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2 Shoptalk June, 1983

Speakers shed new light on piIblications

By MARGIE CULBERTSON Madisonville-North Hopkins

" Oear Utinking equals clear writing. Know what it is you're trying to say," said Jim Ausenbaugh, an associate professor of journalism at Western. According to Ausenbaugh, newswriting and interviewing take a lot of planning and S( [ N[ clear Utinking. " In newswriting, the first part is your in­ fonnation," Ausenbaugh said. He read several examples of faulty reporting, in­ cluding some newspaper stories. Calling himself an "evangelist of the written word," Ausenbaugh went on to say that " clutter is a disease of writing. Take out all those extra words. Think about it." He also talked about accuracy and " how to hide the dull stuff." Ausenbaugh explained what to look for in an interview and how to prepare ques­ tions ahead of time through research. "He made some good points and kept my attention," said Jim Pence from Grayson County. • •• Graphic design is extremely important because it affects our daily lives," Steve Sebree, art director for The Courier­ Journal Magazine told workshop students Wednesday. He talked about different aspects of layout and design, including the use of symbols and art. Sebree showed slides of the pages he has designed. He illustrated the use of typography and design by drawing the word "fat" in thick, heavy lettering. " The slide show was interesting and gave me new ideas for yearbook design," said Sara Manion from Lyon County High School. ••• " Every photographer should have a compassion and feeling of what pictures he should take and what he should not. " This is the philosophy of Keith Williams, a photographer at The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times. Pboto by Tony Grimsley Williams, who works with 25 other Steve Sebree, art director for The Courier-Journal Magazine, is photographers at the newspapers, said pic­ tures are important because they show silhouetted by a slide of one of his designs for the "Scene" section readers the story. "We relate to you what of the Louisville Times. those stories mean." "I think his experience really showed, " published in his newspaper. A native of Henderson, Williams has commented John Shwnake III, an Urban The reporter spoke to workshoppers been a photographer for 10 years. " I learn­ workshopper. " He truly is a great about the Klan stories during a Thursday ed through working on the newspaper," photographer." session. Williams said about his education in the ••• Thompson said he was chosen by Ten­ fi eld. " I've never been so scared in all my nessean publisher and editor John Seigen­ He spoke to workshoppers about his life," said Jerry Thompson, investigative thaler to do the stories because Thompson career and life in general. " It's not the reporter for thl': Tennessean. had the experience and the guts. clothes you wear or the camera you Thompson was referring to his 18-month "Besides," Thompson quoted Seigen­ carry," he said. " It's what you do with undercover investigation and subsequent thaler as saying, " I think you look like a them." series of stories about the Ku Klux Klan redneck." Modern Klan organizations proclaimed themselves to be non-violent groups, Thompson said; yet, the editors believed Jim Ausenbaugh, the Klan should be investigated. Thompson said he prepared carefully associate professor of prior to beginning, studying in detail the journalism at Western, Klan's history and breaking old habits. "I demonstrates a point had to learn how to say the word nigger during his speech on and kike without flinching," he said. But Thompson learned quickly and in writing techniques. the fall of 1(179 he went to a small town out­ side Binningham, Ala., under an asswned I name and fictitious background. Going into careful detail, Thompson I described his life undercover. He told I workshoppers he was always careful and always scared. Davidson County Sheriff Fate Thomas and two of his deputies accompanied the reporter back to Alabama for the meeting to protect him in case anything went wrong. Thompson was afraid Klan members had discovered what he was ' doing; however, there were no problems, and the first story in the series was published as he drove back from Alabama to Tennessee. The Associated Press also released his stories, Thompson said, and many reporters have followed him in publishing more stories about the Klan. Since Thompson's stories were printed, Klan membership has decreased greatly. Thompson has received threats by phone and through the mail. The Tennessean pro­ vided him and his family with protection, and the threats have subsided. t' Don't tell my wife, but if I had the chance I'd do it again," Thompson added.

