Manhattan, Kansas, rightfully dubbed the Little Apple, is a quaint college town with the best university known to man at its center. Whether students want to explore nature, go on shopping sprees, or get a quality education, Manhattan is the place to be. Before we get too excited, however, students like myself have questions about Kansas State University that need answers. Although some of them are quite serious (like having a multicultural student center), others are more humorous (like trying to find which purple shirt you wanted to wear today when that basically describes your whole wardrobe). Questions inspired by other students and community members will have three asterisks (***) next to them, while questions of my own will be left unmarked. There's something here for everyone, so enjoy! EMAW!

1. Will Hale Library ever have 24 hour access again?***
2. Why are the trees in the Quad literally useless for providing shade?***
3. Also, when will the elevator at Waters Hall be fixed and/or exorcised?***
4. Why do students need guns on campus?***
5. How are the new gun laws estimated to affect the enrollment rates?***
6. Will there be any free "workshops" available for those who have no experience with them?***
7. What’s up with all the squirrels?
8. Why do they have so much more confidence than I do?
9. Like, is there a feral animal problem? I saw a possum once, and it looked me right in the soul.***
10. How energy efficient is the new business building?
11. And why is one side made almost entirely out of glass?
12. Why weren’t we told about the DARS reports or how to navigate them ourselves?
13. Where does the money for the new buildings come from, and how can we get existing buildings renovated?
14. Did you know that the saying “You can get anywhere on campus in 10 minutes” is a lie?
15. When was the gym at Haymaker last maintained? 1960?***
16. Why do the streets of Manhattan flood every time there’s even a potential for rain?
17. Is your favorite color Royal Purple?
18. Are you suuuuuurrreeee???? (It’s okay. We like it, too.)
19. Will Alpha Gamma Delta ever get their own house?***
20. Is there an addictive substance in the chocolate milk I need to know about?
21. Where can I find free information on personal finances?***
22. What’s the recipe for Call Hall’s Purple Pride ice cream? I’m asking for a friend.
23. Are renovations for Eisenhower Hall included in the 2025 plan?
24. While we’re at it… What exactly is the 2025 plan?
25. If Hale Library ever caught fire while I was inside, how would I get out?
26. Did you know my diet could probably consist entirely of Insomnia Cookies and Pizza Shuttle and I’d be the happiest person alive?***
27. Wouldn’t it be a good idea for every major to require students to outline a graduation plan?
28. When will construction in the Union be done?
29. When will construction in general be done?
30. Do you know that some of us get just as hyped about Dr. Tracz and the bands as we do about Bill Snyder and football?
31. Why are the dorm stairwells so hot, but the hallways so cold?***
32. What’s up with the $84 per credit hour course enhancement fee for engineering courses?
33. Why wasn’t the course enhancement fee for any college mentioned to us during our pre-college campus visits?
34. Can you promise to continue to make every new building look like an awesome castle?
35. Around half of Putnam Scholars are in the College of Engineering. Because of the current structure of the scholarship, close to all of the scholarship funds for engineering are tied up in Putnam Scholarships for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. I've heard talk of restructuring these scholarships, but I was wondering (a) will they be restructured, (b) if they will be, when will they be restructured, and (c) what will this new structure would look like?***
36. Why is the bookstore so expensive?
37. Will tuition costs ever stabilize?
38. Could we get locked tuition like KU has?
39. When will we join the other schools in the Big 12 and add a multicultural student center?
40. Did you know freshmen will car-fight over spots in the R lots?
41. Also, why is parking in general so terrifying?***
42. Why didn’t you warn me that my freshman ID picture would follow me for the rest of my college career?
43. How effective are the blue light phone boxes, and how quickly can help arrive?
44. Really, what’s that recipe for the Purple Pride ice cream?
45. Could we please get bigger cups in Van Zile and the Derb like Kramer has?
46. Did you know I feel like an evil villain every time I get to use those super high-back chairs in the Union?
47. When will the architecture studio students return from war?
48. Did ‘dead week’ get its name because I feel like dying all week long?***
49. What’s the study abroad program really like?***
50. Why is that forested area near McCain so dark at night?
51. Did you know we think Hale is amazing?***
52. Are you aware of the mass popularity of the Harry Potter Room?
53. Okay, so if I lose 24 brain cells for each time I whip my hair back and forth, how many would I lose for doing the Wabash? (Not that it matters, because I’m still going to do it anyway.)
54. Did you know Pat Bosco is just as much our mascot as Willie the Wildcat?
55. And finally…. Do I really have to graduate and leave?