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

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Workers install an elevator in Calvin Hall, causing a traffic congestion. New stairs were built at the north and south ends of the building. (Photo by Cary Conover) Students, faculty and alumni attend the Oct. 14 ceremony for the Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center. At a cost of $27 million, Throckmorton was expanded to 225,000 square feet. (Photo by Steve Hebert) construction 21

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detour (Continued from page 19) of those seats weren ' t high quality, Hobrock said. The project, which was expected to expand Farrell by 153,000 square feet, was scheduled to take 30 months, but the construction crew planned to have it done in 25 months, Hobrock said. Construction was scheduled to be finished by September 1996. In the meantime, the project created hassle for library employees. The renovation makes patrons have more questions, said Sonya Thompson, sophomore in secondary education and library student assistant. It ' s a little more work directing people because more people need help, she said. There is a lot more confusion about where things are at or where they should be. While renovations to Farrell were inconvenient for pedestrians, complex for designers and more work for library personnel, students were enthusiastic about the new opportunities the finished library would create. I ' m excited about the expansion, Bob Eichkorn, junior in pre-medicine, said. The renovations will provide students with a better-organized library where they can find information more readily. Arya Yarpezeshkan, junior in life sciences, was proud of the legacy the student body would leave. Our money is going to a project that future students will enjoy and benefit from, he said. Farrell wasn ' t the only campus location where construction projects rerouted traffic. The entrance to campus at 14th Street and Anderson Avenue was closed for construction of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Nelson Britt, director of the museum, said upon completion, the Beach Art Museum would be a milestone that would set K-State and the surrounding community apart. The way I like to put it is that we will have a magnificent museum in a wonderful location on campus, Britt said. The museum, named for Marianna Kistler Beach of Hays, whose husband Ross donated $2 million to the project, was being built in the southeast corner of campus near Thompson Hall. The 25,000 square-foot museum would contain five galleries, a 140-seat assembly hall, large commons area, bookstore and cafe. While work on the art museum had just begun, construction on the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex, a $7.8 million project, was almost complete. Slated for completion in summer 1995 after an estimated 18 months of expansion, the Rec Complex would have four more basketball courts, a 10,000 squarefoot weight room, an aerobic multipurpose room and a oneeighth-mile track for running and walking. Down the road from the Rec Complex, the Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center completion was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 14 after 15 years of planning. Phase one of construction began in 1979. The $18 million first phase was completed in 1981, Gary Paulsen, professor of agronomy, said. Phase two consisted of final construction of the Greenhouse Complex and Throckmorton. Throckmorton is a different kind of field of dreams, Pat Roberts, U.S. congressional representative from Kansas, said. It will attract the top scientists and students from around the world. At a cost of $27 million, Throckmorton expanded to 225,000 square feet. Autumn leaves cover the ground at the site of the future Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. The 25,000 square-foot museum, which will be located east of Thompson Hall, will contain five galleries, a 140-seat assembly hall, a classroom and a large commons area. (Photo by Cary Conover) 20 construction

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the king of horror by Claudette Riley KSU During the seventh stop of his 10-city, coast-to-coast tour promoting independent bookstores, King answers questions in Varney ' s Book Store. What I ' m interested in doing is supporting independent bookstores, he said, so they don ' t go the way of the corner grocery stores. (Photo by Cary Conover) the dark mind of fiction roared into a dreary Aggieville at high noon Oct. 15. A handful of enthusiastic fans caught the early arrival of horror writer Stephen Ki ng on his Harley. He stopped at Varney ' s Book Store, the seventh stop on his selfproclaimed low-rent, 10-city, coast-to-coast jaunt, during the Wildcats ' football game against Nebraska. It was like The Stand ' happened here and everyone was dead, King said during a media conference at Varney ' s. Then, all of a sudden, there was a vast bestial roar. It just about knocked me off my bike. We came into town just as K-State had scored. Varney ' s sponsored King ' s reading Oct. 15 in McCain Auditorium. King opened in McCain to a sold-out crowd and a standing ovation. Citing the influence of his mother ' s childhood stories and the tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, King talked about his writing style. I guess I just like to gross people out, King said. I guess I thought if you can write it down, verbalize, the worst thing that can happen, then maybe it won ' t scare you anymore. In addition to promoting his book, King read from Insomnia and discussed the importance of supporting independent bookstores. Independent bookstores and independent-bookstore employees grow writers, he said. My wife (author Tabitha King) is a minimalist writer. If you don ' t stock the minimalist writers, you don ' t give them a chance. Matt Bechtold, sophomore in English and journalism and mass communications, said he gained more from King ' s visit because of the author ' s laid-back approach. I liked the informalness of it and his use of humor, especially in answering questions, Bechtold said. (I liked) the fact that he came here and was so up front with the audience. Throughout his talk, King plugged Varney ' s and shouted take that, chains. He asked the audience not to purchase copies of his book at a chain store. During the audience question session, Kathy Adamczyk, M anhattan resident and Waldenbooks employee, challenged King ' s claim that chain stores lacked the handselling practice he championed as a quality of independent stores. He said that people in the chain stores don ' t care, but they do, Adamczyk said. I don ' t think he is hurting the chain stores. I think he is hurting himself with the chain stores. King, whose books were sold in independent bookstores first, said becoming a successful writer had its drawbacks. He explained his reclusive behavior and why his last book tour was more than a decade ago. I don ' t like being a celebrity. I don ' t like being treated like one. I don ' t know what people want from me, King said. What I have to give I put in my books. Promoting his latest book, Stephen King speaks to a sold-out crowd in McCain Auditorium Oct. 15. King read excerpts from Insomnia and answered audience questions. Above: King cited the influence of his mother ' s childhood stories as he discussed his writing style. I guess I just like to gross people out, he said. (Photos by Todd Feeback) 22 stephen king