Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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 22 Shopping School loyalties can become confused during shopping trips. Ron Curtin, Osawatomie freshman, considers buying a cap and jacket from another Kansas university. — Dale Bratton Decorating a house can be an expensive proposition. Linda Hessman, Shawnee freshman, looks for knicknacks to add the finishing touch to her college home. — Dale Bratton

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The beautiful floats seen in the Homecoming parade start as a shell of wire and wood and a pile of multi-colored tissue paper. Through the hard work of such people as David Main,, Pitsburg senior, the raw materials are tran- sformed into floats. Main was working on the float for the Newman Center. —Dale Bratton Agility and flexibility were needed more than athletic skill by participants in the Gorilla Games. Kelly Hill and Shannon Tote, both Kansas City fresh- men, find that togetherness is not as easy as it looks. —Jim Ivy Homecoming 27

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Choosing cards for special occasions can be a time- consuming task because many cards must be read before the ideal one is found. Carrie Phelps,. Crestline senior, laughs as she finds the perfect humorous card. — Dale Bratton Winter chilis were on the minds of shoppers as they looked for coats, gloves and hats. Kurt Frrese, Pitt- sburg resident, looks for a pair of gloves to keep his hands warm through the winter. — Kelley Bllis Students satisfy ecret desires Earning money - spending money Students have secret dreams and desires just like everyone else. Whether they crave new cars, expensive clothes, jewels or well-paying jobs, their desires center around one passion — money. An even bigger passion for students, though, is a chance to spend that money. They have a passion for shopping. After I've had a really bad day, or rotten week. I'll go out shopping and buy myself something, just to make myself feel better, said Carla Perry, Olathe senior. Since my husband spends about $10 a week on cigarettes, I figure that I should be able to spend at least that much on something for myself, Perry said. Whether she spends her allotment on clothes or her passion, shoes, Perry said that for her, shopping is a form of entertainment. Curt Crespino, Pittsburg sophomore, has a passion for shopping for clothes, especially sweaters. His collection now totals 50 sweaters of every imaginable color and style, and when the passion hits him, he is likely to buy another one on the spur of the moment. Crespino, who lives in Pittsburg with his parents, said that he realizes that he is not a typical student with housing and living expenses. My food, lodging and gas are all taken care of by my parents, so the money I make working at the registrar's office takes care of my car payment and my personal monthly expenses, Crespino said. The excuse that I give to my mother when I come home with another sweater is that I don't drink, I don't smoke and I don't waste my money on tapes. So, instead, I buy sweaters, Crespino said. Crespino said that he tends to spend less money when he shops all day then when he only has a few minutes for shopping. One time in Joplin (Mo.) I spent $70 in fifteen minutes. When you know the stores close in fifteen minutes you have to make your mind up fast. When I'm spending the whole day shopping, it's for entertainment and I don't spend as much money, Crespino said. He said that he is not the type of person that thinks just because he goes in a store, that he has to buy something. can go in a store and come out with nothing. I'm the type of person who enjoys looking and trying on clothes, just for the fun of it, Crespino said. continued on page 24 Shopping 23