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Season opener results in 51-9 victory for No. 22 Wildcats

John Zetmeirstaff writer

50,007 fans packed into Bill Snyder Family Sta-dium on Saturday to watch K-State take on the Missouri State Bears in their season opener. De-spite a slow start, K-State was able to break it open in the second half to win 51-9.

“ e fi rst games are just hard sometimes,” said senior quarterback Collin Klein. “Everyone is so emotionally ready and charged for the game.”

Both teams came out with a slow start in the fi rst quarter. K-State was fi rst on the board with a 23-yard fi eld goal from senior kicker Anthony Cantele. e Bears were able to match with a one of their own with 15 seconds left in the fi rst quar-ter as senior kicker Austin Witmer nailed a fi eld goal from 24 yards out.

“ ere was just a plethora of issues,” said head coach Bill Snyder. “We played poorly the fi rst half, we played better the second half. It was that simple.”

e Wildcats continued to struggle in the second quarter when their only points came off of two fi eld goals from Cantele. e Bears tacked on one more fi eld goal of their own when Witmer connected on a 35-yard fi eld goal.

After the fi rst half of play, K-State held a 9-6 lead going into halftime. Cantele was the only Wildcat to score in the fi rst half. Despite being able to move the ball effi ciently, the Wildcats just simply could not punch it in when they got into the red zone: All three of Cantele’s fi eld goals were inside of the 20-yard line.

“Im really really proud of Anthony,” said Snyder. “It just shows that he is mentally into it.”

Witmer was able to put the Bears on the board one more time in the third quarter with his third fi eld goal of the game, but the Wildcats were able to take control after that.

Halfway through the third quarter, K-State scored their fi rst touchdown of the 2012 season when Klein connected with junior wide receiver

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In their light blue T-shirts, the Party 4 A Purpose squad expressed their admiration for the fallen soldiers of the military and their families Friday night in Aggieville. Participants paraded from Rusty’s to Tubby’s Sports Bar, and to several other busi-nesses in Aggieville to show their support.

Party 4 A Purpose is a hu-manitarian event with the goal of helping the college crowd give back to the city in a way that is fun and interac-tive.

“It’s definitely a creative approach to fundraising and also unites K-state students with the military as a team,” said Brock Bush, active mili-tary serviceman.

K-State students and Man-hattan residents were able to participate in raffle draw-ings with $1,000 in prizes, in-cluding donated items from clothing stores and restau-rant gift cards.

Party 4 A Purpose T-shirts were sold to participants during the event. People who participated also received food and beverage specials from local Manhattan busi-nesses.

All of the proceeds col-lected from the event were donated to Guide On, an organization that supports families of fallen soldiers by providing activities and camps for children who have lost one or both parents in combat.

This event was estab-lished by Cory Gautereaux, co-director of the Party 4 A

Purpose event and active serviceman, based on a simi-lar event in San Diego where donors attended a charity banquet to benefit Guide On.

Assisted by Andy Beye, senior in marketing and man-

ager for Aggieville Bars, the idea to hold a similar event in Manhattan stemmed from a chat at the bar.

“It was the night before Thanksgiving and we just

started talking about how to make donations to military families accessible to college students and other people” Gautereaux said. “Partying is an interest that we both shared. Since then, we began

to make our fundraisers cre-ative and fun. “

The party created a chance for students and Manhattan residents to socialize with current soldiers in the mili-

tary, as well as win prizes.Jessica Heinen, K-state

graduate, said that the event was for a great cause.

“It’s an opportunity for the students to show their appre-ciation for the military and the people that gave their lives for us to be free,” Heinen said.

Heinen also said she thinks that this generation of students takes acknowl-edging and supporting the military more seriously than those of the past.

Alex Johnson, 24-year-old who has served in the mili-tary, discussed different ways of showing support.

“There is a huge difference between supporting troops than what the government does for the military,” John-son said. “With today’s eco-nomic struggle, the military

is not receiving the benefits supposedly provided for the soldiers. The beliefs and sup-port of the government are as diverse as the community.”

The event showed that people with one common in-terest can come together and support a cause.

”We were not just ‘partying for a purpose’ we’re partying to help people,” Gautereaux said.

