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Hayley Henryjunior staff writer

Fishing, hunting and boating have something in common. Besides being out-doors, all of these activities in the state of Kansas are moni-tored by the Kansas Depart-ment of Wildlife and Parks. Th e organization had their annual meeting in February to discuss new laws and give awards to distinguished work-ers for their contribution to Kansas’ wildlife and parks. Manhattan residents Steve Prockish and Ben Jedlicka won Outdoor Skills Instructor awards.

“I was very honored by the award,” said Prockish, a ranger from the Tuttle Creek Corps of Engineers. “A lot of times you see people doing good things across the state, so it meant a lot to me when we received the award.”

Th e pair has instructed the Tuttle Creek Assisted Deer

Hunt for the last fi ve years.“We meet in June and plan

for the event and begin to get the resources,” Prockish said. “We supply hunting licenses and deer permits for all of the hunters, so we start to get the monetary donations in June.”

“Th ose guys are doing something above and beyond their job,” said Pat Briggs, vol-unteer from Friends of Fancy Creek Range, Inc. “It is hard to fi nd people who want to vol-unteer to do that.”

Donations from Friends of Fancy Creek and other local organizations help cover the cost of the hunting experience.

Th e hunt is organized to improve the deer hunting skills of youth 16 and under and the disabled.

“Th e hunt makes it possible for handicapped youth to do something they might not be able to do,” Briggs said.

Th e hunt takes place early in the fall and the instructors help all the participants en-hance their skills.

“Before the hunt on the second weekend in Septem-ber, we have a rifl e compe-tency test to make sure all the hunters are confi dent with

their guns,” Prockish said. “We also provide hunting blinds for the hunters and pop up ground blinds for hunters in wheelchairs.”

“We prepare each of our

hunters with a guide two weeks before the hunt,” Prock-ish said. “We also get guides and locations ready.”

Th e pair are ultimately there to help all the hunters

learn more about deer hunt-ing.

“We are there to help them, talk about safety, shop place-ment and the best hunting lo-cations,” said Prockish.

Jena Sauberstaff writer

Students in the K-State Salina Students in Free Enterprise club partnered with Sam’s Club to provide ten new water-effi cient toilets for the Quality Inn & Suites in Salina. Th eir eff orts helped the hotel to save about 130,000 gallons of water and thousands of dollars a year.

“Our team is always look-ing for ways to help businesses in our community,” said Sarah Woodruff , senior in technology management with an emphasis in digital technology. “When we saw the announcement for the Sam’s Club Environmental Sus-tainability Challenge, we knew we wanted to apply.”

Before applying, the com-mittee worked with Sam’s Club to learn more about energy ef-fi cient options.

“We met with the store man-ager at our local Sam’s Club, Shoaib Iqbal, and he showed us the eco-friendly products that his store carried. One of these products was the dual fl ush toilet,” Woodruff said. “Shoaib and our team members thought installing these toilets at a local business would provide a cost savings to the business, and protect our community resourc-es, but also provide us with a unique project for our team.”

From there, the club teamed up with the Quality Inn & Suites located at 2110 West Crawford St. in Salina.

“Shoaib helped us make a connection with the owner of the Quality Inn, Shamir Bhakta,” Woodruff said.

Aft er deciding on their proj-ect, the group applied for a grant through the Sam’s Club Envi-ronmental Sustainability Chal-lenge.

According to the challenge’s website, Sam’s Club works with SIFE groups to award grants for students to “raise their qual-ity of life and standard of living through environmental sustain-able practices in their facilities, operations and community.” Up to 200 teams are able to apply for one of the three $1,000 grants.

“We partnered with Sam’s Club and its Environmental Sustainable Challenge where we submitted a proposal with our ideas to better the Quality Inn,” Woodruff said. “We ended up receiving a $1,000 grant.”

Using the grant, the group purchased ten water-effi cient toilets at $99 each. On Feb. 22, they installed the toilets in the restaurant, the bar area and in the most commonly rented rooms of the Quality Inn & Suites.

Trista Gorrell, junior in engi-neering technology and technol-ogy management, helped install the toilets.

“Th is is my fi rst year in SIFE, and I’m really looking forward to jumping into the hands-on activities presented through this organization,” Gorrell said. “In-stalling toilets probably doesn’t seem very appealing to many people, but I don’t have any problem getting greasy, espe-cially when I know it’s for a good cause.”

Th e new toilets will reduce

K-State Salina club chips in, helps Grant money funds students’ environmental project, Salina community business improved

Manhattan residents awarded for youth instruction Young hunters learn safety, instructors honored by achievements

Lisle Alderton | Collegian

(Right to Left) Ben Jedlicka, conservation offi cer for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Steve Prockish, ranger for the Tuttle Creek Corps of Engineers, pose with their Outdoor Skills Instructor Award for 2010 for their work expanding hunting in their Tuttle Creek Assisted Deer Hunt to instruct young and disable hunters at the Tuttle Creek Visitor Center Tuesday afternoon.

SWITCHING IT UP

Danny Davissenior staff writer

A guy had to return his KU diplo-ma for theatre because it was worth-less. Fortunately, the store he bought it from had a K-State diploma that happened to be signed by the presi-dent.

Th is was part of an On Th e Spot Improv Comedy Club’s performance last night at the Grand Ballroom of the K-State Student Union. On Th e Spot is a theatrical group that per-forms completely impromptu skits in front of audiences.

