Kansas State University - The Royal Purple Yearbook

“As fall fee payment closes for the day, Jeremy Baptista, senior in modern languages, watches as other fee payment workers take down signs at the entrance of Ahearn Fieldhouse. Starting in the spring, fees were paid by mail rather than in Ahearn. Students ' checks had to be sent to the registrar ' s office by Jan.8, or their classes were dropped. (Photo by Cary Conover) K-State welcomed a new era; students watched dreams become realities. The Big 8 Conference expanded into the Big 12, fee payment left Ahearn Fieldhouse, and athletes became Olympians. Four K-State athletes and Steve Fritz, assistant track and field coach, competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials. Fritz and Ed Broxterman, senior in secondary education, advanced to the Centennial Summer Olympics. Neither medaled, as Fritz placed fourth in the decathlon, and Broxterman struggled with a strained hamstring in the high jump. A long-standing tradition ended as students paid fees in Ahearn for the last time Aug. 21-23. Starting spring semester, students paid fees by mail. It was during the last fee payment in Ahearn that students received their first taste of linear fees. Previousl y, students enrolling in seven credit hours or more paid a flat rate. Under the new system, in-state students paid $63 per credit hour, and students paid $265. General-admission football tickets sold out at fee payment, but the 43,143 fans who attended the Aug. 31 game witnessed a historic event. The Wildcats hosted Texas Tech for the inaugural Big 12 football game and won, 21-14. Big 12 coverage went beyond the playing field. Playboy magazine ' s October issue featured Girls of the Big 12, including K-State ' s Amy Stewart, sophomore in pre-health professions, and (Continued on page 5) opening VISUALIZE 3 ”