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George Walker | THE COLLEGIAN A fallen tree rests on a blue Chevy Cavalier blocking Campus Creek Road near the Campus Creek Amphitheater after severe thunderstorms passed through Manhattan on Thursday night. Severe storms caused flash flooding, power outages, and hail.
A letter from coach Snyder Dear Student Body, Again our sincere thank you for once again providing such great support for the young players in your football program this past Saturday versus South Dakota and doing it with class. It truly makes a difference. Please know that you are a major part of our football family and greatly appreciated. Wishing you continued success in the classroom, Bill Snyder
Gun laws dominate senate meeting BRIDGET BERAN the collegian
Senators met Thursday to discuss gun control on campus, unused funding and to appoint new members. Legislation was introduced concerning the recent conceal and carry law that was passed by state legislation, which permits citizens to take a concealed firearm anywhere. Locations can apply to be exempt from this rule if they prove that they have adequate security. K-State applied for an exemption to remain a gunfree zone. One of the requirements is having security guards posted at each building entrance and the implementation of metal detectors. According Michael Reichenberger, graduate in nuclear engineering, his discussions with K-State Police Department found that it could cost more than $40 million to place security guards at the 103 buildings on K-State’s Manhattan campus. see page
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K-State faculty performs vocal concert during storm K-State's music faculty puts on vocal performance for K-State students and Manhattan community DANIELLE COOK the collegian
K-State students and Manhattan community members gathered in All Faith’s Chapel to support K-State music faculty despite the National Weather Service’s severe weather warnings Thursday. Amy Rosine, professor of music and voice, performed a variety of musical pieces. Rosine was accompanied by colleagues instrumentally and occasionally vocally. According to Karen Large, assistant professor of music and flutist, a faculty recital provides the chance for music faculty to collaborate. “Most of us are in our offices teaching lessons to all the music students, and it’s a really great opportu-
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Amy Rosine, soprano, and Cora Cooper violinist, performs at a School of Music, Theatre, and Dance concert. This event was conducted by faculty artists on Thursday. nity for the faculty to get together and perform and practice performing with each other,” Large said. According to Amanda Arrington, staff accompanist, the faculty faced the challenge of finding rehearsal times when everyone could practice together
but worked around difficulties in order to give their students and the community a taste of what they do. The recital gives music students a chance to see their instructors in action, which can serve as a reference when performing themselves.
“One of the things is for the music faculty to kind of set an example for their students, to inspire them with their playing,” Arrington said. Rosine said that faculty recitals can also help students understand that things still work out, even
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It’s an opportunity for them to see what it’s like to perform, and to see that weird things can happen.” Dr. Amy Rosine Professor of music and voice, K-State
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY At 8:45 AM on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, an American Airlines Boeine 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767 operated by United Airlines crashed into the second tower. The attackers were terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations financed by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda terrorist organization. Bin Laden was killed during a U.S.-led raid of his compound in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, after nearly a decade in hiding. history.com
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if a performance doesn’t go exactly as planned. “It’s an opportunity for them to see what it’s like to perform and to see that weird things can happen,” Rosine said. “Nothing horrible happens to us if we make a mistake or anything like that. We just keep going.” Sharon Wilson, sophomore in music education and vocal performance, said the faculty performance was a fun way to learn from her vocal teacher, Rosine. “Once you’re a teacher, you don’t have as many opportunities to perform, so this is her opportunity to be able to perform, to get to be onstage like the rest of us,” Wilson said. “So it’s really fun for her. It’s always exciting to watch her sing.”
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THE BLOTTER ARREST REPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 Danielle Lee Hutchinson, of Wakarusa, Kansas, was booked for burglary of a dwelling, attempted theft of property or services and criminal damage to property. Bond was set at $10,000. Jason Lois Harris, of the 400 block of Walters Drive, was booked for failure to appear. Bond
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Dining halls reuse, donate, compost leftover food DEVEN KING the collegian
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ot everyone knows of the efforts that K-State Dining Services goes through every day to reduce the amount of wasted food. “I’m really not aware of how the dining hall system works, or how they contribute to Kansas State’s recycling efforts,” Mary Staub, senior in animal sciences and industry, said. Dining services officials said they work hard to make efficient and beneficial food choices that help the community outside of campus. For starters, they keep things efficient by cooking food separate so it can be reused again. In other cases, they reheat food so that it does not get thrown out. They do, however, try to benefit other causes by not just letting leftover food go to waste. Instead, those leftovers serve a different purpose. The menu at each dining hall is similar, dining services officials said. What is ordered is based on past consumption and then compared to the number of current residents to make an educated guess as to what to order and minimize the amount of potential leftovers. “We try to minimize the amount of food donated through good production practice,” Camille Korenek, director of Van Zile Dining Center, said. Staff said they make a conscious effort to prepare food in a way that if there are leftovers, the food can be used again. That certainly doesn’t mean that there are never any leftovers, though. In instances when there are
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K-State Dining Services works to reduce waste in dining halls all across campus. Food leftovers from Kramer Dining Center is put into compost buckets and moved in a climate controlled room until the compost can be moved to another facility. leftovers, the food is used in one of three ways. The first is to reheat food for consumption at the dining halls. Second, if the food is considered no longer usable, then it is put in compost to be picked up three times a week and taken to the university’s agronomy center. The third plan is to donate it to the Flint Hills Bread Basket, though it is only about 1 percent of the food donated.
“We will only donate food we feel is lesser quality than that in which we will serve to our customers, but we still feel is safe for eating,” Korenek said. Melissa Schrader, assistant director of Kramer Dining Center, confirmed Korenek’s statement. Dining halls have to follow heating and cooling standards set by the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food
Donation Act, which ensures that the food can be eaten or donated. While the dining hall staff works to minimize leftovers and make good use of what they have. Schrader said she feels that students can help with these recycling efforts, too. “If they (eat) what they (take), it helps us fine (tune) what to make,” Schrader said. This, in return, would result in
less food being reused. Kevin Weinand, sophomore in mechanical engineering, said he feels the staff doesn’t over-serve the food. “It seems like most kids are not wasteful,” Weinand said. “But maybe if they had more knowledge about the leftover food, then they might pay more attention to how much food they take.”