Guide On provides chil-dren of fallen soldiers in combat with summer camps and leadership training, al-lowing these children to ex-perience the outdoors and relate to other peers with similar stories. Students can go to guideon.org for more information or call Cory Gautereaux at 619-889-2679 for any questions about how to get involved.

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TOP: John Hubert, junior running back, dodges a tackle for a 95-yard touchdown run at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. Hubert ended the game with 152 rushing yards.BOTTOM RIGHT: Travis Tannahill, senior tight end, breaks through a wall of defenders during Saturday’s game against the Missouri State Bears.BOTTOM LEFT: Junior wide receiver Tramaine Thompson, tackles a Missouri State player in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. The Wildcats won, 51-9.

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Omar Alejandro Correa,of the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard, was booked for driving with a canceled, re-voked or suspended license. Bond was set at $500.

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After winning the Varney’s Invitational on Aug. 25, the Wildcats looked to con-tinue their undefeated streak as they trav-eled to Omaha, Neb. to participate in the Bluejay Invitational. at is just what they did as they won all three of their matches against Denver, Creighton and Syracuse in straight sets, to move to 6-0 in the season.

In their fi rst match, against the Denver Pioneers, the Wildcats were led by senior middle blocker Alex Muff , who had 11 kills on a .500 hitting percentage.

e defense also played a big role, as

the Wildcats blocked nine shots and held the Pioneers to a hitting percentage of only .086.

In their second match, K-State played the host school, undefeated Creighton. ese two teams played a fi ve-set match last season, but the Wildcats would not allow Creighton to hang around this time.

Junior outside hitter Lilla Porubek led the Wildcats with 16 kills in the match, while Kaitlynn Pelger, also a junior, fi n-ished with 14 digs to go along with eight kills.

After winning the fi rst two sets, the Wildcats came out on fi re after intermis-sion, starting the third match with a 14-3

run. Creighton battled back to within four, but the Wildcats ended the run and held on for the 25-21 victory.

K-State was up against Syracuse in their fi nal match of the tournament, and again the Wildcats got strong contributions from multiple players.

Sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Ke-ating had a career high nine kills on a .438 percentage, while sophomore defensive specialist Gina Madonia fi nished with six digs.

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Wildcats continue winning waysGrading the game

Strong second-half surge from K-State sends the Wildcats to victory over Missouri State

Cross country teams place in top 5 in Wichita

Mark Kernsports editor

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OFFENSE: B+ e Wildcats were able to make it inside the Bears’

10-yard line three times in the fi rst half but could only score off of three Anthony Cantele fi eld goals. Improving upon its red zone effi ciency will be critical for K-State, especially in the off ensive gauntlet that is the Big 12 Conference.

After averaging 24 carries per game last season, senior quarterback Collin Klein carried the ball only 12 times while completing 19 out of 28 passes for 169 yards.

“I’m comfortable with him throwing the ball any way that they allow us to throw it,” said head coach Bill Snyder. “So it’s really kind of up to them as much as anything. I’m not uncomfortable with any kind of throw that he makes and it’s not a matter saying he can’t throw the ball down fi eld because indeed he can.”

A full assumption can’t be made off of week one, but which direction the rushing number turns follow-ing the Miami game may answer some of those ques-tions that remain.

DEFENSE: B

anks to strong performances deep within its own territory, K-State’s defense was able to make up for lackluster performances in its secondary. Mis-souri State’s passing attack threw for 176 yards in the fi rst half which was 10 yards more than its per-game average last season. Improved quarterback play lies ahead in K-State’s schedule and improvements will be mandatory.

Stepping into a starting role for the fi rst time, senior defensive back Jarard Milo led the team in tackles with 10 total. e number matched his career total coming into the season.

SPECIAL TEAMS: A+

K-State’s most experienced returning unit showed up in big ways on Saturday and gave a good look of what’s ahead.

e return team of junior Tramaine ompson and sophomore Tyler Lockett lived up to the expec-tations of the K-State faithful. ompson scored on an 89-yard punt return and Lockett added a 43-yard punt return deep into Bears’ territory in the third quarter.

Cantele converted on all three of his fi eld goal at-tempts and also consistently targeted the back corner of the end zone on his kickoff s. Sophomore punter Mark Krause handled the punting duties for senior Ryan Doerr. Reasoning behind Doerr’s absence on the fi eld remains unknown.

