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

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The dash is the path wc take to f et us from the starting date to the ending date; it ' s how we live in our dayto-day K ' ' -!- The dash includes all those hours spent studyinfj;, makins; loney and playing videof ames. It ' s seeing the same people in front )f Hale Library evi :2 J a.m. It ' s sittin in the same seat Umher er Hall, room 105, durin-j; natural disasters. It ' s late ihts spent in the design studio, tryinfj; to reae texlhook or talkinL ' a frii •ih a recent hri Not only is the dash the everyday activities, hut it is the defin lomenls. The moments thai chanjje our direction in life: The moment you realized kinesii loi;y is not the major for you. The moment you realized adwrtisin,!; is what ou want to do. The momcnl vou realized he ' s the one you want U ized it ' s time to mow on. The momenls of jjrief and pain, peace anil joy, stress and anxiety all came louether to make this year different. There is a real di iilc helween the way e feel ahoul oiu- lime lere. Some ilays, il feels as ihout h we ' ve hecn here Itirewr, and i e ' re never any cK)ser lo lea ini;. Olher days, I he (ime has passed 4 The dash between the K and the State has always been a distinguishing characteristic for the university. There ' s no name like it in the world. That dash represents the most incredible undergraduate experience anyone could have. — Pat Bosco, dean oi student lite

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Tlif dash is just a tiny punctuation mark, hut it can mean m) much. Put hctwecn two dates, it represents days, months, years or While those two dates will be remembered, it ' s the time in between that defines who we are. The dash is the time ; a freshman. waikin;; with a map of campus and asking upperclassmen to help you find Cardwell, and your last day as a senitir at {graduation in BramlaKe Coliseum, walking across the sta e and smilin;; for pictures until your cheeks hurt. During that time, we make seeminjjly unimportant choices that L-an chanj e everythin};. If you skip that 8:30 a.m. class a};ain today )r an extra hour of sleep, if you decide tc the pretty irl sittin ; next to you in fjeneral psycholo};y, if yt u work up the courage ti lutside your c» mfort zt)ne alter t ur direction or impietely throw us off course. Either way, they chan ;e us

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I V Decked out in purple and Mhizr tog.is Enc Wright, senior in kinesiology: Jeremy Reid. senior in accounting: Joey Heersche. senior in secondary education: and Tom Debauche. senior in secondary education, walk through the tailgate area at Auburn University prior to the game. Sept. I . Students spend their dash learning, growing and exploring all kinds of opportunities both in and outside the classroom. Pat Bosco. dean of student life. said. They make lifelong friends and acquaintances and discover how great the look in purple. — Christopher Hanewintel — ' . 1 9 IT x 1 Opening 5)