“Yes, but only in a small way ... I have to work in the morning.”

— Steve Waldren, economics major, Olathe

“I really don’t, honestly ... I don’t really know the detailed history to it, so I don’t really have a connection to Mardi Gras.”

— Allyn Denning, political science major, Ellsworth

“Not really. I am an international student and haven’t really gotten into that much of Mardi Gras and other American culture.”

— Manas Bhatnagar, electrical engineering, Bhopal, India

“I haven’t really thought about it, (but) I might.”

— Alex Hubbard, journalism major, Overland Park