On Th e Spot has two troupes of performers, the older Purple Troupe and younger Silver Troupe, said Annie Goodson, senior in secondary education for speech and theatre.

Last night, 100 people watched as the Silver Troupe opened during the fi rst hour of their performance.

Its third act: “Return Window.” During this 10 minute act, three characters returned random items to a store. But these items were un-known to the characters until the act began.

On Th e Spot relied on the audi-ence’s imagination in determining certain parts of each act. Chris Lit-trell, club president and senior in po-

litical science, would wait for the au-dience to blurt out random items. Th e fi rst - a Chuckee doll that is too happy.

Th e KU diploma fi nished the act, evoking a mix of laughter and ap-plause from the audience. Th e store owner had no knowledge of the items or reasons for their return and had to create a response to each situation on

the fl y. “We’re just trying

to promote more of the arts at K-State, a wider variety of arts,” Littrell said. “It’s a good way for students to de-stress before midterms.”

Last night’s per-formance was the fi rst free on-campus performance from the club, he said.

Th e troupe brought the same im-promptu style to an act called “Pan Right, Pan Left .” Th is act was as if a four-sided stage rotated before the audience or someone fl ipped a televi-sion channel between four diff erent movies.

With four actors onstage, the

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“Hilarious. It was so funny, the fact that they do this on the spot, it is insane. It’s something I could

never do.”Liz Gonzales

senior, elementary education.

“First rule of chem lab? You don’t talk about chem lab!” The Purple Group acts out a audience participation scene where they reinacted an audience member’s day. The audience member Meg had spilled some chemi-cals on her hand during Chemistry Lab that were the same chemicals used in the movie Fight Club.

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“Nooo! I can’t even tweeet that you broke my phone!” Keith Kennedy, senior enviromental science, and Meghan Anderson perform a sketch called “pan left”. Their scene demonstrated a frustration and obsession with the social networking site Twitter.

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As the early summer movie season kicks off, out comes the second alien invasion movie in two weeks. Different from last week’s “Battle: LA,” the new release, “Paul,” is an animated comedy that centers on a laid-back little gray man on the run.

Coming from director Greg Mottola, whose previous work

includes “Adventureland,” “Su-perbad” and “Arrested Develop-ment,” you can count on “Paul” to deliver in laughs. The two men writing this film, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, are a duo who have appeared together in other features before. You’ll surely recognize these jovial gents from films like “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.” Rounding out the male leads in convincing CGI form is Seth Rogen – whose voice and carefree attitude you’ll recall from films like “The Green Hornet” and “Knocked Up.” In

supporting yet hilarious roles, we get Jason Bateman as a govern-ment agent and Kristen Wiig as a wayward woman being exposed to the world for the very first time.

The premise behind “Paul” is deceivingly simple – two nerds from the United Kingdom are on a road trip across the United States’ southwest region to hit up San Diego Comicon and all of the UFO hotspots. Along the way, the nerds run into Paul, a small runaway alien who is looking to get home. The premise might be

simple, but the adventure of this movie will keep you intrigued.

While the characters try to find home, the audience is intro-duced to incompetent govern-ment agents, backwoods rednecks and most entertaining of all, the Bible-toting, gun-shooting father of Kristen Wiig’s character. The pace for Paul’s leaving our planet has urgency in the movie because by the end, everyone is after him – including the mysterious “Big Guy” who is in charge of the agents.

I should mention that this

film might not be for everyone. It has the kind of comedy that you would find in the above men-tioned films and brushes upon the touchy subject of religion. So, if you are easily offended, this film might not be for you.

With heart, twists, cameos and more nerdy references than you could shake a womp rat at, “Paul” is a comedy worth investing your time and money in.

4.5 out of 5

Tyler Brown is a junior in English. Send comments to edge@spub.ksu.edu.

Sandi Lamstaff writer

“Je t’aime” is French for “I love you.” Even though the meaning is the same, some-how it sounds more romantic spoken in French. Romance languages like French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese show up in everyday life, like in the occasional conversation with a foreign exchange student, and in movies. It is not easy to pin-point the specifi c reasons for the appeal, but it is no secret that the sounds of the romantic languages are quite pleasant to the ear.

Languages are deeply em-bedded in the culture of the society they stem from.

“Language and culture go hand-in-hand,” said Samantha McCloud, junior in architec-ture.

She suggested the romantic implications of a language are there because of the culture it stems from. For example, Span-ish is perceived as a romantic language partially due to the Spanish culture. Th e dramatic traditions like the strikingly bold dance, the paso doble, for example, are some features of the culture that diff er from American culture. Th ese dif-ferences make the Spanish lan-guage romantically appealing to Americans.

“Other languages are at-tractive because they suggest something exciting, interesting and diff erent,” McCloud said.

Th e American culture ro-manticizes a multitude of other languages, but the denoted Ro-mance languages, French, Ital-ian, Spanish and Portuguese, receive primary attention be-cause they are the cultures from which there are romantic expectations.

Claire Dehon, professor of French, has an opinion on why romantic languages might be considered as such.

“Americans say that French is a ‘romantic’ language, but not every culture says the same,” Dehon said.

She said she thinks it is be-cause Americans associate France with an understanding of love.

“Personally, I do not fi nd French any more romantic than others,” Dehon said.

Th e Romance languages fl ow easily and are rich with culture, and whether a language is con-sidered romantic is ultimately up to each individual.

