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Welcome to the new and improved Hype! For us, the next few weeks will be something akin to shimmy around into a new pair of jeans as we change things, decide if they work and change them again.

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6 - Bike Life: Pt 28 - Tae Kwan Do: The Manhattan Way9 - It’s Here! It’s Here! The NPA Playoffs!

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FHCS Honored with Accreditation and Praise

“The best kept secret in Northeast Kansas.” Those are the words Tony D. Ryff of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and AdvancED (for-merly North Central Association or NCA) visiting team, used to describe Flint Hills Christian School (FHCS) when he and three other Kansas educators came to observe the school.

Their initial visit came as the cul-mination of a three year process by FHCS to become accredited by the two groups. A major part of the ac-creditation process involved a self study comparing all aspects of the school with established professional standards. Those aspects fall into one of ten categories or standards, rang-ing from “Philosophy and Founda-tions” to “Library, Media, and Tech-nology Services”. Other standards deal with “Personnel” and “Character, Values, and Spiritual Development of Students”. Landis said about the study, “The staff at Flint Hills Chris-tian School prepared an excellent self study.”

The four person team was composed of Chairperson David Landis and Jacky Wuthrich from Berean Academy in Elbing, Kan.; Ryff from Trinity Academy in Wichita, Kan.; and Rhonda Stucky from Elyria Christian School in McPherson, Kan. They visited the school for a day and a half talking with teachers, adminis-tration, staff, parents, students and the school board. They observed classes as well as reviewed the self study. “What we found at Flint Hills Christian School

was even better than what we read in the self study,” said Landis about their visit.

Frank Leone, administrator at FHCS said one of the benefits of accreditation is it “provides a greater cer-tainty in the quality of education and a sense of confi-dence in the school’s programs for families considering sending their children to Flint Hills Christian School.” It will also enhance relationships with universities allow-ing them to place student teachers or observers in the school.

The committee looked at the 10 standards, each with five to 15 indicators detailing how to meet the stan-dards, and then made commendations and recommen-dations based on their observations and review of the self study. FHCS received five major commendations from the team focused primarily on the incorporation of Biblical principles in academic areas and the culture of unity and respect on campus.

ACSI has nearly 24,000 member schools in more than 100 countries, with more than 900 of those having achieved accreditation. From here, the committee will finalize their report and then forward their recommen-dation to the ACSI South Central Regional Accredita-tion Commission to be reviewed in June. Flint Hills Christian School expects to hear this summer whether they will receive ACSI and AdvancED accreditation.

Software Company, CivicPlus, to Expand Operations Manhattan

MANHATTAN, KS – The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce in part-nership with the City of Manhattan and Kansas Department of Commerce is announcing that an area software company, CivicPlus, will be dramatically expanding its operations and building a new facility in the downtown area. Ten-year plans call for more than 250 new full-time positions with average wages of over $45,000. CivicPlus will also offer internship opportunities. CivicPlus was founded in Manhattan in 2001, and the company’s CEO, Ward Morgan, is pleased to be expanding in town, with a new mixed use, multi-story building at the southwest corner of Fourth and Pierre Streets at an estimated cost approaching $9 million. “Our company is poised to grow by as much as 40% in the next year. We considered multiple locations around the U.S. to ac-commodate our growth needs,” Morgan said, “but thanks to support from the local community and the State of Kansas, we are looking forward to keeping our new jobs and capital investment here in Manhattan.” “We are thrilled that CivicPlus has chosen to stay in Kansas as it pursues its expansion plans,” said Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary Pat George. “Their continued success will help strengthen and diversify the state economy.” CivicPlus develops, designs, and manages award-winning community en-gagement systems that use advanced technology to connect people with govern-ment in new, more efficient ways. The company presently has 83 employees in Manhattan and provides website solutions for over 1,000 cities and counties throughout the United States, with international clients in Canada and Aus-tralia. Since 2008, the company has won more than 250 website awards for its clients. “CivicPlus’s growth in Manhattan represents another win in our communi-ty's strategy to attract and retain high-pay, knowledge-based jobs,” said Man-hattan Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler. “They will help increase Manhattan’s presence in computer science and software development.”“The City is pleased to formulate a proposal that keeps CivicPlus a Manhattan-based business. Our recent investments in redevelopment have kept downtown Manhattan a vibrant place for businesses to thrive and grow,” said Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr. On May 1, 2012, the Manhattan City Commission will consider an economic development incentive application to assist CivicPlus with its expansion.

Aggieville U Clothing Co. Celebrating Grand Opening Saturday MANHATTAN, Kansas (April 23, 2012) – A new store is now open at 1203 Moro St in the Aggieville storefront next to Kite’s Grille and Bar. The store, named Aggieville U Clothing Co., is an outlet for various t-shirts, glassware and other commemorative memorabilia for the Aggieville area and many of its businesses. The grand opening for the new retailer is Saturday, April 28th at 10 a.m.

“This is a great opportunity for patrons to take home a piece of The ‘Ville, and since portions of the sales go back to the best little district in Kansas, folks can help us preserve our history, celebrate what we have now, and secure our future! Ag-gieville is thrilled to welcome our newest, local retailer,” said Evan Tuttle, director of the Aggieville Business Association.

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Date With Hate!

The Phelps Family of Topeka has a habit of protesting our K-State graduation ceremonies. With signs and chants they attempt to demean our students and community. But... We can share our words of love, encouragement, and accep-tance to our graduates.

This event takes place at the Arts and Sciences graduation ceremony of K-State. Every year the K-State Women's Center, Gamma Rho Lambda, FIRE, Delta Lambda Phi, and LGBT and Allies along with our outstanding community orga-nizations of PFLAG and FHHRP gather early in the morning to spread words of inclusion and encouragement to our graduates of K-State.

We get there early! You are encouraged to create signs of encouragement, love, and acceptance for our K-State community!

For more information: http://www.k-state.edu/womenscenter/ADateWith-Hate/index.html

Sponsored by: K-State Women's Center, Flint Hills PFLAG, Flint Hills Human Rights Project, LGBT and Allies, Delta Lambda Phi, Gamma Rho Lambda, and

K-State LGBT Resource Center.

(Continued from previous page)The store has apparel for men, women and children, including unisex tees and hats, fitted shirts for women, and even some Aggieville gear in youth sizes. Tees include phrases like “I remember when Moro was a two-way street,” and “Aggieville, the happiest place in Kansas.” It also offers a variety of glassware, including a line of Aggieville U glasses. Hats and tees are already available for Kite’s Grille and Bar and Last Chance Saloon. Hibachi Hut, The Library Discount Liquor, and the Purple Pig are just a few of the businesses planning to have merchandise sold at the store in the com-ing months. Aggieville U Clothing Co. is a locally owned retailer. A portion of sales of Aggieville merchandise will go to the Aggieville Business Association. For shop-pers outside of the Manhattan area, the store’s e-commerce site, http://www.aggieville.com, is coming soon.

Photo courtesy of KSU Non-Violence Studies

Get Around 2 It Already!

It's spring, and beautiful, and school is almost out- but don't stress over how to entertain your family in the coming summer months. Get Around 2 It is an an-nual event that is designed to get new (or old!) families acquainted with what is available to Manhattan residents!

More than 40 area attractions, businesses, and organizations will be at the festi-val. This is a come and go event allowing Manhattan locals to visit directly with vendors about their service and/or product.

The event will also include activities, prize drawings and live music! Rain or shine, this is a great event even for those who have lived here for years. Come and enjoy, and get acquainted with your town!

Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau501 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502 - 785-776-8829

Popularity of show, strength of cast makes Columbian’s Guys & Dolls a must see!

WAMEGO – Combine a cast full of the area’s favorite actors, a timeless ro-mantic comedy, a Grammy winning score and you have a theatrical hit on your hands. Now, put all of that onto the stage at the beautiful, historic Columbian Theatre and you have an evening filled with fun and pure entertainment. “It has been my experience that The Columbian best serves its patrons when the shows are busy and funny and filled with music. Guys & Dolls definitely fits the bill,” says veteran actor Troy Hemphill, who plays Nathan Detroit in the upcom-ing show. The story is set in wild and wonderful New York City in the mid-20th Century and is populated with gangsters, gamblers, missionary dolls and showgirls! Guys & Dolls received eight Tony Awards when it first appeared on Broadway and its revivals have continued to receive acclaims such as Tony and Grammy awards. “The characters are very archetypical – the dizzy gangster moll, the bible-thumping do-gooder, the gentleman gangster, etc. – but they all share a deep humanity that trumps their differences,” says Hemphill. “I think the characters are easy to identify with and root for. The songs are good, the jokes are funny and the characters are lovable.”

