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

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Jerry Mickey, sophomore in agri-business, eats watermelon while tailgating before the Wildcats ' home opener against Temple on Sept. 2. Students, alumni and organizations gathered to tailgate before the game, only to find out the University would be enforcing the alcohol policy at KSU Stadium after the second home game. (Photo by Steve Hebert) Before the game against Temple, police drive around the stadium parking lot in golf carts passing out fliers describing the alcohol policy that would be enforced. Many students continued to drink at tailgate parties in spite of the warnings and fines. (Photo by Steve Hebert)

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Members of the K-State Marching Band play the Wabash Cannonball as Wildcat fans gather for the pep rally during the Purple Power Play on Poyntz. More than 1 5 local merchants and vendors participated in the annual event that promoted area businesses and kicked off the football season Aug. 31. (Photo by Shane Keyser) student life. ip hop dancing and great massages became part of the experiences that formed the common core in the lives of 20,476 students. Real-life challenges faced students when they volunteered to participate in Relay for Life, the all-night benefit walk for cancer victims, and worked as court-appointed assistants for children. Productions at McCain Audito- rium like Jesus Christ Superstar and Cinderella helped students working behind the scenes and those watching in the audience find a common cultural core. Soap operas not only dominated afternoon programming, but also students ' time as devoted fans struggled to keep updated. Different interests bound students together in a tightly-knit group that shared a common core of K-State. CORE. Struggling to get a bed frame in place, Justin Hafer, junior in architectural engineering, pushes a bracket while Kevin Murdock, Kansas City, Mo., tries to pull a corner of the bed frame into place. (Photo by Shane Keyser) -Student Life- 1

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alcohol ban at student cite crackdown o I a t o r s oing dry F3r the first time in school history, tailgaters had to leave their beer at home. After the second home football game, the University began enforcing a Kansas law prohibiting alcohol consumption on state property. We were informed if we saw any party balls or kegs to notify our supervisor, Brian Neill, stadium parking director and junior in business administration, said. If we see any open beer cans, we ' re supposed to tell them to put it in a cup. The K-State Police and the Riley County Police Department patrolled the parking lots looking for small containers. Ronnie Grice, campus police director, said fans were left alone if consumption was not conspicuous. Chris Ohm, senior in agricultural economics, and his friend, Lawrence Andre, K-State alumnus, said they were stopped at the gate and asked not to bring a keg into the parking lot. Andre said it was acceptable for police to keep kegs out of the lot because they encouraged excessive drinking, but he disagreed with banning all alcohol. There ' s no way they can shut this down, Andre said. We do it right. They should be proud of it. Ohm thought beer should have been available to buy at KSU Stadium. I think that if students are allowed to drink tating a pre-game meal, Greg Rasmussen relaxes on the back of his car with his children Neal, 5, and Erin, 8. Like many other families, the Rasmussens tried to support the Wildcats by attending all home football games. (Photo by Steve Hebertl beer in the Union, you should be able to drink here, he said. Just think how much money they could make if they sold beer out here. Angie Pviggs, junior in management, said the alcohol policy did not affect her. I don ' t associate tailgating and drinking together, she said. I ' ve tailgated, but I never drank. Grice said the law banning alcohol had been around for years, but had not been aggressively enforced. Allowing alcohol in the lots had encouraged fans to attend games, he said. We ' re not discouraging tailgating at all, Grice said. You don ' t have to be full of spirits to be full of spirit for K-State football. by Lisa Elliot I -Tailgating- 7