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Month: December 2014

FHSU’s Jordan named to Daktronics All-Super Region 3 First Team

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Fort Hays State defensive back Michael Jordan was named to the Daktronics All-Super Region 3 First Team for the second consecutive year on Wednesday (Dec. 3). Jordan earned first-team honors at safety once again.

A senior from Kerens, Texas, Jordan finished with 250 tackles in his career, sixth-most in Fort Hays State’s NCAA Division II history. He also finished with six interceptions, 10 pass break-ups, five forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his career. This season, he finished third on the team in tackles with 80, adding an interception, a sack, and an MIAA-best four forced fumbles. He had a hand in seven turnovers this year for the Tigers, which includes the four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception.

Jordan adds his second-straight all-super region first team honor to the three All-MIAA selections in his career. Jordan was an All-MIAA First Team selection this year after earning second team and honorable mention honors in the two previous years.

Below is the Daktronics All-Super Region 3 Team for 2014…

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB-Anthony Abenoja Pittsburg State Sr. Overland Park, Kan. MIAA
RB-LaVance Taylor Central Missouri Sr. Raytown, Mo. MIAA
RB-Terrell Watson Azusa Pacific Sr. Oxnard, Calif. GNAC
WR-Marquise Cushon Pittsburg State Jr. Kansas City, Mo. MIAA
WR-Darius Davis Henderson State Sr. Frisco, Texas GAC
TE-Lucas Hefty Upper Iowa Sr. Traer, Iowa NSIC
OL-Brent Calhoun Ouachita Baptist Sr. Des Arc, Ark. GAC
OL-Tory Day Harding Sr. Memphis, Tenn. GAC
OL-Josh Meeker Minnesota State-Mankato Sr. Omaha, Neb. NSIC
OL-Andrew Muer Minnesota Duluth Sr. Perham, Minn. NSIC
OL-Tyler Smith Pittsburg State Sr. Sand Springs, Okla. MIAA
PK-Tom Obarski Concordia-St. Paul Sr. Burnsville, Minn. NSIC
RS-Etauj Allen Ouachita Baptist Sr. San Antonio, Texas GAC

DEFENSE
DL-Devin Benton, Southwestern Oklahoma State Sr. Arlington, Texas GAC
DL-Joshua Gordon, Minnesota State Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. NSIC
DL-Matt Longacre, Northwest Missouri State Sr. Omaha, Neb. MIAA
LB-Josh Davis Henderson State, So. El Dorado, Ark. GAC
LB-Gavin Grady, Minnesota-Duluth Sr. Minnetonka, Minn. NSIC
LB-Connor Harris Lindenwood So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. MIAA
LB-Tyler Henderson, Minnesota State Jr. Mankato, Minn. NSIC
CB-De’Vante Bausby Pittsburg State Sr. Kansas City, Mo. MIAA
CB-Solomon St. Pierre, Sioux Falls Jr. Wagner, S.D. NSIC
S-Michael Jordan, Fort Hays State Sr. Kerens, Texas MIAA
S-Zack Mitchell, Ouachita Baptist Sr. Vilonia, Ark. GAC
P-Jared Heim, Southeastern Oklahoma State Sr. Tomball, Texas GAC

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB-Kevin Rodgers, Henderson State Gr. Rockwall, Texas GAC
RB-Logan Lauters, Minnesota-Duluth Jr. Cedarburg, Wis. NSIC
RB-Romo Westbrook, Harding Sr. Marion, Ark. GAC
WR-Gavin Lutman, Pittsburg State Sr. Peculiar, Mo. MIAA
WR-Josh Mikes, Winona State Jr. South Elgin, Ill. NSIC
TE-Conner Doherty, Northern State So. Brooksings, S.D. NSIC
OL-Brian Berzanski, Central Missouri Jr. Chicago, Ill. MIAA
OL-Cody Clay, Azusa Pacific Sr. Fullerton, Calif GNAC
OL-C.J. Keeney, Northwest Missouri State Sr. Smithville, Mo. MIAA
OL-Cole Manhart, Nebraska-Kearney Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. MIAA
OL-Michael Russell, Ouachita Baptist Jr. Charleston, Ark. GAC
OL-Aaron Sprinkle, Ouachita Baptist Sr. White Hall, Ark. GAC
PK-Connor Frazell, Pittsburg State Sr. Iola, Kan. MIAA
RS-Elby Pope Mary, Sr. Grand Forks, N.D. NSIC

