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

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Qualm hem. quarter Mete — A wide variety of video games await potential players who will spend numerous quarters for a few minutes of Intense action. Electronic more — Leroy Boker. senior in accounting. attempts to win a free game while others concentrate on the many devices In the area. Electronic game parlors are opening up in the Manhattan area for students and residents to challenge their reflexes and empty their pockets. . Nrc 1100k game. IS

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Video addiction leaves empty pockets pocket (which previously housed several dollars of quarters). The game Inventors must be making a fortune. Seriously, how much overhead Is needed for a game that just sits there, lights up and makes strange noises? It ' s getting harder for us addicts because everywhere we turn, there is a video game haunting us for another quarter. Most of them can be found in bars. which lead to the consumption of alcohol, which leads to the attitude of what ' s another quarter? Bars are not the only place these machines can be found. Laundromats. bowling alleys, shopping malls. the Onion recreation center and even restaurants include them as interior decorations. Videomania will probably remain as long as there are people who will spend their last quarter on a few minutes of fun. I am really trying to quit because I cannot afford the extra expenses each time I walk out the front door. But until then. Does anyone have four quarters for a rni9 by Jerry Katlin am an addict. My symptoms I include the urge to spend numerous quarters on something from which I receive nothing in return, and stopping for a few minutes anywhere imaginable to test my luck against invading Martians. doteating yellow mouths. asteroids In space or missiles from an enemy craft. Yes, I am a video ' ahollc. Medical science has not found a cure. except possibly a shortage of quarters or a complete power failure. Unfortunately, my addiction has not been completely analyzed. Maybe it is my competitive instinct to beat the high score and get my initials on the screen. Maybe I have the desire to save the world from enemy attackers. Or could It be that everyone else is doing it and I hate to be left out? I believe the surgeon general should label electronic games with a warning that playing the device could be hazardous to one ' s health. Side effects include losing the ability to blink (you may miss an oncoming attacker). finger and wrist cramps from pushing buttons and moving control sticks and an empty .A; optih

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Rockin ' to country my body in every position imaginable, sweat rollin ' down my back. breathin ' heavily, I wonder how I learned these moves so fast. Swing dancin ' (well, what did you think I was doing?) I decided is the best. Yes. Miss Rock Concert herself, lover of Journey, Kansas. and Pat Benatar, is in her white Nikes and Calvin Klein ' s struttin ' to Willie Nelson. Just a couple years ago I wouldn ' t be caught listening to Country 107. Sparked by movies that said country is cool and disco is dull, I have again been brought into line by a fad. Although I can ' t bring myself to wear pointy-toed cowboy boots or a big ' buckled belt, I ' ve always admired people who have perfected the art of swing dancing. There is something about complementing your partner ' s dancing, moving as a single unit, as compared to doing your own thing to rock and roll. It makes dancing more enjoyable when you dance with someone rather than by someone. Besides. I always seemed to get the guys who were trees with no trunk action or the American Bandstand dance contest rejects. After years of scorning proper touchdancing, I found out that twesteppin ' is fun. I still recall when my equally inexperienced dance partner and ventured down to the Rocker for our first Monday I was surprised to see couples as nom country as my partner and me in a bar that surely had seen many a real tobacco chewing cowboy. A pony-tailed sorority girl in shorts, a tall lanky guy who had trouble coordinating his walk much less his dancing, and some preppies were all part of the same group. Our instructor told us not to get frustrated — it ' s easier than it looks. Within 5 minutes I was frustrated. and I thought it was harder than it looked! My head was dizzy from going around in circles, my sweaty palms couldn ' t hold on to his. I had stepped on his feet a hundred times and he had returned the favor. Because I ' m lefthanded I confused matters by naturally turning left instead of following his lead to the right. Just when I was about ready to sit down and cry, we made a back pass without any effort. Then other turns started to work and soon we could do a slide, a window, and a sweetheart hold. Four weeks later we were doing pretzels, double windows, sweetheart figure 8 ' s and Texas two•steppin ' Kansas style. To anyone who thinks he can ' t learn swing dancing, I say, as they do in the Cotton Eyed Joe, Bull ! Yes, swing dancing is really a blast and you can bet I ' ll get right back to it as soon as I recover from my dislocated shoulder. I by Susan Arnoldy