Butler Community College - Grizzly Growl Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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HAVING FUN at a Birthday Party are Cammie Astle, Stacey Boehm, Tim Ranken, Eric Esslinger and Pam Freeman. The change in the drinking age doesn ' t seem to affect private student par- ties. RANDY RUARK INTERVIEWS Wade Bailey, Trish Shaffer, and Suzie Maska about the new drinking age. (cont. from previous page) Brian Lesperance, Valley Cen- ter sophomore, I think it ' s unfair because if you can go to war, you should be able to drink. Suzie Maska, Hays freshmen, I think it ' s stupid because some of my friends that used to drink with me can ' t now. They can ' t even come in to dance! Even though the law has changed, students have found ways of ignoring the new law such as : using fake identifications, getting friends who are of legal age to buy it (3.2 beer) for them and borrowing it from their parents. For some there is always away! Jolena Cremer Drinking 19

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Some students left high and dry Drinking age changes I think it stinks! If we ' re old enough to be drafted, why can ' t we drink legally, said Gary Carter, Potwin freshmen, when asked what he thought of the new Kansas drinking law. As of July 1, 1985, the legal age for purchase, possesion and con- sumption of 3.2 beer, was raised to 19 years of age. The law is designed to make Kansas a 21 state. This means only those people 21 years old or older will be able to buy any kind of liquor at the end of a phase-in period for the new law. There are students who are 19 years old on campus who had been drinking legally at 18 for almost a full year who now cannot. Some students have been separated from drinking with friends who are still legally able to drink because the law took effect in the middle of the year. Responses from the many Butler students who were asked what they thought of the new drinking age law were definite: Shannon Diehl (Bender), El Dorado sophomore, I don ' t think it ' s fair for those of us who could legally drink beer before and can ' t now. Cammie Astle, Madison fresh- men, They should include the ones who could drink before they raised it (drinking age). Diane Ray, Wichita sop homore, It doesn ' t affect me, but a lot of the students are considered adults by 18 and should have the right to drink. Lyle Smith, Sedan freshmen, I think it sucks ! Carin Flug, Andover freshmen, It ' s taking away our constutional right. The constitution says a right cannot be denied after it has been given. (cont. on next page) THE FRONT DOOR of a local bar is a constant reminder to underaged students of the drinking age change. 18 Drinking

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They Work Hard For Their Money Although many students get grants, loans, and scholarships, some students choose to work on cam- pus for extra money. Students who live on campus find it especially handy to work on the campus because it does not necessitate the owning of an automobile. Jackie Cunningham is a well organized student who says that she is working for the school cafeteria to oc- cupy some of her time, so she will not take advantage of her extra time. I like my job because it is on campus, said Jackie. Some of her dislikes are that everyone is not treated fairly and the manager does not always com- ply with their (employee) suggestions. Jackie has learned how to deal with various peoples ' attitudes a little better. She says the working environment is nerve-racking most of the time, but after a while she learned how to tune it out. A lot of my friends are my co-workers so they help make the working environment more en- joyable, said Jackie. Some of her job duties are serving the food, keeping the cake shelf full, making sure the dining area is clean, keeping the salad bar full and making sure the ice cream freezer is kept full. Jackie says working off campus would be more time consuming than working on campus. When working on campus you have a more flexible working schedule, said Jackie. She would like to see some improvement in the quality and variety of the food. It gets aggravating when people come through the line giving us com- plaints like the food is half done or too watered down, said Jackie. Viewing the overall student helpers, she feels their help taken for granted . r ° (cont. next page) JACKIE CUNNINGHAM, Junction City sophomore, clocks in at the cafeteria before going to work in food service. ANGELA ADAMS, Wichita sophomore, pushes the dry mop in a dormitory hall as part of her campus employment. 20