Above left, Courier-Journal and Louisville Times photographer Keith Williams discusses the role of pictures in showing news events. During Tennessean reporter Jerry Thompson's speech, Western graduate Kim Kolarik waits for the right m(r ment to photograph the speaker. Advisers gain experience in faculty workshop By SARA MANION given new ideas on layout design, given to photographers and it's good If you Lyon County photography and other important have your own darkroom. elements of the yearbook. They have also Mrs. Smith said she hoped to improve The students participating in the discussed troublesome situations with her book by coming to the workshop. " I Publications Workshop weren't the only Vander Heyden, adviser of the Talisman. came because of Western's reputation in ones who spent time in class this week. Mrs. Richards, in her ninth year as ad­ publications," Mrs. Smith said. This week Two yearbook advisers, Anne Rose viser, said she came to the workshop for she has worked on cropping pictures and Richards from FrankUo-Simpson High her Rank I and to learn to better staff other aspects of the yearbook. School and JoAnne Smith from Hart Coun­ morale. " I'd like to organize my Vander Heyden and Adams expected ty High School, were given new ideas and darkroom," she said. more teachers to attend this workshop, help on old ones by instructors Terry " Photography is a big headache," which was open to both yearbook and Vander Heyden and Bob Adams. Vander Heyden said. During a class they newspaper advisers. Vander Heyden actually left it up to the all agreed photography is the most impor­ Adams said he thought this workshop advisers to choose what they wanted to tant part of a yearbook. According to was valuable to advisers. He said he would work on. During this week, they have been Vander Heyden, encouragement should be like to do it again next year. " Shoptalk June, 1983 Around town Field trips combine fun~ education

second set of doors to get inside the War­ Ed Ethcells from Trinity High School in ren County Jail. Louisville said, " It was like going to a Chief Deputy Jailer Jesse Miller zoo." escorted the workshoppers through a It was different on the fourth floor fail large, steel, screen door surrounded with because the cells were separate and had a plastic and then through another that led steel screen added. By LARRY FLEISCHER to a narrow hallway. " I wouJdn't want to live there," said Louisville 81. xavier The first thing they saw was where the Henry Meiman, also from Trinity High. jailers keep the drunks, including people As the students went up the floors, -the As they waited outside, they joked and arrested for driving under the influence, severity of the crimes progressed. It rang­ talked to keep themselves relaxed. But who have to stay in jail for five hours. ed from misdemeanors, such as shoplif­ they couJd hear the prisoners inside, and After that time, they may post bond and ting on the first floor, to severe felonies, in­ they were concerned about getting hurt . leave or remain there until their time in cluding murder, on the fourth floor. when they went inside. court. The prisoners didn't seem to notice the When a deputy jailer brought a prisoner The students were then escorted up nar­ vistors and ignored them other than mak­ out in handcuffs and escorted him to the row staircases to the fi rst floor of ing several remarks to the girls. Warren County Courthouse it made some prisoners. The students continued to move Jill Martin from Madisonville-North students uneasy. The conversation turned through more steel doors and narrow Hopkins said, " I didn't like it and it gave to what would happen if a prisoner tried to hallways unW they reached the fourth me an eerie feeling. They really couldn't escape and how scary it wouJd be to live floor. care less how you felt." near any type of jail. The prisoners on the first floor we re con­ Overall, the workshoppers thought it Then it was time to go in. Everybody tained in a division with four small in­ was a different experience. "It was a jaiL climbed the seven concrete steps to the dividual cells, each with four beds and a What else can you say? said Michelle first set of doors and then went through a small area for them to walk. around in. Austin from Lyon County.

Photo by Ed EtcheU:! Workshop photographers and news staffers listen to Deputy Jailer Jesse Miller at the Warren County Jail. Being inside a jail was a new experience for many students. June, 1983 Shoptalk 5

