Photo by Parker Robb | The Collegian K-State Provost and Senior Vice President April Mason describes her enjoyment of "The Ghost Map," by Steven Johnson, and the interdisciplinary mystery within at the K-State Book Network's launch of the book as the university's common book for the 2014-15 school year March 11, 2014, in the K-State Student Union courtyard. The book tells the story of how one man, using groundbreaking epidemiology techniques, pinpointed the exact location of the origin of the 1854 Broad Street Cholera epidemic in London.

Photo by Parker Robb | The Collegian Arianna Levin, junior in apparel and textile design, walks down the runway with Sophia Alonso, senior in life sciences, modeling Levin's winning dress, to collect her prize for winning K-State Project Runway, Season 5: Hunger Games Challenge March 3, 2014. Faculty are not allowing Levin to enter her conservative lingerie designs in the Apparell & Design Showcase of Excellence, citing inappropriateness, although swimsuit designs are fair game.

Photo by Parker Robb | The Collegian Heidi Constant, senior in apparel and textile design, models the futuristic and high-tech-looking dress from District 3 designed by Victoria Uimscheid, junior in apparel and textile design, on the runway at K-State Project Runway, Season 5: Hunger Games Challenge March 3, 2014. District 3 was known for electronics in "The Hunger Games" trilogy.

Photo by Parker Robb | The Collegian Melissa Richardson, senior in apparel and textile design, displays the dress designed for District 12 by Brennan Randel, senior in apparel and textile design, at K-State Project Runway, Season 5: Hunger Games Challenge March 3, 2014. Rather than going along with the books and movies, Randel decided to go with a coal-to-diamond theme, sprinkling a few sparkly diamonds over her model and incorporating a grungy, yet ordered hexagonal pattern into the makeup.

Photo by Parker Robb | The Collegian Arianna Levin, junior in apparel and textile design, discusses the hand-painted sequins, imitating the scales of a fish and colors playing off the water, that she created for her dress, modeled by Sophia Alonso, senior in life sciences, at K-State Project Runway, Season 5: Hunger Games Challenge March 3, 2014. Levin, who finished runner-up last year, won the competition with her scaly dress inspired by the fishermen of District 4.

Hannah Hunsinger | The Collegian Members of the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company perform with huge ribbons in their final dance during their performance in McCain Auditorium on Feb. 28.

Photo by Parker Robb | The Collegian Hoping to win one of three gift cards to local Manhattan businesses, Fred Amstutz, senior in public relations, wields a pushpin and attempts to pop as many balloons as he can before the other participants of Powercat Pop can February 27, 2014, in the Kedzie Library. Powercat PR, K-State's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, hosted the event to promote Pop Money, a money transfer app, for the PRSSA Bateman competition.

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Hannah Hunsinger | The Collegian In a dress rehearsal last night, reporter Yvonne, played by Erika Williams, and her editor Patt, played by Angelica McKinnis, don't get along in the play "The Story" performed by the Ebony Theater in Purple Masque Theater. The story revolves around racial issues and journalistic ethics in a newsroom. It premeirs Feb. 20 in the Purple Masque Theater.

Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian Two young Thai Festival attendees enjoy Thai ice cream at the festival hosted by the Thai Student Association February 15, 2014, at the International Student Center.

Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian Sarocha "Mimi" Pradyawong, PhD. student in biological and agricultural engineering, plays the khim, a Thai instrument very similar to a hammered dulcimer, for the enjoyment of attendees of the Thai Festival hosted by the Thai Student Association at the International Student Center February 15, 2014,. Enjoying good food with family while absorbing peaceful music is central to Thai culture.

Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian Sarocha "Mimi" Pradyawong, PhD. student in biological and agricultural engineering, plays the khim, a Thai instrument very similar to a hammered dulcimer, for the enjoyment of attendees of the Thai Festival hosted by the Thai Student Association at the International Student Center February 15, 2014,. Enjoying good food with family while absorbing peaceful music is central to Thai culture.

Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian Attendees of the Thai Festival, hosted by the Thai Student Association at the International Student Center February 15, 2014,, were treated to delicious Thai food, delightful music, and experiences of Thai culture.

(Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian) A performer of the group Quixotic lets the differently-colored light flash and play off the sheets of her wings as she performs dance and acrobatics to beating music February 7, 2014, at McCain Auditorium.

(Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian) Members of Quixotic perform acrobatics and choreographed dances to live music and surreal visual effects during their performance February 7, 2014, at McCain Auditorium. Quixotic, based out of Kansas City, combines dance, acrobatics, visual effects, live and recorded music, and fashion into one surreal and hypnotic experience.

(Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian) In the last ride of the night, bull rider Matt May holds tight as his bull, Gator, sends both of them flying during the third and last round in the K-State Invitational Bull Bash, hosted by the K-State Rodeo Club, at Weber Arena February 1, 2014. Despite falling off after only two seconds, May held on to his lead in the competition to become the overall champion of the thirty riders who competed.

(Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian) After being thrown off, bull rider Bill Sumerour is charged by his bull, Chee Wee Wee, during the third and final round of the K-State Invitational Bull Bash, hosted by the K-State Rodeo Club, February 1, 2014, at Weber Arena.

(Photo by Parker Robb | Collegian) K-State graduate and undergraduate students from Australia were recognized at a reception at the K-State Alumni Center January 26, 2014, celebrating Australia Day and K-State's exchange and research agreements with several Australian universities.