarter, senior kicker Matthew McCrane had two field goals. The first field goal was 21 yards, while the second was 42 yards. They were the only two scoring drives for the Wildcats in the first quarter. West Virginia scored its first touchdown in the first quarter, where junior quarterback Will

Grier threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to senior Ka'Raun White. The Mountaineers took the lead from then on out, 7-6. In the second quarter, Grier threw three more touchdowns. Two of the three touchdowns would go to junior David Sills. At 14:56, Sills caught a 16-yard pass, and at 7:22, he caught a four-yard pass. The last scoring drive for the Mountaineers would be for White, receiving a 30-yard pass from Grier. For the Wildcats, junior fullback Winston Dimel would be in the right place at the right time for two offensive drives. Dimel ran the ball for one yard at 12:44, and ran it again at 1:33 for two yards, both ending in

scoring plays for the Wildcats. At half time, freshman quarterback Skylar Thompson had thrown for 70 yards for the Wildcats, while Grier had thrown 275 yards for the Mountaineers. The possession time per team was very spread out. K-State possessed the ball for 19:40, while West Virginia possessed it for 10:20. During the third quarter, no scoring plays occurred. For the fourth quarter, McCrane kicked a 39-yard field goal, bringing the Wildcats up to 28-23. Immediately after the game, K-State head coach Bill Snyder talked about his frustration.

"I think there's a stronger word than frustrating," Snyder said. The attendance of Saturday's game was 51,233, the 39th consecutive sellout for the K-State football program. During this game, McCrane broke a record to become the all-time leader in career field goals for the Wildcats with 55, surpassing Martin Gramatica. "It's an honor to be up there with [Gramatica], but we need to win more ball games," McCrane said. The Wildcats will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, next week to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The starting time is to be announced.

Volleyball loses in five sets for 10th time this season to TCU Horned Frogs

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The Kansas State volleyball team talks strategy during a time-out at the volleyball match between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University at Ahearn Field House on Sept. 24, 2017.

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The Kansas State volleyball team fell in five sets to Texas Christian University on Saturday night in Ahearn Field House. The Wildcats' record is now 9-17 overall and 2-11 in Big 12 play, while the Horned Frogs are 11-14 and 3-10 in Big 12 play. This was the 10th five-set match

of the season for K-State, which is a new record for the volleyball program. "I liked our match demeanor quite a bit," head coach Suzie Fritz said to K-State Sports. "I thought we stayed pretty loose. I thought we played pretty confidently even when we gave up a couple point-scoring runs. We found our way to create some momentum. We worked our way back into the fourth after being down to give ourselves a chance to go to five.” K-State played without its lone se-

nior, opposite Bryna Vogel, who is out with a knee injury. Junior outside hitter Kylee Zumach stepped up big time, with a team high of 18 kills and nine digs. "I thought Zumach did a really nice job," Fritz said to K-State Sports. "She took on a bigger role and still hit .240. Having to play six rotations for the first time in a while, I thought she did a nice job of handling a pretty significant workload." Both teams went back and forth in the first set, but the Wildcats scored the final seven of nine points to win it, 25-22. The next two sets were dominated by the Horned Frogs, who won the second set 25-14 and the third set 25-20, hitting over .333 in both sets and holding K-State under .150 in both sets. The fourth set was a must-win set for K-State, and the Wildcats came up with a 25-17 set win to force a decisive fifth set. Both teams were very evenly matched. With the Wildcats down 1310, K-State scored the next four points to claim a match point. TCU held off the Wildcats, however, and scored the final three points and won the final set 16-14 to take the match. On Wednesday, K-State will take on Baylor in Waco, Texas, for its final match on the road this season. The first serve is set for 6 p.m.

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The Kansas State Wildcats play the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. on Nov. 11, 2017.

Women's basketball hungry for 2-0 start to 2017 season BRETT ENGLE

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The Kansas State women’s basketball team will hope for a 2-0 record in its young season when it takes on the University of Nebraska Omaha at home tonight. The Wildcats got off to a somewhat slow start in their first game of the year against Stephen F. Austin State, only being up 37-28 at the half, but they dominated in the second half to win 74-49. Head coach Jeff Mittie said he was pleased with how the Wildcats adjusted in the second half of their first game. “We really did not talk to them long at halftime — we gave them a little breather,” Mittie said to K-State Sports. “We felt pretty good about things and reemphasized some things, mostly telling our centers they could not foul. We emphasized to the guards that it was also their fault, too. They were getting to the middle of

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Redshirt junior guard Kelly Thomson dribbles up the lane past Kansas guard Timeka O’Neal during the annual Sunflower Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Jan. 20, 2016.

the floor really easy.” Senior forward Kaylee Page led the team in scoring with 18 points, and tied for the team lead in rebounds with seven. Fellow senior guard Shaelyn Martin filled the statistics sheet for the Wildcats, with nine points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals. She also drew a charge during the game. “It was a great feeling to get back on the court with my teammates,”

Martin said to K-State Sports. “It has been fiveand-a-half weeks with them as a group. ... I knew if I could get a charge early in this game, then the energy would swing our way, and I was able to do that.” As for Omaha, the Mavericks lost their season opener to Bradley last Friday, 69-56. Omaha and K-State will tip off at 7 p.m. tonight inside Bramlage Coliseum.