Visit rekindles friendship between rural Kansas community, French town RAFAEL GARCIA the collegian
A new chapter was written today in the sisterhood between the Kansas town of Morganville and the French town of Fèves, as a contingent of 20 Fèves citizens made its first group visit to the U.S. in the history of the towns’ relationship, visiting Manhattan and Morganville. For many of the visiting Fèves citizens, the visit was highly emotional. The town of Morganville played an instrumental role in the rebuilding of Fèves after World War II. Three of the visitors were direct recipients of the aid during their childhoods. “I think it’s very important for us to reconnect a little bit with the States,” Francois Pracht, citizen of Fèves, France, said. “It’s important to remember the war and the events after it. The young people, they don’t know, or they don’t care about this history, and I think it’s important to refresh that for them and to tell them what happened.” Pracht also said that the history of the towns can teach current and future generations about the spirit of giving. “When you see what is happening in the world at the moment, we need to remember that it happened at our home also,” Pracht said. “With the big problem in Europe involving the sudden surge of refugees, it’s important to remember the help that we received from these strangers.” The delegation toured campus Thursday morning, starting with a visit to the campus World War II memorial. Greeting the group at the memorial were provost and senior vice president April Mason, Andrew Orr, assistant professor of history; Birgit Wassmuth, director of A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications; Gloria Freeland, assistant professor of journalism and director of the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media; and Art Vaughan, historian of the Morganville-Fèves relationship. “I want to welcome you to Kansas State University,” Mason said the group at the World War II memorial. “Out of tragedy and adversity comes collaboration and friendship. We’re here to commemorate that and open a dialogue of friendship between Morganville and Fèves.” Vaughan and Freeland played a significant role in the visit, as the couple traveled to Fèves earlier this summer and helped raise funds for the trip. “I think it’s important for the group to feel the atmosphere at K-State and to see how friendly we are,” Freeland said. “It makes the connection more real for them to actually meet people from Kan-
sas.”
The group arrived in the U.S. earlier this week, visiting several different sites on the east coast before flying to Kansas City Wednesday, where they toured the Harley-Davidson factory and World War I memorial before visiting Manhattan on Thursday. After a tour of the campus, the delegation visited Morganville and the various historical sites in the town. They will travel back to Kansas City to fly home early this morning. During the visit, Vaughan recounted the history of the connection between the two towns, much of which is available on the website he runs dedicated to the documenation of the Morganville-Fèves relationship. Vaughan said that the relationship between the towns goes back to 1948, when the French town, ravaged by the effects of World War II, was in need of humanitarian aid, as well as funds for the reconstruction of the town. Approximately 75 percent of the town was destroyed by the war, according to a 2013 Topeka Capital Journal article. Across the ocean, a small Kansas town by the name of Morganville was emotionally moved by the plight of the many cities and towns across the world that had been hurt by the war. Despite a population of only 250, Morganville felt the need to assist the worldwide effort to rebuild in any way possible. According to Vaughan’s website, Morganville’s chance to help came when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, an international program created to foster relationships between towns on a global scale, sought American towns for these relationships immediately after World War II. At the national level, the program was headed by Milton Eisenhower, former K-State president and brother to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. After considering towns in Holland, Germany and Italy, Morganville finally decided on the French town of Fèves, a rural town, chosen for its striking similarity to Morganville. Out of the 200 American towns that participated, Morganville was the smallest, but this did not stop the Kansas town from their fundraising efforts, according to an article in the Topeka Capital-Journal article. To raise funds, the citizens of Morganville held a festival, which they named the One-World Peace Festival. According to a Nov. 2013, Topeka Capital-Journal article, the pageant recounted the town’s history up until the point of the beginning of its relationship with Fèves. see page
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The group of Feves, France citizens join K-Staters for a group photo at the WWII Memorial while on their 12-day visit of America.
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OPINION friday, september 11, 2015
Letter from the editor: Covering the good, bad
JON PARTON the collegian
Journalists are jerks. It’s with all honesty I believe that statement. We call people at all times of the day, asking our incessant questions. When an unfortunate or embarrassing event occurs, it’s usually splashed all over our newspapers and websites. But we are necessary for a free and open society. At the K-State Collegian, we receive comments on an almost daily basis asking why we aren’t doing enough to promote the university. The answer? That’s not our job. As a newspaper, student or otherwise, our sole purpose is to inform readers about what is happening in our community. Sometimes that means we cover a topic that can anger some readers and may not be viewed as a positive representation of the university. But that’s what we do. We cover both the good and bad aspects of
events that occur here, because we cover life. And life is a combination of good and bad. The Collegian is a distinct and separate entity from the university. We are owned by our nonprofit organization Collegian Media Group. Although we are housed on campus, we pay rent to K-State for the space we use. This independence is what gives us freedom from the university and the ability to act as journalists, rather than just as a mouthpiece for the K-State administration. Our goal is not to create embarrassment or hype, but to report on what happens here. That’s it. Last Saturday, we reported on the K-State Marching Band’s halftime performance. Rather than simply retell the event, we used our local connections within the community to call band members. While countless other media organizations simply retold the event, we were the only ones who called people involved before posting the story and posted a picture of the choreography plan before anyone else. In contrast, on Wednesday we published an article about how K-State graduates are first in statewide average salary post-graduation out of all Kansas universities. The good and the bad both happen here, and we cover it. K-State’s Communications
Illustration by Savannah Thaemert and Marketing Department performs a necessary and admirable role in facilitating communication between the university and the public. However, our role differs from theirs in that we don’t represent K-State, we represent the community. It’s our job to view the school’s administration with skepticism and a critical eye. The university receives and spends public funding and tuition money
and must be held accountable for its actions. Other wise, we allow the possibility of corruption to flourish. Founding father and journalist Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “That if all Printers were determin’d not to print any thing till they were sure it would offend no body, there would be very little printed.” What Franklin meant was that by the nature of reporting itself,
not everyone may like a particular story. And though a person may not like one story, another person might. The idea was not to offend, but to start conversations and debates over contentious issues that affect everyone. To create a more informed society. It’s the very basis of our democracy. It’s the reason why we began our new Ask Me Live Q-and-A feature. We want to connect both locally and nationally known figures with the public to start conversations and help people learn. Famed writer and journalist Mark Twain often dissected American culture in his writing, speaking out against slavery and other absurdities of his time. “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself,” Twain wrote. Questioning authority is the greatest of American traditions. No person, government or organization is above questioning. The very founding of this nation began this way. Being unbound to the university means we have the freedom to question and we will continue to do so, for the good of the K-State family. Jon Parton is a senior in political science. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.
