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‘It’s not about me, it’s about us’ New men’s basketball head coach Jerome Tang speaks to media for first time LANDON REINHARDT sports editor
Newly-hired Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday, March 24. Tang immediately said everything the crowd wanted to hear. “I learned this phrase,” Tang said. “EMAW. EMAW! I get goosebumps. Every Man a Wildcat.” The press conference was held in the Shamrock Zone in front of hundreds of fans and a slew of media personnel. Athletic director Gene Taylor introduced Tang to the stage and had nothing but good things to say about his new hire. “We found our guy,” Taylor said. “I didn’t know who he was personally … after that first hour, the bar was set pretty high. We talked to some great candidates – all head coaches – and every time w e went back t o
[Tang]. It was just a fit, and we felt it.” Throughout the entire press conference, Tang gauged the room and gave the Wildcat faithful everything they wanted to hear. Typically, “coach-speak” can sound superficial, but no one doubted what Tang brought to the stage Thursday. Tang was asked why he took the job at K-State over other schools, to which he simply replied with, “Because [athletic director Gene Taylor] said yes.” The response was followed by a roar of applause from the crowd. “I believe that there have been opportunities that I wanted to take, and they were blocked on purpose because there was something greater that was planned in my life,” Tang said. “When people tell you no, it can impact your ego or make you feel bad about yourself, or you can say, ‘God said something bigger for me.’ I’m here, bigger, better.” Tang shared the story of when Baylor head coach Scott Drew learned of Tang’s hiring at K-State. Drew and Tang helped turn around a Baylor program overrun with numerous scandals and NCAA infractions. see page
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RCHD announces decreased COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases WENDY BARNES news editor
In the latest COVID-19 update released on March 23, the Riley County Health Department announced active cases dropped from 26 — as reported on March 16 — to six. New cases also decreased since the most recent report, going from 15 to three. Along with a decrease in new and active cases, the twoweek rolling positivity rate in Riley County dropped from 2.87 percent to 1.60 percent. Additionally, Ascension Via Christi Hospital saw a drop in patient numbers, going from three, with one in ICU, to only two patients. However, the report did not indicate whether either patient was in ICU. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs said the low
hospitalization rate is wonderful, and the county has fewer positive cases, with very few of those individuals experiencing severe symptoms. However, numbers could increase after spring break. “If there are any increases in case numbers resulting from spring break travel, those will likely start to show up later this week or early next week,” Gibbs said in the report. “Overall, we’re in a much better situation than we were.” On-campus for the week of March 14-18, the positivity rate was 0.00 percent. However, only 43 tests were administered compared to 161 during the week before spring break. According to the report, COVID-19 testing for the county will change after April 1. However, the Kan-
sas Department of Health and Environment testing site at 3019 Anderson Avenue in the Plaza West Shopping Center remains open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday for free COVID-19 PCR tests through April 1. In addition, the report did not indicate if KDHE will still distribute up to three free N95 masks to individuals requesting them. Because the lease for the Anderson location lasts through the end of April, the grant-funded RADXup team currently operating in the health department will move to 3019 Anderson Ave. on April 4. They will offer free rapid and PCR tests from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with no appointment needed through April. “The building at 3019 Anderson Avenue is leased
through the end of April,” Gibbs said in the report. “It’s a larger space that has been dedicated to COVID-19 testing, so it makes sense to move our testing operations there while the building is available.” Since testing demand and case numbers continue to decrease, health department staff assisting with testing will return to their regular duties. As a result, the health department will not offer COVID-19 tests at its primary location, 2030 Tecumseh Road. However, the health department will provide take-
home COVID-19 tests. The health department will continue providing COVID-19 vaccinations with or without an appointment. Walk-in vaccinations are available at 2030 Tecumseh Road from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday-Wednesday, noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday. Appointments can also be scheduled by calling (785) 565-6560. The health department has resumed publishing weekly COVID-19 updates. According to the March 16 report, the
change was implemented to be consistent with the CDC Community Level Tool. “We are updating the format of our local reports to be more consistent with the types of data the CDC shares in the nationwide Community Levels tool,” Renee Lucas, emergency preparedness coordinator for the Riley County Health Department, said in the update. “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to understand the numbers and take appropriate precautions.”
