To the point is an editorial selected and debated by the editorial board and written after a majority opinion is formed. This is the Collegian's official opinion. It is that dreaded time of the semester once again - it is time to change our passwor...

When two people live together, both parties have to make a lot of adjustments. We have all had a messy, noisy, inconsiderate roommate at some point, and it is only a matter of time before differences in lifestyles cause strain on the setup. The sit...

Are you pursuing a worthless degree? Are you wasting your time and money on an education that is insignificant? According to a recent Yahoo News article, degrees in agriculture and - my future degree and - are worthless. In the article 'College Major...

Hey K-State, As we continue in the spring semester, Student Governing Association is working hard to represent you on campus, in the Manhattan community and in Topeka, where the state legislative session is underway. Each year, our representatives ...

I don't agree with every single thing my pastor says. That certainly makes for an awkward sermon, of course, but it happens. Every now and then, something will pass my ears that I have a different opinion about. It's not enough to make me uproot an...

'Give to God what is right, not what is left.' This is the message that greeted me one morning last fall on my way to work at Manhattan High School's west campus. Although I had just left my house, this message didn't appear on a flier tacked to my...

Last year, I wrote a column that offered a blanket defense of gun rights and was blessed with an overwhelmingly positive response. Several K-State students and staff members sent me supportive messages and offered words of encouragement. It's clear tha...

President Obama began Tuesday night's State of the Union address by celebrating the end of a war that he fought to extend. Reveling in the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, Obama neglected to mention that thousands of private military contractor...

Wasting food: it’s an awful act we are all guilty of. Didn’t like the dining hall’s PB and J sandwich today? Chances are, if you didn’t, it ended up in the trash. It’s common for students to scrape our wallets to feed the hunger studying provokes...

In Monday’s article “Realistic toy weapons too closely mimic real guns, normalize violence,” Kaylea Pallister believes that “the message that these realistic toys are sending children is that it’s OK to shoot guns and OK to have guns.” To this I ...

Being an outsider at student organization meetings can feel like looking through a kaleidoscope. It can seem clustered and even intimidating depending on how you, as a student, look into the organization. Due to my job covering a variety of events and ...

Few Republicans would deny that it’s difficult for Mitt Romney to sell himself as a fiscal conservative while sharing a stage with Ron Paul. The Texas congressman and physician, who has consistently scored among the top three GOP candidates in recent w...

Few Republicans would deny that it's difficult for Mitt Romney to sell himself as a fiscal conservative while sharing a stage with Ron Paul. The Texas congressman and physician, who has consistently scored among the top three GOP candidates in recent w...

Joe Paterno passes away at age 85 Ex-Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died on Sunday due to illness. He was 85 years old. His famil...

With many crimes that have taken place so far this year in Manhattan, the Collegian editorial board has a few opinions over how this will affect the students of K-State. Although there has been an unusually large number of murders in the past few w...

Politics is becoming more about marketing with every election cycle, and we all know it. In our political landscape of attack ads and everlasting campaigns, we're getting used to the idea that politicians' speeches and - and maybe their positions, too and - ...

Welcome back K-State, We hope you all had relaxing and refreshing winter breaks; we’re excited for the semester ahead. From new events to Student Governing Association elections, a lot will occur over the next few months, so get ready. To b...

“Domestic violence is a very ugly monster with many, many ventricles,” commented Riley County Police Department Detective Julia Goggins on a recent Manhattan murder-suicide in a Jan. 8 Associated Press article. Reporting on the tragedy, both the Manhat...

The Union Program Council’s films committee and After Hours program provide a wide variety of evening weekend activities for students wanting to save a little money but still have quality entertainment options. These programs are also a way for s...

Domestic abuse is one of those crimes that everybody knows about, but nobody really discusses at length. It’s something that happens behind closed doors, or safely behind the filtered reality of one’s television set. Even the term “domestic abuse” soun...