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

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Glamour magazine offers students free samples, music in afternoon appearance By Lucas Shivers One of 13 student models, Tracy O ' Halloran, sophomore in pre- medicine, struts her stuff on the runway as part of Glamour ' s thought it would be scary, but it turned out to be a lot of fun, Laura Propp, freshman in architecture, said. loosened me up early in the year. (Photo by Matt Stamey) Five white-topped tents etched with the pink Glamour VenUs Music Tour logo filled the K-State Student Union Plaza Sept. 10. As the second stop on a 10-campus tour across the country, the event brought the content and advertisers of Glamour Magazine to students. ' As a sampling opportunity, students learned of products from our sponsors. Lauren Oberman, Glamour merchandizing editor, said. It is an added value (or our advertisers to reach a targeted college market. ' Throughout the afternoon, more than 2,500 cosmetics product trials were distributed to students. Chances to win a snowboard, rollarblades, a Ncw York City trip and several local spa visits attracted hundreds of students to the Union Plaza. I could not turn away from getting free stuff, said Sondra Waldron, freshman in business administration. ' They definitely were passing out a lot of it. Thirteen students took to the runway to present a live Nautica Enterprises Inc. modeling show displaying fall fashion trends. As a fund-raiser for the Phi Gamma Delta pledge class, Tom Bauer, freshman in construction science and management, worked one of the sponsor booths handing out free samples. ' This was a great way to bring people with similar interests together, and I really enjoyed meeting everyone, he said. ' I couldn ' t complain about an afternoon of music and girls. K-State was contacted by Glamour last spring as the tour traveled among colleges to showcase health care and beauty products from eight corporate and service sponsors. Jessica Gillan, senior in journalism and mass commun-ications, read about the tour in Glamour during the summer and marked her calendar. No one ever comes to K-State, Gillan said. I saw that we were listed as a participating school and had to come out to see everything. Students used the tour to relax. ' The tour stop invited students to relax at the Union amidst the shuffle of every- day events, said Britt Huelat, Union Program Council special events chair- person and senior in journalism and Mass comm- unications. Students were drawn together in a low-key, non- intense way. Taking a break between classes, Kari Webster, freshman in open option, said she enjoyed the diva-style, Top-40 music played by a live disc jockey ' he music pulled me in to take a quick break from afternoon classes, Webster said. played some great tunes I couldn ' t listen to enough. Oberman said educating potential consumers about products enhanced the purpose of the magazine. Glamour is a well-rounded women ' s magazine? she said. We tend to get into every aspect of women ' s life with features in health, fashion and beauty. This event was an accurate reflection of fulfilling that purpose. Receiving instructions from Lauren Oberman, Glamour merchandizing editor, Joni Jansonius, freshman in Elemetary Education, Tamara Bowles, freshman in pre- health, Laura Propp, freshman in environmental design, Betty Welch, freshman in open option, and Michelle Kozar, freshman in apparel marketing and design, learn the modeling procedures for the runway show. (Photo by Matt Stamey) fusion defined 25

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Linda Harris of Body First in Manhattan, massages Vanessa Nexander, junior in journalism and mass communications, as part of Glamour Venus Music Tour Sept. 10. The country tour was designed to showcase health care and beauty products from many different sponso•s (Photo by Mat Stameyi 24 Student Life

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NOTING MUSICIANS Diverse array of talent shown at O ' Malley ' s Open Mic Night By Lindsay Porter Blue and pink backlighting and a string of garland lights created a club-like atmosphere for Open Mic Night at O ' Malley ' s Alley. Every Wednesday students could visit O ' Malley ' s back porch to experience original songs performed by local musicians. ' Mere wasn ' t a good local music scene, Tony Buckner, part-time student, said. People had to go out of town if they wanted to play. This brought people out. During spring 2001 an Open Mic Night was co-started by Buckner at Pat ' s Blue Rib ' n Barbeque for Manhattan bands to perform. Buckner started the Open Mic Night at O ' Malley ' s in May. We moved from Pat ' s because I wanted all acoustic (guitars). One of the reasons we didn ' t allow electric guitars here was the city noise ordinance after 11 p.m. We have played up to 1:30 a.m. with no noise complaints. The back porch created a unique musical environment for O ' Malley ' s. Talon Hetchens, Manhattan resident, said bringing people together to share everything about music was a good idea for the community People are exposed to more culture, Bryson Robbins. 2001 alumnus, said. it had been a while since music had really been around here. Diversity in music is good to have. Buckner said he had seen 19 different performers over the summer. Only six had previous experience performing in front of an audience. The purpose of Open Mic Night was to spread the message of music, Hetchens said. It really allowed people who were shy or closed in to express a side of themselves people don ' t normally get to see. Buckner started a policy, prohibiting booing or catcalls because he wanted everyone to show support for the performers. Open Mic Night gave people from Manhattan who didn ' t want to be in a band a chance to play their music, Buckner said. ' A lot of good stuff came out of the woodwork. Buckner said he intended for other performers to come out to O ' Malley ' s. Open Mic Night was not only for musicians but literatywriters as well. He planned to establish a relationship with the K-State English department to attract more writers. I hoped to have poets and storytellers, he said. I am more of a writer than performer. I wanted to tap into different talents that have never been heard. I think people are ready for fresh songwriters. Open Mic Night gives people a ch ance to experience something real and original. Feathers adorn the nut of Gile ' s guitar. Open Mk Night brings a greater sense of diversity, Manhattan resident Stephan Keith said. O ' Malleys is a great place for music. Who knows, we could make the next Van Haden out of Manhattan. (Photo by Matt Stamey) Cover songs from Great Divide and Pat Green along with a few original works dominated Burgess and Gilet playlist. O ' Malley ' s is a place to play, owner of O ' Krtalkrys Alley, Tim Wart said. Musicans come here to play and have people hear them. We ' ve drawn big crowds every Wednesday because of it. (Photo by Matt Stamey) 26 Student Life