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

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K-State Marching Band member Tara Cawood, sophomore in music education, polishes a cymbal in McCain Auditorium. Cymbal players polished the cymbals before each performance as a tradition and to show pride. (Photo by Darren Whitley) 2 opening

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1995 royal purple The Wall, a boundary built to shield students from Farrell Library ' s expansion, became a forum for artistic expression and the focus of controversy as students and administrators debated the blurry distinction between free speech and vandalism. In an attempt to squelch the heated discussion, the barrier was painted purple Sept. 19. On Sept. 23, The Wall came down. (Photo by Cary Conover) blurring the boundaries Kansas State University Volume 86 Manhattan, Kan. 66506 Enrollment 20,775 Student Publications Inc. April ' 94-March ' 95 Copyright 1995 blurring the boundaries 1

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into each other, fans jam to the sounds Kill Creek during the Welcome Back Concert Aug. 28. 91.9 the event for the first time after Union Program Council sponsoring the Puke Weasel, Humor and God ' s Band also performed at the concert in City Park. (Photo by Cary Conover) Mike Hlavacek, junior in park resources locks his bike before going to class. Because of parking shortages and in parking fines, many students rode to and the KSU Police a bike patrol. (Photo by Cary Conover) Everywhere students turned in the fall, they were faced with signs of an evolving campus. With finishing touches being put on Throckmorton Hall, construction crews were in the midst of a $28 million, 2-1 2-year Farrell Library proje ct and the student-funded Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex expansion. One aspect of campus construction spurred widespread debate: a plywood wall put up to protect pedestrians from Farrell ' s renovation. Students soon began to see The Wall as an artistic canvas and forum for free expression. But when The Wall was removed Sept. 23, the controversy didn ' t die. While students at the Manhattan campus buzzed about The Wall, students at K-State-Salina were talking about the hall — the new residence hall that housed 98 students and resident — as walls went up for the new campus center. Despite the obstacles construction presented, adapted. More rode their bikes to campus, and bike racks overflowed. Students weren ' t the only ones with pedal power, though: KSU Police employed a two-officer bicycle patrol that stirred controversy — and was briefly suspended — in the first few weeks of school after bicyclists argued they were being targeted. (Continued on page 4) blurring the boundaries fall semester brought a unique experience for students. For $20, students could experience an Airgasm by bungee jumping at Dick Edwards Ford on U.S. Highway 24. Bungee Boys, a company from Wichita Falls, Texas, set up the business. (Photo by Cary Conover) opening 3