Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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lear blue skie AND FORMER KANSAN YIELD GOOD WHEATSTOCK The sky was clear. The weather was dry. What seemed to have been a Wheatstock tradition had ended — it did not rain. For the past four years, the Wheatstock outdoor concert has been planned in hopes that the tricky Western Kansas weather would not rain on the concert. But each year, the rains came to dampen the Memorial Union Ac- tivities Board sponsored event, Cyndi Young, MUAB chairman, said, This is the first Wheatstock that it has not rained. The only complaint was that it was slightly windy. And that came from the band members ' Besides not being rained on, this Wheatstock was different in other ways, Wheatstock had previously been scheduled before the first home football game. However, it was moved to Friday, Sept, 23. Due to the later date, more students and community people attended the concert. Mike Brown, MUAB music chairman, said MUAB wanted over a 1000 people to attend the concert, but only 200-300 people attended, This was a slightly larger crowd than in previous years, Brown said. Another change in Wheatstock was the addition of a feature singer, Steve Walsh, formerly of the rock band Kansas, performed with his new band called Streets. Wheatstock was opened by the band Alchemy, from Topeka, and followed by Steve Walsh and the Streets. Louis Seemann, Kensington fr„ said that he didn ' t like the Alchemy opening, They (Alchemy) seemed to have prob- lems with the wind. And people just didn ' t seem to get into it, Seemann explained, They (Alchemy) were a decent band, but people didn ' t seem to think they were, Kevin Smith, Kesington fr., said. Until Steve Walsh came out, that picked it (Wheatstock) up. He was what they came for. Not Alchemy. — jerry Sipes ISheatstock

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An enlarged, air-conditioned waiting room makes the wait for an ill student more comfortable. A weekly check by RN Ruth Joy enables Mike Tucker to monitor his blood pressure Like most other services, this is free of charge. Before she can see the nurse, Elaine Wagoner shows receptionist Lana O ' Reagan her student i.d Students are asked to show their validated i,d, as proof that they are enrolled. £ 3 E £ student healtl7 Chris Orhsner

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Having spent most of his time on the keyboard, as a member of the rock group Kansas, Steve Walsh continues to play the synthesizer with his new band. Streets, Walsh said he will have more space playing with a band which centers around a heavy guitar sound. Despite the high wind, drummer Billy Greer manages to keep the beat going during Streets ' performance. Streets debuted in Hays the night before at the Home I tavern. Students gather behind Malloy Hall for the Wheatstock concert featuring Steve Walsh and Streets. Usually scheduled to precede the first home football game, the concert date was changed so Walsh could perform. wheatstocl