Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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WORKING AT A PIZZA PLACE is more than gooey cheese and serving. Judy Juenge, Ken's Pizza employee, takes her turn doing the dishes. —photo by BUI Holtom and no play. Most of them still manage to find time to relax sometime during the week, perhaps on weekends. “I still play soccer every weekend like I have for the past four years,” Maggard said. “It’s not that bad, really.” A job and school related activities can sometimes conflict, which may cause problems. But most of the employers in Pittsburg seem to be conscious of the fact that students have many demands on their time. “My boss is pretty understanding,” Maggard said. “Practically his entire staff is composed of college students, and he realizes that they all need time off for one reason or another at various times throughout the year. I usually don’t have much trouble getting off work for Student Senate meetings or anything like that. He will just rearrange his work schedule.” “I just go to work when I get out of class or have some free time,” Ewers said. “My supervisor doesn’t care when I do my job, as long as it gets done.” One complication of working while in school occurs wnen students have to schedule their classes. They must plan their classes around their job schedule, which usually involves trying to schedule their classes in succession, with afternoons free. “That is why I could only take 12 hours this semester,” Maggard said. “All the other classes I needed were offered at odd times which did not coincide with my work schedule. I guess I’ll try to take them next year.” When work study funds ran out in March, a great number of students began searching Pittsburg for jobs, although few positions could be found. “The competition for jobs is a lot stiffer now,” Maggard said. “It really makes me appreciate the job I’ve got.” With the current economy forcing universities to cut back on the amount of loans and grants issued, even more students will be out next year looking for jobs to work their way through school.— by Sheri Johnson SERVICE WITH A SMILE comes easy for Glen Luedke because he enjoys his job at Ken's Pizza. —photo by Bill Holtom Working through school—27

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Students support themselves Attending college is expensive these days, and students who don’t get financial backing from their parents have to depend on grants, loans, or their personal income to make it through. Some students support themselves through school by having a full or part-time job on the side. “I didn’t want to take out any loans with the school and have to owe money,” said Jody Ewers, Baxter Springs junior. “So I got a part-time job as handyman for Bentner Realty here in town. I’ve worked there for two years now.” “I received a grant from the school, but it didn’t go very far,” said Randy Maggard, Baxter Springs sophomore. “I have to work to make ends meet.” The main problem that students have to deal with while working their way through school is budgeting their time in order to get their studies done. Maggard works about 20 hours a week as a cook at Ken’s Pizza. This obviously cuts down on time he has to spend on schoolwork, but he has been able to adjust to it. “Now I’m used to working and going to school at the same time,” he said. “I learned how to spend my time so I can get everything done.” Working also has the habit of cutting into personal time students normally use for socializing and other activities. “Sure it cuts into my social life,” Maggard said. “I go straight from school to work, and by the time I get off work, I have to go home and study for the next day. I never get to go out during the week.” Ewers agreed. “Sometimes I feel like I have no social life because I work so much. Between 15 hours of classes and working anywhere from 20 to 35 hours a week, I don’t have time for anything else but studying and sleeping.” However, this doesn’t mean that these students live a life of all work IN ADDITION TO FINISHING up his elec- tronical technology curriculum, Dale McAtee holds two jobs. He works as a camera man for KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, as well as being a life guard at the Weede swimming pool. —photo by Scott Miller 26—Working through school

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Meet me mi Hollywood's One of the main highlights of the nightlife in Pittsburg is the variety of bars in the area. There are many bars in town and the surrounding vicinity which offer a diversity of atmospheres and groups of people. The bars are considered by some to be a vital part of the University’s social aspect, because many students frequent them. Among them are some smaller bars that many of the locals frequent, such as Hollywood’s, Three-Eleven Club, Danny’s Bar in Chicopee, and Kenny and Louie’s in Frontenac. “I like to go to Three-Eleven because the group I used to run around with in high school goes there a lot,” said Jacque Porter, Pittsburg sophomore. “The bar has a friendly atmosphere. It’s also about the only bar in town that sells beer in quarts. GOIN’ FOR THE BULL’S EYE at Hollywoods, Brett Holtom says, ‘ Concentration is the Key to a successful game.'—photo by Bill Holtom “It’s a relaxing place to go, because there isn’t loud music blaring there, only a jukebox. At Three-Eleven I can relax, drink beer, and play pool,” she said. “When I go to Three-Eleven, I usually know almost everyone in there,” said Becky Gray, Pittsburg junior. “There’s a lot of local yokels in there,” added Janet Stites, St. John junior. Danny’s Bar takes a drive to reach, but the sound is pure country- western once you get there. A live band often performs, especially on weekends, and people of all ages go out there fora night of swing-dancing and fun. “It’s a real down-home bar,” said Susie Cope, Pittsburg sophomore. ”1 go out there a lot on afternoons with a DID YOU SEE THAT PLAY? Lee Nelson points with excitement as Lisa Farrell smiles about her score over Allison Jones in a game of electronic football at Hollywoods.—photo by Bill Holtom bunch of friends and play pool.” The country-western scene seems to be taking over as the new fad in music, and the affects are visible in Pittsburg. This shift in musical taste could have been the reason that Good Times Disco closed down in November following a year-long struggle to get off the ground. Some bars which had originally been disco bars have changed to the C W look, such as Paw Paw’s Dinner Club and the Rocking K. Paw Paw’s used to be a private disco, but changed its format over a year ago when members began requesting more rock n’ roll and country-western songs. Now it plays mostly country-western, and cowboy boots and hats have replaced satin pants and flashy shirts. The Rocking K was known a year ago as the Schoolhouse Disco. A mechanical bull has been added to the bar now and the flashing strobe lights discarded.