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K-State fans flooded downtown Manhattan last night as Purple Power Play on Poyntz kicked off the Fall sports season. Booths lined the middle of Poyntz, providing attendees with food and games while they waited on the night's festivities to begin.
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Scott Kraft, a 1977 K-State journalism graduate and current senior editor for the Los Angeles Times, approached the wooden lectern wearing a soft blue button-down shirt and navy pants to deliver the 10th Annual Huck Boyd Lecture in Community Media in Forum Hall "Storytelling in the Modern Newsroom."
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Fort Riley Morale, Welfare and Recreation is presenting recording artists Everclear and Bowling for Soup as part of the Army Concert Tour. Both bands will be performing at McCain Auditorium tonight. Morale, Welfare and Recreation is a program designed to provide programs and services for the soldiers and family members of Fort Riley.
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The Boyd family legacy is one of the most prevalent and outstanding in K-State history and is one of the most well-known newspaper and political families within the state of Kansas. The family of Huck and Mamie Boyd formally donated a collection of personal papers and memorabilia to K-State called "The Boyd Family Papers."
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Fruit was flying as Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity hosted its 53rd annual Watermelon Bust. The event consisted of a series of games involving watermelon and culminates in a relay and crowning of the champions. All participants were new pledges of K-State sororities and each house had two coaches from Lambda Chi.
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Foreign students at K-State attended a cultural workshop sponsored by the International Student Scholar Services Thursday night. The workshop, which began at 6:30 in the International Student Center, assisted international students in understanding aspects of American life.
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Visitors may be surprised to find these insects are not actually real, they are pieces of origami. The Beach Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit along with the K-State Insect Zoo, titled "Robert J. Lang: Insect Origami." The exhibit, which began Aug.
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To accommodate both non-traditional and on-campus students alike, the Division of Continuing Education is offering more evening classes this fall. "This year there has been an increase in students and there is a demand for more flexibility for classes," said Melinda Sinn, coordinator of Public Information for Continuing Education.
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The Kansas City Design Center Event, scheduled Sept. 1-11, is located in the Chang Gallery in Seaton Hall. The exhibits being displayed are projects by 16 K-State and University of Kansas students who are members of the design center in Kansas City, Mo.
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As the week comes to an end, students from the landscape architecture and regional and community planning departments wipe the sweat off their brow and prepare a presentation for the mayor of Manhattan. This week many of the landscape and regional and community planning department students at K-State are participating in 'Design Week.
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President Schulz, boxers or briefs? “I like the combo ones – kind of a little of both – I am not sure what they are called.”
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Parking lots on K-State are almost completely full by 8:30 a.m., and students are forced to troll up and down each aisle. Throw in a mix of pedestrians and bikers, and the drive to find a parking spot consumes time. The new parking facilities should have made campus parking easier and cheaper, and after a week in school, is the situation any better? On Aug.
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The alert for Borong Liu, former English Language Program student, has been canceled due to his no longer being in the Manhattan area. Liu had been banned from campus last spring. He was arrested last week following an ongoing criminal investigation on threats against individuals.
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Thomas Paine entered the Grand Ballroom at the K-State Student Union in his popular YouTube.com persona to a diverse crowd of students, faculty, veterans, community members and children. Dressed to the letter in colonial garb, with fiery passion spilling from every pore, Bob Basso had the crowd jumping before he ever spoke a word.
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International students will have the opportunity to discuss cultural differences today at a workshop in the International Student Center. The workshop, "U.S. Culture Issues," is designed for students, scholars and dependents in their first year in the United States.
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The annual Purple Power Play on Poyntz kicks off tonight with a full schedule of events, ending with a pep rally at 8 p.m. on the Plaza Stage featuring head football coach Bill Snyder, student athletes, Willie the Wildcat, the KSU Marching Band, cheerleaders and the Classy Cats, the K-State Band's dance team.
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Borong Liu, a former K-State student, was released from the Riley County Jail. Students are instructed to call police if they see him on campus, according to a K-State Media Relations release on Tuesday. Liu, who was a student in the English Language Program, was arrested at 9:30 p.
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The Peters Recreation Complex was abuzz with activity Tuesday night for the Fall 2009 Rec Fest. Rec Fest offered students the opportunity to participate in free, 15-minute sample group fitness classes, such as Pilates, Yoga, "Butz & Gutz," and free testing for strength, endurance, flexibility and body fat percentage.
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Award-winning actor, author and historian Bob Basso, creator of the American Living History Theatre, has dusted off the costume he wore for 20 years as Thomas Paine to bring the legendary patriot's "common sense" to a modern America.
