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

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A T0 GH FIGHT AGAINST G C R D l by Ellie Long A sea of prnk T-shlrts and cowboy boots filled the Wells Arena Iuly 23 for the fourth annual Kaw Valley Tough Enough to Wear Pinkl' Rodeo. -28 l Gne hundred percent of the donations go to cancer research and education. We are a major resource to the community. Morcio Locke, Johnson Cooler for Bosfc Comer Rose-Orch

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portrcil by Erin Poppe RE Hm II fxrecmnons Not fitting in, no spare time and getting lost are just a few fears some freshmen shared as they began their college career. Whether it was their first time living on their own, or theylve experienced time away from their parents, some loved it while others hated it. Allison Bosch, freshman in business administration, from Clay Center, Kan., loved it. Bosch admitted to having those fears when she moved to here. I think I was just worried about fitting in and people liking me,'l she said. 'KI just wanted to branch out and meet new people. Bosch laughed about how she encountered so many new faces within the first month of school that she struggled to remember them all. It seemed as though most of her fears and ideas about college had been laid to rest fast. GI didn't think I would have as much freedom as I do nowf' she said. uWe have so much free time, even with classes. Even just walking to and from class, I just love it because you're outside and you have your own spacef, Having your own space was something many students struggled with as freshmen, especially when moving into the residence halls. I was a little worried about living in the dorinsf' Bosch said. Bosch moved into Boyd Hall in August. Having 70 girls on your floor, I really wouldn't have minded going coedf, Although she said she ended up loving her living situation, something did strike her odd. I did think there would be more farmersf' Bosch said. Since the College ofAgriculture is such a prominent school at the university, many people thought most of the students would be cowboys. Bosch said she came to realize there were more city people than she thought. Vxfhen she saw how diverse the campus was, Bosch realized this was the school for her. Not once in the first month of school did she get homesick, or go home for that matter. 'gSure my mom has visited mef, she said. uBut I think that was more for her than mef' 27-

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This year the Kaw Valley Rodeo donated a portion of the proceeds earned at the Riley County Fair to Kansas State Universityls Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research located in Chalmers Hall. uWe wanted our money to stay within the communityfl Charlene Henton, representative for the Kaw Valley Association, said. L'We especially liked how it not only went to breast cancer research but all types of cancerf' VVhat started off as a nation wide effort by Wrangler turned into a local event by the Kaw Valley Association. Four years ago Marcia Locke, public relations and outreach coordinator for the Johnson Center, said she was contacted by Henton about donating the proceeds to the Johnson Center. uThe Kaw Valley Association donates the money raised from the rodeo every year to the Johnson Center because they want their funds to stay local, Locke said. One hundred percent of the donations given to us go to cancer research and education here at K-State. Family members and friends wrote names of people they knew who had battled cancer onto pink balloons and released them before the rodeo started. Locke said she received an interesting e-mail the following week from a woman in Illinois. The woman had found one of the released balloons in her field, more than 330 miles away from Manhattan, with the name K'Wilma written on it. If it werenlt for the Johnson Jwo rnernoers of lne liriyv Volley Assocrolron learn rope o coll ol lhe Kow Valley 'fotgln Enobgh lc Weor Pink' Rodeo We're unique being or o unlyerslly llnotls nol G of reseorcn rind narnber of locully will continue lo grow like rt hos the posl len yeors' lylorcici locke Johnson Cenler lor Bcxsrc Cc1ncerl2eseorch,sc1rd Jennrfer Heelce Center logo on the balloon, she said she wouldn't have had any idea where the balloon came from. f'It's a neat connection that something we did here in Kansas is making its way across the country, literallyfl Locke said. Not many people, or even students for that matter, know about the Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, and it is right here on campusf, With balloon sales, admittance and donations, the Tough Enough to Wear Pink rodeo brought in almost 57,000 for the Johnson Center. Since it was founded in 1980, the Johnson Center has won more than 50 cancer research awards, and there is now an award titled Tough Enough to Wear Pink Cancer Research Award' There are 71 affiliated faculty doing research at the Johnson Center where all types of cancer are researched and studied. The Johnson Center is one of the only places in the county that allows undergrads to do research. People do kind stuff like this for us all the time, and it gets us in the news, which helps get the word out about our centerf' Locke said. K'It's great for usf' Henton said this year's rodeo was very successful. Compared with past years, she was especially impressed with the turn out and the amount of money that was raised. uWe usually judge it by how much pink we see in the crowd, Henton said. L'This year there was definitely a lot of pinkfl rneolccl sclaool Jae otiruw' 291