In Transit

How do you traverse campus, and is it the best way?
Written by Jacob Fisher
Photographed by Anne Dinsdale

The journey begins the same way every day. We drag ourselves out of bed and suffer beneath the steaming jets of water in a vain effort to shake off the morning cold. Then after a more-often-than-not unhealthy breakfast we’re [...]

Surviving Country Stampede

One writer’s tale of the summer music fest and its charming nature
Written by Faryle Scott
Photographed by Anne Dinsdale

Editor’s Note: When I first learned about Country Stampede, I knew I wanted to do a story on it. As summer festivals pepper the nation and artists fill dead spots on their seasonal tours, I began to realize [...]

Learning in London

The chronicles of one student’s semester abroad
Written by Alyssa Reeves
Photos courtesy of Susan Dolan

Just a month into her adventure, she writes: “I was walking along the River Thames and I got a kind of reality slap-I’m in London. Sometimes I can’t believe I’m actually here. I’ve wanted to do this for so long and I [...]

Today’s Scarlet Fever

Bacterial meningitis is still a threat in communal living environments
Written by Lauren Tice
Illustrated by Aubrey Klein

When Ashley Lee came down with a headache and an upset stomach, she thought it was nothing more than a case of stomach flu. She never expected it would lead to the amputation of her foot and three of her [...]

Bulls and blood, dust and mud

Wranglers face a tough but fun ride
Written by Alyssa Reeves
Photography by Anne Dinsdale

Perhaps you’ve seen them around campus. They’re decked out in Wrangler jeans and shiny boots, occasionally sporting a big hat. Several of these cowboys and cowgirls who attend Kansas State University also are dedicated athletes in the world of collegiate rodeo.
Rodeo Club member [...]

They dreamed of Africa

Inspired by a service trip, K-State students travel to Botswana
Written by Sara Kentzler
During the summer of 2007 the Community Service Program, offered under the Department of Educational Leadership at Kansas State University, sent international teams to different corners of the world. The students lived and assisted with various task in a specific community. In the [...]

Feel free to be fair

With help from a group at K-State, more consumers and businesses in the Manhattan area are working to support fair trade
Written by Sara Kentzler
Photographs by Anne Dinsdale

Imagine farmers struggling every day to sell their crops. Their families go unfed, and for their young children school is an outlandish dream. The products these experienced farmers sell [...]

Who you calling an Aggie?

The stereotype is dying at K-State, but does everyone else see it?
Written By Lauren Tice
Photographs By Kelsey Thomas

Kathleen Kraus likes Kansas State University’s hospitality. She’s always felt relaxed in this small hometown atmosphere, even when she’s slightly tormented by a stereotype that K–State students are ready to rid.
Kraus, Marion senior, happens to be enrolled in [...]

The Drunken Networker

A glimpse into the secret life of communicating—drunk
Written by Lauren Tice
Photographed by Anne Dinsdale

Wee hours of the morning loom as you stumble through the dimly lit streets of Aggieville. One foot plops in front of the other as you stagger home contemplating the amount of alcohol you’ve consumed and your diminished bank account. What you [...]