Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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Wild wild parade and smiled at the crowd as they passed by. The parade ended at 10:35 a.m. and the 1979 Homecoming football game began at 2 p.m. The Gorillas were the first to score with a touchdown, but Kearney State College soon tied and took the lead in the first quarter. Kearney went on to hold that lead, defeating the Gorillas 36- 17. At halftime, the winners of the remaining Homecoming events were announced, with Sigma Phi Epsilon placing first in the second annual pyramid building contest. Alpha Gamma Delta placed second in the contest. Also announced were the winners of the float building contest. Alpha Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha took first place, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon took seconds, and Dellinger Hall took third. Activities at halftime included the performance of a myriad of bands and the presentation of silver trays to the Homecoming Queen and her court by Dr. Appleberry. Many Homecoming dances took place that evening with the SUB dance held at the Eagle’s Club from 9 p.m. to midnight, bringing Homecoming Week to a close. MANY STRANGE VARIETIES of entries were at- tracted to this year's Homecoming parade, in- cluding the Pittsburg Van-O-Mite Club.(photo by Janlne Frlskel) FOLLOWING THEIR THIRO SUCCESSFUL pantie raid so far this year, Tom Cloyd. Mark Pemberton, and Kevin McCrary welcomed any claimers.(photo by Ky ) Cleveland) WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT on floats was common during homecoming week. Alpha Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi's effort was rewarded with a 1st place, (photo by Kyle Cleveland)

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The Price Ule llaue to Pay by Max McCoy For the past decade inflation has been named one of the top news stories of each year by United Press International. Some Americans are more affected than others by it, and students are especially vulnerable. Dr. Charles Fischer, assistant professor of economics, said that given the current economic situation, students have two main concerns from inflation—food and housing. An overwhelming majority of student income goes for these two commodities. Rent of all types of housing has in- creased significantly in recent years. Dr. Fischer attributed this skyrocketing to the over-all high cost of residential housing, including the price of building materials and ever—higher interest rates. Although there has been a rapidly in- creasing demand for housing, there has been no significant building because of prohibitive costs. This results, said Dr. Fischer, in longer waiting for “nice” apartments, and historically low vacancy rates. It also tends to create a situation of paying more for less. Food has taken it’s largest monthly jumps in over five years. But unlike housing costs, there is more of an op- portunity for the wise consumer to cut corners. A good shopper, willing to substitute “tuna fish for steak,” said Dr. Fischer, can lessen the effects of in- flation. Restraining the urgeto “impulse buy” is a key in cutting a food budget. Everyone has heard the story that you shouldn’t grocery shop while you're hungry. That story is valid. Make a shopping list and stick to it. Pian each meal in advance. Another group of students who have been hard hit by inflation are commuters. Pittsburg State is traditionally a com- muter college, and with gasoline priced at a dollar per gallon, changes in driving habits are required. Tighter class scheduling for less trips and carpooling when possible are needed to offset the higher price of gasoline. The use of economy cars has also become predominant. Dr. Fischer said that since most working students are either unskilled or semi-skilled, prices are rising at a r tte significantly higher than wages. Working students must cope with a decrease in real income, and in purchasing power, which excludes the consumption of luxuries. Unfortunately, most students view record albums as one of the basic building blocks of life. A lot of students are going to have to wear the grooves in their older record deeper. In an attempt to control Inflation, the federal government has tried to put the brakes on the economy, Dr. Fischer said, which results in a looser labor market. Layoffs proliferate. Students looking for work are finding It more and more dif- ficult to locate jobs. The major obstacle that most students must somehow find a way to overcome is tuition costs. The tuition a student pays doesn't foot the entire cost of his education—the government makes up OFF-CAMPUS HOUSEING COSTS have escalated to the point where a great many students have found dormitory or fraternity and sorority housing to be less expensive, (photo by Alan Ford)