Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student Organizations WKU Archives Records 1994 UA68/13/5 The onC tact Sheet, Vol. 7, No. 4 WKU Student Publications Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org Part of the Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Recommended Citation WKU Student Publications Alumni Association, "UA68/13/5 The onC tact Sheet, Vol. 7, No. 4" (1994). Student Organizations. Paper 147. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org/147 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • The T I\~ Contact " Sheet Student Publications Alumni Association Newsletter Western Kentucky University Volume 7, NO. 4 1994 Herald making fund-raising plans • Kern update to upgrade equipment, expand Our favorite friend Plans for a one-time fund-raising ties. campaign for the Co lleg.e Heights • on-line access to databases named pre8ident Herald ar e being formulated. such as Compuserve and the The Student Publications Alumni Internet to allow story research and Association is looking into eslab· e-mail system . at Murray State lishing a tax exempt foundation to • electronic library of Herald serve as the repository for all can· Every Herald alum knows the stories. tributions. Attorney Scott Bachert name Kern Alexander all too well. • electronic transmission of the would set up the foundation to meet completed paper to the printer. The Western president who all Internal Revenue Service • rllJol ine edition of the Herald. resigned aftcr proposing faculty requirements to ensure that dona· • (L professionlli working environ· editors for the Herald and Talisman lions would be tax deductible and ment. has now accepted the president's would be eligible for matching can· The committee is putting together position at Murray Stale University. lributions from companies that will a list of the equipment needed to Pray [or'Murray,!olk$. "match employee gills to non·profit ·reach these'goals.and is trying to Students and faculty at Murray agencies. establish a reasonable time frame protested Alexander's hiring and As aU of you know, the university for reaching them. the Courier-Journal and several does not provide money for the A complete li st of equipment stale newspapers a lso opposed his operation of the Herald. All of the with more details will be sent with hiring. equipment in the office was bought the letters asking for your support. The delegates at the Kentucky from advertising revenue. To make The people who have been con­ Intercollegiate Press Association a major investment. to expand the tacted about lhe feasibility of such a voted unanimously to oppose equipment we need more money or fund·raising campaign have been more time to accumulate it. Alexander's nomination because of enthus iastic and severa l have A committee - Mike Mo rse, JoAnn offered to help. his unfavorable re putation concern­ Thompson, Mr. A and students Jerry If everything comes together on ing the student press. Busser and Chris Poynte r - has lime (it would be a first here, you KIPA also expressed concern been meeting fo r several months to know), the fund drive would occur that the regents at Murray he ld sev­ deter mine the equipment needs of during the summer. eral illegal closed mee tings during the Herald. If you would be willing to spend the presidential search. Among the committee goals are: some time calling your Herald Since hi s hiring in late April, • total pagination fro m scanning friends for the drive, please contact Alexander has promised faculty negatives to printing full pages on Mr. A or JoAnn. We don't have e­ raises and that has all but stopped an 11 x 17 printer. mail, b ut we do have a FAX num­ the storm. • remote transmission capnbili· ber. It is (502) 745-2007. From Kentucky to California to Florida, Maria Burnham interns coming soon to a paper near you named Herald On one of the bulletin boards in • Dana Johnson, photography, the Herald office is a map of the Buffalo News editor for fall United Stales with colorful tacks • Joe Stefanchik, photography, stuck from const to coast. Memphis Commercial-Appeal Maria Burnham. a senior from It's the summer internships roll • Greg Cooper, photography, Smyrna, Tenn., has been named edi­ call and there's bound to be a stu· Jackson Citizen-Patriot tor of the Herald for the fall semes­ dent near you. • Craig Allen, research, Time-Life ter. Here's the list: • Matt Tungate, reporting, She has he ld several positions • Tom Batters, reporting, Ashland (Ky.) Daily Independent including beat reporter, Diversions Cincinnati Enquirer • Patrick Witty, photography, editor and features editor. • Cara Anna, copy editing, Palm Milwaukee Journal Her staff Is: Beach Post • Jill Cecil, reporting, Owensboro • Malt Tungate, Louisville junior, Messenger-Inquirer • Dawn Ang, reporting, Anniston managi ng editor (Ala,) Star • Epha Good, reporting, Temple • Stephanie Broadbent, report· (Tx.) Daily Telegram • Joe