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Show 4 Signpost-Friday, June 1, 1984 EdhoRiAl Signpost Doesn't Happen Overnight by Colleen Mewing Editor-in-Chief Not many people realize all of the time and effort that is put into publishing a college newspaper. There isn't one person that does all the work -it's a joint effort and there are a lot of people that go unrecognized for what they do. The Signpost isn't put out in a matter of minutes. It takes a lot of hours -planned hours. Deadline constantly becomes a word that editors would like to strike from the dictionary and imprint on reporter's minds. When stories come in late, that means that the paper goes out late. It's a constant battle against the clock and the dreaded 7 p.m. phone call from the printer to see how much longer it will be before we're done. And if it looks like it's going to be a long time, the staff ends up driving the paper to the printer -which is in Brigham City. Two people who deserve recognition are the Signpost typesetters, Pauline McReavy and Peggy Maggio. The two of them sit in front of our computer terminals, typing in stories which are usually handwritten and hard to read. They put up with a lot from the editors who want to know if such-and-such a story has been typed in yet so the editor can see how long the story is. (Pauline spent I don't know how many hours typing in the graduation list which appeared in Tuesday's paper-the list was 23 typed pages long!) Another person that every newspaper should have on their staff is Ken Hill, our production manager. Ken's job is one of the worst. Ken has to make sure that all the stories in the paper are straightened. This means that he is the last one to leave the paper. Ken is the one person on the staff that maintains his cool. When machines break down and we think we won't be putting out a paper, Ken is the optimistic one. Ken has a lot of help from his production crew. And Linda Smith is one of his crew. Linda also straightens and boxes stories and makes sure that, everything is in order before an editor leaves. Linda is often fought over, as each editor tells her ten different things to straighten at once. The production crew also includes Jeff Allen, Kristie Jenson and Stephanie Christenson-the people that put our Signpost ads together. The Signpost wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for our business manager, Kevin Carrillo. Kevin is helped out by Don Williams, the Signpost promotion manager. Michael Christenson also helps by selling ads for the paper. All of these people, together with the editors put the paper together. I went through and did some checking to see how many issues we have put out this year and to see how many pages were done. As I totaled everything, it seemed like so much more work had been done then what the figures amounted to. This is what I came up with. As of today, the Signpost has put out 58 issues this school year, which amounts to 922 total pages. On the average, 5,000 issues were printed each time the paper was put out. That means that the printers up in Brigham City printed 4,610,000 pages for Weber State College this year. (Now that's a lot of trees!) It took some time to get the issue, that you are now holding, into your hands. It wasn't done in a short time and it didn't take just a few people to do it. I want to thank everyone for all the work that they have done during the year. I especially want to thank our advisor, Mr. Larry Stahle, for all the advice and help he has given the staff throughout the year. If it wasn't for the great staff that we have, the Signpost might not have been printed at all. "I CONSIDERED MAKING- A OTM APPEAL IN THE NAMEOF JUSTICE, QDMRPSSKM, HUMAN VRffll UVIUI I rOKUKK THEM, FOR WMiV BWOrHtKHOOU KKWttHPJIONS itT UNBORN- KUVfcNVBEKtD THlb 15 THt NlllAAt tASI. THEN LETTERS... Graduate Thanks Professors To the Editor: I am a Graduating Senior here at Weber State and I would like to thank those teachers and professors that have helped me in my education. My study is in the field of Foreign Languages and I would like to recognize those professors that I had the opportunity to study under, namely in the French Department: Dr. Jean Andra, Professor Lucie Swanson, Dr. Oren Moffet. In the German Department, Dr. Inge Adams, Professor Ken Adams, Professor Roland Ratjen and Dr. Robert Belka. I feel that we, here at Weber State, have the most qualified Foreign language instructors that any University and college could hope to have and I feel these instructors are worthy of public recognition. I have seen these instructors go the extra mile to help their students learn and achieve. These are the type of professors that we need to maintain at Weber State. Name withheld upon request. Support WSC Excellence To the Editor: In an educational setting such as is present at Weber State College many banquets, programs, and letters are yearly given to recognize the excellence of the college community. This year a large scale event is taking place to recognize Weber State excellence. The event will be the Second Annual Crystal Crest Awards program. Awards will be given in ten areas, including: scholar of the year, master teacher of the year, man and woman of the year, and alumnus of the year. Selection committees have rigorously interviewed all 50 of the award finalists to insure that the best person is chosen the winner. The event will be staged June 2. Well-known community people will add their prestige to the evening by presenting the award trophies to the winners. The list of guests includes state and county government officials business presidents, newspaper and television people and others' Included in the program are many of the college performing groups and a well-known trumpet performer A1 Hirt). The program is directed by competent Weber State people and includes songs, musical scores and dances written especially for this even ing. The entire program is under the auspices of the Associated Students of WSC. There is a steering committee with ten subcommittees which include: selections, guest presenters, publicity, escorts and programs. Each of these committees have capable student and facultystaff co-chairmen. I have been involved in Crystal Crest from the onset and have received many comments about the outcome of the work that my committee has done. I wish to thank my committee members for jobs well done, without them we as a committee could not have been successful. There are numerous other committee people who have worked to make the upcoming evening a rousing success, I salute their efforts. Come and see how well they've done. Help support excellence at Weber State. The Crystal Crest awards program may be attended by all Weber State students. The cost is $3.50 for students $5 for the community) and tickets can be purchased at the door. Crystal Crest will start at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night and will be held in the Browning Center. Steve Fifield WSC Halls Stereotyped To the Editor: I would like to express my views on the Signature article printed in the May 29 edition of the Signpost entitled, "Life at the Resident Halls." I am currently enrolled in Communication 315 which is a class used to prepare future Resident Assistants for their upcoming employment at Weber State College. This class is required for students that are hopefully about to become R.A.'s. I reside off campus and as a requirement for the class I was asked to stay in the halls as did the reporter. True, the food wasn't like Mom's but it was good considering the amount of students it was prepared for and there was quite a variety. My lodgings were well equipped and functional. I also had preconceived notions of the halls but mine weren't as slanted as the reporter's views. As the reporter stated, "views toward campus housing will always be biased in one way or another." It seems that the author's opinion was very biased. Almost the entire article was negative and there was very little presented that was positive. He also stated that "management prefers" to call them the halls instead of dorms to change the negative connotation of the halls. They're not just a place to eat and sleep, they're also there to promote and to provide community living for students. Using the words of Richard Sline, the reporter has done a gross injustice to the halls. The article sets back what the staff of the halls had been working so hard to avoid, stereotyping. A. Blair Campbell Hurst 'Congratulates' Staff Dear Signpost Editors, Staff, et al: As the current school year winds down to a close, I would be remiss if I did not take the opportunity of congratulating all of you on jobs well done. Under the excellent administration of the editors and advisor, I felt the coverage provided reflected the highest in journalist standards. You are accurate, fair, diverse, and informative. On behalf of my office and staff, I express thanks and appreciation for your dedication and extend best wishes for continued success in the future! Dean W. Hurst Vice President for College Relations |