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

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1)1 ' j l ll l 1 nl UEflL I P pi J Mm I • ; « S., Comedian and author Al Frankcn shakes the hand of a fan during his book-signing session after the K-State fall comedy show sponsored by Union Program Council. Fronken signed posters and copies of his book, Lies And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, which sold out on campus. Photo by Chris Hanewinckel -.-Jv ' •r Sarah Bode, senior in theater, and Chad Howard junior in theater, laugh at comedian Al Fronken during his show at McCain Auditorium. The audi- ence particularly enjoyed Franken ' s finale, Stuart Smalley ' s Doily Affirma- tions, to which he added. we ' re gonna take this state for the Democrats. Photo by Chris Hanewinckel LI. r ■ 1 t 1. Li ' ' i 1 t .i.% V M 1 ' £m L ' SU Wf m (2 ■m

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Comedian Al Fran ken signs bool s, does stand-up ' ' • ' Ms McCain by Jacob Walker Al Franken ' s appearance at McCain Auditorium, Nov. 7, was not politically correct. Saturday Night Live ' s own political satirist did not spare a single word before starting his comedic attack. After being introduced, his first words were, Are there any Phelpses here? in reference to the leader of the God Hates Fags movement, Fred Phelps, who picketed his performance at the University of Kansas. Franken said Phelps admitted he thought Franken was funny, even if Phelps was against everything Franken stood for. In his methodical manner, Franken poked fun at everything from the possible usefulness of the elderly in military or space programs to the Christian Coalition and Jerry Falwell. Franken said Falwell saved his career in the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The best part was when he went over the plans for the elderly and the military, Chad Howard, junior in theater, said. It was so wrong, but just so funny. Franken also plugged his new book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, and the lawsuit filed against him by the Fox News Network over his use of the Fair and Bal- anced slogan. Franken said the paperback edition of his book included the court case transcript. He said it should be titled A Lawyer ' s Nightmare, since the case was literally laughed out of the courtroom. One of Franken ' s strengths was his knowledge of politics and current events, Howard said. I ' ve always been a fan of his work, he said. But the thing about his stuff is how smart it is. He always knows what he ' s talking about and he never makes fun of you until he ' s done his research. The audience ' s reaction to Franken ' s material was enthusiastic — one reason he enjoyed visiting colleges, he said. I always prefer going to schools like this rather than a corporate function, Franken said. There, I have to follow different rules and kind of watch what 1 say. Here, I can do things with more freedom, and everyone enjoys it more. Here, it gets to be comedy, which everyone loves. Everyone loves to laugh. 20DStudentlife

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by Lindsay Porter John Mathew O ' Hara Senior in finance Student Body President Hometown: Solina, Kan. Favorite book: The Hobbit by J. R.R.Tolkien Favorite movie: Good Will Hunting Favorite sport: football, basketball or tennis Free-time activities: traveling, relaxing, watching college football with friends Favorite Manhattan hangout: Porter ' s or Kite ' s Stryker said: You can tell he ' s a finance major. He ' s conser- vative and organized. He ' s passionate about the things he does. Travis Eugene Stryker Fifth-year in architectural engineering Student Body Vice President Hometov n: Topeka Favorite book: Lift by Bob Vosburgh Favorite movie: Joe Dirt Favorite sport: snow skiing Free-time activities: going flying, spending time with his fiance Favorite Manhattan restau- rant: Rock-a-Belly Deli, Carlos O ' Kelly ' s or Kreem Kup O ' Hara said: Travis is dependable, trustworthy, hard- working, business-oriented, driven and determined. mgful Student leaders, fraternity brothers, off- campus roommates and friends, student body president and vice president completed projects through hard work, long hours and powerful team effort. Student Body President John O ' Hara, senior in finance, and Vice Presi- dent Travis Stryker, fifth -year in architectural engineering, met at Delta Upsilon fraternity in fall 2001. Though the pair lived together only one semester at DU, they shared an apartment with Christopher Althoff, graduate student in business administration, during their term in office. Ahhough they shared an office and an apartment, Stryker said they were rarely in the same place at the same time. We have not seen each other much at home and we ' re almost never in the office at the same time, he said, but we can always find each other. We ' re going in different directions throughout the day so we ' ll try to get together at the end of the day to catch up. While working on university projects, O ' Hara said constant com- munication was necessary to keep each other informed. We kind of work together on everything, but one of us is in charge of the project, Stryker said. We both help each other out. We ' re big into teamwork and having multiple ideas. Althoff said th e duo ' s differences strengthened their working relationship. Travis is more logical, he said. As an engineering type, he ' s very analytical. John is more emotional. He looks at the effects for the people. It really blends well. A lot of what they deal with is two-sided — there is a logistical side that Travis understands and John looks at how an issue will affect the students. It helps them do great things. Students in different colleges, O ' Hara and Stryker related to a greater vari- ety of student issues because their combined experiences covered more areas, Stryker said. He said they used varying experiences to watch each other ' s back. We play devil ' s advocate to each other, Stryker said. I can ' t think of something we truly have opposite views on. We do have a friendship and that is most important. We question each other ' s ideas about where we ' re headed and what actions to take. We know not to let something break up our friendship. I think a tru e friend questions everything to make sure you do the right thing. Ahhoff said O ' Hara and Stryker ' s actions reflected their commitment. They care a lot, he said. If they have bad days... sometimes they are worried they didn ' t do a good-enough job. They take things seri- ously. They are passionate individuals. 22Dstudent life