Kansas State University - The Royal Purple Yearbook

“rof cello players ' Kansas State Orchestra work through a piece during their performance in McCain Auditorium, Sept. 13. The concert was the first of the season for the orchestra, with dance students performing during three of the songs. Read about cellist Michael Harte-Mitchell on page 38. Christopher Hanew ' mckel When natural disaster struck Louisiana many residents lost everything. They were left with nowhere to live and no place to finish their education. K-State professors, who once lived in Louisiana, made a call to students to give them a fresh start. Campus officials took initiative to help students with the transition. Read more on page 20. The K-State Student Union celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Union Program Council, Union Governing Board and Union organizations hosted events throughout the year to honor the event. Read more on page 60. As a university, K-State was defined by steller academics and noteworthy professors, but for the 23,182 students who attended classes, K-State was also tailgating, purple pride and home. The K-State community was ever changing, with students and faculty on campus one semester but studying abroad or at another university the next, having only their time together as a bond. Alumni returned for football Saturdays only to find K-State eerily the same and yet utterly different from the school they had left. I Bill Snyder Family Stadium was the place football fans congregated hours before football games began. Families and students brought tents, barbecue grills and games to pass the time and live a football tradition. Read more on page 12. It was that convergence of the university and the supporting community that broadened perspectives and exemplified the diversity of students and their interests. Students, staff and the K-State community played distinct roles in the development of the university, but they also affected one another. While many on campus found a niche to devote their time and energy; involvement, awareness and impressions of multiple facets of campus life were key to project, program and personal growth. Read more on page 32. ”