Bala Meenakshisundaram staff writer

Working out and staying in good shape is a primary con-cern for most young people, especially in their college days when they have time and free access to a good gym facility like the Peters Recreation Complex. It seems as if the saying “two’s company” fi ts no other scenario better than a workout routine.

Working out in pairs is an ever-emerging trend among stu-dents, and they usually take part in this practice for several rea-sons. Th ere are even websites to match you with a like-minded workout buddy in the neighbor-hood.

Any person exercising with a buddy could be performing one of the following four roles: the spotter, the mentor, the so-cializer or the professional. Each of these roles has its own merits and ways of aff ecting the people that play them.

Jennifer Sprayberry, senior in management, said working out with her husband Caleb has been very productive for her. Th e Sprayberrys have been mar-ried for about six months, but have been working out together off and on for almost two years. She said Caleb has been her greatest motivation.

“I don’t like to work out. I need him here with me,” she said.

Th e duo also exercises to-gether to spend more time with each other during a day since they have completely diff erent schedules.

“We realized how stressful to the relationship it could be if we went and worked out separate-ly,” Jennifer said.

Finding a workout buddy can be easy, too, and one can decide to exercise with a partner any time.

Sonya Merwin, sophomore in business management, said her roommate Yuqin Xu, junior in accounting, is her workout buddy. Th eir fi rst exercise ses-sion together was earlier this week.

“I begged her. I have been working out on my own,” Merwin said.

Merwin stated that she de-cided to start working out be-cause she heard college is the time when good habits start.

“I want to be able to stay healthy and work out when I get older,” she said.

Merwin and Xu had a good start and a plan to make it to the gym at least twice a week.

Prior experience working out with a buddy could help lead the other individual to working out

in the right way. Both Jennifer and Xu have had friends with whom they worked out before they started going with their current partners.

“My best friend in the army got me into working out,” said Jennifer. “He helped me out im-mensely.”

Xu said she has been exer-cising with her other Chinese friends for over a year now.

Having a workout buddy also

helps one push themselves or encourage their partner to per-form better every time.

According to Jennifer, the results are good and consistent.

“We do weight training and I go up in weights almost every week,” she said.

Having a partner also adds a sense of responsibility. Accord-ing to Merwin, working out by oneself means less accountabil-ity which may lead to lower mo-

tivation and hence slower results or stopping.

“When you don’t show up you are not letting yourself down, but letting someone else down too,” Merwin said.

Some people exercise on their own for various reasons.

“Girls in my group are not interested in sports,” said Rucha Mandlik, graduate student in architecture and a regular at the gym for the past two years.

However she agreed having a partner would be better.

“I would prefer a partner for certain exercises because it gives you motivation,” Mandlik said.

Workout buddies could have a widespread, positive impact on each other. So the next time you have trouble lift ing the weight or trying to push yourself that extra bit, don’t hesitate to look around and ask for another person’s help with a warm smile.

Working out with pals helps motivate, keep focus Romance in words

ANOTHER WORLD

Paul off ers laid back, comedic look at alien living on Earth“Paul”

Movie review by Tyler Brown★★★★✩✩

(left to right) Andrew Turvey, senior in electrical engineering, Rusty Gray, senior in kinesiology, and Sid Arguello, sopho-more in sociology and psychology, run around Memorial Stadium Wednesday afternoon as part of KIN 162 Jogging.

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Tyler Scott senior staff writer

It’s a new time of the season for the 5 seeded Wildcats as they will look to gain some momentum back when they take on the 12 seeded Utah State Aggies tonight in the second round of the NCAA Tour-nament. K-State is coming off a loss to Colorado in the quarterfi nals of the Big 12 Tournament, while the Aggies won the Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championship over Boise State. Utah State comes into this game with only three total losses on the year against Brigham Young University, Idaho University and Georgetown University all on the road. Tai Wesley leads the team with 14.7 points per game and eight rebounds per game.

“Th e Wesley kid is very good,” junior forward Jamar Samuels said. “He’s big in the post and can score. I think our interior defense can help out on that end though.” K-State feels that it has the chance to move on against Utah State, citing the fact that the team had a few days to refresh their minds aft er the loss to Colorado.

“Jacob [Pullen] and I are going to try and keep the team focused,” senior forward Curtis Kelly said. “Utah State dominated its confer-ence and we just have to play to survive.”

Th e Wildcats did have a six game winning streak before falling in the Big 12 Tournament, capping the regular season off with a win on Senior Day against Iowa State on Mar. 5.

Head coach Frank Martin is proud of the team for what they’ve been able to go through this season. He feels that the NCAA committee was very generous and is looking forward to the upcoming match up.

“Th e committee respected the fact that we played a strong sched-ule,” Martin said. “Our kids played real well down the stretch and I’m just ecstatic for them. Th is will be an unbelievable challenge since Utah State won 30 games this season.”

Martin also said he thought the Big 12 Conference would earn more teams in the fi eld since it’s a tough conference to play in.

Senior guard Jacob Pullen has

only failed to score in double fi g-ures twice this season for the team and leads them with 19.5 points per game. He said the Aggies know how to play zone defense and shoot the ball well.

“I understand the quick turn-around for this tournament and we have to have the sense of urgency because the clock is ticking,” Pullen

said. On what the Aggies reaction to

seeing their opponent be K-State, Pullen said Utah State should be in shock.