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Union services will decrease after SGA votes to reduce budget CARTER SCHAFFER staff writer
The Kansas State Student Union will reduce services for three years because of low enrollment and a freeze on tuition and fees, according to a new bill passed unanimously by the Student Governing Association on Thursday, March 10. Before the bill’s passage, the Student Services Fee Committee reviewed the Union’s budget to find the least impactful cuts it could make. Some of the changes include stopping the Union’s contribution to free weekend parking and game-day shuttle bus services and removing the information desk staffing, according to a copy of the bill provided by Max Harman — Student Services Fee Committee chair and leader of the effort to close the University’s deficit — via email. Harman said in Bill 21/22/89 that the need for reductions arose because of a
decline in enrollment, which resulted in a decrease in Student Services Fee revenue. “The total [insufficient funds] callbacks were just shy of $2 million,” Harman said. “Our job as a committee is to get to a point where we lower that total allocation down enough that we’re no longer running that deficit.” The total campus budget is independent of the number of students — the budget stays the same regardless of enrollment. Therefore, in standard years, less full-time student enrollment would cause an increase in the Student Services Fee because fewer students pay the fee. However, because of the moratorium on tuition and fee increases imposed by the Kansas Board of Regents, Union budget decreases are necessary to fix shortfalls in the fee budget, Harman said in the bill. “Our goal is to get back to equilibrium where the cost of the fee is balanced with how many students are paying into
it — is balanced with the total amount of money we’re giving to entities,” Harman said. The committee believes reducing the Union’s budget over the next three years is the best way to reach equilibrium. “These reductions will have no impact on the amount students pay for the Student Services Fee,” Harman said. This year’s Union budget was set at $1.7 million. It will drop to $1.61 million next year, $1.56 million for 2023-2024 and $1.53 million for 20242025. The bill’s changes and cuts will start at the beginning of the next academic year. One of the bill’s most noticeable cuts included free weekend parking at the Union parking garage, and the cost might now have students thinking twice before using the service. “Sometimes residents like to store their cars [in the parking garage] overnight if there’s supposed to be a storm, so their car is protected,” Cameron
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ested in seeing what comes next and if it is to affect me.” Other changes include eliminating two vacant Union positions for the next three years, a 10 percent reduction of the student employee budget and the implementation of additional service charges for meeting spaces.
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President Linton committed to K-State’s land-grant mission, student life MARGARET LATENSER staff writer
“You can’t talk about Kansas State University without mentioning its deeply rooted land-grant history,” according to the Wildcat Way website. That history included a mission to provide students with an education in agriculture, military tactics, mechanical arts and classical studies. While this idea remains true at K-State, it has evolved to include improving quality of life for all through education, research and outreach. Being the nation’s first land-grant university is deeply rooted in K-State’s culture, and President Richard Linton wants to keep K-State connected to its land-grant roots. “Not all land-grant institutions still really and truly believe in what the landgrant is about,” Linton said. “It is about research, teaching in extension and an international presence. And it is also about putting students first: K-State does that better than any land-grant I know, and that is why I am here.” Linton said being a part of five land-grant universities, as both a student and a faculty member, has set
him up to lead K-State. “Being at land-grant universities has helped me understand how you can effectively integrate research, teaching in extension in the
use my ears at least twice as much as I use my mouth,” Linton said. “I have to learn the culture, learn what people think is spectacular that they want to embrace, learn
The students here are the most engaged and most active students I have ever met in any university I have ever been at. Richard Linton
Kansas State President meaningful relationships with the state, the nation and the world,” Linton said. “So, what I am trying to do, is to take a look at what I learned at all the land-grants I have been at and implement them into a culture that makes sense for K-State.” To discover what makes sense for K-State’s culture, Linton said he would listen and learn for his first 90 days and continue to do so throughout his presidency. “I am trying to
things we are struggling with and either make it a different way or help build it in a better way.” Linton said he wants to put his all into the university and is ready to do so as a community. “I care more than you will ever imagine about making this place the best place it can be,” Linton said. “I also need everyone’s support to move us forward.” Linton said his most important focus is the big ideas and aspi-
rations for tomorrow that we are thinking of, but on which we have never taken action. He said he plans to observe and listen to discover these ideas and aspirations. “I am trying to learn, ‘Where are we? Where do we need to go? What is the best way to get there?’” Linton said. “A part of that down the road will be strategic planning and rethinking what our future could look like.” Thomas Lane, vice president for student life and dean of students, said K-State is the first operational landgrant institution in the United States. “That is a really important part of our history, but I think it is