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The IT department located in Hale Library is scheduled to host its first IT technology orientation. The sessions are focused toward all K-State faculty, staff and students and will take place throughout the months of September and October. These hour-long sessions aim to help new K-Staters learn more about information technology and introduce them to IT here on campus.
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Scott Kraft, senior editor for the L.A. Times, is scheduled as the featured guest for the 10th annual Huck Boyd Lecture in Community Media on Thursday in Forum Hall. The event runs in conjunction with the opening of the Boyd Collection of Papers in the Special Collections Section of Hale Library.
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Students jumped at the opportunity to eat free food and sign-up for agriculture clubs Tuesday evening as the annual College of Agriculture Watermelon Feed took place in the front yard of Weber Hall. The watermelon feed is done every year for students to come and eat free watermelons and sign-up for various agricultural clubs.
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Major renovations are underway at K-State's Hale Library, transforming the scope of much of the building for the first time since its dedication in 1997. The changes will include converting the two entrances to the library's second floor into one, compressing six service points to two, creating more study space on the library's second floor and gradually installing new carpeting around the building.
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When Veronica Baus stepped onto the K-State campus as a freshman three years ago, she knew right away she wanted to be a member of the Mortar Board. Three years later, she is serving as president of the national college senior honorary society and has some big shoes to fill.
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Delta Tau Delta fraternity is scheduled to return to K-State as a new colony this fall. Members from the national organization had an informational booth in Bosco Student Plaza on Monday in the hopes of meeting prospective members. Brandon Cutler, assistant director of Greek Affairs, said the fraternity had to leave K-State about two years ago.
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Loud voices shouted, "Get your free Call Hall ice cream!" in Bosco Student Plaza on Monday. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship handed out free ice cream and snatch bags as a service to the public. "InterVarsity is a Christian campus group that is trying to support and reach out to the students on and off campus through the practical things like ice cream and the spiritual things like Bible study," said Joel Wallace, sophomore in computer science and president of InterVarsity.
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Dallas, Texas, was invaded by a storm of K-State purple for the an overnight stay in celebration of the newly offered air service between Manhattan Regional Airport and Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport. It began on Tuesday, through American Eagle Airlines, an affiliate of American Airlines.
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An initiative created three years ago by Brian Niehoff, associate provost, has now come to fruition in the form of a new major in entrepreneurship."It is the fastest-growing major in business schools," said Jeff Hornsby, chair of the Jack Vanier Innovation and Entrepreneurship and director of the College of Business Administration's Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship.
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A former K-State student has been arrested following an ongoing criminal investigation on criminal threats against individuals. At around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, K-State campus police arrested Borong Liu, of China. The English Language Program which offered services to him suspended classes on Aug.
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Recently K-State received recognition for its dedication to serving the nearby military communities of Ft. Riley and Ft. Leavenworth. G.I. Jobs magazine ranked K-State in the top 15 percent of military-friendly universities in the country. Military Advanced Education magazine mentioned the school also, listing it as one of the top 60 programs in the United States for 2009.
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A memorial service will be held for Rita Perez at 4 p.m. today in All Faiths Chapel. This service will be a celebration of her life, said Anita Cortez, the administrative director of the Developing Scholars Program. Perez, who was a senior in human nutrition and dietetics, was killed Aug.
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Staying in shape in college can be a challenge. Exercising is a great and healthy way to relax and relieve stress while battling the rigors of school. The Peters Recreation Complex has a wide variety of ways to help students keep in shape. "We generally work out anywhere from 2-3 times per week," said Bryce Reynolds, freshman in elementary education, and Justin Meyer, freshman in open options.
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As students begin to grow academically, it is also important for students to grow spiritually, said Bob Anderson, director of Christian Challenge, a campus religious group. For students looking for such an opportunity, the K-State campus offers a wide variety of spiritual opportunities in a range of differing religious organizations.
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Around 30 non-traditional students enjoyed free Call Hall ice cream at Caribou Coffee from 3-4 p.m. Friday. Suzanne Lueker, director of Non-Traditional Student Services, said they wanted to give a networking opportunity to non-traditional students who might "feel disconnected" from the K-State student body.
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Navigating the K-State Student Union Thursday night was similar to fighting the current of a heavily flowing stream. The Union was flooded with students attending the Fall Activities Carnival and Union Expo hosted by the Union Program Council and the Office of Student Activities and Services.