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“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”- Abraham Lincoln I think it is so true because everyone has their life to live it just depends on what they do with it.
JACOB JOHNSON SOPHOMORE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
“At all times preach the gospel and if necessary use words.”St. Francis of Assisi I’m a Christian and I believe all Christians should live their life by example.
Letter to the Editor: professor’s thoughts on the Enterprise halftime Give Frank a break. I’m writing to encourage people to take a step back from the social media driven mugging of Frank Tracz and think more clearly about this situation. Lets start with character. Those that know Frank well, as well as those that know him less well, know that Frank takes his job seriously and does a fantastic job with the marching band. He has directed the band for more than 20 years and each of those years he has taken them on more than half a dozen road trips, essentially functioning as the main chaperone for these trips. It does not take much imagination to think of the kind of trouble that could arise on such a road trip and there has been none of that. That should be proof enough of Frank’s character, his leadership and his inspiration to the Band members who follow his directions and should convince you of his honorable intentions. Next, consider the depiction of the Jayhawk. What is wrong with that? My kids go to the high school here in town, which, like K-State, is just starting up, and there have been several parents’ night back to school events. On numerous occasions during these back to school events, principals, teachers and others made remarks jesting about the university
down the river. This is all in fun. Everybody does it and everybody knows it is not meant to offend. Probably everyone in the K-State family has a friend, brother, sister or parent who has gone to KU. We don’t really think anything less of them, but we do like to make fun of them and they do the same of us. So what is wrong with Frank doing this? Next, consider the depiction of the Starship Enterprise. The Ohio State marching band once performed a salute to “Outer Space”, in which they formed the Starship Enterprise too. The Ohio State Marching Band is considered one of the best in the country and I would guess that most band directors across the country are looking to them for material and inspiration. Frank is trying to keep the K-State Marching Band at the cutting edge, so we should applaud him for his effort to do this. Let’s not get carried away with this social media-driven mugging that was started with what someone probably thought was a funny remark about the band’s performance that has now gone viral. Give Frank a break. Steve Cassou Kansas State Professor of Economics
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“History will be kind to me for I have been kind to history.” - Winston Churchill Because it is up to every man, women and child to seize their destiny in this world.
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“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”- Isaiah 41:10 I think we walk in a lot of fear of the unknown and the Lord says you don’t have to be afraid because I got you, I got your back.
“Don’t wait for the perfect moment take the moment and make it perfect.” - Zoe Sayward Because nobody is perfect and there is no such thing as perfect time so if you spend all your time waiting for something to be perfect, you will never do anything or get anything accomplished.
The shifting attentions of Enterprise-Gate TAYLOR CZAJKOWSKI the collegian
The football team had its first home game last Saturday in which they won 34-0 over FCS opponent, South Dakota. For some of you, I just stated two facts that you might not have heard too much about before reading this. More dedicated football fans already knew the opponent and the final score; however, there was a much bigger story that overshadowed the actual football game itself. First, our band was seemingly distracted by poking fun at University of Kansas. And following that, we all were distracted by how the band chose to express that. Obviously, by now, you have seen the band’s now infamous halftime formation from the football game. Both what it was meant to be and what it was perceived as by some others. The lighthearted joke depicting an attack of our biggest rival’s mascot, the Jayhawk, turned into a self-imposed $5,000 sportsmanship fine for the university and a one-game suspension of the band director, Frank Tracz, according to CBS Sports. To me, the halftime show was a harmless attack on an “evil space creature”
by the Starship Enterprise set to Star Trek music. Others saw it as a disrespectful act against our rival’s beloved bird. What I’m wondering is why even attack the Jayhawk at the first home game of the season? Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for sports rivalries and a little trash talking. But at the first football game of the season shouldn’t we be more focused on K-State football and less on a choreographed intergalactic battle between a bird and a spaceship? I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy the halftime performance or that I don’t like what the band did, but I do think the Star Trek themed attack on Kansas could’ve waited until later in the season. We just need to leave Kansas alone until we play them. The less we acknowledge their school during the season, the more we can focus on important things happening with an actually good football team that we enjoy here at K-State. Besides that, there were some pretty major things that happened on Saturday that need more attention. In a game where the Wildcats won handily, there were some positive and negative things that could affect K-State football for the rest of the year. First off, for those who don’t know, we started a sophomore quarterback for the first time since 2004,
when Dylan Meier earned the starting job, detailed by Fox Sports’ Sept. 1 article “K-State picks sophomore Jesse Ertz to start at quarterback.” Ertz, who won the starting job in a four-person battle in camp, was the starter on Saturday. From what I’d heard about him, I was expecting big things from both him and K-State football this year. After an awkward tackle on the first play of the game, however, he is “out for quite some time” head coach Bill Snyder said in an article published by the Kansas City Star on Sept. 7. Despite from the terrible injury to our starting quarterback, there are some positive things that we can look forward to this season. Wide receiver Morgan Burns, who is replacing First Team All-Big 12 player Tyler Lockett, took the opening kickoff back for a touchdown. It’s impossible to replace a player like Lockett, but that kick return helped turn the page now that he is in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks. Another positive takeaway was the defense; they didn’t allow a single point on Saturday during their blowout victory. Although South Dakota isn’t the same type of team as TCU or Baylor, it’s always nice to go out there and shutout an opponent. If the defense
can keep this up, they should be fun to watch this year. So, why are we talking about the halftime performance? On social media, all I’ve seen is K-State fans defending the band or Kansas fans calling us “disrespectful.” There are way more important things that the public needs to see on social media other than the way a band in Kansas lines up during a halftime performance. Social media has taken this “viral” thing too far. Far more important things, such as crime, poverty, politics, etc. are getting far less attention than the halftime controversy did and that shouldn’t be the case. Whether you saw it as the Starship Enterprise or as something else, it really doesn’t matter. The halftime show is done and obviously will not be performed again, so now we can all move on from this and focus on what’s really important in Manhattan right now: K-State football. 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.
