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

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Redefining Library hours were cut to save money, numerous phones were remov- ed from departments and student jobs were harder to find — all as the cost of education increased. These changes, coupled with such things as unemployment topping 10 percent, caused many students to approach their education with a new seriousness. The typical pattern of the four-year student is becoming the exception rather than the rule and the assurance of a guaranteed job after graduation is rapidly fading. The lines for interview sign-ups were moved from outside Holtz Hall to inside Seaton Hall, and the competition for jobs was evident as the lines started forming as early as 10 p.m. the previous night for a 7 a.m. sign-up. The struggle for the American dream grew increasingly more dif- ficult and the university as a whole had to cope with the changes. Redefining meant re-evaluation and change, whether good or bad, and the 1983 Royal Purple attemp- ted to capture the effect of this pro- cess at K-State. During the year, campus construction was evi- dent in many areas. A major addition was made to the College of Engineering with the building of Durland Phase II. opcning 7