When Guys & Dolls premiered on Broadway in 1950 the original production ran for 1,200 performances and one of its Tony Awards was for Best Musical. The musical has had several revivals, including a 1955 film adaptation starring Mar-lon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. “It's a lot of fun working with people who aren't afraid to really get into their characters,” says director Drew Horton. “Guys & Dolls is a fun and funny show and the cast is doing a great job of bringing the characters to life.” Table-style seating will be available for the last three rows and consists of a round table that seats two. A cash bar will be available an hour before the per-formance and through intermission.

Guys & Dolls will show May 11-13 and May 18 and 19. Tickets are $15 or you can acquire table seating for $20, and are available at the Columbian Theatre Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased during those hours by phone at (785) 456-2029 or any-

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When I first rode out of my driveway on my brand-new bike I was under a fair assessment that I would need a decent amount of time to get to my job. So I left an hour prior to my clock-in time. The trip there wasn’t as bad as I anticipated, minus what I assume was

In the Land of

OZ: Avoid the

Red Brick Road

by Jordan mizell


The Beat

sential part of survival. Cars carry with them an undeniable roar. Their engines speed and idle like a beast prepping its body to pounce on

unsuspecting victims. You think cars aren’t look-ing for you, but on a bike, will they ever! Biking

at night I crossed the road and the light of my bike caught a driver off guard. Not only did they swerve into the other lane but also honked their

horn. They were still half a block from me. I assume it was the sudden

small light streaking across their field of vision in the dark. There is no other way to ride a bike but defensively. You are the one in

danger and let’s face it: every per-son who is in a car already hates bike

riders. Don’t kid yourself even those of you who are bike riders know that when

you drive up behind someone riding a bike you hate them. It’s about the same as everyone

hating the students that walk across the street without looking both ways. For

now however I have a new appreciation of bike riders. In fact while I am in a car now I am often times wishing I was on a bike. After getting back into my car

I found it to be stuffy, the smell of it was unnatural. Where as the smells you experi-

ence on a bike are fantastic. People do laundry at all times of the day and you get to enjoy those fantastic scents. The smell of a world freshly rained on, the sun heating the natural herbs strewn across the earth naturally, and of course you gain a keen perception of just which houses indulge in a green way of life. Biking at night holds a completely different set of smells with it as well, all from honing a sense you hadn’t a reason to fully push. I missed all of these while driving a car. A week earlier to really getting into the bike life I kept track of how many miles I drove in a regular week. Just to work, the bars, and dinner you know. Nothing way out there, no road trips. I apparently, drive some 90 miles a week. I had no idea I drove that much. It certainly doesn’t seem like a lot when you aren’t really going that many places. Tiny trips add up though. That’s a lot of miles to put on your car every week, a lot of gas to suck away getting more expensive every day. I won’t condemn cars though: rainy days are much easier to handle in a car. The damned red brick road of Juliette is so much easier to navigate. So after that first week I had put only 12 miles on my car. It cost me a grand total of 7 bucks to fill my tank if that. It is obviously, a perfect choice for getting around a smaller town without straining your pocket book. To end this section I will say this as a message to the city of Manhattan: With most of the sidewalks broken and busted with edges jutting out in aggressive abrasions, the ample use of uneven red bricks, and the lack of bike lanes aside from close to campus--You as a town are not horribly accepting of bikers. With the rising gas prices I think this city being small enough and flat enough that biking is not an outlandish thought will soon see a great influx of bikers. Not just because of the crack down in Aggiville on drunk drivers forced to purchase a bike for common commerce, but people switching over all togeth-er. With the cost being effective, this cities sudden rise in healthy living, and the fellowship of the bikers community: Manhattan, it’s time for an overhaul of the roads in regard to this mode of transportation. Stay tuned dear readers. Next time we talk I’ll be taking you along on some of the rides taken by the commu-nity of bikers merging here in the little apple.

a very alluring flower bush as Bees were swarming all around it. I HATE BEES!!! Having bees bounce off you as you do a swivel thing and attempt to pedal as fast as you can while moving up a hill has got to be an awkward sight. There wasn’t too much to fear after that. The daunting hill I had worried about at the outset of my journey turned out to be quite conquerable. After a quick crash course in the proper use of gears and shifting, I ascertained how to make that trip a reality instead of a hope or prayer. Topping the first hill I stopped and looked back and threw my hands in the air and screamed something. I can’t remember exactly, pretty sure it was relevant to biking. Then I started down the hill on the sidewalk. The crosswalk area’s yield sign damn near clipped my shoulder. On later trips I took that area with a great deal more caution, not nearly enough, as I paid a deep drop from the regular height of the sidewalk near the intersection of Sunset and Anderson. I almost went face first into the cement based on my velocity and sud-den over-use of the front breaks. The trek on a bike certainly remains to be one of those things taken very seriously and cautiously until you can recognize the perils. When I made it down the hill the rest of the trip was simple. I took my traditional path to work with a few slight modifications. They fresh air and wind kept me alert and when I landed at my target I felt like I had drank a BFC Monster. No added energy was needed when I walked through those doors for my eight hour shift 40 minutes early. Wait, that only took me 20 min. It takes me 14 in a car. I realized the time difference wasn’t really that great. I had wor-ried for nothing. The only downfall so far were that my legs were a little wobbly. After 8 hours of work though my legs never had a chance to recover. Still I was determined. I took off for home and found that hill to be a greater hindrance upon return. I ended up walking my bike to the top. Each day I went back and forth and the tension in my legs grew and grew. It seemed as it if would never subside. When I talked to the people at Big Poppi’s and they said it’s just like any other kind of exercise. You have to take a day off or two so that the muscles in your legs have a chance to heal. So I let my legs heal, as they healed I was able to tackle that hill easier and easier each time. Especially, if there is wind. Wind becomes both your most hated advisory and your greatest friend. It will sweep you away in a swift sensation, or push you back without warning for any who challenge its wrath. I dared not take my bike out the day we were forecast to have tornados. So that was my experience riding. You will feel healthy, invigorated, and free. I feel like I have been developing Spider-man like senses. I’ve had to develop a very keen sense of sound. Hearing what’s around you becomes an es-

“Each day I went back

and forth and the ten-

sion in my legs grew

and grew.”


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Michael braces himself with one foot forward, knee bent, and his other leg straight back. Arms held straight out in front of him, he holds the thick board of wood and tries to keep from flinching as Master David Moore, a 6th Dan Black Belt, sends a hand through the wood, snapping it cleanly in half. Relieved to have not have his face smashed in by Mas-ter Moore’s fist, Michael prepares himself to do a flying kick through his own board. Such is a likely scenario that can be found at Sun Yi’s Academy of Traditional Taekwondo. Established in Manhattan in 1975 by the Grand Master himself, Chae Sun Yi, the academy practices the tenents of traditional Tae Kwon Do. This includes courtesy, integrity, persever-ance, self-control, and indomitable spirit, or that which is shown when a courageous and principled person stands up against overwhelming odds. But Sun-Yi’s Academy isn’t all just about breaking boards and looking really cool doing it. The academy practices self-defensive forms of kicking, punching and blocking techniques. This develops coordina-tion, shapes and tones muscles, quickens reaction time, and increases one’s self-confidence. In the case of self-defense, traditional Tae Kwon Do makes you the weapon, and a powerful one at that. In addition to Sun-Yi’s Academy, Manhattan offers lessons in self-defense through Hackerott’s Leadership Academy. This institution encompasses adult and children’s Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and fitness kickboxing. Also located in Manhattan is the ATA Taekwondo Academy. In addi-tion to Tae Kwon Do training, ATA is certified to offer the Olweus Bully Prevention Program; this program is the world’s leading bully protection program.

Who knew Manhattan offered so many different opportunities to learn Tae Kwon Do? And while you may not be able to break boards like a boss right away, with continued training and dedication to learning Tae Kwon Do, you will be able to reach any goals

you might have.

Tae Kwon Do Academies in Manhattan

Sun Yi’s Academy of Traditional Taekwondo1650 Hayes Dr.

Manhattan, KS 66502(785) 587-8987

http://www.sunyismanhattan.com/

Hackerott’s Leadership Academy4912 Skyway Dr.

