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

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June 11, tornado sirens alerted Manhattan at 10:30 p.m., televisions flickered, power outages occurred, sirens continued, wind and rain became toward campus. The tornado first touched down near the Manhattan Regional Airport, then hit Miller Ranch, torrential and then all was quiet. The wind died, the the Waters True Value Hardware on Seth Child sirens stopped and the radio announced a tornado ' ;iit the south side of town and was moving Road, residential areas on West Anderson Avenue, and did $28 million in damage to campus before it 20 Student Life

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For the finale of his comedy show, judson Laipply, comedian, dances to Michael Jackson ' s Thriller He spoke and danced as a part of his act. Inspirational Comedy. The dance is hilarious, absolutely great. Mark Caywood. freshman in history, said. judson laipply ' s playlist Name Artist Year Hi)und Dog Elvis Presley ] ' .i53 The Twist Chubby Checker 1960 Staxin ' Alive The Bee Gees 1477 Y.M.C.A. The Village People 1978 Rung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas 1974 Keep On The Brady Bunch 1972 CIreased Lighcmn ' lohn Travolta 1978 You Shook Me All Night Long AC DC 1980 Billicjcan Michael Jackson 1983 Thriller Michael Jackson 1984 Ooiiipa Loonipa The Oompa Loonipas 1971 Mr. Roboto Styx 1983 Break Dance West Street Mob 1 )S3 Walk Like An Eg ' ptian The Bangles 1986 The Chicken Dance Bob Karnes V ' )2 Mony Mony Billy Idol 1987 Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice l ' )9() U Can ' t Touch This MC Hammer 1990 Love Shack B-52 ' s 1989 Apache (Jump on it) The Sugarhill Gang 1981 Jump Around House of Pain |,,,)2 Baby Got Back Sir Mix-A-Lot 1992 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 19 ' K, What Is Love Haddaway 1993 Cotton Eye Joe Rednex l ' )94 Macarena Los Del Rio 1995 Bye Bye Bye N ' Sync 2tiii() Lose Yourself Eminem 2002 Hey Ya! Outkast 2003 Dirt Off Your Shoulder Jay-Z 2003 Evolution of Dance 19

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ascended into the clouds near Moore Hall. This situation has shown me how K-Staters come together not only in times of celebration, but also In times of need, said Lydia Peele, student body president and senior in secondary education. I was amazed at how many students were willing to help The campus Greenhouse D-Conservatory. located on the northwest end of campus, was left standing after the tornado June 11 On the other side of campus, located in the ' R ' parking lot, the remains of the university ' s Wind Erosion Laboratory were scattered a cross the parking lot Shards of glass littered sidewalks and parking lots around campus from wind damage. I was pretty nervous to see what had happened (on campus}, Trisha Gott. admissions representative, said. On the newscast, the K-State cameras had cut out mid-broadcast, which meant the tornado must have been hitting K-State pretty hard. When I saw campus It was definitely shocking to see what had been damaged, but I knew K-State would clean up in in the cleanup process. I was also impressed with the tireless efforts of our facilities crew. The fact that our campus looks amazing (now) reflects the feeling of optimism. Not even a tornado can stop K-State from being a great place to be. Continued on page 22 Tornado 21