Royal Purple Yearbook & DVD

Portrait Picture Sessions

Keeley Young — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:24 +0000

If you missed getting your portrait picture taken, it is not too late!

Along with group photo shoots we will also be taking portrait pictures. These pictures are free, open to all students, and it only takes a minute to get your photo taken. We will also be selling the 2010 Royal Purple Yearbook & DVD, so this is a great chance to order your copy!

We will be set up in the K-State Union courtyard on the ground floor from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday for the next couple of weeks.

2010 Royal Purple Yearbook & DVD theme

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:21:36 +0000

Stripped: the art of authenticity.

In college sometimes it’s hard to look past people’s exteriors. You see their clothes, their activities, their classes…but you don’t get to know the real person. That’s why this year the Royal Purple Yearbook & DVD is bringing you Stripped.

Take off your stereotypes. Take off the front you put on when meeting new people. Strip down until there is nothing left but the real you. That’s what we want. Stripped is our way to get to the core, the heart and soul of the people we show in our publications.

So check back here and be our friend on Facebook (Royal Purple) to stay up-to-date on ourStripped events. That way, if you’re feeling bold, you know how you can be Stripped for the 2010 Royal Purple Yearbook & DVD.

Group Photos

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:21 +0000

Group photos will be available for K-State clubs and organizations for $10 a photo. One photo includes 30 individuals. For groups larger than 30 people, multiple photos will be taken and charged.

This is a great opportunity to capture your group in the yearbook! There are many dates and times available for photos. Check the schedule below for group photo dates.

Group Photos Schedule

Monday, Nov. 23

Tuesday, Nov. 24

Monday, Nov. 30

Tuesday, Dec. 1

All group photos will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the K-State Student Union.

Jenna Wykes

Tamara Salisbury — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:54:46 +0000

Jenna Wykes, graduate student in counseling and student development, wants to work in academic services for college student athletes. And motivating student athletes to work hard in their academics can be challenging. But she already knows about that. As a former student-athlete and a wife to a current football player, Wykes does not accept any excuses.

“A lot of times, they’ll say, ‘Well, you know it’s hard practicing and doing this and that and then doing academics,’ and I can say, ‘Well, I’ve been there, and if I can do it you can do it,’” she said.

Shon Price

Amanda Lunn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:12 +0000

Balancing work and school is stressful for a lot of students. But for Shon Price, junior in sociology, the stress is worth it. He is not only a bouncer at a bar in Aggieville, Ale House; he is also a volunteer firefighter for Riley County. Price said he got started in the field of firefighting when his mother jokingly suggested becoming a firefighter. After that, he researched the profession and began a series of training classes to become a certified firefighter.

“Volunteer firefighting is truly the most beneficial community service that you can provide to people who would not have the same fire protection without us,” Price said.

Tony Meyer

Colleen Quinn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:04 +0000

Tony Meyer, senior in landscape architecture from St. Charles, Mo., decided to attend K-State because of the architecture program.

“I like to work on architecture because it’s different every day,” Meyer said. “You get to work on social issues. I like to work with people on how to improve their community.”

Outside of architecture Meyer plays basketball and is active in Christian Challenge Campus Ministry, where he participates in activities they put on and attends meetings every Thursday in Forum Hall.

Grizelda MacDonald

Anna Kearns — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:44:41 +0000

Although she’s from South Africa, Grizelda MacDonald, graduate student in curriculum and instruction, said she felt more at home anywhere but home.

“(Traveling is) an opportunity for me to see other places, experience other cultures and live in other cultures,” she said. “Instead of just hearing about it, I want to go experience it. First-hand experience is always better, and it’s a way for me to practice my freedom.”

MacDonald has lived in Kansas for two years, but the six years prior to that she lived in Taiwan teaching English to children ages 2 to 12. While living abroad, MacDonald also visited Hong Kong and McCau, China; Korea; Singapore and Malaysia. While living in the states, she travels less and misses the extensive traveling lifestyle she had become accustomed to.

Wes Landis

Eric Brown — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:33:28 +0000

Wes Landis is a sophomore who is majoring in photography. He works at the Apple Store in the Student Union although he isn’t sure why. He has many hobbies but perhaps the most impressive of all is slack lining, or slacking. Slack lining is an urban form of tightrope walking, except you are only a few feet off the ground rather than 50 or 100 feet.

“You set it (tubular webbing line) between two trees and it’s a lot of fun,” Landis said. “You don’t ever run across it but I’m good enough to stay on it as long as I’d like to. It took me a month or so to learn.”

Soil Judging

Colleen Quinn — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:14:58 +0000

A dig to find leadership

Crawling out of a 5-foot deep hole with nothing but a pencil, a piece of paper and their sense of leadership, the soil judging team emerged. For more than 50 years, the team had a tradition of leadership and experience for the students involved.

“The students learn how to make quick decisions,” coach Michael Ransom, professor of agronomy, said. “It teaches them to work as a group.”

The team practiced once a week for three hours, traveling to different open areas around Manhattan to critique the soil. Practicing not only helped prepare them for their contests, but it helped build communication and experience within the team.

During contests, which were anywhere from Rhode Island to Utah, they had a hole to critique together in ten minutes, thinking quickly and making decisions as a team. They also had a hole to apply their own thoughts and work on alone.

“Essentially, the people putting it on judge and classify the soil,” Angela Tran, senior in agronomy, said. “We are then judged on how well we can match their characterization.”

Because they worked with professional judges at the competitions they received helpful advice for future contests. They were also able to get a feel for what it was like to be in a professional environment. Winning and losing was a big part of the competition; however, it was hard to predict what place the team would come in…

To read the rest of this story, buy a 2010 Royal Purple Yearbook.

Dodgeball Club

Maci Wells — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:40 +0000

Club offers fun, friendship

One by one, members of the Dodgeball Club gathered in shorts, T-shirts and tennis shoes, anxious to divide and conquer during the regular Tuesday night practice Sept. 29.

Besides the competitive activity, members used the time to chat.

“I meet friends here, and it’s fun to see people week after week,” David Korth, freshman in business administration, said.

Sounds of laughter, bouncing balls and yelling filled Ahearn Gymnasium. They lowered the nets between the courts to keep the flying missiles contained, and each team lined up on the starting line, while the players’ ammunition was set up at center court. Lurching toward the center, members locked their eyes on the balls.

“Ready, set, dodgeball!”

The students sprinted towards the balls, grabbed them and then backed away, launching their weapons at one another with full force.

“It’s mass hysteria and total mayhem all night,” said Zachary Polson, president and junior in park management and conservation.

The eliminated victims formed a line along the wall, and they cheered and cautioned their teammates who had survived.

“It’s the Herbal Essences — as in, it’s invigorating— of sports clubs,” Wesley New, treasurer and junior in mechanical engineering, said. “You’re always darting back and forth, looking for someone who makes the wrong move and then just going for them.”

To read the rest of this story, buy a 2010 Royal Purple Yearbook.