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New organization
to assist Johnson
Center for Basic
Cancer Research
Jakki Thompson
staff writer
A new organization called
the K-State Cancer Fighters
has joined the K-State campus
in collaboration with the Johnson Center for Basic Cancer
Research. The papers were
filed with the Office of Student
Activities and Services and the
group officially registered about
three weeks ago.
“This is a student organization that is a ‘friends of ’ the
cancer center research groups,”
said Marcia Locke, adviser and
public relations and outreach
coordinator for the Johnson
Center. “They are ambassadors,
volunteers and fundraisers for
our center, but they are all students.”
Locke said one of the main
goals for the group is to raise
awareness of the group and the
cancer center on campus and in
the community. The research
center is run solely on fundraising that comes from outside
sources. The group will hopefully help bring more money in
to help fund more of the new
projects the cancer researchers
are working on, Locke said.
“I am a leadership studies minor and we would have
many inspirational speakers
come in and speak to us during
our senior seminar,” said Zach
Zaborny, president of KSCF
and senior in journalism and
mass communication. “I knew
that I wanted to do something
in cancer research because it
is close to my heart. I lost my
grandfather due to cancer last
April.”
Zaborny said when he originally approached Locke about
the idea of the group, he didn’t
really know what to expect. But
Locke and Zaborny both said
the idea was great, so they ran
with it.
Locke said she wanted to get
more students involved with
the Johnson Center for Basic
Cancer Research. She received
a couple of inquiries on how
to help out or volunteer for
the cancer center every month.
When Zaborny approached
Locke with the idea about the
new student organization, it
was the perfect opportunity for
both of them, Locke said.
Zaborny said he began recruiting people for the KSCF
group from the cancer research
award winners’ database. The
cancer research award winners
are 50 undergraduate students
that get to work in the cancer
research labs with a professor
on a particular research project. These students get the opportunity to work on a real research team and participate in
the actual laboratories. Locke
said most graduate students get
opportunities like this, but not
undergraduates.
“I began working in a lab my
third semester into college, so
the fall of my sophomore year,”
said Leonie Bossmann, vice
president for KSCF and senior
in biology and anthropology.
“I am a two-time winner and I
just reapplied this year for my
third year to work on another
project. Being a part of this has
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helped me put into perspective
that what I do is important and
having what I do be recognized
was even better.”
Bossmann said she didn’t
think twice about joining the
group after she had received the
email from Zaborny. Bossmann
said after her grandfather had
died from cancer and her mom
was diagnosed with skin cancer,
she knew this was the area of
medicine she wanted to pursue.
Bossman said she knew this
group would help promote the
research being conducted here
on campus.
“Part of this
group was to bring
more awareness to
the cancer center. Another part
of this was to get
students involved
in something that
affects students ...
who have cancer,
have family members who have
cancer or who have
lost someone due
to cancer.”
Zach Zaborny
president of KSCP and
senior in journalism and
mass communication
“Part of this group was to
bring more awareness to the
cancer center,” Zaborny said.
“Another part of this was to get
students involved in something
that affects students. Students
who have cancer, have family
members who have cancer or
who have lost someone due to
cancer is a way for students to
connect to the larger cause of
what we are doing.”
Bossmann said she would
like to see the group put on
a seminar that helps people
who have been diagnosed with
cancer or who know people who
have it. This seminar could talk
about things like what cancer is
and what type of treatment options are available and set up a
network where these students
and faculty members affected
by cancer can connect.
“We would like to see anyone
come to the meetings who are
willing to come out and help,”
Zaborny said. “Everything we
are planning on doing will be
volunteer based. This is an organization that isn’t political,
it’s about students identifying
with this for the philanthropic
reasons.”
Meetings will be held in
the Johnson Center for Basic
Cancer Research conference
room every first and third
Monday at 5 p.m. The meetings
are open for anyone to attend.
“It’s exciting to see students
wanting to get involved,” Locke
said. “This is going to be a great
group of students because they
are helping K-State students
and faculty.”