DEFENSE
DL-Glennon Bobo, Henderson State Gr. Ashdown, Ark. GAC
DL-Daniel Holland, East Central Sr. Miami, Fla. GAC
DL-Alex Markarian, Humboldt State Sr. Chino Hills, Calif. GNAC
LB-Steven Fanua, Azusa Pacific Gr. Milpitas, Calif. GNAC
LB-D.J. Gnader, Northwest Missouri State Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa MIAA
LB-Stephen Juergens, Missouri Western State Sr. Kearney, Mo. MIAA
LB-Eric Reimer, Northwest Missouri State Sr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. MIAA
LB-Alex Wahl Upper Iowa Jr. Elgin, Ill. NSIC
CB-Mike Early Arkansas-Monticello Sr. Denham Springs, La. GAC
CB-Michael Jordan, Missouri Western State Jr. St. Louis, Mo. MIAA CB Darious Lane Harding Sr. Miami, Fla. GAC
S-Jared Fox, Northwest Missouri State Sr. St. Joseph, Mo. MIAA
S-Keeston Terry, Pittsburg State Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. MIAA
S-Tyler Thornton, Azusa Pacific Sr. Bakersfield, Calif. GNAC
P-Mike Wenk, Southwest Minnesota State Sr. Hartford, S.D. NSIC

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Offense – Anthony Abenoja, QB, Pittsburg State
Defense – Matt Longacre, DE, Northwest Missouri State

FHSU’s Trent named Academic All-American

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Fort Hays State University senior defensive lineman Jesse Trent became the first three-time CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America selection in school history as he was named to the All-America First Team as a defensive lineman on Wednesday (Dec. 3). After two years of garnering second-team honors, Trent earned first-team honors in a year that he helped the Tigers win seven games in a season for the first time since 1996.

Trent is a Biology major with a grade-point average of 3.89. He has been a leader through example both on and off the field at Fort Hays State throughout his career as he plans to further his education upon graduation.

Anchoring the defensive line at defensive tackle, Trent tied for the lead in tackles among FHSU defensive linemen with 40. He also added 1.5 sacks, 5.0 tackles for loss, and one fumble recovery. Trent was an All-MIAA selection for the second straight year, earning an honorable mention selection after garnering third-team honors the year prior. He is a two-time recipient of the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award, for student-athletes who attain All-MIAA honors and hold a GPA of at least 3.5.

Trent helped the Tigers to a record of 7-4 in 2014, the first seven-win season for FHSU since the 1996 season. FHSU finished in a tie for fourth in the MIAA standings, its highest-ever finish since joining the conference in 2006.

Trent’s selection gives Fort Hays State 43 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections all-time, the first dating back to 1975.

More Kansas workers to qualify for health coverage

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Health insuranceTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials say more state, municipal and school district workers will qualify for health coverage starting next year because of the federal health care law.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports more than 2,000 employees will become eligible for full-time health benefits starting Jan. 1. The director of the Kansas State Employee Health Plan says the expansion is the result of the federal Affordable Care Act. The law requires large employers to provide health benefits to full-time employees.

Officials say the increase will cost state and local taxpayers about $5.3 million a year.

Under the federal law, anyone who works at least 30 hours a week is a full-time employee.

Care and feeding of farm animals

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John Schlageck writes for the Kansas Farm Bureau.
John Schlageck writes for the Kansas Farm Bureau.

Farmers and ranchers have always adhered to sound principles of animal husbandry while providing the best care for their livestock. Society’s views on animal welfare, on the other hand, continue to evolve.

Today, people are becoming more concerned for the animal’s quality of life.

While there are extreme fringe groups, “activists” if you will, many people today have honest questions and concerns about the quality of life for animals while they are in the production environment.

Who are these people?

These people are average individuals. Some are like you. Others may be like me. Many are one, two, three or more generations removed from the farm and no longer understand what goes into the care and feeding of farm animals.

Most of these people are not opposed to eating meat. They believe it is OK for people to eat animals for food. They just want to know while that sow is going through the production cycle she has a reasonable quality of life.

Raising livestock on the farm or ranch is a dynamic, specialized profession that has proven one of the most successful in the world. Only in the United States can less than 2 percent of the population feed 100 percent of our population – and other people around the world – as efficiently as we do.