“I don’t think they were too happy to see us,” Pullen said. “Th en again I don’t think a lot of teams would be happy to see us in their tournament.”

Th is matchup should provide plenty of excitement as both teams are shooting over 36 percent from beyond the arc. Both teams also score more than 70 points per game.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8:57 p.m. in Tucson, Ariz. at the McKale Center and will be televised on TruTV.

Tyler Scott senior staff writer

From playing sports as a young kid, sophomore guard Rodney McGruder has developed into a skilled all-around athlete. His infl uences have helped with his development and his ability to play basketball came from a very important person in his life.

His sister taught him to succeed in basketball, starting with the funda-mentals.

“She taught me a lot on how to shoot and rebound,” McGruder said.

His rebounding skills have shown sig-nifi cantly, as the Wash-ington, D.C., native is leading the team with six rebounds per game.

While growing up, McGruder was inter-ested in another sport besides basketball, and the things he learned from it has helped him prepare for where he is at now.

“I really wanted to play football when I was younger,” McGruder said. “I was a wide receiver but was just me-diocre at it.”

Junior forward Jamar Samuels said McGruder has grown into a great teammate.

“I never knew he played football, but by the way he attacks the boards I know he probably improved his speed,” Samuels said. “Watching him grow up into the player that he is at K-State’s been amazing. I’m very happy for him.”

Aft er playing football for a while, McGruder decided to take his game to the basketball court. He said basketball

originally started just as a community activity when he would participate in the Boys and Girls Club every once in a while. He said it was never very competitive but gives credit to how the sport and K-State have changed his life.

“It’s taken me places I would have never imagined,” McGruder said. “Th e education and traveling all over the world are some of the biggest advan-tages.”

McGruder continued his on-court athleticism in the summer when he de-cided to join the Ama-teur Athletic Union team, the D.C. Assault. He said it was a time when he played against some of the best play-ers in the country and was also teammates with Samuels and former Wildcats Wally Judge, Dominique Sutton and Michael Beasley. McGruder

also spent some time down in Florida with Judge and was a big fan of the weather and beaches.

With two years of eligibility left aft er this season, McGruder has al-ready learned the ins and outs of head coach Frank Martin’s system. His contributions have helped the team extensively because he spends time with a basketball in his hand every day.

Sophomore forward Jordan Hen-riquez-Roberts said McGruder gives 100 percent all the time.

“He’s always in the gym taking shots and he gives the extra eff ort whether it’s in a practice or a game diving for a loose ball,” Henriquez-Roberts said. “I met him on a recruiting visit and we’ve

gelled together very well. Now we live together and it’s a lot of fun.”

Senior guard Jacob Pullen said Mc-Gruder has become a key player on and off the court letting his voice be heard.

“He continues to evolve into a good player and he’s stepping up into a lead-ership role, becoming a vocal person,” Pullen said. “He knows how he wants to get things done and he’s an example of someone we need to step up.”

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Let me start by saying I’m a pretty optimistic person. So if you think this reasoning of how K-State could make another long run into late March is ludicrous, keep in mind I’m giving the team the ben-efi t of the doubt. Personally, I think that’s the best way to go.

Accordingly, I’m outlining for you a few reasons justifying why the Wildcats could be very successful in this tournament. In brief, K-State has had considerable success this season in situations of quick turn-arounds between games, the team seems to excel most when it is get-ting up from getting knocked down, and, while NCAA tournament play is on a whole other level than regular season games, the Wildcats’ schedule has prepared them for this caliber of competition.

Rationale 1: If you look at the conference schedule, it becomes apparent that K-State has had some of its biggest wins during some of its toughest stretches, with games being played every two or three days.

Aft er losing to Colorado for the second time, the Wildcats had only Sunday and part of Monday to prepare to face the Jayhawks in Bramlage. We all remember what the result of that game was - storm-ing the court to ring a bell, anyone? Aft er getting a road victory against a solid Nebraska team on Feb. 23, the Wildcats had three days to pre-pare for a rematch with Missouri. Aft er that win, it was another quick turnaround to play Texas in Austin on Big Monday. What do you know? Another successful conquest.

Rationale 2: It’s always more fun to exceed expectations than it is to live up to them. Last season, the Wildcats really embraced the chip-on-the-shoulder mentality, and it worked wonders for them. Th is season, aft er the much-publicized trials and tribulations, the players are at that place again. As senior guard Jacob Pullen put it, “We’re all we got.”

Starting out the season ranked No. 3 in the country, that under-dog identity got lost some, I think. Suspensions, players quitting and losses set some spectators to wondering if this team would even come close to living up to its poten-tial. Because of the way the players have responded to all these diffi cult situations, I think the Wildcats will, in fact, be able to maximize their capabilities.

Just think about the last month. Aft er that heartbreaking loss to Colorado, when sophomore guard Rodney McGruder’s would-be-game-winning 3-pointer swished through the basket at the buzzer but was not counted, who would have thought the Wildcats would turn around and spank Kansas to kick off a six-game winning streak? Maybe you did, but I sure did not see that coming.

Resilience has really been a key characteristic for this team all season. As head coach Frank Martin said, he and the coaching staff have gone through just about everything with this team this season. And yet here we are; the program has bounced back from a myriad of diff erent issues, and it looks like the team is better than ever.

Rationale 3: With that said, it’s not a stretch to say all other 63 teams are also reaching their peak at this time of year. Fortunately, the Wildcats are used to playing good teams.

