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

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Da. drive to find out what the students felt ' bout the Issue. In a letter written to Acker on Tuesday. April 3, 1979, Musil said he had contacted as many lying groups as possible In the last 24 hours to get student opinion. ' The overwhelming feeling was that Nichols is an important landmark on the K-State campus. These students do not want to see Nichols torn down,• the letter said. As if to prove that point more than 100 students carpooled and went to Topeka to demonstrate their convictions that the building be Musa, senate chairman. Rich Macho, an architecture student. Tom Holimbergcr and Randy Tosh, held session with Governor John Carlin to further express student concern. The effort was successful The Legislature appointed an ad hoc committee to get further information from interested parties. And Nichols gained a stay of execution. Keep the Castle- President Acker addresses the over 500 protesters who gathered to demonstrate against the recommendation to rate Nichols. Chair Study- An art student takes advantage of the early fall warm weather. High Flight-Paula Carr, junior in accounting, ski dives down to the Intramural fields in a fall demonstration. Boat Dream- A canoes catnaps before hitting the Kansas River in the annual K. State-KU races. Morris , Ayeopin Opening 9

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ScuIpstudr Joanne Becker, senior in home economics, finds an unusual place to study, the mid.campus sculpture popularly known as the pregnant lady. Dan Monkey Business- Halloween afternoon Elizabeth Stevens, sophomore in veterinary medicine, talks to human friend, John Lippman, senior In food science and Industry highlights London or Bust Step right up, get your records, art prints, candy, and growl towels from your favorite instrument 22 U.S. Army Surplus Image of a Fort Riley soldier, simple prejudice or based in fact? 32 Hey babe, wanna hear a good line? Ego breaker, friend maker-lines can be destructive or helpful in the approachment game 52 The make up of K-State A look at the people of K-State-through the eyes of a camera 68 Tr-State known for starting trends. But, it does afollow them when they make sense. Everyone has their own tyle at K-State — some rollerskate, others walk. Some do their traveling from class to class — to the Union dressed up, while others find the old stand-by jeans most appropriate. K-State isn ' t known as a university of originating opin- ion. Yet, it listens to those that do, controversial or not. The Landon Lecture Series guests and convocation speakers have been well-known, sometimes controver- sial, some even set precedents. Robert Kennedy all but announced his candidacy here and Lincoln Rockwell of the American Nazi Party spoke here in 1967. K-State doesn ' t really have a reputation for being the cultural center of the nation, but it has had its share of events and activities for that well-rounded education. K-State is students, all kinds of students. And K-State offers the opportunities for the student to choose the extent of his education. Ac....ciern.cs 11