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

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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

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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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speech of angels Local Christian bands keep integrity in music and bring a positive message to campus, playing Union Station and other local venues Bassist and guitarist Todd Way, senior in electrical engineering, spreads his musical message. Way had played in the Christian Challenge Worship band for four years and began playing for Beggars Table, a local Christian band in the fall. (Photo by Brandon White) Beggars Table performs in Union Station, Nov. 21. The group, which formed in October, pl ayed mostly local venues. (Photo by Brandon White) In a lone barn 10 miles south of town a revival had begun. Beggars Table, a local Christian band, which formed in early October, played their second performance on Oct. 31. Todd Way, senior in electrical engineering and bassist for Beggars Table, said they chose that date because of Halloween ' s negative We really liked the idea of playing on Halloween night, Way said. Instead of pumpkins on the street somewhere, believers came out to worship with us. Students appreciated the alternative. It was the coolest thing I think I ' ve ever done on Halloween night, Tim Ketterman, freshman in business, said. The barn was very enchanting, and even though I don ' t usually listen to Christian bands, Beggars Table really impressed me. Brice Pufahl, senior in electrical engineering and lead singer and guitarist for Beggars Table, said Christian rock music started in the 1970s. More people are starting to become more accepting of Christian music again, Pufahl said. It seems like it used to be every Christian song had to have the word Jesus all over it. I mean we aren ' t going to be begging anyone, but at the same time, a certain amount of poetry gets lost if you smack somebody over the head with it. The music scene in Manhattan was not divided. Daniel Wacker, freshman in theater and lead singer of Fuselage, another local Christian band, said. As far as I know we are the only Christian band who is playing in the Aggieville bars, there are a lot of secular bands who are helping Manhattan ' s music scene, Wacker said. The way I see it, is if we are putting out a positive message in Aggieville, we will see change on the campus, and the campus, for the most part, could use some positivity. 30.Christian bands