First of all, the Big 12 is such a solid league. So many of those teams would be marked as NCAA-caliber were they in smaller confer-ences, whose champions get to go to the big dance automatically in the interest of representing schools across the board.

When you look at this list of opponents, it’s really no wonder the NCAA selection committee gave K-State a No. 5 seed. Th e Wildcats played KU twice, Missouri twice, Texas A&M once and Texas once.

Keep in mind this, too, though: Th e Wildcats also played four games against ranked opponents during their nonconference sched-ule. You know, the time of year when many schools put “easy wins” on the slate to pad their records? Th e Wildcats played Gonzaga, Duke, Virginia Tech and Florida, all ranked in the top 25 at those particular times in the season. Th ree of those four teams are in the NCAA tournament along with the Wildcats.

I’m not saying March Madness is easy compared to K-State’s regular season schedule, but Martin did say he and his guys were happy not to have to face a Big 12 team for at least a week.

So even though you might feel a little silly penciling K-State into a Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight spot this season, go ahead and do it, at least in one of your brackets.

Ashley Dunkak is a junior in journalism and mass communications. Please send comments to sports@spub.ksu.edu.

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GO TIME

Sophomore’s skills compliment more than basketball

Anthony Drath | Collegian

Junior forward Jamar Samuels goes for a layup against Colorado Thursday afternoon in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

“He continues to evolve into a good

player and he’s stepping up into a leadership role.

He’s an example of someone we need

to step up.”Jacob Pullen

Senior Guard

K-State to play Utah in round 2

“Our kids played real well down the stretch and I’m just ecstatic for them.

This will be an unbe-lievable challenge

since Utah State won 30 games this

season.”Frank MartinHead Coach

Sophomore guard Rodney McGruder shoots the ball against Colorado guard Alec Burks Thursday afternoon in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO.

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Census data shows increase in Kansas population, Riley County grows larger

Haley Rose junior Staff Writer

According to the national census data collected last year, the state of Kansas has seen a 6.1 percent increase in popu-lation and László Kulcsár, as-sociate professor of sociology, is skeptical of whether or not having an additional 164,702 residents in the state is a posi-tive scenario.

Th e problems he foresees are in the rural areas of the state.

A press release given on Kulcsár’s predictions stated that 70 percent of Kansas counties lost residents over the last ten years, and 23 of the total 105 counties lost over 10 percent of their population.

Kulcsár said this informa-tion isn’t very surprising.

“History has shown this [decline] already as these

trends are not new,” Kulcsár said. “Th ese [rural] areas have been losing population for the last 70 or 80 years, most of them won’t go anywhere soon.”

Th e growth Kansas is seeing is mainly coming from Johnson County and areas around Wichita and Riley, he said. Th e growth in these areas was expected.

“Johnson County is prob-ably the richest county in Kansas, and it isn’t necessarily unique to Kansas that people want to live in these metro-politan areas,” Kulcsár said

Th e real problem is the con-trast between a high volume of formerly rural, young Kansas residents moving to metro areas, and the older genera-tions remaining.

“Usually young families about to establish households are extremely important to communities because they’re about to reach their prime consumption age,” Kulcsár said. “Th ey make purchases in the community and pay taxes that support businesses,

schools and community ser-vices.”

If these young residents move out of small communi-ties, there is no room for the area to grow either economi-cally or population wise.

“Th e population continues to age drastically, and this will fundamentally change Kansas,” Kulcsár said.

Riley County specifi cally has undergone a fi ve to fi f-teen percent increase, which is typical for the county. Th e population of Riley depends on soldiers coming and going “and the type of students K-State wants to attract. Riley County’s population is fairly stable,” Kulcsár said.

Another notable change on the 2010 census in Kansas is the increase in diversity, mainly in the southwest areas of the state.

Th ese specifi c areas see an increase in diversity over the years due to their large facto-ries that attract migrant and refugee labor workers. Th ese workers make up a large con-stituency of the counties in

southwest Kansas.While these regions, and

counties like Johnson and Leavenworth, saw an increase in diversity, other areas saw virtually none, which “is the nature of a state like Kansas,” Kulcsár said. It is all about where the need and opportu-nities are.

Even though the num-bers may not be what is best for Kansas, Kulcsár has more neutral opinions about the change.

“Kansas population trends are fairly stable to predict be-cause the state doesn’t have many uncertainties as do fast-growing states such as Arizo-na,” he said, according to the press release. “Unlike other states, we have the opportu-nity to work on issues today to ensure we have a plan 10 years down the road.”

Kulcsár said that in the end, the numbers themselves are not all that shocking.

“Th e biggest surprise about the new census was that there was no surprise whatsoever,” he said.

SGA to consider funding for students

Danny Davissenior staff writer

Academic Competition Teams have requested a total of $119,045.00 from the Stu-dent Governing Association allocations committee for the 2012 fi scal year. However, the committee recommended the teams only receive a combined $45,000.00 to stay within the academic competition team budget.

Th e bill will be introduced in Student Senate tonight. Some of the teams include the agricultur-al competition teams, Powercat Motorsports, Speech Unlimited and the Quarter Scale Tractor Team. Th ese groups “bring pres-tige and national recognition” to K-State, according to the bill.

Senate will also entertain a bill to provide the Student Alumni Board with a $1,000.00 allocation. Ten members from

the board are attending the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Affi liated Student Advancement Program in Nashville, Tenn.

