Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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REFLECTIONS - Pools of water reflect the damage done to the roof of the auditorium-gymnasium during the tor- nado last Moy. The college purchased the building and repairs were begun im- mediately.lPhoto by David Bartonl NEW LEASE ON LIFE - The Ark City High School building may be a firm believer in reincarnation, as its purchase by the college saved it from the crushing blows of a wrecking ball. iPhoto by David Bar- tonl Campus expands by two buildings by Karen Abington On May 17, 1981, a tornado swept through Arkansas City, causing damage to 29 buildings. The Auditorium-Gymnasium suffered ex- tensive damage to the roof and the interior, and the present Ark City High School suffered minor damages. For 18 months, representatives from USD 470 and the college had been conducting discussions on the sale of the two structures. Early in the fall, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of the buildings for S350,000. Repairs to the roof and interior of the Aud-Gym began in October, the day after the Board approved the pur- chase. Overseeing the progress of the work, Sid Regnier, dean of ad- ministration and treasurer for the Board of Trustees, also worked with the college staff to develop plans for the structures. The Aud-Gym repairs were com- pleted in the spring. Plans for the building included not only a return to its traditional use as a sports arena, but also the possibility of housing physical education classes, in- tramural sports, and community programs. We are iust looking at all the dif- ferent areas, and we haven't tried to settle on which ones will and won't be used in that facility, Regnier said. We also own the recreation building down on Sixth and Washington. Whether we retain that building or not might depend on how we schedule what activities in which facility. 4 Like the Aud-Gym, the purchase of the high school building opened up a number of options for the use of the structure. lt was a year ago last spring when we toured the high school with the Board of Trustees, and absolutely no decision has been made, Regnier said, but our first priority is to get the Aud-Gym back together and operational.

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SHADOWS IN THE HALL - This uniden- tified Ark City High School student had to give up her seat in the hallway when CCCC purchased the building early this year. fPhoto by David Bartonj XX ON TOP OF THINGS - A construction crew does repair work to the roof of the Aud-Gym, which was damaged by a tor- nado May 17. fTraveIer photol FQ 5. 'Bu-K. 5' -1' QQ? .T - ' -1 A' : my ' ' ' '- ' ' 5 we K ,g . sc ' . Br 3 -Q ak . K' s, ' - - , Q, S. . , . , Y wx A .. -- 'eww . N V Y '.' J. .M my y 'WS ' ' X, sf, T4 . Q 5 N T' c c ' - nf ,.. 4 ' - u '54 ... 'A LA' PIECING IT TOGETHER - Two con- structlon workers spread mortar as part of their lol: in making repairs to the roof of the Aud-Gym. fPhoto by David Bar- toni 4 REPLAY!Aud-Gym, High School

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CCCC life doesn't stop at sunset by Pat Jordan Classes are over And homework is done: Now what do you do To have some fun? Students at CCCC answered this poetic puzzler by being regular customers at a number of night spots throughout Ark City. Those who preferred to party went to places like The Key and Joes' in Winfield. There was also the Desperadoes Saloon iust north of town, which attempted to draw big crowds by hosting such events as the Miss Legs Contest and Male Stripper Night, featuring a show that attracted more than 200 local women to the Western-style bar, Of course, there were other places that offered more wholesome fun, and one of the newest such places this year was Electroland, a game room that opened in August. Elec- troland provided students a chance to challenge such popular electronic machines as Space Invaders, Defen- der, and Pac-Man. According to Mike Mcllvain, owner of the new establishment, business was hurt when a game room was opened in the lower level ofthe CCCC dormitory. There was a big drop in the num- ber of college kids coming in to play, Mcllvain said, but we kept enough regular customers to stay in business. Mcllvain said that electronic games this year were vastly more popular than the former favorite - pinball. The electronic games pulled in ten times more business than the pinball machines, he said. The old standby is really losing out to modern technology. There were also big changes in the local theater scene. The Winfield Fox expanded into a twin cinema and offered some of the latest Hollywood films, while the Ark Vue Drive-In was shut down because it developed a habit of running X-rated movies on weekends. Only the Bur- ford Theater seemed unaffected. Business went just as well this year as it did the year before, said Maureen Mclntire, assistant manager of the Burford. We haven't ex- perienced any big changes here. Mclntire said CCCC students seemed most attracted by R-rated films, including Body Heat, Ar- thur, and An American Werewolf in London. She also said students seemed to prefer the 9:00 showings over the 7:00 runs. Mclntire said the theater did its best to get the latest or most popular films, but problems sometimes arose. lf we had a request, our booking agent in Kansas City tried to get it for us, she said, but there would oc- casionally be a last-minute scheduling conflict, and we just had to be satisfied with what we got. 6 REPLAYfLivin' It Up BACK AND FORTH - Students often spent some of their free time dragging Summit Street. QPhoto by David Bartonl