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

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FLICK THAT DISC A casual, yet intense, game of laid back fun for Frisbee enthusiasts! It ' s been years since I played with a Frisbee. What do you do with it anyway? It ' s only good to toss back and forth a few times before you grow weary of it. There ' s really nothing to it . . . . Whether people know it or not, there is a skill to throwing a Frisbee, said Chuck Smith, graduate student in sociology. There is a correct way, to get it from this point to that point in the fastest manner. Accuracy with the Frisbee held an important key in the way Ultimate Frisbee was played. Players with playing Ultimate on campus found that the game was more than simply tossing a disc. It required control in throwing and stamina to run for long amounts of time. Elements of the game had been drawn from other sports such as basketball, football, rugby and soccer. It ' s closer to soccer, so we try to stay away from football analogies because of the violence, said Derick Burleson, graduate student in English. You ' re not out there to hit people. You ' re hitting the ground more than anybody else. A growing number gathered at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and on Saturday mornings to join in casual, yet games of Ultimate. A typical group included undergraduate students, graduate students, members and faculty. You don ' t have to be a certain type to play; you can be tall, short, skinny, fat, muscular — anybody can play, Smith said, If you can throw a Frisbee, we say, `Sure, come and play. The game was based on an honor system. There were no referees. Each player was responsible for calling his or her own fouls. Any contact could be called a foul, and control of the disc changed possession. It ' s probably more of a gentleman ' s sport than or golf, because there is no one regulating the sport. The players are Smith said. Two teams compiled of seven players each began the game in formation to that of football, by a kick-off of sorts. The playing field for Ultimate required a field with wide, deep end-zones. For players here, it generally was the Memorial Stadium. It ' s a non-contact sport like basketball, Burleson said. Yet, it still maintains the running that you find in rugby, soccer and football. There ' s not any room for that much outstanding individual effort. It takes a team effort to get the disc into the zone for a score. The game of Ultimate was not a discriminatory one, women as well as men were found on the playing field. It ' s tough to play with the guys, Tammy Manhattan resident said. Ultimate play was not confined to the Manhattan area. There were many teams around the Big Eight area that hosted The Manhattan team hosted the Ultimate Wurst tournament over the summer and traveled to a few tournaments. Although the team considered applying for club status, it was not a pressing matter. Players were happy just to play together with the B , Frisbee that is. by Gidget Kuntz ♦ Lowell Bliss, graduate in English, tries to block the pass of Chris Beall, junior in economics, during ultimate in Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Steve Wolgast) Ultimate Frisbee 17

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NAKED NOT NASTY Drawing is the foundation of all visual arts, and figure drawing is the foundation of drawing, Noblett said. The models for Figure Drawing I and II were paid to take their clothes off, but not to strip. Expressing shapes and proportion is the nature of figure drawing. You ' re not drawing a steel I-beam; it ' s alive, and it moves, said Duane Noblett, associate professor of art. Figure drawing demonstrates how capable someone is as an artist. It shows depth, shape, proportion and movement. This difficulty was recognized by the art students. ' The human figure is the hardest to master. It ' s that hard to duplicate, said John Humble, junior in art. If you can draw the human figure, you can draw anything. David Norton, 42, was one of two nude models in the figure drawing classes. Norton was an artist in Manhattan who began modeling more than five years ago as a substitute. He has been a model at K-State for two years. Students need to see a nude model. It ' s hard to learn the body when you don ' t have one there to see. It (the human body) is a masterpiece of art, Norton said. You can ' t learn it from drawing a tree or a landscape. Even clothed models are too close to illustration. I ' m embarrassed for some people. The first day of class some are shocked, but I ' m used to it. I was to it (nude models) as an art student myself, Norton said. According to Noblett, most art students had become accustomed to seeing nude figures in art history classes. I knew it was going to happen (drawing nude models). It kind of intimidated me for a few weeks, Humble said. But you ' re constantly doing something in the class. You don ' t have time to really think about it. The instant the model undressed, the students had to concentrate on drawing the figure accurately and correctly. The models were paid on an hourly wage and worked about 14 hours a week. Most respondents are male models. Noblett said he ' s never had a problem finding models; most were artists themselves. by Susanne Schmeling Laura Ostmeyer, senior in fine arts, works on an ink wash drawing of the model while he is in a 20-minute pose while in Figure Drawing I class. (Photo by Christopher T. Assaf) ♦ David Norton, 42, an artist and a model for the class for two years, often has to stand in the same pose for up to 20 minutes. (Photo by Christopher T. Assaf) ♦ Before each class, Duane associate professor of art, critiques the previous work of the Figure drawing developed artists to show depth, shape, and movement, Noblett said. by Christopher T. Assaf)