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By BOBBY pmTLE Heatb Warren County Judge-Executive Basil Griffin is a strong man with stronger beliefs. From his office overlooking the Warren County Jail, Griffin has created many needed programs for agriculture, health and parks during his 20 years as county judge. At the same time, he helps four of his eight magistrates maintain 500 miles of county roads. Even though Griffin, by the nature of his job, is considered an important figure in Warren County, he has a personal side, too. Griffin spent most of his childhood amidst the depression, when "you could be whatever you wanted to be and no one -Above, Lisa Jessie of Bullitt Cen­ cared." He participated in as many sports tral and Jim Pence of Grayson as he could. He said that's where he got the County take notes during an inter­ " tough hide" to which he crediLs much of his success. view with Warren County Judge­ During the war, he saw Paris and knew Executive Basil Griffin. Mark that he never wanted to stay on the (arm Boaz of Madisonville-North again. After graduating from Western and Hopkins takes a breathalyzer test obtaining a law degree from the Universi­ at the police station. ty of Kentucky, he began the long struggle to become an elected official. When he was elected, he kept the posi­ Thomas said it's imperative, at times, tion and has remained there since 1962, for the police to restrict certain informa­ each year maintaining a balanced budget. tion the press may already have. Griffin uses the philosophies of Thomas It is the press' responsibility to keep that Jefferson to get him through this modern Information to themselves until the world. For example, Griffin feels that Jef­ criminals are apprehended, he said. " It's ferson's idea of paying all debts every 20 a give and take situation." years would help our nation by not allow­ . Thomas warned future journalists they ing the debts to pass from generation to are going to see things they have to generation. prepare themselves for. He referred to Griffin blames the world's problems on murders, suicides and injuries that jour­ attitudes and firmly believes that all pro­ nalists sometimes have to see to write ac­ blems would be solved with the creation of curate stories. an "attitude pill ," but since there is no Thomas said, " You can't let some of the such thing, people will have to fend for Police things you see interfere with your personal themselves, he said. life. You can't go home and think about the Griffin also recognizes the plight of the things you saw. middle class worker. He believes the main By BOBBY PffiTLE " Ninety percent of our officers never problem with America today is that the Heath fi re a shot," Thomas said. He is trying to rich people are in congress and the con­ After a tour of Bowling Green's Police eliminate the myth of police brutality in gressmen help the poor, leaving the mid­ Department, 16 workshoppers may never television. "We don't go around shooting dle class worker out in the street. look at JXIli ce shows or journa lism the people like 'Dirty Harry.' We only shoot Griffin said he has worked hard for same way again. when someone's life is threatened." everything he now has, and he said he Officer Pat Thomas, crime prevention The workshoppers found that Bowling could have been a bum if he wanted to. officer, and Scott Bowerman, JXIlice Green's Police Department was com­ However, Americans today aren't given photographer, destroyed a ll myths about puterized. Using microfilm and various that simple right. policemen, popularlized by television and types of computers, including links to Today, anybody who wants to be a bum movies. State Police computers and the FBI's Na­ is constantly bombarded with vain at­ Even though the movies portray the tional Crime Informatfon Center com­ tempts by various government and private press and police as enemies, Thomas said puters, offices are able to confirm . organizations to make him something he he's working to smooth relations between previous police records of anybody in the might not want to be, Griffin said the two. United States. But from his perspective, he has every He directs his efforts toward situations Workshoppers also found out that the right to consider himself the " last free which involve hostage negotiations and department accepts all of the local 911 American." improved press relations. calls and responds to about 27,000 com- 6 Shoptalk June, 1983

plaints annually. Even though the calls Printing Service complex in Scottsville on Gerald'S, which receives and sends may be intended for the fire department or Wednesday . orders to almost every state in the union, is for an ambulance, they are re-routed by The shop, which for many years had one of the biggest facilities of its kind the police department. been the Allen County News office, was anywhere. When the students entered the lab bought by Larry Gerald in 1971 and con­ The Gerald Printing Service, a com­ Bowerman uses for his profession, they verted into a printing shop. pletely modern facility in every way, were instantly acquainted with his job by Today, his shop employs over 30 persons helped workshoppers understand how the simply looking at the picture-covered walL and does printing services for more than 17 printing process works. The photographs were of variow murders other printing shops throughout the area. and suicides, which are some of Bower­ The tour of the business lasted about one man's favorite cases. hour and the students were taken through Daily News " I didn't even look at them," said Henry the variow stages of printing. Meiman of Louisville Trinity. "I don't get Jim Highland, associate professor of into that kind of photography." Gerald's press, which prints mostly journalism at Western and a Daily News Bowerman showed how the photographs brochures and bulletins for religiow and writer, led the workshoppers on a tour of sometimes solved cases. Using a murder social groups, also prints limited edition the paper Thursday afternoon. for an example, he showed how the gun w­ prints for artists who will later try to sell "Our readership is pretty well satisfied ed to kill an elderly man was discovered them on the open market. with what we're doing," Highland said of half-hidden under a furnace. They also print books, wing two dif­ the paper. ferent systems of binding. One is a hard The tour began with a view of the newS bound or "glued" type, where a person room where all information is gathered glues all the pages onto a jacket. Another from the wire services or from the com­ Printers type is called the "stapled" form which is munity. used for smaller books, such as pamphlets The workshoppers saw the computer and larger brochures. room that houses two massive computers Gerald Printing The printing jobs require a metal plate where the stories are set in type. burned from a negative. The plate is put on Then the students watched people work By JIM PENCE a Hiedelberg press. in the area where the paper is laid out. Grayson County The brochures and bulletins are folded In the two-story press room, the paper by a machine called a Baumfolder. Final­ rolls off the press to the circulation depart­ All 21 students in Western's High School ly, everything is packaged in plastic and ment where employees package and Publications Workshop toured the Gerald ready for delivery or pick-up. prepare the paper for delivery.