WHAT TO BUILD ON:

Junior John Hubert and senior Angelo Pease put together a very strong performance out of the back-fi eld, tallying 198 yards off of a combined 20 carries. e tandem will be a vital part of the Wildcat off ense this season and Snyder liked what he saw in the season debut.

“He [Hubert] played well, Angelo played reason-ably well,” Snyder said. “I think they complement each other a great deal and there a lot of things that still need to take place but they did a pretty nice job.”

MOST PRESSING ISSUE:

e secondary as a whole will be a big topic of dis-cussion in the upcoming weeks. e Wildcats also ended the game without a sack. Missouri State’s quar-terback duo of Ashton Glaser and Kierra Harris com-bined for 323 yards. After several big performances from Big 12 Conference quarterbacks in week one, players and coaches will need to fi nd the necessary adjustments immediately.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT:

“I said that when I came back, I did not think there would be any generation gap, but I am beginning to believe there is. It seems like we are not very good at explaining what we are talking about. I am going to tell the team to have a really slow start next week and see what happens.”

—Head coach Bill Snyder

Adam Suderman is a junior in print journalism. Please send comments to sports@kstatecollegian.com.

Both of the Wildcat cross country teams had successful days on Saturday in Wichita, with the women placing second while the men took home fourth place.

The women were led by the performances of sophomores Laura Galvan and Erika Schil-ler, who took second and third respectively.

The women’s team was without top runner, senior Martina Tresch, who sat out the race.

The men were led by sophomore Fernando Roman, who took home first place with a time of 18:37.

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The K-State volleyball team celebrates after defeating Oregon State in Ahearn Field House on Aug. 25. The team is now 6-0.

K-State Women’s Results

2. Laura Galvan, sophomore, 13:42.52

3. Erika Schiller, sophomore, 14:17.34

5. Mary Francis Donnelly, freshman, 14:28.33

11. Laura Lee Baird, senior, 15:13.84

12. Paige Kochuyt, freshman, 15:14.86

21. Sonja Schneider, freshman, 15:52.48

22. Annelle Chestnut, senior, 15:52.66

23. Julia Nyiro, freshman, 15:57.04

K-State Men’s Results

1. Fernando Roman, sophomore, 18:37.09

15. Kyle Hanson, senior, 19:30.87

24. Daniel Worthington, freshman, 19:50.95

31. Lucas Demott, freshman, 20:05.24

33. Blake Goodin, freshman, 20:07.56

41. Logan Smith, sophomore, 20.26.25

49. Ransom Gardiner, redshirt freshman, 20:39.57

63. Tyler Tilton, redshirt freshman, 20:56.15

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A milestone was reached last week. Actually, it was reached almost a month ago, but it took this long for people to notice that the Republican presidential ticket doesn’t have any Protestant candi-dates running for the election in November.

is marks a stark contrast to when John Kennedy was running for president and he had to repeatedly state that he wasn’t going to take orders from the Pope because he was Catholic. Now instead, hardly anyone no-

ticed.Interestingly enough, this

news came around the same time that the Pew Research Center did a number of surveys on the subject. It has quantifi ed this feeling by asking registered voters what they think about the candi-date’s relationship with their respective religions.

According to the survey, when asked if people were comfortable with Mitt Romney’s faith, 19 percent of people who correctly identi-fi ed him as a Mormon were uncomfortable, while 22 per-cent said they were uncom-fortable with his faith despite not knowing what religion he practices.

Likewise for President Obama, 51 per-

cent of the people

sur-

veyed responded incorrectly or said they didn’t know his religion. e highest percent-age of those incorrect said that the president was a Muslim as opposed to being a Christian.

When asked about this in-congruity during an interview done with Washington Na-tional Cathedral’s Cathedral Age, which both candidates participated in, the president said, “I have a job as president, and that does not involve convincing my faith in Jesus is legitimate and real.”

To add to this, Mitt Romney said, “A political leader’s faith can tell us a great deal or nothing. So much depends on what lies behind that faith. And so much depends on deeds, not words.”

In the end, many people are unclear what our elected president’s religion is and the candidate running against him has faced many ques-tions about his faith through-out the primaries, but it seems that nobody really cares about

these issues. is

is not really a big sur-

prise consider-

ing that the biggest

issues offi cials and the elector-ate are dealing with are the country’s fi nancial problems.