also a really important part of our future,” Lane said. “I think President Linton truly understands that and is committed to moving us forward as a land-grant institution.” Kennedy Kaufman, freshman in marketing, had no idea K-State was a land-grant university or even what landgrant meant. “I did not know what that term meant at all, but after hearing the definition, it makes a ton of sense that K-State is a land-grant,” Kauffman said. “That is super cool that the new President wants to be committed to that idea, and I like that he wants to listen to students about their experi-
ences.” Lane said Linton has been listening throughout his first couple of months as president. “I have seen him in several different meetings,” Lane said. “I think he is listening very carefully and taking a lot in, which is probably like drinking water from a fire hose in these first few months of his presidency. He has a tremendous intellect that is helping him as he listens to understand what the strengths are and, I suspect also, what opportunities for growth and improvement we have.” Long-term, Linton said he wants K-State to be a goto place for innovative research. “I would like us to be a place where we know how to put together interdisciplinary teams to solve the grand global challenges of tomorrow,” Linton said. see page
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Linton said he is committed to making K-State the best land-grant institution the university can be, which includes both high-quality research and high-quality student life. “I cannot determine the vision for the university. We determine the vision. We would be everything that makes up our university,” Linton said. “So simply, I want whatever our vision is to be incorporated with what makes sense for Kansans, and for us to be the best land-grant university we can be in order to deliver the best products, which primarily are students and excellence in research.” Thomas Lane said the energy Linton brings to K-State makes him extremely excited. “He is bringing a great sense of energy, enthusiasm and passion for the land-grant mission of the university and what makes K-State unique as an institution,” Lane said. “Perhaps, most importantly, what I have been tremendously excited about is his student-centeredness.” The students are what makes Manhattan special, Linton said. “The students here are the most engaged and most active students I have ever met in any university I have ever been at,” Linton said. “The three words my wife and I always use are authentic, genuine and real. As a university president, you want to go to a place where the people are good and good people are authentic, genuine and real.” Lane said he observed Linton prioritizing students at the men’s basketball games by sharing his excellent seats and engaging in conversations. “The president has great seats for the basketball games, and he could have taken anyone to games,” Lane said. “But for the first one he attended, he took two students and sat between them in order to visit with both of them, learn about their K-State experience and help see the university through their eyes. I thought this was fantastic. But then the next week, I saw him do the exact same thing, which I thought spoke volumes in terms of his commitment to students and his interest in understanding the student experience.” Linton said he realized how unique K-State culture is by interacting with students. “You guys have something special. From an external perspective, it is crystal clear what you guys have,” Linton said. “I think students recognize it but do not recognize how unique it is. It really is not this way everywhere. I honestly don’t think it’s this way anywhere.”
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President Richard Linton after being named the 15th president of Kansas State on Dec. 2, 2021.
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Students, local residents celebrate St. Patrick’s Day ALEXANDER REWERTS staff writer
On Saturday, March 19, Manhattan celebrated its first St. Patrick’s Day following lifted COVID-19 regulations at Kansas State with the town’s 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Aggieville. Nearly two thousand people were present at the event, admiring well-decorated parade floats, wearing green, running in the Shamrock two-mile Fun Run and much more. Adults and children assembled in celebratory fashion, sweeping through Aggieville. The thousands of greenclothed spectators made the streets resemble the dyed Chicago River rather than a lofty procession. However, several other students admittedly spent their St. Patrick’s Day partaking in various activities in and out of Manhattan for their spring break.
Bryce Tomka, sophomore in psychology, traveled from Manhattan to Utah on a camping trip for Spring break. “We stopped in Fort Collins [Colorado] not realizing it was St. Patrick’s Day, but we ended up having a great time anyway,” Tomka said. “It was only when my friends and I saw an older man on the street wearing a kilt that we had finally realized it was St. Patrick’s Day.” Alexander Auker, sophomore in athletic training and rehabilitation sciences, celebrated his St. Patrick’s Day at home with his fraternity brothers, watching the infamous horror film, “Leprechaun,” starring Jennifer Aniston. “I watch Leprechaun every St. Patrick’s Day,” Auker said. “It’s my fun little tribute to Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day has been my favorite holiday for years, and I love it!” Student Senator Jacob
Brown, sophomore in history pre-law, devoted his St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate his Irish heritage with his mother in Aggieville, taking part in Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Day parade before grabbing dinner. “There were lots of green, lots of people, lots of festivities,” Brown said. “Everyone was having a ball, especially the kids.” Given the high attendance witnessed in Manhattan this latest Fake Patty’s Day, it is evident that many Manhattan locals were incredibly forthcoming this year. Many maintained their marvel yearly attendance and a high degree of good spirits for the not-so-national holiday. St. Patrick’s Day continues, yet again, to be an Irish-fueled hit at K-State, while eager students await next year’s Fake Patty’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day — the favorite holidays of many K-State students.
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Residents from Manhattan and surrounding areas come to Aggieville to celebrate Fake Patty’s Day 2018.