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Men’s basketball defeats American University, prepares for UMKC JARRETT WHITSON THE COLLEGIAN

The Kansas State men’s basketball team opened regular season play with a visit from American University in Bramlage Coliseum on Friday night. The Wildcats beat the Eagles 83-45. The game was the second of a double-header, with the women’s squad defeating Stephen F. Austin State prior to the men’s matchup. In the first half, American was held to just 19 points versus K-State’s 48 points. The Wildcats blocked three Eagles’ shots in the first half, with two from sophomore forward Makol Mawien and one from graduate forward Mawdo Sallah. Junior forward Dean Wade was the game’s leading scorer at halftime. In his 20 minutes on the court, Wade put up 15 points. Mawien was not far behind Wade, scoring 10 points in the opening period. While the second half was closer, the outcome was never in

doubt for the Wildcats, winning the half 35-26. Three-point shooting was a strong spot for the Wildcats. As a team, they shot 54.5 percent from behind the arc, including perfect marks from Wade (3-3) and redshirt freshman guard Cartier Diarra (4-4). K-State also won the “battle of the boards,” out-rebounding the Eagles 41-23. Mawien was the leading Wildcat rebounder, with nine total. Wade was the leader in total points for the Wildcats, with 17 by the game’s end. Four other Wildcats joined Wade in the double-digit scoring club: Diarra with 13, Mawien with 12 and junior guards Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown Jr. with 10 each. Stokes led the squad in assists, with seven total. As a team, the Wildcats assisted each other 22 times, just one fewer than last season’s team high. After the game, Stokes was asked about the team’s assist totals. “It was great — we moved the ball pretty well, got moving [and] got quick easy shots,”

Stokes said to K-State Sports. “Today we made shots, and I can only get assists if they make the shots, so credit to them and I’ll keep attacking.” A high number of turnovers was one negative takeaway from Friday’s victory — K-State gave the ball to its opponent 17 times. Head coach Bruce Weber touched on this when speaking about the team’s ball movement. “The only negative was the turnovers, and that may be because we were a little too unselfish,” Weber said to K-State Sports. “The way they guarded, they backed up and clogged the middle. Sometimes we just have to shoot the open shot. “They did a great job moving the ball,” Weber continued. “It is something we have emphasized and talked about. We are better at handling the ball and passing the ball. It really helps when your forward Dean [Wade] can create and make a pass also.” The men’s basketball team will aim to carry its momentum into game number two on Tuesday when the University of

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08 A letter to students from Coach Snyder I have heard of several instances of recent inappropriate actions on our campus, which greatly concerns me. I think back to first coming to Kansas State in 1989 because of the people and what a special, unified spirit existed here. I have had many offers to leave throughout the years, but have chosen to stay because of the people of K-State and our community. You and those who preceded you have carried on that family tradition for a quarter of a century, of which I am so very, very proud. Therefore, you can readily see how these present-day disruptions are so very concerning to me. It is not always the easiest thing to get along with someone we may disagree with, but we have always managed to do so and have become better people because of it. As in our football program, we have always been a diverse and inclusive university and community, which has indeed made K-State truly special. Abraham Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I ask you to please join in our fight against division by participating in the K-State Unity Walk and KSUnite on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Just join the walk to Anderson Hall's lawn at 1 p.m. and unite with the rest of our family to hear President Richard Myers' address at 1:30 p.m. I pray that each of us commits ourselves to help eliminate any type of division in our university environment and join our fellow students, faculty and community in once again becoming an inclusive, diverse and caring family. Thank you for listening. God bless you. My prayers are with you, Bill Snyder

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Islamic Center opens doors to Manhattan community for 12th annual open house KELSEY KENDALL THE COLLEGIAN

The Islamic Center of Manhattan hosted its 12th annual open house Saturday, where attendees were encouraged to take off their shoes (or slip booties over them) and explore the booths, interact with volunteers and learn about the mosque and the religion of Islam. Booths were put up displaying the Five Pillars of Islam and explaining women’s role in the religion. Attendees had their hands decorated with henna and learned to write their names in Arabic. Women had the chance to try different head coverings, and all were welcome to ask any questions they had. Carolyn Thompson, a Manhattan resident, said she has attended several of the Islamic Center’s events since its founding in the 1980s. She continues to attend events out of respect for the founder, who she knew, and to continue learning about Islam through the “gracious and humble” volunteers. “I’m just so impressed

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Rozina Kar, junior in microbiology, and Safae Bomkbir, member of the Islamic Center, apply henna on the hands of Sophia Leonard, junior in microbiology, and her sister, Natalie Leonard, freshman in open option, at the Islamic Center’s open house on Nov. 11, 2017. by the turnout that [the open house] had and by how wellstaffed it is and how gracious everyone is,” Thompson said. “It’s just a very rewarding experience, personally.” There were approximately 120 attendees at this year’s open house, which is down from previous years, according to a Collegian article from last year. Some volunteers attributed the lower attendance

to the home football game Saturday. Hannah Corbus, sophomore at Manhattan Christian College studying intercultural justice and Arabic, attended the open house for the first time. Corbus said she enjoyed the event and the volunteers who answered her questions. “I really appreciate how they are so willing to open it up to everyone and share

what they’re all about,” Corbus said. “It’s really important, because so many people are unaware or have different misconceptions. So, it’s so good to come and make friends.” Hayder Rasheed, Islamic Center board member and professor of civil engineering at Kansas State, said community education was the purpose of the open house. “We’re trying our best to communicate what we do, how we practice our religion and how we follow the required things to fulfill our faith,” Rasheed said. Rasheed said the event opens the door for the transient, international K-State community to learn about the center. Zubieda Alali, volunteer at the open house, answered several questions regarding the hijab and Muslim prayers. “I’m really happy with people coming here and trying to learn more about Islam,” Alali said. “Visiting this place, having different people together — I wouldn’t say this would erase our differences, but it could bring us together.”

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