According to the bill, the members will bring new ideas for student and alumni projects back to K-State. Th ese projects will help retention and recruit-ment eff orts.

Another bill will amend the K-State SGA Student Rights article if it is ratifi ed by the col-lege councils. Several additional rights will be added if the bill is passed by Senate. Notably, a right entitled “Equal Protection” guarantees “Th e right to equal protection of laws and rules without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, creed, or any other unreasonable con-sideration.”

Th e meeting has been moved to 6 p.m. due to the men’s bas-ketball game against Utah State in the NCAA Tournament. Th e game begins at 9 p.m.

Senate meets in the Big 12 Room of the K-State Student Union.

SGA to introduce bill, students’ team bugets to be aff ected

Results deemed “predictable,” smaller counties could suff er

Sean Fryejunior staff writer

A 5-0 lead following the top of the third inning for the Cornhuskers seemingly spelled doom early for the Wildcats’ baseball squad. However, the bullpen and some timely hitting by the off ense allowed the Wildcats to come back and take a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the fi ft h inning, a lead that they never surrendered.

“We continue to fall behind and then fi nd a way,” said Wildcats’ head coach Brad Hill. “We’re in a learn-ing process and it was great to see some guys come through for us.”

Th e Cornhuskers’ off ense drew fi rst blood in the top of the second inning when shortstop Chad Christensen doubled to right-fi eld off a hit and run that scored Kash Kalkowski. Th e Wildcats’ starting pitcher Justin Lind-sey was pulled in the second inning aft er allowing the run and hitting two batters. Levi Schlick, who fi nished off the second inning without any more damage, replaced him.

“Th e plan the whole night was if you’re not going to throw strikes, you’re going to come out,” Hill said.

Th e early pitching woes continued for the Wildcats in the third inning. Aft er giving up a solo home run to Cody Asche, a double to Josh Scheff ert and walk-ing Kalkowski, Schlick was pulled from the game and Jake Doller came in to re-lieve him.

Th at didn’t do much to

stop the bleeding though, as Christensen nailed a two-RBI double to left fi eld, which was followed by an-other RBI double to left fi eld by Kurt Farmer, which extended the Cornhuskers’ lead to 5-0.

“More than anything else, when Levi gave up the solo home run, he stopped throwing strikes,” Hill said. “A solo home run doesn’t beat you, it’s what you do aft er that.”

Aft er a disastrous two and a half innings for the Wild-cats, they found life in the bottom of the third inning with a three-run home run by Mike Kindel that brought Nick Martini and Jake Brown home. Th at left the score at 5-3 in favor of the Cornhuskers.

“I was just going up there to stay fl at with runners in scoring position,” Kindel said. “He threw a high fast-ball and I got a pretty good swing on it. We gained all of our momentum that we needed aft er that. We just needed a little spark.”

In the bottom of the fi ft h inning, Kent Urban gave the Wildcats the lead with a 3-run home run to right-fi eld that gave his squad a 6-5 lead.

“Tonight we really wanted to get something elevated,” Hill said. “We have not done a good job where we leave the zone in RBI situations. It’s something we continue to work on. Tonight we saw some good stuff .”

Aft er the third inning, the Wildcats’ bullpen was the key factor in their come-

back, as Jared Moore, Tyler Sturges, Shawn Lewick and James Allen continually got the team out of numerous jams. In the eighth inning, Lewick struck out all three batters, despite Kurt Farmer advancing all the way to third base on an error by the right-fi elder and a passed ball. In the fi nal six innings, the Wildcats’ pitching staff only allowed two hits to the Cornhuskers. Allen came in to relieve Lewick in the ninth inning and sat the Cornhuskers down in order with two strikeouts to secure the victory as well as his fi ft h save of the year. Doller was credited with the win for the Wildcats.

“I trust 100 percent in the coaching staff and catcher, and I don’t question what they say,” Allen said about his mindset going into the ninth inning for the save. “It’s fun to be able to help my team win in any way pos-sible.”

With the win, the Wild-cats garnered their 12th win of the year headed into Big 12 play, which starts Friday in Austin, Texas, as the Wildcats play the Texas Longhorns. Th e Longhorns are ranked 10th in the coun-try, and will be a big test to the talent of the Wildcats.

“Obviously we want to go down there and get wins, but right now I’m more focused on how we carry out our business,” Hill said.

Following the three-game series with the Longhorns, the Wildcats travel to Waco, Texas to face the Baylor Bears.

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LARGE, FURNISHED, four-bedroom, two bath duplex. Parking, across street from alumni cen- ter. August possession. 785-539-4073.

MANHATTAN CITY Or- dinance 4814 assures every person equal opportunity in hous- ing without distinc- tion on account of race, sex, familial sta- tus, military status, disability, religion, age, color, national origin or ancestry. Vio- lations should be re- ported to the Director of Human Resources at City Hall, 785-587- 2440.

1219 KEARNEY. One-- bedroom basement. June year lease. No pets. Trash and water paid. $340. 785-539- 5136.

1219 KEARNEY, one- bedroom. Water and trash paid. No pets. June year lease $340. 785-539-5136.

1219 KEARNEY. One- bedroom. June year lease. Trash and water paid. No pets. $330. 785-539-5136.

1219 KEARNEY. One- bedroom basement. June year lease. Trash and water paid. No pets. $360. 785-539- 5136.

1219 KEARNEY. Two- bedrooms. August year lease. Trash and water paid. No pets. $760. 785-539-5136.

O N E - B E D R O O M BASEMENT of house available now and four- bedroom houses avail- able August 1, 785-539- 8295.