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Mortar Board Senior Honorary holds ‘Reading is Leading’ book drive ELENIA HENRY staff writer
The Mortar Board Senior Honorary Society ran a book drive this week, collecting donations for the school district in Ellis, Kansas. Every year, Mortar Board chapters across the nation are tasked with hosting a “Reading is Leading” event, which is any kind of initiative that promotes literacy in a chosen community. This can take on several different formats based on the board’s discretion. Cade Ciesielski, senior in philosophy, Spanish and prelaw, serves as the vice president of service for Mortar Board. She said COVID-19 restrictions partly shaped the choice to hold a book drive this year. “Originally, we wanted to do something in-person,” Ciesielski said. “In the past, chapters have done things like going to local schools and reading to students, but due to the pandemic, we decided to do resource collection instead.” Members of Mortar Board tabled in the student union from Monday, March 21, through Wednesday, March 24, collecting books and monetary donations. On Tuesday, the society collaborated with Panda Express to direct a percentage of the restaurant’s profits towards USD 388 when customers mentioned Mortar Board. One hundred percent of the funds and donations raised throughout the week will go to the Ellis school district. While many of the past Mortar Board cohorts opted to fundraise for Riley County schools, this year’s leadership
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felt that there is an unaddressed need in rural communities. Ciesielski explained that local schools carry an advantage through their proximity to K-State. “We realized that although it would be great to benefit a school here in Manhattan, so many campus organizations already donate to the local school district,” Ciesielski said. “There’s still need here, but we recognize that in a rural community the need may be stronger because they don’t have a university with so many outreach programs and resources nearby.” Ellis, a small city in western Kansas, is especially near to one Mortar Board member’s heart. When Samantha Crawford caught wind that the society was looking for a rural school district to support, suggesting her hometown seemed only natural. Crawford, senior in business management and prelaw, grew up in Ellis and said that funding for USD 388 is slim. “Compared to schools here in Manhattan, there aren’t a lot of grant opportunities for Ellis schools to be able to do everything they need to,” Crawford said. “They recently combined the junior high and high school buildings but weren’t able to add on any additional classrooms, so the school is crammed. The public and private schools already share a librarian, and one of the library’s donors just fell through.” Mortar Board’s leadership hopes to make up for some of the difficulties USD 388 has recently had to contend with. Vedant Kulkarni, senior in management information systems, strategic
communications and pre-law, serves as the president of Mortar Board. He said that as well as aiding with financial strain, the honorary society wants to encourage and inspire Ellis’ students. “The main purpose of this initiative is to get these younger generations more interested in reading and pursuing knowledge,” Kulkarni said. “We’re hoping that with the help of our donations, students are able to find an interest in learning and begin to build careers.” Crawford said that for her, the book drive is a powerful initiative. “That community did so much for me,” Crawford said. “It’s gotten me to where I am today, and if there’s anything I can do to give back, I am more than happy to put my resources and my effort towards it.” While the book drive is Mortar Board’s primary donation event of the year, Kulkarni said that they have more service projects in the works. “We are working with MANRRS (Minorities In Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) right now on their ‘Soles for Souls’ drive, which will help provide shoes for people who do not have access to proper footwear,” Kulkarni said. “We are also partnering with the Center for Student Involvement on an Earth Day trash pick-up project.” A donation box for the “Soles for Souls” initiative will be available in the Leadership Building from April 4-8, and the Earth Day trash project is set for April 22.
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Vedant Kulkarni (left) and Cade Ciesielski (right) table at the K-State Student Union for the “Reading is Leading” book drive held by Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society.
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OPINION: The U.S. should end daylight saving time MADDY DANIELS asst. arts & culture editor
Locusts are chirping, mourning doves are hooting and the smell of freshly cut grass fills the air. The warm sun is just beginning to set past 8:30 p.m., painting the sky in vibrant pinks and warm oranges. Bonfires and barbecues have been filled with friends and family for hours, and there is still time to go. Summer is the primary season when the sun is out at its latest, so our recent shift into daylight saving time reminds me of warm and sunny memories. Summer is great because it allows us to maximize our time — to socialize at the end of a long day, kicking back on the patio well into the evening. In winter, this time gets cut short, forcing people to hibernate at home after returning from work or school. On March 15, 2022, the Senate unanimously passed legislation that will make daylight saving time permanent by 2023 in the U.S. The House has yet to pick up the bill
though, so it’s unsure if and when we’ll see any action take place. If so, we will fall back and spring forward once more, then be permanently locked in sunshine mode. Personally, I am a big fan of passing this bill. My life is the opposite of thriving in late fall and winter. There are several reasons I have a bone to pick with the sun setting before 5 p.m. Seasonal depression affects many during that time of year. Reduced amounts of sunlight and vitamin D can cause a drop in serotonin and disrupt our body’s internal clock. Dark and dreary evenings make many anti-social and lead to general moodiness. Sad girl playlist, here I come. For me, it’s also hard to be productive when the sun isn’t out. There are still things to take care of in the evening, but I feel the only thing my brain can process is Netflix and some chai tea. With more sunlight later in the day, I’m productive much longer and still have time to relax before the day is up. Maxi-
mizing and using my time is easiest during daylight saving time. Driving in the dark is another issue I have with the shortened days. Visibility is low, and there are often more car accidents on people’s commute home from work. I’m never the one to volunteer to drive out of town in the winter, so hopefully, daylight savings time gets to stick around and increase safety on roads year-round. Plus, who wouldn’t want the vibes of cruising on a summer night all year long? Of course, it won’t always be warm — we’ll still have the same passing of seasons. However, in the dead of winter, at least we’ll be reminded of those joyous summer nights. Maddy Daniels is the assistant arts & culture editor for the Collegian and a junior in mass communications. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian. com.
