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K-State Walks of Life

The Collegian October 28, 2025

Introducing, “K-State Walks of Life,” the 2025 Collegian special edition. Within the following pages, our staff unravels the purple thread that ties together each and every member of the K-State community,...

Photo courtesy of the K-State Country Dance Club

Finding their footing | Inside K-State’s Country Dance Club

Jolie Shultz, arts & culture editor October 28, 2025
From strangers to dance partners, K-State students build their community one two-step at a time
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Letter from the editor | Welcome to ‘K-State Walks of Life’

Meredith McCalmon, editor-in-chief October 28, 2025

You hear it all the time: “Every Man a Wildcat.” The popular phrase ripples through crowds at each football game, unifying fans behind a rally cry that connects Wildcat nation. When you’re in that...

A sea of purple in the student section as they do the Wabash in the Bill. The Wildcats fell to the Army  21-24 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium of Sept. 6.

K-State traditions keep faculty in the Little Apple

Libby Zuck, managing editor October 28, 2025

Kansas State, established in 1883, embraces tradition and the people that make the place flourish. “On July 2, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Morrill Act, which allowed for the...

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Alumni spotlight | Kedzie Hall to the White House

Jolie Shultz, a&c editor October 28, 2025

Long before he worked in the White House alongside two U.S. presidents, Pete Souza was working on The Kansas State Collegian’s staff.  “I did my undergraduate at Boston University in public communication,”...

Members of The Collegian Editorial Board pose for photo outside of Kedzie Hall.

Different Doors, Same Deadline

Emma McAtee, staff writer October 28, 2025

Meredith McCalmon, editor-in-chief “I joined the collegian because I wrote for the newspaper in high school and wanted to do more consequential stories. So I joined freshman year because I saw their...

First Basketball Game in Ahearn Field House, 1950. (Photo courtesy of Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections)

From Ahearn to The Bill: The evolution of Kansas State Athletics

Trey Thomas, staff writer October 28, 2025
The history and growth of Kansas State Athletics
Dr. Wayne Goins has been obsessed with guitar for as long as he can remember, beginning his practice on cardboard and plastic toys. Now, he teaches jazz classes_ensembles at K-State and regularly performs live for the Manhattan community.

Professor profiles

Meredith McCalmon, editor-in-chief October 28, 2025
Faculty retrace their steps to K-State
Rooted in tradition, growing in community

Rooted in tradition, growing in community

Greta Klein, sports editor October 28, 2025

Camaraderie and tradition are two things that the cricket club brings to campus at Kansas State. While the sport of cricket may not be the most popular in the community of Manhattan, it is important to...

While at the lab, Tu Nguyen works with a Cold Target Recoil Ion Momentum Spectrometer, a space imaging technique.

Student spotlights

Kyra Case and Amylee Gil October 28, 2025

Tu Nguyen | A path well traveled Almost every day, Tu Nguyen takes the same path to Cardwell Hall, clocking in at the lab. Each day, Tu Nguyen takes a 20 minute walk to Cardwell Hall, proceeding down...

“My Dad Is My Best Friend, My Right Hand Man”

“My Dad Is My Best Friend, My Right Hand Man”

Brayden Meseke, staff writer October 28, 2025

Growing up, Isaac Koch went to every Kansas State football game as their family had season tickets. His passion for the Wildcats began with his dad, Randy Koch, who played football for the Wildcats from...

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