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

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tanielle Orrick, ( man in open-option, eats watermelon during ttie annual Watermelon Bust at Purple Power Play on Poyntz. It was messy, but it was tun, Orrick said. It was pretty disgusting, but it was so funny to see every- one else covered in It, too. Plioto by Ctiris Hanewinckel

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In a word, the people are the most remarkable thine about K-State. President Jon Wefedd remarkable continued from page 2 The face of campus changed drastically due to the removal of one building and the addition of two state-oi-the-art complexes. The demolition of Denison Hall began late May and ended approximately one month later. The area, named Coffman Com- mons for outgoing Provost James R. Coffman, provided an open view of the front of Hale Library. Construction on two of the five buildings for the Grain Science Complex, located on Kimball Ave., was complete by May. Dedica- tion for the International Grains Program Conference Center occurred May 1, and use of the building began soon after by host- ing international guests and teaching short courses about grain products. The Bioprocessing and Industrial Value-Added Center began immediate use upon completion. Three other buildings — Flour Mill; Feed Mill and Teach- ing Research; Baking and Administration — had yet to be con- structed. With groundbreaking Oct. 24, 2003, and construction begin- ning in 2004, the K-State Biosecurity Research Institute, north of the Veterinary Medicine Complex, continued to change the face of campus. The $50 million institute provided an environmentally safe and secure location for K-State scientists to study pathogens threatening humans, livestock and crops, and to prevent the same microbes from spreading to the nation ' s food supply and harming the national economv. Construction was expected to be complete in 2006. Although work and research were part of K-State, students took time out to focus on extracurricidar activities, like rimning at Memorial Stadium. Students living at 919 Leavenworth created a new use for an old truck tire by making it into a swing. Characteristic of K-State, compared to other universities, was the desire of students to succeed in the face of challenge, Holen said. The entire university has the attitude that they can do big and important things in the face of a lot of challenge and lack of resources, he said. (We have a) community that believes people work together and can accomplish goals that you wouldn ' t expect a university with a lack of resources to do. We have people loyal to the luiiversitv and that lovaltv leads them to go the extra mile. opening

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While the pursuit of careers brought students to. campus, they filled their time relaxing at Pillsbury Crossing, hunting in the pre-dawn hours or cosmic bowling on Friday nights. Students demonstrated remarkable dedication through community involvement like K-State ' s Big Event, and student firefighters who worked all night and then attended classes. Students chose fi om a variety of activities that occurred at all hours of the day and night. di i,si ()n