Manhattan, KS 66503(785) 539-0909

http://www.martialartsmanhattanks.com/index.php

ATA Taekwondo Academy601 S 5th St

Manhattan, KS 66502(785) 539-9161

http://www.4-karate.com/ATA/Contact_Us.html

Tae Kwon Do,

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Way by Lesly Krome


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Eastern Conference:

It’s Here! It’s Here! The NBA Playoffs are Finally Here!Predictions by George Matthews

This past Saturday marked the end of the exciting, grueling, and severely compacted lock-out shortened regular season for the NBA. As expected, this season was marked with decidedly sloppy basketball and a number of injuries, due to lack of conditioning and training. There were, however, a number of genuine surprises, from the trading of Chris Paul first to the L.A. Lakers (which was nixed by the league) then to the L.A. Clippers, to the persistence of older teams (Boston, Dallas, Lakers, and San Antonio) whom many “experts” had written off as over the hill.

#4 Boston Celtics vs. #5 Atlanta HawksThe Boston Celtics refuse to die, even though they have one of the old-est rosters in the league, the Celtics under coach Doc Rivers continue to play lock down defense and good enough offence. That being said, this reporter believes that the Atlanta Hawk’s youth and athleticism will win out in a 7 game series. Prediction: Atlanta in 7.

#3 Indiana Pacers vs. #6 Orlando MagicFor all intents and purposed, this series ended April 20th when Or-lando’s star center Dwight Howard underwent surgery to treat a herni-ated disk. The only reason Indiana shouldn’t sweep this series is if they choose to rest some of their starters to avoid injuring them. Prediction: Indiana in 4 or 5

#3 Indiana Pacers vs. #6 Orlando MagicFor all intents and purposed, this series ended April 20th when Or-lando’s star center Dwight Howard underwent surgery to treat a herni-ated disk. The only reason Indiana shouldn’t sweep this series is if they choose to rest some of their starters to avoid injuring them. Prediction: Indiana in 4 or 5

#2 Miami Heat vs. #7 New York KnicksThis series has the potential to be one of the most entertaining 2 vs. 7 series in a long time. The Heat and Knicks have a long history of both regular season and playoff battles including the last lock-out shortened season when the #8 Knicks knocked off the #1 Heat en route to their last finals appearance. Miami is hoping to avoid another let down like that one, and to avenge their loss in last season’s finals. Prediction: Miami in 6.

#1 Chicago Bulls vs. #8 Philadelphia 76ersPhilly managed to just barely stumble their way into the playoffs this season. That being said, despite having the best record in the league, Chicago has played a large part of their season without their star point guard Derrick Rose (various injuries). Still, expect the Bulls stifling de-fense to pull them through. Prediction: Bull in 5 (sorry Jess)

#4 Memphis Grizzlies vs. #5 Los Angeles ClippersEver since they knocked off last year’s #1 seeded Spurs, the Grizzles have become the proverbial “team no one wants to see in the playoffs”. The Clippers are looking to finally get out of the shadow of that other L.A. franchise that they share a building with. The addition of Chris Paul and the further development of Blake Griffin may finally allow them to do that. Prediction: Someone in 7

#3 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #6 Denver NuggetsI’ll be honest with you dear readers, I have been watching the Nuggets all season and I still don’t know what kind of team they have. They lost many of their starters from last season to free agency and then traded their starting center (whom they had just re-signed) just before the trade deadline, and yet they still managed to make it into the playoffs in the notoriously tough Western Conference. They may put up a fight, but don’t expect them to offer too much trouble to the aging Kobe Bryant’s. Prediction: Lakers in 6

#2 Oklahoma Thunder vs. #7 Dallas MavericksIt is said that until they are beaten, the champs will remain the champs. Well expect the Thunder to beat the champs in this series. Oklahoma is too big and too athletic for Dallas, the Mavericks will put up a fight, no doubt, but I for one don’t expect them to have much success. Prediction: Thunder in 5

#1 San Antonio Spurs vs. #8 Utah JazzAt the beginning of last season, everyone believed that the Spurs were too old. They responded by having the best record in the league. Based on last year’s collapse in the first round, everyone knew that the Spurs were done for. They again responded by finishing with the best record in the West. Their veterans are playing fewer minutes and better ball than they have been in years and their young guns are developing faster than anyone could have predicted. Expect them to have no trouble with the Jazz. Prediction: San Antonio wins its 5th championship (Go Spurs Go!)

Western Conference


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Hand-to-Hand At the intersection of 9th and Yuma St., sit two very unassuming buildings – the Douglass Community Center and the Douglass Center Annex. Their simple appearance belies their historical and cultural importance to a significant por-tion of the Manhattan community. At one time, Douglass Center Annex was the segregated grade school for all African American children in Manhattan, from kindergarten to 6th grade. At its inception in 1903, certain members of the African American com-munity campaigned for the idea of a grade school specifically built for African American children. For the duration of its time as a school it was well-sup-ported by its community. During its 59 years as a grade school, Douglass gave African Americans in Manhattan something of their own to be proud of. Douglass was a place where they were not excluded or treated as inferiors and could learn and grow in a welcom-ing environment. Although an emblem of the era of Jim Crow and “separate but equal,” Douglass did provide the African American community with a center of education, employment, community involvement, and cultural unity during a time when they were either excluded from, or received unequal treatment in many other lo-cal institutions. Many of its students went on to attend college and achieve professional employment and civic involvement. With its closing, the African Amer-ican community lost some of the tight knit family sense, but in turn gained greater racial integration, social ac-ceptance, and influential positions in the Manhattan community as a whole. Today, the Douglass Community Center and Annex continue to teach the values of education and community involvement that made the Douglass School a suc-cess. An educational program that is currently housed at Douglass Center An-nex is the city-sponsored program called Hand-to-Hand. Hand-to-Hand tutors children from kindergarten through 12th grade in math and reading throughout the school year, as well as in a special program during the summer. Marianne Cullers, director of Hand-to-Hand, began the tutoring program in 1996 with the aid of Don Slater and Pearl Watson. They started out with only a few pencils and sheets of paper and five students. Today, Cullers is still the director, with Slater working as Assistant Director and Community Outreach Coordinator, and Janet Duncan as Associate Direc-tor. Over the last 16 years they have evolved from a small group of five children and one teacher with sparse resources into a year-round program that tutors 10-30 students three times a week, able to provide educational games and prizes for incentive. These hard-working individuals work on a volunteer basis only, as do all of the tutors they supervise. Hand-to-Hand focuses upon helping children with their reading and math

skills, but also helps those who need help completing homework, and provides English language tutoring to students who do not speak English at home. Cull-ers prides the program on always being able to provide a tutor to meet any student’s needs, no matter the age or subject matter. She recalls the success story of a high school boy who was struggling in physics. The program typically serves grade school children, but Cullers was able to recruit the assistance of K-State professors and graduate students to help the young man with his studies. Together they helped him raise his grade from a D to a B. Cullers has regularly worked as a tutor herself, particularly with students who need help with math. She once helped a grade school girl struggling with two-digit division work her

way into upper-level math courses by the time she reached middle school. Cullers said the young lady is now working on her Ph.D. at a university on the East coast. During the school year, Hand-to-Hand offers tutoring services Monday through Wednesday. The hours are from 5-7 p.m. and they of-fer hour-long sessions. It is preferred that students schedule a time to come in, but may come in at any time they are open, as long as they have been officially enrolled. There is no fee and all students are eligible to seek enrollment but at-risk students are given priority. Students are typically recommended to enroll by a teacher. If interested in enrolling their child in Hand-to-Hand, parents must contact Cullers, and, upon approval, allow the program to contact the child’s teacher to determine what their educational needs are.

Hand-to-Hand is able to provide the children they serve with prizes, games, and books – but these come primarily on a donation basis. Prizes consist of snack items such as candy, cheese and crackers, or chips, as well as school sup-plies and grab bag items. Educational games are provided as well for the chil-dren to play either as part of the tutoring process or as a reward. The teaching materials – items such as flashcards and workbooks – have been accumulated over the years through donations. Hand-to-Hand is always accepting donations such as those mentioned above or cash donations to help support the needs of the program. Cullers remarks that Hand-to-Hand has benefited greatly from the generosity of various civic organizations and K-State organizations and depart-ments. In addition to the Hand-to-Hand program, which is located in the Annex at 901 Yuma, the Douglass Community Center, located across the street at 900 Yuma, is a recreation center which offers free open recreation. It was built in 1942 as a USO for the Manhattan African American community. Many young people in the nearby community today go there to play basketball, pool, ping-pong, or volleyball. If you are interested in donating, volunteering, or enrolling your child in the Hand-to-Hand program, you may contact Marianne Cullers at [email protected].

by Janae Haskell

Photo courtesy of the Douglass Center


Ongoing AttractionsMonday Through Friday Weekend Hours May Vary

Thursday 3

10:00AM Exhibit: Naturally Refined: Sustainable Fiber@William T. Kemper Art Gallery, K-State Student UnionExhibit features Sun’s master of science design research project in apparel and textiles. Sponsored by the Union Program Council.