Students study for second straight year

By ALISA TEMPLEMAN When he was told he couldn't we the Hart County camera he had, he "went to work to have dnd BOBBY PIRTLE money for a 35 mm camera." He now has Heath two paper routes and walks two miles a and STEVE TAYLOR day to deliver 115 papers. Adair County Gruber, who is studying photojour­ nalism in the workshop, was named the "I think Usa has demonstrated enor­ best photojournalism student in the mous writing talent," newspaper instruc­ workshOp last year. tor Jim Highland said. Although he is just 16 years old, Gruber "Mark has taken the principles of has had much experience in photojour­ photography and applied them to become nalism. As a sophomore, he was exchange a very accomplished shooter," editor and staff photographer for the photography instructor Mike Morse said. surprises some people. " My teacher told school newspaper, and he also wrote Usa Jessie, a Bullitt Central junior, and my mother that she couldn't believe I liked stories. His junior year he was photo editor Mark Gruber, a senior at Elizabethtown sports so well because I was so quiet," of his school newspaper, and next year he High, are attending Western's High School Miss Jessie said. hopes to become editor of his school Publications Workshop for the second con­ As the only girl in the Publications newspaper. Gruber had the opportunity to secutive year. Workshop newspaper section, Miss Jessie "shadow," or apprentice, with P.J. Az­ She writes mainly for the sports section was jokingly ridiculed by a county judge­ zolina, a photographer for the News­ of her school paper, The Central Scene, executiVe . Enterprise in Elizabethtown. "On-the-job covering tennis and basketball. Occa­ Her plans involve work in journalism, training is the best kind of teaching; it sionally she utilizes her talents in the news maybe sportswriting. She plans to com­ really helped me a lot," Gruber said. and features section. "I enjoy it very plete her studies at Western because of all Gruber likes photojournalism becawe it much." that she has seen and learned here during is creative. "It never gets monotonous," Even though she lives in Shepherdsville, the last two Publication Workshops. he said. "One day I shoot an auto accident which is about 20 miles from Louisville, When he started taking pictures with his and the next day a group of kids." she's a devoted University of Kentucky 110 pocket instamatic camera, Mark He hopes to attend Western and major in fan . Asked to name her favorite Big Blue Gruber never dreamed he would be able to some type of journalism - probably photo­ player, she dreamily remarks: "Kyle accomplish so much as a photOjournalist. journalism. He said that 10 years from now Macy." As a freshman, Gruber decided he he wants to be working on The Courier­ Miss Jessie said her interest in sports wanted to take pictures for the yearbook. Journal as a staff photographer. June, 1983 Shoptalk 7

Minority students learn journalism

By STEVE TA YWR counseling of the students," Engleman Sun and the Daily News in Bowling Green. Adair County said. Newspapers, according to Each student selected to take part in the Engleman, have special needs. Their workshop was nominated by a teacher on Twenty minority students are learning publishers are looking for future editors the basis of an essay written on the role of what the life of a professional journalist is and also trying to find minorities to work a journalist. The students also were tested like. They are attending Western's first in the newsroom and serve their com­ and interviewed by their sponsoring Urban Journalism Workshop. munities. paper. During the 12-day workshop which "Historically, minorities have not been The students think highly of the began June 12 and will end June 23, profes­ (adequately) covered in the paper, he workshop. "The workshop is very well sional journalists are working with the said." run," said Brenda Dinkins, a student from students. Similar workshops are sponsored na­ Pleasure Ridge Park ...High SChool in Tom Mapp of the Louisville Times, Lin­ tionally by the Dow-Jones Newspaper Louisville. "They're making sure we can da Watkins of The Courier-Journal, Tom­ Fund, but each student is sponsored local­ write before we leave." my George of the Detroit Free Press and ly by a daily newspaper in his home area. Diana Barnett from Franklin- Simpson Bob Baker of Western are showing the Newspapers involved with the workshop High School said she was impressed with workshoppers how to be journalists. are The Courier-Journal, Louisville Western. "This is a school for journalism A day consists of reading The Courier­ Times, Lexington Herald-Leader, students; it is equipped with all the latest Journal in the mornings, listening to Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Paducah technology," she said. speakers, writing news and feature stories about the speakers and visiting different places of media interest. The workshop also includes a photography session taught by Art Banks, a freelance photographer from Bloom­ ington, Ind., and Mark Lyons, photographer for the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. At the end of the workshop, the students will produce a 12-page newspaper. With their articles appearing in the newspaper, each student will be com­ peting for scholarship money. The best story will be selected from the paper to compete on the national level with stories from 24 other urban workshops across the country. Four national winners will be chosen and will receive a $1,000 renewable scholar­ ship. What is the purpose of the workshop? "It's to entice some of the best minority students into journalism," Baker said. According to Tom Engleman, executive director of the Dow-Jones Newspaper Fund, the national co-sponsors of the workshops, there are not enough minorities in the newsroom. He said that 5.5 percent of the people in the newsroom are minorities, while 20 per­ cent of the population are minorities. These two figures should be equal. "Journalism is not a respected field by minorities," said Engleman. In his view, the emphasis on careers in the minority group are medicine, law and others. "To change this you have to work one­ Photo by Tim Brown on-one with individuals," Engleman said. By doing so, more minorities can be en­ Henry Meiman of Louisville Trinity shows urban workshopper couraged to enter journalism and the at­ David Wimberly of Woodford COWlty how to use a VDT in the Herald titudes of minorities will gradually office. . change. " We have to have more personal 8 Shoptalk June, 1983