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REVIEW: Modern dating thriller ‘Fresh’ serves up horrific twist SARAH UNRUH page design chief
If you’re looking to eat your heart out or for a thriller sprinkled with dark romance, Hulu’s new original film “Fresh” will surely satisfy your cravings. I have recently grown to love this new sub-genre of thrillers — romantic endeavors resulting in a horrific plot twist. Fans of similar storylines, such as “Get Out,” “Midsommar” and Netflix’s series “You,” are likely to appreciate the art style. Granted, films like this aren’t going to be in everyone’s taste. The plot opens with the main character Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) arriving for a first date with a hilariously textbook jerk of a man from a dating app, Chad. This first bit
of the film depicts your typical satirical rom-com. Noa spends the next few days aimlessly “swiping left” on her internet suitors until a meet-cute moment changes everything. Noa runs into Steve (Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store, and after an adorably awkward interaction, they exchange contact information and plan to meet again. At a bar, their first date spirals into both flirtatious and deep conversation, leading her to believe he might be the one. Being a smooth-talking plastic surgeon donned with the looks of Sebastian Stan, I honestly couldn’t blame her. Skeptical of the timing of the new relationship, Noa’s best friend Mollie raises suspicion when Steve steals Noa for a last-minute weekend getaway. However, Noa assures her all is well, and the two trav-
el to his vacation home. As the pair unwind from the drive and indulge in some of Steve’s homemade cocktails, the raw reality of Noa’s new beau is unveiled. Thirty minutes into the film, the title card is finally revealed, giving viewers a moment to digest the film’s new and twisted direction during the intelligently placed late opening credits. Spoilers ahead. Unknown to Noa, the secret ingredient in Steve’s killer cocktail ultimately renders her unconscious. After waking up chained to a wall and realizing she had been drugged, emotions swell, and she — alongside viewers — anticipates what lies ahead. Steve’s true career doesn’t involve nose jobs and stitching people back together. In fact, he specializes in quite the opposite — preparing and selling human
flesh to fellow cannibals. Whoa. I knew coming into this film that there was a disturbing twist, yet this wasn’t what I had anticipated. I had no premonitions when I first hit play, so this was a shocking surprise. Steve promises Noa that she won’t be killed — yet. As the title suggests, he intends to provide “fresh” products to his customers. Noa learns more about her situation from a woman in the room adjacent to hers, and she finds out that many other women have fallen victim to
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Steve’s charm. However, none have ever been able to catch his attention and affection quite as much as Noa. She uses this to her advantage, attempting to win over her butcher boyfriend before she is too far gone to escape, literally. A s much as it pained me to witness one of my favorite Marvel hero heartthrobs play such a vile and demented character, I must admit that he played the role very well. The way that Steve’s character contin-
ued to both disgust and charm me throughout the film speaks to the different dynamics that Sebastian Stan can portray. Daisy Edgar Jones’ performance is also well done. She is set to star in the film adaptation of “Where the Crawdad Sings,” which I am excited to see after watching her in this film. I won’t get into any more plot details — the technical aspects of the movie were both eye and ear-catching. Trippy effects and unique camera angles added to scenes. The catchy soundtrack kept the rather dark content feeling light and almost humorous, especially when paired with Steve’s dancing. With a satisfactory ending served on a silver platter, “Fresh” should be on the menu for your next thriller movie binge.