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*ALLIANCE* ONE, two, three, four and five plus bedroom houses. Great locations. Pet friendly. Call Alliance today. 785-539-2300. www.alliancemhk.com.

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O N E - B E D R O O M APARTMENTS west of campus. Only $455- $495/ month. Emerald Property Management.785-587-9000.

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APARTMENTS JUST south of Nichols Hall. One, two, three and four-bedrooms. $395- $850/ month. Walk to KSU and Aggieville. Emerald Property Man- agement, 785-587-9000.

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O N E - B E D R O O M APARTMENT in four- plex close to downtown, library and shopping with off-street parking and on-site laundry. Only $490. Emerald Property Management. 785-587-9000.

1219 KEARNEY. Two-- bedrooms. Water and trash paid. No pets. Au- gust year lease. $760. 785-539-5136

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1, 785-313-0462. 515 Bluemont, two-bed- room basement apart- ment with high ceilings, tiled kitchen and bath- room, dishwasher, laun- dry provided, no pets, $630 plus utilities.

ONE-BEDROOM, ONE bath basement apart- ment close to campus. Water and trash in- cluded. $495/ month. Emerald Property Man- agement, 785-587-9000.

AVAILABLE JUNE 1, six-bedroom. Two blocks east of campus. 785-539-3672.

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1. Five-bedrooms, three bath. Large great room. Washer/ dryer included. Close to campus. 785- 449-2181.

BEST HOUSES AND LOCATIONS! Four to Eight-Bedroom homes. All amenities, walk to KSU. Exceptional Value. June and August leases. www.cap- stone3d.com Call Tony 785-317-1013.

F O U R - B E D R O O M , TWO bathrooms. Very nice. Washer/ dryer. No pets. Close to KSU. June/ August leases. WWW.ITSTIME2RENT. COM. Call Susan at 785-336-1124.

FOUR-BEDROOMS, ONE bathroom house for rent. 900 Vattier, $1100/ month. Avail- able August 1. Washer/ dryer/ central air condi- tioning. Fenced yard, dogs ok. 785-539-4949.

FOUR/ FIVE-BED- ROOM, TWO bath town- home, brand new, re- served parking avail- able adjacent to KSU campus, huge bed- rooms, walk-in closets, granite counters, stain- less steel appliances, alarm system, 50’’ flat screen TV, $1700, June or August, 785-447- 0404. www.field- housedev.com

T H R E E - B E D R O O M house 1721 ANDER- SON, June lease. $1,050/ month. Con- tact KSU Foundation at 785-532-7569 or 785- 532-7541.

NEW LISTING. Five-- bedrooms, two bath- rooms, two kitchens, two living rooms. Washer, dryer, dish- washer. Central air con- ditioning, two car garage. One block to campus. August lease. 785-313-5573.

NEWER FOUR-BED- ROOM, two bathroom duplex. Washer/ dryer furnished, great loca- tion. $1160 per month. 785-410-4783.

LEARN TO FLY! K- State Flying Club has three airplanes and low- est rates. Call 785-562- 6909 or visit www.ksu.- edu/ksfc.

F O U R - B E D R O O M ONE bathroom. Two blocks from campus 239 Tecumseh. Pet al- lowed. $1180/ month. Available June 1. 785- 317-1879.

CUTE AND CHARM- ING! Four-Bedrooms walk to KSU. Spacious with all amenities. June and August leases. www.capstone3d.com Call Tony 785-317-1013.

FIVE-BEDROOM, TWO bathroom house. 931 Vattier, available Au- gust 1. 785-539-4949.

F O U R - B E D R O O M HOME. Simply the best ...location with all ameni- ties. Walk to KSU. www.- capstone3d.com Call Tony 785-317-1013.

F O U R - B E D R O O M HOME with basement and garage. 1645 Laramie. Washer, dryer. Front porch. Pri- vate parking. NO PETS. Available June. 785- 537-7050.

ONE, TWO, three, four-- bedroom well main- tained. Next to cam- pus. Washer, dryer, central air. Private park- ing. NO PETS. 785-537- 7050.

O N E - B E D R O O M LOFT. One block to campus. Reserved park- ing. Washer/ Dryer.- Granite counters, stain- less steel appliances. August lease. $675/ MONTH. 785- 447-0404.

ONE-BEDROOM IN new complex close to campus and Aggieville. Available June 1 and August 1, 2011. No pets. Contact John 785- 313-7473 or john- girvine@sbcglobal.net.

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BRAND NEW! SILO townhomes featuring loft architechure. Avail- able March, April, June, and August 1. Three- Bedroom, two and one- half baths. Two car garage. Maintenence free. www.capstone3d.- com Call Tony 785-317- 1013.

THREE STYLES of four-bedroom condos ranging from $1150- $1550/ month. Including lawn care, trash, snow removal and all appli- cances. August 1, year lease. No pets. Call 785-313-0751 for de- tails.

1022 KEARNEY. Very clean four-bedroom house. Two blocks east of campus on quiet street. Two bath- rooms. New furnace, central air conditioning. Heavily insulated. Dish- washer, remodeled kitchen. No pets/ smok- ing. Lease June 1 to May. $1200. 785-539- 2536. 785-770-7284.