Taylor Czajkowski is a sophomore in mass communications . Please send comments to opinion@ kstatecollegian.com.
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THECURRENT friday, september 11, 2015
Ten late night thoughts and considerations college kid.”
JESSIE PEARSON
6. ATTEND A FOAM PARTY.
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There are a lot of different parties in Aggieville, including disco nights, black light parties, highlighter parties and foam parties. “They have foam cannons,” Owen Moore said. “They have a DJ playing a set, so there’s strobe lights and music going on, and they shoot foam everywhere. So by midway through the party, you’re waist-deep in foam.”
If you want to have a fun night in Aggieville this weekend, remember to go out with a group of friends, eat both before you go and while you’re there and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Here are a few other things you could keep in mind as said by students:
1. CHOOSE WHICH DAY OF THE WEEKEND YOU WANT TO GO TO AGGIEVILLE.
According to Owen Moore, senior in food science and industry, each night of the weekend has a different mood. “Thursdays are called ‘Thirsty Thursdays,’ so if people are too excited for the weekend, that’s when they go out,” Moore said. “Friday nights before home games are crazy because that’s when out-of-town people come in, and then Aggieville is just full of different kinds of people. Saturday night is for the people who didn’t get enough Friday night.”
2. PICK A GOOD TIME TO GO OUT.
“Nine o’clock is like the sweet spot because if you’re still hungry you can eat, but if you don’t really want to eat yet, you can hop in a bar and hang out with friends,” Foster Moore, senior in social sciences, said.
3. STAY IN GROUPS WITH
7. GO TO SOME DIFFERENT PLACES IN AGGIEVILLE.
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Fake Patty’s Day goers take a quick picture during Fake Patty’s Day celebration in Aggieville on Mar. 7, 2015.
PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND TRUST.
“I personally always feel safer when I’m in a larger group with at least one or two guys that I know and trust,” Hannah Martin, senior in secondary education, said. “Besides, it’s a lot more fun to go to Aggieville with a group of people you know and trust.”
4. KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON.
“A lot of the bars and restaurants around here have Twitter accounts,” Owen Moore said. “They post what their specials are and if they’re having parties
that week, so that’s how I keep in contact with what is going on in the Ville.”
5. FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO WHILE IN THE AGGIEVILLE. Foster Moore said he’s not a big fan of the party scene in Aggieville. He prefers to hang out with a few of his friends at Keltic Star on the weekends. “You can go and do what (Foster Moore) likes to do, which is sit with your friends and enjoy a nice drink,” Owen Moore said. “Or you can go out and dance and be goofy and have fun – be a
Visit Auntie Mae’s Parlor, a downstairs bar that brings live bands in about three times a week. “It’s absolutely a place you should visit at least once,” Foster Moore said. “It’s actually a really, really fun bar. Very, very loud. Always busy. But it’s just fun to go in and sit.” Or take the back entrance to the Varsity Donut Truck. “In between The Dusty Bookshelf and Threads, there is an alley, and at the end of the alley it says, ‘Don’t be afraid,’” Foster Moore said. “Walk down the alley, because it’s the greatest adventure you’ll ever take.”
8. GO PEOPLE WATCH.
“You can see all walks of life in Aggieville,” Owen Moore said. Foster Moore said it’s fun and interesting to notice individuals in
a crowd and how they are interacting with their friends. “It gives you something to talk about with your friends,” Foster Moore said. “And you think, ‘Are people watching us?’”
9. IF YOU LIVE IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS, DON’T BE AFRAID TO GO HOME. “As an R.A., I always noticed residents seemed to feel like they would get in trouble if they went out, drank and then came back to the residence halls,” Martin, who was an R.A. in Haymaker for two years, said. “What students do outside of the residence halls is their business. You should always feel you can come back to your room and feel safe no matter what you’ve been doing, who you’ve been with or where you’ve been.”
10. DON’T WAIT UNTIL FAKE PATTY’S DAY.
“Don’t make ‘Artificial St. Patrick’s Day’ your first experience in the Ville,” Foster Moore said. “It’s a little overwhelming just from the amount of people and crazy that goes on.” Overall, there are many different ways to “do” Aggieville. However, those who have experienced Aggieville shared these extra tips and tricks to help enhance the experience. Jessie Pearson is a junior in mass communications. Please send comments to current@ kstatecollegian.com.