Top left, Tony Grimsley of Lex­ ington Lafayette High tries to con­ vince photo instructor Mike Morse, portraying a sheriff, to let him take his picture during a role­ playing exercise in class. Top right, Margie Culbertson of Madisonville-North Hopkins defends her opinions on how much white space should be on a page. Instructor Terry Vander Heyden listens before giving his opinion. Above left, Owensboro Senior High's Kris Yeckering finds time between classes to relax in Florence &hneider Hall by look­ ing at the Hart County yearbook. Above right, Sara Manion of Lyon County High listens as Larry Fleischer of Louisville St. Xavier explains how to operate the Video Display Terminal in the Herald office.

Photo by Mark Gruber June, 1983 Shoptalk 9 Trio of classes keeps students occupied By LISA JESSIE tells a story without making the viewer kept his students extremely busy. Bullitt Central guess what its message is. They began by learning to write straight And what did he learn? news stories, while emphasizing the basic They live in the dark, with the excep­ " Really everything," he answered. news elements of conflict, impact, oddity, tions of strange yellow lights, behind a So while the photography students prOminence and known principle. black curtain. TIle sound of running water were " in the dark," the yearbook and From there they went on to do features, gurgling adds to their eerie environment. newspaper students were making light of beginning with an interview of Warren But the photographers in Western's High layout design and writing styles. County Judge-Executive Basil Griffin. School Publications Workshop aren't When Steve Taylor of Adair County High They also wrote features on each other. monsters and their "strange" environ­ School's The Chieftain was asked what he Bobby Pirtle of Heath High School's The ment is only a nonnal darkroom. had learned, he was quick to answer, " A Heath Post thought that learning to run the Michelle Austin of Lyon County High lot!" computer was an outstanding part of the School's Uon Echos explained that a nor­ Aliss Templeman of Hart County High class. mal day for the photographers consisted of School's The Raider said that the yearbook "going to lectures, to class, taking pic­ students discussed problems and solutions Tony Grimsley, a Lexington tures, and developing pictures." in the production of the yearbook. Lafayette photographer, looks The lectures were on such topics as shut­ They also learned to write captions and carefully at his newly-processed ter speeds, how to use a light meter, and features, to do interviews and to carry "how to generally take pictures," accor­ themes throughout the yearbooks. negatives. Henry Meiman, a ding to Tim Brown of Trinity High School's "A yearbook is a book of memories .. .if newspaper student from Echo. it's done right," Templeman said. Louisville Trinity, watches with He went on to say that a good picture Jim Highland, the newspaper instructor, interest.

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Photo by Brian Waddle 10 Shoptalk June, 1983 They know their stuff· Publications workshop faculty members

By MARGIE CULBERTSON Madisonville-North Hopkins Bob Adams

"If you're here, you're here. If you're not here, you're someplace else." Sound good? It did to Bob Adams, associate professor of journalism and director of this year's High School Publica­ tions Workshop. Adams isn't your every day, normal per­ son. He's crazy, but not all the time. As director of the workshop, he has many responsibilities, such as taking care of the students and making sure teachers have the materials they need. He also pro­ motes the workshop. "I like meeting the people who come here every year," Adams said. He hopes that the students will learn something to help them with their school publications. Adams has been teaching at Western since 1966 and has been with the workshop J fo r about 10 years. Many former workshoppers have attended Western, and he said he enjoys seeing these people pro­ I' gress. "I think that high school publications are better than they were 10 years ago, and I hope that the workshop has contributed to the improvement," Adams said. He hopes to continue to make im­ I?rovements in the workshop to help students get as much as possible out of it. According to JoAnn Thompson, "He's r ecyclable! "

