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

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KANSA, STAI ) I r continued from page 3 addition of Taco Bell, Burger King and Chick-fit-A, providing students with more dining options. The $12-million addition of Fielder Hall and Library increased facilities for the College of Engineering. KATS became the only method available for grade reports to students, via the Internet or the telephone. Frequent UNIX e-mail system attacks made it necessary for K-State to enforce a mandatory password change twice during the year. Those who did not change their ho Kansas State Colhagianameared In row-color for the first time Aug. 23. passwords by the set deadline had their passwords (Photo by Steven Deer neon changed for them by Computing and Network Services and account access was denied. KSU Stadium added 31 luxury boxes and 7,000 seats. The $12.8-million expansion increased permanent seating to 46,300. With temporary seating, the stadium could hold about 50,000 people. The increase added 1,200 general admission seats to the student section but still left 1Z 643 students without tickets. With last year ' s high expectations, which ended with two disappointing losses, the football team and its fans were in between a successful and disappointing season, but student season ticket sales rose to 8,900 compared to last year ' s 8,775. Ticket availability on KATS in spring 1999 eliminated last year ' s frustration of standing in line. Still, the K-State ticket office oversold 350 student reserved football tickets, leaving those students with the option of visitor ' s seats, folding choirs or the additional cost of purchasing new chair-back seats. The choice of chair-bock seats would increase the cost of season tickets for those students to $1,432 instead of the original $98. Greek opportunities changed with the closing of two houses, Acacia and Sigma Sigma Sigma, and the addition of two Greek houses, Theta Chi and Kappa Delta. Students occupied all 2,000 rooms in the residence halls, which showed a 4.2-percent increase in the halls. Enrollment figures on the 20th day of class showed the largest in K-State history. K-State-Salina ' s campus had its largest enrollment at 923, an increase from last year ' s 828. The Salina campus boasted a 14-percent increase in freshman enrollment and a 52-percent rise in out-of-state students. For the first time, the Collegian printed in a four-color format. The change to color took the printing contract off campus to the Salina Journal, instead of Printing Services in Kedzie Hall ' s basement, where it had been printed for 103 years. As time went on and events occurred students could not help but think they were in between advancements K-State had already instated and the possibilities 21 st-century improvements would bring. 4.1

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Caught in between future opportunities and past accomplish- ments, the largest student body in K-State ' s history returned to campus in the midst of closed streets and orange construction barrels. With the millennium approaching, campus officials continued to build on the advancements while students wondered how many improve- ments were needed to update the campus. In addition to the widening of op sirloin steak in the shape of a Anderson Avenue, construction powstest and the letters KW cook on occurred throughout campus, Mark Robb ' s gnIll at a taikiate competition leaving students in between Sept. 10 at Per Power Play on Poyntz. temporary inconvenience and future benefits. The K-State Student Union become a central focus of renovation to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations for handicap accessibility. The $1.5 million project also included expanding the food court with the continued on page 4 ilie the Wildcat cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the K-Stato Student Union ' s Food Court Sept. 8.

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uring Mud Bowl Sept. 17 at Tulle Creek Slate Park, Stephanie Bonne ' ' , Junior in journalism and mass communications and Chi Omega member, dives lot the volleyball. Chi Omega lost to Alpha of Clovia in the championship game. Sigma Kappa fraternity sponsored the mud wAleyball tournament as one of their philanthropies. (Photo by Sloven Dseringer) iss Rodeo K-State Melanie Hutting, senior in animal science, waves to the crowd at the Dodge City Roundup Arena during Dodge City Days Aug. 5. Hutting appeared In 10 -15 rodeos this summer. Hutting ' s job at rodeos included carrying flags and removing cattle from the arena. (Photo by Steven Dearkge0 uring Rush Week move-in Aug. 13, Matt Kiilingswonh, junior in Journalism and mass communications and Delta Chi fraternity member, brings Inge Young ' s, freshman in open option, belongings Iron the parking lot to Haymaker Hall. Several fraternities volunteered their time to help the women move in br Rush Week. (Photo by Steven °monger)