Feature Writing
From ‘someone you may know’ to a long-distance relationship
February 10, 2017
Hi, hello or nice to meet you.
A few simple words and phrases to start a conversation with a stranger, but not the words that sparked the long-distance relationship of Molly Bertz, a current Kansas State student and Missouri native.
Bertz, sophomore in agricultural communications and journalism and animal sciences and industry, has Facebook and the National FFA Organization to thank for that.
Mindrup, Zwick: ‘Focused on You.’
January 31, 2017
They are focused on more than Call Hall’s chocolate ice cream, game days with their friends and a purple-dominated wardrobe. They are focused on students.
Matt Mindrup, sophomore in biology and candidate for student body president, and Emily Zwick, sophomore in agricultural economics and candidate for student body vice president, said a major focus of their campaign is students and their concerns, which is why they came up with the slogan “Focused on You.”
“We’ve really taken a ‘Focused on You’ approach by reaching out to every campus organization and we have tons of groups to visit still, but we really enjoy it,” Mindrup said. “We’ve received a ton of great feedback already and they’ve been really excited that we’re coming to them.”
Most agriculture students did not grow up on farms
September 26, 2016
Full of livestock producers, harvesters and agriculturalists, the Kansas State College of Agriculture appears to be the college full of those who grew up on a farm. However, according to the college’s orientation and enrollment records, less than 25 percent of the college’s students come from a farming background.
“I did not know anything about agriculture before joining the College of Agriculture,” Kel Keeling, senior in agribusiness, said. “I came straight from the suburbs of Olathe, and I thought agriculture was just about farming and that’s it.”
Keeling started his college career as an open option major, and he said he knew he wanted to end up in business.