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

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Roger Steinbrock, assistant director of college advancement, waits for a student playing blackjack to decide to hold or hit. Faculty and administrators served as dealers at the various tables during the evening. (Photo by Clif Palmberg) Dean of Student Life Pat Bosco, jokes with Salina students at the blackjack table during Casino Night. Bosco dealt at one of the blackjack tables for a portion of the evening. (Photo by Clif Palmberg) 28.salina casino nights

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jitterbug and cha cha upc-sponsored classic swing lessons provide roaring ' 20s, big band experience, breaking students out of ' 90s mold One of the techniques stressed in the class was the underhand grip. Tara Fisher, sophomore in arts and sciences, and Mike freshman in business administration, kept the technique in mind as they were instructed by Mike Bennett, architecture adviser. (Photo by Jeff Cooper) The jitterbug and cha cha ruled the wooden dance floor of the K-State Student Union Ballroom as 76 couples tried their skills in Roaring Twenties style. It ' s fun; it ' s really neat to learn how to do it, Heath Schroeder, freshman in environmental design, said as he paused to catch his breath. The real dancing is gone, like the fancy dancing of the 1700s. I think it is really important for teenagers of today to learn how to do it. The Union Program Council Classic Swing lessons 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Feb. 10-March 3. Lessons cost $10 per person or $15 per couple. It was very successful and very popular with the crowd, Mike Hodgson, UPC president, said. We ' ve had a variety of dances throughout the year, like salsa and merangue and the country swing. So, we thought it would be fun to do classic swing also. Mike Bennett, architecture adviser, and Sara Saunders, senior in elementary education, Students steped out of the ' 90s and back to the era swing. had taught dance lessons together for three years. Bennett said he grew up learning swing from his parents. When he came to K-State, the dance scene was dead, so he started a class through UFM and had taught it for 10 years. In this class, we are to teach the cha cha and jitterbug, he said. Since this is such a big group and everyone here is young, we are going to do more physical stuff. We are going to try and get people off the ground. Couples stumbled and laughed as they pushed their way through spins. We messed up quite a bit, Kellie Korb, freshman in theater, said. But we liked spins. Spins are fun because you don ' t have to be quite as coordinated when you are doing them. by nathan brothers Students practice the steps of the jitterbug on Feb. 10. For the first time, UPC Classic Swing lessons brought 76 couples to the K-State Student Union Ballroom. The lessons cost $10 per person or $15 per couple. (Photo by Jeff Cooper) swing dance lessons.27

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students participate in casino night experience @ K-STATE-SALINA CAMPUS Quacking ducks, the Hokey-Pokey and a slightly off-key rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner were all part of Casino Night at K-State-Salina. Rather than only offering gambling at the event, faculty created alternative ways to win the pink, yellow and green Monopoly-like money for the first time on Nov. 12. A lot of kids lose their money, Roger Steinbrock, assistant director of college advancement and blackjack dealer, said about the play money. I just wanted a way to make it fun and give everyone a chance to win At the end of the evening, students bid on prizes with their winnings. The lava lamp on the prize table was enough incentive for Jason Davis, freshman in airway sciences, to sing the national anthem. He (Steinbrock) offered me $20,000 (to sing the anthem), Davis said, and I kind of wanted the lava lamp. Other prizes included a cordless phone, compact discs, sleeping bags, beer-mug sets, answering machines and a survival kit full of Oreos, Twinkies and Cocoa Puffs. While Steinbrock persuaded Davis to sing the anthem, other faculty members offered fake money for students to do the Hokey-Pokey, sing Ring Around the Rosie or perform K-State cheers. Paul Lambert, senior in airway sciences, beat five other contestants to win the limbo contest and add $40,000 to his winnings. I need it because I wasn ' t too wise on the betting table, Lambert said. I wasn ' t looking at the prize table earlier, but now that I have the money, I think I could really use a cordless telephone. Students participating in the games were not the only ones who enjoyed Student Govern- ment Association members spent months organizing the event and buying prizes using money donated by SGA. We had fun shopping for the prizes, Tina Higley, activities director and senior in mechanical engineering technology, said. We tried to get prizes students couldn ' t buy themselves or would want and couldn ' t really afford right now. In the end, the event accomplished what it was meant to accomplish, Larry Kuder, SGA secretary, said. We just wanted everyone to have fun, Kuder said. We wanted to try to get the students and faculty together to get involved. Students from K- State-Salina, try to win fake money during a blackjack game on Nov. 12. Fake money given out during the games could later be used to purchase prizes. (Photo by Clif Palmberg) salina casino nights.29