It might be a sign of

the times that religious toler-

ance has either grown or that in

times of trouble like this we can’t be as picky

and exclusionary when it is in the nation’s interest to put its best foot forward in the presidential election.

Patrick White is a junior in journalism and mass commu-nications. Please send com-ments to opinion@kstatecol-legian.com.

Patrick White

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opinion

In 1994, the world stood in shock due to the violent images on the news that were being reported from Rwanda. e small eastern African country was undergoing genocide. In four short months, the massacre of approximately 800,000 people raised much attention and speculation as to why no one acted to end the genocide in a faster manner.

Even though Rwanda was receiving publicity during the time of genocide, the country was not seeing any help from the United Nations; however, the country was receiving some aid from the U.N. Security Council. is raised con-cerns as to who was responsible for not preventing the massacre,

and gave a negative view toward the U.N. Which raises the ques-tion, how eff ective is the United Nations?

e U.N., which was formed after World War II, replaced the League of Nations after it failed to prevent the war and promote international cooperation. e U.N. has been undergoing changes over the past decade to be able to meet the chal-lenges in world politics today.

e U.N. is largely seen as a council to prevent war and geno-cide; which is true in a way. What many people have no knowledge of are the U.N.’s participation in ev-eryday safety and aid of millions of people across the world. e U.N. has enacted programs such as the Security Council, Human Rights, regional organizations and even anti-corruption groups.

e U.N. has received much

negative press since the Rwandan genocide in 1994. It is hard to understand how it took more than four months to end the massacre of thousands. But, what many people might not understand is that it is not a simple task to go into a coun-try and suddenly take out rebel groups and protect the people. It is a complicated process. It takes the help of diplomats around the world to try and create a plan that will eff ectively aid a country, without putting too many lives at risk.

Global leaders across the world

made formal apologies for their ineff ectiveness in preventing the genocide and not acting on the matter sooner. President Bill Clinton said he was saddened by the events. However, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has said this time in history is something that needs no apology for “political errors.” Which, in this case, proves that some people are not willing to stand up for their mistakes. Joseph Habineza, Rwandan minister of culture commented, “If he apolo-gized it would be a lot better.”

But, it is not the duty of one to take on the sole responsibility for events like the Rwandan genocide. Even if countries like Rwanda have the full support of the U.N., who is to say rebel groups would cease to exist?

Earlier this year, in May, many Syrian ambassadors defected or were expelled from positions. In a single day, there was a massacre of 108 people in Houla, Syria, which is considered one of the worst attacks on civilians in the country.

“We hold the Syrian government responsible for this slaughter of in-nocent lives,” said the U.S. Depart-ment of State spokesperson. “ is massacre is the most unambiguous indictment to date of the Syrian government violations of its U.N. Security Council obligations.”

Countries may have the tools and resources to prevent events like these, but like in Syria, the country was in strict “violation” of the Security Council.

On a lighter note, the U.N. has plans to hold several conferences to discuss the rising problem of global poverty. e U.N. has great programs in action that help with international postal service, maritime law and trade. e food and poverty crisis is something that the U.N. has been working on for several years, and has seen some success, although not to the degree many would like.

With the help of the media, events like the Live 8 concert, also known as Live Aid, help raise awareness. Organizations like the Red Cross also come together with humanitarian U.N. groups like the High Commission for Refugees and World Food program, to help bring food, water, and shelter to areas all over the world that are being aff ected by famine, natural disasters, etc.

In many ways, the U.N. has benefi ts that allow for diplomacy around the world; it is an organi-zation to help millions of people within their 192 representative countries. Many may believe the U.N. is not eff ective enough, and that a reform should take place now, but, with the 192 represented, the entire organization has much work to do every day.

I believe the U.N. is being as eff ective as it can be, even working against corruption. Sure the organi-zation needs to update structures and policies to fi t the world today, but that is not a simple task that can happen overnight; it will take years.

Sid Arguello is a senior in psychology and sociology. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

UN effective body despite negative press, criticism

Religion’s role in politics diminished in this election

Hilda L. SolisU.S. Secretary of Labor

My father was a laborer. He worked in the fi elds, on the railroads and in the factories doing grueling and dangerous manual labor so that I could be the fi rst member of my family to go to college.

