Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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like to get back to see friends I haven’t seen all summer,” said Karen O’Connell, Kansas City senior. Students flocked to the college bookstore to buy textbooks, and many who waited until the first week of school ended up waiting in long lines for the cashier. “I was there for almost two hours waiting to pay for my books,” said Teresa Harrell, Oswego freshman. The lines were nine miles long at the bookstore,” said Leuteritz. Various campus organizations sponsored “Welcome Week” ac- tivities during the first week of school to familiarize students with their club and with other students. The Student Union Board sponsored a plant sale, Coffeehouse concert, street dance, midnight skate, moonlight swim, glassblowing demonstration, movies and other events throughout the week. Even with the confusion and complications of the first week of school, most students were glad to be back for another year at Pittsburg State University.—by Sheri Johnson WATER FIGHTS are a good way to meet your neighbors, “face to face1’. Stephanie Delana greets Pat Stevenson with a big splash. — photo by Alan Ford. Anticipation, confusion, ex- citement and activities are all a part of the first week of school, and this year was no exception. Beginning around the middle of August, students began moving their belongings into the dorms and surrounding areas and preparing themselves for another school year. Some students, especially fresh- men, had mixed feelings about going to college, but most were looking forward to it. I was nervous about going to college, but I was excited about it at the same time,” said Susan Lollar, Arma freshman. “I was really looking forward to living away from home,” said Jackie Carbon, Mound City freshman. I had a sister here last year in the dorm who I stayed with a Jot, so I knew what I was getting into. It’s just like I ex- pected.” Most freshmen found that their initial fears about college were un- necessary. I found out the first week that school wasn’t going to be as bad as I first thought it was,” said Mark Farris, Oswego freshman. “I was really hyper about college at first,” said Lollar. I expected it to be super hard all the time, but it isn’t. The only difference from high school is that it’s easier to skip classes.” New students to Pittsburg State had to familiarize themselves with the campus to find out where everything was and how to get to it. Many people experienced problems finding their classrooms the first few days of school. I used the map of the campus that I got in my orientation packet,” said Farris. “I didn’t have too much trouble until I got inside the buildings. Then I’d get lost.” “The buildings weren’t hard to find, especially since most of them have the names right on the front. But finding the rooms was confusing to me,” said Lollar. Some students were faced with another problem when they finally found the room they had been looking AS THE FIRST EMPHASIS speaker of the year, political humorist Bill Alexander gave his impression of college life in a series of four one-act plays. “Is there life after college?1' was on the university crowd could identify with, —photo by Kyle Cleveland for. Some classes were moved to other rooms, sometimes even to another building. “I was 20 minutes late for my first class,” said Jerry Reeves, Altamont freshman. They had moved my class clear across campus, and I had no idea where it was.” People who were used to small high schools or community colleges had to adjust to the bigger sized classes. “It’s weird not knowing everyone in your class,” Lollar said. I knew everybody in my high school, and now I’m lucky if I know half the people in my class.” The returning students also had mixed feelings about coming back to school. “Back to school week means just that, and after a long summer, it’s a traumatic experience,” said Gary Leuteritz, Indianapolis senior. “But it also means getting back into town, seeing old friends again, and going to Hollywood’s, and that’s not so bad.” “I looked forward to coming back to school, but not because of classes. I Now semester hassle 1st week of school—15

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Ealing out has its pitfalls Let’s go get something to eat!” That’s a frequent statement made by students when the munchies hit them. And fast food restaurants seem to be the favorite place to go for hungry students who want to grab something to eat. There are many fast food places in Pittsburg, and they offer a variety of food. Whatever your preference in food is, most likely there will be someplace in town that offers if. Endless hamburger spots such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Burger Shop, and Barney’s have the typical food that go along with beef sand- wiches. Other places specialize in Mexican food, such as Taco Bell and Taco Sabroso, or in chicken or fish, such as Kentucky Fried Chicken and Long John Silver’s. Most of these places have both dine in and carry out service, and some even have drive through windows for faster service. Fast service seems to be one of the main reasons that students go to fast food restaurants to eat. “When I'm hungry, I don’t want to have to wait around for my food,” said Tim Clark, Overland Park senior. “That’s why I go to McDonald’s a lot. I can just drive through and have my food in a minute without ever leaving LIGHTS ALONG THE STRIP not only provide a colorful collage, but several fast places to eat out. —photo by Kyle Cleveland the car.” “I only have an hour for lunch between classes, so I have to go someplace where I can get in and out fast,” said Jerry Armstrong, Mulvane sophomore. “I like to get off campus to eat, because I like a change of scenery, and a fast food place seems to be the logical place to go.” “I always stop at McDonald’s on my way out of town on weekends,” said Jackie Carbon, Mound City freshman. “That place is good about putting their food in containers so I can drive and eat at the same time, especially if I am in a hurry.” Another reason why fast food restaurants are so popular is that they usually mean lower prices. A person can get a full meal at most of these places for under five dollars. And students who are counting every penny they spend are willing to sacrifice the quality for the lower price. “I don’t expect their food to be as good as full service restaurants,” said Tim McCaffrey, Shawnee junior. “They don’t spend as much time preparing it, so they can’t compare with restaurants such as Jim’s Steak House that have the time and facilities to cook your dinner the right way. “They probably use cheaper ingredients too,” he added. “That’s why they can afford to charge a lower price.” But some students have found that fast food restaurants do not always go hand-in-hand with low prices. “I don’t think they are any cheaper than any other restaurants in town that offers the same type of food,” said Janet Wilson, Leoti junior. “People just think they are getting a good deal, because when they compare the menus at fast food restaurants with other places, they see lower prices. “They don’t take into consideration that most quoted prices in full service restaurants are for full meals instead of single items,” she said. “If they would add up the total items as a single price at a fast food restaurant, they would probably find that food isn’t so cheap there after all.” One of the disadvantages of fast food restaurants is the limited service from employees. “I feel like I’m watching an assembly line when I place an order,” said Kurt Pickett, Burlingame senior. “The service is very impersonal.” Regardless of the pitfalls of eating at a fast food place, most students take advantage of the many restaurants in the area for a quick meal at one time or another, and chances are that they will be in- creasing in number as the world increases in technology and the time- saving mania.—by Sheri Johnson TACO BELL IS A FAVORITE stopping place for Kathy Dody and Connie Rentz, as they share a late night meal. —photo by Dot Koehler Fas Wood—17