Kansas Technical Institute - Liasion Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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QCONCRETE CANOE.7.,.Bu rch were ahead ofthe other teams and hoped they could hold on to the small but precious lead. Rounding the buoy to head back, some- thing was wrong. The XF-88 would not tu rn. The other teams were gaining. They had to get around the buoy. Canoes from the other colleges even- tually rounded their individual buoys and were now ahead ofthe XF-88. After finally rounding the buoy the XF-88 crew started to row towards the start once again. in at the gate the crew knew what place they for the race, dead last. same design tlaw plagued the remaining team in the remaining races as none placed in the The design was fantastic for the straight on th water but it would not turn at all. Perhaps the name of the vessel should have been changed to XFNT-88 lXtra Fast No Turning l. .1 ,. ,, f 21 ILM, VTAZTZ 9 . 3, V Q :Vx r . , ,, , J ef, W ff W ,gf KW ,fm-ws, . . - ,Maw 'Am -- 1 4, K- tidy, . i, '.,: - Concrete vessel on display in TOP: Civil students, Norm Salina, CL, Terrence the design of the lake for a heat ofthe H555 TEEH 27

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Iasquez Each ONCFZETE ANOE --By Grant Olds ' he 1988 Concrete Canoe team heats. Approximately races held annually at Tuttle ten colleges and universities Creek Park near Manhat- ten, were full ot spirit this year once again. Kansas Tech competed ina canoe designed by Civil Deptmeint students and appropriately named XF- 88 CX F for extra tasty. The from all over fiizzfggfsf persons was present to watch what would soon becomea tough com- petitive eventg At the end ot the first heat the University T 1 design,whichwasdonewith of the aid of a computer, u '- ized an inverted V struction on its b e At th ar elvm i I 5 5 E I l l 1 i . r :FIN I 2 A - AY ffmlf 1

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ARE UFO'S FOR REAL? 'W f From NASA to comedians to.. Here at Kansas Tech we have many clubs and organizations to take us away from the hum drum daily schedule and routine. lf you're into electronics and radios, you can join the Ham Radio Club and talkto a voice thousands of miles away. lf you like airplanes you can join the Modelers Club and build your own radio controlled airplane to buzz the neighbor's pit bull. If you want to meet other good church going folks like yourself you can join the Christian Student Organization. If you want to get some experience at being the president or secratary or something like that you can run for an office in the Student Government Association. Kansas Tech offers a wide variety of clubs and activities for the student to enjoy. This year the SGA sponsored a comedy show to benifit an instructor's son that was badly burned in a fire. The Tim Cavanaugh Show was a night of both comedy and musical entertainment. Also this year a man by the name of Dr. Freidman gave a presentation on the topic of U.FiO.'s and tried to make everyone a believer .There was a NASA expert on campus to explain how to become an astronaut and told a brief history of the organization. There are many clubs, organizations and activities to enjoy while you're out here at Kansas Tech, so everyone can get involved and participate. Lili... .... . TOP RIGHT: nm hw 'i f Cavanaugh entertai- ining. MiooLE if V - ' I 'Z H .sl f nj In H W RIGHT: Dr. Milton Friedman discussing UFO's to a large 'standing room only crowd. RIGHT: The Ham Radio room. BELOW: A NASA presentation. - Quiz Bowl On May 5th a first -for Kansas Tech took place. ltwasthe day ofthe 1st Annual Salina Intercollegiate Quiz Bowl. On that dayKansas Tech battled Marymount College and Kansas Wesleyan forthe right to be named the Quiz Bowl Champions. Team members representing Kansas Tech were Dave Baldwin, Dan Morris, Dave Lilak and Melvin Longmire lll. It was a well fought battle with Marymount College dominating almost every question. When the final buzzer sounded the score T.V.'s read Kansas Tech 85, Kan- sas Wesleyan 105, and Marymount College victorious with 250. 28 HHHEHE TEEH - - wil