The room without a view

A campus landmark lives on as space for overflow classes and pickup games
Written and photographed by Faryle Scott
Dripping pipes, flickering lights, creaky stairs, cobwebs tickling the back of your neck and doors leading to who knows where. No, this isn’t the setting for the new horror movie starring the next wannabe actress-it’s Memorial Stadium, a [...]

Sell yourself

Our guide on how to successfully schmooze at the career fair
Written by Lauren Tice
Illustration by Aubrey Klein

Career fairs can be terrifying. That we can’t deny. Unfortunately, there isn’t a much better solution when developing relationships with potential employers upon graduation. At some point during college nearly everyone makes a trip to the career fair.
To help [...]

The usual suspects

Meet a few students-some like you, some not-who offer some insight as to what it means to be in college
Written by Steven Miller
Over several weeks last spring Statements talked with students from different walks of life in an attempt to present a collage of attitudes and accomplishments at Kansas State University.
As far as knowing your [...]

Join the club

K-State at Salina offers clubs we want to be in
Written and Photographed by Faryle Scott

It’s Friday night. You and your cohorts are sitting around, trying to decide yet again what social activity will get you in the least amount of trouble for the weekend. You could go to the movies. Maybe check out the new [...]

Navigating faith on campus

How campus ministries are on the rise
Written by Alecia Stuchlik
Photography by Anne Dinsdale

Something is happening: Many college students are actively growing in their faith and meeting others who are doing the same. Thanks to receptive students who are spreading the word through their grapevine of social connections, campus ministries at Kansas State University have witnessed [...]

Man of mystery

Amid all the secrecy, we uncover what it’s like to be Willie the Wildcat

Written by Tina Deines
Illustrated by Aubrey Klein

He never goes to sporting events, but he is at the football stadium for every game. No one knows who he is, but all of Kansas State University loves him.

Willie the Wildcat has been entertaining [...]

Professor versus student

Opinions vary on why students attend K-State

Written by Faryle Scott

We’ve all had those people we just seem to have a hard time working with. But when it is our professor—the person to teach us skills to take to the real world—it seems to make the situation worse. It is natural to have [...]

The College Manual

How to make the K-State experience work for you

Written by Sara Kentzler
Photographed by Kelsey Thomas and Anne Dinsdale

There is nothing like the first few years of college to test a young student’s stamina. All the glossy postcards that bombard your mailbox during high school illustrate college as students lounging on the grass studying or throwing [...]