What it’s really like to work behind the bar
EMILY MOORE the collegian
The person that gives you a beer at the bar, the person walking around carrying shots, the person who brings you your food; they are all part of the bar scene. They do the work that allows for nights out at the bars. Zack Levin, doorman and DJ at Kathouse and Aggie Station, said he enjoys all the people that surround him at his job. “You get to work with a lot of great people and
then you get to meet a lot of interesting people who come in,” Levin said. Jordyn Barten, junior in hospitality management and waitress at Aggie Station, agrees. Barten said getting to know the customers helps her better do her job. “I just really appreciate it when customers interact with me and talk to me about things,” Barten said. “It’s easier for me to serve them when I know where they’re coming from or they tell me about their day.” Bar employees also get to see bar patrons in their inebriated states, which puts employees in the opposite position of many jobs. “You get to see another side to how people act when they’re not trying to take care of business, they are just trying to relax and you’re trying to make sure that they
have a good night,” Levin said. Because it is their job to work with customers who are often under the influence, the job gives bar employees stories to tell later. Levin said he knew immediately what his most unique moment working at a bar was. “I had a girl that came up to me while I was watching the door and she wanted me to know that her spirit animal was Beyonce,” Levin said. The things you see people do late at night at the bars can be looked at as entertaining or just strange. Judson Packard, senior in English and bartender at Aggie Station, said that it is one of the negatives of working at a bar. “(The worst things about working at a bar are) the hours can be kind of tough
and there’s a lot of weirdos out there,” Packard said. However, as it is something that the employees deal with every day, Barten said she has a few tips for going out, for example, remembering to drink water and to use the buddy system. “It’s one of our goals, as the bars, to keep customers safe and it’s easier for us to do that when you’re not alone,” Barten said. In the end, the bar employees are there to do their job when everyone around them is usually doing the opposite. They are part of the (sort of) behind the scenes of game days and nights of going out. Emily Moore is a sophomore in mass communications. Please send comments to current@ kstatecollegian.com.
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A Johnny Kaw’s worker sells shots during Fake Patty’s Day celebrations in Aggieville on March 7, 2015.
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K-State looks to take Middle Tennessee Invitational GRANT COHEN the collegian
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After only losing one set in the 2015 Varney’s Invitational last weekend, K-State takes their 5-1 record to Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the Middle Tennessee Invitational. The Wildcats bring in a .296 hitting percentage along with a 14.83 kills per set average. Brooke Sassin has produced 10 or more kills in the last three matches in Manhattan and is the first Wildcat to have double-digit kills in the first six matches since 2009. After capturing the Varney’s Invitational Most Valuable Player, Katie Brand’s double-double performances have put her at four for the start of the season, the most among Big 12 players. Along with Bryna Vogel leading the Big 12 with 72 digs, K-State looks to come out victorious in another non-conference tournament and continue their red-hot start.
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VCU has not shown consistency with their 2-5 record. The Rams have lost three straight matches and their lone two wins have come against Austin Peay and William & Mary. In those five defeats, VCU got swept in four of those, including falling to Iowa State 0-3. Averaging 11.12 kills per set, the Rams score a majority of their points off of assists, averaging 10.44 assists per set. VCU struggles in offensive efficiency, producing an attacking percentage of .189 in seven games. While VCU could give K-State a run for their money, the Wildcats high
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Sophomore outside hitter Bryna Vogel spikes the ball during the Varney’s Invitational vs California on Sept. 4, 2015 in Bramlage Coliseum. offensive efficiency will be too much for the Rams to handle.
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY 10:00 A.M.
After sweeping the Molten Classic and dethroning Cal 3-0 in Berkeley, California; the Redhawks have lost three straight matches and have a record of 3-3 heading into Murfreesboro. Seattle went to the Idaho classic last week and went three matches without a set victory.
Although the Redhawk’s offense has declined with a .188 hitting percentage, Seattle’s defense gives them the upper hand on their competition. They have held their opponents to a .124 attacking percentage in six games and out-blocked their opponents by producing 55 blocks compared to 39 from the opposition. Having a kill average of 11.6 kills per set, Seattle has four players that are averaging over two kills per set. The diversity and strong defense will give the Redhawks an evenly matched up
contest against K-State.
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The host team comes into their home tournament as the team with the worst record participating, starting with a record of 1-6. After being victorious in a close match against Bowling Green 3-0 at home, the Blue Raiders have lost five straight matches, getting swept in two of those contests.
Middle Tennessee State’s offense was abysmal the last seven games, producing a hitting percentage of .173. Their defense was not much better, allowing opponents to produce an attacking percentage of .238. Chelsea Ross has averaged 4.92 kills per set and averaged 2.44 digs per set to go along with .36 blocks per set. Committing 43 more errors than their opponents, the Blue Raiders are going to rely heavily on Ross if they plan on not getting dominated on their home court.
Five gigantic things to be expected this coming NFL season
ANDREW HAMMOND the collegian
America’s favorite televised drama has returned, no I’m not talking about “Scandal,” “How To Get Away With Murder” or even “Game of Thrones.” It’s the NFL and in it’s 94th season of operation, the nation’s most popular sport is celebrating it’s 50th world championship game later on in February of 2016. There’s the 24 hour news cycle then there’s the NFL
news cycle, ever since the New England Patriots hoisted their fourth Super Bowl since 2001 back in early February the NFL has become more like One Life to Live or Young and the Restless when it comes to the “Deflategate” battle between Tom Brady and the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell. Now that Brady has won the appeal it’s now time to get back to football. So, since I really don’t want to run through each division making picks that are doomed to fail near the end of the season, I’ve decided to give you five things that are destined to happen in during the 2015 season.
ARIZONA SLIDES PAST SEATTLE TO WIN THE NFC WEST As much as I like the Seahawks winning the NFC
West, this is the season where their reign ends as division champions. The Seahawks will be without Kam Chancellor who’s in a battle with Seattle ownership over his current contract. Look for the season finale in Arizona as the moment where the Cardinals defeat the Seahawks to win the NFC Crown. However, it will be Seattle going much further in the playoffs.
THE CHIEFS WIN THE AFC WEST OVER THE BRONCOS Let me preface this by saying the following, I am not a Chiefs fan. However, realizing that Peyton Manning is aging with a new coach and one of his most reliable assets in Julius Thomas headed to Jacksonville, it’s the best time for Chiefs Kingdom to snatch the AFC West crown. The
Chiefs adding Jeremy Maclin gives the Chiefs offense the exact punch they need to be an AFC championship contender.