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K-State formally renewed its partnership with Fort Riley Thursday evening. K-State President Kirk Schulz, and Major General Vincent Brooks, Commanding General of the First Infantry Division, signed the agreement refreshing the year-old partnership. The K-State-Fort Riley partnership provides 44 programs to serve the military and their families.
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K-State President Kirk Schulz, along with other university and community leadership, will take a commemorative flight from Manhattan to Dallas on Friday. The flight represents the newly offered air service between Manhattan Regional Airport and Dallas/Ft.
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Governor Mark Parkinson asked the Kansas Board of Regents to up the ante on admission standards at the public four-year universities in the State of Kansas in order to improve retention and graduation rates as well as to improve national rankings among other universities on Tuesday.
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Coffman Commons, the lawn outside of Hale Library, will be decorated with a huge inflatable movie screen and dozens of people on lawn chairs and blankets for the Movies on the Grass series. MOTG kicks off this Sunday with a free showing of "The Visitor" at 8 p.
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Wildcat Welcome Day was held Thursday at the K-State Alumni Center. The K-State Alumni Association sponsored the event. Information booths were set up to inform new students about Wildcats Forever, homecoming and other events at K-State. Students could enter a raffle for a textbook scholarship, and partake in free ice cream and soda.
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With students back in school, the pressure to find a part-time job is prevalent among new students, as well as upperclassmen. The Part-Time Opportunities Fair, which was sponsored by Career and Employment Services and hosted in the K-State Student Union Ballroom, gave students a chance to find a job.
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K-State students and faculty were treated to an artist whose work appeals to both the eyes and the ears Thursday night. Frank Pahl is the latest artist to have an installment in the Mark A. Chapman Gallery in Willard Hall. The gallery event kicked off the installation of his work with a live performance.
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The K-State Alumni Center held a concert with an underlying message Thursday evening as musician Steele Crosswhite, performed to a crowd of over 60 who sought a message of faith. Crosswhite was brought to preform by Vintage Faith Students, a local youth group for college students sponsored by Vintage Faith Church.
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Thousands of students swarmed around Bosco Plaza in the front of the K-State Student Union Wednesday for free lunch at the annual Career and Employment Services (CES) barbecue. The event hit a last-minute speed bump as it had to be relocated from the lawn beside Holtz Hall (CES headquarters), to Bosco Plaza because of inclement weather.
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The black mark the Kansas State Collegian student newspaper received from a national journalism organization has finally been removed. College Media Advisers, Inc. announced last week it has lifted its censure on the student paper for the 2004 firing of newspaper adviser, Ron Johnson, citing few benefits will come from continuing the censure.
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Students will have the chance to talk to local employers today at the Part-Time Opportunities Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the KSU Ballroom, located in the K-State Student Union. LaToya Ferris, assistant director of Career and Employment Services, said more than 40 community, on-campus and volunteer organizations will be on hand to talk to students.
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Thanks to the hard work of Daniel Jemmott and Jesus Garcia, UPC multicultural co-chairs, and advisor Beth Bailey, two members of Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular traveled here to perform for students between noon and 1 p.m. The students considered the opportunity after viewing the group's Web site, loveproductions.
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Flags from all over the globe flew outside the International Student Center for an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The event, which was sponsored by the Office of International Programs, was part of K-State Culture Day in the Week of Welcome Celebration.
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Roof climbing, tunnel-hacking have rich history at universities
Everyday, mountain climbers go out of their way and push their physical limits for one thing – to reach the top. On top of the mountain, the climber achieves a new perspective, looking down at the rest of the world. From that high point on Earth, the adventurer gets to experience something few people have.
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K-State's Career and Employment Services Center is scheduled to sponsor its sixth annual Backyard Barbecue from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the back lawn of Holtz Hall. At the barbecue, students will be able to meet the CES advisers and staff. Students will also have a chance to win an iPod Shuffle or one of four Hy-Vee gift cards simply by going into Holtz and updating or activating their CES accounts.
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The Union Program Council and the Office of Student Activities and Services will be co-sponsoring the Union Expo and Activities Carnival from 6 to 9 p.m. this Thursday in the K-State Student Union. The carnival, which is themed "Here's Hollywood at K-State," will offer students a multitude of opportunities to get involved on and around campus.
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The annual College of Arts and Sciences fair, which was scheduled for Tuesday and sponsored by the Arts and Sciences College Council, was cancelled. The fair was supposed to be held between the lawn of Eisenhower and Anderson halls between 11 a.m. and 2 p.
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It started rather simple. The year was 1996. The K-State Alumni Association, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Alumni Association, was interested in providing graduates, students and friends of each university with an opportunity to own a license plate bearing the likeness of each school's mascot.
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