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Baseball drops tough contest to Air Force, win streak ends AJ SHAW staff writer
Throughout Kansas State baseball’s eight-game win-streak, offense has been the key to the Wildcats’ success. Over the weekend against Morehead State, the Wildcats combined to score 34 runs in a three-game sweep that had the offense looking like they were all Ted Williams. That all changed on Wednesday against Air Force, as K-State dropped a tough decision 4-3 as the offense came back down to Earth and the defense committed three errors. “We certainly didn’t play well enough to beat anyone, especially a competitive, tough program like Air Force,” head coach Pete Hughes said to K-State Sports. The whole game really comes down to the sixth inning. Down a run, K-State started the inning with a double from Dylan Phillips and a single from Josh Nicoloff. After a pitching change, Nick Goodwin singled home Phillips to tie the game and put Nicoloff on third. With runners on first and
third and nobody out, K-State was primed for a big inning and to take the lead. Instead, the Wildcats settled for one score, as Justin Mitchell popped out to first base and Orlando Salinas Jr. grounded into a double play. Over the final four innings, K-State left a total of five men on-base and had two innings ended by double plays. This includes leaving four men in scoring position. Defensively, two of the four runs that Air Force scored were unearned. The second error was a major killer, as pitcher Collin Rothermel overthrew Nicoloff at first base on a ground ball to the mound. Had the play been made, the inning would’ve been over and K-State would’ve been down two runs instead of three. While these errors could be excused because it was a wet, cold day at the ballpark, this is the second straight game where the Wildcats have committed three errors. With Big 12 play starting Friday, March 25 at ranked-TCU, the defense will have to turn things around before small mistakes turn into big consequences. Even with all the problems
this game possessed, not everything was horrible for the Wildcats. Dominic Johnson extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a seventh-inning single. This also means he has collected at least one hit in all but one game this season. Josh Nicoloff also extended his hitting streak to 13 games, going 2-4, and Kaelen Culpepper hit an opposite-field homer in the third inning — his first of the season and as a collegiate player. “It was good to get Culpepper going offensively,” Hughes said. “We think he’s going to hit for power with us, and it was great to see that tool come out for us today.” Rothermel also did a great job keeping his team in the game. He struck out six over five innings and only surrendered five hits. His command was a little spotty at times as he walked three, but he still limited the damage for the most part. Taking out the two errors that led to runs, Rothermel had a very solid start. The Wildcats are back in action on the road against No. 19 TCU for a three-game series starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 25, airing on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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When Drew took over the program, he was handed a bottle of wine and was told not to open it until something happy happened. After an NIT championship, three Elite Eights, two conference championships and a national championship, the wine remained unopened. Drew took the bottle over to Tang’s house after learning of his hiring at K-State. “Those deep bonds, that take colleagues, to friends, to brothers for life … that’s what we’re going to do here,” Tang said. “I plan to be at your weddings, send you something when your first son is born, daughter is born, I’m going to have that picture up in my office.” Even with the connection between the two, Tang doesn’t plan on taking it easy when he reunites with the Bears. “Scott Drew is a terrific man,” Tang said, “but I expect you to give him a hard
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time when he comes here.” Born in Trinidad (West Indies), Tang spoke about the path he had to take to get here. In a video from the K-State men’s basketball Twitter account when he first introduced the team, Tang said he wasn’t “born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” “When you put in the work, you can go out there and play confidently,” Tang said at the press conference. “The only reason I’m here is because I work hard. My parents are immigrants, I am an immigrant. Nobody handed us anything. We just outworked people … we’re going to get credit because we are going to be able to step out on the court and trust the work that we put in.” Throughout the press conference, Tang would take a second to gather himself while his emotions got high. Tang was asked how he planned on keeping his emotions in check. “I really don’t want to keep it in check,” Tang said. “This is who I am. I’m really passionate, I care deeply, I have no problem crying, I have no problem laughing,
I have no problem cheering. That’s my heart. When I really, really care about something, I’m all in.” Whenever the story would drift into a new topic, Tang found a way to bring it back to the fanbase, showing the importance he places on filling up Bramlage Coliseum on game days. “I was always blown away by the fans and the community and the energy and just extremely, extremely thankful for that,” Tang said. “I remember the students tearing up the paper and throwing it up in the air and thinking, ‘Man, that’s so cool.’” Tang will serve as the first Black head coach in Kansas State men’s basketball history. “It is pretty cool to be a part of history and be able to leave a legacy for my kids, but I got to make sure it’s a great legacy … so we got to get players and we got to win,” Tang said. Tang, 55, signed a sixyear contract, receiving $2.1 million in 2022-23, increasing $100,000 every year through 2027-28.
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Athletic Director Gene Taylor (left) with new men’s basketball head coach Jerome Tang (right).
friday, march 25, 2022
Nijel Pack declares for NBA Draft CLAIBORN SCHMIDT arts & culture editor
Nijel Pack, sophomore guard for Kansas State men’s basketball, declared for the 2022 NBA Draft in an Instagram post Tuesday evening. Within the post, Pack said, “At present, I would like to further explore new possibilities. It is with unwavering faith and joy that I am entering my name in the 2022 NBA draft.” Pack added that “[his] number one goal is growth.” Pack reiterated this after newly-hired head coach Jerome Tang’s press conference on Thursday, explaining how he spoke with his parents about the decision and ultimately decided no matter the outcome, it would be an opportunity to grow. “I feel like there’s no loss here – either way, I can get better. Either way, I can learn,” Pack said. “So I think this is a great opportunity for me.” Important note: college basketball players are now allowed to declare for the draft, and can return to school if they pull their name from the draft pool before the selection. Doing this allows college athletes to speak to NBA scouts to work on what they need to improve on before pursuing the next level. Like many college coaches, Tang said he understands that athletes’ goals are to get to the professional level, and believes that student-athletes should take advantage of their opportunities. “..in the sport we play of basketball, all these guys, they want to play professionally and get to the NBA. T h at ’s the dream,
right?” Tang said. “I believe that student-athletes should be able to take advantage of the opportunity to make money off of their name, their image, their likeness.” Pack’s NBA timeline consists of personal workouts starting in April with a trainer in preparation for NBA workouts that will begin in May. “I got a little bit of time, just getting ready right now for those times when the opportunity comes to be my best,” Pack said. Tang wants his athletes to take advantage of the opportunities they are given like joining the draft but wants the players’ focus to continue to be on the sport at play. “The focus has got to be on the basketball and on being the best player and winning the most games as you can as a team, because 80 percent of young men who were drafted, they get drafted because t h e y p l aye d in the
N C A A To u r n a m e n t , ” Tang said. Tang also talked about the differences in NIL money and NBA draft money. “So an NBA contract, if you’re a first-round draft
pick could be anywhere from $23 million to $9 million,” Tang said. “The best NIL deal last year — and this isn’t football — is maybe $1.5 million. That’s like pennies to dollars. Instead of chasing the pennies, we’re going to be in the gym so we can chase the dollars.” Pack has until June 1 to remove his name from consideration before the 2022 NBA Draft on June 23. This past year saw 209 players declare for the draft, but only 60 players were drafted, as players use the new rules to their advantage.