THE DALLAS COWBOYS REACH THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
It’s been almost 20 years since the Cowboys have reached the penultimate game of the NFL season. You can argue that the Cowboys would have been in the NFC title game a year ago, however it had appeared that WR Dez Bryant did not catch the football in a critical late game play
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Kevin Klein, university allocations committee chair and senior in mechanical engineering, discussed the closing of accounts from the previous year. Funds that were not used by organizations are then put into the Reserve for Contingencies Account. This year, $41,395.37 was unused, in comparison $26,856.30 that went unused last year. Steve Starrett, director of Honor and Integrity Systems, spoke to senators about honor code violations. After giving examples of recent honor code violations, he said to senators that violations have been on the rise since he started three years ago. While they used to get less than 100 violations reported, they received almost 200 this year.
Representatives from Alpha Gamma Delta also spoke with senators to explain their ongoing colonization process. Commendations were given to the campus police for how they handled the armed robbery suspect on campus on Sept. 4. Drew Bormann, director of Healthy and Safety and freshman in business administration, updated students on the new lights on Denison Avenue and proposed adding ones on the east side of campus. In light of the recent safety issues on campus, he also recently met with administration on the best ways to ensure students are safe. Andy Hurtig, student body president and senior in accounting, spoke to senators about his recent meetings with president Kirk Schulz about the recent incident with The K-State Marching
Band. According to Hurtig, the self-imposed sanctions served as a manner of dissipating the issue and drawing attention away from it. The privilege fee committee will be looking at their contract with K-State Athletics. Currently, SGA allocates more than $500,000 to the athletics department. Conner Gray, junior in biology; Jack Nolte, junior in microbiology; and Sarah Sleiman Haidar, graduate in psychology, were appointed as new senators. Christopher Auten, graduate in communications studies; and Louise Breen, associate professor of history, were appointed to fill vacant seats. Funding for Community Cultural Harmony Week was also considered. It will potentially be given $3,675.31.
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ADRIAN PETERSON WINS NFL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR After a season from hell for Peterson, he comes back like he never left to lead the lead in rushing touchdowns and helps put the Minnesota Vikings back in the playoffs for the first time since their appearance in the 2012 NFC title game.
ANDREW LUCK CAPS HIS MVP SEASON WITH A SUPER BOWL VICTORY
He won’t have to play in awful weather or deal with other quarterbacks doctoring footballs. The Andrew Luck era beings as he defeats both Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in what could be considered as a torch passing of sorts. In Super Bowl 50, it’s Luck using his Miami Hurricane connection, former canes Andre Johnson and Frank Gore to defeat the Seattle Seahawks 24-16 to cap off an amazing NFL season.
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(for the record, Dez caught it). Even with a questionable running game, the Cowboys will navigate their way to another NFC East title and an appearance in the NFC title game hosting the Seattle Seahawks.
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Vaughan said the pageant marked the beginning of a cultural relationship between the towns. In addition to the charitable gifts and aid sent to Fèves, the towns exchanged several cultural items as well, including paintings, clothing and letters. After Fèves was rebuilt, the towns’ relationship dwindled until 2013 when
students in Freeland’s “News and Feature Writing” class discovered the sister-city relationship during a class assignment. The students reached out to Henri Torlotting, nephew of Gerard Torlotting, the schoolmaster in charge of distribution of the donated supplies. The assignment culminated in a visit by the Torlotting family to Morganville in December 2013. The visit encouraged a
renewed sense of sisterhood between the cities, and plans are being made to unite the towns in a more substantial way. Wassmuth said the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications is looking into academic opportunities for students within the towns’ relationship. “We are looking forward to growing this relationship into some kind of partnership for a student exchange program,” Wassmuth said.
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Alamodome, Saturday @ 11:00 a.m.
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Joe Hubener, quaterback, joins the game after sophomore starter Jesse Ertz gets injured in the first offensive play of the game. Hubener, will be making his first start in his entire career on saturday against UTSA in San Antonio.
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Wildcats prep for potent UTSA offense TIMOTHY EVERSON the collegian
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fter rolling through their season opener against South Dakota 34-0, K-State football will make their first of three trips this season into the Lone Star State to take on UTSA this Saturday. Earlier this year, the Wildcats made the trip down to the Roadrunners’ home, the Alamodome in San Antonio, to take on UCLA in the Alamo Bowl. Though K-State left San Antonio with a loss, they are determined not to let the past get in the way of future success. “The mindset for all of us is that we are going back to the Alamodome where we played UCLA, and we just need to go out there and get on them early,” freshman center Dalton Risner said. “We need to do what we have been doing in practice, get on top of them and take everything wrong that we did in the South Dakota game and do it right this time.” UTSA is led by head coach Larry Coker, who is in his fifth year as the head coach. Before taking over in San Antonio, Coker is most known for coaching at the University of Miami including winning a national championship with the Hurricanes in 2001 season. He is only one of two coaches to win a national title as a first-year head coach. Coker was fired in 2006 from Miami and, three years later, was asked to start the Roadrunner football program from scratch. From there, UTSA has a 23-24 record over the past five years and joined the ranks of being a full-fledged FBS member after spending the last two seasons as a member of Conference USA. “I think very highly of him,” Snyder said of Coker. “I think we have a great deal of respect for each other. He’s a very talented football coach and, as I’ve said before, his teams are well coached. Always have been.” Last week, UTSA started off with a bang putting a scare in No. 22 Arizona in Tuscon, losing only by 10 points. Leading the way for the Roadrunners was redshirt freshman quarterback Blake Bogenschutz who put up a UTSA single-game record 332 passing yards and added 31 more yards rushing to break the single-game record for total yards. Bogenschutz was alone in breaking school records last Saturday as senior tight end David Morgan (the second) with a record nine receptions for 109 yards and one touchdown. “They use him in so many different ways,” Snyder said of Morgan. “He can be your number one receiver and split off, he can be your number two receiver in the slot, he can be at the tight end position, he can be in the backfield ... and he’s an issue because
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Joe Hubener, junior quarterback, gets a pass off before being tackled by South Dakota’s Keyen Lage, senior linebacker, during the K-State vs. South Dakota Football game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 5, 2015. The Wildcats defeated the Coyotes 34-0. he’s a big guy, athletic, physical, catches the ball extremely well.” With 95 plays run offensively and 525 yards racked up, UTSA offers a much different look then what K-State saw in South Dakota. A look that Coach Snyder said might remind people of other teams further down K-State schedule. “For future possibilities, I thought it was important to see a tempo team that goes fast and doesn’t huddle,” Snyder said.