F O U R - B E D R O O M , TWO baths, walk in closets, near stadium. Appliances, microwave, washer/ dryer. Lounge with wet bar. Patio storm room. August $1440, includes cable and trash. 785-341- 5346, 785-537-8420.

F O U R - B E D R O O M TWO bath house, all ap- pliances include washer/ dryer. Off- street parking, newly re- modeled. No pets. Available June, July, August 1. 501 Freemont. Call 785- 766-9823.

1501 HILLCREST three-- bedroom with double garage. 1503 Campus, three-bedroom close to campus. August lease. Washer/ dryer. No pets. 785-317-5026.

THREE- BEDROOM, 1.5 bath, central air, on- site laundry. Close to campus, water paid, no pets. 1838 Anderson, $915. 519 N. Manhat- tan and 1225 Ratone, $885. 1019 Fremont, $855. 785-537-1746 or 785-539-1545.

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Th e K-State Department of Mathematics had more to cel-ebrate than Pi Day this week. Several K-State students par-ticipated in the Kansas Colle-giate Mathematics Competi-tion held at Baker University.

Virginia Naibo, assis-tant professor of mathemat-ics and KCMC advisor, said the competition takes place every spring in a Kansas col-lege or university and is set up by the Kansas Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

Th e team consisted of six K-State students: Dakota Bixler, junior in mathemat-ics and electrical engineering; Hui Cao, senior in mathemat-ics; Na Long, sophomore in mathematics; Brian Moore,

senior in mathematics and electrical engineering; Brian Tierney, senior in mathemat-ics and electrical engineering and Yuan Yan, sophomore in mathematics.

Bixler, Moore and Tierney received fi rst place in the team competition and Cao, Long and Yan placed second.

“Th e test was fi ve questions long and we had three hours to complete fi ve math proofs,” said Tierney, a member of the fi rst place team.

Th e test focused on solving theorems.

“Many people think mathe-maticians are number crunch-ers, but they really like ideas and nice results,” Tierney said. “For example, we were given a chess board with all the pieces on the last problem of the test. We had to show how to cover the entire chess board with dominos by removing two chess pieces.”

Tierney said he enjoys com-peting in these type of math competition because they help him expand his knowledge in

engineering. “Th e reason I study math

is so I can gather more in-tuition and insight into my double major, which is engi-neering,” he said. “I take these math competitions as a way to gather more information about math and engineering.”

Naibo congratulated the teams for taking the top spots in the competition, praised the students’ mathematical abilities, and said the math department was very proud of them.

To get involved in next year’s competition, students are off ered a mathematics class to help improve their skills.

“Th e mathematics depart-ment off ers a seminar during the fall semester called the Putnam Seminar,” Naibo said. “Th is is a great opportunity for the students to prepare for various mathematics compe-titions such as the Putnam Competition, the Parker Competition and the Kansas Collegiate Mathematics Com-petition.”

It all adds up for K-State mathStudents take fi rst and second in math contest held on campus

water usage by 37 gallons a day per room.

“Th at’s a savings of over 13,000 gallons per room annu-ally,” Woodruff said. Th is would bring the total savings to ap-proximately 130,000 gallons per year. To put it in perspective, according to answers.com that is equivalent to about 988,000 16.9 fl . oz. water bottles each year.

In addition to saving water, the toilets will also save money.

“Th e monetary impact of high-effi ciency dual fl ush toi-lets is amazing. Th e toilets will pay for themselves aft er just 8

months and will save the Qual-ity Inn $1,700 a year,” Woodruff said.

In addition to aiding the hotel in saving water and money, Gorrell feels there are environ-mental benefi ts of the project, too — even if hotel guests don’t know they are saving water.

“Most people are blessed with a virtually endless water supply, which makes it a lot harder to realize just how much you’re using,” she said. “SIFE’s small actions to help the com-munity cut back on water usage isn’t only benefi cial to the Qual-ity Inn, but will pay off in a big way to the environment in the years to come.”

“Whether people realize they’re saving water by using these toilets or not doesn’t really matter, however I fi nd it re-warding to know that I helped protect our most valuable re-source, even if it was thanks to toilets,” Gorrell said.

For the SIFE group, this proj-ect isn’t necessarily the extent of their involvement in Salina businesses.

“We hope that this is not the end of this project, as we are planning to keep track of the improvements at the Qual-ity Inn as well as take our story to other Salina hotel owners to make improvements at their hotels,” Woodruff said.

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troupe performed four dif-ferent skits, one at a time. Th e catch, however, is that each actor starred in two skits, one with the person to his left , the other with the person to his right. Littrell would tell the actors when to either pan left or pan right.

Th en, each actor would walk to another corner of an imagi-nary square. Only the two actors

at the front of the stage, howev-er, would resume acting in their own skit.

Littrell would rotate the stage again and another skit would resume where it left off . Aft er a minute or so, he’d change the channel again, oft en aft er a line or action drew a notable uproar of laughter.

Students enjoyed the show and for many, it was the fi rst On the Spot performance they at-

tended.“Hilarious. It was so funny,

the fact that they do this on the spot, it is insane,” said Liz Gon-zales, senior in elementary edu-cation. “It’s something I could never do.”

On the Spot performs at Kite’s Grille and Bar in Ag-gieville biweekly, Littrell said. Th ey also hold workshops at local high schools to give a taste of how improv works.

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