By LISA JESSIE Bullitt Central JoAnn Thompson

JoAnn Thompson enjoys what she does as administrative assistant for Western's High School Publications Workshop. Having been with the workshop seven years, Mrs. Thompson knows her duties Photo by Ed Etche~ and does them well. She sends out applica­ Workshop director Bob Adams helps Lisa Jessie of Bullilt Central tions and information about the workshop to the high schools, makes housing reser­ edit stories for Shoptalk while Henry Meiman of Louisville Trinity vations, orders food, and, of course, watches. handles the paperwork. into the working world." Angela and 3-year-

By LARRY FLEISCHER Louisville St. Xavier Jim Highland

Visitors on the first floor of the Downing University Center this week may have seen a large red bull with shiny white horns. It's not Western's new p1ascot. It's just a good ole boy from West Virginia, Jim Highland. Highland, a journalism professor at Western, got the hat from some students in the Sigma Delta Chi, a profesional jour­ nalism society, as a Christmas present. Highland has been a part of the Western's High School Publications Workshop for the last nine years. However, this is the first year that he has taught a class. Asked what he liked most about the workshop, he replied, "You all," referring Photo by Mark Gruber to the workshoppers. He said that he Lyons said he likes working with high learns something new every day from his school students. "I like to see them learn." students. Besides being a part of the workshop, Highland is a part-time reporter-columnist By ALiSA TEMPLEMAN at the Daily News in Bowling Green. At Hart County Western, he teaches basic reporting and public affairs reporting. Mike Morse Highland said that the hardest part of newspaper writing is the pressure of "To me, learning photography is just as deadlines and making sure everything is Photo by Ed EtcheUs important as learning to type," said Mike correct. Top, Mike Morse looks at Jill Mar­ Morse, a photojournalism instructor in By SARA MANION Western's High School Publications Lyon County tin's negatives. Mark Lyons plays Workshop. cards with urban workshoppers. Morse is the head of the photojournalism Terry Vander Heyden degree program at Western. He teaches Lyons, a graduate of Western, started photojournalism classes and is in charge playing guitar in the sixth grade. While at­ of the lab during the school year. In addi­ Terry Vander Heyden, Western instruc­ tending Western he learned how to make a tion, he is the photo adviser for the Herald tor and Talisman adviser, encourages guitar. He made the guitar he plays last and the Talisman. sound, journalistic yearbooks with good spring. To Lyons, playing the guitar is a "A friend of mine knew a guy who had a balance. relaxing hobby. camera, and I borrowed it," said Morse Vander Heyden has a double job at Lyons has been taking pictures since his about his start in photography. "I had no Western's High School Publications sophomore year in high school. When he real interest in photography until I took Workshop. He instructs those attending started, Lyons knew nothing about my first picture and it sold." the yearbook session and he also helps the developing film, but was willing to learn. Then Morse began shooting more and advisers. Lyons did not shoot great pictures over­ more pictures. He made his living as a Vander Heyden said he really enjoys the night; it took a lot of work to get where he photographer for 12 years before finishing workshop. " It's definitely the highlight of is. "You keep taking pictures until you get his degree at Western. the sununer," he said. it right," he said. Morse said he enjoys the workshop Vander Heyden has taught at Western This year was the second that Lyons because he enjoys sharing his knowledge for two years. This fall he will be teaching taught photography in the workshop. with high school students. print design and also basic reporting. He had to allow time this year to come "I feel there is a real need for these Vander Heyden is a graduate of Ball from Jackson, Miss., where he works at students to know how to take good pictures State University and earned his master's the Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily and how to develop them," Morse said. "If degree at Notre Dame. He is studying for News. someone doesn't help train high school his doctorate at Vanderbilt. 12 Shoptalk June, 1983

Pboto by Marl< Gruber Yearbook instructor Terry Vander Heyden explains yearbook design to Alisa Templeman and Missy , Fryer, both of Hart COWlty. Students designed pages for their own yearbooks during the workshop.

