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

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FUN FOR NOVICE Changing from high school to college brings about many adjustments for freshman As soon as I graduated from high school, people asked me what I was from college, but I never could answer them. I had no idea myself, other than my life would be completely different. The most drastic was the dorm. No did I have my own shower, I had to be strategic and take one at the times of the morning. But I ' m so glad I chose to live co-ed. For the first time, I have guys as close friends. We can talk for hours about relationships, and I get some real insight to the way they feel. I could look any way I wanted to in the dorm. If I had an 8:30 class and more until the I could even go back to bed! Though everyone says that best friends end up hating each other when they become roommates, my friend Rachelle and I beat the odds. I don ' t know what I would do without our late-night talks over carrot sticks cut just the way her mom does them. Most of all, I enjoyed the freedom of living away from home. No longer was my mother hanging over my shoulder asking about my homework; I didn ' t sit in class eight straight hours a day. In fact, I became more responsible, more balanced. I study better than I ever did in high school. If I flunk a test, it ' s my fault; everything is on my shoulders. Finals were easier than I expected, because we didn ' t cover all the material from day one. My first semester wasn ' t that hard, but this one is. I finally decided to major in pre-physical therapy. I needed a major rather than wasting my time at school, so my friend and I went through a catalog and circled things that interested me. My friends and I finally had a picnic at Tuttle Creek a little while ago. And we take road trips around the area on weekends — so far we ' ve been to Salina, Wichita, and Topeka. If my freshman year was any indicator of what college will be like, I ' m sure I ' ll enjoy the coming years tremendously! by Heather Bonar and Erin Perry Bonar hugs friend, Heath Harding, sophomore in business administration, in one of the hall ' s elevators. (Photo by Brad Camp) ♦ Heather Bonar, freshman in studies, is in the laundry in the basement of Goodnow Hall. (Photo by Brad Camp)

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HIGH RISE DILEMMA The university enrolled the highest number of students in K-State history On Aug. 28, alarms were heard throughout the residence halls, greek houses and off-campus and houses as 20,110 students awoke to attend their first day of The University enrolled the highest number of students in K-State history. We were anticapting the enrollment to be high, but to know that 20,110 were enrolled was a very pleasant feeling. We were pleased to reach that milestone, Don Foster, University registrar said. Every high school in Kansas was visited at least once in the attempt to recruit students. Out-of-state high schools were also visited. Chicago and St. Louis were two strongly recruited cities. We visited Chicago and St. Louis high schools more than in the years before and had special programs such as St. Louis senior day. said Jennifer Duncan, pre-admissions counselor. The word that K-State was a friendly, caring campus was spread throughout targeted high schools, said Pat Bosco, associate vice president for institutional advancement. For the second year, enrolled more than 200 valedictorians, salutatorians and students who ranked first in their class, as well as 144 Governor ' s Scholars. Approximately 70 percent of our new freshmen held high school grade point averages of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0, President Jon Wefald said. Aggressive scholarship programs, through the efforts of the KSU Foundation, allowed us to recruit some of the best and students in Kansas. The College of Arts and Sciences had the highest enrollment with 5,791, an increase of 1,532 students. I am very excited, I think it is a wonderful challenge for the college, said Thomas Isenhour, dean of the College of Arts and We have a heroic to deal with the increase. The enrollment increase placed K-State in figures comparable to others Big Eight schools. Other schools have had more than 20,000 students since 1970. We are now in the to getting closer to the Big Eight norm, said Don Hoyt, director of Planning and Evaluation Services. The public image about is sparkling in students ' eyes because of the increase. President Wefald ' s expectatations sparkled too. We have an outstanding freshman class which gives us great momentum for the years to follow, Wefald said. by Kim Hafner ♦ Billy Whitmer, junior in eletrical engineering, goes through the line at the enrollment center in Willard Hall. (Photo by Mike Venso) Enrollment Increase 25

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Bonar and roomie Rachelle freshman in arts and sciences, share their living space in the fifth floor room at Goodnow Hall. (Photo by Brad Camp) Freshman Journal ♦ 27