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SERIES PREVIEW
friday, march 25, 2022
Know Your Opponent: No. 19 TCU Horned Frogs CHASE HAGEMANN staff writer
Kansas State baseball travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on No. 19 TCU for its first Big 12 test in a threegame series after losing an ugly game against Air Force Wednesday. It’s not ideal to go into conference play after a loss, but the Wildcats are playing their best baseball so far, winning eight games consecutively and 11 of their past 14. Over the greatest turnaround in the 2022 college base-
ball season, several Wildcats either found their groove or continued it.
BATTERS:
Preseason All-American Dylan Phillips raised his batting average to .321 with 16 RBIs after a slower start than expected to the season. Two of Phillips’ RBIs come off his 35th career home run at K-State, which was smoked 461 feet over the batter’s eye behind center field. Dominic Johnson and Josh Nicoloff carry heavy hitting streaks into Fort Worth as well — Johnson looking for his 15-game
hitting streak and Nicoloff seeking his 13th. Johnson snapped a nine-game 2+ hitting streak against Air Force but only has one game without a single hit this season at CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 26.
PITCHERS:
K-State’s one-two starting pitcher punch Friday and Saturday also need to continue with their low ERAs and high strikeout rates to have success against TCU. RHP Blake Adams (2-1, 2.53 era) is having the season of his college career as the Friday starter, with 41 strikeouts in
32 innings pitched, while Saturday starter, RHP Connor McCullough (3-1, 2.73 era), has posted 30 strikeouts in 29.2 innings.
NO. 19 TCU:
The 19th best team in the country, according to D1 Baseball, hasn’t disappointed critics with a 15-5 record, including a 2-1 series victory over the Baylor Bears. see page
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friday, march 25, 2022
‘There’s nothing like playing in the NCAA Tournament’ Women’s basketball season ends in Round of 32 NATHAN ENSERRO asst. sports editor
Kansas State’s women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end with a loss to top-seeded NC State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats lost 89-57 in Raleigh, North Carolina. After a dream start to the game — a three-point make on the first possession and two quick fouls for one of the Wolfpack’s best players — the Wildcats led 9-3. “I knew last game that they decided to go under the screen, so I knew I would have an opportunity to have a three. That’s kind of what I was looking for going into this game, and it was open,” freshman guard Serena Sundell said. “I didn’t shoot it as well as I wanted to, but the coaches told me, ‘Just keep shooting,’ so that’s what I was looking for.” Sundell led K-State with 17 points on 6-14 shooting and 3-10 from three. She also grabbed three rebounds and dished three assists. From there, it was all NC State. K-State missed its next seven shots and didn’t score a field goal in the last nearly eight minutes of the first quarter. “That’s where we lost our poise, that stretch,” head coach Jeff Mittie said. “There’s still
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Freshman Serena Sundell looks to pass the ball during the Nov. 15, 2021 game against North Carolina A&T at Bramlage Coliseum. windows to throw it to Lee. … Our entire group should have got the ball inside better. There
was space available up top.” Despite the offensive disaster, K-State was lucky to only be
down 17-13 at the end of the first. The second quarter was when the wheels really fell off for
K-State. NC State went on separate 12 and nine-point runs to push the lead to 20 before the half.
K-State entered the break with a 16-point deficit. “We struggled to play effectively at the end of the shot clock,” Mittie said. “That was a problem for us.” The rest of the way out, K-State couldn’t make enough shots or stops to make a run at getting back into the game. The Wildcats were down 27 by the end of the third, and the Wolfpack lead reached a maximum of 35 before the end of the game. NC State disrupted K-State on offense and forced 16 turnovers, also out-rebounding the Wildcats 38-25. Ultimately, the Wildcats were outshot 55 percent to 39 percent. “We need them to miss a little bit, and they just didn’t miss a whole lot,” Mittie said. “The second quarter, they shoot 71 percent.” Junior center Ayoka Lee played through foul trouble to score 12 points and eight rebounds in 30 minutes. K-State’s loss brings the team to a final record of 20-13. The Wildcats will likely return all five starters going into next season and are set to bring in a highly-touted recruiting class. “I think this experience is huge,” Lee said. “I think there’s nothing like playing in the NCAA Tournament, so I think it’s definitely something to carry with us and build off of.”
