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

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Eric Starens, Weston Fox, Kory Kool and Ryan Hummel, all of Manhattan, wave at their friends from the Cat Tracker bus at Purple Power Play on Poyntz. The Cat Tracker had been to every K-State football game for six years except the Aloha Bowl. The event was put on before the first home football game on Sept. 3. (Photo by Jeff Cooper) continued from Page 3 Technology that was at the last turn of the century was a part of students ' daily lives. Students had the ability to on the Internet with KATS for the first time spring semester, rather than walking to Willard Hall and waiting in lines. Residence hall students, along with six greek houses, could do all of that from their rooms with Ethernet connections. Students also contributed to the research from which they would benefit in the next millennium. A cure for cancer and a long-term space station were fathomable due to studies at the campus ' Cancer Research Center and BioServe Laboratories. In the Clothing Textile Department researchers investigated clothing ' s part in protection against ultraviolet rays. Students looked toward the future but built it at the same time. This was the foreword to tell of things to come. was changing. It was a step forward — fast. A license plate on the front bumper of a truck reflects the sun, projecting the Powercat image. The truck was parked in the Haymaker Hall parking lot the week before fall classes began. (Photo by Clif Palmberg.) 4 foreword

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foreword As the millennium approached, this was the foreword. The changes in buildings, campus operations and in 1999 prepared K-State for the 21st century. Pieces of the ceiling fell two stories to the courtyard on the ground floor of the K-State Student Union as workers replaced skylights Sept. 15 as part of the Union Expansion Project. The renovations were part of the $10.5 million project slated for completion in 1999, just in time for the A combine cuts its way through a corn field east of Manhattan Sept 16. Leonard Ebert, of Westmoreland, Kan., drove the machine. (Photo by Jeff Cooper) Two-year-old Ellie Mankin eats during a watermelon feed in front of Waters Hall. The watermelon feed was sponsored by the Agriculture Student Council and Alpha Zeta. (Photo by Steve Hebert) While the campus ' appearance was updated, campus operations changed in preparation for the turn of the century. St udents camped outside Bramlage awaiting football ticket sales Aug. 28 and 29. For the first time, students could not put the purchase of athletic tickets on fall tuition bills, and many were left without tickets. The line — seniors first, freshmen last enabled seniors and most juniors to obtain football tickets. Underclassmen found their best bet for buying tickets was through purchasing the combination of football and basketball tickets the first day of sales. continued on Page 4» 3

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Linebacker Jeff Kelly signs autographs at Fan Appreciation Day on Aug. 28. More than 5,000 fans attended to watch the team practice in KSU Stadium. The Flint Hills Bread Basket donated food for the event. (Photo by Jeff Cooper) Members of Alpha of Clovia celebrate a victory in the Mud Bowl competition. The event, sponsored by Phi Kappa Theta, took place at Tuttle Creek State Park on Sept. 16. The winner of the women ' s division was Wass and Company, while Phi Gamma Delta fraternity was the winner in the men ' s division. (Photo by Jeff Cooper) 5 foreword