Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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continued from 19 Of course you get to know your running mate during the election, but as a brother-sister pair, they already knew each other and that played a huge role in their campaigning, Wagner said. Katie is more of the quiet leader, and Lucas is more out there and the voice, and I think that really works. Trust was the main factor that drove Lucas to ask Katie to be his running mate in the election, he said. We ' re not really a traditional brother- sister pairing; we don ' t share a lot in common, Lucas said. We ' re very complementary, and our strengths and weaknesses are very different. Katie, senior in animal sciences and industry, said she was initially shocked when Lucas asked her to run with him. I had quite a few reservations at first, until I figured out what his plans were, Katie said. The thing that I was concerned about was that we hadn ' t been in SGA before; the whole brother-sister thing wasn ' t a main topic. Lucas and Katie ' s mother, Patsy, said the leadership roles did not affect Lucas and Katie ' s relationship. They ' re brother and sister, and sometimes they get along and sometimes they don ' t, Patsy said. That ' s typical of any brother and sister Lucas said family members didn ' t treat him or Katie any differently during the election. To be honest, the way that they treated us was that they really didn ' t care if we won or lost, he said. Obviously, they hoped for the best, but they weren ' t going to treat us any different, and we were still going to be the same people to them. After culling Katie and her liioiulson his cell (ilicino, Lucas waits U r his sister to arrive lor An Hour of AccouiUahilily. Katie was stuck in tralhc on Bluemont Avenue. She arrived 20 minutes after her older l rother. i ' liristcphcr Hdiicwinckel Not all election memories were pleasant for the family — Patsy said she remembered crying about offensive comments made about Lucas and Katie in the Collegian ' s Fourum in the election ' s aftermath. It hurt, and it was hard, Patsy said. I talked to Lucas, and he said, ' It ' s just the Fourum, and it ' s just kids being kids, ' but it still hurts sometimes. SUNDAY During the Sunday noon-hour, Lucas and Katie went on the air to address issues students faced. They took turns talking about upcoming events at the university and answered calls from listeners. Katie said one disadvantage to working with her brother was that each expected so much from the other. It ' s hard, since we hadn ' t been in SGA before, for him to expect so much out of me as far as daily duties, Katie said. A lot of it was just trying to get used to what we were supposed to be doing and what was expected out of us. Lucas said he agreed the competition between them was the biggest detractor You always want to do better than your siblings, he said. It ' s a completely different environment when you ' re both going after the same goal. Overall, Katie said she and Lucas were past worrying about how each would come off to the other We ' re pretty secure in who we are and what we believe in, she said. It doesn ' t matter how you change it — we ' re always going to be brother and sister, and we ' re not going to have a falling out over this. a c BO Bl to 3 a. 21

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new owriprs I How much did it cost to buy IK-State? For Pepsi-Cola, the price tag was $50,000 per year. Pep si entered an agreement with K-State in 1999. According to the proposal, Pepsi agreed to donate at least $50,000 (including $20,000 in free products) per year for 1 years. However, not everyone on campus was happy with the deal. Iris Kalkofen, senior in animal sciences and industry, preferred Coca-Cola. I like Coke a lot better than Pepsi, Kalkofen said. A lot of time, I drink more Coke than water She said she wished K-State would have signed a deal with Coke, instead of with Pepsi. I understand that we ' re a Pepsi school, but it sucks that you can ' t find a Coke anywhere on campus, she said. Not only was K-State a Pepsi campus, but it was also known for its affiliation with Nike products. In September, K-State entered a partnership with Nike. As part of the six-year contract, Nike provided clothing, shoes, equipment and accessories to all 1 6 varsity athletic teams, Tim Weiser, athletic director, said in a press release. For athletes, it meant they began using Nike products exclusively. Allison Banks, senior in secondary education and manager of the women ' s basketball team, said she received a lot of Nike products. All of our warm-ups and sweats are Nike, she said. We I JgjJ have at least two pairs of Nike shoes — one to wear on campus, like to class, and the other for games and on the road. Una Guebert, manager at the K-State Super Store and the Cats Closet, said they sold predominately Nike products. People had brand recognition with Nike products and customers often bought Nike because of its quality, Guebert said. People know that Nike is good quality and it wears well, she said. From a merchant ' s perspective, having K-State in agreement with Nike was good for business, she said. We ' ll be able to get a better variety of products, Guebert said. The name sells itself. People know the name, and that ' s fun and they ' re excited about it. J