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

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Student life ranged from fan frenzy to swift skating, debating freedom of expression to finding corns-non ground. Sights and sounds of construction bombarded students returning for the fall semester and blurred the boundaries of campus. Controversy brewed when a plywood wall separating students and Farrell Library took on greater meaning. But on many occasions, students united, whether in school spirit, financial hardship, boot-kicking celebration, transportation difficulties or working toward racial and ethnic harmony. student life blurring the boundaries student life 7

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In sync with the music, Paul Simpson, junior in economics, jumps into the air above Byron Jayne, junior in secondary education, at the All-University Welcome Back Dance Aug. 20. The KSU Association of Residence Halls sponsored the event, which took place in the Union Plaza. Below: In a more serene moment, a student walks past a fallen pedestrian crosswalk sign near Cardwell Hall. (Photos by Cary Conover) 6 student life

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the call of the wild by Janet McPherson While listening to Shootin ' Blanks, a Manhattan band, Mike Baker and his girlfriend, Ila Reed, both Topeka residents, hold each other. Shootin ' Blanks and Rio opened for LeDoux Sept. 18. (Photo by Cary Conover) Chris LeDoux fans answered the call of the wild with cowboy hats, cups of beer and flying Copenhagen cans. Almost 2,400 people sat on lawn chairs and blankets and danced in a fenced-off area at the Tuttle Creek State Park River Pond Area during the Chris LeDoux concert Sept.18. The crowd waited for three hours through two Manhattan-based opening bands, Rio and Shootin ' Blanks, before LeDoux took the stage, but students said LeDoux ' s performance was worth the wait. I thought he was wonderful, Tisha Cline, freshman in elementary education, said. I ' d seen him before, and he was better this time. He puts so much energy into it. LeDoux wooed the crowd with love songs, including When I Look at You Girl, and wowed the audience with the upbeat songs Hooked on an 8-Second Ride, Call of the Wild and Cadillac Ranch. The cowboy-musician was showered with cans of Copenhagen snuff when he sang the LeDoux original Copenhagen. I bought him a can, Mara Barngrover, senior in animal sciences and industry, said. Barngrover, Rodeo Club president, was one of 35 students who were involved behind the scenes and on stage. She worked in the parking area and helped set up the concert site. Rodeo Club was paid $500 to help with set-up, tear-down, parking and security, she said. Troy Warnken, owner and manager of TW Longhorn ' s, asked the club to help with the concert and provide Weber Arena as an alternative concert location in case of rain, she said. Rodeo Club member Rhonda Ward, senior in animal sciences and industry, planned to help with security in the park. Although she didn ' t remember anything about the concert day, she had a keepsake she would never forget. Ward was on horseback in the park when her horse reared up and went over on its back. The horse landed on Ward ' s legs and then rolled away from her. She spent 24 hours in the hospital with a slight concussion. The worst thing about it was I didn ' t get to see Chris LeDoux, Ward said. LeDoux had to leave Manhattan after the concert for another show. He sent Ward a picture on which he wrote he was sorry he couldn ' t come see her, but hoped she got well soon. Other students had better luck. I saw a lot of people I hadn ' t seen in a year or so, Amie Arensdorf, senior in animal sciences and industry, said. Arensdorf said the show was good, but she wasn ' t impressed with LeDoux ' s new material. I wish he ' d played his older stuff, Arensdorf said. Barngrover said she enjoyed the show because LeDoux played to the crowd. He can relate to people who rodeo, she said. That ' s a lot of what his songs are about. That ' s pretty cool. 8 ledoux