10:00AM Department of Art Graduate Student Show@Mark A. Chapman Gallery, ground floor Willard HallSponsored by the Department of Art.

10:00AM Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War@ Hale Library Building HoursA traveling exhibition based on one of the same name developed by the National Constitution Center. It aims to encourage visitors to see the Civil War as a test of the U.S. Constitution; to consider Lincoln’s options through his own eyes; and to reflect on the significance of that great 19th-century conflict for Americans today.

10:00AM 2012: Faith, Magic, Love & Death@Strecker-Nelson Art GalleryCationary Tales of the End of Times - An Extraordinary Travelling Art Exhibit. Artists include: Stephanie Hunder, Marc Berghaus, Marko Fields, Oscar Gillespie, Barbara Waterman Peters, Richard Notkin. Other Exhibitors include Jerry Moon, Margie Kuhn, Nina Irwin, Yoshiro Ikeda, Patricia Barry Levy and Bo Bedilion.

10:00AM Bangladesh: Colours of Culture and Context@ Manhattan Arts Center Experience Bangladesh through the lens of the Lewis sisters. Katrina and Summer spent a year (2009-10) in Bangladesh work-ing at a new liberal arts women’s university. They have framed 31 photographs and written a narrative relating their experience with each image.

Smith Lecture: Reduced Models You Can Believe In@ Throckmorton HallDr. Hesthaven is a professor in the Division of Applied Math-ematics at Brown University. Free and open to the public.

2:30PM

The Making of the Flint Hills Discovery Center@ Flint Hills Discovery Center The changing exhibit room in the Flint Hills Discovery Center features the making of the Discovery Center to the public. Learn about the people who contributed to the creation of the build-ing, and learn about four of the artists who made important contributions to this project.

10:00AM

River Trails Beginner Mountain Bike Ride @ Big Poppi BicycleDistance: 1-2 laps/4-8 miles. At this ride you will have the oppor-tunity to learn how to ride on off road trails and trail etiquette. A couple of the concepts you will learn are how to ride over a log or other obstacle, and how to position your body when riding downhill.

5:30PM

University Ensemble: KSU Concert Choir@ All Faiths ChapelDanielle Cornacchio and Joo Yeon Hwang, Graduate Conductors.

7:30PM

Movies on the Grass@ Triangle Park in AggievilleTake a break from all that biking with friends and some of the best bike clips around. A hardy dose of laughter is guaranteed. Enjoy outrageous bike clips! Bring your friends.

8:30PMGet Around 2 It@Blue Earth Plaza, adjacent to the Flint Hills Discovery Center More than 40 attrac-tions, businesses, and organizations will be in atten-dance. There will be music, activities, and prize drawings!

Find out what there is to do with your family in the Little Apple!

5:00PM

Manhattan Arts Center Presents: Funny Girl @ Manhattan Arts CenterBased on the life of legendary comedienne and Broadway star Fanny Brice and her stormy rela-tionship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein, this musi-cal smash was nominated for 8 Tony Awards before its adaptation into the classic film starring Barbra Streisand in her Oscar-winning role. Show-stopping songs include “People” and “Don't Rain on My Parade”.

7:30PM

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Saturday 5

7:30AM Chik-fil-A Leadercast 2012@ University Christian ChurchThe choices you make define the leader you become. And the choices you make are not just about you. They’re about having a positive impact in your organization, your community, and beyond. That’s what Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2012 is all about.

IT Security Roundtable: Traveling Safely@Hemisphere Room, Hale LibraryThis IT security roundtable discusses tips on how to travel safely so you know what to do to stay protected from identity theft, financial fraud, and other threats related to information and technology while on vacation.

9:00AM

Golf Tournament@Colbert HillsFlint Hills Christian School is having a golf tournament to raise money for the general fund. If you are interested in golfing, or would like to sponsor a hole, contact the school at 785-776-2223 or [email protected]

3:00PM

Dance Dedications@ McCain AuditoriumThe Washington Dance Studio’s annual recitals are the first weekend in May at McCain Auditorium. The Friday evening show will feature our older students which include upper el-ementary students through seniors in high school. Our Sunday matinee will showcase our younger students which include preschoolers through upper elementary. Both shows will also be highlighted with performances from our Junior and Senior performing companies. This year’s theme is “Dance Dedica-tions.”

Baseball: K-State vs. Nebraska-Omaha@Tointon Family StadiumCome cheer on the Cats!

6:30PM

Friday Night Lights River Trails MTB Ride@ Big Poppi BicycleDistance: 1-3 laps/6-18 miles. Looking for something really exciting to do on a Friday night? Why not join us for a ride on your mountain bike at night? REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LIGHTS!!! Don't have a light? Demo one of our high quality lights from the shop!!

SUNSET

Tall Grass Firkin Friday: Caribbean Revolution@Auntie Mae’s Parlor

Join the uprising as the Firkin is smacked at Mae’s. This time it’s a delicious Tall Grass Buffalo Sweat chock full of coconut and cocoa. Get there early: the keg usually lasts about 43 minutes.

Live music from acoustic all-stars Tabor Rucker, Eddy Green to follow at 8pm!

7:00PM

ALL DAY Volleyball Tournament Fund Raiser - Men's and Women's Club@K-State Rec CenterSponsoring Organization: Men's and Women's Volleyball Club: $15.00 per person, Max 6 v 6 co-rec: 3 male + 3 female or one over the opposite sex. Guaranteed 3 matches, more teams means more games. 20 teams max. Winners receive prizes. Players eligible: students, faculty, student spouses with rec membership. Contact Anthony Winkelmann, [email protected].

Cycle Casa@Anneberg Park Shelter #1Please join us for a day of cycling in the scenic Flint Hills to support the Sunflower CASA Project. CYCLE CASA 2012 includes two supported rides—a metric century circling Tuttle Creek Reservoir and a fun ride to either Keats (10 miles RT) or Riley.

8:00AM

CrossFit Free Intro Workout@Room 4, NatatoriumLearn more about CrossFit and participate in a free workout scaled for beginners. Anyone is welcome. Free intro workouts will be offered every Saturday during the Spring semester.

10:00AM

Big Brothers Big Sisters Cattle Drive@ 36207 Tall Grass Road and Deep Creek RoadRound-up cattle in 3,500 acre pasture and move them to de-sired locations.

9:00AM Linear Trail Historical Lifestyle Ride @Big Poppi BicyclesDistance: 5-10 miles. Join Big Poppi Bicycle Co and the Flint Hills Area Bike Club each Saturday morning for a casual ride on Linear Trail while learning interesting historical facts about Manhattan.

Reckless Rebellion@Longhorns Reckless Rebellion shows their love for “music”. Not just Texas Country, or Nashville Country, or alternative styles. They try to blend their originals with songs that everyone will love. Their shows are fun filled, full of dancing, and full of a wide range of country music!!! So if your looking for a good broad based country music show, dont miss out on Reckless Rebellion!!!

10:00PM

Manhattan Arts Center Presents: Funny Girl @ Manhattan Arts CenterBased on the life of legendary comedienne and Broadway star Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein, this musical smash was nominated for 8 Tony Awards before its adaptation into the classic film starring Barbra Streisand in her Oscar-winning role. Show-stopping songs include “People” and “Don't Rain on My Parade”.

7:30PM

Critical Mass@ Bosco PlazaTake a ride around the KSU campus and city of Manhattan to show off your sweet ride. Don’t forget your lights!

8:30PM

Humbled Pride@O’MalleysThree local bros rockin their hardest on Malley’s back patio. Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hum-bled-Pride/90852060805 for very long descriptions of the band members with more or less ironical verbiage.

10:00PM


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Monday 7

Spring Wildflower Walk@ Tuttle Creek Lake Visitor’s Center • 5020 Tuttle Creek Blvd Plan to be a part of the spring wildflower walk at Tuttle Creek Lake, led by KNPS guides. This is an opportunity to see and learn about the spring flowers of the Flint Hills. Each partici-pant will receive a free copy of A Pocket Guide to Kansas Flint Hills Wildflowers and Grasses to use during the hike and then take home. So we will know how many to expect for the out-ing, please preregister with UFM Community Learning Center 785(539-8763) or [email protected]. There is no registration fee.


