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

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April II7I2 Relay for Life walk around the track in Ahearn Field ouse while others play board games, eat and learn to salsa dance. I was surprised at the turn out and the fun activities they had set up for us, Derek Clements, tournament and the Miss Relay competition. 4i lOurs EBlaiiBBMEuiae By Alex Yocum 10 Student Life

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(Dressed as a University of Kansas Jayhawk, Paul Mintner, junior in political science, travels down an aisle of Bill Snyder Family Stadium during the Wildcat Warm-up pep rally. Adriana Perrone, junior in architecture, and the crowd, booed him until he reached the field, and then cheers erupted when Willie the Wildcat tackled him. Although it was embarrassing to be the Jayhawk, Mintner said, I feel Wildcat Warm- up is a great program to welcome, recruit and retain our students. Matt Castro experience a little taste of what I ' m going to live and experience for the next year. Guerrero said she haci a positive experience attending Wildcat Warm-up. I gained a lot of confidence in myseltV she said. Now, I ' m not that scared and stressed about going to K-State; I don ' t worry anymore who ' s going to be my roommate because everyone was so nice and as nervous as I was. One thing I didn ' t have and didn ' t tliink I would have is pride to be a K-Stater. Now I see the color purple witii different eves. It ' s my school. It ' s beautiful. The counselors were students who served as the leaders tor the groups, alst:) said they gained a new appreciation for the university. I gained so many new trieneis and learned even more about K-State, said Rachel Meether, counselor and senior in family studies and human services. After being here for two years, I still have so much to learn about the amazing history, people and programs K-State has to offer. Getting others excited makes inc even more passionate about K-State. i-J -Ml Wildcat Warm-up 09

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A soft glow surrounded the track in Ahearn Field House, while names of the survivors and the deceased scrolled on the screen. The remembrance ceremony ended, tears were wiped away and the walk continued. Trini Najera, Relay for Life chair and senior in family studies and human services, said she was moved by the entire night. It ' s great to see college students come together for a great cause, she said. When you finally see what you have worked so hard for and the end product, you ' re like ' Yeah, that ' s what we worked for, and we are all helping. ' Throughout the all-night event April 11-12, campus organizations led activities. There was never a dull moment the entire evening, Kasey Nelson, junior in occupational therapy, said. I think the best part would have to be when the guys participated in the Miss Relay competition. It was early in the morning when we needed energy and to see these guys run around in women ' s clothing dancing for money, I mean what else could you need? Though Relay was scheduled to take place in Memorial Stadium it was moved to Ahearn due to weather. We had to change everything at noon the day of the event, Najera said. However, the campus came through. It was kind of ironic actually, everyone coming together and helping each other out for a greater cause — the exact mission of what Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society is all about.