Today’s animal husbandry is no accident. Because our livestock are the best cared for, we can provide such efficiency.

Farmers and ranchers work hard, long hours to care for and nurture their livestock. Farmers and ranchers are neither cruel nor naive. A farmer would compromise his or her own welfare if animals were mistreated.

“We love our animals,” says Dana Pieper. “We want to produce healthy animals that will one day feed others. We produce beef animals that are destined to be food for all of us.”

Dana and David Pieper operate Pieper Land & Cattle Co. near Palco in northwestern Kansas. The land where they run cattle and farm has been in Dana’s family for more than 130 years. Her grandpa’s great-uncles settled this land on a timber claim from the Union Pacific Railroad.

Pieper is the 5th generation to farm and ranch in Rooks County. More than anything, she wants to carry on her family livestock operation and provide an opportunity for her children to continue this legacy.

“I’ve always known this is where I would one day end up,” Dana says. “I hope one day our children, Cody and Cady, will raise and care for cattle here.”

Dana is a hands-on producer and their family herd consists of approximately 40 fall calving cows, 150 registered Hereford spring calving cows and 150 commercial black and black baldie spring calving cows.

“Our cattle eat, sleep, drink, walk and reproduce,” Pieper says. “They’re living creatures. Caring for them gives us a chance to be in charge of each and every animal’s welfare.”

Many consumers are unaware of a farmer’s relationship with their animals. They don’t know how meat, milk, eggs and other food products wind up on their dinner table. Few know all that goes into caring, feeding and nurturing of livestock on farms and ranches across Kansas.

Kansas farmers and ranchers are committed to continuing the enhancement of animal well-being throughout the life cycle of their food-producing animals. Today’s producers remain dedicated to using all the scientific measures available to develop long-term management options and short-term production practices based on scientific research findings about animal well-being.

That said, today’s consumers will continue to regard the profession of farming and ranching highly, and embrace a quality, abundant food source they value second to none.

John Schlageck, a Hoxie native, is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas.

FHSU professor publishes book, working on two more

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Dr. Connie Eigenmann

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Dr. Connie Eigenmann, an associate professor of communication studies at Fort Hays State University, recently published “Electronic Communication in Developing Countries.” It culminates more than 10 years of living and researching in the Sultanate of Oman, the Peoples’ Republic of China, Pakistan and Thailand.

“The idea for the book came when I gained access into a difficult-to-reach culture in the Middle East, the Omani women,” said Dr. Eigenmann, “This was the first research reflecting how electronic usage did not change entirely, but strengthened, the tight tribal communication patterns in place.”

The 170-page paperback contains more countries, appendices, CIA maps and communication facts, statistical tables, figures, and an index. Research in Vol. 1 includes mixed methods of quantitative data collected between 2002 and 2014.

Collection methods include traditional survey, electronic survey,  social networking site disbursion and translation in face-to-face interviewing of non-literate respondents. Internal research and board criteria in various institutions were met.

The research reflects the collaboration with several colleagues: Dr. Scott Robson, chair of the Department of Communication Studies, wrote the introduction and was co-author of Chapter 8 on Thailand; Dr. Pelgy Vaz, professor of sociology, was the co-author of Chapter 1 on her Fulbright trip to Brazilian favelas and contributed to the data collection of India, Chapter 3; Xinchen “Evelyna” Hou, a graduate student majoring in communications, was co-author of Chapter 6 on South Africa; and undergraduate research experience students Nickolas Kinder, Garnett special student majoring in political science, and Melissa Guiboa, a junior majoring in nursing. Dr. Trisha Capansky of the University of Tennessee-Martin co-authored Chapter 7 on South Sudan and wrote the Further Direction chapter.

Volumes 2 and 3 of the three-part series are currently in the works and are to be published in 2015 and 2017. Current work in the COMM 601, Persuasion 602 Intercultural Communication, and 800 Contemporary Theories in Communication taught by Eigenmann are producing more country-specific research.

Honda to expand air bag recall nationwide

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RecallWASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from federal regulators, Honda is expanding a recall of driver’s side air bags to all 50 states.

The air bags, made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp., can explode with too much force, sending metal shrapnel into the passenger compartment.

Takata insists that current recalls covering 8 million U.S. cars in high-humidity areas are sufficient. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants the recalls expanded nationwide after some incidents outside the high-humidity zones.