From beginning to end Class learns yearbook ropes

By MISSY FRYER story but also emphasizes the differences Gerald Printing Service, a Scottsville com­ Hart COWlty in schools. pany which prints everything from At the beginning of the workshop, no one Along with the previous ideas, Vander reproductions of color prints to Dollar knew what to expect. Mter the first full Heyden stressed development and General Store flyers. day of classes, some people even &aid that organization of themes. The theme, the A few of the employees of the printing listening to Terry Vander Heyden would central idea of the yearbook, should be us­ company explained how color pictures are be boring. They were wrong. Vander ed consistently throughout the publication, produced. There are four basic colors used Heyden turned out to be interesting as well binding it together into a meaningful for color prints, yellOW, magenta, blue and as informative. whole. black. During this week, Vander Heyden's in­ Also, we learned to design layouts. The picture looks colorful with only struction in the yearbook class was design­ There are four important factors in three colors, but to make it complete, ed to improve the quality of The Raider at design: type, headlines, white space and black must be added to this rainbow. Hart COWlty High SchooL The most impor­ art. In order to make an effective layout, The week of JWle 12 will be remembered tant thing I have learned this week is the one should have a dominant picture with not only as an educational experience, but purpose of the yearbook. It provides a no more than seven to a spread. Internal also I will never forget my fellow record of the year and becomes a souvenir and external margins should be consistent, workshoppers and their helpfulness. for those who attended school that year. and each picture should have a caption. I worked hard this week, but I feel the Vander Heyden stressed the importance These captions should touch the pictures time and effort I put forth will help make of feature writing in the development of a they identify so it will not become a puzzle. my production of The Raider the best ever yearbook which he said not only tells a Furthermore, workshop students toured at Hart County High School. June, 1983 Shoptalk 13

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Top left, JoAnn Thompson (left) and Tracy Harris have been making lists for several months for the workshop and checking them at least twice. Below, newspaper instructor Jim Highland is a "bull-headed editor" when it comes to readying Shoptalk stories. Just ask Steve Taylor of Adair County.

Working on two books and keeping film and chemicals for photo students brings out the real Ray ThPmas.

Eddyville senior shows cOmpaSSIOn,• concern

By LARRY FLEISCHER the Christian Children's Fund. She began country club in Princeton, which is near Louisville St. Xavier on her birthday when she had some extra her home in Eddyville. money and thought she could find the Miss Manion's interests also include money whenever she needed it four times government. She attended Girls State last Sara Manion is captain of the flag corps, a year. week before coming here 'for the Publica­ statistician for the basketball team, and a The boy is now in the second grade. Until tions Workshop. member of the concert band, Beta Club Miss Manion started to send in her dona­ and her country club swim team. tions, he had been unable to go to school. She came to this workshop because she In other words, she's like many high She writes letters to him and they ex­ has never been to one. She will be the school girls who are involved in several ac­ change pictures. editor of the yearbook next year at Lyon tivities around the school. The whole family has gotten involved in County High Schoof. " I think I will have a But she is different, too. Miss Manion's project. Her mother helps lot of work to do next year and would like For the last three years, she has spon­ out during the winter until her daughter to learn a lot through the workshop," Miss sored a lo-year-old boy from India through can get back to work as a lifeguard at a Manion said. 14 Shoptalk June, 1983 Coed dorms add variety to campus life

By ALISA TEMPLEMAN Hart COllDty and HENRY MElMAN Louisville Trinity

Western's housing office took a chance this year by assigning the girls and boys to the same donnitory. The workshoppers received a taste of dorm life, some more of a taste than others. With the girls and boys under one roof, they were easier for the counselors to handle. The first day, the workshoppers felt the opposite sex was in another world. Sunday afternoon and Monday morning Photo by Marl! Grubu were get acquainted times. By Monday night, nearly everyone had made friends Steve Taylor, a yearbook student from Adair COWlty, works in the and was ready to get a taste of in­ dorm to finish his planning assignment for yearbook class. dependence. There was no such thing as daytime life in the donn since classes took all day. However. when classes ended at8:3O p.m., things started to happen. Each night brought more excitement than the one before. The front doors of the donn were closed at 10: 30 p.m., locking in the workshoppers. At this time some retired to their rooms to do homework while others stayed in the c~ TV room watching MTV. Between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m., it was customary to call Domino's Pizza for free delivery. When the pizza arrived, all talk· ing stopped al)d everyone began to "pig out." At 11:30 p.m. or midnight each night, counselor Mark Lyons sent the workshop­ pers to their respective rooms - boys to Photo by lknry MtbNn the left, girls to the right. Many nights after 11 :30 was work time on the girls' side. If they weren't writing feature stories, they were drawing layouts. Mter the work was finished, the Photo by Marl< girls retired for the night. 8OIU: Things were not quite so peaceful on the Top left, Ed Etchells of Trinity other side of the donn. When the young men went upstairs, they were hardly inac­ cools off in the Diddle Arena pool. tive. Left, Kris Yeckering from Two workshoppers decided to practice Owensboro Senior High reaches their talents by stringing toilet paper on a out and touches someone. Above, door in a most artistic manner. Not to be outdone, five artists " worked" through the Tony Grimsley, Layfayette; night on a garbage can sculpture which Henry Meiman, TrinitY i and Bob­ turned out to be not so stable. by Pirtle, Heath, work on a pro­ Many friends were made during the ject that will get dorm residents' week. Even though shy at first, most pe0- attention. ple will remember their six-night stay at Photo by DIIwn Parr Florence Schneider Hall for many years. June, 1983 Shoptalk 15

