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

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Philip Cook, research assistant in horticulture, and Paul Nyberg, non- degree graduate in history, seek ht. ' • ter from the hot summer sun while Jacob Brecheiscn, Manhattan, and a member of the Post Morten Ulti• mate Frisbee team watch the frisbee action from the sidelines of a meat In September. Unseasonably warm fall temperatures provided stu• dents with the opportunity to partk pate in a variety of outdoor activities. (Photo by J. Matthew Rhea) to welcome Yeltsin, who visited the farm to learn Kansas farming techniques. Yeltsin enjoyed his visit and said, Kansas has the best freedom, the best wheat and the best farmers in the world. Yeltsinwasn ' t the onlyonewho liked Kansas.Counny singer Garth Broolcs, who performed for a sold-out Bramlage Coliseum crowd on Sept. 12, said he would like to stay in Kansas and let the rest of the world come to him. at the concert were so enthusiastic that Brooks said, You guys came to get serious. I like that. To avoid long lines and angry fans, tickets were sold in the summer through the mail. The tickets sold quickly, but some were set aside for a special student lottery. A112,800 students who participated received a pair of tickets. Football ticket sales increased significantly, and a record-setting crowd of 32,712 fans attended the opening game. A feature in the Aug. 31 issue of Sports Illustrated brought the team to the surface, focusing national atten- tion on the program and the University. To the public eye, it was a year like any other with budget problems, athletic victories and defeats, and an ever-changing curriculum. But the details that made the year unique were found beyond the surface. Rob Magill, freshman in mechanical engineering. waits for a Frisbee to drop within arm ' s reach.Magill played Frisbee with friends at the Welcome Back Concert held in early September at Memorial Stadium. (Photo by J. K)ie Wyatt) 5tYorio me SURF la at 5

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M ichelle Anderson, freshman in mechanical engineering, draws swans outside Seaton Hall. Chalk an was just one part of the Activities Carnival held at the State Union on Sept. 13. (Photo by Mike Welchhans)

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STUDENT LIFE Life on campus went far The election year offered many underclassmen their beyond the classroom as first opportunity to vote. But Michelle Smith went students took a weekend beyondvotIng and ran for theKansas Legislature. break from studying to at- Other students made their mark by getting tattoos, tend Wildcat athletic becoming entrepreneurs and finding new leisure- events. Spirit in the packed time fun, but these activities only scratched the stands was boosted by 210 surface of possibilities in student life marching band students. Before, during and aftcr the K-State football games, fans could count on seeing the K•State Marching Band perform on the field of the KSU Stadium. After the Temple game the band was moved to the end zone section to perform due to the noise distractions fo r the K-State coaches and players. Matt Sitar, sophomore in education, played the National Anthem with band at the home game against Temple. (Photos by Mkt Welchhans and J.Kyle Wyatt)