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

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olls into Manhattan boa01 aa- • • ' ' ' It was something crazy to do: rything else gets boring, she said. he also read that skating was good Ycise. According to a June, 1979 our Magazine article, skating is the d most effective exercise, of those ked by the President ' s Council on steal Fitness and Sports. eal, a West Hall resident, said she and friends usually skated on the hattan streets. metimes we even went as far as town, she said. streets of Aggieville, however, not good for skating, she said, use they have cracks in them. Neal doesn ' t like to skate on campus. is so hilly that sometimes you get too fast and can ' t stop, and going ou have to walk in the grass, Neal said. Another customer, Connie Shaffer, freshman in general, said she and her friends usually skate on the backstreets. Both girls said they have never received a negative reaction from pedestrians while skating. Most people will laugh and say something like ' that looks like fun ' , Neal said. Although skaters were seen throughout Manhattan, Teague believes the fad wasn ' t as big as it appeared. We (T.J. ' s Skate Shop) thought we would have more business, but the population isn ' t as big as other cities, and the weather isn ' t as conducive as In other places, Teague said. There Is a problem of trying to find time on a nice day, Neal said. M ih Fads 29

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Fad the hilly sidewalks of campus. down the bumpy streets of Manhattan, and through the smooth dormitory halls, skaters, old and new. took to their skates, as the nation-wide roller-skating lad wheeled into Manhattan last fall. Along with the skating fad, new enterprises appeared to provide students with a new source of exercise and entertainment. Mrs. Janice Teague; comanager T.J. ' s Skate Shop, a skate rental store. said the shop was the idea of her son Mike, a 1974 K•State graduate. tie read about the roller-skating fad in newspaper and magazine articles and thought maybe It would go here. Teague said. The shop opened on Aug. 2. to the surprise of many who were amazed to find the roller-skating fad apparent in Manhattan. I ' ve heard people make comments. who have been in other cities like New York, Dallas. and Denver. and they can ' t believe we have a place like this in Manhattan. Kansas. she said. Mrs. Teague said the Idea took a little while to catch on in Manhattan because people couldn ' t get used to the idea of skating outside. Some people really resisted at first. she said. Once It got started, she said. most of her business came on weekends when people were looking for something nice to do. and in the evenings when the weather was nice. Although many customers came only once to satisfy their curiolity. Teague said she did have a few regular customers. One of them was Dana Neal. freshman in general. Neal said she started skating for entertainment and exercise. Rolling by- Kevin Swan. senior in community servkes and social work. rolls into an unexpected, but welcome Shower while roller skating. on John flak

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Radios or systems: music binds stud Is a thread running through college life that links almost all students on any campus. From the P.E major to the nuclear physicist, most college students love MUM As a result of this love most students are willing to invest varying amounts of money to enable them to enjoy their music • buying sound systems. Stereos. heirs, record players. clocksadios and tapeplayers; all claim a few of most students well•watched dollars at some point M their education. Students at K•State are no exception, they love their music and their stereos as much as students anywhere else. I ' d go crazy if I couldn ' t with my stereo on, Carol Bowen, Junior in fashion marketing. said. Most students asked said that they use their stereos primarily N the morning. when they wake up and during the times they study. Those with the more expensive systems. however, said they generally Don Keeling make lime during the day to sit back and enjoy the sound of their systems. One such student that has invested more than the average amount of money Is his system is Mike Wiesen. sophomore In electrical engineering I bought a cheap stereo about five years ago and I decided to go admit on this ene, Winer, said. He said that he had enjoyed has other system, but that alter a while he wanted to invest in higher•quality stereo components. Wsegers spent $1.500 on his new system, and he felt that he made a wise Investment. Like most students, Wiegers listens to his system mostly while he is hitting the books. It helps to relieve the tendon of studying, he When spending a great deal of money on a system, it is wise to shop around. Wagers said that he looked everywhere in Manhattan and even In Topeka before finding a stereo, dealer and price that suited him. The biggest mistake that most people make when buying a stereo is letting the pricesag dictate what they buy. Mike Wisdom, owner of Hi ' Plains Audio, said. The numbe•one biggest mistake of anyone buying a stereo Is buying on price. he said. don ' t look at the quakty of the equipment. just how many pieces they can get for a certain amount of money. Wisdom said that because of the general condition of the economy, students were spending less on everything, he said. The average cost of a system is going up. Wisdom said. so people are going to have to be willing to spend more He noted. however. that with the increased price, technology has brought to the market a higher quality sound Service, Wisdom szdi. should also be a part of the price paid for a system. However, many of the dealers are not oriented toward service, only toward making a profit, he said. A big problem with maintaining a system, Wisdom said. is having inferior equipment wear out or break down. Many people think ' this will get me by now, I can upgrade later ' , when buying their system, he sail. They end up buying a system that. won ' t serve them well. Technology and quality being about longevity of equipment, Wisdom said There 04111 always be inferior equipment on the market. Wisdom said that sound systems . have an exciting future. Eventually you ' ll see a laser pick. up used ' on a digitally ' coded dim, he sand.