Howell, senior from ing, Jasper (Ind.) Herald • Dave Sml th, photography, Ann Knoxville, Tenn., photo editor • Jerry Busser, copy editing, Arbor (Mich.) News • Carll Anna, senior from Newsday • Anya Armes, copy editing, Hende rsonvi lle, Te nn., copy desk • Tracey Steele. photography. The Owensboro Messenger-Inqui rer chief Courier·J ournal • Stefanie Boyar, Quad·City • Jim Hanna h, senior from • Chris Poynter, reporting, <Iowa) Times Louisville, opinion page editor Lexington Herald-Leader • Jon Grant, photography, Ft. • Les lie Flynn, Lexington senior, • Stephanie Stivers, copy editing, Knox news editor Tampa Tribune • Sherry Wil son, reporting, Ft. • Epha Good, Radcliff senior, • Craig Fritz, photography. Knox news assistant editor Phoenix Gazette • Christa Ritchie, reporting, Ft. • Stephanie Broadbent, Nashville • Jim Hannah, reporting, Knox junior, featUres editor Milwaukee Sentinel • Teak Phillips, photography. • Dennis Varney, Raccoon junior, + Leah H og!ten, photography, Medina (Ohio) Gazette sports editor Muskegon (Mich.) Chronicle • Leslie Flynn, reporting, Abilene • Joe Howell, photography, (Tx.) Reporter-News • Jason Frakes, Bowling Green Muskegon (Mich') Chronicle • David O'Connor, photography, junior, sports assistant editor • Cheryl Meyer, photography, Ft. Knox • Catherine Whipple, Georgetown Minneapolis Tribune • Karen Brown, reporting, junior, Diversions editor • Francis Ga rdler, photography, Lexington He rald-Leader • Julie Grundy, senior from Los Angeles Times • Jason Nuttle, photography, The Radcliff. magazine editor • Eric Parsons, photography, St. Tennessean • Jill Cecil, Owensboro junior, Petersburg Times • Linda Morris, reporting, Grant special projects editor • Kathyrn Scott, photography, The County News and Carrollton News • Jon Grant, Brandenburg sopho­ Oregonian Democrat more, production manage r • Chad Ress, photography, • Aynsley Marshall. advertising, • Stacy Curtis, Bowling Green Jackson Hole (WyJ Guide The Courier-J ournal . senior, cartoonist · Photo students place in CPOY competition Five photo students have won Francis Gardler, a senior from excelle nce in feature photos. awards in the 49th annual College Philadelphia, placed second in Leah Hogste n, a senior from Photographer of the Year sports portfolio and received an Flatwoods, received an award of Competition. award of excellence in sports fea­ excellence in picture story. J oe Stefanchik, a sophomore from ture. Tracey Steele, a senior from Princeton, N.J., won first place and Rick Loomis, a 1993 gradUate now Newburgh, Ind., received an award an award of excellence in spot working for the Los Angeles Times, of excellence in picture story. news; first place in sports portfolio placed third In portfolio and sport More than 275 college students and third place in picture story. news and received an award of entered the competi!ion. Won an award, expecting a baby, got a new job, moved to a new town? Let us know what's happening. Send your stuff to: 122 Garrett Center· Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 • 502·745-2653 Lillehammer will never be the same Four Her ald alumni were in , LiJlehammer, Norway. in February to cover the Winter Olympics. Tom Eblen. deputy business edi­ tor at the Atlanta J ournal­ Constitution, was playing reporter again and Dnvid Frank, picture edi­ tor at The New York Times. was editing and shooting along with photographers Jim Gensheimer of the San Jose Mercury and Tim Broekema of the Chicago Tribune. A good time was had by all, at least <IS soon as they adjusted to the steady diet of salmon and reindeer and the weather: a :H -lnch snow base and temperature so low even the Norwegians were complaining. The Games ran like clockwork and the flag-waving crowds made it an exciting assignment. <It also didn't hurt being half a world away and 6- 9 hours ahead of bossesJ Eiben looks forward to seeing even more Herald alu mni in Atlanta ror the 1900 Summer h doesn't get much better i and computers fo r a donkey Games. He promises there will be were Tim Broekema, Jim Gensheimer, Tom Eblen and David Frank. They haven't no snow. changed a bit, have they? • Hearst competition Talisman • Photo wins again; two students in Top 10 survzves For the fifth straight year. Western has won the Hearst Photojournalism Co mpetition and the $10,000 ward that accompanies the honor. another year Francis Gardler, a senior from Ph iladelphia, and Kathym Scott, a senior from Boulder, Colo .• made the top 10. The Talisman will survive... at Now they hope to be one of three finalists who will attend a shootorfin least fo r another year. San Francisco in lnte May. If one of them makes the shootorr they will be The budget coni- ______ given assignments and compete against the other two finalists. mittee decided to • The 1995 Scott and Gardler had to submit up to 15 shots including one photo story. include the year· Each has a lready won at least $500 and could earn up to $2,000 more.