1:00PM

Sunday Jazz Brunch@Bluestem BistroLive every Sunday morning during brunch.

11:00AM

The Flint Hills Masterworks Chorale Spring Concert@First United Methodist ChurchPerformed will be "Requiem: by Ellingboe, as well as other clas-sical music.

2:30PM

Manhattan Arts Center Presents: Funny Girl @ Manhattan Arts CenterBased on the life of legendary comedienne and Broadway star Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein, this musical smash was nominated for 8 Tony Awards before its adaptation into the classic film star-ring Barbra Streisand in her Oscar-winning role. Show-stopping songs include “People” and “Don't Rain on My Parade”.

Dance Dedications@ McCain AuditoriumThe Washington Dance Studio’s annual recitals are the first weekend in May at McCain Auditorium. The Friday evening show will feature our older students which include upper el-ementary students through seniors in high school. Our Sunday matinee will showcase our younger students which include preschoolers through upper elementary. Both shows will also be highlighted with performances from our Junior and Senior performing companies. This year’s theme is “Dance Dedica-tions.”

3:00PM

Iris Day@ KSU GardensThe Flint Hills Iris Society invites visitors to view the colorful ar-ray of blooming iris at the KSU Gardens and to vote on their fa-vorite, Sunday May 6th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The top 10 irises will be announced at a later date. Members of the Iris Society will be on hand to answer questions about care and planting of iris. The KSU Gardens is located on Denison Road, just north of Claflin. Free to the public.

Wildcat Writing and Research Consultations301, Hale LibraryWriting Center tutors will offer free help with papers for all classes.

7:00PM

Caffeine Fix@Hale LibraryFree coffee, tea, snacks and sympathy for K-State students studying for finals.

10:00PM

Beth Bombara@Auntie Mae’s ParlorBeth Bombara is a musician from St. Louis, Missouri. Beth writes and plays her very own songs with the help of a backing band composed of several fine musicians in their own right. She sometimes performs solo with just a guitar, tambourine, and harmonica. It isn’t unusual to catch her playing all three at once.

8:00PM

17th annual Flint Hills Breadbasket’s Golf Tournament@Manhattan Country ClubGolfers and sponsorships are still needed. For more information call the Flint Hills Breadbasket at 537-0730. All proceeds go to helping those in need in our Manhattan community.

1:00PM

Masters of the Universe@Room 212, K-State Student UnionGraduating master's students in the creative writing track will read from their work at the event. Free and open to the public.

3:30PM

5:00PM Around the World Dinner@Bluestem Bistro Try something new and tasty! This week is food from Nepal!

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1:00PM

Ruby Slippers Spring Slipaway@Columbian TheatreA "get to know your local business" event will be Saturday, May 5th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Columbian Theatre in Wamego. A $10.00 Ruby Slipper Passport required for entry and to receive merchant discounts. Event Schedule is 11:00 am: Vendor Table Open; 12 pm: Tastings and Social; 12:30 pm: Wel-come; 12:45 pm: Fashion Show; 1:00 pm: Entertainment; 1:30 pm: Drawings and Live Auction. Proceeds benefit Ruby Slippers, a "Women Helping Women" Organization. Tickets available by contacting: Rachelle Routh at 785-313-5167 or email [email protected];Bridget Darey at 785-456-5997; Rose Ditto at 785-456-7688 or email [email protected].

11:00AM

Storytime: Guest Reader, Rich Jankovich@Manhattan Public LibraryCity commissioner Rich Jankovich will be the guest reader for storytime. He will read stories about construction, featuring New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Building with Dad by Carol Nevius.

Tall Grass Brewery Tours@Tall Grass Brewery, 8845 Quail Lane, MHKCome celebrate Cinco De Mayo with a tour of the facilities and some tasty samples! Collect your fancy schmancy tour glass, hang out in our old school game lounge and have an all around good time! Tours start at 2, 3 & 4!

2:00PM


Monday 7

Monday Night Lights River Trail MTB Ride@Big Poppi BicyclesDistance: 1-3 laps/6-18 miles. Looking for something really ex-citing to do to start off your week? Tired of Monday Night Foot-ball? Why not join us for a ride on your mountain bike at night? REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LIGHTS!!! Don’t have a light? Demo one of our high quality lights from the shop for FREE!!

SUNSET

7:30PM The Hype Weekly Pitch Meeting@Auntie Mae’s ParlorCome give us your ideas, your concerns, your comments and questions! If you want to write, shoot, draw or work for The Hype, this is step one.

Road Ride with K-State Cycling Club@Big Poppi BicycleLeader: KSU Cycling; Distance: 10-20 miles (depending on groups decision). This will be a recovery ride that will stay together the entire time. Speed limit is 15 mph. Come on out and ride with the KSU Cycling Club!!

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Tuesday 8

Mountain/Cyclocross Bikes Gravel Ride@ Big Poppi BicycleDistance: 15-30 miles. Come join us for a gravel ride as we enjoy the Flint Hills and an incredible Kansas sunset. Bring your head-lights and taillights just in case. Don't have a light? Demo one of our high quality lights from the shop for FREE!!

6:00PM

Urban Street Ride@ Big Poppi BicyclesFor any bike with 2 wheels and no motor; Come on out to en-hance your technical riding skills .

9:00PM

wednesday 9Women's-Mountain/Cyclocross Bikes Gravel Ride@ Big Poppi BicycleDistance: 10-15 miles. Calling all LADIES! Come join us for a gravel ride as we enjoy the Flint Hills and an incredible Kansas sunset. Bring your headlights and taillights just in case. Don't have a light? Demo one of our high quality lights from the shop for FREE!!

6:00PM

River Trails Mountain Bike Ride@ Big Poppi BicycleDistance: 2-3 laps/12-18 miles. The pace of this ride will be medium/fast. As usual, all riding abilities are welcome on any ride at Big Poppi’s, but if you are ready for more of a challenge, come on out!!!


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10:00PM

Encounter@North Dining Area, K-State Student UnionChristian worship service, visitors encouraged to attend.

7:00PM

Little Apple Productions Student Short Film Screening@Town Hall Leadership Studies BuildingJoin Little Apple Productions for the screening of our first two short films, "High Stakes," and "Four Degrees of Separation," as well as behind the scenes featurettes and a Q/A following the screening with the cast and crew.

Screenings at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PMFree and open to the public.

3:00PM

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Claflin Bookstore Stormy Kennedy was already an avid book reader and retailer when Claflin Books and Copies went on the market - “I didn’t want to go to Meadow-lark Hills [Retirement Community] and wonder what it would have been like to buy the business.” She partnered with friend Kevin Snell, who was already an employee of the store, and they became co-owners on July 1st, 1993. The store has remained largely the same since then, but they have put their signature on the stock. Ms. Kennedy grew up in Manhattan and Mr. Snell earned a Masters from the Kansas State University English Department and they used these connections to increase the university faculty presence at Claflin Books. These friendships helped them to grow their selection of local authors, making their Kansas section unparalleled in Manhat-tan. They know, though, that it is more than their relationships with professors that have allow them to flourish, it’s the connection they make with their clientele. Ms. Kennedy believes that “everyone who works here has appreciation for the written word, apprecia-tion for the customers’ needs.” Their effort does not go unnoticed; one complimentary customer says Claflin is “the only bookstore in town that talks books,” the only place they can go to find out what’s new and even compare notes with the staff.

Another unique aspect of the shop is their selection of hot tea. Ms. Ken-nedy says that it is “very important to me to drink a cup of tea in friendship.” She has more than personal passion though, she is also a certified tea consultant who has been to three professional cuppings. These events are akin to wine tastings, but participants stand and sip tea instead while talking about their impressions and being educat-ed by experts. Ms. Kennedy does not serve tea in store, but they do sell top-notch bags from a tea master in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to be enjoyed later. Claflin Books and Copies is a quaint store nestled away right of the K-State campus. Stop by for unique reads, tasty teas, and some of the best shop talk about books in Manhattan.

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Look here! Every month at T-La-Re they have a contest called Radical Re-Do in which they pony up a gross of recycled objects and challenge crafty folks to take those bits and make neat art/decor out of them. Last month was bunt/jello molds! And some awesome person turned one into this really swell sunflower decoration. This month challenge involves old keychains and crafters are asked to have their pieces back to the shop by May 26th.