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friday, march 25, 2022
Nate’s Notes: Highs and lows mark women’s basketball season NATHAN ENSERRO asst. sports editor
The Kansas State women’s basketball team season ended about as expected based on seeding: a loss to top-seed NC State Wolfpack in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats, who had faded late in the season, found their way into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 and the fourth time under head coach Jeff Mittie. The eight vs. nine game is typically a death sentence in the women’s tournament: the last time a one seed failed to win that game and reach the second weekend was Duke in 2009. Midway through the season, though, K-State looked like it would avoid that second-round death knell. In fact, when the NCAA Tournament Committee released their initial top 16 teams, K-State was on the list. That would translate to a four seed and, more importantly, hosting a regional. What happened? First of all, K-State was buoyed in the NET Rankings by a tough early-season schedule. Early road battles against top-five South Carolina and NC State, as well as a home win against a ranked Oregon, helped K-State’s early rankings. K-State also beat a ranked Baylor in its Big 12
opener. The Wildcats caught the typically-dominant Bears at a good time in their schedule and played perhaps their best game of the year to make the Wildcats truly look like a top-16 team. The second issue was that the Wildcat offense, which had focused on getting the ball to junior center Ayoka Lee, began to get figured out after that. Teams with size and depth were able to essentially eliminate the Wildcats’ best player for long stretches of games. The Texas Tech loss on Jan. 15 seemed to be a turning point for the Wildcats’ season. They were held to just 45 points on the road when the Red Raiders committed a pair of defenders to Lee at all times and used on-ball pressure to make the entry pass nearly impossible. Lee was held to just 12 points, and K-State’s inability to hit three-point shots (23 percent) allowed the Red Raiders to continue to commit so many resources to Lee. The Wildcats righted the ship after that, winning four of their next six games — including Lee’s record-breaking 61-point performance in a blowout against Oklahoma and a close home win against Kansas. K-State never really got its three-point shot back, though. The Wildcats lost in Lawrence thanks to a 1-22 three-point shooting performance and lost in double
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TCU’s bats were largely considered the Frog’s “weak” spot ahead of the 2022 campaign, but the team’s offense is among the hottest in the Big 12. Seven of TCU’s eight everyday position players comfortably recorded home runs this season, tallying 15 dingers and collectively batting an
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Senior forward Laura Macke goes in for a basket during the game against Kansas on Jan. 19, 2021. overtime to West Virginia when they scored just two points in the final overtime period. They shot 4-24 from three in that game.
average of .299 between all eight. Senior Tommy Sacco leads the bunch, hitting .370 with three homers and 17 RBIs and recording 15 runs. Other players raking at the plate include Brayden Taylor (.357 BA, 26 R, 3 HR, 19 RBI), David Bishop (.333 BA, 16 R, 4 HR, 30 RBI) and Elijah Nunez (.333 BA, 28 R, 11 RBI), who struggled at the plate in 2021. Typically TCU’s strong suit, the team’s pitching is still very good but isn’t exceeding expectations.
They fell from looking like a Big 12 Title contender to a .500 league record and sixth-place finish. They had also tumbled from a four-seed
Horned Frog starting pitchers average a 4.20 ERA between the Friday-Sunday rotations. However, TCU has pitched well enough to record an impressive 6-1 record with 75 strikeouts combined. ANALYSIS: K-State’s lethal Arkansas-transfer duo (Adams and McCullough) favor the Wildcats on Fridays and Saturdays. However, they’ll need run support from the offense and consistent appearances from bullpen pitchers to secure a win or a series
to a nine-seed according to bracketologists. Despite the disappointment of the final stretch of the regular season, an NCAA
victory (2-1 or 3-0). K-State’s Sunday rotation is yet to be set in stone and will be the Wildcats’ biggest challenge in Fort Worth. It’s likely to feature sophomore RHP Christian Ruebeck on the mound. Ruebeck throws up to 96 mph but struggles with consistency and can be rather wildly effective. Ruebeck has a 15.00 ERA, most of which kick-started in his first start against Auburn (3.0 IP, 10 ER). It isn’t a pitcher’s dream to re-
Tournament win and Round of 32 finish is a solid finish for a team so young, and provides a great foundation for Mittie to build from.
cord 14 walks in three games started and five appearances, but Ruebeck has also struck out 20 batters in those eight appearances. Although coming off a loss on a cold and windy mid-week game, the Wildcats need to continue their hot stretch against No. 19 TCU to have any chance of a series win. Friday’s first pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Charlie and Marie Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, with viewing available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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