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Show on-camp- us Boards Unanimous Editor Karin Jaffie Managing Editor Bill Godwin Decision Recommends tosians .Fate Contributing Writers Kristie Glad Th eEtosian, the Westminster yearbook, will not continue publication for the 1987-8- 8 school year, according to Karin Jaffie. Associated Students of Westminster College Publications Board of Governance chairperson. Bob Gore The board voted unanimously to discontinue staffing and funding the yearbook due to a lack of student interest. We based our decision on the fact that a large percentage of student fees go to this publication, yet only half of the books are picked up by students, Jaffie Business Manager Mike Moser Cara Cahoon Julie Fullmer GinnyGale Kristie Glad Myriam Hernandez Rollin Mitchell Angela Russell Erick Scheen Andrea Smith Benj Williams Photo Staff Bill Godwin Faculty Adviser Dr. Ray Ownbey The Forum of Westminster College of Salt Lake City will be published and distributed eight times during the academic semester by the Associated Students of Westminster College. The newspapers address is 1840 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84105. The Forum is an award-winnin- g member of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association. Typsetting and printing by Hoffine Printing, 55 East Malvern, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115, The Forum welcomes letters from students and other readers. Submissions must be signed and include the authors telephone by ministration, faculty or staff. March 6, 1987 Issue No. 12 Annette Tribby, assistant Etosian editor, felt that there should be a greater focus on pictures. Karla Joost, student, said "I think it would be better if there were a bigger staff. I wish there could be because I think they would create a yearbook that was more appealing to a bigger population of students. said. The Board of Governance, a committee conAndrews pointed out that her staff has diffisisting of students, faculty and staff, regulates all publications on campus. According to Etoculty filling the yearbook. She said The activnian Editor Kim Andrews it was here that the ity level is way down. We are having a hard idea of eliminating the yearbook was first ' time finding something to put in the yearbook introduced. this year. I had a photographer in the lounge for one week to take pictures and not one perCost has been a major factor in this decision. son showed up. According to Andrews, this year the Etosian took approximately $9,000 out of student fees; Dean of Arts and Sciences Steve Baar said, each book costs $25. The problem of distribution is He two made either make the suggestions: yearWith an effort on the part of the college to book avalable during registration; or mail it to reduce activity fees the Board of Governance ' made a recommendation to eliminate the the individual students. yearbook. The Board of Governances reaction to the Ray Ownbey, chair of the communications forum was positive yet cautious. Karin Jaffie. program, believes the yearbook faced several chairperson of the board, said, We are proud problems. Addressingthe problems of expense, of the students for voicing their opinion. She interest and distribution, he said, The Board felt that theoretically she would like everyone of Governance felt that Kim Andrews didnt to have a yearbook. have enough support in staff positions, that it is However Jaffie states, The overall impresvery expensive, and only half of the books are sion you get from students is that staffs are picked up. He further stated I dont think we it out for them with as little student putting can produce the kind of quality yearbook here input as possible. People think it is worthwhile because we dont have enough student interest. as long as somebody else does it. Two student forums were conducted on Feb. Andrews felt that the forum was not repre25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at noon to discuss the yearbook. Although no students sentative of the student population. She bewere in attendance at the evening forum, over lieves that there are more students on campus 25 individuals participated at the noon forum. like Steve Lowe who said, I dont care. Im never in it. Not one student in attendance wanted to see the yearbook eliminated. Suggestions were Andrews pointed out that over 85 of made to put greater emphasis on obtaining the students in attendance were percent from the on-goin- g. dorms. To meet their specific needs, Andrews suggests the publication of a memory book for interested dorm students. Andrews would be somewhat sad to see the yearbook go. She said It is hard because I'm the one who had to do it. I wish that the idea had come from someplace else and we (the Board of Governance) only had to react to it. Andrews said. I still have a dream that students will rally around, really want a year book and then work on it. Andrews feels that the yearbook staff supports her in this. They dont want to see it go. but they understand. The expected results of cutting the yearbook vary from one individual to another. Jaffie said, The idea of a yearbook should stay in some form because students want it. If it were totally destroyed it would cut another chunk out of the little bit of unity Westminster has. She said that the Board of Governance is looking for an alternative that is modern, inexpensive, and still the essence of a yearbook. She commented, We could give each student an instamatic camera, three rolls of film, a blank memory book; put it in a plastic bag and it would still cost less than the present yearbook. Ownbey said If the year book is scrapped, there could be more attention given to the Ellipsis. It could be made a broader publication. And there could be more attention given to the newspaper which is a more significant thing for a student body to have. Westminster is theonly college in Utah that still has a yearbook, yet tradition seems hard to let go. According to Benjamin Williams, student. Yearbooks are meant for historical reasons. And when Westminster is rid of the yearbook so goes their history. Ownbey said It is a wonderful tradition and I would be sorry to see the tradition die. But, students would get more for their money if it is spent elsewhere. . ? r ft 1 number (telephone numbers will be used only to verify the authenticity of letters). Submissions must also avoid the use of profanity and libel. Lengths may not exceed three typed, double-space- d pages with lines 50 character spaces wide. Deliver letters directly to the FoTrum office (under the door if necessary) in the basement of Shaw Center by 3 p.m. on Friday one week before the date of publication, or "mail them to the Forum office at the above address. Please be concise and to the point in your letters. Opinions expressed on the Forum editorial pages are those of the writers and are not to be construed as the opinions of the Associated Students of Westminster College or of the college ad- advertisements to reduce the cost. Other students pointed out that increasing the number of credit hours for the course might encourage a continuing staff, and provide more time so that students learn faster. r r . H V i it 'Hi a? i W- v ! i t v,, i i 7 V r'y & fh. v Etosian Assistant Editor Annette Tribby, Etosian staff member Shawn M eh liny, and Dean of Arts and Sciences Stere Baar were among the Westminster community members who turned out at the Etosian forum. Forum 3 |