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

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Architecture students stand next to their white T-squares tombstones and pretend to die alongside them. The protested the plan to dissolve the College of Architecture and (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) PROTESTS REORGANIZE PRIORITIES Students rise up against President Wefald ' s proposal to axe the colleges of Human Ecology and Architecture and Design. BY MARGO KELLER A few expressive signs remained: white T-squares protruded from the lawn in front of Anderson Hall, students adorned rebuttal slogan T-shirts and badges, and graffiti marred the front of Seaton Hall. Reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s when students fought for their rights and dressed for a cause, protesting returned when the administration ' s plan for called for closing the colleges of Human Ecology and Architecture and Design. It was an emotionally super-charged period of time, said Lane Marshall, dean of the College of Architecture and Design. Having been around in the ' 60s I know that very few students have had the opportunity to protest. There was a whole generation of students who didn ' t get to feel what it was like to protest. These people will never forget what they did. Despite the lack of experience, the students showed up in full force to rally around their college and University. They were exercising their democratic right, Marshall said. They will never forget that. That was power. That was democratic power. They will never forget those two days. The collective voice and power perhaps was the most important piece of education. Students voiced concern over the unexpected plan. The initial draft, which surfaced in late October, offset recent state appropriation losses and saved the University a projected $3 million. A five-point evaluation for the decision came under intense scrutiny by students, faculty and alumni. I felt the plan was flawed and ill-considered at every level, said Gary Coates, of architecture. The premise was not that we were an academic group working creatively to solve the problems, but it was more like divide and conquer. It violates the principle of being an academic institution. Poised like troops sent into battle, people from both colleges and other disciplines staged marches on campus and around Anderson Hall just days after the plan was announced. Beyond Marshall ' s closed office door bearing the sign War Room, Marshall and his executive committee of directors met from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. I hadn ' t been to bed for days. I went on sheer nervous energy, he said. It was to see students get involved and see they were capable. I seldom look back at the nights without sleep and the 10 pounds I lost. There was a high, even though I wouldn ' t go through it again. (Continued on page 21) 18 REORGANIZATION

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ADVENTURE (Continued from page 14) descending, rappellers on to the carabiner rope, a device that controls speed. A rope, the safety line, wrapped around the midsection and was to the person at the of the tower. You control your speed by adjusting the ropes, but the person at the top has the other of the safety line and has say on how fast you can go, Rieck said. If you should happen to fall, he would be able to stop you. According to Rieck, some people panicked and stayed in one spot for five or 10 minutes, while others caught on more quickly. At first you are just You are on the edge, said Andrew Kniesler, junior in computer engineering. It was very challenging. You really have to trust yourself and your instincts, said Angie Timble, junior in pre-law. I really learned to trust the p erson at the other end of the rope. Just a few weeks earlier and a few feet away, 137 triathletes dove into the icy waters of Tuttle Creek Reservoir to the first race of the Kansas State University Wildcat Triathlon, formerly the Little Apple Triathlon. The athletes committed to a grueling 0.3-mile swim, a 10.2-mile bicycle race and a 3.1-mile foot race. Doug Stone, senior in education, counted the Wildcat Triathlon in the 15 he had tackled. Stone varied his training procedure throughout the season to keep it from getting dull. On alternate days he lifted weights and practiced two of the events. Running appealed the most to Lee Stringer, senior in education. I usually run on a regular basis with a training partner, and I ran a couple of years at the junior college level, he said. Compelled by the of a demanding event and the desire for constant both athletes expressed interest in competing in future races. Mike Dannells, assistant professor in counselor education and educational dips his feet in water to remove sand before he mounts his bicycle for the second leg of the Wildcat Triathlon at Tuttle Creek. (Photo by Brad Camp) TUTTLE CHALLENGE 17

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A student expresses her attitude toward K-State and with paper buttons pinned to her shirt. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) Phil Cundari, senior in interior design, and Gary White, senior in park resources chant and yell behind President Jon Wefald ' s house. The persistent group surrounded Wefald ' s home once he walked inside. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) REORGANIZATION 19