“That’s what most of the teams in our conference, you know how fast the TCU’s and the Baylor’s in particular, Texas Tech, they work awfully fast ... It has to help us in preparation for that element of someones offense.” But even with the octane levels turned all the way up for the Roadrunners, Snyder also remarked that when you get past the frills UTSA, offensively and defensively, are similar to K-State. “Defensively you see some
of the very same things,” Snyder said. “They’re basic scheme and our basic scheme are very similar. On offense they look a little bit like, more than a little bit, quite a bit like us.” K-State with look to continue to flex a strong defense that held South Dakota to only 61 yards on the ground and zero points while trying to tighten up their pass offense that gave up 201 yards through the air. Meanwhile, K-State offense
K-State Looks to Improve in Return to Alamodome LIZ HEATH the collegian
K-State returns to the Alamodome Saturday. The territory is familiar, and the Wildcats will look to eliminate mistakes from the South Dakota game as they take on the University of Texas San Antonio. “Maybe there is a motivational factor there,” said Coach Bill Snyder. “But for me, and I hope for our players, it is another preparation. We are not going to fret about it.” Freshman center Dalton Risner said returning to the Alamodome was motivation for the team. “The mindset for all of us is that we are going back to the Alamodome where we played UCLA, and we just need to go out there and get on them early,” Risner said. “We need to do what we have been doing in practice, get on top of them and take everything wrong that we did in the South Dakota game and do it right this time.” K-State has not lost a non-conference road game since 2009. The trip to San Antonio will put the Wildcat’s inexperience to the test.
“As of right now, everyone knows we are young,” said sophomore linebacker Elijah Lee. “We want to prove to everybody that just because we are young, we do not have to count ourselves out.” K-State’s defense did not disappoint in the 34-0 shutout over South Dakota. “It’s a big accomplishment to shut any team out,” said Lee. It was the first season opening shutout for the Wildcats since 1999 and the 22nd shutout in Snyder’s 24 season tenure. “I thought it was great to get a shutout,” Snyder said after Saturday’s game. “No matter who you line up and play against those are not easy to come by in this day and age.” Defense aside, it was K-State’s special teams that got things started last Saturday with a 100-yard kickoff return from senior Morgan Burns. Matthew McCrane extended the lead to 10 after converting a 23-yard field goal early in the second quarter. McCrane is a sophomore this season and hopes to continue to build on last season’s success. McCrane led the nation with a 94.7 field goal percentage, making 18-of-19 field goals on the year. 11 of Mc-
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Crane’s field goals were made from 30 yards or more. (Shelton Stopped here before class) McCrane says he is ready to prove that last season was no fluke. “I would not want to say there is pressure,” McCrane said. “It is more of wanting to prove people wrong.” Along with proving people wrong, McCrane is looking to improve aspects of his game, including ball height after having kicks blocked in games against West Virginia and TCU. “Trying to sacrifice distance for ball height has been a big improvement from last season,” McCrane said. “I think it was evident this last Saturday.” Joe Hubener will take his first start as a quarterback this Saturday, taking the reins of the offense that will look for greater execution in the red zone to eliminate short field goal pressure on McCrane. “It is an exciting opportunity,” Hubener said. “Having never started in high school, this is my first career start. I have something to prove, so hopefully we can go down there and get the win.” K-State kicks off against UTSA at 11:00 a.m. in San Antonio.
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with see junior Joe Hubener start at quarterback for the first time ever. “It is an exciting opportunity,” Hubener said. “Having never started in high school, this is my first career start. I have something to prove, so hopefully we can go down there and get the win.” Kick-off between the Roadrunners and Wildcats will be at 11 a.m. this Saturday in the Alamodome.
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Taking down the Coyotes
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K-State football players enter the field at the K-State vs. South Dakota Football game on Sept. 5, 2015 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats dominated the game against the Coyotes 34-0.
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Senior quarterback Cody Cook recieves the ball for a Wildcat first down at the Kansas State vs. South Dakota football game.
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A K-State Yell Leader holds the powercat flag at the K-State vs. South Dakota Football game. The Wildcats dominated the game against the Coyotes 34-0.
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Big 12 power rankings: offense plays large and his Sooners respond after such a shaky first week.
7. SETH RUSSELL, QB, BAYLOR (LAST WEEK UNRANKED)
Seth Russell threw down such an impressive performance that I had no choice but to include him on my list. Russell surprised me with a monstrous 376 passing yards (15/30) and five touchdown passes. Though he was picked off once, he wasn’t too bad on the ground, either, with six carries for 59 yards, including a long of 38 yards. He even ran a touchdown in.
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After a thrilling first week of college football, here are this week’s top 10 offensive players in the Big 12.
8. LE’RAVEN CLARK, OT, TEXAS TECH (LAST WEEK: 9)
1. TREVONE BOYKIN, QB, TCU (LAST WEEK: 1) Trevone Boykin retains his position as the best offensive player in the Big 12. Although his Horned Frogs seemed a bit underwhelming in a 23-17 victory over unranked Minnesota, he put in a performance that showed just how dominant he will prove to be. He threw for 246 yards (26/42), including an 11-yard touchdown pass to Josh Doctson. Boykin also rushed for 92 yards on 18 carries, one of those carries being a 19-yard rush for a touchdown. Although he did throw one interception, that does not take away from how dominant he was. He possesses an on-field presence of leadership that not many players have.