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GOD BLESS AMERICAa review by Jimbo Ivy

God Bless America is a movie that everyone should watch. I know, a lot of people make that claim about a lot of horrid movies, but hear me out.

It needs to be seen. Not because its cinematography is amazing. Not because it’s dripping with cameos. Not because it’s a reboot or a sequel. Not even because it’s extremely violent (which is always a plus). It should be watched because it will either offend you horribly or deliciously satisfy all those dark little thoughts you’ve stored up living a life in America during the latter part of the 20th century and early bit of the 21st. It needs to be seen for the same reason that a movie like Mike West’s Idiocracy needed to be seen: because it’s an ugly little mirror held up in our ugly little faces.

The movie’s hero is Frank (Joel Murray), who represents the modern everyman-anti-hero-sorta-psychopath: an out-of-work divorcee whose daughter is more interested in iPhones than visiting him and who doesn’t find the bile covered irony of 21st century pop-culture amus-ing. After losing his job, being diagnosed with terminal cancer and discovering his daughter prefers NintendoDS to spending time with him, Frank decides to off himself. As he puts the bar-rel in his mouth, a reality show following a rich teenager from Virginia Beach as she prepares for her sweet sixteen squawks at him from his television. After an impassioned outburst from the teen due to her parents buying her the wrong high-end luxury car, Frank takes the gun out of his mouth. And then he drives to Virginia Beach.

The rest of the movie is a kaleidoscope of Frank and his teenage accomplice Roxy (who he picks up along the way) disposing of pop-culture evils in creative and interesting ways. Their path winds across America leading to a climax at the finale of American Superstarz (an American Idol stand-in) involv-ing an AK-47 and people with perfect teeth.

At its base, God Bless America is a revenge fantasy. Not against a person or other singular entity, but against a culture. Our culture. A culture that revels in reality shows about the horrid and vacuous, vicious political pundits and increasingly shameful sideshow acts. Much in the same way films like Zom-bieland or Dawn of the Dead take fears regarding military expansion, biochemi-cal research or modern plagues and allow us to (thru the characters) blow their heads off, God Bless America gives us a shot at a handful of cultural plagues. Like doing a drive-by on the Phelps family with their “God Hates Fags” signs. Or shooting Glenn Beck in the mouth. Jersey Shore, American Idol, rich teen brats, Tea-Partiers; you name it, they shoot it. Even Glee.

The action sequences in the film are punctuated by long monologues from Frank espousing various anti-pop culture sentiments, touching on everything from hipster fashion to the overwhelmingly common practice of sexualizing and objectifying children in popular media, fashion and culture (ever buy a Bratz doll?). With regards to celebrities explaining away their pedophilia Frank

has this to say when his teenage cohort asks if he finds her attractive, “I’m not American Apparel, I’m not the creep that came up with those Bratz dolls...

maybe it’s time for adult males to aim a little bit higher than raping kids. F*ck R. Kelly. F*ck Vladimir Nabokov. F*ck Mary Kay

Letourneau. F*ck Woody Allen and his whole ‘the heart

wants what it wants’ bullsh*t. Apparently that erudite genius’ heart wants what every run of the mill pedophile wants...a young hairless Asian. Nobody cares that they damage other people.”

Aside from indicting every facet of Amer- i-can pop-culture and drawing criticism for glorifying spree killers, God Bless America has all the modern indie flick tropes; a young girl with an extremely foul mouth, a whimsical soundtrack laden with both instrumental tone tracks and classic rock and the practically mandatory moment of awkwardness that is supposed to invoke verisimilitude. Of course, in this case it involves Frank attempt to blow up a teen princesses’ new car (with her handcuffed to the wheel) with the classic gas tank Molotov technique, ala the pharmacy scene from No Country for Old Men. Of course, direc-tor Bobcat Goldthwait seems to be aware of this as he has Frank repeatedly refer to Roxy as Juno, which enrages her:

Roxy: That's who we should kill next. Frank: A fictitious character? Roxy: No. Diablo Cody. F*ck her for writing that movie. She's the only strip-per who suffers from too much self esteem.

The questions remains, after the bodies are counted and the icons deflated, who isn’t Bobcat insult-ing with his bullet-fueled romp through American distraction? All of us, it would seem. But whether you’re right, left or somewhere in the middle, I think this movie had a lot to offer. Some folks may be put off the the extreme violence (not for kids or those can’t handle blood) but it’s worth chugging thru the gooshy parts to get at something that isn’t being said very much in popular media: When did America get so cruel? And why is that all that sells now?


to Music in the Ville I see you, styled children of aged rockers. Walking around with head-phones snaking out of your ears, bobbing your head to a song no one else can hear. Maybe mouthing the words in a conversation with a ghost to any who behold you. It’s as startling as passing someone on a bluetooth and answering a question meant for someone else. We all want to walk with a soundtrack. Lets face it, if we could script our lives we would have music for every occasion. In our own way we try our best to have it pour out around us when we can. Be that in our car with tracks that seem to accelerate as we do or perfect pieces used to punctuate the final “I Do” at a wedding. Carefully picked songs that lead a party from a casual affair, to a morally vacant crowd of sweating beasts burdened with nothing but desires. My song, your song, our song... The song that take us back to that night on the porch waiting for the storm. Still there are many a moment when the score seems vacant from a scene and you are left in silence knowing it could have been so much better with just a hint of music. For this reason I love the sounds that fill Aggieville. Every night that I find myself

ville side that soft jazz carried over the wind accompanies me from bar to bar. Never leaving me alone when I start to wander from the group. I realize it may

so often fall on the muted ears of the children of chaos far gone on scraps left over from Dionysus’ table. Still for this wandering writer I have taken note. With this publication I send my thanks to the speakers in the ville for keeping my ears entertained. You are the OST to my drinking and without you I would be left with the strained thumps from the weary walls of bars demanding to be called clubs. Thank you for the time before madness when those walls don’t reverberate with the twisted sounds of dub step and Nicki Minaj. That still moment on the streets still clean without puddles of regrets that sober citizens step over ginger-ly. You are the soundtrack to my time wasted. For the moments I have left to myself and without the guise of camaraderie I must dawn to participate in the drain-ing of dreams with each new glass. Your sweet sounds

lift me up and carry me away to a mix of melodies and memories. Thank you for always being there. I don’t underestimate the role you play in keeping class in these streets.

Mired in a losing streak at the moment, KSU baseball has put on quite a show in recent years under coach Brad Hill. This year has been a rare rough year, as KSU has a losing record for the first time in years. However, even though they are in the process of rebuilding after losing 5 players to the MLB draft, and the enter-tainment value still has not waned. Tointon Family Stadium is still a hidden gem, a great place to kill an afternoon and a good place to watch a game, no matter the result. There are homestands the next couple weekends against Nebraska-Omaha and Kansas before the season ends and the Big 12 Tournament begins. While hopes have been tempered this sea-son, anything can happen in a tournament, and Kansas State has been a building force in recent years with winning overall records every year since Brad Hill’s first as coach, including a tremendous season in 2009 which earned him Big 12 Coach of the Year honors. They have also appeared in the NCAA regionals in each of the last 3 seasons. At the games themselves, there is a small town baseball feel reminiscent of the film Bull Durham. There is a local announcer, fun giveaways, and each season they even have a cheap hot dog night. There are typically cracker jacks and t-shirts being tossed around and a very up close feel to the field as it is a smaller sta-

dium with a capacity of 2.331. In 2010, The stadium ranked 36th amongst NCAA baseball stadi-ums, averaging 1,813 fans per game. There is still reason for optimism in this season. KSU has an all-time winning record over Kansas and it remains to be seen how we KSU will perform against Nebraska-Omaha. While the game of baseball may seem dull or neglected, the experience of going to a game is well worth it and a very low cost way to enjoy an afternoon, so we as fans should rally together to cheer our Cats through the remainder of this season.

