A loft the upper heavens of the George S. Benson Auditorium balcony sits the office of Steve Martin, assistant director of Media Services. For 15 years, this father of two and husband of Pattie Cobb Residence Life Coordinator Joetta Martin has served Harding by managing the lighting and staging for various events in the several auditoriums across campus. From chapel to American Studies Institute lectures, convocations to graduations, Campus Activities Board movie nights to March Madness, Martin's preparations were often required, though the details of his role varied in every event. Every day he set the Benson stage with the podium and chairs for chapel and was available to handle any last-minute problems that may have arisen. At spring graduation in the Ganus Athletic Center, Martin hung the curtains to cover the bleachers and the windows behind the " STEVE MARTIN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDIA SERVICES, ADJUSTS lighting controls on the catwalk above the Benson Auditorium stage Feb. 15. Martin was responsible for preparing the auditorium for almost al lpublic events, inclu dingdai lychapeland Campus Activities Board concerts.• A. INGRAM stage and prepared the stage and the lighting for the ceremony. Adding Spring Sing and the Homecoming musi€al to the already hectic Benson schedule, the spring semester was typically when Martin was the busiest. "There's not an hour of the day 1haven't been up here," Martin said. Also among his jobs was the editing of profanity and objectionable material from the CAB movies shown in the Benson, even though Martin was not a frequent moviegoer himself. "I don't go to movies outside of here because 1don't have time to," Martin said. "Usually the only time 1see a movie is while I'm editing it." Routine jobs such as situating the furniture on the stage, coordinating the lighting or accommodating a speaker's personal preference often went unnoticed. But behind these actions lay the work of Steve Martin. -AARON MILLER 159 - FACULTY
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