Privilege Fee Committee recommends continuance for Lafene, Counseling Services, decrease to Fine Arts

The Privilege Fee Committee recommended a continuance of $5,675,208 to the Lafene Health Center and $843,843 to Counseling Services, and a decrease of over $100,000 to the Fine Arts allocation.

Senate adds funds to Diversity Programming Committee, discusses election process

The Diversity Programming Committee lacked the funds to cover anticipated events because of a 60 percent cut to the Student Activity Fee, which the campus privilege fee funds.

Lafene dietitian aims to help students with eating habits, nutrition

Dianna Schalles, registered dietitian at Lafene Health Center, has worked at Kansas State for over 20 years.

K-State Libraries offers new climate change programs, initiatives

The Libraries partnered with organizations across the community to build greater awareness of climate issues.

Broken fire sprinkler pipes causes Peters Recreation Complex evacuation

The reason the pipes broke is unknown at this time, Kansas State public information officer Michelle Geering said in an email.

Power out on campus, rolling blackouts continue in Manhattan area

In Manhattan, the high is forecasted at 10 degrees with a windchill near -17 degrees. The low is 4 degrees.

HALE UPDATE: First through fourth floors now open, offer new spaces to explore

Most of Hale Library is open to students, faculty and the community today, including the second through fourth floors.

K-State campuses closed through Feb. 16, in-person, remote classes canceled

To become up to date with the university's cancellations and closings due to inclement weather, alerts are available via the K-State Connect website.

K-State stays open despite subzero temperatures

The forecasted high in Manhattan for Monday is 0°F with chances of snow throughout the morning.

K-State College of Veterinary Medicine introduces new initiatives aimed at rural, Indigenous, Native and...

If in-person attendance is unavailable for the summer, the college hopes to have virtual visits with large and mixed-animal practitioners in Kansas to share with participants a way of life and the wide variety of practice opportunities available.

DEBATE: Student body presidential candidates discuss campaign platforms, privilege fee, mental health

Michael Dowd and Vedant Kulkarni, student body presidential candidates, discussed representing K-State, campaign platforms and more during the 2021 debate.

Student senate listens to open period speaker discuss Title IX

During an open period of the meeting, Sara Haggard, sexual assault prevention and awareness director and junior in biochemistry and modern languages, spoke about President Richard Myers and Provost Charles Taber's response to a prior SGA Title IX resolution, which recommended that K-State update its Title IX policy.

‘We don’t have to have animosity’: CAT panelists break down the 2020 election

Panelists discussed the "gameification" of politics, Biden's progress and how Kansas handled the election in Thursday's Community Action Talk.

Climate survey results show opportunities for improvement on K-State campus

With nearly 7,000 responses, the university-wide survey response rate was 26 percent.

Winter cold front brings concern for campus, student safety

Many precautions are taken in and around the Kansas State campus to enhance the safety of students and Manhattanites.

Film festival organizers believe pandemic restraints will offer creative opportunities

The annual 48-Hour Film challenge will take place virtually this year, but that doesn't mean content quality will suffer.

University begins search for student ombudsperson

This is part of the 11-step action plan implemented last summer.

Student senate creates Tuition Enhancement Committee, approves new attorney general

The committee members will work to allocate approximately $700,000 of funding to help implement new programs or initiatives to benefit the student body.

MEET THE CANDIDATES: Dowd, Koger advocate approachable leadership, comprehensive mental health programs

The duo aims to collect 158 — the number of years since the founding of Kansas State — ideas from students to further improve experiences at the university.