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

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Handling the antics of inebriated customers, pouring drintcs with provocative-sounding names and finishing work at 2:30 a.m., were all in a night ' s work for student bartenders. In her two and a half years waitressing and bartending at Rusty ' s Last Chance Restaurant and Saloon, January Fanning, senior in interior design, said she saw all kinds of human behavior. At least once a week we have to kick somebody out because they ' re annoying everyone, Fanning said. Noth- ing surprises me anymore. Fanning typically worked the late shift twice a week. She said her time behind the bar taught her to have patience. You have to deal with a lot of different people, Fanning said. You get your drunk people, and you get your people who come in and think it ' s a restaurant and want you to have high class service. Bartending takes a lot of patience. Before being promoted to bartender, Fanning wait- ressed at Chance. Fellow bartender Jamie Stewart, senior in finance, also began as a waitress. Both said they preferred bartending to waitressing. When you ' re behind the bar and somebody ' s annoying you, you can choose to walk away, Stewart said. One thing I didn ' t like about waitressing was all the groping. Although bar employees sometimes worked in unfavorable condi- tions, Stewart and Fanning said the money and friendships they formed made their job worth it. I ' ve met a lot of people that are my good friends now, Stewart said. Working there this long, you know everybody. It ' s like one big family. Having hardworking and friendly employees was the key to success. Rusty Wilson, owner of five Aggieville bars, said. That ' s why Last Chance has been so successful, Wilson said. It ' s because of hiring good people. Your people need to have creative ideas. Wilson gave his employees creative freedom in his bars. They had input on advertising, promotions and T-shirts. Some of the girls have shirts that say ' Rusty Girl ' on them, Wilson said. One night, they had something saying, ' Show us your tips. ' Working late at Rusty ' s Last Chance on a busy Thursday night, January Fanning, senior in interior design, mixes vodka and 7- Up for a customer. Fanning said she had dealt with all kinds of customers in her two and a half years working at Chance. I hod one guy kicked out because he was yelling that Lost Chance sucked at 5 o ' clock on a Friday night, Fanning said. Photo by Nicole Donnert bartending n 29

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i • m ' i January Fanning, senior in interior design, makes change for a customer after pouring him a drink . at Rusty ' s Lost Chance Restaurant and Saloon, Nov. 20. My first time bartending, I was nervous about messing stuff up, but now I ' m good, Fanning said. Photo by Nicole Donnert 28 o student life I

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Alton Hall, a driver for A-One Cab, drives Bryan Brinkman, junior in horti- culture, Nov. 13. SafeRide operated Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 1 1 p.m. to 3 a.m. I use SafeRide as much as I need to, Brinkman said. I think this is a great thing. Photo by Jeanel Drake 30 n student life Using a SafeRide cob for a ride home, Nov. 13, Ashleigh Moffat, freshman in journalism and mass communications, talks to her friend Holly Schoper, junior in medical technology. It ' s easy - you call and they ' ll come. Moffat said. I totally recommend it, Photo by Jeanel Drake