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

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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

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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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Stan Schaffer, Wichita resident, dances to the music of Ultimate Fakebook during Springfest ' 98 at Memorial Stadium May 9. The concert, which was sponsored by KSDB-FM 91.9, featured several local bands, and Tone Loc headlined the event. Attendance for the event was low due to weather predictions and timing, which put the concert on Mothers ' Day weekend and the weekend before spring semester finals. (Photo by Steve Hebert) The steps forward came almost too quickly to realize what happened. Ultimate Fakebook, a local band, won nearly $30,000 worth of prizes, making it possible to update their musical equipment and record more music. Focusing on the past, the Purple Masque Theatre staged Midnight Madness, hoping to increase awareness for the theater department and allow audience members to see a ghost from the 1950s. Our feet were planted in the past, but life pushed us forward. student life section preview Canoe trip, 8 Twelve students ventured to Arkansas for a of sunshine, water, mosquitos and paddling. Pigskin frenzy, 20 For a chance to cheer on the Wildcats, students camped out and waited in line to buy football tickets. Miss Kansas on campus, 26 Amanda Carraway was crowned Miss Kansas USA, winning the swimsuit and evening gown categories. Turn of the century, 34 Technology, health care, clothing and students all changed as campus faced a new millennium. Blood drive, 48 K-State reclaimed the crown of the yearly blood drive competition from its rival University of Kansas. 6 student life