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Show f Westminster Celebrates Fall Edition Of Ellipsis Kimberly Pfaff Forum Staff Writer The debut reading of the Fall 1993 issue of Ellipsis: Literature and Art was held Thursday, Dec. 9 in Nunemaker Place. Several contributing artists, staff members and others from the Westminster community attended. Katharine Colq, Ellipsis advisor, welcomed the crowd and thanked the staff for a job well done. Everything that was her poetry that was accepted by Ellipsis at the debut party for the literary magazine. done to put this magazine together was done by students of Westminster College. Congratulations on a wonderful job and thank you for making my job so easy and such a pleasure, she said. Coles also extended thanks to Roger Mangelson, former editor and business manager of Ellipsis. He came back and donated his time to help make this the kind of work of art he liked to see when he was editor, she said. After the reading, Mangelson commented, It was nice to work on the magazine again after coming back. For some sick reason, I enjoy doing it, he said. Coles presented him with a gift certificate to Kings English Bookstore for his contribution to the magazine. Coles then introduced this years editor, Robin Larsen, and commended her for the tremendous job she did on the magazine. Larsen thanked everyone for coming and said how pleased she was with the issue. It is beautiful. I would like to thank everyone on the staff for a job well done. I was also pleased with the enthusiasm of the Westminster students. All the artwork in this issue is from students, she said. Larsen introduced the contributors and staff members who would be reading. Pat Cutting began the reading with her poem, Origin of Woman. Cutting explained she wrote this poem as a response to seeing an Origin of Man exhibit at a natural history museumtShe also read her recently finished poem, Chalk Creek, based on a trip she took to Belize. She described Belize as a beautiful country in Central America with beautiful animals and birds. .. Jeff Metcalf then read his piece, Clean One Owner, which was recently published in Catalyst. This work is about a first car and a time of innocence a time when a fellow could be in love with his car. Tamera Evans, a senior in communication, read her three poems, Sisleys View of the Road, Noah and Blood Work, all of which were published in Ellipsis. Coles read the story Making A Holiday Tradition Salsa by M. Blackerby. Maureen Clark, Ellipsis assistant editor, then chose to read the poem, Whose Words These Are, by Joel Passey. Ellipsis Production Manager Mat White read Hot Creek Idyll. This poem is by Jonathan Tabakin. Larsen finished the reading with what she described as her favorite poem, Labeled Scenic (Ode to a Ridge), by Katie Kingston. She again thanked the audience for coming and encouraged everyone to enjoy the refreshments. People then had a chance to visit with the staff and the contributors and to partake of the food and beverages available. Cache Valley Cheese generously donated the cheese for the debut. Darin Vincent, Ellipsis staff member, commented about the debut reading. I thought the poems took on a whole new meaning when they were read aloud. They are 100 percent different than when they were just words on paper, he said. Another staff member, Stephanie Sherman, said what a great experience it was to woikon the magazine.Itis wonderful to be able to read the submissions and to see what my peers are writing, she said., Staff member Jason Russell agreed. After all the hard work, it was very fulfilling to see the final magazine and how professional it looks, he said. Metcalf commented on his inclusion in Ellipsis. I am always proud to be part of e such a publication. I think we all an get additional heartbeat when a literary well-don- magazine gets published, w&Ellipsis looks as good as it ever has, he said. Coles was very pleased with the issue. I think with this issue, the students have reached the high water mark for literary and artistic excellence, she said. Clark said, I think it is an exceptional issue. The quality of the submissions was incredible, and I think we managed to put together the very best of what came in. The magazine has a very good feel to it. Ellipsis: Literature and Art is published by the Associated Students of Westminster College with additional support from the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Free copies of the magazine are available in the bookstore. In This Issue Lots of Holiday spirit Pages 2 & 3. - of course. Athey'sTop 12 forthe season, plus the last review of 93. Page 9. photo by Alexandra Sanders . Westminster pottery students featured a variety of hand-mad- e products at their annual Christmas pottery sale on Dec. 1 and 2. Profits will benifit the Gary D. Fitzer Memorial Fund. V i f I i i ' i i i i Highlights of the semester in pic- tures worth 1 1 ,000 words. Pages 6 & 7. Classic Christmas entertainment. Page 8 ,, |