K-State Baseball: The Other Big Sport

by Chris Hancock

An Ode from Jordan Mizell


Ben struck a match on a pipe just above his head. Though his shop had an exterior light, he never turned it on. As the match flared it lit up an area of influence about ten meters in diameter. In the flash and wavering glow, Ben regarded his world: a myriad of pipes charging though the air from

head height up into the darkness. Riding piggyback on the pipes were electrical conduits, data lines, even illegal Ascension lines that hadn’t yet been destroyed. Though the distance between C level and B level was well over 5,000 feet, it didn’t feel like there was a vast space overhead. More like a cramped jungle of inani-mate snakes and vines, crisscrossed by wide structural supports that kept the City from crashing down onto itself. But decay was obvious, here at least. A and B were nice; the sun still hit B at certain times of day and A, well, A was the only truly climate con-trolled part of the City, not to men-tion where all of the “good” citizens lived, so of course it was kept up. Down on C, rust fell like snow, an unending haze of brownish red-dish powder that clogged equipment, shortened filter life by sixty percent and made visibility 50 feet at best, even in good light. When it wasn’t in snow form it was rain. Red rain; condensation

from the millions of steam pipes that powered the City, not to mention leaks from sewage and waste water systems that the City engineers had no illusions about maintaining even with the help of the fledgling AI maintenance crews. In a puddle of rust rain, Ben saw his bearded face bathed in the warm amber of fire.He was shocked at the image; had he grown that much older since he last looked at himself? Smiling, he tried to remember the last time he had seen his own face, but gave up. It didn’t matter down here. Other than the occasional visit from his clientele, no one had seen the face of Ben Bodysmith in well over two years. The rest of the world was no more than a memory now; Ben preferred it that way. On C level, there really isn’t a concept of the City as a single place. It’s far too big to be treated or even imagined as whole. In order to imagine it, the mind must reduce it down to smaller, more manageable areas; little pools of electric life sparingly applied to form a cohesive system of puddles in which the varied inhabitants of C lived and worked and died. Waiting for the accelerant to burn off, Ben held the wooden stick until it had almost disappeared between his thick calloused fingers before gingerly applying it to the stump of cigar between his teeth. He puffed gently, letting the taste of liquor and cloves fill his mouth and nose. He rarely allowed himself to smoke, but today was an occasion worth indulging. Behind him, through the thin walls of his shop, sat his greatest creation. Ben suddenly became aware of a change in the ambient noise around him. Jerking his cigar out of his teeth, he calmly quenched the cherry against the moist wall before ducking behind a pile of junk off to his right. Slipping the cigar carefully into his breast pocket, he retrieved a small pistol from his hip, cocking it as quietly as he could.

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The overall theme of the KSU BFA show at the beginning of May suggests decay. I speak of decay not in the grimy, Swamp-thing sort of sense, but in the natural decay that all life goes through, the overwhelming entropy of the universe. I found the theme was heightened, like a brick to the face, by the background soundtrack featuring artists like Imogen Heap and Clint Mansell.

There are of course always exceptions to an overarching general statement in Hunter Scott, the only painter featured in the cur-rent show. Hunter’s work is highly deca-dent, so decadent in fact that I’m not sure whether it’s ironic or not. His first painting at the Chapman gallery inside Willard Hall is placed in front of the viewer immediately as they enter the door. The painting is on epic scale, over six feet tall, and depicts the artist as a tasteful nude posed like a classic odalisque. Hunter’s self portrait confronts the viewer with a bought-and-paid-for come hither look straight from the pages of GQ. The body of the piece, aside from Hunter’s body, is an assemblage of fruit, pastries and cakes, and what appears to be antique framed family photos, all draped and framed by ribbon and strings of pearls. This massive erection is topped with a symbolic peacock, pun is likely intended. In both of Hunter’s paintings he plays with symbolism, classical

convention, and pop culture to produce an amalgam of effete self deprecation, all of which is highly playful and inventive. An old professor of mine would have called these painting “fabulous”, sadly that was her catch-all word for everything she liked. Victoria Tillson is one of the two sculptors featured in the show with five cast iron semi-human figures painfully or languidly posed about the gallery. All of the figures crack, melt and explode about the room juxtaposing the harsh roughness of poured iron casting against the vibrant interior colors of the figures as they burst. Each piece is glazed or polished in such a way that almost makes them appear ceramic, especially with the high contrast of the color in the outward ripping bits that bloom from what-should-be heads or stomachs. The titles of Victoria’s figures highlight a narrative depict-ing each of these people as torn and naked, but beautiful in their stark honesty. Most of her iron people are missing arms or heads, lying or half propped like so many maimed car wreck victims. Her most imposing piece entitled “Look at me I’m made of wonderful, it’s terrible” provides a large figure ripped open from the navel up like a field dressed deer. The creature’s posture and statement sug-gests that the more you give him what he wants, the more he falls apart, a gentle com-

ment on ego and actualization. The two photographers featured at the Chapman are Garrett Kostbar and Whitney Box. Both artists again seem to be tied into the theme of decay, but depict their subjects in unique exclusivity. Kostbar’s photographs are gloomy black and white depictions of either a play between subject and tex-ture, or by overtly using figures to portray a simple narrative. All of which were taken from found objects, Kostbar uses abandoned fruit crates and headless baby dolls and poses them like kings with subjects in a well lit professional stage production. The subtext of power and dominance over submis-sion is pretty strong, but I’m not going to impose any classist context to such well achieved prints. Whitney Box has displayed a line of well hung photos which makes very apparent the artist’s understanding of the interplay between the subject and its method of display. Her photos appear to have been printed on a flexible sort of transparent vellum, forgive me I’m not sure as I’m not much of a photographer, and then backlit in well constructed lightbox-inte-grated frames. All of the images are in close focus, the first depicting a young woman, the others a back and forth between urban decay, roadkill, and two elderly men. Each

of the images are abrupt in pushing the vision of age and how things falling apart, from wrinkles and greying hair to the literal decay of what appears to be dead raccoon or opossum. Box’s photos relate well with the exploding/melting bodies of Tillson’s work along with the small portraits in Hunter Scott’s paintings. If the artists didn’t come together and plan the display of the show together, then the ser-endipitous nature of how all their work ties together is ominous if not astonishing. Lastly, Shannon Nicks is the second sculptor in the show who displays a number of subtle vessels in copper, encased or openly, using bright patina to contrast the more ruddy inherent qualities of the metal. Each vessel is a symbolic piece of coral reef, possibly using the more “dead” copper coloring to speak of how, once again, coral is a dying organ-

ism that leaves a beautiful corpse. I especially enjoyed the three-dimensional play of extending pieces of the vessels out, syncing with Tillson’s use of color and explosion. One of the most amusing works was a “not for personal use” headdress or mask that mimics stylasterine hydrocoral as it branches out from the eye-pieces that appear to be constructed from an old bicycle chain. Nicks achieves a convincing depiction of nature in her body of work that combines utility and decoration with a subtle natural com-mentary. Overall, the BFA show displays the work of five very bright young artists. While I personally feel that the similarities in their subject matter is either a coinci-dence or a bold overstatement, they clearly deserve recognition for their painstaking work on such detailed crafts. We all know somewhere in the filing cabinets stored in the backs of our skulls that we will die. While everything must eventually end, I wish all of the artists featured in the BFA show at Kansas State a fond amount of luck in all their future endeavors.

by Keegan D. Hudspeth

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Spring is just never what you hope it’s going to be. Lately something about the sun coming out and the weather getting nicer has made everyone start kvetching about the tiniest peccadil-loes. Why? And I’m not exempting myself, mind you. I’m taking out my frustration on the people around me. If there are no people then I look for paintings at the Strecker-Nelson Gal-lery and just vent at them. It may be cruel but that’s life. We are oppressed and in turn we oppress others. Let’s start with Barbara Waterman-Peters and the lady with beady eyes.That exceptional woman hounded me every step as walked the west wall of the Strecker-Nelson Gallery’s main room. She’s trying to act like she’s not

looking at me but who does she think she’s kidding?I was more interested in the back-grounds than the eccentric aunt-like figure with her head popping up where a jack-in the box should be. The color schemes brought me back to a time when I was sitting in a classroom, reading about Sturm und Drang. What is Sturm und Drang? Wikipedia is so glad you asked! I’m no good at explaining stuff.Sturm und Drang (conventionally translated as “Storm and Stress”) is a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music taking place from the late 1760s through the early 1780s, in which individual sub-jectivity and, in particular, extremes of emotion were given free expres-sion in reaction to the perceived constraints of rationalism imposed by the Enlightenment and associated aesthetic movements.The parallel movement in the visual arts can be witnessed in paintings of storms and shipwrecks showing the terror and irrational destruction wrought by nature. These pre-romantic works were fashionable in Germany from the 1760s on through the 1780s, illustrating a public audi-

ence for emotionally pro-vocative artwork. Addition-ally, disturbing visions and portrayals of nightmares were gaining an audience....Blah blah blah ok Wikipedia thanks for writing half this art review, you will certainly go far in life and I’ll make sure to cite you or whatever.And I could be completely wrong about this – man, I suspect writing these reviews would be a whole lot easier if I actually knew something about art and stuff like that -- but there’s enough visual tension in “White Wings;” the light/dark contrast of the sky against the stark silhouetted trees, and the aggression implied by the horses – to maybe vaguely hint at a Sturm und Drang influence.Anywho. So there I was, gazing at storms and portrayals of nightmares and mostly liking the color scheme. The dark skies that mark this series of paint-ings, after all, are ever provocative, and elements such as the lightning in Black Wings give you something to focus on while avoiding the sleepy blahness of, say, a moon or stars. But then there’s another crazy-eyed lady on a coil in the foreground trying to act like she’s not looking at me. It’s just weird. She might be interesting if I’d met her maybe ten years ago, when I was really focused on being bffs with awesome and interesting people, but at this point that crazy lady is just trying to hog all the attention. I found myself actually hoping she’d fly away so I could just really look at the rest of the painting, but still she just perched there obstinately.Waiting for me.I felt the same way about the other paintings along the wall, this weird look-ing crazy-eyed face with a bizarre expression that nobody actually displays in real life was sort of plunked in as a gimmick.Her face was messing with my contemplation of the sublime. It’s super rude and I hate when that happens. Don’t you?Decide for yourself. Go see the art of Barbara Water-man-Peters at the Strecker-Nelson Gallery.

