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

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down a blanket of freshly fallen snow to the bottom of the slope greeted by a cup of hot, buttered rum; laying on a white sandy beach, basking in the sun ' s rays while the ocean waves peacefully lull you to sleep; backpacking down a narrow trail in the most amazing canyon Mother Nature has ever carved. Do these phrases seem like a homework assignment in descriptive writing? Or are they ways students elude homework, projects and tests? If you guessed the latter, you have probably felt the pressures of the everyday college routine. Every student experiences the desire to Get away from it all. The urge to pack up usually occurs after everything gets moved into the room, class schedules are worked out after countless trips to the drop add line. and the first round of tests are over. Escapes vary from the spontaneous weekend trips home to week-long vacations planned by the Union Programming Council. Trips to the Grand Canyon, Padre Island, Colorado, the Ozarks and other places are sponsored by UPC ' s Outdoor Recreation Committee or Travel Committee. Wherever the destination, students use trips to get away from the pressures of classes. But taking trips will not solve all of the problems. The homework, projects and tests will all be there when he returns, but at least the trip can postpone the routine for a period of time. Getting away from it all may need to be amended to read Getting away from it all — for awhile. Its by Jerry ?Catlin proYot by Rob ask the long and winding road — The Bright Angel Trail proposes a challenge for hikers Drew WestcoIt. senior In Industrial engineering. and Bruce Loyd. senior in mechanical engineering. Rocky trail — The obstacles along the way lead Bruce Loyd and John Dillon. senior In natural resource management. along the Grand Canyon Door.

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10 nwny Goodbye K-State . . . for awhile

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Another round of threes — Thteelets. a popular Aggie Station feature. keeps Trish Wietecter. sophomore in sociology. busy delivering drinks. 12 barmaid,