1983 High School Publications Workshop participants were around Saturday morning for a group picture.

Journalism curriculum demanding Department stresses professionalism

No profession in the world demands more the department's program. Because this is a professionaJ program varied knowledge than does journalism. Western's concept of journalism educ­ with commitments to the journalism The handling of news in IOO ay 's complex ation in volves students in the practica1 profession, the curriculum is structured. It and confused world is both a discipline of it s work of the communications media. Stu­ has requirements in history, science, own and a synthesis of aU the disciplines of dents have the opportunity to work on the writing, news handling, advertising, photo­ the culture. Colleee Heights Herald, the campus news­ journalism and public relations. But the paper ; the Talisman , the campus yearbook ; curriculum provides great latitude as well. Journalism has been offcred at Western supervised internships on professional With sympathetic and knowledgeable guid­ Kcntucky University for more than 40 publications; and newsletlers published by ance , the student has a wide discretion to years, and Jan. I , 1977, the university the student professional societies. aim at particular competencies he desires. created a Department of Journalism to Paralleling this experience of profess ­ strengthen the effectiveness of public io naJ involvement , Western students be· communications in a democratic society. come deeply in volved in the adminis­ The faculty has seen this as a basic tration, operation and planning of the OBJECTIVES commitment to educate students in the Department of Journalism. Students work responsibilities and skills of the professional with faculty on committees and on the To educate and train students for journalist. It also sees a broader University Publications Committee. ~rofe ss ional careers \n newspaper journal­ commitment to advance the profession of The journalism student must be well Ism. journalism through analySis and criticism grounded in the humanities, social sciences To instill in students a high degree of and through special programs to serve the and natural sciences. The department has professionalism, which co nsists principally needs of the Kentucky communications developed its program in such a way that of practical competence and ethical under­ media. students divide the 128 hours required for standing. Although it must be in the perspective of graduation on a 25-75 percent basis To enhance the student's understanding a truly liberal education, training in the between jounalism and the liberal arts and of the role of the press in a democratic skills of journalism constitutes the core of sciences. society. 16 Shoptalk June. 1983

Department of Journ,lism NON·PROfIT Western Kentucky Univen:ity ORGANIZATION Bowling Grll9n, Kll\l uc ky 42 101 U. S. POSTAGE BUlK RATE PfRMIT 398 BOWLING G REEN KENTU CKY 42101

Dear Bob Adams, Jim Highland, Mike Morse, Mark Lyons, Ray Thomas, JoAnn Thompson, Tracy Harris and Terry (your last name's too much):

We, the workshoppers, would like to thank you, and the rest of the people, for your wonderful teaching efforts, kindness and, of course, the fantastic cole slaw. We have enjoyed being a part of this year's workshop and basketball camp. Our accommodations were excellent, and we'll really miss climbing at least three flights of stairs a day and sharing a shower with perfect strangers. We enjoyed all the wonderful tours you provided. I£ we ever want to go to jail, we'll look you up. Your thoughUulness was just too much. Coed donns? How nice. If only we could have used the elevator. And how about the phones? What can you do if the phones aren't connected? Oh, yeah. Thanks for warning us about the U-Haul. There was no way we could have gotten into our rooms if we had brought our stereos. Well, thanks anyway. We know you did your best. We tried, too, although sometimes it didn't show. Don't call us; we'll call you. Better luck next year. It certainly won't be the same without us. Maybe we 'll see you Oct. 7 at Press Day. If you're lucky.

See ya', Margie and the gang

Henry Meiman of i,ouisviJIe Trini­ ty takes a break from writing to get his tbougbts together. Meiman was having trouble with his arti­ cle on Mark Lyons. I Cover photo by Ed EtcheUs

Photo by Mart Gl1Iber