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In the same motion he removed a small remote from his waistband, and pushed two buttons in sequence. The first shutdown all the electrical compo-nents of his shop, the second armed a high powered EM pulse generator hidden amongst the dilapidated fume hoods and vents on the roof of his shop. Listening as hard as he could, he found footsteps mixed with the hiss and hum of the City around him. They were heavy, four sets, maybe five. At least one was augmented; Ben could hear the servo assists on the legs. They sounded cheap, probably recycled. That meant a gang member or indie; the police and military only used the best. The footsteps stopped somewhere out in front of him in the darkness. “No need to shit yourself, bodysmith,” A voice called out of the dark-ness. “Don’t do anything silly like shoot us or fire off that imp you got on the roof.” Ben cautiously slipped the pistol into his waistband and peered around the junk pile as the men walked out of the dark. One of the gang members waved obnoxiously, like a child, while the others looked bored, rifles slung. The augmented guy was someone else’s work, sloppy, but huge.Looked like a full augment, including the skull. He had what appeared to be an anti-vehicle weapon mounted on one of his shoulders, probably more for intimi-dation thanactual application by the looks of it. “I don’t know your face,” Ben said gruffly as he slipped back behind the pile.

“I’m Ratt. King sent me,” One of them said. “Sent you for what? I did my one job and I’m done with King,” Ben said, clicking thebutton on his remote to bring his shop back online. “That’s why we’re here. King ain’t done with you. He wants you to move your shit back to his place and set up there,” The peon waited a moment for a response before adding, “We brought a grav cart,” as if it might seal the deal. “I suppose I don’t have a choice about this,” Ben said louder than he meant to. “You would be supposing correctly,” Ratt said, a sort of broken laugh. “King will fully fund your new stuff. Fresh food to, straight from A level. We’re not just some street gang anymore, bodysmith. We’re connected to Zenza. C’mon, man, how can you pass that up?” Ben frowned. He hadn’t heard about Zenza working down here. But that probably meant it was true. “I’ll need some time to think about it,” Ben said, try-ing to sound interested. “We didn’t come all the way out here off the grid so you could think about it,” Ratt said, finally sounding unpleasant. “Yeah, that big guy sucks a lot of juice out here, huh? He’s probably got, what….an hour? That’s if you bought good recycled batteries, which seeing how you didn’t buy them from me, they probably aren’t more than twenty percent effective. So….yeah, big guy could turn into a two ton statue any minute now, huh?” “You bein a smart ass, Ben?” Ratt growled. “Or do you just wanna die?” Ben laughed. “King should have known better than to send three softies and a back alley junk pile after me.” “He did,” A voice whispered into Ben’s ear. A cold blade was at his throat before the last syllable hit his ears. Ben’s face was hot with an even mix of embarrassment and anger. He had heard nothing. Felt nothing. This wasn’t your average augment standing behind him. This was a god. “The pistol I already took, but I’m interested to know where the imp remote is.” The god said calmly. Ben’s face got even hotter. He hadn’t felt the pistol go either. “You can speak, but please do not move. You are very valuable to King, and even more valuable to me.” It suddenly struck him that the voice was female. Female augments were incredibly rare, but also incredibly dangerous. They had higher synch ratios than men, not to mention an incredible tolerance for pain, both implied and real. “It’s in my waistband,” Ben said, trying not to lose his control. “It’s armed so please be careful.” She made a noise, something between a vocal smile and a sigh. He felt fingertips probing his waistband. They were warm, and had texture. Ben thought for a moment that perhaps this was simply an unusually gifted humanassassin. But then he felt the unnatural strength of a machine as she pinned his arms behind him, and lifted him to his feet. His hands instantly went numb as she applied pressure to the proper nerves in his shoulders. “Ah shit,” A voice hissed. Ben heard a groaning, and then a clattering thud from beyond the junk pile. Apparently the big guy had finally reached his battery limit and had col-lapsed under the weight of his own form. “Don’t worry about him. His peripherals shut down when there’s only enough juice left to sustain his brain for another two hours,” The god said over Ben’s head. “You ready to pack, big boy?” She whispered into Ben’s ear, utterly feminine, playful. “Speaking of which, you’re a lot bigger than I expected…you think scientist and you don’t picture someone of your stature and…style.” Ben was well over six feet tall, and was built like a man used to sweating for his keep, not cut but huge and very strong. His beard and stature had earned him the nick name of “bodysmith”, as his contemporaries said he looked more like an ancient blacksmith than an augment scientist.

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Ben frowned, but suddenly understood why this particular augment had been sent and who had sent her. “Zenza sent you to lure me back,” He said quietly. “Yes,” She carried the “s” sound, extremely pleased that Ben had arrived at this conclusion. “He was also concerned that three softies and a back alley pile of junk wouldn’t be enough to convince let alone capture the legendary Ben Bodysmith.” “What if I refuse?” Ben said, strangely relaxed by this augment’s pres-ence. The god made a disappointed noise. “Am I not enticing enough?” “No, it’s not that,” Ben said, and was surprised to find he was flirting with this augment, who was obviously trying to trick him. He felt her smile against the back of his neck. “Can we hurry this up?” Ratt whined. “Load the big guy onto the cart and shut up,” the god said severely. Grumbling answered her from beyond the junk pile, but it sounded like Ratt was obeying. Her grip relaxed slightly, enough that little pricks of sensation began returning to his hands. A tingle ran up his spine, an utterly inappropriate spasm of long forgotten sexual arousal. He felt her smile again, her teeth against the nape of his neck. “I felt that,” She whispered.

Ben’s mind jolted as it kicked back into gear. “This is fake. You’re not real,” he said calmly, immediately regretting it. The smile changed, but did not leave. All the same, her grip on him tightened. “Fake…real…aren’t those just lackluster attempts at describing emo-tional intangibles? This is as real as it can be. And besides, it’s not wise to banter as if you know me…you don’t.” The smile disappeared. For a brief moment, Ben felt the blow coming and was ready for it, but when it came, it was wrong. He felt the impact of his face striking the metal container in front of him. He felt the grit of the pavement. The cool of stone against skin. He heard sounds; shouts, gunfire, all indistinct and dissident, as if they were comingfrom a memory shocked to life. His fingertips brought sensations; water…no, wet….warm wet…rust smell. Was he bleeding? There was no pain. The noises petered away, and were replaced by a moving silence; the shuffling, twitching sound of bodies shedding life. It was a long time before he decided he was okay. The death silence had ceased, and the only sounds were familiars ones. Ben was suddenly terrified that the god had been killed, or worse was wait-ing somewhere for him. He couldn’t hear her, which meant nothing, he hadn’t heard her before. What if, what if, what if, what if- “Do you think this is real?” She was behind him, staring at bloody hands, a spray of red freckles at an angle across her perfect face. Even his imagination hadn’t made her this beautiful. Even his dreams couldn’t have rendered her as such. At last she looked up at him and smiled weakly, “Shut your mouth, Bodysmith. That face doesn’t become a man of your talents.” Ben shut his eyes and took a breath. When he opened them she was gone. He smiled, not sure why he was playing along. “Now you’re just showing off,” he said, and turned to find her smiling at him, and again he shuddered at thoughts he couldn’t hide or put down. “If I could blush, I think I would be,” She said, brushing a stray lock of hair behindher ear. Until Next Time...

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