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

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AGGIE CROWD Airs quiet on the Aggieville front after the K-State KU game. One Riley County said he was bored, but gladly so. What had been dreaded was a repeat of the and vandalism of the two previous K-State vs. University of Kansas football games in Manhattan, but that did not happen. That afternoon the football game ended in a tie, 17-17. There was no winner, except for Aggieville. City of Manhattan Street workers put up snow fences on the entrances to Aggieville on the day of the K-State-KU game. The fences blocked off all vehicular traffic and helped police control the flow of people into Aggieville after the game. (Photo by Chris Assaf) Many claimed the reason for the quieted nature of Aggieville visitors was the presence of the police in the core, which included the main four- block area. ' The fact that nothing is going on has a lot to do with the publicity of the preventative measures, and the fact that there is a on every square foot of the block, said Minida Dowdy, owner of the Master Gamer, an Aggieville shop. Officers from Wichita, Salina, Lawrence, Junction City and the Kansas Highway Patrol, policed the area. Some attributed the more mild atmosphere to the game ending in a tie. Dowdy was working that night after the game, as she was the previous year. I think it was fairly tame compared to last year. I think part of it was the score of the game. Both sides felt like they lost. No one had a big victory celebration, she said. I think it would have been more out of hand if it had been a win or a loss, then some people would have been upset about it, Lonnie Augustine, KU student, said. Cy Wainscott, director of University News, said he expected it to be a quiet evening because of the bad publicity from the disturbance the year before, the game ' s result and measures taken. However, many students said they only went to Aggieville out of curiosity, to see what was going on. To party, they went elsewhere. This isn ' t what we came here for. We came here for the game, but decided to come down to Aggieville to see what was going on. I ' m sure most of the people are here for the same reason, Augustine said. by Alicia Lowe Jari Webber, freshman in arts and sciences undecided, takes a nap on her bass drum during the K-State- KU football game. (Photo by Brad Camp) 23

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0 • Wildcat football fan Robin Battiest, sophomore in music education, cheers the team during the last few minutes of the game. (Photo by Gary Lytle) Just hours before the K-State-KU game, Riley County police officers talk with one of the merchants in Aggieville as shoppers and visitors walk the nearly carless street around them. The streets had been closed off from all motor traffic that morning. (Photo by Chris Assaf) 22

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Entering college as a seemed exciting and adventurous, but there was a problem. I had to cross one major obstacle: registration. My scheduled enrollment time was 8:30 a.m. I didn ' t even wake up until 9:30 a.m. I was already starting off on the wrong foot. Would they still accept my registration? When should I go? I figured the only way to find out was to walk over and try to get in. Waiting outside Ahearn Field House, I began to worry. I decided to keep myself busy by watching other students in line. They looked the same as I did, but were they as confused? I finally entered the field house only to find I had to make a decision. Which line should I enter? I chose the closest one. Unfortunately, it was the wrong one. What I didn ' t know was each line had a little sign which alphabetized the students ' last names. Looking around, I spotted the table which had my initial. Now there was another bridge to cross. How do I get from here to there without waiting outside again? Slowly I edged toward the line and slipped in, virtually unnoticed. As I proceeded to the next table, I realized I had forgotten to bring a pen. Luckily someone, who didn ' t seem to be having as much trouble as I was, loaned me his pen. I tried to fill out the forms quickly. I came to a blank that asked for my phone number. What is it? How should I know? It ' s only been my for a few hours. After racking my brain I came up with the four digit number 1212, but what prefix was it? 776? 539? or 532? I once again asked the guy who was waiting for me to finish with his pen, which prefix was used on campus. He knew. I quickly finished the forms and confidently looked to my next stop. There, inquiring about the financial aid process, the woman asked for my fee card and student I.D. What was a fee card? I couldn ' t figure it out. So, at the risk of sounding foolish, I asked her which one it was. She responded by grabbing the appropriate card from my hands. And that began my with financial aid. for my mental and physical health, this process wasn ' t too difficult. I continued on, had my I.D. card validated and the process was over. I looked back and felt sympathy for those rushing through the doors, just beginning. As I left the field house, I heard a friend yell, Hey, how did it go? Still dazed and overcome, I relayed my experience as I sighed and sank to the hot sidewalk in exhaustion, only to hear him say, You should have been here yesterday. There was hardly anyone here. by Alicia Lowe Waiting to register for fall classes can be a tedious process with the hot sun beating down, but Jerald Spohn, sophomore in agriculture education, stands his ground as others file by to pay fees before him. (Photo by Andy Nelson) BLUES Registration at Ahearn can be puzzling to all students, but especially to the new ones.