You’re reading this column in a college newspa-per, so maybe you too, owe your chance to someone in your family. Or perhaps, you’re the one working nights and weekends to put yourself through school, or taking out loans.

As we celebrate Labor Day, I’ll be thinking about my father — and the sac-rifi ces our families make to help us realize our full potential.

Higher education is no longer a luxury — it’s a necessity. e unemploy-ment rate for Americans

with a college degree is half the national average, but it has also never been more expensive.

e average college student who borrows today will graduate with $26,000 in school debt.

We all understand that this country is still fi ghting back from the worst eco-nomic crisis of our lifetimes. But President Obama rejects the argument that we can aff ord to cut higher educa-tion — and shortchange our future.

America has always made a commitment to put a good education within reach.

It’s baffl ing to me to see partisan calls for cuts in higher education. Some politicians are backing a plan to reduce investments by almost 20 percent. at would deny a college educa-tion to one million students and slash fi nancial aid for 10 million more.

Earlier this year, Presi-dent Obama fought to make sure the interest rate on federal student loans didn’t increase. We set up a new college tax credit to help more middle class families save up to $10,000 on their tuition over four years. We won those fi ghts. e Obama administration has helped more than 3.6 million additional students obtain Pell grants and is fi ghting to double work study jobs.

is Labor Day, we should all join the debate on college aff ordability.

Our fathers worked hard to give us a chance to achieve whatever our talents would allow. Let’s pay it forward, so more members of our American family get their shot too.

Hilda L. Solis is the U.S. Secretary of Labor. She can be reached at talktosolis@dol.gov.

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Tramaine ompson for an 18-yard touchdown pass.

“We knew that we’d left a lot on the fi eld,” said Klein about the team’s mindset going into half-time. “Give Missouri State credit, they had a good game plan coming in and they played extremely hard.”

K-State took a 16-9 lead into the fourth quar-ter, but it did not take long for the Wildcats to start rolling. Forty-one seconds into the fourth quarter, senior fullback Braden Wilson punched it in from four yards out. After Cantele’s extra point, K-State went up 23-9.

After a Bears punt pinned the Wildcats on their own goal line to start the drive, the Wildcats were able to pull off one of the most exciting plays of the night when junior running back John Hubert broke off a 95-yard touchdown run.

“It seemed farther than that,” said Hubert about his 95-yard run. “It was hot, my legs were giving out and started cramping.”

By this time, it was clear that all the momen-tum was going K-State’s way. On the Wildcats’ very next possession, Klein connected with senior wide receiver Chris Harper for a 1-yard touchdown pass.

e Wildcats, however, were not done scor-ing just yet. With 3:43 left on the clock, freshman quarterback Daniel Sams sliced through the Bears’ defense on his way to a 46-yard touchdown run.

e Wildcats would fi nish their fourth quarter surge with an 89-yard punt return for a touch-down by ompson.

“It is pretty disappointing,” said Missouri State junior quarterback Ashton Glaser. “I do not think the fi nal score showed how we really played.”

e day before the game, Glaser posted pro-fane and derogatory comments on his Twitter account about the city of Manhattan that upset many K-State fans, including some players.

“Yes it was,” said senior defensive end Meshak Williams when asked if the tweet was motivation-al. “Actually, I’d seen it right before the game, one of my players showed me. So that was a lot of mo-tivation for me to get to the quarterback.”

K-State will take on the University of Miami (Fla.) next Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium at 11 a.m.

FBALL | Tweetmotivates CatsContinued from page 1

ates, opium or narcotics and distribu-tion of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $1,000.

Tevin Lance Bruce, of Clay Center, Kan., was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $4,000.

Mark James Clark, of Milford, Kan., was booked for driving under the infl u-ence. Bond was set at $750.

Saturday, Sept. 1

Tamara Marie Hatesohl, of the 400 block of Butterfi eld Road, was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $750.

Ely Elizabeth Kirby, of the 2200 block of College Avenue, was booked for driving under the infl uence and purchase or consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond was set at $500.

Angela Marie Campbell, of the 800 block of Dondee Drive, was booked for criminal trespassing. Bond was set at $500.

Todd Cameron Blackburn, of Van Zile Hall, was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $750.

Syndey Nicole Topliff , of the 1100 block of Fremont Street, was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $500.

