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

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Abandoned rural schoolhouses arc prominent in Kansas. Late afternoon rainbows frequent the plains of western Kansas. I. Bryce Jacobson takes a break from school by skiing at Tuttle Creek. 10 introduction

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o from A:kert h ail, oncAndi g,,c .tcr.cs, ihc campt., Therefore, one can expect to find some semblance of persistence at K-State. Colleges have survived the vicissitudes of the past decade. Was it only ten years ago colleges were plagued with protests of Vietnam and the status quo? Apathy gave way to violence which gave way to more apathy. K-State emerged relatively unscathed, but not unaffected. Memories remain. We have survived, maybe even progressed. And, importantly, we still care about college. Today, though we may often question values in our society, we refuse, for the most part, to reject them altogether. If anger is present, it has taken a subtler form. introduction 9

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Kansas State University NEXT RIGHT Ninny student% return to school via Interstate 70. The moon glistens over the Manhattan skyline at day ' s end. Rather, the K-State student seeks some reward, tangible or intangible, for putting forth effort. As K-State freshmen, we hold steadfast to ideas of changing the world. Initially, studying is of the utmost importance. The first-day freshman is easi- ly spotted. He scuffles with an armload of 500-page books while fumbling with a campus map. His goals are high: a 4.0 --- nothing less. But idealism eventually gives way to realism. A few all-nighters and a couple of Cs later, our goals change. Instead, a sense of quiet procrastination develops for many. Nodoz taken at 4 a.m. elicit self-pro- claimed promises of I ' ll never put things off again. Gestures are fine in times of panic, but the age- old platitude holds true: actions do speak louder than words. introduction II