Rick Schosteck, Honda’s executive vice president for North America, told House lawmakers Wednesday that Honda will expand the regional recall it began in June, but will continue to prioritize high-humidity areas.

He also said Honda is working with other air bag manufacturers to make sure it has enough parts.

Procedure for accused faculty and staff proposed

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Screen Shot 2014-12-03 at 9.43.34 AMLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The long-running dispute over a proposed social media policy at the University of Kansas is one step closer to resolution.

The University Senate Executive Committee on Tuesday settled on a procedure for how the university should respond when faculty, staff and student employees are accused of improper use of social media.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports an initial review panel would determine if a complaint should be pursued. Then a second board would consider the evidence and recommend disciplinary action.

The controversy over social media use began in September 2013 when university journalism professor David Guth posted a tweet criticizing the National Rifle Association. In response, the Kansas Board of Regents implemented a policy that allows top administrators to discipline or fire employees who post troublesome social media comments.

Kan. woman hospitalized after vehicles sideswipe each other

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KHP Kansas Highway PatrolLENEXA –A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Toyota passenger car driven by Leonna M. Turner, 58, Lawrence, and a 2003 BMW driven by Holly R. Jester, 24, Shawnee, were both eastbound on Interstate 435 just west of Lackman Road in Lenexa and side swiped each other.

Jester was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Turner was not injured.

The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

Group of FHSU students brings injustice to light through protest (VIDEO)

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By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

The recent decision in Ferguson, Mo., has resulted in a new wave of civil rights activism across the country, but a group of students at Fort Hays State University looked at the issue another way. Approximately 20 students gathered on the corner of Eighth and Elm late Tuesday afternoon to protest the concept of injustice.

“We want everybody to understand that we’re not protesting the jury, decision in the case or the police,” said organizer Tre Giles, a senior organizational leadership major. “What we’re actually protesting is discrimination in itself. We want to support equality for all. There was no reason for so many shots to be fired and (Michael Brown) shouldn’t have been left in the street for almost four hours.”

Brown was shot Aug. 9 by a Ferguson police officer. Since then, a grand jury opted not to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting, leading to a wave of protests in the St. Louis-area community and across the country.

Organizer Tre Giles
Organizer Tre Giles

Giles said the protest was put together in “less than a day” after one of his professors asked him if he was going to organize a protest. After advertising the event through Facebook on Monday night, Giles and several peers were standing under signs reading “Violence is not the answer” and “Unite 4 Justice” while the group chanted “Honk for justice, Honk for peace.”

“I’m really excited about the turnout but even if it was just me out here alone, I would do it by myself,” Giles said, noting the issue was “close to heart.”

Sophomore Aaron Simpson said he joined the protest after watching the looting and violence that followed the grand jury’s decision — and realizing there was a better way to deal with the situation.

“I knew there was a better way to protest,” Simpson said. “I am out here because this could have been me. (Brown) was 18 years old, I’m around his age, and I feel for his family.”

University and city police departments watched over the protesters, but later noted that they were there to protect the protesters.

“That was an opportunity for the community to see democracy in action.” FHSU Police Chief Ed Howell said. “Even though we had officers in proximity, they we’re there to protect (the protester’s) First Amendment rights.”

“It was well organized and I commend Tre for how the protest was carried out.”

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Hays firefighters extinguish Tuesday car fire

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At 2:53 p.m. Tuesday, the Hays Fire Department, assisted by the Hays Police Department and Ellis County EMS, responded to the 400 block of Oak for a car on fire that was threatening the nearby apartment building.

On arrival, firefighters found a fire in the passenger compartment of a car. The fire was quickly extinguished with one hose stream before it could spread to the nearby building.

Four fire trucks and 16 firefighters responded.

The most probable cause of the fire was careless smoking.

The last fire crew left the scene at 3:26 p.m.

KHAZ Country Music News: Dustin Lynch Not Pressing Charges

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20141020 dustin lynch khazNASHVILLE (AP) – Dustin Lynch will not press charges against the man suspected of beaning him with a can of beer during a concert in Niceville, Florida, in October. Lynch tells Taste of Country the police have a suspect but Lynch doesn’t want to bother with the paperwork. Lynch says he’s not sure what authorities would do to the man anyway.

 

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