Jose Luis Velasco II, of Louisville, Kan., was booked for driving with can-celed, suspended or revoked license and habitual violation. Bond was set at $1,750.

Caitlin Mary LeClair, of the 1500 block of Oxford Place, was booked for misdemeanor assault. Bond was set at $500.

Roger Dalton McGuyer, of Ogden, was booked for domestic battery. Bond was set at $500.

Nicolette Dawn Sessin, of St. George, Kan., was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $1,500.

Chandon Virgil Moreno, of Lakin, Kan., was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $1,000.

Jason Lee Brungardt, of the 600 block of Highland Ridge Drive, was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $1,500.

Antonio Lamont Fogle, of the 500 block of Stone Drive, was booked for aggravated assault. Bond was set at $2,000.

Sunday, Sept. 2

Trent Eilert Alexander, of Ogden, was booked for failure to appear. Bond was set at $40.

James Dean Morehead, of Topeka, was booked for driving under the infl u-ence. Bond was set at $500.

Alin Alexandru Cole, of Fort Riley, was booked for disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $750.

Monday, Sept. 3

Brendon Michael Nunamaker, of the 500 block of Osage Street, was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $750.

Shane Geary Johnson, of the 700 block of Laramie Street, was booked for aggravated assault of a law enforce-ment offi cer, felony obstruction of the legal process, driving under the infl u-ence, reckless driving and driving with a canceled, suspended or revoked li-cense. Bond was set at $5,000.

Wayne Joseph Brewster, of the 2200 block of College Avenue, was booked for driving under the infl uence. Bond was set at $750.

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BLOTTER | Arrest reportsContinued from page 2

Agricultural career options diversifyingMeg Drakestaff writer

As long as people need food to survive, students from the College of Agriculture will have job opportunities. ose in agriculture-centered majors are not limited to farming after they graduate; there is an increasing amount of educational opportunities in agriculture.

“People have a tendency to think agriculture is just cows and plows,” said Kris Boone, professor and department head of communications and agriculture education. “But, truth be known, it is far more broad.”

Aside from better-known majors like animal science and agronomy, K-State’s College of Agriculture off ers a diverse set of degree plans in a variety of diff erent areas such as agricultural economics, agricultural communications and journalism, agricultural education, food science and horti-culture.

A job placement study conducted by the college, showed that 14 percent of students who graduated between the years of 2006 and 2011 returned to production agriculture after receiving their diplomas; 80 percent of students re-sponded to the survey.

One reason behind this low fi gure could be the changing demographics within the college.

“As enrollment has increased we’ve seen a greater number of urban students,” said David Nichols, professor of animal sciences and industry.

In fact, a shift is occurring, as students with no prior agri-culture experience are joining the department.

“It’s not atypical to have students who have never lived on a farm,” Boone said.

is is especially true for Maddy Anderson, junior in animal sciences and industry, who is part of the early admit-tance program into the College of Veterinary Medicine.

“I’m from Overland Park, so I really had no background in ag before attending college,” Anderson said. “And unlike the majority of animal science students, who for the most part want to work with livestock, I’d rather focus on exotics like reptiles and amphibians.”

Another reason behind the change could be that as the number of food and agricultural issues that make national news increases, so does the need for more specialized com-municators.

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Jakki Thompsonstaff writer

For more than a decade, the Paintball Club has been a part of the K-State community and student experience.

With more than 25 cur-rent members, the club is using this year to rebuild and welcome students into the organization. Although this is a rebuilding year, they are currently registered for large tournaments, and have plans to host tournaments at K-State.

“Paintball is a way to get away from everything else that is happening in your life,” said Mike Offerman, president of the Paintball Club and senior in secondary education and political sci-ence. “Paintball is a common ground to bring people to-gether. It is something that provides opportunities for students.”

Paintball Club allows stu-dents to play as a part of a K-State affiliated team, as well as play at a discounted rate. The club has worked with Foxhole Paintball, a business in Junction City.

“One of the best things about being a part of this group is it is a way for people to get away from college,” said Brett Wheeler, secretary

of the Paintball Club and sophomore in computer sci-ence. “We also have amazing opportunities to meet new people who like similar things as ourselves.”