Clark’s Red Raiders overcame a poor defensive performance and emerged victorious over the Sam Houston State Bearkats with a scoreline of 59-45. Clark showed his experience and did not allow a single sack on QB Patrick Mahomes. He was a brick wall, which is why he retains the eighth spot on my list.
9. PATRICK MAHOMES, QB, TEXAS TECH (LAST WEEK UNRANKED)
2. SPENCER DRANGO, LT, BAYLOR (LAST WEEK: 3) Drango led his Bears to a dominant 56-21 over the SMU Mustangs, and he played just as dominantly as ever. His performance allowed just one sack to Baylor QB Seth Russell. He managed to lead an offense to 723 total offensive yards on just 69 plays. Seth Russell never had to worry about his blindside as Drango had it covered the entire game.
3. SAM RICHARDSON, QB, IOWA STATE (LAST WEEK: 4)
Richardson showcased an impressive performance as his Cyclones toppled the UNI Panthers with a scoreline of 31-7. He started a bit slow but ended the game with 2 touchdown passes, 233 passing yards (21/29), and he did not throw an interception the whole night.
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Texas Christian University quarterback Trevone Boykin runs 23 yards for his thrid rushing touchdown of the evening to put the Horned Frogs up 41-14 in the fourth quarter of the K-State vs. TCU football game on Nov. 8, 2014 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. Though his defense did him a few favors with five sacks, Richardson still pieced together a performance that proves he is a force to be reckoned with.
spectacular 11-yard one-handed grab. I expect consistent scoring in these coming weeks out of Doctson.
4. JOSH DOCTSON, WR, TCU (LAST WEEK: 5)
Whitehair provided protection to both Jesse Ertz and Joe Hubener. Though Ertz was injured on his first play from scrimmage, Hubener entered the game and threw for 147 yards and a touchdown under the supervision of Whitehair. Whitehair showcased leadership and
Josh Doctson fulfilled my expectations as the top wideout on a team led by arguably the best quarterback in college football. Doctson recorded 8 receptions for 74 yards, one of those receptions being a
5. CODY WHITEHAIR, T, K-STATE (LAST WEEK: 6)
dominance in a 34-0 win over the South Dakota Jackrabbits.
6. SAMAJE PERINE, RB, OKLAHOMA (LAST WEEK: 2)
Samaje Perine fell four spots in my rankings after an underwhelming performance. Perine notched just 33 yards on 11 rushes. Though he did make it to the end zone once, he didn’t seem like his usual self. He seemed rather hesitant. It will be interesting to see how Perine
Now this guy came out of nowhere. I can admit that I had no idea as to who he was before this weekend. He shocked me as he threw for 425 yards (33-53-1) and four touchdown passes with just one interception as he decimated the Bearkats’ defense. Plus, he ran for 48 yards on five carries. I have my eyes on Mahomes and am interested as to what he and his Red Raiders can do in the future.
10. COREY COLEMAN, WR, BAYLOR (LAST WEEK: 10)
Corey Coleman made big play after big play on Saturday. He managed 178 receiving yards on just five receptions, including a long of 60. He made it to the end zone once and averaged a staggering 35.6 yards per play. I expect Coleman to get a few more looks in the coming weeks, so expect big numbers from him. Ryan Reed is freshman in journalism and mass communications. Please send comments to sports@kstatecollegian.com.
Wildcats look to break losing streak in San Antonio
ANDREW HAMMOND the collegian
San Antonio, Texas may be known as the Alamo City to some but for Kansas State fans, players and coaches the city has be the sight of heartbreaking losses. Now, the Wildcats who are 1-0 on the season travel back to the very place that ended their season less than nine months ago, San Antonio's Alamodome. A place that's been a house of horrors for the program. In 1998, the Kansas State football program is fresh off one of the most devestating defeats in college football history as they are defeated by Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship Game. Although they were highly ranked at the time, they were not selected among the at-large teams to play in a BCS bowl. Instead they were sent to the Alamo Bowl against Big Ten opponent Purdue. In a game which the Wildcats struggled to maintain the fire that had brought them to the top of the polls culminated in a late touchdown by Drew
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The Pride of Wildcat Land performs at halftime of the Valero Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Brees to Isaac Jones with 30 seconds left giving the Boliermakers a 37-34 upset victory. Head coach Bill Snyder remarked about the disappointment felt from the Wildcats and supporters following the game. "I feel for every player in that (locker) room, every coach and every Kansas State fan
that showed up here in San Antonio," said Wildcats coach Bill Snyder. "Tonight was the culmination of three weeks of disappointment." A little over nine months ago, the Wildcats ventured back to the Alamodome to face the UCLA Bruins in the same venue and same bowl game.
This time, it also included the same result, a 40-35 win by UCLA that saw the Wildcats climb out of a 31-6 hole but fell short of getting their first victory in San Antonio. Now the Wildcats have to excercise demons that have festered for more than 15 years and will have a quarterback
making his first ever career start at any level. The UTSA Roadrunners come off of a high octane
showdown against the Arizona where they opened the season with a 42-32 loss. Although the Wildcats have never won in the Alamodome, that doesn't take away the confidence and eagerness they have coming into Saturday's match up. "From a team standpoint, to go back to the Alamodome would be big for us especially because the last time we were there we lost," K-State kicker Matthew McCrane said during Tuesday's media briefing. The Wildcats will be relying on many of their veterans who aren't worried about the challenges that this weeks game presents. "You can't think about those distractions obviously." Wideout Kody Cook said after Saturday's game against South Dakota. "You've just got to treat it like any other game, you prepare for them like any other team. They're fast and we'll be ready for them. You really can't think about distractions or the past history, you just have to be ready to play a great opponent." Andrew Hammond is a sophomore in journalism and mass communications. Please send all comments to sports@kstatecollegian.com.
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