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Rachel King, K-State Proud co-chair and junior in political science, talks during the Women of K-State brown bag lunch event in
the K-State Student Union Big 12 Room on Wednesday afternoon. Student leaders were introduced at the lunch.
New organization celebrates women in design
Kelsey Peterson
contributing writer
Editor’s Note: This article was completed
as an assignment for a class in the A.Q.
Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
A new organization, Women In Design,
has been created for female interior designer students. The organization was launched
on Sept. 26 with eight members and currently has more than 90 members.
Samantha McCloud, president of the organization and graduate student in architecture, founded the organization in order
to have a campus connection with designers in the community and design culture
on campus.
“Since K-State didn’t have a chapter, I
thought it was a great opportunity to start
something that could help everyone and a
good way for people who are interested in
the same ideas,” McCloud said.
“It is about making connections for
students who are interested in design and
celebrating design by contributing to the
community,” said Jessica Symons, vice
president and graduate student in architecture.
Women in Design is a national organization and has associations in Kansas City,
Denver and the University of Kansas. It
was originally designed for women in architecture because architecture was a maledominated field. Women in Design made
a support group for the emerging professional women in architecture. Today, the
organization works with many different
design fields, including landscape, architecture, engineering, interior, graphic, art
and fashion.
“It’s about branching out and coming
together. We want all of the design fields to
feel supported,” Symons said.
Though the name suggests otherwise,
membership is not limited to women. The
organization is open to anyone, but celebrates female designers specifically.
“We are bringing in women speakers to
talk to our organization, but by no means
this is just a women’s group. Everyone is
invited,” McCloud said.
K-State Women in Design aims to to
connect with the design community and
provide networking opportunities with
Museum to celebrate Eisenhower’s 121st birthday
Laura Mushrush
contributing writer
Editor’s Note: This article was completed
as an assignment for a class in the A.Q.
Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene plans
to celebrate the 121st birthday of former
U.S. President and Kansas native Dwight
Eisenhower on Friday. Eisenhower was
raised in the town of Abilene where the
museum was built in his honor. A number
of activities will be held at the museum
over the weekend in celebration.
Eisenhower was the country’s 34th
president and served two terms in office
from Jan. 30, 1953, to Jan 20, 1961. A few
years after graduating from high school in
Abilene, Eisenhower received admission
into the United States Military Academy
at West Point. Eisenhower graduated in
the upper half of his class in 1915. On July
1, 1916, he married Mamie Geneva Doud.
He led a career in the military and was selected as chief of staff, U.S. Army, in 1945.
A vigil will be held on Friday starting
at 4:30 p.m. and ending at 7 a.m. the following morning. The Kansas Veterans of
Foreign Wars will be standing post over
the grave site of the former president. Following the vigil will be a wreath laying
ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The
procession to Eisenhower’s grave will be
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professionals. Organizers plan to bring
speakers to the group and set up socials for
organizations. The organization also creates a network and community on campus
between the different design colleges by
creating a setting for students to mingle
and connect.
The organization also plans to contribute to the community. A canned food drive
for the Flint Hills Breadbasket is currently
in the works.
“We plan on making something out
of the cans that will be held in the Bosco
Plaza, before we donate the cans to the
Flint Hills Breadbasket,” Symons said.
Wendy Ornelas, faculty adviser for
Women in Design and associate dean and
professor for the College of Architecture,
said students should join the organization
because “it’s important for students, faculty
and staff across the university to know that
there are people that are passionate about
design.”
Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays in the Pierce Commons in Seaton
Hall. The organization has a Facebook
group page called “Women in Design KSU
Group,” which has all the meetings listed.
led by members of the First Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr.
and Command Sgt. Maj. James Tomson.
A firing squad and colors will be presented by the Chapman Post 240 at the
Eisenhower Statue as part of the Kansas
American Legion Annual Pilgrimage.
They have posts all over Kansas and representatives from each division will be present for the ceremony. Gov. Sam Brownback will be the featured speaker at the
Eisenhower Legacy Dinner on Saturday
evening.
Activities have been held in Abilene
for Eisenhower’s birthday since 1970 and
became an annual event in 1999. Approximately 1,000 people are expected to
attend.