Archive | September, 2012

Department of art’s visiting speaker discusses photography convergence

Katherine Mickle, a nationally acclaimed photographer, gave a speech, titled “Explorations,” on Thursday in Willard Hall as part of the Visiting Artist series hosted by the department of art. Mickle is well known for her provocative photos as well as her collaboration with science students. The Visiting Artist series invites artists from around the country [...]

Bill that would allow guns on campus not passed by Kansas Senate

In Kansas, concealed carry laws prohibit people from bringing any firearm or weapon into a public building, which includes every building on K-State’s campus.  Recently, a bill was presented before the Kansas Senate that contained a proposal forbidding “no firearms allowed” signs on public buildings unless there is some kind of visible security. If the [...]

The Blotter: Sept. 28

Wednesday, Sept. 26 Travis Edward Enders, of Junction City, was booked for probation violation. Bond was set at $2,500. Chelsi Langley Pike, of the 200 block of North Ninth Street, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $600. Malcolm Theodore Wooten, of Manhattan, was booked for unlawful possession of hallucinogenic drugs and [...]

Corrections and clarifications

There were errors in the Sept. 27 issue.  The article “Report predicts huge rise in Kansans’ obesity” was written by Zach Foley. The comic on page 2 was “For the Win” by Parker Wilhelm. The pull quote in the article “University to keep using ‘K-State’ moniker” should have been attributed to Jeff Morris. The Collegian [...]

Campus updates discussed by SGA

At the Student Governing Association meeting Thursday, student body president Nathan Spriggs, senior in agricultural economics, discussed many ongoing projects around campus, including drawing up plans to redesign the K-State Student Union sometime in the future.  This week’s SGA member of the week was Ross Allen, sophomore in economics, due to his help in developing [...]

Wii U will boast high sales due to market domination, ‘Nintendo slavery’

Nintendo has announced that the Wii U — the first new gaming console released since the PlayStation 3 in 2006 — will be released on Nov. 18. This is significant, in part, because it will have no competition. Consumers won’t have to choose between the Wii U and another console because they can’t afford both.  I think young [...]