Tommy Marietta, vice pres-ident of the Paintball Club and sophomore in mechani-cal engineering, said when he came to K-State, he had to give up paintball. He said it had gotten too expensive, but once he found the club, he was able to play once a week for cheap.

“You don’t have to be ex-perienced to play,” said Clin-ton Meyer, general member of the Paintball Club and junior in chemistry. “Instead of playing a pick-up game of like basketball, we do pick-up games of paintball. We have many members who have never played before this year who have joined the team and done really well.”

Wheeler said he is an out-of-state student and when he came to K-State he didn’t know anyone who played paintball. He said it is easier to meet people in an orga-nized group, like the Paintball Club, rather than going onto a paintball field and trying to meet new people while play-ing.

“I had liked paintball before I came to K-State, and

even before I joined the Paint-ball Club,” said Ashley Schwa-gerl, treasurer of the Paintball Club and sophomore in ac-counting. “I had never played before I joined and I never had anyone to play with. Now I am a part of a group of people I know, and we all get together once a week to play.”

Marietta and Offer-man both said there are beginner-level events for people who have never played before, but want to be a part of the or-ganization.

Offerman said there are a handful of players who had never played before joining the team. He said he wanted to create introductory oppor-tunities for people so no one feels unwelcome or unable to perform at the higher level of the more experienced play-ers.

“It is really easy to pick up,” Wheeler said. “After a few practices, people are able to pick up the game and under-stand the fundamentals of it. After a while, they are able to play as well, if not better, as some of the people who have

been playing for years.”Schwagerl said women

should not be afraid of join-ing. She said even though

there are a lot of men on the team, they are looking for more women to be able to create girls’ teams when they go to tournaments. Schwagerl reiterated that no experience is needed to

join.For students interested in

joining the Paintball Club, their meetings are Thursdays in the K-State Student Union food court at 8:30 p.m. Their

practice times are Tues-days in Ahearn Gym-

nasium from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. For more

information, students can contact any of the members or like the Kansas State Paint-ball Club on Facebook.

“It is a passion,” Meyer said. “The adrenaline rush is the exact same as if you were playing a traditional sport. There is also this strong sense of friendship you get with

people when you are out there on

the field play-ing. It is an amazing feel-

ing.”

Paintball Club welcomes new, experienced members

“People are more interested in food issues than they used to be,” Boone said. “It’s exciting to be involved in an industry that’s so critically important to people around the world.”

is is an opportunity that agricultural communications and journalism majors may capitalize upon. ough the majority of students within Boone’s department go into marketing, public relations or focus on policy work after col-lege, there’s still the occasional journalist in the group.

“We have students that feel very passionately about telling ag’s story,” Boone said.

Other career opportunities in agriculture include, but are not limited to, teaching, sales, extension, commodity mer-chandising, engineering and farm or ranch management.

Job placement in each of

these categories for K-State agriculture majors remains steady.

“Even during the economic downturn, our placement has been excellent,” Boone said. “And because the students have this sort of technical specializa-tion, their salaries are higher as compared to their more gen-eral studies counterparts.”

Carrie Keck, junior in agri-cultural economics and Span-ish, said she hopes to one day work for a large agriculture cor-poration.

“I’d love to work for a com-pany that does business in Spanish speaking countries so I can use my dual major to help communicate,” Keck said.

When asked why she chose agriculture, Keck mentioned the size of the industry.

“ ere’s so much more in-volved than raising livestock and growing crops, granted that’s a large part, but the pro-

duction chain doesn’t end there,” Keck said.

However, there’s still a place for those who wish to return to their family farm enterprises or carve their own path in produc-tion agriculture.

“I don’t have a family farm to return home to, but one day I’d like to own my own ranch and run cow-calf pairs,” said Connor Carney, senior in animal sciences and industry.

ere will always be a need for production agriculture but as the production chain, and industry as a whole, becomes more diversifi ed, so does the need for students with diff erent educational backgrounds.

“A lot of people don’t under-stand that agriculture is food,” Boone said. “It’s about feeding people, it’s about creating sus-tainable fuels, it’s about envi-ronmental sustainability, all of those things are under this big umbrella.”

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The top of a grain elevator provides a panoramic view of the K-State Animal Science Farm on Mon-day, located near the intersection of College Avenue and Purcell Road. Besides this farm, K-State also owns Willow Lake Farm, which is completely run by students in the Farm Club.