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

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Plenty of controversy arose when metered parking lots replaced the previous lots. In a $2. 7 million project, meters were installed in the south Union parking lot, behind Holton Hall and in front of Anderson Hall and Fairchild Hall. Senate did not actually find out until the end of the said Doug Holle, junior business senator. We were not in any of the planning. It was basically already decided and set into motion. Students also questioned the change of the Union Catskellar from a quiet study hang-out to a non-alcoholic bar. The first reaction (from students) was ' You took away my study space ' . But we as the Union are not taking space away, we are taking better advantage of the area, said Dennis Marstall, junior in political science and Union Governing Board member. The change will create a place where all students can go and have fun, give the Union a newer look and be a positive aspect for recruitment. Students question the change of a favorite study space to a bar. ♦ Parking meters around campus and in front of the Union were some of the newest additions to the campus this fall. Theresa Johnson, sophomore in education, puts money into a meter during one of the many afternoon showers this fall. (Photo by Christopher T. Assaf) ♦ Decked out in fluorescent bandanas, Spencer, right, junior in child and Tim Clopton, junior in public joke around just before the start of the egg toss at the Sigma Nu, Chi Omega Pledge Olympics in Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Gary Lytle) ♦ Chi-O sisters cool off Janie Petrosky, in pre-physical therapy, and Kris Tuley, junior in business, by spraying them with on a hot afternoon. (Photo by Joe Freeman)

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Other improvements were better received. Construction improved the Union recreation area and a two-year construction phase began for Van Zile, Boyd, and Putnam residence halls. The Holton Hall was completed and rededicated Sept. 21 and an $8.6 million Regents Educational Communications Center was started. Those returning to residence halls found that their student ID cards allowed them entrance into their residence halls and Moore Hall was equipped with individual room phones. The Aggieville Improvement Plan, started in June, was well underway when students came to campus in the fall. Included in the $2 million budget were new sidewalks, lighting, and a parking lot. It was a year unlike any other, and in spite of the traditional concerns of classes, work, and socializing, life at K-State simply was not what U. expected. $8.6 million communications center gives K-State the cutting edge of technology.